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National Security Expert Believes Trump Is More Scared Of Putin Than Mueller
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Lea van der Merwe
Former National Security Agency analyst John R. Schindler wrote an op-ed in the Observer, noting that Robert Mueller and his Special Counsel investigation may not be US President Donald Trump's main concern.
This week saw Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, stand up in court and confess to lying to Congress regarding his client's dealings with Russia during his 2016 presidential campaign. The admission could have severe consequences for Trump and his presidency, as Mueller is rumored to be nearing the end of his almost two-year-long investigation into claims Trump was colluding with Russia during his campaign.
According to Schindler, the Trump Organization "showed off its stunning ineptitude" with its reported discussions to give Putin the $50 million penthouse in the scrapped Trump Tower Moscow project that was ongoing at that time. Per Cohen, he had repeatedly reached out to Russians during 2016 in efforts to get the project going, after Trump had been trying to make it happen for decades already.
During those conversations, Cohen and others working with Trump even stooped so low as to offer to give Russian President Vladimir Putin a penthouse suite in the tower, valued at approximately $50 million. In the course of those many conversations, high-ranking government officials were also added to the phone book, not just private businesses.
Unsurprisingly, Trump lashed out at Cohen after his confession, and demanded an end to Mueller's investigation, calling it an "illegal hoax," as he starts to feel some real heat from it.
Trump also did admit via Twitter from Argentina that he had indeed had business interests in Russia while on the campaign trail, but added that he had ultimately put up "zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project."
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Regardless of the current direction of the Mueller investigation, Schindler is convinced that he has a much bigger problem on his plate at the moment: Vladimir Putin.
"The Kremlin's displeasure with its erstwhile friend, rising for months, has risen to hazardous levels for the White House. The breaking point is Ukraine. Last weekend, Putin's Federal Security Service engineered an armed confrontation in the Black Sea, grabbing two Ukrainian navy patrol boats and their crews as booty," Schindler writes.
Trump's somewhat lukewarm response to the crisis, that "hopefully it will get straightened out," has not gone down well among world leaders. Schindler believes it has also angered the Kremlin, which expected Trump to back Russia up, or at the very least not comment on it at all. Trump only added fuel to the fire when he — via Twitter — canceled his scheduled meeting with Putin at the G20 summit.
Moscow was livid, not helped by the inclusion of social media in the cancellation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov made a statement regarding Trump, warning that it could have serious consequences.
"We regret the decision of the U.S. administration to cancel the scheduled meeting of the two presidents in Buenos Aires," adding that Trump's "rude move means that discussion of serious issues on the international and bilateral agenda is being postponed indefinitely."
This statement leaves in no doubt who Russia considers to be in charge of the Russia-US relationship. And Schindler adds that what Russia knows about Trump could easily be used against him if he continues to further anger the Kremlin and Putin.
To conclude, the former national security expert laid bare what he believes Trump's 2016 presidential run was really all about.
"The ridiculous hidden truth about Donald Trump's run for the White House is that it was a publicity stunt, an effort by the reality TV showman to up his brand and cash in. Trump's desire to make "his" Moscow tower happen during the campaign demonstrates what our 45th president's real priorities were. Neither Trump nor any of his key advisers in 2016 actually planned to win the race. Yet, somehow, they did."


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Hi, my friend Jeremy Hammond is in prison for 10 years because he hacked into a private espionage company. Among other things that they were doing , Canada had hired them to spy on animal-rights groups like PETA. They wanted to know where activists would be crossing the border the most and then they stepped up security there and found reasons to keep people from entering that they got from this espionage company . Because cities that hold the Olympics have a horrible environmental and ecological and economic aftermath it's a really sad event for me. Part of it is all of the wasteful construction to make it somewhere that is "good enough" for the Olympics that could go to the actual people . The money that comes in just goes to the contractors and companies that work to make the Olympics happen. After that there is just an empty stadium which was usually built where some of the poorest people and now are homeless because of that. You never see them put the stadium where the wealthy people live and teardown their houses for parking lot .


The new North Wales Clinical Research Centre (NWCRC), which is part of Betsi Cadwaladr Unviersity Health Board's Research and Development department has been equipped with state of the art laboratories and cutting-edge equipment. This equipment can be used to earlier diagnose, screen and monitor patients with various conditions such as cancer, diabetes, chronic disease, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders. Leading oncology consultant, Dr Pasquale Innominato, said: "I will be using the NWCRC to be able to analyse the results of the biosensors. It's fantastic because it's well equipped, but also when I am there I can talk to other colleagues who are in similar areas of research, network with them. You can discuss your research with your peers and gain new insights.
"This project is really exciting because by joining this pilot study, we are helping in the development of new technologies that have the potential to really help cancer patients in the future." Professor Iqbal Shergill, consultant urological surgeon, based at Wrexham is undertaking several basic science and clinical trials at the NWCRC involving patients with kidney stones, bladder and prostate cancer.
The NWCRC is aiming to become a centre of excellence for clinical research at a local, national and international level and is already working in collaboration with Glyndwr University. Professor Stephen Hughes, academic and scientific director of the NWCRC said: "It's amazing to finally have the centre open. With this facility we now have a clinical research centre with fantastic equipment that allows the opportunity for our staff to be able to conduct cutting edge clinical research. "Crucially, undertaking clinical research will benefit the people of North Wales at a national level and beyond. The aim of the research centre is to primarily provide a world class facility for our patients and members of the public, ensuring that North Wales is actively involved in undertaking cutting-edge clinical research.
"By having a research active Health Board, in turn will attract the very best clinicians and allied health professionals to the area, and will hopefully provide an opportunity for expansion and create new jobs" Members of the public have been invited to visit the new centre on November 14 between 2-4pm and 5-7pm to take a look at the facilities including the laboratories and clinical research suites, as well as speak to staff about the medical research which is being undertaken in Wrexham and across North Wales. Tours and talks by staff members will be provided during the open day.


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Q: How to remove White background from ggplot2 graph R Shiny? I am plotting graphs using ggplot2 in Shiny.  However, a white background exists around the plot, which I cannot remove.  Here is an image of what I am referring to.

Is it possible to remove this white background around the graph?  I've tried making it transparent, but that is not working, either.
        output$descrHistPlot <- renderPlot(ggplot(variableDataDescrPlots$dataMelted, aes(y = value)) + geom_histogram(bins = descrPlotsBins$bins, fill = "grey", color = "black") +
                                             facet_wrap(~variable) + coord_flip() + ggtitle(paste0("Histogram of ", input$menuDescrPlots[[1]], " Variables")) +
                                             theme(plot.title = element_text(size = rel(1.50), face = "bold", hjust = 0.5)) +
                                             theme(axis.title = element_text(size = rel(1.25), face = "bold")) +
                                             theme(axis.text = element_text(size = rel(1.25), face = "bold")) +
                                             theme(panel.grid.major  = element_line(color = "white"), panel.background = element_rect(fill = "lightblue"),
                                                   panel.border = element_rect(color = "blue", fill = NA)) +
                                             theme(strip.text.x = element_text(size = 11, colour = "blue", face = "bold")))

Code like this
+ theme(panel.background = element_rect(fill = "transparent",colour = NA))

does not work, as that white area is not part of the background.  Does anyone have any solutions to this?

A: You can try setting the plot.background to transparent.
+ theme(plot.background = element_rect(fill = "transparent", colour = NA))

Or you can match your background to your shiny background.
+   theme(plot.background = element_rect(fill = "#ECF0F5"))

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And once upon a time, the villagers used to say, there was a dragon that lived at the bottom of that cave, yes the one over there. It would steal maidens. Of course, those days are long gone now, they said. But things like dragons don't go away just because people stop believing, and people don't stop believing just because things like dragons have gone away.
And upon any time that a young woman would be lost, killed, or harmed in any way, the old folks would nod their heads and say wise words about the nature of dragons, and the young boys would hunt and kill the little brown lizards that hid in rock walls in that part of the country, as if those harmless creatures were to blame for looking like dragons. It was easier than entering the cave to face the supposed dragon directly.


Location of social housing that is owned and directly managed by BC Housing.
Approximate floodplain boundary for Lower Mainland Region (Lower Fraser and Squamish Rivers). Data was created in March 1998 with last update in March 1999.
Licensee chart polygons for the Chilliwack Forest District (DCH). Data acquired from MOF Chilliwack in 2002.
Pipelines that cross waterways for the Lower Mainland Region. 1999 GVRD dataset of Water and Sewer Pipelines.
Dykes and Dyke Stationing Points for the Lower Fraser and Squamish Rivers in the Lower Mainland Region. Created March 1998. Last update September 2004.
Riprap/Bank Protection for the Lower Fraser River in the Lower Mainland Region. Data was created in November 1998 with last update in March 2003.
Hiking Trails for the Squamish Estuary (Wildlife Management Area) in the Lower Mainland Region. Dataset was created in February 2005, with last update in April 2005.
Administrative areas for Flood Emergency Response for the Lower Mainland Region. Draft Data. Subject to ongoing correction and revision. January 1998. Used for Sector maps.


