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Trump To Meet North Korea Leader, Kim Jong Un
Russia and South Korea on Friday welcomed the announcement of a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expected to take place by May.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the meeting is needed for the settlement of the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
On Thursday, South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong said at a White House briefing that Trump had agreed to meet with Kim by May to achieve permanent denuclearization.
The North Korean leader also agreed to halt all nuclear tests.
"For sure, we believe that this is a step in the right direction. We have heard about this agreement only today. I hope that it will be implemented.
"It is needed to normalise the situation around the Korean Peninsula,'' Lavrov said at a news conference in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa where he is with an official visit.
"It shouldn't end up with a talk only.
"But pave the way to a comprehensive political dialogue aimed at the settlement of nuclear problem on the Korean Peninsula based on the principles approved at the six-party talks and in the UN Security Council,'' Lavrov stressed.
Also, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, said: "the May meeting will be recorded as a historic milestone that realized peace on the Korean Peninsula …
"If President Trump and Chairman Kim meet following an inter-Korean summit, complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula will be put on the right track in earnest," Moon said, as quoted by his spokesman, according to the Yonhap news agency.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated drastically in 2017 due to the North's nuclear activity, which led to the UN Security Council imposing its toughest ever sanctions on the country.
In November, North Korea tested its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile, which according to Pyongyang, would have been capable of hitting any part of the U.S. mainland.
The announcement of a meeting between the U.S. and North Korean leaders comes after months of contentious exchanges.
Last fall, Trump called Kim Jong Un a "rocket man" at was on a suicide mission. Kim, for his part, said Trump's comments exhibited "mentally deranged behavior."
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Evidence shows that home visiting programs benefit children and families.
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Some models require rigid implementation, while others are more flexible.
Some home visiting models have a specific curriculum or specific measures they want home visitors to use with families. Some models specify staffing requirements, such as level of education or experience. Other models allow for flexibility in all or some of the program elements. Some implementing agencies (which may be nonprofits, hospitals, universities, county health departments, etc.) find it helpful to have everything packaged and ready to begin implementing, while others want more flexibility. However, there is currently little research on the extent to which giving implementing agencies the ability to be flexible and tailor their programs is related to greater impacts for families.
Fathers benefit from participation in home visiting programs.
Dads have reported home visiting programs helped them with their parenting skills and ability to co-parent, and with information about services to help them find jobs and participate in job training. However, research has shown that it is not always easy to include dads. Staff who work in home visiting programs may not have training on the best ways to include fathers in home visits. Sometimes dads are seen as less involved because they may not be present at the visits. However, if dads see the benefits of participating to learn about child development and ways to be better parents, this way of serving families may be a great way to reach fathers.
Home visiting models should account for community needs and resources.
Research suggests that in the process of choosing a home visiting model, there are benefits to assessing your community's needs, goals, and available resources, and the fit of the evidence-based model you are considering. If the chosen model is not a good fit for a community, it may not achieve the outcomes desired, even if it has been effective in other settings. There is growing research examining model selection, the fit of a model to a community, and adaptations of models to meet unique program or community needs.


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Thinking about a used car extended warranty? Nervous about what's under the hood? Used car dealers are feeling your pain all the way to the bank. In an ironic twist, "pre-owned vehicle" dealers have found a way to profit from their bad reputation.
No, they're not just selling overpriced used car extended warranties anymore. They're charging a 10%-25% markup on used cars "certified" (by them) not to be pieces of junk. The accompanying "certified" used car warranties in fact usually carry much less protection than the best used car warranties, which you can buy yourself online. Who needs a used car warranty if your jalopy is a "certified" machine?
But even paying 10%-25% more won't eliminate risk. Thorough extended warranties for used cars are necessary, "certified" or not. In some cases, a half-hearted inspection means the certification may not be worth the paper it's written on. Used car problems often only appear months or years after purchase. That's why even for mint used cars, used car extended warranties are essential.
Worse, "certified" used cars don't always come with any extended used car warranty coverage. When a "certified" used car warranty is included, it usually has much less coverage than a new car warranty. Even most standard pre-owned vehicle extended warranties offer much more protection than most "certified" used car warranties.
You can almost always do better on your own. An independent inspection and a used car extended warranty provide better peace of mind, often at a lower price.
Certified Used Car Inspection: Used Car Extended Warranties Still Needed The cornerstone of a "certified" used car program is the supposedly super-thorough inspection. There are good reasons to think that the inspection does not replace an independent inspection or used car extended warranty coverage.
*Are inspections really added value? Don't you wonder why dealers aren't inspecting all their cars before taking delivery themselves? Car dealers aren't idiots, at least not with cars. Anyone who's had to haggle over a trade-in knows that. The big question is whether the dealership will disclose everything it knows. Trust is still an issue with "certified" cars.
*Certified by whom? Think about it: the same people who are trying to sell you the car are also "certifying" it. Yes, you read right: the "certification" is usually done by the dealership selling the car. If there's any manufacturer oversight, it's often just an occasional inspection of the dealer's inspection.
*Duplicate inspection. You should have any used car, "certified" or not, thoroughly inspected by an independent mechanic. You're up against an industry that demonstrates about as much trustworthiness as, well, used car dealers. Do not give up your first line of defense.
*Limits of inspections. No inspection in the world can foresee every possible problem. Oftentimes, something that breaks a few months after purchase really was fine when the car was sold--or was virtually undetectable. When--not if--something gives out, you'd better have a used car extended warranty.
"Certified" Used Car Warranty Coverage under the Hood The implied selling point of "certified" used cars is they won't break. That kind of makes used car extended warranties seem unnecessary. Naturally, some buyers may wonder what will be happen if something does break anyway. In order to ease those inquiring minds, "certified" used car warranties often come included, or are at least implied. Sadly, too few people will inquire further about what the "certified" used car warranty covers.
*Does certified mean "under warranty"? Not necessarily. The major manufacturers' "certified" programs usually include some extended warranty protection. But oftentimes, "certified" cars sold outside of manufacturers' programs do not come with any extended warranty coverage. If it does break, tough luck.
*How good's the warranty? The GM Certified Used Vehicle Warranty is only for 3 months or 3,000 miles! Ford offers longer "certified" warranties. But they generally aren't bumper-to-bumper, covering only the "power train." Forget about the little extras like the roof or the doors. Right off the internet, you can buy extended warranty used car coverage that is generally bumper-to-bumper and lasts several years.
"Certified" Used Cars: Extended Warranties Still Needed "Certified" used cars offer two things: an inspection and a used car extended warranty. Arguably, neither is worth the price.
*Inspection. Let's face reality. The junky used car problem doesn't exist for want of dealer inspections. Lemons get sold for one of three reasons. a) The defect did not show up in the dealer's own inspection. b) The dealer is trying to sell a car whose defects were already known. Or sometimes c) the buyer knows about the defects but is guilty of wishful thinking. In none of these cases will a "certified" inspection provide the protection of an independent inspection and extended used car warranty.
*Warranty. A "certified" used car will often cost 10%-25% more. For a $10,000 used car, that's $1,000-$2,500. An extended used car warranty from an independent auto warranty company will often cost about the same. But the best used car warranties will provide a lot more protection than "certified" used car warranties. Given that fact, you may end up getting an independent extended car warranty anyway.
Worst of all, certified used cars come with an expensive risk. They tempt you to let your guard down. Ford even issued a press release headlined "Pre-Owned Vehicle Program Reduces Customer Buyer Beware." As if that were a good thing.
Of course, in the end, you may buy a "certified" used car anyway. These days it seems there are fewer and fewer used cars that aren't "certified." Just make sure to get an independent inspection and an independent used car extended warranty. "Certified" or not, it's still a used car.


