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Sifting the scat of Trump's first ten days
After Donald Trump's first ten days in office the shape of his presidency is beginning to be discernible. Its final shape will be determined by how he responds to events outside his control (including those initiated by him). But what we have seen merits reflection.
Much of what he has done is by way of promise: to open facilities used for torture, to build the Mexico wall, to spend massively on the military, to drop the Trans Pacific trading pact and to revise others, to build pipeline on environmental and Indian heritage grounds, and to prevent government agencies from promoting action against climate change. He has halted travel and immigration from seven Muslim nations and appointed his chief political adviser to the National Security Council. And he has continued to tweet liberally.
These promises and actions make clear what we can expect from the Trump presidency. Economically the President will keep his promises to lower business and personal taxes and direct massive expenditure to infrastructure. This will deepen inequality. He will also protect United States industries, hoping that these measures will give employment to people left aside by globalisation and benefit their communities.
Both in domestic and international relationships he will protect the short term economic interests of the United States. He will encourage exploitation of the environment, protection in trading relationships and make other nations pay for any United States services.
In his domestic policy we should expect punitive action in the name of security against minorities and against community groups that protest against violations of human rights. Both have been displayed in his suspension of entry visas for people from the seven nations. Culturally the administration will encourage disdain for informed opinion, for the search for truth and for stored wisdom and for their repositories — including the mainstream media, academia, non-government organisations, environmental scientists and historians.
And we can expect that the President will continue to scattify his critics by multidirectional rapid twitter fire that keeps their heads down and leads them to respond jerkily to each provocation.
If the success of a presidency is measured by re-election, there is no reason why the Trump presidency should not be successful. The stimulus given to the economy will certainly benefit the wealthy few. It may also bring some benefit to people neglected in recent years. And even if it fails, voters may respond favourably to his appeal to national self-interest and his scapegoating of minorities.
But if success is defined in larger terms of the national good the United States is likely to be worse off after four years. The likely deepening of inequality, the disregard for universal human rights and for the international and national responsibilities that flow from them, the contempt for the environment and for evidence based research, and the debasement of political speech promise a more divided society in a more divided world.
"The deepest challenge is to build the kind of relationships between persons, between different groups within society, with the environment and between nations, that enable people to flourish."
If that happens it will inevitably affect Australian society. So Australians will need to find a response to the Trump presidency and its effects. In such a noisy and staccato atmosphere the beginnings of an appropriate response lie in not responding to every tweet. We should stop looking with horrified fascination at the president and his personality, and reflect on the significance of what he and his administration are doing.
Where words are inflated and debased, the proper response is to maintain an adamantine sense of what matters in a good society. Here the deepest challenge is to build the kind of relationships between persons, between different groups within society, with the environment and between nations, that enable people to flourish. These are relationships based in respect and on the acknowledgment that we human beings depend on one another to prosper.
To evaluate whether the quality of these relationships is furthered or harmed by the Trump administration we need to have a vision of how respect and mutual responsibility are to be embodied in personal, communal and public life.
When engaging with the Trump phenomenon, too, a major challenge is to embody in our words and disposition the values that characterise the relationships that build a good society and are now debased in public life. This means resisting fear and anxiety, and consistently showing respect, even to people whom we are tempted to disrespect.
In an environment, too, where a violent and dismissive rhetoric is designed to make minority groups in society focus solely on their own interests and so alienate themselves from other groups, all must focus attention on the deepest source of threat to shaping a society in which they can each flourish. In our society the threat arises from gross inequality. Anger at inequality underlies the current disillusion with politics and its institutions. If it grows under the Trump administration the result is likely to be a more brutal government less tolerant of minority groups.
If we are preoccupied with our own narrow interests and ideologies we shall be like geese snapping at one another as together they head for the knife.
Andrew Hamilton is consulting editor of Eureka Street.
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Trump the President is very much the same as Trump the Candidate. He has made good on his election promises. He continues to be his own man. We may not like his persona, his view of the world, his bluster, even his hair. We have to live with him though because if we refuse to we join him in his negativity. I believe Turnbull is right not to comment on Trump's latest outrage - after all, Turnbull has nothing to be proud of with his own border control policies. The answer to Trump: do the best job we can of being human ourselves.
Pam | 01 February 2017
Trump, I believe, was elected President because a very large number of Americans distrusted conventional politicians. The likes of Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton had no chance here because they were considered part of the problem, not the solution. It is interesting that some say Bernie Sanders, rather than Hillary, might have won against Trump. He also presented an alternate vision for America and a kinder, more inclusive one. You are quite correct, in some ways both Australian and American society are fractured. We do need a coherent sense of community. This is a work in progress.
Edward Fido | 01 February 2017
Andrew, thanks for another wise reflection.
Anne Benjamin | 02 February 2017
Why not accept the obvious explanation for Mr Trump's election win: that between two million and nine million Hillary Clinton supporters were dissuaded from voting by the relentless year-long campaign by Mr Trump, other Republicans, many mainstream media outlets and thousands of online sites asserting that she was corrupt and a criminal? Let's await the findings of the special prosecutor Mr Trump promised to appoint to prove these allegations - which the FBI has declared are false, but which Mr Trump insists are true.
Alan Austin | 02 February 2017
