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(In effect as of 30th September 2002)
Article 1. This Policy is formulated in accordance with relevant Chinese laws, administrative regulations and policies, as well as the provisions of the "China Internet Domain Names Regulations", in order to resolve the domain name disputes on the Internet.
Article 2. This Policy is applied to resolve the disputes stemming from registration or use of the .CN domain names and Chinese domain names, which are subject to the management of the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).
Article 3. The Domain name disputes shall be resolved with the Dispute Resolution Service Providers recognized by CNNIC.
The Dispute Resolution Service Providers shall, in accordance with this Policy and the Rules for CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, formulate the supplemental rules of dispute resolution procedure and Panelists appointment.
Article 4. The Dispute Resolution Service Providers shall implement a system whereby Panels of experts are responsible for the resolution of disputes. The Panels are composed of one or three Panelists, who have expertise on computer networks and laws, possess a high sense of professional ethics and are capable of rendering independent and unbiased Decisions in domain name disputes. The List of the Panelists shall be published online by the Dispute Resolution Service Providers, and the Complainants and the Respondents may select the Panelists therefrom.
Article 5. Any institution or person who considers that a registered domain name conflicts with the legitimate rights or interests of that institution or person may file a Complaint with any of the Dispute Resolution Service Providers.
Upon the acceptance of the Complaint, Dispute Resolution Service Providers shall form a Panel in accordance with the procedural rules. The Panel shall, in accordance with this Policy, the relevant procedural rules, and the principle of independence, impartiality and convenience, render a Decision to the dispute within 14 days from the date of the appointment of the Panel.
Article 6. The language of the domain name dispute resolution proceeding shall be Chinese, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or determined by the Panel.
Article 7. The Complainant and the Respondent shall bear the burden of proof for their own claims.
Article 8. Support of a Complaint against a registered domain name is subject to the following conditions:
(1) the disputed domain name is identical with or confusingly similar to the Complainant's name or mark in which the Complaint has civil rights or interests;
(2) the disputed domain name holder has no right or legitimate interest in respect of the domain name or major part of the domain name;
(3) the disputed domain name holder has registered or is being used the domain name in bad faith.
Article 9. Any of the following circumstances may be the evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:
(1) the disputed domain name holder has registered or acquired the domain name for the purpose of selling, renting or otherwise transferring the domain name to obtain unjustified benefits;
(2) the disputed domain name holder registered the domain name in order to prevent the owners of the name or mark from reflecting the name or the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that the domain name holder has been engaged in a pattern of such conduct;
(3) the disputed domain name holder has registered or acquired the domain name for the purpose of damaging the Complainant's reputation, disrupting the Complainant's normal business or creating confusion with the Complainant's name or mark so as to mislead the public; and
(4) other circumstances which may prove the bad faith.
Article 10. If a Complainant files Complaints against multiple domain names owned by the same domain name holder, the Complainant or the Respondent may request that the Dispute Resolution Service Providers consolidate the disputes before a single Panel. The Panel may determine whether to make the consolidation.
Article 11. Before the Panel makes the Decision to a dispute, either party who believes that any of the Panelists has a material interest in the opposite party and the material interest could influence the impartiality of the Decision may request the Dispute Resolution Service Provider to ask the Panelist to withdraw from the Panel. In the request, the facts and reasons shall be stated and the supporting evidence be provided. Dispute Resolution Service Provider shall have the discretion to determine whether the Panelist shall withdraw.
Article 12. CNNIC and the registrars shall not participate in the domain name resolution proceedings in any capacity or manner other than providing the information relevant to the registration and use of the domain name upon the request of the Dispute Resolution Service Providers.
Article 13. The Panel shall make the Decisions on the basis of the facts related to the dispute and the evidence submitted by the Complainant and the Respondent.
Where the Panel supports the Complaint, the registered domain name shall be cancelled or transferred to the Complainant; otherwise, the Complaint shall be rejected.
Article 14. Before a Complaint is filed pursuant to this Policy, or during the dispute resolution proceedings, or after the expert Panel has rendered its Decision, either party may institute an action concerning the same dispute with the Chinese court at the place where CNNIC 's principal office is located or subject to the agreement between the parties, submit the dispute to a Chinese arbitration institution for arbitration.
Article 15. If the Dispute Resolution Service Provider rules in its Decision to cancel the registered domain name or to transfer it to the Complainant, the domain name Registrar, before enforcing the Decision, shall wait 10 calendar days calculating from the date on which the Decision is published. If during such waiting period the Respondent submits valid proof attesting that a competent judicial authority or arbitration institution has accepted the relevant dispute, the registrar shall not enforce the Decision of the Dispute Resolution Service Provider.
After the Decision of the Dispute Resolution Service Provider is suspended, the Registrar shall take the further action as follows:
(1) if any proof attests that the parties have reached a settlement by themselves, the Registrar shall enforce such settlement;
(2) if any proof attests that the party that instituted the judicial action or applied for arbitration has withdrawn the Complaint or the relevant action or Complaint has been rejected, the Registrar shall enforce the Dispute Resolution Service Provider's Decision; and
(3) if the judicial authority or arbitration institution has rendered a judgment or an award that has become legally effective, the Registrar shall enforce such judgment or award.
Article 16. During the dispute resolution proceedings and 10 calendar days after the Decision is published, the domain name holder shall not apply for the transfer or cancellation of the disputed domain name, unless the transferee agrees in writing to accept the Decision of the Dispute Resolution Service Provider.
Article 17. A Dispute Resolution Service Provider shall establish a dedicated website, receive Complaints concerning domain name disputes online and make relevant materials concerning the domain name dispute cases publicly available. However, the Dispute Resolution Service Provider, upon the request of the Complainant or the Respondent, may keep confidential materials and information that may cause damage to the interests of the party if made publicly available.
Article 18. CNNIC has the right to amend this Policy in accordance with the development of the Internet and the domain name system and revision of the relevant Chinese laws, administrative regulations and policies, etc. The amended Policy will be published on the website and be implemented 30calendardays after the date of publication. The amended Policy shall not apply to domain name disputes that had been submitted to a Dispute Resolution Service Provider prior to the amendment of this Policy.
The amended Policy will automatically become a part of existing domain name registration agreements between the domain name holder and the Registrar. If a domain name holder does not agree to be bound by the Policy or its amended version thereof, he shall notify the Registrar in a timely manner. The Registrar will continue the domain name services for the domain name holder for 30 calendar days after the receipt of such notification and cancel the relevant domain name registration after the passage of the 30 calendar days.
Article 19. This Policy is subject to the interpretation of CNNIC.
Article 20. This Policy shall be implemented since Sep.30, 2002. Chinese Character Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (Trial Implementation) ceases effect simultaneously.


