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How We Hurted Ourselves III
After a day of attempting to recover from Friday's debauchery – a day which included a show of my own and the realization that I wasn't really hungry until 4PM – We casually drifted together again at Dave's. The rest of the sausages and pork tenderloin were cooked, as Dave remembered something he had realized Friday night: Rick had never seen Mortal Kombat.
Well, now I guess you don't need to see the movie. Rick's screams were remarkably similar to those produced during GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
I think Paul W.S. Anderson get s a raw deal, personally. If I made lists, I wouldn't be putting his movies in the Top Ten, but they always entertain me, and frankly, that's all I ask of a movie: enlightenment or edification would be nice, certainly, but I'm largely there to forget my cares for a while. And Mortal Kombat is a not-so-guilty pleasure; Anderson was asked to make a movie out of a video game that is pretty much different flavors of punching and kicking and pulling out spines, and little else. Mortal Kombat is pretty much what would happen if a bunch of kids got together and decided to play Mortal Kombat even though they didn't have any consoles. You know, play-acting, like I did with my friends when we played WWII decades before Castle Wolfenstein was invented. Rules for the tournament that comprise the movie are improvised on the spot, as required by the plot – which is also improvised on the spot.
So Mortal Kombat is essentially a spiritual companion to GI Joe: a big-budget, loud, but essentially empty visualization of an adolescent/childish pursuit. Prime material for this sort of gathering.
In retaliation Rick insisted on more Pink Lady & Jeff. Did I mention Paul finally made it tot he fest? Paul finally made it to the fest. He was in time for me to hit my 20 minute limit on Jeff Altman, and for Dave to start his next shot across our bows. He admitted that he had never seen it, then hit play, fading back to relish what he hoped would be our cries of dismay and agony.
Oh yeah, the only time Nancy and Ronnie actually made a movie together. Unlike what you may have been told, Hellcats of the Navy isn't a bad movie. It's not a particularly good one, but it's no Dondi. Ronnie plays a WWII sub commander who makes a tough call and leaves a man behind during a mission. As luck would have it, the luckless sap was dating Ronnie's ex-girlfriend (Nancy) which makes his demise suspicious, to say the least. So he spends the rest of the movie trying to regain the respect of his second, Arthur Franz (as usual, playing a non-commissioned dick), disobeying orders to win the war, blah blah blah. Paul and I were actually enjoying it, but it does get very talky and long-winded in the second act, and Dave actually asked for the return of Pink Lady & Jeff. Yes, he regretted that.
Our actor contingent finally made the scene after their Sunday matinée, and lucky, lucky them, they were there for the return of Mie and Kei and (shudder) Jeff. I had been asked to put on the episode guest-starring Jerry Lewis (double shudder), but I screwed up under the tender ministrations of Dr. Vodka and instead put on the un-aired sixth episode, which featured Sid Caesar, Red Buttons (both on their second eps) and for music, Bobby Vinton and Roy Orbison. Oh, and Byron Allen. This was C-list heaven.
There was a hypnotic awfulness about the show that held people spellbound, and we actually got through the entire episode. Paul had started out lobbying for a "70s TV Night", which he quickly reneged upon, especially after the Bobby Vinton Medley of His Hits. The casual racist humor which runs through the series absolutely blossoms during a sketch in which Sid Caesar plays Pink Lady's father, complete with gibberish Japanese. One wonders what the girls thought of this, though they handle it like pros. Frankly, after only a week of this crap, they were probably just trying to make it through their six eps and get back to their sold-out stadiums.
This was really bewildering to those of us – well, only Dave and I, perhaps – who liked Caesar and knew he was funny:
The other amazing thing is, that, I believe alone of all the featured hot musical guests, Roy Orbison is actually onstage with Pink Lady. Most of the others – Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Blondie – will give you a blank stare if you ask them about the time they appeared on Pink Lady & Jeff. It usually came down to Mie and Kei struggling through "An naow – Cheepu Trikka!" aaaaaand we cut to a video. Which wasn't too bad, except that you usually saw the same thing on The Midnight Special a week or two earlier.
After watching this episode, many bitter tears and recriminations – and Rick whining "But what about the Jerry Lewis episode?", it was decided to spend the rest of the night playing Beatles Rock Band, moving eventually to Rock Band 2 and Dave's neighbors asking him to turn that crap down. I eventually get talked into picking up the bass guitar for a few songs (though only on the Beatles and only on easy – the playlist on Rock Band 2 is a litany of "who?"s from me)(weirdly, I think i would have done better on DJ Hero, but I'm probably fooling myself), and that's how the evening wound down. Alan actually outlasted me for stick-around-itude when I leave around 1:30.
I'm going to be shooting at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival tomorrow, so I took Monday off, allowing myself a bit of a sleep-in. Next time, of course, we won't be pretending that we're younger and able to pull off such feats as this; Mrs. Dave will be back, with a concurrent return to reason, I presume. I am also going to enjoy pointing out for some time that there was a marked lack of R-rated naughty flicks during this golden opportunity. Ronnie Reagan indeed!
And there's still that Jerry Lewis episode of Pink Lady & Jeff, just waiting out there in the dark, like Jason at Camp Crystal Lake.
Categories: Old Men Playing Videogames, The Wonderful World of Crap . Tags:crapfest . Author: drfreex
How We Hurted Ourselves II Of Hot Sauce & Horrorshows


Apple on Thursday afternoon launched as part of its website an official directory of iPhone and iPod touch Web applications, reinforcing its stance that third-party developers should focus their developmental efforts on Web 2.0 applications that function only under the embedded version of its Safari browser.
The move, anticipated by AppleInsider earlier this week, underscores the Cupertino-based firm's commitment to maintaining the security and integrity of its mobile Mac OS X platform by disallowing native application development by anyone other than itself.
The new applications directory, fashioned after the company's official Dashboard widget list, includes over 200 third-party Web-based applications optimized for either the iPhone or iPod touch — which share a similar hardware makeup.
The Apple directory breaks applications down into categories such as Games, News, Sports and Weather. Each application listing provides a short description of that application's function, the name of its developer, associated web addresses, and the date the application was approved and posted to the official company list.
Apple encourages developers to submit their Web applications to the directory and provide feedback on the current concept. The company also provides a guide explaining how developers can get started writing Web applications for the iPhone and iPod touch.


