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2021-12-08 By Wang Kaihao (China Daily)
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Fengxian Temple, an iconic cave in the renowned Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province, is prepared for a major preservation and restoration project on Monday. It is the largest such project in 50 years, as statues in the cave, albeit generally stable, are facing problems including unstable peripheral rocks and water seepage. [Photo by Zhang Yixi for China Daily]
A blueprint to protect and study grotto temples in China during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) was released by the National Cultural Heritage Administration on Tuesday.
According to the plan, which was drafted last month, a comprehensive catalog of Chinese grotto temples will be released by 2025, along with a database containing detailed information about the sites.
About 1,000 professional conservators for grotto temples are planned to be trained during the period, with security facilities to be established for all such sites in the country.
Grotto temples are religious sites-mainly Buddhist caves or niches-carved into mountains or rocks. They were introduced into China along the ancient Silk Road in the 3rd century, and gradually became a pillar of Chinese Buddhist art in the following millennium.
Prominent examples include UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province; the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan province; the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi province; and the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing.
"In China, grotto temples are widely scattered and demonstrate the inclusiveness of Chinese people and the history of Sino-foreign cultural communication," Li Qun, director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said on Tuesday.
"It's significant to enhance protection of grotto temples and fully display their values to promote inheritance of fine Chinese culture and mutual learning among different civilizations."
Since 2012, the central government has allocated about 1.04 billion yuan ($163 million) for the conservation of grotto temples, with another 270 million yuan spent on improving infrastructure related to the grottoes.
Though the effort has greatly benefited protection of the key sites, many medium-sized and small grotto temples still face hazards brought by natural erosion, seeping water, unstable rocks and other "diseases", the new five-year plan said. A lack of conservators also caused bottlenecks for protection.
"Conservation of grotto temples is a systematic project, which demands cooperation among scholars of fine arts, archaeology, materials science, geology, architecture and so on," Li said.
He called for lasting interdisciplinary cooperation and cross-border efforts to protect grotto temples in China.
According to the new plan, frequent exchanges between China and countries linked to the ancient Silk Road will be promoted to share technology and experiences in protection.
It also encourages joint training programs involving leading Chinese institutions on grotto temples and overseas counterparts with rich experience in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy.
Archaeology is highlighted in the plan to achieve in-depth understanding of the timeline of Chinese grotto temples as well as their comparison with other similar sites in Central and South Asia.
Five more archaeological reports on key grotto sites, including Mogao, Longmen and Yungang, are to be completed by 2025.
Separately, 10 more exhibitions on Chinese grotto temples will be organized within the period to better display their values to the public.
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Dramma giocoso in two acts
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
based upon Charles Perrault's fairy tale
This folk tale of an oppressed heroine and her supernatural saviours has appeared in many forms and cultures over history. So it is hardly important that Jacopo Ferretti should revive Perrault's story for Rossini by changing the stepmother for a mean and absent-minded father, the witch for a philosopher who is tutor to the prince and the lost shoe for a bracelet. Everything changes and everything remains the same: Cinderella will see her life changed and the prince will change his with her. Life goes on; not by magic, but philosophy.
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Jean-Jacques Delmotte
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Don Ramiro
Lawrence Brownlee
Dandini
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Don Magnifico
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Tisbe
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Alidoro
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Prince Ramiro is looking for a beautiful and virtuous wife. Disguised as a servant, he arrives at the house of Magnifico, where he meets the vain daughters Clorinda and Tisbe and their half-sister Cenerentola, a young and big-hearted girl who is forced to work as a servant for the family. Helped by Alidoro, Ramiro's tutor, Cenerentola goes to the Prince's ball incognito. Disguised as the Prince, Dandini is courted by the two stepsisters, while Cenerentola wins the heart of the real Prince. On leaving the party, she says goodbye to him, giving him one of a matching pair of bracelets, with the hope he recognises her humble station but still truly loves her. In the end, Ramiro discovers that the girl who is a servant in Magnifico's house is Cenerentola and marries her.
SYNOPSIS PLOT
Prince Ramiro organises a ball where he will choose his future wife from among the attendees. Alidoro, a philosopher and the Prince's tutor goes to Baron Magnifico's mansion disguised as a beggar. He tries to get into the house to find out if any of Baron Magnifico's daughters fits the description of a kind-hearted, upright girl that he wants for Don Ramiro. He knocks on the door to ask for alms. He finds himself before Clorinda and Tisbe, Don Magnifico's daughters, who are two idle girls who spend the day looking at themselves in the mirror and preening themselves in their hunt for a rich husband, while Angelina, the Baron's stepdaughter, also called Cenerentola (Cinderella), works endlessly for her family as if she were a maid. She is the only one who deigns to offer him some coffee and bread.
A royal cortege arrives to invite the family to the ball. The Prince, disguised as a servant, watching the behaviour of Clorinda and Tisbe. When he suddenly sees Cenerentola, they fall in love at first sight. Dandini, Don Ramiro's waiter, who is disguised as the Prince, goes to the Baron's mansion to meet his daughters personally. Cenerentola wants to go to the ball but the Baron says she is just the maid. They all leave with Dandini, except Cenerentola. Alidoro comforts her and invites her to the ball. The only thing she has to do is conceal her identity.
Don Ramiro's Palace. Dandini, still pretending to be the Prince, receives the guests. Tisbe and Clorinda flirt with him. A mysterious lady concealed by a veil arrives. When she reveals her face, Don Magnifico and his daughters do not take long to notice a certain similarity to Cenerentola. Dandini calls for dinner and that he will choose his wife after the dance.
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The mysterious lady has captivated everyone during the dinner. Dandini tries to court Cenerentola. She discreetly rejects him and confesses that she is really in love with his servant. Don Ramiro, who is nearby and listening, is moved when he hears her words and moves over to her. But Cenerentola has to leave. Before doing so, she leaves him a bracelet, matching the one she is wearing on her right arm. He will have to find her and, if he still loves her when he sees her in tatters and rags, dirty from soot, she will be his. Dandini bids all the guests farewell and he tells Don Magnifico that he is not really the prince, but just a simple servant. Don Magnifico, who is infuriated to be the victim of this joke, leaves followed by his daughters. Once in their Mansion, they find Cenerentola by the fireplace, wearing her usual clothes.
Outside the house, in the middle of a storm, a carriage topples over. The passengers knock on the door to ask for help. It is Don Dandini and Don Ramiro. The Baron bends over backwards for Don Ramiro. He asks Cenerentola to bring a chair for the Prince. When she offers Dandini the chair, Don Magnifico tells her the prince is the other one, the one she thinks is the servant. The girl blushes. Don Ramiro sees the bracelet that Cenerentola is wearing on her arm and is overwhelmed by joy to see that she is the young lady he was looking for. Don Ramiro asks Cenerentola to marry him and warns Don Magnifico that he will be punished for having been cruel to the young girl. In spite of everything, she begs the Prince to pardon her family, and the wedding happily takes place.
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Q: Metrization of topologies of weak convergence of measures and other notions of convergence Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space. Denote $\mathcal P(X)$ the space of probability measures on $X$. Let, $(\mu_n) \subset \mathcal P(X)$, the usual notion of weak convergence of probability measures reads:
$$ \mu_n \overset{w}{\rightarrow} \mu \in \mathcal P(X) \iff \mu_n f \rightarrow \mu f, \forall f \in C_b(X). $$
A basis of neighborhoods of $\mu \in \mathcal P(X)$ for this topology is given by
$$ U_{\mu,\epsilon, (f_i)_{i=1,...,n}} := \{\nu \in \mathcal P(x) : |\nu f_i - \mu f_i| < \epsilon, i \leq n  \}, $$
then the weak convergence is the convergence in this topology, denote this topology by $\mathcal T_1$.
However, we can have another basis of topology defined by (ref. wiki)
,
$$ U_{f,\epsilon,\delta} := \{ \nu \in \mathcal P(X): |vf-\delta|<\epsilon \} ,$$
and denote $\mathcal T_2$ for this second topology.
My 1st question: Without assuming $X$ is Polish, is it true that $\mathcal T_1 = \mathcal T_2$?
Edit: This is true (see comments below), so there's no need to answer this question.
This question was raised when I came across another post here saying that a notion of convergence alone cannot define a unique topology in which the convergence holds. It's well known that if $X$ is Polish then the Prokhorov metric metrizes $\mathcal T_1$ (cf. Billingsley, page 14). But if $X$ is not separable, this notion may not be metrizable at all, argued in the answers of this post.
My 2nd question: Suppose that we have another topology $\mathcal T_3$ that is still compatible with the weak convergence and $X$ is Polish (or just separable), can we prove $\mathcal T_3 = \mathcal T_1 = \mathcal T_2$?
I think in this case, since many authors say weak convergence is metrizable if $X$ is Polish without referring to any specific topology. Or, perhaps I should accept the fact that the authors were implicitly referring to $\mathcal T_1 = \mathcal T_2$ here?
Another point of discussion:
For a long time, I have accepted that "...(some metric)...metrizes the topology of... (some convergence)..." means we can define a metric such that the induced metric topology is the same as the original topology. But now, it does not seems clear to me. For example, let's say the following metric metrizes the topology of convergence in probability (which I have no idea of its basis):
$$ d(X,Y) = \mathbb E[1 \wedge |X-Y|], $$
that is, we can prove the equivalence between the two convergences (in this metric and in probability), but are the two topologies (induced vs original) necessarily the same? Or am I misunderstanding somewhere?
Thank you very much for your opinions.

