On 10 May the Chinese Government signed a deal that granted $500 million in loans to the "MNC Lido City" project. The prospective theme park resort just outside of Jakarta is to be licensed to the Trump Organization, featuring Trump branded hotels and a golf course. President Trump is set to be enriched personally by this deal, through both $3.7 million in licensing and consulting fees, and the "additional unspecified incentives" alluded to in the deal. Just 72 hours after the deal was made, President Trump tweeted ordering a bailout for cellphone manufacturer ZTE — a company owned by the Chinese Government and recently crippled by sanctions enforced by the Trump administration.
Trump tweeted on 14 May "President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!". Trump's own Commerce Department had originally banned the export of American technology to ZTE, believing the company to be violating sanctions against North Korea and Iran set by Trump himself. The ban was to be imposed for seven years and ZTE was looking at shutting down; Trump's tweet came just a month later.
Prior to his inauguration, Donald Trump vowed that he would not pursue any new foreign business deals while in office. After winning the 2016 election, Trump gave the control of his real estate business to his two eldest sons, but did not divest himself financially from the Trump Organization. As well as breaking that personal promise, the President is also in clear violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits a sitting President from receiving any profit via salary or gift from a foreign government. Board Chair of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Norm Eisen tweeted on 15 May "This is a violation of the Emoluments Clause. A big one. See you in court Mr. Trump". CREW has previously sued Trump over ethics violations, citing numerous violations of the Emoluments Clause with foreign diplomats regularly patronizing Trump hotels and restaurants.
The White House was questioned on why the President was attempting to relieve a Chinese Government-owned company from his own trade policies, if this decision was related at all to the half a billion dollar boost the Trump organization has just received from the Chinese Government, and how the Emoluments Clause was remotely being adhered to. Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah declined answering any questions on the matter, telling members of the press "I'll have to refer you to the Trump Organization".


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Red Sox Journal: Doubront to miss his next scheduled start
TIM BRITTON
CLEVELAND � The Red Sox will skip Felix Doubront�s next turn in the rotation in an effort to keep the young left-hander fresh deep into his first full season as a starter.
After Thursday�s loss to the Indians, Doubront has thrown 1222/3 innings this season � 35 more than he threw during an injury-plagued 2011 season. With just under two months to play, Doubront has thrown more innings this year than he has in all but one professional season. He threw 1291/3 in 2008.
�Right now, a little blow for Felix is what the doctor ordered,� manager Bobby Valentine said.
Since they�ve been using six starters, the Red Sox can absorb a missed turn in stride. Doubront was next scheduled to pitch Thursday in Baltimore. With Aaron Cook slated to go Tuesday against the Orioles, Clay Buchholz can pitch that Thursday game and still have an extra day of rest.
Valentine said that right now, the plan is for Doubront to miss only one start.
Doubront disputed the idea that he was fatigued following his start Thursday, in which he allowed four runs in 41/3 laborious innings.
�No, not [tired] at all,� he said. �I feel pretty good. � I just have to figure out a couple of things and just go get them next start.�
�I think he�ll have that other gear that we saw him have earlier in the season,� Valentine said about the break.
Valentine didn�t know how he would handle the six-man rotation beyond the next time through. It�s conceivable, though, that the Red Sox could place Doubront on the disabled list and have him miss only a turn in the rotation. As is, his turn doesn�t come up again until Aug. 22 against the Angels; that would include 12 days of rest. He�d need to miss only three more days, during which Boston could use pitchers on regular rest, to satisfy a trip to the DL.
Podsednik�s fast return
Ten days after the Red Sox traded him, Scott Podsednik was back in a Boston uniform and starting in left field Friday night.
Podsednik was part of the July 31 trade the Red Sox made with the Diamondbacks, going to Arizona with Matt Albers in exchange for Craig Breslow. Once there, however, the 36-year-old rejected an assignment to Triple-A Reno and was granted his release. That�s when Boston general manager Ben Cherington got him on the phone.
�It was a no-brainer,� Podsednik said. �A guy in my position, being free in the middle of August, I don�t have a lot of options. First and foremost, just an opportunity to play at this level is what I was looking for, but I can�t be that picky.�
To make room for Podsednik, the Red Sox optioned Ryan Kalish back to Pawtucket. For the time being, Podsednik will serve as Boston�s fourth outfielder. On Friday, he gave Carl Crawford a break in left.
�We felt it was just a little upgrade over the way Ryan was performing � a little upgrade and an experienced guy who�s used to not playing all the time,� Valentine said. �He�s playing left today, but we�ll get him to work out a little more in right � when Cody [Ross] needs a blow.�
Podsednik hit .387 in 19 games with the Red Sox in late May and June before going on the disabled list with a groin strain. When he was healthy, he was optioned to Pawtucket. Since then, even though the Sox have added Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury back into the mix, they�ve lost Daniel Nava and Ryan Sweeney to injury, and Ross has received some time at DH with David Ortiz out.
Kalish had struggled in his second stint with the Red Sox this season, going 3-for-19 in six starts.
Middlebrooks hit, hurt
The hits just keep on coming.
Will Middlebrooks exited Friday�s game with the Indians in the top of the ninth after taking an Esmil Rogers 96-mph fastball off the right wrist. The third baseman shook his hand in obvious pain, and after a brief conversation with Valentine and the trainers, was removed from the game. Middlebrooks left with a large wrap on his wrist to get x-rays.
�He got hit pretty good in a bad place,� Valentine said. �I doubt he�s in there tomorrow, and I hope it�s only a day � . It was right on the bone.�
Nick Punto replaced Middlebrooks as a pinch-runner.
Ciriaco almost plays outfield
How good has Pedro Ciriaco been for the Red Sox?
So good that Valentine was trying to figure out a way to shoehorn the middle infielder into the lineup Friday night in left field.
�It was close. I almost did it,� Valentine said. �If he gave me a little more assurance that his two days of working out gave him a comfort level that he could do the job, I was going to start him. It didn�t quite happen.�
Valentine opted to start Podsednik in left instead.
It speaks to Ciriaco�s expanding role with the Red Sox, and the manner in which he�s handled his sporadic playing time. Even as he�s bounced from second to short to DH to the bench, Ciriaco has maintained an unexpectedly high level of production. Entering Friday, he was hitting .341 in 28 games.
�I�ve got to be ready every time I get a chance to play,� Ciriaco said. �I know at some point I�m going to play, so I stay positive and keep working the same way I�ve been working and try my best in the game.�
Valentine has been impressed with how the 26-year-old has adapted to less regular playing time.
�Everyone comes to the big leagues as an everyday player and plays all the time because they�ve been stars since Little League. Usually guys with more experience are better at it,� he said.
The manager is holding out hope Ciriaco can add the outfield to his repertoire, if not this season than perhaps in winter ball, as the Red Sox did with Mike Aviles last offseason.
�He�s a pretty good player. He should have been playing the outfield, he should have been playing third base. In a perfect world, he would have been, but we needed him to play second base down there [at Pawtucket],� Valentine said. �He seems just too valuable to me to not be more versatile.
�I would think if we can get him in the right situation [in winter ball] where he was able to play a different position every day and do it for 40 days, it�d be immensely valuable. Then again, maybe just play one position and have that position be his next year.�
Bobby V: Beer not a problem
A day after a CSNNE column made waves by discussing John Lackey�s postgame drinking, Valentine clarified that Lackey was well within his rights to enjoy a beer after the team�s 5-3 loss Thursday.
Valentine notably prohibited beer from the Boston clubhouse at Fenway Park. On the road, however, the home team�s rules apply, and the Red Sox have been able to drink in their clubhouse on the road all season. There was nothing unusual, then, Thursday night.
Asked if Lackey violated team rules, Valentine pointed to the mini fridge in his Progressive Field office.
�That�s beer right there,� he said. �If you came in here [last night], you would have seen a pretty heaping pile of empty bottles by the time I left. And I dare say there were a whole bunch of games this year at home that I would have liked to have the ability to make a big pile.�
The players, it should be noted, also came to Lackey�s defense earlier in the day, saying he has helped keep the clubhouse loose during a difficult season. Per the collective bargaining agreement, the right-hander is allowed to travel with the team as he recovers from Tommy John surgery, just as Rich Hill did at various stages last season.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Risiken fallen auf dem Key Support Niveau $6,900, having failed to capitalize on signs of weakening bearish momentum yesterday.
The cryptocurrency's technical charts saw a doji candle on Sunday, signaling short-term bearish exhaustion. jedoch, a corrective rally remained elusive as bitcoin ran into offers above $7,400 and closed (as per UTC) beim $7,143 – the lowest daily close since April 12, according to Bitfinex.
The bearish outside-day usually indicates a bullish-to-bearish trend change. jedoch, when viewed against the backdrop of Sunday's doji candle, the bearish outside-day signals revival/continuation of the sell-off from the May 5 high of $9,990.
Die relative Stärke index (RSI) has dropped to 30.00, indicating oversold conditions.
Gemäß historical data, bitcoin climbs every time the RSI on the daily chart drops to or below 30.00. jedoch, the historical pattern may not come into play this time, as BTC's long-term technical studies have turned in favor of the bears.
Zum Beispiel, the weekly RSI is below 50.00 (in the bearish territory). Des Weiteren, BTC recently closed below the 50-week MA for the first time since 2015, adding credence to the argument the long-run bull market is over. inzwischen, the 5-month and 10-month MAs are beginning to slope downwards in favor of the bears.
Als Ergebnis, it's likely that BTC will drop to $6,900 (triangle support) soon – although it may not happen in the next 24 hours as the short-duration chart shows a temporary bullish setup.
BTC has created lower lows in the last 48 Std., but the RSI has not followed suit – a bullish divergence that indicates scope for a minor corrective rally.
BTC will likely drop to $6,900 (triangle support). This is the last line of defense for the bulls. A daily close (as per UTC) below $6,900 would open the doors to $5,400 (November 2017 low).


