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package com.example.weather.util;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.example.weather.WeatherActivity;
import com.example.weather.db.City;
import com.example.weather.db.Country;
import com.example.weather.db.CountryLocal;
import com.example.weather.db.Province;

import org.litepal.crud.DataSupport;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.io.File;

import okhttp3.Call;
import okhttp3.Callback;
import okhttp3.Response;

/**
 * Created by jack on 2017/9/27.
 */

public class GetWeatherByLocation {
    public static Province selectedProvince;
    public static City selectedCity;
    public static List<Province> provinceList;
    public static List<City> cityList;
    public static List<Country> countryList;
    public static List<CountryLocal> countryLocalList;
    public static String weatherid;

    //发送三次请求
    public static void getProvinceAndCityAndCountry(final String province, final String city, final String country, final Activity activity) {

        //发送第一次请求
        String url = "http://guolin.tech/api/china";
        HttpUtil.sendRequest(url, new Callback() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                closeWindow(activity);
            }
            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                final boolean result = Utility.parseProvinceJson(response.body().string());
                if (result) {
                    provinceList = DataSupport.findAll(Province.class);
                    for (Province p : provinceList) {
                        if (p.getProvinceName().equals(province)) {
                            selectedProvince = p;
                        }
                    }
                    if(selectedProvince==null){
                        closeWindow(activity);
                        return;
                    }
                    //发送第二次请求
                    String url1 = "http://guolin.tech/api/china/" + selectedProvince.getProvinceCode();
                    HttpUtil.sendRequest(url1, new Callback() {
                        @Override
                        public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                            closeWindow(activity);
                        }
                        @Override
                        public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                            final boolean result = Utility.parseCityJson(response.body().string(), selectedProvince.getId());
                            if (result) {
                                cityList = DataSupport.where("provinceid=?", String.valueOf(selectedProvince.getId())).find(City.class);
                                selectedCity = new City();
                                for (City c : cityList) {
                                    if (c.getCityName().equals(city)) {
                                        selectedCity = c;
                                    }
                                }
                                //第三次请求
                                if(selectedCity==null){
                                   closeWindow(activity);
                                    return;
                                }
                                String url2 = "http://guolin.tech/api/china/" + selectedProvince.getProvinceCode() + "/" + selectedCity.getCityCode();
                                HttpUtil.sendRequest(url2, new Callback() {
                                    @Override
                                    public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                                       closeWindow(activity);
                                    }
                                    @Override
                                    public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                                        final boolean result = Utility.parseCountryJson(response.body().string(), selectedCity.getId());
                                        if (result) {
                                            countryList = DataSupport.where("cityid=?", String.valueOf(selectedCity.getId())).find(Country.class);
                                            if (countryList.size() > 0) {
                                                for (Country c : countryList) {
                                                    if (c.getCountyName().equals(country)) {
                                                        weatherid = c.getWeatherId();
                                                        //发起网络请求天气
                                                        ((WeatherActivity) activity).requestWeatherInfo(weatherid);
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            }else{
                                                closeWindow(activity);
                                            }

                                        } else {
                                           closeWindow(activity);
                                        }
                                    }
                                });
                            } else {
                               closeWindow(activity);
                            }
                        }
                    });
                } else {
                    closeWindow(activity);
                }
            }
        });

    }
    public static void closeWindow(final Activity activity){
        activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                //关闭progressdialog
                ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
    }
    //发送两次请求
    public static void getCityAndCountry(final String city, final String country, final Activity activity) {
        //发送两次请求
        String url = "http://guolin.tech/api/china/" + selectedProvince.getProvinceCode();
        HttpUtil.sendRequest(url, new Callback() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                        Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                });
            }

            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                final boolean result = Utility.parseCityJson(response.body().string(), selectedProvince.getId());
                activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        if (result) {
                            cityList = DataSupport.where("provinceid=?", String.valueOf(selectedProvince.getId())).find(City.class);
                            for (City c : cityList) {
                                if (c.getCityName().equals(city)) {
                                    selectedCity = c;
                                    String url = "http://guolin.tech/api/china/" + selectedProvince.getProvinceCode() + "/" + selectedCity.getCityCode();
                                    HttpUtil.sendRequest(url, new Callback() {
                                        @Override
                                        public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                                            activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                                                @Override
                                                public void run() {
                                                    ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                                                    Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                                }
                                            });
                                        }

                                        @Override
                                        public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                                            final boolean result = Utility.parseCountryJson(response.body().string(), selectedCity.getId());
                                            activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                                                @Override
                                                public void run() {
                                                    if (result) {
                                                        countryList = DataSupport.where("cityid=?", String.valueOf(selectedCity.getId())).find(Country.class);
                                                        if (countryList.size() > 0) {
                                                            for (Country c : countryList) {
                                                                if (c.getCountyName().equals(country)) {
                                                                    weatherid = c.getWeatherId();
                                                                    ((WeatherActivity) activity).requestWeatherInfo(c.getWeatherId());
                                                                }
                                                            }
                                                        }
                                                    } else {
                                                        ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                                                        Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            });
                                        }
                                    });
                                }
                            }
                        } else {
                            ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                            Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                });

            }
        });
    }

    public static void getCountry(final String country, final Activity activity) {
        //发送一次请求
        String url = "http://guolin.tech/api/china/" + selectedProvince.getProvinceCode() + "/" + selectedCity.getCityCode();
        HttpUtil.sendRequest(url, new Callback() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call call, IOException e) {
                activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                        Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                });
            }

            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call call, Response response) throws IOException {
                final boolean result = Utility.parseCountryJson(response.body().string(), selectedCity.getId());
                activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        if (result) {
                            countryList = DataSupport.where("cityid=?", String.valueOf(selectedCity.getId())).find(Country.class);
                            if (countryList.size() > 0) {
                                for (Country c : countryList) {
                                    if (c.getCountyName().equals(country)) {
                                        weatherid = c.getWeatherId();
                                        ((WeatherActivity) activity).requestWeatherInfo(c.getWeatherId());
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        } else {
                            ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                            Toast.makeText(activity, "请求数据失败", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }
                    }
                });

