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Hainan Island and China's South Sea Fleet
19 Mar 2015|David McDonough
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Recent reports talk about China's possible establishment of a 'fourth' naval fleet with jurisdiction over the Indian Ocean region (IOR), joining the existing North Sea Fleet, East Sea Fleet, and South Sea Fleet. This mysterious fourth fleet will supposedly be based on Hainan Island—even though the island falls under the jurisdiction of the South Sea Fleet and is some distance away from the IOR. For that reason, many see a prospective Chinese fleet covering the IOR to be either entirely speculative or, at best, a hollow force existing in name only.
One should certainly be wary of overstating China's military capabilities or, indeed, ambitions. Taking a worst-case view of a Chinese naval fleet in the IOR could overshadow more modest but also more plausible concerns about other possible roles for a fourth fleet based out of Hainan Island.
The island faces the South China Sea (SCS), over which Beijing has proffered expansive historical claims, such as the famous nine-dash line which encompasses nearly all of this maritime zone. Maritime incidents between China and its neighbours, especially Vietnam and the Philippines, are increasingly frequent.
The People's Liberation Army's Navy (PLAN) is undoubtedly moving to buttress its presence on the island. On Yalong Bay near the island's southeastern tip, China's recently constructed Longpo naval base is a deep-water port complete with submarine piers, an underground submarine facility with tunnel access, and a demagnetising facility to reduce the magnetic residuals on ship hulls. This new nuclear submarine base is expected to be serve as a home for the PLAN's new Jin-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). It also features long piers designed for surface combatants, making it a multi-purpose base. The PLAN has an existing base at Yulin, situated just west of Longpo and designed to service PLAN's conventional submarines. Facilities for surface ships and construction of new piers have also been reported there.
The Hainan complex underpins the PLAN's rapidly growing South Sea Fleet. Once the least important of China's three fleets, the South Sea Fleet has since become the primary recipient of China's more advanced naval warships, including the Shang-class nuclear attack submarine, conventional submarines (Kilo-, Song- and Yuan-class), the above-mentioned Jin-class SSBN, and a dozen of China's more advanced guided-missile destroyers and frigates and three new amphibious warfare ships, bringing its total to 29 major surface combatants.
Moreover, according to John Patch (PDF), China's fast-attack Houbei-class missile catamarans are also primarily based with the East Sea and South Sea Fleets. Those small, cheap vessels might have limited range and defensive capabilities but they have an impressive anti-surface warfare capability, each being armed with eight long-range anti-ship cruise missiles.
The South Sea Fleet may be based out of Zhanjiang on the Chinese mainland. But, given the new submarine and surface warship facilities on the Hainan naval complex, it's clear the island plays an increasingly important role in its fleet operations. On one hand, it can be seen as a potential SSBN bastion for the undersea leg of China's nuclear deterrent—in which attack submarines, fast attack ships, and a surface fleet heavy with both anti-ship and air-defence capabilities would be geared towards providing a protective cover for its Jin-class SSBNs against potential anti-submarine warfare (ASW) assets.
On the other hand, this naval build-up could be construed in more offensive terms; less about protecting SSBNs and more about magnifying the country's sea control. While allowing for greater power projection in the IOR, they're more likely geared for operations in strategically vital locations like the dispute-laden SCS. Attack submarines provide a particularly formidable capability against both submarines and surface ships, while guided-missile destroyers/frigates could provide protection for China's fleet of missile catamarans and amphibious warships.
Such a possibility puts a worrisome light to recent revelations about land reclamation and construction on numerous reefs in the disputed Spratly Islands. Reports indicate a possible airstrip and anti-aircraft tower being constructed, which could strengthen China's capacity to operate around these disputed islands. That would be especially true if some of those facilities are capable of providing logistical support for the short-range Houbei catamarans, thereby eliminating one of the key weaknesses of this 'thoroughbred ship-killer'.
It's difficult to determine which interpretation of China's naval activities is correct, and it's possible (and likely) that both approaches are being pursued simultaneously. China would, after all, need protective cover for its SSBNs for its bastion strategy to succeed, requiring a capacity for sea control equally usable against other maritime claimants in the South China Sea. Indeed, an SSBN bastion near Hainan Island logically places a premium on China's capacity to control the surrounding 'near sea'.
Rather than being distracted by an unsubstantiated red herring, like a putative fourth PLAN fleet over the Indian Ocean, attention needs to be rightly placed on these more immediate and concrete developments. To do otherwise wouldn't only be detrimental from a security perspective, but strategically foolish as well.
David S. McDonough is research manager and senior editor at the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Institute in Ottawa, Canada. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDA Institute. Image courtesy of Flickr user C. K. Koay.
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Holding an idea without accepting it
in The Critics of Objectivism
Posted August 18, 2018 · Edited August 18, 2018 by jonathanconway
When encountering critiques of Objectivism, I've found the idea of holding an idea without accepting it both very powerful and very true to life.
The following two quotes express it for me:
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
"At the root of every significant philosophic theory, there is a legitimate issue." - Ayn Rand
I have found this true in work for example. If I encounter difficult systems or difficult interpersonal interactions, rather than trying to escape or deny them, I have found it much more helpful to approach them and work towards understanding them. This isn't quite the same as accepting or resigning myself to them - ultimately I may seek to influence and change them. But it's more about being willing to begin with perceiving and conceptualising them in my own mind, in a way that integrates with the sum of my knowledge.
Likewise, in encountering critiques of Objectivism, I've been trying to understand any critique, and the ideas behind it, as clearly as possible. I don't see this as a fruitless exercise, but rather, understanding that there is likely to be some very real and important issue underlying the critique, I try to probe beneath the surface to uncover that issue. The resolution to that issue, if someone has discovered it, might come out of Objectivism, or it might come out of some other school of thought or area of knowledge.
Holding a metaphysics of objective reality, I don't see any ideas as completely groundless, having just arbitrarily arisen out of some kind of 'nothingness'. Unicorns don't exist. But neither are they entirely arbitrary and groundless. Rather, they combine, in an imaginative way, elements of perception, which themselves do come out of reality (horses, horns, etc).
Posted July 15, 2018 · Edited July 15, 2018 by jonathanconway
Ok... I really have to put in a word for Pierre Boulez.
I was confused for a while, because on the one hand, Boulez (and much other modernist music) seemed dazzlingly complex and admirable in its ambitions and scope, from stretching the tonal system to its limit to experimenting with electronics. But on the other hand, I had read parts of Rand's writing (I think it was in the Romantic Manifesto), where she refers to incomprehensible squawks, shrieks, etc of much modern music.
