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Еле́на Бори́совна Яно́вская (род. 20 мая 1938, Ленинград) — советский и российский математик, , доктор физико-математических наук, профессор, лауреат премии имени Л. В. Канторовича (2014).

Биография
Дочь физика и геолога Б. М. Яновского. Сестра физика Т. Б. Яновской. В 1959 году окончила математико-механический факультет Ленинградского государственного университета.

С 1959 по 1965 годы работала в Ленинградском отделении математического института АН СССР имени В. А. Стеклова, старший лаборант, младший научный сотрудник.

В 1964 году защитила кандидатскую диссертацию.

С 1965 по 1975 годы работала в Ленинградском отделении Центрального экономико-математического института АН СССР, младший научный сотрудник, старший научный сотрудник, заведующая лабораторией теории игр.

С 1975 по 1990 годы работала в Институте социально-экономических проблем АН СССР, заведующая сектором, ведущий научный сотрудник.

В 1980 году защитила докторскую диссертацию.

С 1990 по 2015 годы работала в Санкт-Петербургском экономико-математическом институте РАН, заведующая лабораторией теории игр и принятия решений.

В 2003 году присвоено учёное звание профессора.

Научная деятельность
Научные интересы: теория игр, теория группового выбора.

Участвовала в российских и международных грантах.

Из библиографии
 Оптимальный выбор распределений в сложных социально-экономических задачах: (Вероятност. подход) / А. Я. Кирута, А. М. Рубинов, Е. Б. Яновская. — Л.: Наука, Ленингр. отд-ние, 1980. — 166 с.
 Печерский С. Л., Яновская Е. Б. Кооперативные игры: решения и аксиомы. — СПб.: Изд-во Европейского ун-та в С.-Петербурге, 2004. — 459 с.

Диссертации
 Яновская Е. Б. Игры на единичном квадрате с квазиинвариантными ядрами: диссертация… кандидата физико-математических наук: 01.00.00. — Л., 1964. — 80 с.
 Яновская Е. Б.  Принципы равновесия в теории игр: диссертация… доктора физико-математических наук: 01.01.09. — Л., 1979. — 251 с.

Награды
 Премия имени Л. В. Канторовича (2014) — за цикл работ «Кооперативный подход к задачам агрегирования и распределения»

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Makes meditation possible at times when you can't be reading the Bible, and meditation is the pathway to deeper understanding. To meditate on the law of the Lord day and night, you must have some of it in your head.
Strengthens my faith, because faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the Word of God, and that happens when I am hearing the Word in my head.
Shapes the way I view the world by conforming my mind to God's viewpoint on everything.
Makes God's word more readily accessible in overcoming temptation to sin because God's warnings and promises are the way we conquer the deceitful lies of the devil.
Guards my mind, making it easier for me to detect error, and the world is filled with error because the god of this world is a liar.
Enables me to hit the devil in the face with a force he cannot resist, to protect myself and my family from his assault. It is the Sword in our hand.
Provides the strongest and sweetest words for ministering to others in need. Don't be caught off guard with someone in need.
Provides the matrix for fellowship with Jesus because He talks to us through the Bible, sweetly, powerfully, authentically, speaks to us through His word, and if we have the Word in us, we can talk with God anywhere.
The above is from John Piper's "If My Words Abide In You..."
I don't agree 100% with all Pastor Piper says (for instance, he says the Bible is the only way God speaks to us, and I believe that is not the only way He communicates with us...) but it is well worth the 50 minutes to watch it. The first 15 minutes is him quoting from memory...and it is powerful.
I'll have to watch this when I have more time. I liked what you highlighted from what he said about Scripture; so true! I do agree that God can talk to you in a variety of ways in addition to the Scripture.
He seems a gentle man and that makes the message ring truer.
Thank you for your kind words today. I don't know why I finally mourned but I seem lighter today. I am ready to heal.


Sarah Stern's alleged killer Liam McAtasney's attorney asserted that his client made up stories about planning to rob and kill her.
FREEHOLD - Liam McAtasney was "always making things up to be more interesting,'' the attorney for Sarah Stern's accused killer said in court on Wednesday.
But which of McAtasney's statements about his 19-year-old former high school classmate's disappearance are true, if any, and which are fiction?
Before Stern's disappearance on Dec. 2, 2016, he reportedly told an acquaintance who shared his interest in horror movies that he planned to choke Stern to death and dump her body over the Belmar Bridge.
But the acquaintance, who made horror movies that McAtasney sometimes acted in, didn't take the conversation seriously because he said McAtasney was always making up stories for his horror films, said Charles Moriarty, McAtasney's attorney.
"He was making up stories for my films,'' Moriarty said the acquaintance, Anthony Curry, relayed to authorities. "He was always making things up to be more interesting."
Meanwhile, days after the Neptune City woman went missing and her car was found atop the Route 35 bridge in Belmar, McAtasney told detectives that Stern was obsessed with going to Canada to get away from her father, with whom she constantly argued and whom she mistrusted because he took money left to her by her deceased mother and lost it in a series of bad investments.
In the weeks leading up to Stern's disappearance, she was packing her mother's belongings in bins and taking them to store in the houses of friends and relatives so her father wouldn't have them, McAtasney told the detectives. And, he told them Stern had found somewhere between $20,000 and $100,000 in a lockbox in her house that she believed her mother had intended to leave her when she died a few years earlier.
But at one point when he was being questioned by detectives on one of the recorded interviews, McAtasney, 20, of Neptune City wasn't telling any stories. Instead, he was fishing for information from the detectives.
At a hearing on what evidence can be presented at McAtasnsey's upcoming trial in Stern's murder, prosecutors played a series of body-camera recordings of police questioning McAtasney after the car registered to Stern's 96-year-old grandmother and regularly driven by Stern was found atop the bridge shortly before 3 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2016.
Officers stressed to McAtasney the importance that he tell them anything he knew about where Stern could be, because emergency workers were risking their own lives searching for her in the frigid Shark River. They stressed to McAtasney that he was the last person known to be with Stern on the afternoon of Dec. 2, 2016.
"I just know she's been trying to get away,'' he told Neptune City police Sgt. Bradley Hines in the early morning of Dec. 3, 2016.
"In the past, she's had a tendency to have self-destructive, suicidal behavior,'' he told Neptune City Patrolman Michael Kepler the same day.
Stern several years ago had threatened suicide "over something her dad did,'' McAtasney told Kepler.
Stern had been obsessed with people who made YouTube videos, with whom she cultivated friendships over the Internet, McAtasney said. She told him some of them lived in Canada, and she could go there and be roommates with them, he said.
McAtasney's roommate, Preston Taylor, 20, of Neptune, said in court when he pleaded guilty last year to his role in Stern's murder that the pair had plotted to lie to police and tell them Stern was suicidal when they were questioned about her disappearance, after they had staged her car on the bridge to make it look like she jumped.
Taylor admitted helping to dump Stern's body off the bridge in exchange for a 30 percent share of $10,000 McAtasney allegedly stole from Stern, which Taylor said he never received.
McAtasney told detectives he went with Stern to Taco Bell in Neptune on the afternoon of Dec. 2, 2016, and then accompanied her to Kearney Bank, waiting outside in her car while she went inside the bank. He said they then returned to Stern's house and played video games until it was time for him to go to work at Brennan's Steakhouse in Neptune City.
But before they went to Taco Bell, McAtasney said he helped Stern box up some of her mother's belongings and take them to a neighbor's house.
But, he said he couldn't understand why the friend he had known since first grade didn't say goodbye before she left.
"She's always been obsessed with Canada,'' he said.
Other evidence that prosecutors are seeking to introduce at McAtasney's trial is a purported confession that was secretly recorded by Curry. Moriarty, who has previously described the confession as "scripted,'' is seeking to have it excluded from the trial.
Superior Court Judge Richard W. English is expected to view the confession, but it is unclear whether he will do so in open court or in his chambers when the hearing resumes today, weather permitting.
McAtasney and Taylor were only charged with Stern's murder after Curry came forward to police and recorded the confession in late January 2017. Stern's body has never been recovered, despite extensive efforts.
Moriarty on Wednesday tried to use that fact to convince English to throw out the indictment against McAtasney, but the effort failed when English declined to do so.
Moriarty said two people had reported seeing Stern alive after her alleged murder, after news of her disappearance spread in the media.
Meghan Doyle, assistant Monmouth County prosecutor, said the accounts were investigated and not deemed to be credible.


