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Turkey: Erdoğan's "Holy War" Obsession
by Burak Bekdil
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When non-Muslims deny Muslim minorities the rights that Muslim-majority countries systematically deny non-Muslim minorities, extremist Muslims in Turkey seem to have the habit of threatening non-Muslim lands with holy war.
"Soon religious wars will break out in Europe. You are taking Europe toward an abyss. That's the way it's going," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, predicted in a 2017 speech. The minister was angry with the European states that had banned Turkish Islamist political shows in their territories.
On June 10, Erdoğan said: "These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world toward a war between the cross and the crescent."
So, once again, we are hearing promises of holy war, and an angry Islamist threatening a Christian state because a Christian state had decided to close down seven mosques and expel some 60 Turkish-funded imams as part of a crackdown on extremist Islam.
The Austrian authorities had already launched a probe after images emerged in April showing children in a Turkish-funded mosque playing dead and re-enacting the World War I battle of Gallipoli. The photos of children, published by the weekly Falter, showed the young boys in camouflage uniforms marching, saluting, waving Turkish flags and then playing dead. Their "corpses" were then lined up and draped in flags.
Turkish Islamists' understanding of religious freedoms is limited to freedom for the Islamic cause only, for example here, here, here and here. Their understanding of religious pluralism is limited to defending pluralism in Muslim-minority lands -- and majoritarianism in Muslim-majority lands, again as, for example, here, here, here and here.
Muslim leaders complain of travel bans on some Muslim nations, but some Muslim countries have travel bans against other Muslims, in addition to banning Israelis.
In a 2017 report, Turkey's Association of Protestant Churches noted that hate speech against the country's Christians had increased in both the traditional media and social media. Hate speech against Protestants, the report said, had persisted throughout 2016, in addition to physical attacks on Protestant individuals and their churches.
Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, has been in a Turkish jail for more than a year and a half on spurious charges of terrorism and espionage. He faces up to 35 years in prison.
American Pastor Andrew Brunson, pictured with his wife Norine, has been in a Turkish jail for more than a year and a half on spurious charges of terrorism and espionage. He faces up to 35 years in prison.
In Saudi Arabia deportation and a lifetime ban is the minimum penalty for non-Muslims trying to enter the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. In 2013, the Saudi Minister of Justice, Mohamed el-Eissi, insisted that "the cradle of the Muslim sanctities will not allow the establishment of any other places of worship".
The Saudis ban non-Muslim religious houses of worship. This ban comes from a Salafi tradition that prohibits the existence of two religions in the Arabian peninsula. Under the Saudi law all citizens must be Muslims; there is no legal protection for freedom of religion; and the public practice of non-Muslim religion is prohibited.
In Iran, where even non-Muslim female visitors must wear the Islamic headscarf, the government continues to imprison, harass, intimidate and discriminate against people based on their religious beliefs. A 2014 U.S. State Department annual report noted that non-Muslims faced "substantial societal discrimination, aided by official support".
Also in Iran, marriages between Muslim women and non-Muslim men are not recognized; the government does not ensure the right of citizens to change or renounce their religious faith. Furthermore, apostasy, specifically conversion from Islam, can be punishable by death. In 2013, 79 people from religious minorities were sentenced to a total of 3,620 months in prison, 200 months of probation, 75 lashes and 41 billion rials in fines [approximately $1.3 million].
Enter Erdoğan's Turkey again. The U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2017, released this year, found that:
[The Turkish government's] Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) governs and coordinates religious matters related to Islam. Its mandate is to promote and enable the practice of Sunni Islam.
The government continued to prosecute individuals for "openly disrespecting the religious belief of a group" and continued to limit the rights of non-Muslim minorities, especially those not recognized under the 1923 Lausanne Treaty.
The government continued to treat Alevi Islam as a heterodox Muslim "sect," and continued not to recognize Alevi houses of worship.
The government closed two Shia Jaferi television stations based on allegations of spreading "terrorist propaganda."
Religious minorities said they continued to experience difficulties obtaining exemptions from mandatory religion classes in public schools, operating or opening houses of worship, and in addressing land and property disputes.
The government restricted efforts by minority religious groups to train their clergy.
The legal challenges of five churches, whose lands the government expropriated in 2016, continued; members of the churches said they still did not have access to their buildings.
The government did not recognize the right to conscientious objection to military service.
Alevis continued to face anonymous threats of violence. Threats of violence by ISIS and other actors against Jews, Protestants, and Sunni Muslims also continued.
Anti-Semitic discourse continued, as some pro-government news commentators continued to publish stories seeking to associate the 2016 coup plotters with the Jewish community.
These commentators also sought to associate the Orthodox ecumenical patriarch with the coup attempt.
Unidentified assailants vandalized some Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and Alevi places of worship, including marking red "X"s on the doors of 13 Alevi homes and attacking a Protestant church in Malatya.
Erdoğan, who spoke of a war between the cross and the crescent because the Austrian government closed down seven mosques, does not seem to bother with any of those visible, documented cases of religious discrimination against non-Muslims and against Islam's minority sects. This is vintage Erdoğan: Europe must treat its Muslim minorities well and with respect, or we will fight a holy war; for non-Muslim minorities in our Muslim lands, we give them two choices: convert to Islam or suffer the persecution.
Burak Bekdil is a fellow at the Middle East Forum
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At the end of April I had a business trip to Rochester, Minnesota. On a previous visit in 2009 I visited Pepin, Wisconsin, to visit the Little House in the Big Woods: location of Laura Ingalls Wilder's first book in the series based on her family's pioneering experience.
The chance to visit Minnesota when it's not usually snowing was too good to pass the opportunity of a road trip to see some of the other locations of the book. I planned a weekend road trip to visit the location of the House on Plum Creek, Walnut Grove MN, and also De Smet, SD which is the location of the last 4 books in the little house series. For my birthday I received a copy of 'The Annotated Prairie Girl' which provides a lot of the historical background and context to the books and I read it avidly prior to my visit.
I drove on Thursday afternoon from IBM Rochester to De Smet. I had booked a couple of nights at the Prairie Manor Bed and Breakfast. The Prairie House was formerly home of Banker Ruth (who appears in the Long Winter as the financial backer for the 'wheat trip').
Friday morning I presented myself at the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum for the tour. The 3 of us, 4 including the guide then spent the entire morning visiting buildings around De Smet.
Bursting with excitement in De Smet!
We started off at the Surveyors house, below, which is very memorable from 'The Shores of Silver Lake' from Laura's description of running ahead to explore this 'huge' dwelling, which of course is tiny! Once I saw the claim shanty and dugout later in my trip it was clear why Laura though the Surveyors house was so luxurious. The family lived here for 5 months through their first winter in On the Shores of Silver Lake - which is probably my favourite book of the series.
Rather gratifyingly the house was just as she described and really unchanged, especially the pantry which is such a vivid passage in the book. I assume that as the Ingalls family were poor, that they often went hungry, hence Laura's descriptions of food and food-related topics throughout the books. It's not in its original location on Silver Lake, but has been moved into town along with some other buildings.
The next building is a reproduction of the Brewer School where Laura taught her first semester of school.
Sadly no photos were allowed inside any of the buildings, but even from the outside you can see how small this building was. Inside it was clear how cold it must have been in the depths of winter, I was shivering on a bright April day, and I was well wrapped up.
De Smet's first school is also located at the tour center. This was described in the books many times as being enormous and for some events the entire town gathered for the Spelling Bee, Singing School and other social events.
I particularly enjoyed seeing the pairs of desks, one of which was helpfully loosely screwed to the floor so you could rock like Laura did when she got sent home from school!
The final house on the tour was the house Pa built when he and Ma retired from the homestead. It was an odd house with the distinct aspect of having been added on to (which of course it was!). I really got a good feel for the family from this house (although I hadn't really planned on visiting it as its not mentioned in the books) but it was the only place furnished with the Ingalls' things.


