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Tag: Air force
Air Force Kills 'Scores Of Terrorists' In Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.
NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to Channels Television on Saturday.
He noted that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole recorded the success near Bula Bello on January 1, 2020.
Daramola explained that a NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft was returning from a mission before the onslaught.
He said the jet spotted a gun truck of the insurgents under a tree with scores of Boko Haram fighters gathered around the tree on the outskirts of the settlement, purportedly preparing for an attack against nearby troops' positions.
According to the air commodore, some of the insurgents were also seen in a declassified short video clip pushing another vehicle to a location under another tree in the area.
He revealed that the ATF subsequently scrambled its attack aircraft to engage the location, neutralising some of the terrorists in the process.
"Follow-on attacks were also carried out to take out some locations within Bula Bello where the BHTs were tracked to.
"The jets took turns attacking the target area killing more of the BHTs and destroying some of their structures," the statement said.
The NAF spokesman stressed that the air force would sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the North East, working in concert with surface forces.
Posted on January 4, 2020 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Air force, NAF, Sambisa Forest, TerroristsLeave a comment on Air Force Kills 'Scores Of Terrorists' In Sambisa Forest
Several Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, Camp Destroyed In Borno
Several Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have been killed and some structures in their camp at Abulam in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State have been destroyed in airstrikes conducted on the 31st of December 2019, by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
The mission according to the airforce spokesperson Air commodore Ibikunle Daramola was executed to mark the commencement of Operation RATTLESNAKE 2, an Air Interdiction Operation aimed at taking out some identified insurgent camps and logistics facilities in order to further unhinge the terrorists' centre of gravity and diminish their fighting capability.
He adds that Abullam was selected for an attack on Day One of the Operation based on credible intelligence reports indicating that the terrorists had resumed using the once-abandoned settlement as a staging point from where they launch attacks against their own ground troops' locations.
READ ALSO: Police, Army Trap Robbers In Abuja Bank
Accordingly, the ATF detailed its attack aircraft, supported by an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, to attack designated compounds within the settlement.
The jets he adds took turns to engage the target in successive passes leading to the destruction of some of the structures as well as the killing of several terrorists.
It will be recalled that, in early to mid-December 2019, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) planned and executed the highly successful Operation RATTLESNAKE and Operation RATTLESNAKE 2 is planned to consolidate the gains of the earlier operation and shape the battlespace for further air and ground operations.
Posted on January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020 Author Soonest NathanielCategories Crime WatchTags Air force, NAFLeave a comment on Several Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, Camp Destroyed In Borno
Air Force Destroys ISWAP Logistics Storage Facilities In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed some logistics storage facilities belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), at Kirta Wulgo on the fringes of Lake Chad in the northern part of Borno State.
The Director, Airforce Public Relations, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, confirmed this on Tuesday.
"Task Force (ATF) of the Operation Lafiya Dole, has dealt another decisive blow on terrorist elements operating in the northeast", he said.
According to him, the airstrikes were carried out on December 15 under the Operation Rattle Snake.
Daramola further explained that it was executed following credible human intelligence reports which indicated that three green-roofed buildings at the edge of the settlement were being used as warehouses by the ISWAP elements to store their food, vehicle spares, gunboats and other logistics items.
Accordingly, the ATF, after carrying out confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, dispatched its attack aircraft to engage the location.
Consequently, it scored devastating hits in successive strikes leading to the destruction of the buildings.
Posted on December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 Author Rejoice EwodageCategories Crime WatchTags Air force, Borno, ISWAPLeave a comment on Air Force Destroys ISWAP Logistics Storage Facilities In Borno
Air Force Kills Several Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Task Force for Operation Lafiya Dole says it has neutralised scores of Boko Haram Terrorists and destroyed some of their structures in massive airstrikes conducted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Kokiwa and Bula Korege on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.
According to the Director Airforce Public Relations, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the airstrikes were conducted in continuation of Operation Rattle Snake based on credible Human Intelligence reports which were also corroborated by series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
Daramola noted that the reports disclosed that the Boko Haram terrorists had intensified activities in the targeted settlements with a view to launching attacks against own troops' locations in the area.
Consequently, the air taskforce detailed its fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the two locations.
The combat aircraft took turns to attack targets at both locations, scoring crucial hits on the hideouts which then led to the neutralisation of the insurgents.
Posted on December 12, 2019 Author Rejoice EwodageCategories LocalTags Air force, Boko Haram, Borno, TerroristsLeave a comment on Air Force Kills Several Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates Newly-Promoted AVMs, Air Commodores
A cross-section of senior officers of the Nigerian Air Force at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja on November 21, 2019. Photo: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
Forty-eight newly-promoted senior officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have been decorated.
The event held on Thursday at the NAF headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
They are 13 Air Vice Marshals (AVM) and 35 Air Commodores.
In his address, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, urged the senior officers to see their promotion as recognition of professionalism, and as being entrusted with the capacity to tackle higher responsibilities.
He added that NAF would continue to reward officers and men who have shown commitment and professionalism to the security of the country.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, decorates a senior officer of the Nigerian Air Force at the NAF headquarters in Abuja on November 21, 2019. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
Posted on November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories In Pictures, Photo GalleryTags Air force, NAF, Nigerian Air ForceLeave a comment on PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates Newly-Promoted AVMs, Air Commodores
Nigerian Air Force Will Only Reward Professionalism, Says Air Chief
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, decorates a senior officer of the Nigerian Air Force at the NAF headquarters in Abuja on November 21, 2019. Photo: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force will only reward officers and men who have shown commitment and professionalism to the protection of the country.
He stated this at the decoration of 13 Air Vice Marshals and 35 Air Commodores which held on Thursday in Abuja, the nation's capital.
Sadique noted that in an increasingly complex security environment where new challenges call for the very best, human capacity development remains one key responsibility of a fighting force.
According to him, personnel skill and commitment on-the-job go a long way to determine the overall success in the transformational drive and repositioning efforts of the air force into a highly professional and disciplined force that would respond to national security imperatives.
RELATED: PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates Newly-Promoted AVMs, Air Commodores
The air chief stresses the importance of ensuring that the services were led by persons with good leadership qualities if the military must eliminate or minimise costly mistakes during various operations.
This requirement, according to him, is higher in the case of the air force which is a highly technical service.
He, therefore, urged the newly promoted senior officers to see their promotion as recognition of professionalism and as being entrusted with the capacity to tackle higher responsibilities.
Posted on November 22, 2019 November 22, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags air chief, Air force, Nigerian Air Force, Sadique AbubakarLeave a comment on Nigerian Air Force Will Only Reward Professionalism, Says Air Chief
Air Force Will Only Reward Officers Who Show Commitment, Professionalism – COAS
The Chief Of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says the Air Force will only reward officers and men who have shown commitment and professionalism to the protection of the country.
According to him, in an increasingly complex security environment where new challenges call for the very best, human capacity development remains one key responsibility of a fighting force.
Abubakar said this on Thursday during the decoration of 13 Air Vice Marshals and 35 Air Commodores.
He stressed that the personnel's skill and commitment on-the-job go a long way to determining the overall success in the transformational drive and repositioning efforts of the Nigerian Air Force into a highly professional and disciplined force that would respond to national security imperatives.
He, therefore, stated that it is very important that the services are led by persons with good leadership qualities if the military must eliminate or minimise costly mistakes during operations.
The COAS urged the newly promoted officers to see their promotion as recognition of professionalism and as being entrusted with the capacity to tackle higher responsibilities.
Posted on November 21, 2019 November 22, 2019 Author Rejoice EwodageCategories LocalTags Air force, Professionalism, SecurityLeave a comment on Air Force Will Only Reward Officers Who Show Commitment, Professionalism – COAS
NAF Kills ISWAP Fighters, Destroys Hideout In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its fighter planes have destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Arrinna Ciki on the fringes of the Lake Chad in the Northern part of Borno State.
NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to Channels Television on Sunday.
He explained that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole carried out the airstrikes between Friday and Saturday, leading to the death of some ISWAP fighters.
According to Daramola, these follow intelligence reports that the insurgents were using the settlement as a staging area to launch attacks on security forces.
He noted that the airstrike on Friday was initiated after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, on confirmatory reconnaissance mission spotted some ISWAP vehicles under some trees in the area.
The NAF spokesman said, "Accordingly, the ATF scrambled its fighter jets to attack the location, recording successful strikes to immobilise the vehicles."
"Similarly, a follow-up attack was executed on 2 November after significant activity was observed in another part of the settlement.
"This occasioned the detailing of attack aircraft to engage the identified areas resulting in the destruction of some terrorists' structures as well as the neutralisation of some of their fighters," he added.
NAF, according to the air commodore, will sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the North-east while operating in concert with surface forces.
Posted on November 3, 2019 November 4, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Air force, Borno, ISWAP, NAFLeave a comment on NAF Kills ISWAP Fighters, Destroys Hideout In Borno
NAF Jets Kill 'Several Terrorists' In Borno Community
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its jets have killed several terrorists at Bukar Meram community in Borno State.
NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement sent to Channels Television on Tuesday.
He noted that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya conducted the operation in continuation of the sustained onslaught against terrorist elements in the north-east region of the country.
READ ALSO: Police Promote Senior Officers, Retire Two DIGs
According to Daramola, several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters were killed at Bukar Meram on the fringes of Lake Chad in the northern part of the state.
"The operation was executed yesterday, 21 October 2019, based on credible intelligence reports that indicated a resumption of the use of the location to provide logistics support to the terrorists, using fishing activities as a cover.
"Accordingly, the ATF dispatched its attack aircraft to engage designated areas within the settlement," the Air Commodore said in the statement.
He added that before the strikes, over 35 terrorists were observed within the area of interest.
The attack aircraft, Daramola stated, subsequently engaged the location in successive passes, recording accurate hits on the target area.
He said this led to the neutralisation of several ISWAP fighters as well as the destruction of some of the structures.
The air force spokesman affirmed that NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, would sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the North-east.
Posted on October 22, 2019 October 22, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Air force, Borno, NAFLeave a comment on NAF Jets Kill 'Several Terrorists' In Borno Community
Air Force To Boost Insurgency War With Two Helicopter Gunships
A file photo of Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar/ [email protected]
The Nigerian Air Force has announced plans to acquire two helicopter gunships to boost the fight against insurgency in the North East.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made the announcement on Thursday when he visited the Yobe State Governor, Mai-Mala Buni, in Damaturu, the state capital.
Air Marshal Abubakar also revealed that more trained personnel have been deployed in Yobe.
According to him, the helicopters will be deployed in Damaturu and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He added that the air force would acquire more arms for its operations in the region, stressing that the military would ensure that the entire North East was secured.
READ ALSO: Buhari Approves N10bn Intervention Fund For Enugu Airport
On his part, Governor Buni promised to improve synergy between his administration and the security agencies to ensure that Yobe was free of Boko Haram attacks.
He also informed the air chief that he would mobilise people to provide relevant information to the security agencies executing the war.
Posted on October 17, 2019 October 17, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Air force, NAF, Sadique AbubakarLeave a comment on Air Force To Boost Insurgency War With Two Helicopter Gunships
Reps Committee To Engage US Congress Over Air Force Tucano Aircraft
The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force is to engage with the United States Congress committee on Air Force affairs, regarding the Super Tucano aircraft which Nigeria had paid for last year.
This was revealed on Wednesday during the inaugural meeting of the committee.
Present at the meeting was the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar.
According to the Reps Air Force Committee Chairman, Mr Shehu Koko, the engagement with the US government would be to emphasise on the need to speed up the process of the purchase and delivery in view of the current security challenges in the country.
READ ALSO: We Are Very Concerned About The Security Challenges In The FCT – Lawan
Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff says the force is currently engaged in six major operations in the country.
He also revealed that that the Air Force has flown about 65 thousand hours across the country in the last 5 years to ensure security and over 21 thousand hours in the north east alone.
The Service Chief appreciated the National Assembly for passing the bill on Air Force Institute of Technology which he says will add value in terms of research and development and discontinue the dependence on other countries for aircraft maintenance.
Posted on October 16, 2019 October 16, 2019 Author Soonest NathanielCategories LocalTags Air force, House of RepsLeave a comment on Reps Committee To Engage US Congress Over Air Force Tucano Aircraft
PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates First Female Helicopter, Fighter Pilots
A photo combination of Flying Officers Kafayat Sanni (L) and Tolulope Arotile taken on October 15, 2019. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has decorated two female pilots along with some male pilots.
The decoration ceremony held on Tuesday at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja, the nation's capital.
The two female pilots are Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who is the first Nigerian female helicopter pilot, and Flying Officer Kafayat Sanni who is also the first female fighter pilot in the country.
Both pilots were trained in South Africa and the United States respectively.
See photos of the event below:
Newly decorated female officers with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Posted on October 15, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories In PicturesTags Air force, Kafayat Sanni, Tolulope ArotileLeave a comment on PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates First Female Helicopter, Fighter Pilots


