Of the 27 England rugby union internationals who laid down their lives in the First World War, eight died on the battlefields of Flanders. Here's how to trace their stories and honour their memory on a self-drive tour.
Eight men who wore the red rose of England on the rugby field went on to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country in Flanders Fields. On a driving tour of northern Belgium, it's possible to visit the places where they fought and fell – and the cemeteries and memorials where their names live on forever.
Phil McGowan is curator of the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham, which has honoured the eight with special events and exhibitions throughout the First World War centenary.
He says: "The players break down into two groups. Four of them fell in 1915, when trench warfare first became established.
"Percy Kendall was killed by a sniper, Ronald Lagden was last seen wounded after leading a charge, and Alexander Todd was shot in the neck. Francis Tarr was killed by artillery fire at the head of a dugout.
While it's impossible to distinguish between the bravery of the men, Edgar Mobbs is probably the best known. Born in 1882 in Northampton, he captained Northampton and East Midlands, and played for the Barbarians. His seven appearances for England included captaining the side to an 11-3 victory against France in 1910.
Though too old for a commission on the outbreak of war, he volunteered for service and raised his own sportsmen's company, nicknamed Mobbs' Own, for the Northamptonshire Regiment. He took part in the Battles of Loos, Somme and Arras, was injured three times and received the Distinguished Service Order.
He was killed on 31 July 1917 while attacking a machine-gun post. His body was never recovered, and his name is inscribed on the list of the missing at the Menin Gate at Ypres.
An annual rugby game is held in Bedford or Northampton to mark his sacrifice, which many of his descendants attend.
Last year, he unveiled a memorial near to the spot at Zillebeke where Lieutenant Colonel Mobbs is thought to have fallen. He has led several battlefield tours of Flanders, visiting Tyne Cot Cemetery – the world's largest Commonwealth War cemetery in the world, where 11,900 of his great-great uncle's comrades are laid to rest.
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While using OS X El Capitan 10.11.x, is it safe to disable System Integrity Protection? There are all these additional apps that modify folders and the dock that I want to install but you have to disable rootless first.
If you disable SIP you'll get the same level of protection as you had with OS X versions before El Capitan. Whether this is enough for your needs it something only you can decide.
OTOH it's not that much trouble to disable SIP briefly to chance a protected part of the system. If you want to be on the safe side, disconnect from any networks while you do this.
I felt like it had a negative impact on the battery life of my macbook pro(around 300 cycle counts but not more than 300).After I disabled SIP, I was hardly getting five hours of battery. Few days ago, I enabled it, and it's back to normal.


