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Коното́пский авиаремонтный завод «Авиако́н» () — государственное предприятие авиационной промышленности Украины, расположенное в черте города Конотоп. Предприятие осуществляет диагностику, ремонт, техническое обслуживание, переоборудование и модернизацию вертолётов.

Входит в перечень предприятий, имеющих стратегическое значение для экономики и безопасности Украины.

История

1931—1991
5 сентября 1931 года в Запорожье были созданы авиаремонтные мастерские, входящие в состав 18-й авиабригады Украинского военного округа. Первыми отремонтированными здесь самолётами стали бомбардировщики ТБ-3.

В 1940 году подразделение переподчинено Одесскому военному округу и переименовано в 16-е стационарные авиационные мастерские (16-е САМ).

После начала Великой Отечественной войны 16-е САМ были включены в состав действующей армии и с 25 июня 1941 года переданы в подчинение Южного фронта. В октябре 1941 года 16-е САМ были вынуждены перебазироваться в Сталинград. В августе 1942 года — в Сталинабад, с подчинением Авиации дальнего действия.

В ноябре 1943 года вслед за наступающими войсками 16-е САМ были перебазированы в освобожденный Харьков. К окончанию Великой Отечественной войны сменили наименование на 95-е САМ.

В 1946 году авиамастерские были переименованы в 224-ю авиационно-ремонтную базу (224 АРБ) с дислокацией в г. Конотопе.

В 1959—1960 годы на авиаремонтной базе был освоен капитальный ремонт авиадвигателей. Первым типом авиадвигателя, капитальный ремонт которого освоил завод, был авиамотор НК-12 для Ан-22.

В 1963 году 224-я авиаремонтная база была преобразована в 535-й авиаремонтный завод министерства обороны СССР.

В 1964 году завод начал осваивать ремонт вертолётов семейства Ми, в этом году был освоен капитально-восстановительный ремонт вертолёта Ми-6.

К 1970 году завод освоил капитально-восстановительный ремонт вертолётов Ми-6, Ми-10 и их модификаций.

В 1976 году завод освоил капитальный ремонт боевых вертолётов Ми-24.

В 1989 году завод освоил ремонт вертолёта Ми-26.

1991—2014
После провозглашения независимости Украины, 535-й авиационно-ремонтный завод был передан в подчинение министерства обороны Украины и переименован в государственное предприятие министерства обороны Украины "Конотопский авиаремонтный завод «Авиакон».

В 1992 году завод освоил ремонт вертолёта Ми-8, в 1993 году — вертолёта Ми-2.

С 1993 года в рамках программы конверсии оборонных предприятий Украины завод наладил мелкосерийное производство автобусов «5259» и «42021», а также вахтовых автобусов «Волгарь» на базе грузовых шасси ГАЗ и вахтовых автобусов повышенной проходимости на шасси КАМАЗ. В общей сложности завод построил 70 автобусов. С ростом количества заказов по основной тематике завода производство автобусов к концу 1995 года было свернуто.

27 июля 1998 года завод был внесён в перечень предприятий, имеющих стратегическое значение для экономики и безопасности Украины.

В июне 2005 года завод подписал Меморандум о взаимопонимании с французской компанией «SAGEM D.S.», который предусматривал дальнейшее развитие сотрудничества.

В 2005—2006 гг. завод выполнил ремонт около 40 вертолётов Ми-8Т по заказу «одной из африканских стран».

В 2007 г. на заводе началась модернизация вертолётов Ми-24 вооружённых сил Азербайджана до уровня Ми-24 Super Hind Mk.4 по программе модернизации, разработанной южноафриканской фирмой . В 2010 году модернизированный вариант вертолёта был принят на вооружение Азербайджана под обозначением Ми-24.

Также, в 2007 министерство обороны Украины заключило договор с заводом о разработке программы модернизации боевого вертолёта Ми-24 для вооружённых сил Украины (ОКР «Helicopter»), соисполнителями которой стали ОАО «Мотор Сич», ГККБ «Луч», НПФ «Адрон», ЦКБ «Арсенал», Изюмский приборостроительный завод и французская компания «SAGEM D.S.». Программа предусматривала «двухуровневую модернизацию» вертолёта с использованием агрегатов французского и украинского производства. На финансирование программы в 2008—2009 годы было выделено , из которых около 10 млн долларов США было перечислено французской стороне.

28 августа 2008 года завод представил демонстрационный образец вертолёта Ми-24П, на который были установлены двигатели ТВ3-117ВМА-СБМ1В производства украинской компании ОАО «Мотор Сич». В дальнейшем, вертолёт был направлен на государственные испытания.

В июне 2010 года на заводе прошли испытания вертолёта Ми-8МТВ, на который были установлены двигатели ТВ3-117ВМА-СБМ1В производства ОАО «Мотор Сич»

9 июня 2010 года Кабинет министров Украины принял постановление № 405, в соответствии с которым завод вошёл в перечень предприятий авиапромышленности Украины, получающих государственную поддержку.

После создания государственного концерна «Укроборонпром», в ноябре 2011 завод вошёл в состав концерна.

В январе 2012 года на заводе был изготовлен первый образец модернизированного варианта боевого вертолёта Ми-24П (оснащённый оборудованием французского производства, СОЭП «Адрос» и ПТУР «Барьер-В»), который после государственных испытаний был принят на вооружение украинской армии в мае 2012 года под наименованием Ми-24ПУ1.

В дальнейшем, в 2012 году для компании «Украинские вертолёты» был отремонтирован и переоборудован один вертолёт Ми-8МТВ-1 (ранее находившийся на хранении министерства обороны Украины). В результате выполнения программы модернизации общей стоимостью 55 млн гривен, был переоборудован пассажирский отсек, усилена защита от огня стрелкового оружия (за счёт закрепления изнутри корпуса баллистических пакетов из 24 слоёв кевларовой ткани), установлены оптико-электронная система производства FLIR, медицинские модули и поисковый прожектор, предусмотрена возможность выполнения полёта в ночных условиях с использованием прибора ночного видения.

