Sargent then reminded viewers it was not the first time there have been calls to boycott a movie in the "Star Wars" series.
Dylan filled out a standard "change password" dialog by entering his old and new passwords. Then, rather than returning a "password successfully changed" message of some sort, the Aetna site spit out the error shown above – complete with Dylan's old and new passwords in the URL.
The newest version of Opera – its name is still a secret – is slated to be released in February. Among the new features is the Trash Can, an oddly named but useful addition that acts as a sort of extended bookmark for stored history. The Trash Can also allows users to save a series of pages as a "session" and then reload that session later.
Earlier this week the World Science Fiction Society announced this year's Hugo Award nominees (the Hugo is one of the most prestigious awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy writing)–and in a genre that has traditionally been dominated by men, 4 of this year's 5 nominees are women.
Voters in minority neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, have received fliers purporting to come from a nonexistent political group – the Black Democratic Trust of Texas. The fliers tell voters not to vote a straight Democratic ticket – an option in some jurisdictions where voters can press one button on a voting machine and the machine automatically selects every candidate in the voter's chosen party.
Kate McAlpine and her friends filmed this amazingly informative song within the caverns of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
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But the selfie changes everything. Seeing the character actually taking the photograph reinforces that it's something they're doing – taking a break from shooting orcs with arrows and/or shooting police officers with sniper rifles to snap a quick pic of the scene, for posterity. But more than that, they're taking a selfie. So they're approaching their life-or-death battles with the approximate mentality of a teenage girl in her bathroom.
And now, the camera. It has an 8 megapixel sensor, 3264 by 2448, backside illuminated, hybrid IR filter, 5 element lens, f/2.4 aperture. Its the same camera as in the 4S, but is 25 percent smaller, with some added new features: a dynamic low light mode that combines pixels to give you two f stops greater performance in low light, precision lens alignment, and a sapphire crystal lens cover.
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To launch the story, the original issues are being uploaded at Kesel's site, Mad Genius Comics. The story began with a five-page prologue that was posted on January 2. Three pages will be posted every Thursday and once all the original issues are online, the new material will begin.
Now all the USDS needs is to make sure the lobbyists and those allied with them can't "right-size" it out of existence.
When the FCC decided once again to classify broadband internet as a telecommunications service in 2015, the agency argued that the nature of broadband had changed significantly over the intervening decade. During the early years of broadband, providers also offered additional services, such as email and search, in addition to access to the internet. By 2015, the importance of these additional services had waned. Net neutrality advocates argue that the current FCC needs to justify the change, just as the Obama-era commission did in 2015, despite the Supreme Court's decision in Brand X.
Yooka-Laylee, however, is on track to raise more than $25 million, according to Kicktraq, a website that analyzes funding periods, average pledges, and other data to estimate a project's success. As of this writing, Yooka-Laylee—a product of Playtonic Games, a new outfit formed by former employees of Banjo-Kazooie studio Rare—has raised more than $670,000 after being live for only a few hours. At this rate it should well surpass Exploding Kittens' $2-million-in-24-hours record and scream past it by the end of its 46-day funding period, which happens to fall on the first day of this year's E3.
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Insider West Midlands Property Award Win
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Wakemans Surveyor Takes on Third Guide Dog
We're delighted to report that senior quantity surveyor/project manager Gerard Belfield is boarding another dog to support its training with Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Liz Cycles 300 Miles for Cancer Research
Proving she is no slouch when it comes to a sports-related challenge, Wakemans senior surveyor Liz Lister has completed a cycling marathon in aid of Cancer Research UK.
James Plays Tennis Club into Promotion Spot
Congratulations to Knowle & Dorridge Racquets Club which, with a little help from our own James Shelley, will be playing in Men's Division 1 of the Coventry & District Lawn Tennis League next year.
North Wales Housing Staff Trek to Snowdon Summit
Congratulations to North Wales Housing, whose staff and their families braved the challenging weather conditions on Saturday, October 5 to hike up mount Snowdon. – The charity trek was led by our Divisional Director Dylan Morris. Despite encountering rain, wind and fog from Allt Moses to the summit, all 26 members of the group safely made it to the top. – North Wales Housing took the opportunity to raise funds to support the important work carried out by the North Wales Mountain Rescue Association. For over 45 years its...
More Dance Success for Michelle's Students
We're delighted to report that couples trained to dance by our Finance Director Michelle Woodhall came away with a host of prizes from the Bournemouth Summer Festival, which included the 2019 UK Closed Championships.
Gerard Wins 2019 Wakemans Golfing Cup
Several members of the Wakemans team are keen golfers and each year they challenge one another over a weekend in early summer to see who will lift the prized Wakemans Golfing Cup.
Tamworth East Development Takes shape
St. Modwen has released a new time-lapse video of the phase 1 works at Tamworth East. – Wakemans is appointed as Employer's Agent, Quantity Surveyor and Principal Designer/Health and Safety Advisor on the development at the 35-acre St. Modwen Park Tamworth. – The phase 1 build comprises three high specification units ranging in size from 12,375 sq. ft. to 49,000 sq. ft. and offering up to 89,375 sq. ft. of distribution and office...

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Quintus Engine
==============

Quintus is an easy-to-learn, fun-to-use HTML5 game engine for mobile, desktop and beyond!

The Quintus engine is an HTML5 game engine designed to be modular and lightweight, with a concise JavaScript-friendly syntax. In lieu of trying to shoehorn a standard OOP-game engine structure into an HTML5 JavaScript engine, Quintus takes some cues from jQuery and provides plugins, events and a selector syntax. Instead of a deep single-inheritance-only model, Quintus provides a flexible component model in addition to traditional inheritance to make it easier to reuse functionality and share it across games and objects.

**Warning: Quintus is at a very early stage of development, use at your own risk.***

[![Quintus Platformer Example](https://raw.github.com/cykod/Quintus/master/examples/platformer.png)](http://html5quintus.com/quintus/examples/platformer/)

[Example Annotated Source](http://html5quintus.com/quintus/docs/platformer.html)

More details and documentation at [HTML5Quintus.com](http://html5quintus.com/)

Read the [Quintus Guide](http://html5quintus.com/guide/intro.md) to get started on the Engine.

Online Forum / Community
========================

For general questions, demos, etc please post to the [Quintus HTML5 Game Engine G+ Community](https://plus.google.com/communities/104292074755089084725)

Using Quintus
=============

The easiest way to use Quintus is simply to use the CDN hosted version at:

    <!-- Production minified ~20k gzipped -->
    <script src='http://cdn.html5quintus.com/v0.2.0/quintus-all.min.js'></script>

    <!-- Full Source ~40k gzipped -->
    <script src='http://cdn.html5quintus.com/v0.2.0/quintus-all.js'></script>

Quintus has no dependencies.

Alternatively you can clone the repo and either use each file separately or generate a unified version:

    $ git clone git://github.com/cykod/Quintus.git
    $ cd Quintus
    $ npm install
    $ grunt

Check the `dist/` directory for contatenated versions.

History of Quintus
==================

The initial version of Quintus was built over the course of writing [Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0094P2TU6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0094P2TU6&linkCode=as2&tag=tun02-20), although the repo code has diverged a bit from the Engine built in the book, the main philosophy and technologies used have not changed, and reading the book will give you a fairly exhaustive understanding of the internals of the Quintus Engine.

ToDo
====

Quintus is a young engine that has a lot of missing gaps - some of which are pretty straightforward to fill in. If you are interested in hacking on Quintus, shoot me an email pascal at cykod period com, I'm happy to help folks get hacking on the engine.

If you have suggestions for additional enhancements, please add them to the Issues queue - no guarantee all ideas will be implemented and integrated into the core of the system, but suggestions welcome.

