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►►Spies meet over Syrian crisis. CIA chief David Petraeus met Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for closed-door talks focusing on the crisis across the border in Syria. Meanwhile, General Murad Muwafi, who heads Egypt's General Intelligence Directorate, left Cairo on Tuesday for a visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Also, US General Ronald Burgess, Defense Intelligence Agency Director, has arrived in Egypt and is expected to meet with several Egyptian officials to discuss the situation in Syria.
►►Gaddafi contributed €50m to Sarkozy election fund. Damaging new claims have emerged about the funding of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign and his links with former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The French investigative website Mediapart claims to have seen a confidential note suggesting Gaddafi contributed up to €50 million to Sarkozy's election fund five years ago.
►►Analysis: US relations on the agenda for Pakistan's new spy chief. Yusuf Raza Gilani has appointed Lieutenant General Zahir ul-Islam as the new chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, the main spy arm of the Pakistani military, ending weeks of speculation he would extend the term of Lieutenant Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, due to retire on March 18. The new spymaster faces a tough task fixing ever-worsening ties with the United States, but analysts say he is unlikely to reform an institution accused of helping militants in Afghanistan.
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All Subjects: National characteristics, British, in literature
Creators: Looser, Devoney
Mixed-race heroines in early nineteenth-century literature: a look at Jane Austen and her contemporaries
The purpose of this project is to analyze Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon (1817) and its inclusion of a character of color. This thesis discusses Austen's mixed-race heiress, Miss Lambe, in the context of two other pieces of fiction that…
The purpose of this project is to analyze Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon (1817) and its inclusion of a character of color. This thesis discusses Austen's mixed-race heiress, Miss Lambe, in the context of two other pieces of fiction that feature mixed-race heroines--the anonymously published The Woman of Colour (1808) and Mary Ann Sullivan's Owen Castle (1816). Scholarship on Austen's awareness of the Abolitionist movement and her sympathy for its politics has previously been published. I advance our conversations on the subject by discussing Austen's Miss Lambe as a mixed-race heiress in the context of gender, race, and ethnicity in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century novels. My thesis considers literary and historical treatments of people of color and provides a trans-Atlantic approach to female characters identified as mixed race.
Juxtaposing Sanditon, The Woman of Colour, and Owen Castle provides insight into how Austen was working within a set of established literary traditions, while creating ways to disrupt some of its problematic elements. This project looks at conventions of the mixed-race female characters in five ways. To begin, I discuss the mixed-race heroine and the compulsion to define her place of origin. Second, I consider the convention of describing mixed-race heiresses' rights to their inheritance. An analysis of the significance of naming mixed-race heiresses follows. I discuss literary conventions of the betrayal of mixed-race females. Lastly, I explore the common use of black maid figures in novels of this era to advance social critique against prejudice. Comparative analysis of Austen with other novels featuring mixed-race heroines in this era allows us to reach new understandings of Sanditon. Austen's unfinished last novel is shown to question the power of fortune, to undermine the orthodoxy of categorizing race and ethnicity, and to unsettle the hierarchy among characters of different races and ethnicities.
Baugh, Victoria (Author)
Looser, Devoney (Thesis advisor)
Justice, George (Committee member)
Wernimont, Jacqueline (Committee member)
Arizona State University (Publisher)
The Anglo-Scottish Union and British national identity in women's writing, 1780-1820
The union between England and Scotland, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain, generated heated discussion both before and after the Acts of Union took effect on May 1, 1707. Members of Parliament, the nobility, clergymen, pamphleteers, and authors…
The union between England and Scotland, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain, generated heated discussion both before and after the Acts of Union took effect on May 1, 1707. Members of Parliament, the nobility, clergymen, pamphleteers, and authors from both nations participated in debates on the Union, in many kinds of writing, for many years after 1707. The voices of British women, however, have not been sufficiently considered in our scholarship, and are often conspicuously absent from our accounts of these polemical wars, which were still raging in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This dissertation seeks to fill this gap in the academic conversation by taking Scottish, English, and British nationalisms as its theoretical paradigm in approaching writing by female authors. The dissertation's chapters examine how the Anglo-Scottish Union figures in the works by five women writers (Jane Austen, Cassandra Cooke, Dorothy Wordsworth, Mary Brunton, and Susan Ferrier) publishing from 1780 to 1820.
I argue that, in the aftermath of the Union, these women writers often expressed specifically gendered concerns— such as the maintenance of social etiquette, better education for women, making sense of national prejudices, and the erasure of regional socio-economic differences. In doing so, they ranged beyond a typically masculine focus on parliamentary politics, international military endeavors, macro economy, and national churches. English women writers' attitudes towards the Union were more positive than those entertained by Scots authors, but compared with contemporary male writers, both sides were less optimistic about the potential for building a blanket national identity for the entire Kingdom.
Taken together, the chapters of the dissertation provide a more comprehensive view of how the Anglo-Scottish Union figured in the minds of Britons, male and female, a century after its establishment, when the Kingdom was going through the Napoleonic Wars and another union with Ireland. The dissertation enriches our research on women's use of literary genres and techniques when taking part in political debates. It also serves to point out the need for more extensive surveys of the nuances of individual women writers' national affiliations.
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The idea for this picture came to me when I was showing my soldering gun to my two boys recently, and letting them see how the solder melts and drips when exposed to a heat source but soon afterwards becomes cool to the touch and quite strong. To illustrate this I brought out a piece of 1/4″ plywood I had lying around and let them watch as I dripped some bits of solder on to it, which they thought was pretty neat. As we sat there on the floor of our kitchen I realized that the drips of solder might make for an interesting picture so the next morning I got out the same board and a few balls of solder that were still left, put them on the counter with some task lighting shining down (this was about 5:45am, long before my wife and kids were awake), and busted out the ol' D750, 50mm lens, and set of close-up filters. The result, what you see here, is not really all that cool and a big part of me didn't even want to post it here because it's kind of a blurry mess but I figured I would anyway because it fits with the spirit of Weekly Fifty which is all about getting out there and taking pictures, trying new things, and not letting my camera collect dust on a shelf.
The main issue I have with this image is that I had to get super close to the solder drops, which meant I had to use a +10 and +4 filter, which then meant that I had to use a wide enough aperture to get any decently-large depth of field…but I was shooting handheld so all this was quite challenging. On a tripod in a more controlled environment I could have used a self-timer along with a small aperture and lower ISO and not worried about shutter speed at all, but as it stands this picture was taken at f/9.5, ISO 2000, at 1/125 second to minimize handheld blur. Even then the depth of field was, as you can see, about 1/8 inch and I would really have liked to have it be much wider but a smaller aperture would have meant a slower shutter or higher ISO–neither of which was something I wanted to do.
Simon, I think it's a brilliant shot. I've always been about as little depth of field as possible. In my opinion, perhaps if you had focused maybe a little closer to the splatter, that would have made the foreground drops slightly out of focus which, to me, would be a more interesting shot. I do agree, the story behind how the drops and splatter came to be is totally cool. My son was into how things worked (sometimes a bad thing, like taking his toys apart, lol). Seeing how the solder works and having it explained by you is a frozen moment in time which your sons will never forget.
Skip, I really appreciate your comments and I actually went back through my Lightroom catalog to see if I did happen to have any shots from this particular photo session with the splatter in focus. Turns out I don't, and now I do kind of want to revisit this concept and see if it would work to have the splatter in focus with the other dots a little blurry. Thank you for the idea! And I liked hearing about how your son liked to take his toys apart :) On the one hand it's frustrating to see your kids taking apart the toys you spent good money on, but on the other hand it's fun knowing they're getting a better understanding of how the world works!
You're right about it sometimes being frustrating, but now, at 33, my son can repair just about anything you put in front of him. I'm so glad that he inherited the "tinkering gene" from me. I just wish he had the same passion for photography that I do.
Tear drops from the Tin Man, is the title I would give this.
Tom, what a beautiful description :). This is why you are a poet, a scholar, and a gentleman.
Really cool and inventive title for Simon's shot, Tom!


