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Posted on February 16, 2008 by Todd
It was not an unusual practice for Hong Kong's powerhouse Shaw Brothers studio to participate in international co-productions during its heyday, and the result of that practice was often some fairly unique screen pairings. For instance, there was British horror icon Peter Cushing teaming up with kung fu badass David Chiang in The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, and the Sentimental Swordsman himself, Ti Lung, trading lines with American TV movie staple and Night of the Lepus star Stuart Whitman in Shatter. But the 1967 spy thriller Asia-Pol stands out in particular for being a potential wet dream for fans of 1960s Asian action cinema. This participation between Shaw and Japan's Nikkatsu – the studio that trademarked its own distinctive brand of hardboiled action cinema during the late fifties and sixties – boasts two stars who have, respectively, come to represent more than any others the identity of each of those studios at that moment in their histories.
The mid sixties was, financially speaking, a dark time for the Japanese film industry, with television's negative impact on the big studios' coffers reaching critical mass. This situation created two conditions that were to prove advantageous to the then peaking Shaw Brothers operation; namely, a large number of newly unemployed Japanese film technicians–many accomplished directors and cinematographers among them–and an increased openness on the part of the major studios to cash infusions from foreign film companies. Shaw Brothers head Run Run Shaw, always seeking ways to increase his company's efficiency and productivity–as well as its scope and influence–had made a policy of participation and talent exchange with the Japanese film industry, based on the idea that exposure to its rigorous standard of craftsmanship could only stand to improve that of his own homegrown talent pool.
This international cross-pollination was not an entirely new practice for Shaw; the studio had, for instance, co-produced films with both Toho and Daiei during the fifties. But it saw, thanks in part to the aforementioned changes in the Japanese industry's fortunes, a greatly increased prevalence during the mid sixties, with Shaw not only sending its actors and technicians to Japan for training, but also importing Japanese talent for work on its own films. Among these imports were a number of directors who would turn out a wide range of successful–and not so successful–films for the studio–though they would often do so under assumed Chinese names, in order to avoid running afoul of anti-Japanese sentiment among the intended audience. These included the prolific Umetsugu Inoue, whose many colorful contributions to the Shaw catalog include the musicals Hong Kong Nocturne and Hong Kong Rhapsody, and Koh Nakahira–aka Yeung Shu Hei–who directed such films as Trapeze Girl, Diary of a Lady Killer and Inter-pol. Also on this list is Matsuo Akinori–aka Mai Chi-Ho–who, while continuing to direct pictures for Japan's Nikkatsu, would also helm the Lily Ho vehicle The Lady Professional and, during the peak years of Shaw's Hong Kong/Japan synergy, the film we're discussing here, Asia-Pol.
Asia-Pol in many ways fits in with the spate of James Bond knock-offs–such as Angel with the Iron Fists, Summons to Death and The Golden Buddha–that Shaw turned out between 1966 and 1968, but also exhibits some significant differences that can most likely be chalked up to its Nikkatsu pedigree. For one, while the action of those aforementioned films was largely limited to what could be shot on the sound stages and back lots of Shaw's Movie Town facility, Asia-Pol is distinguished by a great deal of location shooting set on the streets of Japan, Hong Kong and Macao. This is a style of shooting that the Japanese crew, accustomed to the gritty, street-bound look of Nikkatsu's violent yakuza thrillers, would have been considerably more at ease with than would the Shaw's technicians. Likewise, Asia-Pol's script, written by veteran Nikkatsu scribe Gan Yamazaki (who also wrote Nikkatsu's sole entry in the kaiju eiga genre, Gappa, the Triphibean Monster, as well as the colorfully titled Seijun Suzuki picture Detective Bureau 23: Go To Hell Bastards) gives us an espionage yarn that's considerably more down-to-Earth than the campy nonsense that Shaw would typically serve up, entirely free of hooded super villains and sci-fi inspired underwater lairs.
This is not to say, of course, that Asia-Pol lacks that one far-fetched element key to all 1960s spy films: the suave and limitlessly masterful super agent. And here that super agent is played by Jimmy Wang Yu, a young Chinese actor who, at the time of filming Asia-Pol, was on the cusp of becoming one of Shaw Brothers' biggest stars. Of course, the phenomenal success of The One Armed Swordsman, released that same year, would not only change the career course of Wang Yu, its star, but also of Shaw Brothers itself, steering the studio's martial arts output away from the mannered female swordsman films of the early sixties and toward the violent and hyper-masculine, kung fu driven films that its director, Chang Cheh, would come to specialize in. For Wang Yu's part, it was just the beginning of a series of films that would make him one of the most recognizable faces in sixties martial arts cinema.
In Asia-Pol, Wang Yu plays Yang Ming Xuan, a top agent in the Japanese branch of Asia-Pol, a fictional pan-Asian Pacific police organization so secret that's it's doings are apparently unknown even to the governments and law enforcement of the countries in which they operate. (Yang is a resident Japanese of Chinese descent, thanks to him being adopted by a Japanese couple after being apparently orphaned in Hong Kong during the war.) As the film opens, Asia-Pol is in the process of trying to shut down a criminal organization that is smuggling large quantities of gold into Japan by refining it into phonograph components. Yang Ming Xuan succeeds in intercepting the latest truckload of contraband, but the criminals stage a brazen helicopter attack, ruthlessly eliminating their own operatives and destroying most of the shipment before it can be confiscated. In the process, Ming Xuan's partner is killed, and the young agent is brought to the unwelcome attention of the leader of the smuggling operation, a suave and psychotic operative known (in the subtitles, at least) simply as George.
Playing George is Japanese actor Shishido Jo, aka Joe Shishido. Shishido, a Nikkatsu contract player, began his career with the studio as a romantic lead, but soon found himself lost in an over-crowded field. Wanting to give himself a distinctive edge, he went under the surgeon's knife, emerging with moviedom's most exaggerated pair of cheek bones this side of Chip and Dale. This transformation had the intended effect, leading to a successful rebirth as a screen tough guy–and, by the mid sixties, he was one of Nikkatsu's biggest stars, portraying an assortment of stylish assassins in a series of tailor-made screen vehicles. Shishido's bizarre appearance and unhinged intensity would make him a natural favorite for maverick director Seijun Suzuki and, by the time of making Asia-Pol, he had already starred in two of Suzuki's standout films, Youth of the Beast and Gate of Flesh. That same year, 1967, would see him star in Suzuki's most infamous work, the hallucinatory Branded to Kill, a film that would simultaneously cement Suzuki's reputation while destroying his career as a director. Anyone who has seen that film knows that it is memorable as much for Shishido's ferocious performance as for its director's audacious style.
Shortly after Ming Xuan's foiling of their latest smuggling attempt, George's gang assassinates a man known as Yang Zhang Qing, who is suspected of being the leader of the criminal organization's Hong Kong operation. Upon being informed of this by his superiors, Ming Xuan volunteers that he believes Yang Zhang Qing may be his real father and that, if so, could not have been a witting participant in the organization's criminal activity. With this revelation, Asia-Pol introduces a sub-plot involving long lost siblings and vengeance of family honor that seems more like something out of an Indian masala film than a pan-Asian action thriller. After Ming Xuan is sent to Hong Kong to locate the gang's refining operation, he encounters a young woman, Ming Hua, who turns out to be a sister he never knew he had, and together the two set out to bring down George and clear their late father's name. Meanwhile, we learn that George is something of a loose cannon within his organization, a circumstance which leads to some violent internecine squabbles. From this point on, the film's action ping pongs back and forth between Hong Kong and Macao (the location of a gang-owned casino that is the front for its refining operation), with Ming Xuan and George likewise switching back and forth between predator and prey, all leading up to an abrupt conclusion aboard a Japan-bound freighter.
With its cinematography by Nikkatsu regular Kazumi Iwasa, Asia-Pol is, above all else, a gorgeously shot motion picture. Its abundance of imaginatively lensed location footage makes it an alluring moving postcard of 1960s era Hong Kong and Macao, if nothing else. But watching it, you get the sense that its makers were content to have the picture coast on its good looks alone, as the film's dramatic and action set pieces, while always adequate, never seem to aspire to anything beyond that. Nowhere do you get the sense of a real desire to thrill that you do with, say, some of the better Eurospy films of the era, loaded as those are with outrageous situations and colorful gimmicks. Furthermore, those spy movie tropes that Asia-Pol does pay service to seem to be, while still fun to watch, somewhat rote and obligatory (the gimmick of Asia-Pol's Japanese HQ being entered through the fitting room of a tailor's shop, for instance, is lifted of a piece from the TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.). Still, to be fair, it should be noted that this comparatively unadorned narrative approach is in service of a plot considerably more complex than that of the typical secret agent potboiler of the era–even if that plot is diluted somewhat by the Bollywood-style family drama subplot referred to earlier.
But Asia-Pol's weakest point has to be Jimmy Wang Yu himself. Slight, boyish, and with a tendency to pout, Wang Yu is simply too lightweight to hold the film's center–or to stand up to the inevitable comparisons that the role he's been given invites. It's hard to imagine that any of Shaw's other 007 surrogates–such as The Golden Buddha's Paul Chang or Summons to Death's Tang Ching–wouldn't have been able to do a better job of commanding the screen. (Given Wang Yu's career defining roles in the One Armed Swordsman and One Armed Boxer films, I've got to wonder if he might have held more interest here if he'd been missing a limb.) The script, furthermore, does Wang Yu no favors, as the elements of family drama he's forced to play out simply serve to highlight his somewhat juvenile emotional range.
