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Q: F# Tuple Constant never initializes I've declared a tuple like this:
module MyModule =
  let private INVALID_TUPLE = ("0", DateTime.MinValue)

When I reference it lower in the module, it's always null:
let private invalidForNone someOtherTuple =
  match someOtherTuple with
  | None -> INVALID_TUPLE  // it's null
  | Some(t) -> t

Further, when I place a breakpoint on the tuple declaration, it never hits.
If I do the exact same thing in a script (fsx) file, start debugging, execute, the breakpoint on the tuple declaration hits and the reference to the tuple is good.
ILSpy for my module shows that there is some startup code generated that has a Main method that creates INVALID_TUPLE.  Apparently, that's not running for some reason?
Here is a sample that reproduces the behavior (now that I realize it has something to do with the way MSTest executes the code).  Call this from a C# unit test; result will be null.  In fact, no breakpoint in the F# code will execute at all.
module NullTupleTest
open System

let private INVALID_TUPLE = ("invalid", DateTime.MinValue)

let private TupleTest someTuple =
  match someTuple with
  | None -> INVALID_TUPLE
  | Some(dt) -> dt

let Main = TupleTest None

A: The error can happen when you run code compiled as an executable in a way that does not run the Main method of the compiled executable - for example by referencing it from a library or by using unit test runner. The solution is to compile the F# project as a library and perhaps have another executable as the entry point. (Alternatively, you could also modify the code to avoid let bound global values, but I'd prefer the first approach.)
This is caused by the fact that the F# compiler handles initialization differently for code compiled as an executable and for code compiled as a library.

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*For libraries, the initialization code is put in a static constructor, which is executed when the field is accessed the first time

*For executables, the initialization code is put in the Main method and it runs when the application starts (but only when it starts as a normal executable).

I think the reason for this is that the F# compiler tries to keep the order in which initialization happens (from top to bottom). For executables, this can be done by running initializers in the Main method. For libraries, there is no reliable way of doing that (because libraries have no "initialization") and so using static constructors is the next best opion.


