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President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan Continues State Visit to the Syrian Arab Republic
The second day of the state visit by President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the Syrian Arab Republic started with negotiations with Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari and Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa.
Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed issues of developing bilateral relationships and international issues of mutual interest with the Syrian politicians. A special attention was paid to the development of economic cooperation.
"It is necessary to start with economy," the Head of State noted. "The mutual trade has not been developed enough yet. But we have got good preconditions for its development. The intergovernmental commission must work on that. The matter is that we have to create good conditions for business".
The discussion covered the rapid development of legislative basis for cooperation, the necessity of signing agreements on investment protection, avoiding double taxation and others.
In the context of world policy, the sides exchanged views on the situation in the region, particularly, on peaceful methods of resolving the Middle East conflict, situation in Iraq, Iran's nuclear file.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev emphasized that Kazakhstan completely supports the outlined course of the Syrian leadership aiming at international collaboration and economic reforms. On their turn, Syrian leaders underscored the special importance of the first state visit paid by Kazakhstan's President, the prominent politician representing a very significant region to Syria.
On the same day, Kazakhstan's President took part in the ceremony of laying flowers to the Monument of Unknown Soldier.
After that, President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Bashar Al-Assad participated in the first session of the Kazakhstani-Syrian Business Council.
While addressing the auditory, Kazakhstan's President expressed an opinion that the meeting between representatives of the business communities of Kazakhstan and Syria would assist to the development of trade economic cooperation between the two countries.
In the past, annual growth of Kazakhstan's economy was at 10 %. This year, the country's GDP will approach 100 billion dollars. Kazakhstan is a leader amongst CIS countries in implementing market reforms. Besides, the republic was one of CIS countries recognized as a market economy country by the European Union and the USA.
So far, direct foreign investments in Kazakhstan's economy reached 70 billion dollars, and the volume of internal investments grew up to 80 billion dollars.
In the context of this figure, our state occupies leading positions not only among CIS countries, but also among countries from Eastern Europe. Nowadays, Kazakhstani investments in the economies of foreign states were equal to 26 billion dollars. The gold reserves of the country are worth 40 billion dollars. The President expressed an opinion, that the two states could be a link between the Middle East and Central Asia. Amongst promising areas of interaction are joint enterprises in the area of agriculture, textile, construction, electricity and oil industries.
Kazakhstan is interested in exporting production of metallurgical, mining and chemical industries and products of agriculture.
Nursultan Nazarbayev underscored that production of the Syrian textile industry has the same ratio of cost to quality as goods from China, Iran, Turkey and Russia do.
The President called representatives of the business communities of Kazakhstan and Syria to implement joint investment projects.
After the session of the Kazakhstani-Syrian Business Council, Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the historical-cultural center and mausoleum of Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Al-Farakh Al-Farabi and viewed Sultan Baibars's memorial.
Al-Farabi was born in the territory of the Southern Kazakhstan region and spent a part of his life in Damascus. He was a famous philosopher and the author of comments to works of Aristotel and Platon. His works influenced philosophy and science of the middle age Western Europe.
Baibars ruled Egypt and Syria in the XIII and was considered the most powerful Sultan of the Mamluk state. He was born in a region that is a part of modern Kazakhstan now.
The restoration of Sultan Baibarsal-Bunduqdari's mausoleum and construction of Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Al-Farakh Al-Farabi's mausoleum are the first large objects in the history of independent Kazakhstan that will be constructed abroad with the financial support of the republic.
The total funds allocated on these two objects are equal to 4.6 million dollars. The Kazrestavracia republican state enterprise is the general contractor of these projects.
On the same day, President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the Umayyad Mosque and viewed the Salahuddin Masoleum.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Ratification of the Protocol on Introduction of Amendments to the Statute of the Court of the Eurasian Economic Community dated July 5, 2010".
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Q: how to reset word sentiment according to the feature? For sentiment analysis I am using sentiwordnet 3.0 and it works well in most cases but for some features score should be completely opposite.
For Example : If the topic is "TOY"
1) Feature "Quality" - getting correct score

   High quality (+ve score)

   Less quality (-ve score)

2) Feature "Price" - getting wrong score

   High price (+ve score but it should be -ve)

   Less price (-ve score but it should be +ve)

Can someone suggest how can we change the polarity of words according to feature ?
Any papers / concepts will be appreciated.

A: First, I will rephrase your question to make sure we are on the same page. For the given example, your goal is to assign polarity scores to the words "high" and "less", depending on their context. Whenever "high" refers to quality, you would like to assign it a positive connotation. However, when "high" refers to price, you would like to assign it a negative connotation.

Let's step back for a second and see the bigger picture. You probably have a sentence like "The price of the toy is too high to buy it for my kid.", and you want to figure out whether this is a positive or negative statement. The way you model this problem is to consider that "price" is an attribute for "high". Under this framework, it is a bit hard to reason. I would suggest reversing your view: think about "high" as being an attribute of "price", and aim to change the score of "price" according to whether it is "high" or "low".

Whichever view you choose in the end, the problem reduces to determining a) entities and b) attributes. In my view, "price" is an entity and "high" is its attribute. In yours, "high" is an entity and "price" is an attribute. Either way, you would have to determine pairs of (entity, attribute), and then define a mathematical relation that states in what way the attribute score influences the final score. This is hard mostly because determining entities and attributes is a well-known problem in NLP, and does not have a trivial solution.

What people usually do is use the bag-of-words techniques. This means that you take all the scores of all the words in the sentence, add them up, and them output the final score. It is a bit counter-intuitive, because it discards all the information about the sentence structure, but it works surprisingly well for long enough texts. It is the magic of big numbers -- a good movie review will have enough positive terms to outscore the negative ones.

An alternative is to use machine learning. Instead of worrying yourself how to combine these features, you simply give them to a machine and let a statistical learner infer the best combination. To my knowledge, Stanfard has achieved state-of-the-art performance using a deep recursive network.

I am well aware that this is not the kind of answer that you were expecting, but I wanted to make the point that this is not as easy of a problem as it might seem. A lot of research has gone into language modelling and sentiment analysis, and it turned out that there is very little that you can do manually. By manually I mean reasoning about how to combine scores or performing some kind of if/then/else analysis (e.g. if the word is "high", then if its attribute is "price", then if...)

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Q: Is there a way to adjust an html input range step size based on the speed the slider is moved? OK say you have a normal slider like this where people can input their yearly earnings:
<input id="tt" name="tt" type="range" value="250" min="0" max="1000">

I am using some mathematical function to map the 0-1000 input range to a 0 to 2.5M actual salary range, adjusting the step size based on the actual value (i.e., smaller step sizes for smaller values and vice versa). I am still not entirely happy with it though as it does not really allow people to accurately select a particular value, i.e., down to the individual €, unless they type it into the associated input-number field. But given that people prefer gestures like sliding over inputting stuff via the keyboard I was looking for a way to do it exclusively with the range slider.
So I was wondering, apart from using a non-linear mapping of the slider value onto the real values, is there is a way to reduce the step size, not just based on the value but also based on the speed with which the slider is moved. E.g., if you are far from the desired value you move the slider fast so the step size should be big, but as you approach your desired value you will slow down and then the step size should also decrease accordingly, allowing you to hone in on the exact amount you want. Is this possible at all with JavaScript? I haven't been able to find anything on the web so I assume there is no direct way of doing this but is there some roundabout way maybe?


This paper shares the history of forestry usage, and policy, while describing the evolution of forestry rights in two districts of Himachal Pradesh, India. The historical context allows us to understand before attempting to intervene in the local social, economic and physical context. In terms of gender, the paper shares some lessons learned from experiences, such as; some women's groups (Mahila Mandals) can be powerful taking action for the protection of forests. To ensure continuation and protection, these groups need legislative support. Threat to resources unified groups to create collective action. Current forest use shows an influence of old formal and informal access rights. Most recently, policy makers began allowing collective management of resources. What is now needed is for local people to take responsibility for managing and improving their resources.


