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'Star Wars' and San Francisco: Forever a force united
Arts & Entertainment // Movies
Peter Hartlaub Nov. 19, 2015 Updated: Nov. 25, 2015 12:11 p.m.
May 28, 1978: The Coronet Theatre in San Francisco, on the Saturday afternoon after "Star Wars" opened in the city. The movie played exclusively in San Francisco at the Coronet, and lines snaked around the block for weeks. Longtime Chronicle photographer Gary Fong took this photo in the middle of the day for a Chronicle story on the movie's surprise popularity and impact on the neighborhood. On a busy day, Fong had to take the photo close to noon - he later said "the light was terrible" - but he still captured a moment in history.
Photo: Gary Fong, The Chronicle
The first time Darth Vader appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle on May 21, 1977, he was dismissed as something between a passing fad and a punch line.
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"Darth Vader, the metallic creature above, is a character in George Lucas' new film, 'Star Wars.' Vader, it seems, employs his extrasensory powers to keep the Galactic Emperor enthroned," the text beneath a Datebook section photo of the Jedi dark lord read. "The film — which will undoubtedly clarify the preceding sentence — will have a special benefit premiere … tomorrow at the Coronet Theater."
Our lack of faith in the force was disturbing. But the mistake wouldn't be repeated. That would be the last time news related to "Star Wars" was greeted with confusion (if not snark) in the Bay Area.
In the days that followed, the movie became a sensation.
* "Star Wars" opened on May 25, 1977, with a glowing review of the film from Chronicle critic John Wasserman. ("The most exciting picture to be released this year," he wrote. "Exciting as theater and exciting as cinema!")
* An article days later covered the long lines snaking around the Coronet Theater in San Francisco; the ticket holders and ticket buyer lines would sometimes touch each other on the opposite side of the block. The Coronet was the only movie house within 50 miles of the city playing "Star Wars" because the studio was certain the space opera would be a bust.
* Director George Lucas, who had invested his "American Graffiti" money to finish the film and secured merchandising and sequel rights, became a very rich man almost overnight.
All of the above seemed to spell an end for the Bay Area tenure of Lucas, a success story from Modesto who had joined Francis Ford Coppola in San Francisco in the early 1970s. Surely the hottest director in mainstream cinema would go to Hollywood where the money and resources and red carpet fame were, right?
'Star Wars' in The Chronicle
Chronicle's First George Lucas Article
Chronicle's First Darth Vader Reference
Chronicle's "Star Wars" Review
Chronicle: Herb Caen and "Star Wars"
Chronicle's Front Page: "Star Wars" Frenzy in 1977
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"Return of the Jedi": Theater listings, 1983
Chronicle: "Return of the Jedi" Review
But Lucas had other plans. With each success, the director used the clout and money he gathered from the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" pictures to entrench himself even further in the Bay Area, creating a studio system near San Francisco that was everything that Hollywood wasn't. He built a home base in San Anselmo and then a centerpiece sound facility and filmmakers' retreat at Skywalker Ranch; an idyllic space in the hills of Marin County that forced Hollywood to meet Skywalker on his turf.
By early 1981, Lucas had moved the last of his "empire" from Los Angeles to the Bay Area.
"George Lucas, the San Anselmo movie mogul who does things his way and makes millions, last week left Hollywood in an anomalous condition: 'virtually speechless' …" the Chronicle reported. "What seems to have struck observers dumb was the announcement that Lucas would move his lavish Hollywood office … up to Marin County in August, where two-third of his 'Star Wars' empire is already located."
In a Bay Area film scene filled with stories of bucking Hollywood, this was arguably the most impactful maverick move yet. "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 and "Return of the Jedi" in 1983 were enormous hits as well, and there was no debating that it was a Bay Area studio creating the cinema blockbusters.
1of28An onlooker dressed in a Biker Scout from "Return of the Jedi" watches a celebration hosted by Lucasfilm and Nerdist at Justin Herman Plaza in July 2013.Photo: Katie Meek, The Chronicle
2of28May 25, 1977: Fans line up during opening weekend to see "Star Wars" at the Coronet Theatre in San Francisco. The Geary Boulevard movie house seated close to 2,000 and became a Mecca for the "Star Wars" films, before it was demolished in 2007.Photo: Gary Fong, The Chronicle
3of28The ad for "Star Wars" in the San Francisco Chronicle as it appeared on Friday May 27, two days after opening at the Coronet.Photo: Chronicle archive
4of28Lines of people waiting to see "Return of the Jedi" in San Francisco in 1983.Photo: Eric Luse, The Chronicle
5of28Evan Guillermo, 6, and Owen Guillermo, 4, pose with "Star Wars" characters at Justin Herman Plaza in 2013.Photo: Katie Meek, The Chronicle
6of28George Lucas speaks at the 2013 Governors Awards in Los Angeles.Photo: Dan Steinberg, Associated Press
7of28George Lucas Mark Hamill in Tunisia during the filming of "Star Wars."Photo: Uncredited, Associated Press
8of28George Lucas along with Darth Vader in 2012.Photo: Handout, Getty Images
9of28George Lucas inside his Marin County film offices on May 9, 1989.Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle
10of28George Lucas and Warren Beatty at a 1985 party in San Francisco.Photo: Chris Stewart, The Chronicle
11of28Producer Kathleen Kennedy and more than 6,000 fans took in a surprise "Star Wars" fan concert featuring the classic "Star Wars" music of composer John Williams in San Diego on July 10.Photo: Jesse Grant, Getty Images for Disney
12of28Movie: Star Wars Handout
16of28"Star Wars" X-wing fighters
17of28Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill in "Star Wars."Photo: Anonymous, Associated Press
18of28Phil Tippett, who has a Berkeley studio, helped create the effects for "Emoire Strikes Back."Photo: (c) Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Re
19of28The movie poster for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."Photo: Associated Press
20of28Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."Photo: Lucasfilm, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
21of28A scene from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which opens Dec. 18.Photo: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
22of28A scene from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."Photo: Associated Press
23of28May 25, 1977: Fans line up during opening weekend to see "Star Wars" at the Coronet Theatre in San Francisco. The Geary Boulevard movie house seated close to 2,000 and became a Mecca for the "Star Wars" films, before it was demolished in 2007.Photo: Gary Fong, The Chronicle
25of28The line for "Attack of the Clones" had about 60 people in 2002 at the Coronet Theater.Photo: Kurt Rogers, SFC
28of28Robots R2-D2 and C-3PO in the Tatooine desert in "Star Wars."Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox
Along with other TV and movie projects and seemingly endless merchandising opportunities, three more "Star Wars" prequel movies were made between 1999 and 2005. Disney bought Lucasfilm for more than $4 billion in 2012, and at least five more sequels and spinoff movies have been planned — starting with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" set to hit theaters next month.
On screen, the Bay Area influences in Lucasfilm movies don't always match the myth. (While Lucas used a Marine World elephant to create the Bantha creatures in the first "Star Wars," he insisted to The Chronicle in 2005 that the AT-AT snow walkers were most certainly not inspired by the Oakland port cranes.)
But the lines connecting Lucas and "Star Wars" with Bay Area filmmaking are very real.
