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Mistral News thread
GarryB
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Re: Mistral News thread
GarryB on Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:37 am
L-CATs have reduced draft compared to any other rigid hull vessel. At .6m draft at 130t load it can cross any sandbar that isn't exposed. Serna as an air cavitation vessel could cross most, but it won't be able to beach shallow once it slows down or it will get stuck. Its rear also carries more draft so it could get stuck. Hovercraft don't have that problem, but their air skirts can be easily torn if they try running over obstacles. As far as the cost, payload, and size that hovercrafts take, it is not a good option for RusNav.
It has been publicly stated that these vessels are pretty much being bought to defend the specific Russian territories of Kaliningrad and the Kurile Islands, so guess the choice of L-CATs or hovercraft would ultimately come down to the beach types in both areas. It might even turn out that different loadouts are chosen for the two in the East and the two in the West.
Russian Patriot
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Russian Patriot on Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:50 pm
Russian Defense Ministry lukewarm on South Korean warship deal
15:18 15/07/2010 MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense Ministry has effectively dismissed the idea of buying a South Korean warship in place of a French Mistral-class amphibious assault ship, a Russian business daily reported on Thursday.
According to Kommersant, the United Shipbuilding Corporation proposed the purchase of a $650 million Dokdo helicopter carrier from South Korea.
In a letter to Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, USC CEO Roman Trotsenko said his corporation could buy a license to build a Dokdo-class ship at a Russian shipyard within three years.
The Defense Ministry is skeptical about the ability of Russian shipyards to build such ships in principle or their ability to build them on time, Kommersant wrote.
"The USC's proposal merits attention, but then you can declare just about anything," a ministry spokesman told the paper.
Commenting on the Kommersant report for RIA Novosti, an USC executive who insisted on anonymity confirmed that Trotsenko had indeed sent a letter to Serdyukov.
"I confirm that such letters were sent to Navy chief Vladimir Vysotsky and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov a long time ago, but we have not as of yet received a reply," the executive said.
He said Dokdo-class ships (designed and built by Hanjin Heavy Industries) were a more cost effective proposition than the Mistral.
The USC has complained to the Federal Antitrust Service about the Defense Ministry's reluctance to allow Russian shipyards to compete with foreign shipbuilders on an equal footing, but the service has dismissed its complaints, saying state arms procurements did not fall within its purview.
ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111) is the lead ship of the LPX class of amphibious landing ships of the Republic of Korea Navy, commissioned into the ROK Navy in July 2007, with specifications comparable to the French Mistral-class ship Russia is negotiating the purchase of.
The Mistral class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 armored vehicles including 13 battle tanks, and 450 personnel.
Many Russian military and industry experts have questioned the financial and military sense of the purchase, and some believe that Russia simply wants to gain access to advanced naval technology that could be used in the future in potential conflicts with NATO and its allies.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/07/mil-100715-rianovosti04.htm
GarryB on Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:49 am
Russian military should sound very interested in this South Korean offer... even if only to put pressure on France to get the better deal of one in france and 3 in Russia rather than the 2 2 deal the French seem to want.
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milky_candy_sugar on Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:30 pm
Sarkozy announces that two STX Mistral will be built for Russia
The STX shipyards in Saint Nazaire build two buildings for Russia Projection and Command (BPC) Mistral class, combining several functions including the helicopter carrier, said Friday President Nicolas Sarkozy on site.
http://www.lesechos.fr/depeches/france/afp_00269330-sarkozy-annonce-a-saint-nazaire-que-les-chantiers-stx-construiront-deux-mistral-pour-la-russie.htm
Russian Patriot on Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:29 pm
Mistral contract should be signed at Euronaval show - Russian Navy commander
MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's contract to buy Mistral class helicopter carriers from France should be signed in Paris at the Euronaval 2010 defense show in October or Russia may lag behind in the ship building industry, Russian Navy commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said.
Originally Russia was negotiating the purchase of one French-built Mistral class amphibious assault ship and planned to build three more vessels of the same class in partnership with the French naval shipbuilder DCNS. But earlier this year, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said talks were underway on the 2+2 scheme, under which Russia will buy two ships from France, and build a further two under license in Russia.
"I hope Russian and French specialists will draft the Mistral contract by the start of the Euronaval event," Vysotsky said.
"If we do not sign a contract on the Mistral, we will greatly lag behind in the speed and rate of our construction of such ships," the Navy commander said.
According to French media, a Mistral costs 400 million - 500 million euros ($522mln-653mln).
The Russian military says it plans to use Mistral ships in its Northern and Pacific fleets.
In April, the head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, Mikhail Dmitriyev, said the Mistral deal would be concluded by the end of the year.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2010/russia-100802-rianovosti01.htm
Vladimir79 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:01 am
GarryB wrote: Russian military should sound very interested in this South Korean offer... even if only to put pressure on France to get the better deal of one in france and 3 in Russia rather than the 2 2 deal the French seem to want.
Most of the electronic systems on that SK ship are made by Thales. The French state owns that company so they could block the deal. SK certainly has the shipbuilding technology we want, but not the hardware needed to go on it. There is also much US technology on those boats so it is really a lame offer. The admirals have already made other inquiries into other European LPDs, but it is just a game the French know well we are playing. Mistral is the only option the government would seriously consider.
GarryB on Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:49 am
I don't think France would block a deal where Thales could make money.
I also think having viable alternatives makes negotiation easier and indeed "Fairer" if that is possible because one side has less leverage.
It has already been mentioned that there need to be modifications, with the Helicopter deck needing more height for the Kamov series helos for example, I wonder if any other necessary modifications will be made public?
I don't want to sound cynical, but if the Russians had got the chance to build three carriers instead of two I think it might have been more likely that one of the carriers might have been offered to a Ukrainian yard, so I think making two is not so bad.
This is of course just my opinion.
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Austin on Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:04 am
I think the decision to go for Mistral class ships was a political decision by Putin, it was also a decision that was more led by desire to introduce Western Management in Ship Building and Modular Ship building techniques , plus a desire to buy European ships to build friendly relations with countries in Europe who do not look at Russia from Cold War prism.
I am certain a most cost effective and cheaper options were available from Soko or Russian Ship building yards if it was just a question of building ships.
GarryB on Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:52 am
I think the decision to go for Mistral class ships was a political decision by Putin, it was also a decision that was more led by desire to introduce Western Management in Ship Building and Modular Ship building techniques
Currently the best managed and most efficent ship builders in the world are the South Koreans. I got that from Jonesy at the Keypub forum, and he should know.
The Russians are getting a naval port built from scratch by South Korea with ship building facilities designed their way, so there is not really a huge reason to buy French.
Based on my understanding of things the Russian Navy is not in a great state, but at least their C4I stuff seems to be better sorted with a system called Sigma or something that manages the undersea, sea surface, and air situation, much like AEGIS did in the 1980s. These systems cooperate with other ships to form a shared picture and allow orders to pass between ships, so in that sense they are miles ahead of the Russian Army in terms of C4I systems. Obviously the Army is moving forward, as is the Navy, but I wonder how easily this French system will integrate into the existing Russian system.
Here is info about the South Korean shipyard built in Russia:
http://www.russiadefence.net/russian-naval-forces-f4/new-shipyard-being-built-in-far-east-russia-t861.htm
Austin on Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:02 pm
GarryB wrote: Currently the best managed and most efficent ship builders in the world are the South Koreans. I got that from Jonesy at the Keypub forum, and he should know.
The reason is both Strategic and ability to absorb modern ship building technique and management from West , no doubt South Korea are realy good and top out there but there is nothing wrong in assimilating the best from West and East and then improvise it for your own needs.
I think this is more of Putin personal initiative with support from General Staff to build a bridge with friendly country in West ( france,germany,italy ) and develop defence relationship.
GarryB on Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:33 am
The amount of cooperation with France means that even if the South Korean ship was a better ship it might almost be worth buying the French ship anyway.
Unfortunately I haven't really looked into the capabilities of this Korean ship so I really don't know whether it would be better suited or not.
Vlad mentioned that the SK ship uses Thales tech, but if it has lots of US technology in it then that might be more of a problem.
No disrespect meant at all Austin, but the whole point of this purchase is to gain proven tested vessels into service quickly... there is no point starting to look at other designs now, because an evaluation period would probably lead to a number of other options too and the time all this takes means an all Russian proposal might be possible so after 10-15 years of humming and thinking about it you end up wasting a lot of time and spending a lot of money and have not ships enter service at all.
Seal the deal this year, get the ships into production ASAP and into service and then the Russian ship designers can start thinking about what they can do in 10 years time to give them a thorough upgrade and also perhaps integrate some of the design solutions on it into their own existing designs if they warrant it.
As far as I know they are working on a new missile system to replace the Klinok (the naval TOR missile) with a missile with an active homing seeker, or maybe even a combined active radar and IIR seeker that can be a fire and forget system as this would greatly increase the systems capacity to engage multiple targets at once.
Of course the units this vessel will carry will probably also include air defence vehicles, some of which could be parked on the deck to add to the defence, and of course such a vessel will never operate alone without support.