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What is conductivity of a solution?
Conductivity (or specific conductance) of an electrolyte solution is a degree of its capability to conduct electricity. Conductivity measurements are used usually in lots of industrial and environmental functions as a fast, reasonably cheap and reliable manner of measuring the ionic content in a solution.
To calculate the conductivity of a solution you truely multiply the awareness of every ion in solution through its molar conductivity and cost then upload those values for all ions in solution.
Also Know, how do you're making conductivity solution? A solution preparation is based on the approach within the HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 1963 Chemical Rubber Publishing Company. Conductivity of Standard Solutions using KCl. Preparation: Dissolve 0.7459 grams of potassium chloride (KCl) in distilled water made as much as one litre of solution.
Beside above, what's conductivity used for?
It is the reciprocal of electric resistivity (ohms). Consequently conductivity is used to measure the concentration of dissolved solids that have been ionized in a polar solution which include water. The unit of measurement in general used is one millionth of a Siemen in step with centimeter (micro-Siemens in keeping with centimeter or µS/cm).
What is the conductivity of NaCl?
NaCl density (W / V) %
Conductivity (mS / cm)
What is formulation of conductivity?
As a reciprocal quantity, conductivity is a degree of ways easy a fabric enables the flow of current. This are associated by: Resistivity = 1 / conductivity. The equation is: ρ = 1 / σ
What is the unit for conductivity?
Siemens in step with meter Electrical conductivity Ohm meter Electric resistivity
What does conductivity remember on?
Factors that impact the conductivity of electrolytes (ESAFQ) The conductivity of an electrolyte is consequently tormented by right here factors: The awareness of ions in solution. The higher the awareness of ions in solution, the better its conductivity will be. The type of substance that dissolves in water.
Can CsCl behavior electricity?
Despite its extensive band hole of approximately 8.35 eV at eighty K, caesium chloride weakly conducts electricity, and the conductivity isn't electronic but ionic. It then sharply drops through two orders of value as a result of the part transition from the α-CsCl to β-CsCl phase.
What is the conductivity of 0.1 m NaCl?
For a 0.1M answer of NaCl it drops (according to the CRC handbook) from 12.6 to 10.6, i.e. the conversion factor rises from 0.46 to 0.55, in the models used above. For added information, look at the Wikipedia entries for Conductivity_(electrolytic) and Molar_conductivity.
What impacts water conductivity?
Conductivity in water is laid low with the presence of inorganic dissolved solids along with chloride, nitrate, sulfate, and phosphate anions (ions that hold a negative charge) or sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, and aluminum cations (ions that hold a favorable charge).
What is kohlrausch law?
Kohlrausch's law states that the equal conductivity of an electrolyte at countless dilution is equal to the sum of the conductances of the anions and cations. If a salt is dissolved in water, the conductivity of the answer is the sum of the conductances of the anions and cations.
What is the example of conductivity?
The definition of conductivity is the ability to transmit heat, sound or electricity. An instance of conductivity is warmness transferring from hot pot of soup to a metal ladle sitting within the pot.
What is the emblem of conductivity?
Electrical conductivity is denoted by the emblem σ and has SI units of siemens in keeping with meter (S/m). In electrical engineering, the Greek letter κ is used. Regularly the Greek letter γ represents conductivity.
What is the significance of conductivity?
Conductivity measures water's capability to conduct power as a result of the presence or absence of certain ions. When natural water conducts power poorly, water that has sure chemicals or components in it, and at varying amounts—including sodium, magnesium, calcium, and chloride—is a better conductor of electricity.
What is conductivity and why is it important?
Why is it important to evaluate conductivity? Conductivity is beneficial as a widespread degree of water quality. Every water physique has a tendency to have a quite constant number of conductivity that, as soon as established, may be used as a baseline for evaluation with regular conductivity measurements.
What increases conductivity?
Ions enhance the water's capacity to behavior electricity. Ordinary ions in water that conduct electric current incorporate sodium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium. Due to the fact dissolved salts and different inorganic chemicals behavior electric current, conductivity raises as salinity increases.
What is a good conductivity point in water?
Distilled water has a conductivity ranging from 0.5 to 3 µS/cm, when so much streams quantity among 50 to 1500 µS/cm. Freshwater streams preferably ought to have a conductivity between one hundred fifty to 500 µS/cm to support diverse aquatic life.
What is the adaptation between conductivity and TDS?
Conductivity refers to a substance's capability to hold an electric current. Hence conductivity is said to the quantity of salt and minerals in the water. The salt quantity in water is known as TDS, or total dissolved solids. It truly is measured in parts consistent with million, ppm, which is also changed to mg/L.
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Happy to be in Ireland at last, after a long journey all the way from Minnesota.
From the left; Sean (I am spelling that the Irish way), Jack, and Sheryl.
I left my friends to relax and enjoy Galway city for the rest of today. We will be travelling together for the next few days, and i know that we will all have a great time together. Tomorrow we head into Connemara, the region made famous in that great old Irish movie, "The Quiet Man", which starred John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Maybe you can take the time to follow our tour by checking in to my Blog as we travel.
They had arrived at Shannon early this morning on a day that was bright, sunny, and fresh. It remained that way all day today without it ever becoming uncomfortably hot at any time. I love my Irish weather. If you are planning on coming to Ireland, and especially if you are planning to spend some time in the western regions, Shannon airport is the ideal airport to start out from. If you wish to take in Dublin also, then you could either fly into, or out of Shannon, and use Dublin airport for the other flight. Shannon is a regional airport, and is so easy to get through compared to the larger airports.
Before i left for Shannon this morning, i took a stroll down to the harbour near my home. The sun was shining and the birds were singing and the air was clean and fresh.
The harbour near my home. It looks so much nicer when the tide is in.
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Tom Ross Column: Sitting in the Swansea press room, hearing of Gary Speed's death proved Shankly wrong
I DID not know Gary Speed but I know lots of people who did and, to a man, they have said that not only has the game lost a great player and manager, but also one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet.
Tragedy usually brings a sense of perspective to most people's lives and that was definitely the case at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
I was sitting in the Swansea press room preparing for their game with Villa when the news broke that football legend Gary had committed suicide at the age of 42.
I did not believe it at first but one look at Bobby Gould's face told me the devastating news was true.
The usual press-room banter was understandably missing as a quiet air of disbelief hung over the place as the hardened press hacks took in the news.
Ex-pros like Kevin Ratcliffe, Jimmy Rimmer, Ken McNaught and Pat Heard were stunned into silence.
As I said, I didn't know Gary but those who did said he was a great man, a warm, charismatic leader who would help anyone in need.
I knew all about his football credentials, remembering him as a great player for Leeds, Everton, Newcastle, Bolton and Sheffield United, and his fantastic international career as the most capped outfield player for Wales.
I was genuinely surprised the game went ahead on Sunday and that is testament to the great character shown by the Swansea players, who played for Wales under Gary, and Villa's Shay Given and James Collins.
What drives a man to take his own life is beyond my comprehension but, without doubt, it makes football and football results seem unimportant.
Legendary Liverpool boss Bill Shankly once famously said that football was more important than life or death.
Well, the great man wasn't often wrong but this time he most definitely was. It isn't and never will be, just ask Gary's family.
> > > Fergie gets it wrong again > > >
SIR Alex Ferguson is without doubt one of the greatest managers ever but once again he put his foot in it, big time, at the weekend.
He implied that John Flynn, the assistant referee for Manchester United's game against Newcastle, should not be allowed to run the line again after he signalled that Rio Ferdinand's tackle on Hatem Ben Arfa was a foul and consequently a penalty.
Now Sir Alex has a right to be angry because the assistant got the decision wrong – in other words, he made a mistake.
However, Sir Alex should remember that over the years his players have made some horrendous mistakes that have cost United points – but did he say they should never play again?
When Ferdinand made the mistake of failing to turn up for a drugs test did Sir Alex say he should never be allowed to play again?
When Wayne Rooney made the mistake of swearing in front of the TV cameras did Sir Alex say he should never play again?
Every one of us, including Sir Alex, makes mistakes, but we don't expect to be told we should not be allowed to do our jobs.
Over the years United have benefited many times from referees making mistakes in their favour but I don't remember Sir Alex implying those officials should not be allowed to officiate again.
Having a pop at referees has almost become an integral part of the game for fans and commentators, but the reality is that it's a job most of us would not, and could not, do.