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West stepping up campaign against Kosovar Muslims in south Serbia
Helena Bestakova
In a new twist in the west's escalating campaign against the independence-seeking ethnic Albanians in southeastern Serbia, the NATO-led 'peacekeeping force' in Kosova (KFOR) on January 8 launched a propaganda campaign to discourage the rebels from continuing their armed struggle. KFOR published a half-page colour advertisement in the local Kosovar paper Rilindja, appealing directly to the fighters of the Liberation Army of Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac, commonly known by its Albanian acronym UCPMB, to lay down their arms. "Members of the UCPMB," the ad read, "Your sacrifice is not needed any more. Solutions will come through dialogue, not violence. Lay down your arms. Go back to your homes with dignity. Your families need you."
But the UCPMB is not dispirited by KFOR's propaganda. A "political committee" of the guerrilla group countered with its own coloured advertisement. The counter-ad, which ran on the same page as the KFOR ad, underlined the fact that the UCPMB is a force dedicated to protecting the Albanians of the Presevo Valley region from Serbian police harassment and intimidation. During the last year, the region has seen clashes in which an estimated 20 ethnic Albanians and several Serbian police officers have been killed. As a result of growing fears of a repeat of a Kosova-style Serbian campaign of 'ethnic cleansing', tens of thousands of Albanians have fled the region and sought refuge in Kosova.
The Presevo Valley, where an estimated 80,000 Albanians live, overlaps with a strategically sensitive 5-kilometre-wide demilitarized Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) in north-western Serbia. It is sandwiched between Macedonia to the south and Kosova to the northwest. The GSZ was established as part of the deal that ended NATO's campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999 and regulated the withdrawal of Serbian forces from Kosova. The agreement permits only lightly armed Serbian police forces, not army troops, to operate in the GSZ. The UCPMB was founded in response to increased repression of the Albanian majority in the region at the hands of the Serbian police. It has so far managed to wrest control of an estimated dozen villages from Serbian police control, setting up its headquarters in the village of Dobrosin.
KFOR's propaganda campaign follows the escalation of its crackdown against the 'rebels', which gathered momentum in late December and early January. On January 6, British soldiers patrolling Kosova's border with the GSZ arrested nine suspected members of the UCPMB. Major Tim Pierce, a British army spokesman, said that the armed men, who were entering KFOR-administered Kosova at the time, were detained after Royal Marines at an observation-post near the village of Zegra challenged them. "The men threw down their weapons and attempted to escape. There was a hot pursuit and the patrol apprehended nine suspects," the spokesman said, adding that one man managed to escape.
The British soldiers who made the arrests are part of British and Scandinavian contingents comprising some 250 troops that were deployed in the area a few days earlier in an effort to prevent fighters and supplies from getting to the UCPMB through the porous Kosovar-Serbian border.
On January 1, KFOR arrested a UCPMB commander. Muhammad Xhemali, the commander of the most northerly guerrilla contingent in the region, was arrested at a KFOR checkpoint near the village of Car. Among other things, Xhemali's arrest amounted to an attempt to influence the course of an internal policy debate within the UCPMB by muzzling and purging opposition to a KFOR-mediated agreement within its ranks. Xhemali belongs to the radical wing of the UCPMB and had earlier voiced his opposition to KFOR-mediated peace talks with the Serbian government. He had also warned that his men would fire on KFOR troops if they attempt to enter the GSZ and disarm the paramilitaries without prior agreement.
The arrest of the UCPMB commander came a few hours after the UCPMB made a positive gesture to defuse tensions in the region by handing six Serbs, who had been detained on a road linking Kosova with Serbia the previous day, over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Shaqir Shaqiri, a spokesman for the UCPMB "political committee" said that the Serbs "were stopped just to identify whether they were people who committed crimes in Kosova." The UCPMB had initially proposed to exchange the six Serbs for 20 ethnic Albanians still being held in Serbian jails since the Kosova war came to an end in June 1999. According to human rights groups in Belgrade, up to 800 ethnic Albanians are in Serbian prisons, in appalling conditions, to this day. Shaqiri said that there were no strings attached to the Serbs' release, "but there was a demand for KFOR to release Rexhep Aliu," another UCPMB commander who had earlier been detained by KFOR. Aliu is reportedly being held in a US base in Kosova after being caught in possession of weapons.
Xhemali's worries with respect to KFOR's intentions towards the UCPMB are well founded. Relations between KFOR and Belgrade have entered a new phase since the new Yugoslav leadership under president Vojislav Kostunica replaced Slobodan Milosevic in October. Kostunica has called for the buffer zone to be made narrower, and his government submitted a draft resolution to parliament on December 25 saying that Belgrade would take its own measures unless KFOR moves against the UCPMB. The draft was endorsed by Yugoslavia's Supreme Defence Council. On December 26, deputies in the 40-member Yugoslav upper chamber unanimously adopted the government's resolution calling for international intervention against the UCPMB in the Presevo Valley. The following day, deputies in the 138-member lower house also adopted the resolution.
In late December, NATO pressured the UCPMB to agree to a verbal accord with the Serbian authorities to remove blockades on a key road in the region. A four-point document issued on December 30 gives details of the accord. It says that the agreement calls for the UCPMB to remove a blockade at the entrance of the village of Veliki Trnovac. This is to be followed immediately by the removal of a checkpoint erected by the Serbian police some 1,300 feet away. The document stipulates guarantees for complete freedom of movement on a road linking Bujanovac with Gnjilane in Kosova. It also states that only Serbian traffic police would be stationed in the area. The pact was signed by Shawn Sullivan, a NATO political advisor in Kosova, who mediated the agreement between the two sides. It was also signed by another NATO emissary, Colonel Serge Labbe. However, the Serbs refused to sign the document on the basis that this would amount to a de facto recognition of the UCPMB, which has not signed either. But the two NATO officials said that their signatures were a guarantee for both sides that the accord will be implemented. However, Sullivan showed no squeamishness in expressing NATO's anti-UCPMB bias. "We have started a process of demilitarization of the armed groups of ethnic Albanians," he told reporters after signing the document. He refused, however, to give any pledge to protect the Albanian civilian population in the Presevo Valley from the intimidation and brutalities of the Serbian police.
The accord follows after increasingly vociferous accusations from Belgrade that KFOR was not doing enough to prevent Kosova from being used as a supply base for the UCPMB. A number of Serbian officials have also threatened to remove the guerrillas by force if KFOR does not move against them. There are indications that the accord and the crackdown are part of a NATO effort to squeeze the UCPMB out of the GSZ. Following the announcement of the accord, Serbia's prime-minister designate, Zoran Djindjic, hailed the agreement, saying that it ushers in the beginning of an end to the crisis. Djindjic spelled out his notion of an end to the crisis in an interview to a local Serb television station. He said that a US congressional delegation on an official visit to Yugoslavia had "assured me that the Albanian terrorists would withdraw from the zone in ten days." In an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel (December 30, 2000), Djindjic issued an ultimatum to KFOR to put an end to UCPMB activities in 20 days, otherwise "our police will intervene immediately."
The west has also signaled its willingness to agree to Belgrade's demand to narrow the GSZ. On December 26, the French foreign ministry announced that changes to the accord ending the war in Kosova were being discussed to try to put an end to UCPMB activities. On the same day a spokesman at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, said that changes to the 1999 accord were a possibility, given the recent changes in Serbia. NATO's increasing collusion with Belgrade does not augur well for the Albanians of the Presevo Valley. Recent developments suggest that it has adopted a slow strategy to support Yugoslavia's attempt to remove ground form under the UCPMB's feet.
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MANCHESTER -- Paul Pogba has said he asked his Manchester United teammates to wear anti-racism wristbands because of "ignorance" leading to growing levels of abuse aimed at players.
The United players wore black and white bands with slogans "no to racism" and "we are one" ahead of the 4-1 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day.
It was Pogba's idea after incidents of abuse involving Jesse Lingard, Fred, Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger this season.
"Basically I was thinking about doing this for a long time," the France international said. "I mean, a lot of players in a lot of leagues -- not only in Premier League, in Italy, Spain, everywhere -- and we keep hearing this.
