In September 2012 the Thai government approved the purchase of two medium-sized frigates with a budget of 1 billion U.S. dollars after denying allegation about the country's navy persistent request for submarines. The ships will beef up the capability of the Thai maritime force in patrolling the country's territorial waters in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea.
The 1-billion-US dollar fund, approved by the Yingluck Cabinet for the procurement of the frigates, is to be spent for a 10-year period, beginning from current fiscal year. The two frigates are unlikely be procured at the same time. The procurement of the frigates will supposedly take place in two phases: in the first, one frigate for 15bn Baht ($488m) during the fiscal years of 2012-2016 and during the second phase, another one for 15bn Baht during the fiscal years of 2014-2018. The navy is reportedly looking for ships with an approximate 4,000-ton displacement, which might be either brand-new or secondhand, depending on specifications and preferences of the commanding admirals.
The two frigates to be acquired will replace two US-made, Knox-class frigates, namely HTMS Phutthayodfa Chulalok and HTMS Phutthalertla Napalai, both scheduled to be decommissioned in 2015, Defense Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat said. The two frigates would be capable of engaging in three possible combat scenarios with simultaneous maneuverability: anti-aircraft, anti-surface ship and anti-submarine warfare.
One possible candidate was China's Type 054A "Jiangkai II" frigates, featuring 4,000-ton displacement, 30-knot speed, 8,000- nautical mile maneuverable range. The Chinese ships cost about 255 million U.S. dollars each. The Thai navy had four secondhand Type 053T "Jianghu" frigates, built in China, which have 2,400-ton displacement, 32- knot speed and 4,000-nautical mile range.
The Thai navy was also considering a German-made, Bremen-class F122 frigate with a 3,700- ton displacement, 30-knot speed and 4,000-nautical mile range. The German navy planned to decommission and replace the F122 frigates with more sophisticated F125 Baden-Wurttemberg-class frigates in 2016.
Navy Chief Admiral Surasak Rounroengrom denied media reports that they prefer frigates made in China than those made in Germany. The admiral said that the navy is still waiting for studies and suggestions by an ad hoc procurement committee to decide where these frigates should be procured. The navy, which had been earlier reported to be interested in buying a fleet of four second-hand U-206A submarines from Germany, will meticulously consider the German-made frigates but it is not also discounting the China option.
As to the weapon systems to be fitted in the chosen frigates, the Thai navy is said to be interested in Chinese-made C-802A surface-to-surface missiles as well as US-made Harpoon surface-to- surface missiles and US-made Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles. Thailand currently deploys guided missiles acquired from China and the U.S. on its frigates and corvettes.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of Korea said 23 April 2013 through an inquired disclosure regarding a DW3000H frigate ordered from Thailand on April 22 that Daewoo was chosen as a priority negotiator for a frigate of the Royal Thai Navy and they are in talks on specific contract terms. Daewoo added that it would release another regulatory filing when the contract is finalized or within a month from then. Meanwhile, according to industry sources and a foreign press, Daewoo has been chosen as a preferred bidder for a KRW 500bn ($444m) worth of project to build a new frigate of the Royal Thai navy.
The new frigate will be manufactured to be 3,000-4,000 tonnes, costing around THB 13bn ($453m), and expected to be commissioned in two years. In a bidder for the frigate construction, companies from Spain, Italy and China participated and Daewoo was chosen after having entered the final round of the bid with another Korean shipbuilder.


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Racetrack Attendance Plummeting More that 150,000 people are expected to pack the grandstands Saturday to watch this year's Kentucky Derby. But while all those people make it one of sports' best-attended events, overall attendance at horse racetracks has plummeted. Sports commentator Stefan Fatsis talks with Robert Siegel about the state of horse racing.
Racetrack Attendance Plummeting
May 2, 20084:00 PM ET
More that 150,000 people are expected to pack the grandstands Saturday to watch this year's Kentucky Derby. But while all those people make it one of sports' best-attended events, overall attendance at horse racetracks has plummeted. Sports commentator Stefan Fatsis talks with Robert Siegel about the state of horse racing.
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And I'm Robert Siegel.
One of the best-attended events on the American sports calendar occurs tomorrow at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The expected crowds will gather for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. The derby is the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, and for most fans it will be the first and only horse race they'll watch all year.
Joining me as he does most Fridays is our regular sports commentator Stefan Fatsis.
Hello, Stefan.
STEFAN FATSIS: Hi, Robert.
SIEGEL: It's a field of 20 horses at the derby, and Big Brown, I gather, is the favorite but not by many lengths.
FATSIS: No, it's an unpredictable field. And one reason is that some of the horses will have run mostly on synthetic tracks up until now, which are mandatory in California because they're supposed to be easier on the horses.
But Churchill Downs is dirt, and horses respond differently to the two surfaces. Plus, the derby is always tough because these three-year-olds haven't raced at this length, one and a quarter miles, and 20 horses is just a big field, it means more things can go wrong. Big Brown, who last I looked, was the favorite at 3 - 1 has raced just three times, and no derby winner has raced that little and won since 1915. But all three of his races were on dirt and he won them all handily. The other favorites are Colonel John, 4 - 1; Pyro, 6 - 1; and there's a filly in the field, Eight Bells, who was listed at 20 - 1.
SIEGEL: Uhm-hmm. There will be more than 150,000 people, we expect, watching the race in person, that's not only big, that is an anomaly.
FATSIS: In horse racing, it sure is. Attendance has plummeted to the point that many tracks have closed. There's a good overview of the state of the industry in the magazine, Sports Business Journal this week, which points out that industry groups stopped releasing nationwide attendance figures 15 years ago. Even Churchill Downs angst(ph) stopped giving out those numbers for its tracks last year. Big events like the Triple Crown Races or the Santa Anita Derby in California or the Wood Memorial in New York still do attract a big crowd, but if you go to any track, on any other day, there aren't that many rail birds left, and the ones that are there are rarely under the age of 50.
SIEGEL: But, you can hear the argument made, that even with the extinction of the rail bird, a lot of money is being wagered on horse racing.
FATSIS: Yeah, that's true. Horse racing's handle, the total amount bet, began climbing in the early 1990s, when you started getting simulcasting for races from around the country and then later, online betting. More races to bet on, more money to bet. There's an interesting piece on the Web site Slate today, about how it's not only easier to bet if you're not at the track, but it's also more economical for big betters because they get rebates on a track's normal 20 percent commission.
Even so, the total handle has flattened at around $15 billion a year in recent years, and industry executives are pretty gloomy about growth prospects.
SIEGEL: And the remedies they turn to, one of them I guess, is slot machines at the tracks.
FATSIS: Some places have tried that, they're looking at simpler ways to bet. Shrinking the sport even more and focusing on destination locales like Saratoga in upstate New York, or Del Mar in Southern California, or Keeneland in Kentucky which offer short seasons and quality races, and do well at the gate end at the window.
And then, even more emphasis on the glamour events, like the Triple Crown and the Breeder's Cup, or the Kentucky Derby's TV audience while it's nowhere near what it was in the 1970s, is up the last few years and NBC has expanded coverage this year, and if you get a Triple Crown possibility like Smarty Jones in 2004, or a dramatic story like Barbaro in 2006, the sport gets a lot of attention and maybe a few new fans.
SIEGEL: And even if it has business problems, we're talking about a sport, is the sport of kings, sometimes literally?
FATSIS: Literally. You know, the derby may be the most prestigious horse race in the world, but the Dubai World Cup is the richest race. And the ruler of Dubai is one of the biggest spenders in the sport. He drops tens of millions in dollars on foals, it's driven up the price of young horses with impressive bloodlines, and that creates pressure to breed horses who can win.
My colleague Jon Weinbach writes in the Wall Street Journal today that all 20 entries in tomorrow's derby are related to a horse named Native Dancer who never won the race himself and died in 1967. Breeders want a sure thing, and bloodlines help offer that. But there are risks. With so much in-breeding, fewer stallions are producing foals, and often they're producing fragile animals.
SIEGEL: So, it's a small world if you're a thoroughbred?
FATSIS: Incredibly small.
SIEGEL: Stefan, have a good weekend.
FATSIS: Thank you, Robert. You too.
SIEGEL: Stefan Fatsis of the Wall Street Journal, who talks with us on Fridays about sports and the business of sports.
What's Wrong with the Kentucky Derby?
April 30, 200812:01 AM ET
Horses round the first turn during the 133rd Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Jamie Squire/Getty Images hide caption
Horses round the first turn during the 133rd Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Did you ever talk about Nutsy Fagan around your neighborhood? When somebody acted, well, nutsy, we said, "He's as nutsy as Nutsy Fagan."
There's some question about who exactly the Nutsy Fagan was. He might have been a guy in 19th century New York who liked to join funeral processions under the impression they were parades. And, of course, we weren't so considerate then. A guy was fat, we called him "fats"; a guy was nutsy — hey, we called him "nutsy."
Anyway, I always think of Nutsy Fagan when I see how some sports handle their schedules. For example, the most important NASCAR race is the Daytona 500 — the first big race of the year. It would be as if the NFL started with the Super Bowl and worked backward from there.
The two most different surfaces in tennis are clay and grass, but as soon as the French clay championships end, they immediately switch to grass and start Wimbledon only two weeks later. Only Nutsy Fagan could have dreamed that up.
College football teams finish their regular schedule in November, maybe early December. Then the two championship contenders take a whole month off before meeting for the national title in January.
Nothing, though, is so dopey as the way horse racing conducts its premier event, the Kentucky Derby, which, of course, is run this Saturday — by custom, the first Saturday in May. In how many details can they screw it up? Let me count the ways.
First of all, the Derby is run at a mile and a quarter, which is a long distance for young 3-years-olds to cover. Thoroughbreds race a lot less now, and they're bred more for speed. As if running the mile and a quarter early in May isn't asking too much, the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, will be conducted just two weeks later. Not only that: The Preakness is shorter than the Derby. So, they run the longer race first, then rush into the second, shorter one.
Then, just three weeks later comes the Triple Crown finale, the Belmont. That means the three races are jammed together in only five weeks. Big Brown, the probable Derby favorite, has so far only raced three times in his whole life. The Belmont is run at a mile and a half. This is a distance virtually no race horse in America runs anymore — except for the Belmont.
But to make it sound special rather than idiotic, a mile and a half is always called a "classic distance," which is true enough, especially if you think classic means out of fashion. The Belmont is a classic the way the set shot in basketball is. But, of course, nobody in basketball is dumb enough to use the set shot anymore just because it's a classic.
Moreover, at the Derby, to start the Triple Crown off, they let 20 horses run, which is far too many. So the most important race in America is more determined by luck than skill as the thundering herd blasts out of the starting gates. No wonder no colt ever wins the Triple Crown anymore.
So Saturday, when the band starts playing "My Old Kentucky Home" and the thoroughbred stampede comes onto the track, I'll raise my mint julep and say, "You did it again, Nutsy Fagan!"