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Prof. Al Bovik's VIF Picture Quality Measurement Tool Built as Core of Netflix's Video Quality System
Texas ECE Professor Al Bovik's neuroscience-based Visual Information Fidelity (VIF) picture quality measurement tool has been built into the core of Netflix's quality system which controls the quality of every video streamed by Netflix to all customers world-wide. VIF is a full reference image quality assessment index that is based on natural scene statistics, and on a model of the type of image information that is extracted by the human visual system. It was developed by Prof. Bovik and Hamid R Sheikh at the Laboratory for Image and Video Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2006.
Prof. Bovik, who received Television's highest honor, an individual Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Television Academy) in October 2015, has seen his video quality measurement models, which have injected the principles of visual neuroscience deep into global communication networks, affect the viewing experiences of hundreds of millions of broadcast, satellite, cable, and Internet Television viewers each day.
Prof. Bovik, who holds the Cockrell Family Regents Endowed Chair in Engineering #4 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has published over 850 technical articles in these areas and holds several U.S. patents. His publications have been cited more than 65,000 times in the literature, his current H-index is about 100, and he is listed as a "Highly-Cited Researcher" by Thompson Reuters. His several books include the companion volumes The Essential Guides to Image and Video Processing (Academic Press, 2009).
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Used To Lawmakers' Broken Promises, OK Teachers Not Giving Up
Thursday, April 5th 2018, 6:12 pm
By: Emory Bryan
The House and Senate met Thursday without approving any new money for education, but they did move along legislation they'll vote on Friday.
It's not as much as educators want, and they made sure everyone got the message as several thousand teachers stood outside the Senate chambers demanding action, insisting they won't leave until they get results.
Complete Coverage: School Shutdown
For teachers accustomed to broken promises from legislators, there is a sense they cannot give up now.
"You heard the chants, 'We're not leaving,' it's because we know if we leave, it's status quo," said Catoosa teacher Connie Willsey.
Teachers are packed into the Rotunda, waiting for word on votes. They're walking the hallways, looking for lawmakers and waiting for hours to get a chance to ask for more funding.
"Their voices are being heard. I believe that. I do. And I believe the legislators don't want us in the hallways making all this racket. They want us back in school, and that's where we want to be more than anything," said Bixby Principal Brenda Shaw.
The growing crowd in the Capitol reflects years of frustration with lawmakers.
"We're fighting for the tools we need for the classroom. We're fighting for our kids," Wagoner teacher, Sharon Mays said.
While lawmakers are meeting with teachers, some are cautioning they won't get what they're after.
"The people of Oklahoma cannot afford more taxes," Senator Marty Quinn said.
And that has set up a week-long standoff at the Capitol between a Legislature reluctant to put more into education and teachers who say they can't work without it any longer.
Checotah teacher Lawrence Lane said, "I don't think we're going anywhere. I think this is going into week two."
4/5/2018 Related Story: Bill That Would Increase Education Funding Now In State Senate's Hands
The Senate meets Friday to debate new taxes worth about $40 million, but the House refuses to consider a $100 million change to the capital gains tax, which is enough to meet the demands of educators.
Emory Bryan


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Tag: Religious Sex Crimes
Vatican Press Release: "must reflect on what allowed abuse" !!
December 21, 2010 by The Age of Blasphemy, posted in Religion
December 21st, 2010 by Dave Gamble
There has been an bizarre press release today from the Vatican … it is quite extraordinary in that is illustrates the astonishing degree of pure stupidity and complete detachment from reality. Here it is … with my comments in red …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican officials Monday that they must reflect on the church's culpability in its child sex-abuse scandal, but he also blamed a secular society in which he said the mistreatment of children was frighteningly common.
[Does he truly not remember that when running the congregation for the doctrine of the faith before becoming Pope, he issued a directive in 1980 to all catholic Bishops worldwide to cover-up the abuse and keep it a secret and that failing to do so would result in their excommunication … that resulted in abusers being protected and allowed to continue the abuse, this had nothing to do with secular society]
In his traditional, end-of-the-year speech to Vatican cardinals and bishops, Benedict said revelations of abuse in 2010 reached "an unimaginable dimension" that required the church to accept the "humiliation" as a call for renewal.
[Thats code for, we got caught telling lies and covering up abuse]
"We must ask ourselves what was wrong in our proclamation, in our whole way of living the Christian life, to allow such a thing to happen," the pope said.
[Seriously! … they truly don't know … they honestly don't yet appreciate that protecting folks who bugger little children is not a great idea, is their disconnect from reality that vast?]
Benedict also said, however, that the scandal must be seen in a broader social context, in which child pornography is seemingly considered normal by society and drug use and sexual tourism are on the rise.
[He actually thinks the society considers child pornography to be normal!! … can you, the reader, name one single individual who truly thinks like that … this is utterly bizarre … and exactly how does he know that drug use and sexual tourism are on the rise, he has no factual data to back that claim up … he is just making this up … but then he makes everything else up as well … and for that matter, what has any of this got to do with catholic priests abusing young children and the cover-up … unless perhaps he is suggesting that catholic priests are also drug users and sexual tourists ]
So how on earth can you ever respond to stuff like that, its such a gross denial of what is really happening. As you might imagine, representatives of abuse victims have a few words to say about this …
"He is trying to say that the modern world is corrupt and sexually rampant. It is blaming society for what is actually their responsibility," Margaret Kennedy, founder of the U.K.-based Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors organization, told The Telegraph today. "No one in any age has ever thought that adults having sex with children is right."
However, not everybody has lost all integrity, because tens of thousands of Germans have cancelled their church membership this year, according to new research by the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper and the DPA press agency, and that in the end is the very best way forward … walk away … simply vote with your feet.
Tagged Pedarists, Pope, Religion, Religious Credulity, Religious Insanity, Religious Sex Crimes, Sex Abuse, Vatican, Vatican InsanityLeave a comment
Horrific Haredi Child Abuser Guilty On All Counts
November 30, 2010 November 30, 2010 by The Age of Blasphemy, posted in Child Abuse, Jewish Abusers
Elior Chen found guilty of all charges against him
Self-styled rabbi convicted of perpetrating sadistic attacks on the children of a couple who became his followers; sentencing at later date.
By DAN IZENBERG • Jerusalem Post
Jerusalem District Court Yoram Noam on Tuesday afternoon convicted Elior Chen of all charges against him. Sentencing will be at a later date.
In the meantime the self-styled rabbi's lawyer, Ariel Attias, has already said that his client is innocent that that he will appeal the lower court decision to the Supreme Court.
Chen was found guilty of perpetrating sadistic attacks on the children of a couple who became his followers.
Attias charged that Noam had not allowed him to question the children who were victims of Chen's acts. He also said that he had been given only five weeks to read all of the evidence involved in the case, whereas it had taken the court five months to do the same.
Last week, four of Chen's disciples were sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for taking part in the brutal attacks against the children, one of whom has been in a coma ever since.
On November 23, Jerusalem District Court judge Nava Ben-Or sentenced David Avraham Kugman to 20 years in jail and a one-year suspended sentence and ordered him to pay NIS 200,000 in compensation to the children. Avraham Maskalchi and Shimon Gabai were each sentenced to 17 years in jail, a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to pay NIS 100,000 in compensation.
Roi Tzoref, who spent only part of the time during which Chen was in control of the children, was sentenced to 30 months in jail, six months suspended and ordered to pay NIS 10,000 in compensation.
The mother of the children, identified as M., has already been sentenced to five years in jail for her role in the affair. She turned state's witness and testified against her former "teacher."
Tagged Child Abuse, Child Exploitation, Jewish Abusers, Jewish Child Molesters, Jewish Pedarists, Religious Predators, Religious Sex Crimes, Sex CrimesLeave a comment


