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Historic victory for the Left in the Tire workers' union (SUTNA)
On April 29, a united left slate won a historic victory in the elections of the Sindicato Único de Trabajadores del Neumático Argentino (SUTNA – United Tire Workers' Union of Argentina). The Negra-Roja-Granate (Black-Red-Garnet) list convincingly defeated the Violeta (Violet) list led by Pedro Wasiejko, who has controlled the union since 2000. This historic victory for clasismo (working-class politics) signals the defeat of one of Argentina's most important union leaders and the first time in decades that the Left has won national control of any union in the country.
Sean Robertson
On the April 27 and 29 elections, Negra-Roja-Granate won 56 percent of the vote—enough to convincingly defeat Wasiejko and his Violeta list. Wasiejko controlled the union for sixteen years and in that time oversaw hundreds of job losses and a continual winding back of conditions. SUTNA has about four thousand members. All but a few hundred are concentrated in three firms in Greater Buenos Aires, FATE (Fábrica Argentina de Telas Engomadas) in the northern San Fernando area, Pirelli in Merlo, and Bridgestone-Firestone in Lavallol. The anti-bureaucratic list beat the Violeta by 649 votes to 217 in the SUTNA San Fernando section at FATE factory, which has been in the hands of the Left for several years. The Left also won at Pirelli for the first time by a margin of 524 to 443, while the Violeta narrowly retained Bridgestone with 384 to 279 votes.
The victory of the united Negra-Roja-Granate list is of enormous importance: with it, clasismo (working-class politics) has reclaimed the national union from the bureaucracy at a time of crisis for the country's automotive sector. The Negra list is made up of members and sympathizers of the Partido Obrero (PO—Workers' Party) of Jorge Altamira, along with dissident Peronists. The Roja list is led by a group of workers linked to the newly formed Trotskyist group, the Partido por la Revolución y el Comunismo (PRC—Party for Revolution and Communism). The Granate list is composed of members and sympathizers of the Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS – Socialist Workers' Party). Until recently, Granate was part of the Marrón (Brown) list led by Jorge "Chupete" Ayala of the Nuevo MAS (MAS—Movement for Socialism), but Granate broke with Marrón after it became clear that the latter would not be part of a united anti-bureaucratic list.
With these elections, Alejandro Crespo, FATE worker and one of the national leaders of the Coordinadora Sindical Clasista (Class Struggle Union Coordinating Committee—union front of the Partido Obrero) has replaced Pedro Wasiejko as SUTNA Secretary General.
Sixteen years of Wasiejko and the Violeta
During his time as SUTNA leader, Wasiejko came to be hated by many unionists. His bureaucratic and employer-friendly politics led him to concede regularly to company layoffs without a fight and signoff on the suspension of workers at the bosses' request.
An agreement at Pirelli put drastic changes to the work regime in place: salaries were reduced by 20 to 30 percent and "continuous work" was implemented—with staggered shifts to keep the machinery running constantly. Work previously done at the three large tire firms has been outsourced to dozens of outside contracting businesses; hundreds have lost their jobs and workers in the outsourced jobs receive half the original pay rate. Pirelli now uses labor-hire workers who remain employed by agencies for years.
Wasiejko and the Violeta list resorted to all sorts of bureaucratic tricks while in power. This was clearly demonstrated during December's general assembly meeting, which was convened to vote for a new electoral board that would oversee upcoming elections. Supporters of the Violeta list proposed that Wasiejko preside over the meeting, while oppositionists wanted Alejandro Crespo from the union's FATE/San Fernando section for this role.
Despite a show of hands that suggested a majority for Crespo, Wasiejko refused to take either a count or go to a ballot, and instead simply declared himself elected. Wasiejko's bureaucratic imposition quickly degenerated into a physical confrontation, with the oppositionists from FATE deciding that it was best to simply leave the meeting en masse.
Wasiejko and the Violeta list have not shown themselves to be above electoral fraud. With the electoral board in the hands of the bureaucracy, activists warned SUTNA members of this possibility. Thus, the Garnet list's leaflet warned that the only way to "defend transparency in the elections is by asserting your right to clean elections," and urged all supporters to volunteer to observe the voting process, visit the various firms and workshops during elections with the opposition candidates, and mobilize to attend the vote count at the union's national office on the final day.
In the end, the bureaucracy's tried and tested tricks were not enough to save Wasiejko this time round. The significance of his defeat at the hands of the Black-Red-Garnet list cannot be underestimated. Wasiejko is one of the highest-ranking union leaders within the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina union federation (CTA—Argentina Workers' Central). The CTA is currently split between one wing led by Hugo Yasky, which strongly supported the previous Peronist government of Cristina Kirchner (CTA de los Trabajadores), and a dissident wing led by Pablo Micheli (CTA Autónoma). Wasiejko is the Deputy Secretary General of the CTA de los Trabajadores, the number two spot behind Yasky. The CTA de los Trabajadores is now scrambling to replace Wasiejko.
A decade of "clasismo"
The rise of the clasismo in SUTNA that led to Wasiejko's defeat began a decade ago with struggles at FATE. Employer attempts in 2006 to put in place different conditions for old and new employees and implement a productivity linked profit-sharing scheme erupted in conflict. Out of this struggle arose the militant Marrón list, with its use of general assemblies and direct-action methods. In 2007, Marrón won control of the comisión interna (shop-floor/factory committee) at FATE and later, the SUTA San Fernando branch in January 2008.
In July 2008, the three big tire firms of FATE, Bridgestone-Firestone and Pirelli laid off over 200 workers, including 79 from FATE. Almost all of these workers were union delegates and activists. The firms' targeted attack on these workers was a direct violation of legal protections in the constitution. The strike action called by SUTNA turned into a prolonged and combative struggle at FATE. The dispute quickly escalated—the factory and its surrounding suburbs occupied by regular and elite police units.
Along with the iron fist of the police came the velvet glove of compulsory government conciliation. Both aimed to frighten the workers who still had jobs. Wasiejko eventually signed an agreement with the Ministry of Labor to accept the majority of the layoffs and just barely managed to get the agreement ratified at a subsequent general assembly meeting.
It was from this point that divisions in the Marrón began to surface. Some placed the need to defend the Left's hold on the San Fernando union branch ahead of the fight for the jobs of their sacked colleagues and the need for general assemblies for decision making. Of the dozens that were fired, only a handful of activists decided to pursue legal action. One of those was Victor Ottoboni, a PTS militant and elected delegate at FATE delegate, whose court cases dragged on for years and were only successfully finalized in September 2015.
In the lead-up to the SUTNA elections of 2012, the Marrón list fell apart over the question of how to relate to a split from the Violeta list of Wasiejko. Delegates such as Marcelo Gallardo, who were previously tied to the bureaucracy, formed the Verde (Green) list at Pirelli in Merlo. The majority of the Marrón, including members of the Partido Obrero, were in favor of forming a joint list with Gallardo. This majority formed the Negra (Black) list and kept control of the San Fernando section of the union. Gallardo's Verde and the Negra formed the Negra y Verde (Black and Green) list for the 2012 elections, with Gallardo leading the list as candidate for Secretary General. The Verde list received both political and financial support from Pablo Micheli of the CTA Autónoma, who is also Wasiejko's factional opponent. The remainder of the Marrón list, made up primarily of MAS and PTS members, opposed the deal with the former Violeta supporters of the Verde list, and stood independently of the Negra y Verde. In 2012, the bureaucracy's Violeta list won with 55 percent of the vote; the Negra y Verde gained 32 percent nationally and got control of the San Fernando section of the union; Marrón received 6 percent.
In the months leading up to SUTNA's 2016 elections, former Negra y Verde head Marcelo Gallardo returned to the Wasiejko bureaucracy and joined the Violeta list. This act of treachery was denounced by the Left and Gallardo's own supporters, sealing the fate of long-term SUTNA leader Pedro Wasiejko.
The coming together and subsequent victory of the Negra-Roja-Granate list was no easy matter. The Negra and Roja lists initially refused to call a joint meeting of all supporters of the various anti-bureaucratic lists to put together united lists at both the San Fernando and national level. These various lists also differ as to how representation should occur in the union's elected bodies. As opposed to the current practice in the San Fernando section where the winning list takes all available positions, the Granate and the PTS argue instead for proportional representation.
Their election leaflet states, "Workers' representation within the union of each list and grouping must be proportional. Currently the list that takes more votes than the second list gets ahold of all positions. This hinders workers' democracy and favors disorganization and corruption. The same process should take place for elections to the junta electoral, [electoral board]. A body as important as this, which organizes and takes control of the whole election process and declares who wins, has to be totally transparent. This is the only way that we can achieve genuine control. There must also be representation for the opposition and the power of veto. Points of conflict can then be raised at, discussed and decided upon at a general assembly."
The leaflet continues by saying that these are the best methods of "advancing the consciousness of all workers."
The Granate also calls for changing the union's statutes to allow for "the recall of the mandates [of elected officials] at any moment, the condition that [elected] leaders cannot serve for more than two consecutive terms, that their positions be rotated and that they return to the production lines. This would allow new compañeros to rise up through the ranks and become political union leaders and would move the important task of advancing political consciousness forward."
An historic victory
The victory of the Negra-Roja-Granate list was announced in the late hours of May 29, to the delight of hundreds of SUTNA members and other Left and clasista militants who gathered outside the union's national office in the capital despite the late hour and cold temperatures,
That night, Alejandro Crespo said, "This is an historic occasion, even if we are still trying to process it all. I am sure that when we go back to the factories tomorrow to announce the results, workers are going to stop to salute us, not because we are the new leaders of the union, but because they are going to see that with this vote, we have all reclaimed the union."
PTS militant and newly-elected SUTNA Press Secretary Victor Ottoboni said, "This is a historic victory for tire workers. We have defeated a totally treacherous bureaucracy which has given away our conditions and our jobs. The path to this triumph, unlike in other places, was the unity of the anti-bureaucratic sectors. We now face the challenge of making our union a combative and democratic union, one that can be a part of the workers' and peoples' resistance against the austerity of the bosses and the government."
This victory is the first time in decades that clasismo has won control of a national union. It will give renewed strength to other clasismo sectors, such as those of the Bordó (Burgundy) lists standing in elections for the Sindicato Trabajadores de Industrias de la Alimentación (STIA – Food Industry Workers' Union) on May 10 and the Sindicato de Obreros Jaboneros de Oeste (SOJO – Western Soap Workers' Union) in June.
The Jewish Museum in New York Joins the Fight for a Unionized Art World
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Madeleine Freeman


