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Pilot shortages are leading to enough cancellations that these airports are now at risk of losing federal subsidies. It's the government's responsibility to mitigate unintended consequences of its rulings.
Flight cancellations have become common at Nebraska's smaller airports, jeopardizing federal funding and forcing residents to drive hundreds of miles to catch a flight.
Cancellations seem routine at the six Nebraska airports served by Great Lakes Airlines: Alliance, Chadron, Kearney, McCook, North Platte and Scottsbluff, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
The lost flights hurt business in those communities, but there isn't much cities can do, said Alliance City Manager J.D. Cox.
New federal rules that went into effect Aug. 1 have caused a shortage of pilots for Great Lakes and other regional airlines, which has led to cancellations.
The Cheyenne, Wyo.-based airline suspended service between McCook and Denver last month because of the difficulty it is having finding pilots.
Great Lakes Chief Executive Officer Charles Howell has said the new federal requirement that pilots and co-pilots at small airlines have 1,500 hours of experience, instead of the previously required 500 hours, has left it without enough pilots to staff its routes.
Smaller airports must have at least 10,000 boardings per year to qualify for federal subsidies. Failure to reach the threshold could cost each airport $850,000 in federal funding.
Nebraska airports receive $11.2 million of the Essential Air Service fund's $219 million budget.
In Alliance, the number of passengers boarding planes has fallen 79 percent from last year's first quarter to this year. And 235 of the 516 scheduled flights in North Platte have been cancelled in the first three months of 2014.
"The potential damage to our community is just staggering," North Platte airport manager Mike Sharkey said.
Grand Island is the only one of Nebraska's small airports that hasn't been severely affected by the pilot shortage because it is not served by Great Lakes.
American Eagle offers flights from Grand Island to Dallas, and airport manager Mike Olson said cancellations haven't been a major issue.
But it's difficult for cities to switch to a different airline because the airlines are under contract with the federal Transportation Department to serve specific airports. And bigger airlines generally don't bother with smaller airports like the ones in Nebraska because they don't offer enough traffic.
"Great Lakes was the biggest (essential air service) flier in the country," said Darwin Skelton, director of the airport in Scottsbluff.


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Q: How to call/pass an array value from a table cell into a view? As novice/beginner programmer for iOS, I unfortunately have come across a roadblock that I would like some assistance with.  Using storyboards, I have created a table view that has a single prototype cell.  This cell then gets populated with information that has been passed from an array (two labels, titleLabel and timeLabel, as well as a "type" of cell that is represented by an integer, typeOfCell), allowing multiple cells to be generated by the array, while only using the single prototype cell "template".  What I am trying to accomplish is to allow the user to select a cell from the table, and then have a view come up that displays the information in that cell.  Since I am a beginner, please give explicit instructions should you choose to answer this question.  Any feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you for your time and answers.

A: So if I get this correctly, you click on a cell in the table, you want to move to different view? That is what is the UINavigationController is supposed to do. Here is a link  UINavigationController apple documentation link.
Hope this is what your looking for.

A: If you are looking at passing the values from the tablecell to the view that is called, then you can create member variables in the view corresponding to the values to be passed, synthesize it and pass the values in the didSelectRow method.
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView
    didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{

       CustomTableCell *lCell = (CustomTableCell*)[tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];

       if(indexPath.row == x) //x being the row required
       {
            NewViewController *lNewVC = [[NewViewController alloc] init]; //This class will have titleLabel, timeLabel and cellType as member vars
            lNewVC.titleLabel = cell.titleLabel;
            lNewVC.timeLabel = cell.timeLabel;
            lNewVC.cellType = cell.typeOfCell;

            [self.navigationController pushViewController:lNewVC animated:YES];
       }
       else
       /* similar code for other rows */
   }

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namespace chrome_browser_net {
class Predictor;
}  // namespace chrome_browser_net

namespace content {
class CookieCryptoDelegate;
}  // namespace content

namespace domain_reliability {
class DomainReliabilityMonitor;
}  // namespace domain_reliability

namespace net {
class FtpTransactionFactory;
class HttpServerProperties;
class HttpServerPropertiesManager;
class HttpTransactionFactory;
class SDCHManager;
}  // namespace net

namespace quota {
class SpecialStoragePolicy;
}  // namespace quota

class ProfileImplIOData : public ProfileIOData {
 public:
  class Handle {
   public:
    explicit Handle(Profile* profile);
    ~Handle();

    // Init() must be called before ~Handle(). It records most of the
    // parameters needed to construct a ChromeURLRequestContextGetter.
    void Init(const base::FilePath& cookie_path,
              const base::FilePath& server_bound_cert_path,
              const base::FilePath& cache_path,
              int cache_max_size,
              const base::FilePath& media_cache_path,
              int media_cache_max_size,
              const base::FilePath& extensions_cookie_path,
              const base::FilePath& profile_path,
              const base::FilePath& infinite_cache_path,
              chrome_browser_net::Predictor* predictor,
              content::CookieStoreConfig::SessionCookieMode
                  session_cookie_mode,
              quota::SpecialStoragePolicy* special_storage_policy,
              scoped_ptr<domain_reliability::DomainReliabilityMonitor>
                  domain_reliability_monitor);

    // These Create*ContextGetter() functions are only exposed because the
    // circular relationship between Profile, ProfileIOData::Handle, and the
    // ChromeURLRequestContextGetter factories requires Profile be able to call
    // these functions.
    scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter> CreateMainRequestContextGetter(
        content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
        content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors,
        PrefService* local_state,
        IOThread* io_thread) const;
    scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        CreateIsolatedAppRequestContextGetter(
            const base::FilePath& partition_path,
            bool in_memory,
            content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
            content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector
                request_interceptors) const;

    content::ResourceContext* GetResourceContext() const;
    // GetResourceContextNoInit() does not call LazyInitialize() so it can be
    // safely be used during initialization.
    content::ResourceContext* GetResourceContextNoInit() const;
    scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        GetMediaRequestContextGetter() const;
    scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        GetExtensionsRequestContextGetter() const;
    scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        GetIsolatedMediaRequestContextGetter(
            const base::FilePath& partition_path,
            bool in_memory) const;

    // Returns the DevToolsNetworkController attached to ProfileIOData.
    DevToolsNetworkController* GetDevToolsNetworkController() const;

    // Deletes all network related data since |time|. It deletes transport
    // security state since |time| and also deletes HttpServerProperties data.
    // Works asynchronously, however if the |completion| callback is non-null,
    // it will be posted on the UI thread once the removal process completes.
    void ClearNetworkingHistorySince(base::Time time,
                                     const base::Closure& completion);

   private:
    typedef std::map<StoragePartitionDescriptor,
                     scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>,
                     StoragePartitionDescriptorLess>
      ChromeURLRequestContextGetterMap;

    // Lazily initialize ProfileParams. We do this on the calls to
    // Get*RequestContextGetter(), so we only initialize ProfileParams right
    // before posting a task to the IO thread to start using them. This prevents
    // objects that are supposed to be deleted on the IO thread, but are created
    // on the UI thread from being unnecessarily initialized.
    void LazyInitialize() const;

    // Ordering is important here. Do not reorder unless you know what you're
    // doing. We need to release |io_data_| *before* the getters, because we
    // want to make sure that the last reference for |io_data_| is on the IO
    // thread. The getters will be deleted on the IO thread, so they will
    // release their refs to their contexts, which will release the last refs to
    // the ProfileIOData on the IO thread.
    mutable scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        main_request_context_getter_;
    mutable scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        media_request_context_getter_;
    mutable scoped_refptr<ChromeURLRequestContextGetter>
        extensions_request_context_getter_;
    mutable ChromeURLRequestContextGetterMap app_request_context_getter_map_;
    mutable ChromeURLRequestContextGetterMap
        isolated_media_request_context_getter_map_;
    ProfileImplIOData* const io_data_;

    Profile* const profile_;

    mutable bool initialized_;

    DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Handle);
  };

 private:
  friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<ProfileImplIOData>;

  struct LazyParams {
    LazyParams();
    ~LazyParams();

