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Taiwan - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Exercise normal precautions in Taiwan.
Read the Safety and Security section on the information page.
If you decide to travel to Taiwan:
Review the Crime and Safety Report for Taiwan.
Taiwan is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention). Intercountry adoptions of children from non-Hague countries are processed in accordance with 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 204.3 as it relates to orphans as defined under the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 101(b)(1)(F).
In January 2013, the Taiwan Child Welfare Bureau announced its participation in a Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) program with the United States. The PAIR program requires prospective adoptive parents to receive a preliminary determination on the child's likely immigration eligibility from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to filing an adoption case with a court. This preliminary determination, also referred to as the PAIR process, provides foreign courts and relevant Taiwan authorities with information regarding a child's likely eligibility to immigrate to the United States before the court enters an order establishing a permanent legal relationship between the U.S. citizen parent(s) and the child.
The Taiwan Child Welfare Bureau issued an administrative order effective April 1, 2013 requiring adoption service providers to include a PAIR letter with the filing of an adoption proceeding with a Taiwan court. To enable prospective adoptive parents adopting from Taiwan to comply with Taiwan's new administrative order, USCIS issued a policy memorandum allowing prospective adoptive parents to file a Form I-600 (Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative), before filing an adoption proceeding with a Taiwan court.
Following the receipt of a PAIR letter from USCIS and subsequent issuance of a foreign adoption decree, prospective adoptive parents must submit the foreign adoption decree and the child's travel and identity documents to the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) which will then complete the final approval of their Form I-600 and issuance of a visa. If AIT finds the case is not clearly approvable, it will return the case to USCIS for further action. Prospective adoptive parents should pay special attention to the process described below as it differs from other non-Hague and Hague countries.
Please note again: Beginning on April 1, 2013, the Taiwan authorities will require a PAIR letter from USCIS in all U.S. adoption cases.
The United States does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. All Consular and other representative functions are handled by AIT, a non-profit, private corporation authorized by the Taiwan Relations Act to conduct and carry out programs, transactions, and other relations between the United States and Taiwan.
We strongly urge prospective adoptive parents to only work with licensed adoption facilitators in Taiwan. The use of unlicensed facilitators in Taiwan could result in an adoption being carried out in a manner that does not permit the child to qualify as an orphan as defined under U.S. immigration law. If the child does not qualify as an orphan under U.S. immigration law, he or she may be found to be ineligible to immigrate to the United States. It is important for prospective adoptive parents to confirm that the adoption service provider they choose is authorized to facilitate adoptions in Taiwan by checking with Taiwan's adoption authority, the Child Welfare Bureau. Please see the Information below in the "Choose and Adoption Service Provider" section.
To bring an adopted child to the United States from Taiwan, you must meet certain suitability and eligibility requirements. USCIS determines who is suitable and eligible to adopt a child from another country and bring that child to live in the United States under U.S. immigration law.
In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, you must also meet the following requirements in order to adopt a child from Taiwan:
Residency: There are currently no residency requirements that prospective adoptive parents must meet in order to adopt an orphan from Taiwan.
Age of Adopting Parents: Prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) must be at least twenty years older than the child to be adopted. If married, one spouse must be at least twenty years older than the child to be adopted and the other spouse must be at least 16 years older than the child to be adopted.
Marriage: A married person who adopts a child shall do so jointly with his/her spouse. Single individuals may adopt from Taiwan..
Income: Prospective adoptive parents must have a stable residence, legitimate employment and sufficient financial means.
Other: There is no official policy or law prohibiting adoptions by LGBT individuals. Taiwan law does not recognize marriage between partners of the same sex.
In addition to U.S. immigration requirements, Taiwan has specific requirements that a child must meet in order to be eligible for adoption:
Relinquishment: Where the biological mother is alive and her whereabouts known, the Family Court will request a written, signed relinquishment document.
Abandonment: A legal determination of abandonment by a court is usually required.
Age of Adoptive Child: An adoptive child must be at least 20 years younger than the adopted parent. If the adoptive parents are married, the child must be at least 20 years younger than one spouse and at least 16 years younger than the other spouse.
Sibling Adoptions: None
Special Needs or Medical Conditions: None
Waiting Period or Foster Care: None
In addition, no child may be adopted who is:
directly related by blood to the prospective adoptive parents (for example: grandparents cannot adopt their grandchildren);
directly related by marriage, except in the adoption of the other spouse's child as a stepchild (for example: A parent-in-law cannot adopt his/her son-in-law or daughter-in-law); or
indirectly related by blood or marriage, such as cousins (unless removed by a certain degree), the spouse of a sibling, or a sibling of your spouse. (Note: Taiwan law is very detailed about what degree of indirect blood relation is excluded from adoption. If prospective adoptive parents are concerned about possible blood ties with the child they wish to adopt, they should contact AIT for clarification before proceeding with the adoption.)
TAIWAN'S ADOPTION AUTHORITY
Children's Bureau (Er Tong Ju), Ministry of Interior
The process for adopting a child from Taiwan generally includes the following steps:
Choose an adoption service provider
Apply to be found eligible to adopt
Be matched with a child
File the Form I-600 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to initiate the Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) prior to filing an adoption case with the courts
Adopt the child in Taiwan
Receive final approval of your Form I-600
Obtain visa and bring your child home
The recommended first step in adopting a child from Taiwan is to decide whether or not to use a licensed adoption service provider in the United States that can help you with your adoption. Adoption service providers must be licensed by the U.S. state in which they operate. The Department of State provides information on selecting an adoption service provider on its website.
Whether you choose a U.S.-based or foreign adoption service provider, they must be licensed in Taiwan or work with a licensed adoption agency in Taiwan. Please note that an unlicensed adoption service provider may not assume legal custody of a child for the purpose of intercountry adoption. The use of an unlicensed adoption service provider may result in your child not being eligible for an immigrant visa. Below is a list of agencies that are currently licensed in Taiwan.
Adoption Service Institutes and Foundations in Taiwan:
Child Welfare League Foundation
7F, No. 43 Chang'an W. Road, Datong District
Taipei City 103, Taiwan
Chung Yi Social Welfare Foundation
No.12, Lane 85, Jingxing Road, Wenshan District
Good Shepherd Welfare Services Tainan Babies' Home
No.12, Lixing Street, North District
Tainan City 704, Taiwan
The Home of God's Love
No. 36, Lane 189, Dapi 2nd Road
Dongshan Township
Yilan County 269, Taiwan
Christian Salvation Services
7F, No. 420, Section1, Keelung Road
Xinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan
Cathwel Service
No. 155, Section 2, Beishen Road
Shenkeng Township
Taipei County 222, Taiwan
In order to adopt a child from Taiwan, you will need to meet the requirements of the Government of Taiwan and U.S. immigration law. You must submit an application to be found eligible to adopt with the Children's Bureau (Er Tong Ju), Ministry of Interior of Taiwan.
To meet U.S. immigration requirements, you may also file an I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition with U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to be found eligible and suitable to adopt.
If you are eligible to adopt, and a child is available for intercountry adoption, your Taiwan adoption service provider will provide you with a referral. Each family must decide for itself whether or not it will be able to meet the needs of and provide a permanent home for a particular child.
The child must be eligible to be adopted according to Taiwan's requirements, as described in the Who Can Be Adopted section. The child must also meet the definition of orphan under U.S. immigration law.
File the Form I-600 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to initiate the Pre-Adoption Immigration Review prior to filing an adoption case with the courts
Under the Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) program, the U.S. prospective adoptive parent(s) files a Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, with the National Benefits Center (NBC) prior to obtaining a final adoption decree from the relevant court authority in Taiwan. After review of the Form I-600 petition and completion of the necessary investigation, NBC will make a preliminary determination on whether the child meets the definition of orphan under U.S. immigration law. If the determination is favorable, NBC will issue a preliminary determination of immigration eligibility to the U.S. prospective adoptive parent(s) in the form of a USCIS PAIR letter. If an unfavorable determination is made, NBC may issue a request for additional evidence or denial letter to the U.S. prospective adoptive parent(s).
Under the PAIR process, prospective adoptive parents should submit a completed Form I-600 together with all available documentation listed in the Form I-600 Instructions, minus an adoption decree or grant of legal custody to the USCIS National Benefits Center through the Dallas Lockbox. This would include the Taiwan Household Registry of both the child and the birth parents and the contract between the birth parents and the Taiwan adoption service provider in cases of relinquishment, showing the placement of the child for adoption. For the address, see the "Where to File" section of the Form I-600 Instructions. All documents originally produced in a foreign language must be accompanied by a certified English translation. In addition, the following PAIR-specific documentation must be submitted when the child's country of origin is Taiwan:
Evidence of availability for intercountry adoption generated by island-wide database
Signed adoption agreement between birth parents and prospective adoptive parents, where applicable, for use in Taiwan District Family courts
Power of attorney appointing the Taiwan ASP to represent the prospective adoptive parents
In addition to the documentation required in the Form I-600 instructions pertaining to evidence that the child is an orphan as defined in section 101(b)(1)(F) and 8 CFR 204.3(b), there may be Taiwan specific documentation that can help establish the child's orphan status. Such documentation may include, but is not limited to:
Child's original household registration
Birth parent-ASP contract showing relinquishment of child
Court order terminating parental rights and placing child into the care of an ASP
Documentation establishing an abandoned child and placing the child with an ASP
ASP report on the history of the child
Please note that additional documents may be requested.
USCIS will forward its preliminary determination, together with the prospective adoptive parent's file, to AIT. USCIS will also forward the original preliminary determination letter to the prospective adoptive parents for their records. AIT will then issue a letter to the prospective adoptive parents to be included in the court filing indicating that the preliminary determination regarding the child's likely immigration eligibility has been completed and will attach a copy of the original USCIS letter.
Upon issuance of the PAIR letter, USCIS NBC will forward the petition to AIT for final adjudication following the completion of the Taiwan court process.
Adopt or Gain Legal Custody of Child in Taiwan
The process for finalizing the adoption in Taiwan generally includes the following:
Role of Adoption Authority: The central authority for licensing adoption agencies and orphanages is the Child Welfare Bureau. It also oversees legal and legislative developments as they pertain to the welfare of children.
Role of the Court: All applications for adoption are first submitted to the Taiwan District Court.
Role of Adoption Agencies: Most adoptions are processed through local orphanages or adoption agencies identified by U.S. or other foreign-based adoption agencies. Unlicensed adoption agencies or orphanages in Taiwan cannot take legal custody of a child for the purpose of intercountry adoption. We strongly encourage the use of only licensed adoption service providers in Taiwan.
Adoption Application: An application for adoption is first submitted to the Taiwan District Court. As of April 1, 2013, this application must include a letter from AIT indicating that the preliminary determination regarding the child's likely immigration eligibility has been completed together with a copy of the original USCIS letter. After one to two months, the prospective adoptive parent(s) or a designated representative will receive a notice to appear. During this waiting period, a Taiwan social worker from the local Bureau of Social Affairs appointed by the Family Court will review the foreign (U.S.) home study. After the hearing, the court will rule on the adoption (usually within two months) and publish a final ruling three weeks later.
Time Frame: The average time to complete an intercountry adoption in Taiwan ranges from one to two years from initial contact with the adoption agency in the United States until the immigrant visa is issued. This time includes approximately 4-6 weeks for the PAIR processing by USCIS following the match and approximately five to six months for the adoption petition to be finalized by the Taiwan District Family Court.
Adoption Fees: The following fees apply to adoptions in Taiwan:
Court processing fee – 1,000 NT or about U.S. $30
Taiwan passport application fee (regular fee) – 1600 NT or U.S. $55. The application process can be expedited by paying fees up to 900 NT or U.S. $30.
Taiwan Household Registry (HHR) application fee – U.S. $ 0.30 per copy
(All Taiwan residents are part of an efficient household registry system that tracks events such as births, deaths, marriage, and divorce)
Translation fees – Variable
Taiwan notary fees – U.S. $25 per document
Documents Required: After a child has been identified, and the PAIR process has been completed with USCIS, the prospective adoptive parents must submit the following documents to the Taiwan authorities to process the local adoption:
Power of attorney, in English and Chinese, appointing the Taiwan orphanage or social worker to represent the prospective adoptive parents;
U.S. home study and Chinese translation;
Copy of U.S. state law pertaining to international adoption with Chinese translation certified by TECRO.
Evidence of prospective adoptive parents' right to adopt in the United States (included in U.S.-certified home study report);
I-797 approval notice (indicating Form I-600A approval) from USCIS;
Copy of U.S. prospective adoptive parents' home state adoption laws and Chinese translation;
Signed adoption agreement notarized by the TECRO (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office) having jurisdiction over the place of the parent(s)' residence (in English and Chinese); and
AIT's notice of USCIS' Pre-Adoption Immigration Eligibility Review, with USCIS' original PAIR letter indicating preliminary determination regarding the child's likely immigration eligibility has been completed
Other documents (birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc.) may be requested by the orphanage, agency, or Taiwan authorities.
*Chinese translations prepared in the United States must be certified by the TECRO office for that district and English versions must be notarized by a U.S. notary public.
Please note: All documents originally produced in a foreign language must be accompanied by certified English translation. Documents issued in the United States that would eventually be submitted to Taiwan courts, must be translated into Mandarin, must be certified by the TECRO office for that district, and English versions must be notarized by a U.S. notary public.
Authentication of Documents: You may be asked to provide proof that a document from the United States is authentic. If so, the Department of State, Authentications Office may be able to assist.
Under the PAIR program, your Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Adopted Child is not adjudicated until after your adoption is complete. You will need to submit the final adoption decree issued by the Taiwan District Family Court, as well as the child's identity and travel documents, to the AIT in order to complete the processing of the I-600 and receive a final determination on the immigration eligibility of your child. AIT will approve Form I-600s that are clearly approvable.
You will need to apply for several documents before you submit your decree:
If you have finalized the adoption in Taiwan, you will first need to apply for a new birth certificate for your child. Taiwan birth certificates, once issued, cannot be modified or amended. PAPs can apply for a birth certificate from the hospital of birth and/or from the local Household Registration office where the child was registered at the time of birth. For further information, see the Department of Household Registration, Ministry of Interior website.
If you have been granted custody for the purpose of adopting the child in the United States, the birth certificate you obtain will, in most cases, not yet include your name.
Taiwan Passport
Your child is not yet a U.S. citizen, so he/she will need a travel document or passport from Taiwan.
For information on how to apply for a new passport in Taiwan, please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website. The fee is 1600 NT or U.S. $55, and the turn-around time is approximately four days. Expedited processing requires an additional fee of up to 900 NT or U.S. $30.
Obtain a Visa and Bring Your Child Home
If your Form I-600 is approved, you then need to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa for your child from the AIT. This immigrant visa allows your child to travel home with you. As part of this process, the AIT must be provided the Panel Physician's medical report on the child.
You may submit your immigrant visa application and medical report when you submit the final, certified adoption decree, birth certificate, and Taiwan passport for final adjudication of your Form I-600. You can find instructions for applying for an immigrant visa on the adoption page of the AIT website. AIT will contact you, and your ASP or designated representative, once the Form I-600 is approved, to schedule the immigrant visa interview.
Obtaining a Visa to Travel to Taiwan
In addition to a U.S. passport, you may also need to obtain a visa. A visa is an official document issued by a foreign country that formally allows you to visit. Where required, visas are affixed to your passport and allow you to enter a foreign nation. To find information about obtaining a visa for Taiwan, see the Department of State's Country Specific Information.
When traveling during the adoption process, we encourage you to enroll with the Department of State. Enrollment makes it possible to contact you if necessary. Whether there is a family emergency in the United States or a crisis in Taiwan, enrollment assists the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in reaching you.
Taiwan requires five years of post-placement reports. In the first year, post placement reports are required at three, six, and twelve months. After that, one report per year is required. (This means seven reports over a five-year period.) The reports, which include photos of the child, must be completed by a licensed social worker or agency through home visits.
We strongly urge you to comply with the wishes of Taiwan and complete all post-adoption requirements in a timely manner. Your U.S. adoption service provider may be able to help you with this process. Your cooperation will contribute to Taiwan's history of positive experiences with American parents.
The American Institute in Taiwan
Immigrant Visa Unit, 2nd Floor
American Institute in Taiwan
Number 7, Lane 134
Xin Yi Rd, Section 3
Taipei 106, Taiwan
Tel: (886) 02-2162-2005
Fax: (886) 02-2162-2253
Email: aitadoptions@state.gov
Internet: ait.org.tw/en/
Taiwan's Adoption Authority
Child Welfare Bureau (Er Tong Ju), Ministry of Interior
7F, No. 503 Li-Ming Road, Section 2
Nantun, Taichung 408, R.O.C.
Tel: (886-4) 2250-2850
Fax: (886-4) 2250-2903/2899
Email: dbi@cbi.gov.tw
Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representation Office (TECRO) in the United States
4201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Email: tecroinfodc@tecro-info.org
*Taiwan also has offices (consulates) in: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Guam, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
Tel: 1-877-424-8374 (toll free); 1-913-275-5480 (local); Fax: 1-913-214-5808
No. 100, Jinhu Road
Neihu District 11461
Taipei City, Taiwan
+(886) 2-2162-2000 ext. 2306
+(886) 2-2162-2000.
+(886) 2-2162-2239
TaipeiACS@state.gov
Taiwan Map
Adoptions from Taiwan to U.S. by Year:


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Palluau est une commune française située dans le département de la Vendée, en région Pays de la Loire.

Géographie
Le territoire municipal de Palluau s'étend sur . L'altitude moyenne de la commune est de , avec des niveaux fluctuant entre 18 et .

Palluau est l'ancien chef-lieu de son canton, située à moins de  du Poiré-sur-Vie,  de Challans et  de La Roche-sur-Yon, la préfecture.
Elle dépend administrativement de la sous-préfecture des Sables-d'Olonne.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Palluau est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
La commune est en outre hors attraction des villes.

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (82,3 % en 2018), néanmoins en diminution par rapport à 1990 (83,8 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (59,5 %), prairies (18,9 %), zones urbanisées (11,3 %), forêts (6,4 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (3,9 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Économie

En tant que chef-lieu de canton, Palluau possède un collège (le collège Saint-Paul) dont la particularité est d'avoir une forte section athlétisme, avec de très fréquentes participations aux championnats de France (athlétisme, cross entre autres).

Palluau dispose de quelques commerces (épicerie, boulangerie, garage), d'un bureau de poste, d'un cabinet médical, d'une antenne de l'ADMR.
Les entreprises présentes sur le territoire sont principalement artisanales, et l'on retrouve quelques exploitations agricoles et vinicoles.

Histoire

Pendant la guerre de Cent Ans, Palluau fut assiégée par les Anglais, sans qu'elle ne leur soit cédée, en 1371.

Au , la seigneurie de Palluau était dépendante de la vicomté de Thouars, qui appartenait alors à la famille d'Amboise. Les familles qui possédèrent la seigneurie de Palluau furent :

 les Belleville, aussi seigneurs de Montaigu et de nombreux autres fiefs dans la région ;
 les Clisson : Jeanne de Belleville (~1300-~1359), fille de Maurice IV de Belleville et Létice de Parthenay, vit son troisième époux Olivier IV de Clisson décapité sur ordre du roi Philippe VI de Valois pour trahison. Ils eurent pour fils le connétable Olivier ;
 les Penthièvre : Marguerite de Clisson, † 1441, fille du connétable, marie Jean  de Châtillon-Blois-Bretagne comte de Penthièvre ;
 les de Brosse : leur fille Nicole de Châtillon épouse en 1437 Jean II de Brosse ;
 les Gouffier : leur arrière-petite-fille Françoise de Brosse épouse en 1545 Claude Gouffier, duc de Roannais ;
 les Clérambault : parmi les fils de Claude Gouffier, on trouve le duc Gilbert et son frère cadet Claude Gouffier, sire de Palluau ; à la génération suivante, Louis Gouffier — soit le duc Louis fils de Gilbert, soit son cousin germain homonyme Louis, fils de Claude — vend Palluau le  à Jacques de Clérambault, † 1631, père du maréchal Philippe (1606-1665 ; comte de Palluau dit le maréchal de Palluau), père lui-même d'un autre Philippe de Clérambault comte de Palluau († 1704) ;
 les Phélypeaux : Jérôme Phélypeaux comte de Pontchartrain (1674-1747), secrétaire d'Etat à la Maison du Roi et à la Marine, achète en 1713 à la Maréchale douairière de Clérembault, Louise Bouthillier de Chavigny (1634-1722) ;
 les d'Asnières : en 1774, Les Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain vendent au marquis Henri d'Asnières (1736-1814), seigneur d'Aizenay. À la Révolution, ce dernier émigra en 1791.

Remarque : on confond souvent, mais à tort, la seigneurie de Belleville en Poitou avec celle de Palluau aux confins de la Touraine et du Berry, que posséda notamment le gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France Louis de Buade de Frontenac ; l'erreur peut d'autant plus s'expliquer que la mère de Frontenac était Anne Phélypeaux de La Vrillière, 1595-~1633, cousine germaine de Louis  de Pontchartrain, le grand-père de Jérôme.

Pendant la guerre de Vendée, Palluau fut le théâtre de divers affrontements :

 en 1793, les insurgés chassèrent la garde nationale de Palluau, entre le 12 et le , et s'emparèrent du Marais.

La bataille de Palluau, le , opposa les républicains du général Boulard aux insurgés commandés par Charette pour la prise de cette place forte située sur l'axe de communication Nantes - Les Sables.

 en 1795, les forces républicaines y affrontèrent de nouveau les insurgés.

Héraldique

Politique et administration

Liste des maires

Population et société

Démographie

Évolution démographique

Pyramide des âges

En 2018, le taux de personnes d'un âge inférieur à  s'élève à 37,0 %, soit au-dessus de la moyenne départementale (31,6 %). À l'inverse, le taux de personnes d'âge supérieur à  est de 23,5 % la même année, alors qu'il est de 31,0 % au niveau départemental.

En 2018, la commune comptait  pour , soit un taux de 50,45 % d'hommes, légèrement supérieur au taux départemental (48,84 %).

Les pyramides des âges de la commune et du département s'établissent comme suit.

Lieux et monuments

 Le château de Palluau, inscrit aux monuments historiques par arrêté du . Château fort construit au , dont ne subsistent que des vestiges. À l'emplacement de l'ancienne forteresse a été reconstruit un château en 1661 pour le maréchal de Clérambault, modifié au  par le comte de Pontchartrain. Le château, incendié en 1793, pendant la Révolution, est demeuré en ruine depuis cette époque. L'intérêt de l'édifice tient autant aux vestiges médiévaux qu'à ceux du château du .
 Église Saint-Gilles, reconstruite en 1887, à l'emplacement de l'ancienne église et du cimetière contigu.
 Le musée de l'hyménoptère, installé dans le bourg, est consacré au monde des insectes bâtisseurs tels les abeilles, bourdons, guêpes ou les fourmis [21].

Personnalités liées à la commune
 Le maréchal de France Philippe de Clérembault, dit « Le maréchal de Palluau ».
 Charles-François-Gabriel Morisson, homme politique français.
 Jacques Nanteuil, poète et écrivain français.

Pour approfondir

Articles connexes
 Palluau-sur-Indre
 Liste des communes de la Vendée

Liens externes

 Site officiel de la commune
 Palluau sur le site de l'Institut géographique national

Notes et références

Notes

Références
21.  https://www.tourisme-vie-et-boulogne.fr/fiche-tourisme/musee-de-lhymenoptere/ (consulté le 26juillet 2022).

Commune dans la Vendée
Commune dans l'arrondissement de La Roche-sur-Yon
Commune dans le canton de Challans
Commune de la communauté de communes de Vie-et-Boulogne
Ancien chef-lieu de canton dans la Vendée
Commune du Bas Bocage vendéen

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Is Getting A Sequel
Alex Walker |
There's bugger all info available at the moment, but fans of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. can rejoice: you're getting a sequel.
An official website popped up early this morning with little more than a title and a date of "2021". That's not a whole lot to go on, and at first glance looks a little suspect.
But to help quell concerns, the owner of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers GSC Gameworld, Sergiy Grygorovych, confirmed via Facebook that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was real. Why the studio is announcing a game three years out is a little unusual, although it's not known how long GSC has spent on development so far.
Still, it's great news. A new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is like a Russian Half-Life 3. It's the sequel some thought wouldn't get made, even though they've been lobbying for aeons. And it'll be fun to see what a proper S.T.A.L.K.E.R. follow-up looks like, especially with the advancement in game engines over the years and the directions fans took the original through some thoroughly impressive mods.
h0bkn0b @h0bkn0b
I am thoroughly excited for this. Although hopefully it's more Call Of Pripyat and less Clear Sky. Like, a lot less.
cubits @cubits
Ownership of stalker is still disputed, sooo many sequels have been pushed in the last decade, and all have either evaporated or severely disappointed.
Take this with a dome of salt.
Transientmind @transientmind
Yeah, last time I heard news like this, it turned out to be a F2P PVP survival game. Fuck that.
Staying cynical until there's better evidence not to be.
alpha_julieta @alpha_julieta
May 16, 2018, 10:27am
Yeah I signed up for that too, massive disappointment.
vaegrand @vaegrand
We can only hope that it even has a sliver of the potential the old titles held.
mikeockertz @mikeockertz
Sweet, I can't wait to check it out when it lands in 2035.
Troubletcat @troubletcat
I wonder if it'll attempt to realise the promises made about what the first game would do, now that the technology actually exists. I remember reading in actual physical gaming magazines (geeze it was a long time ago) about how S.T.A.L.K.E.R would feature complex AI resulting in immersive/emergent gameplay.
What we got certainly had good qualities but it wasn't really what was promised early on and what made teenaged me excited enough to pre-order the steelbook edition of the first game.
Wraith Guest
I remember reading that you could have driveable vehicles and helicopters and that it would be one giant world to play in. Really loved that idea, essentially
Sure it was a little ambitious in what it wanted to do, it was still quite an engaging game. The AI wasn't bad, definitely better than a lot out there.
Still have my collectors edition somewhere.
Weresmurf @weresmurf
To copy the dude from Troll 2...
"Oh my GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!"
ody @ody
Love the STALKER series, easily in my top 10 of all time. I hope this really does happen, still have the original game steelbook, one of the first PC games I played.
scrumptatoes @scrumptatoes
This is a bit cool; fans can rejoice.
Of Course, Of Course, Henry Cavill's On A Horse