Here's some specific pieces that need some love:

* Update the Q.Scenes method to only render sprites that are visible in the grid. (so draw doesn't get called with thousands of sprites)
* Fix the collision methods to calculate a collision magnitude based on dot product of sprite velocities
* Turn into a Node binary for generating projects.
* Add Spriter support into the engine
* Add a simple level editor

Changelog
=========

### 0.2.0 Initial API Docs + Better Tiled Integration + Sloped Tiles
* `quintus_tmx.js` TMX file extraction
* Multi-layer TMX Support + Sloped Tiles by [lendrick](https://github.com/lendrick)
* TMX Object layer support
* TMX Repeater support
* TMX Sensor tile support
* SVG and Physics refactoring by [drFabio](https://github.com/drFabio)
* Generate collision points performance optimization
* Disasteroids Example
* Initial Platformer Full Example
* Initial API Documentation
* Conditional Render and step support
* Tower Man Example

### 0.1.6 Assorted Fixes - 9/6/13
* Fix by [A11oW](https://github.com/A11oW) to Quintus input
* #41 - repeated rounding issues
* Change SpriteSheet to use tileW, tileH instead of tilew, tileh
* Add flipping to AIBounce componet by [fariazz](https://github.com/fariazz)
* Add optional bounding box to viewport by [fariazz](https://github.com/fariazz)
* Initial experiment with YuiDoc

### 0.1.5 Assorted Fixes - 8/4/13
* Assorted gruntfile stuff
* Add hide, show, stop and start to stages
* Per-sprite gravity override
* Multi-layer support for TMX files by [fariazz](https://github.com/fariazz)
* Fix to scene locate method #46 by [noahcampbell](https://github.com/noahcampbell)
* Add support for sensors
* Add support for loading scenes from a JSON file
* auto-focus when keyboard controls are active
* Add development mode: `Quintus({ development: true })` to make changing assets easier
* Allow for easier opacity tweening
* Simple TMX/XML parsing from [kvroman](https://github.com/kvroman)
* Touch example fix from [scottheckel](http://github.com/scottheckel)

### 0.1.4 Updated Node + Grunt - 4/13/13
* Updated Gruntfile.js and dependencies to latest versions

### 0.1.3 Sprite Platforms and Assorted Fixes - 4/7/13
* Added collision loop for Sprites and added platforms example
* Added Repeater to platformer and fixed default type
* Fix to Joypad
* Fix to sprite gridding
* Child sort and flip support
* Tile check fix from [izidormatusov](http://github.com/izidormatusov)
* Initial API Docs

### 0.1.1 UI and Web Audio fixes - 2/17/13
* Fixed UI touch location on iOS when canvas is smaller than full screen
* Fixed asset loading in Web Audio

### 0.1.0 Web Audio and better Tweens - 2/16/13
* **Note: this release was replaced with 0.1.1, which added no new features but fixed a couple bugs**
* Added support for Web Audio output (iOS6 supported, Yay!)
* Added audio example in `examples/audio`
* Removed sound sprite support
* Added support for Audio looping (via `Q.audio.play("name", { loop: true })`)
* Added sound stopping support (`Q.audio.stop()` to stop all, `Q.audio.stop("name") to stop 1)
* Moved non-working SVG, DOM and Physics modules to `extra/`
* Added support for functions as direction options to follow (suggested by [@gvhuyssteen](https://github.com/gvhuyssteen) )

  For Example:

        stage.follow(player, {
           // Always follow x
           x: true,

           // Only follow y if the player has landed
           y: function(sprite) { return sprite.p.landed > 0 }
        });

* Improved tween animations, by [@fqborges](https://github.com/fqborges) fixes tween chaining and adds in an example in `examples/tween/`

Changes to your code:

* You must call `Q.audio.play` instead of `Q.play` to play sound
* If you were using sound sprites, they have been removed.

### 0.0.5 UI Example + Bug Fixes - 2/2/13
* Fix to Q.UI.Button with an Asset
* Fix to MouseControls on Android
* Added UI example

### 0.0.4 GameState and MouseControls - 1/27/13
* Added Q.GameState for storing global game state ..
* .. listening for events on changes to global game state
* Added Q.input.mouseControls() for tracking mouse/touch locations
* Couple fixes to Q.UI.Text
* Fix to Touch module on iOS

### 0.0.3 Move to update from step - 1/19/13

* Transitions scene from `step` to use `update`
* Simplified Sprite stepping with update (no _super necessary any longer)
* Added Scene locate method
* Add touch example with drag and locate details
* Added `drawableTile` and `collidableTile` to `Q.TileLayer`

Changes to your code:

* Your sprite's `step` method should no longer call `this._super(dt)` (in fact, sprites don't define a default super method anymore, so it'll cause a bug)- events are now handled by the `Sprite.update(dt)` method

### 0.0.2 Reworked Sprites and Scenes - 1/1/13

* Full SAT collision (rotation / scaling)
* Container / Children support
* Removed jQuery Dependency
* Reworked collisions (need optimizations)
* Add Quintus.UI module for containers, buttons and labels.
* Added animate and tween support

### 0.0.1 Unrelease

* Initial Release
* Basic Sprite and Scene Support
* Limited Audio
* jQuery Dependency
* Keyframe animation support
* 2D Platformer controls and animation
* Limited SAT Collision (no rotation / scale)

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Ajmer is a small city but a great shopping destination. The local Rajasthani flavour can be experienced at Madar Gate, a popular location offering plenty of shopping opportunities.
As the name suggests, this market in Ajmer is exclusively for women. Most of the shops around here specialize in articles like beauty products and curios.


As the 2018 hockey season fast approaches, many of you have been patiently waiting, while speculating on rumors as to what the 2018-2019 season holds for your players and the association.
It is with pleasure that I can say the board of Calmar Minor Hockey is very motivated and working diligently to ensure that all our children have a hockey team to play on, and that we can advance player and coach development.
Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta have initiated a significant change to the novice program that takes effect over the next two seasons. This change has been communicated through our website and addressed at our AGM. CMHA does not have to commit to the new format this year. However, we feel that for player development, it is best to adopt the new program this season. Helping to ensure that next season all players at the novice level will have no transition issues and are familiar with the new novice program. Most communities are implementing the new format for the 2018-2019 season. Northern Alberta Interlock, our hockey league, is not supporting league play for Novice Minor teams. However, they will have league play for Novice major teams, leaving myself and others the feeling that the Novice division will consist of strong teams (mostly second-year novice players).
While we feel our player numbers are healthy, the coming season leaves us in an awkward position. Staring with the novice division, we can form one team, but with the competition that will be in the league and the changes coming from Hockey Alberta, a tough decision must be made. The Atom division, with 20 players, is also a problematic number at that age group, and at the more senior levels, we do not have the numbers to support teams.
Over the last five years, there has been an undocumented but spoken relationship with Thorsby Minor Hockey. Our PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget levels have partaken in an association to association player release program. This program has been used to keep local minor hockey sustainable. CMHA and TMHA now feel that a more official program should be implemented and adopted.
The two associations have agreed to expand the player share program to all levels of minor hockey. Ensuring that kids of all skill levels can participate and play on teams that match their skill level, while trying to ensure that there is a team for every age level in the region.
The details are still being worked out, but the more critical framework is in place. Each association will host teams; player fees and fundraising will be that of the association hosting the teams. Tryouts will take place for divisions that have the numbers to support it. We are attempting to schedule so teams will play out of both facilities throughout the season, ensuring that the mixed teams have equal opportunity to play out of their home rink at critical points throughout the season.
This opportunity doesn't address the more significant issue of player retention. However, this is allowing greater flexibility for players, coaches and team creation because we'll have a broader player base. We will be in a position to enhance the player development programs, coaching education, and offer higher value to our associations' families.
It will not be easy, and there is much to work out; however, the opportunity is worth it especially because of the long-term possibilities. To be clear, and to reaffirm, this solution is short-term. A longer-term solution is to be discussed and planned over the next season, and possibly a more extended time frame. We will be investigating what other associations have done in the past, including what our league has done in the transition from 16/60 to Northern Alberta Interlock.
We understand that this decision will come with many emotions, positive and negative. It was made after much deliberation and with the realization that it was the only sustainable option for local minor hockey this season to achieve the most significant player development.
I want to reaffirm that this is not a permanent solution and is a trial run.
We have prepared a Q&A session made available below; we are also available to answer questions. Please direct all question to Matt Sargent president@calmarminorhockey.com.
We sincerely appreciate your time, and look forward to a very successful hockey season.
A: Over the past eight weeks, the boards and committees of CMHA and surrounding municipalities have been in discussions on different ways to work together to provide more and better opportunities to hockey players in our region.
Q: Why do we want to establish player share programs and other long-term options?
A: Our Board and Coaching leadership strongly believe this is what's best for all our hockey players. We can solve many challenges that currently exist. We can ensure multiple teams at levels providing opportunities for all our players. We can pool our coaching and officiating resources. Offer more outside skills development and instruction.
A: There are many. Large organizations can have a place for every player, regardless of development level. Allowing greater flexibility for players, coaches and team creation because we'll have a broader player base. We will be in a position to enhance the player development programs, coaching education, and offer higher value to our associations' families.
Q: How will this affect my player/team?
A: The Novice and Atom age groups will be the most affected by the new program. Novice and Atom could see the formation of three or more teams. Try-outs will be held in each age group. All players within an age group will try out together. Teams will be formed based on ability. Once your child has been offered a position on a team, he/she (based on known information like team travel demands, dedication level, coach, training location), will be able to accept or decline the position. If the player chooses to decline, the player will be offered on the next team in line.
Q: What are the cons of the proposed player share program?
A: We don't see any hockey related cons to the program. Understanding that this program is only to benefit the kids involved with minor hockey, everyone currently playing for all associations will be able to play on a more balanced and appropriately skilled team, ensuring that all games and practices allow for greater skill development and more fun! While we cannot foresee how many kids will show up to tryouts in any given age group, we hope to be able to form multiple teams. If you are only concerned about your child's place on a specific team or believe you/your child will be negatively impacted by not being able to say he/she plays on a particular team, your family may be adversely affected by this program.
Q: Why didn't board members let association members know what was going on until they had already made a decision?
A: The Decision was determined under the prefix that some outside intervention or a complete player release would have to take place at multiple age groups. It is our job to do what is best for the association and players as a whole. Not an individual family.
Q: How will you assign coaches? What factors will you use to determine who coaches where?
A: We look at coaching credentials, playing experience, communication, player and parent management, ethics, sportsmanship, and their ability to work with other coaches. All coaches will undergo a thorough background check and have references checked. The current presidents will work closely to place coaches where they feel in the best interest of the players and the coaches.
Q: How many players will be on a team?
A: The goal is to have 13-15 for Atom, Novice Major, and Peewee while 15-17 for Bantam and Midget.
Q: If I have children on multiple teams, how does this benefit us?
A: All your children will benefit from the pooled resources of both associations. Having multiple children playing hockey already has its challenges. We believe the benefits of the program will outweigh the negatives. There will be additional training sessions run by paid coaches. Your kids will be part of a hockey environment where everyone in our region is working together rather than what goes on now.
Q: Does this mean I will have to drive further to get to the rink?
A: Possibly. The teams will be hosted in both communities. However, it will be a team decision working through the team manager and associations ice coordinators.
Q: What is the competitive reason for the proposed merger?
A: We're not proposing the merger because we've focused on competition. We're focused on providing opportunities for our players (better development conditions).
A: We feel that this season is a great time to start this program with the changes that Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta have adopted at the Novice age group. The senior teams have already been experiencing a player share program over the last couple years, and we feel that it is time to acknowledge the program and help establish a stronger support structure for our players.