A new high-lift aerofoil modification for the duct has been developed and will be experimentally tested in a small wind tunnel. Aerofoils for such wind tunnel ducts typically operate in the low Reynolds number range from 2 × 105 to 6 × 105. The effect of a duct and of rotor on power and pressure drop were considered separately in previous studies. This paper focuses on the optimization of aerofoil geometry for a Reynolds number of 3 × 105 taking into account of the presence of a screen, having a pressure drop similar to a real rotor. In particular, the current work concentrates on obtaining high lift, instead of high lift-to-drag ratio. Since high lift is the only desirable feature when modifying an aerofoil for ducts, the factors most related to enhanced high-lift low Reynolds numbers aerofoil performance are investigated. Previous experimental data of a three-dimension aerofoil-shaped duct model are used. Combining these data, and applying the Liebeck type high-lift design philosophy, which is to make use of an optimal pressure recovery with aft loading, variations in thickness, camber, and the shape of leading and trailing edges are analysed through the fully inversed method. The XFOIL 6.99 code was adopted as the analyse tool in this study. With the specified velocity distribution, it is found that an increase of both camber and thickness of the duct leads to an increase in lift coefficient with the presence of the pressure drop. In particular, the thickness increment for the aft part of the aerofoil generates higher lift coefficient. The installation of screen divides the duct into two parts, the duct fore part starts from the leading edge until the screen plane, while the duct aft part includes the screen plane to trailing edge. It is observed from previous experimental data that, with the screen presence, the front stagnation point moves towards the inner part of the duct. Consequently, the pressure coefficient reduces in the front part of the suction side, although the pressure differences, between the upper surface and the lower surface, of the duct fore part enlarges. Decreasing the leading edge radius, in essence, accelerates the airflow around it so that a negative area was created. Building on these results, the modified aerofoil model is fabricated and will be tested in a wind tunnel experiment. The test two-dimension model, with the assumption of symmetrical flow, is composed of an aerofoil and a uniform porous screen to simulate half part of the rotor from centreline. The aerofoil has a chord length of 20 mm and the screen has a length of 130 mm in vertical direction. To find the highest lift coefficient of this 2-dimension model, measurements will be conducted with the varying angle of attack and wind speed. Moreover, to investigate the effect of screen loading onto the configuration, there will be two different screens tested. Since the experiment will be carried out in April 2017 the comparison with the XFOIL 6.99 predictions cannot be provided at present, but will be shown during the symposium.