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meijer, a Grand Rapids-based retailer with stores throughout Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, has been honored with the community award for best commercial business partnership in support of the AbilityOne® Program, as part of the 2011 NISH National Awards. This national award recognizes a commercial business that has partnered with an AbilityOne affiliated nonprofit agency (NPA) to maximize the employment of people with significant disabilities. Established in 1974, NISH (www.nish.org) is one of two national, nonprofit agencies designated by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission™ to support nonprofit agencies participating in the AbilityOne Program – the largest single source of employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities.
Meijer was nominated by Peckham, Inc., an AbilityOne NPA based in Lansing that provides job training and competitive employment opportunities for persons with significant disabilities and other barriers to employment. Partnered since 2009, Meijer has hired 26 referrals from Peckham, Inc. for their "Fresh Assembly Project" that brought packaging and distribution of vegetable trays in-house. Meijer has committed to have 40 percent of the Fresh Assembly Department employees be people with disabilities.
"Meijer's partnership with Peckham is a wonderful example of how commercial business and nonprofit organizations can work together to provide meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities," said Bob Chamberlin, President and CEO of NISH. NISH, a national nonprofit agency whose mission is to create employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities, is sponsoring the event. "The support of these organizations is essential in helping to contribute to the success of the AbilityOne Program and the positive impact on the communities they serve."
Meijer has been employing people with disabilities for more than 20 years and has excelled in creating a dynamic and inclusive workforce where they work with each employee as an individual to provide a proper job fit, according to their abilities. Meijer is also a founding member of a knowledge exchange group consisting of leaders from large retailers all over the country, which focuses on promoting best practices for hiring persons with significant disabilities.
"By actively recruiting people with disabilities and providing the proper job match, we are beginning to measure improved morale, increased job satisfaction, and better staff retention," said Michael Gamble, Senior Director, Human Resources, Meijer. "This measurable success is for the company as a whole. We learned that better job matching techniques for people with disabilities has also improved our job matches for every employee."
The 2011 NISH/AbilityOne National Awards serve to recognize organizations that have demonstrated outstanding support for the AbilityOne Program and people with significant disabilities, as well as, individuals with significant disabilities whose lives have been impacted by the AbilityOne Program. Nominations for these awards may be submitted by an AbilityOne-affiliated NPA or a Federal customer.
Established in 1974, NISH (www.nish.org) is one of two national, nonprofit agencies designated by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission™ to support nonprofit agencies (NPAs) participating in the AbilityOne Program. NISH provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have other significant disabilities by procuring Federal contracts for goods and services. Headquartered in Vienna, Va., NISH supports a network of more than 1,200 NPAs as well as Federal customers by providing legislative and regulatory assistance, communications and public relations materials, information technology support, engineering and technical assistance, and extensive professional training needed for successful contract management.
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Single Atom Gas Sensor For Detecting Disease
Single-Atom Gas Sensor For Detecting Disease
Sensors have been scaling down in size for many years now, with ultrasmall active sensing elements becoming commonplace. Over the years, advanced fabrication methods have contributed to sensors which use smaller active sensing areas. Yet, their small size has enabled them to be much more sensitive than other bulk sensors. This is because these types of sensors have used nanomaterials (sizes range from 1 to 100 nm) and their small size (and active surface) can detect much smaller changes within a local environment, and this is what makes them more sensitive than other bulkier sensors. But, there is a step beyond nanoscale sensors, and this is the realm of single atom sensors, where just a single atom is used to detect minute changes in a local environment.
Single-atom sensors are highly sensitive and useful for the right applications. However, they are a type of sensor that is not suitable for many applications. If you need a robust sensor for measuring fluidic flows in a power plant, this is not your type of sensor, nor is it your type if you need to detect structural changes in a building. This is because these areas focus on the macro scale (i.e. measuring substantial changes/deviations). In contrast, a single atom sensor is used to measure the smallest of small changes in an environment. A key application area is to use such sensors in biological environments where small sensors are required to detect minimal changes―because even though some changes can be minimal on a cellular level, the effects of these changes can be considerable.
Here, we're looking at one of the latest developments where a single atom sensor has been developed to detect nitric oxide (NO) gas in cellular environments, as the overproduction of such gases is a sign that a patient may have a disease.
The Growing Field of Single Atomic Crystals
Now, it's not possible to just have one atom by itself as a whole sensing element. Because we're talking about something so small, the single-atom that does the sensing needs to be attached to something that acts as a molecular anchor and keeps the single atom in place. This is where the field of single atomic crystals comes into play. Even though more than a single atom is required within the sensing area for single-atom sensors to work, it is just the single atom that is involved with the sensing response.
Single-atomic crystals are a specialist material where a single metal atom is dispersed onto a solid support material. The support is needed to hold the single metal atom in place (sticking out) so that it can interact with the local environment. Single atomic crystals are rooted in catalysis, but their use outside of this field is growing, and its use in the sensing field is still in its infancy.
The Importance of Nitric Oxide in Cellular Environments
Nitric oxide is an essential gas within our bodies. Our bodies and acts produce it as a signalling molecule between cells. While nitric oxide is used for many essential processes, high concentrations can indicate issues within a patient. While the presence of elevated nitric oxide concentrations doesn't pose a risk in itself (i.e. the high gas concentration doesn't have any adverse effects itself), if a cellular environment is found to have a high localised nitric oxide concentration, it can indicate that the release of nitric oxide in the local environment is out of control.
This can be for many reasons, but some of the main reasons are due to cells experiencing mechanical forces (such as shear stress) from specific biological processes. These scenarios are commonplace for patients who have particular diseases, like neurodegenerative diseases, autoimmune processes and cancer. Measuring the local concentration of nitric oxide in a cellular environment is seen as a way of determining if a person could have one of these diseases―which is often easier said than done due to the small measurement environment.
Detecting Nitric Oxide in Cellular Environments
While there are other applications for single-atom sensors, the ability to detect small nitric oxide changes in cellular environments offers a way of seeing if a person could have a disease in real-time, it's an application area that is gathering lots of interest. Researchers from China have now developed a single-molecule sensor based around nickel single atomic crystals (Ni-SAC) to monitor the levels of nitric oxide gas in live cellular environments.
To make a single atomic crystal-based sensing device, the researchers synthesised the single nickel atom onto N-doped carbon spheres. Even though the single atomic crystal was used in a sensing approach, the device still relied on its catalytic properties, as the primary mechanism of detection was through the single atom electrochemically oxidising the nitric oxide. With the released electron from the oxidation reaction providing a detectable response across the single atomic crystal support molecule before recombining with other molecules to form HNO2 as the finished catalysed product. The catalytic approach even showed an enhanced sensitivity over nickel-based nanomaterials (and other bulk materials). It could monitor the levels of nitric oxide within a cellular environment in real-time.
One of the issues of some inorganic atoms and materials is that they are not the most biocompatible. Still, this sensor was found to be suitable for biological environments and has a sensing range at the nanomolar level―meaning that trace amounts could be detected when released from the cells, enabling the smallest concentration changes to be identified.
Single-atom sensors are a lot trickier to produce that other types of sensors, this doesn't take away from the fact that they are highly efficient in specific scenarios―meaning that they could become a viable sensing option alongside the various nanomaterial-based sensors for replacing bulk sensors. Now, they are not going to be useful for all applications, but for measuring tiny changes, they are an excellent option if you're looking for high sensitivity.
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The latest report from BackBay and The Summit for Asset Management (TSAM), Trends in Asset Management, is based on a global survey of asset managers and was officially released at TSAM's London conference on March 13. Key insights from the research included rising concerns about cyber crime, with a corresponding uptick in predicted cyber security technology expenditure in 2018. Furthermore, addressing recent headlines around gender and diversity in the workplace, the study reveals that a vast majority of asset managers think their organisation is on the right track when it comes to promoting gender equality and diversity, demonstrated by the 51% who reported to use ESG metrics in their investor reporting.


