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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Wil Wheaton (#398), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek's Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." Help crowdfund us at patreon.com/geeks
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Q: Why can't I see the data from my model in this Pyside form while I did map them together? I got a toy phonebook application used to learn PySide:
import sys
import os

from PySide import QtCore, QtGui, QtSql

import phonebook_ui

CURRENT_FILE = os.path.abspath(__file__)
CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(CURRENT_FILE)
DB_PATH = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'db.sqlite')

class PhoneBook(QtGui.QMainWindow, phonebook_ui.Ui_MainWindow):

    def __init__(self):
        super(PhoneBook, self).__init__()
        self.setupUi(self)
        self.db = self.create_connection()

        # this is where the two tables should me linked automatically
        self.model = QtSql.QSqlRelationalTableModel(self)
        self.model.setTable('person')
        self.model.setEditStrategy(QtSql.QSqlRelationalTableModel.OnManualSubmit)
        foreign_key = self.model.fieldIndex('service')
        self.model.setRelation(foreign_key,
                               QtSql.QSqlRelation("service", "id", "nom"))
        self.model.select()

        self.relation_model = self.model.relationModel(foreign_key)
        self.edit_service.setModel(self.relation_model)
        self.edit_service.setModelColumn(self.relation_model.fieldIndex("name"))

        self.listing.setModel(self.model)
        self.listing.setColumnHidden(0, True)
        self.listing.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.SingleSelection)

        # this is where the model data should be automatically injected in the
        # central table
        self.mapper = QtGui.QDataWidgetMapper(self)
        self.mapper.setModel(self.model)
        self.mapper.setItemDelegate(QtSql.QSqlRelationalDelegate(self))
        self.mapper.addMapping(self.edit_name, self.model.fieldIndex('name'))
        self.mapper.addMapping(self.edit_phone, self.model.fieldIndex('phone'))
        self.mapper.addMapping(self.edit_service, foreign_key)

        self.listing.selectionChanged = self.on_selection_changed

    def on_selection_changed(self, selected, deselected):
        range = selected[0]
        index = range.indexes()[0]
        self.mapper.setCurrentIndex(index.row())

    @classmethod
    def create_connection(cls, bdd=DB_PATH):
        db = QtSql.QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
        db.setDatabaseName(bdd)
        db.open()
        query = QtSql.QSqlQuery()
        query.exec_(u"create table person(id int primary key, name varchar(20), "
                    u"phone varchar(20), service varchar(20))")
        db.commit()
        return db

    def close(self):
        super(PhoneBook, self).close()
        self.db.close()

if __name__ == '__main__':

    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    phonebook = PhoneBook()
    phonebook.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

Here is a screenshot:

My tables look like this:

I managed to make it work once with no service field, but now that I added it, I introduced the notion of QSqlRelationalTableModel and failed to make it work.
What's it's supposed to do:

*

*fill the big white central table with a listing of people from the DB (fails, despite the model and mapper being setup and the db containing 2 entries)

*on click on any of the central table rows, fill the bottom form with the row data

*allow edit and save.

The DB is filled up with data and is readable from my tests in the python shell.
The code throw no errors, but nothing happens: the windows is displayed with nothing in there.
Can you point my mistakes here ?
I'll be happy to provide any additional information you need

A: In code you have service varchar(20)), but in screenshot, service is a separate table (as it should be). But I see nom instead name on screenshot (QtSql.QSqlRelation("service", "id", "name")).
So, if you'll check your database schema and actualize it with code, it should work.
@classmethod
def create_connection(cls, bdd=DB_PATH):
    db = QtSql.QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
    db.setDatabaseName(bdd)
    db.open()
    query = QtSql.QSqlQuery()
    query.exec_(u"create table person(id int primary key, name varchar(20), "
                u"phone varchar(20), service int)")

    query.exec_(u"create table service(id int primary key, name varchar(20))")
    db.commit()
    return db  # don't forget to return it, as you use it in close

P.S. I have not checked "edit" and "add" logic.

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The king on this medieval floor tile from Lewes Priory is thought to be Edward I. It certainly resembles other portraits of him, including the one on his Great Seal.
Edward was Henry III's eldest son and fought at the Battle of Lewes with his father. He briefly sided with the baronial reform movement but later changed his mind and was reconciled with Henry.
While rebel baron Simon de Montfort was still positioning his troops, Edward charged at his inexperienced left flank, known as 'the Londoners' and drove them from the field. Possibly he was taking revenge on them for an attack his mother Queen Eleanor. People in the city had pelted her Thames barge with rubbish and threatened to drown her.
As Edward charged, his soldiers killed some of his own allies who were prisoners of the barons. By the time he and his men returned to the field the battle was lost and he was taken prisoner.
Edward became king in 1272. Unlike his father he was a successful soldier, conquering Wales and surrounding it with castles. However, his attempts to conquer Scotland left England bankrupt and its people unfairly taxed.
Edward was nicknamed Longshanks because he was so tall.
He had a vile temper, throwing his crown on the fire and ripping out handfuls of his son's hair.
He was not interested in comfort: his bed had canvas curtains, fastened with nails.
Determined to conquer Scotland but already dying, he asked that his bones be boiled and then carried before the army.
The Song of Lewes, a contemporary poem, said he was "treacherous as a leopard".


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Women Republican Leaders Seek Ways To Make Voices Heard
Morgan Caplan Contributor
The Republican National Committee is making a push for conservative women in leadership positions, boasting their accomplishments in the political scene.
The RNC forum honored National Women's Month with a discussion on conservative women in politics on Monday. The panel — which consisted of Jennifer DeCasper, chief of staff for Sen. Tim Scott, Ronna Romney McDaniel, chairwoman of the RNC, and Nan Hayworth, a former congresswoman — found that it was "time for the media to stand up and start recognizing conservative women," McDaniel said.
Women have been a topic of conversation in the media recently with Democratic leaders such as Elizabeth Warren and Dianne Feinstein but have left out the leading women politicians from the Republican Party. The RNC conversation contended that it was up to women in Republican Party to tell their own story and leave the media out of the equation.
"Republicans tend to be more quiet about our accomplishments," DeCasper said. "We have 19 women Republican Chiefs of Staff in the Senate… That's more than the Democrats by the way. We have 51 Republican Senators, and we have more Republican lady chiefs than the Democrats do. But nobody knows that."
The audience was a packed room of more than 75 women from all different ages and walks of life.
"This is concerning that conservative voices are not being validated. I see it with my kids at school – my daughter doesn't want to speak up. We have to speak up," McDaniel said. "This is that time because the media does not want to share our stories so we're going to have to work harder to get it out there. But my son, on the other hand, wears his MAGA hat with great pride."
In a time when the Republican Party dominates Congress, the panel still found that a Republican woman's voice is often lost.
"We are losing in our country if you feel like you can't say you are a Republican or you can't say you're a conservative – which, by the way, is happening across our college campuses," McDaniel added.
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David Augenstein publishes the Journal of Living Food and Healing. His periodical offers a view of the food and the food manufacturing industry from the stance of a small farmer (though Augenstein himself is not a small farmer). Living Food is a great read, and I highly recommend you bookmark and subscribe to it.
Augie often talks about the war of the words: An idea that the words we use to describe our food are being warped by big industry's political agenda. Today, Augie expounded on this war, delivering a well-written Christmas Eve gift for his readers.
The first casualty of the war of words is organic. Organic food is a $60 billion USD worldwide industry and its definition is constantly being tugged.
The word has caused so much confusion and frustration– I don't like to use it. USDA stole the term from the grassroots and twisted it to where can mean a battery of concentration camps of 250,000 chickens or even a million–voila, most of your organic chickens and eggs at the supermarket. Funny, pesticides and herbicides are organic too.
Rather than using organic, I chose to use organic-like for a while until graduating to use natural and naturally grown. But I also like BTO crops: better-than-organic (sounds like a GMO). It works much better to communicate– that is what words are for. But then I heard from the naturally grown certified people, that USDA is after them to make sure they meet the USDA/FDA definition of natural. To food manufacturers, natural can mean nerve toxins derived from naturally occurring species as in natural flavorings, 100% natural etc. Let us pause to remember the Splenda Made from Sugar campaign.
Over the last 18 months, people have invariably asked me to describe my food philosophy. I hate using the word organic, and I hate using the word healthy, because those labels have been twisted by food marketers and legislation. So I tell people I eat natural food, and if they are interested in the topic I will elaborate further. Even now, as Augie points out, natural is under attack. I don't know where to go from here. Sustainable food?
Advocating for small farm freedom, Augie thoroughly discusses the definition of sustainable.
When we come to the word sustainable it cuts both ways. Sustainable is a term coined by the United Nations and its leaders of nation-states. Sustainability is an Agenda 21 buzz word (like diversity, tolerance, ad infinum) Your product or activity is not sustainable unless it meets their definition. What has happened is the farmers growing it naturally have unwarily adopted this term without knowing it is a code word. Well, this is another age-old trick too. When grassroots farm folk say sustainable they usually mean natural. When politicians and multinational corporations say sustainable, they are really saying controlled. When they say green, it usually means red. So sustainable can be unsustainable, but it depends on whose definition the speaker is using.
As eaters, there's not a whole lot we can do to fight the War on Words. A first step is awareness; we need to pay attention to how terms like organic, natural, sustainable, and local are framed in advertising, legislation, and on the products we consume. Understanding what the words mean will, at least, allow us to make better food decisions.


