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Burying Deng
on: November 01, 2011 In: Book review, Politics & SocietyTags: No Comments
Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Harvard University Press 2011
Of all the crimes Mao Zedong stands accused of, being boring was not one of them. Alas, for biographers of Deng Xiaoping; Deng's experience surviving decades of warfare and political intrigue taught him to keep his mouth shut, tell people what they wanted to hear, and never leave a written record. What we know of him is therefore derived from his path through the Chinese bureaucracy – Deng the manager as opposed to Deng the man.
Ezra Vogel, former professor at Harvard and respected East Asia scholar, admits as much in his new biography, "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China," and he spends most of his time on Deng as a political operator. Vogel even skips some of the most dramatic parts of his life; there is no mention, for example, of any of the seven assassination attempts on Deng.
Following Deng through purge after purge does leave the reader in awe of his canniness, but there is little explanation of his behavioral contradictions. Here is a military commander who gutted military spending, whose last military decision was to allow soldiers to fire into crowds of unarmed students. How did he manage to write apologetic letters to Mao asking for his job back even as his son lay paralyzed by Red Guards?
Vogel offers pure-minded patriotism mixed with a high degree of flexibility as the explanation, which is fine. But Deng's legendary flexibility was a double-edged sword, and Vogel is far too willing to pass lightly over some of the more questionable aspects of the man's record.
Deng the tyrant?
Take Vogel's treatment of the Tiananmen Square incident. There are plenty of essays condemning the decision, but there are a number of respected Deng apologists who argue that the student movement was structurally unable to back down thanks to its "veto" system, backing Deng into a corner. Vogel could have left the debate – concerned as it is entirely over counter-factuals – stand.
Instead, he aggressively attempts to protect Deng's reputation. First, Vogel says, it is too early to judge "the long-term impact" of Deng's decision – a morally problematic line of defense. Second, he notes that leaders in South Korea and Taiwan killed more protesters than the PLA did. Finally, he accuses the West of hypocrisy: "For the Westerners, the killing of innocent students protesting for freedom and democracy in Beijing was a far worse crime than the decisions of their countries that had brought about the deaths of many more civilians in Vietnam, Cambodia, and elsewhere." This is both logically confused and historically inaccurate. Western protests against the Vietnam War were sustained, vociferous and violent, and played a role in ending both US involvement and Lyndon Johnson's presidency. Excepting the enduring arms embargo, Western reactions against the Tiananmen crackdown had a relatively short half-life, and the diplomatic freeze ended with the first Iraq War.
The 1989 incident was not the first time Deng cracked down on protest, and it is on his repeated suppression of resistance to single-party rule that his political (as opposed to economic) legacy must be judged. Deng was unquestionably preferable to the Gang of Four, but this isn't saying much. But the common justification for Deng's authoritarian bent – the need to avoid the sort of chaos that ensued after the collapse of the Soviet Union – is not without flaws. Vogel says that Deng observed the anti-communist revolution in Poland and concluded that rallying around the Party was the only way to avoid chaos. But in retrospect, Poland, now one of Europe's fastest growing economies, didn't appear to need the firm hand of the Party. Deng was also dismayed by the fall of Romania's Ceacescu, an oppressive monster and an economic incompetent at that. Seems more likely that Deng just didn't get European politics.
Vogel also uses Deng's fear of disintegration as an excuse for one of the most potentially dangerous long-term decisions he made, namely the substitution of crypto-xenophobic nationalism for Maoist dogma in China's education system. Deng mostly wanted to avoid military conflict, but part of his legacy is a new generation of Chinese youth that are demanding more, not less, confrontation.
China should be grateful to Deng, no question, and so should the rest of the world. But the man made mistakes. After decades of growth, his economic legacy needs no further polishing; we look forward to a more critical work on his political ideas.
PETE SWEENEY
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Snoop Dogg Lists Hip-Hop's Most Influential People, Forgets Kanye & Lil Wayne
Hip-hop's last two decades must include mention of Ye and Weezy.
Snoop Dogg has previously shared his "dream" line-up for a hip-hop tour and a short list of his favorite rappers of all-time, so it should come as no surprise that when XXL recently asked the veteran rapper to name the most influential people in music over the past 20 years, he didn't bat an eye.
"I definitely would have to say JAY-Z, E-40, Too Short, Puff Daddy," Snoop told XXL during an interview for their 20th Anniversary issue. "Just because of longevity and the way that they've been able to reinvent themselves and stay relevant and stay true to who they are. And remain in the top five in conversation, no matter what it is when it comes to hip-hop."
Snoop Dogg has more hip-hop cred in his right pinky finger than I do in my entire being, but it's impossible to have a conversation about the most influential hip-hop artist of the past 20 years (1997 to 2017) without mentioning Kanye West and Lil Wayne.
Each of the artists mentioned by Snoop influenced, to varying degrees, artistry, production, fashion and language, but none of his picks—over the past 20 years, at least—have had a greater impact on the culture at large and its progress than Ye and Weezy. Both Kanye and Wayne redefined the entire image of what rappers could look and sound like, and each did so multiple times. From flows to fashion, subject matter to genre-blending, Auto-Tune embrace to blockbuster and classic songs and albums—to say nothing of their G.O.O.D. Music and Young Money empires—nobody can discuss the trends and influence of hip-hop culture over the last two decades without mentioning Kanye and Wayne.
While Jay and Puff undoubtedly influenced artists and fans alike who aspired to reach success in business, the sounds, styles and look of the entire industry, especially over the past 15 years, was truly transformed by the energy, passion, creativity, and ingenuity of a producer-turned-rapper from Chicago and a Cash Money millionaire from New Orleans.
Snoop Dogg is Hip-Hop's Most Beloved Sell-Out
We have to take the good with the bad, but there's no reason why we have to assume it's all bad.
Snoop Dogg Reveals His Top 3 Favorite Rappers of All-Time
And 2pac didn't make the cut.
20 Most-Streamed Hip-Hop & R&B Artists in 2017 (So Far)
It's no surprise to see Drake, Future and Kendrick Lamar at the top of this list, but how 'bout Eminem?
Snoop Dogg Bootlegged JAY-Z's '4:44' Because He's "On iTunes and Shit"
The veteran rapper is a fan of Hov's new album, he's just not a fan of paying for it.
Snoop Dogg Teases Epic "Dream Team" Tour with Dr. Dre, Eminem & Kendrick Lamar
The long-rumored tour would instantly become the hottest ticket in hip-hop in years.
Snoop Dogg Releases New Single "Go On," Restores Hope For 'Neva Left'
High hopes for Snoop's 15th LP have returned.
25 Most Popular Hip-Hop & R&B Artists Right Now
A "rockstar" has the top spot on lock.
Time Names Kanye One of the Internet's Most Influential People Because They're Wrong
Kanye West is many things, but he's certainly not the most influential person on the internet.

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Q: CLI: getOptionValue always return 'null' public class converter {

  public static void main(String [] args) {
    Options opt = new Options();

    opt.addOption("I", "in", false, "Eingabeformat (2,8,10,16)");
    opt.addOption("O", "out", false, "Ausgabeformat (2,8,10,16)");
    opt.addOption("V", "value", true, "Zu konvertierende Zahl");

    CommandLineParser parser = new DefaultParser();
    String value = "0";
    String in = "0";
    String out = "0";
    int inInt = 0;
    int outInt = 0;

    try {
        CommandLine cl = parser.parse(opt, args);

        if (cl.hasOption("I")) {
            in = cl.getOptionValue("I");
            System.out.println(in);
        } else if (cl.hasOption("in")) {
            in = cl.getOptionValue("in");
            inInt = Integer.parseInt(in);
        }

        if (cl.hasOption("O")) {
            out = cl.getOptionValue("O");
            outInt = Integer.parseInt(out);
        } else if (cl.hasOption("out")) {
            out = cl.getOptionValue("out");
            outInt = Integer.parseInt(out);
        }

        if (cl.hasOption("V")) {
            value = cl.getOptionValue("V");
        } else if (cl.hasOption("value")) {
            value = cl.getOptionValue("value");
        }

    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Hello, for my classes I have to learn to work with CLI and it looks ok for now. My problem is: the variable 'in' always return null after using cl.getOptionValue("I") on it. Can someone help?

