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UW-Madison professors balk at Gov. Walker's request to work more
David Hookstead - University of Wisconsin Madison •February 4, 2015
Scholars accuse governor of being clueless, claim proposal will drive talented educators away from campus
Professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have balked at Gov. Scott Walker's request to take on more classes to help balance the state budget, saying in interviews with The College Fix they already work well over 40 hours a week and claiming the proposal would damage the institution's reputation and quality.
They said if they took on more classes, the state's flagship university would ultimately lose talented educators. They suggest the best universities offer lighter course loads to professors as a way to encourage all-star scholars to work for that school so they have more time to do research.
"Education is a market driven field, and the free market is something that conservatives support," David Canon, a UW-Madison professor and chair of the political science department, said in an interview with The College Fix. "If UW-Madison increases the course load of professors then we're going to potentially lose our top professors and it'll be very difficult to hire great new professors."
As it stands, UW-Madison enjoys a Tier I "very high research activity" status under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions, considered the gold standard of college rankings. If Walker got his way, the professors said, that status would drop to Tier II, considered only "high research activity."
Typically, professors at Tier I schools are asked to teach two courses per semester, and professors at Tier II schools are asked to teach three classes per semester.
"Surprisingly, Governor Walker also does not seem to have a grasp of a really basic concept of markets," political science Professor Howard Schweber said in an email to The College Fix. "Employers compete for the best employees in any field, and universities are no different."
"By slashing funds, cutting support for research, and increasing teaching loads, UW-Madison would be making itself a much less attractive place for faculty. An institution that operates as a second-tier institution attracts and keeps second-tier talent, and provides a second-tier education."
However, Schweber acknowledged some professors could certainly work harder, but this was not the case for all professors.
"As in any enterprise, there are variations," he said.
The controversy can be traced back to late last month, when the Republican governor and possible 2016 presidential contender said that: "Maybe it's time for faculty and staff to start thinking about teaching more classes and doing more work and this authority frees up the [University of Wisconsin] administration to make those sorts of requests."
And he told reporters last week: "They might be able to make savings just by asking faculty and staff to consider teaching one more class per semester. Things like that could have a tremendous impact on making sure that we preserve an affordable education for all of our UW campuses, and at the same time we maintain a high-quality education."
The comments came at the same time as Gov. Walker proposed a $300 million budget cut over the next two years for the University of Wisconsin system. Criticism and backlash from University of Wisconsin faculty and officials came quickly.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement that stated "teaching is a core mission of the university and taxpayers should expect that faculty are spending time in the classroom. But we know that our faculty are working on behalf of the state in research, outreach and fundraising, among other capacities."
Indeed, several faculty members at UW-Madison cited a survey of its faculty that revealed the average educator worked 63 hours per week. The survey was conducted across 11 departments and represented the four major fields: biological science, physical science, social science and humanities.
Canon told The Fix he does believe the 63-hour work week represented in the survey is accurate, and suggested Walker does not understand how much work professors undertake outside the classroom. Gov. Walker's father was a preacher, and a preacher's workload can't be accurately judged just by the sermon given on a Sunday, Canon added.
Political Science Professor Andrew Kydd said in a statement to The College Fix that increasing teaching requirements is the quickest road to a mediocre university.
"If you increase the teaching requirements, faculty who can get jobs at schools with lower teaching requirements will move," he said. "Those who remain and those who will come as new faculty will be people who cannot get jobs at better, more research oriented universities, so the quality of the faculty will decline."
Walker is expected to address this issue further at he presents his budget to state lawmakers.
College Fix reporter David Hookstead is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Nice post and good observations. I wonder what the future of newspapers will be altogether now that we have instant access to news through cabel and internet.
It is sad to see the ads disappearing. This is probably a result of the lack of ads being placed to warrant it's own dedicated section. We still have ours here in a couple of our papers although all of the ads are down!
YES. The newspaper classifieds do have a future. The information is viewed on the newspaper web sites.
Actually, our local, city/county paper publications publish local real estate information.
You knew that the classified ads would diminish to some extent! Of course, I have not used them for the last 13 yrs, do the the cost and shelf life of a newspaper ad. Just did not make sense in our market.
I think the newspapers themselves are on their way out too! Everything will be online... Thank goodness my mother finally learned how to use the computer.
I think there will be two markets - the mass market will be online and the niche upper end markets will be online and on print. More affluent buyers or sellers may use different media or may be harder to reach online.
Hi Nikesh - The real esate section of the newspaper has been essentially irrelevant and a dead end for years now, and it's just taken this long for it to be noticed. Many of us stopped spending any money on print several years ago, and I still don't understand why it should be any different for high-end properties (other than seller expectations, which can be reprogrammed with a bit of effort).
I just find it hard to believe that people, of all types, don't look online for homes. I hardly ever see people reading the paper anymore and when I do, I'm sure it's not for real estate.
Print ads are dying because things change in the time it takes for the ad to reach the consumer. We are in an instant, right now, current marketplace. Ads are even moving beyond your computer to mobile devices. I still post an occasional print ad but focus more online because of it's current accessibility and because I can withdraw it or take it down myself when it is no longer relevant.
Warren Buffet is buying local newspapers these days. I wonder if he knows something we don't!
"I think there will be two markets - the mass market will be online and the niche upper end markets will be online and on print. More affluent buyers or sellers may use different media or may be harder to reach online"
We are going through a dramatic change in the Information Age and as a realtor that is all I am selling iss information. Getting use to the changes at the ripe old age of 69 is challenging but I quess it will keep me young. I will miss the FSBO;s in paper form.
Everything is online now. Even I read only e-newspapers.. ..So I think newspaper classifieds have future because people read e-papers.
The daily paper in our state capital(Harrisburg,PA)now is published 3 times a week !!!!!


