An unusual complexion for sure. Who do we know that has this particular color on their body? "Black and blue" typically refers to injuries. Bruises, contusions and the like from playing sports or getting physically attacked. If we saw someone whose entire body was blue, we would think something was seriously wrong. Perhaps there was a lack of oxygen.
Yet this is precisely how the transcendental body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described. There are further comparisons given to help us better understand. There is the indranila mani, the sapphire. There is the atasi flower. There is the tamala tree, found especially in the sacred land of Vrindavana.
Further complicating matters are the multiple meanings to the Sanskrit word shyama. This is the word most often used for describing the body of God. Even the term "body" is a little misleading, as for God there is no such dichotomy. He doesn't go through the cycle of birth and death. The avataras descend from the spiritual world, and they remain transcendental to the modes of nature and the miseries associated with material living.
Shyama can mean greenish, brownish, or the more common translation of dark blue. For the original form of the Personality of Godhead, Shri Krishna, one common comparison is to the dark raincloud. He is Shyamasundara, meaning beautifully dark. He is also Ghanashyama, which means the dark cloud about to pour down rain.
The comparison is helpful for our understanding, but there are ways that Krishna is not like the ordinary raincloud, as well. He is something unique, for sure.
We can look to the incident of the first Govardhana Puja for evidence. The people of Vrindavana were accustomed to worshiping Indra, the king of heaven. Though a religious practice externally, deep down it was more of a business transaction. Provide sufficient materials and perform the puja in a proper way and there would be something beneficial in return.
Just as in a free market economy transactions don't take place unless there is a benefit to each side, so with demigod worship there is something in it for everyone involved. Indra's pride and importance swell through accepting the offerings, and the people get the desired rainfall, which is necessary for growing food.
One year Krishna Himself was in Vrindavana, playing the role of the son of the king, Nanda Maharaja. Still in an outward vision of a small child, Krishna convinced the father to worship Govardhana Hill instead. The preparations were already set for Indra, but everything got shifted for the nearby hill at the last moment.
Interestingly enough, the people still got rainfall. Except this time it was more than they bargained for. What they previously had to perform a puja to get came through Indra's wrath instead of satisfaction. The king of heaven was so perturbed with the snub that instead of forgiving the incident due to past customer loyalty, he punished the people who were so good to him for so long. He sent to the area the most devastating raincloud, the one typically reserved for the end of the creation.
Once rain starts to fall, that is it. It doesn't consider the target. If someone has purchased a brand new pair of shoes that will surely get ruined by so much contact with water, the rain doesn't suddenly alter its course. It doesn't take a pause to give people time to get out of the way.
The rain is harmful for one person and beneficial for another. That is the way of duality, which is everywhere in a material existence. Fire helps to heat the home during a cold winter's night, and yet that same fire can burn down the entire establishment if left unchecked. The seasons come and go, and each has benefits and demerits.
Shri Krishna is not like this. There is no duality with His association, even when looking at the form of Narayana, who has four hands. In two hands are items of peace: the lotus flower and the conchshell. In the other two hands are weapons: the sudarshana-chakra and the club. One side is for giving pleasure to the devotees and the other for punishing the miscreants. This falls in line with the stated purpose of the avataras.
But in fact the effect is the same. The punishment is extremely beneficial to the "bad guys." They get liberation by being killed directly by Krishna. Liberation is the ultimate purification. The devotees continue in their devotion with Krishna's association, as there is no limit to the bliss a person feels in sharanagati, or full surrender.
The dark raincloud that is Krishna has intelligence. He applies discrimination to the requests of His worshipers. He is not obligated to say "yes," nor does He get angry when neglected. If He were to get upset, then the entire world would be in line for punishment, since man has forgotten God for so many lifetimes.
Ghanashyama showers His amazing mercy on everyone who has contact with Him. This is the special benefit of connecting directly with God, as opposed to only understanding the abstract concept of Brahman or the localized expansion of Supersoul.
Like cloud with imminent rain at hand.
To devotees harm not causing any.
A most pleasing sight is He.


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Bahubali stands out as the most awaited release this year. The magnum opus gained all the necessary excitement for its humongous success in the first part. With just 65 days left for the grand release of Baahubali 2, SS Rajamouli has unleashed a fierce Prabhas on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri in this new poster.
Here is his twitter post that caused a lot of thrill among fans. He took the platform to release the posters in all languages and also the motion poster.
The sequel is currently working on the post production and is ready to come amongst the fans. There are rumors of having the trailer this month. With no more days left for this month to end, we are biting our nails for it.
The motion poster must not be missed.