3 августа 2012 на заводе был начат ремонт двух вертолётов Ми-35 вооружённых сил Индонезии (бортовые номера HS-7129 и HS-7130). Ремонт был завершён 26 декабря 2012 года, после чего вертолёты передали заказчику.

17 сентября 2012 года завод выиграл конкурс министерства обороны Украины на капитальный ремонт пяти вертолётов Ми-8 с дооборудованием под требования ООН и стандарты Международной организации гражданской авиации, сумма контракта составила 60,006 млн гривен. Кроме того, министерство обороны выделило заводу 79,01 млн гривен на ремонт боевых вертолётов Ми-24 вооружённых сил Украины.
 первый отремонтированный Ми-8МТ был передан в Харьковскую авиабригаду ВВС Украины ещё до начала 2013 года

В 2013 году завод отремонтировал партию вертолётов Ми-24 для Алжира.

В октябре 2013 года министерство обороны Украины выделило 44,579 млн гривен на ремонт и дооборудование под требования ООН и стандарты ИКАО трёх вертолётов Ми-24 вооружённых сил Украины (один из которых предназначен для использования украинским контингентом ООН в Конго, а два остальных — украинским контингентом ООН в Либерии).

В феврале 2014 года завод подписал с польской компанией «PCO S.A.» соглашение о поставках авиационных шлемов THL-5NV и приборов ночного видения PNL 3 «Bielik» польского производства, которые планируется устанавливать на вертолёты Ми-8 и Ми-24.

После 22 февраля 2014
После 22 февраля 2014 года правительство А. В. Турчинова увеличило военные расходы (включая расходы на ремонт и восстановление авиатехники вооружённых сил Украины).

После начала боевых действий на востоке Украины предприятие было привлечено к выполнению военного заказа.
 так, в мае 2014 года началось оснащение армейских вертолётов Ми-24 вооружённых сил Украины комплексами «Адрос»
 в июле 2014 года завод получил от министерства обороны Украины 74,19 млн. гривен на осуществление капитального ремонта вертолётов Ми-24 украинской армии ; ещё 30,034 млн гривен были выделены на осуществление капитального ремонта трёх вертолётов Ми-8 в/ч А0215 (одного Ми-8МТВ, одного Ми-8МТПБ и одного Ми-8МТПИ)
 28 июля 2014 завод за счёт собственных средств отремонтировал и передал для установки на пять вертолётов вооружённых сил Украины экранно-выхлопные устройства для защиты от ПЗРК
 31 августа 2014 завод передал для Национальной гвардии Украины один медицинский вертолёт Ми-8МТВ-1 (который ранее принадлежал ЗАО "Авиакомпания «Украинские вертолёты»)
 3 октября 2014 министерство обороны Украины выделило 60,31 млн гривен на ремонт вертолётов Ми-24; в ноябре 2014 было объявлено, что финансирование предусматривает также модернизацию одного вертолёта Ми-24П в/ч А0215 вооружённых сил Украины, в результате которой вертолёт должен получить возможность пилотирования с использованием пилотами очков ночного видения (стоимость такой модернизации составляет 1,24 млн гривен)

22 октября 2014 года советник президента Украины Ю. В. Луценко сообщил, что на площадке готовой продукции завода уже два месяца стоит отремонтированный после повреждения под Краматорском вертолёт, передать который в войска не получается «из-за бюрократических формальностей».

В июле 2016 года завод получил сертификат соответствия системы качества требованиям стандарта НАТО AQAР 2120.

В октябре 2016 года на авиасалоне «Авіасвіт-ХХІ» завод представил макет модернизированной кабины вертолёта Ми-8, оборудованной новой приборной доской и получившей возможность установки нового оборудования (прожектора SX-16 и прибора спутниковой навигации GPSМАР-696).

В июле 2017 завод завершил ремонт вертолёта Ми-14ПЛ для ВМС Украины.

Современное состояние
Завод осуществляет:
 капитально-восстановительный ремонт, переоборудование и модернизацию вертолётов Ми-2, Ми-6, Ми-8, Ми-24, Ми-26
 ремонт агрегатов, приборов и радиоэлектронного оборудования вертолётов
 изготовление резинотехнических изделий для ремонта вертолётных агрегатов

Происшествия
 19 ноября 2010 года при проведении земляных работ на территории завода была найдена неразорвавшаяся 250-килограммовая авиабомба, остававшаяся в земле со времени Великой Отечественной войны
 около 5 часов утра 9 августа 2014 года завод был обстрелян из гранатомёта. По территории завода было сделано четыре выстрела, в результате были повреждены два самолёта и вертолёт (стоявшие на территории завода в качестве музейных экспонатов) и выведена из строя трансформаторная подстанция, что обесточило завод. Люди и иные объекты предприятия и не пострадали.

Примечания

Ссылки
 История становления и развития Государственного предприятия "Конотопский авиаремонтный завод «Авиакон» / официальный сайт завода «Авиакон»

Предприятия авиационной промышленности СССР
Предприятия Конотопа
Укроборонпром
Авиастроительные компании Украины

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In this small book, the author Janet Kassouni creates beautiful stories about children, school, and friendship. The book has two sections:stories and plays. This book will be useful for teachers and can be used in literature classes and also for theatre clubs.