It will most likely start out life with KASHTAN-M systems and probably MANPADS and perhaps a few cannon mounts in 23mm or 30mm. Knowing the Russian navy they might even have a few artillery rocket launchers like the A-22 140mm rocket launchers used to bombard landing areas. Of course its range is only about 4.5km so then again they might not because they probably don't want to deploy the ship that close to the conflict zone. If they are going to use those landing ships they might as well park the Mistrals well off shore away from land based artillery etc.
Russian Patriot on Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:03 am
France unfazed by Russian tender, Mistral talks ongoing
PARIS, August 20 (RIA Novosti) - Paris is continuing negotiations with Moscow on the purchase of a Mistral-class warship and is not concerned about Russia's decision to call a tender for the construction of two helicopter carriers, a spokeswoman for the French presidential administration said on Friday.
"France has no cause for concern over the current developments and negotiations are ongoing," she said.
Russia is holding talks with France on the purchase of Mistral-class warships on a 2+2 scheme whereby Russia will buy one or two French-built Mistrals and build another two under license at home.
The presidential spokeswoman said the Elysee Palace would not comment on the possibility of France participating in the Russian tender.
Earlier on Friday, Russian Defense Minister Serdyukov said the ministry had announced an international tender for the construction of two amphibious assault ships.
He said the Mistral manufacturer could participate in the tender, which will take place in September.
The results of the tender will be announced before the end of the year.
On Thursday, business daily Kommersant said Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) was set to bid with three shipyards including Zvezda Shipbuilding Company in the Russian Far East, St. Petersburg's Admiralteyskiye Verfi shipyard and the Yantar shipyard in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
At the end of August, a French delegation is expected to visit the Yantar shipyard to look into the possibility of building Mistral-class ships there.
Vladimir79 on Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:38 am
Maritime Defence: Russians still prefer the Mistral
Defense Friday, September 3, 2010
That should reassure employees of STX yard in Saint Nazaire. The Russian ambassador to France, Alexander Orlov, J. "quite likely" that his country buys helicopter carrier type Mistral in France.
The diplomat has this confidence this afternoon on board the Russian nuclear cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, currently stop at Brest. The "intense negotiations" have been held since March. "This whole case should be closed before the end of the year."
Two ships were built in Saint-Nazaire, two licensed in Russia. The Russian command would be good news for the Saint-Nazaire shipyard, the plan still very low load.
Remains that, during August, Moscow launched an international tender for the acquisition of helicopter carriers. The announcement appeared to mean a questioning of the Russian preference for Mistral. The ambassador says he is not. " Given the amount of the market, the Russian legislation imposed upon us to launch a tender. This has been done. "
However, the Russians do not want to buy an "empty shell". "There must necessarily transfer technology, said the ambassador. Today is the case in all arms contracts. "
In support of its contention, the diplomat cited the example of the proposed sale of Rafale fighter jets from France to Brazil. Russia wants, too, enjoy a "privileged partnership".
France holds the rope always even if other actors, such as Koreans, mingle in the game "We have historic links which often favor the choice of France", said the diplomat.
http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Defense-maritime-les-Russes-preferent-toujours-le-Mistral_42314-1497834-pere-bre_filDMA.Htm
Austin on Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:50 am
Purchasing the Mistral is an expensive mistake , they would be rather invest the ~ $3 billion deal in their Frigate/Destroyer program and in submarines.
I am not sure there is any thing great about Mistral other then its french and expensive.
Vladimir79 on Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:15 pm
It is more like $2 billion. Considering we have never used an aircraft carrier in combat operations, yet used LPDs just two years ago... what is more useful? We won't buy it without ToT, and that includes the combat management system and radar. Only place we can hope to get that is France.
GarryB on Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:19 am
To be honest I think Russia could use both.
They are totally different types of vessels (helicopter landing craft and aircraft carriers).
The amount of money the Russian navy will be spending you really need to protect that investment. The best way to protect ships and subs is with aircraft... fast, can deliver long range blows quickly, flexible, and of course extend your vision so that a surprise attack is less likely.
The best way to sink ships is with airpower, and the best way to stop airpower is with airpower.
The Mistrals represent a practically global reach for Russias naval infantry, now that can be for military use or for other purposes. Disaster relief with a large carrier that is filled with transport helos and trucks and pallets of aide instead of attack helos and tanks makes it very flexible.
I am sure the Russians could have done a lot of good in Myanmar during the aftermath of the cyclone that hit it in 2008. Such disaster relief work is made easier with lots of helos... Russia sending two Mistrals would have made a huge difference and might have resulted in a few purchases of military equipment by Myanmar, and also likely closer ties... not to mention lots of people could have been saved.
For Russia having a global reach is important when making allies and in trade relations. It is not all about bullying, it is more about reassurance.
It is the reason the British were able to use force to take back the Falkland islands... if Argentina had waited 5 years the British government probably would have scrapped all their carriers or sold them to Australia.
Austin on Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:09 am
Vladimir79 wrote: It is more like $2 billion. Considering we have never used an aircraft carrier in combat operations, yet used LPDs just two years ago... what is more useful? We won't buy it without ToT, and that includes the combat management system and radar. Only place we can hope to get that is France.
Each Mistral costs ~ 700 million dollar so its like ~ 2.8 billion dollar.
And the TOT is all a myth , they are not going to sell any technology for CMS or Radar.The Western Electronics , CMC , Engine Managements etc takes many billion dollars to develop and they cannot sell these stuff.At best Russia can license produce some component if its economically feasible to do so.
Mistral will certainly come with western CMS, Radar ,IPMS, Engine ....Which means Russian will have to depend on France all through out its life cycle for maintenance,spares and support. Which will make Mistral operating cost higher through out its life.
What Russian shipbuilder can certainly learn from Western yard through this deal is Western Ship Building Technique and Western Style Management , besides train manpower in doing this but a very expensive way to achieve it.
All in All a bad military deal , the only reason why they could have gone for this is purely political decision from Highest Level in a move to improve relations with Russias few friends in Europe.
A better option would have been for Russian Shipbuilder to design a LPD if required with Western Consulting Assistance with Russian CMS , Engine , Electronics,Weapons,Radars etc and then engage Western/French builders on consulting basis to help them in developing their weak areas and engage them in learning Shipbuilding Technique and management on need to known basis.
This way its cheaper then building a Western Design in Western Yard and weak areas can be improved by engaging Western SY on consulting basis and Russia can included as many home built components and electronics
GarryB on Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:28 am
The Soviets got a licence to produce the Rolls Royce Nene and the RR Derwent engines in 1945. I don't recall the Soviets becoming dependant on the British for jet engines.
The simple matter is that the Russians are a bit out of touch, so getting a new system to work on will stimulate their own talents and capacities and allow them to continue development themselves.
The Russians have their own needs and wants and these will be different from the needs and wants of NATO, which is what Mistral was developed for (as well as French Interests).
Just because Russia buys French Mistrals does not mean that they will be dependant on France.
The Russian Navy has already mentioned an interest in high altitude aerostats for operating radars in the upper atmosphere for surveillance... there is no reason why they couldn't develop such a system to operate from the rear of a Mistral for example.
It is a helo carrier but there is no reason why they couldn't operate a high altitude UAV from it either for AEW use or for many other uses.
They are not part of NATO and are not bound by France as to what they can do with these ships. During an upgrade they might decide to make them nuclear powered to extend their deployment capability, they might replace much of the western electronics with newer Russian stuff in 15 years time.
A big ship has a much longer life than a smaller vessel.
Russian Patriot on Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:27 am
Russian helicopter carrier tender to be announced 'in near future'
09:58 17/09/2010 MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) - A tender for the construction and purchase of helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy will be announced in the next few weeks, a highly placed source in the military industrial complex said on Friday.
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on August 20 the ministry was preparing to announce an international tender for the construction of two amphibious assault ships and that the results of the tender would be announced before the end of the year.
"A tender for the purchase of Mistral type helicopter carriers is set to be announced in the nearest future. This is likely to happen at the end of September or at the beginning of October," the official said.
He said specialists from the military industrial complex were preparing the necessary documents with the assistance of international lawyers.
Earlier Serdyukov said that both Russian and foreign companies, as well as the Mistral manufacturer itself, would participate in the tender.
Meanwhile, Paris is continuing negotiations with Moscow on the purchase of a Mistral-class warship on a 2+2 scheme whereby Russia will buy one or two French-built Mistrals and build another two under license at home.
Russian Patriot on Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:00 am
Russia could buy helicopter carriers by yearend - military chief
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Russia could sign a contract on the purchase of multipurpose helicopter carriers by the end of 2010, the chief of Russia's Armed Forces General Staff said on Thursday.
Russia is expected to hold an international tender on the construction of helicopter carriers for its Navy in the near future.
"Whoever is going to offer a better ship, shorter construction time frame and cheaper price, will be the winner [of the tender]. The contract could be signed by the end of this year," Gen. Nikolai Makarov said.
Makarov added that France, the Netherlands and Spain will be invited to participate in the tender. They will compete with Russia's United Shipbuilding Company.
Experts believe that a French Mistral class amphibious assault ship is most likely to win the tender.
Moscow has been in talks with Paris on the purchase of a Mistral class warship on a 2+2 scheme whereby Russia will buy one or two French-built Mistrals and build another two under license domestically.
Vladimir79 on Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:19 am
Nobody is able to prevent the acquisition of Russia UDC type "Mistral" - N. Makarov
BELGRADE, October 20. (ITAR-TASS). Nobody is able to prevent the acquisition of Russian amphibious assault ship (UDC) of the "Mistral", said Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov.
