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Taliban says it will hold U.S. to August 31 deadline for evacuation
The Biden administration says that while it hopes to complete the withdrawal of U.S. citizens from Afghanistan by August 31, there's a chance it could extend the deadline. That could present a possible conflict with the Taliban, which says it plans to hold the administration to that date. Wall Street Journal national security correspondent Nancy Youssef joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and more on a deadly firefight that broke out at Kabul's airport Monday.

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Frank, Eddie and Rafael are Salvadorian deportees
Frank, Eddie and Rafael are Salvadorian deportees. All of them lived in the U.S. most of their lives and call it their home. For different reasons they ended up back in the place where they were born.
When Eddie got back he started thinking right away how to "survive." He started multiple businesses and in the end he settled for an English school, which has been slowly thriving.
Eddie decided to hire deportees like himself as English teaches, both because they know the language very well, but more importantly because he believes in the 'Salvadorian dream.' He wants deportees to reintegrate into Salvadorian society and to use the skills they acquired in the US.
Frank and Rafael are two of the school's teachers. Under Eddie's vision, the three men teach English to Salvadorian young men and women, most of whom aspire to work in a call center.
While Eddie and Frank have started families of their own in El Salvador and are committed to staying in the country, Rafael longs for his life in California, where his daughters live. The three however, are invested in the Salvadorian Dream, or like Eddie likes to joke, "to make El Salvador great again."
– Andrea Patiño