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1. Moisturize. Marilyn's skin nearly always looked flawless. Use a makeup base primer to smooth out flaws and to keep makeup looking fresh. Recommended: M·A·C Prep + Prime (SPF 50).
2. Apply a makeup base in the lightest tone suitable for your skin. Use a "film finish" makeup such as M·A·C Studio Tech or Max Factor Pan Stick Ultra-Creamy.
3. Concealer. On imperfections, dark undereyes, etc. Use a cake cover-up such as Dermablend Cover Creme as close to the color of your makeup base as possible.
4. Translucent powder. Light dusting of powder to set makeup base and concealer. Loose powder preferable.
Recommended: Boots No7 Perfect Light Loose Powder in Translucent.
5. Eyebrows. Use a light brown eyebrow pencil, making small feathered strokes. Blend in with eyebrow brush. Continue line to elongate brow.
Recommended: Bourjois Paris' Sourcil Précision, Blond foncé.
6. False Eyelashes. These are available at every drugstore. If you're unused to these, practice with the $2 pairs. Marilyn always used strips, never individual lashes.
7. Eyeliner 1. Whitey Snyder always lined the inside of Marilyn's eye with a white kohl pencil — this is a trick still used by movie and stage makeup artists to make the eye appear larger and more open. Continue the line of white from the corner of the eye for about ¼inch (½cm), angling mildly upwards.
8. Eyeliner 2. Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn's eyeliner was rarely black. Most often, it was brown or dark brown. You can do this with liquid or pencil, but a cake with brush (made wet) is the best option. Do a very narrow line right at lashline top and bottom, and continue out, as seen above. The two lines must not meet, so your white line doesn't disappear and your eyes look smaller.
Recommended: Make Up For Ever Paris, Professional. Eyeliner Cake, Brown #4.
9. Eyeliner 3. Above the thin line of brown on the upper lid, Marilyn always had an even thinner line of gold liner. Make sure to make the thinnest of lines or it will look obvious and tacky, instead of glamorous.
Recommended: Urban Decay Liquid Eye Liner. Chains.
10. Red Dot. With either a lip pencil or a lipstick brush (bright red), the smallest red dot is placed in the inside corner of the eye to make the eye look brighter.
11. Eyeshadow. Marilyn's eyeshadow was very subtle. Whitey Snyder applied some light brown shadow to the crease of Marilyn's eyelid, and to the outer area below brow (1 & 2). He then added a shiny off-white to the center of the lid, brow bone, above the brow, and in the corner of the eye (3,4,5,6,7). I've exaggerated the contrasts in the picture to show you more clearly.
Recommended: Hard Candy Eye Shadow Quartet - Old Skool.
TIP: Before applying eyeshadow, dust a generous amount of translucent powder under the eye — that way if any shadow falls under the eye during application, you can easily brush it off.
12. Contouring. To accentuate cheekbones, jawline, and make nose seem more narrow, Whitey Snyder would apply a contouring color with a blush brush below Marilyn's cheekbones, on her temples, and around and under her jawline. This can easily be done with a good bronzer.
Recommended: Chanel Irréelle Soleil Silky Bronzing Powder.
13. Highlighting. Apply a shimmer highlight on top of the cheekbone in a line all the way to the corner of the eye, on top of the chin, on the t-zone, and on the forehead.
Recommended: Makeup For Ever Star Powder. Pearl Gold 902.
14. Lips. Technicolor cameras had a tendency to turn all reds orangey, so on film, in order to get a "true red", Whitey Snyder had to use a mixture of several bluish reds. In her personal appearances and private life too, Marilyn's lipstick was a mixture of two or more shades. First, Whitey Snyder would line above Marilyn's top lip with a white pen (you can use the same as for eyes, provided you sharpen in between to prevent bacteria) — this makes the top lip appear fuller. Then, he would smudge it a bit to blend in and powder it, so the line wouldn't be obvious. Then, the lips were lined with a red pencil (notice, how the top lip is lined to come over the bottom lip. The outer edges were brushed with a darker red, the center of the mouth with a lighter red, to make lips look more voluptuous. Gloss was applied, with a thicker dollop in the center of the bottom lip. For film and photo shoots they'd use Vaseline (a trick still sometimes used in glamour photography). Finally, a bit of the same shine used for highlight was applied on the "cupid's bow".
15. Powder. A final dusting of translucent powder to set all the makeup.
16. Mascara. A coat or two of black mascara was added to the lashes (both real and false). In that era, mascara was a cake mascara — mascara has since advanced greatly and we have great ones to choose from.
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you forgot to mention "add a whisper of chanel no# 5" !
I've never heard of the red dot thing... Thats very interesting!
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I just did the eye makeup, and for the first time I think in maybe my whole life, my eyeliner looks great! The trick of using the dark on the upper and lower, and then white kohl on the lower inside lid, and the gold just above the top eyeliner - somehow it did the trick of making my eyes pop without looking weird and dark. I absolutely love it and when I went out this evening my friends all said, wow, you look really good tonight!
Marilyn's style is classic and timeless!
ooh a beauty guru on youtube recently copied every single trick you mentioned here and everyone is now praising her for it when it was you who found it out first!
Also,The blush was a peachy coral tone, lightly dusted on the apples of the cheeks. Bulsh in the 50's was very subtle, the focus was on eyes and lips. Many of the great reds from the 30s 40s and 50s had that red dye that caused cancer and was banned, so we dont have the great true red anymore. Elizabeth Ardens Victory Red was really big, esp in the 30s and 40s. I have read one of the reds she used was called diabolique from guerlain, which is no longer made.
Kandee Johnson on Youtube made a video pretty much copying everything you said here in this article. Where did you get your information? Could she have gotten hers from the same place or did she rip you off?
Marilyn Monroe was really a very beautiful lady. I dont think her make up style will be helpful to any other lady.
her original face was very systemative.
These are nice tips shared here. Great article and thanks for sharing.
well i guess what so ever you do you can't beat Marilyn Monroe. She looks so gorgeous as of her natural features like eyes and lips. Well with some more emphasis on eye and lip makeup one can get her looks but truly she was something to look on.
Love it! So helpful, some of these tips I'll use as a daily basis make up. One thing YOU FORGOT ABOUT HER MOST FAMOUS BEAUTY MARK!
This is an amazing blog post. Keep posting such an interesting blog post.
Well with some more emphasis on eye and lip makeup one can get her looks but truly she was something to look on.
Her beauty mark was her own mole. It was sometimes accented with the same tone pencil. I leaned allot here. A number of years Before Marilyn died she gave Whitney a gold money clip that was to be his compensation to do her makeup for her funeral. Inscribed was "While I am still warm".
All the tips seem pretty ez to dup w/some prctce, but one of the facial features that are so beautiful and can't be copied are her beautiful eyebrows, even by impersonators. They are arched and groomed perfectly.
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I often have men tell me they think I look like Marilyn. I'm going to try the make-up and see if I cam ramp that up a bit!
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Kandee Johnson likely stole her info! This was posted in 2007 and Kandee Johnson did not post hers until 2010. I find it just disrespectful not to give credit...unless they used the same info, but having done a search, I can't seem to find any Marilyn makeup similar to this post prior to 2007. Anyhow, just a great post! Thank you!
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The Oakland A's have beaten the Houston Astros in a game of baseball this afternoon! The A's scored a run in the third of nine innings, and then the Astros scored two runs in the sixth inning. This made the score two runs for the Astros and one for the A's. And then Houston scored another run in the seventh inning. At this point, the score was 3-1, in favor of the Astros. Oakland failed to score any runs during its at-bat in the seventh or eighth innings, but, fortunately, Houston didn't score any more runs, either. So the game went to the bottom half of the ninth and final inning with the score still 3-1 in favor of the Astros, and then here's what happened:
-- Josh Donaldson hit the ball into right field, and he made it to first base before being thrown out.
-- Adam Dunn hit the ball sharply into center field, but the Houston player in that position was able to catch the ball before it hit the ground. Donaldson remained at first base, and now there was one out. The A's would need to score two or more runs before they made two more outs, or they would lose their fourth-consecutive baseball game!
-- Derek Norris was next up for Oakland, and he, too, hit the ball into center field. But, unlike his teammate Dunn, Norris hit the ball in such a way that it scooted along the ground out to center field. This allowed Norris time to run to first base before the Houston outfielder could throw him out, and Donaldson ran all the way around to third base.
-- At this point, the managers of the two clubs got into the action. Oakland's manager replaced Norris with a faster runner named Billy Burns, and the Houston manager replaced his pitcher.
-- Alas, the strategy of Bob Melvin, the Oakland manager, worked out better than did that of Houston's, in that the next A's batter, Josh Reddick, slugged a ball so far into left field that he was able to run right on by first base and advance to second for a double. Furthermore, not only did Donaldson run home from third (making the score 3-2, still in favor of Houston), but also fleet-footed Burns raced all the way around second and third base and came home himself! Suddenly, the score was tied at three runs apiece!
-- Oakland fans like me could afford to breathe a sigh of relief now, because, even if Oakland quickly made two more outs, the game would still continue for at least one more inning. BUT NO! Jed Lowrie, though he would've been out had he made just one more strike, swung and hit the ball into left field. Reddick ran around third base and to home plate, and that gave the A's four runs to the Astros' three!
And there you have it! It's a Saturday afternoon; the Oakland A's and Houston Astros played a game of baseball; the A's won; I got to keep up with how things were going in Oakland, Calif., from my home in Madisonville, Ky., and I am very thankful for all of it!
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Gymnastics' Triple Cup weekend is here
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 27, 2019 – Greensboro, N.C., will be all gymnastics this weekend with the Triple Cup of gymnastics heading to the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Complex. Anchored by the American Cup, the USA's most prestigious international event and part of the International Gymnastics Federation's all-around World Cup series, on March 2 at 11:30 a.m., the weekend kicks off with the Nastia Liukin Cup, which features many of the country's top Junior Olympic female gymnasts, on March 1 at 7 p.m., and wraps up with the Elite Team Cup, a team event with many of the USA's top junior men, at 6 p.m. on March 2.
Fans will have the opportunity to see many of the USA's rising stars in the Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup, as well as many of the world's best men and women, who have their sights on representing their countries in the 2020 Olympic Games, at the American Cup. The fields for the American Cup and the Elite Team Cup are set, and the final two gymnasts for the Nastia Liukin Cup will qualify this week to compete at the Greater Greensboro Invitational, also being held at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.
The American Cup is a one-day, all-around competition, and the field features a mixture of Olympic and World medalists and rising stars, giving fans an up-close view of gymnasts to watch in the 18-month lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games. Representing the United States at the 2019 American Cup are 2018 World team gold-medalist Grace McCallum of Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters; two-time World bronze-medalist Sam Mikulak of Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center; World bronze-medalist and defending American Cup champion Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma; and 2018 U.S. junior all-around champion Leanne Wong of Overland Park, Kansas/GAGE, who is making her debut as a senior.
The international roster includes two-time Olympian and World silver-medalist Ellie Black of Canada; 2017 European Championships all-around bronze-medalist James Hall of Great Britain; 2018 World all-around silver medalist Mai Murakami of Japan; and five-time World gold-medalist Kenzo Shirai of Japan. Additionally, the men's and women's rosters include 2016 Olympians Christian Baumann of Switzerland, Bart Deurloo of the Netherlands, and Petro Pakhniuk of the Ukraine; two-time Olympian Kim Bui of Germany; and 2014 Youth Olympic Games two-time silver-medalist Ma Yue of China. Marcel Nguyen of Germany has withdrawn from the competition due to injury.
The 2019 American Cup field, listed by country, is listed below.
China: Ma Yue
Great Britain: James Hall
Japan: Kenzo Shirai
Netherlands: Bart Deurloo
Switzerland: Christian Baumann
Ukraine: Petro Pakhniuk
USA: Samuel Mikulak, Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Olympic Training Center
USA: Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma
Canada: Elsabeth "Ellie" Black
China: Lu Yufei
France: Celia Serber
Germany: Kim Bui
Japan: Mai Murakami
Korea: Lee Yunseo
Netherlands: Sanna Veerman
USA: Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters
USA: Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kansas/GAGE
Held in conjunction with the American Cup, the Nastia Liukin Cup is named after the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and one of the USA's most popular gymnasts. Gymnasts qualify through the Nastia Liukin Cup Series, which includes many of the country's top invitationals held from January through February. For more information and to see the list of participants, go to nastialiukincup.com.
The Elite Team Cup is a regional team event with nine teams of six gymnasts, who were chosen by each of the respective regions. The event's field includes 13 members of the U.S. National Team: Lazarus Barnhill, Houston, Texas/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics; Fuzzy Benas, Richmond, Texas/EnRich Gymnastics and Dance Academy; Landen Blixt, Fowlerville, Mich./Infinity Gymnastics Academy; Brandon Briones, Gilbert, Ariz./Aspire Gymnastics; Taylor Burkhart, Morrison, Colo./5280 Gymnastics; Isaiah Drake, Los Angeles, Calif./Gymnastics Olympica; Raydel Gamboa, Phoenix, Ariz./North Valley Gymnastics; Nicolas Kuebler, Seattle, Wash./Metropolitan Gymnastics; Ian Lasic-Ellis, Dover, Mass./MEGA – Massachusetts; Riley Loos, El Dorado, Calif./Technique Gymnastics; Luke McFarland, East Hartford, Conn./Daggett Gymnastics; Colt Walker, Cedar Park, Texas/AcroTex Gymnastics; and Khoi Young, Bowie, Md./Sportsplex. For more information and the complete field roster, go to americancup.com/eliteteamcup.
On the Greensboro Coliseum concourse, fans will have the opportunity to take photos in GK's selfie station and browse through GK's popular leotard styles, as well as purchase everything gymnastics, including event-specific tees, other apparel, and more at the merchandise booth.
In addition to all-session ticket packages that range in price from $89-$149, single session tickets are available for all three events: American Cup, $59-$79; Nastia Liukin Cup, $39 general admission; and Elite Team Cup, $29 general admission. Ticket prices, which are plus applicable fees, vary according to seat location. All-session ticket packages include tickets to all three of the weekend's events. To purchase tickets, call Ticketmaster's charge-by-phone line at 800-745-3000, or visit ticketmaster.com or the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Box Office. Group tickets may be purchased by calling 336.373.7433. For more information, go to americancup.com.
For fans who cannot attend in person, all three events are available live online, as well as the American Cup and Nastia Liukin Cup aired on TV. The Olympic Channel will broadcast the American Cup live from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, with NBC's live coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The Nastia Liukin Cup will be televised live on the Olympic Channel at 7 p.m., as well as tape-delayed on NBCSN on March 2 at 11 p.m. ET. A live-stream of both events will be available at NBCSports.com or its app. The Elite Team Cup will also have a live webcast via the USA Gymnastics YouTube Channel.
The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is also hosting the 2019 Greensboro Gymnastics Invitational Feb. 27-March 3. This is the second time the Greensboro Gymnastics Invitational, hosted by Flip Force Gymnastics, has been part of the Nastia Liukin Cup Series. In addition, designated women's sessions for the invitational's finals will use the equipment and podium brought in for the American Cup.
The impressive list of former American Cup champions also includes Simone Biles, Bart Conner, Tim Daggett, Gabby Douglas, Paul Hamm, Jonathan Horton, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Carly Patterson, Danell Leyva, Shannon Miller, Mary Lou Retton, Kurt Thomas, Peter Vidmar, Jordyn Wieber and Kim Zmeskal-Burdette. Past sites for the American Cup include: New York, N.Y. (1976-80, 1982-84, 2004, 2008, 2012); Ft. Worth, Texas (1981, 1996-98); Indianapolis, Ind. (1985); Fairfax, Va. (1986-90, 2003); Orlando, Fla. (1991-94, 2000-02); Seattle, Wash. (1995); St. Petersburg, Fla. (1999); Uniondale, N.Y. (2005); Philadelphia, Pa. (2006); Jacksonville, Fla. (2007, 2011); Hoffman Estates, Ill. (2009, 2018); Worcester, Mass. (2010, 2013); Greensboro, N.C. (2014); Arlington, Texas (2015); and Newark (2016-17).
The inaugural Elite Team Cup was held in 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Most recently, the event has been staged in Newark, N.J, in 2016-17, and Hoffman Estates, Ill., in 2018.
Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro's assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service. Guilford County ranks third in the state in travel and tourism expenditures, with over $1.41 billion generated in 2017 and more than 13,900 people employed in travel-related jobs. For more information: www.visitgreensboronc.com.
Sports & Properties, Inc. SPI is a sports marketing and sports development firm concentrating in four primary areas of business: major sponsorships, including naming rights; sports tourism; sports & entertainment facilities; and major events. SPI recent projects include the Raleigh-Durham market's Major League Soccer Application, the USA Masters Games, greater Hickory, NC, sports tourism, St. Pete Pier naming rights, and the Seminole County Sports Complex. Event projects include the National Collegiate Table Tennis Championships, U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and the American Cup. SPI clients include Capitol Broadcasting Company, the City of St. Petersburg, FL, the North Carolina Football Club, and the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, among others. For more information on SPI, visit sportsproperties.com.
International Gymnastics Federation. The International Gymnastics Federation is the governing body for gymnastics worldwide. It is the oldest established international federation of an Olympic sport and has participated in the Olympic Games since its revival in 1896. The FIG governs eight sports: gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline (including double mini-trampoline and tumbling), aerobics, acrobatics, and Parkour. It counts 148 national member federations and has its headquarters in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland.
USA Gymnastics. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. The organization is committed to creating a culture that encourages and supports its athletes and focuses on the safety and well-being of the athletes. USA Gymnastics has already taken specific, concrete steps to strengthen its safe sport policies and procedures. The organization's disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and gymnastics for all (formerly known as group gymnastics). For more complete information, log on to usagym.org.


