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package com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import javax.annotation.Generated;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceResult;

/**
 *
 */
@Generated("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-code-generator")
public class DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult extends com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceResult<com.amazonaws.ResponseMetadata> implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    /**
     *

     * Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     *

     */
    private com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<ClientVpnEndpoint> clientVpnEndpoints;
    /**
     *

     * The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no more
     * results to return.
     *

     */
    private String nextToken;

    /**
     *

     * Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     *

     *
     * @return Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     */

    public java.util.List<ClientVpnEndpoint> getClientVpnEndpoints() {
        if (clientVpnEndpoints == null) {
            clientVpnEndpoints = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<ClientVpnEndpoint>();
        }
        return clientVpnEndpoints;
    }

    /**
     *

     * Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     *

     *
     * @param clientVpnEndpoints
     *        Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     */

    public void setClientVpnEndpoints(java.util.Collection<ClientVpnEndpoint> clientVpnEndpoints) {
        if (clientVpnEndpoints == null) {
            this.clientVpnEndpoints = null;
            return;
        }

        this.clientVpnEndpoints = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<ClientVpnEndpoint>(clientVpnEndpoints);
    }

    /**
     *

     * Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     *

     *

     * NOTE: This method appends the values to the existing list (if any). Use
     * {@link #setClientVpnEndpoints(java.util.Collection)} or {@link #withClientVpnEndpoints(java.util.Collection)} if
     * you want to override the existing values.
     *

     *
     * @param clientVpnEndpoints
     *        Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult withClientVpnEndpoints(ClientVpnEndpoint... clientVpnEndpoints) {
        if (this.clientVpnEndpoints == null) {
            setClientVpnEndpoints(new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<ClientVpnEndpoint>(clientVpnEndpoints.length));
        }
        for (ClientVpnEndpoint ele : clientVpnEndpoints) {
            this.clientVpnEndpoints.add(ele);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     *

     *
     * @param clientVpnEndpoints
     *        Information about the Client VPN endpoints.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult withClientVpnEndpoints(java.util.Collection<ClientVpnEndpoint> clientVpnEndpoints) {
        setClientVpnEndpoints(clientVpnEndpoints);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no more
     * results to return.
     *

     *
     * @param nextToken
     *        The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no
     *        more results to return.
     */

    public void setNextToken(String nextToken) {
        this.nextToken = nextToken;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no more
     * results to return.
     *

     *
     * @return The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no
     *         more results to return.
     */

    public String getNextToken() {
        return this.nextToken;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no more
     * results to return.
     *

     *
     * @param nextToken
     *        The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is null when there are no
     *        more results to return.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     */

    public DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult withNextToken(String nextToken) {
        setNextToken(nextToken);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object. This is useful for testing and debugging. Sensitive data will be
     * redacted from this string using a placeholder value.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getClientVpnEndpoints() != null)
            sb.append("ClientVpnEndpoints: ").append(getClientVpnEndpoints()).append(",");
        if (getNextToken() != null)
            sb.append("NextToken: ").append(getNextToken());
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;

        if (obj instanceof DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult == false)
            return false;
        DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult other = (DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult) obj;
        if (other.getClientVpnEndpoints() == null ^ this.getClientVpnEndpoints() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getClientVpnEndpoints() != null && other.getClientVpnEndpoints().equals(this.getClientVpnEndpoints()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getNextToken() == null ^ this.getNextToken() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getNextToken() != null && other.getNextToken().equals(this.getNextToken()) == false)
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getClientVpnEndpoints() == null) ? 0 : getClientVpnEndpoints().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getNextToken() == null) ? 0 : getNextToken().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult clone() {
        try {
            return (DescribeClientVpnEndpointsResult) super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Got a CloneNotSupportedException from Object.clone() " + "even though we're Cloneable!", e);
        }
    }
}

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MobiKwik, India's leading digital financial services platform, today announced a bonanza offer for the upcoming festive season that promises upto 10% discount on train ticket bookings. All users who book their train tickets with the IRCTC app or website can avail this offer when they make payments via the MobiKwik app. The users will be eligible to use their SuperCash balance to get upto 10% instant discount on their rail e-ticket booking amount.
The announcement comes at the time when the government has been pushing for digitization and promote cashless transaction among the users. Additionally, this would also help reduce long queues at railway ticket counters. IRCTC is one of the largest e-commerce sites in the country and this offer will enable millions of users to save extra this festive season. The offers are valid separately on both the IRCTC Rail Connect App and IRCTC website.


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Colin Cowherd's Top 10 NFL Players List Needs to Be Thrown In a Fire
Alright Colin, let's discuss.
While I wouldn't put Russell Wilson as the top quarterback or player in the NFL, there's a legitimate discussion for at least his inclusion inside the top 10. So while No. 1 is reaching, that's one of the more defensible players on the list.
Christian McCaffrey, Aaron Donald and Patrick Mahomes certainly belong where they are, though I might have those three as the first three off the board, but whatever. The lis isn't that bad so far — but then we get to No. 5.
George Kittle is a great ballplayer. But he is not anywhere approaching the fifth-best player in the National Football League, and I would argue he doesn't belong anywhere on this list. And some of that isn't even by any fault of his own, it's just that tight end is a less valuable position than some others on the field. And if you were going to include a tight end, Travis Kelce has the upper hand over Kittle anyway.
Jamal Adams and Ezekiel Elliott shouldn't be anywhere near this list either, but Mike Evans is where I have a serious problem. There is one wide receiver on this list and it's freaking Mike Evans? Every player on this list is a good football player and they all have fine statistics. But nobody of sound mind can look me in the eye and say they honestly believe Evans is a better receiver than Julio Jones or Michael Thomas. The stats don't compare and the eye test is even less kind.
Here's a list of the players left off this list, just to give some context for when you see all those players that you know are good and it doesn't seem that bad: Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Khalil Mack, Julio Jones, Michael Thomas and the list goes on. Colin's list stinks out loud.
Here is the correct list:
1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Aaron Donald
3. Christian McCaffrey
4. Julio Jones
5. Michael Thomas
6. Khalil Mack
7. Matt Ryan
8. Russell Wilson
9. Drew Brees
10. Travis Kelce
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Master Art Print
Bieres de La Meuse - Paris, France - Art Nouveau - La Belle Époque
Alphonse Maria Mucha
DISPLAYING: 9" x 12" Print
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was a Moravian painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He has a significant role in the Art Nouvean movement. He was the creator of numerous paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards and designs which was an inspiration for many artists of that time. Mucha was born in the town of Ivancice, Moravia. He was a good singer but he admired drawing the most. He worked at decorative painting jobs in Moravia, mostly painting theatrical scenery. His employer Count Karl Khuen of Mikulov was very much inspired by his work and was ready to sponsor Mucha's formal training at the Munic Academy of Fine Arts. He went to Paris for his further studies where he also worked for the producing magazines and advertisement illustrations. Mucha was married to Maruska (Marie/Maria) Chytilova on 10 June 1906, in Prague. Muncha invested many years of his life in creating his fine art masterpiece, The Slav Epic. It contained twenty huge paintings that illustrated the history of the Czech and the Slavic people in general which was donated to the city of Prague in 1928. Though Mucha's works were stamped outdated after his death, his works have now become something to look for inspiration for the illustrators and artists today.
Yellow Hibiscus
Hawaii Decal
New York - United Air Lines - Gapstow Bridge at Central Park South Pond, Manhattan
Holidays in Switzerland - Mallard (Wild Duck) takes flight over Lake Lucern


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Полицијска мисија Европске уније (ЕУПМ) била је мисија Европске уније у Босни и Херцеговини, која је за циљ имала пружање подршке мјесним полицијским тијелима и била је једна од бројних полицијским мисија ЕУ широм свијета. Била је то прва мисија такве врсте коју је ЕУ преузела у оквиру Заједничке безбједносне и одбрамбене политике. ЕУПМ је насљедник Међународне оперативне полицијске групе ОУН (дио Мисије ОУН у Босни и Херцеговини) у БиХ, чији је мандат истекао 2002. године.

