Initial Reaction: "$52 million in funding for the Francophonie Summit? Those old Reform pigs really have turned into humans now. I wonder what Preston 'Snowball' Manning thinks of this budget..."
On Second Thought: "If I was a newspaper editor, I think my headline would read, "Flaherty: Chrétien was Right after all."
Carefully targeted regional infrastructure spending? Check.
Token funding for the environment, but mostly re-announcing old spending and half-measures? Check.
Lowballed financial projections lead to larger than expected surplus? Check.
Next year's projections lowballed as well? Check.
A variety of carefully targetted tax deductions? Check.
OK, that last one was more Martin than Chétien, but poetic license and all that.
I honestly think that if you went back and read, say, the 1999 budget and then read this year's one, the only big difference you would see is that, while (core CPI) inflation has been relatively low over 1999-2007, inflation of idiotic rhetoric has apparently been running in double-digits over that period.
I guess Chrétien won 3 majority governments so perhaps there are worse people to emulate. There are specifically Conservative elements to this budget, of course. For example, only a Conservative government would have the nerve to declare an 'Entrepreuneurial Advantage' program in which 90% of the money allocated is handouts to farmers, but I digress.
I have to say, looking at the section of the budget that deals with equalization, the data analyst in me was impressed by how the new plan makes the numbers dance to try and reconcile the numerous conflicting agendas and ideals on the equalization front.
* The Equalization program has existed since 1957, and the principle has been enshrined in the Constitution of Canada since 1982.
* Equalization payments are entirely funded by federal revenue sources. Provinces do not make payments to each other.
* Equalization payments are unconditional. This means that provinces are able to direct these funds to their own priorities.
* Equalization payments are made only to the less prosperous provinces. The lower a province's fiscal capacity, the more per capita it receives.
1) The formula for determining who is 'have' and who is 'have not' will be changed (back) to including all 10 provinces. In effect this means that any of the 10 provinces that have a fiscal capacity below the national average (all except Alberta, Ontario and B.C., currently) will receive equalization to bring their fiscal capacity up to that level.
2) Only half of a provinces natural resources revenue will count towards its fiscal capacity.
3)No province will be allowed to receive any equalization that would make its fiscal capacity higher than a province not receiving equalization. Right now, Ontario has the lowest fiscal capacity (per capita) of any province not receiving equalization so that means equalization for all provinces is capped when their fiscal capacity matches Ontario's.
4) The computation of fiscal capacity has been changed. Where there used to be 33 potential revenue sources considered, now there will only be 5. Property tax capacity will be based on market values of property.
Overall, I think the changes are wise. Including all 10 provinces just makes sense. I imagine that the only reason the federal government moved away from that in 1982 was to save costs during the recession. And counting 50% of resource revenue still seems like a government subsidy for fossil fuel use to me, hardly good policy in an era of global warming and peak oil worries. Having said that, much as I dislike them, I can hardly expect the Cons to commit political suicide by entirely abandoning their stupid promise to remove natural resource revenue entirely from the equalization formula.
One hazard will be the inclusion of market value of property taxes in the formula, a change which I suspect might be reversed or mitigated somehow in the future as real estate prices are far more volatile than genuine fiscal capacity. It's a mistake, but one that can be fixed at a later date, I suppose.
Politically, I doubt this will sell all that well in Atlantic Canada. According to the government's numbers, the changes to the program will result in roughly $1.1B of new equalization funding per year of which $0.7 goes to Quebec, and $0.4B goes to the prairies, leaving $0.0B (rounding) for the Maritimes (of course, there'd be more for the Maritimes ($0.2B) if Newfoundland and Nova Scotia opted in to the new formula, but they probably won't since it doesn't match the sweet deal they already have.) Given that the Cons are also changing the social transfers to the provinces so that they are rigidly fixed to the same per capita amount across the country, the Maritimes will likely come out behind overall on the changes.
* Tax relief is generally targeted towards those who need it most.
* Changes to equalization won't keep the provinces quiet for long, but they are still generally well done.
* Books are still in surplus. Government hasn't blown it all on tax cuts for the wealthy yet.
* Government still isn't taking climate change seriously.
* What's in it for me? Including property taxes in equalization will hit B.C. pretty hard, even if it is phased in over a few years, I'm not old, I don't have kids, I'm not a trucker, I'm not a farmer, I don't constantly run across the border to buy cheaper stuff in the U.S., boo-hoo.
* Increasing truckers meal expense deduction by 30% will cost the government $25 million in 2008-09? That's a lot of lunches.
Penultimate word: Times are relatively good these days in Canada on the economic front. Given the circumstances, it would be hard to bring in a really bad budget (although Mike Harris certainly managed it a few times). Harper, Flaherty and co. are working hard in this budget to convince people they are really Liberals and not just Cons in Liberal clothing - I guess we'll see how many people buy it. In the meantime, the budget should allow the country to roll along for another year.
Last word: At some point, true right wingers are going to realize that they need a party to the right of the Cons to anchor them to their (nutty, in my opinion, but hey it's a free country) right wing beliefs. A Liberal government opposed by Reform and Alliance leaned right for many years, and now a Conservative government opposed by Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc is leaning left.
I know Conservatives have their heart set on their precious (majority) and they're willing to swallow indignities like federal funding for the Francophonie if it means that they can take absolute power for a few years and then bring in some real Conservative policies and stop with this minority tiptoeing around, but I guess that if they don't get that majority in the next try or two their patience might run out.
So when the time comes for the Reform Jr. Party to sweep the prairies, split the right wing vote and keep the Conservatives out of power for another decade, I hope progressives will be ready and willing to do their bit to help.
* Post updated to note that the one glaring exception to 'taxes being targeted to those who need it' was the tax break for couples with children - all couples even if they are millionaires already. After the last two budgets, one does get the sense that Harper and Co. are much more focused on trying to increase the birth rate than they are on relieving child poverty or ensuring that all children receive adequate care as they grow up.
There is a widespread desire for 'more' in our society, and that includes a desire for a country with more power, more influence, and to make all that happen, more people. Of course the last thing our planet needs is more people but, as the budget shows, the Conservatives aren't overly concerned about the planet.
I've been vaguely tracking the progress of Mauritania following the military coup there in August 2005.
So I was pleased to see earlier this week that the general who was leading the military junta, Colonel Vall, appears to have finished keeping all the promises of democratic reform he made when he took over, with the last step being free and fair elections.
The Independent has a good, brief, article on the election and Colonel Vall. Who knows how things will turn out, of course, this is still Africa, but for now it is, as the post title says, a tough day to be a cynic.
If you read a lot of Canadian political bloggers, this post by Jason Bo Green is pretty funny.
Roy writes about David Frum and the difference between art and propaganda over at alicublog.
Via Ti-Guy in the comments on a mildly obscure visual riddle posted by Red Tory.
Now, there are lots of reasons why you might expect those earning more to pay a higher marginal rate of tax, one of the main ones being that a relative equal distribution of income is good for society, and another being that progressive taxes compensate for many of the ways in which the rest of the tax system is regressive, but what I'm going to focus on in this post is the concept of minimizing the harm caused by the tax system.
Under this argument, it is logical for a person to pay a higher rate of income on, say, their income between $120,000 and $130,000 than they do on their income between $10,000 and $20,000 because there is less harm inflicted on the person by depriving them of more of their income once they have already made a significant amount of money. i.e. As the economists say, there is diminishing marginal utility to income.
Or, as non-economists say, taxes which prevent you from buying your third car are less of a hardship than taxes which prevent you from buying your first car. Taxes that prevent you from buying a third home are less harmful than taxes which prevent you from being able to afford rent and food at the same time.
Supporters of a true flat tax argue either that this isn't true or that it is true but it is not a big deal (or is the price of progress as high marginal tax rates will send the wealthy fleeing, killing the golden goose that lays the golden eggs and only sleeps on the golden pillow and all that). They argue that it is only fair that everyone pay the same rate of tax on each dollar of income. With a true flat tax, someone who can't afford to even eat properly will pay the same rate of tax on their first dollar of income as someone else pays on their $500,000th dollar of income.
I don't know what the number for the second bracket here is, I'm just guessing at 24%, hence the question mark.
By supporting the two bracket flat tax, people are acknowledging that the argument I made earlier about harm reduction is valid. That is, they agree that taxes cause more harm to the poor than to those with more money. But what they are also arguing is that this effect disappears at the $8,000 threshold. That is, they are arguing that once you've made $8,000 in income, there is no more diminishing marginal utility to having more income. Or in plainer language, having your income go from $8,000/year to $18,000 year has the same impact on your quality of life as having your income go from $108,000 to $118,000. Or, to put it in language plainer still, the premise of the two-bracket-flat-tax is nutty.
As best as I can figure, the two-bracket-flat-tax is viewed as a compromise by advocates. A true flat-tax would be too crazy to ever pass, even in these days of the right-wing noise machine, so they tacked on just enough compassion for the poor to try and make it salable. But they still kept the name flat-tax, in order to try and pass the idea off as some sort of fairness (there's that word again) plan, rather than simply being a plan to tax the rich less and the poor more.
You have to admire the ingenuity of the right-wing folks who are constantly advocating for lower taxes for the rich. I mean, I guess you have to be imaginative if you want to push an agenda which runs counter to the interest of a large majority of the population, but still.
Anyway, when you hear people advocating for a flat tax I recommend asking them two questions: 1) Do you mean a flat tax or a two bracket tax? When they admit that it is really a two-bracket plan they support you can ask: 2) Why are two brackets better than five? If one acknowledges the marginal decrease in harm caused by taxes as income rises, how does one contend that this effect disappears at a mere $8,000/year of income?
The other day, the Globe and Mail ran a story about a study from the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and they even linked to the study itself, shockingly enough.
The study was basically an exercise in pointing out the obvious. Over the last few decades the wealthy have received an increasing portion of income in Canada. Looking at inflation adjusted figures, only the top few deciles have been making ground while the bottom half of society has mainly been treading water despite working longer hours. And this trend has accelerated in the last decade.
Today, John Ibbitson has a column in the Globe and Mail today about how we should dismiss all reports from biased think tanks. I have to wonder with amusement just how many breathless reports on Frasier Institute and C.D. Howe Institute studies he let pass in silence before deciding now was the time to take a stand, but really, if the CCPA can get people to disregard all think tank reports the left-wing will probably take that as a win, kind of like Rory Fitzpatrick drawing Alex Tanguay into equalizing penalties during a Canucks-Flames matchup.
Governments that took this report at its word would increase upper-income taxes, raise the minimum wage, bolster union rights, and increase subsidies to manufacturers.
Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, governments did all those things. In the process, inflation, unemployment and deficits grew, while recessions came and went and came again.
Desperate, governments began cutting taxes, reining in inflation (through the central bank) and balancing budgets. The results were spectacular. Growth took off, along with the incomes of those who were responsible for that growth: entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers who added the most value to the economy.
The left-wing think tanks ignore this reality.
There's a whole lot of wrongness crammed into these few paragraphs so let's take things slowly. First of all, Ibbitson says that, "Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s ... inflation .. grew, while recessions came and went and came again."
Looking at the chart, keep in mind that the recessions Ibbitson is talking about (e.g. the ones which have afflicted every capitalist society since the dawn of capitalism) occurred in the early 80's and early 90's.
As you can see, far from rising gradually over time as a function of pro blue-collar policies, inflation was introduced into the system in a pair of shocks in the 70's primarily related to oil prices, and probably also related to the U.S. departing from the gold standard and the collapse of the Bretton Woods currency management regime.
After this initial shock, Ibbitson is right that governments, or rather the central banks, reduced this inflation. But rather than being an event which occurred in the mid-90's and triggered growth, as Ibbitson argues, the decrease in inflation was clearly brought about via the two recessions in which interest rate increases (by the central banks) drove up unemployment lowering workers wage claims and reducing total demand, thus leading to lower prices - i.e. less inflation. All this is fairly commonly known so it is surprising that a political columnist for a major paper like the Globe would be unaware of some of the most important economic events of the last 30 years.
As you can see, contrary to Ibbitson's argument that economic growth in the late 90's was caused by cutting taxes, the record shows that taxes were steady during this period. Only after 2000 (when the Liberals brought in a massive tax cut) does tax as a percentage of GDP begin to decline. Now, if you're thinking that growth started to pick up in the 90's and got stronger after 2000 then this would actually strengthen your case, but we'll get to that in a minute.
Ibbitson also argues that the 'low growth' period of the 70's, 80's and early 90's corresponded with government increases to the minimum wage, whereas the 'spectacular' results from the mid 90's on, presumably corresponded with a decrease in the minimum wage (or fewer increases).
However, as we can see from this report, the 'low growth' period was marked by substantial decreases in the minimum wage, whereas the 'spectacular results' period was when governments arrested the decline in minimum wage rates and began to increase them again.
I don't have the expertise to assess whether the 70's, 80's and early 90's were marked by governments making efforts to 'bolster union rights, and 'increase subsidies to manufacturers.' as Ibbitson claims, but it seems unlikely to me.
Finally let's recall what Ibbitson says happened as a result of all this: "Desperate, governments began cutting taxes, reining in inflation (through the central bank) and balancing budgets. The results were spectacular. Growth took off"
OK, we dodged technically being in recession in 2000, but growth was pretty weak for a few years there. I'd be hard pressed to agree with an assessment of the last few points on the graph as 'spectacular results' or growth 'taking off.' Note that the weak growth in the 2000-2003 period was in the aftermath of the big 2000 tax cuts.
3) however, based on an interpretation of the last 35 years of economic history which is wrong both in its effect ('stagnation followed by spectacular results') and in the cause of the non-existent effect (steadily rising inflation, union power and minimum wages followed by cuts to taxes and minimum wages) Ibbitson concludes that governments would be crazy to act on the report's recommendations.