Millennials are as financially knowledgeable as previous generations and are doing OK when it comes to financial well-being, but they face challenges such as housing affordability and student debt repayments that innovative policy should address.
Part One of the report brings together key findings on the current state of financial literacy among Canadian millennials – their challenges, barriers, and priorities. These were drawn from a series of four roundtables held in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Halifax in partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and Vancity.
In Part Two, PPF Fellow Jennifer Robson and Research Assistant Andrée Loucks build on what we heard in the roundtables and review the latest research to explore creative but feasible responses to key financial literacy challenges faced by millennials. Their analysis shows a surprisingly nuanced reality for millennials that merits close attention by policy-makers.
This two-part report, released during Canada's Financial Literacy Month, is the culmination of a PPF project that sought to identify ways to improve the financial literacy of millennials.
Millennials are now one quarter of the Canadian population and the most important consumer segment in Canada.
Our research shows that, on average, millennials enjoy higher incomes and higher assets than gen-Xers, and are as likely to own a home. And yet, many still find themselves burdened by student and credit-card debt, and either trapped in low-paid jobs or zig-zagging between jobs in a way that makes it difficult to realize long-term financial goals. They are looking for innovative tools to help them navigate these challenges.
In Part Two, PPF Fellow Jennifer Robson and Research Assistant Andrée Loucks build on what we heard in the roundtables and review the latest research to explore creative but feasible responses to key financial literacy challenges faced by millennials.
Millennials in Canada are not less financially knowledgeable than other generations. They are doing OK when it comes to financial well-being and, in some ways, doing better than gen-Xers did at the same age.
Millennial-led families are more likely to carry student debts, have somewhat higher outstanding student loan and credit card balances, and are more likely to have no retirement savings at all, compared to gen-X-led families did at the same age.
Millennials are performing unexpectedly well in other respects: millennial-led families enjoy higher incomes, substantially higher assets (likely due to housing asset prices), and better access to workplace pensions and higher pension assets. They are as likely as gen-X-led families to budget and to own a home.
Millennials face changes in labour markets and financial services that can re-shape their financial lives.
Make it easier to access student loan repayment assistance. Improve the Repayment Assistance Program in order to increase take up, by proactively contacting likely eligible borrowers and reducing the administrative burden on borrowers.
Help small-savers who don't otherwise receive many incentives from the tax system. Explore new ways to incentivize saving among lower-income millennials, such as means-tested top-ups for Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs), paired with a lifetime contributions limit.
Support younger households facing housing affordability challenges in creative ways, by ensuring the upcoming National Housing Benefit considers eligibility issues for low-income millennials who may otherwise be excluded under current definitions of housing insecurity. Invest in research and testing of new approaches that offer alternatives to traditional market rental and ownership models.
Help more working millennials plan ahead. In particular, use the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in order to motivate planning and monitoring by providing tax-filers with an annual overview of their retirement funds.