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Chronicle: Taken on camera: the nocturnal habits of critters captured on Mount Hoo
Every morning it's Christmas on Mount Hoo as I rush to find gifts left overnight by our wildlife neighbors.
These "gifts" come in the form of footage recorded on one of the nine game cameras located in my hilltop house.
With childlike excitement, I pull out the little electronic boards from each camera and with high expectations, hurry back to my computer to see the gifts nature has brought.
Like a youngster on Christmas morning, I am filled with boundless optimism that I may have captured something amazing as the wild creatures of Mount Hoo wandered about in their nocturnal wanderings.
It's become an obsession that continues with the recent addition of a much more sophisticated camera trapping system that records high resolution footage.
Now, instead of those poor quality, weirdly shaded infrared images captured by cheap trail cameras, I record in color, multi-megapixel, suitable for abstracts, animal portraits.
A bobcat captured on a camera trap on Mount Hoo.
(Ernie Cowan / For the San Diego Union-Tribune)
Like most nature lovers, my interest in using trail cameras started with a desire to learn more about wildlife activity that we rarely see in the early morning hours.
I bought a Browning Trail camera and started the journey down the rabbit hole!
It was like entering wonderland.
Moving the camera randomly every few days, I began to learn travel habits and discovered the presence of creatures I didn't know that shared our little ridge-top acre.
Footage also recorded prey and predators passing the same locations in about a minute. This makes me wonder if there is a safe zone or agreement between species as to where hunting is allowed.
Soon I put together a portfolio of nocturnal images of coyotes, bobcats, possums, raccoons, woodrats, owls, rabbits…lots of rabbits, bats, quails, roadrunners and even a wild domestic cat casual.
A raccoon rabbit caught on a camera trap on Mount Hoo.
I added a small bowl of water to the floor just outside my office window and was thrilled to learn that almost all of my wildlife neighbors were taking advantage of this important resource.
The images were thrilling evidence of life after dark on Mount Hoo. Gradually more cameras were added, capturing an opossum carrying young in its pouch, the spring crop of coyote pups or cottontail rabbits taking dust baths.
The cameras offered an expanded look at the lives of our local wildlife neighbors, but the footage was more novelty than quality. It was time to step up the game of nocturnal nature photography.
I had a pro grade digital camera that I wasn't using so I made a waterproof case and bought a remote shutter that would be motion activated and wirelessly send a signal to my equipped camera of a receiver.
The camera would fire, a small transmitter would signal multiple flashes to fire, and anything that moved in front of the remote shutter would be photographed.
I set up the camera trap less than 30 feet from my bedroom door along a small path that passing creatures would likely have to use.
It was Big Boy Christmas with high hopes for huge gifts in the form of spectacular images from our denizens of darkness.
Sometimes morning presents are more like lumps of coal.
Imagine my excitement when 42 images were waiting for me on the new high resolution camera? Unfortunately, most of the photos were of a narcissistic bunny posing while his picture was taken.
An Eastern Cottontail Rabbit captured on a camera trap on Mount Hoo.
Mt. Hoo has become the official portrait studio for local wildlife.
I've written about night game photography with trail cameras before, and reader interest was high. Dozens of people have asked me to recommend a camera, but there are so many choices and features that it's best to do your own homework.
A good place to start is trailcampro.com where you can find a comprehensive buying guide and product reviews.
The Nat, also known as the San Diego Museum of Natural History, has requested some images and information for an exhibit it will launch Nov. 18, called "Caught on Camera: Wildlife When No One's Watching."
"Caught on Camera is intriguing and visually stunning, but it also shows how camera traps can play a role in conservation," said Justin Canty, vice president of education and engagement at The Nat. "We hope that visitors will be inspired to participate in conservation in their own way, whether by sharing their own sightings or simply learning about the local wildlife with whom we share our surroundings."
The exhibit will be featured on several walls of the museum's upper-level mezzanine where visitors can see squirrels hopping, bobcats in the backyards, and even native species few have heard of, such as the ringtail.
Many of the images were taken by researchers from The Nat and others working to study and conserve regional biodiversity, as well as community scientists.
A flat screen will also feature a rotating gallery of camera trap photos submitted by county residents.
If you would like to contribute your game cam photos that interest you, visit sdnhm.org/exhibitions/caught-on-camera and upload them in JPG format.
The Nat is open every day, except Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $22 for adults; $18 for seniors, students and military; $12 for youth and free for children under 2.
Cowan is a freelance columnist. Email [email protected] or visit ernieoutdoors.blogspot.com.
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Andreas Benjamin Hinkel (Backnang, 26 maart 1982) is een Duits oud-voetballer. Zijn laatste club was SC Freiburg. Op 12 april 2013 verklaarde hij dat hij komend seizoen aan de slag gaat als jeugdtrainer bij VfB Stuttgart.

Clubcarrière
Hinkel maakt zijn profdebuut voor VfB Stuttgart in een UEFA Cup wedstrijd tegen Celta de Vigo (0-0). Drie dagen later, op 18 maart 2001, maakt hij zijn Bundesliga-debuut tegen Hertha BSC. In 2006 tekende hij een contract bij de Spaanse club Sevilla FC, die 4 miljoen euro voor de verdediger overhad. Bij deze club ging hij de concurrentie aan met Daniel Alves.

Met Sevilla won hij in 2006 de Europese Supercup en in 2007 de Copa del Rey, de Supercopa en de UEFA Cup. Mede vanwege de concurrentie van Alves, komt Hinkel niet meer zoveel aan het spelen toe. In 2008 vertrekt hij naar het Schotse Celtic FC. Met de club uit Glasgow wordt hij kampioen in 2008. In de zomer van 2010 scheurt hij zijn kruisbanden. In het voorjaar van 2011 kon hij weer op het veld staan, maar hij komt het seizoen 2010/2011 niet meer in actie. Zijn contract werd niet meer verlengd, waardoor hij transfervrij door SC Freiburg kon worden overgenomen. Na een teleurstellend seizoen waarin hij amper zeven wedstrijden mocht meedoen zocht hij geen nieuwe club meer. Op 12 april 2013 werd bekend dat hij jeugdtrainer wordt bij VfB Stuttgart.

Duits elftal
Op 30 april 2003 maakte Hinkel zijn debuut voor het Duits voetbalelftal in de oefenwedstrijd tegen Servië en Montenegro (1-0) in Bremen, net als Michael Hartmann (Hertha BSC). Hij viel in die wedstrijd na 66 minuten in voor Arne Friedrich. Hij maakte deel uit van de Duitse selectie op het EK van 2004 in Portugal, maar kreeg daar geen speeltijd. Daarna kreeg Hinkel een paar jaar geen uitnodiging meer voor het nationale elftal. In september 2008 riep bondscoach Joachim Löw hem weer op voor een interland tegen Finland. Onder Löw speelde Hinkel nog drie keer voor Duitsland.

Erelijst
Sevilla FC
 Copa del Rey: 2007
 Supercopa: 2007
 UEFA Super Cup: 2006
 UEFA Cup: 2007

Celtic FC
 Kampioen van Schotland: 2008
 Scottish League Cup: 2009

Externe link
Officiële website

Duits voetballer

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A Budapesti Goethe Intézet (németül: Goethe-Institut) a Németországi Szövetségi Köztársaság világszerte tevékeny kulturális intézményhálózatának magyarországi fiókja. Legfőbb feladata a német nyelv megismertetése és a nemzetközi kulturális együttműködés támogatása. Részlegei: a nyelviskola, a nyelvtanár-továbbképzés, a könyvtár és a kulturális programosztály, emellett átfogó Németország-képet közvetít a kulturális, társadalmi és politikai életről szóló információk révén.