Skywalker Ranch is still a thriving sound studio. Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic remain embedded here — ILM and much of Lucasfilm have settled in the old Letterman Hospital building in the Presidio. Filmmakers from Chris Columbus to John Lasseter and Philip Kaufman have been able to make a home in the Bay Area, while producing mainstream Hollywood fare.
And Lucasfilm's investment in technology and local production inspired more movie maverick behavior. Pixar was founded by Lucas, then sold to Steve Jobs, who kept the company in the Bay Area as it grew into the greatest American animation studio since the golden era of Walt Disney.
People walk past a Yoda fountain outside Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco in 2012.
Photo: Jeff Chiu, Associated Press
"Star Wars" in 2015 feels like it's at a crossroads, between the Bay Area and Hollywood.
New Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy lives in the Bay Area, where ILM and Skywalker Sound continue to produce award-winning work. But "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams is a Los Angeles guy, and Disney is entrenched in the Southland.
All the while, a retirement community was built in the space of the Coronet Theater, which remained a Mecca for "Star Wars" openings through the 2000s before it was torn down.
But the history, and at least the near future, still points to San Francisco and the Bay Area as the epicenter of the biggest movie series in the galaxy.
Peter Hartlaub is The San Francisco Chronicle pop culture critic. E-mail: phartlaub@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @PeterHartlaub.
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GOP wants to cut funds for homeless vets
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beebobby
http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/01/news/economy/homeless_veterans_housing_cuts/index.htm
Don't think this is going to go over very well.
WCrawford
beebobby said:
The article doesn't mention this, but I must ask in light of the recent GAO report. Is this program duplicated (or substantially similar to any other program) by the same agency or any other agency?
Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Cut it.
Let the States choose whether to tax their residents to provide such services. That empowers the people to make the choice to leave States that spend and "help" too much, or to remain in States that tax and spend to their liking.
Take a giant axe to social spending and taxes.
zack991
Ohio, USA
eye95 said:
Agreed, I am for all helping my fellow vets but we have our VFW's/ family that can help us as well and not just the tax payers. I working three minimum wage jobs that I have not done since HS but it feeds my family and I am lucky to even find these jobs.
-combat vet
OldCurlyWolf
What makes you think there is even a single grain of truth in the story?:cuss::banghead:
Campaign Veteran
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States
I have some experience in this area.
I've worked with homeless veterans and can tell you that this could be a major problem. Sure, the housing vouchers come from the city or the county, but where do you think the city/county gets the money? That's right. It's federal dollars that keep these programs afloat. Without the federal money the vouchers dry up and those who need them do without. This, while not a tragedy of epic proportions, is still a sad state of affairs.
ON THE OTHER HAND, as some who has been homeless, I can tell you unequivocally that's almost always the fault of the vet that he/she is homeless in the first place. It's largely the choices we make that take us where we go in life. Alcohol and drug abuse re primary factors in the lives of the vast majority of homeless vets. In most cases, it's a matter of personal responsibility and the government shouldn't have to the ones who fall into this category.
There are some, however, who are homeless through no fault of their own. They either got caught by the bad economy or have physical. mental or emotional problems, mostly stemming from their time in service. THESE are the ones we should concentrate on. They've sacrificed for their country and are suffering for it. They need and deserve our help.
If a competent screening program could be established through the VA to determine which vets fall into which category a LOT of money could be saved even with a reduced program.
TraumaJunkie
People can scream and shout about all the different budget cuts all they want. The current levels of spending are unsustainable! We need to completely overhaul our current assistance programs, or their will not be any programs at all!
One of the ways the federal government has been usurping power it was never intended to have is by taxing individuals and then doling the money out to the State and local governments--usually with strings (puppet strings) attached. This practice needs to flat stop now.
Let the States pick up the tab and set the rules for all social giveaway programs and get the feds out of it altogether. The closer to the people government is, the more responsive to the will of the people it will be.
sk8erord
We used to be a charitable nation. Now we're a welfare nation. I say we go back to the days of voluntary charity from family, friends, church and community. There is no accountability with welfare and it incentivises people not to work.
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CalicoJack10
Arbor Vitae
Combat vet says,
The majority of this particular program that is not used, is because veterans are smart enough to know that if they buy a house with bad credit they will just loose the house and what little they have to creditors anyway. That being said, I have to agree that this should be handled on a state level and not a federal one.
However, presently there are a "Unknown Number" of veterans that have DFAS taking back pay that they received for active duty service. I also have to disagree that the majority of homeless veterans are there because of addiction. A majority Of veterans who do suffer from addiction, do so because of PTSD or TBI. Not that a majority of those who speak on the subject would have any idea what TBI or PTSD really are.
The housing cuts should be re-directed into a bill consolidation program instead of being cut so the Feds can find another way to spend it.
I speak on all of this from experience. And I am not talking too far in my past. In the last 3 years I have clawed my way out of eating from the dumpster at the local dominos to barely making enough to take care of myself and my family. It is not getting rich, but it is still far better than it was.
Most combat vets turn their pain inward, and without a support system it is nearly impossible to climb out of the hole this nation throws you in after you serve. I paid fOr our freedom with my blood, and I can't even get the little bit of debt that I have because nobody hires combat vets.
So to those that don't like that there are programs that are designed to help vets, like this home certificate program, all I have to say is,
If you haven't been there, Shut your mouth!
And if you really have something to say outside that, go bleed for our freedom and then I might care what you have to say.
I am a combat vet and this is my opinion.
Best wishes!!!!:dude:
since9
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Bookman said:
+1, and doubly so given that most cities are in the red due to the recession. Here in Colorado Springs they stopped watering the parks last year for the first time in decades. Other programs were cut, as well. There's simply no funds in the coffers. Furthermore, some cities have few homeless vets as a percentage of the population, while others have tons. Finally, asking cities, or even states, to foot the bill isn't proper, as the vets worked for the federal government, not the city or the state.
Yes and no. Yes, it's about personal responsibility. No, in that it's been abundantly demonstrated that vets, particularly combat vets, are far more likely to become homeless and suffer from substance abuse issues than their peers in the general population.
Ah, ok - you do understand.
That may be difficult. The VA psych docs are having difficulty correctly assessing and differentiating between things like PTSD, TBI, depression, etc., particularly when more than one condition is present. Furthermore, when substance abuse problems exist, there's a tendancy to over-focus on the substance abuse, incorrectly ascribing symptoms from other causes to the substance abuse.
