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Sophy Ridge on Sunday interview with Jeremy Corbyn
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Sophy Ridge: For all the Conservative party's divisions over Brexit, Labour has some difficulties of its own. The fundamental problem of having a pro-EU membership but many voters who backed leave has left the party walking a delicate tightrope, which is increasingly looking that it could snap, and the time for choosing a side is fast approaching. To talk about that, and lots more, we're joined now by Jeremy Corbyn, thank you very much for being with us.
Jeremy Corbyn: My pleasure, thank you for inviting me.
SR: We finally know what the government's plan for Brexit looks like, is that something that the Labour party could support?
JC: No we can't support it and it doesn't meet our tests, we don't believe it meets the needs of the country. We do think it would be much better if the Labour alternative of access to a market, a guaranteed permanent form of customs union with the European Union and protection of rights in this country would be a better deal for this country as a whole.
SR: So what specifically is it in the text that doesn't meet those tests that you disagree with?
JC: Well, a number of things in this agreement are simply not acceptable. One is the issue of Northern Ireland is not dealt with because it will mean there will be a border down the Irish Sea unless an agreement is reached within two years.
SR: How do you plan to solve that yourself?
JC: Well you have an agreement with the European Union for a customs union for the whole of the UK.
SR: That is the backstop though, isn't it?
JC: We have no say in that until such time as a backstop has been agreed and during that period the EU calls the shots, and the EU decides whether we are allowed to change that arrangement or not. It's a one-way agreement – it's quite risky.
SR: The issue, of course, is that you know – and I know – how critical the moment is. I understand that you have concerns such as whether or not we can leave the backstop unilaterally. But are those concerns big enough that you are risking no deal? Because that's the reality of your position, isn't it?
JC: No, it's not the reality at all. We would say, we'll vote against this deal because it doesn't meet our tests – we do not believe it serves the interests of this country. Therefore, the government would have to go back to the EU and renegotiate rapidly. They've had, after all, since the referendum of 2016, to undertake serious negotiations and here we are now – 131 days to go and they're finally presenting something to parliament. It's not a very acceptable way of running things.
SR: You know, don't you, that the likelihood of no deal increases if you don't support this deal. And we can have a look at what you've said recently about the risk of no deal. You've said that if we don't have a Brexit deal "that would be a national disaster". So, are you risking a national disaster?
JC: Not at all. We're saying now, to the government, you haven't got a majority in parliament for this, you don't have a majority support in the whole country, you have to go back and do something better. Indeed, there are already the Prime Minister's outriders in her own cabinet who are saying: 'Actually, we'll have to go and negotiate something else.
SR: So what specifically do you want? So if, for example, you were talking there about being able to unilaterally leave the backstop. If that was something that the government could negotiate, would you then support it?
JC: What I would say to the government is: 'You've got to get in place a permanent customs arrangement with the European Union, otherwise we lose on jobs, we lose on investment, and we lose on future economic development.'
SR: So it's the future relationship that you want to see in the change?
JC: Indeed there is that. But we've also got to be very, very clear about rights and objectives. Put it two ways – one is, the government has embraced – without any questions whatsoever – EU rules on state aid. It hasn't embraced – without any question – the issue of workers' rights. If European workers' right improve, ours can deteriorate at the same time. What I want to see is, absolutely, an alignment with Europe on workers' rights or we go further than that. The danger is that we end up with the movement, which many on the Tory right want, which is a deregulated economy moving further and further away from what is our major trading partner, Europe.
SR: I'm just trying to pin you down on exactly what it would be that gets you over the line and to support the deal, as I'm still slightly unclear on what exactly it is that would mean you would come back and say: "OK, Prime Minister, we'll support."
JC: There's 500 pages in this document, much of which is actually quite vague. Where's the guarantee on environmental protections? Where's the guarantee on consumer protections? Where's the guarantee on workers' rights?
SR: But there are some guarantees – there are the level playing field commitments, for example.
JC: Think of all those people working in the manufacturing industry in Britain and those thousands of jobs in supply chains all across the Midlands and the north, who will be very worried that their companies are going to either disinvest or not invest in the future and will see a continuing rundown of our manufacturing industry. What we want is an expanding economy and a fairer economy.
SR: The level playing field commitments are in that withdrawal agreement. Have you read the 500 pages?
JC: Yes. I've read a lot of it, not every last word. I've read many summaries and many other analysis, as I'm sure you have as well.
SR: Just to really try and clarify then, is there anything that you can say specifically that, if Theresa May comes back with these points, you will vote for the deal.
JC: We've put it to the government many, many times. I believe there is a majority in parliament that would support a permanent customs arrangement with the European Union, I believe there is a majority in parliament that would want to see a guarantee of rights on both sides of the Channel. And there's absolutely a majority in parliament that does not want to see a deal that brings in, in effect, a financial border across the Irish Sea.
