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Home > Breaking News > SARAKI LOYALISTS IN GOVT WILL BE REMOVED, SAYS LAI MOHAMMED
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says some of the loyalists of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, holding federal executive positions will soon be shown the way out.
The Minister disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin at a ceremony organised by the Kwara State All Progressives Congress to sensitise and mobilise the party's women leaders ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the minister said that despite Saraki allegedly using his position to sabotage national development to the detriment of the people, his loyalists from Kwara State were still occupying executive positions.
He said the Federal Government would not hesitate to sack those beneficiaries in executive positions.
''Some of the people they nominated to the boards of government's agencies and parastatals are still there, yet they claim that Kwara has not benefitted from this Federal Government.
''These people, some of whom are holding executive positions, will soon be shown the way out,'' he said.
Mohammed said Kwara elections, like that of the general poll, would be issue-based devoid of ethnicity, religion or gender.
He said the issues the APC is concerned with in Kwara have to do with good governance and a better life for the people.
''The main issues here have to do with how our state has been governed in the past 50 years, 40 of which have been dominated by a single family.
''What has happened to the commonwealth, which has been cornered by a single dynasty at the expense of the people.
''Where are the roads and other infrastructure to justify the huge resources that have accrued to the state?
''If you follow a path for so long, and it leads you nowhere, won't you try another path? These are the issues,'' he said.
The minister stressed that the 40 years of the Saraki's family in power, the state has no potable water for people to drink, adding that workers had been pauperised because of non-payment of their salaries.
He said the Saraki dynasty in Kwara had rendered the quality of life of the people to the lowest point.
On the contrary, the minister said that the APC in its campaign had been proudly showcasing what the Federal Government had achieved since assuming office in 2015.
''Ask them who tarred the Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa road that they (PDP) took to Bode Saadu, where they launched their campaign a few days ago.
''That road was impassable during the time of the PDP, the same party they are now touting as the one with the magic wand,'' he said.
Mohammed said that contrary to the lies of the opposition, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari was not the reason the states had not performed.
He said, ''Ask them what they did with the several bailouts they received from the Federal Government.
''Ask them why they could not pay workers' salaries despite getting bailouts and Paris Club refund; they claim they are helping the state to offset workers salaries.
''Remind them that they are only returning some of the commonwealth they have looted. They are only doing so out of panic.''
The minister also said that the claim by the opposition that the APC would take Kwara to Southwest zone was incorrect.
Earlier, the Kwara APC Women Leader, Hajiya Rahmat Okin-Abolaji, underscored the importance of mobilising women ahead of the polls considering their statistics in the nation's population.
She alleged that women had been marginalised in Kwara politics and expressed the confidence that the APC would change the situation after winning the election.
The women leader also tasked the women to come out in their numbers to vote for the APC in order to liberate the state from decades of poor governance.
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The new unit consists of three batteries with six Panzerhaubitze (PzH) 2000NL 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and six 120 mm mortars each, which since January 2013 had come under the Dutch Fire Support Command, plus fires cells and fire-support teams to co-ordinate fire support, close air support by helicopters and aircraft, and naval gunfire.
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He can be quite lustful and naughty then light spirited and funny. He loves a temptress in an off-shoulder sweater. When you walk pass him, walk in a slow and cat-walking like manner then turn your head slightly to the sides and smile at him. The trick, then, is to take a wait-and-see approach.
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A lot of great guys run into one common problem: When you text your crush, remember that texting is a great way to flirt, to make plans, and to take the relationship into the physical world, but not a great way to build understanding or to really get to know someone.
If they're really into you, they will jump at the opportunity. So touch his arm, graze your arm against his shoulder and proceed to more intimate touching as you get closer.
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I could see from his T-shirt that he likes some band. One thing that will always be obvious when a person is interested in you, whether a girl or a guy, is if they're always super excited being around you. They will do just about anything to poke you, tickle you, basically anything to ensure that you are in contact with them.
And you want to get the ball rolling, because you think he might like you to. When you go shopping together change your cloths and let him see you, ask him to draw the zipper for you.
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Sit on his laps and rock him slowly. Before you leave you could also give him that full tight hug and a peck on the cheek. This is meant to bring you closer as far as chemistry is concerned and hence is a very important part of being a flirt.
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Just a few hours ago a mysterious Twitter account by the name of 3rdEyeGirl popped up, bringing with it a string of cryptic messages and links to a few curious Prince-related items.
Two of the links were remixes of a pair of Prince tracks — his latest single Rock and Roll Love Affair and interestingly, a fantastic extended version of Laydown, originally from his 20Ten LP.
The next link contained a rehearsal video of Bambi, originally from Prince's 1979 self-titled record. The performance is recent, featuring a stripped down version of the Prince's New Power Generation band with Hannah Ford on drums, Ida Nielsen on bass and NPG-newcomer Donna Grantis on guitar. Prince is shown wearing shades and a hoodie while busting out some fiery guitar licks, definitely more rocking than most of his recent-ish output.
Yet another link revealed a brand new song called Same Page Different Book, a fairly funky track discussing Prince's favorite thing — religion. It's… well, it's Prince.
It's hard to tell if the 3rdEyeGirl account is some weird marketing attempt by Prince's team or someone who got their hands on some unreleased material via other means, but either way you can check out the songs/rehearsal video below.
Thanks to Dr. Funkenberry for the heads up.
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Released Wednesday (Oct. 3), the R&B singer's take on "Beautiful Surprise," from India.Arie's 2002 album Voyage to India, is a mellow, acoustic ballad about living in the moment of an unexpected love. It and a new live jazz version of "Remember" were recorded at Spotify Studios NYC while KATIE was in New York over the summer.
Along with the two Spotify Singles, KATIE also released accompanying videos for each song. For "Beautiful Surprise," the singer released a floral-enhanced lyric video, while she also released a clip of her performing "Remember" in a New York City subway station. "Remember" was originally released in June with a luxurious, gold-toned music video.


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La Hrvatska nogometna liga 2022-2023, conosciuta anche come SuperSport Hrvatska nogometna liga 2022-2023 per motivi di sponsorizzazione, è la 32ª edizione della massima serie del campionato di calcio croato, la prima con la nuova denominazione. L'inizio è programmato per il 15 luglio 2022 e la conclusione per il 4 giugno 2023, con una pausa fra la 17ª (11/13 novembre) e la 18ª giornata (20/22 gennaio) per la disputa del Campionato mondiale di calcio 2022.

