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While not in direct response to the Islamophobic immigration ban recently enacted by our new president, Wednesday's World Hijab Day Celebration at All Souls Unitarian Church still reads as very timely.
Anyone interested in joining members of the Muslim community for this celebration may do so, and women of all faiths will be invited to learn how to wear a hijab, provided they bring their own scarf.
Afterwards, there will be a candlelight vigil to remember victims of Islamophobic hate crimes and to honor those impacted by the immigration ban, with presentations by speakers of multiple different faiths and community activists.


Police suspect a driver was impaired when he killed two people and injured seven others in New Orleans on Saturday. Most of the victims were riding bikes on a busy thoroughfare as large crowds gathered in the city for Mardi Gras.
Authorities are waiting for the results of a blood alcohol test, but they believe the suspect was impaired at the time of the crash Saturday evening, police spokesman Andy Cunningham said in statement Sunday.
Tashonty Toney, 32, was arrested at the scene of the crash. Toney faces two counts of vehicular homicide, seven counts of vehicular negligent injury, hit and run, and reckless operation.
Cunningham said Saturday was Toney's birthday and identified him as the son of a New Orleans police officer. He said that discovery will not change the department's investigation which he said will be "open and transparent."
Most of the victims were bicyclists, police said, and photographs of the scene showed mangled bikes along the side of the street.
Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said bystanders in the area were the ones who stopped the driver. "We were able to apprehend the subject so quickly because citizens stopped this individual, because they thought they were helping someone who had just been involved in a one-car accident," Ferguson said.
"It just happened there were people there — bicyclists," Barrymore said. Barrymore said he saw two women and one man get struck. He said he went to help but it quickly became apparent that one of the women and the man didn't survive.


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Q: ISQL Six Digits Limitation I wanna get rid of isql six digits limitation. How can i overcome this ?
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Эдуард Саксен-Веймарский (() полное имя —  Уильям Август Эдуард Саксен-Веймар-Эйзенахский (;  — , Лондон) — британский фельдмаршал.

Детство
Эдуард был сыном Бернарда Саксен-Веймар-Эйзенахского (1792—1862) и его жены Иды (1794—1852), дочери герцога Георга I Саксен-Мейнингенского. При рождении мальчик получил длинное имя Уильям Август Эдуард Саксен-Веймар-Эйзенахский, но Dictionary of National Biography и Оксфордский биографический словарь именуют его краткоо Эдуард, принц Саксен-Веймарский. Хотя и по отсовской и по материнской линии Эдуард был внуком германских герцогов Карла Августа Саксен-Веймар-Эйзенахского и Георга I Саксен-Мейнингенского Эдуард родился и почти всю жизнь провел в Великобритании. Мальчик вырос при дворе своей тети Аделаиды (сначала принцессы, а с 1830 года королевы Великобритании). Его товарищами по детским играм были принцесса Виктория и Георг, герцог Кембриджский.

Карьера

После натурализации в качестве британского подданного Эдуард учился в Королевском военном училище в Сандхерсте. Окончив училище он  1 июня 1841 года в звании прапорщика начал службу в британской армии. Первоначально он служил в 67 пехотном полку, но затем был переведён в Гренадерскую гвардию. Там Эдуард получил звание лейтенанта, а 19 мая 1846 года стал капитаном. С ноября 1850 года по декабрь 1851 года Эдуард был адъютантом.

Во время Крымской войны в качестве бревет-майора (с июня 1854 года) сопровождал 3-й гренадерский гвардейский батальон в Крым. Принимал участие в нескольких битвах: в сентябре 1853 в битве при Альме, с октября 1854 в осаде Севастополя (где получил ранение), в октябре 1854 в Балаклавском сражении, в ноябре 1854 в Инкерманском сражении. 19 октября 1854 года находясь в окопах под Севастополем был ранен. В Инкерманском сражении отбил атаку русской армии на свой фланг. 15 июня 1855 года Эдуард был назначен флигель-адъютантом лорда Реглана и через три дня предпринял отчаянную, но безуспешную атаку на Малахов курган и на Третьий бастион. 5 октября 1855 года Эдуард был назначен полковником и адъютантом королевы Виктории и занимал эту должность до 22 февраля 1869 года, когда он был произведен в генерал-майоры.
Также за участие в Крымской войне Эдуард получил носителем множество наград: орден Бани, орден Почетного легиона, 4-ю степень Ордена Меджидие и Крымскую и Турецкую медали.

С 1 апреля 1870 года по 31 июля 1876 года он был командиром Home District. 6 июля 1877 года Эдуард стал генерал-лейтенантом. С 1 октября 1878 по 30 апреля 1883 возглавлял войска Южного командования. 14 ноября 1879 года стал генералом. В 1881 году покинув пост в Южном командовании четыре года был безработным. С октября 1885 по до 30 сентября 1890 года  главнокомандующий британскими войсками в Ирландии и в этом качестве занимал должность члена Тайного совета Ирландии. В эти годы принц получил новые награды: 24 мая 1881 года он стал командором ордена Бани, 21 июня 1887 получил Большой Крест ордена Бани.

В 1890 году Эдуард вышел в отставку, но с 1888 года до смерти командовал 1-м лейб-гвардейским полком.
22 июня 1897 году Эдуард был назначен фельдмаршалом. В 1890 году принц получил Орден Святого Патрика, а 8 марта 1901 года стал кавалером Королевского Викторианского ордена. В 1891 году Дублинский университет присвоил Эдуарду степень доктора юридических наук.

Dictionary of National Biography  в 1913 году характеризовала Эдуарда как "Отличного солдата, пользовавшегося популярностью у всех чинов, дорожившего культурными традициями своей семьи. Он оказывал широкое гостеприимство в своем лондонском доме, среди его гостей были представители литературы, искусства и науки, а также солдаты и общественные деятели".

Умер от аппендицита.

Умер 16 ноября 1902 года в доме на Портленд-плейс 16 и  с воинскими почестями был похоронен в Чичестерском соборе.

Семья
27 ноября 1851 года в Лондоне Эдуард женился морганатическим браком на леди Августе Гордон-Леннокс (1827—1904), дочери Карла Гордон-Леннокс, 5-го герцога Ричмонд. Бернард даровал невестке титул «графини Дорнбург», а в 1866 году она получила титул принцессы Великобритани. Брак был бездетным.

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Фельдмаршалы (Великобритания)
Кавалеры ордена Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного
Участники Крымской войны (Великобритания)
Участники Альминского сражения
Участники Балаклавского сражения
Участники Инкерманского сражения