"…. the result is likely to be a more brutal government less tolerant of minority groups." There are only two in the limelight. Korean-Americans, Chaldean Catholics and a whole slew of others have nothing to worry about. The Muslim problem isn't even because they are stuck with unchangeable scriptures in which warlike Medina verses are interpreted to abrogate peaceful Mecca verses or – in the Muslim version of sola scriptura - they belong to a Protestant-style religion in which the lack of a central teaching authority means the extremism of an online preacher cannot conclusively be defined as un-Islamic. None of this Islamic terrorism would even be occurring if Yasser Arafat hadn't been a reasonable fellow and concluded a proper peace with Israel. As for trespassing Mexicans and others who transit through Mexico, the US shouldn't treat the occurrence of vast numbers of illegal immigrants as wrong in principle?
Roy Chen Yee | 02 February 2017
Great headline, Andrew... calling it for what it is.
Ian Fraser | 02 February 2017
Deborah SIngerman | 02 February 2017
TACTICS TO OUST TRUMP:: Maintaining dignified attitudes of dismay and rejection of Trump's policies is all very well. It might give many a warm moral glow. But self-indulgent moralising won't get rid of him. Far more focused strategies and tactics are required, especially ones that just might set in motion the mechanisms to impeach him. Trump has several Achilles heels and the anti-Trump movement in the US needs to identify these. One is his tax status. Before the election he promised to release his tax returns. After his election he refused to do so. Clearly Trump has a great deal to hide tax-wise and there might be enough there to have him impeached. (They finally managed to jail Al Capone for tax evasion). The anti-Trumpists should focus their energies on forcing him to release his tax returns. Mass demonstrations such as those against US involvement in Vietnam in the late 1960s should be their inspiration, along with the potentially vast resources of social media in 2017. The chaos and disruption of such activism could eventually compel the US congress to respond and force Trump to release his tax returns. The anti-Vietnam protests forced President Lyndon Johnson to announce his resignation in March 1968. President Nixon was forced to resign over his attempts to cover up some second-rate burglary at the Watergate Hotel in June 1972. President Clinton narrowly avoided being impeached after his grubby assignations with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval office were exposed in 1999. It was not Nixon's odious Vietnam policies that destroyed his presidency nor Clinton's morally questionable administration that almost did the same to his. In both cases it was some dirty little scandal that did it. Those who wish to terminate the Trump presidency as soon as possible need to think in these specific tactical terms. "So let us not talk falsely now, for the hour is getting late." (Dylan).
dennis | 02 February 2017
Thank you Andrew for reminding us that we should "stop looking with horrified fascination" at Mr Trump, and consider what is actually happening. I know it's dangerous to mention a certain leader of 1930's Germany, but a comment of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's is more than appropriate. He said words to this effect: "Don't expect him to be converted. He is obdurate. It is we who must be converted." I find that most challenging, and was reminded of it when I read your article. There is so much happening in the world that bears out what René Girard wrote about, that is, the basic human tendency to imitate others, and so what do we get? Groups and individuals opposed in theory, but employing exactly the same tactics - violence in deed or word to victimise someone or a group in the hope of restoring harmony or gaining power. So supposed opposites become mirror images of each other. Whether it's Charlie Hebdo or Quebec, it's basically the same phenomenon. Girard proposes that it's not difference which generates human violence, but sameness. What I need to practise is the difference which Jesus acted and taught: non-retaliation, even in thought and word.
Susan Connelly | 02 February 2017
I see some similarities between the Trump-led America and the Turnbull-led Australia. We have an administration with: a disdain for informed opinion, as evidenced by the cutbacks to the CSIRO and the ABC; the rapid exploitation of the environment, as evidenced by the approval of new coal mines, including the world's biggest coal mine, the Adani Mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin; the scapegoating of minorities that began with the Tampa and Howard's 'throwing clildren overboard' demonisation, and continued with references to 'Illegal Immigrants and refugees cruel detention for years on off-shore 'hell holes' ; and the growing inequality in Australia. We have a Government that protects tax concessions for the rich through negative gearing, that promotes 50 billion dollars in tax reductions for the largest companies, that uses Centrelink to intimidate even poor Australians into paying back money they may or may not owe. AND WE HAVE A PRIME MINISTER WHO MAY HAVE BOUGHT HIMSELF THE PRIME MINISTERSHIP WITH HIS DONATION OF 1.75 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE LIBERAL PARTY, A DONATION THAT COULD HAVE WON THE LIBERALS THEIR ONE-SEAT MAJORITY ELECTION WIN. There are indeed some similarities between Trump and Turnbull. Neither America nor Australia has good political leadership!
Grant Allen | 02 February 2017
The same thing is happening here in Australia, with the likes of Dutton, Morrison, Porter, Brandis.
Anthony Grimes | 02 February 2017
Sifting the scat: this aptly titled letter paints a troubled picture. But Trump is certainly a leader, the question is: is he a good or bad leader? Time will tell, the problem seems to be his his way of doing things; the focus of his decision concerning the ban of dual passport holders from 7 Muslim countries was to limit the action of terrorists, but predictably the press reported it as an attack on the Muslim religion. Trump does not consult others, he knows his own mind and does things his way which is very different from what politicians have done before him. Yes his moves are divisive and prompt but change can be a good thing because it mobilizes the people into action, and forces other governments to define their own stance on certain critical points.
Trish Martin | 02 February 2017
The parallels with Australia are frightening! We have had a succession of political leaders operating on winning votes by appealing to nothing more than self interest. Where are the statesmen and women of the future who appeal to our nobler qualities?
Ern Azzopardi | 02 February 2017
Does anyone have an opinion on why citizens of Saudi Arabia were not included in the ban? All I've heard is that Trump has substantial investments in Saudi Arabia. But surely if security is the issue then President Trump would not let personal commercial considerations get in the way. That wouldn't be right.
Brett | 02 February 2017
Thank you Andrew for reminding me that the best response to the Trump madness is to renew commitment to social justice and respect for all
Murray | 02 February 2017
'The likely deepening of inequality' Inequality seems to be the base cause of most of our problems, by creating tensions between extremes. In the environment, the imbalance between the hot dry air of deserts and the cool moist air of oceans gives rise to storms. In business the gross wealth of the few provokes resentment and frustration in the exploited. In religion, the assumed certainty of one's faith and the rejection of that of others, causes intolerance and hostility. Only a policy to reduce and assuage all these tensions will create conditions that will allow peace, harmony and good will. It seems this will not be likely any time soon.
Robert Liddy | 02 February 2017
Thank you, Andrew, for sharing your wisdom and insights with us. I found it helpful to reflect on your article. I especially appreciate your understanding of the role 'gross inequality' is playing in so much of what is happening in our world. I wish more religious, political and business leaders would pay serious attention to this critical issue.