La HRT ritorna, dopo una pausa di 11 anni, a trasmettere alcune (27 a stagione per 4 anni, 108 in totale) gare di campionato in chiaro, soprattutto i "derby", termine che in Croazia è esteso anche alle sfide di cartello, non soltanto alle stracittadine.

Stagione

Novità
Dalla stagione 2021-2022 è stato retrocesso lo , mentre dalla Druga HNL è stato promosso il .

La HNL è passata dal 18º al 19º posto del ranking UEFA e rimane con un posto per le qualificazioni alla Champions League.

Regolamento
Le 10 squadre partecipanti si affrontano in un doppio girone di andata e ritorno per un totale di 36 giornate.
La prima classificata è campione di Croazia e si qualifica per il secondo turno di qualificazione della UEFA Champions League 2023-2024.
Le squadre classificate al secondo e terzo posto si qualificano per il secondo turno di qualificazione della UEFA Europa Conference League 2023-2024, la vincitrice della Coppa di Croazia, invece, al terzo turno.
L'ultima classificata retrocede direttamente in Prva NL 2023-2024.

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori

Classifica
aggiornata al 14 marzo 2023

Legenda:
      Campione di Croazia e qualificata alla UEFA Champions League 2023-2024.
      Qualificate alla UEFA Europa Conference League 2023-2024.
      Retrocessa in 2.HNL 2023-2024.

Regolamento:
Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

Risultati

Tabellone

4-0Calendario 1-18

Calendario 19-36

Statistiche

Squadre

Capoliste solitarie

Individuali

Classifica marcatori
aggiornata al 14 marzo 2023

Note

Voci correlate
1. NL 2022-23
2. NL 2022-23
Coppa di Croazia 2022-23

Collegamenti esterni
Sito ufficiale su hnl.hr
Sito della federazione su hns-cff.hr
Prva HNL su UEFA.com

Campionato croato di calcio
Calcio nel 2022
Calcio nel 2023
Prva hrvatska nogometna liga

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HPD Reveals River Commons Affordable Housing Property in Concourse, The Bronx
7:30 am on January 12, 2022 By Sebastian Morris
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has revealed the first of two new affordable housing properties in the southwest corner of The Bronx. Located in Concourse near the intersection of River Avenue and East 168th Street, Site A will eventually debut as River Commons and will comprise 278 affordable apartments.
Housing Lottery Launches for Sendero Verde Phase I in East Harlem, Manhattan
7:00 am on January 7, 2022 By Vanessa Londono
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Sendero Verde Phase I, a 15-story building at 60 East 112th Street and a ten-story building at 75 East 111th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by L+M Development Partners, Jonathan Rose Companies, and Acacia Network, the Sendero Verde complex will yield nearly 700 residences when all phases are complete, along with numerous outdoor green spaces and community facility space for social services. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 324 units for residents at 30 to 110 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $15,806 to $162,800.
NYCHA Announces Joint Venture for Comprehensive Renovations at Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses in East New York, Brooklyn
7:00 am on January 2, 2022 By Sebastian Morris
The New York City Housing Authority is working in partnership with Douglaston Development, L+M Development Partners, Dantes Partners, and SMJ Development to complete major renovations at the Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses in East New York, Brooklyn. Together, the public houses comprise 1,922 units.
Developers Close on $30.3M Financial Package to Complete 'Arverne East' in The Rockaways
7:30 am on December 18, 2021 By Sebastian Morris
L+M Development Partners, Bluestone Organization and Triangle Equities have closed on $30.3 million in financing to complete the first phase of Arverne East, a forthcoming master-planned community in the Rockaways.
Permits Filed for 305 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn
6:30 am on November 12, 2021 By Vanessa Londono
Permits have been filed for an eight-story affordable housing development at 305 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Chester Street and Dumont Avenue, the corner lot is two blocks from the Rockaway Avenue subway station, serviced by the 3 train. L+M Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits Filed for Affordable Housing Tower at 405 West 206th Street in Inwood, Manhattan
7:00 am on October 16, 2021 By Vanessa Londono
Permits have been filed for a 17-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 405 West 206th Street in Inwood, Manhattan. Encompassing the block along Ninth Avenue from West 206th to West 207th Streets, the lot is one block from the 207th Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. L+M Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications, after purchasing 20,000-square-foot parking lot for $7.2 million earlier this year.
7:00 am on August 19, 2021 By Vanessa Londono
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 380 Chester Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Located between Riverdale Avenue and Livonia Avenue, the lot is one block west of the Rockaway Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, and 4 trains. David Dishy of L+M Development Partners is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 95 Units at 14 Lecount Place in New Rochelle
7:00 am on July 24, 2021 By Vanessa Londono
The Housing Action Council in New Rochelle is now accepting applications for 14 Lecount Place in the downtown neighborhood. Developed by Wilder Balter Partners and L+M Development Partners, the 27-story mixed-use new-construction building is expected to open this fall with 285 market-rate apartments and 95 affordable rental units. The 457,000-square-foot project is designed by Beyer Blinder Belle. Additional components include 6,200 square feet of retail space, parking, and residential amenities.
Construction Imminent on New Georgia King Village in Newark, New Jersey
7:00 am on June 3, 2021 By Vanessa Londono
Construction is expected to break ground this summer on Georgia King Village, a new construction project in Newark's Fairmount neighborhood with affordable housing, residences for the formerly homeless, and a community healthcare clinic with social services for at-risk populations. Development partners include University Hospital, L+M Development Partners, as well as various state and city agencies. Inglese Architecture + Engineering is responsible for the design.
Bronx Point and Universal Hip Hop Museum Break Ground in the South Bronx
Construction has broken ground on phase one of Bronx Point, a mixed-use development in the South Bronx. In addition to 542 affordable housing units, phase one includes construction of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, 2.8 acres of public open space, and a robust mix of community facilities.
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Isimovo (; , İsäm) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Isimovsky Selsoviet, Kugarchinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 708 as of 2010. There are 6 streets.

Geography
Isimovo is located 26 km south of Mrakovo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Maloisimovo is the nearest rural locality.