    // All of these parameters are intended to be read on the IO thread.
    base::FilePath cookie_path;
    base::FilePath server_bound_cert_path;
    base::FilePath cache_path;
    int cache_max_size;
    base::FilePath media_cache_path;
    int media_cache_max_size;
    base::FilePath extensions_cookie_path;
    base::FilePath infinite_cache_path;
    content::CookieStoreConfig::SessionCookieMode session_cookie_mode;
    scoped_refptr<quota::SpecialStoragePolicy> special_storage_policy;
  };

  ProfileImplIOData();
  virtual ~ProfileImplIOData();

  virtual void InitializeInternal(
      ProfileParams* profile_params,
      content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
      content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors)
          const OVERRIDE;
  virtual void InitializeExtensionsRequestContext(
      ProfileParams* profile_params) const OVERRIDE;
  virtual ChromeURLRequestContext* InitializeAppRequestContext(
      ChromeURLRequestContext* main_context,
      const StoragePartitionDescriptor& partition_descriptor,
      scoped_ptr<ProtocolHandlerRegistry::JobInterceptorFactory>
          protocol_handler_interceptor,
      content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
      content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors)
          const OVERRIDE;
  virtual ChromeURLRequestContext* InitializeMediaRequestContext(
      ChromeURLRequestContext* original_context,
      const StoragePartitionDescriptor& partition_descriptor) const OVERRIDE;
  virtual ChromeURLRequestContext*
      AcquireMediaRequestContext() const OVERRIDE;
  virtual ChromeURLRequestContext* AcquireIsolatedAppRequestContext(
      ChromeURLRequestContext* main_context,
      const StoragePartitionDescriptor& partition_descriptor,
      scoped_ptr<ProtocolHandlerRegistry::JobInterceptorFactory>
          protocol_handler_interceptor,
      content::ProtocolHandlerMap* protocol_handlers,
      content::URLRequestInterceptorScopedVector request_interceptors)
          const OVERRIDE;
  virtual ChromeURLRequestContext*
      AcquireIsolatedMediaRequestContext(
          ChromeURLRequestContext* app_context,
          const StoragePartitionDescriptor& partition_descriptor)
              const OVERRIDE;

  // Deletes all network related data since |time|. It deletes transport
  // security state since |time| and also deletes HttpServerProperties data.
  // Works asynchronously, however if the |completion| callback is non-null,
  // it will be posted on the UI thread once the removal process completes.
  void ClearNetworkingHistorySinceOnIOThread(base::Time time,
                                             const base::Closure& completion);

  // Lazy initialization params.
  mutable scoped_ptr<LazyParams> lazy_params_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<net::HttpTransactionFactory> main_http_factory_;
  mutable scoped_ptr<net::FtpTransactionFactory> ftp_factory_;

  // Same as |ProfileIOData::http_server_properties_|, owned there to maintain
  // destruction ordering.
  mutable net::HttpServerPropertiesManager* http_server_properties_manager_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<chrome_browser_net::Predictor> predictor_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<ChromeURLRequestContext> media_request_context_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<net::URLRequestJobFactory> main_job_factory_;
  mutable scoped_ptr<net::URLRequestJobFactory> extensions_job_factory_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<domain_reliability::DomainReliabilityMonitor>
      domain_reliability_monitor_;

  mutable scoped_ptr<net::SdchManager> sdch_manager_;

  // Parameters needed for isolated apps.
  base::FilePath profile_path_;
  int app_cache_max_size_;
  int app_media_cache_max_size_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ProfileImplIOData);
};

