text:
We use cookies. We're not collecting any of your personal information with them. Click this message to read our privacy policy and see when we do collect your information.
Our star ratings
Meet Voice Contributors
Upstart Projects
Post to Voice
Register / Sign-up Now
Become a Voice Contributor
Arts Award on Voice
At Manchester International Festival
At EdFringe
Email Address Receive emailed news from us - View Privacy Policy
Login using social accounts Facebook Google Twitter
New to Voice Magazine? Sign up now!
Enter something to search for
Voice MagBlogsThis government is n…
This government is no longer fit to serve
by Tom Inniss
"Britain faces a simple and inescapable choice - stability and strong Government with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband." - David Cameron, 2015
Any pretence of strong and stable government has given way to farce and fluster. We are told as a nation that only the Tory's can an economy that works for everyone, that can weather us through global uncertainty, and can protect us from chaos. That is now roundly proven to be false. This Government's shameful tenure has seen the homelessness increase, child poverty increase, condemnation by the UN, wages stagnate or shrink, our economy grind to a near halt and our reputation as a working democracy become a laughing stock internationally.
There is now no doubt in my mind that May's Brexit strategy has failed, and she isn't serving the interest of the country in continuing to pursue a deal that was dead on arrival. By her own confession she has cancelled Parliament's vote on her deal because she would have lost it by significant margin. Her deal is hated by everyone - the only time in her career as Prime Minister that May has managed to unite the country. She has lost all authority, and every day this Government is allowed to continue is another we walk to the precipice.
Her claim to be negotiating further assurances from EU leaders is nothing more than a stalling tactic to trap Parliament and the country into accepting her deal. Immediately after securing a deal she said this is the only one available, and then fought tooth and nail to stop legal advice being published detailing the true nature of it. Now, when she faces a possible Government collapse, there is a better proposal to be secured. Nothing will come of this distraction, except further economic and political uncertainty that will continue to slide this country into a crisis that could take a lifetime to recover from.
Enough is enough, this Government needs to step aside. It has failed in its primary duty of looking after the national interests, so it should give way and open the issue to Parliament, or better still, the public. Theresa May has repeatedly changed her mind, is it not time to see if the public have?
The chances of her making it to Christmas without a leadership challenge are low, but even that is too long. Jeremy Corbyn now has a responsibility as the leader of the opposition to do his job and actually challenge the Government with a motion of no confidence. For 20-months he has sat on the fence while declaring that Labour would do better. Well, time to prove it. And if Corbyn won't do it, then he should cross the floor and let Labour become an actual effective force of change.
Even as May announced the delay the markets reacted by devaluing our currency to a 20-month low. This comes at the same time as it's reported we have seen our trade deficit increase as we continue to be more reliant on imports.
This national embarrassment, the ultimate act of self-sabotage, should never have happened in the first place. Holding a referendum on such a complicated and poorly understood issue was never a good idea, and one that will forever mark Cameron as one of the worst Prime Ministers this country has ever had. Risking the future of the country in an attempt to unite his party and see off a rising (but negligible) threat from UKIP was reckless and irresponsible. To use the European Union as a scapegoat for the misery our country has faced as a result of his own dogmatic austerity policies was political genius for all of 30 seconds, until the ramifications of that shoulder sloping was felt.
The Conservatives have overseen eight years of neglect to our public services; the most vulnerable in society, and to our identity as an open and tolerant country. For their final trick they now want to (barely) supervise the complete decimation of decades of trade agreements and foreign relations in an attempt to appease a public who have been betrayed, misdirected and outright lied to.
This country deserves better, and desperately needs it.
Header Image Credit: Number 10
Tags: brexit, government
Interests: Politics
Voiceboxes: Brexit: The vote of a generation
Tom Inniss Voice Team
Tom is the Editor of Voice. He is a politics graduate and holds a masters in journalism, with particular interest in youth political engagement and technology. He is also a mentor to our Voice Contributors, and champions our festivals programme, including the reporter team at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe..
Recent posts by this author
Want my job? with Verity Lane, multidisciplinary artist
Interview with Liza Treyger
Interview with Clive Anderson
View more posts by Tom Inniss
On 15 December 2018, 16:59 Philip Kitchen commented:
I would agree with Tom Inniss. The pity of it is that it could all have been avoided. The Conservative Government were not honest with the Electorate prior to the referendum and they are not being honest with the people of this country now. The Opposition is almost non-existent and has been in much the same situation during years of Tory blundering and austerity. In all the mistakes and errors made, Labour have not been able to lay a finger on the conservatives. It's almost as if we have not one but two conservative parties, one claiming the rights of government, yet both trying to adopt the same middle ground among voters. Is there a way forward? It seems most unlikely. At one time, Britain was called 'great'. It is on its way toward becoming the dustbin of Europe! Many many problems, no political solutions, no alternative parties, an electorate with no confidence in politics or politicians at home or abroad.
You must be signed in to post a comment. Click here to sign in now
Interview with Jena Friedman
Interview with Njambi McGrath
Nicole Maines: A Real-Life Superhero
by Mary Strickson
British politics is broken
Tradition vs Progression
by Hannah Blackmore
Brexit Party are the big winners from the European Elections
How to be an amazing theatre producer
by Voice Magazine
How Netflix enables marginalised voices
by Oluwatayo Adewole
What goes on at the International Youth Arts Festival, Kingston?
Applications to the Near Now Fellowship are now open!
I used to paint walls rather than Old Masters, says artist Jake Wood-Evans
by Jack Solloway
Apply to the Getty Images entertainment internship
Share this page with friends, family and colleagues by using the buttons below.
https://www.voicemag.uk/blog/4888/this-government-is-no-longer-fit-to-serve
Voiceboxes
Post Opportunity
Login using social accounts
New to Voice Magazine? Register Now
Interview with Michael Odewale


text:
Q: In C++, how to compute the mean of a vector of integers using a vector view and gsl_stats_mean? my program manipulates STL vectors of integers but, from time to time, I need to calculate a few statistics on them. Therefore I use the GSL functions. To avoid copying the STL vector into a GSL vector, I create a GSL vector view, and give it to the GSL functions, as in this piece of code:
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_statistics.h>
using namespace std;

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
  vector<int> stl_v;
  for( int i=0; i<5; ++i )
    stl_v.push_back( i );

  gsl_vector_int_const_view gsl_v = gsl_vector_int_const_view_array( &stl_v[0], stl_v.size() );

  for( int i=0; i<stl_v.size(); ++i )
    cout << "gsl_v_" << i << "=" << gsl_vector_int_get( &gsl_v.vector, i ) << endl;

  cout << "mean=" << gsl_stats_mean( (double*) gsl_v.vector.data, 1, stl_v.size() ) << endl;
}

Once compiled (gcc -lstdc++ -lgsl -lgslcblas test.cpp), this code outputs this:
gsl_v_0=0
gsl_v_1=1
gsl_v_2=2
gsl_v_3=3
gsl_v_4=4
mean=5.73266e-310

The vector view is properly created but I don't understand why the mean is wrong (it should be equal to 10/5=2). Any idea? Thanks in advance.

A: The cast to double* is very suspicious.
Any time you are tempted to use a cast, think again.  Then look for a way to do it without a cast (maybe by introducing a temporary variable if the conversion is implicit).  Then think a third time before you cast.
Since the memory region does not actually contain double values, the code is simply interpreting the bit patterns there as if they represented doubles, with predictably undesired effects.  Casting an int* to double* is VERY different from casting each element of the array.

A: Use the integer statistics functions:
cout << "mean=" << gsl_stats_int_mean( gsl_v.vector.data, 1, stl_v.size() ) << endl;

Note the gsl_stats_int_mean instead of gsl_stats_mean.

A: Unless you're doing a lot of statistics considerably more complex than the mean, I'd ignore gsl and just use standard algorithms:
double mean = std::accumulate(stl_v.begin(), stl_v.end(), 0.0) / stl_v.size();

When/if using a statistical library is justified, your first choice should probably be to look for something else that's better designed (e.g., Boost Accumulators).
If you decide, for whatever reason, that you really need to use gsl, it looks like you'll have to copy your array of ints to an array of doubles first, then use gsl on the result. This is obvious quite inefficient, especially if you're dealing with a lot of data -- thus the previous advice to use something else instead.

A: Although I'm not familiar with GSL, the expression (double*) gsl_v.vector.data looks extremely suspicious.  Are you sure it's correct to reinterpret_cast that pointer to get double data?

A: Casting to double* is messing up your data. It is not converting data into double, but just using int binary data as double

A: According to http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/manual/html_node/Mean-and-standard-deviation-and-variance.html the gsl_stats_mean function takes an array of double. You're taking a vector of int and telling it to use the raw bytes as double which isn't going to work right.
You'll need to set up a temporary vector of double to pass in:
// Assumes that there's at least one item in stl_v.
std::vector<double> tempForStats(stl_v.begin(), stl_v.end());
gsl_stats_mean(&tempForStats[0], 1, tempForStats.size());

EDIT: You could also use standard library algorithms to do the int mean yourself:
// Assumes that there's at least one item in stl_v.
double total = std::accumulate(stl_v.begin(), stl_v.end(), 0);
double mean = total / stl_v.size();

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


In total, SUSFOOD (2011-2014) and SUSFOOD2 (2017-2021) combined, have funded 27 research projects. In the SUSFOOD, the precedent of SUSFOOD2, 2 calls were launched, resulting in 15 research or research and innovation projects. A third (Cofunded) call was launched under SUSFOOD2.
Improving input, waste and side flow strategies to increase resource efficiency and provide added value in food products and food processing, manufacture, reducing input (energy, water etc.) in the food chain.
Innovation in food processing technologies and food products to support a sustainable food chain.
Understanding consumer behaviour to encourage a (more) sustainable food choice.
This resulted in 9 Full Proposals selected for funding, 3 from each topic. And gave the opportunity to 71 project partners out of 13 different European countries to carry out their project work described in the submitted proposals. More information on these projects can be found here.
Interdisciplinary research approach to innovative food products and use of new raw materials for food products.
This call resulted in 6 Full Proposals selected for funding, 3 from topic 1, 1 from topic 2 and 2 from topic 3. 33 project partners out of 9 different European countries and two associated partners from other countries twere invited to carry out their project work described in the submitted proposals. More information on these selected projects can be found here.
More info on the funded projects can be found here.


