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"Gen. David Petraeus misled America about US allies in Syria"
Gen. David Petraeus misled America about US allies in Syria
Former CIA Director and retired US Army General David Petraeus has been attacking US President Trump in the media this weekend saying in one interview on CNN, "Well, I think we have abandoned our Syrian Kurdish partners. They took over 10,000 losses as the defeat of Islamic State was carried out".
by Melissa Hemingway
These are the US-allied YPG/YPJ/PKK/SDF fighters in Syria General David Petraeus is speaking about.
"They took over 10,000 losses as the defeat of Islamic State was carried out."
said Gen. David Petraeus
These are the US-allied YPG/YPJ/PKK/SDF fighters in Syria that
General David Petraeus is speaking about.
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The United States does not have any diplomatic relations with Syria and it is not possible to have diplomatic relations with a non-state entity like the SDF or PKK / YPG
The United States has created various "alliances" within which it funds and arms militias and those militias act as a surrogate fighting force on behalf of the United States Pentagon which is then able to launch military adventures without risking American lives hence without risk of admonishment by the American taxpayer. This process needs to be evaluated on a case-by-case individual basis. It is not raised as a negative, just a fact.
Many of the "surrogate forces" the USA has hired or created comprise today's terrorist organizations created by the United States but acting against the United States. That is now true of the PKK / YPG which have since last week been allied to the Assad regime.
The Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as the Kurdistan region, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria. There are also exclaves of Kurds in central Anatolia and Khorasan, according to Wikipedia.
The United States has never been partnered with the two to four million Syrian Kurdish people, hundreds of thousands of whom are living in Turkey. Today in fact, the soldiers that were wearing YPG uniforms fighting against Da'esh are now wearing the Syrian Arab Army uniforms of the al-Assad regime which has never been an ally of the Syrian Kurds.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to which the USA was partnered is an alliance in the Syrian Civil War composed primarily of YPG/PKK, Arab, and Assyrian Syriac militias as well as some smaller Armenian Turkmen and Chechen militants.
The PKK / YPG segment (about 80%) of this once US-allied SDF group is acknowledged globally as a terrorist organization.
The PKK is also an underworld crime organization that specializes in drug and human trafficking. Many of the PKK / YPG fighters are children.
FPMag has interviewed female civil society medical workers who have helped some of these child soldiers escape their captors. (USA "shoulder-to-shoulder" child soldiers in Syria. USA/PKK Child Soldiers RINJ helped escape.)
The PKK / YPG segment (about 80%) of this US-allied SDF group wanted to drive the Islamic State from the Northern Syria regions it has seized so that the PKK could take over and keep those regions to use later to launch attacks against Turkey, according to numerous PKK / YPG fighters known personally to the writer.
The Syrian Civil War has been exploited for YPG goals of seizing territory along the Turkish border from which to launch attacks against the nation state of Turkey and in the alternative for the purpose of ultimately achieving Kurdish statehood . The YPG is a subset of the PKK which has been at war with Turkey since 1978.
On 19 July 2012, the YPG besieged government buildings in the Kurdish city of Kobanê, and the Syrian government forces were forced to leave without a fight. Similar developments occurred in Efrîn and Cizrê. The central government forces showed no resistance. It is not clear why the regime allowed the YPG to control the Kurdish region and cities were handed over to the Kurds, but some believe that Assad withdrew from northern Syria and gave the north to the YPG in order to counter Turkish influence in northern Syria. Assad did not want to fight several fronts at the same time. Although the Kurds and Syrian army are jointly fighting ISIS on some fronts, the Syrian government is still opposed to any Kurdish stability – for example, the Syrian army attacked a Kurdish checkpoint and their forces in Hasake on 19 May 2014. The Syrian government did not back the Kurds, but preferred to remain neutral. — From: "Kurdish Regional Self-rule Administration in Syria: A new Model of Statehood and its Status in International Law Compared to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq" — Cambridge University
American exploited Child soldiers training in a Marxist/Leninist Terrorist group known as the PKK / YPG. The recruitment and use of children occurred on a significant scale, with 3,377 verified cases (3,150 boys and 227 girls). Of those, 2,753 children (82 per cent) served in a combat role – armed, in uniform and sometimes following military training. In addition, 1,026 children (30 per cent) were below 15 years of age when they became associated with armed forces and armed groups. During the reporting period, the verified numbers of cases of recruitment and use of children continued to rise steadily: 351 in 2014, 538 in 2015, 1,034 in 2016 and 1,142 in 2017, with children, overall, becoming younger and increasingly used in combat roles. The United Nations also verified the recruitment and use of 310 children during the first half of 2018. Photo Credit: YouTube Video Capture ~ Photo Art/Cropping/Enhancement: Rosa Yamamoto FPMag
Some Facts About the Real Kurds
Iran: estimated 8.2-12 million
Iraq: estimated 5.6-8.5 million
Turkey: estimated 14.3-20 million
Syria: estimated 2-3.6 million before being driven from the country by terrorists
United States: 20,591
The Kurds have an official Army they call "Peshmerga". The Kurdish people generally do not support the PKK / YPG.
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The article " Gen. David Petraeus misled America about US allies in Syria " was written by Author: Melissa Hemingway (Biography, Email) Senior Staff Writer and Associate Editor at Large
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The Weizmann Institute of Science ( Machon Vaitzman LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only postgraduate degrees in the natural and exact sciences.

It is a multidisciplinary research center, with around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute.

As of 2019, six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners have been associated with the Weizmann Institute of Science.

History

Founded in 1934 by Chaim Weizmann and his first team, among them Benjamin M. Bloch, as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute. Weizmann had offered the post of director to Nobel Prize laureate Fritz Haber, but took over the directorship himself after Haber's death en route to Palestine. Before he became President of the State of Israel in February 1949, Weizmann pursued his research in organic chemistry at its laboratories. The institute was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science in his honor on November 2, 1949, in agreement with the Sieff family.

WEIZAC, one of the world's first electronic computers was locally built by the institute in 1954–1955 and was recognized by the IEEE in 2006 as a milestone achievement in the history of electrical and electronic engineering.

In 1959, the institute set up a wholly owned subsidiary called Yeda Research and Development Company to commercialize inventions made at the institute. Yeda has more marine genetic patents than any other research institute. By 2013 the institute was earning between $50 and $100 million in royalties annually on marketed drugs including Copaxone, Rebif, and Erbitux.

Graduate program
The Weizmann Institute presently has about 2,500 students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty, and awards M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, as well as several interdisciplinary programs. The symbol of the Weizmann Institute of Science is the multibranched Ficus tree. Undergraduates and recent graduates must apply to M.Sc. programs, while those earning an M.Sc. or an MD can apply directly to Ph.D. programs. Full fellowships are given to all students.

Youth programs

In addition to its academic programs, the Weizmann Institute runs programs for youth, including science clubs, camps, and competitions. The Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute accepts high-school graduates from all over the world for a four-week, science-based summer camp.  The Clore Garden of Science, which opened in 1999, is the world's first completely interactive outdoor science museum.

Rankings
The Weizmann Institute of Science was ranked number 2, globally, for research quality by the Nature Index in 2019, and in the top 25 research institutes/universities in the world in two main categories by U-Multirank, 2019: Top Cited Publications and Patents Awarded. The institute was in 7th place in the European Research Council report in 2020 for its high rate of success in obtaining research grants.
In 2018 the institute was ranked 9th, globally, (1st in Israel) by the CWTS Leiden Ranking, which is based on the proportion of a university's scientific papers published between 2012 and 2015 that made the 10% most cited in their field.