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Lighten Up, Please
Aymar Jean Christian
Nine had a big job to do—too bad it didn't quite get it done. (Grade: C-)
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I'd been anticipating Nine for months. And though perhaps my expectations were too high and couldn't be met, I was underwhelmed.
Nine had a big job to do. It had to be fun and entertaining like the musical, and serious and emotionally deep like its source material, 8 ½, Federico Fellini's masterpiece. Writing a musical based on one of the greatest films of all time is a pretty stupid idea, especially one as artful and sophisticated as 8 ½. Nine does an okay job, though, and it's certainly entertaining holiday fare, gorgeous to watch and somewhat pleasing to hear. But as a story, it fails to reach its own expectations, let alone mine.
The film tells the story of a famed Italian director, Guido Contini, trying to make his ninth film, Italia, and simultaneously reaching into his past and present for inspiration. He has writer's block, but his failure to write only symbolizes his existential angst.
In 8 ½ Fellini's roving neorealist style—with its bits of surrealism and lunacy—is the perfect fit for a story about a director unknown to himself and looking for direction in life. The film searches for direction just as its protagonist does. Marcello Mastroianni, the classic blank slate, plays it straight. He's tortured and introspective, but (eventually) aware of life's ludicrousness and superficiality.
Nine has to convey all this complexity within the conventional Hollywood style, even worse, the Hollywood musical style, which itself is not well-suited for depth. Chicago worked because it didn't take itself too seriously. It used social context—the 1920s, feminism, etc.—to deepen the story. The characters were mostly cartoons. It was fun. Nine has to be at least somewhat serious. It's based on Fellini.
Nine, looking to reconcile these competing aims (entertain and deepen), just puts the two side by side: the ladies (mostly) have fun, while Guido (Daniel Day-Lewis) mopes, groans, whines and gripes. Day-Lewis goes hardcore method, las in There Will Be Blood, or Chekhov. He, as usual, conveys a sense of character. But it's too much, too self-serious. Even Mastroianni played Guido with the slightest hint of whimsy. Day-Lewis' Guido is wizened and tired, looking tortured in almost every shot.
The performance weighs down the entire film and prevents it from taking flight. With seven women characters, each with their own song (Marion Cotillard gets two) we don't really get to know them, so Day-Lewis sets the tone for the film. Rob Marshall should've known he could not go as deep as 8 ½; he had to tell Day-Lewis to lighten up. The women, moreover, cannot sing (except Fergie); they cannot dazzle us. In the end, nothing edifies or excites, and the serious stuff feels forced. With no perspective, the movie lies fallow.
In sum, Nine plays it straight. The last scene lays the case. (Spoiler alert, but it's not a big deal anyway). In 8 ½ we end with Guido surrounded by all the people in his life. They dance around him as if life is one big party at a carnival, incomprehensible, inconsistent, maddeningly unintelligible, but quite a ride nonetheless. In Nine, all the characters from Guido's life just stand behind him, unmoving. Some smile, some don't. Guido sits in his director's chair, within his adolescent doppelganger sitting on his lap. The whole movie, Nine tells us, proves how Guido is a child (Judi Dench says it in the prior scene). He needed to embrace his immaturity.
Okay, then why doesn't he smile?! If Rob Marshall wants to take the giddily ambiguous and vibrant 8 ½ and make it direct and unambiguous at least have the decency to not take yourself too seriously. It's a musical! Musicals and European avant-garde cinema will never have a happy marriage, so, when push comes to shove, if you're a musical, be a musical.
Nine should have been a meditation on how ridiculous it is to make sense of an entire lifetime, indeed, an entire nation (Guido's movie: Italia). Instead I got 110 minutes of Guido pouting and women dancing around him trying to make him feel better.
There were standout performances. Fergie, the only one can actually sing, gave me goosebumps—and should've been placed earlier in the film. Marion Cotillard is brilliant as the neglected wife, her eyes glisten brightly whether happy or distraught. Kate Hudson's song—so far disliked by critics—was among my favorites. It hit all the right notes a) allowing us to dislike Kate Hudson for her American ostentation, b) entertaining us, c) teaching us more about Guido (his films are chic, sleek and modern, even as he is religious and sober) and d) adding some camp to an otherwise overly earnest affair.
Elsewhere, actors are underutilized. Penelope Cruz plays, for the 15th time, the saucy kitten temptress without the slightest hint of irony (unlike in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona). Dame Dench is barely given enough opportunities to be bitchy and censorious. Sophia Loren is mother Italia, completely one-dimensional. Nicole Kidman is fine, just fine.
Expectations can ruin a film. My bar started quite high, but fell a few days ago when I saw the initial reviews. I still held out hope, though, that Daniel Day-Lewis, Rob Marshall, Marion Cotillard and company could never add up to a bad film.
I was wrong. It didn't add up to a bad film. It added up to a visually stunning but generally lifeless one, which is much, much worse.
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Great review! One has to wonder what mixture of naivete, bad taste and hubris would cause a person to think "8 1/2 was OK, but I wish it had more show-stopping musical numbers." Maybe it worked better on Broadway, though I'd be surprised.
commented Jan 01, 2010, 06:08PM
yeah, this trust really didn't translate from the stage to the screen. as ari mentioned the script was pretentious and self-indulgent, and DDL annoyed me. not worth it.
I thought this picture was just delightful! Most critics are panning "Nine" so I guess I'm alone here. I live for musicals though, so maybe that's why. Chicago is one of my all time favorites. A lot of good movies this year, "Nine" was almost as good as "Avatar" and "Up in the Air."


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Renewable energy targets are incompatible with the National Electricity Objective
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South Australia's electricity is neither reliable nor cost-effective. The National Electricity Objective, as stated in the National Electricity Law (section 7 the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996), is:
...to promote efficient investment in, and efficient operation and use of, electricity services for the long term interests of consumers of electricity with respect to – price, quality, safety, reliability, and security of supply of electricity; and the reliability, safety and security of the national electricity system.
Why then has South Australia failed to achieve an electricity supply that is reliable and cost-effective?
One possible answer to this question is that, South Australia's ambitious renewable energy target is incompatible with the national electricity objective. This has huge implications for other states such as Queensland that have set a 50% renewable energy target by 2030.
Competitive federalism and the South Australian experience has shown that renewable energy targets are a wasteful disaster and should not be adopted by other States. Interestingly, on the ABC's QandA program the Coalition's Christian Porter and Labor's Mark Butler both rejected federalism and agreed that Australia should have one national renewable energy target. If anything the recent South Australian blackout shows the value of different States adopting different policies and allowing natural experiments to occur. We've had a natural experiment on renewable energy targets and the results are in: They're terrible.
The national electricity objective rightly puts a high importance on the reliability and security of electricity. An unreliable electricity supply jeopardises industry and forces industry to either shut down during blackouts or make provisions for their own electricity supply which is extremely costly to both the economy and the environment. In many developing countries businesses and households are forced to rely on costly diesel/petrol generators. This would be an undesirable outcome for South Australia and the nation as a whole. It is therefore legitimate that reliability of electricity supply remain an objective and be balanced against any desired environmental outcomes.
Price too is a significant objective that must be considered against environmental objectives. Renewable energy often is more expensive, requires significant subsidies and doesn't generate electricity during peak times. For many industries electricity is a significant input cost; failure to keep the price of electricity competitive will have significant impacts to the competitiveness of Australia's industries. Industries that shut down in Australia will simply move to other markets where electricity and other input cost are more affordable. Resulting in no real reduction in greenhouse gases. The cost of electricity in South Australia has increased significantly partially due to the rapid move to renewable energy.
Renewable energy targets are a poor way to achieve reductions in greenhouse gases when compared with other alternatives such as NSW's Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (GGAS) that operated between 2003-2012 prior to be abolished after the introduction of the carbon tax. That scheme achieved significant reductions in greenhouse gases with a minimal impact on electricity prices. That scheme allowed reductions in greenhouse gases to be achieved in the most economical way possible; by comparison renewable energy targets focus on the building of expensive technologies such as wind and solar that cannot provide baseload power or provide affordable electricity.
Renewable energy targets, especially high ones such as set in Queensland, are command and control systems. They significantly reduce the flexibility in the economy to achieve reduced greenhouse gases – for example it may be cheaper to improve existing coal power stations to be more efficient. This is exactly what happened in NSW under GGAS. By Comparison Renewable Energy Targets make great political policies – the politicians get to seem like they're doing something; but they make for poor economics. They make greenhouse gas reductions unnecessarily expensive and contradictory to the national energy objectives.
This lack of flexibility also has reduced the reliability of South Australia's electricity supply. Having lost their local base load energy capacity after shutting down its coal power stations, South Australia has become dependent on expensive gas during peak times (that can't meet peak demand) and a vulnerable connection to the national grid via Victoria. To ensure reliability South Australia will need to 'gold plate' its poles and wires and possibly build another connection to the national grid via NSW; or it would require significant investment in storage of renewable energy. Had South Australia pursued reductions via other means they could have achieved similar results without the corresponding loss of reliability.
The objective of having electricity that is both reliable and affordable is still today as important as it was when the national electricity objective was set in 1996. While it's important to balance these objectives with desired environmental outcomes, renewable energy targets have proven to be a costly and inefficient tool that contradict the national electricity objective. They should therefore be dropped and other alternatives such as a revamped Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme should be considered in its place.
Justin Campbell is on the executive committee of LibertyWorks and holds a Master of Economic Studies from the University of New England.
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"Earth Angel", occasionally referred to as "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", is a song by American doo-wop group the Penguins. Produced by Dootsie Williams, it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on Dootone Records. The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in South Central Los Angeles. The song's origins lie in multiple different sources, among them songs by Jesse Belvin, Patti Page, and the Hollywood Flames. Its authorship was the subject of a bitter legal dispute with Williams in the years following its release.

