Hit the Circle button to crouch. Then follow Griggs in to the vent duct.
Keep following Griggs through the ducts. When you get to the hole in the floor, drop down the hole.
Follow Griggs to the south.
Go through the next door to the right.
Go through the door to the left, followed by the door to the right.
Move forward to another door to the right.
Go to the left in the hall.
When you get to the corner to the right, soldiers will be coming down that hall.
Once the way is clear, go to the door at the other end of the hall.
More soldiers will come down the hall.
When the way is clear, go to the door at the end of this hall.
Kill the couple or so soldiers in this room.
In the back on the left side is the door to the stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs, is a hall to the left.
After the hall is cleared, move to the big room at the end of the hall.
Move down this passage through the big room.
Soldiers will come from the sides.
Run and gun down the passage. Go in to the hall at the end of the passage.
Go to the right in the hall to a corner.
Go left at the corner and there should be some soldiers here.
Go down this hallway until you get to the hall to the left.
Go to the round room at the end of the hall.
Go down the hall to the right in the round room.
At the end of this hall is another round room.
Turn to the right and shoot the soldiers down the hall.
Once the way is clear, go down the hall. Price will go past you to the left. Follow him.
At the end of this hallway is a big vault like door.
Price will close the door behind you.
Gaz will open the outer doors to launch command. Once the doors are open soldiers will attack you.
Once the way is clear go through the door.
A bit in and to the left is the hall to launch control.
There are more soldiers down this hall.
Run down this hallway until you get to the yellow C4 marker.
Hold the Square button to set the charge and back up to a safe distance.
Set the C4 charge off.
Run through the hole you just made.
Turn to the left and kill the soldiers.
In the center of the room on the left side is a glowing yellow keyboard.
Hold the Square button to upload the abort codes.
Go back out the hole you made.
Turn to the right and run down the hall.
Turn to the left at the top of the stairs.
Turn to the right in the room.
Go out the door Gaz opened.
Turn to the left and kill the soldiers down the hall.
Follow this hall until you reach the hall to the left.
There will be more soldiers down this hall.
Once the way is clear, run to the end of the hall.
There is an elevator here.
Move out to the room.
Go down the hall that is in the center of the wall.
At the end of the hall is the vehicle depot.
Kill the soldiers in the depot.
This will bring Soap to the end of mission 17.


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Brendan Rodgers wants to sign "hungry" players to maintain title push
Brendan Rodgers says his main ambition for the imminent future is to ensure Liverpool build on finishing second in the Premier League.
Brendan Rodgers after the final game of the season, a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United, during the Premiership match at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
After the Reds' two other previous occasions of finishing second, in 2002 and 2009, under Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez respectively, they have failed to progress and suffered because of it.
Aaron Cutler: Lessons Learned — Why Liverpool must avoid a repeat of 2002 and 2009
The Reds slumped to fifth in the league table by the end of 2002/03, missing out on Champions League qualification.
A transfer window bringing in the likes of Bruno Cheyrou, El Hadji Diouf and Salif Diao hadn't helped.
Likewise in 2009, when Benitez's Liverpool finished second behind Manchester United, despite the £17.5 million signing of Glen Johnson, Alberto Aquilani and Sotirios Kyrgiakos failed to inspire progress.
Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa also left Anfield that summer for Real Madrid and the Reds finished seventh in 2009/10.
Rodgers told the Liverpool Echo on Friday that he plans to bring in "hungry" players with ambition to achieve great things.
"What we do need to do to ensure we kick on. We need to ensure we continue with our thinking in terms of the types of players we're going to bring in," he said.
"We want to bring in players who are hungry. They must have the ambition to want to come in and succeed here.
"We need players who there can be no doubts about their quality."
Liverpool will be hoping their new status in the Champions League will help them attract a higher calibre of player — having lost out on the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Willian and Mohamed Salah to Champions League clubs in the last two transfer windows.
Rodgers says he hopes to create a squad capable of challenging for both the Premier League and Champions League next season.
He added, "We're in a position now where we're going straight into the group stage of the Champions League and we're going into the Premier League next season with an expectation and a belief that we can win the league.
"We need players that have those qualities. That belief, players who are willing to improve and who are hungry to improve themselves.
"If we can get a number of signings with that profile then we can go on and build on last season."
Rodgers has already brought in England striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can will officially join next week.
The Northern Irishman admitted there will be a big shift in the squad this summer.
