UN Photo/Rick Bajornas. Russia and US brief media on Middle East.
First published in Yale Online, 16 February 2016.
UN negotiations to end the five-year civil war in Syria and form a transitional government will resume at the end of this month. With 250,000 people dead and more than half of the 22 million pre-war population either internally displaced or refugees, the talks are a litmus test for the key external stakeholders, especially the United States and Russia, to negotiate shared principles underlying peace and order. Russia's September military intervention in Syria, in support of President Bashar al-Assad, has turned Moscow into a pivotal player in the region. The agenda is currently being set by an alliance formed by Russia, Iran and Assad. The danger of a proxy US-Russian conflict is real. Also, should Iraq request help from Russia in fighting Islamic State, the proxy conflict may escalate into direct confrontation between Washington and Moscow. Russia needs to be convinced that an immediate ceasefire rather than the continuation of war serves its long-term interests.
A quarter century after the end of the Cold War, the crisis has raised serious concerns about global security, especially at a time when the balance of power is rapidly shifting to the East and South. According to a well-cited Harvard study by Graham Allison, 12 out of 16 cases of power transitions over the past 500 years indicate that war is the norm rather than the exception. Resetting political relations with post-Soviet Russia – beyond the selective engagement on Iran and Syria, by building a partnership based on equality and mutual respect – is a matter of priority. The Obama administration's 2009 reset in US-Russia relations has fallen short of achieving that objective.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's 2015 Yearbook, Russia possesses 7,500 nuclear warheads of which 1,780 are deployed on missiles and on bases with operational forces. It also maintains 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons with lower yield munitions that can be used in the battlefield. Unlike China, Russia's most recent nuclear doctrine – reaffirmed in December 2014 – permits the first use of nuclear weapons in response to conventional attacks that pose existential threats. At the same time, with the third-largest military budget in the world, Moscow has invested in nuclear and conventional modernization programs, recouping its power projection capabilities in the region and beyond.
In 2010-14, the United States and Russia combined supplied 58 percent of all international transfers of major weapons. Almost two thirds of Russian arms exports went to three countries – India, China, and Algeria (SIPRI 2015).
Russia has had its own pivot to Asia in the military, energy and trade realms. This has been driven by both the desire to become an integral part of the so-called Asian Century and deterioration of its relations with the West. This strategic realignment may well help Russia to become a force to be reckoned with in the East Asian security order. Notably, a major overhaul will be transforming Russia's Pacific fleet from its smallest to its biggest naval asset, with implications for boosting regional power-projection capabilities.
Russia, by pursing a balanced foreign policy, could become a bridge between East and West – and profit.
In a nutshell, Russia is still strategically too significant to fail. It retains its permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Russia's vast geography extends across Northern Asia and Eastern Europe – it is part of both East and West. This geographical position poses challenge and opportunity. It is a challenge since Russia may find itself between a rock and a hard place, excluded from both the West and the East, isolated and encircled. But geography can also be an opportunity, if Russia fully embraces its Eurasian roots and pursues a balanced foreign policy to profit from and become a bridge between East and West. This ought to be the strategic objective of Western and Eastern engagement.
For Moscow, but also for Russia's neighbors in Europe and Asia, diplomacy needs to be put back on center stage. A strong focus on identifying areas of common interest – including counterterrorism, nuclear and conventional arms control – rather than a divisive exchange about a clash of values and worldviews should top of everyone's policy agendas.
Failure to engage Russia is not an option. Low oil prices create good conditions for engagement.
Post-Cold War stability depends on the effective renegotiation of "the rules of the game" driving international cooperation in the long-term. Moscow's military interventions in Syria – and eastern Ukraine – intended to send a strong signal to external parties: Russia acts on its own terms and does not follow rules superimposed by the West. In both cases, Moscow has modified the rules of the game in its favor, changing the status quo without negotiation. Whatever we make of Putin's politics, failure to engage Russia is not an option. The collapse of global oil prices has created favorable conditions for engagement. With oil and gas accounting for 70 percent of Russian export incomes, its economy is under immense pressure.
The most reliable foundation for a sustainable partnership is to engage Russia on more equal terms within a greater Eurasian security community, to enfranchise Russia in such a way that it will play a constructive role because it has equal stakes and status. This is still unfinished post-Cold War business. Related proposals – similar in their intent but different in detail – have been discussed in Europe and Asia. Ideally, this security community would provide a catalyst for synergies between regional institutions and initiatives such as the European Union, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and China's One Belt One Road Initiative.
At the societal level, recent high-level conferences inside and outside of Russia have highlighted the uneasiness of Russian scholars, practitioners and students with the status quo. Among the ones attended by the author: the 10th General Conference of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, Confidence Building in the Asia-Pacific: The Security Architecture of the 21st Century in October in Mongolia; Moscow State University International Congress, Globalistics-2015: Global Governance and Diplomacy in an Unstable World in October; and the Russian Association of Political Science and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Political Science in the Face of Contemporary Political Challenges in November.
Russian scholars and practitioners, uneasy with the status quo, seek frank exchange and mutual respect.
A recurrent theme emerging at such conferences is the vital importance of exposing the next generation of Russian scholars and practitioners to the contemporary world, and of exposing foreigners – students and scholars alike – to Russian ideas and thinking. This is the vital entry point for universities in Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific, foundations, and public policy institutions to step in and facilitate intellectual exchange centered on mutual understanding and confidence-building. Such initiatives existed even at the height of the Cold War.
As the 19th century Russian philosopher and historian Nikolai Danilevski put it, the essence of progress "is not going in one direction … but in walking all over the entire field of historical activity, and in every direction." The double-headed eagle in Russia's coat of arms, looking East and West, suggests just that.


A fascination with computers has led to a #1 million success story for two Black Country entrepreneurs.
Mike Healey and Steve Burgwin have seen Allcomm Communications outstrip larger rivals by becoming one of the region's leading internet solutions providers.
The two partners, who share over 25 years experience in the sector, are now looking to target a period of even stronger growth through strategic acquisition and the ongoing roll-out of a total package for SMEs.
"We have just entered our 12th year of trading and are on course to secure our best ever 12 months, with sales expected to top #1.3 million," said Mr Healey.
"It's a far cry from when we first started out as a small venture, which was nothing more than the two of us fixing computers at home."
He continued: "This gave us the experience and knowledge that all businesses really want is someone to listen to them and meet their requirements with the minimum of fuss. We took this sentiment and built into everything we do."
Allcomm, which now employs 15 people at its Compton Road head office in Wolverhampton, provides a complete communications package for industry and commerce, including website development, telephony, network security and VOIP (voice over internet protocol) services.
It has also worked with a diverse client base of private users, SMEs and blue chip clients to move them from dial-up internet access to custom-made broadband solutions a major growth area for the business.
"A lot of firms don't really understand the new advancements that are coming onto the market and are missing out on cost savings and operational efficiencies, because of that uncertainty," reaffirmed Mr Burgwin.
"This is why we have enjoyed so much success. Naturally, we keep tabs on all the latest product introductions and are continually working in partnership with the providers to offer the best possible packages.
"This means we can go into any company regardless of size and industry and, using language they understand, develop a bespoke package that meets their requirements."
It seems to be an approach that is working, with a string of contracts recently won in the construction, manufacturing and professional services sector.
This growth, coupled with a number of new product introductions, should prove the necessary catalyst to increase the size of the workforce by some 20 per cent over the next 12 months.
Mr Healey said: "Being a relatively small organisation, we can be a lot more agile and flexible than the big boys and this has given us an excellent competitive advantage to work with going forward.
"The future's going to be extremely exciting, as we look to expand on an even larger UK reseller network for our products and I wouldn't rule out some corporate activity by the end of 2006 if the right company comes onto the market."