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By the initiative of the local branch of the National Association of Manufacturers, "Confindustria Ravenna" , a group of leading industrial investors from the Emilia-Romagna region, among them some with a significant experience in soft commodities trading, joined their forces to enter into the new Italian energy market and energy commodities trading.
Over the years the Group has invested in the power production from renewable sources, cogeneration and, through its subsidiary Ener Trading, a leading player in the italian wholesale energy markets, started its internationalization by expanding its energy trading activities in the main European markets.


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The Daily Business Review Published Ayala's Law Clerk Article On Service of Foreign Companies.
By Ayala Law P.A.April 6, 2020No Comments
The Daily Business Review published Berta Gonzalez's article regarding service of process on a foreign company through its US branch. Gonzalez is a law clerk at the Ayala.
The article addresses whether or not one can serve a foreign company through a US subsidiary, or does the costly and time-consuming process set by the International Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra Judicial documents, most commonly known as the Hague Convention, must be used.
In the article Gonzalez writes that "one can serve a subpoena on a foreign company through its U.S. affiliate without serving through the Hague Convention. . . For instance, . . . Yamaha Motor v. Superior Court, California's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that serving a foreign corporation through a domestic subsidiary was sufficient when the domestic subsidiary had "ample regular contact" with the foreign entity, such that the domestic subsidiary "would apprise the manufacturer of service."
Factors that are considered to determine whether service is valid "include the frequency and quality of contact between the parent and
subsidiary company, and the benefits that the parent company derives from the subsidiary."
However, "service on a foreign company through its U.S. subsidiary depends on the state where the U.S. affiliate is located and the subsidiary's relationship with the foreign entity. States such as California, Illinois and New York have largely favorable caselaw that permits service on the U.S. affiliate without needing to go through the Hague Convention."
You can read the article here: Article.
Gonzalez is in her last semester of law school at the University of Miami and is currently focused on the firm's commercial litigation practice.
For more information about our commercial litigation practice or international disputes, email attorney Maura at eayala@ayalalawpa.com or call for a consultation at 305-570-2208.
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(West Germany)
The Bundesgrenzschutz or Federal Border Guard was the first federal police organization in West Germany after the end of hostilities during the World War II permitted by the postwar Allied occupation authorities. The Bundesgrenzschutz's initial primary task was enforcing the security of the Inner German Border with the German Democratic Republic. In the years prior to 1955, Germany was barred from maintaining an armed force by Allied administrations, however concerns soon began to rise regarding the idea of creating an indigenous defense organization in the form of police and border security agencies on a federal level. The Western Allies soon permitted Germany to maintain a force for riot control and maintaining order during periods of civil unrest as well as conducting armed intervention in the event of war.
The origins of the Bundesgrenzschutz can be traced back to a statement made by the Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff on 2 May and 17 May 1950 in regards to a proposed rearmament of West Germany.
"The Joint Chiefs of Staff are of the firm belief that from a military point of view, adequate and early West German rearmament is of fundamental importance for the defense of Western Europe against the Soviet Union and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have agreed to recommend to the Council of Foreign Ministers that West Germany should be permitted to have a 5,000 troop strong federal police, state security agency called a Republican Guard. The Joint Chiefs of Staff insist that the foreign ministers approve the recommended action, since such a force could very well be the first step to a later rearmament of Germany. "
Further steps towards the construction of the security service was taken on 23 January 1951, when German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer approved the reinstatement of former members of the Wehrmacht to Commander of NATO forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The reason given behind the inclusion was that apart from a few exceptions there were no experienced officers available for Federal service.
The Bundesgrenzschutz was established as a specialized federal police force on 16 March 1951 with a force of 10,000 men under the command of the Ministry of the Interior. In these years there were frequent incidents along the borders with East Germany and Czechoslovakia, and the occupation authorities became convinced of the need for a competent border security service. Initially only tasked with border security, during its existence its role would grow to include protective policing duties as well as criminal investigations. The first Border Detachment known as a Grenzschutzabeitlung was presented before the West German public on 28 May 1951 at Lübeck. A former Wehrmacht infantry General named Anton Grasser was instated as the Inspector General and Commander of the Southern Border Protection Command.
On 1 July 1951, the first Seegrenzschutzverbanden or Naval Protection Groups were established and the first Bundespasskontrolldienst or 'Federal Passport Control Service' were turned over to the Bundesgrenzschutz on 19 September 1951. The Bundespasskontrolldienst would also encompass the Grenzschutzeinzdienst, or Individual Border Security Service later on 1 April 1961. The Bundespasskontrolldienst would from then on be employed along the entire length of the Inner German Border with the German Democratic Republic. On 1 July 1956, 700 members of the Seegrenzschutz were transfered to the newly established Bundesmarine. Many members of the Bundesgrenzschutz based on land would also volunteer for the Bundesmarine taking nearly 872 members from its ranks. Alternately, 142 members of the Seegrenzschutz opted for service in the land based units of the Bundesgrenzschutz. Their equipment was effectively transferred over to the Bundesmarine and the Seegrenzschutz was dissolved.
In the early years, the Bundesgrenzschutz was effectively a paramilitary police force organized along military lines with its members being organized into units equivalent to battalions, companies, and platoons. With the establishment of the Bundeswehr in 1955, the Bundesgrenzschutz continued to play a major role in defending West Germany during the Cold War. Its members were trained similar to light infantry and were accordingly armed with light and medium infantry weapons. In 1953, the authorized strength of the Bundesgrenzschutz was expanded from 10,000 men to a force of 20,000. Initial requirements stated that Bundespolizeibeamtengesetz or Federal Police Officers must be 27 years of age and only after six years of service were they allowed to be married. After protests were made against this policy, it was revised on 28 September 1953 and the restrictions were loosened and authorization to be married was granted.
Officers joining the ranks of the Bundesgrenzschutz were required to take an oath similar to that of the Bundeswehr but varied to suit Federal employees. It stated:
" I swear to defend the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany and all applicable laws of the Federal Republic and to fulfill my official duties conscientiously, so help me God!"
The final statement "so help me God" was voluntary upon oath of service, able to be omitted or used in affirmation of the swearee's religious affiliation.
In 1956, the Bundesgrenzschutz maintained a force of 16,414 men. With the founding of the Bundeswehr, it was decided on 1 July 1956, that the Bundesgrenzschutz be retained and converted partially into an armed force so long as it did not contradict or hinder the mission of the Bundeswehr. The Bundesgrenzschutz helped with the organization of the Bundeswehr and established a new sea task force the BGS Seeverband in 1964 to replace the Seegrenzschutz absorbed into the Bundesmarine.
With the passage of Emergency Laws in 1968, the role of the Bundesgrenzschutz was adapted to retain its quasi-military role and could be deployed in the event of national emergency or civil unrest. Under the new legislation it now added large scale police operations such as containing unruly demonstrations to its list of duties. This was the first step taken towards cementing the BGS as a Federal police service. In 1976, the Bundesgrenzschutz training and personnel structure was changed from military style to a federal service equivalent however military style training and competence was still taught. However, Bundesgrenzschutz officials did not carry military ranks rather a system of titles mirroring those used by official state level police organizations. In 1972 the BGS became responsible for the security of the Federal Constitutional Court, the Bundespräsidenten or Federal President, the Bundeskanzler 'Federal Chancellor', the German Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
The BGS soon found itself guarding airports and foreign embassies with several highly trained detachments available for special crisis situations requiring varying equipment ranging from demolition equipment or helicopters to combat vehicles.
After shortcomings in local police procedures and training were revealed by the unsuspected terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics on 5 September 1972, the West German government soon turned to the BGS to establish an elite counter-terrorist unit to cope with the ever growing dangers of international terrorism. The resulting organization would be established and commanded by a federal police officer named Ulrich Wegener. This task force would come to be known as Grenzschutzgruppe 9 or Special Group 9 commonly referred to as GSG-9. GSG-9 was formed specifically for dealing with terrorist incidents, especially hostage situations. The GSG-9 won world attention when it rescued eighty-six passengers on a Lufthansa flight, when Flight 181 an airliner was was hijacked and taken to Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1977.
On 1 January 1974, the Bundesgrenzschutz was reorganized to became an all volunteer force and subsequently in 1987 recruitment into the Bundesgrenzschutz was opened to include women.
The BGS was equipped with an impressive arsenal comprised of armored cars, machine guns, automatic rifles, tear gas, hand grenades, rifle grenades, and antitank weapons. All personnel on border and security duty wore sidearms. Five units had light aircraft and helicopters to facilitate rapid access to remote border areas and for patrol and rescue missions.
On 1 July 1990, with the impending dissolution of East Germany, West German official had already begun planning for the dissolution of the Grenztruppen der DDR and the absorbing of its assets into the Bundesgrenzschutz. At midnight on 3 October 1990, the East German border was effectively disbanded and responsibility for Germany's eastern border was turned over to the Bundesgrenzschutz. The Bundesgrenzschutz utilized Grenztruppen der DDR personnel absorbed into its ranks for the removal of barriers and dismantling of obstacles and obstructions along the former Inner German Border area. In total 3,000 members of the Grenztruppen der DDR were transferred into the Bundesgrenzschutz organized into three new border security departments.