This error started happening to me after I updated to the latest version of Pie.
It started happening suddenly on a 64Gb SD card that I have already been using for half a year without issues.
I tried wiping cache, formatting, and all the suggestions on this forum but the problem is still here. Sometimes it looks as though as a fix has worked, but hours later it starts happening again.
I am so angry and disappointed that a new phone like this has so many bugs.
This seems to work for me as well.
What exactly has worked for you?
And this was for my new S10.
This is even happening on the new phones. I mean I guess Samsung's answer is to format the SD card which is what the error message says to do if it keeps happening, but I didn't want to go through the trouble of backing up my data. I came from the S7 to the S10 with the same SD card and it seems related to this issue because the same happened with my son's phone when he went from the S6 to the J Prime.
Seems like the old phone's data is stored on the card and when putting it in the new phone, the new phone doesn't properly overwrite it.
Did you try the wipe cache partition, Ms Tony?
Yes I did. I'm on s9+ and have been having trouble with the sd cards since a few months after I put the first one in. I lost alot of photos of my parents (both deceased though got lucky have copies of some of them elsewhere but.not all) after they got moved to the sd card and a ton of pictures of my granddaughter because had them all going right to the card.
I believe I have tried around 8-10 cards so far (most brand new couple from s7 or s7 edge) I'm one of the ones who gets the stupid exclamation point in middle of grey in place of my pictures. One second you have adorible pics of a 3-6 month old and a fried rocking her as she fight sleeping, then go to show them to him and my daughter and nothing just alot of grey w/! In a circle. Check sd card and it says there isnt one in the phone. Try it in other device or reader either doesnt exist or corrupted or says info there but cant load it.(and if and when you're able just get the same grey screen) I no longer save my photos to an SD card from this phone at all same goes for files and anyting I'd like to keep that and I backup the entire phone to at least two places completely separate from each other before I even put a card in.
It's as thought between massive quality control errors and apparently lying about SD card expansion functionality, Samsung is actively trying to push people to other devices. I own my own business and rely on my phone heavily. Not to mention, I take tons of photos. Are they trying to get people to switch to LG or dare I say, Apple????? So to summarize, 128GB class 10 Samsung SD cards (I tried 4 Samsung branded cards) and 128GB Sandisk (I tried 1 known working card) all have the same error within hours of use. This includes a clean format of the device to out-of-box experience AND format of the storage card within the device. I brought my S9+ to my local Samsung experience store at a Best Buy and they said the phone is fine and it must be all the cards I tried??? The ONLY card I was able to get working was my old Samsung Class 10 32GB that I used with my S7. Go figure. Maybe its a size limitation error? Either way, I regret getting rid of my Apple devices for myself and employees.


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Gary Walton	entomology, insects, mothing, moths, nature	 June 18, 2018
Hypena palparia (Family Erebidae), possible new record for the state. Seen on June 16, 2018.
Agonopterix atrodorsella (Family Depressariidae), possible new record for the state. Seen on May 24, 2018.
Argyrotaenia mariana (Family Tortricidae), possible new record for the state. Seen on May 26. 2018.
Calledapteryx dryopterata (Family Uraniidae), possible new record for the state. Seen on June 16, 2018
One thing that often happens when doing an inventory of plants and animals in a particular region such as in the county where I live is the discovery of species not previously known from there. This has been my experience with plants in Carlton County beginning in 1992. Back then there was only Ownbey's and Morley's Vascular Plants of Minnesota: A Checklist and Atlas for plant species occurrences by county for Minnesota. The internet has greatly expanded the available information on species distributions and this holds for plants, lichens, and many kinds of animals such as moths. Many museums and universities have searchable databases listing taxa by region or even county level often on maps showing where these species have been found. Some even provide historical data such as when a particular species was seen and/or collected.
Unfortunately, finding a volume like Ownbey and Morley for moths even for a state seems pretty much out of the question. There are other sources of data on moth species occurrences although their reports may not be complete. The first two sources I rely on are the maps at the Moth Photographers Group (MPG) and Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA). Maps at MPG are based on archived specimens and are accurate to the county level. BAMONA is based on citizen-scientist contributions and these are accurate to township level. The weakness in both of these sources is the human factor. For both MPG and BAMONA there seem to be more records near larger population centers where colleges and universities, and hence entomologists and/or interested amateurs, are located compared to areas of the country with smaller populations and distant from colleges.
The third source I look to for Minnesota moths is a Minnesota DNR report (A Survey of Lepidoptera in Three Priority Areas of the Minnesota State Parks System) published in 2009. This report lists all the moth (768) and butterfly (72) species found in thirteen Minnesota state parks between southeastern and northeastern Minnesota over a two-year period. Jay Cooke State Park, which is in Carlton County in northeastern Minnesota, was not included in the survey. The purpose of the survey was to determine what other lepidopteran species might be affected if a Bt spraying program were initiated to control the introduced Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar), a potential pest insect in the state. Thankfully, Bt was not used and a mating disrupting pheromone was instead.
I have not done a complete list of new species records for Carlton County because it does not matter as almost every moth I find is a new record for the county. However, as I add more species to the checklist I have noticed that some appear to be new records for the state. Four of these are shown in the photo gallery above. These are not the only ones just some of the most recent. Looking at the maps at MPG and BAMONA it quickly becomes clear that there is a deficit in the record of the lepidopteran fauna of Carlton County (not too unlike the record of the county's flora). One could get the impression that there is little moth biodiversity here but that would be a mistake. As of June 15, I have photographed and identified almost 270 species of moths. Of these, 100 were photographed and identified this year over a two month period. Even more importantly all were taken on my property. What other species might be found in the oak-maple-basswood forests? Or the bogs? Or the cedar swamps?
SOURCES CITED
Ownbey, G. B., and T. Morley. (1991). Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 320 pages.
Quinn, Edward M., and Danielson, Ron. (2009). A Survey of Lepidoptera in Three Priority Areas of the Minnesota State Parks System Final Report. 49 pages.
Species accounts at Butterflies and Moths of North America
Species accounts at Moth Photographers Group
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doerfpub says:
The Calledapteryx dryopterata (or in my uneducated lingo – the brown cross looking thingy) is really cool. Never seen one of those before. Minnesota should be extremely thankful for the documentation you are doing for their region – fantastic stuff.

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The survey, which received more than 33,000 responses in less than two weeks, is part of the recently launched 'Stand up for Choice' campaign, which is being run in conjunction with the Football Supporters' Federation and is specifically designed to fully understand the views of fans of EFL clubs.
There is no material difference between the responses compiled from supporters of the 21 EFL Clubs who currently offer standing accommodation compared to supporters of Clubs who don't.
EFL Chief Executive, Shaun Harvey, said: "We stated at the outset that we wanted this survey to provide Government with a clear indication of the strength of feeling amongst those supporters who attend matches every season. The response could not be clearer.
"Football supporters clearly want the option to stand at football matches and we see absolutely no reason why they should not be allowed the choice to have the matchday experience they want.
Harvey continued: "The safety of all fans attending football matches is the number one priority and we very much understand why the issue of standing at football matches is sensitive and the concerns that the Government may have in terms of changing the legislation.
"However, it is the view of the EFL that the current legislation is not appropriate, with some League One and League Two Clubs allowed standing areas in their stadiums but others not. When you consider the position in the Championship it is equally unfair as Clubs are required after three years to only offer seated accommodation.
"The standard of football on the pitch can have no bearing on whether standing accommodation should be available. If standing is permitted at a football match in League One, then why not a game from the division above if they are designed to the same standards?
Peter Daykin, standing co-ordinator at the Football Supporters' Federation, said: "We'd like to thank every supporter who took the time to take part in the 'Stand up for Choice' survey, the largest of its kind ever conducted on the issue of standing at football in England and Wales.