Xiangya Hospital is located in Changsha, Hunan province, China. Co-founded in 1906 by the Chinese government and the Yale-China Association of the United States, Xiangya Hospital (originally named "Yali Hospital") is one of the oldest western hospitals in China, and has long enjoyed the reputation of "South Xiangya", which means "the best hospital in southern China". Xiangya Hospital is now a large comprehensive tertiary hospital under the direct supervision of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, and is affiliated to Central South University, a national key university under direct supervision of the Chinese Ministry of Education. After more than a century's development, Xiangya Hospital has become a modern general hospital integrating "medical care, medical education, medical research, preventive care and rehabilitation" as well as a key center for medical treatment, medical education and medical research in China.
Adhering to the Xiangya spirit of "Strictness, Unity, Honesty and Enterprise", we have cultivated a group of medical experts influential at home and abroad such as Xiaoqian Zhang, Feifan Tang, Zhenpian Li, etc. Dr. Xiaoqian Zhang, known as "an all-rounder in Internal Medicine", a famous expert in digestive diseases and medical educator in China, was among the first graduates from Xiangya Medical College. Dr. Feifan Tang, famous microbiologist and immunologist, was the first in the world who succeeded in the isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis and thus won a Nobel Prize nomination. Chairman Mao Zedong highly praised Xiangya for its high medical quality, and introduced family and friends to the hospital many times.
Xiangya Hospital, with full disciplines and technical strength, is among the top in the Chinese health care industry. It has 3,500 beds, 88 clinical departments and around 6,000 employees (including around 1000 retirees). In 2014, the number of outpatient and emergency visits has exceeded 2.4 million person-time, discharged patients 100,000 person-time and inpatient operations 57,000.
In recently years, Xiangya Hospital has been actively devoted to public hospital reform, and has well handled the relationship between reform and development. Its overall strength, regional influence, social reputation and position in the industry have all been significantly improved. For 3 consecutive years, it has been selected as "the Most Popular Tertiary Hospital in China", ranked the 4th in terms of social contribution among all Chinese public hospitals, and has been granted the "Hospital Reform and Innovation Award" by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China and the "Health" newspaper.
Xiangya Hospital is among the top in China in terms of medical diagnosis and treatment. The hospital vigorously promotes the development of specialties and the "Xiangya Distinguished Doctors" project, and invests CNY 150-200 million specifically in discipline construction and science and technology innovation system building. In the past 4 years, the hospital has been approved 25 national key clinical key specialty construction projects, ranking the 5th in China. Presently, the hospital chief-edits 10 national journals, owns 5 national key disciplines and 22 research platforms of national (4), ministerial (6) and provincial (12) levles.
Xiangya Hospital is in a leading position in China in terms of medical education. The hospital has 2 national distinguished teachers and 4 courses have been rated as "National Excellent Resource Sharing Course". From 2012 to 2015, Xiangya students won the top award in the National Competition of Clinical Skills for Medical Students for 4 consecutive years, and the hospital successfully hosted the final of the 4th Competition with "zero mistake". A 70,000-square meter teaching and scientific research building of international standards has been under construction.
As a public hospital, Xiangya Hospital never forgets its social responsibility. The hospital has implemented the development strategy of "running Xiangya hospitals outside Xiangya", and has taken the lead in China in building a three-level rehabilitation medical service network. It has explored to build a new model for rural and community doctors' training. In the past 4 years, Xiangya Hospital has established collaborative relationships with 144 community health care stations and medical organizations, and expanded its tele-medicine coverage in 9 provinces connecting with 129 hospitals. The hospital has provided professional training for 1,170 township hospital administrators and 500 community doctors. Since 2012, designated by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, Xiangya Hospital has successively organized 9 national medical teams providing assistance in 5 provinces. In 2014 and 2015, Xiangya hospital took the lead in organizing the first international aid medical team of Hunan province and the fifth Chinese medical team to assist Sierra Leone to fight against Ebola.
Xiangya Hospital has always put the public good first. We have showed our social responsibility in cases of public emergency medical assistance, international medical aids and other major social events, and have been highly affirmed by multiple Chinese government and Party leaders including Xi Jinping, Liu Yandong, Hui Liangyu, Yang Jiechi, Chen Zhu, etc. The "Xiangya" brand has also been identified as "China Well-know Trademark" by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China.
Facing the new circumstances, new missions and new challenges, with the opportunity of establishing a national regional medical center, putting public interest first, Xiangya Hospital will make all efforts to improve its overall capabilities in medical care, medical education, scientific research and hospital administration, strengthen its core competitiveness and innovative ability, lay a solid foundation for the strategic goal of "Catching up with and Surpass the Top 3 in China", and to eventually become a high-level research hospital with international impact.
Xiangya Hospital is in the first tier in China in terms of scientific research. In the past 4 years, a total of 1,203 projects have been funded, among which 252 projects are NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) funded. The total funding reached nearly CNY 270 million. 2,718 research papers have been published, including 1,213 SCI-cited. The hospital has won 40 science and technology achievement awards at national, ministerial and provincial levels, and has been granted 85 patents.
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Notably, there are two railway station in Changsha.
An interesting tidbit about Changsha, aside from its characteristically spicy food, is the fact that Mao Zedong – famously known as Chairman Mao, and the leader of the Chinese Revolution – spent some time in the city prior to launching his political career. For a place steeped in so much culture and tradition, Changsha has done well in rising to modern needs by boasting quite a number of shopping areas for its willing consumers. Here are 5 suggestions for you to roam about in the city.
As the world's longest inland river isle, Orange Isle connects the Mount Yuelu in the west and the downtown in the east, with a length of 5km and a width of 50-200 meters and a total area of 70kms.This island is fairly large, so bring your walking shoes and some water!Its an island integrated gardening, traveling, entertainment, sports, culture and commerce.If you arrive in the first half of the year, you can admire the fantastic firework there on Saturday night. There are golf carts and mini buses for people who choose not to walk (about 20yuan per person). The south end of the island has the famous statue of Chairman Mao when he was a young man. The walk there is beautiful, there are many beautiful gardens and winding paths. The north end of the island is where you will find a swimming pool, spa, and a grassy field where many music festivals take place. The most famous is the Orange Isle Music Festival which is held it the beginning of September. There will be a firework show regularly in Orange Isle.
Tianxin Pavilion Park, one of the most well-preserved ancient city remains, includes landmarks Tianxin Ancient Pavilion and ancient wall. It is located in central Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, covering an area of 40 mu (2.668 hectares). Now the park is ranked as one of Changsha's Four Great Ancient Historic Sites, China's famous historic culture pavilion and national AAAA tourist attraction.


