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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.OptionsDiffPredicate;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.BuildOptions;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.CoreOptionConverters.LabelConverter;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.Fragment;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.FragmentOptions;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.PerLabelOptions;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.RequiresOptions;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.test.TestShardingStrategy.ShardingStrategyConverter;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.cmdline.Label;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.TestTimeout;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.RegexFilter;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.Option;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionDefinition;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionDocumentationCategory;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionEffectTag;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionMetadataTag;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionsParser;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.OptionsParsingException;
import com.google.devtools.common.options.TriState;
import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/** Test-related options. */
@RequiresOptions(options = {TestConfiguration.TestOptions.class})
public class TestConfiguration extends Fragment {
  public static final OptionsDiffPredicate SHOULD_INVALIDATE_FOR_OPTION_DIFF =
      (options, changedOption, oldValue, newValue) -> {
        if (TestOptions.ALWAYS_INVALIDATE_WHEN_CHANGED.contains(changedOption)) {
          // changes in --trim_test_configuration itself or related flags always prompt invalidation
          return true;
        }
        if (!changedOption.getField().getDeclaringClass().equals(TestOptions.class)) {
          // options outside of TestOptions always prompt invalidation
          return true;
        }
        // other options in TestOptions require invalidation when --trim_test_configuration is off
        return !options.get(TestOptions.class).trimTestConfiguration;
      };

  /** Command-line options. */
  public static class TestOptions extends FragmentOptions {
    private static final ImmutableSet<OptionDefinition> ALWAYS_INVALIDATE_WHEN_CHANGED =
        ImmutableSet.of(
            OptionsParser.getOptionDefinitionByName(TestOptions.class, "trim_test_configuration"),
            OptionsParser.getOptionDefinitionByName(
                TestOptions.class, "experimental_retain_test_configuration_across_testonly"));

    @Option(
        name = "test_timeout",
        defaultValue = "-1",
        converter = TestTimeout.TestTimeoutConverter.class,
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.TESTING,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "Override the default test timeout values for test timeouts (in secs). If a single "
                + "positive integer value is specified it will override all categories.  If 4 "
                + "comma-separated integers are specified, they will override the timeouts for "
                + "short, moderate, long and eternal (in that order). In either form, a value of "
                + "-1 tells blaze to use its default timeouts for that category.")
    public Map<TestTimeout, Duration> testTimeout;

    @Option(
      name = "test_filter",
      allowMultiple = false,
      defaultValue = "null",
      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
      help =
          "Specifies a filter to forward to the test framework.  Used to limit "
              + "the tests run. Note that this does not affect which targets are built."
    )
    public String testFilter;

    @Option(
        name = "test_runner_fail_fast",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "Forwards fail fast option to the test runner. The test runner should stop execution"
                + " upon first failure.")
    public boolean testRunnerFailFast;

    @Option(
      name = "cache_test_results",
      defaultValue = "auto",
      abbrev = 't', // it's useful to toggle this on/off quickly
      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
      help =
          "If set to 'auto', Bazel reruns a test if and only if: "
              + "(1) Bazel detects changes in the test or its dependencies, "
              + "(2) the test is marked as external, "
              + "(3) multiple test runs were requested with --runs_per_test, or"
              + "(4) the test previously failed. "
              + "If set to 'yes', Bazel caches all test results except for tests marked as "
              + "external. If set to 'no', Bazel does not cache any test results."
    )
    public TriState cacheTestResults;

    @Deprecated
    @Option(
        name = "test_result_expiration",
        defaultValue = "-1", // No expiration by default.
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help = "This option is deprecated and has no effect.")
    public int testResultExpiration;

    @Option(
        name = "trim_test_configuration",
        defaultValue = "true",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.BUILD_TIME_OPTIMIZATION,
        effectTags = {
          OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS,
          OptionEffectTag.LOSES_INCREMENTAL_STATE,
        },
        help =
            "When enabled, test-related options will be cleared below the top level of the build."
                + " When this flag is active, tests cannot be built as dependencies of non-test"
                + " rules, but changes to test-related options will not cause non-test rules to be"
                + " re-analyzed.")
    public boolean trimTestConfiguration;

    @Option(
        name = "experimental_retain_test_configuration_across_testonly",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.BUILD_TIME_OPTIMIZATION,
        effectTags = {
          OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS,
          OptionEffectTag.LOSES_INCREMENTAL_STATE,
        },
        help =
            "When enabled, --trim_test_configuration will not trim the test configuration for rules"
                + " marked testonly=1. This is meant to reduce action conflict issues when non-test"
                + " rules depend on cc_test rules. No effect if --trim_test_configuration is"
                + " false.")
    public boolean experimentalRetainTestConfigurationAcrossTestonly;

    @Option(
        name = "test_arg",
        allowMultiple = true,
        defaultValue = "null",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "Specifies additional options and arguments that should be passed to the test "
                + "executable. Can be used multiple times to specify several arguments. "
                + "If multiple tests are executed, each of them will receive identical arguments. "
                + "Used only by the 'bazel test' command.")
    public List<String> testArguments;

    @Option(
        name = "test_sharding_strategy",
        defaultValue = "explicit",
        converter = ShardingStrategyConverter.class,
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "Specify strategy for test sharding: "
                + "'explicit' to only use sharding if the 'shard_count' BUILD attribute is "
                + "present. 'disabled' to never use test sharding. 'forced=k' to enforce 'k' "
                + "shards for testing regardless of the 'shard_count' BUILD attribute.")
    public TestShardingStrategy testShardingStrategy;

    @Option(
        name = "runs_per_test",
        allowMultiple = true,
        defaultValue = "1",
        converter = RunsPerTestConverter.class,
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.TESTING,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "Specifies number of times to run each test. If any of those attempts fail for any"
                + " reason, the whole test is considered failed. Normally the value specified is"
                + " just an integer. Example: --runs_per_test=3 will run all tests 3 times."
                + " Alternate syntax: regex_filter@runs_per_test. Where runs_per_test stands for"
                + " an integer value and regex_filter stands for a list of include and exclude"
                + " regular expression patterns (Also see --instrumentation_filter). Example:"
                + " --runs_per_test=//foo/.*,-//foo/bar/.*@3 runs all tests in //foo/ except those"
                + " under foo/bar three times. This option can be passed multiple times. The most"
                + " recently passed argument that matches takes precedence. If nothing matches,"
                + " the test is only run once.")
    public List<PerLabelOptions> runsPerTest;

    @Option(
        name = "runs_per_test_detects_flakes",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        help =
            "If true, any shard in which at least one run/attempt passes and at least one "
                + "run/attempt fails gets a FLAKY status.")
    public boolean runsPerTestDetectsFlakes;

    @Option(
        name = "experimental_cancel_concurrent_tests",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.AFFECTS_OUTPUTS, OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS},
        help =
            "If true, then Blaze will cancel concurrently running tests on the first successful "
                + "run. This is only useful in combination with --runs_per_test_detects_flakes.")
    public boolean cancelConcurrentTests;

    @Option(
        name = "coverage_support",
        converter = LabelConverter.class,
        defaultValue = "@bazel_tools//tools/test:coverage_support",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.TOOLCHAIN,
        effectTags = {
            OptionEffectTag.CHANGES_INPUTS,
            OptionEffectTag.AFFECTS_OUTPUTS,
            OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS
        },
        help =
            "Location of support files that are required on the inputs of every test action "
                + "that collects code coverage. Defaults to '//tools/test:coverage_support'."
    )
    public Label coverageSupport;

