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Charter of Democracy: Is It Time?
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Law & Justice, Politics
Not surprisingly, Pakistan politics remains a mess.
The President remains the master of brinksmanship. Instead of doing the right thing to begin with, he pushes crises to the edge and then, just in the nick of time takes a U-turn. The judiciary keeps testing the limits of its own power and at least a few get worried about what precedents are being set here for the future. Too much, way too much, of national politics is now being played out in the courts for anyone to be totally comfortable with it. The Prime Minister seems to be settling into the role of statesman, but playing with fire as he balances political loyalty with national interest. The military is surprisingly quiet, but no one can confuse a lack of political statement with the lack fo political influence. The opposition, or to be more precise the PML-N, plays a cautious game and Mr. Nawaz Sharif is as much a master of brinksmanship as Mr. Zardari as he tries to capitalize on every downturn on the roller-coaster but forever careful that the entire process is not derailed, because that would mean his own going down with everyone else.
In all the murkiness that is Pakistan politics, one thing is absolutely clear. Our much aligned constitution is now such a mess and has been mishandled and abused by so many in so many ways that it needs urgent care so that it becomes a document that can be actually implemented as a guide to national governance, rather than as a topic of endless debate and unending discussion. Hence, the ghost of the so-called Charter of Democracy – signed when both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif were in exile during the Musharraf era – keeps popping its head up.
Maybe it is time to look carefully at the Charter of Democracy. There is much in there that is extremely – even eerily – relevant to some of the many messes that we are in. Here, for those who might have forgotten what it says, we reproduce the Charter of Democracy as it is worded in May 2006, in its entirety:
CHARTER OF DEMOCRACY
We the elected leaders of Pakistan have deliberated on the political crisis in our beloved homeland, the threats to its survival, the erosion of the federation's unity, the military's subordination of all state institutions, the marginalisation of civil society, the mockery of the Constitution and representative institutions, growing poverty, unemployment and inequality, brutalisation of society, breakdown of rule of law and, the unprecedented hardships facing our people under a military dictatorship, which has pushed our beloved country to the brink of a total disaster;
Noting the most devastating and traumatic experiences that our nation experienced under military dictatorships that played havoc with the nation's destiny and created conditions disallowing the progress of our people and the flowering of democracy. Even after removal from office they undermined the people's mandate and the sovereign will of the people;
Drawing history's lesson that the military dictatorship and the nation cannot co-exist – as military involvement adversely affect the economy and the democratic institutions as well as the defence capabilities, and the integrity of the country – the nation needs a new direction different from a militaristic and regimental approach of the Bonapartist regimes, as the current one;
Taking serious exception to the vilification campaign against the representatives of the people, in particular, and the civilians, in general, the victimisation of political leaders/workers and their media trials under a Draconian law in the name of accountability, in order to divide and eliminate the representative political parties, to Gerrymander a king's party and concoct legitimacy to prolong the military rule;
Noting our responsibility to our people to set an alternative direction for the country saving it from its present predicaments on an economically sustainable, socially progressive, politically democratic and pluralist, federally cooperative, ideologically tolerant, internationally respectable and regionally peaceful basis in the larger interests of the peoples of Pakistan to decide once for all that only the people and no one else has the sovereign right to govern through their elected representatives, as conceived by the democrat par excellence, Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah;
Reaffirming our commitment to undiluted democracy and universally recognised fundamental rights, the rights of a vibrant opposition, internal party democracy, ideological/political tolerance, bipartisan working of the parliament through powerful committee system, a cooperative federation with no discrimination against federating units, the decentralisation and devolution of power, maximum provincial autonomy, the empowerment of the people at the grassroots level, the emancipation of our people from poverty, ignorance, want and disease, the uplift of women and minorities, the elimination of klashnikov culture, a free and independent media, an independent judiciary, a neutral civil service, rule of law and merit, the settlement of disputes with the neighbours through peaceful means, honouring international contracts, laws/covenants and sovereign guarantees, so as to achieve a responsible and civilised status in the comity of nations through a foreign policy that suits our national interests;
Calling upon the people of Pakistan to join hands to save our motherland from the clutches of military dictatorship and to defend their fundamental, social, political and economic rights and for a democratic, federal, modern and progressive Pakistan as dreamt by the Founder of the nation; have adopted the following, "Charter of Democracy";
A. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
1. The 1973 Constitution as on 12th October 1999 before the military coup shall be restored with the provisions of joint electorates, minorities, and women reserved seats on closed party list in the Parliament, the lowering of the voting age, and the increase in seats in parliament and the Legal Framework Order, 2000 and the Seventeenth Constitutional Amendment shall be repealed accordingly.
2. The appointment of the governors, three services chiefs and the CJCSC shall be made by the chief executive who is the prime minister, as per the 1973 Constitution.
3. (a) The recommendations for appointment of judges to superior judiciary shall be formulated through a commission, which shall comprise of the following:
i. The chairman shall be a chief justice, who has never previously taken oath under the PCO.
ii. The members of the commission shall be the chief justices of the provincial high courts who have not taken oath under the PCO, failing which the senior most judge of that high court who has not taken oath shall be the member
iii. Vice-Chairmen of Pakistan and Vice-Chairmen of Provincial Bar Association with respect to the appointment of judges to their concerned province
iv. President of Supreme Court Bar Association
v. Presidents of High Court Bar Associations of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta with respect to the appointment of judges to their concerned province
vi. Federal Minister for Law and Justice
vii. Attorney General of Pakistan
(a-i) The commission shall forward a panel of three names for each vacancy to the prime minister, who shall forward one name for confirmation to joint parliamentary committee for confirmation of the nomination through a transparent public hearing process.
(a-ii) The joint parliamentary committee shall comprise of 50 per cent members from the treasury benches and the remaining 50 per cent from opposition parties based on their strength in the parliament nominated by respective parliamentary leaders.
(b) No judge shall take oath under any Provisional Constitutional Order or any other oath that is contradictory to the exact language of the original oath prescribed in the Constitution of 1973.
(c) Administrative mechanism will be instituted for the prevention of misconduct, implementation of code of ethics, and removal of judges on such charges brought to its attention by any citizen through the proposed commission for appointment of Judges. (d) All special courts including anti-terrorism and accountability courts shall be abolished and such cases be tried in ordinary courts. Further to create a set of rules and procedures whereby, the arbitrary powers of the chief justices over the assignment of cases to various judges and the transfer of judges to various benches such powers shall be exercised by the Chief Justice and two senior most judges sitting together.
4. A Federal Constitutional Court will be set up to resolve constitutional issues, giving equal representation to each of the federating units, whose members may be judges or persons qualified to be judges of the Supreme Court, constituted for a six-year period. The Supreme and High Courts will hear regular civil and criminal cases. The appointment of judges shall be made in the same manner as for judges of higher judiciary.
5. The Concurrent List in the Constitution will be abolished. A new NFC award will be announced.
6. The reserved seats for women in the national and provincial assemblies will be allocated to the parties on the basis of the number of votes polled in the general elections by each party.
