ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education system, said Irina Bokova, honorary president of the Alliance for Hope International and former director-general of UNESCO.
"Like any other country, I think Saudi Arabia could benefit from implementing knowledge about religions, history in general and other cultures into their curriculums," she told Arab News. Bokova said that the problem globally was that many educational systems and universities have removed humanities from their curriculums, resulting in a lack of knowledge of ethics and history.
"It all starts on the benches of schools at a very young age, and nobody's born an extremist or racist — you have to use (this) early age to instill this kind of empathy and respect toward your own civilization and culture and others' as well," she said.
Bokova recalled the words of the Djingareyber mosque imam in Timbuktu whom she met after a terrorist attack there: "They don't know Islam, they're ignorants who pretend to know it," he said.
"Knowing what Islam has contributed to all of human civilization throughout the centuries is vital to achieve cultural literacy and the continuity of the dialogue between different faiths and cultures," she said.
She stressed the importance of exchanging culture, and how it is passed through the generations. "Islamic scholars and merchants were passing their knowledge on of algebra, medicine, philosophy, architectural and cultural achievements to the Europeans and this precisely shows that they've had a dialogue," she said.
Bokova met the grand imam in 2016 and again on Monday, and described him as highly spiritual and having deep respect for promoting moderation, tolerance and fraternity.
She told Arab News that the meeting between the two religious figures is "highly important and so symbolic and courageous. It is opening up opportunities for new kinds of relations, fraternity and humanity." Bokova said that she hopes that the strong message will continue and that the challenge lies in finding ways to deliver it to different communities.
Bokova's speech at the Human Fraternity Conference in Abu Dhabi focused on protecting humanity against extremism and the role education plays in creating interfaith dialogues and mutual respect.
The former UNESCO director-general previously visited Saudi Arabia — Effat University in Jeddah — for a conference in 2011. She said that she was proud to have had Historic Jeddah join UNESCO's World Heritage sites during her time with the educational, scientific and cultural organization.


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package jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.generation.biome.biomes;

import jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.compat.userdef.DefReader;
import jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.generation.biome.BiomeList;
import jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.generation.biome.IBiomeSpecifier;
import jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.generation.biome.LeafBiome;
import jaredbgreat.climaticbiome.generation.mapgenerator.ChunkTile;

/**
 * This specifer is specifically for words using biome mods that
 * imply a cool temperate band between the taiga zone and the
 * basic temperate zone.
 *
 * @author JaredBGreat (Jared Blackburn)
 */
public class GetCoolPlains implements IBiomeSpecifier  {
	private static GetCoolPlains grassland;
	private GetCoolPlains() {
		super();
		init();
	}
	private BiomeList plains;

	public void init() {
		plains = new BiomeList();
		DefReader.readBiomeData(plains, "PlainsCool.cfg");
		if(plains.isEmpty()) {
			plains.addItem(new LeafBiome(1));
		}
	}

	@Override
	public long getBiome(ChunkTile tile) {
		int seed = tile.getBiomeSeed();
		tile.nextBiomeSeed();
		return plains.getBiome(tile);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isEmpty() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		return false;
	}

	BiomeList getList() {
		return plains;
	}

	public static GetCoolPlains getPlains() {
		if(grassland == null) {
			grassland = new GetCoolPlains();
		}
		return grassland;
	}