Although the song was going to be overdubbed with additional instrumentation, the original demo version became an unexpected hit, quickly outstripping its A-side. The song grew out of Southern California and spread across the United States over the winter of 1954–55. "Earth Angel" became the first independent label release to appear on Billboard national pop charts, where it peaked within the top 10. It was a big hit on the magazine's R&B charts, where it remained number one for several weeks. A cover version by white vocal group the Crew-Cuts peaked higher on the pop charts, reaching number three. More cover versions followed, including recordings by Gloria Mann, Tiny Tim, and Johnny Tillotson.

The Penguins' only hit, it eventually sold in excess of ten million copies. The original recording of the song remained an enduring hit single for much of the 1950s, and it is now considered to be one of the definitive doo-wop songs. In 2005, it was one of fifty recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."

Background

The Penguins—composed of lead vocalist Cleveland Duncan, bass Curtis Williams, tenor Dexter Tisby, and baritone Bruce Tate—formed at Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California in 1953. The group named themselves after the Kool cigarette advertising mascot. Williams and Gaynel Hodge were previously members of The Hollywood Flames, where they began writing "Earth Angel" with mentor Jesse Belvin, a Jefferson High graduate. Belvin had previously had a hit single in "Dream Girl", a 1952 ballad credited to Jesse & Marvin (saxophonist Marvin Phillips). The song echoes "Earth Angel" in its melodic refrain: "Dream girl, dream girl..." Its "why-oh" hook was adapted as a background chant within "Earth Angel". The "Will you be mine?" hook was borrowed from the R&B hit of the same name by the Swallows. The Hollywood Flames were hired that year by Jessie Mae Robinson to record a demo of "I Went to Your Wedding", later recorded by Patti Page. Hodge later noted that the group lifted the bridge from that song for "Earth Angel". The song also contains elements of the Flames' 1953 recording of "I Know" in its piano introduction and chord progressions, which were closely based on the Rodgers & Hart standard "Blue Moon". Williams reportedly wrote the song for his wife, Marlene, and Duncan rewrote the melody, as he disliked the original.

"Earth Angel" was recorded as a literal garage demo—it was recorded in a home garage at the Los Angeles home of Ted Brinson (a relative of Williams who had previously played bass for the Jimmie Lunceford and Andy Kirk bands). The home was located at 2190 West 30th Street in South Central Los Angeles. The garage was used as the primary recording space of Dootsie Williams for all of his Dootone artists, and had also been used to record demos for Jessie Mae Robinson. It was recorded on a single-track Ampex tape recorder, owned by big band veteran Ted Brinson, who performs bass on the track. The drums were muffled with pillows so as to not overwhelm the vocals. A neighbor's pet dog stopped many takes by barking. "Everytime the dog barked next door, I'd have to go out and shut him up, and then we'd do another take," remembered Williams. Williams performs piano on the track, with an unknown drummer. Preston Epps reportedly played bongos on "Hey Senorita"(though this unconfirmed). The song is composed in the key of A-flat major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. Duncan's vocal range spans from F3 to G4. The first five seconds of the intro are cut off of the recording by accident.

Commercial performance

Although it was an unfinished demo, "Earth Angel" began to see immediate success. Williams carried a rough acetate dub with him to Dolphin's of Hollywood All Night Record Shop, a local record store, to gauge shop owner John Dolphin's opinion. Dolphin broadcast a late-night rhythm and blues broadcast from his store, and KGFJ disc jockey Dick Hugg was sitting in. Hugg played both sides of the single, and by the next morning, requests began coming in for the song. As a result, Williams abandoned an idea to overdub additional instrumentation and began immediate manufacturing of the 7" single to issue it as soon as possible. Still convinced "Hey Señorita" would be the hit, it was pressed to the A-side; disc jockeys soon began flipping the record in favor of "Earth Angel". The demand for "Earth Angel" nearly bankrupted Dootone; producer Walter Williams ran out of label paper, leading the single to be pressed on multiple colored labels. It made its first appearance in Billboard as a territorial hit for Los Angeles, becoming the second best-selling R&B single in Los Angeles for the second week of October 1954. It climbed to number one for the city by November 13, after which it began to grow in popularity in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Nashville.

"Earth Angel" became the first independent label release to appear on Billboard national pop charts. Billboard called the record a "Best Buy" for the R&B charts, and Cashbox in Canada gave it its "Award o' the Week". It hit number one in New York on November 27, and by Christmas Day the song was placing on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart for both R&B and pop, where it debuted at number 25. By January 15, 1955, the single had advanced to the top 20 of the overall Best Sellers in Stores chart, resulting in its addition to the "Honor Roll of Hits" chart. It also reached number one on the "Most Played in Jukeboxes" R&B chart. After seven weeks on the chart, it peaked at number eight on the overall Best Sellers in Stores chart, and by February 19 had hit number one on all the major R&B charts. It remained a number one R&B hit for three weeks, before being dethroned by Johnny Ace's "Pledging My Love".

At the time, it was a rare achievement for an R&B song to chart within the top echelons of the pop chart. The Penguins were the first West Coast R&B group to dent the pop top ten. In May 1955, Dootsie Williams was presented with a gold record to celebrate the record selling one million copies (it was reported that nearly 200,000 copies of "Earth Angel" were sold in Southern California alone). With the popularity of the song "The Flying Saucer", the single saw revived sales in summer 1956. When the Penguins switched to Mercury Records, the label reissued "Earth Angel" in September 1956 with string accompaniment. The following July, Billboard reported that the single was again breaking out in certain markets, remarking, "This wax breaks out every summer." It made another appearance at #101 in late December 1959. Indeed, Billboard confirmed the single's enduring popularity in 1960: "The original version of 'Earth Angel,' for example, is still known to be a heavy traffic item in many areas." By 1963, Williams had told Billboard the single had passed the 2,000,000 mark, and it was reported to be the top-selling single of Dootone Records (at this period renamed Dooto). The same year, it was reported that thousands of bogus copies of "Earth Angel" were attempted to be sold by an unidentified counterfeiter.

The song has continued to sell multiple decades after its release; in 1983, for example, it was still selling thousands of copies per week around the world. According to The New York Times, the Penguins' recording of "Earth Angel" has sold over ten million copies. Its exact figures are uncertain; the Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote that the single has sold "perhaps as many as 20 million records, remaining one of the most popular records of all time."

Legal issues
Group members later engaged in a dispute with Dootsie Williams regarding royalties. By mid-January 1955, the Penguins reportedly did not receive advances from Dootone, and problems began to arise. They hired Buck Ram, a big band-era veteran, to manage the group; he would later take partial credit for the song's success, despite the fact that he only began managing the group after its release. On April 9, 1955, the Penguins signed with Mercury Records. Ram had directed the group to Mercury, slyly using his power as a representative to get another L.A.-based vocal group, the Platters, signed as well. Dootone had previously confirmed to trades that their recording contract with the Penguins spanned three years.  A court decision found this contract was invalid as three of the four members of the group were minors at the time of their signing. Curtis Williams sued Dootone for $100,000, claiming damages as a result of his underage signing. Dootone countersued, claiming Mercury induced the group to break their Dootone contract and for taking the publishing rights of "Earth Angel". Jesse Belvin and supposed co-writer Johnny Green sued the group the same week for not receiving credit for writing the song; all early versions of "Earth Angel" (including the covers by The Crew Cuts and others) showed Curtis Williams as the sole author.