            }
        });
    }

    public static void getWeatherIdAndRequest(final String province, final String city, final String country, final Activity activity) {
        ProgressDialogUtil.showProgressDialog(activity, "", "正在加载中...");
        File file = new File("data/data/com.example.weather/databases/" + DBUtils.dbname);
        if (file.exists()) {
            try{
                countryLocalList = DataSupport.where("countryname=?", country).find(CountryLocal.class);
            }catch (Exception e){
                ProgressDialogUtil.closeProgessDialog();
                Toast.makeText(activity,"稍后重试",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }

            if (countryLocalList!=null&&countryLocalList.size() > 0) {
                CountryLocal country1 = countryLocalList.get(0);
                weatherid=country1.getWeatherId();
                ((WeatherActivity) activity).requestWeatherInfo(country1.getWeatherId());
            } else {
                //发送三次请求
                getProvinceAndCityAndCountry(province, city, country, activity);
            }
        } else {
            selectedProvince = new Province();
            provinceList = DataSupport.findAll(Province.class);
            if (provinceList.size() > 0) {
                for (Province p : provinceList) {
                    if (p.getProvinceName().equals(province)) {
                        selectedProvince = p;
                        selectedCity = new City();
                        cityList = DataSupport.where("provinceid=?", String.valueOf(selectedProvince.getId())).find(City.class);
                        if (cityList.size() > 0) {
                            for (City c : cityList) {
                                if (c.getCityName().equals(city)) {
                                    selectedCity = c;
                                    countryList = DataSupport.where("cityid=?", String.valueOf(selectedCity.getId())).find(Country.class);
                                    if (countryList.size() > 0) {
                                        for (Country c1 : countryList) {
                                            if (c1.getCountyName().equals(country)) {
                                                weatherid = c1.getWeatherId();
                                                ((WeatherActivity) activity).requestWeatherInfo(c1.getWeatherId());
                                            }
                                        }
                                    } else {
                                        //发送一次请求
                                        getCountry(country, activity);
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        } else {
                            //发送两次请求
                            getCityAndCountry(city, country, activity);
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                //发送三次请求
                getProvinceAndCityAndCountry(province, city, country, activity);
            }
        }
    }

}

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When you begin second year you will be able to decide the structure of your degree (based on your subjects and results from first year). Most students take a two subject degree from second year (Double Major), but it may be possible to specialise in one subject with a little of another (Major with Minor), or just specialise in one subject (Single Major).
Critical Skills is available to take as one of your first year subjects - learn and hone the skills that employers demand of graduate recruits (only available in first year).
These are the possible transfer options having completed the first year of the Maynooth Arts degree (see Course Finder for details):
BA in Classics MH101
BA Finance MH401
BA International Finance and Economics MH401
BA Accounting and Finance MH403
Single Major BBS or BBA (Business and Management / International Business / Marketing) MH404
BBS Business and Accounting MH407
LLB Single Major MH501
BCL Double Major (Law and Arts / Law and Accounting / Law and Business / Law and Criminology) MH502
Postgraduate study:
Recent research shows that Maynooth University Master's degrees support employability, with 75% of our Taught Master's graduates surveyed reporting employment within nine months of graduation. It is possible through your Master's degree to become an expert in a subject that you have already studied, with one to one attention in smaller class sizes and independent research projects. You could also undertake a Master's in a totally new discipline to complement your degree. Examples of these conversion Master's programmes at Maynooth include:
MSc Business Management - (business for non-Business graduates)
LLM International Justice/LLM Criminology/MSc Rights & Social Policy (conversion into legal and human rights courses)
MA International Peace-building - Edward Kennedy Institute (for careers in Mediation and international peace-building)
MSc Design Innovation - for bright sparks/ideas people/creatives - draw from a wide selection of degree backgrounds to work on real-world problems for companies - inc. marketing, IT, design etc.
HDip Information Technology - a HDip 1 year programme - BA conversion into IT careers
Economics, Finance & Accounting - 2 year Master's offering conversion routes for graduates without a degree in these subjects.
MH001/MH002 Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching
(B Ed) Psychology General
Some applicants to our MH001/MH002 Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching (B Ed) degree are concerned about achieving the Leaving Cert points required. Our advice is that applicants should also consider the postgraduate route into primary teaching. The PME Professional Master of Education (Primary Teaching) is a two-year postgraduate teacher education programme for primary teaching for persons who possess a level 8 honours bachelor degree. The level 8 MH101 Bachelor of Arts degree is a popular choice for many students. A Double Major in Psychological Studies will not lead to an accredited Psychology degree. However, you could pursue this at a later date through postgraduate study. Unlike MH106 and MH209, Psychological Studies in MH101 will not lead to a professionally accredited degree, however Psychological Studies graduates may be eligible to apply for consideration to entry to a one-year postgraduate programme to achieve a professionally accredited qualification in psychology (on a competitive basis - limited numbers). Apart from professions requiring specialist training such as engineering and science, most career options are wide open to Maynooth's Arts graduates. With about 40% of graduate jobs open to any discipline (gradireland.com), the quality of your degree and your ability to communicate your experience is often far more important than the content of your subjects.
Some of the transferable skills that an Arts degree offers include the ability to:
Lead and participate in discussions Develop and argue opinions Understand, assess and evaluate issues
Write well in a variety of formats Propose ideas and theories Think and act creatively
Organise workload and work to deadlines Convey meaning precisely Conduct research and evaluate sources
Read pages of text and pick out the essential points Be objective Work alone and on own initiative
Retain and absorb large amounts of information Have confidence in your opinions Be able to base conclusions on statistical research
Debate and persuade others of your point of view IT skills Foreign language skills (depending on subject choice)
Critical Skills at Maynooth University
There are some skills that we regard as critical for a university education and that every university graduate should have. These are also skills that are highly valued by today's employers. You must be able to deal with complex arguments, evaluate evidence and make balanced judgments, and communicate ideas clearly both verbally and in writing. Because these skills are so important, both in university and beyond, we are offering a specially designed foundation course for first-year students in critical skills.
Our Critical Skills courses aim to develop these skills early in the university learning experience. They will aid the transition to third level while at the same time complementing and supporting disciplinary learning. They are designed to help first year students to learn, experience, practice and develop essential skills that will support their learning. These skills include:
Analysis and use of data
Analytical thinking
Developing learning skills
We use innovative teaching techniques facilitated by the support of the Library and the small class size to develop these skills.
The Critical Skills courses are a 15 credit option and you can choose to take a Critical Skills course as one of your credit-bearing courses in first year. You will take part in small group sessions every week, which will give you an opportunity to develop and practice these essential skills right from the outset.
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What are the Teaching Council requirements for recognition as a subject teacher?
The Teaching Council sets out general and specific requirements for teachers of recognised subjects in mainstream second level education. If you are considering teaching at second level as a career, you will need to ensure you choose subjects that are recognised by the Teaching Council and that the content of your degree meets Teaching Council requirements. See the information on the Course Finder about Teaching Council requirements.
Where can I find information on the undergraduate courses on offer at Maynooth University?
This information is available from a number of sources:
Colleagues in the Admissions Office are happy to answer your queries
General course and Maynooth University information is available in our Undergraduate Handbook
Our Course Finder gives detailed information about our undergraduate degrees and indicative modules
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Key term dates 2020-2021
Click here for details of key term dates 2020 - 2021.
What is the cost of attending university?
Contact the Maynooth University Fees Office for specific queries relating to fees.
What are the requirements for a mature student?
Maynooth University has one of the highest participation rates of mature students in Ireland, currently ranging in age from 23 to 75 years old.
Click here for details of how to make your mature student application.
What were the Leaving Certificate points requirements last year?
Leaving Certificate entry requirements information (including points, and basic and specific course requirements).
Note that these requirements/points do not necessarily apply to mature students.
Can I defer my CAO offer to study at Maynooth?
Please click to read the latest information about applying to defer your place at Maynooth University.
What accommodation is available?
We offer a range of accommodation options including: on-campus, digs, and house share.
Further details are available from the Accommodation Office.
Can I transfer to Maynooth University from another college or university?
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Are student activities organised on campus?
Visit the Maynooth Students' Union webpages for details.
How can I find out about grants?
Start your grant research here.
As a foreign student, am I obliged to take any English language tests and if so where can I take them?
EU students don't need to take an IELTS, PTE or TOEFL but non EU students who don't have English as a first language are expected to take a language profiency test. Further information is available from the International Office.
Are student exchange programmes available at Maynooth University and will there be opportunities for me to study abroad?
We have links with approximately 100 universities as part of the Socrates/Erasmus/Study Abroad programmes. These programmes are organised by the International Office.
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BREXIT Update May 2019
Update from Department of Foreign Affairs on 8/5/19
All citizens, no matter their age, have access to all levels of education and training in either jurisdiction. This includes the EU level of fees and SUSI grants for UK citizens attending Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), along with SUSI grants for Irish students attending UK HEIs.
The DFA press release can be found via this link.


