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Alternatives to immigration detention: providing support and reaching case resolution within a more humane environment
Posted on 02 March 2022 by Gayle Munro, Deputy Director
Tags: crime and justice, detention, immigration, refugees
Alternatives to detention can provide a more humane environment for people seeking asylum, could be significantly less expensive and do not reduce compliance with the immigration system.
NatCen have recently evaluated Action Access, the first government-funded alternative to detention pilot in the UK, which was run by Action Foundation. Our research, available here, found that supporting asylum seekers in the community, rather than detaining them, enables such individuals to make informed decisions about their immigration status and their future, in a more humane environment.
The Action Access pilot offered supported accommodation to women who would otherwise have been detained; legal counselling to support with their immigration case; financial subsistence; and wider support with health, wellbeing and social inclusion.
We found that significant cost savings could be realised when compared with the detention model. The Action Access pilot was affected by COVID-19, with participants staying longer than originally envisaged at the design stage. Running the alternative model at full capacity would bring further cost savings, showing there are further opportunities for offering better value for money compared to detention.
The design and delivery of this pilot has modelled a successful way of working which brings together organisations from the voluntary sector, working closely with the Home Office and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to demonstrate the benefits of alternatives to detention.
Action Access achieved this in an environment which is more conducive than detention to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of participants. Action Foundation's history of being embedded in the local community, its long-standing work supporting migrants with no recourse to public funds, and its relationship with other local organisations were all key factors in making this pilot a success.
Response from the immigration sector
The findings of the evaluation were launched at an event on 27th January. Attendees at the event, who represented a range of organisations across the immigration sector, welcomed the findings and encouraged the sharing of the report's recommendations with policy makers across the political spectrum. Discussants at the event were particularly appreciative of the way the Action Access pilot afforded dignity and respect to participants who would otherwise have been in held in detention.
The Home Office have accepted all the recommendations of the evaluation. Attendees expressed an interest in next steps, how the recommendations of the report can be incorporated into 'business as usual', and whether or not there are plans to move away from pilots into establishing a more permanent alternatives to detention model. Concern was expressed that there may be more people liable to detention through measures put forward in the Nationality and Borders Bill. Attendees also questioned the extent to which the wider political environment on immigration encourages implementation of an alternatives to detention model, noting that a shift in the political climate would be required for these pilots to be mainstream and adopted at scale.
However, the response to the evaluation findings indicates a hope that Action Access might be used as evidence that there are positive alternatives to the detention approach, alternatives which can offer a more humane and cost-effective way to support people seeking case resolution, without reducing compliance with the requirements of the immigration system.
This evaluation was the first of two by NatCen in the Community Engagement Pilot series, launched by the Home Office working closely with UNHCR.
The second pilot, run by the King's Arms Project, is ongoing and findings related to that evaluation are due in September 2022.
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Safety Is Key to Private Spaceflight's Rise & Success
By Mike Wall 28 February 2013
SpaceShipTwo undertook its 23rd glide flight on Dec. 19 in the pre-powered portion of its incremental test flight program. This was a significant flight as it was the first with rocket motor components installed, including tanks. It was also the first flight with thermal protection applied to the spaceship's leading edges.
(Image: © Luke Colby/Virgin Galactic )
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Commercial human spaceflight will need to be much safer than the space shuttle for the industry to really take off, experts say.
NASA's venerable space shuttle program suffered two fatal accidents in its 30 years of orbital service — the 1986 Challenger tragedy and the 2003 destruction of Columbia, both of which killed all seven astronauts on board.
The space shuttle fleet blasted off a total of 135 times before its retirement in 2011, giving the iconic vehicle a fatal-accident rate of about 1.5 percent. Private spaceflight companies will have to do considerably better than that if they hope to build a viable industry, observers say.
"It's going to have to be at least perceived as being relatively safe," George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space transportation at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, said here earlier this month during a space-entrepreneurship forum organized by Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research. [Space Travel: Danger at Every Phase (Infographic)]
What 'safe' means for spaceflight
While the industry should do its best to prevent accidents, "safe" does not mean no mishaps at all, Nield said, as that's an impossible standard to meet. Planes crash occasionally, after all, but many millions of people still travel regularly by air.
Indeed, the private spaceflight industry should look for inspiration to commercial aviation, which averages about one fatal accident per 1 million operations, he added.
"Will we ever get that kind of safety record for space? I don't know," Nield said. "It's hard. Our difficult environment, more expensive — there's a lot of reasons why we might not be able to get quite that good. But it's a good target to shoot for."
Preparing for the inevitable
Commercial spaceflight companies need to prepare themselves, their customers and the nation for the inevitability of accidents, however rare they turn out to be, Nield and others said.
It's particularly important for Congress to be informed, to minimize the chances that a mishap inspires a wave of reactionary and potentially industry-crushing regulation.
Lynx with Dorsal payload Pod showing ATSA Telescope Payload (Lynx Mk. III USA only). (Image credit: XCOR Aerospace)
"You start telling legislators now — it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when," said Andrew Nelson, chief operating officer of XCOR Aerospace, which is selling seats on its suborbital Lynx spacecraft for $95,000 each.
Nield agreed, stressing the need for all the players in the emerging industry to work together on this subject, sensitive though it may be.
"We shouldn't pretend that this is going to be free of risk," Nield said. "We need to work together as a community — industry, government — and help the public, the media and our leaders in Congress and the administration to understand the risks involved and the benefits. That is probably the most important thing we can do."
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A ground water strata was found at elevation 0' to elevation 6' that would result in what is now our current lake system. Being above mean sea level meant that "head" pressure would prevent saltwater intrusion into the irrigation source. The lakes are all interconnected so that they rise together with rainfall and drop together as irrigation is used. The material taken from digging the lakes would be used to shape the mounds, bunkers, tees and greens. The 400,000 cubic yards of sand and soil excavated represents a modest effort by modern golf course construction standards. The quality of the shaping of this material is the real key to creating an exciting golf experience. Wadsworth Golf Construction was selected to build the golf course and Tom Marzolf from Fazio Golf Course Designers would be the lead architect on the project. Wadsworth had an outstanding resume of quality work, and we were fortunate that some of their most talented shapers worked on our golf course.
In March of 1995, the first holes were starting to take shape and installation of the irrigation system began. The irrigation system was originally designed to irrigate just 110 of our 268 acre property. But we now have irrigation coverage of 180 acres of the golf course. Over 2,000 sprinkler heads are connected to 40 miles of piping and controlled with a central computer. The pumping station has two 75 hp motors and is capable of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute. The size of our property is nearly twice that of many local golf courses and requires a more extensive infrastructure than most 18 hole golf courses. The scale of the property also significantly contributes to the mystique and beauty that make our course so special.
The construction of the golf greens was in strict accordance with USGA recommendations for golf green construction. The Club's management team worked diligently to ensure all construction methods were inspected, tested and certified to be of accepted construction quality. That commitment pays dividends to this day.
Originally, it was planned to seed the greens with Crenshaw bentgrass per recommendations of Fazio Golf Course Designers. This variety had been well tested and although it had susceptibility to several turf diseases, it was in use at many fine clubs. Serendipitously, at a turfgrass symposium in early 1995, Cutler Robinson, the Club's Director of Golf Course Operations, was giving a talk on bentgrass management and met another speaker, Dr. Melodee Fraser. Dr. Fraser is a turfgrass breeder and had been working with some very new varieties developed at Penn State using germplasm from the greens at Augusta National. That chance meeting resulted in Bayville Golf Club getting some of the very first A-4 bentgrass seed available. With much cajoling of the Fazio team and the Club's Development Committee (headed by Bob Stanton), we selected the A-4 variety for use on our greens. Bayville was the first golf course to have A-4 bentgrass on all 18 of its greens. A-4 is now the number one seed sold for golf putting greens throughout the world.
In May of 1995, the "grow-in" of the golf course began. As the construction of a golf hole was completed, then the grassing started. Greens were seeded, bunker faces were sodded and the fairways and roughs were sprigged. The staff worked seven days a week with many 12 hour plus days, and by November, we had a beautiful golf course. It was a team effort of very dedicated people, putting a lot of pride into what was being created. Many of the staff remain with your Club and others have gone on to fruitful lives and careers. The Founding Members shaped the formation for what has become a truly great golf club.