ЕУПМ је дјеловао под координацијом Специјалног представника Европске уније, који је истовремено био и Високи представник за Босну и Херцеговину.

Мисија је завршена 30. јуна 2012. године.

Мисија

ЕУПМ је за циљ имала успостављање одрживих, професионалних и мултиетничких полицијских снага. Мисија је пружала подршку мјесним полицијским тијелима, у борби против организованог криминала великог обима и у реформи полиције.

ЕУПМ, прва мисија покренута у оквиру Заједничке безбједносне и одбрамбене политике, покренута је 1. јануара 2003. године на почетни период од три године. Након позива заједнички институција Босне и Херцеговине, ЕУ је одлучила успоставити полицијску мисију са промјенљивим мандатом и величином. ЕУПМ II је трајала посљедње двије године (од 1. јануара 2006. до 31. децембра 2007). Мисија је надгледала, савјетовала и прегледала полицијска тијела у Босни и Херцеговине на основу три главна стуба, нпр. подршка процесу реформе полиције, јачање одговорности полиције и подршка борби против организованог криминала.

На крају 2007. године ЕУПМ продужена је на још двије године (од 1. јануара 2008. до 31. децембра 2009). Током ове двије године, мисија је наставила свој рад на основу три иста стуба, са посебним акцентом на борбу против организованог криминала. ЕУПМ је посебно посвјетила пажњу јачању сарадње између полиције и тужилаштва.

Види још
 Војне мисије Европске уније
 ЕУФОР Алтеја

Референце

Литература
 Dominik Tolksdorf The Difficulties of the European Union in Supporting the Europeanization of Bosnia and Herzegovina EU Frontier Policy Paper, Budapest: Center for EU Enlargement Studies – Central European University, 2011

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Међународне организације за провођење закона
Провођење закона у Босни и Херцеговини
Војне операције које укључују Европску унију
Односи Босне и Херцеговине и Европске уније
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If you found the title of this post a little confusing, then you have some idea what's wrong with the name Tenacious Offense. This name belongs to young Seattle-based company that seems to be a kind of rent-a-bizdev team for small startups trying to land big clients. Thanks to Brant Williams for writing and sharing his concern about his company's name.
The Name Inspector was quite surprised to learn that the phrase tenacious offense is actually attested in the world of sports. Much more common is the phrase tenacious defense, which gets 57,700 hits on Google vs. 238 hits for tenacious offense. The expression tenacious defense was the inspiration for the name of the satirical rock duo Tenacious D. You know, Jack Black and that other chunky guy who sometimes prances around in his tighty-whities while rocking.
The first problem with Tenacious Offense is that it has an ambiguous pronunciation. It's unclear whether the first or second syllable of the second word should get the main emphasis. Both pronunciations are fine English phrases. The second pronunciation has a pretty bad meaning, though: it can be a criminal infraction, or in the social world, a faux pas or insult. It takes some imagination to work out what a tenacious one would be like, but it sure couldn't be anything good, or anything you'd want to happen during a business meeting.
Of course, the company would like to call to mind the sporting meaning of tenacious offense, with the emphasis on the first syllable of offense. They're trying to say that they'll work hard and persistently to score for you and help you win. They use the common metaphor that casts business as athletic competition, and extend this metaphor into their job titles. Brant Williams, for example, has the title Offensive Coordinator–a position normally associated with a football team. But does he really want to have the word offensive in his job title?
The sound of this name doesn't really help to make it more appealing. It's pretty long, at five syllables, and gets an unusually mushy, noisy quality from all those hissing fricative consonants. The spelling isn't very crisp, either–with the syllable cious, the double f and the silent e, it uses lots of extra letters to represent its sounds.
The basic message that this name is trying to deliver is a good one. The idea of hiring a special team to go score points for you is powerful. The Name Inspector read the marketing materials sent by Brant and wanted to hire the company immediately. So they do know how to sell–they just aren't doing it with their name. Maybe it works for their market, though. Brant says the name was given to them by their clients and partners.
Funny you took the name that way. I have had several dealings with Tenacious Offense and never thought of the name as anything other than the meaning Brant implies. They are a young company but they have strong credentials and proven results. I look forward to working with them again.
Amusing and informative. You make good points with clever writing. The company name itself seems to be a conversation-starter. Since I believe 'Tenacious Offense' markets primarily through word-of-mouth and referrals most of the downside is probably mitigated.
Clever analysis, a good read….. Interesting for me, perhaps for others: as a happy Tenacious Offense client, I've never taken the meaning to be anything other than Brant intended. I was a word of mouth referral – no confusion from the start.
I found the name quit amuzing since our K4 members are looking at possibly investing in Tenacious Games. So you have Tenacious Offense doing due diligence with Tenacisou Games. I'm sure there is a joke in here somewhere. But at the begining of the day I would make rather deal with a proactive name like Tenacious Offense verses Tenacious Defense.
I am in exactly the same position on this as Joshua Neely, above. It never occured to me to think of it other than with a sports analogy, and this, coming from a completely NON sports-educated person!
I'll agree that both pronunciations flashed in my mind when I first read it. It's a bit of a mouthful (which is ironic because the word-of-mouth traffic seems their best), but if the customer knows it and has no problem with it, I guess it just comes down to a matter of taste. I probably wouldn't recommend it for a retirement portfolio, but for a business development company it could be appropriate.
A fun and interesting read. The reality is that anyone can name a company anything they like. If you asked the general publib 20+ years ago what "Starbucks" was….99.9% ob the living world would not have any idea.
Ummmm…what? You don't have to know anything about sports to realize that any venture capitalist dedicated to business development with a name like "Tenacious Offense" has tremendous marketing appeal. How this is a topic of discussion is odd…seems like a no brainer to me.
Tenacious O would have been a much better choice.


