SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his disappointment and sadness over a statement issued by his siblings "publicising private family matters".
"I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate allegations that they have made. Ho Ching and I deny these allegations, especially the absurd claim that I have political ambitions for my son," said Mr Lee, in response to a six-page public statement issued by his siblings on Wednesday (June 14).
Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien Yang had said in their statement that they had lost confidence in their brother, PM Lee.
Titled "What has happened to Lee Kuan Yew's values?", their statement centres around the long-running dispute over the demolition of their father's house at 38 Oxley Road.
In response, PM Lee said: "While siblings may have differences, I believe that any such differences should stay in the family. Since my father's passing in March 2015, as the eldest son I have tried my best to resolve the issues among us within the family, out of respect for our parents."
He said his siblings' statement "has hurt our father's legacy".
In their statement, which they publicised on their Facebook pages around 2am, the two siblings said they felt closely monitored and fear the use of organs of state against them and Mr Lee Hsien Yang's wife, Suet Fern.
They also said the situation is such that Mr Lee Hsien Yang felt compelled to leave Singapore "for the foreseeable future".
The two siblings allege, among others, that since their father Lee Kuan Yew's death on March 23, 2015, there have been changes in Singapore that do not reflect what the late Mr Lee stood for.
The two siblings are joint executors and trustees of the estate of the late Mr Lee.
In their statement, they reiterated their father's wish that the house be demolished upon his passing, and said PM Lee and his wife Ho Ching had opposed this wish as "the preservation of the house would enhance his political capital".
The two siblings alleged that preserving the house would allow their brother "and his family to inherit a tangible monument to Lee Kuan Yew's authority".
The two siblings also alleged that "based on our interactions", PM Lee and his wife harbour political ambitions for their son, Hongyi.
PM Lee called this an "absurd claim" and denied that he had any such ambitions for his son.
He added: "I will do my utmost to continue to do right by my parents. At the same time, I will continue serving Singaporeans honestly and to the best of my ability. In particular that means upholding meritocracy, which is a fundamental value of our society."
The statement from the siblings came 1½ years after Dr Lee, Mr Lee Hsien Yang, and PM Lee issued a joint statement in December 2015 saying the brothers had each agreed to donate half the value of 38 Oxley Road to charities named in their father's obituary notice.
Dr Lee and Mr Lee Hsien Yang had said they would like to honour their father's wish for the house to be demolished after Dr Lee ceases to live in it.
PM Lee had said he had recused himself from all government decisions involving the house and, in his personal capacity, would also like to see this wish honoured.
This morning, he ended his response by saying: "As my siblings know, I am presently overseas on leave with my family. I will consider this matter further after I return this weekend."


I searched on here first (Web Hosting Talk), as I've come to trust the reviews on here a lot better than what's on the internet. I happened to find an odd thread about HostNine. At the time, and even now to a point, they were a very young host and not too many reviews. I also came across an interview with the owner, Rick.
In the past, I've always chosen hosts that have been in the business a fair amount of time. I've never worked with a young, start up company. I decided to look past this issue this time. Rick seemed like a very honest and good person. A huge buying factor for me is trusting the person in charge. I've always felt as if the person(s) running the company was a stand up person, the service would reflect that. Rick seemed to fit this description perfectly after reading the interview and speaking with him on live chat. To me, having somebody you trust in charge, is more important than the length of time they've been in business. Everybody has to start out new at some point.
They offered everything I was looking for. A great value for my money, more than I could ask for.
In the past 6 months I've had minimum down time. I use a monitor to track the uptime and it's never been down for more than 5mins at a time, with this happening less than 10 times. Most of which I'm sure are for reboots. The server load is always at a respectable load for the most part. I have noticed times where there seems to be a spike in the load, but this happens with all hosts/servers. Its never lasted for long periods of time either, rather just short bursts lasting a few minutes at best. It's just part of the game when you're hosted on a server with other users.
Support has been excellent. I've never in the last 6 months seen live chat not attended too. I've had to use it occasionally at all different hours of the day, and somebody has always been there to assist me.
Support tickets have always been answered in minutes from the few times I've had to use them. Support is fast and friendly. There have been the odd issue of the techs not reading the tickets thoroughly when the ticket is very long and detailed, or more than just a quick few sentences. I wouldn't say this is a major problem though as it isn't causing huge issues. Also, Rick has mentioned he let 2 techs go as they weren't cutting it. One of which I know was guilty of this problem.
Support also goes out of their way to help you. By default SSH has to be enabled per request for each account. This is a pretty common thing I've seen in the business, you can argue whether it's worth it or not for security issues. However, I asked Rick if this could be changed so I can set this personally for each account I create. Since all my accounts I make are for clients who's websites I handle, this becomes a pain to email each time I need SSH turned on. Rick said it was no problem and set the permissions for me to handle this.
Also by default, overselling is not allowed. However, if you email support you can get this turned on. I prefer not allowing everybody this option by default, as it cuts back on server load. However, if you're lucky enough to know this is an option, you can have it turned on. This makes my life easier as not being a true reseller, I don't have set packages to sell, rather I need specific packages for each client. It's just easier to have overselling enabled so I don't have to worry about running out of resources since I make many packages.
So without a doubt I would recommend HostNine to anybody. The service and support has been great and I look forward to continuing my working relationship with them.
If you have tried out HostNine, we would love to hear your comments too.


- The total network (old and new) consists of 2683 nodes and 3273 links.
- The range of selected diameters is varied between 60mm to 600mm of 120 Km total length.
- The design needs of the client required the provision and specification of measuring and control devices, water leakage detection and SCADA automated network control.
The revision concerns the pipe material, slight alteration of the pressure zones and details regarding the operational structure of the network, in order to facilitate water leak detection efforts.
The design specification require the implementation of proper measuring gauges and control devices, intended for the central SCADA automated network management and the facilitation of leakage detection.


OnlineMF: Why growth and dividend NAVs differ?
Why growth and dividend NAVs differ?
Its important to first get an overview of the two options before we venture into explaining why there is a discrepancy between them. Broadly, mutual funds have two options - growth and dividend. Under the dividend option, income generated by the mutual fund scheme on its investments is distributed to the investor. This income/dividend is not assured by the mutual fund and is linked closely to the performance of stock/debt markets. The investor can choose to either encash the dividend or re-invest it in the same mutual fund scheme (through the dividend re-investment facility).
Under the growth option, the investor does not receive an income; in this case the growth option NAV already reflects the growth in investments (if any) registered by the mutual fund. If the investor is in need of an income, he can redeem (either completely or partially depending on his investment objective) his units; the difference in the growth option between the time he bought the mutual fund and redeemed it is effectively his income.
What happens when dividend is declared.
Once a dividend is declared by the mutual fund, the dividend option NAV diminishes to the extent of the dividend declared. The growth option NAV on the other hand remains unchanged (for simplicity's sake we have ignored the market movement on that particular day). The diminution in the dividend option NAV equals the amount of dividend declared.
For instance, in our illustration (refer table) both the growth and dividend NAVs have appreciated by 20% from the NFO (new fund offer) period to close at Rs 12.0. The mutual fund declares 10.0% dividend after which the dividend NAV declines to Rs 11.0 (ex-dividend). The growth NAV on the other hand remains unchanged at Rs 12.0.
The difference between the growth and dividend NAVs will equal the dividend declared (i.e. Re 1). However, the difference in both the NAVs will equal the dividend declared only on the day of the dividend declaration. The next day this difference will vary (from Re 1 in this case) based on the market movement. For instance, lets assume that markets appreciate by 10% over 1-month after the dividend declaration. In that case, the growth option will rise from Rs 12.0 to Rs 13.2, while the dividend option will rise from Rs 11.0 to Rs 12.1.
The 10% growth in NAV is based on the value of the portfolio's investments. Therefore, although the growth NAV seems higher compared to the dividend NAV, both NAVs have appreciated proportionately. The difference between the options is now Rs 1.1 while at the time of the dividend declaration it was Rs 1.0.
As we have impressed no matter what option the investor chooses, dividend and growth NAVs will appreciate/depreciate based on the market movement; there is no other factor at play over here. Which option (growth or dividend) to select is dictated entirely by the investor's investment objective and income/liquidity constraints.


