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When the biggest stars bring fun and amazement on I Can See Your Voice
Lils Liwanag January 06, 2019 01:19 PM
I Can See Your Voice has truly entertained us with a tinge of mystery, a superb sense of hilarity, and an incredible musical offering that really set it apart from most game shows.
After watching the show for over a year, we've seen several of the biggest stars who joined in the fun in determining who among the SEE-cret songers are the real SEE-ngers or the SEE-ntunados as they go into the Stage of Truth.
And, definitely, everyone either screamed in delight or roared in laughter learning the songers' true identities and their real singing capabilities.
We've witnessed this as four of the country's most renowned artists guested on the show and made their bet on the SEE-cret songer who revealed their real selves in the end. Everyone's reactions were priceless.
As the show comes to a conclusion, let's look at how these stars brought fun and laughter to our weekend viewing
Sharon Cuneta
The Megastar really gave us a sentimental throwback with her very first hit song "Mr. DJ" as she was called to share the stage with her choice, the creepy Marlon Paniki, whom she thought could sing as well as her. To her astonishment and disappointment, Marlon, a stand-up comedian, turned out to be a SEE-ntunado and she didn't finish the number and even walked off the stage in jest.
Vice Ganda
You will never sit silently when you see Vice Ganda onstage. And, when you see him on I Can See Your Voice, it will certainly be one memorable experience. He is also praised for noticing and discovering great talents, and this is what he showed on the game show. Vice picked what seemed to be a cold, indifferent baller wearing a Cavs jersey, who seemed more interested in improving his basketball skills. But when Vice started singing Roselle Nava's "Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita," and then held his breath when this SEE-cret songer's turn came, the truth finally came out. The baller, John Andrew Manzano, is actually a professional lounge singer and hit both the high and low notes that enchanted Vice, the Singvestigators and everyone in the audience.
When Asia's Songbird made her monumental appearance on I Can See Your Voice, she made another mark by using her incredible musical instincts (or is the SEE-cret songer's butterfly costume a giveaway?) in choosing her somewhat doppelganger. Regine could only jump for joy and make her signature scream when Russel Lim, a singer-comedian, sang her lines in "Be Careful With My Heart" so flawlessly, and was a certified SEE-nger!
Vilma Santos
The Star for All Seasons made a special appearance on her son and I Can See Your Voice host Luis Manzano's birthday celebration and gave him one emotional tribute. After jokingly greeting his mom a happy birthday since it seemed he said Vilma was the celebrator, since she was the one in tears. Vilma exclaimed how proud she is of Luis, and thanked God for blessing her with a son whom she always fondly calls Lucky, who said had been so generous to those around him and those in need.
Indeed these guestings from revered, exceptional artists really made I Can See Your Voice not only a program for fun and enjoyment, but also a go-to place where we are left amazed seeing the biggest stars in the country.
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17. Walk Me Home – P!nk
"Hurts 2B Human was sort of a pebble that rolled downhill and became this boulder," P!nk told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe. "It just kept steamrolling." In 2018, while touring her seventh album, Beautiful Trauma, the singer found herself in spontaneous recording sessions with musicians she'd never worked with before (Beck, Sia, Chris Stapleton, Cash Cash, Wrabel, Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds, and many others). Eventually, she realized she'd made album number eight—a lightly political package of sentimental ballads and pregame bangers that feels like like classic P!nk.
The topical numbers speak to the times. "The news will try to make you believe that everybody hates each other, and it's just not true," she said about the inspiration behind the title track, which features Khalid and was written by Teddy Geiger (best known for authoring some of Shawn Mendes' biggest hits). "I am a woman, Khalid is a man, he's African American, I'm Jewish… Everybody has their own experience and is going through something, so it's all about the circle you create around you to get through all the bulls**t in this world. That's where this song came from." In the EDM-inspired "Can We Pretend" featuring Cash Cash, she asks rhetorical questions in an effort to escape reality: "Can we pretend that we will fight the president?/Can we pretend that we all end up okay?" Dizzying synths storm in before there's time to ponder the answer, nudging listeners to let go and live in the moment.
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ELCOME EXPANDS ELECTRONICS OFFERINGS IN SPAIN
Maritime systems integration, technical support and shipboard service provider Elcome International has opened another European office in the Spanish port city of Algeciras.
The new facility will offer sales and technical support for the company's portfolio of ship navigation, communication, satellite connectivity and coastal surveillance systems. Shipboard services will include annual radio surveys and annual testing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), Voyage Data Recorders (VDR), Long-range Tracking and Identification Systems (LRIT), as well as Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS).
Elcome established its first European facility in Seville last year. With the addition of Algeciras, the Dubai-headquartered company now operates a global network of 24 offices with over 500 employees in 11 countries.
Strategically located on the northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Port of Algeciras is one of the busiest transshipment hubs and is the largest port in the Mediterranean Sea. With nearly 30,000 vessel visits annually, the port handled over 107 million tons of cargo and 5.1 million TEUs in 2020.
Elcome has appointed Jose Antonio Sanchez as technical manager for its European business. He will be based in the new Algeciras office and will support large projects in the commercial and defense segments. Sanchez has a strong background in electronics engineering and ship service management.
"Establishing the new office in Algeciras and placing a technical manager in Europe are important strategic moves for Elcome," said Jimmy Grewal, executive director, Elcome International. "It gives us a direct service presence in one of the world's most important seaports and will enable us to provide expeditious and local service for our customers across Europe and Africa."
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Q: Count array values (x), then repeat script (x) times, each time using next value in PHP? I would like to take the first value in an array and use it within a function. Then, I would like to repeat the function using the second value in the array. This should make use of count(); so that it stops once it reaches the end of the array. This seems simple enough, but I have no idea how to move to the next array value without writing a separate function. Quick Googling yielded something about for, but I'm not sure what to make of it.

A: Most basic PHP tutorials would have shown you this language construct. But, for the sake of being friendly, PHP includes multiple ways to iterate over an array and perform an action. Consider the following:
function writeArrayItem($item) {
    echo $item . '<br>';
}

$array = [1, 2, 3];

foreach ($array as $item) {
    writeArrayItem($item);
}

We create a simple little function that takes a value and ECHO's it back out. Then we instantiate an array object with three values, 1, 2 and 3.
After this, we use PHP's FOREACH iterator to loop over each value in the array, casting that value into the variable $item. Within the loop, we call the function we previously declared, and hand it the value we want it to echo out.
There are other loop constructs you could use, but FOREACH is a very helpful tool when you want to iterate over each value in an array.
If you must (for school purposes) make use of count(), then a FOR loop would be your choice. Use the same function above, and change the foreach to this FOR code:
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {
    writeArrayItem($array[$i]);
}

The change here is we have to manually track the index in the array and use it to retrieve the value. We also use the number of items in the array to predicate how many loop cycles we will have. Because arrays are zero-based indexes, your starting value is usually 0, and you want to loop to the number of items in the array minus 1.
In this case we use:
$i < count($array)

Once $i reaches 2, the loop will stop because we are saying to loop while $i is smaller than count($array) which equals 3, and because on a zero-based index, array[2] is actually the third index as the first index is array[0];
Hope all that helps!