"I don't want to do president, I don't want to do a political guy. We are just football players, we want to enjoy that. The fans need to enjoy coming and seeing some nice football and that's it.
"So, this is to show that we're against that [racism]. I don't want to go and make interviews but just I know that it will make people talk. We are just for football, enjoying football. We do what we love.
"We give joy to the fans, to everyone, to all the spectators and that's all we want to see in the stadium. I think it's ignorance. Ignorance and stuff like that, and just to show people that you are all one. We are all one."
Pogba has also experienced racist abuse on social media this season after missing a penalty during the draw with Wolves in August and the midfielder suggested it was the duty of the players to use their platform to make a stand.
"I don't want to go through UEFA or FIFA, I have done it myself," he said. "I think we have the chance to have this power to show things in football, on TV.
"People see it so I think that will make people understand some things. We keep seeing it again and again in a lot of stadiums.
"It's just to show that, to give support to all the players -- I mean, black or white or Chinese or whoever you are. But there is only one race.
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France: Cypriot President Spyros Kyprianou Canvasses French Support For An International Conference On The Island's Future. 1981
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INTRODUCTION: The Cypriot President, Spyros Kyprianou has called for an international conference to secure the withdrawal of Turkish troops who intervened on the island seven years ago.The announcement was made during the Cypriot President's visit to Paris on Thursday (3 December) where he met President Mitterand and sought French support for breaking the deadlock in Cyprus.
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CU Kyprianou speaking to press in English. (3 SHOTS) (SOUNDBITE ENGLISH) KYPRIANOU: (SEQ. 3): "The meeting was held in an extremely friendly atmosphere. I can describe it as being very constructive, and I am grateful to President Mitterrand for his understanding of the problems of Cyprus and for his sympathetic attitude and what I wanted to add is that we have agreed to continue to be in touch and to discuss further the issue we have started discussing today, together with other issues, with a view to strengthening the close, already existing close, relations and co-operation between France and Cyprus."
REPORTER: "Mr. President, did you discuss the question of demilitarisation of the island?"
KYPRIANOU: "All aspects of the Cyprus problem were discussed: the inter-commercial dialogue deals with the internal aspects of the Cyprus problem, and the international conference would deal with the external aspects of the Cyprus problem. But the aim and the solution of the Cyprus problem conforms with the resolutions of the United Nations, in conformity with the Helsinki final Act, and in conformity with the high-level agreements. Thank you." 2.02
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Background: INTRODUCTION: The Cypriot President, Spyros Kyprianou has called for an international conference to secure the withdrawal of Turkish troops who intervened on the island seven years ago.The announcement was made during the Cypriot President's visit to Paris on Thursday (3 December) where he met President Mitterand and sought French support for breaking the deadlock in Cyprus.
SYNOPSIS: The meeting between the two leaders at the Elysee Palace ended after one hour.President Kyprianou is currently seeking support for his government's call for an international conference on the problem facing Cyprus.He also wants to see direct talks between the Greek and Turkish communities on the island restarted.Before President Kyprianou arrived in Paris, French government officials said they believe the Cyprus dispute should be settled by the island's two communities.After the talks President Kyprianou told newsmen how his meeting with President Mitterand had gone.
President Kyprianou is due to continue his tour with a visit to the United States for talks there with President Reagan and the United Nations Secretary-General, Dr.Kurt Waldheim.
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Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in new marketplace for freight
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GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Adnavem, an online marketplace for freight services. Adnavem offers unbundled door-to-door transport with a present focus on Asia and Northern Europe.
Adnavem, which was founded in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg in Sweden, is disrupting the transport and logistics industry by providing an unbundled service offer where transport buyers can choose the service providers for each part of the logistics chain themselves.
"Nowadays the unbundling of services is a strong trend in many industries and this trend is also redrawing the map for the transport industry. Adnavem offers innovative services for freight buyers but also better terms for haulage companies, which is very important for us. We share the clear goal of making transport more efficient and therefore more environmentally friendly with the help of technology," says Erik Johansson, Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital.
"We are set to change the multimodal transport industry. The investment from Volvo Group Venture Capital will help accelerate our growth and lay the foundation for an exciting partnership. By digitalising and automating the freight process, we can help transport buyers to find the best transport chains and strike a good balance between price, speed and environmental impact," says Andreas Wramsmyr, founder and CEO of Adnavem.
The role of Volvo Group Venture Capital is to make investments that drive transformation by facilitating the creation of new services and solutions and to support collaborations between start-ups and the Volvo Group.
Against the background of the trends shaping the future of transportation and the strategic priorities of the Volvo Group, the key areas of investment for Volvo Group Venture Capital are currently logistics services, site solutions and electrical infrastructure. The organisation has a global scope, but focuses on Europe and North America.
The transaction has no significant impact on the Volvo Group's earnings or financial position.
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For more information, please visit volvogroup.com/venturecapital
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Dolphins of Aotearoa by Raewyn Peart
When I first picked up this book, I was anticipating a coffee-table book full of pictures with accompanying text, and much to my delight what I found was a compelling story of a community. A community of dolphins. The book almost doesn't focus on the dolphins per sé – of course there is the obligatory scientific and identification stuff in the beginning – but rather the book focuses on our interaction with New Zealand dolphins. Our historical interaction; our current interaction; and the potential (or not) of future interaction.
The dolphins are the centre, and focus, of this book, but the main characters seem to be those that interact and care and spend their energy protecting them. From the Cook Strait ship masters who enjoyed almost ritual interactions with Pelorus Jack in the early twentieth century; to the children who nearly half a century later played with Opo in the Hokianga Harbour. From treasure hunter and ecologist Wade Doak who spent years swimming and communicating with dolphins; to Dr Ingrid Visser who will jump on a plane after a single phone call to help a team of dedicated individual rescue beached Orca. Many people, like Ingrid, have dedicated a lifetime to helping dolphins and this book is about them as much (maybe more) than the dolphins.
The human interaction with dolphins in Aotearoa started long before Europeans landed in Aotearoa – Maori have always respected and revered the dolphins. Interactions, of course, increase significantly as we take to the water; and the faster we go, the more likely we are to be accompanied by a dolphin riding the bow wave. That we may have these interactions in the future is not necessarily a given and Raewyn challenges us to transfer our passion for these highly intelligent and social creatures into a call for action. It is hard to imagine that one of these species (Maui's dolphin) is nearly extinct.
Although conservation is at the heart of this book, it never gets in the way of a captivating story.
Published by Craig Potton Publishing, RRP $59.99
This review was first published on the booksellers.co.nz blog
The Good Doctor – What Patients Want by Ron Paterson
The back cover of this book begins with three thought provoking questions:
'What makes a good doctor?
Why are there bad doctors out there still practising?
And how can we protect patients, increase trust and improve medical care?'
Important, critical questions that should be of interest to health professionals, patients, and in fact, everyone. As a health professional, I was immediately intrigued. Every health professional knows of someone they would NOT recommend to the family, or worse, someone they would advise their family to avoid at all costs.
Ron Paterson (Professor of Health Law and Policy at The University of Auckland) knows better than most what makes a bad doctor; he was after all the New Zealand government's Health and Disability Commissioner for the first decade of this millennium. He has dealt with many complaints, some substantiated, against health professionals. Paterson draws upon this experience in a balanced and rational way; he interweaves international research and cites numerous New Zealand and international examples and in doing so illustrates the complex situation that health professionals find themselves practicing in.