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Azerbaijani Leader Vows to Revive Region Ceded by Armenia
In this photo provided on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, by the Azerbaijan s Presidential Press Office, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gestures as he addresses the nation in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP)
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan's president vowed Wednesday to rebuild and revive the Kalbajar region, the latest territory that Armenian forces have ceded in a truce that ended six weeks of intense fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.
"We will restore Kalbajar, let no one have doubts about that, and life will return there," President Ilham Aliyev said in an address to the nation soon after Azerbaijani troops entered the region.
"We will rebuild Kalbajar, the villages, the city of Kalbajar. I have instructed to prepare a master plan for the reconstruction of the city – not only the city of Kalbajar, but also all other cities," Aliyev said.
Nagorno-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. That war left not only Nagorno-Karabakh itself but substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands.
Heavy fighting broke out on Sept. 27 and marked the biggest escalation of the decades-old conflict between the two ex-Soviet nations in over a quarter-century, killing hundreds and possibly thousands of people.
A truce brokered by Russia two weeks ago halted the violence after several failed attempts to establish a lasting cease-fire. The agreement stipulated that Armenia hand over control to Azerbaijan of some areas it holds outside Nagorno-Karabakh's borders and called for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers to the separatist region.
The first one, Aghdam, was turned over last week. Kalbajar was expected to be handed over on Nov. 15, but Azerbaijan agreed to delay the takeover after a request from Armenia. Azerbaijani officials said worsening weather conditions made the withdrawal of Armenian forces and civilians difficult along the single road through mountainous territory that connects the region with Armenia.
During the fighting, Azerbaijani forces have also recaptured significant swaths of land south of Nagorno-Karabakh, including the towns of Jabrayil and Fizuli and areas around them. Aliyev on Wendesday denounced Armenians for destroying those towns and promised to rebuild them.
"We will hold the enemy accountable… When I visited the city of Aghdam, I didn't find a single standing building, and neither in Fizuli or Jabrayil. They destroyed everything," Aliyev said. "We will revive these cities and regions again. We have big plans for rebuilding these areas."
The truce was celebrated as a victory in Azerbaijan, but sparked mass protests in Armenia, with thousands taking to the streets to demand the ouster of the country's prime minister.
Ahead of the handover, some ethnic Armenians leaving Kalbajar set their houses on fire in a bitter farewell. The gesture insulted Azerbaijanis, who used to live in Kalbajar and fled as it fell under Armenian control in early 1990s.
"What is happening in Kalbajar is vandalism. Not just our houses, but schools, culture centers, other civilian objects are being burned that (Armenians) did not build, forests, even the cattle," Velyeddin Ismayilov told The Associated Press.
The 77-year-old says he fled Kalbajar with his wife and three young children when the Armenians took over, and his big house is now ruined. But he is prepared to return and restore the town and build a new house for his family.
"There is no greater happiness than to live in your hometown. I and my entire family are ready to head there even right now, to live in a tent there, while slowly restoring my native Kalbajar. With my grown-up children, grandchildren we will build an even better house," Ismayilov said.
Nagorno-Karabakh residents who fled to Armenia because of the hostilities, are returning to their homes as well now that the fighting is over. Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that in the past 24 hours alone over 2,000 people have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, bringing the total to nearly 15,000.
Greece Says Turkey Trying to Revise History of Pontic Genocide
ATHENS - Turkish criticism of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou for calling the killings of Pontic Greeks more than 100 years ago a genocide were a further attempt to hide the truth of what happened, Greece's Foreign Ministry said.
President Sakellaropoulou: Greece Fully Respects the International Law
Serbia Votes in Referendum on Constitutional Changes