Butch-ennial – Contemporary Art Group Event – is an independable project of a group of South Tyroleans and actors from all over the world. Ruediger Witcher, Hannes Vonmetz Schiano, Marco Pietracupa and architect Stefano Peluso, who share their passion for art. In exhibitions and installations of work of art, the group explores the relationship between original inspiration for art and the references, contexts and physical locations in which the artwork is to be exhibited.
The collective Butch-ennial is a multidisciplinary group of different professions working with private and public institutions. The group works in a variety of contexts, preferring unconventional, hybrid locations where socio-cultural experiments are possible. These "locations" are reinterpreted and filled with foreign, new life, mostly temporary. Disconnected elements are linked together. In this way, ideally, economic and social added value can arise.
Immersed in the density of water, immune to the four dimensions, they float without floating, sink without sinking.
Seven fish like the seven mute notes.
Symbol of liquid serenity, perhaps similar to meditation, perhaps similar to the calm folly of the spectacle.
Furrowed fabric never cropped. Timeless space materialization. Place of maternal departure and of pure neutral arrival.
An unexpected lake that invades our usual rooms.
Symbol of solid serenity, perhaps similar to creation, perhaps similar to the calm folly of the spectacle.


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San Francisco — December 5, 2017 — To enable hybrid and multi-platform flexibility, CoreOS, the creator of the Tectonic enterprise Kubernetes platform, today announced that Tectonic 1.8 will ship with industry-first Open Cloud Services that enable enterprises to deploy key infrastructure components with the ease and efficiency of managed cloud services, while avoiding cloud vendor lock-in.
Companies are embracing containerized infrastructure to enable modern, more scalable, agile, flexible IT. According to Gartner, "by 2020, more than 50 percent of global enterprises will be running containerized applications in production, up from less than 20 percent today" (Gartner, Market Guide for Container Management Software, Dennis Smith, Anne Thomas, Arun Chandrasekaran, 10 August 2017). Enterprises need to build for a cloud native world, while DevOps leaders must have the latitude to run their applications in the cloud or hybrid environment of their choice.
With the CoreOS Open Cloud Services Catalog, CoreOS provides enterprises an alternative to cloud vendors' proprietary services and APIs, offering the equivalent of cloud-based offerings, based on open source technologies that enable customers to build their infrastructures on the hybrid environments of their choice.
CoreOS Open Cloud Services are new, automated software services made available to Tectonic users on-demand and in their own environment. These services inherit the principles of their public cloud counterparts by taking care of the heavy lifting of maintaining open source projects by automating maintenance tasks including regular, one-click, zero-downtime updates, disaster recovery, horizontal scaling, and more. Open Cloud Services are unique in that they are not limited to any single compute platform, enabling enterprise users to have the freedom of true portability across a hybrid infrastructure.
The first services to debut in the CoreOS Open Cloud Services Catalog include etcd, the distributed key-value store that's the brain of Kubernetes, Prometheus, the leading open source monitoring solution, and Vault, a leading cloud native secrets management tool.
Tectonic is the platform enterprises trust for their production Kubernetes needs in their hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and on premise environments. World class companies like Booz Allen Hamilton and Campaign Monitor use Tectonic.
"Kubernetes is the clear leader in container orchestration, but its complexity can make it challenging to move into production," says Jay Lyman, Principal Analyst, Cloud Management and Containers, 451 Research. "CoreOS's deep Kubernetes expertise and its continued focus on automating the operational tasks necessary for stable and secure Kubernetes deployments help CoreOS Tectonic meet the needs of enterprises seeking to accelerate and broaden their containerization efforts."
Pure upstream open source Kubernetes 1.8: Tectonic is always built on a foundation of upstream Kubernetes code with no forks or custom patches, so customers can deploy with confidence. Kubernetes 1.8 delivers important improvements in security, auditing, application management, and more.
Open Cloud Services Catalog beta: Software services are made available to Tectonic users on demand and in their own environment and are not limited to any single compute platform. They maintain and automate maintenance tasks such as regular, one-click, zero-downtime updates, disaster recovery, horizontal scaling, and more.
etcd Open Cloud Service: Provides application developers with free, automatically managed etcd clusters for use in their technology stacks. Now it's easier to use etcd to build modern distributed systems.
Prometheus Open Cloud Service: Provides an automatically managed and isolated monitoring stack for each of your operations and applications teams.
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Prometheus 2.0: Tectonic 1.8 bundles the latest version of the preferred monitoring solution for Kubernetes, delivering dramatic performance improvements thanks to a rewritten storage engine.
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Employment & Benefits, Israel updates
Recording employee attendance by biometric fingerprinting
The issue of whether an employer can require its employees to record their attendance by biometric fingerprinting was recently extensively discussed and ruled on by the National Labour Court. The court prohibited a municipality from recording attendance by biometric fingerprinting and ruled that fingerprints are a person's private and personal information and enjoy the constitutional and statutory protection afforded to the right of privacy.
Lawful marriage does not guarantee that widow will receive deceased employee's social benefits
The National Labour Court recently ruled that the widow of an employee, who had remarried her former husband on his deathbed, was not entitled to the various social benefits which had accrued to the benefit of the deceased's dependants. The employer refused to compensate the widow for severance pay differentials and the redemption of unused sick leave pay, claiming that such benefits were not part of the estate and that the widow was not a 'spouse' for the purposes of the social benefits claimed.
Supreme Court intervenes in state decision to limit employment term of judges' legal assistants
The issue of fixed-term employment – both in general and in the civil service in particular – raises many legal issues. The Supreme Court of Justice recently had an opportunity to provide a ruling in a case involving judges' legal assistants who were employed under special contracts. The ruling is an example of how the Supreme Court can create or force the legislature or the parties to an employment relationship to create special solutions for employment situations that do not fit conventional models.
Jurisdiction Israel