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Marvel Director Explains Thanos' Hilarious Death In What If…?
David James Oct 7, 2021 9:03 am Oct 7, 2021 9:03 am
The first season of What If…? wrapped up yesterday, and it was one hell of a ride. Over its initial run, we got a ton of cool alternative takes on the MCU, with highlights being Hayley Atwell's kickass Captain Carter, the final performance of Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, and the dark and somber tale of the corrupted Strange Supreme. But there was a bunch of comedic moments too, with one of the best seeing Thanos getting unceremoniously killed.
This took place in the penultimate episode 'What If… Ultron Won?'. After possessing Vision's body and securing the Mind Stone, Ultron launched a global nuclear holocaust and wiped out most life on the planet. Thanos steps through a portal to find Earth in ruins. Ultron simply says "fascinating" and bisects him, slicing him from top to bottom in an instant.
What If…? director Bryan Andrews was asked about the scene in a recent interview, saying:
"Well, I think Thanos is pretty badass on his own. And I think it's important for everyone to remember that it's infinite possibilities. So yes, there are universes where Thanos maybe didn't get his act together and isn't quite as badass as we thought. Or he was on the verge and was defeated in a different way. I'm sure there's a universe where Thor aimed for the head."
He went on to say that this Thanos may have been a touch too over-confident:
"I'm sure there are probably hundreds of universes where Thanos steps out of that gate to see the Infinity Ultron and he just destroys that droid. That was one particular story that played out that one specific way to allow this certain thing to be achieved. And for that to happen, I think that particular Thanos just maybe was a little bit full of hubris. He didn't check where he was going in advance and he was a little ill-prepared, but I don't think that means that's the only way that particular situation ever played out by a longshot."
This won't stop fans from debating whether the scene makes sense. One bone of contention is that it implies that Vision should have been able to easily defeat Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.
The best counter-argument I've heard is that Ultron's cold-hearted nature is the deciding factor: if he'd hesitated for even a second he'd have lost. Meanwhile, the altogether better-natured Vision wouldn't have resorted to deadly violence the second a strange and beefy purple dude showed up.
What If…? is already confirmed to return for a second season. We know we're due some fun Thanos action in those episodes, too, with a postponed season one episode showing a universe in which Gamora killed him and donned his armor. I'm hoping we get a follow-up on the zombie Thanos tease from the end of the 'What If… Zombies?!' episode too.
More on that as we hear it.


The train between Rome and Montecatini Terme takes 2h 53m. On an average weekday, there are 2 trains per day travelling from Rome to Montecatini Terme. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
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Hollywood Gorilla Men: Awwww.....Poor little Kid !
Here Gorilla Man extraordinaire Don McLeod does exactly that, while on tour promoting American Tourister luggage.
Don's amazing suit was created by none other than multiple Oscar winner Rick Baker.
It's no wonder kids, and most of the people who saw Don's commercials though he was the real thing !


Costa Rica – A Sportfishing Paradise!
Costa Rica was named Rich Coast by Christopher Columbus in 1502, and with good reason. Bordered on two sides by ocean, it is an anglers paradise. Costa Rica's temperate climate allows for year round sportfishing for a variety of fish such as sailfish, marlin, tuna, wahoo, roosterfish, dolphinfish, tarpon, dorado, grouper. More than sixty-four world records have been caught in Costa Rica.
Playa Tamarindo is located at the southern end of the shallow, plankton rich Papagayo Gulf on the northwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The close proximity to the continental shelf makes for a very short run time.
There is a large variety of boats to choose from, from single engine pangas, to air-conditioned inboard sport fishing boats, and they will differ greatly in price. In the dry season when the strong Papagayo winds are prevalent, it is recommended to fish on twin engine boat as the ocean can get choppy and captains will have to fish farther away to be in calm water.
Most charter companies offer two types of fishing charters. A half day charter which usually targets reef fish such as snapper and grouper, leaves around 7 am and returns around mid day. A full day charter targets sailfish and marlin, as well as reef fish, leaves around 7 am and returns around 4 pm.
Billfish are catch-and-release only, but it is possible to bring in 'eating fish', such as tuna and snapper. The boat mates will fillet your fish and bag it for you. Most restaurants will cook up your fish for a reasonable fee.
Before going out on a charter you will have to purchase a fishing license which can be done online. A license costs around $15 and is valid for 8 days. When booking your charter you will get instructions on how to go about buying the license.
Written by – Warren Sellers Sportfishing. One of the first Costa Rica fishing captains, Warren has been taking anglers on fishing trips since 1974.
To discover Tamarindo's many other water sports visit Tamarindo Water Activities.


FEELS is a Helsinki based indietronica band formed by singer and songwriter Sofi Meronen, keyboardist Mikael Myrskog and producer Jooel Jons. They describe their music as epic, gripping and toned with northern melancholy. 'If You'd Meet Me Tonight is taken from their debut EP 'Butterflies' that was released in the beginning of March.
The legendary Finnish producer Jori Hulkkonen saw the band play live in his home town Turku earlier this year, and became a part of their rapidly growing fanbase. So, this is what Feels and Jori Hulkkonen sound like when you melt them together. The song is out March 25th at iTunes and other digital stores.
Finnish producer Jori Hulkkonen has revealed a house-inspired remix of electronic duo Phantom's new single 'Over'. Having collaborated in the past with the likes of John Foxx, José González and Tiga, Hulkkonen's latest remix follows the recent release of his brand new full-length LP on My Favorite Robot Recordings, and sees him embellish the dark pop tones of Phantom's original to transform it for the dancefloor.
Phantom's 'Over' is out through VILD Recordings. Watch the official video below. Taken from their forthcoming debut full-length LP coming in 2016.
FBNM presents two killer cuts by Finnish House and Techno master Jori Hulkkonen, backed with a beefy dub mix from the genius international collaboration of Balihu Records head honcho Daniel Wang and J.E.E.P. aka Jules Etienne.
It's all in the arpeggios as Jori headlines with 'Something Left To Learn' an homage to italo disco in both sound design and methodology. Written almost exclusively using the rare Italian made Solton Programmer 24 (1985), he turns out an authentic moody original of groovy electronic bleeps, disco drums and emotive pads whilst featuring some heavily effected vocals of his own!
Daniel Wang and J.E.E.P. continue to collaborate and this time with a mix at the personal request of Mr. Hulkkonen, they don't fail to impress! Their Dub- apella treatment strips back the arrangement and pull out the heart, giving back some breathing space to the mix, but if only so they can add some disco percussion and fatten everything right back up again!
Finally 'Distant Cities' sees the android Hulkkonen head deep into the future, Detroit 2192 to be exact. Detuned oscillators and dissonant keys pump out over a precisely rigid drum machine groove chorused with the wonkiest robotic vox you've ever heard! A big one for the late night dance floor freaks.
And as usual FBNM provides on point mastering from Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at Calyx, Berlin and a complete custom colour sleeve design for the fully premium vinyl experience!