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Mark Bryan Hope (born 13 June 1970) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a centre back for Darlington.

Hope joined Third Division Darlington from non-league club Porthleven in January 1997, and made his debut on 11 January away to top-of-the-table Fulham. Playing as the middle of three centre-backs, he was substituted after 65 minutes with Darlington having conceded twice in three minutes to go 3–0 down, and never played league football again.

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1970 births
Living people
Footballers from Isleworth
English footballers
Association football defenders
Porthleven F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
English Football League players

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"And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell" (Matthew 10:28).
It is surprising to learn that God's most oft-repeated command in the Bible is not to love or to believe, but to not be afraid.
Fear is a strong and basic impulse within mankind; it often serves us well, and can keep us from getting ourselves into too much trouble.
Nevertheless, fear is often used to manipulate. Politicians attempt to instill fear in order to win votes. Marketers use it to get you to buy their products. Many fan the flames of fear to promote hatred. The greatest atrocities of mankind are often perpetuated as a response to fear.
Fear is often the opposite of sober-mindedness (1 Peter 4:7). We must take God's command to not fear seriously. What would we fear? Persecution? Torture? Death? While none of these things are pleasant, they pale in comparison to being cast into the trash pit of perpetual fire!
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in considering this verse, said, "Those who are still afraid of men have no fear of God, and those who have fear of God have ceased to be afraid of men." Whenever we become afraid of men and what men can do, we show that we do not really trust in God, and do not reverence and respect Him as we ought. When we trust in God, respecting and revering Him, we know that no matter how terrible it may seem, men can do nothing to separate us from the love and peace of God.
In the end, what else are we really seeking? Why, then, do we fear?
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The List of National Hockey League (NHL) players with 1,000 points is a list of the individual players who have scored at least 1,000 regular season points during their career in the NHL. A point in the NHL is awarded to a player for scoring a goal or to the player(s) that assists a player to score the goal; a maximum of two assists can be awarded per goal.

As of the  season — the 104th regular season of play of the NHL — 95 different ice hockey players have scored at least 1,000 regular season points in their NHL career.

A 1,000-point career was first achieved in the 44th year of the NHL (), when Gordie Howe scored his 1,000th point in his 938th game. The first (of only eight) defenceman to reach 1,000 points was Denis Potvin, playing in his 987th game during the 70th year of the NHL ().

The most recent player to reach 1,000 points was Steven Stamkos, on December 1, 2022.

Season achievements
The 1997–98 NHL season saw the largest number of players (six) achieve their 1,000th point. A total of five players scored their 1,000th point in the  season.

Beginning with Gordie Howe's achievement in , and ignoring the cancelled (lockout) season of , there have been 16 seasons in which no player happened to score their 1,000th career point. Of these 16, there were six seasons between Gordie Howe and the second player, Jean Beliveau, to make it to the 1,000-point mark.

Player achievements
The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark was 424, set by Wayne Gretzky. Second quickest was Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 513th game. In a sense, Gretzky was the fastest and the second fastest, as he scored his second 1,000 points (the NHL's only player ever to score 2,000 points in regular-season play) only 433 games after scoring his first 1,000 points. Of the eight defenseman to score 1,000 points, the fewest NHL games required was 770, set by Paul Coffey.

The slowest player to achieve 1,000 points was Patrick Marleau with 1,349 games followed by Nicklas Lidstrom with 1,336.

Of the 95 players to score at least 1,000 points in their career, 56 reached the mark in fewer than 1,000 career games played.

Dave Andreychuk came closest to the statistical coincidence of scoring 1,000 points in exactly 1,000 games, scoring his 1,000th point in the 998th game he played.

Of those on the list, Brian Propp came closest to 'not' achieving 1,000 points — reaching the mark with only eight games remaining in his final NHL season. Lanny McDonald scored his 1,000th point with only ten games remaining in his final season.

Thirteen players could have made the list on assists alone. Wayne Gretzky, Ron Francis, Mark Messier, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Steve Yzerman, Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic and Joe Thornton have had at least 1,000 regular season assists in their NHL careers.

Team achievements
A total of 24 different NHL franchises have had a player score their 1,000th point while playing for the franchise. Including three franchises that have changed cities, there have been 27 different teams that have celebrated a player's 1,000th point.

Seven players scored their 1,000th point while playing for the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, and six have done so with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.

Only three times have multiple players reached 1,000 points on the same team in the same season. The Washington Capitals had three teammates score their career 1,000th point during the  season—Adam Oates, Phil Housley and Dale Hunter. The Toronto Maple Leafs had two teammates, Doug Gilmour and Larry Murphy, achieve the mark during the  season. The Ottawa Senators had two teammates, Daniel Alfredsson and Alexei Kovalev, reach the mark during the  season.

1,000-point scorers

Legend
Team – Team for which the player scored 1,000th point
HHOF – Year of membership into the Hockey Hall of Fame  (Note: after retirement there is a three year minimum waiting period)
Game No. – Number of career games played when 1,000th point was scored
Date – Date of 1,000th point
GP – Career games played
G – Career goals
A – Career assists
Pts – Career points
(D) – Defenceman

(Table updated as of March 17, 2023)

 † This was Gretzky's 857th game overall, but only his 433rd game after achieving his first 1,000 points.

Active players within 100 points

The following players are within 100 points of reaching 1,000 career points, as of March 17, 2023.

Retired players within 100 points
These are players who are now retired that came within 100 points of reaching 1,000 for their career. They are listed with the NHL team for which they played the most games.

References

2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book

National Hockey League statistical records
Lists of National Hockey League players


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GBP / USD – Price, Chart and Analysis
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«Правмир» (ранее «Правосла́вие и мир») — российский независимый мультимедийный интернет-портал о православии (до 2019 года) и жизни общества. Имеет версии на русском и английском языках. Создан в январе 2004 года.

История
Идея создать такой сайт пришла в голову Анатолию Данилову, по словам Анны Даниловой:

Однажды он решил, что в Интернете нет миссионерского сайта. Есть богословские, есть для воцерковлённых, а миссионерского нет — надо сделать! Его горячо поддержал отец Александр Ильяшенко, и уже оба они меня поставили перед фактом, что надо быть мне главным редактором. Я долго сопротивлялась, но уговорили. Так, 20 января 2004 года появился «Правмир».