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/** api: (define)
 *  module = gxp
 *  class = LayerUploadPanel
 *  base_link = `Ext.FormPanel <http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/docs/?class=Ext.FormPanel>`_
 */
Ext.namespace("gxp");

/** api: constructor
 *  .. class:: LayerUploadPanel(config)
 *
 *      A panel for uploading new layer data to GeoServer.
 */
gxp.LayerUploadPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.FormPanel, {

    /** i18n */
    titleLabel: "Title",
    titleEmptyText: "Layer title",
    abstractLabel: "Description",
    abstractEmptyText: "Layer description",
    fileLabel: "Data",
    fieldEmptyText: "Browse for data archive...",
    uploadText: "Upload",
    waitMsgText: "Uploading your data...",
    invalidFileExtensionText: "File extension must be one of: ",
    optionsText: "Options",
    workspaceLabel: "Workspace",
    workspaceEmptyText: "Default workspace",
    dataStoreLabel: "Store",
    dataStoreEmptyText: "Default datastore",
    crsLabel: "CRS",
    crsEmptyText: "Coordinate Reference System ID",
    invalidCrsText: "CRS identifier should be an EPSG code (e.g. EPSG:4326)",

    /** private: property[fileUpload]
     *  ``Boolean``
     */
    fileUpload: true,

    /** api: config[validFileExtensions]
     *  ``Array``
     *  List of valid file extensions.  These will be used in validating the
     *  file input value.  Default is ``[".zip", ".tif", ".tiff", ".gz", ".tar.bz2",
     *  ".tar", ".tgz", ".tbz2"]``.
     */
    validFileExtensions: [".zip", ".tif", ".tiff", ".gz", ".tar.bz2", ".tar", ".tgz", ".tbz2"],

    /** api: config[url]
     *  ``String``
     *  URL for GeoServer RESTConfig root.  E.g. "http://example.com/geoserver/rest".
     */

    /** private: method[constructor]
     */
    constructor: function(config) {
        // Allow for a custom method to handle upload responses.
        config.errorReader = {
            read: config.handleUploadResponse || this.handleUploadResponse.createDelegate(this)
        };
        gxp.LayerUploadPanel.superclass.constructor.call(this, config);
    },

    /** private: property[selectedWorkspace]
     *  {Ext.data.Record}
     */
    selectedWorkspace: null,

    /** private: method[initComponent]
     */
    initComponent: function() {

        this.items = [{
            xtype: "textfield",
            name: "title",
            fieldLabel: this.titleLabel,
            emptyText: this.titleEmptyText,
            allowBlank: true
        }, {
            xtype: "textarea",
            name: "abstract",
            fieldLabel: this.abstractLabel,
            emptyText: this.abstractEmptyText,
            allowBlank: true
        }, {
            xtype: "fileuploadfield",
            id: "file",
            emptyText: this.fieldEmptyText,
            fieldLabel: this.fileLabel,
            name: "file",
            buttonText: "",
            buttonCfg: {
                iconCls: "gxp-icon-filebrowse"
            },
            listeners: {
                "fileselected": function(cmp, value) {
                    // remove the path from the filename - avoids C:/fakepath etc.
                    cmp.setValue(value.split(/[/\\]/).pop());
                }
            },
            validator: this.fileNameValidator.createDelegate(this)
        }, {
            xtype: "fieldset",
            title: this.optionsText,
            checkboxToggle: true,
            collapsed: true,
            hidden: this.workspace != undefined && this.store != undefined && this.crs != undefined,
            hideMode: "offsets",
            defaults: {
                anchor: "97%"
            },
            items: [
                this.createWorkspacesCombo(),
                this.createDataStoresCombo(),
                {
                    xtype: "textfield",
                    name: "nativeCRS",
                    // anchor: "90%",
                    fieldLabel: this.crsLabel,
                    emptyText: this.crsEmptyText,
                    allowBlank: true,
                    regex: /^epsg:\d+$/i,
                    regexText: this.invalidCrsText
                }
            ],
            listeners: {
                collapse: function(fieldset) {
                    // reset all combos
                    fieldset.items.each(function(item) {
                        item.reset();
                    });
                }
            }
        }];

        this.buttons = [{
            text: this.uploadText,
            handler: function() {
                var form = this.getForm();
                if (form.isValid()) {
                    var fields = form.getFieldValues(),
                        jsonData;
                    if (fields.workspace) {
                        jsonData = {
                            "import": {
                                targetWorkspace: {workspace: {name: fields.workspace}}
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    if (fields.store) {
                        jsonData["import"].targetStore = {dataStore: {name: fields.store}}
                    }
                    Ext.Ajax.request({
                        url: this.getUploadUrl(),
                        method: "POST",
                        jsonData: jsonData,
                        success: function(response) {
                            this._import = response.getResponseHeader("Location");
                            form.submit({
                                url: this._import + "/tasks",
                                submitEmptyText: false,
                                waitMsg: this.waitMsgText,
                                waitMsgTarget: true,
                                reset: true,
                                scope: this
                            });
                        },
                        scope: this
                    });
                }
            },
            scope: this
        }];

        this.addEvents(
            /**
             * Event: workspaceselected
             * Fires when a workspace is selected.
             *
             * Listener arguments:
             * panel - {<gxp.LayerUploadPanel} This form panel.
             * record - {Ext.data.Record} The selected workspace record.
             */
            "workspaceselected",

            /**
             * Event: datastoreselected
             * Fires when a datastore is selected.
             *
             * Listener arguments:
             * panel - {<gxp.LayerUploadPanel} This form panel.
             * record - {Ext.data.Record} The selected datastore record.
             */
            "datastoreselected",

            /**
             * Event: uploadcomplete
             * Fires upon successful upload.
             *
             * Listener arguments:
             * panel - {<gxp.LayerUploadPanel} This form panel.
             * details - {Object} An object with an "import" property,
             *     representing a summary of the import result as provided by
             *     GeoServer's Importer API.
             */
            "uploadcomplete"
        );

        gxp.LayerUploadPanel.superclass.initComponent.call(this);

    },

    /** private: method[fileNameValidator]
     *  :arg name: ``String`` The chosen filename.
     *  :returns: ``Boolean | String``  True if valid, message otherwise.
     */
    fileNameValidator: function(name) {
        var valid = false;
        var ext, len = name.length;
        for (var i=0, ii=this.validFileExtensions.length; i<ii; ++i) {
            ext = this.validFileExtensions[i];
            if (name.slice(-ext.length).toLowerCase() === ext) {
                valid = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        return valid || this.invalidFileExtensionText + '
' + this.validFileExtensions.join(", ");
    },

    /** private: method[createWorkspacesCombo]
     *  :returns: ``Object`` Combo config.
     */
    createWorkspacesCombo: function() {
        return {
            xtype: "combo",
            name: "workspace",
            fieldLabel: this.workspaceLabel,
            emptyText: this.workspaceEmptyText,
            store: new Ext.data.JsonStore({
                url: this.getWorkspacesUrl(),
                autoLoad: true,
                root: "workspaces.workspace",
                fields: ["name", "href"]
            }),
            displayField: "name",
            valueField: "name",
            mode: "local",
            allowBlank: true,
            triggerAction: "all",
            editable: false,
            listeners: {
                select: function(combo, record, index) {
                    this.fireEvent("workspaceselected", this, record);
                },
                scope: this
            }
        };
    },

    /** private: method[createDataStoresCombo]
     *  :returns: ``Ext.form.ComboBox``
     */
    createDataStoresCombo: function() {
        // this store will be loaded whenever a workspace is selected
        var store = new Ext.data.JsonStore({
            autoLoad: false,
            root: "dataStores.dataStore",
            fields: ["name", "href"]
        });
        this.on({
            workspaceselected: function(panel, record) {
                combo.reset();
                var workspaceUrl = record.get("href");
                store.removeAll();
                store.proxy = new Ext.data.HttpProxy({
                    url: workspaceUrl.split(".json").shift() + "/datastores.json"
                });
                store.load();
            },
            scope: this
        });

        var combo = new Ext.form.ComboBox({
            name: "store",
            fieldLabel: this.dataStoreLabel,
            emptyText: this.dataStoreEmptyText,
            store: store,
            displayField: "name",
            valueField: "name",
            mode: "local",
            allowBlank: true,
            triggerAction: "all",
            editable: false,
            listeners: {
                select: function(combo, record, index) {
                    this.fireEvent("datastoreselected", this, record);
                },
                scope: this
            }
        });

        return combo;
    },

    /** private: method[getUploadUrl]
     */
    getUploadUrl: function() {
        return this.url + "/imports";
    },