Shishido Jo, on the other hand, effortlessly exudes a very adult sense of authority and menace, which, as a result, makes those scenes in which he and Wang Yu face off come off like a disciplinary session between an exceptionally hip and borderline-maniacal parent and a petulant teenager. Whether it is because of this under-matched casting or simply the difficulties of working outside of his comfort zone, Shishido seems to be a little toned down here. Still, "toned down", in comparison to Shishido's performances in Gate of Flesh and Branded to Kill, leaves quite a wide margin for inspired, idiosyncratic villainy, and Shishido still delivers enough of his trademark combination of cool and crazy to easily walk away with the show.
Despite not being all that it could have been, Asia-Pol is nonetheless enjoyable. It has a budgetary sheen well beyond that of the typical releases from either studio at the time and, as a result, still has the feel of being something of an event picture. Furthermore, while it never threatens to overwhelm you with excitement, it moves along at a brisk, tightly edited pace, and is never less than engaging. Helping considerably to drive it along is a brassy original score by Toshiro Mayuzumi, which further sets the film apart from Shaw's typical spy output, given the latter's tendency to simply pilfer musical cues from You Only Live Twice. Still, being uniquely the product of, not just one, but two distinct cinematic golden ages, it cannot help but leave one with a sense of missed potential.
Within just a few years of Asia-Pol's release, Nikkatsu hit financial rock bottom and was forced to retool itself from being a purveyor of action films to the stylish kink of the more lucrative Roman Porno films it became known for in the seventies. Shaw Brothers, on the other hand, would remain a dominant force in the world of martial arts cinema for most of the next decade, though advances in the state of the art and competition from emerging studios would force them out of the game by the mid-eighties. Though one couldn't reasonably expect a hybrid product like Asia-Pol to provide a real taste of what distinguished each of these studios during those respective lost eras, it is a film worth seeing for its novelty value, as well as one that is solidly entertaining when taken on its own terms. In other words, it's a footnote, but a highly enjoyable one as footnotes go.
Release Year: 1967 | Country: Hong Kong/Japan | Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Joe Shishido, Fang Ying, Wang Hsieh, Ruriko Asaoka, Cheung Pooi-Saan, Yuen Sam | Writer: Gan Yamazaki | Director: Akinori Matsuo | Cinematographer: Kazumi Iwasa | Music: Toshiro Mayuzumi | Producer: Run Run Shaw | Original Title: Ajia Himitsu Keisatsu
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An Introduction to Some Poems by William Stafford
William Stafford's 'An Introduction to Some Poems' is about the role of budding poets. The speaker says that every life is worth writing about, and a writer's work is to share "authentic" human experiences.
'An Introduction to Some Poems' is written by William Edgar Stafford, an American poet, and pacifist. This poem is included in his posthumous collection entitled The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems, published in the year 1998. The collection gathers unpublished works from the last years of Stafford's life. Stafford authored more than 50 books of poetry and is one of the esteemed poets of 20th-century America. He is known for his method of composition, his soft-spoken voice, and his independence from social and literary expectations.
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'An Introduction to Some Poems' by William Stafford teaches a great deal about the role of poetry, human feelings, a profound encounter with some personal conflicts, and also some bitter truth.
The poem somewhere speaks from the insight of a person who has seen war, destruction, isolation in his life. The speaker discusses some original topics that everyone experiences in their life. As the poem begins, we can feel like the poet is directly speaking to us, showing us what he does. He explains a writer's role in society. Stafford represents a generation of writers who saw the World Wars. They do not celebrate humanity but moan about the loss of lives in the war through their works. The art of writing is like dreaming to others. They share the truthful experiences recollected from lost tales in human history. According to the speaker, they do not write for either "revenge" or "fame." Instead, they write to hold together the fundamental essence of humanity.
Stanza One
Look: no one ever promised for sure
have to carry on.
William Stafford's poem 'An Introduction to Some Poems' begins with a direct address to readers. The speaker urges readers to consider his points regarding the role of writers. He says that no one ever promised a life full of lilies, not even God, because it is totally senseless to lead a life without the highs and lows. The responsibility of making the right decision is up to the writers who can either choose to praise humanity or mourn the present condition of humankind.
Stafford compares the art of writing poetry with a dance style that one can master after learning the steps and practicing them. Life is the same; it asks for effort and determination; the speaker says, "we have to carry on." It means that poets have to go on without intervention in order to make people realize their faults. In this way, Stafford compares writing poetry to a sort of social responsibility, a duty towards humanity.
Stanza Two
Just as in sleep you have to dream
edge we share, to be right.
In the second stanza, the speaker explains that just as dreams are essential in life, so are the efforts that we put in order to achieve the dream. The term "to round out" means to make something complete. In order to make dreams complete, Stafford tells us to keep them close so as always to remember what we always dreamt of. Writers live their dreams through their stories and hold them close to us.
We have to live our dreams like a story and bring them to a happy ending. Life without a dream is useless and pointless. One must have dreams and must focus on them in order to reach their goal. Eventually, it would make life more meaningful. Writers and dreamers share the same "edge" in society; the former inspires us to dream, and the latter act as an inspiration for the writers.
Stanza Three
We find it an awful thing to meet people,
enough to follow them out.
In the first few lines of the third stanza, the poet tries to point out some people whose condition makes him feel pity for them. They were once serious about their goals and believed in their dreams. In the present scenario, they are turned into "vacant effective people." Those people are so lost in the world that they no longer value their own feelings. According to Stafford, writers have to follow them out and learn from their experiences.
Several events took place in the first half of the 20th-century. Some of the events shaped people's thought processes, while others negatively impacted them. The changes that took place were either positive or negative. Some people gained confidence while others lost. Most of them started to lose hope and got demotivated to a point where "they won't believe their own feelings."
Stanza Four
The authentic is a line from one thing
swerves for revenge,
In this stanza, Stafford refers to a number of ideas by the adjective "authentic." He probably refers to genuine emotions; the originality one should have, human experiences, and many more. As one delves deeper into the lines, they come across hints to several aspects of life.
The term "authentic" means to be original and genuine. One has to equate it with genuine human emotions and experiences. To be original in a literary work, a writer needs to find "authentic" stories. Such experiences interest the poet the most as they have some lessons for the future generation.
According to the speaker, when one writes truthful, realistic poems, that "works" in the creation of a better future. Furthermore, he says that poetry never changes its course of direction in order to seek revenge. Instead, it is meant to correct flaws in human beings. In this way, Stafford taps on the didactic role of art.
Stanza Five
Or profit, or fame: it holds
Good: now it is time.
In the last stanza of 'An Introduction to Some Poems,' Stafford continues by saying that the genuineness of an artist is never meant for materialistic achievements, like "revenge," "profit," or "fame." These three things are the most sought after. When we are steadfast in every respected field of life, the world will be a better place to live.
The speaker's love for art is also reflected in this stanza as the emotion never seeks revenge or profit. It always encourages selflessness and pureness. Compassion and brotherhood hold the world together. According to the speaker, if each one of us is responsible, true to others, and loves without any expectations in return, the world would sustain for a longer time.
This goal is hard to follow as the speaker says, "we are your wavery/ efforts at following it." The last lines suggest that he jots down his views on the role of art and artists. If one compassionate reader can relate to him, they are good to go on with the other poems in The Way It Is. At last, the poet says that it is time to follow his thought-process in the subsequent poems, not to wait further.
'An Introduction to Some Poems' is very roughly structured with no definite rhyming pattern to be followed or a metrical scheme. The poem is written in the free-verse form and consists of five stanzas, each stanza containing five lines. Though it doesn't follow any specific rhyming pattern, readers can find a few instances of internal rhymings. The length of the lines is also irregular.
Alongside that, Stafford writes this piece from the first-person point of view, as he uses "we" throughout the poem. He directly addresses the readers by using the pronoun "you." The use of "we" instead of "I" indicates that the poet represents all the modern poets/writers. He does not write this poem as an individual but with a collective mindset.
Stafford is known for his unique style of versification. On the first examination, his poems may appear simple in style and tone, but they have more profound layers of complexity and possess several meanings. In his poem 'An Introduction to Some Poems,' Stafford makes use of the following literary devices:
Enjambment: The poem is full of continuing lines, with a number of punctuations in between them. A line ends, and from the same place, the following line is continued like a paragraph. This pattern can be seen in the lines: "Or profit or fame: it holds/ together something more than the world," "And we are your wavery/ efforts at following it. Are you coming?/ Good: now it is time," etc.
Simile: It can be found in the line: "Just as in sleep you have to dream." Here, Stafford uses "as" in order to make readers clearly understand the similarity between dreaming and writing.
Assonance: The vowel sound "au" can be repeatedly heard in the line: "the exact dream to round out your life."
Consonance: The consonant sound of "t" is repeated in these lines: "to moan. In a strange dance that/ We don't understand till we do it, we/ have to carry on."
Extended Metaphor: The poet uses this device to open the text to different interpretations. In the line, "strange dance that we don't understand," the poet does not talk about the actual dance. He compares writing poetry to the art of dancing. Then, he explains it more by saying, "till we do it, we/ have to carry on," which implies that poets do not get to know their role till they start writing.
Irony: The poet suggests something essential, and he himself ironically disagrees with his statement in these lines, "strangely, it relates to what works,/ but is not quite the same."
William Edgar Stafford (1914–1993) grew up in the American midwest at the time of the Great Depression. He is known for his gentle, mystical, half-mocking, and highly personal daydreaming about the western United States. Later, he drafted himself into the US armed forces during World War II. Being a pacifist, William Stafford's poems talk about the horrors of war, suffering, and some bittersweet truths of humanity and that of America. He also served as Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress.
His poem 'An Introduction to Some Poems' was first published in The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems in 1998. This collection includes some poems written by him in the year of his death. His poems were slightly different from other modernist poets as he kept himself apart from the contemporary artistic trends and politics.
What is the poem 'An Introduction to Some Poems' about?
William Stafford's 'An Introduction to Some Poems' is about various roles of a poet/writer. Budding writers should try to implement the poet's humanistic ideals in their life as well as writing. Besides, the poem also talks about love and compassion, the way one sees life, the right thing to do, and the dreams one should act upon.
What is the theme of 'An Introduction to Some Poems'?
The central theme of the poem is "every life is worth writing for," no matter if it is depressing or joyful. No individual is less important or less valued in poetry. This poem also talks about the current problems that humankind is going through. Another theme of this piece is one writer's perspective towards life, genuine feelings, and personal thoughts. Writing is not only about materialistic gain, revenge, or fame; it is something so large that sustains the world; "it holds together something more than the world," that is humanity. These lines tell us that the poet wants budding writers to be fine with their choice of writing. Although at first, it may seem weird and confusing, gradually, they will pick up the pace.
What does William Stafford suggest in 'An Introduction to Some Poems'?
In this poem, Stafford suggests having positive thoughts towards life. Though at first, it may seem a little hard, eventually, we will pick up our pace. He also suggests what the role of poets should be in respect to the contemporary situation of humankind.
Why does Stafford use the words "Look" and "Good" in the first and last lines of 'An Introduction to Some Poems'?
Stafford uses "Look" in the first and "Good" in the concluding lines with the same punctuation marks. It denotes that the speaker of this poem addresses readers directly and personally to consider his views on the role of poets/writers.
What is William Stafford known for?
William Stafford is known for his simplistic ideas about complex things. He can be silent and can scream at the same time. Stafford's poems have the power to leave a lasting mark in the hearts of readers. His poems are primarily asymmetric with no accented meters.
Similar Poems
The following list contains a number of poems that tap on similar themes present in William Stafford's 'An Introduction to Some Poems.'
'Introduction to Poetry' by Billy Collins — This poem speaks about the nature of poetry and how poetry should be comprehended.
'Introduction to the Songs of Innocence' by William Blake — This poem links the book within the context of pastoral poetry and stands as a testimony to Blake's purpose of writing poetry.
'Of Modern Poetry' by Wallace Stevens — Through this piece, Stevens guides the budding poets about how to write poetry.
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Deputy Randall L. Benoit died as a result of his injuries sustained in a head-on collision in Sulphur when a car crossed the center line and struck Benoit's patrol car.
Deputy Benoit had served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office for 18 years in Corrections, Patrol, Detectives, Warrants, and Safe School Division. At the time of his death he was working in the Civil Division. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Benoit; his son, Joey Benoit; his stepson, Wasey Granger, and stepdaughter, Whitney Granger; three grandchildren, Brenam and Corbin Granger and Daisyn LaComb; two brothers, Greg Benoit and Ray Benoit; his parents, Buddy and Nancy Benoit; and his uncle, Wayne Hardin.
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Deputy Bellard relocated to his father's home where he and his father were both exposed to carbon monoxide and died.
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The first Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia St. Job
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Holy Martyr Hermogenes (1606-1612) was a Patriarch at the difficult period in Russian history – the Time of Troubles. He openly spoke out against the foreign invaders, against the Polish Prince on the Russian throne. During the famine, which began in Moscow, Patriarch gave the order to open monastic barns for the hungry. During the siege of Moscow by Minin and Pozharsky's troops, St. Hermogenes was deposed by the Poles and imprisoned in Chudov Monastery, where he died of hunger and thirst.
Holy Martyr Hermogenes
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Patriarch Philaret
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Archbishop of Pskov Joasaphus
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Patriarch Joseph
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Patriarch Nikon
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Archimandrite of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra Joasaphus
Patriarch Pitirim (1672-1673) ruled only 10 months. Pitirim was one of the contenders for the Patriarchal throne after Patriarch Nikon. However, he was elected only after the death of Patriarch Ioasaphus II. It is known that the Patriarch Pitirim baptized the future Emperor of the Russian Empire Peter I in Chudov Monastery in 1672. In 1673 with the blessing of Patriarch Pitirim Tver Ostashkovsky Nunnery was founded.
Patriarch Pitirim
Patriarch Joachim (1674-1690) ruled during difficult years for the state and Church. His efforts were directed to fighting against foreign influence on Russian society. Patriarch Joachim acted as mediator between the opposing sides during the Troubles occurred in the matter of succession to the throne in 1682 and took steps to stop the Streltsy Uprising.
Patriarch Joachim
Patriarch Adrian (1690-1700) was the 10th, the last Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus in before Synodal period. His activities mainly related to observance of canons of the Church and protection from heresy. Patriarch Adrian supported important initiatives of Peter I: fleet building, military and socioeconomic transformations.
Patriarch Adrian
After 200 years of the Synodal period (1721-1917) All-Russian Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church restored Patriarchate. Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna Tikhon (1917-1925) was elected Patriarch. He had to deal with the new state system hostile towards the Church in the conditions of revolution, civil war and general chaos.
Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna Tikhon
In 1925 Metropolitan Sergius of Nizhny Novgorod became a Deputy of Patriarchal Locum Tenens. During the Great Patriotic War, Metropolitan Sergius organized the Defense Fund, thanks to which a tank column named after Dmitry Donskoy was built. Also he collected funds for the construction of aircraft, for the maintenance of the wounded and orphans. In 1943, Metropolitan Sergius was unanimously elected Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia (1943-1944).
Metropolitan Sergius of Nizhny Novgorod
Patriarch Alexy I (1945-1970) was elected to the Patriarchal throne in February 1945. His presiding coincided with the end of World War II and the follow-up was associated with the restoration of temples destroyed during the war, the restoration of relations with the Orthodox sister Churches, was the beginning of contacts with the Roman Catholic Church. He set the active connection with the ancient Churches of the East, as well as with the Protestant world.
Patriarch Alexy I
One of the most important aspects of the activities of Patriarch Pimen (1971-1990) was to strengthen relations between the Orthodox Churches of different countries, the development of inter-Orthodox relations. In June 1988, Patriarch Pimen led the celebrations dedicated to the Millennium of the Baptism of Russia, and the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Patriarch Pimen
With the presidency of Alexy II (1990-2008) the revival and spiritual prosperity of the Russian Orthodox Church linked: thousands of temples and monasteries were opened, including the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, active training of clergy began, new schools were opened. On May 17, 2007 here was a watershed event in the history of the Russian Church – the Act of Canonical Communion between the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad was signed.
Patriarch Alexy II
On January 27, 2009 at the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Kirill was elected the 16th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
Metropolitan Kirill
Boris Godunov – Russian Tsar
Russian Emperor Peter III
Efrosinya Polotskaya


