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GIJN Corruption Database
This list is maintained by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) and is one of many resources available at our Help Desk: https://helpdesk.gijn.org/support/home
It is also included in our Asset Disclosure guide. See the full guide here: https://gijn.org/asset-disclosure/
Source Title Item Type URL Description
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Investigative Dashboard Databases; Experts https://investigativedashboard.org/ OCCRP's Investigative Dashboard includes software tools and databases useful for researching and mapping individals and companies. Its ID Search indexes more than two million documents on Politically Exposed Persons. Links to external databases include business registries, regional procurement registries, regulatory agencies, commercial registries and court registries around the world. Experts are available to assist with research.
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Offshore Leaks Database Database https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/ ICIJ has compiled a database of corporate information based on leaked documents on nearly 785,000 offshore companies and trusts. The database can be searched by people, companies and addresses connected to offshore entities and country; or by jurisdiction.
OpenCorporates OpenCorporates Database https://opencorporates.com The UK-based company Chrinon Ltd operated OpenCorporates, and in early 2018 called itself the largest open database of companies and company data in the world, with in excess of 100 million companies. The information is sourced from national business registries and linked/matched by association. The database is searchable by company, officer and jurisdiction.
Transparency International TI Information; Databases; Expert Sources http://www.transparency.org/ The Germany-based anti-corruption NGO is active in nearly 100 countries and publishes the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures levels of perceived public sector corruption around the world, providing details for indicators at country level and ranking countries based on those indicators. TI also publishes the Global Corruption Barrometer, which is updated periodically. The Knowledge Hub includes TI research output and is home to the Anti-Corruption Helpdesk and TI's expert network: research.https://knowledgehub.transparency.org/
Global Financial Integrity GFI Information; Datasets; Expert Sources http://www.gfintegrity.org/ The Washington-based non-profit conducts original analysis of illicit financial flows and advocates for transparency in the global financial system on the policy level.
World Bank Data on Corruption Datasets https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/data/exploreTopics/Corruption The World Bank Group Enterprise Survey provides indicators of the prevalence of different types of bribery in 135 countries, based on surveys of more than 130,000 firms. Database query tool available; graphs can be generated to compare countries. Separately, the World Governance Indicators incude a measure of corruption by country: http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/#home
GIACC Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Center Information http://www.giaccentre.org/project_anti_corruption_system_home.php The UK-based international non-profit focuses on corruption in infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors and provides resources (including the PACS, the Project Anti-Corruption System, and specific measures) for governments, organizations, funders, project owners and institutions/associations to understand, identify and prevent corruption. National affiliates are located in Germany, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe: http://www.giaccentre.org/affiliates.php
International Anti-Corruption Resource Center Guide & Training Tool Information; Expert Sources http://iacrc.org/resources/ The guide provides detailed information and steps on detecting corruption and fraud in development projects and addresses bribery, bid rigging, collusive bidding, and fraud. A training tool designed for analysts and investigators reviewing bids is also available. List of "red flags." Expert sources here: http://iacrc.org/our-team/
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Information; Expert Sources http://www.u4.no/ The Norway-based organization offers a web-based resource center of anti-corruption material and a help desk for questions. Basic services, development cooperation, evaluation and measurement,
health, informal contexts, international drivers of corruption, justice sector, migration, natural resources and energy, "oil, gas, and mining," people's engagement, private sector, public financial management, and renewable resources. Expert sources who specialize in anti-corruption trainings can be found here: http://www.u4.no/info/about-u4/course-experts/
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Country Profiles Information http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/country-profile/index.html Country profiles, including status of ratification of the Convention Against Corruption, country evaluation reports and relevant links to country information in related UN anti-corruption platforms and databases. "Track" database on national laws: http://www.track.unodc.org/Pages/home.aspx
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Country Reports Information http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/countryreportsontheimplementationoftheoecdanti-briberyconvention.htm Offers country monitoring reports on the implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative Corruption Cases Search Center Database http://star.worldbank.org/corruption-cases/ StAR is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime aimed at targeting proceeds of corruption in safe havens. STAR works with financial centers and developing nations to facilitate the return of stolen assets. The Corruption Cases Search Center hosts three databases (Asset recovery watch; Puppet masters; Settlements) and can be searched by jurisdiction, implication, year, or key term.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Narcotics Control Reports
Information http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/index.htm U.S. State Department's country-by-country two volume report describing efforts to combat all aspects of the international drug trade, chemical control, money laundering and financial crimes.
Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Information https://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/greco/default_en.asp
GRECO was established by the Council of Europe to monitor its 47 member states' compliance with the organization's anti-corruption standards. Includes reports, fact sheets, etc., on member countries.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and UK Trade & Investment Overseas Business Risk Information https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-business-risk UK Overseas Business Risk service offers guides geopolitical and economic analysis on overseas markets to exporters, including guides to potential risks such as human rights issues, bribery and corruption, terrorism, criminal activity and intellectual property.
The Basel Institute Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index Datasets https://index.baselgovernance.org/ The Switzerland-based non-profit organization focuses on international banking standards and compliance and has created the ranking index based on the risk of factors such as money laundering, terrorist financing, financial/public transparency and judicial strength for 152 countries.
International Center for Asset Recovery Asset Recovery Forum Expert Sources https://forum.assetrecovery.org/icarforum/practitioner-finder The Switzerland-based non-profit center of excellence does training, research and case work on asset recovery. Expert sources are listed and searchable by name, country and expertise.
US. Department of Justice Foreign Agent Registration Act Databases http://www.fara.gov/ U.S. Department of Justice's database of foreign registered lobbyists and attorneys. Documents provide information on meetings with public officials and payments received by U.S. persons from foreign governments. The Sunlight Foundation's Foreign Influence Explorer is a search tool that explores FARA documents: http://foreign.influenceexplorer.com
TRACE TRACE Compendium Database https://www.traceinternational.org/compendium The TRACE Compendium is a searchable database of summaries of international anti-bribery enforcement actions. Most actions included in the TRACE Compendium are Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") enforcement actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and/or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but also includes growing number of international anti-bribery enforcement actions brought by enforcement authorities outside of the U.S., particularly amongst signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
UNCA Civil Society Coalition Members List Sources http://uncaccoalition.org/en_US/about-us/members-list/ The coalition's list of 370 members that are civil society anti-corruption organizations can be used to find sources within a country or region.
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Investigating corruption. Lessons from the Philippines Tipsheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-76kFkoZNdWRWw3dlRBWHVtYkE/view Tipsheet from IJAsia16.
n-vestigate n-vestigate is an network of experienced investigative journalists, mostly in Eastern Europe Website http://www.n-vestigate.net/ The n-vestigate metabase is a database of databases. It combines over 150 links to different public registries, records and datasets across Eastern Europe and the EU countries. Browsing the database is free of charge and available in English and Russian.
PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Database https://www.pacer.gov/ An electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information online from US federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator.
Marine Traffic Real Time ships map Database https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-2.5/centery:-11.0/zoom:2 Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550,000 active and decommissioned vessels. Find locations of ports and ships using the near Real Time ships map.
Enigma Public "The world's broadest collection of public data." Database https://public.enigma.com/
Global Anticorruption Blog Resources Page Resources https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/resources/ Long list of organizations, alsos list of blogs on topic.
GAN Integrity Business Anti-corruption Portal Resources https://www.business-anti-corruption.com/country-profiles Country Profiles summarize corruption risks.
Transparency International Investigating Land and Corruption an Africa - A Training Manual For Journalists Resources https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/investigating_land_and_corruption_in_africa_training_manual_for_journalists A training manual supports journalists in Africa to investigate and report stories of land corruption.
Transparency International Curbing Corruption Resources https://curbingcorruption.com/ A new website "providing practical help for public officials and politicians planning anti-corruption reforms." See the analysis and diagnosis section for suggestions of the kinds of corruption that occur.
GIJN. Emmanuel Freudenthal is a freelance investigative journalist and photographer who covers East and Central Africa 5 Tips on Finding Open-Source Secrets in Africa — and Worldwide Resources https://gijn.org/2018/05/29/5-tips-on-finding-open-source-secrets-in-africa-and-worldwide/ Open-source documents available that are particualry useful for research in Africa.
Open Contracting Partnershp The Idiots Guide to Looting Public Procurement to Get Rich Quick Resources https://www.open-contracting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OCP2018-IdiotsGuide-Open-Contracting.pdf Clever, but actually a good overview of where to look for fraud.
Interpol, RHIPTO, and the Global Initiative
Against Transnational Organized crime. World Atlas of Illicit Flows Resources http://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Atlas-Illicit-Flows-FINAL-WEB-VERSION.pdf
Inter-American Development Bank Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean Report (2018) https://publications.iadb.org/bitstream/handle/11319/9305/Report-of-the-Expert-Advisory-Group-on-Anti-Corruption-Transparency-and-Integrity-in-Latin-American-and-the-Caribbean.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y