I never know what to expect and as my husband says; I am so uptight. Sorry, but I worry. About my kids doing bad things in public places. About what others will say about my kids doing bad things in public places, I worry. So, when we were invited to see the Christmas Carol at the beautiful Alley Theatre, I was nervous. A little more than when I go to the movie theater. The movies I feel we have mastered.
Thankfully. we got the perfect seats, close to the aisle for easy exit access. Then we watched the show and I observed, like always. My kids did not stay still cause well, they are kids, I tend to forget that and expect so much of them. They threw some fits and ate cookies during the intermission. My Husband, the more laid back and cool parent, thank goodness was ever so patient with ME. My kids, especially my son, loved the show. He was a little skeptical at first but once it began he was in awe. Live theater is something I personally love. My Husband and I have seen several live shows and love it. We knew this was something we wanted our kids to experience as well.
The question was when? The suggested age for the show is 6, understandably. There were younger kids there and many stepped out during the show, thankfully we didn't have to. And, my Husband reminded me there were kids with worse behavior than mine which made me a feel a little more at ease. If you have little ones and want to attend a live show here are my 5 tips for doing so.
I didn't tell the kids too far ahead about our little adventure because then it would be endless, "when are we going" questions. So, the morning of, we got ready and in the car. On our way we had breakfast so we took that time to tell them, where we were going, what they could expect and how they should behave. I really feel that the older they get the more they understand. Which is very comforting for this worrying Momma. We told them about behaving and being "big kids" which they seemed to understand. The day did not go without tantrums and tears, but they really did behave and tried their best.
The theater isn't really like the movies, you can't go in the seating area with food. I knew this from our previous times there so we had a good breakfast before we arrived. And, during the intermission my Husband got the kids drinks and cookies which they enjoyed. Eating a meal before you go to the theater is a good idea and having a snack at intermission for the kids I think was a great idea. Also, explaining to them that snacks are not allowed inside are good too.
My daughter has a potty problem. Everywhere she goes, we have to visit the bathroom. Knowing this, I make sure we use the bathroom before we go anywhere for sure. The theater was no exception. I had to explain that we needed to watch the entire first half of the show before we could again. So, we went to the bathroom before the show, twice, and then during the intermission. For someone who loves to explore and see every inch of a new bathroom, Camila did very well. I think by the second half they were so into the play that they forgot about the bathroom.
By the time the first half of the play was over my kids and Husband were ready for a short break. We got up, stretched our legs and my Husband got the kids snacks. Which put me in a slight panic, because I knew you couldn't take the food inside. But, the kids did well at eating and drinking We went to the bathroom again during this time. It was a good break to refocus and technically start over. I reminded the kids of being good and assured them it would be over soon. More so for Camila she is still having trouble giving something her full attention. But, she did very well. Once inside the theater, we didn't have to get up or leave once.
As a 30-something Momma, this is something that often gets me.And, it might not be my age, it is just my personality. I become so nervous of what can happen that I tend to lose sight of what fun can be. My kids and Husband are teaching me to let go. I have learned to let go, let my kids be themselves and just relax. It's a great option for having fun! My kids enjoy themselves more and so do I. The theatre was no exception, once I am in relax mode things go a lot better for us.
Have you and your children been to the theatre? How was your experience?