Asked about the fact that some foreign governments are now actively trying to prevent the implementation of the deal, he said that Russia has a clear position on this matter.
"Each country is free to do as she pleases, but we have Russia and France, have very definite commitment to each other.
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IronsightSniper on Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:53 am
Interesting to note Russia and France's relations at a high, maybe we'll see a war in 2014...
Vladimir79 on Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:14 am
RIA Novosti reporting that the winner will be selected at Euronaval in France.
Austin on Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:10 am
France ready to deliver helicopter carrier with transfer of technologies
France's shipbuilder DCNS announced on Tuesday it is ready to deliver Mistral class helicopter carriers to Russia with built-in domestic navigation technologies.
"There are no restrictions [in the transfer of technology]," DCNS Director Pierre Legros told RIA Novosti.
The technology is French-made, a spokesman for the French Navy, Hugues du Plessis d'Argentre, said.
Russia and France are currently in talks on a so-called 2+2 scheme, whereby Russia will buy one or two French-built Mistrals and build another two at home. The contract is expected to be inked before the end of the year.
Legros said he did not rule out that Russia could build four Mistrals.
He added that the French-built Mistrals under the contract will be different from their domestic analogues.
They will have thicker take-off decks and firmer hulls so as to avoid breakage when navigating through ice.
The winner of a Russian tender to deliver the Mistrals will be announced after November 4, Legros added.
"We are ready to receive the contract from November 4... and complete construction in 36 months," he said.
Austin on Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:57 pm
Wikileaks shows Gates opposed Mistral deal with Russia
The United States also leaned hard on France to refrain from sale of a French helicopter carrier to Russia, Wikileaks reported.
According to a secret cable posted on the whistleblowing website, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates held a meeting with then French Foreign Minister Herve Morin in February in Paris, where they discussed the possible sale of a Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia.
Gates, an expert on the Soviet Union and a former CIA chief, "raised US concerns over the sale of a Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia as sending a mixed signal to both Russia and our Central and East European Allies."
Minister Morin told Gates he understood the U.S. concerns, but argued that "this single ship would not make any difference with respect to Russian capabilities, as Russia's naval production ability was severely degraded."
Gates also described Russia to Morin in blunt terms, saying that "Russian democracy has disappeared and the government was an oligarchy run by the security services."
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The IPCC's view of the science, consistently held since the 1990s, is that CO2 is the key driver of modern climate change, and that natural variability is too small to count in comparison. This is the "mainstream" view of climate science, and it is what is programmed into all modern climate models. Outputs from the models, in turn, have driven the extraordinarily costly global climate agenda of recent decades. But it is now becoming clear that the models have sharply over predicted warming, and therein lies a problem.
The IPCC must take everybody for fools. Its own graph shows that observed temperatures are not within the uncertainty range of projections; they have fallen below the bottom of the entire span...the models don't match reality. The climate science community has picked a terrible time to brag about the uniformity of groupthink in its ranks. Finally, the IPCC has proven, yet again, that it is incapable of being objective...As the model-versus-reality discrepancy plays out, the last place you will learn about it will be in IPCC reports.'
By: Marc Morano - Climate DepotSeptember 17, 2013 1:31 PM
The above graphic is Figure 1.4 from Chapter 1 of a draft of the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The initials at the top represent the First Assessment Report (FAR) in 1990, the Second (SAR) in 1995. Shaded banks show range of predictions from each of the four climate models used for all four reports since 1990. That last report, AR4, was issued in 2007. Model runs after 1992 were tuned to track temporary cooling due to the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in The Philippines. The black squares, show with uncertainty bars, measure the observed average surface temperatures over the same interval. The range of model runs is syndicated by the vertical bars. The light grey area above and below is not part of the model prediction range. The final version of the new IPCC report, AR5, will be issued later this month.
The figure nearby is from the draft version that underwent expert review last winter. It compares climate model simulations of the global average temperature to observations over the post-1990 interval. During this time atmospheric carbon dioxide rose by 12%, from 355 parts per million (ppm) to 396 ppm. The IPCC graph shows that climate models predicted temperatures should have responded by rising somewhere between about 0.2 and 0.9 degrees C over the same period. But the actual temperature change was only about 0.1 degrees, and was within the margin of error around zero. In other words, models significantly over-predicted the warming effect of CO2 emissions for the past 22 years.
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Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation
Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation provides an introduction to basic methods for undertaking research and program evaluation within health services organizations and systems. In addition to basic methods, the course also provides "the state of the art" in research and evaluation through the review of major completed studies. This course is recommended for students who will be carrying out policy research, social science research, or program impact evaluation with
The Secret World of Sharks and Rays
Woldwide, there are more than 370 species of sharks, which vary greatly in size, shape, preferred habitat, and prey. This film from the PBS Nature series explores their worlds and those of their close cousins, the rays. (49:36)
Semi-Riemann Geometry and General Relativity
This book represents course notes for a one semester course at the undergraduate level giving an introduction to Riemannian geometry and its principal physical application, Einstein's theory of general relativity. The background assumed is a good grounding in linear algebra and in advanced calculus, preferably in the language of differential forms. This book covers the following topics: The principal curvatures; rules of calculus; Levi-Civita Connections; bundle of frames; connections on prin
Introduction to Computer Science I
Computer Science 50: Introduction to Computer Science I is a first course in computer science at Harvard College for concentrators and non-concentrators alike. More than just teach you how to program, this course teaches you how to think more methodically and how to solve problems more effectively. As such, its lessons are applicable well beyond the boundaries of computer science itself. That the course does teach you how to program, though, is perhaps its most empowering return. With this skill
Cosmic Survey: What are Your Ideas About the Universe?
Lesson plans and activity composed of a three-part questionnaire that launches students on discussions about where objects in space are located, and when they were formed- an introduction to the concepts of structure and evolution of the universe. This astronomical image-sorting activity lays the groundwork for discussions about the size, scale and history of the universe. Use it as a front-end assessment of how students understand the universe. Recommended for teachers of Grades 6-12 and inform
California Fires MODIS imagery and TOMS Aerosols from October 2003
This animation sequences through the MODIS imagery of the devastating Californian fires from October 23, 2003 through October 29, 2003. Then the animation resets to October 23, 2003 and zooms out to see the TOMS aerosol sequence. It clearly shows that the California fires had an impact on air quality as far east as Maine.
China Dust Storm Pollutes Air in the Eastern United States in April 2001 (Flatmap)
A large dust storm develops over China on April 6 and 7, 2001. This animation shows the dust moving over China, Russia, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and Canada, settling over the United States.
Transient Aerosol Features: North Atlantic Ocean from March to April 1988
Aerosol index over the North Atlantic from March 20, 1988 through April 9, 1988 as measured by the Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)
Aerosols from Nimbus 7 TOMS: Transatlantic Dust Event in 1983
Saharan dust storms raise dust that is carried in the upper atmosphere across the Atlantic Ocean. That dust can land as far west as the Caribbean and the Americas. This dust can carry potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi.
Transatlantic Dust from North Africa (WMS)
Desert storms in northern Africa raise dust that is carried in the upper atmosphere across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust, which may carry potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi, can land as far west as the Caribbean and the Americas.
Continental Effects of 2004 Alaskan Fires (WMS)
Wildfires started by lightning burned more than 80,000 acres in Alaska in June 2004. The effects of these fires can be seen across North America with the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument on the Earth Probe spacecraft. TOMS detects the presence of UV-absorbing tropospheric aerosols across the globe.
Aerosol Index over the Atlantic Ocean: July 1, 1988 to September 29, 1988
Aerosol index measurements indicating dust blowing westwards from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean during the period July 1, 1988 to September 29, 1988. as measured by Earth Probe TOMS
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies during El Nino-La Nina Event of 1997-1998 (WMS)
The El Nino-La Nina event in 1997-1999 was particularly intense, but was also very well observed by satellites and buoys. A strong upwelling of unusually warm water was observed in the Pacific Ocean during the El Nino phase, followed by unusually cold water in the La Nina phase. The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument on the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations NOAA-14 spacecraft observed the changes in sea surface temperature shown here.
Infrared Astronomy: More Than Your Eyes Can See
This lithograph uses images of the well-known constellation of Orion to illustrate how a common astronomical object appears in both visible light and in the infrared. The back of the lithograph tells the history of infrared light and explains the benefits of infrared astronomy.
Intro to Information Privacy, Spring 2009
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I intend this book to be, firstly, a introduction to calculus based on the hyperreal number system. In other words, I will use infinitesimal and infinite numbers freely. Just as most beginning calculus books provide no logical justification for the real number system, I will provide none for the hyperreals. The reader interested in questions of foundations should consult books such as Abraham Robinson's Non-standard Analysis or Robert Goldblatt's Lectures on the Hyperreals. Secondly, I have aime
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An Introduction to the Patent System
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The proposed exercises are to be used in my Sociology of Family and my Society and Power courses. The exercise would seem to work best with readings or discussions of gender, family structure, social stratification and life chances. The activity begins with a modified version of an SSDAN exercise created created by Elizabeth Jordan, "The Explosion of Teenage Motherhood: Myth or Reality?" The concluding activity, exercise 2, is designed to give students an introduction to generating and testing a