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After their deliberately conspicuous and quite chummy lunch hosted by Sen. Dan Inouye, the three leading Democratic candidates for governor drifted their separate ways.
Some have even complained that this primary is a bit too chummy. Rarely is a disparaging word heard from one candidate about the other. Oh, there are mild rebukes: Andy's lottery proposal is a bad idea; Ed's budget-cutting plans would decimate education; Mazie's boast that she listened to business and cut government red tape is a bit of a stretch.
But for the most part, the candidates have stayed on course and on message.
Part of it is in response to Inouye, who warns a bitter primary would cause bleeding the survivor can ill-afford against the Linda Lingle juggernaut.
Part of it is, simply, that there is no history of bad blood between the three. We have had Democratic primary campaigns where leading candidates represented distinctly different political "camps" with years of hostility behind them.
Think Burns-Gill or Fasi-Ariyoshi, for instance.
That's not in place this year. If anything, the major thing that separates the three candidates is style, which is not something that leads to blood battle.
Mazie Hirono presents herself as the conciliator, the deal-maker and consensus-builder who knows how to work with people to get things done.
Andy Anderson presents himself as the take-charge guy, the business-oriented political pro who wants solutions, not talk.
Ed Case presents himself as the only true agent of change, a truth-teller who is the only one willing to accept that it can no longer be business-as-usual in state government.
It's possible that these three will continue in this vein right through the Primary Election. But don't bet on it.
Human nature, plus the natural gravity of politics, will begin to strip the veneer of civility as election day approaches. And this won't necessarily be all bad.
In addition to hearing what the candidates' own platforms are, it is useful to hear them deconstruct the ideas and management approach of the others.
This doesn't have to be unnecessarily negative. It's possible to take the gloss off the other candidate's platform with civility. The voters would benefit from some cross-talk among and between the three.
The other thing that is likely to happen is that the political forces will begin to coalesce around one of three candidates. This won't happen overtly, necessarily, but it will happen. Subtle — or in the case of union or interest-group endorsements, not-so-subtle — signals will emerge about who is the favored candidate.
By election day, it will be fairly apparent who "they" — meaning the grassroots leaders, the unions, the political fathers — want to carry the Democratic banner into the general.
Ordinarily, that might be seen as just about enough to ensure a victory. But perhaps not in this crazy election year. The voters, as the saying goes, are restless.
Reach Jerry Burris at letters@honoluluadvertiser.com.


