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Voyagers shot at while passing Socotra Island
While on a circumnavigation aboard our 40-foot steel ketch Amaroo, we had a terrifying experience off the island of Socotra. We have had more experiences in one year than most people would have in a lifetime. We have encountered life-threatening situations and experienced fear beyond what we'd ever imagined.
We sailed out of Victoria Harbor, Mahé Island, the Seychelles, on September 16, 1996, bound for Port Aden in Yemen, a distance of 1,460 nautical miles. Before leaving we had discussed route details with other voyagers and, in particular, how close we could come to Socotra Island. The reason for our interest was the mixture of rumors and facts we had heard. Some of these reports included attacks on boats and a yacht missing in the area some years earlier. We found it very hard to ascertain how true and how long ago these incidents had occurred. Sailing directions, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, sixth edition, has this to say about Socotra Island: "The character of the natives in the past has been belligerent . . . vessels are advised to stay well clear of the island."
Socotra Island is part of Yemen, and our route at the closest point was 12 nautical miles from the island. Other voyagers had mentioned they were going to stay approximately 50 nautical miles off the island, but we wanted to reduce our sailing time. Our sail from the Seychelles had been uneventful. We had sighted some magnificent whales that came quite close to the boat, plus a few containerships. Nine days after leaving the Seychelles we could see the smoky silhouette of Socotra; it was late afternoon, the breeze dropped off, and the sea flattened to a milky calm. We started the motor, and although we like to sail it was a nice change after days spent on a fairly uncomfortable sea. We made the most of the of the beautiful sunset from our favorite spots on deck, and we savored our cold drinks as we took in what had started to be a lovely evening.
We settled into our usual routine. I started cooking while Allan went over some charts as well as keeping an eye on the radar. We wondered how the other yachts, also en route from the Seychelles, were doing, in particular a young guy from the Seychelles making his first trip out to sea as crew on a American sloop. We tried to call various boats on the VHF and HF radio but hadn't made contact with any on this particular voyage, so we had given up a few days earlier.
Around 1900 that evening curses blasted over VHF channel 16 in poorly pronounced English. We both stared at each other, not saying a word. Here we were off Socotra Island, and I wondered if our immediate concern was the result of the many stories we had previously heard. As the swearing continued and no other English or foreign words were uttered, it seemed more and more suspicious. Their foreign accents were hard to distinguish but very loud.
We both went back to what we were doing and attempted to ignore the radio. Only a few minutes had passed when we heard what sounded like a humming noise muffled by the sound of our own engine. Before I could say anything, Allan burst through the companionway quicker than I'd ever seen him move. Usually I'm on deck just as quickly, but this time I felt uneasy and stayed below.
Allan quickly moved from our center cockpit onto the deck, his eyes piercing the darkness, trying to distinguish where the noise was coming from, while I switched off our internal lights to make it easier for him to see. When he returned to the cockpit he called out, "Turn the spotlight on. I still can't see." I could hardly see myselfthe numerous switches near our chart table were very dimly lit by the soft glow radiating from our chart plotter, our only light. I finally found the spotlight switch and told him it was on. He leaned over the steering wheel, undid the spotlight, and stood back in the cockpit. He flicked the main switch on and scanned the darkness with the spotlight's strong beam. As he swung the light to the stern of Amaroo he could see a dark hump. There were no navigation lights on this wooden vessel, which seemed to be 400 to 500 meters away. Since the bow faced our stern, Allan found it hard to estimate the size of the boat.
Allan tried to steady the light on its bow so as to get a better look at the boat. With that two shots were firedthe sound rang out along our steel hullas the bullets hit.I was terrified and felt a mixture of shock and disbelief. My immediate thought was, "What if Allan gets shot?" I was just about to tell him to get down when he tore the spotlight cable out of its socket with such force he crashed to the floor of the cockpit. The light was now out and Amaroo was in a cover of darkness, as was our pursuer. Within a second Allan came diving into the saloon from the cockpit, barely touching the stairs. I was huddled between the galley cupboards and the engine room door trying to stay behind as much steel as possible and away from the unprotected companionway entrance.
Everything was happening around me, and I was so frightened. My mind started racing with a confusion of thoughts: Are they going to board us? What do they want? How many of them are there? Should I get up and put a Mayday call out?
I felt both vulnerable and helpless until Allan forced me back to the reality of the immediate situation by saying, "Gerry, help me get the flares out, quick. We haven't much timeget the flares." He pulled out the stairs, under which sat our abandon ship bag. We tore at the nylon bag, breaking the zipper in the frenzy and upending the total contents. A sealed plastic container held 20 various forms of flares, now to be used as our weapons of defense. We had no otherchoice,andifweattractedaship, welland good, though we didn't think of anything but defense at the time.
In the dim light we fumbled through the flares, eventually finding a rocket flare. Not having time, Allan only pulled the trigger end cap off the flare. I could hear the boat getting closer and started to feel a growing sense of panic. Allan took out the safety pin on the flare and held it above his head while facing out of the companionway and then squeezed the trigger. The flare exploded and must have hit the water soon after as we could hear a hissing, bubbling noise. Allan scrambled over me and through the engine room door; he increased the engine revs to full throttle. Our automatic steering is inadequate at this speed and causes the boat to fishtail through the water. As Allan came out of the engine room another shot was fired. I was fumbling through the flares trying to find another rocket flare. We were sure they were still behind us, and Allan's earlier reassurances of, "Gerry it's going to be okay, don't panic, we'll get through this," had lost their power.
Allan removed both caps from the second rocket flare, pulled the safety cord, and aimed at a 45° angle from the companionway. This time we heard a loud thud that was totally different from the first time. The sea was still calm, and we only had one rocket flare left. We agreed we would keep this last flare and use it only if we were boarded. Allan pulled the bigger of his two knives from the grab bag and placed it on the seat under the chart table. The thought of having to use the knife made me feel sick.
We still couldn't tell if Allan had hit the boat, nor could we go up on deck to find out. I was still huddled in my spot wondering what we were going to do next. Allan moved closer and we huddled together, waiting for what seemed like hours but was probably only half an hour. We were surprised and pleased that we had not heard any more shots and wondered why. Maybe the combination of our fishtailing and rocket flares made it hard to come alongside and board. The other possibility is they did not expect any resistance and were concerned about these flares at even closer range. Whatever the case, we didn't sleep that night for fear of their return. We discussed how lucky we were to have those rocket flares, a steel hull, andmost importantour lives.
Instead of heading for Aden as first planned, we headed for Al Mukalla in Yemen, which was closer, in order to inform the authorities of what happened. We were not sure if this boat was from Socotra, and even if it wasn't we assumed the authorities would investigate or at the very least make some inquiries. We received a warm welcome on arrival in Al Mukalla, but communications problems didn't help our cause. We became very frustrated when one guy said, "You look good, not hurt, no problem." Whether they don't want to know or there are just too many problems with internal communications and trying to carry out an investigation, we don't know.
We got plenty of assistance with obtaining diesel and anything else relating to provisioning, but explaining that our lives had been endangered fell on deaf ears. We have since talked to people voyaging near Socotra within two months of the time we were there. One said that over their radio came voices saying, "We are going to kill you." The other boat said they had their radio off but heard gunfire and saw lights about 90 miles south of Socotra.
Gerry Heitkonig and Allan Lear are currently in Paphos, Cyprus, continuing their circumnavigation.


