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OurCrowd Highlights 14 Of Its Portfolio Stars At CES
OurCrowd, Israel's most active venture investor showcases some of the best tech at the world's largest tech show
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OurCrowd, a global investment platform and Israel's most active venture investor will showcase some of its market leading portfolio from Israel and around the globe at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES.) Learn more about how equity crowdfunding is opening up investment opportunities to accredited investors in a wide range of sectors including Artificial intelligence, Mobility, Drones and more.
OurCrowd Founder & CEO Jon Medved says, "For once, CES attendees will actually be able to invest in some of the exciting startup companies that they see at the show. These companies are funded through our unique democratic platform of venture capital where accredited investors can start making intelligent startup investments with as little as $10,000. Investors may want to set aside some of the money they were planning on spending at the tables and visit us first."
Portfolio Companies on Display at OurCrowd's Booth at the Westgate Paradise Center, Suite 301:
ADvantage Sports Tech Fund: One of OurCrowd's 14 funds, co-founded with leAD Sports, an initiative spearheaded by the grandchildren of Adi Dassler to further sports innovation. ADvantage recently led a $5m round in US based TAPPP, a pre-paid platform enabling access to premium live sports content.
C2A SECURITY: Graduating from the OurCrowd Labs/02 incubator, C2A develops cybersecurity for connected vehicles. C2A was recently named a finalist at the 2018 Mondial.Tech Paris Startup awards, being recognized for its new approach to automotive cyber protection.
Centaur Analytics: IoT developer of devices that track the quality of stored agricultural products to minimize waste. Read more in Forbes.
Edgybees: Visual Intelligence Technology being used in first response, defense, automotive, sports technology and more. Edgybees has been vital in rescuing those affected in the California Wildfires, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Michael and more.
Engie: Engie's connected car maintenance solution provides fault diagnostics and predictive maintenance information in a simple way, to make car repairs easy and efficient. Engie allows future autonomous fleets to be simply and automatically maintained and remotely diagnosed. At CES, Engie will release its B2B solution for Fleets, insurers and dealers.
TechSee: Visual technical assistance that is powered by AI & AR. TechSee recently raised $16 million in a Series B round led by Scale Ventures.
VayaVision: Vehicle Environmental Perception solution based on raw data fusion with upsampling, AI and computer vision for safer and reliable autonomous driving. Vayavision recently raised $8 million in seed funding, led by Viola Ventures.
uBeam: Wireless, contactless charging through ultrasound. Come watch their live demo at Venetian Tower, Suite 29-326
OurCrowd Portfolio Companies Showcasing Independently:
Arbe: The world's first company to demonstrate ultra-high-resolution 4D imaging radar with post processing and SLAM. It is disrupting autonomous driving sensor development by providing optic sensor resolution with the reliability and maturity of radar technology for all levels of vehicle autonomy. The company was founded in 2015 and raised $23 million in funding to date. Marriott Courtyard, Suite208
Brodmann17: World leaders in Deep Neural Network software architecture, creating practical algorithms that bring deep-learning vision applications to the mainstream. Brodmann17 has partnered with global OEMs and Tier 1 leaders on vehicle and pedestrian detection, based on their innovative approach towards DNN and AI perception software. Israel pavilion Eureka Park, Booth #51701
Hailo: Semiconductor company developing a proprietary chip for AI and machine learning in edge devices with a focus on data-processing in autonomous vehicles, Hailo recently raised $12 million in Series A funding from OurCrowd and others. Hailo's Suite Venetian Tower Hospitality.
Innoviz: Enabling autonomous mobility with solid state LiDAR sensors, sensor fusion, and accurate mapping and localization products. InnovizOne, automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR and Computer Vision software have been awarded the 2019 CES "Best of Innovation" honor. Westgate, Booth 1415
Intuition Robotics: After winning the Best of Innovation award for Smart Home at last year's CES, Intuition Robotics is returning to CES with big news regarding its social robot for older adults, known as ElliQ®. Intuition Robotics is developing companion agent technologies that breathe life into autonomous machines and proactively and intuitively engage users. ElliQ will be showcased at Pepcom. Reporters can also request a demo by contacting IRPR@googlegroups.com
Maniv Mobility: One of OurCrowd's 14 funds, Maniv is Israel's leading venture capital fund dedicated exclusively to the new mobility future, investing in early-stage transportation innovation. Maniv's full portfolio include companies such as Aurora labs, Autofleet, Autotalks, Clairlabs, Coganta, Drive.ai, Guardian, Nauto, Nexar, Oryx, Otonomo, Owl, Ridecell, Righthand, Seurat, Spatial logic, Turo, and Upstream. Maniv companies are present throughout the show.
To receive OurCrowd portfolio news updates, or to arrange interviews at CES with company CEO's, or OurCrowd Business Development Partner Laly David, contact Aaron Kliner at aaron@headline.media (+972 54-8143742) or Leah Stern at leah@ourcrowd.com (+44 747-0196-826) for more details.
All of the above companies will also be on hand at OurCrowd's Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem, March 7, 2019. RSVP today at summit.ourcrowd.com
About OurCrowd: OurCrowd is a global investment platform, bringing venture capital opportunities to accredited investors worldwide. A leader in equity crowdfunding, OurCrowd is managed by a team of seasoned investment professionals and is led by serial entrepreneur Jon Medved. OurCrowd vets and selects companies, invests its own capital, and invites its accredited membership of investors and institutional partners to invest alongside in these opportunities. OurCrowd provides support to its portfolio companies, assigns industry experts as mentors, and creates growth opportunities through its network of strategic multinational partnerships. The OurCrowd community consists of almost 30,000 accredited investors from over 150 countries. OurCrowd has raised over $800 million and invested in 170 portfolio companies and funds. To join OurCrowd as an accredited investor visit www.ourcrowd.com and click "Join."
About the 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit: The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, Where the startup world gathers. The 2019 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, taking place March 7 in Jerusalem, Israel, is one of the premier events in the tech industry, and the largest business event in Israel's history, with 15,000 expected to register to attend. The Summit provides an interactive, front-row seat to the formerly closed world of startup venture capital, with exclusive exposure to cutting-edge technologies, the entrepreneurs behind them, and the corporate leaders deploying them. Top investors, venture capitalists, corporate partners, entrepreneurs and journalists come from around the world both for Summit day as well as a week of events that include tours of the Israeli ecosystem, corporate meetups, and cultural and historical excursions. Thousands more will participate through livestreaming. Learn more at summit.ourcrowd.com
For Press Materials: http://blog.ourcrowd.com/CES2019
Leah Stern, OurCrowd Dir. Of Communications
UK: +44 747-0196826
E: leah@ourcrowd.com
Aaron Kliner at aaron@headline.media (IL: +972 54-8143742)