ABNinfantryman
Columbus, Georgia, United States
CalicoJack10 said:
This. On top of a bad economy, soldiers have to deal with the stigma of PTSD. Everyone supports the troops until it comes time to deal with the aftermath of war, then nobody wants to deal with it. Also, this problem is almost entirely on the enlisted side of the military. I know infantry first sergeants, men who've led and managed a hundred men in combat, end up as stock boys in warehouses because they're not management material unless they have a degree. And when it comes time to leave the service, there's one advisor for every 50 soldiers, and three advisors for every officer, the system's not slanted at all. Soldiers destroy their bodies and minds for this nation and people think programs made to assist them outside of the service as simply social giveaway programs? How do you giveaway something which was earned?
But what can be expected, soldiers have been treated like garbage since the dawn of civilization.
ABNinfantryman said:
Because people(Sheeple) have always feared the warrior/sheepdog. We are dangerous because we go after the wolves of the world. We might turn on those we protect. Asinine idjiots.
Grennsboro NC
The fact of the matter is that the government sees our Service members as "disposable assets". Once you are out of the military, they not only don't care about you, but they actively work to see that you get screwed into oblivion. They WANT you to disappear, or die. You are a liability to them once you're out of the Service.
You have been trained to honor and protect the Constitution, and our Nation. Once you're out on your own, they see you as a direct threat to their power-grab, because you have the training, knowledge, and motivation to stop their evil.
Some of you folks just don't get it...
And to ad insult to injury, not only do they see you as a liability to be gotten rid of, when you do finally die, they are actually gaming the system to steal your death benefits, and turn your death into a revenue stream for their cronies in the Insurance industry.
Prudential rewrote the Death Benefit Contracts they have with the DOD about a decade ago to allow them to essentially keep the death benefits of fallen servicemen and women...
You are, in fact, not only expendable, and a political liability, you are a cash cow, to be butchered and fed to the "fat cats"...
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.php/veterans-category-articles/1841-katie-couric
Wake up people...
OldCurlyWolf said:
Because people(Sheeple) have always feared the warrior/sheepdog. We are dangerous because we go after the wolves of the world.
Funny, I don't feel dangerous! I just feel normal. Then again, most people who see me OCing' don't consider me to be "normal." At least not until they meet me. After that I usually wind up having some fairly interesting conversations!
We might turn on those we protect. Asinine idjiots.
It's fear of the unknown. The more we OC and get to know others, and they get to know us, the more accurately others will perceive us.
Free, Colorado, USA
Commie News Network: we used poison gas in Viet Nam, per that ******* blitzer. Other lies roll off the tongues of these jackals just as easily.
I don't believe a ratio of 3 advisors for every officer and only 1 per 50 enlisted is true. As to combat, warplane aviator officers were the combat vets in the Air Force and Navy during Viet Nam--for the most part, and the Army and Corps officers were shoulder to shoulder with enlisted guys. This isn't a discussion about classism, but duty to those who served this country irrespective of rank. Many came back from war and made great lives for themselves and their families. I was one of them. Vets have hiring preference in all Federal jobs, that's how I got mine 8 years ago. I don't mean to minimize the problem, but outreach for young vets now is 1000 times better than it was for us VN vets. Many of us had problems, that is where PTSD came from. But most got on with our lives. I don't think we treat our vets "like garbage," but they should be a priority for the Federal Government, imo, not a chip to play when budget cuts come up. The vast majority of vets never heard a gunshot, much less had one aimed at them. Imo, those who did should be at the top of any list for their country to honor and help as needed.
Another combat vet.
disabledamervet
zack991 said:
The cuts are in effect as of 4-1-11. Here is a copy of a letter I sent to the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs:
The Honorable Patty Murray
Senator Murray,
First, allow me to congratulate you on your appointment as Chairperson of the Senate Committee of Veterans Affairs. In addition, I along with the thousands of homeless Vets in the country, thank you for your hard efforts for drafting, and pushing the Homeless Vets bill to the House. For you are a true humanitarian.
However, Senator, at this time, as many others over the last forty years, Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States are once again being used as pawns on Capitol Hill. In the efforts to reduce the budget, Congress has decided to cut 75 Million Dollars from the Homeless Veterans Voucher Program. Or, shall I say, eliminate?
When we were young so many years ago, all a Veteran needed was a bedroll, a pile of leaves, a tree, and we could call that home if needed. And, we would survive, for that's our conditioning as Vets. We are not young anymore, Senator. We are the disabled, either from our Military Service, or related injuries and diseases stemming from age.
We are just like any other citizen who has spent their lives chasing the American dream. We have raised families, paid our taxes, volunteer for the aid and comfort of others in our communities, less fortunate than ourselves. And, we, like so many others in the nation have fallen victim to the economy. Now, we are the homeless. We are the ones that a good portion of society deems unfit. We are the ones that when walking down any street in America, are looked upon as outcasts.
We are Americans like any other man or woman in this country. However, Senator Murray, there is one difference that separates all Veterans from non-Veterans. That would be our oath of allegiance.
Many years ago, and like the millions of men and women before, and after us, we raised our right hands in crowded rooms throughout the country. This is what I repeated in one of those rooms:
"I, Richard Michael Ponce, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."
It is an oath that all Veterans today, still obligate themselves to by choice. After the attacks on 9/11, thousands of us tried to, and some were able to reenlist in defense of our nation.
And, now it seems that our government has deemed us expendable once again. Yesterday, the Veterans Transitional Housing Program that I and many others are a part of, were informed that VASH vouchers are no longer available for us. I personally have spent the last 18 months living in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles, California awaiting my voucher.
I have finished the process and I'm supposed to receive my voucher in 2 or 3 weeks. Now, I'm told that may not happen. I am totally disabled, and currently living on a non-service-connected pension.
Without the HUD voucher, I will not be able to survive. Neither will the Vets who are in my program. The majority of us are over 50 years of age, some are over 60. I'm 58. I guess we'll have to look for that pile of leaves and that special tree to lay our heads. I spent the last 38 years gainfully employed. I was laid-off 2 years ago. For that, I apologize to the United States.
I also apologize for being a disabled American Vet, as I would never want to place a burden on anyone. Help us, Senator. Please, once again, be our voice to Congress.
Richard Ponce
United States Navy Veteran
Los Angeles, California.
disabledamervet said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Well written and on target. Unfortunately, murray is a leftwing pos who couldn't care less about Vets--homeless or otherwise. Now Illegal Aliens...that's her cup of tea. Make sure they get their welfare on time. Good luck to you, from a VN Vet.