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A sermon preached at Howick Baptist Church in 2012. You can listen to the audio here.
Christmas is a wonderful time of year, a time often associated with joy, cheer and the "good things in life." At the same time, for some, Christmas is often depressing and painful. We remember painful Christmases of our past, or lonely Christmases of our present/future. Sometimes to help, some will try to get beyond the commercialism and tack on "Oh, yeah Christmas is 'Jesus Birthday'" to give themselves some kind of comfort that is bigger than themselves. However, that still falls significantly short of what Christmas is – Christmas is the time we specifically celebrate the event where God became flesh. It is the Truth of the Incarnation that makes Christmas earth shaking, historically significant and soul shattering. There is a joy that Christmas celebrates which is only possible if the Incarnation is True. And the reason every other pursuit of happiness falls short of this real joy is because the Incarnation is Absolutely necessary.
For many immigrants having their children in New Zealand there is always the question, "do we given the child a Western first name and a Chinese second name?" and often there are extended family expectations.
For many of us today, though we pick our children's names because we like the name and it doesn't stir up any negative childhood memories!
The passage before us is all about names. A list of names and then the name of a particular child whose birth isn't even described here, just his name.
Matthew is writing to a Jewish audience. For a Jew, their family history, their lineage, their genealogy has always been if immense significance.
Initially it was due to the land inheritance as the promise land was divided up by tribe and family.
However since the time of their return to the land from Babylonian captivity, genealogies were significant to establish one's position within the Jewish community. And most significant of all was the promises of God to send the Messiah, the Christ, the promised One through the family of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah, David, Solomon, etc.
This list of names establishes Joseph's direct decent from David.
But what comes next shows so much more. God is about to fulfil not only His promises to David and even Abraham, but all of His promises since Genesis 3:15 when he promised Adam and Eve that He would send a Redeemer as a seed of the woman to undo and set right all that was ruined due to Adam's sin.
Jesus was a common name. It is a Greek name, from the Hebrew name Joshua which basically means, "Yahweh Saves: God Saves." Parents would name their sons this as a reminder of the truth that it is God who saves.
Yet, there is something of immense significance with what the angel tells Joseph here.
His people… The salvation provided by this baby will not be known by, enjoyed by, experienced by all.
What will he save His people from?
This is a true Saviour. This isn't going to be just some political deliverer. This isn't going to be just some great leader that God will use to aid Israel in their time of need.
He will accomplish far more than any other king is Israel's history could ever accomplish.
He will come to deal with sin. This puts him in the category of a priest. Yet he is in the line of the king.
Who is this child? How is this possible?
Not even the priest of the Old Testament could take away sins.
The angel tells us how this is possible.
Not only that, but this birth is to fulfil one of the great promises/prophecies of the Old Testament. This Jesus is Immanuel.
What real difference does this truth: Jesus was both God and man, make in my daily life?
It is the difference between heaven and hell. It makes an eternal difference!
"That God would take human flesh, and that not of one of the great and the good but of a child born of apparently dubious parentage to a young woman scarcely more than a child herself, that he would be delivered in a stable – these are things that are an affront to us as human beings. That God would make himself weak and helpless, vulnerable to all of the things that plague this fallen world is outrageous. That he would risk his person through being born in a stable, without even the most rudimentary of medical assistance then available, is ridiculous. Indeed, had one stood at the door of the stable in Bethlehem on that first Christmas night, and seen the tiny mite lying in a manger, it is very doubtful that anyone could have persuaded you that you were gazing upon the very fulfillment of history, the arrival of the last Adam, and were thus in the presence of God himself.
This truth gives great confidence in the trustworthiness of God for your present circumstances. God can be trusted. He is worthy of your trust & obedience.
It had that effect on Joseph… He was facing an extremely difficult, complicated, embarrassing, and awkward situation. Yet, this truth – that God was fulfilling His promises, that he was coming in the flesh, was enough for Joseph to trust & obey.
This truth, when applied to our hearts and minds is all satisfying.
What do you want for Christmas? What do you want out of life? Whatever it is, if it is not Christ, it is designed to disappoint.
What greater gift could there be than God the Son coming as Jesus in the form of an embryo, born a humble, helpless baby, living a humble life all for the purpose of dying on the cross for your sins.
This truth gives great hope for the future. We can trust God. We can rest our hope in Him. He will keep His Word.
We live in a fallen world, full of sin and the destruction sin brings. We ourselves struggle with the basics of trusting God, loving Him, obeying Him, and loving those around us. Sin is ever present; in us and all around us.
That Jesus would come again!
He has promised to return. He has promised to come again as the saviour of His people and the judge of all those who reject Him.
He will come bearing a sword. He will not be a babe in a manger. He will be a Conquering King. His sword will be healing and restoration to His people, while at the same time bringing ultimately judgement on sin.
Our hope is not in this world. It is not in ourselves, our politics, our economies, our armies, our education, our jobs, our things, our families.
Our hop is in One Who came and the One Who will come again!
Because of Christmas. Because we see in Jesus' birth the fulfilment of all of God's promises of old. We can trust in His promises for the future and we can sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel.


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If you look on page 237 of the Annual Catalog you will see that my card is similar in the layout found on this page. I am really drawn to the Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey color combination! Do you have a color combination that took you by surprise?


Please do not send requests for forms to William Bryant. As of July 2007 all requests should be sent to the attention of the "Reproduction Unit".
The primary purpose of the hearing process is to resolve issues in a fair and timely manner. As part of the OPTICS (Organization, Process and Technology Innovations in Customer Service) project, the Board introduced "Seven Principles of an Effective Hearing Process" to obtain the goal of fair and timely resolutions. The first of the seven principles is "Only Hold Hearings for Cases with Disputed Issues". This principle requires that no further action (NFA) will be taken when all present, ripe issues are resolved. A party may request future Board intervention when there are new disputed issues. The NFA program will reduce the number of unnecessary hearings where Board intervention is not required or is premature.
As a result of the implementation of the NFA program, Form C-22b, Request to Suspend or Reduce Payments of Compensation After Direction to Continue Payments, has been revised. Attached is a copy of revised Form C-22b, which was revised to allow filing of the form in any case where there has been an award and a direction for continuation of payments and evidence is presented to support the suspension of payments or reduction in rate. Previous versions of Form C-22b only allowed filing in an open case. The revised form may be filed in an open case, a closed case, or a case in which the Board has determined that no further action will be taken. The Board, upon receipt of Form C-22b with appropriate evidence attached, may either schedule a WC Law Judge hearing on the issues raised within 20 days during any period when regular hearings are scheduled, or refer the matter to our Office of Appeals for a determination of whether a reopening is warranted. If the Office of Appeals directs that the case be reopened, a WC Law Judge hearing will be scheduled in an expedited manner. In all cases, payments must be continued as directed until there is a determination by a WC Law Judge that payments may be suspended or reduced.


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Bad Brexit deal could see cars pulled from UK showrooms
Some manufacturers could decide not to sell models in Britain if the Government fails to secure the right Brexit deal
by: Graham Hope
British buyers could have fewer cars to choose from in showrooms in future after we leave the European Union.
According to Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive Mike Hawes, if the Government fails to secure the right Brexit deal, some manufacturers may simply opt not to sell certain models in the United Kingdom.
• UK car industry production down for third month in a row
Central to this scenario would be a realignment of the car homologation, or certification, process. Currently whole vehicle type approval in the UK is carried out by the Vehicle Certification Agency based around European Commission directives. But with the Government embarking on negotiations to manage our departure from Europe, the industry is waiting to see what this means for the homologation process – and what the repercussions might be.
Explained Hawes: "In terms of Brexit, on a regulatory viewpoint it is important we maintain a common approach with the rest of Europe.
"We want a harmonised standard across as many markets as possible. The more diversity there is the more cost there is and the less likely manufacturers are to invest in homologating a vehicle for an individual market, especially if, globally, it's a small market." Although 2.7million vehicles are sold in the UK each year, this is a fraction of what is sold in the EU and USA.
Continued Hawes: "If you don't have a seat at the table and you have to set your own rules and regulations, which are significantly different, this will add cost to the industry.
"Any particular brand might look at the cost and ask the question: Is it worth making a car for the UK? If you want to maintain consumer choice, I would argue that we would have to stay harmonised [with what Europe is doing].
"Makers will look at the cost of homologating a vehicle for the European market, a market of 17 million vehicles and it makes sense – you can offset that investment over here for the sake of 10,000 vehicle sales."
• Brexit fallout could add £2,300 to UK car prices
Hawes cited the US as an example, where some small volume manufacturers choose not to export because of the prohibitive costs of gaining type approval.
While there is no suggestion some brands will pull their entire ranges from Britain, individual models may be under threat in a worst-case scenario.
Hawes concluded: "If you are going to have a different regulatory framework, manufacturers are going to have invest time and money approving a vehicle to that regulatory standard.
"They will have to make the decision is it worthwhile given the number of sales they will attract."
Do you think manufacturers would really pull certain models from the UK? Let us know below...


