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Russian Diplomats Say Goodbye to the West
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There is no need to maintain a diplomatic presence in western countries in the latest sign that Russia may be playing with the idea of completely cutting diplomatic ties with western countries as its war in Ukraine approaches nine months, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. sign.
"There is neither meaning nor desire to maintain its former existence in Western states. According to TASS, Lavrov, our people work there in conditions that cannot be called human," he said. "Problems are constantly being created for them; they face threats of physical attack."
Speaking to a group of graduates admitted to diplomatic service, Lavrov lamented that there are limited job opportunities for Russians abroad.
"Most importantly, there is nothing to do since Europe decided to move away from us and cut off any economic cooperation. You cannot force love," Lavrov said.
It was not immediately clear whether Russia had immediate plans to break diplomatic relations with western countries.
Panic as Russia Drags a Neighbor to the Brink of War
But this isn't the first time Russia has threatened to sever diplomatic ties with the West since it invaded Ukraine and faced western sanctions. Russia has threatened to sever diplomatic relations with Bulgaria this summer after Bulgaria expelled 70 Russian diplomats.
Russia had previously suggested that its relations with the west could be set aside with little effect. In March, the Kremlin issued a "note of protest" to the United States, threatening to cut ties, following President Joe Biden's comments about the war in Ukraine. In August, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that if the United States cuts ties with Russia, Russia will "get through this".
"They should know: We are ready for any improvement in the situation. And if Washington chooses to cut off any contact with Moscow, we will get through it," he said.
Russia's current plan is to shift its diplomatic focus to other countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
"Under these conditions, we will shift the 'center of gravity' to countries ready to cooperate with us on equal and mutually beneficial terms, and we will look for promising joint projects," Lavrov said. "Many plans that require diplomatic support, including business, joint cultural, humanitarian education projects, are considered at the highest and highest level."
The announcement comes hours after Ukraine's foreign minister announced that he would propose that Ukraine break diplomatic relations with Iran over its decision to supply Iran-made drones to Russia for the war effort. Russia has attacked Ukraine with drones in recent days, hitting civilian infrastructure, civilians and energy supplies.
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Location: On the street line, behind a dwarf garden wall.
A 2-storey terrace of 3 cottages in early C20 Garden City style. Medium-pitched tile roof with part-rendered, part-brick stacks with simple mouldings and dentilation. Plain eaves with exposed rafters. Near symmetrical pebble-dashed facade with Ruabon brick plinth up to ground floor cill level. Slightly oversailing upper floor. Central storeyed and gabled porch (to No.4), coped, with ball finials and simple moulded kneelers. Moulded plaque in gable with date 1913 and returned label. Glazed oculus of 9 panes beneath with radiating Key stones. All detailing in reconstituted stone.
Entrance with flat, moulded canopy carried on moulded wooden brackets. 4-panel door, recessed and with the upper panels glazed. Flush, splayed buttresses flanking entrance to L and R. Flanking bays with projecting casement windows, those on the first floor of 12 panes, those on the ground floor tripartite with central 12-pane arched section, and flanking 6-pane sections. Heavily-moulded hoods throughout. Flanking to L and R at first floor level, large projecting gables carried on wooden brackets. Decorative timber framing with moulded eaves brackets and exposed purlins. Tripartite casement windows of 3x6 panes. Canted bays to ground floor with cross windows: 6 and 4 panes to top and 9 and 6 to bottom. Brick cills. To the R entrance to No 3, as before, though with modern door. Double casement above, as before. To the L No.5 with entrance and off-set window as before and double casement above.
3 rear gables to No.3, stepped-down, the last of which is single storey.
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Female Paths to Adulthood in a Country of 'Genderless Gender'
December 18, 2011 January 8, 2012 Andrea Peto
As a researcher, there are situations when some discussions with interviewees or colleagues start to tickle our brains and cry out for getting analysed and reanalysed. For me one such discussion took place in an interview with Salla and Kristiina, two high achieving working class girls in upper secondary school. They reflected that they are not worried whether they get their Masters but they are worried about remaining single forever.
Salla and Kristiina were two of the young people who I worked alongside for more than 10 years in an ethnographic, longitudinal, life history study on young people's transitions that I conducted jointly with Tuula Gordon. We followed their first year in lower secondary school and then interviewed them at ages around 13, 18, 20 and 24. With Tuula, and also with Janet Holland and Rachel Thomson, I have earlier written some articles about young women's educational paths.
Coming constantly across triumphal images of girls' school achievement, and the celebration of gender equality in Finland, discussions with Salla and her best friend Kristiina have remained in my thoughts. I returned to their interviews and to my field notes and tried to understand the impact of gender in their paths to adulthood. How could I interpret their feeling that school and career success limit the options for heterosexual partnership for women in contemporary Finnish society?
In this article I focused on the life history of Salla because Kristiina had moved from Finland before the last interviews. I reread interviews together with the concept of 'genderless gender' that I have borrowed from Suvi Ronkainen and Kirsti Lempiäinen. Genderless gender is created when hidden inequalities of gender and sexualisation converge with the gender neutral rhetoric of the individual self. Gendered structures, processes, cultures and identities are taken-for-granted and people are treated as persons in their own right, without gender. I used structural and individual understandings of ambivalence to analyse Salla's tensions, when she tried to meet her own wishes and those of the Finnish context of genderless gender. I found ambivalences in relation to education; in relation to heterosexual partnership, career and family; and in relation to Finland as a country of genderless gender with the myth of gender equality.
Salla had experienced how boys have it easier at school, but her own experience was not powerful enough to challenge the dominant view on boys' problems in school. Salla was aware of the gender difference in salaries but disapproved of peers who only thought of money. Even if she achieved well at school, she did not aim for a career. Even though she chose medicine, a respected field of study that's hard to get into, and had to apply three times, her ambition did not point towards a career as a fashionable surgeon, owner of a private clinic or researcher, but rather towards working in the future as a physician with the poorest, the oldest and the most sick in the public sector.
I concluded by pondering how gender and sexuality are constructed in the level of social structure, through cultural distinction and through every day practices, but also at the level of the self. When I reflected on the narrative of Salla I got the impression that heterosexual desire also is important in the ways that the gender imbalance is accepted as taken-for-granted in the plans, dreams and actual life trajectories of young women in Finland, a country of genderless gender.
Writing this article was enjoyable. Memories from Salla and the other young people returned to my mind and I felt gratitude, once again, for the privilege of having been able to follow their growing up. I also want to thank Gender and Education for publishing this article, the reviewers for their very helpful comments and the editors who invited me to write this blog. I hope that readers will find Salla's path to adulthood as fascinating as I did.
Elina Lahelma, (University of Helsinki)
Elina is the author of Female Paths to Adulthood in a Country of 'Genderless Gender' which appears in Gender and Education 24.1 (published January 2012)
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The death of Hakimullah Mehsud shows a way against the Af-Pak terrorists, says N.V.Subramanian.
By N.V. Subramanian (1 February 2010)
1 February 2010: Post the London conference on Afghanistan, it may be too late to resurrect the lost cause of fighting the Al-Qaeda/ Afghan Taliban/ Haqqani network in Pakistan's badlands, but one incident of last week does merit a reexamination of this. That incident is the death of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TeT) or Pakistan Taliban leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, from a US drone attack.
Hakimullah has died (TeT won't confirm but PTV has quoted locals in South Waziristan on this) much in the same manner that his predecessor, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed, but the circumstances leading to their targeted assassinations are different.
Baitullah was attacked by US drones at the express request of Pakistan in August 2009 because of TeT's rising terrorism within the country. Baitullah was also alleged to have ordered the assassination of the former Pakistan prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, during the last general-election campaign.
The US agreed to Baitullah's assassination for two reasons. One was that the TeT in its offensive, after initial Pakistan encouragement to its Islamist activities in Swat Valley, reached within striking distance of Islamabad, provoking fears of the stability of the Pakistan state, and inciting anxieties about the security of its nuclear weapons. The second reason was that Pakistan alleged close ties between the TeT and the Al-Qaeda/ Afghan Taliban/ Haqqani network, and urged Baitullah's murder to break the linkage.
Obviously, Pakistan was pursuing its own agenda. There is no reason to disbelieve that Baitullah was not close to the Al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leadership, but he wasn't the Al-Qaeda, and he certainly wasn't as threatening to US interests as Osama Bin Laden and the others. But Baitullah was a more immediate threat to Pakistan, and so Pakistan exaggerated the threats from his Al-Qaeda connections to the US.
This writer had written about this exaggeration, as had presumably others, but Baitullah went down anyhow, and since then, the Pakistan army has claimed military successes against the TeT in South Waziristan. To avenge Baitullah's death, his successor apparently arranged a Jordanian suicide bomber, claiming to have knowledge about the Al-Qaeda leadership, to kill several CIA agents at their secret base in Afghanistan. In turn to revenge that killing, the US droned Hakimullah.
So far so good. Now the Pakistan army spokesperson says TeT is suing for talks, but that there would be no dialogue until its leadership lays down arms. This cancer of terrorism, said the army spokesperson, would be eradicated completely from Pakistan. He said this while responding to questions about Hakimullah's death, which he wouldn't confirm. But in the absence of contrary evidence, it does appear that the TeT chief is no more. Pakistani news reports have commenced identifying his likely successors.
The point is this. If the Pakistan army, according to its own boast, can roll up the TeT or Pakistan Taliban with US assistance, why can't it go after the Al-Qaeda/ Afghan Taliban/ Haqqani network? The Pakistan army claims its campaign in South Waziristan is more or less over. In which case, it can now turn its attention to the Al-Qaeda and others. And the anti-TeT campaign will give it the necessary morale-boost and combat tactics to take on the international terrorists hiding in North Waziristan and Quetta.
So why isn't it doing so? Because nobody, but especially the US, has made the connection, and the consequent demand. The Obama administration must pause at the defeatist course taken at the London conference and hammer the Pakistan army to replicate its successes against the TeT with the Al-Qaeda/ Afghan Taliban/ Haqqani network.
Can the successes be replicated? Absolutely. The Pakistan army took greater risks attacking the TeT, because it held the potential (as it still does) of splitting the military along Pushtun-Punjabi lines. There was also the risk that the TeT backlash with suicide bombings could grow uncontained. And few visualized that the TeT would be able to win adherents within Punjab, who styled themselves as the Punjabi Taliban. With all these risks, the Pakistan military took on the Pakistani Taliban both moved by internal-security considerations and US pressure.
Compared to the TeT, there are fewer risks associated with taking on the Al-Qaeda and others, especially since they are pivotally dependant on ISI-provided logistics' support. It is obvious that the Al-Qaeda will authorize assassinations chiefly of Pakistan's political and military leaderships to stop the campaign, but Pakistan, in view of the TeT offensive (no pun intended), is already well-secured against targeted assassinations.
On its own, Pakistan won't act against the Al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban. The reasons are too well known to be repeated, and they intimately concern India. President Barack Obama must have to take the initiative and bring pressure on Pakistan to take on the terrorists. If Obama dares Osama and wins, his declining presidency will gain a second life and coast him to an easy re-election. All his poor delivery record on the economy, unemployment, healthcare reforms, etc, will be forgotten.
The London Afghanistan conference plan of diving and defeating the Taliban will fail. The death of Hakimullah shows the real way to bring peace to Afghanistan by routing the Al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban. Act up, America.
N.V.Subramanian is Editor, www.NewsInsight.net, and writes internationally on strategic affairs. He has authored two novels, University of Love (Writers Workshop, Calcutta) and Courtesan of Storms (Har-Anand, Delhi).
Please visit N.V.Subramanian's blog http://courtesanofstorms.blog.com/ and write to him at envysub@gmail.com