A week-long winter camp for students of Gasa was held at the TTI Khuruthang, Punakha from January 10. About 26 students took part in the camp where they experienced various insights to Health & Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Arts & Crafts, Digital Fabrication and Construction Industry. JICA Bhutan Office organised the camp.


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What is the EU's new Digital Markets Act?
The European Parliament Commission and Member States have voted in the Digital Markets Act, a new system devised to keep big tech giants honest and fair, opening the door to similar plans to be invoked around the world.
Look out tech Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft. The European Union (EU) has its eyes on you!
A new ruling targeting the "Big Five" tech companies was agreed upon by the EU on 24th March, which may force these companies to be more innovative and to break their ironclad grips on the market.
"What we want is simple: Fair markets also in digital," said Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager. "We are now taking a huge step forward to get there – that markets are fair, open and contestable.
"Large gatekeeper platforms have prevented businesses and consumers from the benefits of competitive digital markets. The gatekeepers will now have to comply with a well-defined set of obligations and prohibitions. This regulation, together with strong competition law enforcement, will bring fairer conditions to consumers and businesses for many digital services across the EU."
This landmark ruling has set out a laundry list of "dos and don'ts" for companies that have strangleholds on certain markets, often controlling entire ecosystems, and made up of different platform services such as online marketplaces, operating systems, cloud services or online search engines.
Now these corporations will be subject to a variety of obligations and restrictions in order to stop unfair market practices whilst at the same time creating effective enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance.
The DMA is part of an ambitious reform of the digital space together with the Digital Services Act, aiming at ensuring a safe and accountable online environment. Taken together, this package will establish a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union.
Brussels has had enough of chasing up breaches made by multinationals resulting in drawn out legal proceedings. Instead, they took the bull by the horns and are enacting some 20 rules that, if not adhered to, will result in massive fines. It is said these fines could be as high as 10% of global sales, and up to 20% for repeaters.
The new rules, which are expected to be formally enacted as soon as January 2023, came about as a reaction to slow-moving anti-trust investigations made by rival businesses who have cried foul when bigger fish have used their innovations to their own advantage or have swallowed up smaller companies in order to eliminate competition.
Additionally, large platforms will be banned from favouring their own services in search engine results and using data from their sites that has been sourced from business customers with the purpose of competing with them.
It also will prevent pre-installed software on computers or phones, such as browsers or music applications, and facilitate the use of alternative products.
Finally, the European Parliament also secured the addition of interoperability of messaging services, which will allow, for example, a Signal user to communicate with a contact using WhatsApp.
In addition to the "Big Five", they are also taking aim at other companies such as TikTok and Booking.com. The full list has yet to be presented but will be determined by the already established criteria of turnover, market capitalisation and number of users.
The companies are naturally not as enthralled by the legislation as consumers no doubt will be. A spokesperson for Google said, "While we support many of the DMA's ambitions on consumer choice and interoperability, we remain concerned about the potential risks to innovation and the variety of choices available to Europeans."
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Ein Dobson-Spektrophotometer ist ein differenzielles optisches Absorptionsspektrometer zur Bestimmung der Stärke der Ozonschicht. Das Gerät wurde zwischen 1923 und 1931 von Gordon Dobson entwickelt. Nach ihm wurde die Dobson-Einheit für das Messergebnis benannt. Bis Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts wurden 135 Geräte hergestellt, davon sind heute noch rund 80 im operationellen Einsatz.

Messprinzip
Das Dobson-Spektrophotometer arbeitet im Übergangsbereich von UV-A und -B. Lichtquelle ist die Sonne. Im Gerät zerlegt ein Prisma das Licht spektral. Bei zwei bis sechs Wellenlängen werden paarweise Intensitätsverhältnisse bestimmt, indem die größere Intensität durch einen Graukeil auf die geringere abgeschwächt wird. Bei einer Wellenlänge im UV-B, z. B. 305,5 nm, absorbiert Ozon stark (Hartley-Bande), bei einer anderen im UV-A, z. B. 325,4 nm, dringt die UV-Strahlung fast ungehindert durch die Ozonschicht.

Nach dem Lambert-Beerschen Absorptionsgesetz hängt das an der Verschiebung des Graukeils abgelesene Transmissionsverhältnis von der im Labor gemessenen Differenz der Absorptionskoeffizienten bei den beiden Wellenlängen und von der über den durchstrahlten Weg integrierten Konzentration ab. Für die gesuchte Schichtdicke ist durch den Kosinus der Zenitdistanz der Sonne zu dividieren. Daneben ist die weniger stark wellenlängenabhängige Rayleigh-Streuung an Luftmolekülen zu berücksichtigen. Der variierende Aerosolgehalt der Atmosphäre (Staub, Tröpfchen) stört kaum, da die Mie-Streuung nur schwach wellenlängenabhängig ist. So ist es möglich, auch bei völlig bedecktem Himmel zu messen.

Dobson-Spektrophotometer in Deutschland
In Deutschland sind derzeit drei Geräte im Einsatz: D071 im Meteorologischen Observatorium Lindenberg, D064 und D104 im Meteorologischen Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg, wobei das Gerät D064 als Regional Standard Instrument für Europa zur Kalibrierung der europäischen Dobson-Spektrophotometer verwendet wird.

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Lack of exercise 'kills more than obesity'
Physical inactivity is a cause of twice as many deaths as obesity, according to a major new study.
However, we can reduce our risk of early death simply by taking a 20 minute brisk walk each day, researchers from Cambridge University said.
In an analysis of several years of health data from more than 334,000 Europeans, researchers estimated that the risk of early death could be reduced by between 16 and 30 per cent by doing a small amount of moderate exercise daily.
An inactive lifestyle is a major risk factor for obesity, heart disease and cancer. However, its impact on our chances of an early death are believed to be independent of the effects of obesity, researchers said.
They calculated that while 337,000 of the 9.2 million deaths in Europe per year could be associated with obesity, 676,000 were attributable to inactivity.
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I've been really busy baking and purging in my house, so far the purging has been a very very slow process…. the baking has been fun trying out new recipes and the purging wel …. let's face it this stuff has been lying around since before I started my memory lane and it will take a while to get this up to scratch.
And I'm not even talking about scrapbook supplies here. I will have to sort those out too as dh and I are trading places, he gets the cold (smaller but finished and painted) room downstairs and I get the warm (bigger & unfinished) room in the attic. We're both very happy with this deal so we're working very hard to get this done before the new year.
I've also been very busy with the Dutch Dares, looking for some new talent for the dt, promoting ourselves on Facebook and scrapping the dares and sketches, unfortunately not joining in as much as I'd like to.
And we have new Family photo's ! It's hard to say which ones are my favorites since they are all so fab, but here are one of us each and a group photo all made by the fabulous Miss Delis.