Presidents

The nonscientists Abba Eban and Meyer Weisgal were assisted by scientific directors, as was Weizmann himself owing to his duties as the first president of Israel. The following persons held the position of scientific director:

Faculty

Alumni

See also
 List of universities in Israel
 Science and technology in Israel

References

External links

 Weizmann Institute of Science Website

Buildings and structures in Rehovot
Educational institutions established in 1934
Multidisciplinary research institutes
Postgraduate schools
Research institutes in Israel
Technical universities and colleges in Israel
1934 establishments in Mandatory Palestine

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Ethics Complaint: Update
Texas Bar Agrees to Pursue Ethics Complaint against AG Paxton
Editorial credit: Tony Gutierrez
On July 27, four former State Bar of Texas Presidents joined twelve other distinguished State Bar members and Lawyers Defending American Democracy in filing an ethics complaint with the State Bar of Texas against Texas Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.
The 31-page complaint urged Bar regulators to discipline Mr. Paxton for a pattern of serious ethical misconduct, including having filed a frivolous Supreme Court lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results in four states and violating his lawyers' oath to support the Constitution.
Today, the State Bar's Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (CDC) determined that the information provided in the complaint alleges Professional Misconduct or a Disability, or both. Accordingly, Mr. Paxton will be ordered to submit a response to the complaint within 30 days from receiving notice of his need to respond.
Under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, the CCD's office is obligated to decide whether or not to classify written matters it receives as a "complaint" to be investigated, or as an "inquiry" to be dismissed. Its decision today signifies that the CDC regards the filing as a complaint, and that the allegations that Mr. Paxton committed "Professional Misconduct" under the Texas Rules warrants an investigation "to determine whether there is Just Cause to believe that the lawyer has committed Professional Misconduct or suffers from a Disability."
"We're pleased that the State Bar took seriously the ethics violation allegations against Attorney General Paxton by Texas Bar leaders and Lawyers Defending American Democracy and is demanding that he respond to our complaint," says complaint signer Jim Harrington, a retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project and former Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
Gershon (Gary) Ratner, co-founder of Lawyers Defending American Democracy and principal author of the complaint, adds, "After its investigation, if the Bar finds that the allegations set forth in our complaint are valid, Mr. Paxton should be suspended from the practice of law or permanently disbarred based on his extreme misconduct."
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Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken has added to his administration with the appointment of Shawn Pritchett as Director of Finance for the City of Sioux Falls.
Pritchett is a Pipestone, MN, native. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Minnesota Morris and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota. Since 2014, he has been the chief operating officer for Costello Companies in Sioux Falls. In that role, he oversees the financial, operational, marketing, and asset management of Costello Companies.
Pritchett previously spent six years as economic development director for the South Eastern Council of Governments, Dakota Business Finance, and South Eastern Development Foundation.
He also served as executive director for the South Dakota Rural Development Council and the finance and technology officer for the Minnesota Supreme Court Office of Professional Boards.
Pritchett and his wife, Erin, live in Sioux Falls with their three young children.
With the appointment of Pritchett, all appointive and Director roles in the TenHaken administration have been filled.
The City's Finance Department oversees accounting, budgeting, financial management, procurement, and treasury services. It also provides business support services to the other City departments, prepares financial reports and forecasts, and oversees the City's entertainment venues.
Pritchett's appointment requires the consent of the City Council which will meet on October 9.


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Lancaster MP Cat Smith says voters have been misled 'yet again'
Lancaster and Fleetwood MP Cat Smith
Lancaster MP Cat Smith said a lot of young people "feel a bit robbed" following the EU referendum result.
Speaking from Glastonbury in Somerset, where she has been addressing festival goers on the Left Field Stage, Ms Smith said she would "certainly not be supporting a vote of no confidence" in Jeremy Corbyn.
Calls have been made by two Labour MPs for the leader to stand down.
Ms Smith said: "I think Jeremy played a really positive role in the referendum debate, and I'm speaking as someone who shares his euroscepticism.
"He has spoken to a lot of people who didn't buy in to the mainstream leave campaign.
"Obviously this didn't get the same level of media attention because they focussed on Boris versus David Cameron instead.
"It's David Cameron's fault that we are now out of the EU, because it was he who promised the referendum."
Ms Smith said that unlike the Conservatives, the Labour Party has been united on a remain vote.
"The dye was cast before Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party," She said.
"I think one of the main reasons we are out is because voters feel politicians are out of touch.
"On that I agree with them.
"But of course I fully respect the democracy of those who have voted.
"I spoke to a constituent following a talk I did here at Glastonbury, and he said he didn't vote because he was convinced remain would win.
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"Going forward what's really obvious, within hours, the claim that £350m a week that is spent on Europe could be spent on the NHS instead has come apart, and it's disappointing that voters have been misled yet again."
Nigel Farage told a TV talk show host this morning that the figure and suggestion it could be used for the NHS was a "mistake".
"In Lancaster city area, the vote was remain, at the university it was 99-1, but it was the rest of the district area that pushed it over to leave.
"Young people now have to live with the consequences of this, and feel that their voice wasn't heard. They feel a bit robbed just now."