I have three children: Bea (10), Laurie (26) and Joey (22). Joey has severe Learning Disabilities, intractable epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I'm proud and honoured to be the Chair of KIDS (www.kids.org.uk), an outstanding national charity which provides a wide range of help and services to disabled young people and their families.
I campaign for an improvement in the way that people with Learning Disabilities are treated and represented in culture and the media.
I do what I can to help MENCAP and the Brandon Trust, among others.
I'm also the Patron of Dramatise, a charity which offers drama classes and workshops to young people with disabilities.
I've written various articles on the experience of being Joey's father.


So earlier today I stopped by my storage unit to clean things up. Also start clearing out old junk, so I'll be able to move it later on next month.
I was doing okay till I opened a box that had a lot of my Dad's things in it. It wasn't so much the stuff that got to me. It was the smell… It smelled just like him. All those summers together, those random adventures we had driving from one end of California to the other. I thought I would be alright, but I found myself crying while holding his hat.. But then laughing, because within the hat was pictures of my father making goofy faces. That was my father…. Always trying to make people laugh or happy. In between this ride of emotions, found a old picture of me and him. Now if I remember correctly, this was taken in Santa Barbara California in the late 80s. Printers were becoming a big thing as well the beginnings of the digital photos.
If you look closely most of the picture is done in binary fashion. This has to be one of the coolest pictures I have of us. I thought it was lost so many years ago. But no! I found it! Cleaned it up and placed it in a nice heavy wooden frame.
I do miss you Dad. I guess I'm still trying to work through the fact your not around anymore. I keep finding myself trying to call you or message you. Specially with my youngest going into Boy Scouts. I thought you would really like that..
I just now realized I'm writing this like he would read this post.. Sorry, it happens from time to time. Grief is an odd thing.


What makes stock prices go "up" and "down"?
While surfing the Internet today, I found a very interesting Animated Video on YouTube explaing the whole phenomenon how Stock Markets Work, What Makes the Stock Prices go Up and Down, and many more interesting information, which I thought to share with the readers. This funny but very informative video explains how companies go public and sell stocks to the investors. A basic primer of the capitalist system and how it is making our lives better. When we remember the basic purpose of the stock market, we can better understand why income investments are the best. Good companies use our initial capital to create goods that are in demand in the world markets. Buying and selling feverishly is inefficient and not effective.
So, watch out the video below which answers many questions and reveals many interesting facts.
Hope you have enjoyed the video and it has helped to clarify many of your doubts about the stock markets. If you still have any questions in mind, please feel free to ask in the comments form below.
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Haha! A great way to explain someone in lamen terms how the stock market works. Awesome video!
Well i have gone through a lot many articles and tutorials for trading stock market but find it the best one as it is embellished with a video which helps a lot thanks Amandeep sir.
nice way to discuss such a serious topic with the help of video.