}

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The agency shall make declarations to the client in the name and on behalf of the model. A client shall be defined as one who books with the agency, unless otherwise agreed in writing at the time of booking. The client shall owe the agency a commission. Unless agreed otherwise, this commission shall amount to 20 % of the model's fee, or of the cancellation fee, plus VAT. The agency shall not bear any liability arising from this arranged legal relationship. Any claims of the client against the model may not be offset against the agency's claim to a commission, nor shall the client be entitled to exercise a right of retention. The client also shall owe the agency a commission for subsequent bookings as long as the model is represented by the agency. The client shall undertake to refrain from direct bookings which circumvent the agency.
Options Options are reservations subject to a binding date. An option shall terminate if the client shall not make a confirmed booking no later than three workdays (by 6:00 p.m.) before the start of work or within one workday after being requested to do so by the agency. Saturdays and Sundays shall not be considered workdays. German calendar time shall apply. Options shall be noted down in the order in which they are received. If a client's option is not the first option for a specific model, the client shall be informed of his option's priority. If an option should lapse, subsequent options shall move up in priority. Confirmed bookings Confirmed bookings shall be considered binding for both parties. At the client's request, the agency must confirm them in writing without delay, indicating essential details Weather-related bookings Weather-related bookings are only permissible at the model's place of residence and must be expressly denoted as such. Unless agreed otherwise, these shall be considered as referring to fairweather bookings. If weather conditions are not as desired or if they are unforeseeable, the client may cancel the booking with the agency up to one hour before the agreed start of work. In this case, the cancellation fee shall amount to 50 % of the agreed model's fee.
A confirmed booking can be canceled for cause. Cause for cancellation shall also be conditions which make the confirmed booking economically unacceptable. The agency must be informed of the cancellation without delay. The cancellation must be made as many workdays before the start of work as the number of workdays and travel days that have been booked, however a minimum of three days beforehand. Should the cancellation be made before 12 noon, this day shall count in making the calculation. Saturday and Sunday shall not be considered workdays. German calendar time shall apply. Bookings by the day or hour must be canceled 24 hours before the start of work. If the model should make the cancellation, the agency shall make every effort, even calling in another agency if necessary, to find an adequate substitute for the client. If the cancellation should be late or without cause, the agreed model's fee must be paid.
The working hours for a booking by the day shall amount to eight hours, for a half-day booking, four hours. Unless agreed otherwise, the working hours for a booking by the day shall begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. with a one-hour break for lunch. The working hours shall begin when the model meets the client at the agreed location at the agreed time. Preparations such as makeup and hair styling shall count as working hours. Overtime shall be remunerated at 15 % of the agreed daily fee for each hour or part of an hour. If the working hours are exceeded by 30 minutes or less, this will be considered a favour and not put to account. Travel together with the client from the hotel to the place of work (location) and back again shall be included in the working hours. Travel time amounting to a maximum of one hour per day shall be considered a favor and not put to account.
The model's fee shall include the daily fee and the buyout for rights of usufruct plus any VAT which may apply. Fashion rate This shall include all photographs of clothing and accessories appurtenant to fashion (nightclothes, jewelry, stockings, shoes, hairdos, eyeglasses, etc.), which are designed in connection with fashion, insofar as this does not involve advertising. Special fee Underclothes, corsets, nudes, consumer goods advertising, advertising with photographs at the fashion rate and advertising films shall require a separate agreement. Half-day bookings and bookings by the hour The model's fee for half-day bookings shall amount to at least 60 % of the daily fee for models residing at the location. Half-day bookings and bookings by the hour shall always require a separate agreement for models who must travel to the place of work.
Recompense for days of travel The model's traveling to and from the location shall only be recompensed if it falls, in whole or in part, within the usual working hours for models. The recompense for days of travel shall amount to: up to 2 workdays: 1 daily fee, up to 4 workdays: 1/2 daily fee 5 or more workdays: no recompense for days of travel, unless the traveling time takes up an entire workday. Travel expenses Models residing at, or not traveling to, the location shall not receive a refund for costs of overnight stays or accommodations. Except for half-day bookings or bookings by the hour, costs of transportation by taxi will only be reimbursed from the city limits. For all trips taken together with the model, the client shall bear the costs of travel, overnight stays and accommodations from the airport or train station from which the model departs. The remuneration shall be made in a lump sum conforming to the standard fiscal rate per workday or upon submission of the receipts. If the model should word for several clients at one location, the costs for each workday must be divided up accordingly.
In the event of complaints, the client must inform the agency immediately and state the grounds for the complaint. Polaroid photographs must be taken to provide evidence for the complaint. The model must then be expressly released from the obligation to work. The model shall not be considered responsible for hair styling, styling and makeup. Proven client complaints shall revoke any obligation to pay for this model, including travel expenses. If photographs are nevertheless taken using the model, the client shall be considered as having waived all rights to complaint. If the model should be to blame for arriving late (due to oversleeping, missing a flight, etc.), the model shall accordingly be obliged to work longer. If, owing to specific circumstances, this should prove to be partially or entirely impossible, then the model shall lose the proportionate claim to a daily fee on the basis of the overtime rate. The client must take out an appropriate insurance policy for models involved in particularly hazardous shots. If the agency was not expressly informed of the hazard at the time of booking, the model shall be entitled to refuse performance and shall receive a cancellation fee in the amount of 70 % of the entire fee which was agreed. Further claims shall be subject to general statutory regulations. The model's liability as well as that of the agency, on any legal grounds whatever, shall be restricted to double the amount of the total fee, except in cases of gross negligence and wrongful intent.
Unless otherwise agreed, paying the agreed model's fee shall give the client exclusively all rights of use to the photographs for one year within the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany for the agreed use, the agreed product and the agreed form of use. The limit of one year shall begin at the time of first actual use, but no later than two months after the photographs were taken Any utilizations going beyond those listed above, in particular for posters, billboards, packaging, displays, videos, as well as any use of the model's name, shall require the express written consent of the agency. Digital storage of the photographs shall be prohibited as a matter of principal and may only be undertaken with express written consent stating the exact purpose Rights of use shall not be granted until the agreed buyout has been paid. Any utilization before the agreed amount has been fully paid shall be prohibited.
German law shall apply to all parties to these booking conditions, agency, client and model. Place of performance for all obligations arising from the bookings in connection with rights of use shall be the place of business of the agency. The client shall undertake to make alterations or supplements to the bookings and deviations from these booking conditions only after previous consultation with the agency and shall refrain from enjoining the models to alter or make additions to the bookings during the days of work. Should any individual provisions of these booking conditions be ineffective, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. In the place of the ineffective provision, that provision shall be considered agreed which best approximates the original intent and purpose. The same applies to filling loopholes in the contract. Legal venue for fully qualified merchants (under the German Commercial Code), legal entities under public law and clients without a place of general jurisdiction in Germany shall be the place of business of the agency.
Die Agentur gibt Erklärungen gegenüber dem Kunden im Namen und im Auftrag des Fotomodells ab. Als Kunde gilt derjenige, der bei der Agentur bucht, soweit nicht ausdrücklich bei der Buchung etwas anderes schriftlich vereinbart wird. Der Kunde schuldet der Agentur die Vermittlungsprovision. Diese beträgt, soweit nicht anders vereinbart, 20 % des vereinbarten Fotomodellhonorars oder des zu zahlenden Ausfallhonorars zzgl. MwSt.. Jegliche Haftung der Agentur aus dem vermittelten Rechtsverhältnis ist ausgeschlossen. Der Kunde ist nicht berechtigt, Forderungen gegen das Fotomodell mit dem Provisionsanspruch der Agentur aufzurechnen oder ein Zurückbehaltungsrecht geltend zu machen. Der Kunde schuldet die Vermittlungsprovision auch für Folgebuchungen, solange das Fotomodell sich von der Agentur vertreten läßt. Er verpflichtet sich, Direktbuchungen unter Umgehung der Agentur zu unterlassen.
Optionen Optionen sind terminverbindliche Reservierungen. Eine Option verfällt, wenn nicht spätestens drei Werktage (bis 18.00 Uhr) vor Tätigkeitsbeginn oder innerhalb von einem Werktag nach Aufforderung durch die Agentur eine Festbuchung erfolgt. Samstag und Sonntag sind keine Werktage. Es gilt deutsche Zeitrechnung. Optionen werden nach Buchungseingang notiert. Handelt es sich nicht um eine erste Option, wird dem Kunde der Rang der Option mitgeteilt. Verfällt eine Option, rücken nachfolgende Optionen in der Rangfolge auf. Festbuchungen Festbuchungen sind für beide Seiten verbindlich. Sie sind auf Verlangen des Kunden durch die Agentur unverzüglich schriftlich zu bestätigen unter Angabe der wesentlichen Einzelheiten. Wetterbuchungen Wetterbedingte Buchungen sind nur am Aufenthaltsort des Fotomodells möglich und müssen ausdrücklich als solche bezeichnet werden. Soweit nicht anders vereinbart, handelt es sich hierbei um Schönwetterbuchungen. Liegen die Wetterbedingungen nicht vor oder ist die Wetterlage unklar, kann der Kunde die Buchung gegenüber der Agentur bis spätestens eine Stunde vor dem vereinbarten Arbeitsbeginn absagen. Für diesen Fall beträgt das Ausfallhonorar 50 % des vereinbarten Fotomodellhonorars.
Eine Festbuchung kann aus wichtigem Grund annulliert werden. Einen wichtigen Grund zur Annullierung stellen auch Umstände dar, die eine Durchführung der Festbuchung wirtschaftlich unzumutbar machen. Die Annullierung ist der Agentur unverzüglich mitzuteilen. Die Annullierung hat so viele Werktage vor Arbeitsbeginn zu erfolgen, wie Arbeits- und Reisetage gebucht worden sind, mindestens jedoch 3 Werktage. Erfolgt die Annullierung vor 12 Uhr mittags, so ist dieser Tag bei der Berechnung mitzuzählen. Samstag und Sonntag sind keine Werktage. Es gilt deutsche Zeitrechnung. Tages- und Stundenbuchungen sind 24 Stunden vor Arbeitsbeginn zu annullieren. Erfolgt die Annullierung durch das Fotomodell, wird die Agentur sich nach besten Kräften bemühen, gegebenenfalls unter Einschaltung anderer Agenturen, für den Kunden einen adäquaten Ersatz zu finden. Erfolgt eine Annullierung nicht rechtzeitig oder ohne wichtigen Grund, ist das vereinbarte Fotomodellhonorar zu bezahlen.
Bei einer Tagesbuchung beträgt die Arbeitszeit 8 Stunden, bei einer Halbtagsbuchung 4 Stunden. Soweit nicht anders vereinbart, dauert die Arbeitszeit einer Tagesbuchung von 9.00 Uhr bis 18.00 Uhr mit einer Stunde Mittagspause. Die Arbeitszeit beginnt mit dem Eintreffen des Fotomodells am vereinbarten Arbeitsort beim Kunden zur vereinbarten Zeit. Vorbereitungen wie Make-up und Frisur zählen zur Arbeitszeit. Überstunden werden mit 15 % des vereinbarten Tageshonorars pro angefangene Stunde vergü- tet. Eine Überschreitung der Arbeitszeit bis zu 30 Minuten wird aus Kulanz nicht berechnet. Die gemeinsame An- und Abreise von Fotomodell und Kunde zwischen Hotel und Arbeitsort (location) zählt zur Arbeitszeit. An- und Abreise (zusammen) bis zu einer Stunde pro Tag werden aus Kulanz nicht berechnet.
Das Fotomodellhonorar umfaßt das Tageshonorar und das Entgelt für Nutzungsrechte zzgl. anfallender MwSt. Modetarif Hierzu zählen sämtliche Aufnahmen von Bekleidung und zur Mode gehörige Accessoires (Nachtwäsche, Schmuck, Strümpfe, Schuhe, Frisuren, Brillen etc.), die in Verbindung mit Mode gestaltet werden, soweit es sich nicht um Werbung handelt. Sonderhonorar Miederwaren, Tagwäsche, Akt, Konsumgüterwerbung, Werbung mit Aufnahmen zum Modetarif und Werbefilme bedürfen einer gesonderten Vereinbarung. Halbtags- und Stundenbuchungen Das Fotomodellhonorar bei Halbtagsbuchungen beträgt bei am Arbeitsort ansässigen Fotomodellen mindestens 60 % des Tageshonorars. Halbtagsbuchungen von anreisenden Fotomodellen und Stundenbuchungen bedürfen immer einer gesonderten Vereinbarung.
Reisetageersatz Die An- und Abreise des Fotomodells zum und vom Arbeitsort wird nur vergütet, wenn sie ganz oder teilweise während der üblichen Arbeitszeit von Fotomodellen erfolgt. Der Reisetageersatz beträgt: bis zu 2 Arbeitstage: 1 Tageshonorar, bis zu 4 Arbeitstage: 1/2 Tageshonorar, ab 5 Arbeitstage: kein Reisetageersatz, es sei denn, die An- bzw. Abreise erstreckt sich über einen ganzen Arbeitstag. Reisespesen Bei am Arbeitsort ansässigen oder nicht angereisten Fotomodellen werden Übernachtungs- und Verpflegungskosten nicht erstattet. Taxikosten werden, Halbtags- und Stundenbuchungen ausgenommen, nur ab Stadtgrenze erstattet. Bei gemeinsamen Reisen werden ab Flughafen/Bahnhof des abreisenden Fotomodells die entstandenen Reise- Verpflegungs- und Übernachtungskosten vom Kunden getragen. Die Erstattung erfolgt entweder pauschal nach den steuerlichen Richtsätzen pro Arbeitstag oder gegen Vorlage der Belege. Ist das Fotomodell für mehrere Kunden am Arbeitsort tätig, so sind die entstandenen Kosten den jeweiligen Arbeitstagen entsprechend aufzuteilen.
Bei Reklamationen hat der Kunde umgehend die Agentur zu informieren und die Reklamationsgründe darzulegen. Es sind Polaroidfotos zum Nachweis der Reklamation zu erstellen. Sodann ist das Fotomodell ausdrücklich von seiner Arbeitspflicht zu entbinden. Für Hairstyling, Styling und Make-up ist das Fotomodell nicht verantwortlich. Bei Reklamationen, die vom Kunden nachgewiesen werden, entfällt jegliche Zahlungspflicht für dieses Fotomodell einschließlich Reisekosten. Werden mit dem Fotomodell dennoch Aufnahmen gemacht, so gilt dies als Verzicht des Kunden auf jegliche Reklamation. Bei schuldhafter Verspätung des Fotomodells (Verschlafen, verpaßtes Flugzeug etc.) hat das Fotomodell entsprechend länger zu arbeiten. Ist dies aufgrund besonderer Umstände nicht oder nur teilweise möglich, so verliert das Fotomodell seinen anteiligen Tageshonoraranspruch auf der Grundlage des Überstundenhonorars. Bei besonders risikoreichen Aufnahmen hat der Kunde eine entsprechende Versicherung für das Fotomodell abzuschließen. Ist der Agentur das einzugehende Risiko bei der Buchung nicht ausdrücklich mitgeteilt worden, ist das Fotomodell berechtigt, seine Leistung zu verweigern und erhält ein Ausfallhonorar in Höhe von 70 % des vereinbarten Gesamthonorars. Weitergehende Ansprüche richten sich nach den allgemeinen gesetzlichen Bestimmungen. Die Haftung des Fotomodells sowie seiner Agentur aus jedwedem Rechtsgrund ist auf das zweifache Gesamthonorar beschränkt, ausgenommen bei Vorsatz und grober Fahrlässigkeit.
Soweit nicht ausdrücklich anders vereinbart, werden mit dem vereinbarten Fotomodellhonorar die Nutzungsrechte an den Aufnahmen ausschließlich dem genannten Kunden ein Jahr innerhalb der BRD für den vereinbarten Verwendungszweck, das vereinbarte Produkt und die vereinbarte Nutzungsform eingeräumt. Die Jahresfrist beginnt mit der tatsächlichen Nutzung, spätestens 2 Monate nach Erstellung der Aufnahmen. Jede weitergehende Nutzung, insbesondere für Poster, Plakate, Verpackungen, Displays, Videos, sowie jede Nutzung des Fotomodellnamens bedarf einer ausdrücklichen schriftlichen Einwilligung durch die Agentur. Eine digitale Speicherung der Aufnahmen ist grundsätzlich nicht gestattet und nur mit ausdrücklicher schriftlicher Einwilligung unter konkreter Angabe des Verwendungszwecks möglich. Nutzungsrechte werden erst durch Zahlung des vereinbarten Entgelts eingeräumt. Jegliche Nutzung vor vollständiger Zahlung des vereinbarten Entgelts ist unzulässig.
Zwischen den Parteien dieser Buchungsbedingungen, Agentur, Kunde und Fotomodell, findet deutsches Recht Anwendung. Erfüllungsort für alle Verpflichtungen aus der Buchung im Zusammenhang mit Nutzungsrechten ist der Sitz der Agentur. Der Kunde verpflichtet sich, Änderungen oder Ergänzungen der Buchungen und Abweichungen von diesen Buchungsbedingungen nur nach vorheriger Absprache mit der Agentur vorzunehmen und es zu unterlassen, Fotomodelle während der Arbeitstage zu Buchungsänderungen oder Buchungsergänzungen anzuhalten. Die Gültigkeit der Buchungsbedingungen wird durch die etwaige Ungültigkeit einzelner Bestimmungen nicht berührt. An Stelle einer unwirksamen Bestimmung gilt dasjenige als vereinbart, was dem angestrebten Zweck möglichst nahe kommt. Entsprechendes gilt für die Ausfüllung von Vertragslücken. Gerichtsstand für Vollkaufleute, juristische Personen des öffentlichen Rechts und Kunden ohne allgemeinen Gerichtsstand in Deutschland ist der Sitz der Agentur.