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A picture does indeed say a thousand words.
In this case the picture is a cartoon. My better-half posted this on my facebook page and in one image the point of many of my long-winded postings has been encapsulated.
Now I have a page that I can link to every time I hear somebody on social media going on about the ills of vaccination, modern medicine, industrialization, non-organic food, energy, pesticide, fertilization, radio communication, trade or just progress in general.
Fighting reality and pushing growth out.
Well Calgary City Hall has been on quite the roll this week in demonstrating their almost religious-like obsession with urban density planning despite an utter lack of demand for such by the majority of the population of the city.
One of the main strategies over the years has been to strangle automotive access to our city core through choking parking availability and ignoring demand through spending our limited infrastructure funds on pedestrian bridges and bike lanes despite minuscule demand for these things. Hell, cutting vehicular lanes out alone and making those un-utilized bike lanes a priority-one for plowing was not enough, yesterday our luminaries at City Hall decided to sacrifice yet more parking spaces and more vehicular space by stuffing in bike "tracks" at quadruple the cost of bike lanes with plans to greatly expand that traffic and parking throttling next year.
City hall has purposely been refusing to allow developers to plan for adequate parking in our core for years in hopes of reducing automotive traffic for years. All this has done is given Calgary the dubious honor of being the second most expensive place to park in North America. People are still driving, but they are spending a great deal more to do it.
"Bike sharing" has proven to be a catostrophic and expensive failure around the world. Despite this reality, yesterday city hall set a timeline of 2015 to get a bike sharing program going. They claim it will not happen unless a private business steps up to do it, but rest assured that will change as the city chooses to subsidize a semi-private disaster like Bixi that Montreal sunk over $108 million into.
Now despite years of this effort in social engineering, Calgary's growth has still been outward due to consumer demand. Business is retreating to the suburbs and even out of the city altogether in pursuit of our citizens who are moving ever farther from Calgary's expensive and congested core.
Consumer choice will always win in the end but how much will the City of Calgary blow in fighting this reality?
It appears that our zealous city planners have realized that their density plan has been failing but instead of facing that reality and opening up our core again, they are fighting consumer demand and the free-market by stopping legitimate developments on the edges of our city!
Look at the precedent that will be set if the commission (populated by extremists like Druh Farrel) decides to refuse to allow development in East Hills as recommended by our idealists in city planning. The site was zoned for this development years ago and investors have spent two years planning in good faith. If our idiots in city hall shut this project down it will demonstrate that Calgary is a terrible place to do business in!
Even if common sense prevails and the city maintains the go-ahead on this project, just the fact that they were so strongly considering shutting this down has shaken any considering investing in Calgary.
The idiocy knows no bounds though. The zoning demanded "big-box" style development so that small business on "International Avenue" may be protected. Considering that most of the business along 17th Avenue SE consists of pawn-shops, massage parlours and liquor stores, I don't think there was much risk that a new development wanted to tap into those markets anyway.
Either way, through following zoning guidelines, the development now clashes with the pie-in-the-sky "Plan-it" framework that demands upward, high-density development. We should find out soon which ideal will win here.
The winners out of all of this idiocy will be landowners outside of the City of Calgary including our satellite communities such as Okotoks, Cochrane, Airdrie and Strathmore. Calgarians are never going to en-masse give up their backyards, sell their cars, move into downtown condos and ride bikes to work no matter how much pressure the zealots in City Hall try to force them to do so.
What really is happening is that citizens are retreating from the core. Now we are seeing head-offices and retail services following them out. We had better learn to plan for this reality or our development as a city will become more stunted than ever.
Shutting down a Wal-Mart on the East side of the city will not make the residents of Forest Lawn suddenly decide to go to Inglewood to buy a small handcrafted bookshelf for a few hundred dollars for their kid's bedroom. The shoppers will simply commute farther in search of economical big-box purchases.
Calgary's downtown will not become "vibrant" through this idealistic efforts. Small business in the core has already been heavily damaged by insanely high parking rates and inaccessibility. Further pushing up costs and access will not suddenly make consumers flock to the core to eat and shop. This again will simply push demand and development out. We will have a downtown deadzone populated by offices, some coffee shops and un-utilized bike share stations, This simple notion is apparently utterly lost on our current city council.
We are one year from the next civic election. I do hope that enough Calgarians wake up and vote for some realists on city council before we waste even more precious tax-dollars and mess up our city development. Vote carefully.
We want your money! Not your voice!
Well today I was happy to look in my mailbox to see a fat envelope from the Wildrose Party. I had assumed that the party had finally gotten around to mailing out notice of our upcoming Annual General Meeting in Edmonton and the constitutionally required report from the nominating committee that we all sort of expected to come in a few weeks ago.
Alas, I was disapointed to find that the letter was simply a four-page mailout with a return envelope taking shots at PC expenses and asking for more of my money as pictured below.
Sadly this is indicative of where the attitude is with the Wildrose Party administration these days. The party is beginning to operate solely on the preservation of itself as a party while concepts of grassroots participation and communication with the membership for any purpose aside from asking for more money is falling far to the backburner.
How hard would a small insert giving details on the Annual General Meeting have been to add to that bloated envelope? It can only be assumed that the omission was purposeful.
This year's Annual General Meeting has been a poorly communicated and bungled mess right from the very beginning as I have documented on this site in the last few months. It took repeated efforts of public pressure to get the party to simply publicly announce that there was indeed an AGM happening this year and an attempt to severely (and unconstitutionally) hinder the Executive Committee election was headed off shortly before the deadline to apply for Executive Nominations.
I have been with the Wildrose Party since it's founding and the Alberta Alliance Party that it sprouted from and in many roles. I do understand that mailouts to the membership are expensive and resource intensive. I spent many a night volunteering as we stuffed envelopes to keep members informed of party activities and to ask for donations. When we got large enough that we had to outsource mailers, we still carefully ensured that we kept a balance between fundraising and general member communications. That balance has been totally lost.
To any members of the Wildrose Party reading this right now I ask this; when is the last time you got anything in the mail from the Wildrose Party informing of anything aside from why they need more of your money? One year? Two? I honestly can't remember one. The party took such pride in raising nearly $3 million in 2011 yet can't even bother to send us a newsletter or notice of something so important as an AGM?
The paramount event of the year where the members get to act like more than wallets for the party and participate directly in it's direction and management is the Annual General Meeting. Despite this fact, the AGM and member input has been treated by the party administration almost as if it is a hindrance to be avoided. Minimal (and even less) required effort and resources have been dedicated to this AGM which is being almost grudgingly held. We can't even get a simple mailed notice of it's happening!
Yes, the party sent an email and did a robodial to announce the AGM. Now, we have thousands of members who do not have email (or did not share it with the party). Some emails go to spam boxes (not surprising considering most are asking for money). Many people do not listen to robodials and many who did likely did not write down the details of the AGM. What we can safely assume is that thousands of Wildrose Party members still do not know that we are having an AGM, where the AGM is or how to register for and attend it!
This is simply unacceptable on so many levels. People should bear in mind that a low AGM turnout strongly serves those who want to maintain the status-quo. Even a do-nothing Party President could still get elected if few people showed up for an AGM for example. Even if this keeping of the membership in the dark is not purposeful, it reflects either a terrible disrespect for the membership or it reflects utter incompetence.
This year members need to speak up. Since the party does not consider informing members to be an important thing, we will need to inform members on our own. Call your CA President and other members. Talk to people you know and encourage them to get out.
There was a great early-bird rate for AGM registration that has unfortunately passed. Another deadline is approaching and then the price goes up again. Let other members know about this and encourage them to get out.
When fundraising has so clearly surpassed the needs of the membership within the party, something has clearly gone terribly wrong in the party. We need to flush the Executive Committee and turn the Wildrose Party back into the member based populist movement that 10s of thousands of us got together to form.
Be green and save Calgary money! Throw your glass in the garbage!
Yesterday while listening to the Rutherford show, I was reminded of one of our many examples of Calgary City Hall putting the cart before the horse in their pursuit of high density city where people ride bikes to work and recycle damn near everything. What I am on about today is glass.
While the city of Calgary is asking us to spend time and water washing and separating our glass products so that they can be put into our blue bins for recycling, they really have utterly no idea what to do with the glass once they get it. Glass is really a generally unrealistic product to recycle at this time. It is hard to work with and clean and there is no cost effective use for the end product. Glass is relatively cheap to produce new and used glass is simply too impure and expensive to try and form into new glass products.
While Calgarians have been diligently washing their old jam jars and setting them aside in their blue bins, unfortunately all they have been doing is participating in one of our more expensive and egregious forms of greenwashing.
Calgary's sorted, cleaned, crushed and transported glass has been sitting in a 10,000 tonne mountain at the Spyhill landfill!.
It is one thing to make a recycled product, it is a whole other ballpark to create a demand for it.
The energy, water and labor involved in recycling our glass in Calgary brings us a near useless end product at a cost of $29 per tonne which now is languishing at the dump. A good make work project I guess but I would rather that labor had been dedicated to patching potholes.
But wait!! In a brainstorm city engineers have found a use for all this glass!! They are going to bury it!
Um, isn't that what would have happened had we simply put the glass in the garbage in the first place? Tell me again why we are spending all this money, water and energy to clean and sort the stuff?
Yes, the city is going to use the pile of glass as aggregate for roads within the city dump (in other words, burying the glass at the dump). While they do speak of using the glass for other aggregate projects, it really means little as 10,000 tonnes is actually a relatively small volume in the aggregate world. What is not small about 10,000 tonnes of crushed and cleaned glass is the cost.
Gravel which is typically used as road base aggregate can run around $6 per tonne as compared to the $29 per tonne for cleaned crushed glass. This means our mountain of recycled glass is worth about $60,000 but came at a cost of around $290,000. That is an expenditure of $230,000 of taxpayers dollars for actions that used extra water and energy for utterly no use thus making it actually more environmentally damaging than simply tossing the glass in the trash in the first place.
It is very simple to see what is worth recycling. Just look for whatever the private market is willing to pay money for. Metals are well worth recycling thus many businesses that buy scrap metal. Bottles and cans have deposits on them that fund the recycling. Only the cans are really viable on their own. The bottles just make more crushed glass. Some paper products are worth recycling into shingles and such. Plastics are pretty much better in the landfill with the glass.
If we are truly interested in being "green" let's start to focus on reality with what we are doing then.
Calgary's (and many other cities) mountain of glass is simply an embarrassment and a testament to people in power who have let their ideals override reality.
Just a quick post for twitter users who follow Canadian politics.
Twitter is a handy tool to stay on top of events and issues and a great platform for debate. Unfortunately, the urge to stifle communication and jam the lines appears to be overwhelming for some folks.
Most twitter platforms allow a form of filtering. Simply blocking the hysteric, obscene and just plain crazy tweeters does not always work. In tweetdeck for example, blocked twitter users still show up in hashtags that I am watching. When I filter for the troublesome names though, they forever remain invisible making the hastags usable again.
#cdnpoli #yyccentre and #CPC have become utterly useless due to a pile of accounts spawned by a couple people. Below I am listing the anonymous accounts & sockpuppets that amount for about 90% of the white-noise in the aforementioned hashtags.
In tweetdeck you can simply cut and paste the names into the global filter. I imagine hootsuite and other programs give similar options. I strongly urge filtering. It is really not that many accounts making so much noise. Perhaps one day we will see useful discussion on Canadian politics again on twitter someday.
There are a few more names out there but just filtering those above will make a profound difference in your twitter viewing. Others will no doubt spawn as users keep creating new accounts. They are generally easy to spot. Usually the account will have tweets in the 10s of thousands but only a couple hundred followers, they will always be anonymous and they often will only deal in retweeting and obscenity.