Dootsie Williams sued and was awarded the rights to the song in 1957 by the Los Angeles Superior Court "on the ground that Belvin and Hodge had written most of it."  BMI officially lists the writers of "Earth Angel" as Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge and Curtis Williams.

Cover versions and in popular culture
"Earth Angel" has been repeatedly covered in popular culture. As was a common occurrence at the time, there were a number of cover versions released upon the record's immediate success. Many white artists covered the song, including Gloria Mann, Pat O'Day, and Les Baxter. The most notable of these was performed by a vocal group from Canada named the Crew-Cuts, signed to Mercury Records. Their version peaked at number three on the pop charts, higher than the original. Their version also reached British charts, a feat the original was unable to achieve. Elvis Presley recorded an informal cover during an army stint in  Goethestrasse, Germany. "The Flying Saucer" (1956), widely considered one of the first mashup songs, sampled the song without permission. Other cover versions include Johnny Tillotson, The Cleftones, The Vogues, New Edition, The Temptations, Joan Baez, Bella Morte, Johnny Preston, and Death Cab For Cutie. In Sri Lanka  the popular fm radio channel Shree FM remade a cover version named "Yanna oba yanna" sung by Samitha Mudunkotuwa in early 2000s.

In addition to cover versions, the song has also been employed in various film and television soundtracks. The 1991 film Earth Angel was named after the song. The song has been used in the television series Happy Days. It was featured prominently in the film Back to the Future (performed by Harry Waters Jr. as Marvin Berry & The Starlighters), as well as Superman III and The Karate Kid Part II. It is also used in the jukebox musical Jersey Boys, a musical about the rock band The Four Seasons. It is also briefly in the film version of the play also titled Jersey Boys (film). Australian group Human Nature covered the song on their 2014 album Jukebox.

Legacy
Although the Penguins never matched the success of their debut single, the song has continued to see popularity and acclaim. Cleveland Duncan, the song's lead vocalist, remarked, "I never get tired of singing it, as long as people never get tired of hearing it." The song became a staple of oldies radio in the late 20th century.

An appraisal in the book Singles dubs the song "a simple but elegant recording now judged by many to be one of the finest examples of what would become doo-wop". Despite the higher success of the cover by the Crew-Cuts, the original amateur recording by the Penguins is now considered definitive. Steve Sullivan, author of the Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, writes that the track "possesses virtually all of the qualities cherished by doo-wop lovers: melodic beauty, a shimmering earnest lead vocal, stripped-to-the-bone simplicity, and a pristine romantic innocence." The New York Times wrote that "For many the song evokes a glittering, timeless vision of proms, sock hops and impossibly young love", and the Los Angeles Times concurred, calling it a "nostalgic evocation of post-World War II youth culture." Steve Propes, an author and music historian, remarked that "It was the first of the ultra-romantic ballads that hit the nerve of teens at the time ... It stood out because of the sincerity of the delivery."

The Penguins' version was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). Rolling Stone later placed it at number 152 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and called it "a pivotal record in the early development of rock & roll. The artless, unaffected vocals of the Penguins, four black high schoolers from L.A., defined the street-corner elegance of doo-wop."

A 1997 listener poll by New York radio station WCBS placed "Earth Angel" just behind the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night" in a list of most enduring doo-wop songs. In 1973, Billboard reported that many considered "Earth Angel" among the first rock and roll hits, and The New York Times stated that "its rhythmic, wailing plea to an idealized young woman captured the spirit of the just-emerging rock generation." In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important".

In July 2016, British rock band Coldplay played the song in concert in New Jersey with Michael J. Fox, star of Back to the Future, on guitar, in a tribute to the film.

Charts

Weekly charts
All versions

The Penguins version

The Crew-Cuts

Gloria Mann version

Johnny Tillotson version

The Vogues version

New Edition version

See also
 "Blue Moon"
 List of best-selling singles

Notes

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1955 singles
1956 singles
1959 singles
1960 singles
1986 singles
The Crew-Cuts songs
Bobby Vinton songs
Doo-wop songs
Johnny Tillotson songs
The Vogues songs
Elvis Presley songs
New Edition songs
Aaron Neville songs
Death Cab for Cutie songs
Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients
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14.09.2021 Author: Valery Kulikov
Failure in Afghanistan Causes US Policy Crisis in Central Asia
Region: Central Asia
In the wake of the unfortunate end of the era of US military intervention in Central Asia, closing the chapter with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, countries in the region have already begun the process of reassessing their ties with the former leading players of the region, and have started to build new schemes of common interaction in the interests of strengthening overall security and political and economic stability.
The shocking victory of the Taliban (banned in Russia), achieved even before the US and NATO troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was completed, sparked a wave of harsh criticism of President Joe Biden and US policy in the region as a whole. Critics accuse the White House not only of mismanaging the withdrawal and undermining Washington's standing in the world, but also of leaving the world with a power vacuum in Central Asia.
In analyzing the reasons for such a deplorable development of the situation, numerous experts and regional media point out that Washington publicly sheltered itself behind pretentious public statements about the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking in Afghanistan. In fact, however, it has developed its policy in that country and in the region as a whole, primarily based not on the real problems and threats of the region, but on its own selfish goals, with a tinge of its own commitment to criminal actions. Hence the inconceivable increase in opiate production by a factor of more than 40 during the two decades of United States political and military rule of Afghanistan. Washington failed to train that country's army, police, and intelligence services, neglecting also the moral and psychological degradation that was building up in the country's armed forces, which led to them surrendering without a fight. Spending vast sums to maintain their troops, the political-military elite of the United States was primarily engaged in corrupting these fabulous funds without creating any social infrastructure or civilian enterprises. As a result of this criminal "American aid," ordinary Afghans are left with nothing but ruin, and the development of the country has been set back decades.
All of this, along with the vacuum of power and authority in Afghanistan left after 20 years of US "aid," makes other states, especially those in the region, think twice about the advisability of repeating the Afghan path and further cooperation with the United States. After all, in this day there is no guarantee for them that the "help" offered by the US will not lead to a similar chaos and blatant looting, and that the US military will not flee at the most critical moment.
However, it must be recognized that the US invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11 caused a profound change in the political dynamics in that part of the world. Central Asia is no longer as anarchic as it was twenty years ago, when the Taliban ruled in international isolation. Today there is a certain regional order there that can successfully adjust to the absence of Washington. Afghanistan's neighbors have learned to navigate the often contradictory demands of the US and its vision of the international order by strengthening ties and cooperation with Russia and China. As a result, Central Asia of today, while it is a multipolar space where different countries operate through new organizations, norms and systems of relations, is far from forming a political vacuum. The countries of the region are actively building relationships with other states, refusing to support a unipolar world that benefits only the US, and forcing outside players to listen to their own opinions. The "color revolutions" in Georgia (2003), Ukraine (2004) and Kyrgyzstan (2005), as well as attempts to cause discontent with the acting authorities in some Central Asian states, have long since defined their very reserved attitude to Washington's actions and "initiatives" in the region.
The twenty-year US military presence in Afghanistan and Washington's active desire to extend its exclusive influence throughout Central Asia have spurred China and Russia to develop their own competing institutions, norms and practices, including security organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The SCO, founded in 2001 by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, has become increasingly critical of US policies and actions. The organization has developed several regional initiatives, including biannual field training exercises and its own counter-terrorism center in Tashkent.
US efforts to stimulate regional economic development by integrating Afghanistan into the Central and South Asian community have also provoked negative reactions. Such ambitions have only accelerated Chinese and Russian counter-projects, which have become more tangible and better financed over time. And a striking example of this was the announcement in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping of the Belt and Road Initiative, which will see China invest billions of dollars in new pipelines, roads and railroads to connect Central Asia with China's western provinces. Russia, for its part, has accelerated the implementation of its own regional economic initiative, the Eurasian Economic Union. Moscow has also used the immigration status of millions of Central Asian migrant workers in Russia to further strengthen ties with the countries of the region, which are becoming more profitable for them every day.
After the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the regional situation shifted vigorously. The Central Asian countries, which are stronger than they were two decades ago, are now more pragmatic in their relations with the Taliban (banned in Russia) and are even showing their sincere interest in jointly addressing the security and economic problems of Afghanistan. Since July, Russian troops have conducted joint exercises with Tajik and Uzbek troops near the Tajik-Afghan border, and Chinese units have conducted anti-terrorist exercises in Tajikistan. Beijing and Moscow are now coordinating their policies in Afghanistan, negotiating with the Taliban in an effort to influence that country's future policies and the actions of the Taliban. The Taliban themselves, while welcoming the still limited external ties, have announced an interest in Chinese investment and reconstruction efforts, offering Moscow and Beijing an arena for expanding strategic partnerships and implementing a joint program for bridging together economic and security initiatives.
India, while concerned about the US failure in Afghanistan, recognizes that recent developments have also opened up greater opportunities and perspectives for it. There is growing confidence in New Delhi that it can achieve success in Central Asia, develop its own strategic relationships, and continue to improve its economic position. However, it cannot be ruled out that recent developments in Afghanistan may bring India not only new opportunities but also new challenges. In particular, the possible aggravation of relations with Pakistan over the intentions to "cut" the Chinese land bridge over Pakistani-controlled Kashmir and to obtain its own land bridge to Central Asia.
In general, however, the Central Asian countries have already come to terms with the loss of the US as an active player in the region, arguing that the decline of US strategic influence in the region after 20 years of opportunities has been an undeniable consequence of Washington's flawed policies in Afghanistan. It is also stressed that this deplorable situation stems from the utter lack of strategic goals of the United States since the end of the Cold War and, in particular, the invasion of Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Therefore, the future attitude towards White House policy in the Central Asian countries will largely depend on what conclusions Washington draws from the Afghan collapse, whether or not it will abandon its former tactic of "divide and conquer in the name of American interests". And whether it will participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan or other countries that have suffered from US military interventions in recent decades.
Valery Kulikov, political expert, exclusively for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook".