Co-operation between two planets 1. When one strong and another weak planet occupy the same sign : For example, Jupiter and Mars are in cancer sign. Here Jupiter is exalted, while Mars is debilitated. Strong Jupiter forces debilitated Mars to co-operate with him. 2. When one planet is exalted and the other is debilitated in different sign : For example, Jupiter is posited in Cancer and Moon is located in Scorpio. Here Jupiter is exalted, while Moon is debilitated. Though in different signs, the debilitated Moon co-operates with the exalted Jupiter posited in Moon's sign Cancer. 3. When two planets are posited in different signs owned by a third planet : For example, Mercury is in Pisces and Ketu in Sagittarius, Which are owned by Jupiter. Here exalted Ketu forces debilitated Mercury to cooperate with him even though the two are inimical to each other. 4. Winner in planetary war dominates the loser : In planetary fi ght, the planet in the North with positional strength defeats the weak planet in the South. For example, Mercury and Mars are in Virgo. Mercury is having positional strength in virgo, while Mars is weak there. Mars is in the sphere of infl uence of Mercury and will act according to the dictates of Mercury. 5. Exchange of signs by two planets : For example, The Moon is in Libra, while Venus is in Cancer. The Moon and Venus have exchanged their ownership signs and as such they will co-coperate. The question arises as to who will be the leader ? This is decided on the basis of planetary strength coupled with location in good or bad house depending upon the distance from the Ascendant. Here Moon is one sign before his debilitation sign (Scorpio) while Venus is located two signs before his debilitation sign (Virgo). Venus is, Therefore, stronger than the Moon, and acts as leader. 6. House-wise location of planets : For example, in a chart with Pisces Ascendant, Venus is posited in the 5th house. (Cancer) while the Moon is in the 8th house (Libra) . The 5th is a good house, while the 8th house is a bad one. Hence, Venus is more powerful than the Moon, and the latter will co-operate with Venus.


As teams now turn from their non-conference schedules to focus on conference play, the serious jockeying for that all important inside position begins. The final numbers remain the same – 31 slots for the winners of the conference tournaments, 33 at-large spots available to everyone else. Will the allocation remain in the historical 27 / 6 range? Let's see how the race is shaping up.
As you may remember, there were 29 teams listed before the season began (and keep in mind, this is a subjective grouping. It is not based on a s-curve, or even on a RPI numerical scale. It is just how it looks from here in snow covered Indiana.). These were teams that were unofficial members of a group of teams from the Big East, ACC, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, and Pac 10 that could again this year live life above the Bubble. This is because their program attracts quality recruits, has great coaching and achieves superior performance on the court year-in, year-out, during the both the regular season and tournament time. As the year has progressed, let's just say that this crowd has become more select. And the number of potential Bubble candidates has grown. Emphasis on the word potential, as it won't be until we are much deeper into the conference schedule that things become more focused.
Let's welcome the Cornhuskers as the only new addition to the club, with an undefeated 15-0 record that includes a win over LSU, as well as two opening conference victories – a 57-49 victory on the road against Iowa St and a 91-79 shoot-out win over Texas.
However, that may be easier said than done. In the Big East, Rutgers does not have a lot of wiggle room. Losses to Stanford, Georgia, Texas, Temple, Tennessee and George Washington attest to another challenging schedule put together by Head Coach Vivian Stringer, making success in the Big East critical. To date, West Virginia's only loss is to Ohio St in the pre-season WNIT, but a home victory over Marist was their most notable non-conference win. Not exactly a compelling non-conference performance. However, the Mountaineers have opened conference play with three victories – St John's, Pittsburgh and DePaul in overtime.
In the ACC, the emergence of the Miami Hurricanes, with their win over Florida St, may have caught some observers off guard. But there are a lot of games left to be played in the ACC. And Miami will have to show their mental toughness on the road against stiffer competition than they experienced in their non-conference schedule.
Oklahoma St may be one team that can make a case for inclusion in the "Life Above the Bubble Club". With only two non-conference losses – at Ohio St in the preseason WNIT and to Michigan St in double overtime in the Junkanoo Jam – compared to 12 wins, the Cowgirls SOS ranks higher than North Carolina's. And they have started strong in the Big 12 at 2-0, beating Baylor 78-65 and outlasting Kansas in Lawrence 70-68.
Kentucky finished non-conference play 12-1, securing victories against Louisville and Cincinnati, both in-state schools from the Big East. They started SEC conference play with a tough, one point overtime loss at Georgia, followed by a 10 point home victory over Vanderbilt. Away games against Tennessee and LSU, as well as a rematch with the Commodores and home / away sets against Auburn and South Carolina will tell us more about the Wildcats.
Wisconsin earned non-conference road wins against Oregon, NC State and Marquette. But Big 10 home victories against Michigan St, Purdue and Michigan have been offset by road losses to Ohio St, Iowa and Illinois. Like many other teams, the Badgers need to show that they can secure conference victories on the road.
The Pac 10 currently does not have anyone on the inside track, as Arizona State has lost five of their last seven games, losing to Baylor and Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Classic, then opening conference play with losses to USC, UCLA and Washington, before finally winning at Washington St.
with 13 slots still available. It may sound simple, but there is a lot of basketball yet to be played. Rest assured, if one of these teams sitting on the Bubble begins to slip against equal or lesser opponents, it will be noticed.
For example, on Jan. 14th, there is a rematch at Williams Arena in Minneapolis between Minnesota and Purdue. This is the type of game that Purdue must win if they want to increase their visibility. The same goes for Washington when USC and UCLA visit Hec Edmundson Pavilion for a week-end series with the Huskies on January 21st and 23rd. And while the Big 12 may not get a team in the Final Four every year, their conference schedule is relentless, especially with an improving north division. Just ask Coach Kristy Curry at Texas Tech, as she tries to move her team out of cellar of the super-intense south division.
It is possible that the Big East or the Big 12 could garner up to eight invitations, with as many as 12 teams in contention in their respective conferences, although nothing is guaranteed. The same can be said for up to seven invitations for the ACC and SEC, with nine teams each in the running. The Big 10 could get six, maybe seven. The Pac 10 may get one or may get four. In determining who gets those final slots, you can bet the NCAA Committee members will have their game summaries, video highlight reels, spreadsheets, calculators and magnifying glasses out.
In the Big East, Georgetown may be the best team that nobody is talking about. DePaul, with losses to Northwestern, Wisc.-Green Bay and Stanford, salvaged their non-conference schedule with a three game sweep against Arkansas, Florida State and UNLV in the Duel in the Desert. The Blue Demons followed that with three overtime games, winning against Illinois St. and Louisville, then losing to West Virginia. Whew! And they still have 13 conference games to go. Marquette is still a question mark, losing to Michigan, Wisconsin and Wisc.-Green Bay, but winning against Illinois. They win their conference opener against Pittsburgh, then lose to St John's. Syracuse, Providence, Pittsburgh and South Florida (USF) had attractive non-conference W / L records, but upon closer inspection one is suspect that they may not be as successful in conference play. The Orange completed a perfect 13-0 non-conference campaign, but their only significant opponent was Old Dominion (4-9), Pittsburgh's highest RPI opponent was Penn St (whom they lost to), while the schedules for Providence and USF are only slightly better.
NC State opened ACC conference play with a 28 point thrashing of Maryland, only to follow up with a 17 point loss to Boston College. Maryland followed its debacle against NC State with a dramatic one point victory at Virginia. By conference tournament time, all these guys could be more tangled up than multiple strings of Christmas lights.
In the Big 12, all four teams listed as living just beyond the Bubble suffer from weak non-conference schedules in comparison to other Big 12 teams (You can also add Iowa State to the list). Their non-conference W / L records may look great, but ultimately may not be that relevant when compared to their conference results. And this may hurt them when the NCAA Selection Committee starts splitting hairs to determine who gets those final invitations.
In the SEC, the pressure is on Auburn and Florida, since there just isn't much in their non-conference records to recommend them. Auburn's best non-conference win was against Liberty. After opening SEC play 0-2, the Tigers rebounded with a crucial overtime win against LSU. Florida, on the other hand, already has seven losses, with their only quality win, a double overtime victory against the Auburn Tigers. And Vanderbilt could quite possibly end up with a 1-6 conference record before drawing back-to-back-to back games against Alabama, Arkansas and Florida.
In the Big 10, Indiana and Purdue already have seven and eight losses respectively, while Northwestern and Michigan have started conference play with 2-4 records. Even Michigan St, with wins over Oklahoma St, North Carolina and Xavier has started conference play 2-2, losing to Wisconsin and Ohio State. Other than the Buckeyes, it looks like everyone else in the Big Ten is well skilled at digging holes for themselves.
Finally, in the Pac 10, Oregon and USC are chasing perennial powerhouse Stanford, while UCLA and Washington have surprised observers by starting conference play 3-1. These two will have to continue to be impressive in conference play to build a case for additional Pac 10 invitations.
Or, Is Anything Happening in the Other 25 Conferences that Might Burst Someone's Bubble?


text:
'He has had just two good fights in his career' - Anthony Joshua lashes out at Tyson Fury
1:53 PM By YOUNG BLIZZY NEWS 0 comments
WBA, IBF, WBO champion Anthony Joshua has slammed WBC, Lineal and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury saying the Gypsy King has only had two 'good fights' in his entire career.
Fury and Joshua, both British, are set to fight at the ending of 2020 providing that Joshua beats his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in June and Fury wins his third fight against Deontay Wilder this summer.
Fury after defeating Wilder to claim the WBC belt, recently blasted Joshua by stating that Joshua is not a true champion because he(Fury) had dethroned Wladimir Klitschko on a famous night in Dusseldorf five years ago to capture the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world belts - all now held by Joshua - but was quickly stripped of them due to drug and mental health issues.
'I've already been the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world when I beat Klitschko, I had all of the belts,' Fury said during an appearance on This Morning alongside his wife Paris.
'So as far as I'm concerned, Anthony Joshua has only got my leftovers because I never lost those belts. I had to vacate them for mental health problems. They're my belts.'
Anthony Joshua has now hit back by saying Fury's only difficult opponents during his career have been Deontay Wilder and Wladimir Klitschko.
'The fight can happen when Tyson Fury gets past his third match with Deontay Wilder and the fight can happen when I get past my next match with Kubrat Pulev,' Joshua said in a promotional video for Land Rover.
'If Fury wants that fight to happen, he'll make it happen. 'We're keen, we always like to put on big events and cater for the boxing community, so that's something that we'll take really seriously. 'Congratulations to him on his last performance.
'He's had two good fights in his career in my opinion, against Klitschko and Wilder and he's managed to win them both so he's on a high right now. 'But he has to be careful what he wishes for because the young gunners are coming up and we'll definitely take that Tyson Fury challenge with both hands.'