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Q: Как по кнопке удалить несколько записей из таблицы? У меня происходит вывод значений таблицы MySQL c помощью JSTL:
<c:forEach var="row" items="${client}">

    <input type="checkbox" name="id" value="${row.id}">
    <c:out value="${row.id}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.lname}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.name}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.otch}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.phone}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.adress}"/>
    <c:out value="${row.position}"/>

</c:forEach>

И мне надо добавить кнопку удаления записей (т.е. передать отмеченные checkbox'ы и удалить записи). Каким образом можно это сделать? Спасибо.
UPD.
Вот метод удаления:

public void removeClient(HttpServletRequest req) throws SQLException {
        Client client = new Client();
        String[] chBox = req.getParameterValues("id");
        conDb();
        if(req.getParameter("delete")!= null) {

    PreparedStatement stmt = con.prepareStatement("DELETE FROM clients WHERE id_clients=?");
    stmt.setInt(1, Integer.parseInt(req.getParameter("id")));
    stmt.executeUpdate();

    if(stmt != null)
        stmt.close();
    if(con != null)
        con.close();
  }
}

но все равно не получается удалить.
A: Наверное, добавить кнопки в группу, с группы попросить все выделенные, с выделенных - значения, значения в запрос к БД для удаления.
Попробуй "этим всем" удалить какой-то реальный айди, подставь сам, то что можно удалить, посмотришь, где не работает точнее =)

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Fifth Rutherford Walmart Supercenter to open Wednesday
Amanda Haggard For the Daily News Journal
The fifth Walmart Supercenter in Rutherford County is slated for a Wednesday grand opening.
The 24-hour store, which is located off of South Church Street at 140 Joe B. Jackson Parkway, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, and will open immediately following the event.
Jeff Porter, manager of the new location, told The Daily News Journal in a sneak peek Sunday that he plans to employ 300 full- and part-time associates at the store.
Porter, who started his career with Walmart as an hourly stocker 30 years go, said the location is still looking for associates to fill that roster.
"This is going to be a really successful location," Porter said. "We were able to hire a lot of associates from within, and we still have room to bring on more great associates. We had a little more than 10 people go through orientation today."
He added that Walmart hires 70 percent of their managers from within the company.
"I worked my way through college at Tennessee Tech by working for Walmart," Porter said.
The new location includes a grocery, general merchandise, a full-service pharmacy and a Subway restaurant, Porter said.
The grand-opening celebration will include presentations of $6,000 in grants from Walmart to local community groups.
Recipients of grants include Riverdale High School, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Murfreesboro City Schools, Girl Scouts, Christiana Middle School and The Healing Fields, according to Porter. The marching band from Riverdale High School will play at the grand opening.
"I've been blessed to spend most of my career with Walmart here in Middle Tennessee," Porter said. "It's extremely important to me to be a part of the local community, and these organizations have very much earned these grants."
The location on Joe B. Jackson Parkway will also host a community celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 14. The event includes family-friendly activities and free food samples.
Two Walmart Neighborhood Markets are planned for Murfreesboro. Focusing mainly on groceries, the sites are at New Salem Highway and Cason Lane and at Manson Pike and Fortress Drive.
Rutherford County's sixth Walmart Supercenter is also slated to open in La Vergne near the end of 2015.

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There are 2 ways to explore Amsterdam – via roads and via canals, and there are hop on hop off options for both. Both the hop on hop off land and canal buses offer 24 hour and 48 hour passes, and stop at all major attractions enroute. There are regular double-decker hop on hop off buses on road connecting all the main attractions, and you can choose an optional upgrade with a shorter cruise.
Hop on hop off canal buses follow 4 routes – Red, Green, Orange and Blue lines.
The Green line is the original route along Anne Frank House, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Hermitage, Rembrandt House and City Hall.
The Red line is the museum line, stopping at Anne Frank House, Hermitage, Rijksmuseum/ Van Gogh Museum, Leidseplein and Amsterdam Museum.
The Orange line goes to Anne Frank House and Rembrandt House, whereas the Blue line wraps up Scheepvaartmuseum, Tropenmuseum and the IJ river.
The hop on hop off road buses start from Central Station, and stop at ●Amrath Hotel where you can find the Science Center Nemo and Red Light District, ●the Windmill de Gooyer with the Tropical Museum nearby, ●the Artis Royal Zoo with the Dutch Resistance Museum in the vicinity, ●The Jewish Quarter and Rembrant House Museum near Gassan Diamonds, ●the Jewish Historical Museum from where you can walk to the Hermitage Museum, ●Sarphatistraat, ●the Heineken Experiece, ●Museum Square with Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum, ●Vondelpark, ●Westermarkt which is the stop for Anne Frank House and the charming Jordaan district, and finally ●Amsterdam Museum.
For added convenience and a good deal, choose a combo ticket that has included in it a Skip-the-Line entrance to your favorite attraction in Amsterdam such as the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum.