По словам Александра Ильяшенко, «Наши прихожане подхватили эту идею и с энтузиазмом стали развивать новый проект. В первую очередь это были, конечно, сам Анатолий [Данилов], Анна Любимова, которая по моему благословению стала Главным редактором, а через год-два совместной работы стала Даниловой, создав с Толиком прекрасную семью. Надо назвать еще Сергея и Софию Зеленовых, Екатерину Сысину, Татьяну Алешину, Максима Власова. Благодаря их энтузиазму, а также исключительным таланту, инициативе, работоспособности А. Даниловой сайт стал быстро развиваться, приобрел широкую известность и весьма обширную аудиторию».

По признанию Анны Даниловой, вначале «Православие и мир» был по сути приходской сайт храма Всемилостивого Спаса бывшего Скорбященского монастыря, «но тот подход, который был выбран отцом Александром и Анатолием — доброго разговора, в том числе о сложных проблемах, который как-то в обычном православном дискурсе отсутствует, — оказался очень востребованным. У нас стала расширяться аудитория, люди начали рассказывать, как помогли им материалы. А мы всегда знали, что если хотя бы одному человеку это будет нужно, то все не зря делается. Оказалось, что действительно это нужно, и процесс пошел».

Изменения в 2010-х годах
Начиная с 2010 года на помимо православной жизни начинает освещаться и социальные проблемы: «В 2010 году у нас произошёл кардинальный слом нашей работы — это была катастрофа на Саяно-Шушенской ГЭС. Мы на "Правмире" тогда её не освещали. В тот день на сайте обсуждали, можно ли морепродукты в пост или нельзя, ещё большая дискуссия была, можно ли православной христианке красить ногти. Тогда одна моя знакомая написала мне строки, полные возмущения, я ей за это очень благодарна, она сказала: "Я не понимаю, катастрофа в стране, Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС. Там люди страдают. А у вас опять про морепродукты в пост? Православным вообще по барабану, что происходит с людьми?" Тогда я очень задумалась над этим. <…> Нам столько писем благодарности пришло за этот материал! Люди писали: "Спасибо, что вы нас услышали, спасибо, что вы про нас рассказали". Потом было ещё очень много таких событий <…> Конечно, для меня это, безусловно, про самое главное, что только у нас в жизни есть».

В конце 2011 года в связи событиями, связанными с парламентскими выборами декабря 2011 года, «Правмир» начал освящать политическую жизнь страны, периодически выступая с оппозиционных позиций.

Ксения Лученко в 2012 году отмечала: «"Правмир" и его главного редактора Анну Данилову критикуют все: либералы считают сайт пропатриархийным и пропагандистским, "православные фундаменталисты" — "оранжистским, болотным сайтом", действующим в интересах Америки. Однако Данилова всего лишь старается проводить политику независимого СМИ, и в какой-то момент бурной зимой 2011—2012 годов оказалось, что такой православный сайт — один-единственный».

В 2013 году Анна Данилова отмечала: «одни говорят, что "Правмир" финансируется Госдепом, другие — что это кремлёвское издание и как не стыдно печатать такую пропрезидентскую пропаганду. Один из наших комментаторов выступает за разгон гей-клубов — читатели ругают нас за экстремизм. В другом материале разные священники делятся пастырским опытом — как говорить с подростками нетрадиционной ориентации, — и нас опять ругают, уже за либерализм. Все время кто-нибудь недоволен. Мы пробуем — и это очень трудно — давать слово разным людям и выстраивать возможность дискуссии. На многие вещи православные смотрят по-разному»

12 сентября 2013 года скончался основатель сайта Анатолий Данилов. По словам Анны Даниловой: «низкий поклон всем тем, благодаря кому "Правмир" существует до сих пор — редакции, которая мобилизовалась и держала оборону, авторам, попечителям и жертвователям. Вместе выстояли, а ведь осенью 2013-го года почти никто не сомневался, что "Правмир" не переживет 2014-й год».

События 2019 года и изменение редакционной политики
К 2019 году редакционная политика сайта изменилась. Большинство материалов отныне были посвящены социальной, медицинской, образовательной тематике.

В июле 2019 года протоиерей Александр Ильяшенко, опубликовал заявление, назвав редакционную политику «подчас не церковной и не православной»: «К сожалению, из тех, кто начинал работу на "Правмире", практически никого не осталось, редакция работает в обновлённом составе. В последние несколько лет, вопреки моим неоднократным возражениям, на сайте стали регулярно появляться материалы, недопустимые на православном ресурсе. Очевидно, главный редактор и возглавляемая им редакция руководствуются далеко не всегда согласными с моими принципами». По словам Ильяшенко, он не раз обращался к руководству редакции с просьбами отдать ему на проверку материалы, касающиеся истории РПЦ и имеющие вероучительный характер, однако их ему не показывали до публикации. В беседе с протоиереем Димитрием Смирновым 17 июля 2019 года отец Александр признался, что «уже несколько лет практически не читал» сайт. «Ряд статей я считаю невозможными. Из этого я сделал вывод, что компетентные люди ушли из проекта». Анна Данилова поблагодарила за сотрудничество протоиерея Александра Ильяшенко, и заверила, что издание продолжит работу с тем же объёмом и качеством.

Уход протоиерея Александра Ильяшенко активно обсуждался. Некоторые сотрудники Синодального отдела по взаимоотношениям Церкви с обществом и СМИ выступили с резкой критикой редакции сайта. В защиту сайта выступили некоторые общественные и церковные деятели. Главный редактор альманаха «Дары» Сергей Чапнин назвал «Правмир» единственным «живым и динамичным» православным интернет-изданием. Анализируя случившееся, он предположил, что конечная цель критики — увести на другие ресурсы «консервативную часть пятимиллионной аудитории "Правмира"». Глава Синодального отдела по взаимоотношениям Церкви с обществом и СМИ Владимир Легойда, комментируя разрыв отца Александра Ильяшенко с редакцией сайта, заявил, что рассматривает его «как в большей степени рабочий процесс. Так случается, что люди, которые вместе что-то основывали, потом расходятся. Конечно, это вызывает сожаление, но никаких общецерковных решений по поводу ресурса "Правмир" принято не было. Были отдельные комментарии, в том числе — сотрудников официальных структур».

В 2020 году Анна Данилова так характеризовала сайт: «Сегодня это сайт, на котором мы стараемся писать о настоящей жизни. О проблемах медицины и образования. О великих людях и прекрасных наших современниках, о сложностях материнства, о приемных родителях. О смысле. О жизни, смерти и любви. Нам сегодня очень не хватает честного разговора. Не хватает ответов и смыслов. Многое не удается. А многое удается. Дело врача Елены Мисюриной и дело доктора Алевтины Хориняк, которые мы очень активно освещали. Недоступность лекарств, незарегистрированных в России, и проблемы психоневрологических интернатов, травля в школе и материнское выгорание — каждый день мы пишем о разном. О сложном и радостном. Наше издание существует на пожертвования читателей — у нас немного финансовых ресурсов, конечно, мы хотели бы сделать больше. Но зато у нас много любви и доверия читателей»

В марте 2022 года Анна Данилова заявила «"Правмир" работает. Мы никуда не уезжаем. Мы остаёмся здесь и продолжаем делать ту работу, которую для вас делаем много лет. 18 лет "Правмир" пишет о том, что важно для человека, и старается поддерживать в сложной ситуации. Сейчас мы перестраиваем свою работу так, чтобы чаще проводить прямые эфиры, чтобы быть ближе. Чтобы в режиме реального времени вы могли получить поддержку и услышать слова утешения и помощи».

25 ноября 2022 года Анна Данилова написала: «У нас нет денег на работу в 2023 году. Много лет "Правмир" был, потому что много-много людей переводили совсем небольшие деньги. Реально, бюджет редакции на 90 % состоял из подписок по 50-100 рублей. Сейчас критическая точка. Нам очень нужна каждая подписка. Участие каждого. Каждого, кто знает, что за 18 лет работы "Правмира" мы никогда не шли против совести».

