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El canibalisme és la pràctica d'alguns animals consistent a alimentar-se d'individus de la mateixa espècie. Usualment, se sol emprar el terme canibalisme per referir-se a l'acte en el qual un ésser humà (Homo sapiens) es menja a un altre ésser humà, sent aquest l'únic cas en el qual es donen alhora el canibalisme i l'antropofàgia. Per extensió, s'empra també per referir-se a la reparació de màquines o vehicles mitjançant la reutilització de peces d'altres màquines similars.

El terme prové de la seva pràctica per part de la tribu caniba o carib, provinent de la paraula caniba o cariba utilitzada pels taïnos, poble sotmès als caribs, que Cristòfol Colom va trobar a l'illa d'Hispaniola en el seu primer viatge a Amèrica.

En casos aïllats s'ha acusat d'actes de canibalisme a les poblacions enemigues com a mitjà de propaganda amb què desproveir-les de tota civilització o humanitat. D'aquesta forma la conquesta, podia ser més fàcilment justificada moral i legalment la repressió o qualsevol tipus de tracte inhumà i vexatori. Un altre exemple d'aquesta tendència seria l'acusació de canibalisme cap als cristians en l'època romana que va facilitar la seva criminalització i posterior repressió.

L'antropofàgia es refereix a menjar carn específicament d'humans, però per entendre millor la diferència. Per exemple:
 Els cocodrils adults de diverses espècies han arribat a menjar cries de la seva pròpia espècie, i això els fa caníbals però no antropòfags;
 Alguns altres cocodrils han arribat a menjar humans, i això els fa antropòfags però no caníbals.
En conclusió, només en el cas de persones menjant persones coincideixen ambdós termes en una sola espècie.

Canibalisme social
Existeixen escasses proves directes de canibalisme social en els humans, el que contrasta amb la gran quantitat de relats sobre això, la qual cosa fa dubtar de la veracitat d'alguns d'aquests relats. Exceptuant casos d'individus o petits grups en relació al canibalisme social, el practicat per grans grups de població d'una manera generalitzada i acceptada, està amb un escàs suport de proves. Sembla provada l'existència del canibalisme ritual com a ofrena als déus o com a manera d'obtenir la força i el valor del guerrer enemic.

En situacions de fam està provat el recurs del canibalisme. Tanmateix, aquesta última pràctica és difícil considerar-la com a canibalisme social, ja que, en la majoria dels casos, no compta amb l'acceptació de la societat en la qual es realitza, sinó que és fruit de la desesperació i la necessitat. En aquests casos solen ingerir-se els cossos dels morts per altres causes i és poc freqüent l'homicidi amb finalitats caníbals.

El canibalisme com a forma habitual de sosteniment alimentari no ha estat provat i els casos de què se sol parlar es basen en fonts que podríem qualificar de parcials com, per exemple, conquistadors, enemics o exploradors. S'han atribuït aquestes pràctiques a moltes tribus i ètnies: celtes, indis amazònics, asteques, pigmeus i altres nadius de la conca del riu Congo, o les tribus Korowai i Fore de Nova Guinea. Actualment, ha disminuït la seva pràctica i en les civilitzacions actuals es rebutja socialment i se sanciona legalment; l'extensió i acceptació social en el passat és un tema debatut per l'antropologia i s'emmarca en el relativisme cultural. Els casos particulars en les nostres societats, actualment es relacionen amb situacions extremes de gana, criminals o persones amb grans problemes psicològics.

Casos històrics
A Europa hi ha diverses mostres documentades, a França, a Alemanya i a Espanya. Entre altres, en els jaciments arqueològics d'Atapuerca on, mitjançant l'estudi de les marques als ossos trobats a la cova de la gran dolina, demostren que es va practicar un canibalisme que, amb tota seguretat, no va ser producte d'una fam i ni s'aprecia cap intenció ritual, sinó que és un exemple de l'anomenat canibalisme gastronòmic; amb 800.000 anys d'antiguitat, aquest és l'exemple de canibalisme més antic d'Europa.

A l'antic Egipte, a finals del mil·lenni III aC, a causa d'una sequera molt persistent, la gana va portar la gent a la insurrecció i al canibalisme, en l'única ocasió coneguda d'Egipte, època documentada en la història egípcia com "els anys dels xacals". Aquest esdeveniment va provocar el final de l'Imperi Antic, i donant lloc al Primer període intermedi d'Egipte.

A Amèrica del Nord, l'anàlisi de les restes descobertes en jaciments arqueològics habitats entre el 1150 i el 1200 pels indis anasazi, va confirmar l'existència de canibalisme en aquest poble. Primerament divulgat el 1967 pel bioarqueòleg Christy G. Turner, es va provar més concretament en la dècada dels 90 l'existència de canibalisme, per les troballes de Richard Marlar de l'Escola de Medicina de la Universitat de Colorado. Ell i els seus col·laboradors diuen haver trobat hemoglobina humana als vasos de ceràmica de la cultura anasazi, fet que suggereix que van ser cuinats amb sang humana. Més encara, en copròlits humans cremats (antigues deposicions), trobats a prop del foc en un dels refugis abandonats, també es va comprovar l'existència d'hemoglobina humana.

Diversos arqueòlegs diuen que algunes ruïnes a Mesoamèrica i Sud-amèrica contenen mostres de canibalisme, i es discuteix sobre l'extensió del canibalisme ritual en algunes cultures africanes o polinèsies; es creu que va ser el destí final del capità James Cook.

Segons els relats dels conquistadors, entre els pobles indis aliats i adversaris d'Hernán Cortés la pràctica del canibalisme era habitual en actes religiosos i després de les escaramusses, portant-se fins i tot sal a les batalles per salar els enemics morts i que els durés més temps la seva carn, i així tornar amb ella als seus poblats i repartir-la entre els familiars:

Sens dubte una de les societats que més van desenvolupar aquesta pràctica en el passat va ser la dels guaranís, que ho practicaven amb finalitats religioses. El principi bàsic que sostenia l'antropofàgia guaraní era que la persona acumula energia al llarg de la seva existència, i que aquesta energia pot ser utilitzada per una altra persona per expandir la consciència. L'objectiu vital dels guaranís era transcendir els límits de l'existència quotidiana accedint al que anomenaven "La Terra sense mal", un estat vital on una persona escapava al mal, i fins i tot a la mort, entesa com a supressió del nivell físic de l'existència. En aquest context, consumir primer la personalitat d'un individu i després el seu cos físic, donava al practicant un increment d'energia impossible d'aconseguir per altres mitjans. D'allà que els guaranís no mengessin a qualsevol, sinó tan sols als millors. El canibalisme era part del "camí cap a la perfecció" o aguyé.

El 14 de febrer de 1779, a Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, el comandant James Cook (Màster and Commander) de l'expedició de la marina anglesa i alguns dels seus homes, van ser morts i consumits per la població local, tot i que encara hi ha controvèrsia sobre la certesa aquest fet. El desencadenant va ser un intent fallit de segrestar al seu rei, en represàlia pels robatoris dels nadius. Les restes van ser després recuperades i se'ls va fer un funeral marí.

A Xile, durant el període de la conquesta espanyola i en el context de la Guerra d'Arauco, els maputxes van practicar el canibalisme, primer amb els seus presoners espanyols masculins i després entre ells mateixos arran de la fam que van patir entre els 1554 i el 1556, quan eren dirigits per Lautaro.

En 1809, els 66 passatgers i la tripulació del vaixell The Boyd van ser morts i menjats per maoris a la península de Whangaroa, a Northland (Nova Zelanda). Això va ser una revenja (utu) per l'assotament d'un maori amb fuet que va refusar treballar al vaixell durant el viatge des d'Austràlia. El fet roman com la matança més gran en la història d'aquest país.

Casos recents
El cas potser més conegut sigui el del setge de Leningrad el 1941, que en 900 dies de setge van morir al voltant d'1.500.000 persones i es van donar molts casos de canibalisme entre els seus habitants, molts van sobreviure depredant qui queien als seus habitacles atraient-los amb el pretext d'obtenir menjada. A qui van ser sorpresos se'ls va aplicar la llei marcial.