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ok, well i've finally moved over to the new version of blogger, so if something doesn't work, or look right, that's the reason!!
work is dead.. literally, no students, no lecturers, and no work for me. my colleague and i are getting hacked off with it. it's a waste of time being there. i could literally have not been in the lasy couple of weeks and it wouldn't have made a difference.
that and combined with a new pay framework/scale structure coming out in january, a reorganisation of our faculty, and seemingly new jobs doing the same thing as us it's all a bit up in the air at themoment. tensions were high last week. and more than a few worried people and tears. management communication crap as usual!
have been finishing a few scrapping projects, and trying to dedicate some time to another project i need to do for january.
Plans for the crop next year are not going well. I'm not having a good time communicating with the people who book the room. it's all rather silly, and i cannot be doing with the hassle and stress of dealing with childish people. So i guess i've got to find somewhere else to hold it. Don't want to not meet up with the girls each month. we have a nice little group now, and have fun each month, we just need somewhere nice to hold it!!
anyway, off to get a hot drink.. it's freezing here at the moment!
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OH Supreme Ct.
HARROLD v. COLLIER
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Supreme Court of Ohio.
HARROLD et al., Appellees, v. COLLIER, Appellant.
Nos. 2004-1492, 2004-1647.
Decided: October 10, 2005
Holland & Muirden, Gregory L. Hail, Sharon Center, and Jason R. Roach, for appellant. Jackwood Law Office, Rosanne K. Shriner, and Renee J. Jackwood, for appellees. Karen A. Wyle, Bloomington, IN, urging reversal for amicus curiae Coalition for the Restoration of Parental Rights. Jim Petro, Attorney General, Douglas R. Cole, State Solicitor, Elise W. Porter, Assistant Solicitor, Kent M. Shimeall, Assistant Attorney General, and Rebecca L. Thomas, Assistant Solicitor, for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General.
{¶ 1} Renee Harrold and appellant, Brian S. Collier, shared a relationship that produced a daughter, Brittany Renee Collier (born July 28, 1997). The two never married, and after Brittany's birth, Renee Harrold was designated as Brittany's residential parent. Appellant received supervised visitation with Brittany twice a week.
{¶ 2} From her birth, Brittany resided with her mother at the home of her maternal grandparents, appellees, Gary and Carol Harrold. Renee Harrold was suffering from cancer, and appellees took care of Renee until her death on October 10, 1999. Following Renee's death, appellees were granted temporary legal custody of Brittany.
{¶ 3} Appellant subsequently filed for legal custody of Brittany, and the Wayne County Juvenile Court designated him as Brittany's residential parent. On July 31, 2002, appellant removed Brittany from appellees' home, where she had lived for the previous five years, and refused to permit any further visitation between Brittany and appellees.
{¶ 4} Appellees filed a motion for grandparent visitation with Brittany. After hearing evidence on the motion, the juvenile court magistrate issued a decision granting appellees' motion for visitation. The magistrate expressly noted appellant's opposition to visitation between Brittany and appellees, but found that appellant's actions had not been in the best interest of Brittany. The magistrate reasoned that Brittany had been in the custody of appellees for three years following her mother's death and found that appellees provided an important link to Brittany's deceased mother. Therefore, the magistrate concluded that grandparent visitation with appellees was in Brittany's best interest. After conducting an independent review of the magistrate's findings and decision, the juvenile court judge issued an order granting appellees visitation with Brittany.
{¶ 5} Appellant objected to the juvenile court's decision granting appellees' motion for visitation. In ruling on the objections, the juvenile court found that Brittany's interest in maintaining her relationship with appellees outweighed appellant's wishes for no visitation. However, the juvenile court held that the United States Supreme Court's decision in Troxel v. Granville (2000), 530 U.S. 57, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49, requires courts to find "overwhelmingly clear circumstances" that support forcing visitation for the benefit of the child over the opposition of the parent. Therefore, the juvenile court ruled that, although the statutory factors seemed to support visitation with appellees over the objection of appellant, there was insufficient proof in the record to find overwhelmingly clear circumstances for overruling the wishes of appellant. Consequently, the juvenile court sustained appellant's objections and dismissed appellees' motion for visitation.
{¶ 6} On appeal, the Ninth District Court of Appeals held that the juvenile court erred in its interpretation and application of Troxel to the case. Estate of Harrold v. Collier, Wayne App. No. 03CA0064, 2004-Ohio-4331, 2004 WL 1837186. The appellate court found that the United States Supreme Court reached a narrow holding in Troxel-namely, that the "sweeping overbreadth" of the Washington state nonparental-visitation statute rendered the statute unconstitutional when applied. Id. at ¶ 14 and 18. Because the Ninth District Court of Appeals found that the Washington state statute in Troxel was distinguishable from Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes, the appellate court ruled that Troxel did not invalidate Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes. Accordingly, the court of appeals reversed the juvenile court's dismissal of appellees' motion for visitation and remanded the cause to the juvenile court for an assessment of the motion for visitation under the applicable Ohio statutes.
{¶ 7} Upon motion by appellant, the court of appeals found its judgment to be in conflict with the judgment of the Seventh District Court of Appeals in Oliver v. Feldner, 149 Ohio App.3d 114, 2002-Ohio-3209, 776 N.E.2d 499, on the following issue: "Whether Ohio Courts are obligated to afford 'special weight' to the wishes of the parents of minor children concerning non-parental visitation as outlined in Troxel v. Granville (2000), 530 U.S. 57 [120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49]." The cause is now before this court upon our determination that a conflict exists, as well as our acceptance of a discretionary appeal.
CERTIFIED CONFLICT ISSUE
{¶ 8} In Troxel, the United States Supreme Court reviewed an action arising out of a Washington statute that permitted "[a]ny person" to petition for visitation rights "at any time" and authorized a court to grant such rights whenever the visitation may serve a child's best interest. Id., 530 U.S. at 60, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49, quoting Wash.Rev.Code 26.10.160(3). In the case before the Supreme Court, the Troxels petitioned for visitation with their two granddaughters following the death of their son, the granddaughters' father. The girls' mother objected. The trial court granted visitation to the Troxels, finding that visitation was in the girls' best interests. The Washington Supreme Court held that the Troxels could not obtain visitation with their granddaughters, because the Washington state statute permitting such visitation unconstitutionally infringed on the fundamental right of parents to rear their children. Id. at 67, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49.
{¶ 9} Upon review, the United States Supreme Court found that the state's visitation statute unconstitutionally infringed on the mother's fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of her daughters. In so holding, the court recognized that "the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children." Id. at 66, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49.
{¶ 10} The court found that the Washington trial court placed on the mother, the custodial parent, the burden of disproving that visitation would be in the best interest of her daughters. In so doing, the court ruled, the trial court disregarded the traditional presumption that a fit parent acts in the best interest of his or her child. Id. at 69, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49.
{¶ 11} A plurality of the Troxel court went beyond invalidating the statute to discuss the scope of the parental right and its required protections. The plurality stated that the problem was not that the trial court intervened into the private realm of the family, but that when it did, "it gave no special weight at all" to the mother's determination of her daughters' best interests. Id. The plurality stated that if a fit parent's decision regarding nonparental visitation becomes subject to judicial review, "the court must accord at least some special weight to the parent's own determination." (Emphasis added.) Id. at 70, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49. However, the plurality explicitly declined to "define * * * the precise scope of the parental due process right in the visitation context." Id. at 73, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49.
{¶ 12} Therefore, adopting the plurality view in Troxel, we answer the certified-conflict issue in the affirmative. Ohio courts are obligated to afford some special weight to the wishes of parents of minor children when considering petitions for nonparental visitation made pursuant to R.C. 3109.11 or 3109.12.
OHIO'S NONPARENTAL-VISITATION STATUTES
{¶ 13} In his discretionary appeal, appellant argues that Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes, R.C. 3109.11 and 3109.12, unconstitutionally infringe on a parent's fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of his or her child. We disagree.
{¶ 14} R.C. 3109.11 states:
{¶ 15} "If either the father or mother of an unmarried minor child is deceased, the court of common pleas of the county in which the minor child resides may grant the parents and other relatives of the deceased father or mother reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to the minor child during the child's minority if the parent or other relative files a complaint requesting reasonable companionship or visitation rights and if the court determines that the granting of the companionship or visitation rights is in the best interest of the minor child. In determining whether to grant any person reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in division (D) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code."
{¶ 16} R.C. 3109.12 provides:
{¶ 17} "(A) If a child is born to an unmarried woman, the parents of the woman and any relative of the woman may file a complaint requesting the court of common pleas of the county in which the child resides to grant them reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child. If a child is born to an unmarried woman and if the father of the child has acknowledged the child and that acknowledgement has become final pursuant to section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code or has been determined in an action under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code to be the father of the child, the father may file a complaint requesting that the court of appropriate jurisdiction of the county in which the child resides grant him reasonable parenting time rights with the child and the parents of the father and any relative of the father may file a complaint requesting that the court grant them reasonable companionship or visitation rights with the child.
{¶ 18} "(B) The court may grant the parenting time rights or companionship or visitation rights requested under division (A) of this section, if it determines that the granting of the parenting time rights or companionship or visitation rights is in the best interest of the child. In determining whether to grant reasonable parenting time rights or reasonable companionship or visitation rights with respect to any child, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in division (D) of section 3109.051 of the Revised Code."
{¶ 19} The factors in R.C. 3109.051(D) are:
{¶ 20} "(1) The prior interaction and interrelationships of the child with the child's parents, siblings, and other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, and with the person who requested companionship or visitation if that person is not a parent, sibling, or relative of the child;