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SSTN Mailbag: Trade Proposals
I tend not to pay very much attention to All-Star festivities. In baseball, I've paid even less attention since MLB changed the Home Run Derby format, which was the only event about which I had even marginal interest. I tuned in to watch the Derby this year, immediately noticed the impact the juiced ball was having on home run distance (seriously, how far would Stanton or Judge hit a ball with the juiced core that was used at this year's Home Run Derby?!?), and became almost immediately bored by the timed format and constant time outs. The new format is even more taxing for hitters than the old, asking them to swing at full effort in a short span of time, so now even fewer real stars want to participate, so I can't honestly say I was even that interested in the lineup. Worst of all, the real reason I tuned in was to ensure that I didn't miss the start of The Captain, but the Home Run Derby ran so far overtime that I dozed off 20 minutes into a program that should have been the star of ESPN's programming. The Home Run Derby needs some real changes to make it relevant to players and fans again. On the bright side, I did finally catch all of Episodes 1 and 2 of The Captain...if you haven't watched yet, you should - it's really well done, even if we have to take Jeter's perspective with a grain of salt. If you're in your mid-30s like me, and grew up with Jeter's dynasty teams, The Captain is simply mesmerizing.
As always, thanks for the great questions and keep them coming to SSTNReadermail@gmail.com. In this week's SSTN Mailbag, we'll talk about a couple of trade proposals, one that involves getting something of value for Joey Gallo, and another that helps our outfield depth. Let's get at it:
Fuster asks: Suppose they pay the remainder of Gallo's salary and throw in Oswaldo Cabrera and a Luis Gil to be named later?
can the Pods be convinced to let go of CJ Abrams, who has so far failed to unseat Kim as the back-up at shortstop?
Cabrera and Gil's value have dropped like lead weights in water since the start of the 2022 season, I'd argue in a manner that is even more detrimental to value than Joey Gallo. We all know what Gallo's story is at this point, so I won't bore you by rehashing it. Despite his warts, I still think multiple teams would have interest in Gallo for the rest of the season as a trial prior to a long-term signing in the offseason. With that in mind, let's look at the other guys Fuster mentions above.
Gil was wild before Tommy John Surgery, with control and secondary stuff chief among his obstacles to becoming a mainstay in the Majors. Now facing a long recovery from a serious procedure that comes with many more risks than most casual observers acknowledge, Gil has almost no shot of bringing back a legitimate impact piece.
Oswaldo Cabrera, who I still really like long-term, was struggling in his first extended chance at AAA, and just as it seemed like he might be turning a corner, he got hurt. Reports are that he should be back soon, but I think many scouts are concerned enough about his hit tool, tight hips, and ultimate positional fit that without a stronger body of work at AAA, Cabrera is likely among the guys that should be retained at least through part of next season.
CJ Abrams has certainly struggled in his first taste of big league action, about that there is little question. While you can squint and see that maybe he's had a little bit of bad batted ball luck as evidenced by a low BABIP relative to his speed, I think Abrams definitely needs more seasoning. None of this should be surprising, and I don't think the Padres are concerned about Abrams' long-term future, knowing that they were extremely aggressive in promoting him to cover for Tatis Jr.'s absence in the first half of the season. Just how aggressive was Abrams' promotion? For a hitter drafted out of high school as an 18-year old, how many minor league plate appearances would you expect prior to a big league promotion, even one as advanced as Abrams? Can we call it +/- 1500-2000 plate appearances, taking into account the lost minor league season in 2020? I would argue that even that is relatively aggressive, but I could see it. For reference, Anthony Volpe is at 1011 career minor league plate appearances as of today, and even as aggressively as he's moved, I'd expect that he'll have +/- 1400-1500 plate appearances prior to his first cup of coffee at the Majors.
Ready for where Abrams is at right now? 499 minor league plate appearances!!!! To say his promotion was aggressive is like saying Formula One cars are a little faster than a street car; that massively undersells just how big a jump the Padres asked Abrams to make. I would go so far as to argue that the aggressive promotion was unfair to Abrams. Nothing that was observed in Abrams' first go-round in the Majors should have changed talent evaluators' projections regarding Abrams' future value. That is to say, I don't think anyone is going to be able to pry Abrams away from the Padres right now without forking over a fair amount of value.
Even if the Yankees covered 100% of Gallo's salary, Gallo, Cabrera, and a Gil-like piece are shy of what it will take to get Abrams. I love the guy, and think he'll be a very valuable SS/2B/CF some year soon, but it's going to have to hurt a lot more than this to get Abrams.
I have another idea for Gallo that I'll share next week that follows along the lines Fuster is getting at, but it involves another West Coast team and doesn't involve the Yankees acquiring a prospect...
Lance opines: Yankees should trade for Rafael Ortega.
I was shocked to find out that any Yankee diehards that read SSTN actually know who Rafael Ortega is - sometimes, I even underestimate our own fans, a stupid move on my part. For those unaware, Rafael Ortega is a longtime journeyman outfielder who can capably play all 3 outfield positions, but had never really found a full-time Major League role until the last year and a half with the Cubbies. At age 30, with his first real significant MLB playing time since 2018, Ortega produced at a surprising clip for the Cubs in 2021, batting .291/.360/.463, with 11 homers, 120 OPS+/128 Rbat+ (I'll explain in a future post...think of it like OPS+), and playable strikeout and walk rates. Ortega also bats from the left side and uses the whole field...and he's cheap. This sounds like a win-win, right?
Well...not quite. Ortega has come back down to Earth in 2022, with a 96 OPS+ (and just 4 homers), poor defensive metrics, and diminished speed. Ortega struggled in April, followed it up with a May and June that was in-line offensively with his 2022 season, but he's truly cratered in July, most recently mired in an 0-22 slide. His underlying metrics both this season and last season show that last season's results were likely fluky, as he doesn't hit the ball particularly hard consistently, his raw power is fringe average based on max exit velocity, his defensive metrics don't look good over the last two seasons, and just doesn't do enough damage to pitches thrown in the happy zone according to Statcast.
However, that doesn't mean that Ortega shouldn't be of some interest as a backup plan. His underlying plate discipline and contact numbers are excellent, bordering on elite, he's left-handed, can probably play decent defense if dedicated to a corner outfield spot, and his spray chart indicates that some of his doubles and fly balls to right field would have been homers at Yankee Stadium. I wouldn't give up anything significant to get Ortega, but I think he'd be an interesting 4th/5th outfielder if the Yankees can't acquire something more significant at the deadline and are able to move Gallo.
Joey Gallo
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Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by alex916, Jan 19, 2007.
Hi to all, i'd like to migrate an old server with postfix ad wm-pop3d to a new with ispconfig.
For each domain, with wm-pop3d, i have a file where i can read user:cryptpass created with htpasswd.
Now, is there a way to import in a new ispconfig server this user or have i to reinsert all the user manually?
You can try to create the users in ISPConfig again and then exchange the crypted passwords in /etc/shadow with your old encrypted passwords.