El canibalisme, així mateix, també és practicat com a últim recurs en situacions de gana. Un exemple recent d'això va ser l'extrema situació dels jugadors de rugbi uruguaians supervivents d'un accident aeri en els Andes el 1972, van aconseguir sobreviure alimentant-se dels cossos de les víctimes mortals de l'accident. El canibalisme com a forma de supervivència va ser realitzat després d'una oració solemne. Més tard es va justificar plenament l'acció de supervivència.

A les selves de Nova Guinea hi ha moltes comunitats natives aïllades, moltes d'elles aguerrides, algunes de les quals han practicat el canibalisme, principalment atacant els seus veïns, altres vegades per ritual retut a seus de nou difunts (és el que els provocava la malaltia coneguda com a kuru).

En guerres o èpoques de gana sorgeixen sovint relats d'aquest tipus de canibalisme. Alguns exemples, més o menys debatuts, serien: a la Unió Soviètica en els anys 1930; durant el setge de Leningrad en la Segona Guerra Mundial; a la Xina, durant la guerra civil i durant "El gran salt endavant"; les tropes japoneses ho van poder practicar ocasionalment en la segona guerra mundial en la Guerra del Pacífic.

L'11 de juliol de 1981 Issei Sagawa va assassinar d'un tret Renée Hartevelt, de 25 anys, va esquarterar el cos i el va menjar. Narraria la seva experiència caníbal en un posterior llibre. Actualment Sagawa viu en llibertat a Tòquio i és una petita celebritat al Japó, sovint és convidat a participar com a conferenciant i comentarista en televisió.[4]

El març de 2001 Armin Meiwes va gravar en video com va tallar el penis, va assassinar, va esquarterar i es va menjar Bernd Brandes amb qui va contactar per internet i que suposadament li va demanar que el matés i després el devorés. Per això Armin Meiwes és conegut com a: El Caníbal de Rotemburg.

A Mèxic, el 8 d'octubre de 2007, membres del Procuradoratge General de Justícia del DF van anar a la casa de José Luis Calva Zepeda i el van arrestar sota la sospita de ser responsable de la desaparició de la seva núvia Alejandra Galeana Garabito, que havia estat vist per última vegada el dia 6 del mes. Es va trobar el cos esquarterat d'aquesta dona i algunes parts fregides en una paella. No s'ha comprovat científicament que ingerís carn humana, i ell mateix ho va negar abans de morir, però algunes dades apunten que així va ser. Va tractar d'escapar a través d'una finestra, però es va danyar en l'intent i va ser agafat. La policia va trobar restes del cos de la seva núvia, carn humana al refrigerador, una paella amb carn humana fregida i ossos humans en una caixa de cereal, a més d'un llibre sense acabar titulat "Instints Caníbals" o "12 dies" i una foto d'Anthony Hopkins en el seu paper d'"Hannibal Lecter". No seria el primer cas de canibalisme a Mèxic.

Canibalisme en la cultura popular
 En la mitologia grega, al déu Crono se li va profetitzar que un dels seus fills el destronaria, per la qual cosa cada vegada que naixien els seus fills, els devorava; però la seva esposa Rea, farta d'aquest costum, quan anaven a néixer seu cinquè i sisè fills, Rea va parir en secret i vegada nascut Zeus, li va donar una pedra en lloc del seu fill; el mateix va ocórrer amb Poseidón, que va menjar un poltre, en lloc del fill. Una vegada crescut el Zeus, va obligar el seu pare a vomitar els seus germans: Hera, Deméter, Hestia i Hades.
 L'esmentat cas dels Supervivents dels Andes va provocar la generació de notícies, llibres i pel·lícules.
 Probablement l'aparició més coneguda d'un caníbal en la cultura moderna sigui la del Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
 També apareix en la pel·lícula "Voraç"
 Apareix també com temi a múltiples obres, des de Tito Andrónico de William Shakespeare, fins a la pel·lícula Cuando la destinació ens abast (Soylent Green) on els cossos humans eren processats en galetes.
 Un dels caníbals més reconeguts durant el segle XXI ha estat l'alemany Armin Meiwes, conegut com el caníbal de Rotenburgo.
 Controvertidament, hi ha qui argumenta que menjar-se les ungles i les pells dels dits és un tipus d'autocanibalisme.
 Existeix un capítol de la sèrie Dones Assassines Emilia, Cuinera on Emilia ven arrebossades amb la carn d'un home que l'assetjava sexualment.

Canibalisme no humà
Diverses espècies animals no humanes recorren al canibalisme. Es va citar ja el cas dels cocodrils. S'ha vist alguns insectes menjar-se els seus propis fills en èpoques d'extrema escassetat, i això els ajuda a sobreviure per a quan passi la crisi, ja que les seves cries de qualsevol manera tenen molt poques o nul·les possibilitats de sobreviure. Els aràcnids femelles que es mengen el mascle com en el cas dels escorpins i aranyes. Per a aquest final, s'ha vist lleones abandonant als seus fills en casos de crisi extrema, però no menjar-se'ls, això ho han fet mascles invasors que busquen prenyar les mares, encara que generalment només els maten.

S'ha vist a gosses menjar-se algun dels seus fills nounats, però no se sap si ho han fet per gana o el bebè menjat va néixer amb algun defecte no visible que la mare va olorar, encara que en aquests casos generalment només els deixen morir de gana.

Una espècie de grill cavernícola es menja les seves potes posteriors, i un altre de Texas es menja els seus alas.[5] En aquests casos ja es parla d'autofagia.

El canibalisme a l'Antic Testament
En la tradició judeocristiana Jahvè/Déu adverteix freqüentment els jueus que la seva desobediència seria la causa de catàstrofes que podrien afectar el seu poble, per exemple, pel seu abandonament de la fe jueva. Les catàstrofes i fams serien tan enormes que els jueus podrien veure's reduïts a pràctiques com el canibalisme. que indica el coneixement de la seva causa entre els antics israelites.

Així en el Deuteronomi, Yahvé adverteix els jueus de les conseqüències de la desobediència. Una d'elles és el setge per part de cruels enemics, que assolarien seus terra, assetjarien les seves ciutats en condicions tan espantoses que els jueus haurien de recórrer al canibalisme per sobreviure al setge.

De manera similar, en una de les seves profecies, la del càntir trencat, Yahvé amenaça els habitants de Jerusalem per haver abandonat la fe jueva.

En Lamentacions 4:1-22, en la quarta lamentació, que descriu el trist estat a què s'han vist reduïts els habitants de Jerusalem, inclòs el rei i la noblesa a causa dels pecats dels seus profetes i les maldats dels seus sacerdots, es llisten els greus mals que assolen els habitants de Jerusalem. Entre moltes altres calamitats se cita que han estat reduïts a l'antropofàgia

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Carnaval 2014 comes to an end in Uruguay. Enjoy the Llamadas Parade (Desfile de Llamadas) that takes place in Barrio Sur and also in the main center of Montevideo in Avenida 18 de Julio.
These parades are unique to the country and recognized by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage.
Candombe music: Cuerda Palermitana (remixed and edited). Some scenes: Public Domain. Special thanks to AFP.


"Christian Adams (Shamanic name: Rumpai Kusi) is one of the most diversely and powerfully, spiritually gifted people on this planet. I've not met or known of someone with his collective equal in psychic, mediumship, healing and shamanic abilities. There are many masters amongst us – in their particular genres, but very few with the extent of knowledge, experience and true abilities as this extremely gifted and connected practitioner".