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Kopretina irkutská (Leucanthemum ircutianum) je v české přírodě nejrozšířenější ze všech tří druhů rodu kopretina. Jsou to druhy vzhledově si velmi podobné a vytvářejí tzv. "skupinu druhů z okruhu kopretiny bílé (Leucanthemum vulgare agg.)". Společně tvoří polyploidní komplex, diploidním druhem je teplomilná a ve Střední Evropě ne příliš častá kopretina bílá. Tetraploidní je kopretina irkutská, která je nejhojnější a hexaploidní pak kopretina panonská, která je z nich nejvzácnější. Původně byly tyto tři druhy souhrnně uváděny jako kopretina bílá (Chrysanthemum vulgare).

Rozšíření
Areál kopretiny irkutské je velmi rozlehlý, na severu začíná na Islandu a přes Britské ostrovy se dále rozkládá přes celou Evropu až na Sibiř, do Střední Asie a dále až na východoasijský Dálný východ. Druhotně se dostala do Severní a Jižní Ameriky, Austrálie i na Nový Zéland.

V české přírodě je poměrně hojná, roste na loukách, pastvinách, v lesních lemech i na lidmi pozměněných stanovištích, v příkopech, okolo silnic nebo na skládkách. Dává přednost středně vlhkým, popř. mírně vysychajícím stanovištím, obvykle se vyskytuje na slunném místě, postačí ji běžná půda s malým množstvím živin. Na loukách snáší i dvojí sečení, více ji vadí sešlapávání při pastvě.

Popis
Kopretina irkutská je vytrvalá, 30 až 80 cm vysoká bylina s jednoduchou, nebo vzácně v horní části větvenou lodyhou s odstálými chlupy. Vyrůstá z krátce plazivého oddenku se silnými adventivními kořeny. Lodyha je porostlá střídavými listy, přízemní s dlouhými řapíky jsou růžicovitě shloučené a jejich čepele jsou obkopinaté a po obvodě rovnoměrně zoubkované. Výše postavené listy jsou přisedlé, víceméně obdélníkovité, po obvodě mělce pilovité až zubaté, dlouhé 4 až 6 a široké 1 až 1,5 cm.

Na konci lodyhy vyrůstají jednotlivě nebo v řídkém chocholíku úbory velké od 3 do 5 cm. V úboru je v terči 120 až 200 žlutých, trubkovitých kvítků, které jsou oboupohlavné. Po obvodě terče bývá 10 až 30 kvítků samičích s 1,5 až 2,5 cm dlouhými, bílými ligulami. Široce miskovitý, 3 až 4řadý zákrov má střechovitě uspořádané kopinaté listeny vroubené úzkým blanitým, bezbarvým až hnědočerným lemem. Rostliny začínají kvést v květnu a končí v září, květy obsahují jen málo nektaru, opylovány jsou hmyzem.

Plody jsou protáhlé nažky velké 1,5 až 2,5 mm, které jsou bez chmýru a pouze nažky z jazykovitých kvítků mají nepravidelný blanitý lem. V půdě si podržují klíčivost nejméně šest let. V létě u kopretin převažuje vegetativní rozmnožování pomoci oddenků.

