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Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/162 on a European Union mission in Armenia (EUMA)
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Official Journal of the European Union
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L 22, Pages 29-35
Legislation, News
Decision (CFSP) 2023/162 - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 23 January 2023 - concerning a civilian European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
This Decision establishes a civilian European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The objective of the Mission is to contribute to stability in the border areas of Armenia, building confidence on the ground, and ensuring an environment conducive to normalisation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan supported by the European Union (EU).
The Armenian Foreign Minister invited the EU to establish an CSDP mission on 27 December 2022. The Crisis Management Concept for such a mission was approved by the Council of the European Union on 19 January 2023. The Decision was adopted by the Council on 23 January 2023 and published in the Official Journal on the following day.
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/162/oj
Interfax, 09/01/2023: EU experts arrive in Armenia https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/86721/
Politico, 18/01/2023: EU moves onto Putin's turf with new Armenia monitoring mission https://www.politico.eu/article/eropean-union-putins-turf-new-armenia-monitoring-mission/
Reuters, 18/01/2023: Russia's Lavrov says Moscow ready to send mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan border https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-lavrov-says-moscow-ready-send-mission-armenia-azerbaijan-border-2023-01-18/
Associated Press (AP News), 23/01/2023: EU greenlights Armenia mission to ease border tensions https://apnews.com/article/politics-european-union-azerbaijan-europe-armenia-3f3d9e19dbfe37c8a6aab799b2a3fb59
Armenpress, 23/01/2023: France will be happy to participate in the European mission in Armenia. Minister of Foreign Affairs https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1102382/
EurActiv, 24/01/2023: EU launches expanded Armenia border mission, US presses for progress on Karabakh https://www.euractiv.com/section/azerbaijan/news/eu-launches-expanded-armenia-border-mission-us-presses-for-progress-on-karabakh/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 23/01/2023: Armenia: EU establishes a civilian mission to contribute to stability in border areas https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/01/23/armenia-eu-sets-up-a-civilian-mission-to-ensure-security-in-conflict-affected-and-border-areas/
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Common Security and Defence Policy, EU Operations, Risk | Crisis Management
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It's an animated opacity on load, or you can call it fade in.
I wondered if you could link some elements together (ex. 3) so element2 only starts when element1 is finished, and element3 when no. 2 is?
Or should you define a delay on element2 and multiply the delay on element3?

A: You could have the fadeIn on element2 begin at the completion callback time of element1:
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A: If you had divs, say class="faded", you could fade each in on load, each in a row like this:
$(".faded").each(function(i) {
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});

You can view a demo of this effect here, or a slower version here.  The 400 is for 400ms, the duration of the normal .fadeIn() speed :)
You can either use .hide() to hide them on page load, like this:
$(".faded").hide()

Or do it in the CSS:
.faded { display: none; }

A: Since I don't believe that these types of animation have anything in the way of a success callback, if you know how long an element will take to fade, you can use something like setTimeout() to fire off the next after the proper amount of time has passed.
Edit: I stand corrected.

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Ok, I'm done with bad Apocalypse Now references, and aren't you glad?
So, the world didn't end, unless it ends in the next hour, but even so, it's already the day after on the west coast, and I'm pretty sure I'd have heard if the apocalypse started in L.A.
I have been wading through my inbox tonight, and have made some progress, but I still have lots to do. I also finally looked at my calendar for 2013.
Add in a Fringe Elements party about every six weeks, and two or three Board of Director meetings a month for the same thing.
And the MAsT Chapter meetings that I never seem to make.
Then there are the out-of-town events I have on my calendar, usually an event at least every other month, and local parties for one thing or another.
I could say no, I suppose. That is, theoretically, possible. But I never seem to. I almost always say yes.
No wonder my calendar is a mess.
So, since the world hasn't ended, I better get my act together, huh? I need to update my online calendar – I use a paper calendar to lay things out, then I need to add them to my online calendar.
I need to answer a bunch of mail.
I need to update and add some events on Fetlife.
I have the domain www.msconstanceexplains.com, and I need to set this up there.
I need to do some long-term planning for my own Bluegrass Leather event in March, and for Great Lakes Leather Alliance in August, and some sort of personal goals for the upcoming year.
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As for getting organized, Wolf and I have been using KanbanFlow https://kanbanflow.com It has worked very well and is web based, so you can access it anywhere.
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The Norfolk and Norwich Christian community website
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Hat-trick of Christian football cup winners
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NCBC make history with Bishop's Cup treble
Norwich church marks its golden jubilee
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Norwich church raises £350k for new roof
Heartsease academy gets the green light
Grant boost for Norwich mystic's work
Network Norwich website is big hit with users
The Network Norwich website is a big hit among its regular users with latest news and events being among the favourite parts of the website, according to a recent survey of users.
Over 170 users responded to our survey with 96% of them saying news was a real favourite and 74% saying events also were. The church directory and partner websites were also popular among around 40% of users, with action zones, forums, training and job vacancies also favourites.
The Network Norwich website has been up and running for over two years to serve the city's Christian community and now reaches around 1,550 registered users every week via e-mail and around 6,000 different people visit it every month.
Some 90% of regular users visit the site every week, 60% when they receive the weekly e-mail bulletin. The e-news bulletin is very popular with readers and around three-quarters of those who receive it say they like the bulletin being sent out weekly. Of the 1,400 people who receive the bulletin, 87% click on at least one story every, or most, times they receive it.
When users were asked if they are interested in news and information about the wider Norfolk Christian community as well as Norwich, 75% said yes with another 21% saying maybe. Only 4% are not.
When asked if they would welcome a Network-type website covering other areas of the Norfolk Christian community, a resounding 93% of users said yes or maybe
People use information from the website to reproduce in their own church newsletters and to pray about.
"It gives a real sense of our Christian community in Norwich," said one reader, "it is a good resource for Christians and for people who are on the edge of the church," said another. "It is an invaluable and up-to-date communications link," was another comment.
"It keeps us all informed and united," said someone else. "It's the place where we can locally come together and be connected like the joints in Ephesians of the body of Christ," said another. "I would dearly love to see the rest of Norfolk included in this website," said a different reader.
Network Norwich website editor, Keith Morris (pictured above), said: "I want to thank the many users of the site who responded to our survey, and for your many generous comments.
"We will look closely at the results and use them to determine the direction in which the website is heading. We will certainly be looking into the possibility of covering the wider Norfolk Christian community much more thoroughly. Anyone who is keen to help explore this particular avenue should send me an e-mail."
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Do you give your athletes choices or do you make all the choices for them? Dr.Gabriele Wulf a renowned attention and motor skill learning researcher has brought some interesting research to the surface about the power of choice and how it's been shown to enhance athletic performances. On this weeks episode of 5 min Friday, I break down two of her research studies on autonomy supportive behavior (choices) and 4 ways you can start implementing choices in your coaching to get better outcomes.
Interested in becoming a strength house athlete or stopping by for an in person visit? click the button below to learn more. Hope you enjoyed this weeks 5 min Friday.
Creating force is vital in many team sports, however, if the athlete can't slow down absorb that force and redirect quickly, they are not going to be as successful, or as safe. A snap down is a simple but effective preparatory drill we use with our novice athletes to teach them how to both absorb force and get into a good athletic position. After teaching basic positions this is a great next step to add a dynamic component to challenging stability.


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LOCATION.--Lat 44°21'30", long 73°23'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Essex County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150408, on right bank 0.5 mi upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 2.5 mi downstream from North Branch Bouquet River, and 3.0 mi upstream from mouth, at Willsboro.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August to September 1904 and August to November 1908 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), July 1923 to September 1968, annual maximum only--1980, 1985, 1987-89, March 1990 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 150.88 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 150.38 ft above NAVD of 1988 (VERTCON). Prior to July 1923, nonrecording gages at site 0.75 mi downstream at various datums. July 23 to Aug. 28, 1923, nonrecording gage at site 600 ft downstream at present datum.
REMARKS.--Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Wadhams. Slight regulation by Lincoln Pond on Black River.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft³/s, Aug. 29, 2011, gage height, 12.35 ft, from floodmark in gage house; minimum discharge, 8.8 ft³/s, Sept. 20, 1957, gage height, 1.84 ft.


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Jagiellonia Białystok przystąpiła do rozgrywek I ligi oraz Pucharu Polski od III rundy.