    @Option(
        name = "coverage_report_generator",
        converter = LabelConverter.class,
        defaultValue = "@bazel_tools//tools/test:coverage_report_generator",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.TOOLCHAIN,
        effectTags = {
            OptionEffectTag.CHANGES_INPUTS,
            OptionEffectTag.AFFECTS_OUTPUTS,
            OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS
        },
        help =
            "Location of the binary that is used to generate coverage reports. This must "
                + "currently be a filegroup that contains a single file, the binary. Defaults to "
                + "'//tools/test:coverage_report_generator'."
    )
    public Label coverageReportGenerator;

    @Option(
        name = "experimental_fetch_all_coverage_outputs",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.AFFECTS_OUTPUTS, OptionEffectTag.LOADING_AND_ANALYSIS},
        help =
            "If true, then Bazel fetches the entire coverage data directory for each test during a "
                + "coverage run.")
    public boolean fetchAllCoverageOutputs;

    @Option(
        name = "incompatible_exclusive_test_sandboxed",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.UNCATEGORIZED,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.UNKNOWN},
        metadataTags = {OptionMetadataTag.INCOMPATIBLE_CHANGE},
        help =
            "If true, exclusive tests will run with sandboxed strategy. Add 'local' tag to force "
                + "an exclusive test run locally")
    public boolean incompatibleExclusiveTestSandboxed;

    @Option(
        name = "experimental_split_coverage_postprocessing",
        defaultValue = "false",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.EXECUTION_STRATEGY,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.EXECUTION},
        help = "If true, then Bazel will run coverage postprocessing for test in a new spawn.")
    public boolean splitCoveragePostProcessing;

    @Option(
        name = "zip_undeclared_test_outputs",
        defaultValue = "true",
        documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.TESTING,
        effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.TEST_RUNNER},
        help = "If true, undeclared test outputs will be archived in a zip file.")
    public boolean zipUndeclaredTestOutputs;

    @Override
    public FragmentOptions getHost() {
      // Options here are either:
      // 1. Applicable only for the test actions, which are relevant only for the top-level targets
      //    before host or exec transitions can apply.
      // 2. Supposed to be build-universal and thus non-transitionable anyways
      //    (e.g. trim_test_configuration)
      // And thus the options should just be copied and not reset by the exec transition (as
      // resetting them has incremental performance drawbacks when these options change).
      return clone();
    }
  }

  private final TestOptions options;
  private final ImmutableMap<TestTimeout, Duration> testTimeout;
  private final boolean shouldInclude;

  public TestConfiguration(BuildOptions buildOptions) {
    this.shouldInclude = buildOptions.contains(TestOptions.class);
    if (shouldInclude) {
      TestOptions options = buildOptions.get(TestOptions.class);
      this.options = options;
      this.testTimeout = ImmutableMap.copyOf(options.testTimeout);
    } else {
      this.options = null;
      this.testTimeout = null;
    }
  }

  @Override
  public boolean shouldInclude() {
    return shouldInclude;
  }

  /** Returns test timeout mapping as set by --test_timeout options. */
  public ImmutableMap<TestTimeout, Duration> getTestTimeout() {
    return testTimeout;
  }

  public String getTestFilter() {
    return options.testFilter;
  }

  public boolean getTestRunnerFailFast() {
    return options.testRunnerFailFast;
  }

  public TriState cacheTestResults() {
    return options.cacheTestResults;
  }

  public List<String> getTestArguments() {
    return options.testArguments;
  }

  public TestShardingStrategy testShardingStrategy() {
    return options.testShardingStrategy;
  }

  public Label getCoverageSupport() {
    return options.coverageSupport;
  }

  public Label getCoverageReportGenerator() {
    return options.coverageReportGenerator;
  }

  /**
   * @return number of times the given test should run. If the test doesn't match any of the
   *     filters, runs it once.
   */
  public int getRunsPerTestForLabel(Label label) {
    for (PerLabelOptions perLabelRuns : Lists.reverse(options.runsPerTest)) {
      if (perLabelRuns.isIncluded(label)) {
        return Integer.parseInt(Iterables.getOnlyElement(perLabelRuns.getOptions()));
      }
    }
    return 1;
  }

  public boolean runsPerTestDetectsFlakes() {
    return options.runsPerTestDetectsFlakes;
  }

  public boolean cancelConcurrentTests() {
    return options.cancelConcurrentTests;
  }

  public boolean fetchAllCoverageOutputs() {
    return options.fetchAllCoverageOutputs;
  }

  public boolean incompatibleExclusiveTestSandboxed() {
    return options.incompatibleExclusiveTestSandboxed;
  }

  public boolean splitCoveragePostProcessing() {
    return options.splitCoveragePostProcessing;
  }

  public boolean getZipUndeclaredTestOutputs() {
    return options.zipUndeclaredTestOutputs;
  }

  /**
   * Option converter that han handle two styles of value for "--runs_per_test":
   *
   * <ul>
   *   <li>--runs_per_test=NUMBER: Run each test NUMBER times.
   *   <li>--runs_per_test=test_regex@NUMBER: Run each test that matches test_regex NUMBER times.
   *       This form can be repeated with multiple regexes.
   * </ul>
   */
  public static class RunsPerTestConverter extends PerLabelOptions.PerLabelOptionsConverter {
    @Override
    public PerLabelOptions convert(String input) throws OptionsParsingException {
      try {
        return parseAsInteger(input);
      } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
        return parseAsRegex(input);
      }
    }

    private PerLabelOptions parseAsInteger(String input)
        throws NumberFormatException, OptionsParsingException {
      int numericValue = Integer.parseInt(input);
      if (numericValue <= 0) {
        throw new OptionsParsingException("'" + input + "' should be >= 1");
      } else {
        RegexFilter catchAll =
            new RegexFilter(Collections.singletonList(".*"), Collections.<String>emptyList());
        return new PerLabelOptions(catchAll, Collections.singletonList(input));
      }
    }

    private PerLabelOptions parseAsRegex(String input) throws OptionsParsingException {
      PerLabelOptions testRegexps = super.convert(input);
      if (testRegexps.getOptions().size() != 1) {
        throw new OptionsParsingException("'" + input + "' has multiple runs for a single pattern");
      }
      String runsPerTest = Iterables.getOnlyElement(testRegexps.getOptions());
      try {
        int numericRunsPerTest = Integer.parseInt(runsPerTest);
        if (numericRunsPerTest <= 0) {
          throw new OptionsParsingException("'" + input + "' has a value < 1");
        }
      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
        throw new OptionsParsingException("'" + input + "' has a non-numeric value", e);
      }
      return testRegexps;
    }

