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From Yugoslavia to Catalonia and back: Some thoughts on parallels and differences
A few days ago, I wrote a few lines for Radio Free Europe (and a few other media, including AFP, N1 and UOL noticias) on the similarities and differences and the uses of the referendum in Catalonia and in the Balkans, which caused some lively debates. Here are these notes with a few points expanded.
Parallels and Differences
First, neither is Spain Yugoslavia, nor is Catalonia Slovenia or Croatia. Just like Istria, Vojvodina or Republika Srpska are not Catalonia. The reasoning, the dynamics and political process leading to any independence movement is specific, but each success is claimed by independence groups and each failure by states. One key difference between Kosovo and Catalonia is the violence. Despite the heavy-handed police response on Sunday, the independence movement in Catalonia cannot claim a recent history of repression as Kosovo did. Catalonia did experience a brutal repression in the context of the Spanish civil war, yet this is more than half a century past and four decades of democratic, decentralized rule in Spain are the reality and have been for a long time. In Kosovo, even before the war 1998-9, the revocation of autonomy in 1989 suggested that Kosovo could not rely on any autonomy arrangement with Serbia.
This is a key difference with Catalonia, which enjoys far-reaching self-government. Despite the stubborn and inflexible policies of the Rajoy government the difference are stark: Spain is a democracy, Yugoslavia and Serbia in the 1990s were not. There is a parallel in the fact that the more intransigent and heavy handed the centre is, the more likely people turn their support to independence. The pictures of the police violence during the referendum is the best advertisement for the independence movement. This stands in contrast with the approach taken by the UK or Canada, allowing for a referendum to be held unrestricted. Allowing for referenda to happen does reduce the all or nothing/now or never environment of referenda.
Only a few years before the respective referenda in Slovenia and Croatia in 1990, only a minority favored independence, but the heavy-handed policies of Milošević catapulted nationalists to power and secured support for putting a distance to Belgrade. Thus, independence movements are always the product of the relationship between the region or people seeking independence and the center. The Yugoslav cases suggest that repression and centralization efforts backfire.
Repercussions and Echoes in the Balkans
There are repercussions of the referendum in Catalonia for the region: The tensions between the Spanish government and the region are part of the key reasons that Spain has not recognized Kosovo. Thus, the first risk is that any confrontation in Spain over Catalonia will make Spain and arguably other non-recognizers more reluctant to consider recognizing Kosovo. Thus, we need to not only consider the effect of the crisis on independence movements, but also on state policies.
The Balkan cases, as most other independence movements live off their own internal dynamics, not based on what goes on elsewhere. However, success and failure elsewhere shape debates. There are only two real potential cases in the region at the moment, the north of Kosovo and the Republika Srpska. More historical regions, Vojvodina or Istria, have a sense of identity distinct from the Croatian and Serbian nation-state and a multi-ethnic, rather than mono-ethnic narrative of difference. Both lack strong movements for independence and lack a clear cultural distinction from the rest of the country as is the case in Catalonia (see an excellent new book by Dejan Štjepanović on this). Both the political leaders in the Republika Srpska and the North of Kosovo have articulated their policies separate from Catalonia. In the North of Kosovo, the discourse is not about independence, but rather about remaining with Serbia (echoing similar arguments made by Serb secessionists in Croatia Bosnia in the early 1990).
In the case Catalonia were successful in achieving independence, it would encourage the president of the Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik to pursue his goal. The Parliament of the Republika Srpska already stated when Kosovo declared its independence in 2008 that it reserved the right to pursue independence for the RS if Kosovo would achieve international recognition. Already Dodik has been continuously hinting at organizing a referendum. He has recently held back from pursuing a referendum on independence, largely due to international pressure, including from Serbia and Russia.
Catalonia will not cause new independence movements, just as Kosovo's declaration of independence did not trigger a new wave of independence movements. It will serve as argument of both states and independence movement to make old claims or to counter them. A large factor is the international environment. There is generally little support for recognizing states. This is usually done only in extraordinary circumstances, either when there is an agreement with the central government, as happened in South Sudan, or if there was massive repression and a strong, violent independence movement, as in Kosovo or when the state had already disintegrated and there was no clear path to keeping it together, as it was in Yugoslavia. When Aleksander Vučić accused the international community of hypocrisy for not recognizing Catalonia, but supporting Kosovo, he is ignoring the specificity of Kosovo, which were underlined in the submissions and arguments brought to the ICJ in preparation of the 2010 advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence. Thus, neither Catalonia not fit any of these categories of potential countries that can make a plausible claim for independence, neither can Republika Srpska nor the North of Kosovo.
Filed under Kosovo, Notes, Serbia, Uncategorized Tagged with Catalonia, independence, Kosovo, referendum, self-determination
Absurd Referenda
After the Brexit vote, Russia has been putting pressure on Serbia to have a vote on EU and NATO membership as early as the presidential elections next year. The notion of such a referendum is clearly intended to sabotage Serbia's EU accession and seeks to capitalize on the EU crisis after the British vote. I wrote this commentary below for the daily Blic on the absurdities of this referendum and referenda more broadly.
Referenda are popular tools in the hands of populists and authoritarian leaders and rarely the desired instrument of democrats. They give easy yes-no answers to complicated issues, they allow to mobilize citizens against something, anything and they can ignore values and rights that are other protected. It is thus no surprise that amidst the current democratic crisis on the European continent referenda have been proliferating. However, not just the Brexit vote shows how problematic referenda can be: In Greece last year, the government of Alexis Tsipras organized a vote on the conditions for the bailout plan, campaign against the plan and ignored the Oxi (no) vote the next day. In Britain the Brexit vote only took place because David Cameron promised it his own Eurosceptic party colleagues when he took control of the party and once Brexit one, both he and those who campaigned against the EU fled the scene without a plan. Other referenda have been launched by the opposition to sabotage the government and impose their own agenda, as conservative Janez Janša did in Slovenia or the clerical far right group «U ime obitelj» in Croatia with the vote to introduce a constitutional ban on same sex marriage.
Even in Switzerland, the home of referenda and more experienced to voting on specific policies had two highly problematic referenda in recent years. First, a vote banned the construction of minarets—never mind that this is not only absurd considering that minarets are exceedingly hard to find in Switzerland (only four were built before the ban in 2009), but also because it breaks human rights. The Swiss voted in 2014 to limit immigration, including from the EU, which broke bilateral agreements and resulted in EU countermeasures that hurt Switzerland.
It is populists with strong authoritarian leanings across Europe who argue for referenda, often against elected parliaments as a way to short circuit complicated decisions that require negotiation and compromise. While this sounds more democratic, it is so only at the surface. Referenda are rarely the instrument of citizens, but mostly tools of either governments to ratify what they want or the opposition using them sabotage a parliamentary majority.
The idea of a referendum on EU or NATO membership in Serbia at this point is particularly absurd. No country has ever voted on joining the EU before negotiations are concluded and there was a treaty to vote for or against. Similarly, no country that does not want to join NATO has voted on whether to join. It does make sense—and many countries did—of having a vote to join the EU or NATO once the deal is completed to ensure that the citizens agree with such a big decision. Voting on something that will happen years down the road and is uncertain how it will look like (what the EU will be like, the regional context and Serbia) is akin placing a bet today on the winner of the 2024 European football championship—foolish.
A referendum on NATO would be even more bizarre as neither the government, nor a majority of citizens currently want to join and there is no significant movement to join NATO. Thus, the only purpose of a referendum would appear to be to preempt a future change of heart. However, voting now on a policy in the future is locking yourself into an artificial tight-jacket that might be a convenient excuse until a future government will see it fit to ignore it.
The idea of such a referendum does recall the famous vote Milošević imposed in 1998 against foreign mediation in Kosovo. A majority of voters followed his suggestion to reject "foreign meddling", just to see him negotiate (not very successfully) a few months later. JUL at the time plastered the walls of Belgrade with a poster in English (!) and the slogan "We all thing the same!"
The expectation of those arguing for such a referendum now would appear to be sabotaging EU accession and preventing a future NATO membership. A vote against the EU would be easily interpreted as a vote against political and economic reform and as more than just the rejection of membership in the organization, but the values associated with it and ties with the EU. Turning the back to Europe would satisfy dictators to the East, such as Putin and Erdogan, but bring nothing good for Serbia. The best illustration of the populist trap was a recent cartoon of two sheep standing admiringly in front of the election poster a wolf. They were happily explaining their unlikely support: "This will show the shepherd".