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Update November 3, 2017: Blizzard have announced the next WoW expansion: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth.
Update November 1, 2017: As BlizzCon fast approaches (two more sleeps), hints for the new WoW expansion are still dropping, though no leak seems overwhelmingly true yet.
Unless a domain name registration or collector's edition pre-order goes live early, it looks like Blizzard are going to make it to BlizzCon without having the next WoW expansion spoiled. However, there is still a few things out there on top of what we've talked about below.
Is patch 7.3.2 Legion's last? Read up on its content with our World of Warcraft 7.3.2 patch notes.
As spotted on Reddit and reported by Wowhead, a deleted BlizzCon show floor tour video from Blizzard included a very prominent Lordaeron logo. This is the area of the world currently controlled by the undead after big bad Arthas killed his dad and went back to Northrend. Some sort of liberation effort would mark a very significant change to the world, and Jaina used to live there. It's Sylvanas' seat of power too, who is expected to have plenty to say in this expansion, and – as Wowhead point out– has a new statue at BlizzCon.
Or it might just be a logo.
Dozens of supposed expansion leaks have also been made up along the way, some believable, some deliberately not so much. The now-1922 page MMO-Champion speculation thread has documented a few of them, but you'll have to go on quite the scrollfest. Every possible meme about Jaina, naga, and artifact weapons has been explored and it's growing by about a page every five minutes.
We're unlikely to see anything else on this front until Friday, when the expansion is expected to be revealed at the close of the opening ceremony.
Update, October 23:The name – and release date – of the next WoW expansion's tie in novel have been announced, but there's no details until BlizzCon.
Long time Blizzard tie-in author Christie Golden is writing a new World of Warcraft novel, and it's due out in May next year. While it was public she was working on it, the title, release date, and bare-bones synopsis are new.
The Amazonsynopsis mentions it taking place after "the climatic events of Shadows of Argus" – the current patch and raid tier. Beyond making it clear that it's a post-Legion storyline, there's not a lot else there. It will be 208 pages long according to Penguin, quite a lot shorter than previous WoW novels like Golden's War Crimes or the Illidan book that lead into Legion.
As you can probably imagine, a thousand and one fake leaks have been hitting the internet as we approach BlizzCon. None have seemed believable so far, hence us not reporting them, and they haven't featured an expansion name with "Storm" in it either, which this would imply.
It's unlikely this tells us the release date of the expansion either. In prior cycles the gap between tie-in and expansion has been anything between one and six months. General knowledge would tell us 8.0 and everything else won't make it to us until late 2018, likely before BlizzCon but after Gamescom that year.
Expect more hints to be dropped as we head towards the event itself. For Legion, there was an official pre-announcement that the new expansion would be shown, but that was an unorthodox event at Gamescom rather than highly expected at Blizzcon. It's unlikely to happen again.
There is still a minute possibility of there not being a new expanson announcement at all, but it would be the greatest bait, with the poorest punchline, in the history of videogames.
Update, October 22:You really can't hide anything anymore. Least of all when you're insistent on leaving tantalising stubs of data and mysterious models in your major patch releases.
While the full explanation of what they tuned up would be too long to recount here (check outBlizzplanet's reportif you want every technical detail), the simple version is that miners have spotted database entries and some interestingly related skins/models added in vesion 7.3 hinting at the four potential sub-races to be added to the game, possibly as player characters.
Now, most of these have some degree of representation in the game already. Nightborne, for instance, are already present although their models have locked-in weapon and armor peices, meaning significant work would have to be done to make them a full playable character type, or even reasonably customisable.
The one that really stands out, though, are the Void Elves. Nobody has ever heard of them, outside of theories that regular NPCAlleria Windrunner might fit the description after her adventures in Legion. Even more mysteriously, there are some new equipment models floating around in the data soup, marked as belonging to this possible new faction. They're very ornate and pointy.
Either way, it's good to see World of Warcraft still holds some mysteries after all these years, even if this one is relatively recent.
Update, October 18: WoW's beta region temporarily went to 8.0 for a few minutes today.
A blip in the system has hit as we prepare for the next World of Warcraft expansion, as Blizzard's beta region updated the servers to 8.0 for a span of minutes today. If the evidence for the next expansion weren't already piled tall enough, now it's towering so high we can scarcely see over it.
BlizzCon is just a couple of weeks away, and the beta servers will likely be running on 8.0 to allow players there to check out the new expansion in person. We'll probably (certainly?) know more November 3.
Update October 6, 2017:The reveal of the BlizzCon 2017 schedule further confirms what we were already assuming – a new WoW expansion is on the way. But what else can it tell us?
Okay, facts first, then we'll go to speculation. TheBlizzCon 2017 schedulehas World of Warcraft's What's Next panel front and center. Given we know there areno more major patches planned for Legion, and there's also a full gameplay and systems panel later on in the day, any doubt of a new expansion should be gone from your mind.
However, there's relatively little suggestion as to what it might involve, at least from those panels. But there's a theory (my theory) that points to WoW's other feature at the show being a bit of a hint.
A couple of hours after the initial reveal, there is a "Voices of Blizzard – The Powerful Women of Warcraft" panel focusing on voice acting and the women that make up the universe. However, in the current plot, most of the key characters are male – eternal dad wizard Khadgar, demon step-brother Illidan and grandpa Velen are the family we'll be finishing off Legion's storyline with.
However, BlizzCon cover girl Jaina hasn't been seen in some time, previously spotted teleporting away disgusted with we heroes and our antics. There's one. Sylvanas disappeared a bit into Legion's storyline too, just after corrupting a few angels. Both require a follow-up.
Based on the Deaths of Chromie scenario added in patch 7.2.5, dragons are going to be quite key once we're a few levels into the next expansion. Alexstrasza and Chromie have both been doing not a whole lot since Cataclysm, and Northrend's been mostly abandoned since before that too.
All of that combined would suggest we'll be seeing a lot more of those characters, centered around the mess in Silithus coming with patch 7.3.2. Wizards and the undead vs. Dragons? Into it.
Update September 28, 2017:In case it were in any doubt, Blizzard's latest BlizzCon preview goes further that ever in hinting: yes, we're getting the next World of Warcraft expansion announcement at this year's show.
In case you haven't been keeping up, Blizzard are trying something new for BlizzCon 2017 – a pre-show of sorts, with new videos every week in the lead up to the main event. They come in various series, one of which is a year in review. World of Warcraft's went online last night and the final segment hints at what's happening next.
You can watch it for yourself over on the BlizzCon site, as it's one of the free videos that doesn't require the virtual ticket pre-order to access.
Given what Blizzard have said previously – that patch 7.3 will be the final major addition to Legion – and all the hints they've been dropping, not least in the recently revealed patch 7.3.2, there's a fairly simple conclusion to reach. Whatever form the new expansion takes, we'll find out on Friday, November 3, at around 10:00 Pacific time.
After that, it will be a slow wait for alpha and beta access, but hopefully with less of a content drought than was suffered in Warlords.
Update August 7, 2017:BlizzCon 2017's key art features Jaina Proudmoore.
Proudmoore's father was the Lord of Kul Tiras, a sunken island that has been strongly hinted as the setting for World of Warcraft's next expansion. Hence, the WoW community are salivating over the prospect of its official announcement – perhaps as soon as Gamescom in two weeks.
Gustavbrowses then took to Redditwith a thread tying up what we know about the next expansion and concluding it'll be unveiled at Gamescom in two weeks' time. He cites the reveal of Legion at Gamescom 2015, with more details revealed at BlizzCon later that year.
Our resident Blizzard wizard Ben Barrett points out that a major announcement was teased weeks ahead of Gamescom 2015 – which hasn't happened this time – and was then confirmed to be the next expansion a week in advance. To announce the next expansion now (or even at BlizzCon) would also be a somewhat abrupt end to Legion, which is still due to get a 7.3 patch (with a 7.3.5 patch mini-patch) at least.
There's more that could conceivably be done in terms of narrative content and gameplay tweaks, and with Legion having been such a success for WoW, we're not convinced big blue are ready to move on just yet. Perhaps Jaina's art teases a new plot thread that leads neatly in to a Kul Tiras expansion, rather than the expansion's announcement itself.
But, hey, we might find out in a couple of weeks.
Original story July 7, 2017:A datamine has uncovered images of a mysterious World of Warcraft armour set, and it's sent the community into a spin. It seems likely that players are heading to Kul Tiras for a showdown with the Old Gods, in the seminal MMORPG's next expansion.
That's according to assets datamined from the PTR version of the Legion expansion's next patch, version 7.3. That patch will take players to Argus, the original homeworld of the Eredar and now the headquarters of the Burning Legion. It's exactly where you'd expect the final battle against the Burning Legion to take place, in other words, and though Blizzard haven't confirmed anything, many in the WoW community believe that 7.3 will be Legion's final major patch.
Wowhead's keen observations continue, as they've zoomed in on one of the new armour sets to find a map on the character's belt. The map looks a lot like Kul Tiras, as seen in the original map of Lordaeron from World of Warcraft vanilla. Kul Tiras has been missing from the map since the Cataclysm expansion, which shook up Azeroth's geography in a big way.
All this strongly suggests that Kul Tiras will be the setting for WoW's next expansion, but there are more hints to be gleaned about the enemies we'll likely be fighting.
The WoW subreddit seemconfident we'll be taking on Azeroth's Lovecraftian Old Gods in the Kul Tiras expansion. Looking again at the armour set, you'll note the barnacles and tentacles on the hem of its robes, which tallies both with the Old Gods (who enjoy a good tentacle) and with a nautical setting.
PCG further speculate that Kul Tiras might resurface in the South Seas, a vast region often referenced in Warcraft lore but as yet unexplored in any game. If they turn out to be right, expect a tropical adventure featuring jungle islands, pirates, sapphire seas, and nightmarish tentacle-fiends sucking at your sanity from the depths of an infinite abyss.
Aside from the Burning Legion (which we're presumably about to defeat, at least for a while), the Old Gods are among the most powerful threats to the World of Warcraft. They were sealed below its surface – particularly in its oceans – by the titans, and have yet to be the focus of any of WoW's many expansions. There's a feeling both that it's about time, and it's kinda all Blizzard have left.
It sounds pretty plausible to us. Are you hyped?


