China and Russia should continue to maintain their high-level strategic coordination within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Chinese President Xi Jinping said in the southwestern Russian city of Ufa Wednesday.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The two countries, Xi said, should jointly direct relevant mechanisms to deepen cooperation, take effective measures in tackling such challenges as terrorism and drug trafficking and maintain regional security, so as to enable the SCO to play a bigger role in safeguarding the common interests of all countries in the region.
Xi suggested the two sides take the SCO as an important platform to dovetail China's Silk Road Economic Belt initiative with Russia's aspiration under the Eurasian Economic Union framework, expand room for their practical cooperation and facilitate development, cooperation and prosperity of the whole Eurasian continent.
Xi recalled his last meeting with Putin in May when the two heads of state jointly attended the celebrations in Moscow marking the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War and called for global efforts to safeguard the results of the WWII victory and international justice.
He added that back then they agreed to connect China's construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt with the development of the Eurasian Economic Union, prioritizing cooperation in such areas as investment, finance, energy, aviation, space, construction of high-speed railways and other infrastructure, and the development of Russia's Far East region.
Now, Xi noted, the host of important consensuses he and Putin reached are being carried out by relevant departments of the two governments, and tangible results have already been achieved in some new cooperation fields.
Noting that China and Russia enjoy strong complementarity in economic structure, assorted cooperation areas and enormous markets, Xi called upon the two sides to deepen their economic and trade cooperation, continue to vigorously improve trade structure, explore new sources of growth, speed up the implementation of strategic cooperation projects and build high-quality platforms for their cooperation.
The two neighbors should strengthen people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, and earnestly prepare the China-Russia Year of Media Exchanges program, so as to boost mutual understanding and friendly cooperation between their media setups, Xi said.
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He urged all parties to cement cooperation with stronger confidence and jointly work for a closer, more comprehensive, and firmer partnership among BRICS countries.
China endorses the positive signals sent by the BRICS nations to the world that they will safeguard the results of the WWII victory, promote world peace and security and push forward the democratization of international relations, as well as their important role in improving global governance and reinforcing multilateralism.
The BRICS countries, Xi said, should beef up economic cooperation, step up the establishment of the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement and jointly forge a community of common interests.
Xi also suggested the BRICS nations maintain close coordination on major issues concerning global governance, including the post-2015 development agenda, climate change talks, the International Monetary Fund reform, counter-terrorism and cyber security, in a bid to safeguard the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
Putin, for his part, said he was delighted to receive Xi in Ufa only two months after their last meeting in Moscow.
The comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Russia and China has been going through in-depth development, featuring closer exchanges in all sectors and positive cooperation in international affairs, Putin said.
The economic and trade ties between Russia and China have become increasingly important, said Putin, noting China has become Russia's largest trading partner and the two sides have made further progress in cooperation in financial sectors.
Stressing that Russia has been actively involved in the preparatory work of the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Putin said the two countries have witnessed steady progress in their cooperation in infrastructure, energy, space, new and high technology, and other areas.
The decision to align China's Silk Road Economic Belt initiative with Russia's aspiration under the Eurasian Economic Union framework will surely instill strong momentum into bilateral economic cooperation, said Putin.
People-to-people exchanges between Russia and China help promote mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, the Russian leader said, while echoing Xi's call to make good preparation for the Year of Media Exchanges program.
Putin proposed that Russia and China beef up coordination within the SCO and BRICS frameworks, so as to jointly enable the two blocs to promote unity and cooperation among the member states and play a key role in issues of their common concern.
Speaking at a press briefing in Ufa, Gui Congyou, deputy director-general of the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Xi and Putin exchanged their views on global and regional issues of common concern.
The two leaders, Gui added, agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields and keep the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between their countries running at a high level.
Xi arrived in Ufa, capital of Russia's Bashkortostan Republic, earlier Wednesday to attend the seventh BRICS summit and the 15th meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council.
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In the rather confined space of Woodbury's library courtyard, red bricks and empty tables surrounded Emi Motokawa. This petite Asian American artist dressed in a gray cardigan exuded a quiet, self-assured nature. The soft and gentle patter of water from a small nearby fountain was a soothing backdrop to Emi's thoughtful voice as she laid out her pop artwork on the chairs and tables. I looked around at all the pieces arranged as if they were part of a little private outdoor art gallery and realized an interesting point: With a unique mix of hip hop, anime, and Buddhist concepts integrated into many of her paintings, Emi proves that diverse cultural concepts can be connected in more ways than we think.
Emi is an artist residing in Monterey Park whose work can generally be characterized by figures with huge, alluring, doll-like eyes that seem to stare right back at you from the canvas. In 2016, Emi was selected by the LA Metro to create a painting depicting her interpretation of Monterey Park, which was then displayed on Metro's trains and buses all across LA County. She adds a playful twist to Buddhism with the intention of "tickling your soul" and putting a smile on your face.
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That's a very good concept! You brought a lot of your paintings today. Are all of these ones a series [referring to a set of small glazed paintings]?
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US President Donald Trump vowed to do everything he can to achieve a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians after meeting President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
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Q: Assistance needed with this if/else: linear equation assignment for school Problem: Write a program that solves the linear equation for x, where ax = b in integers.
Given two user inputs, a and b (a may be zero), print:

*

*a single integer solution for x if it exists or

*"no solution" or

*"no integer solution" if the answer is a floating point number or

*"many solutions"

How can I solve this using if elif and else statements? Here's my code so far:
a = int(input())
b = int(input())

if a == 0 and b == 0:
  print("many solutions")
elif b //a == 0:
  print(b // a)
elif b//a != 0:
  print("no integer solution")
elif a== 0 and b!= 0 or b==0 and a!=0:
  print("no solution")

A: In your 'elif' statements, you have given:
elif b //a == 0:
    print(b // a)
elif b//a != 0:
    print("no integer solution")

The operator '//' is used for integer division i.e. leaving no remainder. Hence the elif statement will always execute.
I assume you're checking the remainder. For that use '%'. This returns the remainder

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print:

*

*a single integer solution for x if it exists or "no solution"

*or "no integer solution" if the answer is a floating point number

*or "many solutions".

Let's first think about the math: You have the equation a*x = b and you want to find x. The first step is to solve this equation on paper so that you get it to the form x = ....
Now you will have a division in there. And divisions are always risky because if you divide by zero, you will get a ZeroDivisionError. So In the program, I would first of all handle that case. Think about what it should do when that variable is indeed zero.

so i dont know in what condition would x have 1 solution in this linear equation

In most cases. The only reason to have more or less than 1 solution is if either a division by zero happens or there is no integer solution at all.
To check if there is an integer solution, you can use the modulo operator. Or you could compute the integer result and then compute it backwards again to see if you get the result that was your input.
To code this, I think you have understood how if and elif work. Just make sure you have the same number of whitespace in front of the indented lines that should be at the same level. Otherwise it will probably not run.