The Bundeswehr which translates into "Federal Defence Force" or commonly abbreviated as BW; is the unified armed forces of West Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities. The individual states of Germany were not allowed to maintain armed forces of their own, since the German Constitution stated that matters of defense fell into the sole responsibility of the federal government.
The Bundeswehr is divided into a military portion the armed forces classified as 'Streitkräfte' and a civil portion consisting of the armed forces administration 'Wehrverwaltung'. The military part of the federal defense force consists of three organizations the Army (Heer), Navy (Marine), & Air Force (Luftwaffe) respectively.
Prior to the establishment of the Bundeswehr, Germany had several notable military organisations such as the old German state armies, the Reichswehr which existed during the years of the Weimar Republic from 1921–1935 and the more notorious Wehrmacht which were the armed forces of the Third Reich from 1935 through the end of the Second World War in 1945. In respects to these organizations the Bundeswehr, however, does not consider itself as their successor and does not follow the traditions of any former German military organizations. The official Bundeswehr traditions are based along three major lines primarily the classical Prussian military reformers of the 19th century such as Gerhard von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831), and Carl von Clausewitz (July 1, 1780 – November 16, 1831) as well as the members of the military resistance against Adolf Hitler in World War II such as Erwin Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), Claus von Stauffenberg (15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) and Henning von Tresckow (January 10, 1901 – July 21, 1944) and its own tradition since it's formation in 1955.
As its official symbol the Bundeswehr adopted a form of the traditional Prussian Iron Cross. The Iron Cross or 'Eisernes Kreuz' as it is known in German has a long history, having been awarded as a military wartime decoration for all ranks of the German armed forces since it's creation by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. Wilhelm first awarded the Iron Cross distinction during the Napoleonic Wars on 10 March 1813. The Iron Cross can trace it's lineage further back to association with the Teutonic Knights during the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1219. The name Bundeswehr itself was proposed by a former Wehrmacht general who became a liberal politician who became a proponent for military rearmament of Germany in his post war years; Hasso von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978).
One of the most visible traditions is the Großer Zapfenstreich, a form of military tattoo that goes back to the landsknecht era when colorful bands of mercenaries of German and Swiss origins became a prominent force in early modern Europe. Another expression of the traditions in the West German Bundeswehr is the ceremonial vow known as 'Gelöbnis' sworn by recruits during basic training. The tradition is upheld annually on July 20, a date significant to modern German history as it is the date of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler by Wehrmacht officers in 1944. The wording of the ceremonial vow of conscripts was and still is:
"I pledge to serve the Federal Republic of Germany loyally and to defend the right and the freedom of the German people bravely."
"Ich gelobe, der Bundesrepublik Deutschland treu zu dienen und das Recht und die Freiheit des deutschen Volkes tapfer zu verteidigen."
Professional soldiers and officers of the Bundeswehr have to swear an oath with the same words, but beginning with "Ich schwöre, ..." ("I vow to...").
After the end of World War II with the defeat of Nazi Germany, the responsibility for the security of Germany as a whole rested upon the four victorious Allied Powers: the United States, the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union. Germany had been left without a standing armed forces since the Wehrmacht was officially dissolved and abolished on 20 August 1946. When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, it was without a military force. Germany remained completely demilitarized and any plans for a German military were forbidden by Allied regulations. Only some naval mine-sweeping units remnants of the vanquished Kriegsmarine had continued to exist, but unarmed and under an Allied control commission, they were not considered as a national defence force. Even the Border Guards were only established in 1951. A proposal to integrate West German troops with soldiers of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy in a European Defence Community was proposed by lawmakers but never implemented.
As the 1940s came to a close there were detailed discussions between the United States, the United Kingdom and France over the issue of a revived West German military. In particular, France was reluctant to allow Germany to rearm in light of the two nations turmultuous recent history (Germany had invaded France twice in living memory, in 1914 living up to treaty obligations during World War I and then again in 1940 during World War II. Germany had also defeated France in the Franco-German War of 1870 - 1871. However, after the project for a European Defence Community failed to garner support in the French National Assembly in 1954, France finally reached an agreement on the issue of West German accession to NATO and it's rearmament.
With growing tensions between the Soviet Union and the West, especially following the Korean War 1950-1953, this policy was to be revised. While the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was already secretly rearming, the seeds of a new West German force started in 1950 when former high-ranking German officers of the abolished Wehrmacht were tasked by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) to discuss the different options for West German rearmament. The results of a meeting in the monastery of Himmerod formed the conceptual base to build the new armed forces in West Germany. The Amt Blank (Blank Agency, named after its director Theodor Blank), the predecessor of the later Federal Ministry of Defense, was formed the same year to prepare the establishment of the future forces. Hasso von Manteuffel, a former general of the Wehrmacht and liberal politician, submitted the name Bundeswehr for the new forces. This name was later confirmed by the West German Bundestag. After an amendment of the Basic Law in 1955, West Germany officially joined and was accepted as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance on 9 May 1955.
The Bundeswehr was officially established on the 200th birthday of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst on 12 November 1955 with the first soldiers of the new German Army reporting for duty in Andernach. In personnel and education terms, the most important initial feature of the new German armed forces was to be their orientation as citizen soldiers tasked with the defense of a democratic state, fully subordinate to the political leadership of the country. A personnel screening committee was created to make sure that the future colonels and generals of the armed forces were those whose political attitude and experience would be acceptable to the new democratic state. Barred from enlistment and service in the new military were anyone who held views sympathetic to the previous regime or who had served in radical organizations such as the Waffen SS which had been outlawed with the defeat of the Nazis. There were a few key reformers, such as General Ulrich de Maiziere (24 February 1912 – 26 August 2006), General Graf von Kielmansegg (30 December 1906 - 26 May 2006), and Graf von Baudissin (8 May 1907 – 5 June 1993), who developed such concepts as Innere Führung which officially translates as "leadership development and civic education" and Staatsbürger in Uniform literally "citizens in uniform". They reemphasised some of the more democratic parts of Germany's armed forces history in order to establish a solid civil-military basis to build upon.
The first public military review took place at Andernach, in January 1956. A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) helped with the introduction of the Bundeswehr's initial equipment and war material, predominantly of American and British origin. In 1956, conscription for all men between the ages of 18 and 45 was reintroduced, later augmented by a civil alternative with longer duration Wehrdienst (Military Service) or Zivildienst (Civil Service) respectively. In response to West German rearmament and the official establishment of the Bundeswehr in 1955, East Germany followed suit and formed its own military force, the Nationale Volksarmee (NVA), in 1956. Unlike the West, East Germany only reinstated conscription into the Armed Forces in 1962.
During the Cold War, the Bundeswehr was to serve as the backbone of NATO's conventional defense in Central Europe. It had a strength of 495,000 military and nearly 170,000 civilian personnel. The Heer or land forces contingent consisted of three corps with 12 divisions, most of them heavily armed with main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers and artillery pieces. The Luftwaffe was equipped with significant numbers of sophisticated tactical combat aircraft and took part in NATO's integrated air defence (NATINAD) network. The Bundesmarine was tasked and equipped to defend the Baltic Approaches, to provide escort reinforcement and resupply shipping in the North Sea and to contain the Soviet Baltic Fleet.
During this time the Bundeswehr did not take part in offensive combat operations. However there were a number of large-scale training and operational casualties. The first such incident was in June 1957, when fifteen paratroop recruits were ordered to cross the rain swollen Iller River near Ulm, Bavaria and were subsequently swept away and drowned in the swirling waters.
After reunification of Germany in 1990, the Bundeswehr was reduced to 370,000 military personnel in accordance with the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany between the two German governments and the Allies (2+4 Treaty). The former East German Nationale Volksarmee (NVA) was disbanded, with a portion of its personnel and material being absorbed into the Bundeswehr.
About 50,000 Nationale Volksarmee personnel were integrated into the Bundeswehr on 2 October 1990. This figure was rapidly reduced as conscripts and short-term volunteers completed their service. A number of senior officers however no generals or admirals received limited contracts for up to two years to continue daily operations. Personnel remaining in the Bundeswehr were awarded new contracts and new ranks, dependent on their individual qualification and experience. Many received and accepted a lower rank than previously held in the East German NVA.
In general, the unification process of the two militaries—under the slogan "Armee der Einheit" or "Army of Unity" has been seen publicly as a major success and an example for other parts of the society.
With the reduction, a large amount of the military hardware of the Bundeswehr, as well as of the National Volksarmee, had to be disposed of. Most of the armored vehicles and fighter jet aircraft were dismantled under international disarmament procedures. Many ships were scrapped or sold, often to the Baltic states or Indonesia (the latter received 39 former Volksmarine vessels of various types).