Distinguishing between constructive and destructive inequality is useful. To clarify the distinction: inequality is constructive when it creates positive incentives at the micro level. Such inequality reflects differences in individuals' responses to equal opportunities and is consistent with efficient allocation of resources in an economy. In contrast, destructive inequality reflects privileges for the already rich and blocks potential for productive contributions of the less rich.
I'm used to thinking about issues of inequality and social justice on the macro-level. Inequality of social, economic, and political opportunity is one of the reasons why I teach and advocate for the rights of children. What about at the level of my classroom? When does inequality constructive or deconstructive in the context of pedagogies and learning environments? The most pervasive example of inequality teachers and administrators construct is grades. Although many schools try to make grades a reflection of how students are progressing on standards, the reality for many schools, is that grades both reflect and institutionalize tracks and hierarchies. Students with relatively higher grades have access to different pathways and resources than students who have relatively higher grades. There are different reasons why decision-makers at the classroom, school, and district level choose to have grades. In the classroom, I have noticed many teachers believe grades are an incentive structure: students and parents, on the whole, want higher grades rather than lower grades. Many are willing and able to change their behaviors to reflect this incentive.
Are grading I've seen examples of constructive or deconstructive inequality? On one hand, they are deconstructive because students are receiving marks on a scale without having access to the same academic and socioeconomic opportunities as their peers. Over time, students who fit into the culture of power and continue to have experiences that are valued by the school get higher grades, while students who do not have these opportunities get lower. The grades of students are compared and opportunities are doled out accordingly. This is deconstructive – the "potential for productive contributions" of struggling students is blocked. On the other hand, I have seen grading practices where the function and reason is feedback. When students are presented with qualitative and quantitative feedback about their performance, and have access to resources to improve, this feedback might alter micro-level incentives for them to engage in the process. This is more constructive than the case given above because the quality of resources and environments we offer children are not a function of their perceived level in academic hierarchies. Other examples of inequalities we construct are our classroom management schemes. They often feature preferred behaviors paired to positive and negative consequences that change a students' academic and social reality.
Constructive and deconstructive inequalities exist in learning environments. Teachers have control over some of these inequalities, especially classroom management and community building structures. Administrators have more control over grading, curriculum, and tracking. Students also create their own inequalities via social hierarchies that are based on perceived intelligence, beauty, and other factors. Although teachers do not have complete control over the inequalities that manifest themselves in a classroom space, when it comes to the choices we make, we have to ask: "Am I generating inequality? If so, is this inequality constructive or deconstructive?".
What are your thoughts? Does this distinction hold or does it rely too heavily on capitalist constructions?
This post is inspired by every blog post, newspaper article, peer reviewed journal, nonprofit organization, website, message board post, speech, coalition, informal conversation, formal debate, radio show, expose, and TV news hour that advocates or opposes an education policy. The issues of opportunity cost and mutual exclusivity are either ignored or misunderstood.
How should our understanding opportunity cost influence our decision-making about education policies?
How do we define mutual exclusivity in education?
How do these issues apply to our debates about TFA?
The concept of opportunity cost is important to all decision-making processes The opportunity cost of a course of action is the forgone benefit from an alternative action. In order for a benefit to be forgone, the chosen and alternative actions have to be mutually exclusive. This means that one cannot do both actions act the same time. Our lives are made up of choices about mutually exclusive actions, from deciding to go to college instead of working full-time for four years, to choosing between coffee and tea during a quick break. Opportunity cost can be computed in terms of anything – including money, ice cream cones, love, life experience, friendship, and "achievement". The concept of opportunity cost reflects the scarcity of our resources – especially time and money. When we integrate opportunity cost into our decision-making, we ensure the most efficient use of our scarce resources.
Maggie can choose between working at a job that pays a $30,000 salary or raising her initial income potential 60% (to $50,000) by attending a 4 year institution. In her case, maximum earnings potential without a college degree is $35,000, and $75,000 with a degree. The institution costs $10,000 per year to attend (after scholarships and aid).
We can maximize the true value of an action by minimizing costs (both "up front" and forgone).
Cost-benefit analysis are influenced by time. Time can add value (example: appreciation of the value of antiques, interest from the bank, job promotions) or decrease the value (example: depreciation of a car).
Educatorblog: The cost of the TFA program is so high that there is a huge opportunity cost. TFA is not cheap to run (I read an article that said that when you calculate finders fees, the recruitment process, salaries, etc – it costs more than $125,000 per year for each placement). I'm tired of the 'what we're doing is better than doing nothing' argument – if we took the money that the government and private donors send to TFA each year and invested it in programs that help veteran teachers adapt to new populations, other recruitment programs (like Oakland Teaching Fellows, New York Teaching Fellows, etc), reforming teacher preparation programs, etc – we could get more bang for our buck. In education, getting more bank for our buck translates into better education experiences for underserved students.
JR Atwood: …..I do not agree, however, that if we were to take the money from TFA and invest it into other teacher prep programs that we — or our children — would necessarily be better off. First, the money spread among various educational initiatives is not zero-sum. Just because TFA gets some money does not mean that, absent their existence, another program would. This is like saying, "Instead of spending all this money on the Iraq war, we should spend it at home." Sounds good and I agree with the spirit of the argument. But if we stopped funding the war, its current budget would not necessarily be distributed among domestic social service agencies.
A. An explanation of why actions are mutually exclusive.
B. An explanation of how one alternative is better than the other (this is the subject of our debate and my (obligatory edublogger) TFA post).
Showing the negatives of TFA isn't enough. I have to explain how dedicating resources to TFA forfeits the supreme benefit of other policy solutions.
None of the items on this list are mutually exclusive. Physical safety goes hand in hand with emotional stability. Students aren't happy unless they feel like they are apart of a larger community that values their perspective. It takes money and time to achieve all of these goals. Policies – both nuanced (example: a school's decision about uniforms) to sweeping (example: No Child Left Behind) – influence each other's execution, benefits, and costs. For example, clauses about science-based researched reading interventions in NCLB have precluded the adoption of interventions that are not scripted (as of now, the only interventions that are deemed "well-researched" by the government are scripted learning programs). NCLB's requirements have changed the dynamics of instruction – from time spent on subjects to how students are taught. A nuanced policy can also impact other policies: a teacher's behavior management style influences physical safety, achievement, learning, and community-building.
JR is right about money – although money and time represent large costs, it is nearly impossible to say that taking funds away from one program will automatically lead to the funding of a better program. Revolution has a substantial failure rate. Lawmakers and voters might not understand how to spend the money more effectively. Also, there is the issue of private money in education. Private donors can call into the same traps as lawmakers – especially when dealing with the distribution of public goods.
Most of the time, the question of mutual exclusivity is really about how a particular policy disrupts the implementation of policies that are already in action and have proven results. When people think of "failing" schools, they imagine a situation where everything is wrong – the teaching methods, environment, curriculum, etc. In reality, there are things that work and things that don't. In troubled schools, the consequences of models that don't work outweigh the consequences of models that work. Sometimes, it is a wise policy decision to expand or fully-fund working elements instead of trying to create a whole new paradigm (this argument is used for NCLB). Also, it is rare for lawmakers to dismantle programs and more likely that new interventions will exist on top of old ones. There is also political mutual exclusivity: does the presence of TFA stop lawmakers and schools from undertaking better reforms?
Dismantling TFA is not a direct path to the reforms we want to see (better pay, institutional support, better teacher education programs, etc). We need to ask ourselves: how can a reformed TFA help us meet our education reform goals?
Since before TFA's inception, at-risk students have been subjected to an endless stream of substitute teachers and emergency certified teachers. Most of the time, these teachers have little experience or preparation. lf these substitutes and emergency certs have less experience with children than the average TFA recruit, is it a sound policy to place TFA teachers with these students? In studies where the uncertified teacher pool had less experience than TFAers, TFAers outperformed their uncertified counterparts. Many make the argument that TFA increases the propensity of school districts to choose uncertified teachers over certified ones – if this is true, then TFA must be dissolved (we should do studies about how budget cuts and shifts in the availability of 'cheap teachers' influences hiring and firing). TFA should meet the same fate if it is a ploy by lobbyists to decrease public spending in education (no matter the true cost).
Can a reformed TFA make the transition from stop-gap measure to adaptable reform model? A reformed TFA could function alongside teacher education, certification, and incentive reforms. In fact, it could even lead reforms (adopting a the best training models, creating a new paradigm for institutional support of teachers, etc). Not all teacher recruitment programs should focus on "elite college students" – what if positive elements of the reformed TFA model spread to other programs? For example, all teacher education/certification programs would benefit from high levels of institutional support for teachers. TFA has the support of the public, private donors, and schools. TFA should harness the political and economic support it already has and change the terms of agreements it has with schools and recruits in unity with broader reform goals.
This may all be a pipe dream. What are your thoughts? Is there mutual exclusivity in this situation: Can TFA coexist with other models of reform? How should we assess mutual exclusivity and determine the opportunity costs of education programs? Does the very presence of TFA eliminate the positive consequences of existing policies or make decision-makers less likely to undertake reforms? Political, economic, and social models for revolution are (always) welcome.
Imagine: My friends and I are at an all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant celebrating a tournament win. We are stuffed to capacity and cringe at the thought of putting another piece of food in our mouths. An uneaten roll taunts us from the table. The sushi can't be wrapped up and taken home. We do what the average American would do -the ladies are spared as the big guys at the table eat themselves to near-sickness. Their argument for eating the last roll is that they would not get the full value of their initial payment if they didn't. To my surprise – they finish the roll on the table and order a few more. Then dessert. Then someone throws up.
This episode occurred before I took my first economics course. An understanding of sunk cost may have helped our over-eaters make better decisions.
In economics and in business decision-making, sunk costs are costs that have been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree…Economics proposes that a rational actor does not let sunk costs influence one's decisions, because doing so would not be assessing a decision exclusively on its own merits….For example, when one pre-orders a non-refundable movie ticket, the price of the ticket becomes a sunk cost. Even if the ticket-buyer decides that he would rather not go to the movie, there is no way to get back the money he originally paid.
1. Eat the roll – causing discomfort.
2. Let the roll go (and learn not to waste food in the future by ordering smaller portions).
No matter which option is chosen – we have already incurred the cost of the meal. Therefore, the information about the price we have already paid is irrelevant. A rational actor would choose the option that provides the greatest happiness (utility). In our case, leaving the roll on the table with a big tip and going home with a "I just ate sushi" glow on our faces, would have been a much better alternative to leaving an even bigger tip after a watching friend throw up in a restaurant.
I've been taught never to waste anything (especially food) – I've been known to use questionable bread for French Toast, pick brown pieces of lettuce off out of the bag, and prefer information from a "smell test" to to written expiration dates. My knowledge of sunk costs has helped me realize that I should buy less and order smaller portion sizes to avoid these situations altogether. Sunk costs should be barriers to entry – people should think about costs that cannot be recovered no matter what course of action is taken and factor that into their decision-making. In situations where I have to make the choice to suffer or let it go – I've learned to just let it go.
– Choosing whether or not to go to a lame party after you've bought the non-refundable tickets and attire.
– Deciding to downgrade to Windows XP after buying Vista (I offer my sympathy to Windows users who have to make these tough decisions…).
Second-mover advantage occurs when a firm who follows the lead of the first-mover is actually able to capture greater market share, despite having entered late.
Examples include Obama (vs. Hillary), Nintendo (vs. Atari), Oprah (vs. Donahue), and AMD (vs. Intel). Second-movers are able to capitalize on the work done by others and create innovative products at a lower cost. The "early bird may catch the worm" but later birds can dominate marketing and distribution.
Think different? No: Observe first. Think second.