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While the world and its cousins head to Santorini, Mykonos and Corfu Island, there are several other little knownyet spectacular Greek destinations that offer everything from jaw dropping natural beauty to good food to quirky adventures. Halkidiki is one such verdant region that features three peninsulas nestled Thessaloniki (yeah, quite a tongue twister that!).
The three legs are –Kassandra, Sithonia and Mount Athos. While Kassandra boasts of several touristy beaches, coasts and resorts, Sithonia is slightly off the beaten path and uncrowded. It has myriad mountainous ranges, tiny villages, hidden beaches, green valleys and isolated coves. Mount Athos, on the other hand, is a monastery region which women aren't allowed to enter. Need more reason to visit this stunning Greek region? Well, we give you 11.
Abundunt Natural Beauty
Halkidiki is a flourishing emerald green destination that is endowed with 12 protected spots by NATURA. It takes pride in its abundant scenic wonders, secluded regions, rough mountainous landscape and strikingly beautiful beaches. Invest time in exploring the Agios Mamas Laguna or hike atop the dramatic Mount Itamos. Combine this adventure with birdwatching and a Lake Mavrobara picnic.
Vibrant Festivals
Besides being an important sun-worshipper destination, nature-adventure hotspot and food paradise, the region is also known for its endless festivals. Visit during the annual Sani Gourmet Food festival, held in June each year, where Michelin star chefs all over the world congregate to whip up an amazing array of international flavors, host workshops, conduct presentations and allow visitors to participate in tasting sessions.
The Sani Festival of Music, held in July-August, is another annual event to watch out for. Held in the backdrop of the mesmerizing blue Mediterranean Sea and a medieval tower structure, this is a true feast for music lovers.
The Kassandra Festival is hosted during July and August at Siviri, and features a good range of music, including modern and traditional renditions from all over the world. If you're after authentic Greek tunes, don't miss the Polygyros, which is held during August each year. It showcases the best local artists, performers and bands.
Ammouliani Island
If you are looking for a destination that is not on the hackneyed touristy path, Ammouliani Island wins hands down. They tiny yet charming patch of land is inhabited by less than 700 people and features a hypnotically beautiful deep blue sea, unlike something you've seen before.
Then, there are mini coves and castaway beaches that look straight out of a film. Apart from its pretty landscape, the place is an explorer's delight given its myriad hidden treasures. Spend time with the locals to understand their traditions, customs and way of life, dating back centuries.
Picturesque Wine Routes
Halkidiki has acres and acres dedicated to wineries that are sprinkled throughout the region, thus allowing travelers to discover a slightly unknown side of the region. Don't forget to stop at Agios Pavlos to try the famous Meltiton red wine, which is grown on the verdant green Mount Meliton slopes of Sithonia.
Fantastic Cycling Destination
Cycling enthusiasts will have a whale of a time navigating through Halkidiki's bike friendly paths. The surreal natural landscape combining an emerald green forest cover and deep sapphire sea works as a perfect backdrop for explore the region's multiple hidden routes on a cycle.
The Ethereal Looking Mountains
Owing to its mild temperatures, Halkidiki is a perfect year round destination for sunshine seekers. The region is blessed with a gorgeous landscape and plenty of leisure activities such as mountain climbing. It has innumerable hiking trails and thrilling mountain peaks such as Mount Itamos, Mount Holomontas, and the lesser known Mount Stratoniko. There's no dearth of options when it comes to mountain climbing experiences in Halkidiki.
Petralona's Cave
Apart from a plethora of fascinating archaeological wonders, Halkidiki also houses the Petralona's Cave, which is tucked into the western side of Mount Katsika. Discovered accidently during mid 20th century, the cave is replete with deep red stalagmites and stalactites. Thus, the moniker of Cave of Red Stones.
The specialty of this intriguing cave is that in the 60's, a young woman's skeleton was found here, dating back to a staggering 70,000 years. This is one to be one of the most ancient human life evidences in the continent. This led to even more excavations in the region, where archeologists stumbled upon even pre human life remains in addition to prehistoric animal fossils. Truly intriguing!
Easy Day Trips
Halkidiki is located at a couple of hours drive away from Thessaloniki, which makes it a fabulous base for day trips. It can be conveniently accessed from most European hotspots. Thessaloniki features many breathtaking Byzantine monuments, erstwhile mansions and a thriving food scene. There's no dearth of art and culture too.
Rich Food Legacy
Greece is synonymous with fine food, and Halkidiki is no exception. The northern region is especially famous for its rich culinary legacy inspired by Constantinople and other surrounding traditions. Almost everything cooked here is made from fresh and delicious local produce, which is why it is high on taste. The bread and pies are mouth-melting. Plus, there is a rich variety of meat preparations for meat lovers.
Don't go without sampling the pasta and cheese treats here – all homemade and freshly prepared. Few people have as much of an understanding and appreciation of food as the Greeks.
Life is a Beach
If there's just one reason you need to visit Halkidiki for, it has got to be the island's gorgeous beaches. There are around 71 beaches spread across 55o kilometers of sand. There is a beach for everyone here, without making it sound clichéd. Deep azure waters, fine white sand and untamed surroundings, the Kassandra peninsula has plenty of beach resorts.
Go beach combing, swimming, hiking and sunbathing on a Sithonia has lots of isolated and undiscovered beaches, hidden coves and is ideal for camping. Yes, life is a beach and we're enjoying it!
The Mount Athos peninsula is the only monastery state in the continent, which means women cannot enter the region. Men also need a permit submitted many months ahead of their visit, which makes this a difficult to access region.
However, there's light at the end of this seemingly bleak prospect of catching a sight of the stunning Mount Athos. It can be spotted on a boat trip through the adjoining coastline. The innumerable monasteries can also be seen from the sea. Bonus – the rich greenery in and around the region is a feast for the senses.
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Today, on the 24th of August 2016, Ukraine is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Independence. During all this time brick by brick our country has been building new manufacturing plants, developing and cultivating more crops.
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Happy Independence day, dear readers!
Independence means huge opportunities for the Ukrainian people. Along with the advent of independence, new potential possibilities have opened up before us. And it's hardly possible to overestimate this entity. One of the achievements is the preparatory work carried out for implementing necessary reforms, which unfortunately still have not been initiated. But now a young team has gathered – a new generation of agrarian leaders, brought up in the years of independence. And we face an important probation – the implementation of these reforms to serve the interests of the Ukrainian people.