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A Delicious Journey into the Heart of N.C. Bar-B-Que: Part 1
Hursey's was the first stop on our whirlwind North Carolina barbeque tour.
My notebook and several articles of clothing still smell of hardwood smoke. I blame it on my buddy Tyson Ho. Last week we took a barbeque road trip to hit up a bunch of whole hog joints in North Carolina. Tyson, the man behind the Hog Days of Summer, never misses a chance to evangelize about Carolina barbeque, but the real reason for the pilgrimage was to pick up a cooker to replace the one stolen from in front of John Brown Smokehouse last month. Very few things cause me to leave the house before dawn. One is the Malaysian soup service at Curry Leaves in Flushing. The other is barbeque. So last Thursday morning found me standing on the corner at 4:15 a.m. waiting for Tyson to pick me up to begin the journey southward. Joining us were Tyson's buddy, Matt Gelfand and Michael Rudin, a photographer and fellow barbeque enthusiast.
On the 10-hour drive down—thanks and praise to expert wheelman Matt—I learned quite a bit about whole hog barbeque. The most important fact being: in North Carolina the phrase "whole hog barbeque" is redundant. "A lot of people will say, 'I went to North Carolina and asked the waitress what was on the barbeque plate' and she looked at me funny," Tyson, who I've come to consider as something of a Chinese John T. Edge, said. "That's because there's only one thing on it: barbeque. And barbeque is whole hog."
Pointing to the cookhouse at Hursey's.
"We are at the six-hour mark don't eat too much at the first stop," Tyson said. By the time we pulled into Burlington, N.C., I was delirious from hunger and lack of sleep. So much so that I was ready to try the buffalo chicken pita that some god-forsaken place called The Park touted on its roadside sign. "For me to eat it has to be cooked with wood," Tyson said pointing to a stack of hickory outside the cookhouse at Hursey's Bar-B-Q (1834 S. Church St, Burlington, N.C.).
The counter at Hursey's is country as all getout.
Hursey's is a local institution that started out with a homemade backyard pit in 1945. Four years later Sylvester Hursey and his wife, Daisy were granted the state's first ever barbecue wholesale license. These days the entire operation smokes 1,200 shoulders a week over hickory coals.
A plate of Hursey's hickory-smoked whole hog.
It's a good thing that we were warned not to pig out too much at the first stop. By the time we were done ordering the table was covered with plates: chopped barbeque, sliced barbeque, broasted chicken, hush puppies, and a rack of ribs, along with cole slaw, banana pudding, and cobbler. The barbeque itself had a nice tangy flavor with a good bit of smoke, but was quite honestly nothing to write home about.The culprit? Prechopping and presaucing the gives the meat a texture not unlike tuna salad. I'm gonna go out on a hickory limb here and say that Sylvester and Daisy would not approve. Frankly I've had better whole hog in Tyson's back yard. The ribs—and remember in N.C. ribs ain't cue—were of the steamed saucy variety shunned by barbeque geeks like myself. I literally took one bite and left the rest.
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Paul O'Brien, the Vice President for Policy and Campaigns at Oxfam America will be paying a visit to the OpenGov Hub for a Brown-Bag Lunch (BBL) on Wednesday, February 6th from 12.30-2pm.
Paul would like to talk about the challenges that international development agencies such as Oxfam are facing at the moment and would love to get feedback from the non-profit groups housed at the OpenGov Hub and beyond.
If you are interested in attending this BBL, please email info@opengovhub.org.


A producer for CBS This Morning contacted us for a segment on shared workspace. So we brought the film crew to our home base of New Work City and our editor Melissa Mesku talked about coworking until she was blue in the face. The segment – and the producer's gracious plug of New Worker Magazine – aired on December 2, 2014.


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Letters: It is not safe to have in-class learning right now
It is unfortunate that this government has again taken one of the most lax approaches to this pandemic, Robert Russell writes.
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Schools should not have in-person classes
Until the majority of students are vaccinated with two doses against COVID-19, the reopening of schools is inappropriate and irresponsible.
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It will not just affect the students infected while attending school, but will provide another vector of transmission into the general population. Thirteen to 15 per cent of children infected with COVID, regardless of their degree of symptoms during the acute illness, will develop long-term illness that will last for months and possibly years.
At this point in time controlling and minimizing the damage of this pandemic is more important than the social interactions provided by attending school.
It is unfortunate that this government has again taken one of the most lax approaches to this pandemic, compared to other provinces. Their similar decisions in the past, such as delaying mandatory mask legislation for months until two days after their re-election and the removal of all COVID restrictions on July 11, has resulted in Saskatchewan often having the highest rates of infection and hospitalizations in Canada.
This has cost lives and caused significant and unnecessary illness in our communities, and has resulted in many people having long-term and quite possibly permanent health issues due to COVID infection.
I would urge school boards across Saskatchewan to delay reopening schools for in-person classes and not to follow the lead of this government, which has time and time again shown that it lacks the competence and intellect to deal appropriately with this pandemic.
Travel and COVID-19
The federal government has implemented a level three advisory asking Canadians not to travel. What Canadians need to know is that, based on the Government of Canada's own data, travel is not to blame for the spread of COVID-19. Closing travel will only create untold economic hardship for those in the travel and tourism industry and for travellers who will lose money on cancelled travel plans.
All travellers must now be vaccinated to board an airplane in Canada. On the Public Health website for Canada, vaccinated travellers tested on arrival into Canada tested positive for COVID-19 0.14 per cent of the time. During the last week of November, zero per cent tested positive, out of 27,000 tests.
On the Canada COVID Epidemiological website, out of 1.3 million positive COVID cases, 0.9 per cent had travelled outside of Canada and 0.7 per cent were from someone who had been in contact with a traveller.
Based on the data provided by the Canadian government, travel is one of the least likely ways someone will contract COVID-19, yet it is the first industry to be shut down, again. Travellers are now fully vaccinated, wear masks continuously while in airports and on airplanes and have to test prior to returning and on arrival. The protocols are so stringent that virtually no travellers are returning with COVID-19. If this is the case, shutting travel is only causing substantial harm, with no benefit.
Jamie Milton
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Happy Cow was founded 1996 following the liberalisation of the Kenyan dairy sector. Starting off with a daily milk intake of 100 litres a day, production was primarily focused on bringing Dutch cheese making expertise to the Kenyan market. Following the rise in popularity of the "Cheese makers from Holland", production had soon expanded to include a wider variety of cheeses from different parts of the world; and diversified to include yoghurt, fresh cream and ghee.
By 2004, Happy Cow had grown to become a fully fledged dairy manufacturer supplying leading supermarkets, restaurants and hotels nationwide, establishing itself as a key player within the local dairy market. Today Happy Cow offers a complete and comprehensive product portfolio that is marketed across East Africa under our "Cheese makers from Holland" and "Jolly Fresh" brands. With a keen focus to providing consistent product quality, all products are produced in accordance to ISO 22000:2005 and Halal certification.