A Budapesti Goethe Intézet megalakulásának előzményei
Az 1977. július 6-i Magyar-NSZK Kulturális Egyezmény vetette fel először kulturális centrumok létesítését és az anyanyelvi lektorok, tanárok cseréjét. A két ország kormánya 1987. október 7-én rögzítette a kölcsönösen felállítandó kulturális és információs központokról szóló megállapodást. A Budapesti Goethe Intézetet 1988. március 10-én Hans-Dietrich Genscher külügyminiszter és Köpeczi Béla kulturális miniszter nyitotta meg.

Székhelyek
A Budapesti Goethe Intézet 1988. március 10-én a Kecskeméti utca 7. szám alatt nyílt meg. 1992. február 18-án átköltözött az Andrássy út 24. szám alá. 2006 februárjától a IX. kerületi Ráday utca 58.-ban működik.

A Budapesti Goethe Intézet vezetői

Igazgatók

Igazgatóság 2015 szeptemberétől

Szintek és vizsgák
A Goethe Intézet nyelvvizsgái világszerte széles körben ismertek, a nyelvvizsgák alapján megszerzett bizonyítványokat a munkáltatók, valamint továbbképzési intézmények számos országban örömmel fogadják a minőségi tudás igazolásaként. A Goethe Intézet német nyelvvizsgái a Közös Európai Nyelvi Referenciakeret (GER) szintjeihez igazodnak a kezdők számára szolgáló A1 szinttől a C2 legmagasabb nyelvi szintig.

Könyvtár
A könyvtár Magyarországon egyedülálló gyűjteménnyel rendelkezik. Minden beiratkozó olvasó olyan olvasójegyet kap, amellyel nemcsak a Budapesti Goethe Intézetből, hanem a budapesti Francia Intézet médiatárából is kölcsönözhet. Így mintegy 12 ezer német és több mint 35 ezer francia nyelvű könyv, hangoskönyv, dvd, cd és cd-rom áll az érdeklődők rendelkezésére.

Kiemelt gyűjtőkörök
kortárs német nyelvű irodalom
társadalompolitika
filozófia, Németország kultúrája és történelme
német nyelv és német, mint idegen nyelv

További kínálat
napi- és hetilapok, folyóiratok
online adatbankok
zenei CD-k, hangoskönyvek, DVD-k
szabad internet és WIFI hozzáférés

E-kölcsönzés
A könyvtárban lehetőség van e-kölcsönzésre is, amellyel digitális dokumentumokat, mint pl. e-könyveket, e-hangzóanyagokat, e-folyóiratokat lehet kölcsönözni meghatározott időre úgy, hogy egy internetes felületről lehet letölteni őket.

Díjak, kitüntetések

A Goethe-érem magyar kitüntetettjei
 1984 Dr. Mádl Antal
 1994 Szabó István
 2000 Konrád György
 2004 Kertész Imre
 2007 Tandori Dezső
 2010 Heller Ágnes

A Budapesti Goethe Intézet Magyarországon kitüntetett munkatársai

Magyar Köztársasági Arany Érdemkereszt
 1999 Anne Meichssner
 2007 Helmut Hofmann

Pro Cultura Hungarica
 1996 Dr. Rainer Paul

A Budapesti Goethe Intézet kitüntetése
 2002 Budapestért díj

Being Faust - Enter Mephisto
A 2015-ös év egyik legjelentősebb kulturális programja a Budapesti Goethe Intézet, a Katona József Színház és a dél-koreai NOLGONG játékfejlesztő cég közös játéka volt. A "Being Faust – Enter Mephisto" egy olyan online és közösségi médiaelemekkel bővített valós játék, amely Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Faust című drámájára épül. A projekt különböző valós és virtuális játékelemek ötvözésével arra készteti a résztvevőket, hogy új nézőpontból tekintsenek önmagukra és digitális környezetükre, összemérjék magukat a világszerte játszó többi játékossal és magával az eredeti drámával is közelebbi kapcsolatba kerüljenek. A játék 2015. március 10-11-én került megrendezésre összesen 5 alkalommal a Katona József Színház Sufnijában felépített installációban.

Ennek az innovatív projektnek, melyet a koreai Goethe Intézet és a NOLGONG dolgozott ki, az volt a kiindulópontja, hogy a digitális korban Faust és Mephisto találkozása miként és milyen eszközök segítségével valósulhatna meg. A játék az eredeti dráma mai interpretációjából indul ki. Az előkészítő munkálatok 2013-ban kezdődtek, az első nyilvános bemutató 2014. szeptember 1-jén volt Szöulban. Innen nem sokkal később a dél-afrikai Johannesburg "A MAZE." fesztiváljára utazott tovább, 2014 végén a hongkongi Fringe Clubban és a szöuli Világ Kultúráinak Fesztiválján mutatkozott be a projekt.

2015-ben Prágában, Budapesten és Vilniusban vendégszerepelt a játék. A távlati tervekben olyan rendezvényeket is terveznek, amikor a résztvevők egyidejűleg több helyszínen játszanak egymással.

Jegyzetek

Források
 A Budapesti Goethe Intézet honlapja
 20 éves a budapesti Goethe Intézet Szerkesztette: Gabriele Gauler, Goethe Intézet, 2008
 Kathe, Steffen R.: Kulturpolitik um jeden Preis, Die Geschichte des Goethe-Instituts von 1951 bis 1990, Martin Meidenbauer Verlagsbuchhandlung, München, 2005,  357-363. oldal
 Az NSZK sajtója Genscher külügyminiszter közelgő budapesti látogatásáról, Népszabadság, XLVI. évfolyam, 58. szám, 1988.03.09.
 Józsa György: Titkos tűzrendészek a Goethe Intézetben, A rendszerváltás német tanúja: Egon Westerholt, Magyar Nemzet, 55. évfolyam 279. szám 1992.11.26., 7. oldal
 Megnyílt Budapesten az NSZK kulturális központja, Hans-Dietrich Genscher és Köpeczi Béla avatta fel az intézményt, Népszabadság, XLVI. évfolyam, 60. szám, 1988.03.11., 1. és 3. oldal
 Takács István: Az út Magyarországon keresztül visz, Beszélgetés dr. Egon Graf von Westerholttal, Új Magyarország, 2. évfolyam 8. szám 1992.01.10., 8. oldal
 Bergdoll, Udo: Genscher eröffnet Kulturzentrum in Ungarn. Einrichtung von Konsulaten in München und Pecs vereinbart, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1988.03.11.
 Bergdoll, Udo: Goethe als Eisbrecher. Vom deutschen Kulturinstitut in Budapest erhofft sich Bonn eine Ausstrahlung auf den gesamten Ostblock, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1988.03.11.
 Hirsch, Helga: "Vorreiter Ungarn" Die Zeit, 1988.03.18.
 Reitze, Paul F.: Genscher fordert Feldzug. Nach Budapest Goethe-Institute in Sofia und Warschau? Die Welt, 1988.03.11.
 Reitze, Paul F.: Goethe-Institut in Budapest. Einweihung der Budapester Zweigstelle, Die Welt, 1988.03.02.
 Reitze, Paul F.: Ungarn spielt den Eisbrecher. Das Goethe-Institut in Budapest soll schon im März eröffnet werden, Die Welt, 1988.01.20.
Reitze, Paul F.: Wim Wenders' Berliner Engel schweben über Budapest, Die Welt, 1988.03.18.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
Goethe Intézet

