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The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
Transylvania County Library
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LOOK WHO'S HERE
A son, David Carroll, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll D. Fletcher (Maintenance) at Transyl
vania Community Hospital on January 10th. The
youngster weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz.
The William C. Bangs (Bleaching Dept.) have
announced the arrival of Dorothy Virginia at
Transylvania Community Hospital on January
20th. The young lady weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sizemore are the proud
parents of Mildred, who arrived on January 29th
weighing 8 lbs. Mr. Sizemore works in the
Power Dept.
Charles Henry McCormick arrived on January
30th at Mountain Home Sanitarium. He tipped
the scales at 8 lbs. Young Charlie is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. McCormick (Machine
Room),
Another new arrival at the Transylvania Com
munity Hospital was Dania Fay Mason, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mason (Inspection), who
arrived on January 28th, weighing 8|4 lbs.
It's a boy for the Benjamin F. Walkers (Fibre
Warehouse). Billy Dennis was born on January
28th at Transylvania Community Hospital and
tipped the scales at 7 Vi lbs.
From the Maintenance department comes the
news of the arrival of Margaret Jean Brown,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bob Brown. She
was born at the local hospital on February 6th
and weighed lbs.
The first baby, of an Ecusta employee, to greet
the New Year was Thomas Coleman Macfie. Tom
my, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Macfie of Bre
vard, is the 1949 winner of the $25.00 U. S.
Savings Bond which the company gives each year
to the first arrival. The new addition to the Macfie
family was named for his grandfather, Mr. Thomas
Coleman Galloway, Brevard Postmaster. He was
born January 4th at 11:15 P. M. at the Transyl
vania Community Hospital.
Tommy is shown with his parents and his older
brother, "Spank," who is two years old. Anita and
Tommy seem to be admiring the bright shirt that
Spencer, of the Machine Room, is wearing.
The Macfies have recently remodeled their
home on Maple Street, combining the two original
apartments, so the boys will have plenty of room
to play for many years to come.
Welcome, Tommy, you are Ecusta's symbol of
the New Year. All of us join in wishing you a
long, happy, and prosperous life.


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Owner of Brockton religious goods store settles bid-rigging case
Timothy McMullen owns a religious goods store in Brockton and made local radio appearances for a decade spotlighting good deeds and heartwarming stories from across the region.
Now, the former Plymouth County commissioner has agreed to pay $7,500 in fines and damages to the state over a 2010 bid-rigging allegation.
The attorney general investigated whether McMullen gave inside information to one of the bidders for a county pest-control contract in 2010 in violation of the state public procurement laws.
The attorney general alleged that McMullen told Edward Burgess, owner of the West Bridgewater-based pest control company, Capeway Pest Control, in February 2010 that two competitors had submitted lower bids than he did for a county contract – and Burgess then used that information to submit a new quote that matched the previous low quote.
By law, the county is required to give the contract to the lowest bidder. Burgess did not get the contract. The name of the company awarded the contract could not be determined on Tuesday.
As part of the settlement, McMullen and Burgess each agreed to pay $7,500 in fines and damages.
Burgess and McMullen also agreed not to engage in "unlawful bidding processes" in the future.
A statement from Attorney General Martha Coakley said the conversations between McMullen and Burgess were uncovered by a 2010 investigation by the state inspector general's office. The inspector general's report, released in December 2010, states that Capeway held the contract for more than 20 years, even though annual bidding was required.
McMullen, a Democrat from Pembroke, served four terms on the three-member board of county commissioners, first winning election in 2002. He lost a narrow re-election battle in 2010 to Bridgewater resident Sandra M. Wright.
McMullen did not return a phone call left for him at Prospect Hill Co. on Tuesday. Burgess could not be reached for comment.
McMullen is well known in Brockton as the owner of Prospect Hill Co., a Brockton-based business that distributes religious goods nationwide, and for his "Inspirational Moment," a decade-long series of inspirational stories he read on the local radio station, WXBR. The paid-for segment featured McMullen reading heartwarming stories from around the region during the morning newscast.
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It is important to ensure that your registration on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) correctly describes the collateral to which it relates. If the collateral to which the registration relates does not fall within the collateral class described, the registration may be defective.
When it comes to security interests in Financial Property, it can sometimes be unclear to a secured party which classification the collateral falls into. The following is a brief overview of each sub-classification of Financial Property.
Section 10 of the PPSA defines chattel paper to mean one or more documents that evidence both a monetary obligation, and a security interest in (or the lease of) specific goods or intellectual property.
For example, if a party enters into a hire-purchase agreement with a car dealership for the supply of a car, that hire purchase agreement is chattel paper. This is because it is a document which evidences a monetary obligation (i.e. for the repayment of the value of the car) and a security interest (i.e. security interest in the car in favour of the car dealership).
The car dealership is free to trade that chattel paper, or offer it as collateral to a third party etc.
Section 10 of the PPSA defines currency to mean any currency authorised by the law of Australia, or any other country, as a medium of exchange. Currency, however, in the context of the PPSA refers to cash. It does not include cheques, bank deposits and other mediums that are often treated like cash. For example, cheques are considered negotiable instruments and a bank deposit is considered an ADI Account (a sub-classification of the Intangible Property collateral class).
Section 10 of the PPSA defines a document of title to mean a document issued by, or addressed to, a bailee (someone who is delivered goods without the transfer of ownership, i.e. a courier), that both identifies those goods, and states that those goods are to be delivered to another person/entity.
An example of a document of title is a bill of lading. It is transferable and carries with it the right to claim from the bailee the goods to which it relates.
In the context of securities, a person who holds a bill of lading can offer that bill of lading as security to another party. For example, if a bank lends that person some funds, the bill of lading can be endorsed and delivered to the bank as security for the repayment of those funds. If the person defaults in the repayment of those funds, the bank can present the bill of lading to the bailee and take possession of the goods.
certain other documents which evidence a right to payment of currency.
It does not include certain rights to payments in connection with the transfer of land, documents of title or intermediated securities.
A negotiable instrument is comparable to a document of title. The main difference is that a document of title evidences ownership of goods, whereas a negotiable instrument evidences ownership of a monetary obligation. For example, a bill of lading is a document of title as it evidences that the holder is entitled to the goods to which it relates, and a cheque is a negotiable instrument because it evidences that the holder is entitled to payment of the monetary obligation to which it relates.
An investment instrument (also known as a financing instrument) is a document (such as a share certificate or bond) used as a means to acquire equity capital or loan capital.
financial products traded on a market or exchange.
the creation or transfer of a right to payment in connection with interest in land.
Section 27 of the PPSA makes it clear that an investment instrument may be in either certificated or uncertificated form to fall within the PPSA. For example, a share in a company evidence by a share certificate is an example of an investment instrument in certificated form, and a share in a company without a share certificate is an example of an investment instrument in uncertificated form.
However, an uncertificated share (and other securities) which are on the CHESS system are not classified as an investment instrument, rather they are classified as intermediated securities (another sub-classification of the Financial Property collateral class). It is important to recognise this distinction when selecting the appropriate class.
When registering a security interest on the PPSR, it is imperative that your collateral falls within the collateral class that you have selected. So take extra care during the registration process to ensure you have chosen the correct collateral class so as to avoid any possibility of having a defective security interest.