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Roland Camille Roger Delorme (nascido em 18 de dezembro de 1983) é um lutador estadunidense de MMA que compete atualmente na categoria Peso Galo. Delorme foi um dos participante do The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.

Carreira no MMA

Início da Carreira
Delorme obteve um cartel de 6–1 antes de entrar no The Ultimate Fighter, lutando exclusivamente em seu país (Canadá).

The Ultimate Fighter
Delorme foi um dos escolhidos para o Time Miller após finalizar B.J. Ferguson com um triângulo na luta eliminatórias.

Delorme enfrentou nas quartas de final aquele que seria um dos finalistas daquela edição do reality show, T.J. Dillashaw. Delorme perdeu por finalização no segundo round após ser contantemente derrubado por Dillashaw.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Delorme enfrentou Josh Ferguson no The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale, vencendo por finalização no terceiro round.

Delorme enfrentou Nick Denis no UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller, substituindo Johnny Bedford que havia se lesionado. Delorme finalizou Denis com um mata-leão no final primeiro round após muita movimentação de ambos.

Delorme foi brevemente ligado a uma luta contra o recém-chegado ao UFC, Bibiano Fernandes em Julho de 2012 no UFC 149.  No entanto, Fernandes não assinou com o UFC. Delorme então enfrentou Francisco Rivera no evento. Delorme perdeu por nocaute no primeiro round, porém o resultado foi mudado para No Contest pois Rivera testou positivos para substâncias proibidas.

Delorme enfrentou Edwin Figueroa em 15 de Junho de 2013 no UFC 161. Ele venceu por decisão unânime.

Delorme enfrentou Alex Caceres em 21 de Setembro de 2014 no UFC 165. Delorme perdeu por decisão dividida.

Delorme era esperado para enfrentar Davey Grant em 8 de Março de 2014 no UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa. No entanto a luta foi cancelada logo após a pesagem pois havia lesionado o menisco.

Delorme enfrentou Michinori Tanaka em 14 de Junho de 2014 no UFC 174. Ele perdeu por decisão unânime.

Delorme enfrentou Yuta Sasaki em 23 de Agosto de 2014 no UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. Ele teve sua terceira derrota seguida ao ser derrotado por finalização no começo da luta.

Com a sequência de três derrotas negativas, Delorme foi demitido do UFC em janeiro de 2015.

Cartel no MMA

|Derrota
|align=center|9-5 (1)
| Jesse Arnett
|TKO (socos)
|SFL 42: Fight Night at the Corral
|15/08/2015
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:00
| Calgary, Alberta
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|-
|Derrota
|align=center|9-4 (1)
| Yuta Sasaki
|Finalização (mata leão)
|UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le
|23/08/2014
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:06
| Cotai
|
|-
|Derrota
|align=center|9–3 (1)
| Michinori Tanaka
|Decisão (unânime)
|UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov
|14/06/2014
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
| Vancouver, British Columbia
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|-
|Derrota
|align=center|9–2 (1)
| Alex Caceres
|Decisão (dividida)
|UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
|21/09/2013
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
| Toronto, Ontario
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|9–1 (1)
| Edwin Figueroa
|Decisão (unânime)
|UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
|15/06/2013
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|align="center" style="background: #c5d2ea"|NC
|align=center|8–1 (1)
| Francisco Rivera
|Sem Resultado (resultado mudado)
|UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão
|21/07/2012
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:19
| Calgary, Alberta
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|8–1
| Nick Denis
|Finalização (mata-leão)
|UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
|05/05/2012
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:59
| East Rutherford, New Jersey
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|7–1
| Josh Ferguson
|Finalização (mata-leão)
|The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
|03/12/2011
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:22
| Las Vegas, Nevada
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|-
|Derrota
|align=center|6–1
| Eric Wilson
|Decisão (dividida)
|Canadian Fighting Championship 6
|08/10/2010
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|6–0
| Sean Quinn
|Nocaute Técnico (socos)
|Canadian Fighting Championship 5
|04/06/2010
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:02
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|5–0
| Remi Morvan
|Finalização (mata-leão)
|Canadian Fighting Championship 4
|26/02/2010
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:28
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|4–0
| Remi Morvan
|Finalização (chave de braço)
|Wreck MMA
|12/12/2009
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:21
| Gatineau, Quebec
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|3–0
| Stephane Denis
|Nocaute Técnico (socos)
|Canadian Fighting Championship 3
|13/11/2009
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:40
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|2–0
| Matt Veal
|Finalização (mata-leão)
|UCW 16
|19/06/2009
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:30
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|-
|Vitória
|align=center|1–0
| Dwight Sutherland
|Finalização (chave de braço)
|UCW 13
|12/09/2008
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:40
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Lutadores de MMA do Canadá