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David Miller may refer to:

Academics and scientists
 David Miller (engineer), aerospace engineer at MIT and NASA
 David Miller (entomologist) (1890–1973), New Zealand entomologist, university lecturer and scientific administrator
 David C. Miller (1917–1997), epidemiologist who cared for Albert Schweitzer
 David Miller (philosopher) (born 1942), British philosopher
 David Miller (political theorist) (born 1946), professor at Oxford
 David Miller (physician), pioneer in the home birth movement in Australia
 David Miller (sociologist) (born 1964), British sociologist
 David A. B. Miller (born 1954), professor at Stanford University
 David Philip Miller (born 1953), social historian of science
 David S. Miller (born 1974), computer programmer
 David W. Miller, scholar of the "faith at work" movement

Arts and entertainment
 David Miller (architect) (born 1944), Seattle architect
 David Miller (director) (1909–1992), American film director
 David Miller (American musician) (1883–1953), American country musician
 David Miller (Australian musician) (born 1952), Australian pianist
 David Miller (painter) (born c.1950), Australian artist
 David Miller (tenor) (born 1973), operatic tenor and member of the band Il Divo
 David Alan Miller (born 1961), conductor
 David Humphreys Miller (1918–1992), American artist, writer and film advisor specialising in the Plains Indians
 David Lee Miller (director) (born 1955), American film director, screenwriter and producer
 David L. Miller (1925–1985), American record producer
 David Prince Miller (1809–1873), British showman and magician
 David Wiley Miller (born 1951), American cartoonist

Literature
 David Miller (editor), British writer and journalist
 David Miller (poet) (born 1950), writer, poet, literary critic, and editor
 David Lee Miller (academic) (born 1951), American writer and professor

Military
 David N. Miller, United States Space Force general
 David V. Miller (1919–2016), U.S. Air Force general

Politics, government & diplomacy
 David Miller (Canadian politician) (born 1958), former mayor of Toronto and later president of WWF-Canada
 David Wynn Miller (1949–2019), American pseudolegal theorist active in the sovereign citizen movement
 David Miller (Iowa politician) (born 1946), American politician
 David Miller (public servant) (1857–1934), senior Australian public servant
 David Miller (Wyoming politician) (born 1953), American politician
 David A. Miller (born 1948), mayor of Lubbock, Texas
 David E. Miller (born 1962), member of the Illinois House of Representatives
 David Charles Miller Jr. (born 1942), American ambassador
 David Hunter Miller (1875–1961), American lawyer and an expert on treaties, officer at the US state department
 David Miller (Kansas politician) (born 1949), former Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party

Sports
 David Miller (baseball) (born 1973), American college baseball coach
 David Miller (Australian cricketer) (1870–1943), Australian cricketer
 David Miller (English cricketer) (born 1974), former English cricketer
 David Miller (South African cricketer) (born 1989), South African cricketer
 David Miller (American football) (born 1984), defensive end
 David Miller (Australian footballer) (born 1957), VFL footballer for Richmond
 David Miller (darts player), American professional darts player
 David Miller (harness racing) (born 1964), American harness racing driver and trainer
 David Miller (ice hockey) (1924–1996), Canadian ice hockey player
 David Miller (judoka) (born 1961), Canadian judoka
 David Miller (sailor) (born 1943), Canadian sailor