Filed under European Union, Russia, Serbia Tagged with Brexit, NATO, referendum
Croatia Referendum Shows Perils of Direct Democracy
Here is a comment I wrote for Balkan Insight on the recent referendum in Croatia. I have added two tables that compare support for EU membership and support for the constitutional definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman.
Last Sunday Croatia held its third referendum in the last 23 years. In 1991 Croatian citizens voted whether to remain in Yugoslavia, in 2012 whether to join the EU and now on whether a marriage should be constitutionally defined as a union of a man and a woman. Hardly of the same caliber as the previous referenda, it passed with nearly a two third majority. The referendum was in fact a demonstration of the risks of direct democracy. Croatia already defines marriage as such, all be it not in the constitution. Furthermore, there is no effort to move towards giving same-sex partnerships equal status to marriages. As a result the initiators of the referendum—a previously unknown ultra-conservative group "In the name of the family" (with support of the Catholic Church)—achieved a success without any great legal consequence, but political significance.
Some commentators in Croatia and outside decried the result as evidence of a conservative, backward looking Croatia. This is, however, is one-sided reading of the referendum. Firstly, only ten European countries open marriage to same-sex couples, all of them in Western and Northern Europe. Thus, Croatia is by no means exceptional. Five other EU member states ban same-sex marriage, namely Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. According to the Rainbow Europe index of ILGA the main European group lobbying for equal rights of LGBT communities—measuring legal protection, human rights violations and social attitudes—Croatia ranked 13th among 49 countries in Europe, at similar levels to Austria, Finland, and well above Greece, Italy and all other countries of Central Europe except Hungary. Second, attitudes in Croatia are no particularly hostile towards gays and lesbians and opposition to opening marriage to homosexual is not particularly pronounced. There are few recent Europe-wide polls on levels of support for opening marriage to homosexual couples, but Eurobarometer numbers from 2006 indicate that the levels of the referendum outcome are do not make Croatia a conservative outlier. A 2012 study of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency of discrimination against LGBT citizens in the EU (and future members) did find that Croatia ranks as the country with high level of LGBTs who experienced discrimination and harassment (60% experienced harassment or discrimination within the previous year), only Latvia has a higher level. The levels are similar in Italy, Cyprus and Poland. Thus, Croatia belongs to the countries of the EU that are more conservative in regard to LGBT citizens, but largely reflected Central and Southern European patterns. Third, the turnout of the referendum was low, only 37.9% voted, thus with support for the initiative at 65.87% only a quarter of all Croatian voters endorsed the initiative.
Yet, the group and its referendum were successful. (below is added to the Balkan Insight Comment). Here it is worthwhile looking the 2012 referendum joining the EU. (added to the Balkan Insight Comment). As the table below shows, the support for limiting marriage is not inversely related to support for EU across counties in Croatia. In most counties citizens supported both. The only places where we can identify a clear discrepancy are Istria and the region around Rijeka where a majority voted again the prohibition of same-sex marriage, but for the EU.
If we look at absolute numbers, see table below, a similar pattern emerges that support for accession to the EU was not lower where support for the recent referendum was high. The only region that is striking here is Split, where in fact more people voted in favor of the ban than voted in favor of joining the EU.
Thus, while there is a clear regional pattern of support and rejection of the ban on same-sex marriage (with more liberal regions in Istria,around Rijeka, and to a lesser degree in Zagreb and Medjumurje and more conservative regions in Dalmatia), it would be wrong to assume a straightforward liberal-conservative divide that translates to Euroskepticism. A second point of comparison is turnout (continued from the Balkan Insight comment). Turn out at the referendum is not as low as it would seem. Turnout in 2012 on joining the EU was less than 7 percent higher, 946.433 voted in favor of the ban, some 1.299.008 voted for joining the EU. Referenda often have low turn outs as they are usually able only to mobilize voters who are concerned with the issue at stake. It would be thus a mistake to consider the turn out a failure for the church and the groups that supported the initiative. The main successes reach beyond the referendum itself. For the first time, conservative groups in Croatia were able to gain main-stream support for a social issue, rather than a national issue. While popular support for "homeland war" can be more easily generated, Croatian society, as other post-Yugoslav societies, have been overall unresponsive to social conservative initiatives and policy agendas beyond national issues (borders, veterans, interpreting the past). The referendum suggests that a conservative social agenda might gather popular support. Such campaigning is likely to be polarizing and cannot capture a majority, but can energize the conservative spectrum of the electorate. Not unlike the Tea Party in the US, such an agenda is unlikely to be sustainable in the mid-term or to gain a majority, but it can dictate the debate. Finally, this referendum opens the door to potentially other referenda. It remains to be seen how serious the threats of nationalist groups in Vukovar are to seek a referendum on banning Cyrillic, but the success provides an incentive for the opposition to by-pass representative democracy and impose a conservative agenda through referenda (or their threat). Slovenia has had some similar experiences with multiple referenda in 2010-2012, mostly initiated by opposition groups that among others blocked pension reform and a law that would have put same-sex partnerships on equal footing with marriage. The threshold for holding a referendum in Croatia is higher (10% of all registered voters), but the success of the referendum against same-sex marriage highlights the ability to reach the number of required signatures if the issue has a polarizing effect and well-organised groups stand behind the initiative.
Thus, the referendum is less the evidence of a backward and conservative Croatia, but of the risks and potential of using polarizing social issues to dictate the policy agenda.
Filed under Croatia, European Union Tagged with LGBT, marriage, referendum
The surprising-unsurprising "Yes" for the EU in Croatia
The referendum on EU accession of Croatia gave a resounding "Yes" in favor of joining the EU. According to the final results, 66.27% of citizens who turned out voted in favor. The No vote got only a third of the vote. Striking is that every county of Croatia voted in favor of joining the EU, even the most Eurosceptic region of Dubrovnik-Neretva stilled voted 56.93% in favor. The regional variation is thus not very great and there is no clear regional pattern except for the two southern regions of Split and Dubrovnik being more skeptical. Support was great in towns close to the EU, such as Varazdin and Cakovec, but also in poorer towns and regions like Slavonski Brod or Gospic. This suggests that the reasons for support were multiple. Opponents of the EU did not do well, even in strong-holds of more nationalist parties, such as in Slavonia where the HDSSB did well in parliamentary elections. Ironically, it would seem that the Euroskeptics did best on the Dalmatian islands of Brac and Hvar. For example in the two municipalities of Jelsa and Stari Grad on the Island of Hvar, support for EU accession was just above 50% (51.16% and 51.79% respectively). This would also suggest that rejection of the EU is less based on the nationalist arguments heard in the referendum campaign, but possibly on the sense of some tourist destinations that membership will not bring an tangible benefits. The few Bosnian Croats that voted (just over 6000, or 2.3% of eligible voters) endorsed EU membership with 87.85%.
The turn out in the diaspora was low, but so was it in Croatia itself. This somewhat puts a dent into the referendum results. Only 43.68% of eligible citizens voted. The low turn out is not unique to Croatia: elsewhere similar referenda often had an equally low turn out. Now it could be argued that the result is no surprise. No significant parliamentary party campaign against joining and even Ante Gotovina in custody at the ICTY endorsed the vote, undermining nationalist argument against accession. So no surprise? Well, there might not have been no surprise now, but only a year ago, Euroskepticism was high. Protests last year in Zagreb burnt the EU flag, even if protestors agreed on little else. For years prior, Croatia had become by far the most Euroskeptic country in the region. In 2009, according to the Gallup Balkan Monitor, only 26.2% of Croats thought the EU was a good thing, nearly half of the runner-up Serbia, in 2010 the number dropped to 24.8%. So were the numbers wrong? The referendum suggests two things about support for EU accession in the Western Balkans: First, citizens might be growing weary of the EU as negotiations drag on, once they are concluded, it is easier to warm up to the EU. Second, many citizens might not "love" the EU, but they consider it the least bad option. Thus among many "Yes" voters in Croatia today are surely also those who rather not take any chances, especially as the alternative remained unclear and potentially risky. Thus, even if support for accession is likely drop in the other countries of the region–as it so often dues in the accession process–this does not suggest that citizens will vote against membership at the end.
Filed under Croatia, European Union Tagged with Balkans, Croatia, European Union, referendum