robert van zetten | 02 February 2017
'Here the deepest challenge is to build the kind of relationships between persons, between different groups within society, with the environment and between nations, that enable people to flourish." This is the right answer to the question we should all be asking ' Now what do we do'? Remember our Christian mission, ahead of any other loyalty or affiliation. Thank you, Father.
Joan Seymour | 02 February 2017
If the sole repositories of truth and stored wisdom is limited to the list you give, I shudder. The mainstream media are in utter disgrace from the triumphant belief in their own omnipotence on display during the campaign, and will lack credibility for many of us for years to come. The world is at war; look around. Christians are reported as the most persecuted group on the planet, again for the second year running. People are dying in droves, law and order is breaking down in many countries as lawless gangs exploit the refugee tides to seek out new opportunities. It is time somebody pulled the emergency brake and got the house in order. You may not like him, but Trump may well be the man for the time.
Paul Triggs | 02 February 2017
I'm surprised you didn't mention how Trump will support persecuted Christians refugees, he appointed a judge that defends religious freedoms and appears to be pro-life. Trump also defunded International organisations that not only carry out abortions but push Internationally for abortion laws with NO limits or exceptions: any time and any reason.
Nick Barnes | 02 February 2017
Although we should not be surprised that he is keeping the promises he made, Trump operates by disruption and surprise. He acts opportunistically to disrupt his opponents actions in order to win. Any discussion on what he will do as President fails without this understanding of the nature of his tactics. So, the question is not "What are his plans?" but "How will he handle obstacles and outflank opponents?". Another question is "What is the purpose of a disruption?" By denying entry to the USA, what other things were achieved? The media latch on to the disruption, and ignore what Trump slips past them at the same time. Meanwhile, Turnbull is over a barrel - what is Trump's price for taking the Asylum seekers?
Peter Horan | 02 February 2017
I love the Donald, not least because of his pro-life moves, which to me embody a commitment to universal human rights, including the most vulnerable...the "peripheries" as Pope Francis puts it. But as a free marketeer, I too have grave doubts about some of his policies, such as his commitment to rebuilding "infrastructure". Not because they increase "inequality", though,...I honestly have no idea how infrastructure renewal contributes to or lessens inequality. (Is there some definitive paper on this?) In any case, I can't see why inequality is such a bugbear. The human race is far better off today than it was 250 years ago, and those in grinding poverty are today being lifted therefrom at unprecedented rates. Who friggin' cares if the historically unprecedented process that lifts people out of poverty accidentally, or even intrinsically, causes inequality (and I dispute that it does, anyway)? I don't, and I see nothing in Catholic social teaching that binds me to another position. If you care about the poor ... the really poor ... what you want to do is lift them out of that hell-hole as quickly as possible, not raise them to be with the rich. The market, as even Sting concedes, is working wonders for the poorest across the world. For the sake of the poorest, go the market, or come up with something better.
HH | 04 February 2017
My respect for Trump just went up several notches with this interview with a hostile (Fox News) Bill O'Reilly: "O'Reilly asked Trump whether he "respects" the former KGB agent: "I do respect him, but I respect a lot of people," Trump said, "That doesn't mean I'm going to get along with him." Trump said he would appreciate any assistance from Russia in the fight against ISIS terrorists, adding that he would rather get along with the former Cold War-era foe than otherwise. "But, [Putin] is a killer," O'Reilly said. "There are a lot of killers," Trump responded, "We've got a lot of killers. What do you think? Our country's so innocent?"" Trump may be one of the few recent presidents that recognise that the U.S. government is subject to a Higher Law. Halleluja!
Margaret Dooley Young Writers Fellowship
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Living Intentionally: My 10th Hari Raya Celebration.. And A Miracle.
My 10th Hari Raya Celebration.. And A Miracle.
Wow, I think I have never given salam on this blog before. Have I? Sorry, I'm too lazy to check. Hehe.. So today is the first day of Syawal for 2014 otherwise known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri/Eid Mubarak. It also signifies my 10th time celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri as a Muslim revert. I can't believe it's been that long! Anyways, I would like to share with you a short story this Eid. It is about something that happed yesterday and today that made me very happy.
My parents had just known of my conversion for the past 5 years. When they knew, it was hard for them to swallow because they have strong faith in the Christian religion. Alhamdulillah, they did not beat me or disown me like some of my other less fortunate fellow reverts. It took them a while to accept and it is still a work in progress.
My parents have this practice of muting the sound of Azan/Athan whenever it comes on TV. To say that they are not a fan is an undestatement indeed. Hence when the Takbir Raya sounded last night, I expected my mum to mute the sound when she picked up the remote. Instead, she merely turned down the volume and left the sound on.
It is a simple action my friends, but it spoke volumes to me. It signifies acceptance and respect towards my beliefs, something I had never expected to see. I kept quiet, afraid to make even a peep in case it breaks the 'magic' of what I was seeing. A tear dropped from the corner of my eye and I wiped it away discreetly. Thank you Allah.
This morning I got ready for work. When I ran into my mum in the living room, we looked at each other awkwardly for a split second before she opened her arms, took a step forward towards me and said,"Selamat Hari Raya". I stepped forward, accepted her hug, kissed her hand and asked for her forgiveness. "Whatever it is, we are still family" I said. "Of course", she said and both of us started crying. She gave me a few words of advice and told me to eat breakfast.
A few minutes later my dad came into the living room as well and I immediately went to him, kissed his hand and asked for his forgiveness. "It's okay", he said and patted me on the shoulder. I realized that today was the first time that I had ever kissed my parents' hands and asked for their forgiveness as was customary during Raya Aidilfitri. It's so surreal but then again anything is possible when Allah SWT wants it to be. Thank you Allah.
To fellow reverts who are still having a hard time with family members accepting your Islamic Faith, do not despair and to potential reverts, do not let fear stop you from doing what feels right. Allah SWT is Great and nothing happens without His permission. Stick fast, persevere and ask for His help. In shaa Allah, He will give more that you'd ever imagine. Amin.
Alhamdulillah, this is the most wonderful gift that I have ever received from Allah SWT aside from the Islamic Faith. It gave a spring to my step and made me more determined to move forward and leave the past behind and become a better Muslimah. In shaa Allah, Amin.
As an end to this post I would like to wish a very Happy Eid Mubarak to all friends, family and readers who are celebrating. Drive carefully and eat responsibly peeps. Toodles!