Проекты
 Служба «Вопрос священнику». Редакция сайта получает около 20 писем ежедневно и привлекает для работы священников из Москвы и из других городов России..
 Православная стенгазета. Еженедельное миссионерско-просветительское издание, выходящее в формате электронного документа и распространяемое более, чем в 500 приходах Русской православной церкви.
 Лекторий «Живое общение» Лекции по литературе, искусству, музыке и дискуссионные встречи с творческими людьми.
 «Неинвалид.ру». Уникальный социальный портал о преодолении болезни и силе духа, об инвалидах и для инвалидов.
 «Матроны.ру». Сайт для чувствующих и думающих женщин. Психология, воспитание, семья, культура, здоровье, общество.

Статистика сайта
Согласно опросу «Кому, как и зачем исследовать православный мир», проведённому исследовательской службой «Среда» в 2011 году среди 50 учёных, изучающих религию, «Православие и мир» занял второе место в пятёрке наиболее посещаемых респондентами сайтов.

В январе и апреле 2019 года, по данным Top.Mail.ru, месячная посещаемость сайта превысила 5 000 000 уникальных посетителей. В мае 2019 года, по данным сервиса «Яндекс.Радар», портал находился на первом месте по посещаемости среди российский сайтов в категории «Христианство» с 2,2 млн уникальных посетителей в месяц.

Общественная позиция
Портал «Православие и мир» публиковал статьи своего колумниста Ольги Романовой в защиту подозреваемых по делу «Сети». Сайт занял сторону подсудимых и в деле сестёр Хачатурян. Другими известными авторами «Православия и мира» были историк Андрей Зубов и политолог Екатерина Шульман. Портал публиковал мнение священника Георгия Митрофанова против чина освящения оружия.

На сайте подвергались критике мотивы ухода в монастырь, патриархальная семья и необходимость патриотического воспитания детей. Большое внимание на сайте обсуждению различных аспектов семейной жизни, в том числе её негативных сторон, таких как «токсичное родительство» и бытовое насилие. На сайте было опубликовано интервью со старшим преподавателем РАНХиГС Леонидом Клейном, который достаточно высоко оценил рэп в творчестве Хаски и Оксимирона; по его мнению, низкопробная попса (такая как песни Стаса Михайлова или Филиппа Киркорова) «в миллион раз безнравственней», а вред от нее — гораздо страшнее.

Во внутрицерковной политике сайт выступает за «русификацию богослужения», которое иногда трактуется как «модернизм» и «обновленчество».

Признание
Портал два раза входил в «народную десятку» самых популярных сайтов Рунета — главного российского конкурса сайтов «Премия Рунета», на котором занял в 2005 году 7-е место, став первым православным сайтом, вошедшим в десятку, а в 2006 году — 6-е место. С 2007 года портал не принимает участия в конкурсе, как и другие православные интернет-порталы.

В декабре 2008 года на 3-м фестивале «Вера и слово» были награждены разработчики и сотрудники портала «Православие и мир». Как полагают создатели фестиваля, портал отличился свидетельствами о евангельских ценностях в средствах массовой информации. Награда выдавалась за заслуги перед всемирным православием. На 4-м Международном фестивале православных СМИ «Вера и слово» редакция портала «Православие и мир» была награждена бронзовой статуэткой небесного покровителя фестиваля — апостола Павла за проект «Еженедельная газета для православных приходов».

19 октября 2010 года Центр Беркмана по изучению интернета и общества при Гарвардском университете (США) назвал портал «Православие и мир» одним из наиболее цитируемых сайтов Рунета, вместе с порталом Богослов.Ру и официальным сайтом Московского патриархата Патриархия.Ру.

13 января 2017 года главный редактор портала была награждена премией Правительства Российской Федерации за 2016 год в области средств массовой информации «за большой вклад в духовно-нравственное воспитание и реализацию социально-значимых проектов». В своей речи Анна Данилова рассказала историю издания и поделилась проблемами, которые стоят перед «Правмиром»: «13 лет назад, когда мы начинали "Правмир", многие коллеги изумлялись, кто будет читать издание про доброе и вечное, про христианский взгляд на современность, когда есть столько развлекательных СМИ, не ставящих эти сложные вопросы о смысле жизни, смысле смерти, смысле милосердия и служения, страдании и радости. Другие коллеги говорили, что независимое издание, у которого нет бюджета, кроме небольших пожертвований читателей, нет официального статуса и административного ресурса, никогда не будет жизнеспособным».

В январе 2018 года статья Катерины Гордеевой «Дело абсурдное и явно показательное», опубликованная на сайте «Православие и мир», получила журналистскую премию «Редколлегия».

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Литература

Ссылки
 Ежедневное интернет-СМИ Православие и мир, официальный сайт
 В Живом Журнале:
 Страница  в Фейсбуке.
 Что такое православные СМИ?
 Анна Данилова: Мы можем вытянуть социальную журналистику только вместе с читателями

Православные сайты
Православие в России
Лауреаты премии «Редколлегия»


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import time
import uuid

from kronos.common.time import epoch_time_to_kronos_time
from kronos.conf.constants import TIMESTAMP_FIELD
from pykronos import KronosClient

kronos = KronosClient('http://localhost:9191/', blocking=True)

def timeit(desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
  start = time.time()
  func(*args, **kwargs)
  print '  - %s took %ss' % (desc, time.time() - start)

def _make_event(t):
  return {TIMESTAMP_FIELD: epoch_time_to_kronos_time(t),
          'property1': str(uuid.uuid4()),
          'property2': str(uuid.uuid4()),
          'property3': str(uuid.uuid4())}

def insert(stream, n, chunk_size=10000):
  for _ in xrange(0, n, chunk_size):
    events = []
    for t in xrange(0, chunk_size):
      events.append(_make_event(t % 1000))
    kronos.put({stream: events})

def read(stream, n, start=0, end=1000):
  for _ in kronos.get(stream,
                      epoch_time_to_kronos_time(start),
                      epoch_time_to_kronos_time(end),
                      limit=n):
    pass


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#ifndef __WeightedEntropy_H
#define __WeightedEntropy_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/*******************************************************************************
** calculateWeightedEntropy returns the entropy in log base 2 of dataVector
** H_w(X), weighted by weightVector
**
** length(vectors) == vectorLength otherwise it will segmentation fault
*******************************************************************************/
double calculateWeightedEntropy(double *dataVector, double *weightVector, int vectorLength);

/*******************************************************************************
** calculateWeightedJointEntropy returns the entropy in log base 2 of the joint
** variable of firstVector and secondVector, H_w(XY), weighted by weightVector
**
** length(vectors) == vectorLength otherwise it will segmentation fault
*******************************************************************************/
double calculateWeightedJointEntropy(double *firstVector, double *secondVector, double *weightVector, int vectorLength);

/*******************************************************************************
** calculateWeightedConditionalEntropy returns the entropy in log base 2 of
** dataVector conditioned on conditionVector, H_w(X|Y), weighted by weightVector
**
** length(vectors) == vectorLength otherwise it will segmentation fault
*******************************************************************************/
double calculateWeightedConditionalEntropy(double *dataVector, double *conditionVector, double *weightVector, int vectorLength);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif


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Q: How to pass data from an asynchronous task to an activity that called it? I am new to Android. I am using Sockets in an asynchronous task and I wish to pass data back to the activity that called it. But I do not want the asynchronous task to handle the UI. I just wish to pass data.
The class that e![enter image description here][1]xtends async task is not a part of the class that extends activity
My activity has 2 buttons. When the button is clicked, async task is called and corresponding changes should be made to rest of the activity.