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Suppose this happened. On his way home Bill, a single missionary, waved at Tom and Ruth playing with their children in front of their big house. As he went into his apartment, he realized how small it really was. It was big enough for him, but he barely had space to turn around in his kitchen. He surely could use more space.
Mary, another single missionary, followed Bill into the neighborhood and waved to Tom and Ruth as well. As she went into her apartment, she realized how lonely it was with no one else there. She would really like someone to care for her and laugh with her like Tom did with Ruth.
Bill and Mary are not contented with things just as they are. The thing that brought their discontent into consciousness was the sight of Tom and Ruth at their house. Anyone can have feelings of discontent, but single missionaries may feel it about different things than do married missionaries, and they have no one to talk with about it.
Paul, a single missionary, wrote a supporting church that he had learned to be content whatever the circumstances. He knew what it meant to have plenty as well as to be in need, and he had learned the secret of being content in any and every situation (Philippians 4:11-12). Note that this was something he learned, not something that came naturally, and that ability applied to whatever happened.
He also wrote to a young missionary pastoring a church he had planted during a stay of several years in Ephesus. Paul wrote, "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (1Timothy 6:6). The only other place that word for "contentment" is used in the Bible is where Paul wrote to another church he planted. It is the "having all you need" in the following passage: "in all things at all times having all you need you will abound in every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8). That is contentment!
Of course, even though married individuals have a spouse, they may also begin coveting someone else's spouse. Not having a spouse, singles may be even more likely to begin coveting. As soon as attraction to a married person begins, singles must take steps to prevent it from growing. As attraction grows, it becomes a slippery slope down which people slide and become irrationally willing to give up everything for that other person—even if it means breaking up families, derailing missionary careers, and living in sin.
Compare self with self. If you must make comparisons, compare yourself with yourself. Galatians 4:6 says, "Each man should examine his own conduct for himself; then he can measure his achievement by comparing himself with himself and not with anyone else." Compare your apartment, salary, vehicle, and so forth now with what you had 10 or 20 years ago, not with what married missionary colleagues now have.
Compare with those who have less. Rather than comparing yourself with married missionaries who have more, compare yourself with people you serve who have less. Compare your apartment with the living conditions of the homeless. Compare your salary with the unemployed and nationals you serve. Compare your vehicle with those who have no vehicle at all. Just as comparing yourself with those who are better off creates envy, so comparing yourself with those less well-off increases contentment. In fact, as you "count your blessings," you may be motivated to share them with others who have less. Such sharing will increase your satisfaction even more!