SR: Mr Corbyn, can Brexit be stopped?
JC: As of this moment, the arithmetic in parliament is such that Brexit has been triggered, Article 50, we voted for Article 50 in order to give respect to the referendum. I was asked this question by Der Spiegel and what I said was 'we couldn't stop it because we don't have the votes in parliament to do so'. What I want to do is say to the government: 'You've had all this time to negotiate, you're not going to get this thing through parliament, don't waste another two weeks on this – go back now because you must have read the runes in parliament. You can't get it through.'
SR: I just want to go back to this point and get real clarity on it. We can have a look and see what you said, in the interview you mentioned. When you were asked about Brexit, you said: 'We can't stop it.' Your Brexit secretary then said 'Brexit can be stopped.' So who's right? I'm a bit confused.
JC: I said we can't stop it, because on our own obviously we can't. Keir said Brexit can be stopped, clearly a vast majority of people could if they all agreed to do so.
SR: So you say you can't stop Brexit but at the same time if Labour swung behind the campaign for a People's Vote, there would be a real possibility of that happening.
JC: A People's Vote is a second question, isn't it? Actually. The issue is, there was a referendum in 2016, a majority voted to leave the EU. There are many reasons why people voted. I don't think you call a referendum and then say you don't like the result and go away from it. You've got to understand why people voted and try to negotiate the best deal that you can. I do not believe this government has negotiated the best deal it can. All options are on the table in the future.
SR: Is no Brexit better than no deal?
JC: I don't think that's an option we're going to get given. The issue is, we're moving up towards the end of March when Britain will be leaving the EU under the current proposals. This government has failed in negotiations, failed to protect things and at the same time, actually made this country much worse. This is a week where the UN has condemned Britain for unacceptable levels of poverty – what does that say about this government, what does it say about this country?
SR: At the same time though you are the leader of the opposition at this critical moment, you have a responsibility to try and drive the debate. It's one thing to duck out and say 'actually, I don't think we're going to be given that option and we don't have the numbers to get it through'. But you are in a position where you have a large number of MPs, you have a large number of party members, you could drive the debate if you wanted to.
JC: We are driving a debate about the kind of society we want in Britain, we are driving a debate about the kind of relationship with Europe in the future. We forced the government onto the whole concept of a transition, we forced them into accepting amendments in parliament on the meaningful vote at the end of it. Labour has been absolutely on this case ever since the referendum.
SR: Do you think there should be a second referendum? What do you think?
JC: I think it's an option for the future, but it's not an option for today. If we had a referendum tomorrow, what's it going to be on? What's the question going to be?
SR: What would you like the question to be on? Would you like Remain to be on the ballot paper?
JC: I think that the tests against the government have to be put now and that's what we're doing. The government must go back and renegotiate and see what it comes back with, and parliament must look at that at that time. I think to do anything else now would be to ignore the reality of the situation which is the government has had all this time to negotiate, and it hasn't really achieved anything.
SR: I'm keen to talk about your position, we know what you think about the government's position, I'm just keen to examine Labour's position as well. How would you vote if there was a second referendum?
JC: I voted in the first referendum to remain, I campaigned for remain and reform. Indeed, I had a debate in this very building to discuss exactly that issue. I think there are reforms needed in the European Union. I think in the future we could have a good, effective relationship with the European Union which would give us a permanent customs union, which would give us a trade agreement and above all would also ensure we fully cooperate with them on environmental protection.
SR: So how would you vote then?
JC: I don't know how I'm going to vote, and what the options would be at that time. I wanted us to remain in the EU, that was my vote in that referendum.
SR: Now you often said that you want to see a General Election, it's very hard to see – in many ways – how that would happen. Yesterday, your shadow chancellor John McDonnell admitted because of the fixed-term parliament act, it would be very difficult. It's very unlikely isn't it that we're going to get a General Election, can you admit that now?
JC: No it's not unlikely at all. This government cannot control parliament, it doesn't have a majority. The DUP have walked away from their fundamental agreement on the European Union.
SR: So just talk me through how we'd get to a General Election?
JC: We could get to a General Election if the government resigned and called one. We could get to a General Election if two-thirds of MPs voted to have one under the fixed-term. Last time around, no one expected a General Election and the Prime Minister decide to call one because she thought she could win it and do very well. The result was rather different to the one that she expected. I think the country needs stability, it needs to have a say on who it wants to conduct the negotiations with the European Union and who it wants to deal with the chronic social issues facing Britain. I mentioned the UN's report on poverty, isn't that pretty damning of our country?