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«Purple Rain» — заглавная композиция американского певца и музыканта Принса и группы The Revolution с альбома Purple Rain, являющегося саундтреком к одноимённому фильму («Пурпурный дождь»). Это второй сингл с альбома, выпущенный 26 сентября 1984 года.

Композиция, представляющая собой соединение рока, попа, госпела и оркестровой музыки, считается одним из знаковых произведений Принса. В том же году сингл получил золотой статус в США; в списке «500 величайших песен всех времён по версии журнала Rolling Stone» композиция занимает 144-ую позицию, в списке «100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever!» журнала Q — 40-ую. Музыкальный интернет-журнал Pitchfork назвал «Purple Rain» «лучшей песней 1980-х».

Кроме того, песня «Purple Rain» в исполнении Принса и группы The Revolution входит в составленный Залом славы рок-н-ролла список 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.

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Песня была записана во время благотворительного концерта в Minnesota Dance Theatre, Миннеаполис, 3 августа 1983 года. Газета City Pages назвала 70-минутное выступление Prince & The Revolution «самым волнующим и проникновенным концертом Принса когда-либо», а барабанщик группы Бобби Зи сказал, что «это определённо один из лучших концертов, которые мы когда-либо играли». Та ночь стала дебютом новой 19-летней гитаристки The Revolution Венди Мелвойн.

Концерт был записан Дэвидом Ривкином с помощью мобильной студии производства компании Record Plant. Три песни с концерта послужили основой для саундтрека фильма: «Purple Rain», «I Would Die 4 U» и «Baby I'm a Star». В августе-сентябре 1983 года Принс выполнил наложения и перезаписал вокал в студии Sunset Sound в Лос-Анджелесе. Из «Purple Rain» были удалены гитарное соло и дополнительный куплет, сократив продолжительность песни с 11 до 8 минут. В удалённом куплете говорилось о деньгах, и есть мнение, что он был вырезан, чтобы сохранить эмоциональное воздействие песни. Вокальный диапазон Принса колеблется от низкой ноты F3 до высокой A5.

Пурпурный дождь — это кровь в небесах. Голубой + красный = пурпур. Это красиво, и это как конец света — когда только любовь к Богу или близкому человеку проведёт тебя сквозь пурпурный дождь.
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По завершении песни Принс позвонил Джонатану Кейну из американской рок-группы Journey с просьбой послушать её, так как он волновался по поводу её возможной схожести с «Faithfully», композицией авторства Кейна, находившейся на тот момент в чартах. Кейн успокоил Принса, заверив, что у песен совпадают только четыре аккорда.

Концертные выступления
«Purple Rain» является гвоздём концертных выступлений Принса. Она игралась практически в каждом концертном туре, начиная с 1984 года (исключая период, когда Принс взял псевдоним и избегал своих старых хитов). В ходе Супер Боула XLI в 2006 году, на котором Принс был приглашённым исполнителем, во время исполнения «Purple Rain», завершавшей сет, пошёл ливень и, в сочетании с фиолетовым освещением сцены, придал песне фирменный антураж. Принс также исполнял «Purple Rain» на Grammy Awards 2004 (как часть попурри, совместно с Beyonce) и на Brit Awards 2006.

Список композиций
7"
 «Purple Rain» (edit) — 4:02
 «God» — 3:59

12"
 «Purple Rain» — 8:45
 «God» — 3:59

12" (британское издание)
 «Purple Rain» (удлинённая версия) — 7:05
 «God (Love Theme from Purple Rain)» (инструментал) — 7:54
 «God» — 3:59

Чарты

Дополнительные факты
 Песня «All For Love» в исполнении Брайана Адамса, Рода Стюарта и Стинга, вошедшая в саундтрек фильма 1993 года «Три мушкетёра», имеет определённое сходство с «Purple Rain».

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Синглы, возглавлявшие хит-парад Top Singles Национального синдиката звукозаписи Франции
Синглы, возглавлявшие хит-парад Nederlandse Top 40
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Every year NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, track Santa as he delivers presents for Christmas.
It's a tradition which has been going strong for 62 years.
Also spreading joy were the US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania.
The Commander in Chief sat down with the first lady to answer some phone calls.
Children had been calling NORAD to find out exactly where Santa was.
Trump also revealed what he'd like for Christmas. Speaking to one child the President said he'd like the gift of peace. He went on to say that since the country 'has prosperity' peace would be a good gift.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan will become nonexecutive co-chairman of both 21st Century Fox and News Corp., two companies controlled by the father.
NEW YORK (AP) � Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan will become nonexecutive co-chairman of both 21st Century Fox and News Corp., two companies controlled by the father.
Murdoch's other son, James, also is being named co-chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, a TV and movie company that was separated from the publishing company News Corp. last June.
Rupert Murdoch is chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox and executive chairman of News Corp.
The 42-year-old Lachlan Murdoch and 41-year-old James serve as directors of News Corp. and 21st Century Fox.
21st Century Fox also says that Fox Networks Group Chairman and CEO Peter Rice is extending his employment agreement.


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There are many charitable causes worth supporting this holiday season, and we would like to point you to three of them -- because they benefit our students or because they're organized by our employees.
The Transportation Department of Alisal USD is collecting clothes to deliver to the victims of the Camp Fire. As everyone knows, the town of Paradise was devastated by the Camp Fire, and there are thousands of people now displaced in Northern California with the winter fast approaching. If you'd like to donate gently used winter clothes, please bring them to 427 Bardin Road. Ernie Camacho and the Elks Club are coordinating the clothes drive, which will end on Dec. 14.
Volunteer chaperones are needed for the Children's Shopping Tour! Every year the event partners with local business, schools, and members of the community to take hundreds of local children shopping for school and winter clothing. These children are some of the neediest in our community. The impact this event has in our community and on the children is tremendous, and 128 children from our district benefit from this effort.
It takes $125 to sponsor one child, but any amount given brings the group, coordinated by the Salinas Chamber of Commerce, closer to the goal of helping hundreds of local kids. Your donation is tax deductible. Every dollar raised goes directly to the children. The organization is run 100 percent by volunteers. The group negotiates substantial discounts from merchants in order to stretch donated dollars even further.
Please help CCFA in collecting toys and/or cash donations in order to provide Salinas children and families in need with little extra support during the 2018 holiday season. Toys will be distributed Dec. 14 at the Alisal Family Resource Center. For information or volunteering, please contact Anthony Velasquez at 916-802-3827 or Carissa Purnell at 831-775-4511. All donations are tax deductible.


Sorry I haven't been sending these out as I post them. I think the last one in the series I sent was part 5 (Taking Back Lost Territory ~ Become More Determined than Hell Itself), so here are the next 3 in this ongoing series that I've posted in the past several weeks. Thought I'd send them before the weekend starts when you might have a bit more time to catch up. (If you don't have access to FB and would like them to be emailed to you let me know). Have a wonderful weekend!