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Friday February 19th, 2010
Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich's 13th novel is being called a change of pace, and a good one. Gil, a painter, and Irene, a historian, are married with three children. They each have Native American ancestry, but the narrative here is a tight domestic drama, not the multi-generational sagas Erdrich fans are used to. The couple is miserable, and in hopes of getting Gil to leave, Irene begins a fake diary in which she chronicles manufactured infidelities. In the Washington Post, Ron Charles calls the novel "a tense little masterpiece of marital strife" that features "some of Erdrich's most beautiful and urgent writing." And though the story invites speculation about real life because of its similarities to Erdrich's troubled marriage to the writer Michael Dorris, who committed suicide in 1997, Charles writes: "Erdrich has done what so many writers can't or won't do in this age of self-exposure: transform her own wrenching experience into a captivating work of fiction that says far more about the universal tragedy of spoiled love than it reveals about her private life."
In the New York Times, Leah Hager Cohen says, "[I]n places, Shadow Tag seems more like notes for a novel than fully realized fiction. . . . Elsewhere, though, Erdrich's unbridled urgency yields startlingly original phrasing as well as flashes of blinding lucidity." In the Boston Globe, Perrin Ireland says the novel's pacing "nudges Erdrich's lyricism into thriller territory. While the writing is fiercely disciplined, with a poet's polish, every line is unpredictable."
Harper, 272 pp., $25.99
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta
The Report by Jessica Francis Kane
House of Exile by Evelyn Juers
Galore by Michael Crummey


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The former motel site on a land area of 2000 sqm at 169-173 Parramatta Road, Haberfield, was sold under the hammer to a private investment company by Ray White Commercial Inner West Principal Tim Morrison on behalf of a private owner.
Tim Morrison said the auction at the Ray White Commercial auction event in the Sydney CBD attracted enormous interest with a big crowd on hand and six bidders.
"The auction conducted by Jason Andrew lasted for more than an hour with 461 separate bids as three buyers battled hard to secure this landmark property," he said.
Tim Morrison said the site has an approval in place for an aged care facility and offers an outstanding opportunity to re-use or redevelop (STCA).
"This site is strategically located approximately 6.5km from the Sydney CBD with easy access to surrounding arterials including Victoria Road and The City West Link," he said.
"There is approximately 30m of frontage to Parramatta Rd and the building offers a total area of approximately 2400 sqm over three levels.


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In case you missed it, last Saturday's celebration of the re-restored Esmeralda Slide Park and its new sidewalk mosaic was a lovely moment of Bernal at its best. About 50 Berenal neighbors showed up to admire the now-gorgeous little park, along with representatives from The City's Department of Public Works, who did much to help make it happen.
Artist Rachel Rodi, the creator of the fabulous new sidewalk mosaic, was also on hand as a special celebrity guest.
Esmerlada slide crew in 1978. That's Neighbor Michael Nolan, circled on the left.
← Hungry Goats Invade College Hill Reservoir!!!
Don't you just love it when Todd dredges up the glory days of yesteryear!
Your glory days are right here, right now!
What is it, about the 1978 sepia photo of the original Slide Crew, that gives it the vibe of a vanished moment of freedom and innocence?


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Raumfahrt - China enthüllt eine Liste von Namen und Logos für Mars Mission 2020
Raumfahrt - Kommt bald Private Space Station? Unternehmen Ziel: 2020
Raumfahrt-History - 1990 Space-Shuttle STS-31 Discovery Mission (Hubble Space Telescope Deploy)
Astronomie - NuSTAR findet neue Hinweise auf Chamäleon-Supernova
Astronomie - ALMA beginnt Beobachtung der Sonne
Astronomie - Cosmic Lenses Support Findings on Accelerated Universe Expansion
Raumfahrt - Erfolgreicher Start von ESA Soyuz-2.1b VS16 mit Hispasat 36W-Satelliten
Raumfahrt-History - 1990 Space-Shuttle STS-36 Atlantis Mission
Raumfahrt - Tim Peakes Sojuskapse TMA-19M ist im Londoner Wissenschaftsmuseum
Raumfahrt - 'We have a fire in the cockpit!' The Apollo 1 disaster 50 years later.
Raumfahrt-History - 1990 Space-Shuttle STS-32 Columbia Mission
Raumfahrt - Astronaut Eugene Cernan verstorben 1963-2017
Mars-Chroniken - Berg-Kämme auf dem Mars haben verschiedene Ursprünge
Raumfahrt - Boeings futuristische neuen Starliner-Raumanzüge in Blau
Raumfahrt - Micro spacecraft investigates cometary water mystery
Mars-Chroniken - Erwärmte Methan möglicherweise den früheren Mars?
Raumfahrt - Start von JAXA H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 mit X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2
Astronomie - Experiment löst Rätsel um Windströmungen auf Jupiter
Astronomie - Seltene Meteoriten fordern unser Verständnis für das Sonnensystem heraus
Planet Erde - America's newest weather satellite sends glorious pictures of Earth (and the moon)
Astronomie - Eine 466 Millionen Jahre alte Raumkollision regnet immer noch auf der Erde
Astronomie - Tageslicht-Feuerkugel über Norwegen am 15.Januar
Raumfahrt - China´s Chang´e-5 Mond-Mission 2017 Update-2
Raumfahrt - NEUE MITFLUGGELEGENHEIT FÜR SATELLITEN
Launch of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32
with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 on board
November 25, 2016 (JST)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA will launch the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense telecommunication satellite-2 (*1) on board. Details are as follows:
Launch Date:
January 24, 2017 (JST)
Launch Window:
4:44 p.m. through 5:58 p.m. (JST) (*2)
Reserved Launch Period:
January 25 through February 28, 2017 (JST)
Launch Site:
Yoshinobu Launch Complex of the Tanegashima Space Center
(*1)
Built and operated by DSN Corporation, a subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, as part of development and operation of X-band satellite communications for the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Launch window is subject to change in the event of delay.
Quelle: JAXA
Launch Schedule of X-band Defense Telecommunication Satellite-2 aboard H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA announce the launch schedule of H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense communication satellite-2 (* 1) on board as follows;
Launch Time:
4:44 p.m. (JST, Japan Standard Time)
4:44 through 5:58 p.m. (JST) (*2)
January 25 through February 28, 2017
Built and operated by DSN Corporation, subsidiary of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, as part of development and operation of X-band satellite communications for the Japanese Ministry of Defense.
Launch time during this period will vary.
Launch Results of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense communication satellite-2 on Board
At 4:44 p.m., (Japan Standard Time, JST) January 24, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA launched the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 32 with X-band defense communication satellite-2* on board. The launch and the separation of the satellite proceeded according to schedule.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA express appreciation for the support in behalf of the successful launch.
At the time of the launch the weather was fine, at 9 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed was 7.1 meters/second from the NW.
Japan puts its first military communications satellite into orbit
The H-2A rocket's four solid rocket boosters and LE-7A main engine are seen firing seconds after liftoff Tuesday. The rocket flew in the rarely-used most powerful "204" configuration designed to loft heavier cargo. Credit: NVS on YouTube
A Japanese H-2A rocket took off Tuesday with a communications satellite to relay messages and commands among the country's defense forces, part of a $1.1 billion program to reduce Japan's reliance on commercial and international providers to connect its military units.
The 174-foot-tall (53-meter) launcher blasted off at 0744 GMT (2:44 a.m. EST; 4:44 p.m. Japan Standard Time) Tuesday, flying on its 32nd mission since 2001, and its 11th launch with a defense-related payload for the Japanese government.
The H-2A rocket turned east from the Tanegashima Space Center, situated on an island in southern Japan, to head over the Pacific Ocean, disappearing in an overcast sky less than a minute after liftoff.
Japanese officials did not provide a video webcast of the launch, but spectators positioned at a nearby public viewing site produced a live video stream of the final countdown and the liftoff.
Four solid rocket boosters mounted around the base of the H-2A rocket burned all their propellant and peeled away from the launcher less than two minutes into the mission, followed by the release of the rocket's fairing to expose the DSN 2 communications satellite to the extreme conditions of space.
The first stage's hydrogen-fueled LE-7A engine switched off around six-and-a-half minutes after launch, giving way to upper stage's LE-5B engine — also burning liquid hydrogen — for two burns to guide the DSN 2 spacecraft into a elliptical, looping geostationary transfer orbit with a high point more than 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth.
An official commentator heard on the live video feed from Tanegashima said at 0818 GMT (3:18 a.m. EST) that the DSN 2 satellite had separated from the rocket's second stage.
A press release from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency confirmed the mission was successful, extending the H-2A's record to 31 successes in 32 flights.
"The launch and the separation of the satellite proceeded according to schedule," JAXA said.
An on-board engine will position the DSN 2 spacecraft in a circular geostationary orbit nearly 22,300 miles (35,800 kilometers) over the equator in the coming weeks, kicking off final in-orbit testing before it begins a 15-year service life for the Japan Self-Defense Forces and other defense agencies.
The size, mass, capabilities and operating position of the DSN 2 spacecraft have not been revealed, but its X-band communications antennas will likely reach military units patrolling by land, sea and air across the Asia-Pacific.
The DSN 2 communications station is one of three X-band relay satellites in development by the Japanese Defense Ministry.
The Japanese government designed the program as a "Private Finance Initiative," in which the satellites and their support network were commercially procured by DSN Corp., a joint venture with majority ownership by SKY Perfect JSAT Corp., a Tokyo-based commercial communications satellite operator.
Officials announced the DSN satellite agreement in January 2013, with satellite builder NEC Corp. and the telecommunications provider NTT listed as minority owners of the new company.
While SKY Perfect JSAT manages the purchase, launch and operation of the DSN satellites, NEC was selected as the prime contractor for the production of the satellites and NTT is in charge of maintaining ground facilities to support the Self-Defense Forces' new X-band network.
Artist's concept of a Japanese X-band military communications satellite. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
Mitsubishi Electric Co. manufactured the DSN 2 spacecraft chassis, according to information released by SKY Perfect JSAT last year in an earnings report.
The initial agreement, which covered the development, launch and operation of two DSN satellites for 15 years, was valued at 122 billion yen, or approximately $1.1 billion. In the Japanese Defense Ministry's planned budget for fiscal year 2017, officials disclosed plans to purchase a third X-band communications satellite.
The DSN 1 satellite, a part-military, part-commercial telecom craft, was supposed to launch in mid-2016 on an Ariane 5 rocket.
But the satellite, also named Superbird 8, was damaged during air shipment from Japan to the Ariane 5 launch base in French Guiana, and engineers returned the craft to Japan for repairs, delaying its liftoff by at least a year.
The activation of the DSN satellite network will lessen the Japanese government's need to lease communications capacity from commercial satellites.
Tuesday's mission was be the fifth Japanese space launch attempt in less than four months, an unusually busy time for the country's space program.