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220 V has an advantage over lower voltage such as the 110 V that it is cheaper to transmit. On the other hand, 220 V is more dangerous than lower voltages.
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The electrical frequency in Benin is 50 Hz.
Note that most household and electrical/electronic equipments nowadays support multiple frequencies, so generally, electrical frequency is not an issue compatibility wise.
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Benin uses the E plug.
Plugs/sockets are usually an issue when it comes to traveling, so always make sure you travel with a universal plug adapter.
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Benin uses DVD Region 5.
DVD Region 5 is used by Russia and countries in the former Soviet Union, as well as African countries with the exception of Egypt and South Africa (both are region 2).
Note that a region 5 DVD cannot play on a DVD player supporting another region. There are, however, some region free DVD players available that can be used to overcome this.
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Blu-ray Region B is used across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Theoretically, a region B Blu-ray disc should not play in Blu-ray disc players supporting another region. However, most Blu-ray discs are now region free (meaning they can work on any Blu-ray disc player), and most Blu-ray players are also region free. Hence, compatibility is rarely an issue (for now) when it comes to Blu-ray discs.
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Margaret Wood has scanned in all the replies that ACERT received to the letter to Directors of Children's Services. They are available to download below as four zipped files.
Once decompressed you will find 55 scanned files in the original download archive DoC Replies, 9 in the DoC Extra Replies file (added 3rd May 2011). There are two more replies in Doc Extra Replies part 2 (added 9 June) and finally, one reply from Greenwich (added 10 August 2011).
Finally, there are 2 summaries of all the replies ACERT received. Margaret has produced a copy without Local Authority names as well as a confidential version with names. These are Excel files.


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What is HTTPS or SSL Certificate and Why is it Important for Your Blog?
In February 2018, Google announced that they will be marking all HTTP sites as not secure. This includes the Google Chrome 68 which is expected to release in July 2018….


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Twitter, the microblogging social network which processes more than a billion tweets a week, is set to hit the milestone figure later today, claims Twopcharts, a third party Twitter analysis company.
However, the 500 million relates to the total number of registered accounts, and fails to reveal how many are active.
Presently there are 100 million active Twitter accounts; a figure which was announced by the company's executives last September.
Twopcharts estimates the number of registered tweeters using assumptions that rely on the correlation between registration dates, publicly available Twitter account IDs (which have a number attached to them) and user figures announced by the executive team. It admits that its figures could be inaccurate as they are based on limited information and some interpretations.
Right now, roughly 8% of all internet users tweet on a daily basis, scoring a 3% increase over August 2011 timeframe.
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Monika Kryemadhi (* 9. April 1974 in Tirana) ist eine albanische Politikerin, Mitglied des Albanischen Parlaments und Parteivorsitzende der Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim. Sie hat den Parteivorsitz von ihrem Ehemann Ilir Meta übernommen, als dieser Staatspräsident Albaniens wurde. Um weiterhin politisch aktiv sein zu können, hat Monika Kryemadhi auf die Rolle der First Lady verzichtet – die älteste Tochter Bora nahm wiederholt repräsentative Aufgaben wahr.

Ausbildung und Privates
Monika Kryemadhi, aufgewachsen in Tirana als Kind von Arbeitern, besuchte von 1988 bis 1992 die Mittelschule Petro Nini Luarasi und studierte ab 1992 Biochemie an der Universität Tirana. Von August bis Dezember 1999 besuchte sie am George C. Marshall Europäischen Zentrum für Sicherheitsstudien in Garmisch-Partenkirchen einen fünfmonatigen Lehrgang zum Thema "Regionale Sicherheitspolitik". In den Jahren 2000 bis 2002 machte sie ein Nachdiplom in Betriebswirtschaft an der Universität Tirana. Sie machte weitere Fortbildungen und promovierte 2015 an der Wirtschaftsfakultät der Universität Tirana mit einer Arbeit zum Thema "Analyse des Sozialversicherungssystems in wirtschaftlicher und rechtlicher Perspektive" ().

Von 1999 bis 2001 arbeitete sie als Fachspezialistin in der nationalen Umweltschutzbehörde.

Monika Kryemadhi ist mit Ilir Meta verheiratet. Das Paar hat drei Kinder. Im Juli 2019 gab sie bekannt, dass bei ihr ein Gebärmutterkrebs diagnostiziert und behandelt worden war.

Politische Aktivitäten
Sie begann sich bereits 1991 politisch zu engagieren und war – wie Ilir Meta – eines der Gründungsmitglieder der Jugendorganisation Forumi rinor eurosocialist shqiptar (FRESSH), das von der Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë initiiert worden war. Sie wurde 1992 in den Vorstand der Organisation gewählt und an der ersten nationalen Versammlung im Mai desselben Jahres zur Generalsekretärin. Bei den Wahlen 1992 engagierte sie sich für FRESSH in Peshkopia, von der Sozialistischen Partei dorthin geschickt. Von 2001 bis April 2002 war sie Präsidentin von FRESSH.

Von 1994 bis 2000 amtierte sie als Vizepräsidentin der International Union of Socialist Youth.

Von Dezember 1991 bis September 2004 war Monika Kryemadhi Mitglied der Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë. 2001 wurde sie zum ersten Mal ins Albanische Parlament gewählt. Im Stadtrat von Tirana war sie ebenfalls Mitglied von 1996 bis 2001.

Nach inneren Konflikten in der Sozialistischen Partei kam es im September 2004 zu einer Spaltung. Monika Kryemadhi zählte zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim (LSI), die von Ilir Meta geleitet wurde. Ab 2012 war sie im Parteisekretariat tätig. Ab 2013 vertrat sie die LSI im Albanischen Parlament als Abgeordnete des Qarks Lezha; bojkottierte aber wie Großteile der Opposition ab Februar 2019 die Parlamentsarbeit und zählte nicht mehr offiziell zur Gruppe der Parlamentarier.

Im Juli 2017 übernahm Monika Kryemadhi den Vorsitz der LSI, nachdem ihr Ehemann zum Staatsoberhaupt gewählt worden war und sie sich parteiintern gegen den Interimsvorsitzenden Petrit Vasil durchgesetzt hatte. Nach der Parlamentswahl 2021, bei der die LSI deutliche Verluste verzeichnete, erklärte Kryemadhi, dass der Parlamentsboykott ein Fehler gewesen sei.

Kulturelle Aktivitäten
Beim Gesangswettbewerb Kënga Magjike sang sie 2005 ein Duett mit der Politikerin Majlinda Bregu und gehörte 2006 der Jury des Wettbewerbs an.

Weblinks
 CV auf der Website des Albanischen Parlaments (PDF, albanisch)

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Abgeordneter (Albanien)
Mitglied der Lëvizja Socialiste për Integrim
Absolvent der Universität Tirana
Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
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Urban Meyer releases a very odd statement
By Zach Barnett -
For the third time this month, Urban Meyer has released a statement through his Twitter account. In fact, the last three messages he's sent his 1.96 million followers have been statements addressing or responding to his ongoing suspension, in which he will be required to remain away from the Ohio State team through Sunday — thereby missing the No. 5 Buckeyes' opener against Oregon State on Saturday — return to the team during the week, but miss the following games against Rutgers and No. 16 TCU.
Today's statement is simply a response to the criticism he has received over the past month, citing that the investigation found that he was not neglectful of Courtney Smith and did not lie at Big Ten media days.
Both of these statements, however, seem to contradict statements Meyer himself has made.
Last Friday, Meyer released a statement apologizing to Courtney Smith. "Let me say what I should have said Wednesday: I sincerely apologize to Courtney Smith and her children for what they have gone through."
That statement was a response to an avalanche of criticism he took on during last Wednesday's press conference in which he was asked to directly address Courtney Smith and sidestepped the question like a Spanish bull fighter.
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The second portion of Meyer's statement runs in contrast to a statement Meyer released on Aug. 3, two days after he was placed on administrative leave. "My words, whether in reply to a reporter's question or in addressing a personnel issue, must be clear, compassion and most of all, completely accurate," he said. "Unfortunately, at Big Ten media days on July 24th, I failed on many of these fronts. My intention was not to say anything inaccurate or misleading. However, I was not adequately prepared to discuss these sensitive personnel issues with the media, and I apologize for the way I answered those questions."
Meyer's statement this Friday seems to admit his words were inaccurate without being intentionally so.
See it in full below.
What's left unaddressed in today's statement is whether or not Meyer believes he deserves to be suspended. He was asked that question directly last Wednesday and said, "I trust and support our president."
By the way, here's why Ohio State suspended Meyer for the first quarter of this season, because he failed "to take sufficient management action regarding Zach Smith and he was not as complete and accurate at Media Days and did not uphold the high standards and values of the university on that day."
Another significant development since last Wednesday: a member of the school's Board of Trustees resigned in protest of Meyer's 3-game suspension.
Ultimately, much of this saga and Meyer's knowledge therein will remain cloudy until he fully opens himself up to questioning, whether in a press conference setting or (in what seems the more likely outcome from this chair) a 1-on-1 interview with Tom Rinaldi or someone similar.
As always, stay tuned to The Scoop for the latest.
Zach Barnett
National columnist - Zach joined the staff in 2012...and has been attempting to improve Doug and Scott's writing ability ever since (to little avail). Outside of football season, you can find him watching the San Antonio Spurs reading Game of Thrones fan theories.
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Q: Sending object through TCP socket - ClassNotFoundException I have two simple applications: client and server. Client encrypts (simple AES) custom object and sends it through TCP socket, as bytes, to the server. Server decrypts those bytes and calls the method that recreates this object, like this:
private static Object getObjectFromBytes(byte[] credentials) throws IOException,      ClassNotFoundException{

    ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(credentials);
    ObjectInput in = null;
    Object credentialsObj = null;

    try {

        in = new ObjectInputStream(bis);
        credentialsObj = in.readObject();

    } finally {
      bis.close();
      in.close();
    }
    return credentialsObj;
}

On the client side, when I'am encrypting this object, it is of type mds.hm5.client.ITU_Credentials. On the server side, when I'm decrypting it and converting back to object, it should be mds.hm5.tokenservice.ITU_Credentials. Instead I'am getting the following exception:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: mds.hm5.client.ITU_Credentials

He is looking for this object by the old classpath. Why is it happening and how should I fix it?
Additional information:
Here is how I convert this object to byte array on the client side:
private static byte[] getBytesFromObject(Object credentials) throws IOException{

    ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    ObjectOutput out = null;
    byte[] newBytes = null;

    try {

      out = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
      out.writeObject(credentials);
      newBytes = bos.toByteArray();

    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
      out.close();
      bos.close();
    }
    return newBytes;
}

The reason why I use generic type Object is because I am going use those methods to convert/encrypt/decrypt multiple types. Is it the proper way?

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On the client side, when I'am encrypting this object, it is of type mds.hm5.client.ITU_Credentials.

So that's what it is in the serialized stream.

On the server side, when I'm decrypting it and converting back to object, it should be mds.hm5.tokenservice.ITU_Credentials.

No it shouldn't. It should be the same as when you serialized it [unless you have taken certain magic steps, which clearly you haven't. Without those magic steps there is no magic, and nothing to connect mds.hm5.client.ITU_Credentials with mds.hm5.tokenservice.ITU_Credentials whatsoever].  You have two different classes with the same name and different packages, one in each location. They aren't the same.

He is looking for this object by the old classpath.

You are confused between CLASSPATH and package name. They aren't the same thing. It is looking for this object by its actual package name. What else can it possibly do?

A: The object output stream doesn't serialize the class itself but only its state (the field values). The receiver needs the class file on it's classpath.
It is possible to transfer the class too. You'll have to find (or write) a classloader that can load the class from your connection. If you have an URL for your classfile then you could use the URLClassloader. Then you don't have to add the class to your classpath.

A: Your client neeeds to have in its classpath the .class files that define the object. What you are doing is serializing/deserializing the instance, not the class.

A: Late, but it may be useful for someone in the future:
I wanted to send an object Message whose package was entities in the client side, but in the server side this Message class was not nested within a entities package, so this Exception was thrown. It may be dumb but I spent many hours figuring out this.

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More shadows than lights.
Bullfighting is a normal event during city festivals. The discussion about pro and cons bullfights exists in Spanish society.
Bullfighting show is what remains from the Roman circus and they have been celebrated in Spain for hundreds of years. They have been admired by Ernest Hemingway and illustrated by Pablo Picasso. The audience enjoys the danger and violence of this show. Glory or death.
Driving around Andalusia one can see farm bulls grazing peacefully and undisturbed. It is important that the bull does not fight with any bullfighter before heading out to the bullring, otherwise he would know the trick how to kill the "torero". While the bullfighter dedicates his life to train the art of bullfighting, the bull is kept isolated from the world.
With the appearance of the "superstar bullfighters" bullrings are equipped with operating rooms, while the bulls horns are rounded. Most people say that now the bull can no longer give a real fight. The ritual of introducing the "banderillas" or the "picador" (their job is to make the bull bleed), gradually makes the bull to lose his strength and reflexes just in time for the bullfighter to kill them.
As a consequence, every year less and less Spanish go to see the bullfighting shows. It is perceived as a montage in which an animal is cruelly killed. A world in which women have not had capacity until recently. It has been a section of the conservative society and a public increasingly older, isolated from a society that demands changes. In Spain, shows without death and suffering are gaining popularity, but conservatives do not want to lose any of their traditions.
My conclusion:
This show is unfair to the animal.
I think that the figure of the bullfighter is too idealized.
The show with so much suffering and mutilation of the animal is grotesque and has no place in our society and less as a form of entertainment.
The world of bullfighting has to recycle and convert into a show without blood or suffering, as it has already been done in other places of the world. It has to renew itself into a show that modern society demands.
Attention: The following images show wounded animals, blood and dismemberment. They can be disturbing to some people.