A: From How do I send data back from OnPostExecute in an AsyncTask:
class YourActivity extends Activity {
   private static final int DIALOG_LOADING = 1;

   public void onCreate(Bundle savedState) {
     setContentView(R.layout.yourlayout);
     new LongRunningTask1().execute(1,2,3);

   }

   private void onBackgroundTaskDataObtained(List<String> results) {
     //do stuff with the results here..
   }

   private class LongRunningTask extends AsyncTask<Long, Integer, List<String>> {
        @Override
        protected void onPreExecute() {
          //do pre execute stuff
        }

        @Override
        protected List<String> doInBackground(Long... params) {
            List<String> myData = new ArrayList<String>();
            for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(params[i] * 1000);
                    myData.add("Some Data" + i);
                } catch(InterruptedException ex) { }
            }

            return myData;
        }

        @Override
        protected void onPostExecute(List<String> result) {
            YourActivity.this.onBackgroundTaskDataObtained(result);
        }
    }

}

A: Yes you can use handler to communicate between AsyncTask and Activity, see following example, it will help,
@Override
protected void onPostExecute(Object result) {
    super.onPostExecute(result);
        Message message = new Message();
        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
        bundle.putString("file", pdfPath);
        message.setData(bundle);
        handler.sendMessage(message); // pass handler object from activity
}

put following code into Activity class
Handler handler = new android.os.Handler() {
    @Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
          String filePath = msg.getData().getString("file"); // You can change this according to your requirement.

    }
};

If you dont't aware of Handler class then first read following link, it will help you
https://developer.android.com/training/multiple-threads/communicate-ui.html

A: In your Activity Class
new YourAsyncTask().execute("String1","String2","12");

Your AsyncTask
AsyncTask<Params, Progress, Result>
 private class YourAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Void > {
     protected Long doInBackground(String... s) {
         String s1 = s[0]; //="String1";
         String s2 = s[1]; //="String2";
         int s1 = Integer.parseInt(s[2]); //=3;
     }

     protected void onProgressUpdate(Void... values) {

     }

     protected void onPostExecute() {

     }
 }

A great explanation is here

A: Then regarding your answer, in actually you have a 2 possibilities... The first one is the answer from @Rodolfoo Perottoni and the other possibility are correctly, read this post please!
I prefer the second way because I can update when I need it.

A: There are different way to pass data back to activity. As explained below
Suppose u have one class
    public class Socket {
     private Activity activity;
     //create interface
    public interface OnAyscronusCallCompleteListener{
            public void onComplete(/*your data as parameter*/);
    }
    private void setAsyncListener(Activity activity){
        this.activity = activity;
     }
    //rest of your code
    // send back data to activity
    activity.onComplete(/* your data */)
    }
//Now your activity

class YourActivity extends Activity implements  Socket.OnAyscronusCallCompleteListener {

// rest of your activity life cycle methods
onCreate(Bundle onSaved)
{Socket socket = new Socket();
socket.setAsyncListener(this);
}
public void onComplete(/*your data*/){
// perform action on data
}
}

A: Example to implement callback method using interface.
Define the interface, NewInterface.java.
package javaapplication1;

public interface NewInterface {
   void callback();
  }

Create a new class, NewClass.java. It will call the callback method in main class.
package javaapplication1;

 public class NewClass {

private NewInterface mainClass;

public NewClass(NewInterface mClass){
    mainClass = mClass;
}

public void calledFromMain(){
    //Do somthing...

    //call back main
    mainClass.callback();
}
 }

The main class, JavaApplication1.java, to implement the interface NewInterface - callback() method. It will create and call NewClass object. Then, the NewClass object will callback it's callback() method in turn.
package javaapplication1;
public class JavaApplication1 implements NewInterface{
NewClass newClass;

public static void main(String[] args) {

    System.out.println("test...");

    JavaApplication1 myApplication = new JavaApplication1();
    myApplication.doSomething();

}

private void doSomething(){
    newClass = new NewClass(this);
    newClass.calledFromMain();
}

@Override
public void callback() {
    System.out.println("callback");
}

 }

A: I would create a inner class in the MainActivity that extends the AsyncTask and voila all data is there already by getters.

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AD plants can now viably maximise biomethane production, benefitting from the highest Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariff and "top up" with additional Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) payments, as part of a government incentivised policy for decarbonising the transport sector.
This industry update follows the latest 15% degression from 1 January 2019 for RHI tariffs for biomethane and large biogas. Lucy Hopwood from the NNFCC speaks to Bionenergy Insight exclusively, ahead of her presentation on ´Claiming RTFO and RHI on biomethane from AD´ at the Energy and Rural Business Show this February 6 and 7 at the Telford International Centre.
"Up until recently, biomethane producers have generally either injected gas into the grid to receive RHI payments or they supply the transport sector and claim Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs). Combining the two historically hasn´t been done," says Lucy.
With the new degression and the budget for RHI tariff guarantees becoming tight, it´s likely to be more financially viable to claim under both the RHI and the RTFO in future for different units of gas generated.
Lucy explains that in June 2018 the first transport fuel supplier succeeded in earning RTFCs for UK-produced gas. "While some green gas was previously imported, domestic producers were limited to supplying the heat market. However, as a result of dual-claims being possible, domestic production of green gas is expected to increase, as producers are likely to optimise their production.
"Biomethane represents small volume (0.2%) of renewable fuel production registered under the RTFO to date. The obligation is on suppliers of transport fuel, supplying over 450,000 litres of fuel per annum, to supply a percentage from sustainable renewable sources," says Lucy.
"UK Government has targets to achieve 9.75% of transport energy from renewable fuels in 2020 and 12.4% in 2032. But a cap has been placed on the use of crop-derived biofuels, reducing from 4% in 2018 to 2% in 2032; therefore waste-derived fuels will be increasingly favoured and rewarded," Lucy explains.
"It´s difficult to assign a value to RTFCs as there is no published data. The buy-out price is 30p per RTFC providing a peak price. However, trade prices have varied between £0.09 and £0.20 per certificate in recent years as a result of supply, demand and the obligation level in place at the time." adds Lucy.
Lucy explains that the 15% degression to RHI tariffs for biomethane was a result of the total RHI scheme forecast expenditure as of 31 October 2018 being above the total anticipated expenditure threshold of £809.90m, and the forecast expenditure for large biogas and biomethane for injection was well in excess of the estimated budget.
"The rapid growth in anticipated future costs is a result of 25 tariff guarantees having now been granted for biomethane injection facilities, which results in them being considered in forecast expenditure calculations for the RHI. These 25 facilities have secured a tariff of 5.60p/kWh for their Tier 1 biomethane (first 40,000MWh), 3.29p/kWh for Tier 2 (next 40,000MWh) and 2.53p/kWh for Tier 3 (everything over 80,000MWh per year). Facilities applying or accrediting now will secure tariffs of 4.76p, 2.80p and 2.16p/kWh for Tier 1, 2 and 3 respectively," says Lucy.
In terms of what the future holds, Lucy believes it´s unlikely that there will be such a flurry of activity again in the large biogas and biomethane sector, so growth is expected to slow and further reduction to these RHI tariffs is less likely.
"In simple terms, where a degression has a significant impact on application numbers and uptake slows, there is unlikely to be any further tariff reduction. The next announcement will be made by 1st March 2019, with the next possible degression taking place on 1st April 2019; this will be based on accreditations or tariff guarantees awarded during Nov, Dec 2018 and Jan 2019. If growth has not slowed significantly during this period, there could be a further 20% or 25% decrease (depending on total scheme forecast expenditure), taking Tier 1 tariffs down as low as 3.57p/kWh.
"At this level, and even following the first 15% which has now taken effect, the viability of biomethane solely for RHI applications is questionable, and the number of new applications is expected to decline. This is where the RTFO opportunity becomes more exciting and prevalent," adds Lucy.
For those wanting to compare the RHI and RTFO values they can access an online calculator to see which scheme offers the most revenue by visiting: https://www.nnfcc.co.uk/publications/tool-biomethane-rtfc-calculator.
Lucy Hopwood will be speaking in the AD and Biogas session and will chair the Biomass session on Wednesday 6 February at the Energy & Rural Business Show.
The Energy and Rural Business Show is a pioneering event showcasing the latest opportunities for farmers, landowners and rural businesses looking to maximise profitable and sustainable land use. The event features three dedicated Expo´s exploring opportunities which will define rural businesses of the future.
Energy Now Expo, celebrating 10 years this February, will be joined by The Low-Emission Vehicles Expo and Rural Business Expo. Energy Now Expo will feature an exhibition, a dedicated energy storage theatre, a one-to-one advice clinic, and conference streams devoted to each type of renewable energy. New for 2019, Low Emission Vehicles Expo will have on-stand demos and presentations and the latest vehicles and machinery for rural businesses on show. Also new for 2019, The Rural Business Expo will have "how to" workshops from industry experts and farmers who have implemented successful new business ventures or have integrated new projects with existing initiatives.