Németország kulturális élete
Budapest IX. kerülete


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Cruising the Fjords of Fuegia in Southern Patagonia
By Wayne Bernhardson, author of Moon Patagonia
Short of Antarctica itself, some of the Southern Hemisphere's most awesome scenery occurs in the Beagle Channel and southern Tierra del Fuego. And as usual, Charles Darwin left one of the most vivid descriptions of the channel named for the vessel on which he sailed:
The lofty mountains on the north side compose the granitic axis, or backbone of the country, and boldly rise to a height of between three and four thousand feet, with one peak above six thousand feet. They are covered by a wide mantle of perpetual snow, and numerous cascades pour their waters, through the woods, into the narrow channel below. In many parts, magnificent glaciers extend from the mountain side to the water's edge. It is scarcely possible to imagine anything more beautiful than the beryl-like blue of these glaciers, and especially as contrasted with the dead white of the upper expanse of the snow. The fragments which had fallen from the glacier into the water, were floating away, and the channel with the icebergs presented, for the space of a mile, a miniature likeness of the Polar Sea.
Pía glacier in the western Beagle Channel. Photo © Luis Alejandro Bernal Romero, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
Even today, few visitors see Tierra del Fuego's splendid fjords—little changed since Darwin described them in 1833, except for the receding glaciers. Many of those who do see the fjords do so onboard weeklong excursions from Punta Arenas to the Argentine port of Ushuaia and back on the Chilean vessel Via Australis or the larger and more luxurious Stella Australis (every cabin on the Stella has a huge picture window, and it has additional lounges with audiovisual gear, and even a top-deck gym with running tracks and stationary bicycles).
Unlike the Navimag ferry from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, these are cruises in the traditional sense. The passengers are waited on hand and foot, and they're not cheap. Yet for the foreseeable future, this remains the only way to see the area short of sailing your own yacht or chartering someone else's, and for that reason it's worth consideration even for those with limited finances.
One common alternative is to do either leg of the voyage separately—either five days and four nights from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia, or four days and three nights from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas. The boats sometimes undertake variants, and there's usually some duplication. Both legs, for instance, usually visit Cape Horn and the western Beagle Channel's Glaciar Pía. Routes can also vary depending on weather conditions in this notoriously capricious climate.
After an evening departure from Punta Arenas's Muelle Prat, the vessel usually crosses the Strait of Magellan to enter the Seno del Almirantazgo (Admiralty Sound), a westward maritime extension of the freshwater Lago Fagnano trough. Passengers usually go ashore at Bahía Ainsworth, near the Glaciar Marinelli, where there's a short hiking trail through what was once forest until feral beavers dammed the area into a series of ponds. The most interesting sight for most visitors is a small elephant seal colony. Farther west, at Isla Tucker, there's a Magellanic penguin colony (observed from an inflatable Zodiac), and it's also possible to see the rare striated caracara, Phalcoboenus australis.
Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
After a night's sailing that includes Canal Cockburn, where open ocean swells can rock the boat at least briefly, the vessel turns into the calmer Canal Ocasión and eventually enters the Beagle Channel's north arm, sailing past the so-called Avenida de los Glaciares, a series of glaciers named for various European countries. After entering Fiordo Pía (Pía Fjord), where dozens of waterfalls cascade down sheer metamorphic slopes, passengers normally disembark at Glaciar Pía, where a short hike leads to an overlook as angular seracs collapse off the glacier's face and into the sea.
Darwin, again, described the dangers of travel in a land that sea kayakers are just beginning to explore:
The boats being hauled on shore at our dinner hour, we were admiring from the distance of half a mile a perpendicular cliff of ice, and were wishing that some more fragments would fall. At last, down came a mass with a roaring noise, and immediately we saw the smooth outline of a wave traveling toward us. The men ran down as quickly as they could to the boats; for the chance of their being dashed to pieces was evident.
Ainsworth bay and the Marinelli glacier. Photo © Luis Alejandro Bernal Romero, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.
After traveling through the night, the ship anchors at Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn), and, wind permitting (less than 45 knots), passengers disembark in a rocky cove to hike to the stylized iron albatross silhouette that symbolizes sailors who lost their lives "rounding the Horn." At the lighthouse, tended by a Chilean naval officer with his family, there is now a small gift shop.
Again, if weather permits, the captain can choose to round the Horn before proceeding north to Bahía Wulaia, on Isla Navarino's western shore. Here passengers visit the site of an early mission where, in a notorious incident, the Yámana massacred all but one of the Anglicans and their crew. There is then the option of a short but steep hike with panoramic views of the bay, or an easier shoreline walk to see birdlife, including Magellanic oystercatchers.
Before continuing to Argentina, the vessel stops at Puerto Navarino, at the western end of Isla Navarino, for immigration formalities (the crew shuttles the documents ashore and back by Zodiac). Proceeding to Ushuaia, passengers spend the night aboard; those returning to Punta Arenas have the day free in Ushuaia before returning to the ship, while new passengers check their bags downtown before boarding in late afternoon.
After reentering Chile at Puerto Navarino, the ship sails south to Cape Horn again for an early disembarkation and stops again at Wulaia as well. Returning to the Beagle Channel, it veers westward through the north arm, again passing the Avenida de los Glaciares. It re-enters Canal Cockburn, rounding Península Brecknock to the Fiordo Chico (Little Fjord), where passengers board Zodiacs for an easy shoreline walk to the receding Glaciar Águila. On the final morning, the boat sails north to Isla Magdalena before returning to Punta Arenas.
Well-organized without being regimented, the cruise is informal in terms of dress and behavior. At the start, passengers sign up for meal tables; places are fixed for the duration, though some small groups join their tables. In general, passengers are grouped by language, though they often place together people who speak English as a second language. The staff themselves can handle Spanish, English, German, French, and some other languages.
After introduction of the captain and crew, and an obligatory safety drill, there's a welcome drink and a brief folklore show (in Punta Arenas) or tango demonstration (in Ushuaia). Smoking is prohibited everywhere except the exterior decks. The package includes bar consumption.
The cabins themselves are spacious, with either a double bed or twin beds, built-in reading lights, closet with hangers and shelves (with a small lock box for valuables), and private bath with excellent hot shower. Some also have a fold-down bunk for children or a third person. The food is abundant and often excellent, though breakfasts can be a little monotonous. The wine is superb, and the service exceptional. Vegetarian menus are available on request.
For those who tire of the landscape or when weather is bad, onboard activities include karaoke, slide lectures on history and flora and fauna, engine-room tours, knot-tying demonstrations, and documentary films on topics such British explorer Ernest Shackleton and local wildlife. The farewell dinner is a fairly gala affair, followed by champagne on the top deck.
Punta Arenas is the homeport for fjord-bound cruises. Check-in takes place at Turismo Comapa (Magallanes 990, tel. 061/2200200) 1pm-5pm, while boarding takes place 5pm-6pm at the entrance to Muelle Prat. Some passengers begin or end the trip in Argentine Tierra del Fuego, where check-in takes place at Comapa's Ushuaia office (San Martín 245, tel. 02901/430727, 9am-4pm); boarding takes place 5pm-6pm at the Muelle Comercial (at the foot of 25 de Mayo).
Often this popular cruise runs full September-April. In December and January, days are so long that it's possible to enjoy the landscape until after 11pm, and there's sufficient light to read by at 4am.
Make reservations through Cruceros Australis (Av. Bosque Norte 0440, 11th Fl., Las Condes, Santiago, tel. 02/24423110), which also has representatives in Buenos Aires (tel. 011/5199- 6697) and in the United States (toll-free 877/678-3772). Per-person rates for four days and three nights start at US$1,189 in low season and go up to US$3,338 in high season. For five days and four nights, the comparable rates are US$1,440 in low season to US$4,040 in high season.
Moon Patagonia
by Wayne Bernhardson
Patagonia's staggering landscapes, titanic glaciers, and rugged mountains evoke mystery and inspire self-discovery.


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Q: Python: how to split a string by a delimiter that is invalid <0x0c> I have a document which contain the charterer <0x0c>.
Using re.split.
The problem that it look like that:
import re
re.split('',text)

When although it works, you CAN'T see the charterer and except of living a nice comment it is a great candidate to be one of this legacy code that only I would understand.
How can I write it in a different, readable way?