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Young ICCA Workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A Northeast and Southeast Asia Perspective
Julia Jiyeon Yu (Oon & Bazul LLP)
Please refer to this post as: Julia Jiyeon Yu, 'Young ICCA Workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A Northeast and Southeast Asia Perspective', Kluwer Arbitration Blog, June 26 2019, http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2019/06/26/young-icca-workshop-in-bishkek-kyrgyzstan-a-northeast-and-southeast-asia-perspective/
Although Central Asia has geostrategic importance in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe as the heart of the 'Silk Road', the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia[fn]Central Asia consists of 5 countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) and Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked nation bordered by China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.[/fn] has remained relatively unknown, especially in international arbitration, as compared to other countries in this region.
On 27 May 2019, the first Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop was held at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Faculty speakers from Moscow, Paris, Frankfurt, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore, together with local experts, were invited to present on the topics: "How to draft arbitration clauses" and "How to start a career in international arbitration". The workshop also covered issues of enforceability of arbitration clauses and arbitral awards in the domestic courts of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Background: Some Features of Kyrgyz Arbitration Law and Practice
The Kyrgyz legal system is a civil law system which has features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws. The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Arbitration Courts in the Kyrgyz Republic" (the "Kyrgyz Arbitration Law") was adopted in 2002. It is said that[fn]See Kyrgyzstan, Nurbek Sabirov, Kalikova & Associates Law Firm, International Arbitration (First Edition) Published by Global Legal Group.[/fn] the Kyrgyz Arbitration Law largely contains some elements of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the "UNCITRAL Model Law"). However, the Kyrgyz Republic is not on the list of countries where the UNCITRAL Model Law is adopted. The Kyrgyz Republic has been a party to the New York Convention since 1997.
One of the features of the Kyrgyz Arbitration Law which drew my attention is that, in the Kyrgyz Republic, an arbitration award cannot be set aside by the court, though the competent court has the right to refuse enforcement of the arbitration award.[fn]See Kyrgyzstan, Nurbek Sabirov, Kalikova & Associates Law Firm, International Arbitration (First Edition) Published by Global Legal Group.[/fn] This means that in order to set aside an award, an award debtor is not entitled to raise issues to set aside the award at the court of the seat of arbitration, and there is nothing the award debtor can do but to wait until an award creditor initiates the enforcement action in a competent court. Therefore, parties who select the Kyrgyz Republic as the seat of international arbitration should be aware of the fact that they will not be able to apply to the Kyrgyz courts to set aside any eventual arbitration award.
Another feature of the Kyrgyz arbitration practice is that, the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic appears to put quite a conservative and narrow interpretation on the enforceability and validity of an arbitration agreement. For example, it is a mandatory requirement for an arbitration agreement to state the name of the arbitration institution and not enough to refer only to arbitration rules. The Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic ruled that the arbitration clause did not comply with the mandatory requirements of the Kyrgyz Law, because it did not contain the name of the arbitration institution, which was agreed upon by the parties for the settlement of their disputes and referred only to arbitration rules.[fn]See Arbitration Year Book 2017, Kyrgyzstan, Alexander Korobeinikov, Baker McKenzie's Almaty office.[/fn] Also, under the Kyrgyz Arbitration Law, in order for an arbitration agreement to be valid and enforceable, it must be in a written form and shall state that 'any' dispute between parties shall be settled in arbitration. Therefore, it would be advisable to give extra attention in drafting an arbitration clause when entering into a contract with a Kyrgyz party.
While the Kyrgyz Republic is a signatory state to the ICSID Convention since 1995, the Kyrgyz government has not ratified it. The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Investments (2003) stipulates national treatment for foreign investors and guarantees foreign investors the same protections and treatment as domestic nationals and companies. The Kyrgyz Republic is also a party to various international agreements, allowing foreign investors to protect their investments and to bring cases against the Kyrgyz Republic. The country has a number of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties including the Energy Charter Treaty.[fn]Roeline Knottnerus and Ryskeldi Satke, Kyrgyz Republic's experience with investment treaties and arbitration cases, Published by Transnational Institute Amsterdam, July 2017.[/fn]
The Kyrgyz economy largely relies on the export of gold and other minerals and tourism. Foreign direct investment in these sectors are supposed to boost its economic growth.[fn]Roeline Knottnerus and Ryskeldi Satke, Kyrgyz Republic's experience with investment treaties and arbitration cases, Published by Transnational Institute Amsterdam, July 2017.[/fn] Under this circumstance, it would be easy to face investment disputes relating to environmental and social issues in the host country. The Kyrgyz Republic has received quite a number of investment arbitration cases in relation to banking and financial services disputes, mining and environmental disputes.[fn]Roeline Knottnerus and Ryskeldi Satke, Kyrgyz Republic's experience with investment treaties and arbitration cases, Annex II, Published by Transnational Institute Amsterdam, July 2017.[/fn]
Northeast and Southeast Asia's Perspective
As a Korean qualified lawyer working in Singapore, I was wondering how both Korea and Singapore investors would approach Central Asia and what their strategies are. The Korean government is enthusiastically seeking a new economic growth engine through economic cooperation with Russia and the Eurasian countries. In particular, there is a growing need to expand the Eurasian trade network, based on a FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union ("EAEU").[fn]Report on the Korea-EAEU Industrial Cooperation Enhancement Policy, KIEP(Korea Institute for International Economy Policy) 2017.[/fn] In this regard, it is widely accepted in Korea that "New Northern Policy", which establishes a new framework for industrial cooperation between Korea and the EAEU, is strategically important.
Singapore has not yet signed an investment agreement with the Kyrgyz Republic while Malaysia has. Singapore is also negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the EAEU, of which the Kyrgyz Republic is a member. ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Economic Cooperation. While China is actively engaging the Kyrgyz Republic with the 'One Belt One Road' project,[fn]Roman Mogilevskii, Kyrgyzstan and the Belt and Road Initiative, University of Central Asia.[/fn] Japan has bilateral investment agreements with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan only.
From a Korean perspective, there would be a lot of opportunities to cooperate in Central Asia, considering activities of 'Koryo-saram' in the region and some aspects of cultural similarity to each other. For Korean businessmen, Singapore's interest in Central Asia would matter because a number of Korean companies have (and are considering to) set up regional headquarters in Singapore and are trying to cover Central Asia too.
Key Takeaway from the Event
At the last session of the event, Mr. Shamaral Maichiev from the International Court of Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic emphasized to local practitioners that bringing positive changes in the Kyrgyz Republic is important in order to increase its investment attractiveness. Echoing his comments, I added some comments at the same session that lawyers who want to act globally should know their region first and then try to expand their activities worldwide.
In order for the Kyrgyz Republic to attract more foreign investment, it would be crucial for its arbitration law and practice to be more reliable, transparent and stable. Law and practice of international arbitration in the Kyrgyz Republic is in the process of development. In this regard, education of young practitioners who will be leading this country is essential.
The Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop in Bishkek has clearly demonstrated that international activities can be well-blended with local ones throughout the region. This event has also provided participants and speakers with the valuable chance to know more about the Kyrgyz Republic – not only about its breath taking natural environment, but also about the potential of the Kyrgyz legal profession in arbitration.


COPENHAGEN, Denmark - As approved by the General Assembly last June, the Mahjong European Ranking System (MERS) will radically change on New Year's day 2018 as a result of a new calculation method.
Unlike the previous method, the new calculation model takes several charactaristics of the event into account, for instance the number of rounds played, the number of participating players, the number of participating countries and the need to qualify for European or World Championships. Furthermore only tournaments played in the last two years will contribute to the new ranking system. Detailed information can be found on the EMA website.
Since the majority of national mahjong organizations make use of the Mahjong European Ranking System to determine which player(s) will defend their country's honor and flag in upcoming European and World Championships, the New Ranking will have a tremendous impact. The new method strongly encourages players to keep participating in MERS tournaments, in an effort to at least solidify their position in the ranking. With only three MERS tournaments (per mahjong style) assigned per year per EMA member organization, players who are able to participate in foreign certified events might have an advantage over players who are not as fortunate.
Even though the New Ranking doesn't come into effect for six months, the EMA has published an up-to-date simulation of the individual rankings.
Star player Mateusz Woźniak still dominates the new riichi ranking. Ad van der Linden, Henrik Leth, Seyu Sun and Freddy Christiansen keep their top-10 positions, while Lukas Puschman, Alexander Schuler and all Russian players (Ivan Martynov, Filipp Trocenko and Vladimir Bogdanov) drop out of the top-10. New comers Daina Chiba, John Kuijpers and Peter Langford witness a minor improvement, while Marek Wakuluk and Waldemar Laube are catapulted into the top seats.
The complete riichi ranking can be found here.
The MCR ranking displays minor adjustments with seven players keeping their top-10 spot. Raúl Ríos Navarro remains ranked number one. Doris Sallmutter, Isabel Bahiano Steenholm, Matthieu Pfeiffer, Cyrille Rak, Alexander Bogatikov and Héctor Escaso Gil play musical chairs, while Judith Ravel, Shi Hua Chen Kold and David Gérard Auro drop out. Francesco Martini, Marco Montibelli and Aleksey Sphilman make their entry in the top-10.
The complete MCR ranking can be viewed here.