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The Topper Blog consists mainly of original writing by Rob & Russ Caplan with occasional special contributions and interviews. All photography in the blog is taken at Topper Fine Jewelers , or on location unless otherwise indicated in the photo captions.
The Serein Diamond Moon-phase: Beautiful during the Day and at Night!
The Michele Serein Moon-phase is our favorite Michele in years. Shown above with a steel bracelet at $2,095
Have you ever seen a $2,000 ladies watch with a functioning moon-phase indicator and a diamond bezel? In the new Serein Classic Moon-Phase, Michele has made their most innovative watch in years by adding a fully functioning moon-phase complication to one of their popular pieces.
Though it's only been around for a few years, the Serein collection has quickly emerged as a best seller in the Michele line. The most popular watch in the collection, the Serein Classic, takes the same 18mm bands as the full sized Deco or CSX. It is, however, considerably larger than those watches featuring a case that is 38x40mm. Michele has described it as the "boyfriend watch," the kind of watch that at first glance looks like you borrowed it from your boyfriend, but upon closer examination has feminine details that make it your own. In the Serein Moon phase, the indicator is a large cut-out just above where the hands meet.
The Feminine Look and Feel you expect from a Michele
The watch may have a complication that would be suited to a serious men's collector watch, but it has all the feminine touches you would expect from a Michele. First are the applied white stars of various sizes that are scattered around the dial in-between the roman numeral hour markers. They look pretty during the day and help add to the theme of the Moon Phase complication. In the dark, all of these applied stars glow green. This is easily the most fun lume Michele has ever put into a watch.
The applied stars add a pretty and subtle detail to the dial when viewed in the light.
Aside from the luminous hands, the luminous stars on the dial also glow--An attractive alternative to making the hour markers luminous. One of the coolest night views of any watch we have!
The watch has the signature feminine attributes such as the red Michele logo on the crown, and a tapering hand set diamond bezel. The above picture shows the Serein as the diamonds transition from two rows down to one towards six O'clock. The Serein Moon Phase features 100 diamonds with a weight of .60 ct
The signature raised applied Michele logo marks twelve O'clock on the dial. It sits in between three luminous stars on the bezel between eleven and one O'Clock. The above picture shows one of the single-row portions of the dial
There is also a full "bling" version with a tapering diamond bracelet. With this bracelet the watch retails for $3,790 and features 218 diamonds with 1.25 ct of diamonds
Even if you never set it, the Moonphase complication adds color and life to the dial. For those who want to have it accurate, it will perfectly follow the moon's 29.5 day cycle. If you look at (http://fullmooncalendar.net/), you will notice if we are in a waxing or waning stage of the moon.
Setting the Moon Phase during a "Waxing" Moon
If you are trying to set it during a waxing moon, you first have to set the watch to the new moon. For instance, let's say you are trying to accurately set the complication on December 11th, 2013. By clicking on the link above, you will see there is a new moon on December 3rd, 2013. You would forward the minute hand until the moon is absolutely invisible, then set the date to the 3rd.
In order to set the watch properly, you will first have to set it to a "New Moon". Here we've set the watch to show the "new moon" that will occur on December 3rd, 2013
After this first step is completed, you would then manually forward the minute hand for eight days until you reached the 11'th . As you forwarded through each day, you would see the slice of moon continue to grow.
A Michele Serein Moonphase with the Moonphase properly set for December 11th, 2013
Let's say you want to set the watch on October 26th, 2013. When you look at http://fullmooncalendar.net/ you will quickly see that the moon is in the middle of its waxing stage on this date. Your first step would be to set the watch to a Full Moon. When it is at a full Moon, the moon is entirely visible. By looking at the Moonphase Calendar, you would see that a full moon is on October, 18th. You would then forward the minute hand until you reached the 26th. With each day that went by, as you made your way to your goal of the 26th, the moon would get a little bit smaller.
The Serein Moonphase is in "Full Moon" where 100% of the moon is visible. The watch in the above photo is properly set for October 18th, 2013.
The Serein Moonphase properly set for October 26th, 2013.

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Q: How to get videos on Yahoo finance to play Until a few months ago, these videos played ok in Firefox and Opera.
Then they stopped playing in Firefox
Now they don't play at all. Any ideas for a fix?

A: Use Google Chrome.  It has Flash built in.  Not Chromium.  Until Firefox and other browsers start doing this it will always be a hassle and I personally prefer to get work done rather then messing with a browser plugin.  I love Firefox, but I also have an Nvidia video card and the current Ubuntu installed Flash plugin has lots of issues.  Also Google adds patches faster then Adobe at times.
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/