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I mentioned that Vancouver is a beautiful city with a lot of green space to enjoy, one of these spaces is the impressive Stanley Park, offering residents and visitors the opportunity to walk in a forest on the edge of downtown. There are numerous walking and cycling trails throughout and around the park and offers quite a diverse view – coniferous forest, wetlands, lakes and beaches. The park is a delight to walk in, and is reasonably well signposted throughout. We spent a few hours wandering various trails starting on the northern shore of Lost Lagoon north to Point Prospect exploring the western half, then south through the eastern half stopping off at Klahowya Village, a coastal Salish (the collective name of tribes from the Vancouver area) operated space to educate visitors about First Nation culture and history. The Klahowya village offers a range of indigenous cultural experiences such as storytelling, dance and song, arts demonstrations and craft workshops. For anyone who is interested in exploring a little of the rich and varied First Nation cultures, this is an excellent first stop.
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An excellent second stop is visiting the Museum of Anthropology at British Columbia University. The MOA was founded in 1949 and is a public as well as teaching museum that moved to its current location in 1976. It contains an extensive collection of artefacts from Canadian and other First Peoples across the world. The main entrance hall presents a number of welcome posts, totem poles and sculptures before opening into a large windowed room of bentwood boxes, feast dishes, more totem poles and other artefacts. We took one of the free tours of the facility and were introduced to the indigenous art and some of the political and cultural practices of the people such as the potlatch – a ceremonial gathering, usually involving a feast, used to impart changes to law, status, property rights and other things of import. The Potlatch was banned by the Canadian government for nearly seventy years and were held in secret by some First Nation societies.
The MOA also has an incredible display called 'The Multiversity', which includes over 16000 artefacts in glass cabinets and drawers of indigenous cultures across the globe. There are three other galleries inside the MOA, a permanent display for the artist Bill Reid centred around his sculpture 'The Raven and the First men', another featuring a collection of European Ceramics (donated by Dr Walter C Koerner), two for temporary exhibits, one currently featuring modern art inspired by First Peoples, and another featuring Afro-Cuban art. There are lecture halls and research rooms, and an outdoor exhibits including a Haida House complex and numerous Totem Poles. The building is also a work of art unto itself, being specifically designed by architect Arthur Erickson.
We easily spent a few hours exploring the MOA, and I would highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the subject. It costs around $17/adult entry, and is well worth it.
Just across the harbour is Grouse Mountain, a very popular destination for tourists and fitness training. It is easy to get to with regular public transport available on both sides of the harbour. Grouse has a few trails to choose from, the most popular being 'The Grind' (a one way trail up the ridgeline), there were dozens of people gathering at the bottom to do this trail and at the top most of the fitness crowd had completed it. We opted to take the new BCMC trail (there is also an old BCMC trail which intersects with the new around half way up), which is a less popular trail and more appealing to me. The trail makes use of the forests root structure, enhancing the natural stairs with stone, fallen timbers or planks. The BCMC is almost pure ascent through lush forest that is quite clearly marked (160 main and hundreds of supplementary tags), and while only 4 kilometres in length, it would provide a good challenge/workout to most. A note though, when you near the top there will be a sign with an option to take 2 routes – keep left and don't bother with the Sun View as it is a poorly marked trail that doesn't offer anything extra aside from a view of the chair-lift and part of the golf course. There are facilities at the bottom, where you can also catch the gondola (if you don't want to walk) as well as at the chalet at the top including a number of restaurants and other activities including a lumberjack show, some zip-lines, a bear enclosure and more. You can catch the Gondola down the mountain when you are done, which offers an incredible view of the city.
Another great way to appreciate the beauty of Vancouver is to look at it from a different perspective. One option for that is to hire a kayak for a couple of hours and paddle around the harbour. We picked up our kayaks from a place near the stadium at False Creek and paddled west along the shore. From down on the water the cities glass spires rise majestically from the tree line that encircles the city, and there is beauty in the modern designs. The waves on the inlet were shallow and the wind was low, allowing us to paddle with little effort past the millions of dollars of yachts anchored there. The most common things that interrupt the serenity of paddling the harbour are the aqua buses, which are very polite to other water users, but so frequent, (and occasionally, one of the yachts makes its way across the harbour) that you have to deal with their wake, but is a small price to pay for seeing the city like this. Over the two hours we spent on the water we made our way past the Burrard Street Bridge along the Sunset Beach Park before turning around and coming back along the southern side of the harbour, past Vanier Park and Granville Island. It's a great alternative way to experience the city.
Summer in Vancouver is also festival time, with another starting every few days. This particular weekend was the Dragon Boat Festival, which offered a range of live music at a beer garden in the Olympic Village Square. Over a couple of beers we listened to Alex Cuba perform a variety of songs in Spanish and English.
We visited the Surrey Night Markets, open throughout the summer, which offered a variety of Asian foods and other stalls including of handicrafts, mobile phone paraphernalia, posters, a stage, and other activities. It was a decent market to visit but for one you have to pay to enter, there are other free alternatives that are better.
The Vancouver Jazz Festival was in full swing, offering a range of free as well as paid performances in such number that is easy to be entertained gratis for the entire weekend. We dropped by David Lam Park on the Saturday and returned on the Sunday afternoon, where they had a small entertainment district setup with a variety of stalls, food outlets and a bar.
We saw Sprïng (formerly SSRIs), a prog rock inspired band with heavy 60's British influence. Euan Burton & Occurrences, an interesting contemporary jazz ensemble both melodic and dissonant. 4=4, led by a violinist accompanied by guitar, bass and drums, played some beautiful harmonies blending jazz and rock. Lorraine Klaasen is a Montreal based Soweto born vocalist who presented South African inspired songs that were infectious and uplifting. The 24th Street Wailers, were a loud and intense electric blues ensemble fronted by drummer and vocalist Lindsay Weaver. Miami Device are a 10 piece with horns, guitars, drums, and keyboard providing some excellent funk. And The Belle Game, a Vancouver pop-rock-orchestral hybrid – not my cup of tea, but Vancouver seemed to love it.
The summer also brings the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, for its 25th year, providing performances of 'The Tempest', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', and 'Cymbeline' as well as contemporary play 'Equivocation' by Bill Cain and a one-man retrospective on the history of Bard on the Beach. The Bard's players are mostly local veteran actors, having played roles in a variety of TV and theatre, some of whom are in multiple performances. On Sunday we saw the Matinee of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
The stage is at the rear of the tent with a portal opening out onto Park. It is multi-tiered stage with a singular lounge shrouded in an ornate umbrella. The players use the entirety of the stage in the performance, sometimes bringing extra props as required. It is a semi-contemporary take on the play with the language and story being original but some of the performances being inspired by modern media and modern music to enhance the audience experience. This modernisation is both to the performances benefit and detriment, with some of the music jarring me from the fantasy. Having the portal overlooking the park is also an excellent addition, adding a naturalist perspective to the experience especially when a downpour occurred mid-performance (such a torrent that I feel the actors would have preferred it to have occurred in the Tempest).
One of the beauties of Shakespeare is that it is so malleable that it is rare to see a poor interpretation, and it is a great joy when you see a good or excellent one. The Bard on Beach provided an excellent afternoon out and is well worth taking the time to enjoy.
We arrived to Vancouver on Tuesday 17th June in the early evening and were met by Rina's family and spent the night being introduced and getting to know them.
Vancouver is considered to be one of the most liveable cities in the world with its vast array of public and green spaces throughout and surrounding the city, most within easy transit. The city is fast becoming a mountain of glass and steel, replacing its 20th century buildings with newer apartment spires, offering a view of the harbours, forests and mountains along the horizon as a reminder of why they are building up and not out. The city's cultural offerings are quite diverse, with a range of festivals, markets and activities for people of all ages.
Most of the harbours are lined with a sea wall providing excellently maintained walkways and cycle paths. There also numerous infographic signs highlighting the history of the city and the area. You can spend hours just wandering along the sea wall and admiring the view. The city is easy to navigate using public transport, which is frequent and while expensive, cheaper than the alternatives (unless the alternative is walking everywhere).
We were lucky during our stay to take advantage of the Vancouver Art Gallery's Fuse event, held on select Fridays throughout the year. The Gallery provides a variety of live performances throughout its space for visitors to enjoy while meandering through the building. They also have a bar for patrons to utilise but be warned, the lines are long. This particular Fuse, Fake Plastic, presented: Lisa Simpson – Agente Costura - with an amplified sewing machine creating music as she sewed an outfit, which was a very interesting performance piece with a true industrial music atmosphere; Nicholas Krgovich – On Sunset; House of Venus – Wiggle 20 – A preview of their upcoming cabaret show which was quite entertaining; and an interesting dance piece by Evelyn Roth & Delia Brett that moved throughout the second floor. The gallery has numerous exhibitions, there was a mixed media installation I greatly enjoyed entitled Killing Machine (2007) by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, an excellently terrifying machine.
During our stay we mostly ate home-cooked meals with the family, but we did visit a couple of locations worthy of note: St Augustine's, a boutique pub which offer a range of beers in limited amounts (displayed on screens throughout) that are constantly changing depending on supply. I tried a Red Racer Maple Bacon Ale, which was deep brown colour that tasted like hickory marinade had been added. Also the Attila the Hon-ey Ale, a lightly hued and flavoured ale.
Salmon and Bannock, an Aboriginal Restaurant on West Broadway. The cuisine is inspired by indigenous culture and food, and provides a variety of flavours to enjoy. We tried the Elk Burger served in bannock (an indigenous bread). The meat was a little dry with a light gamey flavour, but the sweet potato wedges were exquisite. We also tried their BBQ Pulled Pork burger which was exceptional.
One of the main highlights of this visit was taking part in Tough Mudder at Whistler. The drive to Whistler was wonderful, with great views of the mountains including the Black Tusk, a volcanic caldera. On the drive back we also saw a Black Bear cub on the side of the road.
We also took a road trip through Okanagan where our friends were staying at a cabin on the US side of Lake Osoyoos in Washington state. It's a 400 odd kilometre journey through the mountains, where even though it is summer, snow is still present. The lake house was a beautiful way to spend a few days – the weather was warm, the water clean and clear, and the company great. Our days were spent talking, eating and relaxing, which is just what I needed after Tough Mudder.
While we were at the lake we stopped by Old Molson, a Ghost town museum to educate about the history of towns in the area. It's a great little town with a variety of buildings, tools, and common wares from 100+ year history.
We drove back to Vancouver via Kelowna, stopping a while for a late lunch. The region is very nice, with great hills rising to majestic peaks circling vast lakes. The area is known for its produce and there are fruit stalls every few kilometres along the highways. We bought some cherries (there are places you can pick your own here as well) and blueberries, both of which were sweet and juicy.
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In Grantham, NH they have a Yankee Barn model home and the above is part of the kitchen with like a little greenhouse breakfast nook on the side of it. I just adore that idea. It's so sunny and just cozy. That model home is called the Gathering Yankee Barn Home. It's very expensive and has all the extras but still an awesome dream house.
There is a loft with open beams and the fireplace is two-sided with the other side in the dining room. I love a field stone fireplace.
The above is the Yankee Barn home cottage. It is smaller then their model home that they have in Grantham but the great room is on this side of the home with that huge window. There is a loft with the open beams and cathedral ceilings. I love the farm house porch on the front. I love everything about the Yankee Barn homes and the one called Craftsbury Cottage is my favorite of all favorites which is a modular but everything quality in it.
I would start with this home in a nice location because location is everything in Real Estate. The fireplace and kitchen would be the extras that would just be worth every cent it cost in my opinion and the breakfast nook. It would just be on a smaller scale then the model home but would make the home affordable as well as awesome.
I thought that the balcony was on the back of the house, but the house plan shows the master bedroom on the side of the house in the loft with french doors to a balcony. And there is a screened in porch on the back. You would never guess this was a modular home and affordable. It looks like something that people from down country come up here in the mountains and build where money is no object to them.
One of my favorite fashion bloggers, had 15 outfits ideas to wear for Thanksgiving. I liked the above idea.
I liked the above idea, also. The ankle boots and white sweater are kind of neat.
The above pocketbook is really classy looking and is sort of like the Hermes Birkin bag that costs $24,000.00. The above pocketbook is like $300.00 and I would not pay that for a pocketbook. I like leather pocketbooks, but never pay more then like $60.00 for them at the most. But I like the look and style of those pocketbooks. I don't like pretense, but I love a classy look. When I was much younger, I wanted the best and always thought that you get what you pay for. But not always I realize in my more mature years. When you search and read reviews, it's amazing what you can learn and find.
Above is the Birkin Bag that is from France. It costs $24,000.00, but I have seen a lot of pocketbooks that are lookalikes for under $100.00. Neiman Marcus has a bag that looks like the Birkin for $2000.00. It might even be a Birkin, but not one of the most expensive ones. Martha Stewart has a Birkin.
I like nice things but would not waste money even if I could. And I can't even if I wanted to. Oh well.
I like to watch the Food Network on Saturday mornings. There were a couple of Barefoot Contessa shows and Ina Garten had a couple of neat Thanksgiving table settings. She had pumpkin cookies with names on them for place settings.
Then Ina had orange tulips and clementines plus orange napkins and little white candle votive on one of the table settings. She got the tulips at the grocery store. She said she bought the pumpkin cookies from Eli's bakery and then wrote names on them.
Ina's second table had table runners going horizontal on the table instead of vertical. Then she had caramel filled chocolates with sea salt on top that were from France and tangerines and white candle votives down the center of the table.
Craftsy has an on line class to make embroidered pillows and quilts using a sewing machine. I have those embroider stitches on my machine but I have never used them. The class is usually $40.00, but right now it's $19.00. Love that on line class. Craftsy has just amazing classes for on line.
My favorite shopping place is now Aldi's. They have quality produce, organic and specialty foods at affordable prices. I got some of their Friendly Farms cheddar cheese there and it was the best cheese I ever bought. And it was only $1.49. They offer organic produce and their Kale Salad Blends are only $2.49 at the Aldi's I went to. Their 3 pack yellow, red and green peppers, mini cukes, red grapes, sweet potatoes, carrots, avocados and seasonal berries, melons, apples, pears and clementines are really a bargain and always fresh. Their canned goods are like .50 or .60 cents and their fit and active line which has products with reduced sodium, fat and/or calories at a few cents more. All their organic foods are a $1.00 less then regular grocery stores and they have coveted USDA organic labels on them. Their chicken sausage varieties are mostly fully cooked and $2.99 for 4 sausage and free from preservatives. Their whole wheat bread is only $1.79 and they have specialty breads. Their refrigerated cheese tortellini is really good. Also their nut butters are at a great price. You know how expensive Almond butter is at like $7.00 to $9.00. At Aldi's it' $4.99. Their Quinoa is $3.49 for a 16 oz package. I could go on and on. I do not have an Aldi's really close but it's worth a once a week trip down Int. 91 to Brattleboro or down rt 12 to Keene, NH.
Today it is cloudy and chilly outside. At least it's not snowing here yet. Have a wonderful day.