We're all just human after all. And when it comes to a 'good board' acting as more than just a watchdog, the way directors behave matters. A board should add value by guiding executives, contributing to strategy development, providing alternative views and questioning assumptions and received wisdom. How far that happens depends critically on boardroom behaviours.
As the style of board life has changed, we mainly see well-behaved, conscientious and self-aware boards. But, from time to time, we still see defensive and irritable executives facing off hectoring and superior non-executive (NEDs) or independent directors. Discussions can be bland and boring – and at worst become tetchy and tense. Being on a board should provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for directors – but, while not frequently, still too often corporate boards are ineffective and just no fun at all. So how do you get it right?
Be polite but not too polite.
There needs to be mutual trust and respect. This means listening, giving others a chance to speak, building on a discussion and putting questions with tact. At the same time, it is all right to disagree. A good debate needs diverse views and people should be encouraged to put forward alternative opinions. Boards can easily get too cosy and lack a good degree of healthy tension. Constructive challenge needs to be well-framed, principled and proportionate to come across as a supportive effort towards joint goals, rather than the pursuit of a personal agenda.
Nip bad behaviour in the bud.
Boards can drift along for years with low energy, going through the motions and adding little value. An experienced and effective Chairman will seek to ensure that the discussion is positive, constructive and balanced with good contribution from those that have something useful to say and steer the debate to a satisfactory consensus. This may involve reining in those who go off on a tangent, cutting short over long statements and policing interruptions and parallel conversations. His or her own behaviour sets the standard and goes a long way to creating a positive collegiate atmosphere in the boardroom. Giving regular feedback to individual directors seems an obvious thing to do, but many captains of industry fail to do this or do it months after the behaviour has manifested itself.
There needs to be a mix of viewpoints coming together to create constructive tension without it becoming disruptive unpleasantness. Selection needs to be handled carefully with a clear brief on what the profile is of the new recruit – not just in terms of their skill sets and experience, but also their personality traits. Paradoxically, this doesn't mean always looking for a perfect fit – sometimes you need a director who is a bit disruptive to liven things up and avoid 'groupthink'.
It's not easy to shake the tree – especially when bad habits have taken root. An external board effectiveness review should provide a good forum for looking thoroughly into behaviour. It should encompass the many tangible aspects that impact dynamics – is the Chairman sitting in a place where he can't see the body language of half the directors? Is everyone even clear on the role of the board and what the purpose of the discussion is? Is energy low because some directors are jet lagged or the air-conditioning doesn't work? Often the simple steps are the most effective. A good sense of humour helps too!


A distance away from Cambodia's Phnom Penh lies a vast expanse of land that we today refer as the Killing field. It is a remnant of the past but it tells of horrors so that the future generations will never ever forget.
I don't know about you but we hardly knew anything about the Khmer Rouge before we entered Vietnam and Cambodia. I knew that both the countries had been through wars but that was the extent to which my general knowledge took me. Which is sad in a way but like I always say… Travel is the greatest teacher.
I'm not going to go into the details of how the Khmer rouge committed genocide during their rule. In this post I'm going to focus on what we saw and what we heard. Let me take you for a walk through the killing fields of Cambodia.
Since the killing fields were at a distance away from where we stayed, we decided to use a tour. The tour included a stop at the S-21 (I will explain shortly) museum and a tour of the killing fields themselves.
The cells of the poor inmates.
Our journey to the killing fields was kicked off with a visit to what is known as the S-21 Museum. S-21 stands for Security Prison 21. This was a prison that was used by the Khmer Rouge to detain and torture the Cambodians who were accused of varied crimes.
The sad part about this entire complex of buildings is the fact that The S-21 museum was originally a school. As you walk through the buildings you can see how the class rooms were converted to house the prisoners. Each floor of each building is designed differently. Some rooms have smaller cubicles that are separated by wood. Others have cubicles that are made of stone.
The balconies of these buildings are long and are lined with barbed wire mesh. It is said that this barbed wire is in place so that none of the prisoners could end their lives on their own terms.
There is a lot of information that is displayed in these halls but none is quite as unsettling as the rows and rows of photographs of the prisoners who were executed. It is said that the Khmer Rouge kept both before and after photographs of their victims. Something that struck as even more saddening is the fact that there are so many people (approximately one third of the population) who died or went missing in just 3 years of the Khmer Rouge rule.
Most of the families have no idea where their missing relatives are. They don't know if they are alive or they are dead. The only way that they can try and locate them is by going through each and every one of those photographs that are displayed at the S-21 museum hoping against hope that they will find them. Then again it leads one to wonder whether finding their relatives face is really a good thing?
The journey to the killing fields was long enough for us to watch a documentary on the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. While it may have been boring to some, I found it a good introduction to what we were to see a little later in the day.
A view that the inmates of the prison had. The barbed wire kept them from committing suicide.
The cost of the tour to the killing fields and the genocide museum normally does not include the entrance fees. This is something that you must keep in mind because many tourists are often caught off guard. While they call it a tour the cost covers transport, a bottle of water and a guide who speaks English.
So how much did we pay?
The actual cost of the tour is $20 per person but the company that we booked at gave it to us for $15 per person since we were booking for two people. The cost of entrance fees at both the museum and the killing fields is $3 while the cost of the audio guide is also $3.
Do you need the audio guide?
We at first did not take an audio guide through the S-21 Genocide museum. It was there that we learned that a lot of the information is not provided on the walls. Even so the S-21 Genocide museum still has plenty to read. The killing fields on the other hand are a different story. While there are intermittently placed signs, we found our audio guides useful and highly informative.
Is it worth taking the tour?
I'm honestly not really sure. Why did we take the tour? Now that is a question that I can answer. There were two options which we could use to reach the killing fields other than a tour. One was a tuk tuk and the second was renting a bike. The climate in Cambodia is hot and dry which makes riding a bike tiring. I'm from India and I say that so you guess my baseline. A tuk tuk was better option but the roads are dusty, the tuk tuk would be less comfortable and the cost would have been similar to taking the so called tour. So we settled on the tour.
You enter the killing fields only to realize one thing. You expect gruesome horrors but you are actually greeted by plenty of green, a well kept landscape, a couple of butterflies and plenty of birds breaking the silence with their voices. It is surreal that this quiet calm landscape masks the horrors that happened just a few years ago.
Some memories are too hard to process.
A tall structure at the entrance is a memorial of sorts to the men, women and children who lost their lives during the rule of the Khmer Rouge. The audio guide explains in depth how different symbols are used in the structure's construction to depict peace. The inside of the memorial houses the bones and skulls of the victims of the Khmer Rouge. In fact you can see exactly how each person was put to death.
Even scraps of cloth tell a tale.
A small glass tank houses the remains of many items of clothing. Look closely and you will see that the clothes belonged to men, women and even children. A few long scraps look as if they were used as blindfolds. The audio guide tells us that every year after the rains more scraps of clothes are found along with bones. I was saddening and at some point we began to feel as if the dead were so tormented that they couldn't rest.
Head stacked upon head tells the story of agony of so many.
Yes! There is just too much to tell about the killing fields. The tree against which baby's heads were smashed and the way men and women were killed are just the tip of the iceberg. Bullets were too expensive to use and hence any and every article that could be used to kill a person was picked up.
The experience was overwhelming. It was nauseating! I cannot believe that something of this magnitude happened in 70's. Then I have to remind myself of the wars that are currently on at the moment. The horrors that people face in places like Aleppo… The clock will turn and after a few decades we will look back again and say "Oh! That should never have happened and will never happen again!" We will say this while it is still happening in another country in another part of the globe.
Yes the killing fields are sickening, disheartening and inhuman but go anyway. It will remind you that bad men lurk not in the shadows but in plain sight. Go because you need to see firsthand what sorrow looks like. Go because you must learn that history does repeat.
A lot of us are so much luckier than others. Traveling teaches you how similar we are. How human we are. Many people shy away from places like the Genocide museum or the killing fields stating that they are horrors they don't want to see. Maybe you don't want to but it changes you. It makes you more open to understanding what people who are in war zones undergo.