    @Override
    public String getTypeDescription() {
      return "a positive integer or test_regex@runs. This flag may be passed more than once";
    }
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Roots of the Ukrainian problem
THE SUNDAY GUARDIAN
Service members take part in tactical exercises, which are conducted by the Ukrainian National Guard, Armed Forces, special operations units and simulate a crisis situation in an urban settlement, in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RC22DS98HPXB
The media may be freer in the US or across the Atlantic than in the PRC, but that does not stop uniformity of reportage of disputatious issues in a monochromal manner. There seems very little daylight between the expressed views of 10 Downing Street or the White House and the position taken by the major newspapers and television channels in the UK or the US on Ukraine. There are quite possibly nearly a hundred thousand troops on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, but they have been there in that number for years. The objective has from the start been to serve as a deterrent to possible efforts by the Russophobic Ukrainian military to impose their own control over those parts of Ukraine that are Russian-speaking, and which in effect have been treated as alien enclaves by Kyiv. Although they are citizens of Ukraine, governments in Kyiv have denuded them of the assistance that gets extended to the almost fully Ukrainian-speaking parts of the country. There have been credible reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky would like to re-establish the control that the central government had over the Russian-speaking eastern parts of Ukraine before Vladimir Putin intervened to prevent such an expansion of authority by Kyiv. It is obvious that both MI6 and CIA would be aware of this Russian objective, and that the only trigger for another invasion from the east of Ukraine would be the marching of Ukrainian troops into the towns and villages of the Russian-speaking regions, or indications that such an advance was likely to commence. The purpose of the diplomacy of the US, UK and France is to somehow browbeat Putin into promising not to interfere, should Ukrainian forces enter territories where local populations are terrified of such an occupation. The discrimination shown by Kyiv to the Russian-speaking regions has resulted in their having much lower levels of development than other parts of Ukraine. The condition of the population is getting so desperate that the majority of the population may welcome military intervention by Russia. The limited supply of offensive weaponry gifted to Kyiv by many countries in the Atlantic Alliance cannot close the gap between Russian and Ukrainian military capabilities, especially considering that the Ukrainian military would have to fight Russian soldiers in territory that is hostile to those in Ukrainian military uniforms, bringing back in them memories of the discrimination that the Russian-speaking segment of the Ukrainian population has endured since the breakup of the USSR that formally took place in 1991 and continued on the ground into the next year. Just as the unceasing barrage of false information about Saddam Hussein having WMD stockpiles was accepted and amplified by US media in the period prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the portrayal of Putin as a war monger continues even as supplies of petroleum products from the US head towards Europe in the expectation that President Biden will succeed in so twisting the hands of Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany that he will shut down Nord Stream I, not to mention decline to operationalise Nord Stream II, thereby destroying the political future of his party. President Biden has in effect promised to reduce South, Southeast and East Asia's supply of petroleum products from the Middle East by 40% in order to divert supplies to Europe. An unlikely, indeed fanciful, prospect except apparently to the White House. After having witnessed serial trashing by the Atlanticist powers of agreements entered into by the US and its NATO allies, it is no surprise that President Emmanuel Macron of France had little success in efforts at ensuring that President Putin refuse to intervene in the "internal affairs of Ukraine", including if the Ukrainian military marches into the Donbas and other eastern territories that are being protected by Russia from such an intervention. Even were he ready to obey Biden's diktat and surrender the benefits of the Nord Stream pipelines, it is unlikely that the German Chancellor will succeed in persuading Putin to accept conditions that would place him in the same bracket as his predecessors Gorbachev and Yeltsin, who made concessions to the US and its allies that was reciprocated only by more concessions being demanded. Just as the Falklands intervention gave Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a boost or the taking out of Saddam Hussein made President George W. Bush additional votes, Biden may be calculating that forcing Russia to accept the condition of non-intervention no matter what the Ukrainian military does within its own country may ensure that the Democrats take back the Senate and retain control of the House in the 2022 Congressional races. The good news for him is that President Zelensky seems to have prevailed over the hotheads who sought military assisted central control of the eastern regions up to the borders of Russia, and as long as this is the case, there will not be a war. Unless Putin decides that he has had enough of pinpricks, and marches into the Ukraine to create independent enclaves on the Georgia model. Neither Russian roulette or playing a game of chicken makes sense, yet this seems to be the strategy of those who seek a return to Cold War 1.0 despite Cold War 2.0 already in full swing.MDN