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Home / Entertainment / Continuing to Struggle, Knicks on Nine-Game Losing Streak by Derrel Jazz Johnson
Continuing to Struggle, Knicks on Nine-Game Losing Streak by Derrel Jazz Johnson
The miserable start of the 2013-2014 season continues for the New York Knicks, as they have currently lost nine in a row, most recently a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans (yes, the Pelicans are an NBA team.) The Knicks have also lost seven in a row at Madison Square Garden, and next face the Brooklyn Nets in a road game Thursday.
There are many reasons the Knicks are struggling, including the injury of Tyson Chandler and JR Smith missing the first five games of the season due to suspension, but effort is a strong part of their poor start as well. "We're just not taking pride in guarding…that was the difference tonight," head coach Mike Woodson said after the loss. I assure you there were many fans in shock that the Knicks gave up 31 points to Ryan Anderson of the Pelicans, and that lack of pride guarding made him look like the second coming of Larry Bird.
A noticeably upset Iman Shumpert blasted hip hop music at his locker and tried to leave the locker room without speaking to the media. After a heated discussion with Carmelo Anthony on the bench, Shumpert remained there for the rest of the game. We will see Thursday if his passion has earned him less playing time.
Though many fans and media members alike say the Knicks should fire Woodson, even some going as far as saying he will be fired if the Knicks lose to Brooklyn Thursday, I don't believe it will happen, nor should it. The team is clearly underachieving thus far, but Woodson also overachieved with the team last season, and should be given lots of credit for that. He didn't forget how to coach over the summer. Also, anyone who claims to know what Knicks owner James Dolan is thinking must have gotten a hold of Dionne Warwick and her Psychic Network. A 3-13 record is unacceptable, but bringing in a new coach would probably create more harm than good.
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Daisy Cook
Moonriver (Prussian Blue), 2020
Moonriver 2, 2020
Muji Collage, 2020
Muji Collage 3, 2020
British artist Daisy Cook works in oil paint and collage to create abstract works of art. With a clear nod to traditional landscape painting, Daisy's style breathes new life into a long-standing and at times rigid genre. Focusing on the interactions of the elements, where the sky meets the land and the land meets the sea, Daisy's abstract imaginings capture the essence of a place, rather than providing a realistic representation of the place itself. Daisy's paintings explore the beauty of nature in a refreshingly unusual way. Concerned with the energy and harmeous meetings of shape, colour and form, Daisy creates work that embodies the singular spirit of a place.
Although Daisy uses photography as a reference in her work, they remain just that, and do not act as a major component to her practice. Daisy exposes the contrasts and capabilities of the materials she uses. Layering or thinning out the paint, adding drips, and directing each piece with angular and decisive shapes all function to impart a mystical and transient tone to her work.
Throughout her career, Daisy's work has been shown in exhibitions across Europe and the US. With 12 solo shows under her belt and a range of her work held in private collections throughout Europe, Daisy is an established British landscape artist. Daisy's recent work marks a slight departure from the prominence of landscape. Following a more Abstract Expressionist approach, Daisy's sharp use of shape makes for a bold and striking collection of work. Still adhering to a washed, neutral palette, the energy and beauty of nature still shines through.


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Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev II this Saturday, July 9th on DAZN
07/03/2022 - By Tim Compton - Comments
Dereck Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) and former two-time heavyweight world title challenger Kubrat Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs) are meeting for a rematch next Saturday, July 9th, live on DAZN at the O2 Arena in London, England.
These are two older heavyweights past their prime but are well known enough to attract a viewing audience on DAZN.
The 41-year-old Pulev can still box superbly for his age, and he'll likely defeat the 38-year-old Chisora if he doesn't get clipped.
With both fighters coming off losses, they've got nothing to lose in their rematch. Pulev beat Chisora by a 12-round split decision in May 2016. The scores were 116-112, 118-110 for Pulev, and 115-113 for Chisora.
Pulev beat Chisora decisively, and the only reason for a rematch is for business purposes. Chisora's career has tanked badly since his loss to Pulev, with him going 7-6 in his last 13 fights, and he hasn't won since 2019.
The 38-year-old Chisora is coming into the fight with Pulev with a 3-fight losing streak, and he needs a win in the worst way.
Chisora's punching power gives him a chance in this fight if he can get to the chin of the 6'4 1/2″ Pulev to hurt him. In their battle six years ago in 2016, Pulev easily blocked Chisora's wide shots and peppered him with stiff jabs to the face throughout the 12-round contest.
Read: Beterbiev vs. Yarde final press conference for fight on ESPN+ this Saturday at Wembley
Since Pulev's win over Chisora, he's gone 6-1, losing only to former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua by a ninth-round knockout in December 2020.
"I beat him one time. How many times do you want me to beat him?" said Pulev to Matchroom about his rematch with Chisora on July 9th.
"Then, a couple of days, I think about this. He's still dangerous, and he's still a very good fighter. It's still an interesting fight. This is most important.
"He was very motivated and very dangerous," said Pulev about his 2016 fight with Chisora. "Just punch, punch, punch, and I was very precise. Power is nothing without control. That's very important," said Pulev.
Many years have gone by since Pulev and Chisora fought in 2016, and neither of them is the same fighters they once were. Of the two, the 41-year-old Pulev looks like he still has a little left in the tank.
"You lose your energy when you're not exactly concentrated and effective. We know his strategy. Just go and crush him. It's always the same," Pulev said.
"Always the same? I'm going to outbox this guy," said Chisora.
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Kubrat Pulev: "How are you going to win, Derek?" to Matchroom Boxing.
Derek Chisora: "I'm going to bring war."
Pulev: "You brought war last time [in their 2016 fight]. What is different now?
Fight week incoming #ChisoraPulev2 pic.twitter.com/QB8fzzfrMM
— Derek Chisora 🥊 (@DerekWarChisora) July 3, 2022
Chisora: "A big difference. You're older, and I'm younger."
Pulev: "Me?
Chisora: "Yeah."
Pulev: "You're talking to me?"
Chisora: "Yeah, I'm talking to you."
Pulev: "Okay, this is your better?"
Chisora: "Whatever way, I'm going to beat you."
Pulev: "How?"
Chisora: "You'll see on the day of the fight. You'll see."
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Q: Count records against filters I have following 4 tables in sql with some records in them.
Users

UserId  UserName  EmploymentId
------  --------  -------------
1       User1      1
2       John       1
3       Doe        2

Country

CountryId  countryName
------     --------
1          USA
2          UK

EmpStatus

EmploymentId  EmpName
------        --------
1             Employed
2             Un-Employed

UserNationality (many to many )

UserId  CountryId
------  --------
1          1
1          1
3          1

Now what I am trying to achieve is get show counts with filter criteria.i.e. I have view which should display filter criteria as shown below.
**Search Records**

Search by country

USA (3)
UK  (0)

Search by employment

Employed (2)
Un-Employed (1)

Note that in UserNationality table there is a many to many relation ship between UserId and CountryId. So there may or may not be a record against a user.
I've tried counting by applying joins on the tables but it doesn't give desired results.
Also tried to used PARTITION but I've so far failed to generate the results. What approach should I use to solve this issue ?

