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Q: Idiom for "repeat n times"? Here's a somewhat wasteful and impractical way to produce an array of 3 random numbers in JS:
[1, 1, 1].map(Math.random) // Outputs: [0.63244645928, 0.59692098067, 0.73627558014]

The use of a dummy array (e.g. [1, 1, 1]), just so that one can call map on it, is -- for sufficiently large n -- both wasteful (of memory) and impractical.
What one would like, would be something like a hypothetical:
repeat(3, Math.random) // Outputs: [0.214259553965, 0.002260502324, 0.452618881464]

What's the closest we can do using vanilla JavaScript?
I'm aware of libraries like Underscore, but I'm trying to avoid libraries here.
I looked at the answers to Repeat a string a number of times, but it is not applicable in general. E.g.:
Array(3).map(Math.random) // Outputs: [undefined, undefined, undefined]
Array(4).join(Math.random()) // Outputs a concatenation of a repeated number
Array(3).fill(Math.random()) // Fills with the same number

Several other answers propose modifying a built-in class; a practice that I consider completely unacceptable.

A: A modern way to create that repeat function:
repeat = (n, cb) => {[...Array(n)].forEach(cb)}

You can then use it with:
repeat(3, _ => console.log(Math.random()))

Would output:
0.6324464592887568
0.5969209806782131
0.7362755801487572

A: I like this way:
[...Array(5).keys()].forEach(index =>
  console.log(`do something ${index}`
)

A: Underscore.js has a times function that does exactly what you want:
_.times(3, Math.random)

If you don't want to use Underscore, you can just write your own times function (copied and slightly simplified from the Underscore source):
times = function(n, iterator) {
  var accum = Array(Math.max(0, n));
  for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) accum[i] = iterator.call();
  return accum;
};

A: shortmost elegant ES6:
let times = (n, f) => { while(n-- > 0) f(); }

oh, That's not for creating an array, but it's still neat!
times(3, () => print('wow'))

or Ruby style:
Object.assign(Number.prototype, { times(f) { x = this; while(x-- > 0) f(); }})
3..times(() => print('wow'))

A: Maybe the Array.from callback can be of use:

var result = Array.from(Array(3), Math.random);

console.log(result);

There is a slight advantage here over using map: map already needs an array with all the entries (maybe created with fill or the spread syntax), to then create the final array from that. So in total a map solution will create n entries twice. Array.from does not need an array with entries, just an object with a length property will do, and Array(3) is providing that.
So depending on your preferences, the above can also be done like this:

var result = Array.from({length:3}, Math.random);

console.log(result);

Finally, if you would create a repeat function for this, you can name the argument length and use the ES6 short notation for object literals:

const repeat = (length, cb) => Array.from({length}, cb);

const result = repeat(3, Math.random);
console.log(result);

A: It can be done using Array.prototype.map, but the array can't be empty. Fill it first:

console.log(
    Array(3).fill().map(Math.random)
);

Explanation:
The new Array(3) constructor creates a sparse array (or "holey" array, as the V8 team calls them) with three holes in it and a length of three. This means that it's equivalent to [,,,], which creates [<empty>, <empty>, <empty>,] (note JavaScript's trailing commas). Note that an empty slot, i.e. a hole is not the same as undefined as an assigned value. undefined is an actual value, whereas <empty> is just a gap in the array.
Array.prototype.map is called once for each element in the array. But, because an empty array has no assigned values, the callback doesn't get called at all. For example, [1,,2].map(v=>v*2) would give [2,,4]; the middle slot is skipped, as it has a gap there.
Enter Array.prototype.fill(value, start?, end?): with only one argument, it fills every slot in the array with the specified value. Technically, the first parameter is not optional, but by omitting it, undefined is used as the value. This is okay, because the value isn't being used anyway. This way Array(3).fill() gives us [undefined, undefined, undefined].
Now that the array has values in it, it can be mapped over, like seen above.

You could also spread the empty array into values of undefined before mapping:

console.log(
    [...Array(3)].map(Math.random)
);

Explanation:
Array operators introduced in ECMAScript2015 or newer treat holes in arrays as undefined values. Array.prototype.map was introduced in ES5 (I.E. what preceded ES2015), where, confusingly, holes in arrays are to be skipped over, creating a little bit of inconsistency in JS Array functions depending on which edition of ECMAScript they were released in.
The spread operator ... was introduced in ES2015, so as per spec, it converts any holes in the given array into values of undefined. In other words, [...Array(3)] gives us [undefined, undefined, undefined], just like Array(3).fill() did above.

Sometimes you may need to seed in numbers sequentially. As pointed out by Kevin Danikowski, Array.prototype.map gives you that out of the box, as the second parameter is the current key:

const Fibonacci = n => Math.round(((5**.5 + 1) / 2)**n / 5**.5);

console.log(
    Array(10).fill().map((_, i) => Fibonacci(++i))
);

A: You could do the following:
Iet res = 'n'.repeat(3).split('').map(Math.random)

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Zell (Mosel) ist eine Stadt im Zeller Hamm (Moselschleife) und liegt im Landkreis Cochem-Zell in Rheinland-Pfalz. Sie ist Verwaltungssitz der Verbandsgemeinde Zell, der sie auch angehört. Zell ist ein staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort und gemäß Landesplanung als Mittelzentrum ausgewiesen.

Geographie

Geographische Lage
Zell (Mosel) liegt jeweils eine Autostunde von Koblenz und Trier entfernt ziemlich genau in der Mitte zwischen diesen beiden Städten. Nachbarstadt in Richtung Koblenz ist Cochem, Nachbarstädte in Richtung Trier sind Traben-Trarbach und Bernkastel-Kues. Zum Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn auf dem Hunsrück sowie zum Kurort Bad Bertrich in der Voreifel: jeweils ½ Autostunde. Die am Fluss liegenden Stadtteile, die Altstadt, Kaimt und Merl liegen in einer Höhe von etwa  an einer markanten Moselschleife, dem Zeller Hamm.

Stadtgliederung
Zu Zell gehören die Gemeindeteile
 Kaimt (Altort links der Mosel, die Gemarkung reicht rechts der Mosel weit in den Hunsrück hinein) mit Barl (Höhenstadtteil), Eckzeilerhof, Franksmühle, Haus Nonnenkehr, Gaststätte Marienburg und Wäscherei
 Merl (ganz überwiegend rechts der Mosel) mit Adlerhof, Thiesenmühle und Weinhof Sankt Stephanus
 Zell (Altstadt, rechts der Mosel bis in den Hunsrück hinein) mit Barzenmühle, Forsthaus Irlenborn, Hähnchen, Siedlung Althaus (auf der Hunsrückhöhe gelegen), Weidenhell und Wendlingsmühle

Geschichte
Zell ist eine römische Gründung nach 70 n. Chr. Der Ortsteil Kaimt wird 732/33 erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. 1222 erhielt Zell die Stadtrechte. Seit 1332 war Zell kurtrierische Stadt und bis 1794 kurtrierischer Oberamtssitz des Amtes Zell. Mit der Besetzung des Linken Rheinufers 1794 durch französische Revolutionstruppen wurde der Ort französisch, 1815 wurde die Stadt auf dem Wiener Kongress dem Königreich Preußen zugeordnet. Brände in den Jahren 1848 und 1857 vernichteten einen großen Teil der Altstadt. Seit 1946 ist die Stadt Teil des damals neu gebildeten Landes Rheinland-Pfalz. 1950 erfolgte die Eingemeindung von Kaimt. Bis zum Jahr 1969 war Zell die Kreisstadt des gleichnamigen Landkreises Zell (Mosel). Daraus wurde dann im Rahmen der rheinland-pfälzischen Verwaltungsreform der Landkreis Cochem-Zell mit dem Verwaltungssitz in Cochem. Mit dem Kreissitz verlor Zell auch zahlreiche weitere Behördensitze und sonstige Institutionen. Zeitgleich erfolgte die Eingemeindung von Merl. Ausgleich schaffte sich die Stadt auch durch die Ansiedlung zahlreicher Wirtschaftsunternehmen insbesondere im Höhenstadtteil Barl.

Am 7. Juni 1969 wurde die bis dahin selbständige Gemeinde Merl eingemeindet.

Religion
Der größte Teil der Bevölkerung ist römisch-katholisch. Die Evangelischen, die die zweitgrößte Konfession bilden, gehören zur Kirchengemeinde Zell-Bad Bertrich-Blankenrath, die mit der Kirchengemeinde Würrich pfarramtlich verbunden ist. Die Gemeinden gehören zum Kirchenkreis Simmern-Trarbach.

Politik

Stadtrat
Der Stadtrat in Zell (Mosel) besteht aus 20 Ratsmitgliedern, die bei der Kommunalwahl am 26. Mai 2019 in einer personalisierten Verhältniswahl gewählt wurden, und dem ehrenamtlichen Stadtbürgermeister als Vorsitzendem.

Die Sitzverteilung im Stadtrat:

 FWG = Freie Wählergruppe Stadt Zell e. V.

Bürgermeister
Hans-Peter Döpgen (FWG) wurde am 24. Juni 2019 Stadtbürgermeister von Zell. Bei der Stichwahl am 16. Juni 2019 war er mit einem Stimmenanteil von 66,9 % für fünf Jahre gewählt worden, nachdem bei der Direktwahl am 26. Mai 2019 keiner der ursprünglich drei Bewerber eine ausreichende Mehrheit erreicht hatte.

Döpgens Vorgänger Hans Schwarz (CDU) hatte das Amt von 2009 bis 2019 ausgeübt.

Wappen

Städtepartnerschaften
 Crépy-en-Valois, Frankreich
 Antoing, Belgien
 Triptis, Thüringen
 Plonsk, Polen

Wirtschaft

Weinbau

Zell ist erheblich geprägt vom Weinbau und mit 331 Hektar bestockter Rebfläche nach Piesport (413 Hektar) größte Weinbaugemeinde der Mosel. Es wird traditionell überwiegend Riesling angebaut. Überregional bekannt ist die Zeller Schwarze Katz. Der Weinbau bildet außerdem die Grundlage für den Tourismus, welcher ebenfalls einen bedeutenden Wirtschaftszweig darstellt. Zell ist u. a. Sitz der Kellerei Zimmermann-Graeff & Müller.