The U.S. Pet Industry had a good year in 2015. Spending reached $67.75B, up $3.43B (5.3%). However, as we have learned, the industry truly is a "sum" of its integral segments. Each segment has very specific and often very different buying behavior from the many consumer demographic groups. For this reason, we're going to analyze each of the segments first. This will put the final analysis of Total Pet Spending into better perspective. Note: The numbers in this report come from or are calculated by using data from the current and past US BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys. In 2015, this was gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau from over 40,000 interviews and spending diaries. The final data was then compiled and published by the US BLS.
We will begin with the largest Segment, Pet Food (and Treats). In 2015 Pet Food Spending reached $29.49B in the U.S. This is a $5.43B (22.5%) increase over 2014. Quite frankly, this is amazing. How amazing? In 2015 Pet Food accounted for 43.5% of the Pet Industry's revenue. In 2014 it was only 37.4%. This is the highest level since 1998 – 44.9%. Something is definitely "happening" in this segment. Let's see if we can determine what and who are behind this increase.
We'll start at the household level. In any given week, 22,000,000 U.S. Households (1/6) buy Pet Food.
In 2015, the average U.S. Household (pet & non-pet) spent a total of $230.06 on Pet Food. This was a 21.1% increase over the $189.91 spent in 2014. However, this doesn't "add up" to a 22.5% increase in total Food Spending. With additional data provided from the US BLS, here is what happened.
By the way, if 65% of U.S. H/H's are pet parents then their annual Pet Food Spending is $353.94. Let's look at the recent history of Pet Food Spending. This "rolling" chart provides a good overview.
Pet Food Spending dipped in the first half of 2014. This corresponds to the final days of a yearlong deflationary period in this segment. During deflation, in a "need" category like Food, you don't buy more, you just spend less. When prices increased slightly in Mid-2014, Spending turned upward. However, stable or slightly increasing prices are not enough to explain the spectacular growth in 2015.
An initial clue is provided in the H/H spending numbers provided by the US BLS. The increase in H/H's is pretty normal. The increased frequency of purchases seems relatively small but the increase in spending is huge. There is no getting around it. You also need to remember that these are national numbers. There was no huge gain in the number of Pets or Pet Owning Households, so these changes in frequency and spending numbers are likely to be the result of significant changes in the Pet Food purchasing behavior by specific demographic segments. First, let's consider what might generate this radical increase in spending.
As an industry participant and observer for 27+ years and an adult consumer for 50 years, I can't help but notice the "Pet" happenings around me – in the retail marketplace – in the media – in friend's homes. Another venue to view what is happening in "Pet" is at an industry trade show – GPE & SuperZoo. The exhibitors and their product offerings generally reflect the current retail marketplace and in fact, can be harbingers of the future.
The total number of exhibitors in the "Natural" Section increased 30.7%. This parallels the strong "Natural" trend in the overall U.S. consumer market.
Exhibitors selling dog and/or cat treats were the most numerous category at all the shows – 1 in every 4 booths – and there were 9.1% more in 2015.
The number of Food booths was up only slightly 0.5%.
However, 16% of First Time Exhibitors were selling dog and/or cat food or treats.
Meds/Supplements – The Exhibitor count was up 16.8% and this continues to be the fastest growing product category. Remember, many of these items are sold in the form of "easy to dose" treats.
Pet Parents upgrading their Pet Food: SuperPremium, Natural, raw, organic…all have distinct nutritional benefits for our companion animals…and they all cost more.
Buying more and higher quality treats. Although treats have always been popular, much of this behavior can be traced to the radical increase in the Meds/Supplement category. This has been driven by strong inflation in the Veterinary Segment. Since many of these supplements are produced in treat form, this would increase Pet Food spending.
Let's look at some Food Spending Demographics to see if we can locate the "Who" behind the big increase.
First, here is the Pet Food Spending by Income Group.
Actually, there was an increase in per H/H Food spending in every income group. The only Total Food spending decrease came as a result of reduced number of H/H's in the $70>$99K group.
Under $30K (32.0% of H/H's) – $120.30 per H/H – $4.93B – Up $0.49B (+11.0%). Significant shares of this group are <25, >75, Retired or African American. The group is -3.3% smaller in size, so some are definitely spending much more on Food.
$30K>$70K (32.4% of H/H's) – $228.34 per H/H – $9.58B – Up $1.71B (+21.7%). Income triples. Expenditures increase 63%. Home ownership doubles. A more diverse group which closely matches the national average.
$70K>$99K (14.1% of H/H's) – $257.97 per H/H – $4.63B – Down $60M (-1.3%). This group is near the top of the "middle income". They had a small 4.8% increase in H/H spending but the number of H/H's fell by 5+%.
>$100K (21.5% of H/H's) – $379.50 per H/H – $10.35B – Up $3.29B (+46.6%). Obviously, income does matter in this situation as 21.5% of U.S. H/H's generated 60% of the $5.4B increase.
While income is a major factor in the increase, it is not the only one. The $30>$70K group also had a strong year. Also note: For the first time, the >$70K group accounted for more than 50% of total Food Spending (50.8%).
There is obviously a lot more disparity in the spending by age groups than in the income groups.
75> (9.8% of H/H's) – $91.75 per H/H – $1.15B – Down -$0.27B (-19.0%). Both the effort and the expense of Pet Parenting become issues as we reach 75+. As a result, pet ownership begins to decline. This was a sharp drop. The huge "Boomer" group will start turning 75 in 2021. We should be looking for solutions.
45>54 (18.9% of H/H's) – $250.49 per H/H – $5.87B – Up $0.81B (+16.2%) This group has the highest income and the most in Total H/H expenditures. Last year they were #1 in Pet Food spending. Their H/H spending went up about 17% but they fell to number 2 in Total Food $…by $4B. – The percentage of Baby Boomers is declining.
35<44 (16.8% of H/H's) – $192.48 per H/H – $4.05B – Down -$0.45B (-10.1%) They are second in income and expenditures. However, they have the biggest families – averaging 1.4 children under 18 per H/H. Both their H/H spending and number of households declined slightly in 2015 resulting in the $0.45B drop total Food $.
25>34 (16.4% of H/H's) – $137.01 per H/H – $2.99B – Down -$1.23B (-29.2%) Their income is growing but so is spending – acquiring their first home (39%), starting a family – an average of 1 child per H/H. With over 91% of their after tax income committed, they have financial pressures. In the second half of 2014 this group had a huge increase in Food Spending. With their "Millennial view" of "natural," they likely "opted in" early for "upgraded" pet foods. In the second half of 2015 financial pressures and bargain prices on "regular" food may have convinced them to "cut back" to more normal fare.
<25 (5.9% of H/H's) – $99.17 per H/H – $0.82B – Up $0.42B (+99.2%) These youngest Millennials are getting started as Pet Parents. It looks like they are acquiring pets and choosing the "high quality" food segment.
The chart below has some other key demographic "movers" in 2015 Pet Food Spending. Take a look! These should help to paint a much clearer picture of the "who" behind the $5.4B increase.
There is no doubt that older Americans drove this big increase, especially 55>74 year olds. They are married couples alone or with one child over 18 still at home. They live in a suburban environment in their own home, which they just paid off. Either both of them work as managers, professionals or in their own business….or no one works…the joy of retirement. It is really the same educated group, just in 2 different life stages.
On the flip side, the drop in spending affects 1/3 of U.S. Households. Much of the decline is coming from what used to be considered the "traditional" American Family – A Married Couple, 25 to 44 years of age. Only one of them works because the other needs to stay home to take care of their 2 young kids. This makes spending pretty tight so they always look for a good price.
How much will the huge increase in food spending affect the spending in other segments?