Having lost his army and his sons slain, Saul and his armor-bearer kill themselves, 1-6. The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites, 7. They triumph over the dead carcasses, 8-10. Those of Jabesh-gilead, recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh and mournfully bury their bones, 11-13.
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and fell down slain on mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons, and the Philistines slew Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. 3 And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised should come and thrust me through and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was exceedingly afraid. Therefore, Saul took a sword and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword and died with him. 6 So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died that same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were on the other side of the Jordan saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled. And the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about to publish it in the house of their idols and among the people. 10 And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 All the valiant men arose and went all night, took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh and burnt them there. 13 And they took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh and fasted seven days.


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Beta: DBS Subs Value Kids' Nets
STEVE DONOHUE
Kids' networks may not be as expensive as the license fees distributors pay for services such as ESPN, but satellite customers find the most perceived value in networks such as Nicktoons and Noggin, according to Beta Research Corp.
Cartoon Network was the top-ranked major network (70 million or more subscribers) in terms of perceived value, with survey respondents saying that it has a perceived value of $2.11 per month. Cartoon was followed by ESPN ($2), Disney Channel ($1.93), ESPN2 ($1.90), Home & Garden Television ($1.84), Comedy Central ($1.77) and The History Channel ($1.77).
Noggin/The N led the midsized networks (40 million-50 million subscribers), with respondents saying that its perceived value is $2.36. It was followed by MTV2 ($2.06), Speed Channel ($2.03), Toon Disney ($1.92), Lifetime Movie Network ($1.86) and SOAPnet ($1.65).
Nicktoons was the top-ranked emerging network (fewer than 40 million subscribers), with respondents saying that it has a perceived value of $1.99. It was followed by Music Choice's audio channels ($1.77), Fuse ($1.58), History Channel International ($1.52), Discovery Kids ($1.48) and Military Channel ($1.42).
When asked which networks are important to the enjoyment of satellite TV, Beta said Fox Movie Channel (33%) was the top-ranked emerging network, National Geographic Channel (39%) was the top-ranked midsized network and Discovery Channel (59%) was the top-ranked major network.
Also performing well in the emerging-network category were The Biography Channel (32%), Music Choice (32%), Do It Yourself (23%), The Science Channel (23%) and Military (17%).
Beta said it based its survey on 708 telephone interviews with DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. Dish Network customers in March -- 600 adults and 108 teens.
Study: DBS Subs Value Cartoon, LMN
Beta Studies Satellite Subs
Beta: Sports Nets Valuable to Subs
Beta Dishes Out New Study
Beta: ESPN, CNN Tops in Value
Beta: ESPN, Discovery Tops in Value
Beta: Subs Want Movies
Beta Rates Nets' Value

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Q: C++ No output from popen tl;dr - Cannot capture output from commands that use RPC to a remote server using any programming language I try, even though these commands output back to the command prompt when typed manually
I've got a function that uses fpipe to issue the netsh command to display stats from our DHCP server.  I do this same fpipe buffer-reading technique elsewhere in my program and it works fine, but here I'm getting no output at all:
EDIT: I'm simplifying my code to a more proof-of-concept type snippet.  It's actually an all-encompassed .cpp source file that still replicates the issue.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>  // for _popen() and _pclose()
using namespace std;

    int main()
    {
        char buff[512];
        buff[0]=0;
        string cmd="netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.200.0 show clients 1";
        FILE *fpipe = _popen(cmd.c_str(),"r");
        if(fpipe==NULL) cout<<"Failed to open"<<endl; else cout<<"Opened pipe successfully";
        while(fgets(buff,sizeof(buff),fpipe)!=NULL) cout<<buff<<endl;
        _pclose(fpipe);
    }

The only output I'm getting is:
Opened pipe successfully

But if I copy/paste that command into another command prompt window, it runs fine and spits out many lines immediately.
So where does it go?  Why does nothing ever go into my buffer?
Also, changing the "cmd" string from the netsh to the "dir" command will successfully output dir's output.
EDIT: Even system(cmd.c_str()); gives me no output!
EDIT: Curiously, cmd="netsh dump"; actually outputs fine, but still cmd="netsh dhcp server... does not.  Something weird with the way CMD routes netsh text or... something?  Outside of my comfort zone here.
EDIT: This is obviously an issue outside of C++ because when I'm in a Python 2.7 shell (this is Windows 7 64-bit, by the way), I try this:
>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.call('dir', shell=True)
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E2B-B34F

 Directory of C:\MyDir

09/30/2013 01:24 PM  <DIR>       .
09/30/2013 01:24 PM  <DIR>       ..
09/20/2013 10:11 AM          45  test.txt
             1 File(s)       45 bytes
             2 Dir(s)   162,260,246,528 bytes free
0
>>> subprocess.call('netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.200.0 show clients 1', shell=True)
0
>>>

A: Maybe the output is going to STDERR and not to STDOUT?
Try this at the end of your system-command -> " 2>&1".
For example:
    FILE *p = popen("g++ main.cpp -o main", "r");
Try this:
    FILE *p = popen("g++ main.cpp -o main 2>&1", "r");

A: Try replacing your _popen with:
FILE *fpipe = _popen(cmd.c_str(),"rt");

Maybe you still have to specify the read-mode completely.
And also use error checking to check whether _popen has worked:
if(fpipe == NULL)
    cout<<"Failed to open"<<endl;

A: Could it be a privilege problem?  If the netsh dhcp ... command requires admin privilege to work properly, maybe the problem is that the application does not inherit admin privilege when it runs and thus it cannot complete the command successfully.  Of course, it seems like it should output something to STDERR in that case, but I don't know...