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Facebook launches initiative to attract minorities and women to coding
Facebook has launched a new initiative to encourage minorities and women into coding. Besides an accent on those two demographics, TechPrep is also targeted at parents and guardians, and seeks to analogise coding skills with language skills to make the subject of computer science less forbidding and opaque.
Maxine Williams, Facebook's global director of diversity, explained that the new initiative is geared towards women/colour groups which have traditionally had less exposure to careers in coding. Ms Williams said that the lack of basic information about computer science, particularly among black and Hispanic parents, is one of the obvious chasms preventing more children from pursuing programming.
The website, available in English and Spanish languages, explains the concept of programming, spotlights career paths and recommends resources for students such as games, online courses and community events.
Facebook commissioned McKinsey & Co to carry out a survey to find out how many parents knew about how to guide their children into the coding sector. The results found that 77% of parents were unsure of how to do this – this figure rose to 83% for non-college graduate parents who were on lower incomes. Another notable finding was that men were five times more likely than women to say that they knew a lot about computer programming.
TechPrep looks set to buck these trends. The social giant will target parent, guardian and would-be learner users based on their locations and interests. The project will then showcase the various roles that a programmer could select as well as the profiles of tech workers such as data analyst and electrical engineer. As a further incentive, it will also be possible for users to see the potential starting wages for a programmer, which at $62,000 is massively encouraging.
Notable in the video that features prominently on the TechPrep site is the way that the project compares the learning of 'computer languages' with the learning of traditional languages – an approach which seems designed to engage with the popular perception of women as natural communicators, and also with the need for immigrants to learn the native language of their adopted countries:
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Here is a collection of syllabi and assignments that we have used over the past several years in online writing instruction. We feel these can help you get a better understanding of what teaching online entails as far as scheduling and assignment management.
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Creating a clear course syllabus is important in the online writing classroom because it is the rule book for the course. Using some visual interest like boxes or tables to visually divide out the information can be helpful and allow students to scan the document to find an answer to a question they might have quickly.
This is an example from one of my first-year writing courses. I use this template for all of my online writing courses, but alter the content to fit the school and course goals. Having a clear syllabus supports the PARS philosophy by making class policies Accessible to the students while supporting the the Strategic nature of course design.
Some courses are taught during the summer within a compressed timeframe. This is where we get the famous teaching line: "Half the amount of time and twice the amount of work." As a result, it is important to be very strait forward with students and expectations, as well as be Strategic in design and delivery.
To get started, here is a sample syllabus for my online 6 week writing course. The syllabus includes all course and program policies along with grading information, suggested support links, and the schedule (which I also embed within the CMS for accessibility reasons).
During my face-to-face classes I would normally just go through the syllabus with the class on the first day, but as this is online, I make a video of me walking through the finer points of the syllabus so students will have the paper version and a video explanation. This makes the first part of the class more Personal. Using multiple modes to communicate and being Responsive in communication with students can increase the chances of students retaining the information and also reduce questions that can easily be answered by reading the syllabus and watching/listening to the video.
Below, I have created a brief video that discusses how and why I use video screen capture to discuss the syllabus, assignments, schedule, and peer review.
This is a research paper assignment that I have had a lot of success with in my online English Composition classes. In teaching for many years, I started to notice that students don't know a lot about the field that they have decided to enter, so doing a research paper on their field of study/degree proves to be helpful.
This particular assignment sequence has them look at how technology has played a role in their field of study and how it has influenced the trajectory of that field. Students begin with picking a topic and this is done in a discussion thread, so all of the students in the course get to see the topic choices of their peers. Once they all have a topic, they create an annotated bibliography.
Then they complete a detailed outline. After they complete the outline, they submit a rough draft to the discussion boards and we do a peer review session. Then they polish their rough drafts and submit the final research paper.
I feel like this assignment sequence supports the PARS philosophy because in discussing topics in the public discussion forum, I'm both Accessible and Responsive to the students, helping them to brainstorm and decided on a specific angle to take for their papers. Further, by doing a research paper on their field of study, the definition of Personal gets extended to the students; their learning becomes personal to them because it's focused on their future career.
Discussion threads are incredibly important in the online writing classroom. They are a great way to be Personal, Accessible, and Responsive to students. Some classes have discussions every week, some have them every other week. I set up my OWCs to have discussions every other week and the weeks we don't have discussions, the students work on their bigger writing assignments. I call these "discussion weeks" and "work weeks".
There are also several ways instructors can setup the due dates for discussions. Traditionally, there is a due date for answering/responding to the discussion prompt and a separate due date for responding to peers and instructor follow up questions. The due dates I use are Wednesday by 11:59 p.m. for responding to the discussion prompt, and Saturday by 11:59 p.m. for responding to peers and instructor follow up questions. A lot of online instructors are also very Strategic when participating in discussions. Some will post a prompt, and then an initial post that breaks down the prompt, a mid-week post, which usually takes the discussion in another direction, and a final or closing post, which summarizes key takeaways from the discussion for students.
There are many ways that instructors can use the discussions to create a more collaborative learning environment. Sometimes, I use them to post topic choices for papers, other times I use them to discuss assigned readings, or peer reviews. Using discussions helps instructors engage with their students because it's one of the main places that student/instructor interaction takes place. To the left is a document of some discussion prompts that I use a lot because they've proven to yield really good discussion responses and a great interactive class discussion during the week.
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We know it's hard to make time for exercise, so we've designed MoveWell to be something you can do at home—or wherever you are—with no special equipment and no cost involved. We'll post a different free online workout each month to keep you moving the whole year through. The workouts are great for all fitness levels, with "Make It Easier" and "Make It Harder" variations for each movement.
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The City Grill New is a cozy restaurant with a pleasant laconic decoration. Located in the centre of the city, it cannot be seen from the road. Its interior design is made in light tones and enriched with pictorial details to create an atmosphere of elegance, coziness and comfort. Moreover it very much resembles the first City Grill restaurant and also offers scrumptious steaks.
The City Grill New Restaurant is divided into several zones. There are tables for two to have a quiet meal as well as tables to take part in a big do. When it is warm the guest can enjoy meal on the open deck. A kiddie corral will be a lovely surprise for parents with children.