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'Challenging' trading conditions wipe $127 million off Pact Group
By Lucy Battersby and Sumeyya Ilanbey
February 12, 2019 — 5.29pm
Persistent cost pressures combined with weaker demand have prompted a significant writedown at packaging giant Pact Group and sparked another steep sell-off by its investors.
Shares in Pact Group closed at $3.55 on Tuesday, a drop of 38 cents or 9.7 per cent as investors savaged the company for the third time in six months in the wake of a $340 million asset writedown.
Pact Group, led by rich-lister Raphael Geminder, saw its shares plunge 10 per cent on Tuesday. Credit:Pat Scala
Led by billionaire businessman Raphael Geminder, the brother-in-law of Australia's richest person Anthony Pratt, Pact Group told investors it had revised down the value of its packaging assets in Australia by up to $100 million and its goodwill by up to $240 million.
Pact Group confirmed a guidance change first flagged in November that its full year earnings would be between $230 million and $245 million instead of the $270 million to $285,000 range it predicted in August.
"It has been a very challenging start to the year," said Mr Geminder.
"Our results reflect significant input cost headwinds and weaker demand conditions in some sectors. These challenges have required us to reassess the carrying value of our assets, and disappointingly, has resulted in impairment charges in the period."
Improving our margins and our customer experience remains a key priority.
Raphael Geminder
Mr Geminder, who established the business in 2002 after buying some assets of his late father-in-law's company Visy, owns 39 per cent of Pact and is its executive chairman. According to the BRW, Mr Geminder ranked 53rd on the 2018 Financial Review Rich List, with an estimated wealth of $1.4 billion.
Pact manufactures and supplies rigid plastic and metal packaging, materials handling solutions, co-manufacturing services, and recycling and sustainability services.
Mr Geminder said he has been focussed on improving customer experience and staff wellbeing to ensure the company's long-term shareholder value.
"This includes changing the way we assess and reward performance, reshaping our cost base and progressing with urgency the redesign of our network," he said.
There has been several negative surprises from Pact Group in recent years that have seen the company's market capitalisation drop from a peak of $2.2 billion in early 2017 to $1.2 billion.
The company has suffered several sharp drops in the past few years.
In May 2017, shares dropped 10.6 per cent in one day from $7.31 to $6.53 after it warned earnings would be flat compared to the previous year.
In August, shares dropped 22 per cent in a day after revealing a disappointing profit and fell another 9.7 per cent in November after it cut its earnings guidance.
Pact Group's half year results are due next Thursday, February 20.
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Lucy Battersby
Lucy Battersby has covered trends, technology and telecommunications since joining The Age in 2008.
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Sumeyya is a reporter for The Age.
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Journalism is going through a period of upheaval. Old business models are becoming less and less effective. Media diversity is under threat. Non-profit journalism is one of many responses to what some people are calling the »crisis in the media«. We believe it is a necessary addition to state-funded and commercial journalism because a free press is a prerequisite for an open society and a vibrant democracy.
Through its various charitable funding activities, the Schöpflin Foundation supports and promotes the building of a sense of critical awareness in children, young people and young adults; equally it supports and promotes strong democracy and its further development. To achieve these goals, our society must be well-informed – and it is here that journalism has a central role to play.
Today, classic journalism of the type published by the media giants is going through a financial and structural crisis. State-funded media are trying to find a new role in an ever more digitalised society where most people below the age of 30 scarcely ever turn on the television for their news.
During this period of upheaval, we see non-profit journalism as a vital addition to the other forms of journalism currently on offer. While the major publishing houses are coming under increasing financial pressure and public broadcasters are becoming ever more main-stream, the non-profit journalism model adds an extra dimension to the mix.
As well as supporting actual journalism projects and initiatives, we also want to support all those business activities that are vitally important for the further development of non-profit journalism.
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Constructive Journalism Day 2019 – Nachrichten mit Perspektive
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Constructive Journalism Day 2019 – »Nachrichten mit Perspektive« (News with a Vision)
Bad news dominates the news agenda. The mantra »bad news is good news« still persists – because, so the thinking goes, »bad news« sells more papers and thus generates more profit. Constructive Journalism is an approach that promotes deeper thought that goes beyond the headlines. It is all about reporting the full context of issues and the potential solutions to those issues and problems.
The Schöpflin Foundation supported this year's Constructive Journalism Day event. On 14th February 2019 the Hamburg Media School and the broadcaster, NDR Info, ran a one-day conference in Hamburg on this form of journalism.
The aim of the conference was to set out exactly what Constructive Journalism is – in all its forms. The initial comments, the presentation of issues and questions relating to practical experience and the various exercises were all designed to enable conference participants to work together and to encourage them to think along the lines of results-driven constructive journalism.
Keynote speeches highlighting their own experiences of working with Constructive Journalism were given by Tina Rosenberg (author at the New York Times and co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network) and Oliver Reinhard (deputy editor of the features section of the Sächsische Zeitung newspaper).
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correctiv.org
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Adessium Foundation
Brost Stiftung
Rudolf Augstein Stiftung
What does CORRECTIV do?
CORRECTIV is the first non-profit investigative newsroom in the German-speaking world. CORRECTIV carries out extensive investigative research into stories that most other media ignore. CORRECTIV aims to give every citizen the information he or she needs in order to be able to understand the world. A key feature of what we do is to make our articles and contributions available to other media outlets, who can then publish them free of charge. It's for this reason that CORRECTIV is also launching a journalism training programme so that as many people as possible can have access to the information.
Why are we awarding a grant to CORRECTIV?
A free press is a prerequisite for an open society and democracy. With the large publishing houses coming under increasing financial pressure, and state broadcasters tending to go ever more main-stream, the non-profit journalism model has an important role to play. This is where CORRECTIV comes in. It aims to give every publisher and every broadcaster in Germany access to its investigative and informative journalism so that the media can properly perform its watchdog role.
What is our mutual goal?
Together with CORRECTIV we want to work on the key questions currently facing our society. These include: What sort of future will our children have? How will we live together in the future? Who actually holds the reins of power in our democracy?
European Journalism Centre
What does the EJC do?
The European Journalism Centre, founded in 1992, is an international non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands with the remit to improve, strengthen, and underpin journalism and the news media in the interest of a functioning democratic public sphere.
Why are we awarding a grant to EJC?
The Schöpflin Foundation and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) share the conviction that free access to information and a free press is a prerequisite for an open society and a cornerstone of democracy. The EJC is strengthening the resilience of European journalism by connecting journalists to new ideas, skills, people and funding with its programmes.
The EJC, Schöpflin Foundation, and other foundations are partnering on the Journalism Funders Forum (JFF). JFF is an open community of European foundations and journalists working together to ensure more effective and impactful funding of journalism in Europe.
Field Study on "Non-profit journalism, freedom of information and freedom of expression"
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Luminate UK
PHINEO
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What is the Field Study on "Non-profit journalism, freedom of information and freedom of expression"?
Luminate UK, PHINEO, the Rudolf Augstein Foundation and the Schöpflin Foundation are cooperating on a field study that
provides an overview of the actors in the field of non-profit journalism and freedom of information and expression,
clarifies systemic relationships and potentials,
presents functioning business models and successful impact logics,
identifies challenges, funding gaps and limiting factors, and
offers concrete recommendations for action to decision-makers in funding institutions and politics.
The study focuses on Germany, but also takes into account outstanding European and international examples. It will be published at the beginning of 2020.
Why are we supporting a Field Study on "Non-profit journalism, freedom of information and freedom of expression"?
We are currently experiencing a reorganization of journalism: Obsolete and collapsing financing models, dependence on tech platforms and a crisis of trust and authority suggest that there is a lack of viable concepts for sustainable journalism.
One of many approaches to ensuring quality journalism for the future lies in the systematic and increased promotion of corresponding offers in the area of freedom of information and expression and journalism projects oriented towards the common good.
By identifying offers and potentials in the field, the study can serve as a guideline for funding decisions and provide quality-assured orientation for financial commitment. In this way, relevant actors in the field are supported and the journalistic commitment to the public benefit, as well as freedom of information and expression is strengthened in the long term.
fragdenstaat.de
What does FragDenStaat do?
FragDenStaat.de (literally 'Ask-The-State') is Germany's freedom-of-information online platform. It enables everyone to obtain information from the authorities in a straightforward and transparent way. Using campaigns and strategic actions, FragDenStaat is improving the freedom-of-information ecosystem – and empowers journalists, campaign groups and private individuals to assert their right to information.
Why are we awarding a grant to FragDenStaat?
FragDenStaat is a digital infrastructure for democracy. As such it fulfils the goals of freedom-of-information legislation and creates transparency. This improves the democratic process by which opinions are formed and decisions made. It also facilitates better monitoring and oversight of how the state operates.
We want more people to benefit from FragDenStaat. To achieve this, we are developing new campaigns for greater openness with environmental information for example; we are expanding the platform's functionality; and we are bringing new strategic legal actions relating to freedom of information.
Haus des gemeinnützigen Journalismus
Duration of building project still to be confirmed. Start of construction work: 2018
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www.haus-des-journalismus.de
What is the Haus des gemeinnützigen Journalismus (Non-Profit Journalism Centre)?
In 2018 work will begin in Berlin on building a place where people will be able to learn how to gather information and news, how to edit it, and then how to disseminate it. It will be a place where people do media; a place for networking and a place for the future. This 500-square-meter, multi-storey building will house a newsroom, co-working work-spaces, living and relaxation space, a café, a restaurant and an event space. The bringing together of creatives from all fields – illustrators, media professionals, programmers, playwrights, film professionals and teachers, to name but a few – could give rise to totally new forms of non-profit journalism, and completely new products. Furthermore, the project will create and secure more than 200 sustainable jobs.
Why do we think there is a need for this project?
To have free and non-profit journalism you need an infrastructure and networking opportunities. In this way, synergies can be achieved and skills passed on. The building of the Haus des gemeinnützigen Journalismus is also about providing a space for a critical public.
What do we want to achieve?
The Haus des gemeinnützigen Journalismus will be a place where networking and collaboration can happen and where journalism in general can be further developed. While the centre will be equipped to meet the needs of regional and local media, it will also be able to welcome other European media professionals, thus giving the venue a true international feel.
Investigate Europe - Investigative Journalism for Europe
France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal
investigate-europe.eu
What does Investigate Europe do?
Investigate Europe brings together nine investigative journalists from eight countries who, together, are researching issues which are of major significance socially and politically across Europe. The results of this research will be jointly published and will be further disseminated across Europe by other media partners. Investigate Europe's media partners include Tagesspiegel, Publico, Aftenbladet, Newsweek Polska, Il Corriere della Sera and Falter.
Why are we awarding a grant to Investigate Europe?
The issues that affect our society both nationally and internationally are becoming ever more complex. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult for people to have an overview and to obtain relevant information. In order to ensure that we are all able to play a part in the ongoing democratic shaping of our society we, as a society, need to be able to make sound judgements. Investigate Europe is working to make this possible.
Together we want to ensure that the research carried out by Investigate Europe can be accessed by a much larger target audience across the whole of Europe. As well as expanding the network of partner media organisations in individual countries, it is also vital that we further improve Investigate Europe's level of professionalisation and develop its internal structures.
netzwerkrecherche.org
What does Netzwerk Recherche do?
Netzwerk Recherche e.V. was founded in 2001 by a group of journalists in order to bolster investigative and quality journalism in Germany. By 2017 this not-for-profit network had notched up more than 800 members from every branch of the media industry. In order to share its research techniques, the network runs conferences – like the network's annual conference attended by some 900 journalists – and produces publications. Netzwerk Recherche directly supports journalistic work through research grants and provides bursaries for journalism projects.
Why are we awarding a grant to Netzwerk Recherche?
By partnering with Netzwerk Recherche e.V. we believe there is an opportunity to further strengthen and grow investigative and non-profit journalism and thereby establish it as a third and important pillar of journalism, alongside the journalism provided by the major publishing houses and by state media.
Together we want to show that there are new ways to set up and finance non-profit journalism. The joint 'Grow Bursary' programme supports start-ups and non-profit journalism, helping them to implement their projects.
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phineo.org
What is PHINEO?
PHINEO gAG supports people and organizations who are particularly committed to solving social problems and to promoting effective non-profit activities. As an overarching consortium of stakeholders from civil society, government and business, PHINEO aims to meet the need for transparency and orientation in the non-profit sector.
Why are we awarding a grant to PHINEO?
PHINEO analyzes non-profit organizations on a scientific basis in order to provide quality-assured guidance for donors and socially committed companies ("social investors") that ensures the optimal use of financial resources for charitable purposes.
Through the transparent analysis and processing of socially relevant topics, we want to promote knowledge of the impact and working methods of non-profit organizations. In this way, we want to expand the possibilities of social commitment and improve the use of financial resources for charitable activities. The field study on "Non-profit journalism, freedom of information and freedom of expression", which we are conducting together with PHINEO and other cooperation partners, serves the same purpose.
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KU Kreatives Unternehmertum
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What does KU Kreatives Unternehmertum gGmbH do?
KU Kreatives Unternehmertum gGmbH has devoted itself to business education and promotes a new approach to education in terms of how to shape the society in which we live. The approach involves organisations and individuals having an entrepreneurial impact on, with and for society that is orientated towards the common good and the public interest. From its premises it carries out research into the liveable future and, together with other pioneering organisations, devises education formats for groups and organisations that shape society. The work is interdisciplinary and inter-generational.
Why are we awarding a grant to the 'Local Journalism and Democracy' conference?
Local media enable citizens to take part in democracy; guarantee public scrutiny; contribute to a sense of identifying with the local environment; and even go so far as to act as a counterbalance to the global sphere of influence. But how can this form of journalism be financed and organised now that the traditional ways of working are no longer valid? On 18th October 2018 around 100 participants from a wide range of sectors came together to look at these issues and to discuss new models that could be developed for collaboration between the business world, civil society and public-service broadcasters. We support this type of event because local journalism has a key role to play in the future of our democracy.
Journalism, it would seem, is no longer a successful business model. Today, it's all about attracting attention and as many readers as possible – and far less about actual information. In the digital world, businesses place their adverts wherever they can attract the highest number of mouse clicks. The danger is that journalism becomes little more than a side-show – which results in a loss of democratic opinion-forming and democratic diversity. The aim of the 'Local Journalism and Democracy' conference was to rediscover local journalism as an expression of corporate social responsibility through multiple visions and perspectives.
Noah Foundation
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noahsfund.org
What does the Noah Foundation do?
The majority of media articles are predominantly negative. Studies show that this leads to a skewed perception of reality and needless pessimism. The Noah Foundation therefore promotes journalism that focuses on opportunities and solutions. This gives readers a more balanced world view and increases the likelihood that they will play a more constructive role in society.
Why are we awarding a grant to the Noah Foundation?
High-quality and constructive journalism contributes to a more optimistic and responsible moulding of society. It is therefore important to strengthen this form of journalism so that it becomes a truly integral part of what shapes public opinion.
What have we achieved together?
Together we have strengthened and grown support for solution-oriented journalism. In addition to regular, tried and tested bursaries for journalists, the Noah Foundation has developed its innovative Good News App.
Lukas Harlan
Programme Director Non-Profit Journalism
»Discriminating and high-quality journalism enables me to participate in society. Achieving this for as many people as possible and thereby contributing to greater democracy is the very bedrock of our Non-Profit Journalism programme.«