#endif  // CHROME_BROWSER_PROFILES_PROFILE_IMPL_IO_DATA_H_

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Russia: response to two Ukraines
Blog, Europe, Russia
Brussels 08.02.2023 Russian former President Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) recalled that "the division along the 38th parallel (demilitarized zone between the DPRK and South Korea) created two independent countries."
Dmitry Medvedev has described Kiev's speculation that the West is allegedly ready to split Ukraine "according to the Korean scenario" as the first step towards recognizing the existing territorial realities:https://t.co/Vhtifhco9n pic.twitter.com/RYgDqbH33F
— TASS (@tassagency_en) February 7, 2023
Medvedev, nowadays the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council has depicted Kiev's speculation that the West is allegedly ready to split Ukraine "according to the Korean scenario" as the first step towards recognizing the existing territorial realities.
"It is clear that the "Korean scenario" speculation is just wishful thinking: 'We, the rest of Ukraine, would be under Western control and protection. And then we would reach the level of the Republic of Korea. Also, there would remain some hope for reunification with the former territories'," Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Tuesday, February 7. The politician commented that such hypothetic thinking "is meant for internal use only."
"There is something else that is noteworthy here," Medvedev stressed. "Kiev has in fact made a timid hint that there can be no victory. At best, they will follow the country's division into parts. But in fact, this is the first step towards recognizing the realities that have developed on the ground," he said.
Medvedev recalled that "the division along the 38th parallel (demilitarized zone between the DPRK and South Korea – TASS) created two independent countries."
"In the meantime, Donbass and other territories have become part of Russia, which is the largest state with full sovereignty and the most formidable weapons," Medvedev stressed.
Earlier, a former adviser to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office Alexey Arestovich admitted that Ukraine lacked the strength to win and that the Western countries were ready to implement the concept of "two Koreas" in the region. Prior to this, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Alexey Danilov claimed that Kiev might be offered a "Korean option" of the settlement, involving an "equivalent of the 38th parallel."
As Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also expressed a position of Kremlin, commenting on Kiev's speculation about alleged discussions between the deputy chief of the Russian presidential staff, Dmitry Kozak, over the possibility of a "Korean option" for a settlement in Ukraine was a media concoction. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed Danilov's statement that Russia might allegedly offer Ukraine a "Korean option" as rumors and far-fetched speculation.
February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 Europe correspondentAnna van Densky, Artstovich, featured, Medvedev, Russia, Security Council, UkraineLeave a comment
Ukraine top executives killed in crash
Blog, Conflict, Europe, Uncategorized
Strasbourg 18.01.2023 The three leading figures in Ukraine's interior Ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash next to a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv – Brovary.
Heartbroken with devastating news of helicopter crash next to kindergarten in Brovary near Kyiv.
My thoughts are with families & loved ones of Ukraine's Internal Affairs Minister Denys Monastyrskyi and those killed in this terrible tragedy, including children.#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/abr4Cnj9yV
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) January 18, 2023
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy Minister and State secretary.
Sixteen people including Ukraine's interior minister and other senior ministry officials were killed when a helicopter crashed outside Kyiv in the town of Brovary, the national police chief said https://t.co/dFrOGDhnwm
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2023
Nine people were killed when the helicopter came down in Brovary and another nine died on the ground, including three children.
Minister Monastyrsky is the highest profile Ukrainian casualty since the war broke out on February 24, 2022.
Tragedy strikes at the heart of war-torn Ukraine.
I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, @ZelenskyyUa and the entire country following the helicopter crash at #Brovary.
We are mourning with you.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 18, 2023
The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the Minister had been on errand to a war "hot spot" when his helicopter went down.
The helicopter crash in #Brovary is a terrible tragedy, claiming many lives, including children and Minister Monastyrskyi, his deputy Yenin, State Secretary Lubkovich.
We stand with the Ukrainian people in this moment of grief and wish those injured a swift recovery.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) January 18, 2023
There is no indication the crash was anything other than an accident, although witnesses said Russia's war was to blame for the disaster.
"It was very foggy and there was no electricity, and when there's no electricity there are no lights on the buildings," local resident Volodymyr told the BBC.
We join #Ukraine in grief following the tragic helicopter accident in #Brovary
Minister Denys Monastyrsky was a great friend of the EU.
We share our deepest condolences with the families of the victims, President @ZelenskyyUa PM @Denys_Shmyhal and the people of #Ukraine
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) January 18, 2023
The 42-year-old Interior minister was a prominent member of President Volodymy Zelensky's cabinet. The top executive played a key role in updating the public on casualties caused by Russian missile strikes since Ukraine was invaded in February 2022.
Ukraine's Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky has been killed in the helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv this morning.
9 people on board were killed and 6 more on the ground
Looks like sabotage and a Russian-organized assassination…
RIP Denyspic.twitter.com/JL6WJajK9K
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023 Europe correspondentAnna van Densky, Brovary, crash, EU, featured, helicopter, Interior, Minister, UkraineLeave a comment
Gen.Clark: Ukraine can regain control over Crimea
Blog, Conflict, Europe, Russia
Brussels 12.01.2023 Since August, Ukraine has conducted successful counteroffensives in the north and south, taking back over 50 percent of the territory that Moscow seized after the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Ukraine has also conducted successful strikes on Russian military bases in Crimea and on Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol (pictured).
Some experts have argued that now is the time for Ukraine to retake Crimea, nine years after Vladimir Putin's annexation in 2014. Were Ukraine to move in the south and break the land Kerch bridge running from Russia to Crimea, Moscow's hold on the peninsula would be in danger.
WEDNESDAY, 8:00AM | Ukraine's counteroffensives now threaten Russia's hold on occupied Crimea. Should Ukraine aim to retake the peninsula in 2023?@Andriypzag joins this discussion with Debra Cagan, @GeneralClark, @Leonid_Gozman, & @JohnEdHerbst.https://t.co/jgNSj2ovcT
— Eurasia Center (@ACEurasia) January 6, 2023
Ukraine can regain control over Crimea, said Gen.Wes Clark, on condition it would be given the offensive weapons. The retired general expressed his opinion of a strong possibility of such a scenario on condition of the U.S. military support in the various fields, including intelligence.
Can Ukraine regain control of Crimea?
"The answer is absolutely yes," says @GeneralClark.
Does it have what it needs to do that?
"Not yet."
Watch more from today's @ACEurasia event about #Crimea: 🇺🇦➡ https://t.co/leuLq2aCwh pic.twitter.com/XsEQLBGjiY
— Atlantic Council (@AtlanticCouncil) January 11, 2023
Image: social media.
January 12, 2023 February 8, 2023 Europe correspondentAnna van Densky, Conflict, featured, fleet, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, Sevastopol, Ukraine, USA, Wes ClarkLeave a comment
Paris Mosque versus writer Houellebecq
The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has filed a complaint against award-winning French writer Michel Houellebecq over "staggeringly brutal" comments made during a recent interview in which the author drew divisions between "native French people" and "the Muslims" responsible for "robbing and assaulting them".
The Great Mosque of Paris is filing a complaint against French writer Michel Houellebecq over his Islamophobic remarks https://t.co/xtayEyEQQm
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) December 29, 2022
In a statement published on Twitter, the Grand Mosque of Paris announced it had filed a complaint against Michel Houellebecq following "very grave comments he had made about Muslims in France".
Award-winning French writer Michel Houellebecq is being sued by a Paris mosque for his anti-Muslim remarks. The rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris has filed a complaint against the author. #news #France #Islam #Muslim #Mosque pic.twitter.com/ydXNEbT39t
— Islam Channel (@Islamchannel) December 30, 2022
The statement referred to a "long conversation" between Houellebecq and philosopher Michel Onfray – the founder of "anti-system" magazine Front Populaire – published in November.
The wish of the native French population, as they say, is not that Muslims assimilate, but that they stop robbing and assaulting them. Or else, another solution, that they leave," Houellebecq is quoted as saying.
The statement, signed by the mosque's rector Chems-Eddine Hafiz reads:
"When entire territories are under Islamic control, I think that acts of resistance will take place. There will be attacks and shootings in mosques, in cafés frequented by Muslims, in short Bataclan in reverse," referring to the 13 November 2015 terrorist attack on the Paris concert hall.
🇬🇧 An attempt to stifle FREEDOM OF SPEECH. The Mosque of Pais is taking France's greatest living author, Michel Houellebecq, to court!! Why?, he said the indigenous French people did not want muslims to assimilate into France, in fact they wanted them to leave France! TRUE!
🇫🇷 https://t.co/5fB7rBUjf2
— john patton : DEFENSE DE L'OCCIDENT (@defenceofwest) December 29, 2022
Houellebecq, one of France's most renowned authors, has written fictionalised accounts of the "Islamisation" of France, but the Paris Mosque claims his comments in a published interview infringe France's anti-discrimination laws.
In a press release, the rector of the Chems-Eddins Hafiz great mosque condemned Michel Houellebecq's views as "wrong and very harsh" and cited specific excerpts such as, "When entire territories are under Islamic authority, I think that acts of resistance will take place."#Paris pic.twitter.com/wwkv7DKQtn
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 29, 2022
Might Michel Houellebecq become the next Salman Rushdie?
✍ Gavin Mortimerhttps://t.co/DgYX4WbX2c
— The Spectator (@spectator) December 31, 2022
Analysis | France's best-selling author Michel Houellebecq is shifting to the far right.
In an interview, the writer rehashed white supremacist ideas like the "Great Replacement" theory and violent "acts of resistance" against Muslims.https://t.co/n6616yUu1j