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Give your mantel, desk, sideboard or shelf that vintage look and keep your books neat and tidy using this lovely old book stand. Would also make a great photography prop or shop display piece.


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Born at a young age, Kate Hawthorne aspired to write an amazing bio. But alas, this dream had to wait until she graduated from Miami University with two bachelors degrees in Fine Arts and Arts and Sciences. As a paper cut survivor she has created art for a wide variety of mediums from graphic novels, children's books, contests, costumes, theatre scenery, posters, newspapers, and even people's faces. She loves long walks through the art store, caffeinated beverages after midnight, and making everyone she meets laugh until they have sustained internal bleeding.
This site is always under construction. In the coming months an animation page and a music page will be added.
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Хенг Самрин (; 25 мая 1934, Прейвэнг) — камбоджийский коммунистический политический и государственный деятель, в 1980-х годах — глава Народной Республики Кампучия (НРК). Участник камбоджийской гражданской войны на стороне Красных кхмеров. Порвал с полпотовским режимом, поддержал вьетнамскую интервенцию. В 1979—1981 — председатель Народно-революционного совета НРК, в 1981—1992 — председатель Государственного совета НРК, в 1981—1991 — генеральный секретарь Народно-революционной партии Кампучии. Придерживался провьетнамской и просоветской позиции в кампучийском конфликте 1980-х годов. После завершения вооружённого конфликта занял церемониальный пост почётного председателя партии. С 2006 года — председатель Национальной ассамблеи Камбоджи.

В антиколониальном движении
Родился в крестьянской семье. Официальные биографии утверждают, будто семья Хенг Самрина относилась к крестьянской бедноте. Однако, по иным источникам, семья принадлежала к зажиточным и занималась торговлей.

С начала 1950-х Хенг Самрин участвовал в антиколониальном движении. В 1953 году примкнул к Кхмерской народно-революционной партии, выделившейся в 1951 из Коммунистической партии Индокитая. После провозглашения независимости Камбоджи в 1953 проходил военную и политико-идеологическую подготовку в Ханое.

Командир «Красных кхмеров»
Вернулся в Камбоджу в 1956 году. Был военно-политическим функционером движения Красные кхмеры. Во время гражданской войны командовал батальоном (с 1959 г.), затем полком Революционной армии Кампучии. Действовал в т. н. «Восточной зоне», близ границы с Вьетнамом. Участвовал в боях и стратегических операциях, но оставался в среднем звене командования.

В отличие от Пол Пота и его сторонников, исповедовавших радикальную версию маоизма, Хенг Самрин в большей степени ориентировался на вьетнамскую и советскую версию коммунизма. Однако явных политических разногласий с полпотовцами он в то время не высказывал.

17 апреля 1975, разгромив войска главы страны маршала Лон Нола, «Красные кхмеры» вступили в Пномпень. Установился режим Демократической Кампучии, вскоре развязавший террор и геноцид. Хенг Самрин был назначен политическим комиссаром Восточной военной зоны страны, в 1976 году — командиром 4-й пехотной дивизии, затем заместителем начальника штаба Восточной военной зоны и членом её парткома. Вскоре ему было присвоено звание генерала.

Заметной политической роли при полпотовском режиме не играл, в терроре непосредственно не участвовал (во всяком случае, такие свидетельства отсутствуют). В то же время он, как военный командир в приграничной зоне, участвовал в атаках полпотовской армии на Вьетнам.

Со второй половины 1977 года полпотовская верхушка начала чистку партийно-государственного аппарата и военного командования. Функционеры «Восточной зоны» — тем более известные, как Хенг Самрин, давними вьетнамскими связями — находились под особым подозрением. В мае 1978 командующий Восточной зоной Со Пхим и Хенг Самрин, не дожидаясь собственного ареста и казни, попытались поднять упреждающее вооружённое восстание, главной силой которого была дивизия Хенг Самрина. Мятеж был быстро и жестоко подавлен, Со Пхим покончил с собой, Хенг Самрину удалось бежать во Вьетнам.

Во главе НРК
С момента ухода во Вьетнам начался резкий политический подъём Хенг Самрина. Именно ему, как старшему по званию и должности, было поручено руководство созданным 2 декабря 1978 года Единым фронтом национального спасения Кампучии. Эта организация (практически полностью состоявшая из бывших «красных кхмеров», вынужденных к эмиграции) обратилась к вьетнамскому правительству с просьбой о военной помощи. Воспользовавшись очередным нападением камбоджийских войск в так называемом «районе Клюв попугая», вьетнамские вооружённые силы перешли границу и начали массированную интервенцию. 7 января 1979 года вьетнамские войска вошли в Пномпень. Полпотовская армия во фронтовых столкновениях с вьетнамцами была в целом разгромлена, но сумела перегруппироваться, отступила в труднодоступные районы страны и начала партизанскую войну, которая продлилась больше десяти лет.

8 января страна была переименована в Народную Республику Кампучию (НРК), которую возглавил Народно-революционный совет под его председательством. 4 февраля 1980 года посетил СССР с официальным визитом и заручился полной поддержкой.
2 июля 1981 года возглавил Государственный совет НРК (Пен Сован стал председателем Совета министров, а Чеа Сим — председателем Национального собрания), а в декабре того же года стал генеральным секретарём правящей Народно-революционной партии Кампучии (НРПК).

Стабильное положение Хенг Самрина было обусловлено его безоговорочно провьетнамской позицией и полной поддержкой Ханоя. Пен Сован — предшественник Хенг Самрина во главе НРПК — был отстранён и арестован вьетнамцами из-за своих притязаний на самостоятельность. Сосредоточив в своих руках высшие посты в партии и государстве, Хенг Самрин являлся главой режима НРК. Его ближайшие сподвижники — Чеа Сим, Чан Сы, Хун Сен — занимали подчинённое положение. При этом суверенитет НРК был жёстко ограничен вьетнамским военно-политическим контролем.