A: I assume you expect the args I, O and V to have option values, otherwise you would not try to parse them. But you only specify that for the V option by setting the third argument in the call of addOption to true. You should set them all to true if you want to specify option values:
    opt.addOption("I", "in", true, "Eingabeformat (2,8,10,16)");
    opt.addOption("O", "out", true, "Ausgabeformat (2,8,10,16)");
    opt.addOption("V", "value", true, "Zu konvertierende Zahl");

btw you should name your class Converterwith an uppercase 'C', that's Java convention.

A: public class converter {

public static void main(String [] args) {
    Options opt = new Options();

    opt.addOption("I", "in", true, "Eingabeformat (2,8,10,16)"); // Bei false gibts spaeter null
    opt.addOption("O", "out", true, "Ausgabeformat (2,8,10,16)"); // Bei false gibt spaeter null
    opt.addOption("V", "value", true, "Zu konvertierende Zahl");

    CommandLineParser parser = new DefaultParser();
    String value = "0";
    String in, out;
    int inInt = 10;
    int outInt = 10;

    try {
        CommandLine cl = parser.parse(opt, args);

        if (cl.hasOption("I")) {
            in = cl.getOptionValue("I");
            inInt = Integer.parseInt(in);
        } else if (cl.hasOption("in")) {
            in = cl.getOptionValue("in");
            inInt = Integer.parseInt(in);
        }

        if (cl.hasOption("O")) {
            out = cl.getOptionValue("O");
            outInt = Integer.parseInt(out);
        } else if (cl.hasOption("out")) {
            out = cl.getOptionValue("out");
            outInt = Integer.parseInt(out);
        }

        if (cl.hasOption("V")) {
            value = cl.getOptionValue("V");
            System.out.println(convert(value, inInt, outInt));
        } else if (cl.hasOption("value")) {
            value = cl.getOptionValue("value");
            System.out.println(convert(value, inInt, outInt));
        } else {
            System.out.println("Keinen Wert eingegeben. Erneut Versuchen!");
        }
    } catch (ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

}

public static String convert(String input, int srcRadix, int dstRadix) {
    int value = Integer.parseInt(input, srcRadix);
    return Integer.toString(value, dstRadix);
}

}

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60 years of proud history: ISS-Reshetnev celebrates anniversary
On June 4, 2019 Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (ISS-Reshetnev Company) celebrates 60 years since its inception.
ISS-Reshetnev Company's name is inextricably linked with the history of Russia's most important space-based systems, complexes and satellites serving people from all types of orbits and providing a wide array of useful services. Over the years ISS-Reshetnev Company, which is widely known to be the Russian aerospace industry leader, has made more than 1280 spacecraft that became building blocks of more than 40 space systems.
ISS-Reshetnev Company today is the only Russian manufacturer of satellites for navigation, geodetic and data-relay purposes, and the producer of Russia's most powerful telecommunications satellites. ISS-Reshetnev satellites help ensure national security, increase the efficiency of the country's economic development and solve social needs.
The company is the main contractor for Russia's national constellation of telecommunications satellites. The production of two new communications satellites – Express-80 and Express-103 – is currently nearing completion at the company, while the process of building another two ones – Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 – is in its early stage now. Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 satellites are scheduled for launch in 2020.
In parallel with telecommunications satellite projects ISS-Reshetnev Company keeps successfully developing its navigation business line. It is working on newest Glonass-K and Glonass-K2 navigation satellites that are expected to considerably increase the accuracy and reliability of the Russian GLONASS system and services based on its signals.
Celebrating the anniversary, ISS-Reshetnev Company is also organizing a great number of sporting events, cultural performances as well as official meetings to award its best employees in recognition of their significant contributions to their company's mission. Representatives of local, regional and state authorities, partners, customers and ISS-Reshetnev Company's management and employees are invited to attend these events. The company's two-month III Space Art Festival included 14 diverse cultural events and will wind down on June, 8 with a performance of the Zemlyane band and festive fireworks.


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// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="Enums.cs" company="Naos Project">
//    Copyright (c) Naos Project 2019. All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace Naos.AWS.Domain
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Type of credential.
    /// </summary>
    public enum CredentialType
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Token based AWS authorization.
        /// </summary>
        Token,

        /// <summary>
        /// Key only based AWS authorization.
        /// </summary>
        Keys,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Type of routable item in AWS.
    /// </summary>
    public enum RoutableType
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// And EC2 instance.
        /// </summary>
        Instance,

        /// <summary>
        /// Peered VPC connection (another VPC).
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Vpc", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        VpcPeering,

        /// <summary>
        /// Internet gateway of the VPC (out to public internet).
        /// </summary>
        InternetGateway,

        /// <summary>
        /// Virtual private gateway (VPN connection to a resource outside of AWS).
        /// </summary>
        VirtualPrivateGateway,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Actions available to rules.
    /// </summary>
    public enum RuleAction
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Allows the matching request.
        /// </summary>
        Allow,

        /// <summary>
        /// Denies the matching request.
        /// </summary>
        Deny,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Behavior for AMI searching when multiple AMI's are found.
    /// </summary>
    public enum MultipleAmiFoundBehavior
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Throw an exception.
        /// </summary>
        Throw,

        /// <summary>
        /// Sort descending by name and take first item.
        /// </summary>
        FirstSortedDescending,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// States an instance can be in.
    /// </summary>
    public enum InstanceState
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Unknown state.
        /// </summary>
        Unknown = -1,

        /// <summary>
        /// Pending state.
        /// </summary>
        Pending = 0,

        /// <summary>
        /// Running state.
        /// </summary>
        Running = 16,

        /// <summary>
        /// Shutting down state.
        /// </summary>
        ShuttingDown = 32,

        /// <summary>
        /// Terminated state.
        /// </summary>
        Terminated = 48,

        /// <summary>
        /// Stopping state.
        /// </summary>
        Stopping = 64,

        /// <summary>
        /// Stopped state.
        /// </summary>
        Stopped = 80,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// State a check can be in.
    /// </summary>
    public enum CheckState
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Unknown state.
        /// </summary>
        Unknown,

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializing state.
        /// </summary>
        Initializing,

        /// <summary>
        /// Insufficient data state.
        /// </summary>
        InsufficientData,

        /// <summary>
        /// Failed state.
        /// </summary>
        Failed,

        /// <summary>
        /// Passed state.
        /// </summary>
        Passed,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Types of AWS objects.
    /// </summary>
    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Aws", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
    public enum AwsObjectType
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Virtual private cloud.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Vpc", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        Vpc,

        /// <summary>
        /// Internet gateway.
        /// </summary>
        InternetGateway,

        /// <summary>
        /// Route table.
        /// </summary>
        RouteTable,

        /// <summary>
        /// Subnet object.
        /// </summary>
        Subnet,

        /// <summary>
        /// Network access control list.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Acl", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        NetworkAcl,

        /// <summary>
        /// Security group.
        /// </summary>
        SecurityGroup,

        /// <summary>
        /// Machine instance.
        /// </summary>
        Instance,

        /// <summary>
        /// Elastic block storage volume.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Ebs", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        EbsVolume,

        /// <summary>
        /// Elastic IP.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Ip", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1709:IdentifiersShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "Ip", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        ElasticIp,

        /// <summary>
        /// NAT Gateway.
        /// </summary>
        NatGateway,
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Enumeration of the types of entries you can have.
    /// </summary>
    public enum Route53EntryType
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// A record.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "A", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        A,

        /// <summary>
        /// CNAME record.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1709:IdentifiersShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "CNAME", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        CNAME,

        /// <summary>
        /// MX record.
        /// </summary>
        MX,

        /// <summary>
        /// TXT record.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1709:IdentifiersShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "TXT", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        TXT,