In the years since, I've listened more to Boulez, Stockhausen and others, and also heard better and better performances, like this performance of Répons in 2015, and come to the conclusion that this music is really a great achievement (thought I don't claim to yet entirely understand it), and that audiences of the future will appreciate it more and more.
How do I square this with Rand's views expressed in the Romantic Manifesto? Simple: she only ever claimed to be a philosopher and novelist. She never claimed to be a musician or a musicologist, in fact, she (quite rightly) left the vast field of philosophy of music to future specialists to discover.
So it would be unfair to expect her to have had a sufficiently thorough knowledge of musical theory, history, etc. as to be able to grasp and appreciate the greatness of (some) modern music, especially at a time when it was so nascent and undeveloped, particularly in the performance aspect.
She was right to listen to music that both she loved and that was legitimately good music, which I think Rachmanninoff is. One can treat her preferences in music the same way as, say, in food. The best (and I mean, objectively best) chefs of her time might have found her food choices objectionable, but that would have had no bearing on her primary field of focus, which is philosophy and literature.
I suppose one could criticise her for expressing any opinions at all on something outside of her primary field, but I think that'd just be nit-picking. What matters is the essence of her philosophy, not details she might have missed out due to lack of knowledge. After all, you could say the same of Aristotle. He was no doubt wrong about many aspects of science / the natural world. But what endures and remains of value - his ideas in metaphysics - is no less an achievement.
On 7/13/2018 at 5:23 PM, StrictlyLogical said:
In essence, music allows one to image or think about whatever one wishes to accompany the emotions washing over him or her; listening to classical music can and usually does involve a great deal of participation by the listener.
Couldn't agree more. It looks passive to be just sitting there in the audience, but so much is going in the mind, if you're really listening. Bruckner's (and so many others') music is something that's been with me in so many moments of my life, both difficult and triumphant. Music is really there for me sometimes, in a way that people in my life can't always be (not faulting them for that).
Beneath the religious elements, which are certainly there, Bruckner's music for me speaks of the hope of a better world, of a brighter future, and of great passion, conviction and dedication to ideals.
For my part, I can't resist chipping in a mini-eulogy to my favourite composer of all time, Anton Bruckner.
(Much as I love so many of the composers mentioned in this thread, including Rachmaninoff, whose Piano Concerto 2 I have playing as I write this...)
Bruckner's work has really added to my life perhaps almost as much as Ayn Rand's.
All of his symphonies, for me, express emotions of glory, grandeur, awe and exultation. They all contain adagios which express a kind of sad wandering and yearning, but which gradually and inexorably build up and transform into crashing waves of ecstasy and resolution. They all contain scherzos bordered by the relentless energy of 19th century industrialisation, contrasted with inner islands of carefree melody. They always culminate in a massive monumental coda, always ending in a blazing major key, in an atmosphere of celebration and joy.
In every moment of the music, there seems to be something greater being expressed. There is a pervasive "largeness", a sense of a greater unity that can only be appreciated after many listenings, when the music has finally surrendered all of its secrets, and all that's left is to marvel at a lifetime of driven, dedicated handiwork. The last 5 symphonies especially exhibit a cyclic, integrated design, in which elements of every part of the symphony interact throughout the work, and are finally brought together in the finale. The coda of the 8th Symphony does this in a particularly impressive and moving way.
The guy spent his whole life studying and writing music. Clearly he had a passion for the work, and wasn't just trying to be popular or rich. He also spent a significant portion of his life in the Sankt Florian cathedral, an immense, beautifully ornamented structure, one which must have given him inspiration every day. He surely had traits Rand (and I) would disapprove of, particularly belief in God and a bit of an obsession for teenage girls.
That said, I think the idea he was humble or self-doubting is a complete myth. The many alterations he made to his symphonies, rather than humility, seem to evidence a passion and love for the craft and a desire to constantly improve and strive toward perfection. They also offer a fascinating and enjoyable experience in their own right. How many other composers can give you glimpse into two or even three slightly alternative visions of how a single work might have been realised? I find it enriching to see the master reveal some of his process, not just the end result.
I must also add a word of praise for a female composer who I think doesn't get enough attention: Lili Boulanger. The 'Old Buddhist Prayer' in particular strikes me as most exultant and uplifting. Obviously the reference to 'Gods' is a bit suss. But I do love lyrics like: "Let all those beings which exist -- without enemies, without obstacles, overcoming their grief and attaining happiness, be able to move freely, each in the path destined for them". That's the kind of feeling I like to have in my head when I wake up in the morning.
I guess what I get most from both composers is the sense of a world that is large, awe inspiring and full of endless potential.
When to take time off
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Hi everyone. I want to ask for any career and life advice you might want to offer.
For the past 10 years or so I have been working as a software developer for various companies. During this time, I have generally focussed on maximising income and minimising expenses, in order to save as much money as possible.
My ultimate goal is to have enough money that I can quit full-time work, live very cheaply and minimally, and spend my time on creative projects that don't necessarily pay off in monetary terms, but would be hugely enjoyable and give me a lot of life satisfaction. Essentially, projects that I can die feeling happy and proud about.
These projects include musical work (I want to compose a symphony), technological experimentation (involving software, sensors, smartphones, decentralised systems, etc) and social design experiments (designing various kinds of structured communities, organisations, etc and finding ways to try them out).
I don't necessarily dislike my current job as a software developer. I enjoy the creative/problem-solving challenges, the people are nice and easy to get on with, the pay is excellent, and there's a sense of progress and forward movement as new technologies and frameworks keep being born. (Reactive programming is fascinating!) At the same time, it can be frustrating having all my creative energy confined to a relatively narrow set of concerns that benefit my clients, in exchange for a fee.
The tricky thing is - when do I jump off the conveyor belt of full-time regular work?
On the one hand, I only have a finite amount of time left to live. I assume I'll live until 70-80, so that's about another 50 years, which I suppose is a fair amount of time. But still.
On the other hand, I'm blessed to have such an awesome job and career in software development, and I don't want to totally lose that. I also don't want to risk running out of money for some unforeseen reason, and then be forced to go back into work after a long break, and perhaps not be ready for it.
Have any of you faced similar decision-points in life? Do you have any words of advice?
Many thanks in advance!