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Nokia Lumia 950 Prototype Image Leaked
By Sherri L. Smith 2013-04-03T14:50:30Z
Could this be the first photo of the Nokia Lumia 950? According to Windows Phone Central, the answer is a tentative maybe. The image could potentially be an empty model and has yet to be verified. A quick glance at the device shows the company taking a step back from the colored, rounded thickness we've seen in current Lumias, going with a thinner, boxier frame.
The phone is supposed to be a throwback to the Nokia N95, focusing more on long battery life than flashy features. Alleged specs include a 1280 x 768-pixel AMOLED display and 2GB of RAM. The phone will have an upgraded camera with "lossless zoom," Xenon flash and the low-light performance that's a standout feature in the Lumia 920.
As tantalizing as the alleged image and specs are, questions concerning OS, camera specs and storage have yet to be answered.
via Windows Phone Central
Nokia Lumia 920 (AT&T) Review
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TTFA official disappointed over Cyprus Cup pull-out
Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday)
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TRINIDAD and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Justin Latapy-George has stated his disappointment over the fact that the national women team had to pull-out of the forthcoming Cyprus Women's Cup, which was slated from February 26 to March 8, due to financial woes.
Latapy-George acknowledged yesterday, "We have informed them via writing (that) this is our position.
We'll continue to work with them, (but) apologising profusely for being unable to accept the opportunity.
It brings us no satisfaction but we have to face reality of what our situation is, until we are able to improve in terms of our resources."
T&T have never competed in this event before, and it would have been used as a means of preparation for the women's squad ahead of their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers, which will get going in May.
"It really irks us, being unable to accept the opportunity," he admitted.
"It's really disappointing at all levels that, when given the opportunity, unfortunately for us, at this particular point, our resources just could not allow us to really grasp that."
Asked if the team could not have received assistance from the monthly subvention which the TTFA receive from FIFA subvention, Latapy-George replied, "Those things are more internal operations. It's usually no things we discuss publicly. That is from our funding agency to us. It's more an internal thing."
According to Latapy-George, "Each tournament has its own standard but, in this particular instance, we're responsible for getting ourselves there.
That really posed a bit of a challenge for us because of the overall cost to get ourselves there to compete."
It was reported in yesterday's Newsday that the estimated cost for sending the team to Cyprus, plus expenses, was $750,000.
Concerning the next step for the women football team, Latapy-George said, "It's up to the technical committee to sit down and review where we are, what competitions we have (in) 2018 and really seek to prioritise that.
The technical committee has the authority, how they choose to pursue and, from their decision, I am guided accordingly."
Women Soca Warriors withdraw from Cyprus Cup.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
"We couldn't cover expenses!"
The Trinidad and Tobago Women's National Senior Team has withdrawn from the Cyprus Women's Cup owing to financial issues, a move which is expected to be a blow to the team's 2019 France World Cup preparations.
The invitational international tournament, which kicks off on 28 February, was expected to provide an excellent launchpad for the "Women Soca Warriors" who begin their World Cup qualifying campaign in May's Caribbean Championship.
Three of FIFA's top 20 ranked women nations—Spain, Italy and Switzerland—are among the participants while the Trinidad and Tobago Women's Team, who are ranked 48th in the world, were grouped with Hungary (43), Slovakia (47) and South Africa (54).
However, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director Anton Corneal confirmed that the Women Warriors will miss out on the friendly competition.
"When we prioritised financially, we were not able to cover the expenses it was going to take which was—with travel and hotel—close to the tune of three quarter million dollars," Corneal told Wired868. "I was very supportive of the tournament but financially it is a major cost and we just were not able to cover that sort of money."
The Cyrus Cup tournament organisers announced today that the Republic of Korea, ranked 14th in the world, will take Trinidad and Tobago's place.
Corneal said the staff will attempt to find some international practice for the team before they begin competitive action in May. The Women Warriors began their World Cup preparations last February under Italian Carolina Morace but played just two international friendlies against Venezuela—on 26 and 29 March 2017—in 12 months.
Morace quit the job reportedly owing to non-payment of her salary in August 2017 and the team has not played since.
Corneal said the current staff, which is headed by Jamaal Shabazz, is working on an alternative to the Cyprus Cup.
"We are looking at a Plan B now and Costa Rica, Mexico and the USA have been mentioned," said Corneal. "But those are just suggestions so I have to meet with the staff and find out what budget we have first. Without knowing our budget, it is difficult to plan."
The Women Warriors will attempt to defend their Caribbean crown in May—at present, they are Trinidad and Tobago's only regional champion team—while Corneal also hopes to participate in July's CAC Games in Colombia.
"The CAC Games will be a good tournament for us to get some exposure before we go into the CONCACAF competition," said Corneal. "And that will be paid for by the TTOC or CAC."
Trinidad and Tobago have failed to get past the Caribbean qualifying stage at Under-17 level in both the boys and women's categories recently, though, while the Under-20 Women's Team finished bottom of their CONCACAF group last month following inadequate preparation.
Corneal said the women's staff will do their best to prepare the team although they are still awaiting more details on the upcoming Caribbean competition.
"We don't know where the [Caribbean] tournament will be held in May and even what format it will take," said Corneal. "I think it would be nice if we can have it here."
Justin Latapy-George	Justin Latapy	Women Warriors	Anton Corneal	Cyprus Women's Cup


There were many great performances on the card but below are the top three performers from World Series of Fighting 8.
When Justin Gaethje steps into the cage there is one thing you can expect: violence. Gaethje absolutely destroyed Richard Pathishnock, TKOing him in just one minute and nine seconds. The win added validity to World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo's claim that Gaethje is the white Mike Tyson.
Gaethje came out guns blazing hitting Patishnock with hard punches, elbows, and leg kicks. After rocking Patishnock, Gaethje unloaded on him with elbows against the cage forcing referee Troy Waugh to step in. Gaethje can now be put in the Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez class of top-tier lightweights who were fighting in a second tier promotion. Everyone who tuned in to this card will want to watch Gaethje's next bout which makes him as big of a winner as any.
One right hook behind the ear was all it took for Anthony Johnson to face-plant Mike Kyle for a first round knockout. Since leaving the UFC, Johnson has racked up six straight wins but his knockout of Kyle was by far the most impressive. Johnson looked like a much more refined striker than Kyle as he hit his opponent with leg kicks and punches while Kyle just went forward with punches. Johnson's ultimate tool against Kyle was his speed.
Kyle looked two steps behind Johnson and was never able to mount any significant offense. The finish came when Johnson ducked under a Kyle left hook and countered with a right hand that turned the lights out. This fight was Johnson's last on his World Series of Fighting contract and sends him into free agency with all of the leverage in the world.
With the UFC adding a 115 pound women's division, Jessica Aguilar needed to make a statement to prove that she is the number one female strawweight in the world. She validated her number one ranking with a dominant first round submission win over Alida Gray. Aguilar went directly for the clinch against the long time judoka and was able to land a quick takedown. From there Aguilar worked from half guard to set up the fight ending arm-triangle.
Aguilar's performance was very impressive as she was able to takedown a twenty year judo veteran from the clinch and limit her opponent's offensive output to zero. Even though the words UFC are synonymous with being the best, Aguilar made it one hundred percent clear that the UFC Strawweight champion will be a distant number two.


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Don McEnhill, who spends a great deal of time on the Russian River as leader of an advocacy and stewardship group, said the view of the shoreline in the wake of the Labor Day weekend and an extended period of triple-digit temperatures has been extraordinary, both at public beaches and unauthorized sites, particularly around Cloverdale and up toward Hopland.
"The amount of trash is just astounding," he said.
McEnhill said being part of the solution is deeply satisfying.
"There's nothing like sitting there at the end of the day Saturday and seeing all those pictures of full bags and dumpsters, and knowing it won't be on the river anymore," he said.