There is little doubt that as the title suggests patients seek (and indeed deserve to have) a good doctor. It is this subjective criterion of good that is challenging and not universally defined There are many definitions of perceived "good" from a patient perspective: good is a doctor who listens to me; good is a doctor who tells me what I should do; good is a doctor who allows me to make an informed choice; good is a doctor who makes no mistakes.
What is clear is that many of the high profile cases of medical incompetence are in fact criminal acts, and no credentialing nor registration process will prevent those. So what remains to be devised is a system that protects patients and is supportive and not overly onerous on health professionals. Paterson the HDC adopted the motto "Learning , not lynching, Resolution, not retribution". A rather balanced view don't you think? And this should be thoroughly achievable? Not easily.
Ron Paterson weaves his way through this complex situation where individual patient management is sometimes not obvious; that a measure of creativity is required; and some mistakes are inevitable. He presents good arguments on all sides.
For readers who are not health professionals, this book will cast some light on a professional that they interact with as patients but possibly know little about other than what they see on American-based hospital dramas. He also delves into the area of web-based medical advice and cautions that whilst it is probably okay to take advise about a hotel from tripadvisor.com, the internet may not be the best place to gain individualised medical advice where the inherent risk is potentially much higher. But many health professionals face-off against Doctor Wiki each day, adding a new burdon to their already challenging job.
For readers who are health professionals, much of this information will not be new; but the collation of data and encouragement to think beyond today will be refreshing. It's a relatively easy and thought-provoking read, but not one to consume in a weekend. In fact, I think the longer the book is allowed to percolate through your conscious the better.
Published by Auckland University Press
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A strong return on investment isn't a given when it comes to innovation spend according to new research from Accenture, which shows the majority of companies spending up big aren't seeing a return on their technology investments.
Just 14 percent of businesses managed to realise the full benefits of their investment, the professional services company says.
In fact, the company's research goes so far as to say that while innovation spend is increasing – globally US$3.2 trillion was spent on 'innovation related activities in the past five years – returns on that spend have decreased 27 percent over the same period.
Accenture says 57 percent of the companies who increased their investment in innovation by more than 25 percent, actually underperformed their industry peers.
"There's a gap between what technology innovation allows companies to do and what they actually do," says Accenture group chief executive of communications, media and technology Omar Abbosh.
Despite that 'trapped value', one out of three survey respondents said they still plan to ramp up their investments by more than 50 percent over the next five years.
A small number of companies are reaping the returns, with Accenture noting that 'fortune favours the brave when it comes to investing in innovation'.
The companies reaping the biggest rewards were those with a 'go big or go home' mentality, investing in truly disruptive innovation, rather than 'tinkering around the edges'.
Accenture suggests one reason for the 'shocking' inability to see proper returns on investment, is that many companies still see innovation as a peripheral activity separate to the core business – an 'ad-hoc creative process' rather than a set of practices that will fundamentally change their way of doing business.
"It's like going jogging once a month and then expecting to be able to run a marathon," Accenture says.
So, what are the companies that are succeeding in getting a return on investment for their tech spend doing?
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Disney Cruise Line Cast Member Assemble And Deliver Care Packages To Bahamians In Need
by Sarah Phillips · October 7, 2019
The Walt Disney Company, led by Disney Cruise Line, has committed more than $1 million in cash and in-kind support to help relief and recovery efforts for those in The Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian. As part of that commitment, Disney Cruise Line Cast Members have worked together to assemble more than 1,500 Clean the World personal hygiene kits. These kits were delivered by The Disney Dream to Nassau where they were distributed to shelters for hurricane evacuees from Abaco and Grand Bahama. Clean the World is a global health organization committed to providing sustainable resources, programming and education focused on water, sanitation and hygiene to those impacted by natural disasters, poverty and homelessness.
"Our Disney team cares deeply about the well-being of our friends and neighbors in The Bahamas," said Jeff Vahle, president of Disney Cruise Line. "Our Cast Members were grateful for the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and come together to pack these much-needed kits and provide support beyond the financial donations. We hope these everyday essentials will make life a little more comfortable for those families living in shelters."
Disney Cruise Line Gives Comfort to Hurricane Evacuees in The Bahamas
Posted by MickeyBlog.com on Monday, 7 October 2019
More than 100 Cast Members gathered in the lobby of Disney Cruise Line's office located in Celebration, Fla., to build Clean the World hygiene kits filled with soap, shampoo, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes and socks. As the world's largest recycler of hotel amenities, Clean the World is responding with emergency relief including much-needed hygiene supplies for individuals and families affected by Hurricane Dorian.
In addition, The Walt Disney Company, led by Disney Cruise Line, committed $1 million to non-profit relief agencies to help hurricane relief and recovery efforts in The Bahamas. The company also has donated food, water, medical supplies, cleaning supplies, generators and construction materials, which the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy have delivered to points in Nassau and the Abacos and others have helped deliver in Grand Bahama for those most affected by the hurricane. In addition, Disney Cruise Line is supporting its Bahamian-based Crew Members who live in impacted areas. So far, Disney has provided an additional $500,000 in supplies for these communities and direct aid to employees.
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In picture is (L – R) Dr Vicky Kell, Invest NI Trade Director, with David Craig, Managing Director of Robert Craig & Sons.
Lisburn-based Robert Craig and Sons, a specialist in industrial pumps for more than 100 years, has secured its first export business in Poland with help from Invest Northern Ireland.
The company is now supplying its eco-friendly fuel polishing system to Loadbanks, a major equipment business in Warsaw. The contact with Loadbanks was made during the Invest NI trade mission to Poland earlier in the year.
The contract in Poland was announced by David Craig, Managing Director of Robert Craig, which is based at Knockmore Hill Industrial Estate in Lisburn, and welcomed by Dr Vicky Kell, Invest NI Trade Director.
Mr Craig, commenting on the company's latest contract, which follows success in the Netherlands and Finland, said: "Our fuel system attracted attention in Poland because of the nation's developing focus in environmental issues. What the system does is to eliminate the threat pollution of the environment caused by diesel fuel that has deteriorated through water penetration and may have to be dumped in a landfill site.
"Poland looks likely to become a very important market for us because of the European Union pressure to address environmental problems and also because the economy there is continuing to grow steadily. Both these factors increase sales potential.
"Poland has an immensely strong heritage in engineering and an interest in innovative new equipment and techniques. In addition, the country offers easy access to other neighbouring markets, most of which are investing in measures to improve the environment.
Craig and Sons will be joining its new partner at Poland's biggest trade fair for the energy industry – Energetab 2012 – in Warsaw next month.
"Taking part in the huge Energetab exhibition will enable us to make contact with companies from these markets and also to gain up-to-date information about the challenges they are currently facing and will have to address in the future," he added.
Invest NI's Dr Kell said: "Craigs has set an export growth strategy for the next three years and has been using our market visits and other support services to penetrate their target European markets. With our assistance the company is implementing a very structured and proven successful approach, as the immensely encouraging new business in Poland demonstrates.
"We are keen to encourage and assist companies, both large and small and in all manufacturing and tradeable business sectors to develop a clear strategy and structured approach to exporting.
Craigs developed the new fuel polishing system in partnership with Separ UK, a company based in Hertfordshire which supplies the filters used in the system. Craigs provides the pumps and assembles the system in Lisburn.