He said, "This year the squad will change around. We will need to change the team regularly over the course of the season in order to keep the efficiency and the energy in the team.
"Those players who are coming in need to be capable starters. They have to be to the level that we require to perform. That is absolutely key for us this summer."
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Background: CKD is a common problem in cats in the UK, with recent VetCompass studies reporting approx. 3.6% of cats may suffer from it (O'Neill et al 2014) and that renal disorders were the most common cause of mortality in cats over 5 years old (O'Neill et al 2015). However, there is little information available on the epidemiology of this disease specifically, with previous studies limited to small samples and referral clinics. The current project will expand on this previous work, providing a prevalence estimate, investigating potential risk factors for the development of CKD in cats, and providing information on the current treatment practices and the survival of cats with CKD. This work will provide information for clinicians and owners with diagnosis, treatment and management of this disease.
As a second objective, the project will look at hypertension in cats. Hypertension is commonly recognised in older cats, however the prevalence in the UK is currently unknown. One study examining cats 9 years and older reports a prevalence of 12.7% (Jepson et al 2009). Blood pressure has been shown to increase as cats age (Bijismans et al 2015). This study will aid identification of the burden of disease within the UK cat population.
Aim 1: To estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats attending VetCompass-participating veterinary practices in the United Kingdom. We also aim to explore the risk factors for developing CKD, and describe the survival of cats suffering from CKD.
Aim 2: To estimate the prevalence of hypertension in cats in the UK, prevalence of ocular damage, identify risk factors for ocular damage, and describe current practices for measuring blood pressure and treatment for hypertension in cats.
Chronic Kidney Disease in cats presenting to primary-care practice in the UK.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly diagnosed in cats in the UK. Previous studies have estimated a prevalence of 1.7% - 3.6% in the cat population in the UK. Little is known about how CKD is diagnosed and treated in the primary-care setting in the UK. The aims of the present study were to estimate the prevalence and incidence of CKD in the UK and to describe diagnostic procedures and treatments employed.
Cats that presented to 90 veterinary clinics between January 2012 and December 2013 were included in the study. Using the VetCompass database, potential cases were identified by searching the electronic patient record for key terms associated with CKD diagnosis. A random sample of 20% of the potential cases were reviewed in detail to identify cats diagnosed with CKD. Data were extracted from the database for demographics, diagnosis, treatment and comorbidities. Prevalence and incidence were estimated adjusting for the sampling approach.
Of 104977 cats presented, 6691 potential cases were identified. From the potential cases reviewed in detail, 345 new and 199 pre-existing cases were confirmed. Estimated prevalence was 2.6% (95% CI 2.4% - 2.8%) and estimated incidence of new cases was 1.6% (95% CI 1.5% - 1.8%) over the study period. Median age at diagnosis was 15 years (IQR 12.5 – 16.9yr). Most cats (61.1%) were presented because of owner reported clinical signs. The majority of cats (51%) had 2 or more signs at diagnosis with weight loss (44.1%) and polydipsia (32.5%) most commonly reported. Combined biochemistry and urinalysis was the most common method of diagnosis (61.9%). One fifth (20.9%) of cats had a UPC performed. Just under one third (30.4%) of vets recorded IRIS staging with just over half (50.2%) of the staged cats having IRIS CKD stage 2 at diagnosis. One third (33.6%) of cats had at least one blood pressure measurement, with 47.4% of these cats being diagnosed with hypertension. A commercial 'renal diet' (65.8%) and Benazepril (32.8%) were the most common treatments prescribed.
One in 40 cats presenting to primary-care practices in the UK were diagnosed with CKD. UPC and blood pressure are performed in a minority of cats, despite the recognised importance of proteinuria and hypertension influencing prognosis and treatment of cats diagnosed with CKD. Improved knowledge of how veterinarians are diagnosing CKD in primary-care practice will allow targeted continuing education of practitioners. This study also highlights the need for better owner education regarding CKD.


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Three of the Four Connecticut Legislative Leaders Will Retire
By Christine Stuart	• Published October 30, 2020 • Updated on October 30, 2020 at 8:27 pm
No matter what happens on election night, at least three legislative leaders who have been in the Connecticut House and Senate for decades won't be returning to the state Capitol in January.
"It's hard to leave. It's very, very hard to leave. I love that institution, but you know in your heart and your soul when it's time to move on," Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano said.
Fasano who presided in 2017 over the first tied Senate in more than 100 years said he knew it as time to go and give someone else a shot.