From this Thursday April 6 on, visitors and ecotourism service providers will be able to perform recreation and contemplation activities inside the protected area.
Bogota, April 2 2017. –U'wa´s community and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia agreed the temporary reopening of the Parque Nacional Natural el Cocuy to the visitors and ecotourism service providers, as well as the implementation of an environmental impact study, which should be presented during the following 6 months.
The agreement was the result of the meeting of the Intercultural Roundtable of dialogue with the U'wa´s community, which took place last Sunday in Cubará, Boyaca and, in which the Environmental and Sustainable Development Minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo; the director of Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, Julia Miranda; the Vice Minister of Interior, Luis Ernesto Gómez; the Governor of Boyaca, Carlos Andrés Amaya Rodríguez and  Bladimir Moreno, the President of Asouwa, participated.
According to Julia Miranda Londoño "this agreement is a very constructive dialogue given that the protection of the park comes first. The measurements that we take will be beneficial for the park".
From April 6 it will be possible to perform activities of recreation and contemplation inside the protected area of the Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy, such as: walks, tours surrounding the glacier, and use the three paths for enjoying the landscape, take photos and make noncommercial videos, perform interpretative hiking and flora and fauna observation, among others.
– Ritacuba: from 4.000 m s.n.m height to the edge of the glacier Ritacuba Blanco peak, with a length of 5.000 m inside the park.
– Laguna Grande de la Sierra: starts at the place known as la Cuchumba, to the edge of the glacier of the Pico Cóncavo, with a length of 9.400 m inside the park.
– Lagunillas Pulpito: from 4.000 m s.n.m height above the Sisuma shed, and passing through the Hotelito to the surroundings of the Pico Pulpito del Diablo peak, with a length of 4.500 m inside the park.
These paths will only provide load capacity for 49, 175 and 82 tourists daily.
From now on, it is forbidden that the tourists stay overnight inside the protected area, the entrance to the park will be allowed from 5 to 9 am, the departure time will be allowed from 1 to 6 pm, after this time there should be no tourists in the area.
Inside Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy will only be provided ecotouristic services related to visitor´s group guidance, and the providers of these services acquire obligations such as, setting the advertisement guidelines according to the services provided, provide the information that is required by the touristic authorities, and comply the rules of conservation of the environment, among others.
-Do not climb with women during the gestation period, people with respiratory or cardiovascular issues and over 65 years old.
– During the process of climbing, in case of dizziness, experiencing headache, cough, or respiratory congestion, you should make rest stops. If you continue experiencing this symptoms descend immediately. This could be the beginning of a lung or brain edema, which could be life threating.
–When poor visibility, wait until the conditions improve and seek orientation by the mountain signalization: stone men or monks.
– Use glasses with UV protection.
– Hydrate yourself, minimum 4 liters of water per day.
– Despite the weather conditions, use sunscreen with protection over 50.
– Carry impermeable clothes and boots.
– Do not leave the group, remember not to be alone.
– Carry a first-aid kit.
– If you have any diseases or if you are taking any medication, see your doctor before the trip.


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Have new employees joined your organization? Others have left or changed positions?
To update your user base, you need to update your user file. If you need help, you can find information about creating a user file in this article.
If you do not have a user file you can download it from the platform by clicking on the "Gear" button -> Organization Administration -> Manage users -> Export list.
Add a user: Add a line to your user file and fill in the required information (first name, last name, email address, role(s) and permission profile). You can also add his/her ID (if you use any within your organization), job title and phone number.
Delete a user: Remove his/her line in the user file.
Change a user's company position: Update the "Role ID" column.
Once your user file is updated, you need to upload it to the platform.
To do so, go to the "Organization Administration," then to "Manager users" and click on "Upload a file of users."
By default, the simulation mode is activated. In the first place, we strongly recommend you upload your user file in simulation mode. This will allow you to check there are no errors in your file that could apply unwanted changes to the user base of your platform. Once your file is uploaded, you will receive an email stating the changes that were made in the user base according to your updated user file.
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Kompany will be making its data available in English to UK-based companies, the international company information service announced today. In addition, it is also launching a local website in Germany to provide in-depth reports on German companies.
For those that aren't clued up about kompany, it's an online service which provides access to corporate background details "including company profiles, credit-worthiness, legal status and other shareholder data." It currently includes information on over 21 million companies from more than 20 countries.
Today's roll-out could be an important bridging gap for companies that either trade or are thinking about trading with their overseas counter-parts. As a matter of fact, trading globally means you can never be too careful whether an overseas company is financially and legally safe to do business with. In this context, using kompany can be a useful way to check the legitimacy of a potential partner.
The site itself is rather simple to use and isn't too overwhelming or cluttered with financial data and technical jargon. In other words, it is keeping the SME market in mind – an audience that might have have been sidelined from this type of information by cost, language or accessibility.
Using the service to look up information on a company is free, but obtaining government content from sources such as the UK's Companies House will come at a cost, which could vary depending on what type of information you require. It's important to note that company reports are instantly delivered in English to UK users, regardless of which host country the data is accessed from.
To generate its reports, the service aggregates content from several sources, including official government information and private credit rating agencies – the first time this depth of information has been available on a cross-border basis, says kompany.
Speaking exclusively to TNW, co-CEOs Russell E. Perry and Bernhard Hoetzl explained that they are looking to expand the service from 20 countries to 30 by next year, and increase the number of full localised offers from 3 to 10. It's an important step for the Austrian-based outfit, who was only founded in late February of this year and went through 2 rounds of funding for an amount over €1.1 million ($1.4m).
Kompany's current focus goes in two directions: product development and sustainable business model. Perry and Hoetzl both emphasise that they wanted to provide a service which gave current data at no cost. They say the idea was born out of self need; as entrepreneurs themselves, the team shared the same focal point of grievance.
Kompany is now setting its sights on the bigger picture, and greater depths of data will be added over the coming months, including information on US businesses. In addition, it also plans to grow globally and provide access to 100 million company listings by 2015.