Human groups maintain a high level of sociality despite a low level of relatedness among group members. The behavioral basis of this sociality remains in doubt. This paper reviews the evidence for an empirically identifiable form of prosocial behavior in humans, which we call 'strong reciprocity,' that may in part explain human sociality. A strong reciprocator is predisposed to cooperate with others and punish non-cooperators, even when this behavior cannot be justified in terms of extended kinship or reciprocal altruism. We present a simple model, stylized but plausible, of the evolutionary emergence of strong reciprocity.
Gintis, Herbert, "Strong Reciprocity and Human Sociality" (2000). Economics Department Working Paper Series. 82.


I know about the issues but and there is a big but, non of the issues affect the latest SAMOLED (S7 & S7 Edge). Regarding the color, use basic profile and there you go, fully calibrated sRGB panel in your hands - can't say that about G5's screen.
Anonymous, 30 May 2016It is bad actually, very bad. Try to compare it with Sony or Samsung devices. And regarding th... moreI am well aware of the amoled screens. i have had multiple phones with different generation AMOLED screens, however I find that AMOLED screens seem to have very high saturation, they are bright, however they look more or less cartoonish.
But most notably, nearly all AMOLED screens have had greying issues and also has yellowing of the white colour when under fluorescent light.
Anonymous, 30 May 2016By choosing to ignore the reality you won't help others and you certainly won't help LG's mobi... moreMight just be me, but I have 0 problems with my G5, brightness has no drop, I have no screen bleed and the bottom "dock" part aligns super smooth, even forcing it, it does not create a noticable gap.
I have the 860n model in gold.
Also just for anyone wanting to know, listening to music for 6hrs also net surfing for 2 hrs, the "screen on" function active and enabled google maps tracking (high accuracy GPS) the entire day from 04:40 until 21:30 I ended up having 3% battery left.
Anonymous, 30 May 2016well, i thank LG for making this algorithm on G5, LG did this to protect the phone but neverth... moreBy choosing to ignore the reality you won't help others and you certainly won't help LG's mobile business. I know enough people who bought this phone just to return it after a few days and every time the reason was the same - G5's horrible screen.
does this g5 supports 4g ?
AnonD-505833, 29 May 2016That's not dim. low light compare with amoled display. I see its low light. but not too low.Of course it's too dim, try placing G5 and S7 on a table and ask 100 people about the brightness, you'll see that most will pick S7.
Anonymous, 29 May 2016Of course it will, the key to success is balance and LG is clearly out of balance here with G5... moreThat's not dim. low light compare with amoled display. I see its low light. but not too low.
AnonD-325712, 29 May 2016Screen too bright will damage your eye. Of course it will, the key to success is balance and LG is clearly out of balance here with G5's screen that is too dim.
Screen too bright will damage your eye.
Color accuracy is good (average deltaE of 5.3) though not as good as a calibrated display.
Color rendering is at a pro level with average deltaE of 1.7 (max is 2.3) for Basic mode.
Samsung is much better, if you need color accuracy of course.
AnonD-538484, 29 May 2016Not dim at all if you choose manual set it the eay you like. Every unit will be like that, dim and dark. Even on manual and set to maximum brightness it will still look dim especially if you will compare it to any Super Amoled mobiles.
It is not a defect as far as I know, it is just a way to preserve energy, LG decided to limit the maximum brightness of this panel.
Problem is - they won't let you control it, at manual and maximum brightness the display is too dim but we all know it can be brighter because it is much brighter when set to automatic and with direct sun light. LG - let us set the brightness to real possible maximum!
Hero bitw, 29 May 2016Can someone tell me if the dim screen is defect in some units or is it in every unit will be t... moreNot dim at all if you choose manual set it the eay you like.
Total of 3766 user reviews and opinions for LG G5.