I poziom rozgrywkowy
Białostoczanie po raz drugi w swojej historii awansowali do grona pierwszoligowców, niestety tym razem Jagiellonia okazała się zbyt słaba na I ligę. Po dość dobrze zapowiadającym się początku, wygranej w 2 kolejce z Legią Warszawa i remisie na wyjeździe z Olimpią Poznań zespół doznał serii porażek i na koniec rundy jesiennej zajął ostatnie miejsce z 5 zdobytymi punktami. Runda wiosenna nie była lepsza, w sumie "Jaga" wiosną zdobyła 4 punkty, w całym sezonie 2 zwycięstwa, 5 remisów i 27 porażek. Zespół praktycznie nie dokonał większych transferów przed sezonem, a młodzi gracze jak Citko, Bogusz, Piekarski, Chańko czy Frankowski nie byli w stanie zatrzymać Jagiellonii przed spadkiem.

Puchar Polski
Jagiellonia pokonała w III rundzie pokonała (na wyjeździe) Olimpię Elbląg 1:5, następnie rundzie uległa Polkolorowi Piaseczno 4:1.

Końcowa tabela I ligi

 W związku z podejrzeniami o niesportową postawę w trakcie rozgrywek, unieważniono wyniki meczów Wisła Kraków - Legia Warszawa (było 0:6, sędzia: Marian Dusza) oraz ŁKS Łódź - Olimpia Poznań (było 7:1, sędzia Michał Listkiewicz) ostatniej kolejki spotkań. Karnie nie dopuszczono zespołów Legii i ŁKS do gry w europejskich pucharach.

Skład, transfery

Mecze

 W kolumnie "L.p." obok numeru meczu rozgrywanego w danym sezonie podana jest w nawiasie (1) liczba meczów rozgrywanych w 1 lidze (najwyższej klasie rozgrywkowej).

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 Jagiellonia Białystok strona nieoficjalna - sezon po sezonie
 Wyniki I Liga sezon 1992/1993

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Kelsey is an Account Executive specializing in travel and beverage communications at KemperLesnik. Eager to find a new, more creative approach to a problem, she is an experienced media and influencer relations expert, securing placements for clients with outlets like NBC Sports, CBS Chicago and Cosmopolitan, amongst many others. Kelsey currently serves as the University Liaison for Chicago's Public Relations Society of America's Young Professional Board. When not working with the KL team, she can be found around Chicago discovering a new bookstore or finding the best brunch the city has to offer. Kelsey's goal is to visit more than a hundred different countries in her lifetime and has already crossed eleven off her list.


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Spartan Newsroom (https://news.jrn.msu.edu/tag/canada/)
Mason residents react to Canadian penny legislation
By Cody Harrell
MASON—Citizens working cash registers in Mason are not looking forward to the U.S. Mint's consideration to stop penny production. Mason storeowners and residents are considering the benefits of abandoning the penny in response to the national debate over currency expenses. Kean's General Store owner Theresa Wren doesn't see the value of keeping pennies around. "All of the product that is marked as $9.99 or $3.49 would just be rounded up and easier to read."
A Chicago Tribune article published Feb. 5 addressed the debate concerning the recent decision by Canadian legislatures to discard the penny as legal tender.
Environmental aspects of proposed bridge draw little attention
By Capital News Service | September 7, 2012
By ANJANA SCHROEDER
LANSING – The long battle over building a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor has been almost free of environmental debate. Instead, opponents and supporters of the proposed project are concentrating on social and economic issues of the project. The Snyder administration says Michigan and Canada have adequately studied the environmental impacts of building the controversial bridge. Gov. Rick Snyder's deputy press secretary, Ken Silfven, said there are acceptable standards being met and that "state and federal environment requirements are not optional."
Tim Fischer of the Michigan Environmental Council said the organization is not focusing on the proposed Detroit River International Crossing because the organization has other priorities. Among several environmental concerns, air quality is the most common factor identified. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects the rise in vehicles traveling between Detroit and Windsor to have a direct effect on air quality because of emissions of idling diesel trucks and bridge and highway traffic.


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Why I Serve -- Depew
By Senior Airman Ryan Zeski, 127th Wing / Published October 30, 2015
Staff Sgt. Andrew Depew, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, repairs a panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker in the hangar at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 18, 2015. Depew is responsible for any structural repairs or maintenance on the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)
Staff Sgt. Andrew Depew, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, poses for a photo on the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Oct. 17, 2015. Depew is responsible for any structural repairs or maintenance on the KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Zeski/Released)
Airman gains career opportunity in 127th Wing
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SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. -- If there's a tanker in the air, maintenance put it there. Staff Sgt. Andrew Depew joined the military over seven years ago and serves with the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. Depew works in sheet metal performing the necessary structural upgrades on the KC-135 to keep it flying.
He is currently working on repairing a topside balance bay, a panel on the top of the wing. The aircraft has recently returned from an overseas deployment where it has undergone extensive flying hours. The damaged panel is a result of the exhausting hours logged by this jet. Depew was able to visually notice the issue and take the proper action.
"You can really see what this jet went through, the toll all those hours took shows on this aircraft," said Depew while suspended on the wing of a KC-135. "After we get done with it, this aircraft will be operating back at its full capacity."
Information on careers at the 127th Wing is available at www.127wg.ang.af.mil/careers or by calling (800) 645-9420. Information on the Air National Guard is available at www.goang.com and on the Air Force as a whole at www.airforce.com
About the 127th Wing
Comprised of approximately 1,700 personnel and flying both the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the KC-135 Stratotanker, the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing supports Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command operations by providing highly-skilled Airmen to missions domestically and overseas. The 127th Wing is the host unit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, which marks its 98th year of continuous military air operations in 2015.


The Lowell Memorial Auditorium plays a starring role in the region's cultural and entertainment scene. Bill Cosby, The Irish Tenors, Tom Jones, Melissa Etheridge, Bruce Springsteen and internationally acclaimed musicals, such as Cats and Fosse, have played to sold-out audiences here. It is also the site where boxing greats Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler won their first Golden Gloves championships. Grand architecture, a magnificent setting along the Concord River and elaborate renovations have made Lowell Memorial Auditorium the venue of choice in the Merrimack Valley.
The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell, opened and dedicated on January 27, 1998, proudly bears the name of the late U.S. Sen. Paul E. Tsongas, a Lowell native. The Tsongas Center is one of Massachusetts' finest venues providing quality entertainment for all ages. It is home to the NCAA Division I UMass Lowell River Hawks hockey team, and in addition to exciting hockey action, the Center hosts concerts, family shows, sporting events, tradeshows and conferences. The Tsongas Center features a beautifully landscaped outdoor area, a spacious lobby, and function rooms overlooking the Merrimack River. It boasts a state-of-the-art video board, 500 feet of LED signage, and a brand new sound system, making it the perfect venue for a variety of events, from business meetings to major shows.


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LATAM to offload stake in cargo airline Mas Air
LATAM airlines has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its stake in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air), also known as LATAM Cargo Mexico, for an undisclosed sum.
The stake will be purchased by a group led by current shareholders of Mas Air, with the deal expected to be executed in early August of this year.
According to Flight Radar, the airline operates a single Boeing 767-300ERF offering flights between Mexico and the US, either Miami or Los Angeles.
The transaction amount is not considered material for LATAM Airlines Group.
March dip for cargo at Changi Airport
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Hit-and-Run Suspect Pleads No Contest
Lau Van Huynh Will Serve Up to a Year in County Jail
By Chris Meagher
Fri Mar 01, 2013 | 5:00pm
Lau Van Huynh
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A man authorities believe hit 22-year-old Simon Chavez, who was walking in a lane of Highway 101 early in the morning on January 15, pleaded no contest to felony hit-and-run Thursday.
Lau Van Huynh — who has been in jail since his arrest on January 26 — will serve up to a year in County Jail and be placed on three years of felony probation. His sentencing will be April 4.
The vehicle that police believe was driven by Huynh, 78, didn't stop when it struck Chavez. Damage from the vehicle was found at the scene. CHP officers were able to track Huynh's car back to the Chumash Casino, where they said Huynh and his wife spent 13 hours before driving back to their home city of Murrieta.
During a bail hearing, CHP officers outlined how they believed Huynh and his family tried to mislead authorities during their investigation. When CHP officers attempted to contact Huynh at his home, Huynh's daughter answered the door but allegedly denied that she knew him. She also denied knowing anything about a white Hyundai. But walking away from the home, the officer apparently spotted the Hyundai through a garage window. A search warrant was issued, and the vehicle was seized.
Prosecutor Sanford Horowitz said the car had damage consistent with the collision in Santa Barbara, and the vehicle, despite having been washed, still had human hairs lodged in parts of the exterior.
DA Joyce Dudley said those who know Chavez are devastated by the tragedy. "Hit and runs causing injury or death are on the rise," Dudley said in a statement Friday. "We all must be vigilant and make sure all drivers can, and do, remain focused on driving, because as we have seen too many times, cars can become deadly weapons."
https://www.independent.com/2013/03/01/hit-and-run-suspect-pleads-no-contest/
Jesse Alexander, Renowned Race Car Photographer, Dies at Age 92