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IT execs: Most sought-after skills aren't IT-focused
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IT skills are always in high demand, but the most sought-after skills may not be the technical ones. At the Gartner Symposium in Orlando, Fla., SearchCIO asked IT executives what IT skills they are looking for in the next couple of years, and their responses skirted certifications and common resume qualifications. Emphasizing everything from a pattern of learning and an eye for design to problem solving skills and good communication, these IT executives made it clear that their most sought-after skills are not IT-specific.
Abbas Haider Ali, CTO, xMatters: I'd say that the most important skill for IT workers that I look for in members that we hire, but also that I see our customers looking for, is the ability to learn. You used to look for specific certifications. You would [ask], "Do you have a CCIE? Do you have a particular A+ certification?" -- that list of certifications that you try to match people against. We [still] look for some elements of those to make sure we're pulling someone who has certain types of experience -- be it network side, virtualization or cloud computing -- but now what we look for is a pattern of learning. I think that's the most important thing because no industry really stays the same for any length of time anymore. It used to be that certification kind of guaranteed that you are good for a certain amount of time -- that's no longer the case. What you really look for is you look for a pattern that someone has demonstrated, that they're able to keep up and adapt very quickly to new things and that they're not held back by the knowledge they've had historically, but are continually willing to learn and improve themselves to deal with the changing marketplace.
Don Schuerman, CTO, Pegasystems: I really don't think about IT skills when I hire. I think about problem solving skills and I think about creativity and communication skills. There are lots of technologies that are developing, but coding, to my mind, is primarily syntax. [I try to] find somebody who's a good problem solver, who knows how to take a problem, break it down into pieces and get to a solution.
[I try to] find somebody who's a good problem solver, who knows how to take a problem, break it down into pieces and get to a solution.
Don SchuermanCTO, Pegasystems
Whether they're doing that in Java code or in Python or in CSS or in whatever the next JavaScript technology we're going to roll out to market is going to be, that's syntax that smart people can learn.
If I can find people who are great problem solvers and who are really aggressive learners [that] constantly want to be playing and learning with new things, [those] are the [people] that are going to be the best to build into my team. That's a team that I can point at any problem, even one that I can't anticipate, and any technology -- even one that I haven't seen -- and know that they're going to be able to pick it up and carry it to a new place.
Neil Gomes, VP for Technology Innovation and Consumer Experience, Thomas Jefferson University: We certainly want progressive technologies. We want people that understand machine learning and the AI side of things. We want people that will also understand design. The lead on my design team is an architect -- an actual architect, not a data architect or anything; a real architect who worked in healthcare for some period of time. He also worked with Steelcase in designing furniture, because other industries have gone through disruption much earlier than healthcare education. The concepts, the things they have picked up and the way that they have addressed those disruptive times is important to us in healthcare. I think we can learn from that. Diverse backgrounds, diverse ideas, and the desire to ask, "Why do you really want to do that?" and "Am I doing the right thing?"
Otto Berkes, CTO, CA Technologies: With the kinds of challenges that technology departments are facing, I look to both attract and develop a really broad range of skills. People who can look at a problem in its entirety, and while they may have very specific domain expertise, really work through the problem within the full frame of the context.
For more on the most sought-after skills in today's IT realm, hear from execs on how they're finding the right people with the right talent and how they're building skills for the digital future.
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Your EDM Exclusive Interview with Example: On Live Life Living and Collaborating with Calvin Harris, Flux Pavilion, Skream and More
Your EDM Staff July 27, 2014
After picking up platinum status with his album Playing in the Shadows and two gold albums, The Evolution of Man and Won't Go Quietly, British singer Example (Elliot Gleave) has just released his fifth album called Live Life Living. In addition to his impressive chart positions, Example has also worked with some of the biggest artists in the industry including Calvin Harris, Nero, Feed Me, Flux Pavilion and Skream. I caught up with Elliot to ask about his new album, what it was like to collaborate with so many producers, and see what's next from him.
Congratulations on your 5th album, Live Life Living! Your single off the album, "One More Day (Stay with Me)," entered the UK Singles Chart at number 4. How does it feel to have a track in the top 5 position since "Say Nothing" in 2012?
To be honest the chart positions are not as important to me as I thought they would be. Back when I had two no.1s in a row in 2011, it was a exciting for me. With more experience you realise that it's not about the chart necessarily. It's about live shows, radio airplay and longevity. I think it's nice to be back in the chart for the fans sometimes because a lot of my supporters like to see me there in a good position.
You've stated that the 90s rave scene was an influence for your Live Life Living album, and several of your tracks — especially "Live Life Living" — definitely has an electro-house vibe. What inspired you to take your album in that direction, and what elements of the rave scene in particular did you carry over into the album?
I always try and do something different with every album. My first album was hip hop because at the time it was all I knew. My second album was more electronic and more singing. My third was dubstep and big room anthems. My fourth was guitars. I felt with this fifth album I wanted to go back and rediscover my favourite 90s acts and look for inspiration. This new album is a purist's dance album in many ways. It's quite direct — not as alternative or experimental as some of the past records.
Your previous albums featured your rapping, and some people still refer to you as a rapper. For your latest album, you've strayed away from the rapping and you've stated that you wanted to focus on melody and beats. How do you think your music has evolved over the years, across your five albums?
I'm the kind of artist who gets bored easily. I listen to so many different artists that I'm always inspired to do different things. At the moment I'm listening to Drake, Black Keys, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Todd Terje, Kasabian, Sam Smith. If you come and see my live show it is mainly big festival anthems performed with a live band, but across the albums I have tried all kinds of genres, instruments and singing styles.
You've collaborated with several EDM artists. One of the biggest collaborations was with Calvin Harris for "We'll be Coming Back." What was it like to work with Calvin, and to star with him in the music video?
I've known Calvin for years. When he asked me to do that song, it was a no brainer. We toured together back in 2009, and I was his support act. Before he was a DJ, we had made a song called "Time Machine" on my second album. I count him as one of my good mates in this industry. I'm in London. He's in LA. We text a lot. I'm glad I can ask his advice and he's always honest with me. The video was a lot of fun to shoot obviously !
You also provided vocals for another huge track — Flux Pavilion's "Daydreamer." What was the process of working with Flux to fit your vocals onto the track?