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Код INSEE коммуны — 65004.

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Коммуна расположена приблизительно в 680 км к югу от Парижа, в 140 км юго-западнее Тулузы, в 25 км к юго-западу от Тарба.

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Климат умеренно-океанический с солнечной тёплой погодой и обильными осадками на протяжении практически всего года.

Население
Население коммуны на 2010 год составляло 388 человек.

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В 2010 году среди 227 человек трудоспособного возраста (15-64 лет) 176 были экономически активными, 51 — неактивными (показатель активности — 77,5 %, в 1999 году было 66,8 %). Из 176 активных жителей работали 168 человек (93 мужчины и 75 женщин), безработных было 8 (3 мужчин и 5 женщин). Среди 51 неактивных 15 человек были учениками или студентами, 17 — пенсионерами, 19 были неактивными по другим причинам.

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 Башня замка Видалос (XII век)

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Historic YouGov poll puts the Tories and Labour in third and fourth place in Britain-wide voting intentions for Westminster
I think we can safely say we've never seen an opinion poll quite like this before. I did wonder in my previous blogpost whether the first poll after the European elections would put the Brexit Party in an outright lead - that hasn't quite happened, but it's just as dramatic a story as that.
Britain-wide voting intentions for Westminster (YouGov):
Brexit Party 22% (+4)
Conservatives 19% (-5)
SNP / Plaid Cymru 6% (+1)
Change UK 1% (-1)
UKIP 1% (-1)
Scottish subsample: SNP 44%, Conservatives 19%, Labour 12%, Liberal Democrats 11%, Brexit Party 7%, Greens 6%, Change UK 1%, UKIP 1%
What remains to be seen is whether the Lib Dem and Brexit Party surges are the real deal, or whether they're Cleggasm-type effects that will ebb away once memories of the Euro election fade. But if by any chance things carry on like this, the SNP could be in a with a golden opportunity of cleaning up at the next general election, because for the first time ever they won't have to deal with the perception that people need to vote for a Labour government as the only alternative to the Tories. Instead, they'll quite reasonably be able to point out that a vote for the SNP is the only credible way in Scotland of helping to stop Farage.
The one possible fly in the ointment, as I suggested the other day, is that it looks likely that the next Lib Dem leader will be a Scot. But even if the Scottish Lib Dems do get some sort of Swinson boost, and even if they feed off the UK bandwagon effect, they can only realistically hope to win in a relatively small minority of constituencies. There are huge swathes of Scotland where the SNP are the only conceivable beneficiaries of a Tory and Labour collapse.
Posted by James Kelly at 11:12 PM
If Swinson becomes leader and if Libdems win a WM GE, a problem arises. EVEL. Can she credibly lead UK govt if she doesn't always get a vote?
Scottish Skier May 31, 2019 at 8:06 AM
This is correct. Because she is Scottish (represents a constituency here), England will not allow her full voting rights in Westminster / as PM. A similar case would apply to any other Scottish MPs in her (theoretical) cabinet.
A simple majority of MPs would not be sufficient for her to govern; she'd need a majority in England, or opposing parties will govern there domestically (and could even form a coalition to control England by voting down all related government bills).
Scots MPs are officially second class in the UK. EVEL ensures the UK cannot be governed by Scots MPs in any meaningful way. English MPs can rule Scotland, but not the other way around.
Scots MPs have no say in English devolved issues, English MPS have no say in Scotish devolved issues sounds perfectly fair.
Alan May 31, 2019 at 9:56 AM
You're getting carried away with the anti-EVEL propaganda there. It's just an additional voting stage inserted between the second and third readings.
English MPs can veto proposed legislation, but they cannot force something through without the full House's support at the final stage. If Jo Swinson is PM, it is because she has a majority of overall MPs. With that overall majority, they can get rid of the EVEL stage too.
Did you know it's only a convention that the PM should be a MP? It's entirely possible for a party leader to not bother contesting a seat and rely on 325+ MPs to appoint them as PM.
Holebender May 31, 2019 at 10:12 AM
Presumably a sovereign Westminster Parliament with a Scottish PM can repeal EVEL.
Alasdair May 31, 2019 at 11:34 AM
That is a fine twist which was introduced by a government of which she was a member. However, EVEL is only a stage in the voting process. Nevertheless it is a delicious irony!
However, more seriously is the fact that, apart from the Tories and Mr Mike Rumbles, the Scottish Parliament voted by a large majority to oppose the 'Westminster Power Grab'. Her own Lib Dems were part of the majority (except Mr Rumbles). The Labour controlled Welsh Patliament had made similar moves, but, when the pressure cam it caved in to Westminster. When Westminster voted in favour of the 'Power Grab', Ms Swinson (now out of power like the rest of her LibDem Cameronians) voted in favour of Westminster taking the powers. She justified this by say that she had to support the WELSH GOVERNMENT in this! Although she lives in England, but sits as an MP for a Scottish constituency, she felt that she had to support a part of the UK to which she has no residential or Parliamentary connection, and to oppose the actions of her party in Scotland and the MSPs representing East Dunbartonshire.
Scottish Skier May 31, 2019 at 12:18 PM
"English MPs can veto proposed legislation"
Which means if the government doesn't hold a majority in England, domestically it is basically screwed. It is not in government with respect to England.
She lives with her family in England. Carpet bagging in East Dunbartonshire.
James Kelly May 30, 2019 at 11:52 PM
A carpetbagger? David Mundell should have a word with her.
GWC May 31, 2019 at 1:05 AM
She certainly talks the talk like Knickerless young James. Like Knickerless she wants the EU Mafia to run Scotland. You Nat sis and the Lib Dem Tories should enjoy each others company.
Now is not the time for your comments brit-jock. Away and ask England's permission before you post.
GWC is not a happy Chicken its beloved Tory parties are getting a kicking even it must realise that the Yoonion is DEAD. Hard lines Chicken!
soccer doc May 31, 2019 at 11:26 AM
In fairness, she did grow up in the constituency, though it is true to say that she now lives in England with her husband and child. There are, though a lot of other things to hold against her other than that.
M boyd May 31, 2019 at 4:08 PM