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Minister's £340k free schools flop revealed
A trust set up by a Conservative peer and former policy supremo of David Cameron was handed £340,000 for two free school projects that never even got off the ground.
The Floreat Education Academies Trust, founded by the now health minister Lord James O'Shaughnessy, received the cash to set up new primary schools in London – but the plans were abandoned in March last year.
The primaries are among 44 free school projects cancelled without teaching a single pupil between 2013-14, and 2016-17.
Schools Week can reveal the cancelled schemes were handed £8.7 million in funding from the Department for Education – cash which will not be recouped and has now been written off.
DfE spent £115m on doomed free schools, UTCs and studio schools by AAA Office 14 August 2018 The Department for Education spent more than £115 million on…
Doomed Perry Beeches academy trust had a £1.5 million deficit by AAA Office 12 June 2018 The controversial Perry Beeches academy trust had a £1.5 million…
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Academies minister cuts links with MAT he founded by AAA Office 17 September 2018 The minister who oversees the academy system is cutting his…
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If travel is about stepping outside of your comfort zone, then on day one of our coast to coast mountain bike ride in Costa Rica, we scored an A+.
We set out for an adventure and got it in spades. Riding through soft sand on the Caribbean coast, along railway tracks, across rivers, over a scarily open railway bridge, and part way along the main cross-country highway added up to a challenging and exhilarating adventure.
Costa Rica is a hilly country, flat on the coast and extremely mountainous in between, a small nation in Central America, bordered by Panama to the south and Nicaragua to the north. It's famous for its surf and for being green, a world-leader in the use of renewable energy.
Being small means it's possible to cycle from coast to coast on a short adventure holiday, from the super laidback Caribbean to the buzzing, surf mecca of the Pacific, passing through the lush, fertile interior, the banana, sugar cane, pineapple and coffee growing plantations.
And that's how we planned our holiday – cycling up front, doing the hard yards first, then catching some waves at its famous surf breaks to round off our trip.
An idyllic looking start on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast and the beginning of an exciting mountain bike adventure.
Our bike ride started in the port city of Limon, on the Caribbean coast, waves whipping up as we cruised along the beach front under the shade of the palm trees. We cycled on the sand on a very ill-defined track, the sand a bit too soft in places to push our wheels through. My groans of frustration were audible, gritting my teeth as I tried in vain to keep some forward momentum.
Soft sand was the least of our challenges.
When our guide Mau told us that we'd need to ride on railway tracks for about four kilometres, it didn't register that we'd actually be riding on the sleepers, not along the side of the track. It was a major jolt to the system, and I admit to feeling a bit scared, especially when Mau casually added that the tracks are still in use by the odd, slow train.
My anxiety level ratcheted up several notches when, as we made our way towards the track, a train came flying by, travelling at a speedy 60km/hour. Even Mau was surprised at how fast the train shot past.
Riding in a straight line in a narrow, confined space is not my forte, so it was a very stop-start venture, both frustrating and exhilarating, as we bumped and bounced along the tracks between the sleepers and rocks. Howler monkeys screeching from the trees terrified me, as I immediately thought it was the sound of a train approaching.
The most terrifying part however was the Stand By Me moment (remember the 1986 film starring River Phoenix? ) where we had to cross a bridge, the river below clearly visible between the big, timber sleepers.
I'm afraid of heights and there was no barrier to hang onto, nowhere to hide if a train suddenly appeared. So, it was with great trepidation and a pounding heart that I carefully and very slowly wheeled my bike across the track with the help of our guide. No looking down, just focussing on putting one step in front of the other. I almost cried with relief when we safely reached the other side.
I couldn't believe we actually had to ride on the railway tracks! It was a slow, very bumpy ride.
Super relieved after a scary bridge crossing with big wide, open sleepers and a 'don't look down' to the river below.
Next up was another first for the both of us – a river crossing. I nailed crossing number one, but somehow lost my balance as I attempted the second and slammed into the rocks, my bike falling on top of me. Ouch.
The rest of the day we rode along dusty backroads and by day's end, as we arrived at camp, all sweaty and muddy with a few cuts and bruises, I was totally exhausted but impressed with what we'd accomplished.
Riding through back roads of rural Costa Rica – lush, tropical countryside and hot, humid conditions.
Beautiful view of Turrialba from our hilltop hotel.
There were just the two of us on this adventure, JJ and I, plus our cycling guide, Mau, and our support car driver, Darwin. For the most part Darwin was able to drive behind us, or cruise ahead and select a shady rest spot where we could top up our water.
The riding distances each day were not onerous, however the terrain was challenging and the humid weather energy-sapping. On day two, we rode about 48 kilometres to a stunning hilltop hotel overlooking Turrialba volcano. It doesn't sound far but 40 of those kilometres were uphill, along winding, narrow roads, sometimes with big trucks and buses whizzing past, with little room for error. Our longest day topped 60 kilometres.
The adrenaline kicked in constantly: we crossed a swing bridge (not great if you don't love heights), had to get off and walk up and over the top of what felt like the world's steepest hill, and on the one occasion where we battled rain and wild winds, we were rewarded with the most stunning rainbow as we descended into a very picturesque valley.
Crossing the suspension bridge, a shortcut for locals into the town of Orisi, carved about 5km off our bike ride.
At one stage we had to abandon our bikes and walk, the terrain was so steep and rocky.
Our journey took us through rural areas of Costa Rica, cycling through small communities, largely populated by farmers, and across the continental divide at an altitude of 2,300 metres. For the most part it was very hot and humid (winter is the dry season) until we reached our highest spot, where the temperature plummeted and the cloud and mist moved in, reducing visibility to dangerous levels.
As we rode through towns such as Siquirres, Orisi, Santa Maria de Dota we encountered very few other travellers – only two other biking groups in Orisi – but we cycled past plenty of local riders. With its hilly terrain, mountain biking is a popular sport in Costa Rica. Our guides both shared tales of cycling trips they'd done from Costa Rica to Mexico, through Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, riding up to 200 kilometres a day.
The small towns in Costa Rica generally had a central soccer field where the locals gravitated.
Pineapple plantations on our coast to coast mountain bike ride in Costa Rica.
Hillside coffee plantations which are sprinkled with palm trees to shade the coffee plants. While we rode past a lot of coffee growing areas, oddly enough a good cup of coffee was hard to come by in Costa Rica.
The other big sport in Costa Rica is soccer and in each village we rode through the same spectacle unfolded – a soccer field in the heart of town with kids kicking a ball around, not far from the main local church. In one village we had time to visit the oldest church in the country and stumbled upon a local wedding.
Our guides provided great insight into Costa Rican history and culture. Their English was excellent, our Spanish non-existent, and they made it their job to teach us a few key Spanish phrases.
Our accommodation varied from sophisticated campsite to functional local hotels (no big hotel chains in the countryside) and we either had trackside picnic lunches or ate at local restaurants along the way.
It's the most adventurous cycling trip we've ever been on and we loved the diversity of the terrain. On our final day as we wound our way down a rocky mountain track, we could see our destination in the distance, the Pacific coast tantalisingly close. With sweat streaming down our faces, bright red from the exertion, we dreamed of dunking ourselves in the ocean.
As a last hurrah, as we made our final river crossing amid the stultifying heat, our guide threw himself into the water, helmet and all.
The ultimate cool down after riding in super steamy weather.
Our trip ended in the beautiful seaside town of Manuel Antonio, the perfect place to wind down, and plonk ourselves on the beach for a well-deserved pina colada happy hour.
Our trip ended in Manuel Antonio, a beautiful relaxing beach on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica, a wonderful place to wind down after our adventurous coast to coast mountain bike ride.
We travelled with Coast to Coast Adventures in Costa Rica. While we didn't book directly through them (unfortunately we used an intermediary travel agent) we found them to be extremely professional and well organised. Our guide and support crew were very personable, helpful and easy going and we would highly recommend travelling with Coast to Coast Adventures.
Diana created Suitcase & Sneakers to capture her adventures hiking, biking and surfing around the world. She often dreams of relaxing holidays sipping cocktails by the beach but usually ends up actively exploring remote locations.


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Denis O. Lamoureux (born May 27, 1954) holds a professorial chair of science and religion at St. Joseph's College at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has doctoral degrees in dentistry, theology, and biology. The author of Evolutionary Creation and of I Love Jesus and I Accept Evolution, he has also written  (along with Phillip E. Johnson) Darwinism Defeated? The Johnson-Lamoureux Debate on Biological Origins, on the creation–evolution controversy (Regent College, 1999).

Lamoureux, an evangelical Christian and a former Young-Earth creationist, calls himself  an evolutionary creationist, and lectures and writes widely on the topic.
Lamoureux has been involved in several public debates with prominent creationists and atheists. He has also been involved in a televised debate moderated by Steve Paikin of TV Ontario.

In an important new contribution, Evolution: Scripture and Nature say Yes Lamoureux has argued for a return to what he calls the original meaning of Intelligent Design, which he defines as "the belief that beauty, complexity and functionality in nature point toward an Intelligent Designer." Lamoureux argues that Intelligent Design should properly be understood as a religious (metaphysical) belief, not a scientific one. Therefore, he denies the claim by proponents of "Intelligent Design Theory" such as Michael Behe that it is scientifically testable as a process distinct from evolution. Instead, Intelligent Design should be understood as fully consistent with the evolution of life by mutation and natural selection operating through natural processes, because these processes are ultimately controlled by God.

In his latest book, The Bible & Ancient Science: Principles of Interpretation (2020), Lamoureux presents evidence for an ancient scientific understanding in the Bible, which removes the need for what he calls scientific concordism, the attempt to match the Bible with modern science. Lamoureux teaches that since the ancient Jewish people believed - and revealed in their Scriptures - in ancient scientific concepts like the firmament, a three-tier universe, and a geocentric universe, to name a few, modern Christians should not try to align the Bible with science, thus freeing them to enjoy the splendors of modern science. Lamoureux argues that being freed from scientific concordism does not deny a devout reverence for Scripture. For example, he teaches that each time nature is used in Scripture, particularly in the Old Testament, it is simply the incidental circumstances used by the Holy Spirit to reveal inerrant spiritual truths. Lamoureux calls this the Message-Incident Principle. Similarly, Lamoureux teaches that the Holy Spirit accommodates by coming down to the level of the ancient writers and readers, for they would not understand modern scientific concepts. The spiritual message is what was important. He calls this Biblical Accommodation. Lamoureux displays his reverence for Scripture by using the term inerrancy over a hundred times and feels his principles of biblical interpretation are a more honest approach to the Bible.

Publications
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References

External links
 Denis Lamoureux at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta
 Lecture on "Beyond the Evolution vs. Creation Debate"

1954 births
Living people
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Place of birth missing (living people)
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Academic staff of the University of Alberta

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Q: Facebook Graph API - Get post_id for posted photo Is there a way to get the post_id for the resulting post on the wall / feed (e.g. 987654321_123456789) after publishing a photo to /photos instead of the photo object_id (e.g. 334455667788)?
When we call the https://graph.facebook.com/page_id/photos recource to publish a photo, the returned ID (JSON response) will be the object_id of the photo
The only way I could think of was to get the entire feed since posting the picture (in case someone else made a post in between) and then getting the post_id for the post that has the object_id == photo_id. That seems a little crude though..
"A way" means it could be FQL (fql=Select...), a search query(search?q=...) or any basic graph resource that I haven't thought of that will provide the exact information.
(We're using Jersey and Jackson to interact with the Facebook Graph API.)
Thanks!

A: Im setting his as "answered" as there really seems to be no other way than the described one:

The only way I could think of was to get the entire feed since posting the picture (in case someone else made a post in between) and then getting the post_id for the post that has the object_id == photo_id. That seems a little crude though..

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Niederstetten () ist eine Stadt in Hohenlohe im fränkischen Nordosten von Baden-Württemberg, die dem Main-Tauber-Kreis angehört.

Geographie
Niederstetten liegt im Tal des Vorbachs, eines Nebenflusses der Tauber.

Stadtgliederung
Zu Niederstetten gehören die folgenden Stadtteile: Adolzhausen, Herrenzimmern, Niederstetten, Oberstetten, Pfitzingen, Rinderfeld, Rüsselhausen, Vorbachzimmern, Wermutshausen und Wildentierbach.