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Zoning for Medical Marijuana: Approaches & Considerations
Posted: April 13, 2016 | Author: bbabarjournal | Filed under: Heads Up, Spring 2016 Vol. 60 #2 | Tags: Boston Bar Journal, hardship cultivation, host community agreements, medical marijuana, registered marijuana dispensaries, RMDs, zoning | Leave a comment
by Lisa L. Mead and Adam J. Costa
On November 6, 2012, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative legalizing the use of marijuana by qualifying patients who have been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition. Effective January 1, 2013, the "Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana" presents a number of issues for cities and towns concerning the exercise of their zoning powers. The Act established a process whereby medical marijuana treatment centers, defined as not-for-profit entities that acquire, cultivate, possess, process, transfer, transport, sell, distribute, dispense, or administer marijuana or products containing marijuana for medical use, may apply to the Department of Public Health (DPH) for registration. The Act provides for the registration of up to 35 medical marijuana treatment centers initially, with at least one but not more than five centers per county.
Although no reference is made in the Act to municipal zoning control or its applicability to medical marijuana treatment facilities, the DPH regulations promulgated thereunder in mid-2013, see 105 CMR 725.000, address zoning for these facilities, referred to as registered marijuana dispensaries (RMDs): "The Department does not mandate any involvement by municipalities or local boards of health in the regulation of RMDs, qualifying patients with hardship cultivation requirements or any other aspects of marijuana for medical use. However, nothing in 105 CMR 725.000 shall be construed so as to prohibit lawful local oversight and regulation. . . that does not conflict or interfere with the operation of 105 CMR 725.000." 105 CMR 725.600. Accordingly, per the Home Rule Amendment, Mass. Const., amend. LXXXIX, Massachusetts cities and towns may in their discretion adopt zoning ordinances and bylaws relative to the siting, development, and operation of medical marijuana treatment centers, as long as their provisions are not at odds with the Act or the DPH regulations.
To Zone or Not to Zone
A municipality is under no obligation to zone for RMDs, and many cities and towns either have yet to adopt such zoning or have elected not to do so. The DPH regulations mandate a buffer zone around certain facilities for children. Absent a more stringent local requirement, "a RMD shall not be sited within a radius of five hundred feet of a school, daycare center, or any facility in which children commonly congregate. The 500 foot distance. . . is measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the facility in question to the nearest point of the proposed RMD." Municipalities may establish their own buffer zones from these or other facilities, provided they are mindful that, collectively, these zones may not effectively prohibit RMDs city- or town-wide.
The Office of the Attorney General has opined that an outright ban on medical marijuana treatment centers in a municipality frustrates the purposes of the Act and, consequently, is invalid. "The Act's legislative purpose could not be served if a municipality could prohibit treatment centers within its borders, for if one municipality could do so, presumably all could do so." Letter from the Att'y Gen. to the Town of Wakefield, Mar. 13, 2013, available at http://www.mlu.ago.state.ma.us/.
The Attorney General's Office has also rejected bylaws prohibiting home cultivation as an accessory use, restricting home cultivation to a particular area of the community, imposing buffer zones around home cultivation sites, and requiring a special permit for home cultivation. Home cultivation of medical marijuana is authorized by the Act and the DPH regulations for qualifying patients whose access to a RMD is limited by verified financial hardship, a physical incapacity to access reasonable transportation, or the lack of a medical marijuana treatment center within a reasonable distance from the patient's residence.
For municipalities that choose to zone for medical marijuana by adopting reasonable regulations, the choice is between incorporating RMDs into the zoning already in effect and establishing an overlay district within which RMDs may be sited.
Incorporation into Existing Zoning
Using a more traditional approach to zoning, a municipality may amend its existing zoning ordinance or bylaw to identify and define RMDs and to specify the zoning district or districts where they are permitted. In doing so, it subjects a RMD to the same dimensional and density requirements and performance standards applicable to other uses in the same district. Dimensional and density requirements might include area, frontage, and setback constraints, among others. Performance standards might regulate noise, traffic, or other aspects of a use for compatibility with its surroundings. If a city or town so chooses, it may zone cultivation and processing operations separately from retail facilities. Although both qualify as RMDs per the DPH regulations, these uses need not be co-located.
A city or town may elect to allow RMDs only by special permit, in some or all of the zoning districts in which they are an available use. The Attorney General has cautioned municipalities, however, that an ordinance or bylaw must provide adequate standards to guide a board in deciding whether to grant or deny the special permit. It may not be enough for a municipality to rely on the general requirement of the Zoning Act, at G.L. c. 40A, § 9, that the use be "in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance or by-law," nor are a municipality's special permit criteria for other uses always appropriate for application to RMDs. Municipalities have been advised "to list specific criteria for. . . consider[ation] when reviewing [an] application." Letter from the Att'y Gen. to the Town of Westborough, July 11, 2013, available at http://www.mlu.ago.state.ma.us/.
In its regulation of medical marijuana treatment centers, a municipality must also be cautious not to run afoul of the zoning exemption available to agricultural uses, under G.L. c. 40A, § 3. To the extent that an RMD's operations qualify as commercial agriculture thereunder, a municipality cannot require a special permit for, or unreasonably regulate or prohibit, the use.
Creation of an Overlay District
An alternative to incorporating RMDs into an existing zoning ordinance or bylaw is to create an overlay district for medical marijuana treatment centers. An overlay zone is a district superimposed on one or more established zoning districts which may apply supplemental restrictions on uses in these districts or permit uses otherwise disallowed. By adopting an overlay district, a municipality gains greater control over where RMDs may be sited. The limits of acceptable locations need not coincide with the boundaries of the municipality's existing zoning districts, but may be determined by the city or town in its discretion upon consideration of existing and anticipated land uses and the compatibility of RMDs with these uses. A municipality may incorporate dimensional requirements and performance standards specific to the overlay district, and may even pair these regulations with buffer zones surrounding schools, daycare centers, or other uses potentially impacted by a RMD. A special permit may be required for the development and operation of a RMD within the overlay district; or the municipality may choose to permit these facilities as-of-right or subject only to site plan review.
Host Community Agreements
Several Massachusetts municipalities have opted to negotiate host community agreements with potential RMDs to eliminate or mitigate any possible adverse effects of RMDs. Neither the Act nor the DPH regulations prohibit these agreements. And while a municipality may not require a RMD to enter into a host community agreement, such an agreement may expedite a RMD's receipt of a letter of support or non-opposition from the municipality, now a requirement of the DPH licensing process as updated in mid-2015. A municipality might otherwise choose to issue its letter of support or non-opposition only upon a RMD's completion of the permitting process, once the city or town is satisfied that the project has been adequately vetted.
Among the most common subjects of host community agreements are financial compensation due the municipality, taxes, and charitable contributions. Financial assistance to a city or town may help offset community impacts, fund public health and safety initiatives, or otherwise aid the municipality. The payment of real estate taxes or the making of payments in-lieu-of taxes is also worthy of negotiation; otherwise, because RMDs are required by the Act to be not-for-profit entities, they may qualify as tax-exempt. Entering into a tax agreement helps to alleviate any questions about the payment of taxes to the municipality. Finally, a number of Massachusetts municipalities have negotiated charitable contributions by RMDs in exchange for the community's support of, or non-opposition to, the development of a medical marijuana treatment center.
In summary, Massachusetts cities and towns have a choice about whether to zone for medical marijuana treatment centers and, if they do, of how to approach the rezoning process. Some municipalities have utilized traditional zoning practices, allowing RMDs in one or more existing zoning districts and often requiring a special permit. Other municipalities have developed overlay districts, within which RMDs may be sited subject to dimensional requirements, performance standards, and other regulations specific to the use. Regardless of which approach is chosen, a municipality would be wise to explore negotiation of a host community agreement with a potential RMD and avail itself of the financial incentives that may be offered in exchange for the municipality's cooperation with the application process.
Lisa L. Mead and Adam J. Costa are partners at Blatman, Bobrowski, Mead & Talerman, LLC. They concentrate their practice in the areas of general municipal, land use and environmental law, representing both municipal and private clients throughout Massachusetts.
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Q: hex string from list of integers in swi-prolog wondering if there's a library call somewhere to convert the crypto libs
sha1  return format
15 ?- sha_hash('howdy', X , []), atom_codes(Y, X).
X = [239, 66, 186, 177, 25, 29, 162, 114, 241|...],
Y = 'ïBº±\031\\035\¢rñ95÷\214\@\036\=àÁ\032\û'.

want to convert X to format like
"A34F890F16"

A: ?- sha_hash('howdy', X , []),
 atom_codes(Y, X),
 maplist(\I^format('~16R',[I]),X).

outputs
EF42BAB1191DA272F13935F78C401E3DE0C11AFB
X = [239, 66, 186, 177, 25, 29, 162, 114, 241|...],
Y = 'ïBº±\031\\035\¢rñ95÷\214\@\036\=àÁ\032\û'.

But of course the top string is ambiguous...
Alternatively, padding 'by hand' can be done this way (just 1 code here)
?- phrase(xinteger(3), L, []),
   (L =[A] -> N = [48,A] ; N = L),
   format('~s',[N]).

output
03
L = [51],
A = 51,
N = [48, 51] .

xinteger//1 requires this include :- [library(http/dcg_basics)].
edit: I found the specification string for padding:
?- format('~`0t~16R~2|', [15]).
0F
true.

then the original example now can be written
?- sha_hash('howdy', X , []),
     atom_codes(Y, X),
     maplist(\I^format('~`0t~16R~2|',[I]),X).

and this outputs
EF42BAB1191DA272F13935F78C401E3DE0C11AFB
X = [239, 66, 186, 177, 25, 29, 162, 114, 241|...],
Y = 'ïBº±\031\\035\¢rñ95÷\214\@\036\=àÁ\032\û'.

the output can easily be captured by with_output_to
atom_to_hex(Atom, Hex) :-
    atom_codes(Atom, Codes),
    with_output_to(Hex, maplist(\I^format('~`0t~16R~2|',[I]), Codes)).

All these examples use library(lambda).

A: Chac, thanks, your first version put me on right track, but isn't working. For those reading the question, here's my final version
asHexByte(X) :-
    X >= 16,
    format('~R', [X]).
asHexByte(X) :-
    X < 16,
    format('0~R', [X]).
% compute a sha1 in the same style as llSHA1String
%
sha1string(Atom, SHAString) :-
    sha_hash(Atom, SHAList, []),
    with_output_to(codes(SHAString) , maplist(asHexByte , SHAList)).