    /** private: method[getWorkspacesUrl]
     */
    getWorkspacesUrl: function() {
        return this.url + "/workspaces.json";
    },

    /** private: method[handleUploadResponse]
     *  TODO: if response includes errors object, this can be removed
     *  Though it should only be removed if the server always returns text/html!
     */
    handleUploadResponse: function(response) {
        var obj = this.parseResponseText(response.responseText),
            tasks, task, msg, i,
            success = true;
        if (obj) {
            tasks = obj.tasks || [obj.task];
            for (i=tasks.length-1; i>=0; --i) {
                task = tasks[i];
                if (task.state !== "READY") {
                    success = false;
                    msg = "Source " + task.source.file + " is " + task.state;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        if (!success) {
            // mark the file field as invlid
            records = [{data: {id: "file", msg: msg}}];
        } else {
            var formData = this.getForm().getFieldValues(),
                // for now we only support a single item (items[0])
                resource = task.items[0].resource,
                itemModified = !!(formData.title || formData["abstract"] || formData.nativeCRS),
                queue = [];
            if (itemModified) {
                var layer = resource.featureType ? "featureType" : "coverage",
                    item = {resource: {}};
                item.resource[layer] = {
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Fort Myers woman taking on Catholic Church
Women are not allowed to be ordained as priests in the Catholic Church, but one Fort Myers woman says she is hoping to change that. Now she's putting her own religion on the line.
Devoted to God for 35 years, former Catholic nun Judy Beaumont says becoming a priest feels right, but it's a position only held by men.
"The people that I serve have called me. The people who know me have called me, and I think through them, God speaks," she said. "I will be ordained a Roman Catholic priest."
Soon, Beaumont will join the ranks of the other 124 women around the world ordained as a priest. They're part of a worldwide group called the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests.
But none of them are recognized by the Catholic Church.
Now Beaumont faces automatic excommunication, expulsion from the church, just like the 124 women before her.
"We reject that excommunication. We don't accept it. We are loyal faithful members of the church working to change the church," Beaumont said.
The Catholic Church only sees her ordination as an attempt to become a priest.
In a statement, the Diocese of Venice said, "The Catholic Church has no authority to ordain women as priests" and "any attendance or direct participation by Catholics in the attempted ordination ceremony is forbidden."
But to Beaumont, this is about more than seeking the role of priest. She's hoping to be part of a movement to bring equality among church leadership.
"We're the Rosa B. Parks of the Catholic Church trying to bring about change," Beaumont said.
And despite the consequences, she says she isn't holding back.
The ceremony for Beaumont will be January 21 at 3 p.m. It will be held at the Lamb of God Lutheran-Episcopal Church.
More Bad News for the Catholic Church
Elderly caretakers of a home for Catholic priests claim the church wrongfully fired them for complaining about priests' penchant for pornography and misuse of church funds.
John Slonimski, 75, and his wife Margaret, 65, sued the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts in Riverside County Court, alleging wrongful firing, discrimination, breach of contract, failure to pay overtime and other charges.
The Slonimskis say the church hired them in 2002 to live on and oversee the 80-acre property in Hemet, and attend to the needs of the tenant priests.
Fast-growing Hemet, pop. 71,800, is in central Riverside County, not quite in the western shadows of the San Jacinto Mountains, on the eastern side of which lies Palm Springs.
The Slonimskis say the church's Hemet property "is, in essence, currently a housing organization used for priests, including those who have had legal problems wherein there have been accusations and claims of sexual abuse".
The Slonimskis say they provided services as required, to the church and its priests, until they were unlawfully fired in July this year.
The Slominskis say they moved to Hemet from Idaho based on verbal assurances that they could live on the property for the rest of their lives. But when they got there, they say, they found the property largely uninhabitable.
"Consequently, plaintiffs spent the following months repairing and cleaning the real property," according to the complaint. "Approximately forty acres of weed were removed by the plaintiffs a multitude of times, as well as the clean-up of the two mobile homes. Plaintiffs worked twelve hours a day during this period to make the property habitable and ready for the many retreats that the Congregation planned at the property."
After the rocky start, the Slominskis say, their duties expanded to include booking and conducting retreats on the property and managing its archives.
Because their duties had changed, the Slonimskis say, the church agreed to modify their employment contract. From 2004 on, in addition to room and board, they were paid salaries. They say the church also agreed that they could be terminated only for cause, and that regardless of their job performance they would be allowed to live on the property.
But the Slominskis say they became concerned about the behavior of the priests, all of whom were essentially the couple's supervisors.
The Slominskis say their complaints included, but were not limited to, members of the congregation "engaging in unlawful financial practices … regarding the handling of donations and priests' salaries and other matters; … unlawful and inappropriate conduct … regarding sexual abuse of third persons; … and inappropriate practice of reviewing inappropriate and/or pornographic material on congregation's premises."
They say they also complained that they were being underpaid, and "were being required to conceal nor discuss with third persons the fact that [the] Congregation were engaging in unlawful (and/or which plaintiffs perceived to be unlawful) activities, including various financial improprieties."
The Slonimskis say: "On a repeated basis throughout plaintiffs' employment, plaintiffs repeatedly advised congregation of the fact that [the] Congregation were engaging in unlawful conduct and behavior and/or conduct that plaintiffs reasonably believed was unlawful conduct … which resulted in plaintiff, and each of them, being ostracized, receiving the cold shoulder from Congregation, being retaliated against and harassed and ultimately resulting in the termination of each plaintiffs' employment, which included their right to continu[e] living on the Hemet property of Congregation for the remainder of plaintiffs' lives."
John Slonimski claims that in June 2004, while attending a financial meeting in Massachusetts with treasurers from congregations, he disclosed that he believed the defendants were violating state and federal law in their improper handling of donated funds and other financial matters.
The Slominskis say they took these matters to their supervising priests, but were repeatedly rebuffed and told no action would be taken.
They say matters escalated in January 2011, when a priest named Fr. Jerry Holland arrived on the scene. The Slominskis say Holland repeatedly engaged in conduct they considered at best inappropriate and potentially unlawful. They say the behavior included the routine use of profanity in the workplace and reading of inappropriate and/or obscene materials at work.
Then, "In February 2011, an article surfaced in the Los Angeles Times and New York times featuring the defendants' representative, Father Martin O'Loghlen. He had been accused of trying to contract a woman that he had abused when she was a minor," the Slominskis say. "Plaintiffs, over defendants' objections, criticized and complained about Father Martin O'Loghlen's conduct to third persons for which plaintiffs, and each of them, were further ostracized, criticized and retaliated against."
On July 22 this year, the Slonimskis say, the defendants, through legal counsel, met with them at their home and fired them and offered them a severance agreement.
The Slominskis say that when they balked at signing the agreement without reading it, they were "rudely told that, in essence, they were lucky to even have anything at all offered to them."
The Slominskis say they were booted from the property. When they objected, they say they were told that if they had no written employment contract, then they had no agreement.
The Slonimskis said they asked whether they had a right to rely on a priest's word, but got no response from the attorneys.
They say the entire exchange came just two days after they had told the congregation that their daughter, who suffers from encephalitis, was coming to live with them while she underwent and recovered from life-threatening brain surgery.
They claim the defendants subsequently violated their rights to privacy "by disclosing to third persons who were not in a need-to-know position, confidential and private information about plaintiffs' employment and the cessation thereof … and certain terms and conditions of said employment."
The Slominskis seek lost wages with prejudgment interest, and punitive damages for unpaid overtime and benefits, wrongful termination, retaliation, breach of contract, failure to provide rest and meal periods, failure to timely pay wages, violation of right to privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of Religion
Roman Catholic bishops in Illinois have shuttered most of the Catholic Charities affiliates in the state rather than comply with a new requirement that says they must consider same-sex couples as potential foster-care and adoptive parents if they want to receive state money. The charities have served for more than 40 years as a major link in the state's social service network for poor and neglected children.
The bishops have followed colleagues in Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts who had jettisoned their adoption services rather than comply with nondiscrimination laws.
For the nation's Catholic bishops, the Illinois requirement is a prime example of what they see as an escalating campaign by the government to trample on their religious freedom while expanding the rights of gay people. The idea that religious Americans are the victims of government-backed persecution is now a frequent theme not just for Catholic bishops, but also for Republican presidential candidates and conservative evangelicals.
"In the name of tolerance, we're not being tolerated," said Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., a civil and canon lawyer who helped drive the church's losing battle to retain its state contracts for foster care and adoption services.
The Illinois experience indicates that the bishops face formidable opponents who also claim to have justice and the Constitution on their side. They include not only gay rights advocates, but also many religious believers and churches that support gay equality (some Catholic legislators among them). They frame the issue as a matter of civil rights, saying that Catholic Charities was using taxpayer money to discriminate against same-sex couples.
Tim Kee, a teacher in Marion, Ill., who was turned away by Catholic Charities three years ago when he and his longtime partner, Rick Wade, tried to adopt a child, said: "We're both Catholic, we love our church, but Catholic Charities closed the door to us. To add insult to injury, my tax dollars went to provide discrimination against me."
The bishops are engaged in the religious liberty battle on several fronts. They have asked the Obama administration to lift a new requirement that Catholic and other religiously affiliated hospitals, universities and charity groups cover contraception in their employees' health plans. A decision has been expected for weeks now.
At the same time, the bishops are protesting the recent denial of a federal contract to provide care for victims of sex trafficking, saying the decision was anti-Catholic. An official with the Department of Health and Human Services recently told a hearing on Capitol Hill that the bishops' program was rejected because it did not provide the survivors of sex trafficking, some of whom are rape victims, with referrals for abortions or contraceptives.
Critics of the church argue that no group has a constitutional right to a government contract, especially if it refuses to provide required services.
But Anthony R. Picarello Jr., general counsel and associate general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, disagreed. "It's true that the church doesn't have a First Amendment right to have a government contract," he said, "but it does have a First Amendment right not to be excluded from a contract based on its religious beliefs."
The controversy in Illinois began when the state legislature voted in November 2010 to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples, which the state's Catholic bishops lobbied against. The legislation was titled "The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act," and Bishop Paprocki said he was given the impression that it would not affect state contracts for Catholic Charities and other religious social services.
In New York State, religious groups lobbied for specific exemption language in the same-sex marriage bill. But bishops in Illinois did not negotiate, Bishop Paprocki said.
"It would have been seen as, 'We're going to compromise on the principle as long as we get our exception.' We didn't want it to be seen as buying our support," he said.
Catholic Charities is one of the nation's most extensive social service networks, serving more than 10 million poor adults and children of many faiths across the country. It is made up of local affiliates that answer to local bishops and dioceses, but much of its revenue comes from the government. Catholic Charities affiliates received a total of nearly $2.9 billion a year from the government in 2010, about 62 percent of its annual revenue of $4.67 billion. Only 3 percent came from churches in the diocese (the rest came from in-kind contributions, investments, program fees and community donations).
In Illinois, Catholic Charities in five of the six state dioceses had grown dependent on foster care contracts, receiving 60 percent to 92 percent of their revenues from the state, according to affidavits by the charities' directors. (Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Chicago pulled out of foster care services in 2007 because of problems with its insurance provider.)
When the contracts came up for renewal in June, the state attorney general, along with the legal staff in the governor's office and the Department of Children and Family Services, decided that the religious providers on state contracts would no longer be able to reject same-sex couples, said Kendall Marlowe, a spokesman for the department.
The Catholic providers offered to refer same-sex couples to other agencies (as they had been doing for unmarried couples), but that was not acceptable to the state, Mr. Marlowe said. "Separate but equal was not a sufficient solution on other civil rights issues in the past either," he said.
Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Rockford decided at that point to get out of the foster care business. But the bishops in Springfield, Peoria, Joliet and Belleville decided to fight, filing a lawsuit against the state.
Taking a completely different tack was the agency affiliated with the conservative Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, which, like the Catholic Church, does not sanction same-sex relationships. Gene Svebakken, president and chief executive of the agency, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois, visited all seven pastoral conferences in his state and explained that the best option was to compromise and continue caring for the children.
"We've been around 140 years, and if we didn't follow the law we'd go out of business," Mr. Svebakken said. "We believe it's God-pleasing to serve these kids, and we know we do a good job."
In August, Judge John Schmidt, a circuit judge in Sangamon County, ruled against Catholic Charities, saying, "No citizen has a recognized legal right to a contract with the government." He did not address the religious liberty claims, ruling only that the state did not violate the church's property rights.
Three of the dioceses filed an appeal, but in November filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit. The Dioceses of Peoria and Belleville are spinning off their state-financed social services, with the caseworkers, top executives and foster children all moving to new nonprofits that will no longer be affiliated with either diocese.
Gary Huelsmann, executive director of Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois, in the Belleville Diocese, said the decision was excruciating for everyone.
"We have 600 children abused and neglected in an area where there are hardly any providers," he said. "Us going out of business would have been detrimental to these children, and that's a sin, too."
The work will be carried on, but the Catholic Church's seminal, historic connection with it has been severed, noted Mr. Marlowe, the spokesman for the state's child welfare agency. "The child welfare system that Catholic Charities helped build," he said, "is now strong enough to survive their departure."
Anglicans brace for second wave of defections to Rome
Hundreds of disaffected Anglicans will cross over to the Roman Catholic Church this year as the Church of England prepares to take another step toward the ordination of female bishops.
Up to 20 clergy and several hundred of their parishioners are already lined up to join the Ordinariate, the new structure set up by Pope Benedict XVI a year ago that allows them to retain some of their Anglican heritage while entering into full communion with the Holy See.
But many more members of the Anglo-Catholic wing of the Church of England will probably defect after a meeting of its governing body, the General Synod. They will switch if traditionalists, who cannot accept the ordination of women, are denied special provision.
The head of the Ordinariate, Msgr. Keith Newton, said: "There are 15 to 20 people who I think will be coming over this year. These are ordained Anglicans who wish to petition the Holy See for ordination."
He said they would probably bring a "couple of hundred" worshippers with them in a second wave of defections, following the 60 clergy and 1,000 lay people who switched last year.
Newton, a former Anglican bishop, who is now officially known as the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, said: "Next year it depends on what the Synod decides to do. But you can't become a Catholic because you simply want to escape the problems of the Church of England – you have to want to become a Catholic."
Newton believes the Synod poll on female bishops is on a "knife-edge" with only a handful of votes needed to swing it either way.
On New Year's Day an Ordinariate will be created in the United States, followed by another in Australia in the spring, both of which will probably have more members than the British one.