        /// <summary>
        /// NS record.
        /// </summary>
        NS,

        /// <summary>
        /// SOA record.
        /// </summary>
        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1709:IdentifiersShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "SOA", Justification = "Spelling/name is correct.")]
        SOA,
    }
}

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Harry Reid flips off the American people and their Congressional representatives fighting to advance their wishes….
As the U.S. House of Representatives worked over the weekend to develop another continuingresolution that would fund the government while repealing tax increases associated withObamaCare, the Senate was dismissed. Majority Leader Harry Reid allowed senators to leave Washington, D.C., despite the fact a government shutdown is set for midnight unless the two congressional chambers are able to agree on a spending bill.
Upon returning to Capital Hill Monday, Reid led the Senate in a vote that ultimately shot down the House proposal, meaning a shutdown is likely to begin Tuesday.
The Republican-led House is now in the hot seat, tasked with developing some compromise designed to avoid an interruption in governmental services.House Speaker John Boehner , who has been a vocal critic of Senate Democrats in recent days, once again placed much of the blame on that chamber.
Saying the Senate "decided not to work" Sunday, Boehner chastised the body for wasting time.
The House is currently working on a plan that could prevent a shutdown, but a unanimous voteSunday sought to address one specific issue should that effort be unsuccessful. Representatives agreed to ensure American soldiers would still receive their salaries in the event a deal is not reached. As of this writing, the Senate has not voted on that proposal.
Reid's reluctance to work with House leadership in a resolution, along with polling that showsAmericans are more likely to blame Republicansfor a government shutdown , indicate some on the left are hoping for an interruption in the federal bureaucracy.
While many would undoubtedly regurgitatemainstream media talking points, placing the responsibility for this fiasco at the feet ofRepublicans, accurate information is far more accessible today than it was during the lastshutdown, in 1995. Though the stakes are incredibly high as the 2014 midterm election cycle approaches, this developing story might lead to the realization by some that the left is prepared to go to almost any lengths in preserving a law rejected by most Americans.


20 VBAS volunteers joined over 1,6000 attendees at the Best Friends National Conference from July 19-21 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown LA.
Each day was packed with informational and inspirational animal welfare seminars where we learned about the latest ideas and strategies to increase adoptions and save more lives at the shelter.
We came away with a *ton* of new ideas and strategies, and we are super excited to begin implementing them. We can't wait to get started! Watch this space for more news in the coming months. Thank you Best Friends!


A 2013 policy resolution that calls for the AAFP to support access to oral contraception without a prescription.
A 2006 policy resolution encouraging family physicians to talk to patients about emergency contraception at routine visits and dispense prescriptions in advance for women of reproductive age.
A 2012 policy resolution calling for the AAFP to support litigation to block implementation of state and/or federal laws that restrict the privacy of physician-patient-family relationships.
A 2005 policy resolution that urges the AAFP to oppose federal legislation which mandates parental consent or notification for minors seeking contraceptives.
A 2005 policy resolution urging pharmacies throughout the United States to honor physician prescriptions in a timely manner, especially with regard to emergency contraception.
A 2015 policy resolution calling on the California Academy of Family Physicians to endorse a policy stating there be no age restriction on the oral contraceptive pill.
A 2011 policy resolution calling for the AAFP to support over the counter access to emergency contraception for everyone.
A 2013 policy resolution that calls for the AAFP to support ending all requirements for health insurance prior approval of FDA-approved contraceptive devices.
A 2008 policy resolution urging NYSAFP to refuse future funding from all funding streams for abstinence only education programs.
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The 315-foot-long pier at Cummings Park was destroyed during a storm more than three years ago and remains in need of repair Thursday, September 23, 2010.
STAMFORD -- Sam and Marsha Memoli sat at a picnic table in Cummings Park Wednesday evening and watched the sun set over the water, beyond the wooden skeleton of what used to be Cummings pier.
"We miss it," Marsha Memoli said about the pier. "We like to come down and watch the people fish. We like to make conversation and ask them what they're catching."
They used to walk out all the time to the pier, which was a 320-foot wooden walkway jetting into Westcott Cove and the city's only commercial pier until 50-mph winds from a tropical storm destroyed it in 2006. All that remains now are rotting wooden supports.
Sam Memoli said it's about time the city replaces the pier, one of many steps needed to fix up Cummings Park. "This place used to be Stamford's premier park," he said. "Then the focus shifted to Cove Island. Over the years it's just gotten more and more run down."
Since the pier was washed away by stormy waves four years ago, fishermen have been climbing out onto the rocky peninsula. A new pier will be much safer for the fishermen and any children who want to get closer to the water, Sam Memoli said.
"I think it will start bringing some people back to take walks," Marsha Memoli said. "We used to think it was romantic to take walks on the pier."
The pier, built in 1966, has been refurbished several times, but never entirely repaired, City Engineer Lou Casolo said. It essentially will be replaced, but the city's permit is for rehabilitation. That is important because permitting for new structures can take more than a year, and obtaining a rehabilitation permit took only 90 days, Casolo said.
Construction will begin in late October and should be finished by late March, Casolo said. The winning bidder was Terry Contracting and Materials of Riverhead, N.Y., which also was the engineering contractor for the Farms Road bridge replacement, completed last year, Casolo said.
The company will replace the pier at a cost of $797,000, which will be paid for with bonds, Casolo said.
"It's within our budget," he said. "We had budgeted around $850,000."
Casolo said he has been requesting money for the project every year since 2006, and estimates have ranged from $100,000 to $900,000.
"Any large capital project generally is funded over multiple years," Casolo said. "Those funds were approved in a time line that was parallel to the track of completion of the final bid documents so that I would have the money when the bids came in."
The new pier will be slightly wider and longer than the old one, Casolo said. The first section will be 313 feet long and the second section, which will stretch out over deeper water, will be 127 feet long.
The new pier will fulfill half the wishes residents aired at a public information meeting last year, Casolo said. Residents asked for a bigger pier with better lighting, a gazebo and fish cleaning stations. City engineers drew plans for a pier that will be about 2 feet wider with cut-off lighting, which shines downward, Casolo said.
"It minimizes the glare when looking at it from a distance," he said. "Some people were worried about it looking like a runway."
City engineers concluded they could not include fish cleaning stations or a gazebo, Casolo said. The Department of Environmental Protection would not permit a gazebo "because the pier is really to provide access to the waterfront and a gazebo isn't a structure for waterfront use," he said.
Natalia Popescu, 62, and Raisa Kruglov, 61, who sat together on a bench at Cummings Park Wednesday evening, were happy to hear a new pier is coming.
"They should build another one. It's time," Popescu said. "The park seems like an abandoned place now."
But Karl Cineus, 26, who was sitting on another bench with Latoya Lyle, 27, said the cost is too high.
"The pier was nice," Cineus said. "But I don't think they should replace it. They should put that money somewhere else."


As a teenager Vanessa Nicolson played a game with her father: they took turns to ask a question and the other promised to answer it truthfully. One day Vanessa asked: 'Apart from with Mummy have you ever wanted to marry someone else?' Her father was visibly shaken and as the truth emerged it became evident why. Join Vanessa Nicolson, granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West, as she talks about The Truth Game - a haunting exploration of love, loss and grief and a portrait of the discontent at the heart of one of Britain's most eminent families.