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Q: R converting code to run in shared memory Following code helps to understand number of optimal clusters.
set.seed(123)

# function to compute total within-cluster sum of square
wss <- function(k) {
  kmeans(df, k, nstart = 10 )$tot.withinss
}

# Compute and plot wss for k = 1 to k = 15
k.values <- 1:15

# extract wss for 2-15 clusters
wss_values <- map_dbl(k.values, wss)

plot(k.values, wss_values,
       type="b", pch = 19, frame = FALSE,
       xlab="Number of clusters K",
       ylab="Total within-clusters sum of squares")

Reference: https://uc-r.github.io/
Goal is to convert this to run in a shared memory with multiple cores so that it gets done fast. fviz_nbclust tried using this method and its extremely slow.
Approach/Attempt:
First, create wss method to be called in mclapply
parallel.wss <- function(i, k) {
    set.seed(101)
    kmeans(df, k, nstart=i)$tot.withinss
}

here i is number of parallel starts , k is actually k.values which is number of cluster we need to try out to find the optimal.
k.values <- 1:15
kmean_results <- mclapply(c(25,25,25,25), k.values, FUN=parallel.wss)
but got following warning:
Warning message:
In mclapply(c(25, 25, 25, 25), k.values, FUN = parallel.wss) :
  all scheduled cores encountered errors in user code

looking at the kmean_results object:

head(kmean_results)
  [[1]]
  [1] "Error in kmeans(df, k, nstart = i) : \n  must have same number of columns in 'x' and 'centers'\n"
  attr(,"class")
  [1] "try-error"
  attr(,"condition")

A: With foreach, you can do
ncores <- parallel::detectCores(logical = FALSE)
cl <- parallel::makeCluster(ncores)
doParallel::registerDoParallel(cl)
library(foreach)
wss_values2 <- foreach(k = k.values, .combine = 'c') %dopar% {
  kmeans(df, k, nstart = 10)$tot.withinss
}
parallel::stopCluster(cl)

If you wrap the kmeans call in a function, you need to pass all the variables as arguments (df and k).


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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Abstract and Applied Analysis / 2013 / Article
AbstractIntroductionConclusionsAcknowledgmentsReferencesCopyright
Modeling, Analysis, and Applications of Complex Systems
Lidan Wang, Xiaoyan Fang, Shukai Duan, Xiaofeng Liao, "PID Controller Based on Memristive CMAC Network", Abstract and Applied Analysis, vol. 2013, Article ID 510238, 6 pages, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/510238
PID Controller Based on Memristive CMAC Network
Lidan Wang,1,2 Xiaoyan Fang,1 Shukai Duan,1 and Xiaofeng Liao1
1School of Electronic & Information Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
2College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Academic Editor: Chuandong Li
Received09 Nov 2012
Compound controller which consists of CMAC network and PID network is mainly used in control system, especially in robot control. It can realize nonlinear tracking control of the real-time dynamic trajectory and possesses good approximation effect. According to the structure and principle of the compound controller, memristor is introduced to CMAC network to be a compound controller in this paper. The new PID controller based on memristive CMAC network is built up by replacing the synapse in the original controller by memristors. The effect of curve approximation is obtained by MATLAB simulation experiments. This network improves the response and learning speed of the system and processes better robustness and antidisturbance performance.
The cerebellar model articulation controller (CMAC) neural network is an adaptive learning network for the multidimensional continuous system or regarded as a multidimensional table look system for external functions. It is a kind of adaptive learning network which is similar to the associative memory network of perceptron and can approximate random nonlinear dynamic model. In 1975, CMAC was proposed by Albus as a controller model that can imitate cerebral connections [1, 2]. The LMS algorithm was introduced into the CMAC by Miller and Hewes and was successfully applied in multi-degree-of-freedom robot joint control during intervening years after 1998 [3–5]. At that time, the academic researchers were suffering from finding an artificial neural network model with good real-time performance. Although the BP network has the capability of the excellent nonlinear mapping, its convergence speed is too slow to meet the real-time control requirement. Great attentions have been paid to the CMAC for its good real-time and nonlinear characteristics, rapid algorithmic computation, output superposition, functional representation, fast learning speed, local generalization capability, and easy hardware implementation [6]. It is widely used in pattern recognition, signal processing, and robot control. Many researchers devoted themselves to the research of CMAC soon after. Lane et al. presented the higher-order CMAC neural network that allowed the multilayer CMAC network architectures to be constructed [7]. Kim and Lewis proposed the optimal design of CMAC neural network controller for robot manipulators, which had good performance even in the presence of large modeling uncertainties and external disturbances [8]. The adaptive CMAC is used in the supervisory control for uncertain nonlinear systems [9]. However, there were some defects in the CMAC network, such as the low learning accuracy, the poor approximation performance, and the slow convergence speed. The development and applications of the CMAC neural network are limited to some extent.
Memristor is a kind of nonlinear [10, 11] and nonvolatile [12] circuit device which was proposed by Professor Chua in 1971 according to the completeness of the circuit theory [13] and was realized by HP in 2008 [14]. Memristor can be used as a tunable parameter in the control systems because it has a natural advantage of replacing neural synapse [15, 16].
According to its definition and properties, memristor is regarded as a nanoscale rheostat. In this paper, memristor is used to replace the synapse of the CMAC network to construct a new compound control of neural network. This new control network has higher learning accuracy, smaller error, better approximation performance, and faster convergence speed. The feasibility of this theory is proved by the numerical simulation.
2. Self-Tuning Parameter PID Controller Based on CMAC
The PID controller based on CMAC can be described by the structure diagram in Figure 1. Through the adaptive learning of the CMAC network, the PID controller can implement parameter self-tune and make the terminal output tending to zero. As a result, the output of CMAC network tends to the total output. It realized the on-line real-time control of the whole nonlinear network.
The structure diagram of self-tuning parameter PID controller based on CMAC.
PID is a feedback controller which can suppress system disturbance and guarantee the stability of system. CMAC is a feed-forward control which can guarantee the response and control speed of system. CMAC network is a kind of associative memory neural network which is similar to perceptron and has local generalization capacity. Its input signal can be encoded by the input layer. Its output layer can accomplish address calculation and output map. As a result, similar input produces similar output, and the network can approximate arbitrary nonlinear relationships.
3. PID Controller Based on Memristive CMAC