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Christopher F. Foss
The German PSM Puma Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle is fitted with a remote controlled turret armed with a Mauser 30mm MK 30-2 dual feed cannon and a co-axial MG.
Infantry Fighting Vehicle operators want more punch from their medium calibre cannons – and onboard missiles will increase the number of blows they can deliver.
The latest generation of Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) are being armed with larger calibre weapons which have increased range and fire more effective ammunition.
The main drawback of moving to a larger calibre is that less ammunition is carried but this is offset by the greater effectiveness of the ammunition. Some of these larger calibre weapons are installed in one or two person turrets while others operate in remote controlled turrets (RCT).
A computerised fire control system (FCS) is usually fitted enabling the main armament to engage threat targets when the platform is stationary or moving. The weapon, which is stabilised, is laid onto the target by the gunner and/or the commander who are normally provided with an integrated stabilised day/thermal sighting systems incorporating a laser rangefinder.
While there is some standardisation in members of NATO on larger calibre tank (120mm smooth bore) and artillery (155mm) ammunition there is a complete lack of standardisation in medium calibre weapons in NATO with calibres of 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm and 40mm currently being deployed.
The opposite is the case for the Russian Army and former members of the Warsaw Pact who use the 30mm 2A42 dual feed cannon. Typical installations including the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), BMD-2 and BMD-3 airborne assault vehicles (AAV) and many others.
While the main thrust of this article is on the actual weapon, development of ammunition is always on going with medium calibre weapons now firing armour piercing fin stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) and air-burst munitions (ABM). The latter are more expensive but are highly effective against dug in infantry.
The British and French armies are standardising on the CTAI 40mm Cased Telescoped Armament System (CTAT). CTAI is a joint venture company between Nexter Systems of France and BAE Systems of the UK with the main weapon production facility at Bourges in France, but ammunition production is undertaken in both countries.
Two British Army platforms are being armed with the 40mm CTAS which are the General Dynamics Land Systems UK Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and the Lockheed Martin UK Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). In both cases the weapon is installed in a two person turret which is also armed with a 7.62mm co-axial machine gun (MG) and in both cases the 40mm CTAS and 7.62mm MG is provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) as it the refurbished 7.62mm MG.
The one French Army platform fitted with 40mm CTAS is the Nexter/Arquus Jaguar (6×6) reconnaissance vehicle which is the replacement for the currently deployed AMX-10RCR (105mm) and Sagaie (90mm) 6×6 armoured cars.
The 40mm CTAS can fire a complete family of ammunition including APFSDS-T, Kinetic Energy Airburst (KE-AB), General Purpose Round – Airburst- Tracer (GPR-AB-T), General Purpose Round – Point Detonating – Tracer (GPRPD-T), General Purpose Round – Kinetic Energy – Tracer (GPR-KE-T) and associated training rounds.
The Nexter 25mm Model 811 dual feed cannon is still being marketed by the company and this is already installed in 520 VBCI (8×8) deployed by the French Army. Export sales of the 25mm M811 have been made to Singapore for the AMX-10P Marines amphibious vehicle and Turkey for some of the FNSS Savunma Sistemleri Turkish Infantry Fighting Vehicle (TIFV).
French Nexter VBCI (8×8) has a one person turret armed with a Nexter 25mm M811 dual feed cannon and 7.62mm co-axial MG.
The Rheinmetall Marder 1 IFV has been in service with the German Army for almost 50 years and is armed with a Rheinmetall 20mm MK 20 Rh 202 dual feed cannon and 7.62mm MG3 co-axial MG. Surplus Marder 1 IFV have been supplied to Chile, Indonesia and Jordan.
Marder 1 is slowly being replaced by the Puma IFV which is fitted with an RCT turret armed with the Mauser 30mm MK 30-2 ABM dual feed cannon with a 5.56mm co-axial MG which will be replaced by a 7.62mm MG. A pod of two MELLS anti-tank missiles (ATM) are to be installed on the left side of the turret.
Australia has ordered the Boxer (8×8) to replace its LAV-25 (8×8) reconnaissance vehicles and one version will be armed with the latest Rheinmetall Lance two person turret armed with Mauser MK 30-2 and7.62 mm co-axial MG.
The original Mauser 30mm MK 30 dual feed cannon is installed in the General Dynamics European Land Systems Ulan (Austria) and Pizarro (Spain) IFV and the Rheinmetall Lance turret installed on four Piranha III (8×8) for the Spanish Marines.
While the Mauser 30mm MK 30 dual feed cannon is gas operated, Mauser has also been working on the Wotan 30mm cannon which is electrically powered.
The BAE Systems Hagglunds CV9040 is the standard IFV of the Swedish Army and is fitted with a two person turret armed with a Bofors 40mm L/70 cannon which is fed from a magazine below holding 24 rounds of ready use ammunition and with the empty cartridge cases ejected through the turret roof.
Export customers for the CV90 IFV have always opted for a different weapon including Denmark (35mm), Finland (30mm), Estonia (35mm), Norway (30mm), Netherlands (35mm) and Switzerland (30mm) with these supplied by the now Northrop Grumman, Armament systems.
While the ideal solution is to have a common medium calibre weapon across the whole AFV fleet, this is not always achieved.
Malaysia, for example, is taking delivery of a complete fleet of Turkish FNSS Savunma Sistemleri Pars (8×8) family of vehicles with production now undertaken in Malaysia by DefTech under the local name of the AV8 Gemita.
The IFV version is fitted with an FNSS Savunma Sistemleri Sharpshooter one person turret armed with a Northrop Grumman, Armament Systems stabilised 25mm M242 dual feed cannon and a 7.62mm coaxial MG while the Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle has South African Denel Land Systems LCT 30 two person turret armed with a stabilised 30mm GI-30 dual feed cannon and 7.62mm coaxial MG.
AV8 IFV 25 variant (front) with Sharpshooter turret with 25mm cannon and AFV 30 variant (back) with Denel LCT 30 turret with 30mm cannon during a firepower demonstration at Gemas camp.
Chain guns
The now Northrop Grumman, Armament Systems 'Chain Gun' family of weapons are by far the most widely deployed of any medium calibre cannon in the West and many other parts of the world.
By March 2020 total 'Chain Gun' production was rapidly approaching 20,000 weapons, in all calibres, for the home and export markets for air, land and sea applications.
These include the 25mm M242, 30mm M230 (for Apache attack helicopter), 30mm MK44, 35mm Bushmaster III, 50 XM913 and 7.62mm MK52.
The most widely used is the 25mm M242 dual feed cannon which is installed in the US Army Bradley IFV, US Marine Corps LAV (8×8), Canadian Light Armour Vehicle (8×8) as well as many export customers.
The Northrop Grumman, Armament Systems, family of Chain Guns includes, from top to bottom M242 25 x 137mm, M230 30 x 113mm, MK44 can be chambered to fire 30 x 173mm or 40 x 180mm with the latest weapon being the XM913 50 x 228mm.
Export customers have moved to the 30mm MK44 dual feed cannon and so far well over 20 countries have adopted this for a variety of applications with typical examples being the Bionix II deployed by Singapore and CV9030 deployed by Finland, Norway and Switzerland and Poland for their locally built Patria Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) called the Rosomak (Wolverine).
To meet a US Army Urgent Needs Requirement a batch of 83 production General Dynamics Land Systems Stryker LAV (8×8) have been fitted with a Norwegian Kongsberg MCT RCT armed with an 30mm XM813 dual feed cannon that in addition to firing conventional natures of ammunition can also fire the 30mm MK310 Programmable ABM round. This version is called the Dragoon and is only deployed in Europe.
For the US Army's Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) the company is developing, in co-operation with the US Army the 50mm XM913 which is based on their proven Bushmaster III 35/50 mm weapon.