— Le Monde in English (@LeMonde_EN) December 23, 2022
In a statement published on Twitter on Wednesday, the Grand Mosque of Paris announced it had filed a complaint against Michel Houellebecq following "very grave comments he had made about Muslims in France".
The statement, signed by the mosque's rector Chems-Eddine Hafiz, quotes an extract:
The Grand Mosque described the remarks as "unacceptable" and implied that Muslims were "not real French people".
It wrote that the comments constitute "an incitement to hatred against Muslims" and "a call to reject and exclude the Muslim component as a whole".
The statement cites a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which upheld the conviction of former far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour for "inciting discrimination and religious hatred" over comments targeting France's Muslim community.
"The court held that the interference with the applicant's right to freedom of expression had been necessary in a democratic society to protect the rights of others that were at stake," the ECHR wrote in a statement on 20 December.
[🔴🎥] Houellebecq – Onfray : la conversation
Une projection exclusive le 15/01 à la Salle Gaveau en présence de Michel #Onfray
Réservez votre place sans tarder 👇https://t.co/EhgTNCp7cd#Houellebecq pic.twitter.com/wRit6SXWKh
— Front Populaire (@FrontPopOff) December 21, 2022
Houellebecq won the Goncourt Prize – France's highest literary honour – in 2010.
But he is no stranger to controversy.
His 2015 fictional novel Submission, about the rise to power of an Islamist president in France, won acclaim but also sparked concern over fomenting anti-Muslim sentiment.
The philosopher, Robert Redeker, who was the victim of a fatwa forcing him to live for a time under police protection, supports Michel Houellebecq, targeted by a complaint from the Great Mosque of Paris for "provoking hatred against Muslims"
The West's modernity has its own downfall built into it, because we destroyed Christianity and replaced it with hedonism, states the French writer Michel Houellebecq in conversation with the philosopher Michel Onfray.https://t.co/cmxuHbpTtk
— Rebecca Mistereggen (@RMistereggen) December 28, 2022
January 1, 2023 January 1, 2023 Europe correspondentAnna van Densky, featured, France, Houellebecq, Islam, Mosque, ParisLeave a comment
Lavrov: Donbass "must be liberated"
Blog, Conflict, Europe, International, Russia
Brussels 29.12.2022 The Donetsk (DNR) and Lugansk People's Republics (LPR), as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which joined Russia following referendums, "need to be liberated", Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said to Russian Channel One TV. (Image above: archive)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlights need to liberate Russia's four new regions:https://t.co/2WyEhLttKn pic.twitter.com/qyylzuobLF
— TASS (@tassagency_en) December 29, 2022
While answering a question about the borders of the regions that he was referring to, Lavrov said: "I am certainly talking about their borders as parts of the Russian Federation, based on the Russian Constitution."
📝🇷🇺US-led collective West has long declared war on Russia, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: The US-led collective West declared war on Russia long ago, most notably, after the 2014 coup in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said https://t.co/xWlQQxfWgS pic.twitter.com/hdGSREmOhQ
— 🌐World News 24 🌍🌎🌏 (@DailyWorld24) December 28, 2022
"It stems from the people's will expressed in the four regions. It happened a while ago in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and this fall in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions," Lavrov added.
#Russia will not use #Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's 'peace formula' as a basis for negotiations and believes Kyiv is still not ready for real peace talks, Russia's RIA news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.https://t.co/XGgWdM0jba
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 29, 2022
The top diplomat underlined that Russia was determined to make sure that its special military operation would achieve its goals. The four regions "need to be liberated from the threat of Nazification that they have faced for years" he added.
🇺🇸🪖🇦🇫Lavrov: "They fled, leaving the country [Afghanistan] in ruins, with the terrorist and drug threat remaining. Everyone knows how American soldiers together with drug lords were engaged in drug trafficking to Europe from Afghanistan." pic.twitter.com/fcuumQl7Cb
— AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) December 26, 2022
From September 23 to September 27, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), as well as the Kherson Region and the Zaporozhye Region, held referendums where the majority of voters opted to join Russia. On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the DPR and the LPR, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions signed treaties on their accession to Russia. On October 4, Putin signed laws ratifying the treaties.
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Russia refuses gaz price dictatorship
Blog, Conflict, EU, International
Brussels 19.12.2022 "This is a violation of the market pricing process, an encroachment on market processes. Any references to the "ceiling" are unacceptable," the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (pictured) said to the reporters, reacting upon the EU Energy ministers decision to create a cartel of gas buyers to dictate price of Russian natural gas.
#TTE| The Energy Council is over.
Press conference at 18:50 with @JozefSikela 🇨🇿
and @KadriSimson 🇪🇺
Follow LIVE: https://t.co/yqHdGwTedu pic.twitter.com/NhcMf7r4k8
— EU Council Press (@EUCouncilPress) December 19, 2022
The EU countries have agreed on a dynamic gas price ceiling of €180 per MWh (approximately €1.85 thousand per thousand cubic meters), which will apply from February 15, 2023. This is stated in a statement issued by the EU Council on Monday, December 19.
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"The gas price correction mechanism can be activated from February 15 under two conditions: if the gas price holds for three days at the level of €180 and if the difference between TTF (EU) prices and the average world price for liquefied natural gas is more than €35 ", the document says.
Russia mulls additional proposals over response to oil price cap
Process is still going on to create response to West's imposition of oil price cap, but it is near to end, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov https://t.co/0IVDs6ZUzs pic.twitter.com/XsDbquzNKX
The corridor for setting prices for futures will be limited to the mark, which is equal to the average price of LNG on the world market plus €35. It will be impossible to place trading positions above this mark with the current price correction mechanism.
"Thus, this mechanism does not set a hard price ceiling, but it will prevent the occurrence of sharp jumps in gas prices," European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said at a press conference in Brussels.
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Lavrov: Russia resists sanctions
Brussels 19.12.2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergey Aleinik discussed the Ukrainian crisis and ways to resist the West's waves of sanctions pressure at a meeting on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, TASS news agency reports.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Belarusian counterpart Sergey Aleinik discussed the Ukrainian crisis and ways to resist the West's illegal sanctions pressure at a meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement:https://t.co/A9IBAuRx68 pic.twitter.com/YPio1aZry6
"The parties exchanged views on international and regional issues, including the situation around the Ukrainian crisis. They reaffirmed their determination to coordinate steps on international platforms and efforts to resist the political and illegal sanctions pressure that Russia and Belarus have been facing from unfriendly countries," the statement reads.
Russian President Putin will be in Belarus to meet with the Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko today along with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Shoigu and Lavrov already arrived.
Putin on the way. pic.twitter.com/hHOirUCt48
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 19, 2022
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the parties also discussed pressing bilateral issues, interaction within the Union State and other Eurasian organisations. "Special attention was paid to ensuring diplomatic support for the implementation of Union State programs concerning the economic integration of the two countries, cooperation within the CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States], Russia's upcoming chairmanship of the EAEU [Eurasian Economic Union] and Belarus's chairmanship of the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization]," the statement added.
🇧🇾🇷🇺| #Minsk hosts meeting of #Belarus' FM Sergei #Aleinik and FM of #Russia Sergei #Lavrov @mfa_russia pic.twitter.com/KfBepYMYvu
— Belarus MFA 🇧🇾 (@BelarusMFA) December 19, 2022
The diplomats also discussed upcoming foreign policy events, including preparations for a joint board meeting of the Russian and Belarusian foreign ministries.
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Ukraine: Orban warns EU of consequences
Brussels 07.12.2022 The Hungarian leader Viktor Orban told "Good morning, Hungary!" that EU sanctions on Russian energy are bound to fail, and that "not only our children, but also our grandchildren will suffer the consequences" of a mass borrowing scheme proposed by the EU, adding that potentially insolvent states will require support as well.
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán warns "not only our children, but also our grandchildren will suffer the consequences" of bailouts for Ukraine. Orbán makes an obvious point. I wonder who outside of Hungary is listening? https://t.co/8U9LBuHpCh
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) December 5, 2022
Orban reiterated Hungary's opposition, and suggested that agreements to support Ukraine should be at the national level via bilateral agreements between individual countries, ReMix reports.
He highlighted that Ukraine has now found itself in a situation whereby it is incapable of functioning as an independent nation because of the ongoing conflict, and while it needs help from its neighbors and allies in the short-term, it is not for Brussels to speak on behalf of all member states.
What's more, Orban believes that any further sanctions on Russian gas or nuclear energy would have "tragic consequences," and argued that Hungary should be exempt from such a decision.
Victor Orban, wünscht einen schönen 2 Advent pic.twitter.com/jIVNwbM0B8
— Schmidt (@Schmidt54151716) December 3, 2022
"We are facing a difficult winter, Ukraine is in an increasingly difficult situation, Russia is suffering difficulties, but its revenues from energy carriers are at their peak, so the policy of sanctions has not achieved its goal," he said, explaining that while Hungary won't be subject to an upcoming ban on European imports of Russian oil, it will still be affected by the "price-inflating effect of the sanctions."
"We have always achieved our own national goals in the negotiations on sanctions, so we are participating in the discussion of the ninth package with good hopes," Orban concluded, while noting that the "pressure is constant," and that Hungary must "constantly fight to protect our interests."