Others
 David Miller (gangster), also known as Davy "Yiddles" Miller, a member of the Chicago gang Ragen's Colts
 David Miller (moderator), Scottish minister

See also
 Dave Miller (disambiguation)
 David Millar (disambiguation)
 David E Miller Hill, a summit in Utah

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#include <string.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stddef.h>

void UArray_appendPath_(UArray *self, const UArray *path)
{
	const UArray sep = UArray_stackAllocedWithCString_(OS_PATH_SEPARATOR);

	int selfEndsWithSep   = IS_PATH_SEPERATOR(UArray_lastLong(self));
	int pathStartsWithSep = IS_PATH_SEPERATOR(UArray_firstLong(path));

	if (!selfEndsWithSep && !pathStartsWithSep)
	{
		if(self->size != 0) UArray_append_(self, &sep);
		UArray_append_(self, path);
	}
	else if (selfEndsWithSep && pathStartsWithSep)
	{
		const UArray pathPart = UArray_stackRange(path, 1, path->size - 1);
		UArray_append_(self, &pathPart);
	}
	else
	{
		UArray_append_(self, path);
	}
}

void UArray_removeLastPathComponent(UArray *self)
{
	long pos = UArray_findLastPathComponent(self);
	if (pos) pos --;
	UArray_setSize_(self, pos);
}

void UArray_clipBeforeLastPathComponent(UArray *self)
{
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	if (pos != -1)
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		UArray_removeRange(self, 0, pos);
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		UArray s = UArray_stackRange(self, 0, self->size);
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long UArray_findPathExtension(UArray *self)
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	UArray dot = UArray_stackAllocedWithCString_(IO_PATH_SEPARATOR_DOT);
	return UArray_rFind_(self, &dot);
}

void UArray_removePathExtension(UArray *self)
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UArray *UArray_fileName(UArray *self)
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	return a;
}

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	UArray *a = UArray_clone(self);
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	return a;
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Nissan unveils the new Intelligent Mobility Concept
Nissan has unveiled its new Intelligent mobility concept, which it hopes will spark more innovation in mobility technology.
The company unveiled the concept at the International Auto Show in Detroit.
The new concept will allow customers to take advantage of the NissanConnect platform, a suite of connected products, services and mobility technologies that it hopes to sell to automakers.
The company hopes to create an ecosystem of products and services that consumers can buy with the same level of convenience and convenience as those offered by the Ford E-Hybrid.
In the future, the concept will also help Nissan expand its range of intelligent mobility products, including NissanLink, which lets drivers navigate and control their cars using smartphones and the NissanLink app.
The system also includes an intelligent parking brake that will alert drivers if they are parking illegally, according to the company.
The NissanConnect service will allow consumers to connect to the Nissan Connect platform, access relevant features and learn about the products and technologies that will be available for their cars in the future.
The concept also includes NissanLink and NissanLink Connect, a new smart navigation feature that can be accessed via a smartphone app or by pressing the car's navigation keys.
A NissanLink driver can also access a map of the car and nearby parking lots, the company said.
The platform will allow drivers to access and control all connected NissanConnect products and the services and services offered by NissanConnect.
In addition to the car, the NissanSmart mobility platform will include a smartphone application, NissanConnect, NissanLink services and the Smart Connect car navigation system.
The car navigation app will also be available on select models from Nissan.
NissanConnect is designed to simplify navigation, speed, navigation and communications for vehicles connected to the internet, and also will be a service that enables the car to automatically detect and react to changing conditions.
The service will also allow NissanConnect to provide real-time real-world information and weather forecasts.
The vehicle will also have a smart camera that will provide an enhanced view of the environment, including traffic conditions and the weather, according a Nissan press release.
A number of automakers, including Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors, have begun testing their autonomous vehicles on public roads, and Nissan is one of the only automakers in the world that will offer its vehicles in a public-private partnership with a public entity to develop the software.
The partnership is also the only one that Nissan will offer to the public.
NissanConnect will be used in autonomous cars to help drivers communicate with each other and with pedestrians.
Nissan is also working with Google on the development of its own self-driving technology.
"The future of mobility lies in the intersection of data, personalization, and connectivity," said Paul Stacey, senior vice president of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.
"This new concept from Nissan will help to bring this new vision of mobility to market and to help automakers to create innovative, connected mobility solutions that make us safer, more comfortable, and more productive."
Nissan, a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co., said it hopes the new concept can create an environment of mobility that allows customers to be more creative and innovate, with a more connected, connected, and connected future.
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Share this Story: Kahnawake chief has harsh words for François Legault
Kahnawake chief has harsh words for François Legault
Mohawk leader predicts pipeline impasse could be solved soon
René Bruemmer • Montreal Gazette
"The federal government has taken a bold step in not caving in to the demands of the opposition under great pressure in Parliament, and also to the demands of the provinces, especially the province of Quebec and Premier Legault," says Grand Chief Joe Norton, seen in a file photo. Photo by Phil Carpenter /MONTREAL GAZETTE
In Kahnawake, where activists continue to block a Canadian Pacific rail line in support of the Wet'suwet'en protest, Grand Chief Joe Norton predicted the national blockades could soon be over thanks to the federal government's decision to withdraw RCMP officers in British Columbia.
But he reserved harsh judgment for Quebec Premier François Legault's handling of the situation.
Kahnawake chief has harsh words for François Legault Back to video
"He has to be brought onto the carpet for his approach, in (advocating for the use of) armed force, demanding that there be a co-ordinated effort between police forces to set in motion an action that would be disastrous," Norton said in an interview with the Montreal Gazette at his Mohawk Band Council office Thursday.
"If you think things are bad now, that would be even worse. Because I know where that could lead to. To loss of life and changing the whole face of the country."
The Sûreté du Québec's intervention during the 1990 Oka Crisis resulted in the death of one police officer and a 78-day armed standoff that closed down the Mercier Bridge in Kahnawake and poisoned relations between Indigenous groups and the government
"The federal government has taken a bold step in not caving in to the demands of the opposition under great pressure in Parliament, and also to the demands of the provinces, especially the province of Quebec and Premier Legault," Norton said.
The grand chief of the Mohawk Council said four hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are expected in Kahnawake this weekend to thank the community for their support, following their visit to the Tyendinga Mohawks near Belleville, Ont. Norton said he expects the federal government will negotiate with the chiefs during their visits in Ontario and Quebec.
The activists in Kahnawake will withdraw their barricades, which has cut off commuter train service between Candiac and Montreal for two weeks, when the Wet'suwet'en leaders are satisfied with the federal government's actions, Norton said. The hereditary leaders are asking for the RCMP to withdraw, for the companies working on the pipeline to suspend further activities, and for the revoking of the permit allowing the pipeline.
The last one "is a highly questionable demand, but it's there," Norton said. "I don't know how adamant they are on having that one filled."
The blockades have shown the need for the federal government to change the way it negotiates with Indigenous groups, Norton said, "by having more fair, honest round tables being set up in negotiations that will lead to settlements over land and other issues, rather than having to go to court for years and spending millions of dollars."
Indigenous groups like the Wet'suwet'en and others who disagree on whether or not the pipelines should be allowed also have a role to play, he said.
"They have to sort that out amongst themselves, they have to take responsibility for some of what has arisen," he said. "Sure there are arguments, there are arguments here, arguments in Parliament.
"But there's also knowledge that's going to happen all the time, so hopefully they can start to heal themselves as a result of the circumstances and learn from what's happened. And we learn from that, too."
rbruemmer@postmedia.com


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Q: How can I get the value of an attribute called xlink:href of an xml node by using Scala How can I get the value of the xlink:href attribute in an SVG path using Scala?
Input: <use style="fill:#4b0082;stroke:#4b0082;" x="57.6" xlink:href="#mbcc2581984" y="307.584"/>
Output: #mbcc2581984
Node \@ "xlink:href" doesn't seem to work.
My question is pretty same as this SO question, just the language is different.