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Geografie en heelal
 Castor (ster), de ster (alpha Geminorum)
 Castor (Cambridgeshire), een plaats in Engeland
 Castor (Louisiana), een plaats in de Verenigde Staten
 Castor (berg), een berg in het bergmassief van de Monte Rosa, op de grens van Italië en Zwitserland
 Castors, een rivier op het Canadese eiland Newfoundland
 Castors River North en Castors River South, twee plaatsen bij de monding van die rivier
 Rivière aux Castors Noire, een rivier in de Canadese provincie Quebec

Personen
 Castor, of Kastor, een van de broers Castor en Pollux, figuren in de Griekse en Romeinse mythologie
 Jimmy Castor, Amerikaans musicus

Andere betekenissen
 Bevers (Castor), een geslacht van de beverachtigen
 CASTOR, Europees (EU) project voor CO2-afvang en -opslag
 Castor (nucleaire techniek), een metalen kist (container) voor het vervoer van radioactief materiaal
 HSM Castor - Maas, Nederlandse stoomtrein uit 1861
 P901 Castor (2014), een Belgisch kustwachtvaartuig
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Q: Multiply over Finite field p=2 Using this Fast Multiplication Code in C code I am trying to multiply x*A where x=0xAA and A this matrix

1 0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0  1 0 1 1  0 0 0 1  0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0  0 1 1 0  1 1 1 0  1 1 0 0
0 0 0 1  1 1 0 1  1 0 1 1  0 0 0 0

but in the C compiler I don't get nothing, my program it is hung.
Why happens this? any idea?.
I think that issue is in this line
cR[j] ^= *pt++;