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From the crypt: A most "nebulous" concept that national unity
This was my very blog post, written on The Star Online's citizen's blog nearly three years ago. It's a response to Johor's Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) Abdul Ghani Othman's comments on the "abuse" of the term 'Bangsa Malaysia' and pointing out how UMNO politicians continue to reproduce colonial strategies to maintain racialised power. NB: The post you are about to read is (embarrassingly) polemical and has been edited to death by The Star editorial team.
Johor MB Abdul Ghani Othman tested the waters of public tolerance by announcing the evils of unifying the nation under the umbrella policy "Bangsa Malaysia" (Malaysian Race). The Johor Umno chief scoffed at the concept:
"After 49 years of independence, we should be more mature and not try to produce nebulous concepts whose origins are not clear … The concept, if subjected to abuse, can threaten national stability."
After nearly 50 years racial bigotry still occupies the country's seats of power.
We have adopted our former colonists' legacy of "Divide and Conquer" and further perpetuate a separatist culture that benefits one of group of people over others by reinforcing the social constructs "Malay" and "The Others". For 49 years these social constructs iterated in the Constitution maintained the power dynamics that favoured the Malay race. Amending the Constitution would invite "disorder", stated the Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak.
Hishamuddin Rais, a keen and articulate observer of Malaysian politics, illustrates beautifully Umno's obsession with the preservation of racial divides in his blog, Dari Jelebu.
Lest we forget, a unifying social construct made up of all existing ethinicities once freed Malaysian from colonisation. So the Malays' suspicions of "The Others" is not unfounded – unified social constructs within "The Others" have the potential to replay history.
Historically, as pointed out by Hishamuddin Rais, the creation of such social constructs by the British were deeply rooted in economic greed. Today the Malay agenda is largely about figuring out ways to gain a larger share of the nation's wealth beneath the surface of Malay pride.
It's anyone's guess that such a concept will threaten the Malays' position as "The Princes of the Soil". By implementing Bangsa Malaysia, all ethnicities will share the right to equal opportunities and create a national identity which sees that everyone stands equal before the Constitution. The Bangsa Malaysia concept is "unfair" because it will out the Malays as the economically and educationally disadvantaged race.
In fact, it is Umno's greatest fear that Malaysia will evolve into becoming Singapore where the Malays are pushed into the margins of society. In essence Malaysia is the Malays' final refuge and by protecting this refuge the identity of the Malays as the pivotal race is crucial.
The empowerment of this identity is evident in the superior position given to the Malay language and Islam. Take away all the symbols of Malay supremacy and they are left with nothing.
While abroad, I am ambivalent about professing myself as Malay. More often I am indeed proud of my culture and language but at the same time I find it hard to relate to other Malays who share my pride.
I hate to make distinctions based on race, and I hope that Malaysians will eventually mature and adopt a race-less outlook as well.
It is disheartening that those at the pinnacles of power are the ones fighting over the redefinitions of race while people like myself would rather see Malaysians as Malaysians.
Published 7 November, 2009
Categorized as Malaysia, Post-colonialism Tagged Racism
T-Boy says:
7 November, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Do you feel any different now?
Because I have this urge to take out the scalpels.
cycads says:
Stop right there with your scalpels! I do feel a little differently now, and to be honest, I could barely re-read this post without thinking, "I must've sounded really stupid back then!". Come to think of it, I can hardly read the stuff I wrote on this blog just a year ago without hitting myself in the head.
Not to say that my politics have changed that much though, but rather how I've worded it and condensed it into one article. Writing is hard business, man.
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50th Known Mersenne Prime Discovered
GIMPS Project Discovers
Largest Known Prime Number: 277,232,917-1
RALEIGH, NC., January 3, 2018 -- The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has discovered the largest known prime number, 277,232,917-1, having 23,249,425 digits. A computer volunteered by Jonathan Pace made the find on December 26, 2017. Jonathan is one of thousands of volunteers using free GIMPS software available at www.mersenne.org/download/.
The new prime number, also known as M77232917, is calculated by multiplying together 77,232,917 twos, and then subtracting one. It is nearly one million digits larger than the previous record prime number, in a special class of extremely rare prime numbers known as Mersenne primes. It is only the 50th known Mersenne prime ever discovered, each increasingly difficult to find. Mersenne primes were named for the French monk Marin Mersenne, who studied these numbers more than 350 years ago. GIMPS, founded in 1996, has discovered the last 16 Mersenne primes. Volunteers download a free program to search for these primes, with a cash award offered to anyone lucky enough to find a new prime. Prof. Chris Caldwell maintains an authoritative web site on the largest known primes, and has an excellent history of Mersenne primes.
The primality proof took six days of non-stop computing on a PC with an Intel i5-6600 CPU. To prove there were no errors in the prime discovery process, the new prime was independently verified using four different programs on four different hardware configurations.
Aaron Blosser verified it using Prime95 on an Intel Xeon server in 37 hours.
David Stanfill verified it using gpuOwL on an AMD RX Vega 64 GPU in 34 hours.
Andreas Höglund verified the prime using CUDALucas running on NVidia Titan Black GPU in 73 hours.
Ernst Mayer also verified it using his own program Mlucas on 32-core Xeon server in 82 hours. Andreas Höglund also confirmed using Mlucas running on an Amazon AWS instance in 65 hours.
Jonathan Pace is a 51-year old Electrical Engineer living in Germantown, Tennessee. Perseverance has finally paid off for Jon - he has been hunting for big primes with GIMPS for over 14 years. The discovery is eligible for a $3,000 GIMPS research discovery award.
GIMPS Prime95 client software was developed by founder George Woltman. Scott Kurowski wrote the PrimeNet system software that coordinates GIMPS' computers. Aaron Blosser is now the system administrator, upgrading and maintaining PrimeNet as needed. Volunteers have a chance to earn research discovery awards of $3,000 or $50,000 if their computer discovers a new Mersenne prime. GIMPS' next major goal is to win the $150,000 award administered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation offered for finding a 100 million digit prime number.
Credit for this prime goes not only to Jonathan Pace for running the Prime95 software, Woltman for writing the software, Kurowski and Blosser for their work on the Primenet server, but also the thousands of GIMPS volunteers that sifted through millions of non-prime candidates. In recognition of all the above people, official credit for this discovery goes to "J. Pace, G. Woltman, S. Kurowski, A. Blosser, et al."
About Mersenne.org's Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) was formed in January 1996 by George Woltman to discover new world record size Mersenne primes. In 1997 Scott Kurowski enabled GIMPS to automatically harness the power of thousands of ordinary computers to search for these "needles in a haystack". Most GIMPS members join the search for the thrill of possibly discovering a record-setting, rare, and historic new Mersenne prime. The search for more Mersenne primes is already under way. There may be smaller, as yet undiscovered Mersenne primes, and there almost certainly are larger Mersenne primes waiting to be found. Anyone with a reasonably powerful PC can join GIMPS and become a big prime hunter, and possibly earn a cash research discovery award. All the necessary software can be downloaded for free at www.mersenne.org/download/. GIMPS is organized as Mersenne Research, Inc., a 501(c)(3) science research charity. Additional information may be found at www.mersenneforum.org and www.mersenne.org; donations are welcome.
For More Information on Mersenne Primes
Prime numbers have long fascinated both amateur and professional mathematicians. An integer greater than one is called a prime number if its only divisors are one and itself. The first prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc. For example, the number 10 is not prime because it is divisible by 2 and 5. A Mersenne prime is a prime number of the form 2P-1. The first Mersenne primes are 3, 7, 31, and 127 corresponding to P = 2, 3, 5, and 7 respectively. There are now 50 known Mersenne primes.
Mersenne primes have been central to number theory since they were first discussed by Euclid about 350 BC. The man whose name they now bear, the French monk Marin Mersenne (1588-1648), made a famous conjecture on which values of P would yield a prime. It took 300 years and several important discoveries in mathematics to settle his conjecture.
At present there are few practical uses for this new large prime, prompting some to ask "why search for these large primes"? Those same doubts existed a few decades ago until important cryptography algorithms were developed based on prime numbers. For seven more good reasons to search for large prime numbers, see here.
Previous GIMPS Mersenne prime discoveries were made by members in various countries.
In January 2016, Curtis Cooper et al. discovered the 49th known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In April 2009, Odd Magnar Strindmo et al. discovered the 47th known Mersenne prime in Norway.
In September 2008, Hans-Michael Elvenich et al. discovered the 46th known Mersenne prime in Germany.
In August 2008, Edson Smith et al. discovered the 45th known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In September 2006, Curtis Cooper and Steven Boone et al. discovered the 44th known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In December 2005, Curtis Cooper and Steven Boone et al. discovered the 43rd known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In February 2005, Dr. Martin Nowak et al. discovered the 42nd known Mersenne prime in Germany.
In May 2004, Josh Findley et al. discovered the 41st known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In November 2003, Michael Shafer et al. discovered the 40th known Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In November 2001, Michael Cameron et al. discovered the 39th Mersenne prime in Canada.
In June 1999, Nayan Hajratwala et al. discovered the 38th Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In January 1998, Roland Clarkson et al. discovered the 37th Mersenne prime in the U.S.
In August 1997, Gordon Spence et al. discovered the 36th Mersenne prime in the U.K.
In November 1996, Joel Armengaud et al. discovered the 35th Mersenne prime in France.
Euclid proved that every Mersenne prime generates a perfect number. A perfect number is one whose proper divisors add up to the number itself. The smallest perfect number is 6 = 1 + 2 + 3 and the second perfect number is 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14. Euler (1707-1783) proved that all even perfect numbers come from Mersenne primes. The newly discovered perfect number is 277,232,916 x (277,232,917-1). This number is over 46 million digits long! It is still unknown if any odd perfect numbers exist.
There is a unique history to the arithmetic algorithms underlying the GIMPS project. The programs that found the recent big Mersenne primes are based on a special algorithm. In the early 1990's, the late Richard Crandall, Apple Distinguished Scientist, discovered ways to double the speed of what are called convolutions -- essentially big multiplication operations. The method is applicable not only to prime searching but other aspects of computation. During that work he also patented the Fast Elliptic Encryption system, now owned by Apple Computer, which uses Mersenne primes to quickly encrypt and decrypt messages. George Woltman implemented Crandall's algorithm in assembly language, thereby producing a prime-search program of unprecedented efficiency, and that work led to the successful GIMPS project.
School teachers from elementary through high-school grades have used GIMPS to get their students excited about mathematics. Students who run the free software are contributing to mathematical research. David Stanfill's and Ernst Mayer's verification computations for this discovery was donated by Squirrels LLC (http://www.airsquirrels.com) which services K-12 education and other customers.
[1] Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), May 6, 2005 p810.