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##### ****BarcodesFromPDF.VS2005.vbproj:**

```
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{5F17DE51-EC94-4A5A-AF58-C4876D4BA652}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>BarcodesFromPDF</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>BarcodesFromPDF</AssemblyName>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG,TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Targets" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
    <Import Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.BarCodeReader, Version=8.20.0.1340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f7dd1bd9d40a50eb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Bytescout BarCode Reader SDK\net2.00\Bytescout.BarCodeReader.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
    <Compile Include="Program.vb" />
    <Content Include="example.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>
```

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##### ****BarcodesFromPDF.VS2008.vbproj:**

```
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="3.5">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>9.0.30729</ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{5F17DE51-EC94-4A5A-AF58-C4876D4BA652}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>BarcodesFromPDF</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>BarcodesFromPDF</AssemblyName>
    <OldToolsVersion>2.0</OldToolsVersion>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v3.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG,TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Targets" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
    <Import Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.BarCodeReader, Version=8.20.0.1340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f7dd1bd9d40a50eb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Bytescout BarCode Reader SDK\net3.50\Bytescout.BarCodeReader.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
    <Compile Include="Program.vb" />
    <Content Include="example.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>
```

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##### ****BarcodesFromPDF.VS2010.vbproj:**

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="4.0">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>
    </ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{5F17DE51-EC94-4A5A-AF58-C4876D4BA652}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>BarcodesFromPDF</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>BarcodesFromPDF</AssemblyName>
    <OldToolsVersion>3.5</OldToolsVersion>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG,TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.Targets" />
  <ItemGroup>
    <Import Include="Microsoft.VisualBasic" />
    <Import Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="Bytescout.BarCodeReader, Version=8.20.0.1340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f7dd1bd9d40a50eb, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
      <HintPath>C:\Program Files\Bytescout BarCode Reader SDK\net4.00\Bytescout.BarCodeReader.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
    <Compile Include="Program.vb" />
    <Content Include="example.pdf">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>
```

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##### ****Program.vb:**

```
Imports Bytescout.BarCodeReader

Class Program
	Friend Shared Sub Main(args As String())

        Dim reader As New Reader()
        reader.RegistrationName = "demo"
        reader.RegistrationKey = "demo"

        ' Limit search to 1-dimensional barcodes only (exclude 2D barcodes to speed up the processing).
        ' Change to barcodeReader.BarcodeTypesToFind.SetAll() to scan for all supported 1D and 2D barcode types
        ' or select specific type, e.g. barcodeReader.BarcodeTypesToFind.PDF417 = True
        reader.BarcodeTypesToFind.All1D = True

        Console.WriteLine("Reading barcodes from PDF document...")

        ' -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' NOTE: We can read barcodes from specific page to increase performance .
        ' For sample please refer to "Decoding barcodes from PDF by pages" program.
        ' -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        Dim barcodes As FoundBarcode() = reader.ReadFrom("example.pdf")

        For Each barcode As FoundBarcode In barcodes
            Console.WriteLine("Found barcode with type '{0}' and value '{1}' at page {2} at {3}", barcode.Type, barcode.Value, barcode.Page, barcode.Rect.ToString())
        Next

        ' Cleanup
        reader.Dispose()