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World Sports Betting (WSB), who support feature races around the country, have agreed to sponsor this year's SA Triple Crown, a series of races long billed as South Africa's ultimate test for three-year-olds.
Racehorse breeder, owner and horseracing benefactor Mary Slack will this season again sponsor the SA Triple Tiara under the banner of her Wilgerbosdrift Stud in Piketberg on the west coast in the Western Cape.
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Injury halted the Caspar Fownes-trained Snap Fit's burgeoning career last season, but on Wednesday, 20 January, the handler's talented six-year-old returns from a 10-month break to contest the first section of the Class 3 Sheung Hei Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley.
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Until very recently, the GPPR player would load and play every show posted in the player. That is not the case anymore.
The Fifty Four Forty or Fight's all play as does the Florida Rocks Again.
I am using a Safari web browser 5.1.7 on a PC (work computer). Is anyone else experiencing this or am I the only one?
Yes same unhappy experience here.
Don't think it comes from your browser.
Is there a problem with the way they've been uploaded or...???
Someone please help us understand and listen to our favorite shows !
Thanks, Screamin', for your input. I'm just glad that the podcasters usually post other places and I can still get me fix of music.
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For a few days, I got the same message from iTunes ("please log in to Mevio" or that kind of blah blah blah...). I don't understand why since we stopped uploading our shows to Mevio for a few months now.
But all you gotta do is ignore this message and the podcasts will download as usual.


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After receiving an invitation to the White House by President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the first official meeting between the current and future Commanders in Chief.
The meeting comes just two days after the national elections that saw the country stunningly choose the Republican nominee for President over his Democratic party rival Hillary Clinton. While the Obama administration saw a Clinton election as the necessary key to continuing the legacy of the 44th President, the will of the people (or, at least, the Electoral College) saw things differently.
President-elect Trump received an honorary water salute at Laguardia Airport this morning in New York City by the Port Authority Police Department before taking off for Reagan National Airport in DC.
BREAKING: First look at Pres-elect Trump & Pres Obama meeting in Oval Office. pic.twitter.com/LVvGe2grOi
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) November 10, 2016
President Obama was joined by Vice President Biden yesterday, and spoke to gathered members of the press about the peaceful transition of power between the two administrations. "I had a chance to talk to President-elect Trump last night about 3:30 in the morning, I think it was, to congratulate him on winning the election and I had a chance to invite him to come to the White House tomorrow to talk about making sure that there is a successful transition between our presidencies," he said.
He continued by highlighting the fact that although he and President-elect Trump may have some "significant difference," President George W. Bush also had areas of disagreement eight years ago. But, as President Obama pointed out, 43's team, "…could not have been more professional or more gracious in making sure we had a smooth transition so that we could hit the ground running."
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In this project we will combine spectroscopic surveys (such as APOGEE) with GAIA astrometry to explore how chemical abundances of stars in the Milky Way (reflecting a common birth place/time) are related to their present-day orbits, and what it can teach us about the formation of the Galaxy. In the Galactic disk this will tells us directly how strong radial migration was, i.e. if the present-day orbit of a normal disk-star is related with its birth-orbit and address the fundamental question of how much "dynamical/orbit memory" disk galaxies retain.