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Clear Lake Ladies Golf Club celebrates 75 years
Clear Lake Ladies Golf Club
The Clear Lake Ladies Golf Club celebrated its 75th year on August 31, 2022. The group recognized its diamond anniversary with a luncheon at the NINE Restaurant at the Clear Lake Golf Course.
The Wasagaming Ladies Golf Club was first formed in 1947 thanks to the vision of Helen Hickling, a practicing Winnipeg lawyer and Clear Lake cottage owner, who decided to compete in the Manitoba Championships tournament in Winnipeg. Helen approached the first superintendent of Riding Mountain National Park, Mr. Hislop, to ask for permission to join the Manitoba Ladies Golf Association so that she could compete in the tournament. Permission was granted, Helen competed and subsequently became the first president of the club.
At the 1995 spring meeting, The Wasagaming Ladies Club changed its name to the Clear Lake Ladies Golf Club. The late 90s also saw the formation of the Fall Classic Tournament which had a very successful run for many years thanks to the efforts of several dedicated members. The membership currently sits at thirty-five players and one associate member. The Club has active members in their nineties continuing to enjoy coming out to play. Once a week, members take turns hosting a "social" at their cottage after a scheduled weekly game and for many members, this is a definite perk of belonging to the club.
Competitive golfers within the club included Muriel Clark, Geri Ferris, Betty Hall, Helen Hickling, The Lawrence sisters ( Donna, Heather and Marion), Donna Lawson, Joan Kullberg, Lynn MacDonald, Bea Matheson, Ann McDiarmid, Mabel Mitchell, and Marg Patrick. Notable junior members, Stacey Bieber and Kaitlin Troop, made their mark with impressive tournament play in Manitoba, Canada and the US.
The Clear Lake Ladies Club is proud to celebrate seventy-five years of memorable moments celebrating golf, women and good times that have defined the club's past and will shape its future.

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Yeah, I know. I'm going bonkers posting all these interviews, but they were so much fun to do. So just one more, all right? This one is nicely light-hearted. Hope you enjoy.
My main characters are Snow Blood, Brogio, Selene and Kane.
Snow Blood is a beautiful white husky turned vampire by the original, the first vampire, Brogio. Resistant at first, Snow Blood become the loyal companion and best friend to his master. He is the embodiment of unconditional love. Snow Blood is the narrator of his story, and we see the other characters through his eyes.
Brogio is the very first vampire. Powerful and closed-off, Brogio isn't the monster he appears to be at first. Snow Blood uncovers Brogio's tragic story as a series of events are unleashed that reveal a sinister plot against the father of all vampires. Life and true death experiences bond the master to his newly transformed vampire canine. Together they unravel the conspiracy that when resolved may return Selene, the love of Brogio's life, back to him and set him free from the lonely existence that has plagued him for thousands of years.
Selene is the love of Brogio's life. Once his human wife, Selene has been ripped away from Brogio by Artemis, a jealous god, and then inexplicably returned to him. Is she part of the sinister plot to destroy Brogio?
Kane is Brogio's first vampire progeny. Handsome, witty, a flirt and a wanderer, he is the opposite of Brogio in appearance and dress. Flamboyant and a lover of history and detail, Kane was Brogio's best friend and confidante after Brogio returned to Italy as a vampire. Longing for immortality, Kane convinced Brogio to make him kindred and thus becomes the first son of the vampire race.
Who designed the covers for your book and what was that process like for you as the author?
I am so in love with my covers.
Troll River Publications is my publisher. Stephanie at Troll River designed the cover for Luke's Tale – A Story of Unconditional Love. She was very collaborative with me. She asked me for my vision, and I told her I wanted to play on the title Luke's Tale and focus somewhat on a Labrador retriever's tail. Every pun intended. Then, we had volunteers vote on a variety of covers. We actually came up with two different covers, one for the Kindle version and another for the paperback.
Troll River hired Truenotdreams Design to create the cover for Snow Blood Season 1. Again, I was asked for my vision. I wanted Snow Blood's face and emphasis on his blue eyes. They came back to me with the art, and I was immediately in love. Then, they gave me about 8 versions of the different graphics. We all wanted the fonts to drip with blood and to have a winter background scene. We picked the "blood" font with the most of that! It was a great experience.
Love what you write. Believe in your abilities. Write every day – the more you write, the better you will become.
How do you keep busy when you're not writing?
Laughing at that one. I run a writing/editing business. I'm always writing. I work with other authors to complete their dreams. I work with businesses to produce all their written products … so that, plus my own writing. And then … I compete in classical dressage with my horse. I've been at that since 2002. By the way, he's a 1,600-pound. Black Friesian. His name is Aramis.
If you could have any superhuman ability, what would you choose and why?
Psychic abilities so I would know if people are going to love what I write before I write it!!!! I hate to disappoint people.
Paperbacks. They're easy to take with me, and I still love to hold a book in my hands when I'm reading.
Miracle Dogs: Rescue Stories by Liz Stavrinides.


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R-TYPE For PC / Windows 7/8/10 / Mac – Free Download
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You can now play R-TYPE for PC on a desktop/laptop running Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and MacOS/OS X. This can easily be done with the help of BlueStacks or Andy OS Android emulator.
CLASSIC ARCADE SHOOTER R-TYPE IS BACK!
Let's go back in the 80's with this classic old-school shoot'em up! One of the biggest arcade game will make you travel back in the day. Be ready to have fun with this old-school side-shooter game!
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The game is the challenging R-Type you used to play before. And we kept all its specifics, just the way you remember it! Fly through 8 levels with 3 different control options. Play in two difficulty levels. Upgrade with new weapons, power-ups, and attachments. Defeat 8 unique bosses and waves of various enemies.
FEEL THE BLAST!
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo Empire! Don't be shy and use your best shot to take them down! It's retro, it's fun and it's also hard to master. Be the best ever to finish this masterpiece!
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R-TYPE For PC can be easily installed and used on a desktop computer or laptop running Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and a Macbook, iMac running Mac OS X. This will be done using an Android emulator. To install R-TYPE For PC, we will use BlueStacks app player. The method listed below is set to help you get R-TYPE For PC. Go ahead and get it done now.
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Q: How to recover a corrupted sd card Is there a free, fast way to recover the contents of an sd card? I have an sd card that originally belonged to a camera, with videos and photos on it. Recently, the camera no longer can take pictures, and the sd card looks like this on a computer.
The files and folders are replaced with random symbols, and are impossible to open.

I've tried multiple computers, and a software that didn't let me recover the images without paying. Is there a way to do it?

A: I recommend using a data ripper - it looks up file magic bytes, and copies the whole files into separate location. If your camera has corrupted the SD card when plugged out and in, I suppose you'll be able to recover min. 70% of data, but don't assume this, as it is computing black magic. There are many free data rippers.
Anyways, this question belongs to your camera or SD card vendor's support tracker.

A: Piriform Recuva is a free option:
https://www.piriform.com/recuva
The following was copied from the Piriform website Recuva documentation at the time of this writing (source):
What it can and cant do
Recuva can:

*

*Scan through your hard drives, memory cards, and USB sticks to find files and folders you've deleted.

*Tell you in advance how likely it is that your file(s) can be recovered.

*Recover files that Windows can't (see Problems with Windows and file deletion)

*Securely delete a file you may have previously deleted.

*Recover emails you deleted 'permanently' from Microsoft Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, or Windows Live Mail.

*Recover files from your iPod, iPod Nano, or iPod Shuffle (iPod Touch and iPhone not supported at this time). Recuva will even recover songs with Apple's FairPlay DRM.

*Recover Canon RAW (.CRW) format image files.

*Recover files from NTFS, FAT, and exFAT-formatted drives.

*Bring your files back!

Recuva cannot:

*

*Recover all files. Yes, as great as Recuva is it won't work all the time. Sometimes Windows has overwritten the area where the file used to be, or sometimes the file is too corrupted to recover.

*Recover files you've deleted securely. For example, if you've used our CCleaner software to delete files using the Secure option, they're gone for good.

*Securely delete certain very small files that are held in the Master File Table (MFT) and files of zero-byte length.

*Recuva is capable of recovering from NAS devices, however the drive needs to be connected directly to the machine via USB/IDE/SATA. Recuva is not capable of recovering data over a network.