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Юрій Шульга ( 2 січня 1966, Вахрушеве) — український ковзаняр. Учасник двох зимових Олімпіад (1992, 1994). До 1991 року також представляв СРСР.

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Найбільший успіх у кар'єрі Юрія Шульги був у 1993 році, коли він фінішував сьомим на чемпіонаті світу в Гамарі. Шульга був там послідовно одинадцятим на 500 м, дванадцятим на 5000 м, сьомим на 1500 м і одинадцятим на дистанції 10 000 м. Він також посів сьоме місце на чемпіонаті Європи в Хамарі, що відбувся рік по тому. Його найкращим результатом стало шосте місце в забігу на 1500 м. У 1992 році він стартував на Олімпіаді в Альбервілі, зайнявши шістнадцяте місце на цій дистанції. На Олімпіаді 1994 року в Ліллехаммері він був десятим на дистанції 1500 м, а в бігу на 5000 м — 21-м. Неодноразово брав участь у змаганнях Кубка світу, і один раз піднявся на п'єдестал пошани: 25 листопада 1989 року в Берліні став другим на дистанції 1500 м. Найкращих результатів він досяг у сезоні 1993/1994, коли був дев'ятим у фінальній класифікації на дистанції 1500 м. 1995 року завершив кар'єру.

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excellent smoke, mellow and flavorful. Part of a sampler, I will but more of these.
reliable , consistent smoke when you get a romeo!!!
Very fine cigar. When Cigar International has them on sale I always buy a box! This is my favorite cigar in the evening on the back porch with an adult beverage. Better than most more expensive cigars.
Slow burn. Full flavor. Worth it.
Great slow burning smoke from start to finish.
Great cigar that burns well and is a great for relaxing after a dinner.
Very satisfied and enjoying this product.
Have not yet smoked this batch! Saving them for special occasions.
Simply an awesome smoke from start to finish.
It's a Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real, what more need be said!
My favorite cigar by far. What's not to love about it; great draw, mild wrap and filler, pleasant aroma! Makes a person sit back and relax to enjoy it - it's best feature!!
R & J 1875 are my go-to smoke. The Reserva Real are special, it performs well above it's pay grade!
Smooooooth! Great golf cigar to cap off a perfect day!
Every once in awhile comes along a great, and an amazing deal. This is like cigars coming down from heaven a great smooth taste the simple easy draw that allows a perfect balance of Heaven on Earth..
If you want a mild, smooth, even burn this is it. Take your time and enjoy this one.
Very enjoyable mild to medium smoke.
They were absolutely delicious...I smoke them on the golf coarse abd they had a nice steady burn. I wasn't having to touch them up or relight thembetween shots.. I also passed them out to a couple of friends who also enjoyed them...I will be getting them again..
Excellent Smoke- Burn great, awesome flavor !!
Love the Reserva Real. Have enjoyed them for years.
What more need to be said than that's it's a well-made, good-smoking quality cigar at a price that beats everybody else?
Would like to see these cigars discounted again!
My favorite mild-medium cigar, so consistent in all aspects.
Always my go to cigar.
My go-to for any time smoking.
Absolutely my favorite smoke. Best cigar for your money!
ROMEO Y JULIETA, IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE SMOKE PREMIUM CIGARS BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL. DON'T BE THROWN OFF BECAUSE YOU HAD YOUR HEART BROKEN A TIME OF TWO AND YOU ARE NOT FEELING THE WHOLE ROMEO AND JULIET, IDEAL. OUTSIDE OF A CUBAN CIGAR, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DO TOO MUCH BETTER. SMOKING ONE MAKES YOU REALIZE THAT THINGS ARE GOOD. KEITH L.
I really enjoy these cigars!
It wasn't the right cigar.Right band,wrong cigar.
the reserva series is a real treat a very smooth delicous blend of tobacco, quite the enjable smoke. highly reccomend will deffinitly buy again.
Nice flavor, even burn, enjoyable.
Great smoke - full of flavor, never bitter, with great construction that burns evenly and slowly. One of my favorites!
This cigar is great for beginners or great for anyone looking for a good morning smoke with a cup of coffee. Mild, but tasty, creamy and nutty. Never disappoints.
Love these cigars. Top o the line. Love CI Too!
I enjoy this stick with my morning coffee it's a Great smoke to enjoy with just about anything !
Good tasting smoke, but almost everyone went out 1/2 - 3/4 of the way through. Thought they were better quality than that.
Very well made , nice draw, good ash. Love these cigars!!
Overall, a wonderful experience! Truly an enjoyment from the first light to the last ash. Simply said, this cigar completes an evening with friends!
I'm not overly impressed with this batch. One cigar was missing filler in its core as if it had been hollowed out. The other cigars feel as if they didn't pack in the correct amount of tobacco. I don't know if this is a quality control issue or just par for the course for the Reserva Real. In either case, I'm going to avoid them from now on.
My favorite go to cigar. Always a good smoke.
Romeo's have always been consistently good in both flavor and construction and this cigar is no exception.
Easy draw - lotsa smoke!
I just had one of these last night. It had no bitter first taste - seemed smooth and relatively mild from the start. I'd have one of these any time, any occasion. Once again Romeo y Julieta proves their brand is exceptional.
I am very pleased with CI service and product quality and I will continue to do business.
Good cigar, like the size and feel.
Excellent on quick turnaround. Thx!
Just bought more R&J Reserve Real's and they always live up to expectations. Just a delicious smoke that's smooth and tasty.
Love this cigar, mild taste with an easy draw that can be enjoyed over 7 to 9 holes on a golf course.
One of my "go to" cigars. Never had a bad one! It's always on my order list each month.
Very very good. Some other cigars that I bought have been Hard & stale.
Bought Romeo Reserva Real for a great price fast, free shipping and the cigars were humidified right.
My current favorite. When I get a chance to sit and enjoy a good smoke, I pick up one of these.
First stick I tried was just ok.....7 out of 10....not as good as the Vintage....24 more to go. I'm hopefully it will get better. Stick was split out of the wrapper. A fluke? We will see....standy by.
When I want to sit and relax and enjoy a cigar, this is the first cigar I grab. It has never let me down.
I've been a Cigars International member for 10 years. Never disappointed!
A very satisfying smoke, not too mild, and a cigar I will enjoy buying again.
Tasty, even burn and a nice draw. Try it.
very enjoyable, burns evenly from start to finish. I would definitely buy again.
Very nice sampler pack of rnj's. Reserve Real is my #1 cigar. Doesn't dissapoint.
An excellent varied vintage selection of Romeo y Julieta cigars.
I was looking for a relaxing afternoon cigar and found it with the Romeo y Juliet Churchill. Nice smoke great flavor.
SUPER CIGAR, VERY GOOD EVEN I INDICATE ALL APPRECIATES.
great flavor, but mild enough to smoke down to the nub.
It was a very enjoyable cigar, with a consistent draw and smooth taste. Great value!!!
This is a marvolously robust cigar of earthy flavours. Excellent construction, even burn and consistency through every box.
Good price. You should offer a free shipping program.
When my friends want a cigar that don't smoke all the time, I hand them a RJ and they're blown away by the mild to med strength but complex in taste, best dam cigar around!
This is one of my favorite cigars of all time! It is mild medium smoke and always consistently made of quality. You won't be disappointed with this Romeo!
Excellent cigars at a good price. Website left a little to desire.
I 'had' to buy them because all the Churchills were gone and they were on back order. This is not the right size for this blend.
Good draw and smooth finish.
My goto cigar...smooth, burns well, and good value.
No reason to buy cigars elsewhere. Great prices and very fast delivery. Cigars International never let me down.
Love the Romeo and Julieta Reserva Real Lonsdales. It a perfect size and a great smoke.
Disappointed the Cigars are no longer sold in a Box of 10.
Belicoso #2 's were purchased for my husband's birthday and he LOVED them. They are AMAZING and exactly what the reviews said they would be. The shipping was fast, the information was accurate, and the wnd results were perfect. I especially liked the magazine in my package to see other reviews and pkace more informative orders. Thanks guys!! 5 stars all the way!!!!!!
I have never had a bad RyJ. Always rich and flavorful.
Mild to medium as advertised. Nice long, afternoon or evening cigar.
Delightful cigars, Great price, service and delivery. Is the RED lighter sent with one of my orders still available. Husband lost it but he loved it.