Industrie
In Zell ist die Zeller Plastik Deutschland GmbH ansässig. ZP ist ein Spritzgießer für Kunststoffverschlüsse und Verpackungselemente, der als Teil der GCS Holding ein Tochterunternehmen des britischen Konzerns RPC ist. Die ebenfalls zur GCS Holding gehörige Zeller Engineering GmbH stellt in Zusammenarbeit mit ZP Spritzgusswerkzeuge her.

Handel, Handwerk
Im Höhenstadtteil Barl haben sich zahlreiche großflächige Einzelhandelsunternehmen angesiedelt. Daneben sind zahlreiche mittelständische Groß- und Einzelhandelsunternehmen sowie Handwerksbetriebe ansässig.

Außerdem ist dort ein großes, regional bedeutsames Einkaufszentrum angesiedelt, in dem sich unter anderem eine Apotheke und verschiedene andere Ladengeschäfte befinden. Das Einkaufszentrum verfügt auch über einen Baumarkt und eine Tankstelle.

Öffentliche Einrichtungen

Ämter
Verbandsgemeindeverwaltung, Finanzamt Simmern-Zell.

Bildungseinrichtungen
Boos-von-Waldeck Grundschule, IGS Zell (Gesamtschule mit gymnasialer Oberstufe).

Verkehr
In früherer Zeit besaßen Zell und Merl je einen Bahnhof an der Moselbahn (Kleinbahn/Nebenbahn).
Der Alte Bahnhof Zell und der Alte Bahnhof Merl sind jeweils ein eingetragenes Kulturdenkmal.

Der Anschluss an das Netz der Deutschen Bahn ist über den etwa 7 km entfernten Bahnhof im Nachbarort Bullay möglich. Dieser Bahnhof befindet sich an der Moselstrecke. Bundesstraßen-Verkehrskreuz West-Ost Bundesstraße 53 sowie Nord-Süd Bundesstraße 421. Schiffsanlegestellen für Flusskreuzfahrtschiffe. Wichtige internationale Anbindung über den eine halbe Autostunde entfernten Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn.
Zwischen Zell und Kaimt liegen die Moselbrücke Zell und die Fußgängerbrücke Zell-Kaimt.

Im Norden grenzt Zell an den Prinzenkopftunnel (Moselstrecke) und die Doppelstockbrücke (Bullay).

Freizeit, Tourismus

Freizeit- und Sportanlagen
Erlebnisbad, Sportstadion, Ruderhaus, Tennisplatz, Campingplatz, Wohnmobilstellplätze, Collis Klettersteig.

Wanderungen
Der Aussichtsturm auf dem Prinzenkopf bietet einen Rundumblick auf die Ortsteile von Zell und auf Pünderich, Bullay und die Marienburg. Der Ort ist Etappenziel des Moselsteigs.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Theater
Theatergruppe "Kätz"

Museum
Das Heimatmuseum im Rathaus präsentiert zahlreiche Exponate aus der Stadtgeschichte, dem Weinbau und den traditionellen Handwerken der Stadt.

Bauwerke

Kirchen

Die katholische Pfarrkirche St. Peter in Zell besitzt einen Reliquienschrein aus der Zeit zwischen 1180 und 1190 aus Limoges (Mittelfrankreich) mit einem Behältnis für eine Knochenreliquie des hl. Petrus. Die Muttergottes-Figur im linken Seitenaltar stammt aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Der Taufstein auf der rechten Seite im Chor trägt die Jahreszahl 1576. St. Peter weist einen Hochaltar auf, sowie eine Kreuzigungsgruppe. Ein weiteres Merkmal ist ein mächtig wirkender Baldachin, ähnlich der Liebfrauenkirche in Trier.

Im Ortsteil Kaimt wurde die neue Pfarrkirche "St. Jakobus" um 1968 erbaut, der alte Kirchturm blieb erhalten. Sie war die Pfalzkapelle des ehemaligen kurtrierisch erzbischöflichen Hofes in Kaimt. Im Innern eine steinerne Stiftungsurkunde – ältestes kirchliches Zeugnis der Stadt Zell um 1220, mit der ältesten Darstellung eines Winzers. Seitenaltar und Sakramentshäuschen mit einem Christus-Torso aus dem 13. bis 14. Jahrhundert, aus der Übergangszeit der Romanik zur Gotik, wahrscheinlich Riemenschneider-Schule.

Im Ortsteil Merl steht die Pfarrkirche St. Michael, bis 1805 Klosterkirche des angegliederten Franziskanerkonvents. Die Kirche an der Durchfahrtsstraße nahe dem Moselufer besitzt auf dem Hochaltar ein Antwerpener Retabel, um 1520. Die Sakristei ist als einstütziger Raum mit nahezu quadratischem Grundriss errichtet. Im Pfarrsaal haben sich Reste mittelalterlicher Wandmalereien erhalten und der nicht öffentlich zugängliche Dachstuhl des alten Dormitoriums im Klosterflügel gilt als eine der wenigen erhaltenen mittelalterlichen Dachkonstruktionen in Deutschland.
Die alte romanische Pfarrkirche St. Michael (Hallenkirche) wurde 1823 nach Übernahme der Klosterkirche abgebrochen, der alte romanische Turm blieb auf dem heutigen Merler Friedhof erhalten.

Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
 Weinfest der Zeller Schwarze Katz, immer am letzten Juni-Wochenende. Eines der ersten Weinfeste im Jahr an der Mosel.
 Hahnenkaffee in Zell
 Langetafel in Zell, im Juli
 St.-Jakobus-Weinkirmes in Zell-Kaimt, letztes Juli-Wochenende
 Weinfest in Zell-Merl, zweites August-Wochenende
 Keltisches Weingelage in Zell-Kaimt, letztes August-Wochenende
 Römerstraßenfest, Mitte August
 Öffentliche Weinprobe in der Stadthalle – Römer-Weingelage, drittes September-Wochenende
 Adventsmärkte jedes 1. und 2. Adventswochenende
 Kappensitzungen und Rosenmontagsumzug von Zell-Kaimt nach Zell-Mosel
 Zeller Raiffeisenbank-Adventslauf alljährlich am 3. Advent (größte Sportveranstaltung im Kreis Cochem-Zell)
 Königsschießen der Schützengesellschaft Zell immer an Fronleichnam
 Gästekönigschießen der Schützengesellschaft Zell immer sonntags nach Fronleichnam
 Ostereierschießen der Schützengesellschaft Zell immer an Karsamstag und Ostermontag

Mundart – Zeller Platt
Historisch ist Zell aus den drei Moselorten Zell, Kaimt und Merl gewachsen. In jedem Ort wird eine andere Lokalmundart des moselfränkischen Dialekts gesprochen, die sich teilweise erheblich in einzelnen Worten unterscheidet.

Persönlichkeiten

In Zell geboren
 Johann Schenen (* um 1470; † 9. Juni 1544), Abt im Kloster St. Marien in Trier
 Johannes III. Schienen von Zell (* um 1474; † 11. Juli 1548), Abt in der Reichsabtei St. Maximin in Trier
 Nicolaus Schienen (* um 1490; † 31. August 1556), Generalvikar, Titularbischof von Azot und Weihbischof von Trier
 Gregor Simonis (* ?–1581), römisch-katholischer Priester und 38. Abt des Klosters Himmerod
 Johann Reineri (* August 1636; † 12. Mai 1699), Abgeordneter, Stadtschultheiß und Bürgermeister von Zell
 Nikolaus Reineri (1639–1713), Schöffe, Stadtschreiber, Synodale und Abgeordneter beim kurtrierischen Landtag
 Johann Nikolaus Maas (* um 1664; † um 1721), kurfürstlicher Vogt und Hochgerichtsschöffe
 Josef Erasmus Graeff (1803–1877), Jurist und Landgerichtsrat
 Johann Baptist Graeff (1808–1884), Tabakwarenfabrikant
 Franz Friedrich Müller (1812–1856), Gutsherr und Abgeordneter
 Otto Welter (1839–1880), Jurist und Bergsteiger
 Roman Anton Graeff (1841–1930), Tabakwarenfabrikant
 Carl Koeppe (1850–1922), Kreisarzt und geheimer Medizinalrat
 Heinrich Blumental (1891–1969), Heimatschriftsteller
 Max Graeff (1895–1973), Unternehmer, Jurist und Diplomat
 Karl Hammes (1896–1939), Opernsänger und Jagdflieger
 Heinrich Salzmann (1896–1979), deutscher Landrat
 Jakob Mathias Koch (1900–1945), politischer Häftling des Nationalsozialismus
 Josef Scholl (1912–1971) Heimatforscher
 Werner Grill (1920–2014), Chirurg, Spezialist der Bauchchirurgie
 Klaus Bremm (1923–2008), Winzer und Politiker (CDU), Landtags- u. Bundestagsabgeordneter
 Peter Döpgen (* 1930) (Bundesverdienstkreuz u. Freiherr von Stein-Medaille)
 Frieda Goergen (* 1945) (Bundesverdienstkreuz)
 Karl-Josef Gilles (1950–2018), Archäologe, Numismatiker und Kommunalpolitiker (FDP)
 Widmar Puhl (* 1951), Schriftsteller
 Kurt Schneiders (1953–2016), internationaler Rallye-Fahrer
 Peter-Erwin Jansen (* 1957), Publizist
 Bernd Irlenborn (* 1963), Philosoph und Hochschullehrer
 Josef Oster (* 1971), Diplom-Verwaltungswirt, Politiker (CDU), Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages
 Mirko Casper (* 1982), Fußballspieler
 Jost Schömann-Finck (* 1982), Ruderer, Welt- und Europameister
 Katharina Binz (* 1983), Politikerin (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
 Dennis Prinz (* 1984), Schauspieler
 Moritz Seider (* 2001), Eishockeyspieler