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August 1995 The Political Economy of Branching Restrictions and Deposit Insurance: A Model of Monopolistic Competition among Small and Large Banks
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This paper suggests that the introduction of bank branching restrictions and federal deposit insurance in the United States likely was motivated by political considerations. Specifically, we argue that these restrictions were instituted for the benefit of the small, unit banks that were unable to compete effectively with large, multi- unit banks. We analyze this 'political hypothesis' in two steps. First, we use a model of monopolistic competition between small and large banks to examine gains to the former group from the introduction of branching restrictions and government-sponsored deposit insurance. We then find strong evidence for the political hypothesis by examining the voting record of Congress.
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Lupe Fiasco Set To Retire
3 Powerful Tricks To Being A Great Singer
Damon Dash Sues His Ex For $2.5M
Drake Takes Home 13 Trophies At The 2017 Billboard Music Awards
Drake took home a record-breaking 13 trophies at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. He took home the 'Top Artist' award and wins in categories like 'Top Male Artist', 'Top Billboard 200 Artist', 'Top Hot 100 Artist', 'Top Song Sales Artist', 'Top Streaming Songs Artist', 'Top Rap Artist', and 'Top Rap Tour'.
The 13 wins breaks the record of 12 held by Adele who he mentioned after winning 'Top Artist.' "Hold tight, Adele. When the new ting drops, you'll get the record back." He also won 'Top Billboard 200 Album 'and 'Top Rap Album' for his album VIEWS while his smash single "One Dance" helped him nab 'Top Streaming Song', 'Top R&B Song', and 'Top R&B Collaboration'.
During one of his acceptance speeches he called Lil Wayne "the man responsible for me being here" and Nicki Minaj as "the love" of his life. His final words were: "Life is like toilet paper. Either you're on a roll or you're taking sh*t from some a**hole."


Home > Services > Vaccinations > Vaccinating Your Pets: Why, When and Against What?
Why vaccinate? In most places, it's the law. But, beyond that, it's a wise decision to protect your pet, your family and your neighborhood. The cost, in terms of dollars and heartache, is much higher if your animal contracts a disease that a vaccination protects against. Even though such shots are not 100 percent safe, the risks generally are low.
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Near the end of seminary, I met with a hospital chaplain at a local pediatric hospital through Carrie, who works in the medical field. I began training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) my last year of seminary and the two years to follow (one at an adult hospital and one at a pediatric hospital). Through this training, I developed interpersonal skills to minister to people in crisis, and I also confronted many of the past wounds and hurts from my childhood. It was also during this time that God blessed us with our first son.
When my wife finished her training, God opened up jobs for both of us at the same pediatric hospital in Saint Petersburg, FL. About a month after our arrival, we plugged into and joined First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks. After working as a hospital chaplain in the area for about a year, I came on staff as the Pastor of Men's Ministry and Community Outreach, and my wife and I recently welcomed the arrival of our second son. I feel privileged to be a part of what God is doing in and through First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, and I look forward to helping lead people into deeper, authentic relationships with Jesus Christ, each other, and the surrounding community.


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Lješevići su naselje u Boki kotorskoj, u općini Kotor. Naselje je smješteno u mikroregiji Grbalj, u oblasti Donji Grbalj.

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Crkve u Lješevićima

 Crkva Svetog Haritona
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Nacionalni sastav po popisu 2003.
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Home Luton News
Covid surge in India at level 'never imagined', says doctor with family in Delhi
he surge in Covid-19 cases in India will soon create a "humanitarian crisis", a doctor who has family members in Delhi fears.
The country of nearly 1.4 billion has seen a dramatic spike in infections and deaths in recent weeks, overwhelming the national health system and leaving some dying without access to beds or oxygen.
Dr Meenal Viz, a Luton-based doctor, said that the next few weeks could see people "dying at numbers we probably have never imagined".
Dr Viz, 28, described Delhi, where several family members including her aunt, uncle and cousin have been infected with Covid-19, as one of the country's "worst-hit places at the moment".
"For a good part of the year, I've been trying to stay in touch with my family and especially my elderly grandmother, who hasn't left the house in a year because she's so terrified of what could potentially come her way.
"Last year we had lots of relatives who've been unwell with Covid; one of them had to actually get admitted into hospital, but luckily that was at a time where there wasn't so much of a shortage of oxygen or ICU beds.
"I knew a year ago that there was going to be a point, whether a variant would come along, or once everyone could travel, that this would actually be quite deadly to the population in terms of the number of ICU beds, number of respirators… it would be catastrophic."
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She added: "One of my biggest worries is that it took some time for our leaders to put India on the red list for travel.
"I'm not sure why exactly that happened, but the worry is that if that comes here, all the hard work that we put in in the last year in lockdown and isolation and getting vaccinated might not be as fruitful as we'd hoped it would be."
Dr Viz highlighted the need to deliver the vaccine to developing countries and work together to "help communities and societies".
"I was reading a few days ago that a lot of companies don't want to sell the patent in developing countries, because of the business side of things, but it's actually our duty now as doctors and as scientists," she told PA.
"We're not just here to take care of patients, we're here to help communities and societies come back from this really tragic year.
"There's a damage that can't be undone. We really need to think of the next few months, and I feel like a lot of leaders have failed to do that."
Along with several other healthcare workers, Dr Viz works for Team Halo, a UN-backed initiative that has seen doctors and scientists volunteer to make TikTok videos addressing vaccine hesitancy.
Dr Punam Krishan, a Glasgow GP who is also part of the initiative, said: "My heart is breaking for what's happening in India. It feels frighteningly close to home that anything can change at any time.
"We are so fortunate to have vaccines available.
"The situation in India highlights just how critical the continued take-up is as the vaccine rollout starts to reach younger generations here."
The surge in India's Covid-19 cases was described as "beyond heartbreaking" by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Dr Maria van Kerkhove, of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, warned: "This can happen in any country if we let our guard down… The situation can grow if we allow it to and that is why it is important that every single person on the planet knows they have a role to play."
The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has said the first of nine plane-loads of life-saving kit, including ventilators and oxygen concentrators, would arrive in New Delhi early on Tuesday, with further consignments due to be dispatched later this week.
Evening Standard – Luton
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England's rate of Covid-19 cases climbs to highest level since early March
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Argentan Intercom est une communauté de communes française, située dans le département de l'Orne et la région Normandie.

Historique
La communauté de communes est créée le  par fusion des communautés de communes du Pays d'Argentan, de la Plaine d'Argentan Nord et de la Vallée de la Dives.

Elle fusionne à nouveau le , cette fois avec la communauté de communes des Courbes de l'Orne et la communauté de communes du Pays du Haras du Pin. La nouvelle intercommunalité conserve le nom dArgentan Intercom.

Territoire communautaire

Géographie
Située dans le centre du département de l'Orne, la communauté de communes Argentan Intercom regroupe 49 communes et s'étend sur .

Composition
La communauté de communes est composée des  suivantes :

Compétences

Politique et administration
L'ancien président de la communauté de communes du Pays d'Argentan et président du conseil régional de Basse-Normandie, Laurent Beauvais, a été élu président de la nouvelle communauté de communes le . Il est réélu à la suite du renouvellement du conseil le . Il est à nouveau élu après la fusion du . Le 15 juillet 2020, Frédéric Leveillé, actuel maire d'Argentan, devient à son tour président.