{¶ 21} "(2) The geographical location of the residence of each parent and the distance between those residences, and if the person is not a parent, the geographical location of that person's residence and the distance between that person's residence and the child's residence;
{¶ 22} "(3) The child's and parents' available time, including, but not limited to, each parent's employment schedule, the child's school schedule, and the child's and the parents' holiday and vacation schedule;
{¶ 23} "(4) The age of the child;
{¶ 24} "(5) The child's adjustment to home, school, and community;
{¶ 25} "(6) If the court has interviewed the child in chambers, pursuant to division (C) of this section, regarding the wishes and concerns of the child as to parenting time by the parent who is not the residential parent or companionship or visitation by the grandparent, relative, or other person who requested companionship or visitation, as to a specific parenting time or visitation schedule, or as to other parenting time or visitation matters, the wishes and concerns of the child, as expressed to the court;
{¶ 26} "(7) The health and safety of the child;
{¶ 27} "(8) The amount of time that will be available for the child to spend with siblings;
{¶ 28} "(9) The mental and physical health of all parties;
{¶ 29} "(10) Each parent's willingness to reschedule missed parenting time and to facilitate the other parent's parenting time rights, and with respect to a person who requested companionship or visitation, the willingness of that person to reschedule missed visitation;
{¶ 30} "(11) In relation to parenting time, whether either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense involving any act that resulted in a child being an abused child or a neglected child; whether either parent, in a case in which a child has been adjudicated an abused child or a neglected child, previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of the adjudication; and whether there is reason to believe that either parent has acted in a manner resulting in a child being an abused child or a neglected child;
{¶ 31} "(12) In relation to requested companionship or visitation by a person other than a parent, whether the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense involving any act that resulted in a child being an abused child or a neglected child; whether the person, in a case in which a child has been adjudicated an abused child or a neglected child, previously has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive or neglectful act that is the basis of the adjudication; whether either parent previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the current proceeding; whether either parent previously has been convicted of an offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the current proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense; and whether there is reason to believe that the person has acted in a manner resulting in a child being an abused child or neglected child;
{¶ 32} "(13) Whether the residential parent or one of the parents subject to a shared parenting decree has continuously and willfully denied the other parent's right to parenting time in accordance with an order of the court;
{¶ 33} "(14) Whether either parent has established a residence or is planning to establish a residence outside this state;
{¶ 34} "(15) In relation to requested companionship or visitation by a person other than a parent, the wishes and concerns of the child's parents, as expressed by them to the court;
{¶ 35} "(16) Any other factor in the best interest of the child."
{¶ 36} We begin our analysis with the principle that statutes carry a strong presumption of constitutionality. State v. Thompkins (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 558, 560, 664 N.E.2d 926; Sorrell v. Thevenir (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 415, 418-419, 633 N.E.2d 504. The party challenging the statutes bears the burden of proving that the legislation is unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt. Thompkins at 560, 664 N.E.2d 926; Arnold v. Cleveland (1993), 67 Ohio St.3d 35, 38-39, 616 N.E.2d 163.
{¶ 37} A party may challenge a statute as unconstitutional on its face or as applied to a particular set of facts. Belden v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co. (1944), 143 Ohio St. 329, 28 O.O. 295, 55 N.E.2d 629, paragraph four of the syllabus. A facial challenge to a statute is the most difficult to bring successfully because the challenger must establish that there exists no set of circumstances under which the statute would be valid. United States v. Salerno (1987), 481 U.S. 739, 745, 107 S.Ct. 2095, 95 L.Ed.2d 697. The fact that a statute might operate unconstitutionally under some plausible set of circumstances is insufficient to render it wholly invalid. Id.
{¶ 38} Further, where statutes are challenged on the ground that they are unconstitutional as applied to a particular set of facts, the party making the challenge bears the burden of presenting clear and convincing evidence of a presently existing set of facts that make the statutes unconstitutional and void when applied to those facts. Belden, 143 Ohio St. 329, 28 O.O. 295, 55 N.E.2d 629, at paragraph six of the syllabus.
{¶ 39} If the challenged legislation impinges upon a fundamental constitutional right, courts must review the statutes under the strict-scrutiny standard. Sorrell, 69 Ohio St.3d at 423, 633 N.E.2d 504. Under the strict-scrutiny standard, a statute that infringes on a fundamental right is unconstitutional unless the statute is narrowly tailored to promote a compelling governmental interest. Id.; see, also, Chavez v. Martinez (2003), 538 U.S. 760, 775, 123 S.Ct. 1994, 155 L.Ed.2d 984.
{¶ 40} The United States Supreme Court stated in Troxel that "it cannot now be doubted that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children." Id., 530 U.S. at 66, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49. Likewise, this court has recognized that parents have a fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody, and management of their children. Zivich v. Mentor Soccer Club, Inc. (1998), 82 Ohio St.3d 367, 372, 696 N.E.2d 201. Therefore, we must examine Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes under the strict-scrutiny standard.
{¶ 41} Appellant claims that Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes are sufficiently broad to be analogous to the Washington state visitation statute at issue in Troxel. However, contrary to appellant's assertion, the Ohio statutes are more narrowly drawn and capable of a more narrow construction than the Washington statute in Troxel. Unlike the Washington statute that allowed "[a]ny person" to petition the court for visitation rights at "any time," the Ohio nonparental-visitation statutes limit the parties who can petition the court for visitation and limit the application of the statutes to cases where there is a specified predicate event or condition. R.C. 3109.11 applies only in cases where the mother or father of the child is deceased and limits the persons who can petition for nonparental visitation to the parents and relatives of the deceased mother or father. Likewise, R.C. 3109.12 applies only when a child is born to an unmarried woman and limits the persons who can petition for nonparental visitation to the parents and relatives of the unmarried mother and to the father and his parents or relatives, if the father has legally acknowledged paternity or a court has declared him to be the father.
{¶ 42} Further, unlike the Washington statute at issue in Troxel, which contained no reference to the parents' wishes as a factor to be weighed, R.C. 3109.11 and 3109.12 expressly identify the parents' wishes and concerns regarding visitation as a factor the court must consider in making its determination, by incorporating R.C. 3109.051(D). Although the trial court can consider any factor it considers relevant, consideration of the parents' wishes and concerns is mandatory. Moreover, in light of Troxel and our above holding on the certified-conflict issue, a trial court must give special weight to that factor in making its visitation determination, thus protecting a parent's due process rights.
{¶ 43} Nothing in R.C. 3109.11, 3109.12, or 3109.051(D) prevents the trial court from giving special weight to the parent's wishes and concerns regarding visitation. In fact, special weight is required by R.C. 3109.051(D)(15), since the statute explicitly identifies the parents' wishes regarding the requested visitation or companionship as a factor that must be considered when making its "best interest of the child" evaluation. This requirement is not minimized simply because Ohio has chosen to enumerate 15 other factors that must be considered by the trial court in determining a child's best interest in the visitation context. Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes not only allow the trial court to afford parental decisions the requisite special weight, but they also allow the court to take into to consideration the best interest of the child and balance that interest against the parent's desires.
{¶ 44} Further, while Troxel states that there is a presumption that fit parents act in the best interest of their children, nothing in Troxel indicates that this presumption is irrefutable. The trial court's analysis of the best interests of a child need not end once a parent has articulated his or her wishes. By stating in Troxel that a trial court must accord at least some special weight to the parent's wishes, the United States Supreme Court plurality did not declare that factor to be the sole determinant of the child's best interest. Moreover, nothing in Troxel suggests that a parent's wishes should be placed before a child's best interest. The state has a compelling interest in protecting a child's best interest, In re T.R. (1990), 52 Ohio St.3d 6, 18, 556 N.E.2d 439, and Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes are narrowly tailored to serve that compelling interest. They are not, therefore, unconstitutional under Troxel.
{¶ 45} In this case, the trial court properly placed on appellees the burden of proving that visitation would be in the best interest of Brittany, thereby honoring the traditional presumption that a fit parent acts in the best interest of his or her child. Further, the trial court expressly weighed appellant's opposition to visitation between Brittany and appellees as a factor in its decision, thus protecting appellant's due-process rights. The court ultimately decided that Brittany's best interests in maintaining her relationship with appellees outweighed appellant's desire for no visitation. While the trial court did not use the words "special weight," it is clear that the court gave due deference to appellant's wishes and concerns regarding visitation before determining that it was in Brittany's best interest to grant appellees' motion for grandparent visitation.
{¶ 46} Unfortunately, the trial court misinterpreted Troxel as requiring courts to find "overwhelmingly clear circumstances" to support forcing visitation for the benefit of the child over the opposition of the parent. Troxel did not articulate such a standard. Rather, the plurality of the court expressly declined to define "the precise scope of the parental due process right in the visitation context." Id., 530 U.S. at 73, 120 S.Ct. 2054, 147 L.Ed.2d 49.
{¶ 47} Accordingly, we find that Ohio's nonparental-visitation statutes-R.C. 3109.11, 3109.12, and 3109.051(D)-are constitutional as applied to the parties in this case. Further, since there exists a set of circumstances under which the statutes are valid, R.C. 3109.11, 3109.12, and 3109.051(D) are constitutional on their face. See Salerno, 481 U.S. at 745, 107 S.Ct. 2095, 95 L.Ed.2d 697. We, therefore, affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
{¶ 48} There is no reason to remand the cause to the trial court for yet another assessment of appellees' motion for grandparent visitation under the Ohio statutes. The facts of this case clearly warrant granting grandparent visitation to appellees, especially considering that they raised Brittany for the first five years of her life. The trial court evaluated the statutory factors and protected appellant's due-process rights by giving special weight to appellant's objections to the visitation before determining that granting grandparent visitation was warranted under the Revised Code. Therefore, we remand the matter to the trial court solely for the purpose of establishing a schedule to facilitate visitation between Brittany and appellees under the applicable Ohio statutes.
Judgment affirmed.
ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.
MOYER, C.J., PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'CONNOR, O'DONNELL and LANZINGER, JJ., concur.