PID controller based on memristive CMAC has the same principle and structure as shown above. The CMAC parts utilize supervised learning rule to implement network feed-forward control. PID controller implements feedback control of network. We replace the synapse weight with memristor and get the output of CMAC: where is the generalization parameter of network or the number of associative units. The total output is equal to the sum of CMAC output and PID output . In order to make the difference of the total output and CMAC output tend to zero, the output of PID control network should tend to zero.
The control algorithm of PID controller based on memristive CMAC is as follows:
Map formula of CMAC network is as follows: where input space of CMAC is divided into quantized intervals between . In this paper, is the amount of the virtual storage space of CMAC (), is the generalization parameter of CMAC network, and is the binary selection vector.
Firstly, control network makes the CMAC network get into the local weight learning adjustment process by comparing total output and CMAC output. Through learning and adjusting weight repeatedly, finally the total output of the system is equal to the CMAC output. The weight adjustment formula of CMAC network is as follows: where is the learning efficiency , is the momentum factor , and is the weight change .
In order to further prove that PID controller based on memristive CMAC has the better control effect, MATLAB simulation experiments are done as follows. We set the learning efficiency of CMAC , momentum factor , generalization parameter , initial values of PID control parameters are ,,, initial value of PID controller error signal is zero, and the initial values of three neurons of PID controller are zeros in the process of simulation. Input square signal is , transfer function of controlled object is , and sampling time is 0.001 s. The Matlab simulation results of PID controller based on memristive CMAC are shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4.
Square signal tracking curve of compound control.
Output signal of compound control.
Output error curve of compound control.
The experimental results show that the PID controller plays an important role at the beginning; after a while, the CMAC becomes the major control, and its control effect is better than PID controller. The whole system has a small output error and has the characteristics of robustness and good real time. The main function of PID controller in the network is to judge the performance of CMAC controller and improve the stability and attenuate disturbance.
4. Comparative Study of Simulation Plots of Memristive CMAC and CMAC
The same principle and algorithm as above are used in simulations of PID controller based on memristive CMAC and PID controller based on CMAC. The initial value and sampling values of variables are constant. The input signal (the blue curve) is step signal: . The tracking curve simulation plot (the green curve is the tracking curve of PID controller based on memristive CMAC, and the red one is the tracking curve of PID controller based on CMAC) and error curve simulation plot (the blue curve is the error curve of PID controller based on memristive CMAC, and the red one is the error curve of PID controller based on CMAC) are shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7.
Tracking curve of PID controller based on memristive CMAC.
Error curve of PID controller based on CMAC.
Amplified error curve.
From above-amplified error curves, the error value of the blue curve is less than the red ones. That is to say, error value of PID controller based on memristive CMAC reduces rapidly, so it has more rapid learning and weight-updating speed. The less the system error is, the better the effect of system input-output curve tracking is. PID controller based on memristive CMAC not only meets the requirement of input and output, but also has an adaptive and fast learning. Meanwhile, the system response and the convergence speed are both improved, and the system stability has better guarantees.
5. Application of PID Controller Based on Memristive CMAC
In this paper, the simulation analysis of the PID controller based on memristive CMAC for coil winder of dry-type transformer is conducted. Deviation signal of coil winder is a kind of nonlinear signal with multiple harmonic. It is important for the response speed and control precision in production process whether it can identify and detect the signal rapidly and precisely or not. The experiment parameters are set: sampling time is 0.001 s, time interval between the maximum deviation signals is 6.36 s, and corresponding frequency is 0.1573 s. Then the discrete formula of the maximum deviation signal is as follows: Weight updating formula of CMAC is as follows: where is the weight at the th moment, and is the amount of associative unit. The learning error formula is as follows: where is the learning factor and its value range changes generally from 0.02 to 0.1; is known as the teacher signal (the input signal of system). Choosing different parameters, the different input-output and error simulation plots can be gotten (the green asterisk represents the learning result of the output, and the blue curve is the input signal).
The input-output fitting curves are obtained from the above simulation. The error exists only at the beginning of a short time. The better signal identification effect is, the faster detecting speed of PID controller based on memristive CMAC is. It has the faster learning speed and higher accuracy under the same experimental conditions than PID controller based on CMAC. Meanwhile, because memristor is a nanoscale element, the higher connection density can be realized by VLSI circuit, and the higher precision learning of multidimension function can be expected (see Figure 8).
(a) Input signal:
(b) Input signal:
(c) Input signal:
(d) Input signal:
(e) Input signal:
Signal identification plot of PID controller based on memristive CMAC.
This paper presents an effective method to construct a new PID controller based on memristive CMAC. It is composed of the memristor, CMAC network, and PID controller. From the experimental results, the new network has smaller error, faster convergence speed and learning speed, higher approximation accuracy, and stronger local generalization capability. Under the complicated, changeable, and disturbed conditions, on-line real-time control of the control system can be realized. Meanwhile, the nanoscale memristor is used as a neural synapse which can significantly increase the number of neuron connections in neural network and improve its connection density. It makes it possible that the VLSI circuits of neural networks with memristive synapse can be implemented finally.
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant nos. 60972155 and 61101233, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant nos. XDJK2012A007 and XDJK2013B011, the University Excellent Talents Supporting Foundations of Chongqing under Grant no. 2011-65, the University Key Teacher Supporting Foundations of Chongqing under Grant no. 2011-65, Scientific and Technological Activities Preferential Funding for Study Abroad Person under Grant no. 2012-186, the National Science Foundation for Postdoctoral Scientists of China under Grant no. CPSF20100470116, and "Spring Sunshine Plan" Research Project of Ministry of Education of China under Grant no. z2011148.
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Principe dell'Accademia degli Incolti nel 1787. Fu creato cardinale della Chiesa cattolica nel concistoro del 15 marzo 1830 da papa Pio VIII, e fu nominato cardinale-diacono di Sant'Angelo in Pescheria. Partecipò al conclave del 1830-1831, nel quale venne eletto Gregorio XVI. Morì il 9 novembre 1837.