Важнейшей задачей властей НРК являлись подавление вооружённого сопротивления объединённой оппозиции — полпотовцев, республиканцев и монархистов, поддерживавшихся Китаем. Необходимо было восстановление систем жизнеобеспечения, полностью разрушенных при Пол Поте. При этом НРПК ставила целью осуществление в Кампучии «социалистических преобразований» по советско-вьетнамской модели — о чём Хенг Самрин подробно говорил на съездах НРПК в 1981 и 1985 годах. В стране установилась однопартийная система, проводился курс на огосударствление экономики (хотя допускалось существование «семейного сектора»).

Были преданы широкой международной огласке преступления полпотовского режима. Создан Народно-революционный трибунал и проведён судебный процесс15-19 августа 1979, на котором Пол Пот и Иенг Сари были заочно приговорены к смертной казни. В 1984 году введён в качестве государственной даты День ненависти 20 мая — причём ненависть адресовалась не только клике Пол Пота—Иенг Сари—Кхиеу Самфана, но и «реакционным группировкам Сианука—Сон Санна», «американским империалистам и китайским экспансионистам».

Во внешней политике НРК под руководством Хенг Самрина присоединилась к социалистическому лагерю. Союз с Вьетнамом, СССР и Лаосом возводился в государственный закон. Международное положение НРК было сложным: камбоджийское место в ООН было сохранено за представителем полпотовского режима (поскольку он был свергнут в результате иностранной интервенции). Большинство стран-членов ООН под воздействием США и КНР продолжали признавать «Демократическую Кампучию». НРК признавалась государствами соцлагеря и развивающимися странами социалистической ориентации. Правление Хенг Самрина было гораздо мягче террористической диктатуры Пол Пота и не сопрягалось с гражданской войной периода Лон Нола. Однако государство НРК являлось однопартийным и регулярно обвинялось в нарушениях прав человека.

Отход от власти
В начале 1985 года вместо умершего премьер-министра Чан Сы этот пост занял министр иностранных дел НРК Хун Сен. Более молодой и динамичный политик постепенно стал оттеснять от власти своего покровителя Хенг Самрина, полностью ассоциируемого с вьетнамской оккупацией. Это стало особенно очевидным в конце 1980-х, когда встал вопрос о выводе вьетнамских войск.

Упорное вооружённое сопротивление оппозиции, изменения общемировой обстановки вынудили руководство НРК пойти на переговоры о политическом урегулировании. Хенг Самрин участвовал в переговорах, стараясь по возможности урезать функции международных наблюдателей.

В 1989 году вьетнамские войска покинули территорию Кампучии. С 1 мая 1989 года вступили в силу конституционные изменения, НРК была преобразована в Государство Камбоджа. 23 октября 1991 года были подписаны Парижские соглашения о политическом урегулировании. В Камбодже восстанавливалась монархия и прежнее название, на трон возвращался король Нородом Сианук. Устанавливалась многопартийная система, назначались свободные выборы в парламент.

В новых условиях потребовалась смена руководящих кадров. Осенью 1991 года Хенг Самрин оставил пост генерального секретаря НРПК, переименованной в Народную партию Камбоджи (НПК). На следующий год он ушёл с поста председателя Государственного совета. На обоих постах его сменил Чеа Сим, однако реальная власть сосредоточилась в руках Хун Сена.

Церемониальный политик
В настоящее время Хенг Самрин является почётным председателем правящей НПК, которой фактически руководит Хун Сен. С 2006 года он председательствует в Национальной ассамблее. В камбоджийской политической системе эти функции носят в основном почётно-церемониальный характер (например, встречи с королём Нородомом Сиамони), как и большинство публичных обращений Хенг Самрина. 7 января 2016 Хенг Самрин с супругой Сао Ти в очередной раз участвовал в праздновании Дня победы над режимом геноцида (государственный статус даты вступления в Пномпень вьетнамских войск вызывает протесты оппозиции).

Хенг Самрин, Чеа Сим и Хун Сен считаются историческими лидерами НПК, торжественные мероприятия проводятся под их портретами. Хенг Самрин и Хун Сен часто изображаются вдвоём. В 2011 году была издана апологетическая биография Хенг Самрина «Человек из народа».

Однако периодически Хенг Самрин проявляется в активной политике. Так, в ноябре 2015 года он лично подключился к судебному преследованию оппозиционного лидера Сам Рейнгси, вчинив ему иск за пост в Фейсбуке, содержащий критику режима НРК.

Награды

 Имеет множество наград, в том числе медаль «За заслуги перед государством», Большой крест Королевского ордена Камбоджи и Большой крест Королевского ордена Соватхары.

 Орден «Хосе Марти» (1989, Куба).

 Также награжден Medal of Sena Jayasedh и девятью медалями национальной обороны (три золотых, три серебряных и три бронзовых).

Примечания

Ссылки
 http://www.seasite.niu.edu/khmer/Ledgerwood/biographies.htm

 "Известия", 4 февраля 1980 г.

Коммунисты Камбоджи
Правители Камбоджи
Революционеры Камбоджи
Генералы Камбоджи
Члены Коммунистической партии Кампучии
Красные кхмеры
Антиколониалисты
Участники гражданской войны в Камбодже
Участники кампучийско-вьетнамского конфликта
Члены Народной партии (Камбоджа)
Председатели Национальной ассамблеи Камбоджи
Члены Единого фронта национального спасения Кампучии

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Lekan Shonde is Sentenced To Death For Killing His Wife
March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 - by Blackboi - Leave a Comment
Lekan Shonde has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his wife, Ronke Shonde.
51-year-old Lekan, a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and he was today sentenced by the Lagos State High Court.
Mrs Ronke Shonde was found dead at her home in Egbeda on the morning of May 6, 2016.
The family nanny had arrived to prepare the children for school and found the house locked. Looking through the window, she found Ronke's children crying because they couldn't get their mummy to wake up.
When the nanny forced the door open, she found that Ronke's body showed signs that she had suffered domestic violence. Her husband, Lekan, was nowhere in sight and his phones were switched off.
When he finally spoke to Punch from hiding, he claimed he had nothing to do with his wife's death, in spite of reports he had beaten her to death and was always in the habit of beating her at every slight provocation. He also accused her of constantly cheating on him and refusing to cook for him. He added that she was cheating on him with one Kayode, the general manager of a publishing company, and they had an argument about it the night before, but he claimed he didn't beat her to death.
He also made a statement that shocked everyone who read it at the time.
He said: "I am a Lagos boy and I can be in this Lagos for the next 30 years and nobody would see me."
He was said to have surrendered to the authorities five days later, after an extensive manhunt.
During the trial, the prosecution had alleged that Lekan Shonde committed the offence at 8.30 p.m. on May 5, 2016 at his residence at No. 3, Tiemo Close, Egbeda, near Lagos. But the body wasn't discovered until the following day.
The Lagos State High Court found him guilty of murder and sentenced him on Friday, March 8, 2019.
Delivering the judgement, Justice Josephine Oyefeso sentenced Lekan to death by hanging based on the conviction that the convict killed his wife, Ronke.
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Cubs add lefty reliever Cedeno to 'pen mix
Jordan Bastian
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said on Tuesday that he wanted to try to squeeze one more reliever into the mix for Spring Training. It did not take him long to check off that box.
On Thursday, the Cubs announced a deal with left-hander Xavier Cedeño on a non-guaranteed contract that will include a $900,000 base salary with incentives available, as first reported by The Athletic's Patrick Mooney.
"We'd love to be in a position where we can withstand a couple injuries in Spring Training," Epstein said on Tuesday, "and still put a really quality bullpen out there. That's one area where the market's been pretty soft and pretty slow developing, and we've been active."
Cedeno, 32, appeared in 48 games between stints with the White Sox and Brewers last season, posting a 2.43 ERA. Prior to joining the White Sox, he pitched for the Astros, Nationals and Rays from 2011-17. He has a career ERA of 3.69 over 175 2/3 innings.
Brandon Morrow built up to 90 feet in catch this morning. His unavailability for April has contributed to the Cubs' bullpen competition this spring: https://t.co/IUBF61Wkf9 pic.twitter.com/7iLaSTTcRt
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) February 14, 2019
With closer Brandon Morrow expected to miss the first month of the season while working his way back from right elbow surgery in November, the Cubs will have a long list of arms in the hunt for a spot in the Opening Day relief corps. The Cubs signed right-handers Brad Brach and Tony Barnette this offseason and have a slew of options both on the roster or in camp as non-roster invitees to fill out what will likely be an eight-man 'pen.