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Germany's carbon targets in doubt as emissions rise in 2013
Published on 10/03/2014, 5:56pm
New lignite-fired power stations prompt rise in Germany's CO2 emissions, tarnishing the country's green revolution
The Garzweiler coal mine in Germany (Source: Flickr/BertKaufmann)
By John McGarrity
Germany's emissions rose in 2013 as new coal-fired capacity offset the impact of new wind and solar, further underlining the paradox of the country's energy policy and difficulty in meeting future carbon reduction targets.
Last year Germany emitted 951 million tonnes of greenhouse gases, up 1.2% than 2012, while CO2 from energy rose 1.5% according to German government calculations obtained by news agency Deutsche Presse Agentur.
Commentators say lignite's increased share of Germany's energy mix, which rose to 25% last year, means the country will fail to meet domestic carbon reduction targets and tarnish the progress made towards low-carbon energy.
"Germany's domestic 2020 and 2030 greenhouse reduction targets will be missed," said Mark Johnston, an advisor to Brussels-based think tank European Policy Centre
He added: "The scale of renewables growth is a good thing but largely it replaces decommissioned nuclear, not fossil fuelled power stations."
Figures quoted by DPA showed that Germany has only achieved emissions cuts of 23.8% since 1990, far behind a domestic emissions reductions target to cut 40% by 2020 and 55% by 2030.
Generation from brown and hard coal is now around 50% of its energy of Germany's energy's mix, the highest since 1990, says German analysts AGEB.
While Germany has long been expected to miss the self-imposed target because coal and lignite have maintained their share in the energy mix, the growth in emissions casts further doubt whether Germany can meet longer term targets to cut CO2 emissions.
The country has said it will cut emissions 80% by 2050, but such a scenario would require most of the country's fossil-fuelled power stations to be phased out over the next few decades as a stepping stone to the ambitious mid-century target.
Slashing emissions by 2050 is key consideration in the country's push for an EU-wide reduction target of 40% by 2030 and tough targets on renewables.
Although Germany's domestic emissions targets aren't legally binding, they are considered 'politically-binding' because they appear in a range of official documents, consultants Poyry said in a report published last year.
Subsidies and generous feed-in tariffs through Germany's Energiewende or 'energy transition' has prompted big additions of wind and solar capacity in recent years, with almost 22GW of power from the sun today almost beating a record 24GW seen in 2013.
Solar met around 43% of Germany's power demand today, the equivalent of 20 average-sized coal-fired power stations staying offline, noted Berlin-based think tank the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Today, 20 large coal plants stayed offline in Germany, because solar panels produced clean electricity. pic.twitter.com/4HcgBwE06a
— Energiewende Germany (@EnergiewendeGER) March 8, 2014
Analysts note that power stations fired by hard coal, much of it imported, could become less economic because of weak wholesale power prices, a likely rise in carbon permits and increased deployment of renewables.
Last week Germany's largest generator RWE posted its biggest loss for 60 years, fuelling predictions that large utilities will become increasingly unviable in their current form.
Increasing amounts of the energy mix are controlled by community-run renewable energy projects, outside the control of the big utilities which are saddled with loss-making gas-fired power plants and potentially lower profits from coal.
Coal-fired power has been beset by other setbacks, as the start of Vattenfall's new 1,600-MW Moorburg plant near Hamburg has been postponed until the end of this year after repeated problems with its boiler.
Around 2,800 MW of new lignite-fired power capacity came online in 2012, which benefit from adundant supplies of brown coal in Germany.
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Q: Finding a recurrence that satisfies a sequence
Consider the sequence:
$1,1,1,3,5,9,17,31,\ldots$
Find both a recurrence and a different sequence that satisfies this recurrence.

Saw a decent pattern until the 31 appeared...Pretty stuck. Any ideas would be appreciated

A: $1 + 1 + 1 = 3\\1+1+3 = 5\\1+3+5 = 9\\3+5+9 = 17\\5+9+17 = 31$
One possible recurrence is given by $a_{n+1} = a_n + a_{n-1} + a_{n-2}$ with $a_0 = a_1 = a_2 = 1$. A good way to see if your sequence is recognised is to search it up on OEIS. This sequence is listed as A000213. Note however, that this sequence is not unique. Given a finite amount of elements of a sequence, an infinite amount of formulas can be made to fit those elements (there's two more on OEIS, namely A074858 and A074860).
A different sequence that also fits the sequence in the question is given by $a_n = {n^7 \over 315} -{n^6 \over 12}+ {157 n^5 \over 180}-{55 n^4 \over 12}+{2263 n^3 \over 180}-{49 n^2 \over 3}+ {793 n \over 105}+1$ which is the the Lagrange Polynomial for the given data points.