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09 | 4 | 2007 Posted By Bill Ward
Eminent Domain, Fifth Amendment Property Rights, and Government Retaliation
On June 25, 2007, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Wilkie v. Robbins (06-219.) The case was barely reported in the media but was anticipated by property rights activists since it was the first significant property rights case decided by the Supreme Court since Kelo v. City of New London. See blog post of April 1, 2007, on government retaliation and private property rights.
It is clear from the colloquy with counsel during oral argument and the concurring opinions of Justices Thomas and Scalia that the Court had no intention of expanding the Bivens doctrine to include alleged violations of a plaintiff's Fifth Amendment rights. But what makes Wilkie particularly troubling is the clear pattern of harassment against Robbins by the BLM over the course of five years. While the alleged violations by BLM employees against Robbins have administrative and state court remedies, the problem remains that these could only be pursued piecemeal, at the great expense of time and money by the property owner. BLM, on the other hand, had the full weight and resources of the federal government on their side. The majority grounded their opinion in part on the imaginary horribles: i.e., a Bivens claim would give rise to a flood of similar cases in the district courts, and the Court felt there were ample options available to remedy the alleged wrongs. Moreover, the Court suggested that it was the role of the Legislature to fashion a remedy for Robbins rather than the role of this Court to expand the Bivens doctrine.
The question remains: Where does an aggrieved citizen like Robbins seek redress? Administrative and state judicial actions for individual incidents are a far from satisfactory remedy. However, this is precisely what the Court suggested, and it is consistent with the Court's decision in San Remo Hotel L.B. v. City and County of San Francisco, 125 S.Ct. 2491 (2005). The message is clear: A property owner must seek relief for Fifth Amendment property rights violations in the state court first and the federal court will follow the state court decision.
The Supreme Court's decision in Williamson County v. Hamilton Bank, 473 U.S. 172 (1985), requires property owners to exhaust available remedies for just compensation in state court before the property owner can file suit in federal court. Chief Justice Rehnquist noted in San Remo v. City and County of San Francisco, 125 S.Ct. 2491 (2005) that "[i]t is not clear to me that Williamson County was correct in demanding that . . . the claimant must seek compensation in State court before bringing a federal takings claim in federal court." Even so, the Court decided in San Remo Hotel that once a property owner litigates in state court, the Court will not create an exception to the full faith and credit statute in order to provide a federal forum for litigants who seek to advance federal takings claims that depended on issues identical to those previously resolved in the state courts.
Wilkie v. Robbins further insures that individuals with federal property rights claims will find the doors to the federal courthouse shut, and wholly dependent on state courts for remedies. To set Fifth Amendment rights apart from the other rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is unfair to all Americans. If this case involved speech, search and seizure, or religion, there would be a federal remedy. Why is ownership of property treated differently? Federal legislation reform remains the only hope for an aggrieved property owner and it must be accomplished.
Note: This is an excerpt from an article which will appear in the New Jersey Law Journal on October 10, 2007.
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// features enabled that can cause conflicts between the agent and the
// instrumented code.
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}  // namespace common
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Q: How to modify from and to values in grafana I am having troubles understanding how the following works
from=now-1h&to=1568789063000
but when I do
from=1568789063000-1h&to=1568789063000 it doesn't work.
I have tried doing it directly in the URL, doesn't work.
from=1568789063000-1h&to=1568789063000 and from=1568789063000-2h&to=1568789063000 shows me the same time range on the graph whereas
from=now-1h&to=1568789063000 and from=now-2h&to=1568789063000 shows me different time range in the graph.
Additionally, I also tried manipulating this by using the option Data link in the visualization  where I tried using
from=${__value_time}-1h&to=${__value_time} and I don't plan to use __url_time_range becasue I want custom time range around one point.
Can please anyone explain what I am doing wrong or what am I missing?

A: The Unix timestamps you're using (1568789063000) all translate to the same time. So doing from=1568789063000&to=1568789063000 doesn't return a valid period of time  as
1568789063000 - 1568789063000 = 0
now-1h and now-2h will show different time ranges because you're telling Grafana to start the graph either at one or two hours before the time that you're making the render request, even if the to time is always the same
As for the issue using the absolute timestamp with a relative "offset" (1568789063000-1h), this isn't allowed. Instead you should subtract 3600000 from the starting (from) timestamp which equals 1568785463000. So, if you do from=1568785463000&to=1568789063000, it should work instead of from=1568789063000-1h&to=1568789063000.
Similarly for -2h, you should subtract 7200000: from=1568781863000&to=1568789063000.

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package org.simp.willie.arrays;

/**
 * Immutable array of {@code byte}.
 * Does not use autoboxing, threadsafe.
 *
 * @author Dmytro Ivanov
 */
@SuppressWarnings("PMD.UseVarargs")
public final class BytesArray {

    /**
     * Wrapped mutable array.
     */
    private final byte[] mData;

    /**
     * Creates new instance of {@link BytesArray} by wrapping provided in a parameters array.
     * Normally method should be used for relatively large array that you do not want to create a copy.
     * WARNING: method should be used just in case caller will not hold reference and modify content
     * of given array.
     *
     * @param data array to be wrapped
     * @return new instance of {@link BytesArray}
     */
    public static BytesArray wrap(final byte... data) {
        if (data == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Given array could not be null.");
        }

        return new BytesArray(data);
    }

    /**
     * Creates new instance of {@link BytesArray} by copying provided in a parameters array.
     * Method should be used for most cases of {@link BytesArray} creation.
     * WARNING: creates new instance of given array, might not be efficient for big arrays.
     *
     * @param data array to be copied
     * @return new instance of {@link BytesArray}
     */
    public static BytesArray copy(final byte... data) {
        if (data == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Given array could not be null.");
        }

        final byte[] copy = new byte[data.length];
        System.arraycopy(data, 0, copy, 0, data.length);

        return new BytesArray(copy);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.ArrayIsStoredDirectly")
    private BytesArray(final byte[] data) {
        mData = data;
    }

    /**
     * @param index of the item
     * @return item of the array on given index
     */
    public byte itemAt(final int index) {
        return mData[index];
    }