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2017 Novellapalooza
Posted on November 26, 2017 by JJ
[Editor's note: be sure to read the comments on this post for more novellas and more Filer reviews.]
By JJ: I'm a huge reader of novels, but not that big on short fiction. But the last couple of years, I've done a personal project to read and review as many Novellas as I could (presuming that the story synopsis had some appeal for me). I ended up reading 31 of the novellas published in 2015 and 35 of the novellas published in 2016 (though a few of those were after Hugo nominations closed).
Last year, the result of this was the 2016 Novellapalooza. I really felt as though I was able to do Hugo nominations for the novella category in an informed way, and a lot of Filers got involved with their own comments. So I decided to do it again this year.
The success of Tor's novella line seems to have sparked a Golden Age for SFF novellas, with Subterranean Press, NewCon Press, PS Publishing, and Book Smugglers jumping on the bandwagon, as well as the Big 3 magazines and the online fiction venues – so there are a lot more novellas to cover this year. Toward the end, I've gotten to the point of being more selective about which ones I read, based on the synopsis.
It is not at all uncommon for me to choose to read a book despite not feeling that the jacket copy makes the book sound as though it is something I would like – and to discover that I really like or love the work anyway. On the other hand, It is not at all uncommon for me to choose to read a book in such a case, and to discover that, indeed, the book doesn't really do much for me.
Thus, my opinions on the following novellas vary wildly: stories I thought I would love but didn't, stories I didn't expect to love but did, and stories which aligned with my expectations – whether high or low. Bear in mind that while I enjoy both, I tend to prefer Science Fiction over Fantasy – and that while I enjoy suspense and thrillers, I have very little appreciation for Horror (and to be honest, I think Lovecraft is way overrated). My personal assessments are therefore not intended to be the final word on these stories, but merely a jumping-off point for Filer discussion.
I thought it would be helpful to have a thread where all the Filers' thoughts on novellas are collected in one place, as a resource when Hugo nomination time rolls around. Which of these novellas have you read? And what did you think of them?
Please feel free to post comments about any other 2017 novellas which you've read, as well.
(Be sure to rot-13 any spoilers.)
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Posted on July 19, 2017 by Mike Glyer
(1) WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS. Adam-Troy Castro links to his post "This Community We Love is Infested With Toxic Spoiled Brats" with this comment: "The object of a fandom you don't care about is not a deadly infection to be wiped out on general principle. Fandoms can cross-pollinate. Interests can cross-pollinate.The things you 'don't give a shit about' are not invaders you need to exterminate. Most to the point, you can get through your day without being a dick."
Ed Sheeran, who is a fan of Game of Thrones, who got cast because he openly begged the producers to give him a bit part and had a nice little scene written for him, a scene that added texture to the story and even you hated it took up only three minutes of your life, has had to shut down his twitter feed because Game of Thrones fans have invaded in force, showering him with abuse because they are irate that the focus of another fandom has invaded theirs. They accuse him of ruining the show and stress that they don't give a shit about his music, which sucks anyway.
This is why we can't have nice things.
This community we love is infested with toxic, spoiled brats.
(2) CLARKE ALLEGATIONS. Jason Sanford and Paul Cornell are among those tweeting a link to Vice's article "We Asked People What Childhood Moment Shaped Them the Most" which contains a first-hand account of abuse by an unnamed science fiction writer in Sri Lanka who they (logically) identify as Clarke.
The teller of the story, Peter Troyer, today is a performer with Tinder Tales in Toronto. His section of the Vice article begins —
Peter Troyer
I grew up in Sri Lanka. My dad was doing some work for the Canadian government. There were a lot of expat kids in my area and we had free reign of the neighbourhood. Our parents mostly let us do what we wanted, but we were told to stay away—never go near—a large property that bordered my house. When we asked why the reasons were always vague.
There were some rumors that someone very famous or maybe powerful lived there. We all got the sense that he was …a danger in some way. One day I was home sick from school. My grandfather was visiting from Canada and he was assigned to watch me. I remember that I was in pajamas. We were in the backyard and my grandfather was painting peacocks. Out of our hedges this man appeared and approached us. I instantly knew it was the man from the property. …
(3) TWO OR MORE. Andrew Neil Gray and J.S. Herbison include several "dream teams" among the authors of "Five SFF Books Written Collaboratively", discussed at Tor.com.
The Difference Engine by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson
What happens when two masters of the cyberpunk genre put their heads together? Surprisingly, not more cyberpunk. Instead, what emerged was this unusual novel that posited an alternate version of Victorian England. Here, experiments by Charles Babbage resulted in a successful early mechanical computer and a very different industrial revolution. Starring airships, spies, courtesans and even Ada Lovelace, the dense and complex story revolves around the search for a set of powerful computer punch cards.
Sound familiar? Not surprising: this collaboration helped bring the relatively obscure steampunk genre to wider popular notice and launched a thousand steam-powered airships and clockwork monsters.
(4) WHO KNEW? Apparently "ruining" Doctor Who is actually part of the show's long and respected tradition. Steve J. Wright explains in "Writ in Water, not Set in Stone: Doctor Who backstory".
…Then William Hartnell became too infirm to continue with the series, and the big change happened, at the end of "The Tenth Planet". An exhausted First Doctor is found lying on the floor of the TARDIS, and when his companions flip him over onto his back (instead of sensibly leaving him in the recovery position), the TARDIS dematerialization SFX plays, and the Doctor's face seems to brighten and glow… and the screen whites out, and instead of William Hartnell, there's Patrick Troughton.
The regeneration is not really explained, at this point. "It's part of the TARDIS; without it, I couldn't go on." The first Doctor's ring with the blue stone no longer fits; is it some sort of prop that the Doctor no longer needs? The Doctor initially appears confused and disoriented, but when he's settled down, it's apparent that this is not just a younger version, this is a whole different personality – more impish, more madcap, but also capable of great passion and commitment; the Second Doctor throws himself into situations with much more zeal and energy than the austere First.
He also becomes more obviously different.…
(5) CENTS AND SENSIBILITY. Don't tell John C. Wright — "Author Jane Austen featured on new British 10-pound note".
Two hundred years to the day after Jane Austen died, a new 10-pound note featuring an image of one of England's most revered authors has been unveiled – right where she was buried.
At the unveiling Tuesday of the new "tenner" at Winchester Cathedral in southern England, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the new note celebrates the "universal appeal" of Austen's work.
Austen, whose novels include "Pride and Prejudice," "Emma" and "Sense and Sensibility," is considered one of the most perceptive chroniclers of English country life and mores in the Georgian era. Combining wit, romance and social commentary, her books have been adapted countless times for television and film.
The new note, which is due to go into circulation on Sept. 14, is printed on polymer, not paper.
(6) SHADOW CLARKE PROCEEDINGS. Mark-kitteh sent these links with a note, "The essay by Kincaid (the second one) asks some genuinely interesting questions about the purpose of awards and the meaning of 'best', although he does feel the need to end it with the now-traditional bashing of Becky Chambers."
"Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes: a review by Maureen Kincaid Speller"
Of all the novels on my personal Shadow Clarke shortlist, Martin MacInnes's Infinite Ground was the one I anticipated having most difficulty in writing about, partly because of its incredibly complex structure, but mostly because I wasn't at all sure I actually had a critical language I could bring to bear on it in a way that might make sense to a reader. Back when I was compiling my personal shortlist of Shadow Clarke books, ploughing through the opening sections of each title on the submissions list, of all of the eighty-odd titles this was the one that felt 'right' to me. That is, this is the one that immediately held my attention, the one I would have sat down and read cover to cover right there and then if I had not had to send away for a copy.
"What is the point of awards? By Paul Kincaid"
I have been associated with science fiction awards ever since I was approached to administer the Hugo Awards for the 1987 Worldcon. In the years since then I have won and lost awards, I have administered them, judged them, handed them out, written about them, and even (in the case of the Clarke Award) helped to create them. Now, another first, I have taken part in a shadow jury. And the result of all that: I probably know less now about the purpose and function and value of awards than I ever did.
Well that's not quite true. There are some awards, like the Tiptree which I helped to judge in 2009, that have a very specific remit: in the case of the Tiptree it is the exploration of issues of gender. I find it instructive that the Tiptree Award often identifies novels and stories that I, personally, consider to be among the best in the year; but choosing the best, as such, is not what the Tiptree Award is about.
For the vast majority of awards, however, that one word, "best", explains all and explains nothing. "Best" is the prison cell that most awards have entered knowingly and from which they cannot escape.
"Mega-Sharke vs. Giant Octopus: a personal summation of Sharke versus Clarke by Nina Allan"
In terms of a reading experience, the past six months has been unusual, to say the least. Between the publication of the Clarke submissions list in mid February, and the imminent announcement of the winner in late July, I have read and reviewed not only the titles on my personal shortlist and the official Clarke shortlist, but also as many of other Sharkes' personal choices and interesting outliers as time has allowed. I don't think I've ever consumed so much science fiction in a single stretch – a chastening experience in and of itself – and I have learned plenty along the way, not least how misguided some of my own initial choices turned out to be, how much we all – as readers, writers and critics – tend to fall back on untested assumptions. I have learned more than a little about the difficulties and compromises involved in serving on an award jury, how every argument provides a counter-argument, how every book selected will point to three that are lost, how it is impossible to arrive at a meaningful decision without reading or at least sampling every submission.
Most of all, I have been reminded of how multifarious and diverse is the art of criticism. When it comes to assessing works of literature, there is no universal standard for excellence, no unified ideological approach, no such thing as objectivity. We each come to the process heavily laden with baggage, some of which we cannot set aside because it is enshrined in who we are and where we come from, some of which we cling to out of habit. Part of our job as critics lies not so much in relinquishing our baggage but in acknowledging that it exists.
(7) THE EARLY NERD GETS THE WORM. Wil Wheaton is interviewed by Kevin Smith on a piece in IMDB called "How Wil Wheaton's Star Trek Fandom Impacted The Next Generation". Wheaton, interviewed by Kevin Smith, talks about how he was a Star Trek nerd on the set of TNG and was ready to answer Trek questions on the set if cast members didn't know what was going on.
[Thanks to Martin Morse Wooster, Mark-kitteh, Adam-Troy Castro, ULTRAGOTHA, Cat Eldridge, and John King Tarpinian for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Ingvar.]
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As fellow blogger Chris Jablonski reported last week ( IBM's Mills touts managed clients 8/10/05), IBM's Steve Mills had some interesting things to tell the Linuxworld audience in San Francisco about its Linux desktop vision.
Managing clients from a platform neutral server platform is a more cost effective way for companies with high numbers of routine task workers, who don't need the same PC experience as knowledge workers, according to Mills. "You don't gain anything by deploying the same infrastructure you did in the mid-80s," he said. It's more complex than simply substituting Linux for Unix or Windows.
The Workplace software, which is being developed through IBM's Lotus division, is built around the company's Java-based WebSphere Portal software, which delivers applications and documents from servers to desktop PCs or handheld devices running Windows or Linux. The Workplace software can present information in a Web browser or so-called rich-client software, which has full graphical capabilities and can be used offline.
Things have changed a bit since then, with the product maturing through testing, the focus shifting increasingly to the Linux desktop, and the emphasis on off-line continuation gradually morphing into little more than laptop file syncronization.
Somewhere there's an IBM document on migrating to a service oriented architecture that labels the Workplace software stuff the core of a "workframe architecture" and I think that's a pretty good title for a pretty good collection of older word processing, spreadsheet, drawing, and E-communications tools all drawn together and run, via a web portal, directly on the server.
There's an important parallel here to Sun's Java Desktop System [JDS] circa 2002. What IBM is getting ready to do, and what Sun was trying to do then, involves going after Microsoft's Office franchise with desktops that look as much as possible like Microsoft's.
There is one big difference: Sun intended JDS to run on PCs equiped with SuSe Linux and would therefore have continued the basic client-server architecture the Microsoft market relies on. They might have succeeded too, if SuSe hadn't become a competitor and a deal with the communist Chinese hadn't gone sour - leading to layoffs among Sun's developers and today's focus on JDS for the Solaris Sun Ray.
IBM also continues the client-server architecture, but does so in a way that makes it completely irrelevant except as a source of cost. Thus what IBM is really telling the customer is that the Linux client is great, but the Windows client works equally well because their use is a sop to customer assumptions rather than a requirement of the technology.
The conclusions I came too in looking at this is that Workplace cries out for a good smart display option - and therefore first that it might be a useful short term alternative to JDS on the Sun Ray, and secondly that we might reasonably expect IBM to respond to any success the product may have by either buying or building a ninties style X-terminal as a Sun Ray competitor.