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For states, there may be good reason to stop cities from going bankrupt
Marielle Segarra, WHYY
The Capitol Building in Harrisburg
Researchers find that states with programs that make it harder for cities to go bankrupt see several benefits, including economic stability.
What happens when a city can't pay its debt? In some states, the city could file for bankruptcy. That's been done across the country, in Detroit, San Bernardino, Central Falls, Rhode Island, and other municipalities.
But some states, including New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, try to intervene before that happens. Now, research from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois finds that states with programs that make it harder for cities to go bankrupt see several benefits, including economic stability.
The draft study finds that programs that stand in the way of municipal bankruptcy prevent "contagion," the ripple effects that a bankruptcy could have on the rates other municipalities pay to borrow money. In contrast, the study finds, in states that allow their municipalities to file for bankruptcy with no barrier, the cost of borrowing increases for at least a year.
Avoiding contagion is part of the purpose of Act 47, a Pennsylvania law passed in 1987 to help cities avoid bankruptcy. Under the law, Pennsylvania administers a program that allows municipalities to modify their tax codes and seek aid from the state. The idea is to give these local governments a chance to get their finances straight, because even one local bankruptcy could cause ripple effects throughout the state.
Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell made that case in 2010, when Harrisburg was on the verge of missing a $3.3 million bond payment. Doing so, Rendell said, "would devastate not only the city, but the school district, the county, and Central Pennsylvania's reputation as a great place to live, work, and play." Instead, the city entered Act 47, and the state helped with the bond payment.
The study found another benefit of programs like Act 47: in states that have them, municipalities pay less when they borrow money than they would in a state that just lets its municipalities go bankrupt.
There is a potential downside to these rehabilitation programs; in some cases, states take on the risk that their cities won't be able to pay their debts. That means the borrowing costs for the states themselves actually increase, the researchers found.
That's not the case in Pennsylvania. Although the state sometimes gives loans to municipalities or participates in their financial deals, the state doesn't directly guarantee local debt, says Joe Boyle, senior research associate at the Pennsylvania Economy League. "We don't take on their credit, we don't take on their debt, and we don't put ourselves in their place," Boyle said. "We do assist them in trying to get their fiscal house back in order."
Even though filing for bankruptcy might seem less complicated than participating in a program like Act 47, it's not necessarily, Boyle said. "One of the things we've learned in our Act 47 work and in looking at the general issue of bankruptcy is that Chapter 9 is a very difficult process," he said. "It's expensive, it's time consuming, and we're not sure that it ultimately benefits a municipality."
Bankruptcy also carries a stigma, and cities will want to avoid that, he said.
Despite the upside of Act 47, not everybody's a fan of the program; some charge that it's been ineffective and is difficult for cities to leave. There are currently 17 municipalities in the program. Twelve municipalities have exited since the Act 47 law was passed in 1987.
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I don't own a Mac mini, and I don't plan on buying one, so why in the world would I be interested in the NewerTech miniStack? For those not familiar with the miniStack, it's one of many "zero footprint" drives designed to sit under the Mac mini and match its design.
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How many functions does your favorite software package perform? Most of the time, we're happy to pay for an app that has one or two core functions, as long as it does those functions well. How about a freeware package that sports about three dozen different functions? Unbelievable, but it's true in the form of […]
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Lake in northeastern Turkey sanctuary for wild ducks
KARS, Turkey Sep 11, 2017 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Anadolu Agency Sep 11, 2017 12:00 am
Located in Keklik in Kars' Sarıkamış district, Duck Lake is home to wild ducks, the ruddy Shel ducks and many other bird species. Offering shelter and proliferation opportunities to various duck and bird species all year-round, Duck Lake transformed into a heavenly beauty along with the arrival of autumn.
Located 10 kilometers away from the city center, the lake hosts countless Shel ducks, wild ducks and various bird species throughout all four seasons. The mother ducks teach their ducklings how to swim and search for food, and the ducklings, which grew up during autumn, offer spectators a visual feast, so to speak.
An employer of the fish farm located nearby the lake, Kasım Gündüz, spoke to Anadolu Agency (AA) saying that with its natural beauties and wild life, Sarıkamış is one of the favorite spots in the Eastern Anatolian region.
Stating that Duck Lake offers brand new beauty every season, Gündüz said, "The ducklings, which hatched about two months ago, grew up by learning how to swim, fly and find food. We help them to find shelter and protect them from poachers. Now, the ducks find food, fly and enjoy swimming." On the other hand, ducks swimming on the lake under the sunset offer a splendid scene.
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"Synod, Church DeCentralization & Francis Resignation"
Fr. Hesse said that we should go to indult mass to fulfill our Sunday duty. No offense, but I will follow what he said.
no he didnt he said the opposite he said u cant fufill your sunday obligation in the conciliar church...at first i think he waivered but then he said, no..
What did Fr. Hesse say about sedevacantist Masses? Do they fulfill, according to him, one's Sunday obligation?