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Articles connexes
 Liste des intercommunalités de l'Orne

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VC investments in Seattle start-ups reached record high in 2019
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Seattle-based startups made record-breaking waves last decade. Here are the ones to watch in 2020.
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Convoy: Notable backers of this digital freight network include Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Jeff Wilke, U2's Bono and The Edge, and Bill Gates through Cascade Investment. The company has sweeping sustainability goals, hoping to reduce the 72 million metric tons of carbon emissions that are the result of trucks driving to and from jobs with no cargo.
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The Riveter: In a time where co-working companies like WeWork are unable to turn a profit, this Seattle-based female co-working company is notable for its $20.5 million backing estimate, according to TechCrunch. The Riveter has plans to open 100 female co-working spaces by 2022.
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Remitly: This mobile service that allows consumers to make international money transfers raised $220 million according to TechCrunch, putting their valuation close to $1 billion.
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Icertis: With headquarters in Bellevue, this contract-management software raised $115 million in investments, and can boast Microsoft and Saleforce as clients.


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Petron's P3-B Bataan refinery infusion signals business resumption — analysts
13 Jan Petron's P3-B Bataan refinery infusion signals business resumption — analysts
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PETRON Corp.'s additional investment of P3-billion in its Bataan refinery and its registration as an enterprise in the province's freeport area are a big boost to the oil company's operations while easing its tax concerns, analysts said.
"Petron's infusion of a considerable amount of money to improve its refinery operations after it secured approval from the freeport authority of Bataan signals its interest in revitalizing its operations and pursuing future economic gains," said Cid L. Terosa, senior economist at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) School of Economics.
"It's a business opportunity that Petron won't pass," he told BusinessWorld in an e-mail on Tuesday, adding that the move signals the firm's interest to continue operations.
Earlier this week, the Ramon S. Ang-led firm said that it had infused around P3-billion to improve refinery operations in its Bataan plant, after securing approval from the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) to register as an enterprise.
This came after Petron said last month that it would be halting its 180,000-barrels-per-day plant operations in Bataan starting mid-January for "maintenance activities on key process units."
Rastine D. Mercado, research director at China Bank Securities Corp., told BusinessWorld in an e-mail on Tuesday that market factors and a sustained improvement in oil demand would play a role in determining the refinery's financial viability.
"The AFAB registration of the firm's refinery facility (which) allow(s) the firm avail certain tax perks and capital investment commitment is an encouraging sign with regard to the prospects of the Bataan facility's continuing operations," he said.
Christopher John Mangun, AAA Southeast Equities, Inc. head of research, said Petron's decision to register as an enterprise in the Bataan freeport would help the firm mitigate its tax concerns.
"The Petron facility's inclusion in the freeport of Bataan will address their concerns of higher taxes compared to importers of finished products, which is why the permanent closure was reduced to a temporary closure of 4 months," he said in an e-mail on Tuesday.
He said, however, that the closure could be extended if the fuel demand remained low.
"The only reason for them to resume sooner is if fuel prices continue to rise. Gas prices are currently at a 12-month high and may continue to go higher," he added.
BusinessWorld reached out to Petron for a comment about the schedule of its refinery's shutdown, but has yet to receive a reply as of press time.
In the third quarter last year, Petron posted an attributable income of P1.33 billion, up 49.8% year on year and primarily driven by retailing margins. The quarter's profit was a reversal of the second quarter's net loss of P9.15 billion attributable to the parent equity holder.
For the nine months to September, the company recorded an attributable net loss of P12.44 billion, reversing the earlier year's P3.11-billion income.
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Dialog Axiata and Ministry of Education to Launch 10 TV Channels for Education on Dialog TV and ViU Mobile TV Free of Charge
Sep 10, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles	Tagged Dialog Axiata PLC, ialog Digital Satellite TV, Learning Content Management System, Memorandum of Understanding, Ministry of Education Reforms, Nenasa, Open Universities
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Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka's premier connectivity provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to deploy 10 Education Channels which are provided absolutely free over Dialog Television and in ViU App. In the first phase, four channels were launched on 7 September 2021, which will be increased to a total of ten in the coming months. These channels are accessible over Dialog Digital Satellite TV and on any smartphone by downloading the ViU Mobile TV app and it is made available absolutely free without any PayTV subscription charges or data charges.
The content for these channels are developed by the State Ministry of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion and the National Institute of Education as per the national curriculum. The new set of channels namely, Nenasa O/L Sinhala (Ch. 22), Nenasa O/L Tamil (Ch. 23), Nenasa A/L Sinhala (Ch. 24) and Nenasa A/L Tamil (Ch. 25) can be accessed by all Dialog Television customers as well as ViU Mobile TV App users without any data charges on the Dialog network. These four channels are dedicated to support all students to prepare for the upcoming G.C.E. O/L and A/L examinations and cover lessons conducted by the country's best educators with immersive, engaging and innovative teaching techniques. Furthermore, the ViU Mobile TV App available on Andriod, IOS, and Huawei app gallery, provides the facility to rewind the TV channel for up to 2 hours and catch up past 3 days missed programmes to relearn important topics.
Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Education said, "Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the education sector was adversely affected, prompting us to find quick solutions to ensure the learning continuity of our children. This initiative by the Ministry of Education to ensure that every child has access to education through accessible, new technology will become a new revolution in the education sector."
Commenting on the initiative, Hon. Susil Premajayantha, State Minister of Education Reforms said, "The National Institute of Education and the best educators of Government schools came together with the Ministry of Education, the State Ministry of Education Reforms and all other relevant State Ministries to develop this exceptional educational content in line with national curricula standards. We would like to thank Dialog for once again extending these convenient platforms free of charge to the Government bodies, the educators and all students."
"I see this initiative as the biggest transformation in Sri Lanka's education sector. I am very pleased that children from all across Sri Lanka will be significantly benefitting from this programme. The National Institute of Education and Dialog made a great deal of effort to compile the educational content. I am confident that this initiative will greatly service both the children and the country's education sector", said Former Minister of Education and current Foreign Minister, Hon. (Prof.) G. L. Peiris.
"The Minister of Education and the Ministry of Education were able to advance the national-level programme of digitising and modernizing the country's education sector to the next level with Dialog's 'Nenasa' initiative. It is our belief that education system restructuring should be integrated with technology. Together with Dialog, we look forward to preparing our children towards the next technological revolution in the country", said Hon. Namal Rajapaksa – Minister of Youth & Sports and the State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development.
Commenting, Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata PLC said, "We are pleased to launch these education channels for free to all schoolchildren across the country as part of our efforts to enable uninterrupted education during these challenging times. Extending A/L and O/L content via the Nenasa Sinhala and Tamil channels is part of Dialog's overarching efforts in providing schoolchildren across the country with equitable access to education to achieve their aspirations."
This is yet another initiative by Dialog in its continued efforts of supporting students across the country with their educational endeavours. In addition to this initiative, Dialog powers a range of educational platforms under the national-level Nenasa initiative; Nenasa Smart School, Nenasa App and the toll-free 1916 distance learning helpline. In addition to extended free access to Nenasa TV channels, Dialog also extended free access to the Guru TV Channel (Ch.20) through Dialog Television and the ViU Mobile TV App. Dialog also endeavoured to provide 100,000 schoolchildren in need with Data Scholarships under the 'Nana Diri Data Scholarship' programme to facilitate their online learning from home. Furthermore, the company extended free access without any data charges to e-Thaksalawa, the National Learning Content Management System (LCMS)/Learning Management System (LMS) and to all official e-Learning platforms of State Universities under the purview of the University Grants Commission.
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We're delighted to announce a partnership with blockchain-based data ecosystem, Ocean Protocol, as we look to create a new energy marketplace using our energy trading platform and accompanying VLUX token.