7. The strength of the Senate of Pakistan shall be increased to give representation to minorities in the Senate.
8. FATA shall be included in the NWFP province in consultation with them.
9. Northern Areas shall be developed by giving it a special status and further empowering the Northern Areas Legislative Council to provide people of Northern Areas access to justice and human rights.
10. Local bodies election will be held on party basis through provincial election commissions in respective provinces and constitutional protection will be given to the local bodies to make them autonomous and answerable to their respective assemblies as well as to the people through regular courts of law.
B. CODE OF CONDUCT
11. National Security Council will be abolished. Defence Cabinet Committee will be headed by prime minister and will have a permanent secretariat. The prime minister may appoint a federal security adviser to process intelligence reports for the prime minister. The efficacy of the higher defence and security structure, created two decades ago, will be reviewed. The Joint Services Command structure will be strengthened and made more effective and headed in rotation among the three services by law.
12. The ban on a 'prime minister not being eligible for a third term of office' will be abolished.
13. (a) Truth and Reconciliation Commission be established to acknowledge victims of torture, imprisonment, state-sponsored persecution, targeted legislation, and politically motivated accountability. The commission will also examine and report its findings on military coups and civil removals of governments from 1996.
(b) A commission shall also examine and identify the causes of and fix responsibility and make recommendations in the light thereof for incidences such as Kargil.
(c) Accountability of NAB and other Ehtesab operators to identify and hold accountable abuse of office by NAB operators through purgery and perversion of justice and violation of human rights since its establishment.
(d) To replace politically motivated NAB with an independent accountability commission, whose chairman shall be nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the leader of opposition and confirmed by a joint parliamentary committee with 50 per cent members from treasury benches and remaining 50 per cent from opposition parties in same manner as appointment of judges through transparent public hearing. The confirmed nominee shall meet the standard of political impartiality, judicial propriety, moderate views expressed through his judgements and would have not dealt.
14. The press and electronic media will be allowed its independence. Access to information will become law after parliamentary debate and public scrutiny.
15. The chairmen of public accounts committee in the national and provincial assemblies will be appointed by the leaders of opposition in the concerned assemblies.
16. An effective Nuclear Command and Control system under the Defence Cabinet Committee will be put in place to avoid any possibility of leakage or proliferation.
17. Peaceful relations with India and Afghanistan will be pursued without prejudice to outstanding disputes.
18. Kashmir dispute should be settled in accordance with the UN Resolutions and the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
19. Governance will be improved to help the common citizen, by giving access to quality social services like education, health, job generation, curbing price hike, combating illegal redundancies, and curbing lavish spendings in civil and military establishments as ostentious causes great resentment amongst the teeming millions. We pledge to promote and practice simplicity, at all levels.
20. Women, minorities, and the under privileged will be provided equal opportunities in all walks of life.
21. We will respect the electoral mandate of representative governments that accepts the due role of the opposition and declare neither shall undermine each other through extra constitutional ways.
22. We shall not join a military regime or any military sponsored government. No party shall solicit the support of military to come into power or to dislodge a democratic government.
23. To prevent corruption and floor crossing all votes for the Senate and indirect seats will be by open identifiable ballot. Those violating the party discipline in the poll shall stand disqualified by a letter from the parliamentary party leader to the concerned Speaker or the Chairman Senate with a copy to the Election Commission for notification purposes within 14 days of receipt of letter failing which it will be deemed to have been notified on the expiry of that period.
24. All military and judicial officers will be required to file annual assets and income declarations like Parliamentarians to make them accountable to the public.
25. National Democracy Commission shall be established to promote and develop a democratic culture in the country and provide assistance to political parties for capacity building on the basis of their seats in parliament in a transparent manner.
26. Terrorism and militancy are by-products of military dictatorship, negation of democracy, are strongly condemned, and will be vigorously confronted.
C. FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS
27. There shall be an independent, autonomous, and impartial election commission. The prime minister shall in consultation with leader of opposition forward up to three names for each position of chief election commissioner, members of election commission, and secretary to joint parliamentary committee, constituted on the same pattern as for appointment of judges in superior judiciary, through transparent public hearing process. In case of no consensus, both prime minister and leader of opposition shall forward separate lists to the joint parliamentary committee for consideration. Provincial election commissioner shall be appointed on the same pattern by committees of respective provincial assemblies.
28. All contesting political parties will be ensured a level playing field in the elections by the release of all political prisoners and the unconditional return of all political exiles. Elections shall be open to all political parties and political personalities. The graduation requirement of eligibility which has led to corruption and fake degrees will be repealed.
29. Local bodies elections will be held within three months of the holding of general elections.
30. The concerned election authority shall suspend and appoint neutral administrators for all local bodies from the date of formation of a caretaker government for holding of general elections till the elections are held.
31. There shall be a neutral caretaker government to hold free, fair, and transparent elections. The members of the said government and their immediate relatives shall not contest elections.
D. CIVIL – MILITARY RELATIONS
32. The ISI, MI and other security agencies shall be accountable to the elected government through Prime Minister Sectt, Ministry of Defence, and Cabinet Division respectively. Their budgets will be approved by DCC after recommendations are prepared by the respective ministry. The political wings of all intelligence agencies will be disbanded. A committee will be formed to cut waste and bloat in the armed forces and security agencies in the interest of the defence and security of the country. All senior postings in these agencies shall be made with the approval of the government through respective ministry.
33. All indemnities and savings introduced by military regimes in the constitution shall be reviewed.
34. Defence budget shall be placed before the parliament for debate and approval.
35. Military land allotment and cantonment jurisdictions will come under the purview of defence ministry. A commission shall be set up to review, scrutinise, and examine the legitimacy of all such land allotment rules, regulations, and policies, along with all cases of state land allotment including those of military urban and agricultural land allotments since 12th October, 1999 to hold those accountable who have indulged in malpractices, profiteering, and favouritism.
36. Rules of business of the federal and provincial governments shall be reviewed to bring them in conformity with parliamentary form of government.
24 responses to "Charter of Democracy: Is It Time?"
Ali Dada says:
this time something is different – I have seen thirst to progress in the eyes of Pakistanis. Inshallah we will conquer all obstacles.
Amna Zaman says:
My perception is slightly different. Not all is dark and gloomy. Even if we can do justice with the large amounts of grants coming into Pakistan we can be really victorious and everything can be firm. $1.8 million for the 2 yrs for education in the NWFP has been given by Australia. These are the amounts that we have to utilise as education can do wonders!!
Obaid1 says:
Judicial Coup in Pakistan
Once a democratic champion, the Chief Justice now undermines the elected government.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487040 57604575080593268166402.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlin es
Talat says:
Seems like another fight is brewing between Zardari and CJ on the Swiss cases issue!
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Cambio tutto! è un film italiano del 2020 diretto da Guido Chiesa. È un remake del film cileno Sin filtro (N. López, 2016).