She went to university in England, has an English maiden surname, an English husband, English kids, English accent and probably English parents. So as far as I'm concerned a typical Scottish lib dem.
M boyd May 31, 2019 at 8:39 AM
Is the sample not 101% in total?
Marcia May 31, 2019 at 8:54 AM
Because of rounding up by the polling company.
GWC May 31, 2019 at 10:09 PM
It's time your fash nat sis were rounded up and dropped into a Labour camp.
Tom Tumilty May 31, 2019 at 9:04 AM
You have to wonder whether the Brexit Party would be able to find enough candidates to contest every constituency. And if they did so, considering the problems they had with the relatively small number of MEP candidates they fielded, whether they would be drowned in a sea of bad publicity over sexism, racism, etc. Even if their poll ratings continued at this level I don't think it would translate into an equivalent number of seats.
Alan May 31, 2019 at 10:45 AM
They'll find them.
I do wonder how effective their vetting process will be. There was plenty of info out about the Brexit MEP candidates before the election and it didn't stop 29 of them getting in. Most of them are ticking scandal bombs, but I wonder whether even that is intentional - it's sure to generate lots and lots of news coverage.
God help us if Farage is actually choosing implicated candidates who are in his pocket. Do what he tells you to, or he leaks something and removes a rising threat to him or his party.
If you are already voting for the president of the AfD - which is Farage's official EU parliament position - then you probably don't mind if your local Brexit party candidate is e.g. talking about gassing/deporting minorities...
I know Electoral Calculus is an imprecise tool, though it does indicate which way the wind is blowing (even if on the basis of those figs it is pretty obvious), but if you want a laugh put those figs in, and you will find a list of "victims" that can do little other than put a big smile on your face.
Besides the wipe out of the Tories and Labour in Scotland, the list of MPs losing their seats include such as Iain Duncan Smith, Steve Baker, John Redwood, Peter Bone, Matt Hancock, Rory Stewart, but most deliciously Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg! Of course with the exception of Stewart and maybe Hancock, these are the people who have brought the country to its present state.
One interesting thing is the number of losses for the Tories to the Brexit Party. I recall former Labour MP Thomas Docherty saying just before the massacre of 2015 that "any Labour MP in Scotland who doesnt think they are in trouble must be drunk" - clearly feeling the hot breath of the SNP on his neck. I wonder how many Tories are sensing the same thing with the Brexit Party in particular? If you represent a "leave" constituency, how do you deal with that?
One thing is though certain, that if you think there will be a General Election any time soon, this poll is why there wont be!
If Swansin now lives in England, it would not be realistic for her to stand again for her Scottish seat (maybe she should already be looking to stand down if this move permanent).
If she did try to stand while living in another country, she'd probably lose the seat. She'd be crucified for being an 'absentee MP who doesn't care about the local community'.
So in that sense, I can't see how the fact she used to live in Scotland for a while would help the lib Dem vote here. I mean it's not like Fox or Gove are boosting the Tory vote in Scotland...
At the same time, advertising that she's a jock in some way will only hurt the Lib vote in England. If you want to be elected there, being North British is the limit of what's acceptable. Being 'Scottish' is beyond the pale.
Julian Wistful May 31, 2019 at 9:19 PM
Joe Swanstone can lick my slit. Jockette slag.
She has no time for likin slits. She is a gobshit like Knickerless.
Julian Wistful May 31, 2019 at 10:11 PM
You can lick my slit in stead. Jockette slag.
Kenny S May 31, 2019 at 4:31 PM
I would much rather have a yes vote or some kind of independence route underway before another general election then it wouldn't matter a wank about these figures and the Brexit party surge. We would be assembling a negotiating team rather than electing mps to the house of horrors
goodgollymissmolly May 31, 2019 at 8:22 PM
It will be interesting to see the next Holyrood poll. Will the lib surge continue, and are those Brexit voters now lost to whatever party they previously voted for? With the next scheduled vote in 2021 being proportional representation there could be a big effect in Edinburgh. A handful of new kids in town (Brx) and doubling of liberals would change the atmosphere. There is no law that says the largest party must form the government as we saw in Wales last time round. Willie could get backing from left and right to be FM! The bookies had this at 100-1 recently; not so far fetched now.
Scottish Skier May 31, 2019 at 9:21 PM
If we assume a simple relationship where the Holyrood share is a simple multiple of last EU election share, then, based on 2014-16 the SNP are set for 60.6% in 2021 and the liberals 15.3%. So big gains for both. Holyrood would be a sea of Remain yellows and charging towards indy at breakneck speed!
You sound like a creme puff pansy. Have you put your lipstick in your handbag yet ye fanny?
Scottish Skier June 1, 2019 at 8:53 AM
GWC, you shouldnae be posting until you've had permission from England.
Of course, Westminster telling Scots that 'England owns Scotland so shut it jock Scum' is heard loud and clear in Wales and N. Ireland (and Gibraltar...the Falklands...), where it translates to 'England owns Wales and N. Ireland Paddy/Paddy-Brit & Taff scum!.
'Now is not the time and the English government will decide when it is!' ends democracy in all home nations apart from England; they are of course permitted their grand fuck up of an independence (brexit).
https://twitter.com/AMCarwyn/status/1134558032849965057
An interesting aside relating to josephine swindle's lies on QT.
I see that well known Yes supporter J Macannennanny is in full support of her lies, and happily repeating the 4% claim backed up by all the most extreme yoons.
How much longer are people going to pretend he is anything other than a raving anti-Scottish bigot working for the yoonion?
His twatter feed also contains a link to a bbbc story on how the evil british empire tried to erase India's third gender. No doubt part of his support for self-ID and using the tranny fannies to destroy the SNP.
I'd like to think that everybody would have beein in 1005 support of this.
"New research reveals how the British rulers targeted and tried to eliminate eunuchs in colonial India."
Cheering on the mutilation of boys is not very progressive, and suggesting that people with dark skin should be allowed to do so as it's part of their culture is the very definition of racism. He's an odd cove that one.