SR: You say that it's not unlikely that two-thirds of MPs would vote for it. So you can't really expect the DUP or Conservative MPs to vote to potentially allow you into power, can you? It's very optimistic.
JC: We will continue to press the whole issues on Europe and on social justice in Britain and we will continue to demand that British people have a say in who their government should be negotiating these arrangements. I don't believe this government has negotiated fairly or effectively or kept parliament properly informed of it and indeed has now come up with an agreement in which we pay a great deal of money and have very little say in anything for the whole of the transition period and, indeed, give the EU control over arrangements.
SR: In just three months, do you really think you could negotiate a better deal than the government? Is that fantasy politics? It's taken two years to get to this point.
JC: The EU is very used to 11th-hour stuff. Look at the way the Lisbon Treaty was negotiated, renegotiated and renegotiated again. The issue has to be you go back to Europe and say 'listen, our parliament doesn't agree with this and doesn't accept it, the people of this country don't.' There are jobs on both sides of the channel at risk here – we need an agreement, a serious, sensible agreement, and I believe the Labour options are the serious ones that could achieve that.
SR: So just go back to the EU and ask them very nicely if they could give us a better deal? It's fantasy isn't it?
JC: They want an agreement just as much as everyone else does, the problem is this government has not negotiated an effective agreement with them.
SR: So you think you could do it in three months?
JC: We would go there straight away, there is a transition period that has been agreed anyway, so there would be some opportunities there. But of course you have to go back and say what's been agreed, so far, between our government and the EU is not acceptable to the British parliament or I suspect the British people and it hasn't yet been tested in the EU parliament either.
SR: I want to look at your six tasks, because that's something you mentioned at the beginning of the interview. It's something many people just don't think could be possibly achieved, by anybody, including yourselves perhaps. Do you really think you would be able to get a deal that would meet those six tasks? Including one of them which would be delivering the exact same benefits of being in the single market?
JC: If you have a trade agreement, and a customs union with the EU, then you do get the same benefits in trade and you do get the same benefits of the way in which our manufacturing industries are so inexplicably linked. Where did those words come from? The government themselves.
SR: It came from David Davis. He wasn't even the last Brexit secretary. You can't be basing your whole policy around him.
JC: He was the last, but one, Brexit secretary.
SR: Are you saying you're basing your whole Brexit policy on the last-but-one Brexit secretary?
JC: We're quoting back at them what they said and we believe it to be possible.
SR: But this is more about playing politics by quoting David Davis' words back at them, this is more serious stuff.
JC: We're very serious about this, we're very serious about our concerns for jobs and investment in trade with the European Union in the future.
SR: The issue that we have, of course, is that you say you want to deliver the exact same benefits of the single market but that goes against what we've been hearing from Brussels for months. I mean we can for example at something that Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU's most senior official, said on this 'the deal that will…be offered to the UK should not be a deal as advantageous [as membership]' – so I don't understand how you can get the exact same benefits?
JC: That was his view and we have a different view.
SR: So he's wrong?
JC: I don't want to say Jean Claude Juncker is wrong, what I want to say is we believe we can get the same benefits on trade, on customs union with the European Union.
SR: Why would they give you that?
JC: Because it's in the interests of people on both sides of the channel.
SR: But isn't it in their interest to show that we're better off being in the EU?
JC: I think it's in their interests to have a very good and close relationship with the countries around the EU as they're attempting to do with all other neighbouring countries. I think that is the right way forward.
SR: So why aren't they, in that case, giving the best deal possible to this current government? If it is in their interest as well?
JC: That's a question you'll have to put to the EU negotiators. I've had many discussions with Michel Barnier, and explained what our position is and explained what we'd wish to do in government and explained, also, that we would not be a government that's trying to look over our shoulders and do sweetheart deals with somebody else which would result in the lowering of our conditions in this country, workers and consumers, and the lowering of environmental rights and indeed, President Macron joined in this yesterday and said he is very concerned that Britain is reducing its environmental protection measures.
SR: I'm interested in your own personal journey when it comes to the EU. You voted to leave the European Economic Community in 1975 referendum, you opposed the creation of the European Union in the Maastricht Treaty…
JR: No I opposed the Maastricht Treaty because it was bringing in an unaccountable central bank and it was moving in the direction of a free market Europe. By parallel I strongly supported the social measures that were brought in by the European Union in which Mrs Thatcher so strongly opposed. I do support a social Europe. And actually I've probably spent more time meeting European socialist parties than any other Labour leader ever has.
SR But it's fair to say that you've had your concerns over the years about the EU and the European community. I'm interested in your journey. Have you changed your mind? Do you consider yourself a Eurosceptic? Where are you at?