I've begun my journey into using LinkedIn for video! Diving into a new platform is always fun and there is clearly enormous potential to use video on LinkedIn to find new audience members and continue to connect with existing audience members.
To set yourself up for success on any new platform it's important to start by asking: "What does the platform want?" This allows you to create content that gives the viewers the experience the platform wants to provide, thus bypassing worry about algorithms and allowing you to build long term on the platform.
This week's video of the week explores this question: What does LinkedIn want?
This is just what I've been waiting for, Niamh! Linkedin is where I want to start focusing on. I like your approach!
Great input – thank you!! I will be heading into LI soon and this is a perfect time to get this information now!
Great time. I have wanted to learn how to use this platform for a while now.
This is so helpful, Niamh. Thank you.
Thank you, Niamh! I just discovered you through a friend…nice to meet you. I'm a fan now! I love your LinkedIn video insight… thanks!


"A text model - Use your favourite M2M for M2T.", E.D.Willink, "18th International Workshop in OCL and Textual Modeling", October 2018, "slides"
A simple solution to using any M2M for M2T; use a standard text metamodel and exploit EMF Resource flexibility to save the text model as plain text. Also provides a solution to XML2XMLwith any M2M tool.
Models provide a disciplined representation of information. Model-to-Model (M2M) transformations convert between model structures. When a more readable representation is required, Model-to-Text (M2T) transformations convert a model structure to a concatenation of character sequences. We ignore the obvious conversion differences and demonstrate that an unmodified M2M tool can be used for M2T. We achieve this with a standard Text model that post-processes the M2M model output to yield formatted text.
"The Micromapping Model of Computation; the Foundation for Optimized Execution of Eclipse QVTc/QVTr/UMLX.", E.D.Willink, "10th International Conference on Model Transformation (ICMT2017)", July 2017, "slides"
The rationale and some details of Connection/Micromapping QVTs scheduling.
It is 14 years since the first UMLX paper and 10 years since the QVT 1.0 specification was published. No useable UMLX implementation has appeared. QVTr implementations have been disappointing. The Eclipse QVTd project can now offer editing, optimization, execution and Java code generation for QVTc, QVTr and UMLX. This paper outlines the Micromapping Model of Computation used by the optimizations.
"Local Optimizations in Eclipse QVTc and QVTr using the Micro-Mapping Model of Computation", E.D.Willink, "Second International Workshop on Executable Modeling (EXE 016)", October 2016, "slides"
Some underlying principles of the QVTs scheduling. First results of the new Eclipse QVTr implementation demonstrating scalability and major speedups through the use of metamodel-driven scheduling and direct Java code generation.
The OMG QVT FAS was the result of, perhaps premature, enthusiasm to standardize the fledging model transformation community. The Eclipse implementation of the QVTo language prospers but the initial implementations of the declarative QVTr language had poor performance and have faded away. Perhaps it is time to consign QVTc and QVTr to the dustbin of misguided initiatives. Alternatively, in this paper we show how metamodel-driven analysis and a disciplined Model of Computation support fulfilment of the original aspirations.
"Optimized declarative transformation - First Eclipse QVTc results", E.D.Willink, "BigMDE: Scalable Model Driven Engineering (BigMDE 016)", July 2016, "slides"
First results of the new Eclipse QVTc implementation demonstrating scalability and major speedups through the use of metamodel-driven scheduling and direct Java code generation.
It is over ten years since the first OMG QVT FAS was made available with the aspiration to standardize the fledgling model transformation community. Since then two serious implementations of the operational QVTo language have been made available, but no implementations of the core QVTc language, and only rather preliminary implementations of the QVTr language. No significant optimization of these (or other transformation) languages has been performed. In this paper we present the first results of the new Eclipse QVTc implementation demonstrating scalability and major speedups through the use of metamodel-driven scheduling and direct Java code generation.
Traceability in Model Transformation languages supports not only post-execution analysis, but also incremental update and co-ordination of repetition. The Query/View/Transformation family of languages specify a form of traceability that unifies high and low level abstraction in declarative and imperative transformation languages. Unfortunately this aspect of the QVT specification is little more than an aspiration. We identify axioms that resolve the conflicting requirements on traceability, and provide a foundation for resolving further issues regarding equality, transformation extension and mapping refinement.
This invited paper was withdrawn at the camera-ready stage when it finally dawned that a trace for resolution was not identical to a trace for re-execution. The QVT 1.3 specification was updated to remove the suggestion that they are the same.
QVT status and Eclipse QVTd plans.
The early enthusiasm, in 2002, for model to model transformation languages led to eight submissions for an OMG standard comprising three languages, yet no commercial products have appeared. The QVT Core language was intended as the foundation for QVT Relations but the available implementations have ignored the core language. Rather than ignoring the core language, we take the opposite approach and introduce three more core languages. Progressive semantic simplification through these core language terminates in an imperative unidirectional language that facilitates implementation.
The early enthusiasm, in 2002, for model to model transformation languages led to eight submissions for an OMG standard comprising three languages, yet no commercial products have appeared. The QVT Core language was intended as the foundation for QVT Relations but the available implementations have ignored the core language. Rather than ignoring the core language, we take the opposite approach and introduce three more core languages. Progressive program-to-program transformation through these core languages terminates in an easily implemented imperative language that supports declarative transformations.
This page was last modified 04:03, 15 October 2018 by Edward Willink.