Through the partnership, Ocean will facilitate the creation of our own data marketplace, empowering consumers to take control of their electrical data, where it goes and monetise it.
Our peer-to-peer energy trading platform is based on our AI-based smart hub (IoT device) that can obtain a comprehensive and real-time overview of the electricity consumption of a home. The high frequency at which the hub can sample home energy allows it to unlock vasts amounts of big data, not previously tapped into, that we want to give our customers the opportunity to sell should they so wish in order to get money off of their electricity bills.
This includes data around consumption, renewable tech, purchasing habits, suppliers and home appliances, some of which extends beyond just the energy industry.
Our goal is to create a data marketplace where consumers are empowered to have full control over their data and are given the opportunity to monetise it should they choose to share it. Ultimately, we're aware that the data provided by our smart hub and energy trading platform is extremely valuable to third party manufacturers and strongly believe that consumers should have the opportunity to benefit from that in a way that's fully GDPR compliant.
Ocean Protocol has recognised the exponential growth of the world's data and the opportunity to unlock it with its blockchain-based ecosystem. With a particular focus on AI, this seemed like a natural partnership between the two companies. Ocean uses blockchain to allow data to be shared and sold in a safe, secure and transparent manner.
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared his simple but ambitious plan: make Hungary one of the best countries in Europe by 2030. During his 2018 Tusványos speech, he outlined the steps needed to make this vision a reality. He focused primarily on connecting Hungary's transport networks to the neighboring countries, effectively creating a well-connected Central European transportation network. To this end, the government has announced several large railway projects over the years. Hungary Today has researched tirelessly to determine what stage the current projects are in and just how realistic they are.
"Our proposal can be summed up by saying that, at last, we should connect our countries together – once and for all, and with serious intent. Let us connect our major cities with high-speed rail and road links. It is shameful that there is no such link between Debrecen and Nagyvárad [Oradea], between Kassa [Košice] and Miskolc, between Nyíregyháza and Szatmárnémeti [Satu Mare], between Eszék [Osijek] and Pécs or between Kolozsvár [Cluj-Napoca] and Budapest," the Prime Minister said last year.
Improving the connection between Serbia and Hungary does not just serve the interest of the two countries involved; it is also part of the One Belt, One Road – OBOR initiative. Therefore, the main reason for the development is to enable Chinese goods to reach European markets via the port of Piraeus in Greece. The main cargo transportation route already goes through the line of Kelebia, but the average speed is just 60 km/h.
Before the Trianon peace treaty, it was a double-track railway line, but the Allied powers made Hungary demolish one of the tracks. Also, this line suffered the most from the last 30 years of the development policy. Due to the lack of development, the line has been downgraded.
In 2011, the Ministry of National Resources said it successfully lobbied the line into the Trans-European transport network. As a result, Hungary has to renovate the line using EU funds.
The Commission's official documents still show that the line needs to be upgraded. The document titled "Core network corridors of the Trans-European transport network (ten-t)" describes the Kelebia-line: studies and works for reconstruction and modernization of the existing line and construction of second track from Novi Sad to the border with Hungary.
Sources from the Commission claim that the link from Budapest to the Serbian border is not on any Trans-European (TEN-T) Core Network Corridor (neither the Rhine-Danube nor the Orient-East Mediterranean). Nevertheless, it is part of 'other sections' of the core network and would be eligible through CEF (depending on the annual call boundaries) for study. The Core network in the Western Balkans is also eligible for Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funding and benefits from Western Balkan Investment Framework (WBIF) as a blending facility.
It is not clear why Hungary and Serbia are seeking resources from China given that EU funds are still available. We asked transportation expert Gergely Andó about the possible reasons behind the Chinese investment. Andó believes there will be just one financial cycle before 2030. And since Brussels seems to have finished the preliminary developments, the chance of pushing the BP-BG reconstruction into the next EU financial cycle is low.
Many argue that Chinese investment would not be profitable for Hungary. According to calculations published four years ago by Figyelő, the investment would return in 2400 years.
Hungary Today asked Sándor Kusai, Hungary's former ambassador to China and China-expert, about the project and its possible outcomes. Kusai said the usual calculations are made based on the current size of cargo traffic. However, we can only estimate how the line will increase the degree of the exchanged goods. Kusai highlighted the complexity of the investment's returns: "If the previous governments would have calculated with the actual traffic, the highways would not have been built in the last 15 years. And without highways, there would not be BMW or Mercedes." He also explained that this type of transit corridor would increase the trust and investment rate between China and Hungary.
Last December, Hungary's government decided to launch a new public procurement procedure for the upgrade of the Hungarian section of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line. The estimated cost of the project has since increased by about ten percent.
The projected cost of upgrading the 152-km section between Budapest and Kelebia on the border with Serbia was 578 billion forints (EUR 1.79bn) in May 2018. The best offer made since then has been 693 billion forints. As the government is unwilling to shoulder an overshoot, it has launched a new public procurement procedure.
Gergely Andó told Hungary Today that a new tender could alter the original track. According to the transportation expert, unofficial information has circulated about the line changing from Soroksár-Kelebia to Cegléd-Szeged-Szabadka. This line could be more cost efficient: it is slightly longer, and some parts of it have already been renovated. According to Andó, choosing this line automatically means a 30 percent reduction in cost.
The first rumors claimed that Hungary dropped the Budapest-Belgrade plan in order to focus on Transylvania. Information in the press suggested the project was also funded by Chinese loans. When asked why this line would rely on Chinese investment, Andó explained that everyone has hopes greater than what is possible. The Union has its own financial structure, goals and corridors towards Romania, but the country requires more investment than the Union's development strategy can provide before 2030.
connecting Budapest, Bratislava, Brno and Warsaw, the Hungarian foreign minister revealed following talks in northern Slovakia last year. The study alone will cost 1,5 HUF (5 million EUR). The final bill has the potential of reaching 1100 billion HUF, which seems like a huge sum in comparison to the overall railway development budget (just 1500 billion HUF until 2022). EU funds cannot be used for the construction due to uncertain economic payback.
Hungarian transport specialists have also expressed doubt about the project's profitability. In a statement, Városi és Elővárosi Közlekedésért Egyesület (Urban and Suburban Transit Association) emphasized the importance of improving the transportation routes from the North to the South, not just the connections between the East and West. However, they are not sure the planned route is the best option. The experts of the association think the two daily airlines satisfy travelers going from Budapest to Warsaw. However, this plan seems to be more realistic because it fits into Europe's development plan.
The press often writes about these plans, focusing primarily on the politics behind them. The projects often lack agreement which leads to significant delays. Both experts agree that the railroad development projects take a long time, perhaps even decades from design to implementation. Therefore, nothing extraordinary happened when the government launched a new public procurement procedure.
Budapest-Belgrade would be the first big infrastructural development by China within the Union. It could use it as a reference for outsourcing its building capacities to Europe. After all, China builds more kilometers of tracks in one year than the Hungarian system as a whole. It easily has the capacity to make such investments.
Who will win in the long run?
The listed plans, though ambitious, only include one correction in the past 100 years of railroad politics. In various countries, it is observable with the passage of time that trains are slowing down. In other words, trains are slower today than they were 30 or 40 years ago. Moreover, it is an enormous problem that because of the political events of the past century, the rail-systems could not connect to one another. Central Europe is at a crossroads today; either it takes from EU sources, which are typically slow and inflexible, or it seeks foreign funding.
Member states must visit Brussels at least three times before even starting a railroad development program. In comparison, the Chinese route seems to be much simpler and faster. Given that Central European countries suffer from a dwindling workforce and a lack of capacity, the fact that China would take on the actual construction of the rail is another compelling benefit. However, the Chinese solution also has its drawbacks. Until now, the Asian country has only attempted to help in infrastructural projects in Poland, which turned out to be an enormous failure. It is unknown whether the Chinese side has learned from its mistakes and discovered the pitfalls of investing in a country in the EU. The risk of a Chinese debt trap hangs over this project much in the same way. The truth of Chinese mega investments in developing countries is that, at the end of the day, China gets the most out of the deal either way.