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A Note on Taxing Sugary Drinks in the UAE
Posted April 6, 2018 by EditorPLOS in Uncategorized
Sugary carbonated drinks, energy drinks, and other similar products are fueling the obesity and diabetes epidemic. With the World Health Organization estimating that more than 1.9 billion adults (39%) are overweight, and 650 million (13%) are obese, an increasing body of evidence is wisely examining the factors that are contributing to these epidemics. To that end, sugary carbonated drinks have been implicated as a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart diseases, tooth decay, and a variety of other health problems.
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the rising incidence of obesity and diabetes has been a cause for concern for the public as well as the government,with public advocacy calling for taxes on sugar carbonated drinks principally to improve public health and reduce obesity and diabetes. Recently, this concern has been discussed among Gulf States and transformed into concerted action with the UAE imposing a law on excise taxes on energy and fizzy drinks starting from October 1st, 2017. The prices of sugary carbonated drinks (for example, Coca-Cola Pepsi, Sprite, Fanta, Mountain Dew, etc.) are now 50 percent more expensive. Whereas, the retail price of energy drinks has increased 100%. This excise tax is set to discourage the consumption of products that have ruinous effects on the health of people, while generated revenue is expected to support advanced health services for the UAE community. Saudi Arabia took a similar measure earlier and other Gulf States are expected to implement excise taxes in early 2018.
In late 2017, the United Arab Emirates joined 27 countries and 7 US cities in taxing sugary drinks.
In addition, and in an effort to stem the growing tide of non-communicable diseases, the UAE supports prolonged multifaceted approaches for addressing obesity and diabetes, and has sparked and implemented many health awareness and obesity related campaigns such as consumer education about the dangers of excess sugar consumption. Current campaigns include the "Dubai 30×30 fitness challenge" that aims to make Dubai one of the world's healthiest cities; the 2021 Healthy Children initiative; and the Junior Chef Program. These campaigns and activities are supported by the implementation and development of policies to improve access to nutritious and healthy food.
While support and recognition for the role of fiscal policies in combating obesity and diabetes gains momentum, it is still too early to judge the impact of this new price policy on consumer purchase and consumption in the UAE, including the nudging of consumers toward opting for healthier alternatives. Nevertheless, rising disease burden and escalating healthcare costs associated with poor diet necessitate bold action and solutions, which considerably justify government to employ price policy interventions based on evidence from modelling and other settings.
The implementation of the sugary drinks tax is one of the key measures included in the UAE national NCD action plan (2017- 2021). Accordingly, evaluation plans and sound implementation monitoring strategies are also expected this year.
Dr Ibtihal Fadhil (MBChB , MSc, PhD, DipLSHTM) is a NCD consultant, public health specialist, President of the Eastern Mediterranean NCD Alliance, and Board Member of the Global NCD Alliance. As WHO Regional adviser for NCDs (2008-2016) she built the regional NCD network for advocacy and planning creating regional and global partnerships for NCD prevention and control. Currently as a NCD consultant, Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates, she supports the planning and evaluation of NCD prevention and control programs at national and subnational levels. Prior, she has held various academic and clinical positions during the last 36 years and served as a member of several national and international medical committees and public health associations.
Hira Abdul Razzak (MSc in Genetics and Gold medalist) is currently working as a Medical Research Specialist in the Ministry of Health and Prevention, United Arab Emirates. She has over 8 years experience in carrying out scientific researches as a research consultant where she planned, designed, conducted, drafted and edited medical research studies. She has also published many peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals. Her research interests include NCDs, genetic disorders and infectious diseases.
Source: A Note on Taxing Sugary Drinks in the UAE