A: I found the answer pretty quick, just keeping it here for future use.
This should be Node \@ "{http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink}href"

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Everything You Need To Know About Getting A Divorce
The Dos and Don'ts Of Blended Family Photos
A daily column featuring experts on how to survive and thrive during and after a divorce.
There are countless resources for soon-to-be brides – magazines, websites, companies devoted to planning and executing every detail of a wedding day. But where are the resources for women looking to end a marriage? The Pinterest boards with co-parenting inspiration? The Martha Stewart of divorce planning?
Meet Ilyssa Panitz, Divorce Journalist, Content Producer at The NADP, and Host of "The Divorce Hour with Ilyssa Panitz" on CRN Digital Talk Radio. After navigating her own divorce, she shifted from covering news and celebrities to a topic largely ignored in media: divorce. Her daily column in Medium's Authority Magazine, 5 Things You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive During and After a Divorce, features experts to help navigate how to end a marriage. From therapists to attorneys to realtors and financial advisors, Panitz strives to provide women with the education and support they need throughout the divorce process and beyond.
Panitz's goal isn't to promote divorce, but rather to empower women who are facing the experience. She believes women deserve at least as much guidance when ending a marriage as they do when planning to start one, and we couldn't agree with her more.
I was honored to be featured in her column as the first stepparent perspective on divorce and coparenting. You can read my interview below or click over to Panitz's column, 5 Things You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive During and After a Divorce on Medium.
Ilyssa Panitz: You have a popular website called "Raise Magazine" that is designed to reach all kinds of moms. Expecting moms, new moms, working moms, single moms, divorced moms, and stepmoms. What motivated you to create a platform like this?
Jessica Butler: Becoming a stepmother myself. Step and single parenting are still largely ignored in parenting magazines. There is no "What To Expect When You're Expecting Stepchildren," yet 44% of women in America have either a stepchild, stepparent, or step or half sibling. 1 in 4 mothers are solo parents. Stories of co-parenting successfully and navigating divorce and blended families should be front and center in every mainstream parenting resource. Prior to Raise, I worked as a TV writer. Nothing is more powerful than storytelling and representation in media. I'm just using a different platform now.
You write about divorce. Have you seen or experienced divorce firsthand?
Only my husband's, which I experienced from the sidelines. When I write about divorce, I do so from a co-parenting angle. We have amazing contributors with first-hand experience who write about divorce, single parenting and co-parenting.
Are there any benefits to marrying someone who has been divorced if the other person has not been divorced?
I absolutely benefit from the lessons he learned during his first marriage. He knows what he wants in a relationship, what he needs, what triggers him, and how to communicate those things to me. He's taught me so much about how to sustain a partnership. But it's his self-awareness and willingness to grow that benefits me, not his divorce.
When you married your husband, you became a stepmom to his two children. How would you describe the transition of blending into his family?
It was very easy for me, in part because he wasn't single for very long before we started dating. The life he formed with the boys post-divorce included me from the beginning, so instead of me fitting into his family, the four of us built our own from scratch.
Every situation is going to be different. If some children are resentful towards the new stepparent, what tips can you provide to not get discouraged and keep trying to break down those walls to form a relationship?
I don't have experience with stepchildren being resentful, but if I had a friend who was facing that situation, I'd say, "Invest as much time in your relationship with them as you did in your relationship with your spouse. Relationships take time to build. Seek out other stepparents and ask advice. Every other kind of parent has a stack of books and magazines and other resources to seek advice from. You deserve the same. You can't solve this on your own."
Do you feel society still has stereotype when it comes to stepmoms and if so, why should people be open to shift that old way of thinking?
Absolutely. We're still vilified as wicked stepmothers. If we love our children as our own, we're stepping on their mother's toes, yet if we don't love them as our own, we're cold and evil. We need to shift our thinking and recognize that a child can love more than one mother, just like a mother can love more than one child. We seem to accept that if a child has two mommies who are married to each other. We applaud stepfathers who step up. Why are stepmothers treated differently?
How did you eventually find your place with the children?
It was very easy with my stepsons because their parents allowed them to love and accept other people from the beginning. It's obviously much more difficult if your child sees you as the reason their parents are not together.
Did you sit down with the kids and ask them what title they would feel comfortable calling you (stepmom, bonus mom, BFF, loyal buddy)?
The boys and I had exactly one conversation about what they wanted to call me. Shortly after we met, Henry (9 at the time) said to me, "I have too many people in my life with J names. Can I change yours?"
"Sure. What do you want to call me?"
"Pmessica."
I found it appropriate, given its similarity to PMS, a condition which defines me at least two days a month.
The boys are now 22 and 27 and still call me Pmessica. I introduce myself as their stepmother, and depending on the situation, they refer to me as their stepmom, parent, and even mom.
Based on your experience, are there good exercises, activities or ice breakers people can do to get to know the children and allay their fears, they are not replacing the other parent?
I'm a total research junkie, so when I started dating a man with kids, the first thing I did was read everything I could find on the subject. One of the many books suggested "treating your time with the children as a date. Put effort into planning it, the same way you would for a date with your significant other."
It's such a simple concept that makes such a big difference. Warren and I had plenty of dates without the kids, but we also planned special activities to do with them. The first time I met the boys, the four of us went to a Angels game together. The second time was much more low key – we played board games and ordered pizza. Most "dates" were just afternoons spent at home, watching their favorite cartoons and playing whatever crazy games the two of them had invented. Indulging them. Spending time with them, not just with their dad.
Our time together also showed them that I was not there to replace their mother. I didn't come over to help them brush their teeth or do their homework (though that came later). I came over to get to know them. To spend intentional time with them. To form a new family together, but never to try and replace or replicate the family they had with their mom and dad.
You wrote an article that centered on when a child says, "You're Not My Mom." How does a woman navigate around a situation like this and what are the right things to say in response?
It's important to remember that kids often say the things they know will hurt you the most. It's really no different than them saying "I hate you" to their biological parent, which I definitely did as a teen. Many times. Kids go for the jugular, and it's better to block their shots than to fight back. Besides, it's hard to fight against something that's true. You're not their mom. And in the moment, it's important for you to acknowledge that.
When it happened to me, my response was, "You're right, I'm not your mom. But I am your stepmom. I am one of your parents, and your dad and I make the rules in this house, and it's important to both of us that you respect them." For the record, we were fighting about putting the toilet seat down.
How did you break down barriers to form a healthy relationship with your husband's "ex?"
We've always had a healthy relationship, and I give all the credit to her and my husband. They gave their children permission to love and accept the people in their parents' life from the beginning. That makes ALL the difference. It's important to realize "healthy" doesn't mean perfect. We've had ups and downs and arguments, but I can say the same for me and my husband. And me and my mother. Co-parenting relationships are real and complicated and one big blowout shouldn't end it. I have blow-outs with other members of my family all the time and I don't cut them out of my life. Why should I treat her differently?
Why can having a good relationship with your spouse's former husband/wife benefit everyone, especially the children?
Swap "good relationship" with "good working relationship." Frame co-parenting as a business relationship. If you dislike (or even despise) your boss or co-worker, you find a way to grin and bear it because you have to in order to keep your job. Take the same approach to co-parenting. Your job is to provide a healthy environment for the children. You don't need to be friends with your spouse's ex in order to do that.
What did you learn about yourself when you became a stepparent?
That motherhood and pregnancy are two separate experiences.
In your opinion, what is a stepparent's role when it comes to decision making? Should they have a voice, or do you feel these things are best left to the kid's mother/father?
It's different in every case. It depends on the ages of the children and the custody arrangement. If you're a stepparent to a toddler, you're going to be much more involved in their daily discipline. If your stepchildren only visit every third weekend, your parenting responsibilities are very different from someone with a week on/week off custody schedule. I do believe there are boundaries in stepparenting. House rules can vary (just like they would if your child was spending the night at a friend's house) but the major decisions and parenting philosophies of your spouse and their ex need to be respected. My job as a stepmother is to honor and enforce the rules they have established.
My stepsons are Jewish and I am not. We have a Christmas tree in our home because it's my home too, and it's entirely appropriate for me to celebrate my traditions along with theirs. It would not be appropriate for me to start taking them to a Christian church service every weekend. See the difference?
Why can a stepparent have a positive influence on the children?
A stepparent is just like any other adult in your child's life. We value the influence of teachers, coaches, nannies. We encourage these people to love our children, to teach them skills, to develop close relationships with them. Why should we want something different from a stepparent?
How can becoming a stepparent help someone grow?
Becoming a stepparent is a crash course in how to see outside yourself. In traditional parenthood, pregnancy and infancy give you more time to adjust to prioritizing your child's needs over your own. Stepparents are asked to do it instantly with very little advice. Literally no one offered me parenting advice as a stepmom but everyone around me expected me to (step)parent well.
What are 5 things someone needs to know to survive and thrive during and after a divorce, especially if they are becoming a stepparent?
One: Treat co-parenting as a business relationship.
Two: Your stepchild has two homes, but only one family, which includes both you and your spouse's ex.
Three: Other people's opinions of what a stepparent should be does not define your role in your family.
Four: You don't have to like your spouse's ex to co-parent well.
Five: There are boundaries in step-parenting, but love is not one of them.
Jessica Butler June 4, 2021
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Megan Rapinoe #15 of USA controls the ball against Sofia Jakobsson #10 of Sweden during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France group F match between Sweden and USA at Stade Oceane on June 20, 2019 in Le Havre, France. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)
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Megan Rapinoe of USA controls the ball against Sofia Jakobsson of Sweden during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)
Slightly less than 23 million viewers tuned in to watch the United States women's national team defeat Japan 5-2 in the 2015 Women's World Cup final. That was a record for a U.S. soccer match — men's or women's.
The Women's World Cup overcame humble origins to reach more than 764 million viewers in 2015, per FIFA's official figures. Fresh investment has seen the competition become lucrative and more recognizable.
Expanded television coverage has been crucial to the strong numbers that have continued through the opening matches of this season's World Cup. The team's results alone generate attention — and are heightened by the U.S. men's struggle for consistency and victories — but dedicated coverage by sports behemoth Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 has presented unique exposure opportunities. Streaming service Hulu secured a year-long partnership to broadcast the Women's World Cup, a boon to the 30 million-plus Americans who have cut their cable cords.
The initial tournament, held in China in 1991, did not have FIFA's World Cup branding. Attendance sunk dramatically in the 1995 Women's World Cup, held at small stadiums in Sweden and won by Norway, but that set the stage for a remarkable rally four years later.
The 1999 Women's World Cup final proved a breakthrough moment for the U.S. team. Brandi Chastain's winning penalty kick at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., has been immortalized in American sports lore. Soccer frenzy swept the host country as attendance grew nine-fold. The final itself drew 90,185 spectators.
In addition, the field of teams increased from 12 to 16 ahead of the 1999 edition, and 24 nations have taken part in the 2015 and 2019 World Cups.
Increased investment helped raise the standard of play and the stature of the women's game. Advertisers lined up to throw their hat in the ring prior to the start of this year's World Cup — brands such as Nike, PlayStation and Volkswagen signed up to advertise with Turner Sports subsidiary Bleacher Report before France and South Korea kicked off on June 7. Bleacher Report in itself is a lucrative enterprise and has become well-known for its innovative multimedia content.
Four years ago, Fox Sports earned $40 million in ad revenue from the USWNT's third World Cup win. Volkswagen has agreed to work with Fox Sports in addition to Bleacher Report, and the network signed beverage giant Coca-Cola as a sponsor.
Coca-Cola is highly desirable as a sponsor due to its global appeal. The corporation is an official marketing partner of FIFA, along with other recognizable international brands such as adidas and Qatar Airways. Among host nation France's sponsors are electricity-generation giant EDF and banking group Credit Agricole — the fifth-largest company in France and the 82nd-largest in the world.
Japan — finalists in 2011 and 2015 — are sponsored by three Fortune Global 500 companies: MS&AD Insurance, automotive corporation Aisin Seiki and Mizuho Financial Group. Two-time World Cup winners Germany have an agreement with Volkswagen — the biggest company in the country and seventh-largest in the world. Die Nationalelf's success means they can further count on sponsorships from Coca-Cola and Samsung.
The United States is the most successful side in the competition's history, and, accordingly, have an impressive cadre of sponsors. This includes telecommunications titan AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, and Coca-Cola — with its subsidiary Powerade. These sponsorships have driven up awareness and revenue.
The expansion in revenue for the U.S. women's team in particular was outlined in a June 2019 Wall Street Journal story. The United States Soccer Federation's financial reports revealed the USWNT began to rake in more revenue than their male counterparts following the 2015 World Cup in Canada. Gate receipts showed between 2016 and 2018, the star-laden women's team brought in nearly $1 million more than a men's team that failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
This revelation adds more fuel to the women's team's lawsuit against U.S. Soccer. The suit, filed on March 8, 2019, alleges the federation engaged in discriminatory practices.
The 28-player USWNT collectively filed suit in Los Angeles months before the opening match in France. Central to the case is the USWNT's assertion that, in a comparison between the men's and women's teams, a member of the latter would earn 38 percent of a male player over the course of 20 non-tournament matches per year. Dissatisfaction with a collective bargaining agreement brokered by the USWNT and U.S. Soccer in 2017 has been augmented by claims it did not go far enough in the fight for equal pay and recognition. The team and U.S. Soccer agreed to mediation that will begin after the World Cup ends.
This edition of the Women's World Cup arguably contains the most talented player pool in the tournament's history, and it is on pace to break records. It remains to be seen whether the USWNT will win its suit against the federation and net payment on par with the men's team, but their case could be bolstered by prominent investment that has contributed to immense growth.
Jeremy Beren is a senior sports journalism major at Arizona State University
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It has been nearly four years since Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana, and the good times are still rolling.
In Israel, a leading haredi rabbi has declared that the use of marijuana during the Passover holiday is kosher.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — The Capsule Consulting Group and Cheryl Shuman are excited to announce that they will be working together on a new joint project.
Earlier this month, the Oregon Department of Human Services rejected a charitable donation from a cannabis industry group.
Potheads across America will enjoy a very merry holiday season as newly legal cannabis shops enthusiastically join the retail madness that sweeps the country this time of year.