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AFL 2023: Jacob Hopper, Tom Lynch, Mitch Lewis ACL, Peter Wright calf injury, Essendon news,
Two key Tigers, including the appearance of a big off-season signing, will be right after a delayed pre-season for the opener against Carlton. Check out all the preseason injury news here.
Richmond rookie Jacob Hopper is close to full fitness after his 2022 season was ruined by a persistent knee injury.
Hopper only played seven games for Greater Western Sydney last year after being sidelined for four months.
Still, the 25-year-old midfielder barely missed the mark his first pre-season at Punt Rd.
"He's been able to do almost the entire training block," Richmond assistant coach Andrew McQualter said.
"He's doing a bit less on one of the training days, but for most of the pre-season he's been able to do all the work and he's looked good."
Richmond key forward Tom Lynch missed Thursday's main training session again as he continues to recover from foot surgery before Christmas.
"Lynchey hasn't worked out yet, but he's really developing his running," McQualter said.
"Hopefully in the next few weeks he will be back in training and in good shape.
"He's had enough preseasons to get it together quickly."
Former Geelong half-forward Quinton Narkle continues to train with the Tigers in his bid for a rookie spot during the pre-season supplementary selection period.
"He's had a great campaign with us," McQualter said.
"He joined us two weeks before Christmas and he's been able to really dedicate himself over the break and lose weight and get in shape where he's doing really well. He definitely raised his hand."
Richmond will face Carlton in the first round on March 16.
Injury coverage. The Hawks gun will miss Round 1
One of Hawthorn's leading forwards is facing a season-long delay after injuring his knee in training earlier this week.
Scans have confirmed young key forward Mitch Lewis suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in training on Monday, which is not expected to require surgery but will take some time to recover.
"We will be monitoring Mitch's progress closely over the coming weeks," Hawthorn chief medical officer Liam West said.
"He will certainly spend some time on the sidelines and at this stage we expect him to miss Round 1.
"Even though it's the same knee he hurt last season, it's an unrelated injury."
Lewis was the Hawks' second-leading goaltender last season with 37 big goals, trailing only veteran Luke Brust (40 goals).
His strong scoring record came despite playing just 15 games when hamstring and knee injuries took hold.
A breakout season saw Lewis finish sixth in Hawthorn's best and fairest tally.
The Hawks host arch-rivals Essendon at the MCG on March 19, followed by games against Sydney, North Melbourne and Geelong in the opening month of the season.
B&F winner's injury details revealed
– Jay Clarke
Essendon say key forward Peter Wright can return to training next week after injuring his calf on Wednesday.
Wright walked off the ground midway through the Bombers' game simulation session, complaining of calf pain to club doctors.
But an Essendon spokesman said on Wednesday the problem was only minor and could only keep the 2022 best and fairest out for a small number of training sessions.
It is hoped he can return next week after the Bombers return from a mandatory five-day break this weekend, pending further assessment.
It's a big relief for Essendon, which has already lost rookie Sam Weidemann to a quad problem and James Stewart to a foot problem. The couple remains in rehab.
The team's main striker Harry Jones was also on light duty on Wednesday as he returned from an ankle injury.
Jones could also return to main training next week.
Top draft pick Elia Tsatas also faces at least two months out after tearing his meniscus in practice last week.
Wright is one of the Bombers' most important players after a career-best year in attack last season, leading Essendon's forward line with 53 goals.
He is expected to be available when Essendon train for practice games next month.
The Bombers are looking to improve their link-forward and goalscoring options next season with the return of Anthony Macdonald-Tipungwuti from retirement.
Moore breaks silence on infection, Captain of the Pies
– Rebecca Williams
Collingwood star defender Darcy Moore is confident he will be fit to play in round one as he opened up about the bone infection that landed him in hospital late last year.
Speaking for the first time the infection that delayed his start to preseason, The Magpies captain candidate said he was relieved to be back on track and building his training program after a "difficult few months".
Moore resumed running for the first time during training last week after being diagnosed with osteomyelitis, an inflammation of the bone.
The 26-year-old revealed the infection was discovered after he experienced "irregular pain" when he started training in the off-season.
Moore said he was lucky the infection was caught early and treatment went smoothly.
"I've had a pretty smooth comeback the last few weeks since we've been back this year, so I'm just happy to be back running and moving and kicking with my teammates," Moore said Monday.
"It's an interesting time for me after a few months. (I'm) building really well, the physios, the medical team and the conditioning team are all taking really good care of me and have a really solid plan to come back.
"It was obviously a bit unusual, probably rare. It was a bit of a bummer to get through.
"But luckily the medical team and staff at the hospital were really diligent and we were able to get a really early diagnosis that was really accurate and then the treatment went pretty smoothly as it could have.
"I'm very relieved and happy to be out of hospital and to run a few laps again in training, I feel good.
"Obviously, spending time in the hospital is never fun…having health problems is never fun."
Moore said he hoped to build on a solid pre-season block of football training as he targeted the Magpies' round one clash against Geelong at the MCG.
"(I'm) running and starting to develop agility as well as football moves, so jumping and cutting and things like that at high speed," Moore said.
"That's something that I'm going to slowly build over the next couple of weeks and get it all together and get a solid football block, hopefully by pre-season and ready to go for the season."
"I am confident (for the first round). I'm feeling really good so far, but it's still early days and more than anything (I'm) just happy to be moving again and back around the boys."
Moore's comments came as Collingwood began a three-day pre-season training camp in Lorne on Monday.
The All-Australian backman is considered one of the leading contenders to replace Scott Pendlebury as Collingwood's next captain, along with Taylor Adams and Jeremy Howe.
Moore worked alongside Adams and Howe as one of Pendlebury's three deputies last season when he was first appointed vice-captain.
As the son of club great and former Collingwood captain Peter, Moore admitted it would be "a nice sentimental thing" if he followed in his father's footsteps and was named captain.
But Moore was asked on Monday about his desire for the role.
"Obviously, it's something that's been talked about a lot and we're as excited as anyone about what the future holds for the team's leadership," Moore said.
"Obviously, there are a few of us who have some experience in the team now and some experience leading the team in the lead group.
"You develop really close bonds and a lot of trust between those older guys…. I think for us internally it's a little bit more about the collective of the senior guys on the team.
"You need all of them to carry the team forward. That has certainly been Scott's (strength) for over nine years to empower others.
"It's not about me, the club is going through a process to find the right person and the right management structure, which includes people from all different parts of the organization and it's a bigger decision than that.
"I think there's a group of us who all have the experience and the attributes to definitely be able to do it, so we'll see what happens."
Pendlebury announced last month that he was stepping down as captain after nine years in the role, the club's longest-serving captain.
Originally published as AFL 2023: Follow the latest injury news as the 2023 season approaches
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Lappland är ett naturreservat i Skinnskattebergs kommun och -socken i Västmanland, beläget mellan Skinnskatteberg och Gunnilbo. Reservatet är 968,4 hektar stort och inrättades 1996, men redan 1943 blev områdets centrala delar domänreservat. 1998 fick området SPA-klassning inom Natura 2000, 2005 även klassningen SCI och 2011 SAC.

