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BTFC Presents: The Best Comics of 2013
January 3rd, 2014 by Johnny Hotsauce
So 2013 is in the rearview, but what a year for comics, am I right? While Marvel had an impressive and diverse publishing initiative in Marvel NOW, DC alienated fans across the board with bland updates to their characters (save for Batman & Wonder Woman, maybe) and business practices that would seem right at home in the mid 20th century. Meanwhile, Image released a flood of new titles that only continued to improve their brand as the go-to company for independent, creator-owned fare. Paul Pope dropped his long awaited Battle Boy, comic legend Gilbert Hernandez dropped five new books, and we got another issue of Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve. We even got some "Event" books that weren't half-bad. Hit the jump and check out what we here on Spaceship Omega thought was the 13 Best Comics of 2013, and make sure to agree/disagree with our rankings in the comments section!
Numbers 13 – 6
13 – Infinity – Marvel Comics
An event that spanned the cosmos, brought Thanos back into fold, and had a ton of great character moments from all the Avengers. Though a little anti-climactic after the battle with the Builders, Jonathan Hickman delivered a widescreen tale worth of the Infinity moniker.
12 – Lazarus – Image Comics
Greg Rucka researched the shit out of biotechnology to bring us the tale of Forever Carlyle, an enforcer for one of the super-rich families that run the country in near-future America. Her gift? She cannot die. And though robbed of what ultimately makes us all human, she remains one of the most human characters in the book, as the family who controls her are just the type of monsters you'd expect to be running (and ruining) the country. The palpable synergy between Rucka and former Gotham Central collaborator Michael Lark is as fierce and brilliant as ever.
11 – Mind MGMT – Dark Horse Comics
Writer/artist Matt Kindt continues to confound and surprise readers each month with this take on the spy-thriller genre. Even though the dude writes a ton of books for the Big Two, each month this book comes out on time, and maintains not only a high level of quality, but finding innovative ways to present the story – "Clever" is Kindt's middle name. If you haven't read this book yet, the affordable and beautiful hardcovers are a welcome addition to any bookshelf.
10 – Sex Criminals – Image Comics
Even the subversively humorous title to the book is a hint at the fun that writer Matt Fraction and artist Chip Zdarsky are having with their tale of two bank robbers who can stop time with their orgasms. What is overshadowed about this book, however, is just how damned honest and heartfelt this book looks at sex – how we learn about it, how it comes into our lives, and how we learn to enjoy it. With two lovable and relatable lead characters, this book is more than the sum of its naughty parts. There is nothing like this book on the stands.
9 – Trillium – DC Comics (Vertigo)
I spoke about this book at length in last week's column, and it rightfully deserves a spot on the Best of 2013 countdown. An epic adventure and love story, told in a bold, creatively ambitious manner that almost demands the readers attention. Writer/artist Jeff Lemire is one of today's brightest talents, and this book proves why.
8 – The Manhattan Projects – Image Comics
Jonathan Hickman loves to present dark, nihilistic stories that often subvert our perceptions of heroism, if such a concept even exists to Hickman. This is no truer than in Manhattan Projects, an insane alt-universe romp through Cold War Era science with some fantastic (and fantastically funny) versions of some of our beloved science heroes of that time. Brought to life through the art of Nick Pitarra, whose art is reminiscent of a more cartoonish Frank Quitely, Projects is fun for history buffs and sci-fi nerds alike.
7 – Optic Nerve – Drawn & Quarterly
The first issue of the book in two years, 2013 finally saw the release of the 13th issue of Adrian Tomine's long-running series. Containing just three stories, each beautifully rendered by Tomine's fine cartooning, and well worth the $6 every two years (or so) price tag. Running the gamut of dark humor, to melancholy, to outright hilarity, Adrian Tomine again knocks another issue out of the park.
6 – Battling Boy – First Second Books
Any new Paul Pope is a cause for celebration round these parts, and Battling Boy certainly justifies the joy. Equal parts teen coming-of-age tale and modern myth creation (aka "superheroics"), Battling Boy is smart, funny, uplifting, and in a post-Watchmen world it is always nice to see comics try to reach for the light rather than root in the gutters. This book would have certainly cracked the top 5 had it not been in digest form. Paul Pope's art demands a wider canvas, and certainly when so many of the scenes in Battling Boy had an epic, widescreen feel. This book should have been bigger.
5 – The Wake – DC Comics (Vertigo)
DC ran through their yearly quota on black ink to produce this pulse-pounding, nightmarish, epic sci-fi thriller, and one of our favorite books of 2013. Writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy make the underwater depths of this tale positively claustrophobic – a story that starts off as Alien, progresses to Aliens, and by issue 4 it's turned into goddamned Pacific Rim! Constantly surprising and action-packed, Snyder also gives the characters the necessary weight to bring audiences to care whether they live or die, if only long enough to find out the mystery of what in the ACTUAL FUCK is going on beneath the waves. Issue 5 was a jaw-dropper, bringing us right back to the small, almost forgettable scene that began the first issue, and sets up the "2nd Season" of the book quite nicely for 2014.
4 – East of West – Image Comics
"You have earned what is coming to you." – Death
With those words, writer Jonathan Hickman not only clues us in on Death's mission statement for the series – he, like Kill Bill's Bride, is a man left for dead, now back in action and on the path of revenge – but to the readers as well. This tale has no heroes, this futuristic false-America a dark reflection of a society without morals, and this story can only end one way: badly. For all of us. Combining elements of post-apocalyptic horror, Westerns, science fiction, and alt-history fiction, Hickman and artist Nick Dragotta are going for broke, and leaving no survivors in their wake. Misanthropic and violent, East of West is a complete stunner of a book.
3 – Prophet – Image Comics
I am humbled and awed by the boundless creativity injects into Prophet each month. Now in it's second full year, the book is more than just weird, psuedo-scientific, fantastical wordplay – it's a complete re-imagining of a world that most people thought could not be mined for anything of quality – Rob Liefeld's old Image "Extreme Studios" creations. From the pages of Youngblood, those characters are now almost completely unrecognizable some 5,000 years in the future – DieHard a centaur/cyborg, Badrock and his children now living planets strewn throughout the cosmos, Supreme's sister Suprema now a being of light, and Prophet himself – cloned countless times, in countless variations. There is a master plan of Graham's that is coming to fruition more clearly in 2013, and 2014, with the help of artists/co-creators Simon Roy and Giannis Milogiannis, should be another immersive and bizarre exploration of Brandon Grahams sci-fi epic.
2 – Hawkeye – Marvel Comics
When we talk of creative teams creating "seminal" or "definitive" runs on books, we are speaking to the way in which the character was changed in a way that you could not think of him without thinking of the stories written during the "definitive" run. Frank Miller on Daredevil, Chris Claremont on X-Men, Peter David on Hulk – these are "definitive" runs. I submit that with Matt Fraction and David Aja's turn on "Hawkeye," we are witnessing another one of these moments; another one of these seminal runs in the life of a character. Formerly the hotheaded, gaudy purple bespoken, kinda forgettable Avengers second stringer, Matt Fraction has turned Hawkeye into just a "Hawguy." Clint Barton is a great hero, but a lousy friend/lover/brother. An immense talent when it comes to his job, but without the skillset to get the rest of his shit together. You want to root for the guy because he is instantly relatable – he's New Girl's Nick Miller in spandex. Surrounded by a growing cast of characters (including a second Hawkeye, Kate Bishop – now the "2nd lead" on the book), this is a book about a hard-luck dude just trying to do right, but who also happens to be one of the world's greatest heroes. A lovely conceit, and the best superhero book on the stands.
1 – SAGA – Image Comics
Was there ever much question which book would take the top spot? An overwhelming favorite on Spaceship Omega, Saga is a book that lives and breathes. Its characters are so realistically portrayed, their motivations, actions, and words so relatable, the book comes with its own pulse. From the PTSD Prince Robot IV, to the scorned and horned ex-Gwendolyn, to the liberal-minded, subversive anti-war novelist, cyclopean D. Oswald Heist, you can hardly believe these people are aliens and robots. That's the beauty of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staple's sci-fi epic. The sci-fi is but window dressing to a very real, very affecting story about family, and about life during wartime. There is very little sense of how "epic" this story is, because BKV keeps most of the scenes small, and personal. Characters come first in this "star war." Even smaller characters like journalists Upsher and Doff aren't of the cookie-cutter variety – they are fully realized beings. Doing her fair share of the heavy lifting, Fiona Staples has been a revelation on art chores. Not only is she the mastermind behind much of the look of the book, but her skill at facial expressions and body language is impressive, and only makes the reading experience that much more real. And in a world where there are teenage ghosts, living planets, and cats that can detect lies, immersive might seem hard to come by. BKV and Staples make the experience effortless, and is far and away the Omega Level Best Comic of 2013!
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La Coupe de Chine de football 2020 est la  édition de la Coupe de Chine, une compétition à élimination directe mettant aux prises des clubs de football amateurs et professionnels à travers la Chine. Elle est organisée par la Fédération chinoise de football (CFA). Le vainqueur de cette compétition se qualifie pour la Ligue des champions de l'AFC 2021, accompagné des trois meilleures équipes du championnat.

