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Wildlife board rejects proposal to change trap law
By John Hollenhorst | Posted - Jan. 4, 2011 at 6:40 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Wildlife Board shot down a controversial proposal Tuesday that would have changed the regulations for trapping coyotes. The decision comes after critics roundly condemned it as unethical, inhumane and impractical.
Even hunters who detest coyotes had trouble swallowing the proposal because it would allow animals caught in a leg-hold trap to suffer as long as a week.
We feel that it's unethical, it's cruel, it's inhumane,
–Breana Reichert, UVU Animal Allies
Utah law currently requires trappers who put out such traps to go back within two days to see if an animal is caught in the trap; the proposal was to require visits to the trap only once a week.
In recent weeks, the wildlife board has been bombarded with nearly unanimous opposition.
"We feel that it's unethical, it's cruel, it's inhumane," said Breana Reichert. She spoke to the board on behalf of a campus group called UVU Animal Allies.
"I think it's a really bad change to make," said Tim Fehr of the Wildlife Protection Society. "It ought to go to 24 hours or leave it alone."
After a variety of similar comments, the board voted 4-2 to leave the two-day trapping rule in place.
The controversial one-week proposal came from hunters who are concerned about coyotes preying on deer herds. They want to make coyote trapping easier.
The board heard only one supporter of the change, hunter Byron Bateman of Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife. That group backed off the original proposal after it became a political hot potato.
"Maybe a good compromise would be on this: Instead of seven days, that we look at 72 hours," Bateman told the board. "We need to do what we can to help our deer herds out."
The controversial one-week proposal came from hunters who are concerned about coyotes preying on deer herds.
Environmental groups and pro-predator activists are predictably upset and denounced the proposal.
"That is just ridiculous. That's laziness on the part of people who don't want to go out and check their traps," said Hyrum resident Margaret Pettis.
Even many hunters, as well as the pro-hunting Utah Division of Wildlife Resources lined up against the proposal. Justin Dolling, the DWR's game mammals coordinator, said the agency opposes it because coyote traps often catch non-target species such as foxes and bobcats. He also called it "unethical treatment of animals."
"Nobody wants to see an animal suffer," Dolling told the board, "and I would include coyotes in that category as well."
Orin Midzinski hunts regularly and wants better control of coyotes, but said he thinks changing the trapping regulation is a bad idea.
"It's an ethical issue," Midzinski told the board. "It's also the non-target species and the possibility of that, so I'm just here to oppose it."
Kirk Robinson of the pro-predator Western Wildlife Conservancy expressed a similar concern.
"I don't think any of us want kit foxes, and bobcats, and eagles, and maybe even raccoons, and certainly badgers caught in these traps and suffering," Robinson said.
Wildlife rehabilitator Debbie Pappas said she sometimes nurses eagles and other animals back to health after they've been held in a trap for two days or so. But after a week, most would be beyond help, Pappas said.
"We're dealing with emaciation. They're starving to death, and who knows what else -- possible other predator attacks -- while they're sitting in the trap," she said.
We're losing our mule deer herds. We've got to do something about it, and we need to do it now.
–Tom Hatch, DWR board member
The debate over an obscure trapping regulation touches on a larger controversy: Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife contends that coyotes are contributing to a drastic decline in deer herds. That view drew support from Tom Hatch, one of only two board members to vote in favor of the one-week coyote trapping rule.
"We're losing our mule deer herds," Hatch said. "We've got to do something about it, and we need to do it now."
But Anis Aoude, who coordinates the DWR's big game program, told the board there has not been a drastic decline recently. In the last 10 years, the deer population statewide is "stable to slightly declining," Aoude said.
Nevertheless, the DWR's Kevin Bunnel told the board it's likely that coyotes are partly responsible for holding fawn numbers down.
"It has been documented where increased coyote removal has increased mule deer survival and populations," Bunnel said. The DWR plans to put additional funds into a coyote control program under which government hunters shoot several thousand coyotes each year.
Bob Brister of the Utah Environmental Congress had an alternative proposal for reducing coyote predation.
"If you're serious about controlling coyotes," Brister told the board, "there's a way to do it and that is to get wolves back into Utah."
The board did not respond to that suggestion.
E-mail: jhollenhorst@ksl.com
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Cincinnati Pops Opening Weekend:Star Wars and Beyond
Courtney Phenicie
Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 1:12am
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Conductor John Morris Russell have announced the details of the Pops' 2017-18 season, the first back in the Orchestra's home at Music Hall following an extensive renovation and transition season at the Taft Theatre.
Cincinnati Pops Opening Weekend: The Music of John Williams: Star Wars and Beyond
8 p.m. Friday, October 13
8 p.m. Saturday, October 14
2 p.m. Sunday, October 15
John Morris Russell conducts the Cincinnati Pops Opening Weekend at the newly renovated Music Hall. The concert program celebrates the legendary film music of composer John Williams. His scores from such films as Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones have engrained themselves into the American musical experience. These works demonstrate the full strength and warmth of the Pops while painting the action and emotion of the films for which they were written.
This program will feature a world premiere of unpublished work by John Williams, a rarity for any orchestra. The premiere is of the famous theme from Schindler's List, adapted for orchestra and solo cello. This beloved theme was originally written for violin and orchestra. While Mr. Williams wrote the cello adaptation several years ago, it was set aside and never performed. These concerts will be the world premiere of this work, and will feature the Pops' principal cellist, Ilya Finkelsteyn. The Pops is honored to have the opportunity to perform this piece before any other ensemble.
Subscription and Ticketing Information
Subscription packages go on sale beginning Friday, February 24, 2017. Subscribers receive priority seating at the best prices, free unlimited ticket exchanges, the option to purchase guaranteed, pre- paid parking, among various other exclusive benefits.
Single tickets for the subscription series go on sale to the general public August 8, 2017. Subscription packages start at $112.50 while single tickets will start at $25 for most concerts, which does not include a 3.5% facility fee, which will ensure a dedicated fund for the ongoing maintenance of Music Hall for future generations.
Courtney Phenicie is the Editor in Chief of CincyMusic and an alum of Northern Kentucky University. She enjoys singing in the car, pizza rolls, red wine, and The Golden Girls. If you can't find her roaming around the city with her daughter Josephine, check The Southgate House Revival or Casablanca Vintage in Northside.