Like many a new christmas toy, my Google mail account was something I coveted – that is, until I finally got what I wanted. Then it went largely ignored. I had wanted to check out Gmail for a while, but the beta version of Google's free Web e-mail client is only available by invite. So when my cousin in India e-mailed me an invite to get an account, I jumped at the chance. Finally, here was my opportunity to ditch Microsoft's Hotmail forever. I signed up right away, and I was happy with what I got. It's too bad I won't be using it much.
Gmail has much to offer. I love the way e-mails are organized into threads rather than in chronological order of receipt. All of the e-mails I send and receive in one conversation are there in a tidy package, available at a click. I can even name threads or put a star beside them to make them easier to find. When someone sends me an e-mail in a particular thread, it's moved to the top and highlighted.
And, as you would imagine, the search engine can get quite granular. You can search for e-mails containing certain words, but excluding others. You can narrow the search by date, folder and field. You can search for e-mails with an attachment. Hotmail, by contrast, only lets you determine which folder and field you want to do a word search in.
And unlike my Hotmail account, which is nothing more than a badly-designed spam repository, my Gmail account is not yet inundated by spam (though perhaps this is only a matter of time). With Hotmail, I continue to get messages from one organization even after I've repeatedly reported it as spam.
My Hotmail account just offers me one headache after another – I can never sign out of it properly and even after clicking on and reading e-mails, they sometimes remain marked as unread.
So, you ask, if I'm that fond of Gmail, why won't I be using it that often?
Because it's now just one more thing to manage. I already have my work account, my Rogers account and my Hotmail account. I feel compelled to check the first two on a regular basis throughout the day and to ignore the latter (much to the frustration of those who still contact me at that account). I don't want to be a slave to yet another e-mail account or suffer the guilt of ignoring it.
And judging from the response I got when I was finally given the power to invite other people to join up for Gmail, I'm not the only one who feels this way. I've sent out ten invites so far, and of those, only one person has actually signed up for an account. But as soon as she signed up, my friend asked me to continue e-mailing her at her Hotmail account as she doesn't want to have to start checking her Gmail on a regular basis. Another friend tried to sign up, but was foiled by her work filter.
And now that Rogers has upped my Web mail account to 2GB, I no longer need a third-party Web mail provider as much as I once did.
I'll happily drop Hotmail for Gmail, for those times when I don't want to use an official e-mail address for one reason or another, or when I want to make sure a certain e-mail is always handy to me wherever I am (since my Rogers e-mails all eventually wind up on my home computer) and because it seems not all spam filters like Rogers.
My Gmail will still come in handy once in a while, but unfortunately it's too late for Gmail to be anything more than that.


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Q: How to create delayed effect with setTimeout and useEffect? Ref: https://stackblitz.com/edit/react-ts-8ykcuf?file=index.tsx
I created a small example to replicate the issue I am facing.
I am trying to create a delayed effect with setTimeout inside useEffect. I can see from console.log that setTimeout has already triggered and I expect the DOM to be updated, but actually the DOM is not rendered until the next human interaction.
The side effect in the sample example is to simulate a bot appending new message after user has entered a new message.
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';

interface Chat {
  messages: string[];
  poster: string;
}

const App = () => {
  const [activeChat, setActiveChat] = useState<Chat>({
    poster: 'Adam',
    messages: ['one', 'two', 'three'],
  });

  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
  const [isBotChat, setIsBotChat] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isBotChat) {
      setIsBotChat(false);
      setTimeout(() => {
        activeChat.messages.push('dsadsadsada');
        console.log('setTimeout completed');
      }, 500);
    }
  }, [isBotChat]);

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();

    if (message !== '') {
      activeChat.messages.push(message);
      setMessage('');
      setIsBotChat(true);
    }
  };

  return (

Active Chat

        {activeChat?.messages.map((m, index) => (

{m}

        ))}

      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="text"
          value={message}
          onChange={(e) => setMessage(e.currentTarget.value)}
        />
        <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
      </form>

  );
};

render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));

A: To set your state you need to use setActiveChat, in this case something like:
setActiveChat(previous => ({
  ...previous,
  messages: [...previous.messages, 'dsadsadsada']
}))

The set state function React provides can accept a function, which we'll use in this case to avoid race conditions. previous is the previous value of activeChat (We can't rely on activeChat itself being up to date yet since the current render may be out of sync with the state) Then we expand the existing state and add the new property.
In your comments you mention only changing properties, and I'm afraid it's really not recommended to change anything in state directly, there are several in depth explanations of that here (StackOverflow question), and here (Documentation).
Full example (StackBlitz):
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';
import './style.css';

interface Chat {
  messages: string[];
  poster: string;
}

const App = () => {
  const [activeChat, setActiveChat] = useState<Chat>({
    poster: 'Adam',
    messages: ['one', 'two', 'three'],
  });

  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
  const [isBotChat, setIsBotChat] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isBotChat) {
      setIsBotChat(false);
      setTimeout(() => {
        setActiveChat(previous => ({
          ...previous,
          messages: [...previous.messages, 'dsadsadsada']
        }))
        console.log('setTimeout completed');
      }, 500);
    }
  }, [isBotChat]);

  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();

    if (message !== '') {
      setActiveChat(previous => ({
        ...previous,
        messages: [...previous.messages, message]
      }))
      setMessage('');

      setTimeout(() => {
        setActiveChat(previous => ({
          ...previous,
          messages: [...previous.messages, 'dsadsadsada']
        }))
        console.log('setTimeout completed');
      }, 500);
    }
  };

  return (

Active Chat

        {activeChat?.messages.map((m, index) => (

{m}

        ))}

      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input
          type="text"
          value={message}
          onChange={(e) => setMessage(e.currentTarget.value)}
        />
        <button type="submit">Send Message</button>
      </form>

  );
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The Artisanal Cheese Alchemy
At Sugar House Creamery, a tiny dairy farm tucked in New York's Adirondack Mountains, it's all about the Brown Swiss cows. They're hardy. They're docile. They turn the farm's tough grass into well-balanced milk perfectly suited for cheese-making. "And they're not too hard on the eyeballs," says Alex Eaton, who, with Margot Brooks, founded Sugar House in December 2013.
The farm produces just three types of cheese, which Alex says ensures consistency and extremely high quality. But the small size of their operation also allows for experimentation, which Margot can trace back to her childhood on a dairy farm, making batches of chèvre on the kitchen stovetop from the milk of her pet goats.
Alex and Margot's photos and videos capture the essence of life in the New York countryside — except for the smells. "The grassy, vegetal smell of warm summer milk being strained into the bulk tank. The smell of the cheese cave: beer and pine boards and yeast and earth. So many smells," says Alex. "Some bad, but mostly good."
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He has always been able to understand what drives people to kill and was therefore able to find motives even in cases that didn't follow a pattern or plan. The more offenders who were found not guilty as the years went by made Brandt wonder what it was all for. He decided to take action in order to make the British public wake up and change their attitude towards the justice system.
Over time the crimes he was investigating, the affronts to decency and humanity, now only seemed viewed as unpleasant and inconvenient by-products of the modern age. Society had become so desensitised to violence, be it real or fictional, that what he was doing hardly seemed to matter anymore.
Detective Chief Inspector Stella Johnson doesn't believe in the perfect murder. There's always a clue, you just have to look hard enough. Nobody is infallible. Together with the newest member of the team, her protégé PC McNeil, the team work to uncover the identity of the murderer.
As stated in the description, this takes the classic cat and mouse scenario and flips it on its head. Brandt's moral decline pitted against Johnson's single minded sense of purpose makes this a plot based police procedural, which comes from both Brandt's and Johnson's perspectives. This works well giving a rounded view of what's happening.
Brandt is an unusual and quite scary character to say the least, going from a highly regarded police officer to a serial killer who believes he's doing something for the greater good. What a skewed mindset…. but it definitely gives the story an edge.
I liked that I didn't know where the plot was taking me….and what a twist at the end. Given that, and the fact there's a follow on, it's anyone's guess where the story will go next.
I chose to read and review One Step Ahead for Rosie Amber's book review team, based on a digital copy from the author.
I'm an independent author trying to chart my own course in the vast sea of self-published works. My novels cover a variety of genres but one thing links them all: concerns with the humanity. Whether it's the greed of individuals, happy to risk what they have in the pursuit of more, or people's indifference to the ills that blight society, so long as they are not directly affected themselves, each of my books has a dark undertone.
I don't write to change the world but perhaps my work serves to shine a spotlight on those aspects which trouble me the most. What I really seek to do is to entertain and engross. Literature finds itself with ever more competition with the different ways people can fill their leisure time, and yet no other media can spark the imagination in quite the same way.
A good plot can only become compelling if the characters are rich and varied. My books are always written from their perspective and whether you find yourself rooting for them or not, you will care what happens. They are, similarly, single greatest thing that keeps me writing. I may have created these people but they take on a life of their own and often surprise me with the directions they choose.
If you are a voracious reader who can't get through the day without picking up a book, or just someone seeking a dose of fiction to accompany them beside the pool on holiday, there is much to find and enjoy in my work.