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'Fake News' Fears: 95% of Americans 'Troubled' by Current State of Media, Poll Finds
Study finds that 67% of people think journalistic ethics will be worse during the 2020 election
Lindsey Ellefson | September 11, 2019 @ 7:21 AM
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Nearly all Americans are "troubled" by the state of the media, according to a new study from boutique PR agency, Bospar, in collaboration with Propeller Insights.
The survey of 1,010 American adults found that more than 95% are troubled by the current state of media, with 53% citing "reports on fake news," 49% citing "reporting gossip," and 48% citing "lying spokespeople," as the key causes.
Other factors ranging from "celebrity opinions" to left- and right-wing agendas to the possible reporting of "blind items" in the news also spark concern.
Also Read: Trump Blames Media for Nation's 'Anger and Rage' Ahead of Speech on Mass Shootings
Of the respondents, 67% believe ethics in journalism will be worse during the 2020 presidential campaign, while 40% of those surveyed considered local print and online journalists as the most ethical and 23% considered local TV reporters and anchors most ethical. National print and online journalists are considered the most trustworthy by 22%, while only 15% said national TV anchors and reporters were the most ethical.
Also Read: Consumer Trust in Facebook Nosedives After Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Notably these results were released the week before Bospar is set to host its Ethics in Media Panel with the San Francisco Chapter of Public Relations Society of America and the San Francisco Press Club.
"If ever there was a time for an in-depth discussion about ethics in the media, it's now," James Ennis Kirkland, president of the San Francisco Press Club, said according to a release from Bospar.
Also Read: British Media Outlets Most Trusted US News Sources in New Poll
Media-trust polling isn't new. In May, the Trump Make America Great Again Committee launched a "mainstream media accountability survey" into inboxes around the country. The effort was a joint project paid for by the Donald Trump presidential campaign and the Republican National committee.
"The media loves to pretend they're unbiased, but that couldn't be further from the truth," an email promoting the survey read. "Liberal propaganda machines have used every possible tactic to slander, undermine, and insult the President as he fights to put AMERICA FIRST."
10 Times Donald Trump Shared Fake News (Photos)
Donald Trump is the country's most prominent spreader of fake news. Here are ten unquestionably fake news stories he has shared.
In 2009, Trump helped create fake news when the USA Network and WWE falsely reported that Trump was planning to buy "Monday Night RAW." It turned out that it was all part of a wrestling storyline.
Trump spent years demanding that President Obama produce his birth certificate and other papers in response to false e-mails that Obama was a Kenyan-born Muslim. He finally admitted Obama was born in this country in September, then accused Hillary Clinton of starting the lies about Obama.
In December 2011, Trump said President Obama "issued a statement for Kwanza but failed to issue one for Christmas." That was provably false. (This photo is from 2014.)
Trump said in 2015 that "thousands and thousands of people were cheering" in Jersey City, N.J. when the World Trade Center fell on Sept. 11, 2011. Although some radio stations and websites reported celebrations in nearby Paterson, N.J., the city denied the reports.
In February 2016, Trump entertained conspiracy theories that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was murdered when he said he was found with "a pillow on his face." Alex Jones' InfoWars had earlier reported on suggestions Scalia was killed. But the owner of the ranch where Scalia died later clarified that he did not have a pillow over his face.
In June 2016, Trump tweeted a photo that purported to show a family of African-Americans who supported him. But they told BuzzFeed they definitely did not.
In another case of Trump creating the fake news, he scored 22,000 retweets on Election Day by posting, "Just out according to @CNN: 'Utah officials report voting machine problems across entire country.'" But it was just one county. No R.
On Nov. 10, Trump tweeted that post-Election Day protestors were "professional," but a professional fake-news writer, Paul Horner, admitted that he had invented a story about protesters being paid.
After saying for months before election day that the vote would be rigged, Trump won. He subsequently said "million of people" voted illegally. A guy on Twitter who had tweeted that 3 million voted illegally declined to provide any source. Trump has continued to make baseless claims about millions of illegal voters since he took office.
Let's give credit where its due: On Dec. 6, Trump fired one of his transition team staffers for tweeting a fake news story that led to an armed confrontation in a Washington, DC pizza restaurant. The issue became known as "pizzagate."
On his first full day in office, Trump visited the Central Intelligence Agency and claimed 1.5 million people attended his inauguration. The New York Times said that photographs "disproved" that number. Vox did a deep dive into why Trump's numbers appeared to be off. And a Texas NHL team, among others, made fun of him.
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A running tally of all the times President Trump shared totally bogus stories