The Romeo Y Julieta Reserva Real is wonderful. Not near as many notes as some others, but it holds its own. The first thing I noticed about this cigar was the ample smoke on the initial few draws. A pleasant surprise. The craftsmanship is certainly evident as this cigar held its wrap better than most I've had so far. The most enjoyable note is a beautiful flavor of leather in my opinion, which did not let up through the entire burn. The cigar as a whole is very earthy and certainly smooth. I enjoyed this cigar very much and couldn't help but acknowledge its integrity and fine craftsmanship. All in all excellent and worth having two at all times within the humidor.
I received one of these in a sampler pack. Sat in my humi for almost a month before i smoked it. This has to be one of the worst cigars i have ever smoked...including bargin gars. It was rolled too loose and tasted horrible. Like smoking a piece of maple wood. That may be a little dramatic, but it really is a bad tasting cigar in my opinion. I let it go half way down and had a cigarette.
Unlike most mild or mild-medium cigars that taste like an oversized cigarette, the R & J Reserva Real Toro has flavor. Not as complex as the heavy duty cigars, but tasty with notes of walnut and some pepper. Burns even and has a perfect draw. A great smoke while on the golf course.
Started out good but wouldn't stay burning without extensive effort. Not enjoyable or relaxing!
Truly one of my favorites! Good/even burn and mild enough to smoke a couple a day. My go to golf cigar.
I am glad you asked! I ordered and received a box of Reserva Real Robustos recently as you know. I let them rest a couple of weeks and then began smoking them. The flavor and burn that I have come accustomed to with these usually fine cigars was definitely not in this box of cigars. I have smoked at least ten of them so far could not make it past half way on any of them. I really think they are fake and I am not happy with this purchase. Oddly enough, I ordered some Toros a few weeks back from the Daily Deal and those were excellent. Again, thanks for asking.
Good selection and good service. CI is my favorite cigar retailer.
I've always enjoyed the products I've purchased from Cigar International. Never had any problems. I love the visuals provided on the website!
Great Cigars and a great value.
Has been one of my favorites. Always a consistent flavorful cigar. Perfect with Red Wines, after dinner cordials or a favorite Ale.
I received my order timely and the cigars are great.
I thoroughly enjoy this cigar when I have the time to devote to it. The Reserva Real needs this time to deliver all of its flavors. Take the time and really let the cigar do its magic.
I do like these a lot. Lovely, even burning, easy drawing and very pleasant smoke. If you like mild cigars, this medium will probably surprise you. Not in the least bit overbearing. I will be purchasing these again.
I always try other cigars to save a few bucks but always come back. Always a smooth smoke, burns evenly, good flavor....you get what you pay for!
a nice smooth smoke...well made and smokes evenly... I enjoyed them.. will order again..
Recently ordered a five-pack of RyJ Reserva Real and haven't looked back. These are truly world class cigars, rich yet creamy. medium flavor, medium body tending toward mild. (Respectfully disagree with CI's assessment that they're full-bodied.) These cigars are smooth as silk and very smokeable, especially to a former Royal Jamaica-Macanudo smoker like me.
I have bought these multiple times and they never disappoint. Also bought some Punchs which were just as good! Need to order more already!
I got this in an R&J sampler that also included the 1875, Media Noche, and Churchill Vintage. This cigar blew the others away in flavor, draw, and aesthetics. In fact, this is my favorite cigar (I think). I can't really explain the flavor, except that it is unique and very, very good. I thought that the R&J 1875 was a great all-around cigar, but the Reserva Real just took its place in my humidor.
The best cigar in the RYJ lineup. Creamy and smooth.
The RESERVA REAL robusto is the best mild to medium smoke I've had. The burn, the construction, and the flavor. I always go for the full body smoke, but with these beauties I will always make an exception.
Well made, lots of smoke, great flavor, good burn, no issues at all. 60 minutes of pure pleasure. A lot of bang for the buck with the Reserva Real! A reliable go-to stick.
I've smoked this cigar for 10 years. I ALWAYS get compliments about it and people ask me for the wrapper everywhere I go. I've tried others, but always come back.
I got 1 in the backyard boogie deal. Not my favorite by far. Good burn lots of smoke taste a bit too over powering. If I would get another I would trade it off.
Still one of the best cigars out there!
This a very enjoyable cigar. I recently smoked a Corona and it was good down to the nub. I gave one to my son and he agreed, asking for another one. I just ordered some more in the Toro size, Enjoy!
THE BEST, I always long for cuban cigar quality and this is it. Great wrap, draw, and flavor. A all around balanced package.
These are some of the finest smokes around. They always burn well with a long ash. They have a flawless wrapper and are always a great relaxing smoke. The Corona is the perfect size for a nice 45 to 55 minute smoke.
Just started smoking cigars and this is probably my favorite so far only after a Cuban Cohiba I had for my birthday. I picked one of these babies up at the local smoke shop. The cigar is smooth, creamy, and a mild flavor. Beautiful construction and it tasted great all the way down to the nub! Definitely going to be buying a box!
There's nothing better than finding a great cigar. The RyJ Reserva Real, for me, is that cigar. The burn and draw.... perfect, and the flavors are delicious. Time to make space in the humi for a new favorite.
Sweet cream from the Dominican Republic! The finest cigar in R&J's line up. The taste and aroma is slightly sweet with lots of new leather and sweet cedar. I could eat these!
I just got into cigar appreciation over the last year. I love the boutique Maduros and rich potent blends like everyone else. On a whim I bought a five pack of the RJ RRs and stuck them in the Humidor for a month. Today, I am halfway through my first one. Here is my review...when I draw and exhale I close my eyes and I am taken to the Miami, Calle Ocho barber shop my dad and I frequented my entire childhood. This cigar takes me back to a beautiful time with a beautiful people so much a part of my history. Este tabaco es el gran sabor de Miami e tambien de mi joventud!
One of my favorite cigars. Very good overall and not too pricey. You know you are smoking a quality stick when you take the first draw. Thumbs up!
I just got into cigars after a trip to the Bahamas. I had the pleasure of smoking a couple cuban cigars while I was there. When I got home I bought a humidor. The first cigar I bought was a Reserva Real. Just put flame to it today and was very impressed. But then again I'm a rookie. But there will be a home for this one in my humidor.
I traded a couple of Rocky Sun Growns to my buddy for a couple these (Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real) and I lit up a Churchill right after the tip off of the Washington State vs UCLA basketball game yesterday. Would you believe that this cigar, with the most perfect burn and tons of pure white smoke lasted for the entire 2 hour plus game? The construction, draw, and burn was absolutely perfect and the flavor was just plain nice, it was just what a good cigar should taste like. With WSU pulling out the great win, I think I'm going to call this my lucky cigar and save my remaining one for another big game!
I only smoke R&J Reserve Real Toro's, they burn great, taste excellent, give you plenty of smoke and for the price you can't beat them so give your self a treat and get a box and put them in your humidore. You won't be dissatisfied.
Iwas born in Cuba, my family was in the tobaco plantation, I smoke cigars since I was 17 years old. An to me the Romeo and Julieta (Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real) line of cigars. is one of the best cigars in the market and the best prices. I been doing business with Cigars International for few years and the prices and service is number one.
I'm new to cigar smoking and have been sampling many different brands and flavors...this (Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real) is by far the best cigar I have tried so far. Mild flavor, smooth, even draw and an even burn. Great, smooth taste too.
Romeo Reserva Real (Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real) is the best smoke I've ever had. Excellent draw, mild to medium flavor amd excellent size. I would highly recommend the toro. Excellent length and ring gauge.
This cigar (Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real) is smooth from start to finish. The torpedo is excellent. The construction is of wonderful quality, lots of smoke, and burns evenly This is one cigar you want to smoke to your fingertips!