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require 'evosynth'
#require 'profile'

module Examples
	module LocalSearch

		VALUE_BITS = 16
		DIMENSIONS = 5
		GENERATIONS = 5000
		GENOME_SIZE = VALUE_BITS * DIMENSIONS
		UPPER_LIMIT = 5.12
		LOWER_LIMIT = -5.12

		class LocalSearchEvaluator < EvoSynth::Evaluator

			def decode(individual)
				values = []
				DIMENSIONS.times do |dim|
					values << EvoSynth::Decoder.binary_to_real(individual.genome[dim * VALUE_BITS, VALUE_BITS], LOWER_LIMIT, UPPER_LIMIT)
				end
				values
			end

			def calculate_fitness(individual)
				EvoSynth::Problems::FloatBenchmarkFuntions.sphere(decode(individual))
			end
		end

		def LocalSearch.create_individual
			EvoSynth::MinimizingIndividual.new( EvoSynth::ArrayGenome.new(GENOME_SIZE) { EvoSynth.rand_bool } )
		end

		def LocalSearch.print_acceptance_state(evolver)
			puts "\nAcceptance:" unless evolver.acceptance.instance_variables.empty?
			evolver.acceptance.instance_variables.each do |var|
				is_accessor = (var.to_s.gsub("@", "") + "=").to_sym
				puts "\t#{var} = #{evolver.acceptance.instance_variable_get(var)}" if evolver.acceptance.respond_to?(is_accessor)
			end
			puts
		end

		def LocalSearch.run_with(configuration, individual)
			puts "--- Local Search with #{configuration.acceptance.to_s} ---\n"

			configuration.individual = individual.deep_clone
			evolver = EvoSynth::Evolvers::LocalSearch.new(configuration)
			LocalSearch.print_acceptance_state(evolver)

			logger = EvoSynth::Logger.create(500, true, :gen, :best_fitness) do |log|
				log.add_column("temperature",  ->(evolver) { evolver.acceptance.temperature })
				log.add_column("alpha",        ->(evolver) { evolver.acceptance.alpha })
				log.add_column("delta",        ->(evolver) { evolver.acceptance.delta })
			end
			evolver.add_observer(logger)

			result = evolver.run_until_generations_reached(GENERATIONS)
			LocalSearch.print_acceptance_state(evolver)

			puts "\n-> fitness after #{GENERATIONS} generations: #{configuration.evaluator.calculate_fitness(result)}\n\n"
		end

		configuration = EvoSynth::Configuration.new(
			:mutation			=> EvoSynth::Mutations::BinaryMutation.new(EvoSynth::Mutations::Functions::FLIP_BOOLEAN),
			:evaluator			=> LocalSearchEvaluator.new
		)
		individual = LocalSearch.create_individual