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Q: phpmyadmin refuse to create table (table already exists ) but I can't see it I want to create a new table in PHPMyAdmin. However it refuses to create the table and says that the (table already exists ) but I can't see it.
I had the same table and db before but I removed the whole xammp but I expected to remove everthing.
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Q: How to append string in a text using sed or awk I'd like to append a specified string into a file, while this may sound like an easy task - and it surely is, I am struggling to make this working. Here is my script:
    TOMCAT_HOME=/home/osiris/Documents/work/sbr-brms/tomcat-script/apache-tomcat-8.0.22

    BUSINESS_CENTRAL_USERS="<role rolename=\"admin\"/>
    <role rolename=\"analyst\"/>
    <user username=\"bpmAdmin\" password=\"password1!\" roles=\"admin,analyst\"/>"

    #sed 's,<\/tomcat-users>,  $BUSINESS_CENTRAL_USERS   <\/tomcat-users>,' $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml

#sed "s,<\/tomcat-users>,  $BUSINESS_CENTRAL_USERS   <\/tomcat-users>," $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.xml

# awk -v r=$BUSINESS_CENTRAL_USERS '{ /<\/tomcat-users>/{print r}1}' $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/tomcat-users.x

The first sed command does not get bash variable resolved, so it only prints out $BUSINESS_CENTRAL_USERS
The second sed command ends with:
sed: -e expression #1, char 45: unterminated `s' command
The third awk command ends with:
awk: cmd. line:1: rolename="admin"/>
awk: cmd. line:1:                  ^ syntax error
I believe this has something to do with the fact, that the string I want to write into the file includes " and . I haven't figure out a way how to escape it properly..
any advises welcome.
This is the original input http://pastebin.com/ZbTWmn7m
This should be the expected output http://pastebin.com/Gxtptuq3

A: It looks like you are trying to replace:
</tomcat-users>

with:
<role rolename="admin"/>
  <role rolename="analyst"/>
  <user username="bpmAdmin" password="password1!" roles="admin,analyst"/>
</tomcat-users>

The sed command to replace a pattern and print all lines is:
sed s/pattern/replacement/

Escaping characters in sed can be tricky sometimes.
pipes into sed (single quotes):
cat tomcat-users.xml | sed 's/<\/tomcat-users>/\n<role rolename="admin"\/>\n  <role rolename="analyst"\/>\n  <user username="bpmAdmin" password="password1!" roles="admin,analyst"\/>\n<\/tomcat-users>/'

uses sed directly (single quotes):
sed -e 's/<\/tomcat-users>/\n<role rolename="admin"\/>\n  <role rolename="analyst"\/>\n  <user username="bpmAdmin" password="password1!" roles="admin,analyst"\/>\n<\/tomcat-users>/' tomcat-users.xml

A: I had a similar requirement before, ended up using a slightly different approach using the sed "c" command to replace a range of lines. I decided to rewrite the whole  section to make the script idempotent. I added also some validation to make sure I wasn't replacing commented lines. -i executes an in-place replacement.
sed -i '/^[ \t]*<tomcat-users>/,/^[ \t]*<\/tomcat-users>/c\<tomcat-users>\n<role rolename="admin"\/>\n<role rolename="analyst"\/>\n<user username="bpmAdmin" password="password1!" roles="admin,analyst"\/>\n<\/tomcat-users>' tomcat-users.xml


