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Зра́да соціа́льна (Social Betrayal) — негативна раціональна соціальна категорія оцінки нерелевантного результату довірчого процесу, що базується на категорії віри. Вона характерна для вищих ссавців, що створюють соціальні групи, в рамках яких виникають певні бінарні соціальні стосунки типу: мати — дитина, брат — брат/сестра, товариш — товариш, громадянин-держава у разі якщо державні інституції зраджують захист націнтересів.

Етимологія
В українській мові синонімами зради були слова запроданство, відступництво, ренегатство, потурчанство, яничарство тощо.

Зрадників, які отуречилися називали потурнаками і потурчанками, або яничарами.

Трактування

Серед людей, соціальні структури яких значно складніші ніж у тварин, кількість подібних бінарних стосунків у значній мірі збільшується: сімейні, кланові, партійні, державні, релігійні, етнічні, расові, і т.і. Єдине, що об'єднує всі ці різнопланові бінарні стосунки — це те, що в кожному з них за замовчуванням використовується категорія віра в усіх довірчих процесах, що можуть у них виникати. А віра, детермінує 100 %- ну передбачуваність результатів довірчих процесів. Тому у випадку невідповідності отриманого результату з очікуваним і говорять про категорію зради.Ось уже більше двох тисячоліть зрада учнем Учителя, а людиною — втіленого Бога бентежить і хвилює уяву кожного, хто роздумує над цією давньою і, на жаль, завжди актуальної історією. Від часів євангельських і до сьогодні людство запропонувало чимало її версій та інтерпретацій. Рівно сто років тому згадана біблійна оповідь була проартикульована й на український голос, отримавши оригінальне художнє увиразнення в драматичній поемі Лесі Українки «На полі крові».

Соціальну категорію зрада не слід плутати з «псевдовірчим парадоксом зради», що виникає внаслідок соціальної неграмотності суб'єктів довірчого процесу, обумовленої нерозрізненням категорій віра та довіра обома сторонами взаємовідношень або тільки однією. Частково пояснюється подібністю термінів віра та довіра, проте глибше — нерозрізненістю семантичних ніш віра, довіра на рівні підсвідомості суб'єктів взаємодії. В цьому випадку вони сприймають слова віра та довіра, як синоніми семантичної праніші віра + довіра, що є архаїчними реліктами ранніх етапів соціального розвитку людства.

Позрадова травма
Позрадова травма виникає у всіх вищих ссавців (в тому числі і у людей!), котрі створюють соціальні групи, в яких виникають бінарні стосунки, що базуються на категорії віри. Як уже показано в статті про довіру, обидві соціальні категорії довірчого процесу — довіра та віра є жорстко зв'язані не тільки з другою сигнальною системою (область несвідомості, де записані т.з. умовні рефлекси), проте також і з першою сигнальною системою (де записані т.з. безумовні рефлекси). Таким чином, ситуація зради викликає збій нормального функціювання довірчого процесу на обох рівнях сигнальної системи ссавця, адже ситуація нерелевантної поведінки нервової системи може повторитися (раз закріпившися) в ситуації протікання будь-якого довірчого процесу. Збій нормального функціювання довірчого процесу нервової системи ссавця, чи людини може проявитися не тільки на рівні психологічному (різноманітна девіантна поведінка), проте і на органічному, шляхом перманентних сбоїв у функціонуванні периферійної нервової системи («захворювання» різноманітних внутрішніх органів), що нерідко закінчується смертю «зрадника».

Зрада та інтелектуальна рефлексія
Як правило на побутовому рівні та в художній літературі розглядається найпростіший, а тому зрозумілий для всіх прошарків населення варіант зради на першому рівні інтелектуальної рефлексії (зрада першого рівня рефлексії). Перший рівень рефлексії розглядає бінарний стосунок між двома суб'єктами, в якому кожен суб'єкт взаємодіє з іншим прямолінійно і грубо, без врахування можливої реакції іншого (в математиці для опису цих процесів використовується діаграмна техніка). Такий примітивний тип довірчого процесу характерний для ранніх форм суспільної організації людства (на жаль зберігся до сих пір у бінарних стосунках серед «простого народу»). Тепер уявімо собі двох суб'єктів, що можуть взаємодіяти на двох рівнях рефлексії. Наприклад, перший взаємодіє з другим, посилаючи йому певний сигнал, на який той повинен відреагувати. У випадку, коли другий суб'єкт не володіє методами аналітичної рефлексії, він автоматом посилає першому стандартну відповідь (що довіряє, насправді вірить будь- якому його рішенню). Значно складніший варіант, коли другий суб'єкт володіє методами рефлексії. Тоді він перед посиланням відповіді, обробляє спершу результат, і подає свою відповідь з уточненнями. Якщо перший суб'єкт не володіє методами рефлексії, тоді він тривіально приймає отриману відповідь за план дій (в цьому випадку майстром виступає другий суб'єкт, а підлеглим — перший, хоч і першим зробив запит). Напроти, коли перший суб'єкт також володіє методами рефлексії, то при отриманні сигналу- відповіді від другого суб'єкта, він також обробляє отриману інформацію, і дає знак другому або про припинення діалогу (тобто зупинка на другому рівні рефлексії, або дає ще уточненіші вказівки, тим самим переходячи на третій рівень рефлексії, і т. д.). Самим цікавим в ситуації інтелектуальної рефлексії є те, що довірчі процеси на кожному рівні рефлексії протікають незалежно, і тому дуже важко зробити оцінку категорію зради, особливо для зовнішнього спостерігача. Наприклад, зрада на першому рівні рефлексії може перейти в повну довіру на другому, і т.і. Проте це зовсім не означає, що категорія зради втрачає сенс при розгляді інтелектуальної рефлексії. Тут все визначає найвищий рівень рефлексії, що був досягнений в процесі довірчого діалогу між двома суб'єктами. Але вищі рівні рефлексії в бінарних стосунках мало доступні зовнішньому спостерігачу, особливо коли він сам не володіє методами рефлексії.

Категорія зради у християнстві
Протягом усього часу свого існування Християнство вважало за «зраду» відхід від віри (віровідступництво), або перехід в іншу віру (якщо не брати до уваги інститут «ієзуїтів»). Звичайно, подібне трактування зради обумовлене низьким соціальним рівнем розвитку основної маси вірян, тому воно ясно зрозуміле для всіх прошарків населення і сьогодні, і в далекому минулому. Проте, навіть в християнстві присутня т.з. «Велика Зрада», пов'язана з особистістю Юди Іскаріота.

Зрада Юди Іскаріота
Річ у тому, що зрада Юди Іскаріота належить до типових провокованих зрад, зв'язаних з інтелектуальною рефлексією, і не Юда виконував роль майстра у бінарному стосунку «Юда — Христос». В інтелектуальних іграх, що пов'язані з інтелектуальною рефлексією завжди перемагає той, хто може управляти противником на вищих рівнях рефлексії. Порівнювати інтелектуальні рівні Христа (месії) та Юди (скарбника) не має сенсу, оскільки відповідь очевидна.
Очевидно, що Христа розп'яли б і без Юди, адже він на той час був досить знаною особою в Єрусалимі і його вигляд був знайомим для багатьох. Проте Ісус сам захотів «зради» і сам «спровокував» Юду на цей поступок во ім'я благої цілі — встановлення та розповсюдження Християнства. Досить непогано рефлексивний діалог між Христом та Юдою поданий у творчості Леоніда Андрєєва (повість «Юа Іскаріот»).
Якщо Юда всього лише виконав «волю Вчителя» (котра була висловлена звичайно не на словах) і тому внутрішньо не почував себе зрадником (тобто у нього не виникла позрадова травма), то чому він не покинув Юдею і не закінчив в мирі та спокої своє життя десь під чужим ім'ям? Відповідь очевидна, для подальшого розвою Християнства потрібна була «собача смерть зрадника» для наочності майбутніх послідовників Месії. Тому Юда здійснив дві «зради»: «зраду Христа» та «зраду Творця» (що дає та віднімає життя), і в цьому його горе і подвиг.