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    public int length() {
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Reggae Resonates on Maui with Matisyahu and Steel Pulse
June 13, 2014, 3:14 PM HST
* Updated June 13, 3:15 PM
Matisyahu, image courtesy MACC.
By Wendy Osher
The Maui Arts and Cultural Center pairs two award winning reggae sounds on one stage with Matisyahu and Steel Pulse this Saturday, June 14, at the A&B amphitheater.
Matisyahu quickly rose to reggae fame with his early album Live at Stubbs, followed by Youth–both of which achieved Gold status.
In 2009, his album Light reached number one on the Reggae Album chart, and in 2012, his album Spark Seeker debuted at number one on the Reggae chart, according to the MACC.
His style has provided a mixture of Jewish themes with modern music to create a unique sound and image that fans have embraced.
While his characteristic look has changed over time, Matisyahu described his trimmed hair and change of clothing as a "continued evolution" in a radio interview conducted on Maui's Native 92.5 FM. "It took me quite some time, but eventually, I was able to let go and find myself again," he said.
Steel Pulse, image courtesy MACC.
Also performing are long-time reggae favorites, Steel Pulse.
The roots group has been delivering positive messages through music since 1975, with a song list that includes Taxi Driver, Global Warning, and Door Of No Return.
The concert starts at 5:30 p.m., and gates open at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $39 in advance and $45 on the day of the show. There's also VIP tickets available for $80 in advance, and $85 on the day of the show.
Tickets are available by calling 242-SHOW (808-242-7469) or visiting the Maui Arts & Cultural Center website.
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Q: ListCollectionView - GroupDescriptions - How to get grouped items count? I have an instance of ListCollectionView which is grouped using PropertyGroupDescription as shown below
ListCollectionView view = new ListCollectionView(calls);
view.GroupDescriptions.Add(new PropertyGroupDescription("Technician.Name"));
DGCalls.ItemsSource = view;

The grouping works fine, but I want to display the count of grouped items as shown below.

Is it possible to display the count?
Here is the sample app that I created.
Code behind:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace WpfApplication1
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : Window
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            Technician tech1 = new Technician() { Name = "Tech01" };
            Technician tech2 = new Technician() { Name = "Tech02" };
            List<ServiceCall> calls = new List<ServiceCall>();
            calls.Add(new ServiceCall() { ID = 1, Technician = tech1});
            calls.Add(new ServiceCall() { ID = 2, Technician = tech1 });
            calls.Add(new ServiceCall() { ID = 3, Technician = tech1 });
            calls.Add(new ServiceCall() { ID = 4, Technician = tech2 });
            calls.Add(new ServiceCall() { ID = 5, Technician = tech2 });
            ListCollectionView view = new ListCollectionView(calls);
            view.GroupDescriptions.Add(new PropertyGroupDescription("Technician.Name"));
            DGCalls.ItemsSource = view;
        }
    }
    public class ServiceCall
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public Technician Technician { get; set; }
    }
    public class Technician
    {
        public String Name { get; set; }
    }