Význam
Na mezofilních loukách kopretina irkutská často vytváří rozsáhlé porosty a její výskyt má mnohdy až plevelný charakter. V Severní Americe jsou evropské druhy kopretin označené jako invazní rostliny, rychle se tam šíří a působí ekonomické škody. Rostliny obsahují četné flavonové glykosidy a anthokyanový glykosid chrysanthemin které způsobují, že skot se kopretinám přímo vyhýbá, koním a ovcím nevadí a kozy je naopak přímo vyhledávají. Mají nízkou výživnou hodnotu a proto jsou v čerstvé i sušené píci přímo nežádoucí. Jejích kořeny jsou schopné dlouhodobě žít v symbióze s endofytními houbami, které po odstranění kopretin setrvávají v půdě a poškozují následně pěstované rostliny z čeledi lilkovitých, jež jsou vůči houbovým chorobám málo odolné.

Kopretiny irkutské se někdy pěstují jako okrasné rostliny. Mimo nich bývají v zahradách vysazovány také velkokvěté nebo plnokvěté kopretiny vzniklé křížením s dalšími druhy původem z jihozápadní Evropy. V lidovém léčitelství slouží pro výrobu sirupů proti dávivému kašli a astma. Svými nápadnými úbory se spolupodílejí na idealizovaném charakteristickém vzhledu českého venkova.

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Externí odkazy

 Botanický ústav AV ČR – rozšíření kopretiny irkutské v ČR

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Best Free Movie Streaming Sites without Sign up
1. 123Movies
Coming to the top of our list is the 123Movies which straight away comes with registration option which means you will keep receiving all the updates of new streamable movies. This one of the most secure and legal streaming movies sites and has no ads either. All these features gives the site a premium feel while using.With a huge library of movies, you can choose from many mixed categories that you might not have watched from either like sci and fantasy, fan favorites, pre school, black cinema and many more. With tubitv you can be sure to find every single movies that you want to stream starting from the latest to the oldest.
2. 5Movies
This brings us to the top 4 on this list which is the 5Movies. This is a mixture of our top rated sites like the tubitv and 5Movies, which include both the features of excellent movies collection as well as their own rating system that are classified into Hot, Top Views Today, Top favorite and Top Rating category. With 5Movies you don't have to sign up so you can go ahead and enjoy streaming movies, right after visiting the site.
3. BMovies
BMovies is a popular streaming website with excellent features. You can enjoy Horror, Action, Romance and Drama genres of movies on PopcirnFlix without paying a dime. In addition to this, you don't have to sign-up on the website before you stream your favourite movie. BMovies has a great interface and you can access the website via almost all kinds of devices.
4. FMovies
This is another one of the popular free movies websites to watch movies online free without downloading. This site has all latest release Hollywood, Bollywood, Chinese movies. Not online movies if you want to watch TV shows and series and cartoons then this is the best place for you. You'll get everything at one place. Watching movies is very easy here just search for your movie and click on play and movie will start. You can use this free movie sites on Smartphone mobile to watch movies on mobile devices.
What I like most about GoMovies is that it lets you choose between two different homepage layouts. The default homepage is devoid of clutter and features a well-designed search function.There's also a button that takes you to the site's old layout. This is better for browsing when you haven't decided what you're in the mood for watching. You can quickly sort movies by trending, most viewed, and IMDb rating.Another unique feature of GoMovies is its night mode. When you turn on this mode, the site switches to a dark-color design that's perfect for late-night movie marathons.
6. Putlocker
Putlocker is another great streaming website that has always been ranked above many websites. It has a library of thousands of movie and series that you can choose from anytime. The website is very easy to navigate and gives you stress-free experience. You can not underestimate the standard of this website. It also has a search button that enables users to search for their preferred movies.On Putlocker, you can enjoy access to thousands of Crime, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Biography, Family, Horror and Sports are some of the genres of movies you are opportuned to enjoy. Unlike some streaming websites, Putlocker is designed in a way to ameliorate the stress people go through to locate a particular movie.You can search for any movie by Country, release dates and ratings. The site is very fast to load and has virtually no ads to disrupt your moment. Putlocker is a great site, and you're sure to enjoy every movie you find on the platform. If you're busy or involved in other stuffs, you can click on any video, download to your device and watch later. On Putlocker, no sign up is required.
7. SolarMovie
When you want to stream movies and TV series easily without the fuss of popping ads every two minutes, you should visit SolarMovie.This web is quite great when compared to other streaming websites because basically it has user friendly interface, so anyone can use it with ease. Well, the less-ads feature makes movie streaming on this website looks smoother.You can browse any movies or shows effortlessly here. The navigation menu is so easy to use. There are lots of categories to help you, including from its genres, titles, ratings, countries, and others.
8. XMovies8
XMovies8 is a new streaming website but growing its popularity gradually. It is a free website that offers great streaming services that most other websites demand payment for. Despite the free streaming service, this website does not hit you unnecessarily with pop-ups and ads while you're enjoying your favorite movie.It has a database of thousands of movies and TV series in different genres. Action, Drama, Comedy, Mystery etc are genres you will love to see on the website. It also features a search button that allows users to search and pick their favourite movies. One other feature you may not find elsewhere but on XMovies8 is the that it tells you everything you need to know about every movie you select to see.It displays the storyline, the country where the movie was produced and rating on IMBD. XMovies8 does not require you sign up to enjoy your streaming experience. All you need is a strong data connection and constant constant electricity. You'll definitely enjoy the experience, give it a try today.
YesMovies doesn't have the largest catalog compared to some of the other sites on this list, but it's a solid choice for finding exciting new movies and TV series.In particular, YesMovies offers some great hidden gems in unique categories. The catalog includes a number of interesting documentaries, which can be harder to find on some free streaming sites.It also features an attractive web design and decent options for sorting through content. The homepage is focused on a search bar, but you can also switch to the browsing view to sort by categories or IMDb ratings.
10. Yify TV
This is another site that's great for movie lovers. Yify TV has a unique interface and a user-friendly layout. The homepage features a simple design that's minimal, perfect for those of us who get overwhelmed by cluttered screens.Yify TV' best feature is its excellent search function, making this free streaming site a great option if you're looking for a specific film.Like most sites on this list, Yify TV also allows you to sort by various categories to find what you're looking for. You can check out movies by genre, most recently added, and most-watched.I ran into some ads on this site, but they were infrequent enough that it wasn't a huge nuisance.
Top 3 Best Anime Streaming Sites
The next anime streaming site is 9Anime. The site claims to play anime series and movies in ultra-high definition quality. It features Japan's top-rated anime series. The site is unique in that part of it shows the release schedule for upcoming anime episodes.It also has a feature that allows users to request anime to add from an existing list of series that they already own. Finally, all anime series and episodes are appropriately classified based on their respective genres to speed up access.
The first name on the list of the best anime streaming sites is GoGoAnime. If you want to know that what does GoGoAnime Stand For? Then let me tell you that GoGoAnime is one of the top HD anime sites. This is because it allows its users to access different anime shows easily. You can watch your favorite anime shows in any video quality (240p to 1080p) according to your choice. GoGoAnime can provide you anime shows with different categories like Romance, Action, Comedy, Horror, Adventure, etc with English Subbed and dubbed feature. And that is why we can consider it one of the best FREE Anime Streaming Services.
3. KissAnime
Another name in the list of the best Anime Streaming Free. And if you want to know what is KissAnime? Then the answer is, KissAnime is one of the good Streaming sites that allows its users to watch and enjoy their desired anime shows for FREE. It has a number of different anime shows with different genres for its users.
Best Free HD Anime Streaming Sites
1. KissAsian
Korean dramas are very frequently added on this website. Not only can Korean dramas be downloaded, but other dramas like Japanese and Chinese dramas are also can be found on it, which makes this website a primary choice for users. The graphic user-interface of this website is also a very interesting part which cannot be ignored. You can navigate to any Korean drama series very easily by searching it manually.