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Why the Mets Sweeping the Yankees Means Nothing and Everything at the Same Time
The Mets swept the Subway Series from the Yankees this week. It's never happened before and who knows if it will happen again. The fact that the Mets were able to win every game in the series isn't as surprising as who they won it with. To call the Mets lineup fearsome is as laughable as calling Tom Green an actor.
In the grand scheme of things this series win means nothing in 2013. The Mets will most likely still finish the season under .500. They won't be going to the playoffs and there isn't an expectation of them winning any division titles. It was just a nice winning streak in the second month of the season that will just be a blip on the radar come the off season.
But then this series also means quite a bit.
The Mets were on the precipice of losing their entire fan base for the rest of the 2013 season. No one wanted to watch the product on the field, let alone go to the ballpark. This mini winning streak and the fact that it came against the cockiest fan base of them all, Yankees fans, makes it all that much more sweet.
The even bigger reason this sweep meant so much is because it switched the discussion from the litany of problems with the Mets to the positives. From Valdespin to Ike to Terry Collins, there have been enough of negative headlines and minutia discussed online and radio about the circus that is the 2013 Mets. Winning solves most problems and this was a huge one. While Ike Davis still deserves to be demoted to the minors, for one week Terry Collins hasn't had to deal with the same questions over and over and over.
You have to also give credit to what The 7 Line is doing for Mets fans. Sure it's a business, but honestly The 7 Line has done more to energize the fan base than the Mets organization has done in the last decade. The idea of bringing a contingency of Mets fans to Chicago and then to the Bronx to occupy the home team's ballpark is just genius. I wasn't able to go in person to either of those venues, but not only was I aware of it but was excited by it as well.
I guess The 7 Line is capitalism and free enterprise at its best and it's probably the best thing to happen to the Mets fan base in a long time. Darren Meenan deserves a lot of credit and our thanks even if you've never bought one of his t-shirts (but you probably should because they're pretty great).
So where do the Mets go from here? Who knows. Maybe they'll continue to win and surprise us. Maybe they'll quickly return to their irrelevant status, but whether you want to mock it or not this series has meant a lot for the Mets and especially for their fans.
Wining makes baseball so much more fun...especially at the expense of the Yankees.
Labels: sweep, the7line, yankees
Trustless in Flushing
Some Mets fans and especially vocal ones on social media will try and call you out for criticizing this team. They may say you're not a "true fan" or spout how they love this team regardless of the record. They are well within their rights to do so.
But as a fan of this team for the better part of 30 years this is the most faithless I've been in a long time. While the last half decade has been anything but ideal, there have been injuries that prevented players from succeeding or stop-gap players were the core of the lineup that you knew was just a placeholder for the current season.
Look at the names in the current Mets lineup and in the starting rotation and what you'll see is that the majority of them are the homegrown players the organization has been hoping to build around. Names like Duda, Davis and Tejada. Pitchers like Gee, Niese and Hefner. These were pieces we did not trade because the Mets saw them as being more valuable in the future than what they could get for them right now.
So here the Mets sit. 10 games under .500 and it's not even June. Ike Davis is about to slump further into oblivion. Duda can only drive in runs with a solo homer. Tejada who made us forget Reyes last year is now reminding us of Rey Ordonez except without the SportsCenter highlights in the field. Jon Niese looks lost. Dillon Gee is on the John Maine path to success.
Fortunately Murphy and Wright are pulling their weight, and of course Matt Harvey is living up to expectations.
What is my point here? Besides just needing to vent, it's that how can anyone trust the idea that the Mets are planning for future success? The future of 2009 is on the field right now and looking like a Double A lineup. You want to give them more time? I say it only gives them more rope with which to hang themselves.
I can't point the finger at any one person because I honestly believe the entire culture of the organization is poisoned from the front office to the bullpen to the hitting coach.It has become a culture where losing is acceptable because our investment lies in the ever elusive "future."
I'm emotionally invested in this team. I have been for 3 decades, but that doesn't mean I'm blinded to the ineptitude and the false hope that's unraveling before our very eyes.
Trust is the most valuable commodity on the planet earth. It's invaluable when you have it and will make you broke if you don't. Once trust is loss it's a long and arduous road to get it back.
Why would anyone trust the Mets at this point? A culture change has to happen. Not in the future. Not at some point. It has to happen now before trust is gone for good.
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It's Time for Sandy Alderson to Be Held Accountable
Betting on futures can be a dangerous game. Futures can be used either to hedge or to speculate on the change in price of tan asset. For example, a producer of wheat could use futures to lock in a certain price and hedge their bets on risk. On the other hand, anybody could speculate on the price movement of wheat by going long or short using futures.
I'm not going to pretend I understand all the intricacies of futures trading, but I feel I have a reasonable grasp on the futures exchange that Sandy Alderson is trying to sell us. He's saying 2014 and beyond is where the Mets will compete.
Here's the thing about Alderson's futures plan. It can't be disproven in the present. In fact Alderson has had several years to prove his mettle, but we continue to be sold that 2014 is the year. Could he be right? Sure, but what if he's not? What if his master plan ends up falling apart? Then we've been left with continued years of being awful only to not get any better.
So then Alderson gets fired. Who cares? The Mets and their fans are the ones that will suffer. The moves Alderson has made has been about freeing up money and acquiring young talent. So far not much has been done to improve the team.
All of the assets Alderson has attained currently reside in our minor league system. Matt Harvey is the lone exception. Wheeler could be great. So far the Dickey trade for D'Arnaud & Buck looks genius, but none of Alderson's moves have translated into wins. Isn't that what really matters?
The two biggest flaws with the Mets over the last 3 years have been its bullpen and outfield. Nothing has been done to rectify that. Cowgill was being touted in spring training and now we're longing for Cowgill given that we have to endure Brown & Lagares & Byrd at the plate. Anyone with eyesight can see the Mets bullpen is atrocious. Sure you can say they're overworked, but honestly there are no room for excuses when you continually blow leads and opportunities year after year after year.
But don't worry Mets fans. Next year is 2014. It will all magically turnaround. How? I don't know. But there's a master plan right? Has to be.
But what if there's not. Instead of slowly filling holes the Mets still have gaping chasms that need to be addressed before they can compete in what is becoming the ridiculously talented NL East. From the bullpen to the entire outfield to the now absence of a reliable bat first base, the Mets are in need of more than just a few moves.
So while the Mets season quickly fades away even before summer arrives, someone should start holding Sandy Alderson accountable. Before you know it he'll be named the new commissioner of baseball and the Mets will be left trying to piece together this master plan of his.
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Election commission of India ( EIC )
Updated on May 29, 2019 - 04:02:04 PM
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a self-governing constitutional body which oversees the election process in India as per the Constitution of India. The ECI was set up on January 25 1950, with the aim of defining and controlling the multi-tiered election process in our country. The Election Commission of India administers the election process from the President of India to the State Legislative Assembly.
As per Article 324 of the Indian ConstItution, ECI has the supervisory and directional control of the complete process election to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the office of the President and the Vice-President of India.
Appointment & Tenure of Commissioners
Advisory and Quasi-Judiciary Powers
Administrative Powers
Role of Election Commission of India
Functions of the Election Commission of India
The ECI consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and 2 other Election Commissioners. The multi-member ECI works on the power of majority vote.
2. Appointment & Tenure of Commissioners
The Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner are appointed by the President of India.
Each of them holds their offices for a period of 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever comes first.
They receive the same perks and pay as Supreme Court Judges.
The only way a Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office is upon an order of the President supported by the Parliament.
The Election Commissioner or Regional Commissioner can only be removed from office by the Chief Election Commissioner.
3. Advisory and Quasi-Judiciary Powers
The Election Commission of India has advisory jurisdiction in terms of post-election ineligibility of sitting members of the Parliament and State Legislature.
Cases where an individual is found guilty of malpractice at elections by the Supreme Court or High Courts are referred to the ECI for its opinion of the said person's disqualification. In such cases, the judgement passed by the ECI is final and binding on the President of India or the Governor as per jurisdiction.
The Election Commission of India also has the power to ban any candidate who has not lodged an account of election expenses by the deadline and as per the law.
ECI can also remove or reduce the period of disqualification as per the law.
4. Administrative Powers
Allotting territorial areas for electoral constituencies in the country
Organise and amend electoral rolls and register eligible voters
Inform dates and schedule of elections and scrutinize nomination papers
Give recognition to political parties and assign election symbols to them.
ECI appoints the following seats:
Chief Electoral Officer
Returning Officer
Electoral Registration Officer
5. Role of Election Commission of India
ECI plays a crucial role in organising elections. The most significant role of the Election Commission of India is to ensure free and fair elections as per the norms and the Model Code of Conduct. It is in charge of monitoring the actions and activities of the political parties and candidates.
6. Functions of the Election Commission of India
ECI is responsible for a free and reasonable election
It ensures that political parties and candidates adhere to the Model Code of Conduct
Regulates parties and registers them as per eligibility to contest in elections
Proposes the limit of campaign expenditure per candidate to all parties and monitors the same.
It is mandatory for all political parties to submit annual reports to the ECI in order to be able to claim the tax benefit on the contributions.
Guarantees that all political parties regularly submit audited financial reports.
The main duties of the Election Commission are:
Supervise, control and conduct all elections to Parliament and State Legislatures
Set general rules for election.
Prepare electoral rolls
Determine territorial distribution of constituencies
Give credit to political parties.
Allot election symbols to political parties or candidates
Appoint tribunals for the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of an election to Parliament and State Legislatures.
7. Model Code of Conduct
EC first issued a Model Code of Conduct for political parties at the time of the fifth general elections, held in 1971. Since then, the Code has been revised from time to time and lays down guidelines as to how political parties and candidates should conduct themselves during elections.
A provision was made under the Code that from the time the elections are announced by the Commission, Ministers and other authorities cannot announce any financial grant, make promises of construction of roads, carry out any appointments in government and public undertakings which may have the effect of influencing the voters in favor of the ruling party.
Despite the acceptance of the Code of Conduct by political parties, cases of its violation have been on the rise. It is a general complaint that the party in power at the time of elections misuses the official machinery to further the electoral prospects of its candidates.
The misuse of official machinery takes different forms, such as issue of advertisements at the cost of public exchequer, misuse of official mass media during election period for partisan coverage of political news and publicity regarding their achievements, misuse of government transport including aircraft/helicopter, vehicles.
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Eugeniusz Szaposznikow (17 July 19178 July 1991) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 8 confirmed kills and one shared.

Biography
Szaposznikow took part in the September campaign in the 111th Fighter Escadrille. On 1 September he damaged a He 111. After the campaign he crossed the border with Romania, then he came to France where he was posted to the Cebrzyński section of the Groupe de Chasse II/5. After the French capitulation he arrived in the United Kingdom. From 2 August 1940 he was assigned to No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron.

He took part in the Battle of Britain. From 31 August to 7 October he shot down eight German aircraft. In May 1941 he became instructor in 8 OTU. On 14 December 1943 he was sent to No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron, on 21 December 1943 he returned to No. 303 squadron.

After the war ended he stayed in the UK and changed his name to Sharman.

Eugeniusz Szaposznikow died on 8 July 1991 in Nottingham.

Aerial victory credits
 He 111 - 1 September 1939 (damaged)
 1/3 Hs 126 - Battle of France
 Bf 109 - 31 August 1940
 Do 215 - 7 September 1940
 Bf 109 - 7 September 1940
 2 x Bf 110 - 11 September 1940
 Bf 109 - 23 September 1940
 Bf 109 - 27 September 1940
 Bf 109 - 7 October 1940 and one damaged

Awards
 Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
 Cross of Valour (Poland), four times
 Cross of Merit (Poland)
 Distinguished Flying Medal

Military promotions
 podporucznik - November 1941
 porucznik - 1 November 1942
 kapitan - 1 November 1944

References

Further reading
 Arkady Fiedler Squadron 303 (book)

 Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, p. 550.

 Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, p. 256-280.
 Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, p. 37. ISBN 83862172.

 Józef Zieliński: Lotnicy polscy w Bitwie o Wielką Brytanię. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza MH, 2005, p. 197-198.