With Halloween just around the corner, it seemed like a good time to repost this review.
Based on your review, I picked up this book yesterday. Read the whole thing before bed. What a classic! It's unpredictable AND funny AND gruesome... I'm buying it for the school library and suggesting it as a read-aloud to the lower-grade teachers.
Oh, so glad you liked it. I thought it was a very interesting book, but it's not taking off on its own. It needs some handselling to get it out there.


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When one first encounters Buddhism, it is not uncommon to be confused and overwhelmed by the bewildering array of seemingly dramatically different forms of Buddhism.
This is unsurprising. On first glance, it seems impossible to find common ground between the austere aesthetic of Japanese Buddhism and the byzantine visage of Tibetan Buddhism, or to reconcile the multi-stage meditation training of Theravāda with the single-step directness of Soto Zen. However, as one digs beneath the surface one begins to discern the common threads that tie them all together: the heart-essence of the Buddha's teachings found in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
The question then becomes: How can we see all contemplative Buddhist traditions as only superficially different manifestations of the same core essence? And perhaps more relevantly, how can we form a clear picture in our minds of a complete and valid path to liberation?
The truth is that there is no easy answer to such questions. It is only through contact with experienced members of each tradition, deep study of their guiding texts, and dedicated practice of their contemplative techniques that we can begin to make sense of how the various traditions all come together as a unified whole. This is why our organization, Buddhist Insights, is non-sectarian: by encountering the orthodox teachings of each tradition as presented by monastics from that tradition, one can start to recognize the commonality of those traditions.
So when we start our exploration of Buddhism, it is useful to start by getting an overview of a variety of traditions. There may be one tradition which you feel strongly drawn towards; if so, then immerse yourself in it as completely, thoroughly, and devotedly as you can. Once your knowledge of that tradition is well-grounded, it can serve as a 'home base' from which you can venture out to explore other traditions in more detail: your root tradition gives you a solid point of reference for contextualizing the practices and concepts of other traditions.
For example, I started my own practice in Soto Zen, a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism. However, even after several years of practice in that tradition, I came to recognize that my understanding was still relatively shallow. While I knew a lot of Zen sayings, I didn't have the proper context within which to correctly comprehend them; and without a basis of correct comprehension, my meditation practice was of limited benefit. So I started seeking further afield; I investigated other forms of Buddhism, and at the time I was personally drawn to Theravāda for two main reasons: it offered an ancient, profound, and thoroughly expounded intellectual framework for understanding Buddhist practice, as well as a wide variety of meditation techniques for dealing with the similarly wide variety of mental obstructions I was encountering in my practice.
So after five years of Zen, I went to study at Abhayagiri, a Theravāda Buddhist monastery. Living there for several years, diving deeply into Theravāda texts, and intensively practicing Theravāda meditation techniques led me to a solid understanding of the Buddhist path: at last I had a clear picture of what enlightenment was and what was necessary to reach it. Unfortunately, I also developed a dismissive attitude towards Mahāyāna; since my own experience with Mahāyāna had produced much more limited results than my experience with Theravāda, I concluded that Mahāyāna represented an inaccurate corruption of Buddhism and summarily rejected it.
And so I continued to devotedly practice Theravāda Buddhism; but as time went by and my practice deepened, I found the feeling of my practice was increasingly similar to what I had experienced during Zen training. I also began to draw parallels between the Zen perspective and the Theravāda perspective; in particular, it dawned on me that the Zen sayings which I had initially misunderstood were meant to be approximations of ultimate reality, whereas Theravāda teachings are focused almost exclusively on conventional reality. My failure to correctly understand Zen teachings was due to my misapprehension of them: and with the proper perspective established, they came into focus as representing a seemingly different approach to the same conclusion: namely, that whether it is Theravāda or Soto Zen, we are all trying to achieve enlightenment by understanding the Four Noble Truths, following the Noble Eightfold Path, perceiving the Three Universal Characteristics, and overcoming the Three Poisons (desire, aversion, delusion).
With this recognition, I began to examine the other Mahāyāna schools through a similar lens: instead of rejecting them, I sought to see how they could be understood as paths to enlightenment – the same indivisible enlightenment accessible through Theravāda and Soto Zen. And once again I found the same core essence could be found in each Buddhist tradition: the core essence of practice culminating in liberation through non-attachment. So while each form of Buddhism appears different, they are each aspects of that same essence leading to the same goal: Nirvāna – freedom from suffering paired with complete understanding.


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Q: Recurrent convolution evaluation in R I want to compute the convolution of order 3 which is defined as follows:

So first I compute the convolution of order 2 (this I can do properly). My problem is: how can I keep the convolution of order 2 (which actually is an integral) as a function, in order to use it for the computation of a convolution of order 3? Actually I want to do this recurrently in order to compute the convolution of order $n$.


text:
It's No Goof To Speculate That The Rams Will Extend Goff
Jay Paris Contributor
I cover the Chargers and Rams
Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks Jared Goff (16) and Blake Bortles (5) go through drills during the ... [+] team's recent offseason workouts. The big question regarding Goff is when will the Rams work out a new deal for the Pro Bowler. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
With Father's Day near the Los Angeles Rams are in no hurry to give quarterback Jared Goff the mother of all contracts.
Despite his colleagues, such as the Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson and the Philadelphia Eagles Carson Wentz, signing big deals LA is content to mimic its legendary traffic and go slow.
But it will get done, despite chatter that the NFC defending champion Rams are considering other options.
That comes straight from Rams coach Sean McVay. In a conversation with the NFL Network's Michael Silver, McVay didn't mince words.
"Whether it ends up happening this year or next year, there is zero percent chance this guy's not gonna get an extension he's worthy of,'' McVay said.
That's pretty strong language and reinforces what many thought the Rams will ultimately do with their two-time Pro Bowler.
Goff had his flaws when embarking on his career when losing his first seven starts. But since McVay took over in 2017 Goff has gone 24-7, led the Rams to Super Bowl 53 and consecutive NFC West titles.
Meanwhile the price for a prized signal-caller has skyrocketed after Wilson ($140 million) and Wentz ($128 million) moved into the high-rent district during the offseason.
Goff is still employed on his rookie contract worth $28 million, which runs through the 2020 season. It includes an exceptionally team-friendly salary cap number of under $9 million this year.
Some have speculated that instead of the Rams dedicating a cap-gobbling number to Goff in a multi-year deal, they might look elsewhere.
That thinking revolves around the notion of Goff being a star in Hollywood because of the McVay's innovative offensive system, and the marquee players that surround the first overall pick of the 2016 draft.
"All of those narratives out there are wrong,'' McVay said. "Jared and I couldn't be more connected, and I couldn't be more appreciative of him as our leader. He's so vital and important to us and our success.''
Those accomplishments have come at a cost and the Rams haven't been shy to shower defensive tackle Aaron Donald ($135 million), wide receiver Brandin Cooks ($81 million), running back Todd Gurley ($57.5 million) and others with eye-popping pacts.
But when will the deal go down for Goff? With the Rams dragging their feet, the cost is only going higher and that's before Dak Prescott becomes wealthier via a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys.
Maybe the Rams are still licking their wounds over Gurley's compensation as he continues to rub his sore left knee.
Gurley, who was guaranteed $45 million, was hobbled down the stretch last season, has yet to participate in a team drill this offseason and isn't expected to see the field before the season opens against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 8.
Nothing would be finer for Goff than the security of a long-term deal. Until then, those getting their whiskers askew because it hasn't happened are barking up the wrong tree.
"That extension will get done,'' McVay stressed. "It's a matter of when, not if.''
I will be covering the Rams and the Chargers for forbes.com, two teams of which I have a long association with. I grew up with the Rams going back to when Roman Gabriel ...