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Lake House in Alvorada do Sul by Solo Arquitetos
luxury house, lake house, houses in brazil
This house, located in Alvorada do Sul, in a site right next to the Paranapanema River was an amazing opportunity to explore the relation between built and natural environment. The design seeks to adapt to the geography, the lengthy shape of the site and to appreciate the beautiful view over the wetlands of the river, quite wooded in the section.
Architect: Solo Arquitetos
Location: Alvorada do Sul, Brazil
Project size: 250 sq.m.
Site size: 3,000 sq.m.
Photography: Eduardo Macarios
From the architect: Being so, the design takes party of the topography to assume a role of a belvedere for this holiday house. The volume is then divided in two retangular blocks - private and social. The volumes are slightly miss-aligned, to create movement and independence.
The first, is closer to the entrance of the site, providing quick access and privacy for three bedrooms. The highlight is the main suite, which overview the property and the river, framed by the opening in front of the bed - a deserved private belvedere for the owners.
The later, goes deeper on the site, reaching the pool and the generous back garden, connecting inside and outside through an elevated wooden deck. This block works as a pavilion, hosting living, dinning and kitchen. The open plan, allows not only a dynamic use of these spaces, but also an unblocked view to the river from anywhere inside.
Finally, the main aspect of this house is its materiality. The private volume was finished using stones extracted from the site before construction, adding a beautiful layer of the red colours from the region to the project. Moreover, the social volume has a particular history: it was built using bricks from an old factory owned by the family, which were disassembled carefully to build their new holiday house. This process is known as upcycling, which consists in the reuse of a discarded material without the necessity of any transformation.
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Have you heard of Blond Story? In 2013, Virginie Goudreault created this platform to inspire those who, like her, want to have a more balanced life. Whether you're looking for delicious and nutritious recipes, fun ways to move or to relax, beauty hacks or eco-friendly must-haves, you'll find it all on her website!
Among the numerous lifestyle blogs you'll find on the Internet, Blond Story stands out because of its authenticity and professionalism. Over the years, Blond Story has welcomed many professionals who write specialized content. This way, whether you need advice related to nutrition, sports or even aromatherapy, you're sure to get relevant information.
Without further ado, welcome to Virginie's fascinating universe!
On Blond Story, you share your tricks and findings for a healthy lifestyle. Have you always been passionate about finding the right balance between mind and body?
I've always had a healthy lifestyle. My mom showed me the importance of eating well and being active at a really early age.
We feel like people are more and more concerned by their well-being. Do you have the same impression?
Effectively, I notice that well-being is becoming more and more trendy, which is a good thing. However, at Blond Story, we see health and well-being as a lifestyle and not just a trend. I hope people are really into it and that it's not just another fad.
You've surrounded yourself with a specialized team that allows you to have more variety and super informative content. Was it part of your plans from the beginning?
When I first launched Blond Story, in 2013, I was only blogging for fun. A year after, I was studying full time, working 30-40 hours a week and trying to blog as often as I could, and I almost had a burnout. That's when I decided that things had to change. It's also at that time that I met Sarah Fortin, who is now my associate. She gave me the courage to start our business.
This association also led to my online magazine, which now has about 20 specialists who share their knowledge and expertise to inspire as many people as possible to live a balanced life.
To succeed in your field, it takes a LOT of time, and it also means numerous hours on the computer and social media. Is it hard to combine the lifestyle you promote and the requirements of your business?
Definitely! I'm just starting to figure out how to do it. I NEED to have an active lifestyle. When I'm stuck in front of my computer for too long, I don't feel good.
For a little while now, I've been trying to figure a way to manage my online magazine, which is read by more than 80 000 people every month, but still have some quality time away from my computer. Once again, Sarah helped me figure it out. Her secret? Organization and planning!
Your gorgeous blond hair is to die for! For those who wish they had hair like yours, what are your best tips and tricks?
People ask me this question all the time! On the one hand, I think it probably has a lot to do with genetics. I've always had healthy hair. On the other hand, the fact that I take good care of myself also contributes to the health of my hair. That being said, I have other issues. I've always suffered from acne and I still do.
Also, I always use natural products, including Attitude's Super Leaves shampoo and hair conditioner.
Clothes-wise, how would you describe your style?
I like casual clothes. I don't really follow fashion trends. I always try to go for clothes that suit me, and most importantly, that feel good to wear!
I'm a bit of a poorly shod shoemaker. I don't really follow any fashion blogs or influencers. Fashion-wise, I'm mostly influenced by my sister-in-law and some of my friends.
What would be your advice for those who want to have a blog and make a living out of it as you do?
I'd tell them to do it for the right reasons. Whether you like fashion, interior design or cooking, you should only start a business if you feel the need to share your passion with others.
You also need to do it with authenticity and without expectation, and most of all, you shouldn't compare yourself to others!
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"The Gate" / Tokujin Yoshioka for Cartier Time Art © TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC.
Cartier Time Art, 2014 © TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA INC.
1. Please describe how you became to direct this exhibition for Cartier.
It was in 2009 that I first worked with Cartier. They held an exhibition entitled "Story of…"- Memory of Cartier creations at Tokyo National Museum, Hyoeikan Gallery, which I was invited as a director. My approach for the scenography for the exhibition was to bring out and enhance the beauty of Cartier by showing the stories breathed within each pieces.
Two years has passed since then, and I am participating, as an art director, at "Cartier Time Art," an exceptional exhibition that presents the largest number of Cartier timepieces ever displayed in public. The concept behind the exhibition is to merge the spirits of Cartier's craftsmen, a long history, and avant-garde ideas for the future, to highlight Cartier's unique beauty, and to take visitors on a journey to the heart of Cartier watch making.
2. What is the meaning behind the exhibition title "Time Art"?
Time Art — Time is art.
I believe that the essence of Cartier's value lies not at the material level, yet within the fact that their creation actually makes culture of time itself.This message is inherent in the exhibition title.
3. Please describe the concept lining under this direction.
Cartier creates time in an endless pursuit of beauty. The perfect harmony instilled by Cartier's craftsmen refines time itself to an art.
Like light, wind, scent, and air, we can neither see time nor hold it, yet its beautiful rhythm beats throughout each day of our lives.
In today's material world, time nurtured by experience has value.
I hope their experience here will implant Cartier's new time beat in visitors' hearts, and enrich each life.
4. Do you change your design to adjust different venues? Are there any "specially tailored" factors for this exhibition in PSA?
At the exhibition in Zurich, the contrast between history and future was expressed by using the technology in the historical architecture. When in Singapore, the watches were represented as if traveling time along with the characteristic form of museum. In the end of journey, the last room for concept watch exhibited the ID one in tens of thousands of straw installation which was imagined like a whirl of time.