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IntroductionIntroduction Programme Onchocercoses is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Fund). Our research network is based on more than 30 years of successful partnership of research institutes in Germany and our partners based in Cameroon. Onchocerciasis is also known as river blindness because the blackfly which transmits the disease breeds in rivers; it often blinds people, as well as causing debilitating skin disease. Over 37 million people have been infected (source WHO), often affecting those living in poor, rural African communities. There is currently no official data about the levels of blindness in Cameroon, but it is estimated that about 1% of the population are blind (Sightsavers International), with the principal causes being cataract, river blindness, corneal scarring and refractive error. Ivermectin-mass treatments have been used to cure onchocerciasis and has been available for the past 15-20 years to the villages in our study area. As the life-expectancy of adult Onchocerca volvulus is about 10 to 15 years, it is expected that the endemicity of human onchocerciasis has now dropped to lower levels of endemicity. Planned projects Successful control of human onchocerciasis by mass-distribution of ivermectin (APOC) depends largely of two factors: The implication of additional control measures –…
History of Programme Onchocercoses
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Epidemiology and control
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Simulium vectorsSimulium damnosum s.l. is the main vector of human onchocerciasis in Cameroon and is also the main local vector of Onchocerca ochengi. There are at least 4 main (sub-)species found in the rain-forest and savanna: Simulium sirbanum: A small and very pale species, only found in the Sudan savanna. Simulium damnosum sensu stricto: Savanna mainly, but now also found since 1986 in the forest near Kumba Simulium squamosum: Forest and Guinee-savanna. There are probably several subspecies of S. suamosum; very dark ones in the forest and pale ones in the savana. Simulium mengense: Forest only, but occasionally also observed in the savanna These species can be distinguished by their morphology (see figure), as they come in the adult stage to bite on man. More precisely, identification can be done on the salivary gland chromosomes ("cytotaxonomy"). We examined over 100 Simulium breeding sites in varius bioclimatic zones of Camerroon. The results of the cytotaxonomic identification of the larvae found is given here. Other Simulium flies, like S. bovis, S. dukei, S. griseicolle, S. adersi etc. are occasinally caught on man. Filarial larvae are found in S. bovis (vector of O. ramachandrini, O. ochengi and possibly also O. volvulus) and S. griseicolle (filarial species not yet identified)
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July 20, 2016 /in News /by A. Renz
The Tübingen Afrika-Festival 2016 has started!
From Thursday morning till Sunday evening, the Afrika-Festival Tübingen 2016 shall take place on the Festplatz in Tübingen. Like every year, we are present in a pavillon, where we inform about our research activities in Cameroon.
Particular topics of this year's festival are the scientific collaboration & research.
Mor information on the festival is available at:
http://www.afrikafestival.net/de/
Our last year's presentatation can be found at:
https://www.riverblindness.eu/programme-onchocercoses-at-afrika-festival-tubingen-2015/
and a report about our scientific co-operation and research under:
http://www.afrikafestival.net/images/Jahresbericht/AfrikAktiv_Jahresbericht_2015.pdf => pages 16 ff!
We are looking forward to this meeting – the temperatures are already Africa-like hot.
And we would be very pleased meeting you there in our pavillon, close to the entrance of the festival-site.
FIRST DAY:
We used the the time of the first morning, when not so many visitors came, to design our tent's decoration: A Simulium female fly, ready to attack! With Archille and Babette, starting with a plate of styrodur, we cut the silhuette of the fly and painted it in black. Obviously this fly was so attravtive to the local flies, that one Simulium blackfly (presumably S. argyreatum) came to bite Archille on his ellbow, just by the end of the day. This fly found its place under the presentation microscope!
The Africa-Bussiness-Forum brought together an illusteous group of participants from the politics, industry and lays, focussing on German-African relationship under the heading: Beziehungen neu definieren.
A more detailed report shall follow.
In the evening, a thunderstorm was coming and drowned the festival for almost 2 hours. The music however continued to play and the tents gave shelter from the rains.
Ready for a new day!
Have a look on the photos and enjoy it!
Alfons Renz
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import urllib2
import urlparse
import datetime
import time
import hashlib
import hmac
import json
import os
import re

import yum
import yum.config
import yum.Errors
import yum.plugins

from yum.yumRepo import YumRepository

__author__ = "Julius Seporaitis"
__email__ = "julius@seporaitis.net"
__copyright__ = "Copyright 2012, Julius Seporaitis"
__license__ = "Apache 2.0"
__version__ = "1.2.2"

__all__ = ['requires_api_version', 'plugin_type', 'CONDUIT',
           'config_hook', 'prereposetup_hook']

requires_api_version = '2.5'
plugin_type = yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE
CONDUIT = None
DEFAULT_DELAY = 3
DEFAULT_BACKOFF = 2
BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
OPTIONAL_ATTRIBUTES = ['priority', 'base_persistdir', 'metadata_expire',
                       'skip_if_unavailable', 'keepcache', 'priority']
UNSUPPORTED_ATTRIBUTES = ['mirrorlist']

def config_hook(conduit):
    yum.config.RepoConf.s3_enabled = yum.config.BoolOption(False)
    yum.config.RepoConf.region = yum.config.Option()
    yum.config.RepoConf.key_id = yum.config.Option()
    yum.config.RepoConf.secret_key = yum.config.Option()
    yum.config.RepoConf.delegated_role = yum.config.Option()
    yum.config.RepoConf.baseurl = yum.config.UrlListOption(
        schemes=('http', 'https', 's3', 'ftp', 'file')
    )
    yum.config.RepoConf.backoff = yum.config.Option()
    yum.config.RepoConf.delay = yum.config.Option()

def parse_url(url):
    # http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UsingBucket.html
    url = url[0] if isinstance(url, list) else url

    # http[s]://<bucket>.s3.amazonaws.com
    m = re.match(r'(http|https|s3)://([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-.]{1,61}[a-z0-9])[.]s3[.]amazonaws[.]com(.*)$', url)
    if m:
        return (m.group(2), None, m.group(3))

    # http[s]://<bucket>.s3-<aws-region>.amazonaws.com
    m = re.match(r'(http|https|s3)://([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-.]{1,61}[a-z0-9])[.]s3-([a-z0-9-]+)[.]amazonaws[.]com(.*)$', url)
    if m:
        return (m.group(2), m.group(3), m.group(4))

    # http[s]://s3.amazonaws.com/<bucket>
    m = re.match(r'(http|https|s3)://s3[.]amazonaws[.]com/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-.]{1,61}[a-z0-9])(.*)$', url)
    if m:
        return (m.group(2), 'us-east-1', m.group(3))

    # http[s]://s3.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn/<bucket>
    m = re.match(r'(http|https|s3)://s3[.]cn-north-1[.]amazonaws[.]com[.]cn/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-.]{1,61}[a-z0-9])(.*)$', url)
    if m:
        return (m.group(2), 'cn-north-1', m.group(3))

    # http[s]://s3-<region>.amazonaws.com/<bucket>
    m = re.match(r'(http|https|s3)://s3-([a-z0-9-]+)[.]amazonaws[.]com/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-.]{1,61}[a-z0-9])(.*)$', url)
    if m:
        return (m.group(3), m.group(2), m.group(4))

    return (None, None, None)

def replace_repo(repos, repo):
    repos.delete(repo.id)
    repos.add(S3Repository(repo.id, repo))

def prereposetup_hook(conduit):
    """Plugin initialization hook. Setup the S3 repositories."""

    if 'DISABLE_YUM_S3_IAM' in os.environ and os.environ['DISABLE_YUM_S3_IAM']:
        return

    repos = conduit.getRepos()
    for repo in repos.listEnabled():
        url = repo.baseurl
        if(isinstance(url, list)):
            if len(url) == 0:
                continue
            url = url[0]
        if re.match(r'^s3://', url):
            repo.s3_enabled = 1
        if isinstance(repo, YumRepository) and repo.s3_enabled:
            replace_repo(repos, repo)

class S3Repository(YumRepository):
    """Repository object for Amazon S3, using IAM Roles."""