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🇬🇭 🏴 Andre Ayew will remain at Swansea City for the rest of the 2019/20 season
Lee Mpofu
Ghana international Andre Ayew has announced that he will be committing his future to Swansea City despite Monday's European transfer deadline.
Ayew scored 12 goals from approximately 35 Premier League appearances before he signed for West Ham United for a fee in the region of £20.5 million back in 2016.
However, the Black Stars forward joined Fenerbahce on a loan spell upon his return to Swansea in 2018 when they were relegated to the English Championship.
The 29-year-old has been heavily linked with moves to Lazio, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 to name a few but he revealed that he will remain with the Swans and see the challenge through.
"I'll be honest and say I have had a number of offers from some major clubs abroad,'' he told the club's official website.
"The club was aware of the options but made it clear they wanted me to stay.
"I'm really enjoying my football at Swansea and I'd like nothing more than to stay part of this squad.
"Everyone at the club has welcomed me back with open arms from my loan spell at Fenerbahce and I really believe in what the head coach (Steve Cooper) and the club are trying to achieve.
"The players want me around and I like the boss's ideas and plans. I think that shows with the excellent start we've made to the season.
"We are top of the league and I want to try and help the squad stay there.
"The fans have also been amazing with the reception they have given me and I'm really looking forward to repaying the faith they have shown in me.
"I feel at home here and sometimes you have to go with what your heart is telling you. I believe we can achieve great things. I'm ready to continue and go for it.''
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Pathetic Jokes
One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two pathetic-looking men by the side of the road, eating grass.
He ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked the men, "Why are you eating grass?"
"We don't have no money for food," the first man replied.
"Then you must come with me to my house," insisted the lawyer.
"But, sir, I got a wife and three kids here," said the...
"That's what she said" is not a funny punchline. It's old, pathetic and doesn't work!
*That's what she said.*
Guys who try to pick up girls through Reddit are pathetic
Ladies if you agree with me message me your number and we can discuss it more. Maybe over dinner or a movie or something.
4 guys meet in hell. A Bodybuilder, a Muslim, a Buddhist monk, and an American.
Satan comes over, whip in hand, and says:
-Those who endure 10 whiplashes can go to Heaven, the rest will stay here in Hell!
The American glances at the bodybuilder and is about to argue when Satan interrupts him,
-Everyone can choose 1 thing to place at your back a...
Gordon Ramsey branches out and opens a speech therapy workshop for lions and tigers. His first student comes in and it's a massive siberian tiger. Gordon says "well, go ahead, let me see what you've got." The tiger opens its mouth and lets out a pathetic "meow.".
"You DONKEY, that was PATHETIC!" screams Gordon "IT'S. FUCKING. ROAR."
A virus walks into a bar, and sits down. The bartender tells him, "We don't serve your kind here."
The virus is momentarily taken aback by this unexpected and blatant display of bigotry, the likes of which he's only seen in history textbooks.
For a brief moment, he considers the bartender. What kind of life experiences would shape someone into such a pathetic piece of garbage? What happene...
Your cooking is pathetic
Husband: your cooking is horrible despite watching all the cooking shows.
Wife: you watch porn but do I complain?
The U.S. election results delay is pathetic
In Egypt, we know who won before the elections.
An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar
The first mathematician orders a beer
The second orders half a beer
"I don't serve half-beers" the bartender replies
"Excuse me?" Asks mathematician #2
"What kind of bar serves half-beers?" The barten...
Ya wanna know how pathetic my life is?
I finally had a reason to get out a condom from my nightstand drawer... They had all expired.
With all the NSFW jokes here lately, we could use a nice clean joke
A pharmaceutical salesman was staying at a bed and breakfast in a small town while on a business trip. The B&B was run by a kindly old gentleman and advertised three square "southern" meals a day and a relaxing country feel.
While the salesman was eating his breakfast, he noticed what app...
I think i just wrote a joke out of my pathetic love life while fixing supper and here it goes. What does a bachelor eat the most?
Balonely sandwiches.
Spending New Year's Eve at home in front of TV is pathetic!
So we sit sideways
A young ventriloquist is touring Sweden and puts on a show in a small fishing town. With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes.
Suddenly, a blonde woman in the fourth row stands on her chair and starts shouting, "I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype Swedish blonde women that way? What does the color of a woman's hair have to do with her worth as a human being? It's men like y...
A tribal chief down on his luck decided to marry off his three daughters
For in those days suitors paid a bridal price, and the chief thought he could live off what his daughters would fetch him, and at the same time ensure that his children would be secure and provided for.
Now, it was a point of rivalry between the girls to see who would fetch the best price amo...
Shouting, "You're all pathetic idiots!" to freedom of speech protesters...
Soon changes their tone.
A dumb one, ever for already low dad-joke expectations...
True story (makes this even more pathetic) that happened last night:
Wife: The fan is too high
Me: It's like that so we don't bump our heads
One misty Scottish morning a man is driving through the hills to Inverness.
Suddenly out of the mist, a massive red-haired highlander steps into the middle of the road. The man is at least six feet four, has a huge red beard and, despite the wind, mist, and near freezing temperatures, is wearing only his kilt, a tweed shirt and a tam-o'-shanter at a rakish angle.
At ...
An intern proudly greets his boss as she walks in the office...
"I took the pleasure of getting here early and doing a few tasks to help your day go smoother. I even pruned the ivy hanging on your wall."
She glared at him and stormed into her office and sure enough, almost half of the plant's leaves were in the garbage leaving the poor ivy looking pathetic. "...
Four dads are arguing, each dad claims to have the best son in the world.
The first dad says, "My son is the best because he is so rich, I only gave him a small loan of a million dollars and he ended up making four billion dollars from his multi-billion dollar hotel business. He has even appeared on many TV shows. He is so successful that he was elected to lead a country....
The perfect woman
An extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce beautiful children beyond compare.
With that as his mission he began searching for the perfect woman.
Shortly there after he met a farmer who had three stunning, gorgeous ...
A man walks into the bar.
He sees a mod of r/Jokes crying over the counter.
"Hey buddy, what's wrong with you?" the Man asks.
Mod: "My life is pathetic. I've been a mod for the past 4 months and I was told I'd get a paycheck of $70000 every month. Those fuckers haven't paid me anything yet. I'm totally broke no...
My grand-dad was depressed because his prize marrows were not growing on his allotment, so I went along there to see if I could see what the problem was.
When I got there he was slumped over a pathetic burnt little marrow. I looked around me and noticed that all the other allotments were basking in dappled sunshine filtering through the trees but his was in the dark except for a stong burning ray of light. The cause was the huge window on a huge shed...
A touching story my father told me when I was a lad,
So I was walking down the street one afternoon and a particularly dirty, broken down, beat up, sorry looking, shabby homeless man asked me for money,
I says, "why if I gave you money, surely you'll just spend it on booze!" I says!
He says, " no sir! I quit drinking years ago!"
A man is severely depressed.
Joke:
His wife left him, took the kids and due to all the stress and pressure in his personal life, his work performance took a dive and he was fired. Without a job, he lost his home, his possessions and whatever was left of his dignity and hope. He decided to end his miserable life.
I think you're pretty
Pretty pathetic
3 Guys Compete to See Whose Shit is the Worst-Smelling Shit.
It was agreed that to determine the smelliest crap, they would base it on the number of flies that landed on their respective feces.
The first guy proceeds to take a shit. After a short while, a sizable number of flies swooped in.
The second dude does his worst and unloads a big one. A...
Three horses are arguing in a stable
Each one is convinced they are a better racer than the other two. Thus, the three bicker and brag and talk over one another.
"Now see here, see here!" Says the first horse. "I have been racing for four years, and every summer of those ten years I have come in first every race I ran!"
A man walking down the beach heard a woman crying... (NSFW)
He walks down to investigate. At he gets closer he sees it's the outline of a blonde woman sitting in a beach chair near the water. He walks up behind her about to ask her what the matter was. Before he says anything, he notices that she doesn't have any arms or legs. Thinking it's a bit weird, he s...
There was once a boy who was born into a very rich family.
There was once a boy who was born into a very rich family. His parents could afford to give him anything he wanted. Well, the boy finally graduated from preschool. So far, he had already mastered his ABC's and could count to one hundred perfectly. He could even spell fairly well, and his reading was...
The year is 2135, and the US and Russia are the only 2 remaining nations.
After a century of warfare, the two nations expanded their borders, annexing an country that stood in it's way.
Both nations, hungering for world domination, have been at war with each other for over 20 years, and have decided that the fighting would never end, as the two were so closely matc...
'One day, in ancient Egypt, Bastet went to her temple for a meal, but found that her priests were late.'
'She was quite annoyed, but they had served her well for many years, so when one of her priests arrived, she gave him the opportunity to explain himself.
'"Oh, great Bastet, please show mercy on us, your humble servants! A stranger with a strange god has come and is making demands of the Pha...
What do you call an incompetent psychic?
Tele-pathetic
A frustrated boss is talking with a mediocre employee. He asks, "Are you dumb or just apathetic?"
The employee responds "I don't know, and I don't care."
Traffic Cop
After spending an hour at the mall I was ready to head home, but as I exited into the parking lot I saw a police officer writing a ticket.
"Hey, what gives?!" I exclaimed, hoping for some kind of explanation.
Without saying a word, the officer pointed to the no parking sign abo...
The M1 walks into a bar
[Americans, the M1 is a big road]
The M1 walked into a bar. He goes to the barman and says "Give me a pint". He gets his drink and starts angrily drinking.
In walks the A9. The A9 tries to order a pint. The M1 begins shouting "OI, fuck off. Who do you think you are? I'm the M1, the bi...
What do you call a mind controlling failure of a phone??
A tele-pathetic
An American, An Englishman, and a German are walking down a country road...
...When they see storm clouds on the horizon. Not wanting to spend the night out in the cold rain, they run for the nearest shelter they can make out: A farmhouse. They ask the farmer if they can stay the night, and he replies, "Well, I DID have three beds, but one of them got infected with bedbugs....
Three men are talking at work the day after Christmas
It wasn't long before one of them starts bragging. "I bought my wife something that goes from 0 to 100 in only 6 seconds!"
"What is it?" The others ask.
"A brand new Mercedes!"
"Ha, but I've bought my wife something that goes from 0 to 100 in only 3 seconds!" Said one of t...
A scholar and a fisherman
A scholar is travelling in a small boat with a poor fisherman across a large lake.
The scholar asks the fisherman "did you learn how to read?"
The fisherman replies "no, I have not"
"What a pathetic waste of your life!" sneered the scholar. "Half your life has been w...
A wife finds out her husband has been cheating on her.
Heartbroken and keen to seek revenge, she takes a trip to the local witch doctor to buy a voodoo doll.