External links
 rathbonemuseum.com
 samoloty.pl
 Bitwa o Anglię w polityka.pl - zdjęcia

1991 deaths
1917 births
The Few
Polish World War II flying aces
Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland)
Recipients of the Cross of Merit (Poland)
Polish Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Medal

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Adele FaceTimes with disappointed fans after postponing her Las Vegas residency
Melissa Ruggieri
LAS VEGAS – Many of Adele's fans seemed ready to call it "Water Under the Bridge," even after the songstress left thousands angered and disappointed after the last-minute cancelation of her Las Vegas residency.
On Friday evening, instead of preparing to enter The Colosseum at Caesars Palace for Adele's much-ballyhooed arrival, packs of fans waited in line at the just-opened Weekends with Adele merchandise store adjacent to the venue.
An apology from the singer – "I'm so upset to not be with you tonight," it began - was written on a mirrored wall inside the store, telling fans to "please hang out and look at the outfits, take pics of anything you want."
Adele isn't a pop star because she's hip. It's because she's sincere
Late Thursday afternoon, Adele abruptly announced the postponement of her shows, which were set to play the Colosseum every weekend through April.
She took to social media to post a tearful video.
"I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready. We've tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID – half my crew are down with COVID, they still are – and it's been impossible to finish the show…I can't give you what I have right now."
So while the devoted were robbed of the opportunity to witness Adele's vocal prowess in person, they could drop $75 on a bottle of Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir branded with her name ("It's her favorite," a clerk noted), $90 on a hoodie bearing "Adele 30" – a nod to her current album – or $50 on a T-shirt.
Some who perused the store's wares were pulled aside by members of Adele's team, who called the singer to FaceTime for a few minutes.
Amiah Shaw, 19, of San Francisco, was one of the randomly selected and chatted with Adele, who said she was back home in Los Angeles, for about five minutes.
"She apologized about the show," Shaw said. "I understood why she had to cancel – health comes first. But (the video call) made my year."
Fans who showed their concert ticket at the merchandise store – for any show during the run – received a tote bag bearing an Adele T-shirt, magnets and specialty keychain. The boutique will continue to offer ticketholders the apology swag.
Those who still clamored for the chance to sing the "Easy on Me" superstar's biggest hits decided to host their own singalong on the steps of the Colosseum.
At 8 p.m., when attendees would have been in their seats awaiting the start of the show, a couple of dozen diehards circled the steps of the Colosseum and broke into a few Adele songs, including a spirited rendition of "Rolling in the Deep."
Jennifer Strotman, 39, traveled to Adele's Wembley Stadium concert in 2017 – which was also postponed. A group of fans in attendance started to croon Adele's songs in solidarity, so Strotman wanted to organize a similar gathering in Las Vegas.
"We're doing it out of love and respect," Strotman said. And even though she traveled from Denver and was again denied a live Adele experience, her fandom is unbowed.
"She did the right thing by not pushing forward with the show. We love her and she's remorseful," Strotman said. "When she reschedules, we'll be there."


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Sia's experiencing backlash over her upcoming film and isn't handling it well at all
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Hey, did you know that Sia has a new album coming out in February? The pop singer-songwriter announced her eighth studio album, Music - Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture, on February 12, 2021. "Uh, what motion picture," you ask? Well, that's where it gets just a little more complicated (or way more fucked up, depending on where you stand).
In conjunction with the album, Sia plans to release a film titled, obviously, Music. Starring Kate Hudson and Dance Moms alum Maddie Ziegler, the film will serve as the singer's directorial debut and is set for a limited IMAX release. The official synopsis doesn't offer much information on the plot, but says that the story "is a wholly original exploration of the healing power of love and the importance of community." Sia's camp released a trailer for the movie, which shows Ziegler portraying an autistic teenager. The trailer faced swift, rightful criticism from the disabled community, which was quick to point out that Ziegler—one of Sia's long-time creative collaborators—is not autistic, making her characterization offensive to those who are.
While many would see this as a great opportunity to listen to disabled advocates (many of whom have been discussing the issue with this kind of casting rather publicly for years), Sia chose to double down rather dickishly firmly on her choice to cast Ziegler and proceeded to list all of the other representation points she managed to score in the process. "I cast thirteen neuroatypical people, three trans folk, and not as fucking prostitutes or drug addicts but s as doctors, nurses and singers," she tweeted. "Fucking sad nobody's even seen the dang movie. My heart has always been in the right place."
Sia continued to respond to a number of people and tweet indignantly, mainly to lament that her good intentions and "years of research" are being overlooked in favor of calling out blatant ableism. Seriously, won't somebody think of the poor, defensive director?
She went on to explain that she consulted Autism Speaks, a rather polarizing advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and spreads awareness. This caused a fresh wave of concern as the organization has been heavily criticized for potentially harmful language used in reference with autism. Sia says she was not aware that the group was viewed as problematic.
Though the response has been largely negative, some of her fans, including a few who are neuroatypical themselves, did come to her defense. She also claims that a couple of autistic consultants advised her to cast Ziegler, as they felt that the choice would be more humane towards those who, like the friend she modeled the character after, found the filming process too stressful.
But the real kicker arrived after she was challenged on her choice to cast Ziegler as the lead by autistic performers. After disclosing that the character was based on a neuroatypical, nonverbal friend who found the filming process too stressful, an autistic actor pointed out that there are actors like herself who are more than willing to step in at a moment's notice. "Several autistic actors, myself included, responded to these tweets. We all said we could have acted in it on short notice. These excuses are just that- excuses. The fact of the matter is zero effort was made to include anyone who is actually autistic."
Sia's response: "Maybe you're just a bad actor." As far as we are aware, saying nothing was an available option at the time.
Sia is no stranger to controversy. Back in 2015, she received hearty criticism over her video for "Elastic Heart," which featured a then-12-year-old Ziegler dancing with a Speedo-clad Shia LaBeouf. While some felt the video was within the bounds of artistic propriety, others felt that the age difference was inappropriate for the video's style. In response, Sia simply... apologized. Imagine that.