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Those of my readers who follow me on my BBC Twitter or Facebook accounts might know that I have been busy launching my book A Poet and Bin-Laden, about an Uzbek poet who ended his life among the Taliban.
As some people have remarked, the novel brings together many voices, strands and genres. In a way it's a cross-border narrative experiment, involving poetry, journalism and prose. So I have decided to give you a glimpse of it here with a small chapter about crossing borders - though not figurative, but real ones.
Do you know what it's like crossing the border between two states? Not borders like those between European countries, when you drive along in a car and suddenly find yourself in a different country, but the Tajik-Afghan border, which is guarded by Russian border guards. Where they shoot without warning, and not into the air, but to bring you down.
I have been told of so many ways to cross, from bribing the border guards, especially those of Tajik nationality - the method that the "commanders" mostly used when they didn't cross by air in a state helicopter - to an armed skirmish, when a group of marksmen draws the border guards' fire and the spies take advantage of the shooting to crawl or swim across while the darkness is split by the bright tracery work of flying bullets.
But Yosir and his experienced partner Jafar made their way to Afghanistan entirely at their own risk. First they were taken as far as Tavildara, then they travelled on donkeys through gorges as far as the border zone, and early in the night they dressed warmly and set off into the mountains, which Jafar knew like the back of his own hand, a hand that had only four fingers, since the index finger had been shot off in one of the fire fights there. And although he always regarded the novices whom he had to get across to the other side as a burden, the process of crossing the border and exercising his professional skill gave him a measure of enjoyment and satisfaction that actually meant more to him than the hundred or two hundred dollars that he was paid for this operation. He usually trained his wards briefly, and after that relied on unquestioning obedience and blind imitation of what he did himself.
And indeed, what else could they do? They might be strong and healthy, but they were soft, and they pressed their clumsy bodies down hard into every tussock of grass, constantly expecting to be riddled with bullets, or to be swept away by the clear, icy water of a stream.
People say that God moves in mysterious ways. I often apply this saying to the phenomenon of artworks living their independent and sometimes incredible lives quite separately from their creators.
If you were told that the Tashkent State Museum of Arts was running its own exhibition of Picasso ceramics, you wouldn't believe it, would you?
But this is indeed the case. Twelve world-class pieces from the famous artist have been released from the vaults of the museum for the first time in 40 years.
Until now nobody was aware of the existence of these masterpieces in the cellars of the museum, apart from one or two museum workers.
During and after World War II, Tashkent was somewhere the Russian and the Soviet cultural elite took refuge. Celebrities like the great poet Anna Akhmatova, writer Aleksey Tolstoy, artists and composers, countless counts and barons, coming back from the Stalinist camps or from abroad, were gathered in Tashkent - a safe, warm and prosperous oriental city.
But the story of Picasso's ceramics in Tashkent State Museum of Arts is a different one.
One of Picasso's closest friends, Fernand Léger, was married to a Ukrainian lady, whose name was Nadia.
Fernand and Nadia had a good collection of Picassos. When Fernand Léger died in 1955 this collection was inherited by Nadia, who decided to pass it onto the Soviet Museums.
By a Soviet system of dividends, or by some other historical accident, 12 pieces of ceramic art by Picasso found themselves in Uzbekistan - a country famous for its own ceramics.
Apparently the works were exhibited in the early sixties in Tashkent, but after exhibition everything was tucked away, and everyone somehow forgot about their existence.
Uzbekistan is famous for its collections of avant-garde art. I wrote recently about the Savitsky Museum in Nukus, Karakalpakstan.
This week, 12 families of Italian tourists made their way from Italy to Nukus in their campervans to see that rare collection.
Should poetry be forced onto the curriculum?
Let's continue our literary discussion.
After the week when the biggest award in the literary world - the Nobel Prize for literature - was given to the Chinese writer Mo Yan, it's more than appropriate to talk about some problems in literature.
Last week I took part in the Liege Biennale of poets, which this year ran under the title: Should poetry be always modern?
Two round-tables in particular drew my attention: How to Transmit Poetry? and Problems of Publishing Poetry.
As regards the first round-table, there is a near-universal concern among poets that poetry is disappearing from the school curriculum, that nobody - but especially the younger generation - is interested in poetry anymore, and that one should act immediately to save poetry from its death.
There must be serious reasons for these concerns.
But at the same time I'm sure that people were saying this 10, 20, 30 years or even - dare I say - centuries ago.
Those hundred-plus poets who were discussing the miserable state of poetry today were in fact denying that premise by their very own existence.
They came from different generations, including the youngest - the generation of poetry slams and rap.
Over the years I have noticed a tendency for previous generations to set up their own standard and vision for poetry. Anything beyond that vision is simply disregarded as "non-poetry" or "rubbish-poetry".
You want my opinion? I think that poetry finds its own way - all we can do is to make it widely available to anyone in any form, however people might need it.
I have also noticed that Western poets (French, English, American, etc..) are sometimes envious of the fame of poets from traditional societies, where they are seen as semi-prophets and have a great following.
Very often this fact is taken as proof of the miserable state of poetry in the West.
In my last entry I discussed the opposition between information-based societies and emotion-based ones.
But even if we leave this argument to one side, those jealous poets don't see that, in proportion to its population, France has more poets or people who consider themselves poets than any of those poetry-driven traditional societies.
One of the poets at the Liege Biennale, John Glenday from Scotland, read a poem called Tin about the fact that the can-opener was invented forty-eight years after the tin can.
Let's hope that poetry works in a similarly mysterious way.
my fingers reaching out to it.
I decided to take as a title the most neutral view of the relationship between poetry and the media.
One can write volumes and volumes on the interactions between the two. But let us just touch on some of them, starting with the basics - the aims of poetry and the media (understood here as news-oriented media).
There's a well-known theory in the field of psychology about the inversely proportional relationship between information and emotions. The more information is available, the less the emotions are aroused and the other way around.
Does new technology have the potential to transform poetry?
This theory could explain the fundamental opposition between poetry and journalism or the media, since the latter is predominantly about information and the former is mainly about emotions.
This apparent opposition makes the appearance of poetry in newspapers, news bulletins or other traditional media seem incongruous, although not quite an impossibility.
Both sides could potentially lean towards each other: poetry could be newsy or topical, and the media could use the fruits of poetry for its own benefit. Think of the jingles used in corporate advertising, creative magazines or newspaper headlines, but also of the much more representative treatment of subjects that you see in movies (such as 'Shakespeare in Love' or the films of Andrei Tarkovsky).
I do recall once reading a discussion examining which was more truthful during the conflict in Northern Ireland - media articles or the poetry of Seamus Heaney.
But all in all, one must admit that conventional media and poetry are not the best of friends and so to answer the question "Should there be room for poetry in the media and why?" I think we had better turn our attention to so-called new media.
The explosion of new media and especially of social media has given a new life to the rather strained relationship between poetry and the media.
Leaving aside web publishing, which has made poetry instant and ubiquitous - sometimes to a painful and harmful extent - new media has also created new forms of poetry based on technologies which explore a new syntax of linear and non-linear animation, hyperlinking, interactivity, real-time text generation, spatiotemporal discontinuities, self-similarity, synthetic spaces, immateriality, diagrammatic relations, visual tempo, biological growth and mutation, multiple simultaneities and many other innovative procedures.
The latest developments in what I've seen in this area are the Poems for Excitable Mobile Media - a series of poems written and designed to be read on touchscreen devices, from large-scale exhibition surfaces to mobile screens. New terms and poetic concepts like holo-poetry, digital poetry, biopoetry and space poetry have also recently emerged.
In the words of their creators, "This media poetry, although defined within the field of experimental poetics, departs radically from the avant-garde movements of the first half of the twentieth century, and the print-based approaches of the second half. Through an embrace of the vast possibilities made available through contemporary media, the artists in this anthology have become the poetic pioneers for the next millennium."
Some of them have even claimed that "social media is poetry in motion. It is a symphony of various content and platforms all working together. Each platform with a different pace, tone and frequency that resonates a message of harmony."
Poetry has always been about the ultimate creativity of mankind. Maybe now, as it moves from the enchained physical world of the pen, ink and paper to the virtual world of digits and electronics it may find itself moving in a more natural way from the status of Object to Event.
Does a short story stand for a micro-novel?
In previous blogs I have discussed several times that the span of the news, of our attention and of other phenomena in our social life is becoming shoter and shorter.
There's something in literature too which displays this tendency.
Short stories and novellas which could be read 'in one gulp' seem to be in demand again.
Recently I went to a book launch at award-winning Peirene Press, which publishes only novellas and one of the lines of their mission statement says: 'We only publish books of less than 200 pages that can be read in the same time it takes to watch a DVD'.
So when I was invited to the ceremony of the BBC Radio 4 International Short Story Award I was not just happy, but also curious as to what kind of short stories made the shortlist and which particular one would win.
In preparation for the event I listened to all shortlisted stories here; It was pure delight.
From 1990s Belfast in Lucy Caldwell's Escape Routes, told from the point of view of a child, whose friend and babysitter mysteriously goes missing in a besieged city, through Miroslav Penkov's East of the West, set in Bulgaria during and after the Cold War and explores the difficulties of love, relationships and identity, to Henrietta Rose-Innes' Sanctuary - a powerful story which traces an encounter with another family in the South African bush and explores the experience of domestic violence and its consequences - I have travelled the world ridden with conflicts and violence.
Though there is a playful piece by Julian Gough called The iHole which depicts the launch of the latest must-have gadget: a portable black hole with its relevant media hype, marketing, industry competition and consumer mania, satirically taking on technology and consumerism in the 21st century - the majority of the shortlisted stories are about the complicity of inter-human relationships and how family comes first.
In M J Hyland's Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes the adult narrator, who many years down the line still sees his father as somehow culpable for his mother's departure, and tires of his father's dependence on him, is forced to reassess his relationships as it becomes apparent that his wife is leaving him too.
Carrie Tiffany in Before he Left the Family examines the jagged relationship of two brothers and their parents following a painfully wrought divorce; while one brother's loyalty lies with the jilted mother, the narrator finds affinity with his father.
Krys Lee also explores the family relationship in The Goose Father: a man sends his wife and children to America for a better life, while he stays behind in South Korea making a living as an accountant. Concerned with respectability and success, the man's life is set awry when he takes in an endearing young tenant - along with his pet goose.
The other three shortlisted stories are also about human interaction, but they go beyond the protagonist's families.
In the Basement by Adam Ross - is a story perfectly fit for a play script. Two couples meet for dinner and wind up discussing an old friend called Lisa. But their disparaging attitude towards Lisa's lifestyle, choice of husband and treatment of their pet dog, unconsciously reveals more about their own relationships, insecurities, envy and brutality, than it does about Lisa.
Chris Womersley's A Lovely and Terrible Thing tells a story of a man, who encounters a stranger on the road when his car breaks down. Invited to the stranger's house, he is further enticed by the promise of being let in on the family's secret - a daughter with a miraculous ability. It's an offer the man, who struggles to cope with his own daughter's disability, can't refuse.
And finally Deborah Levy in her short story Black Vodka explores the issue which we put in the centre of our short story written with the contribution from the five continents. In Black Vodka a hunchbacked man goes on a date with the girl of his dreams. A subtle battle between shame and prurience ensues, as the man is crippled by thoughts of his own repugnance, and the girl is only intrigued by his appearance.
After the preparatory work I headed to the award ceremony, where the judges under the chairmanship of Clive Anderson, announced the winner of the competition as Miroslav Penkov with his short story East of the West.
This short story which you can listen to here, like other stories in the competition, is in fact a micro-novel, rather than a short story in the Chekhovian tradition. It's not a single anecdote or a single event around which the narration develops.
Two villages, once united, are now divided by the river and by the state borders after the war, and people on both banks, many of whom are relatives, gather once a year for a sbor - or overnight gathering. Multi-layered relationship not just within families, but also among relatives and now citizens of two states make this short story an epic.
Love and childhood, hatred and old age, traditions and globalisation, identity and loss - all of that finds its own place in the space of eight thousand words.