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Home » Blogs » Charles Gaba's blog » It's this simple: ALL the Dems' plans EXPAND healthcare coverage for millions; Trump's strips it away from millions.
It's this simple: ALL the Dems' plans EXPAND healthcare coverage for millions; Trump's strips it away from millions.
Back in late June, right after the first Democratic Primary Candidate Presidential Debate, I posted an analysis & table to break out exactly where each of the then-20 (!) candidates stood when it comes to the Next Big Thing in U.S. healthcare policy. I posted a couple of updates as the summer and early fall progressed.
At the time, my main point was that regardless of their official campaign rhetoric, the truth was that nearly all of the candidates were open to multiple paths towards expanding healthcare coverage...both in terms of the number of people covered, the scope of that coverage and the cost of coverage to the enrollees, with a greater portion of the total cost being borne by the federal government.
This, of course, is a vast contrast to what the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans have been pushing for, which amounts to the exact opposite: Fewer people being covered, by less comprehensive care, with fewer protections, and with less (or ideally none) of the costs being borne by the federal (or state) government.
It's now mid-January, a lot more have dropped out, and while there's still officially a dozen candidates still running, the likely field has now been narrowed down to:
Former VP Joe Biden
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Businessman Tom Steyer
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
No, I'm not including Tulsi Gabbard, John Delaney or Deval Patrick. If one of them manages to surge, I'll revisit this.
With this in mind, I've decided to repost a "clean" version of this analysis instead of adding another messy update to the old one, so here goes:
With all the fuss & bother being made over whether Democratic Presidential candidates support or don't support eliminating private insurance in favor of a universal, fully-mandatory "Medicare for All" single-payer healthcare system, I decided to attempt to put together a comprehensive table listing which healthcare expansion/overhaul bills each of the candidates actually support or oppose.
This may sound like a simple question: Senators Sanders (obviously), Warren and Harris are all cosponsors of Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" bill, S.1129, right?
Well, it's more complicated than that. Most of the Senators (and some of the House members) running have actually cosponsored other significant healthcare expansion bills as well as "pure" Medicare for All...and many have made public statements indicating that they'd likely also be open to some of the other bills on the table (or some variant thereof). Harris has formally split from her prior support of Bernie's bill and is now proposing a hybrid variant which would allow for a "Private Option" in the form of beefed-up Medicare Advantage plans with much tighter regulations (similar to my preferred bill, "Medicare for America")...but she still calls her plan "Medicare for All", confusing the issue further.
Meanwhile, Biden & Buttigieg can't officially "cosponsor" any bills since they aren't in the House or Senate, so I had to go with their official plans as laid out on their campaign websites. Klobuchar has cosponsored several bills; her campaign site doesn't specify any one particular bill but the description of it is very similar to several of them as well as being similar to Biden & Buttigieg's proposals.
Since my earlier version of this analysis, I've simplified not only the list of candidates but also the types of plans--I've cut them down from eight specific bills/plans on the table down to four types of plans, each of which may include more than one specific bill. I've done my best to clarify which candidates either officially support, officially oppose or are open to supporting each. I've also thrown in my own preferred route forward for the heck of it. These break out into four main categories:
ACA 2.0:
Sen. Warren's Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act
Reps. Neal/Scott/Pallone "ACA 2.0" bill (the official title is way too clunky)
Sen. Stabenow's "Medicare at 50" bill (categorized under ACA 2.0 because it's effect would be more along the lines of an ACA upgrade in practice)
ACA 2.0 with a Public Option:
JOE BIDEN'S official plan
PETE BUTTIGIEG'S official plan
AMY KLOBUCHAR'S official plan
CORY BOOKER's official plan
MIKE BLOOMBERG's official plan (his is more like ACA 1.5 w/PO, really)
TOM STEYER's official plan
MICHAEL BENNET's official plan
ANDREW YANG's official plan
Sen. Whitehouse / Rep. Schakowsky's "CHOICE Act"
Sen. Schatz / Rep. Ray Lujan's "State Public Option Act"
Sens. Bennet & Kaine / Rep. Delgato's "Medicare X" Act
Sens. Merkley & Murphy / Rep. Richmond's "Choose Medicare" Act
Universal Coverage WITH a Private Option:
KAMALA HARRIS' official "Medicare for All" plan
JULIAN CASTRO's official plan
Reps. DeLauro & Schakowsky's "Medicare for America" bill
Universal Coverage with NO Private Option:
BERNIE SANDERS' "Medicare for All" bill
ELIZABETH WARRENS' "Medicare for All" plan (Bernie's bill w/a different funding mechanism)
Rep. Jayapal's "Medicare for All" bill
Here's my methodology:
The blue fields are the candidates' officially-declared healthcare policy proposals, regardless of any other bills or plans they might be co-sponsors of/etc.
The green fields are bills/plans each candidate is a formal co-sponsor of or which they've indicated that they generally support.
The yellow fields are bills/plans each candidate might grudgingly support if it becomes clear that this is the bill which is going to come across their desk to sign.
The red fields are bills/plans which the candidate has either expressly rejected or now says they oppose (even as a stop-gap) if they used to support it.
Sen. Sanders cosponsored the 2017 version of Sen. Schatz's "State Public Option Act" as well as the 2018 version of Sen. Warren's ACA 2.0 Act (CHIPA)...before stripping his name as a cosponsor of each for the 2019-2020 legislative session and then trashing the House version of ACA 2.0 as being unacceptable even as a short-term solution.
Elizabeth Warren is also a cosponsor of Sen. Schatz's "State Public Option Act" as well as being the lead sponsor of CHIPA which she just re-introduced this spring...yet she's avoided talkinga about either of them for a good six months now.
My larger point is that all of the bills listed below are good, and they'd all represent a significant improvement to existing law.
The irony of this is that WHATEVER the Big Healthcare Overhaul Bill ends up being (and remember, all of this assumes a blue trifecta, with Democrats retaking the White House and Senate while retaining control of the House), it's NOT going to end up looking exactly like ANY of the current plans on the table anyway.
Again, I may be a strong proponent of Medicare for America, but I still recognize that even if that becomes the basis for the final bill, there would no doubt be some changes made before it gets passed by the House, Senate and signed into law by whichever candidate below ends up winning...and that's fine.
Meanwhile, here's Donald Trump's "healthcare plan":
Hope the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act entirely
That's it. That's his plan.
(Yes, technically speaking, the House GOP's "Republican Study Committee" recently came out with their own "replacement plan" for the ACA if it's struck down...but it's basically just the same warmed-over glop they tried to push a couple of years ago in the form of the "Graham-Cassidy" bill, which amounts to a mish-mash of terrible ideas like "block grants", "high risk pools" and the like. Otherwise, that's it.)
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What causes increased diameter of thoracic aorta?
I recommend periodically scheduled follow ups with echography.
I understand your concern and would explain that you have a moderate dilatation of the aorta.
For the thoracic aorta, a diameter greater than 3.5 cm is generally considered dilated, whereas greater than 4.5 cm would be considered aneurysmal.
Aneurysm is defined as dilatation of the aorta of greater than 150% of its normal diameter for a given segment.
So your aorta for the moment can be considered just dilation but just one step away from considering an aneurismal dilation.
I recommend you to perform periodically scheduled follow ups with echography (every 6-12 months) to monitor the possible evolution of your aorta dimension.
If your aorta dimension increase during follow ups, surgery could be taken into consideration.
You should know that the main risk of aorta aneurysms is the possible acute rupture with high mortality.
The cumulative risk of rupturing a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is related to aneurysm diameter.
From the literature the risk of rupture at 5 years is 15-20% for diameter 4-5.9 cm, and 30-40% for aneurysms greater than 6 cm in diameter.
Meanwhile, you should consult with your doctor for a proper medical treatment.
The goal of medical therapy is to reduce the pulse pressure within the aorta. Reducing the heart rate, the blood pressure (BP), pain, and anxiety are the mainstays of therapy.
Betablockers ( metoprolol, esmolol, labetalol,etc) are considered the best treatment to hold under control your blood pressure and reducing the pulse pressure in your aorta.
Calcium channel blockers are another option of therapy if betablockers are contraindicated.
I have been to the emergency room the last 2 days with blood pressures of 250/160. they give me labetalol and drop it down and turn me loose. the next day the pressure is right back up. I am seeing a cardiologist in a couple of days but all my blood work and EKG come back normal. I am on 7 different blood pressure meds without any relief. My ejection fraction is at a 40. Any sugestions.
What causes high BP readings after waking up?
Each morning my blood pressure is very high (200/109) every morning when I arise. Once I get going it goes down to around 150/85 without taking my meds. This has been going on for over a week. What is causing this and what should I do?
Can Vyvanse cause a false positive for methamphetamine?
Is Labetalol tablet effective in treating depression and hypertension?
Is Labetalol safe to be taken when trying to get pregnant?
Hi, I was advised that since I m trying to get pregnant, I need to switch from losartin to labetalol for high blood pressure. I was also told I just make the switch without any ramp up. Is this your experience? And is it ok to be pregnant on labetalol?
Are symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness signs of low BP?
What causes elevated ALT levels in LFT?
I am a 41 year old normally healthy female who recently had a baby 6 weeks ago. My ALT levels are normally fine but I was concerned so my MD ordered a liver enzyme test. The number was 64 U/l which according to palo alto medical foundation us WNL. Other labs report this value as high.
During my pregnancy I was put on low levels (50-100 mg ) of labetalol, and after my c section was put on percocet and then vicodin. I also continued the Labetalol. This was my second C section. Post Op I had some cellulitis and problems with my incision thus the reason they contiued me on vicodin. I no longer need the pain meds and do not take anything now for pain. I also am nursing.
I do not drink anything alcoholic, do not smoke and am gradually losing the pregnancy weight (I gained 30 pounds).
My QUESTION: Is the value of the ALT test alarming and should I question PAMF's upper limit of normal value? Again, my number for the ALT is 64 and 29 or 30 I believe for the AST.
Unfolding of thoracic aorta cause of hypertension?