For this weapon the company is developing a family of 50mm ammunition which will include armour penetrating, high explosive and a programmable ABM.
As previously mentioned the 30mm 2A42 and to a lesser extent the 30mm 2A72 are the standard Russian medium calibre weapon, but Russi has developed a 57mm calibre weapon which is expected to be deployed in the future. This has been shown in a number of applications including the AU-220M for trials purposes this has been fitted to a BMP-3 IFV and T-15 heavy IFV platform.
Patria AMV XP (8×8) fitted with Kongsberg Remote Controlled Turret armed with 30mm cannon and 7.62mm co-axial MG. Mounted on the roof is a Kongsberg Protector RWS armed with 12.7mm MG and a Javelin ATM.
Anti-tank missiles
To enable targets to be engaged beyond range of the main armament of IFV, some platforms are also armed with ATM.
The US Army BAE Systems M2 Bradley, IFV for example, has a pod of two Raytheon TOW ATM installed on the left side enabling targets to be engaged out to a range of 3,750m, with more recent TOW versions having a longer range.
The German Marder 1 series IFV had a pintle mounted MBDA MILAN ATM with a maximum range of 2,000m but this is now being replaced by the Eurospike LR ATM which is called the MELLS by the German Army.
The latest French Jaguar (6×6) has a pod of two MBDA MMP ATGM in the right side of the turret which are raised prior to being launched and enable targets to be engaged at a range of some 4,000m. The standard infantry version of the MMP has been already been deployed by the French Army as the replacement for the MILAN ATM.
The Russian Army fitted pintle mounted ATM to its BMP-2 IFV while the BMP-3 IFV has a two person turret armed with a 100mm 2A70 gun which can also fire a laser guided projectile (LGP) and this also has a 30mm 2A72 co-axial dual feed cannon and a 7.62mm co-axial MG.
The United Arab Emirates deploy a large number of BMP-3 IFV and some of these turrets have been installed on a batch of Patria Armoured Modular Vehicle 8x8L which still retains its amphibious capabilities.
The latest Russian T-15 heavy IFV has the same turret as that fitted to new Bumerang (8×8) IFV which in addition to being armed with 30mm 2A42 dual feed cannon and 7.62mm co-axial MG also has a pod of two Kornet laser guided ATM ether side.
Early ATM had a single high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead but latest models have a tandem HEAT warhead to neutralise threat targets fitted with explosive reactive armour (ERA) but for some ATGW alternative warheads are available including high-explosive fragmentation and thermobaric.
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You've been outsmarted – Gabby tells Tsatsu Tsikat
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the NPP has lashed out at Tsatsu Tsikata, the Lead Counsel for the Petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition at the Supreme Court that, he should admit that he has been outsmarted by Counsels for the 1st and 2nd Respondents.
According to him, Tsatsu Tsikata does not expect the Respondents to make their case on a mere allegation the Petitioner has brought before the Supreme Court and requires witnesses for the 1st and 2nd Respondents to testify.
He said it is only an option for a party to call on a witness to testify and be cross-examined before a court of competent jurisdiction if that party finds it necessary or vice versa.
"You do not allege and expect the respondents to make your case for you if they opt not to mount the witness box. Calling of witnesses is an option which a party can choose not to exercise if indeed that party sees it as not necessary."
"Tsatsu should simply admit that he's been outsmarted! It's left with populist submissions for the ears of party activists," Gabby made the comment in a post on his social media handle on Tuesday after the case was adjourned to Thursday, February 11, 2021, for a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Counsels for the 1st and 2nd Respondents told the Supreme Court on Monday, February 8, 2021, that they do not want to call forth any witnesses to adduce evidence in court in the matter before the apex court.
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The counsels for the two respondents cited Order 38, rule 3 (e) sub-rule 1 and 5 of CI 47 as amended by CI 87 as the basis for their decision to close their case and not call a witness.
Both Counsels told the court that they had expected the petitioner to be happy with their decision since it works in his favour.
Justin Amenuvor, Lead Counsel for the EC supported his argument with Section 62 of the Evidence Act, which states that the court cannot compel his client to testify against her will, while Lead Counsel for the President, Akoto Ampaw, maintained that the burden of proof lies with the petitioner and not the respondents.
Tsatsu Tsikata, Lead Counsel for the Petitioner objected and said since the lawyers have not made a submission of no case, the burden of proof does not apply as argued by the lawyers for the EC and Akufo-Addo.
He explained that the EC Chair had earlier indicated during the application for some interrogatories to be served that she was going to submit herself to cross-examination; the basis for which the court decided to dismiss the Petitioner's application.
He insists that the statement by the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, through various affidavits available binds her to be cross-examined.
Concluding his submission, Tsatsu Tsikata further insisted that Order 38, rule 3 (e) sub-rule 1 and 5 of CI 47 as amended by CI 87 did not apply to the current situation.
The 7-member panel of judges made up of the Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah; Justices Yaw Appau, Marful Sau, Professor Ashie Kotei, Mariama Owusu, Nene Amegatcher, and Gertrude Tokonor adjourned sitting to Thursday, February 11, 2021, to give its verdict.
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Knicks rookie Shumpert out 2-4 weeks
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Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert is now going to be dealing with the same thing as Giants rookie Prince Amukamara — getting hurt at the start of his rookie year and hurting his development.
Shumpert, an impressive first-round pick, suffered a sprained right MCL in yesterday's 106-104 season-opening victory over the Celtics. He figures to miss between 2 to 4 weeks, and assuming it's the latter, the month-long absence will mean he'll miss about 15 games.
"Just got to be tough mentally. Those guys were telling me, 'It's a long season. There are bumps in the road,' " said Shumpert, who got hurt with 57.7 seconds left in the third quarter. "I've got to get through it."
Shumpert's absence will hurt both his own progression and the Knicks' rotation. True, backup point guard Mike Bibby (back spasms) did not play yesterday, but still, through three quarters, Shumpert had logged the most minutes of any Knicks reserve (22:02). The Knicks bench is thin, and despite his inexperience, Shumpert is important.
"He does a lot for us," Landry Fields said. "He's an intricate part of our offense and defense."
Coach Mike D'Antoni said Bibby would be returning, which will help with the guard minutes off the bench. Still, the Knicks don't have any other guards on the roster beyond Bibby, Shumpert and starters Fields and Toney Douglas. So the team could end up having to push Douglas to more minutes or possibly go big with Bill Walker or Renaldo Balkman alongside Douglas, Fields or Bibby.
Shumpert, who was limping after the game, finished with 11 points on 3-for-13 shooting in his debut, adding four rebounds. He scored his three hoops in three different ways — a drive (plus a foul), a putback of his own miss and a mid-range jumper. He missed his only 3-pointer, but hit all five of his free throws.
The MCL sprain occurred when Shumpert said "somebody fell into my knee." He was carried off the court and said he was worried the injury was more severe. X-rays were negative, and Shumpert is not scheduled to undergo an MRI exam.
As a second-year man, Fields knows what it's like to be a rookie. How tough is it to make up for time lost?
"I don't even look at him as a rookie, to be honest," Fields said. "He's come so far from training camp to now. What he brings to us is something that not a lot of people do. I'm not worried about him at all. I know he'll get right back on it."