Див. також
 Підлість
 Чеснота
 Довіра
 Вірність
 Покладання
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Джерела
 Зрада — академічний тлумачний словник української мови

Посилання
Зрада  //
 Зрадництво  Тофтул М. Г. Сучасний словник з етики. — Житомир: Вид-во ЖДУ ім. І. Франка, 2014. — 416с. ISBN 978-966-485-156-2

 Prof J.J. Freyd's Betrayal Trauma Theory Home Page at the University of Oregon

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Adelphi Theatre
411-412 Strand, London, WC2R 0NS
Capacity: 1486
Venues / Adelphi Theatre
Founded in 1806, the Adelphi Theatre takes pride of place on the Strand as one of the West End's most notable venues. The building has a distinctive art-deco interior and can seat over 1400 patrons. It will also host the much-anticipated Broadway transfer of Hello, Dolly!.
Getting There Seating Plan Additional Info & Access
NEAREST TUBE/RAIL STATION:
Charing Cross or Embankment
6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 77A, 176.
NEAREST CAR PARKS
Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane
Wheelchair Spaces: There are two wheelchair spaces at the back of the Stalls at the Adelphi Theatre. Transfer seating is also available to any aisle seat in the Stalls.
Disabled Toilets: Yes
Infrared System: There is hearing impaired assistance at the theatre. Infra-red systems are available from the box office.
Guide Dogs: Guide dogs are not allowed in auditorium of the Adelphi Theatre, but staff will look after up to two dogs during the performance.
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Back to the Future The Musical
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Shopping in Christchurch is nothing to shout about.
Ringwood has a population of about 13000 - so only 1/4 the size, but has all of these . And no it isn't supermarkets - Ringwood may be even better than Christchurch in them .
It doesn't seem to make any sense - could it be town planning policy ?. This ios not a criticism of the council, just a wild guess. May be someone can give me a more sensible reason ?
Re: Shopping in Christchurch is nothing to shout about.
I wish I knew! I'd love to visit a local butcher/fishmonger/greengrocer who sells local produce!
Everything appears to be superstores and Internet these days like Ebay, Amazon etc, these are the things I feel are killing shops within the high street.
So many people are using the internet these days, even my mother-in-law said she would never be seen dead using the net to purchase items, these days its hard to pull her away from the PC, its ebay this Amazon that!


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require "tado_api/error_response"
require "tado_api/status_response"
require "tado_api/success_response"
require "tado_api/weather_response"

module TadoApi
  class Client
    def initialize(username:, password:, home_id:)
      @username = username
      @password = password
      @home_id = home_id
    end

    def current_state
      raw_response = connection.get "/mobile/1.6/getCurrentState", auth_params
      if raw_response.success?
        StatusResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      else
        ErrorResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      end
    end

    def current_weather
      raw_response = connection.get "/mobile/1.6/getCurrentWeather", auth_params
      if raw_response.success?
        WeatherResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      else
        ErrorResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      end
    end

    def set_manual_mode(action:, temperature: 21.0)
      case action
      when :on
        enable_manual_mode(temperature)
      when :off
        disable_manual_mode
      end
    end

    private

    attr_reader :home_id

    def connection
      @connection ||= Connection.new(api_host: "https://my.tado.com")
    end

    def auth_params
      @auth_params ||= { username: @username, password: @password }
    end

    # omg what have tado done with their apis
    def enable_manual_mode(temperature_request)
      serialized_auth_params = parameterize(auth_params)
      raw_response = connection.put "/api/v2/homes/#{home_id}/zones/1/overlay?#{serialized_auth_params}",
                                    manual_mode_request_params(temperature_request)
      if raw_response.success?
        SuccessResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      else
        ErrorResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      end
    end

    def manual_mode_request_params(temperature_request)
      temperature = Temperature.new(raw_value: temperature_request)

      {
        setting: {
          type: "HEATING",
          power: "ON",
          temperature: temperature.to_params
        },
        termination: { type: "MANUAL" }
      }
    end

    def disable_manual_mode
      raw_response = connection.delete "/api/v2/homes/#{home_id}/zones/1/overlay", auth_params
      if raw_response.success?
        SuccessResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      else
        ErrorResponse.new(raw_response.body)
      end
    end

    def parameterize(params)
      URI.escape(params.map { |k, v| "#{k}=#{v}" }.join("&"))
    end
  end
end

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Indian Defence Update Blog
by defenceupdate · Published April 14, 2018 · Last modified May 4, 2019
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Defence / News
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India is keen to develop a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). Many would say that it is an unrealistic expectation as India took decades to develop first indigenous fighter LCA Tejas which is a...
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India will soon launch a much-anticipated process for a massive fighter-jet buy, according to local media reports. This week, India's Financial Express reported that the Ministry of Defense has ordered the Indian Air Force to publish a...
Debunking Some False Arguments about the LCA Tejas
"The Tejas is an old design. It has taken 32 long years to develop! And despite being in development for so long, it's not truly indigenous. It's heart, the engine, is of foreign origin....
HAL's Tejas Mk2 On the Anvil
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is now aiming to induct a total of 18 squadrons or 324 indigenously designed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) over the next decade in an effort to boost its...
by defenceupdate · Published March 31, 2018 · Last modified May 4, 2019
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Sorrow Plagues Announce Second Album 'Homecoming'!
Self-Released Sophomore Album 'Homecoming' Out May 27th 2017
Sorrow Plagues is the brainchild of British musician, David Lovejoy and they have just announced their second album 'Homecoming' is going to be self-released on May 27th 2017. The new album sees them explore new territories beyond their black metal sound that they are known for, this time it features elements of post-rock and more contemporary influences, in what is set to be their most ambitious offering so far.
The project began in late August of 2014 with the release of 'It Will Never End', where Lovejoy composed, performed and produced the entirety of the music on the release. Lovejoy has since gone on to release a further two EPs, two singles and a full-length album.
Sorrow Plagues combines the aggression of Black Metal with the ethereal soundscapes of Shoegaze and Post-Rock-esque climaxes to deliver a cathartic experience. Listeners have described a wide spectrum of experiences delivered by the mus…
The Five Hundred Release 'The Rush' Video, Reveal EP Details & Announce Tour Supporting Carnifex!
Nottingham metallers The Five Hundred unveil lyric video 'The Rush', taken from their upcoming EP, 'The Veil'
The Five Hundred have been hard at work writing their latest EP, 'The Veil', the follow-up to their 2015 EP, 'Winters'. 'The Veil' was produced by Justin Paul Hill (Sikth, Heart of a Coward, Betraying The Martyrs) and will be released on April 21st, 2017 via London Road Records. 'The Veil' is a collection of the band's most haunting, heavy and darkly melodic work so far.
As a preview of what to expect from 'The Veil', The Five Hundred have unveiled their first taste from the EP with new lyric video for 'The Rush'.The haunting video shows gruesome, horror movie-like imagery, including a creepy dolls head and bloody knives. See the video below!
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Vocalist, John Knight had this to say about the lyrical meaning behind the new song:
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6 Things You Need to Know About Sustainable Car Manufacturing
Posted on August 19, 2021 September 27, 2021 by Salman Zafar Posted inCars, Green, TechTagged Automotive, batteries, biofuels, Car Parts, Electric Car Batteries, Electric Cars, EVs, Hybrid Cars, Lithium, Plastics, Solar Panels, sustainable car manufacturing, sustainable cars
Pushed by consumer awareness and regulations, automotive manufacturers are looking for new solutions to reduce the impact of car manufacturing and operating on the environment. Here we look at a few innovations that could make the industry more sustainable and promote sustainable car manufacturing.
1. Better fuels, lighter materials and better engines
In the last 30 years, we have slowly shifted from full-lead petrol to E98 and E95. Less lead, better exhaust pipes and particle filters have already allowed us to breathe better air than we would, considering that there are many more cars now.
With the use of lighter materials and more efficient engines, we are also driving cars which use half the petrol of their counterparts of the 1970s.
The search for more efficiency and improvement in the auto sector continues. Sometimes such progress is motivated by economics, like after the 1973 oil crisis, or by safety concerns. Today, the reasons behind these improvements are mostly ecological.
2. When hybrid gets more clever
Hybrid cars promise their owners a return on their investment as in the case of these vehicles petrol usage is optimized by the electric engine. A team of the University of Dresden has developed an algorithm that would allow the EMS (Energy Management System) of hybrid engines to be as much as 50% more efficient, thus providing even more savings to owners.
3. Powering EVs with solar energy
Engineers have taken electric cars one step further and started producing cars powered by sunlight. Hyundai's Sonata uses solar roof panels to charge. With 6 hours of daily charge, the sunlight would take care of 1300 km per year, based on the current technology. This is a promising new feature for electric cars, especially for light or small cars.
4. Innovations in biofuels
With the growing awareness of the harmful effects of burning fossil fuels, various kinds of biofuels are being investigated. Certain types produced from crops require farmland which may cause deforestation. To avoid such dubious consequences, many chemical companies are now searching for ways to produce biofuels without actually harvesting plants. With its oily consistency and the possibility of being artificially produced and modified in a lab, algae seems to be a promising alternative.
5. Recycling car parts
Cars are durable products that should last for many years. As such, their parts are often not designed to be recycled easily or to degrade naturally or quickly. It is therefore important to make sure that cars are properly disassembled and the best way to do that is to take care of individual parts.
Metal and batteries are already recycled intensively. As regulation progresses, many more parts are now subject to mandatory segregation and recycling.
For plastics, manufacturers like Jaguar are working with BASF so that the plastic from used cars can be reinserted in the manufacturing chain. With rising petrol costs, the large quantity of used materials sorted through segregation has now become a cheaper source of material.
Similarly, carbon fiber recycling has long been a nightmare because the polymers are almost impossible to detach from the fiber, but French utility company Veolia is now experimenting new techniques to allow carbon fiber to have a second or third life.
6. Recycling electric car batteries
In a standard vehicle, the battery remains a fairly simple device, but in an electric car, it contains much more electronics and is much bigger. EV batteries are of the li-ion type which means they use lithium.
While lithium recycling may not be so profitable in small batteries (like smartphone batteries), in the case of electric cars, recycling the battery case, electronics and lithium could be done directly by the car manufacturer (and that, in turn, would boost their sales and a positive image).
A Finnish company Fortum designed a recycling process which would increase the recycling efficiency to 80%. By comparison, glass is recycled with a 90% efficiency.
With 276 million cars for 329 million people in the US (as of 2019), the automotive manufacturing is clearly one of the biggest industries. Everywhere in the world, we rely on vehicles to transport almost all the products we need, and to transport us.
There is a growing need in the developing world for cars. Manufacturing or recycling more, building more efficient and sustainable cars is required by our economy and by the impact of our lifestyle on the environment.
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How do calories affect you?
Calories can be defined as potential energy for the body.
In fact, anything we eat is considered to be potential energy for our body. This energy can take the form of fats, cholesterol, carbohydrates or proteins, and each of these has a respective number of calories. For example, four calories are found in one gram of protein, one gram of fat contains nine calories, and four calories are found in one gram of carbohydrates.
Everyone needs a different amount of calories, depending on factors such as age, weight, and activity level. For example, a small child needs a great deal less than a full grown adult. Likewise, a construction worker needs more than someone working a desk job, because the active labour demands more calories.
In today's world, you can always find out how many calories any food source contains. If you purchase a prepackaged product, it is required by law that the manufacturer posts the complete nutritional facts somewhere on the package. Even restaurants are required to keep tabs on such information, and most franchises have printouts of this information upon request.
If you want to calculate the number of calories you eat each day, it's best to keep a log of your diet. This can tell you exactly how many calories you are consuming, as well as tell you if you need to cut back your calorie intake.
If you are eating too many calories, it can have serious consequences on your health.
If you are consuming more calories than your body burns each day, this can result in weight gain. Over an extended period of time, this can lead to severe health problems.
In order to help balance your calorie intake, you should participate in a regular exercise regimen. If you are not normally active, try jogging for just fifteen minutes each day. This can burn from 145 to 180 calories, and will help you lose weight over time. However, it's best that you gradually increase the amount of exercise that you do each day, in order to increase your fitness level. With regular activity, you can live a healthy life, increase your fitness level and avoid potentially serious health problems.