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Cartoon Network and HowStuffWorks have teamed up for the new podcast Drawn: The Story of Animation which officially launches today.
Don't miss the first of 11 episodes hosted by podcast veteran Holly Frey (Stuff You Missed in History Class) as she takes listeners on a time travel to explore a bit of animation's history, and trace those roots to the stories being told by today's artists.
Synopsis: While some technology has changed over the years, in many ways, the path from an idea to a finished cartoon has remained the same. How has animation evolved while still retaining its roots, and where will it go next?
Catch the first episode of @cartoonnetwork's "Drawn: The Story of Animation Podcast" with special guests including @ianjq, @rebeccasugar, @SethGreen and more.
Cartoon Network has partnered with HowStuffWorks, an educational website about how things work, to produce a special podcast called "Drawn: The Story of Animation". The new podcast will launch on Tuesday 1st May and will consist of 11 episodes and will be a detailed analysis of animation from the prospective of the production crew, show creators, studio executives and the voice acting cast. Each episode will dive right into the history of animation, a creative form of entertainment that has developed exponentially over the past century. Podcast topics that will be explored include the cultural influence of animation, how cartoons are made, music in animation, consumer products, sound effects and woman in the animation industry.
HowStuffWorks is also the largest for-profit podcasting network, each episode of "Drawn" will be presented by Holly Frey, the host of HowStuffWorks' very own "Stuff You Missed In History Class" podcast.
Special guests that will be joining Holly on the podcast include: Eric Bauza (voice actor for Unikitty!, The Looney Tunes Show and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Seth Green (co-creator for Robot Chicken, voice actor on Family Guy), Doc Hammer and Emmy Award nominee, Christopher McCulloch (better known as Jackson Publick, creator of The Venture Bros.), Doc Hammer (Voice actor and writer for The Venture Bros.), Liz Harvatine (stop-motion animator on Robot Chicken), Mike Lazzo (Executive Vice President & Creative Director, Adult Swim), Vanessa Marshall (voice actress for Star Wars: Rebels and Regular Show), Michael Ouweleen (co-creator, Harvey Birdman; Chief Marketing Officer, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim & Boomerang), Jennifer Pelphrey (Production Manager for Cartoon Network Studios), Ian Jones-Quartey (Creator of OK K.O.!, also worked on Steven Universe and Adventure Time), Rob Sorcher (Chief Content Officer at Cartoon Network Studios), Tara Strong (voice actress for Ben 10, Teen Titans Go!, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), Rebecca Sugar (Emmy Award nominee, The New York Times Bestselling author and creator of Steven Universe) and Billy West (voice actor for Futurama and the Wacky Races reboot).
The free audio podcast is available for subscription, download and streaming across all major podcast platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, RadioPublic and Google Play.
Ahead of the premiere of the brand new podcast, animation fans can listen to a trailer on Apple Podcasts.
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We teamed up with @HowStuffWorks to bring you a podcast about everything animation! Special guests include @rebeccasugar @ianjq @TheBillyWest @tarastrong and @SethGreen !
Cartoon Network, a global leader in animation, and HowStuffWorks, the largest for-profit podcasting network, have partnered on the new podcast Drawn: The Story of Animation, launching Tuesday, May 1st. The 11-episode audio podcast will be the definitive exploration of cartoons with an insider's perspective. Show creators, voice actors and historians share their unique insights into the rich world of artistry that's become a huge part of the entertainment landscape. Each episode will time travel to explore a bit of animation's history and trace those roots to the stories being told by today's artists.
Every week Drawn host, Holly Frey (Stuff You Missed in History Class) will focus on a core theme in the evolution of animation over the last century including music, consumer products, sound effects, and women in animation alongside general topics covering how cartoons get made, their cultural influence and more.
The free audio podcast is available for subscription, download and streaming across all major platforms including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, RadioPublic and Google Play. In advance of next week's premiere episode of Drawn: The Story of Animation, fans can preview the season with a newly released trailer now available on the podcast's subscribe page here.
Drawn is the second podcast in the last year from Cartoon Network, following the successful launch of the Steven Universe Podcast, now in its second season with over 500,000 downloads.
Hosted by HowStuffWorks' Holly Frey, Drawn: The Story of Animation is produced by HowStuffWorks, executive produced by Cartoon Network and distributed by Turner Podcast Network.
Cartoon Network's podcasts are part of the Turner Podcast Network alongside other high profile branded podcasts from CNN, Bleacher Report, TruTV, TNT, HLN and Adult Swim. The Turner Podcast Network was created to implement a portfolio-wide network that centralizes production, distribution and sales for all Turner podcasts in order to develop and launch new branded podcasts across Turner's news, kids and entertainment brands. Turner's podcasts reach an average monthly audience of over 7.2 million unique users and 11.7 million downloads.


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LA-MULANA 2 features sprawling ancient ruins, mind-boggling mysteries, untold numbers of items, and terrible enemies woven together to form what is possibly the perfect Metroidvania-style "archaeological ruin exploration action game". In LA-MULANA 2, you take on the role of Lumisa Kosugi - daughter...
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Windows 7 (64-bit), Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 2.3GHz or above, 4 GB RAM, Graphic board with at least 1GB...
LA-MULANA 2 features sprawling ancient ruins, mind-boggling mysteries, untold numbers of items, and terrible enemies woven together to form what is possibly the perfect Metroidvania-style "archaeological ruin exploration action game".
In LA-MULANA 2, you take on the role of Lumisa Kosugi - daughter of the previous title's hero - as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana, said to be the cradle of human civilization. Desperate to find the cause of the numerous recent appearances of monsters from the ruins, Lumisa heads to the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Explore the vast ruins comprising multiple field maps, solve mysteries and riddles using the stone tablets and messages you discover along the way, and take out the huge monsters known as "Guardians" as you make your way to the deepest depths of the ruins.
You won't believe the awesome mystery of Eg-Lana you uncover at the end of your journey...
La-Mulana was known as a "Metroidvania" style game (a 2D action platformer with an emphasis on non-linear exploration). That said, the real core of the game is in deciphering the riddles scattered about the game, and solving the puzzles that exist as part of the ruins.
A classic experience: As with the previous game, La-Mulana 2 will not feature a tutorial or a long-winded sidekick. As a seasoned explorer, it's up to you to discover the secrets hidden within the ruins and find the truth within.
Explore on your terms: By deciphering cryptic text on the monuments scattered throughout the ruins, the player can slowly unravel the riddle of the ruins. Which part of the sprawling underground to tackle, and in what order, is up to you. Sometimes you will need to use changes in background, mysterious sounds, the strength of enemies or the sneakiness of traps to detect a change in their surroundings.
A colossal adventure: We have designed a variety of zones, and have created a mystery deep enough to encompass a gigantic cave system. This is a very large scale indie title. We predict newcomers to the series would probably clear the game in 20 to 30 hours. Because of the non-linear nature of Eg-Lana, La-Mulana 2 will have plenty of replayability.
New horrors, new weapons: Plenty of ferocious and terrifying monsters and guardians stand in your way in the depths of this new underground network. Fortunately, there will also be an arsenal of tools and weapons to help you on your journey.
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Director Finance and Corporate Services
Job Title: Director Finance and Corporate Services
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Salary: AU$239189 - AU$261680 per annum
Reference: BBBH25326_1559199761
Contact Name: Penny Galwey
Contact Email: pgalwey@derwentsearch.com.au
Job Published: May 30, 2019 17:02
NSW Ambulance is one of the largest and most modern ambulance services in the world and is recognised as a global leader in its field. It is a division of NSW Health and provides emergency and non-emergency clinical care, retrieval and specialist patient transport services to a population of over 7 million, delivered by its 4,500 staff through 300 locations across metropolitan and regional NSW. Through its fleet of 1,500 road based vehicles, helicopter operations, fixed wing aircraft, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles and other bespoke rescue options, NSW Ambulance provides comprehensive rapid response services across a diverse range of scenarios and geographical locations. It is a highly complex, geographically distributed organisation with significant multi-stakeholder involvement across its operations, both centrally and locally.
Reporting to the Chief Executive and as a key member of the executive team, the Director, Finance and Corporate Services will:
Provide support and advice to the executive and Board relating to financial strategy, performance, risk, capital expenditure and other key strategic and operational matters
Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of key functions including finance, ICT, tendering and contract management, major projects and performance reporting systems
Develop, co-ordinate and monitor all financial analyses, policies, plans, systems, and processes to control risk and improve financial and organisational performance
Forge strong, collegial relationships at the executive level, across the broader organisation and sector, and across NSW Health, sharing best practice and contributing to the broader organisational goals
Provide inspirational leadership across a large direct and indirect team
Foster a responsive, future focused and contemporary culture which supports staff to deliver true excellence
To succeed in this role, you'll be a contemporary executive finance leader, CA or CPA, with significant experience managing commercial and financial strategies within large, complex organisations. Your experience may have been gained within a government or public sector agency; alternatively we'll consider private sector experience, in which case you'll demonstrate experience of interfacing with government funders, stakeholders or partners in some capacity within your recent career. Critical to your success will be your ability to lead, motivate and inspire your team to be the very best, within a highly challenging and demanding environment.
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For a confidential discussion, to review the role description or to apply, please call Penny Galwey or Rob Macmillan on 02 9091 3241 or email Penny at pgalwey@derwentsearch.com.au quoting reference 25326. Closing date: Sunday 16 June.
When applying, please address the following 2 areas in your cover letter:
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This is an ongoing, full time, Band 1, Health Service Senior Executive (HSSE) role. An attractive remuneration package within the range of $239,189 to $261,680 per annum, with annual performance reviews, will be negotiated with the successful applicant.
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Belarus offers Nicaragua to increase trade through supplies of Belarusian machinery Belarusian-Nicaraguan cooperation and the development of the legal framework, the interaction between Belarus and Nicaragua in the UN were discussed at a meeting between Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi and Nicaraguan Ambassador to Russia with concurrent accreditation to Belarus Alba Azucena Torres Mejia
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Belarus, Zimbabwe seek cooperation in light industry The matter was discussed during the talks between Chairwoman of the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom Tatiana Lugina and Minister of Industry and Commerce of Zimbabwe Sekai Nzenza on 31 January.
Returned treasure the centerpiece at artifact exhibition in NE China A 3,000-year-old bronze vessel is now on show in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, at Hu Ying: New Age, Different Fate, an exhibition lasting through April 1. The artifact was added to the National Museum of China's collection and was displayed for public viewing in 2018. The object stands as a fine example of the casting of ceremonial bronzes in ancient China and relevant rituals and hierarchy of the time.
Belarus, Russia to discuss horizons of digital reality at conference in Moscow The 6th joint Belarusian-Russian scientific and practical conference "Designing the Future and the Horizons of Digital Reality" will take place in Moscow on 2-3 February.
Belarus' Maria Shkanova 3rd in slalom at Russian Alpine Skiing Cup The final competition day featured the women's slalom. Belarus' Maria Shkanova finished third, 1.21 seconds behind winner Anastasia Gornostayeva of Moscow. Silver went to Vitalina Girina of Moscow Oblast.
Pakistan Pavilion wins "Best New Exhibitor" award at New York Travel & Adventure Show Pakistan pavilion has won the "Best New Exhibitor Award" at New York Travel & Adventure Show 2023 for displaying the country's tourism and culture in a remarkable way.
Lukashenko congratulates Patriarch Kirill on enthronement anniversary The head of state emphasized that in the present difficult time the peacemaking initiatives of Patriarch Kirill, prayers for mercy and love of one's neighbor consolidate society, harmonize inter-confessional and inter-religious contacts, give hope to people of all continents and help in overcoming the trials which have come to our age.
Oil transit tariffs up 9% in Belarus The decision comes into force on 1 February 2023.
Russia approves draft agreement on common industrial policy with Belarus The agreement will be signed with a view to replacing imports and accelerating localization of production in the Union State.
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Q: The type or namespace name 'DbContext' could not be found I am VERY new to ASP.NET MVC (3) and am having a hard time resolving a build error in Visual Studio:
The type or namespace name 'DbContext' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Data.Entity;