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Q: DataTables warning: table id=users - Ajax error. when passing parameter to it using jquery I am getting this error when passing parameter to the datatable jQuery.
If I changed my controller to this
public ActionResult GetUsers(int divisionId)
with out parameter it work fine but I need to pass the parameter.
DataTables warning: table id=users - Ajax error. For more information about this error, please see http://datatables.net/tn/7
here is my view

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    {
        int pageSize = 0, skip = 0;
        string orderBy = "", draw = "", search = "";

        Utility.SetDataTableValues(Request, out draw, out orderBy, out search, out pageSize, out skip);

        int recordsTotal = 0;
        List<UserPartial> usersList = new List<UserPartial>();
       usersList = UserBL.GetUsersByDivision(pageSize, skip, out recordsTotal,2, search);
        return Json(new { draw = draw, recordsFiltered = recordsTotal, recordsTotal = recordsTotal, data = usersList }, JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
    }

and the script:
$(function () {

        $("#selection").on('change', function () {
            var table = $('#users').DataTable();

            table.destroy();
            $("#users").show();

            var divisionId = $("#selection option:selected").val();
            var url = '/AssignHod/GetUsers/';
            table = $('#users').DataTable({
                "processing": true,
                "serverSide": true,
                "filter": true,
                "orderMulti": false,
                "destroy": true,
                "ordering": true,
                "ajax": {
                    "url": '@Url.Action("GetUsers", "AssignHod")',
                    "type": "POST",
                    "datatype": "json"
                },
                "columns":
                    [
                        {
                            "data": "UserID"
                        },
                        {
                            "data": "EmployeeId"
                        },
                        {
                            "data": "Username"
                        },
                        {
                            "data": "Email"
                        },
                        {
                            "render": function (data, type, row, meta) {
                                var html = "";
                                //if (row.canEdit) {
                                if (row.isHOD) {
                                    html += '';
                                }
                                else if (!row.isHOD) {
                                    html += '';
                                }
                                return html;
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                ,
                "fnRowCallback": function (nRow, aData, iDisplayIndex, iDisplayIndexFull) {
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                    }
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            });

        });
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A: I add attribute route before ActionResult and its now working.
[Route("AssignHoD/GetUsers/{Id}")]
public ActionResult GetUsers(int Id)
{
}

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Discussion in 'BF2 Server Administration' started by Ghostfire, Aug 23, 2014.
I have a huge problem with starting my game server.
Server worked fine for about 6 months until a few days ago, when I installed Visual C++ 2013 Redist. Nothing else changed on my machine.
I have uninstalled VC++2013, but it didn't help. Battlefield 2 standard server works fine though.
I tried re-installing BF2 Server, Client, AIX and BF2Statistics Control Center. That didn't help either.
Have anyone else had the same problem? Is there any chance to fix this problem without formatting / reinstalling system?
AIX 2.0 Server Files installed?
Of course. Everything installed as it should be.
Anyway, I have found a workaround for this problem. Seems like Visual C++ messed up something with server config files, so I didn't copy my server files, but it didn't work. The only way I can run the server is by global configuration file, not the BF2 Statistics Control Center interface.
Now it seems that I can't make any changes in GlobalServerSettings.con file :/ Even though I've edited the file manualy the server always starts with default settings. Any ideas?
In serversettings file make sure to disable public server - sv.internet 0. Same goes for the BF2Statistics Control Center (uncheck option "Enable Public Srerver"). Server won't show in serverlist, but you can always join using IP, or setting up automatic server connection in BF2SCC, or Client Launcher.