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MG's Nissan Juke rival won't be called ZS when it lands in the UK later in 2017 but an EV version is due in 2018 MG's Nissan Juke rival, the ZS, will be
MG's Nissan Juke rival won't be called ZS when it lands in the UK later in 2017 but an EV version is due in 2018
MG's Nissan Juke rival, the ZS, will be rebadged in the UK when it lands at the end of the year. And bosses have also confirmed that plug-in hybrid and fully electric versions will arrive within 18 months.
• New MG ZS SUV 2017 review
The new name for MG's crossover will be announced at the London Motor Show later in the year, along with prices and specifications. Bosses have remained tight-lipped on exactly what it will be called, but did reveal they wanted a more cohesive naming strategy so it is evident that it sits beneath the larger GS in the range.
The electric and PHEV versions of the crossover will also beat the production version of the MG E-Motion concept to market. There are no details on what the powertrain for both models will comprise, but MG is able to turn to its Chinese parent company SAIC for assistance with powertrain development.
A plug-in hybrid system available to MG is found in the Roewe eRX5, which is a China-only SUV – it features a 169bhp 1.5-litre turbo and 41bhp electric. The powertrain is likely to be detuned for MG's smaller crossover to help reduce cost.
What should MG call its crossover? Let us know in the comments…
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Q: Hosting CLR - Bad parameters I'm trying to host the CLR inside my C++ application and I'm having problems invoking the entry point of the managed application.
The entry point is defined as usual:
static void Main(string[] args)

And here's the actual C++ code:
CComPtr<_MethodInfo> entryPoint;
hr = assembly->get_EntryPoint(&entryPoint); // this works just fine

if (FAILED(hr))
    return hr;

SAFEARRAY *args =
    SafeArrayCreateVector(VT_VARIANT, 1, 1); // create an array of the length of 1 ( Main(string[]) )

int     argc;
LPWSTR  cmdLine     = GetCommandLineW();
LPWSTR  *argv       = CommandLineToArgvW(cmdLine, &argc); // get an array of arguments to this function

VARIANT vtPsa;
vtPsa.vt         = (VT_ARRAY | VT_BSTR);
vtPsa.parray     = SafeArrayCreateVector(VT_BSTR, 1, argc); // create an array of strings

for (long i = 0; i < argc; i++)
{
  SafeArrayPutElement(vtPsa.parray, &i, SysAllocString(argv[i])); // insert the string from argv[i] into the safearray
}

long idx[1] = {0};
SafeArrayPutElement(args, idx, &vtPsa); // insert an array of BSTR into the VT_VARIANT args array

VARIANT obj, result;
VariantInit(&obj);
VariantInit(&result);

try
{
    hr = entryPoint->Invoke_3(obj, args, &result); // call the entry point
}
catch(_com_error ex)
{
    MessageBox(NULL, ex.ErrorMessage(), "Error", 0);
}

if(FAILED(hr))
{
    hr = hr; // added just so I can set a breakpoint
}

The errorcode I'm getting is -2146233032, which according to corerror.h corresponds to:

for decimal -2146233032 / hex
  0x80131538 :
  COR_E_SAFEARRAYRANKMISMATCH
  A mismatch has occured between the
  runtime rank of the array and the rank
  recorded in the metadata.

Can anyone see the problem?

A: Shouldn't the second parameter to SafeArrayCreateVector be 0 in both cases? MSDN lists that value as "The lower bound for the array. Can be negative."

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Anyone that's designed graphical branding for social media properties before knows the pain of precisely sizing images to fit properly into the different content panes.
If you've ever asked: What's the size of that Facebook Page banner again? How big will this image be when it's viewed in thumbnail again? What will my picture look like in the Twitter stream? Then you've likely gone to the trouble of scouring Web page source code or extracting images out of these sites and into Photoshop to see the proper dimensions. Well fret no longer, all you need to know has been distilled into one infographic.
Entrepreneur.com shares this LunaMetrics infographic that is a sort of holy grail of social media knowledge for graphic designers. All the image sizes for current design standards on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and Pinterest can be quickly referenced in one place. Not only will this save you time and keep your brand looking professional in the social space, but it might give you some tricky ideas about how to have fun with the design conventions on these sites.
Of course, this infographic is only good so long as these sites don't change their design conventions. Then it's back to the drawing board.


The Kent ISD is committed to increasing the literacy for all students in Kent County. Through this commitment we want to also make the tools you will need to accomplish this available to you as well. Please review the resources that we have accumulated for you to access and use to support literacy in your district, classroom, and for your students!


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About Lake Superior Reserve
© Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Home Link About Lake Superior Reserve
Research, education, outreach and stewardship along Lake Superior's coast
The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is a member of the National Estuarine Reserve System, a network of 29 reserves across the United States designated for long-term research on coastal resources and the human populations those resources support. The Lake Superior Reserve is one of only two estuarine reserves in the Reserve System located in the Great Lakes. This makes the research we and our partners conduct all the more vital to the understanding of freshwater resources and the health of the Great Lakes, which hold more than 20 percent of the Earth's surface freshwater.
Our reserve is centered on the St. Louis River Estuary between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota. However, we envision a Lake Superior where all coastal watersheds and estuaries are understood, valued and thriving. To accomplish this, we prioritize work on climate change, water quality, healthy ecosystems, strengthening communities and developing a sense of place.
The Reserve works in partnership to improve the understanding of Lake Superior's coast and estuaries. We address issues affecting the watershed through integration of research, education, outreach and stewardship.
St. Louis River Estuary
The Lake Superior Reserve spans more than 16,000 acres on the Wisconsin side of the confluence of the St. Louis River and Lake Superior—the largest and most pristine of the Great Lakes. The Reserve adjoins the Superior-Duluth harbor, which has been the economic center of the Twin Ports region for over a century and remains the largest freshwater port in the world.
Located on
Barker's Island
in Superior, Wisconsin
14 Marina Drive
Superior, Wisconsin 54880
National Network,
The Lake Superior Reserve works in partnership with scientists from many local, state, tribal and federal agencies, including the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute and Wisconsin Coastal Management Program.
Our landowning partners are the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, City of Superior, Douglas County and the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Several other partnering agencies, from both Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa also sit on our Reserve Advisory Board.
We work with researchers from local universities, Wisconsin and Minnesota natural and cultural resources agencies and from federal agencies, such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System includes 29 reserves in 23 states and Puerto Rico
Designated in 2010
Designated in 2010, the Lake Superior Reserve is a part of the larger National Estuarine Research Reserve System. The reserve system was established through the 1972 Coastal Zone Management Act and protects more than 1.3 million acres within 29 reserves in 23 states and Puerto Rico. Each estuarine reserve is managed in partnership between its home state and the NOAA. The Lake Superior Reserve is the second reserve designated on the Great Lakes.
What is an estuary?
In the most general terms, an estuary is an ecosystem, comprising both the biological and physical environment, that has developed in a region where rivers meet the sea and fresh-flowing river water mingles with tidal salt water to become brackish, or partly salty. However, several types of wholly freshwater ecosystems have many characteristics similar to what we think of as traditional brackish estuaries.
For example, along the Great Lakes, river water with very different chemical and physical characteristics mingles with lake water in coastal wetlands that are affected by tides and storms just as estuaries along the oceanic coasts are. These freshwater "estuaries" also provide many of the ecosystem services and functions that brackish estuaries do, serving for example as natural filters for runoff and as nursery grounds for many species of birds, fish, and other animals.
Whether salt- or freshwater, estuaries have certain properties that make them distinctive and extremely valuable to the larger natural system, as well as to human health and well-being.
What is the National Estuarine Research Reserve System?
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a network of 29 coastal sites designated to protect and study estuarine systems. Established through the Coastal Zone Management Act, the reserves represent a partnership program between NOAA and the coastal states. NOAA provides funding and national guidance, and each site is managed on a daily basis by a lead state agency or university with input from local partners.
We do not currently have any openings. Check back or follow us on Facebook to learn about open positions when they're posted.
River Rovers Nature Play Group
Lake Superior Estuarium Organizer: Deanna Erickson
River Rovers gets kids outdoors, maybe wet and dirty
Jun 29th, 2019, Duluth News Tribune
Lake Superior Estuarium Gets Kids Excited About Nature
Jun 20th, 2019, FOX 21 KQDS
New Environmental Research Fellowship Program Seeking Applicants
Jun 20th, 2019, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management