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Incidents & Alerts
115th Fighter Wing Identifies Pilot In Michigan F-16 Crash
The pilot was Air Force Capt. Durwood "Hawk" Jones, 37, who is survived by his wife and two children.
115th Fighter Wing Public Affairs | Press Release
Friday, December 11, 2020 | Updated Dec 11, 2020 1:34 pm CST
The Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing identified today the pilot who died in an F-16 crash in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Dec. 8.
The pilot was Air Force Capt. Durwood "Hawk" Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who is survived by his wife and two children.
Capt. Jones died as a result of the crash during an evening training flight in Michigan's Hiawatha National Forest, said Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th Fighter Wing commander.
Capt. Jones joined the Air National Guard in 2011 and graduated from F-16 basic qualification training in 2015. He is a decorated combat veteran, deploying as a part of a United States Pacific Command Theater Support Package to Japan in 2015 and to Korea in 2017. He deployed again in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel to Afghanistan in 2019.
Capt. Jones has been awarded two Air Medal's with combat "C" devices, which are awarded to individuals who have been personally exposed to hostile action or under significant risk of hostile action.
Before joining the military, Capt Jones graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in mathematics in 2005.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The family asked to convey their gratitude for the incredible outpouring of love and support from the community. Out of respect for the family's wishes, they have asked for privacy during this difficult time, and will not be granting interview requests.
Last Update: Dec 11, 2020 1:34 pm CST


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The Winneba High Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice George Atto-Mills, today [Monday], dismissed a motion for interlocutory injunction on the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba.
On June 16 this year, counsel for the University and the Ministry of Education, Peter Zwennes, prayed the court to dismiss the suit, because in their view, the plaintiff, Supi Kwayera, lacks the capacity to sue the institution.
The counsel again argued that the court also lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims by the plaintiff.
The University's counsel further prayed the court to dismiss Supi Kwayera's suit also because the plaintiff's mode of application was not right in law.
In a 23rd May 2017 writ issued, the plaintiff adduced that in November 2009, a Governing Council of the 1st Respondent (University of Education, Winneba) constituted. The said Council was to carry out its functions until its mandate lapsed after two years.
It noted that after the end of the two years, the tenure of the Governing Council was further renewed for two years certain thus its mandate expired in November 2013.
However, the 2nd Respondent (the Ministry of Education) failed to constitute a new Governing Council for the 1st Respondent after the mandate of the said Governing Council had lapsed, but rather allowed and permitted the defunct Governing Council which had no mandate whatsoever to continue the functions of a properly constituted Governing Council as if same had been properly constituted.
This Mr. Kwayera finds as unlawful and hence his legal action against the University of Education, Winneba.
However, before the substantive claims are looked into, the University, through its counsel, applied to the court to dismiss the suit on the three counts mentioned above. But the substantive case can now go ahead once their application has been dismissed.
Speaking to journalists after the ruling, the counsel for the plaintiff, AlexanderAfenyo Markin, said, "This action is not being brought to frustrate any individual, or is not being brought in bad faith, but for the public good".
"We are all looking at the betterment of Winneba. We are all looking at the betterment of the University, to function and act in the confines of the law; and we expect that courageous and patriotic citizens like Kofi Kwayera be celebrated under such circumstances", he added.
However, the court has set Wednesday, July 12, to rule on a joinder application by the University's branch of the University Teachers' Association of Ghana (UTAG) as a respondent.


If God exists, why is he so hard to see? Why is evidence so hard to find? If he wants us to believe in him, why doesn't he show himself more?
I've heard many atheists ask these questions, not so much because they want answers, I think, but as an argument against the existence of God. Is the argument strong?
If God is loving, he would make his existence very clear to us.
God's existence isn't at all clear.
Therefore a loving God doesn't exist.
Many christians would contest proposition #2. They see God in nature, in human beings, in their own lives, and in Jesus. I have heard a christian say God's existence is "blindingly obvious".
But an atheist could argue that God cannot be seen or heard or measured, that most people go through lives without any great interaction from God. They would argue that God could, if he chose, put signs in the sky, appear visibly to each person, etc. Instead, the objective evidence, it is argued, is weak.
The believer can respond that even if God did these things, the unbeliever could still find an explanation that they'd prefer, rather than believe that it was God or his actions they were seeing.
This discussion is probably a draw. But let us assume for the moment that God could have chosen to be more obvious. What are we to make of this?
Why would God hide himself?
For proposition #1 to be accepted, we would need to have an understanding of what God is doing, otherwise we cannot say what he should or shouldn't do. This leads to some interesting thoughts.
Why create people at all?
When people create objects (e.g. a house, a garden, a painting or tin opener), it is for their benefit – it helps them or it pleases them. But when we create a new life, that baby may please us, but it will also cost us time, money and energy. We don't have a child for our own benefit, but (if we are good parents) so we can give life and love to another human being.
We may reasonably assume the same about God. Some people say we are created to worship God, as if God needs our approval. But surely the reality is that God creates human beings for our benefit, not his, and loves us with a self-giving love just like a good parent.
God could have created us to live wherever he lives rather than in this physical space-time universe. Why? There must have been something in physicality that was important.
One common christian explanation is that God wants to have a relationship with us, for us to truly love him in response to his love. But love cannot be commanded, but must be freely given, or it is not love. So, the argument goes, God has created the world, and only reveals himself in subtle ways, so that we have real choice.
This argument makes sense, but I think the truth is bigger than that.
"If you love somebody, set them free." So the saying goes, and I think it is true.
A parent who tries to control their child's life, even when they have grown up, is seen, rightly, as not loving the child but wanting to satisfy their own needs. The ultimate love is to train a child until they are able to be free to live their own life.
Again, surely it is the same with God. God has given human beings the ultimate gift, not just of life, but of autonomous, free life. He has created us with consciousness, personality, rationality, an ethical sense, and the ability to love, appreciate beauty and to make free choices – all characteristics that he has. We are indeed "little gods". The Genesis story expresses this as God making humans "in his image".
Even though God is the all-powerfrul creator, he leaves us free to choose whether to love him or defy him. But to have that freedom, his power must be veiled, and the physical world helps do that.
Many of the atheists I have read on this topic base their argument on the premise that only believers in christianity (or whatever religion is under discussion) can be 'saved' and that the consequences of disbelief are everlasting torture in hell. Thus the stakes are high, and if God exists he would surely have to give everybody more evidence than he has to provide a fair opportunity to respond.
This is a reasonable argument based on that particular understanding of christianity. But a growing number of christians do not accept those premises.
As I have written in Can only christians be saved?, many christians believe that, while Jesus is the only way to God, people can be saved without specific belief in jesus if they have responded to the light they have been given. The Old Testament Jews are an example of this. Such luminaries as CS Lewis and Billy Graham have apparently taken this view.
Further, a growing number of christians believe that the New testament doesn't teach a hell of everlasting torture – see Hell – what does the Bible say?
Once these misunderstandings (in my view) are removed, the argument against God loses its force. God gives us freedom to be who we choose to be. No-one is treated unfairly, but everyone is judged according to the light they are given.
It seems clear then that the argument from God's hidden-ness doesn't work as a disproof of God's existence. It is easy to see why God might remain hidden, there are many who think that God can still be seen and experienced clearly, and everyone is treated fairly.
But we will still have questions. Couldn't God make himself at least a little clearer? Is it fair that some people seem to be totally unaware of God? The stakes are high. This is motivation for all of us to be sure we have considered all the evidence, have not set up unjustified criteria for interpreting the evidence, and have responded appropriately.
Philosophical assessments of the problem from Cambridge University Press, Philosophy News and from an interesting blog.
A christian approach to the hiddenness of God.
Atheistic arguments on the Internet Infidels website, by Schellenberg and Drange.