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Credit Suisse Group (CS): CS stock is up 8.99% today.
Enova International Inc. Commo (ENVA): ENVA stock is up 8.73% today.
Navient Corporation (NAVI): NAVI stock is up 8.56% today.
JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM): JPM stock is up 8.33% today.
Nmi Holdings Inc (NMIH): NMIH stock is up 8.22% today.
The Bancorp (TBBK): TBBK stock is up 7.82% today.
Onemain Holdings Inc. (OMF): OMF stock is up 7.81% today.
Bofi Holding (BOFI): BOFI stock is up 7.7% today.
Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc (RBS): RBS stock is up 7.57% today.
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (SJT): SJT stock is up 7.45% today.
Fidus Investment Corp (FDUS): FDUS stock is down 3.93% today.
Hennessy Advisors (HNNA): HNNA stock is down 3.73% today.
The First Bancshares (FBMS): FBMS stock is down 3.69% today.
Bank of The Jame Fnl (BOTJ): BOTJ stock is down 3.17% today.
JMP Group Inc (JMP): JMP stock is down 3.11% today.
Medley Management Inc (MDLY): MDLY stock is down 2.95% today.
Summit State Bank (SSBI): SSBI stock is down 2.88% today.
Fauquier Bankshares (FBSS): FBSS stock is down 2.76% today.
Orrstown Financial Services Inc (ORRF): ORRF stock is down 2.69% today.
Citizens Holding Company (CIZN): CIZN stock is down 2.51% today.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2016/02/hottest-finance-stocks-now-cs-enva-navi-jpm/.


text:
Pictures of: Arrifana beach
Arrifana is a Portuguese beach, located near the locality of the same name, in the Aljezur region. It is a beach with Blue Flag whose beach extends for 500 m. At its southern end lies a rock known as Pedra da Agulha, due to its vertical shape. It is located very close to the Fort of Arrifana.
It is considered as one of the best beaches for surfing and is much used by young and foreigners who seek the beauty of the place and the waves for sports.
For 4 years the El Cholesterol Restaurant bar joins the Arrifana Fishermen's Association in the last weekend of July to produce two already mythical parties in the area. The first (Saturday) is the responsibility of the Association of Fishermen bringing to the public animation and lots of sardines in honor of the fisherman saint and on Sunday a party with lots of music for the youngest with Portuguese and foreign renowned bands.
Its natural conditions provide surfers with waves all year round, protected by a cliff to the north, protected from the traditional northeastern. This beach has a site dedicated only to its history and life. Arrifana beach.
The beach of Arrifana, with Blue Flag, extends for an area with more than half a kilometer of extension. It forms a kind of small bay, being therefore less striking by the surf of the waves. At the top of the South there is a vertical rock in the middle of the sea, reminiscent of a gigantic statue, being, however, called "Pedra da Agulha". Outside the bathing season is much sought after by surfers and Bodyboarders. Next to the ruins of the Arrifana Fortress you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the Costa Vicentina.
Being part of the municipality of Aljezur, it is rich in fish (sea bream, sea bream, sea bass) and shellfish (from the hedgehogs to the barnacles, not to mention the mussels and the much appreciated kebabs) of the land (mainly the famous sweet potato and the beans) and the pig-death foods. Hence the gastronomy of this region is based on these products.
Beans or cabbage with sweet potato, mocha potatoes with "piques", mussel rice, conch shells, sea bream, sea bream or cooked sea bass or charcoal grilled pork chops, kebabs, mussels, fried brisket, among others, make the delights of Aljezuran gastronomy , which can be enjoyed in the good restaurants of the counties.
To accompany this gastronomic adventure, white and red wines, produced by the Adega Cooperativa de Lagos, as well as an excellent Moscatel wine. The raw material, consisting of magnificent and tasty grapes, is produced, for the most part, in the municipality of Aljezur. Also here is produced a good aguardente of arbutus, completing this picture.
As dessert, you can find the pastels, the cake and the sweet potato pudding, and the fried ones, covered with a syrup of sugar or honey, is also a local product.
The peanut, grown with great expression in the parish of Rogil, is a very appreciated and excellent quality appetizer.
This beach has a Mediterranean climate with maritime influence and an average monthly temperature that varies between 6º C, the minimum of the coldest month and the 29ºC, the maximum of the hottest month. The average annual precipitation is 400 to 500 mm and the sunshine of 2800 to 3000 hours per year. The NW and N. winds predominate.


Hi! This is just a snip-it of a post to tell you to check out Captain's post on Entirely Pets Blog, as he was chosen as Pet of the Week!
Also, he will be receiving a prize pack so pictures to come soon of his enjoyment!
UPDATE: Here is what you have all been waiting for.. Cappy with his prize pack, sharing with his brother of course (because we have taught him the joy of sibling-sharing)!
It can be very difficult to get a solid excited cat picture!
Additionally, we rediscovered the laser pointer and Gandalf was tickled pink!
Thanks for stopping by to see how Captain is enjoying his price pack! New post in the near future!