ARSENAL and Liverpool are in serious danger of missing out on Hamburg's Hakan Calhanoglu to Bayer Leverkusen.
The Hamburg star has apparently reached an agreement with Leverkusen, but Liverpool and the Gunners are both known to be interested.
Bayer managing director, Michael Schade revealed the news they had an agreement with the player.
"He has accepted our offer verbally and wants to join us. He said that clearly in Hamburg." He said.
"Calhanoglu wants to be part of our team and what we are building here."
Interest from the two Premier League clubs was confirmed by Hamburg's sporting director Oliver Kreuzer.
He told Bild, "We have had a lot of contact, Arsenal and Liverpool are interested."
Liverpool's interest may have cooled, given the recent signing of Emre Can but Arsenal still need midfield steel.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been backed to spend and spend big by club chief executive Ivan Gazidis with improving the front line as a priority.
But with money at his disposal, Calhanoglu could tempt Wenger into splashing the cash.
It looks like he'll have to act quickly to get his man though.


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Seeking His Face – Jim Scudder Jr.
Today's Scripture: Psalm 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
When Abraham Lincoln was president, all too often his meetings were filled with people asking for things, using his position to fill their wants and desires. He quickly grew weary of the constant requests. One day a woman came and asked for a meeting with him, and he granted the request. She brought nothing but a tin of cookies.
How would God describe our "prayer meetings" with Him? Would He describe them as being full of requests? Our time of prayer should be about bringing Him praise and glory. Certainly, He knows we have needs, and wants to hear our requests. However, our prayer meetings with our Father should not be about trying to get stuff, but to praise the One Who gave us eternal life.


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È il primatista di presenze della Nigeria con 101 partite disputate, a pari merito con Vincent Enyeama.

Biografia
Nel 2010, dopo un breve fidanzamento, ha sposato Adaeze Igwe in una cerimonia tenutasi a mezzanotte a Jos. La coppia ha un figlio, Joey Yobo, nato nell'aprile 2010. È fratello minore di Albert Yobo, calciatore della Nazionale Nigeriana. Nel luglio 2008 suo fratello minore Norum è stato rapito a Port Harcourt a scopo di estorsione. Viene svincolato dopo 12 giorni il 17 luglio 2008. È stato ampiamente riportato dai media che Yobo si è recato per pregare da T. B. Joshua a seguito di un infortunio alla Coppa delle nazioni africane 2010.

Impegno nel sociale
Nel 2007, Yobo ha creato la Joseph Yobo Charity Foundation, fondazione che aiuta i bambini nigeriani ad andare a scuola, per permettergli una buona istruzione. A partire dal 18 luglio 2007 la fondazione ha distribuito oltre 300 borse di studio che vanno dalla scuola primaria all'università. Ha inoltre fondato una scuola calcio nella regione di Ogoni, in Nigeria. Gestisce anche dei campi da calcio a Lagos.

Carriera

Club

Standard Liegi, Olympique Marseille e Tenerife
Nato a Kono ma cresciuto a Port Harcourt, è molto amico del calciatore George Abbey, con cui si è consultato al momento di decidere se trasferirsi in Inghilterra. Lascia la Nigeria per trasferirsi allo Standard Liegi nel 1998. Debutta in prima squadra nel 2000, totalizzando 46 presenze. Nel 2001 passa al Marsiglia.
Poco dopo il suo arrivo, viene ceduto in prestito al Tenerife. Tornato dopo 9 mesi al Marsiglia, viene ceduto all'Everton, sempre in prestito, nel luglio 2002. Per il suo prestito venne pagata una tassa di 1 milione di sterline, facendolo così divenire il primo acquisto di David Moyes. Nel 2003 viene esercitata un'opzione per rendere la cessione definitiva e, dopo una disputa tra Yobo e il Marsiglia, l'Everton versa ulteriori 4 milioni di sterline.

Everton
Yobo diventa uno dei giocatori chiave dell'Everton diventando uno dei sette giocatori a giocare interamente tutte le partite della Premier League 2006-2007. Nel 2006 si spargono alcune voci in merito a un suo imminente passaggio all'Arsenal visto il ritardo nel rinnovare il suo contratto con l'Everton, il 22 luglio, tuttavia, rinnova il suo contratto con il club di Liverpool fino al 2010. Dal 15 aprile 2007 ha il record di presenze per un giocatore d'oltremare nell'Everton. Il 25 ottobre 2007, nella partita di Coppa UEFA contro il Larissa, viene nominato capitano dell'Everton in seguito all'assenza di Phil Neville, divenendo il primo capitano africano del club. Il 6 maggio 2009 segna il suo primo gol stagionale nella vittoria per 3-1 contro il West Ham. Per la stagione 2009-2010 deve adeguarsi al suo nuovo partner difensivo, Sylvain Distin, dopo la cessione di Joleon Lescott e l'infortunio di Phil Jagielka. Il 29 novembre 2009 segna un autogol nella sconfitta per 2-0 nel derby con il Liverpool. Durante la stagione viene superato nelle gerarchie della difesa da Distin, Jagielka e John Heitinga, venendo così relegato in panchina per la maggior parte della stagione.