Brussels bailing out Ukraine will ruin Europe for generations, Hungary's Orban warns.
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EU regrets Russian LGBT law
Blog, Human rights
Brussels 24.11.2022 "The EU regrets further repressive measures adopted by the Russian State Duma, related to the so-called "foreign agents" legislation and the LGBTI legislation. The recently proposed amendments to the citizenship legislation are also deeply worrying" the European External Action service press person said.
Russia's parliament passes law banning 'LGBT propaganda' among adults https://t.co/1wgIprEkpF pic.twitter.com/CG2pANEnJT
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 24, 2022
"These legislative developments fuel homophobia and further deepen the harsh repression of any critical and alternative discourse in the context of Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, which the EU continues to condemn in the strongest possible terms".
Russia's lawmakers have backed changes to a discriminatory law banning any discussion of LGBTQ relationships so that it now applies to everyone. https://t.co/yotBEA9djp
— DW News (@dwnews) November 24, 2022
"The European Union stands in solidarity with Russian citizens who are prevented from exercising their human rights".
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NATO: Russia as "terrorist state"
Blog, Conflict
Strasbourg 22.11.2022 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) on Monday 21 November supported the proposal of the Ukrainian delegation and adopted a unanimous resolution defining Russia as a "terrorist state" during its 68th Annual Session.
Important debate with the #NATO Parliamentary Assembly @natopapress on the need to support #Ukraine for the long haul, to strengthen our deterrence & defence and to step up our investment in defence. Parliamentarians have a vital role in keeping our transatlantic bond strong. pic.twitter.com/MREM6yQ1ZO
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 21, 2022
The PA passed a series of resolutions calling on the 30 NATO allies to intensify support to Ukraine's resistance and assistance to the country's integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions. The PA announced to the allies that the "Russian state under the current regime is a terrorist one."
"No one should support Ukraine"
— Jens Stoltenberg
Secretary General NATO
He meant to say Russia but this Freudian slip says a lot about the NATO mood. Probably because @ZelenskyyUa attempts to pull NATO into the US proxy war with false flags and lies. pic.twitter.com/2apwpobkwU
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) November 21, 2022
President of the PA Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam condemned Russia´s war on Ukraine and noted that "Western allies had failed to listen to the warnings of their Eastern partners before President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine."
[LIVE] 🔴 🎥 Watch #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's speech and Q&A at the #NATO Parliamentary Assembly session in #Madrid 🇪🇸 #NATOPAMadrid https://t.co/v8W3kqIYWs
— Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) November 21, 2022
"Now, no doubt is possible, Russian leaders, are acting like real terrorists, showing unprecedent barbarism by attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure. We must act, and they must be judged as terrorists in front of international tribunals. As NATO parliamentarians, we must support Ukraine, we must support its people. People who are everyday showing courage and resilience in the service of our values of Freedom, democracy and sovereignity", the president Garriaud-Maylam declared.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Assembly through video conferencing and called the NATO Allies to stand firm against Russian aggression and step up support to Ukraine.
"Ukrainians are sure we can defend ourselves in this war, we can reinstate our borders, European borders, along the full length of our southern and eastern flanks. The power of our democracy will be a guarantee that no tyranny to the east of us will be able to threaten Europe.
Other international bodies have also condemned Russia's war in Ukraine.On October 13, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. (PACE) unanimously adopted a resolution calling the Russian Federation a terrorist regime. PACE became the first international organisation to recognise Russia as a terrorist state. PACE passed another resolution on November 16 to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. On November 14, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution stating that Russia must be held accountable for international law violations during its war in Ukraine and must pay war reparations.
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The United Nations Security Council, in 2000, unanimously passed a resolution calling for women's increased participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding, as well as their protection during conflict. This marked the first time that the UN Security Council explicitly addressed gender issues in 'conflict' and 'post-conflict' situations. But what difference has this international agenda on 'Women, Peace and Security' made to women's lives on the ground and to the governance of international peace and security? This volume provides a critical evaluation of the mainstreaming of gender issues in matters of international peace and security resulting from the passage of Resolution 1325 in 2000. It considers how this agenda actually plays out in different contexts, and with what implications for women's activism and for peace and security. The picture that emerges is not uniform, obliging us to reconsider the links between gender, conflict, different visions of peace and, consequently, different projects of peacebuilding. Consequently, the book poses new questions for transnational feminist scholars and activists. This book was based on a special issue of the International Feminist Journal of Politics.
This edited volume presents critical scholarship analysing governance practices in diverse jurisdictions in Europe and North America, at multiple scales, and in relation to several different arenas of policy and practice. The contributors address shortcomings in the mainstream literature on governance within the discipline of political science. The volume as a whole is marked by geographical and topical diversity. However, what the individual chapters have in common is that each considers whether and how gender, racialized identity, and/or other axes of marginalization are visible within the conceptualizations and/or practices of governance under discussion. Drawing together insights and conceptual tools from both feminist and post-structuralist frameworks in analysing governance practices, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and graduates who engage with feminist and/or post-structural analysis of policy and governance. It will also be of use to critical policy scholars in anthropology, geography, sociology, and women's studies.
Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium argues that the power of gender works to help keep gender, race, class, sexual, and national divisions in place despite increasing attention to gender issues in the study and practice of world politics. Accessible and student-friendly for both undergraduate and graduate courses, authors Anne Sisson Runyan and V. Spike Peterson analyze gendered divisions of power and resources that contribute to the worldwide crises of representation, violence, and sustainability. They emphasize how hard-won attention to gender equality in world affairs can be co-opted when gender is used to justify or mystify unjust forms of global governance, international security, and global political economy.In the new and updated fourth edition, Runyan and Peterson examine the challenges of forging transnational solidarities to de-gender world politics, scholarship, and practice through renewed politics for greater representation and redistribution. Yet they see promise in coalitional struggles to re-radicalize feminist world political demands to change the downward conditions of women, men, children, and the planet. Updated to include framing questions at the opening of each chapter, discussion questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, and updated data on gender statistics and policymaking. Chapters One and Two have also been revised to provide more support to readers with less of a background in gender politics. Case studies and web resources are now also provided.
This volume draws together a wide range of exciting new research that looks at the gendered nature of the institutions, practices, and discourses of global governance.
This book provides a critical assessment of the impact of UN Resolution 1325 by examining the effect of peacebuilding missions on increasing gender equality within conflict-affected countries. UN Resolution 1325 was adopted in October 2000, and was the first time that the security concerns of women in situations of armed conflict and their role in peacebuilding was placed on the agenda of the UN Security Council. It was an important step forward in terms of bringing women's rights and gender equality to bear in the UN's peace and security agenda. More than a decade after the adoption of this Resolution, its practical reality is yet to be substantially felt on the ground in the very societies and regions where women remain disproportionately affected by armed conflict and grossly under-represented in peace processes. This realization, in part, led to the adoption in 2008 and 2009 of three other Security Council Resolutions, on sexual violence in conflict, violence against women, and for the development of indicators to measure progress in addressing women, peace and security issues. The book draws together the findings from eight countries and four regional contexts to provide guidance on how the impact of Resolution 1325 can be measured, and how peacekeeping operations could improve their capacity to effectively engender security. This book will be of much interest to students of peacebuilding, gender studies, the United Nations, international security and IR in general.
Accessible and student-friendly, Global Gender Politics analyzes the gendered divisions of power, labor, and resources that contribute to the global crises of representation, violence, and sustainability. The author emphasizes how hard-won attention to gender and other related inequalities in world aff airs is simultaneously being jeopardized by new and old authoritarianisms and depoliticized through reducing gender to a binary and a problem-solving tool in global governance. The author examines gendered insecurities produced by the pursuit of international security and gendered injustices in the global political economy and sees promise in transnational struggles for global justice. In this new re-titled edition of a foundational contribution to the fi eld of feminist International Relations, Anne Sisson Runyan continues to examine the challenges of placing inequalities andresisting injustices at the center of global politics scholarship and practice through intersectional and transnational feminist lenses. This more streamlined approach includes more illustrations and discussions have been updated to refl ect current issues. To provide more support to instructors and readers, Global Gender Politics is accompanied by an e-resource, which includes web resources, suggested topics for discussion, and suggested research activities also found in the book.