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Prosus nets $14.6 billion from sale of Tencent stake
By Toby Sterling and Scott Murdoch
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Tencent logo is seen at its booth at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Amsterdam-based technology investor Prosus NV on Thursday said it netted $14.6 billion from its overnight sale of a 2% stake in Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent in one of the world's largest ever block trades.
"Our belief in Tencent and its management team is steadfast, but we also need to fund continued growth in our core business lines and emerging sectors," Prosus Chairman Koos Bekker said in a statement after the completion of the deal on Thursday.
In a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing, Tencent said Prosus sold 191.89 million shares for HK$595.00, reducing its stake to 28.9%.
The price was a 5.5% discount to Tencent's Wednesday close of $HK629.50. Tencent stock, which is up 10% this year, traded 2.5% lower in Hong Kong on Thursday.
A statement from Tencent Chairman Pony Ma said he viewed Prosus, which was spun off from Naspers of South Africa in a 2019 IPO, as a "commited strategic partner over a great many years".
"Tencent respects and understands the (stake sale) decision", he said.
Naspers bought the Tencent stake Prosus now holds in 2001.
Prosus has committed to not reducing its remaining stake further for the coming three years.
The block trade was the largest since 2018, when Naspers sold 2% of the group for $9.8 billion, Refinitiv data shows.
Prosus Chief Executive Bob van Dijk said the company has a "healthy set" of potential acquisition targets.
"Food delivery, you know, is an important focus for us," he told reporters on a call. "Edtech (education software) is an important segment for us and fintech is as well, so we see quite a few opportunities."
Prosus owns interests in online food delivery platforms, classified marketplaces and digital payments businesses.
For the half-year to Sept. 30 it reported a 29% increase in core earnings to $2.2 billion, with proceeds from its Tencent stake offsetting losses from other investments.
The sale of the Tencent stake slightly closed a gap between the valuation of Prosus itself, with a market capitalisation of 153 billion euros, and the value of its remaining Tencent stake, worth about 186 billion euros on Thursday.
"When the discount moves in the right direction we're obviously happy, but we're not happy with where it is," Van Dijk said.
He said growth at the company's other businesses would "alleviate the discount over time".
Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were joint global coordinators for the sale.
(Reporting by Toby Sterling, Scott Murdoch and Abhinav RamnarayanEditing by Jan Harvey, David Goodman and Steve Orlofsky)
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Air Pollution and Stress Alter Brain Development and Social Behavior
Date: August 31, 2022Author: breathwork-science 0 Comments
Source: Duke University
Naval oceanographer Carina Block had a hunch that the jet exhaust fumes she and her fellow female sailors were regularly exposed to, combined with unavoidable job stress, was leading to adverse health outcomes for their children.
A new study in mice backs up Block's suspicion, finding that air pollution along with housing insecurity while pregnant leads to autism-like social behavior and differently wired brains in male, but not female, pups. The immune system seems to be at fault.
"I was pregnant, stressed, and worked near planes," Block recalled. "I walked past jet fuel exhaust every day. And my child ended up developing a neurodevelopmental disorder, hydrocephalus."
Block's daughter is now thriving, as is Block, who is now Dr. Block after earning her doctorate degree at Duke University in the labs of psychology and neuroscience professor Staci Bilbo, Ph.D. and cell biology professor Cagla Eroglu, Ph.D. However, Block's new publication in the August, 2nd edition of Cell Reports provides convincing evidence that had she been gestating a son, he may have been born with autism.
Air pollution, such as exhaust emitted by diesel engines in trucks, is linked to increased rates of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism. While 99% of people across the globe live in cities with unhealthy air, only one in every 44 children are diagnosed with autism (and four times more boys than girls).
Why doesn't everyone develop autism then?
"Environmental toxins are worse for some people than for others and it's always the most vulnerable populations that are affected," Bilbo said. In the case of autism and air pollution, Bilbo thinks the missing link is maternal stress stemming from poverty and housing insecurity.
"It's not that wealthy people aren't stressed," Bilbo said. "But it's different when you have to worry about where you're going to live and whether you're safe in your home."
While there are convincing data in humans supporting Bilbo's claim, it's impossible (and unethical) to directly test these ideas in pregnant women in order to uncover the biological mechanism by which air pollution and stress may conspire to rewire the brains of developing children.
To fill this gap, Block and her team exposed pregnant mice to the poor housing and air quality conditions that many people endure every day and looked at how their offspring fared.
As a proxy for air pollution, mice moms were exposed to diesel exhaust particles, the invisible yet pernicious pollutant semi-trucks and construction machinery regularly spew. Towards the end of their pregnancy, mice moms were dealt another stressor: insufficient housing. Pregnant mice were allotted less building materials than usual to construct their nests with for their pups.
Despite all this, stressed moms were still stellar parents—they nursed and groomed their pups just as much as those who were spared from prenatal stressors. But while their daughters grew up as expected, their sons misread social cues throughout life.
As teenagers, males born by stress and smog exposed moms preferred hanging out with a yellow rubber duck rather than a nearby mouse (mice usually prefer the company of one of their own rather than a bath toy).
Next, Block and her team did what any card-carrying neuroscientist would do: she looked at whether the brains had been rewired early on, leading to shyer male teens. Specifically, the research team wondered if male brains didn't get their necessary refinement early in development.
Early in life, all animals are born with an overabundance of brain cell connections, called synapses, that need to get pared down as we grow up. The synapses leading to successful tasks, like picking up a glass, are maintained and strengthened, whereas the connections that lead to failed attempts get removed.
Stressed moms who had inhaled diesel fumes gave rise to males who, as toddlers, missed their scheduled synapse-shaving in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a brain region important for perceiving and producing social cues. Male's overabundance of synapses in this region seemed to explain their shy social tendencies as teenagers, but it left open the question of how a double-hit of smog and stress during gestation halts typical brain sculpting.
To get at that question, Block and her team looked at the immune system, specifically at immune cells in the brain called microglia.
Aside from monitoring for bacteria and viruses, microglia are also on alert for weak or dead synapses, which they readily slurp up to help tidy up the brain. Block reasoned that if there are more synapses than usual, perhaps there aren't as many microglia in the brains of affected males.
To her surprise, Block found that adolescent males from stressed moms had just as many microglia in the ACC as did their peers from non-stressed moms. However, smog and housing stress lead to microglia having less of the protein that stimulates their appetite for synapses, which likely explains the observed overgrowth.
By adulthood, everything got flipped around. Males from smog and stress exposed moms now had fewer synapses in their ACC and were more gregarious than their unexposed peers. This atypical tendency to be more outgoing rather than reserved mirrored the behavior and brain activity of mice with autism-linked genes recently described by Block's collaborator and co-author, Duke neurobiology professor and psychiatrist Kafui Dzirasa, MD, Ph.D.
People with autism are often mistakenly assumed to be less social, but Block shared that, "If you've met one person with autism, then you've met one person with autism."
Dzirasa adds that many of his patients with autism would fail the standard lab tests used to diagnose mice, which essentially pigeon-holes rodents as autism-like if they have less inclination to socialize. Instead, Dzirasa and Block say that for people with autism, it's more of a misunderstanding of social cues and conventions rather than being inherently introverted.
Block and Bilbo suggest this work provides a clear mechanism in mice that may explain why high levels of air pollution increases the likelihood a child will develop autism only if they're born in a poor neighborhood. It might also lead to drugs to help prevent microglia from being manipulated by environmental stressors since diesel exhaust and housing stress triggers a similar immune response when pregnant women catch the flu.
For now, Bilbo and her team hope that this unequivocal evidence about the impact of stress and air pollution during pregnancy pushes policymakers to promote legislation supporting clean air initiatives and social services, such as improved and expanded public housing.
"You can't ignore this study's mechanistic findings," Bilbo said. "This is happening, and this is how."
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Boonen and Van Avermaet disappointed after Worlds cours...
"We have to make the race hard before the circuit. Hopefully, the peloton is in pieces, but there will not be much more than three, four or five groups separated by 30 seconds."
Photo: Etixx-QuickStep / Tim De Waele
GREG VAN AVERMAET
TOM BOONEN
RACE PROFILE
13.10.2016 @ 15:49 Posted by Emil Axelgaard
Tom Boonen and Greg Van Avermaet, the two Belgian top riders for the road race at the Worlds checked the course in Qatar on Thursday morning.. Boonen know that the Belgians have to make hard the race hard and Van Avermaet refuses to give predictions.
Tom Boonen has won more than 20 times in Qatar, but was still a bit surprised after the course recon.
"This circuit at The Pearl is a bit special. On paper it seemed technical, but in reality it is quite different," Boonen told Sporza.
"The wind also plays a role, but not a lot. The circuit contains a lot of bends and roundabouts, so the peloton will continuously be strung out. It is important to ride in front.
"We have to make the race hard before the circuit. Hopefully, the peloton is in pieces, but there will not be much more than three, four or five groups separated by 30 seconds. Once we get to the circuit, there are 106 kilometers . Everything will again be back together after one lap.
"Maybe 40 guys are dropped in the desert, but I fear that it is a bit of a slap in the water in terms of echelons. We cannot do more than trying to split the peloton and ensuring that there is a difference when we arrive at The Pearl.
"The peloton may come back together but it is important to make everyone tired along the way. We'll see how it goes on Sunday. It's a Worlds so everyone will do his best to be there. On The Pearl, you have to use the wind in the last kilometers. You can prepare the sprint three kilometers from the finish and we have the team for that with the Belgians."
Besides Tom Boonen, Greg Van Avermaet is the second Belgian leader.
"I'm not fond of this course but I knew that before the recon," said the Olympic champion.
"After all, I also did the Tour of Qatar where we did the circuit four times in the second. I had an idea and my impression has not really changed much compared to this morning when I woke up.
"Here and there something has changed in the circuit. The course is less technical, some turns are easier. That is a setback, I would prefer it to be more difficult.
"Attacking on the circuit? It is difficult, I do not really have a point in my head where I think I can make a difference. The sprinters are here in rich numbers. On this course I will definitely not give a breakaway much of a chance.
"Much will become clearer on Sunday, it is difficult to predict now. You need to feel the race and see how much impact the heat has and how you feel at the end."
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Where the trouble began
"Fiction is a document of trouble," says novelist James Thayer '71. The trouble began for Thayer as a teenager reading Bram Stoker's Dracula on his father's wheat farm in Almira.
"The narrator sees the Count leap to a window frame—and then crawl down the exterior of the castle wall like a lizard!" Thayer exclaims. "That scene scared me to death! It was a revelation as to the power of fiction."
James Thayer (Photo Courtesy James Thayer)
Now, decades later, the Seattle-based author of 14 novels teaches fiction writing through the University of Washington's continuing education program.
"The main thing that keeps people from writing a novel is that it takes a year—or two, or three—of considerable effort to produce one. And it's just easier not to do it. But I figured that if I spent a couple years writing one, at least I'd have that. And then I could take the next step: finding a publisher."
The young novelist was also a young lawyer. "I started my first novel when I was in law school," Thayer says. He based that first thriller on things he learned while at the University of Chicago Law School. "Enrico Fermi had his secret lab in the squash courts beneath the football field," Thayer explains, which led to his novel's devious web of intrigue involving Nazi spies, an American secret agent, and the specter of atomic destruction looming in the background.
Thayer loves setting, which explains his penchant for placing the characters of his smart, fast-paced novels not just in Chicago, but in contemporary Hong Kong, pre-World War II Chongqing, post-war Singapore, and other locations around the world.
Thayer's imagination has served him—and readers—well. He weaves fiction and fact together seamlessly because, he says, "everything in a novel should be interesting. I used to pay a few bucks a year for a UW library card. I'd go into the basement where no undergraduate had gone for years to unearth a dusty old book just to look up a fact."
His vivid imagination goes back to his own WSU days. In Charles Drake's bacteriology class, Thayer says, "every lecture he'd talk about a new bacterial disease. I'd sit there and start to itch. And my tongue would turn yellow, and my eyeballs would start to leak—and by the time I left class I'd have that disease!"
The Hess Cross, 1977
The Stettin Secret, 1979
The Earhart Betrayal, 1980
Pursuit, 1986
Ringer, 1988
S-Day: A Memoir of the Invasion of England, 1990
White Star, 1995
Five Past Midnight, 1997
Man of the Century, 1997
Terminal Event, 1999
Force 12, 2001
The Gold Swan, 2003
The Boxer and the Poet: Something of a Romance, 2008
House of Eight Orchids, 2016
How WSU Saved My Life—Literally!
James Thayer's first lesson from WSU took place at the Conner Museum of Natural History. There, he learned to recognize a certain sound. Knowing that sound would soon save his life—and set a never-to-be-broken long jump record.
Hear Thayer recount the story of how WSU saved his life:
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Audio: James Thayer on the craft of the novel. Thayer reads from his romantic comedy The Boxer and the Poet and shares tips and techniques on writing fiction.