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MAC Cosmetics Launches A Second Selena Collection
Madame Tussauds New York Hosts Selena Quintanilla's Sister for Unveiling of Late Singer's Figure in Times Square
MAC is about to release a second capsule collection inspired by Selena Quintanilla - Perez.
The first collection came out four years ago. However, while this one coincides with the 25th anniversary of Selena's untimely death.
Selena's sister, Suzette Quintanilla, said her little sister always borrowed her makeup. Suzette Quintanilla is excited about the new launch coming up in April 2020.
Suzette said the collection will be a "celebration of Selena's legacy. And it's a celebration of us as Latinas."
Check out the sneak peek of the new upcoming Selena collection that Mac Cosmetics posted on Instagram below:


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@interface LeoDanmakuView ()

@property (strong,nonatomic)NSMutableArray * danmakuBuffers;

@property (strong,nonatomic)NSTimer * fireTimer;

@property (readwrite,nonatomic,assign)LeoDanmakuViewState state;

@property (strong,nonatomic)dispatch_queue_t dataQueue;

@end

@implementation LeoDanmakuView

#pragma mark - Init method
-(instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder{
    if (self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder]) {
        [self commonInit];
    }
    return self;
}

-(instancetype)init{
    if (self = [super init]) {
        [self commonInit];
    }
    return self;
}

-(instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame{
    if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
        [self commonInit];
    }
    return self;
}

//TODO: Need to be done
#pragma mark - Private mehod

-(void)commonInit{
    _danmakuBuffers = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    _channelManager = [LeoDanmakuChannelManager manager];
    _maxBufferSize = 100;
    _dataQueue = dispatch_queue_create("com.LeodanmakuKit.dataQueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_SERIAL);
}

-(void)timeToUpdateView{
    if (self.danmakuBuffers.count == 0) {
        return;
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    LeoDanmakuRandom * random = [self.channelManager randomFreeChannelWithWidth:CGRectGetWidth(self.frame) CanOverLay:self.allowOverlapping];
    if (random == nil) {
        return;
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    __block LeoDanmakuModel * danmkuModel;
    dispatch_sync(self.dataQueue, ^{
        danmkuModel = [self.danmakuBuffers firstObject];
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    LeoDanmakuLayer * danmkuLayer = [[LeoDanmakuLayer alloc] initWithDanmku:danmkuModel];
    [self.layer addSublayer:danmkuLayer];
    danmkuLayer.leoDanmakuSpeed = random.speed;
    danmkuLayer.leoChannelIndex = random.channelIndex;
    //Calculate duration
    CGFloat randomSpeed = random.speed;
    CGFloat totalInterval = (CGRectGetWidth(self.bounds) + CGRectGetWidth(danmkuLayer.bounds))/randomSpeed;
    [self.channelManager setState:LeoDanmakuChannelStateBusy forChannel:random.channelIndex];
    CGFloat x = CGRectGetWidth(self.bounds);
    CGFloat y = CGRectGetHeight(self.bounds)/self.channelManager.channelsCount * random.channelIndex;
    danmkuLayer.position = CGPointMake(x, y);
    CABasicAnimation * animation = [CABasicAnimation animation];
    animation.keyPath = @"position.x";
    animation.toValue = @(0 - CGRectGetWidth(danmkuLayer.bounds));
    animation.duration = totalInterval;
    animation.timingFunction = [CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionLinear];
    animation.removedOnCompletion = false;
    animation.fillMode = kCAFillModeForwards;
    animation.delegate = self;
    [animation setValue:danmkuLayer forKey:@"leoLayer"];
    [animation setValue:@(random.channelIndex) forKey:@"leochannel"];
    [danmkuLayer addAnimation:animation forKey:@"leoanimation"];
    [self.channelManager addActiveLayer:danmkuLayer forChannel:random.channelIndex];

    CGFloat freeInterval = (CGRectGetWidth(danmkuLayer.bounds) + self.channelManager.minSpace)/randomSpeed;
    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(freeInterval * NSEC_PER_SEC)), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        [weakSelf.channelManager setState:LeoDanmakuChannelStateFree forChannel:random.channelIndex];
    });
}

-(void)setChannelFreeWithindex:(NSNumber *)index{

}
-(void)animationDidStop:(CAAnimation *)anim finished:(BOOL)flag{
    if (flag) {
        [self clearWithAnimation:anim];
        return;
    }
    if (self.state == LeoDanmakuViewStateStoped) {
        [self clearWithAnimation:anim];
    }
}
-(void)clearWithAnimation:(CAAnimation *)anim{
    LeoDanmakuLayer *layer = [anim valueForKey:@"leoLayer"];
    NSNumber * channel = [anim valueForKey:@"leochannel"];
    if(layer) {
        layer.opaque = NO;
        layer.opacity = 0.0;
        [layer removeFromSuperlayer];
        [layer removeAllAnimations];
        [self.channelManager removeActiveLayer:layer forChannel:channel.integerValue];
    }
}
#pragma mark - API

-(void)addDanmakuWithArray:(NSArray *)danmkus{
    dispatch_async(self.dataQueue, ^{
        [_danmakuBuffers addObjectsFromArray:danmkus];
        [self limitBufferSize];
    });
}

-(void)addDanmaku:(LeoDanmakuModel *)danmku{
    dispatch_async(self.dataQueue, ^{
        [_danmakuBuffers addObject:danmku];
        [self limitBufferSize];
    });
}
-(void)limitBufferSize{
    if (_danmakuBuffers.count > self.maxBufferSize) {//remove
        NSMutableIndexSet * setToRemove = [NSMutableIndexSet new];
        for (int index = 0; index < 5;index ++) {
            NSRange toRemoveRange = NSMakeRange(index * self.maxBufferSize * 0.2,self.maxBufferSize * 0.04);
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                LeoDanmakuModel * model = [_danmakuBuffers objectAtIndex:removeIndex];
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}
-(void)resume{
    self.state = LeoDanmakuViewStatePlaying;
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        _fireTimer = [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:self.channelManager.inverval target:self selector:@selector(timeToUpdateView) userInfo:nil repeats:true];
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        animation.timingFunction = [CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionLinear];
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        [sublayer removeAllAnimations];
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    }
    [self.danmakuBuffers removeAllObjects];
    self.channelManager = nil;
}