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Julia Gindra, Pastry Chef for the Whalesbone Group
The up-and-comers: Interview with Whalesbone pastry chef Julia Gindra
By Zachary Resnick on July 9, 2021
We'd like to take a look at some of the up-and-comers in our Ottawa Food and Beverage scene. These are the people to watch when it comes to local and delicious fare.
Let's play a quick word-association game: I say Whalesbone, and I bet most of you say "fish!" Makes sense. But if you follow the restaurant group on social media, or if you've frequented any of the locations lately, you may have also said "desserts!"
The name behind those scrumptious desserts is Julia Gindra, pastry chef for the Whalesbone Group. That means she's in charge of the sweets for Whalesbone Bank, Kent and Elgin, as well as the Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern. It's been her hard work over the last few years that has enamoured us all to the sweeter side of the Whalesbone.
Born in Durban, South Africa, Gindra brought her love of baking to Ottawa at the age of 18. She enrolled in the Algonquin College baking and pastry program before landing a position in the pastry shop of the Chateau Laurier. Always wanting to expand her skills, Gindra transferred to the hot line at Wilfrid's restaurant, then worked as a line cook at the Fairmont Banff Springs.
"I wanted to be well-rounded," says Gindra, "but I always found myself drawn back to pastry. It's what I love to do."
Returning to Ottawa in 2017, Gindra took a position at the Whalesbone's Bank St. location as a line cook, but started paying particular attention to the dessert menu. The team was quick to notice not just the care that Gindra put into each plated dessert, but the number of desserts sold, which shot up 15 per cent almost immediately. She was soon offered the role of pastry chef for the whole restaurant group, a position which had not previously existed.
Gindra was moved over to the Kent St. location, and began putting together a functioning pastry shop. "All dessert and bread prep is centralized now," she says. "It ensures consistency and makes for less waste; the benefits were immediate."
How does one handle desinging a separate dessert menu for each location? "I try to make things in the spirit of each location and their guests," says Gindra. "Bank gets the most elegant and playful desserts because it's small, funky and intimate. Elgin is a bit homier, so I use more familiar ingredients and preparations, while for the Elmdale, I just try to redesign casual, tavern-style desserts with my own twist."
This all slowed to a halt when the pandemic forced everyone's doors closed. However, Gindra was one of the first employees of the Whalesbone Group brought back to work when it was safe to do so. She developed cookies, pies, cakes and ice creams which could be taken home from the Kent location. Her offerings were a huge hit.
"We joke that we're Ottawa's first fish shop/bakery," Gindra laughs, "but seriously, we were all kind of surprised just how much people got behind the take-home desserts. It's been really humbling."
Once Gindra's skills in cake-baking and decorating hit social media, things continued to ramp up.
"These days, on top of everything for Kent and the restaurants, I've usually got a few specialty cake orders per week, too. We're selling thousands of desserts out of Kent. The upstairs is all convection ovens, mixers and dough sheeters now," she smiles, "and I couldn't be more pleased."
Things will only get busier for Gindra as she works to develop the bread and pastry programs at Harmon's, the group's new steakhouse , which will soon occupy the site of the former Fox & Feather. Confident and organized, she's more than up to the challenge.
"I just take things day by day," says Gindra. "I feel very lucky to be where I am now, doing what I'm doing." She says reception to her desserts has been "amazing" and credits the entire group with being supportive. "I can't tell you what it means to me to have built a dessert following out of this little fish shop. It makes me feel like no matter what's coming next, I can do anything."
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COP26, Efficiency & Environment, Policy, Top Stories
COP26 Live: Glasgow conference caught off guard as US and China join forces on climate
The world's two biggest polluters have agreed to work together on reducing emissions and keeping the Paris Agreement-aligned temperature limit within reach
Dimitris Mavrokefalidis
Image: UNFCCC / Kiara Worth
As COP26 enters its final days, Glasgow was caught by surprise with an announcement made by the US Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry that the US and China will work together on climate.
The two countries intend to work together on regulatory frameworks and environmental standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during this decade.
The US and China have pledged to collaborate to improve the measurement of methane emissions at both national and sub-national levels.
On top of that, China intends to develop an ambitious National Action Plan on methane, aiming to achieve a 'significant' effect on methane emissions control and reductions in the 2020s.
The two sides have promised to convene a meeting in the first half of 2022 to focus on the measures that will allow them to enhance measurement and mitigation of methane.
The US and China will also work together on transmission policies that encourage efficient balancing of electricity supply.
While the US has set a goal to reach 100% carbon-pollution free electricity by 2035, China unveiled plans to phase down coal consumption during a five-year plan and try to accelerate this work.
They will also cooperate on accelerating the deployment of technologies, including carbon capture utilisation and storage and form policies to encourage electrification of end-use sectors.
John Kerry said: "The US-China Joint Glasgow Declaration is a step in the right direction, a mark of progress and a solid foundation for continued cooperation on climate between our two countries.
"The world can only achieve its climate goals if our countries are pulling in the same direction."
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Does anyone else have to Google how to spell Vinaigrette every. single. time.?! Just felt the need to share that struggle. I probably have this problem because of the frequency I'm searching for vinaigrettes; after all, they are the best type of salad dressing ever ;). I love the sweet tangy flavor, without the heaviness of a creamy dressing.
All you need for this recipe is a small sauce pan, a food processor (I used my mini one) and a few simple ingredients- fresh or frozen cherries, avocado oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.... and one secret, but VERY simple ingredient that I PROMISE you have on hand. Did you know that a tablespoon of water brings so much balance to a homemade vinaigrette? When experimenting with the ratio of oil, vinegar and fruit I was wanting to thin the dressing down a smidge without altering the flavor. I did a little reading and even the Kitchn talks about how water can be a great [surprising] addition!
This vinaigrette is guaranteed to go well with your favorite salad and if you're looking for a new favorite salad recipe; I've got one coming your way very soon.
1.) If using fresh cherries, remove the stems and pits. If using frozen, they should already be free of stems and pits. Place pitted cherries in small sauce pan and heat over medium until cherries are almost to a boil and bursting; this takes about 5-8 minutes, depending on fresh or frozen (frozen actually takes less time!). Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
2.) Place the slightly cooled cherries and remaining ingredients, except water, inside a mini food processor*, and blend until smooth. Add 1 Tbsp of water and blend for another 15-20 seconds.
3.) Serve with your favorite salad or use as a dip for veggies! Store in an airtight container for up to one week in the fridge.
*The recipe volume works best in a mini food processor or smaller appliance (magic bullet, etc.). If you only have a regular size food processor, I would consider doubling this recipe!
This is genius! I love cherries and I love vinaigrettes so this is a match made in heaven!
Thanks, Abbey! I've already gone through the first batch and need to whip up more- it's so tasty!
This looks super delicious!! I LOVE cherries in the summertime! Will have to try this recipe for sure.
Same here! Thanks, Stacey. Let me know if you try it out!
This looks absolutely divine! I love the idea of cherries!
Thank you, Kathyrn! I'm definitely on a cherry kick; more cherry recipes to come!
That's how you spell it?! New to me, haha! This dressing looks delicious!
Haha! Glad I'm not alone. Thanks, Whitney!
Yay! Let me know if you end up making it!
Sharing this recipe with my dad ASAP! He loves cherries and loves balsamic vinegar. GREAT idea!!
Thanks for sharing, EA! I hope he enjoys it!