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New Zealand's biggest role-playing convention, held in the Kapital over Wellington Anniversary weekend each year.
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LARP: How to Succeed in the Apocalypse Without Really Dying
Tue, 09/04/2018 - 12:33 — Lee
Facilitator:
Lee Patrick
When the dead rose, the employees and attendees at Blue Sky Corporate Communication Seminars handled the problem the way they handle every problem: leveraging synergy, shifting paradigms, roadmapping strategies, and holistically approaching the disruption of the world as we know it.
In other words, they barricaded themselves inside their fancy hotel, updated their sensitivity training programs to reflect the need to occasionally shoot their colleagues in the brain stem, and carried on with their mission: teaching better communication strategies. Which was all fine until a ragtag group of survivors managed to break through their defences, get inside, and start demanding food and weapons. Clearly the newcomers could benefit from a few communication skills workshops. Good thing the Blue Sky employees have all the guns!
How to Succeed in the Apocalypse Without Really Dying is a very silly LARP about corporate drones, talking sticks, and zombies.
MotW: Zombieland!
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 16:15 — Jamie
Jenni Sands
That outbreak of mad cow disease that jumped to mad people disease and is now mad zombie disease? Yeah, that was a couple of years ago. It's too late to save the world, the world is definitely on its way out. But you can save yourselves! With guns.
Zombies are everywhere and you're just a rag tag group trying to survive... will one of you manage zombie kill of the week? Will you encounter a dead celebrity? Will you find true love? Forget it, Portland, it's Zombieland.
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Don't Mind the Donkey
Sat, 10/18/2014 - 21:41 — housemonkey
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Welcome to Gately Comprehensive, a secondary school where no two days are the same. It could be anything, from the swimming pool being filled with jelly, a stampede of zebra through the gymnasium, right up to an alien invasion.
As the put upon teaching staff it's your job to take care of these problems, while ensuring you still cover all your classes, keep up with the marking and avoiding being volunteered for any extra-curricular activities. And all sorted in time for a pint down the pub after school, of course.
careers day
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 17:32 — Chris.Haddock
Something Bad Happened.
Not sure what, but the world really went to hell. Now zombies, bandits, and worse roam the world under the moon, and what dregs of humanity remain try to eke out a living as best they can. You are Runners, the only people brave, skilled, or mad enough to face the horrors on the surface and travel between settlements, carrying much needed supplies, intel and salvage. The night is harsh, the monsters are everywhere, but you are strong, skilled and bad-ass.
You are the only ones that can be relied on to keep everything going. Without you, everyone dies. So when the Grey Man handed the head of your chapter a briefcase and told him "This will change everything", you knew you would be the one to make it happen.
Run fast, take care, avoid the Aberrants.
And don't be outside when the sun goes down.
Rough Cuts are a series of short, focused, easy to pick up role playing systems. This one, Runners, is base around a specific consequence and damage system. The characters you play are skilled, and generally can complete any task without making a roll. The challenge comes in dealing with the consequences of your actions.
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Siege Mentality II
Sun, 11/14/2010 - 23:35 — IdiotSavant
IdiotSavant
The Zombie apocalypse has come! No-one knows how it started, or where, or why. But the dead have risen, and are hungry for the brains of the living.
A small group of survivors have found themselves trapped in a room, with only each other for company, and a horde of walking corpses outside. And now the real battle for survival begins - with each other.
A short (1 - 2 hour) minilarp by J. Tuomas Harviainen and Roger Gammans.
Derby of the Damned
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"Helllllllo and welcome to the All States Roller Derby championships! Oh boy what a line up we have for you today. After a brutal round of semis yesterday we have managed to get down to our final two teams. Who will be the winner of the prestigious All States Roller Derby Cup? Stay tuned to find out!"
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More than 50 paddlers joined us for our annual trip on this exciting river. The directions given were straight forward, and the traffic on Route 441 wasn't too bad, so we arrived pretty much on schedule.
By special arrangement, we were able to simplify the payment and rental procedures, eliminating requiring each member to sign their forms, pay for the trip and leave some form of security (car keys/credit card) for each rental, a method that created extensive delays!
He were able to have all members sign a rental/waiver form that we created and pay the club for the boats. The concessionaire allowed me to present the signed forms and a club check for total payment. I then signed one form on behalf of all participants, leaving my car keys for security. This process resulted in a 30 second registration and allowed all to go directly to the Put-In location. We are attempting to do this with all trips, saving lots of time at put in's.
We started putting in boats at about 9:30 am, and about 20 minutes later, all were away! This nicely staggered the flow of boats on the water, given our total numbers.
The river was in much better shape this year than during last year's trip. While there was still evidence of the hurricanes of 2004 that ravished the area, the downfall that contributed to serious problems last year no longer existed. The weather, however, threw us a left jab by providing a good 20-minute rain along the way. At least there was no accompanying thunder and lightning, and the sun finally shined upon us, and it turned into a nice day. To my memory, this was the first time our club has ever gotten caught in a downpour while on the river!
The Wekiva River presents a great picture of how wild Florida must have looked before civilization. Minutes from the dock you are transported to another world. The passing scenery makes one think of distant times and places. Oaks, maples and cypress trees, as well as a wide variety of palm trees mark this river. Vines hang down to the water and Spanish moss is everywhere. The woods are truly dark and deep and cast mysterious reflections off the water.
The trip begins near the Wekiva Springs, creating a nice 3+ MPH current throughout the trip. Water depth varies to mere inches to probably no more than 6 to 8 feet. It's easy to forget the current until you notice the bent over vegetation in the water or watch the swiftly passing scenery. Toward the latter part of the trip, the river widens and becomes shallow, making paddling more difficult and strenuous. I must say paddling in a kayak made the trip less strenuous than paddling a canoe!
We saw 2 alligators snoozing on the banks, including one about 7 feet long near the end of the trip. There were a few turtles along the way, and my small group was thrilled by a large fish that seemed to be trying to jump out of the water and into our boat. Group members saw many beautiful birds as well, including some great Blue Herons on the wing and fishing in the shallows. White Ibis, ducks and other species were also spotted.
I stopped with a group of paddlers at Buffalo Tram which is marked on the river map. It's about 1 ½ hrs from the Put-In on the left bank. There are the remains of some support pylons jutting into the river, and if you look to the left of these the area is marked by a large brown metal sign. The "beach" area can accommodate about 8 boats. A second rest stop was about an hour or so further, and appears to be a park like area; (I did not stop there). Other than these, there are only a few spots to get off the river, and these offered space for only one or two boats.
The Take-Out is a mile, or approximately a 20 minute paddle, after passing under the Route 46 Bridge. Katie's Landing is on the right bank and was a welcomed sight for many after a rigorous paddle!
Only one (hopefully) correctable glitch of the trip came after the paddle. The outfitter was requested to have the first shuttle bus at the take-out at 1PM, which they agreed to. We also discussed that if possible, someone if the front of the group would call when we hit the Route 46 Bridge. While I had planned on being at the front of the paddlers to scout for possible problems, I swapped sweep with Al and stayed toward the rear for possible assistance to slower and perhaps less capable paddlers.
A substantial number had reached the take out, and the shuttle did not arrive as promised. Al called when he reached the landing, and found that the bus was on the way. Since the bus only held slightly more than half our group, the remainder had to wait about an hour for the bus to return. Additionally, the outfitter did not give priority to transporting private boats, a service that they had paid for, and that further delayed things for all to complete the trip. Although not anticipated, these problems need to be addressed if we are to work with this outfitter in the future.
Because of time delay between shuttles, we did not all eat at the Catfish Place Restaurant at the same time. The first group had eaten and left by the time the second group arrived. The food and service were great and the prices were reasonable…a stop certainly worth repeating, and a good spot to visit if you are hungry in Apopka!
Over a well deserved cold beer, one seasonal member mentioned that this was his second trip with the club, the first being last year's trip on the Wekiva! I was impressed that he came back for a second paddle on this great and much improved river, given the difficulties of last year's trip!