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    <pfs:updates><RDF:Seq>
        <RDF:li resource="urn:mozilla:plugin:$guid:$version"/>
    </RDF:Seq></pfs:updates>
  </RDF:Description>

  <RDF:Description about="urn:mozilla:plugin:$guid:$version">
    <pfs:name>$name</pfs:name>
    <pfs:requestedMimetype>$mimetype</pfs:requestedMimetype>
    <pfs:guid>$guid</pfs:guid>
    <pfs:version>$version</pfs:version>
    <pfs:IconUrl>$iconUrl</pfs:IconUrl>
    <pfs:InstallerLocation>$InstallerLocation</pfs:InstallerLocation>
    <pfs:InstallerHash>$InstallerHash</pfs:InstallerHash>
    <pfs:XPILocation>$XPILocation</pfs:XPILocation>
    <pfs:InstallerShowsUI>$InstallerShowsUI</pfs:InstallerShowsUI>
    <pfs:manualInstallationURL>$manualInstallationURL</pfs:manualInstallationURL>
    <pfs:licenseURL>$licenseURL</pfs:licenseURL>
    <pfs:needsRestart>$needsRestart</pfs:needsRestart>
  </RDF:Description>

</RDF:RDF>
"""

flash_re = re.compile(r'^(Win|(PPC|Intel) Mac OS X|Linux.+(x86_64|i\d86))|SunOs', re.IGNORECASE)
quicktime_re = re.compile(r'^(application/(sdp|x-(mpeg|rtsp|sdp))|audio/(3gpp(2)?|AMR|aiff|basic|mid(i)?|mp4|mpeg|vnd\.qcelp|wav|x-(aiff|m4(a|b|p)|midi|mpeg|wav))|image/(pict|png|tiff|x-(macpaint|pict|png|quicktime|sgi|targa|tiff))|video/(3gpp(2)?|flc|mp4|mpeg|quicktime|sd-video|x-mpeg))$')
java_re = re.compile(r'^application/x-java-((applet|bean)(;jpi-version=1\.5|;version=(1\.(1(\.[1-3])?|(2|4)(\.[1-2])?|3(\.1)?|5)))?|vm)$')
wmp_re = re.compile(r'^(application/(asx|x-(mplayer2|ms-wmp))|video/x-ms-(asf(-plugin)?|wm(p|v|x)?|wvx)|audio/x-ms-w(ax|ma))$')

def get_output(data):
    g = defaultdict(str, [(k, jinja2.escape(v)) for k, v in data.iteritems()])

    required = ['mimetype', 'appID', 'appVersion', 'clientOS', 'chromeLocale']

    # Some defaults we override depending on what we find below.
    plugin = dict(mimetype='-1', name='-1', guid='-1', version='',
                  iconUrl='', XPILocation='', InstallerLocation='',
                  InstallerHash='', InstallerShowsUI='',
                  manualInstallationURL='', licenseURL='',
                  needsRestart='true')

    # Special case for mimetype if they are provided.
    plugin['mimetype'] = g['mimetype'] or '-1'

    output = Template(xml_template)

    for s in required:
        if s not in data:
            # A sort of 404, matching what was returned in the original PHP.
            return output.substitute(plugin)

    # Figure out what plugins we've got, and what plugins we know where
    # to get.

    # Begin our huge and embarrassing if-else statement.
    if (g['mimetype'] in ['application/x-shockwave-flash',
                          'application/futuresplash'] and
        re.match(flash_re, g['clientOS'])):

        # Tell the user where they can go to get the installer.

        plugin.update(
            name='Adobe Flash Player',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer')

        # Offer Windows users a specific flash plugin installer instead.
        # Don't use a https URL for the license here, per request from
        # Macromedia.

        if g['clientOS'].startswith('Win'):
            plugin.update(
                guid='{4cfaef8a-a6c9-41a0-8e6f-967eb8f49143}',
                XPILocation='',
                iconUrl='http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/fp_win_installer.ico',
                needsRestart='false',
                InstallerShowsUI='true',
                version='12.0.0.43',
                InstallerHash='sha256:226c88920428ef6dc3ad6a7546c9c9b63f4d5a671e37b2dfacc4a3099c097a70',
                InstallerLocation='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/pdc/fp_pl_pfs_installer.exe')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'application/x-director' and
          g['clientOS'].startswith('Win')):
        plugin.update(
            name='Adobe Shockwave Player',
            manualInstallationURL='http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/otherversions')

        # Even though the shockwave installer is not a silent installer, we
        # need to show its EULA here since we've got a slimmed down
        # installer that doesn't do that itself.
        if g['chromeLocale'] != 'ja-JP':
            plugin.update(
                licenseURL='http://www.adobe.com/go/eula_shockwaveplayer')
        else:
            plugin.update(
                licenseURL='http://www.adobe.com/go/eula_shockwaveplayer_jp')
        plugin.update(
            guid='{45f2a22c-4029-4209-8b3d-1421b989633f}',
            XPILocation='',
            version='12.0.7.148',
            InstallerHash='sha256:2c439b90132b7283d8c0d139ca4768f20219f40dec0f42a2c4e1b0be1626e6aa',
            InstallerLocation='http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/default/english/win95nt/latest/Shockwave_Installer_FF.exe',
            manualInstallationURL='http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/otherversions',
            needsRestart='false',
            InstallerShowsUI='false')

    elif (g['mimetype'] in ['audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin',
                            'audio/x-pn-realaudio'] and
          re.match(r'^(Win|Linux|PPC Mac OS X)', g['clientOS'])):
        plugin.update(
            name='Real Player',
            version='10.5',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.real.com')

        if g['clientOS'].startswith('Win'):
            plugin.update(
                XPILocation='http://forms.real.com/real/player/download.html?type=firefox',
                guid='{d586351c-cb55-41a7-8e7b-4aaac5172d39}')
        else:
            plugin.update(
                guid='{269eb771-59de-4702-9209-ca97ce522f6d}')

    elif (re.match(quicktime_re, g['mimetype']) and
          re.match(r'^(Win|PPC Mac OS X)', g['clientOS'])):

        # Well, we don't have a plugin that can handle any of those
        # mimetypes, but the Apple Quicktime plugin can. Point the user to
        # the Quicktime download page.

        plugin.update(
            name='Apple Quicktime',
            guid='{a42bb825-7eee-420f-8ee7-834062b6fefd}',
            InstallerShowsUI='true',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/')

    elif (re.match(java_re, g['mimetype']) and
          re.match(r'^(Win|Linux|PPC Mac OS X)', g['clientOS'])):

