Never has there been a yawning void in pirate attacks on the seas, though pirate activity has slowed a bit in recent years. Gone are the Blackbeards and Captain Kidds and other one-eyed, hooked-hand robbers who plundered ships of yore, carrying plundered goods of gold and fortune. But this role has been filled by angry young men, carrying guns, rifles, grenades and missiles. Supposedly, these pirates seek to act as modern-day Robin Hoods, distributing wealth from the hands of the rich to those of the poor by capturing vessels and holding onboard personnel for ransom. Whether or not the poor ever see a dime is unknown.
Still, pirates today evoke the same fears as they did in ancient times. And they strike often -- far more often than most realize. It wasn't until the early 2000s that we were made aware of their efforts to attack cruise ships.
Though the majority of concerns currently pertain to the Gulf of Aden, pirates can strike almost anywhere, at any time. Other hot zones include Asia (particularly in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Singapore), the Somali Coast and the Amazon River. Piracy warnings are also meted out in parts of the Red Sea and along both the eastern and northeastern coasts of Africa.
But it's important to know this: Cruise lines have prepared for many challenging scenarios, and ships are well-equipped to handle situations when pirates attack cruise ships.
What Are Pirates, and How Do They Differ From Terrorists?
What's the difference between an act of terrorism and piracy? According to international law, it is a crime of piracy when an act is committed within international waters and, thereby, outside the territorial jurisdiction of any given nation.
Waters become international past the 12th nautical mile of territorial jurisdiction, and the prescribed Maritime Safety Protection Area is lawfully patrolled by international anti-pirate taskforces.
But there's another distinction between piracy and terrorism. Piracy takes place when the motive is strictly for financial gain; pirates try to board ships with the intention of robbing them or holding the crew or passengers hostage for ransom. Precisely speaking, when an attack is for religious or political gain, the term terrorism is widely used.
Are Cruise Ship Pirate Attacks Common?
Pirates do attack cargo vessels and oil tankers, so its only natural to wonder: If you're on a cruise ship that passes through the Gulf of Aden (or other high-risk areas), what is the likelihood that pirates will attack?
In more than a decade, there have been only six reported incidents of pirates attempting to attack cruise ships, and the most recent was more than four years ago already.
In 2005, Seabourn Spirit was about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia when pirates fired AK-47 machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in an attempt to highjack the ship. They failed.
An April 2008 pirate attack on Le Ponant, a French luxury sailing vessel, was more successful. The ship (sailing crew-only) was hijacked; crew members were ultimately rescued, and the ship was recovered after a ransom was paid.
Later that month, Oceania's Nautica thwarted an attempted attack by pirates while sailing through the Gulf of Aden.
A year later, in April 2009, MSC Cruises' former MSC Melody experienced perhaps the most infamous cruise ship pirate attack. Following a late-night outdoor classical music concert, several passengers spotted a skiff heading toward the ship and notified crew members. Cruisers then began hurling deck chairs overboard to keep the pirates from climbing the side of the vessel, and the pirates opened fire. No one was seriously injured, and eventually, thanks to evasive maneuvers by the captain and trained Israeli security officers who were stationed onboard, the pirates gave up -- but not before a strange call was placed to the bridge in broken English, requesting Melody's coordinates.
Fast-forward two years; in January 2011, now-defunct Spirit of Adventure's ship of the same name encountered suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean. The captain ordered the ship to be brought up to full speed, and the pursuing boat eventually gave up the chase.
The next attempt came in November 2012, when several small boats approached Azamara Journey. The ship's captain and crew employed unspecified tactics to evade the pirates. Although it was never confirmed, it was rumored that at least three warning flares were fired to deter the attackers.
Compared to the sheer quantity of cruise and commercial ships moving through this area -- and based on the fact that incidents impacting cargo vessels and oil tankers are clearly more common -- these six incidents do not make as big of a splash.
How Do Cruise Ships Protect Themselves From Pirate Attacks?
You're never going to hear too much from cruise lines about their tactics involving pirate security. Aside from the obvious "Why tip your hand to criminals?" rationale, one reason is that there are no official regulations with which lines must comply.
Ships should have a security plan that anticipates an attack by pirates. "Planning and training must be on the basis that an attack will take place and not in the belief that, with some luck, it will not happen." Officers and crew are asked to rehearse elements of the plan.
"Early detection of a possible attack is the most effective deterrent," the IMO guidelines emphasize. Tools to offer advance warning include, among others, "low-light binoculars," yacht radar that detects small crafts, night vision devices and barbed wire.
"Ships should travel with lights blacked out, except for mandatory navigation lights ... in addition, turning on the ship's lights as attackers approach could alert them that they have been seen, dazzle them and encourage them to desist."
The use of Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs) is encouraged. Primarily used by warships, they serve as "a long-range hailing and warning, directed acoustic device, designed to communicate with authority and exceptionally high intelligibility in a 15-30 degree beam," Defense Update magazine said. In essence, it's a device that sends sonic waves out to a target, and the resulting din can cause eardrums to pop and bleed, which stuns the criminals.
Water pressure of 80 pounds per square inch from a powerful hose can deter attackers. Another tactic? "Provided that navigational safety allows, masters should consider 'riding off' attackers' craft by heavy wheel movements ... the effect of the bow wave and swash may deter would-be attackers."
Ships' officers are not encouraged to carry firearms. The rationale? "Carriage of arms onboard may encourage attackers to carry firearms, thereby escalating an already dangerous situation."
When it comes to piracy, ships are prepared for defense in a number of ways. On any given sailing, whether in known piracy waters or not, ships monitor movement in the area. Some cruise lines even contract with maritime information, research and tracking companies like Lloyd's Miu; Orbcomm, Inc.; or Global Marine Networks, LLC. These organizations keep ship owners abreast of happenings at sea. They also have the complete ability to track vessels and can show any change in planned itineraries or signs of distress. Other efforts by cruise lines to protect vessels and passengers include vigilant lookouts by officers and crew members for suspicious movement in the water, as well as consistent viewing of surveillance cameras. Bright spotlights are used for lookouts on dark nights and to help ship officials spot approaching boats. All of this occurs even when pirates are not sighted, and passengers are rarely, if ever, aware of these tactics, although many of those who have sailed through the Gulf of Aden attest to the use of minimal lighting.
Actually being approached by pirates requires a whole other range of tactics. The most obvious is a "full-speed ahead" strategy. But, captains will also conduct evasive maneuvers with the vessel -- like when Seabourn's captain created a zigzag pattern to thwart its attack -- while crew members assist in the use of fire hoses and other onboard defense devices to divert the perpetrators from boarding.
The behind-the-scenes training that officers and crew receive is intense. Piracy attacks and terrorist attacks are treated equally. The lines of communication between ships, office personnel and government authorities are constantly open. Regular crew members go through weekly drills for safety purposes, while trained experts are contracted to be onboard in case of an approach.
These contractors are trained by their respective companies and bring that training onboard. Each crew member has role to play in an emergency. Just as there are updated information and training programs for fire safety and weather precautions, there are always updated classes on operating new devices and technologies.
Certainly, most will go through their careers at sea without ever needing to use that training and knowledge -- but most is not all.
Are There People Who Specialize in Dealing With Pirate Attacks?
Crew members are trained to act in an emergency, but little is publicized about the actual security crew that all ships employ.
Most of them have had serious defense training, and usually some of that comes from military experience. Often, they're sourced from the Philippines, Nepal, Israel and South Africa, and they are already well trained before they even step onboard.
"I was walking the deck one night, while sailing the Malacca Straits, and heard a slap and banging sound along the ship's side. Walking toward the sound, I found a skiff that had successfully hooked a rope on the aft railing. When one of the attackers spotted me, he started shooting. Members of our security team immediately started throwing heavy objects at them. They also called for backup. The others arrived within minutes and started shooting back at the unexpected pirates, who had avoided the thrown objects up to that point. Dodging bullets was another story, and security held them at bay. The total event took 20 minutes to end."
What Else Should I Know About Cruise Ship Pirate Attacks?
Although the mere possibility of a pirate attack on a cruise ship makes us shiver, it's still far more common that they'll set sights on the more lucrative cargo industry, as they have done in the past.
That said, some support is available for ship operators cruising in troubled waterways. The United States, France, Germany, the U.K. and other countries have beefed up security for cruise ships (as well as cargo vessels) around the busier areas. They often work together to keep ships safe; it's more common now to see ships cruising through the Gulf of Aden, for instance, in a convoy of other vessels with protection at both ends. There is safety in numbers. Navies from various nations, as well as NATO and the European Union have all shared in the patrolling duties.
To find a complete list of areas to avoid, check with the consulate offices or websites of countries to which you're interested in traveling, or visit the ICC (International Crime Service) website. It's filled with weekly piracy reports, Maritime Bureau information and more.