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The Steady Rise of Katipunan
July 29, 2017 By ROCKWELL
Katipunan is an attractive residential location for both students and end-users, who are starting their own families.
It's easy to see how land prices in the Katipunan area in Quezon City have grown by about 8 to 10 percent over the last five years.
According to commercial real estate firm Colliers International Philippines, land values in this area have risen significantly due to increasing demand for residential, retail, and lifestyle developments.
"The Katipunan area has become an extension of satellite communities located along C5. The area is supported by a couple of demand generators," Colliers said in an e-mail to the Inquirer.
Driving the demand
Primarily, these demand generators include the presence of institutional establishments such as the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University, and Miriam College; and of high end residential villages such as La Vista, Varsity Hills, White Plains and Ayala Heights.
"Given these drivers, the demand for residential accommodations as well as retail and leisure establishments grew and spilled over to other parts of the Katipunan area," it added.
Indeed, the whole stretch of Katipunan is not only home to some of the country's most prestigious universities, but is also host to a growing array of retail shops, service centers, real estate developments, and dining establishments that cater to a wide range of customers.
And it continues to do so to this day, attracting even more entrepreneurs and established brands, all seeking to make Katipunan their next home in Quezon City.
Growing interest
More recently, there seems to be a growing interest among property developers, according to Colliers, including the likes of SM, Sta. Lucia, and even an upscale realtor like Rockwell Land, which is launching The Arton.
"The growing interest among property developers is driven by demand for residential buildings and dormitories due to growing student population in the area. This has also driven the development of more retail establishments in the Katipunan area," Colliers said.
"Overall, residential demand is being driven by the presence of major colleges and universities in the area as well as the growing disposable incomes of families and property investors with discerning preferences," the firm further noted.
Over the medium term, Colliers sees the residential market in Katipunan becoming even more competitive as developers vie for a larger market share and provide value-for-money residential units that can offer adequate facilities and amenities.
Attractive location
Indeed, Katipunan remains an attractive location for property developers, investors, and even homebuyers, as new residential and commercial projects are being launched in this area. Hence, now is proving to be the best time for practically anyone to invest in Katipunan.
"Now is the most opportune time to invest in the Katipunan area. It is an attractive residential location for both students and end-users (who) are starting their own families," Colliers said.
"Given the demand drivers within Katipunan and its environs, the area is also a feasible hub for property investors," it further noted.
According to Colliers, Katipunan is an attractive location for property developers as finding a substantial parcel of land to develop for residential projects within Metro Manila remains difficult. The property acquired by Rockwell Land Corp. for its latest residential development, The Arton, appeals to both end-users and investors.
The area is said to be interesting for both homebuyers and investors due to the convenience it can offer amid the worsening traffic in Metro Manila. Its location also provides convenience to homebuyers given the area's proximity to shopping malls and other lifestyle destinations.
Finding a location that provides a good mix of rest, relaxation and active lifestyle amenities is crucial for end-users and investors, Colliers said.
"The newly launched projects including Rockwell's (The Arton) also provide greater security for students enrolled in major universities and colleges within the area. It is important for parents to know that their children are within a safe living environment," the firm explained.
"Over the medium term, we see more lifestyle-oriented residential developments in the area especially with the launch of Rockwell's residential project. Previously, most of the projects in the area are standalone residential developments. But new projects in the area are incorporating large open space for families as well as a wide array of amenities and facilities. The Rockwell project will redefine the residential landscape in the Katipunan area," Colliers concluded.
As published in business.inquirer.net on July 29, 2017: http://business.inquirer.net/234053/steady-rise-katipunan
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La Chapelle-sur-Coise – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, w departamencie Rodan.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwały 313 osoby, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 48 osób/km² (wśród 2880 gmin regionu Rodan-Alpy La Chapelle-sur-Coise plasuje się na 1316. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 1396.).