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A very rare and unusual British, Thames River tugboat design from the 1930's era. This important tug was one of the first built with diesel-electric propulsion, and was designed, built and operated by the specialty shipyard of James Pollock Sons and Co. Ltd. (JPS), of London & Faversham, Kent. The large, single-screw tug model is constructed via hollowed-out wooden laminated waterline lifts, with a built-up, bulwarks, superstructure and pilot house. It shows all appropriate furniture, deck gear, and nickel-sliver plated metal fittings. The deck is a sheet mahogany pinned with treenails along each deck beam. The entire interior of the model can be viewed via an external crank which elevates the starboard side of the complete superstructure. The internal arrangement shows the massive engine room, forward galley and forecastle in great detail. The model is also fitted with battery operated electronics which allow four interior lights and four exterior bulbs to be illuminated and a separate switch, which operates the electric motor turning the propeller. Model is mounted in its original glazed and framed mahogany display case with engraved plaque.
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3,500 acres: What does it mean?
In the event that some of you are still unsure as to whether Coxsackie's solar issues are just an overblown response by a small NIMBY group and misinformed officials, or should warrant genuine concern by the entire community, please read this update. As we have noted, 3500 acres of land would be secured for these projects. While not all of that land will be blanketed in solar panels due to necessary mitigation, please note that the two Article 10 projects alone will be composed of nearly 500,000 solar panels.
Seven out of nine projects. One more time: 3,500 acres of land secured by solar developers. At least 1,200 acres of solar hardware. 600,000 solar panels. 175 megawatts. We're not making these numbers up. Our maps and numbers come from project documents and public sources.
The "3,500-acre" number refers to facility areas on which plants have been proposed. It includes the blacked-out part of that map showing solar plant sites. It does not show where panels will be located. At the moment no one knows where panels will be located, or in some cases how much land they will require.
Solar arrays and other structures would cover at least 1,200 acres of the town. Most of the remaining land would be used for mitigation or potential expansion. When you convert endangered species' habitat to other uses, the NYDEC requires you to set aside alternative habit. Located one of the town's few residential districts, land proposed for the Greene County Solar Facility would not be available for residential development, the community's planned use for it. Solar developers point out that solar is a "low-impact" use of land in comparison to residential development. But the town has already determined that it wants residential development to focus on that district. In fact, many of us actually enjoy having human neighbors.
These are some of the projects proposed for Coxsackie, along with their generating capacities in megawatts (MW). You can find these numbers on the NYSERDA website and project documents:
Hecate Energy's Greene County Solar Facility: 50 MW
Hudson Energy's Flint Mine Solar facility: 100 MW
Greene County Energy Properties facility: 20 MW
Misc. smaller projects: 5-10 MW (very little project information available)
TOTAL: 175+ MW (as of March 2019)
1. We have more utility-scale solar proposed for the town of Coxsackie than for all of the counties on the east side of the river. That is more than Rensselaer, Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties combined.
2. The Town of Coxsackie's proposed capacity equals more than 75% of the solar projects installed in the entire state of Vermont. We have roughly the same amount of solar proposed here as is installed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. Our town's proposed capacity represents over a third of what Connecticut currently produces.
3. Our proposed solar capacity is 12% of New York State's currently installed total. If you add together the state's current and proposed capacity over the next five years, our town would still be producing almost 4% of the state's solar capacity.


My car is Volvo S80 MY 2007. When I try to pair my car's integrated phone with Jolla 1 (2.1.1.26), it happens that car finds my J1, but right after car's display is asking me to enter 4 digit code in phone, error occurs and bluetooth pairing is cancelled. My 2nd phone Samsung Galaxy J5 is working fine with my car.
Hi, has this issue started after updating to 2.1.1.26? Did pairing work ok with the previous OS version? Which version was that?
Do you start the pairing process at the car console? You wrote that the car console is requesting you to enter a 4-digit code on the phone - is Jolla displaying the dialog for entering the code? I mean, usually each device should prompt for a code on the device itself. In the modern BT implementations there is no need to enter any code but simply compare that each device is showing the same code and then accept the codes.
Have you tried starting it on Jolla, seeking for the car?
Problem did exist with previous version 2.1.0 as well. I bought car recently, so I haven't been able to test with older Sailfish versions than 2.1.0.
Jolla did not show any dialog for entering code, when car console was asking it.
did you try to pair via command line as described here: Pairing the Bluetooth?
This was written for Sailfish OS on a Raspberry Pi but did work on my Jolla 1, too (where the standard pairing dialog was auto-closed within less than a second making it impossible for me to enter the pin).
@jovirkku : In my experience, some device doesn't seem to agree which style to trigger, either old style (type a 4 digit PIN) or new style (compare two 5-digit random numbers).
The firmware on Volvo, the UE Boom speakers, some buggy implementation of Android Lollipop and the Sailfish X on Xperia X seem to be among implementations suffering with this problem.
If you have such devices on both ends of a pairing, it's gonna be difficult.
Usually falling back to manual commands on the command line seem to circumvent the problem.
If the car requires a PIN, then it is using legacy pairing from BT <= 2.0. If you are using bluez5 (which you would have actively had to change to on a Jolla 1 i think), then it comes with an autopair plugin, but only tries the code 0000, so if the code is something other than that, then the pairing will fail (i have this on my parrot ck3100).
The solution for me is to disable the autopair plugin. This involves editing /usr/lib/systemd/system/bluethoothd.service and adding the parameter "-P autopair" and rebooting.
If you dont want to edit the file, you can override it by copying it to /etc/systemd/system, and doing the mod there.
Update: 2019-03-29 version 3.0.2 - as mentionned in other posts, the hcitool and bluetoothctl CLI utils are now in a package which is not installed by default.
Update: 2019-02-15: version 3.0.1.11 - some parings (Logitech UE 9000 noise-cancelling headset) that used to require fall-back to command line in the past now work as-is in the GUI. Also hcitool command is still available as part of bluez55 package installed by default.
Had a similar problem (car is Volvo S60 2011, phone is Sony Xperia X with Sailfish X 2.1.3.7).
Combine it with the "still beta, not yet officially stable" status of Bluetooth with Sailfish X on Xperia X, and you're in for a tough ride.
In this case, for some reason the Volvo is unable to trigger Sailfish OS's input for a BlueTooth PIN.
When using the command line interface on the smartphone (e.g.: using FingerTerm, or using SSH over USB cable from a laptop), coupling seems to work a bit better. (Will use code check, instead of PIN input).
Put the car's bluetooth in discoverable mode (it's in the "phone" pane, settings menu).
# you'll see the name of nearby devices in discoverable mode and corresponding MAC addresses. Note the address of your car.
# open a connection to your car.
The last one will trigger the car and your phone to check each-others security. (Some message Is the other device also displaying 26785 ? will display both on a pop up on the car's interface, and as a full-screen alert on the smartphone screen).
Bluetooth unit in Volvo is in hidden mode, so hcitool commands do not help in my case as it can't find any device.
select "phone" tool, push "menu" button, select "phone settings", turn bluetooth visibility on.
(Surprisingly, bluetooth visibility isn't controlled in the pairing menu as in most device, but under a separate "settings of the phone" menu).
Thanks for the answer DrYak, but that didn't help as I couldn't find bluetooth visibility menu option which you are referring to. Under Phone menu, there is Bluetooth submenu, but it contains only option "Connect phone" which contains only "Add phone"
I have a similar problem with my in-car handsfree and my Xperia device (Build 2.1.3.7).
The first time I connected it to my car, I got asked by the cars infotainment system for a pin to enter. There seems to be the dialog missing in SailfishOS but 0000 worked. After that the device was connected as audio and handsfree. Even accessing the addressbook worked. But there was one problem: Only numbers were displayed, not the names (which is obviously not very useful. I have voice command control in the car and usually dial my contacts with it, so I don't have to take the fingers of the wheel).
I added and deleted some contacts then, but the list that got send to the car wasn't updated. I did some reading and I hope I understood correctly: There's somewhere a process that creates the contacts list for obexd to send. There seems to be an error in there.
Next problem: I tried to remove the bluetooth connection and add it again on both sides to see, if the contacts list gets updated. Now I have the problem that my car doesn't recognize my Xperia as handsfree capable anymore. SailfishX doesn't even automatically connect to the car anymore.
Since I'm not new to bluez, I did some testing with hcitool and bluetoothctl. I played around with default-agent on (which asks me to enter a pin then on the terminal, which worked like a charme to connect to my car), but I couldn't get the handsfree support working again. Or the autoconnect.
So I'm stuck here. I hope you can give me some advice. I'm able to test things on the shell, so go and throw commands at me.
After the update to 2.1.4.14 my cars handsfree and Sailfish X work together. I still have weird problems with the addressbook, but so far it's usable.
Cannot pair with car where pairing code is different from 0000.
Hi, I have the same issue with my cars handsfree. I think the main reason is that it's using the old style bluetooth connection and there is no GUI yet to enter a different pin than 0000 in SailfishOS.
I sometimes get that too, but then I have already connected the phone and I can hear whatever I'm listening. I just have to disconnect the autopaired connection and connect again. I get then that message sometimes but the audio is just fine.
There is problem with HFT (HFP) in Sailfish X and it does not work with older cars (I guess BT <= 2.0), while older version of Sailfish (Intex AquaFish) was shipped with bluez4 and same car (2007 model) worked fine.
Some patches were introduced and I was at least able to pair with cmd line bluetoothctl (I used PIN other than 0000), but still HFT is not working with this car. With newer car it works perfect.
I was waiting for the 2.1.4 release to investigate further and probably find a solution. This is a big no-go for me ATM, so that I can not use the phone as desired.
Regarding pulseaudio there is another thread here and it was mentioned someone was able to build pulseaudio 11.1. I was told for building this for Sailfish X I would need additional files and this is where I am now.
My plan is to get latest PA 11.1, latest ofono and latest BT stack and test, so that at least debugging makes sense for developers. The only problem is time, I do not have.
I just paired my XA2 to my 2013 Volvo by enabling Blutooth visibility on the car and searching it in the phone. The car will ask for a PIN, but Sailfish does not display one. Just enter 0000. Usual pairing the other way round was not possible. By the way, it works much better with the XA2 than the Xperia X. Only flaw is that volume needs to be turned to nearly maximum to be able to hear the caller.
Where did you enter the pin GUI- command line? I am interested in this type of pairing and I am thinking of buying XA2.
About the volume you may need to look in what pulseaudio is doing. I can not find at the moment, but there was a thread how to route the output of PA (speaker vs. headphones or line out). It might be similar to headphones and line out - thus you could change the setting in PA on the command line.
I've entered the PIN in the car audio system. A dialog will be displayed that requests a PIN, but the XA will not show a PIN. However, 0000 is the correct PIN.
By the way, I've paired an XPERIA X with a 2008 Audi A4 this weekend with this method successfully.
The note regardng PA is interesting. I'll keep it in mind.