Invite the Scripture Lady to present her preschool Bible song program "It's Time to Give Thanks!" – a fun Scripture-filled musical presentation for young hearts.
God wants us to have thankful hearts. It is never too soon to begin training our preschoolers to say, "Thank you!" and to be thankful for all He has given them.
Let the Scripture Lady come and share this profound truth with your preschoolers. "It's Time to Give Thanks" is full of lively Bible verse songs, Bible skits and games all designed to teach your little ones to be thankful.
Bible Verse Song #1: "Enter His Gates" (Psalm 100:4) – Psalm 100:4 says this: "Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise." This is a great song to begin a program about thanking God. The preschoolers especially love its fun "scooping" moves!
Teaching Point #1: We can be thankful morning, noon and night. – The Scripture Lady loves to play "Charades" with children to see if they can guess what she is acting out. For this teaching point, Kathy pantomimes different activities that we all do in the morning, noon and night. It's up to the children to guess what she is doing and then give thanks to God for each of those abilities.
Bible Verse Song #2: "He is Good" (Psalm 118:1) – Psalm 118:1 says this: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever." There is so much to be thankful for and this Bible verse song is a great reminder that God's goodness will last for eternity.
Teaching Point #2: We can say, "Thank you," to those who are kind to us. – Preschoolers should be learning to say, "Thank you," at their young age. Manners do matter and I believe God is especially pleased when we tell Him, "Thank You!" for all He does.
A Scripture Lady Story: "Tom Turkey and Tim Turkey" – Kathy loves writing stories for preschoolers. "Tom Turkey and Tim Turkey" is a story about two turkeys who love to secretly give gifts to Mama Turkey. Mama Turkey is very grateful to have such kind sons.
Teaching Point #3: We can thank God for everything. – It's true that we try to spare our little ones from the difficult things in life, but even getting a "boo-boo" can be turned into a lesson on learning to be thankful even when things are hard.
Bible Verse Song #2: "As Long as I Live" (Psalm 63:4) – Psalm 63:4 says this: "I will praise you as long as I live and in your name I will lift up my hands." Your little ones will some day grow up to be grandmas and grandpas. As their Christian teachers, it is your desire that they will praise God all the days of their lives. This little song will remind them of this truth.
Bible Skit: "What are you thankful for?"- As the program winds down, Kathy asks several children in the audience what they are thankful for. The answers are always a joy to hear!