-(void)setAllDanmukuHidden:(BOOL)isHidden{
    self.hidden = isHidden;
}

@end

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The Alliance for Workers' Liberty: who we are, what we do
Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/3613
Submitted by AWL on 28 January, 2005 - 4:27
Alliance for Workers' Liberty
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London SE1 3DG
Email: awl@workersliberty.org
For information on how to join, our policies (constitution, code of conduct and more) see our resources page here.
The Alliance for Workers' Liberty aims to build a movement which can replace capitalism, the current economic and social system based on class division and exploitation, with a new society based on consistent democracy, collective ownership and solidarity – socialism.
We are involved in many movements, struggles and campaigns. Our central focus is the organised labour movement – including trade unions and the Labour Party. Our organisation exists to educate and organise socialists so we can transform the labour movement into a force capable of liberating the working class, and humanity, by overthrowing capitalism.
Why the working class?
Capitalism means a world run according to the drives and dictates of the owning and exploiting minority which appropriates the wealth produced by those who have to work for wages – the big majority of people in Britain and a huge and ever-growing minority worldwide. The "working class" is not just manual workers with a particular accent – it is everyone who has to sell their ability to work in order to live, train drivers and teachers, cleaners and social workers, call centre and IT workers and many, many more...
The capitalists always organise on a "class struggle" basis – fighting militantly and even violently for their interests against those of workers, oppressed people and the planet. Since the economic crisis began in 2008, they have been more aggressive than ever. To make real headway against these predatory appetites, the working class must learn to think and respond in kind. The class struggle will continue as long as capitalism does – to end it, we must fight to win it.
Under capitalism, people are oppressed on many different bases – including gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability, sometimes nation – and struggles against these oppressions are crucial. The left must champion them. But it is only the (incredibly diverse) working class itself, as the basic fuel cell and driving force of capitalism, that has the possibility of challenging and overturning the whole system, creating a social and political force that can allow all liberation struggles to triumph.
The limited, insecure human rights and elements of democracy working people have won over centuries remain cramped and imprisoned within the confines and pressures of capitalism – a system in which huge areas of social life are completely excluded from democratic control and accountability, and in which the rich not only own the means of producing wealth, but dominate the media, the apparatus of administration and every structure of power.
Stand up for socialism
It is because we want to help the working class defend and liberate itself from capitalism that we are socialists. We want a left that fights for socialism – a world freed from class exploitation, an international system in which collective ownership of social resources and production for need allow much more genuine democracy, an end to dangerous climate change and a sustainable relationship between humanity and nature, a comfortable and secure life for everyone, and thus a radical flowering of freedom and individuality.
Until the 1970s or 80s, it was quite common for people even on right wing of the Labour Party to say that, whatever about immediate policies, they ultimately wanted a socialist commonwealth. Today, after the collapse of Stalinism in Russia and Eastern Europe, and decades of neo-liberal capitalist offensive, even the left is reluctant to talk about socialism. For the majority today, socialism is either discredited, or something they know little about.
Of course there are major differences among socialists about how to get socialism and indeed what it means. Since the left has won the leadership of the Labour Party, those differences have become more obvious. There needs to be a debate – and the point is the debate should be framed in terms of socialism. Socialists need to educate for socialism, to set down the goal of winning people to fight for a new and radically better world. Campaigning on this or that issue, or against austerity, is not a substitute.
Popularising socialist ideas is not counterposed to, but necessary for, shifting the political debate. Without the spread and growing influence of socialist ideas in the 1880s and 90s, the Labour Party – not socialist, but a big step forward for independent working-class politics – would never have come into being.
After the disaster of Stalinism, we need to refound and renovate the socialist tradition, to clear away the influence Stalinist and Stalinist-inspired ideas have on even the anti-Stalinist left, so that we can build on clean, open ground.
Against Stalinism
Many people, parties, and even states, both in history and today, call themselves "socialist". For many people, "socialism" and "communism" are synonymous with the states that existed in Russia and Eastern Europe prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the states which exist today in China, Cuba, North Korea, or Vietnam.
We believe that these countries were not and are not socialist. They were based on systems of class exploitation just as brutal as capitalism at its most savage; in some ways, they were worse, with workers not even having the limited freedoms to form independent unions which we have in most major capitalist states.
The legacy of Stalinism continues to cast a long shadow over left-wing politics around the world, both in terms of the belief that those states represent some kind of model to aspire to, and in terms of Stalinist methodology: unquestioning deference to bureaucratic party or union apparatuses, and the cynical alliances advocated by some on the left with anti-working-class forces such as jihadist Islamism in the name of "anti-imperialism".
Workers' Liberty wants to clean off the muck that Stalinism has heaped on the name and ideas of socialism, and rediscover the radically democratic core of revolutionary socialist politics.
Transform the labour movement – fight for a workers' government
The AWL argues and educates openly for socialism. We also develop and campaign for demands to change society in the here and now, and to develop the labour movement into a more adequate instrument for that fight. We want to develop demands which can act as a bridge towards overthrowing capitalism, by developing workers' organisation, consciousness and ability to fight for their interests against the bosses. Demands like:
• Taxing the rich to reverse all cuts and create quality public-sector services, jobs and homes for all.
• A real Living Wage for all without exceptions; banning zero hours contracts; scrapping anti-union laws and introducing strong trade union rights so that workers can fight to improve their position.
• Public ownership of the banks and high finance to end the banks functioning as an engine of crisis and inequality, unlock resources for social investment and create a public banking, pensions and mortgage system serving the whole community.
• Reversing privatisation; pushing forward democratic public ownership of services and industries.
• Democratic reforms to both how government is shaped and to the bureaucratic state machine.
To make it possible to fight for and win these demands, we need to fight for dramatic changes in the organisations of the labour movement:
• The trade unions: recruiting thousands and then millions of new members, while fight to make them into militant, democratic organisations of struggle, controlled from below by workers and not by a materially privileged bureaucracy. A special emphasis on recruiting, organising and defending migrant workers alongside those born here.
• The Labour Party: transforming its politics, democratising it from top to bottom and bringing elected representatives, particularly the MPs, under control. All socialists should join Labour.
• The left, and in particular Momentum, need to become capable of winning these changes.
We believe socialism is impossible without a revolution – a mass movement that breaks up the state machine (police, army, top judges and civil servants, monarchy...) that exists to protect capitalism and replaces it with a fundamentally more democratic system, in which representatives and managers are recallable and mandatable delegates, without material privileges. But such a revolution will only be possible when the mass of the labour movement and working class want it, ie are won over to revolutionary socialist ideas.
As a step forward, we advocate the whole labour movement fights to create a workers' government – a government as accountable and responsive to the labour movement as the Tories are to the capitalists, and which acts and helps mobilise against capitalist wealth and power.
Educate, agitate, organise
Many times in the last century, the absence or inadequacy of socialist organisation has meant revolutionary openings missed, and capitalism surviving when it didn't have to – with terrible consequences for humanity.
Many times big, broad left-wing movements have come to be disastrously misled, or rapidly dispersed in a crisis for lack of a coherent, organised and politically clear core which could gain influence and help bring the movement to greater clarity. The ongoing left-wing movement in the Labour Party faces just that risk.
The radical socialist left in Britain is divided. We pride ourselves on encouraging cooperation and debate between different socialists organisation. At the same time, we believe we are doing work do develop socialist ideas and work in the broad labour movement which no one else is doing.
We educate, agitate, organise for socialism by:
• Working in the trade unions to develop working-class struggle and transform the trade union movement. Build rank-and-file workers' networks. Publish workplace bulletins to promote socialist ideas at the grassroots.
• Working in the Labour Party to develop a working-class political voice and a movement for a workers' government. Work in Momentum to make that possible.
• Working in the student movement to build strong, left-wing campus Labour Clubs, push forward student struggles, transform student unions and NUS and develop student-worker solidarity.
• Working in many different movements, including women's liberation and ecological struggles, and build links between them and the labour movement.
• Publishing a weekly socialist newspaper, Solidarity, pamphlets and books; organise regular meetings, debates and study groups.
Want to help? Work with us, discuss ideas with us and consider joining!
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Current selected tag: 'civic tech'. Clear.
Government is a great place to work for technologists, data scientists, designers and entrepreneurs who want to serve and solve problems for the American people.
This is the first time that a European city the size of Berlin deeply integrates an entire mobility network, spanning across public and private operators.
iCivic's appeal is the games and sims. Kids can play Do I Have a Right, Argument Wars, Supreme Decision, Immigration Nation and 15 others designed to engage middle and high school students. The most popular also exist as mobile Android and iOS apps.
A new public toolkit is offering a set of design strategies local governments can use to increase civic participation.
This toolkit, dubbed Making a Civic Smart City, is available to the public and marks a collaboration between a number of colleges and universities.
The future belongs to structures with sensor networks that can monitor electricity and water usage in real time, track sustainability performance and interact with other parts of the smart city.
We've all been there. Staring a broken system in the face wondering how others have tried to fix it. You may have even tried to think of a solution to the problem, and in doing so, you might have become a novice civic technologist. Civic technology, or civtech, is the application of technology to improve or influence governance, politics, or — in GlobalHack's case — societal issues.
Albert Einstein once said "The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." Today's most significant problems are being addressed primarily by governments, using systems and tools designed hundreds of years ago. From climate change to inequality, the status quo is proving inadequate, and time is running out.
The role of our democratic institutions is analogous to breathing – inhaling citizen input and exhaling government action. The civic technology movement is inventing new ways to gather input, make decisions and execute collective action.
Singapore is one of the most innovative governments in the world. Here's how it's teaching its entire civil service innovation tools.
John Kramlich, a member of the St. Louis civic tech group OpenSTL, has built what appears to be the first online map of nationwide Toys for Tots drop-off locations, and the site has already seen significant traffic.
In New York City, coders are building easy-to-use, data-driven tools to empower tenants who have bad landlords.
We need to identify, disqualify and regulate chatbots before they destroy political speech.
When Civic Eagle, a platform that allows users to track specific legislation, didn't see engagement as a B2C company, they pivoted to a B2B model.
Plus, CityLab hosts largest-ever gathering of local gov CIOs; Brooklyn, N.Y., welcomes new hub for VR and AR tech; and Louisville, Ky., publishes new Bird Scooter data.
Data for Democracy is a grassroots community dedicated to using the tools of Data Science to create a positive social impact. Imagine a bunch of digital activists running around the Internet analyzing alt-right Twitter bot networks and collecting data on immigration and family separations for the National Immigration Law Center, and you'll have a pretty good idea what this group does.


Today Google announced its long anticipated move into television with an Adsense / Adwords trial. Google are partnering with Echostar and Astound Cable in the US.
It will be interesting to see how their TV ads business works following the relative failure of their attempts to move in to radio via their dMarc acquisition last year.


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Last two public meetings to discuss idea of countywide citizens' review board set
Theresa Clift
Tue., September 11, 2018 5:57 p.m. | Tuesday, September 11, 2018 5:57 p.m.
Andrew Russell | Tribune-Review
A woman raises her in front of stopped traffic after more than 150 people took over the Parkway East in both directions, Thursday, June 22, 2018 to protest East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld East fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II.
The last two public meetings to discuss the idea of a countywide citizens' police review board have been scheduled.
The next meeting will take place Sept. 20 at Duquesne Elementary School, 300 Kennedy Ave., Duquesne, 15110.
The last meeting will take place at Ryan Event Center, 420 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks.
Both meetings will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
County Council members DeWitt Walton, D-Hill District, and Paul Klein, D-Point Breeze, are hosting the four meetings to explore the idea of a police citizens' review board.
The council voted 8-6 to schedule the meetings after the June 19 fatal shooting of unarmed teen Antwon Rose II by East Pittsburgh officer Michael Rosfeld. The Black Political Empowerment Project and other community organizations have been calling for such a board for years.
The Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board oversees the city police, but no such body exists for county police or the more than 100 police departments within the county.
The board would only cover the Allegheny County Police at first, then other municipalities can vote to opt in, Walton has said.
Six County Council members last month sent a three-page letter to each municipality in the county urging them to come to the meetings and listing their concerns about the idea.
Council members Sam DeMarco, R-North Fayette; Cindy Kirk, R-McCandless; Sue Means, R-Bethel Park; Tom Baker, R-Ross; Pat Catena, D-Carnegie; and Bob Macey, D-West Mifflin, signed the letter. The same members voted against scheduling the public meetings.
The Allegheny County Police Association also opposes the measure.
The council is set to consider legislation by Oct. 23.
Theresa Clift is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Theresa at 412-380-5669, [email protected] or via Twitter @tclift.
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ROMANIA! Places, traditions, romanians and accommodation in Romania!
Some time ago I was confused, I didn't know what was my purpose in the world, but with the passing of time I realised this is what I liked to do, what made me blush when I was appreciated, this is what makes me well: to write and, more than that, to write about beautiful things and beautiful people. I wanted to prove that we are a lot better, smarter, more beautiful than others claim and I wanted to point my finger only towards what gives us hope in a better world. Everybody who we named in this issue is a model from every point of view, they are the ones whom we have to thank for being Romanian, they are an example to our children. I Love Romania was born from the initiative of a whole team, a team that also includes the ones who have invested in us, who believed in our words that now translate to a 100% Romanian product. It was the most beautiful and easy thing I have ever done, without feeling any effort because I have done something that brings satisfaction, I have talked about the ones who give life to Romania. However, I have been worried about one thing and I still am: that of not disappointing you!