Overwintering caladiums is the best way to keep your favorite varieties, and grow them year after year! Saving caladium bulbs over winter can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, but it's not terribly difficult. Don't worry, I'll show you exactly what to do in this post!
I am a sucker for caladiums. Every year I seem to end up buying at least one because they're so beautiful and unique. Their colorful tropical foliage looks amazing in my shade garden or growing in containers. There are so many wonderful colors and varieties that I can't resist when I see them at the garden center!
But it's expensive to buy caladiums every year to fill containers and gardens. So I like to dig them up and store the bulbs through the winter. That way I can save myself a little cash in the spring.
Are Caladiums Perennials Or Annuals?
It's common to find caladium plants for sale in the annuals section of garden centers in the spring. But they're actually tender perennials that can survive for many years with the proper care.
Caladiums can be grown as perennials if you live in a warm climate (growing zone 9 or higher). But for most of us, they won't survive the winter if left outside. So they must be brought indoors in the fall.
There are three ways to overwinter caladiums, and these methods will work for all caladium varieties. The method you choose will depend on where you live, and how you're growing caladiums.
In this section, I will describe each of the three methods for overwintering caladium tubers in detail. The method you choose will depend on the climate you live in, and whether you're growing caladiums in pots or in the garden.
If you're lucky enough to live in a warm enough climate, you can just leave your caladium bulbs right in the ground all winter. They will eventually go dormant, and all the foliage will die back. But, once the soil warms in the spring, they'll grow back better than ever.
If you plan to leave them in the ground, then be sure they're in a protected spot where they won't get too much water. If kept too wet, caladium tubers left in the ground over winter could end up rotting.
If you're growing caladiums in containers, then you can just overwinter them right in their pots. You can extend their growing season by several week if you bring the pots indoors before the temperature outside gets below 60F.
Otherwise, as it gets cooler in the fall, the plant will naturally start to go dormant, and the leaves will begin to die back. Caladiums are not cold hardy at at all, so be sure to bring the pot indoors before it drops below 40F, or the bulb may not survive.
Once the plant has gone dormant, cut off all of the leaves, and store the pot in a dry location where the temperature stays around 60F. Allow the soil to dry out, and don't water it all winter.
When to dig up caladiums – Since caladium tubers will not tolerate frost, they should be dug up before it gets too cold outside. The foliage will naturally start to die back once the temperature gets down into the 50sF, but may not die back completely before they need to be lifted from the garden.
Tips for digging up caladium tubers – Use a garden fork or spade shovel to gently lift the tubers out of the ground. Be sure to start digging far enough away from the plant so that you don't accidentally cut or damage the bulbs. You can gently shake or brush the access dirt from the bulbs, but don't wash it off.
Preparing caladiums for winter storage – Once the tubers have been lifted from the garden, allow them to cure (dry out) for a week or so before storing them. After the bulbs have dried, caladium leaves will usually start to drop, or easily pull away from the tuber. Remove all of the leaves before storing bulbs for winter.
Storing caladium bulbs for winter – I like to pack my bulbs into a cardboard box filled with either dry peat moss or coco coir. But you could mix in some perlite if you have that on hand, or use another type of medium like sawdust, newspaper or pet bedding. Just be sure your packing material is totally dry. Pack the bulbs loosley and so that they aren't touching each other. Place the box on a shelf in the basement or other dark location where they will stay dry and the temperature is around 60F.
You don't have to do anything special for dormant caladiums in winter. Whether left in the ground, in pots, or in storage, the most important thing is to be sure they aren't getting too much water during dormancy. If they get too much moisture during the winter, they will rot.
It's also a good idea to check on them a few time through the winter to make sure they aren't molding or drying out too much. If you find any that have mold growing on them, throw them out immediately so the mold doesn't spread to the other bulbs.
Below you'll find the answers to some of the most common questions I get about how to overwinter caladiums. If you can't find an answer to your question in this section, or anywhere else in this post, then please leave a comment below and I'll be happy to answer it.
Growing caladiums indoors as houseplants is pretty difficult. The plants naturally requires a dormant period during the winter months, so it's best to allow them to rest.
You could certainly grow your caladium indoors through the summer, and then allow it to go dormant during the winter. It's important to note that all parts of the caladium plant are poisonous, so be sure to keep them out of reach of any plant-eating pets.