    def __init__(self, repoid, repo):
        super(S3Repository, self).__init__(repoid)

        bucket, region, path = parse_url(repo.baseurl)

        if bucket is None:
            msg = "s3iam: unable to parse url %s'" % repo.baseurl
            raise yum.plugins.PluginYumExit(msg)

        if region and region != 'us-east-1':
            self.baseurl = "https://s3-%s.amazonaws.com/%s%s" % (region, bucket, path)
            if 'cn-north-1' in region:
                self.baseurl = "https://s3.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn/%s%s" % (bucket, path)
        else:
            self.baseurl = "https://%s.s3.amazonaws.com%s" % (bucket, path)

        self.name = repo.name
        self.region = repo.region if repo.region else region
        self.basecachedir = repo.basecachedir
        self.gpgcheck = repo.gpgcheck
        self.gpgkey = repo.gpgkey
        self.access_id = repo.key_id
        self.secret_key = repo.secret_key
        self.enablegroups = repo.enablegroups
        self.delegated_role = repo.delegated_role

        self.retries = repo.retries
        self.backoff = repo.backoff
        self.delay = repo.delay

        for attr in OPTIONAL_ATTRIBUTES:
            if hasattr(repo, attr):
                setattr(self, attr, getattr(repo, attr))

        for attr in UNSUPPORTED_ATTRIBUTES:
            if getattr(repo, attr):
                msg = "%s: Unsupported attribute: %s." % (__file__, attr)
                raise yum.plugins.PluginYumExit(msg)

        proxy_config = {}
        if 'https_proxy' in os.environ:
            proxy_config['https'] = os.environ['https_proxy']
        if 'http_proxy' in os.environ:
            proxy_config['http'] = os.environ['http_proxy']
        if repo.proxy and repo.proxy != '__none__':
            proxy_config['https'] = proxy_config['http'] = repo.proxy
        if proxy_config:
            proxy = urllib2.ProxyHandler(proxy_config)
            opener = urllib2.build_opener(proxy)
            urllib2.install_opener(opener)

        self.iamrole = None
        self.grabber = None
        self.enable()

    @property
    def grabfunc(self):
        raise NotImplementedError("grabfunc called, when it shouldn't be!")

    @property
    def grab(self):
        if not self.grabber:
            self.grabber = S3Grabber(self)
            if self.access_id and self.secret_key:
                self.grabber.set_credentials(self.access_id, self.secret_key)
            elif self.delegated_role:
                self.grabber.get_delegated_role_credentials(self.delegated_role)
            else:
                self.grabber.get_role()
                self.grabber.get_credentials()
        return self.grabber

class S3Grabber(object):

    def __init__(self, repo):
        """Initialize file grabber.
        Note: currently supports only single repo.baseurl. So in case of a list
              only the first item will be used.
        """
        if isinstance(repo, basestring):
            self.baseurl = repo
            self.region = None
            self.retries = 0
        else:
            self.id = repo.id
            self.region = repo.region
            self.retries = repo.retries
            self.backoff = DEFAULT_BACKOFF if repo.backoff is None else repo.backoff
            self.delay = DEFAULT_DELAY if repo.delay is None else repo.delay
            if len(repo.baseurl) != 1:
                msg = "%s: repository '%s' must" % (__file__, repo.id)
                msg += 'have only one baseurl value'
                raise yum.plugins.PluginYumExit(msg)
            else:
                self.baseurl = repo.baseurl[0]
        # Ensure urljoin doesn't ignore base path:
        if not self.baseurl.endswith('/'):
            self.baseurl += '/'
        self.access_key = None
        self.secret_key = None
        self.token = None

    def get_role(self):
        """Read IAM role from AWS metadata store."""
        request = urllib2.Request(
            urlparse.urljoin(
                "http://169.254.169.254",
                "/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/"
            ))

        try:
            response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
            self.iamrole = (response.read())
        except Exception:
            response = None
            self.iamrole = ""
        finally:
            if response:
                response.close()

    def get_credentials(self):
        """Read IAM credentials from AWS metadata store.
        Note: This method should be explicitly called after constructing new
              object, as in 'explicit is better than implicit'.
        """
        request = urllib2.Request(
            urlparse.urljoin(
                urlparse.urljoin(
                    "http://169.254.169.254/",
                    "latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/",
                ), self.iamrole))

        try:
            response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
            data = json.loads(response.read())
            self.access_key = data['AccessKeyId']
            self.secret_key = data['SecretAccessKey']
            self.token = data['Token']
        except Exception:
            response = None
        finally:
            if response:
                response.close()

        if self.access_key is None and self.secret_key is None:
            if "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" in os.environ:
                self.access_key = os.environ['AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID']
            if "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" in os.environ:
                self.secret_key = os.environ['AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY']
            if "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN" in os.environ:
                self.token = os.environ['AWS_SESSION_TOKEN']

        if self.access_key is None and self.secret_key is None:
            if hasattr(self, 'name'):
                msg = "Could not access AWS credentials, skipping repository '%s'" % (self.name)
            else:
                msg = "Could not access AWS credentials"
            print msg
            from urlgrabber.grabber import URLGrabError
            raise URLGrabError(7, msg)

    def set_credentials(self, access_key, secret_key):
        self.access_key = access_key
        self.secret_key = secret_key
        self.token = None

    def get_delegated_role_credentials(self, delegated_role):
        """Collect temporary credentials from AWS STS service. Uses
        delegated_role value from configuration.
        Note: This method should be explicitly called after constructing new
              object, as in 'explicit is better than implicit'.
        """
        import boto.sts

        sts_conn = boto.sts.connect_to_region(self.get_instance_region())
        assumed_role = sts_conn.assume_role(delegated_role, 'yum')

        self.access_key = assumed_role.credentials.access_key
        self.secret_key = assumed_role.credentials.secret_key
        self.token = assumed_role.credentials.session_token

    def get_instance_region(self):
        """Read region from AWS metadata store."""
        request = urllib2.Request(
            urlparse.urljoin(
                "http://169.254.169.254",
                "/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone"
            ))

        response = None
        try:
            response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
            data = response.read()
        finally:
            if response:
                response.close()
        return data[:-1]

    def _request(self, path, timeval=None):
        url = urlparse.urljoin(self.baseurl, urllib2.quote(path))
        request = urllib2.Request(url)
        if self.region:
            self.signV4(request, timeval)
        else:
            self.signV2(request, timeval)
        return request

    def urlgrab(self, url, filename=None, **kwargs):
        """urlgrab(url) copy the file to the local filesystem."""
        request = self._request(url)
        if filename is None:
            filename = request.get_selector()
            if filename.startswith('/'):
                filename = filename[1:]

        response = None
        retries = self.retries
        delay = self.delay
        out = open(filename, 'w+')
        while retries > 0:
            try:
                response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
                buff = response.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
                while buff:
                    out.write(buff)
                    buff = response.read(BUFFER_SIZE)
            except urllib2.HTTPError, e:
                if retries > 0:
                    time.sleep(delay)
                    delay *= self.backoff
                else:
                    # Wrap exception as URLGrabError so that YumRepository catches it
                    from urlgrabber.grabber import URLGrabError
                    msg = '%s on %s tried' % (e, url)
                    if self.retries > 0:
                        msg += ' tried %d time(s)' % (self.retries)
                        new_e = URLGrabError(14, msg)
                        new_e.code = e.code
                        new_e.exception = e
                        new_e.url = url
                        raise new_e
            finally:
                retries -= 1
                if response:
                    response.close()
                    break

        out.close()
        return filename

    def urlopen(self, url, **kwargs):
        """urlopen(url) open the remote file and return a file object."""
        return urllib2.urlopen(self._request(url))

    def urlread(self, url, limit=None, **kwargs):
        """urlread(url) return the contents of the file as a string."""
        return urllib2.urlopen(self._request(url)).read()

    def signV2(self, request, timeval=None):
        """Attach a valid S3 signature to request.
        request - instance of Request
        """
        t = timeval or time.gmtime()
        date = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", t)
        request.add_header('Date', date)