Update May 2018- Post Maria- The Beach is "officially" open!
Balneario El Escambron is a little beach, just outside of Old San Juan, that is part of the Blue Flag beach program. It is located in Puerta de Tierra section of town, next to the old Normandie Hotel and the Parque Sixto Escobar.
Escambron is described by many as a nice family-friendly beach. It has a small crescent of clean sand and usually calm waters, thanks to the coral reef a short distance from the beach. It also is lined with trees, which provide lots of shade when you feel you have had enough sun. There are lifeguards on duty during the day (8:30am – 5:00pm). You can also see some cool fish if you want to snorkel. We find the best snorkeling (and really it is not good, but it is something!) by following along the floating ropes that border the swimming area.
We enjoy just sitting and taking in the views. The reef usually keeps the waves small on the beach, but beyond the reef you can see surfers trying to catch a wave. Another pretty view is to the west – the Capitol Dome and the El Morro Fort. We also walk up and down the whole area to look for sea glass!
If you bring your own food, there are picnic tables available for your use. If you didn't bring your own food, there's a restaurant and other food vendors available for food and drinks.
Balneario Escambron is usually part of the "Blue Flag Program", meaning there are facilities and they meet certain water quality standards . The facilities include life guards, outdoor showers (for rinsing off), and restrooms. Last time we went, the restrooms were in need of repair and a good cleaning. If you go to the restaurant, you can use their bathroom, which is much cleaner!
We like to walk around this beach area to the east (or you can drive there and park in the lot there by Scuba Dogs. There is another protected beach called La playita. It is part of the marine park of Escambron and also has a nice swimming area and even some reefs (artificial and real) on the east side closer to the old Normandie hotel for snorkeling or SCUBA. There is also a part of the Old City Wall and a fortification to explore. And you can get really nice pictures of the Condado/Ocean Park and Isla Verde waterfront areas. It is a great "secret" beach area. Just as an aside: We would not venture in this area after dark.
Only swim in the designated area and when the warning flag is green. If they are flying a red or yellow flag, it is not safe to go in the water.
There is a $5.00 plus tax parking fee for gated parking. You can easily take the bus here from either OSJ or Isla Verde areas.
The beach is open 7 days/week Monday- Thursday 8am- 5:30pm and Friday, Saturday,Sunday and holidays 8am – 6pm.
Balneario Escambron is located on Avenida Munoz Rivera, just west of the Normandie Hotel.
Escambron would be the closest, but it doesn't have all the usual "fun" rental things people may want. For that, take a taxi to Isla Verde beach by the El San Juan hotel. Here you will find chair rentals, jet ski, sailing, etc.
Well, you can walk there in about 20 mins. But the easiest way would be a taxi. It would be about $12 each way for up to 5 people in a cab. But you need to get the phone number to call the cab back, since they aren't any waiting at the beach for the return trip. You could also catch the bus, but that could be a bit of a wait (no set schedule). But that is only about $0.75 per person each way.
I will be arriving in San Juan on a Carnival Cruise Ship and was wondering what the easiest way to get from OSJ to Escambron Beach is and about how much it would cost per person? Thanks in advance for your information.


The pentacyclic alkaloid Manzamine A (4), isolated from a sponge collected in the Okinawa Sea, displays a range of anti-bacterial, anti-cancer and anti-malarial activity. The preparation of 4 reported (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 17482 ) by Darren J. Dixon of the University of Oxford showcases the versatility of the nitro group in organic synthesis.
The nitro alkene 2 was prepared from the commercial bromide 5. Displacement with acetate followed by Swern oxidation led to the aldehyde 6, that was condensed with nitromethane to give 2.
Lactam 1 was an intermediate in Professor Dixon's synthesis ( 2010, May 3) of (-)-Nakadomarin A. Lactam 1 was prepared from the tosylate 7, that was derived from pyroglutamic acid.
The addition of 1 to the nitroalkene 2 delivered 3 as the dominant diastereomer of the four possible. Mannich condensation with formaldehyde and the amine 12 gave 13.
The nitro group of 13 was removed by free radical reduction. Exposure of the reduced product to trimethylsilyl iodide gave, via ionization of the ketal, the primary iodide, that was carried on to the nitro compound 14. Dibal selectively reduced the δ-lactam. Partial reduction of the γ-lactam then gave an intermediate that engaged in Mannich condensation with the nitro-activated methylene to give 15. While there are many protocols for the conversion of a nitro compound to a ketone, most of those were not compatible with the functional groups of 15. Fortunately, Ti(III) was effective. Ce-mediated addition of the Grignard reagent 16 to the ketone followed by deprotection and protection then delivered the silyl ether 17.
Remarkably, the ketone 17 could be deprotonated and carried on to the enol triflate 18 without eliminating the TMSO-group. Coupling with the stannane 19 then completed the synthesis of Manzamine A (4). One-carbon homologation of 18 led to Ircinol A, Ircinal A, and Methyl Ircinate (not illustrated).
D. F. Taber, Org. Chem. Highlights 2013, May 6.


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HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Renewal of the 2021-2022 Charter for the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Renewal of the 2021-2022 Charter for the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Office of the Spokesperson
The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The Advisory Committee was established under the authority of 22 U.S.C. §4503 to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of State, or his or her designated representative, concerning implementation of the Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 (the Act).
The Advisory Committee shall recommend grant policies to the Secretary of State for the advancement of the objectives of the Act. In proposing recipients for grants under the Act, the Advisory Committee shall give the highest priority to national organizations with an interest and expertise in conducting research and training concerning the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and in disseminating the results of such.
The Advisory Committee is composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Librarian of Congress, the President of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the President of the Association of American Universities. The private members, or their designated representative, act in a capacity to speak for their respective organizations.
All meetings of the Advisory Committee are open to the public unless the committee determines, in accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that a meeting or a portion of the meeting should be closed to the public. The Advisory Committee will publish timely notice of each meeting, whether open or closed, in the Federal Register.
For more information, please contact: Sidni Dechaine, Title VIII Program Manager, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Analytic Outreach, (202) 736-4562, Dechaines@state.gov.
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Микола Андрійович Борисов ( , Черкаси, Київська губернія, Російська імперія — , Київ, УРСР) - український прозаїк, поет, драматург, сценарист, один з авторів сценарію науково-фантастичного пригодницького детективу Укразія (фільм). Репресований і розстріляний за фальшивими звинуваченнями.

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Син штабс-капітана російської армії Андрія Кузьмича Борисова та його дружини Валентини Іванівни, доньки чиновника. Невдовзі родина переїхала до Майкопа, Микола навчався там у приватній школі. Далі він навчався у кадетському корпусі в Ярославлі впродовж 7 років. У 1908 році поступив до Київського військового училища, з якого випустився молодшим офіцером 1910 року.

За власноручною припискою до автобіографії Борисов намагався у ніч з 5 на 6 серпня 1913 року застрілитися, проте невдало. Брав участь у першій світовій війні. Був контужений, лікувався в Одесі. Одужуючи, писав вірші, оповідання, п'єси, які виходили в одеських журналах «Одесский листок», «Театр і кіно», «Южный Огонек».

Під час громадянської війни короткочасно воював в лавах білої армії, потім довгий час був червоноармійцем. Арештовувався, служив в Одесі та Чугуєві, брав участь у кримському поході проти Врангеля. Захворів тифом, був евакуйований до Харкова.

Потім працював у редколегіях журналів та газет, Агітпропі ЦК КП(б)У. У 1923—1926 був співробітником ВУФКУ.

1920 року вступив до ВКП(б), проте у 1925 виключений з партії під час партійної чистки.

Організатор колективу кінодраматургів «Кадр».

Заарештований 17 березня 1937 року, звинувачений у причетності до «контрреволюційної троцькістської організації» і 3 вересня 1937 року розстріляний.