Ribbon ~ Paper ~ Ink: Cheers to crystal effects!!
I can't believe it's been a whole week since I posted. Yikes! I am sorry to go missing in action! I've had a busy week, but have missed blogging way too much, so I'm back! First thing I wanted to point out was I got a new watermark! I've wanted one since day one, just hadn't found the right person to work with. I heard about Dina through another friend, she did a great job. Visit Dina's blog and check out all her available designs! She was super fast, very cost effective and wonderful to work with! Thank you Dina, I love it!!
One thing I was busy with this last week was coming up with a swap card with my local group of demonstrators and many new found friends. Originally, I had planned to use my Pock et Silhouettes set but.....my first order from the new catalog arrived and I had splurged on the Cheers for You set! Wow! What a great set! I've made four cards so far (I'm going to share 2 today and 2 tomorrow) and have many more ideas swirling around in my huge head. Seriously, it's a great set.
The first card I'm sharing is a version of the swap card I sent out. My friend Nancy Morgan shared a great idea with me about using chunky sprinkles and crystal effects. What a great look! I broke open my Summer Home Simply Scrappin' kit and used the designer paper and textured cardstock! My favorite piece of this card is such a tiny detail you may have missed it. The straw in my Blue Margarita is paper pieced with a tiny piece of designer paper. I put this detail in between the first and second coat of crystal effects. It appears to be floating don't you think?
What do you think? I love the detail the crystal effects provided. Don't forget to stop by tomorrow on your blogging expiditions and check out the other two creations I made with this set.
Missed ya! Love both cards. The second one looks really neat. Like the glasses.
Love the cards, what a great idea with the crystal effects in the glasses.....I will have to try that,I keep telling myself to think outside the box, but sometimes to no avail...LOL!
thanks for sharing the cards with us!
Both cards are wonderful, with great details. I especially like the glittered drink and paper pieced straw; its a great look.
wow, did that set ever find a good home with you! I am happy to say I have one of the first card in my possesion and it is even more specactular irl. That second one is fantastic, love that layout and the colors...it's PERFECT and GORGEOUS :)!!! You go stampin' girl! I love seeing your card creations!!!
Beautiful job! I love CE!!
Wow Honey, nice glasses. ow about filling up to real ones for us, aye.
Then see what happens, love ya.
BM or is it DG or is it Flash or is dip sh..
That's right it depends on the day.
This card is very elegant. I love the dazzling diamonds!


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Förmöget folk (eng: That Forsyte Woman) är en amerikansk romantisk dramafilm från 1949 i regi av Compton Bennett. Filmen är baserad på John Galsworthys Förmöget folk från 1906, den första i romansviten Forsytesagan. I huvudrollerna ses Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young och Janet Leigh.

Rollista i urval
 Errol Flynn - Soames Forsyte
 Greer Garson - Irene Forsyte
 Walter Pidgeon - Jolyon Forsyte som ung
 Robert Young - Philip Bosinney
 Janet Leigh - June Forsyte
 Harry Davenport - Jolyon Forsyte som gammal
 Aubrey Mather - James Forsyte
 Gerald Oliver Smith - Wilson
 Lumsden Hare - Roger Forsyte
 Stanley Logan - Swithin Forsyte
 Halliwell Hobbes - Nicholas Forsyte
 Matt Moore - Timothy Forsyte
 Florence Auer - Ann Forsyte Heyman
 Phyllis Morris - Julia Forsyte Small
 Marjorie Eaton - Hester Forsyte
 Lilian Bond - jungfru
 Evelyn Beresford - Mrs. Taylor

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Filmer 1949
Engelskspråkiga filmer
Amerikanska dramafilmer
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This temple is located in group comprising the Parasvanatha, Adinatha besides numerous modern shrines, some of which stand on the ruins of old shrines, while the rest are built partly with old material and display old images. The temple of Santinatha, which is the principal place of Jaina worship, enshrines a colossal (4.5 m high) image of Adinatha, on the pedestal of which exists a dedicatory inscription dated A.D. 1027-28, now hidden under plaster. Drastically renovated, this temple has an old nucleus with an oblong enclosure of shrine-cells, typical of the medieval Jaina architecture, and displays many ancient sculptures of which the one representing Jaina's parents is remarkable for its artistic execution.


Several reports are coming in that Apple is working on solar powered versions of the iPhone and iPod. Apparently the patent filing shows the power coming from cells on the screen area.
With new technology in solar cells using plastics, the whole case can be made of photovoltaic materials.
I also like the idea of the crank device that would power the battery.
Way to go Apple! This is a big move in green tech.


Remember stuff we learned in school? The "systems" of our bodies that are centered around major organs: Digestive, Circulatory, Skin, Respiratory, and the Nervous Musculatory System (is that a word... sorry). But for some reason, as grown-ups, we have grown accustomed to separating this system in half. Brain games have their own category and the term "fitness" never seems to draw up an image of the brain. I think this thinking is misguided. All of our nerves and muscles are attached to our brains. They report to the brain. They do the brain's bidding. Today, let's pretend that muscles and nerves are attached to the brain and see what toys can promote a balanced conversation amongst the parties because it's critical that they work together, right?
A million different uses... but first you must think about how to get to kids to stop playing with it because they likely never will. Wabafun's Kinetic Sand is cool!
The folks who make Magz will bring you these delectable magnetic fidgets- very safe!
A whole tubful? And then you add some magic solution and it become liquidic? How long can they stay in it? It is hypoallergenic? How can I make this a calming experience in the tub or on a play table? Gelli Baff from Plasmart.
I love jacks. I also love the Korean version called Gong gi (hard g sound). My mom was a pro and I am just so-so but when I see that my kids can't do it, it kills me. Funnybone Toys made it easy to start learning this game. I think it's brilliant and of course, the great design of the game is sure to please. Remember, hand-eye-coordination really is "hand-eye-brain-coordination."
TENZI has a pack of cards called 77 ways to play TENZI. This 7 and 9 year old took the new cards after I finished with the Toy Fair and just ran with it. They felt accomplished after trying out 15 cards but still, they love the classic "TENZI!" They also have a party pack for 6 players. I recently brought them to a birthday party and they were a HUGE HIT. Parents loved it too. Look at the bilateral coordination on these two. Both like playing piano. Surprised?
I love bowling games that do not cause major pain on the play partner or parent to set up the pins. It's not automatic but trust me, there is a contraption to make things easier. I like how you need one hand to support the other here. This is from IDEAL.
You can make the ball travel? OOOOOOHHHH.
Yes, my kids ravaged my bag as soon as I got home from the Toy Fair. One night, I came home with Speed Stacks New Mini Stacks. My 7 year old watched this video about thirty times started trying to copy her for the rest of the evening. OMG. It was unbelievable. This young lady has been stacking for 10 years, since she was 6. I'd like to thank her for inspiring Tester #2. Wow!
They really make cups this size.
From Dunecraft Discipline means "teaching" it doesn't mean "punishment." As one contributes to the mending process, there is less chance of recurrance of the same mistake. And are you wondering if the bean will literally have "I'm Sorry" scribed on it? Well, of course! But I will test this for y'all first.
Smanials. Smelly animals. Chipmunk in Mint Chocolate. From Scentco.
New Smarkers are Smarmy! From Scentco.
Gonge is from Denmark (You know, where LEGOs come from) Sigh... Why do the Danish make such amazing things. This is one of those body skateboards. How pretty is this? Wow!
Americans can access these via American Educational Products.
I want you so badly. Wah! Another Gonge great.
Because of pictures like this, I have a job. We need to be able to see the texture before we buy and let's face it, these are not at our neighborhood Walmart or Target. Our kids will be barefoot on these things. But if you saw this texture up close, you would have more information to help you consider if this product is a good fit for you. Alas, this feature is likely something that is hard for online retailers to do. The only time I can zoom in products up close like this is at big clothing companies like the Gap. Still, we want to know what we'll be feeling before it arrives at our doorstep. All I can say is that I wish these Riverstones and Hilltops were all over my home. I think there would be more thoughtfulness and less running.
Thanks for the kind words you've said about Tiggly!