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Clothing: He wears appropriate clothing for a young boy his age. He prefers wizard attire, to make it a point to purists that he's a wizard to.
Introvert: Social situations drain him, though he will still be social despite this. He tends to be more quiet, thinking deeply about certain situations.
Sensor: Practical solutions are what he strives for, not wanting to go too far from stuff that he doesn't already know.
Thinker: Honesty is something that he truly values. Feeling that avoiding the truth will only end badly in the long run, he is a bit harsh at times.
Perceiver: Having options open to him, instead of having too much on his plate, is something that he greatly prefers. When opening up to people, Edgar can actually be quite casual and playful at heart. Decision making is not his strong suit, and big decisions tend to give him anxiety.
Amortentia: Honey, and chocolate brownies.
Patronus: Hasn't cast one yet.
Boggart: Edgar I pointing a wand at him as hatred shined in the old man's eyes.
Hobbies: Not really, perhaps reading?
Pets: An owl named Poe, after Edgar Allan Poe. He felt the name was slightly ironic.
1873: Edgar Charles Rey is born into the world. His blood purist grandfather is insulted that the boy is named after him, as Edgar Rey I does not wish to share the name what he deems to be a 'mudblood' and further disgrace to the family. His Aunt Guinevere and her family, his grandmother, and his parents are thrilled to have him join the family.
1875: He gets a baby sister, and sees it fit to start calling her Bell, a shortened version of her name, Bellerose.
1876: Edgar shows his first signs of magic by making a bag of sweets float to him that his mother said that he had to save for later.
1877: He is disappointed when his next sibling turns out to be another girl, but finds it interesting as how similar she looks to father.
1880: Cousin Ace goes to Hogwarts, and is sorted into ____.
1882: Avril follows Ace to Hogwarts, getting sorted into Ravenclaw.
1883: Leroy is off to Hogwarts, going into Hufflepuff.
1884: Edgar is disappointed and frustrated when learning that he can not go to Hogwarts yet, feeling slightly insulted that the school wouldn't let him go just because his birth day was after the start date. After all, he was still turning 11 that year, and thus sees it as unfair. He also thinks that if anyone should be held back a year, it is King, thinking it would give him time to gain more confidence.
1885: Edgar finally gets to join his cousins at Hogwarts. The hat hesitated a little bit between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Sometimes he gets comments that he should have been a Ravenclaw.
1886: The young Jolie joins the bunch at Hogwarts, and it is Ace's last year. Edgar could tell that his sister is also upset by not getting to go the year she turns 11, do to her birth date.
1887: Ace graduates, and it seems their aunt is very happy about this. Disaster strikes during summer, as they lose both Leroy and Charles. Aunt Guinevere pulls Avril out of school and into the Pendergast Rose (though she doesn't get in for some reason, so is homeschooled instead), though Avril seems to not be very happy about this. And now his little sister is joining him in school this new year, and is sorted into Hufflepuff.
March 22, 1888: Uncle Ryder is dead.
March 23, 1888: Cousin Roselle is born, but Aunt Guinevere had passed away.
March 25, 1888: Ace obtains guardianship of his younger siblings. Edgar can't imagine how that must feel.
February 1, 1889: According to the Daily Prophet, Aunt Guinevere might be alive? Thanks guys, good to know that everyone's top priority is to keep him in the loop.
There has been lots of loss in the family recently.
His father is a squib and his mother is a muggleborn.
Aunt Jade and Grandfather Edgar hate his branch of the family due to purist views. His cousin Ace and his branch do not approve of these views. This is their paternal branch.
His uncle Ryder was a werewolf, though he and his branch of the family have no knowledge of this.
"Perhaps you could comment if I'm about to mess up?" He suggested.


Online payrolls are services that collect information via the internet on hours worked, pay rates, deductions, and other payroll-related data from their clients and use that information to generate paychecks, payroll reports, and tax filings.
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Q: URL Rewrite and absolute/relative urls I set
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RewriteRule ^myusers/([0-9]+)$    user.php?user_id=$1 [NC,L]

it works, btu oviously every link in my site will be reditct to
mydomain.com/myusers/index.php  [not existing]

instead of
mydomain.com/index.php

there is a simpler option to do the rewrite without having to recode each link in mywebsite?
thanks

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there is a simpler option to do the rewrite without having to recode each link in mywebsite?

If you want to simulate a directory structure like myusers/125, not really. To the browser, it looks like a normal directory, and it will make all relative requests accordingly.
You could put together a mod_rewrite workaround (redirecting all requests in /myusers/125/* back to the root directory), but that would be a terrible kludge. You could also use the <base> tag.
The best thing to do, though, would be to fix the links on the site!


The hotel group says the new deal signings further strengthen their robust development pipeline.
The new agreements – announced on the sidelines of the Forum de l'Investissement Hôtelier Africain in Marrakech, Morocco,and aimed at driving investment into tourism in the region — highlight the company's growth in Morocco and Ghana, while marking its debut in Liberia.
Marriott International chief development officer for Middle East & Africa Jerome Briet said: "New and established markets across North and West Africa continue to present us with immense opportunities to further enhance and diversify our portfolio in the continent.
In North Africa, the company currently has 30 hotels and over 10,000 rooms in its portfolio and, with a robust pipeline in place, expects to grow its portfolio by 60% by the end of 2023.
In West Africa, Marriott expects to grow its current footprint by 75% with the addition of nine new hotels and more than 1,800 rooms by the end of 2023. It currently operates 12 properties across Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, and Guinea and plans to enter Benin and Ivory Coast as a part of its development pipeline.


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Wilbur Frank Abbott
Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States
The Life of Wilbur Frank
When Wilbur Frank Abbott was born on 4 December 1910, in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States, his father, William Wiley Abbott, was 36 and his mother, Lucy Belle Reece, was 31. He married Gladys Irene Reynolds on 29 May 1937, in Washington, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Belpre Township, Washington, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 5 July 1982, at the age of 71, and was buried in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States.
Learn about Wilbur Frank's homeland.
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Gladys Irene Reynolds
Marriage: 29 May 1937
Alice Louise Abbott
Washington, Ohio, United States
William Wiley Abbott
Lucy Belle Reece
Owen Carl Abbott
Augusta Mae Abbott
William Earl Abbott
Mary Edna Abbott
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
English and Scottish: from Middle English abbott 'abbot' (Old English abbod) or Old French abet 'priest'. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas 'priest' (genitive abbatis), from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba 'father'. This was an occupational name for someone employed in the household of or on the lands of an abbot, and perhaps also a nickname for a sanctimonious person thought to resemble an abbot. In the U.S. this name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
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Easy recipes packed with tons of great flavor are a win-win for everyone. This easy 3 ingredient Pear Ginger Jam recipe comes together quickly and is busting with fall flavors. If you're not a ginger fan, you can use vanilla and or cinnamon and get equally delicious results. This jam is made with reduced sugar content so it should be keep refrigerated.
Place sugar in a saucepan large enough to hold pears.
Peel pears and cut in quarters. Remove core and cut each quarter in 4 lengthwise slices. Cut crosswise to obtain cubes.
Mix with sugar and place in refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
Place on stove and bring to a boil while stirring with a firm whisk or heat resistant spatula.
Once boiling turn to medium high to ensure that mixture boils in a steady pace.
In just about 8-10 minutes jam will thicken and remove from heat.
Pour in a jar and keep refrigerated.
Keep refrigerated and use within 2 weeks.