When I went to see Flux for this track he was still at university and living in his student dorm. The first time I met Josh we clicked so it was inevitable we'd make a song together. He already had some melodic ideas because he's a great singer and songwriter as well. It's quite normal to record in people's bedrooms in electronic music, especially when people are starting out. I kind of prefer it to the big flash studios. From a UK standpoint it was great to see Josh conquer America with his music and play to huge crowds and then see videos of everyone singing along to our track.
Film making has always been an interest for you, and you actually directed the music video for your track with Skream, "Shot Yourself in the Foot Again." How did you and Skream come up with the idea for the track? Did you also collaborate with him on the concept for the music video?
Back in 2011 I was sent a few instrumentals by Ollie. One was "Shot Yourself In The Foot Again" and the other was "Under The Influence," which was on my third album Playing In The Shadows. "Shot Yourself" was great because in essence it was quite simplistic. It wasn't over produced or overthought. We gave it away online as a free download. It became one of the first dubstep tracks in the UK to get on the A-list on Radio 1 which was a big deal at the time. I shot the video for next to nothing in Brighton using fans as the actors. Quite a seminal moment for both of us, I think.
Other EDM artists you've worked with include Feed Me who produced your track "Midnight Run," Laidback Luke, AN21 & Max Vangeli, and Jack Beats with Diplo. How did you end up getting to work with so many different producers?
I only ever really work with friends. You meet people at festivals or airports or in clubs. Feed Me remixed a track for me under his DnB pseudonym Spor and we got chatting. He also produced "Perfect Replacement" for my fourth album which is still huge in our live shows. AN21 and Max, I recorded with in LA on a huge hangover; the song was great though. Laidback Luke, I'd met in a club — Ministry of Sound, I think. Jack Beats, I've been friends with for years; a song was always on the cards. Then there are people like Dirty South, Alesso, Benga, Sub Focus, Nero who have all contributed amazing tracks to my career. I'm very grateful.
Now that your fifth album is out, what's next for you? Given your interest in horror films, can we expect to see a horror flick from you soon?
No more albums for a while. I will keep promoting this one and keep releasing new singles and videos. I'm going to start directing more of my own videos, too. I think for now I want to focus on big singles and some collabs with my favourite electronic artists and on touring the world. I may direct a movie one day but I don't have the time at the moment!
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Chinese apparel sourcing and production groups Fung and Ruyi have announced they signed a strategic partnership agreement to set up together in Africa "one of the world's largest cross-sector textile and apparel ecosystems."
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The goal of this partnership is to tap, on the one hand, the logistics organisation and manufacturing expertise of the Fung group, which operates across fifty countries worldwide. On the other, to benefit from the Ruyi group's fifty-year experience in textile production, from raw materials to the finished product, including weaving, dyeing and tailoring, not forgetting the group's know-how in managing international brands.
"We have a first-class, worldwide sourcing platform, and we are constantly seeking new partners in order to strengthen our competitive edge," said Victor Fung, adding that "as Africa is going to become a leading sourcing destination for the future, the strategic complementarity between the Fung and Ruyi groups will enable us both to join forces and explore a market that holds such promise for our consumers."
"Africa is an important market for us, and we believe that through the partnership with Fung Group, with its extensive network of suppliers, brands and retailers, we will be able to accelerate the expansion of our business in the continent," said Ruyi's director, Yafu Qiu. "This partnership will allow us to create [in Africa] the largest and most comprehensive vertically integrated organisation in the textile/apparel sector," added Qiu. Together, the two groups will develop value-chain operations in denim, shirts, suits and apparel in general.
The Ruyi Group has extensive manufacturing capabilities, and recently incorporated the Lycra brand as well as Invista's entire Apparel & Advanced Textiles division. In addition, the group currently holds in its portfolio some thirty international labels, among them Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot, Cerruti 1881, Durban and Aquascutum. These labels are distributed via the group's more than 6,000 stores in 81 countries.
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Interior minister: May be interregnum before new secretary general in place
Kristian Jaani. Source: Priit Mürk/ERR
Minister of the Interior Kristian Jaani (Center) says that while he hopes to find a replacement to long-serving ministry Secretary General Lauri Lugna, announced Monday, by Lugna's last day in the job in 10 days' time, the list of potential successors is long. Lugna is leaving the interior ministry to head up a new foundation comprising two merged, existing state bodies.
Jaani said Tuesday that: "Ideally, the individual should be known of by January 14, when the current chancellor is on his final working day. This would be a good goal, but nothing will happen if they are not in place by then."
An interim solution is in place in any case.
"It will most likely in any case not be possible to appoint a new person to the position of secretary general so quickly – at that point undersecretary Veiko Kommussaar will still be working [on a temporary basis] at that point. My aim is to find a dignified secretary general, which is the most important task for me in the coming days and weeks," he continued.
Jaani described the outgoing Lugna's work as "very satisfactory", adding they enjoyed a good cooperation.
"Lauri [Lugna] has done a very good job in this area – so one eye is crying while the other smiles. But understandably, if a person wants fresh challenges, after working in the ministry for 17 years, six them as secretary general. That's some tough luggage he is taking with him, which can be used in new challenges," said Jaani.
Lugna as noted finishes on January 14 and starts his new role as Entrepreneurship and Innovation Foundation head three days later.
Jaani would not comment on whether Kommussaar, holding the role on an interim basis, would be made permanent, adding that there were many strong candidates out there, both inside and outside the ministry, that he would be casting the net wide and that the role carried wide-ranging responsibilities, ranging from extensive national defense to international cooperation.
Jaani added has not had a chance to speak with anyone yet, other than the outgoing Lugna, but intends to in the coming days.
As reported by ERR News, Lugna is set to head the merger of the formerly separate state credit agency Kredex and innovation, trade, foreign investment and e-state promoters Enterprise Estonia (EAS).
The new body will be called the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Foundation (Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni SA), whose branding is to be finalized this year.
The merger was announced in April this year and confirmed in June, with efficiency gains cited as the primary compelling factor.
Kredex had been in the spotlight over several significant Covid loans, principally one of €37 million to the Porto Franco real estate development at a time when the project was not generating revenue nor indeed completed. This gathered pace after the body was implicated in a corruption scandal involving the development, in central Tallinn, which brought down the Center/EKRE/Isamaa coalition, almost a year ago.
The position of secretary general – administrative head of a ministry – is a significant one and, despite not being a political posting, one which occasionally gets caught up in political wranglings in any case.
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El Centre històric de Botarell és un conjunt de Botarell (Baix Camp) protegit com a Bé Cultural d'Interès Local.