Володів польською, французькою, англійською мовою, вивчав есперанто. Член .

Родина
Перша дружина Констанція-Целіна померла у 1918 від грипу, за тиждень після пологів доньки Лідії. У кінці 1919 року Борисов одружився вдруге. 1921 року в другому шлюбі народився син Юрій.

Творчість
Автор віршів, оповідань, п'єс, лібретто до опер, романів, кіносценаріїв.

Книги

У 1927 році Борисов опублікував у видавництві «Космос» книжку «Зелені яблука. Колективний роман. Переклад з американської М. Борисова». Роман являв собою переплетену суміш текстів 17 популярних іноземних письменників.

У 1929 році вийшло продовження «Укразії» — науково-фантастичний роман «Четверги містера Дройда».

Деякі інші книги:
 роман «Слово за наганом»
 книга діалогів і невидуманих оповідань «Собака його величності»
 повість «Vive la commune!»
 кінороман «Квінт»
 науково-фантастичний роман і лібретто «Геліокар»
 лібретто «Ференджи» (оперу поставлено в Одеському оперному театрі у 1931-23 роках)
 роман «Мертвий бар'єр»

Сценарії
«Укразія» — єдиний фільм, де письменник згадується у титрах. Фільм знятий за мотивами однойменного роману.

Автор сценарію короткометражного фантастичного фільму «Генерал з того світу» (вийшов у кіножурналі «Маховик» № 2, 1925) разом з Чардиніним, який був і режисером стрічки. У фільмі показувалось пробудження генерала імперської армії у Радянській Росії. Стрічка не збереглася.

Режисером короткометражки «Вендетта» (1924), сценарій до якої Борисов написав разом з Георгієм Стабовим, був Лесь Курбас. Також сценарист короткометражних стрічок «Аристократка» (1924), «Радянське повітрях» (1925), «Герой матчу» (1926). Всі стрічки випущені ВУФКУ.

П'єси
 «Пушкін в Одесі» (1916?)

Посилання

 А. Шерман. «Укразия» Н. Борисова
 Творчість Миколи Борисова в «Энциклопедия фантастики. Кто есть кто. Под ред. Вл. Гакова, 1995»

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Наукові фантасти України
Українські прозаїки
Російськомовні письменники-фантасти
Українські письменники-фантасти
Українські поети
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David Wiens, Executive Director of IMBA, made the announcement on May 17 at the 33rd Annual Meeting of Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge, held in Roanoke, Va.
The news comes after years of hard work, dedication, and determination by the team at Virginia's Blue Ridge and the local mountain bike community. They are one of only 15 Silver-Level Ride Centers in the world and the only one located on the East Coast. This is big news for the area's mountain biking scene. Featuring over 320 miles of trails, from black diamond downhills to mellow cross-country cruises, the Roanoke area has something for everyone.
The fact that David Wiens came to make the announcement himself is pretty special. He's a living legend in the mountain biking community.
So how does one earn an IMBA Ride Center designation?
You need to have a little bit of everything. According to their website, "Ride Centers feature extensive trail networks, masterfully designed for mountain bikers of every skill level and built by professional trail builders and local volunteers." Formed in 1988, IMBA believes mountain biking changes lives and communities for the better. As a mountain biker myself, I've seen this first hand. The community around the mountain bike scene is incredible. Without it, the trails in the area would not be the same.
The local chapter of Roanoke IMBA, led by Kristine McCormick, was created in 2012 by a group of the area's dedicated mountain bike enthusiasts. Since then, they've worked with volunteers in the area to make the local mountain bike scene what it is today. Creating, maintaining, and preserving trails is what this organization is all about. It really shows how well a place like Virginia's Blue Ridge is doing when a designation like this is awarded. With more trails on the way, the area's mountain biking scene is only going to get better.
For more information on the trails, accommodations, and the area itself, go check out their website. From a bustling downtown to epic mountain biking and hiking, they have a little something for everyone. They also created this pretty amazing video highlighting the biking scene in the area. See you on the trails!


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Policy Analysts
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dosapp@iupui.edu
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Dona Sapp joined the IU Public Policy Institute as a senior policy analyst in 2000, working primarily within the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, which is now a part of PPI. During her tenure, she has assisted government agencies and nonprofit organizations with program evaluations, survey design and analysis (including web-based surveys), and GIS–based spatial analysis. Sapp also served as chief administrative officer from 2005 to early 2007, and continues to assist with the institute's administrative functions, including proposal development, research compliance with university human subjects' procedures, and web content updates.
As project manager on the annual traffic safety research project with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, she oversees PPI's traffic safety research team's analyses of Indiana motor vehicle crash data and the production of a series of annual publications on various aspects of traffic collisions, including alcohol-related crashes, light and large trucks, dangerous driving, children, motorcycles, occupant protection, and drivers.
Sapp also serves as a member of the Indiana Traffic Records Coordinating Committee. In her role, Sapp is responsible for improving Indiana traffic–related data collection and sharing and developing linkages between stakeholder data sets that can be used to support efforts to reduce death and injury on Indiana roadways. Her focus over the past few years has been in criminal justice and public safety. However, Sapp has worked on several quality of life projects, including arts and culture, housing and community development, and land use and environment.
Prior to joining the Institute, Sapp served as the director of planning to Indianapolis Public Schools, where she was responsible for enrollment projections and worked with district officials, school administrators, parents, and community groups to create and implement plans for school redistricting.
Sapp holds a Master of Planning degree and a bachelor's degree in science from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI.


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The Sahara and Sahel Observatory as a Regional Actor for Climate Change Adaptation
By Mr. Nabil Ben Khatra, Environment Program Coordinator; Mr. Hartmut Schifferer, Climate Change Expert; and Ms. Habiba Khiari, Environmentalist; the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)
Nabil Ben Khatra, OSS
Hartmut Schifferer, OSS
Habiba Khiari, OSS
Since its foundation in 1992, the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, or OSS), a regional platform for North-South-South partnerships, has been supporting African member countries to address environmental issues as part of a long-term sustainable development vision for the Circum-Sahara. This international organization carried out numerous activities to improve climate change adaptation and initiated mutual processes for the identification of countries' needs. These efforts led to the development of methodologies and tools to address drought, early warning systems(EWS) and climate change vulnerability mapping.
As an accredited Regional Implementation Entity of the Adaptation Fund, OSS is supporting its member countries in developing climate change adaptation projects through activities at national and regional levels, while tackling various sectors like watershed management, fisheries, aquaculture, biodiversity, pastoralism and construction.
Furthermore, OSS is currently implementing a US$ 7.8 million Adaptation Fund-supported project entitled 'Enhancing resilience of communities to climate change through catchment-based integrated management of water and related resources in Uganda'. The objective of the project is to increase resilience of vulnerable communities concerning risks of flooding and landslides in the Awoja, Maziba and Aswa catchment basins of Uganda.
Besides this, the Adaptation Fund Board has approved a project concept note on the W-Arly-Pendjari Transboundary Complex, shared by Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger which was recently classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This regional project aims to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems and to improve populations' livelihoods through the establishment of multi-risk EWS and the implementation of adaptation measures.
Currently OSS is working on several other concept notes with a dozen different institutions in West, Central, and East Africa. This is part of OSS's support to its member countries for sustainable development and for getting increased access to climate finance, which is essential for strengthening the resilience to climate change.
The OSS would like to take this opportunity to thank the Adaptation Fund and its Board for the trust they have shown, as well as for the renewed accreditation as a regional implementing entity.
Anni Rein2017-10-24T16:31:55-04:0024 October 2017|Adaptation Fund 10 Years|