 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Adolzhausen das Dorf Adolzhausen () mit den abgegangenen Ortschaften Dunkenrod (mit Adolzhausen vereinigt), Lindlein (?), Radolzhausen, Reckertsfelden und Schöntal.
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Herrenzimmern das Dorf Herrenzimmern () mit dem Gehöft Untere Mühle () sowie die abgegangenen Ortschaften Greifenbronn und Helmpach.
 Zu Niederstetten die Kernstadt Niederstetten () mit dem Wohnplatz Am Flugplatz (), den Weilern Eichhof (), Ermershausen () und Sichertshausen (), dem Wohnplatz Haltenbergstetten (), dem Gehöft Rehhof () und den Häusern Dreischwingen () und Neuweiler () sowie der abgegangenen Ortschaft Schafhof.
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Oberstetten das Dorf Oberstetten () mit dem Weiler Weilerhof (), dem Gehöft Höllhof (; teilweise auch zu Wildentierbach) und den Häusern Fuggersmühle (), Reutalmühle () und Stegmühle ().
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Pfitzingen das Dorf Pfitzingen ().
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Rinderfeld das Dorf Rinderfeld () mit den Weilern Dunzendorf () und Streichental () sowie den abgegangenen Ortschaften Kunzenweiler und Wieset.
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Rüsselhausen das Dorf Rüsselhausen ().
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Vorbachzimmern das Dorf Vorbachzimmern ().
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Wermutshausen das Dorf Wermutshausen () mit dem Weiler Ebertsbronn () sowie den abgegangenen Ortschaften Hohenweiler und Raweg (Lage wird nur in Wermutshausen vermutet).
 Zur ehemaligen Gemeinde Wildentierbach das Dorf Wildentierbach () mit den Weilern Hachtel (), Heimberg () und Wolkersfelden (), dem Hof Schönhof (), dem Wohnplatz Landturm () und dem Gehöft Höllhof (; teilweise auch zu Oberstetten).

Schutzgebiete
In Niederstetten gibt es vier Landschafts- und drei Naturschutzgebiete:
 Landschaftsschutzgebiet Gewann Sensen und Tal nordöstlich Eichswiesen: 4,8 ha; Gemarkung Niederstetten; seit 1992.
 Landschaftsschutzgebiet Niederstetten: 1786,0 ha; Gemarkung Niederstetten; seit 1992.
 Landschaftsschutzgebiet Weikersheim: 2718,0 ha; Gemarkungen Bad Mergentheim, Creglingen, Niederstetten und Weikersheim; seit 1993.
 Landschaftsschutzgebiet Creglingen: 2027,9 ha; Gemarkungen Creglingen, Niederstetten und Weikersheim; seit 1997.
 Naturschutzgebiet Erlenbruchwald beim Lichteler Landturm: 0,84 ha; Stadt Niederstetten, Gemarkung Rinderfeld
 Naturschutzgebiet Oberrimbacher Erdfälle: 71,2 ha; Stadt Creglingen, Gemarkung Oberrimbach, Stadt Niederstetten, Gemarkung Wildentierbach und Stadt Schrozberg, Gemarkung Spielbach, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall
 Naturschutzgebiet Wildentierbacher Berg: 37,5 ha; Stadt Niederstetten, Gemarkung Niederstetten

Die FFH-Gebiete Taubergrund Weikersheim-Niederstetten und Jagsttal Langenburg-Mulfingen liegen teilweise auf der Gemarkung von Niederstetten. Daneben gibt es auf dem Gebiet der Stadt Niederstetten insgesamt 49 als Naturdenkmal geschützte Objekte.

Daneben liegen noch neun Wasserschutzgebiete in der Gemarkung der Stadt Niederstetten.

Flächenaufteilung

Nach Daten des Statistischen Landesamtes, Stand 2014.

Geschichte

Mittelalter
Niederstetten wurde im Jahre 780 in einem Zehntstreit zwischen dem Bischof Wolfgar von Würzburg und dem Abt Ratgar von Kloster Fulda in den Traditiones Fuldenses, dem Schenkungsbuch des Klosters Fulda, erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. Während der Zeit der Stammesherzogtümer lag der Ort im Herzogtum Franken. 1367 wurden dem Ort von Kaiser Karl IV. die Stadtrechte verliehen. Die Geschichte Niederstettens ist mit der um das Jahr 1200 erbauten Burg, dem jetzigen Schloss Haltenbergstetten, eng verbunden. Zunächst durch lehnsrechtlich bedingten Besitzwechsel im Mittelalter. Im Jahre 1366 wurden Burg und Stadt durch den Götz von Hohenlohe-Speckfeld erworben, dessen Geschlecht 1412 ausstarb.

Neuzeit
Im 16. Jahrhundert wurde die Burg zum Schloss Haltenbergstetten umgebaut. Durch Erbschaft folgten nach den Herren zu Hohenlohe die Grafen von Castell, die Schenken von Limpurg, die Herren von Rosenberg und Hatzfeld (1641–1794), das Hochstift Würzburg und ab 1803 die Fürsten zu Hohenlohe-Jagstberg, die das Schloss Haltenbergstetten bis heute besitzen. 1806 fiel die Stadt im Zuge der Mediatisierung an das Königreich Württemberg, wo sie ab 1810 zum Oberamt Gerabronn (ab 1934 Kreis Gerabronn) gehörte und nach dessen Auflösung 1938 während der NS-Zeit in Württemberg dem Landkreis Mergentheim zugeschlagen wurde. Nach Pierer's Universal-Lexikon hieß der Ort bis 1807 Haltenbergstetten.

Im April 1945 wurde Niederstetten durch Angriffe amerikanischer Jagdbomber und Artilleriebeschuss zur Hälfte zerstört.

Da Niederstetten nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Teil der Amerikanischen Besatzungszone geworden war, gehörte die Stadt somit seit 1945 zum neu gegründeten Land Württemberg-Baden, das 1952 im jetzigen Bundesland Baden-Württemberg aufging.

Gemeindereform
Im Zuge der Gemeindereform in Baden-Württemberg wurden am 1. Januar 1972 die Gemeinden Oberstetten, Pfitzingen und Vorbachzimmern nach Niederstetten eingemeindet. Am 1. Februar 1972 folgten Rinderfeld und Wildentierbach, am 1. April 1972 Adolzhausen, am 1. Juli 1972 Herrenzimmern und Rüsselshausen und am 1. Januar 1974 Wermutshausen.
Der Landkreis Mergentheim wurde aufgelöst und Niederstetten kam mit all seinen Ortsteilen am 1. Januar 1973 zum neugebildeten Main-Tauber-Kreis (zunächst für ein Jahr unter der Bezeichnung Tauberkreis).

Einwohnerentwicklung
Die Gesamtbevölkerung der Stadt Niederstetten entwickelte sich wie folgt:

Quellen: Gemeindeverzeichnis und Angaben des Statistischen Landesamtes

Religionen

Jüdische Gemeinde Niederstetten
Bereits im Mittelalter lebten Juden in Niederstetten. Die Entstehung der neuzeitlichen jüdische Gemeinde geht in die Zeit des 17. Jahrhunderts zurück. Diese bestand bis zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus.

Politik

Gemeinderat
Der Gemeinderat hat normalerweise 18 ehrenamtliche Mitglieder, die für fünf Jahre gewählt werden. Die Gemeinderäte führen die Bezeichnung Stadtrat. Die Zahl der Mitglieder kann sich durch Ausgleichssitze erhöhen (gesamt 2019: 19 Sitze; 2014: 19). Hinzu kommt der Bürgermeister als stimmberechtigter Gemeinderatsvorsitzender.

Dabei garantiert die Unechte Teilortswahl den Ortsteilen eine festgelegte Anzahl von Sitzen: Aus dem Hauptort Niederstetten kommen mindestens neun Gemeinderäte, aus den weiteren neun Ortsteilen – Adolzhausen, Herrenzimmern, Oberstetten, Pfitzingen, Rinderfeld, Rüsselhausen, Vorbachzimmern, Wermutshausen und Wildentierbach – kommt jeweils mindestens ein Gemeinderat.

Die Kommunalwahl 2019 führte zu folgendem Ergebnis (in Klammern: Unterschied zu 2014):

Bürgermeisterin
Heike Naber wurde am 4. Februar 2018 zur Bürgermeisterin von Niederstetten gewählt. Bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 68,0 % hat Naber die Wahl mit 54,8 % gegen sechs weitere Bewerber für sich entscheiden können. Naber hat ihren Dienst am 2. Mai 2018 im Rathaus Niederstetten angetreten.