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On the Road to Recovery: Healing the Hearts of Ukrainians During Wartime (Chinese)
Story June 15, 2022
Ying-Yu (Alicia) Chen
Mihir Melwani
Jeremy Ethan
War Crimes, Psychology, and How a Ukrainian City Copes
The team explores the road to recovery for war-crime survivors fleeing Russian-occupied areas.
Multiple Authors
A striking wall of flowers in downtown Lviv commemorates the dead soldiers and civilians. Image by YingYu (Alicia) Chen. Ukraine, 2022.
This report was originally posted in Chinese on TheInitium.com. To read that report in full, click here.
From new recruits to wounded veterans, grappling with survivor's guilt, and a young girl to an old lady — both ripped away from their homes — Ukrainians we spoke with refrain from showing vulnerability amid the ongoing war.
The recent Russian invasion has caused countless Ukrainians to struggle in dealing with the trauma of war. Our story, drawn from one week of reporting on the ground, explores these struggles from an aspect of mental health. We look at how the Lviv community and government have adjusted to new psychological demands through a wide range of support. These structures include expanding psychological services in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, testing military recruits' mental resilience, and providing collective therapy through art, yoga, and stand-up comedy.
Oleh Berezyuk, a 52-year-old psychiatrist working with Lviv's major hospitals — where evacuated civilians and soldiers receive treatment — says 99% of his patients have sleep problems, and some of them even exhibit symptoms of PTSD. Andriy Sadoyvi, Lviv's mayor, admits the lack of mental health support during the 2014 war for the Donbass, resulting in the suicide of many soldiers.
In order to avoid repeating mistakes of the past, Ukraine is trying to save as many traumatised hearts as possible.
Young recruits practice group ambushes and sieges with their guns on the live firing range at Our Lady of the Peaks training camp. Image by Jeremy Chan. Ukraine, 2022.
Viper identification training at Our Lady of the Peaks training camp. Image by Mihir Melwani. Ukraine, 2022.
Valryria, 25, is practicing minesweeping at the Our Lady of the Peaks training camp, having studied history at university and decided to train with her friends after the outbreak of war. Image by Mihir Melwani. Ukraine, 2022.
Our Lady of the Peaks training camp trains recruits in an abandoned building. Image by Mihir Melwani. Ukraine, 2022.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoyvi said in an interview in his office at the city council building that the 2014 war in the east led to the suicide of many veterans, and he hopes it will not be repeated. Image by Jeremy Chan. Ukraine, 2022.
Dmytro, a 45-year-old soldier, was attacked by Russian tanks in a village in Kharkov province on April 8. One member of his squad was killed, and another survived. Dmytro was evacuated to a military hospital in Lviv for treatment. Image by Jeremy Chan. Ukraine, 2022.
A 75-year-old grandmother, Tatyana, is interviewed in Lviv's municipal hospital. She was kicked and beaten by Russian troops during an evacuation in May. Image by Mihir Melwani. Ukraine, 2022.
From her hospital bed in Lviv, 75-year-old grandmother Tatyana, a former journalist and writer, writes a little poetry every day. Here are a few lines: "The alarm is wailing like a wild beast, rockets are flying — whistles, dust, smoke. The gates of hell are open. The dead lie in the streets, the enemy won't allow them to be buried, the torn bodies, the blood — a clip from a horror movie, but even so, after all this the bullets are still flying in the air. Image by Mihir Melwani. Ukraine, 2022.
Anastasia, 15, was evacuated to Lviv for treatment of injuries sustained during a rescue mission in her hometown of Popasna in the east. Shortly after she escaped, the town was occupied by Russian troops. Image by Jeremy Chan. Ukraine, 2022.
Residents from Lviv, Kiev, Kharkiv, and the eastern part of Ukraine take yoga classes in a yoga studio in the southwest of Lviv city. Image by YingYu (Alicia) Chen. Ukraine, 2022.
On May 25, 2022, comedian Taras pokes fun at the new daily routine of war in a restaurant in the old city of Lviv, as the audience from all over Ukraine keeps laughing, drowning out the first air raid siren outside. Image by Jeremy Chan. Ukraine, 2022.
People select books at a second-hand bookstore in downtown Lviv. Image by YingYu (Alicia) Chen. Ukraine, 2022.
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A's draft injured St. Francis alumnus Sahid…
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A's draft injured St. Francis alumnus Sahid Valenzuela in 13th round
Fullerton middle infielder had Tommy John surgery May 2; Rockies take Fineas Del Bonta-Smith in 22nd
Cal State Fullerton's Sahid Valenzuela, a St. Francis High alum, was drafted in the 13th round by the Oakland A's on Wednesday. (Chris Pizzello – The Associated Press file)
By Jim Seimas | jseimas@santacruzsentinel.com | Santa Cruz Sentinel
PUBLISHED: June 5, 2019 at 12:04 p.m. | UPDATED: February 27, 2020 at 3:42 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton junior shortstop Sahid Valenzuela can't even throw a baseball right now. But when he was able, he left an impression on Oakland A's scouts.
The A's selected the slick-fielding St. Francis High alumnus — who had Tommy John surgery on May 2 — in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday. He was the 404th pick overall.
"It's special," said Valenzuela, who is sporting a gigantic brace on his right arm. "The arm was bothering me so I had to get surgery. But I'm grateful to the A's for giving me a chance. They've seen me play and know what I can bring to the organization."
San Jose State senior closer Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, a right-handed pitcher out of Soquel High, was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 22nd round, No. 669 overall. He'll report to the short-season Boise Hawks in Idaho next week.
Sahid Valenzuela
Cal State Fullerton infielder Sahid Valenzuela, a St. Francis High alum, was selected by the Oakland A's in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday. (CSU Fullerton Athletics - Contributed)
San Jose State closer Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, a Soquel High alum, was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 22nd round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday. (SJSU Athletics - contributed)
Fineas Del Bonta-Smith
Santa Cruz High shortstop GJ Hill makes the put-out throw to first base. Hill was selected No. 122 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB Draft on Tuesday. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Santa Cruz High shortstop GJ Hill waits for a pick-off throw from pitcher Clayton Ray in a CCS playoff game with Serra last month. Hill was selected No. 122 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB Draft on Tuesday. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Santa Cruz's GJ Hill celebrates after hitting a triple during the SCCAL Championship game versus SLV at Santa Cruz High. Hill will be a key part of a title-hungry Cardinals team. (Kevin Johnson -- Santa Cruz Sentinel file)
Valenzuela plans to sign a professional contract and forgo his final season of eligibility with the Titans, who went 27-26 last season, two years removed from their College World Series berth.
Watching the draft with his parents Hector and Claudia, sister Dennise Goodwin and her husband, Keith, in Somerton, Arizona, Valenzuela broke into tears when his name was announced. So did they.
"What an awesome moment," he said. "This is everything I dreamed of since I was a little kid watching my brother play."
Valenzuela, a first-team all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League selection all four seasons while playing for St. Francis, batted .288 this season for the Titans. He drew 23 walks, scored 29 runs and drove in 24 over 38 games.
He made an impact the day he stepped foot on campus in Fullerton in 2017. He played in 57 games as a freshman and batted .314 with 70 hits, the second highest total on the team. He was named to the 2017 Big West Freshman of the Year, All-Big West First Team and Collegiate Baseball All-American Team.
The middle infielder injured his arm March 30 making a backhand play against UC Santa Barbara, but remained in the lineup another month. He played his final college game against UC Irvine on April 28.
"It was hurting too much," Valenzuela said. "I wasn't thinking about the MLB Draft at that point, I didn't want to let my brothers down on the field. I wanted to help my team win a national championship."
Del Bonta-Smith, an infielder and pitcher at Soquel, envisioned this day coming in high school, just not as a pitcher.
His road was a long one as he started his collegiate career at University of Pacific in Stockton before transferring to San Joaquin Delta, a two-year school college in Stockton. He spent his final two seasons with the Spartans.
"Unbelievable, man," he said. "Dream come true."
Del Bonta-Smith went 3-2 with 4.85 ERA over 29 2/3 innings this season for the Spartans (20-34). His nine saves were the second-most for the Spartans in a season and his total of 14 was the second-highest career total for SJSU.
"I got in the weight room and got stronger," Del Bonta-Smith said. "I worked on my mechanics. The coaches at San Jose State were huge in my development. I loved working with those guys."
Santa Cruz High shortstop GJ Hill was chosen on the second day of the three-day, 40-round draft Tuesday. The Arizona State commit was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round, No. 122 overall.
Locals selected
Round (Overall) Name, Position, MLB team, school
4. (122) Glenallen Hill Jr. SS, Diamondbacks, Santa Cruz High
13. (404) Sahid Valenzuela, SS, A's, Cal State Fullerton
22. (669) Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, RHP, Rockies, San Jose State
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OTLM – Overhead Transmission Line Monitoring system is adding new dimensions to the operation of OHLs. It enables more efficient performance and at the same time enhances the safety of system operation. A maximum utilization of the OHL ampacity is only possible if the operators have accurate data about the conductor temperature, sag and ambient conditions. Here the OTLM systems is the solution.
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package com.salesmanager.web.admin.entity.digital;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