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Q: Why is my MVC app caching this setting? I have an Email-listening application that handles incoming mails, depending on the "Bucket" (or Queue) the emails are in.  One of the settings for each bucket is "AutoRespond".  If AutoRespond is true, I send a confirmation email back to the sender.
However, when I change the AutoRespond setting, it doesn't seem to be taking effect.  I'm familiar w/ setting OutputCache on a controller, but this logic below is from my Email-listening service cs file.
if (myObject.Bucket.AutoRespond)
{
    SendEmailConfirmation(someArgs);
}

This if statement is still evaluating as True, even though I can see it set to False in the database.  If I restart my Email-listening service, all is well, and this if statement evaluates correctly.  Any ideas?

A: Probably the problem is that settings are read from the database just when the application starts...then probably they are stored in a static variable or in the application state dictionary. If this is the case, you may solve it by writing an admin page that after having changed the settings, forces to reload the settings from the database.

A: You can also try a web.config app setting, changing the value automatically restarts the app (not sure if that's practical or not for you but another option nonetheless)
web.config:
<appSettings>
    <add key="AutoRespond" value="true" />
</appSettings>

c# logic here:
bool autoRespond = false;
bool.TryParse(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AutoRespond"], out autoRespond);


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Community Pages » Chaldean Churches » Mart Mariam, Ill USA » Community & Culture
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Mesopotamia – The Indigenous Lands of the Chaldeans
By Amer Hedow :: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 :: 110124 Views :: Living & Lifestyle, Community & Culture
The fertile lands in the river basins of Euphrates and Tigris were the home land of rich and complex societies. The word 'Mesopotamia' is Greek meaning 'land between the rivers' derived from Greek mesos (middle) and potamos (river), thus 'land between the rivers'.
Flowing south out of Turkey, the Tigris and Euphrates are 250 miles apart. The Euphrates runs south and east for 800 miles and the Tigris flows south for 550 miles. The two rivers join and stretch to the Persian Gulf as the Shatt al Arab. The area that now comprises most all of modern Iraq and part of Syria.
Mesopotamia's richness attracted neighbors and its history is a pattern of infiltration and invasion. Although there were meager rainfalls in most of the region, the land was well irrigated by canals. The fertile soil yielded rich food and heavy crops of date palms, useful fiber, wood, and fodder. Both rivers have fish, and the southern marshes contain wildfowl. Being a land of plenty, commerce, and strategic worth the river valleys and plains of Mesopotamia were often attacked from the rivers, the northern and eastern hills, the Arabian Desert, and Syrian plains.
Most of the conflicts were internal to the region and small skirmishes between warring tribes and factions. It was not until Persia (Iran) invaded and defeated the Chaldeans, the last rulers of the region, that the area is forever lost to foreigners.
Early Mesopotamian States
The need for self-defense and irrigation led the ancient Mesopotamians to organize and build canals and walled settlements. After 6000 B.C. the settlements grew, becoming cities by the 4th millennium B.C.. The oldest settlement in the area is believed to be Eridu, but the best example is Erech (Uruk) in the south, where mud-brick temples were decorated with fine metalwork and stonework, and growing administrative needs stimulated the invention of a form of writing, cuneiform.
The Sumerians were probably responsible for this early urban culture, which spread north up the Euphrates. Important Sumerian cities, besides the two mentioned above, were Adab, Isin, Kish, Larsa, Nippur, and Ur.
About 2330 B.C. the region was conquered by the Akkadians, a Semitic people from central Mesopotamia. Their king Sargon I, called the Great (reigned about 2335-2279 B.C.), founded the dynasty of Akkad, and at this time the Akkadian language began to replace Sumerian. The Gutians, tribespeople from the eastern hills, ended Akkadian rule about 2218 B.C., and, after an interval, the 3rd Dynasty of Ur arose to rule much of Mesopotamia.
In Ur, Sumerian traditions had their final flower. Influxes of Elamites from the east eventually destroyed the city of Ur about 2000 B.C.. These tribes took over the ancient cities and mixed with the local people, and no city gained overall control until Hammurabi of Babylon (reigned about 1792-1750 B.C.) united the country for a few years at the end of his reign. At the same time, an Amorite family took power in Ashur to the north; both cities, however, fell soon after to newcomers.
A raid launched in around 1595 B.C. by the Hittites from Turkey brought Babylon down, and for four centuries it was controlled by non-Semitic Kassites. Ashur fell to the Mitanni state, set up by Hurrians from the Caucasus, who were presumably relatives of the Armenians. The Hurrians had been in Mesopotamia for centuries, but after 1700 B.C. they spread in large numbers across the whole of the north and into Anatolia.
Chaldea (612-539 B.C.E)
Beginning about 1350 B.C., Assyria, a north Mesopotamian kingdom, began to assert itself. Assyrian armies defeated Mitanni, conquered Babylon briefly about 1225 B.C., and reached the Mediterranean about 1100 B.C.. Aramaean tribes from the Syrian steppe halted Assyrian expansion for the next two centuries and, with related Chaldean tribes, overran Babylonia.
To secure itself, Assyria fought these tribes and others, expanding again after 910 B.C.. At its greatest extent (around 730-650 B.C.) the Assyrian Empire controlled the Middle East from Egypt to the Persian Gulf. Conquered regions were left under related client kings or, if troublesome, annexed.
Following ancient practice, rebellious subjects were deported, resulting in a mixture of peoples across the empire. Frequent revolts demanded a strong military machine, but it could not maintain control of so vast a realm for long. Internal pressures and attacks from Iranian Medes and Chaldeans from Babylonia caused Assyria to collapse in 612 B.C..
The Medes took the hill country, leaving Mesopotamia to the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar II. The Chaldeans ruled Mesopotamia until 539 B.C., when Cyrus the Great of Persia, who had conquered Media, captured Babylon. The fall of Babylon, left the Chaldeans as the last of the indigenous people of the region to control Mesopotamia.
Persian Rule
Under the Persians, Mesopotamia became the satrapies of Babylon and Ashur, Babylon having a major, although not capital, role in the empire. The Aramaic language, widely spoken earlier, became the common language, and the imperial government brought stability; it was oppressive, however, and Mesopotamia's prosperity declined.
Hellenistic and Roman Times
After Alexander the Great's conquest in 331 B.C., the Greek dynasty of Seleucus I held Mesopotamia. A dozen cities were founded—Seleucia on the Tigris being the largest—bringing Hellenistic culture, new trade, and prosperity.
A major new canal system, the Nahrawan, was initiated. About 250 B.C. the Parthians (Parthia) took Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. The Parthian rulers (Arsacids) organized their empire so that several autonomous vassal states developed, in which Greek and Iranian (Persian) ideas mingled.
After rebuffing Roman attacks, the Parthians fell (ad 224) to the Sassanids (Persia), whose domain extended from the Euphrates to present-day Afghanistan. Effective government with a hierarchy of officials and improved irrigation canals and drainage brought prosperity.
Intermittent conflict in the northwest with the Roman province of Syria—part of the Eastern Roman (later Byzantine) empire after 395—and with Arabs in the desert border areas led to disaster when insurgent Arab tribes destroyed Sassanian Persia in 641, bringing with them a new religion, Islam.
Despite this defeat, the Sassanid dynasty lasted until 651, when the last Sassanid ruler died.
Medieval and Modern Times
For the next century Mesopotamia was ruled by the Umayyad caliphs of Damascus. Hordes of tribespeople settled in the land, and the Arabic language displaced Greek and Persian. Conflicts divided the Muslims, and Baghdād became the center of the Islamic empire under the Abbasid caliphs.
The caliphs introduced Turkish bodyguards, who gradually took control, establishing dynasties of their own in the area. After the Mongol sack of Baghdād in 1258, administrative decay and further attacks by Bedouins and Mongols led to the deterioration of the canal system, restricting agriculture and souring the soil.
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid rulers of Persia vied for control of Mesopotamia from the 16th to the 18th century, when family dynasties controlled Baghdād and other Mesopotamian cities.
The Ottomans (modern day Turkey) eventually prevailed. During World War I British troops took the area after much hard fighting. The League of Nations then mandated Iraq to Great Britain and Syria to France.
Iraq became independent in 1932, Syria in 1945.
@ Sunday, July 31, 2011 6:22 PM
Comments from the following blog entry: http://testicularradi.shikshik.org/2011/07/31/mesopotamia-collapse/
Mart Mariam Chaldean Church
Mart Mariam Chaldean Catholic Church
2849 W. Chase Ave.,
Founding Pastor:
Mgsr. Edward Bikoma
Administrating Pastor:
Rev. Sanharib Youkhanna
Rev. Sanharib Youkhanan was born in November 23, 1968 in Mosul, Iraq. He graduated from Duhouk in 1986 and entered the renowned Saint Peter Seminary in Baghdad. In 1992 he graduated with degrees in philosophy and theology. That same year he was ordained a priest, by Mar Youhanan Kello of Saint Mary Chaldean Catholic Church of Dohouk, Iraq. Fr. Youkhanan served the community of Dohouk for over a decade ministering to their spiritual, social, civil, and community needs.
In 2006, Fr. Youkhanan was recruited by Mar Ibrahim N. Ibrahim as an administrator to Mart Mariam Parish in Chicago, Illinois.
S A T U R D A Y E V E N I N G S
5:30 pm Prayers
6:30 pm Mass Begins
S U N D A Y M O R N I N G S
9:00 am Mass in both
Arabic and Aramaic
11:30 am Mass in Aramaic
M O N D A Y E V E N I N G S
7:00 pm Shamasha (Deacons) Classes
W E D N E S D A Y E V E N I N G S
7:30 pm Choir Practice
8:00 pm Youth Bible Study
T H U R S D A Y E V E N I N G S
7:00 pm Assyrian/Chaldean Classes
For special holidays mass schedule hours, please contact the church.