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Q: Converting dxf to shp and keep elevation information QGIS I want to create a QGIS plugin that convert dxf files to shp. I didn't use DXF2SHP plugin in QGIS because I have some specific needs. I'm using gdal_ogr library.
dxfdat="*.dxf"
shpLinestring="*.shp"

opt1="-skipfailure  --config DXF_MERGE_BLOCK_GEOMETRIES FALSE --config DXF_INLINE_BLOCKS TRUE -gcp  z  -nlt LINESTRING "
sql1= "-sql \"SELECT *,ogr_style from entities where OGR_GEOMETRY LIKE '%LINESTRING%'\" "
processing.runalg('gdalogr:convertformat',dxfdat , 0,opt1 + sql1, shpLinestring)

I can make the convertion but is it possible to keep the elevation attribute from dxf file ?

A: The DXF is real 3D (Z-value not attribute)?
Then test the following:

-dim val:(starting with GDAL 1.10) Force the coordinate dimension to val (valid values are XY, XYZ, XYM, and XYZM - for backwards
  compatibility 2 is an alias for XY and 3 is an alias for XYZ). This
  affects both the layer geometry type, and feature geometries. Starting
  with GDAL 1.11, the value can be set to "layer_dim" to instruct
  feature geometries to be promoted to the coordinate dimension declared
  by the layer. Support for M was added in GDAL 2.1

processing.runalg('gdalogr:convertformat',dxfdat , 0,sql1 + opt1 + ' -dim XYZ', shpLinestring)

A polyline usually has different z-values. As an attribute, you can only put one Z value for the entire line.
If that's enough for you, create a new field in the field calculator:

Another way with SQLite-Synax:
Write the z-Value from the first point of LineString to Attribut
import processing
dxfdat="d:/tar/3d.dxf"
shpLinestring="d:/tar/1.shp"

opt1="-skipfailure  --config DXF_MERGE_BLOCK_GEOMETRIES FALSE --config DXF_INLINE_BLOCKS TRUE -dim XYZ  -nlt LINESTRING "
sql1= "-dialect sqlite -sql \"SELECT *,ST_Z(ST_StartPoint (geometry)) as elevation, ogr_style from entities where GeometryType(geometry) LIKE '%LINESTRING%'\" "
processing.runalg('gdalogr:convertformat',dxfdat , 0,opt1 + sql1, shpLinestring)


German speaking, B2B Customer Services Representative role paying a salary of £21,000 + bonus and a competitive benefits package. An excellent opportunity has arisen to work for a global leader in their field as a Customer Services Representative. You will provide support to their German speaking clients and support other territories as and when required. The successful candidate will join a friendly team who support their customers throughout the EMEA region. Duties will include, but will not be limited to: - Liaising with business customers regarding product enquiries - Processing orders and keeping the customer up to date with the progress of their order - Ensure customer orders are prioritised and progressed appropriately and that service level agreements are met - Proactively deal with any order discrepancies The ideal candidate will possess excellent German and English language skills, the ability to speak an additional European language would be advantageous, however not essential. You will be confident working in a B2B order processing/customer services environment and be an excellent team player. In return our client is offering a competitive salary and benefits package. Due to the location of our client's offices, transport is required unless you live in the immediate local area. The office can be reached by car from locations such as High Wycombe, Bourne End, Maidenhead, Slough and surrounding towns in the Berkshire/Buckinghamshire region. To apply for this position, please submit your CV via this website today. Due to a high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. Park Street People Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.


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Fourth-quarter score lifts ACA past Williamson
By Cody EstremeraSpecial to The Tuscaloosa News
Nov 9, 2018 at 10:45 PM Nov 9, 2018 at 11:04 PM
Coming out of halftime of Friday night's Class 4A first-round playoff game against Williamson American Christian had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown and had thrown an interception.
The Patriots broke through at the start of the fourth quarter.
ACA was working on a 63-yard drive and on the first play of the final period, running back Scooter Graham bullied his way up the middle for a seven-yard touchdown.
Graham's score, which was the only offensive touchdown of the game, gave the Patriots a 15-14 lead. ACA held on the rest of the way for the 15-14 win.
The Patriots look to extend their 11-game winning streak in the second round of the state playoffs against Montgomery Catholic next Friday at home.
"That was the biggest test we found ourselves in all year," ACA coach Chris Smelley said. "We knew how good this Williamson football team was and how physical of a game it was going to be. In a game where we did not execute very well, we left a lot out there. Our guys were able to dig deep and believe in each other."
The Patriots found the most success on the ground. Of its 188 yards, 116 came running the ball, with 69 coming in the second half.
While ACA struggled to move the ball consistently on offense, the Patriot defense was solid, allowing just 64 yards the entire game, with only 12 coming on the ground.
The defensive shutout was capped off when Williamson tried to find an offensive spark on a trick play. The Lions' quarterback threw a backwards pass to a receiver and went out for a pass. The receiver waited a second and threw over the middle of the field, but instead of finding a Lions receiver, he connected with Noah Hill.
"Our defense has been lights out all year," Smelley said. "At some point you're going to play a game like this where things just don't go well on side of the ball. The other side is going to pick you up. Our defense did that today."


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Spanish police arrest top football players and club officials over match-rigging allegations
Investigators from Spain's national police force have arrested a number of suspects during an operation targeting the fixing of the results of football matches.
A number of players are said to have been detained as part of the probe, including some who have retired from the game, and others who are currently playing with both first and second division teams.
Club officials are also believed to have been among the 11 people detained during the investigation, which was launched after authorities received complaints about possible match-fixing in a May 2018 La Liga game.
According to a report from Spain's El Pais newspaper, former Real Madrid and Spanish national player Raul Bravo was among those detained, along with Huesca President Agustín Lasaosa, and Juan Carlos Galindo Lanuza, Huesca's chief of medical staff.
Betting agencies and websites are said to have raised the alarm after detecting suspicious betting patterns during a match at the end of last season.
Police suspect that the network behind the match-fixing conspiracy would target games taking place at the beginning and end of the season, and would look to maximise their profits by manipulating aspects of the game that would allow them to place high pay-out combined bets.
It is thought that members of the gang would approach players or club officials with the offer of large cash payments in exchange for influencing the results of games.
A La Liga spokesperson said: "Today's police action follows a complaint filed by La Liga with the Spanish authorities about possible match-fixing in a May 2018 match.
"We want to thank the national police for the extraordinary work done to dismantle what appears to be an organised criminal group dedicated to obtaining economic benefits through the predetermination of football matches."
In a statement issued this morning, Valencia moved to dissociate itself from the investigation, warning: "Valencia CF… will undertake the appropriate legal measures, with the consequences that derive from it, against anyone who spreads any rumour or unfounded news that tries to relate our club to the aforementioned topic."
Back in January, an operation led by Europol and police in Spain resulted in the arrest of 83 people thought to have been involved in a multi-million euro tennis match-fixing conspiracy.
Those arrested, of whom 28 were said to be professional players, were accused of either being part of or colluding with an organised crime network that bribed players to guarantee pre-determined outcomes of tennis matches.
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April is CD Month! Play a song at Group and get a CD or Composer Statuette!
Each performer will need three copies of their songs with the measures numbered. Bring the copies to Competition. You give one copy to each judge. There is an $8.00 fee per song that helps to pay our judges. Please include with April or May tuition.
Come early to warm up on the big piano and avoid the last second rush. Our Competitions are well attended but there will be seating for many visitors. So invite all your friends, neighbors, relatives—there will be lots of room and refreshments!
Important Summer Changes: Please note that there is no Group Theory in the 3 Summer months of June-July-Aug.—so be very faithful to attend your Wednesday group these months of April and May.
KinderKeys—our Preschool Musical Kindergarten for ages 3-4-5 will begin Thursday Sept.13th at 1 PM. Classes are limited so be sure to register now!
Keyboard Adventures begins Thursday Sept. 13th at 5:00. Be sure to ask about this exciting group program for ages 5-6-7. This is our fun, interactive program for those younger children who are not quite ready for one-on-one individual lessons.
100 Day Challenge! Be sure to look in the APRIL Piano Explorer Magazine for the names of those who completed the 100, 200 and 300 day Challenge!!
VIOLIN CAMP: We will be offering a Beginner Violin Camp this summer. Please let Judy know asap if you are interested. The Dates are TBA yet.
Summer is a time when great progress can be made at Piano with no school responsibilities. More practice time is available and young people need good ways to fill in free time. Plan on having fun at the piano this summer! Choose a challenging Competition piece as a project to motivate and occupy idle time.
Music is exciting and fulfilling. Be a part of it!
Thank you for your support and confidence in us. Enjoy the warmer weather!


Starring Buffalo presents a thrilling new take on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo's epic story of love, acceptance, and what it means to be a hero.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be sung in concert, with a cast featuring world-class Broadway performers and several of Buffalo's top actors delivering an up-close and unforgettable musical experience. More than 100 artists will participate, including a professional orchestra, talented area high school students, and members of the UB dance department. A magical musical theater experience, Hunchback will enthrall audience members with its stirring melodies and stunning voices.
Quasimodo will be played by Ben Frankhauser (Newsies, Spring Awakening), and Esmeralda by Dan'yelle Williamson (Memphis, Rocky, The Lion King – Tour). The show also stars Devin Ilaw (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon), Jonah Platt (Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar– Live), and Keith Ersing (Buffalo Philharmonic's Fiddler). The acclaimed Buffalo actors participating include Leah Berst, Charmagne Chi, Arianne Davidow, Matthew Iwanski-Jackson, Dudney Joseph, Ben Michael Moran, Katy Miner, and Raphael Santos.
Participating high schools are Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Williamsville East, Tonawanda High School, and Starpoint High School.