She brings it home and waits for her husbands return.
As he walks in the door he notices his wife sitting in dead silence, lights off, with only the dim glow of the fireplace lighting...
The Mermaid Joke
On the outskirts of a small town in eastern Missouri, there once lived a farmer, his wife, and their three sons. Once upon a time their dairy farm had been huge, and business was booming. But a terrible cow-afflicting disease swept throughout the town, and hit this families bovine particularly hard ...
"You are what you eat" thats funny, I don't remember eating
a pathetic failure
A visit to the pope
A man walks into the barber's and says "I don't mind what you do so long as it looks smart, I'm going to see the pope".
"Oh not the pope! He's done nothing for the faith. I went to see him a while ago and he never even appeared. They said he wasn't feeling well. Pathetic if you ask me, lett...
*After Breakup due to commitment issues*
Girlfriend : You're an unreliable pathetic fuck. I'm leaving! Bye!
Me : Can't say adieu.
fire the chauffeur!
Wife: "I'm gonna fire our chauffeur!!! He's such a pathetic driver, this is the third time he almost got me killed...."
Husband: "Dear, lets give him another chance."
It's a busy day in Heaven....
So God figures he will let in the 3 next most pathetic deaths, and close up for the day. God asks the first guy "how did you die"?
Guy 1: Well, a co-worker told me my wife was cheating on me, so I left work early to catch her in the act. I got home to my 10th floor condo, burst through the do...
A guy walks into a bar...
After a long day of work, a guy walks into an empty bar. He looks around and sees no one, but suddenly hears a voice say:
- "You look nice."
He jumps and spins around - but no one is there.
*Again he hears the voice:*
- "That coat looks good on you."
*He looks puzz...
The Pope.
A guy meets a Cardinal after converting and asks if he can meet the pope. The Cardinal tells him that it takes a lot to earn a meeting with the pope, so the man donates 50 thousand dollars to the church and is granted his wish. The pope starts to make his way down the line of people who wanted to me...
My Weird St. Patrick's Morning [NSFW]
So I get to work this morning and hit the bathroom on the way to my desk to let out some coffee. I walk through the door and there's a 3' tall guy wearing an all-green suit and a tophat taking a piss at the short urinal. I didn't mean to look, but you couldn't not notice the gentleman's extremely la...
An old mechanic friend helps a drunk. (Kinda long, sorry.)
I was talking to this grizzled old mechanic friend one time, he looked like an old version of Yosemite Sam. Had a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, sounded like an old cowboy, his big ol' handlebar mustache wiggling and twitching with every word. Suddenly he starts telling this story about how he ...
•	Roses are red,
Violets are glorious,
Don't try to surprise
•	She didn't notice Oscar sneaking up behind her. It was the silence of the limbs.
•	Oscar Pistorius. Not the first South African with a race problem.
•	When Oscar Pistorius sai...
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
A man dies and is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter. St. Peter says to the man, "There is really nothing extremely good nor bad about your life to determine your fate. You'll have to spend 24 hours in Heaven and in Hell, then choose where you wish to spend eternity."
The man thinks for a momen...
I had an awkward moment with my english teacher.
Apparently pathetic fallacy has nothing to do with erectile dysfunction.
A man owes money to the mob
A man owes money to the mob and can't pay it. His three chances come and go, and finally a group of thugs come to his apartment one night, drag him down to the subway, and throw him in front of a moving train. He manages to drag himself out of the way in time to survive, but he loses both of his leg...
Pink elephant joke
One afternoon, there was this good witch who was flying along, when all
of a sudden, she heard this soft crying from down below. When she landed,
she say this yellow frog. Touched by his sadness, the witch asked why he
was crying.
"Sniff. None of the other frogs will let me join i...
A priest, a minister, and a rabbi are all drinking together at a bar.
The priest says, "Okay, guys, I don't mean to brag, but this year alone, I've gotten over a hundred people signed up for RCIA, which is a new record for our parish."
The minister shakes his head. "Are you kidding me? That's nothing. I've saved over three hundred people in the past year and a ...
Two greyhound are sitting in a stable
They are both boasting to each other about their racing victories. The first dog says "I've won six of my last ten races". The second dog replies with "That's nothing, I've won fourteen of my last twenty races". At this point, a fed up racehorse pokes his head round the corner and says "You're both ...
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Joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban (retranslated): Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the President of Russia!
I would like to thank him on behalf of Hungary and the Hungarian people for visiting us. A visit by the President of Russia is always a great honour for us. We held lengthy and very successful talks that prioritised economic issues. Perhaps you know that Hungary strives to maintain transparent, good contacts with Russia. Once a year we discuss the state of bilateral affairs. Last year, I visited Moscow at the invitation of the President, and we are grateful to him for making a visit in return.
We stated that both sides have fulfilled the promises that were made two years ago, a year ago. We signed regional cooperation documents. Hungary opened its General Consulate in Kazan and we signed a plan of consultations at the level of foreign ministries.
We thank the President for the fact that our previous gas supply agreements were modified and gas supplies were therefore guaranteed for us through 2021. Today we took the decision to ask our officials to begin negotiations on gas supplies beyond 2021.
We also addressed nuclear energy cooperation. We agreed that we have already eliminated the majority of obstacles. One issue remains open and we are waiting for an EU decision on it. We are convinced that our agreements are fully in compliance with EU requirements and we very much hope that this year we will be able to begin preparations and go ahead with construction in 2018.
The results of our economic cooperation are especially valuable since we achieved these results in a particularly difficult international situation. As you can see, anti-Russia rhetoric has become trendy on the continent, in its western part. And under these conditions we had to uphold our economic contacts and preserve everything we could. It makes me sad to say that despite all our efforts, unfortunately, we have lost a lot in trade between our countries: $6.5 billion is the damage that was caused to our economies.
Hungary continues to maintain that non-economic problems cannot be resolved by economic means. Other conflicts should not be moved to the economic area because this will hurt everyone. This is why we hope that in the near future we will be able to welcome new, good relations between Russia and the European Union. It is very difficult to live if we do not have open, productive and intensive forms of cooperation with the powers that be.
Many of our expectations in cultural and humanitarian areas were also met. We agreed on student exchanges. Hungary also took the decision to finance the renovation of four Orthodox parishes.
I am convinced that one of the most important results of our cooperation is that over the past two years, pursuant to the agreements with the Russian President, we have carried out investment projects in the food industry. This is very important for the Hungarian economy, and we would like to move on from agriculture and provide investment opportunities also to Hungarian companies in the water industry. Hungary has world-class technology and this will be a major breakthrough also in terms of foreign trade between our countries.
We know very well that open discussions are ongoing in the European Union on a wide range of foreign policy issues. We also discussed them. We sought to preserve and save everything from Russian-Hungary contacts that we could, and when the world returns to the sound logic of cooperation, the Hungarian economy will have a head start in developing the Russian market.
This leads me to the conclusion that from the economic and economic-political perspective, our talks were successful, for which I thank you, Mr President.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen,
Let me start by thanking Prime Minister Orban and all of our Hungarian colleagues for the invitation and the chance to continue our practice of exchanging views at the highest level.
We discussed practically the full range of bilateral relations, and of course, as the Prime Minister said just now, we focused particularly on supporting, developing, and finding new opportunities for economic cooperation.
We value the Hungarian government's desire to steadily develop mutually advantageous cooperation with Russia. Hungary is, without doubt, one of Russia's important and reliable partners in Europe. Our countries conduct a regular political dialogue, our foreign ministries have close contacts, and our Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Issues is working effectively.
During today's talks, as I said, we gave priority attention to economic cooperation matters. The objective figures show, regrettably, that bilateral trade has nearly halved over the last three years. The investment sector reflects this same negative trend. Last year, mutual investment fell nearly by half.
No one can be happy with this situation, of course. In this context, we discussed and outlined concrete measures to activate our reciprocal trade and investment. The Prime Minister spoke just now about one of the possibilities in this area – to expand mutual investment and put it to use for both economies' benefit.
In particular, we agreed to develop our energy sector cooperation. We place great importance on the construction, carried out by Rosatom, of two new power units at the Paks nuclear power station, a project that is worth 12 billion euros. This nuclear power station has been operating for a long time in Hungary and today produces close to 40 percent of all electricity produced in that country. The launch of the two new units will make it possible to double electricity production and satisfy the demand for electricity that is essential in order to develop new production facilities in Hungary. The project will also create new jobs, around 10,000 jobs.
There are good prospects for developing cooperation in the oil and gas sector. Russia supplies a substantial share of the hydrocarbons used in Hungary. Furthermore, Hungary is a reliable link in the transit chain for Russian energy supplies destined for Western Europe.
Hungary is taking part with good results in developing hydrocarbon reserves in Russia. Hungarian energy company MOL is developing oil fields in Western Siberia and plans to increase production. MOL's subsidiary is already producing 590,000 tonnes of oil a year in Russia.
During the talks, we agreed to work more intensively on bolstering industrial cooperation, including in high-tech and science-intensive sectors. Let me note that production of passenger buses using Russian composite materials has begun in Hungary. Russian technology is also being used to modernise the Budapest metro's rolling stock. We have plans for joint production and supply of railway cars to other countries' markets. Hungarian companies are active in the Russian pharmaceuticals industry and agriculture.
We have established close partnership ties between all 19 Hungarian regions and more than 50 of Russia's regions. We will continue to give our full support to the regions' desire for direct cooperation, and, as you know, today, we will approve the comprehensive programme for developing regional cooperation for 2017–2022.
Our bilateral cultural and humanitarian ties are developing successfully, and we are expanding our ties in education. It is pleasing to see the renewed interest for studying the Russian language in Hungary. Of course, we are very grateful to Mr Orban and to all of our Hungarian friends for the support they give to teaching Russian and to developing humanitarian ties, including the restoration and repair of religious buildings and institutions, which is being carried out at the Hungarian government's initiative.