Le nombre d'équipes a été réduit à 24 à la suite de la pandémie COVID-19 en Chine.

Résultats

Premier tour
Les matches du premier tour se sont tenus les 18-19 septembre 2020.

Deuxième tour
Les matches du deuxième tour se sont tenus les 26-29 novembre 2020.

Quarts de finale
Le tirage au sort des quarts de finale a lieu le 30 octobre 2020. Les matches des quarts de finale se sont tenus les -2 décembre 2020.

Demi-finales
Les demi-finales aller ont lieu le 5 et 6 décembre 2020, et le retour le 12 et 13 décembre 2020.

Finale

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Thursday (Bonus) Review: BattleTech: Alpha Strike
I'm a long-time fan of BattleTech, in part because I grew up playing the MechWarrior video games and quickly fell in love with the wargame as soon as I discovered it. Alpha Strike is a bit of an oddity; on one hand, it attempts to include all the features and complications in BattleTech, but do so in a way that minimizes bookkeeping and allows for a faster form of play.
The game comes with Introductory, Standard, and Advanced rules, including another little section for aerospace, all of which are significantly faster than those of traditional BattleTech. It's immediately clear that faster does not equal easier; the game isn't dumbed down (though the Introductory ruleset is good for beginners), so if you were just hoping for a game to play with a couple buddies who hadn't played before, you'll be best off sticking to the Introductory rules. That said, you'll have to do a lot less bookkeeping with Alpha Strike, so even if the rules are more or less as difficult as normal BattleTech, you'll still be able to enjoy an interesting ruleset without having to track how much damage a 'Mech's arm has taken and each of the weapons individually, which does make the game a lot easier for novices to understand. In addition, the fact that you're working on smaller scales than normal BattleTech (i.e. unit versus limb for 'Mechs) means that you'll have to worry a little less about certain rules and weapon functions, and the move to consolidate as much stuff as possible into a one-size-fits all category (for instance, how all 'Mechs all use the same ranges, though some can't attack at Long range) means that there is less worrying about checking record sheets and more play.
As far as the game goes, it's more or less what can be expected-it's not exactly revolutionizing wargaming because BattleTech's already a huge influence in the market and taking this approach has been done before. Fortunately, since part of those expectations include high quality, it's worth noting that you can have a ridiculous amount of complexity going on-Alpha Strike simplifies the record keeping more than the rules themselves, so you can still enjoy advanced features such as C3 or artillery without having to worry about what the new system does to them. Everything's scaled down pretty much mathematically, so you can expect similar results in Alpha Strike as you would in normal BattleTech, with the slight loss of precision that comes from the fact that there are smaller numbers and the like doing little to the expected outcomes of conflicts-a Gunslinger can blow away a Jackal in one turn just as it could when you track all the guns and parts individually using traditional BattleTech rules.
From a production perspective, Alpha Strike is as you expect. There weren't any major errors, but there were a couple typos in there-for the most part, however, the typesetting was spot on without any errors, and the art, which is the traditional "take pictures of a set up scenario on the table" is fine and accompanied by useful diagrams that help drive home the point of things. Toss in some examples, and the nice added touch of all the tables being compiled at the end of the PDF, and Alpha Strike shapes up to be a very well put-together book.
So, in short, Alpha Strike is exactly what it says on the tin, a "fast-playing form of BattleTech" that emphasizes quick results that perhaps lack some of the nuance of its more complex cousin but that still provides a plethora of tactical options.
You can get BattleTech: Alpha Strike on DriveThruRPG here.
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Starting an office fit-out can feel intimidating but it doesn't need to be. To help get you off on the right foot we've clarified some of the key things you need to know.
In this piece, we'll break down the difference between CAT A and CAT B office fit-outs.
What is an office fit-out?
We know for some this can be a daunting project but to help you get off on the right foot we've clarified some of the FAQs and common industry terminology that you'll encounter frequently:
What is a Shell and Core project?
What is CAT A fit-out?
What is a CAT B fit-out?
Before a CAT A or a CAT B fit-out takes place there is often a Shell and Core project, installing or updating the infrastructure of the building, specifically areas relating to the concrete and metal frame, such as lift shafts and loading bays.
What is a CAT A fit-out?
CAT A is short for Category A; it's a fit-out project that results in a functional yet empty space – a blank canvas for interior designers to work their magic on.
A typical CAT A project would be undertaken on behalf of a landlord who wants a finished-yet-feature-free space to market to prospective tenants; an empty space completed up to a point where a tenant can engage an interior designer to create a habitable office.
The finished CAT A project will typically have all the necessary infrastructure and finishes in place, including water, power, toilets, fire detection systems and painted walls.
Examples of CAT A fit-outs
1. St Stephens House, 7,592 sq ft
The transformation of ground and lower ground floors into sought-after commercial office space in central Bristol. After 14 weeks on site, the finished result was a contemporary, creative and open plan space – and one that looks appealing inside and out.
Commercial office lobby for St Stephen House, Bristol. See the full case study here.
2. Pinesgate, 30,000 sq ft
Despite being in a prime location in Bath, Pinesgate had been unoccupied for some years. It was time to reinject life back into the building and create desirable commercial office space.
We stripped the building back entirely to its shell before carrying out a full CAT A refurbishment.
CAT A office refurbishment at Pinesgate, Bath. See the full case study here.
CAT B is short for Category B. Most often a CAT B fit-out will be commissioned by a tenant who is seeking to either turn an empty space into a finished workspace environment, or an overhaul of an existing office.
Ideally beginning with a period of workplace strategy consulting and space planning, a CAT B fit-out will be tailored around the bespoke requirements of an individual business, from the type of work done there to the colour of the vases in reception.
With detailed floorplans and spaces zoned and shaped by the needs of the occupier, CAT B fit-outs should result in a space that brings out the best in the people that use the space every day; a place they can thrive and do their best work in an environment that reflect their company values and aspirations.
It's worth noting that the CAT A works may need to be modified during the CAT B works; both projects can be completed in parallel to reduce timescales, budgets and waste.
Examples of CAT B fit-outs
1. Xledger 13,216 sq ft
Xledger is a people-focused business and needed an office that could accommodate a variety of working styles. It was clear they needed a flexible multi-use space to cater to the differing needs of teams, all centred around a vibrant communal area.
The design honours their Scandinavian heritage whilst nodding to their hometown of Bristol.
Sustainability was a key driver for Xledger in their office fit-out, from subtle biophilia to 128 plants which exactly balance their CO2 emissions, natural materials and light wood tones, and a fully-fledged wellness room complete with peloton bikes.
Lively breakout and social space for Xledger, Bristol. See the full case study here.
2. Granger Reis 3,550 sq ft
After spending a lot of time working from home, Granger Reis wanted a beautiful and inviting space for people to enjoy. They needed a space which better represented their character and values, while offering their staff a destination workplace flexible enough to accommodate any kind of work.