A: You can express any character using escape codes. The 0x0C Form Feed ASCII codepoint can be expressed as \f or as \x0c:
re.split('\f', text)

See the Python string and byte literals syntax for more details on what escape sequences Python supports when defining a string literal value.
Note: you don't need to use the regex module to split on straight-up character sequences, you can just as well use str.split() here:
text.split('\f')


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The Top 5 Winter Getaways Global Travel Reviews: 2022
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Essentially less swarmed than it's neighbor Cancun during the late-winter and cold weather months, Playa Del Carmen is a lovely objective to escape to during winter. Partake in the unblemished sea shores that line its coast and all scuba jumping, swimming and fishing they bring to the table. Or on the other hand stroll in and out of town and appreciate unimaginable food and shopping!
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Cable Ratings: Fox News Crushes HGTV for Top Primetime Spot
Fox News also beats CNN and MSNBC combined
Brian Flood | February 7, 2017 @ 1:20 PM	Last Updated: February 8, 2017 @ 8:40 AM
TheWrap
Fox News topped all of basic cable in both total viewers and primetime viewers for the week of Jan. 30, averaging 3.27 million primetime viewers compared to 1.64 million for HGTV, which finished as the second-most watched network.
USA, MSNBC and TBS round out the top five primetime networks, while cable news rival CNN finished seventh. The revamped Fox News primetime lineup featuring Tucker Carlson and Martha MacCallum has thrived and the network has been the No. 1 cable news channel for 15 consecutive years after winning the month of January.
Fox News also averaged 1.9 million total day viewers last week to win the category, while Nickelodeon finished second with 1.16 million viewers. HGTV, CNN and Adult Swim help make up the top five, with MSNBC finishing seventh.
Also Read: Martha MacCallum's 'The First 100 Days' Is a Hit - But What Happens on Day 101?
Fox News beat CNN and MSNBC combined in both primetime and total day total viewership during the period. Additionally, Fox News' sister network, Fox Business, beat CNBC in Business Day viewers over the same time period, giving the network its fourth straight weekly win.
MacCallum's show, "The First 100 Days," finished among the most-watched cable news programs last week, but she recently admitted to TheWrap that she isn't sure about her plans after the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
I have not thought about that," MacCallum said, adding that she would be "very happy to go back and do the morning show with Bill Hemmer."
When "Tucker Carlson Tonight" was moved from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to replace Megyn Kelly, Fox News temporarily moved MacCallum off "America's Newsroom" with Hemmer and slipped her right into the 7 p.m. slot with "The First 100 Days."
Based on the network's ratings, the plan is working out.
23 Most-Watched Cable News Hosts Of 2016, From Don Lemon to Megyn Kelly (Photos)
2016 was a wild year for cable news networks, so where did viewers go when they wanted coverage of everything from celebrity deaths to the presidential election? Find out here with the Top 23 shows ranked by rating.
23. "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon"
Lemon's primetime show averaged 924,000 viewers and is a unique combination of straight newscast and opinion programming. CNN essentially allows Lemon to do what he thinks will benefit viewers on a nightly basis, which was evident when he recently choked up remembering news legend Gwen Ifill.
Also Read: Don Lemon Chokes Up on CNN During Emotional Tribute to Gwen Ifill (Video)
22. "Erin Burnett Outfront"
Burnett continues to be one of the most-watched programs on CNN, averaging 948,000 viewers on a nightly basis.
Also Read: CNN's Erin Burnett Picks Up 8 Straight Demo Victories
21. "The Kelly File" – repeat
It's been quite a year for Megyn Kelly and the late-night repeat of "The Kelly File" averages one million viewers per night, topping the live edition of most cable news competitors.
Also Read: Megyn Kelly Takes Jab at Bill O'Reilly's Claim to 'No. 1 Cable News Show'
20. "Hardball with Chris Matthews"
Matthews averaged 1.05 million viewers to help MSNBC defeat CNN in the 7 p.m. hour during the wild political year of 2016.
Also Read: MSNBC's Chris Hayes Admits Trading Trump and Cubs Wins in Devil Pact
19. "All In With Chris Hayes"
Hayes averaged 1.07 million viewers with his unique take on political issues while managing to squeeze in time to grab a drink with TheWrap.
Also Read: Chris Hayes Says Donald Trump Attacks Only Boosted Megyn Kelly's Career (Video)
18. "11th Hour with Brian Williams"
Brian Williams returned to primetime after a stint as an afternoon breaking news anchor to average 1.14 million viewers, giving MSNBC a hit show while resurrecting Williams' career at the same time.
Also Read: Brian Williams to Anchor Late-Night MSNBC Show
17. "Anderson Cooper 360"
Cooper had CNN's most-watched program of 2016, with 1.14 million viewers. While Cooper is a household name and widely recognized, many will find it odd that he finished behind so many cable news competitors.
Also Read: Anderson Cooper Tears Into Kellyanne Conway Over 'Irresponsible' Donald Trump (Video)
16. "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell"
O'Donnell, who was a writer on "The West Wing" before landing his MSNBC gig, averaged 1.24 million viewers in 2016.
Also Read: 'West Wing' Writer Lawrence O'Donnell Explains Why 2016 'Ruined' Political TV Drama
15. "Fox & Friends"
The Fox News morning show hosted Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Ainsley Earhardt averaged 1.27 million viewers. By comparison, cable news rivals "New Day" averaged 508,000 and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" averaged 677,000.
Also Read: Bill O'Reilly Vows to Never Appear on 'The View' After Joy Behar's Trump Comments (Video)
14. Fox News' 2 p.m. ET Hour
This one is complicated, as "Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" occupied this spot until she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, who eventually stepped down in disgrace. Carlson's old show combined with a variety of replacements averaged 1.35 million viewers.
Also Read: Bill O'Reilly Says Liberals Want to Destroy 'White Establishment' (Video)
13. "The O'Reilly Factor" – repeat
Bill O'Reilly is so popular that the late-night repeat of his primetime show averaged more viewers than most competitors pick up on a good night, with 1.39 million viewers tuning into the second run of "Factor."
Also Read: Why Bill O'Reilly Is Having a Better Month Than You
12. "The Rachel Maddow Show"
Maddow is the most-watched show that isn't on Fox News Channel, averaging 1.43 million viewers. 2016 was Maddow's most-watched year in the show's history.
Also Read: Lester Holt Caps Big Year With 'NBC Nightly News' Ratings Victory
11. "Happening Now"
Jon Scott and Jenna Lee anchor the midday newscast that averaged 1.44 million viewers.
Also Read: Shepard Smith's Doomsday Hurricane Matthew Prediction: 'You and Everyone You Know Are Dead'
10. "Shepard Smith Reporting"
Fox News' Smith cracks the Top 10 by averaging 1.47 million viewers during his afternoon newscast.
Also Read: Fox News Anchor Shepard Smith: Roger Ailes Didn't Care That I'm Gay
9. "Outnumbered"
The afternoon show that features four females and "One Lucky Guy" averaged 1.59 million viewers.
Also Read: Sean Hannity Crashes Neil Cavuto's Live Show: 'Do You Know He Doesn't Answer My Emails?' (Video)
8. "Your World with Neil Cavuto"
Cavuto emerged as a huge fan favorite when viewers realized how much they missed him during an extended absence to recover from heart surgery. He finished the year averaging 1.6 million viewers.
Also Read: Neil Cavuto Details His Grueling Recovery From Open-Heart Surgery: 'This Was a Bitch' (Exclusive)
7. "America's Newsroom"
Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer's program beat all primetime shows on CNN and MSNBC despite airing from 9-11 a.m. ET.
Also Read: Greta Van Susteren Hints at Return to TV: 'I Have Received a Tempting Offer'
6. "Tucker Carlson Tonight"
The 7 p.m. ET hour averaged 2.15 million viewers, with "On the Record" and Carlson's new show combining for the sixth most-watched timeslot of 2016.
5. "Hannity"
Sean Hannity's right-leaning opinion program emerged as must-see TV for Donald Trump supporters and averaged 2.25 million viewers per night.
Also Read: Sean Hannity Rips CNN's 'Alt-Left' Brian Stelter as 'Purveyor of Fake News' (Video)
4. "The Five"
The ensemble cast featuring Eric Bolling, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Greg Gutfeld, Juan Williams and Dana Perino averaged 2.33 million viewers.
Also Read: Why Fox News Is Putting 'The Five' Co-Hosts on a 2-Week Bus Ride
3. "Special Report"
Bret Baier's nightly newscast is the most-watched straight news program among cable television with an average viewership of 2.39 million.
Also Read: Fox News' Bret Baier Won't Tell You Who He's Voting For
2. "The Kelly File"
Megyn Kelly's star continued to grow in 2016 and the soon-to-be free agent averaged 2.73 million viewers.
Also Read: Short Hair, Don't Care: Why Tucker Carlson Is Fox News' Latest Star (Exclusive)
1. "The O'Reilly Factor"
Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" dominated total viewers in 2016, averaging 3.29 million viewers.
Also Read: Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Says 'Hollywood Is Going Out of Business' (Exclusive)
If you enjoyed this, check out TheWrap's 16 Media Winners of 2016.
Also Read: 16 Media Winners of 2016, From Steve Bannon to Gretchen Carlson (Photos)
Tucker Carlson cracks the Top 10 with his new show
Fox News' Bill O'Reilly Refuses to Apologize to Russia, Continues Feud
By Brian Flood | February 7, 2017 @ 6:12 AM
Fox News Tops Cable News Ratings for 15 Straight Years With January Win
By Brian Flood | January 31, 2017 @ 10:27 AM
Fox News Averages 2 Million More Prime Time Viewers Than Closest Cable Competitor
By Brian Flood | January 24, 2017 @ 2:47 PM