Mit Zell verbunden
 Nikolaus Knopp, ehem. Bürgermeister
 Matthias Reineri (1595–1671), Notar, Stadt- und Gerichtsschreiber, Deputierter bei den kurtrierischen Landtagen für die Stadt Zell (Mosel)
 Friedrich Alexander Moritz (* 1786 in Ansbach; † 1852 Koblenz), Landrat im Altkreis Zell (1818–1851) und Namensgeber der Gemeinde Moritzheim
 Gustav von Stein (* 1872 in Köln; 1952 in Enkirch), Landrat im Altkreis Zell (1910–1935)
 Theo Champion (* 1887 in Düsseldorf; † 1952 in Zell), Landschaftsmaler
 Maria Reese (1889–1958), Schriftstellerin, Journalistin und Reichstagsabgeordnete; starb in Zell
 Ferdinand Hillebrand (1890–1972), Bürgermeister in Zell von 1923 bis 1933
 Wilhelm Maschke (1894–1958), Politiker und Landtagsabgeordneter (SPD)
 Karl Albert Reisch (* 1926 in Boppard; † 1967 in Bonn), Jurist und Landrat im Altkreis Zell (1966–1967)
 Alfons Friderichs (1938–2021), Diakon, Buchautor, Bankkaufmann: Bundesverdienstkreuz, Rheinlandtaler

Ehrenbürger
 Georg Weimer (* 1909 in Fussingen (Westerwald); † 1999 in Zell), Kommunalpolitiker und ehem. Bürgermeister

Literatur
 Alfons Friderichs, Karl Josef Gilles: Zell an der Mosel mit Kaimt und Merl (= Rheinische Kunststätten. Heft 1/1975, ). Köln 1975.
 Alfons Friderichs: Das Wappen der Stadt Zell. In: Zeller Heimatheft. 1/1979, , S. 38/40.
 Karl-Josef Gilles: Geschichte der Stadt Zell-Mosel. Trier 1997.
 Alfons Friderichs: Das Adelsgeschlecht v. Zell. In: Persönlichkeiten des Kreises Cochem-Zell. Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3, S. 393/4 u. a.
 Alfons Friderichs: Ritter- und Adelsgeschlechter im Kreis Cochem-Zell. Cardamina Verlag Susanne Breuel, Plaidt 2016, ISBN 978-3-86424-272-4.
 Alfons Friderichs, Karl Josef Gilles: Zell an der Mosel mit Kaimt und Merl (= Rheinische Kunststätten. Nr. 179, ). ISBN 3-88094-011-8.
 Otto H. Schröter: Das Rathaus von Zell/Mosel. Rhein-Mosel-Verlag, Alf 2005, ISBN 3-89801-308-1.
 Alfons Friderichs: Zell an der "Straße der Römer". "Viatores, sequimini vestigia Romana!" – Wanderer folge den römischen Spuren! In: Heimat zwischen Hunsrück und Eifel (= Beilage der Rhein-Zeitung). 55 (2007), Nr. 5 (Mai), , S. 3, und Nr. 8 (August), S. 4.

Weblinks

 Website der Stadt Zell (Mosel)
 Kernstadt Zell
 Stadtteil Althaus
 Veranstaltungskalender Zell (Mosel)

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Landkreis Cochem-Zell
Weinort in Rheinland-Pfalz
Ehemalige Kreisstadt in Rheinland-Pfalz
Ort an der Mosel
Staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort in Rheinland-Pfalz
Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1222

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The intention of this blog has been to connect reality with what is loosely called crime fiction. The reality checking asks: does a novel which purports to be an authentic representation of social, political and economic conditions in which the characters find themselves match the facts on the ground? Or are the facts wrong, twisted, biased, or otherwise subject to dispute.
The Telegraph continues with this quote from Mankell: "I can promise there was not a single weapon aboard the ships," he told an Expressen reporter who was returning to Sweden with him after the writer had been deported by Israel.
I happen to be a fan of Henning Mankell's novels as are 30 million other people. The question is what happens to the 'author' when the person who writes becomes a political activist? When an author chooses to take one side what is the impact on his audience as an author? Should he/she care whether the readers agree with his/her political point of view? The next few days the Huffington Post story about Mankell will have accumulated readers' comments and most of the comments I suspect will come not from readers but from players on both sides of the Middle East divide.
I ask these questions because of recent events in Bangkok. For three days, during some of the most intense street battles in Thai history, I was at Rama IV filming and talking to people who were largely Red Shirt supporters. In 2008, I was at Government House talking to and filming Yellow supporters (The Corruptionist emerged from my time among the Yellow). In other words, I have spent time with both sides, talking to people who basically only talk among themselves. They drink the Kool-Aid as if Jonestown is their model for solitary.
What one comes away with is the degree of polarization that has occurred worldwide. You no longer have to go to the Middle East to find an angry, demonizing, irreconcilable group of people, faction or neighborhood. Governments no longer pretend to have neutrality and crank up a propaganda machine to spin the facts. Censorship of other points of view is justified in the name of national security.
What is a crime fiction author to do?
My personal position is not to take a public position in a political dispute. I have decided not to publicly support any side. Because for me, if I choose a side, I can no longer appeal to people on the other side who will view me as their enemy. I don't mind making enemies. That's not my fear. My main concern is that my books would thereafter be read through the filter of my political affiliation.
I'd rather upset both sides than pleasing one and alienating the other. And in private, I remind myself that the stock and trade of fiction is the ability to craft nuance, ambiguity, and complexity into a novel. Partisanship, by its very nature, reduces these qualities in crafting good against bad, right against wrong, injustice against justice. To be a partisan you must be prepared to drink their Kool-Aid. All writing must be in support of that side of the cause as there is no other side worth considering.
Outside of the book, in real life, once an author shows that his true sympathy tilts to one side, the other side will be certain to retaliate and attack. Mankell can be reasonably certain that he will suffer blowback from the Israeli side. There will be others who seek to discredit him, use dirty tricks, threats, bullying, the usual top ten list from the black op manual these kind of people use. People will be urged to boycott his books and leave nasty comments on Amazon reviews.
Leaving aside the militants who will go after him, Mankell may find that others will have a hard time reading his books without thinking at each stage of the story—what influence do the author's political views have on the character and story?
I've been thinking long and hard about Mankell. And about my own coverage of the street demonstrations and fighting in Thailand. I've put myself in harm's way. Not because I wanted to take a side, but because I wanted to know first hand what was happening. When I write about the events of May, my readers will know one thing. I was there. I was on the spot. I saw, not everything, but what I saw wasn't from a government spokesman, a news report, or a rumor. For many years I was a freelance correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle. I also covered the UNTAC operation in Cambodia in the early 1990s (Zero Hour in Phnom Penh arose from that experience).
I have written four novels that draw upon the political turmoil in Thailand, Cambodia and Burma. It is part of the landscape of this region. The events I incorporated into my novels—the leaders, the military, the people, the clashes, the anger, hatred, and violence are the backdrop to a larger story about people and their daily lives.
I believe that readers don't want to know my political views. They want to believe in their hearts that I share whatever view they have. That is essential because when someone reads one of my novels he/she doesn't start with the assumption that I have an axe to grind. That I have a dog in the race, so that I've fixed the race to make certain my dog wins. That the secret design of the book is support one side over another. The real world is hateful and divisive and dangerous enough. Writers of crime fiction shouldn't be part of an ugly campaign to vilify one side in a political dispute. One of the great pleasures for me as a reader, is to read a book by Colin Cotterill, Matt Beynon Rees, or Barbara Nadel and know that I will find a pathway to the human heart, one that isn't pamphlet in the polarization wars that will continue for a hundred years.
I will continue to go to the frontline and talk with people, examine their lives, ask what they want, watch and feel the fear that comes with being under fire, and experience the nightmares that follow. It is only by submerging oneself in the humanity of others that we know ourselves more fully, and understand the limits of what it is that we can know.