I am bedeviled with jewelry. Absolutely ardent by glittering, sparkling gemstones, my abstemiousness vanishes as I duke over my hard-earned money in barter for a little treasure. But I never accepted my amulet for jewels would advance me to buy my own assurance ring. Abnormally back I'm not engaged.
Let me explain. On a contempo appointment to Sydney's axial business district, I was window-shopping at some of my admired jewelers, pausing to adore the unaffordable items I could calmly brainstorm adorning my fingers, my ears, my neck. I begin myself in the Strand Arcade area I wandered accidentally accomplished a abundance I'd ahead browsed a few months before.
And again I saw it.
The Ring. It was breathtaking. Aloof sitting amid the abounding added riches, affliction me to try it on.
So I did, absolutely aloof to charm myself. But as I slipped that sparkler assimilate my finger, time seemed to stop as it does in cine cliches. My affection was assault so fast and I acquainted as if I was activity to be sick.
Crazy right? But I knew I had begin my dream assurance ring. It was not how I'd absurd it to attending — far from it. In the words of Kath and Kim, it was noice, altered and unusual. The buyer of the abundance sensed my burning admiration and, not surprisingly, encouraged me to buy it. But first, I had to argue my boyfriend.
Yes, I do accept a boyfriend. Jason and I accept been calm aing to twelve years — we don't alive calm but we've spent abounding weeks at a time active in aing abode travelling the world, but we are absolutely not engaged.
We've announced about alliance many, abounding times and we are both assured that's area we are heading. However as a aing acquaintance sarcastically put it, we acutely don't appetite to blitz things.
One affair I've accomplished into him over the years is how important it is for me to accept my own assurance ring. The anticipation of addition abroad acrimonious what should be a woman's best admired allotment of adornment is article I cannot fathom.
He's consistently been blessed with this — adequate actually, as it takes the burden off, abnormally back he's not a adornment person. Inconceivable, I know!
So in alertness for the day back we do adjudge to marry, I accept bags of 'ring-spiration' photos on Pinterest. I appropriately decay hours browsing the site, pinning the jewels which I brainstorm actuality angry into my actual own assurance ring. I accept photos of avant-garde rings, Art Deco rings, Victorian rings, Edwardian rings, aristocratic gems and the casual celebrity bling. Elegant corruption is absolutely my style.
Back to The Ring. Thankfully, Jason was adjacent so anon afterwards texting him "before we leave the city, you accept to arise and attending at something. I'm not joking", he was walking arise me through the Strand.
I was so afraid and was aimlessly cerebration of how the hell to advertise this to him. My apperception was abounding with an angel of a bridezilla-to-be, one of those abominable women who accord their boyfriends ultimatums, so atrocious they are to airing bottomward the aisle.
I am not, and did not appetite to arise as, one of those women. Yes, I accept a appealing bright abstraction of what my bells dress will one day attending like, but I am not in a bustle to marry.
But as Jason met me in the average of the Strand, I cautiously reminded him how I've consistently capital to accept my own ring, either architecture it or magically blunder beyond The One. And I explained, that's absolutely what's aloof happened.
As expected, he was clueless as to what I was aggravating to get at. So I said it nice and clear, "I begin my assurance ring. I apperceive we are not engaged, but I can't leave after it … I don't appetite to force you to propose, but this is The Ring".
To my acute abatement Jason saw through my affecting circuitous about how I was not insisting he get bottomward on bended knee in the bosom of Saturday shoppers and calmly assured me that yes, we would one day ally and that if this was the one, it should be mine.
As afraid as I was, I still acquainted like a ambitious wife-wannabe so in account of self-respect, I put the arena on lay-by application my money for the deposit. I accept an assurance arena and am now cat-and-mouse for the proposal.
I accept back accustomed Jason the cancellation and accordingly aegis of the lay-by, to booty out back he'S ready.
Although I am blessed to allotment this anarchistic story, the arena itself will abide abstruse until the moment comes to bare its adorableness to admired ones.
But my feel is agog … I feel like Gollum from the Lord of the Rings, cat-and-mouse for My Precious to booty pride of abode on my larboard hand. Diamonds are a girl's best friend, right?