Cats have a range of vocalisations used to communicate with each other and other species. Some cats are more talkative than others, and some breeds are known for their amazing range of sounds, but not all cats make every type of sound. In order to understand what your cat is saying it is important to take into consideration both body language and the conditions under which the sound is made.
Cats have a range of sounds that they use depending on what message they want to convey. Using different tones, volume and length of sound, even a standard meow can have many meanings. Sounds can be mixed in many ways to many new variations. The way we react to certain sounds re-enforces them for the cat, making it easier for them to communicate their needs.
The first sound a kitten will make is a purr, as it suckles from its mother. Although kittens are born deaf and blind, the first purrs are thought to aid them in regulating their breathing for successful suckling. The vibrations of the mothers purr helps the kittens feel secure and the kittens' purr helps the mother identify her kittens and know that they are safe.
The purring sound is generated on both the inhale and exhale, with a break between each breath. Due to the structure of the throat and larynx cats can either purr or roar, therefore lions roar and cheetahs purr. The frequency of purring has healing properties, specifically for healing bones, with significant benefit both to the cat and to those on whose lap he is lying at the time!
Purring is controlled by endorphins in the brain and is usually considered a sign of contentment; however cats will also purr when agitated, hurt, ill, dying or as appeasement gesture. The tone of this purr may be different; to read the real reason for the purr look at the body language and situation at that time. It is possible that this is a survival strategy; by purring they signify that all is well and they will deflect an attack by a predator.
The first sound a kitten will make is mewing, a high-pitched meow that is used to alert its mother when the kitten feels threatened or lost. This sound is not used once kittens have been fully weaned. Since women usually have higher-pitched voices than men it is thought that cats react to them instinctively as they would to a kitten.
As cats rarely meow to each other, it is believed that cats learnt to meow in order to communicate with us. It can be a greeting, a request, a complaint, a call, or be part of a conversation. The tone, pitch, and length of the sound, as well as how many are put together in one call will indicate the message.
Meowing can also be a request for help or support, especially from older or disabled cats. As sight and hearing fail and arthritis sets in, cats can meow with anxiety or pain, or when they need help. When cats feel disorientated or needy they can meow. Continuous meowing can indicate distress.
Not all cats make an audible sound when they meow; this may be outside of our range of hearing or really be the silent meow. Some breeds are less likely to meow and rather to converse in chirps and other sounds.
As kittens grow up they expand their vocabulary, as we will see next week.


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Norman Robert Campbell (1880–1949) era un físic anglès i filòsof de la ciència.

Biografia
Norman Robert Campbell va néixer el 1880. Va ser el fill de William Middleton Campbell, Governador del Banc d'Anglaterra. Va ser educat a l'Eton College i al Trinity College de Cambridge.

Carrera
Va esdevenir un fellow de Cambridge el 1902. Allà va esdevenir ajudant de recerca al Laboratori de Cavendish, sota la direcció de J. J. Thomson. Va esdevenir un membre honorari en física a la Universitat de Leeds el 1913. Entre 1919 i 1944 va treballar com a personal de recerca a l'empresa General Elèctric a Londres.

El seu llibre de 1921 What is Science?, va ser escrit amb l'objectiu d'animar l'estudi de la ciència entre els estudiants de la Worker's Educational Association. Es tracta d'una introducció curta a la filosofia de la ciència explicat per a una audiència generalista.

Més endavant va publicar altres obres com Modern Electrical Theory (1907, amb ampliacions el 1921-23), The Principles of Electricity (1912) i An Account of the Principles of Measurement and Calculation (1928). El seu treball més important en el camp de la filosofia de la ciència fou Foundations of Science: The Philosophy of Theory and Experiment, publicat inicialment com a Physics: The Elements el 1919, amb una segona edició el 1957. En aquest llibre Campbell desenvolupa la seva tesi amb una anàlisi crítica de la ciència on descarta la filosofia, apropant-se a una recerca del significat de la paraula realitat i de la veritat, oposant la ciència a la metafísica.

Campbell va considerar que la funció fonamental d'una teoria científica era desenvolupar i explicar lleis, definides per les hipòtesis, l'observació i els experiments i verificables mitjançant l'experiència.

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Bibliografia

Filòsofs anglesos
Físics anglesos
Filòsofs de la ciència
Alumnes del Trinity College (Cambridge)
Alumnes de l'Eton College
Morts a Anglaterra


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Q: How to use user input to decide which element in a array is going to show? I'm trying to make something like a digital phonebook. For example. If the user type in 2 I want the second element in my array to show. I tought that if I used cin >> to decide the value of int i it would work. But It only shows the first element in my array.
This is my third week in programming so please be patient. :)
I put all of my code below, if anything else is wrong or if I made som typos please tell me!
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

struct telefonbok {
    string namn;
    string arbetsplats;
    int nummer;
};

int main()
{
    cout << "Beas phonebook" << endl;
    cout << "Mamma - 1" << endl;
    cout << "Pappa - 2" << endl;
    cout << "Emil - 3" << endl;
    cout << "Hugo - 4" << endl;
    cout << "Matilda - 5" << endl;

    telefonbok Beas[5] = {
        {"Mamma", "ICA Maxi", 707397136},
        {"Pappa", "Granarolo", 705174881},
        {"Emil", "BH Bygg AB", 700726477},
        {"Hugo", "SeSol", 700357692},
        {"Matilda", "Hedebyskolan", 762095177}
    };

    int i;
    cout << "Type in the number of the contact you want to access:" << endl;
    cin >> i;

    for (int i = 0; i < 5;i++)
    {
        cout << "Name: " << Beas[i].namn << endl;
        cout << "Workplace: " << Beas[i].arbetsplats << endl;
        cout << "Number: " << Beas[i].nummer << endl;
    }

}

A: If you want to show only one entry from the phone book, then why have you written a loop? Try this instead
int i;
cout << "Type in the number of the contact you want to access:" << endl;
cin >> i;

// show entry at position i
cout << "Name: " << Beas[i - 1].namn << endl;
cout << "Workplace: " << Beas[i - 1].arbetsplats << endl;
cout << "Number: " << Beas[i - 1].nummer << endl;

Notice I subtract one from the number entered, this is because in C++ arrays start at zero, but most people start counting at one.
Also you should add a check to see if the number entered is actually in the array. If the number entered is too big or too small then this code will likely crash.

A: The code chunk of
    cin >> i;

    for (int i = 0; i < 5;i++)
    {
        cout << "Name: " << Beas[i].namn << endl;
        cout << "Workplace: " << Beas[i].arbetsplats << endl;
        cout << "Number: " << Beas[i].nummer << endl;
    }

reads in the value of i correctly via cin, however, your code loops the first 5 elements and displays values for them. Independently of what i was (2) in this case, at the start of the for loop a new variable called i is created and initialized to 0, shadowing the i you have created earlier and increments it after each steps, so you display the first element, then the second, then the third, then the fourth and finally the fifth.
C++ is zero-indexed, which means that the first element of Beas is 0. Instead of the loop you need to validate your input and get the corresponding element:
    cin >> i;
    int size = sizeof(Beas)/sizeof(Beas[0]);

    if (((i - 1) >= 0) && ((i - 1) < size)) //5 is your
    {
        cout << "Name: " << Beas[i - 1].namn << endl;
        cout << "Workplace: " << Beas[i - 1].arbetsplats << endl;
        cout << "Number: " << Beas[i - 1].nummer << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        //Index would be out of bounds, you may handle that here
    }

Explanation:

*

*we read the value of i

*we calculate the size of the array in terms of number of elements by dividing the actual size of the array with the size of its first element (the other elements having the same size as the first)

*we acknowledge that if the user wanted to see the second element, then he/she enters a 2, whereas our first element has an index of 0 and second element has an index of 1, so we subtract 1 of the input to get the correct index

*we check whether the index is valid in the array

*if so, then we display the element having that index

*otherwise we (may) handle the problem, possibly throwing an exception or having some custom logic in order to handle the problem gracefully

Note that it is advisable not to leave the else block empty, because that would hide the error and would cause difficulties during a debug session. The only reason on my part not to implement an error handler there was to avoid confusing you at this point, but, when the task is done, you should consider adding some error handling there.