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Messaggio è il 12° singolo di Alice pubblicato in Italia nel 1982 anticipando l'uscita dell'album Azimut; ottenne un certo successo, posizionandosi al n. 27 tra i singoli più venduti dell'anno. Il brano fu composto da Franco Battiato e Giusto Pio.

Tracce
Testi di Alice e Franco Battiato. Musiche e arrangiamenti Battiato-Pio.

Cover
Nel 2005 Gennaro Cosmo Parlato pubblica un CD tributo alle primedonne della musica italiana degli anni ottanta, Che cosa c'è di strano?, e inserisce una propria versione di Messaggio.

Note

Voci correlate
 Discografia di Alice

Collegamenti esterni

Singoli di Alice


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The Arti: The Adventure Begins
Combining ancient designs discovered on the Silk Road, and an enigmatic natural power called the Origin, Zhang Meng created Arti-C, a powerful mechanical man made of wood and metal. Having stirred up fears, he was accused of treason and slain — but not before entrusting the Arti to his son Mo, who controls the wooden robot, and his daughter Tong, a cocky swordswoman. The siblings, now grown, pursue a perilous quest across the desert in search of the legendary city of Loulan, where they hope to find the Origin at its source. However, with ambitious royal schemes afoot and a mysterious tribe guarding the Origin, the Zhangs' goal will not be easy to achieve. In the battle to come, are they even on the right side?
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Director: Huang Wen Chang
Duration: N/A
Keywords:adventure begins
Ghost Patrol
Gabi and Spence, and Spooky the dog, are the "Ghost Patrol," their town's supernatural pest control, but they've never seen a real ghost. When they get a call to investigate…
Genre: Animation, Family
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave: The Movie
Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a storm closes in and the rain makes the clay cliffs unstable. A flash of lightning reveals what looks like giant footprints…
Horton Hears a Who!
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it….
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York
The ghouls are taking a bite out of Boo York! The De Niles are hoping to meet their dynastic destiny and carve out a new empire, while Catty Noir is…
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
D has been hired to track down Meier Link, a notoriously powerful vampire who has abducted a woman, Charlotte Elbourne. D's orders are strict – find Charlotte, at any cost….
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village…
Country: Belgium, France
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by…
Country: Poland, UK, USA
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry–"What's up, doc?"–toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a…
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Hey Arnold! The Movie
When a powerful developer named Mr. Scheck wants to knock down all the stores and houses in Arnold's neighborhood to build a huge "mall-plex", it looks likes the neighborhood is…
The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
Hulk Vs.
Two stories featuring Marvel's anti-hero The Incredible Hulk and his encounters with the X-Man Wolverine and the god known as Thor.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Shrek the Halls
The Christmas tree isn't the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and…


This year, Berlin Brothersvalley High School offers a media communications class to juniors and seniors.
The class allows students to explore journalism and communications in a whole new way.
Seventeen students joined together to create a news show for the high school to view at noon every Friday. The student broadcast is titled News@Noon.
A news show production class is no novelty to Berlin. From 1993 to 2004, health and driver's education teacher Mike Shealer taught a video productions class.
A lot has changed since then. For example, instead of broadcasting the show using television sets, teachers can access the show through a Wikispace account. Currently, the show has limited access. Eventually, the class hopes to upload the 15-minute news segments to the Internet for public viewing.
An integral goal for the class is to better students' technological skills. Berlin has already invested in Apple computers and has more recently purchased iPads. iMovie is just one of many Apple programs the students frequently use. Students use the iMovie program on these devices to piece together video clips and pictures while adding transitions, text, or effects. The classroom even utilizes a green screen. Students videotape themselves in front of this screen. Later, when uploaded to the computer, students can insert a picture in place of the green background. Brian Slope, classroom teacher, guides the students through the ins and outs of these tools.
Another aspect of the class is creative writing. Rebecca Nakich, English teacher, is the course writing and communications instructor. Nakich shows students how to write their own scripts. Students must also conduct interviews, while creating eye catching one to two minute segments. Some students cover sports highlights, while others create features focusing on school events.
So far, both Nakich and Slope are impressed with the students' broadcast.
"The quality of the class is all due to the students, and they are excelling in the environment using 21st century skills and learning technology," Slope said.


As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Australia has the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to creating a better world. Foreign Minister Bob Carr declared Australia a 'fine global citizen'. Yet last Wednesday, we cynically ratified the international treaty to ban cluster munitions after legislating to create a loophole that will undermine the treaty's effectiveness.
People often talk about the 'enormous wealth of the Vatican'. Some think the Vatican owns all the Church's worldwide real estate, others that all that art could be sold for the poor, others that the Vatican is corrupt and busy laundering vast sums of Mafia money through the 'Vatican Bank'. Now for the first time we have some hard facts.
Bishop Morris wrote at considerable length to Archbishop Chaput, in a highly respectful and fraternal tone. To be fair to Chaput, I will quote his breathtaking response in full. It illustrates what still passes for due process and pastoral care in the Roman Church. We have to insist on something better. And with greater transparency, we will get something better.