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The "Iron Throne" from HBO's Game of Thrones.
Fighting Terrorism on the Digital Battlefield
Posted to Technology January 05, 2016 by Gregory Clay
When fighting terrorism with military force, the United States, if it so chooses, is unmatched in both innovation and prowess. But when the terrorism battle is confined to the media and communications sphere, U.S. capabilities are lagging.
Social media and the Internet have proved to be a two-sided proposition: one for good, one for evil. And the federal government is playing catchup.
Richard Stengel, undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, addressed this issue recently in Washington, acknowledging, "The information environment has radically changed. … It's a big challenge because government doesn't always move rapidly or nimbly."
Stengel, a former managing editor for Time magazine who has been with the U.S. State Department since 2013, was speaking at an informative forum titled "Fighting ISIL on Social Media: Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age." The event was hosted by Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank focusing on wide-ranging public-policy issues.
The bulk of Stengel's job is to provide global strategic leadership of all State Department public diplomacy and public affairs engagement and oversee the bureaus of Educational and Cultural Affairs, International Information Programs and Public Affairs, and the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications.
In today's dangerous climate worldwide, all of the above is a lengthy way of essentially asking this: How do we fight ISIL (also known as ISIS) on the battlefield of communications and digital technology. "We're not perfect," Stengel said before an audience of about 150, "but we are perfectible. This battle against ISIL is less than a year and a half old."
Stengel related that, with the White House's blessing, an eclectic mix of experts in analytics, marketing, partnerships and content sharing from the private sector helped the State Department develop four action steps to counter destructive ISIL messaging.
Those steps are:
DATA: "We have to be more data driven, and use data analytics," said Stengel, who added that Arabic (80 percent) is ISIL's top messaging language of choice, followed by Russian, French and English a distant fourth at only 7 percent. "We don't have anything like that in government. We need to know about what works and what doesn't work. And be more focused on audience."
CAMPAIGNS: "About a month ago, we did what we called a defector's campaign. Straight testimony from young men and women who left the areas of Iraq and Syria," Stengel said, referencing how Twitter and Facebook were used to disseminate the anti-message about the lure of the caliphate straight from the mouths of young folk. "Why the caliphate isn't cracked up to be what it's said to be. We did a campaign a couple of weeks ago on ISIL's abuse of women."
PARTNERSHIPS: "It's not a big revelation to say government isn't always the best messenger for the message we want to get out there," Stengel said. "Who are the valid third-party folks who really have credibility there? How do we use third-party partners all around the world? We helped create something called the Sawab Center with the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, which does counter-ISIL and counter-violence extremist messaging."
CORPORATIONS: "What can we do with the private sector? We all want to work better with tech companies, with media companies," Stengel said. "I think in a lot of ways, the tech companies have been the unsung heroes in the counter-ISIL campaigns. What Twitter has done in taking down thousands and thousands of handles and interrupting hashtags. There's a unanimity of interest here."
Stengel added that more information on the State Department's media message to counter ISIL will be released to the public early in 2016. He touched on the issue of encryption, the computer technology that helps banks, for instance, keep our accounts safe from the nefarious but recently has become a game-changing tool for ISIL propaganda. Encryption allows ISIL, through the aid of platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp, to basically communicate underground, outside the purview of a general audience.
Stengel said encryption is good in one sense because ISIL "can't message in a large way," but it creates tension between the federal government and the private sector as both entities try to strike a balance between privacy and national security issues.
One questioner in the audience asked Stengel if the State Department would match ISIL's usage of Hollywood-like videos featuring trailers and teasers. Elements that likely appeal to impressionable millennials, the group ISIL propagandists most want to recruit to swell their fighting ranks.
"Their videos have become more sophisticated," Stengel said. "They are using western techniques. Somebody there is watching 'Game of Thrones' before they film these things. It makes us more vigilant in how we respond, but we don't respond with trailers and things."
Slaughter, the New America executive who was the State Department's director of policy planning under Hillary Clinton, added a pop-culture note, "On the 'Game of Thrones' point, this is an interesting commentary on what has influence, right. Because you can imagine if ('Thrones' novelist) George R.R. Martin wrote something in … that countered (ISIL), that would have more impact than anything you could imagine. That means private individuals can have extraordinary reach" in the media/communications battle of catchup against ISIL.
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Q: Jquery UI datepicker not working with handsontable I have a page with handsontable and the jquery UI datapicker component ?
By themselves, they work fine.
Jquery UI datepicker, http://jsfiddle.net/7Bvap/355/
$( "#datepicker" ).datepicker();

Handsontable , http://jsfiddle.net/ngpxZ/
But when I put them together,
the datepicker doesnt work (as in the calendar doesnt pop out)
http://jsfiddle.net/cuj3V/
I found a similar problem here,
https://github.com/warpech/jquery-handsontable/issues/498
For page with handsontable as workaround I'm reloading jquery ui css after handson table css and works fine.
So I placed the handsontable.css before the jqueryui.css. But still no avail. Anyone can help ?

A: Looks like there was a problem with the jsFiddle including the scripts/styles in the css section. You should not need to use the CSS section to include external files. Use the "External Resources" menu instead

external resources

Datepicker and handsontable jsFiddle


Memset®, an award-winning IT hosting company, has today announced that it has won Public Cloud Product of the Year and was runner-up for Private Cloud Product of the Year in the 2012 Data Centre Solutions Awards.
Memset's nominations were initially evaluated by an expert team of judges, with the overall winners being selected by the IT community in a strict voting process limited to businesses with knowledge and familiarity of the datacentre and cloud industries.
Memset secured the prestigious title for their Miniserver VM® technology and accepted the awards at the awards ceremony held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre London Kensington, where DCS Awards Ceremony host Paul Trowbridge announced Memset as the winner.
Bill Dunlop, CEO of award organisers Angel Business Communications, said "The DCS awards are voted for by the readers of our wide range of print and online publications and this year we had a significant increase in the number of overall votes. All finalists did well in making the shortlist but Memset was the clear winner in its category Public Cloud Product of the Year.
"This award is a wonderful accolade both for our technology and our quality of service. It is a testament to the tireless work of my operations and development teams." concluded Craig-Wood.


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松科 Pinaceae | | 云杉属 Picea | | 鳞皮云杉 Picea retroflexa Mast.
Picea retroflexa Mast. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 37: 420. 1906, et in Repert. Sp. Nov. 4: 111. 1907; Rehd. et Wils. in Sarg. Pl. Wilson. 2: 25. 1914; Chun, Chinese Icon. Tress 18. 1921; Rehd. Man. Cult. Trees and Shrubs 45. 1927, ed. 2. 24. 1940, et Bibliogr. 19. 1949; Beissn. u. Fitsch. Handb. Nadelh. ed. 3. 239. 1930; Lacassagne in Trav. Lab. Forest. Toulouse II, 3 (1): 216. f. 1-14. 1934; Cheng, ibidem V, 1 (2): 107. 1939; Dallimore and Jackson, Handb. Conif. ed. 3. 400. 1948, rev. Harrison, Handb. Conif. and Ginkgo ed. 4. 345. 1966;郑万钧等, 中国树木学1: 147.图66 (10-18) . 1961. ——Picea gemmata Rehd. et Wils. in Sarg. 1. c. 24; Lacassagne, 1. c. 113. f. 1-12;郝景盛, 中国裸子植物志84. 1945,再版71. 1951; Florin in Acta Hort. Berg. 14 (8): 363. 1948.——Picea asperata Mast. var. retroflexa (Mast.) Cheng载于陈嵘, 中国树木分类学38. 1937. ——Picea aurantiaca auct. non Mast. : Florin, 1. c.
雪岭杉 Picea schrenkiana Fisch. et C. A. Mey.
长叶云杉 Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss.


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Tomaszkowo () ist ein Ort in der polnischen Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren. Er gehört zur Gmina Stawiguda (Landgemeinde Stabigotten) im Powiat Olsztyński (Kreis Allenstein).

Geographische Lage
Tomaszkowo liegt am Nordufer des Wulpingsees (auch Thomsdorfer See, polnisch Jezioro Wulpińskie) im Westen der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren, neun Kilometer südwestlich der Kreis- und Woiwodschaftshauptstadt Olsztyn ().

Geschichte
Im Jahre 1363 wurde das einstige Thomasdorf gegründet. Von 1874 bis 1945 war die Landgemeinde Thomsdorf in den Amtsbezirk Schönbrück (polnisch Sząbruk) im ostpreußischen Kreis Allenstein eingegliedert.

Im Jahre 1910 waren in Thomsdorf 520 Einwohner registriert. Ihre Zahl stieg bis 1933 auf 553 und belief sich 1939 auf 567.

In Kriegsfolge kam 1945 das gesamte südliche Ostpreußen und mit ihm Thomsdorf zu Polen. Das Dorf erhielt die polnische Namensform "Tomaszkowo". Heute ist es – mit dem Ortsteil Zofijówka (Sophienhof) – eine Ortschaft im Verbund der Landgemeinde Stawiguda (Stabigotten) im Powiat Olsztyński (Kreis Allenstein), bis 1998 der Woiwodschaft Olsztyn, seither der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren zugehlrig. Im Jahre 2011 zählte Tomaszkowo 541 Einwohner.

Kirche

Bis 1945 war Thomsdorf in die evangelische Kirche Allenstein in der Kirchenprovinz Ostpreußen der Kirche der Altpreußischen Union, außerdem in die römisch-katholische Kirche (Groß) Bertung (polnisch Bartąg) im Bistum Ermland eingepfarrt.

Heute besteht für Tomaszkowo der gleiche kirchliche Bezug: evangelischerseits zur Christus-Erlöser-Kirche Olsztyn, nun allerdings innerhalb der Diözese Masuren der Evangelisch-Augsburgischen Kirche in Polen, sowie katholischerseits zur Kirche Bartąg im jetzigen Erzbistum Ermland.

Verkehr
Tomaszkowo liegt an der Kreisstraße (polnisch Droga powiatowa) DP 1370N, die die polnische Landesstraße 16 (einstige deutsche Reichsstraße 127) bei Gietrzwałd (Dietrichswalde) mit der – noch im Ausbau begriffenen – Schnellstraße 51 (Kreuz Olsztyn Południe) bei Bartąg verbindet. Von Zofijówka (Sophienhof) führt eine Nebenstraße nach Tomaszkowo.

Eine Anbindung an den Bahnverkehr besteht nicht.

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 Bildarchiv Ostpreußen: Diashow Thomasdorf/Tomaszkowo

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Gegründet 1363
Ort der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
Gmina Stawiguda


My desires grew into a living dream when I came to Ndola and joined the charismatic praise team in tug-argan barracks.
Latter in 2012 I was in Kitwe at COBIC pursuing a craft certificate in electrical, where I had the chance to perform at a ceremony in solwezi under a school tour which was massive and I realized my dream.
In 2014 I met Geoffrey (Geo pro) and together we formed a group called The Ushers. We have few trucks together called sesemeni and talalikeni amabimbi.
Recently we did a song called kanjikalilemo and still working on an album to be produced in the third quarter of 2018 as we hope to meet the right people.