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Over the past year, several attempts in the New York legislature to pass laws protecting Israel against the boycotts, divestment and sanctions collectively known as "BDS" have failed. BDS punishes Israel for its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. In an unprecedented end run around the legislative process, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order this month that would accomplish just what the legislature has refused to do.
Cuomo's order directs all agencies under his jurisdiction to discontinue all dealings with companies and organizations that support BDS. It also mandates that Cuomo's commissioner compile a list of institutions and companies that support a boycott of Israel. The blacklist will be publicly posted. The burden of proving that these entities do not support the boycott is on the companies and institutions themselves.
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This call for BDS specified that "these non-violent punitive measures" should last until Israel fully complies with international law by (1) ending its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the barrier Wall; (2) recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; and (3) respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their land as stipulated in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194.
The BDS movement has had several successes in recent years. Groups honoring BDS include the United Church of Christ, Presbyterian Church (USA), United Methodist Church, Mennonites and Quakers and several academic institutions, as well as many artists and intellectuals.
What Is the Israeli Occupation?
Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is a form of colonialism. Israel maintains effective control over Gaza's land, airspace, seaport, electricity, water, telecommunications and population registry. Israel deprives Gazans of food, medicine, fuel and basic services. The occupation constitutes collective punishment, which is considered a war crime.
In 2002, more than 100 Israeli army reservists declared they would no longer fight in the West Bank and Gaza Strip "with the aim of dominating, expelling, starving and humiliating an entire people." "The price of occupation," they said, "is the loss of the Israeli Defense Forces' semblance of humanity and the corruption of all of Israeli society." The soldiers reported firing at Palestinians who hadn't endangered them, stopping ambulances at checkpoints, and stripping areas clean of groves and trees necessary to people's livelihoods.
Cuomo's executive order is a blatant ploy to prevent any criticism of Israel's policy of occupation and oppression of Palestinians.
"Boycotts are a constitutionally protected form of speech, association and assembly — as well as a non-violent form of resistance to oppression," according to Audrey Bomse, co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild's Palestine Subcommittee.
Indeed, it was the domestic consumer and rent boycotts, the international academic boycotts and divestments, and the UN General Assembly's call for boycotts and sanctions against South Africa that nourished the anti-apartheid movement.
"As someone who successfully moved a boycott of South African goods in 1962 … I fully support the right to use a boycott as a legitimate expression of those who oppose [Israel's policies]," said Lord Hughes, chairman of the UK's Anti-Apartheid Movement for 20 years, in an interview with Al Jazeera.
And the 1955 to 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott by African Americans, guided by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white man, ultimately led the US Supreme Court to order the integration of Montgomery's bus system.
"Gov. Cuomo has decided that his moral compass points in the direction of Joseph McCarthy rather than Rosa Parks," said Columbia Law School professor Katherine Franke, who chairs the board of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR).
In addition, "It is unprecedented for a state to create a list of entities that support or engage in a First Amendment protected political activity, and deny them financial benefits because of it," according to Palestine Legal.
Last week, Ron Huldai, mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and a former Israeli Air Force pilot, made news when he declared that Israel's occupation is a factor that causes Palestinians to turn to terrorism. Likewise, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barack once said that if he were a Palestinian, he would have joined a terrorist organization.
BDS should be embraced as a nonviolent strategy to challenge the Israeli occupation.
Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, former president of the National Lawyers Guild, deputy secretary general of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers and a member of the advisory board of Veterans for Peace. Her most recent book is Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues.
A system based on inequality and oppression cannot survive.
As bombs drop on Gaza yet again, people across the world are turning to the streets in the tens of thousands to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
What happens when boycotts and divestments become as practical as they are ethical?


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Like P. taurica but with increased rate of expansion of the final few chambers; also apertural lip less pronounced.
Very low trochospiral test, 5-6 chambers in the ultimate whorl. Umbilicus fairly wide and broad. Aperture bordered by a narrow lip which broadens towards the umbilicus and becomes somewhat triangular in shape.
Very small trochospiral test, 4½–5 subglobular chambers in the last whorl; equatorial periphery lobate; ; very small umbilicus; last chamber inflated, with well-developed apertural lip projecting over the umbilicus and covering most of it.
Type species: Globigerina (Eoglobigerina) taurica Morozova, 1961.
Diagnostic characters: Test very low trochospiral, 5-6, up to 8 in some species, globular to oval chambers in last whorl that increase slowly to moderately in size; periphery moderately to distinctly lobulate; nonspinose, cancellate wall texture weakly developed; aperture an interiomarginal, umbilical-extraumbilical low to high rounded arch, bordered by a thin lip.
Most likely ancestor: Benthic foraminifera - at confidence level 3 (out of 5). Data source: Koutsoukos 2014.