Can you leave caladiums in pots over winter?
Yes! See the full instructions above under the section titled "Overwintering Caladiums In Pots" for detailed instructions.
Can you leave caladium bulbs in the ground over winter?
Only if you live somewhere warm. Caladiums are hardy in USDA growing zones 9 and above.
Do caladiums come back every year?
Yes. With the proper winter care, caladiums will grow back year after year.
How long can you store caladium bulbs?
In the proper conditions, caladium tubers can be stored for several months. I recommend planting them every spring to keep them growing their best.
But if for some reason you are unable to plant them right away in the spring, keeping them in storage for a few extra weeks/months should be fine. Just check on them periodically to be sure the bulbs aren't too dried out.
If you're wondering where to buy caladium plants or bulbs, you can usually find both for sale at you local garden center in the spring. Plants growing in pots will probably be in the annuals or outdoor tropical plants section, or mixed in with the shade plants.
Most of the time, you can find dormant caladium tubers for sale with the other tropical summer bulbs (like canna lilies, dahlias and elephant ears). Of course, you can always buy caladium bulbs online year round too.
Growing caladiums from bulbs is fun and addicting! Now that you know how to save caladium bulbs over winter, you can keep your favorite varieties year after year. Plus, once you get the hang of overwintering caladiums, you won't have to feel guilty buying new plants every year.
Share your tips for overwintering caladiums in the comments section below.
I successfully overwintered my first caladium. I dug up the tuber before the first freeze, cut off all the foliage and stems, shook off as much soil as possible, then put the caladium tuber in a metal holiday cookie box with a tightly-fitting lid and a bunch of what seems to be wood shavings (had come with some bulbs I bought and I saved it). I made sure to put wood shavings all over the roots to dry up any excess moisture. Then i kept the covered metal box in a room with temp set at 55 degrees all winter (to save on my electric bill, not to baby the caladium!). Come warm weather in spring, I replanted it. It took quite a while, but eventually leaves appeared, and the thing was much bigger than the previous year. This fall when i dug up the tuber I discovered it was now four tubers– apparently it pupped over the summer! I'm just hoping I didn't leave it too late this time around.
@Anonymous – Wow, that is awesome!! Good for you! Thanks for sharing the details of how your overwintered your caladium tuber! How exciting that you have four bulbs now too. Good luck storing it again this winter, hope it works for you again!!
Last fall, I dug up my caladium tubers, dusted them off, allowed the to dry for a week or so, the put them in an old onion bag. I hung them in a cool, dry, dark place all winter. In May, when night temps were above 50, I planted them about 2″ deep in my pots. Watered and waited. It took a few weeks…maybe a little over a month before I saw any activity. Then all the sudden they started growing and ended up looking great. I plan on trying overwintering them again this fall.
Wow, good for you!! Thanks for sharing your tips for overwintering your caladiums. Good luck, I hope they will survive for you this year too.
I am in Zone 8. As far north in Florida as you can go. I was told by a professional to dig up my caladium bubs, make sure they are dry put them in a pot in a cool, not cold, place to overwinter them. Being a person who is prone to go against the best advice. I left them in the ground with my usual amount of winter much. They all survived our winter,below freezing many nights. They even multiplied. I have done this with elephant ears for several years also.
I do the same thing. I live in North Florida along the coast. We have been changed to Planting zone 9.
So jealous that you can leave your caladiums in the ground all winter! That would be so much easier, LOL!
I usually let the pot my caladiums are growing in go dry and then bring it inside and tuck it somewhere out of the way. I put it back outside once all frost chances have past and water it well. Keep it moist at this point, but don't expect any sprouts until it gets good and warm. Then feed it good and wait for the show. They do tend to decline after a few years and then I buy new ones.
Here's the deal with these plants: When the temperature is constantly below 60 degrees, but not yet frost, remove the whole plant from the soil, line them up in a basement, tubers not touching. Let them wilt.
Then, cover with peat and vermiculite. In the spring, plant in rich soil again when weather gets warm. These plants need heat to sprout again. I usually plant in pots, and then have the pots sit on the patio where it is warmer than the flower bed soil. Then, after they've had a good start, submerge the pots into the flower bed soil, mulch. You'd never know that there was a pot there! Plus the pot keeps the plants from competing with other roots.
Awesome, thanks for adding your tips for overwintering caladium bulbs!
I tried starting caladiums in my house in March to get a jump on the growing season. Nothing happened until I put a couple of pots directly on a hot air heating vent. They then sprouted quickly. These things like it hot.
Thanks for sharing this great tip for how to bring caladiums out of dormancy!