During the talks, we also discussed in detail current issues on the European and global agendas. I briefed our colleagues in detail on our view regarding events in eastern Ukraine, and in the Middle East, including in Syria. On this matter, at least, we definitely share a common position, namely, that we must join forces to combat international terrorism. Political settlement in Syria and other Middle Eastern countries, and the entire region's return to normal life as soon as possible, would certainly help to ease the serious migration crisis in Europe in general.
I hope very much for active cooperation with our Hungarian partners in all of these areas. In conclusion, I want to thank our Hungarian partners and Prime Minister Orban for the warm reception and the substantive and productive talks.
We have further talks ahead and we will now continue these discussions together with our ministers. That said, the initial work in narrow format already shows that we have a common desire to achieve concrete results.
Question (retranslated): A question for Mr Viktor Orban. How do you view the international space for future cooperation between Russia and Hungary? Do you see any changes?
Viktor Orban: Of course, along with national pride, we need to realise that Russia and Hungary move in different dimensions concerning military, geopolitical, and foreign policy issues. But I think it is best when you know your place and you take on a role and set goals that correspond to your country's weight, size and influence. President Putin briefed us on the situation in Syria. We can join in only those peacekeeping missions that will protect the Christian community, because we consider it very important to protect Christian communities around the world. In other words, Hungary can take part in helping to settle international issues even in places where it does not play a major part. We are very grateful to Mr Putin for the information we received.
As for the international stage, we can all feel the atmosphere today, and we see that serious changes are taking place in the world. We think that the changes underway today will create more favourable conditions for cooperation between Europe and Russia, including between Hungary and Russia, which will be better than before. I am optimistic about the future and I believe that balanced contacts between Russia and the European Union are essential for peace in Europe.
Question (retranslated): The media said before the talks that the discussion will focus on energy issues. Did you discuss whether the Nord Stream will be linked to Hungary in any way, and whether there will be new talks on the Paks loan?
Viktor Orban: Regarding the final question, no, we did not discuss this. Of course, Hungary's financial situation in the international economic environment has improved of late, and we have a good agreement with Russia. We do not want to risk it, and we seek to have it go ahead. We are waiting for the construction work to finally begin, because – what kind of nuclear power station is it that everyone is talking about but no one has seen? They haven't even dug the first hole yet. We are waiting for work to start. A review of the agreement is not currently on the agenda. We want to go ahead with what I and President Putin signed earlier.
With regard to gas supplies, we cannot ignore the issue of stability of gas supplies across Ukraine. This is the key issue. We are aware of a great deal of issues that cause uncertainty, so we have always stood for diversifying our supply lines. The European Union has blocked something that would have served the interests of Hungary. That is, we are in the midst of a kind of stagnation, but we are interested in bringing that issue back on the agenda. We have the necessary capabilities in the north as well, which we aren't using yet, but if need be, and national economic interests require us to do so, we will buy gas from Russia via the northern route.
Vladimir Putin: I will add a couple of words to that. We discussed the South Stream, a project, which, unfortunately, no longer exists. We covered the Nord Stream as well. Regarding Nord Stream-2, there is, indeed, the technical capability for Hungary to receive Russian gas via Nord Stream-2. This can be done via Slovakia or Austria – this is quite a feasible project. Russian gas can also be moved via the Turkish Stream. There are other options as well.
By the way, we do not have any political goals when it comes to gas transit through Ukraine. If it is economically viable and safe, we do not rule out the possibility of moving some gas through Ukraine as well. The issue is about diversification and the economic viability of these routes. We are exploring all possibilities. One thing is certain: Russian gas supplies to the Hungarian market will be reliable, that is a 100-percent guarantee.
Regarding other projects, for example, Paks nuclear power station, I mentioned that this project costs 12 billion, 80 percent of which was supposed to come from a Russian loan. I apprised the Prime Minister of other options. We are prepared to finance 100 percent of it, but then the terms and conditions of the agreement should be slightly different. We can do this as well.
Please note also that, as I mentioned earlier, it is also about creating 10,000 new well-paying high-tech jobs. This will, of course, improve reliability and grow the Hungarian economy in general.
Question: I have a question about Ukraine.
Mr President, your position on the conflict in Donbass is known. I would like you to clarify the following: why did this flare-up occur at this particular moment?
Since we are in Hungary, I would like to ask Mr Orban the following question: What do you think about the situation in Ukraine, especially since there is a Hungarian minority residing in Transcarpathia? Can you influence Kiev in any way, so that there is no discrimination against the Hungarian population?
Vladimir Putin: With regard to the current flare-up, we stated that it is already happening. Our position is, in fact, known: it was provoked by the Ukrainian side. Actual fighting began last Friday. On Sunday, the so-called Ukrainian voluntary units captured an opposition stronghold and moved 200 metres into the territory controlled by the militias. On Sunday, they were driven out of there.
Why is this happening now? I believe there are several reasons for that. First, the Ukrainian leadership needs money, and the best way to drum up some money is to go to the European Union, individual countries of Europe, the United States, or international financial institutions, posing as a victim of aggression. This is my first point.
Second, as we all know, during the presidential campaign in the United States, the Ukrainian government adopted a unilateral position in favour of one candidate. More than that, certain oligarchs, certainly with the approval of the political leadership, funded this candidate, or female candidate, to be more precise. Now they need to improve relations with the current administration, and using a conflict to do so is always a better, easier way to draw the incumbent administration into addressing Ukrainian problems and thus establish a dialogue.
The third reason is related to domestic politics. In the wake of the utter failure of economic and social policies, the internal opposition has stepped up its activities and needs to be shut up. It is also necessary to rally the people around the current leaders. This issue can also be resolved more easily if the conflict resumes.
There is another consideration. I think that the current Ukrainian government is not at all willing to implement the Minsk agreements and is just looking for an excuse not to do so. The resumption of the conflict would serve that purpose. I very much hope that sensible people in Ukraine, as well as those who are interested in addressing such issues through political means, will not allow the situation in southeastern Ukraine to follow the worst-case scenario, but will instead concentrate all their attention and efforts on complying with the Minsk agreements.
Viktor Orban: The Ukrainian Prime Minister recently visited Hungary. We had productive talks and signed several agreements. Ukraine was a topic of our talks today, as it is our common neighbour. Hungary is interested in having the Minsk agreements fulfilled unconditionally. We do not see any other solution, and Hungary, with its modest means, is doing everything possible to encourage compliance with the Minsk agreements. I want to say it loud and clear that Hungary is interested in Ukraine becoming a stable and successful country. We will do our best as part of Hungary-Ukraine cooperation to create a stable Ukraine. However, peace is the starting point and peace is only possible on the basis of the Minsk agreements.
It is in our interest to see the Minsk agreements implemented, because this will not only stabilise the situation in these two regions, but also take care of other issues, such as providing democratic rights to ethnic minorities, as the current discussions about the language of instruction in Ukraine are far from beneficial for the Hungarian minority. Hungary is interested in an economically stable and prosperous Ukraine, and we will do our best in that regard.
Question: This question is for the Prime Minister. I would like to follow up on the critical issue of energy supplies. I would like to hear more specifics from you. This is really an important issue, and the numbers are very impressive. We are aware of the fact that Hungary receives 75 percent of its oil and 60 percent of its gas from Russia. However, we also remember that Hungary wasn't too enthusiastic about expanding Nord Stream, but was quite interested in implementing South Stream. As we now know, there is no South Stream, but there is Turkish Stream now. I would like to know your plans regarding interaction in this sphere.
Viktor Orban: The President of Russia said an important thing, and I want to say it again. It is important for us to get Russian oil and gas to Hungary. This is what we agreed upon between ourselves, and the President guaranteed it to us. Compared with that, all other issues are technical matters. Most importantly, we have reached an agreement. The Russian President gave his word to the effect that Hungary, no matter what, will receive the necessary amount of oil and gas which our country needs to function properly. South Stream would serve our interests well, but it is beyond our control.
We are interested in Turkish Stream. We will be pleased to participate in it. If there is such an opportunity we will take advantage of it. And natural gas supplies from the north are also in our interest if we do not get gas from other sources. I should tell you that Hungary is not in a very friendly environment. We have neighbours in the European Union. We are members of the European Union. Hungary has built its capacities in the direction of both Croatia and Romania, from where we could receive alternative supplies, but neither Croatia nor Romania – nor the European Union, if you will – has for its part built these capacities so that we could provide reverse flow supplies and also receive supplies from there. In other words, Hungary is blocked from the south.
This is why a key issue from Hungary's perspective is that the President of Russia says that Hungary will receive the necessary gas and oil in one way or another, even if in a roundabout way. This is a very important statement for us. We gratefully thank the President for this. Diversification is a good thing, but if we are the only party that does it while other countries do not, then unilateral contacts remain.
To reiterate, the arrangement with the President and the agreement that we have signed is of key importance to Hungary.
Vladimir Putin: I can only add to what has been said. Indeed, we are doing all we can to ensure supplies to Hungary. Hungary is a reliable, solvent and stable partner. We are interested in supplying our raw materials to the Hungarian market and we will search for any ways to carry out these plans. We will definitely find them.
I would like to set the record straight. We absolutely do not politicise these issues. It is a purely economic matter, above all, a matter of economic expediency. No routes can be ruled out here. We are ready to revisit anything. We are not going to take offence at Bulgaria or other countries for failing in their time to summon enough courage to stand up to European Commission's decisions. If they are ready to revisit that, we are also ready for it, but we need guarantees. We are no longer able or willing to sustain losses. Our companies cannot and will not sustain losses for ill-considered decisions. If we move together down this path, including in dialogue with Brussels, then everyone will surely be happy, and this will benefit the development of both bilateral relations and the energy security of the continent as a whole.
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Publication date: February 2, 2017, 18:50
Last updated at May 21, 2017, 10:57