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I am going to be honest....I received this book from net-galley a while ago and read it a while ago but did not post my review right away. There was a lot of hype around this book and I was a bit let down after reading it. It is not that I disliked it because I do not, but I did not think it lived up to the hype.
It starts out slow and is difficult to get into the novel because it is difficult to follow. The characters are not strong enough for me, there was hope there just no complete characters. The world-building was not that great and the rules of the world were a bit confusing. I did like the book toward the end the plot picked up and kept my interest which is the only reason why I was able to finish the book. I feel like this book fell victim to the first book syndrome, where the author has a difficult time setting up the world and characters. I hope the second book is better.


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The Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce is able to offer discounts for members wanting to study for Chartered Management Institute (CMI) courses at the University of Hertfordshire (UH).
Below is an indication of the type of course content students can expect to study on a CMI course. The current courses offered are being re-designed and prospective students are asked to contact the Chamber team via email (enquiries@hertschamber.com) for further information.
The Level 5 qualifications in Management and Leadership (QCF) are designed for practising middle management who want to develop their core management skills; they help managers strengthen and develop their knowledge of middle management by focusing on specific management areas in their current day-to-day job function.
The CMI does not specifiy entry requirements for the Certificate but students are likely to be leading teams or aiming to do so in the future.
On completion of the Certificate, students can progress to the Diploma in Management and Leadership which is designed as a more extensive qualification for managers and those aspiring to senior management who want to develop their key skills. A Diploma in Management and Leadership is the benchmark qualification for full CMI membership.
To achieve the Diploma students are required to complete all five units above over a total of 7.5 days.
A 25% discount on CMI courses at the University of Hertfordshire is offered to Chamber members for courses running during the academic year 2016/17 - please contact the Chamber team for further information via email enquiries@hertschamber.com or call 01707 502180, the discount is subject to course availability.


We have all wanted to learn new skills like painting, singing, playing an instrument as an adult when we do not have the luxury of attending series of classes or the 10,000 hours as claimed by several. It is not so hard and even some life skills like swimming, driving can be learnt in as low as 20 hours. In this post we discuss the method for acquiring a skill at an amateur level at the shortest possible time.
A clearly defined goal is the starting point of the journey. Don't start with more than one skill or goal.
Eg: 1) To be able to type 60 wpm using a qwerty keyboard with not more than 3 mistakes.
2) To be able to do a portrait sketch in pencil with reasonable semblance.
3) To be able to play 'chinna chinna asai' song in my keyboard with correct tempo and tune.
You can always build upon your knowledge sequentially, but it is important to do it only one at a time. Once you have reached your goal, you can give yourself a tougher goal in the same skill, or move on to a different one, as you choose.
Let us also address, motivation issues here. Learning a skill is hard, a goal with a purpose often works better than learning for leaning sake. For Eg: I want to learn conversational Gujarati so that I can talk to my fiance's parents when I meet them in 5 weeks works better than I want to learn Gujarati.
You may have noticed swimming, driving classes for absolute beginners are for about 20 hours in general. In 20 hours they are able to take you from someone who has never been inside water to be able to swim reach from one end of the pool to another, or in case driving as someone who has never been on driver seat to be able to handle from the highways to the chaotic Indian roads.
Josh Kauffman in his research as found similarly that learning any skill can be done in 20 hours.
You are by no means going to come out the other side as the next Michael Phelps or Michael Schumacher but would have learnt just enough to survive the roads or the water.
So from about 10 + components we have identified key components that we will focus on for our 20 hours of learning. For critical skills like swimming, driving etc which can endanger your or other lives when not practiced properly, it is preferable to have a trainer or atleast an experienced person around you while practicing. But for all skills, it is beneficial to have a trainer, who can provide good feedback and prevent you from practicing incorrectly. But professionals can at times impart incorrect/non-beneficial industry practices that does not suit your lifestyle or goal. You may notice that your driving methods resemble a lot to the person you have learnt from. So choose your trainer well.
In pencil sketching, the learning would start with choosing the right HB Pencils, holding the pencil, lines and then shades.
Similarly in swimming, one has to learn to float to be able to get over the fear of drowning, then combine it with learning of hand, leg movements and breathing to be able to swim. Each of this can be identified as a sub skill and learnt and until it is reasonably mastered.
Visualizing that you have failed and to find out reasons for failure is one of the easiest ways to find out where we may fall before we even start. Pre-mortem your result and identify the weak links that may have caused you to fail and account for them in your practice. You may be too lazy to pull the guitar out to practice, put a stand near your favorite chair. Your partner may get too busy to practice salsa, find an alternative. You'd be too lazy to follow through and finish lessons on your Gujarati, schedule the sessions with your tutor and pay for them ahead of time. You think you might put off learning cooking again – Invite your friends over a home cooked dinner at a scheduled date. Websites like StickK can really help you in sticking to your commitments.
This is the most important stage of the learning, where the initial enthusiasm of learning a new skill can quickly get replaced by the frustration of not making a progress fast enough. This is why the purpose of the goal that we mentioned in planning stage is very important. While our tactics will help you get through it in record time, it is still going to be frustrating and will need the purpose powered willpower to drag you through.
Short spurts of learning (say 20 mins) before and after your bed is the most efficient time for you to learn. While this can be definitely used for learning a musical instrument, language, typing etc it can understandably be difficult to learn swimming or windsurfing if your practice area is not in your vicinity or if the industry only provides standard slots like flight log or scuba. Go for the next best alternative.
This might sound contradictory to the high stake target we set for ourselves. But it is not. For practicing set up a low stakes environment where you can fail without hurting yourself much. Start swimming in shallow waters, practice uni – cycling or bare foot running in soft grass, practice the new language with non-critical native speakers, try rope walking at a lower height or trapeze with the nets underneath.
20 hours is not a lot of time. Most of us might watch more TV than that in a week. But this 20 hours may seem excruciatingly long, while practicing and miserably failing along the way. But do it anyway.
Have sub goals and timeline for the sub-skills that you have to develop and allot a time to integrate them. This will be no different than assembling a car, while each part that goes into making the car is quality checked on production or purchase, assembling it together will also take time and due steps need to be followed.
Keep realistic timelines for your sub- goals and measure your progress against them. Seek feedback and help as required to adjust your process and routine to help you get to the finishing line.
I was tempted to leave this part, but it surprised me how many people mentioned this as one key part of learning that I couldn't help but putting this in a separate section.
Over 70% of the body is comprised of water and water play a huge role in helping to regulate nervous system and brain function. All the learning experts swear by the need to hydrate oneself well while attempting any learning exercise.
Regular exercises benefits your brain as much as it benefits your body. A fit mind in a fit body. So lace up and get going.
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This is a sample iPhone project showing one way to display a custom modal view.