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Adivi Sesh Girlfriend, Wife, Height, Age
Profession Actor, Director, Screenwriter
Date Of Barth 17 December 1985
Birth Place Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Home Town Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Address Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height 5'10″
Religion Hinduism
Education Graduate from San Francisco State University
Parents Chandra Adivi (father), Bhavani Adivi (mother)
Wife None
Girlfriend Supriya Yarlagadda
Marital Status None
Salary 3-6 lakh Monthly
First Movie Sontham
Award IIFA Award, Nandi Award
Social Twitter
Adivi Sesh was born on 17 December 1985 in Hyderabad, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and has also worked in many Telugu films such as Bahubali, Paw Ladies and Gentleman, one of his films Kshanam was very successful. He was also given IIFA Award for the film and Nandi Award for Best Screen Writer.
Adivi Sesh was born in Hyderabad but after that, he moved to America with his parents and did his studies and after that, he came back to India Hyderabad and started his further life in Hyderabad.
Adivi Sesh Personal Life
Adivi was born on 17 December 1985 in Hyderabad, after which he moved to California United State and after that, he also got his degree from San Francisco State University and he returned to India to start a career and started his new life as an actor, director, screenwriter in India.
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Adivi Sesh Career as Actor
In 2002, he did a small role in Sontham Movie where he played a guest role, after which he worked as a writer and director in Karma Movie in 2010, after that he acted in many movies. He worked as a director and screenwriter for many movies but he worked in Kshanam Telugu cinema movie which was a super hit movie and after that he touched the heights of success. Adivi is best known as an actor, director and screenwriter.
He has also received the IIFA Award and Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for Kshanam Movie.
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Кири́лл Афана́сьевич Мерецко́в (, Назарьево, Рязанская губерния — 30 декабря 1968, Москва) — советский военачальник, Маршал Советского Союза (26.10.1944), Герой Советского Союза (1940). Кавалер Ордена «Победа» (1945). Кандидат в члены ЦК КПСС (1939—1956). Член ЦРК КПСС (1956—1961).

Биография

Ранние годы
Родился старшим ребёнком в семье крестьян Анны Ивановны (дев. Добрякова) и Афанасия Павловича Мерецковых. Русский. С семи лет помогал отцу пахать и боронить, а с девяти — участвовал во всех полевых работах. Окончил 4-классную земскую начальную школу. В 12 лет отправлен в Москву для самостоятельного труда, где работал слесарем в мастерских Хвалёвых, на металлическом заводе Бордорфа, фабрике Лемана. Уже на первом рабочем месте познакомился с рабочими, связанными с революционным подпольем.

Работая в мастерских при «Промышленном училище в память 25-летия царствования императора Александра II» на Миусской площади, посещал в этом училище «Городские Миусские вечерние и воскресные классы для взрослых рабочих». При этом дядя Мерецкова подрабатывал гардеробщиком в театре и изредка брал его на спектакли, благодаря чему Мерецков привык к ним.

В 1915 году участвовал в рабочих сходках. Перейдя на работу на граммофонную фабрику Турубинера, где выполнялись военные заказы, 18-летний Кирилл получил освобождение от призыва в армию во время Первой мировой войны.

Судогда. Большевик
Тогда же, в 1915 году, познакомился с инженером-химиком и революционером-большевиком Львом Карповым, который направил его в город Судогда Владимирской губернии. Там он провёл почти три года — работал слесарем-механиком на канифольно-скипидарном заводе. Работая там, познакомился с биохимиком Борисом Збарским.

В 1916 году по заданию администрации предприятия поехал в Москву. Там ему предложили более активно вести большевистскую деятельность, отправившись работать на Бондюжский химический завод на Каме в селе Бондюги Вятской губернии, директором которого был Карпов. Однако отсрочки от армии там не предоставлялось. Из-за желания иметь эту отсрочку ему пришлось вернуться в Судогду.

Находясь в Судогде, узнал о Февральской революции и падении монархии. Вместе с несколькими другими большевиками образовал самостоятельную ячейку РСДРП, которая с мая 1917 года приобрела официальный статус, став судогодским уездным комитетом РСДРП(б). Двадцатилетний Мерецков был избран секретарём.

В конце года уездный комитет сформировал в городе отряд Красной гвардии, начальником штаба которого назначили Кирилла.

После Октябрьской революции принимал участие в захвате власти в городе. Был назначен председателем военного отдела местного Совета и ответственным по вопросам демобилизации старой армии.

В РККА
В РККА с августа 1918 года. Участник Гражданской войны в России. С августа 1918 года служил начальником штаба Красной гвардии в Судогде. Отряд в полном составе участвовал в Казанской операции в августе-сентябре 1918 года, где Мерецков сначала заменил на поле боя смертельно раненого командира отряда, а затем и сам был ранен двумя пулями, но оставался в бою до потери сознания. За эти бои представлен к награждению орденом Красного Знамени (получил награду только в 1928 году).  В феврале 1919 года был направлен на учёбу в Военную академию РККА, но учиться пришлось с большими перерывами: курсантов постоянно отправляли на фронт на наиболее угрожаемые участки. С мая 1919 года — помощник начальника штаба 14-й стрелковой дивизии. С мая 1920 года — помощник начальника штаба по разведке в 4-й и в 6-й кавалерийских дивизиях Первой Конной армии. и бригады. Воевал на Восточном, Южном и Западном фронтах. Трижды был тяжело ранен.

Окончил Военную академию РККА в 1921 году и в январе 1922 года назначен начальником штаба 1-й Томской кавалерийской дивизии. С ноября 1922 года служил инспектором в Главном управлении милиции НКВД РСФСР. С февраля 1923 года — помощник начальника штаба 15-го стрелкового корпуса Северо-Кавказского военного округа. С ноября 1923 года — начальник штаба 9-й Донской стрелковой дивизии в этом корпусе. С июня 1924 по апрель 1932 года служил в штабе Московского военного округа: начальник мобилизационного отдела, помощник начальника штаба округа (с сентября 1924), заместитель начальника штаба округа (с июля 1928), командир и военком 14-й стрелковой дивизии (с апреля 1930), начальник штаба округа (с февраля 1931). В 1931 году проходил обучение в Германии.

С апреля 1932 года — начальник штаба Белорусского военного округа. С декабря 1934 года — начальник штаба Особой Краснознамённой Дальневосточной армии.

В сентябре 1936 — мае 1937 года находился в Испании в качестве военного советника (псевдоним Петрович). Участник Гражданской войны в Испании, был ранен.

С июня 1937 года — заместитель начальника Генерального штаба РККА. С сентября 1938 года — командующий войсками Приволжского военного округа. С января 1939 года — командующий войсками Ленинградского военного округа.