« Is Cord Cutting a Fantasy?
Some believe that Macs were the most popular personal computers on the planet before Microsoft and Windows took over. But that was never true, not even at the beginning. In the old days, "real PCs" used MS-DOS and many were actually made by IBM. Sure, Macs were popular among certain classes of PC users, particularly those involved in content creation, but for many the Mac was just a fancy, overpriced toy that would never do real work.
When Windows became dominant, Apple's minority market share really shrank. The success of Windows 95 convinced some to give up on Macs completely, since Microsoft and Windows were, to them, just as good, had more apps, and more users.
Indeed, when Steve Jobs returned to Apple as the result of the decision to buy NeXT, the company he co-founded wasn't in very good shape. Some suggested it came to a point where bankruptcy was close, but Jobs made the right moves to cut expenses and discontinue non-performing products. The rest is history.
It is true that the iPod became the most popular digital music player on the planet, and even in the twilight of that era, the situation hasn't changed, except that Apple and the competition are chasing a smaller number of sales.
Besides, isn't the best iPod found in the iPhone?
The theory has it that the iPhone took over the market, and Apple soon lost share to Android, particularly Android handsets made by Samsung. That was never true. The iPhone never held a majority position worldwide.
Although the iPhone is a minority product, Apple controls the high end. Most of Samsung's success comes from cheap handsets, where meager profits are being made. No wonder Samsung's profits have been flagging of late, although that singular fact doesn't get near as much attention as Apple's presumed problems, real or otherwise.
These days, the iPhone is the number one smartphone in some countries, though, particularly in the U.S. where the both the iPhone 5s and that alleged failure, the iPhone 5c, routinely occupy two of the top three spots.
Things get a little screwy when it comes to tablets. The iPad took off real fast, coming to dominate a market that had gone nowhere before Apple got into the game. These days, surveys that claim to report tablet sales report that the iPad's share is slipping, and the combined total of other tablets covers a growing majority of the market.
So it was revealed as part of the documents released during the latest Apple versus Samsung patent trial that Samsung's own figures about tablet sales have been faked. An example is an alleged "top secret" document from the company that revealed sales of the Galaxy Tab tablet in 2011 were in the range of one million. This is quite a bit less than the data reported by such analytics firms as Strategy Analytics and even IDC.
Samsung's gambit was to tout the number of units shipped into the channel, not actual sales, although you'd think the chickens would come home to roost eventually when dealers were left saddled with loads of unsold inventory.
An even larger number of tablets fit into the "white box" category, no-name gear sold, or at least shipped, mostly in Asia, for extremely low prices. But if you check the tablet offerings at dealers selling consumer electronics gear here in the U.S., you'll find loads of cheap models from unknown manufacturers from which to choose — if you're looking for junk. Just a quick run through of Best Buy's online catalog revealed products from such unknown makers as Digital2 (or D2) or Visual Land beginning at a mere $59.99.
Does anyone actually buy that garbage? And if they do, what percentage of those tablets are returned because they just don't work very well?
This explains why some 85% of the tablets recorded online are iPads. Sure, the iPad doesn't command 85% of the market, or even close to it. I'm not about to suggest that all those cheap tablets do not exist, or that people aren't buying them. But they clearly aren't getting much use, for why aren't they showing up in those online surveys?
Members of the media, however, will continue to pretend there is an honest-to-goodness tablet market, rather than an iPad market with lots of cheap competitors that few buy or, if they buy them, actually use on a regular basis even for email and browsing.
To be sure, I am not suggesting that the iPad's real market share is over 50%. But it may well be that a lot of the sales attributed to other brands amount to channel flooding and number fudging. Or maybe people do buy them, turn them on once, and put them away, realizing that you get what you paid for, and what they got was a hunk of junk.
This article was posted on Wednesday, April 16th, 2014 at 12:00 AM and is filed under News and tagged with: Android, Best Buy, IBM, IDC, iPad, Iphone, Mac, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Ms Dos, NeXT, PC., Personal Computer, Samsung, smartphone, Steve Jobs, Windows 95.


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WALL series - fixed
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They played ''Danny Boy'' for Tommie Ryan the other day, and how could they not? In the three-quarters of a century since he arrived in Chicago with his fiddle, a wiry 22-year-old refugee from the Irish nationalist rebellion and 14 months in a British prison camp, Thomas F. Ryan had played the same sad strains in sunshine and in shadow at more than 1,000 funerals.
And when Mr. Ryan, long Chicago's best known and most beloved Irish icon, died on July 26 at 97 at his son Tom's home in suburban Park Ridge, the only question was whether the violin strains at his own funeral on Thursday would be drowned out by the skirl of bagpipes.
For as Mr. Ryan often recalled, he had not been in Chicago four years before he and two friends had founded the Shannon Rovers, a bagpipe marching band that has since become one of Chicago's most famous musical groups, not to mention something akin to the house orchestra for the local Democratic Party.
Among other things, the Rovers have played for every President from Franklin D. Roosevelt on, and they lead Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, which, not surprisingly, is another of Mr. Ryan's legacies.
In 1952, dismayed that Chicago had not celebrated St. Patrick's Day properly since 1898, Mr. Ryan organized a parade through his West Side neighborhood. Four years later, after a similar parade had been started on the South Side, Mayor Richard A. Daley brought them together downtown, and the Rovers have led the parade ever since, with Mr. Ryan marching at the fore into his 80's.
Over the years, Mr. Ryan taught many of the band members to play the bagpipes, no mean feat for a man who mastered the fiddle as a youngster but had to wait until he became a streetcar conductor in Chicago to learn to play the bagpipes -- from an accommodating Scotsman who had formed a similar band.
As Mr. Ryan never tired of recalling, bagpipes had long been banned in Ireland by British rulers who had learned the hard way that the music could stir the blood and spur rebellion.
Mr. Ryan's personal rebellion began, by his own account, when the Black and Tans, the British force sent in to suppress the 1919 nationalist revolt, beat up his mother in her farmhouse in Limerick. Mr. Ryan joined the Flying Column of Middle Limerick of the Irish Republican Army, and he recalled blowing up bridges and felling trees to block the path of advancing troops as a teen-ager.
After his capture, the British took him on a long boat ride around Ireland, gave him one grim night in the Dublin jail, where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising had been slain, then sent him to the Curragh prison camp in County Kildare, where Mr. Ryan, ever the optimist, promptly joined a group of prisoners who spent 10 months digging an escape tunnel with knives and forks.
Released after the treaty that created the Irish Free State in 1922, Mr. Ryan, following an older brother, went to Chicago and began making his legend. After 20 years as a streetcar conductor and bus driver, plum jobs that earned him more than policemen and firemen got, he recalled, he operated a popular tavern for a few years in the 1940's. He sold that and began a suburban phase, building a house on 25 acres in Wooddale, in part to be close to his new job as a state snowplow operator.
Mr. Ryan, who later returned to Chicago, never held a party position higher than volunteer precinct captain, but under the patronage system operated by the original Mayor Daley, or ''His Lordship,'' as Mr. Ryan styled him, he never had to look far for a job, either. When he retired in 1969 to become a private building contractor, his title was stationary engineer for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
After the death of his wife, Julia, in 1987, he lived alone for a while, but Mr. Ryan, the last of 10 children, loved company so much he later divided his time among various of his seven children: Sheila Wisniewski, Marie Auer and Bob, Tom, John, Jerry and Ed Ryan. All of them live in or around Chicago, as do most of his 21 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
When it came time to say goodbye to the man who had played ''Danny Boy'' at more than 1,000 funerals, it was a son, John, and a grandson, Robert Emmett Ryan, who joined in a violin duet at St. Juliana Roman Catholic Church.
Not that his Shannon Rovers were denied. They were out in kilted force, piping Mr. Ryan's coffin into and out of the church and later to his grave at a cemetery in suburban Hillside.