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Call for Retailers to Support Scottish Pig Producers
Husbandry Markets Herd management Production Management
26 January 2011, at 11:44am
SCOTLAND, UK - NFU Scotland has written to major retailers asking for a renewed commitment to stocking home-produced pork and bacon at a time when all pig producers face an unparalleled increase in the price of feed for their animals.
The engagement with UK retailers comes at a time when pig meat prices across Europe have collapsed, partly fuelled by the recent dioxin feed scare, leaving an abundance of cheap supplies. The European Commission decision yesterday (24 January 2011) to trigger Private Storage Aid (PSA) as a tool to help tackle the crisis in the sector is welcome but has come at a time when some stores continue to take the opportunity to import and stock non-UK pork.
In a welcome development, the major retailer Asda has indicated that it is to factor rising feed costs into its farmgate prices. A similar price pledge from all retailers, along with a greater commitment to stock home-produced pork and bacon is desperately needed to stabilise and improve returns to pig farmers in the country.
NFU Scotland's Pigs Committee Chairman, Philip Sleigh said, "The decision to introduce PSA with a view to stabilising the European pig sector is a hugely welcome development and the news that measures may be in place as early as the end of this week recognises the predicament that European producers find themselves in.
"The recent dioxin feed scare has hit pig and poultry producers on mainland Europe hard with significant slumps in consumption creating an overhang on the market that is dragging prices down at a time when costs are flying upwards.
"Here in Scotland, soaring feed prices are hammering the margins being made on our pig farms and UK retailer support holds the key to profitable pig production. When asked, Scottish consumers have shown clear support for Scottish pork and bacon to be available on the shelves and retailers have an opportunity to meet that demand while underpinning the viability of the sector.
"We need all supermarkets to follow the Asda example and better recognise the rising cost of production. We need those same retailers to stand by our producers through this difficult period and not sell them out to cheaper, foreign imports. They have a chance to put the long-term interests of pig production in this country first rather than chasing the short-term gain presented by imported product.
"Retailers can also better recognise the higher welfare standards here in the UK where a ban on controversial sow stalls and tethers has been in place since the beginning of 1999 but will only come into force for other European pig producers at the beginning of 2013.
"Many European producers face the difficult decision of getting out of stalls and investing in the same kind of production systems found in the UK or getting out of pigs full stop. Given the current crash in the market, investment for some will be impossible and Europe should give some consideration to an out-goer's scheme, so that those in Europe who do not see their future in pigs beyond 2012 have a way out of the sector."
Mycotoxins in Swine Production
The impact of mycotoxins — through losses in commodity quality and livestock health — exceeds $1.4 billion in the United States alone, according to the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. This guide includes:
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    {
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As of now, we guess you would have switched to Edge and would have found it quite comfortable, faster and stylish than Chrome and other browsers. As a new user of Edge, you might be unfamiliar with certain features and settings of the Edge. Edge is also somewhat different than Internet Explorer, and it presents a newer way than other browsers to explore and modify your browsing history.
In the upper right corner , you will find the More actions Button (…) , click on that.
scroll down to find Clear browsing data under which you'll find "Choose what to clear" button. Click on that.
Now, a list of items will open up. You can choose here what to remove.
STEP I :- Click the three horizontal lined HUB button in the toolbar at upper right corner. Click it and then proceed to select the History Button tab (3rd from the right).
STEP II -: It will open up the list of your web pages viewed in the past in terms of last hour, last day, and last week. You can find any page here which you were looking for. Just click on specific time frame of Today , yesterday etc.
STEP III -: If you want to delete specific web pages, you can do so by clicking the cross button. It will directly delete that history.You can also right click the web page you want to delete, and click the Delete option.
If you have other links too from the same website and you want to delete them as well , you don't need to find them again and again, just right click the mouse and select the "Delete all sites to <Website name>".
STEP IV –: If you are not interested in any, and want to clear the whole lot, you can proceed by clicking the "Clear all history" link.
STEP V –: Further options will open up , which will enquire you about deleting Browsing History, Cookies and Saved Website data, Cached Data and Files, Download History etc. You can choose as what you want to delete. You can select what all you want to remove and hit the Clear button.
Browsing History indicates your web pages opened up in the browser within the week.
Cookies and Saved Website Data includes your preferences setup which would be used for entering your information somewhere or detecting your location etc.
Cached Data and Files store media files on your PC such that when you open the web page the next time, it will load faster.
Download History stores a list of your download files from the net. On deleting this, your files don't get deleted , but only the list.
Form data, Passwords, Media Licenses etc. are the personal information you have entered on various website and have been saved here.
Microsoft Edge is under up-gradation process and might come out with an extension for this in the future for further ease. A future update might be to sort web pages by site name or by most visit/ frequently used, as what is there in Internet Explorer. Stay tuned…..