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Q: Implementing Alpha-Equivalence in haskell I want to define Alpha-Equivalence using this data definition
type Sym = Char
data Exp = Var Sym | App Term Exp | Lam Sym Exp
deriving (Eq, Read, Show)

What is the best way to do this?

A: One way is to convert names to De Bruijn indices, where e.g. 0 refers to the variable bound by the innermost enclosing lambda, 1 the next enclosing lambda, and so on. So instead of absolute names, you use relative indices, giving you alpha-equivalence and capture-avoiding substitution for free:
type Sym = Char
data Exp = Var Sym | App Exp Exp | Lam Sym Exp
  deriving (Eq, Read, Show)

type Ind = Int
data Exp' = Var' Ind | App' Exp' Exp' | Lam' Exp'
  deriving (Eq, Read, Show)

To do the conversion, you just keep an environment of the names in scope:
db :: Exp -> Exp'
db = go []
  where

    -- If we see a variable, we look up its index in the environment.
    go env (Var sym) = case findIndex (== sym) env of
      Just ind -> Var' ind
      Nothing -> error "unbound variable"

    -- If we see a lambda, we add its variable to the environment.
    go env (Lam sym exp) = Lam' (go (sym : env) exp)

    -- The other cases are straightforward.
    go env (App e1 e2) = App' (go env e1) (go env e2)

Now, alpha equivalence is simple:
alphaEq x y = db x == db y
-- or:
alphaEq = (==) `on` db

Examples:
-- λx.x ~ λy.y
Lam 'x' (Var 'x') `alphaEq` Lam 'y' (Var 'y')  ==  True

-- λx.λy.λz.xz(yz)
s1 = Lam 'x' $ Lam 'y' $ Lam 'z'
  $ Var 'x' `App` Var 'z' `App` (Var 'y' `App` Var 'z')

-- λa.λb.λc.ac(bc)
s2 = Lam 'a' $ Lam 'b' $ Lam 'c'
  $ Var 'a' `App` Var 'c' `App` (Var 'b' `App` Var 'c')

-- λa.λb.λc.ab(ac)
s3 = Lam 'a' $ Lam 'b' $ Lam 'c'
  $ Var 'a' `App` Var 'b' `App` (Var 'a' `App` Var 'c')