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Interview With The Great Granddaughter Of The Man Who Saved United
Our football club as it was first known, Newton Heath, was having great financial difficulties in 1901 and needed to raise £1000 to avoid bankruptcy. The club held a four day fair to raise money at St. James' Hall on Oxford Road. By the third day, despite a donation from City, United were struggling and it looked as though we were going to go under.
Harry Stafford, who was our captain at the time (and who was the first captain of Manchester United Football Club), brought his St. Bernard dog, Major, in a bid to raise more money. He attached a collection box to him and let him walk around.
On the fourth day, Major escaped, and found his way to the home of John Henry Davies, a wealthy man who owned Manchester Breweries. Davies got in touch with Stafford, initially with the hope of buying the dog for his daughter, and the two got talking about the financial difficulties of the club.
By 1902 Newton Heath was £2,670 in debt and faced a winding-up order. At a shareholders' meeting in the New Islington Hall, Harry Stafford announced that he and four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies, were willing to takeover the club's debts.
Davies outlined his plans for the club. He wanted a team of "Manchester men to make Manchester proud".
Davies changed the club's name to Manchester United FC and replaced the green and gold kits with the red, black and white.
Four years after becoming the chairman, Davies saw the club earn promotion to the top flight. Two years after that we won our first league title.
Despite being the best side in the country, we played at one of the worst grounds, so Davies loaned the club £60,000 to start work on our new stadium, Old Trafford, which would have a capacity of 80,000.
In Davies' 25 years as chairman we won two league titles, one FA Cup and two Charity Shields. Without him, the club would have likely gone under, we wouldn't play in red, and we wouldn't play at Old Trafford. Several people have had a massive effect on our club, but there is no denying that Davies, who was not a football man by nature, is up there with the best of them.
In light of our new debt, reminiscent of our situation that we were saved from over 100 years ago, I have spoken to the great granddaughter of Davies, Joanne Jones.
"John Davies was father of my granddad John Gervais Davies who was born in 1899," she told me. "He married my grandmother, Vera Grover, and she is the one who kept photo albums of the family, when my grandfather was a baby and surrounded by nannies, and lived in Sale."
Having being told the stories of their family history, they decided to look further in to their United connections.
"After we had researched our family history, we were amazed at the connections and my mother, Cynthia Thomas wrote to Manchester United telling them about it," she continued. "About 13 years ago, we were invited as guests of Martin Edwards, and my mother, son and myself spent a wonderful day enjoying the hospitality of the club. We were fortunate enough to meet Sir Bobby Charlton and his wife and some of the players. In the tunnel of Old Trafford is the plaque which my mother unveiled on behalf of our family. It was an historic moment for us all."
After having a family history which impacted so heavily on the club, it is no surprise that United has stayed within the family.
"I feel after these connections that United is in the family blood, and yes, myself, along with my son Toby are avid supporters of United. My son has taken up the invitation on several occasions to watch some of the matches as a guest of the club."
With the fans reaching breaking point in light of the debt brought to the club by the Glazers, the green and gold movement has taken our support by storm. Reverting to the colours of our history in Newton Heath we are sending a message that has been reported all over the world.
"I think it is great to be wearing the Newton Heath colours," she continued. "We have a fine heritage and the green and gold protest is a strong signal of support for this. Looking
back to the days of Newton Heath, I feel there is an important connection that we must not lose."
Now all we need is another John Davies!
Read a great article in The Telegraph about United, from Davies to the Glazers.
Read the Old Trafford story on the official site.
Scott Patterson
Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He writes for The Mirror, Paddy Power and Red News. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter.
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Q: MongoDB querying to get data with aggregate in PHP $filter = array();
$options = array("sort" => array("age" => -1));
$query = new \MongoDB\Driver\Query($filter, $options);

In this type of method is for mongo queries like db.collection.find({age:-1}), but i wanted method to do aggregate queries like below to run in PHP and get the data in maybe var_dump? So i can use the Data in my PHP.
QUESTION: What if I want a aggregate query like this to run in my PHP to get the DATA?
db.catalog.aggregate(
    [
    {$unwind: '$productOrdered'},
    {$group: {_id: '$productID', 'totalOrdered': { $sum: 1}}}
    ]
    );

==================> To get the number of times the product was purchased
collection look like
-productID,

-productName,

-productOrdered{

    customerID,

    dateofpurchse,

}

PREVIOUSLY I was using this method like below, worked fine in localhost, but when I upload in CLOUD it doesnt work, so left me with changing to other methods, maybe like to above one. If i can run in Cloud I would stick with this.
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<?php
$m = new MongoClient("localhost");

$c = $m->selectDB("examples")->selectCollection("article");

$data = array (
   'title' => 'this is my title',
   'author' => 'bob',
   'posted' => new MongoDate,
   'pageViews' => 5,
   'tags' => array ( 'fun', 'good', 'fun' ),
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     ),
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$d = $c->insert($data, array("w" => 1));

$ops = array(
   array(
    '$project' => array(
        "author" => 1,
        "tags"   => 1,
        )
    ),
   array('$unwind' => '$tags'),
   array(
    '$group' => array(
        "_id" => array("tags" => '$tags'),
        "authors" => array('$addToSet' => '$author'),
        ),
    ),
   );

$results = $c->aggregate($ops);
var_dump($results);
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More than 2 billion Internet users are available on online social media networks for brands to target. However, in the absence of right intelligence and insights, most of the social media marketers fail to optimize their efforts to generate the optimum results for their clients. One of the important insights about social media marketing is the time and day when these marketers must be active on various channels and make sure the best of their brands go out at that identified time.
QuickSprout has compiled these insights and statistics from various studies, but are definitely worth looking and implementing.
For most of the brands, which find their targeted customers on Facebook, Thursday and Friday are the perfect days to be aggressive. In a combination of this, running campaigns and triggering marketing activities between 1 Pm and 3 PM could result in a maximum number of shares and clicks to their Facebook posts. The study explains that opening days of a week – Monday to Wednesday – are generally too stressful and committed for working professionals. Consequently, engagement rate falls 3.5% on these days. As weekend approaches, they feel more relaxed, and happiness sentiments are high. Therefore, they feel more relaxed and spend more and time and pay more attention to Facebook posts and updates.
On Twitter, the game of social media marketing is an entirely different than Facebook. Segregating the tweets in two buckets, B2B and B2C, the study claims weekdays are the best performing days for brands, which offer B2B products or services. In contrast, for brands, which are indulged in B2C market, Weekend and Wednesday get them higher returns on their social media marketing efforts. Considering Twitter as a micro-blogging platform and generally driven by mobile users, evening 5 PM to 6 PM is identified as the best time to get retweets and clicks.
Professional networking site LinkedIn may not be that popular among general Internet users, but if you have gone anything to do with CXO community or the business executives, who don't tend to login to Facebook or Twitter, then LinkedIn must be your target. It is probably the only network that offers engagement on weekdays. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday being the most performing days on LinkedIn, pre-office hours and post office hours are the best time when you could seek some engagement from LinkedIn.
Google+ is the only network that is apparently aligned with the working days and time. From Monday to Friday between 9 Am and 11 PM is the time when marketers pay attention to Google+ for some quality returns and engagement.
The Infographic also contains insights and statistics about Instagram and Pinterest, useful for social media marketers who are focusing on photo sharing and promotion.
Thursday is the day when social media marketers must be focused and active on almost every social network.
Friday must be the second most important day for social media marketers to be active on all social media channels.
Marketers must schedule their marketing activities on an hourly basis as each network has got different time to post.
8 AM to 1 PM is the best performing time in terms of getting click/shares on major social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.