We have had a lot of interest in all of our workshops recently so it was time for another sourdough bread making workshop for another eight interested participants.
This workshop was a little different in that we welcomed a younger cook to the kitchen to learn the art of sourdough.
Some of the things we discuss include, the origins and history of sourdough, the importance of using ingredients of the highest quality, care and feeding of the starter, getting the mix right with temperature and time, proofing bowls and other equipment required and how to bake in different stoves.
The cost of the workshop is $45 and includes the kit that I sell at the Cygnet Market. The Market kit has all of the instructions for making sourdough bread plus the ingredients required for two standard loaves.
The ingredients include the special sourdough starter and the flours are all organic flours of the highest quality from Four Leaf Milling in South Australia. The Workshop kit also contains one dough scraper and a collection of my favourite bread recipes. Everyone loves the dough scraper.
Contact me if you would like to come along to one of the next workshops.


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Kulbhushan Jadhav case at ICJ: India wins round one at The Hague, but court not harsh enough on Pakistan
World Bikram Vohra May 18, 2017 16:49:19 IST
Article 36 of the Vienna Convention won the day. The 2008 bi-lateral agreement was set aside and does not supersede the rights of the ICJ to judge the case.
Pakistan errs in not offering consular access. Also, the ICJ finds it odd India should join the investigation against its own national to enable Pakistan to offer access.
File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. PTI
It is a bit unfortunate that the ICJ does not have more teeth. It should have asked Pakistan for evidence of the whereabouts and condition of the captive Jadhav and at least put Pakistan further on the backfoot by calling for some visible assurance that he was alive and in good health. By not doing so it has allowed the liberty and rights of the individual to be compromised in secrecy.
India's demands are plausible, says Judge Abraham, thereby underscoring the milky nature of the ICJ's power.
Preserving the rights of the captive is a given and the court so declares but does intimate how these will be exercised.
We lose no ground over the time span given for the execution to be carried out. The court is not happy with the 150-day window and believes there is an urgency since Pakistan has given no assurance that it will follow these steps and the ICJ feels the rights claimed by India have merit.
The court has decided unanimously Pakistan shall take all measures to ensure that Jadhav is not executed until a final decision is made.
Until the court has given its final decision on the matter Pakistan will apprise the court of all developments.
While we have won the moral victory what makes us think that Pakistan will adhere to the spirit of the interim order. It can completely play 'let's pretend' and then finally do nothing.
So long as the presence of Jadhav is unknown to the world at large it is difficult to gain any traction once the two parties go home.
Kulbhushan Jadhav case at ICJ update by Firstpost on Scribd
All this still hinges on the appearance of Kulbhushan Jadhav so we know he is alive. You do not pay a ransom unless you get proof of life. We do not have that.
Pakistan lost every one of the six points in contention. But even if there is no ambiguity on the Indian admissions the crying fact is that there is no date set for the consular access and we have no idea where Jadhav is so our screaming of a victory only makes sense if we can bring light into the cell.
That has not yet happened.
Again, the world we live in is so brutal these days that the ICJ dealings with war crimes or espionage over an individual become a bit of a lightweight. Between genocide in Syria and the fighting in Iraq, the terror attacks around the world, the problems in Afghanistan, the cruel kidnappings and tribal conflicts in huge swathes of Africa, the tensions in Turkey and Ukraine and the rising damp in the Far East, the ICJ is well out of its depth with the issue of dirty deeds and cannot police the world. Nor does it have that fiat.
There is no argument that the Jadhav milestone will create a deeper schism between the two countries and the frost echoes the sentiment expressed by the US Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats while addressing a Congressional hearing last week. He said, "Islamabad's failure to curb support to anti-India militants and New Delhi's growing intolerance of this policy, coupled with a perceived lack of progress in Pakistan's investigations into the January 2016 Pathankot cross-border attack, set the stage for a deterioration of bilateral relations in 2016."
Tags : Article 36, Death Sentence, Harish Salve, Hearing, ICJ, India, InMyOpinion, International Court Of Justice, Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan, The Hague, Vienna Convention
Cannot 'prejudge' ICJ's decision, Pakistan says ahead of judgement in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on 17 July
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I make a paste by mixing the powder with wheat germ oil (also found at your local health food store) and apply it directly to the lesion. Then I cover it with a Band Aid. I do this once in the morning (after my shower) and again in the evening for six or seven days carefully removing the old paste with a Q tip.
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Many people are abusing alcohol despite being aware of its harmful effects. More than half of the Americans are abusing alcohol. Anyone who has not created or printed a post card on his or her own before may find it hard to begin. Chapman is always looking for people to drive the van. She'd like to find 30 people, to spread out the duties to one day a month. She has about 15 signed up so far, and when someone doesn't show up, it is usually Chapman who takes the wheel.
The full scope of what Gary Graham has given to Corner Brook is beyond words. It is a world unto itself, one that has been opened to so many in so many different ways for so many years. The fact that I never feel able to articulate what his efforts have meant to me is perhaps testament to the fact that I am still trying to live up to them, that they are still enriching my life, and that I have yet to account for the full reach their effect.
Not fair, because county employees receive twice the pension benefits, nearly twice as much time off, and a wage scale that rewards length of service, Ebert said. Us those benefits, and we gladly pay what county employees contribute to health care. He said the union workers had already agreed to a lesser health plan with higher deductibles that would save the company between $49 thousand and $245 thousand per year, depending on usage by the employees..
Then with the teachers help they will be linked to form a chain. The students each present their talents to the class, then link the entire chain together. This serves as a reference point and a reminder throughout the year. Few GPS units are quite as mobile as the Rhino 120. With a waterproof exterior, you can take this GPS unit from the car to the boat, with no problems whatsoever. You can even send your exact location to another Rhino user, within a 2 mile range.