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Linki zewnętrzne
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Chapelle-sur-Coise

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Edith Murgatroyd — née le  à Derby (Angleterre), morte le  à South Gate (Californie) — est une actrice anglaise, connue sous le nom de scène d'Edith Yorke (parfois créditée Edithe Yorke).

Biographie
Émigrée en 1902 aux États-Unis, où elle s'installe définitivement, Edith Yorke contribue ainsi à soixante-cinq films américains, majoritairement muets (dont quelques westerns), le premier sorti en 1919.

Suivent notamment The False Road de Fred Niblo (1920, avec Enid Bennett et Lloyd Hughes), Les Chevaux de bois d'Erich von Stroheim et Rupert Julian (1923, avec Norman Kerry et Mary Philbin), Le Bonheur en ménage de King Vidor (1924, avec Laurette Taylor et Pat O'Malley), ainsi que L'Intruse de Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (1930, avec Charles Farrell et Mary Duncan).

Parmi ses quelques films parlants, citons Je suis un assassin de William K. Howard (en partie muet, 1929, avec Paul Muni et Marguerite Churchill) et  de Lothar Mendes (avec George Brent et Zita Johann), son dernier film sorti en 1933, l'année précédant sa mort (en 1934, à 66 ans).

Filmographie partielle
 1920 : The Jailbird de Lloyd Ingraham :  Whitney
 1920 : L'Eau qui dort (The Turning Point) de J.A. Barry
 1920 : Love de Wesley Ruggles : la mère de Natalie et Beatrice
 1920 : Le Secret des abîmes (Below the Surface) d'Irvin Willat : Martha Flint
 1920 : The False Road de Fred Niblo :  Starbuck
 1921 : Lying Lips de John Griffith Way :  Prospect
 1921 : Passing Through de William A. Seiter :  Harkins
 1922 : One Clear Call de John M. Stahl :  Garnett
 1922 : Step on It! de Jack Conway :  Collins
 1922 : A Daughter of Luxury de Paul Powell : Ellen Marsh
 1923 : The Fourth Musketeer de William K. Howard :  Tracy
 1923 : Âmes à vendre (Souls for Sale) de Rupert Hughes :  Steddon
 1923 : Les Chevaux de bois (Merry-Go-Round) d'Erich von Stroheim et Rupert Julian : Ursula Urban
 1923 : Burning Woods de Stuart Paton :  Darby
 1923 : Slippy McGee de Wesley Ruggles :  De Rance
 1923 : L'Enfant de la balle (Sawdust) de Jack Conway :  Nancy Wentworth
 1923 : The Age of Desire de Frank Borzage : la grand-mère
 1923 : Mothers-in-Law de Louis J. Gasnier :  Wingate
 1923 : The Miracle Makers de W. S. Van Dyke :  Emma Norton
 1924 : Le Bonheur en ménage (Happiness) de King Vidor :  Wreay
 1924 : Riders Up d'Irving Cummings : la mère de Johnny
 1924 : Le Prix de beauté (The Beauty Prize) de Lloyd Ingraham :  Du Bois
 1924 : À bride abattue (The Tenth Woman) de James Flood :  Brainherd
 1924 : Husbands and Lovers de John M. Stahl :  Stanton
 1925 : Le Train de 6 heures 39 (Excuse Me) d'Alfred J. Goulding :  Temple
 1925 : Sanderson le taciturne (Silent Sanderson) de Scott R. Dunlap :  Parsons
 1925 : Blanco, cheval indompté (Wild Horse Mesa) de George B. Seitz : la grand-mère Melberne
 1925 : Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera) de Rupert Julian : Mama Valerius
 1925 : Seven Keys to Baldpate de Fred C. Newmeyer :  Quimby
 1925 : Les Limiers (Below the Line) d'Herman C. Raymaker :  Cass
 1926 : Rustling for Cupid d'Irving Cummings :  Blatchford
 1926 : Le Dé rouge (Red Dice) de William K. Howard :  Garrison
 1926 : Born to the West de John Waters :  Rudd
 1926 : The Belle of Broadway d'Harry O. Hoyt :  Adèle
 1926 : Volcano de William K. Howard : Mère supérieure
 1927 : The Western Whirlwind d'Albert S. Rogell :  Martha Howard
 1927 : Sensation Seekers de Lois Weber :  Hagen
 1928 : The Port of Missing Girls d'Irving Cummings :  Blane
 1928 : Satan and the Woman de Burton L. King : Hetty Folinsbee
 1929 : Fugitives de William Beaudine :  Carroll
 1929 : The Love Racket de William A. Seiter :  Pierce
 1929 : Je suis un assassin (The Valiant) de William K. Howard :  Douglas
 1929 : Roman vécu (Seven Keys to Baldpate) de Reginald Barker :  Quimby
 1930 : L'Intruse (City Girl) de Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau : la mère de Lem
 1932 : Si j'avais un million (If I Had a Million), film à sketches de James Cruze et autres : une résidente d'Idylwood
 1933 : Luxury Liner de Lothar Mendes :  Webber