        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
        Console.ReadKey()
	End Sub
End Class

```

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The Art of Law The Rise of Mindful Lawyering for Busy Lawyers
The Art of Law: The Rise of Mindful Lawyering for Busy Lawyers
Published on 12 November 2015
In the U.S. and in Australia, research suggests that members of the legal profession are at an increased risk of suffering a common mental illness when compared with the general population. The most common mental illnesses are; anxiety, depression and substance misuse disorder. As a famous example, Abraham Lincoln is widely reported to have experienced depression first during law school and at some subsequent points during his career. While these risks are neither new nor surprising, they have given rise to a promising mindfulness movement gaining ground among lawyers, particularly in North America.
Insights explores the rise of "mindful lawyering" and what the trend might offer to legal practitioners and also to law academics and students.
Mindfulness, defined
"I use the term "mindfulness' in two main ways," said Rhonda Magee, a professor at the University of San Francisco and major proponent of mindfulness practice for lawyers and law students in North America.
"The first refers to a set of practices that focus one's attention in the present moment with the intention of enhancing presence, and with attitudes that support kind-hearted openness to whatever arises."
Common experience and research suggest that most lawyers spend a lot of mental time in the past (very often regret) or in the future (very often, for lawyers, worry), rather than honing the mental skill of being 'present'. Kind-heartedness to which Magee refers includes self-compassion. A key insight from mindfulness for lawyers is that lawyers commonly have a great deal of empathy for their clients but maintain quite a self-critical attitude to themselves. This attitude has the capacity to corrode wellbeing. Mindfulness encourages self-compassion.
Magee also defines mindfulness as, "…the state of awareness, or more broadly, a way of being in the world that arises for many people and becomes more readily available over time as a result of engaging in such practices." In a relatively short time, the practice of mindfulness has been shown to support increased wellbeing and to bring about positive changes to the structure of the brain.
Mindfulness, applied
Mindfulness practices, to which Magee referred, have been introduced to lawyers via law school subjects, as an aspect of professional coaching and retreats. For example, The University of Miami offers a 'Mindfulness in Law' Program, which includes stand-alone subjects as well as traditional subjects –such as professional responsibility and succession (it is not, however part of the core curriculum). Additionally, mindfulness forms the basis of many of the law school's extracurricular courses and activities. Looking at the range of offerings suggests that mindfulness has become an established facet of the culture of the law school. Over twenty other programs exist across North America.
Closer to home, Adelaide law firm Wallmans Lawyers is offering yoga classes and a 'quiet room' to imbue 'staying present' with equal importance as getting the job done.
"We all have those times when work piles up, files sit on your desk and things get on top of you," said Trevor Edmond, the firm's managing partner, who implemented the program after acknowledging his own depression.
"We are here trying to develop a position in our office where we actually have people asking you the question of whether you're okay, rather than waiting for you to react."
Benefits and Sceptics
Like any movement, mindfulness has its skeptics. Some lawyers fear embracing a culture of empathy and calm will cause them to lose their edge in a combative, competitive profession – how can kindness assist in an inherently adversarial pursuit? Others have dismissed mindfulness as "feeding the narcissism that being a lawyer should be fun, happy and pleasant."
However, research supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness practice is mounting. As of September 2015, more than five hundred academic research findings and papers had been published worldwide regarding mindfulness.
What are the benefits of lawyers sitting in silence, contemplating bird chirping and momentary being? A clearer mind for clients, especially those who may prefer a bridge-building rather than bridge-burning approach at first instance. This dovetails with the rise of ADR.
"Mindfulness practices increases lawyers' capacity to be present and high-functioning, no matter how unpredictable or potentially distressing the situations in which they might find themselves," observed Professor Magee.
Lawyers report "…everything from increased emotional self-awareness and self-regulation, to improved capacity to handle stress and increased concentration and psychological flexibility," said Professor Magee.
"They are better at assessing high conflict situations from multiple perspectives [which] make lawyers more skillful at handling stressful situations at work and in their personal lives, leading to increased well-being overall."

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Wendy Warner and Irina Muresanu Highlight Evanston Symphony Orchestra Brahms and Dvořák Doubled Concert
May 13, 2016, Evanston, IL — Audience favorites Wendy Warner (cello) and Irina Muresanu (violin) will play as duo-soloists with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra in the "Double" Concerto of Johannes Brahms on Sunday June 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston. Both world-class artists have delighted ESO audiences previously, but have not appeared here together. Conducted by Music Director Lawrence Eckerling and titled "Brahms and Dvořák Doubled", the concert features both the serious and the lighter sides of both composers with a Brahms Hungarian Dance and a Dvořák Slavonic Dance as contrasts to the Brahms "Double" Concerto and the epic Seventh Symphony of Dvořák. A special arrangement of another Slavonic Dance for violin, cello and orchestra will round out the program.
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In the last few weeks it has become known that a whistleblower has turned over confidential documents to the UK tax authorities relating to holders of accounts with HSBC in Jersey. This is of particular relevance given that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec have yet to articulate and implement a clear approach that they would apply in a similar context, namely with regard to the list obtained by them of Canadian-resident account holders with HSBC Switzerland following the theft of data from that institution.
While it is not yet known whether any Canadians are among the list from HSBC Jersey, this along with other incidents of whistleblowers and bank data theft in recent years suggest that offshore banking secrecy is in danger of becoming somewhat of an endangered species. As well, some Canadians continue to hold undisclosed accounts in countries having a tax treaty, or tax information exchange agreement, with Canada. Against this backdrop, the making of a voluntary disclosure with regard to undisclosed accounts or other assets held outside of Canada remains an option worth considering (and will be, in some cases, particularly timely) as it will generally remove the threat of criminal and civil penalties.
The CRA's approach to these files is even-handed and fair, and clearly aimed at encouraging relevant persons to come forward and comply with their legal obligations to report their worldwide income. While the tax liability for a resident of Quebec who makes a disclosure may seem relatively inequitable as compared to the tax liability for a disclosing person residing elsewhere in Canada, the overall result of making a voluntary disclosure may nonetheless be acceptable to many and thus worth exploring.
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New paper finds more evidence the Medieval Warming Period was global
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A new paper published in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology reconstructs climate in Kenya, Africa over the past 1700 years and finds evidence of a Medieval Warming Period and Little Ice Age, adding to the papers of over 1,200 scientists who have proven these climate phenomena were global, not local as claimed by Michael Mann. The authors also find that "the Little Age Ice was the wettest and most humid period of the entire record," contrary to the claims of climate alarmists that warmer climates cause increased flooding. The authors also find, "From the late-18th to early-19th century and again in the 1870's, the region experienced two episodes of drought more severe than any recorded in historical time," once again demonstrating that man-made CO2 is not the control knob of climate.
Late-Holocene and recent hydroclimatic variability in the central Kenya Rift Valley: The sediment record of hypersaline lakes Bogoria, Nakuru and Elementeita
Gijs De Corta, , ,
Ilse Bessemsa,
Edward Keppensb,
Florias Meesc,
Brian Cummingd,
Dirk Verschurena
a Limnology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
b Isotope Geology and Evolution of the Paleoenvironments Research Unit, Department of Geology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussel, Belgium
c Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteensweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium
d Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Queen's University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
We document the sediment record of three lakes in the Kenya Rift Valley.
Salt mineralogy and sedimentology provide indications for climate change.
During the first millennium AD up to the 12th century AD, the area was mostly dry.
The Little Ice Age equivalent was the wettest period of the entire record.
Lakes Nakuru and Elementeita were desiccated during the late-19th century drought.
The sedimentology, salt mineralogy and stable oxygen- and carbon-isotope signatures of a mid-lake sediment sequence from hypersaline Lake Bogoria in Kenya reveals marked climate-driven changes in water-column mixing regime and salinity over the past 1700 years. Combined with sedimentological data on short sediment sequences from nearby lakes Nakuru and Elementeita, this results in a preliminary reconstruction of hydroclimatic variability in the central Kenya Rift Valley since ca. 300 AD. Stratigraphic analyses of bulk sediment composition, texture and magnetic susceptibility of all three cores; and smear slide, XRD and stable-isotope analyses on carbonate minerals in the Bogoria sequence allowed to define a succession of sedimentary units, corresponding to distinct phases in lake history. In the lowermost unit, four characteristic trona layers (Na3(HCO3)(CO3).2H2O) are attributed to predominantly dry conditions during the second half of the first millennium AD and the period equivalent to the Medieval Climate Anomaly [Medieval Warming Period], until the first half of the 12th century AD. Lake Bogoria was probably polymictic at that time, its surface level standing significantly lower than today. The second unit displays uniform deposition of nahcolite (NaHCO3), indicative of a strongly stratified lake where a layer of less saline surface water (near-)permanently covers a hypersaline water mass with high pCO2. We propose that this depositional phase reflects the rising lake level related to the transition from dry to more humid climate conditions at the onset of the Little Ice Age, as previously documented for other parts of equatorial East Africa. The third, uppermost Bogoria unit contains only sporadic depositions of magadiite (Na2Si14O29(OH)3.11H2O) and various sodium carbonate minerals. This, together with low magnetic susceptibility, is interpreted to indicate humid Little Ice Age conditions, with highest lake level and reduced salinity around the late-15th to early-16th century AD. From the late-18th to early-19th century and again in the 1870's, the region experienced two episodes of drought more severe than any recorded in historical time. Tentative evidence for these events in the Bogoria record is not well constrained in time, but dated desiccation surfaces in the Nakuru and Elementeita records confirm their widespread nature across eastern equatorial Africa.
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The tranquil scene in Townsend on May 6 was much different than the surroundings were the last time Kent Goolsby and Penn Davidson saw each other 50 years ago. They were young men, then, serving their country in Vietnam.
Goolsby recalled that day, March 24, 1969.
"The last time I saw (Davidson) was when he tagged me to get on the helicopter to go the evac hospital in Vietnam when I was wounded," Goolsby said. "The helicopter was nearly shot down, and two seconds off the pad, a mortar round hit right where the helicopter had been. It wounded the commander and shut the engine off the helicopter." The helicopter was auto-rotating down, just about to crash into the other side of the valley, when the pilot hit a manual switch and the engine came back to life. "It was like an angel picked me up," Goolsby said. "But that was the last time I saw him, when he made me get on the helicopter. He was the medic in my platoon."
Davidson said, "We both died that day, I guess. So every year on March 24, we celebrate our 'second birthday.'" Goolsby said, "We were nearly killed so many times that day. We were way beyond our nine lives."
A time to heal
Goolsby, of Charlotte, N.C., and Davidson, of Orange Beach, Ala., are two of the 25 Vietnam veterans from 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Recon Companies A-D who spent May 5-9 together in Townsend for the fifth annual reunion. For these men, who traveled to Tennessee from all over the United States, the reunion is a time of fellowship as well as a time to continue healing from the trauma of war.
Townsend resident Steve Newman, still known as "the lieutenant" by many of the men who attend the reunion, said, "The reunion is almost like a dose of medicine for some of these guys. One of the men who came four years ago said, 'This is the first time in 50 years I've been with a group of people I can talk to.'" The men feel free to share memories, give and receive support, honor the service of those who made it back home and pay special homage to those who lost their lives in Vietnam.
As Goolsby said, "When you make friends like you were back then in Vietnam, that's something that never goes away."
Newman and his wife Mary plan the itinerary for the reunions, making sure the men and their families who accompany them have opportunities for lots of fun activities, as well. Tours of Cades Cove, golfing, fishing, ziplining, horseback riding, cookouts and viewing a display of military vehicles provided by the Knoxville Military Vehicles Club are only a sampling of what they could choose to do. A special treat this year was having Brian Hoffman, a Red Skelton tribute artist in Pigeon Forge, perform Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance routine.
5,000th walking stick
On May 6, the veterans welcomed special guests to the conference room at the Tally Ho Inn, including Nathan Weinbaum, director of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Service Officer in Blount County, and Al North, a Blount County veteran, who was the recipient of the 5,000th walking stick provided by Steve Newman and Gene Webb, of Gene Webb Woodcarvings in Townsend. The walking sticks and canes are given to veterans free of charge in appreciation for their service. North was also presented with a wooden plaque recognizing his service.
"I couldn't think of anyone more deserving than Al North," Weinbaum said. "He's an Air Force veteran, and he served in Vietnam with the 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing." North was in Vietnam in 1968-69.
North has taught classes at the Blount County Jail for 11 years on Financial Peace and Work Force Readiness and serves as a mentor to inmates. He is a member of the Foster Care Review Board and also works with Celebrate Recovery, helping people overcome addictions. "Celebrate Recovery is deliberately, on a national level, reaching out to military veterans," he said. A group dedicated to veterans has recently started at First United Methodist Church in Maryville.
After the presentations, Weinbaum spoke about benefits the veterans and their spouses deserve and how to acquire them. He advised the veterans to keep up with their health issues, especially conditions that could have been brought about by exposure to Agent Orange, an herbicide and defoliant chemical used by the military during the Vietnam War, 1961-1971. Some of the conditions include diabetes, cancer, heart disease and secondary conditions such as neuropathy and kidney issues. He also spoke about hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions directly related to a veteran's time of service. Several veterans and their spouses asked questions on how to get help when the VA officer in their area was ineffective, receiving information from both Weinbaum and others in the group, including Davidson, who works on behalf of veterans in Alabama.
James Barnes, of Garland, Texas, originally conceived the plan for the 1/8th reunions in Townsend. He served as a medic in Company D.
"This is great," he said. "This year we have six new people who haven't been here before. Everybody exchanges stories and we talk about Vietnam, where we were, what we did. It's very therapeutic. I enjoy talking to people — I listen more than I talk. It's real good to see people you were in combat with, see how they've progressed in their lives."
"Capt." Raymond Sanders, of Florida, said the reunions are about friendship and association.
"Sometime I can help somebody else to talk, to help get some things out of your system that you don't want to talk to other people about," he said. "It's a way to get things out that you've been holding back for years." He knows all about that after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. "I didn't think I had it," he said. But after individual and then group counseling, his granddaughter told him, "You know what, Grandpa, since you went to those PTSD classes, you're a much nicer man now." He didn't realize the changes until that moment.
Robert C. Moore, of Dickson, credits Sanders with saving his life. "He was Delta Company commander, and I was Bravo Company commander," Moore said. "We operated together a good bit. We were in one good firefight together and he probably saved my life."
He also mentioned the blessing of being with people who know what that time in Vietnam was like.
"This is a chance to get back together with these folks, show a little appreciation for what they've done," Moore said. It helps him, as well; like many of his brothers-in-arms, he also has PTSD. "They know what I'm talking about, I know what they're talking about," he said. "We trust each other. We've been through the fire together. In some ways it helps. In some ways it causes you to think about things you'd rather forget about.