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James Shaw 'frustrated and making progress' on climate change action
Greens co-leader James Shaw says he is "both frustrated and... making progress" on climate change action while in Government.
"I would always like to move faster, always," when the minister was asked by Jack Tame if the Government were working fast enough in response to climate change. Source: 1 NEWS
The Climate Change Minister spoke on TVNZ1's Q+A last night, ahead of the release of recommendations into agricultural emissions and renewable electricity.
"I would always like to move faster, always," when asked by host Jack Tame if the speed the Government were working was adequate in response to climate change.
"The thing about climate change is you've got to sustain your activity over decades and multiple changes of government, and whilst you're doing that, you've actually got to keep everyone on board," Mr Shaw said.
"Would I have liked to have gone faster?" he said on the Zero Carbon Bill, which is currently sitting in Select Committee stage of Parliament. "Yes, I would, but the changes that we're talking about here are multiple decade pieces of legislation, and it's important that we get it right."
Mr Shaw said the Government had spent a long time working with National "in good faith" over the bill.
"If you look at their first reading speeches, they pretty much supported every provision in the bill apart from the methane target, that's quite a high degree and quite a remarkable degree of consensus to get to at this point, but I can't guarantee the future."
The Green Party co-leader would be announcing recommendations from the Interim Climate Change Committee today, saying there was "a couple of really important things that we want to make some progress on" prior to the Zero Carbon bill passing in Parliament.
"One of those is how we get to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation and the other is how we manage agricultural emissions."
He said different scenarios would be released in how emissions would be treated.
"New Zealand First, when they negotiated forming the government with the Labour Party, agreed that if agriculture was to come into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that they would receive a 95 per cent discount on the value of those emissions.
"There would be an extremely well-managed transition into the scheme if that was to occur."
He said farmers would "not necessarily" be hit with additional costs, if the ETS was to include agriculture.
"The whole point of this is that actually what you do is you reward people who are becoming more efficient, reducing their emissions – that actually they get rewarded under the kinds of schemes that are being proposed."
Mr Shaw talks about a long awaited report detailing how farmers can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, on July 15. Source: Q+A
Q+A is on TVNZ1 on Mondays at 9.30pm, and the episode is then available on TVNZ OnDemand and as a podcast in all the usual places.
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Logos Nutritionals Eve's Harmony has been formulated to assist women during one of the most critical stages of their life which is menopausal as it causes a lot of hormonal imbalances. The product which is made of different herbs help with menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia or sleeplessness, mood swings, depression, anxiety, nervousness and irritability, memory lapses and loss, palpitations, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, breast tenderness, headaches, muscle and joint pain and hair loss. It has been also studied to help in helping to lessen the possibility of heart diseases and osteoporosis.
Logos Nutritionals Eve's Harmony is made from different natural ingredients that help relieve and promote wellbeing during menopause before, during and after.
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The capsules are to be taken twice a day and a bottle lasts for a month.
One bottle is $18.99 and then they have the buy 6 and get 1 bottle free for $113.94. The product does not promise any money back guarantee.
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Święty Juda Tadeusz – gotycki obraz autorstwa Mistrza Teodoryka.

Portret jest częścią cyklu 129 obrazów powstałych dla kaplicy św. Krzyża na zamku Karlstejnie. Dzieła powstawały w latach 1357–1365; w ich skład wchodziły obrazy pasyjne, Vir Dolorum, portrety świętych w tym ewangelistów, apostołów, doktorów Kościoła, męczenników i dziewic, portrety proroków i władców. Wszystkie obrazy charakteryzuje miękki modelunek, mocne rysy twarzy oraz elegancja strojów.

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Portret przedstawia apostoła Tadeusza ukazanego w półpostaci, w niebieskich szatach. W lewej ręce trzyma książkę w czerwonej okładce a w prawej miecz. Postać ukazana została na złotym, częściowo zdobionym tle.