JC: I've always been in favour of social cooperation across Europe, I've always been in favour of better workers' rights. I've strongly supported the social chapter agenda that was brought in in the European Union. What I opposed is the element of free market economics in Europe and what I opposed was the state aid rules which limit to differing extents the ability for a government to intervene on its own economy – like we would want to protect the steel industry. I also have concerns to some of the competition rules, particularly in relation to things like the postal services and the rail services.
SR: So would you describe yourself as a Eurosceptic?
JC: I would describe myself as a socialist who wants to see social justice in this country and across Europe. And I will be in Lisbon in December with fellow socialist parties making exactly that message and exactly that case. We have to work with people across Europe.
SR: Do you think that that EU should have learned and listened more when it came to the Brexit referendum? Do you think they've taken the right lessons? How about Brussels?
JC: I think they have actually, to some extent, and indeed I've discussed this with Michel Barnier and others. And said well actually the communities we have in Britain which have seen no investment since the miners' strike, that have seen the loss of jobs, the replacement of good jobs with zero-hour contracts, it's not that different in parts of Northern France it's not that different eastern Germany. Communities that gain nothing from public investment, nothing from new infrastructure, nothing from any investment in hope for young people are likely to be against the institutions that they believe have failed to deliver it for them. There's a big lesson for all of us. That's why, it's the third time I've mentioned it, the UN report on poverty in Britain is devastating, devastating of the economic model which we have adopted in this country.
SR: In all your parliament, you probably haven't seen many weeks like the one we witnessed in Westminster.
JC: It's been a pretty unusual week, that's very fair to say, yes.
SR: You were called in to see the Prime Minister after she had that cabinet meeting. What happened?
JC: We had a quite short discussion solely about parliamentary process in which I made the point that I thought parliament should have sufficient time between the EU council and any vote in parliament for members to digest whatever comes out of the EU council, which of course hasn't yet been held, and for our select committees to have the chance to examine it. And, whatever statement and resolution the government puts to the house, had to be open to amendments and I sent a letter to the prime minister signed by all opposition parties, except for the DUP, on that.
SR: Was it a cordial meeting?
JC: Yes, it was very short.
SR: No cup of tea, then?
JC: I had a very nice glass of water. I was offered a very nice cup of tea or coffee if I wished to. Since I don't drink, I don't know if I was going to be offered drinks or not.
SR: Just for your reflections on the week the Prime Minister has had. She's faced resignations from her cabinet, she's faced no-confidence letters from her own MPs. This is something that you may have a bit of empathy for because you of course have struggled to form a front bench before and you have faced a no-confidence motion against you, do you feel sorry for the PM?
JC: Politics is full of thrills and spills. There's quite a big difference between Labour and Conservative parties in that Labour is largely a member-led organisation and my mandate came from party members and I appealed to them in 2016 and gained an increased level of support.
SR: Do you feel sorry for her?
JC: I don't do personal attacks and personal abuse, you'll notice I've said nothing personal in criticism. I do understand what people go through and I understand all of that but I do also understand the responsibility of parliament in government to deliver for the people that have put us there in the first place. Those people who are struggling for jobs, poverty, mental health, all those issues where we're systematically short-changing them, they're the people we should be thinking about.
SR: Do you respect the Prime Minister?
JC: I respect all politicians.
SR: Jeremy Corbyn, thank you very much.
JC: Thank you.
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Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs Smt. Sushma Swaraj today launched a new scheme by which an apppcant can apply for passport from anywhere in India on the occasion of the Sixth Passport Seva Divas on 26 June, 2018 in the gracious presence of Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications (I/C) Shri Manoj Sinha and Hon'ble Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd) Dr. V. K. Singh.
With the launch of this new scheme, apppcants can now choose the Regional Passport Office (RPO) and thus the desired Passport Seva Kendra (PSK)/ Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) under the RPO where they wish to submit their apppcation irrespective of whether the present residential address specified in the apppcation form pes within the jurisdiction of the selected RPO or not. The Popce Verification, if required for a specific passport, would be conducted at the address specified in the apppcation form. The passport will be printed and despatched by the RPO selected for apppcation submission by the apppcant.
For example, a resident of Jaipur, who is temporarily residing in Kolkata, will now be able to apply at a PSK/POPSK under RPO, Kolkata, and does not have to travel all the way back to Jaipur to submit an apppcation for passport at a PSK/POPSK under RPO, Jaipur. The popce verification, if necessary, would be conducted at Jaipur. RPO, Kolkata, would print and despatch the passport at the address specified in the passport apppcation form.
This citizen-centric initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs is expected to benefit the apppcants who are unable to apply at a PSK/POPSK near their ordinary place of residence.
Apppcants are requested to visit the Passport Portal at www.passportIndia.gov.in for further details on this new scheme.