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My iMac has a Seagate drivel model number st3500418AS. Here on ifixit.com, there are only 2 options for brands on the internal HD replacement. WD and Hitachi. I am very hesitant to buy these because I have seen youtube videos demonstrating the difference between the WD and my Seagate drives with regards to the thermal sensor that is specific to 2010 and 2011 iMacs. However; I do not know if the Hitachi drive is compatible regarding same thermal sensor.
I can find other sites that offer Seagate drives, I feel safer to purchase from there.
Any insights on the Hitachis?
Buy the Hitcahi from a reputable seller that has a good RMA policy. IFixit may be sold out.
I never thought about out of stock.
Is that cable already in the iMac, or is that something I need to purchase?
You'll have the cable for the original drive already.
Tbt sonsuza kadar minnettar olacak.


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Archpastoral Christmas Message of Bishop Irinej of Eastern America
The Nativity of the Divine Christ Child, most beloved, uncovers for humankind the paradox with which, from beginning to end, the New Testament Gospel flows: the infinite God is incarnate in the flesh of a little child! (John 1:14). The Omnipotent One is born in the weaknesses of a newborn infant! The Word cries!
We ask ourselves, has it been sufficiently emphasized how much these truths are profoundly interwoven throughout the rest of the earthly life of Jesus? Some would choose to completely set aside these very axioms of human salvation, as fragments of an outdated belief from the domain of fantasy. Are we embarrassed by the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem? It is precisely that illumination which leads us to the manger of the Newborn Christ, in which lies God, manifest neither through force or violence, rather through a helpless being, fully prepared to surrender Himself to humanity (John 1:29).
President Aleksandar Vucic celebrated his Patron Saint-day at the Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow
Within the two-day visit to the Russian Federation, President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic visited also the Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Moscow, where he celebrated his family's Patron Saint-day – Saint Nicholas of Myra, the Wonderworker.
The rite of blessing the slava wheat and slava cake was performed by His Grace Bishop Antonije of Moravica, Vicar of the Patriarch and the head of the Representation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in the church of St. Peter and Paul the Apostles.
Patriarch Irinej visited the Cathedral of St. Sava in NY
Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of Milesheva
6. July 2017 - 10:43
His Grace Joanikije, Bishop of Budimlje-Niksic and the Administrator of Milesheva, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Milesheva monastery on 5 July 2017.
The Bishop was concelebrated by clergy and monks of the Diocese of Milesheva with a prayerful participation of the faithful. Director of the Bureau for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities of the Republic of Serbia PhD Mileta Radojevic attended the Liturgy at the suggestion of His Grace Bishop Joanikije, Mr. Radojevic payed ian officisl visit to this Diocese.
Vidovdan celebrations in Osnabrück
26. June 2017 - 9:39
The Vidovdan celebrations took place in the parish of the Holy Great Martyr George in Osnabrück on June 24, 2017.
His Eminence Bishop of Frankfurt and all Germany and elected Bishop of Bihac-Petrovac Sergije officiated the Eucharistic gathering. Protopresbyters-stavrophors Jovan Maric from Wuppertal and Marinko Rajak from Osnabrük, Archpriest Bogdan Smiljic from Bielefeld, Mihailo Stojcic from Altena and Sinisa Vujasinovic from Hamburg, protodean Dragan Colakovic from Essen and protodeacon Milutin Maric concelebrated.
Annual Meeting of Orthodox Bishops of Canada
20. June 2017 - 13:41
His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrofan, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, hosted an annual meeting of the Orthodox Bishops' Conference in Canada, on June 15, 2017.
The meeting was moderated by Metropolitan Soterios of the Constantinople Patriarchate. The following hierarchs participated in the deliberations of the meeting: Bishop Job (the Moscow Patriarchate), Bishop Iovan Kasian (the Romanian Patriarchate), Bishop Daniel (the Bulgarian Patriarchate), Archbishop Ireneus (the Orthodox Church in America), Bishop Elijah from the Albanian Diocese (the Constantinople Patriarchate), Metropolitan Juriy and Bishop Andrey from the Ukrainian Diocese (the Constantinople Patriarchate), Bishop Christoph (the Constantinople Patriarchate) and Bishop of Gregory of the Carpathian Diocese (the Constantinople Patriarchate).
Pascha in New York
28. April 2017 - 13:02
Although the Saint Sava Serbian Cathedral community in New York City lost its church in the fire on Pascha May 1, 2016, with God's grace, thanks to the brotherly love of the Greek and the Russian people, it continued uninterruptedly to conduct its services.
Both the Greek and the Russian Churches opened the doors of their temples to the faithful of theSaint Sava parish. One of those churches, where the Serbs regularly conduct their Sunday and weekly services, is a beautiful Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Eleftherios. This year the Serbs and Greeks gathered together here for the Great and Holy Friday service. Leading the service was His Grace Bishop Irinej, accompanied by V. Rev. Stavrophor Dr. Albert Demos, parish priest at the Greek Church of Saint Eleftherios, V. Rev. Stavrophor Dr. Zivojin Jakovljevic, Saint Sava Cathedral Dean, and V. Rev. Vladislav Radujkovic, parish priest at the Saint Sava Cathedral.


Teachers will be able to identify aspects of themselves that they resist accepting and explore how resistance plays out in their lives.
Teachers will build an understanding of how accepting themselves impacts their health and well-being as it relates to nutrition & movement.
To encourage teacher & students to accept themselves as they are (including negative feelings, limitations ect. ) in order to learn to live more comfortably with challenging situations (narrow the gap between current reality and future desired state).


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All revenue from performing licences for Peter Pan and a percentage of the sales of scripts and scores goes directly to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
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Visit their website at: https://www.gosh.org/.
Every month, one of our plays is selected to be a charity fundraiser. For that month, we will donate 50% of our sales of that show to either the Stroke Association or the Scoliosis Association (UK). If you purchase one of these shows, please consider making your performance a fundraiser for that charity.
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Can not thank Falasiri enough for the wonderful job they have done.
Mehrdad came and make our business POP with his selections of rugs. We have an amazing runner down our hallway that helps with the noise and a beautiful rug in our waiting area. Our clients comment on them every day. Can not thank Falasiri enough for the wonderful job they have done.
The expertise and professionalism at Falasiri Rugs is unparalleled in all of Florida without doubt.
They have a depth of knowledge that is unique. Go to their store with time to listen to the stories about the history and culture of the rugs. It is like going back in time on a magic carpet ride :-). Because they deeply understand and love rugs, they give the necessary care and attention to restoration and cleaning.
Excellent quality and selection. Very knowledgeable personnel.
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Gaetano Gagliano  (; August 24, 1917 – April 14, 2016) was an Italian-born Canadian entrepreneur who founded St. Joseph Communications and Salt + Light Television.