Not every manufacturing company has such two advantages as Sony Ericsson, these are a technical experience and hardware solutions by Ericsson and design and marketing by Sony. This influence of the parent companies was not so obvious and clear till lately. And the launch of the W800 has changed it all at once. That is the first phone released under the brand of Walkman that became a common name for portable players in some countries. Positioning the phone as a musical solution is quite interesting, several companies has taken this way, but none of them has such a brand and history behind. That means one more advantage for Sony Ericsson, and the company will surely use it.
The W index in the phone's name comes from the abbreviation of Walkman, and only two products (Sony Ericsson W800 and W600) are announced for now. The last model will be shipped only to the American market for now and later will appear in Europe. The models are of some certain charm and suit youth audience best. That is a logical attempt to create phones different both from other company solutions and rivals. Having seen this model once you will certainly remember it. A curious fact, the Sony Ericsson label is inscribed on the W800 but not distinguished with paint, that is why it is unnoticeable. Only a small company logo is seen not in every perspective. At the same time Walkman inscription is bright and flashy. That stresses the company appeals to experienced users of musical equipment but not mobile phone users. The reasoning is people who know company's phones and needs such a device are more likely to buy Sony Ericsson K750, and new users that constantly listen to the music will respond to the W800's positioning and will choose this model. That means the company issues this device for new users, loyal customers will not buy the W800 actively.
The W800 completely copies Sony Ericsson K750, and we can't write a full review about the device, since there are only three differences.
The first difference or design. A vivid orange body with an ivory front panel. The keypad has changed. The buttons are distanced and deeply sunk into the body. The amplitude of the pressures is very low, which makes a feeling of hard pressure. This keypad will suit some people, however it is generally comfortable. The backlighting is also orange and well seen in various conditions.
The camera on the back is closed with a shutter having another construction, you only need to slide the toddlers away, and the objective opens. As for the K750 the shutter is big and slides aside. Sometimes during a conversation it may be accidentally opened.
A player button is placed under the screen instead of Activity Menu. This seems functionally useless at the presence of a side Music Button. But due to the marketing means it's necessary to stress the main component of the device. The rest of the design coincides.
The second difference or standard kit. MS Duo or Duo Pro is the main data carrier in the phone (cards up to 2 GB now, the next year promises 4 GB ones). And if the K750 has a 64MB card included, then the W800 provides a 512MB one. Such a capacity is necessary due to the player use, a 256MB card seems a compromise, and less capacious ones are out of interst.
Unlike the K750 the W800's box is a vertical blister showing the phone with earphones. That is typical solution for musical players, the company had no such blister since Ericsson R310s. The kit includes НРМ-70 earphones (a copy of Sony MDR-EX71) which sound better than the ones in the K750's package.
The third difference or software. Sony Ericsson W800 is the first company phone (I stress it is a phone but not a smartphone) that can work with a radio component off and even more without a SIM-card. At the start the device will ask you if you want to activate the phone or only the musical player. Having selected only player you will be able to listen to the music not only from the internal phone's memory but from the card also. But access to other phone's functions is denied, for instance, games, organizer, and a phone book. That is a pity, but good the majority of the manufactures produce modern phones with an "aboard a plane" profile, that is when a radio component turns off and all other functions are available. This model is a Sony Ericsson's pilot balloon. Another point is you cant' switch to a player mode smoothly, it's necessary to restart the phone. For instance, Sony Ericsson S600 offers another step forward, pre pressing an on/off button you can switch the profile. These two functions are likely to be combined in the next product (that is not just changing a profile but also adding an "aboard" one).
The manufacturer claims the increase of the battery life from 15 to 30 hours with a radio component off (only listening to the player, and for the K750 that is 15 hours only. The experiments showed the device really plays twice longer if you do not touch it at all, do not work with playlists (the screen backlighting is off). We had an example that played music with the radio component on for 12 hours and 21 hours with only player function. Working with the player realy shortens battery life due to the backlighting.
As for me, the current musical profile organization is not very important and will be useful only aboard planes when all the other functions are useless. In the rest situations turning the radio component off with al the other functions (including radio) seems wrong. So, this function is not a serious improvement as compared with the K750.
Other changes concern the appearance of the W sign in the main menu, that signifies a player. The player interface is quite reworked, but still no principal changes, the general comfort of work remained the same. An important difference is the appearance of a status bar on the top of the screen, it shows the title and the performer of the current track. This appears only in the standby mode when you start playing with Music Button, it holds for 3-4 seconds and then disappears. In the standby mode neither a track number nor a song's title are shown. The reason is the developers failed realizing the function fully in time. Let's remember, the K750 shows a bar with volume adjustment on the top of the screen (works even with a player and a radio applications minimized). The W800 shows here a title of the current track at the start of playing. Further this ticker place can be used for various operator's news and so on. That is some kind of a creeping line. A fully-functional realization will be available not earlier than in the next year, and now only slight improvements will appear in every next model, the function will develop gradually.
This is the end of all the differences, read a corresponding review to get a clue of a full functionality. And now a couple of words about the W800's price and perspectives.
The model will be launched in September with the primary price of 400-480 Euros depending on the country. Now in Europe a functionally similar K750 costs 300-350 Euros. The K750's high price of 500 USD on the Russian market is caused by high stock-jobbing and few shipments. For the launch moment the W800 will cost about 100 Euros more than the current K750's price. The price difference is caused exclusively by the model's newness and the 512MB card in the kit.
Considering the fact buying the K750 and a 512MB card will be cheaper than the W800, and then buying the last model seems senseless. Excluding the case when you like the W800's design more than the K750's one. So, the described model is mainly targeted at people little acquainted with Sony Ericsson's products but listening to the music often and having a notion of the Walkman brand. The phones' similarity, earlier launch of the K750 allow suppositions the sales will be low. We think the K750 and the W800 will be sold in the ratio of 80 to 20.
The W800 is the first attempt of using the Walkman brand, and the W600 will be even more interesting, since it has evident difference from its prototype the S600, provides with more internal memory (256Mb against 64 in the S600). Then the company will differentiate the offer much, and no functionally similar models (like the K750 and the W800) will be present.


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2. Search similar blogs and subscribe. Because there are so many blogs on the internet, chances are somebody somewhere will also be talking about your subject. Find these sites and subscribe to them so you get instant updates. The best action to take is to read up on these blogs and know what they talk about regularly.
3. Create business relationships. By helping out someone else and their blog in some way, they will in return help you and your blog out. One good example is devising a list of online radio stations you can submit your music to and give them the list so they can use it for their benefit as well. By becoming business friends, you can promote each other by talking about one another's webpage, music, blog, etc.
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Q: Searching for a certain field of an Object in a linked list C++ int Search(int x) {
        Node* temp = head;
        int pos = 1;
        while(temp != nullptr){
            if(temp->data == x)
                return pos;
            else{
                temp=temp->next;
                pos++;
            }
        }
        return 0;
}

This search function is used in order to search for an integer within a linked list that I have created and return the location of the integer. I am now working with a Linked List that involves Person objects with four fields: name, age, height, and weight. How would I go about writing a Search function to search for a user by their name and then printing out the whole Person once found? I tried writing this, but it would not work:
Person Search(Person*A) {
        Node* temp = head;
        int pos = 1;
        while(temp != nullptr){
            if(temp->data == A)
                return *A;
            else{
                temp=temp->next;
                pos++;
            }
        }
        return *A;
}

Finally I figured that I needed setters/getters for name and I would need to pass the Parameter Search(Person.getName()), but this was throwing an error as well. Can someone explain to me how to do this? I have not found anything similar to this online so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

A: i think that the search function is like the following code:
Person* Search(std::string search_name) {
        Node* temp = head;
        while(temp != nullptr){
            if(temp->data->name == search_name){ //compare name
                return temp->data;
            }
            temp=temp->next;
        }
        return nullptr;
}