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Don't Lose the Magic
Lindsey Buckingham's latest album is pretty good and all, but it can't match the drug-fueled mania of his best work.
Fleetwood Mac is firmly associated with middle-of-the-road 1970s radio rock. In addition, every song Stevie Nicks has ever written meanders into the same plodding New Agey groove. And, in addition to that, Christine McVie writes extremely accessible melodic pop. Put these factors together, and the result is that if you're not watching for it, it's possible to listen to Fleetwood Mac and miss the fact that Lindsey Buckingham is completely fucking off his head on cocaine.
Buckingham's spastic is-he-really-not-well-or-is-that-genius is on display throughout Fleetwood Mac's oeuvre. You can see it most consistently on 1979's Tusk, where on songs like "What Makes You Think You're the One," Buckingham alternates between shouts and whispers while the music staggers along like a constipated calliope being buffeted by high winds.
But if you really want the full force of Buckingham's chemically-induced derangement, you need to check out his first couple of solo albums. Law and Order, from 1981 is one of the most freakishly ADD albums in existence. Buckingham's hindbrain spends the entire 36 minutes trying to crawl out through his nostrils. The first song, "Bwana," starts with jungle noises and a hint of bongo before that's abandoned and we get Buckingham shouting, mewling, and yodeling up and down his range almost at random until the back half of the song gets into what sounds like a series of raucous kazoo solos, because jungles are well known for kazoos. Other highlights include a slowed down, cabaret-singer-on-a-bender version of "September Song," and "That's How We Do It in L.A." where Buckingham spits bile so enthusiastically he appears to be in danger of burning a whole through his tonsils. The whole thing has a queasy fey energy, like a truckload of fairies strung out on… well, strung out on cocaine.
Go Insane, Buckingham's next album from 1984, is his New Wave exercise, which makes it marginally more stylistically grounded. It's still pretty nuts though, with drum loops jerking as Buckingham uncorks spiky guitar blasts that scrape and wail and wander into the corner to die. On the title track, a chorus of multi-track Buckinghams intone menacingly about his loss of mental health. It's the music Hal from 2001 might perform if he were to ingest a staggering amount of coke.
In light of these predecessors, Buckingham's just released latest effort, The Seeds We Sow, is surprisingly restrained. Specifically, it's an entirely decent collection of polished tuneful folksy tunes, with mesmerizing guitar playing. At times it seems like he's turned into Sufjan Stevens or Devandra Banhardt—and in so doing, he demonstrates convincingly why classic Lindsey Buckingham was a much, much more entertaining performer than Sufjan Stevens and Devandra Banhardt put together. Fey and pretty is okay, but fey and batshit crazy is better.
There are some signs of the old Lindsey. "Rock Away Blind," for example, shifts dynamics in a way that suggests the manic dementia of old. "End of Time" has an over-carbonated drumbeat threatening to bash its way out of the lyrical guitar line and catchy chorus. "One Take" sounds like it could be a Tusk outtake.
Best of all is the electric version of "Seeds We Sow." For the concluding track on the album, Buckingham abandons the drifty hippie persona, and uncorks squiggling keyboards, unhinged multi-tracked choruses, and pilled-up drums. The song is a burping, staggering, quivering mess—finishing up with a totally badass rock star guitar solo. Eat your heart out, Eddie Van Halen.
So the man hasn't exactly lost it. Still, Seeds We Sow comes across as a serious album with bizarre touches, rather than as a catastrophic train wreck. The set is anchored by a number of definitively pretty songs—"Gone Too Far," "End of Time," the acoustic "Seeds We Sow"—which suggests that Buckingham has some vague interest in entertaining his audience rather than being primarily focused on tearing the bugs out of his own skull. Seeds We Sow is a really fine album—better than anything Bob Dylan or Neil Young has done for the past couple of decades. But it's doesn't scale the pinnacles of cracked sublimity the way Buckingham used to. Maybe he's just not as young as he used to be. Probably, though, it has something to do with getting off the coke.
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Aphex Twins, Jonny Greenwood Live in Poland
The Hamtramck Hoard House
A Creature I Don't Know
Memoryhouse's The Years, Now In Video Form
Chris Martin's Haunted Graffiti


Consumer wearables were big last year, and will be big this year. For some time now we've been working with our clients on prototypes and pilots around wearables in the enterprise, and this year we expect there to be more buzz at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on how these tools can really be utilised. We'll see Connected Workers with access to more data than ever before so they can make quicker, smarter and more proactive decisions and actions, improving productivity and reducing costs for their businesses. Head mounted displays, smart watches and other new devices that we're likely to see making waves at MWC, will enable the presentation of data from previously 'dumb' devices, now enabled with sensors and connectivity.
However, the Connected Worker is not just about wearables, smartphones or connected products; rather, it's the complete relationship that a worker has with the information they need to do their job as well as possible. This might be instant access to a 'how to' video for the field force via a headset, or transmitting data and content back to HQ to get a 'crowd-sourced' opinion on how to solve a problem. While this relationship might be enabled by smartphones or other connected devices, it also necessitates mobile device and sensor management, mobile application management. As well as a consideration for network capacity and other elements of an enterprise's IT infrastructure that will be affected by the move towards increasingly connected workers.
In addition this year, we expect to see connected products extend to connected office spaces, factories, plants and transportation such as ships and freight carriers. While at CES we heard many conversations about the connected home, MWC will add to these with a more enterprise-focused view of how the Internet of Things – and the Industrial Internet of Things – will also change our working lives and spaces.


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Dementia Prevention
Frontotemporal Dementia
Health & Social Policy
Parkinsonian Dementias
Positive Aging
Salvo Spina, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
It is in the fascinating microscopic world of neuropathology that we must look to unveil the cure of neurodegenerative dementias.
Italy, USA
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Salvo is a behavioral neurologist with extensive experience in the neuropathology of neurodegenerative dementia. The central focus of his research is the study of the neuropathological substrates underlying the heterogeneous phenotypic expression of dementia. Salvo's research aims to ascertain the neuropathological correlates of in vivo biomarkers of neurodegeneration.
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It is in the microscopic world of neuropathology, the intricate networks of neurons and their connections, that the secrets of neurodegenerative dementias ultimately reside. It is in this fascinating world, that we must look to unveil the cure of these diseases.
Salvo's research methodology integrates behavioral neurology, neuroimaging, as well as classic and advanced neuropathology to assess dozens of protein and nucleic acid markers in the same histological sections. His research focuses on the development of deep learning algorithms for biomarkers quantifications.
At GBHI, Salvo teaches the writing skills curriculum and is the organizer of the case study section of the Global Neurology Forum, a quarterly, video-conference stage aimed at promoting a world-wide discussion on the impact of social determinants of care on brain health and disease.
Salvo received his medical degree from the University of Catania, Italy. He completed a neurology residency at the University of Siena, Italy, from which he also obtained his doctorate degree on mechanisms of neurodegeneration. He was trained in dementia neuropathology at the Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indianapolis, in the laboratory of Dr. Bernardino Ghetti. Later, he completed a neurology residency at Indiana University, and a behavioral neurology fellowship at the Memory and Aging Center, UCSF, where he is now an Assistant Professor of Neurology.
The severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms is higher in early-onset than late-onset Alzheimer's disease
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Genetic pleiotropy and the shared pathological features of corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy: a case report and a review of the literature
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Patterns of neuronal Rhes as a novel hallmark of tauopathies
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View the news item, Increasing Diversity in Autopsies for Neurodegenerative Research


Since declaring the truce July 11 at a Southeast Raleigh park, some of the former gang members have been mentoring summer campers at Torchlight Academy, a charter school in North Raleigh, and have shared their anti-gang message with youngsters attending basketball camp at Word of God church on Rock Quarry Road. In August, they're scheduled to speak at an educational event at the Wake County Justice Center, a meeting with lieutenant governor candidate Linda Coleman, an event in Oxford sponsored by officials at Butner's federal prison and at Fayetteville State University.
The audiences in Durham may be the toughest and most skeptical.
The Raleigh group's visit to Durham will coincide with the one-year anniversary of six shootings in four days in the Bull City that killed a 19-year-old woman and wounded 13 others. Multiple people were shot when someone in a white car pulled up to a birthday party on Hinson Drive, exchanged words with someone in the crowd and opened fire.
William "Doc Loc" Hinton, a 41-year-old former Crips leader who now mentors at Torchlight, first suggested the Raleigh truce earlier this month. The soft-spoken Hinton concedes that Durham has more gang members than Raleigh and that the challenge will be persuading the opposing sides to sit down and talk.
Donnie McQueen, the executive director of Torchlight Academy, said forging a truce in Durham will be challenging.
McQueen said the Raleigh group wants to make sure the "conditions are right" for a truce and have some guidelines in place before arriving in Durham next week.
"We are not limiting ourselves to a time, except to say as soon as possible," he said when asked when he thought the Raleigh and Durham gang factions would sit down and discuss the proposed truce.