Career and family
Gagliano was born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, on August 24, 1917, and immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1956. He first worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway before launching St. Joseph Communications which eventually became the largest private communications company in Canada. He and his wife, Giuseppina, had 10 children, including Tony. Gagliano died on April 14, 2016 at his home in Woodbridge, Ontario at the age of 98.

Honours
He was named a Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester in 1992, and a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998. He has received honorary doctorates from Canadian Universities.  In 2007, he was made a Commander (or Commendatore in Italian) of  the Order of the Star of Solidarity from the Government of Italy.

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If you are a small business owner looking to get funding, then you may be wondering what the average daily balance is and why it matters to lenders. At Fundid, our Business-Building Card requires an average daily balance of at least $4,000. Average daily balance is a key metric that can help you track your business's financial health and performance. So, if you don't know how to calculate your average daily balance or why it is important - this guide is for you!
What is the Definition of Average Daily Balance?
In finance, the average daily balance is the total amount of daily balances in your bank account divided by the number of days in the month. Average daily balance is a common accounting method used to calculate interest fees. If your bank account requires you to maintain a minimum amount each month, they may calculate your average daily balance to ensure you are meeting their account requirements.
Lenders also use the average daily balance to compare business revenue to expenses. In order to qualify for the Business-Building Card, your average daily balance must be at least $4,000 for the previous six months.
How Is The Average Daily Balance Calculated?
Calculating the average daily balance uses a simple formula that relies on the account balance at the beginning and the end of each day over the course of a month or the duration of your billing cycle.
Let's say that you want to calculate your average daily balance for March for your business bank account. To start, you will look at your daily balances from March 1st - March 31st. Of the 31 days in March, your daily balances were as such:
3 days at $850
5 days at $1,500
10 days at $3,000
Next, let's add all of these daily balances up:
3 x $850 = $2,550
5 x $1,500 = $7,500
10 x $3,000 = $30,000
Total March daily balances: $72,550
Now, let's divide that number by 31 to see our average daily balance for March.
$72,550 / 31 = $2,340.
With the above example, this business had an average daily balance of $2,340 for March.
Why is it Important to Maintain Your Average Daily Balance?
As a small business owner, your average daily balance is a key indicator to potential lenders of your business's financial health and stability. Most lenders use your average daily balance in their underwriting process, so if you are looking for access to capital now or in the future, you'll want to maintain a higher average daily balance. By doing so, your business may have better chances of obtaining funding and a wider net of lenders to look at.
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Tips on How to Improve Your Average Daily Balance
Know your starting point
The first step to improving your average daily balance is to know where you currently stand. Start by comparing your last six months of average daily balances to see where your business is currently at.
Set a goal
Once you know where you stand financially, it's time to set a goal for yourself. If you don't have a specific goal in mind, like qualifying for the Business-Building Card, aim to increase your average daily balance by a certain percentage each month. Having a concrete goal will help you stay on track and motivated as you work to improve your financial situation.
After you've set a goal, it's time to start making a plan to reach it. This may involve cutting back on unnecessary expenses, automating your savings, or looking for ways to boost your revenue. Whatever route you decide to take, be sure to make a budget and stick to it as closely as possible.
Stay disciplined
One of the most important things to remember when trying to improve your average daily balance is to stay disciplined. This means following through with your budget and sticking to your savings goals, even when it's tough. There will be times when you're tempted to spend money on something that isn't necessary, but if you can stay disciplined, you'll be one step closer to improving your business's financial health.
It's important to remember that Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is a healthy bank account balance. If you want to improve your average daily balance, it will take time and effort – but it will be worth it in the end! Be patient as you work towards your goal, and don't get discouraged if you have a few setbacks along the way.
Seek outside support
If you're struggling to improve your average daily balance on your own, seek professional help from a financial advisor or planner. They can offer guidance and support as you work towards reaching your financial goals. Our partners at Accion Opportunity Fund offer free 1:1 business coaching on multiple topics, including financial management.
Keep Your Business Finances on the Right Track
So, what is your average daily balance? Understanding this number is one of the most important steps in understanding your business's financial health. You can't make informed decisions about where your company should be going if you don't have a good grasp on where it is right now.
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Você pode adicionar tipagem estática para o JavaScript para melhorar a produtividade do desenvolvimento e a qualidade do código graças ao TypeScript.

## Uso de `withStyles`

Material-UI requires a minimum version of TypeScript 3.5. Have a look at the [Create React App with TypeScript](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/master/examples/create-react-app-with-typescript) example.

Dê uma olhada no exemplo [Create React App com TypeScript](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/master/examples/create-react-app-with-typescript).

```json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "lib": ["es6", "dom"],
    "noImplicitAny": true,
    "noImplicitThis": true,
    "strictNullChecks": true
  }
}
```

As opções do modo strict são as mesmas que são necessárias para todos os tipos de pacote publicados no namespace `@types/`. Usando uma `tsconfig.json` menos rigorosa ou omitindo algumas das bibliotecas podem causar erros. Para obter a melhor experiência com os tipos, recomendamos configurar `"strict": true`.

## Manipulando `value` e manipuladores de eventos

Muitos componentes preocupados com a entrada do usuário oferecem uma propriedade `value` ou manipuladores de eventos que incluem o valor atual em `value`. Na maioria das situações, `value` só é manipulado dentro do React, o que permite que seja de qualquer tipo, como objetos ou matrizes.

No entanto, esse tipo não pode ser verificado em tempo de compilação em situações em que depende de nós filhos do componente, por exemplo, para `Select` ou `RadioGroup`. Isso significa que a opção mais segura é tipando como `unknown` e deixar que o desenvolvedor decida como deseja restringir esse tipo. Não oferecemos a possibilidade de usar um tipo genérico nesses casos, devido [as mesmas razões que `event.target` não é genérico no React](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/issues/11508#issuecomment-256045682).