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FFRF castigates Rep. Gohmert for irresponsible Uvalde comments
The Freedom From Religion is condemning a Texas member of Congress for his abhorrent comments blaming the horrific school massacre in his state on irreligiosity and lack of prayer.
On June 8, Rep. Louie Gohmert delivered remarks on the House floor implying that removing prayer from school is the cause of school shootings:
Maybe if we heard more prayers from leaders of this country instead of taking God's name in vain, we wouldn't have the mass killings like we didn't have before prayer was eliminated from school.
Gohmert ignorantly claims that we didn't have mass shootings in schools before "prayer was eliminated from school." Politicians such as him blame the 1962 Supreme Court decision Engel v. Vitale, which ruled that school-sponsored prayers in public schools violate the First Amendment, and the 1963 Supreme Court decision Abington v. Schempp. In reality, there were school shootings before that case, and there was no spike in school shootings immediately following the ruling. There is, however, a correlation between the availability of guns in the United States and the proliferation of mass shootings. The number of firearms in the United States has climbed dramatically since the 1990s, and there are now more guns in the United States than people.
Scientific studies have also shown that societies and states with less religion have less violence, as secular studies Professor Phil Zuckerman pointed out in a 2009 article for the Sociology Compass publication. States that tend to be among the most religious in the nation, in fact, have the highest rates of violent crime and murder.
"These studies do not prove that religion causes all of society's ills, but do reveal that Christianity and more faith are not a panacea and are actually counterproductive," FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor write to Gohmert. "As Thomas Paine said, 'Accustom a people to believe that priests or any other class of men can forgive sins, and you will have sins in abundance.'"
Furthermore, the biblical deity, which Gohmert implies would prevent mass shootings, is one of the greatest mass murderers in all of literature. In 2 Chronicles alone, the protagonist of the Old Testament killed a million Ethiopians and half a million Israelites. Gohmert's suggestion that "taking the Lord's name in vain" is a cause of school shootings summons to mind another observation by Paine: "Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the word of God."
School shootings are a real-world problem that require a real-world solution, not a plea for nonexistent supernatural intervention. Prayer as the answer is the ultimate cop-out.
"As a U.S. representative, your duty is to support the U.S. Constitution, which is godless and entirely secular, and to protect the rights of all citizens regardless of their religious or nonreligious beliefs. Your promotion of religion, prayer and Christianity as a false panacea for this crisis is insulting and demeaning to reason, logic and to all nonreligious and non-Christian citizens," FFRF's letter concludes. "Rather than pontificating for even more vapid and useless prayer, we suggest you 'Get off your knees and get to work!'"
Read FFRF's letter to Rep. Gohmert in its entirety here.
FFRF is a national nonprofit organization with over 36,000 members and several chapters across the country, including more than 1,500 Texas members and a chapter in Dallas. FFRF protects the constitutional separation between state and church and educates about nontheism.
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As I have said several times, the older class this year loves to have contrasts in their learning. This group seems to get an enormous amount of energy from these projects. An example of this occurred this week with E finishing her reading of Fahrenheit 451 and our making of Bob books. Fahrenheit 451 is a very sophisticated book and E has done an excellent job of reading it to us (except for the time when she was away and we read the book by passing it around the class). It was written 60 years ago and it is amazing how Ray Bradbury was able to predict this future world. As E read parts of it I kept thinking I was in a current action movie, particularly the part in which Montague torched Beatty and then made a run for his life. She has taken full ownership of this project including decorating the walls with pictures that the students had colored of the original illustration of a fireman from the first edition of the book. Contrast this with the students making Bob books. Many of my students have written stories with Bob as the name of their imaginary character, so when I walked through Robin room and saw the beginning reading series books listed under Bob books, it gave me an idea. Robin has five boxes of these simply written books with each box containing about 10 books. I asked her if I could borrow the books and give my student a project of writing their own books for the younger class. The classes' books are delightful using the same cover format, the same simple storylines and drawings, and the same use of colored highlights. We even took one of the boxes apart, traced it, and made our own boxes to hold our books. C and E volunteered to decorate these boxes and they did a wonderful job. On Thursday, students will read their books to their younger class reading partners and then we will donate these books to the younger class.
Our history project is well under way with many students going into depth on their research. Sara and I have worked with many students on a one to one basis, and I have really appreciated parents helping their children with this work. In my last bulletin writing, I listed three reference books we were using and the number of books we have found since then has tripled those reference materials. When I was working with E, who has ancient Rome as one of her pages, we found an entire book that had a hundred different facts about Rome. I told her that it would take at least six pages for her to cover even a portion of that material for our class book. I am hoping that this is the kind of information and involvement that I will get from every student in the class and then that we can share this information with people who have looked up other things. The first person to present her pages will be H because her research on the earliest time period covered in the book.
Helen did her annual review of music material covered for the year by using the format of the game show, DO YOU WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE. As always it was a lot of fun because Helen made up her own questions, used a device that produced applause and bussers, and had prizes for the entire class. She also incorporated items from the show like call a friend using two plastic cups connected by a string.
Our schedule also included math workbooks, reading with the younger class, and amazing facts and extensions.
Susan read a 100 page quick biography book on Shakespeare. It provided a lot of information, much of which the students already knew, so part of it was a review and acknowledgment of what they had learned so far this year. On Friday, we will start our next Shakespeare play which is Macbeth. I will show the 25 minute animated version. We have many varied resources for our study of the play, including a two hour BBC version on YouTube. J had asked if we could watch a 30 minute documentary on the finding of the remains of Richard the Third, and I put that into the schedule for Thursday. J also found a Lego book in which they used the blocks to illustrate four Shakespearean tragedies. This is a beautifully produced book with full-color pages.
On Friday we will be starting to do some research on the tenements of New York City to help us get ready for our trip. All I keep thinking is what an exciting year this is!
We will take the train to Penn Station. We will walk 35 blocks to the Tenement Museum. On the way we may stop at FIT to see a new exhibit by graduate students on the history of the leather biker jacket and its impact on current fashion. We will have lunch before our appointment. Our visit will include a talk about people who live in tenements and then a visit to an actual apartment where an actor will greet us and talk to us about her life and family. We will leave the museum and head back to the village where we will eat at the Ghandhi Cafe. We will stop at Washington Sq., Park on the way. After dinner we will take the subway back to Penn Station. We will get Krispy Kreme donuts and wait for the train to take us back to Middletown.
We have been busy working on Doodle for Google designs. This year's theme is "If I could invent something to make the world a better place it would be…." The class brainstormed world problems then discussed what you would need to invent to improve the situation. We have looked at current inventions being worked on and breakthroughs in scientific research. We are watching the PBS series Making Stuff and various TED talks that highlight innovations in science and design. We looked at various everyday objects and tried to think how we might repurpose them and what attributes make them suitable for that purpose.
We read The Lorax in connection to possibly applying for a grant being offered through the Lorax Project to "spruce up" the library. The children also made drawings of how to create comfy reading spaces on the loft and floor.
Thank you to all the parents who attended graduate night. As always it was wonderful to see our graduates. They do such a great job of sharing their experiences and answering questions so openly and honestly.
Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather as they really want to be outside at lunch and snack.
As I sit to write today's bulletin, I have just watched my daughter, my first born, pull out of the driveway for the first time by herself. I have been driving with her for a year, and I know that she is a good driver, and is ready, and I'm not feeling worried. But the emotional piece of watching her leave was harder than I thought. Although a child's life is full of steps of independence, and therefore steps away from parents, this by far feels like the biggest. In another year and a half, she will leave for college. As cliché as it sounds, enjoy every minute with your children; the time truly does pass by in a wink.
The class is very excited to have parents come to view their bird project. They have all worked incredibly hard, and I am as excited as they are for you all to see what they have accomplished. As the email invitation stated, our bird project presentation will be tomorrow. Please let me know if you will be able to come. And if you cannot come, please let your child know so that they are not waiting for you. Grandparents, siblings, etc. are welcome as well.
We have begun preparations for our whole school play, The Boisterous Bard. The children have watched a parts of the video of the play that was made 10 years ago. This has given them an idea of the role that the little class will play. They have started rehearsing a couple of songs that they will be singing. Each child will also be given a line from one of Shakespeare's sonnets to memorize. I will let you know if there is anything that you need to do at home with your child as we go forward.
We started our new project today. It is a project centered on Shakespeare's life and times. We will look at the clothing, music and dance, children's lives, food, theater, etc. The children have been so interested in learning about lives of the past through our reading of the stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie series), so I thought learning about people's lives from another time period would interest them.
With today's bulletin is a copy of the DVD of our Midsummer Night's puppet show. A huge thank you to L (in the older class) for putting together our video. And another thank you to Debbie for donating the DVDs for me to make copies. We hope you all enjoy it!
Also attached to the bulletin are the questions for our next show and tell that I told you all about in a recent email. I think it will be interesting, and hopefully something that you will enjoy doing with your child.
I look forward to seeing parents next week as we wrap up conferences. And tomorrow for our bird presentation.