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Alatri (latinsky: Aletrium) je město v provincii Frosinone v italské oblasti Lazio. Město leží 74 kilometrů jihovýchodně od Říma. Z turistických atraktivit se město může pyšnit katedrálou, vinohrady či olivovými sady. V blízkosti se nachází kartusiánský klášter Trisulti a velká krápníková jeskyně.

Geografie
Sousední obce: Collepardo, Ferentino, Frosinone, Fumone, Guarcino, Morino (AQ), Trivigliano, Veroli, Vico nel Lazio.

Demografie
Počet obyvatel

Partnerská města
  Alife, Itálie
  Pietrelcina, Itálie
  Clisson, Francie
  Saint-Lumine-de-Clisson, Francie
  Gétigné, Francie
  Gorges, Francie
  Dirfi, Řecko

Externí odkazy

  Oficiální internetové stránky

Obce v provincii Frosinone
Města v Laziu


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Q: WooCommerce: Shop order bulk actions set variable on click I've created a custom WooCommerce bulk action for my orders. My question is now: Is it possible to check when the bulk action gets pressed in the backend? Because when my custom action gets triggered I want to add a meta to the selected order. I just need to know if this is possible and if yes how can I hook in the selection function?
Code:
/**
 * Add custom bulk actions in woocommerce order overview
 */
add_filter( 'bulk_actions-edit-shop_order', 'custom_shop_order_bulk_actions', 999 );
function custom_shop_order_bulk_actions( $actions ) {
    //Remove on hold, personal data and processing status mark
    unset( $actions['mark_on-hold'], $actions['remove_personal_data'], $actions['mark_processing'] );

    $actions['invoice-external']    = __( 'PDF Rechnung Extern' );

    return $actions;
}

My suggestion:
add_filter( 'hook_into_bulk_action-invoice-external', 'do_something' )
function do_something() {
    global $abc = 1;
}

A: You can use handle_bulk_actions-edit-shop_order filter hook this way:
// Process the bulk action from selected orders
add_filter( 'handle_bulk_actions-edit-shop_order', 'process_bulk_actions_edit_shop_order', 10, 3 );
function process_bulk_actions_edit_shop_order( $redirect_to, $action, $post_ids ) {
    if ( $action === 'invoice-external' ){
        // Add (or update) order post meta data
        update_post_meta( $post_id, '_your_meta_key', $some_value );
    }
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who needs a revolution when there's evolution?
on June 13, 2013 July 15, 2013
Ignore for a second that Jamaica and Panama's combined FIFA World Ranking is 92. Discount the fact that the temporary turf was playing the part of sniper to Panama on Tuesday night. And let's also overlook the minute detail of the Germany match only being a friendly against a threadbare squad missing most of its best players.
i'd almost forgotten what it was like to support a team that DIDN'T make you want to bang your head against a wall.
For the last 270 minutes or so, the US Men's National Team has looked a legitimate football team.
Yes, the competition hasn't been the best: Jamaica is winless in six and dead last in the CONCACAF Hexagonal, Panama are just ahead of them with a single win, and a Germany squad lacking the fire power of their Bayern and Dortmund stars. (And that's not even mentioning the battering we suffered at the hands of Belgium prior to these games.) But there are so many positives to take away from the run of good form, I'm willing to look past a few measly facts. Wild optimism is my mantra around here these days.
The win in Kingston on Saturday? Definitely not our best performance. A last gasp winner might have been how the story ended, but theme of that story is undoubtedly "improvement". The last time we traveled to Jamaica's National Stadium, we lost. In fact, the win delivered by Brad Evans deflected shot in the 92nd minute was our first ever win on the Caribbean island. So while we didn't blow them out or anything shocking like that, overcoming the adversity of blowing an early lead to reclaim all three points on the road in the Hex shouldn't be discounted. Never mind that the goal provided us fans the kind of "LD just scored against Algeria and I just wet myself" moment that we haven't had since that match in 2010.
Similarly, the shootout win in US Soccer's Centennial friendly against Germany at RFK showed that this squad just might possess the mettle and conviction to persevere. It's a characteristic our national team has long lacked, as I've seen us roll over after going down more times than I care to recount.
And as for the Panama match… well it was probably the best we've seen the National Team play under Klinsmann's reign. We dominated both tactically and technically, had a balanced squad, and made few of the errors that we're normally susceptible to committing.
So the question becomes, are these the results of the stylistic changes Klinsmann promised back when he took over? While many interpreted his promise to mean that Jürgen would have us playing Spanish tiki-taka by 2014 — a fantasy goal that every sane person should know was impossible given our lack of truly technical players — I actually think Klinsmann has partially kept that promise. It's just not in the way that everyone thought it would go down.
the success the "4-4-2" played by the US against panama had a lot to do with cameron's defensive approach to playing midfield.
Instead of implementing an entirely new style, Klinsmann has simply fine tuned the USMNT's long-standing stylistic preference: the counter attack.
Long reliant on the traditional 4-4-2 under Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena before him, many expected the Jürgs to push the increasingly popular 4-3-3 upon us. Which he did, to varying degrees of success. But over the last three games, we've seen a hybrid of the two system used to great effect: a 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1. Dempsey roves behind Altidore up top, sometimes playing as a striker, other times playing as midfielder. And a pair of holding midfielders (Jones/Cameron and Bradley) sits behind, spraying it quickly out to wide players higher up the pitch.
Without a doubt, the headline of this run and formation change has clearly been Jozy Altidore's own resurgent form, and deservedly so. However, the reason behind it has a lot to do with chance and formation/player selection.
First, the chance. While Jermaine Jones playing his best football in US colors has helped, our best display actually came when he was out injured with a concussion. Geoff Cameron came in to deputize in midfield, a role he's played before on several occasions for club and country, but not necessarily his best position. But by playing a more traditional defensive role and staying at home in front of the back four — unlike the double pivot that Jones offers — Cameron provided Michael Bradley the freedom to push forward and play the creative role at which he's so adept.
altidore firing on all cylinders can be directly attributed to improved wing play.
(The impact Cameron's appearance had on the game is why he was my man of the match last night, but let's make no mistake about it: Michael Bradley is the best player on our team by a pretty considerable margin. And yes, I'm taking Jozy's red-hot goal scoring form into account, as well as Clint's consistent performances over the last year in a US kit.)
Second, is formation/player selection. Jozy finds himself in the goals all of a sudden, after 19 months without a goal for his country, due in large part to vastly improved wing play. Graham Zusi is legitimately the first solid winger, capable of providing service on the wings since… well, I don't know who. It's literally been that long. Solid performances on Tuesday from Fabian Johnson and Eddie Johnson meant Jozy was provided with more of the same.
Couple those offensive tweaks with a much stabilized and balanced center back pairing of Gonzalez and Besler, and you're looking at a team that suddenly looks capable of way more than I thought this national team was capable of just six months ago. Will things continue on this way? We'll find out as soon as Tuesday against Honduras.
Whatever that result, I'm fairly confident that Klinsmann has finally seen the light, and that the boys have too. And that is: we have a style already, and it can work just fine. Sometimes the most elegant solution is the one that already works… it just needed a little fine tuning.
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