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The gift of narrative in the romances of Horn
in The gift of narrative in medieval England
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This chapter pays detailed attention to a major but little-studied poem of the twelfth century: The Romance of Horn. It reads the many gifts, obligations and exchanges in the text through ongoing debates about the nature of gift-giving: for example, whether a spirit or surplus is generated in the act of giving, and how an individual gift relates to larger structures of reciprocity in society. It argues that in The Romance of Horn, the eponymous hero acts as a gift to the story: arriving as if unmotivated, before revealing the narrative's prior commitments, debts and patterns of reward and revenge. It also suggests that the act of storytelling, both inside the text and of the text itself, shares these attributes of the gift. The chapter also analyses two English versions of the Horn legend, comparing their treatment of the dynamics of gift and exchange with The Romance of Horn.
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The gift of narrative in medieval England
medieval; romance; gift; narrative; Chaucer; manuscripts; Anthropology; material culture
Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
Chapter 1: The gift of narrative in the romances of Horn
Chapter 2: 'Kepe þou þat on & y þat oþer'
Chapter 3: The traffic in people
Chapter 4: Exchanging words and deeds
Chapter 5: Things fall apart


Parliamentary Select Committees are rarely kind to Governments. With a remit to scrutinise the Government's record they normally pick policy areas where heals are being dragged rather than shining examples of success. But even against this background accusing the Government of 'putting the health of the nation at risk' is quite strong stuff.
This statement is contained in a new report from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), 'Air Quality: A Follow Up Report'. The document is a successor to the EAC's 2010 'Air Quality' report, a wide ranging examination of the previous Government's record on air quality. The new report is shorter and more focused, examining what's changed since the previous report was published and making suggestions for key policy changes.
As with any select committee report the Committee invited submissions of evidence from organisations and individuals, in his case attracting 26 written submissions. They also heard in person from a number of expert witnesses, including yours truly (I appeared before the Committee back in May).
The new report tells us that the health evidence that underpins work to improve air quality has developed significantly in the last 18 months. It quotes 2010 work from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants stating that 'air pollution may have made at least some contribution to the earlier deaths of up to 200,000 people (the number dying of cardiovascular causes) with an average loss of life of about two years'. It also quotes new evidence linking air pollution with the onset of childhood asthma and respirator disorders later in life.
Despite the mounting evidence of air pollution's health impacts the EAC finds the Government's response to be poor, noting that 'we have received no meaningful evidence to suggest that progress towards meeting air quality targets has improved'. They are particularly critical of the low priority air pollution has been given by the Government, and question why the lead department (DEFRA) doesn't even see fit to include air quality in their business plan, concluding that this is 'symptomatic of its [air quality's] low priority'.
The Committee have recommended 5 key actions to take. The first of these is the creation of a true cross-departmental air quality strategy led by the Cabinet Office (the body responsible for cross Government policy delivery). The current air quality strategy was released in 2007. It is considered by many to be an impressive exercise in technical analysis, but simply not fit for purpose as it sets out very little in the way of new action. Delivery of the strategy is also felt to be siloed in DEFRA who simply lack access to the policy levers around energy and transport that are controlled by other departments.
I'll explore the other recommendations in future posts, but before leaving the subject it's well worth pointing out one point squirrelled away on page 10 of the report. This essentially asks the Government to give a clear indication of their lobbying intentions as the European Union reviews their air quality legislation. These are the Directives that set those air quality targets that the UK is struggling to meet. This review concludes in 2013 and there are strong suspicions that the UK Government will push for the targets to be weakened during the review process, i.e. rather than take action to meet the targets the UK Government will simply lobby to have the targets changed.
The EAC report states that 'It [the Government] must say, in its response to this report, whether or not it intends to push for less stringent targets when air quality legislation is reviewed in 2013. Its apparent tactic of avoiding EU fines by applying for extensions to limit value targets, with an expectation that target values will be diluted in the near future, is putting the health of UK residents at risk'.
They key point here is that the Government is required to formally respond to the EAC's report and its recommendations. Whilst they'll no doubt answer in political doublespeak this recommendation puts them in a difficult position. If they indicate that they are not lobbying to have the targets relaxed it then implies that the Government will pull out all of the stops to meet the targets as they stand. But if they say they do want the targets weakened they'll be eviscerated by campaigners who'll accuse them of not caring about those 200,000 people who have their lives shortened every year by polluted air.
The Government response will be due in the first half of 2012. Time then for them to put their cards on the table and say exactly what they're willing to do to clean up our air.
I will attend the first Transport Council of the Hungarian presidency, which will take place in Brussels on 31 March.
.......I will be raising two issues under any other business. The first is the importance of ensuring that the forthcoming review of European air quality legislation takes full account of transport issues.
I also discussed the transport aspects of transposition of the air quality directive with Mr Kallas. I pointed out that, although we are fully committed to improving air quality, and we recognise the part that transport has to play, we are keen to ensure that the air quality targets are properly targeted at improvements in health, and are consistent with our ambitious goals to reduce carbon and to create growth.
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2023 Toyota GR Corolla pricing starts at $36,995
Yay it's almost here! This fall the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla will finally arrive and now Toyota has released the pricing details. The 2023 GR Corolla starts at $36,995, including destination.
The 2023 GR Corolla will be available in three versions: Core, Circuit Edition ($43,995) and the Morizo Edition ($50,995). The Core version is available with three packages: Performance, Technology and Cold Weather. The Performance package ($11,80) adds front and rear limited slip differentials, 4-piston aluminum fixed-caliper disc brakes, red calipers, and beefier brakes. The Technology package ($770) adds an upgraded JBL audio system with navigation and a wireless charger. The Cold Weather package ($500) adds heated front seats and a heated steering wheel.
The GR Corolla Core and Circuit Edition models are powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine with 300 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque. If you opt for the very limited Morizo Edition you get a bit more torque at 295 lb-ft. The three-cylinder is mated to a six-speed automatic and a GR-Four all-wheel drive versions that lets you adjust the torque distribution to the front and rear wheels (60-40, 50-50, or 30-70). Toyota says that the GR Corolla can accelerate from 0-60 mph in under 5 seconds.
The Core version is slated to arrive late this fall, while the Circuit and Morizo Editions will arrive in spring of 2023.
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In two more staged votes, Russian parliament moves to ratify annexation
By Robyn Dixon
Updated October 3, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. EDT|Published October 3, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. EDT
A bus passes in front of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, where lawmakers voted Monday to ratify President Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's rubber-stamp lower house of parliament, the State Duma, unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin's bills on Monday, according to Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, formalizing the illegal seizure of four regions of Ukraine in a vote that was never in doubt.
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The upper house, Russia's Federation Council, is expected on Tuesday to formalize the annexations, which violate international law, and the measures will then be signed by Putin. The moves signal to Ukraine and its supporters that Moscow sees the seizures as irreversible.
The votes took place as video emerged of Ukrainian forces planting their flag in Myrolyubivka, a settlement in the Kherson region, after Ukraine gained more ground overnight in counteroffensives. Ukraine's Defense Ministry later published video of Ukrainian forces raising the national flag in another settlement, Zolota Balka, in the Kherson region.
"[R]ussians control less territories in Ukraine each day," the ministry tweeted in English on Monday evening.
The votes are a formality — part of the Kremlin's contrived political theater designed to create a veneer of legitimacy for its domestic audience. President Biden, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres and other leaders have denounced Putin's annexations as a flagrant violation of international law that will never be accepted.
Each chamber of the Russian parliament is stuffed with loyalists, with even nominal opposition parties tightly controlled by the Kremlin, in a faux democracy that is supposed to, at least superficially, resemble a multiparty system. In practice, like Russia's court system, it follows the Kremlin's orders.
The illegal annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk, condemned by leaders around the world, is expected to be recognized only by a handful of states with close ties to Russia.
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Underscoring the legal absurdity of Putin's move, the Kremlin remained vague Monday about the areas it is annexing. It is clear that its claims extend beyond the areas under Russian control — a reality evidenced by the Ukrainian military's success in pushing Russian forces from the strategically important city of Lyman in the Donetsk region.
Zelensky hails advances as open recriminations intensify in Russian media
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would "consult" local populations on the exact borders of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, despite having just staged referendums in those regions. He offered no detail on the form of consultation but ruled out more referendums.
It was not clear how the so-called annexation treaties signed by Putin on Friday could be portrayed by Russia as valid when borders of the territories being seized were not even fixed.
Adding to the confusion, a prominent Russian lawmaker, Pavel Krasheninnikov, head of the State Duma's Committee on State Building and Legislation, said the Kherson annexation would extend beyond the region's borders to include parts of the Mykolaiv region.