Gather your ingredients. Make sure your mushrooms have been cleaned. If the mushrooms are large, cut into 1/3 inch slices.
Melt 1 Tablespoon undated butter over high heat in a large skillet.
Add a couple pinches of sea salt. Stir until butter has coated the mushrooms. Continue cooking for a couple minutes, stirring periodically, until the mushrooms release their water and start to brown.
Thinly slice the bulb of fennel.
Cook for another minute or two, stirring frequently.
Remove from heat, and stir in the creme fraiche. Mix in the dill and the chives.
Clean the watercress, and toss with a teaspoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
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American Pub Food
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11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Bar until 2:30 a.m. daily.
It's time for the game - that's right, the big game - but where to watch it? Easy question. Willie's is just what you want. With TVs everywhere you look, you'll never be far from the action no matter where you sit. And if you're not so into sports, you can always come in for weekly scheduled karaoke and live music. Willie's also has daily lunch specials and happy hour 1 to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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0:15 Corner kick by Shenandoah Hornets Rebecca Collimore [0:15].
04:20 Shot by Salisbury Lydia Narum, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
05:00 Shot by Salisbury Alyssa Chesney, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
05:05 Shot by Salisbury Megan Brady, High.
09:40 Shot by Salisbury Ally Goetz, High.
12:03 Shot by Salisbury Lydia Narum, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
15:32 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin, Hit Crossbar.
15:39 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin, Defensive Save by Kayla Homeyer.
18:29 Offside against Shenandoah Hornets.
20:32 Corner kick by Salisbury Ally Goetz [20:32].
21:01 Header Shot by Salisbury Kayla Homeyer, Wide Right.
24:43 Shot by Salisbury Alyssa Chesney, Wide.
24:52 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Brooke Rossiter for Megan Brady.
25:55 Shot by Salisbury Brooke Rossiter, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
28:04 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Tayah Rendina for Juliana Looney.
28:42 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Abby Alexa for Rebecca Collimore.
30:59 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Liliana Caceres for Emma Faust.
30:59 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Liz Fenton for Alyssa Chesney.
30:59 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Maddie Carr for Carly Glassford.
31:29 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Rebecca Collimore for Jocelyn Granados.
32:02 Shot by Salisbury Tayah Rendina, Wide.
32:28 Shot by Salisbury Brooke Rossiter, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
33:18 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Ryan Wright for Ally Goetz.
37:44 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Alyse Stukey for Lydia Narum.
37:44 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Alyssa Brady for Kayla Homeyer.
41:56 Shot by Salisbury Liliana Caceres, Save (by goalie) Anna Jacobson.
44:41 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
44:47 Corner kick by Shenandoah Hornets Abby Alexa [44:47].
48:04 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abbie Marquette, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
48:04 PENALTY KICK by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin MISSED, save Regan Benton.
48:05 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin, Wide Right.
51:36 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Maiya Pencile for Kaitlyn Carter.
51:36 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Abby Alexa for Jocelyn Granados.
54:23 Corner kick by Salisbury Lydia Narum [54:23].
54:52 Shot by Salisbury Lydia Narum, Defensive Save by Abbie Marquette.
57:34 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Rebecca Collimore, Wide.
58:22 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abbie Marquette, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
59:33 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Emma Faust for Carly Glassford.
59:59 Emilie Smith at goalie for Shenandoah Hornets.
60:07 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Jocelyn Granados for Alison Spaziani.
60:07 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Bella Infuso for Shannen de Leon.
62:27 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
62:46 Yellow card on Shenandoah Hornets Emily Yergin.
63:22 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Julianna Boller for Dakota Campbell.
63:44 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Olivia Churchman for Taylor Morris.
64:54 Corner kick by Salisbury Ally Goetz [64:54].
65:41 Shot by Salisbury Ally Goetz, Save (by goalie) Emilie Smith.
67:10 Shot by Salisbury Brooke Rossiter, Save (by goalie) Emilie Smith.
68:19 Shot by Salisbury Ally Goetz, Save (by goalie) Emilie Smith.
69:09 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abby Alexa, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
69:16 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Rebecca Collimore, High.
69:29 Corner kick by Shenandoah Hornets Abby Alexa [69:29].
69:46 Shot by Salisbury Alyssa Chesney, Wide.
69:51 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Liliana Caceres for Lydia Narum.
69:51 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Madison Hogsten for Alyssa Chesney.
69:51 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Taylor Morris for Olivia Churchman.
69:51 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Jordan Riser for Maiya Pencile.
72:05 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Kaitlyn Carter for Bella Infuso.
73:07 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Rebecca Collimore, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
74:41 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Abby MacDonald for Tayah Rendina.
74:41 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Cristina Narron for Juliana Looney.
74:41 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Ryan Wright for Jenna Beck.
74:41 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Maddie Carr for Ally Goetz.
74:41 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Alison Spaziani for Olivia Churchman.
75:00 Yellow card on Salisbury Julianna Boller.
75:00 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abbie Marquette, Wide Right.
76:09 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abbie Marquette, Hit Crossbar.
76:09 Substitution!Shenandoah Hornets substitution: Shannen de Leon for Kaitlyn Carter.
81:24 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Alyse Stukey for Julie Venere.
82:01 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abby Alexa, Save (by goalie) Regan Benton.
82:50 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Alison Spaziani, Wide.
83:01 Substitution!Salisbury substitution: Liz Fenton for Julianna Boller.
84:05 Shot by Shenandoah Hornets Abbie Marquette, High.
89:58 Shot by Salisbury Madison Hogsten, Save (by goalie) Emilie Smith.


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Karl Friedrich Otto Vogel (* 15. Januar 1812 in Berlin; † 3. Februar 1851) war ein deutscher Holzschneider.

Otto Vogel war ein Sohn des Berliner Formstechers Johann Daniel Vogel und Bruder des Holzschneiders Johann Philipp Albert Vogel (1814–1886). Er besuchte das Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster und ging dann an die Berliner Kunstakademie. 1834 wurde Vogel beim Verlag J. Baumgärtner in Leipzig neben seinem Bruder als Holzschneider eingestellt. 1838 erschienen die Illustrationen der Brüder Vogel zu den Werken Shakespeares in dem Leipziger Verlag. Hierdurch wurde Adolph Menzel auf Otto Vogel aufmerksam und beauftragte diesen, seine Zeichnungen zur illustrierten Ausgabe (1843–1846) der Werke Friedrichs des Großen in Holz zu schneiden. Während der Arbeiten an der Realisierung der Illustrationen Kaulbachs zur von Decker herausgegebenen Prachtausgabe des Neuen Testaments verstarb Otto Vogel.

Otto Vogel war befreundet mit dem Maler Carl Gottfried Pfannschmidt.

Literatur
Friedrich Eggers: Nekrologe: Otto Vogel. In: Deutsches Kunstblatt. 2 (1851), S. 68–70