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Actrice anglaise du muet
Nom de scène
Naissance en décembre 1867
Naissance à Derby (Royaume-Uni)
Décès en juillet 1934
Décès à 66 ans
Décès dans le comté de Los Angeles


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Q: angularjs target = _top I am building a website using angularjs.
There are some link in the footer that are linked to the views in states like other pages in an angularjs website.
The problem I am facing is, when i click the links in footer, view changes/includes perfectly but the scrollbar remains at its position(displays footer).
I tried to use target = "_top" attribute in the link tag but its not working.(though i don't need it, target = "_blank" is working perfectly).
Please give me a solution for this, i need to to see the header(top of the page) when i click any link on the website.
USING ui-sref TO INCLUDE VIEWS AND NOT HREF.

A: a link

Tells the browser to navigate to "foo.com" not in its own frame, but in the topmost frame. If the current frame is the topmost frame, the URL will open in the same window.

A: I think you want to make a page with jumps? you can create "jumps" or links to different places on a page. For example, I have created a "Top" and "Bottom" page jump at the top and bottom of this page. They are nothing but links to places on this page. Click on them and they will take you to the top or bottom of this page. Page jumps can be very useful on very long pages of information.
There are two parts to creating page jumps. First, there is the jump or link. It's created much like you would create any link.

Top
 |  |  |  |
Bottom

Ok, that was the first part; the link. Now, we need to mark the spot on the page to jump to. We do that with the  tag or statement. These tags will be placed where ever you want the page to jump to. The "Top" and "Bot" tags are shown below. These were placed at the top and bottom of my page.

the NAME tags used have to match up with the links shown earlier in this tutorial. Also, notice that in this case no "#" (Pound) symbol was used. Note that the use of "Top" and "Bot" was completely arbitrary. You can use whatever words you would like, just keep in mind that they are case sensitive. "Top" is different than "top".
I hope this helps.

A: If different states are going to be loaded on each link click, you can use window.scrollTo(0, 0) in their primary controllers when the state gets loaded.

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UNHCR in the Philippines
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Ending Statelessness for the Next Generation
UNHCR Philippines aims to make a difference in the lives of the women, men, and children who are stateless and at risk of statelessness.
The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to adopt a National Action Plan to End Statelessness by 2024. In the recent UNHCR 70th Executive Session at the Palais des Nationa in Geneva, Assistant Secretary Adonis Sulit of the Department of Justice (DOJ) shared the Philippines' key achievements and action points in addressing statelessness since the launch of UNHCR's #IBelong Campaign. This includes supporting the Global Compact on Refugees, resolving existing cases of statelessness, ensuring that no child is born stateless, and improving the quantitative and qualitative data on stateless populations.
[Read more: PH Joins Int'l Community in Committing to Resolve Statelessness]
Ensuring No Child is Born Stateless
To understand the plight of stateless populations, imagine, for a moment, that you don't have a birth certificate. A piece of paper that seems so simple and trivial can easily be taken for granted. But a birth certificate proves that you exist. It proves that you are a Filipino citizen and allows you to access all the rights that come with it. For four-month-old Gabriel who doesn't have one, it doesn't come as easy.
Gabriel was born into the Sama Bajau community, an indigenous and nomadic ethnic minority who live mostly on the sea in Mindanao. They have been without documentation for decades. Years before he was born, his family and thousands of others were displaced after the 2013 Zamboanga conflict, seeking shelter in government-run evacuation centers. This was when they realized how having no form of documentation puts them at a disadvantage. Without a birth certificate, they cannot prove their identity. They do not have freedom of movement, nor access to health care and housing. Their children cannot enroll in school. They are Filipinos, but without documentation, they are at risk of being stateless.
UNHCR has worked closely with the Sama Bajau community, the local government authorities and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples since 2016. It is thought there are 10,000 to 15,000 Sama Bajau living in Zamboanga alone, around 85 per cent of whom have no birth certificates. This October, a pilot project supported by UNHCR and UNICEF seeks to register 1,500 people in the community. Working closely with the government authorities, including a mobile unit of the Civil Registrar's Office, the aim is to issue families with documentation by mid-December.
70-year-old Wanita Arajini, Gabriel's great-grandmother, shares: "It has been difficult for us to access services and we always feared discrimination, because we were Sama Bajau." © UNHCR/Roger Arnold
Gabriel is the youngest child of Daniel Mordani, 29, his wife Niba, 19. His older sister Lira is 2 years old. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold
Daily life of residents in Valle Vista resettlement community, a few kilometres east of Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold
The pilot project supported by UNHCR and UNICEF seeks to register 1,500 people in the community and will benefit the future generation. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold
Jamila, 7, and Gabriella, 9, are Wanita Arajani's granddaughters. Documentation gives them better opportunities when it comes to getting an education and learning to read and write. © UNHCR/Roger Arnold
Ensuring that No One is Left Behind
Wanita Arajini, Gabriel's 70-year-old great-grandmother, knows how difficult it has been and is hopeful that the rest of her family will soon benefit from the project. "Although it's too late for my sons and daughters, I'll focus on trying to make sure all my grandsons and granddaughters can go to school. I feel it's their new hope to have a better life," she says.
Gabriel is just one of the children that will directly benefit from the Philippines' commitment to end statelessness. As highlighted by Assistant Secretary Adonis Sulit of the Department of Justice (DOJ), "Our deeply rooted culture of hospitality and compassion for others seek to ensure that no one is left behind. Thus, in order to effectively address the challenges created by statelessness, the Philippine Government is guided by our adherence to human rights instruments, and our national policies and commitments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) following the fundamental Filipino value of pakikipagkapwa (feeling one with others). We wish to underscore that the Philippines has identified statelessness as one of the priorities under its National Development Plan, and is also embedded in the country's long-term vision Ambisyon Natin 2040."