Trama
Giulia è una quarantenne stressata ed esasperata dalla sua vita. Decisa a cambiare, si reca da un counselor olistico con l'obiettivo di gestire e ridurre la rabbia repressa: la vita della donna, così, prenderà delle nuove pieghe.

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Il film, inizialmente previsto per una distribuzione cinematografica a partire dal 5 marzo 2020, è stato diffuso dal 18 giugno seguente sulla piattaforma di streaming online Amazon Prime Video.

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If you are convicted of a serious offence and are banned from driving, then you are disqualified immediately. The Court that decided to ban you will take your driving licence and will send it to the DVLA along with detailed information regarding the length of your ban.
It's up to you to tell your insurance company that you've been banned. If they don't know you've been banned, they might refuse to pay up for any claim that is made on your vehicle during the period of disqualification, even if it is someone else who is driving, or if your car is damaged while parked up.
When your disqualification expires the DVLA will send your driving licence back to you. Details of your ban will be on your licence and unless you have been told that you need to take your driving test again, you are free to drive again straight away.
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What Happens if I'm Caught Driving Without a Licence?
Now the police have access to the Automatic Vehicle Registration Recognition System it is ever more likely that banned drivers will be stopped. The cameras fitted to the patrol cars can scan the registration numbers of vehicles, then the DVLA database can tell them if it's insured, MOT'd, taxed and most importantly in this case - the registered owner of the vehicle. If there is any question on the legality of the car or the driver, then the police will stop the vehicle and do their regular checks.
If you are caught, Driving While Under a Ban is an arrestable offence which is not something that the police will take lightly. You will be arrested immediately and taken back to the police station where you will be processed - including finger printing, DNA testing, being searched and photographed, then held in a cell and interviewed on tape.
You may or may not be bailed to go to Court, and if the police officer in charge of the station decides that you may commit another offence then he or she can decide to refuse you bail and keep you at the station until your court appearance.
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In most cases there isn't really much you can do if you are caught driving whilst banned. The Court will go ahead with their prosecution on the basis that as you were already disqualified from driving and understood the terms of the ban. Regardless of this you then made a conscious choice to drive and having done so deserve to face the full penalty as far as the law allows.
It's not just banned drivers who can fall foul of the law - new drivers can also be caught out too. In the UK it's a crime to drive on a public road if you don't have a driving licence.
To make sure that as a learner driver you don't get caught out – remember that you need to have 'L' plates on your vehicle and be supervised by a person over 21 years old who has held a driving licence for 3 years . To drive on a public road without the following these guidelines is breaking the law and if caught doing so you will be punished and could risk losing your opportunity to get a full licence.
Is it possible to be convicted of driving whilst disqualified based on fingerprints and property in the car? The person wasn't seen in the drivers seat, they weren't seen getting in or out of the car and didn't have the keys in their possession.
My husband has accumulated 18 points, in three lots of six for not responding to speeding tickets. The courts waived his ban after 12 points because of extenuating circumstances - I have Stage 4 Cancer and am constantly undergoing treatment. We have three young children and his not being allowed to drive will put me under untold stress. What, if anything, can we do? Is there an appeals process or has he used up all his chances?
Hi my husband is disqualified and is on probation now. But today I was very ill and stalled my car in the middle of road with cars topped on traffic. I asked my husband to just get in the drivers side and pill over on a street as I was on the round about. All of a sudden a cop car came and pulled us over. I explained what had happend and said it was my fault for letting him sit in drivers seat to drive as I was ill and had chest pains and stalled the car. he was just moving it to let other drivers go and call the ambulance to take me. They arrested him and room him away What shall I do and what will happen to him? It was my fault and I take full responsib9lty for the actions. I want to go police station and tell them it was me. What can I do.
Hi, i have been caught driving without insurance, which lead to my vehicle being seized, that i wouldnt get back becuase no insurance will insure a impounded car. I have been told i have 6 points and a 1 year ban due to this. Its been a month now andi have not recieved any letter or anything regarding the conviction, now i feel like i have been felt in the dark. I have looked up my details on GOV.org and it showed i have no points or penalties, which left myself very confused. Also, am not even sure whether my licence is revoked or i am disqualified?
Hi. I have a polish licence. I was disqualified for 56 days because of speeding. Do i have to exchange to uk licence after 56 days ? Do i have to pass tests to be able to drive a car again? Court didn't take my polish driving licence , i still have it.
Hello, I been baned for drinking driving for 18 months , done the course and still got 25 days left on my ban but got caught yesterday when I was driving to work. What consequence I gonna face off at court? Do I gonna get another ban ?
Hi, I have a similar situation to ma0910. My husband is banned from driving for a year. But he had driven the car on the day this incident happened. Basically, the car was parked on an edge of a street. While he was reversing back, (only moved about 2 metres), a car turned into the road and bumped into him. Even though I think it was the opponents fault, my husband did not argue because of his ban. The lady took his details. The car is fully insured and taxed under my name as I drive it. Now I have recieved a notice of allegation for careless driving by the driver of the vehicle. What is most likely the consequences? When investigating, will they also look into the past and investigate whether he's driven before the incident?
Hi. A friend of mine has been caught drunk driving and he had other minor offences and in December 2017 he went to court and he was banned from driving for a year and he got a fine of £500. He changed the car on someone else's name, because he said he ain't gonna use it anymore anyway. However, a few days ago he took the car and went to the petrol station to put some petrol in it so he can start the engine every 2-3 days so the car will keep having full battery. On his way back home (the petrol station is only 3 mins away from home), he crashed into someone that had speed. From what he told me, it would have been the other person's fault, however the other person asked for name, date of birth and address of the driver. He gave the details. He didn't force the note even if it was the other person's fault because he knew he is not clear and he said that he was guilty as well because he didn't assure. However, the car has no Insurance, no MOT, no Road Tax and as I said he doesn't have a driving licence either. What is most likely to happen?
I got pulled over by cops and got my car siezed because I have Indian and international license. But they are not valid after 12 months of residence.I have provisional license.What possible charges and fines will I be faced with ??
The fine can be up to £1000 with a penalty points between 3 and 6 points (which would remain on your licence for up to four years).
I got pulled over by cops and got my car siezed because I have Indian and international license... But they are not valid after 12 months of residence. I have provisional license . What possible charges and fines will I be faced with ??
No, the person supervising a driver on a provisional licence must have a full, valid driving licence and have held it for at least 3 years. They must also be over the age of 21.
It's pretty reasonable to say you'll lose your licence.
I was driving with a provisional driving licence a old man hit a woman in the car in front and I went into the back of the old man he said I failed to stop and give details which i have a witnes with ccTV seeing me pull over I think it's disgusting because I was the person at the back I'm at fault ??,!
Hi, I got stopped for drink driving and got disqualified and a fine. Two weeks later I hit a car who wrongly turned before me in a roundabout. It was really her fault - however as I'm disqualified and therefore have no insurance I don't know what will happen. The accident wasn't large, and only caused minor scratches on the others car. I now have to appear before the magistrates court. I'm currently a student and am living of friends as I am completely a broke student (moved to a different city in UK).I spoke to my university and they said they will not withdraw me due to this.. so thank god! I just wanted to know whether i will be given a sentence or just a fine ?
If your vehicle was caught on camera, you will be sent an NIP asking for details of the driver. Once you respond it's likely that your case will proceed to the courts and you may be fined, your ban extended and possibly a prison sentence etc.
Speeding in my car doing 200mph plus!!!, police could not catch me and neither could the helicopter. What's the chance of a ban?


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Hypoplectrus randallorum is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de zaag- of zeebaarzen (Serranidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 2011 door Lobel.

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How Maya Hawke's Famous Dad Helped Her Land a Role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
It's not the way you think.
By PEOPLE.COM/Maria Pasquini
Jul 28, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
Ethan Hawke is always ready to lend a helping hand when it comes to his daughter's career.
While attending the Los Angeles premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood earlier this week, Maya Hawke revealed that her father helped her land her role in the new Quentin Tarantino film.
"I got an audition for the project through the normal channels through my agents and I did an audition in my bedroom with my dad," the 21-year-old Stranger Things actress, who plays one of Charles Manson's family members in the movie, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
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"We sent in the tape to Quentin and I got a callback," she shared, adding that the callback process "was unlike anything I've ever been through… except for maybe audition for drama school."
Detailing the all-day process, Maya said that "we worked on the scene in many different ways and in many different combinations of people."
"Eventually he found a group of people who were doing the scene in a way that he liked. And then everyone went home and people got the call," she explained.
Ethan has long been a very vocal champion of his daughter.
Just days after the third season of Stranger Things began streaming on Netflix, the 48-year-old actor praised her work in the series.
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"Some of you may have missed her in last year's BBC production of Little Women. Some of you may have missed her work at Juilliard. I know many missed out on numerous high school productions — heck I even missed a few and I'm her father," he wrote on Instagram alongside a promotional video of Maya in character as Robin.
"Some of you may know her music, some may not. But Ladies & Gentleman, get to know MAYA HAWKE. She's the real thing," he sweetly added.
Maya previously revealed that she had been "excited" to work with Tarantino, a director her mother has worked with numerous times.
"I've never been on a set where every single person who was there was equally as excited to be there as the actors and the director and everyone were," Hawke told PEOPLE at the film's Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
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"He's been working with the same people for so long and he's executed such amazing work. Everyone has a tremendous amount of faith in him and in the projects and it gives an amazing collaborative feeling on set," she added.
Thurman first worked with Tarantino on Pulp Fiction (1994), followed by Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004).
This article originally appeared on People. For more stories like this, visit people.com.

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Like You to Meet was an Australian television series which aired 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7, on Wednesdays from 29 July 1959 to 14 October 1959. It was an interview series with Geoff Raymond. The 15-minute series aired at 4:15PM, on a daytime schedule which also included shows like Let's Make Clothes and The Jean Bowring Show.

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*This got on the floor, the sink, the tub, the toilet, the shower walls, the rug, the painted walls, the towel rack, and two towels.
**This is my only form of sustenance.
***This one was kind of weird, because my feet hurt so much, all the time, and I am so used to blocking it out, plus I just got a refill of neurontin after stupidly running out, anyway, I was like, "How weird, what is that pain?" in a very out of body way, and then looked down and saw the computer on my foot. Unlike that sentence, this happened in a SPLIT SECOND!
****Obviously this made me very popular for a while.


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import screens.GameScreen;

public class StarAssault extends Game {

	@Override
	public void create() {
		setScreen(new GameScreen());
	}

}

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Q: Applications development with D language For those who had developed applications with D,

*

*which libraries did you use to build your application?

*those libraries were good documented?

*did you use Tango?

*do you feel that D is ready to build big applications?

*which IDE did you use? Descent maybe?

A: *

*Tango

*Yes, albeit a little more examples could be good

*Yes

*Yes, I think so. But if the programmers are used to full-fledged IDEs (MS Visual Studio), they probably wouldn't like D,

*I use a small custom-made Scintilla-based editor, with options to build applications using bud, dsss or dmd.

A: *

*I generally don't work on top of libs (aside from the std lib) as I tend to do very low level stuff, so "none"

*I use Phobos, but that's because I'm lazy and that's all that was around when I started.

*I'm using it in a commercial app. But we are very much in the early adopter segment.

*Descent is really making good progress. However for the stuff I do (very heavy template work) it is not up to the task. However for most things that should not be nearly as much of an issue.

A: I used tango libraries + dfl and a bit of my own.
Tango documentation is excellent. DFL not bad.
Yes I did use tango then but tried phobos at first.
Ready for big apps? depends on what you mean. In production use I have only used it for frontends and updaters.
So far I've only used vim to code and entice to design gui because I couldn't find the right ide for me.

A: *

*I use Tango, Jive stacktrace, dconstructor, dunit, and selfmock. I maintain the last three of those, though.

*Tango has reasonable documentation. I've run into a few places where it had less documentation than I needed; in these cases, I've made tickets requesting better documentation. Jive doesn't require documentation. I hope the others I use have reasonable documentation; I've been working on that a fair bit.

*Yes, I use Tango.

*You can create large applications in FORTRAN; D is better. The main issue is library support. Things like cryptography aren't well supported in D, as far as I know. But it's been pretty easy to find everything that I have needed. Anything else, you can probably write a wrapper around an existing library in C without much trouble.