My first decent sci-fi short story, and one of my first serious attempts at writing since English class at school.
He looked up, and there above him was the dirgible. It glistened in the morning sun, like ivory nectar hanging from the leaf of the sky, other colours dancing across it's surface. A Pearl. The final and most magnificent one of all.
Simon sat quickly, however, as if he'd been stung, when the Wasps shot past. How had they found this haven so soon? So many plans, so much care, so much time and too many lives to ensure that what had just happened couldn't.
This, the last of the floating freighters, the life-boats that could so effortlessly glide between as well as through space, was carrying his love. Karen, his life-partner, cocooned in the silver orb turned prison.
Under the assault of the Wasp ships, the pearly hue of the hull was becoming tinted with red, like blood spattered bone, flecked with white-hot bursts of striking energy.
How. How, how, how? It couldn't be, it shouldn't be. Such terrible treachery on the part on the part of a universe that could allow a betrayal of hope and love was impossible to grasp. Simon's mind revolted under what is was being asked to accept, and turned inwards, fleeing from the imposible nightmare outside.
Seeing with a clarity that none had ever before experienced, Simon studied his conciousness. Each part of his mind on display in front of him, shifting and warping like shadows, twisted by his very attention, yet always identifiable, and always transparent to his gaze.
He could see his love for Karen, a huge, billowing cloud, smothering so many of the other, smaller, shades. His temper, that had been so prominent before, was now a fleeting, cowardly creature beside it.
Swarming in amongst them, tiny, flickering patches, that twitched and pulsed between shapes, between groups, sometimes part of one emotion, then swelling another. The many hidden and forgotten events, traumas and experiences, each of which, in concert with the others, helped to construct his personality. Fascinated, Simon watched their incessant dance, their mesmerising interplay, the world outside him forgotten for a moment.
Then, a glistening, incongruous shape was revealed for the merest instant behind the darkest recess of his psyche. It was wrong. He'd only glimpsed it for a moment, yet now his attention had been drawn to it he could feel its movements, its attempts to hide. He followed it, hunted it down. This was his mind, and no matter how long it had hidden here, he knew it better.
Caught, it writhed and stuggled against his study. It didn't take long. One glance, and the answer sent a maelstrom thundering through his mindfield. Horror, anger, fear, despair, terror, anguish wrapped together and swirling round and over each other, all other emotions swept aside under the onslaught.
It was a Wasp mind, or at least a part of one. A sliver of Wasp consciousness, planted deep inside his. How long it had lain there, monitoring, watching, reporting, he didn't know. Time was immaterial. All that mattered was that he, Simon, was the reason the Wasps were here now. He was the reason his beloved Karen was dead. He had betrayed her, betrayed everybody. He'd sentenced the entire human race to death.
Desperation, an overwhelming hatred of himself, swept through his mind, fueled by the images of the burning symbol of hope that had been the dirgible. Him. He had caused this. It was all his fault.
NO! Anger, a sheer, raw, primal rage. They. The Wasps. As always, the Wasps. Their origin a mystery. Their purpose an enigma. All that could be discerned was their hatred of mankind, and the design of their ships. The latter produced their name, the former the technology that spurred mankind to this chance at escape.
This anger, the sheer power of Simon's rage against all that had been lost by this treachery transcended a mental boundary, crossed through into hidden depths.
Simon ceased to be. His lifeforce, his conciousness, empowered by his combined love and hate, mingled and merged, and flooded through the link the frail Wasp fragment had made into his mind. It shot, instinctively at first, but with growing awareness, from Wasp mind to Wasp mind, absorbing, twisting, bending. It left behind mindless husks, dark reflections of the lifeless shell turned cage of Simon's body, which was now lying empty on the grass.
With insight, came power. The increasing knowledge the entity-that-had-been-Simon gained increased its reach and abilities. To a mind, to know is all. Knowledge is life, is control, is power. Every mind devoured added to what it knew, to what it had experienced, and therefore to what it could do.
Eventually, it understood, knowledge taken to its limit. The remaining Wasps absorbed, gone, their purpose complete.
That-which-was-no-longer-Simon turned towards its origins. It looked upon the millions of minds that, each one housing the same potential, not yet realised. All that was needed was the key to their cage, a key that was now available.
Time had already become meaningless to humans, being no more of a barrier than air with the technology developed under the pressure of the Wasps' attacks, the same technology that powered the Pearl dirgibles. In this new, post-larval form, matter became equally unnecessary. To exist was all.
That had been the eternal question. Why did they exist? Now they had the ultimate answer, and had they not passed beyond such base feelings, they would have been shocked. Now however, they knew, and that was all.
They transferred their attention, for that was all that was left to move, back through time, and created information, in the form of a twinned, spiraling molecule, on an insignificant planet.
They watched it grow, develop, twist and mutate. The life, as a whole, matured, and passed into adulthood.
Yet they were not the only creations of the conciousness that had been humankind. Far away, a reflection of the same process was also growing. This new growth was far simpler, far more focused, for it only had one task. It did not need to be beautiful. Quite the opposite.
Just as an oyster only produces a pearl in response to irritation, so too the growing humankind needed an irritant to reach their final potential. The Wasps. Built by humanity-that-was-humanity-no-longer, the sworn enemy of mankind was its greatest gift.
Mankind swelled its consciousness to fill the universe, watched and guided everything, an infinite, perfect pearl. Then, it rested.
A nice paradox. I do love your finished pieces.


What to do next I do not know. I think I need to use the over function but it has not been working for me.
I think I need to prepare the data in the schools dataframe for this, but I don't understand how... or why.
Don't use tibbles if you are working with spatial data and the sp package (which is what rgdal also returns).
This has the HEITI column from the polygons for each point, as well as all the other columns from the polygons.
You might also want to look into how to do this using sf class objects, a newer system for spatial data.
Here is a solution with sf. In this case, you can leave it as a tibble.
Recovering shape layer which was accidentally overwritten?
How do I convert WGS84 to Lat, Long to Google Maps in R?