Input the name you want to search,the function will return the person pointer


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Federer, Blake, Nishikori Collect ATP Awards Handed Out in Miami
by Staff | March 25th, 2009, 3:12 pm
Roger Federer continues to shine as the fairest and most popular player on the ATP World Tour after the 2008 ATP World Tour Awards were announced in Miami today. Fellow players voted Federer the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a record fifth consecutive year. Only Edberg himself won the award five times (over eight years). And in a poll of fans, Federer for the sixth consecutive year was voted ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite.
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Of his dual honors, Federer said: "It is great to receive two more awards. It is always important for me to be a good sportsman on the court and give the right example for others to follow and hopefully inspire the next generation. It also means the world to me to be the fans' favorite player for the sixth year in a row. The support I receive from the fans around the world is so motivating and it is humbling to receive this award once again."
ATP World Tour Champion Rafael Nadal and ATP World Tour Doubles Team Champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic were announced as the Player of the Year and Doubles Team of the Year respectively.
James Blake won the prestigious Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award for his many charitable efforts, including several fundraising initiatives for cancer research.
The full list of 2008 ATP Awards winners:
Rafael Nadal: The Mallorca native became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since John McEnroe in 1984, in addition to becoming the first Spaniard to end the season ATP World Tour Champion as the world's top player in the South African Airways ATP Rankings. Nadal became the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles in the same year. He led the ATP World Tour season with eight titles in 10 finals, 82 match wins, most matches (93) played and a 17-6 mark against Top 10 opponents. He also helped Spain to the Davis Cup title by winning all three of his matches during the year. He advanced to the semi-finals or better in all four Grand Slam tournaments for the first time in his career.
Doubles Team Of The Year
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic: The first-year team of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic took time to get into full gear in 2008, going 10 tournaments before winning their first title in Hamburg. But once they gathered momentum, there was no stopping the big-serving Canadian-Serbian combination. Zimonjic and Nestor went on a tear in the middle of the season, reaching the Roland Garros final, and winning titles at London/Queen's, Wimbledon and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Toronto in four consecutive appearances after the Hamburg triumph. In a dramatic conclusion to the season the team defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the Tennis Masters Cup final in a match that decided which team was crowned ATP World Tour Doubles Team Champions.
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Of The Year
James Blake: In the summer of 2008, James Blake announced the creation of the Thomas Blake Sr. Memorial Research Fund at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, with the goal of raising $1 million for cancer research within 12 months. Important fundraising initiatives include his tennis charity exhibition Anthem LIVE! and the J-Block merchandise program. Blake also helps to raise funds for the Harlem Junior Tennis Program and hosts the organization's annual fundraising event each year.
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
Roger Federer: Fellow players voted the four-time ATP World Tour Champion the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for a record fifth consecutive year. Edberg is the only other player to have won the award five times (over eight years).
Most Improved
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (No. 43 to No. 6): The top Frenchman broke into the Top 10 with two titles, including his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 shield in Paris. He made an impressive showing at the year's first Grand Slam, upsetting No. 9 Murray, No. 8 Gasquet and No. 2 Rafael Nadal before falling to No. 3 Djokovic in the Australian Open final. The 23 year old missed three months of the season after undergoing right knee surgery in May, but compiled a 16-4 record upon his return. He won his first ATP World Tour title in Bangkok (d. Djokovic), and beat three Top 10 opponents — Djokovic, Roddick and Nalbandian — to win the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris and clinch a Tennis Masters Cup berth. Tsonga won 20 more matches than the previous season, best among the Top 10.
Kei Nishikori (No. 281 to No. 63): The Japanese teenager won his first ATP World Tour title and moved up 200 South African Airways Rankings spots to finish as the youngest player in the year-end Top 100. He became the first Japanese player to finish in the Top 100 since Matsuoka in 1995 (No. 57). Nishikori qualified into his sixth career ATP World Tour event in Delray Beach and defeated four straight Americans — Delic, Reynolds, Querrey (saved 4 M.P) and No. 12 Blake — to become the youngest ATP World Tour title winner at 18 years and 1 month of age since Lleyton Hewitt won in 1998 at Adelaide. Afterwards, he jumped from No. 244 to No. 131. He continued his rise up the rankings following the US Open, moving up 45 spots to No. 81 after reaching the fourth round. He posted his first win over a Top 10 player by defeating No. 4 Ferrer in the third round. He finished the season with a third round showing in Tokyo and semi-final at Stockholm.
Comeback Player of the Year
Rainer Schuettler (No. 155 in Jul. '07 to No. 30): The No. 2 German (behind Kohlschreiber) improved more than 100 South African Airways Ranking positions to finish in the year-end Top 30 for just the second time. Hampered by a knee injury and mononucleosis, former World No. 5 Schuettler had fallen outside the Top 50 the past three years. After a 4-13 start to the 2008 ATP World Tour season, the 32 year old broke through to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon — his best Grand Slam result since a runner-up effort at the 2003 Australian Open. He finished the season with a 17-10 mark, highlighted by quarter-finals or better in four of his last six tournaments. He reached the semi-finals at Beijing and the quarter-finals at Tokyo, Stockholm and St. Petersburg.
ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite (Singles)
Roger Federer: Admired for his work on and off the court, Roger Federer continues to be admired by millions of fans around the world, who have voted the four-time ATP World Tour Champion the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite for a record sixth consecutive year. Federer received 26.6 percent of all votes, followed by Rafael Nadal (22.8%), Novak Djokovic (7.8%) and Fernando Gonzalez (6.2%).
ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite (Doubles)
Bob & Mike Bryan: Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan were voted the most popular doubles team in the world for the fourth straight year. The Bryans received 27.8 percent of votes to finish ahead of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic (16%), Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles (11.4%) and Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett (9.7%).
Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award
Alan Trengove: Melbourne-based journalist Alan Trengove has covered tennis for more than 50 years and has long been regarded as one of the world's leading tennis writers. Trengove founded Australian Tennis Magazine in 1976 and has written several tennis books during his distinguished career.
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39 Comments for Federer, Blake, Nishikori Collect ATP Awards Handed Out in Miami
fedster Says:
HA HA HA!!!!!!!!! FED'S DONE IT AGAIN! Now again some Fed haters would enter with their lame excuses. Lol! Where's bulla and Nadal's the GOAT?
CONGRATS TO ZOLA AND EZORRA! Congrats to other Nadal fans too! THREE CHEERS FOR TSONGA TOO ! Tsonga's such an amazing player!
They should have given Fox Sports an award for worst television coverage of a tennis tournament (Indian Wells).
And Gimelstob should have been nominated for, and won the award, as the worst slob/commentator.
Oh Yeah! Roger did it again! yeah! deserved, totally.
I'm a little surprised they picked Tsonga as most improved; Murray also reached a grand slam final and from Wimbledon on was a dominant force at all of the events. I think JMDP was a good candidate, as was Simon, but this was really between Murray and Tsonga, since they both won Masters Series events (Murray in Cincy and Tsonga in Paris) and since they both got to a grand slam final. I wonder if they thought that because Tsonga was injured there is no telling how well he'd've done? I just wonder how they picked him over Murray; it'd certainly be close.
Giner Says:
Tsonga started the season as more of an outsider than Murray. Less was expected of him. And his ranking was most likely lower than Murray's was at the beginning.
I think JMDP, Cilic and Simon deserve a mention somewhere.
Nadal's 04 season had just one title: Sopot. His 05 season had 11, including a slam and 4 masters and finished #2. I'm not sure if he even won Most Improved player that year.
The award favours the less known players over those facing great expectations.
Ezorra Says:
Congrats to you too Fedster! Federer's achievements all this while is no doubt a phenomenal for millions of tennis fans and of course his fans!
Happy to know that Nadal won Player of the Year too!
tenisbebe Says:
Jane says: "I'm a little surprised they picked Tsonga as most improved; Murray also reached a grand slam final and from Wimbledon on was a dominant force at all of the events…..I just wonder how they picked him over Murray; it'd certainly be close." Jane, maybe the overriding factor was number of spots Tsonga moved up vs Murray, combined with the fact that he missed RG & Wimbledon.
it could be tenisbebe; I'd be curious to know though.
Giner, Djoko won most improved for two years in a row, in 06 and 07, and I didn't think the ranking climb was that huge in 07 (maybe it was?), but I'd assume by 07 people were expecting a few things from him. Maybe it's because he reach the semis (or better) of every Grand Slam except AO that year? Anyhow, maybe you're right, that it features the lesser known players? Just so you know, both JMDP and Simon were also nominated so they did get "a mention."
Temnisbebe: Rankings climb alone isn't enough to decide it. They also have to consider where they finished off. A player can very easily jump 400 spots from 600 to 200 by winning one challenger, or a couple of rounds at a slam.
Someone who finished in the top 10 or 20 while jumping 50 spots would have a better chance than someone jumping 400 spots but still needing to qualify to get into events.
My guess is it's a combination of the factors I mentioned and up to discretion.
Now I'm really curious to know who won it for the 05 season (announced in 06).
Nadal is the GOAT Says:
Federina winning the Best Sportsmanship Award is a complete joke. Roger "Sir Smug" Federina is the most arrogant player to have ever stepped on the court. This award just shows how much assistance he has always received from the ATP like easier draws and better schedules during Grand Slams.
"Federina winning the Best Sportsmanship Award is a complete joke. Roger "Sir Smug" Federina is the most arrogant player to have ever stepped on the court." The Best Sportsmanship Awarded is decided in votes by THE PLAYERS! I suppose, touring with, interacting with & playing against someone throughout a very long season year after year (a co-worker so to speak) is not a sufficient enough for someone to make a judgment for an award? And also, in your opinion, these players that voted for him are idiots, having had the wool pulled over their eyes? Who is being an arrogant fool? The answer is clear.