*I usually use vim, but now I'm switching to Descent. Its autocompletion is far better than Vim's.

A: Note that any C library can be used with D, as D fully supports the C ABI. D has some limited support for C++ libraries, though not C++ template libraries.

A: *

*DFL (GUI), Decent (for OpenGL), CUDA (GPGPU)

*DFL was decently documented, but lacked cross referencing. Decent/ CUDA are mainly C wrappers, though D made making nice internal API for CUDA very easy.

*No, I've been using Phobos

*Yes, though there are certain types of big applications which would be much faster to write in another language.

*I've been using Code::blocks for my principal IDE and Entice for GUI design.

A: *

*Other than the core library (in my case, Tango), I'm not using any external libs.

*Tango documentation is decent. It's a large library, and I'd say there's documentation for about 80% of it, off the top of my head. And, of those documented classes, I'd say about 80% of them are complete and correct. Given the size of the library, the amount of documentation is impressive. But it's still not quite where it needs to be. In order to really use Tango right now, you have to read the source code (which is clean and well-written).

*I don't know whether D is ready for big applications. My application is pretty small, and I'm pretty happy with it. From a language-design perspective, I prefer C# (or Java, to a lesser extent). In comparison, the D language design strikes me as somewhat clunky and awkward. Really, the only reason I chose D for this project was because A) I needed to be able to compile my code to a DLL which could be linked by an arbitrary third party; B) I needed my code to be portable between Win, Lin, and Mac; and C) I didn't want to write in C/C++.

*I'm using Descent (an Eclipse IDE plugin). It provides reasonably good syntax highlighting and project navigation. Auto-complete still leaves much to be desired, and the integration with a "builder" like dsss is still lacking. But it's better than notepad :)

A: *

*Mainly those I develop myself - SDWF and Stewart's Utility Library.

*I hope so.

*No.

*Yes, though I'm not sure that libraries and IDE support are quite ready yet.  And D isn't quite ready for significant third-party implementation, which might play a part in reaching this stage.

*I do most of my editing in TextPad.  Which admittedly isn't fully compatible with D (two missing syntax highlighting features, and doesn't support Unicode), but it works.

A: Code blocks seems to support D.

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Chicago Underground Trio - Slon
By Brian Baker | February 1, 2004 | 12:00am
Music Reviews Chicago Underground Trio
Slon, the Chicago Underground Trio's third album, is an aural and political statement. Coronetist Rob Mazurek, bassist Noel Kupersmith and drummer Chad Taylor are phenomenal jazz talents interested in technological possibilities (Mazurek and Kupersmith are given instrumental "computer" credits) as well as jazz's venerable heritage. The trio imbues Slon with a traditional acoustic jazz foundation of impeccable prowess ("Zagreb," "Sevens") while exploring occasional electronic jazz flights (the title track, "Palermo"). Politically, the trio calls Slon (Slovenian for "elephant,") its anti-war album; "Protest" is a visceral, chaotic evocation of its title. It's an album of power, vision and conviction.
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Complaints about the ever-increasing cost of energy continue to rise, but an expo in Bega next week is planning to assist residents to bring bills under control. The Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) will hold a Bring Your Bills day for consumers in Bega on Wednesday, November 14, to assist them with energy issues. Residents are urged to head along, power and water bills in hand, for help with concessions, rebates, billing errors and energy saving tips. Also take along any letters from your retailer, Centrelink Health Card if you have one and any concession cards. Energy and Water Ombudsman Janine Young said affordability is a key issue for people in the South Eastern region of NSW. "Complaints about energy affordability, including payment difficulties, debt collection, credit default listings and disconnections increased by 25 per cent and factored in 24 per cent of all complaints we received from the region in the 2017/2018 financial year," Ms Young said. "There were 43 complaints per 10,000 people – the fifth highest number of complaints from any region in NSW." EWON will be joined by Bega Valley Shire Council, Bega Women's Resource Centre, Service NSW, NSW Fair Trading, Revenue NSW, Seniors Rights Service, Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre, Lumo/Red Energy, Origin Energy, Konekt Employment Bega, St Vincent de Paul, the Office Environment and Heritage, the Australian Energy Regulator and more. "Customers can get help setting up payment plans, having rebates applied to their account if eligible, accessing emergency payment assistance and dealing with outstanding fines and legal issues," Ms Young said. Ms Young encouraged people in Bega and surrounding areas to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with EWON, energy providers and other services while they are in the region. "We find that meeting with customers face-to-face makes a big difference to everyone involved and often leads to problems being resolved much quicker than they would otherwise be." Meanwhile, EWON will also be holding a forum for community workers in Bega as part of its annual Anti-Poverty Week activities. The forum aims to raise awareness of energy and water issues and the assistance available for people experiencing affordability issues. It will feature speakers from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, the Australian Energy Market Commission, Seniors Rights Service, Revenue NSW, as well as energy providers. "I am really looking forward to talking to customers and community workers to find out more about the issues people in the region are facing," Ms Young said. Anti-Poverty Forum Bega Bring Your Bills Day
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Power bills assistance at Bega ombudsman expo
Complaints about the ever-increasing cost of energy continue to rise, but an expo in Bega next week is planning to assist residents to bring bills under control.
The Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) will hold a Bring Your Bills day for consumers in Bega on Wednesday, November 14, to assist them with energy issues.
Residents are urged to head along, power and water bills in hand, for help with concessions, rebates, billing errors and energy saving tips.
Also take along any letters from your retailer, Centrelink Health Card if you have one and any concession cards.
Energy and Water Ombudsman Janine Young said affordability is a key issue for people in the South Eastern region of NSW.
Energy and Water Ombudsman NSW Janine Young
"Complaints about energy affordability, including payment difficulties, debt collection, credit default listings and disconnections increased by 25 per cent and factored in 24 per cent of all complaints we received from the region in the 2017/2018 financial year," Ms Young said.
"There were 43 complaints per 10,000 people – the fifth highest number of complaints from any region in NSW."
EWON will be joined by Bega Valley Shire Council, Bega Women's Resource Centre, Service NSW, NSW Fair Trading, Revenue NSW, Seniors Rights Service, Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre, Lumo/Red Energy, Origin Energy, Konekt Employment Bega, St Vincent de Paul, the Office Environment and Heritage, the Australian Energy Regulator and more.
"Customers can get help setting up payment plans, having rebates applied to their account if eligible, accessing emergency payment assistance and dealing with outstanding fines and legal issues," Ms Young said.
Ms Young encouraged people in Bega and surrounding areas to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with EWON, energy providers and other services while they are in the region.
"We find that meeting with customers face-to-face makes a big difference to everyone involved and often leads to problems being resolved much quicker than they would otherwise be."
Meanwhile, EWON will also be holding a forum for community workers in Bega as part of its annual Anti-Poverty Week activities.
The forum aims to raise awareness of energy and water issues and the assistance available for people experiencing affordability issues.
It will feature speakers from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, the Australian Energy Market Commission, Seniors Rights Service, Revenue NSW, as well as energy providers.
"I am really looking forward to talking to customers and community workers to find out more about the issues people in the region are facing," Ms Young said.
Anti-Poverty Forum
Where: Civic Centre, Zingel Place, Bega
When: Tuesday, November 13
Time: Registration 9am for a 9.30am start - 3pm. Morning tea and lunch provided.
Bookings are essential: Email community@ewon.com.au or call 02 8218 5241 to reserve a place.
Bega Bring Your Bills Day
When: Wednesday, November 13, 9am – 1pm
No bookings necessary.
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Puerto Rico regulators have rejected the Integrated Resource Plan filed by the island's utility; however the plan is also likely out of compliance with the island's new 100% renewable energy law. In the interim, PREPA is moving to get gas plants online.
Utility-long term plans are often based on moving targets; they are documents that seek to establish what a region's resource mix will look like, despite factors such as changing market conditions and policies.
This is perhaps more true of Puerto Rico than anywhere. For months Puerto Rico's state-owned utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has been working on its first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.
In mid-March the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau rejected the document, citing numerous deficiencies. But the plan has a more central problem: it does not appear to have anticipated a future of very high levels of renewable energy, and this will be the law when Governor Rosselló signs PS 1121, which mandates a path to 100% renewable energy on the island.
pv magazine has obtained the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau's order rejecting PREPA's IRP, and it is nothing less than damning. Two appendices covering 22 pages of the order detail the areas in which the IRP is incomplete, and much of it can be summarized in that PREPA has not shown the math as to why it chose the resource mix that it did.
Much of this involves a preference for containerized LNG, and as noted in previous pv magazine coverage the IRP shows a disregard for the contributions of behind-the-meter solar.
In the order Energy Bureau orders also PREPA to re-model availability of wind and battery resources based on its previous orders; in one specific section it notes that PREPA has provided no justification for its limits on solar and batteries from 2022 onward, or the idea that efficiency gains will cease after 10 years, or a variety of other assumptions that all point in the direction of continued dependence on imported gas.
And while disregarding Energy Bureau orders, PREPA also appears to have failed to incorporate meaningful input from the island's solar and battery storage installers. In a conversation with pv magazine, P.J. Wilson, the president of SEIA affiliate SESA-PR, has stated that no one he knew was able to provide meaningful input into the IRP.
Instead of the kind of robust stakeholder process that is expected, Wilson says that instead the IRP appears to have been developed by Siemens, PREPA's advisor, and a company that is heavily involved in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
However, this has not stopped PREPA from moving ahead with efforts to get as much gas online before it has to plan for a renewable energy future. As reported by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), PREPA has signed a contract to convert two units in its San Juan power plant to natural gas through a 5-year contract with New Fortress Energy, which will supply the gas, convert the units to burn gas, and develop an LNG import infrastructure in San Juan.
IEEFA argues that as the project was decided on before the IRP was completed, there is no evidence that converting the two units was the most cost-effective course to pursue, and states that the savings estimates are both widely varying and are contradicted by PREPA's own data.
The Energy Bureau also questions PREPA's assumptions around LNG, and in its order rejecting the IRP specifically asked for more detail on prices around gas, including whether Jones Act-compliant LNG ships will be available.
As for the contract with New Fortress Energy, this would not be the first questionable deal that has been struck with a company from the mainland since Hurricane Maria, and it remains to be seen the degree to which the government of Puerto Rico can rein in its utility.
"I would think that if there were to be an IRP that is credible, they would err on the side of an abundance of transparency and participation," noted SESA-PR's Wilson.
Somebody should investigate this fraud! PREPA does not want solar energy in PR.