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Economy|Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away
Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM JAN. 25, 2012
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank was striving for the right amount of stimulus. Credit Larry Downing/Reuters
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, declaring that the economy would need help for years to come, said Wednesday it would extend by 18 months the period that it plans to hold down interest rates in an effort to spur growth.
The Fed said that it now planned to keep short-term interest rates near zero until late 2014, continuing the transformation of a policy that began as shock therapy in the winter of 2008 into a six-year campaign to increase spending by rewarding borrowers and punishing savers.
The economy expanded "moderately" in recent weeks, the Fed said in a statement released after a two-day meeting of its policy-making committee, but jobs were still scarce, the housing sector remained deeply depressed and Europe's flirtation with crisis could undermine the nascent domestic recovery.
The Fed forecast growth of up to 2.7 percent this year, up to 3.2 percent next year and up to 4 percent in 2014, but at the end of that period, the central bank projected that the recovery would still be incomplete. Workers would still be looking for jobs, and businesses would still be looking for customers.
"What did we learn today? Things are bad, and they're not improving at the rate that they want them to improve," said Kevin Logan, chief United States economist at HSBC. "That's what they concluded — 'We've eased policy a lot, but we haven't eased it enough.' "
The economic impact of the low-interest rate extension, however, is likely to be modest. Many businesses and consumers can't qualify for loans, a problem the Fed's efforts do not address. Moreover, long-term rates already are at record low levels and, like pushing on a spring, the going gets harder as it nears the floor. Finally, the Fed already was widely expected by investors to hold rates near zero well into 2014, limiting the benefits of a formal announcement.
"I wouldn't overstate the Fed's ability to massively change expectations through its statements," the Fed's chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, said at a press conference Wednesday after the announcement. "It's important for us to say what we think and it's important for us to provide the right amount of stimulus to help the economy recover from its currently underutilized condition."
The Fed's plans for interest rates were unveiled amid a barrage of statements the central bank released Wednesday as part of its campaign to improve its transparency. And while it pleased some investors in the markets, it left others befuddled. The Dow Jones industrial average, which had been down in the morning, began rising steadily after the Fed released its statement at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Dow finished the day up 81.21 points at 12,756.96.
First came the Fed's traditional statement, released after each meeting of its policy-making committee, which said that the central bank intended to hold short-term rates near zero "at least through late 2014."
Ninety minutes later, the Fed published for the first time the predictions of the committee's members on when they would raise interest rates. It showed that 11 of the 17 members expected the Fed to raise rates by the end of 2014. Taken together, the documents suggested that the Fed expected to keep rates near zero until late 2014, but probably not any longer than that.
Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2007, the Fed has alternated bursts of activity with periods of rest, concluding several times that it had done enough only to find the economy still struggling to recover. The Fed announced last summer that the central bank intended to keep interest rates near zero through at least the middle of 2013, and that it would seek to reduce long-term interest rates through changes in the kinds of investment securities it holds. Since then, two meetings had passed without the introduction of any new programs.
The Fed's latest action came after a run of better-than-expected economic data, suggesting to some analysts that the pace of growth might begin to rise without any further help. The Fed also is under relentless assault from Republican presidential candidates who have said that its policies are doing little good and will eventually spur inflation.
And there is growing criticism that the Fed's policies are unfairly taking money from savers, including many seniors who planned their retirements around the interest rates that low-risk assets like bank deposits used to pay.
Mr. Bernanke said Wednesday that the Fed was aware of this, but it was acting again because it still did not believe that it has done enough. At the same time, he suggested that the Fed was not on the verge of more drastic measures, like further expanding its portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.
Such purchases remain under consideration, Mr. Bernanke said, but only "if we see that the recovery is faltering or if we see that inflation is not moving towards target."
As part of its transparency campaign, the Fed also published Wednesday a statement of its long-term goals, formalizing its longstanding commitment to maintain inflation at about 2 percent a year. The Fed also said that it was equally committed to minimizing unemployment, but that its exact goal would vary based on economic circumstances. It said the goal now was to reduce unemployment below 6 percent.
The new forecast showed that the Fed expects to hit its inflation target over the next three years, but to fall well short of its goals for unemployment. The Fed projected that unemployment would drop no lower than 8.2 percent this year, just slightly below the current rate of 8.5 percent, and no lower than 7.4 percent by the end of next year. By the end of 2014, the Fed still expects that at least 6.7 percent of people actively interested in working would not be able to find jobs.
In light of those projections, it was unclear why so many members of the policy-making committee expected to raise interest rates by the end of 2014.
Asked why the committee would seek to raise rates in such a situation, Mr. Bernanke said that he did not imagine it would.
"We're certainly willing to look for different ways to provide further support for the economy if in fact we have this unsatisfactory situation," he said.
As for the forecasts, he said, "there is no mechanical relationship between these projections" and the committee's decisions.
Some analysts cautioned that the Fed's statements and predictions were being given too much weight.
"Here's what all Fed promises are worth: nothing, if the data tell them to do something different," said Ian Shepherdson, chief United States economist at High Frequency Economics.
Furthermore, Mr. Bernanke's Fed is now making projections about decisions that could be made under the leadership of someone else. Mr. Bernanke's current term ends in early 2014.
"I wouldn't feel bound by anything the previous chairman had done," Mr. Shepherdson said. "And three years is a very, very long time."
A version of this article appears in print on January 26, 2012, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Fed Vows to Keep Rates Near Zero Until Late 2014. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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José Manuel Castañón (* 10. Februar 1920 in Pola de Lena, Asturien; † 6. Juni 2001 in Madrid) war ein spanischer Schriftsteller. Obwohl er im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg auf der Seite General Francisco Francos kämpfte, war er sehr bald vom Regime Francos enttäuscht, und ging 1958 ins Exil nach Venezuela. Sein bekanntester Roman, Moletu-Voleva (veröffentlicht in Madrid 1956), ist eine Geschichte über die verrückte Sinneslust an Geld und fand bei der Kritik und dem Publikum besonderen Anklang.

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José Manuel Castañón war das dritte von sieben Kindern des Rechtsanwalts Guillermo Castañón und seiner Frau Berta de la Peña. Sein Vater war ein sehr intellektueller und gebildeter Mensch, der seinem Sohn die Liebe zur Literatur und zu den Büchern vermittelte. Er verbrachte seine Kindheit bei seinen Eltern. Das Lesen machte ihm Spaß, als kleine Junge vertiefte er sich in literarische Bücher in der Bibliothek seines Vaters und in einem sehr jungen Alter war ihm schon klar, dass er ein Schriftsteller werden wollte.

Beim Ausbruch des Spanischen Bürgerkriegs verließ er heimlich sein Elternhaus um sich in einem Infanteriebataillon einzutragen. Im 1937, mit 17 Jahren, wurde er im Kampf um Oviedo schwer am Arm verletzt und verlor das Gefühl für seine rechte Hand. Trotzdem meldete er sich wieder an die Front und wurde zum Leutnant befördert. 1941 wurde er als Einjährigen-Freiwilliger in der Blauen Division rekrutiert.

Nach seiner Rückkehr heiratete er seine Cousine Nieves Escalada, mit der er fünf Kinder hatte. Er graduierte in Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität von Oviedo und arbeitete einschließlich als Rechtsanwalt in Einzelpraxis für einige Jahre in Oviedo.

Bald fing er an, seine Abneigung gegen die Franco-Diktatur auszudrücken. Wegen der unfairen Behandlung der besiegten Republikaner und der diskriminierenden Gerichtsverfahren weigerte sich Castañón, an Francos Regime teilzuhaben. Er protestierte öffentlich gegen die Diktatur und verlangte eine gerechte Behandlung der Familien der Republikaner, die im Krieg getötet wurden, und der kriegsverletzten oder untergetauchten Republikaner. Infolge seiner oppositionellen Haltung wurde er 1953 inhaftiert. Beeinflusst von der Persönlichkeit eines Mithäftlings, schrieb er im Gefängnis seinen ersten Roman, Moletu-Voleva, der 1956 in Madrid trotz Zensur veröffentlicht wurde. Im Jahr 1957 erschien sein nächster Roman Bezana Roja. Zu dieser Zeit hatte er schon den Entschluss gefasst, ins Exil zu gehen. Im Jahr 1958 schlug er ein Angebot, als Infanteriekapitän tätig zu werden, aus und bat stattdessen die spanische Regierung, eine Rente an einen kriegsverletzten Republikaner des spanischen Bürgerkrieges zu zahlen.

Daraufhin floh er nach Frankreich. Von dort siedelte er nach Venezuela über, wo er politisches Asyl bekam. Seine Frau und die fünf Kinder folgten ihm zwei Jahre später. In Venezuela arbeitete er als freier Schriftsteller und lebte nun ausschließlich von seiner literarischen Tätigkeit. Dort wurden auch die meisten seiner Werke veröffentlicht. 1987 wurde Castañón mit dem Orden Andrés Bello der Republik Venezuela ausgezeichnet, in Anerkennung der Verdienste um die Verbreitung spanischer Literatur und Kultur.

Jose Manuel Castañón liebte die Poesie, so konnte er eine außerordentliche Anzahl von Gedichten auswendig rezitieren und gerne vor Publikum vortragen. Er schrieb ein Buch über den peruanischen Dichter César Vallejo ("Pasión por Vallejo"). 1983 wurde er zum Ehrenbürger von Santiago de Chuco, dem Geburtsort Vallejos, ernannt.

Während seiner Dienstzeit in der Blauen Division hatte Castañón ein Tagebuch geschrieben, das 1991 unter dem Titel "Diario de una Aventura" veröffentlicht wurde. Er schrieb außerdem Bücher über seine politische Ideologie und seinen inneren Kampf vor dem Bruch mit dem Franco-Regime, dem er zuvor aus Überzeugung diente. 1977, als in Spanien bereits die Spuren der Diktatur verschwunden waren, kehrte er nach Madrid zurück. Dort verstarb er am 6. Juni 2001.

Werk
 Moletu-Voleva (1956)
 Bezana Roja (1957)
 Andrés cuenta su Historia (1962)
 Encuentro con Venezuela (1962)
 Confesiones de un vivir absurdo (1959)
 Una Balandra encalla en tierra firme (1958)
 Cuba, hablo contigo (1989)
 Cuba, sigo hablando contigo (1993)
 Pasión por Vallejo (1963)
 Entre dos orillas (1975)
 Me confieso bolivarianamente (1982)
 Cuentos vividos (1976)
 Diario de una aventura (1991)
 En mi sentir revuelto (1992)
 Mi Padre y Ramón Gomez de la Serna

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Literatur (Spanisch)
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Putschist im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg
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This Phoenix, AZ patient wanted a very subtle buttock augmentation, nothing too big. Fat was harvested from her abdomen and flank. She had significant pre existing asymmetry of her buttocks as well. To address this, 375 cc was transferred to her left buttock while 230 cc was transferred to her right. The modest result she desired was achieved. She also underwent a Tummy Tuck at the same time.