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1. Any of several blackbirds of the family Icteridae found throughout the Americas, especially those of the genus Quiscalus, having iridescent blackish plumage.
2. Any of several Asian mynas of the genus Gracula.
1. any of several long-tailed New World blackbirds, esp. of the genus Quiscalus, as the common North American species Q. quiscula, having iridescent black plumage.
2. any of several Old World birds of the family Sturnidae, esp. certain mynas.
Little pikas pack away stacks of wildflower hay, bears gobble berries, grackles flock on trees, pronghorns parade and prance across the prairie by twos, geese fill the skies in formations of ten, whales swim, flowers and seeds and fruits fall, and acorns are stashed by busy squirrels.
No HI or IgM positives were found in Myrtle Warblers, Red-Winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Savanah Sparrows.
Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella from migratory brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), and cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis).
In previous studies, numerous avian species like European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), house sparrows (Passer domesticus), feral pigeons (Columba livia), red- winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), brown headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), American kestrels (Falco sparverius), Canada geese (Branta canadensis), mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), cedar waxwings (Bomby cillacedrorum) and yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) also showed the similar results and suppress the depredations when seeds treated with anthraquinone and methylanthranilate were provided to the birds (Cummings et al.
Red-winged blackbirds, grackles, waterfowl, and shorebirds enjoy the rich food sources and protection offered by the tall grass, and muskrats gather the plants as building material for their houses.
Venous blood gas partial pressures, pH, bicarbonate and lactate concentrations, packed cell volume, white blood cell differential counts, and heterophil/lymphocyte ratios were measured from mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), boat-tailed grackles (Quiscalus major), and house sparrows (.
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Birds -- peacocks, grackles, hummingbirds -- occupy a special place here.
When you see hummingbirds at your feeder, then fledglings of larger birds like robins and grackles will be begging for food from their parents.
The 1191 bird specimens were represented by 81 species, dominated by laughing gulls (N=214), starlings (N=151), American coots (N=121), boat-tailed grackles (N=74), mourning doves (N=61), and red-winged blackbirds (N=52).
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Furie (2019)
Director: Le-Van Kiet
Notable Cast: Veronica Ngo (Ngô Thanh Vân), Cat Vy, Phan Thanh Nhiên, Pham Anh Khoa, Trần Thanh Hoa
Veronica Ngo's (Ngô Thanh Vân) career has been a fascinating one to behold. Truthfully, the first time I really recognized her star power was after both The Rebel and Clash hit US markets, but she's been doing fantastic work for quite some time. Unfortunately, despite her obvious talents, her big break never really came in the US. She has certainly been in some big films. It's just too bad that most of the roles she gets are thankless cameos more than anything. Yes, I'm looking at my copy of Star Wars: The Last Jedi right now. However, there has been a lot of hype in the action cinema community for her latest vehicle, Furie. Some impressive trailers and a distinctly neon slathered John Wick meets Ong Bak look to the film did it a lot of favors. The film is even getting a limited theatrical run in the US, courtesy of our friends at Well Go USA, here shortly. If it's coming to a city near you and you're an action fan, buy your ticket now. Furie is a wild ride of brutal beat downs, neon-soaked grittiness, and good old-fashioned entertainment. It's not a film that inherently tries anything new with its story or characters, but impressive execution in direction, fight choreography, and a truly fantastic performance from Veronica Ngo make it a surprisingly vicious and effective little action flick.
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Hammered in the Neck: Hammer's Dracula Franchise Part II
There is a beauty, style, and look to classic Hammer horror films that only that studio contains. There are only a handful of times in the history of cinema that a studio has defined themselves so steadfast, even when they experiment, one can immediately tell who made it by the style and tone. Hammer is one of those. For this latest franchise article, we were asked to cover some of the major Hammer studio releases and it seemed only fitting to start with the one that most people recognize: Dracula. Spanning multiple decades, the Dracula series is often times as iconic as the original Universal series and it certainly helped solidify both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as genre cornerstones. Truthfully, it was a pleasure to be asked to go back and watch this franchise once again and write this series of articles. Not that my words do it much justice, but even if I can inspire one to revisit the films, then I will have done my duty.
Due to the length of this franchise, it only made sense to split it up into multiple articles to prevent having one massive piece that people will tire of reading by the time they reach the third or fourth film. Since there are nine entries, it made sense to evenly split the articles into three films each. For this second part of the article, we will be covering the fourth, fifth, and sixth entries into the series.
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Into the Dark: Down (2019)
Director: Daniel Stamm
Notable Cast: Natalie Martinez, Matt Lauria, Arnie Pantoja, Christina Leone
After the release of The Last Exorcism I would have thought that Daniel Stamm would have been one of the big names on a short list to be horror's next thing. However, sometimes that's not how the industry works. It wasn't until I was doing research for the latest episode of Hulu and Blumhouse's Into the Dark series of films, Down, that his name popped up again. Looking through his IMDB credits shows that he's been busy over the last few years working in a lot of horror television (something that I don't nearly keep up with enough, truthfully) and so it's somewhat fitting that Down would end up being the next film for him. Like most of the Into the Dark series, Down is incredibly fun and effective little low budget film. It maximizes its minimalist settings, plays on the viewers assumptions with some clever key moments, and keeps an impressive pacing as it goes. Once again, Stamm showcases he is quite the fantastic modern horror director and Down is just further evidence of such.
Labels: Blumhouse, Comedy, Daniel Stamm, Horror, Hulu, Into the Dark, Suspense / Thriller
The Wandering Earth (2019)
Director: Frant Gwo
Notable Cast: Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing, Arkady Sharogradsky, Mike Sui, Qu Jingjing, Zhang Yichi, Yang Haoyu, Li Hongchen, Yang Yi, Jiang Zhigang, Zhang Huan
Although I spend a large portion of my day either commenting or writing about various elements of cinema and the various stories that break out, I really wanted to go into China's first big science fiction blockbuster, The Wandering Earth, as blind as possible. There was definitely a lot of talk about the film prior to its Lunar New Year premiere and the fact that it was even getting a minimal theatrical roll out in the US was inspiring. Still, I went in without seeing trailers and only snapping glances at a handful of posters and the cast. This experience was refreshing. To add to it, the theatrical showing I saw the weekend after the start of the Lunar New Year was a sold out showing, filled to the brim with an audience that was electrified to see the film. Perhaps it was the context of seeing the film in this way, but The Wandering Earth was, with all puns intended, an otherworldly blast. Pulling heavily from the Hollywood text book of thrilling big budget sci-fi blockbusters, The Wandering Earth might try to jam a bit too much into one film, but the focus on developing fun characters in a wild adventure plot cannot be understated. Often times the film is eye-rolling, potentially falling apart in front of the audience's eyes like the setting of the film itself, but there is so much heart and entertainment to be had that it's easy to forgive it its cinematic sins.
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Labels: Action / Adventure, Drama, Frant Gwo, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Qu Chuxiao, Science Fiction, The Wandering Earth, Wu Jing
Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
Director: Christopher Landon
Notable Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Steve Zissis, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton, Blaine Kern III
Blumhouse has come out as, essentially, the new king of horror in the last handful of years, maximizing minimal budgets to massive box office results. Quality can be debated from film to film, but the sheer success that Blumhouse has crafted within the mainstream for horror cannot be understated. One of the biggest surprises was 2016's slasher comedy, Happy Death Day. Horror comedies can be wildly hard to make work on a broader spectrum, but this film took the slasher concept, injected it with a ton of heart and delivered a surprisingly fun and clever cinematic vehicle. Although the film was only considered a modest success in many circles, the general word of mouth and strong legs from horror fans and critics made it an immediate modern genre classic. It's not shocking that the film would eventually garner a sequel. What is shocking is just how impressive Happy Death Day 2U is in those regards. Trying to simply recreate the slasher version of Groundhog Day was going to be difficult, but returning director Christopher Landon takes the foundations of the idea and runs with it making a stranger and sillier film that moves the genre lens a bit and continues to find that great blend of style and substance.
Labels: Blumhouse, Christopher Landon, Comedy, Happy Death Day, Horror, Jessica Rothe, Science Fiction, Slasher
Willie Dynamite (1974)
Director: Gilbert Moses
Notable Cast: Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Joyce Walker, Norma Donaldson, Roger Robinson, Albert Hall, George Murdock
"I'm declaring war on you. You dig it? I'm gonna make you number one minus one…which equals zero."
The blaxploitation genre is one that I have not generally explored before. Outside of the some of the mainstream entries like Shaft or the various Pam Grier action romps, it's a genre that I don't often find myself digging into. Certainly though, like most genres that arrive in bursts, it has its own set of formulas, tropes, and style that can be picked up fairly easily. This is what makes Willie Dynamite such a fascinating film. Where the film starts firmly within the classic blaxploitation structures and style, it starts to play on the expectations in some surprising ways that adds a lot of depth and quality to the entire thing. If it wasn't for this latest Arrow Video release, I'm not sure I would have ever seen this film and quite frankly, it's definitely a gem that I did not expect to uncover.
Labels: Action / Adventure, Arrow Video, Blaxploitation, crime, Diana Sands, Gilbert Moses, Roscoe Orman, Suspense / Thriller
Waterworld (1995)
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Notable Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter
There tends to be a rift in the world of cult cinema. Often times, fans of the various genres and cinema that is associated with the term 'cult,' tend to view major releases or A-list names as signs that a film will never fall under that category. While there is something to be said about genre films or those films that fall under the mainstream consciousness, there are also plenty of films that will shift in and out of the cult spectrum as time moves on. A prime example? The focus of this review, Waterworld.
After it's release in cinemas in 1995, Waterworld saw its own series of ups and downs as it came out with a splash. It was the most expensive movie ever made at the time, did not recoup its cost at the box office, and was met with wildly mixed reviews from critics and audiences. It was a full-on mainstream event though, starring an A-list actor like Kevin Costner, and it spawned plenty of merchandise, tie-ins, theme park rides, and word of mouth. Even though it was considered a failure to start, it was a blockbuster kind of film that attracted tons of attention.
Labels: Action / Adventure, Arrow Video, Fantasy, Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds
The Prodigal Boxer II (1976)
Director: Ulysses Au-Yeung Jun
Notable Cast: Mang Fei, Dorian Tan Tao-Liang, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, Liu Ping, Wei Ping-Ao, Hsieh Han, Yi Yuan, Ma Chiang, Huang Fei-Long, Li Min-Lang, Chang Fang-Hsia, Eagle Lee Siu-Fei, Wang Pao-Yu
Also known as: Enter the Whirlwind Boxer, Young Hero of Shaolin, Drunken Master Dollar Fist
For the most part, considering how many martial arts films were created in a relatively short span of time, there are not nearly as many franchises as one would expect. Particularly from the non-major studios of the time and area. Yet, The Prodigal Boxer did spawn at least one. It is often not released under the title The Prodigal Boxer II, but most frequently seen under its title Enter the Whirlwind Boxer or as the poster attached to this review states, Young Hero of Shaolin. If you watch it on Amazon Prime, you get both titles as it's called Prodigal Boxer 2: Enter the Whirlwind Boxer. Surprisingly, The Prodigal Boxer II is a true sequel. Not just in title. Although the film disappointingly shovels off all of the characters from the first except for our hero Fong Sai-yuk, once again played by Mang Fei, it does reference the events of the first one and even features a flash back to the finale once our hero finds out what his current quest is going to be. It's relatively fun that it, at least, attempted those connections even if the film does somewhat forget the romantic subplot and the fantastic mother/son relationship which made the original so strong. On it's own though, The Prodigal Boxer II does entertain enough with its gimmicks and strong action.
Labels: Action / Adventure, Mang Fei, Martial Arts, The Prodigal Boxer, Ulysses Au-Yeung Jun
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Antonio Palomares Vinuesa (Albacete, Spain, 1930 - Valencia, Spain 24 March 2007) was a Spanish politician for the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).

Married with two children, Palomares fled with his family to France following the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War. There he worked in a hospital for Spanish Civil War refugees and later as a milling machine operator. From 1944 to 1945 he worked for the French resistance opposing the Nazi occupation of France. He joined the PCE in 1945 and was a member of the youth wing from 1947 to 1958. In 1956 the party sent him to Spain to organise the PCE from within the country. There he worked in Madrid with prominent communist Julián Grimau. The PCE's central committee also sent him to organise the party in the Canary Islands and Murcia and on his return in 1967 he was appointed to lead the PCE in the Valencia region. In 1968 he was arrested with 35 other PCE members and tortured by police, only being released months later following an international campaign.

From 1976 to 1979 he was the first Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Valencian Country, the regional branch of the PCE in the Valencia region. At the 1979 General Election he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province serving until 1982. During that time, together with Joan Lerma, Felipe Guardiola, José Pin Arboledas and Luis Berenguer, he helped to draft the Valencian Statute of Autonomy which resulted in full devolution of powers to the Valencia region.

As a result of that devolution elections to a Valencian Regional Assembly, the Corts Valencianes, were held in 1983 and Palomares was elected to the Corts, again representing Valencia Province.

His funeral was attended by numerous left wingers, including former President of the Valencian Community, Joan Lerma and former PCE leader Santiago Carrillo. Members of the People's Party, which at that time governed the Valencian Community, did not attend, though they sent condolences to his family.