New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday issued notification for the third phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, kicking off the process of filing of nominations for another 115 constituencies across 14 states and Union Territories.
Voting in the third phase will take place on April 23, said the notification.
According to the EC notification, all seats in Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry would go to polls in the third phase while the other states where voting will take place in this phase include Assam (4 seats), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), Uttar Pradesh (10), West Bengal (5) and Jammu and Kashmir (1).
Nominations for the third phase would be accepted till April 4, while April 8 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature, the notification said.
Polls for the Lok Sabha's 543 elected seats are being held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. The results would be declared on May 23.


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Der Internationale Botanische Kongress (, kurz IBC) ist ein Treffen von Botanikern aus der ganzen Welt. Er findet alle sechs Jahre statt und wird von der International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS) ausgerichtet.

Durch Beschlussfassung des Kongresses können die im Internationalen Code der Botanischen Nomenklatur festgelegten Regeln für die botanische Nomenklatur geändert werden.

Übersicht über die Kongresse

Nachweise
 Geschichte des IBC (englisch)

Weblinks
 International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS)
 Kongress 2017

Wissenschaftliche Tagung


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For those of you who experienced it, there is nothing quite like having a massage to relax and increase the sense of well-being.
But the benefits of massages don't end there. You can have a massage to help you sleep better, to relieve headaches; there are therapeutic massages to help you get rid of cellulite or loose weight.
Athletes particularly use massage to relieve pain in overworked muscles, or for injuries like frozen shoulder, tennis elbow or sore neck.
Not surprising there are many different types of massages using different parts of body to apply the pressure and different ointment to increase effect.
There are gentler ones: massage with hot stones or hot rocks, massages with essential oil, olive or coconut oil, aromatherapy or the latest trend amongst celebrities; massage with cupping.
If you are not sure, your massage therapist will be able to advise you on the best choice for you.
It usually involves lying on the therapy bed without clothes but covered with towels and with your head resting in the head rest. You will be able to ask for a different pressure depending on your personal preference.
Thai massage – laying on the floor mat the therapist is stretching your body with a relatively strong pulls and pressure can be quite high, it helps improve flexibility and joint movement.
Swedish massage – most commonly used massage to help relieve pain especially with back problems, it is applied with different types of strokes from tapping to kneading.
To discover the beauty of having a Massage please see all the places where you can have one in your area below.


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Breaking into Wearable Software Development
Download Download Case Study on Wearable Product Software
Based on the hype surrounding the Apple Watch and other devices, it sometimes seems like the technology industry is obsessed with wearables. Certainly the rapid cadence of smartwatches and fitness trackers hitting the market can make people assume that the devices are fast approaching ubiquitous market penetration.
But that's definitely not the case. Last year, according to researcher Statista, roughly $2 billion was spent on wearables; compare that to the $40 billion shelled out for smartphones during that same period. In addition, there are signs that the higher end of the wearables market, most notably smartwatches, face considerable headwinds.
"It's still a very new market," observed Bob Weber, president and owner of the Princeton, NJ, developer Weblications. "Wearables don't have the penetration yet. There's a limited number of things you can do right now because of the devices' limitations."
But that doesn't mean tech pros should place their wearable-development skills on the proverbial back burner. Statista sees the market's value more than doubling over the next few years, to over $5 billion in 2018; research firm Nielsen, meanwhile, surveyed consumers and found that nearly half of them expressed interest in buying some sort of wearable tech "in the near future."
"The number of projects for this segment has doubled in our company over the last year," said Gennady Nosenko, head of mobile development at First Line Software, a global developer headquartered in Lewes, Delaware. "I think that reflects the overall situation of the job market."
New Skills Based on What You Already Know
Taking advantage of the slow-but-sure demand for wearable-app developers doesn't mean you have to learn some exotic new language or methodology.
While the devices themselves certainly impose new display and navigation limitations because of their size, the programming itself is largely done in native iOS for Apple devices or native Java for Android, Weber explained: "If you're proficient programming Xcode for iPhone or iPad, programming for wearables is going to be a natural extension," he said.
However, Nosenko points out, developing for wearables requires a "wider usage of technologies" to ensure "better optimization and accuracy in implementation." There are several issues to consider during a mobile development project, he added:
The wearable device must interact properly with other mobile devices under iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Accordingly, "the firmware implementation and [Bluetooth Low Energy] protocol definition should be done in full accordance with all the specific requirements of the operating systems."
Wearable apps not only have different UX and UI principles; the devices themselves must be power-efficient. "Battery life is very critical when it comes to powering display, wireless modules and processing," Nosenko said. Proceed accordingly.
The use of Big Data principles on the back-end and by the mobile app itself is often necessary; wearables leverage more datasets via the cloud than you might initially expect.
So there's more to coding for wearables than just knowing your way around the iOS or Android SDKs. "Knowledge of wireless protocols, understanding of RF principles from one side and expertise in Big Data architecture from the other (back-end) side are all part of designing and implementing a great final product," Nosenko said.
His advice to those wanting to get their feet wet: "Buy an Arduino or Raspberry Pi and play with it—both the hardware and the software."
He believes the results will be worth it. Nosenko predicts the ability to program apps for wearables "will be a must-have skill" for mobile developers in the future. "The Internet of Things is coming, and we can do nothing about that except be prepared," he said.
Source: http://insights.dice.com/2016/11/01/breaking-wearable-development/