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Wait for Marsch? Look at MLS? Swing big for Klopp?! Assessing the USMNT's coaching search
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When the United States men's national team takes the field next week against Serbia, with the squad to be announced at noon ET on Wednesday, it will officially open the 2026 World Cup cycle. Call it a soft launch.
The roster won't look anything like the version that advanced from the group stage at the World Cup less than two months ago. It likely won't resemble the team that gathers again in March for CONCACAF Nations League -- or at any point ever again. As usual, this January gathering will serve as more of a glorified talent identification gathering.
In the past, though, the redeeming value for this camp has been for the head coach to get an up-close look at some players in the pool that he wouldn't otherwise get to see during FIFA international breaks. Take January 2020, for example. Matt Turner, Brenden Aaronson and Jesus Ferreira all got called in without having previously made their international debut. The trio all made the World Cup team and featured, to varying degrees, in Qatar.
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This time, it's different. With an interim head coach, Anthony Hudson, at the wheel after Gregg Berhalter's contract expired on Dec. 31, two friendly matches in Southern California -- Serbia (Jan. 25), Colombia (Jan. 28) -- will net very little for the direction of the program. It's a holding pattern that will only end when a permanent head coach is hired.
Until that happens, not much else related to the team carries much relative intrigue. It's even hard to undersell the importance of this hire. With the United States co-hosting the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico and a clear expectation to field the most talented American team ever, it's as pivotal a decision the U.S. Soccer Federation has ever been entrusted with.
So, when will that new hire come? That depends on several factors, starting with the calendar.
In a perfect world, the permanent coach would have been in place Jan. 1, but there's a balance that's important to navigate here. This camp doesn't really matter -- not in the broader picture. And neither does the CONCACAF Nations League in March, when the U.S. plays Grenada and El Salvador. It's easy to defend the idea that it's not mandatory to have the coach in place by this summer's Gold Cup, either, but that seems like a good target to shoot for.
It comes after the European club season ends in May, which allows for a natural transition for a sitting coach at a club team there. That's important because the little information available about the state of the coaching search indicates the federation has ambitious plans.
Two weeks ago, ESPN's Julien Laurens reported Zinedine Zidane, the French legend who coached Real Madrid to three Champions League titles and won a World Cup as a player with France in 1998, was approached through his agent about the opening. While Zidane wasn't interested, it shows the caliber of coach the USSF is, at a minimum, wanting to pursue. Of course, that doesn't mean someone in that global tier will end up with the job.
While it's fun to toss around names and discuss each possibility, it's not necessarily an instructive exercise. There are too many possible qualified candidates to put together an exhaustive list. This is a better conversation to have in terms of profile, so let's look at them in buckets.
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At just about any other point in history, there wouldn't be much reason to believe someone who fits into this category would have any interest in coaching the United States. There's reason to believe that has changed. Coaching the U.S. at the 2026 World Cup is a unique opportunity, and few have ever had the opportunity to coach a host nation at the tournament. The chance to do that with an ambitious group should have broad appeal.
To what extent, though? That's part of what the federation is trying to figure out right now. While Zidane wasn't interested, that doesn't mean there won't be someone else.
Again, listing names can set unrealistic expectations, but coaches who fit this criteria Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, or Joachim Low, who led Germany to the 2014 World title. And while Low remains out of a job, both Klopp and Guardiola have stated they do not envision leaving their clubs anytime soon.
If anyone of that ilk is interested, it would be hard for the USSF not to go in that direction. When the U.S. was pulled apart by the Netherlands in the Round of 16, it didn't seem like a gulf in talent was the main reason for that defeat. It was the tactics employed and drilled into the Dutch team from Louis van Gaal -- one of the most accomplished coaches of all time -- that made the difference.
Jurgen Klopp would on the top of any team's list as a coaching candidate. Will he and fellow Premier League coach Jesse Marsch consider the USMNT gig? Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
The American coach in MLS or elsewhere
Convincing an American soccer coach to coach the national team at a World Cup on home soil should be an easy sell. It's the opportunity of a lifetime. But are any American coaches capable of maximizing the team's talent and outwitting their peers on international soccer's biggest stage? There's not a clear answer.
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Morocco coach Walid Regragui is a perfect case study in how nobody really knows anything. Prior to taking the Atlas Lions' job just three months before the World Cup, he had only coached domestically and in Qatar. The job he did leading Morocco to the semifinals (the first team from Africa to reach that stage) is the type of success the U.S. wants to replicate.
During Morocco's run, Regragui took aim at those who believe only European coaches have what it takes to succeed at the sport's highest levels. "Explain that to me. Explain this miracle," said Regragui, defending African and Arabic coaches. "Experience? It doesn't matter. It's skills. It doesn't matter your background, religiously speaking or culturally speaking or where you from. Skills are the only measure."
The same concept applies to Americans and here, the candidate pool is easier to narrow down. A few possible candidates:
Jesse Marsch: Currently at Leeds United in the Premier League, he also briefly coached RB Leipzig in Germany and FC Salzburg in Austria, winning titles with the latter. It would come as a complete shock if Marsch's career ends without ever coaching the national team.
For him, it's about timing. Leeds are in the middle of their season, but Marsch finds himself on the hot seat as the club staves off relegation. There's also the question of style. Is a high-pressing, up-tempo approach the most effective way to play in international tournaments?
Jim Curtin: The Curtin's Philadelphia Union are coming off one of the best seasons in MLS history. They did it without a big budget, playing a style that seemingly would translate well to the national team.
Steve Cherundolo: LAFC just won the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup double. Cherundolo spent his entire playing career in Germany, featuring in three World Cups over a 13-year international career. But prior to last year with LAFC, his only head coaching gigs were at the youth level in Germany and a year with the Las Vegas Lights, which operated as a development team for LAFC.
Brian Schmetzer: The Seattle Sounders are the model of sustained success in MLS, and Schmetzer is the face of that. He has reached the MLS Cup four times -- winning twice -- in seven years and led Seattle to the CONCACAF Champions League title.
If U.S. Soccer were to look at MLS coaches, Philadelphia's Jim Curtin and Seattle's Brian Schmetzer would be strong options. Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
The rest of world? And what about Berhalter?
If Americans and the big-name coaches are out of the equation, that leaves... well, a lot of coaches. The assumption here -- and that's all it is -- is that this bucket is the most unlikely. It would take a unique set of circumstances for a foreign candidate without widespread name recognition to land the job ahead of the profiles listed above. That shouldn't be confused to mean they are less likely to be the best choice.
The last possibility to consider is that Berhalter could be rehired. Berhalter said in an interview with the Harvard Business Review earlier this month he would still like the gig in the 2026 cycle, but that seems very unlikely. Sources told ESPN things were trending in that direction in early December before Danielle Reyna, the mother of star Giovanni Reyna, informed U.S Soccer sporting director Earnie Stewart about a 1991 domestic violence altercation in which Berhalter kicked his now wife during an argument. That disclosure led USSF to hire an outside law firm to investigate the altercation and ended contract negotiations.
Stewart told reporters earlier this month that, pending the results of that investigation, Berhalter could be considered to resume the position. It's unclear when that investigation will end.


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est une écurie automobile tchèque participant au WRC depuis 2010, avec comme pilote le Tchèque Martin Prokop. L'équipe fait ses débuts en WRC en 2010 mais ne devient éligible au Championnat Constructeurs qu'en 2013.

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L'écurie grandit avec son pilote fétiche, Martin Prokop. En 2010, l'équipe participe au Championnat du monde des rallyes junior (JWRC) puis au Championnat du monde des rallyes - 3 (PWRC). Elle fait ses débuts sous le nom de  lors du Championnat du monde des rallyes 2010. Le constructeur et Prokop participent au Championnat du monde des rallyes - 2. Pour la saison 2011, l'équipe passe à la vitesse supérieure en roulant sur une Ford Fiesta RS WRC mais le constructeur tchèque n'est toujours pas éligible pour le championnat constructeurs. En 2012, l'écurie garde la même formule. C'est à partir du Rallye de Suède 2013 que l'équipe devient éligible pour le championnat des constructeurs.

En 2014, l'équipe engage une deuxième voiture sur certains rallyes. Cette deuxième voiture participe aux rallyes sous le nom de . Quoi qu'il en soit, cette deuxième voiture n'est pas éligible pour le championnat constructeurs. Lors de la saison 2015, malgré le manque de soutien de la fédération tchèque, Jipocar reste engagé en WRC comme écurie privée.

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Q: addIdentity in JSch is private key of calling program's Server "Server 1" is reading from and writing to "Server 2" using SSH.

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*"Server 1" is having "Server 1's" private key and public key of "Server 2".

*"Server 2" is having "Server 2's" private key and public key of "Server 1".

In JSch, when I use a Java program to communicate from "Server 1" to "Server 2", the program is using addIdentity method. This method is using "Server 1's" private key and JSch will not send this to anybody ("Server 2"), am I right?
Am confused with mentioning private key in this in addIdentity method. If possible please give me some JSch related doc which enlighten me more.

A: Your understanding is correct.
The .addIdentity is used to specify what private key should be used to locally encrypt the data before sending them to the remote server (and to decrypt the incoming data). The private key itself is not sent anywhere. Only a public key is.
Note that the .addIdentity loads a key pair (both the public and the private key). Even if you use an overload that takes prvkey path only, the JSch assumes that the public key file has the same name, just .pub extension; or that the "private key" file actually contains both public and private key.