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Learning on the Playground
Were you one of the kids who got picked last for kickball? I was, and I hated it, until I figured out how to beat the system. My Catholic school didn't have equipment for recess games, so kids brought their own balls, bats, mitts, jump ropes, and so on. The…
Setting the Stage for Successful Assemblies
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The Art of Rules
As an art teacher, I'm always looking for ways to adapt Responsive Classroom practices to specialist areas. Here's an idea I came up with for having students do the Hopes and Dreams and classroom rule creation process while incorporating explorations in art. Early in the fall, we made a paper…
Summer Reading for Teachers
We asked four Responsive Classroom consultants, "What's one great resource for teachers as they look ahead to the next school year?" Here are their responses: Mark Emmons said, "The Well-Balanced Teacher, by Mike Anderson, is a quick read and has many helpful tips for teachers. It shows teachers how to…
Leadership That Inspires Change: Three Keys to Success
When Rita White stepped into her first principalship at an inner-city school in Memphis, Tennessee, she faced daunting challenges. The school of 980 students was on the state's "needs improvement" list, students were not making adequate yearly progress, and discipline referrals exceeded 1,000 a year. The approach to discipline was…
Let's Do Lunch!
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What Keeps You Inspired?
In the throes of a winter snow storm, progress reports, parent conferences, state testing and the flu season, imagine what might have inspired these comments: "This was totally worth giving up two weekends!" "This was fabulous . . . we lost two weekends in January and it well worth it!…
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PE Kudos! Forging connections with families
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The Principal Story (Film Review)
At the recent National Staff Development Council (NSDC) conference in St. Louis, I had an opportunity to view The Principal Story. This documentary, which aired on PBS earlier this fall, tells a poignant story about two elementary school leaders who turned around their under-performing urban schools. (Follow the link to…
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From Wikipedia: The Vulcan Gas Company (usually called simply The Vulcan) was the first successful psychedelic music venue in Austin, Texas. The Vulcan opened its doors at 316 Congress Avenue in the fall of 1967, and closed in the summer of 1970. Houston White, Gary Maxwell, Don Hyde, and Sandy Lockett started the Vulcan. By 1969, management was primarily by White and Lockett, along with Jim Franklin. There was a substantial sound system installed by Sandy Lockett. Charlie Sauer was the principal audio engineer for the last year of operation. Bobby Hedderman and Marty McDermott managed the club for the last few months.
A name plaque for the Vulcan is still on the front wall of the historic W.B. Smith building, named after the dry goods store which first occupied the building in 1884. In 1967 this end of the street leading to the Texas Capitol was not particularly prosperous and rents were relatively low. The Vulcan provided a concert stage for unconventional bands of various genres, most notably the 13th Floor Elevators and the Conqueroo. By 1969, Shiva's Headband became the de facto house band, and in the first half of 1970 the Hub City Movers played frequently at the Vulcan.
The club had homemade benches and old church pews for the audience. The main floor, in front of the stage, was used for dancing. Smoking marijuana inside the club was discouraged and rare. Alcohol was discouraged, but common. The Vulcan was never able to get a liquor license, since Houston White, one of the owners, had been convicted (conviction later overturned) for selling some acid to an undercover cop. For some time, the Vulcan used space in the adjoining building to the north for selling sandwiches and soft drinks and as office space, but this auxiliary space was eventually abandoned to reduce rent.
Since there was no liquor license and beer could not be sold, almost all of the income came from gate receipts, typically $1.50 per person. That was the main cause of the club's ultimate demise. Johnny Winter, as a favor to White and Lockett, played a benefit concert, along with the Hub City Movers, March 10 & 11, 1970. Even that concert was not enough to offset ominous financial difficulties.
The elevated stage at the northwest end of the hall was rustic, but the psychedelic light show offset that appearance. The light show was operated from a suspended platform on the south side of the room and near the ceiling – reached by a ladder. There was a large horizontal drain pipe across the back of the stage—that pipe is prominent in many photos of performances at the Vulcan.
There is one feature that most customers never saw, but is still a part of the Vulcan legend: the freight elevator. It was in the back, next to the doors that opened onto the alley. Made of wood and powered by human muscle via a rope that worked a reel of steel cable. The ride up was difficult, but the ride down could be very exciting. Sometimes too exciting. The cable often got snarled and had to be unsnarled by hand.
For much of the history, concerts were advertised with both large posters and letter sized handbills, similar to those produced for concerts at the Avalon Ballroom and The Fillmore. Gradually, the larger posters were sacrificed to save cost, and eventually the handbills were abandoned for the same reason. A comprehensive annotated collection is available at the complete illustrated list of Vulcan Gas Company posters and handbills.