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DEFENDING OUR FREEDOM
THE B61-12 DETERRENCE
By Harald Dahle
Hello friends! Making a weapon twice as accurate has the same effect on lethality as making the warhead eight times as powerful, did you know that?
"Phrased another way, making the missile twice as precise would only require one-eighth the explosive power to maintain the same lethality."
Furthermore, radiological fallout operates according to Newton's inverse square law. A spe- cified physical quantity or intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity. Now, let us take a look at the new F35 plane and how the new thermonuclear bomb, the B61-12 fits into that. Stay tuned. cheers!
EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON CAN DO THE SAME JOB FOR A FRACTION OF THE PRICE OF THE F-35
"Norway has an almost incestous relationship with the United States, they can't do anything here without first asking the US! And if that isn't enough, Norways police and intelligence are working for the US State Department and the CIA feeding them information on Norwegian citizens, I mean how incestous can it get?! Harald Dahle
 A NUCLEAR WAR IS UNSURVIVABLE
Early French nuclear tests on the Muroroa Atoll, 1967
The new F35's are nuclear delivery platforms that each can take two B61 nuclear bombs
 Above: B61-12's in the F35 bomb bay
F15E STRIKE EAGLE WITH TWO B61-12 dummy nuclear bombs
The U.S. Air Force has been conducting a series of test drops in Nevada, of the latest Life Ex- tention Program upgrade to the B61 line of nuclear weapons, the B61-12. These tests invol- ved the F15E Strike Eagles of the 422nd Test Evaluation Squadron as shown here bellow. Pic- ture is taken by The Aviatioanist's contributor Eric Bowen.
Thermonucklear B61-12
180 B61-12's in Europe by 2020
The B61 nuclear bomb is one of the primary thermonuclear veapon in the US nuclear arse- nal. Enduring stockpile following the end of the Cold War It is an intermediate-yield strate- gic and tactical nuclear veapon featuring a two-stage radiation implotion design.
The B61 is a variable yeld bomb, 0.3 to 340 kiloton yield in various versions and settings, de- signed for carriage by high-speed aircraft. It has a streamlined casing capable of withstand- ing sup- ersonic flight speeds.
The weapon is 3.58 m long, with a diameter of about 33 cm. Basic weight is about 320 kg although the weights of individual weapons may vary depending on version and fuze/retar- dation configuration.
B61 with variable yeld drop-tested in 2015
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The B61 12 is delivered in four different bomb types
B61-12'S TO GERMANY
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In a potential nuclear war with Russia, Germany will be totally wiped out
DESIGN OF THE B61-12
The B61 is a variable yield bomb designed for carriage by high-speed aircraft. It has a stream- lined casing capable of withstanding supersonic flight speeds. The weapon is 11 ft 8 in (3.58 m) long, with a diameter of about 33 cm. Basic weight is about 320 kg, although the weights of individual weapons may vary, depending on version and fuze/retardation configuration.
B61 administrative procedures performed by ground-based personnel are executed via an access panel located on the side of the bomb, which opens to reveal 9 dials, 2 sockets and a T-handle which manually triggers the "command disable" function. One of the sockets is a MC4142 "strike enable" plug which must be inserted in order to complete critical circuits in the safety/arming and firing mechanisms. The other socket is the PAL connector located in the top right hand corner of the arming panel, which has 23 pins marked with alphabetic letter codes.
The B61 also features a "command disable" mechanism, which functions as follows: after entering the correct 3-digit numeric code it is then possible to turn a dial to "DI" and pull back a T-shaped handle which comes away in the user's hand. This action releases a spring-loaded firing pin which fires the percussion cap on an MC4246A thermal battery, powering it up. Electrical power from the thermal battery is sufficient to "fry" the internal circuitry of the bomb, destroying critical mechanisms without causing detonation. This makes the bomb incapable of being used. Any B61 which has had the command disable facility used must be returned to Pantex for repair.
The newest variant is the B61 Mod 11, a hardened penetration bomb with a reinforced casing (according to some sources, containing depleted uranium) and a delayed-action fuze, allowing it to penetrate several metres into the ground before detonating damaging fortified structures further underground. The Mod 11 weighs about 1,200 lb (540 kg). Developed from 1994, the Mod 11 went into service in 1997 replacing the older megaton-yield B53 bomb. About 50 Mod 11 bombs have been produced, their warheads converted from Mod 7 bombs. At present, the primary carrier for the B61 Mod 11 is the B-2 Spirit.
Most versions of the B61 are equipped with a parachute retarder (currently a 24-ft (7.3 m) diameter nylon/Kevlar chute) to slow the weapon in its descent. This offers the aircraft a chance to escape the blast or allows the weapon to survive impact with the ground in laydown mode. The B61 can be set for airburst, ground burst, or laydown detonation, and can be released at speeds up to Mach 2 and altitudes as low as 50 feet (15 m).
The B61 is a variable yield, kiloton-range weapon called "Full Fuzing Option"(FUFO) or "Dial-a-yield" by many service personnel. Tactical versions (Mods 3, 4, and 10) can be set to 0.3, 1.5, 5, 10, 45, 60, 80, or 170 kiloton explosive yield (depending on version). The strategic version (B61 Mod 7) has four yield options, with a maximum of 340 kilotons. Sources conflict on the yield of the earth-penetrating Mod 11; the physics package or bomb core components of the Mod 11 are apparently unchanged from the earlier strategic Mod 7; however, the declassified 2001 Nuclear Posture Review states that the B-61-11 has only a single yield; some sources indicate 10 kt, others suggest the 340 kiloton maximum yield as the Mod 7.
The U.S. intended to refurbish the B61 bombs under its Life Extension Program with the intention that the weapons should remain operational until at least 2025.However, the United States Congress ordered that this work be stopped, pending reports from the National Acade- my of Sciences and JASON defense advisory panel.
In May 2010 the National Nuclear Security Administration asked Congress for $40 million to redesign the bomb to enable the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II to carry the weapon inter- nally by 2017. This version is designated Mod 12. The four hundred B61-12 bombs will be used by both tactical aircraft (such as the F-35) and strategic aircraft (such as the B-2) and the Tail Subassembly (TSA) will give them Joint Direct Attack Munition levels of accuracy, allowing the fifty kiloton warhead to have strategic effects from all carrying aircraft.
However, refitting the 400 weapons is now expected to cost over $10 billion. The B61 Mod 12 tail assembly contract was awarded to Boeing on November 27, 2012 for $178 million. Boeing will use their experience with the Joint Direct Attack Munition to yield JDAM equivalent accuracy in a nuclear bomb.
This contract is only the first part of the billion dollar expense of producing and applying the tail kits, over and above the $10 billion cost to refurbish the warheads. The B61-12 uses an internal guidance system and can glide to its target. The bomb has four selectable yields: 0.3; 5; 10; and 50 kilotons.
THE EUROPEAN NATO NUCLEAR ARSENAL
NATO's new B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb
In NATO Strategic Concept the US, UK and French nuclear arsenals are mentioned in general terms as support of the deterrent role. Directly assigned to NATO are the following nuclear weapons,
US tactical B61 plane bombs, 480 bombs in the Netherlands Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Turkey.
Nuclear missiles on the 4 UK Trident submarines, each with a maximum of 48 nuclear warheads on board.
Nuclear missiles on US Trident submarines: 4 of 15 are assigned to NATO with 24 missiles on each submarine.
B61-12
B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bombs in an undisclosed vault
Close call 1: An "Eurofighter Typhoon" interceptor photographed from a Russian "Bear"
THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST A NON NUCLEAR STATE
Under US pressure, NATO has since 2000 allowed a new strategy which permits the use of nuclear wapons against states who do not posess nuclear veapons them selves. After the Cold War the US changed it's nuclear stategy. Originally nuclear veapons were used to deter other nuclear weapon states.
Close call 2: An "Eurofighter Typhoon" interceptor showing off its veaponry
EUROPEAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PART OF WIDER MIDDLE EAST PLAN
Documents of USSTRATCOM, released under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed that US nuclear weapons on European soil have a role in the US war planning in the Middle East.
Countries that did not posses nuclear veapons were not threatened by them. Since the 90'ies the US broadened the role of nuclear weapons. Also countries which the US suppos- ed to posess weapons of mass destruction, like chemical or biological weapons, are now threatened with nuclear weapons.
NATO nuclear deterrent: Vanguard class Trident II, D5
SECRET DOCUMENT MC 400/2
Because many more countries have the potential today to posses chemical or biological we- apons than nuclear weapons, many more countries are now the target of US nuclear weap- ons. NATO accepted a similar doctrine in June 2000 by adopting a revision of her military strategy in the secret document MC 400/2.
A Trident II, Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) D5 with Multiple Independent Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)
NUCLEAR WEAPONS NOW TO BE USED AS "PREVENTIVE DEFENCE"
The first use of nuclear weapons are now possible against an enemy that is supposed to posses any sort of weapon of mass destruction. This new, nuclear stategy, combined with an active policy of military intervention and concepts like "preventive defence" make nuclear weapons much more threatening to a whole new range of countries and pulls them in a new arms race.
the B61-12 accuracy
MORE ACCURACY = LESS EXPLOSIVES
Making a weapon twice as accurate has the same effect on lethality as making the warhead eight times as powerful. Furthermore, radiological fallout operates according to Newton's inverse square law. A specified physical quantity or intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity.
NATO's EASTWARD EXPANSION
HOW THE WEST BROKE IT'S PROMISE TO MOSCOW
During negotiations over German reunification in 1990, did the United States promise the Soviet Union that NATO would not expand into eastern Europe? The answer remains subject to heated debate. Today, Moscow defends its invasion of Ukraine by claiming that NATO regened on a promise to stay out of Russia's backyard. Sceptics, meanwhile, counter that Russian claims are a pretexts for aggression; in their view, Washington and its allies never formally committed to forego NATO expansion.
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Dramatic footage from hight of the October 1961 US-Soviet Berlin standoff, Friedrichstrasse. The skeptics are correct that the two sides never codified a deal on NATO's future presence in the east. But they misinterpret the precise implications of negotiations that took place throughout 1990. After all, scholars and practitioners have long recognized that informal commitments count in world politics. This was particularly true during the Cold War: as the historian Marc Trachtenberg has shown, the Cold War settlement itself emerged from European, Soviet, and U.S. diplomatic initiatives in the late 1950s and 1960s that were not formalized until nearly a decade later.
The rest of this article can be found under NATO OTAN DEFENCE, in the last section at the end
 The Russian Federation the largest landmassed country, here with it's military districts.
 REPLACING TRIDENT? A key issue for the 2016 Parliament
In 2016 decisions will be made on taking the programme forward, including the size of the de- terrent fleet, which is expected to enter service from 2028. A decision on any replace- ment warhead is expected to be made around 2019. In the context of changing strategic threats and constraints on the overall defence budget, questions will continue to be asked about the ratio- nality and cost-effectiveness of the programme.
THE VANGUARD CLASS
The Vanguard-class is a British class ofnuclear powered ballistic submarines in service of the Royal Navy. Each submarine is armed with up to 16 UGM-133 Trident II missiles. The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme. The class includes four submarines: Vanguard, Victorius, Vigilant and Vengeance. They were built at Barrow-Fur- ness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering between 1986 and 1999, which is now owned by BAE Systems. The subs are based at HM Naval Base Clyde, west of Glasgow, Scotland.
On 3 September 1986, Margaret Tatcher laid the keel of the first Trident submarines HMS Vanguard, at Vickers shipyard in Barrow. President Jimmy Carter and Margaret Tatcher had agreed upon creating the Trident Nuclear Deterrent. Prime Minister Margaret Tatcher here with President Jimmy Carter, below.
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The Trident Submarine Missile System
Although it has reduced its nuclear stockpile since the end of the Cold War, the UK main- tains a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, now based solely on the submarine-launched Trident system, which consists of four Vanguard-class submarines, Trident II D5 missiles and associated warhead. The Labour Government committed in 2006 to renewing the UK's nu- clear deterrent, and this position was endorsed by the next Government's Strategic Defense and Security Review in 2010.
HMS Vanguard Trident II D5 ballistic missile launch
"Yes, (indeed) Prime Minister!"
"I've decided to cancel Trident," Hacker tells an astonished Sir Humphrey. He intends to divert some of the savings into conventional forces and reintroduce conscription, and "at one stroke" solve Britain's balance of payments, educational and unemployment problems.
The Prime Minister's view on Trident
Sir Humphrey [scandalised] : With Trident we could obliterate the whole of eastern Europe.
Hacker: I don't want to obliterate the whole of eastern Europe.
Sir Humphrey: But it's a deterrent.
Hacker: It's a bluff. I probably wouldn't use it.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but they don't know that you probably wouldn't.
Hacker: They probably do.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, they probably know that you probably wouldn't. But they can't certainly know.
Hacker: They probably certainly know that I probably wouldn't.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they don't certainly know that, although you probably wouldn't, there is no probability that you certainly would.
Hacker: What?
This wizard-behind-the-curtain aspect of Trident is the official reason for having it. What matters is belief. The navy could fill the sharp end of a Trident missile with straw, but if the straw could be kept a perfect secret and the world went on believing that instead of straw there were warheads capable of destroying 266 cities, each the size of Hiroshima, then Trident would be doing its job. If it had to be used, then the world, or what was left of it, would of course discover the truth. But if it had to be used, it wouldn't have worked and there would be few of us left to care.
England, The Ministry of Defence
The nuclear button Flag of the British Royal Navy
THE "TRIDENT" NUCLEAR
DETERRENT
Royal Naval Armaments Depot RNAD Coulport Helensburgh Argyll, Scotland
It is the storage and loading facility for the nuclear warheads of the United Kingdom's Trid- ent Programme. The base, near the village of Coulport, has up to 16 reinforced concrete bunkers built into the hillside on the eastern shore of Loch Long. It is the last depot in the UK to retain the "RNAD" designation, indicating a Royal Navy Armament Depot.
COULPORT FLOATING EXPLOSIVES HANDLING JETTY
The Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) at Coulport, Loch Long is the other major part of HMNB Clyde. RNAD Coulport stores conventional armaments for Royal Navy vessels but is best known for its role in the Trident missile system.
Two docks are located on the shoreline at the foot of the hill. There, weapons are loaded onto Vanguard nuclear submarines before they go on patrol and unloaded before they return to base at nearby Faslane. Below, the Faslane Marine and Submarine Doc.
Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde
Faslane, officialle called "Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde (HMS Neptune)" is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy the others being HMNB De- venport and HMNB Portsmouth. It is the service's headquarters in Scotland and is best known as the home of the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent, in the form of nuc- lear submarines armed with Trident missiles.
RNAD COULPORT H.M. Naval Base Clyde
ROYAL NAVY ARMAMENTS NUCLEAR DEPOT, RNAD
A 1.9 BILLION BRITISH POUND PROJECT
The Trident Works Programme at Coulport and Faslane co-ordinated by the Property Service Agency, took 13 years to complete. Planning work at Coulport began in 1982 and the esti- mated final cost for the entire programme, at 1994 prices, was approximately £1.9 billion. This made it the second most expensive procurement project in the UK after the Channel Tunnel project. Below, Naval Armaments Depot entrances to deep, reinforced concret stor- age vaults.
Bases are close to Scotlands most populated city, Glasgow with 596.000 inhabitants.
The "VIRGINIA" class Attack Submarine USS Virgina (SSN774)
Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde Scotland
The Vanguard class HMS "Vigilant" Trident II D5
The Royal Navy Vanguard Class SSBN, HMS Vigilant, test launches a UGM-133 Trident II Nuclear Submarine-launched missile
'Trident' is an operational system of four Vanguard Class submarines armed with Trident II D-5 Ballistic missiles, able to deliver thermonuclear warheads from multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV). Below, a Vanguard sub has returned to Coulport base.
Below, one of Great Britain's hangar ships passing Coulport on its way out to the sea
UGM-27 POLARIS SUBMARINE LAUNCHED MISSILE
The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launch- ed ballistic missile (SLBM) built during the Cold War by Locheed Corporation for the United States Navy. It was designed to be used for second strike countervalue, not good enough for first strike counterforce. The Polaris was first launched from the Cape Canaveral Florida mis- sile test bas on January 7, 1960.
The "W88" Warhead
The MIRV'ed D5 ballistic missile
TRIDENT II, D5 MISSILE
Made By Locheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale
The D5 missile has three rocket motor stages powered by solid-fuel propellant and weighs more than 130,000 pounds. The D5 is the latest in a line of fleet ballistic missiles, which began with the Polaris A-1 in 1960. The D5 has a greater range, payload, and accuracy than its predecessors, since it incorporates many state-of-the-art technological advances in elec- tronics and rocketry.
The D5 is the heart of the Trident weapons system, which also includes the submarine, sup- port equipment, and shore facilities. The system is designed to be America's sea borne det- errent to strategic war.
D5 is the "heart" of the trident missile deterrent
Air Force photo of the first launch of a Trident missile on Jan. 18, 1977 at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Bellow, submarine launched Trident II, D5 missile
A thermonuclear warhead
How to Launch a Nuclear Missile
European Coordinated Missile Shield
NATO's NUCLEAR BASES
AND "NUCLEAR READY-MADE" BASES IN EUROPE PER 2015
THE UNITED KINGDOM
The bases at Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Chicksands, Greenham Common, Sculthorpe, Weth- ersfield and Upper Heyford were closed by the end of 1993. Alconbury's flightline was clos- ed, and its base support functions were taken over by RAF Molesworth. Consolidations were made both at Lakenheath and Mildenhall, leaving them the only two fully equipped USAFE bases in the UK.
The two main remaining US Support bases in England now are:
RAF Lakenheath (SAC/USAFE)
The United States has withdrawn nuclear weapons from the RAF Lakenheath air base 70 miles northeast of London, marking the end to more than 50 years of U.S. nuclear weapons deployment to the United Kingdom, since the first nuclear bombs arrived September 1954.
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RAF Lakenheath F-15 Viewing Area
The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath is the Statue of Liberty Wing, the only USAF wing with both a number and a name.
Tactical squadrons of the 48th Operations Group consist of:
492d Fighter Squadron, F-15E
494th Fighter Squadron, F-15E
493d Fighter Squadron, F-15C/D
RAF Mildenhall (SAC/USAFE/AMC)
RAF Mildenhall hosts units from four different major USAF commands Air Combat Com- mand, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Mobility Command and United States Air Forces in Europe as well as units of the United States Navy.
Two USAF KC-10 Tankers depart RAF Mildenhall
Today's deployments at Mildenhall consist of:
The 100th Air Fueling Wing
727th Air Mobility Quadron
488th Intelligence Squadron
352d Special Operations Wing
95th Reconnaissance Squadron
Impressive F-15E Strike Eagle Mid Air Refueling
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from U.S.-operated fighter base RAF Lakenheath is refueling
The withdrawal
of nuclear weapons from Europe
US removes nuke from German base
The Pentagon announced its plans to consolidate its bases in Europe, including restructuring that would replace F-15 fighter jets with the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The withdrawal, which has not been officially announced but confirmed by several sources, follows the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Ramstein Air Base in Germany in 2005 and Greece in 2001.
The removal of nuclear weapons from three bases in two NATO countries in less than a decade undercuts the argument for continuing deployment in other European countries. Ready made bases: Bases that have all the necessary installation and preparedness to handle nuclear bombs in case of a deep crisis.
RAF Lakenheath, US Support Base (Nuclear Ready-made)
RAF Lakenheath, is a Royal Air Force military airbase near Lakenheath in Suffolk, England. Although an RAF station, it hosts United States Air Force units and personnel. The host wing is the 48th Fighter Wing, also known as the Liberty Wing, assigned to United States Air For- ces in Europe (USAFE).
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Lakeheath close-up
PAVE PAWS RADARS
GLOBAL BALLISTIC MISSILE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
The U.S. Air Force maintains five PAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAWS) Early Warning Radars (EWR). These radars are capable of detecting ballistic missile attacks and conducting general space surveillance and satellite tracking. The acronym PAVE is a military program id- entification code. They are able to detect and track both intercontinental and sea-launched missile threats. Early warning and attack characterization data is sent to the United States' Missile Warning and Space Control Centers, the U.S. National Military Command Center and U.S. Strategic Command. Satellite tracking data is sent to the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) for processing.
Three systems have been modified to Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) status. They are located at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Thule Air Force Base, Greenland and Fylingdales, England. The Fylingdales system is operated by the British Royal Air Force. The UEWR syst- ems have a co-primary mission to provide missile tracking data to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency Fire Control Center. The other two systems are located at Cape Cod Air Force Station, Mass., and Clear Air Force Base, Alaska.
The Unique Antenna Technology
The unique aspect of the radars is their phased array antenna technology. The systems diff- er from mechanical radars, which must be physically aimed at an object for tracking and ob- servation. The phased array antenna remains in a fixed position. Phased array antenna aim- ing, or beam steering, is done in millionths of a second by electronically controlling the tim- ing, or phase, of the incoming and outgoing signals. Controlling the phase through the many segments of the antenna system allows the beam to be rapidly projected in different direc- tions. This allows interweaving of tracking pulses with surveillance pulses, allowing tracking of multiple targets while maintaining the surveillance responsibility.
RAF Fylingdales, U.S. Early Warning System
RAF Fylingdales is a Royal Air Force station on Snod Hill in the North York Moors, England. Its motto is "Vigilamus," meaning that "We are watching". It is a radar base and part of the United States-controlled Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. As part of intelligence shar- ing arrangements between the United States and United Kingdom, data collected at RAF Fylingdales are shared between the two countries.
A 360 DEGREES
SOLID STATE PHASED ARRAY RADAR
Fylingdales, England
USAF Missile Warning & Space Surveilance
The Solid State Phased Array Radar System is a USAF radar, computer, and communications system for missile warning and space surveillance at five geographically separated units world wide including Beale AFB, CA, Cape Cod, MA, Clear AFB, AK, RAF Fylingdales, UK, and Thule AFB, Greenland. SSPARS completed replacement of the RCA474L Ballistic Missile Early Warning System when the last SSPAR phased array radar with 2500 "solid state transmitter" modules was operational at Clear in 2001, the year SSPARS equipment included:
1 RAYTHEON AN/FPS PAVE PAWS RADAR at Beale and Cape Cod
2 RAYTHEON ANF/FPS-120 Solid State Phased Array Radar at Thule
3 RAYTHEON ANF/FPS-126 Solid State Phased Array Radar, Fylingdales
4 RAYTHEON AN/FPS-120 Solid State Phased Array Radar in Texas
Below, THULE Phased Array Radar, Greenland
The U.S. Strategic Command, Thule Base
A phased array antenna, as with any other directional antenna, will receive signals from space only in the direction in which the beam is aimed. The maximum practical deflection on either side of antenna center of the phased array beam is 60 degrees. This limits the coverage from a single antenna face to 120 degrees.
To provide surveillance across the horizon, the building housing the entire system and supporting the antenna arrays is construc- ted in the shape of a triangle. The two building faces supporting the arrays, each covering 120 degrees, 240 degrees of azimuth. The array faces are also tilted back 20 degrees to allow for an elevation deflection from three to 85 degrees above horizontal.
Below, CAPE COD Phased Array Radar, USA
The radar system is capable of detecting and tracking multiple targets that would be indica- tive of a massive missile attack. The system must rapidly discriminate between vehicle typ- es, calculate their launch and impact points, and perform scheduling, data processing and communications requirements.
The operation is semi-automatic and requires highly trained personnel for monitoring, maintenance, prioritization, scheduling, and as a final check of the validity of warnings. Four different computers com- municate with each other from the heart of the system, which relays the information to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and Missile Defense forward users
Below, CLEAR Phased Array Radar, Alaska
Below, BEALE Air Force Base, California
Below, BEALE Phased Array Radar at Beale AFB, California
Below, TEXAS Phased Array Radar, Eldorado Air Force Station
New Russian Missile Technology with increased Nuclear Deterrent
1962 Cold War, Fylingdales "golf ball" radar domes.
"This could alter the balance of power in Europe," Peskov told reporters at a press conferen- ce on Wednesday. He continued, "And without a doubt it would demand that Russia take necessary countermeasures to restore the strategic balance and parity.
Ramstein Air Base, Drone Relays
86th Air Lift Wing Ramstein Air Base (Nuclear Ready-made)
Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the German state of Rheinland Pfalz. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and is al- so a North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO installation. Ramstein is located near the town of Ramstein, in the rural district of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Spangdahlem U.S. Air Force Base
Spangdahlem is home of the 52d Fighter Wing which maintains, deploys and employs Lockhe- ed Martin Block 50 F-16CJ and Republic A/OA-10 aircraft and TPS-75 radar systems in support of NATO and the national defense directives. In addition Air Mobility Command supports cargo and passenger traffic as part of its airlift mission.
F-16's at Spangdahlem AFB
President Bill Clinton/Madeleine Albright at Spangdahlem AFB
President Bill Clinton
Nørvenich Air Base (Nuclear Ready-made)
It was built for the RAF Germany in 1952 and opened in August 1954. The Jagdbombergesch wader 31 or Fighter-Bomber Wing 31 was the first fighterbomber wing with Republic F-84F Thunderstreak of the United States Air Force using by the German Air Force in 1958 at Nör- venich Air Base. Since June 2010 the squadron flies the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Buchel Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
The only air base in Germany today, with nuclear weapons
Büchel Air Base is a military air base of the German Luftwaffe near the city of Cochem and at about 45 miles from Spangdahlem Air Base . It is home to the Tactical Air Force Wing 33 of the German Air Force and the 702 Munition Support Squadron of the United States Air Force.
Since 1985, the TaktLwG 33 operates German Panavi Tornado airplanes, which are capable of delivering the twenty B61-12 nuclear boms. Under the NATO Nuclear Sharing Agreement, these twenty B61 bombs require a dual key system, with the simultaneous authorizations of Germany and the United States, before any action is taken. Since July 2007, the air base is the only location in Germany with nuclear weapons.
According to the press, Eastern European Member States of NATO have resisted the withdraw- al of the shared nuclear bombs from Europe, fearing it would show a weakening of the US commitment to defend Europe against Russia.
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11 Vaults in Protective Aircraft Shelters. Maximum capacity 44 weapons, with a total of 20 B61-12 Nuclear Bombs Authorized
The new NATO Headquarter under construction
Belgium hosts the political and military Headquarters of NATO. The political headquarters are located in Brussels. SHAPE, the military headquarter is located in Mons. Near Mons it is served in logistical terms by the airforce base of Chievres, which is run by US forces. Anoth- er support structure is the NATO Satcom installation in Kester.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE, MONS
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe SHAPE in Mons, Belgium is the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations. Since 1967 it has been located at Cas- teau, north of the Belgian city of Mons but it had previously been loc- ated from 1953 at Rocquecourt, next to Versailles, France. From 1951 to 2003, SHAPE was the headquarters of Allied Command Europe, ACE. Since 2003 it has been the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO), controlling all NATO operations worldwide.
SHAPE retained its traditional name with reference to Europe for legal reasons although the geographical scope of its activities was extended in 2003. At that time, NATO's command in Lisbon, historically part of the Atlantic command, was reassigned to ACO. The commander of Allied Command Operations has also retained the title "Supreme Allied Commander Eur- ope" SACEUR, and continues to be a U.S. four-star general officer or flag officer, who also serves as Commander, U.S. European Command.
The 52nd U.S. Munition Support Squadron
Belgium is also host of US nuclear weapons on the airforce base of Kleine Brogel. This base contains a US MUNSS or Munition Support Squadron as guards and maintenance group for the nuclear weapons. But the base has mostly Belgian military and the F-16 wing tasked with flying nuclear weapons is Belgian as well.
Florenne AFB
Florennes Air Base is a Belgian Air Component military airfield located in Florennes, a muni- cipality of Belgium. It is home to the 2nd Tactical Wing, operating F-16 Fighting Falcons. It also used to be the home to the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), a joint training prog- ram formed by 10 NATO members. On July 31, 2009, TLP moved to Albacete in Spain.
The other airforce base with F-16's is Florennes. In total the Belgian airforce has 72 operati- onal F16's of which 60 have NATO tasks. Through the Control and Reporting Centre in Glons and the Air Traffic Control Centre in Semmerzake the air operations are co-ordinated.
Belgium, Glons - wave of UFO's
The UFO triangle had been moving slow and low over the rolling hills of Belgium near City of Glons, just southeast of Brussels. When a NATO manned radar station first reported. Below, Triangel UFO photograped near Glons, Belgium.
The Belgian UFO wave began in November 1989. The events of 29 November would be doc- umented by no less than thirty different groups of witnesses, and three separate groups of police officers. All of the reports related a large object flying at low altitude. The craft was of a flat, triangular shape, with lights underneath.
Belgium radar at Glons tracked the UFO's
This giant craft did not make a sound as it slowly moved across the landscape of Belgium. There was free sharing of information as the Belgian populace tracked this craft as it moved from the town of Liege to the border of the Netherlands and Germany. Below, radar image of one of the mnay UFO's over Belgium and and one og many F-16sleft sent up to trace the unidentified flying objects.
The Belgian UFO wave peaked with the events of the night of 30–31 March 1990. On that night, unknown objects were tracked on radar, chased by two Belgian Air Force F16's, phot- ographed, and were sighted by an estimated 13,500 people on the ground – 2,600 of whom filed written statements describing in detail what they had seen. Following the incident, the Belgian air force released a report detailing the events of that night.
Glons Radar Station followed the UFO's
At around 23:00 on 30 March, the supervisor for the Control Reporting Center at Glons- received reports that three unusual lights were seen moving towards Thorembais-Gem- bloux, which lies to the southeast of Brussels. The lights were reported to be brighter than stars, changing color between red, green and yellow, and appeared to be fixed at the vert- ices of an equilateral triangle. At this point, Glons CRC requested the Wavre Gendarmie send a patrol to confirm the sighting.
Approximately 10 minutes later, a second set of lights was sighted moving towards the first triangle. By around 23:30, the Wavre gendarmerie had confirmed the initial sightings and Glons CRC had been able to observe the phenomenon on radar. During this time, the sec- ond set of lights, after some erratic manoeuvres, had also formed themselves into a smaller triangle.
After tracking the targets and after receiving a second radar confirmation from the Traffic Center Control at Semmerzake, Glons CRC gave the order to scramble two F-16 fight- ers from Beauvechain Air Base shortly before midnight. Throughout this time, the pheno- menon was still clearly visible from the ground, with witnesses describing the whole form- ation as maintaining their relative positions while moving slowly across the sky. Witnesses also reported two dimmer lights towards the municipality of Eghezee displaying similar er- ratic movements to the second set of lights.
Belgium, Semmerzake Radar Operating System II
 Kleine Brogel Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
Kleine Brogel hosts 36 F-16 planes of the 10th Wing. These are divided between the 31st Tiger squadron, specialised in air-ground combat in other words, bombardements with 18 planes, and the 349th squadron specialised in air-air combat. The base has 1700 military personnel, of which are 90 pilots. The 52nd Munitions Support Squadron is made up of about 110 members and cares for the B61 nuclear bombs stored in the weapons storage and security system vaults located within hardened aircraft shelters on the base. The vaults at Kleine Brogel reached initial operat- ional capability on April 3, 1993, and 11 vaults are operational today.
F-16 Fighting Falcon from Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium
Volkel Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
Volkel Air Base is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and is located near the town of Uden, Noord-Brabant, in the Netherlands. It is home to three F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons, 311, 312 and 313. It also houses a maintenance, logistical, a base Squad- ron for the RNLAF, and also the 703rd Munitions Support Squadron, part of the 52d Fighter Wing from the United States Air Force.
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Ghedi Torre Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
The 704th MUNSS is a Geographically Separated Unit responsible for receipt, storage, main- tenance and control of U.S. war reserve weapons committed to NATO's 6th STORMO Italian Wing, PA-200 Tornado Aircraft. The squadron directly supports NATO and its strike mission.
F-16 at Ghedi Torre AFB in Operation Deliberate Force
Ghedi Torre Air Base, Italian and US Army in a joint exercise
Aviano NATO Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
Aviano Air Base is a NATO base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located in the Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps,or Southern Carnic Alps about 15 kilometers from Pordenone. The Italian Air Force has ownership and administra- tive control of the base and hosts the U.S. Air Force's 31st Fighter Wing. The 31st FW is the only U.S. fighter wing south of the Alps.
Aviano Air Base C-17's lined up
This strategic location makes the wing critical to operations in NATO's southern region. The 31st FW maintains two F-16 fighter squadrons, the 555th Fighter Squadron and the 510th Fighter Squadron, allowing the wing to conduct offense and defensive combat air operati- ons. In peacetime, the 31st FW prepares for its combat role by maintaining aircraft and per- sonnel in a high state of readiness. The base is one of six NATO sites in Europe which hold tactical nuclear weapons.
F-117 Night Hawk landing Aviano Air Base
Araxos Air Base (Nuclear Ready-made)
Until 2001, U.S.B61 nuclear bombs intended for delivery by Hellenic Air Force A7-H aircraft under NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements were stored in vaults inside the base's hardened aircraft shelters using the WS3 weapons Storage and Security System. The runway length is 3352 m running in a south to north direction. The military installations are acces- sed from Lakkopetra to the north.
Balikesir Air Base (Nuclear Ready-Made)
Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force
Incirlic Air Base Nuclear Bombs Stored
Incirlik Air Base has a U.S. Air Force complement of about five thousand airmen with several hundred airmen from the Royal Air Force and Turkish Air Force also present, as of late 2002. The primary unit stationed at Incirlik Air Base is the 39th Air Base Wing of the U.S. Air Force. Incirlik Air Base has one 3048 m long runway, and 57 hardened aircraft shelters. The Incirlic Air Base is one of six NATO sites in Europe which hold tactical nuclear weapons
MR-2 Nimrod at Incirlik Air Base
Incirlic Air Base
Dutch C130H30 Hercules at Incirlic
RQ-1 Predator
Following 2001, the RQ-1 Predator became the primary unmanned aircraft used for offens- ive operations by the USAF and the CIA in Afghanistan and the Pakistani tribal areas ; it has also been deployed elsewhere.
Incirlic Air Base, RQ-1 Predator Drone
Because offensive uses of the Predator are declassified, U.S. military officials have reported an appreciation for the intelligence and reconnaissance-gath ering abilities of UAVs but declined to publicly discuss their offensive use.
Hardened Aicraft Shelters
Hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) or protective aircraft shelter (PAS) is a reinforced to house and protect military aircraft from enemy attack. Cost considerations and building practicali- ties limit their use to fighter size aircraft. NATO hangars will still remain useful against the forces of any enemy as might conceivably engage Europe in an armed conflict in the short term whose capabilities generally lack precision guidance systems needed to defeat the def- ensive shield such hangars offer.
Nuclear Storage Bunkers and Hardened Aicraft Shelters
European Countries that host US nuclear weapons
Russia to aim Nuclear Weapons at NATO and US as response to European "Defencive Missile Shield"
A total of 40 B61-12 Nucear bombs in a not identified Weapons Storage Vault