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Home › Our Communities › Parliamentarians and campaigners › Peers › Ajay Kakkar
Lord Kakkar was raised to the peerage as Baron Kakkar of Loxbeare in the County of Devon in 2010. He is a crossbencher.
Lord Kakkar is an expert in the treatment and prevention of blood clots and gained prominence for his research. Lord Kakkar used his newfound platform to describe the importance of medical research and the need for addressing health inequalities.
Lord Kakkar first visited the House in December 1977 as a schoolboy and said he was "filled with such awe and excitement", and "a passion for our nation's democracy, debate and political discussion".
More than 30 years later, Lord Kakkar's expertise in thrombosis was given a warm welcome in the House. Following his first address, Baroness Elizabeth (Kay) Andrews said he will be" listened to most attentively in this house; I suspect particularly by the front bench which spends hours sitting still".
Lord Kakkar thanked the House of Lords Appointments Commission, saying "their thorough interrogation, to which I was subjected, was without doubt the most demanding and insightful of my professional career to date".
Currently, Lord Kakkar is a member of the Privy Council, as well as the Science and Technology Committee and the NHS Sustainability Committee in the House of Lords.
Lord Kakkar is also Chair of UCL Partners, a Professor of Surgery at UCL, and the Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute.
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Republican, Democrat, or just a guy looking for a job?
Colorado's D-3 Congressman, Scott Tipton, is running for his third term. To date, his sole primary opponent is a 28 year-old from Carbondale, Alex Beinstein. According to his voter records, he first registered as a Republican in September of 2015, just months before announcing his congressional bid. His voter record also indicates that he still lives with his parents, Jerry and Leslie Beinstein, who are life-long Democrats.
Beinstein seems to have been interested in politics for several years. During his undergrad studies at the University of Chicago he hosted a radio show titled "Tomorrow with Alex Beinstein." There he interviewed a plethora of powerhouse politicos including Obama campaign chief, David Plouffe, Clinton strategist, Austan Goolsby, and Ambassador John Bolton.
While attending Law School in Maine, Beinstein voted for Democrat Cynthia Dill in the State's 2012 Senatorial primary race.
Although campaign finance law does not require the party affiliation of campaign staffers to be disclosed, it's clear Beinstein's treasurer is a Democrat, since it's his pop.
Whether or not Beinstein is currently employed is unclear.
He is worth a try, all we have is status quo tipton. Comrades we are where we are because they (federal Gov.) don't follow the Constutuion.
Yea, Not this one Rick. Have you heard him speak? He's trying to pull a Trump, you know a Democrat running as a Republican.


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Conkwell Grange trainer Neil Mulholland was rewarded for the 886 mile round trip to Perth on Sunday when Soupy Soups and Frau Georgia maintained the yard's admirable strike rate in the Sam Morshead Perth Gold Cup and subsequent Mares Hurdle, broadcast live on ITV Racing's first visit to the course.
Mulholland's raid on Perth numbered seven runners in six of the nine races and only three returned out of the frame, reinforcing the stable's fine form in the second month of the campaign.
The Perth Gold Cup, highlight of the racing season in the Highlands, is regularly farmed by southern raiders. In the past 10 renewals, it's been won twice each by Welshman Peter Bowen and Somerset's David Pipe, whilst Kim Bailey and Tom George have also scored for the West Country.
This year's race, named after the architect of modern day Perth's racing renaissance, Sam Morshead, who succumbed to cancer in September 2018. Sam, formerly jockey to Fred & Mercy Rimell at Kinnersley, was born in Cornwall, but adopted an Irish view on life after growing up across the Irish Sea. After 400 winners, he became Clerk of the Course at Perth in 1988 and re-energised the course, to the extent that the powerhouse stables of the southern counties went out of their way to send runners.
It could be said that Soupy Soups won handily on Sunday, winning half a length from As You Like for Jonjo O'Neill. He may yet have a little in hand for next time. Look out for him in the Badger Beer Chase where he did everything but win last year.
Frau Georgia, by contrast, hasn't been troubling the judge hitherto, but showed notable improvement in form to win quite readily by 7 1/2 l. Both look capable of winning again.
Mulholland hasn't let the grass grow under his feet over the enforced break. His 79 runners since July 1 have rendered 11 winners, supplementing a further 5 winners on the Flat this year. In company with many of his peer group, he is making hay before the big guns really get going as the autumn heralds more higher value races.
Meantime, it's now a little under 2 months until Point-to-Point racing starts again at Maisemore Park in Gloucestershire.