During the fit-out we added partitions to help transform the open plan space into a functional 'broken plan' space. This was key to creating an environment which promotes collaboration and communication while balancing the need for privacy and fewer distractions. This also helps make the space feel larger its footprint would suggest.
Through interior styling and furnishings the space felt different from the minute you enter; as far removed as possible from old-fashioned ideas of an office.
Collaborative workspace for Granger Reis, Bristol. See the full case study here.
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You all know that I usually do my Weigh Watchers weigh in on Saturdays and post a little blurb about how the week was, but since I joined the MDWLC I will also be posting on Tuesdays. So for this challenge I am down -2lbs...WOOHOO! I can't wait to see what happens at WW weigh in. It has been slow going lately so this is really exciting. I have been really careful this week with my fruits and veggies and not snacking on those sneaky 100 calorie packs. I have also really been using my treadmill and even tried a new program on it last night. It almost killed me, but I loved my scale this morning so...guess who will be doing that challenge again..as soon as I can walk that is! Three more pounds to go and I get a handy, dandy, little star for my blog. If you want to join it isn't too late just go visit Tales from the Scales!
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Bath Police Chief Denies Freedom of Access Request, Citing Terrorism Exemption
Bath Police Chief Michael Field has denied a Maine Freedom of Access Act Request seeking communications between his police department and security personnel at Navy contractor Bath Iron Works regarding the policing of protests at the company's shipyard.
Field cited an exemption in the law, which allows law enforcement authorities to block public access to documents related to the "purpose of preventing or preparing for acts of terrorism."
"This is in response to your e-mail to me and my Administrative Assistant sent March 7, 2018 with regard to written communication between the Bath Police Department and the Bath Iron Works regarding policing of protests at the Shipyard, from January 1, 2016 to the present," Field wrote in a letter to this reporter, dated March 12.
"The document relating to the planning and communications between the Bath Police Department and the Bath Iron Works were related to security planning and procedures and risk assessment," he continued. "As such, these are not public records and are exempted under the provisions of 1 M.R.S. Section 402(3)(L)."
According to text of the Freedom of Access law posted online by the Maine Legislature, the exemption cited by Field allows police to block the release of "Records describing security plans, security procedures or risk assessments prepared specifically for the purpose of preventing or preparing for acts of terrorism, but only to the extent that release of information contained in the record could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the physical safety of government personnel or the public."
Field did not respond to a follow-up email asking if he was "arguing that plans [made] with regards to policing non-violent protests staged by peace activists" constitute the preparation for potential terrorist activity.
Under Maine law, this reporter has 30 days from the time of Field's letter to challenge his decision.
In an interview before the Freedom of Access Act request was filed, Logan Perkins, an attorney who represented some of the nine defendants acquitted last month for charges stemming from their participation in a protest at Bath Iron Works last April, said she questioned the legitimacy of the rationale Field ultimately used.
"Both Stan Cielinksi, the chief [of security] at BIW, and Lieutenant [Robert] Savary at the Bath Police Department are on the record saying they only expect peaceful protests and have a good working relationship with [peace activist] Bruce Gagnon," Perkins said. "They're on the record, under oath, saying that. There was nothing about 'We're concerned about security.'"
The Freedom of Access Act request was prompted by the Feb. 1 ruling by Maine Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings acquitting the nine protestors charged with criminal trespass.
"Here the testimony is basically the police department is outsourced to BIW on these events," Billings said in open court. "It was pretty clear that Lieutenant Savary was taking his direction [from] Mr. Cielinksi, and basically arrests were going to be made or not based upon how he proceeded. And that's not how this is supposed to work."
Perkins said she believes Bath police are "actively subverting the Constitution in favor of the private entity's interest" and are "more concerned with enforcing what Bath Iron Works wants than they are with enforcing the United States Constitution."
She said testimony at trial "suggested that the highest level of collaboration, and preplanning, and decision-making" occurred between Bath police and the company's security personnel.
The attorney also accused the town of Bath of not taking seriously Billings' ruling and failing to send representatives to court to hear the judge's decision.
Two members of the Bath City Council, including Chairwoman Mari Eosco, have downplayed Billings' ruling, saying they've heard conflicting interpretations of it, and adding the council does not determine police department protocol.
Lisa Savage, a peace activist arrested during demonstrations at the April 1, 2017, christening of a Navy battleship at the BIW shipyard, called Police Chief Field's reply invoking a terrorism exemption "alarming news," adding that "the Bath Police Dept. has blundered into implicitly claiming that we protesters are considered terrorists."
"We are committed to non-violence as a principle," Savage said in an email, "and we always seek non-violent methods of opposing the violent tax-funded projects at [parent company] General Dynamics' BIW shipyard."
She added that one defendant, Jessica Stewart, was involved in an action "decades ago after a Catholic Worker group she was with cut through BIW's fence and poured blood on warships inside the yard."
"That is the biggest property damage by protesters that I know about," Savage said, "and it certainly does not constitute terrorism."
Posted on March 18, 2018 Author Categories Defense, GovernmentTags Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine, bath police department, bruce gagnon, corporate welfare, Freedom of Access, General Dynamics, terrorism
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Brian Noyes Pulling, M.Div. says:
Thank you for this succinct and well written article. It is absolutely outrageous that the Bath (Maine) Police Department is treating my non-violent peace friends in Maine like this. I think the public has a right to know about ALL the collaboration between General Dynamics / Bath Iron Works and the Bath Police Department regarding my non-violent peace friends. ( After all the public pays the salaries of the members of the Bath Police Department, and the public pays for the contracts for all those huge war ships made at General Dynamics/ Bath Iron Works that are making the world less stable and that are adding to our national insecurity.) God bless the Bath Police Department if they are afraid and don't know what are the correct procedures to follow. I think that a careful reading of the U.S. Constitution would be a good first step for the Bath Police Department. I also think that a law suit would be appropriate in this matter. Brian Noyes Pulling, M.Div., Minister and Social Worker, South Carolina and Maine, U.S. ( writing from South Carolina)
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This morning, NASA announced that it has found 7 earth-sized planets orbiting a star 40 light years away, with life or water possible on all of these planets.
Of these planets, NASA believes 3 are in the'habitable zone', being the area around the star where life is most possible.
The discovery was made using the Spitzer Space Telescope and is said to be the greatest number of 'exoplanets' found around a single star.
The star is called TRAPPIST-1, and it is significantly smaller than Earth's sun.
The Hubble Telescope has started looking at 4 of these planets (including those in the habitable zone).
According to the head of NASA Science Directorate, this proves that "finding the next Earth is not a question of if, but when".