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Planning for compliance with the CCPA may prove less cumbersome for larger organizations that have been forced to comply with privacy regulation across other jurisdictions. Following the Google Spain v. Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos and Mario Costeja Gonzalez[v] case from the Court of Justice, Google Spain was required to respond to take down requests for storage of personal information on their website and servers. Google convened an Advisory Council of professors, practitioners, and lawyers to analyze the implications of removal of information and the correct procedures to receive requests.[vi]While the rights triggered under this decision are not perfectly analogous and covered a very different rights regime where First Amendment implications did not exist, the groundwork to develop a compliance process has already been set in motion. While early stage and emerging firms in the tech sector with access to consumer data may be more nimble to adapt to the CCPA, complying with the law may create new impacts to the sector that will continue to emerge as the law comes into effect and the Attorney General provides greater clarity on the provisions.
As California's data privacy protections expand, key legal questions will continue to emerge regarding the applicability of California's law on technology and data collection that can be "borderless." A state by state solution may ultimately lead to inconsistencies in the laws governing data collection and privacy and have an outsized effect on companies seeking to target markets across the United States. For example, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act,[vii] governing the collection, use, and storage of biometric data requires written consent for the use of biometric data, and the Illinois Supreme Court has recently ruled that no harm, other than a violation of a legal requirement of the statute is needed.[viii] The Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs from leading American companies,[ix] has issued a policy perspective calling for a national consumer privacy regime. Their recommendations seek to create consistency and uniformity for consumers and businesses as the business of privacy continues to develop and expand.


Atopic eczema is a type of eczema fact, this is one of the most common types of eczema there are known to science! They are more common in infants and children and atopic eczema often tends to develop before the first two birthdays of your child. However, it may also develop in adults! Yes! If it is common in children it doesn't unknown the to that age it can definitely appear in adults also! It is a long-term situation in which a child or an adult suffers from skin eczema for months and sometimes a year or so. Atopic eczema has no cure as scientists are still working on it to get results for its confirmed causes and a set treatment! But don't worry you don't have to worry about some information provided by dermatologists have been gathered by us so you must read the article to the very end to get complete info about the yet discovered cures and causes of atopic eczema!
First of all, we will go through the symptoms!
If you have atopic eczema then there is one way to find it, and that is through knowing the symptoms! Atopic eczema causes your healthy skin to become itchy, dry, cracked, sore and red and sometimes it can also cause it to weep pus or dirt liquid. Some people only have atopic eczema on the upper part of their body that includes the hands, the face, the forehead, the neck,and the chest. But in some cases, it can shift to the lower parts of your body. Atopic eczema can irritate very much. In some cases, it is only visible as red and dry but very small patches in some of the body parts but in some cases, it gets visible on a large scale and can cover a lot of your body. This is indeed painful and can be very irritating.
According to recent studies and info by the doctors, they have told us that to be diagnosed by this type of eczema you have to be having the rashes for more than 6 months and those should be having a long-term appearance. This is because there are many other factors that can cause rashes and red skin,especially in children so it is confusing to give results in the result of eczema! For this surety, the doctors ask for the time frame to be prolonged before they suggest any medications.
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The exact cause of atopic dermatitis eczema is unknowns we have mentioned earlier in the start of the articles that it is still on research table and the causes and the cure is still unknown, however, we have collected some results from the cases of people who were diagnosed with atopic dermatitis that will show some of the causes. Atopic eczema often occurs in people who are allergic to substances.
It can be in your family and can be in your genes andalso it often develops with other conditions that include fevers and flu especially when weather changes.
The symptoms of atopic eczema and its causes are unknown the but there are some triggers, such as soaps, detergents, stress, and extreme weather changes. Sometimes food allergies that include fruits and nuts mainly can play a vital role in giving out the symptoms and triggering them, this happens especially in infants and children with severe eczema.
You may be asked by your doctors to note the skin changes after eating the food of different kinds. The ones that trigger your skin conditions must be immediately avoided. You must look for the causes yourself and avoid those things in particular.
As mentioned earlier atopic eczema treatment is yet to be found by the doctors. Eczema atopica is yet under study and there is no sure shot treatment of it available but there are some things that can help you avoid trigger in the symptoms and can help you heal. Allergic eczema on the face can be cured by using warm water on face to clean it. For atopic eczema baby, it is suggested by the doctors that you don't apply medications just keep the baby skin clean and it will go away in a few months. As for atopic eczema in adults, it is suggested by the doctors to notice the causes and avoid all the possible factors that are making the situation worse. After this, you have to keep your skin clean all the times and must make sure that the atopic allergic eczema rash is not rubbed with a hard cloth. Make sure you don't rub your skin dry you have to pat it dry when you have rashly and dry skin.
Related Topic: Eczema Herpeticum - Know Each & Everything About It!
Severe atopic eczema must be considered by a doctor and it is suggested that you don't use any home remedies to cure it by yourself instead go and get in touch with a doctor without delay!


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I was drafted into the Army during the Korean War, went to clerk-typist school after basic, then was shipped overseas, not to Korea, but to 7th Army Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. All enlisted men on the base were housed in barracks and each barracks was commanded by a sergeant. Our barracks commander was Sgt. Robert E. Lee Bronson. Like most of my sergeants in basic, Bronson was a Southerner. He wasn't a particularly imposing figure, of average height and build, but he had a certain force about him, like a coiled spring ready to leap at you, and he ruled the barracks with an iron hand.
My first encounter with Sgt. Bronson came just a week or two after I'd moved into the barracks. He called a surprise inspection and he didn't think my foot locker was in good enough order, something about things not being where they should and also my socks not being rolled tightly enough. "Your footlocker is in piss poor shape," he barked at me while I stood at attention by my bunk.
"I'm sorry, sir," I said.
"Give me ten," he barked. I noticed that Bronson's drawl came and went.
"It's 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce." I'd brought this book along with me by way of asserting that although I was a lowly private in the Army I was still an individual, something which the Army detested, as in "Whattaya think you are, an individual," often shouted at me during basic.
Latrine duty was as unpleasant as it sounds, but when the Captain did come around, my footlocker passed inspection.
I didn't have to ask who'd done it; without saying anything I started to put my things back in the locker. "Don'tcha have anything to say, college boy?" said Hatcher.
"No, you're not," said a quiet Southern voice. Sgt. Bronson had materialized, as he had a way of doing.
"I'll remember that," I said.
He snorted. "Get into your bunk." Then he was gone.
That was my final encounter with Sergeant Bronson. I think about him every now and then. I never did figure him out while I was in Stuttgart. I still can't, which I guess is the way he wanted it.