Fenerbahçe
Il 31 agosto 2010 viene ceduto in prestito per un anno al Fenerbahçe. Totalizza 30 presenze segnando anche 1 gol e vincendo la Süper Lig 2010-2011. Il Fenerbahçe viene tuttavia coinvolto nello scandalo calcioscommesse, che causa la cessione di Diego Lugano. Il 6 settembre 2011 viene nuovamente ceduto in prestito per un anno al Fenerbahçe per 700.000 euro, firmando un contratto di un anno a 2,35 milioni di euro. Il 4 agosto 2012 viene annunciato il suo riscatto a titolo definitivo da parte dello stesso Fenerbahçe per 2.500.000 €, con cui firma un contratto triennale.

Norwich
Il 30 gennaio 2014 passa al Norwich City con la formula di prestito.

Nazionale
Dopo aver debuttato nel 2001, ha giocato con Nazionale Nigeriana le tre partite in Giappone e Corea del Sud valide per i Mondiali 2002, mettendo a segno l'assist dell'unico gol della sua nazione nel torneo. Le sue prestazioni in nazionale hanno assunto numerosi commenti positivi. È stato convocato dalla Nigeria anche per i Mondiali 2010 in Sudafrica, dopo i quali, a seguito del ritiro di Nwankwo Kanu, è diventato capitano della nazionale.

Il 30 giugno 2014, dopo l'eliminazione della Nigeria dai Mondiali per mano della Francia, annuncia il ritiro dalla Nazionale.

Statistiche

Presenze e reti nei club
Statistiche aggiornate al 5 aprile 2014.

Cronologia presenze e reti in Nazionale

Palmarès

Club

Competizioni nazionali

Fenerbahçe: 2010-2011

Fenerbahçe: 2011-2012

Nazionale

 Sudafrica 2013

Onorificenze

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Calciatori della Nazionale nigeriana
Calciatori campioni d'Africa

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President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close a plant in the heart of coal country, as the U.S.-owned power generator converts its operations to natural gas, nuclear and renewables for economic reasons. 'Naive' London-based oil industry consultant Marcel Kooter, 57, said he was 'blinded by attraction' when he agreed to transfer 182,000 to Manuela Radeva after meeting her online in February 2017. A specially cut diamond designed by the Danish filmmaker has gone on show in Antwerp, Belgium. Its the first in a series of precious stones based on his films.


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Macroalgae, commonly called seaweed, tends to outcompete coral on reefs unless it's kept in check by herbivores. As a result, the amount of herbivory on a reef is a strong factor in determining whether the site will be a coral reef or a field of seaweed.
"Reefs in many parts of the world have switched from corals to seaweeds, and the question is what keeps the reef dominated by seaweed rather than returning to coral," said Professor Sally Holbrook of UC Santa Barbara's Marine Science Institute (MSI), one of the paper's coauthors.
The researchers decreased herbivore activity to different levels by caging off certain areas of the reef so fish couldn't get in to nibble at the algae. They set up cages about the size of a toaster-oven, in groups, on areas that initially either had or didn't have seaweed. Each group had cages with a variety of hole sizes that created a gradient from sites scarcely accessible to any herbivores, to those that accommodated all but the largest algae eaters.
"We found it takes far more herbivory to remove seaweed than it does to prevent it," said lead author Russ Schmitt, also with MSI, and a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology. "This means there's an amount of herbivory where the habitat could persist either as a coral reef or as a seaweed-dominated reef depending on whether the community started out as coral or seaweed. Nothing else has to differ."
Since the experiment spanned several years, the team was able to demonstrate that their results held over multiple generations of seaweed. "This is the first time that a field experiment has shown it's possible for two different, persistent communities to exist under the same conditions on a coral reef," said Schmitt.
And the results are more than academic. "One reason this finding is important is that it suggests a big shock to the reef can flip it from coral to seaweed without any change in the amount of herbivory," said coauthor Samantha Davis, the undergraduate research programs coordinator at the university's Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships. "And once flipped, the reef then will stay dominated by seaweed."
MSI Research Scientist Thomas Adam, another of the paper's coauthors, agrees. "The flip is hard to reverse because only a very large disturbance might cause the reef to return to coral," he said. "Our second field experiment tested this idea."
This dynamic presents two challenges for conservation. First, it demonstrates that restoring an altered system to its previous state—like rehabilitating a seaweed-covered lagoon into a thriving coral reef—is more difficult than simply maintaining a community in its initial condition. Second, it suggests that even a seemingly healthy ecosystem could be vulnerable to dramatic shifts in its community. Without changing the conditions on the reef, a large enough jolt to the system could shift an ecosystem into another state, where it will then remain trapped.
Fortunately, the study's methodology itself offers a powerful tool for determining how vulnerable an ecosystem may be to switching from one state to another, as well as for assessing how difficult it may be to reverse such a switch. "The methods that we developed provide a roadmap for assessing where an ecosystem lies on an environmental gradient—in our case differing levels of herbivory—in relation to a tipping point where the ecosystem may flip from one persistent state to another," said MSI Project Scientist Andrew Brooks, also a coauthor. It also allows them to determine whether this tipping point lies in a region of bi-stability.
"Coral reefs are slipping away," said Dan Thornhill, a National Science Foundation Long-Term Ecological Research program director. "We're seeing a global shift from vibrant coral reef ecosystems to seaweed fields. But these scientists show that under the right conditions, reefs can rebound from disturbance."