Existing clients with no changes in their rentals (either new ones or the sale of old ones) need only complete the pertinent rental income, expense categories, any improvements and Section 199A Rental Income Safe Harbor questions.
There is some excellent information in our KnowledgeBase about how rental properties affect your taxes, depreciation, passive loss limits, repairs versus improvements, LLC ownership, etc. There is also a huge section about Real Estate Professional, and how to qualify.
If this rental property is not in the same state as you, a non-resident tax return for that state will be prepared and filed even if your rental loses money. The rule is simple- if you have an income producing asset in a taxing jurisdiction, a tax return is required. And many cases, this works to your advantage since this will help maintain your disallowed or non-deducted losses plus provide historical information for future capital gains calculations.
Complete this next section only if you began renting a property in 2018 or if you are a new client. When determining the value of the land, the property assessment from the county assessor can be helpful- we can also help with this too.
If you have not provided a HUD or closing statement in connection with the purchase of this rental property, please try to do so. Several reasons- it helps us create a starting point for your depreciation and capital gains calculations since some acquisition costs are added to your cost basis. And there are some other expenses that might be deductible right away in the first year. And lastly, when you sell this property and you cannot find your original HUD not to worry since we have a copy. Please send a copy.
If you are a new client with the Aligaen Accounting, LLC and you had this property as rental on prior tax returns, we will need the full depreciation schedule. We can help you with obtaining or determining this information too.
Please send your mortgage interest statements (Form 1098) and any other year-end statements. We will use that information to compute your deduction for mortgage interest, private mortgage insurance (PMI) and real estate taxes. Some lenders are excellent about printing the property address on the Form 1098. If your lender does not, and you want to be cool, please write down the rental property address on your tax documents.
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Q: How to modify my git workflow now that I created github pages? I have a local repository on which I work on a daily basis. Typically, after a day's work, I commit locally and I push everything to a github repo by doing:
git add --all
git status // to check which changes are to be commited
git commit -m "Some changes I've made"
git push origin master

Recently I've created a github page for my online repository, by clicking away through the online creation tool. Now I have a beautiful page for my project, and also a new branch (called gh-pages) on my online repo (but --so far-- not on my local repo, of course).
My question is: if I wanted to edit this page locally in my computer and keep both repos synced (the local and the github one), how do I do? How should I modify my git workflow?
Thanks in advance.

A: You just switch back and forth between master, etc. and gh-pages with git checkout. More details below.
Your original workflow (from above):
git add --all
git status // to check which changes are to be commited
git commit -m "Some changes I've made"
git push origin master

Now when you want to work on your GH-pages:
git fetch origin    # Only needed first time
git checkout gh-pages
# Make changes to your GH-pages files (your master branch files won't be available w/o switching back to master)
git add .    # or specific specific files to add
git commit -m "Commit message for GH-pages"
git push origin gh-pages

When you want to go back to working on the master, develop, etc. branch project, just check it out:
git checkout master

This info can sort of be found at the bottom of https://help.github.com/articles/creating-pages-with-the-automatic-generator/.
The process is slightly more complex when the creating gh-pages orphan branch manually: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-project-pages-manually/
Of course, if you are not the only one working on the repo or are doing so from multiple computers, be sure to fetch/merge or pull when needed.