As demonstrações incluem variantes tipadas que usam conversão de tipo. É uma troca aceitável porque os tipos estão todos localizados em um único arquivo e são muito básicos. Você tem que decidir por si mesmo se a mesma troca é aceitável para você. The library types are strict by default and loose via opt-in.

## Uso da propriedade `component`

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## Uso da propriedade `component`

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Ladies and gentlemen, when the Palestinians say "two states" they do not mean what we mean — Maj-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin , October 2018.
With the impending public announcement of the enigmatic "deal of the century", pledged by the Trump administration, rumors are swirling throughout the Middle East — and beyond — as to what in fact, its real nature might be. This, together with the dramatic rise in the electoral prospects of the newly formed "Blue & White" alliance between Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, has once again raised the ominous specter of the return of the two-state principle.
Indeed, although no authoritative preview of the detailed content of the "deal" has been provided by the White House, the little that has been released referred to it as including significant Israeli concessions. Moreover, the leaders of "Blue & White" have repeatedly referred to their approval of the principals of the INSS (Institute for National Security Studies) plan for unilateral concessions in Judea-Samaria and the throttling of all Jewish communities beyond the pre-1967 Green Line. Significantly, the INSS plan explicitly defines the "preservation of the two-state option" as its "strategic purpose" — this despite the fact that in presenting the plan at its public launch in October 2018, the head of INSS, Maj-Gen. Amos Yadlin, conceded that the attempt to implement the two-state formula has failed disastrously in the past, is unfeasible in the present, and whose implementation in the future is dangerous.
Echoing precisely what two-state opponents have been insisting on for decades, he pronounced categorically: "There is no-one to agree with, there is nothing to agree on — and the implementation [of any two-state initiative] is dangerous".
But then, astonishingly, rather than arrive at the rational conclusion that the pursuit of the two-state objective be abandoned and alternative approaches be explored — he did precisely the opposite!
Yadlin's patently perverse and paradoxical position on the two-state doctrine — or rather dogma — underscores precisely why it must be renounced — unequivocally and irrevocably.
Surely then, when even its most avid adherents are compelled to put it on open-ended life support — with only the most tenuous and nebulous arguments to justify its contrived preservation — the time to admit irredeemable failure has arrived — and to move on to alternative paradigms to approach the Palestinian predicament.
Typically — indeed, almost invariably — two-state proponents lay claim to the moral high ground, invoking lofty liberal values for their political credo, while impugning their ideological opponents' ethical credentials for opposing it.
So, why on earth then would anyone who allegedly subscribes to values of gender equality, tolerance of sexual preferences and political pluralism endorse any policy that would almost certainly obviate the ethical tenets they purport to cherish? On what basis could advocating the establishment of such an entity be considered a valid claim for the moral high ground — or indeed for any moral merit whatsoever?
It is hard to say what has to happen before it is recognized that the land-for-peace doctrine, from which the two-state concept is derived, is a perilously counterproductive endeavor — as it has proven in every instance it was attempted, not only in the Arab-Israeli context, but whenever an effort was made to appease tyranny with political concessions and territorial withdrawals.
For whenever that unfortunate formula has been applied, rather than result in peace, it has — as INSS's Yadlin conceded — produced increased violence and bloodshed. Every time territory has been relinquished to Arab control, that territory has, sooner or later — usually sooner rather than later — become a platform for launching lethal attacks against Israel: Almost immediately in Gaza, within months in Judea and Samaria, within years in South Lebanon and after several decades in Sinai, which is now descending into the depths of depravity and unspeakable brutality — with no good options on the horizon.
Accordingly, apart from wishful thinking, dangerously detached from any prevailing (or foreseeable) reality, stubborn adherence to the two-state dogma has no value — neither in terms of its moral merits nor its political pragmatism.
Without compelling evidence to the contrary, there is little reason to believe, and certainly to adopt as a working assumption, that the realities in the south will not be repeated on Israel's eastern border — with several chilling differences.
The most plausible outcome of an Israeli evacuation of Judea-Samaria is the emergence of a mega-Gaza on the very outskirts of the greater Tel Aviv area and other major urban centers in the heavily populated coastal plain. Indeed, just as in Gaza, once Israel evacuates the area, there is no way it can determine who will rule it — certainly not for any length of time.
But unlike Gaza, which has a border of around 50 kilometers and no topographical command of adjacent territory inside the pre-1967 frontiers, the situation in Judea and Samaria would — to understate the case — be alarmingly different.
All of these will be in range of weapons used against Israel from territory evacuated and transferred to Arab control. Accordingly, this grim caveat cannot be dismissed as "right-wing scaremongering" — for it is merely the empirical precedent.
Any force deployed in these areas — whether regular or renegade — could, with cheap and readily available weapons, disrupt at will, any socio-economic routine in Israel's coastal megalopolis, turning the popular tourist city of Netanya into a Sderot-by-the-sea, and making the attrition in daily life increasingly — perhaps unbearably — onerous.
Of course, no-one can discount the likelihood that if Israel were to evacuate Judea -Samaria, it would fall into the hands of Hamas-like elements, or worse. At the very least, such an outcome is highly plausible. Indeed, the only way to ensure that what happened in Gaza does not happen in Judea-Samaria is for Israel to retain control of this territory — thereby obviating implementation of the two-state formula and the emergence of a Palestinian state.
Surely then, given the grave — indeed, existential — risks inherent in the two-state paradigm, considerably heightened by the precarious position of the current regime in neighboring Jordan, threatened, as it is, by ever-ascendant Islamist elements, would it not be eminently reasonable to consider further advocacy of this perilous prescription as "reckless endangerment" — even "depraved indifference"?
Accordingly, with the catastrophic consequences of continued insistence on the quest for a two-state resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict an ever more ominous likelihood, a determined search for plausible and durable alternatives — more moral, more rational and more compatible with the survival of the Jewish nation-state — is now an urgent imperative.
This is the unequivocal position that the Israeli government must convey to the purveyors of the Trump "deal of the century". This is the unequivocal message that the Israeli electorate must convey to the peddlers of the two-state formula — whether post-dated in the guise of "separation" or not — in the upcoming elections.
For, when it comes to this immoral, irrational, and irresponsible paradigm, the time to say "no" — resounding, resolutely and irreversibly — has come.