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Q: Datepicker dialog must not select past date I am using datepicker dialog in my app. I dont want to select passed dates when user selects any date from Dialog. My code is here.
private DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener mdateSetListener = new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {

    @Override
    public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int yr, int monthOfYear,
            int dayOfMonth) {
        year = yr;
        month = monthOfYear;
        day = dayOfMonth;
        updateDate();
    }
};

Update date sets the selected date to EditText. Is there any library method to prevent selecting past dates?
Thanks in Advance

A: In update method  your condition would be .Date class have before ,equals and after methods.Use them.
if(userdate.before(today) || userdate.equals(today)){
   //past date found
}

A: You can use: getDatePicker().setMaxDate(). Override onCreate() of Dialog and apply limits there.

A: If using API 11 or greater, you can use DatePicker.setMinDate()
Check http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/DatePicker.html#setMinDate(long) for more info.
Also see setMinDate() for DatePicker doesn't work to see how to use it.

A: if your application requires to run on API LEVEL 8+ then use below way to do it. put the relevant code inside yout onDateSet method.
@Override
    public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int monthOfYear,
            int dayOfMonth) {
String selected_date = dayOf + "-" + monthOf + "-" + year;

            Log.i(TAG, "Selected Date" + selected_date);
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
            Date strDate = null;
            try {
                strDate = sdf.parse(selected_date);
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
            System.out.println("Current time => " + c.getTime());

            Date current_date = null;
            String formattedDate = sdf.format(c.getTime());
            try {
                current_date = sdf.parse(formattedDate);
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            if (current_date.after(strDate)) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                        "Please choose future date", 1).show();
            } else {

                mYear = String.valueOf(year);
                mMonth = String.valueOf(monthOfYear);
                mDay = String.valueOf(dayOfMonth);
                updateStartDate();

            }
       }

if your Application require to run on API LEVEL 11+ then use DatePicker.setMinDate(long) you can find more information HERE

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KITTANNING — More improvements are on the way for the Belmont Complex.
At a public meeting yesterday, the Armstrong County Commissioners approved a resolution to submit a grant application and agreement to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The grant would be used to replace arena floor matting, lifeguard chairs, the pool's chlorine system, railing around the pool and diving stands and to install additional parking lot lights.
The total cost of the items is $175,000. The grant with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is for half of the amount of the project with the county and the Belmont Complex combining to provide a 50 percent match.
"It addresses safety issues," Jeanna Baker, Belmont Complex assistant manager, said.
— Proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
— Approved the municipal waste disposal contracts between the county and Greenridge Reclamation Landfill of Scottdale and County Landfill of Leeper.
— Approved the agreement between the county and the Department of State for the county plan to address the requirements of HAVA, Help America Vote Act.
— Approved an increase of $4,643.50 for sanitary sewer projects in Kiski Township.
— Reappointed Jeff Fullerton, Philip Tack, Richard Vesley and Vickie DeThomas to the Local Workforce Investment Board for three-year terms.