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James and Wilkinson Media (JWM) are a UK based company that specialise in helping broadcasters to maximise their own promotional marketing whether it be TV, Digital, Radio or Social Media.
Since its formation in 2011 JWM have worked with broadcasters in over thirty countries, across five continents. Each market has its unique challenges and own culture; however, many similar issues exist in markets that undermine the effectiveness of its marketing activities. We thought that our findings may be of interest to people who operate in the broadcast world.
The size of the challenge that broadcasters face varies dramatically depending upon factors generally too many to mention; both broadcaster or market specific. As a business we are increasingly being asked to assist broadcasters in the task of helping to address the issue of changing viewing behaviour, though we do point out that that there is no one single solution to the issue. Indeed, as marketers, the answer in most cases is less about trying to promote live viewing to maximise share of viewing or commercial impacts but more about what platforms we can encourage audiences to consume our content on in the future. This may appear to be a defeatist attitude, and there are certainly tactics that can be employed to boost live viewing, however for this article I will be pragmatic and accept that the viewing trends we have seen will continue.
The recent FIFA World Cup brought back memories of an almost forgotten era in viewing figures, at least in the UK, as England teased the nation by reaching the semi-final for the first time in almost thirty years. In doing so they brought in live audiences of up to 25 Million. Sadly however, these events are too few and far between and the trend is increasingly towards time-shift viewing, with an increasing share of this outside of the linear stream into the VOD arena.
OTT subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon, whose care should not necessarily be absolute volume of viewing, but one of usership and subscription levels – although it would be naïve of me not to recognise that there is a correlation between all three.
Public service broadcasters who although vulnerable to political and public pressure if their 'linear' viewing levels decline, should focus on the distribution of their content, making it as widely accessible to all to maximise reach. Any commercial revenues being secondary.
Commercially advertiser- funded broadcasters to whom 'viewing eye-balls' are everything, and without which their revenue is severely hampered.
It is this third group that the majority of broadcasters currently fall into and the one that I am going to focus on mostly in this piece. Although platform carriage fees also bring in revenue, it is doubtful for most channels whether this would be sufficient alone to maintain the viability of the business. In fact, there has recently been several very high-profile cases here in the UK, the most recent between Virgin Media and UKTV, where platforms and broadcasters have failed to reach financial agreement over supply and distribution. This in turn has led to the removal of channels from platforms. In these cases, there is no doubt that until such brinksmanship is resolved, all parties lose out including the one that is often overlooked, namely the viewer. This antagonism between supplier and distributer is perhaps symptomatic of the bigger issue at stake; who 'owns' the viewer? Is it the content broadcaster or the viewing platform? This last point is key, as more and more broadcasters rely upon aggregated platforms to deliver their Catch Up, VOD or Box Set content. Even for those larger broadcasters who do have their own independent digital hub, normally via desktop or mobile, they also rely upon the same aggregated content platform provider to deliver a significant amount of viewing to their non-linear output.
Whilst there will be a smorgasbord of individual broadcaster or even channel deals with the various platforms, based on viewing performance, delivery of commercial impacts, and maybe even customer appreciation, the one big obstacle that will increasingly become tougher and tougher to surmount, is that the platform, and not the broadcaster, is in total control of the 'real estate' and the environ that they deliver.
Whilst branding, artwork and promotion will become ever more critical to secure in the future, it is the last point, no generation of advertising revenue, that appears to be hurting the market most, as historic channel/ platform deals do not reflect the change in consumer behaviour. In a nutshell, the channel is being under-remunerated for its content.
So how has this situation arisen? It is certainly not a new issue; however, it is one that has not really been addressed since the millennia, which has been the period of time that the problem has been allowed to fester. Whilst the 90s was the decade that digital development enabled both broadcasters and by default, their viewers to explore greater freedoms, the land-grab for distribution at all costs now appears to have been a little myopic. Platforms were launched and huge marketing budgets were spent on driving consumers to take up new non-linear services to watch content. This distribution drive went unabated and continues today, however, one thing that has failed to keep pace has been the ability of the actual broadcasters to monetise content on digital. Broadcast pay platforms have opened their doors to provide VOD outlets to all broadcasters, but very much on their own terms, often limiting and controlling both the marketing and the advertising levels around these services. So, because of this, content has struggled to be fully monetised as it traditionally has been; the very essence of commercial television.
Two further market developments have magnified the problem across this period. Firstly, the behemoths such as Google and Facebook have not only gained a significant share of peoples' screen time at the expense of traditional broadcasters, but they have also significantly benefited from advertising revenues from these very same broadcasters! Second and more recent, we have seen the incredible take up in OTT subscription services; in particular, Netflix and Amazon. Their impact has been enormous on the market in many ways. Whilst few can argue that the huge investment they have made in original content has been highly positive for the production market and for the viewer, their presence has been of far less benefit to broadcasters. Not only have we seen a churn of subscription from some Pay TV platforms towards OTT services, hence reducing 'eye-balls' to content therefore reducing advertising revenue, but also the very fact that OTT services are generally free of advertising. This feature has tended to be appreciated by the viewer, which puts broadcasters into a predicament as to whether fixing the ad revenue issues that I highlighted above, is actually the correct path to tread. This is because it goes against the trend that the likes of Netflix have established and to which the public have responded so positively. In fact, one could argue that if this situation continues, one of the biggest losers will actually be advertisers themselves, as both 'real -estate' for advertising around content declines. Such a situation would no doubt force them to use social media hence reversing the slight retreat we have seen in the last 12 months, as major advertisers' question both the measurement and the editorial sanctuary of such media, let alone its effectiveness.
So, a broadcast channel finds itself between a rock and a hard place; on one hand it needs to improve its capacity to take advertising revenue around its content, where-ever it is viewed, however, this is counter to the current direction of the market where aggregated VOD platforms are now competing against OTT services. This last point appears to be the real battleground. In this scenario, broadcast channels are mere foot soldiers; too reliant on both platforms and OTT services to deliver content, but too weak individually to gain the remuneration that they feel that they merit.
So where does that leave the traditional broadcaster, by which I mean the ones that we all know and watch? Although they still account for the great majority of viewing, how can their business models evolve to become future proof in this changing landscape? One solution could be in the rationalisation in the number of traditional TV channels. In the last couple of decades, portfolios have grown as broadcasters have taken advantage of the revolution in digital distribution and the creation of broadcast 'vacuums' as media freedoms have come about through political change. Perhaps nowhere more so than on our very own doorstep in Eastern Europe and those countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, we have seen high levels of acquisition between broadcasting groups which has led to a 'long tail' of channels and content.
It appears that broadcasters can no longer rely upon carriage fees as a source of revenue for all each of their channels. Many channels actually appear surplus to the needs of all parties, often adding little to the appreciation of the platform to subscribers. In addition, these very same channels cannot survive solely upon commercial revenues as their audience delivery is both small and is often in decline.
The financials for each broadcast group by channel will vary, but a culling of channels may be one solution that we will see in the future. If this scenario was to happen, then I would envisage a relatively significant reduction in the number of linear TV channels, however as a counter balance to this, a strengthening of core brands within a portfolio, as their content offering is no longer diluted by the needs of former sister networks. In such a scenario, the cliché 'Fewer, Bigger, Better' would never be more apt. This process would or should not lead to reduced content choice for the consumer as VOD platforms can find a more appropriate home for 'library' content, categorised and easily navigable for all discerning viewers. The result in reducing the total number of channels, leaving portfolios of stronger channels would allow them to compete better for audiences and in doing so maximise commercial impacts. This in turn would satisfy advertisers hence increase commercial revenues and by default make the demand for increased carriage fees more justifiable.
Alongside the above action, channel brands which may have weakened over time due to portfolio dilution are allowed to shine through again resonating in what would be a far easier and more rewarding 'on-demand' arena, mirroring the linear scenario. Such a 'quality over quantity' approach could help to re-establish the power that channel brands once had and swing the negotiation back in their favour, or if this is too much to expect, then at least to level the playing field. Any economist will tell you that there is an elasticity of demand for every product or service and this is no different in the broadcast world whether that product is a platform, channel or even as granular as a programme. A resulting consequence of this approach would be greater broadcaster confidence in its ability to protect its own content, whichever platforms it gives or sells it to.
Finally returning to a point I raised as a shortfall earlier in this piece; almost as important in justifying maintained or increased levels of carriage fees will be the added power the broadcaster should obtain to successfully seek required levels of on- platform marketing, branding and data access which in turn can address the needs of their viewers, as opposed to solely the needs of the platform.
It may be an over-used quote, but never is the phrase 'Content is King' as relevant as it has ever been, nor as critically as important it is for broadcasters to employ the merits of that phrase.