        (bucket, ignore, path) = parse_url(request.get_full_url())
        resource = '/' + bucket + path
        if self.token:
            amz_headers = 'x-amz-security-token:%s\n' % self.token
            request.add_header('x-amz-security-token', self.token)
        else:
            amz_headers = ''
        sigstring = ("%(method)s\n\n\n%(date)s\n"
                     "%(canon_amzn_headers)s%(canon_amzn_resource)s") % ({
                         'method': request.get_method(),
                         'date': request.headers.get('Date'),
                         'canon_amzn_headers': amz_headers,
                         'canon_amzn_resource': resource})
        digest = hmac.new(
            str(self.secret_key),
            str(sigstring),
            hashlib.sha1).digest()
        signature = digest.encode('base64').rstrip()

        authorization = "AWS {0}:{1}".format(self.access_key, signature)
        request.add_header('Authorization', authorization)

    def derive(self, key, msg):
        return hmac.new(key, msg.encode('utf-8'), hashlib.sha256).digest()

    def deriveKey(self, key, date, region, service):
        kDate = self.derive(('AWS4' + key).encode('utf-8'), date)
        kRegion = self.derive(kDate, region)
        kService = self.derive(kRegion, service)
        return self.derive(kService, 'aws4_request')

    def signV4(self, request, timeval=None):
        algorithm = 'AWS4-HMAC-SHA256'
        t = datetime.datetime.utcnow()

        amzdate = t.strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ')
        amz_headers = ('host:%s\nx-amz-date:%s\n' %
                       (request.get_host(), amzdate))
        signed_headers = 'host;x-amz-date'
        if self.token:
            amz_headers += 'x-amz-security-token:%s\n' % self.token
            signed_headers += ';x-amz-security-token'
            request.add_header('x-amz-security-token', self.token)

        # Hash request
        content_h = hashlib.sha256('').hexdigest()  # Empty content
        req = ('GET\n%s\n\n%s\n%s\n%s' %
               (request.get_selector(), amz_headers, signed_headers, content_h))
        req_hash = hashlib.sha256(req).hexdigest()

        # Assemble content to be signed
        datestamp = t.strftime('%Y%m%d')
        scope = datestamp + '/' + self.region + '/s3/aws4_request'
        sign_content = '%s\n%s\n%s\n%s' % (algorithm, amzdate, scope, req_hash)

        # Get derived key
        signing_key = self.deriveKey(self.secret_key, datestamp,
                                     self.region, 's3')

        # Compute signature
        signature = hmac.new(signing_key, (sign_content).encode('utf-8'),
                             hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()

        # Assemble 'Authorization' header value
        credential = self.access_key + '/' + scope
        auth = (('%s Credential=%s, SignedHeaders=%s, Signature=%s') %
                (algorithm, credential, signed_headers, signature))

        request.add_header('x-amz-content-sha256', content_h)
        request.add_header('x-amz-date', amzdate)
        request.add_header('Authorization', auth)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Ventalló es un municipio y localidad española de la provincia de Gerona, en la comunidad autónoma de Cataluña. El término municipal, ubicado en la comarca del Alto Ampurdán, tiene una población de .

Geografía
Su término limita con el río Fluviá y el término de Torroella de Fluviá y San Miguel de Fluviá al norte, con San Mori y Vilopriu al oeste, Garrigolas y Viladamat al sur, y La Armentera al este. El terreno es plano y se extiende hasta las marismas del Ampurdán.

Entidades de población

 Ventalló
 Saldet
 L'Arbre Sec
 Els Masos
 Montiró
 Pelacalç
 Valveralla
 Vila-robau
 Mas Gros

Demografía

Economía
Su agricultura tradicional como el cultivo del arroz, viña y olivos se ha ido substituyendo por los árboles frutales y las hortalizas, así como la ganadería. También tiene industria de materiales para la construcción.

Historia
En los últimos años el pueblo ha estado restaurando sus antiguas edificaciones de los siglos  al , como la Casa del Delme de los siglos -, Can Sastregener del  y la masia Perramon, fortificada del .

Administración

Lugares de interés
 Iglesia parroquial de San Miguel de Ventalló. Gótica.
 Iglesia parroquial de Sant Sadurní de Montiró. Conserva el ábside románico del .
 Iglesia de Santa María de l'Om. En su origen románica en el pueblo de Pelacalç.
 Iglesia parroquial de Santa Eugenia. Románica. En el pueblo de Saldet.
 Yacimiento ibérico en Valveralla.
 Iglesia prerománica del  en Vila-robau.

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web del Ayuntamiento de Ventalló
 Instituto de Estadística de Cataluña

Municipios de Alto Ampurdán
Localidades del Alto Ampurdán
Localidades de la provincia de Gerona

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Großer Pyhrgas – szczyt w Alpach Anizyjskich, części Północnych Alp Wapiennych. Leży w Austrii, na granicy dwóch krajów związkowych: Styrii i Górnej Austrii. Na zachód leży Kleiner Pyhrgas (2023 m). Szczyt można zdobyć ze schronisk Hofalmhütte (1305 m), Rohrauerhaus (1308 m) i Bosruckhütte (1036 m).

Bibliografia
 Willi End: Alpenvereinsführer Gesäuseberge. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, München 1988, .

Szczyty Austrii
Szczyty Alp Ennstalskich


The view of dock at BCI from the balcony lounge.
The predominantly U.S. federally-funded Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) has been investigating the tropics in Panama for over a century and currently has 11 research facilities throughout the country.
STRI has a mission to increase and diffuse knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical biodiversity and its relevance to human welfare. Staff scientists and less experienced scientists, who may be working on their postdoc or are interns, like me, carry out this mission in their research at STRI.
Barro Colorado Island (BCI) is 16 square kilometres of lowland moist tropical forest. It's home to arboreal anteaters, spider monkeys, a smattering of cacao trees that remain from the days when farmers collected crops around the island and a handful of scientists. The residential area for people is stacked into a few air-conditioned buildings looking over the dock on a hillside clearing, comprised of dormitories, a visitor center, a dining hall, a common lounge and laboratories.
BCI is the most-studied tropical forest in the world, but it hasn't always been an island. The formation of Lake Gatun to help facilitate the construction of the Panama Canal in the early 20th century led to rising water levels and the isolation of BCI from the surrounding rainforest. The area was declared a nature reserve in 1923. In Spanish, "Barro Colorado" refers to the reddish color of the clay-like (and often wet and muddy) soil.
BCI is located along the Panama Canal. A boat that had entered the locks from the Pacific Ocean by Panama City would be about two-thirds of the way through the canal when it passed BCI, which is roughly 40 kilometres north of the capital city. BCI is actually part of a bigger nature reserve called Barro Colorado Monument.
Each day that I go to BCI, I take the 7:15 a.m. boat from Gamboa and usually nap the half hour cruise up the canal. The barges and freighters we pass seem to be moving at a tortoise's pace, accompanied by their tugboats, but their length equals about 20 of us passenger boats.
When North and South America merged three million years ago, America-dwelling flora and fauna were able to cross into new territory and fill an open niche. Referred to as the Great American Biological Interchange, this altered the makeup of wildlife, especially in South America, where North American species flourished anew. Beside this historical importance, Panama is also one of the most stable countries in Central America, allowing for the installation of a permanent research station.
1) Generously apply bug spray around ankles and waist. Chiggers—parasites that will cause a vicious, but harmless itch if they bite—like tight spaces. This extra precaution will keep them at bay for longer.