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In 1975, 25-year-old Robyn Davidson arrived in Alice Springs with a few dollars, a suitcase, her dog Diggity and a plan to trek from the central Australian city to the Indian Ocean, some 3000 kilometres west. The determined Davidson spent two years preparing for her trip, scraping together money and learning to train the camels that would accompany her. In March 1977 – with four camels and Diggity in tow – Davidson set out on an epic journey through some of Australia's most inhospitable desert country. Battling searing temperatures, altercations with wildlife, a lack of water and various other setbacks along the way, Davidson persevered and ultimately reached her destination after nine months of physical and psychological anguish. Davidson documented her journey in the best-selling book Tracks, which has subsequently been adapted into a film of the same name in which Mia Wasikowska embodies the persona of this courageous, single-minded woman who simply refuses to quit.
Directed by John Curran (Praise, We Don't Live Here Anymore, The Painted Veil), Tracks is perhaps the ultimate road movie. The two years spent in Alice Springs is covered in fairly quick time – necessarily so given the sheer magnitude of the journey to follow – but we do develop a clear understanding of the resistance Davidson encountered in garnering support for her trip. Having been ripped off and dismissed by many, Davidson remains unwavering in her desire to undertake the trek and ultimately, and somewhat begrudgingly, has to accept a sponsorship from National Geographic magazine which stipulates that a photographer is to accompany her for parts of the journey. Needless to say, Davidson is less than impressed but ultimately has no choice but to accept, a decision that subsequently proves critical in her survival. Adam Driver (Frances Ha, Lincoln) plays photographer Rick Smolan, an initially annoying presence whose patience and persistence eventually wins over Davidson and the audience.
Once the journey begins, Wasikowska really shines as a woman whose dogged determination knows no bounds. With limited dialogue in so many of the scenes, Curran and Wasikowska do an excellent job of revealing character through action, creating a portrait of a person determined to defy those who told her she couldn't, or shouldn't, undertake such an expedition. Not only was Davidson out to challenge what was expected of a young woman at that time in Australia's history, but she was also out to prove that "an ordinary person is capable of anything." Smolan's visits bring the only respite from the isolation of her undertaking and eventually Davidson softens in her attitude towards him. At one point, Davidson is faced with a 160 mile detour (eight days travelling time) to avoid crossing sacred Aboriginal lands. However, such a diversion proves unnecessary when she gains the trust of respected elder Mr Eddie (a terrific Roly Mintuma) who accompanies her through the region and imparts wisdom aplenty along the way, reminiscent of David Gulpilil and Jenny Agutter in Nicholas Roeg's 1971 classic Walkabout.
The narrative is punctuated by flashbacks of a childhood shattered by the suicide death of Davidson's mother, which seems to have been the catalyst for her withdrawal from society. The episodic progression of the trip is broken up by encounters with the few people living, somewhat incredulously, in this most barren of landscapes. Whilst Curran utilises the typical conventions of the genre – such as maps and montages – to track Davidson's progress, he is certainly in no hurry and ensures that the sheer magnitude of her undertaking is articulated through vivid widescreen imagery courtesy of cinematographer Mandy Walker, who also lensed Australia. Having already demonstrated her considerable acting chops in a range of diverse roles (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids are Alright, Lawless, Stoker) this is a breakthrough moment for Wasikowska, on whose shoulders this film very firmly rests. She handles the pressure with aplomb and articulates the physical and emotional transformation of the character with subtlety and sincerity.
Tracks is a film that will no doubt confound those for whom the idea of watching somebody traipsing through the Australian outback does not appeal. However, the sheer audacity of Davidson's undertaking, the stunning Australian scenery, Wasikowska's performance as the intrepid adventurer and the obligatory happy ending make for an engaging against-the-odds drama that will hopefully find an audience.
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My first full day having Sammy in Wisconsin was a little chilly, so I opted to wear white jeans and my new favorite top while I showed her all around my town. If you saw this post, then you would know that I found the cutest stuff at Charming Charlie, including this navy and white top! It was a great price and is such a classic yet trendy addition to my wardrobe. For a little extra pop of color, I wore an older Michael Kors orange crossbody and Sammy let me wear her mirrored Illesteva sunnies for the day as well! Getting dressed in the morning with your bff is honestly so much fun, especially when you have such similar taste!
Stay tuned for a recap of our time together later this week!
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Journey for Justice: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of E.O. 9066
On February 19, 2017, I had the honor of attending the event "Journey for Justice: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of E.O. 9066", at the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) – Arizona headquarters in Glendale, AZ.
Sponsored by the JACL AZ and the Asian Pacific American Studies Program (APAS) at Arizona State University, the event commemorated Executive Order 9066 by addressing the significance of Executive Order 9066 then and now. The keynote speaker was John Tateishi, former Pres. of National JACL, who was instrumental in the Redress actions for the WWII Internment.
Over 100 people were in attendance, and for those who were not able to attend, I recorded the event and posted all of the videos on YouTube. See the video playlist below. (Note: there are 6 videos total. You can either watch them sequentially, or hit the forward button to skip to the next video.)
After the event one JACL member stated, "the recordings will be quite useful in ways we have yet to know." I hope that is true, and I hope that you enjoy watching them.
VIDEOS: JACL-AZ & ASU APAS | Journey for Justice: EO 9066 75th Anniversary
"On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This order authorized the Secretary of War to remove all persons of "foreign enemy ancestry" from designated war zones. As the U.S. Attorney General noted at the time, Executive Order 9066 was only intended to apply to Japanese Americans. Over 110,000 Japanese Americans — two-thirds who were U.S.-born citizens– were forcibly relocated to 10 prison camps.
Seventy-five years later, we are confronted by the civil rights legacy of Executive Order 9066. Some politicians today advocate a nationwide registry of Muslim Americans; anti-immigration sentiment has flourished; and certain groups are criminalized on the basis of their racial identification or ethnic ancestry.
The commemoration will feature John Tateishi, a former prisoner at Manzanar, former JACL national president, author, and 2007 recipient of the Spendlove Prize on Social Justice for his work leading the redress movement. A Panel of Witnesses (elders) and a Panel of Stewards (youth and teachers) will follow, sharing the impact of Executive Order 9066 on their lives.
This event is held in honor of Ted Namba, former community leader and JACL president, who was determined that we not forget the lessons of the past. Attendees will also view a display of Japanese American Prison Camp Exhibit of items created and used by Japanese Americans who were held in two camps at Gila River Indian Community. This display is dedicated to the memory of Mas Inoshita, Joe Allman and Ted Namba, all of whom sought to keep this history alive."
JACL AZ is the Japanese American Citizens League chapter for the state of Arizona. It is committed to the mission and work of the National JACL to preserve the legacy of Japanese Americans in the United States and to protect the rights of all Americans.
The Asian Pacific American Studies Program (APAS) at Arizona State University draws upon Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences in order to understand the challenges and opportunities of immigration, globalization, and race relations in the United States.
Bill Staples, Jr. (@BillStaplesJr) is an award-winning baseball historian and author living in Chandler, Arizona. Read more.
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Бактериородопси́нсодержащие плёнки — наноплёнки, полученные с использованием пурпурных мембран галобактерий, содержащих бактериородопсин. Используются в качестве компонента в биомолекулярной электронике.