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Draft winners and losers
Allan Muir
Obscured by a flurry of trade activity, the Lightning made the most of the first overall pick, adding center Steve Stamkos, a player with all the offensive talent of last year's top choice -- Patrick Kane -- bolstered by high intensity blasts of defensive awareness and the ability to make an impact away from the puck. Though they didn't pick again until No. 117, the Lightning hit their home run. Stamkos will be an important player for Tampa next season.
The Bolts also won the Good Guys award for tabbing David Carle in the seventh round. The brother of San Jose defender Matt Carle wasexpected to be a second-round selection, but was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomiopathy at the scouting combine -- the same condition that killed basketball stars Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis -- thereby ending his NHL dreams. New owner Oren Koules ordered the pick to honor the kid's efforts. Classy start to his term with the organization.
As much as Tampa Bay improved, top marks go to the Phoenix Coyotes, a team that last week lost Blake Wheeler, its 2004 first-rounder, and desperately needed some positive news. They got it by adding a veteran No. 1 center, Olli Jokinen, in a swap with the Panthers, and now have established themselves as a team ready to make life interesting in the Western Conference.
With their turns at the podium, the Desert Dogs made several bold choices. Mikkel Boedker, taken seventh overall, has world-class speed and two-way smarts. He could step immediately onto the second line alongside last year's top pick, Kyle Turris. GM Don Maloney then traded up to grab flashy American/Russian winger Viktor Tikhonov with the 28th pick.
Tikhonov, grandson of the legendary Russian coach, was the top forward at the 2008 World Juniors and, at 20, could join Boedker in the 2008-09 lineup. He projects as an exiting 25-30 goal winger. Jared Staal, sliding deep into the second round on concerns about his conditioning and drive, could be a steal if he finds his focus. Brett Hextall, a 5-9 center and son of former goalie Ron Hextall, could be the fourth generation of his family to make the NHL.
Although they were relatively quiet in the drafting process, selecting just five players, Montreal spent the weekend making splashy moves designed to keep them among the top teams in the East.
The Canadiens avoided the standard incubation period associated with the 25th overall pick by dishing the choice to the Flames in exchange for Alex Tanguay. The fully-developed 29-year-old forward could be an immediate point-per-game addition to a Montreal team that captured the Eastern Conference last season, but struggled to generate offensive options in the playoffs. He may end up playing on a line with another former All-Star: Mats Sundin. The Habs were given exclusive negotiating rights to the veteran Maple Leafs center, who becomes a free agent on July 1, in exchange for a conditional pick that is believed to be a 2009 second-rounder.
Danny Kristo (56th overall) was a swing-for-the-fences pick, a potential second-line goal scorer with some zip in his pins. The second-leading goal-scorer for the U.S. National Team Development Program last season, Kristo's several years away from the NHL, but the Habs' long wait can be ameliorated by the instant impact of Tanguay and Sundin.
The Kings went into the weekend with 15 picks total, including 10 of the first 101. They ended up making just nine after a series of swaps, but came away with three prime blueline candidates in Drew Doughty (2), Colten Teubert (12) and Vjateslav Voinov (32). All three are close to being locks to play in the league, and they bolster a promising group that already includes Jack Johnson and Thomas Hickey.
The Kings also made a couple of interesting late-round selections in Justin Azevedo (153) and Garret Roe (183). Both are severely undersized, but bring plenty of fire and offensive creativity. It wouldn't surprise me to see at least one of the two find his way to the NHL.
The Devils traded down to add a second- and third-rounder to their arsenal of picks, but still managed to land Mattias Tedenby in the first. The smallish Swede ranked among the fastest skaters in his class, and is a fierce competitor. Brandon Burlon (52) and Patrice Cormer (54) look like a pair of high-value picks. Two-way center Adam Henrique (82) could develop into a reliable replacement for John Madden.
To Anaheim, simply for parlaying the 12th overall pick into two first-rounders, the latter of which was flipped for a pair of high seconds.
To Columbus for snatching Nikita Filatov sixth overall, then adding the versatile R.J. Umberger in exchange for the first-rounder they acquired from Colorado in the Adam Foote deal.
To Nashville for filling two obvious organizational needs with first rounders Colin Wilson and Chet Picard
To the New York Islanders for making hay with potential first-rounders Corey Trivino, Aaron Ness, Jyri Niemi and Kirill Petrov on Saturday.
While it's easy to guess which teams beat the odds, it's tougher to label a team a loser at this early junction. Still, a couple made some curious decisions over the weekend.
While every other club was loading up on skill in the first round, the Leafs gave up a pair of valuable assets (a second- and third-rounder) to move up two spots in the first to grab shutdown defenseman Luke Schenn. It was a bold move to be sure, and Schenn seems a good bet to be a stabilizing force on the Leafs' blueline for years, but a defensive-defenseman in the top five? That's the sort of talent you're supposed to pick up with those second- and third-rounders. When you get a chance to draft that high, you have to grab a difference-maker.
Among the six other players selected by Toronto was Mikhail Stefanovich (98). The Belorussian scored 32 goals in the Quebec League, but left scouts wondering if he has the passion to succeed at the next level. It could turn out to be a high value pick if he gets his head right with the puck, but Stefanovich has bust written all over him.
Florida added a nice piece in Jacob Markstrom in the second round, but the lack of a first-rounder, and the decision to add depth instead of star power in the Jokinen deal, gives little reason to think they're any closer to breaking their lengthy streak of early golf.
Boston will need to get some value out of second-rounder Max Sauve and third-rounder Michael Hutchinson to get past the sting of selecting the contact-averse Joe Colborne in the first.