namespace MyProjectName.Models
{
    public class MachineModel
    {
        // name
        [Required]
        [Display(Name = "Nom de la machine")]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        // IP
        [Required]
        [RegularExpression(@"(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)",
           ErrorMessage = "Donnez une adresse IPv4 valide.")]
        [Display(Name = "Adresse IP de la machine")]
        public string IP { get; set; }
    }

    public class MachineDbContext : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<MachineModel> Machines{ get; set; }
    }
}

The two errors I am getting are:

*

*The type or namespace name
'DbContext' could not be found (are
you missing a using directive or an
assembly reference?)

*The type or namespace name 'DbSet'
could not be found (are you
missing a using directive or an
assembly reference?)

What am I missing?

A: I had the same issue... Installing the EF from Package Manager Console worked for me
the command was: Install-Package EntityFramework

A: You need to reference the System.Data.Entity assembly in your project, or
install the EntityFramework NuGet package, which will setup everything for you.

A: If your compiler doesn't recognize

*

*System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure

*DbContext

*DbSet

*et alii,

make sure

*

*you have Entity Framework 4.1 installed on your machine;

*in your .csproj file, you have the following reference

<Reference Include="EntityFramework, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />

within the element

<ItemGroup>
  ...
</ItemGroup>

that houses references to other assemblies.

A: I had the same problem..I have VS2010 express..
(Note: If you see this problem try checking references to EntityFramework.dll ..
May be it is missing.)
The following resolved it for me.
I installed latest MVC 3 Tools Update
then I installed EntityFramework 4.1
  or using
NUGet ie. from with Visual Studio 2010 Express
(Tools->Library Package Manager -> Add library Package reference -> Select Online -> EntityFramework)
Strangely that didnt work..So i had to manually add a reference to "EntityFramework.dll"
try doing a  search for the dll ..may be here
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETFramework\v4.0\"
If you already have it..just add a '.net' reference.
Note: If you use NuGet ,it creates a folder "packages" along side your Solution directory.
You will find the "EntityFramework.4.1.10331.0" folder inside it.Within "Libs" folder you will find
"EntityFramework.dll" .
Add reference to it using Browse tab and select the above dll.

A: I am using Visual Studio 2010 express and adding a reference to C:\Program Files\Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1\Binaries\EntityFramework.dll solved the problem.

A: This helps really handy:

*

*Select the ProjectNAme project in Solution Explorer.

*From the Tools Menu, choose Library Package Manager which has a
sub-menu.

*From the sub-menu choose Package Manager Console.

*At the console's PM prompt type install-package EntityFramework then
hit enter.

A: For step-by-step instructions, see this new MVC / EF tutorial series:
http://www.asp.net/entity-framework/tutorials/creating-an-entity-framework-data-model-for-an-asp-net-mvc-application
The tutorial assumes you have installed the latest MVC 3 Tools Update and provides a link in case you haven't.

A: Your project unable to resolve EntityFramework classes until you not added it in your project.
 For adding EntityFramework support you have to follow this steps:
Tools->Nuget Package Manager ->Manage Nuget package for solution
browse EntityFramework
It shows latest stable EntityFramework version.
currently 6.1.3 is latest version
Install it for the selected project.

A: Download http://www.dll-found.com/download/e/EntityFramework.dll
Paste it in (for x86)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.0\

Then Right click on project -> add reference -> select EntityFramework
Bingo......

A: I had the same issue. Turns out, you need the EntityFramework.dll reference (and not System.Data.Entity).
I just pulled it from the MvcMusicStore application which you can download from: http://mvcmusicstore.codeplex.com/
It's also a useful example of how to use entity framework code-first with MVC.

A: Visual Studio Express SP1
Right click in Solution Explorer > References > Add Library Package Reference > EntityFramework

A: Use CTP5 instead it is newer version with some changes in API. You have to add reference to EntityFramework.dll which is installed in CTP directory - default is: c:\Program Files\Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework Feature CTP5\Binaries\EntityFramework.dll for 32bit system. On 64bit system it will be placed in Program Files (x86).