Изготовление

Основной задачей при изготовлении бактериородопсинсодержащих плёнок является ориентация мембран, содержащих бактериородопсин между гидрофильными и гидрофобными средами, например, между водой и воздухом, как это бывает в природе. Как правило, для улучшения характеристик бактериородопсинсодержащих плёнок используется несколько слоёв, которые высушиваются в определённых условиях. В 1994 г. команда русских учёных впервые в мире получила пластинки с бактериородопсином. Главный результат достижения — ориентирование пурпурных мембран, которые содержат бактериородопсин в гидрофобных и гидрофильных средах.

Характеристики

Срок эксплуатации

В настоящее время такие плёнки используются в основном для исследований и экспериментов в лабораторных условиях. Одной из причин является сравнительно небольшой срок их эксплуатации, который колеблется от нескольких дней до одного года.

Наилучшие показатели достигаются при изготовлении плёнок на основе желатина. Это позволяет добиться высокой концентрации бактериородопсина (до 50 %), избежать агрегации фрагментов мембран и разрушения белка бактериородопсина в процессе изготовления. Встроенные в желатиновую матрицу фрагменты пурпурных мембран долговечны (около  часов) и устойчивы к воздействию многих факторов как при изготовлении, так и в процессе эксплуатации (колебания температуры, интенсивное воздействие светом с помощью лазера).

Плотность элементов

На основе технологии производства бактериородопсинсодержащих плёнок учёными был сконструирован фоторецептор со структурой  / бактериородопсин / электролит. Как правило, при функционировании к электроду  / бактериородопсин прикладывается напряжение от 0 до −0,7 В. Такой фоторецептор реагирует на изменение интенсивности света, но не на интенсивность саму по себе.

Фоторецептор состоит из 64 ячеек (пикселей) и имеет размеры 2,5×2,5 мм. Чтобы отобразить образы, возникающие на таком фоторецепторе, слабый ток от элементов (3-10 нА) усиливается в напряжении от 1 до 10 В и подаётся на светоизлучающие диоды.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Е. П. Гребенников, Технологические и оптико-физические характеристики бактериородопсинсодержащих полимерных плёнок, 2008
 О. И. Киселёва, И. В. Яминский, БЕЛКИ И БЕЛОК-МЕМБРАННЫЕ КОМПЛЕКСЫ
 Е. П. Лукашев и др., Регуляция цикла фотохромных превращений бактериородопсина электрическим полем, 1982

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Q: Cut the prefix from a message - Error: .split is not a function Code:
if (message.content.startsWith("!test")){
    let splitedMsg = message.split("!test")
    message.channel.send(splitedMsg)
}

So I tried my best to learn from the internet and couldn't get it to work.
My point is to cut the "!test" from the message and post the version without the text. (the error is: ".split is not a function")
eg. that I said "!test hello"
and the bot should say "hello"

A: message is the Message object. You should call split on message.content.
message.content.split('!test ')

Note that I'm splitting by '!test ' to trim the space at the beginning of the rest of the string.
str = '!test hello'
str.split('!test')
//=>  ["", " hello"]

str.split('!test ')
//=> ["", "hello"]

Since the text is in index 1, you should send the first element in the array returned by String.prototype.split.
const parts = message.content.split('!test ')
message.channel.send(parts[1])

Or use destructuring.
const [_, text] = message.content.split('!test ')
message.channel.send(text)

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Q: Need help to redirect multiple sites in 301 I would like to have help to redirect several of my secondary domain names to my main domain.
At the same time my main domain name must be redirected in "https" and with the "www".
The best I could do for now was with this:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301,NC]

This works for all but one situation:
when the secondary domain is written following the rules: https + www, it keeps its appearance and does not redirect.
I also tried:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule .* https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

#Redirection number 1
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example1.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

#Redirection number 2
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example2.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

#Redirection number 3
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example3.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

#Redirection number 4
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example4.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

It works on the whole but there must be simpler and shorter no ?
thank you in advance for your help!
Edit 21/10/22
I think I found with this, tell me if it's OK
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example1.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example2.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example3.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example1.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example2.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example3.com$
RewriteRule (.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

A: The .htaccess on your main domain to always have https with www
# redirect if not www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.example.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]

# ensure https
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Your last edit for redirecting the other domains to your main seems to be ok.