Those were the words that greeted me on orientation day at YALI RLC Southern Africa .
I am glad I took the words to heart because nothing could have prepared me better for the four weeks that followed these remarks.
I found myself among 135 young Africans with astonishing energy levels and an intimidating unfettered will to express themselves. They represented 14 Southern African countries!
I soon realised in the first week discussing cross cutting issues that I had a lot to learn and unlearn about my society, Africa and the world as a whole. Slowly I uncoiled out of my shell, started asking myself uncomfortable questions and thus, began my journey of self discovery and leadership growth.
I came face to face with another side of me that I was not conscious of until I came into the program. Pressure brings out strengths and weaknesses we often never knew we had. I am grateful YALI's environment was safe to make mistakes and grow.
Leadership is about embracing diversity. For the first time in my life, I listened to a member of the LGBTQ community opening up. It was enlightening because where I come from, any other sexual orientation other than heterosexuality is criminalised. I appreciate the young people who dug from their experiences to share and help us grow.
YALI also taught me the joy of volunteering. On 18 July, celebrating Mandela's 100years we visited a children's home. As I painted the buildings the brush also painted the walls of my heart with satisfaction. I carry the paint to this day.
I was in the business development and entrepreneurship track. I was taught how to start,run and sustain a business venture. In intense yet fun filled sessions we dissected what it means to be an entrepreneur.
They say your network is your net worth, I believe YALI made me rich in this regard. Networking was the highlight of the program.
You may be reading this contemplating of applying to the YALI program, my advise is go for it! This is a life changing leadership training.
I would like to thank YALI RLC Southern Africa and it's partners for affording Young African Leaders an opportunity to become equipped to transform Africa.


Renovations of the clubs website is underway. The calendar app is not allowing edits for some reason and is being looked into. (UPDATE: Calendar issues resolved. Will show correct info for Dec 2015 forward). However, there should be more current information on our site from now on. We will be working on getting a lot of the photos, etc. that have been given to us from past club events on the site. Stay tuned.
We also have a presence on Facebook. If you are a member of Facebook you can either search for Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service in their search box, or go directly to www.facebook.com/w4car. So look for the more "social" side of CARS there. It shouldn't be too long before we should have the information that would be posted to Facebook quickly updated on the website as well.


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Q: Bootstrap 4 card white space after adding responsive col class, wrap elements inside div or add classes directly? In Bootstrap 4, when I add any responsive column class like "col-sm-8" directly to a "div" with class as "card", there is some whitespace added between the card border and content
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Why does this occur? How to know in Bootstrap whether the responsive class could be directly applied to the html element or if the element should be wrapped inside a div first?
I could not find the answer to the above in the bootstrap documentation.
For example, in the below official documentation links, the "card" example is wrapped inside a div but the  form "label" example is directly given a class "col-sm-2" without an enclosing "div".
Snippet from Bootstrap card documentation
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/card/

Snippet from Bootstrap from label documentation
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/forms/

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"The whitespace goes away.. why does this occur?"

Because columns have left/right padding that creates the spacing (gutter) between the columns.
The documentation states...

"In a grid layout, content must be placed within columns"

So, the card, and any other content should be inside the column (col-*). AFAIK, the only place the col-* are combined with other classes is when using forms: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/forms/#form-grid