"We went to Vietnam with the idea that we were doing something really good for the country, that we were stopping Communism," Moore said. "We felt if we didn't stop Communism that our children would have to."
Davidson agreed, and said, "I want people to understand that this was a terrible time in the history of our country, not ever politically correct. Every one of these guys made the decision to serve their country. I think if you asked anybody here, they'd answer the same way — that they'd do it all over again."
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Where are all the nuclear weapons located in the world?
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It's been 65 years since a nuclear weapon was used in war. Yet the Doomsday Clock still stands at six minutes to midnight, and there are more than 20,000 nuclear warheads in the world. Here's where they are.
The exact status of the world's nuclear weapon supply is only known through educated guesswork and occasional information leaks. Nations with nuclear weapons hold their locations and attributes close to the vest at best (the U.S., Britain) or cloak them almost completely in utter secrecy (North Korea, Israel).
Where most of the weapons are: US and Russia
But there are several organizations that analyze and track nuclear weapons, the most prominent being the Federation of American Scientists and the Center for Defense Information. Despite their best efforts, our knowledge of global nuclear stockpiles is alarmingly similar to this Onion article ("World's Nuclear Arsenal 'Pretty Much' Accounted For"), an odd bit of satire that is almost completely accurate.
Two nations have more nuclear weapons than all other nations combined: the U.S. and Russia. If you subscribe to George Carlin's "Bigger Dick Foreign Policy Theory," you can infer that these are the two most insecure nations in the world, with roughly 10,000 nuclear weapons each, several thousand of them operational. Using the weapons stores from these two nations alone, we can still obliterate all life on Earth several times over without much effort.
Who else has nukes, and who will get them soon?
The chief treaty limiting nuclear weapons is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, first drafted in 1970. While 189 nations have signed the treaty, only five of them are known nuclear states: the U.S., Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China. The UK, France and China are thought to have a few hundred operational weapons each. The treaty forbids giving nukes to nations that don't have them or helping them develop their own. It also encourages disarmament and allows for the peaceful use of nuclear technology. The good news is both the U.S. and Russia have dismantled thousands of nuclear weapons since the 1990s, thanks in part to the treaty. There's still plenty of bad news though.
There are quite a few nations with nuclear weapons that aren't part of the treaty. India and Pakistan are known to have nuclear weapons, each holding a few dozen. Israel steadfastly refuses to confirm or deny that they have nukes, but analysts are certain they do, and estimate they hold as many as 200 of them. North Korea, once a signatory to the treaty, withdrew from it and has conducted two nuclear tests. However, it is believed they have fewer than 10 warheads and no operational method of delivering them.
Who hosts their nukes in foreign countries?
Many other nations have had access to nuclear weapons in a variety of ways. The U.S. positioned nuclear weapons in countries like Turkey, Belgium and Canada, claiming this circumvented treaty restrictions because the weapons remained under U.S. control. Former Soviet republics Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine inherited nuclear weapons when the Soviet Union collapsed (5,000 of them, in Ukraine's case). Since then, all of those weapons have been dismantled or transferred to Russia.
Does anybody ever go from being a nuclear power to a non-nuclear power?
South Africa is an interesting case in that they developed their own nuclear weapons, then signed the treaty in the early 90s and completely dismantled their entire nuclear arsenal. Meanwhile, Libya was found in violation of the treaty and their secret nuclear weapons program was investigated and shut down in 2003. Iran's nuclear program has been suspected of being used for weapons development and subject to sanctions by the U.S., but the U.N. has taken the position that it is better to keep Iran working within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty than to alienate the nation, and declared their program to fall within the legal bounds of the "right to peaceful nuclear research."
Unfortunately, the danger isn't restricted to the big names in the "nuclear club." In the recent documentary Countdown to Zero, director Lucy Walker reports that dozens of nations now have access to nuclear fuel which could potentially be weaponized, and there are verified instances of smugglers trying to sell weapons grade uranium to terrorists. Perhaps even worse, access to nuclear launch codes is less restrictive than during the Cold War, with lower-level officials having the power to launch devastating nuclear attacks.
We've settled into complacency regarding the nuclear nightmare. Walker wondered in a CBC interview, "Is it just ignorance and a misunderstanding that they went away? Is it exhaustion? Is it that we're worried about climate change, and we can only think of one thing at a time?"
The Doomsday clock is still ticking.
Al Jazeera. "The World's Nuclear Stockpile."
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
CBC News, "Nuclear Weapons Doc Paints Scary Scenario."
Center for Defense Information. "Current World Nuclear Arsenals."
Federation of American Scientists. "Status of World Nuclear Forces."
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Валенти́н Фёдорович Ежко́в (27 мая 1922 — 19 июля 1943) — гвардии старший лейтенант, командир роты противотанковых ружей 1-го батальона 13-го гвардейского стрелкового полка, Герой Советского Союза, участник Великой Отечественной войны.

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Валентин Фёдорович Ежков родился 27 мая 1922 года в рабочем посёлке Арск Татарской АССР. По национальности русский.

Член ВЛКСМ. После окончания в 1937 году школы работал в Арске, затем на Харьковском тракторном заводе.

В июне 1940 года был призван в ряды Красной Армии Молотовским РВК г. Казань. Окончил военное пехотное училище. На фронтах Великой Отечественной войны с июля 1942 года.

Погиб 19 июля 1943 года.

Похоронен в селе Степановка Шахтёрского района, Донецкой области Украины.

На фронтах Великой Отечественной войны
4 июля 1942 года лейтенант Ежков прибыл на фронт.

После окружения у стен Сталинграда группировки фельдмаршала Паулюса, фашистское командование предприняло отчаянную попытку прорвать кольцо окружения. Гитлер не без основания считал, что эта акция важна в политическом плане. Ставка гитлеровских стратегов была сделана на танковые клинья. Крупные силы во главе с фельдмаршалом Манштейном двинулись на выручку окружённым.

Несколько дней артиллерия и авиация врага проводило артиллерийскую подготовку, а танки, самоходные орудия, бронетранспортёры накатывались волна за волной.

Перед бронебойщиками Ежкова стояла главная задача — уничтожение техники противника. На четвёртый день офицера тяжело ранило и его отправили в госпиталь. В часть вернулся старшим лейтенантом, стал командиром роты.

Красная Армия отбросила фашистов за Дон, ступила на Донецкую землю. В июле 1943 года 3-я гвардейская стрелковая дивизия вышла к берегам реки Миус, превращённую в сплошную, глубокоэшелонированную систему обороны с многочисленными огневыми точками.

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17 июля 1943 года начался штурм оборонительных линий, названных немцами Миус-фронтом. Передний край немецких войск заволокло дымом и пылью. Его обрабатывали бомбардировщики, штурмовики, тяжёлые гаубицы, гвардейские миномёты.

13-й гвардейский стрелковый полк, в составе которого была и рота Ежкова, ворвался в село Степановку, занял оборону. Гитлеровское командование пыталось во что бы то ни стало вернуть утраченные позиции, бросало в бой резервы. Вражеские танки надвигались на позиции бронебойщиков. Командир роты лично проверил огневой рубеж подразделения и приник к противотанковому ружью. Важно было уничтожить головной танк. Первым же выстрелом была сбита гусеница, от следующего танк загорелся. Раздались выстрелы других ПТР, ударили пулемёты, отсекая пехоту от бронированной защиты. Потеряв несколько танков, гитлеровцы отступили.

Собрав силы, они ринулись в новую атаку. На этот раз впереди ползли «тигры». Бронебойные пули со звоном отлетали от мощной брони. Валентин Ежков зажав в правой руке противотанковую гранату, в левой — автомат, пополз навстречу.

Граната полетела в гусеницу танка и разворотила её. Машина остановилась, из открывшихся люков выскочили фашисты. И тут же рухнули, сражённые автоматной очередью командира роты.

Вторая атака гитлеровцев, как и первая, захлебнулась. Но вскоре они ещё более крупными силами пошли в третью атаку.