House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, Senate President Martin Looney, and Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano
"I don't want to lose the passion. I don't want to leave in anger. I don't want to leave in frustration. I want to leave when I'm sort of at the top of my game if I would," Fasano said.
Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz served in the house for 16 years, the last four as Speaker. There's an unwritten rule that any speaker of the house serves two terms.
What will be their legacy?
"I think it was the bipartisan budget. Getting together in a room with the Republicans absent the governor, I think it was the first time in history that it was done and coming up with a budget that is really saving us right now. The rainy day fund and everything else is a result of that bipartisan budget," Aresimowicz said.
Fasano also mentioned the bipartisan budget as a tipping point.
"I'm very proud of the bipartisan budget that we put together that people said it was never going to happen," Fasano said.
The bipartisan budget the leaders put together in 2017 without input from then Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was mentioned by all three outgoing leaders.
Klarides the first female Republican leader of the House, is also retiring, but will continue to stay involved. She recently started a federal PAC to raise money to help Republicans get elected to Congress.
"I don't know what it's going to look like after this next election, but I will tell you as far as the House Republican caucus goes we're just going to continue to fight for common sense things that we have in the past of getting the state back on track and making it a state people want to live in," Klarides said.
Klarides is the only one of the three that has not ruled out a future run for governor.
"I'm trying to figure out what role I would like to play and what role the state of Connecticut would need me in. So I'm still thinking about that," Klarides said.
Fasano and Aresimowicz both ruled out a run for governor.
Senate President Martin Looney, who had a kidney transplant and hip replacement in 2016, is the only one of the four who is seeking reelection. He's being challenged by Republican Jameson White and petitioning candidate Alex Taubes.


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AGEL completes acquisition of SB Energy India for $3.5 billion
With this deal, SB Energy India is now a 100 per cent subsidiary of AGEL. Earlier, it was a 80:20 joint venture between Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp and Bharti Group.
Updated: October 05, 2021, 08:52 IST
The transaction pegs SB Energy India at an enterprise valuation of USD 3.5 billion (approximately Rs 26,000 crore) and marks the largest acquisition in the renewable energy sector in India.
New Delhi: Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of SB Energy India for USD 3.5 billion (Rs 26,000 crore). "AGEL, the world's largest solar power developer, successfully completed the acquisition of SB Energy Holdings Ltd (SB Energy India) in an all-cash deal for which definitive agreements were signed on May 18, 2021," a company statement said.
The transaction pegs SB Energy India at an enterprise valuation of USD 3.5 billion (approximately Rs 26,000 crore) and marks the largest acquisition in the renewable energy sector in India, it stated.
Just last week, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani had announced that the group would invest over USD 20 billion over the next 10 years in renewable energy generation.
This transaction takes AGEL closer to becoming the global leader in renewables, said Vneet S Jaain, MD and CEO, AGEL in the statement.
"The addition of these high-quality large utility-scale assets from SB Energy India demonstrates Adani Green Energy's intent to accelerate India's efforts to transition towards a carbon neutral future. Our renewable energy foundations will enable an entire ecosystem of new industries that can be expected to catalyse job creation in multiple sectors," he noted.
SB Energy India has 5 GW renewable assets across four states in India through its SPVs.
The portfolio holds 1,700 MW of operational renewable assets, 2,554 MW of assets under construction and 700 MW of assets near construction.
Solar capacity accounts for 84 per cent of the portfolio (4,180 MW), wind-solar hybrid capacity accounts for 9 per cent (450 MW) and wind capacity accounts for 7 per cent (324 MW).
Split across 15 projects with an average project size of 330 MW, this is one of India's highest quality renewable portfolios, with many of the assets being solar park-based projects and constructed using best-in-class governance, project development, construction and operations and maintenance standards.
The value accretive acquisition boosts AGEL's operational portfolio to 5.4 GW and its overall portfolio to 19.8 GW implying a 4x growth locked-in, the company said.
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Crazy House: Offbeat Organic Tree-Shaped Home in Vietnam
By dornob
It would be out of place anywhere, but in Vietnam the 'Crazy House' seems even stranger somehow … set, as it is, against the backdrop of a relatively ordinary neighborhood in a relatively typical town. Set on top of a giant tree stump, it almost looks as if this whole structure had been carved from a massive naturally-growing trunk.