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Q: Context not the same when using in different projects Entity Framework I have ddl that contains the whole logic of the whole application including the DatabaseContext.
When i make a query by a console application everything works just fine but when i make a query from a MVC application and consumes the same ddl, then a lot of errors are being thrown like invalid table name or invalid column name.
If i do this in console application works as expected
Batches.Search(x=>x.ForWho == 4);

But if i do the same thing in the mvc application everything fail(the errors i mentioned before)
Why is this happening?
The target project of both are .net framework 4.5.


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Tom Holland Talks His Accent in 'The Devil All The Time'
Home » Tom Holland Talks His Accent in 'The Devil All The Time'
We're used to seeing Tom Holland as Spiderman, but it's time to start adjusting our expectations, because Holland clearly doesn't want to be remembered just for that one role.
Case in point: his performance on the film The Devil All The Time, a much darker, deeper character than what we're used from Holland in the last few years, and a film that allows him to showcase his acting chops.
Now, we've known this kid was a great actor since The Impossible, so the fact that he gives a great performance should surprise no one. The care he put into the role should surprise no one who's followed his career, either.
Below you can hear him talk about how he changed his accent for the movie, which will be available for streaming starting tomorrow.
Some people are just born to be buried.
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters — an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) — converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos' THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. Co-starring Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, Haley Bennett, and Pokey LaFarge, this suspenseful, finely-woven tale is adapted from Donald Ray Pollock's award-winning novel.
The Devil All The Time will be available on Netflix tomorrow.
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Q: failure scanning NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll Part of my .build:
<loadtasks assembly="${lib.dir}\NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll" />

In lib.dir I have NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll
If I try to use nant this error message appears:
Failure scanning "Project\lib\NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll" for extensions.  Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.

Any ideas how to solve it?

A: This DLL was aslo important: Interop.MsmMergeTypeLib.dll


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Plant crushes Lee to retain title
LAS VEGAS - Caleb Plant retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight title when he stopped challenger Mike Lee in three rounds of their scheduled 12 round championship bout. Plant dominated his fe
Pacquiao vs. Thurman : The Battle of Two Kings
LAS VEGAS - The World Boxing Association (WBA) is weird. Their 147 pound landscape is ruled by two champions. First is the undefeated Keith Thurman Jr. of the United States - it?s Super Champion. Then, there?s the
WILDER DESTROYS BREAZEALE IN ONE ROUND
Brooklyn, NY - Deontay Wilder was rebuked by the World Boxing Council (WBC), the media and some fighters for his pre-fight comments about ?killing? Dominic Breazeale in the ring in their scheduled heavyweight championshi
Conlan and Collazo win on St. Patrick's day fight night in New York
New York - In the ?City that never Sleeps?, Saint Patrick?s Day and fist-fighting is an annual tradition. Top Rank Boxing and it?s media partner ESPN held a special Saint Patrick?s Day night of fights at The Hulu Th
Porter wants to beat former spar mate Pacquiao in a future bout
After successfully defending his World Boxing Council (WBC) world welterweight title last Saturday, Shawn Porter is looking to land a mega-fight again his former sparring partner and pal, Manny Pacquiao. The 31 year old champio
Lara and Castano fight to a draw; Ortiz decisions Hammer
Brooklyn, New York - Erislandy Lara failed to return to the win column against unbeaten World Boxing Association super welterweight champion, Brian Carlo Castano, in the main event of a boxing card held at the Barclays Cente
Canelo is looking to KO Jacobs on May 4th
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THURMAN ESCAPES WITH A MAJORITY DECISION WIN AGAINST LOPEZ; CALLS OUT PACQUIAO
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Pacquiao dominates Broner, retains belt against younger challenger
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Pinoy undercard bouts for Pacquiao-Broner 2: Inson falls to Steele
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An open window or an impassable wall are the easiest barriers to traverse. The first is a simple entrance; the second is a simple block. When applied to art, the window works are superficially accessed, or the audience is left to feebly scratch at the proverbial wall surface for clues as to the true meaning. The most successful works are neither of these, not transparent, not opaque, but translucent. Glimpsing both the surface and the interior, a viewer can appreciate visual cues and conceptual backings at the same time. But how does one establish this bridge between the physical and the conceptual? How does an artist draw us in in order to question the very things that we thought we knew? Jacqueline Ehlis' work exists as a doorway between our physical surroundings and the more theoretical underpinnings of perception, humanism, and the more relational aspects of abstraction.
Ehlis' work is not the absorption of Modernism, even with the seeming formal similarities. Layered works of atmosphere and space (i.e. those of Mark Rothko) "make me nervous," Ehlis admits. It's not about going into the painting, but rather her work is about the possibility of the painting or work as an object with influence upon the space of the audience and the viewer themselves. Her radiant objects, which employ various optical effects like iridescent and fluorescent paint, in addition to mirror and metallic, resist a deep reading in the traditional sense. Instead of encouraging the viewer to jump into illusionistic/layered space (whether pictorial or more ruminative as in the Rothko example), Ehlis urges us to view the space around the work, up to and including ourselves. The glow of color emanating from the frame on the stark wall speaks to an expansion beyond the picture plane that bleeds into our space. Because of this crossover, the audience asks, "What am I looking at? The painting or the glow on the wall?" And, in an almost Minimalist conundrum, the viewer must reckon with where the work stops and the world begins, and if there even is such a distinction.
In the series of work exhibited at The Studio for 'Breathe Onto the Mirror', a phenomenon known as the "Venus Effect" is the key to a deeper understanding. Seen throughout art history, and exemplified in works like Titian's Venus of Urbino, Ingres' La Grande Odalisque, and in a non-reflective version in the many depictions of Pygmalion, the idea of the model looking out and addressing the maker in a self-aware manner serves as a catalyst for a new conversation about the identity of individuals, objects, and the history of individuals as objects.
Beyond historical examples in the grand tradition, and those painted constructions, the Venus Effect has been used recently in a more conceptual mode by a variety of artists wishing to establish new connections between their ideas and their audiences. In some, like that of Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills #56, #81, and #35, the use of a mirror to reflect the hidden face and reveal the subject to the viewer creates a break in the voyeuristic nature of the audience as we realize that we are both looking and being looked at. In works like Lorna Simpson's Back (Eyes in the Back of Your Head), no eyes are present in visual form, but the linguistic equivalent found in the text and title forces us to reckon with the fact that we are being observed. Artists like Sherman and Simpson take the tradition of subjects staring out from the picture plane and twist it so as to comment on vision and the power that images hold. Sherman is not just a model upon which the artist exerts control. Instead, she has an agency that makes us question how we look at all images of women and women themselves.
Following this line of thought about personal connections and interaction, it is important to note that Ehlis' work comments on a trend of resurgent humanism in painting. Addressing in particular an interest in figurative representation after the heyday of abstract Modernism, her work is in constant conversation with both modes. Having always addressed the figure in some capacity, pieces like This Thy Mirror and A Space Without Time look not to paintings of people, but rather paintings about and for people. Ehlis looks at the piece as an object to be activated, a starting point for the audience to discover their space and themselves. Using reflective surfaces, the allusions to the Venus Effect, and "dandy-candy hues"2 that fling themselves onto the gallery walls, the pieces offer access points at every turn.
concerned about the mummification of these community-based and participatory works. When the action is done, future students and art historians learn only from photographs, text, and video. These artifacts will never be a suitable stand-in for the real thing, and as the number of these works grow, it is increasingly difficult to sift through the archive. In Ehlis' works, the use of iridescent paint, mirrors and neon colors creates a ghostly glow on the gallery walls, a shifting perceptual element in the mirror, and a necessary conversation between the space, the piece and the viewer. Looking back to earlier issues of objects and space explored by Donald Judd and the Minimalists, Ehlis' work can be understood as a conceptual, historically-informed update of that same basic questioning of the figure/ground relationship. She looks at that movement's entombment in the bastions of high art and auction houses and calls for a return to interaction. One should walk on a Carl Andre or it ceases to be.
"I just feel pressure from singularity and the monolithic," Ehlis says about her practice. In the shadow of the historical Modern artist-genius, and the more recent social-media/tabloid artstar, the quiet works of conceptual artists are often overlooked. And yet, these are often the most profound. Instead of working to create flash and dazzle, artists like Ehlis are interested in the real effects of art on the human experience. Creating an interactivity between the work, the space and the audience, and questioning arts advocacy in terms of how it can change the body, Ehlis' practice is one that truly starts in the object, extends to the figure, and expands ever outward.
1. This bit of control is especially interesting to Ehlis, and speaks to her seemingly passive manipulation of the audience and their viewing habits. Psychologists Bertamini, Latto, and Spooner note: "We argue that there is a need to distinguish between two different types of mistakes: optical and psychological. The first type is the less interesting to us. It may result from a misunderstanding of the principles of reflection by the artist, by simple disregard for accurate reproduction, or quite possibly by a deliberate bending of the laws of optics for specific artistic ends. As psychologists we are intrigued by the second type of mistakes: the situations in which we as observers read the scene in a certain way, but the mirror itself is used (deliberately or not) to lead us down the wrong path. More specifically, the mirror shows us something that we accept as the view available to the actor in the scene. However, the actor has a different vantage point from us and therefore the laws of optics imply that he/she cannot be seeing what we see in the mirror. When this happens, we experience a psychological illusion [...]". Marco Bertamini, Richard Latto, Alice Spooner, "The Venus effect: people's understanding of mirror reflections in paintings," Perception 32 (2003) 2003: 593-599, accessed June 27, 2016, doi:10.1068/p3418.
2. Dawn-Michelle Baude, "Jacqueline Ehlis' House of Mirrors," Las Vegas Weekly, September 9, 2015, accessed July 27, 2016, http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2015/sep/09/jacqueline-ehlis-art-review-breathe-onto-mirror/.
3. Raphael Rubinstein, "Neo-Expressionism Not Remembered," Art in America, February 11, 2013, accessed June 27, 2016, http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/magazine/neo-expressionism-not-remembered/.