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package entity;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.persistence.Basic;
import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.NamedQueries;
import javax.persistence.NamedQuery;
import javax.persistence.OneToMany;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.persistence.Temporal;
import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;

/**
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@Entity
@Table(name = "person")
@XmlRootElement
@NamedQueries({
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    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findById", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.id = :id"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByFname", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.fname = :fname"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByMname", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.mname = :mname"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByLname", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.lname = :lname"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByEmail", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.email = :email"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByDob", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.dob = :dob"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByPhone", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.phone = :phone"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByGender", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.gender = :gender"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Person.findByCountry", query = "SELECT p FROM Person p WHERE p.country = :country"),
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    @Column(name = "mname")
    private String mname;
    @Column(name = "lname")
    private String lname;
    @Column(name = "email")
    private String email;
    @Column(name = "dob")
    @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
    private Date dob;
    @Column(name = "phone")
    private String phone;
    @Column(name = "gender")
    private String gender;
    @Column(name = "country")
    private String country;
    @Column(name = "user_type")
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    public Person() {
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    public Person(Integer id) {
        this.id = id;
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        return id;
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    public void setFname(String fname) {
        this.fname = fname;
    }

    public String getMname() {
        return mname;
    }

    public void setMname(String mname) {
        this.mname = mname;
    }

    public String getLname() {
        return lname;
    }

    public void setLname(String lname) {
        this.lname = lname;
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    public String getEmail() {
        return email;
    }

    public void setEmail(String email) {
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        return dob;
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    public void setDob(Date dob) {
        this.dob = dob;
    }

    public String getPhone() {
        return phone;
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    public void setPhone(String phone) {
        this.phone = phone;
    }

    public String getGender() {
        return gender;
    }

    public void setGender(String gender) {
        this.gender = gender;
    }

    public String getCountry() {
        return country;
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    public void setCountry(String country) {
        this.country = country;
    }

    public String getUserType() {
        return userType;
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    public void setUserType(String userType) {
        this.userType = userType;
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    public Collection<Property> getPropertyCollection() {
        return propertyCollection;
    }

    public void setPropertyCollection(Collection<Property> propertyCollection) {
        this.propertyCollection = propertyCollection;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public Collection<Object1> getObject1Collection() {
        return object1Collection;
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    public void setObject1Collection(Collection<Object1> object1Collection) {
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        if (!(object instanceof Person)) {
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As you are aware, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) organises Convocations for distributing certificates to the newly qualified members, in order to promote a sense of comradeship among members and to bring them closer to the Institute. In fact, Convocations also provide us an occasion to welcome and mark the entry of new members into the professional fraternity. Around 8360 newly enrolled members who have been granted membership during June 2018 to November 2018 will be awarded Certificate of Membership at respective places in the august gathering of Council Members of ICAI, dignitaries & the Chief Guest as well as CA fraternity. Convocation programme would be held on 1st February 2019 in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Kanpur, and New Delhi. More details about the venue and schedule of the Convocations will be intimated to the participants by the concerned Regional Offices of ICAI. Members on their own may contact their Regional Offices to know the details of these programmes.
The Members having Membership Numbers as below are eligible to participate and invited to attend in Dress Code.
NRO Convocation on 9th February, 2019 549561-551600 Delhi: Yamuna Sports Complex, Surajmal Vihar, Delhi-110 092. Contact Person: Ms. Rekha Sachdeva/Mr. Deepak Kishore Sharma Phone: 011 30210640/647.
Detailed programme sheet alongwith individual invitation has already been sent to the concerned participants. Please contact ICAI office at the above cities or concerned Regional office for further enquiry.
All the participants of Convocation may arrange their travel to attend the convocation programme at the respective places.
The listed participants may join on the day and celebrate their success and cherish on becoming Chartered Accountant Professional.
If i am unable to attend this convocation ceremony can I attend the next?
I didn't received invitation till date for pune.i called in mumbai office,they said they didnt get any certificate and kanpur region said they sent certificate.what can I do now?
I am not able to attend september 2017 convocation for some reasons.Can I attend convocation in next round?
If someone has passed Final Examination, but did not complete 3 years experience, therefore didn't apply for membership, then whether that person can attend Convocation?
sir I have received message for convocation and i gave my confirmation but still i have not received any details about venue n time.pls suggest me what should i do.
I Enrolled as a Member on 27/06/2016. I Didn't received Mail or Letter. M I Eligible For January Convocation???
I called My regional office they told me that you can file Online form If you Interested. This facility is also Available???
How to check whether my name is there in the list of convocation??
Hi..i enrolled as member in june but didnt received mail regarding convocation.. what should i do?
Hi,I have cleared CA in Jan 2016 and registered for membership on 1 April 2016 but I have not received any intimation of convocation. Please tell when the convocation will take place and centre.
Hello Sir.I enrolled before 31.3.2016 in feb.But didn't get any mail from my regional office.May I know the venue and time in delhi.
ICAI Send Innovation to all candidates who are eligible for this convocation, please call to your regional office immediately no other option is available.
Sir, I have enrolled as a member in August 2015 should i will be eligible for this convocation tomorrow.
Only Members enrolled during the period October, 2015 to March, 2016 are eligible for this convocation. but Sometime ICAI Send invitation to old members who not attend last convocation so Please call to your Regional centre to appear in this convocation.
Hey I am enrolled as a member in Sept 2015 and also received communication from ICAI regarding August 2016 convocation. But i am will not be able to attend the convocation of August 2016 due to some reason. Can I attend the next round of convocation? Also can parents attend the convocation?
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Il Gran Premio del Canada 2019 è stata la settima prova della stagione 2019 del campionato mondiale di Formula 1. La gara, tenutasi domenica 9 giugno 2019 sul circuito Gilles Villeneuve di Montréal, è stata vinta dal britannico Lewis Hamilton su Mercedes, al suo settantottesimo successo nel mondiale. Hamilton ha preceduto all'arrivo i due piloti della Ferrari, il tedesco Sebastian Vettel ed il monegasco Charles Leclerc.

Sebastian Vettel, primo al traguardo, è penalizzato di cinque secondi sul tempo di gara per essere uscito fuori pista e aver ostacolato Lewis Hamilton al rientro, scivolando al secondo posto. La Ferrari ha esposto un reclamo contro tale decisione dei commissari di gara, utilizzando il diritto alla revisione, previsto dal codice sportivo. Il reclamo è stato poi respinto e la classifica confermata.

Vigilia

Aspetti tecnici
Per questa gara la Pirelli, fornitrice unica degli pneumatici, porta le mescole C3, C4 e C5.

Sono tre, come stabilito dal 2018, le zone dove i piloti possono attivare il DRS; oltre che sul rettilineo d'arrivo e sul rettilineo del Casino, con un unico punto di determinazione del distacco tra i piloti, posto dopo la curva 9, i piloti possono aprire l'ala mobile anche tra le curve 7 e 8, con punto per la determinazione del distacco fra piloti posto dopo la curva 5.

L'autodromo vede rinnovata completamente l'area del paddock. I lavori, iniziati nel luglio 2018, terminano circa un mese prima della gara.

Sulle due Ferrari vengono sostituiti turbo e MGU-H, mentre le vetture motorizzate dalla Mercedes vedono montate una nuova evoluzione della power unit, che prevede un nuovo motore termico. La Honda decide di sostituire la centralina e la batteria sulle Red Bull Racing di Max Verstappen e Pierre Gasly, e anche sulla Toro Rosso di Daniil Kvjat.

Aspetti sportivi
In questa stagione, il gran premio è sponsorizzato dalla Pirelli.

Da questa gara, la Ferrari viene iscritta ai gran premi, come già avvenuto per il Gran Premio d'Australia, col solo nome di "Scuderia Ferrari", senza il title sponsor Mission Winnow, in quanto ciò sarebbe una forma indiretta di pubblicità al tabacco.

L'ex pilota di Formula 1 Emanuele Pirro è nominato quale commissario aggiunto per la gara. L'italiano ha svolto in passato, in diverse occasioni, tale funzione, l'ultima al Gran Premio del Bahrein.

Il pilota locale Nicholas Latifi ha preso il posto di Robert Kubica alla Williams, nel corso della prima sessione di prove libere.