A: Are you sure about the command?
I am assuming you are using Windows , as there were mentions of "command prompt"
when I do a netsh /? I dont see a dhcp sub command at all. I see only dhcpclient . Even with this wrong command ( I Suppose ) , I get an output that the sub command is not available . Here is the code, I use Cygwin. hence _p* functions are replaced with p* functions.
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::string;
using std::vector;

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    cout<<"Entered DHCPLookup() function"<<endl;
    vector<string> scopes;
    scopes.push_back("192.168.16.0");
    scopes.push_back("192.168.144.0");
    // some scopes omitted here
    scopes.push_back("192.168.155.0");
    scopes.push_back("192.168.200.0");
    char buff[512];
    for(int x=0;x<scopes.size();x++)
    {
        buff[0]=0;
        string cmd="netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope "+scopes[x]+" show clients 1";
        cout<<cmd<<endl;
        FILE *fpipe = popen(cmd.c_str(),"r");
        while(fgets(buff,sizeof(buff),fpipe)!=NULL) cout<<buff<<endl;
        pclose(fpipe);
    }
}

Here is the output
Entered DHCPLookup() function
netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.16.0 show clients 1
The following command was not found: dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.16.0 show clients 1.
netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.144.0 show clients 1
The following command was not found: dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.144.0 show clients 1.
netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.155.0 show clients 1
The following command was not found: dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.155.0 show clients 1.
netsh dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.200.0 show clients 1
The following command was not found: dhcp server 192.168.200.15 scope 192.168.200.0 show clients 1.

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Forsyth BOC delivers work session surprise entire agenda postponed
Forsyth County News
Kelly Whitmire Follow @ForsythNews
Updated: May 30, 2015, 12:10 a.m.
FORSYTH COUNTY — Forsyth County commission work sessions can be a lengthy affair, with meetings often stretching four or five hours.
But the commissioners may never have another session that rivals the length of Tuesday's, which lasted about two minutes.
Due to absences of County Attorney Ken Jarrard and Commissioners Pete Amos and Todd Levent, the gathering was all but canceled. The remaining three commissioners voted to postpone the entire agenda until their next work session, which is set for June 9.
"We realized [earlier] that both the chairman [Amos] and [Jarrard] were going to be gone," said Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills. "We didn't know until Tuesday that Commissioner Levent wasn't going to be there.
"There were several items that required — or we felt like, the chairman needed to be there to hear — so we were going to have to put those items off anyway."
Mills said that none of the matters needed to be discussed immediately, and that the decision was made to shift them all to next month.
"Different ones discussed it and decided that it would be better to just put it off so everybody could be there to hear all the agenda items," she said.
Mills, who has served on the commission since 2013, said it was the first time an agenda has been postponed, or that Amos wasn't in attendance, in her tenure.
"Since I've been on the board, it's never happened," she said.
Mills said that since the meeting was held the day after Memorial Day, — for which all county offices were closed — and during North Forsyth High School's graduation, there may have been some confusion.
"It just seemed like there was a whole lot of different conflicts," she said.
Potential tobacco ban at parks and other items from this week's BOC meeting
Forsyth County commissioners talked about trees, and 3 other things from July 9 work session
Here's how close 5 Forsyth County road projects are to being done
Forsyth County Democratic Party to host 'vigil to end human detention camps' on Friday


The lectures will present problems arising in the design of telecommunication networks considered by operators like Orange or manufacturers like Alcatel. There will be two kinds of networks studied including optical WDM networks with MPLS management and wireless radio networks. In both cases environmental aspects like minimization of energy will be considered. Examples of such problems are tunnels in MPLS, multicasting, WIFI access, gathering in radio networks, placement of access points, fault tolerant on board satellite networks.
For each problem we will show how to give simple models to tackle them. Then we will introduce algorithmic tools to solve them. All these problems being difficult, we will emphasize approximation algorithms, dynamic programming and heuristics. We will also present some basics of distributed algorithms. These studies will widely use the tools in graph theory and combinatorial optimization presented in Algorithms for telecommunications I .
Prerequisites: basic knowledge of graph theory, complexity of algorithms and optimization (see Algorithms for telecommunications ).


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Friday's fresh dumping of snow has made skiing conditions in southern Manitoba ideal for winter enthusiasts.
A self-guided cross-country ski tour of the Pine Point Rapids has been organized for today in Whiteshell Provincial Park.
The groomed trail will take skiers along the rapids and through the boreal forest.
A warmup shelter will greet skiers at the rapids, where the five kilometre trek will begin. Hot chocolate and roaster marshmallows will be available.
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// Licensed under the MIT License.
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package com.azure.resourcemanager.monitor.models;

import com.azure.core.annotation.Fluent;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.monitor.fluent.models.LogProfileProperties;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