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Q: React Hook Form with MUI Autocomplete, FreeSolo and dependent fields I'm trying to create ZipCode / City / State (in Italian CAP / Città / Provincia) dependent fields from this JSON file (here's the repo as well). I'm using React Hook Form v7 and MUI v5.4.4. I'd like to implement this 3 fields using MUI Autocomplete component with FreeSolo props in order to let the user to insert a custom input value if it's not present in the JSON list.
I tried to make it works but it doesn't. How can I implement that? Furthermore, the validation for the Autocomplete component doesn't work.
Here's the codesandbox that I wrote

A: There were several problems in your code:

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*you forget to pass the rules prop to your <Controller />

*the current selected value will be passed as the second argument to <Autocomplete />'s onChange handler

*you need to use RHF's watch method to react to changes of those 3 dependent fields and filter the options of the other selects accordingly

*you need to use flatMap instead of map for the mapping of the options for postal codes, as option.cap is an array

export default function PersonalDetails() {
  const { watch } = useFormContext();

  const { postalCode, city, state } = watch("personalDetails");

  return (
    <Card variant="outlined" sx={{ width: 1 }}>
      <CardContent>
        <Grid container item spacing={2}>
           <Grid item xs={12} lg={3}>
            <SelectFree
              name="personalDetails.postalCode"
              label="ZIP (CAP)"
              options={options
                .filter((option) =>
                  city || state
                    ? option.nome === city || option.sigla === state
                    : option
                )
                .flatMap((option) => option.cap)}
              rules={{ required: "Richiesto" }}
            />
          </Grid>
          <Grid item xs={12} lg={10}>
            <SelectFree
              name="personalDetails.city"
              label="City (Città)"
              options={options
                .filter((option) =>
                  postalCode || state
                    ? option.cap.includes(postalCode) || option.sigla === state
                    : option
                )
                .map((option) => option.nome)}
              rules={{ required: "Richiesto" }}
            />
          </Grid>
          <Grid item xs={12} lg={2}>
            <SelectFree
              name="personalDetails.state"
              label="State (Sigla)"
              options={options
                .filter((option) =>
                  city || postalCode
                    ? option.nome === city || option.cap.includes(postalCode)
                    : option
                )
                .map((option) => option.sigla)}
              rules={{ required: "Richiesto" }}
            />
          </Grid>
        </Grid>
      </CardContent>
    </Card>
  );
}

export default function SelectFree({
  name,
  rules,
  options,
  getOptionLabel,
  ...rest
}) {
  const { control } = useFormContext();

  return (
    <Controller
      name={name}
      control={control}
      rules={rules}
      defaultValue={null}
      render={({
        field: { ref, ...field },
        fieldState: { error, invalid }
      }) => {
        return (
          <Autocomplete
            {...field}
            freeSolo
            handleHomeEndKeys
            options={options}
            getOptionLabel={getOptionLabel}
            renderInput={(params) => (
              <TextField
                {...params}
                {...rest}
                inputRef={ref}
                error={invalid}
                helperText={error?.message}
              />
            )}
            onChange={(e, value) => field.onChange(value)}
            onInputChange={(_, data) => {
              if (data) field.onChange(data);
            }}
          />
        );
      }}
    />
  );
}

UPDATE
As you have a very large json file you have two options where you can optimise performance:

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*limit the amount of options via the filterOptions prop of <Autocomplete /> -> the createFilterOptions function can be configured to set a limit

*add a useMemo hook for the filtering and mapping of your options before passing them to the <Autocomplete />, e.g. right now on every input change for the other fields (firstName, lastName, address) the options will be recomputed


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Q: Isomorphic subgroups in $\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4$
Consider the group $ \mathcal Z_4\times\mathcal U_4$, where $\mathcal U_4$ is the group of units modulo $4$. Let $h=\{([2]_4,[3]_4)\}$ and $K=\{([2]_4,[1]_4)\}$. (Remember that the product operation is addition modulo $4$ in the first coordinate and multiplication modulo $4$ in the second.)

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*$\text{(a)}$ Show that $\mathcal H=(H,\otimes)$ is isomorphic to $\mathcal K=(K,\otimes)$ (where $\otimes$ is the product operation restricted to $H$ and $K$.)

*$\text{(b)}$ Show that $(\mathcal Z_4\times\mathcal U_4)/\mathcal H$ is not isomorphic to $(\mathcal Z_4\times\mathcal U_4)/\mathcal K.\quad$(Hence, isomorphic subgroups do not guarantee isomorphic quotient groups.)

This is my answer, is it correct?
$\text{(a)}$ $H = \{([2]. [3]), ([0],[1])\}$
$K = \{([2], [1]), ([0],[1])\}$
Both $H$ and $K$ are groups of order $2$. Since all groups of order $2$ are isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}_2$, they are isomorphic to each other. (If you need an explicit isomorphism, just map the identity $([0], [1])$ in $H$ to the same element in $K$, and then complete the map in the only way possible).
$\text{(b)}$ In $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / H$, note that the $4$ elements are
$H$
$([1],[1])H = \{([3],[3]), ([1],[1])\}$
$([0],[3])H = \{([2],[1]), ([0],[3])\}$
$([3],[1])H = \{([1],[3]), ([3],[1])\}$
Note that
$(([1],[1])H)^2 = \{([2],[1]), ([0],[3])\} = ([0],[3])H$
$(([1],[1])H)^3 = \{([3],[1]), ([1],[3])\} = ([3],[1])H$
$(([1],[1])H)^4 = \{([0],[1]), ([2],[3])\} = H$
So $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / H$ has an element of order $4$ and is thus cyclic.
Now the 4 elements of $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / K$ are
$K = \{([2], [1]), ([0],[1])\}$
$([1],[1]) K = \{([3], [1]), ([1],[1])\}$
$([0],[3]) K = \{([2], [3]), ([0],[3])\}$
$([1],[3]) K = \{([3], [3]), ([1],[3])\}$
Note that
$(([1],[1]) K)^2 = \{([0], [1]), ([2],[1])\} = K$
$(([0],[3]) K)^2 = \{([2], [1]), ([0],[1])\} = K$
$(([1],[3]) K^2 = \{([0], [1]), ([2],[1])\} = K$
So all nonidentity elements in $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / K$ have order $2$, so $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / K$ is not cyclic, and is thus not isomorphic to
$(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4) / H$.

A: Seems correct to me!
A way to do part $b$ slightly more cleanly: show that any element of $(\mathcal{Z}_4 \times \mathcal{U}_4)$ squared is in $K$, that way you don't have to check every element.


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Global PE Fundraising Drops in Second Quarter
Private equity fundraising is tough right now.
Globally, PE firms raised $41.3 billion in second quarter, the lowest total since 2003, according to data from Preqin. The second quarter results are also down 55% from the $92 billion amassed by PE firms in second 2009.
The number of firms marketing has also dropped. There are currently 1,522 funds on the road seeking $560 billion worldwide, down from the 1,622 funds seeking $807 billion in third quarter 2009.
Credit issues in Europe continue to weigh on investors, one buyout executive says. "People are nervous and the markets are volatile," the source said. "Fundraising will be very difficult until the world settles down."
But a second PE exec, whose firm expects to go to market soon, blames liquidity and over-commitment issues at the LPs. "Many LPs just don't have the money to commit big dollars right now," the executive says. "They are still licking their wounds from the massive 2006 and 2007 commitments and/or many fund of funds are having trouble raising new money."
The U.S. raised the most capital in second quarter, with 46 funds raising $24.3 billion. This compares to 19 funds in Europe that raised $8 billion while Asia, and the rest of the world, had $9 billion.
Closing a fund is also taking more time. In 2010, it took fund managers about 19.8 months to close a fund, nearly double what it took in 2004, Preqin said. Consider Madison Dearborn Partners, the Chicago buyout shop, which came in with the largest fund closing in second quarter. After reportedly spending 28 months marketing, the final close for Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VI occurred in May. But the fund came at $4.1 billion, well below its original target of $10 billion.
The Blackstone Group is another PE firm that is taking forever to close a fund. Blackstone was expected to announce the final close for BCP VI this week. Blackstone spent about two years marketing the fund with an original target of $20 billion, which was cut to $15 billion and then, most recently, to a little north of $12 billion.
Calls to Blackstone and Madison Dearborn were not returned.