text:
Charging Technologies
SaxHybridPLUS
The plug-in hybrid bus during operation on route 61 in Dresden
Electromobility is regarded as the future of both public and private transport. Although the first vehicles are already on the market and in regular use, there are still some barriers impeding the overall introduction of electromobility. One reason for this is the still very limited range of fully electric vehicles. In public transport, this problem is intensified by the high energy demand of buses as well as long and challenging routes which are difficult to cover with the fully electric vehicles available today.
The project SaxHybridPLUS is one of 50 projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) within the program Schaufenster Bayern-Sachsen ELEKTROMOBILITÄT VERBINDET (»Bavaria-Saxony »ELECTROMOBILITY CONNECTS« Showcase Programme «). The main objective was the development and testing of core technologies for plug-in hybrid buses. Thanks to the hybrid approach, several disadvantages of present-day electric vehicles were compensated, which helps electromobility on its way to acceptance in public transport. Much emphasis was put on a systemic approach in the interaction of vehicle, charging infrastructure and network infrastructure. In addition, the project also addressed issues regarding the integration of plug-in hybrid bus charging infrastructure into the urban space. Furthermore, technologies for high energy efficiency of hybrid buses have been developed.
The following partners participated in the SaxHybridPLUS project:
Vossloh Kiepe GmbH (adaptation of power electronics and control, development and installation of the battery)
Lex & Hesse GmbH (lightweight construction)
Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) AG (implementation partner)
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) (implementation partner)
Fraunhofer IVI (self-learning energy and power management system, integration of recharging function)
For the testing of the technologies developed in the project, an 18-meter articulated bus was equipped as a technology carrier. This vehicle is designed as a plug-in hybrid bus, but it can also be converted and used for the evaluation of other core technologies in electrified public transport, such as fully electric operation.
The SaxHybridPLUS bus has a serial plug-in hybrid propulsion. It is equipped with two electric traction machines, a diesel generator, an electric energy storage unit and a fast charging facility (docking station). With this propulsion system, the bus can be operated fully-electrically without restrictions for up to 15 kilometers. Thanks to the diesel generator, the bus does not depend on charging stations and can be used flexibly, even without any recharging.
Both hybrid and plug-in hybrid buses require an operational strategy adapted to the respective route (energy and power management) in order to achieve high fuel and energy efficiency. Thus, one of the most important novel elements of the vehicle is its self-learning operational strategy, which permanently adjusts the vehicle functions to the route, traffic situation, number of passengers and outside temperature (by air conditioning). With the help of this self-learning and adaptive energy and power management, the driver can operate the bus as easily as a diesel bus. The transport company does not have to cope with any installation or programming efforts either. Even for the first-time use on additional routes in the transport network, no preparations are necessary. The bus »gets to know« the route during the first trip and keeps optimizing the interaction of fully electric operation, recharging at charging stations and efficient use of the diesel generator with each tour taken.
The goal is to minimize the diesel consumption and to reduce emissions and noise pollution, especially in sensitive areas, for instance at bus stops, in the city center as well as in residential and recreational areas. Sections with fully-electric operation can be defined in advance and integrated into the operational strategy.
The Fraunhofer IVI has been working in the field of electromobility for many years. The institute's employees have acquired a wide range of competencies in all relevant areas. In the SaxHybridPLUS project, the institute is responsible for the operational strategy of the bus and for the fast charging station.
»DockingPrinciple«
Fast-Charging Electric Bus
Since March 21st, 2016, the transport company Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG and the Fraunhofer IVI have been running a field test of the plug-in hybrid bus in regular operation. The test is carried out on bus route 61, which is topographically challenging as it features various route elevation profiles and varying passenger demand and thus offers ideal (pre)conditions for testing the energy and power management system. An expansion of the field test to other bus routes is planned.
The installed battery has a nominal energy content of 48 kWh and can be charged with up to 330 kW. With its usable energy amount of 38 kWh, the bus can be operated fully electrically for up to 15 km. At that point, the diesel propulsion will join in. The bus is therefore especially well-suited for use on bus routes passing through sensitive urban areas. At the same time, the bus features the technological freedom of a diesel bus.
Recharging of the bus using a pantograph contact system
The articulated bus by Swiss manufacturer Carrosserie Hess AG is equipped with a high-performance battery and power electronics by Vossloh Kiepe GmbH. Recharging is carried out at the depot Dresden Gruna using a pantograph system by manufacturer Schunk.
Regular service on DVB's bus route 61
Vehicle type Demo HESS SwissHybrid / double articulated bus
Dimensions 18,75 m x 2,55 m x 3,60 m (length x width x height)
Engine performance 2 x 120 kW
Range of energy storage approx. 15 km
Energy sources diesel generator & battery
Recharging of the energy storage is performed using three recharging concepts:
Pantograph contact system: fast-charging, max. 330 kW, 250 kW permanently, time for contact closure < 1s,
Plug: 35 kW
Energy storage unit
Lithium-titanium-oxide batteries: power 240 kW, energy content 48 kWh (2 modules of 24 kWh each), 38 kWh usable
SaxHybridPLUS – energy storage systems for hybrid buses with qualified energy management – projekt of the Schaufensters Elektromobilität Bayern – Sachsen (Showcase electromobility Bavaria – Saxony); 2013 – 2016; commissioned by: Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI); contact: project management organization VDI/VDE (phone: +49 30/ 3100780); adaptive energy and performance management system for plug-in hybrid buses, test of a plug-in hybrid bus in Dresden and Leipzig
Testing program of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Building (BMU) »Analysis of efficiency, costs and deployment for the regular operation of diesel hybrid buses«; 2014 – 2015; commissioned by: VCDB as contractor of the BMU; contact: Mr. Jürgen Lange (phone: +49 351/ 4823124); route analysis and recommendations for optimized regular operation of hybrid buses on the basis of different operating conditions; demands made of driving staff and analysis of driver influence on vehicle efficiency
Scientific and technological accompaniment of the long-term testing of a hybrid bus in comparison; 2014 – 2015; commissioned by: ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam GmbH; contact: Mr. Oliver Glaser (phone: +49 331/ 66141000); recording of the operating data of a hybrid bus in comparison; assessment in terms of energy efficiency; acceptance of hybrid bus technology with driving staff
Accompanying research »Hybrid buses for more environmentally friendly public transport«; 2010 – 2012; commissioned by: VCDB GmbH as contractor of the Federal Ministry for the Environment. Nature Conservation and Building (BMU); contact: Mr. Jürgen Lange (phone: +49 351/ 4823124); assessment of hybrid technology regarding energy efficiency; recording of operating data in the transport association RegioHybrid; acceptance of hybrid bus technology; recommendations for operation in the transport association RegioHybrid
Professional accompaniment of the introduction of different hybrid bus types in Munich; 2011; commissioned by: MVG; contact: Mr. Franz Fendt (phone: +49 89/ 21914210); assessment of hybrid technology regarding energy efficiency and costs; comparative recording of operating data of different hybrid and diesel bus types, survey on the acceptance of hybrid bus technology with drivers and passengers
Professional accompaniment of the introduction of a Solaris articulated hybrid bus in Dresden; 2008 – 2009; commissioned by: DVB AG; contact: Mr. Mino Weber (phone: +49 351/ 8571454); assessment of hybrid technology regarding energy efficiency and costs; comparative recording of operating data of a hybrid bus and a diesel reference bus, optimization of the hybrid bus with regard to diesel consumption, recommendations for regular operation
Professional accompaniment of the introduction of a Solaris articulated hybrid bus in Hannover; 2008 – 2009; commissioned by: üstra; contact: Mr. Jens Ernsting (phone: +49 511/ 16682685); assessment of hybrid technology regarding energy efficiency and costs; comparative recording of operating data of a hybrid bus and a diesel reference bus
Implementation Concepts for Hybrid Trolleybuses
ELIPTIC – coordinated by Free Hanseatic City of Bremen; 2015 – ongoing; commissioned by: European Commission; contact (Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen): Mr. Michael Glotz-Richter (Tel.: +49/421/3616703); Use case Eberswalde: simulation and assessment of three articulated bus routes in Eberswalde regarding hybrid trolley bus operation
E-Bus Skorpion – hybrid trolley buses on articulated bus routes in Leipzig – projekt of the Schau-fenster Elektromobilität Bayern – Sachsen (Showcase electromobility Bavaria – Saxony); 2013 – 2016; commissioned by: Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI); contact: project management organization VDI/VDE (phone: +49 30/ 3100780); assessment of the articulated bus lines in the Leipzig urban area regarding their suitability for the operation of hybrid trollex buses on the basis of detailed energy balance calculations
ElektroHybridBus Esslingen; 2013 – 2016; commissioned by: municipal transport service Esslingen am Neckar; contact: Mr. Harald Boog (phone: +49 711/ 35123223); simulation and assessment of articulated buses regarding hybrid trolley bus operation
Vehicle simulation of an electric bus on LVB route 70; 2012; commissioned by: Verkehrs-Consult Leipzig (VCL) GmbH; contact: Mr. Wolfgang Schütze (phone: +49 341/ 9642429); simulation and assessment of articulated bus route 70 in Leipzig regarding hybrid trolley bus operation
Use of storage systems in the trolley buses of the city of Eberswalde; 2011; commissioned by: Barnimer Busgesellschaft mbH; contact: Mr. Frank Wruck (phone: +49 3334/ 52250); technical layout of storage units for a trolley bus with an energy storage system for improved energy recuperation and partially catenary-free operation; accompaniment of measuring campaigns
Prof. Dr. Thoralf Knote
Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI - SaxHybridPLUS
Online in Internet; URL: https://www.ivi.fraunhofer.de/en/research-fields/electromobility/recharging-technologies/SaxHybridPLUS.html


As per the Motor Vehicles Act, it is mandatory for every car owner to insure his or her vehicle with at least a third-party liability cover. Car insurance, be it comprehensive or third-party liability cover financially protects you and your car from liabilities towards damage, loss or injury incurred as a result of mishap. A comprehensive car insurance policy protects you from third-party liabilities and own damage liabilities while a third-party liability insurance plan covers third-party liabilities alone.
What is an IDV (Insured Declared Value)?
Insured Declared Value is the market value of your car at any given point in time after taking the depreciation factor of the vehicle into account. The insurer decides on the claim amount to be disbursed to the policyholder based on the vehicle's IDV, hence it is also the maximum claim amount that the policyholder receives at the time of claim settlement.
The Insured Declared Value is calculated based on the geographical location, selling price of the vehicle, make and model of the car, etc. as mentioned above. IDV is inversely proportional to the age of the vehicle; as the age of the vehicle increases, the IDV of the vehicle will decrease. When the insurer determines the IDV of the vehicle based on the current selling price of the vehicle rather than the amount you paid to purchase the vehicle. The additional parts fitted in your car is also taken into consideration at the time of calculating the vehicle's IDV.
For vehicles that are above 5 years old, the IDV is calculated based on the vehicle's condition. The insurer and the policyholder will discuss and come to a mutual agreement regarding the IDV for a vehicle older than 5 years. The condition of the car, age of the car, total miles travelled, etc. are some of the factors that determine the IDV of the car. It is vital to know that a vehicle's IDV decreases if the age of the car increases. Hence, taking a car insurance for a vehicle that is older than 5 years is not advisable.
Sometimes people opt for a higher or lower IDV that the actual invoice cost at the time of car insurance purchase. The main reason behind declaring a lower IDV than the original cost of the car is for lowering the insurance premium that need to be paid. In case of a mishap, if one has opted for a lower IDV, one would have to spend more on the liabilities that are not covered by the insurance claim. There are also times when the policyholder declares a higher IDV than the actual cost of the vehicle at the time of policy purchase. At the time of claim settlement, even if you have declared a higher IDV, due to the vehicle's age and the rate of depreciation one would get a lower claim amount.
Insured Declared Value plays a vital role in deciding the insured amount one should receive at the time of claim settlement.


Looking for a new home in The Waters At Fairhope? It is a great time to buy real estate in The Waters At Fairhope and our site is a great place to begin your search. You can check out The Waters At Fairhope schools, market statistics, the latest listings and more. Whether you are a first-time home buyer or you are already familiar with the home buying process, you can be assured that you have the best tools and the perfect agent available to help with your The Waters At Fairhope home search.
There are currently 9 Lands for sale in The Waters At Fairhope. The average price for The Waters At Fairhope properties is $167,867which is 0% higher than all Lands within a 20 mile radius. The highest priced property in The Waters At Fairhope is $229,000 while the lowest priced Land is listed at $119,000. Most of the properties available in The Waters At Fairhope are Lands while there are other property types as well. Compared to last month, the average price of real estate in the area has gone up 100%.


text:
Q: ios - UITableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath method is not called If I set it's background color to clearcolor I have created the custom UITableViewCell with UIImageView and UILabel on it.
Now when I tap the UIImageView or UILabel, didSelectRowAtIndexPath method is called. However if I tap outside of UIImageView or UILabel, then didSelectRowAtIndexPath method is not calling.
When I analyse the cause I encounters strange behaviour. In my custom UITableViewCell, I set the background color for UITableViewCell view and it's contentView to clearColor.
If I set background color to UITableViewCell contentView, then the didSelectRowAtIndexPath is called. But if I set the color to clearColor, then the didSelectRowAtIndexPath method is not called.
Why is this happening?
EDIT: IB Design added.

A: maybe you can export the "cell.subviews" and "cell.contentView.subviews" like this:
 NSLog(@"cell.subviews = %@",cell.subviews);
 NSLog(@"cell.contentView.subviews = %@",cell.contentView.subviews);

make sure where are your UIImageView and UILabel .
after that ,you can know which view will receive the responds events and resolve it.
By the way ,I hope to see the main code you describe.
hope it helps.