Mr. F2P received a gift card from work as part of the office's 2015 Holiday Season celebration. It was for a big box housewares store and it ended up in my wallet. Though I don't shop much anymore, I put the card in my wallet with the idea of stopping by this store the next time I was in the area. The day I went into the store, I had no plan—first mistake. I felt that it was now or never because if I didn't purchase something of use that day, the card was likely to become long forgotten.
What made the experience interesting though was not the shopping excursion itself, but watching myself with fascination as old shopping habits and thoughts reemerged. I found it amusing and unsettling at the same time.
I used to follow a predictable shopping pattern. I'd acquire an item, discover I really liked it and then proceed to purchase a series of near-identical items—slightly different in only colour or style—thinking that if one was bringing me joy, surely having more would have a multiplier effect.
This compulsion reemerged in the housewares store when I stumbled across Riedel wine glasses at 40% off and journals at 50% off. I own eight journals already and eight Riedel glasses that we use regularly. Long story short, we didn't need either. But, I started telling myself, they're on SALE!
I stopped myself in my tracks and looked for other things that were on the priority list: bath towels and bed sheets. Given we only have one set, I settled on bed sheets.
I was quite proud of myself as I made my way to the cashier. They weren't on sale, but we did want another set and the price was reasonable. I was doing the sensible thing and I felt great about it.
As the cashier was ringing up my order, he told me I would have about five dollars left on the card. What I should have said was "OK" and gone ahead with the purchase, but I didn't. I instead, in a moment of weakness (maybe it was FOMO) I said I'd be right back and went to fetch one of the journals.
My faulty rationale was that the five bucks would never get spent because I was unlikely to be back.
I know. So what. Now I have a journal that I might use in, what, year 2020?
I have to laugh at myself because it was a pretty stupid move. Every time I go to my bookshelf now and see the journal, I laugh at my lizard-brained moment of insanity. At least now the post-dumb-purchase feeling includes some levity and not the nagging feeling that I don't know what I want or need.
I hope not to experience this reminder more than a few times a year and staying out of stores is the surest way of making sure this type of slip up remains the exception and not the rule.
What about you? Have you reformed your shopping habits over the last few years? Have you had a forehead-slapping moment of your own?