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Spartan Organises Sparsh Hoist Training Meet 2016
Spartan Engineering Industries, which is leading the Construction Equipment Industry with its most advanced Passenger and Material Hoists, has successfully conducted a training program - 'Sparsh Hoist Training Meet 2016' recently at its manufacturing plant, in Ambernath, Mumbai. The event was honored by Chief Guest, Mr. Partha Sarthy, and around 110 people from various construction companies across Mumbai attended the event.
Mr. Vikram Mehta, Managing Director, Spartan, said, "Safety of the operators has been our prime motive. Our core purpose has been 'to enhance the productivity, speed, and safety in the Construction and Infrastructure industry by providing advanced mechanized solutions, thereby saving money, time and efforts. One of are aspirational core values is 'Contributing back to the ecosystem at large'. With this commitment, we have carried out this training meet as part of our CSR Program. I believe that it would certainly add knowledge and ultimately help the organization to perform better and create more awareness about safety precautions and maintenance of the machines."
Being a pioneer in bringing multi-functionality features in Hoists, Spartan, during the training session, shared knowledge on topics such as hoists (features, erection, operation, maintenance etc), electrical (control panel), and quality control. Beside this, machine demos were also conducted. Spartan also introduced it (soon to be launched) Multi-functional Mini Lift (SML 100) along with its attachments and features, which received a positive response from the attendees.
Spartan made the learning process more enjoyable with a 'Spartan Talent Show' followed by 'Tug of War' competition and DJ Dance program. The day ended with a distribution of the Training Certificate to the participants.
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The best hotels in San Francisco
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Over 20 million visitors flock to San Francisco each year and have a lot of choice when it comes to hotels, ranging from five-star luxury to boutique and funky accommodations.
With so many options, we narrowed the field to select some of San Francisco's most interesting, top-rated hotels, starting as low as $109 per night in slower seasons and climbing to $377 per night (based on time of publishing) to fit every budget.
We made selections based on personal experience and our own in-depth reviews, as well as price, feedback, and ratings from past guests on sites such as Trip Advisor and Booking.com.
Read all Business Insider Hotel Reviews here.
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Whenever that happens for you, and we know it will, we hope our travel content helps you make informed, useful, and inspiring choices on the best places and hotels to book. So whether you use our reviews now, bookmark them for the future, or simply need an escape from the news, we'll continue to share the world with you. In the meantime, we encourage all travelers to stay safe, follow guidelines from the CDC website, and take precautions.
When you live in a tourist destination, it is often your duty whether you like it or not, to help make suggestions for what to see, eat, and, perhaps most importantly, where to stay.
I've lived in San Francisco all my life, and am most often asked for hotel recommendations from family, friends, and friends of friends.
While many name brand and luxury hotels are found downtown, there's an eclectic mix of offerings in other parts of the city too, to meet a wide range of needs and interests. You can stay in an old school landmark atop a San Francisco hill, or a boutique inn nestled near the water in the historic Presidio. Expect to pay around $200 per night for a well-reviewed hotel, depending on when you visit, and the class of hotel.
Traveling elsewhere? Read our list of the best hotels in other popular cities:
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To help plan a San Francisco visit, I've compiled some of the city's top hotels, based on my own experiences and reviews from my Insider Reviews colleagues, as well as research and top user reviews and ratings from Trip Advisor and Booking.com, with starting prices between $109 and $377 per night (based on time of publishing) to fit every budget.
Keep reading to discover the best hotels in San Francisco, sorted by price from low to high.
Hotel Emblem San Francisco
Viceroy Hotels & Resorts
Book Hotel Emblem San Francisco starting at $109 per night
The intimate Hotel Emblem, with just 96 rooms, is a boutique property with bold nods to art and San Francisco's famous Beat Generation. The rooms have an eclectic mix of colors, patterns, fabrics, and textures for an untraditional hotel design that feels experiential and different. The hotel has a few dog-friendly rooms too, which include custom dog beds, treats, and water bowls.
It's also an excellent destination for those looking to shop in Union Square or hit the area's restaurants. Guests love the craft cocktails offered in the Emblem's colorful bar, and the hotel gets bonus points for being dog-friendly.
Trip Advisor Ranking: 5 out of 246
Booking.com Rating: 8.9 out of 10
Pros: A hip, cool vibe throughout honoring San Francisco's unique history
Cons: As with many downtown hotel, the rooms and bathrooms tend to be small
Phoenix Hotel San Francisco
Book Phoenix Hotel starting at $149 per night
The Phoenix might look like a standard mid-century motor lodge, but it's way more. Fun and funky, it's a hip oasis that's popular with traveling musicians, artists, and those looking for hotel with a rock n' roll vibe. There are only 44 rooms, which further makes the hotel feel in-the-know, especially when you're lounging poolside on one of San Francisco's rare warm days.
Rooms have retro touches such as vintage phones, midcentury furniture, and cool graphic art. And, a rarity in the city, parking is complimentary, which is good since it's not in the most walkable neighborhood.
Trip Advisor Ranking: 23 out of 246
Pros: Hip, cool, and fun place to stay with more personality than most hotels in the city.
Cons: The motel is in a neighborhood that's not the best for walking, so you'll want to take taxis or drive to get around, especially at night.
Omni Hotels and Resorts
Book Omni San Francisco Hotel starting at $159 per night
Located in downtown San Francisco, the Omni brand is renowned for elegant luxury and this San Francisco outpost more than delivers on that longstanding reputation.
Originally built as a bank in 1916, the hotel is filled with intricate Florentine Renaissance architecture, beautiful Italian marble, and crystal chandeliers. The Omni is particularly popular with those traveling for business since it is located right near the city's financial district. Make sure to visit Bob's Chop House, located on the ground floor, for a meat-heavy meal.
Pros: The staff is very nice, helpful, and welcoming and the brand is a favorite for those who favor traditional luxury.
Cons: One of the pros above might also be its con for some: the hotel is quite traditional, which some may find dated or stuffy.
San Francisco Proper Hotel
Book San Francisco Proper Hotel starting at $169 per night
Interior design is the star of San Francisco Proper Hotel, a new hotel located mid-Market and near the Civic Center. It's on the edge of San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin neighborhood, though that feeling is non-existent within the historic flatiron building. As such, this hotel is a great pick for urbanites and young friends or couples used to navigating up-and-coming city neighborhoods. Families and those that are new to San Francisco might prefer staying in a more established part of town. Though, many guests are so pleased with the hotel itself, that the location, while not desirable, is worth it.
Inside, the colorful, art-forward vibe was curated by star decorator Kelly Wearstler. She injects plenty of whimsy into bold decor, with rich fabrics and rooms that are beautifully appointed with midcentury modern and European-inspired furnishings. It's a look you'll wish you could replicate back home.
Make sure to hit the trendy rooftop bar while you're there.
Pros: The decor is beautiful and memorable, with expertly-curated details and striking furniture that you'll remember long after your stay.
Cons: The hotel doesn't have the best location, and it's not a great fit for those who prefer a walkable hotel. It's best to take a cab, Uber, or Lyft to get around. There's also a BART station steps away that can take you to downtown, the Mission, or even to the airport.
Read Business Insider's full hotel review for San Francisco Proper Hotel
Virgin Hotels San Francisco
Virgin Hotels
Book Virgin Hotels San Francisco starting at $175 per night
Virgin Hotels, part of Richard Branson's empire, brought a vibrant outpost to San Francisco, and it has generated a fair amount of buzz. It's a welcome addition in the South of Market area, located near Yerba Buena Gardens and the Moscone Convention Center.
The hotel features chicly decorated rooms, a swanky lobby bar, and a sophisticated rooftop bar. The rooms, which the hotel calls "chambers," include sliding doors to divide the sleeping area from the living area, and the minibar is stocked with items offered at street prices rather than the usual hotel markup.
Be warned, since it's right in the middle of the action, the hotel's bars attract a lot of attention and can become very crowded.
Pros: Chic rooms in a central hotel with the option to bring your pup. It's pet-friendly.
Cons: Music and noise from the rooftop bar can be heard at night in rooms located on the upper floors, so if you're a light sleeper, ask to avoid those rooms.
Argonaut Hotel, A Noble House Hotel
Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Book Argonaut Hotel, A Noble House Hotel, starting at $183 per night
The Argonaut Hotel is located in a former brick warehouse and revered for its location directly across from Fisherman's Wharf, with views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. Those bay views are more expensive, approximately $80 more per night, but it may be worth the splurge to take in those incomparable views.
Or, take advantage of the location and ease to explore with entry-level, cheaper rooms. Some are interior and without views, but exposed brick walls and San Francisco-centric touches, make it an ideal spot for those wanting to explore the Wharf, Pier 39, and Ghirardelli Square.
Pros: An incredibly scenic location that's unique to San Francisco, that's also adjacent to the cable car for easy trips downtown.
Cons: Although there are great views of the Bay the area is very touristy, and as such, crowded.
Le Méridien San Francisco
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Book Le Méridien San Francisco starting at $189 per night
When a fellow Insider Reviews writer was looking for a last-minute solo stay in San Francisco, she selected Le Méridien San Francisco for its combination of location, comfort, and a relatively cheap price. Despite the last-minute booking, she was able to snag a huge corner room with a view of the Bay Bridge for $149. Prices more typically hover around $189, but flexible traveler are likely to fare just as well.
Le Méridien is a renowned luxury brand within the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio and strikes the right balance between nice amenities and a down-to-earth price point, even on short notice (or in this case, no lead time at all). The rooms are ample in both size and comfort, and the location is ideal for a walkable visit.
Pros: With affordable rates, the hotel feels like a secret most haven't caught on to, making it a smart option in an otherwise expensive market. Plus, perks like free coffee and the walkable location add value.
Cons: Portions of the hotel and its finishes are in need of cosmetic upgrades. Don't expect newly renovated rooms.
Read Business Insider's full hotel review for Le Méridien San Francisco
Grand Hyatt at SFO
Dana Rebmann
Book Grand Hyatt at SFO starting at $195 per night
This is an unconventional choice, but the brand new Grand Hyatt at SFO is San Francisco International's only on-airport hotel and is well worth your attention if you're transferring through the airport at inconvenient times.
The 351-room, 12-story hotel is adjacent to the International Terminal and provides direct access to all terminals, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), and the airport Rental Car Center via the AirTrain. If you have TSA Precheck, you can make it from bed to gate in as few as 13 minutes.
Better yet, the hotel is airy and art-filled, and rooms feature upscale amenities weary travelers will love like deep soaking tubs. Walls and windows are thick and soundproofed, and even-numbered rooms offer front-row views of the terminal and plane traffic. It's a great option when you want a well-appointed stay that will help make any travel day much easier.
Trip Advisor Ranking: 1 out of 75 specialty lodging in San Francisco
Pros: Rooms are brand new, well-appointed, come with spa-like bathrooms, and some even have runway views. On-site amenities like various food and drink, an expansive fitness center, and spa services make this an untraditional airport hotel you'll actually enjoy. But more than anything, it's incredibly easy to reach the airport.
Cons: Rooms might feel smaller than expected for the near $200 price tag, and it's certainly more expensive than other airport hotels nearby.
Read Business Insider's full hotel review for Grant Hyatt at SFO
Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel, San Francisco
Book Palace Hotel starting at $199 per night
The Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco is a historic landmark, and houses one of the most spectacular interior spaces in all of San Francisco, if not the whole state. The Garden Court, as it's called, is a stunning relic from the Gilded Age, and a wonderful place to enjoy afternoon tea or a light lunch. Additionally, the hotel's bar, the Pied Piper, features murals by the legendary artist Maxfield Parrish.
There's a lot of glamour associated with this hotel, but it also earns top points for rooms that are well-appointed with elegant touches such as Frette linens, high ceilings with crown molding, and marble bathrooms.
Pros: Stunning public spaces with original detailing work from the Gilded Age make this a remarkable property with plenty of character.
Cons: This is an old hotel, so rooms can be noisy, especially if you are a light sleeper.
Fairmont San Francisco Hotel
Book Fairmont San Francisco Hotel starting at $229 per night
I recently stayed the Fairmont San Francisco on a weekend night for $289, which I happily booked via my American Express Platinum Card. Though, I have seen rates lower in slow season and midweek.
My Amex perks came with a 4 p.m. late check-out, a room upgrade, a $100 food and beverage credit, buffet breakfast for two (a $70 value), and complimentary wi-fi, which made the $289 room rate worth it. I particularly liked how my room had high nine-foot ceilings with crown moldings.
The Fairmont San Francisco is an opulent hotel on the top of Nob Hill. With cable cars chugging along outside, stunning views of the city, and a grand lobby, this hotel is a must for those looking for classic San Francisco style. If you ever have the opportunity, don't turn down the chance to check out the 6000 square-foot Penthouse Suite complete with balconies, a two-story circular library, a chef-grade kitchen, and a grand piano; JFK, Prince Charles, and Mick Jagger are just a few of the names who have stayed there. If you don't get a chance to visit to the Penthouse, the beloved Tonga Room downstairs is another worthy stop, popular with locals and tourists alike.
Pros: You really get a sense of San Francisco history when staying in this hotel, and a visit to the Tonga Room is a must
Cons: The hotel can be very busy in peak hours, with long lines for the bars and breakfast in the main restaurant.
Read Business Insider's full review of Fairmont San Francisco Hotel
Lodge at the Presidio
Waterford Hotel & Inns
Book the Lodge at the Presidio starting at $320 per night
The Lodge at the Presidio is a fantastic addition to the city, within a tranquil national park. The Presidio was a military base before it turned into a park, and the Lodge is located in what was once a government building. It's also right next door to the Walt Disney Family Museum and is a short walk to many fantastic restaurants.
There's plenty to like on-site too. The Lodge at the Presidio features modern casual rooms that offer views of the surrounding forest, the Bay, the city, and the Golden Gate bridge. Their free continental breakfast and wine & cheese reception are nice perks that help add value to the higher price, and rooms are stocked with local "Equator" Coffee and local provisions in the minibar.
Pros: The Lodge is in an amazing location within a national park. The views are gorgeous and make for a serene setting that feels removed from the city bustle, but you're still close enough to take advantage of all San Francisco has to offer.
Cons: The hotel is located in an old military building, so it can be a bit loud, especially in rooms located near the elevator.
Hotel Drisco Pacific Heights
Woodside Hotel Group
Book Hotel Drisco starting at $377 per night
Hotel Drisco, found in the tony Pacific Heights area, is as elegant as its surroundings and a good pick for both business and leisure travelers that want elevated but traditional accommodations.
Rooms are comfortable and pleasantly appointed with nice touches such as heated bathroom floors, an extensive pillow menu, and designer Bvlgari bath amenities. City view suites are spectacular but expect the price to double.
I also like perks such as complimentary continental breakfast, a wine reception, and chauffeured sedan service, which is a welcome benefit in a city where parking comes at a big premium.
Pros: Hotel Drisco has luxury touches that feel personal and special for elevated service befitting of the higher price tag.
Cons: The hotel is located in a residential area, so there isn't action to be found right outside your door. You'll need to travel a bit for bars, restaurants, or shopping.
Freelance Reporter, Insider Reviews
Sunny Chanel is a freelance writer based in San Francisco who has written thousands of pieces on topics such as travel, parenting, pop culture, products, and entertainment for a variety of online sites. She also happens to be a shopaholic whose personal mission is to find the coolest and best new things out there. Besides stringing words together professionally, Sunny once co-founded a luxury subscription box, curated a whimsical pop-up shop in San Francisco called Treasure Hunters Club, and recently inherited a vinyl-only records store in San Francisco. When she's not out shopping, she's plotting her next trip to Disneyland, remodeling her 1920s bungalow, and hanging out with her tween and their new puppy. And yes, Sunny is her real name. Say hello at Sunnychanel13@gmail.com. Learn more about how our team of experts tests and reviews products at Insider here.
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Exalphus leuconotus är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Thomson 1860.  Exalphus leuconotus ingår i släktet Exalphus och familjen långhorningar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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I have never taken my health for granted as I have never been fully healthy. I was born with Mitral Valve Prolapse, which causes my heart to generate PVCs, Premature Ventricular Contractions. I was diagnosed with Diabetes 20 years ago. I have Meniere's Disease. I have severe GERD, which has necessitated my having undergone 16 or 17 EGDs. Last year I had two cancer scares.
Why am I writing about this today? Well, at 4:30 this morning my wonderful wife had to take me to the ER because the PVCs were out of control, at least from my perspective. As I wrote here I have been experiencing far more PVCs/flutters than normal and actually have my first appointment with a cardiology practice on Monday. Anyway, I am home with all blood work being normal and the doctors seemingly not too concerned about my condition, especially since I am seeing a cardiologist in the very near future.
Don't take your health for granted, even if you're healthy, and never be afraid or hesitant about seeking medical help.
I received a comment from a reader that the WordPress spam filter flagged, which meant I couldn't edit the comment. I either had to approve it or delete it. The post was so filled with spelling and grammatical errors that I chose the latter course of action.
The reader wanted to know why this blog isn't linked elsewhere on the Internet, like Linkedin or Facebook. The simple reason is that I have no presence on "social media." I think that phrase is an oxymoron. I did have a Linkedin profile, but after a few years I realized it was of no value to me at all. Without a STEM degree, or Ph.D. or Ivy League degree, and with not much besides baseball in my profile, I was never going to find a fulfilling and interesting work situation on Linkedin (which I think is a joke) or anywhere else. I also think it's a joke that someone with my skills and experience cannot find such a work situation. Once again, America is drowning in credential-ism and age discrimination.
I think this blog is a great example of my work. I am very proud of it; I just wish it were read by many more people.
Over 95% of Disaffected Musings readers are from the US. That may seem logical to you, but in my previous blog (the one deleted by the Evil Empire, aka Google) almost 15% of the readers were from outside the US. Perhaps that difference simply reflects a contrast in the Blogger and WordPress platforms.
While in my previous blog France and Portugal were the countries with the most readers outside the US, for Disaffected Musings Canada is, by far, the non-US country with the most readers. Once again, that does seem logical for an English language blog written in the US.
"By the mid-1950s, Canada's industry was booming, with new plants and facilities, increased employment and a return to export sales as Canadian manufacturers took advantage of the fact that European makers were still recovering from the war.
But, by the early 1960s, the industry again faced difficulties. US-owned Canadian Big Three branch operations began importing an increasing number of cars and parts from the United States that were not made in Canada. Given the proliferation of styles and models, Canada's plants simply could not keep up with the Canadian consumers' demand for the latest models; they also could not keep up with the latest technological developments, such as the increasing popularity of automatic transmissions.
As a result, in the early 1960s, the [Canadian] federal government embarked on a number of initiatives to boost exports from Canada to the United States, and also to prompt the US car companies — and the American government — to rethink the automotive trade and production relationship between the two countries. After a series of incidents, including a confrontation over imported parts and a tense round of negotiations, what emerged was the 1965 Canada-US Automotive Products Trade Agreement, or Auto Pact.
The Auto Pact was a unique trade regime managed by Canada and the United States, with the active participation of the major manufacturers. In exchange for tariff-free trade in autos and parts between the two countries, the two governments and the auto makers agreed that the Canadian branch plant operations of the Big Three would build as many cars and trucks as they sold in Canada and maintain a base level of spending in the country. In a side-deal between the companies and Ottawa, the manufacturers also agreed to increase their auto investment in Canada for three years, and spend the equivalent of 60 per cent of their sales on Canadian operations.
At the same time, 50 per cent of vehicles exported from Canada to the United States had to be built in Canada, preventing a foreign company from setting up with the sole purpose of re-exporting from Canada into the United States cars built outside North America. A hybrid form of conditional free trade, the Auto Pact created one, continental, unified auto industry. Now, Canadian Big Three plants built for all of North America and American makers could export to Canada duty-free.
As this article later states, the Auto Pact was superseded by a 1989 trade agreement between the US and Canada and, later, by the adoption of NAFTA in 1993. In addition, the Auto Pact was ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization in 1999.
To extreme "free traders" trade agreements of any kind are anathema. They believe in unfettered trade between different companies and consumers of different nations. In general, I believe in free markets, but I also believe that no paradigm is appropriate 100% of the time. I think that, sometimes, Adam Smith's "invisible hand" gets lost. By the way, tariffs are the antithesis of free market capitalism.
From oldcarbrochures.com a picture of a 1966 Studebaker. All model year 1965 and 1966 Studebakers were manufactured in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I actually think this car is quite fetching, but how much of that feeling is really my "defunct make syndrome" I can't say.
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'I Wanted to Show People I Was Smart': Nick Cannon Reflects on Past Controversial Statements and Whether He Censors Himself Now
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Television personality Nick Cannon knows a thing or two about landing in controversy and ultimately getting out–and now he's reflecting on those experiences and how it's impacted the version of himself he plans to be.
In a recent Q&A with ABC News, the Nickelodeon alum reflected on his anti-Semitic scandal, which nearly tarnished his career and how it shifted what he now says in the public eye.
Nick Cannon attends Michael B. Jordan's MBJAM at Dave & Buster's Hollywood on July 27, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Lupus LA)
After taking the time out to "step back and listen," the 40-year-old is now posed to debut in his new nationally syndicated daytime talk show "Nick Cannon," and appears to be taking advantage of his seemingly new lease on his career.
"I listened to so many, and I've grown in any measure now," the actor says of his growth since the controversy sparked in July 2020. He continued, "I've always been someone who is kind of an introvert. But even now, I kind of ponder and meditate and pray before I speak. Before, I was trying to be the first one with the answer. I wanted to show people I was smart."
"I wanted to even prove to my own kids that I have an education and I read two books a week and I do essays. All of that stuff is great. But when you allow your ego to kind of like 'show you how smart I am,' it can definitely come off the wrong way," he added.
When the "Love Don't Cost a Thing" star voiced his divisive remarks on his "Cannon's Class" podcast show, he was met with backlash instantly. He ultimately issued several apologies and met with prominent members of the Jewish community.
Cannon said in the aftermath of his career glitch, "it's all about focusing on our likelihood that we cannot be without the other at any point."
Still, despite a refreshed outlook, Cannon knows there's another possibility of another fallout, but he's prepared. "I'm probably going to get in trouble again for saying something. I would be worried about it if my heart was not in the right place. That's the beauty of people getting to see me every single day. I was joking on my set," he explained.
The father of seven said, "I think I'm just going to put an apology sign where the applause sign goes, because of my humor, my jokes. I love having open and honest conversations but also someone who loves to play devil's advocate, always looking at the other side. I'm just innately that person."
The "Nick Cannon" syndicated daytime talk show is slated to premiere on Fox Television stations. In addition to a variety of guest stars, including Kevin Hart, Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Kandi Burruss, the show is set to be filled with interviews and musical performances. The show airs on Sept. 27.
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Today we're doing our First Looks review for the new Air Force One Nitrogen Powered Irons.
The new Air Force One premium golf equipment brand that is known exclusively to use compressed nitrogen in their product line and holds several patents in the golf sector to market nitrogen products.
The newest addition to the Air Force One line is the AFX Pro Series. The AFX Pro Series replaces the forged Citation players' irons, featuring less offset and a thinner top line. The AFX Pro Series features Nitrogen Charged technology in the 3- and 4- iron and an undercut cavity in the 5- iron thru PW. In addition, the AFX Pro Series has matching muscle back 52-, 56- and 60- degree wedges. The irons are soft cast which produces a soft impact feel and workability.
Nitrogen Charged technology uses nitrogen inside a hallow-back iron supported by 50 pounds of pressure. This allows Air Force One to create a super-thin face wit no internal bracing – creating an enormous sweet spot with no hot or dead spots. It creates incredibly consistent ball flight and distance from club to club.
When I looked at the irons I immediately noticed the satin finish, which looked very appealing and knew that it would be comfortable to look down on at address. They looked very similar to my current big brand name irons as far as the finish goes. They looked like a solid midsize iron with minimal offset and they definitely promoted confidence when looking down on them.
All the shots felt very solid and I could tell that the sweet spot was very large. However, I was unable to get much feedback from mishits because the sweet spot is so big. The club felt solid throughout the swing and I could always feel the club head during my motion.
The irons definitely have a different sound than forged irons and have kind of a "ting" sound. It sounds great when the ball is struck in the middle of the face.
The performance was surprisingly good. Not to name names, but it definitely outperformed other big name golf equipment companies in terms of pure performance. Ball jumps off the face and has a nice penetrating ball flight.
We'll be taking these out on the course for a more in-depth review, but let us know what you think of the clubs so far!