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Mozambique Population 2023 (Live)
Mozambique's current population is 31.26 million. Based on current projections, Mozambique's population will surpass 100 million by 2078 and will reach 122.8 million by the end of the century. This means that over the next 80 years, Mozambique is projected to almost quadruple its current population.
Mozambique is growing at a rate of 2.93% every year. The fertility rate is high at 4.89 births per woman, caused by early first pregnancies and the low use of contraceptive methods.
Mozambique faces several challenges with population growth because the country is very poor. Some of these challenges include ensuring access to health care and education (and compromising the quality of these services) and unemployment.
2.87% (14th)
43.11/km² (170th)
The current population of Mozambique is 33,495,337 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2023 population at 33,897,354.
Mozambique Growth Rate
How Old is Mozambique?
Mozambique Population Clock
Mozambique Population (as of 1/27/2023) 33,495,337
Migrations per Day -14
Net Change per Day 2,610
Population Change Since Jan. 1 70,470
Net increase of 1 person every 33 seconds
One death every 2 minutes
One emigrant every 103 minutes
Net gain of one person every 33 seconds
Mozambique Area and Population Density
Mozambique, with an area of 309,496 square miles (801,563 square kilometers) remains fairly sparsely populated with 29 people per square kilometer, which is 178th in the world. The north-central provinces of Nampula and Zambezia are the most populous regions of Mozambique and account for 45% of the total population.
Largest Cities in Mozambique
The largest city and capital is Maputo (previously Lourenco Marques) with a population of 1.2 million. The once second-largest city of Matola, had a dramatic population increase going from 671,556 to 1,616,267 between 2007 and 2017.
Mozambique Population Density Map
Mozambique Population by Year (Historical)
Mozambique Population by Year (Projections)
Mozambique Population Pyramid 2023
Mozambique Median Age
Mozambique Population by Age
There are people over age 18 in Mozambique.
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Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and the Indian Ocean. It is also separated from the island of Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel.
Mozambique Demographics
Other groups living in Mozambique include: Makonde, Swahili, Tonga, Yao, Nguni, and Chopi. The Bantu account for 97.8% of the population, with the rest including White Africans (mostly of Portuguese descent), Euro-Africans (of mixed Bantu and Portuguese heritage) and Indians. There are about 45,000 people of Indian descent in the country.
The Makua live in the northern region of the country, the Sena and Shona live in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (or Tsonga) are dominant in the southern region of the country.
Mozambique Religion, Economy and Politics
Religion in Mozambique is somewhat varied, with 56.1% of the population practicing Christianity, 17.9% practicing Islam, and the remaining with the remaining 26% either practicing a different religion or being agnostic/atheist. Religious groups tend to be in different regions of the country, with the north being predominantly Muslim and the south having more Christians.
More than half of the country's population lives in poverty and rely on agricultural subsidies. Private land ownership is strictly prohibited, and political corruption and police extortion are commonplace in Mozambique. Politics and business go hand in hand in an unhealthy way, and keeps the people of the country in very unfortunate circumstances.
Mozambique Population History
The longstanding power of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) has been in place since 1975. They clashed with the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) during a 16-year civil war that ended in 1992. The government has been accumulating unauthorized debt for a long time, making it difficult to get aid and keeping most of the country very poor.
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Archon Fung on the Fragility of Democracy
July 2022. GrowthPolicy's Devjani Roy interviewed Archon Fung, the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government at Harvard Kennedy School, on the fragility of democratic institutions, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the 2024 Presidential elections. | Click here for more interviews like this one.
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GrowthPolicy: You study the institutional designs and practices that enable democratic governance. Since 2022 is the year of the midterm elections in the U.S., we have the seemingly implausible scenario where one of our two major political parties is committed, not to democracy but towards a winner-take-all mindset based on excluding democratic participation. Are our democratic institutions robust enough to deal with potential electoral crises? What guardrails for democracy should be put into place for red-alarm situations, should they occur?
Archon Fung: The Capitol insurrection of January 6th reminds us of how fragile institutions can be. We often think of institutions as somehow solid and durable objects, but institutions are no more than stable patterns of human beliefs, norms, and interactions. When enough people simply decide to stop behaving according to those patterns and norms, the institutions themselves change or dissolve. And what we are witnessing in America is a moment in which some leaders and many followers are changing their patterns of behavior—ejecting older norms and rules—in ways that may result in a democratic breakdown. In particular, Donald Trump and the tens of millions of Americans who purport to believe that the 2020 election was not legitimate are rejecting the organizations and methods of electoral administration, reporting, and investigation that have traditionally determined who got more votes and who won the electoral college.
No one has completely clear vision into the future, but I think that our electoral institutions may well be again seriously threatened—perhaps may even break—under pressure from future challenges. I hope that this does not happen, but it seems far more possible to me now than it did four or five years ago.
I'd like to say something about why there is so much pressure on our democratic institutions and practices now. I think that, from the perspective of human interest and passion, democracy is a miraculous achievement. Each of us has strongly held commitments about religion, ideology, policy, and fundamental rights such as a woman's right to reproductive choice. Democracy is a process for bringing together a plural society where people have many such opposing commitments and determining who shall rule and what the law will be for a time. It requires each of us to sometimes subordinate our own deeply held commitments simply because the process says that we should do so—for instance, because the other side received more votes. That is a very demanding requirement.
The requirement is somewhat less demanding when differences in the political arena are small. But democracy—its norms and institutions—come under greater pressure when the differences between people are large. I think that the difference in policy perspectives, identities, and political commitments in America has grown very large these days. We are currently in what I have called a "wide-aperture, low-deference" time. "Low deference" means that many people hold institutions (Congress, the Courts, media, political parties) in relatively low regard and distrust them. "Wide-aperture" means that a very wide range of policy views: from Donald Trump's nationalism and some would say ethno-nationalism on one side to Bernie Sanders's Democratic Socialism, to Joe Biden's desire to continue the U.S.-led internationalism of the past.
Contrast this to the relatively "low-aperture" agreement between center-left and center-right that characterized American politics in the period from roughly Ronald Reagan to the first term of the Obama administration: relative consensus on the desirability of economic and social globalization, a small-ish and not too generous welfare state, retrenched regulation, and some would say, at least in rhetoric, racially inclusive meritocracy.
Though I'm sure many would disagree, I think of much of the visible politics of the 1980-2010s occurred on one side or other of this fairly narrow range of disagreement. I remember when I started teaching at the Kennedy School in the early 2000s, I did a segment on the Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an Overton-window shifting idea. I thought then, and continue to think, that students should be exposed to many unconventional ideas in graduate school. At that time, very few students took it seriously because it was obviously (to them) incompatible with economic incentives and the basic drivers of human action, way outside of the mainstream of debate, and just a crazy idea that was a waste of time to consider. These days many students I encounter regard the UBI as obviously desirable.
It is much easier to tolerate losing in a democratic procedure in a low-aperture world because the stakes are lower—your opponent's laws and policies are different from yours, but not that different. In our current wide-aperture conditions, by contrast, losing feels intolerable. One poll last year found that about ¾ of both Democrats and Republicans agree with the statement, "I believe that Americans who strongly support the [opposing party] have become a clear and present danger to the American way of life." When the other side seems so extreme, the stakes of losing power to them for a few years also feels very, very high.
Who knows what the future holds, but I think it is unlikely that the "wide-aperture" character of our politics will transform into a more narrow zone of agreement that we saw, at least narrow at the elite political level, that we saw in the 1980s-2010s period. In some ways, I interpret Joe Biden's campaign promises to return America to normal as a wish for this kind of narrowing. Instead, I think we as a democratic society need to develop strong muscles—institutions and practices—for dealing with our wide ranges of disagreement peacefully.