References

1930 births
2007 deaths
People from Albacete
Communist Party of Spain politicians
Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Members of the Corts Valencianes


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"Свети Никола" () е възрожденски православна църква в прилепското село Дабница, Република Македония. Църквата е под управлението на Преспанско-Пелагонийската епархия на Македонската православна църква.

Църквата е еднокорабна сграда, с четиристранна апсида на източната страна, издигната и изписана във втората половина на XIX век. Обновена е в средата на ХХ век, като старата живопис е покрита с вар.

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Никола (Дабница)
Община Прилеп


Find out what's going on at Rosewood this long weekend, there's something for everyone!
What's on the menu? All your family favourites! Whether it's an All Day Breakfast kind of day, a beer and a Beef Burger kind of day, or you just fancy Fish & Chips for a change... you'll find there's plenty to tickle your taste buds on our menu. Just because we're big on portion sizes, doesn't mean we're big on prices though. Quite the opposite, actually. As well as satisfying your appetite, we want you to feel content with how little you've spent, too. Look out for our selection of wallet-pleasing promotions – a different one for every day of the week. The Rosewood is a great place to stop for a bite to eat, whether you're just starting your day, or kicking back after a great day out. With so many interesting places within easy reach, you're spoilt for choice. Here are a few of our favourite places to visit, nearby: Battle Museum, Blue Reef Aquarium and Hastings Museum & Art Gallery.


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Light pollution has relegated the non-virtual experience of seeing a starry sky to national parks and other remote areas. Thus, national parks offer an excellent opportunity to advance understanding of and inspiration for astronomical sciences. We relate the experiences of a park ranger, a park scientist, and an astronomy professor who attest to the tremendous public interest in seeing the starry night sky and learning about the cosmos, not in a lab or classroom, but in the natural setting of a park. We review an overall strategy for sustaining this source of inspiration, enhancing public understanding through interpretation, and focusing partnerships toward this untapped potential.


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package org.kuali.kra.krms.service.impl;

import org.kuali.kra.infrastructure.KraServiceLocator;
import org.kuali.kra.krms.FunctionParamComparator;
import org.kuali.kra.krms.FunctionTermResolver;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.BusinessObjectService;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.engine.TermResolver;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.function.FunctionDefinition;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.function.FunctionParameterDefinition;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.function.FunctionRepositoryService;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.term.TermResolverDefinition;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.type.TermResolverTypeService;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 *
 * This class implements TermResolverTypeService for resolving Stored Functions or Java Functions as Terms.
 */
public abstract class FunctionTermResolverTypeServiceBase implements TermResolverTypeService {
    private BusinessObjectService businessObjectService;
    public BusinessObjectService getBusinessObjectService() {
        return businessObjectService;
    }
    public void setBusinessObjectService(BusinessObjectService businessObjectService) {
        this.businessObjectService = businessObjectService;
    }
    public abstract FunctionTermResolver createFunctionResolver(List<String> orderedInputParams, Set<String> parameterNames,
                                                                    String output, FunctionDefinition functionTerm);

    @Override
    public TermResolver<?> loadTermResolver(TermResolverDefinition termResolverDefinition) {
        String functionId = termResolverDefinition.getOutput().getName();
        FunctionRepositoryService functionRepositoryService = KraServiceLocator.getService("functionRepositoryService");
        FunctionDefinition functionTerm = functionRepositoryService.getFunction(functionId);
        if(functionTerm==null){
            throw new RuntimeException("Not able to find Term for function : "+functionId);
        }
        List<String> params = getFunctionParameters(functionTerm);
        Set<String> paramNames = termResolverDefinition.getParameterNames();
        return createFunctionResolver(params,paramNames,functionId,functionTerm);
    }
    private List<String> getFunctionParameters(FunctionDefinition functionTerm) {
        List<FunctionParameterDefinition> functionParams = functionTerm.getParameters();
        List<FunctionParameterDefinition> modifiableParams = new ArrayList<FunctionParameterDefinition>(functionParams);
        Collections.sort(modifiableParams, new FunctionParamComparator());
        List<String> params = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (FunctionParameterDefinition termResolverFunctionParamDefinition : modifiableParams) {
            params.add(termResolverFunctionParamDefinition.getName());
        }
        return params;
    }
}

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If you have worked with an Accident Lawyer in Las Vegas, keep in mind that they do not only offer services related to automobile accidents. Most accident lawyers provide numerous legal services that can be of assistance to you in many situations. The majority of accident lawyers specialise in what the legal eagles call tort law. Tort law has to do with issues such as defected products, personal injury and the list goes on. If you have worked with an accident lawyer and you are requiring a lawyer for another reason, you should get in contact with your accident lawyer as there is a good chance that they can be of assistance. If not, they can point you in the right direction. See the services offered by most accident lawyers.
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Cases involving personal injury fall under tort law which is what the majority of accident lawyers specialise in. You may require an Accident Lawyer in Las Vegas if you have come into some type of injury that you feel has been caused by the neglect or wrongdoing of someone else. Parties that could cause you injury include other individuals, companies and even government organisations. The lawyer will help you prove that your injury was indeed caused by the other party and win you compensation.
If you have a job that involves manual work you have a higher risk of injuring yourself at work. An accident lawyer in Las Vegas will deal with your worker's compensation procedure should this occur. This is similar to personal injury but has to do with the work place only. Many companies have insurance that covers worker's injuries. This is especially true for professions such as plumbers, landscapers, handymen and electricians.
These are a few services that can be offered. Whatever your legal needs, be sure to ask your accident lawyer whether they can assist you or not. You will be surprised to learn about all the legal matters that can be easily resolved by a professional Accident Lawyer in Las Vegas.
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A huge thank you to all of our 100,000 readers, who have contributed to making 'County Deer Stalking - Online Magazine' the massive success that it has become and what is now widely recognised as 'the' go to website for all things deer stalking.
To celebrate we are delighted to reveal our new improved website! We hope that you approve and that you will find it even easier to navigate your way around the County Deer Stalking site.
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.class public Landroid/util/SparseArray;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "SparseArray.java"

# interfaces
.implements Ljava/lang/Cloneable;

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
    value = {
        "<E:",
        "Ljava/lang/Object;",
        ">",
        "Ljava/lang/Object;",
        "Ljava/lang/Cloneable;"
    }
.end annotation

# static fields
.field private static final DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

# instance fields
.field private mGarbage:Z

.field private mKeys:[I

.field private mSize:I

.field private mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

# direct methods
.method static constructor <clinit>()V
    .locals 1

    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/Object;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    sput-object v0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>()V
    .locals 1

    const/16 v0, 0xa

    invoke-direct {p0, v0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;-><init>(I)V

    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>(I)V
    .locals 2

    const/4 v1, 0x0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    iput-boolean v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-nez p1, :cond_0

    sget-object v0, Llibcore/util/EmptyArray;->INT:[I

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    sget-object v0, Llibcore/util/EmptyArray;->OBJECT:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    :goto_0
    iput v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    return-void

    :cond_0
    invoke-static {p1}, Lcom/android/internal/util/ArrayUtils;->newUnpaddedObjectArray(I)[Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    array-length v0, v0

    new-array v0, v0, [I

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method private gc()V
    .locals 7