Russian-educated architect Hang Nga would have another such structure standing, in fact, had it not been deemed too 'anti-socialist' and been torn down accordingly. The building is said to have been inspired by the overall form of a banyan tree, and the organic details of everything from animals and plants to spider webs and natural caves.
As some of you may have already guessed, the avant garde Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi was indeed a source of design inspiration. While this style was short-lived in the mainstream, his buildings stand out to this day as amazing works of organic architecture, combining architecture and abstraction, environmental and functional elements. Given the cultural climate, the designer is likely lucky they were not, themselves, hauled off to a crazy house (of a different kind).


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On 22 January, the World Economic Forum opens a discussion of the children from the Davos primary school with an amazing group of people so that they can put up their job and career related questions. The leaders have gathered to decide on ways to build a collaborative future in this era of technological disruption.
The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reported there are few technical and higher-earning professions that mostly need university degrees like medicine law, veterinary science and engineering etc. These jobs are more common and popular among students from higher socio-economic backgrounds. Mostly we see that parents, friends, teachers, employers, career guidance counsellors along with media exposure has a high influence on these career aspirations on youngsters. Parents and friends influence student choices in complex ways, but the impact of socio-economic status on career aspirations can be seen very clearly in PISA. It has been observed that most of the young students take their career and job related critical decisions relevant to their working lives in the initial years of their lives like choosing their subjects accordingly in schools. They take important decisions of their educational course, college, universities etc. at an early age of 16 or 18. In addition to this, they also make decide on how and where they will have work experience relevant to their occupational interests. But it is also true that mostly young people at this early stage find it difficult to understand the scope and depth of ultimate job opportunities across the economy which leads them to potentially identify unrealistic career aspirations. However it is a bit easier for students from well-connected backgrounds to get work experience, which further helps them to have a much better understanding of the various scope and options of available careers and make better informed choices. Almost one-third of PISA respondents expressed interest in just 10 different occupations and same results have been reported by other studies as well .As a result of the previous research also, it is evident that teenagers who underestimate the qualifications needed for their desired profession are more likely to not get employed in their early 20s whereby the less affluent young people are tending have career aspirations that are misaligned with their educational choices. Our socio-economic background has a great influence on this uncertainty. The study proves that student aspirations are more likely shaped by gender-specific ideas about certain jobs. Where boys go for traditionally male-dominated sectors and professions girls choose other type of fields. Boys tend to have interest to become engineers (civil, mechanical, and electrical) four times more than girls. Also almost double the number of boys is seen to be keen to become scientists compared to girls, as per the study. As per the results of the research, mostly two and half times the number of girls is interested to become doctors compared to boys, and nearly four times the number of girls wants to become vets compared to boys.


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Preview: Ipswich Town
Top of the league with 11 games to play. These are exciting times indeed. It sets up every game between now and the end of the season to be tight, nervous battles of will, but is a far more preferable position to be in than the years of forgettable mediocrity the majority of Coventry City fans have endured.
The only way to reduce the tension ramping up towards the end of the campaign is to keep winning. Starting with this trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, the next five games are an opportunity to put points on the board while our closest promotion rivals battle it out with one another. Four wins or more from this period keeps us in this strong position with a month of the season remaining.
While it wasn't the most fluent of performances against Sunderland, the 3-4-2-1 set-up with an attacking trident of Matt Godden, Jamie Allen and Callum O'Hare looks set to be what Mark Robins will stick with between now and the end of the season.
Although recent attacking performances can be forgiven for the fixture congestion and the difficulty of the opposition, we need to demonstrate we can move back up through the gears now that we have a clearer fixture list. If not, it's putting a lot of pressure on an, admittedly impressive, defensive unit not to make any mistakes or for opponents to produce individual moments of magic.
With even the bench looking settled right now, it's highly doubtful that there will be any changes to the starting XI or 18-man squad for this game. Although there is some concern over Liam Kelly's recent performances, a lack of viable alternatives means he'll be allowed to play himself back into form.
Back in December, it seemed as if we were locked into an eternity of 1-1 draws with Ipswich Town. After an FA Cup tie followed by a league meeting at St Andrew's, the stalemate was broken by a fluent first-half showing from the Sky Blues at Portman Road in the cup replay. Goals from Jordan Shipley and Maxime Biamou set us on our way to a convincing away victory, made slightly nervy towards the end via a strike from Ipswich's Luke Garbutt which ultimately proved to be a consolation.