}

XAML:
<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>
        <Style x:Key="GroupHeaderStyle" TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
            <Setter Property="Template">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type GroupItem}">
                        <Expander IsExpanded="True"  Background="Blue" >
                            <Expander.Header>
                                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" Foreground="White" FontWeight="Bold"/>
                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Count}" Foreground="White" FontWeight="Bold"/>
                                </StackPanel>
                            </Expander.Header>
                            <ItemsPresenter/>
                        </Expander>
                    </ControlTemplate>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
    </Grid.Resources>
    <DataGrid Name="DGCalls" AutoGenerateColumns="False" IsReadOnly="True">
        <DataGrid.Columns>
            <DataGridTextColumn Header="Call ID" Binding="{Binding ID}"/>
            <DataGridTextColumn Header="Technician Name" Binding="{Binding Technician.Name}"/>
        </DataGrid.Columns>
        <DataGrid.GroupStyle>
            <GroupStyle ContainerStyle="{StaticResource GroupHeaderStyle}">
                <GroupStyle.Panel>
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In search of the optimum
Conceptual engineering in field development planning, and in re-engineering mature fields, is today an integral functional area of expertise for any major oil and gas production company. The search for the optimum and most economically viable infrastructure design or layout, in line with the processes occurring in wells and strata, is seen as the most important stage in project development. Yuri Maximov, Deputy CEO for Conceptual Engineering and Capital Construction Support at the Gazprom Neft Science and Technology Centre talked to OGJRussia about how engineering, and the search for the optimum, is handled within the Gazprom Neft Group of Companies.
— Yuri Valerievich, what goes into the understanding of conceptual engineering at the Scientific and Technology Centre?
— The two key concepts are, already, contained in the name itself — a concept, and engineering. "Engineering" gives us to understand the calculations that have to be made from the moment a field model is constructed, combining the subsoil and above-ground parts. And the concept — that means the scenario of developing an asset, taking geological uncertainties, and the conceptual environment surrounding the project, into account.
Our task is to formulate that concept and define each stage of project development in order to take into account all of the potential risks that might impact the very diverse aspects thereof — from geological to economic risks, to country-specific issues (if we're talking about international assets). For example, previously, when major projects were being developed, there was no such emphasis. Only a basic production profile was produced in developing a field, with a feasibility study then carried out on that basis. As a result, situations would arise in which the geology had not been confirmed and corrections had to be made to what that field infrastructure consisted of, as well as its capacity. Often, we get new information once we've begun drilling, which changes our initial impression or understanding of the geology of the block. But at that point the infrastructure is already in place — or else making adjustments to it, in fact, leads to a complete change in the concept of the project. Nowadays, as reserves are becoming ever more complex, and their development ever more expensive, we can't allow situations like that to arise, and have to take all uncertainties and risks into account.
In developing conceptual projects we are looking for the optimum solution across all systems — which means the subsoil and the above-ground part — the infrastructure, or surface facilities. Taking all conditions and uncertainties into account, as well as the technologies that we have at our disposal at a particular point in time, we determine the option that delivers the best project economics. For example, by doing this at the Messoyakhskoye field we increased the net present value of the project (NPV) by 23 percent. Benchmarking suggests that if you don't use conceptual engineering then project outgoings increase by 10 to 40 percent. Given the amount invested in field development these are colossal figures that — across the company — can be measured in tens of billions of rubles.
— So conceptual engineering then is a tool that allows you to take the greatest possible volume of data across various sectors and obtain the optimum solution for a specific objective?
— Yes, it's an instrument that allows you to find a comprehensive, optimum solution taking the data and metrics of all sub-systems involved in the field-development scenario into account.
— And when does re-engineering happen?
— Re-engineering is used at mature fields, which have already passed peak production and which have, for example, an unnecessary amount of infrastructure. We undertake analysis, looking for an energy balance such that the operational costs of maintaining the project are kept to the minimum. This allows us to identify new solutions and improve the viability of development — prolonging the field's life, in fact. Such decisions, as a rule, involve the potential for creating capacity for processing or monetising APG, reducing electricity costs, and optimising the costs of pipeline operation, through the use of more modern solutions and materials.
We've now expanded that initiative to include analysis of possible scenarios for developing residual stocks. A comprehensive study is being prepared on improving the project's economy, increasing or optimising production, and abandoning the use of inefficient wells. We did similar work this year at Gazpromneft-Vostok's Krapivinskoye field, and got very good outcomes. As a result, measures have been developed that have the potential to increase the project's NPV by more than 10 percent.
— And what's the principle behind cost engineering?
— One of the most serious challenges facing oil and gas producers currently is high-quality decision-making in the early stages of project development. An incorrect initial cost estimate leads to suboptimal project-development scenarios project being selected, which can lead to its failure.
To mitigate or reduce such risks Gazprom Neft has created a single and inclusive cost engineering system that allows us to make informed and sound cost decisions, and monitor projects — essentially based on a database, accumulated by the company, covering physical and cost metrics. Tools and techniques developed to estimate capital and operating costs are already being actively used by cost engineers and technical specialists to justify decisions. The accuracy of an assessment varies depending on the availability of data input, but does not, generally, exceed the margin of error.
— Tell us about IT developments in conceptual engineering.
— We've developed our own software product in the Science and Technology Centre, which allows us to develop conceptual projects in line with the problem of finding optimal solutions. The programme consists of several modules linking the subsoil and above-ground elements — that is, geology and infrastructure, well-pad distribution, the selection of production technologies, cost management, and project economics. This unique technology is based on performing a series of calculations to find the optimum solution, taking the uncertainties and the interrelated impacts of all systems into account. The programme, known as ERA:ISKAD calculates thousands of variations and presents scenarios with the greatest economic impact. A single digital platform makes it possible to achieve a manifold reduction in calculation speeds.
In terms of cost engineering, in order to improve accuracy in calculations the Science and Technology Centre is developing a software package on a full-fledged IT platform which allows calculations to be made across all kinds of oil production costs, including infrastructure, drilling and operating costs. Such a solution means any authorised user on the corporate network can work with calculation modules online, as well as receiving first-line support from experts.
— And are you developing this software independently, or in some kind of partnership?
— Our job, in the Science and Technology Centre, is to analyse business needs, set objectives, and develop unique algorithms and methodologies to address these. The software implementation and support for this is managed by our IT partners.
— There's a lot of talk about developing specific software products. Is there any merit in making these available for sale?
— We're focussed on addressing the specific challenges facing our own company, as a priority.
— Are there any competitive international products in conceptual engineering similar to those being developed by the company?
— Analysis of similar software products has shown that, while there are several programmes able to address tasks in individual areas, in terms of an inclusive solution for finding the optimum, which takes all risks and uncertainties into account, there's nothing.
We are working towards ensuring that all the reserves that the company has at its disposal are developed. However, some of these reserves, while classified as recoverable, are below the margin of profitability. With the help of our new software tool, which we began using widely last year, we have the opportunity to determine the point at which new technologies can be applied to make the involvement of such reserves economically viable, and can begin developing them.
— How are such points identified and determined?
— Prior to the company's Technology Strategy being adopted in 2014, the process of introducing new technologies came down to seeking offers regarding equipment and services available on the market, and subsequently adapting these for implementation in oil production processes. We were more led than leading. Today, we are addressing the problem of finding and implementing new technologies by developing our own technology management system.
This means we can systematically solve problems in analysing and assessing the value of oil production processes to identify possible areas of improvement through the introduction of new technologies. This gives us the opportunity of setting tasks and finding solutions in conjunction with equipment manufacturers and service companies.
As regards ground infrastructure, the key areas in introducing new technologies here concern reducing costs and improving speeds in facilities construction. Currently, technical requirements and equipment solutions in block-modular design are worked out in conjunction with manufacturing plants and design institutes. This is particularly the case in the Yamal region, where the challenging climate and logistics mean construction is very expensive, and reducing costs is something you have to think about.
— What companies are you collaborating with here?
— There are several leading domestic companies on the Russian market, currently. We hold regular technical sessions, during which we discuss our needs and have it confirmed that plants are ready and able to move over to that kind of equipment. Also, in terms of development, we focus on internationally competitive products. I'm confident that, after a while, we will be able to meet international best practices in terms of technological standards and, more importantly, costs.
— Can you give us an idea of the main areas such technologies relate to?
— These technologies can generally be used in all areas of surface facilities or above-ground infrastructure development: for example, we are, already, actively using polymer-lined pipelines, which are manufactured in large spools. It is convenient and quick — it arrives, gets unwound, and is connected — and all of this without welders having to do any work. A second example would be the modular oil treatment units being used at the Kuyumbinskoye field in Eastern Siberia and the Messoyakhskoye field in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. If installation typically took one and a half to two years, it now takes just four or five months.
— Have there been any new materials appearing on the market recently that have allowed you to change your views on designing any facilities?
— Ever more composite materials are appearing, obviously, but there's not yet any marked trend towards rejecting, for example, metal. At the same time, we haven't been looking at this area for some while. And we already see that the market has opportunities for increasing the strength, reliability and durability of road surfaces under permafrost conditions by using composites. I think in two or three years there will be more ideas as to what innovations can be applied to make work cheaper and better quality.
— Would you say design is now on the road to revolution?
— The revolution's already started. But, unfortunately, the rules and regulations that have been in place since Soviet times haven't changed. We already have the opportunity of developing projects on the basis of safety or specific technical requirements to reduce costs and improve efficiency, without any deviation in standards, and taking compensatory measures into account. But we've got something to work towards and learn from in terms of international practices, where regulations are not so conservative, and the level of workplace and industrial safety is certainly no lower than our own.
— What's happening in terms of training specialists working in conceptual engineering?
— First of all, the company has developed an internal training programme, "PROConcept", the like of which has no peer in Russia. It's very competitive to get onto, and only the best specialists, with experience and skills in developing engineering solutions, are selected. Company employees undergoing this programme gain knowledge from related specialities, and make a thorough analysis of the principles underpinning complex decision making following analysis of all systemic uncertainties.
Secondly, together with the Tomsk State University we have developed the country's first Master's programme in conceptual engineering which, as it happens, involves training specialists with wide experience across related areas. Through this expansive specialist programme they are get to study all those specialisms essential to finding optimum solutions. Leading experts from the Science and Technology Centre are involved in teaching this programme.
I would point out, a further new specialism has emerged in recent years — cost engineering. Specialists here have to be able to make cost assessments of facilities in line with the best technological solutions, current cost or pricing strategy, and the cost of resources.
Yury Maksimov has been Deputy CEO for Conceptual Engineering and Capital Construction Support at Gazprom Neft's Science and Technology Centre since 2013, having graduated from Udmurt State University with an honours degree in oil and gas field development and production.
He began his career at JSC Udmurtneft, gaining experience in several specialisms, from production operator to operations manager. He continued his career at TNK-BP, where he was part of the team implementing field development projects at the Kamennoye field and on the Uvat project, developing activities in engineering, conceptual design and project management.
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Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Tulu Bolo has an estimated total population of 14,307 of whom 6,837 are men and 7,470 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 8,011 of whom 3,708 were men and 4,303 were women. Hibret Firee Senior secondary school, Fitawrari Habte Giorgis school (named after a known patriot in the Italian battle of Adwoa), and Tulu Bolo elementary school are known for graduating high caliber students. There are also a number of kinder gardens. Hibret Firee Senior secondary school was constructed by the contribution of money from farmers of the then Dawo, Illu, Bacho, Arbu cholule, Tole and Bussa Woredas in 1976 E.C.  A natural hot spring (Tsebele) that has aesthetic and medicinal value is located in the eastern part of the town and for bath and part of it also supplied for drinking through pipes(oo, named after oromic word ho'a means hot water). It is usually visited by tourists. A sports field and other recreational sites are also available in the central vicinity (Menafesha). A number of Hotels are existing and some are under construction. The construction in the city is booming. The pioneer and the oldest part in the town which was the center for a long time (Aroge Sefer) situated near the Mazegaga. A seasonal river Meja. In the outskirts of the way of Adis Ababa Kenteri Sefer and Busa Sefer. (..TTW..)