GrowthPolicy: I'd like you to address the changing role of the U.S. Supreme Court. Historically, our Supreme Court has functioned as an apolitical institution, and as a bastion and protector of democracy. During the last administration, we saw the politicization of the Supreme Court. What are your concerns about the future of the Supreme Court?
Archon Fung: Many legal academics and political scientists would disagree with your premise that the Supreme Court has ever functioned as an apolitical institution. Indeed, as the important political scientist Robert Dahl pointed out in an article from 1956, that idea may not even be logically coherent. Courts do make policy in the sense that they decide controversial questions—about marriage equality, economic regulation, and reproductive choice, just to take a few. In such cases, any decision the Court makes will be controversial and favor one set of values over some other set.
What would it mean for the Court to do this apolitically? Certainly, the outcomes and consequences are political. Is the idea that the Justices are doing their level best to interpret what the Constitution and prior law requires? That exercise itself involves many choices that strike me as having an inescapably political dimension—for example, about whether the exercise is trying to figure out what James Madison thought about the issue, about what James Madison would have thought knowing what we know now, or about the implications of enduring but abstract Constitutional values like equality and liberty require in particular cases.
One main difference is that in recent years, Supreme Court justices have been confirmed by much more partisan, party-line votes and by much narrower majorities. Retiring Justice Stephen Breyer was confirmed by an overwhelming consensus vote of 87-9. Before him, we saw consensus votes of 96-3 for Justice Ginsberg, 90-9 for Justice Souter, and 97-0 for Justice Kennedy.
By contrast, every member of the current Supreme Court has been confirmed by much more partisan and much closer votes. Justice Jackson was just confirmed by a 53-47 vote and before her Justice Barrett by 52-48. In this partisan sense, then, the Court has indeed become much more "political."
This sense of the politicization and decline in legitimacy of the Court is, I believe, in large measure a product of the polarization of American politics and society, generally, as well as our "low-deference" times. At the level of the citizen, for the Court to be legitimate to you, you have to believe that it can be right and you wrong on matters of deep belief.
A strong test of the Court's popular legitimacy might run something like this. Enough Americans have to be able to say: "I believe that state and local governments should be able to regulate firearms strongly in America. But the Supreme Court has decided that there is a very comprehensive right to bear arms and so governments cannot make such regulation. Those nine justices are much more expert on the law, the Constitution, and rights than I am, so they must be right and I must be wrong." You can imagine such hypotheticals that run the other direction politically.
My point is that in these wide-aperture, low-deference times, few Americans and few political leaders accord the Court this kind of legitimacy-conferring deference.
GrowthPolicy: What are your views on the U.S. electoral college, in its currently existing form? Does it need reform? If so, of what kind and towards what end?
Archon Fung: For so many reasons, I think the electoral college is in serious need of reform. First of all, it is not a politically transparent and easy-to-understand institution. Try explaining how it works to anyone who grew up outside of the United States. Second, it focuses presidential races upon a few "swing" states—that is where Presidential campaigns invest the lion's share of their resources. Most of the rest of us live in Electoral College uncontested states, and so are largely left out of Presidential elections. The institution turns what should be a fifty-state contest into something like an eight-to-ten-state contest. Finally, especially in recent years, the Electoral College has often generated a President who wins in the Electoral College but who has lost the popular vote. Especially in these wide-aperture times, this mismatch decreases the legitimacy of Presidents and the Presidency. Six justices voted "yes" in the recent Dobbs ruling that over-turned Roe. Five of them were nominated by Presidents who lost the popular vote.
Readers who are interested in the Electoral College should read my friend Alex Keyssar's magisterial book Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? He has forgotten far more about this topic than I will ever know.
GrowthPolicy: I'd like you to talk about the upcoming U.S. Presidential election of 2024. As a political scientist, what do you believe the events in the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential election portend about the possibility of a failed Presidential election in 2024? What are your predictions and anxieties, if any?
Archon Fung: I have many anxieties about the 2024 election. A great deal will depend upon the shape of Congress and state legislatures after the 2022 mid-term elections. How many of those representatives will have explicitly endorsed or tacitly accepted the "big lie" that Joe Biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election?
I think the best outcome for the legitimacy of democratic institutions for 2024 would be a decisive victory—beyond the zone of plausible contestation—on one side or other. That result would give Americans and their institutions a little bit of time to breath. At least for a few years, people might focus more on fighting about their ideological, policy, and legal differences rather than about how we know who got more votes. The trouble is that because of January 6th and the tens of millions of Americans and many Republican politicians who in one way or another endorse the "big lie," that zone of plausible contestation has grown dramatically larger than it was in, say, 2000, when the legitimacy of George W. Bush's victory over Al Gore was also in some doubt.
One major anxiety I have operates at the level of beliefs—way too many Americans and Republican politicians profess doubting that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. In a 2021 Pew Poll, 75% of Trump voters report believing that Donald Trump definitely or probably won the 2020 election. As I said at the outset, institutions are little more than crystallized patterns of beliefs, norms, and actions. Beliefs about the integrity of our electoral institutions and their methods for determining winners and losers changed fundamentally in 2020. Changes in norms and actions may well follow.
Another major anxiety that I have concerns methods and strategies. As the January 6th hearings reveal, political operatives developed legal, political, and social movement strategies at the federal and state level for contesting election results that by all reliable accounts are valid. Those efforts failed to produce a different outcome—Donald Trump remaining in the White House—in 2020. But they provide tools in the toolbox for election subversion that politicians may improve and deploy in the future.
A third major anxiety that I have is that 2020 was the first American election in a long time, maybe ever, in which the loser of a Presidential election did not, and still has not, conceded that he lost. The peaceful transfer of power does not strictly require "loser's consent"—we transferred power peacefully in 2021 without that consent—but it is an important condition and norm to assure the robustness of democracy.
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San Gimignano. Known as the "Medieval Manhattan" with the towers of rich families that used to live in this now declared UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Not much pictures as this was just one of the many stops in a Tuscan Day-Tour by Ciao Florence Tours. But it gives a great insight as to how things were in the days of old.
In the olden days, San Gimignano used to have 76 towers. Over time, it has diminished to 14, and is now one of the more interesting tourist towns of the Tuscan region of Italy.
No cars permitted near the entrance to the town. You will have to walk uphill.
Bikers in heavy gear don't seem to mind.
Once inside, it really feels like you just stepped into medieval times where the only security you can have are high walls guarded by gates and watch towers. Cobblestones and dark alleyways abound in every corner.
What else is around every corner of San Gimignano? Torture museums.
Personal speculation: Torturing might have been a blooming enterprise back in the day and private entrepreneurs were probably pitching ways on how to make the most out of any victim handed by the local government. It cannot get any more medieval than that.
What else is medieval? Knives, armor, and swords. Yes, they are for sale, and they ship almost anywhere in the world, too! Talk about convenience. Should have bought some. Oh well. Just gives more reason to go back.
It's not all dark and violent stuff in San Gimignano. Pottery, ceramics, toys and trinkets are for sale. Things that can make a particular market feel happy to have come to this place.
More particularly, look for the Dondoli Gelateria that is located in the town square. This gelateria formed part of a team that has won the World Gelato Championship twice. They know what they are doing.
And kids can sense it a mile away.
Somewhere deep inside everyone, we yearn to always look for that which makes us happy with the simplest of things.
Somehow, some way, gelato can take on that form. Maybe it's all the cream and sugar (or maybe it's just the sugar?), or just the thought of going behind the counter of ye old gelateria run by the sweet old couple that finds simple joy in the innocent delight of children over the creamy and colorful creations.
Though perfect gelato, in itself, is not the simplest of things to make.
Once you are done exploring the corners, head back to the center, where the old well still sits. Throw a coin and wish that one way or another, you will return here to know more about the Medieval Manhattan that is San Gimignano.