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'Strange Sale' – old grocery sells; the working homeless
By Thacher Schmid
The old Northrup Food Center—vacant and rotting for 15 years despite occupying a coveted parcel—has finally sold.
Its walls could tell a story of colorful characters, contrasting cultures and economic transition as New Portland uproots the old until the only remaining value from a three-generation family grocery business can be calculated by the square feet of earth it covers.
It's not only the walls who aren't talking. And the picture only grows murkier around the circumstances of the sale.
The 100×100-foot property at 1120 NW 21st Ave. sold April 28 for $1.1 million.
Seller Jeff Baldwin's concern for the homeless, who have camped on the premises with his blessing for years, doesn't extend to the rest of the neighborhood, which has complained so long about accumulated junk on the property that unpaid city fines now reach six figures. Nor will Baldwin tell his side of the story to the press.
Baldwin also spurned a steady stream of developers, many of whom traveled to his home to woo him. All lost out to a buyer willing to cater to Baldwin's interests—even going to a UFO festival with him—to win his trust.
George Fussell and partner John Frederick Hauser were willing to accept terms requiring them to retain the existing building at least 10 years. Without that deed restriction, one local real estate agent said the lot could go for as much as $2.6 million.
"In my estimate, [the $1.1 million price tag] is nearly paramount to theft," said Mark Hush, managing director of the Portland office of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, a multinational commercial real estate company.
The sale price is "probably half of what the market is," Hush said.
If the old grocery store is indeed preserved, it's Baldwin's stamp on the neighborhood, saving a funky, outmoded structure to forestall construction of another midrise apartment building.
Although Fussell insists he's intent on holding, improving and managing the property, others have doubts.
Eyesore in land of plenty
Opened by Baldwin's maternal grandfather in 1929, the food center had seen better days. West Hills families once had their housemaids pick up custom cut meats here. Baldwin's parents, Ephus and Georgia Baldwin, kept it going until 2001. The Oregonian reported plans for a 28-station hair salon, but nothing came of it. A 2010 Portland Mercury story details the lot's more recent status as home for Baldwin's erstwhile recycling business.
The building is listed with the city's Extremely Distressed Building Enforcement Program, said Mike Liefeld, who manages the program for the Bureau of Development Services. City records show dozens of nuisance complaints, court cases and possible code violations dating back to 1993.
Liefeld said city staffers have played a long-term "cat and mouse" game with homeless people suspected to be living in the junk-filled lot. Inspectors' notes cite trash and debris, piles of hundreds of pallets, "possible illegal occupation of commercial property," "someone living in vehicles," vehicles with flat tires, broken and boarded windows, peeling paint, holes in the siding.
"Concerned about possible fire hazard," one inspector wrote.
"In Northwest [Portland], I can't think of another property that would come to mind in such a highly developed, dense neighborhood that has that amount of concerns," Liefeld said. "It's an eyesore."
Liefeld said Baldwin is not a big fan of city officials. "We've had some interesting conversations," he recalled with a laugh.
Told the property had finally sold, Liefeld said, "Oh wow, I can't believe that. That's impressive. I know that's been a concern for the community for a very long time."
A place to sleep
For Jerry Vermillion, who often occupies the alcove outside the building's papered-up front door, and another homeless man staying in the back, the sale will likely mean the loss of a place to spend the night.
Vermillion calls the alcove his favorite sleeping spot, though he's not the type to fight off other homeless for it after his shift at the Astro Gas Station across the street (see sidebar, below).
A reporter's trip to Baldwin's home in the Cully neighborhood of Northeast Portland—which itself has collected nearly as many complaints as the Northwest store, as well as city-mandated contractor abatements—found the house in extreme disrepair. With its front door enshrouded by tarps reachable by a broken wheelchair ramp, even knocking or ringing the doorbell seemed dicey. Calls of "Hello?" and "Jeff?" brought a head poking out a second-story window.
Though he's a bit hard to track down with no phone or front door, in conversation, Baldwin can be genial enough. He bristles at the press and talk of city codes.
His rumpled appearance belies his status as one of the city's most recent millionaires. His crinkled blue eyes blaze with a fierce confidence, perhaps defiance. He speaks his mind, and can make a good case for himself. Relationships are what he values, he'll tell you. He takes care of his friends and has a soft spot for the less fortunate. Other than that, he's not interested in what others think.
On the record, Baldwin, the sole beneficiary of a trust for the property arranged by his parents in 1996, declined comment: "I have nothing more to say at this time. Privacy is what I respect."
Off the record, Baldwin stood with his sweet, aging yellow Lab and chatted amiably with a reporter for half an hour. Across the dashboard of his old Dodge pickup, parked across his front lawn next to other vehicles that have seen better days, was a well-loved copy of the "Alien Invasion Survival Handbook."
A trust, a UFO fest
Fussell said the sale, for which he and contractor Hauser formed Northrup Brothers, LLC, is his first venture into commercial real estate after two decades of residential projects. Fussell said his grooming of the seller was a year in the making, culminating in a trip to the UFO festival in McMinnville a couple of weeks after signing the deal.
"It's a really hard process for [Baldwin] to let [the building] go," Fussell said. "I wanted to really cater to his needs. I catered to everything he wanted, and it was a year process. I'm thankful he did. He had countless offers."
What's the vision? "I think ultimately, storefront retail, section it off into five different sections," Fussell said. "Redoing the rooftop and doing a deck."
One possibility involves a marijuana dispensary and four other small retailers. He may put food carts in the back lot.
"We're exploring all options," Fussell said.
Except one, a proposal for a strip club. "We're definitely not going that route," he said, laughing.
Does deed trump?
Can deed restrictions, which in this case call for the buyer and successors to "not tear down or remove a major portion of the existing building on the above property within 10 years" be circumvented?
A Portland attorney specializing in real estate law said deed restrictions such as this can be hard to protect, with no government agencies specifically charged with enforcing the provisions if a title company doesn't.
"At the end of the day, the original owner … everything's going to come down to him," said attorney Kevin Elliott Parks, speaking of deed restrictions generally. Ensuring the buyers keep their word "requires [a seller's] continued vigilance," Parks said. He added that when such restrictions are ignored, even when aggrieved parties decide to litigate the matter, "nine times out of 10" the resolution will involve a purely financial settlement.
Fussell said any talk that he and Hauser might flip the property and ignore the deed restriction is just sour grapes from competitors who lost out.
"There are no plans at all to flip the building," Fussell said. "Anybody that would say that would be clearly in a magical ball."
Was Baldwin adequately represented in making the deal? Were professionals advocating for his interests?
Fussell said Baldwin had an attorney present during the sale, but declined to share a name. Fussell said he and Hauser had no pre-existing relationship with that attorney.
Alysa K. Long, who notarized the deed, did not return phone calls.
"I thought [$1.1 million] was a very fair price." Fussell said, adding that he and Hauser are assuming liens and fines on the property totaling $150,000, bringing the true cost to $1.25 million. Fussell said the property with deed restriction was appraised at $1.25 million or $1.3 million.
The city is continuing to assess fines of $2,200 a month for nuisance violations during the 120-day promissory period before the deed transfers.
Hauser, whose state Construction Contractors Board license has been active since 1995 and shows one suspension for not providing liability insurance, did not return a phone call.
Fussell, meanwhile, has nothing but praise for the seller.
"Jeff is donating; he's doing something extremely good for the community with [this sale]," he said. "He's one of the most remarkable guys, just has incredible integrity. … Jeff's 10 times smarter than probably you or I."
Neighbors watching
The deed restriction to preserve the existing building resonates with those weary of the wave of demolitions and new developments transforming the city.
"It's been a conversation topic here," said Rand Klemp, owner of nearby Anna Bannanas Cafe on Northwest 21st, speaking of the Northrup Food Center property's future.
"We're enthused that something is going to happen here. That's great news. But will it retain the neighborhood's character? … [Or] are we going to be sandwiched in by McUsed," Klemp joked, a play on the phrase "mixed use."
"Preserving the building's footprint with its corner entrance through deed restrictions is a great preservation move," wrote Joseph Lyons, president of the Nob Hill Business Association and a local realtor, in an email. Lyons is thrilled about the likely improvements to the property and future business and employment opportunities the development will bring.
Inn at Northrup Station Operations Manager Andrew Brown would like to see the kind of mixed-use development—with an affordable restaurant on the ground floor and apartments above—that Klemp is wary of. The notion of dividing the building into small storefronts seems less realistic to Brown.
When working poor becomes working homeless (sidebar)
A few years ago, the idea of the "working poor" gained traction as a political counterweight to stereotypes of the poor as lazy or unemployable. These days, particularly in Portland and other cities where housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable, a starker phrase has emerged: "the working homeless."
In front of the old Northrup Food Center, where Jerry Vermillion usually sleeps, the nightly lullaby is the clanging of the Portland Streetcar. Vermillion works at the Astro Gas Station across the street. A reporter's mid-morning, late May visit to the spot found Vermillion awake inside a sleeping bag above a mattress pad on a slightly inclined, concrete ramp. Behind his head, a pillow, under an ancient placard reading "Member–United Grocers, Inc."
Behind the glass, cardboard, mattresses—one window broken and replaced with particle board. A cellphone's tiny, tinny speaker played alternative rock on 94.7FM inches from a couple of empty, 16-ounce cans of fruit-flavored Four Loko.
Over his long-sleeve T-shirt, his striped Astro uniform shirt.
Vermillion said he pumps gas, sells cigarettes and works as a cashier at the station. His little nook in the front of the store, he said, is "primo." Vermillion said he has been on the street for two years, in the current spot since December. He lost his apartment three blocks away as rents went "up and up and up" just as he split with his girlfriend.
Vermillion said he isn't concerned about possible repercussions for reporting his homeless status and naming his employer. Jeff Baldwin, who until recently owned the grocery store property, "let me stay here to keep the riff raff out," Vermillion said, echoing the words of another homeless man in the lot. "I'm one of the more normal ones," Vermillion said, a wry grin playing across his wind-beaten, kindly face.
Tony Bernal, director of funding and public policy at local nonprofit Transition Projects, said he's not aware of solid statistics on the working homeless, but he agreed it exists and he guesses it's growing in Portland.
"There are people who are doing everything they possibly can trying to play by the rules, and working, and still not able to make it," Bernal said. "The cost of living, the cost of rents, are astronomical these days. … We still have a shelter crisis, an immediate shelter crisis. The wait to get into our shelter is seven months. That's
sort of jaw dropping."
Bernal said single, able-bodied males like Vermillion represent the largest single demographic in the local homeless population, since they are often ineligible for benefits or programs designed for parents with children or Social Security disability payment recipients.
Recently approved new funds for affordable housing and new shelter space could help individuals like the two living on the grocery property, but it's a cruel numbers game: The most recent citywide count of homeless found 1,887 unsheltered individuals and 3,801 total homeless—and that was more than a year ago.
"In Portland, we can only shelter about 50 percent of people who are experiencing homelessness," Bernal said. "The national average is about 70 percent."
Vermillion's favorite shelter from the urban storm could soon go away.
"If they do that, I have a new place to find," he wrote in a text message.
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#ifndef ACSDK_PKCS11_PRIVATE_PKCS11KEY_H_
#define ACSDK_PKCS11_PRIVATE_PKCS11KEY_H_