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For the amazing 41st Anniversary, we teamed up with REMAINS.space to put together some amazing artwork for you. They created a beautiful woodblock print, using black and red ink, to celebrate with us.
This print was carved by hand on a block of Japanese maple, and the ink applied separately to print everything all at once. We talked to Kerim Hudson, the head of REMAINS.space for a little more information.
Ross: Why did you choose to do a woodblock print?
Kerim: I thought the Woodblock would be very fitting, as it is a traditional Japanese technique of printmaking, and with the USS Indianapolis sinking after being hit by a Japanese torpedo it created a strong connection between the artistic style and the topics covered in the film.
Ross: How long did it take you to carve the block?
Kerim: The text is always difficult to carve which can make the print take longer, but I spent approximately 20 hours carving this board trying to capture some of the details in the waves and to make sure it was a strong visual.
Ross: Have you seen Jaws? What are your thoughts on the movie?
Kerim: I always remember watching snippets of it but don't think I've ever sat down and watched the whole movie in one go. It's one of those cult films that people seem to love or hate, but its definitely a strong film. When I was looking through The Daily Jaws Instagram, I totally got a new appreciation for the film and understanding the context of when the film was made and the series of hurdles they had to overcome. I've really just got to find some time to sit down and watch it!
Ross: You definitely should! Could you explain a little more the design you put together for us?
Kerim: Sure. As I said previously, the Woodblock relief printmaking method is a Japanese art form that goes back centuries, and many people tend to be most aware of the work of Hokusai, especially his "Great Wave" print. Hokusai was a strong inspiration within this print as well, with the clouds and the waves being referenced from some of his work. I wanted to try and capture a strong part of the film without giving too much away in the print, which is why I focused on the shark being the focus but also with some key elements of the film in the background.
Ross: Well, thank you. We appreciate what you've done for us here. Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Kerim: Not a problem. I think that what you guys are doing here is great and you've got a really strong community sense, and I really look forward to working with you again in the future.


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import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;

/**
 * ElasticSearch models most operations as actions, and many (all?) actions can often be chained into a bulk request.
 */
@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY, property = "@class")
public interface JresBulkable {

    /**
     * @return bulk command
     */
    Object getAction();

    /**
     * @return (optional) payload of action, e.g. index operation is followed by the document to be indexed
     */
    Object getPayload();

    /**
     * @return target ElasticSearch index
     */
    String getIndex();

    /**
     * @return target ElasticSearch type
     */
    String getType();

    /*
     * @return target document id
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * In jackson serialization, the darned @JsonTypeInfo annotation is not dynamically looked up based on runtime type,
     * but declared type. In the case where JresBulkables are type-erased (such as in collections) the declared type
     * becomes effectively Object which means no @JsonTypeInfo. The serialization includes no type information.
     * Jackson could have easily examined the runtime types for @JsonTypeInfo annotations, but they
     * just didn't. So subclasses must implement this 'special' property to be picked up on the other end for
     * proper polymorphic deserialization.
     *

     * Realize that this means Jackson deserialization has NO issues with finding the @JsonTypeInfo annotation on a
     * type-erased generic type. This is only a workaround for the shortcoming of the serialization side.
     *
     * @return the fully-qualified name of the sub-class
     */
    @JsonProperty("@class")
    String getJsonTypeInfo();
}


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Q: Fastest way to update a fresh Windows 7 I would like to bring my Windows 7 installation up-to-date in a few hours without human intervention.
Currently (even with automatic updates enabled), these problems arise:

*

*Some updates require restarting (before newer updates can be installed)

*Winwdows Update only checks for new updates every 24 hours (at a certain (configurable) hour)

In practice this means I have to:

*

*manually click check for updates (or wait up to 24 hours)

*sometimes (for optional updates) click install updates

*sometimes restart manually (or wait at least 10 minutes)

Possible solutions:

*

*manually downloading from https://catalog.update.microsoft.com? (but the 700+ packages and only 25 packages shown per screen make this too cumbersome)

*WSUS? (but this is a home-PC (or Virtual Machine) not in a domain + where would I run the WSUS-server?)

*...?

A: The WSUS Offline Update program is what you need:
http://download.wsusoffline.net/
It will download all updates for your selected operating system from Microsoft servers and compile them into an ISO, which you can then burn to disk and run on your machine to install them all. The best part is it has an auto reboot and login option which means you can leave it unattended to install everything in one go.

A: If it's just one PC, for one time, I would go with the manual update. You can do that while you're using the PC. Just a few clicks and restarts, and you're done.
If you don't have a domain and multiple PCs, it's still possible to create images with all updates installed for rolling out on multiple PCs with DISM, ImageX, WinPE and so.
If you're just looking for a way to install updates on multiple PCs offline, you can give WSUSOffline a try. But with that you still have to download the updates once, and that's not fully automatic. Installing the updates on the target machine doesn'T require lots of interaction, though.
For completeness sake:
If you have multiple computers and a domain/company environment, I'd use WDS and Imaging for setting up the PCs with already installed updates, and use WSUS for ongoing updates.

A: This question may fit better on Superuser.
In a corporate environment the thing you are looking for is Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. It consists of several tools for creating images and deploy them over the network including Windows Deployment Server. An installation without human intervention is called Zero Touch Deployment in Microsoft-speak. You can read about it here
But you need additional infrastructure for this so it won't fit your home network requirements. The fastest way there would be Slipstreaming. That means you integrate the updates into the install media. Some third party software is needed for that because this is not supported by Microsoft.
Checking for updates: ther is a CLI command for that wuauclt
wuauclt /detectnow

Initiates a detection event to the assigned update services (Windows Update or WSUS).

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Q: @tailwindcss/forms plugin not working with React I am trying to use the tailwindcss plugin forms, so I've installed it via npm using npm install @tailwindcss/forms and added the dependency in the forms section of my tailwindconfig @tailwindcss/forms with plugins: [ require("@tailwindcss/forms") ]. According to https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-forms it must now be active, and it does seem to be installed - at least I don't get an error after starting the server. Hoewever, when styling some checkboxes e.g. with <input type="checkbox" class="rounded text-pink-500" /> the styles are not applied.

A: In tailwind.config.js modify plugin to use class strategy.
// tailwind.config.js
plugins: [
 require("@tailwindcss/forms")({
   strategy: 'class',
 }),
],

and add form-checkbox class to input element.
<input type="checkbox" class="form-checkbox rounded text-pink-500" />

This method worked for me.

A: The trick was pretty simple for me. it required an individual installation for forms.
npm install @tailwindcss/forms - did the trick. Hope it helps someone!


Game changer in our house. Splurged on a fancy crockpot last week. Big news, I know. Should have sent out a flyer.
My beloved crockpot. Regal, able, and ready like any good army, boy scout, or Labrador Retriever.
Last week broke me a bit. We've not been sleeping again. Previous memo to the boys was received and then promptly forgotten. And I've been sick. After busy days seeing patients, I didn't leave my office for more than 2 hours after I was done with appointments. Twice. Didn't even make it home in time to kiss O before he was off to bed on my "early" day. Heartbreak city.
Buying it was one of those, "Ah-ha, this is how I am going to balance my life" moments. Do you buy those things? They can be anything from an orange pair of socks to a closet organizer to a jumbo bottle of Advil to a new can opener. They feel like triumphs in life when you find them. In my attempt to eat right, lower my cholesterol, and live a long time, I rationalized the purchase of the large pot now inhabiting my kitchen. Healthy food made easy. I remain hopeful this crockpot is worthy of its post.
I can hardly wait. He may chuck them out the window, I know. I'm not entirely unrealistic.
The crockpot seemed a reasonable response to my desperate love, overwhelm with working too much, and desire to eat better/live longer. One of the best parts of the whole crockpot endeavor was my mom's elation with the decision. She's fairly opinionated (like most grandmothers can be). She tells me how to raise my kids like any good and seasoned mom. My pleas and attempts to trump her as "pediatrician" never really work. Maybe because she remembers just what I looked like when I was 4 months old. True perspective, I'm sure. And although I certainly glean all sorts of useful tidbits from her, I also blow her off at times. And then turn around and take her advice. Like any good daughter would do.
My mom has been nudging me to get a crockpot for about 2 years. Turns out, she was right.
When she heard the news last week, the marvelous happened. Kind of like the book, The Wonderful Happens. Have you read it? Do. Share it with your kids. It's a glass half full type.
The marvelous was my mother's arrival at my house with a book tucked underneath her arm. She'd gone to the archives for it. Crockery Pot, published in 1976.
This in hand, she knew she was revolutionizing my life. Recipes from her crockpot.save.me days.
I opened the book and was struck by the above rendering. It sits on the page next to the recipe for Chicken Provencal.
Don't get me wrong. Traditional division of household duties while raising kids, working, and existing on planet earth seems easier, wonderfully refreshing and ultimately productive and clear. We just don't have it that way in our house as two doctors with two loud and luscious kids and heaps of things to do. We share the chores and joys of raising our kids, the balancing of the budget, the dividing of church and of state. It's not perfect but it works for us while we protect our kids, protect our patients, and follow our dreams. And lucky for us, we still get a little help from my mom. You were right, Mom, this crockpot is gonna save me.
Mom, did you mean "Oofda" when saying "Oof" about those old school recipes? Can't take the MN out of ya. Thanks, Mom.