s1 `alphaEq` s2  ==  True
s1 `alphaEq` s3  ==  False

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A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees at Up on the Hill
September 13, 2019 /0 Comments/in Other UVLT News, Stewardship News, What's New /by Jeanie McIntyre
When UVLT acquired the 990 acre Smith Pond Shaker Forest in late 2015 we knew that we were getting hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat, regenerating forests, shaker history, and a beautiful pond. We knew we were protecting an important place. What we didn't know was that the property also harbored a fascinating secret – American Chestnut Trees grow there.
One of the American Chestnut Seedlings just planted at Up on the Hill Conservation Area
Upon finding out that we had not only live American Chestnut Trees- but trees producing nuts – UVLT embarked on our Chestnut Challenge. The Chestnut Challenge was a months long hunt for American Chestnuts on the Smith Pond Property to find and map as many as we could. Participants in the challenge mapped 16 trees in total (more information about the Chestnut Challenge at Smith Pond can be found here). The Chestnut Challenge sparked an interest in Chestnuts for UVLT staff, and gained us publicity that reached all the way down to Plymouth NH.
Doug McLane, of the American Chestnut Foundation, got in touch with UVLT and wanted to see our Chestnut trees at Smith Pond. A trip to Smith Pond and a follow up trip to his chestnut orchard in Plymouth resulted in UVLT being given four American Chestnut seedlings to plant. Doug's seedlings are started from seeds that he collects on his journeys throughout New England from trees that are 100% American Chestnut and wild grown. The hope is that since these trees are still around in the wild they might be resistant to the chestnut blight that has nearly wiped out the species in our forests.
Vice president of Stewardship and Strategic Initiatives John Roe and UVLT Board Chair John Gerstmayr getting the mesh cage ready to put over the seedling to protect from deer browse.
After careful consideration, UVLT's Vice President of Stewardship and Strategic Initiatives, John Roe came up with a plan. We would plant the seedlings at our Up on the Hill Conservation Area in Charlestown, NH. The Up on the Hill property is actively managed for timber production and has a clear cut area near the Richardson Road entrance. Siting the Chestnut seedlings in the clear cut was and important decision because of the connections between American Chestnut trees and mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhizal fungi develop in a symbiotic relationship with many trees in the northern hardwood forests, helping them to move around and take up nutrients, so the area having very recently been a forest stand meant that it was more than likely that the fungi was still in the soil.
John R and John G placing the mesh cage around the seedling.
Now that they're planted we will wait and see. If we can keep the deer away for 3 to 5 years using the mesh wire enclosures that we placed around the seedlings they will be able to grow enough to begin to bloom and even produce fruit.
You can read all about our chestnut planting project here.
More information about the history of the American Chestnut Tree in this area can be found here.
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Human Immune System Defenseless Against New Hong Kong Flu-Highly Unusual Infection Direct From Poultry
MEMPHIS, Tenn., October 9, 1997 -- A new influenza virus, first found in a now-deceased Hong Kong boy in May and against which the human immune system is defenseless, passed directly and most unusually from poultry to the boy, reported Robert G. Webster, Ph.D., chairman of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, and other scientists in an article published today by Nature.
"Typically, new influenza viruses pass through and are genetically modified in other mammals, like pigs, before reaching humans. A unique feature of this new virus of the H5 subtype found in Hong Kong, which we call HK97, is that it managed to cross the avian-human species barrier without prior adaptation in another mammalian species," said Dr. Webster.
Previously, only influenza viruses of the H1, H2 or currently circulating H3 subtypes have been shown to cause influenza in humans. It is not known how the Hong Kong boy was infected with the H5 virus. There was an avian flu epidemic a month earlier.
"Fortunately, there are no indications that more infections with HK97 have taken place in humans or that the virus has spread amongst humans, so HK97 does not seem to be a direct pandemic, or world epidemic, threat at present. However, its emergence illustrates the necessity for global influenza surveillance," said Dr. Webster.
According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, more than 460 blood samples were taken from people exposed to the boy and another 1,900 samples were taken from people showing flu symptoms, with none revealing new cases of HK97.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta is developing a lab test for detecting the new virus, and the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to discuss HK97 when it meets on October 22-23.
Note: Dr. Robert Webster will be available to answer questions from the media on October 8, 1997, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm, CDT, via teleconference at 800.289.0730. The conference will be replayed for interested listeners beginning 5:30 pm, CDT, October 8, 1997, and continuing for one week until October 15, 1997, by calling 888.566.0825.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn., was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. The hospital is an internationally recognized biomedical research center dedicated to finding cures for catastrophic diseases of childhood. The hospital's work is primarily supported through funds raised by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC). All St. Jude patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay. ALSAC covers all costs of treatment beyond those reimbursed by third party insurers, and total costs for families who have no insurance.
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The support most of us take for granted is not a given for youth living in foster care. Read inspiring stories of youth lives changed through our Life Support mentoring.
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LEOMINSTER -- The Leominster American Legion Post 151 baseball team locked up the top seed in the Zone 4 playoffs with a pair of victories on the final day of the regular season on Sunday.
Leominster first defeated Milford, 7-0 at home, before traveling to Grafton Hill for a 7-3 win in the nightcap.
Next up, Leominster (26-4 overall, 22-2 Zone 4) will host Northbridge in a playoff opener on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the lower field at McLaughlin Park in Leominster.
Nick White got the job done in the early game, striking out four and scattering three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
He got plenty of help offensively from Zach Scott (2 for 3, run, 2 RBIs) and Matt Dupuis (1 for 2, 2 runs).
White also made his presence felt in the nightcap, delivering a pinch-hit single and later coming around to score to put the game on ice.
Alex Perez started the game on the mount for Post 151 and pitched 4 1/3 innings, striking out six and allowing two earned runs.
Sage Bray entered in relief and allowed no earned runs and two hits, striking out one, over the final 2 2/3 innings.
Bray also stepped up at the plate, going 2 for 5 and driving in a pair of runs.


Hi, I'm applying this February 2016 for the nursing program, who's with me?
I'm applying too I'm February, Lincoln and Newport as I have to do the night program bc of work. If I'm not mistaken in any of my point categories I should have 185. I'm hoping to meet with someone at the school ASAP to verify this for sure though.
I am too! Finishing up my prereq's this term... eeek!
I am applying in February as well! Finally finished all my pre reqs and took the HESI yesterday. How many points do you guys have? I am pretty nervous I feel like with all the changes to the program it will be competitive this coming application period. Good luck to everyone!
I am applying in Feb too. Very excited and nervous. I think with the change in requirements there may be more applicants than normal. Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone!
I'm applying as well. My schedule is flexible so I'm apply to all. First choice is Lincoln days. I have 179.8 points. Very nervous bc of the new requirements. Fingers crossed. Wishing all good luck.
I am applying to Warwick days as my first choice but going to list all the options. I have 150 points as of today based on GPA and prereq's but I still need to take the HESI, I am taking that on Wednesday morning. Does anyone know if you receive your HESI score right away after taking the test?
I'm so nervous- both about applying and the actual program if I do get in! Its been 10 years since I was last in college and now with having kids, etc. its going to be a lot different! Exciting though. Good luck to everyone!
Yes you get HESI scores right away, they say up to 24hrs but as soon as I left my scores were already sent to my email. Good luck!
Hi all - getting really excited/super nervous about application time coming up... Just took the HESI and I'll be applying with a total of 179 points for Fall 2016 evenings. I was feeling pretty confident about my score but after reading other applicant posts I don't know whether it's good or just pretty average at best... Trying not to overthink anything but praying it is enough to make the cut [emoji120]. Does anyone have any further info on this new point system? Hope to be in touch with you all throughout the process, as we are all in the same position! Good luck to everyone!


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Q: Ruby: Matching a delimiter with Regex I'm trying to solve this with a regex pattern, and even though my test passes with this solution, I would like split to only have ["1", "2"] inside the array. Is there a better way of doing this?
irb testing:
 s = "//;\n1;2" # when given a delimiter of ';'

 s2 = "1,2,3" # should read between commas

 s3 = "//+\n2+2" # should read between delimiter of '+'

 s.split(/[,\n]|[^0-9]/)

 => ["", "", "", "", "1", "2"]

Production:
module StringCalculator
  def self.add(input)
    solution = input.scan(/\d+/).map(&:to_i).reduce(0, :+)
    input.end_with?("\n") ? nil : solution
  end
end

Test:
context 'when given a newline delimiter' do
  it 'should read between numbers' do
    expect(StringCalculator.add("1\n2,3")).to eq(6)
  end

  it 'should not end in a newline' do
    expect(StringCalculator.add("1,\n")).to be_nil
  end
end

context 'when given different delimiter' do
  it 'should support that delimiter' do
    expect(StringCalculator.add("//;\n1;2")).to eq(3)
  end
end

A: Very simple using String#scan :
s = "//;\n1;2"
s.scan(/\d/) # => ["1", "2"]

/\d/ - A digit character ([0-9])
Note :
If you have a string like below then, you should use /\d+/.
s = "//;\n11;2"
s.scan(/\d+/) # => ["11", "2"]

A: You're getting data that looks like this string: //1\n212
If you're getting the data as a file, then treat it as two separate lines. If it's a string, then, again, treat it as two separate lines. In either case it'd look like
//1
212

when output.
If it's a string:
input = "//1\n212".split("\n")
delimiter = input.first[2] # => "1"
values = input.last.split(delimiter) # => ["2", "2"]

If it's a file:
line = File.foreach('foo.txt')
delimiter = line.next[2] # => "1"
values = line.next.chomp.split(delimiter) # => ["2", "2"]