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US Presidency 2016: Sanders endorses Hillary as Democratic candidate
Dr. Abdul Ruff
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has, as forecast by the Democratic Party leadership, received an endorsement from her former rival Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate appeared with Mrs. Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Mrs. Clinton and Sanders have been negotiating since she all but guaranteed the nomination in June. "Revolutionary" Sanders hopes to have a large influence now on the Democratic platform. He could even be the Secretary of state if by chance Clinton wins the presidency.
As expected a long ago, Democratic dummy piece Bernie Sanders with oratory skills to woo the youth towards his ideas, has eventually decided to call it a day withdrawing from the Democratic contest for presidency and opted to support and promote Hilary Clinton. American Jew Bernie Sanders's withdrawal has left only Hillary in the contest and to emerge as the Democratic candidate to face the republican hawkish candidate Trump who, taking undue advantage of what looks like a permanent US war in Islamic word, has made controversial statements that have been criticized worldwide. .
Mrs. Clinton, seen as the best candidate to promote Zionist criminal state in Mideast, is set to get endorsement by Bernie after a year-long, hard-fought primary, though he drew crowds of more than 20,000, invigorated young Democrat and Independent voters and advanced a radical, progressive agenda, more as a show than any serious intent, that has fundamentally shifted the conversation in American politics. His unadulterated authenticity made him the favorite of millions who helped him raise over $220 million from grassroots donors in the 2016 campaign cycle. However, fund raising in US presidential campaigns is not a healthy practice as it openly promotes rampant corruption as crime against humanity. And although Sanders lost the primary by nearly four million votes, his influence has been outsized.
Sanders scored big progressive victories in almost every policy area. The platform embraces a $15 minimum wage, even though Clinton had been staunch in her $12 position. The language now reads that Americans should earn more than $15 an hour." On climate change, even though Sanders's delegates didn't get their carbon tax and all-out ban on fracking, they got a compromise in which President Obama's standard used to reject the Keystone Pipeline XL – a project Clinton previously supported – would be applied to all pipeline projects. The platform also added language to reflect that "greenhouse gases should be priced to reflect their negative externalities," which isn't quite a carbon tax, but is a win nonetheless.
And perhaps the Sanders team's biggest victory came in Clinton's willingness to back a public option on health care. In accepting a "public option" – a position Clinton has supported before but did not campaign on in 2016 – she backed down in one of the biggest battles of the Democratic primary. Many times Clinton said that the public option was too expensive and would never get implemented while Republicans controlled the House and Senate.
The platform committee meeting wasn't all good for Sanders. His delegates were particularly upset that they didn't get the language they wanted on opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, including a promise not to bring the deal to a vote. And they didn't get their language on denouncing illegal Israeli settlements inside Palestine. Against this backdrop, a Sanders endorsement of Clinton isn't surprising. While Sanders' endorsement is surely a net positive for Clinton, it doesn't come without complications.
There are still Sanders supporters who are not keen to jump to Clinton, no matter what Sanders says or what organizations like the Communications Workers of America who backed Sanders in December and are now backing Clinton. Recent polling data has shown that up to half of Sanders supporters say they won't get behind Clinton. Data also shows up to 20% of Sanders supporters breaking for Trump. It's far from a sure thing that Sanders's supporters all happily declare in her favor.
Furthermore, Clinton's false left-leaning platform now runs the risk of alienating moderates, Independents and even those Republicans who can't bring themselves to back "irrational" Trump. The positions Clinton stakes in the platform represent the culmination of months of being pushed left by Sanders and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. That's all well and good for attracting Democrats, but Clinton is the first Democratic candidate in decades with an opportunity to pick up a hefty haul of voters that would traditionally back the GOP candidate in a general election. It's a lot harder to believe that Clinton will shift to the middle with this platform.
Bernie Sanders – a man who would probably talk about income inequality and Wall Street corruption during a wedding toast – wrapped an endorsement of Hillary Clinton into his standard campaign stump speech on Tuesday. His usual lines about minimum wage increases, rebuilding infrastructure, affordable college education, healthcare reform and increased environmental protection were simply prefaced by "Hillary Clinton understands" and "Hillary Clinton knows". Sanders also asserted that his "revolution" will go on and that he will work to ensure that his success in pushing the Democratic Party platform to the left is reflected in the actions of Democratic officeholders going forward.
Trump, who has been trying to court Sanders supporters, wrote in a tweet that Sanders has "totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton. Fans angry!" "The candidate who ran against special interests is endorsing the candidate who embodies special interests," his campaign said in a release.
Even though his supporters were angry about his plan supporting Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders decided to support Mrs. Clinton, ostensibly, in an effort to stop presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump from winning the White House. Sanders stayed in the Democratic race far longer than many expected, for weeks after it became clear he would not secure the delegates needed to win the nomination.
But Bernie's endorsement is far from the last hurdle Clinton will have to clear. This is not even the beginning.
Hillary Clinton is now so worried about having her dirty laundry aired out during her time as Secretary of State, the 68-year-old had aides debrief her on all Clinton-related books and shows, newly leaked emails reveal. WikiLeaks released more than 1,000 messages from Hillary's private email server recently.
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Three Days of Hatred and Mayhem: Musings on the Value of Life, Human Rights, Freedom and Justice
Eric Zuesse
On January 15th, the Gallup World Poll issued its preliminary report for their upcoming "Rating World Leaders: 2021" report. It shows the results that have been tabulated for 60 of the 135 countries where they annually sample global public opinion about U.S. leadership. One especially clear finding from it is that when their final report for all 135 countries will be issued, it will show that among the three U.S. Presidencies on which Gallup has internationally surveyed — which are only the three U.S. Presidents in this century — Trump is clearly the one who is globally respected the least, even lower than George W. Bush was respected.
Here are the findings, in each of the 60 nations, and the percentage increase or decrease from Gallup's last completed survey report, "Rating World Leaders: 2020":
"Approval of U.S. Leadership Across 60 Countries and Areas"
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of the leadership of the United States?"
% "Approve":
Dominican Republic, 66% was 56% in 2020
Cameroon, 62 was 61
Georgia, 61 was 43
Zambia, 56 was 26
Albania, 56 was 67
Philippines, 55 was 58
Uganda, 53 was 47
Mauritius, 50 was 59
Zimbabwe, 50 was 59
Ecuador, 43 was 34
Colombia, 42 was 41
Moldova, 40 was 45
Brazil, 40 was 38
Japan, 39 was 34
Kyrgyzstan, 34 was 32
Namibia, 34 was 31
Bulgaria, 32 was 26
Cambodia, 32 was 49
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, 31 was 31
Poland, 30 was 59
South Korea, 30 was 41
Bolivia , 30 was 31
Australia, 29 was 23
Taiwan, Province of China, 28 was 40
New Zealand, 26 was 17
Mexico, 26 was 17
Malta, 26 was 30
Ethiopia, 25 was 37
Argentina, 24 was 26
Ukraine, 24 was 32
Greece, 21 was 19
Croatia, 21 was 25
Morocco, 21 was 22
Serbia , 20 was 19
Ireland, 20 was 30
Finland, 20 was 20
Slovenia, 19 was 20
Cyprus, 19 was 27
Tunisia, 19 was 24
Italy, 19 was 22
France, 18 was 23
Russia, 18 was 11
Netherlands, 18 was 20
Canada, 17 was 22
Spain, 17 was 23
Chile, 16 was 16
Estonia, 15 was 17
United Kingdom, 15 was 25
Denmark, 14 was 24
Turkey, 13 was 12
Slovakia, 13 was 28
Norway, 12 was 15
Portugal, 12 was 14
Belgium, 12 was 17
Sweden, 11 was 12
Switzerland, 10 was 13
Austria, 9 was 11
Iran, 6 was 6
Germany, 6 was 12
Iceland, 5 was 9
Remarkably, Gallup doesn't poll in China on this question. (Nor does Pew.)
Notably, Trump is more disapproved-of in Europe than in any other part of the world. (Also, as Pew reported on 16 December 2020, "In Europe, more trust Putin than Trump.")
Those percentage-changes that we've just shown total to a decline, among all 60 countries, of 121 percentage-points (-121%), or, almost exactly, a -2% change from the 2019 findings that had been reported in Gallup's "Rating World Leaders: 2020".
Gallup says that "until all of Gallup's 2020 fieldwork is complete in a few months, it is still too early to say that the U.S. will see its worst ranking in the history of Gallup's World Poll." However, Gallup's "Rating World Leaders: 2020" report covered 135 lands, and the 60 lands that they have tabulated as of now, for the 2021 report, seem to be a representative sampling of all of those 135, and collectively those 60 populations have reduced their respect for America's leadership by 2%. In the 2020 report, the global level of approval for America's leadership was 33%. The all-time-low had been the 30% figure in 2017, Trump's first year, a finding which was based on Trump's promises, not on his performance. The upcoming final Gallup report "Rating World Leaders: 2021" will — if the results from those 60 lands do turn out to be representative of the global findings — produce a 31% global approval level by all of the approximately 135 lands that will be covered in it. For each of Trump's four years, then, the global percentages will have been (for each one of his four years) 30%, 31%, 33%, and (now, in his final year) 31%. Each year, it was even lower than the prior record low, of George W. Bush, had been, at 34% in 2008.
There was higher disapproval than approval of America's leadership during the Presidencies of George W. Bush and of Donald Trump than there was approval of either U.S. President's leadership. Strikingly, however, there was higher approval than disapproval during (and throughout) the two terms of office of Barack Obama. That Nobel Peace Prize winner was/is internationally admired. (Crazy, but true: he was an international charmer.)
Here are summarized (with links to the evidence regarding) the actual chief international achievements of each of these three U.S. Presidents:
George W. Bush: destroying Iraq, and destroying Afghanistan.
Barack Obama: destroying Syria, and destroying Ukraine, while continuing Bush's destructions of Iraq and of Afghanistan.
Donald Trump: destroying Iran, and destroying Venezuela, while continuing his predecessors' destructions of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine. He also made the destruction of Palestine even worse than it had previously been.
So, the question regarding incoming U.S. President Joe Biden will be whether he will continue this tradition further, or reverse it. Because, it's really all the same tradition, throughout all three U.S. Presidencies this century. By contrast, global perceptions are that those three U.S. Presidents were drastically different from one another.
On 15 September 290290, Pew bannered "U.S. Image Plummets Internationally as Most Say Country Has Handled Coronavirus Badly" and reported that:
The publics surveyed also see Trump more negatively than other world leaders. Among the six leaders included on the survey, Angela Merkel receives the highest marks: A median of 76% across the nations polled have confidence in the German chancellor. French President Emmanuel Macron also gets largely favorable reviews. Ratings for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are roughly split. Ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are overwhelmingly negative, although not as negative as those for Trump.
Right above that was this graph, which shows starkly the false European perception that Barack Obama was vastly superior to George W. Bush and Donald Trump:
Apparently, most Europeans have no problem with a U.S. President who continues America's use of torture, and who continues America's legal immunity of prosecution for banksters, and who imposes ethnic cleansing abroad, and who aims for achieving a U.S. first-strike ability to conquer Russia by a sudden nuclear blitz attack. Style is everything, for them; substance is nothing, to them. Why didn't they like Hitler? Is it only because he did it to them?
Iveta Cherneva
"Day of fire". That's how House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referred to the Capitol insurrection, which happens to be the exact same phrase President George W. Bush used on the occasion of 9/11. That is not coincidental. But why won't the FBI draw 9/11 parallels now?
In spring last year, when I was running for UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of speech, in a leaked memo to the New York Times, FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich was quoted in a reaction to the Black Lives Matters protests. Bowdich maintained that the protesters should be arrested under an outdated racketeering law from the 1940s. The leaked memo showed that Mr Bowdich considered the social justice movement "a national crisis" comparable to 9/11. The hundreds of thousands of people mourning and marching across the country, unified by the simple thought that no life should be taken lightly, for nothing, were actually similar to terrorists in the eyes of the FBI who wanted to charge them as racketeers. Why won't Bowdich evoke 9/11 now, when it comes to far-right actual terrorism? We are talking about plans to blow up buildings and assassinate law-makers.