The House of Fallen Trees is a residential lot in Downtown, from The Sims 2: Nightlife. It can be purchased for §85,505. The house is haunted by the ghosts of Fricorith and Gvaudoin Tricou, and Rainelle Neengia.
This mansion was the home of the Tricou family, before they all met their mysterious deaths. The house was then owned, or at least occupied, by Rainelle Neengia before she was scared to death by the Tricou ghosts. The house has three floors; four including the basement, which is very deep. The lowest floor is sparsely furnished, with a basic kitchen and den.
A basic bathroom and bedroom are upstairs. The furniture was probably owned by Rainelle before her death. Strangely, the basement is home to two coffins. This may indicate a vampiric streak in the Tricous, but it is not clear when the coffins were placed there, so it is not certain. There is a garage to the left side of the house. Uniquely, it is the only house with four floors.
The backyard is extensive and ridden with weeping willows. It is home to the graves of Fricorith, Gvaudoin, and Rainelle. The backyard sports a large pond, with a statue of the Gray Lady of SimCity on a platform in the middle.
It is possible to assume that the Gray Lady of SimCity (for whom the flame resistant qualities of infants is credited) is also a former resident of the mansion, due to how the statue is prestigiously placed on a pedestal. This suggests that it is intended to be the original memorial. It's also interesting to note that both the Tricou teenagers died in fires suggesting the house is cursed by fire (the cause of the Gray Lady's death).
The graves of the rest of the Tricou family can be found in Gothier Green Lawns, a cemetery downtown.
The House of Fallen Trees seems designed to carry a spooky ambience. Even if the Tricous and Rainelle Neengia are all resurrected by the player—so that the lot is no longer explicitly haunted—the house interior will never lose its dimly-lit mien after dark.
No matter how many bright lights a player places inside the House of Fallen Trees, after night falls, many of these lights will dim substantially, while others will appear to turn off altogether. Using the various in-game lighting commands only appear to change this temporarily, at best.
Even if the House of Fallen Trees lot is moved to a different location within The Sims 2, the darkened evening interior will remain.
Given the gothic stylings of the house in general; the pair of vampire coffins laid out in the basement; and the dim night lighting, players wishing to set a family on this lot might do well to reserve it for some sort of good-natured Addams Family-style mix of vampire, werewolf, and witch. These sorts of characters might feel most at home. It is possible to kill normal Sims from fright if they are put in the house, unless the Sim wants to see a ghost.
If the player wants to copy the lot and place in the neighborhood, it's best to place the house on the hill. The house has very deep basement so, if the house is placed on the water level (example: in the place of Goth Manor in Pleasantview) the basement will be flooded.
The Tricou family and house are actually based on a real home in New Orleans. The house has a huge, narrow and dangerous staircase down which Penelope, the granddaughter of the home owner, fell. Penelope died and now supposedly haunts the house. Other strange things happen in this house, such as a scary man with razor teeth that haunts the balcony, and a statue that moves with red lip marks on its behind. The house became a restaurant and popular attraction with the hauntings, but closed in 2005.


This week we completed our "I Can Share" unit and will be working on our special Thanksgiving Day lesson next week.
The children are doing a great job learning their colors! Kiss your brains! We will play another game or two next week with the color blue. After Thanksgiving break, we will start learning about the color purple.
This week we wrapped up our unit "God Made Water" and started our special Thanksgiving Day lessons.
We learned about the letter I and the short sound, like in igloo. We played games to find the beginning sound and searched for the letter I in our names. We learned "The I Song" and met the Alphabet Hero for the letter I. Letter I can stop any villain with her "icky ink!"


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Archived Releases
Osmosis Adds Digital Marketing Innovators to Executive Team and Board of Advisors
Leading IoT company for Sports and Entertainment Audiences expands leadership team with new COO Bruce Woolsey and Advisor Clark Kokich
SEATTLE (PRWEB) May 09, 2018
Osmosis, a Seattle-based company seeking to unite the digital and physical worlds for consumers, currently focused on sports audiences, today announced emerging media veteran Bruce Woolsey as Chief Operating Officer and advertising executive Clark Kokich to its Board of Advisors. Both were executives in the growth of Avenue A | Razorfish to a global leader in digital media and paid search.
Osmosis connects the digital and physical worlds for guest audiences entering any venue environment or entertainment district via an IoT platform approach for:
Guests seeking an easier, more interactive experience when they attend events
Marketers demanding richer, more impactful and measurable fan engagement
Destination venues wanting to scale dynamic digital experiences for guests
Bruce Woolsey was Vice-President for Advanced Media Solutions at Avenue A | Razorfish, responsible for agency strategy around emerging media and technologies. For fifteen years he partnered with marketers at companies like Microsoft, Expedia, Apple and Best Buy to spawn new technologies like customer targeting and performance-based networks. After its acquisition by Microsoft, Bruce Woolsey continued as the Director of Vertical Insights at Microsoft Advertising, leading a senior team of experts supporting the Microsoft Advertising sales team with industry level solutions.
"We're taking our company – digitizing physical engagement with sports audiences – to the next level," says Russ Stromberg, CEO, Osmosis. "͞The addition of Bruce increases our team's ability to deliver the direct to consumer interaction brands crave when they spend their sports marketing dollars."
Adds Woolsey: ͞ "The Osmosis business mission is what has me so excited. Every day we are working with great partners, building momentum, and educating the market to expand our footprint. We're helping brands and teams flourish by providing sponsors a platform to reach fans with engaging and measurable opportunities – and for fans to have a richer and more interactive experience at the game or anywhere the partner brands want to meet them in key markets."
Osmosis has assembled an executive and advisory team experienced in Internet of Things, digital adverting, professional sports and consumer products. The newest member of the Board of Advisors is Clark Kokich.
Mr. Kokich currently serves on the board of directors at Acxiom, Inc., a leader in data science innovations, and previously served as executive chairman of the board of directors of Marchex, Inc., a mobile and online advertising company based in Seattle, from 2015 to 2016 and as chief strategy officer of Marchex from 2013 to 2015. For the prior 14 years Mr. Kokich was CEO and an executive at Razorfish (Avenue A | Razorfish). In his early career he spent 12 years in traditional advertising, including the position of executive vice president/managing director for Cole & Weber, a division of Ogilvy & Mather. He is a director of Childhaven, a Seattle children's charity. He previously served as a director of Rocket Fuel Inc., an advertising technology company, until its merger in September 2017 into Sizmek, a privately held company.
Adds Stromberg: "Bruce and Clark truly understand how to build the right applications and platforms for global brands seeking to provide consumers with the best content and most innovative products and offerings. Osmosis and our customers are fortunate to have their expertise."
In addition to Kokich, the Osmosis Board of Advisors includes:
Chair, Chris Ackerley; The Ackerley Group, Seattle SuperSonics, Seattle Storm
Advisor, John Dresel; The Ackerley Group, Seattle SuperSonics, Tully's
Advisor, Mark Shuken; PAC12 Network, Time Warner, DirectTV
Advisor, Mike Slade; Starwave, Apple
"Osmosis is a customer experience-driven company. Our focus will always be on taking the friction out of the guest experience to create incredible direct connections for brands that want to differentiate and engage passionate audiences, in a measurable way. Bruce and Clark will help guide our brand partners to a closer relationship with their target consumers," said Chris Ackerley, Chairman, Osmosis Board of Advisors.
About Osmosis
Osmosis, a spin-out of Synapse, is a premier product engineering company and IoT leader that makes real world mass personalization possible for some of the world's biggest brands. Its mission is to set the standard for innovative, consumer-friendly experiences that seamlessly unite the digital and physical worlds, starting with sports audiences at games and other venues. For more information, please visit: https://www.osmosisworld.com/index.html.
Steven Gottlieb


VRT's Outside Broadcast Vehicles provide essential up-to-the-minute live programming for their radioand television networks. VRT rely heavily upon the latest technology to enable them to deliver asrequired under pressure.
Outside Broadcast Vehicles contain the equipment required to broadcast from beyond the studio environment.Broadcasting is live, requiring technicians inside the vehicle to control the programming from behind the scenes whilstpresenters remain outside 'on location'. However, it is essential that presenters retain visual contact with a monitoroutside the vehicle to allow for timings of commercials, jingles and so on.
VRT's Outside Broadcast Vehicles therefore need to be fitted with specialist equipment to extend KVM (keyboard,monitor, mouse) signals, allowing a monitor to be located outside as required. Extension of a serial port is also requiredto enable the connection of a Dalet unit for jingles and commercials.
Outside Broadcast Vehicles also have to perform punishing schedules and therefore the technology installed in them has to be incredibly robust. For example some vans tour the country broadcasting from two different locations per day.
VRT began testing CAT5 KVM extenders but found that many did not have the serial port requirement, and others produced poor video quality.
"Our biggest challenge was to find an extender which did not compromise video quality but did support the serialsignal," comments Werner Ertryckx, Technical Director of Amptec who specialise in the building and equipping of Outside Broadcast Vehicles.
The Outside Broadcast Vehicles were fitted with AdderLink Extendersand the remote unit waspacked in a special case together with a flatscreen monitor, in readiness for quick connection.