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San Diego Loyal signs San Diegan as its first player
Sal Zizzo (15), shown playing for New York Red Bulls of MLS against Orlando City in 2017, is the first player signed by the USL San Diego Loyal.
USL expansion franchise announces deal with former MLS player Sal Zizzo, a Patrick Henry High alumnus
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Dec. 11, 2019 10:23 AM PT
The San Diego Loyal's first player is a San Diegan.
Defender Sal Zizzo, a veteran of nine Major League Soccer seasons, was announced Wednesday as the first player to sign with the Loyal, an expansion franchise in the second-division USL Championship. The club will play its inaugural season starting in March.
Zizzo, a San Diego native and alumnus of Patrick Henry High, announced his retirement from professional soccer in May. He said it was "worth returning to the game" after he got a phone call from Landon Donovan, the Loyal's manager and executive vice president of soccer operations.
"Playing professionally in my hometown is something I've always wanted to do," Zizzo said in a statement released by the club. "I'm excited to grow and play in the city that I know so well."
Zizzo, 32, played two seasons at UCLA and started for the United States in the 2007 U-20 World Cup. He spent three seasons with Hannover 96 in Germany's Bundesliga before joining MLS in 2010. He played for Chivas USA, Portland, Sporting Kansas City, New York Red Bulls and Atlanta. In his final season, he was a member of Atlanta's 2018 MLS championship team.
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The San Diego Sockers celebrated their improbable 2021 Major Arena Soccer League title on Sunday night, handing out rings, dropping the team's 15th championship banner from the Pechanga Arena rafters and showing off the silver Ron Newman Cup.
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Act and Scene Summaries
Act I, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act II, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act III, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act IV, Scenes 1–4 Summary and Analysis
Act V, Scene 1 Summary and Analysis
Polonius
Laertes
The Ghost of King Hamlet
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Quotes in Context
Character and Theme Quotes
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Framing Ophelia: Representation and the Pictorial Tradition
Grinning Death's-Head: Hamlet and the Vision of the Grotesque
Hamlet (Vol. 35)
Hamlet and A Matter Tender and Dangerous
Hamlet and the Scottish Succession
Hamlet's Ear
Mourning and Misogyny: Hamlet, The Revenger's Tragedy, and the Final Progress of Elizabeth I, 1600-1607
Nobler in the Mind: The Dialect in Hamlet
The 'Heart of My Mystery': Hamlet and Secrets
The First Quarto of Hamlet: Reforming Widow Gertred
The Last Mystery
Key Plot Points
History of the Text
Significant Allusions
Short-Answer Quizzes
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Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, son of Queen Gertrude and nephew of King Claudius.
King Hamlet: Hamlet's father, who was poisoned by Claudius prior to the start of the play.
Claudius: Hamlet's uncle, who kills Hamlet's father and marries the widowed Queen Gertrude.
Queen Gertrude: Hamlet's mother and Claudius's wife.
Ophelia: the daughter of Polonius and Hamlet's former love interest.
Polonius: the father of Laertes and Ophelia. He is killed by Hamlet after being caught spying.
Laertes: Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother, who becomes embroiled in Claudius's plot after his father's death.
Horatio: Hamlet's friend and confidante.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Hamlet's classmates, who help Claudius spy on Hamlet.
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The title character of the play is riddled with conflict. This conflict begins in act 1, scene 5, when the ghost of his father shows up to demand that Hamlet avenge his death. Hamlet spends much of the play in inaction, trying at first to decide whether the ghost truly represents his father or if it is some act of the devil trying to force him to commit murder—and regicide, at that. Hamlet is finally convinced that Claudius, his uncle, has killed his father, but he still finds ways to delay actually avenging his father's death.
As he is plotting Claudius's death, Hamlet feigns madness to keep those who wish him harm (such as Polonius and King Claudius) off his trail—though some consider that the events of the play have truly driven him mad, which is a highly debated aspect of Hamlet's character. Hamlet's relationship with the women in his life deteriorates quickly; he drives Ophelia to suicide and tortures his mother with what he refers to as her "sinful" deeds, begging her to "confess [herself] to heaven; / Repent what's past; avoid what is to come"—which warns her of his impending plans toward her "incestuous" relationship.
Hamlet is intelligent and witty, often making remarks that amaze even long-winded Polonius, who cannot reconcile the image of the Hamlet who appears insane with the Hamlet who masterfully plays with words.
Ultimately, Hamlet doesn't strike King Claudius in revenge for his father but in revenge for Claudius's actions against Hamlet himself. After realizing that Claudius has poisoned the swords used in the fight and that he will die, Hamlet is finally moved to direct action against Claudius and stabs him with the same poisoned sword. Throughout the play, Hamlet is faced with various levels of emotional desertion from people he trusted previously: his mother, Rosencrantz and Gildenstern, Ophelia, and even his father. He dies nearly alone in the world, save for the lasting friendship of Horatio, and with the knowledge that he will never be king.
King Hamlet
The ghost of King Hamlet appears to Hamlet in act 1, scene 5 to say that Claudius, his brother, has murdered him—thus stealing his life, his crown, and his wife. He begs young Hamlet to avenge this deed by killing Claudius, but he commands that Gertrude not be harmed. This sets in motion the primary conflict of the play, throwing young Hamlet on a course toward murder and his own death.
Some believe that the ghost of King Hamlet is only a projection of Hamlet's grief and that he doesn't really exist at all. Though others claim to see him, it is only Hamlet who speaks to the ghost, and when Hamlet is passionately arguing with his mother in her room, only Hamlet can see this ghost. Whether real or imagined, Hamlet's life is forever changed by the interactions he has with the ghost of King Hamlet early in the play.
Claudius has allegedly murdered his own brother by pouring poison in his ear; he then takes King Hamlet's crown, as well as his wife. Claudius is power-hungry and manipulative, exerting his influence on all around him to secure his spot on the throne. He is cunning enough to use the "unfortunate" loss of his brother as a point of unification for the Danish people, telling them that it is tragic that they "bear [their]...
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LIVERPOOL, England — Forget Brexit, Britain could be on the cusp of a much bigger revolution.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn set out his vision for a socialist United Kingdom to his partys annual conference Wednesday, marking a self-confident shift from opposing the Conservative governments austerity policies to laying out a new program to replace them, building on the partys popular — and populist — 2017 general election manifesto.
Corbyns fate greatly depends on the unfolding Brexit drama, expected to climax in the coming weeks as the U.K. pushes for a deal before its scheduled exit in March 2019. But the impact of a Corbyn government, should he assume the reins of power, could be much more significant.
While the prospect of a Corbyn government would likely make post-Brexit trade relations with Europe more straightforward in the short term, predictions of a socialist London have already set alarm bells ringing in Washington, according to U.S. officials asked to draw up memos for the State Department in case of another snap election this year.
Corbyns long-held opposition to Western military intervention, hostility to NATO, support for revolutionary Latin American regimes and life-long determination to scrap Britains independent nuclear deterrent could reshape the United Kingdom in much more fundamental ways than its exit from the European Union.
The problem facing May is that Corbyns ideas are popular, even if polling suggests he personally is not.
The party cannot trigger a general election — that power rests with the House of Commons and would need two-thirds of MPs to support it — but the more Prime Minister Theresa May gets ensnared by Brexit negotiations, the more likely it is that Corbyn may get his chance.
Corbyn promised a Britain in which the rich would be more heavily taxed, utilities and the railways would be nationalized, the government would invest in 400,000 jobs focused on tackling climate change, and large companies would be forced to give workers stakes of up to 10 percent and pay annual dividends to staff. He signaled Labour would end British backing for Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen, immediately recognize a Palestinian state, and tilt firmly away from the U.S. as a key ally.
Underpinning the Labour leaderships confidence is a calculation that the shock Brexit referendum and the resulting political instability has fueled the appetite for a radically different approach to government.
One lobbyist for a multinational company, who was struck by the new "professionalization" on display at the conference, remarked that the partys rhetoric has become strikingly similar to that of the Leave campaign during the 2016 EU referendum.
"Its all about taking back control," the lobbyist said.
The more ferociously the press responds to his policies the better, said one senior Corbyn aide. Attention from broadcasters and publishers hands the party free publicity for popular policies and perfect material for a fresh social media onslaught.
Prime Minister Corbyn would present a major challenge for U.S. foreign policy.
Corbyns closest aides believe there is an inevitability to Labours rise to power if they stay on this path and are not sidelined by Brexit.
Labours membership now numbers more than 500,000, making it by far the biggest U.K. political party. Against all mainstream predictions, support for the party surged in the 2017 election.
The Tories, far from alighting on a coherent response, are moving further away from the kind of "red Toryism" first offered by May, which Corbyns inner circle say is the greatest threat to them.
Instead, Corbyns team says, the Tories have retreated to safe, small-c conservatism and traditionally austere economics, which can only be propped up by flag-waving nationalism for so long.
"They want radical change and the Tories are offering more of the same," the aide said.
A Corbyn government, even Labour MPs admit, would all-but end the "special" security and military relationship between the U.S. and its pre-eminent ally.
One of Corbyns most senior advisers, Andrew Murray, gave a glimpse of the direction a Corbyn government would take in a pre-conference article for the New Statesman.
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Q: merge two files having the same value in bash I am trying to merge 2 files in one single.
FILE1
2015-09-30T13:30:57+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:30:58+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:30:59+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:31:00+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:31:01+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:31:02+01:00 6 1
2015-09-30T13:31:04+01:00 6 1

FILE2
2015-09-30T13:16:19+01:00 4
2015-09-30T13:16:20+01:00 7
2015-09-30T13:16:21+01:00 7
2015-09-30T13:16:22+01:00 8
2015-09-30T13:16:23+01:00 8
2015-09-30T13:16:24+01:00 7
2015-09-30T13:16:25+01:00 2
2015-09-30T13:16:26+01:00 4
2015-09-30T13:16:27+01:00 1
2015-09-30T13:30:58+01:00 1

The result that I am trying to get is to add the column 2 from FILE2 being added to FILE1 as fourth columns as the time match:
2015-09-30T13:30:57+01:00 6 1 4
2015-09-30T13:16:23+01:00 8 3 1

Thank you for your help,
Al.