This time, the fiber installation called " The Gate " will be presented in the concept watch room. Layers of transparent fibers alter the whole room to a lens and allude image that transcends dimensions. 150,000 of transparent fibers are affected by the light and the enormous lens take people to the gate of the future.
ID one and ID two are exhibited and expressed in this installation: "The Gate". This installation will be the entrance to the future from the history and will be formed by the experiences of visitors.
5. How do you plan your exhibition design according to exhibition room 7A of Power Station of Art? What are the chemical between PSA building and this exhibition?
In addition to its dynamic space, the most attractive aspect of PSA is that the fragment of memory and the long history as of the power plant has been still remained in the building. While PSA introduces us the historical phase, they also present their futuristic expressions, which make PSA quite interesting and powerful space. This is like the beauty of Cartier which is based on the combination of two opposite ideas: "long history" and "the avant-garde approach for the future".
I think that the relationship of "past and future" for both PSA and Cartier will be linked and resonance each other in this exhibition.


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In the interest of public health and the safety of our patrons, artists, and production personnel, and in accordance with current emergency and public health restrictions regarding Covid 19, Theatre on the Ridge has made the difficult decision to put its Festival 2020 season on hold. The four productions announced for the festival, now in its 6th year, will no longer run as scheduled. The productions are Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor, Cyrano de Bergerac adapted from the original play by Edmond Rostad, God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, and Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott by Beverley Cooper. At this time, the productions have only been postponed, not cancelled; however, no revised dates have been set. Patrons who have purchased a Patron's Pass will be contacted directly in the near future with more information and details on their options.
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Marketing managers develop the firm's detailed marketing strategy. With the help of other staff, including product development managers and market research managers, they determine the demand for products and services offered by the firm and its competitors. In addition, they identify potential markets—for example, business firms, wholesalers, retailers, government, or the general public. Marketing managers develop pricing strategy with an eye towards maximizing the firm's share of the market and its profits while ensuring that the firm's customers are satisfied. In collaboration with sales, product development, and other managers, they monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services and oversee product development. Marketing managers work with advertising and promotion managers to promote the firm's products and services and to attract potential users.
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Most advertising, marketing, promotions, and sales management positions are filled by promoting experienced staff or related professional or technical personnel. For example, many managers are former sales representatives, purchasing agents, buyers, product or brand specialists, advertising specialists, and promotion specialists. In small firms, where the number of positions is limited, advancement to a management position usually comes slowly. In large firms, promotion may occur more quickly. However, in a small firm, entry level staff may take on more diverse responsibilities.
Through the sales industry, businesses are able to contact the potential buyers of their products and services, inform these customers about features and benefits, answer customers' questions, negotiate prices, and take orders. About 5.5 million Americans work in sales-related jobs other than retail sales. About 1.8 million sell the products of wholesalers and manufacturers. Another 1.5 million sell services such as advertising, insurance, and securities. About 700,000 are engaged in miscellaneous other forms of sales, such as sales engineering and telemarketing. About 350,000 manage sales. These sales jobs look very different than sales roles 25 years ago.
Although experience, ability, and leadership are emphasized for promotion, advancement can be accelerated by participation in management training programs conducted by many large firms. Many firms also provide their employees with continuing education opportunities, either in-house or at local colleges and universities. Such firms also encourage employee participation in seminars and conferences, often provided by professional societies. In collaboration with colleges and universities, numerous marketing and related associations sponsor national or local management training programs. Courses include brand and product management, international marketing, sales management evaluation, telemarketing and direct sales, interactive marketing, promotion, marketing communication, market research, organizational communication, and data processing systems procedures and management. Many firms pay all or part of the cost for those who successfully complete courses.
Sales managers held nearly half of the total number of jobs; most were employed in either the wholesale and retail trade or finance and insurance industries. Marketing managers held more than one-fourth of the total. Within this division, the professional, scientific, and technical services industries employed almost one-third of marketing managers. A smaller proportion consisted of advertising and promotions managers working in the professional, scientific, and technical services industries, as well as the publishing and information industries, which includes advertising and related services. Most public relations managers were employed in service-providing industries, such as the professional, scientific, and technical services, finance and insurance, health care and social assistance, and educational services.
Marketing analysts/consumer insights job titles seen more frequently these days. These roles may be found within marketing firms or in-house within industry-related firms such as consumer goods, finance, or healthcare. Those who determine consumer insights seek trends from data to inform businesses about their consumer base to make future decisions about products and business strategy.
Advertising, marketing, promotions, and sales manager jobs are highly coveted and will be sought by other managers or highly experienced professional and technical personnel. While this results in keen competition, college graduates with related experience, a high level of creativity, and strong communication skills should have the best job opportunities. Those who have new media and interactive marketing skills will be particularly sought after.
According to the Occupation Outlook Handbook, employment of advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers was expected to increase faster than the average for all occupations through 2014, spurred by intense domestic and global competition in products and services offered to consumers. However, projected employment growth varies by industry. For example, employment is projected to grow much faster than average in scientific, professional, and related services, such as computer systems design and related services, and in advertising and related services, as businesses increasingly hire contractors for these services instead of additional full-time staff. In contrast, a decline in employment is expected in many manufacturing industries.
Persons interested in becoming advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers should be mature, creative, highly motivated, able to manage stress, flexible, and decisive. The ability to communicate persuasively, both orally and in writing, with other managers, staff, and the public is vital. Managers also need tact, good judgment, and exceptional ability to establish and maintain effective personal relationships with supervisory and professional staff members and client firms.
Most major companies have their own marketing departments.
AMA Publishing Group publishes some of the top marketing books as well as eight business magazines and scholarly journals. All of their resources can aid professional development and knowledge of the latest research and trends in the marketing industry.