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El poble es va formar a una banda del castell, del qual només queden ruïnes, seguint els carrers d'Amunt i Avall, paral·lels entre si. El nucli està format principalment per cases entre mitgeres de planta baixa i un o dos pisos i teulada a doble vessant.

Història
L'origen de Botarell possiblement va ser una alqueria musulmana. La primera carta de població data del 1184 quan l'arquebisbe de Tarragona, Berenguer de Vilademuls, donà a Berenguer de la Bisbal i la seva muller el lloc de Botarell amb l'obligació que el poblessin i el tinguessin en feu de l'Església de Tarragona, reservant-se els delmes i les primícies. El senyoriu de l'arquebisbe era compartit amb el rei, la qual cosa va generar diversos conflictes. A finals del , la senyoria de Botarell pertanyia a la família Montargull i, després de la Guerra dels Segadors, passà als marquesos de Tamarit fins a la fi de les senyories.

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Q: OpenSL ES RegisterCallback causes crash I have to use OpenSL for my project (tried Soundpool but it's not good at all). However, after playing the sound multiple times (around 35 continuous times), the app is shutdown (I guess maybe because of overflow).
I tried to free the buffer/memory to solve the problem (and for god sake, I don't know how to do by using this OpenSL). So I decided to try to free when the file was finished playing. OpenSL ES provide us the RegisterCallback function which might help. New problem occurred, in my case (using URI file), RegisterCallback caused my app crash again. It's stuck.
Here is my code. Please help. It crashed right after //register callback for uri.
static short fdBuffer[SAWTOOTH_FRAMES];

// create URI audio player
    jboolean Java_jp_mobigame_ayakashi_CardGameActivity_createUriAudioPlayer(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz,
            jstring uri)
    {
        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, "LOG_TAG", "\n createUri \n");
        SLresult result;

        // convert Java string to UTF-8
        const jbyte *utf8 = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars(env, uri, NULL);
        assert(NULL != utf8);

        // configure audio source
        // (requires the INTERNET permission depending on the uri parameter)
        SLDataLocator_URI loc_uri = {SL_DATALOCATOR_URI, (SLchar *) utf8};
        SLDataFormat_MIME format_mime = {SL_DATAFORMAT_MIME, NULL, SL_CONTAINERTYPE_UNSPECIFIED};
        SLDataSource audioSrc = {&loc_uri, &format_mime};

        // configure audio sink
        SLDataLocator_OutputMix loc_outmix = {SL_DATALOCATOR_OUTPUTMIX, outputMixObject};
        SLDataSink audioSnk = {&loc_outmix, NULL};

        // create audio player
        const SLInterfaceID ids[3] = {SL_IID_SEEK, SL_IID_MUTESOLO /*SL_IID_BUFFERQUEUE*/, SL_IID_VOLUME};
        const SLboolean req[3] = {SL_BOOLEAN_TRUE, SL_BOOLEAN_TRUE, SL_BOOLEAN_TRUE};
        result = (*engineEngine)->CreateAudioPlayer(engineEngine, &uriPlayerObject, &audioSrc,
                &audioSnk, 3, ids, req);
        // note that an invalid URI is not detected here, but during prepare/prefetch on Android,
        // or possibly during Realize on other platforms
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);

        // release the Java string and UTF-8
        (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, uri, utf8);

        // realize the player
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->Realize(uriPlayerObject, SL_BOOLEAN_FALSE);
        // this will always succeed on Android, but we check result for portability to other platforms
        if (SL_RESULT_SUCCESS != result) {
            (*uriPlayerObject)->Destroy(uriPlayerObject);
            uriPlayerObject = NULL;
            return JNI_FALSE;
        }

        // get the play interface
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->GetInterface(uriPlayerObject, SL_IID_PLAY, &uriPlayerPlay);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);

        // get the seek interface
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->GetInterface(uriPlayerObject, SL_IID_SEEK, &uriPlayerSeek);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);

        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, "LOG_TAG", "\n createUri 1\n");
        //get the buffer queue interface
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->GetInterface(uriPlayerObject, SL_IID_ANDROIDSIMPLEBUFFERQUEUE, &uriPlayerBufferQueue);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);
        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, "LOG_TAG", "\n createUri 2\n");

        //register callback for uri
        result = (*uriPlayerBufferQueue)->RegisterCallback(uriPlayerBufferQueue, bqUriPlayerCallback, NULL);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);
        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, "LOG_TAG", "\n createUri 4\n");

        //Enqueue
        __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_DEBUG, "LOG_TAG", "\n createUri 3\n");
        result = (*uriPlayerBufferQueue)->Enqueue(uriPlayerBufferQueue, fdBuffer, sizeof(fdBuffer));

        // get the mute/solo interface
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->GetInterface(uriPlayerObject, SL_IID_MUTESOLO, &uriPlayerMuteSolo);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);

        // get the volume interface
        result = (*uriPlayerObject)->GetInterface(uriPlayerObject, SL_IID_VOLUME, &uriPlayerVolume);
        assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);

        return JNI_TRUE;

    }

A: It looks like you are trying to get a buffer queue interface, even though you are specifying a uri source.  You also appear to be enqueing data.  If you are just trying to play audio from a uri, you shouldn't need to do this.  If you are trying to output to a buffer instead of the speakers, then this may be valid.  I'm no OpenSL expert by any means, so there could be a reason for this.  However, if there isn't a reason for that, try registering the callback on the player object instead.
(*uriPlayerPlay)->RegisterCallback(uriPlayerPlay, bqUriPlayerCallback, NULL);

As a side note, you will probably want to set the callback event mask.  There are several options, but I believe the one you are looking for is:
(*uriPlayerPlay)->SetCallbackEventsMask(uriPlayerPlay, SL_PLAYEVENT_HEADATEND)

Please note that there might be issues with this. See https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-ndk/7YaqlKlDMO4.
If this doesn't help, it might be helpful to see your definition of the callback function.  I believe it should look something like:
static void bqUriPlayerCallback (SLPlayItf caller, void *pContext, SLuint32 playevent)

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Lo Swiss Open Gstaad 1985 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sulla terra rossa. È la 18ª edizione dell'Swiss Open, che fa parte del Nabisco Grand Prix 1985. Si è giocato al Roy Emerson Arena di Gstaad in Svizzera, dall'8 al 14 luglio 1985.