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package com.uber.mylib;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.function.BiFunction;
import java.util.function.Function;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/** Code that uses Java 8 lambdas */
@SuppressWarnings("UnusedVariable") // This is sample code
public class Lambdas {

  @FunctionalInterface
  interface RetNullableFunction {

    @Nullable
    Object getVal();
  }

  public static void testLambda() {
    RetNullableFunction p =
        () -> {
          return null;
        };
    p.getVal();
  }

  @FunctionalInterface
  interface NonNullParamFunction {

    String takeVal(Object x);
  }

  @FunctionalInterface
  interface NullableParamFunction {

    String takeVal(@Nullable Object x);
  }

  static void testNonNullParam() {
    NonNullParamFunction n = (x) -> x.toString();
    NonNullParamFunction n2 = (@Nullable Object x) -> (x == null) ? "null" : x.toString();
    NullableParamFunction n3 = (@Nullable Object x) -> (x == null) ? "null" : x.toString();
    NullableParamFunction n4 = (x) -> (x == null) ? "null" : x.toString();
  }

  static void testBuiltIn() {
    java.util.function.Function<String, String> foo = (x) -> x.toString();
    BiFunction<String, Object, String> bar = (x, y) -> x.toString() + y.toString();
    Function<String, Object> foo2 = (x) -> null;
  }

  static class Size {
    public Size(int h, int w) {
      this.height = h;
      this.width = w;
    }

    public final int height;
    public final int width;
  }

  static void testSort(List<Integer> intList, List<Size> sizeList) {
    Collections.sort(
        intList,
        (a, b) -> {
          return (b - a);
        });
    Collections.sort(
        intList,
        (a, b) -> {
          return a;
        });
    Collections.sort(
        sizeList,
        (a, b) -> {
          int aPixels = a.height * a.width;
          int bPixels = b.height * b.width;
          if (bPixels < aPixels) {
            return -1;
          }
          if (bPixels > aPixels) {
            return 1;
          }
          return 0;
        });
  }

  static Comparator<Integer> testLambdaExpressionsAreNotNull() {
    return (a, b) -> {
      return (b - a);
    };
  }
}


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Don't take this image of St. Patrick literally, says feature writer Carol Galligan.
Readers before continuing would do well to note that old Irish saying — "Why ruin a good story with the truth?" Or one could quote Sean O'Casey, in his six-volume autobiography, "Sunset and Morning Star," "To hell with so-called realism, for it leads nowhere." Examples follow.
Who was Saint Patrick anyway? And why is he the patron saint of Ireland? Because he drove the snakes out, or so the story goes. If we look a little closer we discover that snakes were never indigenous to post-glacial Ireland; however, according to "A Meditation on the 7-Pointed Star of Druidism" by El Arseneau, the snake was indeed the symbol of the Druids. Their septagram or ouroborus is a snake swallowing its own tail, in other words a circle or the circle of life and time. And Saint Patrick did indeed drive the Druids out of pagan Ireland, which was a land of darkness, primitive beliefs and deep-seated fears of otherworldly phantasms when he returned there, preaching Christianity. But whether he actually plucked the shamrock, held it up and pronounced it the symbol of the Christian Trinity, since it had three leaves in one, we will never know. It's hard to be exact with fifth-century quotations. And anyway, he sort of drove the snakes out of Ireland even if the snakes weren't snakes.
Then there's the charming book, "How the Irish Saved Civilization," by Thomas Cahill, his lovely disquisition on what he calls Ireland's "one moment of unblemished glory." Here he asserts that it was the Irish monasteries that, during those dark ages that followed the fall of Rome, saved civilization by copying the great classics of European literature, thereby preserving them for the then-world. Well, did they? It depends on how you look at it. In Mr. Cahill's view, there was a certain "barbaric splendor" in Ireland — the Irish were far less wild and untamed than usually depicted; he credits Saint Patrick to be "the first human being in the history of the world to speak out unequivocally against slavery." And the monks in their monasteries did indeed copy all of the then-world's great literature, being destroyed all over Europe by the Germanic invaders, and they did indeed return it to the European capitals when the dark days lifted.
Mr. Cahill does concede that Greek literature would surely have been preserved without any help from the Irish and that the Hebrew and Greek bibles were indeed preserved elsewhere. But he sticks to his guns in asserting that "Latin literature would almost surely have been lost without the Irish who went on to forge the first great vernacular literature of Europe." So did the Irish save civilization? Well, sort of. Almost.
"Purple Dust," a play by Sean O'Casey, produced by Paul Shyre and Noel Behn, opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village in 1956. In the play, and the plot is not actually germane here, an old aristocratic mansion in the throes of a "renovation" is, in the end, reduced to a small pile of purple dust. One might wonder if it is not this purple dust that somehow is liberally sprinkled over much of what is Irish — after all, why ruin a good story with the truth?


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Sunil Singh Joins Vehere as Director - Customer Support and Professional Services
Vehere, a renowned cyber situation awareness firm, today announced that it has named Sunil Singh, a highly established professional, as the Director of Customer Support and Professional Services. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and also holds an MBA degree from Himalayan University. Sunil Singh will be based in Delhi, India.
Sunil Singh has helmed key positions across some of the top tech giants and brings a plethora of experience related to leadership and management skills to Vehere. He will be helping steer the business growth globally.
Praveen Jaiswal, Founder and CSO of Vehere, welcomed Sunil Singh to the Vehere family, saying, "We are happy to welcome Sunil Singh and I am looking forward to work with him closely. His rich experience with various market-leaders and industry-veterans will further strengthen our efforts and help us achieve newer feats in the future."
Prior to this, Sunil Singh was the General Manager of Aqsacom, Dubai, overseeing its Middle Eastern, Asian and African markets. Earlier, he spearheaded ADNA Solutions Pvt Ltd as its Founder and Director. In an extraordinary and long-spanning career, Sunil Singh has been associated with reputed domestic and global firms.
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Swisse Launches Melatonin and Biotin Gummies and Plant-Based Protein in India