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The X-Rayed Human
The rays that Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered in 1895 are the most spectacular example at that time of the fact that photography opens up inaccessible areas to human perception. More than half a century later, art translates this into a play with the ideas of introspection and perception. Photography's objectivity now becomes an ironic self-discovery that transforms X-ray images into picture puzzles. In doing so, art also draws on the reception of early works of art. For instance, when Barbara Hammer, Jürgen Klauke or Robert Rauschenberg X-ray the human body in their works, their pictures seem to incorporate the concept of "Memento mori rays", with which the discovery is characterised at the end of the nineteenth century. Looking at X-ray Images evokes associations such as disease, impermanence and death. It once more becomes apparent that technology defines our everyday lives down to its finest ramifications – in its curative as well as its destructive properties.
Booster, 1967
Sammlung Marx, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
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What a difference a year has made in Turkish-Gulf relations
Sinem Cengiz
https://arab.news/6u2xg
As we approach the end of 2021, which is defined as a year of de-escalation and reconciliation, a review of Turkish-Gulf relations is important to give a better understanding of how the relationship has risen from rock bottom to reach a peak within the space of only a year.
After 2010, Turkey's relations with some Gulf Cooperation Council member states experienced a gradual deterioration on several fronts, politically, economically and socially. Due to the extent to which these strained relations had deteriorated, a rapid improvement was not expected.
However, the Middle East has proven many times that when it comes to regional politics there are no permanent enmities or alliances, only permanent interests. The shifting geopolitics and realities in the region have led to the emergence of a new era for its nations, which often put aside their differences for the sake of regional stability.
The year began with a major development that shaped relations in the region in a gradual way. In January, GCC member states met in AlUla in Saudi Arabia, where the collective reconciliation project for the region was worked out. The signing of the AlUla Declaration not only ended a years-long dispute among the council's members, it also opened the window of opportunity for Turkey to mend its ties with Gulf nations and other regional countries, in particular Egypt.
As prominent Saudi commentator Abdulrahman Al-Rashed said in a recent column: "Even the most optimistic people at that time only said, 'Let us monitor the situation. (While the) differences are multiple and intertwined, individual and collective, and reconciliation projects cannot happen without difficult concessions.'"
The reconciliation process that started in AlUla took many by surprise as, after years of tension, regional countries took major steps to find common ground. This time concessions were made by all for pragmatic outcomes.
Turkey's rapprochement with the UAE and Egypt has been one of the most important outcomes of this new era of reconciliation. After several in-depth meetings involving diplomatic and security channels, Ankara and Cairo have carried out rounds of exploratory talks designed to mend their broken relationship. So far, two rounds of political consultations — the first of which dealt with bilateral matters, and the second with regional matters — have taken place. However, there is yet to be a major breakthrough in Turkish-Egyptian relations, as no high-level meetings or an ambassadorial appointments have taken place so far.
Turkey's rapprochement with the UAE and Egypt has been one of the most important outcomes of this new era of reconciliation.
Turkey's rapprochement process with the Gulf states has been more rapid. Following several positive messages, Ankara last month received two high-level Gulf officials after almost a decade of tension: The first was Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, and then Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The latter's visit received the greatest attention as his country was at odds with Turkey on several regional issues.
Needless to say, disagreements remain between those involved in the reconciliation process. However, the view that pragmatism and common interests outweigh political differences is increasingly the most rational option.
As we approach the end of the year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that Turkey aims to strengthen relations with all Gulf countries and is open to dialogue to clear up any misunderstandings. He added that Turkey hopes to cement its unity with the Gulf, which has geostrategic importance to his country's vision for the Middle East.
Erdogan also underlined the fact that Ankara could also mend its relations with Tel Aviv as part of a similar process to the one with the UAE, if Turkey's concerns about Palestine are respected. It is likely to expect a reconciliation process to begin between Turkey and Israel given the emerging climate of reconciliation in the region, which is forcing all countries to reevaluate their policies.
Ahead of the 42nd GCC summit, which begins in Riyadh on Dec. 14, diplomatic traffic in the Gulf has also been enhanced. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last week embarked on a Gulf tour, with stops in Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait. Erdogan visited Qatar the same week as the crown prince, and is scheduled to pay a reciprocal visit to the UAE in February.
Thus, a year that began with one summit of Gulf leaders concludes with another. This month's gathering aims to solidify the reconciliation efforts that started in AlUla, and provide the opportunity for GCC states to enhance cooperation and coordination.
Fruitful outcomes from the summit are also likely to have positive implications for Ankara's relations with Gulf countries. Turkey, which was once afforded the status of the first non-Gulf strategic partner to the GCC, has significant potential for cooperation with all members.
Putting aside differences and promoting cooperation can help Turkey and the Gulf nations to cope with uncertainties in the region and post-COVID challenges. The coming year should be an opportunity to reinforce the process that was launched with the AlUla Declaration, which created incentives for Ankara to break the ice with GCC countries.
Sinem Cengiz is a Turkish political analyst who specializes in Turkey's relations with the Middle East. Twitter: @SinemCngz
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My name is Hana and I'm a 19-year-old girl from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I've been in love witg kids ever since I was allowef to sit at the "older kids' table". I'm a very sporty person who plays lots of different sports, but my favourite is for sure soccer. I've been playing it since I was 5 years and I've never stopped since!
I have got expierence with kids because of my old school. I jused to organise huge sportevents for kids and I would have my own group of kids that I'd guide throughout the whole day. I never received a bad comment about my behaviour against a kid from a teacher, parent or even from a kid haha! I love being around kids becauce they give a special vibe that only the younger can give you. I can bond with a kid on multiple ways, if its sports, dolls, videogames, movies, I'm all in for it.
This au pair has 3 years of experience with childcare.
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Things are starting to get more and more interesting! Nihei's rants about women and his obsession over boners will surely be missed.
Nihei and Tanigaki capture Asirpa as they keep fighting with Sugimoto and Shiraishi. Nihei ties them up and Tanigaki runs away with Asirpa, but the other two manage to escape. Tanigaki is shot by a poisonous arrow from a deer trap and Asirpa manages to save him. Nihei is still obsessed over the white wolf and tries to lure him in using Asirpa as a bait. Retar runs to help Asirpa, and with his mate, they attack and fatally wound Nihei. They all return to the village and Tanigaki informs them that Lt. Tsurumi believes that there is far more gold than is rumored, and wants to use it to seek justice for the 7th Division. After their commander committed suicide they were treated like outcasts and Tsurumi wants to use the gold to set up a factory in order to provide employment and income for the island. Later on, Hijikata along with Ushiyama head to Otaru to continue looking for tattooed prisoners. Shiraishi stumbles upon Ushiyama at a brothel and then an insane chase begins.
The dog is the best: Seriously, how adorable was the dog throughout the whole episode? It even got wounded for the sake of his master and tried to fight wolves.
Asirpa is too nice: That girl tried to save Tanigaki despite the fact that he 'abducted' her. She warned him about the trap, treated his wound and didn't even escape when he released so he can save him. That girl is precious. Also, she seems to like miso now.
Retar's wife and family: The scene of Retar's wife coming to the rescue was fantastic. And when Asirpa finds out that he actually has a whole family, I have to say it was rather surprising and emotional at the same time. He is not a lone wolf after all.
The big horny man: Uhm that guy is a beast. When you see him you can't help but feel threatened for sure. I don't even want to think what the poor girls in the brothel have to go through in order for him to be 'tamed'. Also, when he was chasing down Shiraishi, he even tackled a horse! A bloody horse! I guess he ain't called Ushiyama the Undefeated for no reason… That scene seriously threw me off.
Matagi: The Matagi are traditional winter hunters of the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, most famously today in the Shirakami-Sanchi forest between Akita and Aomori. The word 'matagi' itself may be Ainu, from 'matangi' or 'matangitono', 'man of winter, hunter'.
They hunt deer and bear, and their culture has much in common with the bear worship of the Ainu. The Matagi are attested from the medieval period but continue to hunt today. They have come into conflict with environmentalists now that the forest has been partially cleared. They no longer hunt the serow, which is protected, but continue to hunt bear.
Abashiri Prison: In April 1890, the Meiji government sent over 1,000 political prisoners to the isolated Abashiri village and forced them to build roads linking it to the south. Abashiri Prison later became known for being a self-sufficient farming prison and cited as a model for others throughout Japan. Most of the prison burned down in a 1909 fire, but it was reconstructed in 1912. It took on its current name in 1922. The prison is also known for its wooden nipopo (ニポポ) dolls carved by its inmates.
The production of this episode was decent. Needless to say that Shiriashi is pretty fucked as he is being chased by the guy that looks like the Terminator. Ushiyama is the absolute unit, hence his name Ushi (meaning 'cow') and Yama (meaning 'mountain'). It was great to see Tsurumi's motivation and insane plans for the war along with a good conclusion for Nihei. I swear cool antagonists and villains just keep popping out in every episode.
Also, apparently Tsurumi's gestures while speaking were parodies of Hitler's in 'Triumph of the Will.' You can check more about it in the tweet here.
May you be born again and hear pleasant sounds.
The action and the comedy were great as usual and this episode was really well done. Looking forward to seeing in the next week's episode and how exactly the 7th Division is going to act and handle things.


As a photographer, even as an amateur you must know by now the importance of a flash mounted on the camera at all times, therefore the following wedding flash tips could be of use when needing to have the your best friend's wedding photography. It is said that a good photojournalist makes use of an external flash in order to complement the available light of the specific ambient.
But having one permanently mounted on your camera when attending the wedding photos needs is the best idea. You can never know when it might come in handy and you shouldn't look around for him and miss maybe the best moments.
1. For the indoors shots – with a wedding couple choosing to celebrate their wedding in the indoor spaces for fear they would face a moody weather, the ambient light is definitely not enough for shooting the wedding celebration photos. With a flash you will make sure that everybody is properly exposed.
– Do not point the flash directly at the subjects as in this way you will be able to prevent their shadows to be cast behind.
– Simple portraits can be effectively taken if you use the side lighting in rooms at a flat illumination.
2. For the outdoor shots – the fill-in flash is good to be used especially if the camera's settings for exposure will underexpose the wedding guests and as such the subjects to compensate for the light in the background. The use of fill-in flash will illuminate and as such will not allow them to be underexposed. At the same time the eye sockets will not appear too dark, the ratio between highlights and shadow will not be lowered.
– To get best results, the photo shooting should be done in A mode and the external flash should be on high-speed sync (this function can be found in many of the TTL flashes). The same thing can be used for the close ups with a sunny sky or partial cloudy and as such the effect of a background that outlines the subject will create more depth inside the picture.
– To obtain a fill-in effect, use the strobes at -1 to -2 power of the flash.
3. Snap shooting an event – as events evolve in such a rapid manner, there will be moments that need to be snap shot, such as a couple dancing or other motions that take place inside the wedding celebration. Using a flash on the camera will show the action as a static one instead of a blurry movement of that specific event.