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Neutrality. Correspondence between the Secretary of state and chairman, Committee of foreign relations, relating to certain complaints made that the American government has shown partiality to certain belligerents during the present European war.
William Jennings Bryan; William Joel Stone; United States. Department of State.; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.
Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1915.
Document / 63d Congress, 3d session, Senate, no. 716; Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate), 63-716.; United States congressional serial set, 6783.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1918.
United States. Department of State.
William J. Bryan, Secretary of state; William J. Stone, chairman of Senate Committee on foreign relations.
Submitted by Mr. Stone. Ordered printed January 15 (calendar day January 25) 1915.
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When you have a case of laryngitis, your voice box, or larynx, becomes angry and inflamed. This inflammation prevents your vocal cords from vibrating properly and can put a damper on your day. A common condition, laryngitis is often caused by overuse of your vocal cords, the common cold, an upper respiratory infection, alcohol use, smoking, as well as from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, the symptoms associated with this ailment can alter and change your voice, and can even make you lose your voice completely. To recover your voice quickly, there are some helpful laryngitis tips you can follow.
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When you have a case of laryngitis, you are more than likely doing most of your breathing from your mouth, not your nose. When you breathe with your mouth, your throat becomes dry. Dryness can directly affect your larynx, which will not help you feel better. To help counteract the dryness, place a humidifier in your bedroom and wherever you spend most of your time. Just make sure to have one placed near your bed as you sleep!
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Jalen Crutcher Leads UD With A Career-High 29 Points
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The University of Dayton men's basketball team had its first double-digit win of the year, but before you get excited, it came in overtime on the road as the Flyers took a-hard-fought decision at Davidson by the score of 89-78.
Jalen Crutcher scored a career-high 29 points to lead UD, backed by Ibi Watson's 24 points (including eight in overtime).
GAME BREAKDOWN
First Half: Dayton 32, Davidson 31
· Dayton jumped out to a 10-6 lead at the first media break.
· Elijah Weaver made his first career start for the Flyers and assisted on three of UD's first four buckets.
· The score was knotted 13-13 with 11:15 left in the half.
· Dayton held two-point leads at the next two media timeouts (21-19 with 7:47 left and 28-26 at 3:59).
· The Flyers made four of their last five field goal attempts to finish shooting 60% from the floor (12-20) in the half, including 40% (4-10) from three.
· Davidson shot 45% (13-29) FG, and 17% (2-11) from beyond the arc
· Jalen Crutcher scored 10 points for UD in the first half, backed by Weaver (7 points) and Ibi Watson (6 points).
Second Half: Dayton 72, Davidson 72
· Dayton stayed hot coming out of the break, making its first five shots and holding a 46-42 lead with 15:36 left.
· While the Flyers never trailed again in the game, the Wildcats did everything they could to stay within striking distance, trailing by two (50-48 at 11:56), five (58-53 at 7:34) and four (65-61 at 3:24) at the remaining media breaks.
· Jalen Crutcher made two free throws with 12 seconds to go, to put UD up 72-69, but Davidson's Kellan Grady hit a contested step-back three with 3.3 seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime.
· Dayton committed a season-low 10 turnovers in the game, but none after the 13:22 mark of the second half.
Overtime: Dayton 89, Davidson 78
· The two teams traded baskets in the first three minutes of the overtime, and then Jalen Crutcher's layup at the 1:59 mark gave the Flyers the lead for good.
· A step-back three by Ibi Watson pushed the margin to five, and then Crutcher hit Zimi Nwokeji on a pick-and-roll layup to push it back out to five with 46 seconds left.
· A Watson free throw made it six, and then Koby Brea made another one to make it a three-possession game with 18 seconds to go.
· Due to a thin roster, Dayton played the final 3:48 with three freshmen on the floor, and that trio – Nwokeji, Brea and Mustapha Amzil – scored five of Dayton's final eight points.
· UD made five of six field goals and six of eight free throws in overtime.
· Jalen Crutcher's 29 points established a career high for the second time in three games.
· Ibi Watson's season-high 24 points included 18 after halftime.
· Mustapha Amzil reached double digits for the fourth time in four career games, with 12 points.
· Elijah Weaver scored 11 points (4-5 FG, 3-3 FT) in his first Flyer start and added seven assists. The seven assists matched his college career high set against UCLA while he was playing for USC.
· The Flyers shot 56.9% (29-51) in the game. Dayton is 6-0 this season when shooting 50% or better.
· UD's six wins include a double-overtime win, a single-overtime win, and a pair of three-point wins. Its three losses are by a total of five points.
· The Flyers return home to host Duquesne on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
· Game time is 7 p.m. ET.
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Police investigating the death of a Russian whistleblower who died while jogging found "no evidence he was poisoned", an inquest heard.
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, is said to have been helping specialist investment firm Hermitage Capital Management uncover a $230m (£150m) Russian money-laundering operation before he collapsed near his home in Weybridge, Surrey, on the afternoon of 10 November 2012.
The married father of two had taken out £3.5m worth of life insurance and applied for another £5m worth of policies.
The inquest at the Old Bailey in London is examining whether he was poisoned or died of natural causes.
On Friday, DS Ian Pollard of Surrey police told the court the original postmortem found no signs of third-party involvement or foul play.
He said tests, including plant toxicology at London's Kew Gardens, were carried out by experts. "The conclusion of all of those tests was there was no evidence he had been poisoned. That, along with my other enquiries, led me to my conclusion that he has not been murdered," he added.
Eugene Elias, who lived in the same private estate as Perepilichnyy for nine months, is said to have seen him out jogging as he drove out of the "guarded compound" with his wife.
Elias explained he decided to tell police what he had seen when he returned home to find a police cordon and paramedics at the scene.


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Solomon Islands Government hit with $269 million revenue black hole
The Government has fallen well short of its revenue targets so far this year.
Solomon Islands Government Revenue has fallen short against expected collections to the end of May, resulting in a $SBD269.8 million revenue shortfall for the first five months of the year.
Despite what the Government said was "record underspending", revenue collection by the end of May was well below what the Government anticipated, resulting in the $269 million black hole.
The shortfall, which the Government said was "manageable", is set to be "financed internally" by the use of Government reserve.
Government revenue collection until May was stronger than it was for the same period a year ago, yet the Government attributed to revenue hole to sluggish growth in the productive sectors, negative inflation for the past eight months.
The Government said it expected a spike in revenue for June.
The Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury Hon. Snyder Rini acknowledged the Inland Revenue Division (IRD) for the increased revenue collection rates even with less favourable macroeconomic conditions and with the support of the RSIPF Fraud Squared and Janus commended the recent uncovering of tax fraud.
By end of May, development and payroll spending are tracking below budget respectively by 17 percent and 8 percent. Debt service is on track while other charges is slightly overspent by 4 percent.
The combined impact of these spending pattern resulted in a -Year-To-Date actual total spending of 1.470 billion.
The Ministry is now making a concerted effort to ensure that available funds secured for the rest of 2017 are prioritized to only those activities and projects that can be successfully completed this year.
It refocus cash disbursements for discretionary spending to strategic areas of policy implementation, trying to do 'more with less' and ensuring that all Ministries do not spread themselves too thinly across competing priorities.
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