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Any clue if we'll get WR% for individual planes? It helps to see what planes you do well in & which ones you need to improve. It'll also help to see the "Kills per sortie" stat in fractional numbers, (in the game client not the HOF) i.e. 3.82 instead of 4. Thanks.
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We used to have that. Went away with 2,0, I think.


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Today is the first day of De Parade Amsterdam, a theater festival with focus on food and drinks in Amsterdam's Martin Luther Kingpark.
De Parade is different from other festivals. The shows are short and creative and held in small tents. The vibe has some circus, a little fairy tale, street music and story telling. Everything is set up around a central food court where people meet, eat and drink, and decide which shows they want to see. The artists will tour the food court and entertain the visitors with small stunts trying to lure them to their show.
The good shows do sell out quickly, so some advance planning and reservation of tickets is advisable. I love Dutch poppy bard Spinvis who is a regular at the yearly event and this year has dreamt up a concept called kamermuziek (Dutch) – or chamber music. The show is some sort of behind the scenes look at how he makes music, all by himself, using a variety of sounds and instruments. Another classic and yearly crowd favorite at De Parade is the Silent Disco – a large crowd grooving to the beats with headphones. The effect is pretty cool when you see loads of people getting down in sync without a single noticeable sound.
While not a food festival, De Parade does a good job at wining and dining the guests, some of which actually enjoy the food and drinks so much that they never make it to any of the shows. The main food attraction is Restaurant de Aalmoes – Dutch for the alms. It's a portable greenhouse in which two reputed chefs serve a biological French menu. The other restaurants and bars are a cosmopolitan mix of Dutch pancakes, Mexican burritos, Italian wood oven pizza, Sushi and much more.


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package org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.nodemanager.containermanager.logaggregation;

import org.apache.hadoop.security.Credentials;
import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.api.ContainerLogContext;

public interface AppLogAggregator extends Runnable {

  void startContainerLogAggregation(ContainerLogContext logContext);

  void abortLogAggregation();

  void finishLogAggregation();

  void disableLogAggregation();

  void enableLogAggregation();

  boolean isAggregationEnabled();

  UserGroupInformation updateCredentials(Credentials cred);
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10 edition of Don"t found in the catalog.
Don"t
a reader"s guide to the military"s anti-gay policy
by Janet E. Halley
Published 1999 by Duke University Press in Durham, N.C .
Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States,
Sex discrimination -- United States,
United States -- Armed Forces -- Gays -- Government policy,
United States -- Military policy
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-159).
Statement Janet E. Halley.
Series Public planet books
LC Classifications UB418.G38 H35 1999
Pagination xiv, 159 p. ;
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BREAKING: Indian Military to Reconsider Joint Creation, Purchase of SU-57 Jets With Russia
Russia's Top-Notch S-400 Will Protect Crimea From NATO's 'Air Hooligans'
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Russia plans to deploy one of its best air defense systems, the S-400 Triumf to Crimea in August. The regiment that will protect the skies over the Black Sea peninsula from NATO's "air hooligans," as Crimea's Vice Premier Ruslan Balbek put it, will be stationed in the port town of Feodosia.
The S-400 complex will become a welcome addition to Crimea's multilayered air defense structure that contains among over things the S-300 (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) long range surface-to-air missile system.
The S-400 will serve as a major deterrent for "air hooligans from NATO's air force," Balbek told RIA Novosti. "The sheer fact that the most advanced air defense missile system will be installed on [the peninsula] will keep all NATO air forces based in the Black Sea on the edge of their seats."
Balbek also mentioned that sending enemy aircraft to violate Crimean airspace would be essentially a suicide mission. "Without doubt, NATO has brave pilots, but there are no suicide pilots among them."
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Cities of Russia. Feodosia
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Russia Aerospace Forces to Receive Six S-400 Air Defense Systems in 2016
In service since 2007, the S-400 Triumf (NATO codename SA-21 Growler) is an anti-aircraft and anti-missile system capable of intercepting all types of modern air weaponry, including fifth-generation warplanes, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles at a maximum range of nearly 250 miles.
Russia's decision to transport a S-400 regiment to Crimea was unveiled on Friday. Lt. Col. Eugene Oleynikov, deputy commander of the 18th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 31st Air Defense Division, said that the deployment will take place right after preliminary live fire exercises are over.
The deployment is part of a major rearmament plan that has been in place since Crimea joined Russia following the March 2014 referendum, First deputy chairman of the defense and security committee in the Federation Council of Russia Franz Klintsevich said.
"As soon as Crimea became part of Russia, a decision was made to rearm and enhance military capabilities of the armed forces assigned to the Black Sea Fleet," he explained. "This process is going as planned."
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The S-400 Triumf Mobile Multiple Anti-Aircraft Missile System (AAMS)
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Emilee Harris scored a game-high 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Macon County defeated Westmoreland 26-22.
Michael Evans scored 13 of his game-high 14 points in the second half as Westmoreland rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to defeat visiting Macon County 31-26 in a middle school boys' basketball game played on Monday, Jan. 3.
The Eagles trailed 22-7 with less than a minute remaining in the third period before outscoring the Tigers 20-3 and taking the lead for keeps – at 27-25 – on a three-point play by Michael Evans with 1:58 left in the contest.
After hitting 10 of its first 14 field goal attempts, including two three-pointers – in as many tries – by Brett Davis, Macon County made just one of its last five shots from the floor while turning the ball over 11 times in the second half.
Westmoreland struggled offensively in the first half, making just two of 20 field goal attempts – a 10 percent average – while turning the ball over seven times as Macon County took a 17-5 halftime lead.
The Tigers then extended their lead to 20-5 when Evan Perrigo buried a three-pointer with 4:19 left in the third period.
Following an exchange of baskets, the Eagles scored the last six points of the third quarter – on a basket and two free throws by Michael Evans and a basket by Brad Evans – to close to within 22-13 heading into the final period.
After Perrigo scored to extend Macon County's lead to 24-13 early in the fourth quarter, a basket and a pair of free throws by Michael Evans narrowed the gap to 24-17 with 4:15 left in the contest.
Then, following a turnover by the Tigers, Justice Graves hit a three-pointer to pull Westmoreland to within 24-20 with 3:41 to play.
A free throw by Trace McPherson stretched Macon County's lead to 25-20, but back-to-back baskets by Brad Evans and Graves and a three-point play by Michael Evans erased the deficit as Westmoreland surged into the lead, 27-25, with 1:58 remaining.
Perrigo would hit the second of two free throw attempts with 52 seconds remaining to cut the Eagles' lead to 27-26, but Westmoreland sealed the win with a basket by Brad Evans and a pair of free throws by Grant Oliver.
Brad Evans added 10 points in the winning effort while Graves and Oliver had five and two points, respectively.
Michael Evans had a game-high seven rebounds while Brandon Hudson led both teams with four assists and five steals.
For the game, Westmoreland made 11 of 39 field goal attempts – a 28.2 percent average – and hit eight of 14 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over eight times.
Perrigo paced Macon County with 11 points. McPherson and Alex Hill added seven and six points, respectively.
Hill led the Tigers in rebounds with six.
For the game, Macon County made 11 of 19 field goal attempts – a 57.8 percent average – and hit two of five tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 21 times.
In girls' action, Emilee Harris scored a game-high 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Macon County defeated Westmoreland 26-22, ending the Lady Eagles' eight-game winning streak.
With the game tied at 12-12 late in the second period, the Tigerettes scored seven straight points – including three by Harris – to take a 19-12 lead with 4:03 left in the third quarter.
The Lady Eagles pulled back to within two points twice – at 22-20 and 24-22 – but could get no closer while falling to 8-2.
Abbey Hinton and Samantha Parker scored eight points each to lead Westmoreland while Alex Minor and Autumn Carter added four and two points, respectively.
Hinton led the Lady Eagles with nine rebounds and three assists. She and Minor both had two steals.
For the game, Westmoreland made 11 of 36 field goal attempts – a 30.6 percent average – and missed its only free throw attempt while turning the ball over 13 times.
Leah Anderson added seven points and six rebounds for Macon County. Logan Hernandez dished out a pair of assists while Reese Shrum led the Tigerettes with three steals.
For the game, Macon County made 10 of 32 field goal attempts – a 31.3 percent average – and hit five of 13 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 14 times.
Macon County returns to action January 12-15 in the CRC Tournament at Jackson County. The teams will then host Walter J. Baird on January 20, followed by their last season game against Livingston on January 27 at home. Macon County plans to participate in the TNT State Tournament on February 5, 2011.