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from oslo_utils import uuidutils as uid

from rally.benchmark.scenarios import base
from rally.common import log as logging
from rally.plugins.openstack.wrappers import network as network_wrapper

LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class NeutronScenario(base.Scenario):
    """Base class for Neutron scenarios with basic atomic actions."""

    RESOURCE_NAME_PREFIX = "rally_net_"
    RESOURCE_NAME_LENGTH = 16
    SUBNET_IP_VERSION = 4

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.create_network")
    def _create_network(self, network_create_args):
        """Create neutron network.

        :param network_create_args: dict, POST /v2.0/networks request options
        :returns: neutron network dict
        """
        network_create_args.setdefault("name", self._generate_random_name())
        return self.clients("neutron").create_network(
            {"network": network_create_args})

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.list_networks")
    def _list_networks(self):
        """Return user networks list."""
        return self.clients("neutron").list_networks()["networks"]

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.update_network")
    def _update_network(self, network, network_update_args):
        """Update the network name and admin state.

        This atomic function updates network name by
        appending the existing name and admin state with network_update_args.

        :param network: Network object
        :param network_update_args: dict, POST /v2.0/networks update options
        :returns: updated neutron network dict
        """
        suffix = network_update_args.get(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("_"))
        admin_state_up = network_update_args.get("admin_state_up", True)
        body = {
            "network": {
                "name": network["network"]["name"] + suffix,
                "admin_state_up": admin_state_up
            }
        }
        return self.clients("neutron").update_network(
            network["network"]["id"], body)

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.delete_network")
    def _delete_network(self, network):
        """Delete neutron network.

        :param network: Network object
        """
        self.clients("neutron").delete_network(network["id"])

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.create_subnet")
    def _create_subnet(self, network, subnet_create_args, start_cidr=None):
        """Create neutron subnet.

        :param network: neutron network dict
        :param subnet_create_args: POST /v2.0/subnets request options
        :returns: neutron subnet dict
        """
        network_id = network["network"]["id"]

        if not subnet_create_args.get("cidr"):
            start_cidr = start_cidr or "10.2.0.0/24"
            subnet_create_args["cidr"] = (
                network_wrapper.generate_cidr(start_cidr=start_cidr))

        subnet_create_args["network_id"] = network_id
        subnet_create_args.setdefault(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("rally_subnet_"))
        subnet_create_args.setdefault("ip_version", self.SUBNET_IP_VERSION)

        return self.clients("neutron").create_subnet(
            {"subnet": subnet_create_args})

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.list_subnets")
    def _list_subnets(self):
        """Returns user subnetworks list."""
        return self.clients("neutron").list_subnets()["subnets"]

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.update_subnet")
    def _update_subnet(self, subnet, subnet_update_args):
        """Update the neutron subnet name and DHCP status.

        This atomic function updates subnet name by
        appending the existing name and DHCP status with subnet_update_args.

        :param subnet: Subnet object
        :param subnet_update_args: dict, PUT /v2.0/subnets update options
        :returns: updated neutron subnet dict
        """
        suffix = subnet_update_args.get(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("_"))
        enable_dhcp = subnet_update_args.get("enable_dhcp", True)
        body = {
            "subnet": {
                "name": subnet["subnet"]["name"] + suffix,
                "enable_dhcp": enable_dhcp
            }
        }
        return self.clients("neutron").update_subnet(
            subnet["subnet"]["id"], body)

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.delete_subnet")
    def _delete_subnet(self, subnet):
        """Delete neutron subnet

        :param subnet: Subnet object
        """
        self.clients("neutron").delete_subnet(subnet["subnet"]["id"])

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.create_router")
    def _create_router(self, router_create_args, external_gw=False):
        """Create neutron router.

        :param router_create_args: POST /v2.0/routers request options
        :returns: neutron router dict
        """
        router_create_args.setdefault(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("rally_router_"))

        if external_gw:
            for network in self._list_networks():
                if network.get("router:external"):
                    external_network = network
                    gw_info = {"network_id": external_network["id"],
                               "enable_snat": True}
                    router_create_args.setdefault("external_gateway_info",
                                                  gw_info)

        return self.clients("neutron").create_router(
            {"router": router_create_args})

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.list_routers")
    def _list_routers(self):
        """Returns user routers list."""
        return self.clients("neutron").list_routers()["routers"]

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.delete_router")
    def _delete_router(self, router):
        """Delete neutron router

        :param router: Router object
        """
        self.clients("neutron").delete_router(router["router"]["id"])

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.update_router")
    def _update_router(self, router, router_update_args):
        """Update the neutron router name and admin state.

        This atomic function updates router name by
        appending the existing name and admin state with router_update_args.

        :param router: dict, neutron router
        :param router_update_args: dict, PUT /v2.0/routers update options
        :returns: updated neutron router dict
        """
        suffix = router_update_args.get(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("_"))
        admin_state = router_update_args.get("admin_state_up", True)
        body = {
            "router": {
                "name": router["router"]["name"] + suffix,
                "admin_state_up": admin_state
            }
        }
        return self.clients("neutron").update_router(
            router["router"]["id"], body)

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.create_port")
    def _create_port(self, network, port_create_args):
        """Create neutron port.

        :param network: neutron network dict
        :param port_create_args: POST /v2.0/ports request options
        :returns: neutron port dict
        """
        port_create_args["network_id"] = network["network"]["id"]
        port_create_args.setdefault(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("rally_port_"))
        return self.clients("neutron").create_port({"port": port_create_args})

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.list_ports")
    def _list_ports(self):
        """Return user ports list."""
        return self.clients("neutron").list_ports()["ports"]

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.update_port")
    def _update_port(self, port, port_update_args):
        """Update the neutron port name, admin state, device id and owner.

        This atomic function updates port name by
        appending the existing name, admin state, device id and
        device owner with port_update_args.

        :param port: dict, neutron port
        :param port_update_args: dict, PUT /v2.0/ports update options
        :returns: updated neutron port dict
        """
        suffix = port_update_args.get(
            "name", self._generate_random_name("_"))
        admin_state = port_update_args.get("admin_state_up", True)
        device_owner = port_update_args.get("device_owner", "compute:nova")
        device_id = port_update_args.get("device_id", uid.generate_uuid())
        body = {
            "port": {
                "name": port["port"]["name"] + suffix,
                "admin_state_up": admin_state,
                "device_id": device_id,
                "device_owner": device_owner
            }
        }
        return self.clients("neutron").update_port(port["port"]["id"], body)

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.delete_port")
    def _delete_port(self, port):
        """Delete neutron port.

        :param port: Port object
        """
        self.clients("neutron").delete_port(port["port"]["id"])

    def _create_network_and_subnets(self,
                                    network_create_args=None,
                                    subnet_create_args=None,
                                    subnets_per_network=1,
                                    subnet_cidr_start="1.0.0.0/24"):
        """Create network and subnets.

        :parm network_create_args: dict, POST /v2.0/networks request options
        :parm subnet_create_args: dict, POST /v2.0/subnets request options
        :parm subnets_per_network: int, number of subnets for one network
        :parm subnet_cidr_start: str, start value for subnets CIDR
        :returns: tuple of result network and subnets list
        """
        subnets = []
        network = self._create_network(network_create_args or {})

        for i in range(subnets_per_network):
            subnet = self._create_subnet(network, subnet_create_args or {},
                                         subnet_cidr_start)
            subnets.append(subnet)
        return network, subnets

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.add_interface_router")
    def _add_interface_router(self, subnet, router):
        """Connect subnet to router.