My very first show with Alabama Dance Theatre was the production of "Dracula." I was in Junior Company at the time. One thing that I particularly enjoyed about being a part of the show was getting to watch the older dancers take on and perform their roles. My favorites were the brides of Dracula. The brides were elegant, evil, and haunting; characters that often aren't portrayed in ballet.
The brides' story is that they were once young women who, like Lucy Westenra, have fallen under Dracula's spell. They find themselves cursed with life that is eternal and soulless.
While portraying this bride is challenging, I am looking forward to the actual performances when we are in front of an audience. Becoming a bride is my favorite role yet.


In Chi Sao, my Sifu says keeping contact with the opponent with Fook Sau is important because it's the first line of defense and it will alert me when my opponent is about to make a move. I do my best to correct my Fook Sau because I know it's important but in reality, I tend to forget my Fook Sau (resting hand) in favor of my rolling Tan Sau/Bong Sau.
I feel most people can't keep the elbows in because of tight shoulders or if they can, they can't keep it in for long without eventually stiffening their shoulders and losing it altogether, which happens to me.
So how can I improve my Fook Sau and make it better? There are two ways.
Fook Sau is in the early part of the form. The Fook Sau shouldn't go further than 135 degrees. For me, any more than 135 degrees causes more shoulders to tense and my elbow moves further away from my centerline.
Get in Fook Sau and use your other arm to pull your elbow in, you should feel a stretch in your outer shoulders and the Fook Sau side of your chest.
The goal is to keep those elbows in because in Wing Chun, everything is done from the centerline. Having a good Fook Sau is just as important as a good Tan Sau. Don't forget, our punches also comes from the center. Keeping the elbows in the center keeps us ready to defend or attack.
Focus: Fook Sau elbow should be more in than the wrist.
Fook Sau is a really great technique for protecting the centerline but I have a lot of trouble maintaining a good Fook Sau. Here are three ways my Fook Sau fall apart.
I think my Fook Sau is in good position so when it moves out of place, I don't notice that my elbow is no longer protecting my centerline making it easy for my opponent to go through my Fook Sau.
I use my Fook Sau's point of contact (my wrist) to keep my opponent out of my center without realizing that this brings my elbow out and away from my centerline. Most times I even apply pressure from my wrist and that makes it even easier to take advantage of my unprotected centerline.
I focus so hard on keeping my elbow in the center I forget to keep contact with my wrist on my opponent. Once my opponent knows I'm not keeping contact, they can take advantage of it.


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School Choice for Me, but Not for Thee: Part 2
By James V. Shuls on Oct 9, 2017
In my last post I discussed how some people support school choice for their children, but do not support private school choice programs that would extend options to other children. From my focus groups with 35 parents in Saint Louis and Kansas City, I found four main objections to these programs. These reservations were not held by everyone, but each was stated by numerous participants in the study. Over the next few days, I am dedicating a post to each reservation. If we are to convince parents, and the public at large, that school choice is a viable method for delivering on the promise of public education, we have to address these important issues.
Reservation number 1: School choice may hurt traditional public schools.
As I wrote in the paper, "Some worried that school choice programs may drain intellectual and financial resources from the low-performing schools. It is possible, they argued, that only families with the wherewithal to take advantage of the program would be able to access the choice schools. This would leave traditional district schools with the most difficult students to educate."
This argument has been popular among opponents of school choice for a long time, so it was not surprising that it was also mentioned by parents. There was, however, some nuance to this reservation. Some parents worried about finances, others about students left behind, and still others about the impact on the local community. I'll briefly deal with each of these issues.
Does school choice hurt school districts financially?
Let me tell you a little secret. Any time a student leaves a district, the district receives less money.
When a student moves to another public school district, the home district receives less money. When a student leaves to attend a charter school, the home district loses money. When a student uses a voucher to attend a private school, the home district loses money.
But it is also true that when a student leaves a district, that district has one fewer student to educate. What's more, because most school choice programs actually allow fewer dollars to follow the student than would otherwise be spent on him or her, most school choice programs leave money behind in the district. As a result, per-pupil spending in the district goes up.
School choice doesn't hurt school districts any more than families moving does, and we wouldn't dream of banning people from moving. Why should we prevent them from finding a better schooling option for their child?
Does school choice hurt students who are left behind?
A substantial amount of research has been conducted to answer this question. As EdChoice states:
Thirty-one empirical studies (including all methods) have examined private school choice's impact on academic outcomes in public schools. Within that body of research, 29 studies find that choice improved the performance of nearby public schools…To date, no empirical study has found that school choice harms students in public schools.
It is perfectly reasonable to be concerned about disadvantaged students who may not participate in choice programs. We should look for every opportunity to help and support those students. The evidence, however, tells us that these students are not worse off; they are typically better off in a school-choice environment.
Does school choice hurt the community?
One thing is clear: Bad schools hurt a community. When students are forced to attend a low-performing school, more advantaged peers tend to leave. The quality of the school drops lower and housing values are depressed. School choice changes this. It makes it possible for families to stay in their communities and send their children to schools that meet their needs.
So what do we make of this reservation? As it turns out, we can put our minds at ease. Rather than harm academic, school, and community outcomes, school choice programs can have a positive impact on each.
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Q: Highlight streets using Static Maps API I want to use the static maps API to highlight sections of streets on a map. The problem is that the map simply renders a straight line which sometimes goes off the street. Instead, I want it to highlight the actual street. I know I can use the google directions API for this but I'm rendering the generated map to a PDF so a static map seems like the logical choice.
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=400x400&path=weight:5|1432%20Dana%20Avenue%20Palo%20alto|1532%20dana%20avenue%20palo%20alto&sensor=false

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example with polyline that follows the street
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The 2017 NFL Thursday Night Football Schedule kicks off in Week 2 (Sept. 14) when the Houston Texans travel to face the Cincinnati Bengals. The game will be televised by the NFL Network at 8:25pm ET.
The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots will be featured on Thursday, Oct. 5 when they play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Overall, Thursday Night Football in 2017 will feature 18 regular-season NFL games, with three of those games played on a Saturday, one on a Sunday, and one on a Monday (see below).
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Q: Move pictures to albums and shared albums in iOS 13 I used to be able to select pictures, hit share and then be able to put them in personal or shared albums using the iOS Photos app. Now in iOS 13, I can't see the Photos link anymore.
How can I do this in iOS 13? I know I can go to the album and hit +, but this workflow is reversed and I would have to find my photos again.

A: I now see the "Edit actions" link. Don't know if that came with the 13.1.2 update or if I just missed it before. But from there I can add the missing actions. I don't know why they went away after the update but I now added them back and everything works as expected.