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Q: why does my function login Curl always return true? CodeIgniter i try to login through website using cURL, i want to give validation login error. when i fail to login the page will show alert, if succesful to login the page still show alert. . what's wrong with my code, any solution? thanks
Here's my library code:
public function loginIdws($username ,$password){

                $url = 'http://forum.idws.id/login/login';
                $data = '_xfToken=&cookie_check=1&login='.$username.'&password='.$password.'&redirect=http://forum.idws.id/';
                $ch = curl_init();
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR,"cookie.txt");
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE,"cookie.txt");
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT,40000);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER,FALSE);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_NOBODY,FALSE);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,$url);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:45.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/45.0");
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_REFERER,$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION,1);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST,TRUE);
                curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);

                $baca = curl_exec($ch);
                if ($baca=== false){
                    return false;
                }else
                {
                    return true;
                }
                $info = curl_getinfo($ch);
                curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,"http://forum.idws.id/account/");
                curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POST, 0);
                $baca2 = curl_exec($ch);
                return false;

                curl_close($ch);
                $pecah1 = explode('<fieldset>',$baca2);
                $pecah2 = explode('</fieldset>',$pecah1[1]);
                echo "<fieldset>";
                echo $pecah2[0];
                echo "</fieldset>";
                                }

this is my controller code :
public function loginn(){
                $username= $this->input->post('login','true');
                $password = $this->input->post('password','true');
                if($this->ci_curl->loginIdws($username,$password)===false){
                    echo "<script> alert('Invalid Username & Password');
                                    window.location.href='index';
                        </script>";
                        }else {
                    $this->load->view('curl/thread');
                    return true;
                }
            }

A: codes after never executed,
 $baca = curl_exec($ch);
                if ($baca=== false){
                    return false;
                }else
                {
                    return true;
                }

because you return result anywhere
also curl_exec() can return different result dependent on your configuration
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I suggest use Requests for web requests in php

A: First of all check the response, what's it is returning, my guess, it is returning 'true'/'false', so $response==false is not same as say, $response=='false'. So, you either need to check the value or convert it to boolean before doing a strict check, something like:
$baca = curl_exec($ch);
$loginOk = $baca === 'true'? true: false;
return $loginOk;

OR do:
    $baca = curl_exec($ch);

    if ($baca == 'false'){
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }

and it should as expected.


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Editing Recipes
How to download a recipe
Viewing the micronutrients in a recipe
How to view the macronutrients in a recipe
Editing the ingredients section of a recipe
Editing the overview section of a recipe
How to edit a recipe
You can view the macronutrients section of a recipe as described in this article.
Step 1: Open the recipe you want to edit as shown in this tutorial.
Step 2: Click on the Macronutrients tab.
Step 3: Click on one of the different options to review different aspects about the macronutrients in the recipe. You can change which macronutrients are displayed in the settings as shown here.
Macronutrient Summary
This view shows the total Energy, Protein, Carbs, and Fat in the recipe. You can also see values per 100 grams of your recipe, and per recipe serving.
You can also see a pie chart illustrating the energy distribution in the recipe per macronutrient.
Macronutrient Breakdown per Ingredient - Total
This view shows you the total Energy, Protein, Fat, and Carbs in your recipe contributed by each ingredient.
So, for instance, in this recipe example, butter is contributing 1577.4 Kcal in total. That's the amount if preparing the whole recipe as specified.
This view is useful to see where the calories, protein, fat, and carbs are coming from. For instance, most of the calories in this example come from butter, sugar, and flour. Whilst the little amount of protein in the recipe is provided by flour.
Eggs and yogurt are normally more protein-rich than flour, but given that this particular recipe has a high content in flour and relatively small content in eggs/yogurt, the actual protein is mainly present in flour in this case.
Macronutrient Breakdown per Ingredient - Amount per 100 grams
This view shows you the Energy, Protein, Fat, and Carbs per 100 grams of ingredient in your recipe.
So, for instance, in this recipe example, butter is contributing 717 Kcal per 100 grams.
This view is useful to compare ingredients when the quantity is the same for all of them. For instance, this view shows that eggs have the highest protein content per 100 grams out of all the ingredients, whilst sugar is 100% carbs.
Macronutrient Breakdown per Ingredient - Amount per serving
This view shows you the Energy, Protein, Fat, and Carbs per serving in your recipe; broken down by ingredient.
So, for instance, in this recipe example, butter is contributing 197.2 Kcal per serving. If the client prepares the recipe as specified and consumes a single serving, this table shows the breakdown of the nutrients they would
This view is useful to see the impact of each ingredient per serving, which is the intended amount of the recipe to be consumed.
To learn how to edit the other components of your recipe, please have a look here.


Discussion in 'The War Room' started by 2fast2see, May 14, 2014.
She must not have been of equal value.
I guess we'll be told we're banning "pushy" next.
Being ugly probably doesn't help.
In what world does one inquire politely about employment discrimination through a lawyer?
That's the business-world equivalent of putting a 12 gauge shotgun in their face and pulling the trigger ... it's throwing down the gauntlet. Everybody knows this, which is why it's impossible for it to be an innocuous gesture.
Well I'm glad they made the right decision by... firing her for inquiring? What?
Inquiring yourself is not a problem. Inquiring *through a lawyer* means you are enemies. It's a gesture of war. There's no going back at that point.
Salaries are a contract by contract basis. Negotiating and job availability are factors among other things.
I agree. Quoting the contract and/or utilizing legal representation puts up walls.
It's not just a question of putting up walls. There are many reasons why using a lawyer is a declaration of war. First it means you are already building a case against them, so they have to prepare for battle. Second it means you have gone through the trouble of hiring an attorney so you view them as an enemy. And third, in the business and legal world the deliberate choice to communicate through an attorney regarding a dispute means "we are at odds, and I will smash you if you don't do what I want." Every lawyer knows this. When a lawyer formally appears, it's just the tip of the iceberg, and if the other side deliberately lets you know that, then ... it's on.
This is in the context of an actual or potential legal dispute, mind you. Outside of the dispute context, lawyers are commonly involved in negotiating contracts and such, without anything sinister or hostile being meant by their involvement.
For a lawyer to deliberately raise the issue of potential illegal discrimination against their client, however, is an act of legal war.
She should have asked for more money when she was accepting the job. Did she just take the first number they offered her?
This is in the context of a dispute, mind you. Lawyers are commonly involved in negotiating contracts and such, without anything sinister or hostile being meant by their involvement.
To me it's like this, you have lawyers when you negotiate/draft deals and then you don't hear from them again until there's a fight. It indicates that things aren't going to be resolved in a friendly manner.
It also depends on the type of lawyer involved. Transactional lawyers are considerably more innocuous, although they still shouldn't be asking about illegal discrimination against their client without knowing what that means.
If it's a litigator making 'polite inquiries', on the other hand, that's the equivalent of throwing a brick through your window. It's like the SEC enforcement office making 'polite inquiries' about your investment firm. Get ready for war.
Anything pertaining to big money or criminal charges should be handled with a lawyer.
Zankou is absolutely correct here in regards to her use of a lawyer. And can anyone involved in business management honestly tell me when hiring a replacement employee, you offer them the same pay as their predecessor?
When we are replacing workers we always low ball on our initial compensation regardless of if its a man or woman. Sounds like another case of using a hot button issue to burn an employer. Professional women should be up in arms when they hear stories like this as it paints a negative image.
Discussing raises with your boss? Really?
Not only that... But Bill Keller (the person Abramson replaced) became executive editor in 2003 when the NYT was much better off financially. By the time Abramson took Keller's spot, the Times had taken an absolute beating.
the article even says that the Times pays less now than it used to.
I guess she should have asked for more when she took the job.
Asking for more $$ after having accepted the job because of what other people make comes off as petty.
Well this is neither of those.


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Adriaan "Aad" van den Hoek (ur. 14 października 1951 w Dirksland) – holenderski kolarz szosowy, srebrny medalista mistrzostw świata.