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Emergency planning is important for any business, and in warehouses it is particularly important.
With so many people in one location along with tonnes of goods and equipment, the risk of injury, loss of life and damage to property in the event of an emergency is that much greater. However there are very specific actions you can take to ensure that personnel are evacuated quickly and safely. One of the most important is ensuring that everyone is aware of what their roles and responsibilities are in the event of an emergency.
Any unforeseen event, whether manmade or natural, that endangers the lives and physical well being of staff/workers warrants and evacuation. This could include earthquakes, fires, explosions, storms, toxic gas leaks, or any type of civil disturbance.
Although not essential, it is also good to have alternative off site locations for essential documents or communications.
All staff must be clear of what needs to be done in the event of an emergency and what their particular roles are. This is crucial to the success of any emergency planning as it minimises confusion and risk.
When outlining an evacuation policy, there must be a clear chain of command. A trusted and responsible employee must be given authority to make decisions in the event of an emergency, and everyone else must be aware of that employee's authority.
Employees must be thoroughly trained in all emergency procedures that are relevant to them. Set aside a specific time for this during the work day. Often it can be done during morning assembly. Employees should be trained to alert their supervisors/managers of anything that is suspicious or dangerous. When it comes to handling dangerous material, rescue and first aid, this should be left to trained personnel.
Employees should know what the alarm should sound like in an emergency. Drills play a critical role here and there should be a drill at least once a year. Emergency exits should never be blocked and routes should be clearly marked. If there has been a change in emergency plans, protocols or designated responsibilities, everyone should be informed.
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"Bad Economy Creates National Void in the Workers Comp Insurance Industry."
Comp Blue will be providing workers' comp insurance to blue collar companies that are not high risk and, who have no where else to go other than the last resort, premium, state provided insurance.
James Mahon has been working in the workers' comp industry since 2004. He is familiar with the blue collar industries that are not high risk and, in need of affordable insurance.


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Список самых высоких зданий Южной Кореи — перечень самых высоких зданий страны.

Самое высокое здание в Южной Корее в настоящее время 555 метровый небоскрёб Lotte World Tower. Он был построен 22 декабря 2016 г. Пятое по высоте здание в мире. В Южной Корее в настоящее время есть три здания более 300 м в высоту. В Южной Корее в последние годы наблюдается строительный бум офисных и жилых небоскрёбов. Существуют различные крупные строительные проекты комплекс  в стадии строительства в Пусане, достигнет 412 метров. Проект , достигнет 338 метров, планируется возобновить строительство в 2016 году. Проект , достигнет 510 метров, в настоящее время строительство остановлено. А также , высота которого достигнет 553 метров, планируется завершить в 2021 году.

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В этом списке приведены небоскрёбы Южной Кореи с высотой от 180 метров, основанные на стандартных измерениях высоты. Эта высота включает шпили и архитектурные детали, но не включает антенны радиовышек и башен. Существующие сооружения включены для построения рейтинга, основываясь на текущей высоте. Знак равенства (=) после ранга указывает на ту же высоту между двумя или более зданий. В столбце «Год» означает год, в котором здание было завершено. Свободно стоящие башни, оттяжки мачта и другие не жилые структуры включены для сравнения; Однако, они не ранжированы.

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Это список зданий, которые когда-то носили титул самого высокого здания в Южной Корее.

В процессе постройки
В списке перечислены строящиеся здания которые как планируется превысят планку в 150 метров.