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Your criminal record lists the offences that you committed, if you have been convicted by a court. This could be when you sent in a written plea of guilty, made a guilty plea in court, were found guilty after a trial, or were convicted by the court in your absence.
In some circumstances, convictions on your criminal record might not be listed on a National Police Certificate, because the convictions have been 'spent'.
You can apply for a new conviction to be spent at the time you are being sentenced, or apply to have an old conviction spent after enough time has passed. You normally do not need to tell anyone if you have a spent conviction.
how you can apply for convictions to be made spent.


Rosa Minutifolia, or more commonly know as Baja Rose, is a subshrub of the genus Rosa. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Rosa Minutifolia or Baja Rose's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the state of California.


Description: Fire an arrow for 70% weapon damage and call up to 2 wardens, depending on available space, that will each fire a single arrow before returning to their timelines.
Description: Fire an arrow for 125% weapon damage. When the arrow reaches its destination or hits a target it will draw in all other targets in a radius of 2 and inflict 56.97 physical damage.
Each target moved beyond the first increases the damage 7.12 (up to 28.49 bonus damage).
Description: Over the next 3 turns you'll fire up to 3 arrows at this target from this location, each dealing 90% weapon damage to the target.
Description: Increases your global speed by 0% for 4 game turns.
Description: Learn to lay Warp Mines in a radius of 1. Warp Mines teleport targets that trigger them either toward you or away from you depending on the type of mine used and inflict 3.84 physical and 4.11 temporal (warp) damage.
The mines are hidden traps (0 detection and 1 disarm power based on your Magic), last for 2 turns, and each have a ten turn cooldown.
Each turn the target has a 15% chance per tile it's travelled away from the tether to be teleported back, inflicting 3.84 physical and 4.11 temporal (warp) damage to all enemies in a radius of 0 at both the entrance and exit locations.
Description: Randomly teleports all enemies within a radius of three. Enemies will be teleported between 1 and 3 tiles from you and may be stunned, blinded, confused, or pinned for 1 turns.
Enemies attempting to teleport while anchored take 4.44 physical and 4.76 temporal (warp) damage.
Description: Folds a single dimension of your weapons (or ammo) upon itself, adding 16.25 temporal damage to your strikes.
Description: For the next 4 turns, you recover 12.1 life and talents without fixed cooldowns will have their cooldowns refresh twice as fast as usual.
Description: You now have a 13% chance to Fold Fate, Gravity, or Warp into your Weapon Folding damage.
Fold Fate: Deals 11.20 temporal damage to enemies in a radius of 1. Affected targets may lose 30% physical and temporal resistance for 1 turns.
Fold Warp: Deals 5.23 physical and 5.60 temporal damage to enemies in a radius of 1. Affected targets may be stunned, blinded, confused, or pinned for 1 turns.
Fold Gravity: Deals 10.46 physical damage to enemies in a radius of 1. Affected targets will be slowed (30%) for 1 turns.
Description: When a single hit deals more than 19% of your maximum life another you appears and takes 46% of the damage as well as 23% of all damage you take for the next 1 turns.
Description: Improves your capacity to see invisible foes by +12 and to see through stealth by +12. Additionally you have a 23% chance to recover from a single negative status effect each turn.
Attacks against this target gain -14% critical chance and critical strike power while you take -14% less damage from all enemies whose rank is lower then that of your focus target.
Description: Attack with your melee weapons for 150% weapon damage as physical and temporal (warp) damage. If either attack hits you may stun, blind, pin, or confuse the target for 2 turns.
Description: Teleport to the target and attack with your melee weapons for 70% damage. Then teleport next to a second random enemy, attacking for 70% damage.
Description: Attack up to three adjacent targets for 125% weapon damage. If any attack hits you'll create a temporal shear dealing 48.98 temporal damage in a radius 4 cone.
Description: While dual-wielding you have a -14% chance of completely parrying melee attacks made against you.
Description: You peer into the future, sensing creatures and traps in a radius of 21 for 6 turns.
Description: Gain 9 defense and 1% chance to shrug off critical hits.
Description: Conjures up a spear of bones, doing 75.31 physical damage to all targets in line, and inflicting bleeding for another 37.66 damage over 5 turns.
Splice retunes the fabric of spacetime.