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Harsh but true
Government ministers across Africa have called for the suspension of debt interest payments as the Covid-19 crisis deepens.
The numbers of cases being reported in Africa are still behind Europe and the US but rises are being confirmed in South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Algeria and Burkina Faso, among others, and there is fear of what economic consequences the pandemic might wreak.
Well, of course they're calling for debt relief. When don't they?
However, this is going to be instructive. Those African countries aren't going to shut down. Simply because some of them at least are living at the edge already. An economic shutdown doesn't mean a fall in GDP, or the loss of some output. It means significant numbers of people falling below the survival line.
Which will give us the counter-example. What does Covid-19 do if there isn't that economic shutdown? Against which we'll be able to measure the costs of what we've done.
Which will be interesting. Even if the experiment isn't one we'd perform – because it would be horrific to deliberately do nothing for a population – it's one that will happen.
previousErr, no Mr. Warner
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Mr Ecks March 25, 2020 at 7:56 am
A(frica) can't pay B(???) so B can't pay C(???) –and so on to ruin.
Drop the Cod Closedown NOW –before it becomes a REAL closedown of human civilisation.
MC March 25, 2020 at 8:14 am
Those African countries aren't going to shut down.
Indeed. I suspect they will provide proof of what happens if you let the disease run through a population ie very little.
Rob March 25, 2020 at 8:15 am
Their rulers could steal less of the national product or aid, I suppose.
Bloke in North Dorset March 25, 2020 at 8:28 am
Most African countries skew very young plus their elderly populations aren't as strong as ours. Add in cultural factors such as the desire to touch dead bodies that exacerbated the Ebola crises and other cultural factors, plus the difficulty in collecting accurate stats in some of those countries and its going to take in a lot of data crunching to get anything useful in the time frames we're looking at.
This will be about after the fact analysis, useful for future policy makers, no doubt.
There's already been a call to lift sanctions:
United Nations leadership called for rolling back international sanctions regimes around the world, saying they are heightening the health risks for millions of people and weakening the global effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
The appeal reflects mounting concerns that sanctions regimes may be impeding efforts in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe to battle the coronavirus, and enhancing the prospects of the pathogen's spread to other countries. It comes as China and Russia, which is subject to U.S. and European sanctions for its invasion of Crimea, have also stepped up calls for an easing of sanctions.
How about those regimes mend their ways and then its a win all round. Lifting sanctions just gives those regimes further opportunity to embed themselves.
MC March 25, 2020 at 10:18 am
@BiND – Iran has been having a good moan about sanctions, despite the religious fascist regime there rejecting an offer of aid from the US.
Here in Hong Kong, there is an ongoing campaign to blame foreigners for the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections, even though 99% of these have come from Hong Kong Chinese people returning home from Europe and elsewhere. There is also a press and social media campaign to shame Westerners for going to bars (restaurants are full of HK Chinese of course) and for not wearing masks (apparently we ought to do it out of solidarity, but don't because we're arrogant racists).
At the same time, China is waging a social media war to deflect blame away from the CCP and its lies and on to the West for 'failing' to deal with the situation gifted by China. And for being racist of course.
Roué le Jour March 25, 2020 at 11:21 am
Interesting, because the government here in Thailand has been gently stoking anti Westerner feeling even though it's the bloody Chinese to blame. The gov is also talking stiff measures even though the positive tests are NOT translating to sick and dead people. It's surreal.
And one crazy thing, the pm is on tv telling people to distance, while immigration is telling people stuck here with expiring visas they must visit immigration offices to get an extension or suffer the wrath of the blacklist computer which apparently cannot be reasoned with. Cue packed offices. What could possibly go wrong? Sigh.
philip March 25, 2020 at 11:30 am
There are counter examples in Europe but they don't seem to have lasted long. Switzerland held out against the panic longer than its neighbours, last I looked French Belgium had closed all schools and Dutch Belgium had kept them open.
But the political choice is asymmetric. Draconian v liberal; high excess mortality v trivial increase in winter deaths.
A liberal response is a no-win. If the effects of the virus are trivial, you get no credit, if they are severe you get only contumely. So a draconian response will always be chosen.
MC March 25, 2020 at 12:12 pm
the government here in Thailand has been gently stoking anti Westerner feeling even though it's the bloody Chinese to blame.
Explanation: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3047489/china-becomes-thailands-top-source-foreign-investment-first
Roué le Jour March 25, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Well known here of course. It was the coordinated blaming of "dirty westerners not wearing masks" (health minister) that I found interesting.
MC March 25, 2020 at 3:15 pm
@RLJ – it would not surprise me to learn that China is putting the squeeze on Thailand to do some blame-shifting on its behalf.
Pcar March 25, 2020 at 11:49 pm
Most of Africa unaffected as they take anti-malaria drugs – using CV to rattle begging bowl
Who knew malaria could be a benefit?
Ellie March 26, 2020 at 4:56 am
@philip Thank you for ground truth news about what is being done in France and Belgium.
I am American, and a long-time reader of Tim Worstall's economic column via Forbes online. Boris Johnson's response is one of the best I have seen to-date. As of a week ago, he urged all Britons over the age of 70 to remain at home until June, along with some sensible public health measures for the rest of the population (but not such that the entire economy will grind to a halt).


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Carrie Underwood Wows With Sultry Performance of 'Drinking Alone' at the 2019 CMAs — Watch!
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She killed it! Carrie Underwood performed "Drinking Alone" during the 2019 Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, November 13, and left the crowd wanting more. The 36-year-old country star wore a sheer black outfit with a hat while she belted out her popular tune.
See Your Favorite Stars on the 2019 CMA Awards Red Carpet!
Of course, fans couldn't help but comment on her stage presence. One person wrote, "Yes! Carrie Underwood rockin' this look and the stage! #CMAAwards #CarrieUnderwood," while another echoed, "OMG @carrieunderwood that performance of #DrinkingAlone was freaking epic!!! Wow, holy crap!!! Best performance vocally and visually! I am floored!" A third person chimed in, writing, "That performance was everything @carrieunderwood. #CMAawards."
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The blonde bombshell — who is also the host of the 2019 CMAs — is nominated for three awards: Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. We sure hope the country star takes home at least one trophy!
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher Sizzle on the 2019 CMAs Red Carpet!
The Oklahoma native brought her husband, Mike Fisher, to the star-studded event, and the two looked like they were enjoying one another's company on the red carpet. Carrie — who shares sons Isaiah, 4, and Jacob, 9 months, with her man — just wrapped her tour, but she managed to bring her crew along for the ride. "Carrie realized that instead of viewing touring as a grueling part of her job, she could make it a family vacation, where they all got to spend all this quality time together," a source exclusively told Life & Style magazine. "And Mike, who normally doesn't like being on the road, loved the idea."
When the American Idol alum isn't you know, performing in front of millions of people each night, she prefers to just live a normal life. The lovebirds "take trips with the boys," the insider shared. "Mike loves being outdoors, fishing and hunting, so they recently went to Wyoming for a long weekend and had a great time," they said in October.
Carrie, Reba and Dolly Open the 2019 CMAs With a Country Medley!
Even though Carrie and the retired hockey player, 39, added another member to their family in January, "she and Mike have never been happier," the source gushed. "Going on tour together actually strengthened their bond."
Too cute! Keep slaying the awards show game, Carrie.
Watch the performance above!
country singers


I really did! This election is too important not to vote, so I did.
Are you frustrated being a foreigner standing on the outside idle watching what is happening in the USA too? Well go to this website: http://iftheworldcouldvote.com/ and here's your chance to vote as well.
Ok ok it doesn't count, but it did make me feel a little more involved. I do hope the real result will resemble this bogus one.
Oh gosh! For a second, I believed you!! :) I should go vote, too!


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Q: max_allowed_packet in mySQL I tried all three method explained here  to max_allowed_packet. But no one changes its value in my MySQL 5.6.
I use show variables like '%max_allowed_packet%' to see its current value. But it always is 12582912.
Only changing its value in my.ini is effective.
What is wrong?

A: What worked for me was

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*Start MySQL Workbench 5.6 (tested up to version 6.3)

*In the navigator go to Instance options file. If the file cannot be found, then create it yourself at /etc/my.cnf:

# /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]

*Click on the Networking tab

*Enter 16M (or any size you wish to have) in the max_allowed_packet edit box, click apply and
restart mysql

*SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'max_allowed_packet'; will now give 16777216.

Alternative
You can set the max_allowed_packet directly on the my.cnf file as follow:
# /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld]
max_allowed_packet=16M

A: MAX ALLOWED PACKET DOCUMENTATION
This value indicates maximum size of one packet, The packet message buffer is initialized to net_buffer_length bytes, but can grow up to max_allowed_packet bytes when needed. This value by default is small, to catch large (possibly incorrect) packets.
You must increase this value if you are using large BLOB columns or long strings. It should be as big as the largest BLOB you want to use.
This server variable can be set globally by running a query.
However, if you do not change it in the my.ini/my.cnf file, the value will reset when the server restarts, even if you set it globally.
To change the setting for everyone until the server restarts:

SET GLOBAL max_allowed_packet=1073741824;

A: You have two values of max_allowed_packet in MySQL :

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*one on the client side : [mysql] section, [mysqldump], [client] and more.

*one on the server side : [mysqld] section.

The value of max_allowed_packet you see with the command show variables like 'max_allowed_packet'; is the one on the server side.
In order to increase this value, you must increase both sides : in your server configuration file ([mysqld] section in your my.ini file) and in your client configuration file (whether your [client] or [mysql] section in your my.ini file).
This setting can be changed on the server side without restarting the server if you have the SUPER privilege with this command : mysql> SET GLOBAL max_allowed_packet = numeric;.
Don't forget to change the 'numeric' value by a numeric value. Don't forget to change your configuration file too otherwise this value will be reset at reboot.