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#include "base.h"

typedef enum direction { LEFT = 1, RIGHT = 2, UP = 3, DOWN = 4 } direction;
typedef enum layer { background, foreground } layer;

struct cell {
  /* i have simplified the cells of the grid to just contain 2 possible
  entities - one at the front and one at the back.
  this should make it much simpler to add a new object*/
  entity *foreground; /*this is the foreground object - eg, the player, walls */
  entity *background; /*this is the background object - eg, the floor, a switch, a lightbulb, a wire */
};

void directionsTrans(direction dir, int *x, int *y);

/* sets listmax to zero in all cells - i.e. makes them empty */
void initGrid(cell grid[H][W]);

/* returns a pointer to the neighbouring cell in direction dir */
cell *getNeighbour(int x, int y, direction dir,  cell grid[H][W]);

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Hang Seng Index (abreviado: HSI) es el principal índice bursátil de la bolsa de Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stock Exchange o HKEX). Es usado para analizar la evolución y dejar registro diariamente de los cambios de las más grandes compañías de Hong Kong en el mercado de acciones. Consiste en 33 compañías representando el 65% de dicha bolsa.

Sus valores ponderan por el criterio de capitalización. Para formar parte del índice el valor debe estar dentro del 90% de empresas con mayor capitalización y volumen y haber cotizado en la Bolsa de Hong Kong durante más de 24 meses. Fue creado el 24 de noviembre de 1969 por el Hang Seng Bank (Banco de Hang Seng).

Composición
El 2 de enero de 1985 se establecieron cuatro subíndices para hacer el índice más claro y clasificar los componentes en cuatro sectores económicos distintos. Hay 45 empresas que constituyen el Hang Seng Index. El 6 de septiembre de 2010 eran las siguientes:

Hang Seng - subíndice financiero
0005 HSBC Holdings plc
0011 Hang Seng Bank Ltd
0023 Bank of East Asia, Ltd
0388 HKEx Limited
0939 China Construction Bank
1398 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
2318 Ping An Insurance
2388 BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd
2628 China Life
3328 Bank of Communications Ltd
3988 Bank of China Ltd

Hang Seng - subíndice servicios
0002 CLP Holdings Ltd
0003 Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
0006 Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd
0836 China Resources Power

Hang Seng - subíndice propiedades
0001 Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd
0012 Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd
0016 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
0083 Sino Land Co Ltd
0101 Hang Lung Properties Ltd
0688 China Overseas Land & Investment Limited
1109 China Resources Land Limited

Hang Seng - subíndice comercio & industria
0004 Wharf (Holdings) Ltd
0013 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd
0017 New World Development Co. Ltd.
0019 Swire Pacific Ltd 'A'
0066 MTR Corporation Ltd
0144 China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd
0267 CITIC Pacific Ltd
0291 China Resources Enterprise, Ltd
0293 Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
0330 Esprit Holdings Ltd
0386 Sinopec Corp
0494 Li & Fung Ltd
0700 Tencent Holdings Limited
0762 China Unicom Ltd
0857 PetroChina Company Limited
0883 CNOOC Ltd
0941 China Mobile Ltd
1088 China Shenhua Energy Company Limited
1199 COSCO Pacific Ltd
1880 Belle International
1898 China Coal Energy
2038 Foxconn International Holdings Ltd
2600 Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco)

En el futuro, el número de empresas se incrementará a 50 para reflejar los cambios en la bolsa de Hong Kong y para mantener al Hang Seng Index como el índice más representativo del mercado.

El Hang Seng Composite Index Series (恒生 综合 指数) fue lanzado el 3 de octubre de 2001, dirigido a proporcionar un criterio amplio de la evolución del mercado de valores de Hong Kong. Fue renovado por última vez el 8 de marzo de 2010, y consta de 307 componentes. La capitalización de mercado de estas compañías alcanza entorno del 95% del total de los valores cotizados en la bolsa de Hong Kong.

Para asegurar la imparcialidad de las operaciones, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited ha establecido un comité independiente para analizar la evolución de las acciones emitidas.