Anmerkungen

Holzschneider (Deutschland)
Illustrator (Deutschland)
Deutscher
Geboren 1812
Gestorben 1851
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Mbeya Region
Mbeya Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. It is located in the country's southwest. The regional capital is the city of Mbeya. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 2,707,410, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 2,822,396.[2]:page 2 For 2002-2012, the region's 2.7 percent average annual population growth rate was tied for the tenth highest in the country.[2]:page 4 It was also tied for the eighteenth most densely populated region with 45 people per square kilometre.[2]:page 6 In 2016, the town of Tunduma and the districts of Ileje, Mbozi, Momba and Songwe (created from the western part of Chunya District[3]) were split from Mbeya Region to create Songwe Region.[4][5] Mbeya Region is now bordered to the northwest by Tabora Region, to the northeast by Singida Region, to the east by Iringa Region, to the south by Songwe Region and Malawi, and to the west by Songwe Region.[6] Prior to the creation of Songwe Region, Mbeya Region covered an area of 62,420 square kilometres (24,100 sq mi).[7] It now covers an area of 35,954 square kilometres (13,882 sq mi).[1]
Mkoa wa Mbeya (Swahili)
Tea fields in Tukuyu
Location in Tanzania
• Regional Commissioner
Albert Chalamila
461 km2 (178 sq mi)
UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s)
In 2012, the region was administratively divided into eight districts:
Districts of Mbeya Region in 2012
Chunya 290,478
Ileje 124,451
Kyela 221,490
Mbarali 300,517
Mbeya 690,598
Mbozi 446,339
Momba 294,380
Rungwe 339,157
After the 2016 reorganization, Mbeya now comprises seven districts: Busokelo, Chunya, Kyela, Mbarali, Mbeya City, Mbeya Rural, and Rungwe.[6]
National Parks and other sites.
Mount Rungwe Forest Reserve
Lake Ngosi (Crater lake)
Matema Beach
Mbeya region is accessible by Roads, rail, air and water through Lake Nyasa.
Mbeya region is served by Songwe International Airport which is located in Mbeya district at Songwe area. Currently the only carrier which have scheduled flights is Air Tanzania with daily flights to Dar es salaam. There are also other chartered flights to other places such as Ruaha National Park.
TANZAM Highway (T1) which is part of the Great North road (A 104) pass through the region, it connect the region with Njombe region to the East and Songwe region to the West. The B - 345 road connect the region with Malawi to the south from Uyole.Chunya road connect the region with Singida and Tabora to the North-East and North-West respectively.
Mbeya region is bordered by Lake Nyasa to the South East. The lake is used for transport by Mbeya region and the neighboring regions of Njombe, Ruvuma and the country of Malawi. Three ships of which two are cargo ships MV Njombe and MV Ruvuma and one for passengers MV Mbeya II are on final stages of construction and are expected to start operations at the end of 2019.
The TAZARA rail pass through the region and connects which connects it to the Port city of Dar es salaam and Zambia.
It was announced in February 2012 that the collapsed volcano approximately 200 km north of Mbeya, Mount Ngualla, contained one of the largest rare earth oxide deposits in the world.[8]
Writers from Mbeya Region
Godfrey Mwakikagile
Christopher Mwashinga
Fadhy Mtanga
Christopher Zacharia Lameck
"Mbeya Regional Profile" (PDF). Mbeya Regional Commissioner's Office. 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Population Distribution by Administrative Units, United Republic of Tanzania, 2013 Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
"History". Songwe District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
"History". Songwe Regional Commissioner's Office. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
Mwakyusa, Alvar (4 February 2016). "Songwe is new region - with four districts". Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
"Welcome to Mbeya Region". Mbeya Regional Commissioner Office. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
Statistical Abstract 2011, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Peak Resources - Maiden Resource, Ngualla Rare Earth Project, ASX Announcement, 29 February 2012
Regions of Tanzania
Simiyu
Songwe
Mjini Magharibi
Pemba North
Pemba South
Unguja North
Unguja South
Districts of Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Chunya
Ileje
Kyela
Mbarali
Mbozi
Rungwe


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using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using System.Linq;

namespace EliteDangerousCore.JournalEvents
{
    //    When written: when a text message is sent to another player
    //Parameters:
    //•	To
    //•	Message
    [JournalEntryType(JournalTypeEnum.SendText)]
    public class JournalSendText : JournalEntry
    {
        public JournalSendText(JObject evt) : base(evt, JournalTypeEnum.SendText)
        {
            To = evt["To"].Str();
            To_Localised = evt["To_Localised"].Str();
            Message = evt["Message"].Str();
        }
        public string To { get; set; }
        public string To_Localised { get; set; }
        public string Message { get; set; }

        public override void FillInformation(out string summary, out string info, out string detailed) //V
        {
            summary = EventTypeStr.SplitCapsWord();
            info = BaseUtils.FieldBuilder.Build("To:", To_Localised.Alt(To), "Msg:", Message);
            detailed = "";
        }
    }
}


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Best Stories Of The Week: Star Wars, The Hateful Eight, Rick & Morty, Martin Scorsese And More
By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2015 7:00 am EST
While it wasn't a very busy news week in general, there were a whole slew of updates about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the future of the Star Wars universe as it gets completely reinvigorated by a new trilogy. We've got that news all covered in a forthcoming D23 roundup. Other than that, this edition of Best Stories of the Week still has some good stuff.
Below we recap the week that included a third season renewal for Rick & Morty, casting for The Joker in the LEGO Batman movie, news on Will Smith's involvement in the Bad Boys sequels, an Inside Out short film and more. Plus there's also trailers for The Hateful Eight, Bryan Cranston in Trumbo, a quick teaser for HBO's Westworld series and a few others.
Check out all of the Best Stories of the Week after the jump!
#35. Tom Hardy to Produce and May Star in 100 Bullets Adaptation
Tom Hardy has a deal to produce an adaptation of the Vertigo comic book 100 Bullets, and there's a chance he may star. The story begins with one man who gives people who have been wronged the chance to exact violence revenge by giving them an untraceable pistol and one hundred bullets. Find out more about the project right here.
#34. Project Greenlight Teaser: The HBO Filmmaking Doc Series is Back
The series returns on September 13th.
#33. Paul Haggis Doesn't Think Crash Was the Real Best Picture Winner
Some winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture don't age well, and in retrospect, another film should probably have taken home the big prize. However, some are met with disdain as soon as they win, and that was the case with Crash. And for those who believe the film wrongly won the top prize at the Oscars back in 2005, director Paul Haggis actually agrees with you. Find out more in our original story.
#32. Elle Fanning is a Trans Teen in About Ray Trailer
The film arrives on September 18th.
#31. Netflix Picks Up Christopher Guest's Series Mascots
Netflix has ordered a new series called Mascots from This is Spinal Tap and Best in Show director Christopher Guest. The series will be another trademark mockumentary story following the excitement of the 8th World Mascot Association Championships, where a group of "unusual" men and women, with big heads and furry suits, compete to win the prestigious Gold Fluffy Award and be crowned Best Mascot in the World. Find out more over here.
#30. Dane DeHaan is James Dean in the Trailer for Life
The indie doesn't have a US release date yet.
#29. David Fincher's shows Utopia and Video Synchronicity Are Dead
David Fincher had two series in development, one was a US adaptation of Utopia while the other was Video Synchronicity. Sadly, it appears both of those projects are now dead in the water. Find out what happened with them over here.
#28. Netflix Renews Sense8 for Second Season
The streaming service has ordered a second season of Sense8, the sci-fi series from Andy & Lana Wachowski, the directing duo behind The Matrix and Cloud Atlas. Find out more in our original story right here.
#27. Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Teaser Brings the Laughs
The special debuts on HBO on October 17th.
#26. Zac Efron Joining Dwayne Johnson in Baywatch Movie
Baywatch is getting the big screen treatment in the form of a raunchy action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, and it sounds like he has a handsome co-star coming on board with Zac Efron entering talks for one of the lead roles. Find out more right here.
#25. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Back Together in Ride Along 2 Trailer
The sequel arrive January 15th, 2016.
#24. Cobie Smulders Getting in Action Again in Jack Reacher 2
Tom Cruise will be shooting Jack Reacher 2 before the year is out, and the female lead has just been revealed with The Avengers and How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders taking the role. Find out more in our original story.
#23. The Lion King Gets a TV Movie Sequel to Kick Off TV Series
Disney Channel has a follow-up to The Lion King in the works in the form of a TV movie that will lead into an all-new animated series. Rob Lowe will voice adult Simba this time, and James Earl Jones will pop up occasionally as the ghost of Mufasa. Find out more about the new Disney project over here.
#22. Bradley Cooper is Cooking Again in Trailer for Burnt
The film arrives on October 23rd.
#21. Frank Grillo Says Purge 3 Had No Script Until He Signed On
The Purge 3 may have already been ordered for a July 2016 release, but before Frank Grillo signed on to the project, there wasn't a script in place for the sequel just yet. Find out what Grillo had to say about how the sequel came together in our exclusive story on the matter.
#20. There's a Tiny Robot in the Jem and the Holograms Trailer
The movie arrives on October 23rd.
#19. The CW Orders a Friday the 13th TV Series
There's a new Friday the 13th series in development at The CW, but it's much different than the version that was percolating last year. Find out what you can expect from this new television approach to the iconic horror franchise in our original report.
#18. HBO Is in Early Development on a Deadwood Movie
The HBO series has been over for quite some time, but as several older TV shows begin to emerge with limited series returns, the cable network is thinking about making a movie to follow their western series Deadwood. Find out what we know so far right here.
#17. Canceled Constantine to Appear on The CW's Arrow Series
Even though the series adaptation of Constantine may be canceled, that's not stopping The CW from bringing star Matt Ryan over to Arrow for a guest appearance as the DC Comics character for what is being called a one-shot episode. Get the details on the DC Comics television crossover right here.
#16. More Details on Fantastic Four and Where the Film Failed
In the aftermath of Fantastic Four bombing at the box office, the blame game is being played between the studio and director Josh Trank. More details emerged over the previous week, including some things that went wrong behind the scenes, from a constantly changing script to some drastic changes that were made to the final act of the film. Here's a round-up of articles on the aftermath of Fantastic Four:
'Fantastic Four' Is Worst Reviewed Marvel Movie But Fox Still Committed to Franchise
What Went Wrong with 'Fantastic Four,' a Dozen Trailer Shots Cut from the Movie
Fox Faces Huge 'Fantastic Four' Write-off, Sequel Plan Still Rumored
#15. Steven Spielberg Trying to Bring Gene Wilder Out of Retirement
There's a rumor going around that director Steven Spielberg is trying to bring iconic actor Gene Wilder out of retirement for a role in one of his upcoming movies. However, it's not clear which project that might be. Find out more in our original report right here.
#14. New Trailer for Doctor Who with More Maisie Williams
#13. Pixar Created an Inside Out Short About Riley's First Date
Pixar has a new short in the works featuring the characters of Inside Out, and the story will focus on Riley (and by association, her emotions) going on a first date. Will this new romantic interest die for Riley though? Find out more about the short in our full story.
#12. Will Smith Producing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reboot
Will Smith launched his career with the NBC comedy series, and now he's in development of a reboot of the series Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which he will produce. But will this be a sequel-ish reboot like Fuller House or something more like a remake? Find out in our original report.
#11. Another Original Ghostbusters Star Cameo Confirmed for Reboot
Another star from the original Ghostbusters has been confirmed for a cameo in the reboot of the franchise from director Paul Feig, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. But since some maybe don't want to know who it is, we'll let you find out by reading the full story. In addition, a certain rock star may also be making a cameo.
#10. Bryan Cranston Gets Blacklisted in the First Trumbo Trailer
The drama arrives on November 6th.
#9. Rick & Morty Renewed for Third Season on Adult Swim
The series Rick & Morty has quickly gained a big following, and while the second season just started a few weeks ago, Adult Swim is wasting no time renewing the animated series for a third season. Find out more right here.
#8. HBO Debuts a Quick Westworld TV Series Teaser
The show premieres in 2016 on HBO.
#7. Will Smith May Only Produce Those Two Bad Boys Sequels
Even though Sony got fans excited by announcing two Bad Boys sequels for release in 2017 and 2019, a new report has surfaced saying that Will Smith hasn't decided if he wants to just produce the movies or also star in them. Find out what's going on with the sequels in our original story.
#6. Patrick Stewart Confirms Return as Professor X for Wolverine 3
Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he will return as Professor X for Wolverine 3, and it will be a rather significant role in what will be Hugh Jackman's final turn as the adamantium clad mutant. Find out more right here.
#5. Martin Scorsese & Leonardo DiCaprio Reunite for Devil in the White City
After making movies like Gangs of New York, Shutter Island and The Departed before, director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are looking to reteam again with an adaptation of Devil in the White City. Get the full scoop on the project right here.
#4. First Look at Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War
A spy photo was snapped on the set of Captain America: Civil War, giving us our first look at Black Panther in his full costume. In addition, the photos reveal who Black Panther was seen with in this particular scene. Get all the details right here.
#3. Zach Galifianakis to Voice The Joker in LEGO Batman
The LEGO Batman animated movie has just gained a villain with The Hangover star and comedian Zach Galifianakis lending his voice to The Joker for the Warner Bros. Animation movie. Find out more in the full story.
#2. Star Wars Round-Up: The Force Awakens, Han Solo and More
There were a slew of Star Wars updates over the past week, making the sci-fi saga the top story for a few days, and rather than singling them all out individually, we rounded them all up here for you to check out:
Chris Miller Talks Making a Han Solo Movie to "Give a Fire to Our Bellies"
'Star Wars: Shattered Empire': 14 Things We Learned
Disneyland's Star Wars Land Plans Begin to Take Shape
New 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Photos Featuring General Hux and More
More Details on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Villain Kylo Ren
J.J. Abrams Won't Direct 'Episode 9,' Luke Skywalker Drew Him to 'The Force Awakens'
J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy on Mapping Out Star Wars: Episode 8 and 9
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Character Names Explained
Who is Constable Zuvio in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'?
Simon Pegg Was Part of the 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Brain Trust
#1. Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight Trailer Rides into Town
The film debuts on December 25th and expands in January 2016.
Check out the previous edition of Best Stories of the Week right here.