Под руководством К. А. Мерецкова штаб Ленинградского ВО разработал и 23 октября 1939 года доложил наркому обороны СССР К. Е. Ворошилову «План операции по разгрому сухопутных и морских сил финской армии», отличавшийся несерьёзным и пренебрежительным отношением к будущему противнику. При этом оборона финнов на Карельском перешейке проводилась поспешно и поверхностно, система и характер укреплений не были вскрыты. План был утверждён, и его ошибки существенно повлияли на затягивание войны с Финляндией и на большие жертвы РККА в ней.

В течение 1939 года в одной машине с членом Политбюро А. А. Ждановым объехал всю советско-финскую границу, проводя рекогносцировку накануне предстоящей кампании.

Во время советско-финской войны 1939—1940 годов с 9 декабря 1939 года командовал 7-й армией, наступавшей на Карельском перешейке против главных укреплений «линии Маннергейма». За организацию прорыва главных укреплений «линии Маннергейма» 21 марта 1940 года был удостоен звания Героя Советского Союза.

4 июня 1940 года ему вместе с Жуковым и Тюленевым, первому присвоено воинское звание «генерал армии». С июня по август 1940 года — заместитель народного комиссара обороны СССР.

В августе 1940 — январе 1941 годов — начальник Генерального штаба РККА. Причину снятия в январе с высокой должности Мерецков в своих воспоминаниях не назвал, но есть версия в воспоминаниях начальника Информотдела Разведуправления Генштаба подполковника В. А. Новобранца:
Теперь уже стало известно, за что был снят Мерецков. На совещании Главного военного совета совместно с членами Политбюро он заявил, что война с Германией неизбежна, что нужно переводить на военное положение армию и страну. Нужно укрепление границ. Его посчитали «паникёром войны» и отстранили от должности начальника Генерального штаба, назначив вместо него генерала Жукова.

В январе 1941 года Мерецков был назначен заместителем Народного комиссара обороны СССР по боевой подготовке (формально оставался в этой должности до реорганизации управления наркоматом 20 мая 1943 года).

Великая Отечественная война
Вечером 21 июня 1941 года был направлен в качестве представителя Главного командования в Ленинградский военный округ.

На второй день войны, 23 июня 1941 года, К. А. Мерецков был отозван в Москву и арестован на основании показаний арестованных в 1937—1938 годах командарма 1-го ранга И. Ф. Федько, армейского комиссара 1-го ранга П. А. Смирнова, флагмана флота 1-го ранга В. М. Орлова, командармов 2-го ранга Н. Д. Каширина и И. А. Халепского, армейских комиссаров 2-го ранга А. С. Булина и М. М. Ланды, комкоров В. Н. Левичева, С. А. Меженинова и С. П. Урицкого, комдивов П. П. Ткалуна, С. И. Венцова-Кранца и Е. С. Казанского, комбригов М. Л. Ткачёва и К. И. Янсона и полковника Б. М. Симонова, а также арестованного накануне генерал-лейтенанта авиации Я. В. Смушкевича; кроме того И. П. Уборевич ещё в 1937 году дал показания, что лично завербовал Мерецкова в антисоветскую военную заговорщическую организацию.

Обвинялся по статье 58, пункты 1 «б», 7, 8, 11 УК РСФСР. Содержался в Лефортовской тюрьме. Следствие вели Л. Е. Влодзимирский, Л. Л. Шварцман, Б. В. Родос и В. Г. Иванов. Мерецков подвергался «физическим методам воздействия». Сестра Ольги Берггольц Мария Берггольц опубликовала записи своих бесед с бывшими сослуживцами маршала, один из которых свидетельствовал, что зимой 1941—1942 года у Мерецкова был конфликт со следившим за ним сотрудником Особого отдела, которому Кирилл Афанасьевич заявил, что ему жить не хочется и что особисты в НКВД мочились ему на голову. По свидетельству сослуживца О. Ф. Сувенирова генерал-майора А. И. Корнеева, лично присутствовавшего при разговоре И. Х. Баграмяна и С. К. Тимошенко, последний рассказал, что в личной беседе с Мерецковым на его вопрос о том, почему он себя оговорил, маршал заявил, что над ним издевались, «дубасили», а в случае дачи показаний обещали не трогать семью. На предварительном следствии Мерецков признал себя виновным. В ходе следствия 15 июля 1941 года ему была организована очная ставка с А. Д. Локтионовым, на которой Локтионова сильно избивали в присутствии Мерецкова; при этом Мерецков уличал Локтионова в участии в военно-фашистском заговоре и убеждал подписать признательные показания.

Осуждённый в 1956 году бывший следователь Лев Шварцман подтвердил, что лично избивал Мерецкова на допросах совместно с Меркуловым и Влодзимирским, а также с следователями Зименковым и Сорокиным.

28 августа Мерецков из заключения написал письмо Сталину с просьбой направить его на фронт. 6 сентября «освобождён на основании указаний директивных органов по соображениям особого порядка». Считается, что Мерецков был освобождён по распоряжению Сталина, что наиболее вероятно, однако документальных подтверждений этому не найдено — скорее всего приказ был устным.
По-видимому, сидел он в сырой, холодной камере, и когда его освободили, с трудом ходил.
 — Кто-то сообщил об этом Сталину, — рассказывал Жуков. — А может, он и сам заметил. Но только с того дня Мерецкову одному разрешалось сидеть, когда мы все в присутствии Сталина стояли.

Следственное дело № 981 697 в отношении Мерецкова уничтожено 25 января 1955 года на основании указания ЦК КПСС и распоряжения председателя КГБ при СМ СССР И. А. Серова, вследствие чего большинство подробностей дела неизвестно.

В послевоенных воспоминаниях Кирилл Афанасьевич описывает этот эпизод своей биографии кратко:
По возвращении из Ленинграда я, по не зависевшим от меня обстоятельствам, был примерно на два месяца отстранён от всякой работы. А в сентябре 1941 года получил новое назначение.

С 24 сентября 1941 года командовал 7-й отдельной армией, которая остановила наступление финских войск на реке Свирь. С 9 ноября 1941 года — командующий войсками 4-й отдельной армии, участвовал в Тихвинской наступательной операции.

С 17 декабря 1941 года — командующий войсками Волховского фронта. В этой должности провёл Любанскую операцию.

В целом деятельность Мерецкова на посту командующего Волховским фронтом в феврале — марте 1942 года оценивается неоднозначно. По мнению одних, при Мерецкове 2-я ударная армия вклинилась в глубину немецкой обороны, имела коридор и надёжно по нему снабжалась. По мнению других, Мерецков не сумел силами подчинённого ему Волховского фронта расширить горловину прорыва, образовавшегося в результате успешного наступления 2-й ударной армии, то есть не предпринял необходимых мер для предотвращения её окружения. Кроме того, уже в марте объём снабжения войск 2-й УА был совершенно недостаточным даже для закрепления на достигнутых рубежах, не говоря уже о продолжении наступления.

8 марта 1942 года заместителем К. А. Мерецкова был назначен генерал-лейтенант А. А. Власов (20 апреля Власов был назначен командующим 2-й ударной армии, оставаясь по совместительству заместителем командующего Волховского фронта).

23 апреля 1942 года Волховский фронт решением Ставки был преобразован в Волховскую оперативную группу в составе Ленинградского фронта (командующий фронтом — М. С. Хозин). Как писал сам Мерецков, войска Волховского фронта были переданы в подчинение Ленинградского фронта для лучшей координации действий (командующий Ленинградским фронтом М. С. Хозин гарантировал Ставке в случае объединения фронтов решить задачу деблокирования Ленинграда).

Мерецков был направлен заместителем Г. К. Жукова на Западный фронт, где 4 мая по личной просьбе был назначен командующим 33-й армией.

В связи с тем, что М. С. Хозин не сумел организовать выполнение директивы Ставки ВГК от 21 мая об отводе войск 2-й ударной армии, он был отстранён от должности командующего Ленинградским фронтом, 3 июня командующим Ленинградским фронтом был назначен Л. А. Говоров. 9 июня 1942 года на должность командующего войсками восстановленного Волховского фронта был вновь назначен К. А. Мерецков.