#include <memory>
#include <string>

#include <acsdk/CryptoInterfaces/AlgorithmType.h>
#include <acsdk/Pkcs11/private/PKCS11API.h>

namespace alexaClientSDK {
namespace pkcs11 {

class PKCS11Session;

using alexaClientSDK::cryptoInterfaces::AlgorithmType;

/**
 * @brief PKCS11 key object wrapper.
 *
 * This class wraps PKCS#11 key handle and related operations.
 * @ingroup Lib_acsdkPkcs11
 */
class PKCS11Key {
public:
    /**
     * @brief Create key object with parameters.
     *
     * @param[in] session Owner session.
     * @param[in] keyHandle PKCS11 ket object handle.
     */
    PKCS11Key(std::shared_ptr<PKCS11Session>&& session, CK_OBJECT_HANDLE keyHandle) noexcept;

    /**
     * @brief Method to check if key has a correct type and supports given algorithm type.
     *
     * @param[in] type Algorithm type.
     *
     * @return True if key supports given algorithm type, False on error or if key doesn't support the algorithm.
     */
    bool isCompatible(AlgorithmType type) noexcept;

    /**
     * @brief Method to query key attributes.
     *
     * This method queries key CKA_CHECKSUM (if it supported) and CKA_NEVER_EXTRACTABLE flags.
     *
     * @param[out] checksum         Key checksum if it is available. The value can be empty if HSM doesn't support
     *                              checksums.
     * @param[out] neverExtractable Flag if the key has never been extracted.
     *
     * @return True on success, False on error.
     */
    bool getAttributes(std::vector<unsigned char>& checksum, bool& neverExtractable) noexcept;

    /**
     * @brief Function to encrypt data with given parameters.
     *
     * @param[in]   algorithmType   Algorithm to use.
     * @param[in]   iv              Initialization vector.
     * @param[in]   aad             Additional authenticated data.
     * @param[in]   plaintext       Unencrypted data.
     * @param[out]  ciphertext      Encrypted data.
     * @param[out]  tag             Message authentication code.
     *
     * @return True if operation is successful.
     */
    bool encrypt(
        AlgorithmType algorithmType,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& iv,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& aad,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& plaintext,
        std::vector<unsigned char>& ciphertext,
        std::vector<unsigned char>& tag) noexcept;

    /**
     * @brief Function to decrypt data with given parameters.
     *
     * @param[in]   algorithmType   Algorithm to use.
     * @param[in]   iv              Initialization vector.
     * @param[in]   aad             Additional authenticated data.
     * @param[in]   ciphertext      Encrypted data.
     * @param[in]   tag             Authentication tag.
     * @param[out]  plaintext       Decrypted data.
     *
     * @return True if operation is successful.
     */
    bool decrypt(
        AlgorithmType algorithmType,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& iv,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& aad,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& ciphertext,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& tag,
        std::vector<unsigned char>& plaintext) noexcept;

    /**
     * @brief Configure PKCS#11 mechanism according to parameters.
     *
     * @param[in]   mechanismType   Type of encryption.
     * @param[in]   iv              Initialization vector.
     * @param[in]   aad             Additional authenticaiton data.
     * @param[out]  params          Mechanism parameters for PKCS#11 calls.
     * @param[out]  gcmParams       GCM-specific parameters for PKCS#11 calls.
     *
     * @return True if operation is successful.
     */
    bool configureMechanism(
        CK_MECHANISM_TYPE mechanismType,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& iv,
        const std::vector<unsigned char>& aad,
        CK_MECHANISM& params,
        CK_GCM_PARAMS& gcmParams) noexcept;

private:
    /// Owner session object.
    std::shared_ptr<PKCS11Session> m_session;

    /// PKCS11 key handle.
    CK_OBJECT_HANDLE m_keyHandle;
};

}  // namespace pkcs11
}  // namespace alexaClientSDK

#endif  // ACSDK_PKCS11_PRIVATE_PKCS11KEY_H_

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DeSantis was unaware that staff denied an invitation on "The View" and has no interest in "biased corporate media."
NEW Fox News articles can now be heard on audio! HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wasn't interested in working with "political corporate media," although he didn't know until after the fact that his team had denied an invitation for him to appear on "The View."
Bryan Griffin, a DeSantis assistant, recently posted a copy of an email he wrote to "The View" declining to interview the Florida governor. Griffin questioned if the hosts were actually eager to learn about his goals.
DeSantis said Fox Press, "I didn't realize that had been rejected until I saw it in the news, because I think my staff knows better than to even bring that to me. I don't need to interact with some of the corporate media's political coverage.
Griffin highlighted the criticism and epithets Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro directed against DeSantis in his reaction to ABC's "The View." Which of those should his team take into account when determining whether or not the governor's time would be well spent making an appearance?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his staff knew not to bring him an invitation to abear on "The View." Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Theyre free to say what they want. It doesnt bother me," DeSantis told Fox News. "But I dont want to give any of that oxygen."
"So were just going to keep our nose to the ground," the Florida Republican continued. "While theyre doing whatever theyre doing, I was here working on this issue with the Soros prosecutor and also working on many, many other issues where were delivering results for the people of Florida."
DeSantis spoke with Fox News after announcing that he suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren for pledging not to charge abortion patients or their doctors. Warren made the vow in late June, days before a Florida law banning abortions after 15 weeks was set to take effect.
Ron DeSantis, the governor, has suspended Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren. (AP Photo/Monica Herndon for The Tampa Bay Times)
Though Warren said in 2020 he wasn't certain that the billionaire supported his campaign, George Soros has financed various progressive prosecutors across the nation. The Florida Democratic Party received $1.3 million from Soros, which it then transferred to $50,000 to Warren's campaign .
Griffin inquired in his email as to which of the hosts' prior comments about an interview with DeSantis suggested that it would "be a true search of the truth."
"Youre barely short of labeling Governor DeSantis a negligent, homicidal sociopath, because thats what he is," the message from Behar in August 2021 said. Behar added that the Republican party had a "foundation of racial supremacists."
Griffin also mentioned Hostins' comment from June 22: "Death-Santis He is a fascist and bigot in my opinion." Additionally, he highlighted Hostin and Navarro remarks in which they claimed that the Florida governor's policies were anti-Black and hostile to the LGBTQ community.
Producer and reporter Ethan Barton works at Digital Originals. He may be contacted at ethan.barton@fox.com, and his Twitter handle is @ethanrbarton.
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<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/polymer/polymer.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-form/iron-form.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-input/paper-input.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-label/iron-label.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-icons/iron-icons.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/iron-icons/social-icons.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-toggle-button/paper-toggle-button.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-material/paper-material.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-button/paper-button.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-dialog/paper-dialog.html">
<link rel="import" href="../../bower_components/paper-dialog-scrollable/paper-dialog-scrollable.html">
<link rel="import" href="../media-viewer/media-viewer-activity.html">
<dom-module id="mcq-constructor">