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import re
import sys

import situation

class Parser:
	def __init__(self, the_situation, handlers):
		self.handlers = handlers
		self.the_situation = the_situation
		self.re_transport_in_city = re.compile(r"transport in-city (\d+) (\d+)")

		# The order matters: it must be the same of both rexes and handlers (see parse method).
		self.rexes =	[ re.compile(r"set_visible (\d+) (\d+) (\w+) none")
				, re.compile(r"set_visible (\d+) (\d+) (\w+) owned_city (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"set_visible (\d+) (\d+) (\w+) city (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"set_visible (\d+) (\d+) (\w+) piece (\d+) (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"set_explored (\d+) (\d+) (\w+)")
				, re.compile(r"width (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"height (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"piece_types (.*)")
				, re.compile(r"player_id (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"create_piece (\d+) (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"delete_piece (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"enter_city (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"enter_piece (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"leave_piece (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"leave_city (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"leave_terrain (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"move (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"invade_city (\d+) (\d+) (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"lose_city (\d+)")
				, re.compile(r"winner (\d+)")
				]
		self.proxy_handlers =	[ self.parse_set_visible_none
				, self.parse_set_visible_owned_city
				, self.parse_set_visible_city
				, self.parse_set_visible_piece
				, self.parse_set_explored
				, self.parse_width
				, self.parse_height
				, self.parse_piece_types
				, self.parse_player_id
				, self.parse_create_piece
				, self.parse_delete_piece
				, self.parse_enter_city
				, self.parse_enter_piece
				, self.parse_leave_piece
				, self.parse_leave_city
				, self.parse_leave_terrain
				, self.parse_move
				, self.parse_invade_city
				, self.parse_lose_city
				, self.parse_winner
				]

	def parse_set_visible_none(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2))
		terrain = self.the_situation.GROUND if groups.group(3) == "ground" else self.the_situation.WATER
		self.the_situation.set_visible_none(location, terrain)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_visible_none(location, terrain)

	def parse_set_visible_owned_city(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2))
		terrain = self.the_situation.GROUND if groups.group(3) == "ground" else self.the_situation.WATER
		city_id = int(groups.group(4))
		owner = int(groups.group(5))
		self.the_situation.set_visible_owned_city(location, terrain, city_id, owner)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_visible_owned_city(location, terrain, city_id, owner)

	def parse_set_visible_city(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2))
		terrain = self.the_situation.GROUND if groups.group(3) == "ground" else self.the_situation.WATER
		city_id = int(groups.group(4))
		self.the_situation.set_visible_city(location, terrain, city_id)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_visible_city(location, terrain, city_id)

	def parse_set_visible_piece(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2))
		terrain = self.the_situation.GROUND if groups.group(3) == "ground" else self.the_situation.WATER
		owner = int(groups.group(4))
		piece_id = int(groups.group(5))
		piece_type_id = int(groups.group(6))
		piece_hits = int(groups.group(7))
		self.the_situation.set_visible_piece(location, terrain, owner, piece_id, piece_type_id, piece_hits)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_visible_piece(location, terrain, owner, piece_id, piece_type_id, piece_hits)

	def parse_set_explored(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2))
		terrain = self.the_situation.GROUND if groups.group(3) == "ground" else self.the_situation.WATER
		self.the_situation.set_explored(location, terrain)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_explored(location, terrain)

	def parse_width(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.set_width(int(groups.group(1)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_width(int(groups.group(1)))

	def parse_leave_city(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.leave_city(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.leave_city(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))

	def parse_enter_city(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.enter_city(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.enter_city(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))

	def parse_enter_piece(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.enter_piece(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.enter_piece(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))

	def parse_leave_piece(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.leave_piece(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.leave_piece(int(groups.group(1)), int(groups.group(2)))

	def parse_leave_terrain(self, groups):
		location = int(groups.group(2)), int(groups.group(3))
		self.the_situation.leave_terrain(int(groups.group(1)), location)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.leave_terrain(int(groups.group(1)), location)

	def parse_height(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.set_height(int(groups.group(1)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_height(int(groups.group(1)))

	def parse_player_id(self, groups):
		self.the_situation.set_player_id(int(groups.group(1)))
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_player_id(int(groups.group(1)))

	def parse_piece_types(self, groups):
		piece_types = groups.group(1).split(";")
		piece_types = [x.split("#") for x in piece_types]
		result = {}
		terrain = {"water": self.the_situation.WATER, "ground": self.the_situation.GROUND}
		for piece_type in piece_types:
			info = {}
			info["piece_type_id"] = int(piece_type[0])
			info["name"] = piece_type[1]
			info["symbol"] = piece_type[2]
			info["terrains"] = [terrain[x] for x in piece_type[3].split(":")]
			info["build_time"] = int(piece_type[4])
			info["strength"] = int(piece_type[5])
			info["max_hits"] = int(piece_type[6])
			info["speed"] = int(piece_type[7])
			info["capacity"] = int(piece_type[8])
			info["autonomy"] = None if piece_type[9] == "" else int(piece_type[9])
			info["transportable"] = [] if piece_type[10] == "" else [int(x) for x in piece_type[10].split(":")]
			info["visibility"] = int(piece_type[11])
			info["can_invade"] = piece_type[12] in ["true", "True"]
			result[info["piece_type_id"]] = situation.PieceType(info)
		self.the_situation.set_piece_types(result)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.set_piece_types(result)

	def parse_create_piece(self, groups):
		piece_id = int(groups.group(1))
		piece_type_id = int(groups.group(2))
		city_id = int(groups.group(3))
		piece_hits = int(groups.group(4))
		self.the_situation.create_piece(piece_id, piece_type_id, city_id, piece_hits)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.create_piece(piece_id, piece_type_id, city_id, piece_hits)

	def parse_delete_piece(self, groups):
		piece_id = int(groups.group(1))
		self.the_situation.delete_piece(piece_id)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.delete_piece(piece_id)

	def parse_move(self, groups):
		piece_id = int(groups.group(1))
		location = int(groups.group(2)), int(groups.group(3))
		self.the_situation.move(piece_id, location)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.move(piece_id, location)

	def parse_invade_city(self, groups):
		city_id = int(groups.group(1))
		location = int(groups.group(2)), int(groups.group(3))
		self.the_situation.invade_city(city_id, location)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.invade_city(city_id, location)

	def parse_lose_city(self, groups):
		city_id = int(groups.group(1))
		self.the_situation.lose_city(city_id)
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.lose_city(city_id)

	def parse_winner(self, groups):
		if int(groups.group(1)) == self.the_situation.player_id:
			print "Winner is you"
		else:
			print "Winner is the enemy"
		self.the_situation.end()
		for handler in self.handlers:
			handler.end()
		sys.exit(0)

	def parse(self, message):
		for i in range(len(self.rexes)):
			groups = self.rexes[i].match(message)
			if groups:
				self.proxy_handlers[i](groups)
				return
		self.the_situation.show()
		raise Exception("error: not handled: " + message)