На этом посту он завершил проведение операции по выводу из окружения 2-й ударной армии. Лишь 21 июня ценой больших потерь был пробит узкий коридор, через который в течение трёх ночей разрозненные группы бойцов прорывались из окружения. 25 июня противник ликвидировал этот прорыв и оставшиеся в котле разрозненные остатки армии погибли. Командующий армией Власов сдался в плен 11 июля.

В конце лета 1942 года руководил проведением Синявинской операции 1942 года, окончившейся безрезультатно и с огромными потерями войск фронта. Впрочем, сам Мерецков полагал, что хотя в этой операции ему не удалось добиться победы, но он и не потерпел поражения, сорвав готовящийся штурм Ленинграда войсками генерал-фельдмаршала Манштейна. При этом он ссылался на слова самого Манштейна, завершившего описание Сенявинского сражения в своих мемуарах словами: «о наступлении на Ленинград теперь не могло быть и речи»

В январе 1943 года Мерецков отличился в прорыве блокады Ленинграда в ходе Операции «Искра». В том же году провёл Красноборскую и Мгинскую наступательные операции без существенных успехов. В январе 1944 года сыграл большую роль в победе в Ленинградско-Новгородской операции.

В середине февраля 1944 года Волховский фронт был упразднён, его войска были переданы в состав Ленинградского фронта. 22 февраля Мерецков был назначен командующим войсками Карельского фронта. Во главе фронта он провёл Свирско-Петрозаводскую операцию, преследование противника на кандалакшском и кестеньгском направлениях и Петсамо-Киркенесскую операцию, нанеся поражения финским и немецким войскам на Северном направлении. Великую Отечественную войну на северных границах СССР Мерецков закончил на территории Норвегии в октябре 1944 года. Был награждён правительством Норвегии орденом Святого Олафа.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 26 октября 1944 года было присвоено звание Маршала Советского Союза.

С апреля 1945 года — командующий Приморской группой войск Дальневосточного фронта.

Участник Парада Победы в Москве 24 июня 1945 года.

С 5 августа 1945 года командовал 1-м Дальневосточным фронтом, который наносил главный удар по японским войскам в Маньчжурии в ходе Советско-японской войны. 3 сентября 1945 года К. А. Мерецков был награждён орденом «Победа» за разгром японской императорской Квантунской армии и победу над Японией.

Послевоенное время

После войны Мерецков командовал войсками ряда военных округов: Приморского (с 10 сентября 1945), Московского (с июля 1947 года), Беломорского (с июня 1949 года), Северного (с июня 1951 года).

С мая 1954 года — начальник Высших стрелково-тактических курсов усовершенствования командного состава пехоты «Выстрел». С августа 1955 года — помощник Министра обороны СССР по высшим военно-учебным заведениям. С апреля 1964 года — генеральный инспектор Группы генеральных инспекторов Министерства обороны СССР.

Кандидат в члены ЦК КПСС в 1939—1956 гг., член ЦРК КПСС в 1956—1961 гг. Депутат Верховного Совета СССР 1-5 созывов (1940—1961 гг). Депутат Верховного Совета Карело-Финской ССР.

К. А. Мерецков скончался 30 декабря 1968 года. Урна с прахом захоронена в Кремлёвской стене.

Воспоминания современников

Полководческий стиль К. А. Мерецкова, которого Сталин шутливо называл «мудрым Ярославцем», на мой взгляд, отличали обстоятельность и предусмотрительность в хорошем понимании этих слов. Кирилл Афанасьевич предпочитал свои решения по фронту предварительно согласовывать с Генеральным штабом, обязательно выяснял мнение «высшей инстанции» по той или иной разрабатываемой проблеме.

Сталин называл его «ярославец». <…> В Ярославле, говорил он, такой оборотистый живёт народ, что евреев там почти нет, там сами русские выполняют эти функции, и один из таких — Мерецков.

Семья
 Супруга — Евдокия Петровна (в девич. Белова; 1899—1983)
 Сын — Владимир Кириллович Мерецков (1924—2020), генерал-полковник. Внуки: Владимир Владимирович (род. 1950), подполковник медицинской службы в отставке, кандидат медицинских наук и Кирилл Владимирович (род. 1953), капитан 1 ранга запаса, кандидат военных наук.

Награды

СССР
 Герой Советского Союза (21.03.1940);
 орден «Победа» (№ 18 — 8.09.1945);
 семь орденов Ленина (3.01.1937, 21.03.1940, 2.11.1944, 21.02.1945, 6.06.1947, 6.06.1957, 6.06.1967);
 орден Октябрьской Революции (22.02.1968);
 четыре ордена Красного Знамени (20.02.1928, 2.03.1938, 3.11.1944, 6.11.1947);
 два ордена Суворова I степени (28.01.1943, 21.02.1944);
 орден Кутузова I степени (29.06.1944);
 медаль «За оборону Ленинграда»;
 медаль «За оборону Советского Заполярья»;
 медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»;
 медаль «Двадцать лет победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»;
 медаль «За победу над Японией»;
 медаль «XX лет Рабоче-Крестьянской Красной Армии»;
 медаль «30 лет Советской Армии и Флота»;
 медаль «40 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР»;
 медаль «50 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР»;
 медаль «В память 250-летия Ленинграда»;
 Почётное оружие с золотым изображением Государственного герба СССР (22.02.1968)

Иностранные государства
 Кавалер Большого креста ордена Святого Олафа (Норвегия, 1945);
 орден «Легион почёта» степени Главнокомандующего (США, 1946);
 орден Государственного флага I степени (КНДР, 1948;
 Орден Облаков и Знамени 1-го класса (Китайская Республика, 1946);
 медаль «За победу над Японией» (МНР, 1946);
 медаль «За освобождение Кореи» (КНДР, 1948).

Воинские звания
 Комдив (20.11.1935)
 Комкор (22.02.1938)
 Командарм 2-го ранга (08.02.1939)
 Генерал армии (4.06.1940)
 Маршал Советского Союза (26.10.1944)

Память

 Именем Мерецкова в 1975 году названа улица в Москве (часть 7-й улицы Октябрьского поля) — Улица Маршала Мерецкова.
 В 1978 году его именем названа новая магистраль в Красносельском районе Ленинграда (улица Маршала Мерецкова).
 В столице Республики Карелия — городе Петрозаводске — имеются улица и сквер Маршала Мерецкова, а также памятная доска и памятник.
 С 1969 года имя Мерецкова носило Благовещенское высшее танковое командное Краснознамённое училище (расформировано в 1999).
 С 1968 года имя Мерецкова носит федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие в Зарайском районе Московской области.
 Главная площадь в городе Тихвин, также установлена памятная доска.
 Улица в городе Судогда Владимирской области и установлен портрет на Аллее Славы.
 Улица в городе Великий Новгород (ныне улица Мерецкова—Волосова).
 Улица в городе Малая Вишера.
 Улица в городе Беломорск.
 Улица в городе Зарайск Московской области. В городе Зарайск также установлен бюст Мерецкова.
 В городе Улан-Удэ есть улица, носящая имя Мерецкова. Возможно, она также названа в честь маршала К. А. Мерецкова.
 На стеле «Город воинской славы», установленной в 2011 году в Выборге, размещён барельеф с изображением Мерецкова.

Киновоплощения
 Вадим Грачёв — Художественный фильм «Секунда на подвиг». 1985, СССР, КНДР.
 Сергей Потехин — Телесериал «Военная разведка. Северный фронт». 2012, Россия.

Сочинения

 Мерецков К. А. Моя юность. Изд. 2-е. — М., 1975.
 Мерецков К. А. Неколебимо, как Россия — М., 1965.
 Мерецков К. А. Командарм 1 ранга И. П. Уборевич. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 1962. — № 9. — С.74-90.
 Мерецков К. А. Г. Д. Базилевич. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 1964. — № 2. — С.70-73.

Примечания

Литература

 Егоров П. Я. Маршал Мерецков. — М.: Воениздат, 1974. — 215 с.
 Киселёв А. Н. Маршал Советского Союза Кирилл Мерецков // Полководцы и военачальники Великой Отечественной: Сб. — М., 1986. — С. 72-135.

 Малашенко Е. И. Командующие фронтами и армиями в годы Великой Отечественной войны, 1941-1945. — М.: Вече, 2015. — 285 с.; ISBN 978-5-4444-2828-3.