For details, read about Public-key/asymmetric cryptography.

Though note that the key is a private key of the account you are connecting with to the remote server. It's not (should not be) a private key of the local machine (even if the machine happens to be a [SSH] server).


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RBI's CBDC: Central Bank Digital Currency [Explained]
The purpose of this blog is to explain the basics of RBI's CBDC. It is an RBI-issued alternative form of Indian currency. Presently, the Indian Rupee is available in two forms, physical cash and digital money in bank accounts. CBDC will also be a digitized and more cryptographed form of digital money. It will be India's alternative to Bitcoin.
Like Indian Rupee is a currency in paper form, RBI's CBDC is an Indian Rupee in digital form. Both notes are issued by the Reserve Bank of India. In India, CBDC, a digital Rupee, will be called an E-Rupee (e₹). Presently, we have only mainly two forms of money, paper currency, and coins. RBI states that the E-Rupee (e₹) will work as an "additional option to the currently available forms of money."
On the face of it, a physical Indian Rupee and E-Rupee are not different. But as the E-Rupee is in digital form, its creation, distribution, use, and monitoring will be substantially more straightforward and faster.
In the last decade, the world has seen the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. They can actually be treated as digital assets or as digital money. But the problem with cryptocurrency is that, as they are not issued by RBI, they are not legal tender. As of date, the government has not allowed the use of cryptocurrencies if any form of purchase or transaction. Hence, in a way, their use or accumulation is discouraged by the RBI and the Government of India.
The E-Rupee (e₹) will be like India's Bitcoin. Over time, E-Rupee will have almost all the features of a cryptocurrency. In the creation of the E-Rupee, the RBI is making sure that it is as close to the Indian paper currency as possible.
All countries adopted the paper currency system as it gels well with the banking system, monetary policy, and financial stability. Moreover, it also ensured the privacy issues of the Sovereign and its holders. The advent of a Digital currency is good, but it must also ensure and improve its functionality over and above the paper currency.
Evolution of Money
One of the core functions of RBI is currency management which includes the design and production of the currency (currently banknotes). The idea is to keep the circulation of good, clean, and genuine notes in the economy.
The history of world economics has seen money evolving from commodity to metal to paper. As these evolutions happened, the use of money became easier and more acceptable. Now in the world of the Internet, 90% of all transactions in this world are happening digitally. Only about 10% of deals are settled in cash. In this ever-growing digital world, it is time for the world currency to take a shift from paper form to digital form.
The advent of Blockchain technology has made it possible to evolve the present Indian Rupee into its new digital avatar, which we are now calling CBDC or E-Rupee (e₹).
At present (Dec-2022), the RBI is testing the use of CBDC as a pilot project. The same is being tested for wholesale and retail transactions.
As RBI says, "we are at the forefront of a watershed movement in the evolution of currency that will decisively change the very nature of money and its functions."
Let's know more basics about digital money or digital currency.
In a fully digital money system, all monetary transactions happen through the internet or mobile networks in an electronic form. Here there is no hard cash like a paper currency like an Rs.100 note or an Rs.10 coin.
Here the money is actually electronic codes protected by strong encryption sitting in the servers of the issuer.
The thing that gives these codes a monetary value is a declaration of the government or the central bank (like RBI) confirming/backing the value and authenticity of it to be a legal tender.
Actually, online money transactions have been happening in India for a long time. ECS and RTGS payments have been happening since 1990 and 2004 respectively. The more famous NEFT system is available in India since 2005 onwards. Bitcoin was invented only in 2009. Even the efficient IMPS system of payment transfer is available since 2010. So we can say that we have actually been using money in its digital form for a long time now. But for sure, Bitcoin has given digital money a new perspective.
CBDC (E-Rupee) is basically a digital avatar of our Indian Rupee. A digitized Rupee can be sent and received electronically using the internet or mobile network-based services like SMS. Today, we are already transferring money using our mobile phones, laptops, debit cards, credit cards, etc.
In the CBDC avatar, the digital money transaction will happen through government-controlled exchanges like a cryptocurrency exchange.
As CBDC (E-Rupee) will only be an alternative form of the Physical Indian Rupee. It is still not sure if one can convert E-Rupee into cash at bank counters and at ATM machines. But RBI has said that "CBDC shall be one-to-one exchangeable with our present Indian Rupee." Once this exchange between CBDC to conventional money takes place, CBDC could be converted into physical cash at ATMs, etc.
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FAQs on RBI's CBDC
In which stage of implementation is India's CBDC
As per RBI, the implementation of CBDC will happen in five phases. It will start with (1) building a prototype, (2) functionality testing of the idea in a controlled environment, (3) testing positive and negative scenarios, (4) Final design of the prototype, and (5) Pilot testing. India is currently conducting the pilot testing of both the wholesale CBDC (CBDC-W) and Retail CBDC (CBDC-R).
Can RBI's CBDC lead to a Bank Run?
If CBDC will fetch no interest on deposits, people will prefer to keep their money in banks. However, as CBDC is a liability directly of the Reserve Bank of India, people will view it as more secure cash, though it earns zero interest. But in case of economic instability caused by any reason (like COVID), people may try to switch their deposits from a bank to a CBDC wallet. A mass transfer may lead to a bank run. Though it can be prevented by keeping a cap on the maximum amount of money that can be kept in a CBDC wallet.
CBDC is based on which technological platform?
CBDC can be either a distributed ledger (DLT) or a conventional ledger-based system (non-DLT). A Cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is based on a distributed ledger system (DLT). But from the information shared by RBI regarding Indian CBDC, it looks like, DLT is not considered suitable technology. Though it might be included in the future.
How CBDC will ensure financial inclusion?
As RBI's CBDC is digital money, it looks like it can be accessed only over the internet. But the substantial population of India either does not have internet access or is not able to use it. How these people will access and use the CBDC is a question. For CBDC to work seamlessly for everyone, it must work offline as well.
What security is required for CBDC?
Control protocols and Cryptography should ensure the safety of both CBDC data and CBDC-linked transaction data. The CBDC system should operate in a trusted environment where it cannot be hacked and manipulated. If a token-based CBDC is issued, it should be ensured that only RBI's issued tokens are circulating in the CBDC's ecosystem.
Which countries already have a CBDC? Do they offer interest, and offline functionality?
Bahamas, Canada, China, Eastern Caribbean Union, Sweden, and Uruguay have their own CBDCs. Presently, RBI's CBDC is currently being tested in India as a pilot.
Will RBI directly issue and distribute the CBDC to the users?
RBI will issue the CBDC but most likely the distribution will be done through intermediaries.
CBDC, a Digital Currency, will be issued in which denominations?
RBI is thinking of issuing the E-Rupee in the same denominations as the physical banknotes. RBI says, "introduction of CBDC with fixed Denomination as in physical currencies in denominations of Rs. 500, 100, 50, etc., shall facilitate in building the same level of trust and experience among public albeit in digital form."
A digital currency will have the same level of anonymity as physical cash or not?
In physical cash spending, complete anonymity is possible. Cash can be spent without maintaining any evidence of the transaction. But CBDC being in digital form, its anonymity is questionable. But it must also be remembered that the potential to keep digital transactions anonymous might encourage and flourish illegal transactions and black money hoarding.
What are a token-based CBDC and an account-Based CBDC?
A token-based CBDC will behave like a banknote. Here, the holder of the token will be considered the rightful owner of the E-Rupee. If the token is authentic, the transaction will go through regardless of which parties are using it. In account-based CBDC, records of the account holder must also be maintained to establish if the holder of the CBDC is its rightful owner or not.
What are the pros and cons of interest-bearing CBDC?
Interest-bearing CBDC will make it more attractive for its users. CBDC stays in a wallet that users can directly access and use. Hence, an interest-bearing CBDC can improve the effectiveness of the monetary policy. But this will lead to a loss of deposits by banks thereby hampering their credit creation capacity. It will disrupt the whole banking system. To prevent it, banks may increase their interest rates to attract deposits. This will result in higher interest rates charged on loans. This type of system will make it difficult for RBI to control interest rates and the supply of money. A non-interest-bearing CBDC will not compete with banks. Interest-free CBDC will still be attractive as a payment system.
Will RBI's CBDC be of multiple types?
There can be primarily two types of CBDC, Retail (CBDC-R) and Wholesale (CBDC-W). As RBI says, "CBDC-R is potentially available for use by all private sector, non-financial consumers and businesses." While CBDC-W will be for financial institutions only (interbank payments). CBDC-R will be the electronic version of the present cash. CBDC-R will mainly work as a payment system for the public and businesses. In addition to RTGS, NEFT, IMPS, and UPI, CBDC-R will work as a safer digital payment instrument directly backed by the RBI.
Who will administer the CBDC?
RBI has indicated that there could be three models of CBDC. Out of these three, one will be finally implemented. The first model could be a single-tier CBDC or Direct CBDC. Here RBI will do everything like issuance, account-keeping, transaction verification, KYC, etc. Here the central bank will interact directly with the end customer. The second model could be an indirect model. Here the CBDC wallets will be with the banks. Hence, the banks will work as intermediaries or service providers to the CBDC users. The third model will be a Hybrid model where the RBI will issue CBDC to multiple entities. These entities would then be responsible for all customer-associated activities. As per RBI, "the Indirect system may be the most suitable architecture for the introduction of CBDC in India."
Why CBDC is required for India?
RBI has multiple reasons to adopt CBDC. (1) Public needed a new currency in its digital avatar. It was evident from the way the public accepted cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Etherium, etc. Hence, to prevent any future damaging disruptions, RBI preferred having its own digital currency. (2) Issuance of cash for RBI becomes efficient in CBDC mode. (3) Over the last few years, the usage of physical cash was anyways seeing a downfall. Hence, cash in form of CBDC might rekindle cash usage. (4) The cost of physical cash management is very high. CBDC will lower this cost. (5) Indians still prefer physical cash for small-value purchases (below Rs.500). Hence cash in the form of CBDC might fulfill the public urge to spend in cash.
What is the advantage of CBDC over other digital payment systems?
As CBDC is directly a currency, a legal tender in digital form, payment settlements in CBDC will be comparatively more risk-free compared to conventional payment systems. CBDC will also ensure more real-time, cross-border payment settlements.
How CBDC will be different from money sitting in our bank accounts in digital form?
Physical cash and money in bank accounts is a legal tender. CBDC will also be a legal tender. But the difference will be in the way they are accounted for. The former is recorded as a liability of the commercial banks. The CBDC will be a direct liability of the RBI.
Will CBDC and Banknotes be independent of each other?
No. RBI Says, "CBDC will be exchangeable one-to-one at par (1:1) with the fiat currency."
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Maritime Satellites Now Reach 2,000 Users
The Sedco 602, an offshore drilling rig, now in Singapore, has become the 2,000th user equipped for maritime satellite communications.
With its newly installed ship earth station, the rig has access to the international maritime satellite system operated by INMARSAT, which provides the satellite capacity for telephone, telex, facsimile and data communications to the worldwide shipping and offshore industries.
The Sedco 602 is a new rig, built in Singapore, which is owned by a joint partnership between Sedco, Inc. and Occidental Petroleum. The rig will be going to the Philippines and later to China for offshore exploration work. The satellite terminal is to be used for telephone and data communications.
With 39 member countries, the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) has a wide range of users including oil tankers, offshore drilling rigs, passenger liners, cargo and container vessels, yachts and fishing boats, as well as research bases in Antarctica and production platforms in the North Sea.
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MI5 chief's family attack Met over abuse 'fiasco'
Fiona Hamilton and Sean O'Neill
February 16 2016, 12:01am, The Times
Sir Michael Hanley was one of the establishment figures implicatedThe Times
Police have refused to speak to the family of a former MI5 chief implicated in Scotland Yard's inquiry into an alleged establishment paedophile ring.
Sir Michael Hanley's relatives were told by the force that Operation Midland did not exist, The Times has learnt.
They have been seeking information from the Met since last summer, when Sir Michael was named as one of those accused of taking part in a suspected Westminster child abuse ring.
Their attempts to reach detectives have failed, however, and they were even told that there was "no such thing" as Operation Midland, one of the most high-profile and controversial investigations in the force's recent history.
The family of Sir Michael, who died in 2001 and who was the director-general of MI5…