You gain 0.80 gold from the transmogrification of linen cloak of the Shaloren (1 def, 0 armour).
You gain 0.99 gold from the transmogrification of steel mail armour of spell shielding (2 def, 6 armour).
You gain 2.66 gold from the transmogrification of troll-hide cured leather armour of stability (2 def, 4 armour).
You gain 2.64 gold from the transmogrification of troll-hide cured leather armour of resilience (2 def, 4 armour).
You gain 1.05 gold from the transmogrification of spiked rough leather armour of clarity (1 def, 2 armour).
You gain 2.01 gold from the transmogrification of steel shield of radiance (6 def, 2 armour, 39.5 block).
You gain 2.31 gold from the transmogrification of flaming steel battleaxe of daylight (22.5-33.75 power, 2 apr).
Today is the 77th Haze of the 122nd year of the Age of Ascendancy of Maj'Eyal.
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import { OperatorFunction, ObservableInput, ObservedValueOf, SubjectLike } from '../types';
import { Observable } from '../Observable';
import { Subject } from '../Subject';
import { from } from '../observable/from';
import { operate } from '../util/lift';
import { fromSubscribable } from '../observable/fromSubscribable';

export interface ConnectConfig<T> {
  /**
   * A factory function used to create the Subject through which the source
   * is multicast. By default this creates a {@link Subject}.
   */
  connector: () => SubjectLike<T>;
}

/**
 * The default configuration for `connect`.
 */
const DEFAULT_CONFIG: ConnectConfig<unknown> = {
  connector: () => new Subject<unknown>(),
};

/**
 * Creates an observable by multicasting the source within a function that
 * allows the developer to define the usage of the multicast prior to connection.
 *
 * This is particularly useful if the observable source you wish to multicast could
 * be synchronous or asynchronous. This sets it apart from {@link share}, which, in the
 * case of totally synchronous sources will fail to share a single subscription with
 * multiple consumers, as by the time the subscription to the result of {@link share}
 * has returned, if the source is synchronous its internal reference count will jump from
 * 0 to 1 back to 0 and reset.
 *
 * To use `connect`, you provide a `selector` function that will give you
 * a multicast observable that is not yet connected. You then use that multicast observable
 * to create a resulting observable that, when subscribed, will set up your multicast. This is
 * generally, but not always, accomplished with {@link merge}.
 *
 * Note that using a {@link takeUntil} inside of `connect`'s `selector` _might_ mean you were looking
 * to use the {@link takeWhile} operator instead.
 *
 * When you subscribe to the result of `connect`, the `selector` function will be called. After
 * the `selector` function returns, the observable it returns will be subscribed to, _then_ the
 * multicast will be connected to the source.
 *
 * ### Example
 *
 * Sharing a totally synchronous observable
 *
 * ```ts
 * import { defer, merge, of } from 'rxjs';
 * import { tap, connect, filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 *
 * const source$ = defer(() => {
 *  console.log('subscription started');
 *  return of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5).pipe(
 *    tap(n => console.log(`source emitted ${n}`))
 *  );
 * });
 *
 * source$.pipe(
 *   // Notice in here we're merging 3 subscriptions to `shared$`.
 *   connect((shared$) => merge(
 *     shared$.pipe(map(n => `all ${n}`)),
 *     shared$.pipe(filter(n => n % 2 === 0), map(n => `even ${n}`)),
 *     shared$.pipe(filter(n => n % 2 === 1), map(n => `odd ${n}`)),
 *   ))
 * )
 * .subscribe(console.log);
 *
 * // Expected output: (notice only one subscription)
 * "subscription started"
 * "source emitted 1"
 * "all 1"
 * "odd 1"
 * "source emitted 2"
 * "all 2"
 * "even 2"
 * "source emitted 3"
 * "all 3"
 * "odd 3"
 * "source emitted 4"
 * "all 4"
 * "even 4"
 * "source emitted 5"
 * "all 5"
 * "odd 5"
 * ```
 *
 * @param selector A function used to set up the multicast. Gives you a multicast observable
 * that is not yet connected. With that, you're expected to create and return
 * and Observable, that when subscribed to, will utilize the multicast observable.
 * After this function is executed -- and its return value subscribed to -- the
 * the operator will subscribe to the source, and the connection will be made.
 * @param config The configuration object for `connect`.
 */
export function connect<T, O extends ObservableInput<unknown>>(
  selector: (shared: Observable<T>) => O,
  config: ConnectConfig<T> = DEFAULT_CONFIG
): OperatorFunction<T, ObservedValueOf<O>> {
  const { connector } = config;
  return operate((source, subscriber) => {
    const subject = connector();
    from(selector(fromSubscribable(subject))).subscribe(subscriber);
    subscriber.add(source.subscribe(subject));
  });
}