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Ivan Spassov
composer, conductor, pedagogue
17.01.1934 – 22.12.1996Sofia – Bulgaria
Ivan Spassov graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1957 majoring in Composition under Professor Pancho Vladigerov and Choral Conducting under Professor Georgi Dimitrov. He specialised in composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and Stanislaw Wislocki at the Warsaw Conservatoire (1960-62). At his graduation concert Spassov conducted the Warsaw Philharmonic premiering his First symphony. Upon his return he was appointed symphony conductor. He founded the Plovdiv Chamber Orchestra and the Plovdiv Musical Youth Society. This gave him the opportunity to premiere works by Penderecki and other modern authors. In 1967 he took part in the summer courses for new music in Darmstadt, where in 1968 the Orchestra of Radio Frankfurt conducted by Gilen performed his Episodes for Four Timbral Groups. From 1970 to 1991 he was Main Artistic Director of the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured and recorded in Bulgaria and abroad. Since 1989 to the end of his life he served as professor and rector of the Academy of Music and Dance Art. He lectured in the USA (1982, 1989, 1990). In 1989 he conducted the Symphony Orchestra of Garden Grove (Los Angeles) in New York, where he performed his work 20th Century Mankind, dedicated to the ONU, before the General Secretary of the ONU Xavier Perez de Cuellar. As a conductor, he also premiered a number of works by contemporary Bulgarian and foreign composers.
He was among the instigators and leading figures of the vanguard tendencies in modern Bulgarian music. He composed a mono opera and an opera (unfinished); 4 symphonies; 4 concertos; cantatas; orchestral, instrumental, vocal music; choral and solo songs; music scores to 50 theatre performances and 3 films, etc. In his music the traditional Bulgarian melody and its rich ornamentation and rhythmical diversity are subject to individual rethinking by means of vanguard techniques such as aleatory, improvisation, etc. His choral songs are well established in the repertoire of the most eminent Bulgarian choral ensembles and are internationally acclaimed. His vocal-orchestral works from 1980s and 1990s are marked by a deeply felt spirituality.
His works were performed in a number of European countries, the USA, Japan and Australia. He recorded for Bulgarian and foreign radio stations and released his music on LP and CD.
He also authored three books and a few critical articles.
Mono opera:
Monologues for a Lonely Woman (from the theatre diptych Coordinates of Frozen Space and Stopped Time) (1975, Sofia).
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus, to his libretto (1996, unfinished).
Vocal-orchestral:
Oratorios:
A Poem-poster (October 1917) for reader, mixed choir and orchestra (1959);
Anti Requiem (The Song of a Sentenced Person) for bass, reader, mixed choir and orchestra (1963);
20th Century Mankind for soprano, bass, mixed choir and orchestra (1987).
Cantatas:
Cantata for the Fatherland and the Revolution for female voices choir, chamber orchestra and reader (1970);
Peasant Cantata for female voices choir, two oboes and two French horns (1972);
Four Nocturnes for female voices choir and chamber orchestra on poems by Theodor Trayanov (1988).
Monologues for a Lonely Woman – monodrama for solo soprano, 12-voiced women's choir, chamber orchestra and tape, after Gabriela Mistral (1975);
Bulgarian Passion for soprano, baritone, evangelist, mixed choir and orchestra (1990);
Songs of a Soul Flying to Paradise for soprano, tape and orchestra (1991);
Mass for soloists, choir and orchestra after a Latin canonical text (1993);
Paschal Music about the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus for soprano, bass-baritone, evangelist, female voices choir and organ (1994);
Miserere for soloists, female voices choir and orchestra (1955);
Otche nash (Lord's Prayer) for two mixed choirs and orchestra (1995).
For voice and symphony orchestra:
Canti Dei Morti for soprano and symphony orchestra after ancient Egyptian funeral texts (1983).
Symphonies:
Symphony N1 (1962);
Symphony N3 (for strings and triple winds) (1978);
Symphony N4 (for baritone and orchestra) (1981).
Games divertimento (1964);
Fireworks (1979).
Concerto for orchestra (1989).
Concertos:
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra N1 (1974);
Concerto for piano and orchestra (1976);
Concerto for violin and orchestra (1980).
Sonata concertante for clarinet and orchestra (1960).
For voice and chamber orchestra:
Four Polish Lyric Songs for soprano and chamber orchestra (1961);
Canti lamentosi for two sopranos and chamber orchestra after Omar Hayam (1979).
For chamber orchestra:
Micro-suite (1963);
Episodes for Four Timbral Groups (1965);
Gathering-overplaying for 22 wind instruments (1969);
Dedication of the Heavenly House (1994).
Movements for 12 strings (1967);
Pieta for 12 violoncellos (1991);
Music for Friends for string quartet and jazz quartet (1966).
Wind quartets:
Quartet N1 (1977);
Quartet N2 Games (1988).
String Quartet (1972).
Piano Trio (1981);
Coordinates of Sound and Motion for three double basses and percussion (1977);
Fragments for flute, guitar and violoncello (1995);
Sonata for viola and piano (1960);
Bagatelles "Contrasts" for flute and piano (1964);
Sonata quasi variazione for violoncello and piano (1979);
Da Capo for double bass and two tapes (1979).
Sonata for two violoncellos (1987);
"Per violoncello solo" (1981).
For piano:
The Art of Series, vol. 1 (1970), vol. 2 (1966), vol. 3 (1969).
Sonatas:
Sonata N1 (1985);
Sonata N2;
24 Studies (1990-92);
24 Bagatelles (1995);
Little Piece in Traditional Style (1995).
For organ:
Creation, Death and Resignation (also in a transcription for two pianos;
For organ and two pianos) (1992);
Six Portraits of One Image (also transcribed for piano) (1994).
Vocal music:
For soprano and instrumental ensemble:
Five Miniatures for soprano, bongos and piano, lyrics by Stanka Pencheva (1964);
Songs of a Woman for soprano, flute, violin and viola, lyrics by L. Daskalova (1964) version for voice and chamber orchestra, 1970);
Five Poems for soprano, flute, guitar, viola and trombone on poems by Apollinaire (1968);
Litanies for soprano, tape and piano (1973);
Hommage d'Apollinaire for soprano, flute, harp, violoncello and double bass (1980)
For soprano and piano:
Four Songs on poems by Dimcho Debelianov (1956);
Four Songs on poems by Nikolay Liliev (1962);
Triptych after B. Parun (1964);
Four Songs on poems by L. Hus (1971);
Midnight Songs on poems by Damyan Damyanov, Andrey Germanov, B. Bojilov (1974);
Four Songs on poems by Paul Eluard (1982);
Triptych on poems by Emily Dickinson (1992).
Choral music:
For mixed choir:
Prolet ide (Spring Is Here) (1982);
Ballad for Levski (1986);
Triptych (1987);
De Profundis (1992).
For male voices choir:
Neda Voda Nalivala (Neda Went for Water) (1980);
Prayer (1990).
For women's traditional music choir and academic choir:
Mehmetyo, sevda golema (Mehmetyo, My Love) (1969);
Prolet nad Trakia (Spring over Thrace) (1971);
Dva tapana biat (Two Drums Are Calling) (1975);
Rado, bela Rado (Rado, Beautiful Rado) (1978);
Lyatna Nosht (Summer Night) – 16-voiced madrigal (1979);
Razvi se gora zelena (Green Forest Is Growing) (1980);
Tihiyat proleten dajd (The Quiet Spring Rain) (1983);
Three Aquarelles (1986);
Four songs "The Seasons" (1986);
Holy Bulgarian Liturgy (1991);
Prayer (1991);
Beautiful Mavruda (1996).
For four-voiced choir:
Prayer (Holy God) (1996).
Selected books (published in Bulgarian):
Sky Blue Morning, Noon and Path after Noon (Sofia, 1989);
My Life – An Attempt at a Reconstructing a Scattered Mosaic (Plovdiv, 1993);
The Symphonies of Konstantin Iliev (Sofia, 1995).
Selected literature about him (in Bulgarian):
Spassova, Vassilka, Emilia Nikolova and Maria Boyadjieva-Luisova. Ivan Spassov. Chronograph (Plovdiv, 1999);
Andreeva, Tsanka and Romeo Smilkov. Ivan Spassov's Piano Work (Plovdiv, 2000).