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Q: nested dictionary updating values retroactively I am running into issues constructing a nested dictionary in python. A similar scenario as described here: Why do nested dictionaries update retroactively?.
I do not want this retroactive update behaviour, and i was wondering how best to override it. I can get it work properly by using copy.deepcopy(), but this is incredibly slow for large datasets.
Essentially what this code is supposed to do is make a nested dictionary using the first two columns of fileData as keys to point to the last two columns.
example:
header = ['key1', 'key2', 'value1', 'value2']
fileData = [[1, 1, 67, 89],
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data = {}
timeData = {}
dictTime = fileData[0][0]
for j in range(len(fileData)):
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As new technologies place greater demands on networks, network optimization solutions deliver peak performance.
As IT environments grow more complex, applications are being delivered from a wide range of sources, including the internet, data centers and other remote sites, placing increasing demands on wide area networks (WANs). Network performance has become critical to efficiently handle latency-sensitive and mission-critical workloads. To meet the increasing need for more responsive, flexible, efficient and available networks, WAN and application performance optimization solutions have arrived to optimize bandwidth, increase visibility and give network administrators the control they need to ensure peak performance. Optimization solutions can also help an organization prepare for the demands of emerging network technologies, such as the Internet of Things.
Compression: Data compression applies an algorithm to data flows to remove redundancy wherever possible. The efficiency and effectiveness of a compression scheme is measured by its compression ratio, which compares the size of uncompressed data with compressed data. A compression ratio of 2 to 1, for example, indicates that the compressed data is half the size of the original data.
Deduplication: In a WAN context, deduplication is a form of data compression that conserves bandwidth by reducing the number of bytes transferred between endpoints without adversely affecting data integrity or quality.
Transport Control Protocol acceleration: This approach improves network efficiency and quality without changing the network infrastructure, enabling better throughput on an internet link than standard TCP allows.
SSL optimization: This technique allows SSL traffic to be safely accelerated across an internet connection without sacrificing security.
Protocol optimization: Some legacy file-sharing protocols don't operate efficiently over WAN connections. WAN protocol optimization tweaks these protocols to reduce latency. Protocol optimization can improve the efficiency of traffic that uses the Common Internet File System, File Transfer Protocol, Hypertext Transfer Protocol or Messaging Application Programming Interface, as well as general TCP traffic.
Application optimization and control: This term refers to tools and techniques that improve the reliability, performance and delivery of applications securely across a WAN.
Web caching: This optimization technique is used to temporarily store web pages from any web server to reduce bandwidth usage and server load.
SD-WAN technology is emerging as a networking approach that is able to deliver multiple performance and cost benefits. An SD-WAN supplies the software abstraction necessary to create a network overlay and decouple network software services from the underlying hardware. For any organization managing multiple data centers, private and public cloud environments or critical branch operations, SD-WAN offers several key benefits, including increased agility, enhanced application performance and lower bandwidth costs.
With public and private cloud use rapidly expanding, WAN performance is critical to the handling of latency-sensitive and mission-critical workloads. Therefore, as organizations plan and deploy cloud strategies, WAN architectures should be carefully evaluated for their ability to support workloads, performance, availability and security. SD-WAN can play a key role in achieving performance goals securely, reliably and affordably.


Protein Engineering (former Niro Hellas Abete) is the company of the group that supplies equipment and know-how. For the past 20 years it has offered to the Greek market European quality service, contributing significantly to the development of the cheese and whey process sectors. Its co-operation with the largest European firms have established Protein Engineering as one of the leading companies in the areas of whey utilization and production of different types of permeates.


The Birmingham Parking Authority was formed in 1972 through an act of the Alabama State Legislature, which established the Authority as a separate entity of the City of Birmingham for the purpose of developing and managing off-street parking facilities. We currently manage seven (7) parking decks and three (3) parking lots in the downtown area, a total of 8,116 parking spaces. The mission of the Birmingham Parking Authority is to provide and operate convenient, safe, and affordable parking to serve the needs of a growing Central Business District.