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Every spring, Franklin County attorneys are asked to evaluate the performance of sitting judges, in odd years rating the Franklin County Municipal Court, and in even years rating the Tenth District Court of Appeals, along with the Common Pleas, Domestic Relations, and Probate courts of Franklin County. The Judicial Performance Poll was developed by the Columbus Bar in an effort to help maintain the high quality of our judiciary and to educate voters during an election year. The results are also an element considered by the Columbus Bar's Judicial Screening Committee when interviewing judicial candidates prior to the fall elections.
In the fall, Franklin County attorneys are asked which judicial candidates they prefer, and the Judicial Candidate Preference Poll results are released in time for the election in November.
Franklin County attorneys are asked to evaluate the performance of sitting judges.
Franklin County attorneys are asked which judicial candidates they prefer in contested races.
See below for information about the Columbus Bar Judiciary Committee.
The Committee interviews each of the candidates based on their responses to a questionnaire provided to them by the Judiciary Committee, supplemental information submitted by the candidates, and results of past performance polls, if applicable. After each interview, the Committee has the option of finding the candidate "Highly Recommended," "Acceptable," or "Not Recommended." To be "Highly Recommended," a candidate needs to receive at least 60 percent of the votes in that category. To be found "Not Recommended," a candidate must receive more than 70 percent of the votes in that category. In all other cases, the candidate receives an "Acceptable."
The Committee findings are reported to the Columbus Bar Board of Governors. The Board oversees the Committee's procedures to ensure compliance with the Committee's bylaws. The Board concluded that the Judiciary Committee properly followed the required procedures and their results are included in the poll.


Tab. 1. Selected characteristics according to prospective cohort study.
History of cancer and/or heart disease.
Tab. 2. Prevalence of demographic and lifestyle characteristics according to physical activity level.
Fig. 1. Leisure time physical activity level and hazard ratios for mortality and gains in life expectancy after age 40.
Tab. 3. Leisure time physical activity and hazard ratio of mortality and years of life gained after age 40.
Years of life expectancy gained after age 40 were derived using direct adjusted survival curves , for participants who were 40+y of age at baseline (97.5% of participants).
Tab. 4. Leisure time physical activity and multivariable hazard ratio of mortality, stratified by cohort.
HRs (95% CIs) were calculated in models that used age as the underlying time scale. Multivariable models were adjusted for gender, alcohol consumption (0, 0.1–14.9, 15.0–29.9, 30.0+ g/d), education (did not complete high school, completed high school, post-high-school training, some college, completed college), marital status (married, divorced, widowed, unmarried), history of heart disease, history of cancer, BMI (<18.5, 18.5–19.9, 20–22.4, 22.5–24.9, 25–27.4, 27.5–29.9, 30+ kg/m2), and smoking status (never, former, current).
Tab. 5. Leisure time physical activity and multivariable hazard ratio of mortality and years of life gained after age 40 for all participants and according to gender and race/ethnicity.
HRs were calculated in models stratified by study that used age as the underlying time scale. Multivariable models were adjusted for gender, alcohol consumption (0, 0.1–14.9, 15.0–29.9, 30.0+ g/d), education (did not complete high school, completed high school, post-high-school training, some college, completed college), marital status (married, divorced, widowed, unmarried), history of heart disease, history of cancer, BMI (<18.5, 18.5–19.9, 20–22.4, 22.5–24.9, 25–27.4, 27.5–29.9, 30+ kg/m2), and smoking status (never, former, current). If a covariate was a stratification variable for a particular model, then it was excluded from multivariable adjustment. Years of life expectancy gained after age 40 were derived using direct adjusted survival curves , for participants who were 40+y of age at baseline (97.5% of participants).
Tab. 6. Leisure time physical activity and multivariable hazard ratio of mortality and years of life gained after age 40 according to smoking and co-morbidity status.
HRs were calculated in models stratified by study that used age as the underlying time scale. Multivariable models were adjusted for gender, alcohol consumption (0, 0.1–14.9, 15.0–29.9, 30.0+ g/d), education (did not complete high school, completed high school, post-high-school training, some college, completed college), marital status (married, divorced, widowed, unmarried), history of heart disease, history of cancer, BMI (<18.5, 18.5–19.9, 20–22.4, 22.5–24.9, 25–27.4, 27.5–29.9, 30+ kg/m2), and smoking status (never, former, current). If a covariate was a stratification variable for a particular model, then it was excluded from multivariable adjustment. Years of life expectancy gained after age 40 were derived using direct adjusted survival curves , for participants who were 40+ y of age at baseline (97.5% of participants).
Fig. 2. Years of life expectancy lost after age 40 in relation to joint categories of physical activity level and body mass index.
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Another important difference from a conventional loan is that the interest rate on a HELOC is variable.
The interest rate is generally based on an index, such as the prime rate. This means that the interest rate can change over time. Homeowners shopping for a HELOC must be aware that not all lenders calculate the margin the same way. The margin is the difference between the prime rate and the interest rate the borrower will actually pay.
A Home Equity Loan is similar to the Line of Credit, except there is a lump sum given to the borrower at the time of funding and the payment terms are generally fixed. Both a Line of Credit and Home Equity Loan hold a subordinate position to the first loan on title, and are typically referred to as a "Second Mortgage".
Since second mortgages are paid after the first lien holder in the event of default foreclosure or short sale, interest rates are higher in order to justify the risk and attract investors.