Early morning pick up from Ramnagar Railway Station (arrival from Delhi by Ranikhet Express at 04:55 hrs) and transfer to Dhikala zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve, birding on way; check in at Dhikala/Gairal Forest Rest House, afternoon safari at Dhikala zone and night stay at Dhikala/Gairal Forest Rest House.
Morning and afternoon safari at Dhikala Zone, night stay atDhikala/Gairal Forest Rest House.
Morning safari at Dhikala zone, check out and departure for Falcon Nest Resort. This resort is situated in Corbett Landscape. Arrival at resort, check in and lunch. Afternoon birding at Corbett Landscape.
Morning birding at Garjia Temple area with packed breakfast, back to hotel and lunch. Afternoon safari to Jhirna Zone of Corbett Tiger Reseve. Back to hotel after finishing safari. Departure for Ramnagar Railway Station after having dinner at hotel. Drop off at Ramnagar Railway Station and tour concludes.
Target Birds: Kalij Pheasant, Osprey, Pallas's Fish Eagle, Lesser Fish Eagle, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Bearded Vulture, Himalayan Buzzard, Black Eagle, Ibisbill, Wallcreeper, Grey-winged Blackbird, Long-billed Thrush, White-crested Laughingthrush, Striated Laughingthrush, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, StreakedLaughingthrush, Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler, Crested Kingfisher, Slaty Blue Flycatcher, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Rufous-bellied and Small Niltava, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Yellow-bellied Fantail, White-throated Fantail, Ashy Bulbul, Himalayan Bulbul, Crimson Sunbird, Asian Barred Owlet, Jungle Owlet, Tawny Fish Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Spot-bellied Eagle owl, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Himalayan Goldenback, Greater Goldenback, Speckled Piculet, Rufous Woodpecker, Greater and Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo etc.
Target Mammals: Elephants, Tiger, Leopard, Hog Deer, Indian Jackal etc.