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Young People Hearing Loss TWS Earbuds Headphones Research Journal BMJ Global Health
At a time when TWS earbuds segment is witnessing exponential growth, more than 1 billion teens and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss because of their use of headphones and earbuds and attendance at loud music venues, says a new research.
"There is an urgent need for governments, industry, and civil society to prioritise global hearing loss prevention by promoting safe listening practices," the researchers said.
India's TWS shipments witnessed a strong second quarter (Q2) with 168 per cent YoY growth and 62 per cent QoQ growth, according to Counterpoint Research's IoT Service report. This is due to the increased penetration of the low-price band (Rs 1,000-Rs 2,000), multiple discount offers and growing popularity due to convenience of use.
According to the research published in the journal BMJ Global Health, young people are particularly vulnerable due to their use of personal listening devices (PLDs) such as smartphones, headphones, and earbuds, as well as their attendance at loud music venues, amid poor regulatory enforcement.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 430 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss.
As per previously published research, PLD users frequently choose volumes as high as 105 dB, while average sound levels at entertainment venues ranging from 104 to 112 dB, exceeding permissible levels (80 dB for adults; 75 dB for children), even if only for short periods of time. In a pooled analysis of data, PLD use and attendance at loud entertainment venues are associated with unsafe listening practices in teens and young people worldwide – 24 per cent and 48 per cent, respectively, according to the research.
Based on these numbers, the researchers calculate that there are between 0.67 and 1.35 billion teens and young adults worldwide who may be at risk of hearing loss. However, the researchers acknowledge that their findings have significant limitations, such as the varied study design — a particular feature of the studies on entertainment venues — and the absence of standardised methodology.
(With inputs from IANS)
Tags: BMJ, Earbuds, Global, Headphones, health, Hearing, Journal, Loss, people, Research, TWS, Young
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Where does it get placed? On your landing page in any click through action areas that lead the visitor to the actual offer.
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Where does it get placed? With your advertiser or affiliate network to place at the desired action point (point of conversion) on the offer flow.
IFrame Pixel - The iframe pixel is also used for tracking conversions. This is a html based pixel and is cookie reliant.
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Lutuma Diabateza (ur. 9 listopada 1962) – bokser z Zairu (obecnie Demokratyczna Republika Konga), uczestnik Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1984.

Podczas igrzysk w Los Angeles, startował w wadze muszej. W pierwszej rundzie jego przeciwnikiem był José Rodríguez z Portoryko, z którym Diabateza przegrał jednogłośnie (0–5) i zajął 17. miejsce.

Bibliografia

Bokserzy z Demokratycznej Republiki Konga
Olimpijczycy z Demokratycznej Republiki Konga
Urodzeni w 1962


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TechPlusGame » Gaming » Amazon Posted First Pre-order Listing for PS5 Game Scarlet Nexus
PS5 Games Finally Begins To Appear on Amazon for Pre-Order
Posted by Rajesh Vish 2 years Ago
Many players are having a lot of anticipation about the line-up of the PS5 games that will release together with the next-gen platform towards the end of this holiday season.
Unfortunately, Sony has decided to delay the event scheduled for June 4 dedicated to the reveal of the PS5 games, and because of all the protests going on in the US, we will eventually have to wait for more days (hopefully few) before being able to praise the power of the next-gen console of PlayStation 5.
At the moment, however, something is on the move, since the giant Amazon store has in fact listed the pre-order for Scarlet Nexus, making it officially 'available' for anyone who wants to get their hands on it after the release. It is, in fact, the first PS5 game that can be pre-ordered by players through the well-known international retailer, which is priced at $59.99.
It is also worth mentioning that, for example, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is still not available for pre-order on Amazon, despite having been officially confirmed for the next generation of consoles.
We would, however, like to recall, for the uninitiated, that Scarlet Nexus is currently in production at Bandai Namco Games. The title is a role-playing game set in the distant future created by a team of veterans from the series of "Tales of" (in particular from Tales of Vesperia ). The launch of the game is also expected on PS4 and Xbox One, as well as on PC via Steam, although it does not yet have an official release date.
At the time of writing this news, the PS5 game reveals event is still delayed to a later date. The showcase was confirmed to last just over an hour, allowing us to admire part of the PS5 titles expected in the coming months.
Will you pre-order Scarlet Nexus for PS5? Tell us in the comments below.
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Rajesh is a video game enthusiast and he is also the editor here at TechPlusGame.com.
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Q: On refreshing jsp page got submited again I have created simple jsp servlet project on that when i submitting jsp form it insert data to specified table but after that when i refersh same jsp form get submitted and same data inserted to table..
ItemUnit.jsp
<form method="POST" action='ItemUnitHandler' name="frmAddUser">
    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="insert" />

            Item Unit :

            <input type="text" name="itemUnitName" style="width:200px;" />

                <input type="submit" class="button-2" value="Insert"></input>
                <input type="reset" class="button-2" value="Reset"></input>

</form>

Servlet post method code..
String action = request.getParameter("action");
System.out.println("action :action action : "+action);
if(action == null)
{
    redirect = "ItemUnit.jsp";
}
else if(action.equalsIgnoreCase("insert"))
{
    ItemUnit objItemUnit = new ItemUnit();
//     System.out.println("request.getParameter : "+request.getParameter("itemUnitName"));
    objItemUnit.setItemUnit(request.getParameter("itemUnitName"));
    dao.addItemUnit(objItemUnit);
    redirect = "ItemUnit.jsp";
}

please help me out from this problem...

A: Ideally, you should land on a static result page, instead of displaying the input form again. The idea is to force the browser to switch to a new URL so that a refresh will not re-trigger another data update. This is the simplest fix.
But if you prefer to use the same screen, you should use a hidden token. You must record some state since you want to differentiate 2 requests from one another: first and second request (the refresh).
Within your logic, plant a token the first time you display the input form. On any incoming request from the same session, check if you have used the token already and use it to determine if this is a second-time request. The diagram below will illustrate it further.
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Coca-Cola Halts Investment In France To Protest New "Soda Tax"
The French government wants to impose an extra tax on sweetened beverages, both as a way to generate revenue in response the country's growing deficit – and to fight obesity. Now, the Coca-Cola company, which has 3,000 French employees, is fighting back.
Taxing Coke to fight French deficit (dan taylor)
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PARIS - Coca-Cola has suspended a planned €17 million ($24 million) investment in France as a "symbolic protest" against a French government plan to impose a new tax on sugary drinks.
A Coca-Cola executive confirmed to Le Monde that the American beverage giant would halt plans to add a production line to its Pennes-Mirabeau plant in southern France, in direct response to the government proposal announced last month.
The so-called "soda tax" is part of a deficit reduction package under discussion by the French Parliament, but it is also aimed at reducing sugary drink consumption in a population that increasingly suffers from problems of obesity.
But the Coca-Cola official said the tax was "unfair…no study shows that Coca-Cola causes obesity." The official added that the company had already reduced sugar levels in its drinks by 16 percent.
Several other beverage companies have called the tax unfair because it targets drinks that are "not harmful to health." But Coca-Cola has now taken the lead in the rebellion, reminding the government that the company was responsible for 3,000 jobs in France, though the move Thursday will not affect any of its current French employees.
In addition to blocking the planned investment, Coca-Cola launched a PR campaign on Twitter by creating the @AntiTaxeSoda account and talking directly to consumers.
Read the full article in French by Samuel Laurent
Photo - dan taylor
This leading French daily newspaper Le Monde ("The World") was founded in December 1944 in the aftermath of World War II. Today, it is distributed in 120 countries. In late 2010, a trio formed by Pierre Berge, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse took a controlling 64.5% stake in the newspaper.
Western Tanks To Ukraine Trigger Russian Threats — But Also Fears Of Major Counterattack
Germany and the U.S. overcame months of reluctance in the past 24 hours to commit to sending heavy combat tanks to Ukraine. Russia responded with official bluster, but others in Moscow fear that the tanks delivery could be a gamechanger on the battlefield.
Recently mobilized Russian troops getting ready to depart for service
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A week of growing expectations of a coming Russian offensive was turned on its head Wednesday as Germany and the U.S. announced their intention to send heavy combat tanks to Ukraine.
The sudden show of resolve on supplying tanks — after months of reluctance, particularly from Germany — has prompted some Russians to fear that Ukraine will now be equipped for a major counterattack. That would be significant reversal after speculation had been growing this month about a Russian spring offensive.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government confirmed Wednesday morning that Berlin plans to send at least 14 German-built Leopard 2 tanks to the frontline. U.S. media also reported that Joe Biden's administration is expected to officially announce Washington's commitment, with at least 30 M1 Abrams tanks expected to be sent.
The timeline remains unclear as to when the vehicles would make it into combat. Still, both sides on the war acknowledged that it is a significant development with the potential to change the math on the battlefield.
Official Russian response was loaded with typical incendiary rhetoric. Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to Russian president Vladimir Putin, said the new tanks would "burn like all the rest, only these ones are expensive."
Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the U.S., told state media company TASS that the news was "another blatant provocation" and that U.S. tanks would "be destroyed by our military "the same all other NATO equipment has and will be destroyed."
Will French tanks be next?
One Russian political commentator Ivan Arkatov told media site Novorossiya that Germany's announcement, which followed America's, showed that the U.S. was the puppet-master of the West.
"This is an indicator of Germany's lack of sovereignty. It is not for nothing that a large number of U.S. military bases are located in Germany. If the Germans are already under the spell of the Americans, what can we say about other Western countries?"
Until now, the U.S. and Germany have resisted pressure to join the British military — which promised last week to send a dozen Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine — in sending heavy armor to Ukraine, fearing the move would escalate the conflict and make NATO a direct party to the war with Russia. Washington has also previously cited the extensive training and maintenance that the high-tech Abrams tanks demand.
While the reported number of tanks is likely to fall short of the 300 Ukraine says it needs to win the war, the move could spark a chain reaction of other Western nations sending similar aid — including France, where the government is also considering sending its own Leclerc tanks to the frontline.
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This would allow Ukraine to make substantial attacks on the ground and, combined with the Patriot air defense systems pledged by the U.S. at the end of last year, could help Ukraine to make serious progress on the battlefield.
I hope this time our intelligence will be able to figure out where this offensive will be.
Pro-Putin political scientist Sergei Markov wrote on his Telegram channel that he feared "All this was being done for the planned spring offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the command of NATO generals."
Russian political scientist Malek Dudakov shared Markov's concerns, but suggested that a possible offensive may not come as early as spring. "Washington will have to make concessions. They will need to specifically purchase Abrams for Ukraine, since it was not part of their original plan to give away their tanks," Dudakov suggested.
Commenters on a RIA Novosti article reporting the announcement were also fearful. "Now that Kyiv is being supplied directly with tanks, our men will become exhausted," one person said. "They will pour a hundred tanks into the fire every three months. It will drag out the conflict. If we want to succeed we will need to use bombers from the air."
Another commenter stressed the need for Russia to actively prepare for the coming offensive, if it hoped to interrupt the battlefield defeats that have become all too common for Russia: "(Ukraine) will prepare a major offensive with the participation of all Western Challenger tanks, Leopards and armored vehicles sent to Ukraine," the commenter said. "I hope this time our intelligence will be able to figure out where this offensive will be and the army will be ready to avoid another Kharkiv repeat."
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Q: I am trying to do a join in ruby with parameters. I am getting an error Controller code:
@fte_new_hires = Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant.fte_new_hires(next_startdate, next_enddate)