Ekologi
Lappland ligger på en högplatå av svallat urberg. På denna finns ett system av omväxlande våtmarker och hällmarksskogar, båda dominerade av tall. Huvudsakligen består områdets myrar av rismossar bevuxna med skvattram, ljung och kråkbär; samt fattigkärr med ingen eller svag lutning, vars flora till största del består av vitmossor, starr och tuvull. Gräsmossen och Kyrkmossen, i områdets sydvästra del, är troligen Sveriges sydligaste aapamyrar. På dessa aapamyrars strängar växer gräs och örter, såsom blåtåtel, blodrot och jungfrulin, medan flarkarna saknar vegetation eller är sparsamt bevuxet med låga starrarter eller brun- och vitag.

I området finns den för länet sällsynta klockljungen i stort antal. Även andra västliga växter, som blåmossa, finns i reservatet. Flera kärlväxtarter finns också i Lappland som annars vanligen har en nordligare utbredning, till exempel dvärgbjörk, klotstarr, mossviol och tuvsäv. Detsamma gäller för vissa lavar och mossor som vinterlav, vedlav och nordraggmossa. I hällmarksskogarna kan man även finna tallört och bergglim. Fåglar som förekommer i området inkluderar bland andra bivråk, nattskärra, tretåig hackspett och törnskata.  Enligt informationstavlor i reservatet häckar tjäder, orre, slaguggla, fiskgjuse och ljungpipare här. Även tranor besöker reservatet.

Bland ovanliga insekter märks reliktbocken som behöver gammal solexponerad tall och dessa träd blir allt färre i dagens skogar.

I Lappland ligger två mindre sjöar - Håvtjärnen och Bladtjärnen.

Naturvårdsbränning
I den östra delen av Lappland har planerade naturvårdsbränningar genomförts år 2014 och år 2016. Det har gjort att skogen har blivit öppnare och ljusare än innan. År 2015 fick 14 av Sveriges länsstyrelser i uppdrag av EU - genom projektet Life Taiga - att använda eld som skötselmetod i vissa naturreservat, varav Lappland var ett. Genom området går en 3,5 km lång markerad slinga med flera informationstavlor om naturvårdsbränningar. Nedre delen av träden är där svarta av sot, men blåbärsris, lingonris och skvattram har hämtat sig och täcker redan marken.