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Become A Military Lawyer
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How do I Become a Military Lawyer?
Patrick Roland
Military organizations frequently need legal counsel and representation. Armies, navies, air forces and other branches all have attorney corps that help in these situations. If you want to become a military lawyer, you must be an accredited attorney and a member of the military. In addition, you must be an expert on the legal aspects of your military branch, must meet citizenship requirements and often must within a specific range of ages.
Your first step to become a military lawyer is to obtain a bachelor's degree. Many students choose to study political science or criminal justice as preparation for law school, but most law schools have no undergraduate degree requirements. It can also be helpful to join a college military training group, such as the United States' Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), in order to get a better perspective of how the military works. Next, you must attend an accredited law school, receive your Juris Doctorate degree and pass the bar exam. After these requirements have been met, you technically are qualified to join the ranks as a military defense lawyer, but there is still much preparation to be done.
A military lawyer is a fully licensed attorney as well as a servicemember.
After you have completed your education, it is wise to study each of your country's military branches and determine which one offers you an ideal challenge. The laws and legal issues for an army are completely different from those of an air force or a navy. Seek out individuals who have been military lawyers in the past or who currently are practicing and ask them questions about the job. It will be a big help to do some research if you want to become a military lawyer.
In addition, you also should inquire about each branch's demands to join the military corps. All will require you to be an accredited lawyer to try court cases, but some military organizations have other requirements. For example, in the United States, an army lawyer must be a U.S. citizen and be younger than 42 years old in order to become a military lawyer.
Finally, after you have researched the many requirements necessary to become a military lawyer, you will need to contact that branch's military corps. Most military attorneys go through a training process of learning about the military and the unique counseling and defending needs of the job. After this preliminary training period, you usually will be required to serve a minimum of four years of duty with an option for more.
What does an Army Lawyer do?
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How do I Become an Army Lawyer?
What does a JAG Lawyer do?
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What does a Military Lawyer do?
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Go to just about any law school and you'll usually find at least one student who is a military officer with one assignment -- graduate and pass the bar. Those students go on to serve as military lawyers for a certain number of years as part of the deal -- the military pays for their education, room and board in exchange for their service after graduation.
Want to be a military lawyer? Find out what you have to do to get on the track to have the military send you to law school.
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Throwback Thursday to Damian Lewis in Will – A Football Movie
As I was thinking about Damian during England vs Denmark semi-final match in Euro 2020 last week, these pictures made my day. Damian was there at Wembley, with Gully and pals, to watch the game!
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And in celebration of England becoming a finalist in a major football tournament for the first time in 55 years, our Throwback Thursday today takes us to Will, a football movie Damian made in 2011, that is about Liverpool playing in the 2005 Champions League Final Match in Istanbul, Turkey, yes, my native country! As the great Charlie Crews would say "everything is connected" 😀
Have you seen Will yet?
Will is about the lengths people are willing to go for the love of the game. It is a sweet coming-of-age children's tale featuring cameos from Liverpool legends Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard and JamieCarragher.
11-year old Will Brennan (Perry Eggleton) is Liverpool's number one fan who knows the club trivia by heart! Will stays at a boarding school in Kent because his dad Gareth (Damian Lewis) is emotionally not able to take care of him following his mother's death. And Gareth (Damian Lewis) showing up, unexpectedly, with tickets to 2005 Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan in Istanbul makes Will the happiest kid in the world! Well, only briefly… When the tragedy strikes, Will tackles it by setting out on his own to honor his father's memory and make his own dream come true! On the road, Will meets Alek, a former footballer who had his own reasons to quit the sport. Inspired by Will's story, Alek decides to help him and the two make the journey together.
Here is the movie trailer:
The Champions League Final in the movie is the NOW HISTORIC 2005 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul — one of the greatest comebacks in the history of football! And, on May 25 2005, Damian was watching THAT MATCH, too, in a London pub, with friends. And by the end of the first half, Liverpool was down by three goals. So was Damian.
Damian tells in an interview with the Independent:
"I was watching the game in a pub in Soho and I left at half-time, just going 'Oh bloody hell, this is a disaster'. I had a drink with a friend in a pub around the corner, and my friend said to me, 'Are you daft? Get back into the pub and watch the second half.' So ten minutes into the second half I returned in time to watch them stick three goals in 15 minutes."
Damian Lewis was thrilled to be making Will with his Anfield heroes but also was a bit disappointed that he was not in any scenes with Dalglish, Gerrard and Carragher.
source: dailyrecord.co.uk
In an interview with the Daily Record, 2011, he says:
"I am a big fan of Liverpool and I enjoyed the idea of being in a film that features the club so strongly. I also responded to the father/son story, which is a tearjerker…
I thought I was going to act with Steve Gerrard, who is one of my all-time heroes and Jamie Carragher, but I was in completely different parts of the movie and we did not come across each other."
source: thepeoplesmovies.com
But, hey, even though he did not have the opportunity to film with him, Damian had his moment with his hero later and tweeted about it!
A moment with God. (The one in the middle). pic.twitter.com/bCWFDl4Ar0
— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) April 14, 2014
NOW…. In honor and memory of all Liverpool managers, players and fans, and in celebration of the EPL championship, let us finish in style with the Liverpool anthem — You'll Never Walk Alone!
Will is available on Amazon as a DVD and also for streaming.
Author DamianistaPosted on July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021 Categories Football/Soccer, WillTags Anfield, English Premier League, EPL, Istanbul, Jamie Carragher, Kenny Dalglish, LFC, Liverpool, Perry Eggleton, Steven Gerrard, YNWA
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One of polarization's more nefarious effects is how it prevents people from connecting on an individual level. Learning to push across these barriers and reach out to people you disagree with may be a dying art, but it's also one of the most valuable methods we have for fighting alienation. In this video, psychotherapist Allison Briscoe-Smith how to do it.
This is the second video in "Bridging Divides," a five-part series hosted by Scott Shigeoka, in which we meet people whose personal experiences show us how real-life divisions can be overcome. See the transcript of this interview here.
Watch the first video: Is This the Unlikeliest Friendship in America?


Desde 20 de Dezembro de 1999, Macau é uma Região Administrativa Especial da República Popular da China. Antes da data mencionada, foi administrada por Portugal durante mais de 400 anos. É constituída por uma península e duas ilhas (Taipa e Coloane, entretanto ligadas por terra seca, o istmo de Cotai), numa superfície total de 28,6 km². Tem mais de 531 000 habitantes e actua sob o princípio do Governo Central Chinês de "um país, dois sistemas".
The Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a small territory on the southern coast of the People's Republic of China. Administered by Portugal until 1999, it was the oldest European colony in China, dating back to the 16th century. The administrative power over Macau was transferred to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1999, and it is now one of two special administrative regions of the PRC, together with Hong Kong.
More images Macau - Macau (Category).
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Macau, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Macau.
↑ Romanization according to the Hanyu Pinyin standard: Àomén - Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū.
↑ No romanization from Cantonese available.


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In this blog series we dive into the world of master data management and explain what it is, what are the future trends of it and why it is so important.
Imagine sending a confidential email to a wrong address, or having factory standing by due to malfunction, or even crashing a rocket into a planet instead of safely reaching its orbit. All of these cases are real life examples caused by the poor master data quality. In the first case the problem was in the customer data containing erroneous address for person. The second case was caused by poor master data regarding factory maintenance schedule. The third case happened due to invalid reference data of metrics used. The saying "devil is in the detail" applies really well in the world of master data. Those seemingly small issues will quickly grow into major problems impacting the whole business. Most of these data quality related issues would have been easily avoided by a proper master data management.
But what exactly is master data and how it should be managed? This blog series dives into the world of master data management: What is it, why it is important, and how it should be executed. But before going too deep into technical detail, let's start by defining what could be considered as master data. There are various definitions for the term and none of those is absolute. One definition could be that master data can be seen as the data describing the most relevant business entities, on which the activities of an organization are based on. But what are those entities?
Product (What): All master data related to e.g. products, services, or assets offered or owned by the organization. This domain can vary a lot depending on the industry.
Party (Who): Domain consisting of all business partner related master data such as customers, suppliers, distributors, employees or citizens. It can be either person or organization, and contains e.g. name, party identifier and contact details.
Location (Where): Master data regarding places, sites and regions. Sales territories, cities, offices and production facilities are examples of locations.
Account (How): Explains how parties are related to each other and to the things offered by organizations. It contains data such as accounts, financials, agreements, contracts and other relationships between entities.
Calendar (When): Time domain of master data containing e.g. validity periods and schedules associated with e.g. creation, marketing, shipping, and obsolescence of products. This is the most ambiguous domain since the time dimension can also be seen as part of the life-cycle management of other domains.
Master data always describes the basic characteristics of entities in the real world.
Master data has relatively long lifecycle.
Transaction volumes do not directly affect the amount of master data.
Master data can exist without transaction data, but not vice versa.
The Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture  defines six categories of enterprise architecture components. Interestingly, the core basic master data domains share similar categories of Who, What, Where, How and When. The remaining category is "Why", and it should definitely be taken into concern when thinking about master data management. The "Why" dimension can be seen as reasoning behind the whole master data management initiative. This is the part where most of the MDM initiatives fail when business is not being involved. This being said, the next part of the MDM blog series will open more the "Why" of master data management.
 Dreibelbis, A., Hechler, E., Milman, I., Oberhofer, M., van Run, P., & Wolfson, D. (2008). Enterprise master data management: an SOA approach to managing core information. Pearson Education.
 Zachman, J. (2006). The zachman framework for enterprise architecture (pp. 1-15). Virginia: Zachman Framework Associates.