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What Is The XYY Syndrome?
What human has the most chromosomes?
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Is there a YY gender?
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You might be surprised to learn that some species of ferns have over 1200 chromosomes.
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What Are the Signs & Symptoms of XYY Syndrome?taller than average height.low muscle tone, or muscle weakness (called hypotonia)very curved pinky finger (called clinodactyly)widely spaced eyes (called hypertelorism)cystic acne during adolescence.
47,XYY syndrome is associated with an increased risk of learning disabilities and delayed development of speech and language skills. Affected boys can have delayed development of motor skills (such as sitting and walking) or weak muscle tone (hypotonia).
Normal human cells usually have 23 pairs of chromosomes; however, cancer cells can have 50 or more chromosomes. … This may reveal novel ways to tackle additional changes in chromosome numbers seen in patients who suffer from BubR1 mutations.
Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY) results from an additional X chromosome on an XY background; therefore, this condition affects only males.
The Y chromosome contains a "male-determining gene," the SRY gene, that causes testes to form in the embryo and results in development of external and internal male genitalia. If there is a mutation in the SRY gene, the embryo will develop female genitalia despite having XY chromosomes.
However, problems with their testicles prevent them from making enough normal sperm to father children. The vast majority of men with Klinefelter syndrome are infertile and can't father a child the usual way. Options for becoming natural parents are limited, but fertility researchers are working on new treatments.
XYY syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder present at birth that affects only males. It is estimated to occur in approximately one in 1,000 live births.
The X and Y chromosomes are called "sex chromosomes" because they contribute to how a person's sex develops. Most males have XY chromosomes and most women have XX chromosomes. But there are girls and women who have XY chromosomes. This can happen, for example, when a girl has androgen insensitivity syndrome.
Humans and chimpanzees have a different number of chromosomes. Humans have 46 while chimpanzees (and many other great apes) have 48. Current theories say that humans and chimpanzees had a common ancestor around 6-8 million years ago. This common ancestor must have had a certain number of chromosomes.
Males with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes because of the extra Y chromosome. This condition is also sometimes called Jacob's syndrome, XYY karyotype, or YY syndrome. According to the National Institutes of Health, XYY syndrome occurs in 1 out of every 1,000 boys.
The average prevalence was 14.2 47,XYY persons per 100,000, which is reduced compared to the expected 98 per 100,000. Their median age at diagnosis was 17.1 years. We found a significantly decreased lifespan from 77.9 years (controls) to 67.5 years (47,XYY persons).
These men have a 4-fold increased infertility risk compared to men with 46, XY. Several studies demonstrated that men with 47, XYY syndrome have variable sperm counts, ranging from normozoospermia to azoospermia[6,7] and increased sperm chromosomal abnormalities.
Deprived of the benefits of recombination, Y chromosomal genes degenerate over time and are eventually lost from the genome. … Despite this, recent research has shown that the Y chromosome has developed some pretty convincing mechanisms to "put the brakes on", slowing the rate of gene loss to a possible standstill.
The court found that while an extra Y chromosome seems like a logical explanation for mutant-aggressive behaviour, there is not much evidence that links the X or Y chromosome to the deviant behaviour of serial killers. Gosavi Gajbe conducted a study looking at the role of chromosomes in criminality.
However, almost 50% of cases of Klinefelter syndrome are thought to originate from an error in the X chromosome of the sperm from the father and are, therefore, not linked to the age of the mother. Older age of the father may also be linked to an increased risk of the syndrome.
A new study sheds light on how the extra chromosome 21 upsets the equilibrium of the entire genome, causing a wide variety of pathologies. Occurring in about one per eight hundred births, Down syndrome — or trisomy 21 — is the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability.
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Q: PHP: Keeping a file a certain number of lines I have a file of highscores for a game I'm scripting. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of memory when I turn the file into and array with file(). Is it possible to limit the size of the file to 100 lines?

A: Sure, if you want to keep only 100 lines on disk, only write 100 lines. Suppose you have an array before you write, you can do this with array_slice($array, 0, 100).
If you don't have an array before you write, and you only add a few lines each time, you can keep the line count down by slicing at the beginning, just after you read the file.
For both of these suggestions, I'm assuming the array is sorted so the "top" 100 is sequentially at the beginning of the array.

A: I agree with the above answer, and I can't comment yet....
If you want to offset the slice, you can use [array_slice($array, offset, 100)].  So, according to the array_slice man page, if the $array is (a, b, c, d), then $array_slice($array, 2, 2); would return c, d.
You could also alter or add code to your application and make it so that users only see their scores, thus increasing the number of files but reducing the overall file size.  You should probably just slice high scores to the top 10, 20, or top 100, though.  I don't think anyone but the person who wins the score cares who came in 97th place.
You could also use the filesize() function.  Set up a conditional so that if the file is over a maximum size, you slice it, create a new file, and delete the original.