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Q: how can i change mat channel? public void searchIMG(Bitmap screen_img, Bitmap find_img)
    {
        //스크린 이미지 선언
        //using (Mat ScreenMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(screen_img))
        Mat ScreenMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(screen_img);

        //찾을 이미지 선언
        Mat FindMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(find_img);
        FindMat.ConvertTo(FindMat, MatType.CV_8UC4);

        //스크린 이미지에서 FindMat 이미지를 찾아라
        using (Mat res = ScreenMat.MatchTemplate(FindMat, TemplateMatchModes.CCoeffNormed))
        {
            //찾은 이미지의 유사도를 담을 더블형 최대 최소 값을 선언합니다.
            double minval, maxval = 0;
            //찾은 이미지의 위치를 담을 포인트형을 선업합니다.
            OpenCvSharp.Point minloc, maxloc;
            //찾은 이미지의 유사도 및 위치 값을 받습니다.
            Cv2.MinMaxLoc(res, out minval, out maxval, out minloc, out maxloc);
            Debug.WriteLine("찾은 이미지의 유사도 : " + maxval);

            //이미지를 찾았을 경우 클릭이벤트를 발생!!
            int offsetY = 35;
            if (maxval >= 0.8)
            {
                InClick(maxloc.X + FindMat.Width / 2, maxloc.Y + FindMat.Height / 2 - offsetY);
            }
        }
    }

First, I'm sorry about my english is not good
when i execute this program then Exception occur like this
exception
so i do debugging and check the different channel like this
defferent channel
i think the different (CV_8UC4 with ScreenMat) and (CV_8UC3 with FindMat) occur the exception
so and i want to change FindMat's channel to CV_8UC4
i tried googling and apply FindMat.ConvertTo but not apply
so... i can't find change channel method
so Please help me, how can i change the FindMat channel
and if you want to see full souce then click below
Fullsource
http://colorscripter.com/s/z8EhVR5
Thank you read my question and plese point out my wrong english too if you can

A: i found solution!!
the problem is defferent bitmap pixel format
so i insert
Bitmap clone = new Bitmap(find_img.Width,find_img.Height,System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
and solved it!
public void searchIMG(Bitmap screen_img, Bitmap find_img)
    {
        Bitmap clone = new Bitmap(find_img.Width, find_img.Height,System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);

        //스크린 이미지 선언
        //using (Mat ScreenMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(screen_img))
        Mat ScreenMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(screen_img);

        //찾을 이미지 선언
        Mat FindMat = OpenCvSharp.Extensions.BitmapConverter.ToMat(clone);
        FindMat.ConvertTo(FindMat, MatType.CV_8UC4);
        FindMat.ExtractChannel(1);
        Debug.WriteLine(FindMat.GetType());
        //스크린 이미지에서 FindMat 이미지를 찾아라
        using (Mat res = ScreenMat.MatchTemplate(FindMat, TemplateMatchModes.CCoeffNormed))
        {
            //찾은 이미지의 유사도를 담을 더블형 최대 최소 값을 선언합니다.
            double minval, maxval = 0;
            //찾은 이미지의 위치를 담을 포인트형을 선업합니다.
            OpenCvSharp.Point minloc, maxloc;
            //찾은 이미지의 유사도 및 위치 값을 받습니다.
            Cv2.MinMaxLoc(res, out minval, out maxval, out minloc, out maxloc);
            Debug.WriteLine("찾은 이미지의 유사도 : " + maxval);

            //이미지를 찾았을 경우 클릭이벤트를 발생!!
            int offsetY = 35;
            if (maxval >= 0.8)
            {
                InClick(maxloc.X + FindMat.Width / 2, maxloc.Y + FindMat.Height / 2 - offsetY);
            }
        }
    }

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D. P. Macbeth was once born and raised in New England and has lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire. He wrote this novel for his spouse in achievement of a promise he made to her once they attended university jointly in Vermont. The depictions of Australia are encouraged via work trips to Sydney and Melbourne. The vistas of the good Ocean highway, specifically Apollo Bay and Airey's Inlet have been brought to him by means of his son who lives within the Dandenong Mountains overlooking Victoria's Yarra Valley.