"This award just shows how much assistance he has always received from the ATP like easier draws and better schedules during Grand Slams." I think you need to do some research as to how tournaments are run and how draws are determined because, to say the least, your ignorance is showing.
Nadal is NOT the GOAT Says:
Giner: Yes I agree that it's a combination of factors that determines the winner; however, in my comments to Jane regarding the number of ranking spots a player moved up from the start of '08 to the end of the year, I referring specifically to the "tie" between Tsonga & Murray for the distinction of "Most Improved Player of 2008". As she mentioned in her post of 8:59pm, although Simon & JMDP were also nominated, "this was really between Murray and Tsonga, since they both won Masters Series events (Murray in Cincy and Tsonga in Paris) and since they both got to a grand slam final." I was speculating that the number of spots Tsonga moved up in 2008 vs Murray could have been the overriding factor that won him the award.
zola Says:
fedster
Thanks and same here, congratulations to you and all Fed fans.
I agree with Jane. I would have gone with Murray too. It would be nice if they say how they choose the awardees.
tenisbebe: I'd hazard a guess that they made their decision on the amount of time Tsonga played for the year, and took into consideration that had he played for the same duration of time as Murray he probably would have won more titles.
Von – yes , that certainly had to enter their minds (as it has ours). Can you imagine the year he would have had without the extended injury break? Food for thought.
FYI – I don't think live streaming for events begins until the ATP website sponsored "TennisTV" starts streaming – I've noticed with other tournaments that the start dates coincide. That said, TennisTV begins streaming Saturday – it's probably a camera equipment thing so we probably won't see anything on the net til then but PLEASE let me know if you find a link before then & I will do likewise. As for our Roddick talk, I have been a little busy this week but will try to post something to you tomorrow on the "Backhand…" thread. Sound good?
tenisbebe: Yes, had it not been for Tsonga's injuries in '08 he would have had a terrific year.
You're right about the live streaming coinciding. i saw on the ATP website they won't begin streaming until Saturday. I think they use the same feeds. TV coverage on dreadful FSN will also begin on Saturday. I don't expect much from them. one saving grace for the SFs and finals they'll be shown on CBS, which BTW is nothing much to rave about, but they're better than FSN. I vaguely remember last year there was a problem with CBS cutting out before the match ended. Tennis gets no respect!
Re: Our Roddick talk, please do so at your convenience. I mentioned the post because I didn't want you to think I didn't answer.
I'm watching Figure Skating on live streaming. I cam across it quite by accident looking for tennis streaming. That's another sport that's ignored as well. ESPN only shows the final events and its in bits and pieces which takes away from the enjoyment of the sport. I suppose the only way to see all of these sports is to travel, but it's even worse for me, I don't like crowds, and also don't relish sitting on those hard seats.
Von: OK – I'll respond to you re: Roddick when I have a chance to take a deep breathe, pour myself a glass of wine & put my thought together (hopefully when you are on line as well).
I was a huge figure skating fan in years past but as you say, it's difficult to find broadcasts other than World's – I don't even know who the contenders are any longer (besides Kimmie). I was shocked when watching an event this winter when visiting my mother at seeing all the top Chinese skaters – she informed me that I was out-of-touch with the sport as the Chinese have been dominating for the past few years. Oh well, only have time for tennis these days anyway. Enjoy the skating!
'Nadal is the GOAT' is again frustrated! He just cannot believe how much Federer's liked! G
'Nadal is the GOAT' is again frustrated! He just cannot believe how much Federer's liked by his fellow players; even Rafa, his greatest nemesis, his greatest rival, is a friend of him! Fed and Rafa both respect each other. It's only a fool like you… 'Nadal is the GOAT'…. who won't accept it! Go man go, put your head in a stink to clean it up coz your mind is so dirty that your thinking has been blocked and you can't realise anything !!!!
Anyone who has ever listened to or read one Federer's interviews after he has been beaten would agree that he is by far the most arrogant and disrespectful player. Of course, if you are a Fedtard, you wouldn't be able to see the obvious.
Remember what Sir Smug said after being beaten by Murray? When he was asked about his 6-2 losing record he said "I think Murray is playing well AT THE MOMENT". The same thing about Nadal. He always says Nadal is the world no. 1 "AT THE MOMENT". This clearly shows he believes he owns the world no. 1 status. Which obviously he doesn't and in fact he never deserved to be world no. 1 except that he was playing in an era when there was no competition.
Zola: You think that Fed's always arrogant but the same is not truth. Arrogance crept into his personality only around 2007 and before that he was definitely 'THE GRACEFUL' guy. As I have said it before, I repeat it again that don't expect Fed to bow down to Rafa or say (or even think of!) Rafa/any other younger guy for that matter as a superior player. Fed's earned every right to speak boldly and even with some amount of disdain about the other players. I don't think that Rafa'd speak too highly of any future player who comes and defeats him continuously and is 4/5/6 years younger to him if Rafa by that time had won 12 or more slams. So DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY ! :-)
Nadal is the GOAT:
The whole world got it wrong I guess eh? Those Fedtards must be the greatest conspiracy theorists around…
"Fellow players voted Federer the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award"
Yep, all those pro tennis players on the circuit day in and day out who meet each other in and out of the locker room must have gotten it wrong again…shame on them, you must know something they don't!
WELL SAID SHAN !
MMT Says:
I agree that Murray was as deserving of the award as Tsonga, but I think Tsonga's change in ranking really did the trick – going from outside the top 35 to #6 is a huge step for a guy who was out half the year with injuries.
And Giner, Nadal did win Most Improved in 2005. But you do make a very good point – in 1974 Jimmy Connors won all the slams he entered and finished the year #1, you know who was voted most improved? Guillermo Vilas.
After finishing 1998 ranked #6, Andre Agassi made 3 of 4 grand slam finals winning 2 of them and reclaimed the #1 ranking for the first and only time in his career. You know who was voted most improved? Nicolas Lapenti.
It's true Agassi had been voted most improved the year before, but there's no rule against winning it 2 years in a row as Djokovic showed in 2006 and 2007.
If the award is some kind of consolation prize or congeniality thing then they should just stop handing it out right now. In this case, I think a case can be made for either Tsonga or Murray.
MMT – Where does one find list of past award winners? Or maybe you have this all stored in your seemingly endless mental files of tennis history? Anyhow, I wouldn't mind taking a look down memory lane if you know of a link or a website where I could find that information. Cheers.
Jane: I'm much dumber than I look – I got the ATP awards info from Wikipedia. There are some shocking names on that list, by the way.
For H2H stats and match records I go straight to the sources, the ATP site and the Davis Cup site.
For vignettes and little trinkets and (in my opinion) the best sports writing on tennis, I tap the SI Vault.
But the stuff in my head is in my head from books, commentary I remember, and matches I remember seeing. I used to watch tennis religiously when I was a kid, and I loved hearing about records and the former great players. That helps when I'm looking something up.
For example, the other night I was watching the BJK exhibition on HBO with my father and they were talking about how Venus tilts her head to the left too much on her second serve, then McEnroe started talking about a guy from New Zealand who used to keep a shoe-lace in his mouth and tie it to the right side of his shirt/sleeve/shoulder to keep his head up on his serve. Apprently when McEnroe saw this he thought he would win easily, and of course he lost. We laughted pretty hard about it, but then we were curious – what was that guy's name again?
My father doesn't have a DVR.
Now, the only things I know about New Zealand tennis is that they used to play as a combined team with Australia called Australasia for the first 20 years of the Davis Cup, that Chris Lewis (a kiwi) lost to McEnroe in the Wimbledon final of 1983 and that Bjorn Borg played and won his first Davis Cup rubber against New Zealand in 1972 when he was 15, so I went to the DC site and found that his victim was a guy named Onny Parun.
Then I returned to the ATP site and did a head to head between McEnroe and Onny Parun, and sure enough McEnroe lost their one and only match in 1976, and when I watched it again when I got home (I have a DVR) that's the guy McEnroe was talking about.
Easy as you like!
sar Says:
Bravo Nestor and Zimonjic!!
Von I agree. Gimelstob wins award for worst tennis player and even worse commentator.
Robbie Koenig if you are reading this, please tell Doug Adler if he doesn't tone it down with the Djokovic hate he will have lots of TC cancellations.
FoT Says:
I guess the ATP have the dumbest players in the entire world, huh? After all, surely they would get the point that many fans say Roger is arrogant and would not vote him Sportsman of the Year again! Surely after 5 consecutive years they would have learned their lesson, huh? lol!
Congratulations Roger on your well-deserved awards.
OH, and congratulations on all the other winners too.
Leowin D. Gempes Says:
The way Nadal is playing today There is no way for Federer to dis lodge him as # 1 " NO WAY " so those loyal fans of Federer instead should pray that he will not be overtaken by either Djokovic or Murray as world's # 2 . Federer's day is " GONE " he should have retired when when he was still world's #1 as what Sampras did !!!!! You should quit while you're on the top !!!!!!
NADAL HAS GOT THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD.CONGATULATIONS.I WISH HE WILL GET THIS AWARD FOR NEXT 8-10 YEARS.VAMOS RAFA!
Keep dreaming bobby!
Welcome back FoT, it's so great to see you here again!
fedster,
There were players like Youzhny, blake and Berdych who beat Rafa on the hard courts continuously and he always complemented them.
But we are not talking about Rafa. you don't need to justify what fed does by trying to speculate on Rafa's behavior.
your post actually covers many things;
Arrogance crept into his personality only around 2007 and before that he was definitely 'THE GRACEFUL' guy.
As I have said it before, I repeat it again that don't expect Fed to bow down to Rafa or say (or even think of!) Rafa/any other younger guy for that matter as a superior player.
Fed's earned every right to speak boldly and even with some amount of *disdain* about the other players.
and i am happy to leave the subject here.
Rafa was the best player of 2008 by far and he deserved the award. I hope he can achieve as much or better in 2009.
Vamos Rafa!
aisha yue Says:
congratz Fed. And guys, stop quarelling about who is arrogant or what… Federer is not arrogant as you say, just a fine champion who won almost everything. Almost, okay? And if he is an arrogant one, his fellow players won't vote for him for 6 consecutive years. I think those players know him more than us, right? And as you say, they are the same players who Federer talked about and made comments on… And I don't think they're dumb to vote for someone they felt insulted by. Period.And Pardon my english.