The Manager – Paul Lambert
Lambert looked to be rebuilding his reputation earlier in the season when he led Ipswich to a strong start to the campaign with there looking to be little doubt the Tractor Boys would bounce back to the Championship at the first time of asking.
However, a shocking run of four wins from his last 20 league matches looks set to finish off Lambert's managerial career. Unable to settle on a starting line-up, formation or style of football, Lambert seems to have made matters worse with his constant tinkering of the team. That he hasn't already been sacked has been down to the bizarre decision to hand Lambert a five-year contract back in January while the poor run was well under way. Six points adrift of the play-offs, this game looks set to Paul Lambert's last stand in the Portman Road dug-out.
Not only is this a good time to play Ipswich Town in terms of the trajectory of their season, but their three best players – strikers James Norwood and Kayden Jackson, along with key midfielder Flynn Downes – are either injured or suspended for this game.
While there is still plenty of talent available to Paul Lambert, most of it is stacked towards fairly flighty, creative midfielders such as Jon Nolan, Emyr Huws, Teddy Bishop, and Andre Dozzell who are all capable of taking hold of games at this level but haven't been able to develop any momentum this season due to the manager's constant tinkering.
The great hope at the moment for Ipswich is in two youngsters – the skillful winger Armando Dobra and powerful striker Tyreece Simpson – who haven't been tarnished by the stench of mediocrity that has set in around the club. While more senior attacking players such as Alan Judge, Will Keane and Freddie Sears are match-winners on their day, they haven't demonstrated that they are capable of doing so on a consistent basis this season.
While the rest of the team is largely dysfunctional, Ipswich do have a strong defence marshaled by the impressive youngster Luke Woolfenden – who was surprisingly dropped for the defeat to Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night – who are capable of holding the opposition at arm's length if they get the opportunity to dig in.
The attitude of the Ipswich players in this game could well be crucial on how this plays out. While it appears that they have lost all motivation to play for the manager, a win here could change the complexion of their season, proving that they can beat the best in the division and keeping the play-offs just about within touching distance.
As league leaders, we may well see teams naturally raise their games against us to prove a point to themselves. As such, it's important that we impose ourselves on games early to demonstrate why we're up here.
If we can take another early lead here, it feels as if the atmosphere at the stadium will turn on Ipswich. This is the kind of situation that promotion-winning sides tend to be able to take advantage of.
Categories Match PreviewTags Alan Judge, Andre Dozzell, Armando Dobra, Callum O'Hare, Coventry City, Emyr Huws, Freddie Sears, Ipswich Town, Jamie Allen, Jon Nolan, League One, Liam Kelly, Luke Woolfenden, Mark Robins, Matt Godden, Paul Lambert, Teddy Bishop, Tyreece Simpson, Will Keane
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The site has security and 24 hour CCTV monitoring, an on-site café and ample free car parking. The offices share ladies, gents and disabled WC facilities and a small kitchenette.
The offices are equipped with fibre optic link to the Internet and include feature rich telephones.
Colchester Business and Seedbed Centre is a development of 44 individual commercial units located on the popular Severalls Park development directly adjacent to the A12/A120 Interchange providing easy access to the national motorway networks.
A mix of offices, studios and industrial units provides comprehensive work space to choose from and also makes this centre an ideal location for a variety of businesses.
A simple license agreement, written in plain English, provides businesses the freedom to move or leave on one month's notice.
Office space for businesses located at this centre benefit from on-site maintenance, free car parking, cafe with outdoor seating and a small kitchenette with facilities for tea and coffee.
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U-lite (pierwotnie UbuntuLite) – dystrybucja systemu GNU/Linux bazująca na systemie Ubuntu. Przeznaczona jest dla słabszych komputerów PC. Posiada niższe wymagania systemowe, dzięki czemu uruchomienie tego systemu nawet na starszych maszynach nie powinno sprawiać problemu. Działa w środowisku graficznym LXDE (tak jak Lubuntu), które jest jednym z najlżejszych środowisk graficznych systemów GNU/Linux.

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Yesterday I have published my first how-to video describing how to set up and configure Firebase Push Notification service.
Really liked the emphasis on the configuration part.
Can I link it on the plugin description as part of our documentation?
First of all, good job on the plugin, super easy to learn and use!
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US Navy to Modernise Shipboard Warfare Suite
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The US Navy will invest $640m in the development and modernisation of a new SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare suite over the next ten years. As part of the investment, the navy also intends to equip future warships, including the DDG-1000, with the SLQ-32 warfare suite, according to for
The US Navy will invest $640m in the development and modernisation of a new SLQ-32 shipboard electronic warfare suite over the next ten years.