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HERITAGE PRACTITIONERS USE TWISTORY TO INTERPRET THE PAST FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION
Posted by Mrs. Carmel Haynes on December 10, 2018
A student exploration of the power play at work in who gets to interpret and speak for historical sites when tourist dollars are at stake by Samantha Z. L. Alleyne
What is twistory? Is it twisted history in inverted comas ("twisted history") is it the millennial definition of a twitter story or twitter history or is it a term given to the concept of interpretation of historical sites, material culture and textual evidence that is altered to convey a more passive or docile view of past events? What we know is that, whatever way we look at the term, it is an idea that conveys some type of fiction as fact.
Two major themes then are that of authenticity and interpretation. How the past is interpreted by heritage practitioners as well as how that representation of the interpretation (authentic or not) is interpreted by the consumer. Historical re-enactment is one form in which this interpretation can be presented. In Trinidad and Tobago, there is an annual festivity, the re-enactment and celebration of the Canboulay Riots, a pageant that now starts Carnival. These re-enactments are considered as "invented tradition" in order to create links to the past amongst the populace (Funk 2011). What started out as short presentations related to the riots as part of street parades in Laventille for Emancipation Day, soon turned into scripted performances, whose narrative and direction have transformed over time.
"The Canboulay Riots pageant continues to change and evolve every year. Historians may quibble about historical accuracy of the text as it has evolved, and the incorporation of later Carnival traditions, but in a pageant, this matters little" (Funk 2011). We see then that there is not as much concern for the validity of the historical context as there is for making the event popular and entertaining for the locals as well as the Carnival-goers.
Re-enactment is only one of many approaches to conveying interpretation of historical evidence, as heritage is more than just history and its interpretation has ties to the authenticity of the site or object that conveys this historical narrative. Authenticity is a key concept that informs the preservation, curation, management and presentation of the historic environment, and is broadly defined as the quality of being authentic, truthful or genuine (Jones 2009). How then do we convey this authenticity if the interpretation is open-ended and can be seen from multiple viewpoints? Heritage practitioners are then tasked with being objective in their examinations. However, in the case of enlivening a chosen past does it become subjective based on the audience or the preference of the practitioner?
Tourists visiting a site will typically encounter signage, visual displays, information centres or tour guides whose functions are to interpret the heritage values of the place or objects (Ablett 2010). These interpretations are what are absorbed by the public as an authentic representation or explanation of these historic events and places. What then is this interpretation that is reflected to tourists and visitors? Is it the unbiased truth of enslaved Africans or the manicured concept of labourers and servants? Do we "soften the blow", so that we don't offend those that are consuming the information? Or do we not want to refer to what is considered "bad", as it somehow reflective of us in society?
One example that comes to mind is that of St. Nicholas Abbey in Barbados, simply described as a 1658 sugar plantation with a Jacobean mansion and rum distillery. The heritage showcased centres around things such as the architecture and estate as well as the owners' history and of course the rum distillery. Very little information is conveyed as to enslaved persons that were a day-to-day factor in the very running of the plantation. With the establishment of a miniature railway to take visitors around the estate, it is sure to be a major highlight of heritage tourism, but one may wonder what story will be told on this new journey.
Lowenthal states that we can no more slip back into the past then can we leap forward to the future, save in imaginative reconstruction, the past is barred to us. It is this imaginative reconstruction by heritage practitioners that becomes the narrative regurgitated by tour guides and affixed to signage and visual displays. Lowenthal goes on to state that "if the past is a foreign country, nostalgia has made it 'the foreign country with the healthiest tourist trade of all'".
The profitability that is attached to nostalgia is then used to construct the narrative to be displayed and interpreted as nostalgia is usually associated with a good feeling. However, when we leave out certain facts to hone-in on other ones is the story still authentic? If we look at a cultural heritage site we see the contestation in defining concepts of authenticity and integrity, as authenticity has varying meanings in different cultural contexts. We face the question of whose heritage or which time period frames preservation and interpretation (Alberts and Hazen). It is the stakeholder's goals for the site in the end that is prioritised even if it is not compatible with the aims of those looking to conserve and preserve the authenticity of the site.
Tourists and visitors expect that "authentic" experience when they visit a site or engage with an object which does not always equate with the recorded history displayed. They also expect a level of comfort which may compromise the authenticity of the site in providing these facilities that visitors or tourists expect. The heritage practitioner may see it as more viable and profitable to compromise authenticity for economic gain through public consumption. The question remains who is this heritage really for? Is it for the community that it has originally emerged from or the paying visitor who wants a "nostalgic" experience of the past?
Ablett, Philip G. & Pamela K. Dyer. "Heritage and Hermeneutics: Towards a Broader Interpretation of Interpretation." Current Issues in Tourism, 12, 2010, pp. 209-233.
Alberts, Heike C. and Helen D. Hazen. "Maintaining Authenticity and Integrity at Cultural World Heritage Sites." Geographical Review, vol. 100, no. 1, 2010, pp. 56-73.
Funk, Ray. "Rituals of resistance: the Canboulay Riots re-enactment." Caribbean Beat, MEP limited, March/April 2011, https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-108/rituals-resistance#axzz5WVQQyT2c. Accessed November 2018.
Jones, Siân. "Experiencing Authenticity at Heritage Sites: Some Implications for Heritage Management and Conservation." Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, vol. 11, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 133-147.
Lowenthal, David. The Past is a Foreign Country. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
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Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Progress in promoting peace and justice, and in building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions remains uneven across and within regions. Homicides are slowly declining, and more citizens around the world have better access to justice. However, violent conflicts have increased in recent years, and a number of high-intensity armed conflicts are causing large numbers of civilian casualties and driving millions of people from their homes. Disparities abound: data show that countries with higher income inequality suffer from higher levels of violence. Poorer countries and regions tend to be sources of victims for human traffickers and are more prone to corruption. In response, legal frameworks and institutions are being put in place— for example, on access to information and human rights promotion—but implementation does not always follow suit.
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A decline in homicide rates over the past decade hides wide disparities among countries and regions
In 2015, between 5.2 and 6.7 persons per 100,000 people worldwide were victims of intentional homicide. While intentional homicides saw an overall decline over the past decade, people in some countries in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia face a heightened risk of becoming a victim. The incidence of intentional homicide continues to vary markedly across regions. Latin American and the Caribbean had the highest rate by far—17 times that of Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and 20 times the rate in Australia and New Zealand. The majority of homicide victims are male. In recent years, four to five times as many males as females were murdered annually.
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Homicide rates are higher in countries with high income inequality
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Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by income inequality (as measured by a country's Gini index), 2005 and 2015
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No region is immune from human trafficking
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One third of the world's prisoners are being held without sentencing
Rates of pretrial detention suggest that progress with respect to the rule of law and access to justice has been slow. Globally, the proportion of people held in detention without being tried or sentenced for a crime has remained almost unchanged—from 32 per cent of total prisoners in 2003-2005 to 31 per cent in 2013-2015. This indicates that no significant progress has been made in the ability of judicial systems to process and try the accused in an efficient manner. Northern Africa and Western Asia, which had one of the highest proportions of unsentenced detainees a decade ago, has made the most progress. In contrast, the highest proportion of unsentenced detainees remains in Central and Southern Asia, where over 60 per cent of the total prison population are being detained without a trial.
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Firms in low-income countries are confronted by more bribery requests than those in richer countries
Opaque, burdensome and inefficient regulations and procedures provide a "cover" in which corrupt officials are able to extract bribes or unofficial payments. According to data from 2005 to 2016, over 18 per cent of firms worldwide reported receiving at least one bribery payment request. The share of firms in low- and lower-middle-income countries was 25 per cent, versus 4 per cent in high-income countries. Bribery often occurs in transactions necessary for a private firm to conduct business, such as paying taxes; obtaining an operating license, import license or construction permit; or obtaining an electrical or water connection. The data show that, across all regions, bribery is common when seeking to secure a government contract, with almost 30 per cent of firms reporting that they are expected to do so. In the worst-affected region, nearly one half of firms encounter bribery requests when engaging in public procurement.
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More than forty per cent of countries assessed improved the reliability of their national budgets
To provide a sound basis for development, government budgets should be comprehensive, transparent and realistic. Since 2005, 147 countries had carried out at least one assessment on government budget execution, with 103 of them having carried out multiple assessments. The results show that expenditures in nearly 2 out of 3 countries that completed at least one assessment were within 10 per cent of their original national budget estimates, and more than one third of the countries were within 5 per cent of their budgets. For the 103 countries that completed multiple assessments, budget reliability has improved over time in some regions, with about 80 per cent of countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia showing improvement. Implementing realistic budgets is particularly challenging in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than three quarters of countries were more than 5 per cent off, and about 40 per cent of countries experienced a deterioration in the reliability of their budget execution estimates.
Change in budget reliability score of countries assessed more than one time, various years, 2005-2016 (percentage)
The number of countries with available data is in parentheses. Oceania* refers to Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand.
Birth registration is still limited in some regions
Birth registration is a first step towards safeguarding individual rights and providing every person with access to justice and social services. While some regions have reached universal or near-universal birth registration, globally the average is just 71 per cent, based on available data reported for 147 countries from 2010 to 2016 and covering 80 per cent of the world's population of children under age 5. Less than half (46 per cent) of all children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa have had their births registered, while in Central and Southern Asia, and Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, the births of fewer than two in three children have been registered.
Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered, 2010-2016 (percentage)
Note: For the period 2010-2016, data are available for 147 countries covering 80 per cent of the world's population of children under 5 years of age. The number of countries with available data is in parentheses. Oceania* refers to Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand.
Of the 102 journalists killed in 2016, nearly a third were in the Arab States
In 2016, 102 journalists lost their lives while attempting to do their jobs. This is a decrease from 2015, when 115 journalists were killed, but an increase from 2014 and 2013, when 98 and 90 journalists, respectively, lost their lives. The highest number of deaths (32) in 2016 occurred in the Arab States region, home to several armed conflicts. Earlier reports suggest that fewer than 1 in 10 cases of journalists killed between 2006 and 2015 led to a conviction; statistics are not yet available for the 2016 cases.
Number of journalists killed in 2016
Note: Regional grouping are according to the regional groupings of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
More countries have adopted freedom-of-information legislation, but implementation lags behind
Freedom-of-information laws and policies have been adopted by 111 countries, with at least 15 countries adopting such laws over the past four years. Expert assessments, however, suggest that implementation remains a challenge. Among the 109 countries with implementation data, only 62 countries had clear legal provisions for exceptions to the right of access to information in 2016. Similarly, only 62 countries had sufficient provisions for promotional materials, including those relating to effective public awareness-raising. This means that in around 40 per cent of countries with freedom-of-information laws in place, the public may not be aware of their existence.
Number of countries with freedom-of-information laws/policies and degree of implementation, 2016
More work is needed to ensure that human rights institutions are compliant with international standards
Independent national human rights institutions (NHRIs) encourage States to deliver on their human rights obligations, protect people from violence, and ensure that no one is left behind. By the end of 2016, 57 per cent of countries had an NHRI that had been reviewed for compliance with internationally agreed standards (the Paris Principles) by their peers and 37 per cent of countries were found to be compliant. Compliance was highest in Australia and New Zealand at 100 per cent. Compliance was higher than the global average in Europe and Northern America at 46 per cent. The values for all regions represent a significant global increase since 2000, when only 21 per cent of countries had been reviewed for compliance, and 16 per cent had an NHRI that was compliant. However, the low rates of compliance in some regions highlight the need for further capacity-building and international cooperation.
Proportion of countries with a national human rights institution that applied for review of compliance with international standards and proportion deemed compliant by the end of 2016 (percentage)
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package org.binclassreader.structs;