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My little monkey turned seven months at the beginning of January. She had learned to stand upright at six months, and this month she learned how to cruise. What an advanced baby we thought! We enjoyed the beautiful weather and took loads of walks out. Before Christmas I got two job offers, so at the beginning of January I was pondering which to go for after I would finish my maternity leave.
At the end of the month I went to see my family in Finland, and I stayed there for two weeks, so part of February was spent there too. It was cold, and there was lots of snow, and we enjoyed going out for winter walks and seeing family over there.
In February we were busy attending baby swimming classes - that was our baby hobby thing. We did Born to Swim classes, and our baby went all the way through to advanced baby course, e.g. the Goldfish course later in the year. In February I think we were still doing the Angelfish course, which is intermediary. It was great fun, and I have recommended their classes to all mummy friends.
In addition to baby swimming, on Valentine's Day I cooked us a three course meal. I am not exactly a Nigella in the kitchen, but managed to cook us a lovely meal of bruschetta, moules mariniere, and pannacotta. I spent a lot of time meeting other mummy friends, and we went to a christening of one of our NCT group babies. I had decided on the job I'd take in January, and in February I went to meet my new colleagues and have a chat with my line manager.
The most important day of the month was of course our my first ever Mother's Day. Apparently our little one chose this orchid for me, by looking at the flowers after my husband asked her what should we get for mummy. We also had a massive growth of mold in our bedroom, so while the room had to be renovated, I stayed at the in-laws on the countryside and had lots of country walks, checking out the swans and ducks.
April time was really busy. We went to see rugby (my first ever rugby match) at Twickenham. Aili and my husband did a cute little birthday card for Nanny, and some family friends from Spain visited London. 14.4 our baby took her very first steps... And I missed it! (Not to worry, she soon repeated them in front of me).
Around Easter time my family from Finland came over to London, and we did the touristy thing, and visited pretty much all the sights in London. We spent a fair bit of time at Greenwich (absolutely beautiful), cruised along Thames and ate at Borough Market. And lots of other things too. After Easter my I finished my maternity leave and began a new job.
After lots of busy months May was quite chilled. I was mainly at work, and incredibly tired with trying to get accustomed to working again (and in a new place in a new job) and dealing with frequent night-time disturbances (that's what having a baby does to you). On the weekends we tried to do fun stuff. Some of the nice things were a picnic with our NCT buddies, and making sushi. For years I had been promising to make hubby some sushi and use my sushi-rolling skills (I used to work in a Japanese restaurant before we met), and I finally made some.
June was a BIG month for us, as our little one turned one year. On the birthday we took some pictures of her in her red birthday dress, and gave her her own cake. She was a bit suspicious at first and it took us trying it before she tasted it. And oh boy, did she like it! On the weekend we had a proper big birthday bash at Nanny's.
Thanks so much for linking up too!
Finland is a brilliant place to visit - I prefer it in the summer, but winter has it's magical moments too. Definitely worth visiting.


I have a new photography toy: a filter for my camera: a CPL, or circular polarizer. It was a gift from Deb. Thanks, Deb! Having fresh tools available allows me to expand my creativity within my photography pursuits.
Amusingly, I was actually looking to get a neutral density (ND) filter, not a CPL, so I could capture long water exposures, and while I still may get an ND filter at some point, I thought I'd experiment with a CPL filter first. It can be used as a makeshift ND filter, too, since it stops down the light by 2-3 f-stops. Classically, a CPL allows one to see under water, rather than to capture water's reflections. But adding a CPL can also change the look of photos in other ways, mainly to add saturation, but in a totally different way than can be accomplished through post processing software. The effects of adding a polarizer on one's camera can generally not be duplicated by post processing.
To get the full polarizing effect, one needs to shoot at 90 degrees from the direction of the sun, and rotate the filter to maximize the effect. While often used for landscapes in this way, I decided to take some pictures of ice, because, well, I like pictures of ice, and I thought, just maybe the polarizer would give them more punch.
My favorites are shown below. These are all photos of the same rather large icicle that was hanging on the back of our house. All photos are taken with my 12-40mm lens and most are cropped so we can get in closer to the ice.
The blue tone in this first one was from the nice blue sky background, and use of the CPL, presumably, which is known to often make blue skies bluer. Believe it or not, I did not add any blue and hardly adjusted the color saturation at all, in post.
Yet, this one loses most of the blue, and instead we see more solid black lines.
P.S. Did you know that "Ice Ice Baby" has the exact same underlying bass line as Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure"? Vanilla Ice ended up paying for the privilege; you can read all about it in Wikipedia in entries for these two song titles.