A: Use cut to find the first column and nested while loop to compare the firsts columns:
#!/usr/bin/bash

printf "" > FILE3
while read line1; do
    file1_first_col=$(printf "${line1}" | cut -f1 -d' ')
    printf "${line1}" >> FILE3
    while read line2; do
        file2_first_col=$(printf "${line2}"| cut -f1 -d' ')
        if [[ "${file1_first_col}" == "${file2_first_col}" ]]; then
            file2_second_col=$(printf "${line2}" | cut -f2 -d' ')
            printf " ${file2_second_col}" >> FILE3
        fi
    done < FILE2
    printf "\n" >> FILE3
done < FILE1

Then print the result to a file called FILE3.
NOTE that for large files this may be very slow.


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Tweak says, "I hate celery!"
It's Brittany, Bitch | Ερις ( eristic) wrote in paxletale,
Entry tags: ares, eris, pan, tyr, uke mochi, vainamoinen
LOL UM does management think we're stupid??? all this weird shit and then YOU THINK YOU CAN APOLOGIZE WITH A COUPON?
Private to Daniel, Alice, and Gus
guys don't fall for this bait because that's TOTALLY what it is ok
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Yeah, yeah, I know. But like. Just thinking about going to the spa is already weird. Unless you're like, a girl. Or something.
Dude, no. Are you saying that's a thing? Why would I tell my sister anything like that
Aw c'mon, you used to like it when I painted your nails sparkly. you were also like three BUT NO ONE WAS COMPLAINING
Oh my god, Gusgus, you're how old and you don't watch porn? Of course dick slapping is a thing, or are we on two completely different pages????
What?!?!? Why would you say something like that on a public forum?!?!
I'm not watching that kind of porn. If that's what you're into, uh. I'm not gonna judge you much. But I'm talking about ACTUAL CUCUMBERS. Isn't that what girls put on their faces?!?!
AWWW DON't BE ASHAMED OF HOW CUTE YOU WERE, YOU EVEN LET ME DO YOUR TOESIES AND YOU WERE SO PROUD YOU WOULDN'T WEAR YOUR SHOES FOR LIKE A WEEK
OK, like, yes, they do, but they don't get them smashed, Gusgus, like, where are you getting your info????
NO ONE WANTS TO KNOW THAT, BB. J F C
I don't have to tell you. It's like. Confidential.
SO CUTE THINKING ABOUT IT NOW if I wasn't mad at mom and dad I'd ask them for pictures
OK no like, you need to tell me because you're clearly getting bad info, as your older sister it is my DUTY to fix this
BB has no idea about the amount of gagging sounds that are happening behind Gus' laptop screen right now.
I DON'T WANT TO WATCH PORN WITH MY SISTER.