A: Debug view hierarchy so you can get better idea.
Click the Debug View Hierarchy button () in the bar at the top of the debug area to inspect a 3D rendering of the view hierarchy of your paused app.
By this you will get idea about view hierarchy and came to know which view get response first when you select row
Refer this Apple documentation for more detail.
Hope this will help :)


A negligent couple who ill-treated an emaciated dog by failing to call in veterinary help to treat its alarming loss of weight have been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.
It was not deliberate cruelty but there was a "real failure" to investigate the problem and the "extremely malnourished" dog was put to sleep on the same day that it was taken to an animal hospital, a court heard.
Another dog of theirs that was not neglected will be taken away from them and rehomed and they have each been ordered to pay £500 costs.
Christopher Bloy, 26, and Heather Wray, 25, of Patrick Street, Grimsby, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a female German Shepherd dog called Cassie by failing to investigate the cause of its poor body condition and weight loss between September 10 and November 10.
Rachel Taylor, prosecuting for the RSPCA, told Grimsby Magistrates' Court that the emaciated dog weighed only 12kg when it was taken to the Blue Cross animal hospital but the usual weight for a dog of that size was between 30kg and 35kg.
The dog, aged between four and five years, was put to sleep that day.
"There was a real failure to investigate why this dog weighed such a low weight of 12kg when it was presented in such a condition that it had to be euthanised," said Miss Taylor.
"This is a case of real neglect, not a deliberate attempt not to feed a dog. It's negligence.
"It's ill-treatment in that there hasn't been any veterinary care for a dog that's clearly emaciated."
Ironically, there was another dog at the couple's house but that one had a normal weight and had received food.
"Cassie was not receiving food," said Miss Taylor. "Either the other dog was eating it or there was no food put down.
"The charge is failing to address the loss of weight rather than a deliberate act of cruelty.
"I can't say that this is a deliberate case of failing to feed. Certainly, the dog was not sufficiently fed."
The prosecution did not accept that the dog had an underlying condition because the couple seemed to have been advised by a vet in 2016 that follow-up appointments would be needed. Its weight then was only 18kg.
Bloy and mother-of-two Wray both had no previous convictions.
Craig Davy, mitigating, said the other dog was perfectly healthy but was treated in a similar way to Cassie and they claimed that the second dog might have taken some of Cassie's food.
"They noticed the weight of Cassie declining in a period of a few weeks," said Mr Davy.
"They should have done more over that period of time. Both were distressed by the fact that Cassie had to be put down."
The court heard that Bloy claimed because he worked away 60 to 70 hours a week, he did not notice the dog had lost weight. It used to play around in the garden and the first time he realised there was a problem was when the dog collapsed.
Wray had owned the dog since it was a puppy but two years ago, its behaviour changed and it started jumping at shadows and running around obsessively.
They sought help and tried to sort out the problems but the dog would not eat when it was watched.
She admitted that she should have sought advice a lot earlier and she regretted that. Wray wanted to get the dog back home so that it could be cremated and its body was still in storage.
District judge Daniel Curtis told the couple: "Unfortunately, through your neglect, this dog had to be euthanised on the day that it appeared in front of a veterinary surgeon, who took the view, having examined it, that it was extremely malnourished and had been neglected.
"During that period, you did not do enough to save that dog. You should have looked after it. It's an obligation that you have.
"The dog was emaciated in 2016. It was even worse when you presented it at the vet's in 2018."
Bloy was given 80 hours' unpaid work and Wray was given five days' rehabilitation. Both were ordered to pay £500 costs and a Government-imposed £85 victims' surcharge.
They will not be able to apply for the 10-year ban on keeping animals to be lifted for a minimum of five years.


The grapes were handpicked in January. After crushing and de-stemming, the must was chilled and the juice drained off. After cold settling, the clear juice was fermented slowly and at cool temperatures in stainless steel vats to retain the fresh fruit flavours. The wine was bottled soon after fermentation and cellared in optimum conditions prior to its release.
An ideal, cool to mild growing season and consistent rainfall resulted in good flowering and fruit set and an even and uninterrupted ripening period. Whilst being one of the most rapid vintages on record, with most varieties ripening simultaneously, it is also one of the Hunter Valley's great.
Fresh sherbet with delicate citrus fruit flavours.


The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce has extended dates for its 12th annual Summer Concert Series, rescheduling some acts that were rained out earlier this summer. The next event will be Thursday and will be a tribute to the late Gene Morrison, featuring his family and friends. Gene was scheduled to present the concert, but passed away last week.
The concerts are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the platform at the Tamaqua Train Station. All events are weather permitting.
The entertainment will continue: Sept. 6, Carbon Boxcar; Sept. 13, Vinyl Persuasion; Sept. 20, It Takes Two, top 40s and classic good-time oldies; and Sept. 27, Buddy Musselman, classic rock and outlaw country.
For more information, contact the chamber office at 570-668-1880.
Members were reminded of the annual summer picnic, which will be held Sept. 13 at the West Penn Rod and Gun Club in Clamtown. Activities will begin at noon. Deadline for reservations is Thursday.
Shirley Kaiser, Kathleen Valentine and Alberta Woodring were welcomed back.
The group is open to anyone 55 or older, meeting at 1 p.m. every Thursday at the YMCA. The next meeting will be Thursday and will include a celebration of July and August birthdays.
The Hometown Fire Company Auxiliary will meet Sept. 10 at Basile's Restaurant on Route 309 in Hometown. The business meeting will begin at 7 p.m., but members are welcome to come early, at 6 p.m., for a Dutch treat dinner.
The Rev. Kenneth Buckwalter will officiate at the 9 a.m. worship service this Sunday at St. Peter's Church, West Penn. The service will include Holy Communion. Sunday school classes meet at 10:15 a.m.
Next week's activities include: Tuesday, prayer group meets at 5 p.m., worship and music committee meets at 6 p.m.; Thursday, cherub choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m., junior choir practices at 7 p.m. and senior choir meets at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Sundae and the Festival of Harvest Home will be celebrated on Sept. 9.
All services and activities for Calvary United Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley will be held at the Lewistown Valley Tabernacle through Labor Day.
The Rev. Susan Moore will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service this Sunday. Sunday school classes meet at 10:25 a.m.
Also on Sunday, a Gospel concert, featuring the group "Witness" from Easton, will be held at 2:30 p.m. and an evening service will be held at 6 p.m.
The Lumber River Quartet from North Carolina will perform a Southern Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. on Aug. 24.
The 105th Annual Camp meeting and services will continue this week with services at 7 p.m. nightly. The Rev. Pat and Mrs. Donna Burkhalter of Park Hills, Missouri, will be the guest evangelist and singers.
On Labor Day, Sept. 3, activities will include a worship service at 10:30 a.m., a concert by "Mended Heart" of Pine Grove at 2:30 p.m. and closing services at 6 p.m.
Blighted properties and slumlords once again occupied a great deal of Tamaqua Borough Council's time during their regular monthly meeting.


Winsome Cream Colored Comforter Set Black And Ivory Bedding Sets Amazing Bath Inside With. Wondrous Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Amazing Sets Ecrins Lodge Blue And. Neoteric Design Cream Colored Comforter Set Sets King Tags 3 Navy Blue Twin And. Impressive Design Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Coffeetreestudio Astonish Sets Queen Runclon Me Home 9. Sumptuous Design Cream Colored Comforter Set Beautiful 9 Lauren Conrad Bedding Ebay Excellent 0 Sets. Superb Cream Colored Comforter Set Ingenious Idea Sets Awesome Ideas 16 585x329 Jpg Within Bedding Twinbricks Com In Prepare 19. Majestic Design Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Bedspreads Marvelous Sets Queen Full Size Color Info Home Interior. Fancy Idea Cream Colored Comforter Set Black And Gold Bedding Fluffy Full Size Of Sets Light Blue. Chic Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Excellent 23 Queen Red Sets Furniture Amazing 3. Well Suited Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Peachy Design Sets Blue And Home Inspiring Full Size Comforters Awesome Small.
Awesome Design Cream Colored Comforter Set King RSRS. Pretentious Inspiration Cream Colored Comforter Set Good Sets Ecrins Lodge Blue And. Crazy Cream Colored Comforter Set Sets Home Design Ideas 17 Ivory Bedding You. Luxurious And Splendid Cream Colored Comforter Set Bedding Sequined Light Lime Green. Stylish Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Buy Color Sets From Bed Bath Beyond Garment Washed Solid 3 Piece Mini Full Queen In. Lofty Inspiration Cream Colored Comforter Set Pleasurable Sets 28 Trendy Idea 20. Trendy Idea Cream Colored Comforter Set Neoteric Design Inspiration Sets 7 Fashionable Ideas 2. Interesting Cream Colored Comforter Set Home Design Sets Awesome Line Wedding Gift Full Size Of Registry Large. Splendid Design Cream Colored Comforter Set Beautiful 9 Lauren Conrad Bedding Ebay Full Size Of Rug Glamorous 12 Htb1l Sets Queen. Sumptuous Design Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Sets Awesome Online Get Cheap Aliexpress Alibaba 6. Creative Ideas Cream Colored Comforter Set Black And Bedding Sets Duvet Cover Queen With Prepare 9. Sweet Idea Cream Colored Comforter Set Bedding Amazing Rust Sets Photo With Ideas On Get To Buy Cheap. Marvelous Design Inspiration Cream Colored Comforter Set Buy Color Sets From Bed Bath Beyond Murell King.


text:
Q: How to create a table where the value of a field is based on previous row in mysql Date    |  Column_A  | Column_B
Day 1   |    5       |    7
Day 2   |    -3      |   7 + (-3) = 4
Day 3   |    8       |   4 + 8 = 12
Day 4   |    -21     |   12 + (-21) -> 0 (see formula on row n)
Day n-1 |    ...     |    Column_B(n-1)
Day n   |Column_A(n) |    IF(Column_B(n-1) + Column_A(n) >= 0, Column_B(n-1) +
                                                                Column_A(n), 0)

How to populate Column_B in Mysql ?