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Speech to 2018 EduTech Conference, Sydney
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Friday 8 June 2018 Speech
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
Senator for South Australia
E&OE TRANSCRIPT
Simon Birmingham: Well, thanks very much for that introduction and, well it's a delight to be here. Quite an act to follow, indeed. I often- there's some gymnastics involved in politics from time to time. Usually more of the verbal nature. And I certainly won't be attempting to replicate any of what I just got to take a glimpse of on stage. But thank you for the chance to join you all today. Can I particularly thank Samantha Young, the conference director, and the conference, for facilitating me to give this address, invited to be the opening address, and schedules just meant that I couldn't quite make the opening. So, in particular thanks to all of who are the true stayers for the day in terms of being here for the opening address at the slightly unorthodox, closing end of the day.
Can I acknowledge the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation, and indeed all of Australia's traditional owners, and as Education Minister acknowledge that we continue to learn so much more of Indigenous knowledge and culture from Indigenous knowledge and culture, and together as a people we build upon that knowledge and culture for the future.
This evening, I'd like to speak about our education system, why it's the cornerstone in particular of our economic growth and prosperity in Australia, and of course what we're doing – what the Turnbull Government is doing – to ensure it continues to serve the needs of our community and our economy into the future. If we want Australia to be a successful player in our rapidly changing world, if we want to continue to enjoy the economic strength that underpins our world class standard of living, then we have to understand the seismic shifts that are taking place, so that we can adapt and respond in strategic and informed ways.
Now, Australia has a unique range of characteristics that position us well, indeed, to adapt and to succeed, including; our long-term political stability, strong institutions of governance and commitment to democratic values, our unprecedented run of economic growth, now spanning a record breaking 25 years and leading and exceeding G7 nations, an education system that has long sought to cater for all and has consistently delivered quality and excellence, and our shared values to have a go, while looking after our mates, that build upon the world's oldest continuing cultures but are successfully complimented now by cultures from around the globe. These factors constitute, if you like, an Australian model, unique factors which position us to respond well to the next wave of change, in whatever form it takes, and to take full advantage of it.
Futurists have been predicting the end of work as we know it, since the time of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. However, through waves of continuous technological change we have found that while disruptions are real, they need not necessarily be feared. Despite fears of technological disruption, economic liberalisation or globalisation, there is a greater number and a greater proportion of Australians engaged in the workforce today than at any previous time in our history. Change has been proven to present us with new challenges, yes, but also with new opportunities. The Australian model offers a blueprint for how we may also master the future.
John Edwards, in his 2015 essay The Long Golden Run, wrote about the reasons for Australia's strong modern economy, and pointed to the fact that while Australia built prosperity on the back of agriculture and mining, it is our people, our skilled and educated workforce, that are the key difference. He wrote that education and work skills were nourished by colonial government, which moved faster than most to introduce compulsory primary education. Those primary industries that built this country have in fact spurred us on to world-class research, development, and industry, and many cutting-edge advances that have made these industries so profitable and so sustained through our history. Today, we don't just export wheat or wine, or coal or copper, we export technology, knowledge and expertise developed in those industries throughout the world, and of course in many others.
Australians have had the spirit, the enterprise, the skill and the natural aptitude to adapt to changing environments. And now, from the high chair and our littlest learners, through to higher education, the Turnbull Government's education reform agenda seeks to ensure Australia can continue to adapt and to succeed. Our commitment, our ambition, is to ensure every Australian student is supported to be ready for the future. Our funding reforms build on David Gonski's needs based model for school funding, based for the first time ever on consistently applied principles of need, fairness, equity and transparency. No special deals or favouring one state over another, just a consistent approach to assessing need, applied consistently.
By sticking to our plan to build a stronger economy, we've been able to guarantee the essential services Australians rely on, like funding our schools. It means funding grows from a record $18.7 billion this year and increasing it by an extra billion dollars each and every year into the future, while still balancing the budget. And funding grows fastest where it is most needed, with the annual average per student growth of 6.5 per cent across government schools on average, and 4.5 per cent across non-government schools on average over the next four years. Well, we know that while a strong level of funding is important, it's what we do with it and how it's used that is most critical. That's why we commissioned the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools, to identify how schools and students can get the most from these record and growing levels of funding.
The review report, Through Growth to Achievement, provides us with a roadmap for how we can achieve excellence in our schools, and meet the needs of every student so that every Australian school student has the opportunities they need to succeed in their school life. These recommendations seek to ensure that every student fulfils their potential. As the reports title implies, they focus on the growth of each student, maximising that growth so that not only do we in future, have fewer low achievers but we also have more high achievers.
And technology will play a key role in the successful delivery of a new agenda focussed on higher achievement through greater student growth. The recommended learning tool will put teachers and school leaders in the driver's seat, able to themselves assess in real-time the levels of student achievement and growth, and to compare their performance and the progress of their class against the nation or against similar schools.
It will put in the hands of teachers a selection of nationally consistent, evidence-based assessment tools along with resources to guide their future teaching practice and to differentiate student instruction.
With successful implementation, these tools will also create a virtuous feedback loop, providing researchers and policymakers with better data and evidence to further improve their content and application. Ensuring that education is truly based on science and evidence rather than political fads or ideological biases.
You all know the significant role states and territories play in schools, both as majority funders for government schools, the ones that employ teachers run those schools and apply curriculums. So I'll be working closely with my state and territory colleagues to ensure the success of both our funding and our quality reforms. But even more importantly, we want to hear your perspective as educators and experts to inform the implementation of our quality improvement measures; in particular, the types of assessment tool technology that I was speaking about before.
Our strong commitment to school education is matched by support for early childhood education and care. We know how vital those early years of educational care can be for a child's future success. And in just four weeks time, we have sweeping reforms that will come into effect and inject an extra $2.5 billion in support for early childhood education systems, to make it more affordable and accessible for many Australian families. Nearly 800,000, and in fact a little over 800,000 families have now embraced our changes, but if you, your family, your friends haven't yet visited education.gov.au/childcare to switch to the new system, make sure you get it done before 2 July. That's a bit of a digression, but it's an important one to make sure that people support from childcare subsidies is uninterrupted. But we've also given a further $870 million to ensure every child in the year before school has access to 15 hours of quality early learning through to the end of 2019. The available data however shows that at present, around 30 per cent of children aren't attending the full 15 hours of preschool that's been funded, and that attendance is even poorer amongst the most disadvantaged cohorts of students.
I continued funding extensions have demonstrated the firm commitment of our government to ongoing preschool access, but we cannot and will not turn a blind eye to the reality that those who have the most to gain from preschool are currently the least likely to attend. This is an issue I'm hoping my state and territory colleagues will work with me to solve, in the context of preschool arrangements from 2020 onwards.
We want to ensure that children have access to the foundations for learning before school and at home, engaging parents in every stage of education as well as empowering teachers, raising their status and giving them the tools to pursue excellence. While we don't know all of the changes that are ahead of us, we do know that the workplace that will face the child who starts school in Australia this year will be radically different to the one we recognise today. This is a key reason why we also need to increase the number of students undertaking STEM studies, and create the conditions where excellence can be pursued. STEM subjects are essential to developing critical and creative thinking, and analytical and problem-solving skills. And they're central to enabling students to take advantage of future opportunities.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated that changing 1 per cent of Australia's workforce into STEM-related roles could add some $57 billion to our GDP. Part of the driving reason why in December 2015, all education ministers endorsed a 10-year national STEM school education strategy. This aims to ensure students have a stronger foundation in STEM, they're inspired to take on the challenging STEM subjects. As our Chief Scientist has identified, maths is the language of science and I welcome positive signals sent by our institutions, like the University of Sydney and the Australian National University by reinstating maths as a prerequisite for entering into key university courses.
We also want industry to do more to help schools to access work relevant STEM skills, which is why in 2016 the Turnbull Government extended delivery of the Pathways in Technology pilot. P-TECH offers secondary school students an industry supported education pathway to a STEM-related post-school qualification. Students then have the option to study- to continue to study in the tertiary level or pursue employment in a STEM-related field, including job opportunities with the school's industry partners established through the P-TECH process. Beyond our seed funding, the P-TECH model leverages the resources and good will of industry partners, but requires no additional state government or school-based funding. I'm thrilled that the principal of Southern Perth P-TECH at Cecil Andrews College, Stella Jinman, is here at the EduTECH Conference, and I am thrilled at catching Stella and a couple of the students just off-stage before. They're going to be presenting to you tomorrow. It's a great example of how it is schools embracing new models like P-TECH are building industry connections and new opportunities for their students.
We also know we have to increase the supply of skilled STEM teachers in schools throughout Australia, and from 2019, all initial education students entering a primary teaching course will graduate with a subject specialisation. This will result in us getting more specialist teachers including more maths, science, engineering specialists into our classrooms. We're also looking at different ways in which we can get more high-performing people who have had outstanding skills in fields such as science, technology, coding into our classrooms, providing direct support for STEM teaching and learning in schools is also critical, which is why we committed $64 million to fund a series of early learning and school STEM initiatives through the Inspiring all Australians in Digital Literacy and STEM measure. Building these capabilities in the early years alongside massive investment in research is a key part of our $1.1 billion national innovation and science agenda, which has most recently been complimented by $1.9 billion in our recent budget to reinvigorate Australia's national research infrastructure.
Through conclusion, we appreciate, The Turnbull Government knows the challenges our nation and our education system face in preparing for the future. But we're well down the track to implement reforms, and identifying the measures necessary to ensure Australian students can adapt and succeed in the face of change, just as generations who have gone before us did so, so successfully.
Of course, our partners in this venture are skilled educators and outstanding school leaders and we thank you for your effort each and every day in doing so. But for those of you here participating in EduTECH, for the leadership that you are demonstrating in wishing to be at the front of the curve of change in embracing the technologies and practices that will make a difference in the future, and we look forward to working with each and every one of you in that important task. Thanks very much for being here at the end of the day, with the chance to share a few words with you.