 Маршалы Советского Союза. Личные дела рассказывают. — М.: Издательство «Любимая книга», 1996.

 Шевеленко А. Маршал Мерецков // Творцы победы: От рядового до маршала. — М., 1987. — С. 157—168.
 Цунц М. 3. В огне четырёх войн. — М., 1972.
 Гареев М. А. Сокрушительный удар советских войск. Маршал Мерецков в Маньчжурской стратегической наступательной операции. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 1997. — № 5. — С.12-18.

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Командующие армиями в Великой Отечественной войне
Командующие фронтами в Великой Отечественной войне
Персоналии:Волховский фронт
Советские военные специалисты в Испании
Участники советско-финляндской войны (1939—1940)
Участники советско-японской войны (СССР)
Участники Парада Победы
Члены Военного совета при народном комиссаре обороны СССР
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Сотрудники Российского химико-технологического университета
Похороненные в некрополе у Кремлёвской стены
Начальники курсов «Выстрел»
Начальники Генерального штаба Советской армии
Военачальники, репрессированные в СССР
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Командующие Ленинградским военным округом
Кандидаты в члены ЦК КПСС
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Делегаты XIX съезда КПСС
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Голам Хосейн Эбрахими Динани () — иранский философ, исследователь философии шайха Шихаб ад-Дина Сухраварди. Состоит преподавателем-пенсионером группы философии Факультета литературы и гуманитарных наук Тегеранского университета. Преподаёт философию в Тегеранском университете, университете «Тарбийат-е модаррес», Университете исламских мазхабов и Свободном исламском университете.

Жизнь и учёба
Динани родился 26 декабря 1934 году в деревне Динан шахрестана Хомейнишахр остана Исфахан. Получив начальное образование в своей деревне, он стал изучать религиозные науки в исфаханском медресе Нимавард. В 1954 году, пройдя вводный курс философии, он поступил в Кумскую семинарию. Учась на третьем уровне духовного образования и изучая фикх и основы фикха, он занялся философией под руководством Алламы Табатабаи.

В 1966 году Динани переселился в Тегеран и поступил на бакалавриат Тегеранского университета. Получив степень бакалавра, он устроился на работу в Министерство образования, чтобы зарабатывать себе на жизнь. Попутно Динани продолжал обучение до тех пор, пока не получил степень доктора наук: в 1973 году он защитил диссертацию по философии.

В 1974 году он женился: плодом этого брака стали две дочери. В том же году он начал преподавать философию в Мешхедском университете имени Фирдоуси. В 1983 году Динани вновь переехал в Тегеран, где поступил в штат Тегеранского университета.

Награды
 Включён в первую группу «Личностей, остающихся в веках» как лучший философ (2001 г.)
 Обладатель премии «Книга года 2005» за книгу «Тетрадь разума и знамение любви»
 Обладатель премии «Книга года 2006» за книгу «Блистание Ибн Рушда в перипатетике»
 Обладатель премии «Книга года 2010» за книгу «Философия и территория слова».

Труды
Динани является автором более 20 монографий и сотен статей.
 Общие правила философии в исламской философии. В 3-х тт. Тегеран: Анджоман-е хекмат ва фальсафе, 1978 (изд. Му'ассесе-йе мутале'ат ва тахкикат-е фарханги, 1986).
 Тетрадь разума и знамение любви. В 3-х тт. Тарх-е ноу, 2001.
 Приключения философской мысли в мире ислама. В 3-х тт. Тарх-е ноу, 1997.
 Связанное и самостоятельное бытие в исламской философии. Шеркят-е сахами-йе энтешар, 1983 (и Му'ассесе-йе пажухеши-йе хекмат ва фальсафе-йе Иран).
 Лучи размышления и непосредственного свидетельствования в философии Сухраварди. Хекмат, 1985.
 Имена и атрибуты Истины. Ахл-е калам, 1996 (и Сазман-е чап ва энтешарат-е Вазарат-е фарханг ва эршад-е ислами, 2007).
 Молитва философа. Машхад: Данешгах-е Резави-йе Остон-е кодс, 1998.
 Сомнения съедающего и съедаемого. Даират ал-ма'ареф-е бозорг-е ислами, отред. в июне 2008 г.
 Блистание Ибн Рушда в перипатетике. Тарх-е ноу, 2005.
 Иудейские философы и одна большая проблема. Хермес, 2010.
 Бытие и опьянение. Хаким Омар Хайам Нишапури. Эттелаат, 2011.
 Философия и территория слова. Хермес, 2010.
 Введение в «Комментарий на "Геммы"» Джанди (под ред. Джалал ад-Дина Аштийани).
 Рациональность и духовность. Му'ассесе-йе тахкикат ва тоусе'е-йе улум-е энсани.
 Жемчужина слова (Тысяча мудрых афоризмов из области философии и ирфана). Нур-е сохан, 2015 (сайт «Кетаб»).
 Загадка времени и сотворение мира. Му'ассесе-йе хекмат ва фальсафе-йе Иран, 2013.
 Высказывания Ибн Сины и пояснения Бахманйара. Му'ассесе-йе хекмат ва фальсафе-йе Иран, 2013.
 Мудрость диалога (назидательные философские беседы). Хермес, 2014.
 От осязаемого к рациональному. Му'ассесе-йе хекмат ва фальсафе-йе Иран, 2015.

Философы Ирана


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Election 2019: What the main parties are promising for Yorkshire
How will Yorkshire benefit at the election?
Published: 06:00 Saturday 23 November 2019
A Liberal Democrat government would allow authorities in rural areas to hike the council tax on second homes by up to 500 per cent, responses to The Yorkshire Post's challenge on policies to help the county have revealed.
In setting out 10 "burning questions" yesterday, the newspaper invited party leaders to set out the ways in which their manifestos would benefit Yorkshire.
The Lib Dems' policy emerged as it outlined its determination to prevent "the prevalence of second homes which price out important members of the community like nurses and teachers".
It says it will build 300,000 homes a year across England and see that new rural developments contain "an appropriate percentage of affordable housing".
The issue of taxing second homes has been hugely controversial. Last year, a move in the Dales was abandoned after a narrow vote by councillors.
Labour, which has in the past proposed a tax on holiday homes, said in its response that it was committed to build at least 150,000 council and social homes a year, with councils mandated to build 100,000 for social rent.
The Conservatives promise 1m more new houses over the next five years, with an emphasis on helping more people own their own homes.
The other issues we raised exposed widely different approaches, with the Conservatives promising that no one would ever have to sell their own home to pay for their care in old age.
It called for a cross-party consensus on the issue, a view echoed by the Lib Dems. Labour says it will introduce free personal care to help older people to live independently in their own homes. It will also cap care costs, to avoid the prospect of "catastrophic costs" for care.
On the economy, Labour said it would incentivise global companies to base themselves in Yorkshire and revitalise the region's struggling high streets by taking on the "vested interests" which it says are starving communities outside London of investment.
The Conservatives said supporting "our wealth creators" was "the only way" to fund public services", while the Lib Dems propose preventing developers from turning shops into houses without planning permission, and replacing business rates with a levy.
On the question of transport, the Tories reiterated their commitment to the east-west Northern Powerhouse Rail line, but have delayed the publication of a review on the HS2 high speed route until after the election.
Labour is committed to renationalising the rail industry, and promises "a proper Crossrail for the North", as well as "all stages" of HS2. The Lib Dems say both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are needed, as well as "significant upgrades to existing lines".
TransPennine Express ordered to improve by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and leading Yorkshire entrepreneur
The Conservatives, who will publish their manifesto tomorrow, want to see devolution across Yorkshire, while Labour says it will make directly elected mayors "more accountable". The Lib Dems say authorities with mayors should have no more powers than those without.
On education, Labour will cap class sizes at 30 and providing free hot lunches for primary school children. The Lib Dems propose to employ 20,000 more teachers over five years.
Across the rest of the agenda, all three parties would ban fracking immediately and Labour will re-establish an Agricultural Wages Board in England and "expand access to farm holdings". The Conservatives promise to match the current annual budget available to farmers, while the Lib Dems, who are committed to preventing Brexit and maintaining EU subsidies, would also introduce a "national food strategy".
Leeds United eyeing deal for ex-Liverpool man, Sunderland interested in Middlesbrough-linked Doncaster Rovers favourite plus MORE transfer news - League One rumours