Prove

Resoconto
Nella prima sessione del venerdì il più veloce è Lewis Hamilton, che ottiene un tempo di mezzo secondo più rapido dell'anno precedente. A poco più di un decimo si è piazzato Valtteri Bottas, l'altro pilota della Mercedes. I due piloti della scuderia tedesca sono gli unici a scendere sotto il muro del minuto e tredici secondi. Charles Leclerc, terzo, è staccato di quasi un secondo, pur usando anche lui pneumatici di mescola media. Il monegasco è stato penalizzato, nella parte finale della sessione, da un problema al pescaggio della benzina.

Al quarto posto si è classificato Max Verstappen, davanti a Sebastian Vettel, autore anche di un testacoda al tornantino. Subito alle sue spalle c'è Kimi Räikkönen, ad appena 30 millesimi. L'altro pilota dell'Alfa Romeo Racing Antonio Giovinazzi è andato a sbattere contro le barriere, col posteriore della sua vettura, in uscita dalla curva 9. Sulla Williams, guidata dal pilota locale Latifi, è stata sperimentata una nuova sospensione anteriore.

Le Ferrari si sono riprese nella seconda sessione, dedicata maggiormente alla ricerca della prestazione per la qualifica. Le due vetture italiane hanno presentato un maggior carico aerodinamico e coi cestelli dei freni aperti. Leclerc ha chiuso con 1'12"177 e gomme soft, davanti a Sebastian Vettel, distanziato di 74 millesimi. Il tempo è stato di poco migliore rispetto a quello dell'analoga sessione del 2018, ciò a causa di un certo vento che penalizza le monoposto.

Al terzo posto ha chiuso Valtteri Bottas, mentre al quarto è salito Carlos Sainz Jr. su McLaren-Renault. Le Mercedes non hanno dimostrato particolare velocità, sul passo gara, con le gomme di tipo soft. Hamilton è stato autore di un incidente alla curva 9, mentre stava testando le gomme medie, chiudendo solo col sesto tempo, alle spalle anche di Kevin Magnussen. Dopo questo incidente la scuderia decide di sostituire tutto il retrotreno sulla vettura del campione del mondo.

Hanno avuto problemi le due Red Bull Racing, con Pierre Gasly dodicesimo, autore di diversi errori di guida, e Max Verstappen tredicesimo, che ha strisciato il muretto all'ultima chicane, dovendo così abortire il suo tentativo veloce. Dopo l'incidente del mattino all'Alfa Romeo è necessario sostituire il cambio sulla vettura di Giovinazzi, che così non ha potuto girare per un'ora.

Al sabato il più rapido è Sebastian Vettel. Il ferrarista ha ottenuto un tempo molto vicino al record del tracciato, precedendo di 139 millesimi il compagno di team Charles Leclerc, che è stato autore di un errore di guida nel suo ultimo tentativo veloce. Dietro alle due vetture di Maranello si sono posizionate le due Mercedes e le due Red Bull Racing, mentre al settimo posto ha chiuso Daniel Ricciardo.

Non ha tempi Lance Stroll, il cui motore Mercedes è esploso nelle prime fasi della sessione, non consentendo al pilota canadese di prendere parte alle prove. Sulla sua monoposto viene rimontato un vecchio motore termico, utilizzato per le prime sei gare, al fine di non incorrere in penalità sulla griglia di partenza. Viene anche sostituita la MGU-K.

Risultati
Nella prima sessione del venerdì si è avuta questa situazione:

Nella seconda sessione del venerdì si è avuta questa situazione:

Nella terza sessione del sabato si è avuta questa situazione:

Qualifiche

Resoconto
Dopo i tempi delle Williams e delle altre vetture di mezza classifica, il primo dei piloti della scuderie migliori a far segnare un tempo è Charles Leclerc con 1'11"786, tempo non battuto da Sebastian Vettel. Max Verstappen si intercala tra le due Ferrari, mentre Antonio Giovinazzi scala quinto. Lewis Hamilton si pone terzo, mentre Valtteri Bottas e Pierre Gasly riescono ad inserirsi nelle prime posizioni, e anche Lando Norris passa Vettel.

Le Ferrari migliorano i loro tempi, comandando la graduatoria davanti alle Red Bull Racing e le Mercedes. Nella parte finale di sessione le vetture anglo-tedesche abbassano ancora il tempo limite, con Bottas che precede Hamilton. Più dietro Romain Grosjean prende il settimo tempo, davanti a Daniel Ricciardo; poco dopo Alexander Albon sale fino alla sesta posizione. La lotta è molto serrata per evitare il taglio in Q1. Al termine della sessione non passano Sergio Pérez, Kimi Räikkönen, Lance Stroll e le due Williams.

In Q2 Hamilton e Vettel affrontano subito la pista, con gomme medie. Il tedesco precede il pilota della Mercedes per 27 millesimi. Valtteri Bottas è invece autore di un testacoda che rovina il suo primo tentativo. Verstappen è quarto, davanti a Giovinazzi, con Albon alle spalle del pilota dell'Alfa Romeo. Sale poi Nico Hülkenberg in quarta posizione, alle cui spalle si posiziona Carlos Sainz Jr..

Charles Leclerc conquista la vetta della lista dei tempi, prima di essere battuto ancora da Vettel. Pierre Gasly, su gomme morbide, si posiziona tra i due piloti della Ferrari. In compenso l'altro pilota della Red Bull, Verstappen (che ha usato gomme medie), è solo decimo. Lewis Hamilton abbassa ancora il tempo limite, precedendo Bottas, secondo.

Tra il quinto e il decimo tempo ci sono solo tre decimi di secondi di distacco, quando mancano un paio di minuti alla fine della sessione. All'ultimo tentativo Kevin Magnussen perde il controllo della sua Haas all'ultima chicane, andando a sbattere forte contro il muretto dei box. La sessione è immediatamente interrotta, impedendo così a molti piloti, che non avevano completato l'ultimo tentativo di giro veloce, di migliorare i loro tempi. Risultano eliminati Max Verstappen, Daniil Kvjat, Antonio Giovinazzi, Alexander Albon e Romain Grosjean.

Gasly fa segnare in Q3 1'12"185, prima di essere battuto da Charles Leclerc in 1'11"188, e da Sebastian Vettel in 1'10"681. Poco dopo Lewis Hamilton segna il nuovo record della pista con 1'10"493. Bottas è autore di un nuovo testacoda, ciò che limita la sua partecipazione alla Q3 in un solo tentativo. Nico Hülkenberg batte Gasly, mentre l'altra Renault di Ricciardo è sesta.

Le due Ferrari effettuano un secondo giro veloce di fila, ma restano ancora distanti dai tempi di Hamilton. Gasly risale, nel frattempo, al quarto posto. Bottas ha un bloccaggio delle ruote al tornantino, e chiude con 1'11"101, mentre Daniel Ricciardo migliora, chiudendo col terzo tempo. Si migliora anche Hamilton con 1'10"446, prima di essere battuto da Sebastian Vettel, che ottiene la pole position con 1'10"240. Leclerc chiude col terzo tempo.

Per Vettel è la cinquantaseiesima partenza al palo nel mondiale, l'ultima era stata ottenuta nel Gran Premio di Germania 2018. La quarta piazza di Ricciardo rappresenta la miglior partenza per la Renault dal Gran Premio del Giappone 2010. Al termine delle qualifiche Carlos Sainz Jr. è penalizzato di tre posizioni sulla griglia di partenza e di un punto sulla Superlicenza, per aver ostacolato Alexander Albon, in Q1.

Risultati
Nella sessione di qualifica si è avuta questa situazione:

In grassetto sono indicate le migliori prestazioni in Q1, Q2 e Q3.