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But I am not really sure if that is the solution: What is the best solution to save the text without getting them truncated? I am not doing this on a server side and currently doing on a person laptop.

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Average rating: 4.5 stars from 27 vote(s).
Somewhat of a rarity, a lithuanian artist appears on kahvi. very different style, from the Autectre-eseque sounding track names to the glitchy yet strangely smooth production. the kind of music to send a shiver down your spine yet is also easy to listen to. a very nice ep, smooth flowing and interesting in its textures. welcome to kahvi, migloJE.
Superb - I wonder if MigloJE knew Mamiko Motto when she was in Kaunas & Vilnius - There is some MigloJE in early Hudson Mohawke, seems to me...! Excellent ! ! !
Did you let your nephew listen to the track? Haha, what reaction did he have if you did?
Anyway, memoria was a good track, although I dont think it was "that" scary. I have heard some really weird stuff in my time...in fact I have heard a song where I had to just instantly turn it off because I got freaked out. To this day I always skip that track.
a really great release! listened to it very often. queeel sound landscapes, fantastique! you are always welcome at SINNsitiv.de!


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1st October, 2016
Clonakilty named among the world's top 100 sustainable destinations
Clonakilty in West Cork has been included in a prestigious list of the top 100 sustainable destinations in the world – and is also the only place in Ireland on the list.
The honour was announced on World Tourism Day and Green Destinations Day (28th September) in the Castle of Ljubljana (Slovenia) – the European Green Capital 2016.
The awards celebrate the efforts of tourism destinations' responsible and sustainable tourism initiatives.
From left: Xavier Dubuission, (Sustainable Clonakilty); Sam Lucey and Olive Walsh, (Clonakilty Community Garden Project); Ray Lucey, (SC), Michael O' Neill, (who nominated Clonakilty on behalf of Sustainable Clonakilty); Tom O' Donovan, (Clonakilty Community Bike Scheme) and Brian McSwiney, (Chair Sustainable Clonakilty).
Sustainable Clonakilty committee member Michael O' Neill nominated Clonakilty through an online form in which he outlined how the popular West Cork tourist destination deals with 15 core criteria of the Green Destinations Standard.
He provided extensive information on Clonakilty's efforts towards sustainability for the benefit of visitors, residents and the wider world.
Nominations were entered from all over the globe, all of which were evaluated by experts of the Green Destinations Top 100 Team which included over 60 tourism sustainability experts. The Top 100 highlights tourism destinations that have worked hard to make a difference and take sustainability seriously.
They were all judged on 15 core criteria of the Green Destinations Standard including tourism policy, nature protection and promoting local products.
Clonakilty is now in good company with places as diverse as The Niagara Falls in Canada, Brittany in France, the Grand Canyon in the U.S and Cape Town in South Africa among some of the other places to make it onto the Top 100.
The announcement of the award coincided on the same week that Clonakilty was again announced as the top Cork County community in the National Tidy Towns competition in which it also retained it's Gold Medal. The town was also ranked among the top 10 tourist towns in Ireland by Fáilte Ireland last year.
Michael O' Neill, of the popular Fernhill House Hotel, who submitted the entry on behalf of Sustainable Clonakilty, expressed his delight at the town's inclusion in the final 100 list, outlining the many and diverse areas in which the Clonakilty town and wider area enhances and protects it's environment.
Michael commented:-
"It's down to the tremendous spirit of volunteering in Clonakilty and how so many people and groups give of their time for their community. We have fantastic groups like Clonakilty Tidy Towns, GIY (Grow It Yourself), the Clonakilty Bicycle Festival, Clonakilty Community Garden, BirdWatch Ireland and ourselves in Sustainable Clonakilty to name a few all of whom are doing their own things to enhance and preserve our wonderful environment. This makes Clonakilty not just a pleasant place to live, work in and visit but is also reducing our impact on carbon emissions, global warming and climate change. The awareness we are all raising respectively, means we are investing in the future of the community".
The judges' comments were not available at the time of going to press but they reportedly commended Clonakilty for its Community Bicycle Scheme established in June 2015, (which also won several national awards in the last year); the Community Garden developed as a partnership between the town's refugee population, local community and supported by the local Lions Club and the Better Energy Community Grants secured by Sustainable Clonakilty.
They also highlighted the towns schools all of whom have been awarded a variety of green flags and have developed vegetable and fruit gardens in the last number of years.
"Being recognised as a top sustainable tourism destination is great for Clonakilty. Sustainable tourism is growing every year and becoming a real niche market so it should result in more visitors coming. Sustainable tourism is all about having as little impact on the local environment as possible. This will mean that we can grow tourism without impinging on the wonderful character of Clonakilty which is hugely important. I see the interest in responsible tourism growing annually in my own business at Fernhill House Hotel, when guests often raise the high standards we have in Clonakilty', concluded Mr. O' Neill.
Thanking Michael O' Neill for submitting the entry, Brian McSwiney, Chairperson of Sustainable Clonakilty commented:-
'We are thrilled and hugely honoured to have been selected for inclusion on such a prestigious list.
This is not only good for tourism which is important for the economy of our community, but hopefully this accolade will encourage more people to live sustainably and cherish the unique environment in which we are fortunate to live in – and should never take for granted.
Sometimes, all it takes is for many people to make small adjustments in our lives to have a positive affect on our local environment and the global environment.
We welcome interested people to join Sustainable Clonakilty, and if they can't to perhaps get involved in one of the many other groups that come under the broad umbrella of environment and community".
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When you are living or working near a construction site, what bothers you the most? It is not the dust because you can just wear a mask. It is the noise that goes with it. The noise is unsettling that you cannot concentrate on what you do. That is understandable. This is the reason why Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) introduced the Quieter Construction Fund (QCF).
NEA announced the QCF on February 20, 2014. QCF is worth S$ 10 million. This will be used to give incentives to construction companies. NEA wants construction companies to reduce their noises by using quieter machineries and equipment when they do their thing. Singaporeans are happy of this.
The Purpose: NEA seeks to help lessen the impact of noise construction. NEA acknowledges that there are increasing infrastructure developments around Singapore. There are other people who are complaining about the noise. NEA simply wants to reduce the noise by giving incentives.
Application: The good thing about QCF is that construction companies can apply for it. If you are interested, you should be advised that the application will begin on April 1, 2014 and it will end on March 31, 2016. You have plenty of time to file for it.
The Mechanics: QCF will recompense companies (of up to 50%) if they rent or purchase machines that are quieter. There is a maximum grant amounting S$ 100,000. The reimbursement can also be 5% of the project's contract value.
This is definitely a good step. NEA is indeed trying its best to reduce the pollution regardless of the type. What's next on their agenda? NEA should also think about the dust and the smoke the construction companies emit.


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bool NF_ConnectInProgress = false;
int NF_ConnectResult = 0;

// extern "C" struct netif *nf_getNetif();
//
// Works with the Target_NetworkConfig to map the Network_Interface_XXXXX calls to the correct driver

bool Network_Interface_Bind(int index)
{
    (void)index;

    return true;
}

int Network_Interface_Open(int index)
{
    HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface networkConfiguration;

    // load network interface configuration from storage
    if (!ConfigurationManager_GetConfigurationBlock(
            (void *)&networkConfiguration,
            DeviceConfigurationOption_Network,
            index))
    {
        // failed to load configuration
        // FIXME output error?
        return SOCK_SOCKET_ERROR;
    }
    _ASSERTE(networkConfiguration.StartupAddressMode > 0);

    switch (networkConfiguration.InterfaceType)
    {

#if (TARGET_HAS_WIFI_SUPPORT == 1)
        // Wi-Fi (STA)
        case NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211:
            return NF_Wireless_Open(&networkConfiguration);
#endif

            // // Wi-Fi (Soft AP)
            // case NetworkInterfaceType_WirelessAP:
            //     return NF_WirelessAP_Open(&networkConfiguration);

#if (TARGET_HAS_ETHERNET_SUPPORT == 1)
        // Ethernet
        case NetworkInterfaceType_Ethernet:
            return NF_ESP32_Ethernet_Open(&networkConfiguration);
#endif
        default:
            break;
    }

    return SOCK_SOCKET_ERROR;
}

bool Network_Interface_Close(int index)
{
    HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface networkConfiguration;

    // load network interface configuration from storage
    if (!ConfigurationManager_GetConfigurationBlock(
            (void *)&networkConfiguration,
            DeviceConfigurationOption_Network,
            index))
    {
        // failed to load configuration
        // FIXME output error?
        return SOCK_SOCKET_ERROR;
    }

    switch (networkConfiguration.InterfaceType)
    {

#if (TARGET_HAS_WIFI_SUPPORT == 1)
        // Wireless
        case NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211:
            return NF_Wireless_Close();

            // // Soft AP
            // case NetworkInterfaceType_WirelessAP:
            //     return NF_ESP32_WirelessAP_Close();
#endif

#if (TARGET_HAS_ETHERNET_SUPPORT == 1)
        // Ethernet
        case NetworkInterfaceType_Ethernet:
            return NF_ESP32_Ethernet_Close();
#endif

        default:
            break;
    }

    return false;
}

int Network_Interface_Start_Scan(int index)
{
    HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface networkConfiguration;

    // load network interface configuration from storage
    if (!ConfigurationManager_GetConfigurationBlock(
            (void *)&networkConfiguration,
            DeviceConfigurationOption_Network,
            index))
    {
        // failed to get configuration
        // TODO include error code enum
        return 7777; // StartScanOutcome_FailedToGetConfiguration;
    }