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We desperately need a new mobile operating system
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Authored by: Luca Zaninello Nov 28, 2018
© NextPit by Irina Efremova
I'm serious, I need a new operating system on my smartphone. What happened to innovation? Why is there nothing new? Why doesn't anyone dare compete with Apple and Google in the mobile world anymore? Is it really impossible to do this?
iPhone XR: the flop that Apple deserves (again)
Stop bashing foldable phones, it's much more than a gimmick
A boring market
Just take a look at the windows of the stores where smartphones are sold: almost all the products on display use Android, each has its own version, it's true, but it's still Android. The others? All iPhones.
The struggle to create the best mobile operating system has now become the struggle to create customization appreciated by users. The only weapons in possession of smartphone manufacturers, which they use to differentiate themselves on the software side (often) are often only cumbersome gimmicks - not useful in every day life.
The functions of the Samsung Edge panel are an example of cute but unnecessary additions. / © ANDROIDPIT
Do you remember the days when every manufacturer had its own operating system? I do, and I often regret those moments. Even thinking about the mobile market struggle, which began in 2013 and saw the emergence of new alternatives makes me feel melancholic.
Samsung presents its vision for a foldable future
Nowadays, if you want to buy a new device you have no choice but the infinite and imperfect Android smartphones or the expensive and overpriced iPhone. "Be together. Not the same" was Google's motto - too bad that although smartphones can be varied and suitable for all types of users, whenever it's another Android device, the excitement about new phones (at least for me) disappears faster and faster.
The strength of Android is also its greatest weakness. / © Google
What exactly do I miss?
Variety. And I'm not talking, as I said before, about having different smartphones with different shapes and different specifications, the world has enough of that. What I miss is the experience of discovering hidden features, learning to use a new software from scratch and, why not - learning to get around the small problems that may arise.
If you are using an Android smartphone you are able to use most of the features of any other Android smartphone, despite the different brand, UI and icons.
The period I mentioned earlier and which begun in 2013, saw the birth and death of many competitors of the Apple/Google duopoly, including Microsoft's Windows Phone (which, believe it or not many users are still fond of). There also was Canonical's Ubuntu Touch (which could find a new reason for living thanks to Linux on DeX), Jolla's Sailfish OS (which recently announced its 3.0 version) and Samsung's Tizen (still used on the company's wearables). Not to mention the already dying HP and Palm WebOS that is now used on LG smart TVs.
Sailfish OS can also be used on some of the latest Sony devices. / © NextPit
Each different system had (or has) its own rules, interface and a way of interacting with devices. When Apple still used only the home physical button in the huge frames of its iPhone and while Google used the on-screen navigation keys that we still know today, competitors like WebOS, Sailfish OS and Ubuntu Touch already exploited futuristic gestures.
Goodbye navigation buttons, you won't be missed
Let's take a photo with @MarcDillonDotFi at #MWC16 #crmwc16 #barcelona pic.twitter.com/B0uc3XFrsB
- Simone Scanu (@ScanuS142) 25 February 2016
Sailfish OS is an operating system developed by the Marc Dillon team for one-handed use. Ubuntu Touch, the converged system for smartphones, tablets and PCs with a metamorphic UI and community support. WebOS, the king of multitasking. All projects from which both Apple and Google have drawn many ideas.
Multitasking on Ubuntu Touch in action. / © ANDROIDPIT
Even Google got bored of Android
Yes, even the company that allowed Android to grow and spread like a virus seems to have had enough of it. We are not talking about executives, who obviously see Android as a source of almost inexhaustible profit, but about the developers themselves. That's why a few years ago the company started to develop a parallel project called Fuchsia OS. It is based on the new Magenta kernel (no Linux, used until now on Android and beyond).
Fuchsia: Google's new operating system won't replace Android
With Fuchsia we start from scratch. No Android, no Linux. / © NextPit
Not only is the company testing the system internally on some of its own devices, but external brands also seem to be interested in the idea. One of the latest reports on the net mentions Huawei who seems to be trying Fuchsia on his Honor Play and has worked to make the OS bootable on the Kirin 970.
Rumors about Huawei building his own operating system have been circulating for a long time. What if maybe the company was working with Google to perfect Fuchsia? What if Huawei was for Fuchsia what HTC was for Android? The questions are becoming complex and I will probably not receive any answers in the near future. Let's just hope Huawei doesn't end up like the Taiwanese company...
Are you also fed up with what the smartphone market has to offer? Do you think it is impossible to break the duopoly of Google and Apple? Let us know in the comments.
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Jack Smith Dec 3, 2018 Link to comment
Which Fuchsia will be. I would also expect Google to do their own CPU that fits with the new kernel, Zircon.
Deactivated Account Dec 2, 2018 Link to comment
I don't like this article. Making a new smartphone OS is very expensive. Maintaining it is extremely expensive. Further, Universe doesn't acknowledges ego based ownership. So more open platform means more security concerns and greater cost maintenance but immense possibilities of user customization and deeper control. A restrictive platform means you have to stick with what is served to you - not for me. A balanced approach is desirable and I think Android OS is one such OS. Just buy a good Stock Android Smartphone under Android One offering timely updates and install premium apps from Play Store. Learn Klwp and tasker and done, you will be very happy as a smartphone user.
Gavin Runeblade Nov 30, 2018 Link to comment
I doubt it will happen from the West, but soon enough one of the Chinese manufacturers will make its own. And I'm fine with a new OS coming along and disrupting things as long as its not Chrome OS. That just needs to die.
It is already happening and pretty far along and coming from the west. Have we ever had a OS that was popular and did NOT come from the West?
It is called Fuchsia and looks pretty interesting. It will replace ChromeOS. But not exactly sure what issue you have with ChromeOS?
Having come along with PCs since the early 1980s, the equivalent of the writer's dream has been pretty fully realized with Linux (which I use daily and this very minute, along with Windows for interactions with the civilized world.) There's a serious conversation to be had (or avoided) about innovation versus eternal nerdy difficulty of use and fragmentation - about the open source freedom to make hundreds of half-baked one-trick "distros" versus the discipline and coordination required to make an operating system work out of the box, look good, and not condemn new users to months of tinkering.
By comparison, Mozilla and even Google with Android focused open source talent on single coordinated projects while desktop PC Linux has let every nerd with one better idea and ten lousier ones be his own "genius" - the result being comparatively steady success in attracting increasing numbers of users versus thirty years of failure to be ready for prime time, with something less than 3% of desktop operating systems.
Suo Eno Nov 29, 2018 Link to comment
I agree. And WebOS is apparently back to open source again.
But as usual that chicken and egg hurdle; it takes an entity (a co.) with ample enough resources to poke hard at the current pool of APP devs, get an infra working for them and finally convince them that they should help make and grow a 3rd segment.
Not gonna happen... That pool is tapped out with Android devs going to their Fuchsia side gig (not to mention that they got enough on their plate right now trying to fit things into Chrome OS), narrow minded iOS camp doing it strictly for the money nothing else be damned and Linux/BSD beardies still too busy jockeying for that long term desktop domination goal.
Also the orig made for ARM RISC OS just dropped source too. Either a boon or an added headache that's again for the devs to decide.
Jack Smith Nov 29, 2018 Link to comment
Google is making a new mobile OS. It is called Fuchsia and they do it in the open which is so cool. You can watch it get developed.
The new kernel called Zircon looks to be the real deal. Built from the ground up for our silicon today versus the popular kernels today are all over 20 years old.
Dick Bailey Nov 29, 2018 Link to comment
The challenge for any new OS is application development, which killed Windows Mobile - who had the resources to compete with iOS and Android. Unless a new OS can be compatible with Google Play, I think it is DOA.
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It's a phone...yeah a smartphone. But, for what I use it for, it's a "mini work tablet". When I get home at the end of the day, I rarely touch it, save for phone calls. On weekends, I rarely look at it. Other than those obsessed with PIH syndrome (phone in hand) that can't put these things down for 1 minute, for fear of "missing" something, I think most people just use them for what they are. Plus, if you have multiple OS's, you can bet carriers would "love" to support that on their systems.
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JeffD Nov 29, 2018 Link to comment
Until t there are apps that are OS agnostic, I don't see how it can happen. Perhaps with 5G there will be more web apps, but I can't imagine that iOS or Android will want to support them.
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storm Nov 28, 2018 Link to comment
There's no monopoly. I hold out hope for a more open source solution still even though the Ubuntu phone is dead. The Linux kernel is good for this but it imposes certain restrictions Google didn't like. I think it will come as the handset market commoditizes. Android One standards might be just the ticket for a stable enough set of devices to drive the open source development.
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Cabinet puts interest of the child first
THE cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should be commended for having the gumption to tackle the longstanding, highly emotive issue of the effect of one partner's conversion to Islam after a civil marriage.
On Thursday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz made a surprise announcement that the cabinet had decided that a child's religion must be in accordance with the common religion at the time of marriage between the parents in the event that one of them opts to convert.
This decision to maintain the status quo as regards the child's religion is also in accordance with the well-established principle that the interest of the child of marriage is of paramount importance.
Nazri also stressed that conversion must not be used as a ground to automatically dissolve a marriage or to get custody of children.
He added that the cabinet also decided that a marriage solemnised under civil law could only be dissolved in the civil court.
This is indeed a landmark decision which reflects the voice of moderation and reason, something which could best be described initially as almost unbelievable.
It is reassuring to know that after so many years, it now takes a new prime minister to make it look as if resolution to this problem can be rather simple if only our leaders have the political will to do it.
By making this decision, our leaders have set a fine example to their countrymen of the importance of exercising mutual tolerance in our multi-religious country. It also lends credence to Najib's 1Malaysia concept.
The government's decision is, in fact, in line with the 1994 decision of the Supreme Court in Tan Sung Mooi (F) v Too Miew Kim, where judge Mohamed Dzaiddin, in delivering the decision of the court which also comprised Lord President Abdul Hamid Omar, Chief Justice Gunn Chit Tuan, judge Edgar Joseph Jr and judge Mohd Eusoff Chin, said trenchantly:
"Under s.51 (Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976), where one party to a marriage has converted to Islam, the other party who has not so converted may petition for divorce and the court, upon dissolving the marriage, may make provision for the wife or husband and for the support, care and custody of the children of the marriage and may attach any condition to the decree of dissolution.
"The legislature, by enacting s.51, clearly envisaged a situation that where one party to a non-Muslim marriage converted to Islam, the other party who has not converted may petition to the High Court for divorce and seek ancillary reliefs...
"Further, it would seem to us that Parliament, in enacting sub-section 51(2), must have had in mind to give protection to non-Muslim spouses and children of the marriage against a Muslim convert...
"It would result in grave injustice to non-Muslim spouses and children whose only remedy would be in the civil courts if the High Court no longer has jurisdiction, since the syariah courts do not have jurisdiction over non-Muslims."
While the above dictum was later adopted by the Federal Court in the celebrated case of Subashini Rajasingam v Saravanan Thangathoray 2007, judges Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman and Datuk Azmel Maamor, who formed the majority, also ruled, rather confusingly, that the converted husband could still seek divorce in the syariah court albeit the rulings made by the syariah court would not bind the civil court.
The Federal Court went further to rule that any parent had a right to convert the child of marriage to Islam.
It held that the word "parent" in article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution which states that the religion of a person under the age of 18 shall be decided by his parent or guardian, means a single parent.
Further, reliance could not be placed on s.5 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 which gives the mother equal parental rights over the child as the 1961 Act does not apply to Muslims, including the converted father.
It follows that unless a new Federal Court panel departs from the Subashini Rajasingam decision in a future case, intervention from Parliament will be necessary to give effect to the latest decision of the cabinet that any change in the child's religion must require the consent of both parents in addition to removing any overlapping jurisdictions of the civil and syariah courts.
It is hoped that the government will amend the relevant federal laws as well as to cause the state governments to make changes to their state Islamic enactments.
I pray, too, that the sultans, being the heads of Islam in the states, will give their royal assent to the legislative amendments as non-Muslims are also their subjects who look up to their royal highnesses to protect their interests.