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    const/4 v3, 0x0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget-object v5, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    if-ge v0, v2, :cond_2

    aget-object v4, v5, v0

    sget-object v6, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-eq v4, v6, :cond_1

    if-eq v0, v3, :cond_0

    aget v6, v1, v0

    aput v6, v1, v3

    aput-object v4, v5, v3

    const/4 v6, 0x0

    aput-object v6, v5, v0

    :cond_0
    add-int/lit8 v3, v3, 0x1

    :cond_1
    add-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_2
    const/4 v6, 0x0

    iput-boolean v6, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    iput v3, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public append(ILjava/lang/Object;)V
    .locals 2
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(ITE;)V"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    add-int/lit8 v1, v1, -0x1

    aget v0, v0, v1

    if-gt p1, v0, :cond_0

    invoke-virtual {p0, p1, p2}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->put(ILjava/lang/Object;)V

    return-void

    :cond_0
    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_1

    iget v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    array-length v1, v1

    if-lt v0, v1, :cond_1

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_1
    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v0, v1, p1}, Lcom/android/internal/util/GrowingArrayUtils;->append([III)[I

    move-result-object v0

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v0, v1, p2}, Lcom/android/internal/util/GrowingArrayUtils;->append([Ljava/lang/Object;ILjava/lang/Object;)[Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iget v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    add-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    iput v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    return-void
.end method

.method public clear()V
    .locals 5

    const/4 v4, 0x0

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    if-ge v0, v1, :cond_0

    const/4 v3, 0x0

    aput-object v3, v2, v0

    add-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_0
    iput v4, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    iput-boolean v4, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    return-void
.end method

.method public clone()Landroid/util/SparseArray;
    .locals 4
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "()",
            "Landroid/util/SparseArray",
            "<TE;>;"
        }
    .end annotation

    const/4 v1, 0x0

    :try_start_0
    invoke-super {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;->clone()Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v3

    move-object v0, v3

    check-cast v0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;

    move-object v1, v0

    iget-object v3, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    invoke-virtual {v3}, Ljava/lang/Object;->clone()Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v3

    check-cast v3, [I

    iput-object v3, v1, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget-object v3, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    invoke-virtual {v3}, Ljava/lang/Object;->clone()Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v3

    check-cast v3, [Ljava/lang/Object;

    iput-object v3, v1, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;
    :try_end_0
    .catch Ljava/lang/CloneNotSupportedException; {:try_start_0 .. :try_end_0} :catch_0

    :goto_0
    return-object v1

    :catch_0
    move-exception v2

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method public bridge synthetic clone()Ljava/lang/Object;
    .locals 1
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Throws;
        value = {
            Ljava/lang/CloneNotSupportedException;
        }
    .end annotation

    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->clone()Landroid/util/SparseArray;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public delete(I)V
    .locals 3

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v0

    if-ltz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    sget-object v2, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-eq v1, v2, :cond_0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    sget-object v2, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object v2, v1, v0

    const/4 v1, 0x1

    iput-boolean v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method public get(I)Ljava/lang/Object;
    .locals 1
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(I)TE;"
        }
    .end annotation

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    invoke-virtual {p0, p1, v0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->get(ILjava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method public get(ILjava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;
    .locals 3
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(ITE;)TE;"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v0

    if-ltz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    sget-object v2, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-ne v1, v2, :cond_1

    :cond_0
    return-object p2

    :cond_1
    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    return-object v1
.end method

.method public indexOfKey(I)I
    .locals 2

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v0, v1, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v0

    return v0
.end method

.method public indexOfValue(Ljava/lang/Object;)I
    .locals 2
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(TE;)I"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-boolean v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v1, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    if-ge v0, v1, :cond_2

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    if-ne v1, p1, :cond_1

    return v0

    :cond_1
    add-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_2
    const/4 v1, -0x1

    return v1
.end method

.method public indexOfValueByValue(Ljava/lang/Object;)I
    .locals 2
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(TE;)I"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-boolean v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v1, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    if-ge v0, v1, :cond_3

    if-nez p1, :cond_1

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    if-nez v1, :cond_2

    return v0

    :cond_1
    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    invoke-virtual {p1, v1}, Ljava/lang/Object;->equals(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    move-result v1

    if-eqz v1, :cond_2

    return v0

    :cond_2
    add-int/lit8 v0, v0, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_3
    const/4 v1, -0x1

    return v1
.end method

.method public keyAt(I)I
    .locals 1

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    aget v0, v0, p1

    return v0
.end method

.method public put(ILjava/lang/Object;)V
    .locals 3
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(ITE;)V"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v0

    if-ltz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object p2, v1, v0

    :goto_0
    return-void

    :cond_0
    not-int v0, v0

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    if-ge v0, v1, :cond_1

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v1, v0

    sget-object v2, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-ne v1, v2, :cond_1

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    aput p1, v1, v0

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object p2, v1, v0

    return-void

    :cond_1
    iget-boolean v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v1, :cond_2

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    array-length v2, v2

    if-lt v1, v2, :cond_2

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v1

    not-int v0, v1

    :cond_2
    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, v0, p1}, Lcom/android/internal/util/GrowingArrayUtils;->insert([IIII)[I

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v1, v2, v0, p2}, Lcom/android/internal/util/GrowingArrayUtils;->insert([Ljava/lang/Object;IILjava/lang/Object;)[Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    iget v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    add-int/lit8 v1, v1, 0x1

    iput v1, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method public remove(I)V
    .locals 0

    invoke-virtual {p0, p1}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->delete(I)V

    return-void
.end method

.method public removeAt(I)V
    .locals 2

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v0, v0, p1

    sget-object v1, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-eq v0, v1, :cond_0

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    sget-object v1, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object v1, v0, p1

    const/4 v0, 0x1

    iput-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method public removeAtRange(II)V
    .locals 4

    iget v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    add-int v3, p1, p2

    invoke-static {v2, v3}, Ljava/lang/Math;->min(II)I

    move-result v0

    move v1, p1

    :goto_0
    if-ge v1, v0, :cond_0

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->removeAt(I)V

    add-int/lit8 v1, v1, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method public removeReturnOld(I)Ljava/lang/Object;
    .locals 4
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(I)TE;"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mKeys:[I

    iget v3, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    invoke-static {v2, v3, p1}, Landroid/util/ContainerHelpers;->binarySearch([III)I

    move-result v0

    if-ltz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v2, v2, v0

    sget-object v3, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    if-eq v2, v3, :cond_0

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v1, v2, v0

    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    sget-object v3, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->DELETED:Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object v3, v2, v0

    const/4 v2, 0x1

    iput-boolean v2, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    return-object v1

    :cond_0
    const/4 v2, 0x0

    return-object v2
.end method

.method public setValueAt(ILjava/lang/Object;)V
    .locals 1
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(ITE;)V"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aput-object p2, v0, p1

    return-void
.end method

.method public size()I
    .locals 1

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    iget v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    return v0
.end method

.method public toString()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 5

    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->size()I

    move-result v4

    if-gtz v4, :cond_0

    const-string/jumbo v4, "{}"

    return-object v4

    :cond_0
    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    iget v4, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    mul-int/lit8 v4, v4, 0x1c

    invoke-direct {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>(I)V

    const/16 v4, 0x7b

    invoke-virtual {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    const/4 v1, 0x0