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Entrepreneurs, between anger at AF and demand for banks to reopen
They do not defend Paolo Rocca. But they complain about the "miserable" accusation they received. And they also ask for bank attention for the payment of wages
Although they understood that the message was for Paolo Rocca, the most important businessmen in the country felt alluded to by the harsh phrase launched by President Alberto Fernández against businessmen who dismiss personnel at this time of health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus .
"They are miserable", the Head of States had defined to the businessmen, very angry with the news of dismissals in full quarantine.
Although the President generalized the criticism, it was clear that the main recipient of his anger was the owner of the largest industrial holding company in Argentina.
In other words, the Techint Group that, in full social isolation and with a large number of economic sectors without activity, announced the dismissal of 1,450 workers hired by its construction company.
In fact, the Ministry of Labor had to intervene in the case dictating the compulsory conciliation for 15 days, preventing the largest steel manufacturer in the country from specifying the layoffs at least until after the end of the mandatory quarantine, extended in the last hours until April 13 next.
Although the executives consulted by iProfesional also questioned the "timing" chosen by Paolo Rocca's group to make this decision, they warned that the economic crisis that will arise after the coronavirus will not leave the sector unharmed. Neither small and medium-sized companies, commercial premises, tourism, gastronomy, nor even large companies.
These are not positions taken from the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) or from the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CAC), nor from the Argentine Business Association (AEA). That is, from the main industrial and business organizations in the country, but from common opinions throughout the corporate sphere.
Despite government aid for a large number of sectors, the businessman's anger at the President is due to the fact that the scenario will be disastrous for everyone, even for large groups such as Techint, in the framework of an economy that was already hit by the recession and that from the mandatory quarantine will deepen its fall to levels that will put many sectors on the verge of bankruptcy.
In this framework, they coincide with part of the tweet made public by Alberto Fernández when he assures that "nobody saves himself alone". But they are frustrated by the rest of the message in which the Head of State asks them to "show solidarity, put yourself in the other's place and help him", and angry at the end of the message in which he calls them "miserable who forget of those who work for them and in the crisis fire them. "
The message "fell ill", admitted one of the industrialists with the greatest interference among his colleagues, who also said that during this Monday, March 30, there were innumerable telephone contacts and video calls where he spoke of the criticism of the Head of State.
"We have all been losing for several years now and that is why we know that from this next one no one is saved either, which is why it hurts us that Fernández has reacted in this way" confesses an executive from the industry sector consulted by iProfessional.
Another businessman remembers two of the latest initiatives in which the corporate sector participates with the aim of raising funds to help purchase supplies to combat quarantine.
One is the one that seeks to raise $ 100 million for the purchase of supplies and respirators, which is promoted by Rubén Cherñajovsky, president of Newsan, the main local appliance manufacturers, and which was widely publicized.
It was christened "Argentina Needs Us" and pursues fundraising aimed at strengthening the public-private health system by purchasing beds, appliances and supplies to successfully confront the coronavirus pandemic.
The campaign has already been launched and is articulated through an account with the Argentine Red Cross to finance the purchase of respirators and other medical supplies that help when the worst moments of this health crisis arrive in the country.
The other campaign, with less exposure by express request of the participating businessmen, is known as #SeamosUno and also seeks to raise funds to acquire food and cleaning units that will be distributed to people who need it most.
In this case, he is at the head of a number of social and religious organizations and some of the country's most powerful businessmen who, unlike the owner of Newsan, prefer to remain anonymous.
It is also made up of CIAS-Compañía de Jesús; Caritas; Food Bank; the Council of Evangelical Pastors; AMIA; ACIERA-Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches of the Argentine Republic and other business organizations.
Together, they intend to articulate an exhaustive process of collection, product acquisition, assembly and control and delivery of boxes, all audited by companies of national and international renown that ensure the transparency of the process.
"We are facing a tsunami that we do not know the size of the wave that will hit us; we are distressed by the uncertainty, both of the effects of the virus and of the recession that is growing in the homes of those who did not eat today and do not know if They are going to eat tomorrow ", explain their organizers.
With this background scenario, there is no businessman who does not ask the Government and President Alberto Fernández not to lose the axis of his leadership criticizing the corporate sector and focus on taking more measures that benefit a long list of independent workers, informal or crooks that lost their source of daily income and to whom the social policy does not reach regularly.
They also demand that he intercede with the banking union to ensure that financial entities reopen even partially, not only to attend to the payment to retirees or to sectors subsidized by the State.
They warn about the need for companies, of any size and sector, to deposit funds and pay salaries from the end of this week, when the liquidation of the March salary will begin but with closed banks and with a large number of complicated operations, such as check discount and clearing, among others.
For the executives, instead of questioning everyone, the President should give names because in this crisis we are all complicated, there is no industrial, commercial or service sector that can emerge unscathed from this crisis caused by the disastrous effects that compulsory isolation it will spread in the already weak Argentine economy.
"We want to collaborate because we understand that we all came out of this together, that it is a collective construction and that is why we believe that this is not the time to avoid responsibilities," argue the businessmen consulted by iProfessional.
In this sense, they also ask banks to "put their grain of sand" and reopen their activities to allow the payment chain to not be cut and the problems that are already accumulating as the days of quarantine by coronavirus.
"Let them do as in Spain and Italy, who suffer the coronavirus worse than we do and in any case the banks continue to attend, albeit in a more limited way, but understanding that they are essential to sustain the payment chain," they claim from the commerce sector.
Until now, the decision that banks should remain closed has caused a large number of personal dramas, especially among the sectors most vulnerable to the virus, such as that of retirees who on this day turned almost massively to bank branches to access an ATM.
A postcard that reflects that much of the local economy is still run on cash and away from computerized applications and transactions. Bars, restaurants, kiosks, warehouses, markets, shops, pharmacies, service stations and a large number of informal activities require "cash" to live. And if they do not obtain it, as is happening in these times, they put their own survival at risk and help weaken the payment chain.
Tasks, professions in sectors that cannot deposit the millions of pesos that are collected through ATMs on a daily basis, but rather need the help of a bank executive to carry out operations, both for the collection and payment of their obligations.
"That the banks reopen is essential, especially when there are few days left to pay wages, something that they are putting at risk without making the reasons clear, since there are other sectors whose personnel work taking the precautions of the case," argue from the sector of tourism.
As in this case, all the businessmen consulted agree that there are urgent issues to resolve, but that there are also other priority problems to which to pay greater attention, such as ensuring that all the links in the payment chain are in a position to avoid the widespread breakdown of the Argentine economy.
A forecast that, for the executives, could end up being a certainty if the Government does not find the formulas to put another mandatory stage of isolation on track with an economic path that allows clearing the black ghosts that are coming for all.
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Who held up the election law approval session? details
Thursday 12 December 2019 | 12:55 pm
Baghdad / … MP from the Al-Fateh bloc Abdul Amir al-Dubai said, today, Thursday, that some political blocs withdrew from yesterday's parliament session, which was dedicated to voting on the election law due to the inclusion of voting on the resignation of the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers and director of the Prime Minister's Office, Adel Abdul The Mahdi.
Al-Dubai said to "Eye of Iraq News", that "some of the objections came because of the absence of this paragraph on the agenda of the parliament session, which led to the withdrawal of some of the blocs," noting that "some political blocs in fact want to cancel the resignation of the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers and director of office Prime Minister and back away from it. "
A parliamentary source had revealed, earlier, that the Saeron Bloc had withdrawn at the beginning of yesterday's parliament's session due to the inclusion of the resignation of the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, as well as the Al-Fateh block due to the resignation of the Prime Minister's office to vote, and they joined the session after lifting that paragraph from schedule of work. Finished 2
http://aynaliraqnews.com/index.php?aa=news&id22=127913
Erbil to Start Handing Over Oil to Baghdad on 1st January: Iraq
BasNews 12/12/2019 – 23:27 Published in Kurdistan
ERBIL – The Kurdistan Regional Government will start to hand over 250,000 barrels per day to the Iraqi government on the 1st of January, 2020, Iraq's Minister of Oil said on Thursday.
After a chain of meetings between the sides, the Kurdistan Region and Iraq reached an agreement earlier, based on which Erbil will begin handing over 250,000 bpd of crude oil to the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SUMO).
Speaking to Al-Sabaah newspaper, Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadhban, said that "the KRG and Iraq Federal government are serious in solving the oil issue, in which several negotiations with the Kurdish delegation occurred regarding how to move forward," as cited by Kurdistan 24.
"The last two meetings were an intensive discussion on the national budget bill, finding joint mechanisms on how to calculate the Kurdistan Region's share," al-Ghadhban continued.
The Iraqi minister explained that the agreement between Erbil and Baghdad will be put into effect on the 1st of January, 2020.
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An upcoming meeting reveals the insistence on resolving the prime minister candidate, before the legal deadline expires