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     * @return the LogProfileResourcePatch object itself.
     */
    public LogProfileResourcePatch withStorageAccountId(String storageAccountId) {
        if (this.innerProperties() == null) {
            this.innerProperties = new LogProfileProperties();
        }
        this.innerProperties().withStorageAccountId(storageAccountId);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the serviceBusRuleId property: The service bus rule ID of the service bus namespace in which you would like
     * to have Event Hubs created for streaming the Activity Log. The rule ID is of the format: '{service bus resource
     * ID}/authorizationrules/{key name}'.
     *
     * @return the serviceBusRuleId value.
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The Florida Gators and Auburn Tigers will play a third and decisive game to decide who goes on to Omaha and who will go home.
Auburn forced the final game by walking off with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon.
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I couldn't believe what I was reading on twitter..
Here was Pat Phelan, a self professed "good guy" (from his own twitter bio: @patphelan: CEO @TRUSTEV, from a long line of Citog's, friend of Bill and Bob, hates bad coffee #happy #goodguy) having a wild and totally unfounded pop at me/Fuzion trying to create a job opportunity utilising the JobBridge scheme and take another careful step forward with our business.
I was amazed that someone so prolific online could be that careless and loose with his opinions and make such a reckless and damaging accusation – I don't believe Pat knows the first thing about Fuzion. He certainly has never been through our door and has never had dealings with any of our team.
I took issue with him about what he was tweeting – he clearly has issues and an opinion about Jobbridge but has no right to throw muck at Fuzion.
Jean was the first person that we brought in as a PR intern. She was an extra person on our team and once the period was up we were delighted to give her a full time job. We then added Aisling to our Dublin team and after some initial training and some relevant experience under her belt she was poached by Edelman PR. We replaced her with Niamh who will also be made full time – again she was a raw graduate who has now clocked up valuable experience.
The advert that you saw us tweeting about in the above post is with the intention of trying to extend the team even further, which is risky business in the current climate. Through incredibly hard work and with the help of the Jobbridge scheme we have been able to add new members to our team all the way throughout the recession – we have never reduced anyone's wages either, which if I say so myself is quite an achievement.
That is 3 new jobs in Fuzion – the Jobbridge scheme has allowed us to accelerate our expansion and create jobs and provide valuable experience for people.
We have also added other members to our team outside of Jobbridge.
I will admit that from my experience someone, somewhere will always take advantage of any initiative, which can wreck it for others – some employers will exploit and take advantage but surely don't tar everyone with the same brush – this scheme in my view is a win/win.
This gets better …I am not actually trying to create a job but I am apparently discriminating against people with disabilities. Mr Squid, when you get a chance please take a peek at some of the successful work we have done for charities in Ireland.
And then I find another really prolific social media guy on the 28th May telling people to start clicking on the Google Adverts of companies who are taking people on through Jobbridge – thanks Damien..was that a pop at Fuzion?
Why would you put out such a tweet?
So Fuzion are exploiting, discriminating and we deserve to be financially punished for our attempts to stay positive, expand our business and use a legitimate scheme in the spirit it was designed.
My head is spinning at such begrudgery, cynical, defamatory and financially damaging attacks – this is some of the stuff I really hate about certain people.
Thankfully not everyone is like this and I for one will hang onto my outlook on life, drive on and try to keep having wins and Yes, create new jobs and give people valuable training and a start they may not have had otherwise.


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A massive spring storm is bringing blizzard conditions to several central USA states, leading officials to close hundreds of schools and hundreds of miles of roads.
The Minnesota State Patrol said it had responded to more than 200 crashes statewide since Wednesday, while the National Guard stood ready to rescue any stranded motorists. Above, a pair of semi tractor-trailer rigs jackknifed and collided near the Highway 15-68 intersection south of New Ulm.
The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for much of South Dakota and western Minnesota, and from parts of northwestern Colorado to northwestern Kansas, and western and central Nebraska. The National Weather Service reported that daily snowfall records had already fallen in La Crosse, Wausau and Green Bay.
"Really hope this is the last snow storm we'll have to post about this spring, the National Weather Service tweeted. Road closures will be likely".
As much as 18 inches (46 centimetres) of snow has fallen in parts of South Dakota, where Gov. Kristi Noem has closed state offices in much of the state for a second day as heavy snow and strong winds make travel conditions risky.
Heavy snow and strong winds hammered parts of the central USA on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and creating hazardous travel conditions a day after pummeling Colorado. Forecasters in New Mexico said the winds also would make travel hard on north-south oriented roads such as Interstate 25. High winds are making travel even more treacherous. Forecasters said this week's storm will swell rivers again, but maybe not as much.
In Nebraska where people are still recovering from last month's floods, farmer Brad Wilkins said, "Instead of Nebraska Strong it should be Nebraska exhausted".
Forecasters had expected the extreme weather to be a bomb cyclone Wednesday as the storm whipped the Rockies and Plains and delivered a temperature shock to a region enjoying springlike conditions. "Once the storm is done and things start to dry out a bit, we will get back to patching".


Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Jimmy Bennett, Jacob Kogan, Jennifer Morrison, Chris Hemsworth, Rachel Nichols, Spencer Daniels, Clifton Collins Jr., Tyler Perry, Deep Roy.
Rated: (for action/violence and brief sexual contact).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, May 3, 2009.
J.J. Abrams, the multi-hyphenate talent behind TV's "Lost" and 2008's "Cloverfield," takes to the director's seat for the first time since 2006's "Mission: Impossible III" with "Star Trek," one of his most noteworthy career achievements. After the creative and financial failure of 2002's tedious "Star Trek: Nemesis," it was assumed that the long-enduring, decidedly cheesy science-fiction series had finally reached its death knell. However, anything old can suddenly seem new again if injected with some fresh blood, and that is what Abrams and screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (2007's "Transformers") have done. One part prequel, another part reboot, "Star Trek" is a rejuvenating spectacle that succeeds at precisely what it sets out to do: update the story of James T. Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the USS Enterprise crew for modern audiences, introduce the franchise to younger viewers, and make certain that one can enjoy the film without necessarily being a fan of its many earlier incarnations. Abrams stays mostly true to what has come before, but has made a big enough overhaul to ensure it will never be confused with the 1979 motion picture of the same name, let alone the original 1966 television series.
In creating the new and, yes, improved "Star Trek," Abrams has wisely chosen to concentrate first and foremost on the initial adversarial nature and ultimate friendship between young, cocky earthling James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and the rigid, emotionally tight-vested half-human/half-Vulcan Spock (Zachary Quinto). These two characters, one born from tragedy—Kirk's father (Chris Hemsworth) was killed aboard the USS Kelvin moments after his birth—and the other treated as an outsider on his home planet for being of mixed intergalactic race, are as different as two men can be. At the urging of Capt. Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the rebellious Kirk follows in his dad's footsteps and heads to Starfleet Academy. Upon graduating, he finds himself on the USS Enterprise with fellow crew members Spock, best buddy Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Karl Urban), foxy Uhura (Zoe Saldana), lighthearted Sulu (John Cho), and Russian-accented Chekov (Anton Yelchin). Their first mission: stop Romulan ruler Nero (Eric Bana) from decimating the Federated planets, most notably Earth and Vulcan. When Pike is kidnapped and Kirk clashes with newly appointed captain Spock, he is exiled as punishment to ice planet Delta Vega where he comes face to face with someone who might just be able to help save Earth's existence.
Pulsating with a life and fire that the former series entries never quite equaled, "Star Trek" serves well as an origin story—certainly superior than the recent lackluster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"—and as a rousing summer blockbuster. From the prologue in which James T. Kirk is born to mother Winona (Jennifer Morrison) just as father George has no choice but to sacrifice his own life in a no-win battle against Nero, to a set-piece where native creatures chase James across the icy landscape of Delta Vega, to a breathless climax where San Francisco—nay, the entire planet—is very nearly destroyed, the film is one that will grip and enthrall viewers. Visual effects are top-of-the-line, not only in space scenes but also in those set on land, circa the twenty-third century. The image of planet Vulcan imploding upon itself before disappearing and taking everything and everyone with it is chilling to witness, and also provocative in its existential inference. Production design, art direction and costumes are also gorgeously reimagined, the tackiest elements of each from the earlier shows and movies replaced with hipper aesthetics. Editing is taut, if a little too judicious; at 127 minutes, the picture comes and goes in a wink. The characters and plot, though, could have afforded to slow down and breathe a little. Finally, the cinematography by Daniel Mindel (2005's "Domino") is classy and stylish, neither too darkly orchestrated nor too candy-colored to fit the grittiness of the narrative.
Technical attributes can only go so far, and "Star Trek" would be next to nothing without the committed performances of its cast, the inventively unpredictable turns in its plot, and the relationship between Kirk and Spock. Chris Pine (2008's "Bottle Shock"), roughing himself up enough to move beyond pretty-boy status as Kirk, and Zachary Quinto (TV's "Heroes"), a plausible dead-ringer for Leonard Nimoy as a young adult, disappear into their roles to the point where you scarcely even consider the actors playing them. Not only ideally cast, Pine and Quinto deliciously play off one another and share enormous chemistry even when they are bickering. Pine's journey from know-it-all kid to responsible, mature man runs parallel with the overly serious Spock's journey toward accepting the literal humanity inside himself. When, by the end, their roles on the Enterprise have reversed, one senses two very specific character arcs—and a lifelong friendship—converging. Meanwhile, original Spock Leonard Nimoy shows up as the older version of the sharp-eared Vulcan in an organic time-travel subplot. Not merely a cameo, Nimoy's authoritative return to the iconic character is greatly touching and very nearly chill-inducing. The elder Spock's cave-set discussion with Kirk about how quickly the important things we take for granted can be stolen from us is quietly, splendidly moving.
Supporting thespians do not get quite as much room to breathe within the confinements of their written parts. This, and a sorely needed moment of earthbound rumination at the end, are director J.J. Abrams' only major flaws. Zoe Saldana (2008's "Vantage Point") is vivacious as Uhura, involving herself in a romance with someone least expected, and Simon Pegg (2008's "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People") has obvious fun as engineer Scotty, but there is far too little development involved in exploring who they are as people.
With that said, there is even less to do for John Cho (2008's "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"), as Sulu, and especially Anton Yelchin (2008's "Charlie Bartlett"), adopting an unpleasant Russian accent as Chekov. Mostly, they sit at their control stations and press buttons. As head villain Nero, Eric Bana (2008's "The Other Boleyn Girl") is appropriately snarling and evil, aided by facial tattoos that complete the character's conception. In even briefer roles, Jimmy Bennett (2007's "Evan Almighty") and Jacob Kogan (2009's "Lifelines") are memorable as the adolescent versions of Kirk and Spock—a shot where Bennett's Kirk narrowly avoids falling over the edge of a desert cliff is awe-inspiring and horrifying in equal measure—and Winona Ryder (2009's "The Informers") is sincere and soulful as Spock's advice-giving mother Amanda Grayson.
In its sprint toward the finish line, "Star Trek" lacks a final scene where James T. Kirk meditates, or even stops to consider, the enormity of the cataclysm he and his fellow crew members have aborted. This would have put the perfect bow on a motion picture that nevertheless is assured and smart enough to stop a decades-old sci-fi series from ending for good. So much is going on in each frame that one sits smiling for the duration, drinking in the images while yearning for a repeat viewing. That is the sign of a special filmmaker in command. Indeed, thanks to director J.J. Abrams, "Star Trek" should be around for many more years to come, living long and prospering.