Gara

Resoconto
Parte bene Sebastian Vettel, che mantiene il comando della gara, davanti a Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Nico Hülkenberg e Valtteri Bottas.

Nel secondo giro Lando Norris passa Max Verstappen per l'ottava posizione. L'olandese è uno dei pochi piloti partito con gomme hard. Già al terzo giro c'è il primo pit stop, con Carlos Sainz Jr., che passa alle gomme di mescola più dura. Al sesto giro Verstappen ripassa Norris, per l'ottava piazza.

Nel giro seguente l'altro pilota della Red Bull Racing, Pierre Gasly, effettua la prima sosta, optando per gomme hard. Ancora un giro ed è il turno di Daniel Ricciardo. Al nono giro si ritira Norris, per il cedimento di una sospensione della sua McLaren. La classifica è sempre guidata da Vettel, davanti a Hamilton, Leclerc, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Verstappen e Kvjat.

Al sedicesimo giro si ferma Hülkenberg, che passa anche lui a gomme dure. Bottas scala quarto, alle spalle di Leclerc. Al venticinquesimo giro si ferma il leader della gara, Vettel, che segue la strategia degli altri piloti, montando le gomme a mescola hard. Hamilton attende tre giri per effettuare la sua sosta, ma rientra in pista comunque alle spalle di Sebastian Vettel che ha abbassato i suoi tempi. Dopo la sosta del britannico della Mercedes si trova al comando Charles Leclerc.

Bottas si ferma per la sosta al giro 30, rientrando in gara sesto, alle spalle di Daniel Ricciardo. Tre giri dopo si ferma anche Leclerc; il monegasco della Ferrari rientra in gara quarto, alle spalle di Max Verstappen, che supera dopo un solo giro: la classifica è ristabilita come prima delle soste, con Vettel primo, seguito da Hamilton e Leclerc. Quarto è Verstappen, ora davanti a Ricciardo, Bottas e Nico Hülkenberg.

Al trentottesimo giro Bottas strappa la quinta posizione a Ricciardo, dopo un duello durato alcuni giri. Hamilton sfrutta alcuni doppiaggi, e porta il distacco da Vettel a meno di un secondo. Il tedesco è però capace di ricostruire un certo margine sul britannico.

Al giro 48 Vettel manca la chicane 3-4, ma riesce a rientrare in pista sempre davanti a Hamilton, che però si lamenta della manovra dell'avversario, che l'avrebbe stretto verso il muro. Nello stesso giro effettua la sosta Verstappen, che scende in settima posizione, alle spalle di Bottas e le due Renault. L'olandese riesce, in un paio di giri, a passare le due vetture francesi, portandosi in quinta posizione.

La direzione di gara commina a Vettel una penalizzazione di 5 secondi per essere rientrato in pista, dopo l'errore al giro 48, in maniera considerata pericolosa. Hamilton, in pista secondo, è di fatto primo, essendo il suo distacco da Vettel inferiore a 5 secondi.

Negli ultimi giri Hamilton si avvicina a Vettel, senza però riuscire ad impensierire il tedesco, potendo comunque contare sulla penalizzazione che Vettel sconta sul tempo di gara. A pochi giri dalla fine si ferma Valtteri Bottas per montare gomme nuove e ottenere il giro veloce.

La gara termina con Vettel che taglia il traguardo per primo ma, a causa della penalizzazione di 5 secondi, è Lewis Hamilton a vincere la gara. Charles Leclerc è terzo, davanti a Bottas e Verstappen. Solo i primi cinque piloti chiudono a pieni giri.

Risultati
I risultati del Gran Premio sono i seguenti:

Valtteri Bottas riceve un punto addizionale per aver segnato il giro più veloce della gara.

Classifiche mondiali

Piloti

Costruttori

Polemiche dopo la gara
Al termine della gara, Sebastian Vettel, contrariato per la decisione della giuria di penalizzarlo di 5 secondi sul tempo totale e di due punti sulla Superlicenza, sceglie di non parcheggiare la sua Ferrari sotto il podio, ove è previsto che stazionino le vetture dei piloti giunti nei primi tre posti. Il tedesco evita così anche l'intervista del dopo gara, effettuata prima della cerimonia di premiazione. Ritornato nella zona delle vetture, Vettel sposta il cartello che indica il primo arrivato, posto di fronte alla Mercedes di Lewis Hamilton, per posizionarla nel punto dove avrebbe dovuto lasciare la propria vettura, quale secondo. Il tedesco è poi salito sul podio, confermando la sua contrarietà in merito alla decisione della giuria, nell'intervista effettuata sul podio stesso.

Sebastian Vettel ha spiegato:

Lewis Hamilton ha invece giudicato corretta la decisione, ma ha anche affermato di aver cercato di passare il tedesco in pista, pur sapendo della penalizzazione. La decisione dei commissari di penalizzare Vettel è stata giudicata corretta dall'ex campione del mondo di Formula 1 Nico Rosberg, che ha definito non sicuro il rientro in pista del ferrarista. Il pilota della Renault Daniel Ricciardo ha evidenziato la mancanza di coerenza dei commissari, non avendo penalizzato Hamilton, per una manovra simile, proprio ai danni del pilota australiano, nel corso del Gran Premio di Monaco 2016, mentre il pilota della Toro Rosso Daniil Kvjat ha affermato che tale penalizzazione andrebbe comminata solo nel caso di ripetute manovre simili. Critiche alla decisione sono venute anche dall'ex campione del mondo Jacques Villeneuve, che l'ha definita "imbarazzante per la Formula 1", dall'altro ex campione del mondo Jenson Button, dall'ex pilota di Formula 1 Mark Webber (che l'ha definita "pazzesca"), mentre un altro ex campione del mondo Nigel Mansell ha definito la decisione come "falsante" il risultato. Anche Mario Andretti l'ha definita "non accettabile".

La Scuderia Ferrari ha annunciato di voler presentare ricorso alla Federazione Internazionale dell'Automobile in merito alla penalizzazione decisa dai commissari. In seguito la Scuderia ha deciso di ritirare il ricorso presso il tribunale della FIA, ma decide di avvalersi della norma del codice sportivo che prevede la possibilità di rivedere le decisioni prese, portando dei nuovi elementi che non erano disponibili al momento in cui era stato preso il provvedimento. Alla Scuderia sono concessi 14 giorni dal giorno della gara. Il 20 giugno la FIA accetta di discutere la richiesta presentata dalla scuderia italiana. Il giorno seguente i commissari hanno rigettato il reclamo proposto dalla Ferrari. Alcuni dei punti,  portati in evidenza ai commissari, e su cui era richiesta la revisione del giudizio, sono stati considerati come già valutati il giorno della gara, mentre altri punti sono considerati come non significativi.

L'agenzia italiana di scommesse sportive SNAI decide di pagare la vincita anche agli scommettitori che hanno indicato Vettel quale vincitore della gara.

La vittoria di Lewis Hamilton è stata messa in dubbio dai commissari della FIA in quanto sulla sua monoposto è stato cambiato, dopo le qualifiche, un elemento del sistema idraulico con un nuovo componente simile ma non uguale a quello precedente. Il pilota non è stato penalizzato in quanto i commissari non hanno potuto provare che il funzionamento del sistema idraulico fosse diverso da quello precedente. È stata, inoltre, oggetto di discussione, la comunicazione via radio avvenuta tra il pilota britannico e il suo ingegnere di gara, nel giro di ricognizione, in merito al sistema anti-stallo. Secondo alcuni tecnici essa avrebbe potuto violare la norma che limita al muretto di dare indicazioni ai piloti.

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