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15 Best Montana Scholarships
Letting your collegiate dreams soar in "Big Sky County" is less expensive when you get free financial wings from scholarships for Montana. Positioned in the Northern Rockies with a 545-mile Canadian border, Montana is America's 44th most populous state with 1.04 million residents. College students could be attracted to Montana's winter sports, friendly small towns, Gold Rush history, huckleberry ice cream, and untouched wilderness in Glacier National Park or Yellowstone National Park. Montana offers 22 diverse post-secondary options too. Whether you'd prefer a tribal school like Salish Kootenai College, Catholic university like Carroll College, or research hub like Montana Tech University, the sky's the limit. In fact, the U.S. News ranked the University of Montana as the 214th best national university. Clear the dark cloud of tuition for a bright future with these 15 Montana scholarships.
1. Jane Buttrey Memorial Scholarship
At the University of Montana-Missoula, the Davidson Honors College offers seven funding options, including the Jane Buttrey Memorial Scholarship. This merit- and need-based program gifts $1,000 to $1,500 yearly to upper-division humanities and social sciences majors. Applications must feature an unofficial transcript, faculty recommendation, and two-page essay about students' academic background. Other DHC opportunities are the Watkins Scholarship and Dailey Study Abroad Scholarship.
•	Attain junior status (60-90 credits) by the Fall term
•	Select a major in the College of Arts and Sciences
•	Display academic excellence with a 3.4 GPA or higher
•	Have financial need as determined by the FAFSA
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2. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Native American Scholarship
Each Spring, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Native American Scholarship honors the late Senator's public service with two $1,250 to $2,500 prizes. Funding is designed for female students who belong to Native American reservations in Montana, including Blackfeet, Rocky Boy, Crow, Flathead, Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck, and Fort Belknap. Before April 4th, submit an application, FAFSA form, and unofficial transcript from CyberBear.
•	Attend one of the four University of Montana campuses
•	Have at least 25 percent Native American blood
•	Study full-time (12+ credits) at the undergraduate level
•	Present a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
3. Horatio Alger Montana Undergraduate Scholarship
Through the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, the Horatio Alger Montana Undergraduate Scholarship gifts $15,000 per year to 50 college-bound high school seniors. It's intended for covering tuition at in-state, public schools, such as Missoula College, Montana State University-Billings, and Great Falls College. The online application stays open from January 15th to April 15th. Recipients could later earn the Dennis R. Washington Graduate Achievement Scholarship.
•	Be U.S. citizens pursuing their first bachelor's degree
•	Exhibit critical financial need for tuition (family income under $55,000)
•	Display integrity and perseverance in the face of adversity
•	Keep satisfactory academic progress with a 2.0 GPA or better
4. S-STEM Scholarship for Science and Math
Offering full tuition for $12,120 per semester, the S-STEM Scholarship for Science and Math is a merit-based fund administered by the University of Great Falls. Incoming freshmen from Montana would receive faculty-led research mentoring, weekly support sessions, and internships from the National Science Foundation. Please apply before March 1st with two recommendations. UGF also has the Fichna Trust Scholarship for Health Science.
•	Have completed three years of high school lab science
•	Declare majors in chemistry, biology, or mathematics
•	Maintain full-time enrollment with a GPA of 3.0 or greater
•	Score at least 500 on the SAT Math or 22 on the ACT
5. Tribal Homelands Scholarship
Located in Bozeman, Montana State University created the Tribal Homelands Scholarship to waive approximately $16,000 yearly for non-resident Native American students. Incoming freshmen or transfers must belong to federally recognized tribes outside Montana, such as Comanche, Shoshone-Bannock, Standing Rock Sioux, Kiowa, and Eastern Shoshone. To pay the in-state tuition rate, apply for admission and submit the FAFSA before July 1st.
•	Matriculate full-time at MSU for a bachelor's degree
•	Rank in the upper half of their class with a 2.5 GPA or higher
•	Score at least 1120 on the SAT or 22 on the ACT
•	Affiliate with tribes that once called Montana their "Homelands"
6. Governor's "Best and Brightest" Merit Scholarships
The Montana University System (MUS) launched the Governor's "Best and Brightest" Merit Scholarships to award $2,000. Funding is renewable for up to four years if 24+ credits are completed annually. Scholarships are valid at any public campus in-state, such Blackfeet Community College, Bitterroot College, and Montana Tech University. Applications must be mailed to Helena before March 15th.
•	Graduate from high schools accredited by the Montana BPE
•	Pursue their first certificate, associate, or bachelor's degree in-state
•	Calculate a cumulative GPA above 3.0 after the seventh semester
•	Achieve a minimum composite SAT score of 1050 or ACT score of 20
7. Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship
The Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation was established in 1999 to carry a "Legacy of Hope" after the Heritage High School student lost his battle with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumor affecting the bones. Offering up to $10,000, the four-year scholarship helps fellow cancer survivors who apply before March 16th with physician verification. Recent recipients attend Seattle University, the University of Jamestown, Brigham Young University, and beyond.
•	Permanently reside in Colorado or Montana
•	Have been treated for childhood cancer
•	Pursue U.S. higher education full-time this Fall
•	Show academic merit with high GPAs and SAT/ACT scores
8. Dennis Schoepp Memorial Scholarship
Founded in 1945, the Funeral Service Foundation currently administers five scholarship funds, including the Dennis Schoepp Memorial Scholarship. Worth $1,000, this merit-based program honors the 25-year career of the Montana Funeral Directors Association's late President. Students from Montana must apply before March 30th with a transcript, maximum 1,000-word essay, and five-minute YouTube video interview. Ladies should also check out the Shipley Rose Buckner Memorial Scholarship.
•	Study full- or part-time at ABFSE-accredited institutions
•	Have funeral service and mortuary science majors