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Since a rural development mortgage funds 100-percent of the appraised value of a home, a buyer doesn't have to have a down payment. Sounds pretty simple. There are several life-changing factors that could come with a mortgage loan like this. Think about what a zero-down payment mortgage would do for you!
Can the USDA save the American housing market? Besides stamping the beef in America, the USDA has another project that affects many people (even vegetarians). There's an agency within the USDA called "The Office of Rural Development." Part of its mission is to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America.
How long is taking for your mortgage loan to close? Did you go with a bank or a company that had the lowest rate? Maybe the mortgage lender you're with is someone your mom or dad recommended. And now it's been 90 days or more and your mortgage still isn't closed. That's not the case at some places. For instance, at AmeriFirst Home Mortgage our closing times are much lower according to the numbers. Let's take a look at a specific loan type: renovation mortgages.
When Did the Housing Bubble Burst?
Since the early 2000s, everyone from analysts to experts predicted the burst of the housing bubble. So, even contestants on a game show could have trouble quickly answering the question regarding the date. The bubble didn't actually burst until late 2007. Typically, a burst in the housing market occurs in certain states or regions, but this one was different. It happened across the entire US.


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GCHQ captured emails of major media journalists
Edward Snowden files reveal GCHQ scooped up journalist e-mails
GCHQ's bulk surveillance of electronic communications has scooped up emails to and from some of the largest media organizations including the BBC, Reuters, the Guardian, the New York Times, Le Monde, the Sun, NBC and the Washington Post. This was done as part of a test exercise by the signals intelligence agency.
Over 70,000 emails were harvested in the space of less than 10 minutes on one day in November 2008 by one of GCHQ's numerous taps on the fibre-optic cables that make up the backbone of the internet.
The swath of these intercepted communications, were sometimes simple mass-PR emails sent to dozens of journalists but also included correspondence between reporters and editors discussing stories. These transmissions were retained by GCHQ and were available to all cleared staff on the agency intranet. It is not known if any journalists were intentionally targeted.
New evidence revealed by Snowden, from the UK intelligence documents, shows that a GCHQ information security assessment listed "investigative journalists" as a threat in a hierarchy alongside terrorists or hackers.
Senior editors and lawyers in the UK have called for the urgent introduction of a freedom of expression law amid growing concern over over reaching laws and concerns over the police use of surveillance powers linked to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (Ripa).
Over 100 editors, have signed a letter, coordinated by the Society of Editors and Press Gazette, to the UK prime minister, David Cameron, protesting at snooping on journalists' communications.
Since the terror attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and a Jewish grocer in Paris, Cameron has become emboldened to further bulk-surveillance powers.
Ripa has been used to access journalists' communications without a warrant, including cases of police accessing the phone records of the Sun's political editor, Tom Newton-Dunn, specifically over the Plebgate investigation.
GCHQ information security assessments, routinely list journalists between "terrorism" and "hackers" as "influencing threat sources", with one matrix scoring journalists as having a "capability" score of two out of five, and a "priority" of three out of five, scoring an overall "low" information security risk.
Terrorists, listed immediately above investigative journalists on the document, were given a much higher "capability" score of four out of five, but a lower "priority" of two. The matrix concluded terrorists were therefore a "moderate" information security risk.
A spokesman for GCHQ said:
"It is longstanding policy that we do not comment on intelligence matters. Furthermore, all of GCHQ's work is carried out in accordance with a strict legal and policy framework, which ensures that our activities are authorized, necessary and proportionate, and that there is rigorous oversight, including from the secretary of state, the interception and intelligence services commissioners and the parliamentary intelligence and security committee.
"All our operational processes rigorously support this position. In addition, the UK's interception regime is entirely compatible with the European convention on human rights."