        # We serve up the Java plugin for the following mimetypes:
        #
        # application/x-java-vm
        # application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.5
        # application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.5
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.3
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.3
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.2
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.2
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.2.1
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.2.1
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.5
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.5
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.3.1
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.3.1
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.4
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.4
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.2
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.2
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.3
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.3
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.2
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.2
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1
        # application/x-java-applet;version=1.1
        # application/x-java-bean;version=1.1
        # application/x-java-applet
        # application/x-java-bean
        #
        #
        # We don't want to link users directly to the Java plugin because
        # we want to warn them about ongoing security problems first. Link
        # to SUMO.

        plugin.update(
            name='Java Runtime Environment',
            manualInstallationURL='https://support.mozilla.org/kb/use-java-plugin-to-view-interactive-content',
            needsRestart='false',
            guid='{fbe640ef-4375-4f45-8d79-767d60bf75b8}')

    elif (g['mimetype'] in ['application/pdf', 'application/vnd.fdf',
                            'application/vnd.adobe.xfdf',
                            'application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml',
                            'application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml'] and
          re.match(r'^(Win|PPC Mac OS X|Linux(?! x86_64))', g['clientOS'])):
        plugin.update(
            name='Adobe Acrobat Plug-In',
            guid='{d87cd824-67cb-4547-8587-616c70318095}',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'application/x-mtx' and
          re.match(r'^(Win|PPC Mac OS X)', g['clientOS'])):
        plugin.update(
            name='Viewpoint Media Player',
            guid='{03f998b2-0e00-11d3-a498-00104b6eb52e}',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.viewpoint.com/pub/products/vmp.html')

    elif re.match(wmp_re, g['mimetype']):
        # We serve up the Windows Media Player plugin for the following
        # mimetypes:
        #
        # application/asx
        # application/x-mplayer2
        # audio/x-ms-wax
        # audio/x-ms-wma
        # video/x-ms-asf
        # video/x-ms-asf-plugin
        # video/x-ms-wm
        # video/x-ms-wmp
        # video/x-ms-wmv
        # video/x-ms-wmx
        # video/x-ms-wvx
        #
        # For all windows users who don't have the WMP 11 plugin, give them
        # a link for it.
        if g['clientOS'].startswith('Win'):
            plugin.update(
                name='Windows Media Player',
                version='11',
                guid='{cff1240a-fd24-4b9f-8183-ccd96e5300d0}',
                manualInstallationURL='http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx')

        # For OSX users -- added Intel to this since flip4mac is a UB.
        # Contact at MS was okay w/ this, plus MS points to this anyway.
        elif re.match(r'^(PPC|Intel) Mac OS X', g['clientOS']):
            plugin.update(
                name='Flip4Mac',
                version='2.1',
                guid='{cff0240a-fd24-4b9f-8183-ccd96e5300d0}',
                manualInstallationURL='http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'application/x-xstandard' and
          re.match(r'^(Win|PPC Mac OS X)', g['clientOS'])):
        plugin.update(
            name='XStandard XHTML WYSIWYG Editor',
            guid='{3563d917-2f44-4e05-8769-47e655e92361}',
            iconUrl='http://xstandard.com/images/xicon32x32.gif',
            XPILocation='http://xstandard.com/download/xstandard.xpi',
            InstallerShowsUI='false',
            manualInstallationURL='http://xstandard.com/download/',
            licenseURL='http://xstandard.com/license/')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'application/x-dnl' and
          g['clientOS'].startswith('Win')):
        plugin.update(
            name='DNL Reader',
            guid='{ce9317a3-e2f8-49b9-9b3b-a7fb5ec55161}',
            version='5.5',
            iconUrl='http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/dwb16.gif',
            XPILocation='http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/xpinst.xpi',
            InstallerShowsUI='false',
            manualInstallationURL='http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'application/x-videoegg-loader' and
          g['clientOS'].startswith('Win')):
        plugin.update(
            name='VideoEgg Publisher',
            guid='{b8b881f0-2e07-11db-a98b-0800200c9a66}',
            iconUrl='http://videoegg.com/favicon.ico',
            XPILocation='http://update.videoegg.com/Install/Windows/Initial/VideoEggPublisher.xpi',
            InstallerShowsUI='true',
            manualInstallationURL='http://www.videoegg.com/')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'video/vnd.divx' and
          g['clientOS'].startswith('Win')):
        plugin.update(
            name='DivX Web Player',
            guid='{a8b771f0-2e07-11db-a98b-0800200c9a66}',
            iconUrl='http://images.divx.com/divx/player/webplayer.png',
            XPILocation='http://download.divx.com/player/DivXWebPlayer.xpi',
            InstallerShowsUI='false',
            licenseURL='http://go.divx.com/plugin/license/',
            manualInstallationURL='http://go.divx.com/plugin/download/')

    elif (g['mimetype'] == 'video/vnd.divx' and
          re.match(r'^(PPC|Intel) Mac OS X', g['clientOS'])):
        plugin.update(
            name='DivX Web Player',
            guid='{a8b771f0-2e07-11db-a98b-0800200c9a66}',
            iconUrl='http://images.divx.com/divx/player/webplayer.png',
            XPILocation='http://download.divx.com/player/DivXWebPlayerMac.xpi',
            InstallerShowsUI='false',
            licenseURL='http://go.divx.com/plugin/license/',
            manualInstallationURL='http://go.divx.com/plugin/download/')

    # End ridiculously huge and embarrassing if-else block.
    return output.substitute(plugin)

def format_date(secs):
    return '%s GMT' % formatdate(time() + secs)[:25]

def get_headers(length):
    return [('Content-Type', 'text/xml; charset=utf-8'),
            ('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=3600'),
            ('Last-Modified', format_date(0)),
            ('Expires', format_date(3600)),
            ('Content-Length', str(length))]

def log_exception(data):
    (typ, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
    error_log.error(u'Type: %s, %s. Query: %s' % (typ, value, data))

def application(environ, start_response):
    status = '200 OK'

    with statsd.timer('services.pfs'):
        data = dict(parse_qsl(environ['QUERY_STRING']))
        try:
            output = get_output(data).encode('utf-8')
            start_response(status, get_headers(len(output)))
        except:
            log_exception(data)
            raise
        return [output]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Externally calibrates the compensation attenuator.
The instrument handle that you obtain from Start Calibration. The handle identifies a particular instrument session.
A single channel, such as 0.
All channels, which is designated by an empty string.
The order of channels in a list is important. The attributes are set on the channels in the order they occur in the string.
The vertical range, in volts, to calibrate.


A gorgeous, powerful musical about an Oji-Cree family whose children were taken away to residential school. The story of Rita, a mother never let past the school's gate, and her children, who never knew she came, as they push towards redemption. A thrilling blend of ancient traditions and contemporary realities that celebrates resilience and the power of the Indigenous cultural spirit. Payette's moving score includes echoes of Broadway masterpieces.
AUDIENCE GUIDANCE: Strong Language. Includes Sexual Content And Violence. Recommended age: 14+.
Theatre Review: Residential school music Children of God Tell of Torment, tragedy, and Hope.
Children of God demonstrates the tremendous power of live theatre, with the most punch-to-the-emotional-gut ending I have ever experienced in my many years as a theatregoer. It is a work of art that does not descend into pedagogy but, unless you are a stone, should send you from the theatre with an enlightened heaviness.
Susan Edgell interviews playwright Corey Payette on set at The Sagebrusgh Theatre...Click the link to watch the video.
Before going to see The Children of God, download the Show Program! Read introductory notes by writer/choreographer/director Corey Payette, artistic director James MacDonald, executive director Lori Marchand, TRU professor Ginny Ratsoy, and much more. Download as a PDF here.
The CHILDREN OF GOD Study Guide is here. It provides information for educators or group leaders about the production's content, themes, related terminology, and possible discussion or project topics, as well as additional resources.