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Implications for the ICC on the Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation and the Relevance of the Oslo Accords in Current ICC Litigation
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[Dov Jacobs, Joshua Kern and Daniel Reisner appear as amici curiae on behalf of the IJL in the ongoing proceedings before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC in the Situation in Palestine. The IJL Brief before PTC I is available here. The Pre-Trial Chamber's decision remains sub iudice.]
On 19 November 2020, it was reported that the Palestinian Authority will resume civil and security cooperation with Israel. Hussein al-Sheikh, a member of the Fatah Central Committee, wrote on Twitter "that the bilateral agreements signed [with Israel], which are based on international legitimacy, are what governs this relationship." The bilateral agreements Mr al-Sheikh is referring to are the Oslo Accords, whose operation was reportedly suspended in May.
This, and several further developments discussed below, point towards the conclusion that the Oslo Accords continue to bind the parties, and also continue to enjoy the support of the international community. This is a material issue for Pre-Trial Chamber I to consider as it continues to deliberate on the OTP's Request. More specifically, one can ask what the continuing force of the Oslo Accords means in the context of the ongoing ICC litigation? And how do these developments inform Pre-Trial Chamber I?
The Oslo Accords have remained operative throughout
It is important to recall that the Oslo Accords have remained operative throughout 2020. As early as July, it was reported that the Palestinian authorities were pursuing an arbitration claim at the PCA against Israel which relies on the Oslo agreements' dispute resolution clause and tax provisions (see here).
On 17 November, Israel sent a letter to the PA (here), reaffirming that "the bilateral Israeli-Palestinian agreements continue to form the applicable legal framework governing the conduct of the parties." This letter was reportedly among assurances which led to the PA's announcement on the resumption of security coordination with Israel (see here). On 19 November, a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian officials reportedly took place in Ramallah (see here).
On the international plane, on 18 November, in a briefing to the Security Council (here), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov welcomed the PA's "decision to restart civilian and security coordination with Israel" and expressed his "appreciation to Israel for confirming that existing bilateral agreements continue to govern relations between both parties, particularly in the context of economic, security and civilian affairs". In referring to the conditions for resolving the conflict, Mr Mladenov said that "[b]oth sides should understand the importance of respecting the validity and continuing force of the framework that they have agreed to govern their relations. Although the existing agreements fall short of meeting the aspirations for peace, security and statehood for the Palestinian people, they provide the basic foundation without which even the beginnings of a return to meaningful negotiations will not be possible."
Meanwhile, several States expressed support for the resumption of cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian authorities on the basis of their bilateral agreements, either in the context of the Security Council meeting of 18 November 2020 (here) or in the context of public statements (Estonia; Romania; Norway; Spain; UK; EU).
The Oslo Accords and the ICC
There is little doubt that the status of the Oslo Accords is considered to be relevant by the Pre-Trial Chamber I judges. Indeed, on 26 May 2020, the Judges invited Palestine, Israel and the OTP to provide the Court with additional information about the legal consequences of a statement made by Mahmoud Abbas on 19 May in which it was suggested that the PLO was no longer bound by the Oslo Accords (here).
The Palestinian authorities provided an answer on 4 June (here), somewhat dismissive of the PTC invitation, and going as far as to suggest that the request was not clear (para. 5). The filing essentially recanted Mahmoud Abbas's statement and claimed that the Oslo Accords' termination was conditional on future Israeli action (para. 13).
The question of the Oslo Accords' legal effect
That the parties have recently reiterated their commitment to the Oslo Accords needs to be understood and interpreted in context. In view of the apparent interest of the Pre-Trial Chamber I in the issue, it bears recalling why the Oslo Accords remain relevant. Given that this was an issue that the IJL devoted considerable space in its amicus brief before the Pre-Trial Chamber (paras. 5, 47-50, 52, 62-66, 67-70), echoed in comments made by Ambassador Dennis Ross both before the Pre-Trial Chamber (here), and online (here), as well as by many other amici, it is also worth considering why the Pre-Trial Chamber might be interested in the issue.
The OTP and the Palestinian authorities claim that the Oslo Accords should be given little consideration (if any) in determining whether the ICC can exercise jurisdiction. In its response to the amicus briefs in April, the OTP argued that the Oslo Accords are best viewed as a transfer or delegation of Palestinian enforcement jurisdiction. According to the OTP, because sovereignty resides in the Palestinian people, plenary prescriptive jurisdiction in the territory resides with the Palestinian people's representatives alone (paras. 70, 73). Accordingly, the OTP claims, the Oslo Accords cannot limit that Palestinian plenary prescriptive jurisdiction.
The Oslo Accords reflect, first and foremost, that the question of the allocation of sovereignty over the territories is left to be addressed in bilateral negotiations leading to a permanent status agreement. In the meantime, the Accords created the Palestinian Authority and arranged for the transfer of some limited authority from Israel to the Palestinian Authority, expressly preserving Israel's residual powers.
The Oslo Accords, like the Rome Statute, are a part of the delicate mosaic which seeks to accommodate the Palestinian aspiration for national liberation with the Jewish people's historical claim and the Israeli security dilemma. Article I(1)(a) of Annex IV of the Interim Agreement clarifies that the Palestinian Authority will not have jurisdiction – in terms of the prescription of criminal law, nor any other type of territorial jurisdiction – over Area C and settlements. Article I(2)(b) of the Interim Agreement states that "Israel has sole criminal jurisdiction" over offences committed in Areas A and B by Israelis (emphasis added). The fact that the latter provision states that Israel "has" (as opposed to "shall exercise") such jurisdiction confirms that the Israel remains the sole authority with jurisdiction to prescribe criminal law over Israelis in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. At the same time, some powers over Areas A and B, and over non-Israelis, were transferred from Israel to the Palestinian Authority. This allocation of authority has been implemented on the ground for the last 25 years by both sides. The Oslo Accords, the same accords which established the Palestinian Authority, reflect the absence of a Palestinian (plenary) prescriptive authority over the disputed territory (see IJL Brief, paras. 47-51, 64-65; see also Ambassador Dennis Ross' analysis here).
Implications for the ICC
As submitted in March by the IJL (here, paras. 49-50, 62-70), from a legal standpoint the Oslo Accords – and specifically the Interim Agreement of 1995 – define the respective legal competencies of both the Israeli and Palestinian authorities in the territories, including (and critically from the ICC's perspective) in the realm of criminal jurisdiction. Prior to the Accords, no Palestinian authority had exercised jurisdiction over or within the territory, and any jurisdiction the Palestinian Authority now exercises is the direct result of the Accords (see IJL Amicus Brief, paras. 62 to 66). This is an authority problem, not an enforcement problem. The OTP's suggestion that the Oslo Accords simply entail the transfer of criminal enforcement jurisdiction from Israel to the Palestinian Authority, and that a State of Palestine has a plenary prescriptive jurisdiction in the territories, cannot be supported by the historical background or the text of the agreements themselves.
To ground a basis for the exercise of jurisdiction in the Situation, the OTP is essentially asking the PTC to disregard these legal arrangements, which remain in force, inviting the Judges to act in a way that undermines them. Yet internationally binding agreements should be respected and honoured, and there is no doubt that the international Judges of PTC I, who play a crucial role in promoting the rules based international order, will be mindful of this imperative when issuing their decision.
Disregarding the Oslo Accords in the manner suggested by the OTP would also run counter to recent developments, which reflect a continuation of and adherence to the legal arrangements agreed by the parties. In particular, the past several months have witnessed significant breakthroughs in the Middle East Peace Process, with Israel having signed peace agreements with and normalised relations with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, with potentially more to come.
The ICC does not operate in a political or diplomatic vacuum. These developments demonstrate an important and, potentially, unique opportunity is presented by this moment to both Israeli and Palestinian leaderships. President-elect Biden will shortly be inaugurated and will surely wish to advance negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides. The Oslo Accords are a critical factor in maintaining a legal framework to move such negotiations forward. The moment further emphasises the need for an approach that respects the parties' agreement and is careful not to disturb the prospects for further advancement in Israeli-Palestinian relations.
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Ahmed Abofoul
As a matter of international (criminal) law, the Oslo Accords should not have any effect on the ICC's jurisdiction and discussing them at this stage of procedures should be irrelevant.
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Infection following miscarriage surgery is a problem affecting over 33 million pregnancies each year. A majority of women will have their miscarriage managed with surgery to empty the womb. Infection can occur following this surgery and this is a particular problem in low income countries. In some low income countries the rates of infection following miscarriage surgery are as high as 30%. These infections can result in death, serious illness or long-term health problems. Currently international and national medical guidelines do not recommend antibiotics to be given routinely in miscarriage surgery, because there is no evidence that tells us that this works. If antibiotics are given just before the procedure of miscarriage surgery this may reduce the chance of infection occurring. The aim of this study is to test this in four low income countries.
Women who have suffered a miscarriage and are scheduled to have their miscarriage managed surgically, through an operation to empty their uterus.
Participants are offered either a single dose of prophylactic antibiotics (doxycycline and metronidazole) or an identical looking dummy pill (placebo), to be taken by mouth before the surgery. Participants are followed for 2 weeks after surgery to see if there is any difference in the rate of women developing pelvic infection. If any women show signs of infection they are given full treatment as soon as it is detected. The study also assess whether using antibiotics before surgery is cost effective.
Those women taking part in the study may benefit by having their health followed very carefully after the surgery. The study team also facilitate these women receiving prompt treatment if there are any problems. Even if participants do not benefit personally they study may help improve care for women in the future. Risks of taking part include the small risk of side effects from doxycycline or metronidazole, but these medications have been selected because they have a low risk of serious side effects such as allergy.
To test the hypothesis that in women having miscarriage surgery, pre-surgery prophylactic antibiotics (oral doxycycline 400 mg and oral metronidazole 400 mg) reduces the risk of pelvic infection within 14 days of surgery.
Both the woman and health worker will not know which type of tablets they have been given. Participants are followed for 2 weeks after surgery to see if there is any difference in the rate of women developing pelvic infection. If any women show signs of infection they will be given full treatment as soon as it is detected. The study will also determine whether using antibiotics before surgery is cost effective.
5. Or one of the above features, with the clinically identified need (following clinical assessment) to administer antibiotics for the treatment of presumed pelvic infection.
Publication is planned in a high-impact peer reviewed journal within one year after the overall trial end date.
21/03/2019: Publication reference added. 14/03/2019: The following changes have been made: 1. Publication reference added. 2. The total final enrolment number has been added from the publication. 21/08/2018: The following changes were made to the trial record: 1. The recruitment end date was changed from 30/04/2017 to 26/04/2017. 2. The overall trial end date was changed from 29/05/2017 to 16/05/2017. 26/04/2018: Publication reference added. 27/01/2017: The overall trial end date was changed from 01/03/2016 to 29/05/2017.