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I have a slow starting problem with my 99 lxi. When I turn the key my Engine battery gage goes to 0 and bounces around. Also I have a clicking Noise coming from the passenger side under dash Relay location. I replaced the Ignition switch and still the same problem. I load tested all 3 group 31 batteries that are only 6 months old and all tested fine. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
What happens when you hit the battery Aux switch while trying to start?
Rick, I cleaned and tightened all 6 Battery lugs/terminals with no improvement. then tried holding down the AUX switch in the jump position and the same results with the addition of the windshield wipers turning on once.
Theres a big switch in the battery area,mounted to a bulkhead,its a marine type switch.
J had one of those go bad once,make sure the powers going through it.
And I had one go bad less than 6 months ago. They do go bad.
Thanks guys, I will try the switch in the AM! Let you know how it goes.
After bypassing the large marine grade switch nothing changed. I did try the remote ignition switch in the back of the bus and it fired right up! Any ideas ?
My switch does that sometimes, It will get stuck usually on rear start and not switch to the front. I just switch it over and over and it will finally take.
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Kingsley Coman has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich through to 2027. - © Joosep Martinson/Getty Images
Kingsley Coman signs new Bayern Munich contract until 2027
Kingsley Coman has joined Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka by signing a contract extension with Bayern Munich to take the France international's deal through to 2027.
Coman, 25, has put pen to paper on a four-year extension to the contract that was due to expire in June 2023. Bayern teammates Kimmich and Goretzka have both already inked similar new deals this season.
"I'm very happy because FC Bayern are one of the best clubs in the world and I know we still have a lot of opportunities and big goals here," said Coman, who has claimed six Bundesliga winner's medals, three DFB Cups and a UEFA Champions League.
"I've been at the club since 2015 — it feels like a big family. Everything is perfect here. My best years as a footballer are still ahead of me, and I'm glad I'll be spending them at FC Bayern. My biggest goal is to win the Champions League again — and this time, please, together with our fans."
Coman originally joined Bayern in 2015 on a two-year loan deal from Juventus before the record German champions made the move permanent in 2017. If he sees his contract through, he will match the 12 years that his iconic compatriot, Franck Ribery, spent at Bayern between 2007 and 2019.
The pacy winger, who scored the only goal in the 2019/20 Champions League final victory against Paris Saint-Germain — the club from whose youth academy he emerged — has scored 28 goals and provided 32 assists in 147 Bundesliga appearances to date for Bayern.
"Players with Kingsley Coman's ability are wanted by clubs all around the world. This contract extension is another example of how attractive our club is at the highest level internationally," said Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn on the club's official website.
Watch: Kingsley Coman's top 5 Bundesliga goals
"Kingsley is fully committed to FC Bayern, he's found his footballing home here. World-class players consider very carefully where they sign their contracts these days. We're pleased that Kingsley has extended with us long-term: when he's on the ball, the fans get excited. People come to the stadium to see such players."
Board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic added: "We're very happy Kingsley Coman has committed to FC Bayern with a long-term contract. Kingsley came to FC Bayern in 2015 as one of Europe's greatest attacking talents. He has developed into a world-class player with us over the past six and a half years.
"He already made history with his goal in the 2020 Champions League final and now has a great chance to leave his mark on an era. 'King', with his quality as a provider and his goalscoring threat, is of utmost importance for the future of our team.
"Our aim is for FC Bayern to continue to compete at the top of Europe in the coming years. With the contract extensions of Kingsley, Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka, we have laid a strong foundation for this."


Born and raised in the breathtaking city of Vancouver, Shivangi Bhayana's musical talent emerged at the tender age of four and she has since performed on hundreds of stage shows across Canada, USA, and India. She has contributed her gift of music by singing at major charity organizations such as: The B.C. Children's Hospital, The Cancer Research Society of Canada, Bosnia Children's Society, and the Canadian Diabetes Society. In addition, she has performed in front of major political personalities such as Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, ex-Prime Minister of Fiji Mahendra Chaudhry, and has opened concerts for many artists such as Jay Sean and the late Ustad Sultan Khan. Music Director, Monty Sharma of Saawariya fame, gave her her first break, for the the Bollywood film Apne, directed by Anil Sharma, as Background Vocalist and Background Lyricist.
After the success of many collaborations, singles, and albums she's currently releasing her latest single "Band Baaja". With music being produced by Vancouver's finest musician, Coach Sandhu, and vocals/lyrics by Shivangi they are sure they've got a hit formula! Joining her on drums is Mac White, bass Jesse Mackle, and electric guitar Coach Sandhu. But it doesn't stop here! Shivangi's "Band Baaja" will be releasing with a music video directed by Aziz Dhamani and Gautam Arora. With a talented and hard working team by her side "Band Baaja" will surely Bajaa dal Band!
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Patricia E. Clawson
All too soon campers head for home, filled with memories of their time in the sun. Strangers have become lifelong buddies; some met future spouses; others claimed the faith of their fathers as their own.
This summer a dozen camps with Orthodox Presbyterian ties will be geared for kids or families. Some focus on fun and fellowship, while others concentrate on teaching—but all are fueled by God's Word. Whether the camp has tents or air-conditioned cabins, somewhere in the OPC is a camp for you.
Churches in the Presbytery of the Southwest have only a few young people in each congregation, so their OPC Youth Camp in Cleburne, Texas, is focused on fellowship. "The main goal (of the camp) would be fellowship above teaching," said Todd Bordow, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, Texas. "Each church is fairly small and doesn't have a youth group, so every year seventy to eighty kids their own age get together. Deep friendships are forged here that last a long time."
That fellowship includes kids from Indiana and Colorado who long for a week in the country on a lake with air-conditioned cabins and activities that include a swing dance and a banquet. Sarah Davenport, 18, attends college with six fellow campers. A flurry of e-mails kept their friendship alive.
The campers also get to know the volunteer counselors and work crew. The counselors "are really concerned about us and our spiritual life," said Sarah. "I know I could have a conversation with anyone on staff, and they would help you and want to guide you." Sarah plans to volunteer this summer. Bordow said, "It's a great privilege to be with kids with their guard down and who are willing to talk."
Andrew Moody, associate pastor of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Amarillo, Texas, has morphed from camper to program director. "For the average OP kids, it's being able to see that there are a lot of kids out there just like them who have the same biblical convictions," said Moody. "With this group of kids I really fit in."
Spending a week with pastors was eye-opening. Moody remembers how the pastors tied up their shirts and did a river dance in perfect unison. "You get to see a side of the pastor that you don't normally see," said Moody.
Across the country, French Creek Bible Conference in eastern Pennsylvania dates back to 1949, when mattresses were stuffed with straw. Today the mattresses are more comfortable, but FCBC's goals haven't changed: "Good food, good teaching, and an opportunity for Christians to find mates," said Rebecca Mullen, who was the camp cook for two decades.
"We say 'French Creek Bible Conference' because the primary emphasis is on being a Bible conference, not a camp," said Roy Hoogerhyde, a conference director. "Our motto is 'God's Word, God's Creation, and Fellowship'—the three in harmony. You're there to enjoy all three. They learn Scripture in an environment more comfortable to them and learn the value of having a friend you can talk to or pray with."
The rustic conference, which draws campers from several states, offers a swimming pool, friendly sports competitions, and Bible memorization—plus other charms. Hoogerhyde is one of literally dozens of people who met their soulmates at FCBC. His daughter also met her husband there.
Friendships are cemented at FCBC. "We like to say friendships are stronger at camp because they're built on a Christian foundation," said Dana Schnitzel, 15, who is both a camper and a kitchen crew member. "The speakers were really good and spoke to the age groups there, so we understood what was going on."
Dana's father, Ed Schnitzel, has volunteered for more than fifteen years. "The gospel is presented first and foremost, with the campers learning it, grasping it, and taking it home," said Schnitzel.
Compared with FCBC's humble cabins, Camp Westminster of the Presbytery of the Midwest is luxurious. Whether you stay in a tent or a trailer, or prefer a cabin, house, or hotel, and whether you cook over a campfire or on a stove or eat cafeteria food, this family camp is for all ages and tastes. Amenities include a beach, boating, golf, hiking, tennis, bike riding, and arts and crafts. The speakers limit their talks to forty-five minutes. Afternoons include organized children's games, such as water balloon fights and capture the flag in the forest. "It's an opportunity to get away from normal things and recharge yourself spiritually," said Bill Acker, pastor of Apple Valley OPC in Appleton, Wisconsin.
"It accommodates so many people with many needs," said Judy Lewandowski, who prefers the hotel to her daughter's family camping. "You get to know other people in the presbytery, and you share and talk. You're in such a comfort zone."
Instead of going to church camp one year, Kevin and Karen Baldwin proposed a different vacation spot, but their kids put up a fuss. "It's fun to run around the campsite with the other kids," said Alyssa Baldwin, 13. "You have to go to the meeting to listen to the speaker twice a day. That's OK. It doesn't last too long."
The Machen Retreat and Conference Center is in its tenth season in McDowell, Virginia. "Getting out of our typical environment and getting in an environment bathed in fellowship with believers and having instruction in God's Word is extremely important for us today because there is so much hustle and bustle in our normal lives," said David Tack, camp director. "When you're out of your element, you're more receptive to and more open to receiving things from the Lord."
Tack notes that Jesus often encouraged his disciples to go to a lonely spot and receive instruction from him (Mark 6:31). Andrew Jones, 15, enjoys being in the woods. "There are no roads nearby, so you can wake up in the morning without technology—how it's meant to be."
The lodge has air-conditioning. Many sleep in cabins, tents, and campers. But fellowship tops facilities. "It's good to know that the OPC owns it, and that the people coming are part of the OPC," said Anne Jones, 18.
Volunteers from the Presbytery of Northern California, who comprise the Sierra Christian Conference Association, give up Saturdays to help develop twenty acres of donated land nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It sports flush toilets, hot showers, fields for baseball and volleyball, a sandbox, a swing set, and a barbecue dinner for their 110 campers. "It's the best place to take kids to the mountains and let them run around," said volunteer Janet DeBoer.
Other OP camps are available too. You're in time to camp with fellow believers or volunteer your time on staff. Besides the fun, fellowship, and feeding on God's Word, you never know when the person roasting marshmallows next to you may one day be your spouse.
The author is the editorial assistant for New Horizons. Reprinted from New Horizons, May 2007. For a current list of OPC-sponsored camps and conferences, click here.