Model code:
class Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant < Bvadmin::Record
  self.table_name = "BVADMIN.EMPLOYEE_APPLICANTS"
  self.primary_key = :applicant_id
  has_many :employeeapplications

  scope :fte_new_hires, -> (startdate,enddate) {EmployeeApplicant.joins   (:employeeapplications).where("confirmed_eod >= ? and confirmed_eod <= ?", startdate, enddate).order('name ASC') }
end

Getting following error:

uninitialized constant Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant::EmployeeApplicant

A: Your class name is 'Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant', but you used 'EmployeeApplicant' in the scope, so it tried to find constant 'EmployeeApplicant' in this class 'Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant', that is why you got 'uninitialized constant Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant::EmployeeApplicant' error
 joins is equivalent to self.joins which is equivalent to Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant.joins

self in this class is Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicant, so you can just do like below,
Updated
 scope :fte_new_hires, -> (startdate,enddate) {joins(:employee_applications).where("confirmed_eod >= ? and confirmed_eod <= ?", startdate, enddate).order('name ASC') }

Change your Association like below:
 has_many :employee_applications, class: "Bvadmin::EmployeeApplicantion"


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Thousands of Schools Going Without Required Number of Inspections
By Dan Flynn on October 15, 2012
During the recent three-year period for which data is available, about 100,000 schools in the National School Lunch Program have missed at least one of their two required food safety inspections, adding up to almost 73,000 missed inspections between 2008 and 2011, Food Safety News has learned. National School Lunch Week is being celebrated this week, with little attention being paid to food safety in a school year being remembered for the rollout of new federal nutritional standards with restrictions on sodium, fat and calories. The changes are bringing many complaints from students across the country. But the 66-year-old program has never been without food safety issues. With more than 224 billion meals served, it's got a "captive population" to serve. And many parents think that with federal involvement comes a guarantee that the food is safe. But every year, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service cranks out reports on one of the most basic measures of food safety for institutional food services – inspection compliance. National School Lunch Program schools, according to USDA,"are required to maintain property sanitation and health standards in conformance with all applicable state and local laws and regulations." "In addition, schools are required to obtain two school safety inspections per school year, which are to be conducted by a state or local government agency responsible for food safety inspection," USDA's report says. The requirement to reach out and obtain two inspections from the correct state and local authority has been in place since the 2005-2006 school year. Schools are required to get copies of those inspection reports and share them with FNS. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 extends the current food safety reporting requirements through 2015. But according to those FNS annual reports, about one in four National School Lunch Program schools are not undergoing the required number of inspections. For the 2010-2011 school year – the most recent period for which data is available – 21,963 schools reported being inspected just once or not at all. That was very similar to the 2009-2010 school year, during which 22,915 NSLP schools reported one or no inspections; 959 didn't report. These two school years were a marked improvement over 2008-2009 when 28,113 NSLP schools failed to obtain the two required inspections, a 28 percent failure rate. Among the explanations USDA's Food and Nutrition Services has received for this non-compliance are:
State and local public health agencies say they lack the staff and funding to inspect school lunch facilities.
The responsible inspection agency operates under a risk-based policy and schools are a low priority under their system.
No local public health inspectors are available for small towns and rural areas.
While the NSLP has escaped anything on the scaled of the recent outbreak in eastern Germany linked to frozen strawberries imported from China that sickened more than 11,000 students in 500 schools, foodborne diseases outbreaks in U.S. schools are fairly common. A few years ago, the USA Today identified 477 outbreaks of foodborne illnesses in schools during a ten year period. No definite source was found in more than half of the school outbreaks. More than 23,000 children were sickened during that decade from "lunchroom staples." Like restaurants, school lunch programs are subject to inspection by any one of the nation's 2,800 state and local health departments, which are run by cities, counties, special districts and tribal agencies. But according to the National Association of County & City Health Officials, about 34,000 jobs at these agencies have been eliminated since 2008. Photo Courtesy of Maryland Public Schools
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Hi, I'm Aisling, and I make specialty cookies, right from scratch! I create cookie designs for every occasion, including weddings, birthdays, all the different holidays, and just for fun! When I'm not making cookies, I'm a nurse and a mom to 4 really great little kids ages 10 and under! And when I'm not making cookies, working or raising lots of little kids, every once in a while...I take a nap! I hope you enjoy my cookie pictures. It's been really fun sharing my cookie adventures on this site. And there are lots of fun cookies coming up in the next couple months! So check back!
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The next set of cookie decorating classes are summer themed. At this time, all of my Easter classes are all sold out. I will be posting the children's summer decorating classes in early April. Please note, there must be an adult present with a child enrolled in a children's class.
There is no experience necessary to participate in any of my classes. We make royal icing together and decorate cookies from start to finish. You will take home a box of cookies that you decorated and a goodie bag to get you started at home!
If you would like to book an entire class for your group, please contact me at aislingscookies@yahoo.com. Tickets are $85 per student for an adult class and $35 per student for my kid's class. I can fit a maximum of 15 students in my room, but will take a minimum of 12 students per class. All invoices must be paid to ensure the date on the calendar. Please email me with any inquiries and I can work with my venue to book the date!
I receive a LOT of requests for bridal shower cookies! It is always such an honor to be part of this special day for so many people. Here are a few of the most recent wedding themed cookies that I created to celebrate the bride-to-be. Please feel free to contact me at aislingscookies@yahoo.com if you would like more information. Thank you!


Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio's Mays Family Clubhouse is located in San Antonio's southside and has recently started serving youth the summer of 2017. Recently built, the Mays Family Clubhouse includes a Teaching Kitchen, full size Gym, Playground, Art Room, STEM Lab, Learning Center, Games Room, and a Teen Center. Open for youth ages 6-18 years of age, the Club now provides a wide variety of youth developmental programs focused on building academic success, healthy lifestyles, and good character & citizenship.
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The marketing push behind the upcoming "Muppet" movie has been churning out some great parody trailers in advance of the movie's fall release.
First, they ribbed "The Hangover: Part II's" infamous Wolf Pack and then they took aim at "Green Lantern."
But the funny thing is, even if Kermit did take over for Hal Jordan, he wouldn't even be CLOSE to being the strangest member of the Green Lantern Corps.
Through the years, the intergalactic peace keeping force has had its fair share of "whowiththewhatnow?" members that would make a felt puppet seem downright logical.
Ch'P, as you can see, is a squirrel. He hails from a planet inhabited by a race of intelligent creatures that, unfortunately, all resemble lovable cartoon animals. Ch'P's predecessor, B'rr, was a racoon. And he was murdered.
We see your squirrel, and raise you a dog-man. Now, Chewbacca was cool because he kinda, sorta resembled a dog, but G'Nort takes the concept too far. The tail really seals the deal. He goes from potential cool sidekick to John Candy in "Spaceballs."
Medphyll is a tree. A sentient tree. Still don't believe us that 75% of Green Lantern's comic book continuity is based on a dare?
This Green Lantern member is a PLANET. Not an inhabitant of a planet. An entire planet. How, exactly, is he suppose to make those group meetings on Oa? He could be a cool character, but we keep thinking of Tom Hanks in "Big" when faced with a Transformer knock-off that turns into the Chrysler Building. "What's fun about playing with a building?"
Who says Earth's defender has to be a human? In one particularly convoluted storyline, it is revealed that in the year 2029 the defender of our planet is a giant whale. His only weaknesses are obsessed sea captains and wooden Italian puppets.
OK, now we think the tree guy is cool. Because a mushroom powered by willpower is just, well...clearly someone had been playing too much Super Mario Bros.
Is he a jellyfish? An IKEA lampshade? A sentient Lady Gaga headdress? No idea. All we do know is that the Lanterns might want to pare down that roster in the future.


Watermelon + beer. What could be more refreshing?
Healthy watermelon smoothie on a wood table.
If for some reason you can't eat a whole, basketball-sized watermelon in a single sitting, we present to you a way to drink your watermelon with beer in a delicious cocktail, courtesy of Chowhound.
It's called the Summer Hoedown, a beer cocktail named after its chief ingredient, Hoegaarden beer (but you can use any white ale).
Bon Appetit recommends that you judge a watermelon by its appearance. The good watermelons usually have a consistent shape, rich colors, minimal scars, a milky yellow spot on the bottom where the melon rested on the dirt and is heavier than you think it should be.
Whether seeded or seedless is better, we'll leave that up to you.
Chowhound's Summer Hoedown is our drink of the season.
Blend half the watermelon until liquified; pour through a strainer and into a punch bowl, using a rubber spatula to push the melon through the strainer, leaving only pulp behind. Discard pulp and repeat with remaining watermelon, resulting in about 6 cups of juice. Add sugar to juice and stir until dissolved.
Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
When ready to serve, stir in beer and maraschino liqueur.
If your mouth whets for more watermelon drinks, check out our list below. Summer (and watermelon's peak season, which is May through September in the U.S.) will be over before you know it.


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MPA Takes Down NYAA GitHub Repository But Copies Swiftly Appear (Updated)
January 20, 2021 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Home > Anti-Piracy > DMCA >
GitHub has removed a repository that included the source code of the popular BitTorrent tracker site NYAA.si. The developer platform responded to a DMCA takedown request from the Motion Picture Association, which argues that the code allowed anyone to host a clone of the 'blatantly infringing' website. Meanwhile, copies of the repository are starting to pop up elsewhere on GitHub.
Every day, copyright holders send out millions of DMCA notices to various sites and services, to protect their works.
Most takedown requests target content that's directly infringing, but that's certainly not always the case.
MPA Targets NYAA Source Code
Yesterday, developer platform GitHub posted a DMCA notice it received from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) last week. The movie industry group, which represents Netflix and the major Hollywood studios, asked the company to remove a repository that's linked to NYAA.si, a popular torrent site that specializes in anime content.
The takedown notice stands out because the targeted code doesn't belong to the MPA members. Instead, the movie group argues that the code is used for the development of the website, which for its part facilitates copyright infringement. In addition, the repository allows others to set up an NYAA clone.
"Specifically, at the URL, the Repository hosts and offers for download the Project, which, when downloaded, provides the downloader everything necessary to launch and host a "clone" infringing website identical to Nyaa.si," the MPA writes.
The public part of the takedown request doesn't mention which copyrights are infringed. Instead, it points to an unpublished list of screenshots of the NYAA website which includes various titles.
Because the repository enables the developers and members of the public to run NYAA or a clone of the site, it is indirectly infringing the copyrights of MPA member studios, the movie group argues. Therefore, the code repository is 'blatantly infringing'.
"The Project blatantly infringes the MPA Member Studios' copyrights and countless other copyrights. Indeed, copyright infringement is so prevalent within the Project that infringement plainly is its predominant use and purpose," the notice adds.
'Copyright Infringing Code'
A quick review of some of the files that are highlighted in the MPA request shows that much of the code itself is harmless in isolation. For example, the config file has no references to any copyrighted works. The same is true for other code.
The MPA seems to argue that, when deployed as a torrent site, the code helps to facilitate copyright infringement. And since it's directly linked to NYAA.si, which is referenced repeatedly in the code, it should be taken offline.
Comparison With YouTube-DL?
This isn't the first time that GitHub has received a takedown request that indirectly targets infringing material. A few weeks ago, the RIAA took the popular open-source youtube-dl repository offline, a decision that was eventually reversed after public outrage and some small code edits.
At the time, GitHub said that it would review anti-circumvention takedown notices more closely, allowing developers to update code if needed.
"When we see it is possible to modify a project to remove allegedly infringing content, we give the owners a chance to fix problems before we take content down," GitHub wrote.
While the MPA's claim is not related to DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions, GitHub did also reach out to the NYAA developers and gave them time to oppose or address the notice. This is standard practice under the DMCA policy, the company informed us.
There are some similarities between the NYAA and youtube-dl takedown attempts. When the RIAA targeted youtube-dl many copies of the repository were posted elsewhere on GitHub. The same is now happening with the NYAA code, which also lives on at the Internet Archive.
TorrentFreak reached out to NYAA to hear their side of the story, but at the time of writing, we have yet to hear back.
This isn't the first time the MPA has gone after the anime torrent site. Last November we reported that the anti-piracy group sent cease and desist letters to several people who are allegedly connected to the site, describing it as an "Anime Cartel".
Update: We edited the article to make clear that GitHub did reach out to the developers before taking action.
Update: GitHub restored the NYAA repository after a careful review.
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