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Challenger Series
Razzano returns to Team USA at Ice Challenge
"Representing the United States, Douglas Razzano."
Two-years removed from a fourth place finish at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final, his last international competition, Razzano is anxious to hear those words again. He will when he steps onto the ice at the Ice Challenge, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, in Graz, Austria.
"I am so glad to be back on the international scene," he said. "I worked exceedingly hard over the summer to show good, solid programs at my two competitions and that hard work has paid off."
At the Liberty Open, he finished first in the short program with 67.50 points, ahead of a deep field that included two Grand Prix competitiors, Armin Mahbanoozadeh (60.40) and Ryan Bradley (54.75). He was fourth in the free program (115.06) to 2009 World Championship silver medalist Patrick Chan of Canada.
He improved to finished first in the short program (79.08) and second in the free skate (193.05) at the Golden West Championships in Culver City, Calif., leading to his selection for his first senior international.
"You know, since the Ice Challenge is my first senior international event, I don't have any expectation placement wise," Razzano said. "However, I do expect a lot of myself and want to skate two great programs. I am my toughest critic so being satisfied with two performances would be awesome."
With a quadruple toe in each program, Razzano, who trains with Doug Ladret in Scottsdale, Ariz., feels prepared to be a contender in Austria. He will face American Shaun Rogers as well as the Czech Republic's Tomas Verner, the 2008 European Champion, and France's Alban Preaubert, who won two bronzes on the Grand Prix last season.
"Summer and fall training have been going very well," he said. "I really worked hard physically on stamina and doing my jumps while exhausted. That's the key to doing successful programs: Knowing you can do your jumps while your dead tired. The programs have also been going pretty well with a few things here and there.
"I have learned that for me, it's not good when I do good run throughs all the time," he said. "I almost need a bad one to act as a wake-up call for me to keep everything in check. Overall, my coach and I are happy with this season thus far."
Razzano hopes the Ice Challenge leads to a successful international career.
"I would really like to be on the team for Four Continents Championship in Korea," he said. "Obviously the Olympics are the ultimate goal, but for this season, a top six placement at the U.S. Championships and a trip to Korea would be amazing."
At the 2009 U.S. Championships in Cleveland, Razzano finished 14th.
"Between last season and now, I have really been focused on repetition and detail," he said. "Since I kept my free skate from last season (to the music of The Red Violin soundtrack), it feels very comfortable. I am always trying to build upon that comfort so I don't get complacent about it and so that the program keeps growing.
"I have a new short program this season to the music of Claire de Lune," he said. "It is choreographed by Shin Amano and I absolutely love it. It's not like anything I've ever done before and it's music that keeps me very calm while I'm doing it. For me, that's key."
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Team USA takes home four golds at U.S. International Figure Skating Classic