Bloomberg broadcasted a TV and multimedia item about the cool(E)motion and SunGlacier project.
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TŮMA, Oldrich – PROZUMENSHCHIKOV, Mikhail – SOARES, John – KRAMER, Mark – HERSHBERG, James G. (eds.): The (Inter-Communist) Cold War on Ice. Soviet-Czechoslovak Ice Hockey Politics, 1967-1969 (Washington 2014). This is the result of an international publishing project related to long-term cooperation with the Cold War International History Project (Woodrow Wilson Center). It was co-edited by O. Tuma, who also contributed to the monograph with a study mapping the dynamics of moods of Czechoslovak society.
VILÍMEK, Tomáš: Solidarita napříč hranicemi. Opozice v ČSSR a NDR po roce 1968 [Solidarity Across Borders. Opposition in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the GDR after 1968] (Prague 2010). This is the first systematic comparative work dealing with opposition activities in Czechoslovakia and East Germany after 1968 makes use of interviews, and materials of the opposition and state security provenance. In addition to the analysis of the development in the two countries, it likewise described in detail varied forms of mutual reflection and cooperation between representatives of the dissent. The book likewise provides until then unpublished documents.
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"Das Ende einer Epoche. Der Kreml und Osteuropa 1989": The project was conducted in cooperation with the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Kriegsfolgen-Forschung Graz in the years 2011–2014.
"Regime and Society in Eastern Europe (1956-1989), From Extended Reproduction's Social and Political Change": The project takes place between 2011 and 2016 as a result of a grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
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First, let's really break down my top line visitor stats. In this image, why are Page Views greater than Visits? That's an easy one: if someone hits a page more than once in the time period of the report, they'll be one visit but multiple page views. That's most commonly on the home page of a site, as you can see (27K visits versus 30K page views).
The more interesting stats are the subsequent columns. For example, PV/Visit lets you answer the question Which of my pages bring visitors who check out the most additional pages? In the data shown, that's "F" and "G", both of which have 1.09 PV/Visit, while the last one, "H", has the worst with 1.04 PV/Visit. Your numbers will vary, of course, but you're getting the idea.
This is incredibly important to know; as more PV/V has a direct correlation with revenue. You can see this a bit in my charts, but there was a whole study done on this recently. Tracking this, using it as a marketing KPI, and writing new content based on existing content that has good numbers here can offer a lot of value to publishers.
Similarly, the Bounce Rate lets you answer the question Which pages are most likely to cause someone to immediately bail on my site? And on my site the variance is huge: People visiting page "C" are quite likely to hit another page (Bounce Rate of 13%) whereas people hitting page "G" are more likely to bail than proceed (61% Bounce Rate).
The column I pay the most attention to in these reports is EPMV (earnings per thousand visitors) because I'm always trying to ascertain not just which topics are the most interesting, but which are the most profitable from a digital revenue perspective? Why EPMV instead of eCPM or RPM? That's easy, you can check out this article on why EPMV will always keep you pointed in the right direction while eCPMs and RPMs could have you making less money even though those metrics are increasing.
EPMV answers a lot of important questions once you understand it. For example, you can see that page "H" might generate a lot of traffic, but it has almost no revenue, with a pathetic EPMV of $0.74. By contrast, 1000 visitors to "D" will generate $11.90, quite a healthy EPMV.
Note: Page "H" is some adult oriented content so some of my ad networks refuse to show on that page, which is why its revenue is so miserable.
What I really want, however, is to be able to identify which pages bring in the most overall revenue. However, this is a major area where publishers make a big mistake. Remember how we talked about how valuable that PV/visit was earlier? This ties in with the idea that publishers should be spending more time looking at landing pages than pages.
Why? Understanding which landing pages produce the highest EPMV will actually tell you what content is actually the most valuable on your site. A page with a high net earning may look good, but may actually earn less than a modest earning page that generates a lot of additional Page Views.
This is like gold for content teams trying to determine which types of content to write about next. Perhaps a series of articles on a particular topic; resulting in multiple PV/visit produce more overall digital revenue than high earning target pieces of content that have no follow-up for visitors (higher bounce rate)?
One of the things I personally struggle with is weighing my content based on how much revenue it generates vs. how much traffic it actually receives. How should I approach creating new content if I can't really determine which is producing the greatest average value?
Not bad for a single Web page. Certainly when compared to page "H" which generates plenty of traffic but almost zero revenue (10,661 * ( 0.74 / 1000) = $7.88). You can easily calculate this for by pulling out the EPMV's by landing page by yourself from Ezoic reporting then exporting the data into a spreadsheet like Numbers or Excel and apply this particular formula.
Now, armed with your most valuable landing pages and normalized pages (if this is helpful to you) by EPMV, what can you conclude? What topics do your readers really appreciate and stick around to read? And, most importantly, what are you going to be writing about tomorrow?
This information should give you much greater insight into what pages you should actually be driving traffic to and what types of content are really earning you the most digital revenue. This is information every content team and social media team should be using to help contribute to bottom line growth.
What is the best landing page builder out there?
Only way to know is to test, but it's really less about building landing pages, and more about knowing which pages visitors land on and which ones have the best EPMVs.


text:
try:
    from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
except ImportError:
    # Py <3.3 compatibility
    from mock import patch, Mock

from trafficdb.manager import create_manager, main

def test_create_manager():
    manager = create_manager()
    assert manager is not None

    import sys
    new_argv = [sys.argv[0], '--help']
    with patch('sys.argv', new_argv), patch('sys.exit', Mock(side_effect=SystemExit)) as exit_mock:
        try:
            # Should raise SystemExit
            manager.run()
        except SystemExit:
            pass
        else:
            assert False

        # Check return value
        exit_mock.assert_called_with(0)

def test_main():
    import sys
    new_argv = [sys.argv[0], '--help']
    with patch('sys.argv', new_argv), patch('sys.exit', Mock(side_effect=SystemExit)) as exit_mock:
        try:
            # Should raise SystemExit
            main()
        except SystemExit:
            pass
        else:
            assert False

        # Check return value
        exit_mock.assert_called_with(0)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
package com.alex.fakecall.utils;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever;
import android.media.RingtoneManager;
import android.net.Uri;

import com.alex.fakecall.FakeCallApp;
import com.alex.fakecall.R;
import com.alex.fakecall.models.Ringtone;
import com.alex.fakecall.models.Theme;
import com.alex.fakecall.ui_call.Android6xActivity;
import com.alex.fakecall.ui_call.GalaxyS6Activity;

import java.io.File;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Utils {
    private static List<Theme> cachedTheme;

    public static Calendar stringToCalendar(String dateStr, String pattern) {
        Calendar calendar = null;
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.getDefault());
            Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(dateStr);
            calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            calendar.setTime(date);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return calendar;
    }

    public static String calendarToString(Calendar calendar, String pattern) {
        String rs = null;
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.getDefault());
            rs = simpleDateFormat.format(calendar.getTime());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return rs;
    }

    public static String millisToString(long millis, String pattern) {
        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        c.setTimeInMillis(millis);
        return Utils.calendarToString(c, pattern);
    }

    public static Bitmap decodeResource(Context context, int resId) {
        BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
        Bitmap bitmap;
        try {
            bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resId, options);
        } catch (Throwable t1) {
            t1.printStackTrace();
            try {
                options.inSampleSize = 2;
                bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resId, options);
            } catch (Throwable t2) {
                t2.printStackTrace();
                try {
                    options.inSampleSize = 4;
                    bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resId, options);
                } catch (Throwable t3) {
                    t3.printStackTrace();
                    bitmap = null;
                }
            }
        }
        return bitmap;
    }

    public static List<Ringtone> getAllRingtone() {
        RingtoneManager manager = new RingtoneManager(FakeCallApp.getInstance());
        manager.setType(RingtoneManager.TYPE_RINGTONE);
        Cursor cursor = manager.getCursor();