In two other regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, the borders will be those declared by the two regions in 2014, when they proclaimed themselves independent from Ukraine after Moscow orchestrated separatist uprisings there, claiming swaths of territory it did not hold. Ambiguities persist, because neither the Russian military nor the Kremlin's political proxies fully control either of those regions.
Those uprisings followed Moscow's invasion and illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, after Ukraine's popular revolt known as the Maidan Revolution ousted a pro-Russian president.
The annexation process mirrors the takeover of Crimea, which was widely condemned globally but cheered in Russia as righting a historical mistake. After Russia seized Crimea, Putin's popularity rating soared to record levels.
But the new annexation of Ukrainian land, amid cascading Russian military failures and doubts of a Russian victory, has not evoked the same euphoric triumphalism.
Instead, key Kremlin propagandists are sullen and belligerent, the elite are worried, and polls show that the population is fearful, with support for continuing the war declining sharply after Putin announced a military mobilization drive last month.
In 2014, only one member of the Duma, Ilya Ponomarev, voted against the annexation of Crimea. He left Russia soon afterward and now lives in Ukraine.
There were discrepancies in Monday's votes in the Duma. Although 408 lawmakers attended the Duma session Monday, according to preliminary registration data on the parliamentary website, 413 votes were registered for the Donetsk region to join Russia, 412 for Luhansk to join, 411 for Kherson and 409 for Zaporizhzhia. No votes against the annexations were recorded, and Volodin said the votes were unanimous, attributing the discrepancies in the totals to a "technical failure."
"Do not count the votes one plus, one minus," he said.
Their loved ones are Ukrainian medics — and Russian prisoners of war
Russia's Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that so-called treaties on the absorption of the regions were compatible with Russia's constitution. Late last month, Russia staged referendums in the four Ukrainian regions, with electoral officials going house to house with armed soldiers, observing people as they marked ballot papers.
Putin's seizure of the regions marked a major escalation in the war, reinforced by Russian threats to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine and the announced mobilization of about 300,000 more Russian men to fight.
The European Union on Monday summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires to protest the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions. Lithuania ordered Russia's top diplomat there to leave the country within five days, while a number of European nations — including France, Italy, Poland, Austria and Estonia — summoned Russian ambassadors to protest.
Russia does not fully control the regions politically or militarily, but once the annexation process is formalized, Moscow said it would deem Ukraine's offensives to regain its own territory attacks on Russia itself. This is widely seen as a pretext for intensifying brutality to try to force Ukraine to capitulate, including potential new missile attacks on major cities and key civilian infrastructure.
Russia has attacked civilian convoys in recent days, killing dozens of people near the town of Kupyansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region and near Zaporizhzhia, the regional capital.
Putin's escalation of the war followed humiliating losses last month when Russian forces retreated from the Kharkiv region. Such scenes were repeated over the weekend when Russian forces were surrounded in Lyman, a strategic hub in Donetsk, one of the regions being annexed. Nearly encircled, Russian troops had to break away under heavy Ukrainian fire. Russia also lost more ground Sunday in the Kherson region.
The loss of Lyman has led to unprecedented scathing public criticism of military commanders from powerful figures, notably Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who have forces fighting Ukraine in the war. With Putin weakened, the jostling and outspoken criticism could also be signs of an emerging political power struggle.
Peskov did not rebuke Kadyrov for his public attacks on the military Monday, saying that the Chechen leader has made a major contribution to the war on Ukraine. "However, even at the hardest moments, any assessments should probably be free of emotions," he cautioned. "After all, we prefer to make balanced and impartial assessments."
But there were signs that Moscow was not pleased with the developments. Pro-Kremlin Russian media outlet RBC reported that a new commander had been appointed to lead Russia's troubled western military district, after a series of retreats and setbacks.
Lt. Gen. Roman Berdnikov replaced Col. Gen. Alexander Zhuravlev, according to RBC, which quoted an unnamed source familiar with the change. The Defense Ministry website still states that Zhuravlev is the commander.
During debate on constitutional amendments required to formalize the annexations, faction leaders in the State Duma extolled the "historic" decision. Sergei Mironov, leader of A Just Russia, called for a massive military escalation, demanding the destruction of electrical, rail and other infrastructure in Ukraine.
"Let's destroy the entire infrastructure of Nazi Ukraine," including electrical substations, power plants and automobile and railroad bridges, he declared. "By destroying this infrastructure, we save the lives of our soldiers and the lives of millions of citizens who are just becoming citizens of our country."
Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said Europe is gathering a "Fourth Reich" against Russia and called the annexations an important step to build Russian power. He also spoke favorably about Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who praised the "patience, courage and will" of the Russian people and did not call himself a Georgian but "a Russian of Georgian origin."
In Ukraine, Ihor Murashov, head of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, was released after being abducted by gunmen Friday, according to Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Natalia Abbakumova, Mary Ilyushina and Missy Ryan contributed to this report.
Essential reporting and analysis from correspondents around the world.
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Professional mentors provide a unique opportunity for students to gain feedback, guidance and expertise in their chosen field. The College of Human Ecology developed the Professional Mentoring Program to pair current students with experienced professionals.
"Students are able to forge long-lasting professional relationships, enhance their professional skills, build their professional network and broaden their perspectives and career possibilities through this program," said Megan Umscheid, director of the Professional Mentoring Program.
Distance students enrolled in a program through the College of Human Ecology who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students this fall can participate in the Professional Mentoring Program.
Mentoring pairs meet at least once per month in person, by phone or video conferencing until the mentee graduates. Travel grants may also be provided to enable pairs to meet in person.
In addition, the program provides newsletters, suggested readings and discussion questions from the program director; professional development training and networking events; and resources for job search strategies, resume development and interviewing skills.
If you're interested in participating as a mentee in the Professional Mentoring Program, please complete the online mentee application form.
The road to financial security is paved with tough decisions: Should I take out a loan or make a lump sum payment? How do I understand the information in my credit report? What are the things to know about the benefits offered with a job?
Kansas State University's Powercat Financial provides currently enrolled K-State distance students with a variety of free resources to help them make all of these decisions and more. Distance students can view archived workshop presentations on a variety of subjects, enroll in free courses and programs on personal finance, or schedule free one-on-one personal financial counseling sessions via Zoom. Financial counseling sessions are conducted by a trained peer financial counselor who can help you develop a plan to optimize your financial success during and after college.
"Our biggest successes are when we help a student get on track financially, allowing them to pursue their degree, or when students indicate we helped reduce their financial stress," said Jodi Kaus, director of Powercat Financial.
K-State also offers a free online financial planning tool for students and alumni called SALT. The program is available through a partnership with American Student Assistance. Sign up today to take advantage of this helpful resource.
"SALT is available free of charge to help K-State students and alumni learn how to borrow less, borrow wisely, repay loans and become financially savvy," Kaus said.
Visit the Powercat Financial website to learn more about its services.
The K-State Global Campus Student and Faculty Services unit celebrated Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 3-7, 2017, with a Facebook contest. We asked students the following question and received more than 40 positive responses. Three students were randomly selected to receive a K-State Global Campus prize package.
Ashley Allison: I cannot express in words how much it meant to me to have the chance to attend K-State Global Campus. I was able to be a full-time wife and mom while maintaining a full-time career. Being able to further my education had opened so many doors in my life and career. I am so blessed to have been a part of K-State Global Campus.
Travis Hampl: The best part of being a student in K-State Global Campus is the interaction with the wonderful, supportive and innovative students and staff. We have a chance to interact with colleagues all throughout the world in a professional and rigorous academic setting.
Jake W. Renner: I love being able to be a part of the K-State Global Campus family while maintaining a full-time career. K-State has opened so many doors professionally and scholastically. It is incredible to know that K-State Global Campus is always there to support its students both near and far. It's amazing how involved campus facilitators are with the Global Campus students. It is always reassuring to know that even though we aren't there every day, they are here for us every day just like everybody else.
Each year, the Kansas State University community gathers together and opens its door to the general public in an effort to show what makes the K-State family so great.
This year's Open House was held on Saturday, April 1 and themed "The Future is Built Here." Students, parents, families and community members filled the Manhattan, Olathe and Polytechnic campuses, looking to get to know the various departments, clubs and offices that comprise K-State.
K-State Global Campus joined in this effort by distributing information, answering questions and giving away prizes throughout the day from its booth on the first floor of the K-State Student Union in Manhattan. While the majority of students taking online programs through K-State Global Campus don't live close enough to attend, the event serves as a way to inform the greater K-State community of the services offered and the role K-State Global Campus plays in helping students reach their educational goals.
K-State Global Campus also developed Virtual Open House to help bring the campus to online learners. The website creates the experience of a campus visit for current and prospective distance education students who are unable to travel to campus. It features videos of online instructors and advisers, a campus photo tour, online program information and more.