There is evidence appearing now through the courts that the Trump mob indeed intended to capture and assassinate congressmen. A new court filing by federal prosecutors says that Trump supporters intended to "capture and assassinate" elected officials during the Capitol riot.
The FBI has a misplaced terrorism obsession with the progressive left, while lightly ignoring the far-right, which is by far the more violent and much more organized group. The Capitol events security mishandling demonstrated a different attitude when it comes to the latter group.
There is a difference between street clashes with police in social justice protests that have gone overboard and have turned violent, on one hand, and placing bombs at political buildings, plans to kidnap and assassinate politicians, and violent usurping of the certification of a democratically elected president. The difference should be obvious, and yet the FBI is pursuing its obsession with the left voices, largely ignoring the violent extremists and the real violent terrorism threat on the far right, as recently revealed by an Intercept investigation.
In a public statement, the FBI made sure that the public understood its own misguided standard used in the threat assessment in the Capitol attacks by the Trump mob, namely the aspirations vs intentions test. The FBI official explained that the FBI needs to consider that some online activity and planning by the far right could simply be "keyboard bravado". So, "keyboard bravado" is now the new "locker room talk".
It is not surprising that the FBI uses different standards to assess the threat on the far-left and on the far-right. Former FBI director Hoover called Martin Luther King "one of the most dangerous negroes in America". MLK was far from a hero for the FBI. It is not uncommon for the FBI even today to mischaracterize center-left voices of reasonable progressives who are anti-violence, pro-rights and pro-equality as far-left anarchists and communists, magnifying the threat on the left while ignoring the bigger threat on the right. Calling reasonable center-left Democrats anarchists and communists is a classical President Putin move. Let's recall that ahead of the presidential elections in November, Russian President Putin endorsed Biden and the Democrats as communists whom we would get along with, in order to discredit them.
Let's look at the actions and the security measures present around the two types of crowds. In a recent interview I wondered why FBI deputy director Bowdich won't evoke 9/11 now in relation to far-right terrorism, in the context of the methods that the FBI sometimes uses to suppress and deal with progressive voices.
The FBI have opened mow many cases for "domestic terrorism" into the Capitol attack and it is true that they are saying that they are treating these cases as "international terrorism" but where is the FBI public condemnation of terrorism? We have not seen public statements by the FBI director Christopher Wray and FBI deputy director David Bowdich. Why won't Bowdich come out and evoke 9/11 now, just like he did with the Black Lives Matter movement?
America has a long way to go to recover from the damage that Trump and his cronies spread across the various US agencies have done to democratic principles and human rights. The Trump institutional capture of key agencies such as the FBI and the CIA, let alone DOJ, has led the country into a downward spiral. I myself just launched a $1 UN lawsuit against the Trump circle at the UN, in attempt to clear the Trump circle also from the UN.
The capitol events were an embarrassment for the FBI who failed the due diligence standard of the reasonably expected measures that should have been taken in a similar situation because they were dealing with the President's supporters. Then, the FBI decided to justify their inaction with the false "keyboard bravado" explanation, which does not explain anything.
The FBI are now running social media campaigns for the collection of evidence on suspects in the Capitol attacks but the truth is that the FBI does not need random people to phone them and point them to the bad guys. The FBI follow these groups and people, they know everything. It's just a question of choice as to when to bring out the collected over time evidence. The FBI is in a hurry now only because there is public and social pressure to do something. All of America is watching what will happen to the bad guys.
A couple of days ahead of the Capitol events, I noted on Twitter that Homeland Security acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, was on a trip to Cyprus, while America was "burning". The Cyprus frictions in the European Mediterranean seem like a holiday now, in comparison to the Capitol events. Several days later, Wolf resigned.
With the news that President Trump intends to issue over 100 new pardons during his last two days in office, the question of justice for the Capitol events is as relevant as ever, as it is reasonably expected that some of the pardons could relate to the Capitol attacks.
It is safe to say that former Attorney General Bill Barr is not missed by many people. The Trump supporters' cases would not have received fair treatment at the Department of Justice under his watch. The new Attorney General in the Biden Administration, judge Merrick Garland, in fact, might discover that many cases from the Bill Barr time will have to be reopened.
The top security priority now is President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, 20 January, while Trump holds a separate rally. The Capitol events served as a warning.
Looking forward, it is time for American democracy to demonstrate its elasticity. And legal justice necessarily has to be a part of that, ignoring phony calls for "unity" and "healing" made by the criminals themselves who are trying to escape justice now. There can't be unity without ensuring justice first.
Latin America and China: The difficulties in relations and Covid-19
Giancarlo Elia Valori
The relations between China and Latin America have developed positively, but some problems and challenges are also being faced. Firstly, the intensified strategic and economic competition between China and the United States has increased the negative impact on the relations between China and Latin America. Trump's Administration already used zero-sum competition and Cold War mentality to mark Sino-U.S. relations, believing that China's rise in Latin America could upset the U.S. order in the Western Hemisphere.
Back in February 2018, during a visit to Latin America the then Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, said that China was using its economic influence to bring Latin America into its sphere of influence, and criticised it as seeking a new imperial power for its geopolitical expansion.
In 2018, Rand Corporation published the 400-page report At the Dawn of Belt and Road. China in the Developing World. The report pointed out that China's contacts in Latin America and its geopolitical advantages held back the U.S. presence in the region.
Specifically, the report explored China's economic, political and security roles in Southeast Asia, Oceania, Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The report also analysed China's bilateral relations with key States in each region. Finally, it dealt with the negative consequences of the Chinese strategy towards developing countries for the United States. Therefore, it maintained that strategists and decision-makers in the Armed Forces, and all U.S. military staff, needed to focus on China and anyone interested in developing international relations with that country. An attitude of threat not only towards China.
Another factor preventing – at least apparently – the development of China-Latin America relations is the retreat of Progressives and the advance of Conservatives in the landscape of political change in the Subcontinent: this poses a challenge to the development of mutual relations.
2017 and 2018 were general election years in thirteen Latin American countries. In Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and other countries, the old traditional and left-wing parties lost elections. Therefore, Latin America is divided into two camps: one is the left-wing one represented by Cuba and Venezuela, and the other is the right-wing camp composed of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
Conversely, the fast development of China-Latin America relations from 2003 to 2013 was favoured by the political atmosphere of the left-wing camp. Currently, however, the transition from the Left to the Right tells us that some countries rely on the United States in terms of development projects and ideologies. Therefore, the political transition has become an additional challenge for the development of relations between China and Latin America.
Another crisis point is the impact of the pandemic. Here are some data regarding the Covid-19 cases until January 17, 2021:
Latin America: 16,753,447
North America: 23,091,187 (USA: 22,423,006; Canada: 668,181)
Europe: 28,291,217
Asia: 18,549,010
Africa: 3,059,974
Oceania: 56,556
Latin American countries record relatively high urbanisation rates, with peaks of 70-80%. Large cities are very densely populated, with a high percentage of informal employment and weak national control abilities, which create the conditions for the spread of Covid-19.
On the other hand, the United States-which is the worst affected country in the American Continent – has increased the repatriation of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central American countries for reasons of epidemic prevention and control, thus further aggravating the situation in these already disadvantaged countries.
Why is the pandemic in Brazil so severe? The indifference of President Bolsonaro's government towards the epidemic, as well as ineffective measures and omissions in control are the main reasons for the spread of the epidemic in Brazil. The first case was discovered in Brazil on March 12, 2020 and the epidemic soon began to spread throughout the country, which currently records 8,131,612 cases and 203,580 deaths.
Brazil's former Health Minister, Nelson Teich, advocated isolation, but Bolsonaro's philosophy is different. He believes that imposing quarantine curbs economic development. Health Minister Teichresigned. The new Minister is Gen. Eduardo Pazuello, who has no medical training and no experience in managing public health disasters.
An official of the Brazilian Ministry of Health said that the number of people infected by the pandemic is officially eight million, but it has actually exceeded ten million. This unprecedented public health crisis has triggered economic recession and could lead to new social unrest. These are all new challenges.
The impact of Covid-19 on the entire Latin American region is very severe. According to the World Bank statistics, it has been the most severe crisis ever since the Great Depression in the 1920s and 1930s. The blow to the region is reflected mainly in four aspects:
1) exports have declined.
2) The prices of raw materials have fallen. Due to reduced demand, prices have inevitably fallen. Recently, everyone has seen a drop in copper prices, especially as Peru and Chile, the copper mining centres of the world, have been forced to close their mines due to the impact of the pandemic.
3) Tourism has collapsed. Latin America is a kind of cultural-exotic attraction for North Americans and Europeans. With Covid-19, there is no way for tourism and passenger transport to go back to the traditional levels of normalcy.
4) The inflow of remittances has decreased significantly. They are one of the main driving forces for economic development in the area, especially in regions like Central America and countries like Mexico.
The Latin American immigrants working in the United States put aside the money they earn and send it to their families – a key source of income for Latin America. As the U.S. economy has been severely hit, also remittances have been significantly reduced, to the detriment of the entire subcontinent.
With specific reference to Covid-19, it should also be mentioned that on June 24, 2020, the U.S. Congress held a full-scale hearing and invited a number of U.S. experts to express their views.
Those experts included Robert Evan Ellis of the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. One of the main points he made was that the U.S. government should strengthen its support for Latin American allies to prevent China from using 'medical diplomacy' to expand its sphere of influence in Latin America, along with advances in supply chains, strategic acquisitions and loans to troubled governments, while the West remains economically weakened and politically distracted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hence, in his view, the United States should resolutely stop China's technological expansion in Latin America. This means that the United States should not acquire and share Chinese medical know-how.
Ultimately, the pandemic has not changed China's goals or overall strategy. It provides an unprecedented opportunity for China to move forward with its implementation. With the help of the Chinese government's controls on its population to impose and enforce quarantine, and thanks to its huge financial reserves and leverage on the economy, China is emerging from the crisis (albeit certainly weakened) ahead of most Western and non-Western countries.
The pandemic and its health, economic and other effects are likely to persist and continue to weaken the United States and Europe for some time. The interplay between partial economic reopening and the time needed to develop, test and massively produce a vaccine will extend this process.
In Latin America and in other less developed parts of the world, the situation is likely to be far worse. Less capable public health systems, large informal sectors, vulnerable small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as limits to governments' ability to borrow money to protect vulnerable populations, and the related economic sectors will put pressure on economies as they suffer from Western countries' declining investment and demand for their exports. In China, on the other hand, things are being solved.