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U.S. Navy Gunships and Rebel Cavalry
This story of the Battle of (west) Nashville has never been fully documented. This account details the Confederate Cavalry and U.S. Naval engagements that occurred between December 2nd and the 15th of 1864. It even included the participation of an elderly Nashville legacy: Mark Robertson Cockrill, the land owner of the real estate it was fought on.
The Battle of Nashville was the last major offensive action of the Confederate States of America. It all started here at Kelley's Point. The tactics used in this military operation are very similar to the strategy used in Operation Desert Storm, where horse-power was replaced by air-power.
Was this a rare fight of the "brown-water" navy iron and tin-clad gunships fighting cavalry of the Confederate forces? Not really. Col. David Campbell Kelley had made a specialty of it, when he wasn't acting as Nathan Bedford Forrest's regimental Chaplin, and trusted aid. Only a few weeks before, they had captured a Union Navy Squadron in New Johnsonville on the Tennessee River.
A new look at the U.S. Cavalry operations on December 15th is currently in production.
Here is some of the evidence to support a previously unpublished account of a cavalry engagement that is not included in most versions of the operations on December 15th, 1864 in West Nashville. I welcome any comments on the theory of what happened here.
Ambush in The Battle of Nashville
Map by Google Earth
Further evidence from the Official Records. Note:
"Once Johnson reassembled his brigades, his 6th Division set off west along the Charlotte Pike after Chalmers. The pursuit went about four miles before the Federal cavalrymen once more ran into Rucker's brigade, posted in a strong position of long and rail barricades located along a ridge beyond a small creek near Davidson's house overlooking Bell's Landing. This was, in fact, the true location of Kelley's artillery, which could now sweep the pike and the creek bridge. An energetic attack on the Confederate rear "directly into his works" by COL Garrard's unsupported 7th Ohio made about 3 p.m. was soon thereafter repulsed with heavy losses. "The rebs have chosen a good position," he messaged MG Wilson shortly after 2 p.m. Thinking himself close enough to the Cumberland for the gunboats to make a difference, Johnson ordered his own advance stopped and sent a messenger to find Fitch and obtain his help".
OR, 1,45, 1, 599-600, 606, 765; OR, 1,45,2: 205-206; ORN, I, 26: 651; Logbook of the U.S.S. Carondolet, December 15,1864; Sword, op cit., pp. 326-328; Horn, The Decisive Battle of Nashville, op cit., p. 39; McDonough, op cit., p.157. Johnson's capture by Morgan near Gallatin on August 21, 1862 is told on pp.
116-117 of James A. Ramage, Rebel Raider: The Life of General John Hunt Morgan (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1986).
Legitimate battle site?
The Battle of West Nashville:
There has been skepticism by some historians that Kelley's Point Greenway Park is where the Confederate Cavalry battled the U.S. Navy. The event itself is not in dispute, but the actual location. There are numerous references to this action. It's plausible, the story has been clouded by a few very significant transcription errors in the reports and memoirs of The Battle of Nashville. Reading the multitude of references, not to mention the physical evidence that I have documented (relics, stone works, earth works, and distance from reference points) it is clear to me that the ground behind the Lowes on Charlotte Pike as well as the hillside behind the Cracker Barrel Store are the correct locations of this obscured military action in December of 1864.
By the time the U.S. 6th Cavalry Division fought its way to this position the sun was setting directly in front of them. This blinding sunset would have further obscured the Confederate position and made for an ideal one-way visual cover. Bottle-necking the opposing forces between two narrow bridges a short distance apart would have given a smaller force a great advantage over an adversary over ten times their size.
Official Record of the Armies and Navies: OR_P.138-153
The following PDF is a description of the Naval action on The Cumberland River, said to be 4 miles from Nashville. This is clearly an error. Bell's Mill is 17 miles by water (the Navy would be sure of this fact), but is about 7 miles by land from Nashville (on Charlotte Pike). I believe that whom ever transcribed the hand-written text from the original US Navy report, mistook a 4 for the number 6 or 7. This could have been reenforced by the fact that the first bend in the river is about 4 miles from the city.
Official Record of the Armies and Navies: OR_Page_641
The Confederate view of the actions has much more detail than the U.S. Army report, most likely, do to the fact that the 6th U.S. Cavalry division was forced back at this position on the far edge of the battlefield (where critical cavalry turning maneuvers usually take place). If they had managed to clear this position, the entire Army of Tennessee could have been encircled by the following morning.
In the following PDF, Colonel Kelley corrects the location of the fighting that day in West Nashville, from a previous account by one of his Privates: John Johnston.
Confederate Veteran Magazine: ConfederateVeteranMag
CSA Cavalry Ambush on Davidson's Property
Google Earth Technology Simulates Sunset on December 15th
6845 Old Charlotte Pike – Nashville, TN 37209
OR_P.138-153
ConfederateVeteranMag
Cavalry & Naval Units on the Union Right Flank (Charlotte Pike)
U.S. Army of the Cumberland Sixth Calvary Division
Brig. General R.W. Johnson
First Brigade:
16th Illinois
5th Iowa
7th Ohio
Second Brigade:
6th Indiana
8th Michigan
3rd Tennessee
Artillery:
4th United States, Company I
U.S. Navy Tenth District
Mississippi Squadron
LCDR Le Roy Fitch Commanding Officer
The U.S.S. Carondelet – Acting Master Charles W. Miller
The U.S.S. Neosho – Lieutenant Samuel Howard
The U.S.S. Fairplay – Acting Master George J. Groves
The U.S.S. Silverlake – Acting Master Joseph C. Coyle
The U.S.S. Reindeer – Lieutenant Henry A. Glassford
The U.S.S. Moose – Lieutenant Commander LeRoy Fitch
The U.S.S. Brilliant – Lieutenant Charles Perking, Acting Master John H. Rice
The U.S.S. Springfield – Acting Master Edmond Morgan
C.S.A. Army of Tennessee Cavalry
Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers Escort Company
7th Alabama
7th Tennessee
14th Tennessee
5th Mississippi
9th Tennessee*
10th Tennessee*
*moved to Murfressboro Dec 13, 1864
C.S.A. Artillery
Pettus Flying Artillery
Guns include at least four artillery piecess, including two 10-pdr. rifled Parrotts.
8th Michigan Cavalry – 6th Cavalry Division
The 8th Michigan Cavalry was one of seven cavalry regiments of the 6th U.S. Cavalry Division. They fought the Confederates on Charlotte Pike 1/2 mile east of here the afternoon of December 15, 1864.


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Q: Where to look into the android source for Process life cycle management in Android system? Can someone give pointers to the android source files to understand the Process life cycle management in android system.
And give idea about how processes are being managed between Linux kernel and android system.

A: The frameworks/base is where you should start:
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base.git
Take the logcat from your device and then search for some logs related (i.e. ActivityManager) tags on the source code and so on...


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Diane Finley  (born October 3, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. From 2006 through 2015, she served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.  Her ministerial portfolios included Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC, and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.  She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2021. In August 2020, she announced that she would not be running in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She resigned from office on May 11, 2021.

Personal life
Diane Finley was raised in Port Dover and Charlotteville in Norfolk County, Ontario, and has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.  After graduation, she became the administrator of Western's French Immersion School.  She then worked in a series of private and public sector jobs, in a variety of fields.  She was named "one of Canada's future leaders" by the Governor-General's Study Conference 2000. As a child, she participated in Girl Guides of Canada youth programs.

Her husband was Doug Finley, a Senator from Ontario and former campaign manager and director of political operations for the Conservative Party of Canada. The pair met while Diane was working as a summer hire at Rolls-Royce where Doug was an executive.

In 2006, Finley announced that she has Graves' disease, a non-life-threatening thyroid condition which causes increased sensitivity to bright lights and forces her to wear tinted glasses.

Political career

Long involved in politics of the Conservative Party and its predecessors, Finley first ran for public office in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. She defeated Bob Speller, a Liberal cabinet minister, by 1,645 votes. After being re-elected in the 2006 election, she was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. An Order in Council transferred authority for Social Development Canada to her as well, and accordingly, she served under the style Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. She was shuffled from the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada portfolio on January 4, 2007. The following year, Finley allegedly received threats from sex industry officials in relation to her support of Bill C-17, which sought to allow immigration officers to deny temporary visas to prospective strippers if they were suspected to be sex trafficking victims. Tim Lambrinos of the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada (AEAC) said that "it's not plausible" that any of the AEAC strip clubs were responsible for the threats.

Finley was re-elected in the 2008 election and resumed her former post as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. She was re-elected in the 2011 election with 50.9% of the vote in her riding.

In March 2015, a parliamentary ethics report on an affair linked to disgraced prime ministerial aide Nigel Wright found that Finley had breached conflict of interest rules in her capacity as minister by diverting funding to a favoured project in Markham whose promoter had close ties to the Conservative Party.

After winning her seat once more in the 2015 federal election, Finley announced that she would be running for the position of interim leader of the Conservative Party, after Stephen Harper's resignation from the post. She was passed over for interim leader and subsequently placed in Rona Ambrose's shadow cabinet.

She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. On August 23, 2020, she announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2021 federal election. She resigned from the House of Commons on May 11, 2021. Leslyn Lewis was the Conservative candidate elected to succeed Finley the 2021 federal election.

Political views

Finley has promoted increased private-sector involvement in health services. She was the founder of Canada's largest publicly funded ambulance service company, Canadian Medical Response, and has been active in the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.

Electoral record

References

External links
Official site

Hansard: Diane Finley's announcement of her Graves' disease diagnosis

1957 births
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada MPs
Living people
Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
People from Norfolk County, Ontario
Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario
University of Western Ontario alumni
Women in Ontario politics
Women government ministers of Canada
21st-century Canadian women politicians