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The proton and antiproton are incredibly similar — indicating that perhaps, our universe shouldn't exist
Why does the universe still exist? That's an intriguing question if I've ever heard one.
by Mihai Andrei
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Matter and antimatter violently annihilate each other. If they're absolutely symmetrical, then maybe — just maybe — the universe shouldn't exist.
We see matter around us every day. Unlike matter, antimatter is much more elusive. Researchers are now playing the world's most complex 'spot the difference' game with matter and antimatter. (Depicted here, two nitrogen gasses Image credits: Greenhorn1)
Just like there is matter in the universe (pretty much everything that exists), there is also antimatter. Basically, all particles have a corresponding anti-particle — with the same mass, but opposite electric charge, and other differences in quantum parameters. The proton, for instance, has a positive charge, while the antiproton has a negative charge. When a proton and an antiproton collide, they annihilate each other in a violent outburst.
Researchers at CERN in Switzerland have made the most precise measurement ever of the magnetic moment of an antiproton. The magnetic moment determines how a particle reacts to an external magnetic force. They found that the two moments are absolutely identical but with an opposite sign. This is really problematic.
"All of our observations find a complete symmetry between matter and antimatter, which is why the universe should not actually exist," says Christian Smorra, a physicist at CERN's Baryon–Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) collaboration. "An asymmetry must exist here somewhere but we simply do not understand where the difference is."
"It is probably the first time that physicists get a more precise measurement for antimatter than for matter, which demonstrates the extraordinary progress accomplished at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator," added Smorra, who is first-author of the study.
Since matter and antimatter annihilate themselves and the universe exists and hasn't annihilated itself (yet), there's good reason to believe that there is much more matter than antimatter in the universe. But why? There must be some discrepancy in the parameters of these particles that allows matter to dominate, but researchers haven't found it yet. It's like playing spot the difference at a particle level.
The work of Smorra and his colleagues is an elegant design, a two-particle measurement method developed in Stefan Ulmer's RIKEN laboratory. Researchers simultaneously capture and measure two separate antiprotons one at a high temperature (350 degrees Kelvin / 76 C / 170 F) and the other at a very cold temperature (0.15 K / -273 C / -459 F), very close to absolute zero. The first particle is used for calibration, while the colder one is used to measure a parameter called the Larmor frequency, which governs how a particle precesses (rotates and spins) under a magnetic influence. Even doing this for protons was a breakthrough (published in Nature in 2014), but doing it for antiprotons is a whole new ball game.
The BASE experiment at the CERN antiproton decelerator in Geneva. Image credits: Stefan Sellner, Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan.
With this method, they managed to keep an antiproton captured for inside a special chamber about as big as a tall pint. Measurements were incredibly accurate, indicating a value for the antiproton magnetic moment of −2.7928473441 μN(μN is a constant called the nuclear magneton). Precise to nine significant digits, this measurement is 350 times more accurate than the previous measurement. It's the equivalent of measuring the Earth's circumference to a few centimeters.
Their results are identical to those obtained for the proton, aside from the minus sign.
"It is probably the first time that physicists get a more precise measurement for antimatter than for matter, which demonstrates the extraordinary progress accomplished at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator, " added first-author of the study Christian Smorra.
However, for all these elegant improvements, they still couldn't answer the fundamental question of why our universe exists — why matter and antimatter are so unevenly distributed through the universe, allowing us to exist. Still, Smorra says that they can still improve significantly.
"By upgrading the experiment with several new technical innovations, we feel that some further improvement can still be made, and in the future, following the CERN upgrade expected to finish in 2021, we will be able to achieve an at least ten-fold improvement."
In the meantime, nature continues to consist of matter and we still don't know why there's not much antimatter around. Researchers continue to try and solve this mystery which could unlock one of the keys to understanding the universe.
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Q: Returning an array from a higher order function function map(arr, fn){
for(var i = 0; i <arr.length; i++){
    fn(arr[i]);
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    }
}

map([1,2,3,4], function(val){
    return console.log(val * 2);
});

I am having trouble trying to get the result into an array form. For example, [2,4,6,8].  I feel like I know how to do it but I'm blanking out.

A: The callback (fn) should mutate the array value at hand and map should return the array. See the snippet. Furthermore: just use the native Array.map method I'd say (see mdn for that)

function map(arr, fn){
  for(var i = 0; i <arr.length; i++){
    arr[i] = fn(arr[i]);
  }
  return arr;
}

console.log(
  map([1,2,3,4], function(val){  return val*2; })
);

// but hey, who needs it
console.log([1,2,3,4].map(v => v*2));

A: Your callback needs to return a new value for each item in array and you need to create a new array of those values

function map(arr, fn){
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var res = map([1,2,3,4], function(val){
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console.log(res)


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Looking forward, giving back
He might not yet be in high school, but German Castro has already plotted his course after he completes college.
"I want to make something of myself," he said. It's a long journey but he's identified interesting stops along the way. First to be a teacher, then to go to law school. Ultimately, he wants to move into public service as a community leader or mayor.
"I'm working to the best of my ability to get the best grades possible."
German Castro, Cohort XIII, The Northwest School
"I want to help people," he explained. "I feel like a lot of people don't have a voice." He listed those he found might be struggling including low-income families or those who have been incarcerated and looking to start afresh. "I want people to be heard, I want to help them to be heard. I want to advocate for them and show them what they can do."
There's a clear thread that runs through German's aspirations: social justice. As German maps out his career as a middle school student at The Northwest School, he's especially focused on giving back. Support, encouragement and discovering the skills to reach his full potential were at the heart of the Rainier Scholars program. Looking back, he recounted the first steps that pointed him in this direction.
"I had to get through three to four hours of homework a night and spend Saturdays in class," German said, describing the Academic Enrichment phase. It was every Wednesday too, with an early morning wake up at 6:30 a.m. They were long days. When school got out at 2:30, he looked to his friends, in the same cohort, for energy and support.
"Sometimes I wondered how I'd get there, but then I remembered that I wasn't going through this struggle alone," he said. "I had a core group of friends all around me, they were going through the struggle with me. We kind of created a little bit of competition around it and that helped, so we all gained."
Now in 8th grade, German continues to draw from those early lessons, "I'm working to the best of my ability, to get the best grades possible." German's mother sheds a light on his enthusiasm for learning. "He asks a lot of questions and he wants a lot of answers," she says. "He is a dreamer." Her son's dream is her dream, she adds.
"Day by day, I'm hoping to make a dream come true, to get a college education," he said. "It means a lot to me. My mom didn't get a good education and both my parents are cheering me on."