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Q: Something like Haskell's MultiParamTypeClasses I am about to start learning Rust after programming in Haskell.
The trait Keyword interested me however I noticed you can only refer to one type (Self).
In Haskell there is a pragma for this behaviour:
{-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}

class ExampleBehaviour a b where
 combine :: a -> a -> b
 co_combine :: b -> b -> a

However I cannot see a way to achive this behaviour organically in Rust.

A: I think this is what you're looking for:
trait ExampleBehaviour<Other> {
    fn combine(x: Other, y: Other) -> Self;
    fn co_combine(x: Self, y: Self) -> Other;
}

And here's an example of a Haskell instance of that typeclass and a corresponding Rust implementation of the trait:
data Foo = Foo Int Int
newtype Bar = Bar Int

instance ExampleBehaviour Foo Bar where
    combine (Foo x1 y1) (Foo x2 y2) = Bar (x1 * x2 + y1 * y2)
    co_combine (Bar x) (Bar y) = Foo x y

struct Foo(i32, i32);
struct Bar(i32);

impl ExampleBehaviour<Foo> for Bar {
    fn combine(Foo(x1, y1): Foo, Foo(x2, y2): Foo) -> Self {
        Bar(x1 * x2 + y1 * y2)
    }
    fn co_combine(Bar(x): Self, Bar(y): Self) -> Foo {
        Foo(x, y)
    }
}

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Royal Marines footballers running and cycling 'round the world'
Royal Marines footballers are taking on the extraordinary challenge of running and cycling the distance round the world to raise cash for good causes.
The Corps football team's season was put on hold because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This presented them with a dilemma: either pack up and wait for football to return or, as they eventually did, look beyond their usual horizons for something to get their teeth stuck into.
In true commando style, the marines eventually went for an idea that will likely sound farfetched to many.
That is to run and cycle the distance round the world (25,000 miles) as a squad (not together, of course).
The footballers and staff have already got started on this gargantuan effort, which will see each player (there are 25 of them involved) separately run or cycle 100-plus miles per week for ten straight weeks to reach the combined 25,000-mile total.
This is all to raise cash for the NHS and Royal Marines Charity.
"COVID-19 is seemingly indiscriminate and is having a devastating impact around the globe and, for this very reason, we are going to cycle and run around the world, a staggering distance of 25,000 miles," said manager Warrant Officer First Class Shaun Welburn.
"We aim to achieve this in just ten weeks or less which will require each man to complete 100-plus miles per week.
"This shall no doubt prove to be an epic challenge for the Royal Marines Football team but for the awe-inspiring NHS, who, at this time, find themselves battling heroically on the front line as motivation, anything is possible.
"My wife and a few other members of my family, as well as my team's families, are nurses or work for the NHS, so I decided to set the challenge to my football team to cycle/run around the world totalling just over 25,000 miles in just ten weeks.
"The reason I chose to do it in ten weeks is because there are 25 participants including staff and players. Therefore the maths was easy – 100 miles per man per week for ten consecutive weeks in order to raise money for the NHS Charity and Royal Marines Charity as a 50/50 split."
You can follow their progress here.
This shall no doubt prove to be an epic challenge for the Royal Marines Football team but with for awe-inspiring NHS, who, at this time, find themselves battling heroically on the front line as motivation, anything is possible.
Warrant Officer First Class Shaun Welburn


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We drive. Well, at least we call that driving. The truck drivers behind us woul love to take us on their bumper and by that remove the traffic obstruction.
The bumpy country roads of Hungary combined with curves in all directions pose serious challenges for both Ernst and crew. Martin tels the direction and intensity of the curves, Laika rolls her eyes because she can not lie comfortably, Conny cranks the steering wheel every now and then and talks to each gear well. Another increase. Sixteen percent. "Come on, third, you can do it! I'll trust on you, give everything!" Shake, shake. "Ok, second, your chance, be better than the third, with you we are on the safe side!".
This is how many hours pass, because we want to accomplish many kilometers today. If you follow our live map, you will see that sometimes it just does not go ahead. Speaking of progress. We get to know our Ernst / vehicle / apartment better from day to day. Like when we were in the parking lot and the engine just did not start. We were motivated, the battery was full, electricity was running. But nothing. So Martin climbed out of Ernst, pushed him a few centimeters back. That turned the engine and the starter had enough power to start the engine.
But not only start assistance, pushing and listening to noises is on the program, no, even smaller track adjustment or even just renewing the cables of the gas preheating. It's just an old car (sorry, Ernst!) And there is always something to do. We are looking forward to the next challenges that accompany us on the way.