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Kruti Dance Academy Explores Shringara Rasa at its Annual Recital
It began three years ago with her 10th annual recital at the Fox Theater. A flight to fantasy, was followed by Kalakar-the true artist last year. On 27th May 2007, at the Atlanta Symphony Hall of the Woodruff Arts Center, Dina Sheth's Kruti Dance Academy concluded the trilogy with the exploration of Shringara rasa through the magic of Geet Govind, a famous epic poem about the love between Radha and Krishna, written by Jayadev in the 12th century. The classical dance segment was choreographed to capture the nuances of the epic.
The beginning, with little kids chanting beautiful mantras set the stage for a presentation by students who had spent many months perfecting their foot work. Two big screens aided the presentation on stage, where the audience could get a close-up of the colorful costumes, footwork and bhava mudras of the dancers.
Dina Sheth, the veteran Director of the well known academy, consulted with scholar Kamlesh Dwivedi to understand the epic in greater depth, which in turn helped her translate it to her students with ease and also create the choreography around it. "Geet Govind had been my favorite when I was learning dance and I wanted to also bring Pandit Jasraj's rendition to the forefront," said Sheth. According to Dwivedi, "Geet Govind is the best known composition of Jayadev and perhaps the finest example of shringar, the literary description of the decoration of the body, mind and the soul—tan, man and atma in Sanskrit."
This was aptly portrayed in 12 segments of beautiful dances, color and bhava by students from the youngest to the most senior. Rachana, Pushpanjali, Sur, Gagan Gheere, Lalit Lavanga, Mand Samiran, Ja Ja Madhava, Natwar Nagar, Mat Kar Kanha, Ras Rasik, and Radha Mohan captured the nuances of shringara bringing 12th century India, Jayadev's Jaggannath Puri, and the evolving love between Radha and Krishna to the audience in all its glory.
The second segment showcased Shringara in its carefree, joyful state through Bollywood songs. Boys and girls from different age groups performed hits like the Himesh Reshammiya medley, 'Barso re' from Guru, and other hits from Dhoom, Soneya, Rock n Roll, Where's the Party Tonight, Asmani Chatri, Cheena re Cheena, and the grand finale, a five-part dazzler, was performed by The Kruti Alumni, volunteers, staff and the current arangetram class and Sheth herself.
Just as it was last year, all the dancers were immaculately dressed. The eye for detail, be it the outfits, or the jewelry or the meticulous way the stage was set was evident. It also spilled into the performance, the dance steps and even the way each segment ended. The music varied from classical to fusion to plain Bollywood as kids of all age groups put up a finely tuned segment each time, with beauty and grace.
Shemoni Sheth, daughter of the elder Sheth and a star student of the academy emceed the event. Many students shared what shringara meant to them, both on stage and in writing. Some said it implied dance because it embodies a mind, body, soul connection, another said that keeping the body healthy, cultivating good qualities like compassion, perseverance, and commitment would make the person a pure vehicle to offer shringar to Lord Krishna. The masters of shringara realized the presence of beauty whereever you chose to find it and to find that godliness within you can make shringara truly divine.
The highlight of the evening was the presence of flute maestro Deepak Ram, who enhanced the mood of Geet Govind by playing a short segment on the flute, which had always enchanted Radha and became the highlight of the evening. Ram a senior disciple of Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, was deeply appreciative of the effort put in by Sheth and her students. He said, "While watching the annual recital of Kruti Dance Company, I was reminded of something I read many years ago. The great Lebanese Poet Kahlil Gibran said about dance, 'The philosophers' soul dwells in the head, the artists' soul in the eyes, but the dancers' soul pervades the whole body.' The splendid choreography and the discipline with which it was executed was simply delightful, every nuance of gesture, expression was a joy to watch."
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Step 3 - Run Spark application in HDInsight Spark cluster using IntelliJ IDEA We can open the IntelliJ project which we created already. Please refer to my previous C# corner article for creating IntelliJ project with Spark and Scala.... Learn how to run Cucumber tests for Scala in either IntelliJ or via the command line. This tutorial walks through how to configure your project to make it work.
When you set up a run configuration to run a Scala object's main function, you have the option to run it as an Application. If you manually set up the Scala Facet on the module in which your object is, and point to a local Scala distribution, everything runs as expected.
Scala plugin for IntelliJ IDEA. Contribute to JetBrains/intellij-scala development by creating an account on GitHub.
Overview. In this tutorial, we will go over how to install the IntelliJ IDEA to help us write and execute our Scala code. Sadly, most tutorials about Scala show how to use Scala in it's REPL, which is a command line tool where you can write and run your Scala code.
24/01/2018 · In this post we'll see how to have Cucumber tests running in IntelliJ and command line using SBT. Adding Cucumber to the project and how to configure SBT multi-module won't be covered this time as these topics are well covered elsewhere.
Step 3 - Run Spark application in HDInsight Spark cluster using IntelliJ IDEA We can open the IntelliJ project which we created already. Please refer to my previous C# corner article for creating IntelliJ project with Spark and Scala.