Ежков командовал ротой и успевал сам стрелять из ПТР. Рядом взорвался снаряд. Одним осколком поразило ружьё, другим — офицера. Понимая нарастающее напряжение, командир не выходил из боя. Батальон вражеских солдат, под прикрытием пяти танков, наступал на поредевшую роту Ежкова. Положение становилось критическим. Дрогнуть, отступить, значит позволить немцам ворваться в село, зайти в тыл соседским подразделениям, снова укрепиться в дотах и дзотах первых линий Миусской обороны. Старший лейтенант снова выскочил из окопа и, превозмогая боль, подполз к разбитому им танку. Ежков нырнул в открытый люк, развернул башню орудием в сторону врага и открыл огонь. Это решило исход третьей атаки.

Свыше трех часов шёл смертельный поединок с фашистскими танками. Двенадцать вражеских машин пылало перед рубежом, обороняемом гвардейцами. Фашистские танки не выдержали и стали отстреливаясь отходить на исходные рубежи. Один из снарядов с пятившегося танка разорвался на бруствере окопа гвардии старшего лейтенанта Валентина Ежкова…

Рота Ежкова отразила в этот день ещё шесть вражеских атак и уничтожила 22 танка. Такова была месть бойцов за своего командира.

19 марта 1944 года Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР гвардии старшему лейтенанту Ежкову Валентину Фёдоровичу за образцовое выполнение боевых заданий командования на фронте борьбы с немецко-фашистскими захватчиками и проявленные при этом мужество и героизм присвоено звание Героя Советского Союза посмертно.

Память
 В 1962 году Арской средней школе № 1 присвоено имя Героя.
 В Арске установлен памятник.
 На месте подвига Героя в с. Степановка установлен памятник.
 Имя Героя носит улица в с. Степановка.
 Музей в школе с. Степановка.
 Мемориальная доска в память о Ежкове установлена Российским военно-историческим обществом на здании школы № 1 посёлка Арск, где он учился.

Награды
 Медаль «Золотая Звезда» Героя Советского Союза.
 Орден Ленина.

Примечания

Источники и ссылки

 Сводная база данных о воинах, погибших и пропавших без вести в годы Великой Отечественной войны
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал.
 Сайт Донецкой областной администрации.
 Память. Республика Татарстан. Том 5 стр. 208.
 Память. Республика Татарстан. Том 11 стр. 424.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Донесение о безвозвратных потерях 3 гв. сд от 29.07.1943.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Донесение о безвозвратных потерях 3 гв. сд от 10.08.1943.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Донесение о безвозвратных потерях 3 гв. сд от 5.09.1943.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Приказ ГУК НКО об исключении из списков 24.08.1943 г. № 0977/пог.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Приказ ГУК НКО об исключении из списков 30.09.1943 г. № 01447/пог.
 Обобщённый банк данных Мемориал. Приказ ГУК ВС СССР об исключении из списков 04.11.1946 № 02386.

Командиры рот в Великой Отечественной войне
Похороненные в Донецкой области

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Google Makes It Ever So Slightly Easier to See and Share Publishers' Real URLs From AMP Pages
Danny Sullivan:
As promised, Google is making a change to how it displays Accelerated Mobile Pages, so that users can easily view and share links that lead directly to publishers' sites rather than to Google's copy of the content.
A little easier, but I would argue that they shouldn't be doing this in the first place, and the new UI they've exposed is deliberately obfuscated.
Now, the URL field of a browser will continue to show a Google URL. However, the AMP header area will display a link or chain icon, what it calls the "anchor" button. Clicking on this will make the publisher's direct URL appear, so that it can be easily copied and pasted.
This new "anchor" icon is cryptic, and I think deliberately so. It looks like nothing I've ever seen before. I wouldn't have guessed that it was a button to show the real URL, and I am a designer who studies iconography and a critic of AMP's google.com silo. I've wanted this feature to exist ever since AMP debuted but I wouldn't have guessed that this was it. Lord only knows how many regular people will figure it out. (And, bizarrely, the icon isn't even retina resolution. It looks like a blurry smudge on the screen.)
For those who hold down on the anchor button, Google says it will trigger the native share feature of the browser being used. With Safari, that means easy access to things like Twitter or Facebook. With Chrome, it lacks native share, so nothing should happen.
That's not how it works for me. When I hold down on the anchor button, I get an alert that says "JavaScript" with buttons for Open and Cancel. To get to the iOS sharing sheet, I have to tap the anchor button, then press and hold on the URL that is revealed in a popover, then choose "Share…" from Safari's contextual menu. A tap, a long press, and then another tap. Three steps — just to get to the system sharing sheet.
This is what you call a begrudging UI. Google wants you to pass around the google.com-hosted AMP URL, not the publisher's original URL. If they wanted to make it easier to share the original URL, the anchor button would be a direct link to the original URL. No need for a JavaScript popover. You could then just press the anchor button to go to the original, and press and hold for Safari's contextual menu. And they could just use the word "Link" or "URL" instead of a cryptic icon.
Better than nothing (which is what we had before), but weak sauce nonetheless.
★ Tuesday, 7 February 2017


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Cheap junk food expands waistlines in emerging economies - researchers - TRFN
By Reuters - Monday, May 11, 2015 07:05
Eating healthy is becoming an expensive luxury in emerging market countries, where vegetable prices have spiked while high fat, sugary junk foods have become cheaper, economists said on Monday.
Prices of fruit and vegetables rose by 91 percent from 1990 to 2012, while the costs of ultra-processed ready-to-eat meals dropped by up to 20 percent in Brazil, China, South Korea and Mexico, researchers wrote in the first study of its kind on emerging economies.
The price shifts are contributing to rising obesity in the developing world, mirroring the expanding waistlines in wealthy countries, said the 64-page study "The rising cost of a healthy diet" from the Overseas Development Institute, a U.K.-based think tank.
The prevalence of overweight adults in Brazil has doubled since 1980 as cheap crisps, sugary drinks and energy bars became more popular, the study said.
The prices of green vegetables have doubled over the past 20 years in China, as obesity has surged, said the study.
"The policy implications are clear," Steve Wiggins, an agricultural economist and lead author of the study, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"Governments should start using taxes and subsidies to nudge people towards a healthier diet."
Of the four countries studied, Mexico has the most serious problems with junk food consumption. Roughly two-thirds of its population is obese or overweight, a figure roughly equivalent to the U.K., Wiggins said.
In response to obesity and an "epidemic" of type 2 diabetes, Mexico has imposed a tax on sugary drinks, Wiggins said.
The economists who wrote the study said they are unable to explain why fruit and vegetable prices are rising.
Processed food is getting cheaper because industrial conglomerates have become more efficient in taking cheap ingredients and turning them into food that is "tasty but high in fat, energy, sugar and salt", Wiggins said.
TAG :emerging market countries, wealthy countries, obesity


Others Crew celebrates its third anniversary of throwing eclectic electronic underground events with three parties in three different cities this February.
The Ibiza edition pops up at low-key art gallery and party venue B12 Ibiza on Saturday February 2, 2019, from midnight til late, with guest artists Rickzor and Rumme and island favourites 2Vilas. Quality music with a cool cosmopolitan crowd, possibly all wearing quite a lot of black.


**This is a basic grocery store refrigerated dessert cake that we got in the Faroe Islands– I guess their version of Sara Lee, or something! But the chocolate was unbelievably good quality, dense and rich. It was as good as it looks. Madi and I ate most of it.
**These little cookies were great with tea, and how could you not love that name?!
**We had a lovely dinner at the gorgeous ultra modern home of Tummus and Eydna Justinussen.
**Eydna made this luscious seafood dish, kind of a cross between a casserole and an etouffee, served over rice.
**Her down-home dessert was what we Southerners call an apple crisp, or apple jumble– don't know what it's called in Faroese, except maybe DELICIOUS. And that is our dear friend Jakup's hot wife Sanna in the blurry background.
Now, either your Faroese friends were being especially nice to their American guests or you are showing the edited highlights of the food you ate there. My Faroese friends eat ANYTHING, with particular favourites being rotten (on purpose) whale meat, and puffin.
Looks delicious! And what sweet hospitality! That was a spacious and lovely kitchen too! I suppose there's no place on that island without a scenic view from any window!
Wonderful pictures as usual. Again Thanks for sharing.
Why oh Why when we get in storm mode here in south Louisiana, that all I think about is what to cook! Now I want to know about the seafood dish you have in the pictures, tell me more.
It all looks oh-so-yummy…especially the desserts! What was that whipped cream concoction? Wow.
And, just wondering…the Homeblest cookies say that they're "milk chocolate digestive biscuits"…they weren't made with Ex-Lax by any chance…?


This summer was hot in the Champlain Valley. And dry.