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package org.ovirt.engine.ui.common.widget.editor.generic;

import org.ovirt.engine.ui.common.widget.VisibilityRenderer;
import org.ovirt.engine.ui.common.widget.editor.AbstractValueBoxWithLabelEditor;
import com.google.gwt.text.shared.Parser;
import com.google.gwt.text.shared.Renderer;

/**
 * Composite Editor that uses {@link EntityModelTextBox}.
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public class EntityModelTextBoxEditor<T> extends AbstractValueBoxWithLabelEditor<T, EntityModelTextBox<T>> {

    public EntityModelTextBoxEditor(EntityModelTextBox<T> contentWidget, VisibilityRenderer visibilityRenderer) {
        super(contentWidget, visibilityRenderer);
    }

    public EntityModelTextBoxEditor(Renderer<T> renderer, Parser<T> parser) {
        super(new EntityModelTextBox<T>(renderer, parser));
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Q: JQuery UI Draggable custom helper doesn't work correctly in IE7 I want to use a custom helper in a web application I'm working on for displaying some text about the highlighted item, in this case a 'friendly' name.  I've chosen JQuery UI as my plugin.  Unfortunately, I need to support users on IE7 and that's not negotiable.  The demo on Jquery's web-site works as expected in IE7:
$( "#draggable3" ).draggable({
cursor: "move",
cursorAt: { top: -12, left: -20 },
helper: function( event ) {
return $( "
I'm a custom helper
" );
}
});

However, when I copy this and place it in my own web-site it doesn't work in IE7 but works in FireFox, Chrome, and Opera.  By not work I mean that the cursor changes correctly and the 'draggable' state is active but the helper text isn't displayed.
To fix it I've tried using 'zoom:1;', 'z-index:9999;' but also 'position:relative;' and 'position:absolute;', which leaves me wondering 'Have I missed something?' Hopefully someone else has encountered this problem and can shed some light on it for us all.

A: Don't know if you're still having this problem, but add this one line.
$( "#draggable3" ).draggable({
    appendTo: 'body',
    cursor: "move",
    cursorAt: { top: -12, left: -20 },
    helper: function( event ) {
        return $( "
I'm a custom helper
" );
    }
});

Your helper div is getting appended somewhere weird; mine was at the bottom of a table where it could only be seen because it was jacking up my table borders.

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There are several parts of the body that have unwanted hair. You will be forced at some point in time to get rid of this hair. It could be because you want a hair-free bikini area that supports those summer beaches. Ladies may also want to remove unwanted hair so as to enhance their beauty. Irrespective of the intention of removing unwanted hair, you need to use the most appropriate method of removing unwanted hair. Here are some of the factors that you need to put into consideration while choosing the best hair removal techniques.
The part of the body that you are going to remove the unwanted hair is a great determinant of the technique to be used. Some parts of the body like the armpits, bikini area, and face tend to be highly sensitive. Some hair removal techniques can be applied on all parts of the body while you need to apply the others selectively. For example, waxing may work so well on all the parts of the body apart from the face. Make sure that you get professional advice on which technique to use depending on the part of the body that you are removing the unwanted hair.
An experienced hair removal expert is better placed to advice on the best approach depending on your skin type. No wonder you will find most of them testing a small section of the skin before they can apply the procedure on the whole skin. You don't have to use a technique or product that will cause skin irritations. People have different allergies and you don't want a lot of discomfort after working on the unwanted hair.


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IIT Guwahati Students To File Suit To Stall Release Of Hrithik Roshan's 'Super 30'
Arpita Das
Updated: 14-Aug-19 @ 13:18
Guwahati, June 15, 2019
Eight months after a division bench of the Gauhati High Court issued a notice to Patna-based math genius Anand Kumar to respond to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by four Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati students, the latter is likely to file a fresh suit to stall the release of Hrithik Roshan-starrer Super 30.
It may be mentioned, Ashok Saraf, senior advocate appearing for the four IIT Guwahati students submitted before the Court that because of the wrong projection given by Anand, each year a large number of students from the Northeast and other parts of the country are approaching him with full faith and hope that he will help them in qualifying the IIT entrance exam.
The students – Avinash Baro, Bikash Das, Monjit Doley and Dhaniram Taw — have questioned how a film celebrating Anand's life can hit screens in the wake of the PIL.
Amit Goyal, legal counsel of the students told TIME8, "The promotional teaser is sufficient to indicate that Kumar is being celebrated. We never sought to damage the film, but Anand has a court case against him. In such a scenario, this movie can send out an incorrect message."
The students demanded that Anand reveal the name of the 26 students of the 30, who, he says, successfully got admission in IIT in 2018. Advocate Saraf had earlier stated that after reaching Patna, Anand enrols the students in the Ramanujan School of Mathematics by charging about Rs 33,000 per student in the name of teaching them.
Super 30 is an educational programme started in Patna, India under the banner of Ramanujan School of Mathematics. It was co-founded by Abhayanand, a 1977 batch IPS officer and, Anand, a maths teacher in the year 2002.
The programme claims to select 30 meritorious and talented candidates each year from economically backward sections of society and trains them for the JEE, the entrance examination for the IIT.
Super 30 is expected to hit screens on July 12th, 2019. The film tells the story of how Anand helps 30 smart but underprivileged students prepare for entrance exams for the IIT. Directed by Vikash Bahl, the soundtrack is by Ajay-Atul and movie is co-produced by Sajid Nadiadwala.
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"Is not man's life on earth a drudgery?" That's not Mr. Healey asking--it's the Book of Job. How can the stories of this man, written millennia ago, relate to those of us living today? That's the question Mr. Healey tries to answer.
There are those who do not read the Bible because they feel that it is so old that it is out of touch with the world in which we live. It is understandable that someone might believe that writings from between two and three millennia ago are not be applicable in a post-industrial, post-modern, post-Christian, post-[fill in the blank] world.
Yet, all one need do is look at the Book of Job, especially the section quoted in this weekend's first reading, to find enough angst, ennui, weltschmerz, or [again, fill in the blank] to make any disaffected product of 21st century Western culture recognize a true kindred spirit.
Lines like, "Is not man's life on earth a drudgery?" can't help but resonate with those who have been indoctrinated in the bread-and-circuses world created and controlled by those who took to heart the works of thinkers like Nietzsche, Bernays, and Foucault. The search for meaning in a world that seemingly has none is the primal desire within all of us, but especially the young who were born in a time when culture's moral compass has been not so much smashed as it has been de-magnetized.
The world that has not yet experienced Christ and the one that no longer experiences Him can be amazingly similar, and the story of Job brings that fact into sharp focus. Terrible tragedies have befallen Job and he, in discussion with his friends, is trying to figure out exactly what is going on. Job perceived himself to be an upright man upon whom God's good graces should be bestowed, yet the reality of his situation causes his friends to conclude that he must have committed some great evil and his suffering is a call to repentance.
In a world where Jesus has not yet appeared, the problem of pain and suffering has no definitive answer, and therein lies the great similarity between our time and that of Job. Both ages ask the great questions of life without the benefit of the compass that points directly to the Person of Jesus Christ. Yet the two situations are different: Job is like a man on a train platform wondering if the train will ever arrive, while those in the 21st century look for a train that has already left the station. Both platforms are train-less, yet one carries with it the optimism of meaningful expectation while the other carries the pessimism of meaningless futility.
And that is why Job can be the patron saint of those who seek meaning and value in life despite the constant message that in a world where all is random maybe the best approach is that of condescending irony. If any man has the right to succumb to a nihilistic vision of reality it is Job, yet he trudges on, and is finally given the opportunity to confront God face-to-face.
In God's response Job is able to get a glimpse of what will be fully revealed in the Good News of Jesus. Suffering and pain do have meaning, yet without knowledge of the complete expression of that meaning in the Cross of Christ, Job's itch can't be satisfactorily scratched. Job is the everyman of the dimly lit world before the Incarnation. So too is he a man of our era where the dimness of the light is not related to the first glimpse of sunlight in its rising, but rather to the last rays just before its setting.
In this weekend's Gospel the Apostles went out looking for Jesus in the early hours of the day as He was off by Himself in prayer. Upon finding Him they exclaim, "Everyone is looking for You." They are indeed, and for those searchers trapped in the maze of dead ends filled with organic fixed-gear bikes, artisanal headphones, and free-range mustache wax, the Book of Job would be a great place to start.