A: This happened to me when I branched code. To fix it I right-clicked my project in Visual Studio, chose manage Nu-get packages, uninstalled EntityFramework, then re-installed it. Problem solved

A: I just had this issue and none of the other solutions worked for me. I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and I have two projects in my solution: UIProject and DataAccessProject. The UIProject has a reference to the DataAccessProject.
My UIProject was targeting the .Net Framework 4 but my DataAccessProject was targeting the .Net Framework 3.5 for some reason.

*

*I changed both projects to target .Net Framework 4

*Uninstalled then re-installed the Entity Framework NuGet Package.

Problems solved. Now I have references to both EntityFramework and System.Data.Entity

A: i had the same problem.I had to rewrite "DBContext" after adding reference to entityframework and it resolved the problem.
its means that Visual studio was not able to recognize the class automatically and waited for it to be re-typed.
so its best to add reference first and then implement code.
VS 2013 - ultimate used

A: I had to first uninstall EntityFramework(Uninstall-package EntityFramework (not case sensitive apparently)), then install it again(Install-package EntityFramework), via the PM Console

A: Just a quick note. It is DbContext, not DBContext. i.e. with a lowercase 'B'. I discovered this because I had the same problem while intelesense was not working until I tried typing the full name space System.Data.Entity... and name and finally it suggested the lowercase 'b' option:-
System.Data.Entity.DbContext

A: I had the same problem using VS2010.
I know this isn't really an answer. I just thought it might help someone.
I resolved it by using the fully qualified name for DBContext.
Instead of
public class MachineDbContext : DbContext

I used
public class MachineDbContext : System.Data.Entity.DbContext

and rebuilt the project. Suddenly VS was happy, and I was even able to remove the fully qualified name, and just use DBContext.

A: I had this problem, read the above answer and download the entityframework.ddl but found that it is alreadt referenced. So I added the namespace and problem was solved
using System.Data.Entity;
I am using Visual Studio 2010, SP1 installed

A: having referenced entityframework.dll both system.data.entity worked.

A: I had the same error but the problem was just an accidental problem with my model.
I accidentaly put...
public class MyModelDBContext : Context
{
 public DBSet<MyModel> MyModels { get; set; }
}

...inside of the model class.

A: Right click your reference and go to manage NuGet packages, then choose online all, then NuGet package source in the search textbox type Entity Framework and install it.

A: As alternative way you can go HERE - instruction how to install any required dll.
Or you can download NuGet and manage it from VS

A: 1) Uninstalling Entity Framework from All projects
2) Restart Visual Studio
3) Reinstalling to all required projects
and it started working

A: There might be a case where you reference everything you need to and you can even Go to Definition by pressing F12 on DbContext class which takes you to System.Data.Entity namespace but you still get this nasty compiler warning. Make sure that the Target Framework of your project and that of the Entity Framework version you are using match. Go to Project->Properties->Application Tab. Change the Target Framework(can't exactly say to which one, trial and error will help.). Just my two cents.

A: I also get irritated from this issue many times and finally find the solution.Go to edmx file->Update Model from Database->Refresh->Finish.
Clean Solution->Rebuild Solution

A: you can try on package manager console
PM> EntityFrameWork\enable-migrations

A: Like the others have suggested:

*

*Add the correct references and directives. But it still doesn't work? Maybe you have the same problem I did:

Have a look below and see if you can tell me what is wrong:
public class PanelLengthContext : DBContext {     } ??!
Make sure the class name is not misspelt - (case sensitivity)!

*

*DbContext is the correct spelling.

*this is how it should look:

*check the spelling. don't waste 20 min of your life like i did. public class PanelLengthContext : DbContext {}
HTH

A: I have the same issue as you, I'm unable to implement it in the Controller class while it works when I put it in the model class. Add these codes on the top of your controller class
 using TimeSheetManagementSystem.Data;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;

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Санага-Суд — офшорне газоконденсатне родовище у Гвінейській затоці біля узбережжя Камеруну, яке відноситься до басейну Дуала. Станом на 2017 рік найбільше газове родовище країни.

Загальний опис
Санага-Суд розташоване за 10 км на північний захід від прибережного міста Крібі в районі з глибинами моря до 20 метрів. Його відкрили в 1979 році при спорудженні свердловини Sanaga Sud A-1, після чого за два роки наявність запасів підтвердили дві оціночні свердловини Sanaga Sud A-2 та A-3. Поклади газу та конденсату виявлені на глибині від 1000 до 1600 метрів у відкладеннях нижньої крейди (аптський та альбський яруси), колектори — пісковики з вкрапленнями алевролітів та сланців.

Відкриття здійснив консорціум компаній Ocelot, Mobil і Total, які в 1993 році відмовились від ліцензійної ділянки. Виявлених запасів було недостатньо для спорудження потужного комплексу з виробництва зрідженого газу і в той же час в найближчій перспективі не очікувалась поява достатнього внутрішнього попиту на тлі економічних проблем в Камеруні та введення в експлуатацію нової гідроелектростанції.

До розробки родовища вирішили повернутись наприкінці 2000-х років в межах проекту спорудження першої значної камерунської ТЕС Крібі. Облаштування Санага-Суд включало в себе будівництво на суходолі потужностей з підготовки газу та прокладання до них офшорного газопроводу довжиною 14 км. Від зазначених потужностей в свою чергу необхідно було прокласти трубопровід для подачі на родовище гліколю та конденсатопровід довжиною 21 км до мережі офшорного нафтового родовища Ебоме, з платформи якого здійснювався експорт. Підготований газ по трубопроводу довжиною 18 км подається на згадану вище теплову електростанцію.

Запаси Санага-Суд на момент реалізації цього проекту оцінювались у 32,6 млрд м3, що було навіть більше, аніж потребувала електростанція потужністю 216 МВт. З появою технології плавучих заводів зі зрідження природного газу, котрі дозволяли уникнути спорудження коштовних постійних потужностей, з'явилась можливість спрямувати частину продукції на експорт. Як наслідок, в середині 2010-х років розпочалась реалізація проекту з використанням судна Hilli FLNG, під який виділили біля 14 млрд м3 з числа запасі Санага-Суд.

Запаси конденсату родовища оцінюються у 4,5 млн барелів.

Примітки

Санага-Суд
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USC, CHLA and DHS research teams can use the research data warehouse for study planning (feasibility assessments, power analyses) through their respective i2b2 portals. The self-service website allows researchers to find the number of patients at DHS that meet study inclusion and exclusion criteria. With the help of the CRI team, users can also extract identifiable patient information for screening or recruitment purposes with the proper IRB approval to do so. Once the warehouse data has been validated for quality, research teams will be able to perform large-scale analyses on the data already existing in the warehouse (e.g., epidemiology studies).
Using the DHS Sage i2b2 application built to query the data warehouse, users can search health system data for de-identified counts of patients who meet certain inclusion and exclusion criteria (i.e., cohort discovery). The search tool is accessible via a web browser and is self-service.
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Self-Service data requests fulfilled through i2b2 are free of charge For more complex data requests requiring the re-identification of Patient Health Information, or data unavailable through i2b2 rates can be found here.
IRB approval is required whenever a researcher is requesting information beyond aggregate patient counts or outside of *limited data sets. Please explicitly state in your IRB application and or amendment the use of i2b2 and all of the data elements requested. For example, if requesting MRN, phone and medication orders, this must be clearly stated and approved in your IRB application and or amendment.
For more information on the DHS IRB approval and Research Oversight Board categorization process, please review this document.
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Q: Three.js camera rotation change doesn't work I can't set camera rotation.
Tried:
camera.rotation.set(10,10,10);
camera.rotation.x = 10;
But none of those work... like it wouldn't totally affect camera (old values stay unchanged)
Setting camera.rotationAutoUpdate = false; doesn't change anything...
What am I doing wrong?