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The Imaginarium of Black Cinema | The African American Museum of Cinema
Date: March 15, 2014 Author: ART | library deco	Category: ART NEWS & EVENTS	Tags: African American Museum of Cinema, MoAAC, Narratively
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MoMA Hires Consulting Curator for Black Art →
Housed in a small office space in Harlem's Adam Clayton Powell Jr. state office building, the Museum of African American Cinema (MoAAC) contains over 4,000 collectible items, from vintage film prints to original costumes from films like Malcolm X and Ghost Dad.
Gregory Javan Mills, Ernest N. Steele and 20 other founding members established MoAAC as a non-profit back in 2001, after seeing the need for black representation among other collections of American cinema.
"I used to cringe when I'd see a montage of great American films, and not one black film," says Mills."So that's why we're here, to tell our story."
Mills is currently seeking funds to display the collection in a permanent space. Below, find a video giving a look inside the collection, from Narratively:
From an unassuming office building in Harlem, inside one man's mission to preserve Bill Cosby's costume, Dorothy Dandridge's dispatches and other iconic heirlooms of African-American film.
Produced by Emon Hassan for Narratively's "The Movie Life" (Feb 28, 2014)
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With more than 4,000 collectible items ranging from vintage film posters to a Zoot suit costume from Spike Lee's Malcolm X, the Museum of African American Cinema (MoAAC) is actually a modest four-room office space on the ninth floor of Harlem's Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building.
MoAAC, formed in 2001 as a nonprofit organization, is the brainchild of Gregory Javan Mills, Ernest N. Steele and twenty other founding members. Mills, its current C.E.O. & president, remembers seeing an episode of "Tony Brown's Journal" on PBS in the mid-1980s devoted to early black cinema. He and the others spent the next decade and a half researching the history of black cinema in the United States. The idea to create a museum didn't materialize until the late '90s. Mills is on a mission to secure funds to display the vast collection, evidence of the largely untold history of black cinema, at a permanent establishment.
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La Universitat de Cantàbria (UC) és una universitat pública a la comunitat autònoma de Cantàbria (Espanya). Actualment hi ha dos campus,  un a Santander i un a Torrelavega. El 2009, el govern d'Espanya la va seleccionar com a Campus d'Excel·lència Internacional.

La UC és membre fundador del Grup 9 d'Universitats (G9) espanyoles, creat el 1997 per a promoure la col·laboració entre les institucions universitàries que l'integren, tant pel que fa a les activitats docents i investigadores com a la gestió i els serveis. També està integrada a l'aliança europea d'universitats EUNICE (European University for Customised Education).

Història
Es va crear el 18 d'agost de 1972 per decret del Consell de ministres amb el nom d'Universitat de Santander. Tretze anys més tard va prendre el nom d'Universitat de Cantàbria. Abans ja hi havia diverses escoles superiors independents que es van anar integrant en la Universitat de Cantàbria.

Centres docents
 Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports
 Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers Industrials i de Telecomunicació
 Escola Tècnica Superior de Nàutica
 Escola Universitària d'Infermeria
 Escola Universitària d'Enginyeria Tècnica Minera
 Facultat de Ciències
 Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empreasarials
 Facultat de Dret
 Facultat d'Educació
 Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres
 Facultat de Medicina
 Unitat docent d'Enginyeria Ambiental

Centres docents adscrits
 Escola Universitària de Turisme Altamira
 Escola Universitària de Fisioteràpia Gimbernat-Cantàbria

Vegeu també
 Rànquing d'universitats espanyoles

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Web de la Universidad de Cantabria
 Cantabria Campus Internacional
 Portal de investigació de la UC
 Repositori institucional UCrea
 Portal de transparència de la UC
 Portal Open Data de la UC