•	Display academic excellence with a minimum 3.0 GPA
•	Be committed to returning to Montana after graduation
9. RMCMI Engineering/Geology Scholarships
The Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute (RMCMI) bestows eight Engineering/Geology Scholarships for $2,750 annually to support four-year STEM education. Students who have legal U.S. residency in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming could apply. Applications are only accepted until February 1st with three references, a resume, and two 100-word short answer responses.
•	Be full-time college sophomores or juniors at RMCMI member schools
•	Have mining-related majors, such as geology, engineering, metallurgy, or mineral processing
•	Intend to work in the Western coal industry after graduation
•	Agree to attend the Institute's Annual Convention in Colorado Springs
10. Tesoro Youth Leadership Award
Tesoro Corporation, a Texas-based Fortune 100 oil and gas company with annual revenue around $37.6 billion, partnered with the National Society of High School Scholars Foundation for the Youth Leadership Award. Each Spring, 20 graduating high school seniors will earn $2,500 to fund collegiate education. Interested U.S. citizens should submit a 500-word essay, transcript, financial need form, color headshot, and recommendation by February 26th.
•	Reside in one of 19 Western states, including Montana
•	Gain full-time admission at accredited, four-year colleges
•	Possess a cumulative high school GPA above 3.0
•	Embody integrity and respect for ethical leadership
11. Floyd Henry Endowment Scholarship
Since 1986, the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation has gifted more than 550 scholarships, such as the Floyd Henry Endowment Scholarship. Offering $1,000 to $3,000 yearly, the merit-based fund helps second, third, and fourth-year students working towards a D.O. degree. Recent awardees attend Western University of Health Sciences, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, and more. Applications are due on May 15th for consideration.
•	Be United States citizens living in five states, including Montana
•	Have finished a bachelor's degree or higher
•	Attend an AOA-approved college of osteopathic medicine
•	Show commitment to working as licensed physicians in the Northwest
12. Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Scholarships
Based in Malta, the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. confers several $1,000 scholarships annually. Students selecting gardening-related majors, such as forestry, horticulture, agriculture, land management, conservation, or greenhouse management, should apply. There's also a $500 Townsend Garden Club Scholarship solely for Broadwater County High School seniors. Apply before May 1st with a transcript, two references, and a short autobiography.
•	Graduate from public or private high schools in Montana
•	Be accepted into the University of Montana system
•	Attain at least sophomore standing and a 2.7 GPA
•	Have unmet financial need without full CCOA resources
13. Pride Foundation Scholarships
Established by LGBT activist Brian M. Day in 1993, the Pride Foundation currently offers access to over 50 scholarships from one application due on January 13th annually. For example, the Dunham-Kerley Scholarship supports students with physical disabilities. The Paul Arnold Memorial Scholarship selects creative individuals in interior, fashion, and graphic design majors. Scholarships range from $2,000 to $12,000 apiece for tuition, fees, or room and board.
•	Be Pacific Northwest residents in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington
•	Self-identify as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or straight ally
•	Enter an accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate institution
•	Demonstrate leadership in community efforts of the LGBTQ community
14. Montana's STEM Scholarship Program
Another of the Montana University System's (MUS) financial aid opportunities is the Montana's STEM Scholarship Program, which awards $2,000 annually for up to four years. It's intended for graduating high school seniors who have chosen technical majors, such as biology, engineering, architecture, mathematics, agriculture, healthcare, and environmental studies. The application process must be completed before March 15th with a valid transcript and counselor recommendation.
•	Have completed four years of math and three years of science
•	Be accepted at participating two- and four-year Montana colleges
•	Register for at least 15 credits per semester in qualifying majors
•	Show academic aptitude with a minimum 3.25 GPA overall
15. Cedric & Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship
Valued at $2,000, the Cedric & Elfriede Maurer Memorial Scholarship is granted annually by the Montana 4-H Foundation to honor the Teton County ranching family. Preference is given to residents of north-central Montana, including Teton, Cascade, Chouteau, and Pondera counties. Applicants with at least one year of college remaining can apply until April 1st. Other options are the Carson Christensen Memorial Scholarship and W. Doyle Stocks Scholarship.
•	Be Montana 4-H members for at least three years
•	Graduate with a high school diploma or GED equivalent
•	Gain admission at an accredited, nonprofit Montana college
•	Display a history of community service and volunteerism
You'll have to unearth enough gold and silver in the "Treasure State" to cover college costs. For the 2016-17 school year, Montana colleges charged an average tuition of $4,756 for in-state and $11,929 for out-of-state students. Certain schools, especially private ones, jack up the prices further. For instance, Rocky Mountain College in Billings has a total annual cost of attendance at $40,276! Financial aid is critical for finishing your degree without mountains of debt taller than Granite Peak. Along with these 15 scholarships for Montana, look toward the Pell Grant, Montana Higher Education Grant, and MESA Program.
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While on the subject of rail transport, I thought it would be appropriate to share this piece of rail heritage I came across when visiting Yubari. The Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari Station.
The Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari station was part of the Japan National Railway, which serviced Yubari during more prosperous times, and is one of the few remaining examples of the Mitsubishi mining empire in the Sorachi region.
Following the closure of the coal mines in the 1980's, many of the residents left, and almost all of the surrounding hamlets became abandoned. You can learn more about this from my Streetscapes of Yubari gallery.