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Rolling record of Tory MPs' comments on new EU Treaty
Friday 8.45am John Redwood MP blogs:
"Orderly but rapid break up would be the least cost option. It would liberate the countries allowed out, and permit them to adjust their competitiveness by a devaluation which would be swift and easier to sell than large wage cuts. There is no foundation to the proposition that the EU would lose 10-50% of its output if they changed currencies. To my knowledge 87 countries have left currency unions since 1945. In most cases they have prospered more after exit. The successful break up of the 16 member rouble bloc could be the model."
8.30pm Philip Hollobone told Sky News:
"...we need to have a disorderly breakup so that the whole of Europe and the rest of the world economy can get back to significant economic growth in the future. This idea that we can prop up the eurozone in the next ten years with constant austerity is just not going to work."
6.45pm The leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, Martin Callanan MEP said:
"If there is any treaty change which creates European fiscal union then clearly that will radically effect the UK and that should be put to a referendum. That is what democracy demands, because we would be creating a fundamental change to the EU and our relationship with it. However, that could take years to complete. It might be a way to solve the next crisis - but not this one. That is why the focus should be on measures to address the issues at the heart of this crisis."
He said these would include "The casual one-size-fits-all approach that had undermined the euro from its foundations", "The massive economic imbalance between its prosperous and economically-disciplined members and those which were debt-ridden and financially dysfunctional", "The over-regulation which hampered wealth-creation and innovation and encouraged a dependency culture in struggling states."
5.30pm Paul Waugh reports that Edward Leigh said the following in a Westminster Hall debate this afternoon:
"We have had enough of reading of British prime ministers over the last 20 to 30 years in the days preceding a summit that 'they will stand up for the British national interest' and then coming back from a summit with a kind of Chamberlain-esque piece of paper saying, 'I have negotiated very, very hard, I have got opt-outs on this and that and I have succeeded in standing up for British interests'."
Update: Paul Waugh tweets:
"No.10 hits back at Edward Leigh's Chamberlain remarks. PM's spokeswoman: "It was offensive and ridiculous.""
5.15pm Nadine Dorries blogged:
"I have no doubt that the PM will return with some form of a guarantee for Britain as the last thing Merkel wants is a referendum in Britain. If Britain succumbs, other countries may follow suit and the effect such an event would have on the markets would be damaging for Germany. After all, it's all about Germany. A fiscal union of 17 EU members forming one new country and in effect a new trading block will have huge implications for Britain and British business. It's time we gave the British people their say via a referendum. The next two days will test the Prime Ministers courage and skills. If he misses this opportunity to grasp the nettle and give the British People their say, they may eventually make him pay with the one vote they will have."
4.15pm Nick Boles appeared on the Daily Politics show this afternoon, and argued:
"Today is the moment of maximum economic danger for Britain. Our retail sales are falling, manufacturing output is collapsing, Brazil has stalled, China has stalled. The entire global economy is sitting on the edge of an abyss and the urgent priority for the British people is to protect our economy and their jobs by getting this Eurozone crisis fixed. We need to repatriate powers but we need to come to that after we've saved our economy, not before. ... What I want David Cameron to do is to protect our economy, protect our jobs - mainly, because that's the thing that's under most threat from the Eurozone - protect the City of London, but he needs to help them get a solution to the Eurozone crisis so that the entire European economy doesn't fall apart. ... We are going to work out an entirely new kind of outer-tier relationship, and that is a big exercise, it's a very important exercise, and it offers big opportunities for Britain, but it's probably going to take two or three years - it's not the work of a weekend when the global economy is on the precipice."
3.30pm Sir Peter Tapsell told Radio 4:
"The fact is the French and German leaders have been meeting for weeks and weeks. I have very little doubt that they will not be able to solve the eurocrisis on Friday but it is very much in the British national interests that it should be solved. As we argued at the time of the Maastricht Treaty to think that you can have a single a interest rate for a whole variety of countries at different stages in their development. And that remains true today and although we opted out of the euro right from the beginning and very sensibly so, but we are affected by the euro and I feel really sceptical that they can solve to eurocrisis, I don't expect it to survive. ... The reason why Europe is in crisis has to be traced back to the Maastricht Treaty. They then introduced a whole series of measures which weakened the European economy by comparison with those of the Far East and America and so on."
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Monday, December 05, 2011 in Andrea Leadsom MP, Bill Cash MP, Chris Heaton-Harris MEP, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Douglas Carswell MP, Euro, Europe, John Redwood MP, Mark Pritchard MP, Mark Reckless MP, Nick de Bois MP, Philip Hollobone MP, Sir Peter Tapsell MP, Stewart Jackson MP | Permalink | Comments (55)
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MEPs call for the Strasbourg Parliament to be scrapped
Chris Heaton-Harris and Roger Helmer are both MEPs for the East Midlands. Together they have put out a press release urging the scrapping of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. This would have to be done by national governments, and last week Timothy Kirkhope wrote to Gordon Brown (who was in Strasbourg this week) on the matter.
Twelve times a year MEPs travel 250 miles from Brussels to Strasbourg (on the Franco-German border). Mr Helmer and Mr Heaton-Harris estimate the cost at £180 million annually, and say it causes tens of thousands of tonnes of CO2 to be emitted.
Mr Helmer said:
"Moving the European Parliament from one country to another is completely pointless and a huge waste of taxpayers' money. There is no practical reason why we should go to Strasbourg as we have all the facilities we need in Brussels.
The two-seat operation of the European Parliament is a small amount of money compared to the vast debts being run up by our government this year, which are now larger than the entire EU budget; but scrapping it would send an important message that the EU is serious about cutting waste."
Mr Heaton-Harris added:
"Conservative MEPs have led the campaign against the Strasbourg parliament. It is time for Gordon Brown to finally raise the issue with his European counterparts and demand they end this profligacy.
We need strong leadership from our Prime Minister if we are to end this unacceptable situation. For all his bluster and lecturing on the economy, he has failed to seize on one important piece of waste in the EU budget that could be slashed tomorrow."
This is a worthy cause, but I doubt it'll be successful any time soon ... not when Franco-German pride is at stake!
Tom Greeves
Thursday, March 26, 2009 in Chris Heaton-Harris MEP, European Parliament (general), Roger Helmer MEP, Timothy Kirkhope MEP | Permalink | Comments (15)
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6 Sep 2008 05:41:09
The EU answers Chris Heaton-Harris' dead parrot question
We wondered if it was the best parliamentary question ever. Chris Heaton-Harris played Monty Python and asked: "Would the Commission agree with noted British philosophers, Messrs Palin and Cleese, that [the treaty] has passed on! This treaty is no more! It has ceased to be!"
He has received this dull-as-dishwater reply:
"The Lisbon Treaty was signed by the Heads of State or Government of the 27 Member States of the European Union on 13 December 2007. Under international law, therefore, it exists and, indeed, each signatory State, by virtue of having signed it, is bound to make every effort to ensure that it is ratified. Ratification does not affect the treaty's existence as such but does affect its entry into force. It was agreed at the European Council of 19-20 June 2008 that the repercussions of the Irish "No" would be discussed at the European Summit of 15 October 2008."
In case you missed it, Chris recently wrote a guide to the EU budget. It's one of the best pieces we have ever had the fortune to host. Read it here.
Saturday, September 06, 2008 in Chris Heaton-Harris MEP, Europe | Permalink | Comments (8)
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6 Aug 2008 07:45:39
Probably the best parliamentary question ever!
Chris Heaton-Harris MEP - soon, we hope, to be MP for Daventry - has put down this question to the European Commission:
"Would the Commission agree with noted British philosophers, Messrs Palin and Cleese, that [the treaty] has passed on! This treaty is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! The Irish have said no, it should be pushing up the daisies! Its metabolic processes are now history! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, It's shuffled off its mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible! THIS IS AN EX-TREATY!!
Does the Commission accept that there is no public support for further centralisation and will now abandon all attempts of implementing aspects of the Lisbon Treaty?"
If you are an EU Commissioner and have no idea what he is talking about then please watch this video:
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 in Chris Heaton-Harris MEP | Permalink | Comments (18)
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More ghostly goings-on at Limbo School. Who knew that being dead would be so much drama? Lucy's English class is working on a Shakespeare comedy, but so far it's more like a total tragedy. First Lucy gets cast in the role of a rotten guy, while her best friend Cecily gets to be the cool female lead. Plus, all of Lucy's lines are in the same scenes as the awful Georgia Sinclaire. And when Lucy finds herself torn between her crush, Colin, and intriguing ghost-boy Miles, the plot gets complicated enough for Shakespeare himself! Will a ghostly new power help Lucy fix things before the curtain goes up?
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One may go for seasons when from a human perspective, nothing seems to happen. Then, suddenly things begin to unfold rapidly. In dizzying, head-spinning time, things change. In the 1964 Anchorage earthquake, in seconds, one section of 4th Avenue split open. Suddenly, the north side of the street dropped 11 feet. In another part of the city, a 30-block section of land liquefied and slid into the ocean. The entire Kenai Peninsula fell, bringing certain areas permanently under seawater. In five minutes, the 9.2 earthquake on that Good Friday had changed forever the landscape of Anchorage and much of Alaska.
There are times when spiritual seismic shifts occur and things change suddenly. Sadly, we give up too quickly. We walk away and miss the moment. We miss the opportunity to steward the change and we miss the blessing! Virgins that slumber will miss their suddenly! Sleepy Christians who let the oil run out in their lamps will miss their moment. You have to contend for the blessing!
The Bible is sprinkled with suddenlies, "Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest..." (Luke 2:13). In Acts 2, we find, "Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a mighty rushing wind..." In Acts 9, "Suddenly, there was light from heaven and Paul fell to the ground..." And in Acts 16, "Suddenly, there was an earthquake and the prison doors flew open and the stocks and bonds fell off..." The ultimate suddenly is found in 1 Corinthians 15:52, "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye...the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
Malachi 3:1 had warned, "Behold...My messenger...will suddenly come to His temple..." but Israel had failed to watch. The prophet Zephaniah declares (1:14), "The great day of the LORD...It is near and hastens quickly." In Revelation 22:20, we find, "He who testifies...says, 'Surely I am coming quickly'. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!" Often, when God begins to move, what He does He does quickly.


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Powell's pivot on inflation turns the trader pandemic playbook on its head
By Forex News December 1, 2021 15 views
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.
The market is facing a conundrum.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has thrown a monkey wrench into the investor playbook. Investors have been worried they will get hurt by the omicron variant further slowing growth and exacerbating supply chain issues, and they have been buying tech and selling cyclicals.
Now Powell has served notice that because of omicron and continuing supply chain issues, they are getting more hawkish.
Powell may have been using omicron as an excuse to get rid of a policy ("transitory") that was no longer useful,…
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Pre-K 4 SA grants access to increased educational opportunities for Jubilee young leaders
Jubilee Academies is proud to announce its recent partnership with the Pre-K 4 SA city initiative to successfully improve program and teacher quality.
Families involved in the full day Pre-K program at Jubilee-Highland Hills, Jubilee-Highland Park and Jubilee-Lake View University Prep are in for a treat! An overall classroom makeover targeting enhancement of early learning experiences that align to preparation for Kindergarten.
Grant funds and best practices will be utilized to customize professional development for staff, family engagement opportunities, increased field lessons and readily available access to technology.
September 1, 2018, implementation of plans and services are scheduled to begin. You can look forward to seeing an increase in instructional quality, physical learning environments, family activities and outreach throughout this academic year.
A project Jubilee is extremely excited to see come to fruition is the collaboration between our current Jubilee Academies robotics club, led by our students at Jubilee-San Antonio, and our Pre-K young leaders.
Jubilee Academies has attained funds for STEM to assist preschool educators in focusing and refining behaviors on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEM science stations, learning kits and materials to include robotics activities are some new tools we can expect.
This year, parents will have the opportunity to observe their children engage in enriching relationships and activities with Jubilee college preparatory students. Together they will build two robots to be showcased this fall and next spring. This project will impact students in readiness for programming and use of technology.
Jubilee Academies is looking forward to the investment and lasting impact this opportunity will have on our students and staff. With a strong focus on professional development, there will be high quality staff to mentor and support teachers new to the Prekindergarten program. Long-term, this partnership is setting children on a path for success in and out of the classroom and for the years to come.
We invite you to mark your calendar and join us for the upcoming Pre-Kinder Showcases
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Jubilee-Highland Hills
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Jubilee-Lake View University Prep
325 Castroville Rd.
college grant Jubilee Academies Pre-K 4 SA PreK Prekindergarten preschool STEM
New partnership gives Jubilee-Brownsville high school students real world experience
Twelve high school students from Jubilee-Brownsville are taking their first steps into the medical field through an exciting partnership with the Cameron County Education Initiative, Inc. (CCEI). CCEI is a new non-profit vocational institution built on the foundation of alternative education and sustainable career opportunities for the Rio Grande Valley. Opening its doors in June of 2017, CCEI offered post-secondary programs and training and career preparation for the citizens of Cameron County and has been growing steadily. Last month, they expanded their programs and began the partnership with Jubilee Academies to provide training for students interested in pursuing careers in a medical profession. "We are thrilled about this partnership and the opportunity to serve as a training facility for the students of Jubilee Academies" said Dr. Rita Hernandez, President of CCEI. "These partnerships provide skilled medical training that not only will lead to employment, b
JUBILEE ACADEMIES WELCOMES DAVID RICHARDSON AS NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT JUBILEE-HIGHLAND PARK
Jubilee Academies welcomes David Richardson to the role of Assistant Principal at Jubilee-Highland Park, beginning this 2019-2020 academic year. Richardson is a native of North Carolina, an Air Force Veteran, and offers a Master of Arts in Public Administration and Human Resources. He brings with him extensive leadership experience from the Texas public school system where he served as an educator for 10 years. Prior to joining Jubilee Academies, Richardson served one year at San Antonio ISD and eight years with Judson ISD as a teacher, assistant principal and academic dean. He received his Principal Certification from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas in 2015. Mr. Richardson will serve as Assistant Principal under the direction of Jubilee-Highland Park Principal, James Montano. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with Mr. Richardson," shared Mr. Montano. "He is an enthusiastic and passionate academic leader who in such a short period of time has built a s
Celebrating Black History Month With a Motown Review
Celebrating Black History Month with a Motown Review Jubilee-San Antonio students and teachers celebrated Black History month with a fun twist this year by putting together a Motown Review. Students carefully chose songs from some of the best known African American artists, practiced, and performed for their classmates. Reproductions include songs like Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a Clown," Diana Ross' "Upside Down," The Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love," and Gladys Knight & The Pips' "Midnight Train to Georgia." The event also included a variety of soul foods provided by student clubs and PTO for students to enjoy after the performances. A special thank you to all of the teachers and families who helped students practice, making this event a huge success !