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Close to town, yet completely away from it all. A homely, relaxed vibe, yet the care you receive makes you feel so welcome. The new pool is a winner, and gazing across the river is so relaxing, you will just want to stay put, and experience the area from your deck chair!
A mere 3km from the popular seaside holiday destination of Stilbaai, the owner-run The Anchorage boasts a picturesque setting right on the Goukou River and is the perfect place to relax and unwind.
Five bright and comfortable bedrooms will automatically give you that holiday feeling and since they're equipped with everything you'll need for a hassle-free self-catering stay, from DStv to fully kitted-out kitchenettes and king-size or twin beds, it'll feel like your home away from home. 4 of the 5 rooms has either a balcony or veranda offering lovely views across the river, as well as a Weber braai – perfect for outdoor entertaining and meals, particularly in the summer.
A spacious outside area with a swimming pool invites you to cool off and relax with a book or magazine from the library, while the guest lounge with its open fireplace and flat-screen TV is the ideal place to kick back at the end of the day. Days can be spent swimming in the river, fishing, canoeing, golfing on the 9-hole course or enjoying scenic walks. The area simply lends itself to lazy afternoons, fun activities and exploring. Enjoy the beaches of Stilbaai, as well as whale-watching in season, bird watching, surfing and diving.
With its laid-back feel and natural beauty, it's really easy to let go and relax at The Anchorage.
"My wife and I chose The Anchorage as a half way stop between Knysna and Cape Town and were very pleased that we did. The rooms are very well presented and have everything one might need for self-catering. The bathrooms are very modern and clean and have both bath and shower. Sitting on the veranda at sunset, overlooking the river, was a very relaxing way to end the day. Our hosts were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was wonderful and a nearby restaurant was handy for evening meals. It would have been nice to have stayed longer."
"The Anchorage was a really wonderful little gem in Stilbaai. Wonderful setting, fantastic hosts and superb rooms. Everything was spotlessly clean and nothing was too much trouble for Annette and Craig. Will definitely be back next January."
A private path leads you to the Anchorage, pass the horses and horse stables to your right and the river to your left.
For your check-in and during your stay please park your car between the garage and the grape wines.
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Economics is too important to be left to the economists, argues Jim Stanford in his groundbreaking book Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism. Now in its second edition, Economics for Everyone is an antidote to the abstract and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported.
Join us for a presentation by Jim Stanford on the need for a general rethinking of what is considered "common sense" in economics, and how some of the most contentious policy issues in Alberta today – including the carbon tax and a $15 minimum wage – can be looked at from a more people-centred economic perspective.
This is a free event. Copies of the second edition of Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism will be available for purchase, and a book-signing will follow Jim's talk.
About Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford is Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work, based at the Australia Institute.
Jim relocated in 2015 to Sydney, Australia from Toronto, where he earned the reputation as one of Canada's best-known economic commentators. He served for over 20 years as Economist and Director of Policy with Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector trade union (formerly the Canadian Auto Workers). Jim is also the Harold Innis Industry Professor in Economics at McMaster University in Hamilton, and is also an Honorary Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney.
Before leaving Canada, Jim wrote an economics column for the Globe and Mail, appeared regularly on CBC TV's Bottom Line economics panel, and was the vice-president of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Jim received his PhD. in Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York. He also holds an M.Phil. from Cambridge University, and a BA (Hons.) from the University of Calgary.
Jim is the author of Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism (second edition published by Pluto Books in 2015), which has been published in six languages. He has written, edited or co-edited five other books, and dozens of articles and reports in both peer-reviewed and popular outlets, and is recognized for his ability to communicate economic concepts in an accessible and humorous manner.
Economics for Everyone is an antidote to the confusing and ideological way that economics is normally taught and reported. Stanford argues that economics is usually presented in a needlessly abstract and technical manner, but in reality anyone who works and struggles to balance their chequebook is an expert on the "economics of everyday life." Chapters explain the basic working of the capitalist economy, later adding more complete descriptions of the financial industry, the natural environment, government, and globalization. The book concludes with a thorough evaluation and critique of existing capitalism, and presents ideas for changing it.
This concise and readable book provides non-specialist readers with all the information they need to understand how capitalism works (and how it doesn't). The book will appeal to those working for a fairer world, and students of social sciences who need to engage with economics.
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Lachlan Macquarrie was born on 31 January 1762 on Ulva, off the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides. He joined the British Army in 1776 (aged 14) and served in Nova Scotia as well as New York and Jamaica. As a lieutenant he served in India from 1787 to 1801 and later in Egypt where he was involved in defeating the army of Napoleon.
In 1810 Macquarrie became Governor of New South Wales at a time when it was still being used as a penal colony. The previous Governor had been Captain Bligh of the "Bounty".
Macquarrie followed a policy of encouraging the former convicts to settle in Australia - despite opposition from the "free settlers" who wanted to retain privileges only for themselves. Australia would be a different place if he had not succeeded. He transformed Australia into a thriving country and Sydney from a shanty town to a Georgian city and is regarded as the "Father of Australia".
He left Australia in 1822 and is buried in a Mausoleum on Mull. You can read more about Lachlan Macquarrie at the web site at the Library of Macquarie University, New South Wales.