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In Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys for the 21st Century, editors Jean E. Kalicki and Anna Joubin-Bret offer for the first time a broad compendium of practical suggestions for reform of the current system of resolving international investment treaty disputes.
The increase in cases against States and their challenge to public policy measures has generated a strong debate, usually framed by complaints about a perceived lack of legitimacy, consistency and predictability.
While some ideas have been proposed for improvement, there has never before been a book systematically focusing on constructive paths forward. This volume features 38 chapters by almost 50 leading contributors, all offering concrete proposals to improve the ISDS system for the 21st century.
Readership: All interested in international arbitration, investment policy and reform of the investor-State dispute settlement system, including academics, arbitrators, practitioner, in-house counsel, NGOs, public officials, policymakers and treaty negotiators.


Faith in Jesus Christ and acceptance of the gift of the Holy Spirit is not a checkbox on our tally card of life. It is not a "yeah, when I was in middle school I said that prayer so I'm covered." Accepting the gift of salvation is both bigger than that and smaller than that at the same time.
It is bigger because, truly accepting the fact that we deserve nothing but eternal death and damnation for our imperfection (sin), but instead Jesus adopted us, while we were sinners, into His family by fully paying the penalty for our sins, is huge. It screams for a transformed life. If this is true… If this is truly the truth… It changes everything. How can we live the same broken way we used to with this reality? How can we continue to dive in and wallow in the filth of our prior sinful life? How can we walk in darkness and hide? How can we waste the hours, minutes and seconds we are given in this life pursuing things that pass instead of things that last forever?
It is smaller because, in reality, we don't check off the box on our own anyway. Faith itself is a gift. We don't have the power to raise our hand to accept the gift. We are blind and deaf to the message of salvation. We are a grain of sand, dust. But through the power of the Holy Spirit, God gives us the power to accept Jesus as our Lord. He breathes spiritual life into us, eternal life, that doesn't start when we die, that doesn't start when He returns and we are called out of the grave, but that starts the moment we receive the gift.
Faith is a call to action. It requires transformation, a transformed heart, a transformed mind, transformed desire. It is not earned, but it is also not to be ignored or devalued. What are you being called to do is, in my opion, better worded as who are you being called to become?


As I head into Memorial Day weekend here in the USA, and attempt to clean out my raised vegetable garden boxes. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Weeds, weeds and more weeds. I fully admit that I have spent nearly no time in this area of the yard all year.
I see the lettuce and spinach I sowed this spring did in fact grow..but now it's about to bolt. And, I found radishes the size of baseballs.
One box that I had previously cleaned out surprised me by sprouting more potatoes. So, bonus?
On a brighter note, my strawberry box and rows of raspberries are loaded with berries.
Delicious berry goodness will be in my future.
So, have pity on me and my blistered hands as I clean out this mess and get this years garden going. It's time to grow things.
Good luck! It's disheartening to see so much work ahead, but it will be worth it. Pick the spinach and freeze it, and then use it in smoothies. I like it with frozen mango and coconut milk.
I know how you feel...it can be a bit overwhelming...but you can do it (and maybe the kids will help)?
For some reason however thorough you are you will never remove all the potatoes!
I've left my back yard for last too! Ack!
It doesn't look that bad to me...which should tell you something about the state of our veggie patch.
Ironically my parents' vegetable garden is the only area of our yard that is really kept weeded, aside from the bed that was completely covered with miner's lettuce, but that at least started out as an intentional edible. Don't worry, you'll get it whipped into shape and full of delicious veggies soon enough.
One day at a time. You're a busy mother and businesswoman. It's not like you've been slacking. Somehow it will all come together. It always does.
Hope you got time to do a weed / tidy. I'd say once you have a little done you will feel motivated to keep going. You have some good plants and strawberries look great.


Track and Field in Edmonton is a year-round sport. In 2017 we will have a very busy indoor season followed by an outstanding outdoor season. Canadian athletes excelled at the Rio Olympics bringing home more medals in a summer games than ever before, and future Olympians will be participating in the indoor season where you will have a chance to see them and help them develop into our future superstars.
Now is the time to begin your career as a track and field official by attending our introductory officiating clinic. Everybody is welcome!
This clinic will provide a general overview and will be held the same time as the Saturday morning session of the Golden Bear Open. If you wish, you can put into practice what you have learned at the afternoon session of the GBO. Other meets, such as the Provincial Championships and the Running Room Indoor Games, will provide similar opportunities. As a track and field officials, you will be helping to make sure that our athletes, that range in age from peewees to masters, are given an opportunity to do their best under the fairest conditions possible.