    <template>
        <form class="flexForm" id="freeTextForm" is="iron-form" method="post" action="/mcqactivity">
            <paper-input name="question" value={{question}} label="Question" required></paper-input>
            <paper-input name="distractor1" label="First distracor(wrong choice)" value={{distractor1}} required></paper-input>
            <paper-input name="distractor2" label="Second distractor (wrong choice)" value={{distractor2}} required></paper-input>
            <paper-input name="response" label="Valid choice" value={{correctChoice}} required></paper-input>
            <paper-input name="correctMessage" label="Correct answer message" value={{correctMessage}} required></paper-input>
            <paper-input name="wrongMessage" label="Wrong answer message" value={{wrongMessage}} required></paper-input>
            <paper-button id="addImage" on-click="setImage">Set clue image</paper-button>
            <template is="dom-if" if="{{imageId}}" restamp>
                <paper-input name="imageId" editable=false value="{{mediaId}}" label="Image id"></paper-input>
                <paper-button id="removeImage" on-click="removeImage">Remove clue</paper-button>
            </template>
            <paper-button style="margin-top:15px" raised on-click="_submit">Save</paper-button>
            <paper-button raised on-click="_reset">Reset</paper-button>
        </form>
        <paper-dialog id="selectImage">

 Select image

            <paper-dialog-scrollable>
                <media-viewer-activity media-name={{currentname}} media-id="{{currentid}}" id="mediavieweractivity"></media-viewer-activity>
            </paper-dialog-scrollable>

                <paper-button raised style="background-color: lightgreen" dialog-confirm>Accept</paper-button>

        </paper-dialog>
    </template>

</dom-module>


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/*
  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
  arising from the use of this software.

  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
  freely, subject to the following restrictions:

  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
      claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
      in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
      appreciated but is not required.
  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
      misrepresented as being the original software.
  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
*/

#include <GL/glut.h>
#include <GL/glext.h>
#include <GL/glu.h>
#include <cstdarg>
#include <cstdio>
#include "gprintf.h"

int gprintf(int x, int y, bool shadow, char* fmt, ...)
{
  if (shadow) {
    glPushAttrib(GL_CURRENT_BIT);
    glColor4f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
    for (int dy = -1; dy <= 1; dy++) {
      for (int dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++) {
        va_list va;
        va_start(va, fmt);
        vgprintf(x + dx, y + dy, fmt, va);
        va_end(va);
      }
    }
    glPopAttrib();
  }

  va_list va;
  va_start(va, fmt);
  int r = vgprintf(x, y, fmt, va);
  va_end(va);
  return r;
}

int vgprintf(int x, int y, char* fmt, va_list va)
{
  char temp[1024];
  vsprintf(temp, fmt, va);

  // setup the matrices for a direct
  // screen coordinate transform when
  // using glRasterPos
  int vp[4];
  glGetIntegerv(GL_VIEWPORT, vp);
  glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
  glPushMatrix();
  glLoadIdentity();
  glOrtho(0, vp[2], 0, vp[3], -1, 1);
  glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
  glPushMatrix();
  glLoadIdentity();

  // just in case, turn lighting and
  // texturing off and disable depth testing
  glPushAttrib(GL_ENABLE_BIT);
  glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
  glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
  glDisable(GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB);
  glDisable(GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB);

  // render the character through glut
  char* p = temp;
  glRasterPos2f(x, y);
  while(*p) {
    glutBitmapCharacter(GLUT_BITMAP_8_BY_13, (*p));
    p++;
  }

  // reset OpenGL to what is was
  // before we started
  glPopAttrib();
  glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
  glPopMatrix();
  glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
  glPopMatrix();

  return p-temp;
}


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Chicago 2015: Nissan 370Z Nismo Roadster concept revealed
Martin Aguilar
Equipped with a 3.7L V6 engine
Newspress USA February 13, 2015 15:01
2020 Nissan 370Z NISMO
2015 Nissan 370Z NISMO debuts at ZDAYZ event
PIMS 2018: The Nissan Z makes a Philippine comeback with 370Z NISMO
12 years since debut, Nissan 370Z now available at PH dealers
Nissan 370Z available in PH beginning April 2020
2014 Nissan Almera 1.5L Nismo Prototype
Harder, faster, stronger: Nissan GT-R NISMO launched in the Philippines
Nismo to build more cars, branch into other segments
Nissan has lifted the covers off the 370Z Nismo Roadster concept at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show.
Designed to gauge market reaction, the 370Z Nismo Roadster concept features GT-R inspired aerodynamic body pieces along with LED daytime running lights, blacked-out headlight bezels, an aggressive front bumper, a Nismo emblem and red stripe accents. The concept also comes with a cloth power-folding roof with special fabric inner liner design.
Nissan has also tweaked the said concept with a Nismo-branded strut tower brace, a tuned four-wheel independent suspension, stabilizer bars, and Nissan sport brakes.
The rear of the 370Z Nismo Roadster concept is fitted with a spoiler and a large bumper that houses the twin exhaust pipes finished in chrome. Moreover, one can't help but notice the concept's distinctive taillights as well as the 19-inch super-lightweight forged aluminum-alloy wheels.
Inside it is equipped with black Recaro leather seats, a three-spoke steering wheel wrapped in Alcantara, and a 7-inch touchscreen display. In addition, Nissan says the concept features Bose premium audio system and dual subwoofers to provide a clear soundtrack even with the top down.
The 370Z Nismo Roadster concept is powered by a 3.7-liter V6 engine that delivers 355 PS and 374 Nm of torque. It is mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission with Downshift Rev Matching (DRM) and manual shift mode.
Alongside the 370Z Nismo Roadster concept, Nissan has also brought the 2015 GT-R LM Nismo to Chicago. The said vehicle will compete in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. It is powered by a V6 3-liter twin-turbo gasoline engine with a kinetic energy recovery system that delivers more than 1,267 PS.
Chicago 2015: Toyota reveals updated Avalon
Toyota's premium mid-sized Avalon sedan receives a number of design tweaks
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Kia PH kicks off 2015 On Tour, Family Service programs
The first leg of the Kia On Tour is to held at Robinsons Place, Las Pinas today
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José Aderaldo Castello (Mombaça CE, 2 de outubro de 1921 — São Paulo SP, 8 de dezembro de 2011) foi um escritor, professor universitário e pesquisador brasileiro, estudioso da literatura brasileira. Estudou a literatura do período colonial, o modernismo e o romance do nordeste, entre outros temas, buscando revelar e preencher lacunas importantes.

Veio para São Paulo decidido a cursar a faculdade de direito, mas as aulas de literatura no cursinho pré-vestibular foram tão impactantes que decidiu cursar letras. Formou-se nos anos 40 na Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), em letras clássicas. Deu aulas no Mackenzie e logo depois começou a lecionar na Universidade de São Paulo, onde permaneceu até o fim da carreira.

De 1957 a 1980 pesquisou profundamente o movimento academicista,  que resultou na publicação de 17 volumes de documentos.

De meados dos anos 60 até 1981, dirigiu o Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros de São Paulo (IEB), que fora fundado por Sérgio Buarque de Holanda.

Foi membro do Conselho Estadual de Cultura de São Paulo e da Comissão de Avaliação dos cursos de pós-graduação em Letras e Linguística/CAPES, nos dois primeiros biênios de sua instalação.