Due to debts exceeding ¥27 Trillion, in 1987, the Japanese National Railway was privatised, and the infrastructure divided between six railway companies and a freight service provider. The Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari railway ceased operation permanently.
The Japanese National Railway map above shows the areas which the Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari railway once operated, as well as the private lines which made up the network.
As well as Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari Station, there's quite a lot of old stations and remaining infrastructure by the looks of things. I'd love to revisit one day and retrace some of these old train lines. You never know what you might find.
Pictured above is a snowplough engine known as Ki 1, built in February 1941 at the Naebo railway factory in Sapporo, under order from Mitsubishi Mining's in-house engineering department.
I haven't confirmed these measurements myself, but I'm told its dimensions are 11388mm L × 3985mm H × 2522mm W. There is no denying Japanese precision.
The carriage pictured above was the Suhani 6, a 3-axis bogey passenger car (plate number T R 70), constructed in 1912, the final year of the Meiji period in the Omiya rail factory.
This car had a carrying capacity of 68 persons in summer, and 64 in winter. I wonder if the reduced capacity during winter was to clear space around the stove heater which used to reside on the steel plate to the left of the frame.
Here's a front on view of the snowplough. Check out that scoop! This is my vehicle of choice when the zombie apocalypse comes.
As it turns out, this snowplough wasn't used to haul carriages; its sole purpose was destroying snow along the railway of the Oobayashi district, located at the foot of the Yubarigama mountain area.
The last remaining steam locomotive used to drive these carriages was relocated to a purpose built museum, inside "sekitan no rekishi mura", a now defunct theme park located closer to the city centre of Yubari. Below is a picture of the entrance.
Following the financial collapse of Yubari, funds to keep the museum operational dried up and the exhibit fell into a state of disrepair. Unfortunately, there is neither enough money or an alternative location to store the Locomotive.
Given the current financial situation of Yubari, It's unlikely the locomotive will be saved anytime soon.
The building attached to the side of the Locomotive makes up the museum and the landscape you can see in the background makes up the now defunct theme park.
The Oha 1 (Truck: TR 11) pictured below, was also a steel and timber constructed passenger car built in the Meiji period of 1906 by the Shinbashi railway workshop.
This car had a passenger carrying capacity of 104 persons in summer and 96 in winter. The seasonal difference is intriguing. I must get to the bottom of this reduced capacity during colder months.
In 1999, a group called The The Mitsubishi Oyubari Railway Preservation Society was formed, made up of heritage preservationists and rail aficionados and volunteers.
The group undertakes regular restoration maintenance tasks at Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari Station, preserving infrastructure in original condition so future generations can learn about the past of Yubari's forgotten rail heritage.
This is one of the more challenging blog posts I've created. The information about Mitsubishi Minami-Oyubari Station and the cars here was sourced using a PDF document made up of one single image, written entirely in Japanese (which I can't read).
I used the Google Translate app to photograph each section of text, then pasted each part so that the photos on the document corresponded with my own. It took a while, but I got there in the end.
I guess it goes without saying that I thoroughly enjoyed visiting Yubari. Japanese culture is something I've had a huge fascination with for a long time now, and If you've followed Lost Collective for the last year, I shouldn't need to explain how I feel about heritage and urban exploration.
This trip was something I'll never forget. I don't think I even scratched the surface and on a personal level, it was one of the most unexpected, unplanned and exciting things I've ever done.
I can only imagine how much I would have struggled to publish the content that I have over the past six months without the help of the Shimizusawa Project .
The work of heritage preservation groups is often challenging and thankless. These are are non-profit organisations relying on donations and the efforts of volunteers to make a difference.
If you are ever considering a trip to Yubari to see some of these places, please consider making a contribution to their cause.
For anyone who would like to try this adventure out for themselves, I should mention that Yubari is not a part of Japan where English is commonly spoken. As is always the case with Japanese people, they are warm and welcoming, but, unless you have someone in your group who can speak, read and write Japanese, you will likely encounter barriers which will be challenging for everyone involved.
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Mexican authorities find 513 illegal immigrants in 2 tractor-trailers
X-ray equipment detects immigrants in tractor-trailers
The immigrants primarily are from Central America, Asia
Attorney general: Each of them paid $7,000 to reach the U.S.
X-ray equipment detects the immigrants at checkpoints in the state of Chiapas
Chiapas borders Guatemala and is a key crossing point
Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican authorities said they found and detained more than 500 illegal immigrants from Central America and Asia who were crammed inside two tractor-trailers heading toward the United States on Tuesday.
X-ray equipment detected the immigrants at checkpoints in the southern state of Chiapas, the state attorney general's office said. The drivers of both trucks sped away after authorities ordered them to stop, but police apprehended them nearby.
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Each of them had paid $7,000 to travel to the United States, the attorney general said.
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They had been traveling in "inhumane conditions," Mexico's National Migration Institute said.
Officials said the group was receiving food, shelter and medical assistance while Mexican federal immigration authorities reached out to consulates and embassies to arrange their return to their home countries.
Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, which borders Guatemala, is a major crossing point for Central American immigrants heading north.
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In 2010, Mexican authorities apprehended about 25,000 illegal immigrants there, according to statistics from Mexico's National Migration Institute.
Journalist Angeles Mariscal and CNNMexico.com contributed to this report.