Vista, CA – May 14, 2018 -- Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX), a developer of advanced lithium batteries for industrial applications including electric forklifts and airport ground support equipment ("GSE"), today reported results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter ended March 31, 2018 (Q3'18). Flux will hold a conference call this morning at 11:00 am ET to review its results and outlook (details below).
Ramping Commercial Adoption of Flux Lithium-Ion Forklift Batteries to replace lead-acid chemistry - Fiscal 2018 marks a turning point for Flux as major customers have begun to purchase Flux LiFT Packs for new equipment via leading forklift manufacturers, in addition to replacement purchases for existing equipment.
Q3'18 Revenue Rose over 400% to $1.67M versus Q3'17 revenue of $0.31M and increased 35% sequentially from Q2'18 revenue of $1.20M.
Flux Order Pipeline Continues to Grow – At April 1, 2018, Flux had orders for its Class 3 and Airport GSE product lines totaling $1.0 M, of which $360,000 has shipped as of May 14. Flux's pipeline currently reflects anticipated orders exceeding $2.7 M for walkie LiFT Pack deliveries through December 2018.
Expanding Product Line to Larger Class 1 and Class 2 Forklift Equipment – Flux has encountered strong interest for Class 1 and Class 2 solutions and has been piloting a LiFT Pack for Class 1 counterbalance forklifts with a Fortune 100 customer. Flux expects an initial production order in the next few months.
Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Battery Shipments to a leading global aviation services provider are planned for May 2018 with anticipated value approaching $400,000 reflecting orders received.
Q3 '18 revenue rose 444% to $1,666,000 compared to Q3 '17 revenue of $306,000, principally due to Flux walkie LiFT Pack shipments to a Fortune 100 global customer that has indicated its intentions to standardize its walkie fleet on lithium-ion batteries. Growing customer interest and sales dialogues provide increased confidence in Flux's ability to continue increasing sales.
Q3 '18 cost of sales rose 257% to $1,816,000 compared to $508,000 in Q3 '17, principally due to the significant increase in LiFT Pack unit sales. Flux's gross loss as a percentage of revenues has decreased from -66% during Q3 '17 to -9% during Q3 '18 due to initial steps in a comprehensive margin enhancement plan for its walkie LiFT Pack line. The margin improvement plan includes design, production, pricing and procurement initiatives, in addition to expected efficiency improvements as production volume increases. Flux believes these efforts can bring gross margin to a range of 25-30% over 12-18 months.
Selling and administrative expenses increased to $909,000 in Q3 '18 from $664,000 in Q3 '17 primarily due to the addition of three sales managers in the last year as well as an increase in stock-based compensation and sales commissions.
Research & development expenses increased to $483,000 in Q3 '18, compared to $245,000 in Q3 '17, as Flux actively invested in new product development targeted at the larger Class 1 and Class 2 forklift markets. Such expenses are expected to remain significant as Flux builds out a complete forklift product line, while also continuing to enhance features and functionality.
Flux's Q3 '18 operating loss increased to $1.54M from $1.11M in Q3 '17, principally due to higher operating expenses. Net loss in Q3 '18 increased to $1.75M, or ($0.07) per basic share, from $1.16M, or ($0.05) per basic share, in Q3 '17, reflecting the higher operating loss and an increase in interest expense due to higher average borrowings. Flux had 25.1M and 25.0M weighted average basic common shares outstanding for the periods ending Q3'18 and Q3'17, respectively.
Flux continues to fund its working capital needs through a combination of borrowings from its largest shareholder, Esenjay Investments, LLC ("Esenjay") and through private placements of common stock.
Borrowings under Flux's $10.0M Unrestricted Line of Credit provided by Esenjay were $7.98M as of May 14, 2018. The Unrestricted Line of Credit is convertible, at Esenjay's discretion, into Flux Common Stock at $0.60 per share and matures on January 31, 2019. In addition, on March 22, 2018, Flux secured a $5.0M Inventory Line of Credit from Esenjay. Borrowings under the Inventory Line of Credit (which matures March 31, 2019) were $1.76M as of May 14, 2018.
On May 11, 2018, Flux announced the completion of the private placement of $800,000 in common stock priced at $0.70 per share, of which $200,000 is reflected in Flux's financial statements as of March 31, 2018. The offering was terminated immediately following the closing on May 11, 2018. Giving effect to the issuance of 1.143M shares in the private placement, Flux has 26.3 million common shares outstanding as of May 14, 2018.
CEO, Ron Dutt, commented, "Following four years of product and market development, Flux is now seeing the impact of large customer demand for our lithium-ion forklift battery as a replacement for lead-acid products. A broad base of enthusiasm for lithium batteries was on very clear display at the MODEX 2018 supply chain conference last month.
"We entered the market with our Class 3 walkie forklift solution and through that collaborative effort we have developed an industry-leading solution that we believe will support rapid growth for years to come. With that expertise and experience, we have scaled our development to produce lithium battery packs for larger forklifts requiring greater power. We believe that we are on track for the commercial launch of these products over the balance of calendar 2018.


A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my obsession with Jamberry nails and how it's Nicole's fault. And if you know how my life goes, you won't be surprised that I found more Jamberry Wrap photos I meant to include in that post, but couldn't find in time.
Let it Go, let it Go… Sorry, I couldn't Hold it Back Anymore… Oh goodness, I'm terrible! I'm so sorry, I just couldn't help myself. I'm done now. Promise!
These were my January 2014 wraps. It was my 3rd time applying Jamberry wraps, not counting the sample one I got. Obviously I wasn't very good at it – the edges are all lifting up and one fell off. I learned that you can stick them back on with nail polish. How long they stay on depends on how well nail polish stays on your nails. For me it's about 3 days, which isn't too bad.
These are my 2014 Valentine's Day Jams. It's the same design as the one I wore this year, except in a darker red instead of this year's bright red. I'm a sucker for glittery wraps It's my ADOS – Attention Deficit… Oh Shiny! and wraps that feature a variety of designs on one sheet.
Here's my first attempt at combining 2 different patterns. I love the coordinating designs look but am not very good at combining patterns. I look at other people's combinations and think that they look amazing together but I'd never consider using those designs together.
You can see that these have been on a while. There's a bubble at the bottom of the index finger wrap, and the nails have obviously grown quite a bit. That's one of the things I love about Jamberry Wraps – I can't mess with my nails when I'm wearing wraps so they grow long.
Princess's and I co-hosted a Jamberry party in 2014 when we first got into Jamberry. We were fortunate enough to earn enough points to get an application kit. I wasn't sure we needed it because you can get everything in it separately, but it's been great to have everything on hand in one place. And it was worth it to get the magic purple tool. It's the BEST for pressing the wraps in place – I can't imagine applying Jamberry wraps without it!


Ferg Family Adventures: Wedding Wednesday: Bachelorette Weekend!!
Friday morning, Caitlin came over to my house, we picked Dana up from the airport and then the 4 of us headed to Frugal McDougal to buy some beverages!!!
We made it to Charleston and met up with Angela who had been waiting for us! We went out to dinner at Stool Pigeons where the waiter gave us happy hour prices even though it wasn't happy hour!
We were at dinner till pretty late, so we just went back to our hotel to meet up with the Katie's who had just arrived. Since we are all old not as young as we used to be and cannot drink heavily 2 nights in a row, we just chilled at the hotel and had a low-key night!
Saturday, we decided to take a carriage tour, which was a super fun and touristy thing to do! I loved seeing all of the beautiful houses in Charleston!!
After the carriage tour, we had lunch and yummy drinks at A. W. Shucks and then went shopping on King Street!
After we shopped around and bought some super cute jewelry, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for my bachelorette party!
After a few drinks in our hotel room, we went to dinner at Poogan's Porch. After I walked in, I realized I had eaten there with Travis a few years ago when he took me to Charleston for my birthday! I got shrimp and grits (surprise! its kinda my go-to meal) and it was sooooo yummy!!!
Dana also had some "dares" that she found online, but we agreed that half of them were kinda dumb, so thankfully my friends didn't make me do anything super embarrassing either!!!
I had SOOO much fun with my friends!!! I'm so glad the weekend was fun for everyone, not just me!!!! It was honestly the perfect bachelorette party!!! Natalie, Dana, Ang, Caitlin, Katie and Katie Bras, THANK YOU TIMES 10000 for an amazing weekend!!! I love you girls!!!!
Your dress was gorgeous!! I love pink & black :) We ate at Poogan's Porch last year for one of my friend's bachelorette parties! So good!
What a wonderful party!! And I so know what you mean about the drama w so many girls! Glad it was a perfect weekend!
Great pictures from your bachelorette party! Thrilled that you had such a good time. I miss Charleston! The gazebo with the wedding is where Dave proposed to me!


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Salt Lake City clears more homeless camps
By Cristina Flores, KUTV 1610584725000
Three homeless camps in Salt Lake City were cleared out on Wednesday. Two had only a handful of residents combined, and a third camp on Montague Ave. was bigger. (Photo: Cristina Flores / KUTV)
Three homeless camps in Salt Lake City were cleared out on Wednesday. Two had only a handful of residents combined, and a third camp on Montague Ave. was bigger.
Michelle Hoon with the Salt Lake City Homeless Engagement and Response team said the goal of the clean-ups is to deal with the environmental and health issues at the camps, and to offer unsheltered residents an indoor space.
"Whether that's a homeless resource center, into detox or some sort of option for people to come off the streets and into a warm bed," Hoon said.
She said success comes when a person accepts the offer to enter a homeless resource center.
Hoon and workers from the Salt Lake County Health Department showed up at the camps on Main Street and Montague Ave. starting at noon, to give homeless residents there a final warning to collect their essential belongings before bulldozers scooped up everything else.
At one camp near 1300 South and Main, all the items belonged to one man who identified himself as Eric.
Eric said he'd been warned about the cleanup weeks earlier, but he waited until the last minute and hurriedly tried to separate items he'd keep from those he would part with.
The county health department crew that showed up to shovel and bulldoze what was considered trash worked around Eric as he moved items aside.
It wasn't clear whether he'd accept an offer to store his items at a free Salt Lake City storage site and go to a homeless resource center or temporary shelter.
According to Salt Lake City government, there are between 1,774 and1880 beds available in either homeless resource centers or temporary and overflow shelters. That's about 100 more beds than last year.
"I've been in the health department for 30 years. This is the most difficult thing we do," said Dale Keller, bureau manager with Salt Lake County Environmental Health.
Keller said he and his crew try to be respectful of the people who live in the homeless camps and give them time to put aside belongings they want to keep.
I want the best for these individuals and attempt every way I can to treat them with respect," he said.
But he also said county rules have to be followed and human fecal matter, needles and other garbage must be cleaned out as they are a threat to public health and the river water near some homeless camps.
He acknowledged the effort to end homelessness seems futile some days as homeless camps go away in one area only to pop up in another.
"Sometimes success means moving one problem to another area. That's a stunningly low bar for success," he said.
READ MORE: Rescue Mission says growing homeless population is the result of the pandemic