A: You should call camera.updateProjectionMatrix(); whenever you change camera's properties

A: It could be if you are using OrbitControls it overwrites the camera, specifically when calling controls.update.
But it looks like three.js doesn't need you to call it anymore as long as you instantiated it const controls = new OrbitControls(camera, renderer.domElement); it will work fine and won't interfere with the camera.
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Enable the hyperbolic functions by holding the e key. Tap the sinh, cosh, and tanh keys twice to use their respective inverses. If the argument is longer than one term, enter it in parentheses. Hold the π key to switch back to trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan).
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%                                2012-04-12

disp('Releasing cluster resources...');
global tracking;
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Webern, Strauss and Beethoven
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Metamorphosen is a sonic representation of mourning and melancholy, written during the aftermath of the destruction of Strauss' beloved Vienna, Dresden and Berlin. With its dense chromaticism and intricate counterpoint, Strauss had found a way to address the present with the voice of the past.
Beethoven's epic Eroica proved to be the watershed between the Classical and Romantic periods. Although his earlier works had shown flashes of what was to come, the Third Symphony, by contrast, opens with two staggering chords that announce to the world the arrival of a new talent.
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[Paleopsych] NYT: When Dinosaurs Ruled, a Mammal Ate (a Little) One
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When Dinosaurs Ruled, a Mammal Ate (a Little) One
NYT January 13, 2005
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
[You may already have heard about this.]
In the time of dinosaurs, mammals were the meek that had
yet to inherit the earth. They were small creatures, many
no bigger than mice, and essentially nocturnal, feeding
mainly on insects and cowering in holes and underbrush from
the terrible tread of the reptilian lords of the land.
Two newly discovered fossils show that this lowly image of
early mammals, long the reigning view of science, did not
do them justice. A few of these animals were as large as a
dog and spunky enough to devour dinosaurs, at least
juvenile dinosaurs.
The 130-million-year-old fossils, announced yesterday by
Chinese paleontologists, challenge conventional thinking
and lead to a new and more diverse perception of mammal
life in the Mesozoic era, 280 million to 65 million years
In interviews and a report being published today in the
journal Nature, the researchers described finding the skull
and most of the bones of what they say is the largest
mammal known to live in the age of dinosaurs. The animal's
skull was half again the length of the next largest mammal
of the period. The entire body probably weighed 30 pounds
and stretched more than three feet, longer than a good-size
basset hound's.
>From the same fossil beds in northern China, the
paleontologists also uncovered the remains of a related
species about 15 inches long, the size of an opossum, and
made a striking observation. The mammal's last meal had
been a juvenile dinosaur. Its limbs, fingers and teeth were
lodged within the mammal's rib cage where its stomach had
been.
The dog-size animal has been named Repenomamus giganticus.
The smaller one is a specimen of Repenomamus robustus.
"Our discoveries," the scientists wrote in the journal
report, "constitute the first direct evidence that some of
these mammals were carnivorous and fed on small
vertebrates, including young dinosaurs, and also show that
Mesozoic mammals had a much greater range of body sizes
than previously known."
The scientists further concluded that "Mesozoic mammals
occupied diverse niches and that some large mammals
probably competed with dinosaurs for food and territory."
Dr. Anne Weil, a paleontologist at Duke University who was
not involved in the research, agreed that the fossils were
a fascinating discovery and certain to shake up the field
of early mammal studies.
In an accompanying article in Nature, Dr. Weil said, "These
latest finds should trigger another avalanche of questions
and speculation."
She and other paleontologists said several recent
discoveries had yielded clues suggesting that some species
were at least as large as robustus and might have been as
large as giganticus. But the new fossil skeletons are more
complete and definitive, they said.
Dr. Jin Meng, a paleontologist at the American Museum of
Natural History in Manhattan and a member of the discovery
team, said that any Mesozoic mammal remains were rare and
that these were "giving us a drastically new picture" of
many of the animals of the age of dinosaurs.
Standing in the museum laboratory with the carefully
cleaned bones of the mammal that ate the little dinosaur,
Dr. Meng said, "Now we have to see how common was the
phenomenon of these larger, carnivorous species."
But in one respect, he added, the general pattern of
Mesozoic life remained unchanged: although other large
early specimens may be found, most of the mammals were
still small and no match for the dominant reptiles.
Primitive mammals presumably had little chance to evolve in
stature because the dinosaurs and other reptiles were
stronger, lived longer and moved faster than the mammals in
the competition for food and favorable habitats.
Only with the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago
could the mammals begin to assert themselves and flourish
in size and diversity, evolving into lions and tigers and
bears and, in time, humans who are curious about life when
the world was younger.
The two skeletons were collected in 2003 by farmers at the
abundant fossil deposits in Liaoning Province in China,
where many dinosaurs and a sprinkling of their mammalian
contemporaries have been uncovered in recent years. The
fossils caught the eye of visiting scientists, who bought
them and took them to the Institute of Vertebrate
Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing for detailed
examination.
Yaoming Hu, a researcher at the institute and a graduate
student the City University of New York, is the lead author
of the journal report of the discovery. The co-authors are
Dr. Meng, Mr. Hu's dissertation adviser; and Dr. Yuanqing
Wang and Chuankui Li, both of the Beijing institute.
An artist's rendering of the two species, giganticus and
robustus, showed animals with low-slung bodies with short
legs and long tails, as suggested by the fossils. They are
covered in dark, short-haired fur, for which there is no
direct evidence; if the animals were primarily nocturnal,
it is assumed that evolution would have favored those with
dark fur for concealment.
The researchers said giganticus, though it resembled no
animal living today and has no living descendants, was
somewhat comparable to a Tasmanian devil, a squat,
carnivorous marsupial living on the Australian island of
Tasmania. Analysis of the giganticus teeth indicated that
the specimen was an adult. Its combined head and body was
60 percent longer than that of its robustus cousin.
The well-preserved remains of giganticus are at the
paleontology institute in Beijing. A full-scale replica is
being prepared for a new dinosaur exhibition at the
American museum, opening in May.
Geological dating of sediments in the fossil beds showed
that both species lived at approximately the same time,
about 130 million years ago. The animals that were
fossilized in the region probably died in volcanic
eruptions.
The first fossils of robustus were excavated in 2000, when
it was recognized as the largest known Mesozoic mammal
represented by substantially complete remains. Dr. Wang was
one of the discoverers. The specimen was assigned the genus
Repenomamus, combining words for reptiles and mammals to
reflect the animal's reptile-mammal attributes.
The big surprise about the new robustus fossils being
reported now was not revealed until researchers had a close
look in the Beijing laboratory. Mr. Hu pointed to the
skeleton, in the American museum lab, and showed the patch
of small bones in the rib cage. They were the tiny limbs,
fingers and teeth of a juvenile psittacosaur, a two-legged
herbivorous dinosaur common in the Chinese fossil beds.
The baby dinosaur, Mr. Hu said, was only five inches long,
a third the size of the animal that ate it. An adult
psittacosaur was often six feet tall. Judging by the
mammal's teeth and jaws, it did not chew its food, but
swallowed the dinosaur in chunks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/science/13mammal.html