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Pu-erh tea is a type of Chinese tea that has been fermented. This gives pu-erh tea a very distinct taste that many tea drinkers enjoy. If you're curious about how this type of tea is made, read on to learn more.
Pu-erh tea is made from a special variety of the Camellia Sinensis plant called Yunnan big leaf. The leaves are typically harvested in the spring and then allowed to wither and dry in the sun. Once the leaves have dried, they are then rolled and twisted. This helps to break down the cell walls of the leaves, which makes it easier for the fermentation process that's to come.
The next step is to pile the leaves and add water. This creates an environment that's ideal for bacteria and fungi to grow. The leaves are then left to ferment for anywhere from several weeks to several months. During this time, the leaves will turn from green to black as they undergo chemical changes.
Once fermentation is complete, the leaves are dried once again. They are then sorted and graded according to quality. The best leaves are typically used to make what's known as sheng pu-erh tea, while lower quality leaves are used to make shou pu-erh tea. The leaves are then steamed, rolled, and pressed into cakes or bricks. And that's it! That's how pu-erh tea is made.
Pu-erh tea is a unique type of Chinese tea that undergoes fermentation during its production process. This gives pu-erh tea its distinct taste that many people enjoy. Now that you know how this type of tea is made, why not give it a try? You might just be surprised by how much you like it.
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The journey of finding the best tea in the world is a never-ending one, and Leo wants to take his customers along for the ride.
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Stacia's last day of school is Thursday. Part of me is excited about it. The early morning rush will be gone. The homework deadlines no longer my responsibility. PTO meetings on hold and after school activities on break for summer. The feeling of relaxation I will have next week has no comparison. I expect it to last about a day and half. That's when the these-kids-are-here-all-day freak out will occur. I'm great at planning activities when necessary. I'm not so great at spur of the moment "I'm so bored" ideas. I think I shall spend some time next week before that hits planning a list to pull from.
Girl Scout Day Camp is in 3 weeks so that will be an easy week. Soccer Camp is the week after that. Then 2 straight months of all me! I wish I had a fence so I could just open the door and usher them out. As it stands, if I want to send the munchkin out Mommy has to go too. I'm not much of an outdoor person. Though if we can ever get the wireless network going, I might do alright. Now if only ESPN News were piped into the backyard.
I'm talking about real, honest-to-goodness support. My Brownie troop organized a care package drive at school. We managed to put together 10 care packages for soldiers overseas through the Any Soldier program. I am preparing them to mail this week, and in doing so discovered several other great programs.
I ran out of packing peanuts. Not surprising since I've never bought any in my life, but I still had 5 packages to complete. So I did what any good coupon queen would do and put a request on Freecycle. Not only did I receive 5 offers for packing peanuts, but I received an amazing offer from Beanies for Baghdad to ship all 10 packages for free, courtesy of Gary Sinise through Operation Iraqi Children and A Million Thanks.
I think all 4 of these efforts are wonderful opportunities to truly support our troops, and I plan to participate in some way with all 3 who have preserved my girls' troop funds for next year's activities.
Next time I say, "Since we aren't going to be able to actually go camping this year, wouldn't it be fun if the troop just came to my house!" please, please, please talk some sense into me.
No, I'm not talking about some ancient, secret, family recipe. I'm talking about my mom's famous No-Bake Cookie recipe that I just can't seem to hold onto. I've written it down—numerous times. Yet everytime I have a craving for them, the recipe is no where to be found. One night last month I called mom after midnight for it. Today I called her as she was putting her makeup on. She'll probably be late for work, but my No-Bake Cookies are smelling good on the stove!
Think? You mean the swelling wasn't confirmation?
They took 3 different x-rays and still can't tell if it's broken. The doctor splinted it and plans to take more x-rays next week to see if there is a healing line. Then they'll cast it. I knew something like this would happen as soon as he bought that damn thing.
This is why I insisted on full protective gear which, of course, he won't wear in the house because it's not like he'll get hurt on the carpet or anything. I love you, you idiot.
I made the front page of the Chicago Tribune! I did an interview on Wednesday about my work with coupons. I took the reporter on a shopping trip and showed her how to save a bundle. I knew the article was coming out yesterday, but I had no idea it would be front page. If I had, I wouldn't have frantically flipped through the entire paper and gotten newsprint all over my new shirt on the way to Mother's Day dinner with my dad's entire family! Good thing I got to impress them with my front page news so maybe no one noticed.
I think I might have killed a bird yesterday. It wasn't my fault. The bird flew under my car from the side while I was driving. I didn't hear anything, but in my rearview mirror I saw something fluttering along the side of the road. It's possible that something under my car just clipped his wings, but it's more likely Darwinism in action. Stupid birds shouldn't breed either.
Unfortunately, this isn't my first run-in with wildlife. I nearly hit a Cardinal during my driving test many years ago. I managed to avoided it, luckily, since I'm sure killing the state bird would have had a detrimental affect on my score.
I once killed a 9-point buck with my Beretta. Doesn't that sound much cooler than "a huge deer rammed into my car?" The trooper who arrived on scene actually asked if I wanted to keep it. While venison is pretty tasty, I'm not exactly sure how I would have gone about that. I'm guessing you can't drop road kill off at the local butcher and ask for some steak and chops.
I had some watermelon a few weeks ago. It was not great melon—pink, hard, not very juicy—but I could not get enough! I called my dad—official supplier of watermelon—to get some good stuff. None. The local season hasn't started yet and they don't have anything in the warehouse. Never fear! Grandpa to the rescue!
My grandfather had a Georgia melon transported up last week just for him. He promised to send a slice with my dad. If you knew Papaw, you would now what a total sacrifice this would be. I was expecting a small sliver, just a bit to curb my craving. I got the biggiest, juciest, best-tasting slice of watermelon you've ever seen! It was so good, I've had to control myself to make it last. I can't wait until the Indiana season starts. I don't take advantage of the free produce much, but I'll make up for lost time this summer!
I've also been craving tomato-based products—chili, coneys, BLTs. The only thing the two fruits really have in common is lycopene. I didn't think you could crave a pigment, but at least this baby should never have to worry about cancer. I've got your antioxidants right here!