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Największy sukces w karierze Aad van den Hoek osiągnął w 1971 roku, kiedy wspólnie z Fedorem den Hertogiem, Adrim Duykerem i Fritsem Schurem zdobył srebrny medal w drużynowej jeździe na czas na mistrzostwach świata w Mendrisio. Był to jednak jedyny medal wywalczony przez niego na międzynarodowej imprezie tej rangi. Na rozgrywanych trzy lata później mistrzostwach świata w Montrealu był czwarty w drużynie, a wyścig ze startu wspólnego amatorów ukończył na 36. pozycji. W 1972 roku wystartował w drużynowej jeździe na czas na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Monachium, jednak po wykryciu niketamidu w jego krwi Holendrzy zostali zdyskwalifikowani. Substancja ta była dozwolona przez UCI, ale nie przez MKOl. Ponadto w 1972 roku wygrał Ronde van Midden-Nederland, a cztery lata później był najlepszy w Acht van Chaam. Kilkakrotnie startował w Tour de France, najlepszy wynik osiągając w 1978 roku, kiedy zajął 57. miejsce w klasyfikacji generalnej.

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package com.jivesoftware.os.miru.cluster.marshaller;

import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.jivesoftware.os.miru.api.MiruHost;
import com.jivesoftware.os.rcvs.marshall.api.TypeMarshaller;

/**
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public class MiruHostMarshaller implements TypeMarshaller<MiruHost> {

    @Override
    public MiruHost fromBytes(byte[] bytes) throws Exception {
        return fromLexBytes(bytes);
    }

    @Override
    public byte[] toBytes(MiruHost miruHost) throws Exception {
        return toLexBytes(miruHost);
    }

    @Override
    public MiruHost fromLexBytes(byte[] bytes) throws Exception {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(bytes);
        return new MiruHost(new String(bytes, Charsets.UTF_8));
    }

    @Override
    public byte[] toLexBytes(MiruHost miruHost) throws Exception {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(miruHost);
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Happy employees are productive employees. If this is true, then why do so few companies focus on making their employees happy? If you want to be a part of a successful company, then happiness needs to be at the forefront of everything.
Here are some specific things that make employees happy (and how you can leverage them to your advantage).
For shift workers, clearly communicate schedules well in advance so that employees know when they're working. Ideally, this should be done at the beginning of the month.
For salaried employees, flex scheduling works really well. Under this setup, employees are allowed to set their own hours (so long as they get the allotted per-day and per-week numbers in).
Give employees the ability to work from home one day per week. This provides employees with a nice break from the day to day grind.
These are just a few ideas. Whatever you choose to do, make sure you're taking work-life balance into consideration when creating schedules.
One of the most frustrating things for employees is that they don't always know what they're supposed to be doing. As a result, they end up feeling useless, underprepared, or anxious. Setting clear expectations for each employee and role is paramount to job satisfaction and happiness.
If you want employees to be happy, and therefore productive, they need to know that their work matters. You can do this by showing them that their work is appreciated.
Sometimes making employees happy is as simple as establishing a workplace environment that people feel comfortable in. Instead of requiring people to wear business suits and maintain immaculate workspaces that resemble a sterile medical environment, loosen up and let them wear casual clothing and decorate their offices according to their own preferences.
Do people actually like meetings? Is there anyone in your organization who feels a rush of adrenaline and excitement when they see an hour-long staff meeting pop up on their daily agenda? The answer is no. Meetings are boring and, much of the time, useless.
The good news is that since meetings tend to be pointless, you can nix most of them. This lets employees spend more time getting things done and less time listening to others jabber about things that don't relate to them. When you do decide to hold meetings, make them actionable.
Employees want to do their jobs well. While clear communication and expectations are a starting point, giving them the right tools is also important. Regularly communicate with your employees to ensure they have everything they need.
Happy employees are productive employees, and your company is the one that benefits the most from their productivity. Thus, if you want productivity out of your workforce, focus more on delighting them and less on establishing pointless rules and regulations. You won't be disappointed with the results.


Everyone who is planning a trip to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program should fully understand the ESTA eligibility requirements, before applying. This article is designed to resolve all doubts about the ESTA eligibility and the ESTA requirements.
Foreign nationals, who wish to apply for ESTA, are required to complete a simple and quick ESTA registration process online. However, before beginning the process, travelers should make sure they clearly understand and meet all ESTA eligibility requirements.
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Malta, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
If you are a citizen of any of the countries mentioned above, applying for ESTA should be a rather easy process. Among the ESTA requirements, you will simply need to have a valid passport, email address, and a debit or credit card.
Bear in mind that if you do not see your home country in this list, please refer to our US tourist visa section. It will provide with useful information, regarding the visa application process.
The next step for all eligible candidates will be to verify they don't currently have a valid visitor's visa (Tourist Visa). This step might seem unnecessary, however, many times applicants are not aware that being in the possession of a tourist visa renders your ESTA application void. If you have a valid tourist visa, refrain from applying for an ESTA.
The ESTA has a validity period of two (2) years. However, this does not enable ESTA holders to remain in the States during this entire time. All visits must not be longer than 90 days.
Leisure and business are the two travel purposes covered by the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). What this means is that studying is not permitted, as this activity requires a different type of permission.
Expires two years after it was issued.
Expires when the ESTA holder's passport expires, whichever of the two comes first.
For the reasons given above, ESTA applicants must make sure to have a valid passport for at least six or more months.
If your passport is about to expire, it is strongly advisable to replace it first, before making your ESTA application.
Please note that in order to obtain an ESTA to travel to the United States for tourism, transit or business purposes your must have a passport from one of the following countries: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Malta, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
ESTA applicants must have a passport that contains a machine-readable section on the biographic page. In other words, to apply for an ESTA the applicant should have a biometric passport which has a chip. The chip contains a person's biometric data. If you do not have a passport with a chip, you do not meet the ESTA entry requirements established by the United States government.
The passport must be valid when completing the ESTA application form and it should also be valid at the time of departure to the United States. If the ESTA expires while in the U.S. it is not necessary to obtain a new ESTA. An ESTA must be valid at the time of arrival in the country.
The trip is for business purposes such as: consulting with business associated, negotiate contracts, etc.
An approved ESTA does not grant the holder the right to work in the U.S. ESTA holders may participate in short recreational courses of study or social events. Participation in an amateur musical, sports or similar event is allowed if the foreign visitor will not be receiving any gifts or awards that can be perceived as a form of payment.
If you wish to obtain an ESTA to travel to the United States you must meet all of the ESTA eligibility requirements. As we have established, it is necessary to be a citizen of one of the 38 countries in the Visa Waiver Program. Furthermore, you should have a valid, biometric passport in order to complete the online application. An approved ESTA is electronically linked to your passport.
Have been refused entry into the U.S.
Have been deported from the U.S.
If you are not a citizen of an eligible country you need to apply for a nonmigrant visa. The ESTA system will deny the ESTA to people who do not meet the ESTA eligibility requirements.
The ESTA eligibility questions have been created to determine if a person should get an ESTA or not. These questions seek to identify individuals who may pose a threat to the country. It is strongly advised not to lie in the application as this could be heavily penalized with a fine, or worse, refused entry for long periods of time.
When applying for an ESTA, it is essential to complete all mandatory sections and revise them before submitting the application.


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This chapter employs textual analysis in order to focus on three examples of television programmes often referred to as 'quality' television drama: ER, The Sopranos, and State of Play. Concentrating on specific scenes, this chapter considers what formal qualities make these programmes so emotionally engaging to their viewers. For example, this chapter argues that editing is crucial to establishing emotion in ER. Other formal qualities such as music, characterisation, writing and the longevity of a series are also explored.
In "Worship at the Altar of Perry: Spectatorship and the Aesthetics of Testimony," Brandeise Monk-Payton encourages us to think more richly about the relationship between affect and testimony that is available to fans of Perry's content. Calling Perry's affective effect on his audiences a "cinematic ministry" that is replete with scenes of pulpit-like testimony, Monk-Payton examines faith-based affect as a type of responsiveness that characterizes intimate encounters with Perry's films. In her reading of Perry's 2012 film, Good Deeds, Monk-Payton theorizes that Perry, as title character Wesley Deeds, "testifies" for his fans using a mode of "cinematic address" that is predicated on the affective desire for the audience to engage in a version of African American expressivity.
James Elkins provides an afterthought to the contributions in this volume, concentrating on five issues: the development of a research agenda, the relation between politics and aesthetics, the interconnections between images and operations, the specific role of visuality, and the awareness of conflicting perspectives on political images. He finally points towards areas and themes that might fruitfully be developed in the future.