Sportsbet.com.au provide the latest odds for bet-au.com.
Rory Sloane OUT is a concern for the home side in this matchup. Giants were tiring towards the end of the season and will have benefited greatly from the 2 week rest.
This is a flip of the coin. The key is to stop Eddie Betts, as Giant's defence should be able to hold Walker and Jenkins.
Undeniably the match of the round. It's been miserable weather in Melbourne all week, if it stays this way it will be an old fashioned slog and midfielders game, and Geelong probably have an advantage here.
However, we believe the MCG crowd will get Richmond an early win in their finals campaign.
Franklin's 10 goals in the last round, comes into this match in piping hot form. Very short priced favourites and rightly so, there shouldn't be a surprise upset in this match.
Though this clash will likely be closer than most think. Essendon has a few injury clouds though we expect all 'maybes' to get up for this sudden death final.
Another toss of the coin here. West Coast playing away works very much against them here. Robbie Gray is in strong form and with forwards Ryder and Dixon all Power needs is a consistent effort and delivery from their midfield.
The Power defence matches up well against these guys, we expect a low scoring affair like most finals.


text:
package pw.ry4n.comments.aspect;

import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Aspect;
import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Before;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

@Aspect
@Component
public class SiteWhitelistAspect {
	private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory
			.getLogger(SiteWhitelistAspect.class);

	@Value("${sites.whitelist.enable:false}")
	protected boolean enabled = false;
	@Value("${sites.whitelist}")
	protected String[] whitelistedSiteArray = null;

	protected Set<String> whitelist = new HashSet<>();

	@PostConstruct
	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
		if (whitelistedSiteArray != null) {
			for (String allowedSite : whitelistedSiteArray) {
				if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(allowedSite)) {
					whitelist.add(StringUtils.trim(allowedSite));
				}
			}
		}
	}

	@Before("execution(* pw.ry4n.comments.webapp.controller.CommentController.*(..))")
	public void beforeMethod(JoinPoint joinPoint) throws Throwable {
		if (!enabled) {
			return;
		}

		Object[] arguments = joinPoint.getArgs();

		if (arguments != null && arguments.length >= 1) {
			String siteName = arguments[0].toString();
			if (!whitelist.contains(siteName)) {
				logger.error("received request for non-whitelisted site: "
						+ siteName);
				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Site is not registered");
			}
		}
	}
}


text:
Baymont by Wyndham Henderson
410 US HIGHWAY 79 South, Henderson, TX 75654
RevPAR
Price/Room
RRM
As the exclusive representative of the seller, Marcus & Millichap's National Hospitality Division is pleased to present for sale to quali?ed investors the Baymont Inn & Suites Henderson and Sundowners Bar & Grill ('Hotel' or 'Property'). The Wyndham-branded Hotel is offered at $4,400,000 or $91,667 per key. The Baymont Inn & Suites Henderson is located at 410 US-79 in Henderson, Texas near the conjunction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 259. The 48-room, three-story, building was constructed in 2008 and spans 1.64 acres. The Property maintains a wide variety of common area amenities including a business center, outdoor pool, ?tness center, restaurant, on-site bar, and meeting space. The heart of Rusk County, Henderson is less than an hour west of the Louisiana border, just 77 miles from Shreveport. Centrally located in East Texas, Henderson is 34 miles northeast of Tyler. The city's major employers and popular revenue generators center around the two interchanges. With key city industries such as accommodation and food service, retail trade, and manufacturing, Henderson's economy bene?ts greatly from the city's largest employers: UT Health Henderson and West Fraser. Other key employers that consist of most of the workforce include Rusk County Courthouse, Panel Truss Texas Incorporated, B.M. Moore Correctional Facility, Meridian Brick, and Luminant. Chock-full of recreational activities that generate transient travel to the area, Henderson maintains the Henderson Civic Center and Rusk County Youth Expo Center. Furthermore, demand drivers for the city such as the Henderson Civic Theater, Lake Forest Park, and the Henderson Sports Complex also provide signi?cant economic contributions. In the trailing twelve-month period ending in July 2022, the Hotel recorded a RevPAR of $69.52, a 30 percent increase from 2021's RevPAR and a 123.5 percent RevPAR penetration index. During the same period, room revenues eclipsed $1.2 million while maintaining a net operating income of more than $286 thousand, or 23.4 percent of gross revenues, after a 4 percent capital replacement reserve. Combined with the performance of the on-site restaurant and bar, total revenues reached $2.1 million with a net operating income of over $450 thousand, or 21.3 percent of gross revenues, after a 4 percent capital replacement reserve.
Three-Story, 48-Room, Interior-Corridor Hotel
Highly Visible and Easily Accessible from State Highway 79 with Quick Access to State Highway 64 and State Highway 259
On-Site Restaurant and Bar Revenues nearly Reached $900 Thousand with NOI of almost $200 Thousand
RevPAR Increased from 2021 by 30 Percent with a 123.5 Percent RPI for TTM July 2022
TTM July 2022 Over $2.1 Million in Combined Revenue and $450 Thousand in Total Net Operating Income
Chris Gomes
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License(s): TX: 9006826, TX: 591152
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Senior Vice President Investments
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Remembering Conservationist Mingma Norbu Sherpa Mingma Norbu Sherpa was one of 24 conservationists killed in Nepal this week in a recent helicopter crash near Kathmandu. A child of the Himalayas, Sherpa, 50, was an official with the World Wildlife Fund who helped change conservation practices around the world.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Coming up string theory untangled.
But first, environmentalists and dignitaries from around the world gathered in Nepal this week to mourn the loss of 24 people killed in a recent helicopter crash. Among the dead were many of Nepal's most important conservationists, and one of them was Mingma Sherpa of the World Wildlife Fund, a child of the Himalayas whose work helped changed the way conservation is practiced around the world.
NPR's John Nielsen has this remembrance.
JOHN NIELSEN: A week ago today, a celebration took place in an isolated mountain village in Nepal, a place called Gunza(ph), roughly 200 miles east of Kathmandu. Government officials, village leaders and conservationists took turns praising a plan to save the forests near Gunza from loggers and poachers. Pictures of this ceremony show the amazing beauty of the forests around the town and the staggering size of the icy mountains nearby. This is the kind of scene that makes Nepal so unforgettable.
Mr. MINGMA SHERPA (World Wildlife Fund): You can sit on the back of an elephant in Chitwan National Park and see 28,000 foot peaks up in the high mountains in one angle. That's, I think, pretty amazing.
NIELSEN: Mingma Sherpa attended the Gunza celebration as a representative of the World Wildlife Fund, a nonprofit group that funds conservation programs all over the world. But he also went there are a local mountain boy who'd become the face of conservation in Nepal. Judy Mills, a tiger expert who worked with Mingma for years, says he was especially popular in Nepal's mountain towns and farm fields.
Ms. JUDY MILLS (Tiger Expert): Mingma Sherpa was a rock star. When he went home to visit, people lined the streets or the trails. As he approached, they lined up to meet him, to greet him, to put prayer flags around his neck.
NIELSEN: Mingma, who was raised in a village on the side of Mount Everest, was always embarrassed by these tributes. But by most accounts he earned them. While serving as the first warden of Mount Everest National Park in the 1970's, he settled bitter fights with locals who resented the park. They said it provided few benefits to them. Mingma started new programs that gave the locals a share of tourism revenues. In return, the locals helped protect the park from loggers and poachers. In the years that followed, projects that involved local people and conservation became Mingma's hallmark. He called it conservation with a human face.
Carter Roberts, chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, is in Nepal attending services for Mingma and six other World Wildlife staffers killed in the crash. He says Mingma was quiet but forceful.
Mr. CARTER ROBERTS (Chairman, World Wildlife Fund): And there was always a moment when everyone was talking and suddenly the room would grow silent and everybody would look at Mingma to learn what he thought. And inevitably the few words he spoke always carried a lot more weight than other people's.
NIELSEN: In the 1990's, Mingma Sherpa talked the World Wildlife Fund and the government of Nepal into launching what remains one of the more ambitious restoration programs in the world. It's known as the Terai Arc. And it aims to reconnect scattered forest fragments in Nepal's southern lowlands where rhinos, tigers and elephants fight for space with nearly 30 million people. Carter Roberts says Mingma's emphasis on local involvement is the reason the Terai Arc project has survived a Maoist insurgency and a host of other problems. It's also why the program has become a model being copied all over the world.
Mr. ROBERTS: And you cannot overestimate the impact that Mingma had, not just in Nepal but in Latin America, in Africa, throughout Asia, and in the boardrooms of every conservation group. This is the future of conservation, and it all started right here.
NIELSEN: The celebration in Gunza was supposed to be another milestone for Mingma. It put villagers in charge of conserving their forests. After the ceremony, Mingma Sherpa and his colleagues climbed into a Russian helicopter for what was supposed to be a 20-minute tour of these forests. Moments later, the villagers heard an explosion. Two days after that, rescue teams found what was left of the helicopter at the bottom of a cliff. There were no survivors. Mingma Norbu Sherpa was 50 years old.