import javax.validation.Valid;

import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;

import com.salesmanager.core.business.catalog.product.model.Product;
import com.salesmanager.core.business.catalog.product.model.file.DigitalProduct;

/**
 * A bean class responsible for getting form data from shop Admin for uploading
 * product files for a given product and validating the provided data.
 *
 * This will work as a wrapper for underlying cache where these content images will be stored
 * and retrieved in future.
 *
 * @author Carl Samson
 * @since 1.2
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public class ProductFiles implements Serializable
{

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private List<MultipartFile> file;
    private DigitalProduct digitalProduct;
    private Product product;

    @NotEmpty(message="{product.files.invalid}")
    @Valid
    public List<MultipartFile> getFile()
    {
        return file;
    }

    public void setFile( final List<MultipartFile> file )
    {
        this.file = file;
    }

	public Product getProduct() {
		return product;
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	public void setProduct(Product product) {
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PHOENIX -- After some serious shuffling, some expected and some a surprise, the D-backs appear to have their coaching staff set for 2016 as they hired Dave Magadan on Wednesday to be their hitting coach.
Magadan will replace Turner Ward, who left the organization earlier this month to pursue other opportunities. The team had asked Ward to return for his third season as hitting coach.
"Needless to say I'm very excited," Magadan said. "It's a very young and dynamic ballclub, really good offense, some really interesting to say the least, like [Paul] Goldschmidt and [A.J.] Pollock and [David] Peralta and [Jake] Lamb at third and some guys coming up -- the [Peter] O'Briens and guys like that."
D-backs manager Chip Hale will start his second year at the helm with a new pitching coach (Mike Butcher), third-base coach (Matt Williams), bullpen coach (Garvin Alston) and Magadan. First-base coach Dave McKay, bench coach Glenn Sherlock and assistant hitting coach Mark Grace return from last year's staff.
Magadan played for seven teams over a 16-year career during which the left-handed hitter compiled a slash line of .288/.390/.377.
One of those seasons, he was teammates with Grace on the 1996 Cubs.
"We actually were pretty close," Magadan said. "I'm a big fan of Mark Grace. I'm sure he's been a big reason why the team has done as well as it has, and I'm looking forward to working with him and getting his input and making him a big part of this offense going forward."
Following his retirement after the 2001 season, Magadan joined the Padres organization as a Minor League hitting instructor before being promoted to the big league job in 2003.
After being dismissed by the Padres in 2006, Magadan became the Red Sox hitting coach the following year during which Boston won its second World Series in four seasons.
Magadan stayed with the Red Sox for six seasons before departing on his own accord to become the Rangers' hitting coach in 2013.
Last season under Magadan, the Rangers were third in the American League in runs per game and in on-base percentage with a .325 mark.
Magadan inherits an offense that finished in the top three in the National League in batting average (.264), on-base percentage (.324) and slugging percentage (.414). He looks at himself as more of an "offensive coordinator" coming up with a game plan for his hitters.
"Certainly they're on the right track," Magadan said of Arizona's offense. "They had a great season last year offensively, so I'm not looking to dismantle or rearrange what they've done over the last couple of years. It's my job to make the adjustments, understand these guys, what makes them tick, and then interject stuff that I think can make them better. There's always room to get better."