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Inflammatory myopathies and human leukocyte antigen
Yuko Ohnuki, Shigeaki Suzuki, Takashi Shiina
内科学(神経)
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of subacute, chronic or acute systemic immune-mediated diseases of the skeletal muscles. Recently, research has shown the utility of adding new classifications of myopathies, mainly based on their pathology and the presence of specific autoantibodies. In addition, developments in genetics have helped reveal the genetic background of IIM. The human leukocyte antigen genomic region has been consistently shown to be the strongest genetic risk factor for IIM. The present review summarizes the previous and current literature on human leukocyte antigen analysis of IIM, as well as future directions for research.
Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology
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「Inflammatory myopathies and human leukocyte antigen」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。
Myositis Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
HLA Antigens Medicine & Life Sciences 84%
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Best Themed Cruises for 2019-2020
Combine your passion with a much-needed vacation on one of these themed cruises.
By Jonathan Clayton
Traveling at sea with thousands of strangers can be intimidating. Rubbing shoulders with random people in narrow, rickety corridors — that's not ideal. But consider easing that anxiety with a themed cruise where you'll know everyone has at least one interest in common: the theme.
Whether you get hyped over professional wrestling and its stars, aspire to work in the fashion industry as a model or on the other side, geek out to Star Trek or want to test your mettle against fellow poker aficionados, there's a cruise out there for you.
Read on for our selection of the best themed cruises for 2019 and 2020.
The Sci-Fi Sea Cruise
The 22st annual Sci-Fi Sea Cruise is all about Doctor Who Shutterstock
The scoop: The 22nd-annual Sci-Fi Sea Cruise is all about Doctor Who. Guests from the show's long run include Ian McNeice and Frazer Hines. Join fellow Whovians for a trip to the Caribbean.
Dates: Dec. 13 to Dec. 22, 2019
Ship: Explorer of the Seas
Port of departure: Miami, FL
Itinerary: Labadee (private island); San Juan, Puerto Rico; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao
Website: scificruise.com
TCM Classic Cruise
The scoop: Join fellow Turner Classic Movies fans on a five-night cruise aboard the Disney Magic. Watch movies in Disney's state-of-the-art theaters, and listen to behind-the-scenes stories at interactive panels with special guests, like Alex Trebek, Cicely Tyson, Mitzi Gaynor and Diane Ladd.
Dates: Oct. 22 to Oct. 27, 2019
Ship: Disney Magic
Port of departure: New York, NY
Itinerary: King's Wharf, Bermuda
Website: tcmcruise.com
Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat Promotional Photo
The scoop: Do you find lounging by the pool with a drink a little too relaxing? If you think a cruise would be more exciting with body slams and pile drivers, the Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager is for you. Host Chris Jericho joins wrestling legends like "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Booker T for four nights of live podcasts, meet-and-greets, autograph signings and even a wrestling tournament.
Dates: Jan. 20 to Jan. 24, 2020
Ship: Norwegian Pearl
Itinerary: Nassau, Bahamas
Website: chrisjerichocruise.com
Disney's Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise
Disney's Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise Courtesy of Disney
The scoop: Sail away to tropical islands for your next holiday vacation on Disney's three-night cruise to the Bahamas and a Disney private island. In the Bahamas, swim with dolphins, or see coral reefs and exotic fish from a semi-submarine. At Disney's Castaway Cay, enjoy swimming, snorkeling, biking, kayaking and other outdoor activities. Dates: Dec. 6 to Dec. 9, 2019
Ship: Disney Dream
Port of departure: Port Canaveral, FL
Itinerary: Nassau, Bahamas; Disney Castaway Cay
Website: disneycruise.disney.go.com
Star Trek: The Cruise IV
Live long and prosper on the Star Trek Cruise. Courtesy Star Trek: The Cruise
The scoop: On this Star Trek-themed voyage, Trekkies can join fellow fans for a variety of events that include some of the series' biggest names. William Shatner, Kate Mulgrew, Garrett Wang and Jonathan Frakes will be in attendance, among a host of other former cast members. Fans will have an opportunity for autographs and photos. There are also one-of-a-kind shows performed at the Stardust Theater and a museum with Star Trek memorabilia provided by CBS.
Dates: March 1 to March 8, 2020
Ship: Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas
Itinerary: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Grand Bahama Island
Website: startrekthecruise.com
Ante Up Poker Cruise
The Ante Up Poker Cruise offers tournaments for all levels. Shutterstock
The scoop: The highs (and lows) of playing slots on a cruise are always fun, but, if you're a little more serious about gambling, this is the themed cruise for you. With multiple tournaments, you can easily find a level of play that you're comfortable with. Not ready to take on the pros? Free poker classes can help you get ready for the big leagues.
Dates: Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, 2019
Ship: Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas
Port of departure: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Itinerary: Labadee, Haiti; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Website: http://www.anteupmagazine.com/
Holistic Holiday at Sea
Holistic Holiday at Sea was designed with vegans in mind. Courtesy Holistic Holiday at Sea
The scoop: Vegans, rejoice: With expertly trained chefs and waiters aboard, you won't have to worry about what's for dinner on this cruise. This 11-day voyage specializes in vegan meals, as well as accommodating special diets, such as macrobiotic, gluten-free and raw. Want to continue your healthy habits at home? Cooking classes taught by internationally known chefs are offered throughout the cruise.
Dates: Feb. 21 to Feb. 28, 2020
Ship: MSC Divina
Itinerary: San Juan, Puerto Rico, Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Website: holisticholidayatsea.com
Southern Caribbean Dance Cruise
The scoop: Embark on this 10-night dance cruise throughout the southern Caribbean, as Crown Princess takes you from the Bahamas to the U.S. Virgin Islands and more. Dance activities are included in the cost, including private, social dance parties and workshops. You can also sign up for private lessons for an additional cost.
Dates: Dec. 7 to Dec. 17, 2019
Ship: Crown Princess
Itinerary: Princess Cays, Bahamas; St. Thomas, USVI; Dominica; Grenada; Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands; Curacao
Website: sundancercruises.net
China-Korea-Japan Singles Cruise
The scoop: Combine your love for Asian culture with a potential love interest on this two-week singles cruise across China, South Korea and Japan. Take in the history of three of the world's oldest cultures, as you cruise aboard the Celebrity Millennium and partake in activities planned by your singles hostess. You can either share a cabin with a friend or a matched roommate, or you can purchase your own cabin.
Dates: March 28 to April 10, 2020
Ship: Celebrity Millennium
Port of departure: Shanghai (Baoshan), China
Itinerary: Seoul (Incheon), South Korea; Beijing (Tianjin), China; Jeju Island, Korea; Kyoto (Osaka), Japan; Kobe, Japan; Mt. Fuji (Shimizu), Japan; Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan
Website: bestsingletravel.com
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June 29, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Seven U.S. groups called on the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to take into account the lack of religious freedoms and the persecution of religious minorities in Sudan in the ongoing process for the lift of economic embargo on the east African country.
By the 12 July, based on an interagency report including the State Department the President Donald Trump is expected to issue a decision on whether to maintain or to remove the lift of economic sanctions on Sudan.
According to an agreement reached by the administration of the former President Barak Obama, the process includes five tracks: the fight against terrorism, cessation of hostilities in the conflict areas, humanitarian access, Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Sudan's role in the peace process in South.
The seven groups voiced that Sudanese religious and ethnic minority groups and faith-based charitable organisations face discrimination, detention, violence, and the destruction of churches by the regime in Khartoum.
"Substantial minority of Sudanese do not follow the state-endorsed school of Islam," said the statement adding that those residing in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state, and southernmost parts of the Blue Nile state face discrimination and deprived of their rights due to their religious convictions.
The signatories further reminded that Sudan is designated a Country of Particular Concern by the U.S. State Department since 1999 and that the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommending that Sudan remains on the list in its 2016 review.
"This critical issue of religious freedom must be addressed in U.S. policy, and we urge the State Department both to be cognizant of this issue in relation to its current reporting as well as create a new track engagement with the Sudanese Government that is centered on issues of peace and human rights that fully addresses the conduct of the Sudanese Government in relation to religious freedom and the persecution of religious minorities," they stressed.
The signatories of the call are Enough Project, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, National Association of Evangelicals, Samaritan's Purse, Sudan Relief Fund and Sudanese Human Rights Initiative.
U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Khartoum recently brushed aside calls to link the normalisation process of bilateral relations with the situation of human rights in Sudan saying the process embargo aimed to end Khartoum's support for terrorist groups and bring peace in Darfur.
However, rights groups again and again keep calling on the need to define a new track for peace and human rights in Sudan before to decide on the permanent lift of sanctions.
Enough Project Founding Director John Prendergast who was part of President Clinton's Administration when the embargo was decided in 997 went to say that the sanctions were driven by a desire to impose a consequence for the regime's atrocious human rights record.
State Department officials who are backing the lift of sanctions say the lift of embargo aims to bring Khartoum to cooperate with Washington on other files, stressing that sanctions approach has been proved unproductive.
All Churches must be returned to Their owners.


Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed on Monday in Srinagar's Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas to mark the 29th anniversary of Gaw Kadal massacre in which around 53 civilians were killed after paramilitary forces opened fire on demonstrators near a bridge at Gaw Kadal, a Srinagar locality.
The call for the hartal was issued by the top Hurriyat leaders comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik.
All shops and other business establishments in these areas remained closed. However, public transport plied normally.
Authorities arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) supremo Yasin Malik to prevent him from leading protests on the occasion.
Another top Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemned the arrest of Malik.
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What a great Camping Season 2016 turned out to be! We couldn't have done it without the Best Campers, Dedicated Staff, Supportive Family & Friends, a Wonderful Community, engaging Social Connections and Mother Nature's help!
We were so happy to meet so many new campers who tried out Campers Cove for the very first time this season. We are so glad you gave us a chance and THANK YOU for all the wonderful reviews!
Our Opening Date in 2017 will be April 28th!. Make sure you stay connected with us during the off season by joining one, or all of our Social Sites. We look forward to staying in touch as we all countdown to next year!


UNISON's Local Government Pay consultative ballot in Scotland closes on 31 January so make sure that you have your say.
The pay offer is for a period of three years and covers the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2021. The award for 2018 will be backdated to 1 April 2018 application date.
2018/19 an increase of 3.5% (capped at £80,000, on or above which a flat rate of £1600 will apply).


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The theme of both books is professionalism: taking full responsibility for your actions: writing thought-out, disciplined code, learning how to draw the line and only make promises you are able to keep, communicating and collaborating until all ambiguity is gone, and working toward the best possible solution with the information at hand. It is a commitment to excellence, even when it hurts.
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In the end, that is also what Agile is all about: putting responsibility into the hands of each stakeholder by removing barriers to full participation, engagement, and ownership.
For example, it is nearly impossible to fully design a product up front without requiring clarification and refinement. Even when every feature and screen is outlined in painstaking detail, communication is imperfect, and there will always be assumptions and misunderstandings. Not only that, once you can actually interact with the working product, it is natural to form new ideas and to scrap original ideas.
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