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Indian Premier League set to become a 10-team tournament from 2022
The Indian Premier League is set to become a 10-team affair from 2022 after the Indian cricket board approved a proposal to add two more franchises to the world's richest Twenty20 competition on Thursday.
The eight-team league, with an estimated brand value of $6.8 billion, drew record television and digital viewing figures this year, despite being staged in the United Arab Emirates following the Covid-19 surge in India.
"We have received an in-principle approval to add two more teams after talking to all the stakeholders," confirmed Arun Singh Dhumal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI] treasurer.
"Now the issue will be discussed in the IPL Governing Council – how and when to add the teams."
Local media has reported in the past that Indian conglomerates Adani Group and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which owned the now-defunct Pune franchise for two IPL seasons, have shown interest in buying new teams.
The board also discussed the possible inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, something the game's governing International Cricket Council [ICC] is very keen on, but did not specify its stance.
"That still needs to be discussed. We need some more clarity on this issue [from ICC]," Dhumal added.
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David Nalle, a retired Foreign Service officer and founding executive director of what is now the Alfred Friendly Press Partners program, died Aug. 2 at the Washington Home and Community Hospices. He was 88.
The cause was complications from prostate cancer, said his son, David F. Nalle.
In 1951, Mr. Nalle joined what would become the U.S. Information Agency and worked initially in Kabul. His other overseas postings included Tehran and Mashhad, Iran; Damascus, Syria; Amman, Jordan; and Moscow.
In Washington, Mr. Nalle was assistant director of USIA programs in North Africa, the Near East and South Asia. He retired from the organization in 1980 as deputy associate director.
From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Nalle was executive director of what was then known as the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships program, which brings international journalists into U.S. newsrooms. He was the Washington editor of the journal Central Asia Monitor from 1993 to 2002.
David Nalle was born in Philadelphia and received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Princeton University in 1948 after serving in the Navy. He received numerous professional honors for his work in government and Central Asian affairs.
He lived in the Washington area for more than six decades, with residences in the District and Chevy Chase.
His wife of two years, Jane Oliver Nalle, died in 1952. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Margaret Shumaker Nalle of Washington; two children from his second marriage, David F. Nalle of Austin and Susan T. Nalle of Hoboken, N.J.; a sister; and two granddaughters.
The words, of course, are Mark Antony's tribute to the dead Brutus, the "noblest Roman of them all." They do wonderfully sum up David's inspiring life as someone who, like Brutus, acted consistently "in a general honest thought and common good to all", and they capture, as well, the great scope of his talents and interests.
Moses only had a pharaoh and his armies as well as an unruly band of Israelites to contend with. David had to cope with the whims of the Friendly family, the quirks of a score or more of newspaper hosts, and the needs of the first hundred-plus Friendly Fellows for guidance and reassurance as well as occasional rescue. Some of them were big-city cosmopolitans who could not understand how they had been sent to very small towns on very small papers or how to survive in such unfamiliar surroundings. One actually fled back toCairo. Another managed to disappear on a lost, boozy weekend with a football team from home, leaving David to deal with perplexed roommates, mentors and, almost but not quite, the police.
In those and other seeming emergencies, I never saw David falter. In only one instance do I recall that he agreed to cut our losses on a Fellow. In that case her boyfriend was threatening that if she did not give up her affair with an underwear model and come home, he would come after her with a weapon.
I vividly recall, though, one Fellow who had been enthusiastically endorsed by a press officer who gave more weight to the applicant's political connections than his journalistic qualifications. Having enlisted Susan to teach him to type, David took on the job of driving instructor. He saw him through four unsuccessful road tests and a final, fifth, triumphant one. He even found him a position as a reporter with a small, nurturing weekly paper. And as in many, many other instances when Fellows needed help, David saw not insurmountable human weakness but cultural differences to be overcome with unstinting application and empathy.
He brought that attitude to his very distinguished career with the then United States Information Agency, earning not only USIA honors but also the 1978 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy given by the Fletcher School of Tufts University. David more than deserved that recognition. As the man who transformed the Fellowships from an untried idea to a widely known and admired institution, he demonstrated all the integrity, grittiness and sensitivity that had earned Murrow his reputation in journalism.
David's own reputation was as an expert in the cultures of Central Asia, an abiding love which he put aside for his time with the Press Fellowships but resumed, after his retirement, as guiding light of the Central Asia Monitor until it ceased publication in 2002. The Monitor was created to draw attention to the neglected field of Central Asian studies, a cause close to David's heart for all of his professional life. Happily, that work continues in the form of annual lectures the Friendly Foundation initiated at Georgetown University to honor David by providing a forum for young and mid-career scholars.
We wanted the program to be named for David. He insisted that it be named for Mir Ali Shah Nava'i, a 15th- Century Timurid writer and statesman credited with a major role in establishing Turkish as a literary language. The result: 22 Nava'i-Nalle lecturers so far and many publications based on their work.
David always came to the lectures carrying an enlarged, mounted reproduction of a Persian miniature as a visual aid. It depicted Mir Ali Shah surrounded by other luminaries of his time and culture, and I found it easy to imagine David sitting contentedly in their midst. I will always cherish a visual memory of David himself seated by a shelf in the Metropolitan Museum of Art using his own magnifying glass to inspect some of the glorious miniatures in its collection. He looked a happy man. As a scholar, a diplomat, a leader and, above all, as a friend, he made a great many of us happy as well.
Alfred Friendly Jr. served as president of the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships from its inception in 1983 until 2003.
Many of my memories of David are based on our times in the AFPF office when his dry sense of humor made even the tenser times fun. Truly a mentor to me, he had a wonderful ability to teach by example. He guided me and all the Fellows in his kind, gentle manner all the while making sure we did what he expected. His standards were high, and he structured the program and ran it with grace, charm, and complete integrity.
My first assignment when I joined came as a note from him on top of a letter of inquiry: "Please write a non-hortatory response…" I felt like I should leave on my first day as I had no clue what non-hortatory meant. In time I learned that in his lexicon, the word meant diplomatic, sensitive, considerate of others.
David always made sure that we understood the cultural differences we were encountering with the Fellows and was instrumental in making cultural understanding a key element of the program. He once commented that after he left USIA, he thought he'd never have to write another rejection letter, but he took care to make sure applicants understood why they were being rejected.
He had an uncanny way of sensing how the other person was feeling. Coming into the office one day and noticing that I was a little less lively than usual, he suggested an outing to the newly opened museum of Women in the Arts. He called it a necessary part of getting to know Washington so that I, in turn, could best introduce the city to the Fellows. He just knew that it would be a better way to spend the day than in the office. Nothing was said outright; the twinkle in his eyes said it all.
Since both David and Peggy had studied Russian at the Polytechnic of Central London before David became the Public Affairs Officer in Moscow, and I had studied there just after high school, we formed our own PCL American alumni association (a club of 3) and spent time over lunch attempting to speak only in Russian. As a way to improve my language skills, we vied often over who remembered the most obscure words. The competition, though, was all part of the Nalle method of turning education into enjoyment. He had many skills and interests, but for me, he will always be a teacher, the kindest and most imaginative I ever had.


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Bernie Ecclestone bribery trial postponed as F1 supremo falls ill
By Chris EstradaMay 20, 2014, 3:05 PM EDT
The German bribery trial for Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been postponed for today and tomorrow while the 83-year-old tries to recuperate from a bad cold.
According to AFP, Ecclestone's defense team presented the Munich court with a doctor's certificate that confirmed Ecclestone was indeed sick. Judge Peter Noll then agreed to postpone the trial for the next couple of days.
Upon delivering the adjournment, Noll himself reportedly told Ecclestone that he did not look well, to which Ecclestone replied, 'I'm OK.'
A court spokesman told the German news agency SID that Ecclestone was examined by doctors before the certificate was issued.
Last week, jailed banker Gerhard Gribkowsky said that Ecclestone gave him a $44 million bribe to help move along the sale of BayernLB's stake in F1 to CVC Capital Partners.
However, a public prosecutor appeared today as a witness and said that Gribkowsky had told "fluctuating stories" years ago to help explain his sudden windfall; another German news agency, DPA, reported that Ecclestone's lawyers looked pleased upon hearing the prosecutor's testimony.
Ecclestone has admitted to paying Gribkowsky but maintains that it was done because of a blackmail attempt by the banker.


F-tone Networks Compact small form-factor pluggable CSFP transceiver and a compact small form-factor CSFF transceiver supports network systems, especially those deploying single-fiber bidirectional transceivers in high density applications.
The CSFP MSA defines a transceiver mechanical form-factor with latching mechanism and a host board, SFP-like, electrical edge connector and cage. The CSFF MSA also defines a transceiver mechanical form-factor.
The dual-channel CSFP compatible with the standard SFP cage. The single-channel CSFP and CSFF are half the size of the industry-standard SFP and SFF packages. The CSFF design is modular to enable configurations of integrated 2ch modules. In future Eotpolink will develop 4ch CSFP modules.
These highly integrated compact transceiver modules will enable network system vendors to increase port density and data throughput, while reducing network equipment cost.
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Been looking for a greek yogurt to try and finally found this gem at the chilled section of NTUC Fairprice. It is relatively expensive ($8+ for 1kg) but quality wise it is really good, very thick and creamy compared to a regular watery yogurt.
Eversince trying it, hubby and I never looked back on ordinary yogurt anymore. The kids on the other hand still prefer the flavoured ordinary yogurt, maybe because it is sweet and fruitilicious.
What hubby and I love about this Greek style yogurt is it is all natural, rich in calcium, great source of protein, gluten free and gelatine free. We love eating it with fresh blueberries, strawberries, banana coins, chia seeds gel, dried cranberries and crunchy oats. It is also a great alternative to vanilla icecream as topping for waffles. You can also dip your plain roti prata with it.
I have to say, you get value for your money for this product. Go try it! I wasn't paid for this review. I am just so happy we found a Greek style yogurt that we really love.


A Northern India company, which manufactures chocolate powder and analgesics, required a water treatment solution to reduce its raw water utilization by recycling its treated wastewater effluent and to save regeneration chemical. Furthermore, the Company required a wastewater recovery scheme which could handle variations in feedwater quality such as TDS, TSS and temperature.
Working with the customer's parameters, SUEZ proposed a conventional RO system for reject recovery. This RO operates at 85% recovery and uses brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) membranes. It is a three stage RO system with a booster pump for the third stage. The wastewater recovery system is an electrodialysis reversal (EDR) based treatment system. The total dissolved solids (TDS) rejects per day in the existing system is approx. 235 m³/day with a TDS value of approx. 10,000 ppm. The proposed retrofit raw water plant is designed with a TDS value of 1500 ppm.
Permeate water from the RO systems is collected into a product water tank. From there the water is fed to SUEZ's EDR system, an advanced water treatment process based on electrical current across membranes. It removes dissolved solids in the form of mineral ions from the wastewater.
Using a polarity reversal design, SUEZ's EDR Systems are also self-cleaning and durable in turbid wastewater conditions.
With commissioning of this plant the RO and EDR system reduced the chemical use by 10 times and also reduced the salt quantity in the plant. The solution provided by SUEZ reduced the chemical costs of the company by US$200,000 per year.