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Nigerian Army Recalls 149 Dismissed AWOL Soldiers
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The Nigerian Army has recalled about 149 soldiers of the 153 Infantry Battalion, Marte accused of abandoning the Boko Haram insurgency fight and fleeing over alleged inadequate provision of arms and ammunition.
It was gathered that the soldiers absconded from duty after insurgents attacked their camps, leaving scores of their colleagues dead.
The insurgents had on Monday, February 15 overrun Marte.
While most of the villagers ran away for safety, some were held by the insurgents.
It was gathered that the gunmen came with heavy machine guns and trucks, and took possession of the military formation in the community, including high profile fighting equipment and vehicles.
READ ALSO: Nigeria Mainstream Media Silence Over US Forces Rescue Operation of its Citizen
At least 10 soldiers were killed during the incident.
The gunmen also set ablaze two battle tanks and a pickup van belonging to the Nigerian Army.
"We lost about 10 soldiers in the fight, the troops were outgunned by the gunmen. It was an intense battle, the terrorists also suffered casualties but they were able to overwhelm the soldiers," a military source had said.
It was gathered that soldiers were moved to Maiduguri few days after the attack while those from Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State, were used to replace them.
The army authorities subsequently dismissed them and retrieved their uniforms and identity cards.
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"We were overwhelmed and could not withstand the superior firepower of the terrorists. Sufficient weapons were not provided for us to fight the terrorists and we ran out of weapons. Some of the weapons provided for us were obsolete, so it was not really our fault.
"We have been told to resume, I'm so happy," one of the dismissed soldiers told newsmen.
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Old South Church has old bones, but a youthful heart. We designed and developed a custom Drupal website that honors this church's deep historical roots and shows this active, progressive congregation joyfully worshipping, learning, serving and advocating for faith and justice. This content- and visual-rich site also features a custom integration that enables an online calendar optimized for event planning and resource management, making day-to-day operations more streamlined and efficient for their busy staff. Photography by Bearwalk (art direction by Theory One).


Select the last profile and run.
Based on the last profile, change to settings that can be used in practice.
I will explain with the standard setting using SamsungBdie memory.
BCLK Frequency:Set DRAM Frequency Ratio to 100:133 and DRAM Frequency to any clock.
Adjust memory clock from 3866 to 4000.
Enter memory timing in DRAM Timing Control.
This setting is the minimum required memory setting of SamsungBdie.
It can be used for most benchmarks.
For those who want to aim more, I will upload the detailed setting method of memory timing in another article.
Please refer to that who particular about memory.
Return to Extreme Tweaker and change the voltage and numeric value like the image.
When cooling down around -100c, load the profile LN21 from ASUS Overclocking Profile and start the OS.
When the temperature of POT down to the limit, restart it, enter BIOS, load LN2p2 and reboot the OS.
It is booting with the voltage and memory setting changed for benchmark, just tweak the voltage and clock using TurboV in OS.
This switch will be most useful.
Improve CBB (cold boot bug).
The bottom of the three switches of the image.
Turn on the switch when the temperature of the POT down to the limit and can't be rebooted.
Most CPUs can be solved with this switch.
But if LN2 remains in POT, CBB may come out.
Even so, after ln2 disappears from POT and the temperature goes up it will reboot.
It is very efficient as it doesn't have to warm up to -130c or -100c like Z170.
Please be aware that if you use at warmer temperature than -100c, boot failure will occur.
Let's turn it off at warm temperature.
Of course also at the air cooling.
Although the CPU doesn't die, it can't be booted because it is post code 00.
The top of the three switches of the image.
When booting CPU-Z to leave SS after completed the benchmark, it may freeze on the way.
Turn on the slow mode switch when the benchmark completes.
Then the clock down to the lowest magnification (100×8=800MHz), so the system becomes very easy.
When the benchmark score and CPU-Z boot up, turn off the switch.
The loss of SS will be gone.
However, the switch will not respond unless the Thermal Monitor of the BIOS is set to Enabled.
Basically, postcodes with a long waiting time are 02/04/05/22/66/4F/78/79/99/A2 etc.
Other than those are error codes. You'd better reboot.
There are boards with a very long wait time of code22.
25 and 71 often appear at CBB.
CC is when memory is not perfectly stuck in the slot.
The screen like image also have a long wait time.
With this profile setting, rare CPUs have CB.
In my case CB could be improved by adjusting the voltage.
Please check the following points and tweak.
The optimum values of these voltage settings depend on the CPU.
Try increasing or decreasing fine tuning.
Sometimes can't boot if you up too much.
It is better to go down than go up.
I will explain in detail later.
Both will up or down the voltage around 1.4v.


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Writer Richard Currey was born October 19, 1949, in Parkersburg. He served as a navy medical corpsman from 1968 to 1972, and studied at West Virginia University and Howard University.
Currey's first poem was published in 1974. In 1980, his collection of poetry, Crossing Over: A Vietnam Journal, was published, and he became the D. H. Lawrence Fellow in Literature and writer in residence at the University of New Mexico. He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and had his first short story published in 1981. In 1987, he received his second NEA fellowship, and his first novel, Fatal Light, about a West Virginia soldier in Vietnam, was published. The Wars of Heaven, a collection of his short stories, followed in 1990. The title story from the book is included in the 1998 O. Henry Award prize story collection. Currey published a revised version of A Vietnam Journal in 1993 titled Crossing Over: The Vietnam Stories. His novel, Lost Highway, about a West Virginia country-western singer, was published in 1997.
In his writing, Currey often draws from his own family experiences and life in the hills of his native West Virginia. He won the Bravo Award for Literary Excellence in New Mexico and the Charles H. Daugherty Humanities Award in West Virginia in 1998.
This Article was written by James Slack
Douglas, Thomas W. Interview: Richard Currey. Appalachian Journal, (Summer 1993).
Slack, James "Richard Currey." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 01 December 2015. Web. 01 February 2023.


When it comes to marijuana, the US government has a sort of split personality. While one half of it legalizes it, medicalizes it, and proves it shrinks tumors, the other half spends millions of dollars on the DEA's Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program.
Luckily a couple of Washington lawmakers are trying to even things out a little with a new piece of legislation. Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Justin Amash (R-MI) introduced a bill to the U.S. House of Representatives last week that would eradicate and suppress the eradication/suppression program.
If the law passes (it has bipartisan authors, which is a good sign but no guarantee) it will put an end to a wasteful and fairly pointless program, but it won't put an end to marijuana enforcement. Even full legalization, which seems inevitable at this point, will only bring on a new era of cannabis criminality. Prohibition ended over 80 years ago, but moonshining is still illegal. Selling untaxed, uncertified tobacco is a crime even though cigarettes are legal. Selling grape juice off the grid in a large enough quantity could constitute a felony.
So, the feds backing off marijuana is a good thing. And legalization is too for the most part. But proprietors in the cannabis industry aren't necessarily people who love to be a part of the system. As long as that's true, there will always be cannabis criminals and an eradication program to counter them.