Nach verschiedenen kommunalrechtlichen Verstößen durch Naber hat das Landratsamt Main-Tauber-Kreis am 27. April 2021 eine vorläufige Dienstenthebung gegen die Bürgermeisterin ausgesprochen. Erster Bürgermeister-Stellvertreter ist Harald Dietz, dem seit der vorläufigen Dienstenthebung Nabers die Führung der Amtsgeschäfte obliegt. Der Gemeinderat hat Simon Michler, den bisherigen Bürgermeister von Edingen-Neckarhausen zum Amtsverweser ab dem 1. Oktober 2022 gewählt.

Der Verwaltungsgerichtshof in Mannheim hat in seiner letztinstanzlichen Entscheidung die vorläufige Amtsenthebung von Bürgermeisterin Naber für rechtswidrig erklärt und eine Revision gegen das Urteil nicht zugelassen. Nach Rechtskraft des Urteils kann Bürgermeisterin Naber auf ihre Stelle zurückkehren.

Siehe auch: Liste der Bürgermeister der Stadt Niederstetten

Wappen
Die Blasonierung des Wappens lautet: In Blau eine silberne Burg mit durchgehender gequaderter Zinnenmauer und zwei Zinnentürmen mit roten Spitzdächern, zwischen ihnen auf gestufter Zinne an schwarzem Mast eine rotsilberne Hissflagge, das Tor belegt mit einem fünfmal von Rot und Silber gespaltenen Schild.

Städtepartnerschaft
Die Stadt unterhält seit 1996 partnerschaftliche Beziehungen zu Le Plessis-Bouchard im Val-d'Oise in Frankreich. Mindestens dreimal im Jahr werden gegenseitige Besuche organisiert.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

Kulturdenkmale

Theater
Niederstetten verfügt über vier Theaterbühnen, die für verschiedene Aufführungen genutzt werden.

Freilichtspiele
Seit 1991 finden alle zwei Jahre Freilichtspiele im Tempele statt, einem romantischen Ausläufer des ehemaligen Schlossgartens von Schloss Haltenbergstetten. Dabei sind ca. 30 Amateurschauspieler aus der Region beteiligt.

Russland-Deutsches Theater
Seit 1993 hat sich in Niederstetten das Russland-Deutsche Theater des Schauspielerehepaares Viktoria Gräfenstein und David Winkenstern niedergelassen. Dieses Theater ging aus dem ehemaligen Deutschen Theater in Alma-Ata hervor, dem einzigen deutschsprachigen Theater der ehemaligen Sowjetunion. Als Spielstätte nutzt das Theater das Amtshaus Oberstetten.

Theaterfreunde Herrenzimmern e. V.
Seit 2009 gibt es die Theaterfreunde im Teilort Herrenzimmern, die zusammen mit dem Männergesangverein als Veranstalter jährlich im Januar/Februar einen Dreiakter auf die Bühne bringen. Die Theaterfreunde sind eine reine Laienschauspielgruppe, die sich auf humorvolles Dorftheater spezialisiert hat. An drei Wochenenden finden insgesamt zwischen vier und sechs Veranstaltungen vor jeweils ca. 100 Zuschauern statt. Seit 2014 sind die Theaterfreunde Herrenzimmern ein eingetragener Verein.

Kult
Das Kult ist eine Spielstätte für Konzerte, Kleinkunst, Kabarett-Veranstaltungen und anderes. In dem Gebäude ist ebenfalls die Mediothek Niederstetten untergebracht.

Rad- und Wanderwege
Der etwa 180 km lange Jakobsweg Main-Taubertal führt durch Niederstetten.

Niederstetten liegt am Radweg Liebliches Taubertal – der Sportive.

Museen
In Niederstetten sind das Heimatmuseum, das Albert-Sammt-Museum und ein Jagdmuseum angesiedelt. Im Ortsteil Wermutshausen befindet sich ein Weinbaumuseum. Zum Gedenken an den halbjährigen Aufenthalt Eduard Mörikes von September 1843 bis April 1844 bei seinem Freund, Pfarrer Wilhelm Hartlaub, wurde 1960 im Pfarrhaus Wermutshausen eine Mörike-Gedenkstube eingerichtet.

Bauwerke
 Schloss Haltenbergstetten mit Prinzessinnenhaus
 Der Firmensitz der BASS GmbH & Co. KG wurde 2006 mit dem Hugo-Häring-Preis ausgezeichnet.

Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
 Rossmarkt am Donnerstag nach dem zweiten Montag im Januar.
 Herbstfest am letzten Septemberwochenende
 Weihnachtsmarkt (Anfang Dezember)

Alte Schule Niederstetten
Die Alte Schule Niederstetten ist eine modellhafte Kreativwerkstatt für Jugendliche sowie ein Tagungszentrum. Fachkräfte aus verschiedenen Kreativberufen bieten in dem ehemaligen, komplett renovierten Schulgebäude Kurse aus den Bereichen Theater, Tanz, Film und Studiotechnik an. Es ist eine Aus- und Fortbildungsstätte des Landesamateurtheaterverbandes Baden-Württemberg und verfügt unter anderem über ein eigenes Tonstudio.

Naherholung
Eine Kneipp-Anlage befindet sich im Stadt- und Sportpark Schlosswiesen.

Naturdenkmale
Lenzeiche bei Sichertshausen. Eiche mit abgestützten Ästen und einem BHU von 6,75 m (2015).

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Niederstetten, insbesondere der Ortsteil Vorbachzimmern, ist ein traditioneller Weinbauort, dessen Lagen zur Großlage Tauberberg im Bereich Kocher-Jagst-Tauber des Weinbaugebietes Württemberg gehören. Es stehen etwa 15 Hektar Reben im Ertrag. Im Ortsteil Wermutshausen gibt es ein Weinbaumuseum. Der Ortsteil Oberstetten markiert seit 2016 den Anfang der Württemberger Weinstraße, deren Endpunkt Kressbronn am Bodensee ist.

Verkehr

Straßenverkehr
Durch die Bundesstraße 290 (Tauberbischofsheim–Westhausen) ist Niederstetten an das überregionale Straßennetz angebunden.

Schienenverkehr
Der Bahnhof Niederstetten liegt an der Bahnstrecke Crailsheim–Königshofen. Sie wird seit dem 1. Januar 2006 von der Westfrankenbahn betrieben und im Stundentakt bedient. Seit 2004 gibt es im Fahrplan jedoch Einschränkungen am Wochenende. Den übrigen öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) bedienen mehrere Buslinien im Auftrag der VerkehrsGesellschaft Main-Tauber (VGMT) im Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN).

Luftverkehr
Mit dem Flugplatz Niederstetten verfügt Niederstetten über einen Verkehrslandeplatz.

Bildung

Das Bildungszentrum Niederstetten umfasst eine Realschule, eine Hauptschule und eine Grundschule.

Der im Ortsteil Pfitzingen gelegene Schulbauernhof ist der derzeit einzige staatliche Schulbauernhof in Deutschland.

Bundeswehr
In Niederstetten ist das Transporthubschrauberregiment 30 ansässig, das zur Division Schnelle Kräfte gehört.

Breitbandanschluss
Der Satellitenbetreiber Eutelsat startete 2013 in der Gemeinde ein Modellprojekt zur Internetversorgung von Kommunen via Satellit. Die Teilnehmer erhalten den Internetzugang zwar wie üblich via DSL über die Kupferdoppelader, eingespeist werden die Internetdaten aber aus dem Orbit vom Ka-Sat-Satelliten in den örtlichen DSLAM (DSL-Zugangskonzentrator). Die Technik hat der Eutelsat-Partner Eusanat entwickelt, ehemals unter dem Namen Satspeed bekannt. Dieses Projekt wurde von den Bürgern allerdings nicht angenommen.

2016 fiel der Startschuss für den flächendeckenden Breitbandausbau via Glasfaser (FFTC, FTTH) im Main-Tauber-Kreis. Im Sommer 2017 begannen die Tiefbauarbeiten auf der Gemarkung der Stadt Niederstetten. Bereits im Juni 2018 konnte der erste Teil in Betrieb genommen werden. Der restliche Teil erfolgt im Juli und August 2018. Die Ausbauarbeiten erfolgt durch die Deutsche Telekom. Alle Ortsteile und Weiler sowie Höfe Niederstettens erhalten einen Breitbandanschluss via FTTC bzw. FTTH. In Zukunft werden Bandbreiten in FTTC bis 100 MBit/s und bei FTTH sogar bis zu 1 GBit/s im Download erreicht werden können.