import org.binclassreader.annotations.BinClassParser;
import org.binclassreader.enums.ConstValuesEnum;
import org.binclassreader.interfaces.SelfReader;
import org.binclassreader.reader.ClassReader;
import org.binclassreader.utils.GeneralUtils;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by Yannick on 1/26/2016.
 */
public class ConstPoolInfo implements SelfReader {

    private List<Object> poolObjects;

    @BinClassParser(readOrder = 1, byteToRead = 2)
    private int[] bytes;

    public ConstPoolInfo() {
        poolObjects = new ArrayList<Object>();
    }

    public int[] getBytes() {
        return bytes;
    }

    public short getCount() {
        return (short) (GeneralUtils.combineBytes(bytes) - 1);
    }

    public void initReading(ClassReader reader, InputStream currentStream) {
        try {
            short idx = getCount();
            for (int i = 0; i < idx; i++) {
                ConstValuesEnum valuesEnum = GeneralUtils.getConstTypeByValue((byte) currentStream.read());
                Object obj = null;

                switch (valuesEnum) {
                    case UTF_8:
                        obj = new ConstUtf8Info();
                        break;
                    case INTEGER:
                        obj = new ConstIntegerInfo();
                        break;
                    case FLOAT:
                        obj = new ConstFloatInfo();
                        break;
                    case LONG:
                        obj = new ConstLongInfo();
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                        break;
                    case DOUBLE:
                        obj = new ConstDoubleInfo();
                        i++;
                        break;
                    case CLASS:
                        obj = new ConstClassInfo();
                        break;
                    case STRING:
                        obj = new ConstStringInfo();
                        break;
                    case FIELD_REF:
                        obj = new ConstFieldRefInfo();
                        break;
                    case METHOD_REF:
                        obj = new ConstMethodRefInfo();
                        break;
                    case INTERFACE_METHOD_REF:
                        obj = new ConstInterfaceMethodRefInfo();
                        break;
                    case NAME_AND_TYPE:
                        obj = new ConstNameAndTypeInfo();
                        break;
                    case METHOD_HANDLE:
                        obj = new ConstMethodHandleInfo();
                        break;
                    case METHOD_TYPE:
                        obj = new ConstMethodTypeInfo();
                        break;
                    case INVOKE_DYNAMIC:
                        obj = new ConstInvokeDynamicInfo();
                        break;
                }
                poolObjects.addAll(Arrays.asList(reader.read(obj)));
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "ConstPoolInfo{" +
                "bytes=" + bytes +
                ", bytes_data=" + Arrays.toString(bytes) +
                ", count=" + getCount() +
                '}';
    }
}