        :param subnet: dict, neutron subnet
        :param router: dict, neutron router
        """
        self.clients("neutron").add_interface_router(
            router["id"], {"subnet_id": subnet["id"]})

    @base.atomic_action_timer("neutron.remove_interface_router")
    def _remove_interface_router(self, subnet, router):
        """Remove subnet from router

        :param subnet: dict, neutron subnet
        :param router: dict, neutron router
        """
        self.clients("neutron").remove_interface_router(
            router["id"], {"subnet_id": subnet["id"]})


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Sunday Links
Who Really Cares About the Palestinians?
The answer lies in a simple but inconvenient truth — no one really cares about the Palestinians – unless Jews are involved.
This is not new; you can go back to the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. The popular misconception is that the Arab states invaded to help the Palestinians. Actually, they intended to carve up Palestine for themselves, not to create a Palestinian state.
From 1949 until 1967, Egypt could have given Gaza to the Palestinians for a state, just as the Jordanians could have created a Palestinian state in the West Bank. Neither did, but no one in the world cared because the Palestinians were not interested in a state and the occupiers were Arabs.
The irony is that the people who care the most for the Palestinians are probably American and Israeli Jews. In the United States, Jews are among the most vociferous supporters of the Palestinians. The Jewish establishment organizations are also pro-Palestinian, advocating a two-state solution that would give Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza the same freedoms Israelis enjoy, but are currently denied to them by their own leaders. In Israel, many Jews advocate for the Palestinians: Israelis represent them in the courts, join them in protests and speak out on their behalf in the press and the Knesset. The many Arab-Jewish coexistence projects are nearly always initiated by Israeli Jews.
With the slaughter in Syria, Palestinians can see who their real friends are, and most are not the ones they expect.
EU: designate Hezbollah a terrorist organisation now
From the beginning, Hezbollah has been involved in terrorist activities. What has changed in the last decades is that the organisation has stepped up its criminal and terrorist activities abroad. According to a newly released report by Dr. Matthew Levitt – head of the Stein Programme on Counter-terrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy – between May and July 2012, Hezbollah operatives, in close co-operation with the Qods Force, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's international arm, attempted more than 20 foreign terror operations.
Hezbollah remains confident that with the backing of Germany and France, the EU will not designate the group. Critically, it is this sense of complacency which would allow it to plan future attacks. Now is the time for action and the political leadership of the EU needs to take the lead and designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.
BBC Watch: No BBC reporting on Hizballah in Cyprus
The story has been reported by media outlets around the world, including the New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Australian and even the BBC's paper of choice, the Guardian. The BBC, however, has to date not seen fit to report on the trial in Cyprus itself or on its wider significance as another example of the fact that Hizballah is operating within Europe, despite the fact that the subject of the terror organisation's designation is currently on the EU agenda.
Marco Rubio: U.S. Shouldn't Dictate Israeli Policy on Settlements
While on a Middle East tour that has fueled speculation that he will run for president in 2016, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Wednesday, wading quickly into politically sensitive territory by saying Jerusalem was "of course the capital of Israel."
Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida and a rising star in his party, made the comment during a meeting with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, according to the Associated Press. The United States, like many other countries, has never recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, instead maintaining that the city's status can only be determined through negotiations with the Palestinians.
'Israel monitors weapons transfers to Syrian rebels'
Rebel weapons could pose security threat if they end up in the wrong hands, Israeli intelligence officials tell US news agency.
"On the one hand, there is a great deal of pressure on the Western world to bolster arms to moderate – what we call 'friendly' – rebel groups so that they are on a level playing field with the groups that might be getting support from Islamist movements," this official told McClatchy.
"On the other hand, once you send a weapon somewhere, you can't control where it goes. The fear is that the same gun used to shoot a Syrian soldier will one day be used to shoot an Israeli soldier."
Analysis: The Egyptian army is making a comeback
As the clash between the regime and the opposition shows no signs of abating, can the military remain indifferent to the country's slow degradation?
Morsi will do all he can to achieve the complete takeover of the country before the new parliament can be convened in July. The opposition is up in arms threatening to boycott the elections if a new national unity government is not formed to ensure that they are free and fair, the large Coptic minority is outraged since polling will be held on their holy Easter week – and the country's economy is still spiraling out of control.
What will the army do, if anything? On the one hand, the new constitution grants it powers beyond its wildest dreams. On the other hand, the army, for so long the symbol of Egypt's greatness, cannot remain indifferent to the country's slow degradation.
The silent Islamization of Egyptian society
A court in Cairo allows Islamist police officers to wear beards to Islamic way. Slogan praising Islam also appears on army tanks. The Muslim Brotherhood program to impose lessons on Islam and Koran, even in foreign schools.
4 Egyptian Students Arrested After Making 'Harlem Shake' YouTube Video 'A Scandalous Act'
Egyptian media has reported on the incident, but few are posting the exact video.
It seems the Harlem Shake is actually quite popular in Egypt — a YouTube search shows at least 3 videos filmed in the post-revolution "Arab Spring" nation.
Iran: Jailed pastor describes 'psychological abuse'
Prison authorities in Tehran ratchet up pressure on American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini to renounce Christianity.
Iran's prison authorities have ratcheted up the pressure on American- Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini to renounce Christianity.
In a letter written by the 32- year-old Abedini – and released on Friday – he says the conditions in Tehran's Evin Prison, are "so very difficult that my eyes get blurry, my body does not have the strength to walk, and my steps become very weak and shaky."
Polish TV regulators receive anti-Semitic threats
Poland National Broadcasting Council members receive death threats after deciding not to renew ultra-Catholic TV station license.
Jan Dworak, the chairman of the council, and Krzysztof Luft, a senior board member, received a handwritten letter sent from a Warsaw post office stating: "If you continue to carry out the orders of the anti-Polish and anti-Catholic Jewish mafia of [Prime Minister Donald] Tusk and [President Bronislaw] Komorowski by not granting TV Trwam a license, the Freedom and Independence Court will issue a death sentence against you," the Polish Press Agency reported.
Start-up's 'indoor GPS' solves huge retail dilemma
WiseSec has installed its location solution in one of Europe's largest indoor shopping malls
With smartphones everywhere, retailers have begun using location protocols on phones to recruit customers. It's a great idea — unless your store is indoors, like in a mall, where location services don't work. One Israeli company claims to have the answer, and a large shopping center in Moscow agrees — with the mall installing the "beacons" location system made by Israeli start-up WiseSec.
One of retailers' greatest dreams for mobile is to recruit the location services on smartphones in the service of selling things to customers. Imagine, retailers say, if they could automatically send out coupons to customers who are walking or driving by their store, tempting them to come in for a special deal and, hopefully, recruiting new customers?
Defying Boycotts, Jagger, Stones, to Honor Israel's 65th Birthday.
Despite a barrage of attacks from British, European and U.S. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) groups, the Rolling Stones will perform their planned concert in Jerusalem on Israel's Independence Day, Monday, April 15.
"We've been slammed and smacked and twittered a lot by the anti-Israeli side," said Mick Jagger, the band's leader and most recognizable member since 1963. "All I can say is: anything worth doing is worth overdoing. So we decided to add a concert on Tuesday."
UC-Irvine researchers excited by Israel's water ma...
Thursday Links Part 2
Egypt searching for Hamas terrorists in Sinai
"Price tag" attack last week was fabricated by Ara...
"Right of Return" conferences in Boston - and Rafa...
EoZNews Video: A hareidi response to the Israeli d...
Ethiopian woman chosen as "Miss Israel"
Praising Palestinian Arabs for not lynching an Isr...
Erdogan calls Zionism a "crime against humanity"
Muslim Brotherhood member appointed to lead an Egy...
Wednesday Links Part 2
Wow - a PalArab video that demands the end to Arab...
Egyptian cleric: Christianity started as worshipin...
Evidence Iran is working on a plutonium bomb
Egyptian documentary on Jews of Egypt might be pre...
Tuesday Links Part 2
EoZ talk in Herzliya (slides plus audio)
Followup on rocket that hit Ashkelon: Fatah claims...
PalArabs aren't so concerned when some die in cust...
First rocket in over three months lands in Ashkelo...
UK displays stunning hypocrisy over Jaradat death
Another reason to love the Jewish state
Monday Links Part 2
George Galloway can't even get his anti-Israel age...
Exclusive interview with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barka...
Al Qaeda calls to expel all Jews from "Palestine"
Internet down/Shushan Purim/Jaradat open thread
Purim in Jerusalem 2013 (video)
Salafi leader in Egypt accuses Jews of being a "fi...
Releasing terrorists as a precondition on "peace t...
Purim Video #4; "Homies Noshin' Hamantashen"
Purim Video #3: Move Like Graggers
Purim video #2:The Shlomones, Good Groggin'
A PalArab dies in Israeli prison, and the Arabs go...
Purim video #1: Maccabeats
Saturday Links Part 2
Friday Links Part 2
Was there a "naqba" in 1967? One way anti-Israel p...
Five more Palestinian Arabs killed without the med...
Mondoweiss reveals the evil Zionist dentist conspi...
Photos:Hamas teaching kids at school how to be sni...
Shocking discrimination discovered against Arabs a...
Fatah official: "We have not abandoned armed strug...
Hezbollah, Iran continue targeting Jewish civilian...
"Settlements are an expression of our connection t...
Hamantashen - by Pillsbury
The importance of the lexicographic war (Zvi)
90 days since the last rocket from Gaza to Israel
Newest pseudo-academic anti-Israel buzzword: "Spac...
Crazy busy in Israel
What's missing from CNN-International's weather ci...
Arabs pay for far more congressional cultural exch...
EoZNews: The Soccer Desecration Video
To CBS' Bob Simon, Israelis deserve to be blown up...
Where even the street signs teach history (correct...
EoZ News Video: A visit to the Temple Mount
Two pieces of good news from the Arab world
"Suicide bombing the most lofty form of Jihad"
Sunday Links Part 2
The only meat that will steal your credit card inf...
Former Egyptian minister accuses "the Jews" of ass...
Egypt doesn't seem to trust Hamas (Via Meadia)
Egypt accuses Israel of stealing nearly half a tri...
How I spent Thursday (plus a little request)
HRW can't wait to publish hit pieces on Israel
The Hurva is stunning at night
Islamic Jihad leader says they have no problems wi...
Iran Photoshops its fighter jet
Kotel plaza panorama
Guess who's demolishing illegal Arab buildings?
Sunnis in Egypt warn of the Shiite/Jewish/Crusader...
David G's NYT Op-Ed Index totals for 2012
#BDSFail Roundup
Israel trip open thread