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May 2019 Blog - Challenging racism and discrimination in education policy
By Abi Angus – former education and advocacy officer with the Traveller Movement
My favourite memories of running the education advocacy project at Traveller Movement are of time spent out-and-about with families, doing home visits and attending school meetings. One of my all-time favourite days on the project was a visit that included lunch in a family's home, spending time discussing their case and then exploring the local countryside with children who lived on the site. Working alongside families who were so happy to share parts of their life (and food!) with me was such a privilege and made a job - that I already loved - even better.
The education project began as a part-time university placement, providing support, advice and representation to families around any issues linked to education. Although I hadn't worked with GTR communities before, I was keen to work on a project that helped young people access the support they needed in order to stay in school and access high-quality education. We designed a project to fill the gaps left by cuts to Traveller Education Services, which we primarily expected to support families in challenging the high number of school exclusions given to GTR pupils.
However, as word started to spread about the service we were running, families started to get in touch for a huge range of different reasons. Education statistics show that GTR children are more likely to be excluded from school than other pupils are, and that they are less likely to achieve good results at GCSE. However, they do not show the many barriers families face in trying to find a school that will support and understand their children. I believe that when done well, education gives young people the opportunity to be part of a community and to gain skills and qualifications that allow choices in the future. This wasn't happening for the families who were getting in touch to ask for support.
At the root of most cases was discrimination – whether it was a child excluded for lashing out after the school failed to tackle racist bullying, a parent concerned about their child attending a school where they would be the only student from a GTR background or a family treated in stereotypical ways by teachers who sometimes had shockingly low expectations.
Alongside casework, we looked at how we could tackle underlying racist attitudes in schools. We designed training for teachers, which aimed to dispel misconceptions held about GTR communities while supporting schools to be both aware, and welcoming, of GTR cultures. I remember talking to a teacher about school absences; they had not understood why a family was planning to take a full week away from school for a funeral and hadn't had a conversation with the parents about why this long was required. By supporting the family to share some of their culture with the school and talk about how the lives of loved ones are traditionally celebrated, the school gained a better understanding of their families and conflict was avoided.
When teachers started to see how important this was, relationships between families and schools improved and students had more positive educational experiences. Unfortunately, schools are under huge pressure to meet the demands of accountability measures that focus on attainment. This can result in in less priority being given to this kind of training, and can stand in the way of tailoring support to small groups of students.
These days, I can be found training as a researcher with the youth and education think-and-action-tank, LKMco. After years working on the ground with families, I wanted to find a way to use the experiences and stories I'd heard to try and impact on education policy. While the work of education advocates is important, without changes to policy this work is just fighting fires. I wanted to look at the role I could play in making sure these fires don't start in the first place! Research informed by real people's lived experiences, that looks to understand the barriers faced by marginalised communities is vital in making sure that policy benefits all groups, not just the majority – I'm so excited to be at LKMco where I can play a part in producing this kind of work!
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Anastasia Vinnikova, (Belarusian: Анастасія Віннікава, Russian: Анастасия Винникова) born 15 April 1991 is a singer from Belarus. She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Love Belarus", but failed to qualify to the final.
Anastasia Vinnikova was born in Dzyarzhynsk, BSSR on April 15, 1991. Anastasia attended the Minsk State Linguistic University, School of Translation and Interpreting.
Anastasia participated in Eurovision in 2011 with the song "I Love Belarus". The song was written by Evgeny Oleinik. Originally, Vinnikova was to perform the song "Born in Bielorussia" until it was discovered that the song had been previously performed in the summer of 2010. Anastasia competed in the second semi final at Eurovision. Belarus placed fourteenth with a total of forty-five points.
^ Busa, Alexandru (2011-02-26). "Anastasia Vinnikova to represent Belarus in Düsseldorf". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
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^ "Belarus 2011 Eurovision". BBC. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
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^ "Anastasia Vinnikova to sing I Love Belarus". Archived from the original on 2011-03-14.
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Boeing Submits Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook Helicopters
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions.
"Boeing believes the Apache and Chinook helicopters are the most capable and cost-effective rotorcraft to meet India's defense and transport requirements," said Vivek Lall, vice president and India country head for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. "The Apache will be a capable and lethal defender of India's troops and assets, while the Chinook will answer many of the country's military and humanitarian needs."
India is seeking 22 attack helicopters and 15 transport helicopters and has not set a date to announce the winning proposals.
The combat-proven AH-64D Apache Longbow is the newest version of the Apache and a candidate to fulfill the attack helicopter and reconnaissance requirements of numerous armed forces worldwide.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter is the world's standard for providing heavy-lift and high-altitude transportation for a multitude of missions, with a proven track record of military, humanitarian, disaster-relief, search-and-rescue and firefighting missions on six continents in all climates and conditions.
If selected, Boeing will build the Apache helicopters at its rotorcraft facility in Mesa, Ariz., and the Chinook helicopters at its rotorcraft center in Ridley Park, Pa. Suggested production rates and delivery schedules have not been announced.
Hal Klopper
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Mir is a project to support the management applications on the display(s) of a computer. It can be compared to the more familiar X-Windows used on the current Ubuntu desktop (and many others). I'll discuss some of the motivation for Mir below, but the point of this post is to clarify the relationship between Mir and Unity8.
Most of the time you hear about Mir it is mentioned alongside Unity8. This is not surprising as Unity8 is Canonical's new user interface shell and the thing end-users interact with. Mir "only" makes this possible. Unity8 is currently used on phones and tablets and is also available as a "preview" on the Ubuntu 16.10 desktop.
3. miral-kiosk – a sample "kiosk" offering only basic window management.
The miral-shell and miral-kiosk sample servers are available from the zesty archive and Kevin Gunn has been blogging about providing a miral-kiosk based "kiosk" snap on "Voices". I'll give a bit more detail about using these examples below, but there is more (including "how to" develop your own alternative Mir server) on my "voices" blog.
Mir is a set of programming libraries, not an application in its own right. That means it needs applications to use it for anything to happen. There are two ways to use the Mir libraries: as a "client" when writing an application, or as a "server" when implementing a shell. Clients (as with X11) typically use a toolkit rather than using Mir (or X11) directly.
There's Mir support available in GTK, Qt and SDL2. This means that applications using these toolkits should "just work" on Mir when that support is enabled in the toolkit (which is the default in Ubuntu). In addition there's Xmir: an X11 server that runs on Mir, this allows X based applications to run on Mir servers.
For other platforms you would need to build MirAL this yourself (see An Example Mir Desktop Environment for details).
None of these Mir servers provide a complete "desktop" with support for a "launcher", notifications, etc. but they demonstrate the potential to use Mir without Unity8.
The X-Windows system has been, and remains, immensely successful in providing a way to interact with computers. It provides a consistent abstraction across a wide range of hardware and drivers. This underlies many desktop environments and graphical user interface toolkits and lets them work together on an enormous range of computers.
But it comes from an era when computers were used very differently from now, and there are real concerns today that are hard to meet given the long legacy that X needs to support.
In 1980 most computers were big things managed by specialists and connecting them to one another was "bleeding edge". In that era the cost of developing software was such that any benefit to be gained by one application "listening in" on another was negligible: there were few computers, they were isolated, and the work they did was not open to financial exploitation.
X-Windows developed in this environment and, through a series of extensions, has adapted to many changes. But it is inherently insecure: any application can find out what happening on the display (and affect it). You can write applications like Xeyes (that tracks the cursor with its "eyes") or "Tickeys" (that listens to the keyboard to generate typewriter noises). The reality is that any and all applications can track and manipulate almost all of what is happening. That is how X based desktops like Unity7, Gnome, KDE and the rest work.
The open nature of window management in X-Windows is poorly adapted to a world with millions of computers connected to the Internet, being used for credit card transactions and online banking, and managed by non-experts who willingly install programs from complete strangers. There has been a growing realization that adapting X-Windows to the new requirements of security and graphics performance isn't feasible.
There are at least two open source projects aimed at providing a replacement: Mir and Wayland. While some see these as competing, there are a lot of areas where they have common interests: They both need to interact with other software that previously assumed X11, and much of the work needed to introduce support alternatives benefits both projects.
Canonical's replacement for X-Windows, Mir, only exposes the information to an application that it needs to have (so no snooping on keystrokes, or tracking the cursor). It can meet the needs of the current age and can exploit modern hardware such as graphics processors.