A: I create a Select that can bring that, I don't find a way to put it into a update.
set @col_c:=7;
select *,if(dt!=1,
@col_c:=@col_c+if(col_a<0,col_a,col_a),0) as with_neg_values,
if(@col_c<0,0,@col_c) as col_tot
from t1

SQLFIDDLE: http://www.sqlfiddle.com/#!2/105aa/3

A: Update Query:
 update table1 firstInstance, tabe1 secondInstance
 set firstInstance.column_B =
         (IF(sIFNULL(secondInstance.column_B,0) + 12 >= 0,
                                        IFNULL(secondInstance.column_B,0) + 12, 0)
             +firstInstance.column_A)
 where  DATEDIFF(secondInstance.date, firstInstance.date) = 1;

SELECT Query:
 SELECT firstInstance.DATE, firstInstance.COLUMN_A,
       (IF(IFNULL(secondInstance.column_B,0) + 12 >= 0,
                                         IFNULL(secondInstance.column_B,0)+ 12, 0)
             +firstInstance.column_A) AS COLUMN_B
 FROM table1 firstInstance
 LEFT JOIN tabe1 secondInstance
 ON  DATEDIFF(secondInstance.date, firstInstance.date) = 1;

A: Can you add an Identity column to your table as ID?
if yes ... you can use below code:
    DECLARE   @count INT;
    DECLARE   @i INT;
    DECLARE  @temp INT;
    SET @count =( select count(*) from myTBL)
    SET @i=2
    WHILE (@i <=@count)
         BEGIN
             SET @temp=(select Column_A from myTBL where ID=@i)+ (select Column_B from myTBL where ID=@i-1);
             IF (@temp>0)      update myTBL set Column_B=@temp where ID=@i
             ELSE update myTBL set Column_B=0  where ID=@i
         SET @i = @i+1
         END


Young people are at the heart of everything we do. Our aim is to connect them to their full potential, so that they can thrive in their own lives and become agents of positive social and environmental change in the world. We do this by providing values-based, practical and reflective experiences through our different programme strands. Contact generate@globalgeneration.org.uk if you would like more information or would like to get involved.
Our flagship programme, for local 14- to 18-year-olds, provides foundational training outside of school hours in our "I, We and The Planet" framework, both at Pertwood Farm and our London sites. Generators voluntarily co-design, co-deliver, take part in and reflect on activities in King's Cross and beyond, gaining experience in working with businesses and the local community. This helps them develop skills in communication, enterprise and leadership, as well as hands-on work in our urban gardens and kitchen.
Our project, primarily for 8- to 14-year-olds, combines football, cooking and other activities in the heart of King's Cross. Local young people are invited to come play football every Friday with Arsenal FC for free. Then fortnightly, after football, the young people join Global Generation to learn to cook food that tastes great and is good for them, to eat together in the Skip Garden. Run in collaboration with Arsenal in the Community, with support from the Arsenal Foundation, Argent and Islington Giving.
Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, generators were given the opportunity to become 'Seed Ambassadors' in the Seeds for a Better World Project. As Seed Ambassadors, the young people explored the significance and tradition of seed saving, engaged with various community groups, learnt about the heritage of cultivated vegetable varieties, connected with food growers in London, and and developed new skills beyond the garden - including photography, oral history interviewing and public speaking.
We can offer sessions tailored for schools and linked to the curriculum for classes up to 30 children. We combine activities such as supporting bees, carpentry, urban food growing, cooking, and eating together with dialogue, story, creative writing, silence and stillness. We can adapt content to match the current class topics. Sessions are led by experienced trainers and gardeners who all have their DBS check and extensive experience working with children. Here is more information and costs.
We believe that the most meaningful way to support young people who are looking for a job and a career path is by giving them the space and opportunities to develop the important habits of mind, skills and perspective that all 21st century employers look for - like self-belief, empathy, creativity and perseverance - and then linking them up with local businesses and organisations for work placements and/or training. That is what our Global Generation WORKS programme is designed to do for young people aged 16-30.
At 'Space and Nature' we fascinate children with amazing facts and visuals of the Cosmos. At the same time, we explore the wonder of Nature, with direct hands on experience, in the Skip Garden. We endeavour to provide an inspiring environment for children's learning and well-being. We work to develop in children a deeper sense of what we call 'I, We and the Planet.' That is, a deeper and enriched sense of who they are, the world around them and how everything in life is interconnected.


The Coast Guard Academy is uniquely suited to prepare international maritime leaders to address the most complex global challenges of our time; those that require transnational solutions and long-term cooperation between nations, such as polar climate change, protection of ocean resources, terrorism, transnational crime and disaster response and recovery.
U.S. Coast Guard in Belgium! Why?
On April 28, 2018, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe attended the annual U.S. Memorial Wereth ceremony in Wereth, Belgium, to honor 11 African-American soldiers murdered by Nazi SS troops during the second day of the Battle of the Bulge. Each year members of the U.S. armed forces throughout Europe, including many members of U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe, gather in the tiny hamlet of Wereth, Belgium, to help honor and pay respect to the 11 G.I.s from the U.S. Army 333rd Field Artillery Battalion and all African-American G.I.s who fought in Europe during WWII.
The Coast Guard Academy is uniquely suited to prepare international maritime leaders to address the most complex global challenges of our time. Interaction with these students is an important part of the cadet experience.
The Coast Guard Research and Development Center has been evaluating short-range, hand-launched UAS for several years. Researchers have also evaluated short-range UAS in realistic maritime security, first responder and pollution response scenarios. The lessons learned are being used to develop concept of operations for Coast Guard-specific missions.
This year's distinguished active duty recipient of the MCPO Angela M. McShan Inspirational Leadership Award is Chief Petty Officer Brynn Simonetti, who notably spearheaded the 2017 Inaugural National Capital Region Mentoring Project – a beta test program that will serve to establish a future Coast Guard-wide mentoring program.
The annual symposium, held every year a few weeks before graduation, gives the first year cadets a rare opportunity to showcase their academic prowess and scholarly work before a diverse audience of peers, faculty, staff, sponsors, and supporters.
Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy pursued her dream to become a Coast Guard surfman her entire career. Duffy had to rely on her network and community of people who care and were willing to stand for her to help her achieve her dream. She is now the fourth active female surfman in the Coast Guard.


text:
Der Suro-lau (Foho Surolau) ist ein  hoher Berg in Osttimor im Zentrum der Gemeinde Ainaro. Er befindet sich im Suco Soro (Verwaltungsamt Ainaro). Nördlich des Suro-laus liegt der Berg Surolan ().

1902 gab es Überlegungen am Suro-lau eine Stadt zu gründen. Mangels Wasser und Sand für den Bau entschied man sich aber für einen nördlicher gelegenen Ort, wo heute die Stadt Ainaro liegt.