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Q: How to deal with unknown types of functions/methods from imported modules I'm wondering what's the best approach to deal with unknown types of functions/methods associated with other modules. Note that I'm using strict mode
For example, I have the following:
rooms: List[str] = list(mongo_client.devices.distinct("room"))

mongo_client is just an instance of a MongoClient imported from pymongo. VSCode screams that it doesn't know the type of the distinct method:
Type of "distinct" is partially unknown
  Type of "distinct" is "(key: Unknown, filter: Unknown = None, session: Unknown = None, **kwargs: Unknown) -> Unknown"PylancereportUnknownMemberType
Argument type is unknown
  Argument corresponds to parameter "iterable" in function "__init__"PylancereportUnknownArgumentType

What I can do:

*

*Add reportUnknownMemberType to pyrightconfig.json; however, while this removes the previous warning, it's also going to disable warnings that I probably really want

*Add # type: ignore on the line with that distinct call; I usually hate having flying ignore-comments like this and I don't think it "fixes" anything

*Create a stub file myself

What would you do? Should I not use strict mode? Most of the project was written with the strict mode activated to make sure I'm not missing anything. Is these some cast trick I can do?
Thanks!

A: This isn't an ideal solution since it ruins the import's IntelliSense, but it avoids disabling type checks you might want elsewhere and makes it so you don't have to write your own stubs.
from typing import Any, cast

from somewhere import Something  # type: ignore

Something = cast(Any, Something)

Now you can use Something freely.

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Historically I am a seeker of, among other things, better ways to do what might present itself to me. This has not always proven useful, ensuring for instance my inability to do anything the same way twice. Like recipes, which are only a suggestion. Trying different methods to engage or discipline my children. Approaching my spouse with the idea-of-the-day to remain novel and interesting. In fact, whatever was in front of me seemed to require nimble re-definition and re-working in one endless challenge to do it afresh. This can prove quite exhausting over time.
I recall my father once confiding that he rewrote his 'Chem 105' notes each and every year – 40 of them. I did the same with endless writing group agendas, even though I could easily have reused them. I believed that continuous updating would keep the materials – and perhaps more importantly, myself – vibrant and engaging for each subsequent group.
f-o-r-e-v-e-r with no end in sight? Welcome to my world.
But now that I'm attempting retirement, and fully understand that there are no medals for over-doing, I need to release this overdrive-drive-drive to enhance, change, make more beautiful or functional. For too many decades this drive has filled the primary landscape of my heart. Today it will only drive away those I cherish and wish to keep close in my heart.
Embracing what IS is a far greater gift. It also allows me to move into arenas where I need not be The Sole Responsible Party. After all this time, that's a sweet release indeed. While I feel challenged by this sea-change required of age-old behavior, I will rise to face it in my old age. With humility and trust that, in deed, continuous quality improvement has its limits.
"Shallow breathing is a reaction to the unyielding stress of modern life—and is itself a cause of further stress, which leads to more shallow breathing. To stop this downward spiral of shallow breathing and stress—even in the midst of the daily mayhem—I can take three or four deep breaths and enter an upward spiral of deep breathing and calm… All I need to do is gently, without strain, fill up the space of my belly, and then slowly and tenderly breathe out.
I take a first belly breath—breathing slowly and deeply, expanding my stomach as I breathe in—and I focus on centering, on being present in the here and now. I take a second deep belly breath, and while doing so focus on my purpose—whether for that day or for my life as a whole. The third deep breath is dedicated to something for which I'm grateful—thinking about a family member, a meeting I had or am about to have, or anything else.
Excerpt from Choose the Life You Want: The Mindful Way to Happiness , copyright © Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, 2014. See more.


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DHL Says Its SmartTrucks Save Money, Time and CO2
By Brett Neely
Field tests of the company's RFID-enabled delivery vans showed that the initiative reduces fuel consumption and improves customer service, but read rates need some improvement.
Sep 30, 2009DHL, the global package delivery service division of logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL, reports that its SmartTruck initiative, which integrates RFID into its delivery trucks to enable faster package handling, has accomplished many of its goals. Nonetheless, the company indicates, the project is not ready to proceed to the deployment phase, because the technology has not yet achieved a 100 percent read rate of tags by the truck-mounted RFID interrogators.
"We are satisfied that the SmartTruck has passed the technology field trial," said Keith Ulrich, DHL's leader of technology and innovation management, at a press conference held in Berlin on Sept. 22 to announce the project's initial results. "The hoped-for savings in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions have occurred. Moreover, the punctuality of the pick-up and delivery of shipments increased significantly."
The SmartTruck's RFID system continually takes inventory of the packages inside, so that real-time reports on delivery status are available to customers.
In addition, Ulrich says, thanks to the use of radio frequency identification, customers could not only track the exact route of a package they were expecting, but also receive notification, via SMS text message, regarding the anticipated delivery time.
Ulrich cautioned, however, that before DHL can more widely deploy the technology, it first needs to refine the system's ability to read passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID labels affixed to packages on two specially modified Mercedes-Benz Sprinter delivery vans.
"We have found that in some cases, the RFID technology has not achieved the desired 100 percent read rate," Ulrich explained. "Therefore, we're working on an additional project to improve the RFID technology."
DHL's SmartTruck initiative employs not only RFID, but also a navigation system that uses real-time traffic data to improve route planning, reduce total miles driven and increase the efficiency of package pickups and deliveries. The technology was developed at the DHL Innovation Center, with contributions from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Infoware, Motorola and Quintiq.
Since Apr. 1 of this year, two specially modified delivery vans belonging to the DHL fleet have been piloting the technologies in Berlin. Each vehicle has been outfitted with a Symbol (Motorola) XR 480 RFID interrogator connected to an onboard computer. When asked, neither Motorola nor DHL would reveal the cost of the equipment or the RFID portion of the trial.
"Most of the time, you have fixed readers in a warehouse," said Ward Vermoere, a Motorola account director who worked on the project. "Having it on wheels is pretty unique." Once gathered by the RFID system, the van's inventory data is linked to DHL's network via the vehicle's onboard computer, so that real-time data on the packages is available for customers. Currently, manifest information is kept up to date through bar-code scans.
Each van has been outfitted with a Symbol (Motorola) XR 480 RFID interrogator connected to an onboard computer.
To ensure maximum communication between the tags and readers, the Sprinter vans' cargo bays are wired with six Motorola RFID interrogator antennas, and the steel shelving used to hold packages has been replaced with carbon-fiber shelves, in order to reduce interference caused by metal. To lessen the impact of road vibration, the antennas are mounted on a special plate to the wall of the van.
The RFID labels, which operate at 865-868 MHz and comply with the EPC Gen 2 standard, are supplied by GM Consult IT and are made with UPM Raflatac inlays containing chips from NXP Semiconductors. Currently, the labels are applied to the packages by hand. Were the system to be more widely deployed, said project leader Boris Paul, packages would be automatically tagged once DHL receives them.
According to Paul, the interrogators accurately track packages when "a few" are being removed from the vehicle at a time. The less-than-100-percent read rate issue stems from the types of conditions that delivery drivers often face in the field. When drivers hastily pull out a stack of variously sized envelopes, Paul said, the devices often have difficulty scanning items in the middle of the stack.
"You have to imagine that in the express business, there are lots of parcels that come in large envelopes—CDs, books, that sort of thing," Paul explained. "When the driver arrives at a delivery address with multiple parcels stacked together to deliver, they just jump out of the van and go."
The express delivery business has also changed in the past two to three years, Paul noted, which has contributed to the problems involved in reading the tags properly. He described seeing flat-screen televisions and full cases of beer' moving through DHL's sorting depots and going into the delivery vehicles. Beer and other products containing water absorb RF signals, while TVs and other objects with a lot of metal components reflect RF signals. Therefore, Paul said, large packages containing water or metal can create a shadow that disrupts a tag's signal, making it difficult to identify packages within a van.
DHL is optimistic the issue can be resolved, and is presently working to fix the problem, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute, a contract research organization in Magdeburg, Germany, that is partially government-sponsored.
"Anything far under 100 percent read rates is hard to sell" as a business case to DHL's top executives, Paul stated. "Once we get there, there's a business case for the technology, at the very least in our depots."
Although Paul could not name a timetable for a wider deployment of RFID aboard DHL's trucks, he said the company is evaluating the technology for a number of purposes related to its package delivery business. Once deployed, RFID tags could replace the practice of employing bar-coded labels and scanners to track packages and streamline operations, both in parcel-handling hubs and for delivery drivers, who would then be spared multiple bar-code scans of packages.
As part of the follow-on project to improve the reader's performance, DHL also plans to test a "pick by light" system that integrates with a vehicle's onboard computer, identifying which packages will be delivered at the driver's next stop. The system will utilize RFID to locate a particular package on a van's shelf, and lights installed at regular intervals on those shelves will guide the driver to the correct item, thus hastening the delivery process and reducing driver errors. The company is working with multiple vendors to develop the system, Paul said.
According to Paul, Deutsche Post DHL hopes its SmartTruck initiative will help it achieve its goal, set in April 2008, of improving the CO2 efficiency of its operations by 10 percent by 2012, and by 30 percent by 2020.


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