    :goto_0
    iget v4, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mSize:I

    if-ge v1, v4, :cond_3

    if-lez v1, :cond_1

    const-string/jumbo v4, ", "

    invoke-virtual {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    :cond_1
    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->keyAt(I)I

    move-result v2

    invoke-virtual {v0, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    const/16 v4, 0x3d

    invoke-virtual {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->valueAt(I)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v3

    if-eq v3, p0, :cond_2

    invoke-virtual {v0, v3}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    :goto_1
    add-int/lit8 v1, v1, 0x1

    goto :goto_0

    :cond_2
    const-string/jumbo v4, "(this Map)"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    goto :goto_1

    :cond_3
    const/16 v4, 0x7d

    invoke-virtual {v0, v4}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v4

    return-object v4
.end method

.method public valueAt(I)Ljava/lang/Object;
    .locals 1
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "(I)TE;"
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-boolean v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mGarbage:Z

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->gc()V

    :cond_0
    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/util/SparseArray;->mValues:[Ljava/lang/Object;

    aget-object v0, v0, p1

    return-object v0
.end method


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Calum Ross ×
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Constituency profile: Why all eyes will be on Moray when the nation goes to the polls
One of the biggest scalps in UK politics was taken in Moray when Douglas Ross ousted SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson two-and-a-half years ago.
Watchdog fears City Deal opportunities 'missed' in Aberdeen and Inverness
The public spending watchdog has raised fears that opportunities may have been "missed" when multi-million-pound City Deals were agreed for Aberdeen and Inverness.
Winter death rates fall one year after 'staggering' spike
The number of "winter deaths" plummeted in the north and north-east last year as the area bounced back from a "staggering" spike in fatalities in 2017/18.
Holyrood
Child abuse probe to turn spotlight on Gordonstoun school next year
A child abuse probe is focusing on former pupils of Gordonstoun in Moray if they had experiences that may help the investigation.
Families in northern Scotland will have their energy bills cut by £17-a-year
Hard-pressed families in the north and north-east could have their energy bills cut by £17 a year under a new initiative by the UK Government.
Scorn at claim Sutherland chosen for spaceport because it is close to Tory seats
A Labour frontbencher has claimed that north Sutherland was chosen to host the UK's first spaceport because it is "close" to Tory seats – despite the nearest being 100-miles away.
North has faced 'injustice' of UK's highest electric bills for four years in a row
Families in northern Scotland have endured the "injustice" of being hit with the highest electricity bills in Britain for a fourth consecutive year, it has been confirmed.
Fishing watchdog sends out more than 1,000 letters a year over rule breaches
Fishing vessels operating off the north and north-east coasts are being sent more than 1,000 letters every year over potential rule breaches.
Funeral poverty fears as further hike planned to 'scandalous' charges
As part of the P&J's week-long series on the challenges grieving families face when a loved one dies, Calum Ross today investigates the soaring cost of funerals.
MSPs to grill Aberdeen's universities on their plans to become 'financially sustainable'
MSPs want to quiz Aberdeen's two universities on their plans to become "financially sustainable" after the sector's struggles were laid bare in a new report.
New marine nature reserves could leave businesses with £15 million bill
Fishing and energy firms could bear the brunt of a £15 million bill if new marine nature reserves are created off the west and north-east coasts, it has emerged.
Soaring number of households expected in region over next 25 years
The number of households in northern Scotland is expected to soar by almost 50,000 over the next 25 years.
Crematoriums report soaring demand in north and north-east
On the third day of the P&J's series on challenges and trends in the funeral sector, Calum Ross finds a dramatic rise in cremations.
Fears of north-east 'crisis' after almost 40 deaths linked to celebrity drug
The north-east is feared to be in the grip of a "crisis" after almost 40 fatalities in the last 18 months were linked to a drug made infamous by celebrity deaths.
Governments have spent £70 million on north and north-east City Region Deals
About £70 million of government cash has been spent so far on the City Region Deals for Aberdeen and Inverness.
NHS Grampian has been 'worst performer' on waiting times for a year
NHS Grampian has been the worst performing health board in Scotland against a key waiting-time target for every month of the last year.
Sharp rise in hate crimes linked to sexuality in the north-east last year
Shock new figures show that hate crimes against lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the north-east almost doubled in the last year.
Fire chiefs want helicopter support after 750% rise in time spent battling wildfires
Fire bosses say an extraordinary eight-fold rise in the time they spend battling wildfires because of climate change and other factors shows how urgently they need more resources.
How early trauma and system failures can lead to tragedy for kids who were in care
Those living in the £500,000 homes that line the leafy "Oakhill Grange" neighbourhood in Aberdeen's west end will never truly know what and who went before them.
Ambulance crews 'red flag' hundreds of north and north-east homes amid safety fears
Safety fears mean paramedics are unable to attend emergencies at hundreds of north and north-east homes without police protection.
Green burials slowly becoming more popular in northern Scotland
On the fourth day of the P&J's week-long series on funeral costs and trends in northern Scotland, Calum Ross finds out whether interest in green burial grounds has been growing.
Police chief confirms plans are being drawn up to move jobs north
Police chiefs have confirmed that they are drawing up new plans to move jobs from the central belt to the north and north-east.
NHS bosses drawing up plans to merge Highland and Grampian payroll departments
Dozens of NHS payroll staff in the Highlands or Grampian could face "redeployment" under fresh plans to merge services.
Only 0.57% of business rates appeals resolved in north and north-east last year
New figures have revealed that fewer than 100 business rates appeals were resolved in the north and north-east last year – out of a total of 16,225.
Understaffing of Scottish Coastguard a risk to lives
Fears have been raised that Coastguard cutbacks are putting "lives in danger" around the coasts of the north and north-east.
More than 10,000 unrepaired potholes on local roads as budget cuts bite hard
Safety fears have been raised after local roads authorities admitted there are 10,000 potholes scattered across routes in the north and north-east.
Illness deprives NHS of 8m staff hours in four years
More than 8million NHS staff hours have been lost due to ill health in the north and north-east in the last four years, it has been revealed.
Bosses cut back on expenses claims at north councils and health boards
The top council and NHS officials in the north and north-east slashed their total expenses bill by more than £11,000 last year.
Penalties issued to 24 firms for employing illegal workers in the north and north-east
New figures show that at least 24 businesses in the north and north-east have been penalised for employing illegal workers in the last three years.
Concern at lack of education director to oversee under-pressure Moray schools
Moray Council is currently operating without a dedicated director to oversee its under-pressure education service.
Education chiefs 'delighted' as north teacher crisis finally begins to ease
Victory could soon be declared in the long-running battle against crippling staff shortages in schools across the north and north-east, it can be revealed.
Once-troubled youths reunite to honour their 'fallen' classmates after series of tragedies
Chinese lanterns were to be lit-up and released into the night's sky – each emblazoned with the name of a schoolmate who was gone but would never be forgotten.


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Scrap Car Headley Heath service is second to none we always dispose of cars in the right way. Some scrap car companies might sell your car and not scrap it, sometimes not even informing the DVLA that your vehicle has changed ownership. This can put you in a very awkward position as if there are any fines issued you will be liable to pay them. Unlike these companies we always ensure that the DVLA are notified that your vehicle has in fact been scrapped, giving you complete peace of mind in Headley Heath. Scrap Car Headley Heath can guarantee that whatever can be recycled is, this ensure that we are always doing our bit for the environment.
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March 23, 2017. Waste materials are an underused resource in the construction of Europes roads. Recycled waste material could play a major role in the construction of roads in Europe, bringing both environmental and economic benefits.


Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) is an important novel mediator of progesterone (P4) function in fetal membrane cells. We demonstrated previously that PGRMC1 is differentially expressed in fetal membranes among pregnancy subjects and diminished in preterm premature rupture of membrane subjects. In the current study, we aim to elucidate whether PGRMC1 expression is regulated by P4, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and H2O2 in fetal membrane cells. Primary cultured membrane cells were serum starved for 24 hours followed by treatments of P4, 17 hydroxyprogesterone caproate, and medroxyprogesterone 17 acetate (MPA) at 10(-7) mol/L with ethanol as vehicle control; TNF-α at 10, 20, and 50 ng/mL with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as control; and H2O2 at 10 and 100 μmol/L with culture media as control for 24, 48, and 72 hours. The messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression of PGRMC1 was quantified using polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively. We found that PGRMC1 protein expression was regulated by MPA, TNF-α, and H2O2 in a dose-dependent manner. This regulation is also specific to the type of cell (amnion, chorion, or decidua). The upregulation of PGRMC1 by MPA might be mediated through glucocorticoid receptor (GR) demonstrated using amnion and chorion cells model with GR knockdown by specific small interfering RNA transfection. The mRNA expression of PGRMC1 was decreased by H2O2 (100 μmol/L) treatment in amnion cells, which might ultimately result in downregulation of PGRMC1 protein as our data demonstrated. None of other treatments changed PGRMC1 mRNA level in these cells. We conclude that these stimuli act as regulatory factors of PGRMC1 in a cell-specific manner.


Nigerian movie practitioners have resolved to lobby major stakeholders in media buying for a share of their budget in 2009.
This resolution was reached at the Nollywood Townhouse Meeting held in Lagos on Thursday. They have also decided to invest in research to create greater awareness of the vast potential in Nollywood.
Through a major presentation and the formation of a sub-committee, Nollywood practitioners intend to scramble for a portion of advertisement budgets, for example.
The second annual meeting featured lectures from esteemed movie and advertising practitioners.
The Chief Executive Officer of Next Media, Mr. Dada Ekai Ighile, advised that Nollywood should see itself as competing with other media forms for brand advertising and should, therefore, engage the use of research methods and statistical data to justify its clamour for patronage.
The Corporate Manager, Unilever, Mr Ademola Adedoyin, said that although Nollywood was regarded as the third biggest movie industry in the world, it still does not command a world class commercial patronage unlike the music and comedy industry.
Adedoyin urged practitioners to address the issues of what they are selling. "How are we clear on roles and priorities? Are we together? And how do we measure the impact of our investment?" he asked.
He reaffirmed his belief that if these questions could be answered, then advertisers would not have a choice but take the industry seriously.
Another major player, Mr. Fidelis Duker, declared that if advertising agencies could spend 10 per cent of the N50bn expended on television last year on good Nollywood movies as adverts placement, it would have set forth a revolution that would have made the industry and the country better, especially with the wide acceptance already being enjoyed by the industry.


The second Tuesday of every month is called Microsoft Tuesday (or Terrible Tuesday, depending on the situation). That's the day Microsoft releases the latest patches for their operating systems. These updates are necessary to ensure the stability and security of Microsoft products but occasionally things go horribly wrong. This past Tuesday was one of those days.
Microsoft released an update for all current operating systems (Workstations and servers) with a bulletin number of MS13-036. This update was to address 4 security vulnerabilities. More information can be found here.
Subsequent to the release of MS13-036 some programs stopped working correctly and some machines failed to boot after a restart. Microsoft is advising that anyone who applied this patch uninstall it immediately. More information about the resolution can be found here.
If you have any questions or concerns about this update or if you require assistance with assessing your situation please contact Britelink Information Systems.


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Staff Directory / Roston Shore
Email: rshore@pikapp.org
Chapter: Kappa Alpha #46
College: Case Western Reserve
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Roston Shore
Leadership Consultant
As a leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi, Roston is looking forward to working with the National Office and promoting the values of the fraternity as he works on a national team of fellow consultants. Roston is very excited to meet the brothers of various chapters and work with them on setting and achieving goals together, while helping them get the most out of their undergraduate career and membership in Pi Kappa Phi. In his role, Roston will work to provide support for current students and aid them in developing themselves as servant leaders through the multiple opportunities offered by Pi Kappa Phi and The Ability Experience.
Roston graduated from Case Western Reserve University in May of 2019 with a degree in Philosophy and a minor in English, where he was part of the Kappa Alpha Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. During his time as an undergraduate member, Roston held the positions of Philanthropy Chairman, Vice Archon, and Archon for his chapter. As the first Pi Alpha from his chapter, Roston served as Historian on the 2018 Build America team where he worked to develop himself further as a servant leader. Roston has held employed positions in his university's office of Undergraduate Admissions as a student coordinator and as an assistant in the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, where he groomed skills and values in his development as a leader. While being involved with his campus, Roston is a graduate of his local Hillel summer internship program, a Sinai Scholar, recipient of the Nemet scholarship in creative writing, and has been published in the International Journal of Ethical Leadership.
In his spare time, Roston enjoys working out, reading, listening to music, and doing anything with a group of friends. Being born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Roston is a huge fan of Ohio State football (Go Bucks!). On nice days, he can be seen being 'that guy' sitting outside with his guitar.


Rebecca Claire Edwards is an artist, food photographer and qualified yoga teacher. Becca's important things include family, yoga, photos, travel, music, films, nature and tea.
Rebecca has facilitated photography workshops through her own business, and previously taught and mentored students within programs for Cairns Botanic Gardens, James Cook University, Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE and Heyday Festival.
Rebecca is also a passionate arts and festival worker with a global work history including working at Auckland Festival of Photography, Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Queensland Festival of Photography, amongst many other arts organisations.