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Elizabeth's Rival : The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester Paperback / softback
by Nicola Tallis
'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era. Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice Knollys had a life of dizzying highs and pitiful lows.
Darling of the court, entangled in a love triangle with Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I, banished from court, plagued by scandals of affairs and murder, embroiled in treason, Lettice would go on to lose a husband and beloved son to the executioner's axe.
Living to the astonishing age of ninety-one, Lettice's tale gives us a remarkable, personal lens on to the grand sweep of the Tudor Age, with those closest to her often at the heart of the events that defined it.
In the first ever biography of this extraordinary woman, Nicola Tallis's dramatic narrative takes us through those events, including the religious turmoil, plots and intrigues of Mary, Queen of Scots, attempted coups, and bloody Irish conflicts, among others.
Surviving well into the reign of Charles I, Lettice truly was the last of the great Elizabethans.
Pages: 448 pages, 2 x 8pp colour plate sections
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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Preview by Numbers: Chelsea v. Arsenal
Stamford Bridge, London
7:45 a.m. EDT, 12:45 BST
Referee: Mike Dean
Assistants: Simon Long and Stuart Burt
4th Official: Michael Oliver
This Match, Last Year: Chelsea 2 - 0 Arsenal
All-Time in All Competitions: 72 Arsenal wins, 59 Chelsea wins, 54 draws
Arsenal's League Form: W // L-W-D-W-W
Chelsea's League Form: W // D-L-W-L-L
Who's that team they call TEAM?
Who's that team we all adore?
Sports! Don't you just love being a sports fan? In all of its agonizing glory?
Generally speaking, we let sports take over such a large portion of our lives, it becomes ingrained in who we are. Our fanaticism defines us. We see it as a badge of honor from behind our rose-colored glasses, while others, fans of other teams and non-sports fans alike, see us oh so differently. I know I've side-eyed plenty of people wearing Spurs jerseys, who probably have no idea why I'm giving them such a nasty look. On the other hand, I over-analyze every glance I get when I'm wearing the red and white.
That's what makes things like Wednesday night so difficult. The thrill of victory can be so short-lived; I noticed this in a particularly poignant manner after the 2014 FA Cup win, after so many years of nothing, when I woke up the next morning and realized I had work all the same on Monday and nothing had really tangibly changed at all. But the pain of losses sticks with you for days and clouds your mind like a fog. The vitriol sits on social media and people argue ad nauseam. It's exhausting.
But that's what sports fandom is all about, in the end. It's about the experiences as much as it's about the results. It's about the friends you make watching the Arsenal and should not be about the people who use the comments sections on tabloid articles to prove their point in all capital letters.
We've all fell into supporting this football club one way or another. When things go wrong, take a minute to reflect on the camaraderie you feel when watching the sport, rather than pointing fingers and starting arguments.
Also, let's smash Chelsea. That would be fun. I would like that. At least up until work on Monday.
Out: Welbeck (knee,) Wilshere (ankle,) Rosicky (knee)
Doubts: Mertesacker (match fitness)
Another "sad Arsenal after conceding" stock photo.
First things first, I'm all for squad rotation. We all knew there would be changes to the starting XI on Wednesday night, with this monumental fixture coming up early on Saturday.
But six changes? Six?! When you bring in too many players in need of a run out, you lose your cohesion. Three changes to the back five. A holding midfield duo consisting of two Spaniards with a combined average height of 5' 7.5" (1.7 m.) I know height isn't the be-all-end-all at that position (Francis Coquelin is only 5'10" / 1.78 m himself) but it seems to me that Mikel Arteta and Santi Cazorla combined should not be your deepest lying midfielders in front of a back five where you've made three changes...
And don't get me started on Olivier Giroud. I spend so much time defending the guy's play and he puts in that shift. Perhaps I should know better. In any case, I had always figured Theo Walcott would be starting this weekend anyway.
As for the squad going forward, there are no real changes to player availability for tomorrow. The long-term injured are still long-term injured. The only real question is whether Per Mertesacker is fit to play; his experience could be useful, but not if his health isn't 100%.
Predicted XI: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Alexis, Ozil, Walcott.
Chelsea Squad News
Out: Willian (hamstring,) Courtois (knee)
Doubts: Falcao (knee,) Pedro (thigh)
I couldn't figure out what was going on in this picture until
I realized those weren't Chelsea's road kits and that the team
in white is Crystal Palace.
There's a certain level of irony in the fact that Chelsea allowed Petr Cech to go to Arsenal this summer, with Thibault Courtois having usurped his starting role, only to have the Belgian now ruled out for at least three months with a meniscus tear. Asmir Begovic, acquired from Stoke in the summer to fill Cech's place, will deputize.
Chelsea's big summer acquisitions are both likely to miss out on the action this weekend, with Pedro nursing a thigh problem and Radamel Falcao having a knee issue. Willian is also expected to miss out with an injured hamstring.
Tactically, expect Chelsea to be even more park-the-bussy (that's a terrible term, I apologize) than usual, since they've been exposed defensively this season. No Premier League side has conceded more goals through five games (12) than Chelsea; the Blues conceded only 32 all of last year. This defensive quality could involve Kurt Zouma moving up into the holding role alongside Nemanja Matic, allowing Gary Cahill and John Terry to return as the central defense partnership.
Chelsea's right side versus Arsenal's left will be the key side to watch, as Alexis Sanchez will try to take advantage of Branislav Ivanovic's poor form to start the season. In fact, his form has been so poor, he could be dropped entirely, which would see Cesar Azpilicueta switch sides, as he did midweek. That would mean newcomer Baba Rahman would start on the left.
Without Willian, Jose Mourinho doesn't really have a natural right winger available to start. I would expect a midfield trio of Cesc Fabregas, Oscar, and Eden Hazard behind Diego Costa up top.
Predicted XI: Begovic, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Matic, Fabregas, Oscar, Hazard, Costa.
Well, Theo scored again. That's something, right?
I've already ranted about Arsenal making six changes in midweek, but there is one positive about that: for half of the starting squad, they're not the ones that put in that performance in Croatia, so the lingering mental effects might not be as devastating as we fear. Petr Cech didn't have a bad game. Neither did Hector Bellerin, or Nacho Monreal, or Aaron Ramsey, or even the guys who came in off the bench, Theo Walcott and Francis Coquelin. So, how much of an effect will really carry over?
The same can be said for Chelsea's comfortable 4-0 win on Wednesday over Maccabi Tel Aviv. How far will that result really go to overshadow the fact that the Blues currently sit 17th in the Premier League table after five matches, already losing the same number of games they lost all of last year?
Rest assured, the result from this fixture tomorrow will have a longer lasting effect on the form of both clubs than their Wednesday night results will.
Arsenal have already beaten Chelsea once this year.
I'm going to say that as many times as I can.
Arsenal have already beaten Chelsea once this year, a sentence I haven't been able to say in over three years. That win, of course, came with some silverware attached, as Arsenal won the Community Shield 1-0 in early August. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the lone goal of the match.
Chelsea took four of a possible six points from Arsenal last season, winning 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in October and drawing 0-0 at the Emirates in April. At the Bridge, Arsenal had 53% of the possession and generated 10 shots to Chelsea's five, but managed none on target. A moment of brilliance from Eden Hazard produced a penalty from which Chelsea took the lead on 27 minutes; Diego Costa put the game to rest on a counterattack a dozen minutes from time. At the Emirates, Chelsea came for and produced a scoreless draw.
Since 2004, Arsenal and Chelsea have met 27 times across all competitions and Arsenal have won just five of them. As mentioned above, the Community Shield win in August was Wenger's first against Mourinho; before that, Arsenal had drawn six and lost seven in 13 tries against Mourinho. Arsenal have not beaten Chelsea in the league since that time John Terry fell down, in October of 2011.
It was a Mike Dean awarded penalty that resigned Jose
Mourinho to his first ever league loss at Stamford Bridge,
at which point it appears that the training staff tried to fight him.
The referee is Wirral-based Mike Dean. Arsenal have lost only one of their last nine matches in which Dean was the referee; that was the 2-1 loss to Manchester United at the Emirates last November. Dean was in the middle for the reverse of that fixture as well, the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in May. He also worked Arsenal's 2-0 win at Manchester City in January and the 1-0 win at Burnley in mid-April. So, while you may remember Arsenal as having a particularly bad record with Dean as the referee, please realize that that hasn't been true in about two years. It's Martin Atkinson you should currently fear.
Chelsea saw Mike Dean four times last year, winning two and drawing the other two. Dean was in the middle for Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Manchester City last September, in which Frank Lampard famously equalized against his former club. He also worked a 3-0 win over Tottenham in December, a 1-1 draw at Southampton in March, and a 1-0 win over Manchester United in April. Chelsea's last loss involving Mike Dean was actually Jose Mourinho's first league loss at Stamford Bridge, to Sunderland in April of 2014.
Saturday: Aston Villa v. West Bromwich Albion; Villa Park, Birmingham
Saturday: Bournemouth v. Sunderland; Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Saturday: Newcastle United v. Watford; St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday: Stoke City v. Leicester City; Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Saturday: Swansea City v. Everton; Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Saturday (late): Manchester City v. West Ham United; Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Sunday (early): Tottenham Hotspur v. Crystal Palace; White Hart Lane, London
Sunday (late): Liverpool v. Norwich City; Anfield, Liverpool
Sunday (late): Southampton v. Manchester United; St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
John Painting is a contributing writer to the Modern Gooner and an extinct species of bird. You can follow him on Twitter @zorrocat. Ca-caw! Ca-caw!
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Частковогенераційні мови — це мови, якими користується невелика група людей, як правило, старшого віку. Наприклад, водською мовою (належить до прибалтійсько-фінських) в Ленінградській області Росії у 80-ті роки XX ст. розмовляли 30—35 осіб похилого віку. Мова леко (Болівія) має приблизно 20 носіїв, а мова камбап (Камерун) — приблизно 30.