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Number 17/18 Houston opens the season with 89-45 win over Lamar
POSTED: November 25, 2020 -- 7:39 p.m. CT
HOUSTON, TX (Fertitta Center) -- The Houston Cougars (17th / 18th-ranked) defeated the Lamar Cardinals 89-45 Wednesday afternoon in the season-opener for both teams. Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark combined for 47 of Houston's 89 points.
Houston sophomore guard Marcus Sasser scored a team-high 25 points on 9 for 11 field goal shooting including a personal career-high 7 made three-point baskets on 9 attempts.
"I think my teammates did a good job finding me when I was wide open," Sasser said. "Just knocking down the open shot. Practice that a lot. Just being prepared and ready to shoot."
Houston freshman guard Tramon Mark bounced back from 2 fouls in 1 first half minute with a huge 22 points and 8 rebounds in the second half.
Senior DeJon Jarreau said of Tramon, "I'm one of the guys that guards Tramon. I see it every day. He's very crafty. He can shoot. He can pass. He can get in the lane and finish at the rim. He's a very good player. A three-level scorer. So, to come out and do it his first game. First half, he might have been nervous. Getting those quick 2 fouls; but, once he got comfortable, everything just came out."
Houston jumped to a 7-2 lead in the first 3 plus minutes of the game. Then, Sasser drained 2 threes during an 8-2 Houston run stretch the Coogs' lead to 15-4 with 12:47 remaining in the opening half.
Lamar answered with a 7-2 spurt to cut Houston's lead to 17-11 with 6:36 remaining in the half.
Sasser nailed another three-pointer and added a floater in the paint during a 7-0 burst to increase Houston's lead to 24-11 at the 4:20 mark of the first half.
Sasser scored 5 more points during an 11-4 Houston run to close the half with the Coogs up 20 (35-15).
Houston (1-0) made 5 of its last 6 field goal attempts to end the half; and, Houston's defense limited Lamar (0-1 this season) to 1 for 8 field goal shooting to close the half.
Marcus Sasser scored 19 points in the first half on 7 for 9 field goal shooting including 5 for 7 three-pointers.
The Coogs outrebounded the Cardinals 29-16 in the first half. Quentin Grimes had 7 of the 29 boards. Houston outscored the Cardinals 8-0 in second chance points and 14-0 in the paint.
Marcus Sasser led Houston in the opening half. Tramon Mark led the Coogs in the second half. Mark checked into the game early in the second half. He scored his first basket in his UH career with 17:04 remaining in the second half. Mark scored 20 more points in the second half. He made 5 of 8 field goal attempts including 2 for 3 from three-point range. He also made 10 of his 13 free throw attempts and added 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal -- in 16 minutes of action.
In addition to Mark's stellar performance, Jamal Shead, another of Houston's talented freshman, was tenacious on defense. Shead blocked 4 of the team's 8 shots. By the way, Shead is 6'1".
"It's what he does. He is a ball hawk; and, he is a tough kid," Coach Sampson said of Shead after the game.
"Jamal is my match up in practice," Marcus Sasser remarked after the game. "So, I know how he good he is as a defender. He blocks shots in practice; so, I'm not surprised."
Sasser added, "Tramon is a very good scorer. He's going to help us a lot this season. They do it in practice; so, I wasn't really surprised. But, I'm very proud of them."
Houston finished the game with a 49-34 rebounding edge and an 18-3 advantage in 2nd-chance points. The Coogs limited Lamar to 15 of 50 field goal shooting including 1 for 13 from three-point range. Lamar also committed 22 turnovers in the game which Houston converted into 25 points.
"Anytime you hold a team to 30 percent and plus 15 on the boards and single-digit turnovers" Coach Sampson said. "Those are kind of our holy trinity: defend, rebound, take care of the ball.
"We held them to 30 percent. Plus 15 on the boards; and, we only had 9 turnovers. So, we were pretty good in those three areas."
NOTE: Caleb Mills, Houston's redshirt-sophomore shooting guard and American Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year, sat out the game due to a sore ankle.
Coach Sampson gave update on Mills after the game: "He could have played today. I made the decision not to play him on Monday. He, actually, had a good workout yesterday another good one today (Coogs had a workout Wednesday morning.). I think he was out 10 days. It was a pretty nasty sprain that he had.
"He had some swelling that we wanted to look at; so, we just gave him a quick MRI to make sure that there was nothing there. Last couple of days, he's been pretty good. But, when you've sat out that long, we've got other guys that can go out there and play."
Houston's next game is this Friday, November 27, at 2 p.m., versus Boise State inside the Fertitta Center in the first game of the Southwest Showcase.


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PROGRAMME 2 - ANIMATION
A DOUBLE LIFE
Studio Job, Joris & Marieke
A deliciously dark comedy about a husband and wife whose different ideas of gender conformity lead to an unexpected confrontation.
THE ACT OF BRREATHING
Hana Yamazaki
The concept of the film is based on the physical and emotional behaviour of breathing. This vital living function is manifested in an artificial and yet organic material, plastic, as well as in a human body. The film questions physical existence and movements as dance on screen, through the metamorphosis of a body.
Delia Hess
On a small planet, caught up in their own little private universe, the inhabitants perform their poetically surreal actions, which repeat themselves in an endless loop. That they are all part of a complex little ecosystem which can only function if each of them plays his or her role, is something they are unaware of.
(FOOL TIME) JOB
Gilles Cuvelier
Pedro has found a job. A rare occurence in this period of crisis. That's good news for him and his family. It's true that the job is rather strange... But the important thing is to have a job... Isn't it ?
Michel Frei
An animated short exploring group dynamics. How do we define ourselves when we are all equal?
Stéphanie Lansaque, Francois Leroy
'Cadavre exquis' invites to a visual, acoustic and odorous ballad through the wandering of a one eyed dog. In the maze of Old Hanoi narrow streets, daily life and legend mingle on the syncopated rhythm of Hat Xam, the Vietnamese blues.
EDNA - ONE OF MANY
Vuk Mitevski
North Macedonia, 2019
EDNA is animation which was inspired by the refugee crisis, where Macedonia played the unfortunate role of a transit country; in essence it is a love story set in a very unusual circumstances, told in a very abstract and poetic way.
Sjaak Rood
A man and a woman drive straight towards one another. They hit the breaks just in time and come to a standstill, facing each other. They're both too stubborn to give way to the other. A life story begins.
Flóra Buda
Entopia is a container of three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances. One of them represents the animalistic side of human nature, one of them is a consumer fulfilled with her own frustrations, and the third one is living in a futuristic room where she has to run to keep the system work. Suddenly a fly flews over the three universes and make a bug in the system. Because of that bug the three universes start collapsing and the girls are able to move towards each other.


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Q: PHP how to declare object like $foo->$bar->$car I need to use an object like $foo->$bar->$car, where $bar and $car can assume a lot of values. How can I declare it?
For example, I need to say:
$foo->{'0'}->{'a'} = 2;
$foo->{'0'}->{'b'} = 4;
$foo->{'1'}->{'a'} = 8;

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$bar and $car can assume a lot of values each.
Thank you in advance.

A: Unlike with arrays, PHP will not auto-instantiate "missing" objects for you:
Array:
php > var_dump($x);
PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: x in php shell code on line 1
NULL
php > $x[1][2][3] = 'hi mom';
php > var_dump($x);
array(1) {
  [1]=>
  array(1) {
    [2]=>
    array(1) {
      [3]=>
      string(6) "hi mom"
    }
  }
}

Object:
php > var_dump($y);
PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: y in php shell code on line 1
NULL
php > $y->x->y = 'hi dad';
PHP Warning:  Creating default object from empty value in php shell code on line 1

You MUST define each intermediate object yourself:
php > $y = new stdClass();
php > $y->x = new stdClass();
php > $y->x->z = new stdClass();
php > var_dump($y);
object(stdClass)#3 (1) {
  ["x"]=>
  object(stdClass)#1 (1) {
    ["z"]=>
    object(stdClass)#2 (0) {
    }
  }
}