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Home » Tamil » News » Rakul Preet takes fans on a chopper ride; Chooses interesting path to stay connected with fans
Rakul Preet takes fans on a chopper ride; Chooses interesting path to stay connected with fans
Rakul will next be seen in Suriya's upcoming film NGK which is being directed by Selvaraghavan.
By Gautham Pattikonda | May 9, 2018 04:41 pm | 3,406 reads | 0 comments
Actress Rakul Preet, who took some of her fans on a chopper ride in Mumbai, says she has many thrilling ideas in mind for her admirers. As a part of the contest conducted on her personal app, three winners travelled from Hyderabad to Mumbai to go on a 15 minute joy-ride with her.
"I am an adventure junkie and wanted to give a same experience to my fans. So now that I have an app, which allows me to see who are the top and most passionate fans and so I thought why not do something that will give a personal touch that my fans will be highly thrilled to participate in," Rakul said in a statement to a leading news agency.
"I got to know so much about them, their interests and it was great fun going on a helicopter ride! I've a lot more interesting ideas to meet my fans in near future too," she added. Rakul has featured in Telugu and Hindi films. In Bollywood, she has done Yaariyan and Aiyaary.
Rakul will next be seen in Suriya's upcoming film NGK which is being directed by Selvaraghavan. NGK also stars Sai Pallavi in other lead role and will be the first time for both the young actors to team up with Suriya. Said to be an intense drama, NGK will have Suriya playing a rebellious character. Rakul will also team up with Karthi again after having previously worked with him in Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru.
Speaking about her costar Suriya, Rakul says that he has always been her favourite actor in Tamil cinema even before she started acting in Tamil cinema. "I've always been vocal about how Suriya is one of my favourite actors in the Tamil industry. He is so effortless and his eyes are super powerful. He is very strong as an actor, yet grounded. Karthi and he are genuine and gentle people," Rakul was quoted as saying by Times of India.
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Sen. Michael Barrett of Lexington (left) and Rep. Jeffrey Roy of Franklin, the chairs of Legislature's Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Committee.
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Offshore wind policy fight takes center stage
Rep backs, senator balks at eliminating price cap
Bruce Mohl	Charlie Baker, Energy, Massachusetts Legislature, Offshore Wind	0 Comments Jan 11, 2022
A LONG-BREWING fight over state energy policy moved into the spotlight on Tuesday as key players laid out their positions in what promises to be an interesting debate over the best way to propel the state's offshore wind industry into the future.
The starting point is a bill filed by Gov. Charlie Baker that would steer $750 million in American Rescue Plan Act money into a fund that would invest in new energy technologies, train a new energy workforce, and change the way offshore wind procurements are run in the future.
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Key provisions in the bill would transfer control of the procurement process from the state's three private utilities to the Department of Energy Resources and eliminate the so-called price cap, which requires each successive procurement to come in at a lower price than the previous one.
On Monday evening, a day before Baker's bill was scheduled for a hearing before the Legislature's Telecommunication, Utilities, and Energy Committee, the Senate cochair of the panel publicly released a letter he sent to Baker objecting to the elimination of the price cap.
Sen. Michael Barrett of Lexington has outlined his position previously — that reaching the state's emission goals hinges on electrification of transportation and heating and low electricity prices make that task possible — but the footnoted letter dived into the details.
Barrett said the state's procurements have attracted respectable onshore economic development — including the promise of a transmission cable factory at Brayton Point in Somerset — while keeping the price of offshore wind electricity well below the price in every other state. He noted Massachusetts prices have been 43 percent, 68 percent, and 100 percent less than similar deals in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, respectively.
Removing the cap, Barrett said, would put Massachusetts at the mercy of a handful of offshore wind companies that he described as an oligopoly. "We can't count on competition to substitute for a price cap," he said.
Gov. Charlie Baker and Kathleen Theoharides, his secretary of energy and environmental affairs.
Baker offered little in response, promising to respond in writing. Kathleen Theoharides, his secretary of energy and environmental affairs, offered slightly more. She said the other states required local content in their deals, trading a slightly higher price for the jobs and economic activity caused by onshore investments.
Theoharides said price would still be driving the negotiations in Massachusetts, but without the price cap there would be some room to push for more onshore investment. "We're looking at the big picture," she said.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell praised Baker for finally coming around to eliminating the price cap, but he warned that Massachusetts is already late to the game. He said nearly all onshore investment has gone to other states so far and Massachusetts needs to be aggressive in pursuing what's left. He also dismissed Barrett's warnings about sky-high prices. "Lifting the price cap is not going to result in a price spike," he said.
Just when the debate was starting to heat up, Rep. Jeffrey Roy of Franklin, the House chair of the committee, took it in a different direction. He said a bill he had drafted would be up for a vote following the committee hearing with a final tally due by end of day Wednesday. He promised that if you like the governor's bill, you will love his bill.
The bill itself was not released publicly, but Roy appears to be pushing for a steady revenue stream for his energy fund and elimination of the price cap.
Roy's bill, which he drafted on orders from House Speaker Ron Mariano, puts the two committee chairs, and likely the two legislative branches, on a collision course over a fairly arcane policy.
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"It's delightful that we have the opportunity to have this back and forth," Roy said at Tuesday's hearing. "I would suggest to you that this back and forth will continue because we are going to poll an offshore wind bill this afternoon as soon as this hearing concludes and that will keep the discussion going. The House will have a view, the Senate will have a view, and I know that this has been a priority of Speaker Mariano."
When it comes to the price cap, Baker currently is on the House side, but he indicated before he left the hearing that he might be flexible. "In the end, we play by the rule book you pass," he said.
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