I always wanted a HP 8970B noise figure meter to measure the noise figure of some amplifiers etc. However, these usually go for stiff prices, but recently I found an unit on eBay which was quite cheap.
I tested my GPSDO by comparing it with my Oscilloquartz STAR4.
After I decided to make a waveguide coupler to see what results I may achieve, I have disassembled one and looked at its construction. Then I made my own coupler.
As I said, after I made my own waveguide termination, I wanted to make a directional coupler in waveguide. Here is my progress.
I want to do a few experiments with waveguides, this time I try to make a termination. Later I will try to make a directional coupler, so with the aid of the termination I can calibrate the directional coupler and do some measurements at higher frequencies.
When I wanted to build a diplexer, I read that this can be done by using a highpass anda lowpass filter. But what if someone wants to make a multiplexer, or if one wants to use bandpass filters?
My next project is to build a GPS disciplined oscillator. I have bought a NEO6M GPS module (GY-GPS6MV2) which uses an active antenna. However, there are several drawbacks which I want to fix first.
Here I show how I designed a coaxial cavity bandpass filter. The method of Dishal is employed, using the k and q values. This was part of my Master's Thesis, but here it is explained in more detail.


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reflection effect of them on the surrounding islands. Europa starts behaving like a wild horse and she will behave like this for almost all day. Enduring raising winds over 35kn of a NE-ly direction, we enter the oceanic waters of the Drake Passage, turning the engine off and sailing with the canvas previously set on Starboard tack. As the sun rises the wind keeps increasing over the confused seas, now blowing steady N-ly 45kn. Until early morning, when the captain takes care of the steering, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep any course from the Poop deck wheel, while blasts over 50kn sweep over us, the ship heavily pitches and rolls, swell crashes against the hull and waves wash our decks. Time to clew up the topsails, start engines again and motorsail under the lower staysails, inner jib and fore topmast staysail, but now changing to port tack. Not much later crew members climb the rig to furl the topsails, now while facing even 55kn of gusting winds. The cold wind roars through the rigging, trying to take grip on our hats, numbing our hands, but in no time sails are stowed away. Then, doing a deck-check, many coils are found off their pins, other ropes have been through the freeing-ports, gaskets had become undone, all under the force and pressure of the large amount of water pouring on board over the low lee-board from time to time, as the thumping seas break on Europa's hull. After all the wet action tidying up the mess on deck, the heavy conditions seem to stabilize, and Voyage crew can take the steering again, nevertheless the wild conditions and roaring winds will accompany us until the late afternoon, when they quickly die down. Suddenly after diner we found ourselves just in 10 to 12kn of N-ly wind and decreasing seas. Decision is taken to take away and furl all the canvas set by now. Like this, soon we strike Middle and Lower Staysails, Inner Jib, Fore Top Mast Staysail and Spanker, motoring with our both engines straight into the wind. What it seems a situation to last for at least a few hours, soon changes another time and on backing winds, now W-ly of about 20kn, Lower staysails, Spanker and InnerJib are set. We keep a variable speed between 4 to 6 kn with the help of our both engines as well. For now, it looks like we passed the first moment of Drake's wrath. But with 430nm of its hazardous waters still ahead of us, and its untrustworthy nature, we just can take a short rest, waiting for the new adventures at sea to come.


Today we're bringing my little superstars to Herning for the Hest & Rytter event!
I'm super excited about it, so I thought I would share a little video about who I'm bringing, what we're doing, and what I'm looking forward to the most!
When training my horses, I really want them to be with me and take part the game we're playing. Of course you'd need to be consistent when educating a horse, but if the horse really likes to ride and likes to work with you, it is so much easier and so much more fun for both.
As a lot of you already know, we've recently gotten some new horses at Grønagergård from Helgstrand Dressage and we've sold HP Tootsie. Therefore, I thought I would make a small overview over which horses I still own myself, with how old they are and pictures of my superstars. A few of the horses I have now are still pretty young, so there's still a long way to go in regards to training.
Our wonderful 3 year old mare HP Tootsie e. Everdale/Totilas has now been sold to Sweden. We bought her as a foal from HP Horses and she has really developed a lot these past few years. She has been the sweetest and easiest young horse to ride and train. Absolutely a work horse who really gives it her all every single day making it a pleasure to ride her.
This year we didn't do the World Cup in Herning, but instead the CDI3* with Bohemian. I considered if we should ride the World Cup, but I decided that he would benefit from another 3* tour in order to build his confidence as much as possible.


What file formats do Amiga emulators use for games and software?
ADF: The most common disk image format used by emulators. An ADF (Amiga Disk File) is a virtual copy of a real Amiga floppy disk and is normally 880kb (901120 bytes) in size. ADFs do not support copy protection. See the Wikipedia entry for more info.
IPF: A proprietary disk format, created by the Software Preservation Society (SPS - formerly known as CAPS). An IPF (Interchangeable Preservation Format) file is an exact replica of an original floppy disk including copy protection and custom disk formats. This format was created so all floppy games can be preserved before the original disks become unreadable (lost for good). See Software Preservation Society website - Knowledge Base page for more info.
You can add IPF support to your Windows, Mac or Linux Amiga emulator by downloading the user library and following the instructions you find there.
Note that the SPS project's aim is not to promote the distribution of copyrighted software, but to preserve software that may otherwise be lost. The English Amiga Board supports the SPS and so does NOT condone or encourage the distribution of IPF images. Please do not ask for IPF images on the EAB forums, or provide links to websites hosting them.


Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Cones Are $1.31 On March 31, 2016 — What Better Way To Kick Off Spring Than With A Scoop Of Your Favorite Flavor?
Spring has sprung, and with it come all manner of exciting new developments: Blossoms are bursting through thawing soil, new life is being welcomed into the world, and, perhaps most notably, scoops of ice cream will be just $1.31 at Baskin-Robbins on March 31, 2016. Can you think of a better way to officially kick off the season? Of course not — there is no better way. The promo comes by way of Baskin-Robbins' ongoing "Celebrate 31" promotion, through which the special pricing is offered on the 31st day of each month throughout the year. This means, of course, that you've got nine months this year (including March) to score this deal. Suh-weet!
So you want details, right? First, keep in mind that waffles cones and toppings are extra, so don't get carried away creating an ice cream work of art if you aren't willing to shill out a few bucks for the additional costs. However, if you are in the mood for something a bit more elaborate than a single scoop, you might want to make a beeline for a two-scoop sundae — under the promotion, these delicious treats drop in price to only $3.31 on March 31.
Since we're all now counting down the days, let's take a look at exactly how to get your hands (cones?) on some affordable scoops.
Participation may vary, so you need to make sure your local Baskin-Robbins is in on the fun. There just so happen to be two Baskin-Robbins locations within a 10-mile radius of my house participating in the "Celebrate 31" promotion, so I think we all know where I'll be on the 31st of every month from now on.
This could be the hardest part. How does one decide between classics, such as Pralines 'n Cream, Jamoca Almond Fudge, and Mint Chocolate Chip and seasonal favorites like Easter Egg Hunt, Bananas Foster, and Cookie Jar Mashup — the flavor of the month?!
The good news continues, my friends, because this offer is good on every size scoop. Thanks be to the ice cream gods.
Mmmm, ice cream. Once you're done downing this delectable and oh-so-affordable treat, go ahead and mark the date down on your calendar for next month. You.Are.Welcome.


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Kind regards,
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A: I would use the line-height property to center vertically. I have found vertical-align rarely works, because it conflicts with other properties and browsers ignore it.


The Earth is often given a female pronoun. She sustains us. Take care of her. Mother Earth. We are intimately acquainted with earth; the beauty of it along with the ugly, gritty parts.
Conversely, God is broadly seen as being male. The man in the sky. Our Heavenly Father. He is God of the Universe, all powerful and mysterious. What we don't understand is so much easier to mystify and aggrandize. And it goes without saying that religion, which seeks to define an other worldly divine, has been dominated by men.
But think of astronauts who upon looking down at Earth for the first time are moved to reverence by seeing our planet from a distance. From that perspective, a "Mother Earth" isn't less than a "Man in the Sky", because she is part of that "sky". She is another bit of wonder within the universe, a miracle as much as anything else. It's only our being so close to her that has caused us to take her for granted.
It's all perspective. My feelings about bearing and raising children became more positive once I completely swept the patriarchy cob-webs from my mind. Every patriarchy loves motherhood, but they value it to the point of excluding women's other strengths and individual desires. Under that paradigm, my view of motherhood was tainted. I needed a change of perspective.
More perspective came when I had my own children and realized what my Mother did for me.
When I threw up several times a day during pregnancy; my mother did this.
When I woke in the night just to make sure my baby was breathing; my mother did this.
When I gained lots of weight, got stretch marks all over my previously perfect skin; my mother did this.
When I had to clean poop or vomit from floor or crib; my mother did this.
When I anguished over how my inevitable faults and weaknesses would likely hurt my children; my mother did this.
When I cried that I could not spare them the pain of being teased or left out; my mother did this.
When I was exhausted and hassled beyond my limit and felt like my life was a black hole of servitude to children; my mother did this.
And then you realize how little you knew. How much more you have to learn. And you are better, wiser, broader of heart, for this humbling realization.
In gaining this perspective, much like that astronaut looking down on Earth, you come to feel more reverence for your mother. Hopefully you have more patience for yourself too. Hopefully you can see how special you are despite the hard times and despite your faults.
It's hard to see Motherhood as being glorious and beautiful in the day to day grind. But remember that astronaut's perspective. You are a Goddess, and taken as a whole, you are awesome.
To my Mother: You are my beautiful Goddess. My mama Earth. Love you.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."
Hillary, this was so beautiful. This is my favorite post of yours so far.
Beautiful, powerful. Those are some hard-earned insights. Thanks, Hillary.
Beautiful, Hillary. Love it. It's been a hard bit for me and this one just kind of wraps me in a warm blankie. Thanks!
"I have been a universe four times. I have been four universes."


At the Bissen site, all water used for industrial operations undergoes a neutralisation process and a control to check that the maximum values set in the environmental permit have not been exceeded. It is only then that the water is discharged into the stream. It should be noted that during neutralisation, there is a procedure for shutting off waste water exits in the event of an incident.
To prevent pollution from runoff onto the roads and car park, Bissen has installed a floating barrier on the Attert river inside the site and 200 metres downstream of the site. A pumping system was also installed to assess the water table level and adjust pumping accordingly.