Предложенные и утверждённые к строительству

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Ten fire brigades - one system: information management with EMEREC
At first glance, Aurich is just an ordinary Lower Saxony county town. But in terms of firefighting, it differs from many other towns of its size: While there is often only one large, centrally located fire station in such towns, ten different local fire brigades are responsible for firefighting in Aurich. When coordinating an operation, the mobile EMEREC information management system plays a crucial role.
The municipality of Aurich covers almost 200 km² (77 sq mi) of Lower Saxony - and the distances between individual districts are correspondingly large. Furthermore, from the central districts, fire departments need more than 15 minutes to reach operations on the outskirts. This is too long for people in immediate danger.
One town, many fire departments
Since 2008, Aurich has taken a new path: Ten fire brigades are distributed across the municipality's 21 districts, in order to reach any part of the town within a few minutes. Each local fire brigade is fully equipped to independently deal with smaller operations. For larger challenges, other brigades can be alerted. Special vehicles and equipment are distributed between the various stations throughout the urban area. In sending out alerts, the EMEREC information management system from Rosenbauer plays an important role.
All information at a glance
When firefighters are rushing to an operation, they have the same information available thanks to the EMEREC Alarm Monitors (EAM): What type of deployment is this? Where is the scene? A single glance at the EAM is enough to answer these and other questions. The EAM is especially practical for the squad leader: Via the EMEREC app for smartphones, you can log in or out for individual operations. Because of this, colleagues can be aware of who will participate and determine the size of the force available for deployment. The squad leader can also quickly determine whether they need to alert more brigades. The main alert is still sent out via siren and pager, but fire department members can also be notified by the EMEREC app.
Networked activities between fire brigades
The full advantages of EMEREC become especially clear in the event of larger incidents. Through the network, all alerted fire services have the same current operational information available at all times. This simplifies the cooperation of several units enormously, and EMEREC also lightens the load of the team leader: In seconds, fire contingency plans are at hand, the vehicle rescue card database can be opened, and information on hazardous materials can be obtained.
Major fires, gas leaks, and hazardous materials
Aurich, in 2010, was one of the first fire brigades in Germany to use EMEREC. Since then, the mobile information management system has proved itself on many occasions. The fire service is sent on approximately 450 deployments per year - the majority of these being rescue missions. A particular challenge for the fire departments is presented by two major industrial companies located in the north and south of the township. Not only are chemical companies and metal processing production facilities located in the 80-hectare industrial area to the north, but also ENERCON, the largest German wind turbine manufacturer with more than 18,000 employees worldwide. Many production companies, particularly from the chemical industry, are also located in the south of the city.
In addition to intervening in smaller fires or traffic accidents, the various fire services from across Aurich are also continually engaged in challenging and difficult operations. Major fires, hazardous material spills in industrial firms, or gas leaks in schools are just a few examples. Here, EMEREC often proves itself - whether for simple information gathering, or for coordination of the various fire departments in major operations.
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Leslie James / Elisabeth Leake (eds.): Decolonization and the Cold War. Negotiating Independence (= New Approaches to International History), London: Bloomsbury 2015, XVII + 305 S., 3 Kt., ISBN 978-1-4725-7119-9, GBP 28,99
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Amit Das Gupta
Jovan Cavoski: Rezension von: Leslie James / Elisabeth Leake (eds.): Decolonization and the Cold War. Negotiating Independence, London: Bloomsbury 2015, in: sehepunkte 17 (2017), Nr. 7/8 [15.07.2017], URL: http://www.sehepunkte.de
Daniel Brückenhaus: Policing Transnational Protest. Liberal Imperialism and the Surveillance of Anti-Colonialists in Europe, 1905-1945, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2017
Leslie James / Elisabeth Leake (eds.): Decolonization and the Cold War
Odd Arne Westad's in his article on "three paradigms" of future Cold War studies [1] holds that one of the major research topics of international historiography would become Third World history and its specific correlation with the global competition between the two ideological blocs. Accordingly, this volume attempts to shed light on particular connections and relationships between these two major historical phenomena, attempting to locate where those were intertwined or mostly parallel historical currents. By stressing the term 'negotiating independence', notwithstanding all the obvious cases of 'violent independence', it seeks to emphasise that whatever course decolonization took, finally there always was a negotiated solution between non-indigenous - colonial or Cold War ones - and indigenous actors seeking alternative visions for their respective societies.
The volume discusses the process of decolonization from three different perspectives - local, international and metropolitan. Regarding the first, authors tend to put much emphasis on the influence of human agency: individuals and certain social groups, their perceptions and actions with a deep impact on political, social and economic strategies of post-colonial countries. Thereby, the volume avoids focusing too narrowly on elites and their specific role in the process of decolonization and thereafter, contributing to the overall decentralization of Cold War and decolonization studies. It proves the point that these processes should be viewed from both top and bottom, thereby illuminating the impact of both elites and ordinary citizens on the ideological, racial, political, economic, and cultural discourse over the future of post-colonial nations.
The volume contains of five main chapters. Both editors and authors precisely link the individual cases with overarching topics, constituting the essence of the decolonization process and Cold War participation: newly shaped national identity as rather fluid but necessary precondition for building and organizing statehood; sovereignty as an outright expression and guarantee of newly acquired independence both from former colonial rulers as well as from the superpowers; socio-economic modernization as a difficult and long process of injecting new contents and dynamics into statehood and transforming it into a sustainable model of existence; and diplomacy, security and intelligence as means of action and preservation of post-colonial nations in the international arena. Many of the contributors demonstrate how the specific correlation between notions of decolonization and Cold War was instrumental in shaping the destiny and future of the Third World beyond just great power politics.
Even though identity, sovereignty and security issues were and are paramount for all developing nations, as some chapters elucidate, modernization and sustainable development, nonetheless, have remained at the very top of their agenda as credible means to guarantee their future existence. Particularly the chapters dealing with socio-economic modernisation, therefore, offer new perspectives on the specific relationship between the processes of decolonisation, development and the Cold War. They put them into a much wider perspective of nation building and modernity, extending their relevance even into the post-Cold War era. Contributions by Benjamin Siegel, Simon Toner, Patrick Neveling, and Christopher Miller prove that economic assistance and cooperation, which the superpowers offered to developing countries, were a crucial part of the global competition between two rivalling visions and two models of development. To make things even more complicated, there were also two rivalling Third World economic models, namely import-substitution policy versus an export-oriented policy.
The modernisation discourse was not a one-way street in which post-colonial elites were just recipients of foreign assistance. On the contrary, they did not make demonstrations of loyalty to either of the superpowers their priority. Instead, they focused on propelling their societies into modernity and preserving them from the vicissitudes of superpower rivalry. In essence - other than sometimes claimed - economic and political ties between post-colonial nations, former rulers or the superpowers must not be considered proof of lack of true independence. Other case studies on the performance of non-aligned countries indicate that this is a complex field of history with many shades of grey.
Patrick Neveling and Christopher Miller emphasize the importance of the modernization issue by discussing the historical relevance of Special Economic Zones (SEZ), a development concept that remained rather popular even after the Cold War. It has come under criticism in various developing countries, often associated with the sensitive issue of foreign concessions from colonial times. As both authors elaborate, SEZ, nevertheless, became a symbol for economic development without outright restricting sovereignty, since the legal system stipulating its existence was regulated by the laws of the post-colonial country. Essentially, newly liberated nations willingly permitted SEZs for not being imposed on them like in colonial times. As for economic growth and benefit, indigenous actors seemed to remain mostly in direct control, ensuring that unlike in the colonial period their countries were not drained of their natural resources. In fact, most of the direct investments into SEZs eventually contributed to economic growth, thus strengthening economic independence of post-colonial nations. Nevertheless, one could still argue that technological know-how remained firmly in the hands of industrialized countries, thus displaying their economic superiority. Even more interesting is an academic debate Neveling initiates on the manner how international organizations subverted efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement to create a New International Economic Order. The former used the promotion of SEZs to establish a new international division of labour promoted by this specific capitalist development model.
In most parts, this volume provides a good starting point for any future analysis or rethinking of certain outstanding issues. Furthermore, it also prone to initiate further debates on the role of the post-colonial world before, during and after the Cold War, as it is the case with modernisation issues. As a minor downside, China and India have been overrepresented in this volume, compared with Africa, the Middle East or Latin America. These two gigantic nations, having experienced rather non-typical decolonization processes, represent interesting case studies for the Cold War power politics agenda, but not for many specific social, economic and political nuances of the post-colonial discourse characteristic for smaller and less dominant developing nations. Nevertheless, this volume serves as refreshing reminder that various Third World topics still need to be seriously addressed.
[1] Odd Arne Westad: The new International History of the Cold War: Three (possible) Paradigms, in: Diplomatic History, vol. 24, issue 4, 551-565.


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Sully Baseball Salutes Jim Fregosi
Jonathan Daniel – All Sport
Jim Fregosi died last night. There has been an outpouring of emotion for the former, player and manager over the last few days that seem to confirm what people have been saying for years: Few people in baseball were as well liked and respected as Fregosi.
There was not much that Jim Fregosi did not do in his baseball life. For 53 years, he was either a player, a manager, a scout and was a special assistant to the general manager in Atlanta when a stroke took his life this week.
By all accounts, the San Francisco native had an infectious personality and enthusiasm that made him a favorite teammate or manager wherever he went.
Along the way he had great successes and set backs. In a way, it is impossible to remember the highlights of Jim Fregosi without the lowlights.
He was an All Star with the Angels and had his number retired by the organization. But he flopped with the Mets as part of the notorious deal that sent Nolan Ryan from New York to California.
He had success with the Angels as a young manager, leading them to the 1979 AL West title. But could not match the success with the White Sox later.
As the manager of the Phillies, he took a scrappy and unkempt group to the post season in 1993 and pulled off one of the greatest upsets in baseball history when they toppled the mighty Braves for the pennant.
He never matched that success again, but left a legacy of class, intelligence and love for baseball behind him.
Fregosi showed loyalty to his players that sometimes paid off. Remember Kim Batiste made a critical error in Game 1 of the 1993 NLCS that tied the game in the 9th? Fregosi stuck with him and he hit the walk off single to end the game.
Sometimes it backfired as he stayed with Mitch Williams too long in the playoffs and World Series. But he never waivered in the post game interview in his loyalty to his players.
And maybe that is his main appeal and why is was loved. He was not a baseball God who walked on water. Jim Fregosi was someone we can all relate to. A man with peaks and valleys. He was a man with highlights we can only dream of and lowlights that were heart breaking, yet he handled himself the way we hope we all would.
Gracious in both victory and defeat, he was clearly a man who loved the game and what he gave to the game. And the game loved him back, even if that loved looked cruel.
Jim Fregosi lived a full life in baseball with dignity, humor and in a manner that did not make enemies but left many 25 man rosters in his wake respecting him to the end.
Baseball needs more Jim Fregosis. May he rest in peace.
In his honor, let's all watch the pinnacle of his career: The clinching of the 1993 National League Pennant.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 14, 2014
It is Valentine's Day and what better way to spend the day than with former Montreal Expos star Ellis Valentine?
He joins The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast to talk about his days with Montreal, his rivalry with Gary Carter and baseball returning to Olympic Stadium this spring for an exhibition game.
And I got to tell him that I voted for him in the All Star Game and his 3D card was a staple in my cereal box!
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After Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pleaded not guilty in the Arun Jaitley defamation case, a Delhi court has framed charges against Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders. With the charges framed by the court, Kejriwal along with five others will have to face trial. The next hearing of the case is scheduled to be held on May 20. It may be recalled that earlier in March, prominent lawyer Ram Jethmalani had argued the case in defense of Arvind Kejriwal. Jethmalani had cross-examined Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and had asked him over fifty questions. Jethmalani had termed the case as 'unfounded' and had requested the court to get it dismissed.
A court had granted bail to Kejriwal in the case earlier this week. At this hearing, Kejriwal had requested the court to drop the proceedings against him. The case filed by Jaitley seeks Rs 10 crore as compensation from Kejriwal and other AAP leaders for issuing false and defamatory statements against him and his family members. Kejriwal had accused Jaitley of financial irregularities that were allegedly committed when Jaitley was the president of the District Cricket Association (DDCA) between 2000 and 2013.