The remove-values Instruction removes all the values from a Name in a Destination. values is plural because if the Name is a multi-value, then it will remove all the values set for that Name.
destination The Destination to remove the values from.
name The Name within the Destination to remove the values from.
remove-values is most often used to remove all the values in a multi-value name before a field or set-value Instruction is used with the multivalue:true option.
You probably won't need to use this Instruction unless you're explicitly handling multi-values in your control file.
See also the working with multi-values example for the field Instruction.


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The motel is conveniently located as it is one street away from a shopping mall. The room is clean and the room service is done daily. the room is spacious to fit the 3 of us and parkin is great. Rubal is very kind and helpful. The only thing missing are some hooks in the bathroom to hang your towels or clothes. Otherwise we are very pleased with our stay.
Rooms were fine,carpet needs changing,but very helpful and polite. Would stay again .
Staff friendly all good ..my only issue is i want my sheets clean everyday coz i paid same as every night staying customers so why not change..they said changing sheets for stay is after 4 days.. so i just asked for clean sheets and i changed it by myself. But the good part of it i've got a free wifi ! Thanks you.
I really liked how clean the premises was from reception to the outside and also the rooms and bathroom were excellent and so tidy and clean.
Good area - wonderful for walks. And very close to amenities.
We stayed for a Saturday night while attending a wedding in Bucklands Beach, for which the Motor Inn was very convenient. We were a bit concerned about the potential for noise from Te Irirangi Drive but our room (in a block that was at right angles to the road) was very quiet, as well as being comfortable and clean.
let down by poor maintenance - spa bath controller was missing and in its place was a wire sticking out with a plastic bag stuffed in the hole where I assume the controller was - the wire did have connector on its end, but no idea if live or not - dodgy as. plus the tiles on the front of the bath were broken and loose, being kept in place with cellotape/sticky tape.
we liked this hotel and recommend it for sure!


A lawyer for [the accused], who were convicted in the death of their toddler, says a barrage of evidence from three doctors unfairly distracted jurors during the trial.
A lawyer for parents convicted in the meningitis death of their toddler says the trial judge allowed the jury to be overwhelmed by medical evidence, but the Crown says the couple received a fair hearing.
The Alberta Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday over the conviction of [the accused] in the 2012 death of their 19-month-old son.
They were convicted last year of failing to provide the necessaries of life to the boy, whom they treated with natural remedies such as garlic, onion and horseradish rather than taking him to a doctor.
Justice Rodney Jerke sentenced [the accused] to jail for four months and gave his wife three months of around-the-clock house arrest — allowing her only to go out for medical appointments and church. The two were released early pending the outcome of the appeal.
Defence lawyer Karen Molle, who represented [the accused], said the trial judge did not properly exercise his gatekeeping function regarding expert evidence and allowed too many Crown experts to testify.
She said the amount of evidence from three doctors unfairly distracted jurors from the real question of whether the [the accused] acted differently than any other reasonable parent.
"Doctors are educated and trained to identify meningitis, but the test is what a reasonable parent would do, not a medically trained professional," Molle said.
"We can't undo the impression that these doctors left on this jury. The jury is emotionally reacting to ... a week-long barrage of inflammatory and emotional evidence."
Jurors did hear from a nurse — a friend of [the accused] — who testified she suggested to the couple that their son might have meningitis.
"If you hear the M word, don't you panic?" Justice Brian O'Ferrall asked Molle.
"This isn't something you consider over a period of time. If it's meningitis, you act now."
Molle also argued evidence from former chief medical examiner Anny Sauvageau was improperly restricted, as was that of their son's grandfather.
"This case became a battle of experts."
The defence also cited what it called an unreasonable delay in the time from when [the accused] were charged to when they were sentenced.
[The accused]'s lawyer, Heather Ferg, said it was 38 1/2 months from start to finish — well above the 30 months identified in a Supreme Court decision as being acceptable.
Justice Bruce McDonald noted that the original trial date was delayed for several months because the defence lawyer realized he had a vacation during that time.
"Why didn't the defence counsel change his vacation time?" he asked.
Crown prosecutor Julie Morgan argued that [the accused] did receive a fair trial.
"The issue is whether they received a fair trial, not whether their defence was ultimately successful," said Morgan. "Could the trial have been smoother? Sure. Almost every trial is not perfect. But was it unfair? No."
Morgan said the jury heard evidence from both sides and came to the correct conclusion.
"Choices have consequences, only in this case the consequences were tragic. The appellants chose not to provide [their son] with proper medical attention," she said.
"The jury found a reasonable, prudent person in their situation would have foreseen medical attention was required ... Sadly their choices did not leave medical professionals enough time to save [their son]."
The trial heard the little boy's body was so stiff he couldn't sit in his car seat, so the toddler had to lie on a mattress when his mother drove him from their rural home to a naturopathic clinic in Lethbridge, Alta., where she bought an echinacea mixture.
[The accused] never called for medical assistance until their son stopped breathing. He was rushed to a local hospital and died after being transported to Calgary Children's Hospital.
The Crown has said it will appeal the sentence once the conviction appeal is dealt with.


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The tweet above links to an interesting profile the NY Times did on Tae Hea Nahm, managing director of VC firm, Storm Ventures. Here's his direct quote: "Culture, to me, is about getting people to make the right decision without being told what to do. No matter what people say about culture, it's all tied to who gets promoted, who gets raises and who gets fired. You can have your stated culture, but the real culture is defined by compensation, promotions and terminations. Basically, people seeing who succeeds and fails in the company defines culture. The people who succeed become role models for what's valued in the organization, and that defines culture."
I'm a strong believer in having each organization define its unique culture based upon a foundation of its values and its context. In this situation, he is not defining a specific culture. Rather, he is generalizing his opinion on how culture should be defined. IMHO, compensation, promotions and terminations reflect culture, rather than dictate it. How culture is created is, at its very core, through its people.