Ortsansässige Unternehmen
In Niederstetten finden unter anderem folgende von Unternehmen:

 Bass GmbH
 ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
 EP Ehrler Prüftechnik Engineering GmbH
 MHZ Hachtel GmbH & Co. KG
 Sonderschrauben Güldner GmbH & Co. KG
 WTN Werkzeugtechnik Niederstetten GmbH & Co. KG

Persönlichkeiten

Literatur

 Max Stern: Heimatbuch der Stadtgemeinde Niederstetten mit den Teilgemeinden Ermershausen und Sichertshausen. Knenlein, Niederstetten 1930.
 Walter Krüger (Red.): 650 Jahre Stadt Niederstetten. Stadt Niederstetten, Niederstetten 1991 (= Veröffentlichungen zur Ortsgeschichte und Heimatkunde in Württembergisch Franken. 4).

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website
 Zur Geschichte der jüdischen Gemeinde und der Synagoge
 Das denkwürdige Ereignis des Fürstenstädtchens Niederstetten auf dem Wege vom Mittelalter in die Neuzeit, im März 1848 von Fritz Mündlein
 Das Prinzessinnenhaus zu Niederstetten
 Niederstetten in den 1920/30er Jahren

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Main-Tauber-Kreis
Weinort im Weinanbaugebiet Württemberg

Ersterwähnung 780
Stadt in Baden-Württemberg
Stadtrechtsverleihung 1367
Weinort in Baden-Württemberg


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Here are Saturday's York/Adams boys' cross country results.
MANHATTAN CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL >> The Mustangs finished in 24th place in the invitational at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. The invitational is the largest in the United States.
Jon Timmons landed the only medal spot as he finished in 63rd with a time of 14:05. Dalton Miles took 110th with a time of 14:40, and Tyler Norris earned 130th with a 14:55.
63. Jon Timmons, 14:05. 110. Dalton Miles, 14:40. 130. Tyler Norris, 14:55. 152. Ben Sentz, 15:20. 158. Andrew Schott, 15:26. 163. James Graham, 15:32. 166. Dylan Fischbach, 15:40.
GETTYSBURG INVITATIONAL >> Gettysburg's Dan Filler cruised to a first place finish with a time of 16:16.6 to lead the Warriors to a seventh-place finish Saturday.
Delone's Will Green placed fifth with a time of 16:39, while Dallastown's Patrick Jacobson finished seventh with a 16:57.7.
Susquehannock placed 11th as a team and was led by Joe McDonnell, who finished 12th (17:17.5) and Eastern York took 12th.
Spring Grove's Jordan Maldonado rounded out the top 10, clocking a 17:13.8 for 10th place.
Gettysburg: 1. Dan Filler, 16:16.6. 32. Bradley Filler, 17:58.6. 45. Jay Geesaman, Get, 18:224.5 79. Connor Staub, 18:59.7. 121. Cameron Bishop, 19:31.9.
Delone Catholic: 5. Will Greene, 16:39.1. 60. John Mall, 18:39.5. 111. Gabe Hall, 19:26.1. 129. Joshua Baker, 19:42.3. 139. Josh Hall, DC, 20:01.5.
Dallastown: 7. Patrick Jacobson, 16:57.7. 13. Bryce Gable, 17:19.4. 102. Daniel Stayer, 19:16.6. 108. Ziyue Zhang, 19:21.3. Daniel Hanuska, 19:30.4.
Eastern York: 27. Brandon Dailey, 17:48.2. 54. Zachary Falk, 18:29.4. 63. Nathan Lopez, 18:42.3. 93. Piere Allard, 19:09.3. 96. Mason Bair, 19:11.5.
Northeastern: 16. Noah Hake, 17:26.4. 19. Brody McElwain, 17:32.5. 99. Joshua Mckenzie, 19:14.0. 103. Mitchell Millis, 19:17.4. 125. Oseas Gonzales, 19:39.4.
Susquehannock: 12. Joe McDonnell, 17:17.5. 24. Nathan Shelley, 17:43.7. 82. Erik Younkin, 19:01.4. 92. Will Earls, 19:08.9. 116. Ryan Denis, 19:31.4.
Team results: 1. Camp Hill 96, 2. John Handley 184, 3. Mercyhurst Prep 196, 4. Northern 196, 5. Clarksburg 200, 6. Red Land 216, 7. Gettysburg 231, 8. Rodney Caesar 256, 9. George Mason 302, 10. Mifflin County 317, 11. Susquehannock 326, 12. Eastern York 333, 13. Dallastown 345, 15. Spring Grove 359, 16. Northeastern 362, 17. New Oxford 391, 19. Delone Catholic 444, 22. West York 582, 27. Fairfield 783.


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Biografia
Nato il 19 agosto 1848 nella tenuta di famiglia a Lotarevo, nel distretto di Usman', nella provincia di Tambov, Leonid era figlio del capitano di cavalleria Dmitrij Egorovič (1813-1850) e di sua moglie Anna Nikolaevna Vel'jaminova. Suo nonno, il principe Egor Aleksandrovič era pure stato militare nell'esercito russo, che aveva lasciato nel 1795 col grado di colonnello, ritirandosi nella sua tenuta di Jakimanskij, nel distretto di Suzdal'. Da feudatari, la sua famiglia possedeva 800 persone nei villaggi di Čistucha, Koverino e altri.

Fino all'età di 12 anni, il principe Leonid fu allevato nella tenuta Vjazemskij a Bajgor da sua nonna, venendo in seguito destinato al liceo imperiale Alessandro ed assegnato col grado di cornetta dal 17 luglio 1866 all'esercito russo. Il 17 aprile 1870, ricevette il grado di tenente e il 16 aprile 1873 divenne capitano di stato maggiore. Il 19 febbraio 1875 divenne aiutante di campo dello zar, accompagnandolo a Varsavia e in Crimea nel 1876.

Durante la guerra russo-turca del 1877-1878, Vjazemskij, col grado di colonnello (dal 27 marzo 1877), venne affidato al comando del granduca Nikolaj Nikolaevič il Vecchio, venendo poi nominato comandante della 2ª brigata della milizia bulgara, con la quale prese parte alla difesa del passo di Šipka, dove rimase ferito. Con un distaccamento di truppe del generale Skobelev, Vjazemskij prese parte alle battaglie di Šejnov e Čatak, dove rimase nuovamente ferito in maniera grave.

Per l'eroica difesa di Šipka, ricevette una spada d'oro "al coraggio" (17 settembre 1877) oltre ad altre onorificenze russe.

Dopo la guerra contro i turchi, divenne maresciallo della nobiltà del distretto di Tambov; il 30 agosto 1887, venne promosso al grado di maggiore generale e trasferito nella riserva della cavalleria dell'esercito russo. Il 31 luglio 1888 venne nominato governatore di Astrachan' e capo atamano dell'esercito cosacco locale. Il 14 maggio 1896 venne promosso al grado di tenente generale, venendo ammesso dal 1899 al Consiglio di Stato; il 6 dicembre 1906 venne promosso generale di cavalleria.

Il 4 marzo 1901, durante la dispersione di una manifestazione di studenti presso la cattedrale di Kazan' a San Pietroburgo, Vjazemskij, che si trovava di passaggio, intercedette in loro favore, facendo rilasciare i detenuti. Di questo atto di magnanimità, ad ogni modo, venne rimproverato dallo zar Nicola II.

Morì di insufficienza cardiaca il 24 novembre 1909 a Losanna, in Svizzera. Il principe Vjazemskij venne sepolto il 7 dicembre 1909 nella cripta di famiglia. Dopo la chiusura della chiesa nel 1938, la cripta venne saccheggiata. Nel 2001 ha avuto luogo una solenne nuova sepoltura delle spoglie del generale.

Matrimonio e figli

Leonid sposò la contessa Marija Vladimirovna Levašova (1859-1938), damigella d'onore della zarina (dal 1881), figlia del conte Vladimir Vasil'evič e della contessa Ol'ga Panina, proprietari della tenuta di Gaspra. La sposa ereditò una notevole fortuna da suo nonno, Vasilij Levašov. Questo matrimonio permise al principe Vjazemskij di entrare nella cerchia prescelta della più alta aristocrazia. Morì in esilio ed è sepolta nel cimitero di Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, in Francia. La coppia ebbe i seguenti figli:

Boris (1883-1917), membro del consiglio del Ministero degli Interni russo, sposò la contessa Elizaveta Dmitrievna Šeremeteva. Venne ucciso il 24 agosto 1917 alla stazione di Gryazi da soldati in rivolta.
Dmitrij (1884-1917), capo del 17º distaccamento sanitario avanzato, sposò la contessa Aleksandra Pavlovna Šuvalova, morì per le ferite riportate il 2 marzo 1917.
Lidija (28 maggio 1886 - 1º novembre 1948), memorialista, moglie del principe Illarion Sergeevič Vasil'čiko.
Vladimir (1889-1960), capitano di un reggimento di ussari, sposò la contessa Sofija Ivanovna Voroncova-Dačkova. Sua nipote è l'attrice russa Anna Vjazemskij.