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HomeSports & RecreationYachting & BoatingGroupama leads Leg 5, Team Sanya reaches Tauranga in NZ
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Leg 5 leader of the Volvo Ocean Race, Groupama, skippered by Franck Cammas, has throttled back to preserve man and boat as the fleet felt a return to the classic Southern Ocean conditions of huge, confused seas and gale-force winds on Tuesday local time.
Despite a lead of just 37 nautical miles, Cammas and crew chose safety over speed to avoid breakages to their Volvo Open 70, as winds hit more than 35 knots and waves grew to around six metres, following a brief respite from the thrashing yesterday.
Four of the six yachts have suffered damage so far in the 6,700nm leg from Auckland to Itajaí in Brazil, and Groupama's skipper said in the Southern Ocean, survival must come before speed.
"We had to slow down during the night to nurse the boat and the men," Cammas said. "We are waiting for the day to come to put some more sails up again. "It's more about surviving than racing. For sure it's been the toughest week since the start of the race."
Groupama helmsman, Laurent Pagès, added: "We have been sailing this way since we got to this part of the ocean where the sea state is really bad.
"When we returned to boat breaking conditions we took our foot off the pedal. We gave some miles to Puma, but it's all fine because we don't have any problems on board."
Despite slowing the boat down, Groupama was hurtling along at an average of 21 knots in the three hours prior to the 1300 UTC position report.
Hot on her heels was Ken Read's Puma. Both teams have passed the eastern ice limit, allowing them to dive south and take the shortest possible route to Cape Horn, around 1,200nm away.
Telefónica slipped to 314nm off the lead after being forced to hold back to prevent damage to the bow getting worse.
Still in fourth, but heading to southern Chile to carry out repairs to their damaged bow, Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand's crew celebrated getting to within 2,000 miles of their destination, Puerto Montt.
"It's a milestone for us; another step towards getting to land and making the repairs," helmsman Tony Rae commented.
"Once we get to Puerto Montt and have a look at the damage, we'll know when we can leave again."
At 1415nm behind the leader, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing was revelling in much less dangerous conditions than the rest of the fleet, her crew looking forward to opportunities further along the course.
"We haven't seen too much harsh weather since leaving New Zealand so we're just chipping away and enjoying the downwind Southern Ocean downwind yachting," Abu Dhabi's newest recruit, Australian triple Olympic sailor, Anthony 'Nocka' Nossiter, said.
"We're happy to be stuck in lighter airs at the back of the fleet if the front guys are going to break their boats in hard core weather. We'll see how it all plays out."
Nocka, who last competed in the Volvo Ocean Race on the Race's now CEO, Knut Frostad's Djuice Dragons in 2001-02, added: "We're quite a long way off the pace with our delayed start time, but you never know what can happen.
"The last time I did this race, we passed three boats between Cape Horn and the finish. It's like a totally new race after the Horn; it could be a restart."
Mike Sanderson's Team Sanya reached Tauranga in New Zealand on Tuesday, five days after a broken rudder forced them to turn back.
Sanya will be shipped to Savannah in the United States for repairs before sailing it to Miami to re-join the race for Leg 7.
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Q: Ruby - How do I make this program move to the next equation? I'm just learning to program so this is a novice question.I'm trying to start really simple but can't get my head around this problem.
I'm writing a program that asks the user for an answer to a given equation. Like 8 times 9
The program is supposed to ask what is the answer to an equation, take a number (sum) as input from the user to answer what the equation is. If the user is correct, it is meant to say "Correct!" and add a point to their score. If the user is incorrect, it is meant do say "Incorrect, answer is: x" and generate another equation without adding a point to their score.
With the program as it is, this is what happens if the user is incorrect: Incorrect answer
And this is what happens if the user is correct: Correct
How do I make a loop that make the program move to the next equation? I've tried experimenting with different ways of doing it but I can't manage to get it.
Here is my code...
# Assigns random number to n1
n1 = rand(11)
# Assigns random number to n2
n2 = rand(11)

# Puts together the equation
q = String(n1) + " times " + String(n2)

# Gets the answer ready
a = n1 * n2

# Self explanatory
gamesPlayed = 0
score = 0

# Asks for sum answer
puts("What is " + q + "?")

# Takes users guess
g = gets()

#
# This is where I'm stuck
#

# This loop is supposed to make the game move onto the next equation
while Integer(g) == a
  puts("Correct!")
  # Supposed to add to the score
  score += 1
end
puts("Incorrect, answer is: " + String(a))
gamesPlayed += 1
# ^ Supposed to move to next equation

# Not sure if necessary - Supposed to make program stop after third question
if gamesPlayed == 2
   gamesPlayed += 1
else
end

# Self explanatory
puts("Game over, you scored: " + String(score))

P.S. Any help on solving this and some constructive criticism on the code is much appreciated.
UPDATE
I changed the code to what was suggested, and it worked for the most part. Though there was still a problem, took me a long time to figure it out.
gamesPlayed = 0
score = 0

while gamesPlayed != 2
    n1 = rand(11)
    n2 = rand(11)
    a = n1 * n2
    q = String(n1) + " times " + String(n2)
    puts("What is " + q + "?")
    g = gets()
    if g == a # where the problem was
        puts("Correct!")
        score += 1
        gamesPlayed += 1
    else
        puts("Incorrect, answer is: " + String(a))
        gamesPlayed += 1
    end
end
puts("Game over, you scored: " + String(score))

I changed the if condition from if g == a to if Integer(g) == a , works now!

A: So far you are only generating one equation, as rand() is only called once. You want to put it in the while loop. As a tip, if you are stuck, create a plan of what the steps you are trying to complete are, and then compare that to what your code is doing.
As for your code:
gamesPlayed = 0
score = 0

while gamesPlayed != 2
   n1 = rand(11)
   n2 = rand(11)
   a = n1*n2
   q = String(n1) + " times " + String(n2)
   puts("What is " + q + "?")
   g = gets()
   if g == a
       puts("Correct!")
       score += 1
       gamesPlayed += 1
   else
       puts("Incorrect, answer is: " + String(a))
       gamesPlayed += 1
   end
end
puts("Game over, you scored: " + String(score))

Hope this helps!