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Grant to a USA Non-Profit, Agency, Other for
Care Programs for Babies with Hearing Deficits
National Technical Resource Center for Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
11/10/14 11:59 PM ET
A grant to a USA non-profit, public agency, or other organization for a health care program that facilitates follow up re-screenings, referrals, and interventions for infants who have hearing deficits. The grantee will work with State agencies to provide training programs and technical assistance to improve the rate at which these babies receive proper screening follow-up and interventions after discharge from the newborn nursery.
Specifically, the focus of the Center will be to provide to state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs training and technical assistance for planning, policy development, implementing innovations and quality improvement methodology to reduce their loss to follow-up rate/loss to documentation (LTF/D), i.e. the number of infants who do not receive timely and appropriate screening follow-up and coordinated interventions.
The goals of the Center are to: (1) improve the performance of state EHDI programs in decreasing the loss to follow-up rates by 5% per year, especially in rural and underserved communities; and (2) increase to 100% the number of state EHDI programs that have incorporated quality improvement methodology and processes into their operations.
The goals will be addressed through the following strategies:
• Forming a multidisciplinary project advisory group to include family representatives, members of medically underserved populations, pediatric health professionals, audiologists, public health representatives, evaluators, quality improvement and telehealth experts;
• Identifying and exploring innovative and promising practices. Examples include the linkage of newborns to family-centered medical homes (FCMH), the coordination between FCMH and early intervention programs, the linkage to home visiting programs, and the use of telehealth/teleinterventions for improving access to screening follow-up services, including diagnosis and interventions;
• Developing and implementing a dissemination and diffusion of innovations plan that includes the following: the target population, goals, improvements, culturally and linguistically competent tools, measures, methods and channels to be used for communication with opinion leaders, peers, stakeholders, and other key audiences;
• Providing technical assistance to state EHDI programs both individually and through learning communities, regarding workforce solutions, policy and finance approaches for sustaining their programs, and integration of their efforts with other state early childhood and health promotion (i.e., medical home approach) efforts; and
• Working cooperatively and collaboratively with Federal and non-Federal programs function, including American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Head Start Bureau at the Administration for Children and Families, National Institute of Health, the Department of Education's IDEA Part C Early Intervention programs, and other pertinent organizations related to the implementation of sustainable EHDI programs.
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Funding will be provided in the form of a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement, as opposed to a grant, is an award instrument of financial assistance where substantial involvement is anticipated between HRSA and the recipient during performance of the contemplated project.
In addition to the usual monitoring and technical assistance provided under the cooperative agreement, HRSA Program responsibilities shall include:
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• Assistance and referral with the establishment of contacts with Federal and State agencies, MCHB grant projects, and other contacts that may be relevant to the project's mission.
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I don't think anyone could have predicted just how smart and engrossing How to Train Your Dragon (2010) would turn out. It had, after all, been decades since Hollywood produced an earnest animated fantasy free of self-referential subversion and cheeky pop culture references. Ever focused on adventure, the film ended with the promise of further action-packed discoveries, so the news of a spinoff cartoon show came as little shock to me. I was even less surprised when Dreamworks announced How to Train our Dragon 2, and, if the latter serves as any indication, I can all but guarantee How to Train our Dragon 3.
This is not to say writer-director Dean DeBlois could have phoned it in. If anything, the weekly TV series presents a unique set of challenges for a sequel. How, for example, does one incorporate the various developments in Dragons: Riders of Berk without alienating viewers who skipped on the cartoon? How to Train Your Dragon 2 sidesteps the issue by jumping forward in time so that we expect change in the characters. Five years have passed since the events of the first movie, and Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) has grown into a confident explorer who can soar on his own (he has trouble landing though) and wield a nifty flame sword. Whether he built the doohickey off screen or acquired it in the show doesn't matter.
I imagine Dragons: Riders of Berk must have turned the spotlight to some of the supporting cast as well because How to Train our Dragon 2 has got more of an ensemble feel, devoting part of its runtime to a romantic subplot involving Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), and Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig). I'd call it a love triangle, but it's really more of a rectangle, as the latter Viking crushes on Eret (Kit Harington), a Han-Solo-like rogue who, interestingly, displays better chemistry with Hiccup's girlfriend Astrid (America Ferrera). I love that I can make such a claim about these characters. They feel so real, and therein lies the key.
You see, another major hurdle proper to How to Train Your Dragon 2 consists of justifying a theatrical release when the adventure could've just as well been split into several cartoon episodes. Most televised franchises would simply boost the threat, providing us with a larger-than-life villain prone to expensive pyrotechnics. I suppose Drago (Djimon Hounsou) fits the bill, what with his plan to subjugate all dragons and his reliance on a secret weapon that takes up nine tenths of the screen. However, that's not the focus of DeBlois' story.
Rather, How to Train Your Dragon 2 stands out from the average television fair by increasing the emotional stakes for Hiccup, touching on the core of his insecurities and then sucker punching him with a truly gut-wrenching twist. The resurgence of his long-lost mother, Valka (Cate Blanchett), has been well advertised. However, no one could've guessed from the trailers just how moved we'd all be by her reunion with the gruff but unwaveringly loving Stoick (Gerard Butler). In just one exchange, our hero's parents capture all the weight and romance of a twenty-year-old affair more powerful than all the Disney princess courtships combined.
I like their gender dynamic as well. Hollywood family films typically portray the dad as the neglectful idealist, relegating the mom to the role of family caretaker. In How to Train Your Dragon 2, though, Valka is the one to abandon her loved ones for what boils down to a political disagreement, leaving Stoick to raise their son alone. Mind you, her decision is presented as a mistake (one the characters can all understand and forgive), as Hiccup already achieved her goal in the first movie precisely by never giving up on his father.
By the same token, Astrid shows more ambition and aptitude for the role of village chief, rejoicing when her boyfriend is offered the job and rallying the troops when he goes missing, but then the girl keeps screwing up because, like Stoick, she'd rather fight for her beliefs than share her insight. Hiccup, on the other hand, tempers his idealism with a nurturing instinct reminiscent of the dragon king. This subtle contrast cements DeBlois' message about leadership and, to me, validates How to Train Your Dragon 2 not just as a worthy sequel but as a fantastic movie in its own right.