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Mikey and Darroch Putnam at Astier de Villatte in Paris
Paris loves the Putnams
Darroch and Mikey shared their floral artistry with the clientele of the Parisian ceramics boutique Astier de Villatte
Darroch and Mikey Putnam, the husband-and-husband duo behind Putnam & Putman, New York's hottest floral designers, might be best known in the Big Apple, but they're also pushing their petals out across the globe.
Astier de Villatte in Paris
After dropping into on the opening day of the Chelsea Flower Show in London, Mikey and Darroch crossed the channel to meet fans at Astier de Villatte, on rue Saint Honoré in Paris, last night.
The Putnams' window display at Astier de Villatte in Paris
This beautiful French boutique sells some of the most exquisitely produced ceramics and homeware, and was the perfect place for the Putnams to show off their floral skills, as well as sign copies of Guide des Fleurs par Couleurs, the French edition of their hit Phaidon book, Flower Colour Guide.
Benoît Astier de Villatte; Darroch Putnam, Mikey Putnam, Astier de Villatte's Ivan Pericoli
Didn't make it? Don't worry. You can buy their book here, and also find out more about other groundbreaking florists in our new overview of the more creative side of the business, Blooms.
Flower Colour Guide
Flower Colour Guide Darroch and Michael Putnam
AUD$49.95 €29.95 £24.95 T35.00
The ultimate colour-by-colour flower reference guide - from New York's pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and Putnam
Planning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the colour of the flowers that you want. To help you find what you are looking for, Flower Colour Guide is the first reference book to organize flower types by colour, with an emphasis on seasonality and creative colour schemes - and the results are stunning in their sheer variety. What Pantone is to colour, Flower Colour Guide is to flowers.
Showcasing 400 flowers at their peak, with stunning photography taken by Putnam & Putnam in their Brooklyn studio, this guide includes an appendix featuring perforated pages, with tips on flower care, notes on how to prepare vessels and a list of suggested colour schemes. A great gift to give, or to have for oneself, the book speaks to the most seasoned flower enthusiasts as well as those just beginning to explore the possibilities of arranging flowers.
Michael and Darroch Putnam have built a reputation for romantic, dramatic floral arrangements and installations using colour as their guiding principle - here, they share their knowledge with readers worldwide: "This is the book we wished we had when we started doing flowers."
Size: 178 x 127 mm (7 x 5 in)
Michael and Darroch Putnam founded their floristry studio in 2014 and have quickly become New York City's go-to florists for fashion shows, weddings, installations, parties, and editorial shoots.
Their work has been featured in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Living, Town & Country, W Magazine and Elle Décor. They have collaborated with Bergdorf Goodman, Dior, Cartier, The Wall Street Journal, Adam Lippes, Jason Wu, and Brandon Maxwell.
"Like a Pantone guide for flowers, this glorious book is a survey of 400 plants and their colours."—Bloom
"A simple, delightful book that consists solely of page after page of flower photos arranged by color, from a crisply white azalea to a stunning purple-black calla lily. It's the highly-organized (or obsessive-compulsive) garden lover's dream."—Garden & Gun Online
"An endearing and comprehensive flower guide organized by colour. Four hundred flowers photographed at their peak look resplendent on the page. Alongside the gorgeous photographs, they also note every bloomer's common and botanical name, seasonal availability and most coveted position in a flower arrangement... A useful guide for flower enthusiasts, especially those who struggle to achieve an even half-perfect flower arrangement."—The Lady
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Month in a Minute: News Snippets from India's Renewable Sector in August 2019
The month saw some important news and changes in the renewable energy sector
Anjana Parikh
Other, Renewable Energy
The month of August saw some important headlines from India's renewable energy space, with Andhra Pradesh's ongoing debacle making the biggest headlines. Here is a snapshot of some of the most interesting developments that took place in the sector throughout the month.
Amidst the ongoing tussle between the newly-formed government in Andhra Pradesh and renewable developers regarding the tariff of wind and solar projects, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) not to allow the state DISCOMs to withdraw their petitions. The tribunal has also restrained the commission from holding a public hearing for the approval of solar tariffs that had duly followed the competitive bidding process.
In another development, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued a notification regarding BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification for the replacement of solar modules in old projects. According to the latest notification, two modules per MW will be exempted from BIS certification instead of two modules per project as specified in the previous notification.
The Environment Ministry has taken a step forward to encourage investments in wind power projects and to provide clean energy at affordable prices. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to relax the lease rent of ₹30,000 (~$417)/MW charged for wind projects. According to the government, at present, to establish wind power project over forest land, the existing procedure requires payment of mandatory charges for compensatory afforestation and net present value. In addition to the mandatory charges, the wind power companies had to pay an additional lease rent of ₹30,000 (~$417)/ MW. However, this additional cost is not mandatory for other renewable energy projects such as solar power and hydroelectric projects.
Orix, a financial services group, headquartered in Tokyo, has announced that it will acquire a 51% stake in seven wind power generating subsidiaries which it jointly owns with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Wind Energy Ltd (IWEL). Orix has held 49% of the shares of seven special purpose vehicles with the aim of developing its wind power generation business in India. These seven SPVs operate wind power projects with a combined capacity of 873 MW in seven states mainly in the southern and western parts of India, where wind conditions are particularly favorable.
The Minister for Power R. K. Singh has announced that the import duty that's currently being levied on solar equipment will be raised in the coming years. He also announced that a storage policy would be unveiled soon which would provide tax incentives, especially for solar equipment manufacturing in India. Singh assured that the rise in import duty would not impact the solar energy bidding process in India.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is planning to maintain the database of all outstanding dues by distribution companies to renewable energy generators. Several developers are in a tight spot due to the non-payment of their dues by various state distribution companies. In its letter dated August 5, 2019, the CEA has asked renewable generators to provide the details of such dues every month. They have also been asked to submit their contact details so that they can have access to the PRAAPTI portal.
The MNRE has issued a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories, asking them to ensure that 'must run' status has been accorded to both wind and solar power projects in the states in line with the Indian Electricity Grid Code 2010 and the Electricity Act 2003. "According to existing instructions, solar and wind power can be curtailed only for reasons of grid safety and security and that too after communicating reasons of curtailment in writing to generators," states the letter dated August 1, 2019.
Also, it has issued a clarification regarding fixed charges in the newly issued payment security mechanism regulations. The ministry has stated that in the case of solar, wind, and small hydro projects, the fixed charge will be the tariff at which power is purchased by the distribution company. It has also clarified on how energy will be charged during the non-dispatch of power.
According to central government estimates, Karnataka has emerged as the best state in India for rooftop solar projects. Minister of Power R.K. Singh recently released a survey report titled 'The State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index' (SARAL) which reveals that after Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, have taken the second, third and fourth positions respectively. Karnataka's score stands at 78.8 and has been assigned A++. Telangana scored 72.2, followed by Gujarat which scored 67.9 and 66.1 was assigned to Andhra Pradesh.
Distribution companies in the top renewable energy generating states of the country are the biggest defaulters when it comes to paying dues for the power procured from renewable projects (wind power, solar, and hydro). According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), up to July 31, 2019, 376 renewable energy generating projects across India had dues totaling ₹68.72 billion (~$960.7 million). These 376 projects account for 17,897 MW of renewable energy generating capacity.
To promote clean mobility in public transportation, the Department of Heavy Industry under the Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises has granted the approval for 5,595 electric buses to be deployed in 64 cities under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) program. The buses will run four billion kilometers during their contract period and are expected to save nearly 1.2 liters of fuel over the contract period which will help in reducing 2.6 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Uber, the world's largest personal mobility company, has signed a pact with SUN Mobility, a leading energy infrastructure, and services provider, to deploy electric autos (E-Autos) which would help provide an affordable and clean commuting option to its riders. Under the partnership, SUN Mobility will offer its unique energy infrastructure platform, which includes swappable smart batteries and quick interchange stations to select original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for building E-autos.
The University of Birmingham and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) will collaborate to help farmers in countries with abundant and perennial sunshine. The effort is to help farmers capitalize on chilled food distribution systems powered by solar and solar-hybrid technologies. Birmingham University is the research partner of the ISA in its Solar Cooling Initiative.
Last but not least, New Delhi has decided to challenge specific sections of the recent ruling given by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The dispute between India and the United States started when the former won the solar power case against the U.S.
Anjana is a news editor at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, she held roles of senior editor, district correspondent, and sub-editor for The Times of India, Biospectrum and The Sunday Guardian. Before that, she worked at the Deccan Herald and the Asianlite as chief sub-editor and news editor. She has also contributed to The Quint, Hindustan Times, The New Indian Express, Reader's Digest (UK edition), IndiaSe (Singapore-based magazine) and Asiaville. Anjana holds a Master's degree in Geography from North Bengal University, and a diploma in mass communication and journalism from Guru Ghasidas University, Bhopal.
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