When I was a kid, I loved Pop-Tarts. My mom rarely bought them for us because of how unhealthy they are, but when I saw those babies in the pantry, I was pretty excited! My favorite was always strawberry, which is why I decided to make that version of these myself. I'm no health nut, but that might be because I don't buy a lot of pre-packaged foods. The only things of that nature that I stock my pantry with on a regular basis are low-fat popcorn, rice cakes, pretzels, the occasional tortilla chips, and every once in a while, I'll buy ice cream. I definitely get my calories in other ways, but it's always through food that I've made myself. I just never feel satisfied after eating something out of a bag or a box, unless I've been out to the bar, of course, but everything tastes good then. Store-bought Pop-Tarts have so many ingredients it would make your head spin. Just a few of those ingredients are sugar, vegetable oil, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, niacinamide, tons of sodium, gelatin, and more! There are over 50 ingredients in a Pop-Tart, if you can believe it. These Pop-Tarts, however, only have 9 ingredients, which includes the frosting and the sprinkles. They can be made even more additive-free if you make your own jam, but that might have to be saved for another day. It's pretty shocking to think a beloved childhood treat could possibly contain so many ingredients, especially so many that are so bad for you. Making your own homemade Pop-Tarts obviously isn't essential, but it's really fun to see a rustic version of that classic snack made right in your own kitchen with your own two hands.
I wanted to make something kind of special for dessert a few weeks ago, and I remembered that I had seen other food bloggers making their own homemade Pop-Tarts. They looked so cute and fun to make, so I figured I'd give it a try. What a good decision maker I turned out to be! The crust for these Pop-Tarts is infinitely better than the boxed version. It's so flaky and buttery that it just melts in your mouth, and there is way more jam in these homemade treats than in the store bought ones. The frosting hardens nicely and adds a bit of a crunch to the to die for pastry crust. Your kitchen will smell absolutely amazing when you're baking these, too. My husband and I were going crazy waiting for these to cool! I would like to play around with the dough a bit and see if I can find something that is a bit more like the original Pop-Tart, but for now, these are fantastic. And talk about impressive! If you show up with these in hand, your friends and family will be sure to beg you for more.
Cube the butter and the shortening (just a quick tip – I had a reader ask if there was another ingredient to use other than shortening because they found it to be unsavory, but not to worry! Crisco shortening is not made from animal products, it's made from vegetable oil!) and add them to the flour and the salt. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms a ball. I only used 2 tablespoons of water. Separate the dough into 2 balls.
Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut into strips with a pizza cutter, about 3 inches wide and 5 or 6 inches long. Place a teaspoon of jam (do NOT overfill these) in the middle of the lower part of the dough and fold over the top part. Close up the pastry with a fork on all sides and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake at 425 degrees F for 8-10 minutes, until golden. Set the baking tray on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely (don't try to remove the Pop-Tarts from the baking sheet while they're still warm).
When cooled completely, combine the powdered sugar with the milk with a whisk until smooth and the consistency of syrup. I put mine in the fridge for about an hour to speed up the frosting's hardening process.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine the flour and the salt in a large mixing bowl, then add in the cubed butter and shortening. Mix everything together with clean hands until the dough is crumbly. Add in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture forms a ball. I used a bit less than 2 tablespoons. If your dough gets too wet, add in a bit more flour to compensate.
Separate the dough into two balls. Roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a square, to about ⅛ inch thickness (mine was a bit thinner than that). Cut out long strips about 3 inches wide and 5 inches long. You might have to collect up scraps of unused dough and roll it out again to use up all of the dough.
Take one pie crust rectangle and place 1 teaspoon of jam on top (do NOT use more than this, seriously). Fold the top part of the dough over on to the bottom part (see the above photos). Use a form to crimp the corners of the dough shut. Repeat with the rest of dough. Place the Pop-Tarts on a lined and greased baking sheet (I covered my baking sheet in tinfoil and sprayed it with non-stick spray) and bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden and set.
Remove the Pop-Tarts from the oven and place the entire baking sheet on a cooling rack; don't try to remove them from the baking sheet until they're completely cooled. When they're cool, place the powdered sugar in a medium sized bowl. Whisk in about ½ tablespoon of milk at a time, until the icing is a thick consistency, like syrup. Use a spoon to pour the icing over the Pop-Tarts (you can also use a knife or a spatula). Sprinkle the sprinkles over the wet frosting and allow to set (I put mine in the fridge for about an hour to speed this process up. Enjoy! Makes 5-6 Pop-Tarts. Stores well in an air-tight container in the fridge for a week.
These look incredible. I'm going to definitely try them out myself. However, while you only listed the ingredients that you USED in them, each of those ingredients has ingredients, giving you a lot more than seven. Kellogg's doesn't have the liberty of saying "PopTarts include butter, jelly, flavoring, flour, and water." They have to list the ingredients of each of their ingredients. But good work on this recipe!
Eric: My name is Sydney, but you're totally right! I guess I should have clarified and talked more about additives and chemicals and stuff like that.
Thanks for visiting my blog and for the kind comment.
Dimah: Thanks! And you have a lovely site!
I love pop tarts! Thanks for the recipe! I will def try it out! Great alternative to the usual eggs + bacon breakfast!
RLV: It is indeed! Thanks for visiting my site.
mmmmmm I need to make these for my boyfriend's girls. They are poptart-aholics. Ya know, I bet these would be delish with nutella inside!
Misfit: I agree! I was also thinking s'mores or cinnamon. Let me know how it goes if you try it out!
The pastry part looks so delicate and delicious!
Jen: It was! I wasn't expecting it at all, so it was a nice surprise!
Oh my lord, we're dying for one of these right this second! They look AMAZING.
Beauty: Thank you! I hope you'll try them out!
Morgan's grandma here!!!!! Morgan is always raving about your cooking and after seeing your recipe for the pop-tarts I can see why. I can't wait to try them. You've done a beautiful job with your website and I'll look forward to following your foray into the world of famous chefs. Watch out Paula Dean!!!!!
As you may have heard Stacey and I are coming to New York June 3rd to 10th. Hopefully we'll be able to see you and your husband at some point during our stay.
Sandra: Thank you for the kind words! That's just the kind of thing that keeps me updating this blog! Morgan did tell Kramer and me that you'll both be coming to NYC – we'll definitely have to get together!
I love your site and have made several of your recipes since discovering it last year sometime. Definitely going to have to try this one. My favorites were the chocolate ones, or the S'mores. I'm already thinking of how to make those versions. Yummy!!! Thanks for your creativity.
PS – congrats on your marriage! Your recipes have already improved mine – the chicken with carmelized onions just about put my husband over the moon.
Elizabeth: Thank you so much! I hope you make the s'mores ones; those are next on my list!
I was never fond of tarts so this probably isn't a huge surprise to read that these look waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than those boxed ones.
Ingrid: You have better taste than me, haha, because when my husband and I were at his father's house a few months ago and saw some Pop-Tarts in the pantry, we just had to have one!
These pop-tarts look yummy! Good job!
I tried to make these tonight and have a couple hunches as to how to make them more sassy the next time I attempt. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!
Bunnyryle: Let me know how your improvements go! Thanks for visiting the site.
I think I love you for posting this recipe. My favourite Pop-Tarts are the cinnamon brown sugar but these come in a close second.
Katy: I'm planning to try making the brown sugar ones next time, too, so if I do, I'll post them!
Who would have thought about making these homemade! Looks wonderful!
WOW these look great!!!! I just found your blog ,love it.I just wish you had a printer friendly button , I'm pretty new to this whole computer thing & don't know how to print with out it yet ,I really am trying to learn ! So anyway great blog & great recipes ..
Tina: Thanks! And it's in development! Until then, you can just highlight the recipe with your mouse, hit CTRL and C (or APPLE + C if you're on a Mac), then open up a text file (Word, Text Pad, etc.) and hit CTRL and V (or APPLE + V if you're on a Mac).
Katie: It's probably for the frosting or the "jam" filling. Thanks for stopping by!
Sydney, Thank-You for taking the time to explain how to print to me .I really need a computer class!! LOL!!! Again GREAT blog!!
Tina: Any time! Thank you very much!
Oh my goodness, these look amazing! You can't buy pop-tarts here any more (except in import shops, epp!) so these are bringing back all my memories of the pop-tart craze that happened when I was eight. Pop-tarts were here one day and gone the next.
Definitely going to make these, thanks!
Taz: I can't believe you can't buy Pop-Tarts where you are; what a travesty! I hope you enjoy these ones!
You are brilliant! These look so good….but if I made them I would eat them alllll…and then I wouldn't feel very good. I love this post!
Kirsten: I almost did! Thank you!
I love you!! lol These are amazing!! I can't wait to try these!! I have always loved pop tarts, but like you there's too many ingredients and WAY too unhealthy. I'm going to try these this weekend!
Leah: Let me know how it goes!
I love these! They look totally delicious!
First thing I will make when I get out of this dorm room, for sure.
Danielle: That's a great plan!
Even without the glaze, I'm more than satisfied.
TasteHongKong: True, but the glaze is just a little something special! Thanks for stopping by!
Angela: As did i! Thank you.
Kitchen Butterfly: Thank you! I liked the sprinkles too.
These do look delicious! I am also in the camp of "shortening is unsavory" but not because of animal products. It's hydrogenated oil, which we avoid like the plague. If you want to substitute something healthy for shortening, you can use coconut oil. It's more expensive but it has healthy fats in it and is natural. It's one of the only oils that is solid at room temperature (its melting point is just a bit over that, so it melts to the touch) so it performs like hydrogenated (solid) oils in recipes.
A Magical Childhood: I'm very interested to try this coconut oil that you speak of, unless of course it's outrageously expensive, hah. I'm a recently graduated 21 year old, so I don't quite know if coconut oil is in my budget yet! One day!
First of all, I love your blog! The food always looks delicious and simple.
When I saw these I knew I just had to make them. My friend and I did a vegan version of it with passion fruit butter inside. They turned out amazing! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hayley: Passion fruit butter sounds like a dream!
I am going to have to give these a try asap. Like you, I loved pop-tarts as a kid, but the ingredient list is way too daunting to justify eating them. Can not wait to give them a try! Thanks!
Jessica G: I hope you like them as much as I did!
I'm all about healthy as you seem to be, I hate pre-processed foods, and I'm very interested in even making my own bread. (The store-bought stuff is loaded with chemicals to extend it's shelf life.) So you mentioned this at the top but even the added sprinkles have unnecessary chemicals in them.
Still a great post tho and I'll be making a copy for my files. Thanks a bunch.
I stumbled here and you deserve a thumbs-up so you're getting one from me!
Phil: I definitely agree that I could have done more to make the Pop-Tarts more au naturel, but I just did the best I could with what I had while still maintaining the iconic look of the original Pop-Tart. I'm glad you like it nonetheless and I appreciate the stumble! Thank you so, so much!
My Favorite were the brown sugar and cinnamon pop-tarts.
1/2 tbsp I can't believe it's a fake butter spread.
I am so excited to try these! Here I've been toting pop-tarts back in my suitcase from the states every time I visit home. Looks like next time I'll have room for an extra pair of shoes instead!
I'm so excited to have stumbled across this. Every time I go back stateside for a visit I come back with pop-tarts in my suitcase. Next time it looks as if I'll have room for a new pair of shoes!
Stella: Glad that I could help you out! haha.
These are insane! I'm in love. I can't wait to send this recipe to my mom because my dad is obsessed with Pop Tarts.
Adrienne: I hope that your dad likes them!
Where did you get the flour en español? It was quite humorous.
Chris: Just from my local grocery store. I live in a Latin neighborhood.
I am so going to try this recepy with marshmallow creme or with chocolate-mint fudge!!! thanks !!
Emilio: That sounds dangerously delightful!
Yummy, yummy! These look so good.
Allison: Thank you very much!
Just made these! They look SO delicious, I can't wait for the icing to harden so I can eat them!
And Al, those cinnamon sugar pop tarts sound GREAT. I must try that next time.
Daniela: I hope that you enjoyed eating them!
Can you just do 1/2 cup of butter? Why do you need butter and shortening? I usually just substitute butter for shortening anyhow because I never have it on hand.
Lisa: The reason is that butter has a lower melting temperature than shortening (I use all vegetable shortening), so the shortening helps the crust to hold up during baking. I used half and half so I have the best of both worlds: taste and texture. I really can't say if the dough will work without the shortening, as I haven't tried it myself, and the dough is already pretty delicate, so I have a feeling that it won't be as firm when made with all butter, but they might be fine and there's no better way to learn than to just do it!
YES! Quarantine have decided to ban Pop-Tarts from coming into Australia. Just wondering if anyone would know what alterations would have to be made to make chocolate fudge ones? Not sure how I'd make the filling. Thanks!
ooohh! I might have to try these! my mom never let us have poptarts either!
these look great. I've been recently thinking of working out a recipe just like this (frosted poptarts are not vegetarian and the unfrosted are to rich in sugar for my style) Thanks a lot for these. Now the most fun will be deciding what I want to fill em with.
Joshua Garlic: I hope that you can decide on a flavor – I know it's tough!
I've never been really pleased with the ingredients of Pop-Tarts, and even though I occasionally get them, I can't really justify the expense nowadays. I've managed to convince him that bread with cream cheese and jam spread on it and folded in half was a sufficient substitute. My son will be so very grateful to you after I bake these up for him this weekend.
Tasha: I hope that he helps you make them!
Mom's Menu Planner: I'm glad they loved them!
I think these are wonderful, I got the link from a friend and can't wait to try them!!!
My question is though…Can you freeze them? Or store them somehow and for how long if you make several?
Cheri: Wow! Three boys must be quite a handful! They can definitely stored in the freezer for 2-3 months in an airtight container or wrapped tightly with plastic wrap.
These look so fun. My kids are wanting me to try them and I found you on a web search. I picked your site because I absolutely LOVE the name of your site.
I can't wait to surf around and see what other delicious goodies you have in store for me.
Marie: Thank you so much! I hope you keep coming back!
I just made your Pop tarts for P.J. this morning, they are absolutely fabulous! P.J. wants me to make them every morning!
@Stacey: You're quite the mom for making those for him for breakfast!