Bibliografia
Gonçalves de Magalhães - trechos escolhidos (1946)
Biografia literária de Araripe Júnior (1949)
A introdução do Romantismo no Brasil (1950)
A polêmica sobre a Confederação dos Tamoios (1953)
Machado de Assis - crítica (1953)
A literatura no Brasil (1955) - vols. 2 e 3 (dirigida por Afrânio Coutinho)
José Bonifácio, o velho - poesia (1957)
O movimento academicista no Brasil (1957-1980) - 17 vols.
Homens e intenções - cinco escritores modernistas (1959)
Antologia do ensaio literário paulista III (1960)
Aspectos do romance brasileiro (1960)
José Lins do Rego: modernismo e regionalismo (1961)
Textos que interessam a história do Romantismo I (1961)
Textos que interessam a história do Romantismo II - revistas da época romântica (1963)
Presença da Literatura Brasileira: história, crítica e antologia (1964) - em colaboração com Antonio Candido
Manifestações literárias do Período Colonial 1500-1808/1836 (1965) - vol I
Método e Interpretação (1965)
Realidade e ilusão em Machado de Assis (Companhia Editora Nacional, 1969)
Introdução ao estudo da literatura brasileira (1971)
A Literatura Brasileira: origens e unidade (1500-1960) (1999) - 2 vols.
Melhores contos - J. J. Veiga (2000)

Ligações externas
Alfredo Bosi e José Aderaldo Castello: As Histórias Literárias das Universidades Brasileiras
Morre José Castello, ex-diretor do IEB

Naturais de Mombaça (Ceará)
Escritores do Ceará
Pesquisadores do Brasil
Estudiosos de Machado de Assis
Alunos da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo
Professores da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo
Professores da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Doutores honoris causa da Universidade Federal do Ceará

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Q: Weak and weak-* convergence If i have a bounded sequence $\{u_n\}_n \in H^1(\Omega) \cap L^\infty(\Omega)$, then by the weak and weak-* compactness of the spaces, there exists subsequences and functions $u_1 \in H^1(\Omega)$, $u_2 \in L^\infty(\Omega)$ such that $u_n \rightharpoonup u_1$ in $H^1$, and $u_n \rightharpoonup u_2$ in $L^\infty$ weak-*. My question is, under what conditions will I get a limit with the same regularity as the sequence? In other words, when is $u_1 = u_2$?

A: It is easy to check that $u_n \rightharpoonup u_1$ in $H^1$ implies $u_n \rightharpoonup u_1$ in $L^2$.
Similarly, $u_n \stackrel*\rightharpoonup u_2$ in $L^\infty$ implies $u_n \rightharpoonup u_2$ in $L^2$.
By uniqueness of the weak limit, you have $u_1 = u_2$.

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Q: Using model to save a list, works first time but second time it saves 62 count item list as 1 list item So I create this list in two different locations.  The first location creates it correctly its supposed to have 62 items in it like so.

But for some reason when I add it to the second PostSoftware action result I get the following with the exact same code.

The code is as follows
public ActionResult Software(TicketModel model)
        {
            ViewBag.Message = "Request software through the Tech Bar.";

            var snow = new clsServNowAuth();
            var tbl = clsServNowAuth.SoftwareTable();
            var tbl2 = clsServNowAuth.SoftwareTableID();
            tbl.Wait();
            tbl2.Wait();
            model.softwareList = tbl.Result;
            model.softwareListID = tbl2.Result;
            List<string> lstUserInfo = clsADInterface.GetInfo(model);
            List<string> softwareList = model.softwareList;

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(model.computerName) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(model.businessJustification))
            {
                // TODO
                return View(model);
            }

            return RedirectToAction("PostSoftware", model);
        }

        public ActionResult PostSoftware(TicketModel model)
        {
            List<string> softwareList = model.softwareList;
            //var test = model.selectedSoftwareList;
            List<string> softwareListID = new List<string>();
            foreach (var item in model.selectedSoftwareList)
            {
                int index = softwareList.FindIndex(a => a.Contains(item));
                softwareListID.Add(model.softwareListID[index]);
            }
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The Fletschhorn (3,985 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between the Saas Valley and the Simplon Valley, in the canton of Valais. It lies in the Weissmies group, north of the Lagginhorn. The Fletschhorn is shown to be 3,993 metres high on the 1:200,000 Swisstopo map. However, the largest-scale map (1:25'000) indicates a precise elevation of 3,986 metres above sea level, after previously showing an elevation of 3,984.5 metres.

It was first climbed by Michael Amherdt and his guides Johannes Zumkemmi and Friedrich Clausen in August 1854. The imposing north face was first ascended by E. R. Blanchet with guides Oskar Supersaxo and Kaspar Mooser on 25 July 1927.

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Neuroepidemiology. 2007;29(1-2):29-38. Epub 2007 Sep 24.
The ICTUS Study: A Prospective longitudinal observational study of 1,380 AD patients in Europe. Study design and baseline characteristics of the cohort.
Reynish E1, Cortes F, Andrieu S, Cantet C, Olde Rikkert M, Melis R, Froelich L, Frisoni GB, Jönsson L, Visser PJ, Ousset PJ, Vellas B; ICTUS Study Group.
The long-term objective of the ICTUS study is to identify milestones in Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression and to develop a model to predict disease course in individual AD patients in Europe. The secondary objectives are to describe the patterns of prescribing, and the socioeconomic impact of AD in Europe. Between 2003 and 2005 1,380 patients with probable AD were recruited in specialised (secondary care) clinics in 12 European countries. Their mean age was 76 years and they had a mean of 8.0 +/- (SD) 4.6 years of education. Thirty-five percent were male. The mean MMSE score was 20.4 +/- (SD) 4.0. Forty-three percent had very mild dementia (CDR 0.5) and 44% had mild dementia (CDR 1). All patients completed baseline evaluation and biannual follow-up is ongoing. The goals of the current study are to describe the specific methods for recruitment in this crosscultural setting and the characteristics of the inception ICTUS cohort, including clinical features, co-morbidity, neuropsychological performance, neuropsychiatric symptoms, functional impairment and social burden.