Vladimir Poutine a sous-estimé les réactions des Ukrainiens en poussant le président Viktor Ianoukovitch à refuser de signer l'accord d'association avec l'Union européenne. Mais l'UE aussi a commis des erreurs dans la négociations. Elle doit en tirer les leçons pour définir sa politique vis-à-vis d'une Ukraine en ébullition, estime Andrew Wilson, de l'European Council on Foreign Relations.
Countries that have a revolution often have another one (think of France) ; especially if the first is deemed to be unsuccessful, leaving unfinished business behind. The most important similarity is the return of the crowd as a factor in Ukrainian politics. One of the most depressing features of Ukraine's many failures after the Orange Revolution in 2004 was that people became apathetic. Political demonstration became a business : every demonstration was a fake, people were paid to protest. So the return of real protests changes the dynamics, for both opposition and government. Participants at the first big demo held up signs saying "we are not being paid". The authorities are relying on the tired and discredited narrative that this is an artificial protest "paid for" by domestic oligarchs or foreign powers. Some may believe this in Russia or in eastern Ukraine ; but in Kiev everyone knows this not to be true. There are important structural differences, however. The Orange Revolution was centred around a pivotal event – a rigged election – so the endgame was clearer. Moreover, Yanukovych has not done anything so clearly wrong this time (it was his campaign team that rigged the 2004 election) ; though further regime violence would change the picture.
Yanukovych, like other authoritarian leaders of various shades in the region, has been building up his defences in recent years. The security forces were split in 2004 ; now they are much stronger. Since 2012 (once the European Football Championship Finals were safely out of the way), the regime has been increasingly reliant on hired thugs to attack peaceful protestors or stage violence as agents provocateurs, with the flimsiest of cover stories that these are 'anti-fascist' groups. The phenomenon is so well-known they even have a local name – titushkas. As part of the same fight-back against 'political technology', opposition activists have issued instructions on how to deal with them. Finally, there is some talk of 'revolution'. The occupied city hall has 'centre of the revolution' graffited on the outside. But so far this is more like a period of 'abnormal politics'. Russia was able to close down its period of 'abnormal politics' after the 2011 elections by mid-2012. So we don't yet know if Ukraine will do the same.
What are the elites' calculations ?
The established leaders of the opposition were caught off guard by what was in origin a social network protest and the protesters are not necessarily trying to put them in power. Inevitably if sadly, the parliamentary opposition decided only one week ago to run three candidates in 2015 (Klitschko, Yatseniuk and Tiahnybok), they have engaged in something of a public popularity contest. Klitschko seems to be winning.
There are similar tensions within the ruling elite. There are signs of defection ; but there are also rules of momentum. Elites may be thinking about defecting, but they also thinking about whether other elites are likely to jump ship. It is not clear how many MPs have resigned from the governing party. The President's Chief of Staff first resigned and then was suddenly back at his desk. The ruling Party of Regions easily defeated a first attempt to unseat the government on 3 December (the motion won only 186 out of 450 votes).
Since the summer, Russia has been piling the pressure on all six states in the Eastern Partnership, as well as targeting Lithuania, the Summit host last week. Armenia dropped out in September, Belarus was only ever a marginal participant ; Azerbaijan was rightly or wrongly treated as a special case because it is an energy supplier. Those who attended the Vilnius Summit put on a brave face. They were reluctant to use language like 'disaster' or even 'disappointment' which would endorse the Russian position. But at the end of the summit, the Russians could not have been more pleased. According to Fyodor Lukyanov, head of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, "In the past few weeks, this turned into a zero-sum game between Russia and the European Union. Tactically, this was a clear Russian win."
Now things look rather different, as (a seeming) geopolitical victory arrived in the company of fearful prospects of "colour revolutions." The Orange revolution left a powerful impression on the Kremlin. Ever since 2004, Putin has put an enormous amount of effort into inoculating Russia from the spread of these type of protests, and covertly helping Ukraine and other neighbouring states to do the same. Now the crowds are back in Ukraine. And they have used the same kind of 'technologies' – peaceful protest, social media – that the Kremlin has always feared might be exported by the Arab Spring.
In 2004 there was no prospect of a revolution in Russia, even though the regime panicked. Now, there is. True, Putin survived his own protest wave in 2011-12, when the Moscow protestors talked in vain of organising a 'Russian Maidan'. They may not currently have the strength to try again, but Putin will be thinking about how to stop them. The Russian blogosphere and twitter-world is full of comments on and comparisons with #Euromaidan – "if they can do it, why can't we" ? Putin of course does not currently have the same vulnerabilities as Yanukovych. The Russian state and economy are more robust. But the outlook for the medium-term suddenly looks less secure. Putin's actions over the coming months will show us what lessons – for domestic as well as foreign policy - he has extracted from the current events in Kiev.
Can the domino process reverse itself ?
At the end of the Vilnius Summit, people were worrying that Russia might increase the pressure on the two remaining 'success stories' - Moldova and Georgia. They will obviously be watching closely what happens in Ukraine ; and will take heart if the Ukrainian protests are successful. This could be a time of general democratic renewal or, yet again, disillusion.
What did the EU do wrong ?
For the EU, the Vilnius Summit and the related events have offered a healthy, if somewhat bitter lesson. It is important to draw the right conclusions from it. First, for too long the EU seems to have been unaware of the real nature of tensions, calculations and power relationships inside Ukraine, as well as of the essence and meaning of contacts between Russia and Ukraine. The EU expected reality to bend itself to accommodate the EU's somewhat procedures-based approach. When it didn't, the EU did not have a plan B. It did not stick to its principles or play power games properly.
The EU over-concentrated on the Tymoshenko case. It was not a mistake to object to her wrongful imprisonment. But the Yanukovych regime was always likely to be reluctant to budge on this particular issue and the EU did not think of analysing the alternative wants and weaknesses of the regime. The Cox-Kwaśniewski mission had too narrow a focus and became too leverageable. The demand to release Tymoshenko should still have been there, but should have been embedded in some broader process. That said, once Tymoshenko's release had been made the most prominent explicit condition for signing, it was wrong to backtrack the way the EU did, forgetting her entirely in the latest phases of talks.
Arguably, Yanukovych's reluctance saved the EU from a bad agreement with Ukraine at the Vilnius Summit – if it had agreed to just some of Ukraine's outrageous list of demands and lost face by signing the agreement without Tymoshenko's release. Before Vilnius, Prime Minister Azarov claimed that Ukraine needed between "150 and 165 billion Euros" to help with modernisation. As of 3 December, the demand had come down to 10 billion Euros. Clearly, to some degree the EU fell into the trap of being caught in a bidding war, implicitly, but ineptly accepting the Russian zero-sum game and not playing its own soft power advantages. The EU was not prepared for such a contest.
The EU should also have a serious brainstorm about its relations with Russia – in the context of the Eastern Partnership, but also more generally. It should be ready to seriously counter Russian pressure that is undoubtedly coming, should Ukraine reconsider and aspire to sign the agreement in the near future. This – given the popular mood in Ukraine and the effects this has on the elites – is not entirely unrealistic. The second chance may come soon, and the EU should be better prepared.
Meanwhile, the EU should busy itself by looking for more creative approaches to engage the best Europeans in Ukraine – the country's civil society.
How should the EU and the world react in both the short and the medium-term ?
The EU should strongly emphasise the illegitimacy of regime violence. It should also stress that the use of paid provocateurs is being monitored. Black PR about protestors initiating violence should not be believed. Any repeat of Saturday's violence should be met with coordinated protest. There should be as big a turnout at the OSCE Ministerial Council as possible, including from the EEAS. Issues of physical safety at the meeting should not be exaggerated. Any EU ministers will be warmly welcomed by the crowds. This is the ideal time to caution the regime, and warn that any crackdown will be met with sanctions, just as in Belarus after the 2010 elections. This is a much bigger threat to the Ukrainian elite. The EU should be prepared to move quickly on any mediation request – especially if it comes from Russia first. It needs to be emphasised that the Agreements on offer at Vilnius are still on the table. If the composition of the government changes, it will be more willing to return to negotiations. If the government completely changes, we should be prepared to schedule an emergency signing summit, before the next scheduled EU-Ukraine meeting in March 2014. If Ukraine comes back to the table beforehand (and the delegation sent to Brussels refrains from making more demands), it must stick to the conditionality originally applied or betray the demonstrators in Kiev. Ukraine's blackmail at Vilnius was unacceptable. The EU cannot and should not reconsider its refusal to bankroll the regime. But the EU can help with opening markets to goods and services subject to Russian trade restrictions. It can help smooth a path to the IMF, but again Ukraine must be pressed to adopt the necessary reforms. Ukraine needs prospects of a European future. The EU's role should not be to shield the country from the consequences of its own failings, but to start an integration process focused on implementation. The EU must shift politics away from the elite and the technical approach of the past to an approach based on solidarity with and support for Ukrainian civil society. Ukraine can be fast-tracked to visa freedom once it takes the same steps as Moldova. The EU should advertise the benefits of Erasmus Plus from January 2014. Before the recent events, the EU was pushing Ukraine to reform its legal system because of issues of 'selective justice'. This is even more important now that the regime has used force against its own citizens. The depoliticisation of the entire legal, security and judicial system is now an issue and the EU can help strengthen the rule of law in Ukraine through the EU-Ukraine Agreements. The EU should therefore avoid talk of 'regime change'. It must be up to Ukrainians themselves whether to make any such change. What matters long-term is quality of governance and the rule of law : if the opposition takes over we should make sure they come in with the new rules of the game. EU conditionality can help here. The EU should indicate that it is serious about Ukraine, if Ukraine is serious about the EU.