Vehicle flows and traffic issues across the West of Norway are now being controlled with the help of a giant video wall installed by eyevis.
The project was completed for the country's Public Roads Administration, Region West, in Leikanger with partner, control centre solutions company GCCD.
It involved using 24 70-inch EC-70-LHD-CP-1000 rear projection cubes with award winning netPIX and eyeCON software.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration strives to ensure that all those who walk, cycle, travel by car or use public transport get to their destination safely. It plans, builds, operates and maintains national and county roads across the country and has five regional units and Traffic Control Centres distributed across the country.
LED-lit Digital Light Processing (DLP) rear projection cubes from eyevis provide native Full HD resolution (1920×1080 pixels) in 16:9 aspect ratio and are especially designed for applications which require a reliable 24/7 operation. The revolutionary cubes use innovative Cluster-LED technology for illumination.
GCCD is a Norwegian company with head office in Drammen which is a leading supplier of complete control centre solutions based on human factor evaluations.


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Q: Unable to use any third party repos on Debian 10 I am having an issue on Debian 10 using any sort of third party repo. I want to install both Docker and ZeroTier One, but I am getting a similar issue trying to use both repos.
In the case of ZeroTier, thier website instructs me to use the command curl -s https://install.zerotier.com | sudo bash. After doing that, and trying to run apt-update I am met with the following:
Err:4 http://download.zerotier.com/debian/buster buster InRelease
  The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1657198823E52A61
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://download.zerotier.com/debian/buster buster InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1657198823E52A61
E: The repository 'http://download.zerotier.com/debian/buster buster InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

In the case of Docker, I have followed the the instructions directly from their website which can be found here. When I try to run apt-get update I am met with the following error:
E: The repository 'https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

I've read through the apt-secure manpage and tried just about every solution I can find online, but to no avail. Someone please help me!

A: If Debian has GPG (gpg) installed, a more secure option for installing ZeroTier One is available:
curl -s 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/master/doc/contact%40zerotier.com.gpg' | gpg --import && \
if z=$(curl -s 'https://install.zerotier.com/' | gpg); then echo "$z" | sudo bash; fi

After running the script, use apt to manage future updates to zerotier-one.

The line in your /etc/apt/sources.list that says https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \Release is not correct.

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*Open /etc/apt/sources.list for editing with sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

*Comment out the incorrect line in sources.list by preceding it with a # character.

*Save the change made to sources.list and update the software sources with sudo apt update.
Nano text editor keyboard shortcuts
Use the keyboard combination Ctrl + O and after that press Enter to save the file to its current location.
Use the keyboard combination Ctrl + X to exit nano.

Before you install Docker Engine for the first time on a new host
machine, you need to set up the Docker repository. Afterward, you can
install and update Docker from the repository.

*

*Update the apt package index and install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common

*Add Docker's official GPG key:
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

Verify that you now have the key with the fingerprint9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A  E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88, by searching for the last 8
characters of the fingerprint.
sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88

pub   4096R/0EBFCD88 2017-02-22
      Key fingerprint = 9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A  E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88
uid                  Docker Release (CE deb) <docker@docker.com>
sub   4096R/F273FCD8 2017-02-22

*Use the following commands to set up the stable repository.
sudo add-apt-repository \
   "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
   $(lsb_release -cs) \
   stable"
sudo apt update

Source: Install Docker Engine on Debian | Docker Documentation


Fire this afternoon gutted two container parking store at the Independent National Electoral Commission's headquarters in Anambra state. The cause of the fire which started at about two o'clock is yet to be ascertained.
Speaking with newsmen, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji said the sensitive materials for the Saturday election were mostly affected in the incident.
According to him, the smart card readers and other sensitive equipment were affected.
Asked if it would affect Saturday election in the state, the REC said the commission would assess the situation to know the extent of damage and make their findings known soon.
Reacting to the development, one if the candidates for Saturday's election, Mr Emeka Igwe contesting for Awka South state constituency one, wondered why the commission could not provide adequate security to guard such sensitive equipment like the smart card readers.
He however called on INEC to immediately programme new smart card readers and send to Anambra state to enable people cast their votes.