So limit weight loss these and watch your sugar hits in between meals.
Phendora Garcinia If you do so, you will have a flat belly in no time! So many women have the misconception that if they lift weights they are going to "bulk up". Do they really know what effect the ingredients will have? Eating fewer foods generally leads to frustration, stress and the constant feeling of being hungry.


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Q: Discord.py - Bot vs Client I'm trying to make this simple bot with some functions.
Currently, I am stuck on this problem. I want to welcome new members and have a command for changing nicknames on the server. Usually, I try every function standalone, and they work on their own. Whenever I try to combine them into one big functional bot, I run into trouble.
I am using Bot and Client at the same time, which probably causes problems. Unfortunately, I don't know how to rewrite the bot command into client command and vice versa. This is the code I'm working with:
intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.members = True
client = discord.Client()
@client.event
async def on_member_join(member):
    print("member join")
    channel = client.get_channel(929370329363644506)
    #embed=discord.Embed(title="Welcome!",description=f"{member.mention} Just Joined")
    await channel.send(f"{member.mention} Welcome to our server! Please check <#556206910794366988> and set your name and rank based on your ingame name and rank")

bot = Bot("!")
@bot.command()
@commands.has_permissions(change_nickname=True)
async def nick(ctx, *, nickname):
    member = ctx.author
    await member.edit(nick=nickname)
    await ctx.send(f"Nickname was changed to {member.mention}.")

my_secret = os.environ['TOKEN']
bot.run(my_secret)

With that, welcoming the members doesn't work; changing nick is fine.
The first thing I tried was to change the @client.event to @bot.event and define bot as bot = discord.Client() but that didn't help.
I would prefer to write the whole bot with @bot.
I am guessing I'm missing the fundamentals a bit, but if there is someone who can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate that.

A: You never run the client. Since the client and bot are different variables you need to run them both seperately. So, just add client.run(my_secret) to your code.

P.S. I highly recommend you to use only Bot as it has all the functionality of a discord client but also supports commands, command groups, cogs, etc. Also as Lukasz said you never add your intents (and while it won't throw any error if you don't define them it's generally better practice to do so).

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package com.bitdubai.fermat_cbp_api.layer.cbp_middleware.customer.exceptions;

import com.bitdubai.fermat_api.FermatException;

/**
 * Created by natalia on 17/09/15.
 */
public class CantCreateCustomerRelationshipException extends FermatException {

    public static final String DEFAULT_MESSAGE = "CAN'T ADD RELATION SHIP BEETWEEN BROKER AND CUSTOMER";
    /**
     * This is the constructor that every inherited FermatException must implement
     *
     * @param message        the short description of the why this exception happened, there is a public static constant called DEFAULT_MESSAGE that can be used here
     * @param cause          the exception that triggered the throwing of the current exception, if there are no other exceptions to be declared here, the cause should be null
     * @param context        a String that provides the values of the variables that could have affected the exception
     * @param possibleReason an explicative reason of why we believe this exception was most likely thrown
     */
    public CantCreateCustomerRelationshipException(String message, Exception cause, String context, String possibleReason) {
        super(message, cause, context, possibleReason);
    }
}

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https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Our-view-Fake-news-12643530.php
Our view: Fake news
Published 12:00 am CDT, Tuesday, July 1, 2014
There are times the race for Illinois governor has been amusing — few can deny the comedic value of the Bruce Rauner campaign's creation of Quinnochio or the Pat Quinn camp sending a man in a chicken suit to a Rauner speech.
It appears the creative well has dried, though, and now we're seeing tactics that don't belong in any campaign.
The low road was taken first by Democrats, who last week sent out a news release that had all appearances of coming from the Rauner campaign. But something seemed not quite right.
The news release said Rauner would "emerge from hiding" and talk about whether "clout" was used to get his daughter accepted into an exclusive Chicago high school after a few donations, despite first being turned down.
The following day, a news release claiming to be from Dick Durbin said the senator planned to call in Quinn to testify about a $55 million anti-violence program some have charged was an effort to gain votes in a tight 2010 race. It, too, seemed suspect, given that Durbin is a fellow Democrat and Quinn supporter.
Both are legitimate topics.
It turns out, though, that both were fake; the creation of grasping-for-straws campaign flaks. The pretend news releases were meant to be humorous — "a light-hearted attempt to let the press know where Mr. Rauner would be," the Democratic side said; a "tongue in cheek" attempt at getting attention said the Republicans.
The releases are, in Durbin's own words, "a new low."
Every day, news outlets are bombarded with press releases vying for attention. They are beneficial in that the news media cannot be expected to know everything that is going on. So groups from the local flower club to national political campaigns send information through faxes, emails and phone calls.
There's a degree of trust that is exercised then. Some news outlets will use releases just as sources of information but do their own stories independent of the information sent to them. Others will rely heavily on the details provided to them because the sender has established a degree of credibility.
If the candidates really want to get the attention of the media, a novel way to do it would be by discussing the issues instead of spinning their wheels lambasting the other party.
In Illinois, there are so many things that should be at the forefront of discussion among those who want to hold the state's highest office. Job creation, taxes, fiscal responsibility — these are just a few of the myriad concerns among voters.
If a political party really wants to get the attention of media — and through them, the people — start addressing the issues and leave the jokes to the comedians.


JERUSALEM – A group of Israeli military officers called off an official visit to Britain last week, fearing they could face possible arrest on war crimes charges, officials said Tuesday.
The four unidentified officers, holding ranks from major to colonel, are the latest in a string of Israeli politicians and military officials to be forced to call off travel to Britain because of fear of legal prosecution.
Britain is one of the European pioneers of universal jurisdiction, a broad legal concept that empowers judges to issue arrest warrants for nearly any visitor accused of committing war crimes anywhere in the world.
Pro-Palestinian activists have sought to use this concept to press charges against Israelis involved in military operations in Palestinian territories, particularly since last year's Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. British officials have vowed to change the law, which has severely strained relations with Israel.
The Israeli delegation had been invited to visit by the British army. But officials said they were forced to call off the trip after their British counterparts could not guarantee that they would not be arrested.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter has become a sore point in relations with Britain. Neither the Israeli military nor the British government would comment.
Tuesday's announcement came as Britain's attorney general, Patricia Janet Scotland, was in Israel on a private visit. Scotland was scheduled to deliver a lecture at an Israeli university later Tuesday, though it was not clear if she would address the war crimes issue.
The British government has pledged to reform its war crimes law so its judges could no longer issue secret arrest warrants against Israeli officials or military officers. But no change has yet been put into effect.
Israel's deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, raised the issue in a meeting with Scotland on Tuesday. In a statement released after the meeting, Ayalon said he made it clear that the situation is "intolerable," and said "this makes normal relations between the two countries difficult."
Last month, pro-Palestinian activists persuaded a London judge to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli politician Tzipi Livni, who was foreign minister during the war in Gaza last year. The warrant was withdrawn after Livni canceled her trip, but the matter badly strained relations between Britain and Israel.
More than 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, were killed in the three-week offensive, which was launched to quash years of rocket attacks on southern Israel. Thirteen Israelis were also killed. A U.N. investigation has accused both Israel and Hamas militants of committing war crimes during the fighting.
The threat of arrest has forced several former security officials to call off trips to London, including a former general who remained holed up on an airplane at Heathrow Airport in order to avoid arrest. Last fall, Defense Minister Ehud Barak fended off an arrest attempt by successfully arguing he enjoyed diplomatic immunity.
In Britain, pro-Palestinian groups have condemned moves to reform the law.
"We believe no attempt should be made (to change the law)," said Inayat Bunglawala, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain. "There's no reason why Israel should be singled out for special treatment. If they're accused of war crimes, we have a duty — and legislation — to prosecute."