        List<Ringtone> list = new ArrayList<>();

        while (cursor.moveToNext()) {
            String titleStr = cursor.getString(RingtoneManager.TITLE_COLUMN_INDEX);
            String uriStr = cursor.getString(RingtoneManager.URI_COLUMN_INDEX);
            String idStr = cursor.getString(RingtoneManager.ID_COLUMN_INDEX);
            list.add(new Ringtone(titleStr, uriStr + "/" + idStr));
        }
        cursor.close();
        return list;
    }

    public static long getDurationOfAudioFile(File file) {
        MediaMetadataRetriever mm = new MediaMetadataRetriever();
        mm.setDataSource(FakeCallApp.getInstance(), Uri.fromFile(file));

        String durationLong = mm.extractMetadata(MediaMetadataRetriever.METADATA_KEY_DURATION);
        long totalSecs = Long.parseLong(durationLong);
        mm.release();

        return totalSecs;
    }

    public static List<Theme> getListThemes() {
        if (cachedTheme == null) {
            cachedTheme = new ArrayList<>();

            cachedTheme.add(new Theme(1, "Google Android 6.0", R.drawable.android6x_preview_incoming,
                    R.drawable.android6x_preview_incall));
            cachedTheme.add(new Theme(2, "Samsung Galaxy S6", R.drawable.galaxys6_preview_incoming,
                    R.drawable.galaxys6_preview_incall));
        }
        return cachedTheme;
    }

    public static Theme getThemeById(int id) {
        List<Theme> list = Utils.getListThemes();
        Theme fakeTarget = new Theme(id);
        if (list.contains(fakeTarget)) {
            return list.get(list.indexOf(fakeTarget));
        }
        return null;
    }

    public static Intent getCallingIntent(Context ctx, int themeId) {
        switch (themeId) {
            case 1:
                return new Intent(ctx, Android6xActivity.class);
            case 2:
                return new Intent(ctx, GalaxyS6Activity.class);
            default:
                return null;
        }
    }
}


text:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, minimum-scale=1, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=yes">

    <title>polyester-prototype-app test</title>

    <script src="../../../webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-lite.js"></script>
    <script src="../../../web-component-tester/browser.js"></script>

    <link rel="import" href="../../src/polyester-prototype-app/polyester-prototype-app.html">
  </head>
  <body>
    <test-fixture id="basic">
      <template>
        <polyester-prototype-app></polyester-prototype-app>
      </template>
    </test-fixture>

    <script>
      suite('polyester-prototype-app', function() {
        test('instantiating the element works', function() {
          var element = fixture('basic');
          assert.equal(element.is, 'polyester-prototype-app');
        });
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>


The European drift scene has officially gone off the deep end I tell you! Some of the builds the continent has been releasing this year are just out of this world. This build from Ingemars Jekabson in Latvia might just take the cake however for awesomeness. He is build a E64 BMW 6-Series swapping the BMW motor out for a Chevrolet LS3 crate engine that he plans to twin turbo. The car as you can see in the second photo has been retrofitted to run a WiseFab kit. Ingemars finished second last year at the Drift All-Stars Riga round and we hope to see this car in action there this year!
It is not heavy! Actually it is lighter tan 5 series. Many aluminium and plastic parts.
whole front frame is made from aluminum.
And plastic bodyparts. Whait , till you see a bodykit that I am making for this super light beast.
Hi, where I can find more information about this project? I am so curious.


Work on the first phase of Kerala Technology Innovation Zone complex began at nearby Kinfra Hi-Tech Park Wednesday, giving a fillip to the Kerala Startup Missions plans to boost the startup ecosystem in India by bringing multiple technology incubators under one roof.
M Sivasankar, IT Secretary to the Kerala Government, who launched the project by performing the ground breaking ceremony at Kalamassery, said KTIZ would be developed as the largest startup ecosystem of the country and a global innovation hub.
"Once completed, Kerala Technology Innovation Zone will be the country's largest startup ecosystem.
Besides, the 13.2 acre-KTIZ complex would also serve as a global innovation incubator hub for different players in the technology space,"Sivasankar said.
Funded by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board, it would be the largest infrastructure project for a startup ecosystem in the state, a release said here.
The Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure ltd the nodal agency to carry out all infrastructure work under the department of IT department, will be the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing this project, it said.
The incubator model of KTIZ would focus on ICT, electronics, IoT, robotics, biotech and other industries by creating individual verticals for each sector with dedicated infrastructure and research facilities.
"One of the major demands of a startup entrepreneur is to have every facility required to begin a startup without any hassles. This will be the apt solution for that," said KSUM CEO Saji Gopinath.
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