Baghdad / Obelisk: The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, confirmed that a candidate for prime minister will be released, before the legal deadline expires, after three days.
The Iraqi Council of Representatives approved the request to resign the Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi and his government in the first of this month, to turn into a caretaker government.
Salar Mahmoud, a spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic, said, "Although the issue is complex and sensitive, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, is determined to resolve the nomination of a candidate for prime minister according to constitutional procedures and terms."
Mahmoud added, in a press statement read by the "obelisk", that Saleh "will meet with the heads of the blocs, the presidency of the parliament and political parties, to resolve this issue within the specified legal deadline, and we are confident that the identification of the candidate of the Prime Minister of Iraq will be soon."
According to Article 76 of the Iraqi constitution, the President of the Republic must, within 15 days from the date of ratification of the resignation of the Prime Minister, assign the largest parliamentary bloc candidate to form a government.
The information monitored by the "obelisk" indicates that the new candidate must have street support and acceptance by regional and international parties and the agreement between the political blocs on the most appropriate personality and that the personality be independent, and not be dual national.
Mostly Shiite political blocs are leading the efforts to form the largest bloc, to choose the next prime minister, within constitutional contexts, and proven paths since 2003, but they are faced with categorical rejection by the demonstrators, who are not already confident of any political solution issued by the current political class that is making unremitting efforts to settle Fast and satisfactory alternative to Abdul Mahdi.
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Liberation demonstrators: We remain peaceful and condemn what happened in Al Wathba Square today
Baghdad / news
On Thursday, protestors of Tahrir Square issued a statement launching the incident of the corpse's body hanging on the columns of a traffic sign in Al-Wathba Square, central Baghdad.
The statement, which Al-Akhbariya received a copy of, stated, "We went out peacefully for the sake of reform, bloodshed and putting criminals in the hands of the judiciary, we went out to restore the prestige of law and state sovereignty, we went out in order to live in peace and peace. We are still, and will remain our permanent motto. "
He continued, "On the basis of this lofty principle, what happened today in Al Wathba Square is a crime condemned by demonstrators, condemned by humanity and religions and punishable by law."
He explained, "Let the whole world know what happened, according to the testimonies of civilians and the security forces, one of the residents of Al-Wathba Square area, under the influence of drugs, fired on peaceful demonstrators, which led to the martyrdom of a number of them, without any interference from the security forces, This pushed some of the people involved in the intruders, "and in a malicious scheme to discredit the peaceful demonstrators," to attack the home of the shooter, and the scene evolved according to what the criminals planned to reach.
And the statement continued, "Peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad, peace and love, while demanding the relevant institutions from the security forces and the judiciary to hold the thieves and criminals accountable, are demanding at the same time to reveal the true perpetrators involved in this incident who is behind them, as we will not allow the tarnishing of the image of our white revolution, as we declare our innocence. The peaceful people from what happened today in the morning of Al Wathba Square, and we also declare our innocence of any behavior outside the scope of the peace that we started and we will maintain until the last of our true demands. "
http://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=204456
Parliamentary Finance: Iraq will enter a temporary budget in 2020
Baghdad / Obelisk: The Finance Committee approved in the House of Representatives that Iraq will enter in 2020 with a "temporary budget", due to the delay in sending it by the current caretaker government because of a procedural legal problem "stating that" this case is similar to what happened in the past year, before the formation of the government of a president Minister Abdel-Mahdi.
Committee member Ahmed Al-Saffar said in a press statement, "It was hoped that the budget will be sent to Parliament last Thursday, but we were surprised that the Prime Minister apologized for sending it because there was no authority to send any draft law to Parliament, including that budget, because his government is now a caretaker government." ".
He added, "The House of Representatives inquired about this and it appeared that the Prime Minister could send important bills to the Council in the first week of the caretaker government, but the Prime Minister's legal advisers were the ones who informed him of the legal opinion of not sending any draft law to the House of Representatives," stressing "The council, in turn, cannot read, discuss, and vote on the budget if it is sent during the current December."
Al-Saffar explained, "We are still awaiting the arrival of the draft budget law to parliament during the current week. A group of proposals looms on the horizon for proposals to search for a legal way out, including addressing the President of the Republic to send it quickly," revealing that the Ministry of Budget has Which is estimated at "162 trillion dinars", and the average public revenue in it has reached about "114 trillion dinars", and the deficit rate is "48 trillion dinars".
And between Al-Saffar, that Iraq will be forced to adopt a "temporary budget" that will be spent on a monthly basis for salaries and operational budget only, and the investment budget, contracts and job grades will be excluded from voting until the 2020 budget.
A member of the Finance Committee explained, "The scenario of last year was repeated this year when former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sent the 2019 budget before the vote to the government of Prime Minister Ali Abdul-Mahdi, from the government, to the Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to the government, from the authority of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to the government, from the authority of Adel Abdul-Mahdi to the government, from the authority of Adel Abdul-Mahdi to the government, from the authority of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to the government of Adel bin Mahdi, In view of the limited time, a committee was formed from both the parliament and the government to discuss the changes that occurred in the budget and then discuss and vote on it, but the matter varies this year as the reform package is like returning the Disconnected from service, opening up for appointment, social security, and housing need to vote on the 2020 budget.
And he stated that "without voting on the budget, these reforms remain ink on paper."
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Al-Rasheed signed a contract with the Ministry of Interior to settle the salaries of its employees
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Economy News – Baghdad
Al-Rashid Bank announced that it had signed a contract with the Ministry of Interior to settle the salaries of its employees.
The bank said in a statement received by "Al-Iqtisad News" that after signing the contract, the employees of the Ministry of Interior will be able to receive their salaries "electronically via electronic payment tools (Nakheel) Master Card".
He added, "The contract was signed on 9/12/2019 by the bank, Inaam Sebahi, the deputy general manager, and by the Ministry of Interior, the contract manager."
" The Bank has published a new meal from ATMs ATM to its network deployed in all provinces of Iraq to provide the best services to our valued customers."
http://economy-news.net/content.php?id=18485
Rafidain Bank heralds the military
Editing Date: 12/12/2019 11:24
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Al-Rafidain Bank announced today, Thursday, that it is ready for the endemic military to include their salaries in the bank with loans.
The media office of the Rafidain Bank said that "security institutions are still in the process of choosing the bank to which their salaries are to be localized, so the bank is ready to receive their requests for the purpose of localizing their salaries and then granting them advances."
He added that "the instructions of the government and the central bank regarding the settlement process are clear, which is to give the employee complete freedom in choosing the bank for the purpose of localizing the military salary."
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Democrat Introduces Bill That Would Cripple Competitive College Football In California
California Assemblyman Chris Holden introduced Assembly Bill 252 on Thursday.
The bill titled, The College Athlete Protection Act, would require schools to pay college athletes annually.
Division one schools in California would have to share 50% of revenues with the athletes. The compensation could be as much as $25,000 a year along with an athletic scholarship.
Holden was a former college basketball player at San Diego State.
AP reported:
A California lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually, along with covering the cost of six-year guaranteed athletic scholarships and post-college medical expenses.
The College Athlete Protection Act is sponsored by Assemblymember Chris Holden, who is a former San Diego State basketball player, and is the type of state-level legislation that the NCAA is looking to federal lawmakers to preempt.
Assembly Bill 252 — introduced by Holden, a Democrat whose district includes Pasadena — calls for Division I schools in California to share 50% of revenue with athletes who are considered to be undervalued because the amount of their athletic scholarships doesn't match their market value. That would mostly be aimed at athletes competing in the revenue-generating sports such as football and basketball, but not exclusively.
The bill would cripple the ability of schools in California to compete nationally.
There are also concerns that this would not survive scrutiny under Title IX.
The Washington Examiner reported:
Holden, who represents Pasadena, has introduced legislation that he is calling the College Athlete Protection Act, which would gut all non-revenue raising college athletics and cripple the ability of any California school to compete in football on the national stage.
So if Holden's legislation became law, athletic directors would face a tough choice: either get suspended, or cut all coaches' salaries to just $500,000 a year.
Now for us mere mortals, $500,000 is a ton of money. But when it comes to attracting the coaching talent needed to compete on a national level, it's virtually non-existent. As Riley's tenure suggests, that is far below his market value.
If Holden's legislation became law, and survived Title IX scrutiny, there would be a mass exodus of coaching talent from all California college football programs. It would be the end of USC.
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Title: Dart cheat-sheet for Kotlin (Android) developers
Date: 09/16/2019
Authors: ptyagi
Category: Flutter
Tags: Kotlin, Dart, Cross-platform, Flutter, Code-recipes, Android, Android Studio, iOS, development
Summary: Dart reference guide for Kotlin (Android) developers