    // can only do this is this is STA
    if (networkConfiguration.InterfaceType != NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211)
    {
        // TODO include error code enum
        return 8888; // StartScanOutcome_WrongInterfaceType;
    }

    // TODO return NF_ESP32_Wireless_Scan();
    // TODO include error code enum
    return 9999;
}

bool GetWirelessConfig(int index, HAL_Configuration_Wireless80211 **wirelessConfig)
{
    // Check index in range
    if (g_TargetConfiguration.NetworkInterfaceConfigs->Count <= index)
    {
        return false;
    }

    HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface *networkConfiguration =
        (HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface *)platform_malloc(sizeof(HAL_Configuration_NetworkInterface));

    // check allocation
    if (networkConfiguration)
    {
        // load network interface configuration from storage
        if (ConfigurationManager_GetConfigurationBlock(networkConfiguration, DeviceConfigurationOption_Network, index))
        {
            if (networkConfiguration->InterfaceType == NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211)
            {
                *wirelessConfig =
                    (HAL_Configuration_Wireless80211 *)platform_malloc(sizeof(HAL_Configuration_Wireless80211));

                // check allocation
                if (wirelessConfig)
                {
                    if (ConfigurationManager_GetConfigurationBlock(
                            *wirelessConfig,
                            DeviceConfigurationOption_Wireless80211Network,
                            networkConfiguration->SpecificConfigId))
                    {
                        // found and loaded
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        platform_free(networkConfiguration);
    }

    return false;
}

int Network_Interface_Start_Connect(int index, const char *ssid, const char *passphase, int options)
{
    int err = TX_SUCCESS;
    uint32_t wifiRequest;

    // need to free memory, if allocated in successful GetWirelessConfig
    HAL_Configuration_Wireless80211 *wirelessConfig = NULL;

    if (GetWirelessConfig(index, &wirelessConfig) == false)
    {
        if (wirelessConfig != NULL)
        {
            platform_free(wirelessConfig);
        }

        return SOCK_SOCKET_ERROR;
    }

    wirelessConfig->Options = Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions_Enable;

    if (options & NETWORK_CONNECT_RECONNECT)
    {
        // need this stupid cast because the current gcc version with ESP32 IDF is not happy with the simple syntax '|='
        wirelessConfig->Options =
            (Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions)(wirelessConfig->Options | Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions_AutoConnect);
    }
    else
    {
        // need this stupid cast because the current gcc version with ESP32 IDF is not happy with the simple syntax '^='
        wirelessConfig->Options =
            (Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions)(wirelessConfig->Options ^ Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions_AutoConnect);

        // Make sure we are still enabled because AutoConnect includes Enable
        wirelessConfig->Options =
            (Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions)(wirelessConfig->Options | Wireless80211Configuration_ConfigurationOptions_Enable);
    }

    // Update Wireless structure with new SSID and passphase
    hal_strcpy_s((char *)wirelessConfig->Ssid, sizeof(wirelessConfig->Ssid), ssid);
    hal_strcpy_s((char *)wirelessConfig->Password, sizeof(wirelessConfig->Password), passphase);

    // Option to Save new config
    if (options & NETWORK_CONNECT_SAVE_CONFIG)
    {
        ConfigurationManager_UpdateConfigurationBlock(
            wirelessConfig,
            DeviceConfigurationOption_Wireless80211Network,
            index);
    }

    NF_ConnectInProgress = true;
    // queue request to connect WiFi
    wifiRequest = (WIFI_REQUEST_CONNECT_STATION | index);
    tx_queue_send(&WiFiConnectQueue, &wifiRequest, TX_NO_WAIT);

    platform_free(wirelessConfig);

    return (int)err;
}

int Network_Interface_Connect_Result(int index)
{
    if (g_TargetConfiguration.NetworkInterfaceConfigs->Configs[index]->InterfaceType ==
        NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211)
    {
        return NF_ConnectInProgress ? -1 : NF_ConnectResult;
    }

    return SOCK_SOCKET_ERROR;
}

int Network_Interface_Disconnect(int index)
{
    if (g_TargetConfiguration.NetworkInterfaceConfigs->Configs[index]->InterfaceType ==
            NetworkInterfaceType_Wireless80211 &&
        NF_ConnectResult == 1)
    {
        // queue request to disconnect WiFi
        uint32_t wifiRequest = WIFI_REQUEST_STOP_STATION;
        tx_queue_send(&WiFiConnectQueue, &wifiRequest, TX_NO_WAIT);

        return true;
    }

    return false;
}

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Top 10 Heresies in the History of Christianity
By Fordham News on October 24, 2011 Inside Fordham
By J. Patrick Hornbeck II
J. Patrick Hornbeck II, D.Phil., assistant professor of theology and medieval studies, chronicles the stories of people and communities who live at the margins of established religious traditions.
His first book, What Is a Lollard?(Oxford University Press, 2010), discusses the beliefs and practices of heretics and heresy defendants in late medieval England. Hornbeck is currently working with Thomas M. Beaudoin, Ph.D., to study the sociological, psychological and theological struggles that mark the processes through which people choose to disaffiliate from Roman Catholicism.
1. Arians have been called the "archetypal" Christian heretics; accusations of Arianism have been made in almost every century since the fourth. Taking its name from an Egyptian priest, Arius, this heresy holds that Jesus, while the son of God, is neither eternal nor as fully divine as God the father.
2. Free Spirit heretics were thought in the 14th and 15th centuries to believe that once people reach a state of spiritual perfection, laws no longer apply to them. While the heresy may have existed more in the minds of inquisitors than anywhere else, fear of it sparked persecutions in France, Holland and Spain.
3. Marcionites, living in the second and third centuries, believed that the vengeful, angry God they found in the Hebrew Bible was an evil tyrant, separate from—and inferior to—the loving, forgiving God of the New Testament. Like many of their contemporaries, they perceived the world as a battleground between the forces of good and evil.
4. My colleague Maureen A. Tilley, Ph.D., has written extensively about Donatists. They declared that baptism and other sacraments administered by so-called "traditores"—Christians who had willingly repudiated their faith in the face of persecution from the Roman Empire—were invalid.
5. Cathars may have formed groups in southern France and Italy in the 12th through 14th centuries. The most extreme among them believed that the physical world was the handiwork of an evil god. Avoiding meat, cheese and some other foods, as well as refraining from sexual intercourse, were ways to connect with the spiritual world.
6. Docetists proposed that the Son of God never fully took on human flesh and that the body of Jesus was an illusion, just as Zeus in Greek mythology took the form of a bull to seduce Europa. Jesus, therefore, never physically died on the cross.
7. Nestorians, another group of early Christians, believed that the human and divine persons of Jesus remained separate; thus for them "Jesus Christ" and "the Son of God" are not quite one and the same. Nestorian churches remained active in Persia and China as late as the eighth century.
8. Pelagians derived their name from Pelagius, a British monk who preached in fifth-century Rome. He allegedly declared that Christians could earn their way into Heaven by doing good deeds, without the need of divine grace.
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