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Voting Behavior in Indonesia since Democratization
Critical Democrats
Saiful Mujani, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia
R. William Liddle, Ohio State University
Kuskridho Ambardi, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy (after India and the USA) and the only fully democratic Muslim democracy, yet it remains little known in the comparative politics literature. This book aspires to do for Indonesian political studies what The American Voter did for American political science. It contributes a major new case, the world's largest Muslim democracy, to the latest research in cross-national voting behavior, making the unique argument that Indonesian voters, like voters in many developing and developed democracies, are 'critical citizens' or critical democrats. The analysis is based on original opinion surveys conducted after every national-level democratic election in Indonesia from 1999 to the present by the respected Indonesian Survey Institute and Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting.
Provides the first systematic surveys of Indonesian voting behavior since democratization in 1999
Connects the Indonesian case to greater comparative political science electoral behavior theory
Presents a data-based argument and scientific analysis
'An ambitious contribution which will serve as a field-defining text in the study of Indonesian electoral behavior.' Nathan Allen, Pacific Affairs
1. Introduction: Indonesia and critical democracy
2. The emergence of critical democrats: support for democracy and criticism of its performance
3. Participation and choice
4. Sociological and demographic factors
5. Rational voters
6. Party identity and political leadership
7. Conclusions.
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Saiful Mujani is Associate Professor of Political Science at Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta. The founder of Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) and former director of the Indonesian Survey Institute (2004–9), Mujani is the former director of research and development at MetroTV, the first and best Indonesian news channel, regularly appears on MetroTV, TVONE, SCTV, and writes for Tempo, a top national newsweekly, and newspapers Kompas, Media Indonesia, and Koran Tempo. Mujani is the former personal adviser on public opinion to President Yudhoyono (2004–14). He received the Franklin L. Burdette/Phi Sigma Alpha best paper award from the American Political Science Association Annual Conference (2009), and has been published in American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Democracy, Asian Survey and Japanese Journal of Political Science.
R. William Liddle is Professor emeritus at Ohio State University and a highly-regarded specialist on Indonesian politics. Liddle has served as chair of the Indonesia Studies Committee and Southeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies. He is a recipient of the Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper presented at the 2009 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Liddle writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Jakarta's daily newspaper Kompas and Indonesian newsweekly Tempo. He has appeared frequently on the PBS News Hour and has been a frequent consultant to the US government.
Kuskridho Ambardi is Senior lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and executive director of Lembaga Survei Indonesia (Indonesian Survey Institute) - a leading public opinion survey institution. His scholarly articles include 'Indonesia's New Democracy: Who Controls Political Parties?' He has presented papers at various seminars and workshops such as the Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) (Singapore 2010), the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) (Hawaii 2011), the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI), and the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 2011. He is also a member of The Indonesian Research Council (Dewan Riset Nasional, 2015–18). In addition, he writes columns for Jakarta's daily newspaper Kompas and newsweekly Tempo, and appears on Indonesian national television channels as a source person.
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Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with the Cross River State Governor Senator Ben Ayade on the occasion his 50th birthday describing him as a worthy steward to the people of his State.
In a message of goodwill the former President personally signed, Dr. Jonathan prayed for God's grace of long life and wished Senator Ayade victory as he seeks to be re-elected as the Governor of Cross River State.
A statement by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, the former President's media adviser, noted that Jonathan further described Senator Ayade as a committed patriot who has diligently served the nation in different capacities.
The statements said: "In these years of your existence on earth, you have been a committed patriot and a blessing to the people of Cross Rivers State, and Nigeria at large.
"You have served as a university lecturer and a federal legislator. As a Governor, you are a light of hope and a worthy steward to the people you serve.


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Prior to moving north from Wellington to Auckland eight years ago, Ben Prestidge was searching out his calling, selling men''s suits and watching the clock. A welcome epiphany brought him to where he is now, having graduated from MAINZ and the University of Auckland, and currently gearing up for the release of his debut EP 'Faded Age''.
"Really, a quiet room is best,"" he says of his ideal creative setting, whilst in the middle of explaining the artistic processes behind the EP. What makes this debut release even more special is the fact that everything was recorded at home, by Ben himself. Written and recorded over the past year, this debut opus presents a tangible extract of his soul-search for satisfaction as a songwriter and artist.
"I wanted to find out what I wanted,"" he explains simply, "which is self-exploratory.""
The result, mastered by Ben King [Grand Rapids, Goldenhorse], exposes the songwriter's preference for dreamy layers of reverberated guitar, lush chords, well-versed prose and melancholic overtones in a focused set of five songs.
"I had five songs ready this time a year ago, then realised I needed to go back and refine a bit more.""
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Q: Deploying Node JS app to Google cloud 500 server error I am deploying my Node js App to Google Cloud. After deploying the application i got 500 server error.
I further check out the logs than i got
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Tourism has proven one of the most effective means to drive job creation and economic development in local communities. The sector contributes to not only wealth creation, but also increases access to essential services such as water, sanitation, telecommunications and transport. When not properly managed, however, the positive benefits of tourism run the risk of bypassing local residents.
The first UNWTO Seminar on Tourism Ethics for Asia and the Pacific highlighted some of the leading regional examples of tourism development which is respectful and inclusive of local communities. Best practices from Australia to Vanuatu were presented, alongside debates on some of the most pressing issues in tourism ethics and responsible tourism. The Spirit of Bali Statement adopted by the over 150 participants summarizes the main conclusions of the debate and pledges all stakeholders to work together to achieve the proposed recommendations.
The Seminar took place within the framework of the 10th meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics – responsible for promoting and monitoring the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. In Bali, the Committee analyzed a wide array of ethical issues, many for the first time, including the impact of recent events in the Middle East and North Africa on tourism in these countries as well as in neighbouring destinations, the relationship between human rights and tourism, the voice of civil society in tourism planning and management processes, the economic empowerment of women through tourism, and accessible tourism for all, in particular for persons with disabilities.
In light of last year's travel disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud and the recent eruption of the Chilean volcano, the Committee placed special attention on the issue of tourist/consumer protection. Given the current lack of information and assistance afforded to stranded travellers in crisis situations, the Committee decided to support and assist UNWTO in the preparation of an international legal instrument in this area.
Established by the UNWTO General Assembly in 2004, the purpose of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics is to promote and monitor the implementation of UNWTO's guiding policy document, the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. Since this time, the body has discussed such topics as solidarity in tourism in the case of natural disasters, HIV-related travel restrictions, the protection of children against all forms of exploitation in tourism, and the ethical aspects of the impact of the global economic crisis and the H1N1 influenza on the sector.