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Texas Supreme Court Sides with Underwriters Insurance Companies in Finding that Only a Trial Court Judge Has Jurisdiction Over Class Action Claims
In November, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the Court of appeals judgment in a case that involved deciding whether an arbitrator or a trial court judge must decide whether arbitration can be conducted on a class basis; i.e. whether class allegations should be decided in arbitration or in state court. Ultimately, the state Supreme Court upheld the Court of appeals' judgment in favor of Home Owners Management Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Home of Texas and Warranty Underwriters Insurance Companies; that that arbitrability of class claims is a "gateway" issue for the court unless the arbitration agreement clearly and unmistakably states otherwise,
The Case: Nathan and Misti Robinson v. Home Owners Management Enterprises Inc.
The case initially involved construction litigation, as a family (the Robinsons) entered into a construction contract for their home and also purchased a warranty program provided by Home Owners Management Enterprise Inc. The Robinsons ended up filing a lawsuit, alleging breach of the warranty for construction defects. Home Owners Management Enterprise Inc. then moved for the parties to enter into arbitration pursuant to the requirement to do so in its contract with the Robinsons. However, once in arbitration, the family amended the claim to include claims for class relief. After the arbitrator entered an award on the individual claims, Home Owners Management Enterprise Inc. requested that the court strike the class allegations. The trial court sided with Home Owners, and, on appeal, this decision was upheld.,
On appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, the Robinsons argued that Home Owners Management Enterprise Inc. was simply seeking the most beneficial forum for its claims; since it had initially argued that the arbitration clause was broad; then subsequently changed its mind once that the arbitration claim was amended. Home Owners Management Enterprise Inc. also argued that, when it comes to the issue of arbitrability of class claims, only a trial court can properly decide.
The Texas Supreme Court's Decision:
In upholding both the trial court and appeals court decisions, the Texas Supreme Court ultimately resolved the question in finding that arbitrability of class allegations is an issue that can only be decided by the courts. The Court pointed out that because arbitration is a matter of consent, parties cannot be compelled to arbitrate any dispute, absent an agreement to do so. The ultimate questions involved in the case were whether the parties both agreed to arbitrate class-action claims and whether a court or arbitrator can make this determination. Ultimately, the Court held that arbitrability of class claims is a "gateway" issue for the court unless the arbitration agreement clearly and unmistakably states otherwise, and a contract that is silent on the matter cannot speak to that with unmistakable clarity. In addition, an agreement to arbitrate class claims cannot be inferred from silence—the contract has to expressly address this.
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I love burgundy, and would like to see what you come up with in taupe. Great ideas here. Thanks.
I would love to see the other combinations in grey and taupe, too.
Love the burgundy with the navy. This is a combination I wore years ago and I'm not sure when I stopped wearing it. Now I want some new shoes and other accessories! By the way, the Jaeger link doesn't seem to be working.
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Hong Kong Protests- Everything You Need To Know
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Hong Kong is a name that can constantly be noticed on several newspaper headlines from the last few days and that too for all the wrong reasons. Hong Kong has been making the headlines for its new extradition bill. A bill that is not being supported by people not just in Hong Kong but around the world and has resulted in massive protests worldwide.
Reason Why It Started
Back in March 2018 the extradition Bill got proposed and was brought to the table for discussion in the wake of a Murder Case that took place in Taiwan. The accused was a man from Hong Kong who murdered his Girlfriend on a vacation in Taiwan. The only charges that were put against the man Chan Tong-kai were that of theft and handling of stolen goods and items. That's it and nothing else. No murder charges could have been put against him, not even trials and the reason for this was the loopholes present in the laws of both the states.
The most talked-about extradition bill brings with it the law that would allow the transfer of accused criminals for Taiwan, Mainland China and Macau. The absence of this protected the murderer boyfriend of Poon Hiu-wing from facing even questions from the Taiwan Police. The reality that struck hard to the jurisdiction which then caused the introduction of the extradition bill is that despite making this heinous crime of murder, Chan Ton-kai the main accused will never face trial for murder charges.
In spite of having good intentions behind introducing the bill, the Chief Executive Carry Lam has been facing a lot of rejections and more prominently protests from people worldwide. Though the bill was raised with the motive to remove the image of Hong Kong as the shelter for criminals, the people of the region feel otherwise which eventually leads to the Hong Kong protest.
Critics believe that the Extradition Bill- that would allow the government to move the offenders with more than 3-7 years of penalty to another state like Mainland China, will pose a threat to the people who have migrated in these places for work and will affect the Businesses in the state. Journalists, Business Groups, legal professionals and even other foreign governments accuse the jurisdiction of creating a space for the government to accuse any person passing theses states of crimes the accused is not even aware of existing. This will allow the government to transfer the accused to mainland China for trial, where the courts are under the influence of Chinese Political Control.
When It Started
The Hong Kong protests started from the very beginning itself. Ever since The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, was introduced in Hong Kong, people around the world have been in a rage. Protests and demonstrations started taking place in March-April which then escalated to a larger state by June.
On June 12th, when the Hong Kong government had scheduled to hear the amendment bill which would mean speedy action towards the acceptance and enforcement of the Extradition Bill, Hong Kong witnessed one of the darkest days in the history of Hong Kong. To stop the hearing hundreds and thousands of people have gathered to protest which slowly took a violent turn.
The police trying to control the crowd took measures which included firing Tear Gas, Bean Bags, Rubber Bullets to the crowd. The whole incident between the police and the civilians not only resulted in high numbers of injured civilians but also a rage for the police along with the government.
After the June 12th incident, when the police decided to call the protestors "Rioters", use force to control the protest, also arrest few who faced severe penalties on "Rioting Charges". This violence on the 12th of June led to a bigger movement worldwide.
Background Of The Whole Protest
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Hong Kong is a region in the Republic of China that has special administrative power due to a declaration signed by Britain and China, valid for 50 years which ends in 2047. Hong Kong according to the treaty has its own legislation, judicial, business, and trade policies.
According to the law, the chief executive of Hong Kong would though get appointed by China would be elected by the people of Hong Kong. But the real scenario is the chief executive is elected by an election committee currently consisting of 1200 members and is filled with Beijing loyalists.
After a lot of protests, in 2007 Beijing agreed to grant Hong Kong with Universal suffrage in 2017 that would give the citizens the power to vote. But despite the promises, the Beijing government announced in 2014 that the nominations would be chosen by Beijing which again resulted in revolts because then the whole democratic idea stands null and void. So, in 2017 the process of electing the Chief Executive remained unchanged.
When the people of Hong Kong have already been struggling for democratic rights, Hong Kong comes up with the Extradition bill which looks like this was the opportunity Beijing was looking for. Because China already has stressed relations with the Hong Kong people but after the bill is passed it will have the power China had been long waiting for.
People fear that China will put allegations over a lot of people in Hong Kong who have been openly protesting or have broken some Chinese law in the past or the future will be sent to Mainland China where the Jurisdiction is under the political control.
The Chinese Government
Despite taking Hong Kong back from Britain, the Chinese Government did not get full control but never gave up on their hopes. Through several loopholes, the Chinese Government has been trying to take more control over Hong Kong and now with the Extradition Bill, the people fear that the Chinese Government will become successful in finally enforce the same Chinese laws over the Hong Kong citizens.
The Hong Kong protests aren't going down well with the Chineses Government especially when the current demands of the Protests have moved from the exemption of the extradition bill to freedom from China, the Chinese Government has called the protests signs of terrorism.
Events That Took Place
June started with protests that were initially against the extradition bill soon became a bigger movement for democratic rights.
April 3– The Hong Kong government introduced the extradition bill
June 9– Approximately 1 million people marched to the government headquarters as a form of protest against the bill.
June 12– A similar movement took place which was met with violence from the police that included arrests and firing of rubber bullets and tear gas.
June 15– Carry Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong announced the suspension of the Bill.
June 16– A fresh protest double the size of the earlier one with around 2 million people protested for the complete withdrawal of the bill.
June 21– Protesters blocked Police headquarters for 15 hours.
July 1– Protesters gathered around the Legislative Building, colored the walls with graffiti, defaced the National Emblem and showed Colonial Flag.
July 7– Another protest with thousands was done in a Kowloon a popular tourist spot.
July 9– The chief executive Carry Lam announced again that the Bill stands dead, requesting the protestors to stop the showdown.
July 21– Mobs attacked people commuting to Mainland China to which the Police responded late, also protesters defaced China's liaison office in Hong Kong.
July 27– Protests against the station attack was again met with police firings.
August 2– Civil servants too join the movement.
How It's Been Build Up Over Time
The thing which started from the protest for the Extradition Bill has now become a democratic movement. Despite the extradition bill announced dead, the protestors haven't stopped. The whole of the extradition bill movement just fueled up the pro-democratic movement that had existed before the bill but now has escalated to a worldwide movement.
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Strategies protesters are using against authorities
Protestors have been using various types of strategies to safeguard themselves from police attacks. Ever since the police firing on July 12th, protests have taken the form of silent marches, costume demonstrations, graffiti on walls, flash mobs, activities that do not put the protestors directly against the police.
Hong Kong has also seen a city-wide transport strike on August 6, fun laser shows have been conducted as well.
Even the airport terminals have been used for protesting to get world projection.
Why This Movement Is Important When There's Rise Of Right-Wing World Over
The world may have been witnessing a rise in the right-wing population but the people who had been supporting the right in Hong Kong for Political Stability so that business and trade could continue without any disturbance being pro-Beijing are now stepping up against the government and for the movement too. The reason being continuing to be right-winged would only harm them in the future. The sole purpose for which they chose peace would not remain if the bill is enforced.
The foreign business spurring in Hong Kong might face a major fall-back if Beijing gets full control over Hong Kong. As Beijing legislation and jurisdiction is completely lead by the Chinese Government.
Reactions Worldwide
While China has been calling the protests in Hong Kong and the behavior of the people "nearly terrorism", Hong Kong has been getting support from across the world for its movement and there have been supports shown by people in the form of protests from many countries.
Despite the support from activists, Hong Kong failed to get any strong support from the powerful authorities of the world. America, which represents itself to be strong defenders of Democracy and Freedom also has kept quiet in this matter. Trump only said that he hopes the best decision would be taken which would be in favor of both the parties.
Directions It Is Heading To
The Hong Kong protests don't seem to be dying anytime soon, as the rally that had started against the extradition bills has now taken the size of a bigger movement with demands of full democracy and complete withdrawal of the extradition bill along with accountability from police and government.
Though the civilians are facing commuting issues due to the strikes and protests, the city seems safe and undisturbed otherwise.
Why Should You Be Interested?
Hong Kong has been struggling for a very long time and has been fighting for democracy which has been refused. The struggle that had started from a very small number has now taken a very large size and doesn't seem to be dying anytime soon because it has only been gaining more support from not just civilians of Hong Kong but also activists all over the world.
Hong Kong protests are gaining importance from all over the world especially for its increasing impact and have become a very important piece of World News. Hong Kong is not at rest and is consistently fighting for Freedom from China, which is not particularly known for its democratic methods. A lot of violence has taken place since the movement began but no support as such has been provided from the leaders around. Despite multiple speculations about the protest coming to an end, the city is set for another march with an estimated two million people on August 31st.
While democracy all over the world is facing some or the other form of suppression, citizens struggling to make their voices heard, Hong Kong protest is setting an example of effectively running democratic protest in this age of heightened state surveillance.
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Isla Mujeres (hiszp. Wyspa kobiet) – niewielka gmina w północno-wschodniej części meksykańskiego stanu Quintana Roo, położona na wierzchołku półwyspu Jukatan, na wybrzeża łączącym Zatokę Meksykańską z Morzem Karaibskim. Jest jedną z 10 gmin w tym stanie.