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Gold slips as dollar firms ahead of Fed policy statement
BENGALURU - Gold eased to a one-week low on Thursday, as a recovery in the dollar and improved appetite for riskier assets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy statement, pushed investors away from bullion.
Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,224.78 per ounce at 11:27 EST, after touching its lowest since Nov. 1 at $1,219.59 earlier in the session.
U.S. gold futures for December delivery fell 0.3 percent to $1,225.5 per ounce.
"Gold is unquestionably dollar-watching, and by extension looking at the (interest) rates," said Ross Norman, chief executive officer of Sharps Pixley.
"The market is drifting a little lower today on expectations of further rate hikes. If the rates go higher, it is a slightly negative story for gold."
Although the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates until its next gathering in December, market participants are waiting to see whether it offers clues about possible rate increases in December and in 2019.
Higher interest rates raise the opportunity costs of holding gold, which earns nothing and costs money to store and insure.
"A failure to continue the momentum a little higher could see gold moving back to the psychologically (important) $1,200 level," Norman said.
The precious metal remains down more than 10 percent from its April peak after investors preferred the dollar as the U.S.-China trade war unfolded against a background of higher U.S. interest rates.
The dollar extended its recovery following a sigh of relief across markets after the U.S. midterm election results, and as investors turned their attention towards the Fed. [USD/]
Gold is on track to post a fifth straight session of losses, hurt more broadly by a recovery in investor appetite for nominally higher-risk assets like stocks. [MKTS/GLOB]
"Risk appetite in the world marketplace is mostly upbeat following the U.S. mid-term elections that produced a divided Congress," Kitco Metals senior analyst Jim Wyckoff said in a note.
"A rebound in the U.S. dollar index today, following selling pressure this week, is working against the precious metals market bulls."
Silver fell 0.9 percent to $14.44 per ounce.
Palladium was steady at $1,134.0 per ounce. It touched a two-week high of $1,139.50 an ounce in the previous session.
Platinum was down 0.1 percent at $872.2 an ounce, after hitting its highest since June 25 at $877.50 an ounce on Wednesday.


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Q: Извлечь введённую в EditText информацию из ListView У меня есть ListView, наполненный из SimpleCursorAdapter данными из базы данных, в ListView форма строк задана из XML-файла.
Как вытащить введённую пользователем информацию из каждой строки ListView? Основная проблема в том, что не получается достать информацию из строк, которых в данный момент на экране нет (весь ListView на экране не помещается).

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*Вам надо написать собственный кастомный адаптер на основе SimpleCursorAdapter, который будет реализовывать требующуюся функциональность. Там необходимо переопределить метод bindView(), ответственный за вывод виджетов в айтем.

*Если подтверждения ввода в каждый EditText нет, то необходимо использовать слушатель OnFocusChangeListener(), привязанный к EditText-ам айтемов. Слушатель будет срабатывать при потере фокуса в EditText, что значит, что в данном поле ввод закончен и пользователь перешел к другому полю.

*Введенная информация должна собираться в какое то хранилище, например массив. В адаптере необходимо организовать метод, который отдаст этот массив "наружу", когда он потребуется.
Примерно код может выглядеть так, писал все "на коленке" и он, скорее всего не полностью рабочий, а только для демонстрации алгоритма. Так же неплохо бы использовать ViewHolder:
public class EditAdapter extends SimpleCursorAdapter {
    String mEnterTexts[];
    private Context mContext;
    private int mLayout;
    private Cursor mCursor;
    private final LayoutInflater inflater;

   public EditAdapter(Context context,int layout, Cursor c, String[] from, int[] to) {
    super(context,layout,c,from,to);
    mLayout=layout;
    mContext = context;
    mCursorr=c;
    // получаем сколько строк надо запомнить.
    enterTexts = new enterTexts[mCursor.getCount()];
}

    @Override
    public View newView (Context context, Cursor cursor, ViewGroup parent) {
                return inflater.inflate(mLayout, null);
        }

    @Override
    public void bindView(View view, Context context, Cursor cursor) {
        super.bindView(view, context, cursor);

        EditText edit = view.findViewById(R.id.editText);
        edit.setOnFocusChangeListener(new OnFocusChangeListener() {
            public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
                if (!hasFocus){
                    int position = cursor.getPosition();
                    mEnterTexts[position] = edit.getText().toString();
                }
            }
        });
   }
 }
 public String[] getEnterTexts(){
 return mEnterTexts;
}

При обработке клика на кнопке в конце ввода вы можете получить введенные значения в виде массива из экземпляра созданного адаптера:
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {

    String[] enteredTexts = mAdapter.getEnterTexts();
}