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S.F. drops notion of conquering Brisbane
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C.W. Nevius Oct. 7, 2016 Updated: Oct. 7, 2016 3:14 p.m.
The Bayshore Roundhouse, which was once a hub on the old Southern Pacific railyard, sits abandoned and decaying on open space land between Bayshore Boulevard and Highway 101 in Brisbane, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. The historic roundhouse will be restored as part of the Baylands mixed-use development project which is planned for the 660-acre site.
It has been an educational couple of weeks for the good people of Brisbane. Welcome to San Francisco Politics 101.
For starters, the pull-up-the-drawbridge crowd in Brisbane has been made aware that decisions on development and housing don't take place in a small-town bubble, but need to be part of a regional discussion. Therefore, the idea that the town was going to allow commercial development of 684 acres of open space with no housing was not going to fly.
Known as the Baylands, the site could be a terrific, smart development with plenty of transportation options — from Highway 101 to Caltrain to Muni — and is still in the pipeline. But there will definitely be some discussion from all parties about how it will work.
Brisbane's plan to go forward without housing — and let San Francisco take care of that small detail — irked San Francisco supervisors so much last week that they suggested annexing Brisbane and making its decisions themselves.
Now the annexation is off the table. Which is a shame, because if we were going to start swallowing up cities, I was going to propose Sausalito next. It's prettier than Brisbane — no offense, Brisbaners — and it's also on the water.
Let's be honest: Annexing Brisbane was never going to happen.
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"But I guess we got their attention, huh?" said Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who was among those suggesting that the city "investigate" the idea. "I think we've made our point. They've heard us."
That's for sure. Brisbane Mayor Cliff Lentz appeared at Tuesday's San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting, waited through a typically long and verbose public-comment session, and then got up to read a letter to the supes. Unfortunately, his letter was so long that the three-minute time limit expired. When the end-of-time bell rang, there was some confusion about whether he could continue, but Supervisor Scott Wiener stepped in.
"We're talking about conquering a neighboring town," Wiener said. "We can let him finish his letter."
As one wit observed, that was "an appeal to colleagues that has presumably never been voiced in the storied City Hall chamber before."
Lentz finished his letter and then was invited by Peskin to a meeting in his office.
"We had a nice visit," Peskin said. "We said let's all get along and not talk through the press. This is a dynamic process."
There are a couple of points that need to be made. First, Peskin reminds us, the city of Brisbane does not own the Baylands. Most of the acreage was purchased by Universal Paragon Corp., which has been trying to put together a development plan for more than 10 years.
The Paragon plan, which Brisbane residents have repeatedly said they find threatening, includes 7.5 million square feet of commercial/industrial construction and 4,434 homes. For a municipality with just over 4,000 residents, that's a huge change. It is understandable that the town feels uneasy with more than doubling in size.
However, the other idea, the "community alternative" plan proposed by residents, which features 8.3 million square feet of commercial construction and zero housing, is also a nonstarter. Given the housing shortage in the Bay Area, some living space has to be part of any new large development.
Compromises will certainly have to be made, and it wouldn't be a terrible bet to guess that when something is built it will include fewer than 4,000 homes and more than zero.
I keep getting emails from Brisbane residents who are incredulous that we haven't mentioned that the Baylands site contains toxic waste. That, some have said, is why it is unfit for housing and should be restricted to commercial use.
It's an odd argument on two levels. First, it is no surprise to hear there are toxic materials on the site. Paragon certainly knows that and says it will be able to clean up the site and make it safe. Paragon points out that both the Mission Bay and Hunters Point neighborhoods also had toxic- materials problems, and they have been cleaned up and developed.
Second, I am missing the logic that it would be OK to put commercial buildings on a toxic site, but not housing. Are you saying that because workers would only be in Baylands for a 9-to-5 job they wouldn't be affected by the toxic waste?
Toxic is toxic. The site has to be cleaned up to the point that it meets environmental standards or nothing will be built there. Period.
So that's where things stand. The discussion has been broadened to include both San Francisco and San Mateo County, as it should be, and the people of Brisbane have — I think — gotten the message that this is a regional discussion.
We can now move forward with a sensible plan that will result in reasonable compromises from all parties. Everything will be fine unless someone comes up with another offbeat scheme.
"Well I did have one crazy idea," Peskin said. "We own 410 acres of land in San Mateo (County), Sharp Park (the San Francisco-owned public golf course in Pacifica). How about if we just trade that for Baylands?"
He was kidding. I think.
C.W. Nevius is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His columns appear Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Email: cwnevius@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @cwnevius
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C.W. Nevius has been a columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle for more than 20 years, covering sports, reviewing movies and spotting trends. He is currently a metro columnist, appearing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
As a sports columnist, he climbed the ski jump at the Norway Olympics, ate bee larvae in Japan and skied in the French Alps. In all, he covered eight Olympic Games, from Australia to Spain to Korea. (And the strangest place of all, Los Angeles.)
He also wrote about riding the "Straight Talk Express" with John McCain during his first presidential bid, parachuting out of an airplane and running the Boston Marathon.
Although he reviewed movies only for a year, he did rate a blurb with his byline on the DVD box of "The Santa Clause 2," to the undying embarrassment of his kids.
He co-wrote "Splash Hit," about building the Giants' waterfront stadium, with Joan Walsh. His latest book is "Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler: A Zen Guide for New Dads."
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In order for your new toilet to be fitted into your bathroom or water closet, you need to first find out what kind of waste configuration you have at home.
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Take a look at the base of your toilet, and where the pipe is connected.
We've outlined the difference – and why it matters – in this blog post.
If you are planning on purchasing a close coupled toilet suite it is imperative that you know the following measurements.
A close coupled toilet features a pan and a cistern that are joined. This means that the set-out measurement has little to no leeway when you install the toilet. And you know what that means? You have to get it right!
The measurement you need to take for a P-trap starts at the floor and finishes at the centre of the pipe. A P-trap needs a set-out measurement of 185mm.
When you are measuring an S-trap you need to start at the wall and measure to the centre of the waste pipe as well. S-traps usually need a measurement of 140mm.
When you purchase a new toilet you absolutely can not vary the set-out measurement more than 20mm or you will need to reconfigure your plumbing.
As previously mentioned, you need to very careful about set-out measurements with close coupled toilets.
You'll also want to have your water tap measurements on hand, just to be sure the toilet can be connected to the water.
It's a very popular toilet for more reason than the price tag though.
The set-out measurement won't be a problem for you because this toilet uses a pipe that can be cut down to size to link the cistern to the toilet bowl. It's still good to have the set-out measurement in the back of your mind so you can ask the customer service team (or your reliable Doncaster plumber!) if the toilet will fit your bathroom.
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Additionally unlike the close coupled toilet, a back to wall toilet has a adjustable pipe that connects the cistern to the toilet bowl.
This makes it a more flexible fit than the close coupled toilet. It is also possible that you will need to pull back your skirting board in order to correctly install this toilet.
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You know when you finally roll up to (the Louvre) (the MOMA) (the Guggenheim) and you consult your handy-dandy guidebook for the exact location of (the Mona Lisa) (Monet's waterlilies) (Van Gogh's sunflowers) and you find it and lumber up there with the gathering herds who are also headed past hundreds of years' and millions of dollars' worth of really stellar art only to see this one piece that their sophomore-year art history T.A. told them really "matters" in the history of the universe?
And you finally get to that sacred room where the painting's all cordoned off on the far wall with red velvet ropes and clear protectors and six bored-looking security guards who are checking their watches, and it turns out that it's really tiny and kind of drab and seemingly inconsequential, but there's everyone whispering around it in various hushed tones speaking in a million different languages and they're all snapping away with (flashless) cameras so they can go home to Peoria or Liverpool and tell Grandma that they saw (the Mona Lisa) (Monet's waterlilies) (Van Gogh's sunflowers) and it was well, definitely life-changing and remarkable and honestly, if they're totally frank with themselves, kind of small and wimpy and meh?
Yeah. Pet peeve of pet peeves. Seriously. I can't handle it. The first time I walked into the Louvre and meandered my way through all the armless marbles to the Mona Lisa, my mouth filled with the taste of absolute disgust at all the buzzing hordes snapping away, and I took one glance at the poor lonely secret-keeping Mona and walked on by.
Social theorists talk about the politics of The Gaze, of seeing versus being seen, of invisibility and visibility and taking-in versus processing and what-have-you. In people, in real-life interactions, it's all a complicated whirlwind of fascinating concepts, politically-laden and power-rich. In art, it's even more interesting, though, and to me, more distressing. There's nothing that pisses me off more than people who care more about establishing the evidence that they "saw" a landmark piece of art than actually "seeing it."
Kimmelman suggests that "slow looking, like slow cooking, may yet become the new radical chic." Love this. Read the article. Sit still in an art museum the next time you go. (That's why there are benches.) Put the goddamned camera away. And just remember it.
* Need I emphasize the whole yogic nature of this "sitting with," this observing? No, you got that already? Great, I thought so.
Ugh. Agreed. The only time I ever took a picture in an art museum was at the Musee D'Orsay, where the main hall is observable from above. You see the old train station architecture dotted with art. Beautiful. But I never understood taking pictures of art. It's the piece itself, the texture, the colors, the angles, etc., that are supposed to be observed in person, not captured through a camera lens. The power of art is in observing it firsthand. That's why people travel to museums. If you want a picture, just google it!
I'm right there with you. I tried to go to the Art Institute of Chicago with my kids because of their fantastic impressionist collection. 246 rooms and I had to blaze through like a bat out of hell. Had I gotten my way I would have parked it on a bench or two for hours to take it all in. My trip to the Picasso Museum in October will be totally solo.
I enjoy taking pictures of sculptures. That's about it. I read that article (before I saw your post) and I think I may buy myself a sketch book.