Siedzibą władz gminy jest niewielkie miasto Isla Mujeres, znajdujące się na wyspie o tej samej nazwie. Powierzchnia gminy oprócz stałego lądu, który jest głównym udziałem gminy, obejmuje także kilka wysp przybrzeżnych np. Isla Blanca.

Mimo iż rejon został skolonizowany przez Europejczyków bardzo wcześnie, bo już 1542 roku (Francisco de Montejo El Sobrino) nie miał on dużego znaczenia ze względu na brak bogactw mineralnych. Gminę utworzono w 1975 roku decyzją gubernatora stanu Quintana Roo, ze względu na szybki wzrost liczby mieszkańców spowodowany wzrostem znaczenia regionu jako celu wypraw turystycznych. W 2005 roku ludność gminy liczyła 15 186 mieszkańców.

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Powierzchnia gminy wynosi 1 100 km² zajmując 2.16% powierzchni stanu, co czyni ją jedną z mniejszych w stanie Quintana Roo. Obszar gminy jest równinny, a nierówności terenu nie są wyniesione ponad poziom morza o więcej niż 20 m.

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Na terenie gminy są dwa parki narodowe: Parque Nacional Isla Contoy i Parque Nacional Costa Occidente de Isla Mujeres obfitujące w wiele rzadkich gatunków fauny i flory.

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Dołno Golemanci (bułg. Долно Големанци) – wieś w południowej Bułgarii, w obwodzie Chaskowo, w gminie Chaskowo. Według danych Narodowego Instytutu Statystycznego w Bułgarii, 31 grudnia 2011 roku wieś liczyła 491 mieszkańców.

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