Cantabria
Entitats de Cantàbria


Growth in India's manufacturing sector eased to a nine-month low in August as export orders fell for a second month, underscoring the risks to the wider economy from Europe's debt crisis, a business survey showed on Monday.
There is no respite in the trade slowdown with exports in July falling by 14.8 per cent to $ 22.4 billion, mainly due to the demand slowdown in the United States and Europe. Reflecting slowdown in the economy, imports too declined by 7.61 per cent to $ 37.9 billion in July, leaving a trade deficit of $ 15.4 billion. Exports have been falling for three months in a row now with the developed markets showing no major recovery.
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday government will provide a tax regime that was "stable" and a tax administration that was "nonadversarial"."We'll ensure there is a stable tax regime, there are stable tax laws and everybody adopts a nonadversarial approach to tax collection," he said after a meeting of senior officials of the income tax department.
The guidelines for 2G cellular licences that are to be issued to operators who will win spectrum in the forthcoming auction are set to be finalized by the end of this week. A senior telecom ministry official said the Telecom Commission, which is the highest decision making body for the sector was expected to give its final recommendations over the new guidelines for the auction due in November by Friday.
Losses on sale of diesel at government-controlled rates have hit a record Rs 19.26 a litre, sending state-owned oil companies scrambling for ways to cover the mounting losses. Diesel as well as domestic cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene prices have not been raised since June last year even though cost of production has jumped nearly 28%, industry sources said.
Hit by the month-long lockout at its Manesar plant, sales of the country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, slumped to 40% in August this year as compared to the figures during the corresponding month of 2011. Most car manufacturers reported higher sales in August as compared to the period last year, but the overall sentiment remained low due to the prevailing high interest rates and fuel costs.
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep its key interest rate steady this month, a Reuters poll showed, and economists see only a slight easing this calendar year, pointing to hawkish comments from policymakers concerned over high inflation.
The HSBC manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) eased for the second month to 52.8 in August, its lowest level since November, from 52.9 in July. However, it has kept above the 50 mark that divides growth and contraction for more than three years.
"The momentum in the manufacturing sector eased further on the back of weak external demand and output disruptions caused by the major power failures in early August," said Leif Eskesen, economist at HSBC.
Any slowing in the manufacturing sector, which accounts for a little over 15% of India's gross domestic product, does not bode well for the overall economy, especially as this sector has been the biggest drag on growth.
The Indian economy grew 5.5% in the quarter to June, languishing near its slowest pace of growth in almost three years, data showed on Friday. With no concrete signs of a resolution to Europe's debt crisis, the new export orders subindex — an indicator of prospective overseas business — fell for the second month in a row to 49.2, its deepest contraction since October.
The eurozone, India's largest trade partner, has been ravaged by a debt crisis that began in Greece and appears to be hurting growth in heavyweight economies like France and Germany, posing further risks to the Indian economy.
While domestic orders helped increase output in August, the pace of expansion was the slowest since November. The lone bright spot among the survey's otherwise gloomy data was that new jobs were created at the fastest pace since the series began more than 7 years ago.
Commenting on the trade data released Monday, FICCI president R.V. Kanoria said the decline in exports for the third consecutive month this fiscal — from 4.16% in May to 14.8% in July — reflects only in part the continuing decline in global demand.
He added one of the main causes of concern was the need to bring back competitiveness in the economy and also to stimulate investments which are concomitant to building durable trade relationships. Also, Indian exporters are also under pressure due to high cost of credit, Kanoria said.
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) president M. Rafeeque Ahmed said the dip in export growth is primarily on account of sluggish global conditions and slowdown in domestic manufacturing. He said that while European Union is still a cause of concern for exporters, the indications from US are positive and situation will improve by October giving a push to Indian exports.
Ahmed added the government needed to look into the cost of credit which is adversely impacting both exports as well as manufacturing.
"Moreover, with contraction in demand, more focus should be on aggressive marketing for which government should provide marketing support. While reduction in imports is encouraging, one needs to look into the profile of such imports so that decline in imports should not have affect on domestic manufacturing sector", he stated.
"I've asked the department's chief commissioners to adopt a nonadversarial approach to tax collection and told them to repeat this message to all commissioners, assistant and deputy commissioners and ITOs," he said.
He asked the people to "pay taxes and hold their head high" and said "there is no need to unnecessarily fear the income tax department which will be friendly, helpful and interactive".
Chidambaram said the government will look into several sectors and industries that are paying corporate tax at much below the average of 24%. Though he did not name these sectors, Chidambaram added that if tax collections can be increased by an average of 2% it can lead to a mopup of over Rs 30,000 crore. Corporate taxes amount to 65% of total direct tax collections, of which 6,000 companies pay 90%.
On the Vodafone tax case, he said that there will be no "rash" action and the matter will be decided after considering all aspects including recommendations of the Shome committee on indirect transfer of assets.
"The IT assessing officers and are not going to act rashly. There is the Supreme Court judgement, the Attorney General's view and by the time the Shome committee will also have come. These are not small amounts on which you can take a rash decision," he told reporters.
The minister expressed confidence that the direct taxes collection target of Rs 5.70 lakh crore for the current fiscal will be met. He informed that the collection is growing at 10.5% against the asking rate of 15%, which is likely to improve in the second half of this fiscal.
Trying to dispel the perception that taxes are high in India, Chidambaram said India has lower tax rates than other countries and there is a need to improve the tax to GDP ratio. "The aim is to improve the tax-to-GDP ratio to 12%. This ratio has come down to 10.1% from 11.9% in 2007-08 due to the economic slowdown", he added.
The guidelines for 2G cellular licences that are to be issued to operators who will win spectrum in the forthcoming auction are set to be finalized by the end of this week.
A senior telecom ministry official said the Telecom Commission, which is the highest decision making body for the sector was expected to give its final recommendations over the new guidelines for the auction due in November by Friday.
Telecom Commission chairman and telecom department secretary R. Chandrashekhar said: "By Friday we expect the commission's final recommendation s in respect of unified licences in all aspect that will be relevant for the purpose of the auction will be available".
Among the aspects that are expected to be finalized are the type of licences that will be given to new players for their service areas, eligibility conditions, services allowed under the new licences as well as things like entry fee, financial bank guarantee and performance bank guarantee.
According to the guidelines of the latest national telecom policy, the new licences will do away with different kinds of permits that are issued to telecom companies for offering various services. Also the new licences would not come bundled with spectrum, as has been the case in the past.
The Telecom Commission, which met here Monday, also decided to postpone the decision on the issue related to migration of licences of existing players and bringing cellular tower firms under the licensing regime.
Chandrashekhar said of the several recommendations received by the panel it was decided that priority and focus should be on those which require immediate decision in the context of the 2G spectrum auction.
Losses on sale of diesel at government-controlled rates have hit a record Rs 19.26 a litre, sending state-owned oil companies scrambling for ways to cover the mounting losses.
Diesel as well as domestic cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene prices have not been raised since June last year even though cost of production has jumped nearly 28%, industry sources said.
Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp are losing close to Rs 560 crore per day as they sell diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene way below cost to keep inflation under check.
Sources said diesel is being sold at a loss of Rs 19.26 a litre, kerosene at Rs 34.34 per litre and domestic LPG at Rs 347 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Losses on diesel are the highest ever, beating Rs 16.16 a litre loss that oil firms incurred in the first half of April.
At current rate, the three firms are projected to lose Rs 1,92,951 crore in revenues in this fiscal, the sources added. In addition, they lose about Rs 4.85 a litre on petrol sales, even though prices were freed from government control in June 2010.
The sources said if prices are not hiked, the government will have to come up with other ways to compensate the oil marketing companies for their losses.
Hit by the month-long lockout at its Manesar plant, sales of the country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, slumped to 40% in August this year as compared to the figures during the corresponding month of 2011.
Most car manufacturers reported higher sales in August as compared to the period last year, but the overall sentiment remained low due to the prevailing high interest rates and fuel costs.
Maruti Suzuki said it sold 54,415 units last month as against 91,442 units sold in August 2011. Maruti sold 3,085 units of Dzire and 6,059 units of compact cars (Swift, Estilo and Ritz) last month down from 7,856 units and 16,043 units, respectively, sold during August last year.
The country's second largest car-maker, Hyundai Motors India, posted a 5.9% growth in domestic sales for August. The domestic sales accounted for 28,257 units compared to 26677 units for the same month last year.
Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra announced it had logged a 22% sales growth at 45,836 units in August this year.
The Indian subsidiary of US auto major Ford Motor said it sold 7,840 units in the domestic market, up from 7,382 units sold in August, 2011.
In two-wheeler sector, sales of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp, dipped in the past few months after it dropped the Honda tag from its motorcycles following a split with its Japanese partner of 26 years.
In August, the company's sales stood at 4,43,801 two-wheelers units against 5,03,654 units in the corresponding month last year, a decline of almost 12 per cent.
Bajaj Auto reported 10% fall in motorcycle sales at 3,04,352 units in August. The company had sold 3,38,054 units in the same month last year.
But in Hero MotoCorp's case, the experts say the change in name has negative impact in the sales figure as major customer base from rural areas are not happy with the firm's this decision.


We have big dreams for this little farm. We would like to maximize its potential to produce nutrient-rich food for our local community. Our first priority is always be healing the soil. It is not a coincidence that over the last century, as we have seen soils around the world become depleted of nutrition and life thanks to tillage farming and the application of man-made chemicals, we have also watched the health of our own species fall apart. We alter the DNA of crops to produce pest-killing toxins because they can't fight their own battles anymore. We prop our animals up with antibiotics so they can survive just long enough to get to slaughter. It is all tied to the health of our soil. We cannot expect our children and grandchildren, perhaps even our own generation, to be able to survive on this land if we do not begin to emphasize restoration in place of destruction.
What does soil restoration look like?
Restoration of the soil means we do not use chemicals of any kind. Nor do we plant massive monocultures of crops or confine our animals in the same place year round. As a maestro directs sections of performers to play their instruments in the right way at the proper moment, creating a beautiful work of art, we direct perennial trees, shrubs and grasses, annual vegetables, fungi, and various species of animals to behave in their own natural way in the right place and at the proper moment to create a beautiful food production ecosystem that replenishes the soil while providing humans with rich, nutritious and flavorful, health promoting food.
Our philosophy is that antibiotics are for emergency use only. A healthy, happy animal should never need them. Our animals have quality genetics, get plenty of sunshine, and are moved to fresh forage regularly to keep them physically, emotionally, and immunologically strong. They fend off illness on their own.
Certified organic is just not good enough for us. We want to be environmentally sustainable and natural as well, producing premium quality food. We do not use chemicals or feed growth hormones. Animals that are fed grain (pigs and chickens) only receive local certified organic grain. We treat our animals well, allowing them the full expression of their respective species. In fact, we utilize their distinctive behaviors to benefit the farm in many ways. Organic certification is helpful if your food comes from large industrial farms halfway across the country, but our small size and local commitment mean you have the opportunity to meet your farmer and give your own approval of the way your food was grown.
If you are interested in the best quality food, grown sustainably, give our products a try. If you decide it's not for you, go ahead and return to your regular food sources. If you like it, keep coming back! But don't stop there; tell your friends about us. Think of anyone else you know who would be interested in what we are doing and get them connected to Mid Mitten Farm!
*You have a right to know how your food is produced, and we encourage you to come out and have a look around. Maybe give yourself an extra hour or two when you pick up your meat or eggs to take a walk and see how it all works. Ask questions and voice your opinions; we're happy to hear them.


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