This post is my effort to provide my fellow Kotlin developers a hand to pick up on Dart. Idea is to provide equivalent solution in both languages. The demonstrated code is not the only solution for a particular problem, but just one way of doing things. Style of article is to perform a task in both languages. For example, print "Hello World!" in Kotlin and Dart.

I've used [Kotlin Playground](https://play.kotlinlang.org) and [DartPad](https://dartpad.dartlang.org/) to run and play around with languages.

### Task: Print "Hello World" ###

**Kotlin:**
```
fun main() {
  println("Hello World")
}
```
_Output:_
```
Hello World
```

**Dart:**
```
void main() {
  print("Hello World");
}

```
_Output:_
```
Hello World
```
---

### Task: How to delete duplicates in a List ###

**Kotlin:**
```
fun main() {
  var myList = listOf('A', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'A', 'D', 'B', 'C')
  myList = myList.distinct()
  print(myList)
}
```
_Output:_
```
[A, B, C, D]
```

Another way in Kotlin. Note usage of `arrayOf()` instead `listOf`.
```
fun main() {
  val myList = arrayOf('A', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'A', 'D', 'B', 'C')
  val noDupsList = myList.distinct()
  print(noDupsList)
}
```
_Output:_
```
[A, B, C, D]
```

**Dart:**
```
//Delete duplicates from myList
void main() {
  var myList = ['A', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'A', 'D', 'B', 'C'];
  myList = Set.of(myList).toList();
  print(myList);
}
```
_Output:_
```
[A, B, C, D]
```

---

### Task:  ###

**Kotlin:**
```
```
_Output:_

**Dart:**
```
```

_Output:_

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### Task:  ###

**Kotlin:**
```
```
_Output:_

**Dart:**
```
```

_Output:_

---
Happy coding :)

### Useful Links

1. [Kotlin Playground](https://play.kotlinlang.org)
2. [DartPad](https://dartpad.dartlang.org/)

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"Department of Computer and Network Engineering, Cluster II (Emerging Multi-interdisciplinary Engineering)"
flaws such as: (1) impractical due to large implementation costs (computational, storage, or bandwidth), and (2) lacking in concrete security proof against quantum computers. The main goal of my research is to develop a new paradigm based on (1) computational problems in the binary field which are hard even for quantum computers, and (2) a new framework for proving security against quantum computers, to overcome those flaws and then use it to construct new PKC schemes which require small costs for implementation and are equipped with concrete security proof against quantum computers. As application target, we expect that the results of this project can be applied to secure communication between lightweight devices against quantum computers in networks comprising a large variety of devices such as the Internet of Things (IoT).
New Paradigm to Construct Public Key Cryptographic Schemes for Lightweight Devices with Provable Security against Quantum Attackers "Scientific research (C), general" 2018/04/01-2022/03/31 Public Key Cryptographic (PKC) schemes are an essential technology to build secure communication in networks. However, it has been proven that quantum computers can break all current standard PKC schemes, and moreover, the research on developing practical quantum computers has been gaining momentum in recent years. The main goal of this proposed research is to develop a new paradigm based on (1) computational problems in the binary field which are hard even for quantum computers, and (2) a new framework for proving security against quantum computers, to overcome those flaws and then use it to construct new PKC schemes which require small costs for implementation and are equipped with concrete security proof against quantum computers. As application target, we expect that the results of this project can be applied to secure communication between lightweight devices against quantum computers in networks comprising a large variety of devices such as the Internet of Things (IoT).


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Juan de Dios Pineda Guadarrama, Ph.D., H.C.
"Cátedra Juan de Dios Pineda in Policy Sciencies and Public Policy"
Panorama
Founder and Chairman, International Institute for Leadership, Mentoring and Coaching, LLC
President and CEO, Center for International Accreditation in Education, LLC
Founder and Chairman, Latin American Network in Government and Public Policy, SC (LAT-NET).
Non-resident Professor and Member of the Academic Committee of China Ministry of Education's Regional and National Research and Training Base-Latin American Research Institute.
Executive Education: Harvard University
Postdoctoral Scholar Advanced Training Program in Student Affairs Administration in Latin American Higher Education Institutions. The University of New Mexico
Published Books: 17
Residence: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Main Topics: Public Policy, Government, New Institutionalism and Higher Education
Education: Bachellor's Degree, Political Science, UNAM;
Master's Degree, Public Administration, Universidad Anahuac; Ph.D. in Education at the University of New Mexico
New Institutionalism
Corporative Government
Dr. Pineda's research on public sector employee professionalization, public policy, education, mentoring, transportation and water systems at the national and local levels in the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America has been published in The Civil Service Journal (Mexico), The Journal of International Culture and Education (Germany), Journal of Latino Education (U.S.), and in numerous technical reports for Mexican and other government entities. He is a member of the Board of Editors of State and Local Government Review (U.S.). He has been a columnist on national public affairs for the weekly periodicals The Sun and The Mexican Diary and is the former President of the Mexican College of Political Science and Public Administration. He is the author or principal editor of nineteen books. He received his Ph. D. in Education from the University of New Mexico in 2007.
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from article Dendrochronology
Ring patterns showing complacent and sensitive ring series. (a) Climate has minimal effect on ring widths when trees have ample moisture every year. (b) Maximum ring-width variations occur on sites where growth is limited by factors that vary from…
Core being taken from a tree with an increment borer. (Courtesy of Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona)
Chronology building. Chronologies are extended backward in time by matching patterns of wood samples whose ages overlap.
Skeleton plot (top) from an idealized tree-ring sequence in a specimen (bottom). Ring widths are represented by vertical lines in inverse proportion; that is, tall lines represent narrow rings. An exceptionally wide ring is designated by the letter…
Bristlecone pines, which attain ages of more than 4000 years, form the basis for the second longest chronology yet developed. (Courtesy of Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona)
from article Paleoindian
Location of some important North American Paleoindian sites during the late-Pleistocene Ice Age.
from article Fossil primates
Representatives of living primate families. (Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education)
Carpolestes simpsoni, a 55.5-million-year-old plesiadapiform from Wyoming: (a) skeleton as recovered, laid out in approximate anatomical position; (b) reconstruction in life stance on a tree branch; elements in dark gray are known; (c) external…
Cranium of the omomyoid tarsiiform Teilhardina asiatica, from deposits dated approximately 55 MYA in China: (a) dorsal (top) view as found; (b) left lateral reconstruction. (Credit: Xijun Ni)
Anjohibe (Madagascar) specimen of Palaeopropithecus ingens (an extinct lemur), mounted in a probable habitat posture. (Credit: American Geological Institute)


This isn't the first round of school closings in Chicago. Here's what history can teach us about what's ahead.
The number of school closings trickling out today is unprecedented, but in the prior decade CPS closed a lot of schools. So there's precedent to bring to bear on what's to come.
Students who enrolled in schools with high average student achievement had significantly higher levels of achievement than students who enrolled in weaker schools. In reading, displaced students in the strongest receiving schools (those in the top quartile of the distribution) had an achievement level one year later that was almost a month above expected. However, students who attended some of the weakest schools in the system (those in the bottom quartile of the distribution) experienced a loss in achievement of over a month (see Figure 9). In math, the achievement level was more than two months above what was expected for students in the strongest schools, versus a loss of half a month for students in the weakest schools. The overall academic achievement of receiving schools affected math scores more than reading scores.
In other words, closing schools did improve student performance… when those students went to the best of CPS schools.
This year, 67 percent of elementary school students displaced by closings were enrolled in schools on academic probation, though considerably fewer are in the worst of the bunch. Only 7 percent are now in schools where 20 percent or fewer hit targets on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills; previously 53 percent were in those schools.
* That same year, the Trib looked at Clemente High School after it started getting students from then-shuttering Austin High.
Chicago has shut nine elementary schools in five years, shifting thousands of pupils into new schools in new neighborhoods. Few problems surfaced.
But high schools are far more complicated.
Though Austin students began transferring two years ago, problems did not surface until this year, when their enrollment hit 250, school officials said.
By early October, gang warfare erupted. School officials, security guards and students say the Gangster Disciples from Austin warred with the Latino Vice Lords and Lovers for control of the school. Students were jumped outside the school as they exited for fire drills. Fistfights broke out in the hallways.
* Diane Ravitch has more in a very critical post.


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While animal attacks may not seem to occur that often, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) actually estimates that as many as 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs every year. These statistics are alarming, as dog bites come with a series of specific dangers, including disease and infection, the treatment of which can be both painful and expensive. If you were injured in an animal attack in Florida, you may be eligible for compensation for your medical bills and other losses. To learn more, please contact an experienced dog bite lawyer who can evaluate your case.
According to original common law principles, someone who was bitten by a dog could only collect damages from the animal's owner, if he or she knew that it was dangerous at the time of the attack. More commonly known as the "one bite rule," this understanding of the law essentially meant that injured parties could not recover damages unless the dog had bitten someone else on a prior occasion, giving its owner knowledge that it posed a danger to others.
The victim was bitten while lawfully in a private place.
Under the terms of this law, it does not matter whether a dog had a history of being dangerous or if the owner knew that the dog had a tendency to be aggressive towards others. However, courts are permitted to take the victim's negligence into account when determining fault. This means that a victim's recovery could be reduced by his or her own percentage of negligence in causing the attack.
It is also important to note that Florida's strict liability law only applies to dog bites, so if a victim is injured in a different manner, such as being knocked down by someone else's dog, he or she will still need to prove that the animal's owner was somehow negligent in order to collect compensation. This could include evidence that a person was required by municipal law to leash their dog in public, but failed to do so, as a result of which, the victim was injured.
Dog bite victims are required to file a claim against the animal's owner within four years of the date of the incident. Those who fail to meet this deadline will most likely have their case barred by the court, meaning that they will miss out on the opportunity to collect compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
If you were injured when someone else's dog attacked you, you could be eligible to recover damages to compensate you for your losses. Please call Boone & Davis at 954-566-9919 to schedule a free case review with one of our experienced dog bite attorneys in Fort Lauderdale.


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