I Sveriges skogar finns ett stort antal växter, svampar och insekter som är beroende av att det brinner i skogen med jämna mellanrum. Naturvårdsbränningar görs för att hjälpa arter som är hotade eller riskerar att hotas av utrotning, då det på många håll stor brist på sådana miljöer som de brandgynnade arterna behöver.

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Naturreservat i Skinnskattebergs kommun
Våtmarker i Sverige
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Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
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1 Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition CHAPTER 13 The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin's
2 The Shapes of Human Communities
Paleolithic Persistence Agricultural Village Societies Herding Peoples
3 Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century: Comparing China and Europe
Ming Dynasty China European Comparisons: State Building and Cultural Renewal European Comparisons: Maritime Voyaging
4 Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century:
The Islamic World In the Islamic Heartland: The Ottoman and Safavid Empires On the Frontiers of Islam: The Songhay and Mughal Empires
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7 A Preview of Coming Attractions: Looking Ahead to the Modern Era (1500–2000)
8 Chapter 13 The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century
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THE CENTRAL BANK has room to remain accommodative if there is further need to support the economy towards recovery, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Francisco G. Dakila, Jr. said.
"For the foreseeable future, while there's this impact of the pandemic that's dampening of economic activity, then you can expect that the policy stance will remain accommodative over the near-term. There's a lot of available policy space should there be the need to act," Mr. Dakila said at the BusinessWorld Virtual Economic Forum on Thursday.
The official said the country entered the crisis in a "position of strength" and "nowhere close to the zero lower bound," giving it ample space to respond when the need came.
So far, the BSP has already slashed benchmark interest rates by 200 basis points (bps) this year to provide economic stimulus during the pandemic, with the latest 25-bp cut fired off last week. This brought down rates on the BSP's overnight reverse repurchase, lending, and deposit facilities to record lows of 2%, 2.5%, and 1.5%, respectively.
Mr. Dakila said rate cuts act as an additional "impetus" for the market, but he noted that the virus will continue to affect investor confidence.
He said following the central bank's easing, average bank lending rates slipped to 8.37% in June from 8.5% in March.
Despite this, credit growth stood eased to 2.8% in September, the slowest pace since the 2.4% in June 2007, as lenders tightened their credit standards while borrowers' confidence remained low.
"Once that confidence builds in, then we can expect economic activity to pick up," Mr. Dakila said.
Moving forward, Mr. Dakila said BSP's policy actions will remain data-dependent.
"The [Monetary] Board looks first and foremost at the inflation outlook — whether there's any threat to the attainment of our inflation outlook over the policy horizon," he said, but noted inflation is "not really a major concern at this stage."
Headline inflation stood at 2.5% in October, quicker than the 2.3% logged in the previous month but still within the 2-4% target of the central bank.
The BSP last week revised its inflation forecast for this year to 2.4% from 2.3% previously. For 2021 and 2022, the central bank expects slightly lower average inflation of 2.7% (from 2.8%) and 2.9% (from 3%), respectively.
Mr. Dakila added they can still accommodate another cut in banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR). For this year thus far, the BSP has slashed the RRR of big banks by 200 bps to 12% while reserve ratios of thrift and rural banks were cut by 100 bps to three percent and two percent, respectively.
"It (further RRR cuts) will not necessarily be because of the pandemic, I think, but as the BSP governor had said, he wants to lower the reserve requirements to single-digit levels by the end of his term. So, this is part of a structural reform program where you want to shift away from the instruments such as the reserve requirements to more market-based instruments for the conduct of monetary policy," Mr. Dakila said. — L.W.T. Noble
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Check if the firmware you want to use is the right one for your SAMSUNG GT-I8530 Galaxy Beam. The table below contain all the useful information you might need for your software. The firmware posted here was designed for GT-I8530 for I8530UBLG2 PDA version and I8530COMLG1 CSC code. This is a dedicated None bootloader type and CRC software. Android Gingerbread 2.3.6 comes with N/A Android Security Patch Level. Please also make sure if the 1170152 changelist and 17/07/2012 build date are correct for SAMSUNG GT-I8530 Galaxy Beam.
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Moreover, you can use two different tooltips. For example, if you have some NPCs in your game, you may want to show "Talk" tooltip nearby them, but if you also have other objects with interaction capabilities (like road signs, wall inscriptions, etc.), you can use different tooltip, so it will show "Examine" text or whatever.
WARNING: update your STRINGS2.TXT file with two extra strings placed after "Lara's Diary" string, or else game will crash when you'll approach any of SECRET_MAP objects! If you still don't understand what i'm babbling about when i say "add extra strings to your STRINGS2.TXT file", just go and download sample STRINGS2.TXT file from TREP webpage, and look at the bottom part of this STRINGS2.TXT file until you'll understand what you should do, because i'm tired explaining such simple things .
By default, each object uses first tooltip message (it's set to "ACTION - examine" in my sample STRINGS2.TXT). To show second tooltip message (set to "ACTION - talk" in my STRINGS2.TXT), add 20000 to OCB. Then it will show second tooltip instead.
1. OCB = text string number - produces "ACTION - examine" tooltip, show text in the bottom.
2. OCB = 10000 + text string number - produces "ACTION - examine" tooltip, show text in the center.
3. OCB = 20000 + text string number - produces "ACTION - talk" tooltip, show text in the bottom.
4. OCB = 30000 + text string number - produces "ACTION - talk" tooltip, show text in the center.
Sorry for this complicated setup, it's all because stupid TR4 engine have only one 2-bytes long OCB . We really need secondary and tertiary OCBs for such objects.
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Well, can you believe it has almost been two years since we started to publish VET News! VET News commenced in November 2011 and in that time we have grown our subscriber base, developed the structure of the news content and have transitioned to a managed email services using Mail Chimp. The positive emails we receive each month tell us that we are achieving our original intent of supporting the VET sector by providing a free consolidated newsletter that focuses on news items that are important to RTOs. In the lead-up to this milestone we are initiating a drive for new subscribers and need your help! I invite you to send this newsletter to your training colleagues and encourage them to subscribe. Feel free to share it on you networking sites and generally get the word out.
One article of interest this month is an update on the introduction of the VET activity reporting commencing in Jan 2014. The information there is definitely worth reviewing. This is a separate matter to the introduction of the Unique Student Identifier which as reported in past editions has been delayed pending legislative approval. RTOs that have not previously been reporting activity data will need to be ready for this. Checkout the links.
ASQA forum presentations with Skills Tasmania. We mentioned the joint Skills Tasmania & ASQA workshops in the last newsletter. ASQA has now published the presentation made by Chief Commissioner Chris Robinson. There are some interesting statistics provided in the presentation. For example, of the existing RTOs audited in the year ending 30 June 2013, only 27% managed a compliant result for SNR 15.5. A rather surprising statistics for registration renewal audits in the same time period: only 43% of RTOs were compliant for SNR 21 (Insurance) and only 36% were compliant for SNR 25 (Training package transition). You can read more at the following link.
1 January 2014 is now just around the corner and this is when all RTOs will be required to collect and report data on nationally recognised training activity. If you are not yet up to speed on this significant change in regulatory reporting, then we have provided some links below that will help bring you up to date.
If you had a look through the recently implemented TAE Training and Education Training Package, you will have noticed that TAELLN401A has been superseded by the unit TAELLN411. The good news for TAE trainers and other VET practitioners who have already attained TAELLN401A, is that the new unit is equivalent. For information about other TAE changes, click on the link below.
IBSA has collaborated with its industry partners to form a Superannuation Workforce Development Strategy to ensure a skilled workforce is available to meet the needs of the sector. Download the strategy document at link below.
The Office of the NSSC engaged Mitch Cleary of Precision Consultancy to present a half-day professional learning workshop on implementing the new standards for training packages in Perth on 28 August 2013. The WA Department of Training and Workforce Development has published on its website, a video of the presentation and the associated PowerPoint slides. Access these resources at the link below.
Queensland's Department of Education Training and Employment (DETE) has announced that its $42 million contestable funding pool for vocational education and training is now up and running. This will provide government subsidised training places for eligible Queenslanders to earn their first post-school certificate III qualification. There are currently 10 eligible Certificate III qualifications, covering business, community services, hospitality, retail and transport and distribution. Click on the link below to find out more.
IBSA has announced the release of 13 new resources, designed to complement the existing Certificate IV TAE range and meet the training and assessment needs of training providers delivering TAE50111 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training and TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development. Click on the link below to go to the IBSA online store.
TAFE Directors Australia has published papers from its 2013 annual conference. Click on the link below to go to the TDA website.
The Flexible Learning Advisory Group, (FLAG) has endorsed an E-learning Quality Model for use by RTOs. Click the link below to see an interactive electronic version of the model.
This report is an annual series that provides point-in-time and trend information on the education, employment and transitions of young Australians. According to the report only around one-third of VET graduates are employed in the same occupation as their field of training. The report has shown a misalignment between the skills many young people have and the jobs that are available to them: firstly, that many young Australians are overqualified for their jobs; and secondly, that those without qualifications are finding it much harder to get a good job.
On 18 September 2013, the new Ministry was sworn in at Government House and revealed that the VET sector (other than VET in schools) and higher education were to be split. Skills, vocational education policy regulation and programs, and training, including apprenticeships will all preside under the Department of Industry, under the new Minister for Industry, Ian MacFarlane and Parliamentary Secretary, Bob Baldwin. The Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne, will take responsibility for schools and higher education.
As reported in The Australian on 27 September 2013, Coalition plans to give more international students post-study work rights could spark an enrolment boom in hospitality and graphic-arts diplomas, with the graduates monopolising entry-level jobs at a time of rising unemployment, according to Monash University demographer Bob Birrell. Click on the link below to read more.
According to a report in The Age (16 September 2013), the number of Victorian students enrolling in bachelor degrees at TAFEs instead of universities has more than doubled in the past five years. This is from a low base, going from 640 enrolments in 2008 to 1520 in 2012. When associate degrees are counted, the figure more than doubles again to about 3500. The increase is a mostly Victorian phenomenon, with 44 of the 53 TAFE bachelor qualifications being delivered in Victoria. Read more at the following link.
Queensland's first dual-sector university was officially established last week when the Minister for Education, Training and Employment John-Paul Langbroek signed the agreement to merge Central Queensland University (CQU) with the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE (CQ TAFE). Read the Minister's media release at the link below.