Certification and Qualification are important steps for safety- and security-critical systems. In Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), connected Systems of Systems (SoS) and Internet of Things (IoT), safety and security certification should be done in a holistic and unified way. Assurance that a system is safe needs to include evidence that the system is also secure. WEFACT is a workflow tool originally developed for guidance through the safety certification and testing process, which is now extended towards holistic safety and security assurance.
Mission-critical Cyber-Physical-Systems (CPS) often need to follow well-defined safety and qualification standards. Most safety standards demand explicitly or implicitly a safety case, which contains evidence and assurance that all safety risks have been appropriately identified and considered. To generate such a safety argumentation, requirements tracking and workflow support are important. The Workflow Engine for Analysis, Certification and Test (WEFACT) has been developed as a platform for safety certification and testing in the ARTEMIS/ECSEL projects SafeCer, MBAT and CRYSTAL. The final result of the WEFACT supported workflow is the safety case (Figure 1).
Figure 1: The WEFACT Framework.
WEFACT's requirements tracking, testing and certification support is based on a workflow derived from the requirements of functional safety standards, but other domain-specific requirements and company-specific practices can also be included. These requirements, together with functional and non-functional requirements defined for the individual application, are stored in a DOORS© database; 'V-plans' (validation plans) are defined for these requirements, and their successful execution proves that the requirements are fulfilled. Recently, WEFACT is being developed in the ARTEMIS/ECSEL project EMC² towards a framework for supporting a general assurance case covering all relevant dependability attributes, including safety, security and performance (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: The V&V process as guided by WEFACT.
With increasingly interconnected and networked critical systems, a safety case needs to be aware of security risks because security threats have to be considered as a potential cause for hazards. A security aware safety case includes security assurance in order to demonstrate that a system is safe and secure. The security assurance part of WEFACT is based on the ISO/IEC 15408 (Information technology - Security techniques - Evaluation criteria for IT security (Common Criteria)) and IEC 62443 (Industrial communication networks - Network and system security - Security for industrial automation and control systems). ISO/IEC 15408 defines Security Assurance Requirements (SAR) for different parts of the Artefact under test (AUT). A system is evaluated based on the assigned Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL), which describes a set of SAR. There are seven EAL with increasing requirements on formalism and thoroughness of the evaluation. The V-plan for the AUT describes the responsibilities and activities, based on safety and security standards as well as other sources such as domain-specific and company-specific practices. WEFACT guides the combined process of achieving certification according to safety and security standards. In addition, activities for verification and validation (V&V) are connected to external tools which can be integrated into the workflow engine.
WEFACT supports automated tool integration over Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC), an interoperability standard for the cooperation of lifecycle management tools. Depending on the level of integration, i.e. whether the V&V tool can be called directly via OSLC or command line interface, or a V&V activity needs manual interaction with external tools, WEFACT will be able to conduct the V&V activity more or less automatically and change the requirement status according to the result (<pass> or <fail>). After all V&V activities of the V-plans are conducted successfully, and all requirements are therefore fulfilled, a holistic safety and security case is generated. This so called dependability or assurance case uses an argument notation - for instance, the Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) to demonstrate the assurance that a system is safe and secure.
This work was partially funded by the European Union (ARTEMIS JU and ECSEL JU) under contracts MBAT, nSafeCer, CRYSTAL, ARROWHEAD and EMC² and the partners' national programmes/ funding authorities.
 J. Spriggs: "GSN-The Goal Structuring Notation: A Structured Approach to Presenting Arguments", Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.
 E. Althammer, et al.: "An Open System for Dependable System Validation and Verification Support – The DECOS Generic Test Bench", in proc. of the INDIN 2007, Vienna, ISBN 1-4244-0864-4, p. 965 – 969.
 E. Schoitsch: "An E&T Use Case in a European project", special session TET-DEC (Teaching, Education and Training for Dependable Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems); in proc. of SEAA 2015, IEEE CPS, to appear.


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The Town of Allopath
Calvin on the Sabbath
Dilbert and Theology
Discussion about Church Government
The Pope Blessing King Billy?
US vs. European Cities
Earliest Reference to the Lord's Day in the Church...
Brian Edwards on the Sabbath
The Perpetual Obligation of the Weekly Sabbath
Scottish Firefighters Go Before Disciplinary Hearing for Not Attending Gay March
Four firefighters are due before a disciplinary hearing over their refusal to hand out leaflets at a gay pride march in Glasgow. Some of the men were opposed to attending the event on religious grounds, while others did not think it was part of their core duties.
See more here or here. Pray for the brethren and e-mail a protest to the Strathclyde Fire Brigade.
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I pray that they stand strong in the face of the enemy, and that the enemy is shamed by the righteous Spirit that dwells in them...
Uhg! And the gays always claim that their lifestyle is personal...
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Sadly the mother country of the Presbyterians is the most liberal (in my opinion) of the nations that comprise the UK, due mainly to the Edinburgh/Glasgow conurbation and the strong socialist influences (and ultimately the liberalism of the C of S and Romanism).
N. Ireland is the most conservative of these nations, but direct-rule by non-Irish government ministers and campaigns by U.K. pressure groups, coupled with unelected bodies like the so-called Human Rights Commission are trying to erode this. For example, (if I remember correctly) Scotland has banned spanking, whereas N.I. and England/ Wales has not; and N.I. bans abortion, whereas Britain allows it.
The Christian Institute website gives more information on the moral and ethical battles in the U.K.


Cadaqués tourist office not only provides useful information to visitors coming to Cadaqués but it welcomes those who arrive at our town.
There is a tourist office and three information centres.
The tourist office is located at Cotxe 2-A Street. The information centres ara located at the entrance to the town (Av Caritat Serinyana), Portlligat and Cap de Creus.
The ground floor of an ancient 18th century building houses the tourist office where wine used to be produced with a vintage wine grape press which has been preserved and is on display. A cylindrical tower crowned by the statue of Liberty houses the information centre at the entrance of the village. The sculpture was created by artist Bartholdi and was later donated by Captain Moore, former Salvador Dali's secretary. This office is one of the seven monuments in Cadaqués and it is only open in summer.
The personnel of information is attentive enough but they aren't allowed to recommend anything, they are neutral in all the aspects.
December 18th, 25th, 26th and January 1st ,6th, 20th and local festivities.


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by: Cool Sports Guy
Nicola Hopewell planned to step into the ring on November 21st. This would have been her third professional boxing match. Those plans never came to fruition, brought upon by outside circumstance. Of course, she is not one to let these things deter her from her dreams. It's on to her next challenge and Nicola remains focused and the future looks bright for this up and comer.
She started her journey in 2014 walking into a local boxing gym. "I wanted to get fit so I went to a fitness class at a local boxing gym." That was the beginning of her journey in the world of boxing. "From the fitness session I then started attending a boxing class where I started learning the skills for boxing." Being in that class ignited something that led her to where she is today. "I eventually started sparring and wanted to compete."
She trains at Boyle's Pro Boxing in Worksop, and her journey from amateur has changed as she has entered into pro fighter life. Her training has increased, and has a lot more focus on different aspects of the sport. You'll find her using each moment of the day as an opportunity to better herself. She does a running session each day before, during lunch or after work (She works a full time job too), and boxing skills workouts six out of seven days. With one day to rest, she gets in there and does it all over again. She trains with a smaller crew now than when she was amateur as they help prepare her for the fight at hand. Though the training may be different in way, the goal is very much the same, victory inside the ring.
She likes training at Boyle's. "I'm quite laid back and like to have fun. The gym is also a place for amateurs to train and I feel like I am someone the next generation of boxers can look up to" Even though you're in the ring by yourself, there are people around you that help you to get there. She has that here. A place where she can grow. "The support network and if you work together as a team you can reach your goals"
How does one do this? What keeps someone going through such a rigorous schedule? It's all about finding a balance, she works hard and with a strong group of people around her is able to find the best of both worlds. "It's hard, but I manage. I'm luck to have a good support network of family and friends around me." She makes the most of each moment that she has available throughout the week "I make the most of my free time on the weekends. Social media is a great way of managing the balance with my family and friends after a long week of training.
Women in boxing are making huge strides in the sport. What advice would she have for someone that is wanting to follow in her steps? "Give it your all and don't let anything stop you from achieving your dreams." In the current landscape of the sport world, where events are being cancelled regularly it's a challenge just to train. After her fight cancellation on November 21st Nicola has felt the impact of these series of events. "I am not sure when the next event will be but I am hoping it won't be too long as I have already done a full camp. It has been frustrating and challenging when events get cancelled after so much effort in camp. When it comes to training I have quite a bit of equipment home, so I'm not stuck and can keep ticking over."
For now, Nicola will wait for her moment to display her hard work. She keeps training and is hopeful for a fight on the horizon. When that moment comes, she'll be ready.
Shout outs and Appreciation from Nicola:
KC Sofas Worksop
South Anston Post Office
Round One Boxing
Jacked Bull Nutrition
The Lock Gym Worksop
I'd also like to give a shout out to Sportanarium radio. Lakey has given me the opportunity to do interviews on the radio, take part in charity events and also helped me with other interviews. He's always there if I need help or advise. I'd also like to give a shout out to my family and friends for being so supportive.
For updates on upcoming fights and her progress in the world of boxing you can follow Nicola on:
Twitter: @boxerhopewell
Instagram: @boxerhopewell
Facebook: Nicola "Hurricane" Hopewell
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