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How Kenya was left stranded with tanks meant for S. Sudan
Thursday, December 09, 2010 — updated on July 04, 2020
Kenyan military officers inspect some tanks after they were offloaded from the mv Faina on Febraury 15, 2009 which had been hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia. Photo/FILE
The US last year threatened to impose "sweeping sanctions" against Kenya if it delivered 32 Russian-made tanks to the government of Southern Sudan, according to leaked embassy cables.
The cables prove that the government did not tell the truth when it claimed that the tanks were meant for the Kenyan military.
Not only were the tanks, now lying at the Kahawa Barracks, meant for Southern Sudan, but a further 67 had already passed through Kenya.
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In a 10-day period of intense diplomatic pressure kicked off by a visit from a top Pentagon official last December, the US dramatically leaned on Kenya's political and military leadership to ensure that the Mv Faina tanks did not cross the border.
The US government had earlier signed on to a plan to convert the Sudanese People's Liberation Army from a guerrilla outfit to a small conventional army, capable of defending Juba, the capital of the South, but not invading Khartoum, according to the cables.
In an October 19, 2008 cable, the charge d'affairs at the US embassy in Khartoum, Mr Alberto M. Fernandez, said he advised South Sudan to make sure their arms were in future not captured by pirates, an indication of Washington's attitude about the arms transfer.
But the publicity attending the capture of Mv Faina and the change of government in Washington led to a reversal that left Kenyan officials "very confused".
At a meeting with Prime Minister Raila Odinga on December 15 last year, US ambassador Michael Ranneberger warned Kenya that delivering the tanks to Sudan would be a violation of US law, according to secret memo from the embassy leaked by WikiLeaks on Thursday.
The US had listed Sudan as state sponsor of terrorism and its law imposes sanctions on countries which sell arms to listed states. But it routinely issues waivers and Kenya was keen for an exemption over previous Sudan arms shipments.
At the meeting with Mr Odinga, the US ambassador made it quite clear, as did other officials knocking on Kenyan doors, that no waivers would be issued for shipments if the Mv Faina tanks found their way to Sudan. The tanks were aboard the Belize registered ship, which was captured by Somali pirates.
A week before the meeting between Mr Odinga and the US envoy, the new US position was given to Defence assistant minister David Musila and the Chief of General Staff, General Jeremiah Kianga, by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defence Vicki Huddleston and Col McNevin, the Kenya-US Liason Office chief, according to a cable by Rachel Meyers, Deputy Political Counsellor at the US embassy in Nairobi.
From the cables, Kenyan leaders and defence officials appeared bewildered by what they saw as a major US policy shift, which had left them with tanks they did not need and egg on their faces.
Also caught off-guard by Washington's position were local embassy officials who were engaged with their Kenyan counterparts and in one cable asked their superiors for ideas on how to deal with the situation.
In Kenya's defence, Mr Odinga told the ambassador that the government was committed to supporting Southern Sudan and hinted that the tanks may be sent to Uganda and onwards to Sudan.
The cable indicates Mr Ranneberger advised Kenya not to try that. On December 16, Mr Ranneberger sent Col McNevin to meet Gen Kianga, Vice Chief of General Staff Lt-Gen Karangi and Director of Military Intelligence Philip Kamweru.
After passing on the Mr Ranneberger's message that Kenya faced sanctions if it allowed the shipment, Col McNevin offered US help in disposing of the tanks, which Kenya did not need.
According to the cable, before the meeting Mr Kamweru informed Col McNevin that as far as Kenya was concerned, the tanks were the property of the government of Southern Sudan and President Kibaki was "personally very angry about this issue".
At the meeting, Gen Kianga said Kenya was "very confused" about the US position because previous shipments were done with full knowledge of the US, and "they thought we were in agreement on the way forward towards implementation of the CPA".
"Kianga asked about the significance of what appeared to him to be a major policy reversal, and questioned whether the United States is rethinking the CPA, increasingly shifting its support to Khartoum, and/or now seeking a unitary state in Sudan. Kianga asked that the United States explain directly to the GOSS/SPLA why we are blocking the tank transfer.
Following that discussion, Kianga indicated the GOK would like to participate in a high-level trilateral meeting (GOK, GOSS, and USG) to reach a collective understanding of US and regional partner countries' objectives with respect to implementation of the CPA," the cable says.
At the end of the meeting, Mr Kamweru asked Col McNevin for a list of DOD programmes funded by the US apparently because the CGS wanted to use it at an upcoming National Defense Council meeting to convince President Kibaki not to release the tanks.
The cable says the defence council is chaired by the President with members being National Security Intelligence Service director Michael Gichangi, Defence minister Mohamed Yusuf Haji, Internal Security minister George Saitoti, Administration Police commandant Kinuthia Mbugua and police commissioner Mathew Iteere.
"The Defence Council is composed entirely of advisors who are close to the President and come from his Kikuyu ethnic group or closely related groups," the cable says.
The author might have been referring to the National Security Committee, which the President chairs and in which the Prime Minister sits.
The National Defence Council is chaired by the minister, Mr Haji. At the time, its other members were Defence permanent secretary Nancy Kirui, Defence Assistant minister David Musila, service commanders Maj Gen Samson Jefwa Mwathethe (Kenya Navy), Maj Gen H.M. Tangai (Kenya Air Force) and Gen Jack Tuwei (Kenya Army).
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | IST - 3:10:45 AM
Gujju Flavour in Bollywood
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Gujarat has caught the fancy of Bollywood as a bevy of upcoming Hindi films are either based in Gujarat or have Gujarati characters in them. The first in the line is filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram-Leela, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. While Deepika plays an aggressive Gujarati chokri, Ranveer would also be seen mouthing Gujarati abuses in the film, which is set against the backdrop of Gujarat.
'Ram-Leela is a timeless love story. Apart from the film being traditional in nature, it has a very contemporary treatment paying tribute to the great state in all its glory. The costumes, language and accessories that have been used in the film are very authentic and intrinsic of the Gujarati community,' says the film's spokesperson.
Next up is actor Shah Rukh Khan, who too, will be seen playing a don based in Gujarat, in a film produced by filmmakers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Moving on, actor Paresh Rawal will be playing BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, in his second production venture, a biopic on Modi. 'I'm the obvious choice to play Modi's role,' Rawal was quoted as saying.
Then, there's actor Imran Khan, who will reportedly be playing a Gujarati guy, who is blessed with superhero powers, in filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane's next. The film is believed to be a quirky take on a common man's angst against the system and is based on a Gujarati novel. 'It is an interesting and different role,' Imran was quoted as saying, Trade analyst Atul Mohan feels that the trend has come up because the audience wants variety. 'People want to see actors playing different characters from different regions. There was time when Punjabi characters dominated Hindi films and now it's time for Gujarati ones.'
Trade analyst Vikas Mohan, on the other hand, believes that it's a coincidence. 'I don't see it as anything more than just a coincidence. I'm sure Gujarat as a backdrop suits these stories, that's it! Probably, the filmmakers want to encash on the vibrant culture of Gujarat,' he says.
Courtesy : Hindustan Times
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Martha Berry apologizes for having not previously acknowledged the gift from the Katherine Galord Chapter of the DAR, which is deeply appreciated.
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package org.yessan.destinyweather.gson;