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Told You So!
By John Stossel
Published Nov. 7, 2018
Republicans held the Senate! Democrats took the House but by a narrower margin!
Did I just embarrass myself?
I write this Election Day morning, before most polling places even opened. I don't know the actual results, of course.
But I'll pretend I do because I trust the betting odds.
As of Tuesday morning, ElectionBettingOdds.com, a site I co-founded, says Republicans have an 84 percent chance to hold the Senate and Democrats a 71 percent chance to retake the House.
Why trust a bunch of gamblers? Because they have the best track record!
Polls have flaws. Some people lie to pollsters or just give them what they think is the "proper" answer. Others won't even talk to them.
Pundits are worse. They often let their personal preferences skew their predictions.
Bettors are more accurate because of something called the "wisdom of crowds." It turns out that an average of many people's estimates is usually more accurate than any one person's views.
Researchers noticed that while watching the TV series "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Stumped contestants could poll the audience or call a friend.
The friends, often experts of some kind, got answers right 65 percent of the time. The studio audience included few experts, but the crowd got the answer right 91 percent of the time.
The crowd that bets on elections online (political betting is legal in Europe and at a small American futures market called PredictIt.com) works hard to get the answers right.
They look at more than polls. They factor in the latest news, try to sense the mood on the ground and research candidates' campaign tactics.
They try harder than pundits because their own money is on the line. You've met blowhards who confidently predict things until someone says, "Want to bet?" Then they shut up. People who put their money where their mouths are become more careful.
Prediction markets, or futures markets, are not new. Stock markets are prediction markets where people bet on companies' future earnings. A hundred years ago, "More money was traded in election markets than in stock markets," says economist Robin Hanson.
Then, unfortunately, governments in America banned most betting. That deprived Americans of one of the best predictors of future events.
There were a few exceptions. Fifteen years ago, U.S. officials asked Hanson to create a betting market that might predict future problems.
"The Department of Defense heard prediction markets were interesting, doing powerful things," says Hanson. "They said, 'Show us it works for stuff we do... (P)redict events in the Middle East.'"
As usual, some elected officials were horrified by the idea of people betting on things like possible terrorism. Sen. Ron Wyden stood up on the Senate floor to declare such betting "ridiculous and grotesque." The next day, the secretary of Defense declared the project dead.
So the Pentagon is deprived of predictions that might save lives. It's too bad, because bettors are just, well, better.
But not perfect. While the betting odds are almost always the best predictors, in the last presidential election they (along with polls and pundits) were wrong about Donald Trump. Bettors gave him only a 20 percent chance.
I shouldn't say "wrong." Twenty percent just means Trump had a 1 in 5 chance. That's not nothing.
The betting markets also got Brexit wrong. They gave it a 25 percent chance.
But in both cases, as election results came in, the betting odds shifted much faster than the TV coverage. It was fun watching anchors try to catch up to what ElectionBettingOdds.com already predicted on my phone.
As I write, the website says this about specific states:
Republicans will narrowly win Arizona (51 percent chance) and Missouri (57), and easily win North Dakota (80), Tennessee (80) and Texas (79).
By the time you read this, say bettors, Democrats will have flipped Nevada (60 percent chance) and held West Virginia (75), Montana (65) and New Jersey (81).
Republicans will win the Georgia governor's race (64 percent chance), but Scott Walker will lose in Wisconsin (59), and Florida now probably has a new far-left governor (64).
Were the bettors right?
I assume some were not. After all, a 60 percent chance of winning means winning only 6 out of 10 times.
Whatever way it turns out, we'll add the results to the "track record" section at ElectionBettingOdds.com.
We'll also keep tracking the 2020 presidential race.
Odds update every five minutes, but Tuesday morning the odds for 2020 were:
Donald Trump: 36.1 percent
Kamala Harris: 10.9 percent
Elizabeth Warren: 5.9 percent
Tulsi Gabbard: 5.7 percent
Bernie Sanders: 4.2 percent
Joe Biden: 4.1 percent
Unfortunately, I don't see many advocates of restrained government on that list.
Award-winning news correspondent John Stossel is currently with Fox Business Network and Fox News. Before making the change to Fox News, Stossel was the co-anchor of ABC News's "20/20." Eight to 10 million people watched his program weekly. Often, he ended "20/20" with a TV column called "Give Me a Break," which challenged conventional wisdom.
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Insect Spy Drone
A photograph purportedly shows a miniature insect spy drone that can take photographs and DNA samples.
A photograph shows an insect spy drone that can take photographs and DNA samples.
Is this a mosquito?
No. It's an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government. It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone. It can land on you, and it may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin. It can fly through an open window, or it can attach to your clothing until you take it in your home.
One of the current areas of research reportedly being undertaken in the scientific/military field is the development of micro air vehicles (MAVs), tiny flying objects intended to go places that cannot be (safely) reached by humans or other types of equipment. One of the primary military applications envisioned for MAVs is the gathering of intelligence (through the surreptitious use of cameras, microphones, or other types of sensors); among the more extreme applications posited for such devices is that they may eventually be used as "swarm weapons" which could be launched en masse against enemy forces.
Some efforts in MAV research have involved trying to mimic birds or flying insects to achieve flight capabilities not attainable through other means of aerial propulsion. In 2007 a bug-like MAV model with a 3-cm wingspan was displayed at a robotics conference, in 2008 the U.S. Air Force released a simulated video showing MAVs about the size of bumblebees, and in 2012 engineers at Johns Hopkins University were studying the flight of butterflies to "help small airborne robots mimic these maneuvers."
The specific mosquito-like object pictured above is, however, just a conceptual mock-up of a design for a MAV, not a photograph of an actual working device "already in production." And although taking DNA samples or inserting micro-RFID tracking devices under the skin of people are MAV applications that may some day be possible, such possibilities currently appear to be speculative fiction rather than reality.
Some have claimed the U.S. government has not only researched and developed insect-like MAVs, but for several years has been furtively employing them for domestic surveillance purposes:
The US government has been accused of secretly developing robotic insect spies amid reports of bizarre flying objects hovering in the air above anti-war protests.
No government agency has admitted to developing insect-size spy drones but various official and private organisations have admitted that they are trying.
But official protestations of innocence have failed to kill speculation of government involvement after a handful of sightings of the objects at political events in New York and Washington.
Vanessa Alarcon, a university student who was working at an anti-war rally in the American capital [in September 2007], told the Washington Post: "I heard someone say, 'Oh my God, look at those.'
"I look up and I'm like, 'What the hell is that?'. They looked like dragonflies or little helicopters. But I mean, those are not insects."
Bernard Crane, a lawyer who was at the same event, said he had "never seen anything like it in my life". He added: "They were large for dragonflies. I thought, 'Is that mechanical or is that alive?'"
The incident has similarities with an alleged sighting at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York when one peace march participant described on the internet seeing "a jet-black dragonfly hovering about 10 feet off the ground, precisely in the middle of 7th Avenue".
Entomologists suggest that the objects are indeed dragonflies. Jerry Louton, an expert at the National Museum of Natural History, said Washington was home to large, impressively-decorated dragonflies that "can knock your socks off".
Others maintain the technical obstacles involved in creating flying insect-sized robots have yet to be overcome:
The technical challenges of creating robotic insects are daunting, and most experts doubt that fully working models exist yet. "If you find something, let me know," said Gary Anderson of the Defense Department's Rapid Reaction Technology Office.
Getting from bird size to insect size is not a simple matter of making everything smaller.
"You can't make a conventional robot of metal and ball bearings and just shrink the design down," said Ronald Fearing, a roboticist at the University of California at Berkeley. For one thing, the rules of aerodynamics change at very tiny scales and require wings that flap in precise ways — a huge engineering challenge. Scientists have only recently come to understand how insects fly.
Even if the technical hurdles are overcome, insect-size fliers will always be risky investments. "They can get eaten by a bird, they can get caught in a spider web," Professor Fearing said.
ASP Article
Leonard, Tom. "US Accused of Making Insect Spy Robots."
The Telegraph. 10 October 2007.
Weiss, Rick. "Washington Abuzz with Talk of Dragonfly Spies."
The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2007.


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