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Chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outside, coconutty all the way through, these little gems are nothing like the oh-la-la pink, purple, or green macarons that replaced the cupcake for Hot Bakery Trend of 2008. These are the cookies that cemented my coconut addiction many years ago. I grew up in a house with no store-bought cookies or sweets of any kind, so my brother and I were forced to improvise with my mom's baking ingredients. She always had Baker's Angel Flake coconut, in the iconic blue and white bag, and bittersweet chocolate, the cornerstones of coconut macaroons.
A well-executed macaroon satisfies on three criteria for me—consistency, taste, and appearance. Appearance is the wild card here, because these are iconic cookies and have to be recognizable as such, at least in part.
So, in developing this recipe, I broke it down step by step.
So, for the next batch, wanting a little creaminess to combat the piece-y-ness, I added yolks back. What a mistake—the cookies were rubbery and flat. Yuck! Okay, so no more yolks, but I did want some creaminess. I saw several recipes calling for sweetened condensed milk and decided to give that a shot. It was sugar overload, and it made a pretty wet macaroon that didn't hold its shape. Freezing the cookies for a few minutes before baking helped a bit. What about reducing the moisture in the coconut to compensate for extra moisture from the condensed milk? I found that toasting the coconut made the consistency a little drier, but the cookies still didn't hold that iconic macaroon shape.
Dried, unsweetened coconut is the key to great texture.
Then a crazy idea struck me: Dulce de leche is just cooked-down sweetened condensed milk. Perhaps that would give even more creaminess, with an added flavor boost to boot. It worked like a charm and was absolutely amazing—chewy, creamy, and moist.
The one problem? It yielded an un-iconic golden macaroon (curse you, Appearance!) that had to be dealt with.
Toasting the coconut adds flavor to the macaroons, inside and out.
My first move was to ditch the almond and vanilla extracts altogether. I found they lacked subtlety and overwhelmed the coconut, even in small amounts. Vanilla bean (seeds scraped) or vanilla paste added a pleasant aromatic depth in place of the vanilla extract. Being a good Italian, I had a bottle of nut liqueur in my bar that I used in place of the almond extract. Don't worry if you don't have any—brandy or cognac is a fine substitute. Finally, toasting that coconut was not only great at improving consistency, but also boosted the flavor.
On to the final criterion, and perhaps the least important: appearance. Out of my dozen or so tests, I had a few definite favorites—that dulce de leche version among them. But try as I might, I couldn't get over the fact that it turned the macaroons brown instead of the traditional pale golden, nor could I find a way to get the same flavor without it.
Instead, I'm going to take the easy way out and leave the choice entirely up to you. My final recipe uses unsweetened shredded coconut (lightly toasted), whipped egg whites, vanilla paste, and nut liqueur, along with your choice of either sweetened condensed milk (for a classic appearance) or dulce de leche (for the best flavor and texture).
No matter what route you choose, one step is not optional: dipping and drizzling the macaroons with bittersweet chocolate. There are some traditions you simply don't mess with.


In the early 1900s, Nashville, Tennessee was growing in prominence as a major Southern city and the opening of The Hermitage Hotel served as a debutante ball of sorts, as it was the city's first million-dollar hotel. These days, the AAA Five Diamond hotel is Nashville's only remaining landmark of such grandeur.
The historic Nashville hotel was built in a Beaux Art style by noted architect J.E.R. Carpenter and was named for Andrew Jackson's estate of the same nomenclature. The Hermitage Hotel, upon opening, advertised itself as "fireproof, noise-proof, and dust-proof, $2.00 and up."
Due to its central downtown location, right next to the Capitol building, the historic Hermitage Hotel quickly became the preferred gathering spot for Nashville's socialites, politicians, and entertainers. Notable figures such as William Howard Taft, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, and Al Capone all made their way to The Hermitage Hotel and called it home for a spell. The term, "Meet me at the Hermitage" became a tradition and practically a city slogan that still holds true today.
After being closed awhile, The Hermitage reopened its doors on Valentine's Day of 2003 after undergoing a $20 million renovation that increased the size of the guest rooms, finished the bathrooms in marble, and added extra deep soaking tubs. An additional $5 million was spent adding iPod docking stations and large flat screen televisions to both the bedroom and bath.
The Hermitage Hotel, a member of Historic Hotels of America since 1996, dates back to 1910.
Read more about the history of The Hermitage Hotel, as told by Historic Hotels of America 2014 and 2015 Historian of the Year Stanley Turkel. Excerpt is taken from his latest book Built to Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels East of the Mississippi (AuthorHouse 2013).


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With a relaxed fit and eye-catching textural lace at the yoke, Pine Creek will quickly become the sweater that you reach for over and over. You can style it for an afternoon of hygge with leggings and cozy socks. Or you can glam it up by layering over a tunic dress with your coolest boots.
With seven sizes included in the pattern, you can choose to knit your sweater with as much or as little positive ease as you like. The model in the photos is wearing the 49" size sweater with 13" of positive ease for a very relaxed fit, perfect for layering.
Pine Creek is knit seamlessly from the top down. The yoke is cast on with provisional stitches and short rows are worked to raise the back neck. The yoke lace is knit, then the body and sleeves are separated and each worked top down. The only finishing is to pick up the provisional stitches at the neck and work a rolled neckline. Lace instructions are both charted and written.
You could easily substitute the rolled hem neckline with your favorite neckline, OR you could opt for a wider neck opening by omitting the neck rows. To do this, pick up this provisional sts, knit one row and then bind off with a tidy i-cord bind off.
Knit a shorter body for a cropped version that would look fabulous styled with high waisted trousers or layered over your favorite winter dresses.
The Fibre Co's new DK weight, woolen spun yarn, Lore is a perfect match for the bold lace yoke and classic stockinette body of Pine Creek. The lofty, but surprisingly strong hand of this yarn creates a a beautiful fabric that I truly can't get enough of. Lore is spun from Romney Lambswool and is processed in a mill in England's historical textile region of West Yorkshire. This is a yarn that will make durable, lasting garments without sacrificing any of the comfort that you crave.
I would love to see how you make Pine Creek your own. Please share your yarn choices, works in progress and beautiful finished sweaters with #pinecreeksweater and #samanthaguerindesign Happy knitting, friends!
Intended to be worn with 4-8" positive ease.
Select a size 4-8" larger than your bust circumference; measurements below are for the finished garment.