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NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Jul 9, 2019, 12:12 PM ET
WATCH News headlines today: July 19, 2019
Police in western Pennsylvania say a man who was on parole for a previous homicide stabbed his girlfriend's 8-year-old son to death during a domestic dispute.
Keith Burley was apprehended Tuesday by U.S. Marshals in Youngstown, Ohio. Authorities say he didn't put up a struggle, and it wasn't known if he's retained a lawyer.
Pennsylvania state police say the 43-year-old killed the boy around 10:30 p.m. Monday at a house in New Castle. The boy's 7-year-old sibling ran over to a neighboring home for help.
Authorities say Burley's 36-year-old girlfriend and the children were in a vehicle with him when she got out of the car to call for help. Burley then drove away with her children still inside and went to a friend's house, where the stabbing occurred.
This story has been updated to correct the age of the child who was killed, as per authorities.
Police seek man who stabbed girlfriend's son to death


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CIPR #AIinPR launches crowdsourced literature review to explore the impact of AI on professions
The CIPR #AIinPR panel is inviting submissions to a literature review on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the professions.
The panel's objective is to understand and characterise the impact of AI based on academic literature and contemporary, informed contributions from think tanks, organisations and individuals.
Content shared in the past 12 months via the AIinPR hashtag on Twitter has already been recorded by the panel.
Anne Gregory Hon CIPR, Professor of Corporate Communication at the University of Huddersfield, is leading the project. Anne is a former President of the CIPR and a past Chair of the Global Alliance of PR and Communication Management.
Generating a knowledge repository of this kind will help us understand the potential impact of AI on the profession so that we can start a conversation about what its future shape could and should be. Big changes are ahead. What is happening goes to the very heart of what it means to be a profession especially when knowledge and future insight become the preserve of machines.
Professor Anne Gregory Hon FCIPR
Submissions can be made to the literature review via this Google form, via email or via post to #AIinPR panel, CIPR, 52 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP.
The call for material will remain open for the remainder of 2018. The #AIinPR panel expects to publish a report in Q1 2019.
The literature review is the third project by the #AIinPR which was formed in February 2018 to explore the impact of AI on PR.
The panel has created a crowdsourced database of automation and AI tools used in PR with an app and web site in development. It has also explored the impact of these tools on skills in a research paper called Humans still needed: an analysis of skills and tools in public relations (PDF).
You can find out more about the work of the #AIinPR panel and its members via the CIPR website.
About the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
Founded in 1948, the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is the Royal Chartered professional body for public relations practitioners in the UK and overseas. The CIPR is the largest membership organisation for PR practitioners outside of North America. By size of turnover and number of individually registered members, we are the leading representative body for the PR profession and industry in Europe.


Welcome the newest member to the Audi Sport race team. Following in the footsteps of the GT3 model, the R8 LMS GT4 is designed for drivers who want to take racing one step closer to the championships. Its exterior design and architecture are closely tied to the production line Audi R8 Coupé, while underneath the hood, enhanced power and performance prove the GT4 is a serious contender.
Sportscar complying with GT4 regulations.
Audi Space Frame (ASF) in aluminum-CFRP-composite design with weld-in and bolted steel safety cell.
Fiber composite materials and aluminum.
90 degree V10 engine with combined multi-point and gasoline injection, 4 valves per cylinder, four double overhead camshafts, longitudinally mounted in front of the rear axle, emission control by upstream oxygen sensor, metal catalytic converters.
2x Bosch MED 17 (master-slave concept).
*depending on BOP balance of performance.
Rear wheel drive, 7-speed double-clutch S tronic transmission with paddle shifters.
Two electrohydraulically operated wet-type multi-plate clutches.
0-100 km/h in under 4 seconds.
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Double wishbones front and rear, 2-way gas pressure dampers, ride height, toe, camber and stabilizers adjustable.
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5-hole cast aluminum wheels, front 11x18 inch ET63, rear 12 x 18 inch ET56.
From R8 series, front 305/645 R18; rear 325/668 R18.
1,940 or 2,037 mm (without/with side mirrors).
118 L (FT3 safety fuel cell).
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Seasons change, people change and relationships change too. So says Taeyeon in her latest release, "Four Seasons", which comes almost a full nine months after her last solo outing with "Something New." It also comes with a b-side release, an additional single without a music video entitled "Blue." Once again, both songs switch things up a little for Taeyeon, proving she's not one to put herself in boxes artistically. However, if this is seen as a risk, it's one that she's pulled off. "Four Seasons" has achieved an all-kill on the music charts since it dropped, and that's why it's our song of the week.
If Taeyeon's previous singles have taught us anything, it's that she's not afraid of trying new styles. The Girls' Generation leaders vocals have always been wonderfully adaptable, suited to woeful ballads and high octane pop songs alike. With 2013's "Why", she dabbled in the tropical house that was so popular at the time. "Rain", another song that proved a hit with the Korean public, lent her voice to some jazz tones.
With "Four Seasons", we see a subtle approach back towards this. In fact, the song leans into it even more, with a playful tone to its beat. Despite this playfulness, the little synth melody that comes in before the first verse and is repeated throughout the song lends a wistful feeling to piece. This is taken further by the lack of any real crescendo throughout the whole song. Taeyeon is capable of taking on high notes and her audience knows it. This song instead shows off Taeyeon's vocals in her restraint and the emotions conveyed through her voice. It's a nod to her skill that she pulls this off without so much as a stutter. Her vocals are fluid and as beautiful as ever.
Lyrically, "Four Seasons" is a reflection on a relationship. Using the changes from spring to summer to frame the evolving emotions between two people, from beginning to end, and perhaps a new beginning. It's certainly nothing new, but the lyrics are unabashedly poetic, even referencing Shakespeare.
It's a testament to the strength of the lyrics that they are a key feature of the music video. The way in which they're implemented has echoes of some of SM's previous designs, with F(x)'s "Pink Tape" album photobook coming to mind. This is certainly a good thing, as this time, the English lyrics shown on screen match the Korean lyrics.
Of course, with a title like "Four Seasons", the visuals of the video reflect the moods of spring, winter, autumn and summer. These are not explicit, instead taking a more subtle approach. Scenes in white transition smoothly into rooms full of flowers, falling petals both a symbol of spring and of snow. In contrast, there are scenes so starkly different in lighting placed next to one another – the white scenes place right next to those in shadow – that every image feels different. It reflects the essence of the song in a way that doesn't become too abstract, nor too defined. It allows Taeyeon the focus that the song also places on her vocals. And with that focus, in both video and song, she shines.