As part of the investment, the navy also intends to equip future warships, including the DDG-1000, with the SLQ-32 warfare suite, according to forecastinternational.com.
Modernisation of the system will be carried out in four phases, adding mission capabilities including electronic attack and infrared detection to the system, as well as an improvement of the underlying technology behind the system.
The block 1 upgrades to the SLQ-32 will be carried out by General Dynamics, which is expected to complete the upgrade work by 2012.
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The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: 'Speaking Indictments' by Robert S. Mueller III
By Benjamin Wittes
Monday, March 18, 2019, 3:59 PM
It's Robert Mueller as you've never heard him before.
We have something special for you on the podcast today. Something very different.
The Mueller report is coming. We all know that. We don't know what's going to be in it. We don't know when its showing up.
But Bob Mueller has already told a remarkable story. He's told it scattered through different court filings in a variety of cases, indictments, plea agreements, stipulations of fact. We decided to distill it, to organize it, to put it all in one place, to tell the story of the Russia investigation orally, to let a remarkable group of speakers read the speaking indictments that Mueller has issued.
So here's the story of the Russia conspiracy, distilled to a brief audiobook in seven chapters. What you're about to hear is all taken nearly verbatim from actual Bob Mueller filings. We've cut a lot, moved stuff around, and changed a few words here and there to make it sound more like a narrative. We have changed the meaning not at all.
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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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How should the U.S. handle China and Russia's growing alliance?
Published April 9, 2022 at 8:01 AM EDT
Vladimir Putin made a grand appearance with the president of China, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in February. China has so far been largely silent about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Is there a new coalition forming? Hal Brands is professor of global affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Thank you for being with us.
HAL BRANDS: Thank you for having me.
SIMON: You've argued that Russia and China are part of what you call a coalescing autocratic axis at the heart of Eurasia. That does not sound reassuring.
BRANDS: No, and it probably shouldn't. I think for a long time, Americans thought about Russia and China as two distinct challenges, and in many ways they are. But one of the things that we've seen before and during this crisis is that they increasingly act together, or at least in parallel, in important ways. And so the Chinese have certainly shrugged off any effort to get them to put pressure on Russia to end the war. But they have also given the appearance of support for Russia's war in many cases, though, the problem that we confront today is one in which our two greatest autocratic rivals increasingly work together.
SIMON: And is that the overriding mutual interest they have in policy at the moment, to be able to hold the United States responsible for everything?
BRANDS: They have two overriding mutual interests. The first is that both would be classified as countries that want to change the existing international system because they think it is unfairly slanted against them. It denies them spheres of influence, for instance, and they see the United States as the primary obstacle to that objective. The second mutual interest is more ideological. Both of these countries are increasingly personalistic (ph) autocracies in a world that is led by a democratic superpower. And so they would very much like to create an international system that is more protective of autocracies like their own.
SIMON: What do you think this suggests to the U.S. now as it confronts Russia's actions in Ukraine?
BRANDS: Well, there's long been a debate in the United States over whether we should prioritize competing with Russia or China or treat them as co-equals. And that debate has flared up again in the context of this war. I think what the war indicates, though, is that the best way of putting pressure on China, which is the more dangerous and the more powerful of the two rivals, is actually to ensure that Russia is defeated, that it does not achieve its objectives in this war, because that will result in a weaker Russia, one that is less capable of putting pressure on the United States and its allies in Europe and thus less useful as a strategic partner for Beijing.
SIMON: Whatever happened to the idea that forging close commercial ties with China would bring China closer to a democratic system?
BRANDS: We tried that for about 25 years, but I think we basically underestimated the tenacity and the ruthlessness of the Chinese Communist Party. The CCP understood that the policy of economic engagement was ultimately meant to lead to the liberalization of the Chinese political system, and that, of course, was not what the CCP wanted. And so the Chinese Communist Party essentially used the wealth that China was able to accrue through its insertion in the international economy to buy off the Chinese populace to a certain degree, to invest in its own repressive capabilities, and to undertake one of the largest peacetime military buildups in the modern era.
SIMON: In your judgment, what's the best option for the United States now?