Див. також
 Одноосібні мови
 Частковоетнічні мови
 Повноетнічні частковотериторіальні мови
 Повноетнічні повнотериторіальні мови
 Мови з позатериторіальною монофункційністю
 Поліфункційні мононаціональні мови
 Поліфункційні полінаціональні мови
 Поліфункційні поліетнічні мови
 Соціолінгвістична класифікація мов

Література
 Ткаченко О. Б. До соціолінгвістичної оцінки мов // Мовознавство — 1988. — № 2. — С. 23-24.
 Карпенко Ю. О. Вступ до мовознавства. — К. — Одеса, 1991. — С. 105—109.

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Is Russia Fascist? (Hardcover)
By Marlene Laruelle
In Is Russia Fascist?, Marlene Laruelle argues that the charge of "fascism" has become a strategic narrative of the current world order. Vladimir Putin's regime has increasingly been accused of embracing fascism, supposedly evidenced by Russia's annexation of Crimea, its historical revisionism, attacks on liberal democratic values, and its support for far-right movements in Europe. But at the same time Russia has branded itself as the world's preeminent antifascist power because of its sacrifices during the Second World War while it has also emphasized how opponents to the Soviet Union in Central and Eastern Europe collaborated with Nazi Germany.
Laruelle closely analyzes accusations of fascism toward Russia, soberly assessing both their origins and their accuracy. By labeling ideological opponents as fascist, regardless of their actual values or actions, geopolitical rivals are able to frame their own vision of the world and claim the moral high ground. Through a detailed examination of the Russian domestic scene and the Kremlin's foreign policy rationales, Laruelle disentangles the foundation for, meaning, and validity of accusations of fascism in and around Russia. Is Russia Fascist? shows that the efforts to label opponents as fascist is ultimately an attempt to determine the role of Russia in Europe's future.
Marlene Laruelle is Research Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at The George Washington University. She works on Russia's ideological landscape at home and its export abroad.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
World - Russian & Soviet
Political Ideologies - Fascism & Totalitarianism
International Relations - General


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Past song of the week / October 2016
The Catamounts
"Six Shooters at High Tide"
From the album St Nuomatac
Featured track, available from October 6 to October 14
The surf kings return! Winnipeg faves The Catamounts are set to launch new album, St Nuomatac, this month. The "palindromic voyage deep into the roots of the surf genre" will be available on vinyl, CD, and all the usual digital spaces. You can also pick it up from the band's release party on October 8 at The Good Will, where Marshall Birch and the Buddy System and Destination Moon's JP and Kayleigh will be joining in on the fun. Coming up, you can catch The Catamounts at The Handsome Daughter on October 27 and look for them to take the album on the road around Canada in coming months. In the meantime, we've got new tune "Six Shooters at High Tide" for you as this week's features track. Get it and get out and catch The Catamounts live.


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NATO to set up new space center amid China, Russia concerns
by Lorne Cook
Satellite dishes inside Kevlar domes at the Kester Satellite Ground Station in Kester, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. This week, the site at Kester, which has been in use for decades but was totally overhauled in 2014, is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world. (AP Photo/Lorne Cook)
To a few of the locals, the top-secret, fenced-off installation on the hill is known as "the radar station." Some folks claim to have seen mysterious Russians in the area. Over the years, rumors have swirled that it might be a base for U.S. nuclear warheads.
It's easy to see how the rumors start. The site is visually striking. Four huge white Kevlar balls sit like giant spherical spacecraft in a compound in the middle of open farm country 25 kilometers (16 miles) west of Belgium's capital, Brussels.
But the Kester Satellite Ground Station is both safer and more sophisticated than local lore might suggest. It's central to space communications at NATO—the biggest and most modern of four such stations the military alliance runs.
Around 2,000 satellites orbit the earth, over half operated by NATO countries, ensuring everything from mobile phone and banking services to weather forecasts. NATO commanders in places like Afghanistan or Kosovo rely on some of them to navigate, communicate, share intelligence and detect missile launches.
This week, the site at Kester is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world.
In December, NATO leaders declared space to be the alliance's "fifth domain" of operations, after land, sea, air and cyberspace. Over two days of talks starting Thursday, NATO defense ministers will greenlight a new space center at the alliance's Air Command in Ramstein, Germany.
A Kevlar dome at the Kester Satellite Ground Station in Kester, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. This week, the site at Kester, which has been in use for decades but was totally overhauled in 2014, is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world. (AP Photo/Lorne Cook)
"This will be a focal point for ensuring space support to NATO operations, sharing information and coordinating our activities," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said before the meeting.
It's part of the alliance's efforts to keep ahead in a fast moving and hi-tech sector, particularly amid concern about what member countries say is increasingly aggressive behavior in space by China and Russia.
Around 80 countries have satellites and private companies are moving in too. In the 1980s, just a fraction of NATO's communications was via satellite. Today, it's at least 40%. During the Cold War, NATO had more than 20 stations, but new technologies mean the world's biggest security organization can double its coverage with a fifth of that number.
At Kester, behind a double security fence, massive steel gates and bulletproof glass in a facility that can withstand a terror attack or any attempt to jam communications, four satellite dishes ensconced in Kevlar domes connect NATO's civilian and military headquarters in Belgium to their operations around the world.
From their elevated position, the dishes—two of them 16 meters (52 feet) in diameter—beam information and imagery down across Europe and over Africa into space above the equator where satellites owned by allies like the United States, Britain, France and Italy orbit. NATO itself doesn't own any satellites.
Satellite dishes inside Kevlar domes line a field at the Kester Satellite Ground Station in Kester, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. This week, the site at Kester, which has been in use for decades but was totally overhauled in 2014, is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world. (AP Photo/Lorne Cook)
Around the globe, commanders in ships, aircraft and mobile or static headquarters decrypt the data to gather orders, pictures and intelligence, prepare missions, or move troops and military equipment. From Kester, new lines of communication can be set up for NATO within a half-hour.
Much of the facility is encased in thick steel plates, including the ducts where cables run, to withstand any attack by electromagnetic pulses—high bursts of energy that can knock out electrical power grids or destroy electronic circuit boards and components.
But NATO allies are increasingly concerned about other kinds of attacks using anti-satellite weapons miles above the earth which could wreak havoc below and leave dangerous debris adrift in space.
"Some nations – including Russia and China – are developing anti-satellite systems which could blind, disable or shoot down satellites and create dangerous debris in orbit. We must increase our understanding of the challenges in space and our ability to address them," Stoltenberg said.
For the moment, the military alliance insists that its "approach will remain defensive and fully in line with international law." And despite the strides being made in the "fifth domain," Stoltenberg has repeatedly said over the last year that "NATO has no intention to put weapons in space."
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