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Is Sarah Palin a Modern Day Judith?
Well, I ain't a mean girl
But I've known a few
They'll make you cry, baby
And then blame it on you
They'll hate you if you're pretty
They'll hate you if you're not
They'll hate you for what you lack, baby
Then they'll hate you for what you've got
-Mean Girls by Sugarland
Former Wasilla, Alaska mayor John Stein helped Sarah Palin launch her political career back in 1994 when she ran for City Council. Once Palin got what she wanted, though, Stein found himself on a different kind of list.
But when she announced her candidacy for Stein's seat, vowing to overturn the city's "old boy" establishment, a different Sarah Palin emerged. "Things got very ugly," recalled Naomi Tigner, a friend of the Steins. "Sarah became very mean-spirited."
The Wasilla mayor's seat is nonpartisan, and Mayor Stein, a former city planner who had held the post for nine years, ran a businesslike campaign that stressed his experience and competency. But Palin ignited the traditionally low-key race with scorching social issues, injecting "God, guns and abortion into the race—things that had nothing to do with being mayor of a small town," according to Tigner.
Attacks on Stein's reputation—and his marriage—ensued:
Even though Palin knew that Stein is a Protestant Christian, from a Pennsylvania Dutch background, her campaign began circulating the word that she would be "Wasilla's first Christian mayor." Some of Stein's supporters interpreted this as an attempt to portray Stein as Jewish in the heavily evangelical community. Stein himself, an eminently reasonable and reflective man, thinks "they were redefining Christianity to mean born-agains."
The Palin campaign also started another vicious whisper campaign, spreading the word that Stein and his wife—who had chosen to keep her own last name when they were married—were not legally wed. Again, Palin knew the truth, Stein said, but chose to muddy the waters. "We actually had to produce our marriage certificate," recalled Stein, whose wife died of breast cancer in 2005 without ever reconciling with Palin.
"I had a hand in creating Sarah, but in the end she blew me out of the water," Stein said, sounding more wearily ironic than bitter. "Sarah's on a mission, she's an opportunist."
Stein wasn't the last political leader to be used and tossed away by Palin. David Talbot writes that Palin has a pattern of courting, then rejecting, many "powerful political patrons" in the name of political expediency.
Reading Talbot's story in Salon brought back memories of an old Hebrew story involving a wily woman, known chiefly for her beauty, but also for her gift as wise manipulator. The deuterocanonical book of Judith tells the story of Judith who uses her compelling beauty to ingratiate herself to Holofernes, the general of King Nebuchadnezzar's army. Holofernes is set to raid Judith's home town of Bethulia. Judith prevents the attack by going to Holofernes and convincing him that she has turned against her homeland and will help him in his attack. Once she gains his confidence, she gets him drunk and beheads him when he falls asleep.
Her exploits are enshrined in song in Judith 16:7-9
She anointed her face with perfume;
she fastened her hair with a tiara
and put on a linen gown to beguile him.
Her sandal ravished his eyes,
her beauty captivated his mind,
and the sword severed his neck!
Judith is hailed as a hero by her people and given Holofernes' tent, dinnerware, bowls and furniture in Judith 15:11 as a reward—just as Palin has taken the spoils of the men she has run off the side of the political road.
Certainly, those left in Palin's dust would have no problems seeing the similarities between her and Judith—the captivating beauty, the friendly persuasion followed by the sharp sword at their political necks. But, while the similarities may be striking, there's something, though that makes me think the comparison is unfair—to Judith.
Even though the Judith story is a fable, since the Assyrians did, indeed, invade and conquer Judah—Judith is hailed as a heroine for saving her people from oppression. Palin seems to have used her beauty and wiles to simply advance her own lust for power, despite who gets trampled on in the rush.
In the end, perhaps Palin is no Judith—she's just a mean girl.
Candace Chellew-Hodge
Candace Chellew-Hodge is the founder/editor of Whosoever: An Online Magazine for GLBT Christians and currently serves as the pastor of Jubilee! Circle in Columbia, S.C. She is also the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians (Jossey-Bass, 2008)
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YouTube can't make your company money on its own. Between the still lingering effects of its "Adpocalypse" and the shrinking percentage of returns, it's just not an efficient money maker, especially once your team grows beyond two or three dedicated content creators. But that doesn't mean it's time to let your YouTube channel stagnate.
Instead, you have two basic options:
1. Use YouTube as a marketing platform to redirect viewers to your site or shopping platform.
YouTube is still a free video platform tool. You don't have to pay for airtime. As long as your content is clever enough to hold an audience's attention and well-performing enough to keep getting onto the Trending list, you have a wide array of viewers just a click away from your actual money maker.
But you have to be careful about which videos or "shows" you keep in production. You definitely want to keep the ones that offer the highest direct conversion rates from video to ecommerce site. However, those aren't the only valuable videos. Dive deep into the analytics to find the shows that might not directly lead viewers to your site but which bring in brand new viewers to your channel.
2. Find accompanying sources of revenue to support YouTube video creation.
If you are a YouTube creator first and foremost, it's not necessarily time to pack up and start refining your resume. Instead, differentiate your sources of income so you aren't just dependent on ad revenue. Incentivize your viewers to support you on Patreon. Advertise merchandise that is an accompaniment to your videos rather than the primary product.
You have to be smart so you don't alienate your audience with too much promotional material, but most audiences know you have to make money somehow.


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