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FBI warns of mortgage fraud 'epidemic'
Seeks to head off 'next S&L crisis'
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rampant fraud in the mortgage industry has increased so sharply that the FBI warned Friday of an "epidemic" of financial crimes which, if not curtailed, could become "the next S&L crisis."
Assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker said the booming mortgage market, fueled by low interest rates and soaring home values, has attracted unscrupulous professionals and criminal groups whose fraudulent activities could cause multibillion-dollar losses to financial institutions.
"It has the potential to be an epidemic," said Swecker, who heads the Criminal Division at FBI headquarters in Washington. "We think we can prevent a problem that could have as much impact as the S&L crisis," he said.
In the 1980s, many Savings and Loans failed because of poor management, risky loans and investments, and in some cases, fraud. Taxpayers were left with a $132 billion tab to cover federal guarantees to S&L customers.
The FBI has dispatched undercover teams across the country in an urgent investigation into dealings by suspect mortgage brokers, appraisers, short-term investors, and loan officers, Swecker, flanked by FBI executives and Justice Department prosecutors, revealed.
In one operation, six individuals were arrested Thursday in Charlotte, charged with bank fraud for their roles in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud, officials said. The two-year investigation found fraudulent loans that exposed financial institutions and mortgage companies to $130 million in potential losses, they said.
Also Thursday, federal agents in Jacksonville arrested two people and executed seven search warrants in connection with an alleged scheme designed to defraud banks of $22 million, officials said.
The number of open FBI mortgage fraud investigations has increased more than five-fold in the past three years, from 102 probes in 2001 to 533 as of June 30 this year, the FBI said. The potential losses are staggering, and many financial institutions are cooperating with investigators.
Officials noted mortgage industry sources have reported more than 12,000 cases of suspicious activity in the past nine months, three times the number reported in all of 2001.
While the FBI described mortgage-related fraud as a nationwide problem, it said the levels of illegal activity are worse in some locations than in others.
States identified as the top 10 "hot spots" for mortgage fraud are Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
"It's bad in Georgia, the Atlanta area," said John Gillies, chief of the FBI's Financial Institutions Fraud Unit. "It was bad in the Charlotte area, but we've had a lot of undercover activity there that's helped push the problem into South Carolina."
Josh Hochberg, head of the Justice Department's Fraud Section, said some organized ethnic groups are becoming involved in mortgage fraud schemes, but he declined to identify the groups.
Officials said mortgage fraud is one prominent aspect of a wider problem of fraud aimed at financial institutions. The FBI said action has been taken against 205 individuals in the past month in what it described as the "largest nationwide enforcement operation in FBI history directed at organized groups and individuals engaged in financial institution fraud."
In addition to mortgage fraud, "Operation Continued Action" also targeted loan fraud, check kiting, and identity theft as major problems.
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Another Cultural Extravaganza On The Way As Ireland Prepares For The Largest Culture Night Ever
Details of Culture Night 2012 were unveiled today (Wednesday, 15th August, 2012) by Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Temple Bar Cultural Trust (TBCT), in Cork City Hall. On Friday, 21st September, museums, galleries, theatres, churches, historic houses, artists' studios and cultural institutions will open their doors to the public for the largest Culture Night to date, with a record 34 towns, cities, counties and islands across the nation taking part in this late night cultural extravaganza. New regions to the programme this year are; Ards (Co. Down), Armagh, Galway County, Holywood (Co. Down), Louth and North Tipperary.
In Dublin, Dublin Bus will be providing free Culture Night buses to help move visitors around Dublin City on Culture Night Dublin Bus will provide free Culture Night Dublin Buses.
2012 marks the seventh year of Culture Night and organisers TBCT are delighted to announce that this year's programme is the most diverse yet, since the renowned late night of free cultural events was created in 2006. People of all ages across the country are encouraged to take advantage of this national night of adventure and discovery, as cultural organisations and regional authorities across Ireland pull out all the stops to produce an unforgettable and unique evening of FREE cultural experiences for all to enjoy. Last year more than 300,000 people engaged with Culture Night across the country and we expect even more to join in the cultural celebration this year.
Commenting on this year's programme for Culture Night, Minister Deenihan said, "It is a pleasure to be here in Cork City Hall for the launch of Culture Night 2012. Culture is an integral part of our social DNA in Ireland and this event serves to highlight the importance and strength of our cultural institutions. Our thriving creative sector has made this country one of the most sought after cultural destinations in the world. With such a diverse programme of performances, events and exhibitions available to the public, Culture Night actively demonstrates that the creative and cultural sector in Ireland has a renewed commitment to delivering top quality initiatives. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Cork City Council, Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the vast array of cultural institutions involved in the organisation of this wonderful event."
Funding has been provided by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the event since 2006 and this year the will provide funding of approximately €200,000 towards the all-Ireland event. Minister Deenihan T.D. also acknowledged the work of all the volunteers and staff who work tirelessly to ensure that Culture Night continues to be success it has now become.
With such a variety of cultural offerings to choose from there is something for everyone to sample. Highlights from this year's programme include; free recording sessions in Platform4 Audio and Digital Media Studio, Kildare, a special reading and conversation with acclaimed author Cathy Kelly in Greystones Library and the opportunity to connect with your creative side at The Lir, Dublin in a series of free workshops led by the academy's voice, movement and acting teachers. The Source Arts Centre, Tipperary will become a shrine to the great James Joyce when 18 voluntary groups participate in a marathon reading of Ulysses spread over 26 hours non-stop, while The Lewis Glucksman Gallery in Cork transforms into an enormous live sketchbook. This is just a taster of the vast programme of events available to the public on Friday, 21st September.
Speaking at the official launch the Lord Mayor of Cork commented: 'We are delighted and honoured, to this year, host the national launch of Culture Night 2012 here in Cork City Hall. This event, which brings culture to people around the country on such a large scale, is a really phenomenal achievement. Culture Night is all about positive interactive cultural engagement, and last year in Cork alone, more than a quarter of the city's population attended the wide variety of different venues and events on the night. We hope, on a nationwide level, that this year will continue along the same vein and allow people to engage with different forms of culture and have their own unique cultural experience. With a completely fresh programme of events, Culture Night 2012 looks set to be the biggest yet. From breakdancers to photography exhibitions, film and music, there is sure to be something to suit everyone in the family. We look forward to playing our part in Ireland's biggest cultural event on Friday, September 21st.'
Speaking at the launch of Culture Night 2012 in Cork City Hall, Dermot McLaughlin, CEO of Temple Bar Cultural Trust said: "It is our seventh year organising Culture Night and this year's programme, we are delighted to announce, is the largest and most exciting yet growing year on year. With a record 34 regions participating, allowing unbridled access to a range of cultural programmes, performances and exhibitions, there can be no doubt that Ireland's cultural sector is one of the most distinctive and attractive in Europe. Culture is very much part of the social fabric in Ireland and our aim from the beginning has been to ensure the general public are free to sample any aspect of cultural endeavour they chose. This year is no exception. Culture Night has established itself as a key date on the cultural calendar with families and friends coming out onto the streets en masse across the cities and towns of Ireland to enjoy this incredible event atmosphere and unique experience. With everything from theatre, art, music, poetry, film and ad-hoc projects and exhibitions represented, Culture Night is an initiative that we are extremely proud to be involved in and we would like to thank the Minister for his on-going support of this wonderful one night event. We hope that Culture Night on September 21st will encourage people to get into the habit of exploring the fantastic cultural facilities and opportunities that you'll find in every community in Ireland."
Temple Bar Cultural Trust works in close conjunction working with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on collaborating with a range of arts organisations, community projects and multicultural groups for Culture Night every year. A range of special events will take place across indoor and outdoor venues on the night ensuring Culture Night is open to as diverse an audience range as possible, making it an inclusive cultural experience for all citizens.
Culture Night will take place in the following regions on Friday September 21st: Down, Belfast, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cloughjordan, Cork City, Cork County, Derry-Londonderry, Letterkenny, An Ghaeltacht, Galway City, Galway County, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Louth, Limerick City, Limerick County, Mayo, Navan, Offaly, Roscommon, South Tipperary, North Tipperary, Sligo, Strabane District, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
To help visitors move around Dublin City on Culture Night Dublin Bus will provide free Culture Night Dublin Buses.
The success of Culture Night has led to the introduction of First Thursdays Dublin. A Temple Bar Cultural Trust initiative, FTD brings together art galleries, cultural and creative spaces on the first Thursday of every month - by sharing the same late-night opening times - offering members of the public extra opportunities to visit exhibitions, attend events and experience late-night culture and at no extra cost.