/**
 * Created by YesSan on 2017-06-10.
 */

public class AQI {

    public AQICity city;

    public class AQICity {

        public String aqi;

        public String pm25;

    }

}


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Q: ASP.NET MVC API Authentication I'm developing a website that will be loaded for genuine users(without registeration or login requirement) using API for front-end data. I want data to be secured.
I read about authentications and thus created secret key at server end but stuck at a point as to how can I create secret key for clients and verify the user is genuine and no attack to website is done.

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package org.traccar.protocol;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import org.traccar.BaseProtocolDecoder;
import org.traccar.ServerManager;
import org.traccar.helper.Log;
import org.traccar.model.ExtendedInfoFormatter;
import org.traccar.model.Position;

public class V680ProtocolDecoder extends BaseProtocolDecoder {

    private Long deviceId;

    public V680ProtocolDecoder(ServerManager serverManager) {
        super(serverManager);
    }

    private static final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(
            "(?:#(\\d+)#" +                // IMEI
            "([^#]*)#)?" +                 // User
            "(\\d+)#" +                    // Fix
            "([^#]+)#" +                   // Password
            "[^#]+#" +
            "(\\d+)#" +                    // Packet number
            "([^#]+)?#?" +                 // GSM base station
            "(?:[^#]+#)?" +
            "(\\d+)(\\d{2}\\.\\d+)," +     // Longitude (DDDMM.MMMM)
            "([EW])," +
            "(\\d+)(\\d{2}\\.\\d+)," +     // Latitude (DDMM.MMMM)
            "([NS])," +
            "(\\d+\\.\\d+)," +             // Speed
            "(\\d+\\.?\\d*)?#" +           // Course
            "(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{2})#" +  // Date (DDMMYY)
            "(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{2})" +   // Time (HHMMSS)
            ".*");

    @Override
    protected Object decode(
            ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Channel channel, Object msg)
            throws Exception {

        String sentence = (String) msg;
        sentence = sentence.trim();

        // Detect device ID
        if (sentence.length() == 16) {
            String imei = sentence.substring(1, sentence.length());
            try {
                deviceId = getDataManager().getDeviceByImei(imei).getId();
            } catch(Exception error) {
                Log.warning("Unknown device - " + imei);
            }
        } else {

            // Parse message
            Matcher parser = pattern.matcher(sentence);
            if (!parser.matches()) {
                return null;
            }

            // Create new position
            Position position = new Position();
            ExtendedInfoFormatter extendedInfo = new ExtendedInfoFormatter("v680");
            Integer index = 1;

            // Get device by IMEI
            String imei = parser.group(index++);
            if (imei != null) {
                try {
                    deviceId = getDataManager().getDeviceByImei(imei).getId();
                } catch(Exception error) {
                    Log.warning("Unknown device - " + imei);
                    return null;
                }
            }
            if (deviceId == null) {
                return null;
            }
            position.setDeviceId(deviceId);

            // User
            extendedInfo.set("user", parser.group(index++));

            // Validity
            position.setValid(Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++)) > 0);

            // Password
            extendedInfo.set("password", parser.group(index++));

            // Packet number
            extendedInfo.set("packet", parser.group(index++));

            // GSM base station
            extendedInfo.set("gsm", parser.group(index++));

            // Longitude
            Double longitude = Double.valueOf(parser.group(index++));
            longitude += Double.valueOf(parser.group(index++)) / 60;
            if (parser.group(index++).compareTo("W") == 0) longitude = -longitude;
            position.setLongitude(longitude);

            // Latitude
            Double latitude = Double.valueOf(parser.group(index++));
            latitude += Double.valueOf(parser.group(index++)) / 60;
            if (parser.group(index++).compareTo("S") == 0) latitude = -latitude;
            position.setLatitude(latitude);

            // Altitude
            position.setAltitude(0.0);

            // Speed and Course
            position.setSpeed(Double.valueOf(parser.group(index++)));
            String course = parser.group(index++);
            if (course != null) {
                position.setCourse(Double.valueOf(course));
            } else {
                position.setCourse(0.0);
            }

            // Date
            Calendar time = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
            time.clear();
            int day = Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++));
            int month = Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++));
            if (day == 0 && month == 0) {
                return null; // invalid date
            }
            time.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, day);
            time.set(Calendar.MONTH, month - 1);
            time.set(Calendar.YEAR, 2000 + Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++)));

            // Time
            time.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++)));
            time.set(Calendar.MINUTE, Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++)));
            time.set(Calendar.SECOND, Integer.valueOf(parser.group(index++)));
            position.setTime(time.getTime());

            position.setExtendedInfo(extendedInfo.toString());
            return position;
        }