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Shadab Textile Mills Limited
As of Fri, Jan 27, 2023 4:41 PM
Shadab Textile Mills Limited was incorporated as a public limited company on 19th August 1979 under the Companies act 1913 which was replaced by Companies Ordinance, 1984 (now the Companies Act, 2017).The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, buying and dealing in yarn of all types.
Mr. Mian Aamir Naseem CEO
Mr. Mian Farrukh Naseem Chairman
Mr. Muhammad Adeel Anwar Khan Company Secretary
A-601/A, City Towers, 6-K Main Boulevard, Gulberg-II, Lahore.
www.shadabtextile.com
Corplink (Pvt) Limited Wings Arcade, 1-K, Commercial, Model Town, Lahore.
M/s. Fazal Mahmood & Company Chartered Accountants.
Oct 28, 2022 Transmission of Quarterly Report for the Period Ended September 30, 2022 View PDF
Oct 6, 2022 Transmission of Annual Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2022 View PDF
Sep 27, 2022 Financial Results for the Year Ended June 30, 2022 View PDF
Apr 27, 2022 Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022 View PDF
Feb 28, 2022 Transmission of Quarterly Report for the Period Ended December 31, 21021 View PDF
Feb 23, 2022 Financial Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2021 View PDF
Oct 29, 2021 Transmission of Quarterly Accounts for the Period Ended September 30, 2021 View PDF
Oct 28, 2022 Certified Copy of Resolution(s) passed in Annual General Meeting View PDF
Oct 5, 2022 Notice of Annual General Meeting (Before Publication) View PDF
Mar 29, 2022 Certified Copy of Resolution Passed in Extraordinary General Meeting View PDF
Mar 2, 2022 Notice of Extra Ordinary General Meeting View PDF
Nov 25, 2022 Corporate Briefing Session View PDF
Nov 15, 2022 Corporate Briefing Session (CBS) View PDF
Nov 10, 2022 Credit of Final Cash Dividend View PDF
Apr 8, 2022 Appointment of Chairman and Chief Executive View PDF
Apr 8, 2022 Appointment of Company Secretary View PDF
Apr 1, 2022 Resignation of Company Secretary View PDF
Mar 29, 2022 Election of Directors View PDF
Mar 18, 2022 Notice Under Section 159(4) of the Companies Act, 2017 View PDF
Mar 7, 2022 Corrigendum to the Books Closure Notice View PDF
Nov 16, 2021 Corporate Briefing Session (CBS) 2021 View PDF
Profit after Taxation 195,255 170,641 40,850 78,045
EPS 11.76 10.28 3.27 26.02
Gross Profit Margin (%) 9.68 11.58 5.68 7.07
EPS Growth (%) 14.40 214.37 (87.43) 216.16
September 27, 2022 3:07 PM 30/06/2022(YR) 5%(F) (D) 22/10/2022 - 28/10/2022
September 30, 2019 7:00 PM 30/06/2019(YR) 52%(F) (D) - 453.333% AT A PREMIUM OF Rs.15/= PER SHARE (R) 22/10/2019 - 28/10/2019
October 1, 2018 2:58 PM 30/06/2018(YR) 16.50% (D) 21/10/2018 - 27/10/2018
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Construction on both projects is expected to begin this year and be completed in the first quarter of 2013.
NEW DELHI--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. and Mahindra Solar One Pvt. Ltd. have completed an agreement for the supply of First Solar's advanced, thin-film solar modules for two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants totalling 50 megawatts (MW) DC to be constructed in India's Rajasthan state.
The two adjacent projects, which together will be one of India's largest PV installations upon completion, are part of the second batch of utility-scale solar projects concluded under India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM). The NSM aims to install 20,000 MW of new solar electricity generating capacity by 2022.
First Solar will supply more than 585,000 of its advanced, thin-film solar modules for the two projects of 30 MWDC and 20 MWDC. Construction on both projects is expected to begin this year and be completed in the first quarter of 2013.
"First Solar looks forward to working with two leading companies like Kiran and Mahindra Solar One to support India's renewable energy goals, and we are pleased they selected our technology as the best solution for the high ambient temperatures and diffuse sunlight conditions here," said Sujoy Ghosh, First Solar's India Country Head.
"This is a very exciting project for us," said Pramoda Karkal, Chief Operating Officer of Kiran Energy, "especially so because Kiran Energy, as well as our joint venture, Mahindra Solar One, will own the largest solar power plant aggregation in a single location in India. We are also very happy about our partnership with First Solar, which is providing its world-class PV technology. This will enable us to create a high-quality solar plant that could rank among the best in the country in terms of quality, uptime and output," he said.
Together, the side-by-side projects are expected to produce an average of more than 85,000 megawatt-hours of clean electricity per year, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of more than 97,000 average Indian households, and displace more than 80,000 metric tons of CO2 per year based on the national averages.
First Solar has cumulatively produced approximately 80 million of its advanced, thin-film solar modules, which represents a peak generating capacity of more than six gigawatts, enough to power more than 3.3 million homes and displace about four million tons of CO2 per year.
Kiran Energy is dedicated to developing on-grid and off-grid solar power projects in India and becoming one of India's leading clean energy utilities. Kiran Energy has a total of 75 mws under operation / construction and has a sizeable pipeline of solar PV projects in India. Kiran Energy, a professionally managed company and backed by credible Clean Energy Private Equity Investors is based in Mumbai.
Mahindra Solar One, a joint venture between Kiran Energy and Mahindra. Mahindra Solar One was one of the first companies to connect its first 5 megawatt JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) project supported by non-recourse rupee financing for its projects. www.mahindra.com/What-We-Do/Energy/Companies/Mahindra-Solar-One.


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Group IST Launches Arcadia Small Ship Cruises
New York based Group travel provider Group IST has announced the launch of Arcadia Small Ship Cruises, a fleet of fine small ships, including yachts and barges, sailing to hard-to-reach domestic and international ports of call. Partnering with Blount Small Ship Adventures, CroisiEurope, Rivages du Monde and Variety Cruises, Arcadia Small Ship Cruises offers programs to destinations including Cuba, the Mekong River, Seychelles, Costa Rica, the northeast United States, the Greek islands and France's rivers and canals. Arcadia aims to offer American travelers a more service-driven and personalized cruise experience at affordable prices, with per passenger prices starting from as little as $1,460.
"Group IST prides itself on offering meaningful travel experiences. Our clients have come to trust us as a provider of enriching land-based travel programs throughout Europe, the Near East and Africa. We're now thrilled to be able to offer a diverse range of sea-based programs in line with our company's ideals," said Group IST President and CEO Michael Goren. "We've vetted many cruise lines and small ships around the world, looking for products that we know our audience will find substantial and memorable."
"Small ship cruises can not only dock in hard-to-access ports, but they give cruisers ample time to explore each destination," added Group IST COO Tom Souza. "Arcadia ships often dock right in the heart of the various ports without the need to tender and with no long security lines."
Arcadia Small Ship Cruises offers cruisers programs to a variety of international destinations on state-of-the-art ships, while providing intimate service and fine dining. Arcadia sails to diverse ports of call many larger ships cannot reach, including the islands of New England, the Adriatic and the Panama Canal. Most Arcadia ships and mega yachts accommodate no more than 100 passengers, allowing a more personalized connection with the staff and fellow passengers. The company's commitment to exceptional service and small guest-to-crew ratios make for an unsurpassed cruise experience. For more information please visit www.arcadiasmallshipcruises.com.
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All participants must ride to and from away contests in transportation supplied by the school. Students may be released by their coach/advisor upon written permission of the parent to the athletic director/advisor or principal (24 hours prior to the trip). Emergency situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis.