The following are primary target markets. WEINGARTEN Group, LLC will consider properties in other markets that meet their investment criteria.
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S.M.San Min (Suwa) is one of the longest running Chinese Independent High School in Perak, founded in the year 1929. The current surge of students, almost to the point of saturation has led to the shortage of facilities and funds. As such, teachers and students need to raise funds every year. Nirvana has been helping out the school where and when we can, prioritising the school's less-than-well-off students and the completion of their education. We also encourage all our clients, agents and employees as well to help these needy students.
Aiding patrons of old folk homes in completing their final wishes. Nirvana has launched the "Love & Care" campaign (donation of niche and other funeral service products) was designed to help provide funeral services for the less-well-off citizens, primarily the needy and/or any challenged or handicapped citizens. To walk with them through the final stages of their life and to complete their final journeys.


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Real Madrid's veteran defender Alvaro Arbeloa has rubbished reports linking him to an Emirates switch, stating that he wants to remain at the Bernabeu for as long as they will have him, reports CaughtOffside.
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Arsenal have been linked with Arbeloa on a number of occasions, with the Gunners badly needing defensive reinforcements at the moment.
The Spaniard is struggling for first team action at Real, which gave Arsene Wenger hope that he might be able to entice him over to London. Having made just 14 starts last season, 31-year-old Arbeloa has become a bit part player for Los Blancos, but that doesn't seem to be a major concern for the left-back.
"I want to be part of this club for as long as I can. This is home for me," he told RealMadridTV.
With Arsenal having already been needing to bolster their numbers at the back when the season started, a number of injuries to key players has made their need even greater.
Arbeloa's versatility and ability to play on either flank would have made him the perfect addition to the Premier League side, and would have added some much needed depth.


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/* Open Source Software - may be modified and shared by FRC teams. The code   */
/* must be accompanied by the FIRST BSD license file in the root directory of */
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#pragma once

#include <stdint.h>

#include <memory>

#include "HAL/ChipObject.h"
#include "HAL/Ports.h"
#include "HAL/cpp/priority_mutex.h"
#include "HAL/handles/IndexedHandleResource.h"
#include "PortsInternal.h"

namespace hal {

constexpr int32_t kTimebase = 40000000;  ///< 40 MHz clock
constexpr int32_t kDefaultOversampleBits = 0;
constexpr int32_t kDefaultAverageBits = 7;
constexpr double kDefaultSampleRate = 50000.0;
static const uint32_t kAccumulatorChannels[] = {0, 1};

extern std::unique_ptr<tAI> analogInputSystem;
extern std::unique_ptr<tAO> analogOutputSystem;
extern priority_recursive_mutex analogRegisterWindowMutex;
extern bool analogSampleRateSet;

struct AnalogPort {
  uint8_t channel;
  std::unique_ptr<tAccumulator> accumulator;
};

extern IndexedHandleResource<HAL_AnalogInputHandle, hal::AnalogPort,
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    analogInputHandles;

int32_t getAnalogNumActiveChannels(int32_t* status);
int32_t getAnalogNumChannelsToActivate(int32_t* status);
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Jules de Christol (25 August 1802 – 25 June 1861) was a French paleontologist and geologist who identified the fossil horse ancestor Hipparion. He was among the first French zoologists to suggest the existence of human remains that were "antediluvian", older than the supposed Biblical flood, contrary to the dominant view of earth history at the time.

De Christol was born in Montepellier and became a student of Marcel de Serres, a professor at Montpellier. In 1828 he discovered human remains and pottery in Souvignargues alongside remains of rhino, bear, and hyena bones. He then suggested the existence of humans alongside animals that were traditionally supposed to have gone extinct after the Biblical flood, a view supported by the dominant French zoologists of the time like Georges Cuvier. His idea was however supported by William Buckland who visited him during the digs in Lunel-Viel.  He saw similar remains in 1829 in a cave in Pondres digging along with Dumas Emilien. In 1832 he described the fossil equid Hipparion. He received a doctorate in 1834 and became a professor of geology and mineralogy in the faculty of science in Dijon in 1837. He was made a Legion of Honour in 1847.

The plant genus Christolea  was named in his honour.

References

External links
 Chronology - in French

1802 births
1861 deaths
Scientists from Montpellier
French paleontologists


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Дэниел Беннетт (; 7 января 1978, Грейт-Ярмут, Англия) — сингапурский футболист английского происхождения, защитник клуба «Тампинс Роверс». Рекордсмен по количеству матчей за сборную Сингапура.

Биография
Родился 7 января 1978 года в английском городе Грейт-Ярмут, графство Норфолк. В два года Беннетт вместе с семьёй переехал в Сингапур. Обучался в  и , где его отец Эндрю работал учителем, а затем и директором. Имеет высшее образование, с отличием окончил Университет Лафборо в области спортивной науки.

Клубная карьера
Профессиональную карьеру начинал в чемпионате Сингапура в 1995 году в составе клуба «Таньчжон Пагар Юнайтед». В 1999 и 2000 годах также выступал за команду «Балестье Халса». 8 февраля 2002 года Беннет подписал контракт до конца сезона с клубом английской Лиги 1 «Рексем», в составе которого провёл 6 матчей. Летом он вернулся в Сингапур, в клуб «Сингапур Армд Форсес», которому помог выиграть чемпионат Сингапура 2002 года. Зимой 2003 года Беннетт снова поехал в «Рексем», выступавший на тот момент в Лиге 2, и сыграл за него 18 матчей.

Летом 2003 года он окончательно вернулся в Сингапур. В 2003 и 2004 годах выступал за «Сингапур Армд Форсес». В 2004 году перешёл в «Вудлэндс Веллингтон», где отыграл два сезона. С 2007 года снова стал игроком «Армд Форсес» и продолжал выступать за клуб на протяжении девяти сезонов. В его составе 4 раза стал чемпионом Сингапура и трижды выиграл кубок страны. После ухода из команды в 2016 году, отыграл сезон за «Гейланг Интернэшнл». С 2017 года является игроком «Тампинс Роверс».

Карьера в сборной
Беннетт приобрёл гражданство Сингапура в 2002 году по программе натурализации иностранных спортивных талантов. Дебютировал за сборную Сингапура 11 декабря того же года, отыграв весь матч против сборной Филиппин.

В составе сборной ему ни разу не удалось пройти квалификацию чемпионата мира или Кубка Азии, однако он регулярно принимал участие в чемпионате АСЕАН и трижды, в 2004, 2007 и 2012 годах становился победителем турнира.

Последние матчи за сборную Сингапура сыграл в ноябре 2017 года против сборных Ливана и Бахрейна. Всего за карьеру сыграл 150 матчей (8 неофициальных) и забил 7 мячей в составе национальной команды и является рекордсменом по количеству сыгранных матчей за сборную Сингапура.

Достижения
«Уорриорс»
 Чемпион Сингапура (5): 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
 Обладатель Кубка Сингапура (3): 2007, 2008, 2012
 Обладатель Суперкубка Сингапура (1): 2015
«Тампинс Роверс»
 Обладатель Кубка Сингапура: 2019
 Сборная Сингапура
 Победитель Чемпионата АСЕАН (3): 2004, 2007, 2012

Личная жизнь
Женат на китаянке Черри Чанг, с которой познакомился в Сингапуре.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль на RSSSF

Выпускники университета Лафборо
Футболисты Сингапура
Игроки сборной Сингапура по футболу
Игроки ФК «Балестье Халса»
Игроки ФК «Рексем»
Игроки ФК «Уорриорс»
Игроки ФК «Вудлэндс Веллингтон»
Игроки ФК «Гейланг Интернэшнл»
Игроки ФК «Тампинс Роверс»


The USDA has provided longrun projections for the farm sector for the next 10 years.
USDA Agricultural Projections to 2022, released in February 2013, provide longrun projections for the farm sector for the next 10 years. These annual projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income and food prices.