BRANDS: The United States simply can't avoid the reality that it has to contain both Russia and China simultaneously. And if the United States were to try to buy one or both of them off, it would simply weaken its own position. That's a tall order, but it's not impossible. If you add up the United States and its allies in Europe and its allies in the Indo-Pacific, they dramatically outstrip Russia and China together when it comes to military power, economic power, diplomatic power - you name it. And I think that there is also a prospect that putting pressure on Russia can, over the long term, lead to a fraying of the relationship with China. As Russia becomes more dependent on China as a result of this war, it will become less and less comfortable with that dependency. And so this won't make a huge difference over a two to three-year period, but over a 10-year period, perhaps.
SIMON: Hal Brands is the Henry Kissinger distinguished professor of global affairs at Johns Hopkins. Thanks so much for being with us.
BRANDS: Thank you.


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Iulia Filip / August 7, 2013
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CN) - A chain of old folks homes defrauded people of hundreds of thousands of dollars by refusing to refund 90 percent of its pricey "entrance fees," as promised, after the residents die, a survivor claims in a class action.
William DeSimone sued Springpoint Senior Living, six of its subsidiaries, and its president Gary Puma, in Middlesex County Court.
On behalf of his mother's estate, DeSimone seeks to represent all residents and families who were deceived about refundable fees.
Springpoint, based in Princeton, N.J., owns and operates five full-service retirement communities, 18 affordable housing communities, and several senior citizen communities. It is a multimillion-dollar enterprise with 3,500 residents and 1,500 employees, according to the lawsuit.
"This class action arises out of a consumer fraud scheme directed at one of New Jersey's most vulnerable populations, its senior citizens," the complaint states. "Since 2007, and perhaps even earlier, defendant Springpoint Senior Living, Inc. ('Springpoint'), formerly known as 'Presbyterian Homes & Services, Inc.', targeted and took advantage of people residing in five New Jersey elderly-only 'continuing care communities' that Springpoint operates through five subsidiary companies it wholly owns and controls. Many of Springpoint's victims were in their seventies and older. At a time in their lives when these men and women should be respected, taken care of and protected, they were instead preyed upon and were taken advantage of by a benevolent appearing, sharply operated non-profit corporation that works with a Wall Street bank and an international real estate conglomerate to victimize susceptible seniors and their families.
"As set out below, Springpoint conceived, and through its operating subsidiaries executed, a classic 'bait-and-switch' scheme that deceives senior citizens and their loved ones out of tens of thousands of dollars per family. The scheme worked like this: senior citizens such as the late Evelyn DeSimone (plaintiff's mother), often assisted by family members (such as the plaintiff and his siblings), after deciding to move from a home or apartment into one of Springpoint's attractively appearing elderly-only continuing care communities and after passing requisite health and psychological entrance exams, were required to pay Springpoint a large 'entrance fee' that ranged from $84,000 to over $700,000 depending on the facility and apartment (called a living accommodation unit) selected. Prior to making that payment senior citizens and their families were told by Springpoint orally, in marketing materials, and, most importantly, in a statutory required disclosure statement that the entrance fee was '90 percent refundable' to the resident's estate or family at the time that the resident either died or moved out of the community. The fraud and unconscionable business practice is that families do not receive a 90 percent refund; instead they get a fraction of that amount. That is because Springpoint's continuing care communities' contracts made the computational basis for the 90 percent refund not what the resident paid as 'entrance fee' upon entering the community, but rather upon the lesser of the entrance fee paid by the resident or the entrance fee paid by the new occupant(s) of the departing resident's living unit. Additionally, Springpoint and its operating subsidiaries also routinely failed to disclose at the time they were collecting these 90 percent refundable entrance fees that they, in order to attract residents, respond to competition and/or respond to adverse real estate market conditions, could and would offer discounts on the entrance fees, lower the unit prices and/or offer other incentives, including lengthy payment deferrals, which could affect the amount and timing of refunds to residents departing from Springpoint's continuing care communities.
"Springpoint's entrance fee discounts and incentives affected adversely the amount of refund plaintiff and others similarly situated received as well as the timing of the payment of the refund that was received. Thus many Springpoint continuing care community residents and/or their families, such as plaintiff and his deceased mother, did not or will not get back 90 percent of the entrance fee as represented. They also were (or may or will be in the future) forced to wait longer to receive their partial 90 percent entrance fee refund back, which is, pursuant to Springpoint's terms, paid without any interest. In Mrs. DeSimone's case, her family received back 20 percent less than they were led to believe they would due to a 20 percent sale Springpoint was running at the time her residential unit was relet in 2009."