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Clock Stops on Countdown to Tariffs
Category: Markets, Trade Policy
Brazil, U.S. reach agreement in 11th-hour talks
Brazil's threat to impose stiff tariffs on a range of U.S. products and commodities as of April 7 has been withdrawn thanks to negotiations that began April 1 and concluded with an agreement announced April 6.
The tariffs were to be in retaliation for U.S. government subsidies to American cotton growers.
In exchange for Brazil's agreement not to impose countermeasures, the U.S. agreed to work with Brazil to establish a fund of approximately $147.3 million per year on a pro rata basis to provide technical assistance and capacity building. Under terms to be agreed by the U.S. and Brazil in a Memorandum of Understanding, the fund would continue until passage of the next Farm Bill, or mutual agreement on a solution to the cotton dispute, whichever is sooner.
The U.S. also agreed to make some near-term modifications to the operation of the GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program, and to take steps to clear the way for U.S. imports of fresh beef from the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
Following these initial steps, the U.S. and Brazil will continue discussions with a view to agreeing on a process by June that resolves the cotton dispute. See the full text of the U.S. Trade Representative release at http://bit.ly/auwN0A
Update: 4/21/10 Brazil's Foreign Relations Ministry announced it will suspend tariff retaliation on U.S. goods 60 days while it studies the U.S. offer of compensation for domestic cotton subsidies.
Date posted: April 6, 2010
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Óscar Sastre (25 December 1920 – 2 August 2012) was an Argentine international footballer.

Career
Sastre was a key player for Club Atlético Independiente as the club won the 1948 Primera División Argentina. He joined Colombian side Deportivo Cali with former Independiente teammate Camilo Cerviño in 1950.

Sastre played for Argentina, winning the Copa América in 1947.

Personal
Sastre's brother, Antonio, was also an Argentine international footballer.

Honours

Club
Independiente
Primera División Argentina: 1948

International
Argentina
Copa América: 1945, 1946, 1947

References

External links
Profile at BDFA

1920 births
2012 deaths
Argentine footballers
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Deportivo Cali footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Argentina international footballers
Copa América-winning players
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SchoolStatus Acquires Email Newsletter Company Smore and Expands K–12 Products
By Kate Lucariello
Education communications, analytics, and workflow platform company SchoolStatus has acquired email newsletter company Smore in its entirety. The acquisition will expand SchoolStatus's offerings to K–12 institutions, with Smore's email newsletter communications designed to integrate easily with SchoolStatus's existing products, or be used separately.
Although the acquisition includes Smore's operations, technology, and team of Tel Aviv and US-based employees, Smore will operate independently under its own brand, and its current users will continue to have access to the products they use, SchoolStatus said. SchoolStatus's platform includes a student information system, attendance programs, a learning management system, state and local assessments, benchmarks, communication metrics, and teacher professional development tools. The addition of Smore's email newsletter products will bring a suite of easy templates for school administrators, teachers, and other personnel to use to communicate with parents.
"Email newsletters are the most prevalent vehicle used by educators and communication directors to share class, school, and district information with members of their school's community," said Russ Davis, founder and CEO of SchoolStatus. "To make newsletters easy and enjoyable to create means that communication will take place more often and stakeholders will be more informed. That's a win-win."
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The Market Cycle Says What?
Written by Christian DeHaemer
The first house I ever bought was a 100-year-old row house for $75,000 in 1998. It sat halfway down a gray block with one tree in a Baltimore neighborhood on the edge of Federal Hill, which was quickly gentrifying.
Shortly after I moved in, it became clear that the clean-cut 18-year-old kid next door was a drug dealer. Loud music shook the windows. People came and went at all hours. There were fights, public urination, vandalism, and all the things people love about city life.
I sold that house a little over a year later for $125,000 — a 66% gain! Now, we were on the property ladder. A mere six years later, in 2006, that $35,000 in equity (after selling costs) had grown to over $250,000 — an amazing run by anyone's standard.
At the same time, due to falling interest rates, our monthly payment was just $100 more a month, despite the fact that we lived in three times the house. God bless America.
In 2007, everyone was house rich, and it was all anyone talked about. The more driven people told stories of buying and selling housing like tomatoes at a farmers market. Those who couldn't be bothered to move used their equity as an ATM, buying up big trucks, time-shares, and all sorts of other shiny gewgaws.
They borrowed so much that people owned less of their house than ever in history. The personal savings rate went negative. Banks offered no-interest loans. They said this time was different. It was a new paradigm.
Of course, by 2008, things had started to fall apart. In January 2008, foreclosures jumped 57% year over year... By March the Fed had guaranteed Bear Stearns bad loans, and Freddie and Fannie were bailed out. In September, the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy caused a global financial panic not seen since the Great Depression.
Six months later, on March 9, 2009, the S&P 500 closed at 676.53, its cycle low — down some 60%.
Here is the classic psychology of a market cycle:
It is always difficult to tell where you are on this diagram, but I would argue that we aren't at the "New Paradigm" level, nor even at delusion or greed.
Heck, everyone is bearish. Everyone over 30 remembers the 2008 crushing sell-off. The bull/bear sentiment ratio is now 18 points below the zero line.
Ironically, you can't have a market crash when everyone thinks the market is heading lower. That's not how markets work. At the end of 2007, the ratio was 33 points above the zero line — record bullish. Pride comes before the fall.
As I told my Bull and Bust Report readers last week, the market psychology is far too negative for a major sell-off. Trade talks with China are priced in. Interest rates will be cut again. Everyone who wants a job has a job and got a raise this year.
The savings rate is 8.2%, which is the highest it has been in decades. Defaults and charge-offs are at decade lows.
To the Chart!
Here is the chart of the S&P 500. It has consolidated for about two years. And yet every time the MACD (the bottom red and blue lines) have crossed below zero, it has been a buy point. We are just entering that phase now.
Sometimes you don't get a market crash. Sometimes the bubble just loses air slowly until valuations become more reasonable.
As is often the case, the market is uncertain. This is reflected in a pennant formation. If it breaks higher and moves to new highs, this will trigger a big upward move, as all of those now on the sidelines will jump back in for fear of missing out (FOMO).
We are now in earnings season. If numbers come in poor, the opposite could happen and the chart breaks down.
You have all the big Wall Street firms and banks like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, BlackRock, and Wells Fargo reporting this week. We will also get Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Alcoa, Philip Morris, Barrick Gold, and Honeywell, plus about 60 more.
After this week, the market will have a full sense of what is going on. There are upside catalysts in the Brexit deal, the China trade deal, Fed rate cuts, wage increases, and restocking inventory. The downside is a global growth recession.
Christian DeHaemer
@TheDailyHammer on Twitter
Since 1995, Christian DeHaemer has specialized in frontier market opportunities. He has traveled extensively and invested in places as varied as Cuba, Mongolia, and Kenya. Chris believes the best way to make money is to get there first with the most. Christian is the founder of Bull and Bust Report and an editor at Energy and Capital. For more on Christian, see his editor's page.
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Q: LF> os.system(filePath) alternative I'm having an issue due to the fact that in my Python code os.system(filePath) will execute but the code stops until I manually close the window of the opened PDF file.
I would like to open a PDF file use openCV to capture my screen thus capturing the image of the file. This becomes an issue if the code does not run without me closing the window...
CODE:
import numpy as np
import shutil,os, cv2, SendKeys, win32com.client

#While our In File has stuff in it
while(os.listdir(pathForInFile)!=[]):
    for subdir, dirs, inFile in os.walk(pathForInFile):
        for fileName in inFile:
            filePath= subdir+os.sep+fileName

            os.system(filePath)

            print "THIS WILL RUN NOT UNTIL I CLOSE FILE"

            shell.SendKeys('{DOWN}')

A: You can use this solution both on Windows 8.1 (tested in a virtual machine):
import os
os.system('start path_to_my_filename.pdf')
print("You do not need to close the opened PDF file to run and see this")

and Ubuntu (14.04.4 LTS):
import os
# f = /home/begueradj/Desktop/metasploitBible.pdf'
os.system('xdg-open path_to_my_filename.pdf')
print("You do not need to close the opened PDF file to run and see this")


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Q: SVG view using Phonegap I am using SVG based graph-node display in PhoneGap 2.1. The issue is i have not been able to resize the SVG canvas as the graph overflows out of the screen and no scroller is activated as the html page itself remains same sized. I have to make the SVG canvas fully scrollable/draggable within the HTML. Any ideas?

A: Look at you meta tags, the "viewport" could help you :
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mobile/Viewport_meta_tag


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The traditional ski weekend though can be elongated to 7 or more nights stays. Our larger clients quite often need to entertain different sets of guests either from within different departments or clients served by different business units. With 7 or more night stays, we can find more hotels who are willing to allocate beds and with our own in house transfer company we can organise seamless midweek change overs.
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