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Home Car News New MG MPV 8 seater, 3 rows debut at Auto Expo -...
New MG MPV 8 seater, 3 rows debut at Auto Expo – Side view
MG MPV for India, side view.
Sales in the MPV segment are on the rise. Maruti Ertiga's success has shown other OEMs that this is a segment which has huge scope in India.
MG Motor, the British-origin automotive brand currently under SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), deserves credit for making a successful debut in our country amidst a sluggish automotive economy. The company currently sells only the Hector 5-seater SUV and the all-electric MG ZS EV, but will expand its portfolio soon with the likes of an updated 6-seater (three-row) avatar of the Hector (probably wearing a different nametag). This is just a start and the company has got a lot planned for the Indian market and will give an insight into it at the upcoming Auto Expo 2020.
Sources tell Rushlane that MG Motor will be unveiling an all-new affordable 7/8-seater product at the biennial automotive event. Even though its launch will happen only in the later phases of the year, the pricing is reportedly in the range of Rs 12-20 lakh ex-showroom.
MG Vision i MPV concept by SAIC Design
Apparently, MG Motor India has invested around Rs 1,000 crore in developing the MPV. Given the target pricing, it will be a serious rival to the likes of the Maruti Ertiga and Mahindra Marazzo while also being a cheaper alternative to Toyota Innova Crysta.
The focus towards the MPV market came as a direct result of the increased demand for vehicles having three rows of seating. This includes the entry-level Renault Triber as well as the upcoming luxury-minivan, the Kia Carnival. As per data, demand for MPVs grew by more than 30% (around 2.10 lakh units) and reached 8% of the passenger vehicle market, even though overall automotive sales plummeted by over 15% last year. In the MPV market, sales of the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga accounts to almost 50%.
It is too early to comment on the specifications, features or engine choices of the upcoming MG MPV. It would be ideal if the vehicle comes with both petrol and diesel variants, with the choice of an automatic transmission, since the market demands it.
From the MG Hector (prices start at around Rs 12.5 lakh), the Indian automotive market understood that the company can package a lot in a really attractive price bracket. The overall quality and experience may not be as much as the benchmark set by its popular rivals, but one cannot deny the fact that an MG product offers supreme value for money (if the customer sees vehicles as nothing more than a mode of transport).
MG Motor India plans to showcase almost 15 products at Auto Expo 2020, including hatchbacks, sedans and SUVs. It will be a wait before we can confirm whether all the products on display would make its way to our market.


The ranking was put together by Pride in Diversity – a not-for-profit workplace program that helps Australian employers with the inclusion LGBTI employees.
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pwc) came out on top for the second time.
"Not only is inclusiveness the right thing to do, as it encourages people to engage, respect and contribute to the organisation they are working for, it is a sound business decision as diversity leads to innovation, which leads to growth," says PwC's chief of staff James Collins.
The rankings were based on Pride in Diversity's Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI), which looks at LGBTI inclusiveness in offices across the country.
Another major winner also from the banking sector was ANZ, which took out a prize for its GAYTMs.
Key Assets won an award of LGTBI inclusiveness for small employers, while the Australian Red Cross Blood Collection was ranked best not-for-profit/charity.
"While many employees feel comfortable to be themselves at work, let's not lose sight of the fact that many more do not," said Michael Kirby AC, one of the award presenters at the event.


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Christopher Gandrud is a Lecturer in Quantitative International Political Economy at City University London and Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Fiscal Governance Centre, Hertie School of Governance. His research focuses on the international political economy of public financial and monetary institutions, as well as applied social science statistics and software development. His work has been published in peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of Peace Research, Research and Politics, Review of International Political Economy, Political Science Research and Methods, Journal of Statistical Software, and International Political Science Review. He has been a Lecturer in International Relations at Yonsei University and a Fellow in Government at the London School of Economics where in 2012 he completed a PhD in quantitative political science.
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