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Analysts of the international political economy must understand the interaction of many disparate forces. It is possible to simplify many such factors so that they can be arrayed on two dimensions. These two dimensions also capture many of Introduction 5 the theoretical disagreements that characterize scholarship on the politics of international economic relations. One set of disagreements has to do with the relationship between the international and domestic political economies; another set concerns the relationship between the state and social forces.
The first dimension of interest concerns the degree to which the causes of international political and economic trends are to be found at the domestic or international level. All observers agree that in a complex world, both global and national forces are important. But different analysts place different emphases on the importance of one or the other. Some focus on how international forces tend to overpower domestic interests; others emphasize the degree to which national concerns override global considerations.
It should surprise no one that, for example, American trade policy, Japan's financial goals, and South Korean development strategies are important in the world's political economy. Disagreements arise, however, over how best to explain the sources of the foreign economic policies of individual nations, or of nation-states in general. At one end of the spectrum, some scholars believe that nations' foreign economic policies are essentially determined by the global environment.
The actual room for national maneuver of even the most powerful of states, these scholars believe, is limited by characteristics inherent in the international system. At the other end of the spectrum are scholars who see foreign economic policies primarily as the outgrowth of nations' domestic-level political and economic processes. For them, the international system exists only as a jumble of independent nation-states, each with its own political and economic peculiarities.
The international-domestic division is at the base of many debates within the international political economy, as in the world at large. While some argue, for example, that the cause of Third World poverty is in the unequal global economic order, others blame domestic politics and economics in developing nations. Similarly, many scholars see multinational corporations as a powerful independent force in the world—whether working for good or for evil—while others see international firms as extensions of their home countries.
Moreover, for some analysts, global geopolitical relations among nations dominate the impulses that arise from their domestic social orders. The distinction between the two approaches can be seen quite clearly, for example, in explanations of trade policy. To take a specific instance, starting in the early 1980s the United States and many European governments imposed restrictions on the import of Japanese automobiles. The form of the controls varied widely: the U.S. and Japanese governments negotiated "voluntary" export restraints, with which Japanese producers agreed to comply, while in some European countries, quantitative quotas were imposed unilaterally.
Concerned about stiff Japanese competition, which was reducing profits and employment, European and North American automakers and the trade unions that represent their employees provided key support for these policies. From this example, one clear analytic conclusion would be that domestic political and economic pressures—the electoral importance of the regions where auto industries are concentrated; the economic centrality of that sector to the European and North American economies; government concern about the broad, national ramifications of the auto industry; the political clout of the autoworkers' unions
led to important foreign economic measures involving the restriction of Japanese automobile imports. Indeed, many scholars saw the restrictions as confirmation of the primacy of domestic concerns in the making of foreign economic policy. Yet analysts who search for the causes of national foreign economic policies in the international rather than the domestic arena could also find support in the auto import restrictions. After all, the policies were responsive to the rise of Japan as a major manufacturer and exporter of automobiles, a fact that had little to do with the domestic scene in the United States or Europe.
Many North American and European industries had lost competitive ground to rapidly growing overseas manufacturers, a process that is complex in origin but clearly one of the worldwide proportions. Some have argued that trade policies are a function of realities inherent in the international system, such as the existence of a leading, hegemonic power and the eventual decline of that state (see Krasner, Reading 1). In this view, the decline of American power set the stage for a proliferation of barriers to trade.
The internationally-minded scholar might also argue that it is important to understand why the European and American measures took the relatively mild form they did in simply limiting the Japanese to established (and, often, very appreciable) shares of the markets. If the measures had been adopted solely to respond to the distress of local auto industries, the logical step would have been to exclude foreign cars from the markets in question.
Yet the positions of Europe and the United States in the global economic and political system—including everything from world finance to international military alliances—dictated that European and North American policymakers not pursue overly hostile policies toward the Japanese. More generally, scholars have explained long-term changes in trade policy in very different ways. During the period between World Wars I and II, and especially in the 1930s, almost all European nations and the United States were highly protectionist.
After World War II, on the other hand, the North American and Western European markets were opened gradually to one another and to the rest of the world. Scholars whose theoretical bent is international point out that domestic politics in Europe and the United States did not change enough to explain such a radical shift.
But the postwar role of the United States and Western Europe in the international political and economic system has indeed been different from what it was during the 1930s: after 1945, North American and Western European countries were united in an American-led military and economic alliance against the Soviet Union.
Some internationally oriented analysts argue that the causes of postwar foreign economic policies in North America and Western Europe can be found in international geopolitical positions of these regions—the increase in American power, the decline of Europe, the Soviet challenge, and the rise of the Atlantic Alliance. Others point to broad technological and economic developments, such as dramatic improvements in telecommunications and transportation, that have altered governments' incentives to either protect or open their economies
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Here at Everyday Superhero Training we label ourselves as nerd based health and fitness, but what does nerd based really mean? What makes someone a nerd? Society tends to define a nerd as someone who likes sci-fi, anime and/or video games. It can even look down on them as having childish hobbies, being socially inept, or being immature. While that some of that, to some level, for some people, is true, it does a poor job of defining the nerd-dom as a whole. There are a few characteristics though that make a person a nerd and these are also what we look at and for when we talk about being "nerd based"....as well as sci-fi and video game references of course.
The easy way to know if someone is a nerd about something is to ask them a simple question on the subject. If they give you a simple, logical, or even a short but entertaining answer they are not a nerd. They may know a lot about the subject, they may truly enjoy the subject, but they are not a NERD on the subject. If however they not only answer your question, but also five questions you didn't ask, three you didn't think of asking, and one you don't actually understand, all without stopping to take a breath, then they are a nerd. This is an extreme example obviously but you get the idea. A nerd is someone who is willing to jump in, wholeheartedly and truly, passionately, love something. It's this enthusiasm which is the biggest give away of someone's nerdiness because they are often so excited and enthralled in a subject that its impossible not to pick up on it.
Some people may view this as a fault (and in some cases it can be) but it is often a great attribute. While becoming obsessed about something to the point of neglecting family, work, or other obligations is extremely unhealthy a little obsessiveness can be a great thing. Every great inventor or artist was incredibly obsessed. I think the problem these days is we tend to quantify what is worthy of being obsessive about and often those qualifiers are the opposite of what they should be. We hold up being a work-a-holic as a great thing, even if we hate our job. Yet we put down someone who spend their whole weekend at a renaissance fair as childish and a waste of time even though that may be much more creatively, emotionally, and mentally fulfilling.
One of the reasons nerds tend to gravitate towards sci-fi and fantasy based stories and hobbies more than other people, is they are avid users of their imagination. Surprisingly this is also what makes nerds better at solving real world problems. This is because they don't just look at a problem for what it is and known factors but are actually able to use their imaginations to invite totally new options. Albert Einstein famously said "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Knowledge is great but it is only through imagining the unknown that we can invent, improve, and grown beyond what we are.
Enthusiasm, obsessiveness, and imagination just like a muscle or any other skill can be trained...and you thought I wasn't going to talk about training in this one...that's right you can train to be a better nerd, a bigger nerd, a SUPER NERD!! Like everything else it's about building in the right habits. You can also use basic training and habit building to improve upon your general nerdiness or for a specific hobby. If you have a goal like that in mind please let us know and we can help you with a program to get you there.