I believe that this latest move by the Najib administration is good for the country because history has proven over and over again that moderation and fairness are vital in achieving national cohesion in a multi-racial and multi-religious society.
Hence, it is rather unacceptable for Parti Keadilan Rakyat member of parliament Zulkifli Noordin to move, though unsuccessfully, in the March parliamentary sitting to amend the Federal Constitution to state that any law which is inconsistent with the Constitution shall be deemed void, except for Islamic legislation; thereby making Islamic law the supreme law of the land.
Published in the New Sunday Times, 26 April 2009
Posted by Roger Tan at Sunday, April 26, 2009
Labels: children, constitution, divorce, marriage, parenting, politics, religion, religious freedom
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Reports: Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market Size, Demand, Report to 2030
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Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market
Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market: Information by Application (Transportation, Defense), Transportation Type (Industrial, Commercial), and Region — Forecast till 2030
The global self-driving cars and trucks market was 50.2 thousand units in 2021. It is projected to reach 2123.23 thousand units by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 51.60% during the forecast period (2022-2030). A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous, driverless, or robotic (robo-car), is a ground vehicle that can sense its environment and move safely with little to no human input. A self-driving car combines sensors and networking technologies to let the computer operate the vehicle. As a result, several technology companies have entered the market and contributed to the study and development of self-driving cars, including Google Inc. and Tesla Motors. The auto sector is dynamic and adapts to new technological developments. Many prominent market participants, like General Motors Company, Volkswagen AG, Mercedes-Benz, and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), devote a sizeable portion of their earnings to developing new technology. Self-driving cars are currently gaining popularity in the automotive sector, which has led to increased investment in their creation.
Global Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market Drivers
Rising Need for Road Safety
Road accidents are becoming more frequent every day. Every year, more than one million individuals lose their lives in traffic accidents, according to the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT). Human error, which happens in a situation when events are unknown, such as head-on collisions caused by a driver's misunderstanding, is the main contributor to accidents. Accidents may also happen due to equipment or component failures, such as brake or axle failure. Many governments are tightening the laws that can address concerns about road safety. Self-driving cars and trucks are safer than conventional vehicles because they are more technologically advanced, furnished with various driving assistance systems, such as navigation systems, lane management systems, and anti-collision systems, and linked to a central processing and decision-making system.
A computer controls the self-driving car. As a result, it commits fewer mistakes than people, such as distracted driving, drunk driving, failing to buckle up, going too fast, and driving when tired. Self-driving cars are mechanical devices that can do the duty of driving at their best without being weary, bored, or distracted. So, compared to a human-driven car, the traveler is safer in self-driving cars and trucks. In 2050, there will be more than 2 billion cars on the planet, predicts Automotive World Ltd., a leading source of information on the automotive industry. Therefore, there would be a significant concern about traffic congestion with many cars. It may be possible to reduce traffic congestion with the help of self-driving cars and trucks.
Global Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market Restraints
Automotive Safety and Cybersecurity Issue
Since self-driving cars and trucks include parts of the natural and virtual worlds, they are considered cyber-physical systems. In contrast, AI-based driving assistance technologies like car-to-car communication, navigation, and cloud connectivity make up the virtual system. As a result, connectivity also compromises self-driving cars and trucks. Traditional hackers can access autonomous automobiles to steal personal information, like behavior patterns. Additionally, ransomware can infect self-driving cars and trucks, raising the risk of vehicle theft and causing accidents. For instance, researchers from the cybersecurity solutions provider IOActive, Inc. broke into a Jeep Cherokee in 2015. The entertainment system, linked to the cloud via the internet, was used to hack the vehicle.
The primary social impression impeding the adoption of self-driving cars and trucks is that their malfunctioning can be lethal. Redundancy in autonomous systems and thorough testing are both essential. These automobiles can continue to operate safely if there are backup plans or alternatives in case something goes wrong. However, this would increase the price of self-driving cars and trucks. In addition, individuals are also anxious about how well their vehicles would operate in various weather and traffic situations.
Global Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Market Opportunities
Rapid Technological Development by OEMs for Self-Driving Cars and Trucks
The rapid technological improvements that aim to provide more features at a lower cost are key elements anticipated to fuel demand for self-driving cars and trucks over the forecast period. The adoption of self-driving cars and trucks is expected to be driven by developments in security, driver support, comfort and convenience, electronic suspension, powertrain, instruments, braking, and safety. Adaptive headlamps, passive cruise control, lane departure warning, night vision, blind spot recognition, and self-parking functions are all included in the driving aid technology. In addition, remote keyless entry and passive car entry are included in the security features. Air conditioning, LED lighting, electric windows, rain-sensing wipers, electric seats, power sliding doors, and electric roof are all comfort-enhancing features in self-driving cars and trucks.
Both an active and a passive suspension are available with the electrical suspension. The power train features include steer-by-wire, an automatic gearbox, electrical and electro-hydraulic power steering, and engine management. Head-up displays are provided via equipment. ABS is now available with and without electronic stabilization thanks to developments in braking. Both occupant detection and airbags are included in the safety features.
Novel Business Strategy for Insurance Providers
Auto insurance is predicted to change as driverless vehicles become more prevalent. The owner of the car is responsible for securing traditional auto insurance. For instance, car owners must insure their vehicles as an accident-avoidance precaution. Over 90% of accidents are the result of human mistakes. Therefore, taking into account such accidents, insurance firms offer assistance in the form of financial advantages. However, given that robot drivers will operate them, it is anticipated that the number of accidents will decline as self-driving cars and trucks become more common. Automakers would gain control of the vehicles as self-driving cars would be less likely to be involved in collisions and would also be better able to support the sharing economy by delivering self-driving cars and trucks as needed around the clock.
The global self-driving cars and trucks market is segmented by application and transportation type.
Based on application, the global self-driving cars and trucks market is bifurcated into transportation and defense.
The transportation segment is the highest contributor to the market and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 55.90% during the forecast period. Self-driving cars and trucks adoption would improve comfort and efficient transportation. It would significantly cut down on both the cost and travel time, encouraging more significant automobile usage. Self-driving taxis would expand their range during empty backhauls, benefiting the transportation sector. As self-driving transit cars finally become a reality, the transportation sector is anticipated to provide avenues for transit services. Lowering pedestrian dangers and parking needs would also increase urban living's appeal. Driverless car adoption is expected to be accelerated by the notion of "smart cities," which aims to improve transportation infrastructure and introduce new technologies.
The defense sector is predicted to surpass all other segments during the forecast period due to increased activity across several regions, including North America. For instance, the U.S. Army announced in April 2019 that it would use autonomous combat trucks to help soldiers avoid mishaps caused by driving. The transportation industry is expected to grow significantly in the following years due to the growing use of self-driving cars and trucks for transportation. The transportation type segment's industrial sector is predicted to expand quickly over the forecast period. Governments worldwide are beginning to accept driverless vehicles thanks to technical advancements.
Based on transportation type, the global self-driving cars and trucks market is bifurcated into industrial and commercial.
The commercial category owns the highest market share and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 53.50% during the forecast period. A lot of laws and rules would need to be put in place by the government before self-driving cars could be sold on the market. Developing appropriate parking facilities and traffic management systems is also essential. The government also wants self-driving vehicles to become a commercial reality to benefit the general public and society. The adoption of self-driving cars would cut down on traffic congestion, accelerating travel times. The upshot would be increased productivity and better adaptability in the work market. Car passengers would be better able to utilize their time while driving. All of these benefits would subsequently boost the economy.
Vehicles are used to transport people and products inside industrial structures. The development of self-driving cars would reduce the likelihood of accidents due to technological innovation, which would lessen the significance of vehicle insurance. The revenue generated by the insurance industry may be impacted, affecting the jobs held by those working in this industry. Strategic planning is therefore required to manage the change. This change and the rise of industrialization and automatization in the past are comparable.
Asia-Pacific Dominates the Global Market
The global self-driving cars and trucks industry is divided into four regions: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
Asia-Pacific is the most significant shareholder in the global self-driving cars and trucks market and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 66.30% over the forecast period. Growing consumer demand for a convenient, safe driving experience, rising disposable income in emerging nations, and stringent safety requirements globally are pushing the market for self-driving cars and trucks. The market is estimated to expand in the Asia-Pacific region due to the region's developing partnerships with suppliers of self-driving cars and truck technology.
As an illustration, China's Baidu is a renowned service provider of self-driving cars and truck technology. The items of this company have already undergone successful testing over a million kilometers in 13 Chinese cities. It is collaborating with Ford and NVIDIA to enhance investments in driverless vehicles in China. One of the most developed industries in the Asia-Pacific is ride-hailing. China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Thailand are just a few of the nations of Asia Oceania. Recently, China has become a more important center for manufacturing. The infrastructure development and efforts to industrialize emerging nations have created new prospects for auto OEMs. Due to China's rapid technological development and rising demand for semi-self-driving cars and trucks, the market for self-driving cars and trucks will expand.
North America is expected to grow at a CAGR of 59.30% during the forecast period. The self-driving cars and trucks market is expected to grow significantly in North America over the next few years as a result of modifications made to U.S. traffic rules that permit them to operate on public roads. All 50 states in America are gradually applying the rule to automate transportation fully. For instance, the American Army announced in April 2019 that it would use autonomous combat trucks to assist soldiers in preventing vehicle-related mishaps. As the usage of self-driving cars and trucks in transportation increases in the following years, it is projected that the transportation sector will expand dramatically. The industrial sector in the transportation type category is expected to grow quickly.
Europe is projected to develop into a potentially lucrative self-driving car market in the coming years due to the increased popularity of self-driving cars and trucks and the growing need for high-tech goods. Additionally, the U.K. Department of Transport created a jurisdiction in 2018 that permits the use of self-driving cars and trucks on any public road without requiring additional insurance or licenses. In addition, the Center for Connected and Self-driving cars and trucks was inaugurated in 2018. The U.K. government has pledged to have self-driving cars and trucks on the country's roads by 2021 and has plans to change the law to support the development of self-driving cars and trucks in the U.K.
The global self-driving cars and trucks market's major key players are Ford Motors, Tesla, Alphabet, Intel, Daimler Group, Baidu, Google, Volkswagen, Jaguar, BMW, General Motors, Toyota, AB Volvo, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, Audi AG, General Motors Company, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Motor Company.
March 2022- The self-driving division of Alphabet Inc., Waymo, declared on Monday that it is prepared to introduce a fully autonomous driving service in San Francisco. The business unveiled the Waymo Driver, which described it as a significant step toward raising a fully autonomous commercial service.
September 2022- Tesla's most recent vehicle, Model Y, to receive 5-star safety certification from the European New Car Assessment Programme. The Model Y got the highest Overall Score of any vehicle evaluated for this evaluation using the most recent and rigorous test protocol from Euro NCAP. This choice was decided after assessing the Model Y's safety assistance features and its ability to protect vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians.
Global Self-Driving Cars and Trucks Vehicle Market: Segmentation
By Applications
By Transportation Type