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2019 marks 120 years since an entertainment venue was first built on Birmingham Hippodrome's site. Starting as a circus, then followed by variety, Birmingham Hippodrome is now one of the UK's busiest theatres.
As part of the celebrations for our 120th year, Birmingham Hippodrome is working in partnership with Pangaea Sculptors' Centre (PSC) to commission a temporary, site-specific sculpture for a void space in our four-storey foyer, around which the building's primary public staircase ascends. Footfall in the foyer exceeds half a million visitors each year.
Founded in 2013, Pangaea Sculptors' Centre (PSC) is a not-for-profit arts organisation that offers resources that bring together the production of sculpture with critical, cultural and educational programming on this art form. Providing essential opportunities, technical support and facilities, PSC supports the advancement of sculptural practice in the UK, critical engagement and innovation in this field.
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United Nations, Nov 23 (UNI) Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to a report issued by the United Nations weather agency, which reveals that there is no sign of reversal of this trend, responsible for climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and extreme weather.
"The science is clear. Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gases, climate change will have increasingly destructive and irreversible impacts on life on Earth. The window of opportunity for action is almost closed," said World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin shows that global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide have been increasing steadily over the past years.
In addition, the report notes a resurgence of a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance called CFC-11, which is regulated under an international agreement to protect the ozone layer.
CO2 specifically accounts for about 82 per cent of the increase in radioactive forcing over the past decade, according to figures quoted in the WMO report.
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Opinion: March 5, 2018 at 12:28p.m.
School shootings have been far too common and cause untold grief. There have been several proposals made. Stricter background checks, I agree with. No long rifle purchases before the age of 21, I agree with. Identifying persons with mental issues to prevent purchasing a gun, I agree with. Forbidding the sale of bump stocks, I agree with. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a member of the NRA and a gun owner.
If all these proposals were implemented, would our schools be safer? I doubt it. The government has an abysmal record in enforcing gun laws as seen by the school shootings. The AR-15 rifle has been involved in several cases, and it is taking the blame. There are 12 million AR-15 rifles in this country. In addition, there are millions of AK-47 and AK-74, semi-automatic rifles, sporting rifles, shotguns and others. The bottom line is, if anyone wants a gun, he/she will obtain one. The government is too big, too complicated and ineffective at enforcing gun laws to monitor or prevent firearm transfers at the local level.
There are persons/organizations that advocate confiscation and banning firearms. The Second Amendment stands in the way. It is not going to happen. Our politicians have been haggling with each other over years about guns, but the tragedies continue. They will not solve the problem.
In view of this, what do we need to do in Canfield? We have to address the problem ourselves! No government or law is going to protect us. Active prevention seems to be our best alternative. There is an armed resource officer at the high school. However, he spends some of his time teaching instead of providing security. The grade schools and middle school are more vulnerable. That is not acceptable. "ALICE" training – "Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Countermeasures, Evacuate" – prepares for emergencies. Is this training up to date?
There are many options on the table. Now is not the time to sit on our hands and do nothing. Our students and school staff must be safeguarded. It is an unfortunate situation, but in these times, it is reality. The ball is in your court. It is your responsibility to assure school safety. Now is the time for action.
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Rafiq Viray, a model maker with the 412th Maintenance Squadron's instrumentation division, threads mount holes in the base of the flight test engineer workstation scheduled to be used for KC-46A Pegasus testing. The workstation was designed in modules for ease of construction, installation and reconfiguration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Ball)
Engineers, technicians support KC-46 tanker testing on the ground
By Christopher Ball
412th Test Wing Public Affairs
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Refueling developmental testing with the KC-46A Pegasus is taking place over 1,000 miles away in the Pacific Northwest, with Edwards Air Force Base supporting with chase aircraft.
Base personnel have been working to provide testing support on the ground and in the air. One aspect is the engineering and development of modifications to aircraft to support tanker testing and qualification.
The aircraft are certified by Edwards AFB personnel to receive fuel from the KC-46, said Rosie Feord, the 412th Test Engineering Division modification manager for the KC-46 program.
A number of aircraft at Edwards AFB have been modified with fuel pressure sensors and a recording device called a battery operated data-10 (BOD-10) acquisition system to record fuel flow and pressure during refueling operations. The data from these aircraft will support air refueling certification: the ability of KC-46 to deliver fuel to a variety of aircraft, and an aircraft's ability to receive fuel from other tankers. To accomplish this, a number of aircraft -- more than 13 different types -- will be fitted with the BOD-10 modification, including F-15 Eagles and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs at Eglin AFB, Florida.
The battery-powered unit was chosen because installation is easier and less expensive. The alternative would be building and installing a unit that ran off the aircraft's internal power.
"We would have to tap into the (aircraft's) electrical system," Feord said. "This means we'd have to take the airplane apart and run a bunch of wiring."
The battery-powered system was designed and built by engineers from the 412th TENG, and model makers and instrumentation technicians in the 412th Maintenance Group's instrumentation squadron.
In addition to the BOD-10s, work is now underway to build flight test engineer workstations, which will be installed in the KC-46 and collect data for the air refueling certification. According to Feord, these are the most important pieces of the puzzle.
"Without these, ARC can't happen," she said.
Greg Didoha, the lead engineer for the workstations, has been working on the design since February 2015.
"The design of the workstation was part of a requirement that we could get a plane out here, put our stuff on really quick, plug into the airplane and go fly test points," he said. "When they're all done we pull of our pallet and the plane goes away."
Didoha's design for the workstations started with basic ergonomic requirements. He then had to build in the specific requirements of the flight test engineers. Finally, he had to figure out how to get the station on board the aircraft without breaking anything. The engineer also designed the workstations with the future in mind.
"I decided to look at the design as generic, since we have other (cargo and refueling) planes. So, it's something we could put in any one of them," he said. "It may have initially complicated the design, but over time it will help."
According to Didoha, the workstation is basically modular. It is outfitted with equipment specifically for the KC-46 but could be tailored to other projects without any permanent modification to the structure.
"We can reconfigure it however we want to. If a plane can hold a pallet we can probably slide this on, reconfigure it and go," he said.
Engineer Edwards AFB KC-46 testing AFMC
KC-46A Pegasus
The KC-46A is the first phase in recapitalizing the U.S. Air Force's aging tanker fleet. With greater refueling, cargo and aeromedical evacuation capabilities compared to the KC-135, the KC-46A will provide next generation aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and partner-nation