Einzelnachweise

Berg in Asien
Berg in Ainaro (Gemeinde)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Tag Archives: Catholic Church
Pope Francis and Missouri's conservative Catholic prelates
Archbishop Burke, Archbishop Robert James Carlson, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Bill Donoghue, Catholic Church, Catholic League, missouri, Pope Francis
Pope Francis seems to be taking on many of the more moribund aspects of the culture of the Catholic Church – a task that will not be accomplished overnight if at all. He has most notably suggested that, without backtracking on Churches' positions on homosexuality and abortion, it still might behoove its representatives to heed a Christly imperative to concentrate their energies on ministering to the poor and needy rather than acting as cultural scolds. Last week, he even implied that the Church might endorse civil unions, a position he is rumored to have supported in private since his days in Argentina – although Vatican spokespeople immediately tried to back away from the full implications of his comments.
Of course, Francis' admonition to greater tolerance and his prioritization of the preference for the poor isn't going down too well among those church officials whose main raison d'etre for the past twenty or more years, apart from trying to suppress the child sex abuse scandals, seems to have been attempting to control their parishioners sexual and reproductive lives. Ask me about the Church right now and the first thought that pops into my mind is its effort to deny health care to thousands of uninsured in order to impose Catholic teachings about birth-control on all of us, Catholic and non-Catholic alike. On the whole, the Church doesn't present a very attractive face when it comes to evangelical work or to persuading lapsed Catholics to come back – today's Church resembles nothing so much as a bunker harboring sour and fearful old men wielding scourges rather than a welcoming home for returning faithful.
Nevertheless, there are plenty of Churchmen who like it that way. And what better spokesman for the folks who would prefer that il Papa not run amok when it comes to their rigid cultural imperatives than Missouri's own gift to the Catholic Hierarchy, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a native of St. Louis and Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis from 2001 to 2002. Who else could so confidently to assure American Catholics that the Pope doesn't really mean what he says:
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York said Sunday that Pope Francis believes the Catholic Church needs to examine why some states are choosing to legalize civil unions of gay couples. But the pontiff has not expressed approval of such unions, Dolan said.
"He didn't come right out and say he was for them," Dolan said in an exclusive interview on NBC's Meet the Press. What the pope has said, according to Dolan, is that church leaders need to "look into it and see the reasons that have driven them…. Rather than quickly condemn them… let's just ask the questions as to why that has appealed to certain people…."
This is only the most recent example of Dolan's efforts to undermine the Pope's message. John Amato of Crooks and Liars pointed out that when speaking of the Pope's recent comments on the evils of growing economic inequality and unregulated capitalism, Dolan actually seemed to question the doctrine of Papal supremacy.
One can only hope that priestly defenders of the status quo such as Dolan will eventually disappear from the Church and the seeds planted by Francis will come to fruition. Certainly it was an excellent sign that another Missouri prelate, former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, was removed from the Congregation of Bishops where he would otherwise have continued to influence the selection of new Bishops, presumably installing those cast in the same conservative mold as he is, as well as helping to determine their pastoral priorities. Burke, you will remember, was one of the clerical jerks who tried to meddle in election year politics by denying communion to presidential candidate John Kerry because of his pro-choice positions. Most of the new appointees to the Congregation are more congenial to the Pope's dictum that bishops should be "be poor, close to their people and not with 'the psychology of princes'," a description that definitely excludes the richly-garbed, authoritarian Burke.
The current Archbishop of St. Louis, Robert James Carlson, is more of the same, though perhaps not as slick as Dolan nor as openly combative as Burke. He came to St. Louis from the Saginaw diocese in Michigan where he was instrumental in stamping out remnants of liberal Catholicism. Although he styles himself a "theological conservative and a social justice liberal," one of his more high profile activities was to call Catholics out to a Rally for Religious Liberty in Jefferson City in order to pressure politicians to eliminate contraceptive coverage from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a law that affects non-Catholics as well as Catholics (who, incidently, are not compelled by the ACA to either use or endorse contraceptives). By making common cause with obstructionist conservatives to undercut the ACA and the millions it will help, Carlson has shown himself to be one of those "ideological Christians" that Francis has identified as a "serious illness" within the Church.
Of course the influence of clerics like Dolan, Burke and Carlson are legacies of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI and they are not unique to Missouri. Nevertheless, one is tempted to ask if there is something about the Catholic culture in Missouri that sustained leaders who stand proudly with über conservatives such as Bill Donoghue and his Catholic League – the same Bill Donoghue who, among his many offensive antics, suggested that President Obama should be sworn in on a copy of Das Kapital rather than the Bible. Isn't it interesting somehow that so many luminaries of rightwing Catholicism have served in or hail from a state being run into the ground by equally rightwing Republian lawmakers? What have we done to deserve these people?
Slightly edited for clarity (Feb. 10); last sentence of 2nd paragraph revised.
Funding contraception and freedom of conscience: Another manufactured controversy
Archbishop Robert Carlson, birth control, Catholic Church, contraception, health care, missouri, pastoral letter, Scott Rupp
Via a pastoral letter, Archbishop Robert Carlson has formally added his name to the roster of American Catholic heavyweights who oppose the Obama administration's new rule that would widen access to contraception. He claims he is doing so in the name of "rights of conscience." The Missouri legislature is also jumping into the fray because "religious groups should not have to pay for birth control or abortions for their employees if that would violate their beliefs." Specifically, GOP Senator Scott Rupp "introduced a measure Tuesday to amend the state's constitution and forbid state laws or rules that force an individual, employer or health care provider to cover the costs of birth control or abortions."
All this gum-flapping on the topic of "conscience" and "religious freedom" leaves me with few questions and observations:
— Does this rule force anyone to buy or use contraception?
— Does this rule force any specifically religious organization staffed by members of the church in question to field health care plans that cover contraception?
— Does anything in the new rule, Senator Rupp, mention abortion or even drugs such as the morning after pill (RU486)?
— Are any insurance providers required to provide coverage for contraception?
The answer in all cases is emphatically no.
The new rule does, though, require that contraceptives be included in insurance plans offered by religiously-affiliated organizations with a non-religious mission that employ individuals who are not necessarily members of the affiliated churches. If such organizations do not comply, they stand to forfeit federal funds or tax credits. The argument offered by the Archbishop and by Senator Rupp is that, by offering such a health care plan, the church in question is being forced to indirectly subsidize (horror of horrors) contraception. That this reasoning is, at the very least, questionable is obvious when one considers a number of questions that it gives rise to:
— Don't many of these religiously affiliated organizations derive income from public payments for services they render, or from the federal government? So why are the churches carrying on like they bear the brunt of paying for the health care these institutions provide their employees and, in the case of colleges and universities, students.
— The whole issue of indirect culpability is problematic. For instance, if a religiously affiliated hospital were to have saved the life of Hitler – knowing that he was was in the process of instituting the final solution – is the affiliated church indirectly responsible for Hitler's crimes? If so, should the doctors have let Hitler die? Or, perhaps, even hasten his death? You can, doubtless come up with numerous parallel if less extreme examples. (I only mention Hitler because already some right-wing fools have predictably started comparing the new rule to the rise of the German Nazis. We can all play at rhetorical overkill.)
— How expansive should arguments about rights of conscience be? What about a religious businessman who thinks contraception is the devil's tool and wants his business to be granted the same religious exemption the churches are demanding in order to curtail his female employees' access to birth control?
— To narrow the frame of reference of the question above, why are some religions and religious issues privileged over others? As Katha Politt puts it in regard to Catholic opposition:
Are Quakers, Jehovah's Witnesses and other pacifists exempt from taxes that pay for war and weapons? Can Scientologists, who abhor psychiatry, deduct the costs of the National Institute of Mental Health?
— Should conscience rights take precedence over public welfare? Certainly, the courts don't always think so. Consider, for instance, the Supreme Court decision that found polygamy illegal because it was successfully argued not to be in society's interests.
— What about the right of non-believing employees to be free from religiously motivated interference in their personal lives, "freedom from religion" if you will, which is arguably implicit in the construct "freedom of religion"? Senator Rupp and the Archbishop would, presumably, answer that such individuals are free not to seek employment at religiously affiliated institutions. In a time of massive unemployment, most of us can readily see that this response is both callous and unrealistic, and, even from the point of view of the institutions in question, would lead to undesirable consequences.
Actually, to get an idea about why this argument fails, just turn the tables. If the issue is really one of conscience, aren't religiously affiliated organizations free to give up the federal funds that are tied to their compliance with the rule? No fuss, no bother. One could even argue that it hardly behooves tax-exempt organizations like churches to take taxpayer dollars in the first place. Conscience does not operate in a vacuum.
— To take the question of rights one step further yet, what about the conscience rights of women to plan their families for the benefit of their children? Why should Archbishop Carlson's Catholic conscience rights have more standing than that of an agnostic nurse in a Catholic hospital?
— If the issue is so pressing that the august leaders of the Catholic Church and GOP lawmakers have to leap in wearing their heavy stomping boots, why have religiously affiliated organizations, such as, for instance, Depaul University, Boston College and Caritas Christi Catholic hospitals in Massachusetts, been willing to offer their employees, without handwringing and undue melodrama, insurance plans that cover contraception? Several states, in fact, have enacted similar mandates:
Over half of Americans already live in the 28 states that require insurance companies cover contraception: Several of these states like North Carolina, New York, and California have identical religious employer exemptions. Some states like Colorado, Georgia and Wisconsin have no exemption at all.
— Finally, could there be hidden agendas on the part of folks like the Archbishop and Senator Rupp?
In the context of the Archbishop's righteouos indignation, I'll point out that according to a recent poll, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, 58% of Catholics support requirements that Catholic affiliated colleges, hospitals and charities offer access to birth control in their insurance plans. It is well-known that many, if not most, Catholics use birth control – 98% according to the Guttmacher Institute. If Church leaders like Archbishop Carlson cannot control their wayward flocks, why should the U.S. government be subborned into doing so via state edict?
As for Senator Rupp, maybe he smells an opportunity to make trouble for the opposition while reaping some pander points. He can ga
rner credit with sex-obsessed zealots by opposing contraception, and he can do it by making ostensibly high-minded claims about "freedom of conscience." He has to know that the claims are weak; why else would he evoke abortion – a non-issue in the new rules, but a guaranteed alarm bell to the aforesaid zealots?
No matter how you slice it, the self-congratulatory, high-minded dudgeon of the anti-birth control crowd ignores the welfare of real people while limiting the right of all women, all individuals actually, to make their own health choices in private. I wouldn't want to ask my boss if I could use birth control and I don't think you should have to do so either.
Undue Influence?
abortion, Catholic Church, Claire McCaskill, missouri, Randall Terry, Resurrecta Nex
Claire McCaskill could possibly join John Kerry and Patrick Kennedy as a victim of heavy-handed efforts at intimidation by Church functionaries. Anti-abortion fanatic Randall Terry's Operation Rescue, recently renamed Insurrecta Nex, held a press conference in St. Louis today calling for Archbishop Carlson to deny communion to McCaskill if she "defies" the Catholic Church with her vote on health care:
Archbishop Carlson should publicly warn Senator McCaskill that if she votes for healthcare reform that includes one penny towards child-killing by abortion that she will be denied communion in every parish in this diocese.
According to a radio report, Carlson is out of town and unable to comment. McCaskill responded to the attempt at extortion by pointing out that the issue is moot since she has not taken communion since her divorce.
While it may be an act of conscience for a priest to privately deny communion to an individual for violating church teachings, a public announcement of such an action, with the intention of influencing a politician's vote, constitutes an overt attempt on the part of the Church to control our political life. Consequently, it will be interesting to see how or if Carlson responds to this public call.
When I was a child, I remember a teacher I had who said that it was too risky to vote for John Kennedy, because, if he were a good man and a good Catholic, he would always be susceptible to Church control, an intolerable situation for a diverse American citizenry. Kennedy's devotion to constitutional values proved her wrong – but the recent actions of the American Catholic hierarchy may, unfortunately, relegitimize such concerns.
UPDATE: More of McCaskill's response over the fold (via the Springfield News-Leader):
Just in case you have forgotten how good McCaskill can be when she is in good form:
She said when she entered the church as an adult and had a candid conversation with the then-bishop of Kansas City, he told her that these matters were "between you and God."
She said she will pray about it, and vote her conscience, adding that she is "not looking for a confrontation on this issue."
"I pray that the Catholic bishops will focus on the millions of people who are ill and hurting that need our help," she said. "That was a very clear message from the Gospel. Jesus spent more time talking about the poor and the sick than many of the issues the bishops seem to focus on these days. I pray they will focus on those issues as we move forward in this debate."