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WEEK ENDING 5 DECEMBER 2015
There was a Church Service on Saturday 5 December 2015
The Opening Prayer was given by Linda Halford
Hymns were led by David Silcox who welcomed everyone and showed a couple of slides from a recent visit to the USA to set the scene for our guest speaker today
Hymn 2. Let There Be Peace On Earth
Hymn 3. I Am A New Creation
*Dorothy Beardsmore says thank you to all who donated toiletries for the Women's Refuge. Another collection will be taken next year.
*St. Peter's Newsletter is out and posters are available to put in your windows over Christmas
*The Royal British Legion thanks us for the donation we gave at our Remembrance Service
*We are sad to announce that Ruth Edwards has died and her funeral will be 18 December.
*George Delap thanks people for their cards and prayers after the death of his wife, Isabel
*John Tattersall also thanks people for their cards and prayers after the deaths of both Derek and Alan Tattersall
*James Henderson's weekly letter mentions the shootings in Bernadino, California, where Shirley and also Tammy Tkach were at the time. They are safe.
*Leon cooper, a pastor in Cottonwood, Arizona, requests prayers following heart problems
Hymn 4. Jesus Is The Name We Honour
We saw a Video of Dr. Joseph Tkach Speaking of Life, entitled The Third Man
Hymn 5. Because He Lives
*Father, we are so grateful that we can be here before you and thank you for your son, Jesus and your Spirit in us. Thank you that we can come to Church to learn of you and worship *Help us to come closer to you in our lives
*We remember Rebecca and ask that you will be with her
*We also remember those that are not here today—Jack Stokes, Peter Buckley and Valerie Philo
*We pray for Graham Mitchell's healing and that you will be with his wife, Maggie
*Please be with Mr. Cooper in Arizona who has heart problems
*We remember the family of Ruth and ask that you will be with them at this sad time of bereavement, and also with the families of Isabel Delap and Allan Tattersal
*We pray for those caught up in conflict, for the migrants and refugees—you know each of their names and situations. Guide our world leaders and give them wisdom as they deal with these difficult situations.
*Be with those hurt and grieving as a result of the shootings in Bernadino. Politician have a very difficult job, please guide them with your wisdom.
*There is a severe drought in Ethiopia and we pray that you will relieve their suffering through the compassionate aid and assistance of others and bring rain to restore the land.
*Your son is the Prince of Peace and we look forward to his return to put all these things right permanently.
Hymn 6 – I Believe
The Message was given by our guest speaker, Dr. Alice McDermott from St. James Baptism Church. Her talk was entitled 'From Pilot To Pastor' and she told her story, a story of a Prodigal Daughter. God gave her talents and gifts and let her stray from him as she studies engineering and maths, trained in the RAF to become a bomber pilot and served in Aphghanistan and other countries in conflict. She told of people who never ceased to pray for her safety and return to God. In her journey during fear in one of the bombing raids, she 'bargained' with God that if he would bring her safely home she would return to the fold, but as often happens, this was forgotten when back safely at home. A scare with a lump in her breast brought her back and she began to study and learn scripture. A job offer from BA fell through and she went back to flying in the RAF but with Zephaniah 3:17 always in her mind: "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." God called her to be obedient and available and she left the RAF to study and follow her journey from pilot to Pastor. Alice asked us all to pray hard for the prodigals to return and never to give up. She ended with a prayer for the prodigals and the strangers to come to their Heavenly Father.
The final Hymn was Now Thanks We All Our God after which the Closing Prayer was led by Sue Ann Henderson
Fellowship continued over a Finger Buffet in the church hall.
Young People's church took place during the adult's service.


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 Aksumitisches Reich
 König: Sembrouthes (ca. 250)

 Römisches Reich
 Provincia Romana Aegyptus
 Präfekt: Aurelius Basileus (242–245)

Asien
 Armenien
 König: Trdat II. (217–252)

 China
 Norden
 Kaiser: Cao Fang (239–254)
 Südwesten
 Kaiser: Liu Shan (223–263)
 Südosten
 Kaiser: Sun Quan (229–252)

 Iberien (Kartlien)
 König: Bakur I. (234–249)

 Japan (Legendäre Kaiser)
 Kaiserin: Jingū (200–269)

 Korea
 Baekje
 König: Goi (234–286)
 Gaya
 König: Geodeung (199–259)
 Goguryeo
 König: Dongcheon (227–248)
 Silla
 König: Jobun (230–247)

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 Schah (Großkönig): Schapur I. (240/242–270)

Europa
 Bosporanisches Reich
 König: Rheskuporis IV. (242/243–275/276)

 Römisches Reich
 Kaiser: Gordian III. (238–244)
 Konsul: Lucius Annius Arrianus (243)
 Konsul: Gaius Cervonius Papus (243)


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The figure shows a simple pendulum consisting of a ball attached to the end of a light inextensible string of length 165 cm. The pendulum started moving from rest from point 𝐴 oscillating through an angle of 2 𝜃 , where t a n 𝜃 = 4 3 . Find the speed of the ball at the point 𝐵 , given that it is the midpoint of the ball's path. Take the acceleration due to gravity 𝑔 = 9 . 8 / m s 2 .


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SYNGNATHIFORMES
MACRORAMPHOSIDAE
SYNGNATHIFORMES Seahorses, pipefishes
MACRORAMPHOSIDAE Bellowfishes
Centriscops(1) Macroramphosus(2) Notopogon(2)
Family MACRORAMPHOSIDAE
Common name: Bellowfishes, Snipefishes
Bellowsfishes have a laterally compressed body, a long tubular snout with a small terminal mouth, and a large robust first dorsal-fin spine. Some species are gregarious and form large schools above the seafloor.
Bellowfishes, MACRORAMPHOSIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Jan 2022, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/125
Family Taxonomy
A small family with 3 described genera, 2 of which are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere. Although there are 9 described species, the family may comprise more species than are currently recognised. Five species in 3 genera occur in Australian waters.
Family Distribution
Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters on the continental shelf and slope. Bellowsfishes are benthic or bentho-pelagic over rocky, sandy, muddy or detritus bottoms, at depths between 46–1000 m. Some species form schools above the seafloor. Juveniles are pelagic.
Family Description
Meristics: D IV-VII, 9-11; A 19-20; P 15; V I, 4 C 23; Vert 24; BR 4-5 Circumorbital bones 1 Head and body highly compressed, moderately deep to very deep, almost circular in shape. Snout slender, elongate, mouth tiny, teeth absent. First or second dorsal-fin spine long, stout, pointed; soft dorsal fin and caudal fin displaced ventrally on body; pelvic fins small. Sides of body covered in granular scales resulting in a sandpaper-like texture; bony body plates present. Lateral line absent.
Bellowfishes grow to more than 30 cm in length.
Family Colour
Bellowsfishes are usually orange, red or brownish in colour, and some species are banded.
Family Feeding
Bellowsfishes are carnivores and feed on zooplankton, benthic fauna including crustaceans and echinoderms, and small fishes. Prey items are sucked in through the long snout.
Family Reproduction
The sexes are separate, and fertilisation is external. The eggs are spherical with a single oil droplet and rose-violet coloured yolk. Larvae and small juveniles are pelagic. They are lightly pigmented, and develop body spinules at a length of 6 mm. Small juveniles are pelagic.
Family Commercial
Although of no real commercial importance, some species are taken in large numbers as bycatch in commercial bottom trawls. Some species are sold in the aquarium industry.
Family Conservation
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Borges, L. 2001. A new maximum length for the snipefish Macrocramphosus scolopax. Cybium 25(2): 191-192.
Clarke, T.A. 1984. Diet and morphological variation in snipefishes, presently recognized as Macrorhamphosus scolopax, from southeast Australia: evidence for two sexually dimorphic species. Copeia 1984(3): 595-608.
Duhamel, G. 1995. Révision des genres Centriscops et Notopogon, Macroramphosidae des zones subtropicale et tempérée de l'hémisphère sud. Cybium 19(3): 261-303.
Fritzsche, R.A. & K.G. Thiesfeld. 1999. Centricidae, in Carpenter, K.E. & V.H. Niem. 1999. Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome.
Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Macrorhamphosidae (p. 480-484). In Gomon, M.F., D.J. Bray & R.H. Kuiter. (Eds.) Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Reed New Holland, Chatswood, Australia, 928 pp.
Kuiter, R. H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Aquatic Photographics, Seaford, Australia. 333 pp.
May, J.L. & J.G.H. Maxwell. 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p.
Miyazaki, E., Sasaki, K., Mitani, T., Ishida, M. & Uehara, S. 2004. The occurrance of two species of Macroramphosus (Gasterosteiformes: Macroramphosidae) in Japan: morphological and ecological observation on larvae, juveniles and adults. Ichthyol. Res. 51: 256-262.
Mohr, E. 1937. Revision der Centriscidae (Acanthopterygii Centrisciformes). Dana Rept. 13: 1-69, figs. 1-33 pls. 1-2
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the world. 4th Ed. Wiley and Sons, New York, 601 p.
Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989 New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. xiv+279 p
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates & D.F. Hoese. 2006. Gasterosteiformes, In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells (Eds). Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Fishes. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, Australia. Part 2.
Regan, C.T. (1914). Diagnoses of new marine fishes collected by the British Antarctic Terra Nova Expedition. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 13(2): 11-17.
Smith, M.M. & P.C. Heemstra. 1986. (eds.) Smiths' Sea Fishes. Macmillan South Africa.
Watson, W., 1996 Centriscidae: snipefishes and shrimpfishes. p. 725-727. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current Region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas. 1505 pp.


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Request information online by filling out the form to the rightbelow or call us at 855-363-2002 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Gypsum assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
The official website for the city of Gypsum is http://www.townofgypsum.com.
Gypsum is also known as: Gypsum.
55 is the minimum age allowed for residents, residents can self manage their diabetes, residents who need help with medication management can be given reminders and be monitored to make sure they are taking their medications, resident parking is available to residents who drive, complimentary transportation is at the disposal of residents, transportation is available for additional cost, and the community is licensed for 28 residents.