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Affordable and with plenty of free parking, you will find the Burley Court Hotel perfect for celebrations and mini-breaks. Close to the Central Train Station.
This is a privately owned 3 star hotel and has been under the care and management of the same family for generations. The lounge and bar are just as well suited to formal or casual celebrations and has a bright and airy atmosphere. This makes the Burley Court the perfect venue for light lunches and a swift drink. The hotel has a heated, outdoor swimming pool where an alfresco lunch can be enjoyed by the poolside. There is also a games room to keep the family entertained. Completely non-smoking.
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Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring during the Round of 16 football match between Colombia and Uruguay at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 28, 2014. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
Colombia vs Uruguay Live Scores, Video Highlights: James Rodriguez is Tournament Top Scorer, Colombia to Face Brazil in Quarter Finals, Uruguay are Eliminated From World Cup 2014
By Larry Ong
Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0.
James Rodriguez scored both goals for Colombia to go top as the World Cup 2014 top scorer.
Colombia will face Brazil in the round of 8.
See the highlights below.
James Rodriguez opened the scoring with a brilliant strike in the 28th minute. Abel Aguilar provided the assist via a headed pass.
Rodriguez added another in the 50th minute after a lovely combination move, with Juan Guillermo Cuadrado providing the final pass for the assist.
Check out an Associated Press match report.
Colombia Beats Uruguay 2-0 at World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — James Rodriguez scored one of the best goals of the tournament and then added a second to put Colombia into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-0 win over Uruguay on Saturday.
Rodriguez gave his team the lead with a stunning long-range volley on the turn in the 28th minute and netted the second from close range shortly after the break as Colombia dominated a Uruguay side that sorely missed banned striker Luis Suarez.
Rodriguez now has a tournament-leading five goals in Brazil and further enhanced his status as perhaps the tournament's biggest revelation.
Uruguay, meanwhile, struggled badly in attack without Suarez and his replacement Diego Forlan was substituted in the 53rd after a disappointing performance in what was probably his final World Cup appearance.
Colombia will play Brazil in the quarterfinals on July 4 in Fortaleza after the host beat Chile in a penalty shootout earlier Saturday.
Rodriguez showed once again that the Brazilians have every reason to be wary.
The opener was his most spectacular goal yet. He chested the ball down with his back to goal well outside the area and in one fluid motion turned around and fired a left-foot volley that went off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.
His second was a perfectly executed team move as Colombia worked the ball over from the right flank to the left, where Pablo Armero sent in a cross that was met by Juan Cuadrado at the far post. Cuadrado headed back across goal toward Rodriguez, who slotted in from just a few yards (meters) out.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez tried to respond with a double substitution, taking off Forlan and Alvaro Pereira for Gaston Ramirez and Cristhian Stuani. That livened up the attack, with goalkeeper David Ospina having to make good saves from Cristhian Rodriguez and Maxi Pereira before diving to push away a shot from Edinson Cavani in the 84th.
But in the end Uruguay simply couldn't cope without Suarez, who was banned for four months for biting an opponent in the group-stage victory against Italy that sent the team through to the next round. Suarez also missed Uruguay's first game of the tournament, a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica, before scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over England.
Forlan was named the best player of the 2010 World Cup but again looked well past his prime and leaves Brazil without scoring a goal.
Rodriguez was taken off near the end to a standing ovation, and then rushed onto the field with his teammates at the final whistle.


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Economic Empowerment for Women
We are breaking the bias to create gender equality among local communities in Nepal.
Gender inequalities limit the lives and opportunities of indigenous women in rural Nepal.
Their roles are often limited to household chores and child-rearing, with cultural barriers in the way of education, economic, and leadership advancement.
But we are committed to creating a more inclusive and sustainable world for women. And you can help. Together, we will #BreakTheBias to forge a gender-equal world among communities in red panda country.
The participation of women in red panda conservation is crucial.
Nepali women are the primary forest users in the country's red panda range. They are involved in firewood and fodder collection, and agricultural practices. In celebration of World Wildlife Day 2022 and International Women's Day 2022, this campaign supports capacity-building opportunities for women and educational scholarships for female students as well as efforts to recruit female Forest Guardians in local communities.
Some Of The Ways We Are
Empowering Women In Nepal
Red Panda Conservation Scholarship program that provides financial support for the purchase of necessary school supplies to underprivileged students living in red panda range.
Sustainable livelihood and alternative income programs that provide opportunities for women to become Forest Guardians, nature guides, homestay owners, and entrepeneurs.
Working with our community partners to advocate for the recruitment of female Forest Guardians and CFUG members. Two CFUGs are now comprised entirely of women!
According to RPN's Monitoring Officer, Pema Sherpa, the door is slowly opening to getting more women involved in conservation efforts.
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- Pema Sherpa
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On the Frontlines of Red Panda Conservation and Gender Equality
Financial Freedom for Women in Red Panda Range
Female Forest Guardians #ChooseToChallenge Gender Inequality While Saving Red Pandas
Menuka Bhattarai: The Firefox Guardian
The Changing Role of Women in Red Panda Conservation
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Flagler Beach, Fla., Sept. 30, 2013—Cardinal Systems' Mike Kitaif was honored as Member of the Year by the Florida Region of ASPRS.
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Q: Finding a specific set in DB So my table is as below
cgid cid vid
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CG1   C1  V1
CG1   C2  V1
CG2   C1  V1
CG2   C2  V2
CG3   C1  V1
CG4   C2  V1

and so on
I will be having some thing like this in my java code
[{cid=C1,vid=V1},{cid=C2,vid=V1}]
and I need to find out specific CGID which represent this set in java.
Right now what I can do is get all CGIDs and compare one by one with all data, but as table size is growing it is becoming a problem. is there any other(easy) way to do it.
Any recommended query to fetch the cgid in a single query passing all input from java code.

A: Here is a hack for your problem.
I included test data in the with clause. In real life you will have an actual table, and some way to provide the input. Here I provide the "table" as a view in the with clause, and the "target set" to which you must compare as another view, consisting of a string in the exact format you showed.
The first step is to break up the input string, so that the "target set" can be presented in the same format as the input table. That's done in the norm_target (normalized target) view calculation. If your target set is given in some different format, you will need to somehow be able to arrange it in the same way as the output of norm_target.
Then, for every set - including the target - I create a single string encoding all the elements - each token terminated by # (assuming this character does not appear anywhere in your cid and vid values; for a more robust solution, you can replace that with some control character, for example the "record separator" or the "system bell" from the ASCII character set). The single string encoding, in each case, is ordered by cid, vid.
Two sets have the same single-string encoding if and only if the sets have the same pairs. Either value (or both) in a pair can be null - concatenating # to everything results in null being treated as a proper empty string, not the generic null of Oracle tradition. Also, if there are duplicates, then the number of duplicates of each distinct pair in the two sets must match exactly.
Compared to the "correct" solutions, which would require collections of some sort, or direct comparison of JSON strings (in more recent versions of Oracle), etc., this will probably be faster. It is a hack: a solution that should be 100% correct, just not the standard way one would or should solve the problem; but which provides some benefit that the "standard way" doesn't.
with
  my_table (cgid, cid, vid) as (
    select 'CG1', 'C1', 'V1' from dual union all
    select 'CG1', 'C2', 'V1' from dual union all
    select 'CG2', 'C1', 'V1' from dual union all
    select 'CG2', 'C2', 'V2' from dual union all
    select 'CG3', 'C1', 'V1' from dual union all
    select 'CG4', 'C2', 'V1' from dual
  )
, target (i_set) as (
    select '[{cid=C1,vid=V1},{cid=C2,vid=V1}]'
    from   dual
  )
, norm_target (cid, vid) as (
    select  regexp_substr(i_set, '\{cid=([^,]*)', 1, level, null, 1) as cid,
            regexp_substr(i_set, ',vid=([^}]*)' , 1, level, null, 1) as vid
    from    target
    connect by level <= regexp_count(i_set, '\{')
  )
select cgid
from   my_table
group  by cgid
having listagg(cid || '#' || vid || '#') within group (order by cid, vid) =
       (
         select listagg(cid || '#' || vid || '#')
                  within group (order by cid, vid)
         from   norm_target
       )
;

CGID
--------
CG1