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Un explosif en poudre polymérisé ( Polymer-bonded explosive, abrégé en PBX) est un explosif en poudre où un polymère sert d'agent liant. La  poudre explosive est pressée dans une enceinte avec une petite quantité (de 5 % à 10 % au poids) de polymère synthétique (« plastique »). Il a été inventé en 1952 au laboratoire national de Los Alamos.

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Q: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.AmbiguousActionException for Razor Pages deployed to Azure After deploying my application to Azure I get the following error for my Razor Pages that have both a page and folder with the same name.
Locally the url /team routes to /pages/team.cshtml and /team/john-doe routes to /pages/team/index.html
It appears as if the routing is not regarding the
@page "{name}"

directive in the Index.cshtml file
The pages run fine locally.
2018-12-19 16:37:16.6277|Default|0HLJ5Q03CULHJ:0000001A||Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ActionSelector|ERROR|Request matched multiple actions resulting in ambiguity. Matching actions: Page: /Team
Page: /Team/Index
2018-12-19 16:37:16.7644|Default|0HLJ5Q03CULHJ:0000001A||Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.ExceptionHandlerMiddleware|ERROR|An unhandled exception has occurred while executing the request. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.AmbiguousActionException: Multiple actions matched. The following actions matched route data and had all constraints satisfied:

Page: /Team
Page: /Team/Index
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ActionSelector.SelectBestCandidate(RouteContext context, IReadOnlyList`1 candidates)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.MvcAttributeRouteHandler.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Tree.TreeRouter.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.RouteCollection.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.RouterMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
   at SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web.Middleware.ImageSharpMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.StatusCodePagesMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.ExceptionHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)    at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.ActionSelector.SelectBestCandidate(RouteContext context, IReadOnlyList`1 candidates)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal.MvcAttributeRouteHandler.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Tree.TreeRouter.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.RouteCollection.RouteAsync(RouteContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder.RouterMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
   at SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web.Middleware.ImageSharpMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.StatusCodePagesMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)
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Jason Bateman directs and stars in this raucous comedy about a cranky, foul-mouthed, fortysomething high-school dropout who, through a registration loophole, enters a national children's spelling bee and ruthlessly sets out to destroy his pint-sized competition.
It's the rare actor that can successfully make the transition to working behind the camera, but Jason Bateman has made his directorial debut with such panache, skill, and inspired mischief, that it makes it tough to utter anything but good — make that great — words about Bad Words.
Having spent thirty years in front of the camera, the Arrested Development star understands that the script is everything, and choosing Andrew Dodge's original, irreverent screenplay — which made the prestigious Black List in 2011 — was a shrewd decision, as it plays to Bateman's talents both as a director and actor. The story is irresistible: thanks to a registration loophole, Guy Trilby (Bateman), a forty-one-year-old, foul-mouthed, cranky, ill-mannered high-school dropout, enters the National Quill Spelling Bee — a contest he is ruthlessly determined to win. Trilby slashes and burns through the regionals, then, at the national level, he meets legitimate competitor Chaitanya (the utterly charming and delightful Rohan Chand), a seemingly ingenuous boy unfazed by the older man's misanthropic mien.
Trilby's motivation for destroying the hopes of thousands of young spellers is finally revealed, but not before he comes up against bee director Dr. Bernice Deagan (Allison Janney), who employs a steely glare that would make Nurse Ratchett quiver.
Utilizing the same deft timing and strong grasp of emotional motivations that he has exhibited in his numerous winning comic performances of the last decade, Bateman has created a dark, raucous comedy. You may find yourself squirming at some of the politically incorrect humour, but you won't help but revel in the sheer brazen audacity on display in every frame. How do you spell "crowd-pleaser"?
Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, Phillip Baker Hall, Kathryn Hahn, Rohan Chand
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Crimson Peak: beautiful film, not that scary
Crimson Peak: A beautiful film, not that scary
Published: Saturday, 17 October 2015 20:01
Short Review: Pretty good. Probably don't need to see it in the theater, but worth a rental.
Long review: This one is a hard one to review because much of my criticism is of the plot itself which is slowly revealed throughout the film (I think I just described how a mystery works, wow) and I don't want to give anything away.
But, let me start at the beginning. This is Guillermo del Toro film. If you don't know him by name then you know him by his work. He's probably best known for the Hellboy movies, Pacific Rim and Pan's Labyrinth. He also co-wrote the book trilogy The Strain and the television show and the screenplay for The Hobbit movies.
But he is also known for his pretty creepy, disturbing horror movies. Here's some of my favorites of his:
Cronos is a classic which is in Hulu's Criterion collection about a grandfather who runs an antique shop who accidentally becomes a vampire.
Devil's Backbone is about an orphanage during the Spanish Civil war. An unexploded bomb sits in the center of the courtyard, rumors of gold hidden in the orphanage twist men to do horrible things, all the while a ghost of a dead boy roams the halls. Probably one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen, so much so that when the ghost shows up I'm almost relieved.
The Orphanage is also about, you guessed it, an orphanage. Looking into this one more it appears Guillermo del Toro didn't direct or write this one but was Executive Producer. Still, a must watch.
First things first, this movie is beautiful. Set during the victorian times, the film pays close attention to detail of not only the costumes, building interiors and street settings, but also the ghosts and creepy other stuff as well.
I normally don't look up the cinematographer but in this case I was compelled to and what I found did not surprise me. Not knowing him by name, but I do know Dan Lausten's work. He is responsible for the look and feel of Brotherhood of the Wolf, Solomon Kane and Silent Hill.
If you're not family with Silent Hill, it is perhaps one of the most creative horror movies in the last ten years when it comes to the visual feel of it, while at the same time being one of my least favorite horror movies because of the content (no need for rape in a horror movie, it's creepy enough people). If you want to see a Silent Hill movie that is just as creepy and about the same caliber (so, not that great) feel free to settle for the sequel, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.
However, Silent Hill did have some of coolest melting, bleeding, burning CG effects during the transition between day and night. This same attention to the environment is definitely present in Crimson Peak.
The main character, Edith Cushing, her new husband Thomas Sharp and his sister Lucille Sharp eventually settle into their family home which is a large mansion. The mansion is slowly sinking into red clay which is also creeping up into the walls of the building while at the same time the structure of the home is slowly deteriorating to the point that a hole in the ceiling of the main entry gives passage for snow during the winter. (the characters complain about the cold, yet often are walking around in simple night gowns...?)
The CG used for the ghosts is incredible almost to the point of distracting from the fear I was supposed to be having during the scenes where they appear. It would almost be worth a second watch just to take a look at the detail of the ghosts.
Unfortunately the beauty of the film is not matched by the plot or some of the acting. Mia Wasikowska, who plays Edith Cushing, is a bit too unemotional at times, but both Jessica Chastain (Lucille Sharp) and Tom Hiddleston (Thomas Sharp) are very good. (you know Hiddleston as Loki from Thor and Avengers).
If you're looking for a creepy but not that scary horror flick that is very beautifully filmed, then this is the one for you.
Warning: Spoilers below
I won't give too much away, but one thing I do enjoy about del Toro's haunted movies is that the ghosts might be creepy and scary, but they are usually never the scariest things in the film and the true monsters are the living. The ghosts, sometimes, are there to help...but could they do in a way that doesn't make us jump so much!