No one knows this better than our Farm Manager Sam Dixon and our Brown Swiss cows.
But conditions soon went south.
In July, we didn't even take a second cut on many fields. In mid-July, milk production crashed. The cows made 5,300 lbs of milk on July 19; four days later, they made 4,600 lbs – a 13% drop in production.
"There was nothing for the cows to eat because there was nothing out there. It was so drought-stressed. The plants just withered." Sam explains.
On July 23rd, we pulled our cows into the barn and started feeding them full time inside. (The cows still got out for an hour or so a day for exercise and fresh air, and they stayed perfectly healthy.) For the rest of July and most of August, the cows were fed silage we had made last year. Fortunately, we had quite a bit left over.
Now, well into September, the cows are making about 5,800 lbs of milk a day, which is normal. But they still spend limited time on pasture. Since August 24th, they've been out grazing about 2 hours a day. Usually they'd be out the entire day, but two hours of grazing is all the pastures can support.
As for the fields we cut for stored feed, production is down nearly half overall.
What has this all meant for cheesemaking?
While the daily level of milk in the vat has held fairly steady, yields have been inconsistent and have dipped overall. That means the same amount of milk makes less cheese. Our typical yield is 10.7-11% (~10 lbs of milk yields 1 lb of cheese), but this summer that figure fell below 10% for several weeks. "This obviously means a longer cheesemaking season to reach our production goal for the year," says Andi Wandt, our head cheesemaker.
In addition, it's been tough to maintain our targets for moisture level in the cheese. Down the road, this may mean some of this "summer cheddar" will be processed at six months or a year, not aged out two or three years.
Adjusting for all these variables has kept our cheesemakers – and Sam – on their toes.
Wow, My wife and I visited Shelburne farms in early June and enjoyed the cheese tasting, and getting the farm tour seeing the browns get milked. It was so lush and green at that time. We live north of Binghamton in Chenango county with a robust dairy farming community. Amazing how a few hundred miles away it was hotter and drier. One could say we had to much rain this year and south of us in Pennsylvania they suffered severe flooding. My brother lives just miles away from Shelburne Museum and as we talked over the summer he kept mentioning how hot and dry it was. Best of luck with keeping the wonderful swiss browns happy and churning out the milk that makes your world class chedder cheese.


With Australia's property market now in decline, it's time to deal with the reality. Property developers and investors are seeking new opportunities in a more challenging market as the promise of the property boom wears thin and presales become next to impossible.
In a post-Hayne Report environment, major banks are still hamstrung by stringent credit controls – but they are also under pressure to replenish their loan book.
All these factors make way for non-bank lenders to increase their footprint in the debt capital market, and for new products to find creative solutions to the fundamental challenge: cost-effective, sustainable construction and asset finance.
For our second annual market survey, we heard from over 100 individuals from banks, non-banks, private lenders, family offices and super funds to get the current pulse of Australia's debt capital market for property assets – and their insights into the year ahead.
Their responses revealed five significant trends.
Read the full 2019 State of Play report click here.


Who gets to decide what "as warranted by security considerations" means and will that information be shared publicly in some way?
Through a helpful contact and some Congressional inquiries it seems that there is a good chance we have an answer to that question. This source suggests that "nothing has changed UNLESS you are on the watch list." Which is good news and bad news all rolled in to one.
It is good news (assuming it is accurate) as it means the change does not affect the vast majority of passengers. Of the tiny subset who opt out of the AIT screening the overwhelming majority are not on any watch lists.
It is bad news, however, in that it lends further credibility to the debacle which is these watch lists, collections of names with countless errors, zero transparency and no reasonable means to recover once listed. Clarity is lacking as to exactly which list is being referenced, but presumably it would be the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).
It is also unclear how a travelers presence on the list will be communicated to the agents at the airport and, generally speaking, it is impossible to know if you're even on the list. The "SSSS" designation on a boarding pass could be used but that happens for travelers not on the list, too. If a non-listed passenger gets SSSS and is denied the opt out option then the TSA would be violating its own policies. And most any other indication will be determined quickly enough (remember when the TSA added the "secret" PreCheck designator to boarding pass barcodes??) so it is hard to believe that there is a way to implement this such that it doesn't break a rule somewhere along the way.
If this clarification turns out to be accurate then the good news outweighs the bad. But it is still a spectacular mess the TSA has built up.
Thanks for staying on this. Please continue to keep us in the loop.


NTSB is leading probe into what caused a plane and helicopter to collide Thursday.
Police say three people are dead and at least two are injured after an aircraft collision near the Frederick Municipal Airport.
Federal investigators were at the scene Friday of a collision between an airplane and a helicopter near a Maryland airport that killed three men but spared two others in the plane.
The two who survived deployed a parachute to slow the aircraft's descent.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into what caused the Cirrus SR22 plane and a Robinson R44 helicopter to collide Thursday in the air. Investigators were combing the scene and planned to talk with survivors and air traffic controllers.
The plane went down in a line of trees east of downtown Frederick, while the helicopter crashed a tenth of a mile south of the plane, between two storage units, Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley said.
The plane, which hit a stand of trees, appeared to be largely intact, but the helicopter was demolished.
All three men aboard the helicopter were killed. They were identified as Christopher Parsons, 29, of Westminster, Maryland; Breandan McFawn, 35, of Cumberland, Maryland; and William Jenkins, 47, of Morrison, Colorado. It's unclear which of them was piloting the helicopter.
The pilot of the airplane, Scott Graeves, 55, of Brookeville, Maryland, and his passenger, Gilbert Porter, 75, of Sandy Spring, Maryland, were treated at a hospital in Hagerstown and released Thursday evening, according to state police.
Messages left at the homes of Graeves and Porter were not immediately returned Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter was in a training exercise when the collision occurred, though the agency did not provide specifics. The plane was coming in for a landing.
The helicopter was leased to Advanced Helicopter Concepts, a flight school at the airport.
Chris Hollingshead, who identified himself as an employee of the flight school, said Friday that the company was voluntarily suspending flights and cooperating with investigators.
"Hopefully this investigation will prevent this type of horrible accident" in the future, he said.
Hollingshead said Parsons was an experienced flight instructor with the company and that Jenkins was on board to see if everything was in order for it to be rented out. Hollingshead said McFawn was a passenger but did not make clear whether Parsons or Jenkins was flying the helicopter. He did not answer questions.
The company's website says Parsons decided to become a helicopter pilot during his service in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he worked on helicopters for five years, and was looking forward to helping students begin their own careers as helicopter pilots.
"This is a horrible day," Hollingshead said. "We're all shocked and horrified."
A helicopter of the same make and model, also operated by Advanced Helicopter, crashed in 2009 on Interstate 70 about 15 miles west of Frederick, killing all four people aboard. The NTSB ruled that crash an accident due to poor nighttime visibility on a fog-shrouded mountain. The weather Thursday was cloudy and breezy, and NTSB senior air safety inspector Brian Rayner said it did not seem to be a factor in the crash.
A transcript of the control tower conversation provided by LiveATC.net indicates the tower was working with two airplanes and three helicopters shortly before the crash.
"I have three helicopters below you in the traffic pattern," the controller tells an inbound airplane.
"I have two of 'em in sight," the pilot responds.
The controller then gave the airplane clearance to land. In the next second, the audio is overtaken by someone screaming, "Oh, God! Oh, God!"
Jesse Ault Jr. of Brunswick, Maryland, and his wife, Pamela, saw the airplane "spiraling out of control" before the crash, and said the pilot was hurt and shaken up.
"The pilot had blood up above his nose and on his face," Ault said. "You could tell he was visibly shaken.