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Q: Spring bean java.lang.String gets set to null instead of the provided string when another BeanPostProcessor I have the following bean definitions in the application context XML:
<bean id="helloWorld" class="com.packt.lifecycle.HelloWorld">
</bean>

<bean name="message" class="java.lang.String">
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When I run the code:
AbstractApplicationContext  context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("applicationContext.xml");
System.out.println(context.getBean("message"));

It displays fine, that is, "testing". BUT, when I make the helloWorld bean implement BeanPostProcessor then the value of message bean becomes null. Is this a bug?

A: Ok, found the problem. The 2 methods of the BeanPostProcessor must return the first argument. Instead I was returning null. I found the answer here: I am using bean post processor, and it is giving null pointer exception


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Port Authority Assembles Land for Warren Project
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio – The Western Reserve Port Authority is assembling property just west of downtown Warren on behalf of a potential developer.
WRPA's board of directors voted Wednesday morning on several agreements to accept a total of just over 81 acres off West Market Street from the city of Warren and the Warren City School District for the potential project.
The board approved entering into an agreement to acquire 94 parcels totaling just over 48 acres from the city under its recently renewed cooperative agreement with the city during its monthly meeting, held at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The property includes the now-vacant site of the former Westlawn apartments.
The board also entered into a separate property transfer agreement, modeled on its existing agreements with Warren and Youngstown, with the Warren school district as well as a resolution to acquire another five parcels totaling just over 33 acres adjacent to the property it is acquiring from the city.
Both transactions with the school district must also be approved by the school board, and all 99 parcels will be purchased from the city and school district for their appraised value, said Anthony Trevena, port authority executive director.
That appraised value is $195,000, said Mike Keys, Warren's director of community and economic development.
City officials also have approved a zone change to accommodate the proposed development, said Nick Chretien, regional planning and development manager for the port authority.
"We're not at liberty at this time to discuss the end developer," but city officials "want us to be able to tee up the ability to receive these parcels that will then be sold to an end user for the creation of jobs," he said. The company is looking at a groundbreaking as soon as spring, he said.
"The developer is ready to start as soon as we're able to get the properties transferred," Keys said.
The agreements were among several property-related items the WRPA board acted on during the meeting, including the execution of final lease documents with Clean Energy Future Trumbull LLC for the Trumbull Energy Center project in Lordstown.
Clean Energy Future Trumbull is constructing a natural gas-fueled combined-cycle energy plant on land next to a similar-size operation called the Lordstown Energy Center, which Clean Energy Future LLC helped develop in 2018. The entity closed on financing for the $1.2 billion project and on the site for the project last year.
The agreement approved Wednesday includes authorizing execution and delivery of a ground lease agreement and construction manager at risk agreement, as well as issuance of a sales tax exemption certificate.
Clean Energy Future Trumbull already has begun clearing the site, said Martin Loney, port authority chairman. In excess of 2.5 million man-hours are estimated for completion of the project.
Additionally, the board approved agreements to acquire a building and land at 900 Pine Ave. SE in Warren from North Park Properties for $100,000, and 22.87 acres of land at 1979 Youngstown-Kingsville Road in Vienna from James and Nancy Alderman for $205,830.
The Warren property is adjacent to the former BDM Steel site, which the port authority acquired last year and is marketing for potential development.
"We just don't want this to end up in hands that would not necessarily fit with what our future plans are," Trevena said.
WRPA purchased the Vienna property for a possible public access park that would showcase the history of the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Features could include models of the aircraft that have been based at the airbase throughout its history and potentially an observation deck, said Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing.
The port authority received $500,000 in state capital funds for the project, Trevena said.
At the beginning of the meeting, the board voted unanimously to retain its current slate of officers, headed by Loney as chairman, Sam Covelli as vice chairman and Rich Edwards as secretary.
All three have served in their respective roles since 2017.
"Everything seems to be going so smooth right now with the leadership that we have," said Covelli, who chairs the economic development committee. "I don't think this is the time to change anything."
Additionally, Edwards will continue to chair the aviation committee, and Kathleen Kennedy will chair the finance committee.
Copyright 2023 The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio. George Nelson. January 19, 2023.
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Ferrari stars sparkle at Daytona... for six hours
Back in 1972, Ferrari's line-up of drivers included mega stars Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx, perhaps the best combo of talent that ever graced the world of sportscar racing.
At a time when jumping from one category of racing to the other was the norm rather than the exception, the Scuderia's F1 pair and their beautiful Ferrari 312 PB triumphed on this day 50 years ago in the Daytona 6-Hour event, establishing the foundations of the Italian manufacturer's world title that year.
Why was the endurance classic reduced to six hours, you ask? Because the FIA had declared 1972 a transition year for sportscar racing.
In its attempt to get speed and costs under control, the governing body had outlawed the heavy capacity prototypes, such as the glorious Porsche 917 and its arch-rival, the Ferrari 512, and replaced them with a new Group 5 Sportscar class with engines limited to 3 litres.
The FIA believed however that the new 3-litre cars would perhaps struggle to last 24 hours, prompting a reduction in Daytona's format while Le Mans remained an exception.
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On May 27, 2015, the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) issued a rule defining "Waters of the United States" ("Clean Water Rule") that expands the agencies' Clean Water Act (CWA or Act) jurisdiction over millions of acres of private, state and federal property, and is certain to face political, legislative, and legal challenges. The Clean Water Rule determines where permits will be required to dredge and fill wetlands and other waters under CWA §404 and to discharge pollutants to surface waters under CWA §402 (NPDES). The rule relies on a 331-page scientific report, Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence ("Connectivity Report") that the EPA's Science Advisory Board finalized in January 2015. The agencies are using the Connectivity Report as the scientific basis for the policy decisions expressed in the Clean Water Rule.
The Clean Water Rule embodies the agencies' views on the reach of the CWA in light of the Supreme Court's decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC)and Rapanos v. United States (Rapanos). It supersedes a 2003 "Joint Memorandum" that provided guidance on SWANCC, and a 2008 Joint Guidance memo issued after the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in Rapanos v. United States, (collectively "Existing Guidance"). By expanding categorical federal CWA jurisdiction, the rule will increase costs and regulatory burdens on business in the development, industrial, manufacturing, retail, energy, transportation, and mining sectors, and on private and public landowners, state and local government, and even federal government by expanding the types of water bodies that require CWA permits. The rule will even impact the agricultural community, the scope of that impact depending in part on how it is applied. The rule also increases the set of properties and activities subject to risk of regulatory enforcement by EPA, the Corps, their state counterparts, or – under the CWA's robust citizen suit provisions – non-governmental organizations.
The U.S. Supreme Court has addressed the scope of CWA jurisdiction several times in the past fifteen years. In SWANCC, the Court addressed the question of CWA jurisdiction over isolated ponds and concluded that CWA jurisdiction could not be based solely on the presence of migratory birds. In Rapanos, the Court addressed CWA protections for wetlands adjacent to tributaries, but issued five opinions with no single opinion commanding a majority of the Court. Neither SWANCC nor the opinions in Rapanos invalidated any of the regulatory provisions defining "waters of the United States." The Court also addressed the question of CWA jurisdiction in an earlier case, Riverside Bayview Homes.
In 2011, the agencies drafted new guidance ("2011 Guidance") stating that they "believe it is advisable to replace existing guidance documents interpreting SWANCC and Rapanos in order to implement the CWA in a manner that is consistent with those opinions, reflects the best available science, and recognizes recent field implementation experience." The agencies' decision to issue the 2011 Guidance instead of immediately initiating rulemaking was strongly criticized at the time by members of Congress and representatives from both industry and environmental interest groups. In September 2013, the agencies sent a proposed rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and simultaneously withdrew the proposed but never finalized 2011 Guidance, which can be read here. For more on the 2011 Guidance, see J. Kray, EPA/Corps Release Draft Guidance in Bid to Expand Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands, Marten Law Environmental News (May 4, 2011).
The Connectivity Report EPA, first issued as a draft in September 2013, summarizes the agency's science on physical, chemical, and biological connections between upland streams and wetlands and water bodies recognized as "traditional navigable waters." The Report was prepared to provide a basis for determining which wetlands and water bodies are categorically – rather than on a case-by-case basis – within EPA and Corps jurisdiction.
Prior to public release, the draft Connectivity Report was reviewed by "peers," including federal government employees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Geological Survey, academics from universities around the country, employees of an environmental consulting firm (TetraTech), and two non-profits (the Stroud Water Research Center and the Nature Conservancy). EPA's Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB") performed a mandatory quality review and EPA accepted public comments on the draft Report. EPA released the final report in January 2015.
All tributary systems, including perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral streams, are physically, chemically, and biologically connected to downstream rivers.
Wetlands and open waters in riparian areas and floodplains are physically, chemically, and biologically connected with downstream rivers.
Current literature is insufficient to generalize about the connectivity or downstream effects of isolated wetlands.
The Connectivity Report's conclusions will, as enacted into law by the new Clean Water Rule, have the effect of establishing categorical federal jurisdiction over tributary systems, riparian areas, and floodplains, allowing the agencies to establish jurisdiction over such water bodies without conducting a case-by-case analysis.
The Clean Water Rule addresses the scope of the CWA's key term "waters of the United States" for allCWA provisions that use the term, including the Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, the Section 311 oil spill program, the water quality standards and total maximum daily load programs under Section 303, the Section 401 State water quality certification process, and the Section 404 dredge and fill permitting process. The Existing Guidance was limited on its face to CWA Section 404 determinations.
Like the formerly proposed 2011 Guidance – and different from the Existing Guidance – the Clean Water Rule significantly expands the scope of categorical federal agency jurisdiction under the CWA. The most significant departure from the Existing Guidance is the heightened emphasis placed on Justice Kennedy's "significant nexus" test for determining CWA jurisdiction. The Rapanos decision advanced two different standards for determining federal jurisdiction under the CWA – Justice Scalia's "continuous surface connection" standard and Justice Kennedy's "significant nexus" standard – and the Existing Guidance said that the agencies would use both standards.
The Clean Water Rule is intended to reduce use of the Corps' Wetlands Delineation Manual. The 1987 Manual and more recent Regional Supplements are tools the agencies have used for several decades to determine whether water bodies are subject to CWA jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis.
All waters "adjacent" to traditional navigable waters, interstate waters, territorial seas, or tributaries. The proposed rule broadly defines "adjacent" to include all waters bordering, contiguous, or "neighboring" (the latter term defined as being located within a minimum of 100 feet and within the 100-year floodplain to a maximum of 1,500 feet of the ordinary high water mark).
Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet CWA requirements.
With ephemeral flow that are not a relocated tributary or excavated in a tributary.
With intermittent flow that are not relocated tributary or excavated in a tributary, or drain wetlands.
That do not contribute flow, either directly or through another water, to traditional navigable waters, interstate waters, or the territorial seas.
Artificially irrigated areas that revert to upland should water application cease.
Artificial, constructed lakes and ponds created in dry land such as farm and stock watering ponds, irrigation ponds, settling basins, fields flooded for rice growing, log cleaning ponds, or cooling ponds.
Artificial reflecting pools or swimming pools created in dry land.
Small ornamental waters created in dry land.
Water-filled depressions created in dry land incidental to mining or construction activity, including pits excavated for obtaining fill, sand, or gravel that fill with water.
Erosional features, including gullies, rills, and other ephemeral features that do not meet the definition of tributary, non-wetland swales, and lawfully constructed grassed waterways.
Groundwater, including groundwater drained through subsurface drainage systems.
Stormwater control features constructed to convey, treat, or store stormwater that are created in dry land.
Wastewater recycling structures constructed in dry land; detention and retention basins built for wastewater recycling; groundwater recharge basins; percolation ponds built for wastewater recycling; and water distributary structures built for wastewater recycling.
Prairie potholes: Located in the upper Midwest, these water-filled depressions are both waterfowl habitat and potentially prime farmland.
Carolina bays and Delmarva bays: Located along much of the Atlantic Seaboard, these seasonal coastal depressions have limited natural drainage.
Pocosins: Located along the Central Atlantic coastal plain, these are precipitation filled wetlands.
Western vernal pools: Located in parts of California, the vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that dry out in summer.
Texas coastal prairie wetlands: Located along the Texas Gulf Coast, these are freshwater wetlands formed in topographic depressions.
EPA is asserting jurisdiction over these specific waters on grounds that science shows they can function like a system and impact the health of downstream waters. Given the indirect relationship between these waters and traditional navigable waters, they will likely be a focus of legal and political disputes over the scope of EPA's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Rule.
The Clean Water Rule will take effect 60 days after it is formally published in the Federal Register, meaning the Rule will likely take effect in approximately August 2015.
EPA and the Corps estimate that the Clean Water Rule's economic costs for additional permits, facility implementation, spill prevention, water quality administration, and mitigation will range from $158.4 to $306.6 million annually. The estimated economic benefits range from $338.9 to 349.5 million annually. The complete Economic Analysis of the Clean Water Rule is here.
The Rule faces determined political, legislative, and judicial challenges. On the political front, numerous state and local leaders, including the National Association of Counties, assert that EPA failed to adequately consult with them and have called for the Agencies to withdraw the Rule for further consultation.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed both stand-alone and spending legislation aimed at preventing the Rule. The U.S. Senate is considering a bill, S. 1140, that would – if passed – sharply restrict EPA's authority to enact rules defining "Waters of the United States," require EPA to restart the Clean Water Rule process, and require EPA to further consult with state and local government. The Senate will likely consider S. 1140 this summer. The White House has stated that President Obama would veto such legislation.
The Clean Water Rule's net effect is that more smaller and remote upstream bodies of water fall with certainty within federal CWA jurisdiction; resulting in federal permit requirements and mitigation for any activities that potentially add pollutants or fill to such water bodies.
The Clean Water Rule has implications for permitting, facility siting, land use options, required mitigation, and even the availability of financing. Developers, farmers, ranchers, and private and public landowners – including cities and counties – may experience costs associated with additional permits, restrictions on options for land use, and greater restrictions on available funding. Sectors dependent on the availability of developable land – such as energy (transmission, solar, and wind), industry, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and retail – may be similarly impacted in terms of project timing, scope, and costs. Finally, federal, state, and local agencies may need to expand regulatory requirements for activities affecting jurisdictional waters, including increased permitting for stormwater discharges or uses of materials such as pesticides that may reach surface waters.
For more information about Marten Law's Water Quality and Wetlands practice please contact Jeff Kray.
 See J. Kray, "Post-Rapanos Guidance on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Issued by EPA and Corps." Marten Law Environmental News (June 6, 2007).
 See Fact Sheet, Clean Water Rule.
 See Clean Water Rule, 40 CFR 230.3 (proposed).
 See http://www.naco.org/newsroom/Documents/Press%20Release%20Documents/RulepublicationsStatement.pdf. Last visited June 3, 2015.
 See https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/113/saphr5078r_20140908.pdf. Last visited June 3, 2015.