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Who doesn't love chocolate at Christmas time! I know I do, and this White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is so simple but so delicious!
To make Peppermint Bark, start off by melting your white chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, make sure to stir thoroughly so chocolate does not burn and melts evenly.
Once chocolate is melted pour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. After pouring melted chocolate use a spatula to evenly spread, then add your crushed candy canes. After sprinkling candy cane pieces (you can do this by placing candy canes in a ziploc bag and smash them with a rolling pin or any other hard object). Melt your dark and or milk chocolate, and drizzle over candy bark.
Once chocolate bark has had time to set about 8 hours or (overnight) it is ready to break into pieces.
White Chocolate Peppermint Bark, great addition to any holiday baking.
Start by melting your white chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, stir thoroughly so chocolate does not burn and allows chocolate to melt evenly.
Once chocolate is melted pour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
After pouring chocolate, use a spatula to evenly spread chocolate.
Then sprinkle your crushed candy canes on top of the melted chocolate. To crush candy canes place in a ziploc bag and smash them with a rolling pin or any other hard object.
Then melt dark or milk chocolate, drizzle over candy bark.
Allow bark to set overnight in the fridge.
Cut with sharp knife or break bark into chunks.
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Adirondack Trailways offers daily transportation from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to Hunter and back. Call 800-776-7548 for current schedule and rates.


The PP800 is one of the newest additions to Allen Field's line of box connecting clips. Like the PP906, the PP800 is a two-part ellipse hand hole protector but with the important addition of a lightweight dust cover. The dust cover comes attached to one half of the PP800, making installation seamless. The PP800 is perfect for keeping dust, dirt, and moisture out of your package.


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'Proactive' OH service needed to improve NHS staff wellbeing
By Ashleigh Webber on 21 Feb 2019 in NHS, Mental health, Stress, Wellbeing
More support and a "proactive" occupational health service is needed to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of the 1.4 million NHS staff who work in some of the "most challenging conditions imaginable", Health Education England (HEE) has urged.
One in three NHS staff have felt unwell due to work-related stress, while around half have attended work despite feeling unwell because they felt pressure from their manager, colleagues or themselves, the final report from the NHS Staff and Learners' Mental Wellbeing Commission, led by HEE, has claimed.
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It says NHS staff often hide their mental ill-health from friends and family, while pressure has led to a growing number of medical professionals – female nurses in particular – taking their own lives to escape the demands placed on them by their roles.
The HEE report makes 32 recommendations for how NHS can better support the wellbeing of staff and trainees. Among others, these include:
Appointing 'Workforce Wellbeing Guardians' in every NHS organisation to ensure several wellbeing principles are adhered to, along with a 'Workforce Wellbeing Leader' as a first point of contact for concerned staff;
Providing rest spaces for on-call staff, allowing them to sleep, shower and eat before or after jobs;
Offering psychological support to staff affected by the suicide of a colleague;
A 'Samaritans-style' helpline for staff who have concerns about their mental health and wellbeing;
Social spaces that allow employees to discuss worries in confidence; and
A "proactive and responsive" occupational health service that promotes staff wellbeing.
An 'NHS for the NHS'
The report is critical of the OH provision currently seen across the NHS, with some employees describing it as a "service you are sent to" and "not one that you turn to". Many see it as a back-office function that has been subjected to significant budget cuts.
It describes an aspiration for an "NHS for the NHS" and advocates that OH is prioritised as a frontline clinical function that receives appropriate funding.
In response to HEE's report, the Department for Health and Social Care said it would set out new plans to provide mental health and wellbeing support for NHS workers, which could include:
Post-incident support for frontline staff, such as peer group support or psychological assessments;
A dedicated mental health support service, available 24 hours a day;
Fast-tracked mental health referrals for NHS staff if requested by a GP or OH professional;
Rest spaces for on-call staff and trainees; and
A 'Wellbeing Guardian' in every NHS organisation.
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said: "Working under pressure, NHS staff put themselves in some of the most challenging situations imaginable as part of their unwavering commitment to caring for us all. So they deserve unwavering support from us all.
"I'm so proud of the service NHS staff give, so the mental and physical wellbeing of the people who work in our health service must be our utmost priority. Today's important report helps guide how we can do that, from creating the right culture of support to giving everyone somewhere to turn in the toughest times."
In speech at East London Foundation Trust on Wednesday, Hancock said the NHS needed to change a culture that sees staff "carrying on regardless, not asking for help, not looking for signs of burn-out among our colleagues, thinking everything's OK as long as someone turns up for work and does their job" .
Professor Ian Cumming, chief executive of HEE, said improving the mental wellbeing of staff was vital as it "contributes positively to patient care".
"As a caring and compassionate organisation, the NHS attracts staff with these values, but it must be recognised that in giving care you also absorb some of the concerns and issues of the people that you are caring for," said Cumming.
"We must do better for those in the caring professions. And we must care better for those studying to be professionals. This commission will make that happen."
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Q: Copying a repository with tortoise hg : Access denied 255 I am trying to clone a repo with TortoiseHg Version 2.4.2 including Mercurial-2.2.3, Python-2.7.3, PyQt-4.9.1, Qt-4.8.0.
This is the Hg command:  hg clone --verbose --directory adress -- my repo
It´s the same command other users are using but I always get a
remote: abort: Permission denied: .../.hg/store/00changelog.i
abort: unexpected response: empty string
command returned code 255;

Could it be possible that there is something with an IP range for the access of the files? Or the user access?

A: The reason it didn´t work was that my account was not set up as trusted user.
Adding the account to the trusted user and group and then it worked smooth.


Welcome to the City of Houghton...a nice place to live. Houghton is located within the Keweenaw Peninsula...a four season scenic wonderland. Surrounded by water with numerous inland lakes and streams, this area provides some of the finest outdoor recreation in the Midwest, and with an annual average of 180 inches of snowfall, this area is a focal point for winter sport enthusiasts. Houghton is also home to Michigan Technological University, recognized as a national and international leader in engineering, science, and business. Add to this modern, well-staffed and equipped schools from pre-school to adult education, and you have....a nice place to live. Looking for a quaint cottage on a lake or log cabin in the woods? Need something that accommodates the whole clan? Start making your plans now so you won't be disappointed. Michigan offers a host of delightful lodging choices to make you feel right at home, away from home. Most cottages and cabins are located near lakes for great water sports, or close to trails for hiking, biking and snowmobiling. Cook your own meals or dine out at local eateries and pubs. Bring a good book, games for the kids and watch beautiful sunsets or enjoy the sunrise for another day together. To start your planning, here are our listings of Cabins & Cottages in and around Houghton.


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Journalist Paul Salopek is Trekking the World on Foot
In 2013, Paul Salopek set out from Ethiopia for a seven-year walk around the world and is trekking the world on foot.
Photo by: MaxPixel
For the past four years, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has been tracing the footsteps of our most ancient ancestors who once left Africa to settle in other parts of the then unknown world.
Named "Out of Eden" for our paleoanthropological "Eden" in East Africa, the transcontinental trek covers over 8000 kilometres and crosses the Middle East, Central Asia, through Alaska and down the western edge of America towards the southernmost tip of Chile, Tierra del Fuego.
Salopek was born in the United States and raised in central Mexico. He spent time writing for the Chicago Tribune from 1996 until April 30, 2009, on the topics of Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also worked for National Geographic from 1992–1995, spending several years in Africa.
"Slow Down, Find Humanity"
During the epic narrative journey, Salopek has been spending his time talking to the people he meets along the way in the pursuit of "slow journalism".
As Salopek is trekking the world on foot you can keep up with his latest explorations on the National Geographic Website. The experiment is funded by the National Geographic Society, the Knight Foundation and the Abundance Foundation.
Topics pondered in the writings, videos, photos and Tweets by the Salopek range from climate change to technological innovation and mass migration to cultural survival. The project aims to provide readers with an insight into the lives of the nomads, villagers, traders, farmers and fishermen who rarely make headlines in the media.
Speaking to PBS NewsHour this week, Salopak described his recent experience of Afghanistan as markedly different to his previous encounter at the beginning of the American war.
"It's a wild, pristine, almost unknown Afghanistan to the outside world where people are carrying not guns but shovels, where men are digging holes not to plant [improvised explosive devices] but to create traps for snow leopards, and women aren't wrapping their faces in purdah (a curtain) except to bake bread in smoky ovens,"
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