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Roy Tomizawa October 27, 2018 Japan, Olympics, Tokyo 1964, Track and FIeld
No One Soared Higher in 1964 than Pole Vaulter Fred Hansen Part 1: Winning Gold on a Long Day's Journey into Night
Tokyo, October, 1964: Four of America's top hopes for medals in the track and field events pose after arriving in Tokyo for the start of the 1964 Olympic Games. From left to right, they are Bob Hayes, Ralph Boston, Henry Carr and Fred Hansen.
For every Olympics since the re-boot of the Olympic Games at Athens in 1896, Americans had won every single pole vault competition. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Fred Hansen of Cuero, Texas was the world record holder and favorite to be the 15th American Olympic pole vault champion in a row.
But that streak was at risk late into the evening of October 17, 1964.
Wolfgang Reinhardt of Germany made it over 16′ 6¾" (5.05 meters), one of two final competitors, out of the 32 who started. His compatriots, Klaus Lehnertz and Manfred Preussger failed on their three attempts, ending their competition at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Then Hansen made a gutsy decision. He decided to pass at 16′ 6¾", and go for 16′ 8¾" (5.1 meters). If Reinhardt makes it at that height and Hansen doesn't, the tall Texan would not only lose the gold medal, he would be the first American ever to not win gold in the pole vault. Even worse, having passed on two prior heights Lehnertz and Preussger had already made, Hansen's gamble put him at risk of falling to fourth!
To Hansen, all he was doing was saving his energy for the biggest vault of his life.
At the time, pole vaulting competitions would commonly last three to four hours. But the finals of this Olympic competition was a marathon, starting at 1pm, and continuing late into the cool Autumn night.
"The only thing the Japanese did wrong throughout the Olympics," Fred explained to the Dallas Morning News, "was let the pole vault finals run too long. The competition lasted nine hours."
Hansen told me the Olympic officials raised the bar at smaller increments than normal, he suspects, to enable as many vaulters to advance as possible. Through the preliminary round on October 15, and the beginning of the finals, the bar was raised 4 inches at a time (10 cm), but in the last seven rounds of the finals, the bar was raised only 2 inches at a time (5 cm).
At the time of the Olympics, Hansen was the reigning world record holder at 17′ 1¾" (5.23 meters). It was becoming apparent that the long competition was not going to yield a new world record, but he knew his advantage was the need for fewer vaults. In fact, over the two-day competition, Hansen made a total of only 8 attempts out of a possible 31. Contrast that with the Germans Reinhardt, Lehnertz and Preussger who made a total of 15, 16, and 12 respectively.
Conversely, Hansen had to wait, and wait, and wait for his competitors to go through a cycle of three attempts at each height, as the day turned to night and the air turned chilly. But he was ready for the long slog, as he explained in a Dallas Morning News article:
The pressure never really got to me in Tokyo, however. I knew there were certain things I had to do and if I did them right, I could win. The psychological side of vaulting is just as important as the physical side. I managed to keep calm, and that was worth a lot.
So the bar was at 16′ 8¾" (5.1 meters). In the past 7 hours, Hansen had vaulted only 4 times. He had to stay loose, stay warm, and wait for his chance. Finally, in front of only a fraction of the spectators who filled the stadium at the start of the competition, under the very bright lights, Hansen finally stepped up to the runway.
Hansen's approach on his gold-medal winning leap, from the book "Bi to Chikara".
To the cheers of the remaining Americans in the stands, Hansen runs, sticks his pole in the box, and elevates to the bar, but his chest just brushes against the bar enough on the way up to send it crashing to the ground.
It's Reinhardt's turn. In a thin mist, the German runs and seemingly leaps high enough, but he taps the bar on the way down, sending the bar off the uprights.
On their second attempts, Hansen hits the bar again on the way up, while Reinhardt again knocks the bar down on his downflight. Reinhardt is exhausted as he tries to extract himself from the plastic and foam rubber that fills the landing area. As he tumbles off, he sits on the ground for a moment, legs splayed, depleted.
So it comes down to the third and final attempt for Hansen. It's 10 pm, the temperature has dropped to 19°C. Due to Hansen's gamble to skip the previous height, if he misses, gold goes to Reinhardt right then and there
Hansen clearing the bar_Bi to Chikara
Hansen hit the bar on the way up his first two attempts as he thought he wasn't getting his feet back enough on the launch. So on the third attempt, fully aware of the need to keep his feet back to create a tiny bit of separation between his body and the bar on the way up, he launches himself into the air, and cleanly over the bar.
Reinhardt has one more chance. But it is not to be, as his feet hit the bar on the way up, ending the long day's journey into night. Hansen wins gold, setting an Olympic record, and ensuring America's continued Olympic dominance in the pole vault.
"I didn't consider it a gamble – I knew I could make it," said Hansen to reporters after the competition had ended. "I felt like I had to come through for my country."
Fred Hansen on the medal podium.
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Vanessa Van Doren is a PGY-2 in the Emory University School of Medicine's J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency program and a current participant in the Health, Equity, Advocacy, and Policy Track. She is a past national board member of Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) and past Health Policy Committee Leader of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's American Medical Student Association (AMSA) chapter. She co-founded the Health Advocacy Leadership Organization, a longitudinal 4-year health policy and advocacy elective at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Van Doren's career plans are focused on ways to integrate research, clinical medicine, and advocacy to help build a truly equitable health care system.
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As I check in on my patients each morning, I wonder if some will unexpectedly decompensate and die over the coming weeks. I think about myself and my co-residents who are in the hospital all day swabbing patients for COVID-19 without adequate personal protective equipment. Many of my co-residents are on home isolation as a result of this exposure, waiting for their test results and praying that our government will step up and fund more mask production, or civilians will return the N95s they've hoarded, or the set of a TV medical drama will donate their props to us.
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'We look forward to President Xi's visit to Africa again'
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"It was right in here that President Xi shook my hand and exchanged greetings with me, which was a great honor for me and the entire university," Armand Moyikoua, rector of the prestigious MarienNgouabi University in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, told People's Daily in an interview in the university.
His meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping nine years ago is so unforgettable that Moyikoua still gets excited when recalling the details of the meeting.
In an effort to show his deep affection for China, the 71-year-old professor specially wore a red tie with golden Chinese characters in cursive script for the interview.
Xi paid a state visit to the Republic of the Congo from March 29 to 30 in 2013. On the last day of the visit, Xi, accompanied by President of the Republic of the Congo Denis SassouNguesso, attended the opening ceremony of the China-assisted library of the university and its Chinese section.
"Crowds of studentswere waiting outside the libraryto get a glimpse of the Chinese leader,"Moyikoua recalled, adding that the ceremony, which involved various activities, lasted about half an hour.
After the ribbon cutting and nameplate unveiling at the ceremony, Xi and his wife PengLiyuan, together with their counterparts in the Republic of the Congo, went to the Chinese section of the library on the second floor and had cordial talks with the teachers and students who were teaching or learning Mandarin.
Moyikoua remembers that the Chinese section of the library was filled with an atmosphere of joy and Chinese culture, with red lanterns and Peking Opera masks hanging in the hall, books and CDs about China placed on the table, and Chinese cultural programs aired on TV.
During the visit, a local Mandarin teacher at the university introduced the Chinese section of the library to President Xi. She learned Mandarin in Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, between 2001 and 2005, and quoted the Chinese saying, "Up in heaven, there is paradise; down on earth, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou" to express her strong attachment to Hangzhou.
Hearing her praise for Hangzhou, Xi smiled and mentioned that he once worked in the beautiful city. He encouraged the students to learn Mandarin well so as to continue to deepen the China-Congo friendship and China-Africa friendship.
"President Xi was kind and easy-going, and his friendliness has been indelibly imprinted on our minds. Nearly 10 years have passed since that meeting with Xi, but I still feel like it was just yesterday,"Moyikoua said.
Moyikoua found Xi's speech at the Parliament of the Republic of the Congo particularly inspiring during his visit to the Republic of the Congo.
In the speech, Xi quoted a line by an African poet, "Go forth, Africa, let us hear the triumphant rhythm of your song!", bringing the Chinese and African people closer and striking a chord with the audience.
"After Xi said the line sonorously, I got so excited that I rose to applaud him, just like the rest of the audience," he said.
Friendship, which derives from close contact between the people, holds the key to sound state-to-state relations.
In 2013, President Xi chose African countries, including the Republic of the Congo, as the destinations for his first official overseas visit after assuming the office of president, which demonstratedthe emphasis China lays on its friendship with Africa and its confidence about the Africa's development, and consolidated the bonds between China and the Republic of the Congo.
After Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai province, was struck by a terrible earthquake in April 2010, the government of the Republic of the Congo donated money to build a primary school in the prefecture, which was named Sino-Congolese friendship primary school by Sassou. Thanks to the assistance, children in the disaster-stricken area now study in the spacious new school buildings and run freely and laugh joyfully on the sports ground.
"Birds are freer because of the vastness of the sky; horses are more robust because of the grandness of the grassland, flowers become more beautiful because of the sunshine and rain; and our lives become better because of the help of the Congolese government and people," wrote students of the school in a thank-you letter to Sassou.
The fruits and symbols of Congo-China friendship can be seen everywhere in the Republic of the Congo, according to Moyikoua.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1964, China and the Republic of the Congo have witnessed fruitful results of cooperation in various fields. The projects in the Republic of the Congo completed through the cooperation between the two countries include the No. 1 National Highway hailed as "road of dream" by locals, the well-equipped China-Congo Friendship Hospital, the grand and magnificent new parliament building, the "bridge of August 15, 1960" and the Kintele Stadium that can accommodate60,000 spectators.
China has kept its solemn promise to support and help African countries. It has always followed the principle of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith and the principle of pursuing the greater good and shared interests in cooperating with Africa, and is always Africa's good friend, good partner and good brother.