DeSimone, of Jamesburg, N.J., says that Springpoint's 90 percent refundable plan played a major role in his decision to move his mother to one of its communities in 2009.
The family paid a $159,000 entrance fee and DeSimone's mother moved into the community, where she lived until she died in April 2010.
After she died, DeSimone received an $80,136.00 refund: 50 percent of the entrance fee he had paid, according to the complaint.
DeSimone says he has not received the rest of the money due under the 90 percent refundable plan.
He claims Springpoint markets its facilities "in a misleading and aggressive manner" and deceives senior citizens about the purported refund of the fees.
Some Springpoint facilities even offer to help sell the residents' homes to have them move to their communities, according to the lawsuit.
DeSimone claims that despite Springpoint's nonprofit status, its officers received more than $11.3 million in compensation between 2009 and 2011.
He seeks class certification, an injunction and compensatory damages for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and violation of state laws.
DeSimone is represented by Michael Coren with Cohen, Placitella & Roth of Red Bank, N.J.
Named as defendants are Springpoint Senior Living, Springpoint at Monroe, Springpoint at Stonebridge at Montgomery, Springpoint at Crestwood, Springpoint at Meadow Lakes, Springpoint at Monroe Village, Springpoint at Navesink Harbor, and Gary T. Puma.
Springpoint and Puma did not immediately return requests for comment.
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China's Official Military Budget to Grow by 17.6% in 2008
Mar 06, 2008 20:08 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
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As was the case in the communist Soviet Union, China's official military budget and real military budget are not the same thing. Many items are hidden under other ministries, or simply not reported truthfully in the absence of accountable government. Official figures are given, however, and for the last 2 decades those figures have shown uninterrupted double-digit increases. Hot on the heels of the Pentagon's release of its Congressionally-mandated "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008" [PDF] report, Chinese "People's Congress" spokesman Mr. Jiang Enzhu announced an 17.6% increase in China's 2008 military budget, to 417.77 billion yuan ($58.81 billion). The increase follows a 17.8% increase in 2007, and a 14.7% increase in 2006.
The real math, of course, lies in compound interest; over 20 years, an increase averaging 10% per year would grow a budget to 6.7 times its original size; at 12.5% per year, the figure is 10.5 times, and at 14% per year the budget would be 16.4 times its original size. Military modernization programs appear to be accelerating in step, including reports that China's navy has already announced plans to build its first aircraft carrier by 2010. While estimates regarding the true size of China's military budget vary…
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The Chinese Government recently claimed that the average annual rise in the defense budget from 2003-2007 had been 15.8%, well below the average 22.1% growth of overall government revenues. Neither figure can be independently verified, of course. One reliable statistic, however, is that inflation rose to an 11-year high in January 2008, which makes it likely that pay raises to soldiers account for at least some of the total increase.
RAND's Project Air Force, which has also studied China's arms industry modernization, estimated the 2004 Chinese military budget at $65-79 billion in FY 2001 dollars; at 2% inflation, this would equal $76-86 billion in FY 2006 dollars. Various professional sources discussed in our 2006 article were closer to $100 billion, which is in agreement with RAND since increases of 12% in 2005 and then 14.7% in 2006 give an FY 2006 range of $96-110 billion with 2% inflation.
Accepting this figure and the officially announced percentage rise, the FY 2007 range would be $115-130 billion, and the FY 2008 figure would be $138-156 billion. The US Defense Department's report places the 2008 figure between $97-139 billion.
Regardless of the exact figure, officials from the US Pentagon and from India's RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) intelligence service now agree that the Chinese defense budget remains the second largest in the world. A slightly different take comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which places China behind the United States, Britain and France in total defence spending, but 2nd to the United States in purchasing power parity at $188 billion to Washington's $529 billion.
For a set of additional links & resources concerning China's socio-economic, geo-political and military plans, challenges, and issues, see: "China's Stresses, Goals, Military Buildups… and Futures" at Winds of Change.NET.
Sources and Readings: China Daily (government controlled) | Agence France Presse | The Australian | Bloomberg news (USA) | The Guardian (UK) | National Post (Canada) | Financial Times (UK) | Taipei Times (Taiwan) | Times of India | Wall St. Journal (USA) | Washington Post (USA).
See also TIME Magazine's December 2007 "Enemies at the Firewall," which discusses rising concern in the USA and Europe over Chinese cyber-attacks; this was a larger entry in the 2008 Pentagon report than it had been in past years.
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