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Fazilka Value Education Lecture Series-Physics by Nitin Setia, Samsung Electronics India Limited
Lecture on Electronics and Physics by Nitin Setia, Samsung Electronics India Limited on 26th December 2009 at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Park Library, Fazilka
Vijay Diwas 16th December- Asafwala War Memorial Fazilka
On the occasion of Vijay Diwas-1971 India Pakistan War
A 1971 Indo-Pak War's Martyrs Memorial
By Ashwini Ahuja (Graduates Welfare Association Fazilka)
Just seven kilometers away from Fazilka town, Aasafwala Shaheedon Ki Samadh- a sacred memorial in the remembrance of the martyrs of 1971 war between Indo-Pak is managed by "War Memorial Committee", Aasafwala (Fazilka) with the co-operation of civil and army administration. It is an historical place to visit if you come to Fazilka. You can pay reverence towards all those martyrs who had sacrificed their lives to defend Fazilka from Pakistan aggression.
Way back in 1971 during Indo-Pak war, several valiant Jat soldiers of 67 Infantry Brigade had sacrificed his precious life while fighting with Pakistan military near Gurmi Khera village. Before the enemies entered the village, the soldiers on India's side geared themselves up to hit back the enemies. They were equipped with high quality guns, tanks & ammunitions etc.
Needless to say the inhabitants of every house in the village and the surrounding areas had attached themselves through secret tunnels strategically to encounter the Pakistan army. Brave soldiers of "67 Infantry Brigade" regularly pray to Lord Hanumana to earn His blessing. They have the immense desire to sacrifice their life for the country particularly to defend the Fazilka city.
December 3rd 1971 was the beginning of doom days coming ahead. In a macabre evening that day, Pakistan Army attacked on Beri Wala Bridge and began to rush towards Fazilka. The skirmishes continued till 17th of December 1971. Our soldiers fought with bravery and succeeded in retaining back the areas which we had lost earlier except Beri Wala. Their strenuous and indefatigable efforts resulted in the protection of Fazilka but unfortunately, they couldn't save their lives.
On 17th December, 1971 exactly at 8 pm, the war stopped until then several brave soldiers had sacrificed their lives in their efforts to save the city. On 18th December 1971, the all dead bodies were collected in the nearby area. Mass funeral was arranged in a 90 feet long huge pyre. It is proudly said that all those who serve the country and bow their heads at Shaheedon ki Samadh are blessed ones. Every year, a function is organized in the memories of martyrs at that place. Dignitaries from different walks of life, politicians, highly government & Army officials, civilians and even students from professional colleges to offer floral tribute to the martyrs.
Picture Courtesy : Mr Pardeep, Unique Studio Fazilka
Labels: 1971 Indo Pak War, Asafwala War Memorial
Gazal Maestro Mehandi Hasan and Fazilka
Mehdi Hassan was born in the village of Luna in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan, India in 1927 into a Shia Muslim family of traditional musicians. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant.
He received his musical training under his father, Ustad Azeem Khan and his uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were classical musicians, well-versed in the dhrupad style of singing. They instructed him in classical music and voice production within the framework of classical forms of thumri, dhrupad, khayal and dadra, from the age of eight.
Hassan started to perform at a young age and the first concert of dhrupad and kheyal with his elder brother is reported to have been held in Fazilka Bungla, near present SDM Court (1935) district Ferozepur of Undivided Punjab. After the Partition of India, 20-year-old Hassan and his family migrated to Pakistan and suffered severe financial hardships. To make ends meet, Hassan began working in a bicycle shop and later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic.
The struggle ended when Mehdi Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan in 1952, primarily as a thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity. At the time, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar and Mukhtar Begum were considered the stalwarts of ghazal gayaki.
He also had a passion for Urdu poetry and began to experiment by singing ghazals on a part-time basis. He cites radio officers Z.A. Bukhari and Rafiq Anwar as additional influences in his progression as a ghazal singer.
Following a severe illness in the late 80s, Mehdi Hassan stepped down from playback singing. Later due to severity of his illness he completely departed from music. He now lives a secluded life in Karachi which he has made his permanent residence. Nevertheless he often visits Lahore where he spends most of his time with his children and other family members.
While he was singing in the Court of Nepal's King Shah Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, he forgot the lines of his song "Zindagi mein to sabhii pyar kya kerte hain". Shah, then stood from his seat and start singing the next line.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions: the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz granted to him by Gen Ayub Khan; the Pride of Performance bestowed on him by Gen Ziaul Haq; and the Hilal-i-Imtiaz conferred by Gen Pervez Musharraf. Besides the Nigar Film and Graduate Awards from Pakistan, he was presented the Saigal Award in Jalandhar, India, in 1979, whereas the Gorkha Dakshina Bahu Award was given to him in Nepal in 1983. Recently, he travelled to Dubai to receive yet another award.
http://whoiswhoinkarachi.blogspot.com/2009/12/mehdi-hassan.html
Labels: Fazilka, Gazal, Karachi, Mehandi Hasan
Fazilka residents donate for face-lifting of war memorial
SP Sharma
Fazilka, December 8
The war memorial set up by residents of this town in the memory of 82 soldiers of the Indian Army, who laid their lives while protecting the area during the India-Pakistan war of 1971, is being renovated these days. It is being done with the donations from residents of the town that has the distinction of having established the country's only war memorial built out of funds raised from public.
Mohan Lal Paruthi, a prominent person of the area, who was among those who collected the mutilated bodies of the 82 soldiers of the 4 JAT and cremated them at the site of the war memorial in village Asafwala, is supervising the renovation work.
The war memorial committee has also set up a high school, a primary school, a dispensary and a community centre on the five-acre complex. A war museum is also under construction. The pillar on which the names of martyrs have been inscribed is also being renovated.
Paruthi recalled that the 82 soldiers laid their lives at Grumikhera while preventing the Pakistani troops from advancing towards the Fazilka town. A couple of residents on December 18 collected the mutilated remains of the soldiers from 7 in the morning till 3 pm and thereafter, performed the last rites on a mass pyre.
The war memorial was initially established on one acre land and was later expanded to five acres. The state government was approached for setting up a school that has now been upgraded to high school.
Paruthi said the war memorial had become an attraction for not only residents of the surrounding towns but also for visitors from outside who visit Fazilka to pay respect to the martyrs. He said portraits of the martyrs and pictures of the war would be displayed in the museum.
Shashi Kant, also involved in the renovation work, has published a booklet on the heroic deeds of the soldiers.
Abohar Fazilka Area Association honored Ex. CBI Director Joginder Singh
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh based Abohar fazilka Area Association (AFAA)
recently honored Ex. CBI Director, Retd. IPS Joginder Singh for his
outstanding social service.
He was honored by giving momentum, Shawl & citation by Prof
.J.C.Nagpal, President; Dr.Anshu Kataria, Covenor; Bhupinder Nagpal,
B. L. Chawla and P. D. Wadhera.
Joginder Singh belongs from a very small town Jalalabad (West), which
is located at the border of Punjab, near Pakistan. Considering his
services to the society, AFAA honored him. Recently AFAA also, honored
Fazilka born Dr. Rajneesh Arora Vice-Chancellor (VC) Punjab Technical
University (PTU), Jalandhar. It is to be mentioned that The Abohar
fazilka Area Association (AFAA) (Regd.), an around 30 year old
association for the residents of Abohar Fazilka area.
It is worth mentioning that Sh. Joginder Singh has already been
awarded with "Panth Rattan", "Delhi Rattan" and "Punjabian DI Shan".
He has also been conferred the Millennium Sikh Gold Award. He has also
been conferred Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sadbhavana Award.
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/21653/143/
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