text:
Japan returns Bukgwandaecheopbi monument to Korea
Posted at 5:59 pm	in Similar cases
The most interesting part of this article is not the main story in the text, but the introductory preface, not mentioned in any other English Language Press, that Japan is to return a monument to Korea that was taken during the Russo-Japan War of 1904-1905. Prompted by this act by the Japanese, the author then considers whether other countries that hold looted artefacts would consider returning them & following Japan's example.
Koh-i-Noor: The Mountain of Lights
By Prabhat K. Mukherjee
A news item a few weeks back surprised many, including foreigners. Japans's Yasukuni Shrine announced that it would return a Korean stone monument commemorating the defeat of 16th century Japanese invaders to South Korea. The Bukgwandaecheopbi monument, which till recently was located at the Tokyo shrine, was transported to South Korea. This would be ultimately handed over to North Korea where the monument had originally been installed in 1707. The stone monument was built in memory of Korean Admiral Li Sun Sin who fought against Japanese expeditions launched by warlord Hideyoshi (1537-1598) to conquer Korea in the late 1590s. Stories of the war are engraved on it. The shrine had held on to the monument since the Japanese forces brought it to Japan during the Russo-Japan War of 1904-1905.
Some Koreans assert Japan plundered the monument during the war, while the Yasukuni Shrine said that forces transferred it to Japan with the written consent of its creator's descendants. The South Korean government asked Tokyo in late June to return the monument by the end of this year, the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Although the request to return the monument was inter-governmental, the Yasukuni Shrine is not under Government control, so the Japanese government couldn't demand that they return it. Good sense prevailed and Yasukuni's leaders decided to return the monument of their own volition. It was a move in the right direction for goodwill, and from one of the most nationalist institutions in that country.
While I was reading this story in Korean newspapers, a stray thought crossed my mind. In 2002, every western TV news channel was showing the funeral procession of the deceased Queen Mother of Great Britain. The stately funeral cortege passed through the Royal Mall slowly, denoting the gravity of the situation. What caught my attention was the crown on the casket. As expected, it was indeed the crown Elizabeth wore in 1937, when she became Queen.
The purple, velvety crown was surrounded by stunning gems that shone brilliantly; the shiniest was, of course, the Koh-i-Noor diamond with a glitter that could light up a room.. The solemnity and dignity of the occasion, I felt were a bit marred by this display. Koh-i-noor or the "mountain of lights." 186 carats in weight, was a giant diamond that was mined in India some 600 years back, and went to London the way the Korean stone relic went to Japan.
History showed us that for several centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond had been in the family of the King of a central Indian kingdom. In 1739, when Nadir Shah of Persia invaded India and captured Delhi, he got it from the Moghuls, and took it with him to Persia. Through a turbulent history, it passed on to Afghan warlords. Then Ranjit Singh, who was recognized by the British Government under a treaty as the king of the state of Punjab, acquired the diamond. A succession crisis followed Ranjit Singh's death in 1839, and predictably, the British seized the opportunity. In 1849, the British East India Company got the diamond after subduing the Sikhs, and a year later, the Company presented the diamond to Queen Victoria, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Company. She had the diamond cut and it was set in the crown, which usually rests in the Tower of London.
In its Indian incarnation, the Koh-i-Noor had 200 facets ㅡ four times more than 99 per cent of cut diamonds ㅡ and was intended to be worn on an armlet to catch the light. Today it is considered as one of the main attractions of the British crown jewels. Ranjit Singh's under-age heir, Duleep Singh, who had signed it away to the British, presumably under duress, subsequently tried hard to get it back. But he failed.
To be sure, the Koh-i-Noor diamond is not the only contentious object in British possession. Go to the British Museum, and marvel at the fantastic Elgin Marbles. The sculptures, which were once in the Parthenon in Athens, are awe-inspiring. The British justification of their refusal to return them to Greece is that the pollution in Athens would erode the beauty of the marbles. Today, museums around the world are concerned because many objects in western museums have been acquired under questionable circumstances, and it remains a cultural dispossession that rankles deeply with the former colonies.
I do not know whether the British would imitate Japan and return the cultural treasure or not. But, I remember the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India, when confronted with the questions by journalists as to what the Government of India was doing to get back the jewel from UK, he said ㅡ "Jewels are for Emperors and we do not need Emperors."
The writer is a general engineering manager at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan.
Koh-i-Noor compared to Elgin Marbles : June 26, 2005
MP Keith Vaz asks British Government to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond : September 28, 2010
Could Koh-i-noor diamond be leased back to India? : February 22, 2013
The Koh-i-noor and promoting Britain's trade ties with India : February 26, 2013
British Prime Minister's statements on the Koh-i-Noor diamond : September 29, 2010
Indian TV show asks David Cameron about returning the Koh-i-Noor diamond : September 29, 2010
David Cameron says that Koh-i-Noor will not be returned : September 29, 2010
The Indian government is not asking for the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond : October 19, 2010


Guek Peng Siong, or GPS as some of his friends call him, has nearly 30 years of experience in photography. His love for the art started in the 1980s, when he first cradled in his hands the Minolta Dynax 300i, a camera that was state of the art in its times. Little did he know then that photography was to be a lifelong passion whose flame continues to burn brightly today.


text:
The Nore is a long bank of sand and silt running along the south-centre of the final narrowing of the Thames Estuary, England. Its south-west is the very narrow Nore Sand. Just short of the Nore's easternmost point where it fades into the channels it has a notable point once marked by a lightship on the line where the estuary of the Thames nominally becomes the North Sea. A lit buoy today stands on this often map-marked divisor: between Havengore Creek in east Essex and Warden Point on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

Until 1964 it marked the seaward limit of the Port of London Authority. As the sandbank was a major hazard for shipping coming in and out of London, in 1732 it received the world's first lightship. This became a major landmark, and was used as an assembly point for shipping. Today it is marked by Sea Reach No. 1 Buoy.

The Nore is an anchorage, or open roadstead, used by the Royal Navy's North Sea Fleet, and to its local Command. It was the site of a notorious mutiny in 1797. The Great Nore is the cul-de-sac deep channel to the south of the Nore which opens out to the locally most deep water to the east, the Sheerness Approach.

Lightship and shape of shoal
The Nore is a hazard to shipping, so in 1732 the world's first lightship was moored over it in an experiment by Robert Hamblin, who patented the idea. This must have proved successful, as by 1819 England had nine lightships. The Nore lightship was run by Trinity House, the general lighthouse authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.

The early Nore lightships were small wooden vessels, often Dutch-built galliots. By the end of the 19th century a larger ship with a revolving light had been instituted, but after about 1915 the authorities ceased to use one. Sea Reach No. 1 Buoy, as at 2006, marks the anchorage-point where the №3 lightship stood, about midway between Shoeburyness, Essex and Sheerness, Kent.

The earlier line crossing the deeper eastern part of the shoal where №1 lightship stood, the line between Havengore Creek, Essex and Warden Point, Kent remains the nominal (conventional) limit of the Thames with the North Sea.

Royal Navy
The Nore has been the site of a Royal Navy anchorage since the age of sail, being adjacent to both the city and port of London and to the Medway, England's principal naval base and dockyard on the North Sea.

During the French Revolutionary War it was the scene of a notorious mutiny, when seamen protesting against their poor pay and working conditions refused orders and seized control of their ships in May 1797. The mutiny ended in June, and while the ringleaders were punished, much was done by the Admiralty to improve pay and conditions for the seamen.

In 1804, Jonathan Martin, would-be York Minster arsonist, was stationed aboard the 74-gun  here.

From 1899 to 1955, the Royal Navy maintained a Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, a senior officer responsible for protecting the entrance to the port of London, and merchant traffic along the east coast of Britain. In the First World War the Nore Command principally had a supply and administrative function, but in the Second World War it oversaw naval operations in the North Sea along the East coast of Britain, guarding against invasion and protecting trade.

Fort
Also during the Second  World War a series of defensive towers known as Maunsell Forts was built in the Thames estuary to protect the approach to London from air and sea attack. The Nore was the site of one of these, the Great Nore Tower. It was equipped with a battery of anti-aircraft guns and manned by a unit of the British Army. It was completed in 1943, but was abandoned at the end of hostilities. It was badly damaged in a collision in 1953 and dismantled in 1959–1960.

References

External links

 map of Thames estuary, 1840 at thames.me.uk, showing position of Nore lightship
 the Great Nore Tower at bobleroi.co.uk

Sandbanks of England
Geography of the River Thames
Sandbanks of the North Sea
Thames Estuary
Roadsteads of the United Kingdom


text:
Charles H Larkin
1810–1894 (Age 84)
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
The Life Summary of Charles H
When Charles H Larkin was born in 1810, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Jonathan Larkin, was 35 and his mother, Nancy Ann Rhodes, was 22. He married Louise Abigail Durkee in 1836, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1846 and Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1894, at the age of 84, and was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Do you know Charles H? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Learn about Charles H's homeland.
Put your face in a costume from Charles H's homelands.
Louise Abigail Durkee
Charles Henry Larkin
Louise D Larkin
Courtland Palmer Larkin
Clarence Durkee Larkin
1836Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Jonathan Larkin
Nancy Ann Rhodes
Jonathan Larkin Jr
William Larkin
James R. Larkin
Daniel Larkin
1811 · USS Revenge
On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Lar-, Lor-, both pet forms of Lawrence , formed with the addition of the Middle English suffix -kin.Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lorcáin 'descendant of Lorcán', a personal name from a diminutive of lorc 'fierce, cruel'. This Gaelic name was often regarded as an equivalent of English Lawrence .
Charles H Larkin, "United States Census, 1870"
Charles Larkin, "United States Census, 1860"
Chas. Larkin in entry for Clarence Larkin, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"


text:
Bob Stewart MP
Conservative MP for the Beckenham constituency
Helping constituents
Visiting Parliament
Monday 4 November
Monday, 4 November, 2019
Today in Westminster Sir Lindsay Hoyle (photo) was selected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons. It took 5 hours and 4 rounds of voting to get a result. But from my point of view Lindsay Hoyle will make a very good Speaker. He has proved himself to be scrupulously fair and non-partisan over the last 10 years or so when he has been Deputy Speaker. He is also a thoroughly decent man who is very kind in the way he has supervised debates and proceedings. But that should not be mistaken for softness. In short I think we have elected a seriously good man to fill what is, after all, the third great Office of State; the first two (I gather) being the Prime Minister and then Foreign Secretary (also Deputy Prime Minister)
Personally I was in Westminster from early morning to late evening. I remain a member of parliament until tomorrow night but from then onwards I am not an MP, am barred from Parliament and indeed from dealing with constituency problems. I will not even be permitted to even see constituent e mails or letters. All this is required by election rules but I find it a very strange situation nonetheless as effectively nobody represents constituents for 6 weeks.
Climate Change Debate
I spoke in this week's Climate Change Debate as follows:
I fully accept that mankind is changing the earth's climate. I have always worried about how we are altering the air we breathe, but I feel our actions are now turning the weather.
Bob Stewart Conservative MP for the Beckenham Constituency
Biography of Bob Stewart
Promoted by Scott Pattenden on behalf of Bob Stewart, both at 46 Church Avenue, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1DT.
Copyright 2020 Bob Stewart Conservative MP for the Beckenham Constituency. All rights reserved.