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Nathan Patterson: Rangers To Everton Makes Sense For All Involved
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According to media reports Nathan Patterson is on the verge of sealing a move from Rangers to Everton (Source – Liverpool Echo).
It could end up being a transfer that suits every party.
Deal set to be completed for Nathan Patterson to Everton, permanent move. Understand medical + contract signing are expected this week, then it will be announced. 🔵🤝 #EFC
Correct fee Rangers will receive is £12m (and not Euros) plus bonuses. It's gonna be club-record fee. pic.twitter.com/rvnePXJ7gc
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 3, 2022
Rangers look set to get a record fee of around £12m plus possible add-ons. That's for a young player with plenty of potential but who has yet to establish himself as a regular first team starter at Ibrox.
Unfortunately for Patterson, Gers club captain James Tavernier has been ahead of the youngster in the queue to start as the team's first choice right-back.
Tavernier is been a consistently fine performer in both domestic and European games for Rangers since his arrival in 2015. He provides plenty of assists and goals, he's also become much better defensively too.
Now the thirty year old has been integral in getting Rangers back to the top of Scottish football and his performances haven't been in any sort of decline. I doubt he'd get the same fee as Patterson but he's already proven his worth to Gers both on and off the park. So it makes sense in the Scottish Premiership champions cashing in on the younger talent who will bring in more money.
That income will also put Rangers in a better position when it comes to facing deals regarding first team stars like Alfredo Morelos, Joe Aribo, Ryan Kent and Glen Kamara. The Nathan Patterson move won't quell the interest in such talent but it should allow Rangers to get a price they want for those players.
Rangers as a business model will look to be bit more selling club. I believe they'll want to bring in players and promote youth, get the best out of those players and then sell them on for a nice profit.
Everton will be getting an exciting talent and one who is extremely eager to prove himself on a regular basis.
While Patterson hasn't made a huge amount of first team appearances, he has shown up well in European competition for Rangers and on the international stage with Scotland.
Seamus Coleman has been a terrific servant for The Toffees but the thirty-three year old hasn't had the best of campaigns for his club this term. Patterson's arrival would give Everton a new option for the right side of their defence.
Nathan is a player that loves to get forward and help in attack whenever possible. He's tenacious and has plenty of energy. He has scored a few goals in his few appearances for club and country, he loves an overlap and seems to remain fairly calm when he gets hold of the ball inside the opponent's penalty area. In that regard, the young full-back has more attacking potential than Andrew Robertson at Liverpool.
While he's probably better when bursting forward, Patterson is capable when in defensive positions and he also brings height into the backline.
Scotland boss Steve Clarke, a former Premier League right-back himself, recently praised Nathan after a fine showing against Moldova:
"It was the performance of a young player who is going to develop into a really good player."
"A great finish for the goal, with good hold-up play from John, a good ball in from Billy and a nice finish with his left foot which, as a former right-back myself, I can recognise is something right-backs don't always do!"
Via Daily Record
For the player the move makes plenty of sense too.
Most young British players have an urge to prove themselves in the Premier League and I bet Nathan Patterson wants to do the same.
At Goodison, given Coleman's age and form, Patterson will see a clear route into the Toffees first team as long as he adapts quickly to his new surroundings. He might actually get more first team minutes earlier in Merseyside compare to Govan.
There are quite a few Scottish internationals shining in England's top flight, again I can only see Nathan being ambitious enough to continue that recent trend.
In Everton, he'll be joining a big club and one with plenty of tradition much like his current employers.
So all in all, I think it's an all win scenario with Nathan Patterson leaving Rangers for Everton during this transfer window.
Posted on January 3rd, 2022 by scott
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The author is president and CKO, EQUiTOR Value Advisory
Corruption Is Not Our Biggest Problem
The real killer in a gutsy, gifted nation like India is low standards. We revel in mediocrity at every twist and turn. If we believe we can get away with less we will. By and large
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by Ramesh Jude Thomas
For the last two months since the Big Mo ran the demonetisation thingy, I've been thinking about ill-gotten gains. Are we a corrupt nation? It is undoubtedly a pervasive and debilitating symptom in the system. But is it the disease? Is it the leit motif of our society? We generally berate ourselves as being a corrupt ecosystem. We also lay all the blame for our troubles as a country at the doorstep of this symptom.
I would profess that corruption is rife and undesirable. But is it the real reason why we are still a developing country. In spite of all our 56" chest beating, we still account for less than 3% of the world economy. For a country that has 17% of the world's population. Our share of global trade is even worse at 1.62%. And our take of global market value trails our GDP by 70 basis points. Why? Someone like the US and China have institutionalised big ticket corruption. And yet together dominate the global economic narrative.
To argue this threadbare, lets look at it through the lens of corruption itself. Consider the building of an Olympic Stadium. Say India and China at the same time. The budget is allocated, the contract is awarded. Big money will exchange hands under the table on both sides of the Himalayas. Lets not kid ourselves. But there will be a one big difference. You guessed right.
The two will be built to very different standards. The Chinese one will be state of the art (remember the Bird's Nest) in terms of architectural standards, materials used, time management and finish.
Do I need to do an embarrassing comparison ? Do you still think our largest problem is corruption?
If you believe this is a government sector problem alone, think again.
Here's a typical story that most of us are familiar with. We make a down payment for a flat and then commit our next 15 years of sweat and toil to the builder and the bank. The brochures are great and they offer you the moon in 1800 square feet within 12 months. After a year your dream home still looks like a world war 2 target. After 24 months and wars of words, you get a compromise because every one needs to move on.
Now think of the banks who fund this. I have to go and apply for a change in my floating rate with a fee attached to effect the change, after the bank has announced a rate cut. Why isn't it automatically changed as they would if it was the other way round? They don't need to make an application to me when the rate goes up, do they.
I'm sure you, dear reader, can think of a a hundred instances of shoddy, low standard responses you have experienced. From institutions, commercial organisations, housing societies and even family members at times.
The real killer in a gutsy, gifted nation like India is low standards. We revel in mediocrity at every twist and turn. If we believe we can get away with less we will. By and large.
Here's an outstanding exception. I grew up in Calcutta and I crave the street food from there. Here in Bangalore a little place called Kitchen of Joy serves authentic Shinghara ( a Bong samosa) , chop and bhaader chai in the evenings. The other day when I asked for my favourite Shinghara they said it was not available for a week. I was aghast and dejected but was curious about the week. So they informed me that the guy who makes it was on leave in Asansol and there was no one else to make it like him. Here's my point: they could easily have retained their volumes with a make good substitute cook. Many may not have known the difference. But these guys appreciate that the basis for their existence was their authenticity for the nostalgic like me. They refused to lower the bar. They don't want mediocrity.
How many of our famed businesses can lay claim to this culture? The old Air India under JRD, the original business class of Jet, the millionaire brownie from Theobrahma. We have spoken about these in the past in another context.I'm only saying that if we languish below the radar, please don't blame it on corruption. The answer is somewhere else.
Here's to a truly high standard 2017 for each one of you !
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