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Q: upload csv file containing million values to a particular column in mysql Database: MySQL
CSV file having around million records like the following:
234546,345674,464368,563236,684269,707853,...

Data should get added into db in following manner:
id|number|status| ...
-----------------------
 1|234546| ...  | ...
 2|345674| ...  | ...
 3|464368| ...  | ...
 4|563236| ...  | ...
 5|684269| ...  | ...
 6|707853| ...  | ...

I've found some ways of uploading a csv file when the csv file contains values for each column. But here in my case, I have to insert values to a particular column. What is the efficient way of doing this in java?

A: The fastest way to load data from file is LOAD DATA INFILE. Try it this way
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/path/to/your/file.csv'
IGNORE -- use this if you have duplicate numbers in the file and UNIQUE constraint defined on `number` column
INTO TABLE table1
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
LINES TERMINATED BY ','
(number)

Let's try it

mysql> CREATE TABLE Table1
    -> (
    ->   `id` int not null auto_increment primary key,
    ->   `number` int,
    ->   `status` varchar(32)
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.13 sec)

mysql>
mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/tmp/test.csv'
    -> INTO TABLE table1
    -> FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
    -> LINES TERMINATED BY ','
    -> (number);
Query OK, 6 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 6  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from table1;
+----+--------+--------+
| id | number | status |
+----+--------+--------+
|  1 | 234546 | NULL   |
|  2 | 345674 | NULL   |
|  3 | 464368 | NULL   |
|  4 | 563236 | NULL   |
|  5 | 684269 | NULL   |
|  6 | 707853 | NULL   |
+----+--------+--------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)

UPDATE: If you need to do some basic transformations or validations you can use SET clause along with user variables
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/path/to/your/file.csv'
IGNORE INTO TABLE table1
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
LINES TERMINATED BY ','
(@number)
SET number = CONCAT('prefix', @number)

A: *

*Make id field AUTO_INCREMENT.

*Set default values for other fields.

*Use LOAD DATA INFILE to insert only one field - number, and set ',' as a line separator.

A: The best way is to use the LOAD DATA INFILE technology in MySQL.
for eg:
String path = "o.csv";
                String esquel = " LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE " + path +
                            " INTO TABLE mytable" +
                            " LINES TERMINATED BY \'\\n\'";

statement.executeUpdate(esquel);

Rewrite the query correctly for your requirement. This do a direct load instead of using the JAVA JDBC API for inserting.

A: I suggest using bash shell script to handle this problem directly, instead of using Java. We may follow the steps below:
First generate SQL statements to insert:

tr ',' '\n' < text.csv  | grep -v "^[ \t]*$" | awk '{print "INSERT
  INTO YOURTABLE (id, number) VALUES ("NR ", " $1 ")"}' > insert.sql

*

*tr ',' '\n' < text.csv  : Replace ',' with the newline '\n';

*grep -v "^[ \t]*$" : Remove empty lines;

*awk ... > insert.sql : Add the SQL keywords into it.

The result may look like this:

INSERT INTO YOURTABLE (id, number) VALUES (1, 234546)
INSERT INTO YOURTABLE (id, number) VALUES (2, 345674)
INSERT INTO YOURTABLE (id, number) VALUES (3, 464368)
INSERT INTO YOURTABLE (id, number) VALUES (4, 563236)

Then execute these SQL insertions:

mysql -uUSERNAME -pPASSWORD -hHOST < insert.sql


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13 Times Celebrities Savagely Responded To Rude Reporters
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by Kevin Barrett August 15, 2018, 11:28 am 1.7k Views 0 Comments
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Reporters can, at times, be sort of rude. Celebrities can be rude, too, and they definitely engage in a lot of bad behavior. We all know that.
However, it is probably worth reminding ourselves that celebrities are people. They are rich people who are far more attractive than most of us, but they are people. They have their good days, and they also have their bad days.
Most of them are pretty grateful for their luck, at least in my experience, but there are also questions you really shouldn't ask anyone unless you are their spouse, doctor, parent, or legal guardian.
Reporters often cross that line.
Here are thirteen examples of times reporters crossed the line and celebrities responded.
1. Rihanna and the Man
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It really is not very nice to ask people about their romantic lives. It simply is not polite.
I suppose your spouse has a right to ask about your romantic life if that person thinks you might have a romantic life outside of the marriage; however, in most cases, it just is not appropriate.
It certainly is not polite if you are a reporter. You have to give Rihanna a lot of credit for admitting that, at the time, she wasn't really looking for anyone. There are times in one's life when you just don't—for whatever reason—care to be romantically involved.
In case you are not familiar with Rihanna, which I can't imagine, the very successful singer and songwriter is worth more than $200 million.
If she wanted a man, she could easily get one.
2. Mila and Justin
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Apparently, a reporter asked Justin Timberlake why he is in movies, which is one of the stupidest questions anyone could ask. I think most people would enjoy being in at least one movie.
As Mila Kunis pointed out, and she apparently did so in Russian, Timberlake wanted to make movies and could. That is a pretty good reason to make a movie. She also pointed out that it was kind of a stupid question, which it was.
Timberlake first became famous for being part of the boy band NSYNC, and he is currently married to Jessica Biel.
Mila Kunis is a well-known actress who first became famous for starring on "That '70s Show". She currently voices the character of Meg Griffin on "Family Guy", and she has been doing so since 1999. She has also been in many films.
3. Tom Hardy and the Question About the Women
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It was a stupid question, certainly. I like the simple response. Sometimes, all you can really say is "no" in response to a stupid question.
Tom Hardy has had a pretty cool career. The 40-year-old actor and producer has starred in several films, including "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Legend". He has also starred in several television shows, including "Band of Brothers".
He is also a stage actor. He has appeared on Broadway, for example. He is clearly a pretty talented guy, and he doesn't tolerate stupid questions, which is totally understandable.
4. Nicki and the Drama
As the rapper, singer, and songwriter pointed out, grown women don't really thrive off of drama. I am not sure that is always true; some people really like drama, and it really does not matter how old they are.
If you do not know who Nicki Minaj is, you have clearly been living under a rock since about 2007 or so. She is one of the best-selling music artists in the world, and she has won dozens of awards. She is also considered one of the
more influential female rappers of all time.
Prior to becoming super famous, she worked at a "Red Lobster" restaurant—they actually fired her. I bet they regret that decision now. She admits she was fired from a lot from other jobs for being discourteous to customers.
5. Lauren Conrad and the Position
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This is one of those questions you should not ask anyone. That is just really weird. No one deserves to know another person's favorite sexual position unless there is an extremely good reason to know. That good reason generally involves a certain type of relationship that we don't need to go into here.
I love Lauren Conrad's answer, though. That is just classic.
If you are not familiar with the 32-year-old television personality, you should be. She first became famous for starring on "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County". She is also a pretty successful fashion designer, and she has
been married to musician William Tell since 2014.
6. The Fat Guy Question
Some dumb reporter asked Jonah Hill if he was still the "fat guy" in Hollywood, which is a dumb question and also sort of mean. The response is totally great, of course.
Jonah Hill, of course, is more successful than most of us could ever hope to be. The 34-year-old actor has been nominated for an Academy Award, after all, and he's been in many comedic films over the years. For example, he was in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "21 Jump Street". His first leading role was the film "Superbad", which came out in 2007.
That film, which was extremely successful and favorably reviewed, also starred Michael Cera, who is also known for playing George Michael Bluth on the situational comedy "Arrested Development." A fifth season of that show, or at least the first part of it, was recently released on Netflix.
7. Robert Pattinson and the Question About the Dating
Ryan Seacrest once asked Robert Pattinson about dating Kristen Stewart, with whom he starred in "Twilight". Robert wasn't really ready to answer that question, and he just got quiet; the publicist just shut the whole thing down.
Robert and Kristen did date, of course, as everyone knows. They broke up in 2012, though, after she had an affair with a director.
She is currently dating a model named Stella Maxwell. She is also one of the highest paid actresses—or at least was at one point—in the world.
8. Anne Hathaway and the Questions About Her Exercise Regime
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I suppose it is not that inappropriate to ask someone about how they stay in shape. If you are looking to get in better shape yourself, it makes a lot of sense.
Her advice is what you would expect, though; that is, after all, how most people stay in shape. You watch what you eat and you exercise. I suppose it is sort of a stupid question.
Hathaway, of course, is one of the more successful actresses out there these days. She is certainly one of the highest paid. She was first in a show called "Get Real", but she really became famous due for her work in "The Princess Diaries".
She was also in "Havoc" and "Brokeback Mountain".
She also starred as Fantine the film adaptation of "Les Misérables". For that role, she won an Academy Award, which she definitely deserved. She also played Selina Kyle in "The Dark Knight Rises".
She is married to a businessman named Adam Shulman, and the two have a son together.
9. Ariana Grande and the Really Dumb Question
Apparently some journalist really wanted to know if Ariana Grande preferred her phone or her makeup. Which would she choose, that journalist wondered?
Talk about a stupid question. You have the opportunity to interview one of the more successful singers and actresses in the world, and that's what you ask? I can understand why she would be sort of ticked off. What was that reporter thinking?
The reporter clearly was not thinking. I don't know if he lost his job, but he sort of deserved to for blowing such a tremendous opportunity.
10. The Interview With Rashida Jones
If you are a reporter, you really should do a bit of research before you interview someone. You do not need to go to journalism school to learn that; that is just common sense.
In case you are unaware, Rashida Jones' father is music legend Quincy Jones, who is considered one of the world's most influential jazz musicians. He is an African-American.
Rashida is currently starring on the situational comedy "Angie Tribeca", and she has been doing so since 2016. She also starred on the very popular "Parks and Recreation".
A lot of us remember getting to know her when she portrayed a character on the American version of "The Office".
She might have been an obstacle in the Jim and Pam romance, but the character was still extremely likeable.
She has been in several films, too, including "The Social Network" and "The Muppets".
She also graduated from Harvard University, and that is extremely impressive. She is also a writer. Really, she is an incredible human being. There are so many things to ask her about in regard to her life and career. Those reporters were truly moronic.
11. The Question about Calculus
The woman in this image is Mayim Bialik, who first became famous for starring on the 1990s situational comedy "Blossom". She currently plays a character on "The Big Bang Theory", which is one of the most popular shows on the air today. She plays a neuroscientist who is married to one of the show's main characters.
In addition to being one heck of an actress, she is probably one of the more brilliant people on the planet. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience, after all. I don't know much about that field, but she definitely needed to learn a bit of calculus in order to get that very impressive degree.
Reporters really do need to start researching the people they interview.
Speaking of actresses who are really good at math, you might be familiar with Danica McKellar. She got her start on "The Wonder Years". She has a bachelor's degree in math; she has written several books about mathematics.
She still acts, though. For example, she has been in several "Hallmark Channel" movies. She is also a voice actress and was in a couple of episodes of "How I Met Your Mother". In fact, she has been in an episode of "The Big Bang Theory".
12. The Question About Plastic Surgery
You should never ask anyone about any work they may or may not have had done. That is just bad form. Nobody should have to answer questions about that. That is a truly personal matter, certainly.
In this case, reporter Megyn Kelly was asking Jane Fonda about any plastic surgery she had done. Fonda was on the show to promote her film "Our Souls at Night", but Megyn Kelly apparently had more important things to discuss.
You can tell from the look on her face that Jane Fonda was not terribly pleased.
Jane Fonda is one of the most famous actresses in the world. She has won Best Actress Oscars, after all. Asking her about plastic surgery is inappropriate and a total waste of an interview.
Fonda also won an Emmy for a television film in the 1980s.
In addition, she is pretty famous for her exercise videos. They were released in the 1980s and sold millions of copies.
Very recently, she was in the film "Book Club", which also starred Diane Keaton and Candice Bergen.
13. Matt Damon and the Teachers
Matt Damon was at a Save Our Schools March back in 2011. His mother is a teacher.
It was suggested by a reporter that teachers should work harder. There was a comment about how actors don't really have any job security, so they work harder.
Matt reacted to that comment as you might have expected, and that reaction was not pretty.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, December 9, 2009 (ENS) – Ice plugged an inactive pipeline, causing it to burst, officials said Tuesday in an attempt to explain how 46,000 gallons of crude oil spewed onto the tundra near a BP Exploration processing center at Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope.
The oil leak near BP's Lisburne Processing Center was discovered during a routine inspection by a company worker on November 29, say state and company officials, but the ice in the ruptured pipe was not visible until Monday.
The spill is one of the North Slope's largest by volume, officials believe. Separate investigations by BP and the State of Alaska into the cause of the leak are ongoing.
The 18-inch above-ground pipeline transports a mixture of produced water, oil, and natural gas, but it was not in operation at the time of the incident. The pipe is no longer leaking, and cleanup of the spilled oil is underway.
At least three-quarters of an acre of tundra was fouled and officials say that more than half of that area is oil-misted snow and the rest is covered with an oil and water mix.
Environmental impacts to the area appear to be limited by cold weather, adjacent gravel road and natural barriers, which prevented the release from affecting a larger area, cleanup officials said.
The first phase of the cleanup focused on removing snow contaminated by oily mist during the spill. That effort involved 12 workers using hand tools and was completed last week.
Working in icy cold and near darkness, responders first built an ice pad to provide a safe space to stage response equipment and supplies near the spill site and an ice berm around the spill site to contain the oily mess.
The rest of the spill will be collected and transported off-site over an ice-road that is being constructed for the purpose. As the work-day ended today 1.1 miles, or approximately 90 percent, of the ice-road was complete.
BP Exploration Alaska, continues the moving of contaminated snow across the tundra using rolligon equipment. A rolligon is a specialized, low-impact, off-road vehicle. The rolligon will be replaced with flatbed trucks once the ice-road is complete.
Spill response personnel now number 108, including 75 on the Slope and 33 in Anchorage. Equipment marshaled on site includes five front-end loaders and other mechanized equipment, at least 10 generators, and lights to allow workers to safely operate in the dark hours. There is less than an hour a day of daylight at Prudhoe Bay this time of year.
BP Exploration is still on probation for a 2006 North Slope oil spill after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor and paying $20 million in fines and compensation. That spill was blamed on a corroded pipeline.


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