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Getting Islamic Finance to Fulfill its Promise
What do the Olympic Village in London and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have in common? The answer is Islamic financing, or financing under Islamic principles.
Though still accounting for a small share of the global financial industry, Islamic finance is one of its fastest-growing segments, and its potential is far from exhausted. Islamic banking institutions now operate in over 50 countries and account for more than 15 percent of market share in nearly a dozen of them. Iran and Sudan have a full-fledged Islamic financial sector, in addition to Bangladesh, Brunei, Kuwait, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. In addition, sukuk, the Islamic equivalent of bonds, are now being used in a number of countries, including by the governments of Hong Kong, Luxembourg, the UK, and South Africa. The total assets of the global Islamic finance industry stood at an estimated 1.8 trillion US dollars at the end of 2013, and this figure is growing.
What can it achieve?
The expanding reach of Islamic finance promises to carry a number of potential benefits. For example, Islamic financial institutions are less exposed to crisis because of their risk-sharing features. Islamic finance by design provides better risk management on the part of both financial institutions and their customers, as they share risks, speculation is prohibited, and financing is asset-based and thus fully collateralized. A depositor has the choice to be an investor in the bank and share profits and risks with it, or they can choose to simply place the money in the bank for safeguarding but without receiving any financial return.
Another advantage is that by offering a form of banking that is in compliance with Shari'a rules, Islamic finance can attract a large number of people into the banking system who have previously refrained for religious reasons. Moreover, in Islamic finance there is greater incentive for lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because of the risk-sharing nature of the industry. And sukuk can be an interesting alternative to large-scale investments in infrastructure, through public–private partnerships (PPP), again boosting the environment for private sector activity and job creation in general.
But while growing in scope, there are challenges for the industry to develop in a safe and sound manner. The IMF examined some of these issues in a recently published Staff Discussion Note, trying to understand under what circumstances the potential of Islamic Finance can be realized.
I would focus here on the following three areas:
First, when it comes to financial stability, it is important to build on progress in setting standards to harmonize the regulation and supervision of Islamic finance and to protect its consumers. Basically, regulators need to approach this topic by first recognizing the unique features of Islamic banking. For example, regulators should clarify that customers who opt to be investors are treated as such, and enjoy more say in governance as well as greater transparency in the determination of their payouts.
Secondly, more countries need to follow the example of Bahrain, Malaysia and Qatar and issue government sukuk, which would provide a benchmark for sukuk to be issued by the corporate sector. This would help Islamic banks and central banks better manage liquidity. And, as this instrument is well-suited to financing infrastructure, increased sukuk issuance could help narrow the large gap for infrastructure financing. Countries such as Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are already tapping into this market to expand electric power, telecommunications and transportation infrastructure.
Finally, Islamic banking has yet to develop its equity-like financing to spur greater access for SMEs to finance. Equity financing is a key component, for instance, in making investments in start-up companies viable. To promote the development of an equity market under Islamic finance, it is important that the industry ensures the regulatory framework and tax policies in different countries do not discriminate against risk-sharing. Also, this type of financing requires that banks develop the capacity to assess economic projects and their stewards, and therefore it is of paramount importance to strengthen the overall financial infrastructure.
And what is the role for international financial institutions?
While some of these issues will need to be resolved over time for the industry to develop and fulfill its social mandate, our role in responding to this increased demand was to initially bring different players to the same table to openly discuss some of these issues, then to identify the hurdles and come up with a shared understanding of where the future of Islamic finance lies.
The IMF has long been involved in Islamic finance, and will continue to be, through policy advice, capacity building, and outreach. In addition to our Staff Discussion Note, we held a seminar on this topic during the IMF's Spring Meetings. While there are still unanswered questions, one thing is certain: international financial institutions and standard setting bodies have an important role in advancing the industry in a sound and sustainable manner.What do the Olympic Village in London and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have in common? The answer is Islamic financing, or financing under Islamic principles.
The IMF has long been involved in Islamic finance, and will continue to be, through policy advice, capacity building, and outreach. In addition to our Staff Discussion Note, we held a seminar on this topic during the IMF's Spring Meetings. While there are still unanswered questions, one thing is certain: international financial institutions and standard setting bodies have an important role in advancing the industry in a sound and sustainable manner.
(Al-Asharq Al-Awsat / 20 May 2015)
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