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Tracy Hines Racing Ninth on Both Nights of Oval Nationals
November 4, 2013 ARP Trish
Tracy Hines Finishes Ninth on Both Nights of the Oval Nationals
By Tracy Hines Racing PR
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Nov. 3, 2013— Tracy Hines always wants to race against the best competition, no matter what type of vehicle he is competing in. He was able to do that this past weekend as one of the largest fields of the year assembled for the 2013 season-ending Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction for the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway in California, with over 50 cars present at the half-mile for the two-day event. The veteran driver came away with a pair ninth-place finishes aboard the Hansen's Welding Inc./The Carolina Nut Company DRC.
Hines was quickest in qualifying on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a total of 45 drivers taking to the clock. The top-six finishers from the preliminary feature the night before were already locked into Saturday's main event, and thus did not take part in time trials.
The native of New Castle, Ind., lined up 15th for the 40-lap main event and used a strong second half of the race to work his way into the top-10, ultimately finishing ninth for the second straight race. A total of four caution periods slowed the event at the high-banked half-mile.
Hines finished third in the first heat race earlier in the evening, but with just the top-two transferring to the main event, he found himself in the first B-main. He would win that 12-lap contest to secure a spot in the A-Feature.
In the opener of the Oval Nationals on Friday, Nov. 1, Hines came home ninth in the 30-lap preliminary feature. He lined up 15th in the feature that saw a red flag on the fifth circuit, followed by a 10-lap stretch of racing and another caution flag period on lap-15. The remaining 15 circuits went non-stop. Hines worked his way into the top-10 in the opening four laps.
The 2002 Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series champion was 16th-fastest in time trials on the first night of the Oval Nationals. He lined up third in the first heat race and came home fourth in that 10-lap contest to earn a spot in the 30-lap preliminary feature.
Hines wrapped up the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series season sixth in points. He was victorious twice, with both of those wins coming in the season-opening three-night event at Bubba Raceway Park in Florida. In his first season driving his self-owned machine, Hines picked up 19 top-10 finishes, with eight of those being top-five performances.
"For the first year of running our own deal, it was a respectable season," said Hines. "We a couple of wins early and would have liked to have won a few more. We had a few chances and things just didn't fall into place. With the level of competition we face every night, it's no easy task and we know some of the things we have to work on in the winter and when we get home in a few weeks, we'll get on it and start getting ready for next season."
After taking next weekend off, Hines will return to action the following week at Canyon Speedway Park in Arizona, in the running of the famed Western World Championships, which will feature the Honda USAC National Midget Series and the USAC Southwest and West Coast Sprint Car Series.
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		Signal();

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		void        start(const std::function<void(int signum)> &handler, int sigNum, std::error_code &ec);
		void        start(const std::function<void(int signum)> &handler, int sigNum);
		void        stop(std::error_code &ec);
		void        stop();

	private:
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    };

	inline Signal::Signal()
	{
		handle_.data = this;
	}

	inline void Signal::init(uv::Loop &loop, std::error_code &ec)
	{
		auto status = uv_signal_init(loop.value(), &handle_);

		if (status != 0) {
			ec = makeErrorCode(status);
		}
	}

	inline void Signal::init(uv::Loop &loop)
	{
		std::error_code ec;

		init(loop, ec);
		if (ec) {
			throw uv::Exception(ec);
		}
	}

	inline void Signal::start(const std::function<void(int signum)> &handler, int sigNum, std::error_code &ec)
	{
		startHandler_ = handler;
		auto status = uv_signal_start(&handle_, [](uv_signal_t *handle, int num) {
			auto &signal = *reinterpret_cast<uv::Signal *>(handle->data);
			signal.startHandler_(num);
		}, sigNum);

		if (status != 0) {
			ec = makeErrorCode(status);
		}
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		start(handler, sigNum, ec);
		if (ec) {
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		}
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	inline void Signal::stop(std::error_code &ec)
	{
		auto status = uv_signal_stop(&handle_);

		if (status != 0) {
			ec = makeErrorCode(status);
		}
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	inline void Signal::stop()
	{
		std::error_code ec;