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Forging Ties with Israel to Cause Insecurity, Iran's President Warns
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran's President Hassan Rouhani described the Israeli regime as "the enemy of the entire region and Muslim nations", warning that forging ties with the Zionist regime will only bring about insecurity and instability.
Regional countries should overcome the policy of coercion by outsiders and their reliance on foreign countries through wisdom, prudence, rationality and sincere dialogue in the region, Rouhani said on Wednesday in a phone conversation with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
"Unfortunately, getting the Zionist regime involved (in regional developments) will be a cause of insecurity and instability in the region. And it is really surprising to us that some neighbors consider their security to be tied with relations with the criminal Zionist regime, which is the enemy of the entire region and Muslim countries," Rouhani said.
Stressing that regional countries can solve their problems as neighbors and brothers, Rouhani said, "I have no doubt that in the coming months we will see better conditions in regional relations with the help of each other."
He expressed hope that with the new developments in international relations, the "hostile" policies of some countries in the region will be rectified, and "we will see an opportunity to strengthen dialogue and reach an understanding within the region."
The Qatari emir, for his part, lauded Tehran-Doha ties as strategic and growing and stressed that the implementation of the agreements between the two countries serves the interests of the two nations.
He also said that Qatar will make every effort to implement those agreements.
On regional developments, Sheikh Thani said that cooperation between Iran and the Persian Gulf countries should be further developed in all areas, including ensuring maritime security in the region's waters.
"In any agreement to ensure regional security, Iran should be a party to talks to reach an agreement," he said.
Emphasizing that all regional countries have suffered from the irresponsible behavior of some countries in the region, he expressed hope that, given the new international developments, talks between Iran and the Persian Gulf countries will be resumed.
He also once again officially invited the Iranian chief executive to pay a visit to Doha.
The Iranian President's remarks come in reaction to Israel's forging ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain under US-brokered agreements.
Following the September 15 signing of deals on normalization between Israel and the UAE and also Bahrain, US President Donald Trump announced on October 23 at the White House that Sudan and Israel had also agreed to normalize relations.
The normalization deals have drawn widespread condemnation from Palestinians, who seek an independent state in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem al-Quds as its capital. They say the deals ignore their rights and do not serve the Palestinian cause.
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The determination by the state court of the effect of grants of title to the bed of navigable waters within the state must be followed by this Court.
The deepening, in the interest of navigation, of a channel across a navigable bay the bed of which is used for oyster cultivation under grants from the state is not a taking of the property of the lessee of the oyster beds within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment.
The public right of navigation is the dominant right in navigable waters, and this includes the right to use the bed of the water for every purpose which is an aid to navigation.
Whatever power the several states had before the Union was formed over navigable waters within their respective jurisdictions has been delegated to Congress, which now has all governmental power over the subject, restricted only by the limitations in the other clauses of the Constitution.
United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Co., ante, p. 229 U. S. 53, followed as to the nature of the title of an owner of the bed of navigable waters and the control of Congress thereover. Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States, 148 U. S. 312, distinguished as not resting on proprietary rights, but on estoppel.
The facts, which involve the rights of private owners to land under navigable waters within a state used for cultivation of oysters, and whether such parties are entitled to compensation from the government of the United States for the destruction of the oyster beds therein by reason of improvement of the channel for navigation pursuant to act of Congress, are stated in the opinion.
This was an action to restrain the defendant in error from dredging upon certain lands under the waters of Great South Bay, in the State of New York. The defense was that the lands upon which he was engaged in dredging were under the navigable waters of the bay, which was a navigable area of the sea, over which enrolled and registered vessels passed in interstate commerce; that Congress had provided for the dredging of a channel some 2,000 feet long and 200 feet wide across said bay, and that defendant was engaged as a contractor with the United States in dredging the channel so authorized. The plaintiff in error, plaintiff below, averred that this channel would pass diagonally across submerged land in said bay which it held as lessee under the owner of the fee in the bed of the bay. The land so held under lease had been planted with oysters and had been long used for the cultivation of that variety of oyster known as the "Blue Point." The claim was that the dredging of such a channel would destroy the oysters of the plaintiff not only along the line of excavation, but for some distance on either side, and greatly impair the value of his leasehold for oyster cultivation.
The New York Court of Appeals held that the title of every owner of lands beneath navigable waters was a qualified one, and subject to the right of Congress to deepen the channel in the interest of navigation, and such a "taking" was not a "taking" of private property for which compensation could be required. The judgment of the courts below discharging the injunction and dismissing the action was therefore affirmed.
The case comes here upon the claim that the dredging of such a channel, although in the interest of navigation, is a taking of private property without just compensation, forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The foundation of the title to a large portion of the soil lying under the water of Great South Bay is found in certain royal patents made when the State of New York was a colonial dependency of Great Britain. Through the patents referred to and certain mesne conveyances, the lessors of the oyster company have been adjudged to be seised of the legal title to a large part of the land which lies at the bottom of that bay. That determination of title under the local law is not complained of, and must, of course, be accepted and followed by this Court. The single question, therefore, is whether the deepening of the channel across the bay, in the interest of navigation, with the incidental consequence to the oyster plantation of the lessee company, is a taking of private property which may be enjoined unless provision for compensation has been made.
"when the government, for the purpose of adding to the navigability of a stream, changes its natural channel, and, in doing so, occupies and assumes exclusive possession of the land of a citizen, it takes private property."
In that case, the government had, in the exercise of its power of improving navigation, erected a dike on the oyster beds of the complainant in the shallow salt water of York River for the purpose of directing the current of the river and maintaining the channel. The effect of this was to destroy the property of the owner or lessee of the bed of the river at that point for the purpose to which it was devoted. This, the learned judge ruled, was a "taking" which was not lawful without compensation.
states had before the Union was formed over the navigable waters within their several jurisdictions has been delegated to the Congress, in which therefore is centered all of the governmental power over the subject, restricted only by such limitations as are found in other clauses of the Constitution.
By necessary implication from the dominant right of navigation, title to such submerged lands is acquired and held subject to the power of Congress to deepen the water over such lands, or to use them for any structure which the interest of navigation, in its judgment, may require. The plaintiff in error has therefore no such private property right which, when taken, or incidentally destroyed by the dredging of a deep-water channel across it, entitles him to demand compensation as a condition.
In the Hawkins Point Light-House Case, 39 F. 77, it was held that the occupation of the lands under navigable waters for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse thereon in aid of navigation was not a taking of private property requiring compensation, the owner's title being, by necessary implication, subject to the use which the United States had made of it. In Scranton v. Wheeler, 57 F. 803, 813-814, it appeared that the United States had erected a long dike or pier upon the submerged lands of a riparian owner on the St. Marys River, Michigan, cutting off his access to deep water. It was held that his title was subject to whatever use the government found appropriate for improving navigation.
"Whatever the nature of the interest of a riparian owner in the submerged lands in front of his upland bordering on a public navigable river, his title is not as full and complete as his title to fast land which has no direct connection with the navigation of such waters. It is a qualified title, a bare technical title, not at his absolute disposal, as is his upland, but to be held at all times subordinate to such use of the submerged lands and of the waters flowing over them as may be consistent with or demanded by the public right of navigation."
Scranton v. Wheeler, 179 U. S. 141, 179 U. S. 144-146, 179 U. S. 163.
The whole subject of the nature and character of the interest of the owner of such a title and the scope of the control of the Congress over navigable rivers has been fully considered by this Court in Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co. v. United States, ante, p. 229 U. S. 53, where the decision in Scranton v. Wheeler was fully affirmed.
the company has constructed the lock and dam, it does not lie in the power of the state or the United States to say that such lock and dam are an obstruction and wrongfully there, or that the right to compensation for the use of this improvement by the public does not belong to its owner, the Navigation Company."
Compare Union Bridge Co. v. United States, 204 U. S. 364.


> as many, maybe more, dishonest Americans than in allthestans.
somewhere might be getting something for nothing?
aren't members of NAFEX. I wasn't, at first. But why is that a problem?
fruit, and THEN they're likely to join.
here that someone else might be getting something for nothing.
must recognize that and evolve, or die out like the dinosaurs.


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