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Q: distribution of times that a traveller passes by vertex a traveller is travelling on a map. arriving every vertex of the map, the traveller could choose to go to next vertex according to a constant probability. The probabilities are represented in a matrix
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A=\left[\begin{matrix}a_{1,1}&\cdots& a_{n,1}\\ \vdots&\ddots&\vdots\\ a_{1,n}&\cdots&a_{n,n} \end{matrix} \right]
\end{equation}
, where $a_{i,j}$ is the probability of travelling from vertex $j$ to $i$. The length between every vertex pairs are represented in a matrix
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L=\left[\begin{matrix}l_{1,1}&\cdots& l_{n,1}\\ \vdots&\ddots&\vdots\\ l_{1,n}&\cdots&l_{n,n} \end{matrix} \right]
\end{equation}
, where $l_{i,j}$ is the length of the path from vertex $j$ to $i$. The traveller moves at constant speed $v$. I want to calculate the the distributions of times the traveller passes by vertex $i$ within certain time period $t$. The distribution is represented by $f_i(n,t)$. Any hints to the solve the distribution? Thx in advance.


I coached at Isaac Newton Christian Academy in Cedar Rapids for about 13 years, before I moved to Sioux City, both soccer (we were the dominant program in Eastern Iowa among Christian middle schools) and basketball. I kept track of stats and analyzed them. I still have the files. Numbers and statistics fascinated me.
SBC Voices is coming up on a strange confluence of significant statistical milestones. WordPress has analytics and I monitor them and noticed that several statistical boxes are about to be checked. This is in a time when we have been having a lot of discussions about the future of our blog and the direction we should take. I have no idea how our stats compare to those of others – we are likely more active than some and less so than others.
We have made two decisions recently that will affect the future of the blog.
1. We have spent a lot of time analyzing what our role will be in breaking news in the SBC. We are aware that there will always be someone criticizing our decisions, but we are trying to find our sweet spot. We are generally made aware of "breaking news" before it breaks and have even been given access recently to stories that could have blown the lid off situations in the SBC, and of course, drive our stats (one story stands out – it could have been BIG).
But there are legal and ethical considerations attached to breaking stories. Confirming stories, checking sources. Being investigative journalists and checking sources is appealing and it certainly is a way to increase traffic here at the blog, but we all have fulltime jobs and are not willing to become investigative journalists.
We have decided that our role will be to opine on stories others break. We will let Baptist Press, the Houston Chronicle, or other national journalism entities (or bloggers like Ben) break the stories and then we will give our perspective. This is a guideline more than an actual rule. We just are not equipped to be the Baptist Woodward and Bernstein.
We try to act for the betterment of the SBC, not this site. We've held stories that would increase traffic here dramatically. If we publish, it's because we believe that the information will advance the work of Southern Baptists.
We are willing to criticize SBC institutions and leaders but will seek to do that constructively and redemptively. We realize those we criticize will not likely appreciate what we do or feel that it was right.
We understand people will disagree with almost every action we take. People have often disagreed (privately) when we failed to publish hot stories we could have broken. People have often disagreed, both publicly and privately, when we publish. We recognize that as part of the process. We do what we think is right and then brace for impact. Bloggers will never be popular with the powerful because they want to control information and we prevent that.
We are gradually becoming less enamored with anonymity. While we still allow some to publish anonymously (both comments and posts), we are doing less and less of that. Anonymity is under constant discussion.
Comments are under constant review. Moderating comments is a task none of us has time for. We want to provide open discussion but also accountability and responsibility.
These are basic guiding principles. Application of them is under constant discussion…and disagreement! If anyone thinks we are monolithic at Voices, they should see some of our behind the scenes discussions about whether to post certain stories.
2. We are going to be adding some ads soon. Since we took over ownership of the blog (technically, the blog is now a nonprofit corporation and we run it as a group), we find there are expenses. So, you will be seeing some ads at the top and on the sidebar.
Our editorial position will not change. We are Southern Baptists committed to advancing the work of Southern Baptists. We will criticize when we feel the need, and if an advertiser objects to that, they will have to invest elsewhere. We will criticize constructively and redemptively. We are not a discernment blog that is looking to see how many people we can tear down and destroy.
Here's where we stand. We are relentlessly and unapologetically pro-SBC. That does not mean that we agree with everything that goes on in the SBC. That does not mean we will cheer every action or sit idly by when things happen that we see as wrong. As loyal Southern Baptists, we will articulate our convictions, even if that puts some off, and we are willing to criticize those in power if we believe that criticism helps our convention.
The nature of blogging has changed so much since I took over as editor of this blog on my birthday (September 13) in 2010. Back then, I would often just put up discussion starter posts and we'd have comment streams that went 1200 to 1500 comments. I learned to hate moderating comments and through the years, as the SBC splintered more and more, comments became more unmanageable, aggressive, and sometimes hostile.
We have fewer comments now and have discussed closing comments (we decided against that). But that doesn't mean our posts are not getting discussed. Now, people share a post on Facebook and have their own discussions. Many Facebook groups have arisen that discuss Baptist life. The comment streams of blogs are no longer as active as they once were.
But here are some of our statistical milestones. Again, other blogs blow ours away. We are Baptist-focused and we are not controversy-mongers. We have decided against publishing many articles that could have doubled or tripled our traffic over that last year, but we felt those posts were not honoring to our Savior or best for Baptists. Even what we posted was offensive to some. I would only say to those offended by what we posted – you should have seen the stuff we decided NOT to post!
Looking at these milestones says something about blogging today.
1. We are nearing 10,000,000 page views.
Our computer guy, Brent Hobbs, tells me there are several ways to measure "hits" on a blog, but we measure individual page views and separate guests. If you log on to Voices and look at 5 different articles, our stats record you as one visitor and 5 page views. Brent says there are measures of "hits" that include much larger numbers but I sorta blanked out as he started speaking with other tongues (computer stuff).
I hear all the time that blogging is dying, but we broke every record our statistics measure (except for the one-day record) last year. Of course, the Paige Patterson story was the wind beneath our wings there. We were running strong a few years ago when we had the blogroll (remember that?) and when Google deactivated that, we took a major hit (down about 500 to 1000 page views a day). But we are back running stronger than we were back in the blogroll days. This year is running a little behind last year but still ahead of previous years.
We will cross the 10 million page view mark in May.
2. We are nearing 200,000 approved comments.
This is the biggest change in the dynamics of Baptist blogging, and I am all for it. We have far fewer comments at Voices, and we tend to moderate and block trolls and shrill commenters more readily. People are free to share our posts on Facebook and say whatever they want.
I hate moderating comments because I have not, after 12 years, found an objective system to use in the process. Which comments cross the line? Am I more likely to excuse a comment made by a friend than by someone who annoys me? (I'd like to say not, but, well, probably.) We try not to moderate comments based on POV (within reason) but there is no clear standard.
So, we are within a few comments of 200,000, but we are slowing down. We will likely cross that barrier before the Annual Meeting as well.
3. We are nearing 11,000 Twitter Followers.
That is about double the number of followers we had when we first started running the twitter account (I think it was nearing 6000?). This form of communication has boomed.
We are still learning how to use it, and I am constantly transgressing. I have a personal twitter, a church twitter, a Voices twitter, (and a Yankees-related twitter). I have often tweeted on the Voices account thinking it was my own account. Brent is patient with me.
4. We have nearing 1500 Facebook followers and approaching 1000 subscribers to our posts.
We have never done "like us" appeals to build this and it was only a couple of months ago that Brent added the "subscribe" option (or re-added it). We've gone from zero to about 800 in that time, according to stats.
We probably should have focused on this more.
5. We are nearing 5000 published posts.
When I took over the blog, I had the idea that to drive traffic, let's push posts. We tried to have an early AM post, a noon post, and an evening post. We had 3 per weekday for a long time. Can you say burnout?
Now, we try to focus on quality more than quantity (we still let Adam Blosser post), and we look to have one post every day, Monday through Saturday. Sometimes, we have two posts. Breaking news posts go up when, well, news breaks.
We are less than 90 posts short, and in the run-up to the convention, with the frequency of news, we will likely cross that barrier around the Annual Meeting time.
What do we talk about when we talk?
1. We'd like to add regular minority contributors.
2. We'd love to see more regular contributions from SBC women.
3. We have some ideas about regular features.
4. We continue to look for writers who have a variety of viewpoints. We are a pro-SBC blog willing to offer positive, constructive criticism of the SBC. We do not engage in conspiracy theories and we resist the us-vs-them splintering ideologies that have torn us apart. But I would love to have people who articulate well positions that differ from mine.
Sometimes, I like to read back through old posts and remember the "wild west" days of blogging. It was awful in many ways. Oddly, many of my blogging opponents back then are good friends now. We are constantly morphing and adjusting and changing. We hope to do better every month, every year.
How many viewpoints do I need? ?
As a blogger for 13 years I understand your need to make some changes. I blog very little these days due to increased time requirements for other endeavors. I enjoy reading your posts even when I disagree. What you have proposed make sense to me and I wish you well.
I would suggest that the decrease in comments is not necessarily due to the nature of blogging so much as a change in the nature of the articles posted here.
…meaning less Cal/Trad stuff and SBC politics…or what?
Yes, much less stuff where there are likely to be a variety of opinions.
Actually, Bill, one of the most significant things was taking the comment thing off the side bar. People can't see latest comments to react to.
I stay away from Cal/Trad stuff as much as possible.
Thanks to you all for the years of hard work.