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Former mentee and BBC digital journalism apprentice Dion helped to produce a documentary for BBC World about Bristol after the toppling of slave-trader Colston's statue. Dion writes….
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The Mercedes Project One concept was presented by the company back in 2017. At that time, the manufacturer promised that the car would be produced in a limited edition of 275 copies and become a production car in 2019. Three years after that deadline, the car has still not been released, although the concern does not abandon its plans and promises to assemble all copies as early as this year.
Trying to explain the reasons for the delay, the head of the company Ola Kallenius referred to the technical difficulties in the project and even joked about the fact that the board members who gave the green light to build AMG One, were drunk at the time of the discussion.
The team of engineers AMG, along with the guys from the factory for the manufacture of engines for Formula 1 came to us a few years ago and said they had a brilliant idea to install the power plant from the F1 cars in the road car. I need to check the minutes of that meeting, but I'm sure we were all drunk the moment we approved the plan.
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Also, Mercedes is preparing… "honest" a documentary about how AMG One was created, and the difficulties faced by the team. It is assumed that its format will resemble the series Drive to survive Formula 1 on Netflix.
Source: Autocar
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Q: jQuery Datepicker UI close only on click of close button or done button I am using jQuery UI Datepicker,..
Datepicker works fine but it gets closed when we click outside of the calender or when we click the Escape button. But I want my date picker to be closed only when we click The done button.
$(".date-picker").datepicker({
    dateFormat: 'mm-yy',
    changeMonth: true,
    changeYear: true,
    showButtonPanel: true,