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These liberal fascists in the Guardian really piss me off.
The push for "humanitarian invasion" continues
Off-Guardian,
Regardless of how tired, threadbare and discredited the entire "humanitarian war" meme is becoming, and no matter how transparent the agenda, the Guardian is continuing to push for a "humanitarian", intervention in Syria.
Currently you can read Simon Jenkins wringing his hands and his conscience. He starts reasonably well, with a brief overview of the horrors inflicted by previous western attempts to bring peace to the world, which does at least acknowledge how cynically brutal we have been. But he betrays the agenda behind his avowed sense of outrage with a rather shocking u-turn in the final few paragraphs, in which he argues that since bombing doesn't win wars, there really might be nothing else to do but get over all those silly non-interventionist scruples and get right behind a full scale invasion of Syria. Here are his words (emphasis our)
"…If ever in the past quarter century there was a clear humanitarian case for intervening to pacify, reorder and restore good governance to a failed state, it must be in Syria. I still regard this as none of Britain's business, which should be to help refugees. But if parliament were to decide otherwise, there is no other moral course but to insert ground troops. If winning is Cameron's goal, he should put his army where his mouth is and pledge a massive British presence in a UN intervention force…."
Does Jenkins realise the west has already been "intervening" in Syria for at least the past three years, and this is the main reason the state is "failing"? Does he know anything of the claims the civil war is not a domestic protest movement gone rogue but a cynically organised foreign intervention?
Can he tell us what he means by 'winning' in this specific context?
Meanwhile, elsewhere at the Graun Natalie Nougayrede is begging Obama "not to play Putin's game in Syria." Because Putin isn't to be trusted. Let's allow Natalie to explain exactly why in her own unforgettable words:
"…But Putin's intentions are best described by the man himself. In a recent interview he was clear about the kind of "political process" he has in mind: "Holding early parliamentary elections and establishing ties with the so-called healthy opposition, involving them in running the country" – all this "in agreement" with Assad."
Elections? Power-sharing? Healthy opposition? What foolishness is this? But of course Natalie knows what this really means is "fake elections in a war torn country," because Putin is playing the same game Kissinger played with the Khmer Rouge. This is a legitimate comparison you understand, and not some hysterically offensive bid to discredit by association. Assad is exactly like the Khmer Rouge. You heard it from Natalie.
Notably she doesn't offer any specific alternatives to Putin's crazy "democracy" fixation. What she does offer in abundance is scatter gun claims from the propaganda matrix. Everything is thrown in the mix here. Assad's alleged "barrel bombs" of course get a mention, though the distortions and outright deceptions underpinning that narrative are not discussed. Assad being responsible for most civilian deaths is said as if it were a known fact and not merely an assertion, as is Assad's army being "pumped up with new Russian weapons"(she links to an earlier Guardian article for "proof" of this, even though said article itself is reproducing nothing but hearsay, and contains a direct refutation by the Syrian ambassador to Moscow, who points out Russia has been supplying Syria with weapons quite openly for 40 years.)
All of this looks strained and frantic and hollow, because it is. The rationale behind western intervention has been discredited and exposed to the point where nothing honest can be said in its favour. While the US seems to be going for broke in the Middle east and worldwide, lies, smears and allusions are all the justification it has left. Like Jenkins, Natalie is asking us to believe diplomacy, negotiations and elections are just for tyrants and the Khmer Rouge, while illegally invading a sovereign country, supplanting and/or murdering its elected leader and killing thousands of innocent civilians in the process is the more ethical, democratic and freedom-loving thing to do.
But neither of them can quite bring themselves to say such a thing outloud.
Labels: media, propaganda, Suria, the Guardian, war


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Calumet Copper Kings
Calumet All Sports Booster Club
Booster Club Letter
keyboard_arrow_left Calendars
Main Gym Calendar
WMS Gym Calendar
Multi Gym Calendar
Copper Kings HQ
keyboard_arrow_left Copper Kings HQ
Calumet High School Athletic Hall of Fame Application
Calumet High School Hall of Fame By-Laws
Athletic Policy
Calumet High School Hall of Fame
MHSAA.tv
Copper Kings Official Sponsor
Girls Varsity Cross Country · Sep 1 Calumet Girls Win Jeffers Invite
With the sun shining down on the Kilpela Farm, the local high school cross country season began Tuesday as the Jeffers Jets hosted the Jeffers Invite. The Houghton Gremlins boasted the top runners thanks to strong performances by Nick Wilson for the boys and Annabel Needham for the girls.
When the final results were tallied, the Houghton boys won with 29 points, 26 points better than Gogebic. The Calumet Copper Kings girls took first as a team with 56 points, five points better than the Gremlins.
Gremlins head coach Traci Sayen was pleased with the efforts of her three boys: Wilson, Seth Helman, and Clayton Sayen, who finished first, third and fourth, respectively. The trio led after the first lap, but Helman and Clayton Sayen slipped off the pace during the second loop. Wilson's winning time was 17 minutes, 34 seconds.
Still Sayen could not say enough about her three leaders both during races and practices.
"We're lucky to have them. Definitely," said Traci Sayen. "They pushed each other all track season and they push each other in a good way."
Two of the three are still relatively new to the sport, but have picked up the nuances quickly.
"It is really an intrinsic sport," said Sayen. "You have to be mentally tough. They want it themselves. They have goals for themselves."
Finishing second in the individual competition was Mitchell DeLong of Calumet, who was just 12 seconds behind Wilson. He really turned things on during the second lap after sitting just behind the trio of Gremlins after the first circuit.
Dollar Bay's Brendan LeClaire edged out Chassell's Hunter Rautiola for fifth by just two seconds.
On the girls side, Needham jumped to the lead early on and never really looked back, finishing with a time of 22:02. The sophomore appears to be poised to be one of the toughest runners this season.
"She is another one who is intrinsically motivated," said Sayen. "She puts the work in during the summer and she's going to be good."
Needham led several yards after the first lap, and for the youngster, who was recently named team captain, it was a type of solid run Sayen has come to expect out of her. While she has the running part down, she is still learning what it means to be a leader.
"I think they are looking to her for leadership," said Sayen. "I think that, more and more, she will pull that role in."
Trying to catch Needham throughout the 3.1 miles of the race was Dollar Bay's Cami Daavettila, who finished 25 seconds later. The last of a long line of Daavettilas, the senior has taken the spotlight this season after the graduation of sister Carli this past spring.
"This is really Cami's year to become the leader," said Bays coach Matt Zimmer. "She's put a lot of time in during the summer into her running, and a lot of effort."
Zimmer has faith in his team captain that she is ready to take that next step this season and finish her career with a U.P. title. Given that the Chassell Panthers graduated three of their top girls from last year's team, it is certainly possible that this could be the season for Dollar Bay.
However, do not tell Zimmer that.
"You can never say the Chassell girls are out of the way," said Zimmer. "Chassell has a phenomenal program. They have a great coach. We really have a tough area up here right now. Every single school sends their fighters forward and every single school goes for it."
Daavettila, who is a natural athlete, has the drive that Zimmer hopes will rub off on her teammates.
"She does what you ask, and she puts it forth," said Zimmer. "She runs smart every single time. She is a coachable athlete."
West Iron County's Taylor Clarke placed third. Dollar Bay's Taylor Busser took fourth.
Calumet's Greta Poyhonen, Annie Tervo and Amara Berg finished fifth through seventh, to lead the team and help the Copper Kings to the team victory.
Fact Box
Houghton (29): 1, Nick Wilson, 17:34; 3, Seth Helman, 17:55; 4, Clayton Sayen, 18:08; 10, Leif Odegard, 19:09; 11, Nikolai Huotari, 19:10
Gogebic 55): 7, Tim Rowe, 18:34; 9, Isaiah Aili, 19:08; 12, Devon Byers, 19:32; 13T, Cade Mazzon, 19:40; 13T, Uriaha Aili, 19:40
Calumet (87): 2, Mitchell Delong, 17:46; 8, David Golas, 19:07; 21, Davin Lehto, 20:56; 23, Ilhan Onder, 21:06; 33, Tyler Johnson, 22:09
Chassell (111): 6, Hunter Rautiola, 18:24; 18, Karsten Kytta, 20:23; 22, Jake Holmes, 20:57; 24, Kurtis Kytta, 21:07;
Republic/Michigamme (141): 19, Jake Carlson, 20:34; 28, Andrew Olender, 21:49; 29, Marcus Vetangle, 21:55; 31, Alex Dupont, 21:58; 34, Chris Anbuehl, 22:11
Hancock (143): 16, Murphy Mallow, 19:58; 17, Eli McParlan, 20:10; 25, Jakob Vettori, 21:22; 40, Jake Lang, 23:44; 45, Matt Monette, 24:26
Jeffers (180): 20, Jackson Rocchi, 20:41; 30, Dominick Nettell, 21:57; 38, Brennan Larson, 22:55; 42, Aiden Kinnunen, 24:13; 50, Ted Ruohonen, 28:05
1. Calumet (56): 5, Greta Peterson, 23:46; 6, Annie Tervo, 23:48; 7, Amara Berg, 23:52; 14, Macy Riutta, 24:39; 24, Lexi Kangas, 26:41
2. Houghton (61): 1, Annabel Needham, 22:02; 9, Maddy Lehman, 24:03; 13, Megan Vlahos, 24:38; 16, Carly Ronis, 24:56; 22, Morgan Colling, 26:15
3. Chassell (87): 12, Jenna Pietila, 24:37; 15, Gwen Kangas, 24:43; 17, Maelene Warren, 25:31; 20, Meg Hokenson, 26:12:05; 23, Briah Maki, 26:34
4. Hancock (107): 11, Allyson Fenton, 24:35; 18, Makema Nuttall, 25:35; 21, Greta Berg, 26:12:99; 28, Miranda McClellan, 27:30; 29, Annie Miller, 27:36
5. West Iron County (143): 3, Taylor Clarke, 23:16; 32, Kalie Dennis, 28:42; 34, Piper Passamani, 29:19; 25, Rudi Passamani, 29:27; 39, Olivia Rozine, 31:39
6. Gogebic (170): 10, Lily Wieringa, 24:13; 37, Liz Makela, 31:01; 40, Abby Ahonen, 31:41; 41, Evelyn Hokans, 31:43; 42, Jessica Hegblom, 32:15
By Sean Jacques on Sep 1, 2016
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Q: LEFT JOIN only returns one row from right table I have the following query;
"SELECT goals_challenges.*,
    products_services.id as psid,
    products_services.url,
    products_services.feature_benefit
    FROM goals_challenges
        LEFT JOIN products_services ON goals_challenges.id = products_services.goal_challenge_id
    WHERE persona_id = :persona_id"