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I would like to thank the organisers and our hosts for the opportunity to speak to this distinguished audience today. Before you kick off the discussion on the future of EU Justice policy, on the challenges and opportunities, I want to share my view of where we stand.
First of all, it might be worth remembering where we come from in European Justice policy. Justice is a rather new field for the EU. Over the past two decades it evolved from inter-governmental cooperation to a mature policy area.
Today, in a world that is changing fast, we have the flexibility to respond quickly to new challenges. And we have proven that we can come up with timely solutions, on issues as diverse as the rule of law, data protection, family law, or terrorism.
EU Justice policy has a major role in enforcing the common values upon which the Union is founded, in particular fundamental rights, rule of law and citizenship rights. The close interconnection between EU Member States means that a problem in one of them is a problem for all of them.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights should be our compass in the Justice and Home Affairs fields. The EU response to security threats is an example. Our fight against terrorism must go hand in hand with respect for fundamental rights. At the same time, we have to address the root causes of terrorism - that is why we fund, amongst others, programmes to prevent radicalisation in prisons. In total we plan to mobilise more than 6.5 million EUR for strengthening the criminal justice response to radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism.
We also have to do more to deal in a decisive but humane way with migration. People who flee war, who flee persecution on grounds of race or sexual orientation come to Europe in large numbers. We have to help those in danger. The Commission has worked for a swift, coordinated European response. If we want to make this Union a better place for our citizens, we all have to respect the values we signed up to. And this goes well beyond the migration crisis. Whether the discussion is about free movement or the independence of the judiciary: the core values of the Union are non-negotiable.
But the new arrivals also have to do their share. They have to integrate into society and respect those values, including gender equality, and including the rights of minorities.
We have made good progress in recent years on making this Union a better place for our citizens. As I said at the beginning of my mandate, I want more rights and more protection for citizens. In criminal law, we are completing the procedural rights agenda. The victims' rights Directive entered into application last November. The new rules will improve how people are treated when they suffer from crime.
The Data Protection reform has been agreed in Parliament and Council. This reform package will put an end to the current patchwork of data protection rules. It will allow people to regain control of their personal data.
We also presented two proposals on digital contracts last December to get the Digital Single Market off the ground. And last but not least, we started an evaluation exercise – the so-called Refit - on consumer rights, with the aim of adapting consumer rights to people's way of life in the digital age.
All of these initiatives add value, making life easier for people and businesses.
I see that today you will cover a broad range of topics. I wish you fruitful discussions and a successful conference. Thank you.