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First Sochi Russian Grand Prix highlights weekend NBCSN motors coverage
By DizbizroundupOct 9, 2014, 3:22 PM EDT
Formula One returns to Russia for the first time in 100 years this weekend, when Lewis Hamilton looks to extend his lead over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg at the Russian Grand Prix from Sochi, Russia, site of the XXII Olympic Winter Games this past February, on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
This weekend's motorsports action on NBCSN also includes 10 hours of coverage from Mecum Auctions in Chicago, beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream both the Russian Grand Prix and Mecum Auctions events.
F1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 6:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN
Live coverage from the Sochi Autodrom begins Friday morning with Practice 1 at 2 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Live Extra, followed by Practice 2 at 6 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Live Extra will stream Practice 3 on Saturday at 4 a.m. ET, prior to live qualifying at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Live Russian Grand Prix coverage begins Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by F1 Extra at 9 a.m. ET. NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the Russian Grand Prix at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Formula One returns to the site of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on the 100th anniversary of the last Russian Grand Prix at a brand new circuit. F1 ran two races in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1913 and 1914 prior to World War II.
Hamilton won last week's Japanese Grand Prix, which was red-flagged on the 44th lap after Marussia driver Jules Bianchi was seriously injured, crashing into a recovery vehicle tending to Adrian Sutil, who had gone off track due to wet conditions. Hamilton now leads Rosberg by 10 points in the F1 points standings with four races remaining.
Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call the Russian Grand Prix, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team's on-site reporter from the Sochi Autodrom, and will also call the GP2 race Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
In addition, NBC Sports Group's F1 telecast team will preview the race weekend on F1 Countdown tomorrow afternoon at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
MECUM AUCTIONS: CHICAGO – BEGINS TONIGHT AT 6:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN
NBCSN continues its presentation of Mecum Auctions with 10 hours of coverage from its Chicago auction this weekend, beginningtonight at 6:30 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by a live presentation on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. Mecum Auctions coverage will follow the F1 Russian Grand Prix on Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
This weekend's auction will feature more than 1,000 classic and collector cars, including a Bloomington Gold Survivor 1967 Silver-on-Red COPO Corvette Convertible, and a 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T.
Scott Hoke will host NBCSN's Mecum Auctions coverage on-site at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill., alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, and Bill Stephens. Mecum Auctions is led by Dana Mecum, Founder and President of Mecum Auctions for the past 27 years.
Motorsports Coverage This Week on NBCSN & NBC Sports Live Extra (subject to change):
Date Program Time (ET) Network
Thurs., October 9 NASCAR AMERICA 5 p.m. NBCSN
Mecum Auctions – Chicago 6:30 p.m. NBCSN
Fri., October 10 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road Series 12 a.m. NBCSN
F1 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 1 2 a.m. NBC Sports Live Extra
F1 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 2 6 a.m. NBCSN
F1 Countdown 5 p.m. NBCSN
Sat., October 11 F1 Russian Grand Prix – Practice 2 (Encore) 12:30 a.m. NBCSN
F1 Russian Grand Prix – Qualifying 7 a.m. NBCSN
Off The Grid (Encore) 8:30 a.m. NBCSN
Mecum Auctions – Chicago (Encore) 9 a.m. NBCSN
GP2 Russia 11:30 a.m. NBCSN
Mecum Auctions – Chicago 1 p.m. NBCSN
Sun., October 12 F1 Russian Grand Prix 6:30 a.m. NBCSN
F1 Extra 9 a.m. NBCSN
Off The Grid – Singapore 9:30 a.m. NBCSN
Mecum Auctions – Chicago 10 a.m. NBCSN
F1 Russian Grand Prix – Encore 1:30 p.m. NBCSN
F1 Extra 4 p.m. NBCSN