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Q: replace variables in querystring for url path asp.net c# i know there's a way to do this, but i just can´t remember how it was, i did search in the other posts about this topic but is not just what i'm looking for:
i have this
http://www.example.com/detail.aspx?userid=gartest&tutorialid=1001
should be like
http://www.example.com/gartest/1001
plase help, thaks

A: In asp.net webforms you can create ASP.net mvc like route rules to do so.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd329551.ASPX
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc668177.aspx

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Q: How to check for .NET 4 from InstallShield 2012? I'm usually in WIX-land instead of InstallShield.
What's the equivalent of NETFRAMEWORK40FULL in InstallShield?  Is there a better way to check for .NET 4.0 from InstallShield 2012?
Please note: I am not interested in installing it from the installer.  Just a simple test to inform the user they need to install .NET 4.0 before continuing.
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I could use a bootstrapper, but would rather not if there's a native InstallShield way of doing this.

A: I haven't done much on InstallShield. I hope this may address you query.


Spell out your personalized message regardless of the occasion, decorations and photoshoot. Perfect for wedding, babyshower, Birthday, Anniversaries, home decoration, prop for capturing your child milestones and more. Simply use the clip provided to fasten the letters together, reuse and reuse again for all occasion!
Blow out a Donald Duck Number Birthday Candle and make a wish. This cute candle features Donald duck design. It's a festive addition to any cake, whether you're celebrating a birthday or anniversary. Pair this candle with other number candles to create a custom cake for any occasion.
Please note that we do not provide Internationa l Delivery option for some fragile item(s).
Give your sweets a cute and personalize display with the Number Birthday Candle! This molded wax candle is shaped like the number with a fun twist: designed to the Daisy duck character! Let it stand alone or mix and match with other number candles for a customized age, anniversary, or year. What a bright idea!
Make the birthday cake whimsical with this Unicorn tutu cake topper set!


Cat and Dog CareA Dog's Bucket List - Making Your Pet's Wishes Come True!
A Dog's Bucket List – Making Your Pet's Wishes Come True!
Ever wonder what adventures would top your pet's bucket list? Check out this list for some ideas!
First, learn how to plan ahead when travelling with your pet. When planning a road trip in the State Oregon, for example, there are some things to keep in mind when travelling by car to keep your pet secure and safe, check out reasons to consider pet insurance in Oregon. You want the best for your pet when you travel, so should you take Lucy with you or better leave her at home? What to do with your pet when you travel?
Win a Hamburger Eating Contest!
But make sure your pup isn't trying to eat one these foods: poisonous foods for dogs.
Make sure to mind your manners! Hints on proper dog etiquette at a Doggy Park.
Watch out for these Christmas hazards!
Learn how to fly with your pet: flying with dogs safety tips.
Of course with my human! Find a list of the best movies starring dogs here!
Make sure you keep your pet safe on this adventure with these tips on proper transport of pets!
If you do complete this crazy task, make sure to keep your dog warm in the cold with these exercise for dogs during winter.
Get some cool ideas for new tricks to teach your dog here.
Check out if there is a parade near you on one of these pet themed holidays.
Find here some DIY frozen doggy treats and recipes for hot days of summer!
Do you have pictures or videos of your dog checking off items on their Bucket List? Upload them here and join our contest to get featured on our blog!


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Postcard from Rhodes arrives 25 years late.
A restaurant in Sodertalje, Sweden, has received a postcard from a vacationer in Greece more than 25 years after it was mailed.
The postcard, sent in August 1982, was addressed to workers at Cafe Morten, the Sodertalje council's staff restaurant, and signed by a woman named "Inger," The Local reported Wednesday.
"Holiday greetings from Rhodes, where it's lovely and warm. The food here is very nice," the postcard read. Workers at the restaurant said they do not know who Inger is or why her postcard took so long to make it to the cafe from the Greek island.


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Q: Why I can't delete the first file of FindFirstFile Ido a windows service who delete all .tmp file of a directory. I use FindFirstFile function and do that :
BOOL cleanPath(){
HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
DWORD dwError;

hFind = FindFirstFile(strcat(getDirectoryToClean(), "\\*.tmp"), &FindFileData);
if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
    logError("Invalid file handle");
    return (-1);
}
else
{
    printf("first file %s\n", FindFileData.cFileName);
    DeleteFile(strcat(strcat(getDirectoryToClean(), "\\"), FindFileData.cFileName));
    // List all the other files in the directory.
    while (FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData) != 0)
    {
        logInfo("deleting file");
        printf("  %s\n",FindFileData.cFileName);
        DeleteFile(strcat(strcat(getDirectoryToClean(), "\\"), FindFileData.cFileName));
    }
    dwError = GetLastError();
    FindClose(hFind);

    if (dwError != ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES)
    {
        printf("FindNextFile error. Error is %u.\n", dwError);
        return (-1);
    }
}

}
The problem is the file on the FindNextFile loop are deleted with no problem but the first DeleteFile don't delete my first file found... I have no idea why, it's my first time with windows c development so maybe I missed something.

A: First file returned by FindFirstFile() API would be the current directory(.) which can not be deleted as it is not empty hence you are getting this error.
So you should check and if your file is not "." then only call DeleteFile()