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November 2021 Connector Industry News
By AJ Born | November 02, 2021
Coverage of upcoming industry events, awards, partnerships, promotions, new facilities, distribution channels, and more from across the connector industry.
November 2021 Connector Industry News > Award News
The North Bay Business Journal (NBBJ) has announced this year's winners of its annual Best Places to Work award and SCHURTER is once again listed among the ranks of notable North Bay companies. This is the 14th year that the Sonoma County-based SCHURTER Inc. has made the list, with its first Best Places to Work award in 2007. The company is especially proud of this honor because the recognition comes from its employees. The award recognizes organizations that are rising above others in quality, professionalism, respect, and camaraderie as reported by company employees.
Sager Electronics has been named OTTO's 2020 Distributor of the Year. This is the third consecutive year that Sager achieved this recognition from OTTO. "We are thrilled to recognize Sager Electronics as Distributor of the Year, receiving our Platinum designation as OTTO's top distribution partner in North America," remarked John O'Sullivan, distribution sales manager for OTTO. "In what was an extremely challenging year for many in the industry, the Sager team continued to nurture existing customers and grow sales for OTTO's portfolio of products."
Heilind Electronics has been honored with HARTING's 2020 North American Broadline Distributor of the Year award. The HARTING portfolio of products is an important component in Heilind's full suite of interconnect, electromechanical, and sensor solutions, serving to meet the interconnect needs of customers large and small. HARTING products are used in a variety of industries, including mechanical and plant engineering, broadcast and entertainment, data centers, factory automation, power generation and distribution, industrial electronics, and telecommunications.
Weidmüller's RockStar HDC won BRONZE in this year's LEAP awards in the category of Industrial Automation. The LEAP (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) presented by WTWH Media, celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This is the second LEAP award won by Weidmuller in the past two years. The new RockStar ModuPlug terminal block modules with PUSH IN connection technology re-invents control cabinet wiring. The innovative terminal solution in the connector frees up space in the cabinet and reduces the time needed for installation. Using the individual modules, all the necessary functions for power, signal, data, and pneumatics transmission are combined in a single interface. The modules reduce the amount of space required and cut costs compared to fixed-pole inserts and other modular plug-in connector systems.
Hirose Electric has honored Mouser Electronics with its Distributor of the Year Award for 2020 in recognition of overall sales and growth, as well as for customer service and satisfaction. Adrian Ort, Hirose distribution manager, presented the award to Krystal Jackson, vice president of supplier management at Mouser at a virtual event. "The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges for our industry in 2020. However, even with these obstacles, Mouser achieved impressive growth with Hirose in 2020," said Mark Kojak, vice president of sales and marketing for Hirose Electric USA.
November 2021 Connector Industry News > Partnership, Personnel, & Acquisitions News
Newark has increased its semiconductor portfolio following the acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor Plc (Dialog) by Renesas Electronics Corporation (Renesas). Renesas is a major supplier to Newark and the integration of the Dialog product range will enable customers to access more advanced embedded solutions for IoT, IIoT, infrastructure, and automotive applications. The combined portfolio showcases Renesas and Dialog's complementary products for embedded processing, analog, power, and connectivity. Newark customers will have access to more than 35 winning combinations of compelling product packages featuring Renesas and Dialog products, which work together to deliver comprehensive solutions. With these engineering-vetted designs, engineers can leverage an elevated platform for their design ideas, accelerating the product development cycle and lowering overall risk when bringing new designs to market.
TPC Wire & Cable announced the formation of the Trexon brand, which encompasses the brand portfolio of TPC, Pittsburgh Wire and Cable, and MilRail in its Industrial Products division, and EZ Form Cable, CiCoil, Hydro Group, Integrated Cable Systems (ICS), and The First Electronics Corporation (FEC) in its Engineered Products division. Industrial Products are manufactured to provide top performance in the most demanding environments, and Engineered Products are designed into exacting and mission-critical applications. Trexon, a leading provider of unique connectivity solutions built to withstand the toughest environments and the most exacting applications, is headquartered in Macedonia, Ohio. The existing TPC leadership will take the helm at Trexon, with Jeff Crane as president and CEO, Todd Spaulding managing the Industrial Products business, and Nildeep Patel leading the Engineered Products business.
New Yorker Electronics Co. Inc. announced the acquisition of Omni Pro Electronics Inc., a leading electronic component distributor, located in Addison, Texas. Omni Pro maintains a deep inventory of industrial control and board-level components used in a broad array of industrial, commercial, and aerospace/defense applications.
November 2021 Connector Industry News > Events
Terrence Curtin, chief executive officer at TE Connectivity Ltd. will present in a virtual fireside chat at Baird's 2021 Global Industrial Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 9:05 a.m. EST. The event will be streamed live and will also be available for replay on the investor portion of TE's website. Curtin will discuss TE Connectivity's financial results for fiscal 2021 and how the company has been able to outperform the market due to the strength and diversity of its portfolio. He will also talk about TE's strong position in long-term technology trends including electric vehicles, data and cloud, factory automation and renewable investments, and how the company is driving content growth and share gains despite broader global supply challenges.
November 2021 Connector Industry News > New Technical Resources
Newark has introduced new configuration-based solutions featuring high-quality data acquisition software and hardware from NI, coupled with market-leading sensors from Omega. The competitively priced solutions reduce the need to research system compatibility, saving customers time and money in temperature monitoring, reliability testing, and product-lifecycle evaluation. Newark is the only global distributor offering these specific solutions. Newark's team of test and measurement experts have paired commonly used hardware and software combinations featuring NI and Omega products to guarantee system compatibility and ease the product selection process. By using the recommended testing set ups, engineers can simulate real-life environments to ensure product specifications, such as a longer life and higher reliability, are achieved. Newark also offers bespoke customization services and technical support from its team of in-house experts to meet the individual needs of customers and provide faster access to information for troubleshooting. For additional assistance, Newark has developed a panel of experts to help customers find the right test and measurement tools for their design projects. These product experts specialize in analyzers, connectors, DC loads and bench top power supplies, engineering software, oscilloscopes, and signal generators to help customers overcome technical challenges.
ECIA's latest podcast features highlights from a recent presentation by National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) guests Michael O'Brien, AVP Advocacy, and Christopher Netram, VP Tax and Domestic Policy. The informative session focused on the impact of proposed tax increases on U.S. manufacturers and provided tax policy perspective as well as engagement opportunities for ECIA member companies.
November 2021 Connector Industry News > Associations, Standards, & Certifications News
TE Connectivity (TE) announced the 369 shielded connector is now an industry standard under the ARINC 800 Part Two classification, one of the most demanding avionics industry specifications. The 369 shielded connector is the latest extension of TE's widely used and highly regarded 369 connector series, a small form factor connector known for being a lightweight and reliable solution suited for aerospace and other harsh environment applications. TE's 369 shielded connector is composed of a lightweight composite base material and RoHS-compliant nickel metal plating, as well as an integrated backshell that enables termination of cable shields, drain wires, and harness overbraid. The shielding effectiveness is more than 60 dB at low frequencies (<150Mhz) and greater than 40 dB at high frequencies (<1GHz). When part of a cable harness, the connectors are also designed to withstand an indirect lightning strike of 3.6k A. The connector also features a coupling button lock-out feature to allow for one-handed coupling and uncoupling, an especially important feature when used in awkward access or blind-mate areas.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced five new substance restrictions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), creating significant obligations for companies that do business in the U.S. ECIA has joined forces with Assent Compliance to update members on exactly what these new regulations mean for the electronic components industry. Join the webinar on Nov. 4 at 1 PM ET to learn about these new requirements, the deadlines for compliance, and upcoming changes to the act. Topics to be covered include: the five commonly used substances in scope of TSCA Section 6 restrictions (including PIP 3:1), supply chain risks posed by the new rules, and the EPA update and new timeline for compliance. Assent's TSCA expert Dr. Bruce Jarnot will present the information and answer questions.
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GE' s most advanced filtration. Manual for ge water.
* ( * Contaminants other substances removed reduced by this water filter are not necessarily in all users' water) Apparently it is a fairly common problem for the water dispenser line in the GE side by side refrigerators to freeze.
Tested verified to reduce five trace pharmaceuticals, atenolol, progesterone, including: ibuprofen trimethoprim & fluoxetine. It seems there is an issue with the insulation inside the door taking on too much moisture so it doesn' t insulate the line well enough to keep it from freezing. I tried the hair dryer to no avail. * ( * Contaminants other substances removed reduced by this water filter are not necessarily in all users' water).
GE water softeners save on salt, water, and energy by using up to 50% less detergent for laundry and dishwashing*, using up to 34% less salt and up to 35% less water during regeneration. View and Download GE GXSS17Z01 installation and owner' s manual online.
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GE Appliances' owner' s manuals page offers specific use and care guides and installation instructions on GE Appliances as well as Quick Specs and Energy Guides. Chest Freezer is ideal for large families, wholesale club members who buy in bulk or anyone who needs extra space to store frozen foods.
The GE 30, 000- Grain Water Softener System enhances the quality of water throughout your home for cleaner dishes, less water- heater scale buildup and potential energy savings. GE ® Merlin Reverse Osmosis Tankless RO System Post Filter # # The GE Merlin postfilter is a granular activated carbon filter that is the final filtering stage to your purified drinking water.
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A mystery man has been found, washed up on the beach. Possibly suffering from amnesia.
Who is he? Where is he from? What language does he speak?
There are no answers. When questioned, the man just remains silent.
Officials say that the mystery man does not appear violent.
Members of the public have been asked to come forward if they recognise him. He may be someone's missing husband, son or brother.
Authorities have requested anyone who knows this man to get in touch with them as soon as possible.
His picture has been posted everywhere.
Ha! Cute! And it looks like the mystery man (I won't spoil the surprise, though I did click on the link) will bring much happiness to those who attend his upcoming appearance.