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Carving out a niche
Nov./Dec. 2012 California Bountiful magazine
Story by Barbara Arciero
Photos by Matt Salvo
California chef makes his mark as a food sculptor.
More online: Video
Chef Ray Duey specializes in the art of fruit and vegetable carving.
Chef Ray Duey is cutting up in the kitchen. In more ways than one.
"OK," he says, sizing up his audience of two: reporter and photographer. "This will take two minutes and 30 seconds. You have to watch quickly. I can't go slow."
With that, Duey presses a button on his MP3 player, centers a cantaloupe on the cutting board and picks up a knife. His first slice into the melon coincides with the opening notes of the 1958 hit "Johnny B. Goode."
In sync with Chuck Berry's guitar riffs and catchy vocals, Duey's left hand turns the melon clockwise as his right hand guides the tools—knives as well as U- and V-shaped cutters—to shape fruit into flower. Each turn of the melon reveals another layer of orange petals as the rind slips away.
The chef is making what he calls a layered cantaloupe, and the delicate intricacy of his work seems oddly in harmony with the rock 'n' roll that blasts from the speakers.
"Go, Johnny, go, go." As he works, Duey sways his hips and adds a few vocals to the performance—all while maintaining a patter of cooking tips, one-liners and opinions on topics that range from cats to compost.
Then, at the exact moment the last note sounds, he sets down the tools and presents the finished sculpture with a sweep of his hand.
"There you go. A thing of beauty created in, let's see, two minutes and 30 seconds," he says with a laugh. "What a coincidence."
Within the next quarter-hour, Duey will have created a butternut squash vase and filled it with flowers to the beat of the Spanish dance hit "Macarena" and turned both a honeydew and a potato into a rose—the latter with Bette Midler providing musical inspiration. By morning's end, he's also got a complete Christmas scene sitting on the kitchen table.
The honeydew melon is one of chef Ray Duey's favorite items to carve. Watermelon, peppers, carrots and potatoes round out his top five.
Welcome to the world of "Chef Garnish." The culinary artist calls San Joaquin County home, but he's on the road more often than not, teaching the art of fruit and vegetable carving in a style somewhere between classroom instructor and carnival hawker. His audiences number from a few dozen to a few thousand, from amateurs to experts.
"I'm a chef by training, but I use my skills in food presentation to get people excited about food and to unleash the artist that's hidden inside every person on this planet," he says. "There's artistry in every human being, and it's my job to use my skills to unlock those artists and turn them loose."
Duey works his magic at private classes and events such as fairs, festivals and conferences. And when he's not teaching the art, he's creating it for clients across the country.
Duey uses the cut side of a beet to tint a turnip daisy.
The chef frequently makes the 350-mile drive to Los Angeles to carve fruits and vegetables into movie props. He once spent 10 solid hours creating a five-watermelon version of the Last Supper. He and a team of similarly talented individuals have carved Halloween pumpkins for the White House. He says his weirdest creation to date is an avocado grenade, which resulted from a dare at a trade show and took all of 10 seconds to make.
Duey estimates he's made more than 100,000 food sculptures in his career and insists there is no fruit or vegetable that cannot be carved into something dramatic.
The Washington state native says his start with the specialized art form of produce carving was born out of desperation. His boss at the time, a restaurant chef, told the newbie to prepare some garnishes for food trays. Duey said he couldn't do it, and his boss said he'd be fired if he didn't.
Butternut squash vase.
"So I went back and I faked it until I made it," he says. "You fake it until you make it. Everybody does that at least one time in their lives, whether they admit it or not."
That was 28 years ago. And although Duey doesn't remember exactly what he made that day—he says he's sure it's something that by current standards would be considered compostable—he knows it saved his job and helped him carve a niche in the competitive business of food service.
"From those humble beginnings, my fear of trying new adventure became palatable, then became acceptable, then became standard operating procedure, then became fun and now is bordering between passion and obsession," he says.
That obsession carries over into trips to his neighborhood grocery store, the chef says, acknowledging that he sees the items in the produce department from a rather unique perspective.
A kale wreath decorated with bell pepper poinsettias and cucumber holly encircles a pineapple Christmas tree and a candle made from a turnip, daikon radish, orange and bell pepper. An apple luminaria accompanies the display.
"Bell peppers are poinsettias to me," he says. "Potatoes are vibrant red roses. Carrots are intricate butterflies."
Duey's goal—through his classes as well as the instructional DVDs, patterns and manuals he sells—goes well beyond teaching people how to make bumblebees out of olives and frozen peas (although that happens, too).
"When you teach people a skill, it opens up the rest of their lives. Once they gain confidence, there's no limit to what they can do," he says. "If you can teach people to think differently, that's where the creativity comes into play.
"I hope to inspire people to do things they never thought they could do."
Besides, he adds, making food preparation more fun is only going to help people eat healthier, more varied diets.
"Since we're going to have to eat every day of our lives, we might as well enjoy it," he says. "So do it. Do what your mom told you not to do and play with your food. It works for me."
Barbara Arciero
barciero@californiabountiful.com
Carving lesson
A few steps turn a red bell pepper into a festive poinsettia.
Use a Thai knife (or sharp paring knife) to cut the flower's shape.
U-shaped carving tools or tiny melon ballers create spheres of yellow squash.
Add a few pieces of squash to each poinsettia flower using toothpicks.
Spread the completed flowers along a wreath of kale leaves.
'Chef Garnish' in action
You have to see it to believe it. California chef Ray Duey has made more than 100,000 food sculptures in his career and insists there is no fruit or vegetable that cannot be carved into something dramatic.
Watch him prove it in this time-lapse video! Creations include a layered cantaloupe, turnip daisy, butternut squash vase and potato rose.


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r"""Prints the lowest locally available SDK version greater than or equal to a
given minimum sdk version to standard output.

If --print_sdk_path is passed, then the script will also print the SDK path.
If --print_bin_path is passed, then the script will also print the path to the
toolchain bin dir.

Usage:
  python find_sdk.py     \
      [--print_sdk_path] \
      [--print_bin_path] \
      10.6  # Ignores SDKs < 10.6

Sample Output:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/
10.14
"""

from __future__ import print_function

import os
import re
import subprocess
import sys

from optparse import OptionParser

class SdkError(Exception):
  def __init__(self, value):
    self.value = value
  def __str__(self):
    return repr(self.value)

def parse_version(version_str):
  """'10.6' => [10, 6]"""
  return [int(s) for s in re.findall(r'(\d+)', version_str)]

def main():
  parser = OptionParser()
  parser.add_option("--print_sdk_path",
                    action="store_true", dest="print_sdk_path", default=False,
                    help="Additionally print the path the SDK (appears first).")
  parser.add_option("--print_bin_path",
                    action="store_true", dest="print_bin_path", default=False,
                    help="Additionally print the path the toolchain bin dir.")
  options, args = parser.parse_args()
  if len(args) != 1:
    parser.error('Please specify a minimum SDK version')
  min_sdk_version = args[0]

  job = subprocess.Popen(['xcode-select', '-print-path'],
                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                         stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
  out, err = job.communicate()
  if job.returncode != 0:
    print(out, file=sys.stderr)
    print(err, file=sys.stderr)
    raise Exception('Error %d running xcode-select' % job.returncode)
  dev_dir = out.decode('UTF-8').rstrip()
  sdk_dir = os.path.join(
      dev_dir, 'Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs')

  if not os.path.isdir(sdk_dir):
    raise SdkError('Install Xcode, launch it, accept the license ' +
      'agreement, and run `sudo xcode-select -s /path/to/Xcode.app` ' +
      'to continue.')
  sdks = [re.findall('^MacOSX(\d+\.\d+)\.sdk$', s) for s in os.listdir(sdk_dir)]
  sdks = [s[0] for s in sdks if s]  # [['10.5'], ['10.6']] => ['10.5', '10.6']
  sdks = [s for s in sdks  # ['10.5', '10.6'] => ['10.6']
          if parse_version(s) >= parse_version(min_sdk_version)]
  if not sdks:
    raise Exception('No %s+ SDK found' % min_sdk_version)
  best_sdk = sorted(sdks, key=parse_version)[0]

  if options.print_sdk_path:
    sdk_name = 'MacOSX' + best_sdk + '.sdk'
    print(os.path.join(sdk_dir, sdk_name))

  if options.print_bin_path:
    bin_path = 'Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/'
    print(os.path.join(dev_dir, bin_path))

  return best_sdk

if __name__ == '__main__':
  if sys.platform != 'darwin':
    raise Exception("This script only runs on Mac")
  print(main())
  sys.exit(0)


Peter Mandin is the master of Cambria, a great racer from the past that has now been restored to its original condition. Due to lack of time this interview took place via e-mail: even by telegraph there would have been no problem but you can't expect a deluge of words from someone who, with four well placed syllables in a normal voice (ready about!)*, manages to synchronise tacking with nineteen sailors and eight hundred square metres of sail! And don't let his youthful appearance fool you, in his sailing logbook, in addition to the cargo ships he captained initially, there are boats of the calibre of Adix, ex-Jessica, one of the greatest three-mast schooners in yachting and the 1912 15-metre International Class "The Lady Anne", Tuiga's sister-ship. But digging for a complete sentence from this captain, a passionate sailor and excellent skipper, we found one: "...to race aboard Cambria is a rare treat and historically speaking something of a limited edition experience!".
Command experience: Cargo ships and ferries from 1989 to '95, Adix from '95 to '98, The Lady Anne in '99 and then Cambria.
Current command: On Cambria, since 2000.
Boat's features: It's a Fife!
Which recent innovation has made the most impression on you and why: Our new Flow Doyle sail set: 5% more to the wind and 0.6 knots of speed!