Xi made four proposals on building a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era and announced that China would work closely with African countries to implement nine programs, under which it would provide another one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Africa while addressing the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in November 2021. On Jan. 20 this year, a new batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Chinese government for the Republic of the Congo arrived in Brazzaville.
Photo shows China-aided Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo. (Photo by ShenXiaoxiao/People's Daily)
"Since the beginningof the COVID-19 pandemic, China and the Republic of the Congo have stood with each other and worked in solidarity to overcome difficulties. China was the first country to provide anti-epidemic supplies and COVID-19 vaccines for the Republic of the Congo. All thesefacts fully demonstrate the unbreakable and profound friendship between our two countries and reflect President Xi's global vision as the leader of a major country,"Moyikoua pointed out.
Noting that China and Africa share the same aspirations as well as weal and woe in development, Moyikoua said hehopes China will play a greater role in the course of peace and development of Africa.
"The friendly ties between Africa and China are increasingly tightened. We look forward to President Xi's visit to Africa again, and to the Republic of the Congo," he said.
Armand Moyikoua, rector of the prestigious MarienNgouabi University in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo, receives an interview with People's Daily. (Photo by ShenXiaoxiao/People's Daily)
Photo shows a part of the No. 1 National Highway in the suburbs of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo. The highway was built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation. (Photo by ShenXiaoxiao/People's Daily)
Photo shows the exterior of the China-assisted library of the MarienNgouabi University in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo. (Photo by ShenXiaoxiao/People's Daily)
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Letters: Dr. Chris Peters is the change we need This week's letters to the editor Check out this story on press-citizen.com: https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2018/10/26/letters-dr-chris-peters-change-we-need/1759877002/
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Dr. Chris Peters is the change we need
I support Dr. Chris Peters for Congress in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. I've known Chris many years and can say that he is one of the most intelligent, reasonable and thoughtful people I've had the pleasure of knowing. He is passionate about his positions but also open to them being challenged and listens to other points of view. He will willingly engage in any discussion. He has the energy and drive to bring about change. As an Army veteran, he has shown his commitment to service. As a physician, he understands our healthcare challenges well. He has shown that he will be an independent voice in Washington and use that voice to get things done.
Our 12-year incumbent, Dave Loebsack, seems a decent person, but has not established himself as a legislator. He is an ineffective representative of our district. It is time for change and a new voice in Congress. I hear so many people call for more "statesmen" in Washington, people who are independent thinkers who will stand up for what they believe while considering and respecting other ideas. We can send someone who will be that change. Please join me in voting for Chris Peters.
-Jason Glass, Iowa City
National price on carbon is the right thing to do
Today, Canada announced that, starting in January 2019, they will adopt a national price on carbon, with revenue from the fee returned directly to Canadians. This is wonderful news. The fact that Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada has been working with Parliament for the past eight years, urging them to implement such a policy, played no small part in making this happen.
We are going to do the same thing in the United States, but we need your help! Iowa City Climate Advocates, the local chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby USA, is working to empower people to take action–to make clear to their members of Congress that a national price on carbon in the US is the right thing to do, and that we need to do it now. Our next meeting is Saturday November 10 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Prairie Hill Co-housing Common House, 140 Prairie Hill Lane, Iowa City. If you are tired of partisanship and frustrated with inaction on climate, join our non-partisan effort!
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We are strongly supporting the candidacy of Jodi Clemens in Iowa House District 73.
Jodi is an outstanding candidate, and her years of involvement in local issues in the district give a picture of the energy, enthusiasm and commitment she will bring on behalf of her neighbors to the Iowa House.
Jodi has knocked on thousands of doors in northern Johnson County, Cedar County and Wilton. She has had conversations with individuals, small groups and larger gatherings in every corner of the district. She has listened to teachers, health care professionals, small business owners, and farmers.
Jodi understands the concerns that teachers carry about their schools and their students. She has listened to the fears of parents and families about health care and Medicaid. She lives the reality of small business owners in rural communities. And she knows that a clear vision for rural economic development is essential for a thriving, sustainable ag economy.
The only path forward for a new discussion and a new vision for Iowa is to bring balance back to state government. The reality is that the majority in the Legislature sets the agenda. Jodi Clemens needs to be seated in the Iowa House as a member of a new majority prepared, once again, to articulate a vision that includes all Iowans.
Bob has represented the citizens of HD 73 in the Iowa Senate for more than six years. It is well past time that they have representation in Des Moines from someone who will follow through on promises made to them at home.These issues aren't partisan; they're Iowan.
We strongly endorse Jodi Clemens for Iowa House District 73, and encourage you to vote for her on or before Nov. 6.
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Once we were settled in, we spent the next few days with the family. No major plans, just hanging out at home, taking turns at dinner between my sister's homes and celebrating Birthdays. Lots of laughs and family fun!!!
First Birthday was for my wonderful Hubby!!!
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From Lexington and Concord to Yorktown
This outline covers the fighting during the American Revolution from Lexington and Concord to the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781. The victory of the American colonists is an extraordinary story of a small group of colonials challenging and defeating the most powerful empire in the world. This victory was made possible by the larger problems the British confronted in mobilizing for war and by the exceptional leadership among the rebellious colonials, in particular, the leadership of George Washington. We look at the northern campaign in 1776–1779, with the initial setbacks and the great turning point at the battle of Saratoga in 1777. We then look briefly at the war in the West, before turning to the successful campaign in the South, ending in victory at Yorktown.
The American Revolution was a truly pivotal moment in the history of the Americas and the world.
A. Many historians have pointed out that the American Revolution was America's first civil war.
The rebels (known as Whigs) had to rally to defeat not only the British troops but also their brothers and neighbors who remained loyal to the British Crown.
Much like the Civil War of the mid-19th century, the battles would devastate the homes and families of the Americans and would degenerate into a war without restraint or pity.
B. On a larger scale, the successful rebellion of these seemingly small and insignificant colonies on the fringe of Britain's global empire would become a beacon for other rebellions over the next 200 years.
This was, after all, the first successful colonial rebellion in the Americas and in the Atlantic world.
The Declaration of Independence would become a widely imitated model for rebellions in locations as far-flung as early 19th-century Greece to mid-20th-century Vietnam.
The war for independence lasted eight years and became a crucial battleground for the European powers—England, France, and Spain.
A. In the first stage of the war, from 1775 to 1777, the colonists managed to hold off an invading British army, build an army, and begin to win some important victories.
As schoolchildren have learned for generations, the opening salvos in the war came at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, when American militiamen attacked British troops in search of weapons in Boston and the surrounding area.
The intensity of the fighting increased when Massachusetts troops killed or wounded more than a thousand British troops at Bunker Hill overlooking Boston Harbor.
B. While the military struggle took shape in 1775 and 1776, the political battle provided the powerful and influential ideological rationale for the revolution.
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in May 1775 and became the deliberative body that would draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
In the midst of these tumultuous events, an extraordinary pamphlet, "Common Sense," appeared in January 1776 that crystallized the American anger at the British and eloquently and clearly made the case for independence.
Largely written by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is one of the most powerful and influential documents in American history and beyond.
The Articles of Confederation quite literally created the "United States of America."
C. In one of the pivotal decisions in U.S. history, the Continental Congress named George Washington commander of the Continental Army.
When the British moved their center of operations from Boston to New York in 1776, Washington engaged in delaying tactics and guerrilla warfare while building up his army.
The defeat of the British troops under General Burgoyne at Saratoga in October 1777 shocked the British and turned the tide in the war.
D. From 1778 to 1781, the revolution was drawn into the large struggle of imperial powers in the Americas.
After Saratoga, the French and Spanish became more actively involved on the side of the rebels.
The British shifted their attention southward, anxious to ensure control of the southern colonies and protect their possessions in the West Indies.
Guerrilla warfare and defeats in open battle frustrated the British commander General Cornwallis; he moved his operations from South Carolina to Virginia in early 1781.
When a French and American army under Washington and Rochambeau surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown in October 1781 and a French fleet cut off his escape, he surrendered, effectively ending the war.
In many ways, the diplomatic victory at the end of the war was as stunning as the military success.
A. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay went to Europe to negotiate the peace treaty.
Disregarding their instructions, they chose to negotiate directly with the British without consulting the French.
After striking an extraordinary set of terms with the British, the negotiators then persuaded the French and Spanish to go along.
B. The nation that emerged out of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was immense.
It extended from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi River and from Georgia to roughly the current boundaries with Canada.
The French took control of lands west of the Mississippi, and the Spanish regained control of east and west Florida.
The United States of America became the first nation-state in the Americas.
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