## How to Use

Your view controller must inherit from `WPSModalViewController` to display as a custom modal view.

Use the `edgeInsets` property on `WPSModalViewController` to control the edge insets for the modal view. The default edge insets is `(8, 8, 8, 8)`.

To display the modal view, import the category file `UIViewController+WPSKit.h` and call the category method `-wps_presentModalViewController:completion:`. To dismiss the modal view, call the category method `-wps_dismissModalViewControllerWithCompletion:`.

# Known Issues

- Does not support rotation.

# Support, Bugs and Feature requests

There is absolutely **no support** offered for this project. You're on your own. If you want to submit a feature request, please do so via [the issue tracker on github](http://github.com/kirbyt/CustomModalView/issues). Please note, however, new features will only be added if and when I have the spare time and only if I find the feature interesting.

If you want to submit a bug report, please do so via the [issue tracker](http://github.com/kirbyt/CustomModalView/issues). Include a diagnosis of the problem and a suggested fix (in code) with the report. If you're using my custom modal view hack, then you're a developer - so I expect you to do your homework and provide a fix along with each bug report. You can also submit pull requests or patches.

Please don't submit bug reports without fixes!

# License

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2013 White Peak Software Inc

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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Morissette Amon - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - From "Crazy Beautiful You"
Looking in your eyes I see a paradise.
This world that I found is too good to be true standing here beside you won't so much to give you.
This love in my heart that I'm feeling for you.
Let'em say we're crazy don't care 'bout that.


Democrats Tried To Block Refugees From Vietnam From Entering The U.S.
Over the last few days Democrats have been busy displaying there disgust with President Trump. They've attacked Trump supporters, rioted at airports, gone on strike in protest, and have called for President Trump's assassination.
A brief history lesson will show that the Democrats blocked Vietnamese refugees, including orphans, when millions were trying to escape South Vietnam as it fell to the communists from the north. South Vietnam was our ally and we had little to nothing to fear from this group of people. The south Vietnamese weren't beheading people, blowing themselves up, throwing homosexuals off buildings, and drowning people in steel cages.
As The Daily Caller reports, it was actually the Republicans who were leading the charge to help out the refugees.
On Sunday The Gateway Pundit published an article which highlighted how liberal Democrats put Japanese-American citizens in interment camps after just one attack.


Natasza Kurpios, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine, working on chicken embryos in her lab.
A previously ignored part of the intestine has turned into the key to its most crucial moment in embryonic development: the rotation that winds the small and large intestine into its familiar twisted form.
Where and how this rotation is triggered is the subject of new research from Natasza Kurpios' lab in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Their work shows that the right side of the intestine's connective tissue triggers the gut's change from a symmetrical tube to coiled spaghetti. This is a major shift in the field, which widely believed the trigger occurred on the left.
The Kurpios lab uses chicken and mouse models to study left-right asymmetry in organ development.
"On the outside, human bodies appear symmetrical, but on the inside, organs like the heart, liver, lungs and stomach are all asymmetrical," said Kurpios, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and senior author on the paper "Midgut Laterality Is Driven by Hyaluronan on the Right" in Developmental Cell.
Asymmetrical organs are found on just one side of the body, or across both left and right but with their components distributed unevenly. The Kurpios lab studies this left-right asymmetry in organ development.
Pinpointing when and how gut rotation begins lends insight into embryonic development and lays the groundwork for clinical therapies. "If we can identify some of the critical pathways that regulate left-right asymmetry in the digestive tract, then we can expand those studies to more complex organs like the heart," said Aravind Sivakumar, Ph.D. '17, first author on the paper and former graduate student in the Kurpios lab.
The embryonic intestine is composed of a gut tube and connective tissue. The gut develops into the small and large intestine, and the connective tissue, or dorsal mesentery, not only suspends the gut from the dorsal body wall but also provides all vasculature like arteries and lymphatics to the intestines. Previous research, some of which was conducted at Cornell, demonstrated that mesentery caused the rotation of the gut and not the other way around. This rotation is predictable in healthy embryos – always counter-clockwise and always in the same pattern.
"Left-right asymmetries in the intestines are quite concealed in humans because the gastrointestinal tract is huge, but its development is very carefully choreographed," said Kurpios.
While connected, the left and right sides of the mesentery are discrete. For many years, biologists have focused on the gene Pitx2 found within the left side, thinking that it was the key to understanding abnormal gut rotation cases, such as congenital birth defects. The potential of Pitx2 and its assumed role in triggering gut rotation accelerated research into the left side of the mesentery, leaving the right side mostly unexplored.
HA, in red, present in the dorsal mesentery.
The Kurpios lab's new research pinpoints that this trigger not only happens on the right side of the mesentery, but also several developmental stages earlier than noted on the left.
"We found that it's the right that expands and collectively swings the gut tube on its side many embryonic stages before we see statistically significant movement on the left," said Sivakumar.
Using chicken and mouse models, Sivakumar traced the cause to a surprising source: a simple polysaccharide known as hyaluronan (HA), also widely used in wrinkle cream for its hydrating properties. Upstream from the gut, the enzyme Tsg6 covalently modifies HA, which spurs the expansion of the right side and thus the rotation.
This work was supported by the March of Dimes; the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Program of Excellence in Glycosciences. Aparna Mahadevan, Ph.D. '16, Mark Lauer, Ricky Narvaez, Siddesh Ramesh, Cora Demler, Nathan Souchet, Vincent Hascall, Ron Midura Stavros Garantziotis, David Frank and Koji Kimata also contributed to the study.


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Minister hopes to keep open channels of dialogue with Irish fishing industry
by editor | Jun 21, 2021 | Featured News, Irish Fishing Industry, Latest News
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue want to keep open channels of dialogue with the Irish fishing industry. Photo: Sean McConville
The meeting between An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, Minister for the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD, the Irish fish producer organisations and representatives after fishing industry took place this afternoon.
It is understood that the meeting was productive and there was an open discussion and two-way dialogue between the government and the fishing industry with both the Minister and An Taoiseach both happy with the response from the fishing representatives
The meeting as part of An Taoiseach's social dialogue forum with various industries and comes ahead of a fishing flotilla and Dublin later this week.
It follows the publication of the Interim Report of the Seafood Sector Task Force which includes the industry and was established by the Minister.
Mr McConalogue commented, "It has been a tough year for our fishers. It is important that there are open channels of dialogue between government and the industry, and it is important to note that we are listening to the industry."
It is believed that part of the discussion involved seeking changes to the Common Fisheries Policy to allow Irish fishers access to more quota in their own waters. It is also believed that both parties discussed the Interim Report from the Seafood Sector Task force which as part of a range on incentives would include a arrangements for a voluntary fleet cessation scheme for the fleet of 220 or so Irish demersal fishing vessels to counter the impacts of the reduced quota share due to Brexit and a voluntary decommissioning scheme to remove fishing tonnage from the Irish fleet.
The Irish fishing industry disagrees with the latter and believe that a further reduction in the fleet size would mean the end of the Irish fishing fleet and instead are pushing the Government for equal right for Irish fishers in their own waters aheah of the new Common Fisheries Policy in 2022.
by Oliver McBride
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