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How Are Tires Made?
Sugar and spice and… wait. No, it's rubber and plastic and high-tech synthetic polymers!
byChris Teague| UPDATED Aug 5, 2021 3:28 PM
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If you're like us, you spend an unhealthy amount of your precious time thinking about tires. If you're like everyone else, you probably only consider your tires when they're causing you problems or when they need to be replaced. But even if they're the last thing on your mind, tires are a critical component of automotive design that has changed the way we travel in vehicles of all types, so it's worth taking the time to learn about them.
Throughout the past twelve decades or so, tires and automobiles have come a long way, to say the least. The rubber you drive on every day is similar in many ways to the tires of years ago, but new technology and safety requirements have pushed modern tire design into the fascinating territory. Tires are capable of improving the handling, safety, and ride quality of your car, so the Guides & Gear editors from The Drive are here to help you understand the basics of how they're made. We consulted the professionals at Michelin to help explain how they're constructed, what they're made of, and how they've changed throughout the years.
The Drive and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Read more., Goodyear
Let's get rolling.
A Primer on Tires
Put simply, tires are rings of rubber that fit around a vehicle's wheels to cushion the vehicle from the road and help keep it under control. Tires are the only parts of a vehicle that are actually designed to touch the pavement. Though there are many types of tires, the most common for passenger vehicles are pneumatic tires, which are inflated with air or gas to maintain pressure. Most tires today are radial, which means that the cords and internal components are aligned to be perpendicular (90 degrees) with the driving direction.
It's important to note that tires are not a monolithic group. There are different types, each with a specific function and purpose. Racing tires, for example, are designed to provide maximum grip and cornering performance at the expense of all else (ride quality and longevity, mainly), while passenger car tires are designed to give the vehicle a smooth and quiet ride, good fuel economy, and reasonable safety.
How Did Modern Automotive Tires Come To Be?
Although we can't go back in time to meet the people who invented the wheel, we do know when modern-style pneumatic tires were first put to use. The first pneumatic tires were developed in the mid-1800s by a guy named Rober William Thomson, but weren't affordable or practical enough for mass production. In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop developed a pneumatic tire for bicycles that is credited as the first widely available model. Though Michelin developed a tire for the automobile, it wasn't durable enough to be sold and didn't take off. It took until 1911 for a tire with an air-filled inner tube to have success.
As everyone preferred some impact protection, pneumatic tires became the norm. Treads were then added in the early 1900s, and tire tech progressed quickly from there, though not without some fairly horrible prospective paths along the way. The DuPont Company developed a commercially viable synthetic rubber in the early 1930s, paving the way for the natural and synthetic mix that's still the preferred method for making tires today.
Since the first tires in the late nineteenth century, tires have been developed for specific applications, including tubeless tires, radial tires, run-flat tires, winter tires, and mud tires, among many others. With the realization that tire production and subsequent disposal or recycling is having a significant and negative impact on the environment, tire manufacturers are trying to shift their focus to ensuring that their tires and the processes that build them are doing as little harm as possible. Tire giants like Michelin, for example, have launched elaborate long-term sustainability initiatives that involve sourcing as many recycled and bio-sourced materials as possible. Michelin says that its modern tires are made from over 200 components and materials and notes that it has invested in an in-house technology incubator to find ways to convert as many of those components to sustainable and recycled materials—certainly a tall task.
Another apsect of that focus on environmental issues has been to turn the topic of a tire's rolling resistance into a primary focus of development in recent years. For electric vehicles and hybrids, the tires are designed to find a balance between performance and grip and rolling coefficient levels that help improve total range.
Perhaps the most impactful innovation that continues today, however, is the radial tire. Radial tires feature steel belts and plies, which are composed of rubber-coated steel. The plies are arranged radially around the tire and allow for better flexibility, comfort, and efficiency. Before we get into how modern tires are made, though, let's dive into their anatomy.
Tires are pressed into molds to give them shape and add details., Michelin
The Anatomy of a Typical Radial Tire
Here's the breakdown of the major parts of an average radial tire:
Inner liner: An innertube made of synthetic rubber that maintains the air pressure
Carcass ply: Thin textile cords affixed to rubber that provide structure and support
Lower bead area: Located at the exterior "edges," this is where the tire holds onto the wheel when rolling over the ground
Beads: Each wheel features two beads, or circular metal wires, that maintain an airtight fit with the rim of the wheel and keep the tire seated
Sidewall: The outside-facing section of the tire that protects it from curbs and other damaging exterior forces
Casing ply: Providing a majority of the strength of the tire, the casing ply is made of up a bunch of tiny metal cords
Cap ply: What Michelin also calls the "zero degree belt," the cap ply is made of rubber-covered reinforced nylon cords and maintains the tire's shape while reducing heat
Crown plies: The structural base of the tread
Tread: The tread is the pattern seen on the flat outside portion of the tire. This not only creates traction and grip on the road, it also helps remove any water and dirt from the tire's surface.
How Are Modern Automotive Tires Made?
In general, the assembly line process starts with mixing and combining raw materials. From there, it progresses through various stages to form the tire and bond various components, such as the treads and sidewalls, together. The final stage involves curing the tires to harden the rubber and set in final details, such as branding and tire size information. Let's break each down.
Materials Selection
Depending on the type of tire and its purpose in life, different rubbers, pigments, oils, and additives are selected to create the desired characteristics. This mix ends up being somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 percent natural rubber and 25 percent synthetic rubber, with the rest of the tire being made of metals and other materials. Michelin notes that its tires contain numerous chemical agents that give various tire qualities such as low rolling resistance or ultra-high grip.
Even in today's automation-heavy world, there are still parts of tire manufacturing that rely on human hands. Michelin says that its tires progress through both hand-made and automated processes, and notes that when necessary, it invents its own manufacturing machines and techniques. Tire production begins by mixing the ingredients together, which yields a homogeneous black mixture of tire goo. Computers monitor and control this process to ensure consistency among the huge numbers of tires being produced. The mixture then moves to other machines to be processed into various tire parts.
Assembly continues when an inner liner is placed inside the tire. Since there are no tubes in modern automotive tires, this air- and moisture-resistant material takes its place. Belts and plies are added next, which are made from steel and other materials. To ensure a tight fit with the wheel, bronze-coated steel wires are added to the tires' sidewalls. The tire components are placed in position and then pressed together to create "green" tires.
Before curing, tires are called "green" tires, and need to be heated to complete the molding and building process. The tires are placed into a mold and are either inflated or pressed against it, which gives the tire both a tread pattern and sidewall stamping. After the molding is complete, tires are heated to a high temperature—usually 300 degrees Fahrenheit or more—for up to a half-hour. This process vulcanizes the tire, which hardens the rubber and helps cure it. Specialty tires, especially large off-road and heavy machinery tires, can take much longer to cure.
Snow tires are made from special rubbers and materials that allow them to provide grip in winter weather., Michelin
Testing and Quality Control
Tire manufacturers each have their own proprietary testing methods, but the process sometimes involves grabbing a random selection of tires rolling off the assembly line. The tires are tested on the road, cut into to check for consistency and imperfections, and x-rayed.
FAQs about How Tires Are Made
You've got questions, The Drive has answers!
Q: How long do tires last?
A: This will greatly vary and depend on driving conditions, driving habits, and type of tire, but the general rule is that tires could last up to 5-6 years. For more information on tire care and maintenance, visit our article, How Long Do Tires Last and When Should I Replace Them?
Q: Is natural rubber used in tires?
A: Yes, though the amount is different for every tire. In general, tires today contain around 20 percent natural rubber and 25 or so percent synthetic rubber. Metal and other materials make up the remaining tire materials list.
Q: What do the numbers on the side of my tire mean?
A: We assume you're asking about the string of text that starts with "P." This is a designation of your tire size. If you see P225/65R17 on the side of your tire, it means this:
P - This means P-Metric, which is a standard used in the U.S. for tire sizes.
225 - This is your tire's width in millimeters.
65 - This is your tire's aspect ratio, which is a comparison of its sidewall height to the width. In this case, the sidewall is 65 percent of the tire's width.
R - This stands for radial, which are tires that feature layers running radially across them.
17 - This is the size of your car's wheels. This tire fits 17-inch wheels.
Q: Are cheap tires bad?
A: While cheap tires are not universally bad, there's a reason high-end tires cost more, and it's not just branding. Cheap tires may contain less rubber or may be constructed with a mix of materials that don't give them the longevity of more expensive tire models.
Q: What does the mileage warranty on my tires mean?
A: Your tires' mileage warranty means that the manufacturer will cover them against defects for the duration of that warranty and that the company expects its tires to last at least as long as the warranty under ideal conditions. This does not mean that only getting 25,000 miles out of a 50,000-mile tire will net you a new set of tires if you complain. It means that, after an inspection, you may be entitled to a new set of tires at a prorated price, which will depend on how many miles you have left on the warranty. If you failed to rotate the tires or take care of them properly, you can expect some pushback when trying to make a warranty claim.
Fun Facts About Tires
You know you want more tire manufacturing facts!
At some point in the 1960s, Goodyear felt it would be neat to make an illuminated tire, which featured transparent rubber and lighting. The tires were paraded around on vehicles such as the Dodge Polara and Chrysler Silver 300 at the time but never went on sale.
Tire rubbers are generally white in color and have to be darkened with carbon black.
Run-flat tires are fairly common, but tire manufacturers have shown off prototype models that don't use air at all. Michelin offers Tweel tires, which are airless radial tires that replaces the entire wheel/tire setup. They are currently offered for UTVs and some heavy equipment, but the company has developed and shown off automotive prototypes.
A Michelin engineer told The Drive that his dream tires would be ones that could communicate with a vehicle, which means that a vehicle would be able to adjust its performance to the specific tire it's wearing at any given time.
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Jane Fonda Gets Arrested for 4th Time in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress and activist Jane Fonda spent a night in a local jail after her fourth arrest in as many weeks while participating in a climate change demonstration on Capitol Hill.
The 81-year-old Oscar winner was among more than 40 people arrested Friday while sitting in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building. A spokesman for Fire Drill Fridays, Ira Arlook, says Fonda was the only one who spent the night in jail, her first as part of the ongoing demonstration.
Arlook says Fonda appeared in Superior Court about 1 p.m. Saturday and was released.
Fonda has said she plans to get arrested every Friday as she advocates for reducing the use of fossil fuels. A rally with speakers on various climate-related topics precedes the civil disobedience.


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