Wonder who owns a vehicle like this? Here is a hint; the owner has flown in a car (but not this one) over a train line!
Did you guess it belongs to Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)? Rupert brought this car in to us to make it road worthy so it could pass its MOT. Other jobs to do on this vehicle included fixing the rear brakes and hand brake, plus we have changed the ball joints on the front axle.
Although we are making this car road worthy it is more of a show car due to its short wheelbase. The short wheelbase means the wheels are extremely close together, so stopping fast tends to make it want to tip forward!
Apart from the colour which is enough to stand out in any crowd, it also includes Porsche wheels and seats.
The Beetle 1303S (red wheels) was a long term project we did a few years ago as a bit of fun. It was given to us as an orange burnt out wreck that had sat in a car parking space for years.
We restored and customized it, keeping the mechanics pretty standard on this 1600cc engine. But ported and with an extractor exhaust for effect, disc brakes as standard, towel rail bumpers, standard "sun burst" wheels, but custom painted by us, tinted rear lights and some of the chrome body trims removed to "clean up the lines a bit".
The Red "Baja Bug" was outside our second Epping workshop in the Nineties. It was bought as a mostly finished kit and mechanically finished off by us. 1800cc big bore engine with twin carburetors and electric inlet manifold heaters, "straight through" extractor exhaust system and a "detailed" engine bay.
This car accelerated really well as we stripped a lot of it out and the body work was mostly fiberglass panels. Dave used this car for his own transport for quite a while until someone came down from Scotland and made an offer for it that could not be refused!