		stop(ec);
		if (ec) {
			throw uv::Exception(ec);
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Sporangia are the specialized spore producing structures found in plants. In Pteridophytes, two types of sporangia are present. The two types of sporangia are (1) Eusporangium and (2) Leptosporangium. This classification is proposed by Goebel in 1881 based on the developmental pattern of sporangia. The spores produced in the Eusporangium are called eusporangiospores and those produced in the Leptosporangium are called leptosporangiospores.
Eusporangium: The sporangium develops from a GROUP of INITIAL cells and such a development is called development.
Leptosporangium: The sporangium develops from a SINGLE INITIAL cell and such a development is called Leptosporangiate development.
The present post describes the Similarities and Differences between a Eusporangium and Leptosporangium.
Ø Both Eusporangia and Leptosporangia are the spore producing structures in vascular plants.
Ø Both are formed on the sporophyll (a specialized leaf) of the diploid sporophytic plant.
Ø Both produce haploid spores after meiosis.
Ø The first division of the initials of both sporangia is periclinal (transverse division).
1 Eusporangium is developed from a group of initial cells. Leptosporangium is developed from a single initial cell.
2 Sporangial initial undergo a periclinal division to form an outer layer and an inner layer of cells. Sporangial initial undergo a periclinal division to form an outer cell and inner cell.
3 The outer layer of cells produces the sporangial wall. The entire components of the sporangium such as stack, sporangial wall, and sporogenous tissue are produced only from the outer cell.
4 The inner layer of cells produces the spore mother cell, which latter undergo meiosis to produce haploid spores. Inner cell does not have any role in the further development of Leptosporangium.
5 Adjacent cells of the sporangial initial may also contribute to the formation of wall or stack of the sporangium. Adjacent cells do not have any role in Leptosporangium development.
6 The eusporangial wall is multilayered. The leptosporangial wall is single layered.
7 The Eusporangia is comparatively large. Leptosporangia is comparatively small.
8 Produce a large number of spores (100 to 1000). Spore number is very less, usually just 64.
9 The tapetum* is developed either from the inner layer of the wall or outer layers of archesporial** cells or from both. The tapetum is always developed from the peripheral cells of the archesporium.
10 The sporangial stalk is thick, short, and many layered. The sporangial stalk is narrow, long and usually 1 to 2 layers thick.
12 Eusporangiate development is found in all vascular plants (Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms) except Leptosporangiopsida. Leptosporangiate development is present only in some advanced Pteridophytes (members of Leptosporangiopsida called true ferns).
13 Eusporangia occurs either singly or on specialized sporophylls which aggregated to form a cone or strobilus. Leptosporangia occurs usually as clusters on the lower surface of vegetative leaves, often covered with a protective layer called inducium.
14 Euporangia is considered as a primitive type of sporangia. Leptosporangia is considered as advanced type.
*Tapetum: The nutritive layer of a sporangium which nourishes the developing spores.
**Archesporial cells: The diploid spore mother cells inside the sporangial wall.
****Stomium: The thin walled portions of the sporangial wall of Leptosporangia. Annulus and stomium facilitate the rupture of sporangia and liberation of spores in the Leptosporangia.
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School mergers worsen scholar transport problem
23 July 2018 By Kwanele Mketeni
We have never merged two schools without consent or consultation with the community, maintains education department
Ross Junior Secondary School at Ross Mission, Mthatha, is one of several schools closed by the Eastern Cape education department in a "rationalisation" process. Photo: Kwanele Mketeni
23 July 2018 - By Kwanele Mketeni
Calls for scholar transport to be provided by the Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education have intensified. This follows a programme of rationalisation that has seen the closure and merger of a number of schools. Children have to walk greater distances to get to school as a result.
Anele Tiya had three children at Ross Junior Secondary near Mthatha before it was closed. "The new school is over 20 kilometres from our village. I have to use my children's grant money to pay for their transport fees. I pay a combined amount of R360 per month for the transport," she said.
Tiya said, "If the department could provide scholar transport we'd be relieved. I'd be able to buy groceries with the children's support instead of spending most of it on transport."
Another parent, Anelisiwe Nodalana, said, "My seven-year-old had to go and live with my relatives in a nearby [to the school] village … It's hard living without my daughter because I'm used to having her around."
Spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education Malibongwe Mtima said, "The money for scholar transport is a grant. We only receive so much of it. It is hard to provide for everyone but we're doing our best".
South African Democratic Teacher's Union (SADTU) Provincial Secretary Chris Mdingi said the department was merging schools without the necessary consent of the communities involved.
But Mtima denied this. "The systems and processes that must occur before the merger of two schools cannot be bypassed … There are intense engagements between the department and the involved communities prior the merger of any two schools … We have never merged two schools without consent or consultation with the community."
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Live Music Exchange Blog
The Leeds Arena: A Panel Discussion – Live Music Exchange, Leeds (May 4th 2012)
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Live Music Exchange
Professor Christopher Bailey (Director &Co, The Cultural Marketing House) chairs a panel of leading figures in the progress from idea to inception of the arena, due to open in 2013.
Jean Dent, OBE previously Interim Chief Executive, Marketing Leeds and Director of City Development joins him, along with Marin Farrington, the current Director of City Development and John Knight, the Regional Vice President of SMG – the venue operators.
The background to important decisions about the nature of the arena, along with the unique features of the venue are covered, as are broad ranging theoretical and practical questions from the floor.
Click here to view the video on youtube.
And read on for a review of the whole event by Alison Eales, a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow. An introduction to her work on the Glasgow Jazz Festival can also be seen here.
In his opening remarks to the first Live Music Exchange conference, which took place at Leeds College of Music in May, Simon Frith (University of Edinburgh) noted that the concept of 'knowledge exchange' is nothing new when it comes to researching live music. All four members of the team behind the AHRC-supported live music history project (out of which Live Music Exchange was born) have 'real world' experience of the live music sector; this in fact proved to be true of many of the academics attending the event. Nonetheless, argued Frith, academic insight is necessary in order to paint a comprehensive and critical picture of the live music sector, provide reliable commentary on current issues, and generate debate.
Included in the programme were a number of 'traditional' academic papers. Gabby Riches (Leeds Metropolitan University) offered an introduction to Leeds' extreme metal scene and how changes which have taken place in the city in the last five years have affected its dynamics, particularly for female fans. Using Peterson's 1990 article 'Why 1955?' as a basis for analysis, Kenny Forbes (University of Glasgow) discussed the history and reputation of the Glasgow Apollo, while Tim Wall and Simon Barber (Birmingham City University) explored live jazz scenes in Birmingham and how they interact with public and commercial venues in the city. Paul Carr (University of Glamorgan) is researching relationships between higher education sector and the live music industry in Wales, with a view to identifying ways in which such relationships can be made stronger and more beneficial to the parties involved.
Alongside these papers, local promoters spoke about their experiences. Nathan Clark, general manager and promoter at Leeds' Brudenell Social Club, gave a short history of the venue and its DIY ethic; Ben Challis and Rob Smith (University of Glamorgan) and Matthew Lovett (University of Wales, Newport) discussed the history of ROVE, an improvised music night which ran in Cardiff from 2004 to 2010. A central issue for both promoters was the availability of space. ROVE had ceased, at least in part, due to increasing difficulties in finding an appropriate venue, whilst Clark reported that the Brudenell property is collectively owned and operated and legally secured against takeover bids.
One of the sessions which generated most debate was a panel discussion about the Leeds Arena, a 13.5k seat venue being constructed at the time of writing and due to open in 2013. Panel members raised the issue of public funding for such initiatives. Jean Dent OBE, previously Director of City Development for Leeds City Council, reported that public investment of £10m in the city's Millennium Square had led to private investment of £150m in the surrounding area. Martin Farrington, the current holder of the same role, argued that public investment in such projects was necessary in order to ensure that such infrastructure is of a high quality, and not simply designed according to the lowest-cost options.
The Leeds Arena project is unusual in that promoters were invited to bid for operation of the venue before it was designed, and the successful bid was made by SMG-Europe, represented on the panel by its Regional Vice-President John Knight. It is hoped that the involvement of the promoter at the earliest stages of planning will result in a venue which is well-equipped to deal with the demands not only of audiences, but also modern touring acts. The panel touched upon the relationship of the new venue to its local competitors, such as the MEN Arena and Sheffield Arena, and it was reported that Leeds Arena would be equipped for music, musical theatre and comedy, but not for most sports. Questions were raised about what kind of acts might be able to fill the venue in the future and, more generally, how success could be measured.
In perhaps the most optimistic session of the conference, Hamish Birchall (Live Music Forum), in conversation with Martin Cloonan, (University of Glasgow), gave an overview of the Live Music Act 2012, due to come into effect this October, which will result in the relaxation of licensing laws governing live music in England and Wales. This is the result of almost twenty years of campaigning by the Live Music Forum, in particular since the 2003 Licensing Act, which was reported by the Forum to have had a negative effect on small venues. As well as questions about party-political attitudes to the legislative changes, Birchall was asked by promoters about how the new Act would affect them; these questions served to illustrate the confusing nature of existing legislation.
Speaking to Simon Frith about his career as a promoter, Stuart Galbraith (AEG) offered first-hand insight into changes in the live music sector since the early 1980s: the changing priorities of student unions; the consolidation of small promotion companies into ever-larger organizations, culminating in ownership by LiveNation; and the changes in available venues (in particular, the growing number of arenas). Galbraith painted a picture of a particularly risky (in financial terms) position within the live music sector, with a heavy reliance on experience and intuition. Tensions between promoters and venues, and promoters and the PRS, were touched upon, and Galbraith also emphasized the increasing importance of 'brand' festivals to a promoter's survival.
It was in this session that differences in attendees' perspectives became most evident. Eyebrows were raised at Galbraith's suggestion that a lack of female promoters might be because women were somehow less passionate about live music, whilst his description of the ability to target ticket sales based on people's social networking data as 'exciting' resulted in a number of uncomfortable glances around the room.
Martin Cloonan chaired a panel discussion including Simon Frith, musician Whiskas, promoter Nick Simcock and manager Ben Kirby, which inspired lively discussion. Issues raised included: the role of the state in regulating (as well as promoting) live music, such as efforts to control space and 'noise', and differences between the UK and other countries (e.g. France and Australia) in this regard; the increasingly mediated experience of live music (e.g. through the use of new technologies); the need for small or independent practitioners to be enterprising in order to make a living; the increasing cost of putting on gigs and the downturn in the number of 'showcase' festivals for new acts.
In their concluding remarks, the project team commented on the different approaches of participants from different backgrounds, which had been evident in the differing sets of terminology used by academics, live music practitioners, and public officials. In the wrong hands such diversity could have resulted in a jarring combination of sessions, but in fact the programme was highly engaging, which would suggest that Live Music Exchange is a much needed forum for discussion.
Alison Eales
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