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BEIJING -- French President Emmanuel Macron promised to work together with China on the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing's massive undertaking to create an economic and trade corridor linking Asia and Europe, in a meeting here Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
This is Macron's first visit to China since he took office in May. He and Xi also agreed to pursue a comprehensive and strategic partnership.
The French leader on Monday visited the central Chinese city of Xi'an, a key link in the Belt and Road effort, ahead of the summit in the nation's capital.
In light of the U.S. announcing its exit from the Paris climate accord, Macron stressed that China had a major role to play on climate change. The leaders agreed to cooperate on fighting global warming, as well as on a variety of other fields like aerospace, nuclear power, finance, education and commerce.
Macron was accompanied by over 50 corporate executives. There was speculation that China would place a large plane order with Airbus to reduce trade frictions, but the two sides simply agreed to expand the European aircraft manufacturer's production capacity in China.
Chinese e-retail giant JD.com meanwhile announced plans to purchase 2 billion euros ($2.39 billion) of French products over two years.
On nuclear power, an agreement was reached to step up cooperation on cutting-edge technology and nuclear fuel recycling.


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"John Wayne Is Big Leggy"
If that's the way it's gonna be, get the hell off my TV
If that's the way it's gonna be, get the hell out of my tepee
"Shiny Shiny"
Shanee, Shanee
Sha-sha-shananee.
Shiny, shiny
Bad times behind me.
Shine me. Shine me.
Right down behind me.
Bend down behind me.
Bright and be hiney.