        return null;
    }

}


As a co-founder of the 90s dance band Opus 3, Ian Munro (pic. on right) had a big hit in 1992 with 'It's a Fine Day'. But the song had an earlier beginning… 'In the 80s Manchester musician Edward Barton wrote and recorded 'It's a Fine Day'. I first saw him playing on live TV programme The Tube. The song was also played on Radio 1 but didn't chart. One Sunday evening at our studio in Sunderland I remembered that 'Fine Day' was acapella, so we sampled it and in about 3 hours it was basically done. We had no doubt it was going to be a hit !
The song reached number 5 in the UK and number 1 in the US dance charts with appearences on Top of the Pops, The Word, Jonathan Ross show, and performed live in Paris and Japan.
'From 'It's Crucial' a band I joined in 1984, to A.S.K. and Opus 3 my constant musical partners were Nigel Walton and Kevin Dodds. We needed new vocals on 'It's a Fine Day' so we recruited Kirsty Hawkshaw who was Kevin's ex-girlfriend. We met Kirsty during our first stint in London.
Opus 3 was me on keyboards, Kevin was keyboards engineer, Nigel was the drum programmer and our vocalist Kirsty was from Hertfordshire. We were signed to PWL records and Warner Brothers. Kirsty had a good musical background. Her father Alan Hawkshaw had a long and distinguished music career. Playing with The Shadows, co-writing for Elvis, Streisand and popular TV theme tunes. Her Mum used to run the UK Osmonds Fan Club and Alison Moyet lived next door. During the 90s we were in London when it was amazing. Living in the coolest city on earth heading towards a new millennia. It was a blur of musicians, clubs and parties'.
'Our house parties at 131 Queenstown Road in Battersea had a balcony that overlooked the famous Power Station that Pink Floyd used on an album sleeve. One very long night saw some excellent DJ's grace the long counter in the kitchen. Those nights were magical even the police were okay with us. The extreme was hiring a 2.5 k PA rig for a birthday party. Afterwards the system was cabbed back to my mates flat and along with a few DJs, went on till 10am when the hire company came to collect the PA.
But back then our music management were crap and contributed nothing to help our success. One was a real gangster and threatened to damage my fingers. They had offices in Soho and as their first group we were zero priority. In a vicious meeting one of the managers who was semi-employed by PWL, sided with them and not us. After the disappointing performances of the singles and second album we were dropped.
Orbital sampled 'It's a Fine Day'. They spun it backwards and got co-writing credits. We only got 5k out of this. It was a bad deal.
British businessman and polo player Bryan Morrison became our publisher. He had worked with T.Rex, The Pretty Things, Pink Floyd and George Michael. Morrison was the most arrogant man I've met. Part barrow boy and part Dracula actor Christopher Lee. He was financially drunk on George Michael's huge success'.
When did you start playing gigs and what venues did you play ? 'Watching The Tube TV show coming from my home area made anything seem possible. At 15 I played my first gig at The Dovecot Arts Centre. In South Shields we played at The Marsden Inn supporting a band managed by Chas Chandler.
As A.S.K we played at the South Shields nightclub Banwells. At large events we were billed with a wide range of bands like Blur, D-Ream, Ramones, dance/techno band 2Unlimited, Ace of Bass, the lovely girl group Eternal and rapper from the States – LL Cool J. Then at a gig in the USA we were playing in a venue off Broadway in New York, where Moby was our warm up DJ !
What were your experiences of recording ? '1984 to 1985 we recorded in Desert Sounds in Felling near Gateshead and then went into Prism studio in Newcastle. We also had some home studio equipment. By 87-90 we used various studios in London including Rooster 2, Pye studios, Matrix Maison Rouge and Mayfair. Then we built a mega home studio at The Elms, West Ashbrooke in Sunderland. Then back in London again we had our own studio in Brixton.
In 1989 ASK released 'Kiss and Tell' on EMI. We were signed to Capitol and MCA where we recorded Freedom We Cry in 1990. As Ashbrooke Allstars we released 'Dubbin`up the Pieces' in 1991 on East West records.
Opus 3 released 'It's a Fine Day' and 'I Talk to the Wind' in 92. 'Hand in Hand' and 'When You Made the Mountain' was 94. These two from the 2nd album were co-writes with Sunderland lad Martin Brammer of the Kane Gang.
Opus 3 released two albums. Mind Fruit in 1992 and Guru Mother 1994. In 1998 DJ Paul Oakenfolds Grace covered the Opus 3 record 'Hand in Hand'. That charted at 38 in 1997 so we weren't a one hit wonder !
Have you any stories when you were in the band? 'Seeing Joey Ramone whilst in a health spa in a Finnish hotel or at breakfast after an all night partying session in Pete Waterman's studio there was a decommissioned missile in the TV room. Countless moments. After a few early drinks in Clapham my friends and I returned to my flat before going to The West End to be met by a distressed Terrier dog. I took him home and rang the number on his collar to no avail and headed out to a club. The next morning I got a call from a woman with a Northern accent. She said 'I am Vivienne Westwood thanks for rescuing my dog'.
Opus 3 played The Supper Club off Times Square in 1994. Moby had remixed the second disastrous single and we all loved his single 'Go'. That night we got out of the limo and our singer Kirsty was dressed as a cyber Statue of Liberty. She looked amazing and upstaged onlookers the B52s and Miss Keir from Dee Lite. Madonna was invited but didn`t show'.
What does music mean to you ? 'Everything, it's my love and my torment ! I still play and write. Music to me isn't work just complicated demanding fun that takes a while. Would I like to change any mistakes made…Yes …Do I regret leaving a boring job as a Clerk ? No. Failing a dream is better than succeeding in a nightmare'.
Interview by Gary Alikivi November 2018.


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Q: Problem with Reachability: invalid conversion from 'BOOL' to 'NetworkStatus' Good morning,
I am trying to use Reachabily libraries and when I try to compile I always obtain the same error:
error: invalid conversion from 'BOOL' to 'NetworkStatus'
This is produced in:
BOOL retVal = NotReachable;
if((flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsReachable) && (flags & kSCNetworkReachabilityFlagsIsDirect))
{
    retVal = ReachableViaWiFi;
}
return retVal;     // error: invalid conversion from 'BOOL' to 'NetworkStatus'

I just saw this post : How to compile specific files in objective-c++ and the rest of the project in objective-c but it does not work.
I made a new proyect only with this libraries and all works perfect and I think that the problem could be the others linkings flags:
-lstdc++
-all_load
Could you help me with this?
Thank you very much.

A: Your method should return a NetworkStatus. I think your variable retVal should not of type BOOL but of type NetworkStatus. In fact, setting ReachableViaWiFi on a BOOL could already be considered a bug.


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Q: Changing text fields in Fragment I am developing a map application. One activity has two fragments, where one is the map and the other is created onMarkerClick(). There are text fields in the Fragment and I need them to be changed after clicking on the marker for specific marker location and info. My marker Class:
public static BlankFragment newInstance(String param1, String param2,String param3,String param4,double param5,double param6) {
    BlankFragment fragment = new BlankFragment();
    Bundle args = new Bundle();
    args.putString("addressLine", param1);
    args.putString("countryName", param2);
    args.putString("imageURL", param3);
    args.putString("comment", param4);
    args.putDouble("lat", param5);
    args.putDouble("lng", param6);
    fragment.setArguments(args);
    return fragment;
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    if (getArguments() != null) {
        addressFromIntent=getArguments().getString("addressLine");
        countryFromIntent=getArguments().getString("countryName");
        commentFromIntent=getArguments().getString("comment");
        photoPath=getArguments().getString("imageURL");
        latFromIntent=getArguments().getDouble("lat", 0);
        lngFromIntent=getArguments().getDouble("lng", 0);
        addressView=(TextView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.textView);
        countryView=(TextView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.textView2);
        latlngView=(TextView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.textView3);
        saveButton=(Button)getView().findViewById(R.id.button);
        saveButton.setText("Save");
        imageView=(ImageView)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.imageView);
        commentView=(EditText)getActivity().findViewById(R.id.editText);

        final String latlngTextField=String.valueOf(latFromIntent)+", "+String.valueOf(lngFromIntent);
        latlngView.setText(latlngTextField);
        if (photoPath.equals("")) {
            imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.image);
        } else {
            imageView.setImageURI(Uri.parse(photoPath));
        }
        commentView.setText(commentFromIntent);
        commentView.setHint("Enter comment here...");
        imageView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                dispatchTakePictureIntent();
                Toast.makeText(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), photoPath, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
        commentView.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
            @Override
            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

            }

            @Override
            public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
                commentModified++;

            }
        });
    }
}

My main activity onMarkerClick() method:
@Override
public boolean onMarkerClick(Marker marker) {
    CustomMarker customMarker = list.get(new LatLng(marker.getPosition().latitude,marker.getPosition().longitude));
    getFragmentManager()
        .beginTransaction()
        .replace(R.id.map, BlankFragment.newInstance(customMarker.getAddressLine(),customMarker.getCountryName(),customMarker.getImageURL(),customMarker.getComment(), marker.getPosition().latitude,marker.getPosition().longitude))
        .addToBackStack(null) // enables back key
        .setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_ENTER_MASK) // if you need transition
        .commit();

I am getting a null pointer when trying to set the button text (so as the other fields). How can I solve this?
Edit: the line saveButton=(Button)getView().findViewById(R.id.button); does not work with getActivity() either.


Guen Bradbury uses her training in pharmacology and veterinary medicine to bring fresh insight to Innovia Technology's pharma clients. She worked in companion animal practice for several years, then in anaesthesia, both as a clinician at Edinburgh Vet School and in critical care on trials of a bio-artificial liver.
Guen is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh, and still does lecturing and small-group teaching at the University of Cambridge. In her spare time, she runs a rabbit behaviour teleconsultancy and her textbook on the subject will be published by 5M in October. Her experience in biotech is helping her develop the perfect sourdough culture.
Greg Dickens has the role of strategist and trouble-maker at Innovia Technology - his job is to create ideas, and guide companies through innovation, while also highlighting any weaknesses in their approach or plans. Pepsi, Boeing, Nike, Lego, Merck, Bayer, Ethicon, and DePuy Synthes have all used Greg's outside perspective to generate market-leading concepts, and to stress-test their innovation processes.
Before working at Innovia, Greg ran his own innovation company and was, for a short period, the Head Vet at a primate conservation institute. He has also earned a living as a fire-breather on major motion pictures and as a professional athlete. If he has spare time, he takes photos of bugs.


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