Friday night, the Saratoga Panthers host the Encampment Tigers for the first time in the 2015/2016 basketball season and the Saratoga Middle High School Student Council is hoping to pack the gym.
It is also the first home game for the Panthers and Lady Panthers.
Heather Bartlett, a student council sponsor at Saratoga Middle High School, said the student council is planning two "Pack the Gym" nights. One is for the first home game and the other is for the last home game against Lusk on Feb. 19.


Calechosa is being developed by a group of seven partners including three university or college teachers from Vancouver, a retired Air Canada captain, a Los Angeles filmmaker, a local Mexican contractor and a local architect.
The partners have their own lots, and most of them plan to build houses at Calechosa. Construction will begin on the first houses in October 2007.


A lucrative percentage of the money needed to buy cocaine in the Spanish capital Madrid goes directly to fund "narco-jihad" in northern Africa and the Middle East, according to reports.
Spanish police has called the Sahel – the transition between the Sahara Desert and Sudan's savannah – as the "main gateway for cocaine in Spain" and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has recorded several meetings between members of the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Colombian FARC representatives in the area, El Mundo newspaper reported.
According to UN figures, at least 15% of the €50 (£40) paid to buy a gram of cocaine go into the pockets of jihadists through commissions.
The so-called narco-jihadists are tasked with shipping the South American cocaine from West Africa to the coasts of Algeria, Morocco and Libya, ready to cross the Mediterranean.
Drug cartels from Colombia have changed their European routes as a consequence of police action and now operate on an imaginary line called "Highway 10" – referring to the 10th parallel north circle of latitude – which connects the South American country to West Africa.
Impoverished nations including Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau are the targeted for drugs trafficking because of the widespread corruption, while Africa functions as a "drug-store to optimise shipments". Cargos of cocaine are shipped or even airlifted there.
Meanwhile, Colombian cartels have used charters to airlift cocaine to the middle of the Sahel in what has been dubbed as "Air Cocaine".
Narco-jihadists who control a triangle of no-man's land between northern Mali and Niger, southern Algeria and Libya and eastern Mauritania, then ship the drug shipment by road to Europe – bribing local officials on their way.
The cocaine shipment then enters Spain "by land, sea and air", mainly through the Andalusian coasts, the ports of Barcelona and Valencia, and Madrid Barajas airport.
Cocaine is estimated to have four million consumers in Europe.