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The EU and the Polish national interest: The results of the Euronest sessions
Although the Eastern Partnership project has lost its momentum, there are still a few smaller initiatives being carried out, which, if there is new political will, may turn into an efficient tool for active Eastern policy. This, in turn, may prove beneficial for Polish interests.
December 6, 2017 - Wojciech Jakóbik - Analysis
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Eastern Partnership and Polish interests
In accordance with the interests of Poland, a critique of Nord Stream 2 was pushed through Euronest, the assembly gathering representatives of the European Parliament and the parliaments of the Eastern Partnership countries. It shows how the policy of structuralism in international relations can serve to defend the interests of individual states. Particularly in the face the threats deriving from the dominant influence of Russia and its foreign policy tool – Gazprom, in the Eastern Partnership area.
On October 31st the Euronest Committee on Energy Security adopted a report which was then put to vote at the assembly's plenary session. The parties agreed that even though natural gas could be an important tool for energy transition, from the point of view of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries the construction of Nord Stream 2 would be inadvisable.
Point ten of the report warns that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline may "negatively impact the regional gas market and, in particular, will have a detrimental effect on Ukraine's gas transmission system". The authors of the document call on the European Union and its partners from the east not to participate in projects that are incompatible with the Energy Community Treaty. The document was adopted with 42 votes. Two voters abstained.
Against the interest of the West
Based on the above example, it is possible to evaluate the limited but significant impact that multilateral bodies within the European Union can have on Eastern policy – in this case the Eastern energy policy. Thanks to them, the EU becomes a transmission belt for the interests of the member states. The limited character of these institutions is due to their multilateral nature and the need to seek compromise within them. However, in turn, the results of their activities have the mandate of all the members.
This is why the critique of Nord Stream 2 is another important contribution to the resistance to this project, which adds to the growing pile of complaints from Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and the US. The document was adopted despite Germany's membership in Euronest. The basis for its adoption was the contents of the Energy Community Treaty, which regulates the foreign dimension of the European Union's energy policy and the provisions of which impose on Euronest member states like Ukraine the obligation to reform their gas and electricity sector. In return, however, these member states are provided with the legal and political protection and expert aid of the EU.
"The unanimous position of the Euronest sends a strong political signal from the region that is the most threatened by the Nord Stream 2 project. The Eastern Partnership countries are under direct political, economic and military pressure from Russia, and the construction of Nord Stream 2 will only reinforce this situation," said member of the European Parliament Jacek Saryusz-Wolski. The construction of the gas pipeline would therefore contradict the basic assumptions of the European Union's neighborhood policy, which aims to stabilise the EU's direct neighborhood, in the best interest of all its member states. Consequently, Nord Stream 2 is a project that goes against the geopolitical interest of the entire European Union.
"We should hope that the provisions of the resolutions adopted by Euronest will be reflected in the declaration of the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels at the end of November, because they would have more political weight in such form. And blocking the construction of Nord Stream 2 requires very strong political will and pressure, because the interests of the business sector of some Western European countries are at stake. But business interests should not dictate such a strategic decision for the future of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries," Saryusz-Wolski said.
"Indeed the potential of the Eastern Partnership can be seen in its practical undertakings. It is important that in the report, which was adopted by a large majority and without any objections, we underlined the threat that the construction of Nord Stream 2 could pose to the energy markets in the region, and in particular for the Ukrainian transmission system. This shows that the Eastern Partnership can still speak with one voice in important matters," said member of the European Parliament Andrzej Grzyb.
Not only Nord Stream 2
"Since the last Eastern Partnership summit in Riga in 2015, the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries have already achieved significant results – both political and economic," says Dariusz Rosati, a member of the European Parliament. "These achievements include entering into force of the Association Agreements and visa-free regimes between the European Union on the one hand, and Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine on the other, initiating a new partnership and cooperation agreement with Armenia, as well as beginning negotiations on a new agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan. In addition, a European Union-Belarus Coordination Group was established, helping improve dialogue with Belarus."
"The Eastern Partnership is torn by political tensions. Despite this, three association and trade agreements have been signed, and an ad hoc committee monitoring the progress of the implementation of association agreements was established within the Euronest. When working on my report on cooperation in the implementation of the Paris Agreement, we proved that despite the political situation, when it comes to specific issues or initiatives co-financed by the European Union, we can boast several successful achievements," Grzyb said.
"Currently, the most important word for the Eastern Partnership is the 'implementation' of already existing agreements. This is crucial, because before taking the next steps, citizens must notice that cooperation with the EU and within the Partnership brings them noticeable benefits,"stated Rosati.
If there is political will in the European Union to further develop these mechanisms in the future, their effectiveness will grow. For the moment, such appetite seems absent. However, there is a certain correlation that we may observe. Crises in relations with Russia have always been followed by strengthening the common energy policy. The 2006 gas crisis in Ukraine brought the postulate to create the Energy Community. The 2009 crisis contributed to the adoption of the Third Energy Package, a legal umbrella against monopolies such as Gazprom. The war of 2014 helped to promote the Polish concept of the Energy Union.
Any further aggressive moves from Russia will result in more initiatives for the European Union's integration with the Energy Community. The Eastern Partnership summit planned for the end of November will constitute an opportunity to turn declarations into action.
Translated by Aleksandra Małecka
The publication of this text was co-financed with a grant by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland within the framework of Public Diplomacy 2017 – II component Eastern dimension of Polish foreign policy 2017 and in partnership with Eastbook.eu. The publication expresses the views of the author only and should not be identified with the official position of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Wojciech Jakóbik is an energy analyst at the Jagiellonian Institute.
Eastern Partnership, Energy Community Treaty, energy policy, Euronest, Nord Stream 2, Russia, the European Union
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News & eventsMedia roomNews releasesLegacy of Amphibious Vehicle Excellence Continues
Legacy of Amphibious Vehicle Excellence Continues with Survivability Upgrades Contract
19 May 2014	2014-05-19T02:00:00+02:00
BAE Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to provide engineering design and development work related to survivability upgrades for the AAV7A1 Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV).
The contract, valued at more than $12 million, was one of two awarded following a competitive bid and evaluation process. It will allow the company to develop a solution that enhances the survivability and capability of approximately 40 percent of the USMC's fleet.
"As the designer and original manufacturer of the global AAV fleet and a provider of Marine amphibious combat vehicle solutions for more than 50 years, BAE Systems continues to be a trusted partner to the U.S. Marine Corps," said Mark Signorelli, vice president and general manager of Combat Vehicles at BAE Systems. "We're confident that we can deliver a new evolution in the design of the AAV that meets the ever-evolving challenges in the battlefield environment and provides even better protection for U.S. Marines."
Work on this design and development contract will be performed in York, Pennsylvania; Santa Clara, California; Aiken, South Carolina; and Sterling Heights, Michigan.
The USMC is expected to make a down-select decision in early 2015, choosing a single supplier to move on to the engineering and manufacturing development prototype build phase of the program.
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