Both tables have an 'id' column, hence the 'psid' alias.
However, despite there being two records that match the goal_challenge_id in the products_services table, only the first row is returned as part of the result set.
EDIT: Proper Data
goals_challenges
id    persona_id    title            item_category         solution
173   14            Lead Gen         business challenge    advertising

products_services
id    goal_challenge_id     url                feature_benefit
1     173                   www.testurl.com    good for testing, mobile
2     173                   www.google.com     good for searching, well known

PHP code, including query;
public function findByPersonaId($persona_id)
{
    try {
        $this->dblayer->beginTransaction();
        $stmt = $this->dblayer->prepare("SELECT goals_challenges.*, products_services.id as psid, products_services.url, products_services.feature_benefit from goals_challenges LEFT JOIN products_services ON goals_challenges.id = products_services.goal_challenge_id WHERE goals_challenges.persona_id = :persona_id");
        $stmt->bindParam(':persona_id', $persona_id);
        $stmt->execute();

        $this->dblayer->commit();

        $result_set = array();

        while ($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
            $result_set[] = $this->mapObject($row);
        }

        return $result_set;

    } catch (PDOException $e) {
        $this->dblayer->rollBack();
        echo $e->getMessage();
        exit;
    }
}

public function mapObject(array $row)
{
    $entry = new GoalChallenge();
    $entry->setId($row['id']);
    $entry->setPersonaId($row['persona_id']);
    $entry->setTitle($row['title']);
    $entry->setItemCategory($row['item_category']);
    $entry->setDescription($row['description']);
    $entry->setSolution($row['solution']);
    $entry->setProductService(new ProductService($row['psid'], $row['id'], $row['url'], explode(',', $row['feature_benefit'])));
    $entry->SetResearchChecklist($row['research_checklist']);
    $entry->setSubtopics($row['subtopics']);
    $entry->setKeywords($row['keywords']);
    $entry->setStatus($row['status']);

    return $entry;
}

What I get returned
Array
(
    [id] => 173
    [persona_id] => 14
    [title] => Lead Gen
    [item_category] => Business Challenge
    [solution] => Advertising
    [product_service] =>
    [research_checklist] => 0,0,0,0,0,0
    [psid] => 1
    [url] => www.google.com
    [feature_benefit] => good for testing, mobile
)

EDIT: OK so I've worked out the result I am expecting is there, it's just not in the same goalChallenge object as the other - something in the PHP clearly - any ideas?
I get all the data from the goals_challenges table but only the first row (id 1) from the products_services table.
Is there a problem with my query? I have tried adding "GROUP BY goals_challenges.id" but it doesn't change the result.

A: Your query looks fine.
In ON condition , Column :-  "goal_condition_id" has primary key or not.
Check , if both the columns have primary key.
Thanks
Aman

A: "SELECT gc.*,
    ps.id as psid,
    ps.url,
    ps.feature_benefit
    FROM product_services ps
        LEFT JOIN goals_challenges gc ON gc.id = ps.goal_challenge_id
    WHERE ps.persona_id = :persona_id"

Since your goal_challenges table has 1 row you are trying to find any proper match with product_services table. But only one row,

Select means distinguish rows for me under these conditions and
  restrictions not duplicate rows for me.


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Few Tennessee Welfare Applicants Test Positive for Drugs
By Brent McCluskey 02/13/15
Tennessee adds its name to a growing list of states failing miserably to institute an effective testing program.
A recent law was passed in Tennessee mandating all welfare applicants submit to a drug test. Of the many thousands that applied, only a handful tested positive.
In total, 16,017 applicants applied for the Families First cash assistance program. Of those, 37 were denied after testing positive for drugs. While the initiative is meant to weed out those individuals who have consumed illicit substances, some say the new rule unfairly singles out those with a low-income.
"You are requiring more than 16,000 people to be screened for drug use based on the assumption that people who receive public assistance are more likely to use illegal drugs," said Hedy Weinberg, executive director of the ACLU of Tenn. "There's no evidence to indicate that's true.
Weinberg is against the drug testing of public benefit applicants and feels the state should instead allocate those resources to providing treatment.
"We support the need to combat drug addiction, but if the state truly wants to combat addiction, they should use their resources to fund drug treatment programs rather than blocking access to public benefit applicants, because we're talking about providing for families," said Weinberg.
Some like Rep. Glen Casada, however, believe it's important to keep those applicants who test positive for drugs out of the program.
"That's 37 people who should not be receiving taxpayer subsidies, because they are not behaving as they are supposed to," said Casada. "If the taxpayers are going to support you there are certain criteria you need to adhere to. This is a good use of taxpayer money."
The overall cost to fund the program over the last six months has been $5,295, including the purchase of the required drug tests. Those applicants who tested positive were disqualified and referred to a drug treatment program.
welfare drug testing
welfare recipients
Brent McCluskey
Brent McCluskey is a Social Media Editor at International Business Times as well as a Jedi with Sith tendencies. He is also a reader of books, slayer of dragons, and level 80 mage.
"Yeah, I have a broad skill set. If I had to pick between being a Divergent or a wizard, I'd pick a wizard." His wizardness can be found on Twitter and Linkedin.
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