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TV Characters Our Readers Want Back on Grey's, The 100 and More
By Team TVLine / March 27 2020, 2:00 PM PDT
As far as TVLine readers are concerned, these familiar faces are welcome back on their screens anytime. After sharing 15 TV characters we miss from their respective shows, our readers have chimed in with a few more additions to the list — with some surprising results.
Sure, we weren't shocked to hear that they miss Calista Flockhart's sharp-tongued, sharp-dressed Supergirl persona, but Shawn Mendes' one-episode role as a musician on The 100? We're ashamed to admit we never saw that one coming.
Our readers' wish list of comebacks also includes a Grey's Anatomy favorite, a former Chicago P.D. detective, a Shameless wild child and a pair of highfliers from DC's Legends of Tomorrow. (That last one admittedly isn't much of a puzzle. Who else could we possibly be referring to?)
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As with our original list, the same disclaimer applies: In order to qualify for inclusion, a character needs to feasibly be able to return. For example, there are countless favorites we'd gladly resurrect, but outside of supernatural shows, that's simply not realistic.
Browse our gallery of the characters that TVLine readers miss from their favorite shows — you can click here for direct access — then drop a comment with your thoughts below. Which of these characters would you welcome back with open arms?
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Main Entry : Jad P. Melki
Title & Author : Television news and the state in LebanonJad P. Melki
College : University of Maryland, College Park
Abstract : This dissertation studies the relationship between television news and the state in Lebanon. It utilizes and reworks New Institutionalism theory by adding aspects of Mitchell's state effect and other concepts devised from Carey and Foucault. The study starts with a macro-level analysis outlining the major cultural, economic and political factors that influenced the evolution of television news in that country. It then moves to a mezzo-level analysis of the institutional arrangements, routines and practices that dominated the news production process. Finally, it zooms in to a micro-level analysis of the final product of Lebanese broadcast news, focusing on the newscast, its rundown and scripts and the smaller elements that make up the television news story. The study concludes that the highly fragmented Lebanese society generated a similarly fragmented and deeply divided political/economic elite, which used its resources and access to the news media to solidify its status and, by doing so, recreated and confirmed the politico-sectarian divide in this country. In this vicious cycle, the institutionalized and instrumentalized television news played the role of mediator between the elites and their fragmented constituents, and simultaneously bolstered the political and economic power of the former while keeping the latter tightly held in their grip. The hard work and values of the individual journalist were systematically channeled through this powerful institutional mechanism and redirected to serve the top of the hierarchy. The journalist's background and beliefs were irrelevant to this process. Finally, the study advanced a theory on television news grounded in the empirical evidence and focusing on modern news media as the redistribution and reorganization of communication.
Subject : Communication and the arts; Social sciences; Arab; Lebanon; Mass media; Media; News; Politics; Television; Television news; Journalism; Political science; 0615:Political science; 0391:Journalism
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Added Entry : University of Maryland, College Park


Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas says that Ferrari looks to be fast "no matter" how much fuel it has in the car.
Ferrari topped the first two days of pre-season testing, while Mercedes concentrated on clocking up mileage. On Thursday morning, it unveiled a little bit more pace, ending the session in third place.
However, Bottas says that the Scuderia outfit appears to hold the advantage as the first week of pre-season testing comes an end.
"They do seem very strong," said Bottas in Barcelona. "No matter which kind of fuel load or engine modes they're running, whatever you try to correct that for in any case that they are quick. Both short runs and long run.
"So I think we feel at this point they're going to be a bit ahead. "Obviously it's impossible to make detailed calculations," he said. "It is very early days."
Bottas believes that the new aerodynamic rules that have been implemented for the upcoming season will make the development race throughout the year crucial to the outcome of the world championship.
"With the new rules it's going to be a big development race. We don't think anyone is going with this type of car in this test to the first race, including us, we do have new parts coming for the first race.


Only 17% of people managed to challenge themselves in 2015 according to research released by The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) to mark the charity's 60th Anniversary.
Three quarters of us (75%) believe setting personal challenges is important and 43% want to be more adventurous, but less than 1 in 5 managed it last year.
Young people were the most adventurous group in 2015; nearly a third (32%) of 18-24 year olds who participated in the survey said they felt they had challenged themselves a lot, compared to just 13% of retired people.
Most of us want 2016 to involve more challenge and adventure with a majority of 56% saying they would like to learn a new skill in 2016, rising to 73% of 18-24 year olds.
The DofE is helping people set and achieve goals next year through their Diamond Anniversary Challenge that will see people of all ages across the UK seeking more adventure.
Thousands of people have already signed up to take part, choosing challenges from three categories: adventure, personal, and skill. From conquering a fear of heights to learning to knit, Britain is getting out of its comfort zone.
Celebrity challengers include impressionist Jon Culshaw; BBC Radio 1Xtra's Yasmin Evans; comedian Bill Bailey; and survival and bushcraft expert Ray Mears.
The DofE's CEO Peter Westgarth explains: "At 60 years young the DofE has never been more relevant for young people in the UK. Over the years we've helped millions of youngsters to transform their lives through their DofE experience and gain essential work and life skills.
As a charity, we now want to fundraise for the future so we can continue to reach out to more young people. We're asking people across the country to support us.
The DofE's ambition is to enable two million more young people to start their DofE by 2020, with 400,000 from disadvantaged backgrounds.