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Call for inquiry into Pacific ferry sinking
WELLINGTON: A senior lawmaker called Wednesday (Jan 31) for an independent inquiry into the disappearance of a Kiribati ferry believed to have sunk in the Pacific with up to 100 people aboard.
A multinational rescue operation is scouring vast swathes of ocean for survivors, but only seven people have been found alive so far and hopes are fading of locating any more.
Former Kiribati prime minister Ieremia Tabai, who represents the island of Nonouti from where the ferry departed on Jan 18, slammed the government's handling of the disaster.
Tabai said his grief-stricken constituents on the island of 2,000 wanted to know why it took eight days to raise the alarm and how the unseaworthy vessel was allowed to sail in the first place.
"This tragedy demands an independent commission of inquiry," he told Radio New Zealand.
"We need to know why it happened and (who is) responsible."
The MV Butiraoi, 17.5-metre wooden catamaran, set off on a planned two-day voyage to Betio, the largest township of Kiribati's capital, South Tarawa.
Local authorities said it ran aground and underwent repairs to its propeller shaft before it left Nonouti.
Tabai said the vessel was not believed to be carrying mandatory safety equipment such as an emergency locator beacon.
"The government is responsible because they did not look after the situation well, they should have ensured that particular vessel should not have sailed in the first place," he said.
He said the ferry was a free inter-island service that was carrying a large number of high-school students returning to Tarawa before the start of a new term.
The exact number of people on the vessel is unknown, with estimates ranging from 35 to more than 100.
"My guess is that a figure of 100 is not far off, and that boat is too small to take that kind of number," Tabai said.
He said the ferry's loss was a tragedy for Kiribati, a nation of 33 atolls and reefs with a population of about 110,000, that lies some 3,460 kilometres northeast of Fiji.
"It's a real sad day for those who lost their loved one. For my village two or three people that I personally know, that live next door in my village, were on that boat and perished."
Four aircraft from New Zealand, Australia and the United States are still conducting sweeps in the area where the ferry went missing.
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I have done Advanced Open Water, Higher Altitude Diving (Lake Tahoe) and Nitrox classes, but I am still a relative novice I think.
I would like to travel to the tropics as time and finances permit, but usually put on the wetsuit and go for the cold California ocean.
My Name is Matt Elyash, I also have similar certs, AOW, RD, Nitrox. I have been inactive for a couple years after a good friend and fellow diver fell victim to cancer, and I guess I just found other things to do for a while.
I have a 22' Reinell Walk Around I/O that is multipurpose, mostly for fishing and trolling, but also set up for diving. For example it has a GOOD dive ladder, clips for securing your BC to the swim step, and a couple of the Sea Sucker Tank holders, to hopefully keep tanks in a decent order and out of the way. It is not spacious, but we can probably dive 4 off of it if we squeeze it a bit and don't bring every dive accessory we own... lol. I have dove Tahoe in the past (off the beach), and do prefer to keep the "Oh' Alright out of as much salt as I can, so lake diving sounds like a good bet for that. I need to do a couple refresher dives with my local shop before I jump back in, but maybe we can make something happen before the end of fall. Let me know if that works for you.
I would someday like to dive Tahoe! So, being from sea level, high altitude diving would be in my future!
August or September? By then the melted snow that makes up Lake Tahoe is warm enough.


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Q: pic16f877A timer not working i wrote a code in mikroc for pic16f877A in which i have used a timer0 and timer1. i debug my code and found that timer0 is not working but i am not able to understand the reason behind it. I even checked datasheet for the OPTION_REG but couldn't figure out the problem plz help. i am new to pic programming. I just uploaded the function in which timer0 and timer1 is setup. UART is used to check whether each line is getting executed and i found after printing the value of TMR1H it stops.
 int feedback()
 {
 sh = 0;                                 //variable to come out of the while loop after interrupt occured.
 UART1_WRITE_TEXT("inside feedback");
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 TMR0=193;
 Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(TMR0);
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 INTCON=0xA0;
 Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(INTCON);
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 TMR1L=0;
 Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(TMR1L);
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 TMR1H=0;
 Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(TMR1H);
 UART1_Write(13); // newline
                                               //here the problem starts
 OPTION_REG.PSA=0;
 OPTION_REG.PS2=0;
 OPTION_REG.PS1=1;
 OPTION_REG.PS0=0;
 OPTION_REG.T0SE=0;
 OPTION_REG.T0CS=0;
 UART1_WRITE_TEXT("timer0 start");     //this msg and following all messages does not show up
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 T1CON=0x07;
 UART1_WRITE_TEXT("timer1 start");
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

 sh=1;
 Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(sh);
 UART1_Write(13); // newline

while(sh==1){
Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(sh);
UART1_Write(13); // newline

UART1_WRITE_TEXT("inside while loop");
}

UART1_WRITE_TEXT("outside while loop");

TMR1H=TMR1H*1000;
sh=TMR1H+TMR1L;
actualOut=(60*2*sh)/8;
Uart1_Intout_ReturnInt(actualOut);
UART1_Write(13); // newline

return actualOut;
}
void interrupt(){

 T1CON=0x00;
 sh=0;

}

///////////main function/////////////

 void main() {

 UART1_Init(9600);

 pro=0.5,i=0,der=0;
 setPoint=80,sel=1;
 actualOut=20;
 pOut=0,iOut=0,dOut=0;
 out=16;
 error=0,lastError=0;

 ADCON0=0;
 ADCON1=0x0f;
 CMCON = 0x07;
 PORTC=0;
 TRISC = 0b00000001;

  while(1){

 out = pid(actualOut);

 duty=(short)out;
 pwm(duty);

 actualOut = feedback();

  }
  }

A: I'm not going to spend much time looking at higher level code with some compiler getting between me and the system.  However, you're not ever clearing the timer 1 interrupt condition.


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Today marks the birth of a new Hem icon: T Shelf, designed by Italian super duo Formafantasma. The T Shelf is a love letter to highly skilled industrial production and a celebration of aluminum: It's cool with a perfectly anodized finish and is very, very strong. As versatile as they are resilient, the T Shelves are available in a range of different sizes and can be connected together to create endless configurations.
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Tell us about your design process for creating a piece like T Shelf ?
We don't necessarily work in terms of inspiration, we rather reframe the briefs we are given. In this case for instance we wanted to use extruded aluminum. We wanted to develop something made of aluminum because it is easily recyclable. The process of the design itself was relatively short. The initial idea was and in part still is, to develop a system not just a bookshelf. With two extrusion one can basically construct everything.
What was unique about designing this product?
This is the first time we use extrusion. But it Is a production method we love. Extrusions are offering many possibilities and it is a very efficient, not wasteful production process. That's the main reason why we decided to work with this technique. A more challenging part has been the engineering of the extrusion. The reason why this is difficult is that you can effectively test an extrusion only when you actually produce it. Hem had to really make some wired prototype to get there. I took quite a long time to see the project evolving even if the product looks so simple.
What environment is the T Shelf made or?
In regards to the application of the shelving units, we of course thought the best environment could be the office or a home-office situation. The objects are very industrial in materials and production but the formal solutions and the refinement elevates these making them sophisticated and perfect also for the home.
What is unique about the T Shelf?
What sets this product apart from the rest is that it is at the same time very functional, extremely industrial in its production process but equally sophisticated. The point of reference was the standard shelving system for workshops but we made these much more elegant. The opportunity these shelves offer is that we could any day evolve the series beyond the shelving and even implement other materials. Our general aim is to produce tools for the everyday. We want to do something timeless and that uses materials responsibly. This product is fantastic in this sense.
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