    onclose: function(dateText, inst) {
        var month = $("#ui-datepicker-div .ui-datepicker-month :selected").val();
        var year = $("#ui-datepicker-div .ui-datepicker-year :selected").val();
        $(this).val($.datepicker.formatDate('yy-mm', new Date(year, month, 1)));
    }
});

How can I do this?

A: This solution has also been posted in jquery DatePicker Done button, and it works perfectly:

$(function() {
    $('.monthYearPicker').datepicker({
        changeMonth: true,
        changeYear: true,
        showButtonPanel: true,
        dateFormat: 'MM yy'
    }).focus(function() {
        var thisCalendar = $(this);
        $('.ui-datepicker-calendar').detach();
        $('.ui-datepicker-close').click(function() {
            var month = $("#ui-datepicker-div .ui-datepicker-month :selected").val();
            var year = $("#ui-datepicker-div .ui-datepicker-year :selected").val();
            thisCalendar.datepicker('setDate', new Date(year, month, 1));
        });
    });
});

CSS:

.ui-datepicker-calendar {
    display: none;
}

and HTML:

Date :
<input name="myDate" class="monthYearPicker">

See how it's working in this jsfiddle.
Source: http://develop-for-fun.blogspot.com/2013/08/jquery-ui-datepicker-month-and-year.html

A: There is no control over the triggers to close the datepicker. The closest you can get is probably create an inline datepicker and show/hide at your will. But then, the "Done" button is not presented in the inline datepicker, as the inline datepicker doesn't normally need to be hidden. Here's the closest I got, without getting to hacky:
http://jsfiddle.net/william/c8Kcs/1/
HTML:
<input id="date" /> <button id="done">Done</button>

JavaScript:
$(".date-picker").hide().datepicker({
    dateFormat: 'mm-yy',
    changeMonth: true,
    changeYear: true,
    showButtonPanel: true,
    altField: '#date'
});

$('#date').click(function() {
    $(".date-picker").show();
    $('#done').show();
});

$('#done').hide().click(function() {
    $(".date-picker").hide();
    $(this).hide();
});


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The Founder: Ray Kroc or Dick & Mac McDonald?
When Joan Smith asked Ray Kroc in words something to the effect 'When did you start McDonald's', there was just a small flicker in his eyes before he answered '1954'. That flicker indicated the moment in the film, The Founder, when Kroc (Michael Keaton) lied about the beginnings of the famous fast food chain McDonald's. Kroc was not the 'founder'. The developer, yes, but not the founder. That title in fact belonged to brothers Dick and Mac McDonald who came up with the concept many years earlier.
Michael Keaton plays 'Kroc' in The Founder. Image: supplied.
Kroc had been a struggling but optimistic salesman who met the brothers when he sold them milkshake machines. He had been so impressed with their flagship store in California that he persuaded them to go into business with him and roll out more franchise stores like theirs across the USA. But the McDonalds' conservative stranglehold on progress frustrated Kroc's ambitions and Kroc managed to override the brothers, buy them out and take the chain to global reach.
That flicker moment also pretty much indicated when Kroc, in The Founder, stepped over the integrity boundary in his personal and business life. As his personal life went south so did his business ethics, and Kroc's wife, and the McDonald brothers received a raw deal. Kroc is not painted in the film as an all-out baddy, however. His tenacity, business sense, and focus are shown in a way that make you admire him. And the balance between his business success and some unfair (though not technically illegal) dealings is this this film's strength.
The Founder does not come across as a typical Hollywood ra-ra-America film. I enjoyed the story about how Dick and Mac came up with their simple menu and scientifically developed service offering. How Kroc, with the help of lawyer, Harry Sonnenborn (B J Novak), turned the focus from purchasing franchise stores to purchasing real estate, and how the McDonalds' focus on marketing to the family was changed by Kroc to marketing that appealed to people's religious-type passions.
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[Image] The starting XI Ljungberg must use to get Arsenal back to winning ways
By mac14 on December 6, 2019
Interim boss Freddie Ljungberg is under pressure to turn Arsenal's season around. Here I look at the team he should be playing if he wants to get us back on the winning track….
Thursday night's defeat to Brighton at the Emirates has extended Arsenal's winless run to nine matches in all competitions, which is our worst run since 1977, and we're now tenth in the table – 10 points off the top four.
The last few games were meant to be our 'easy' run where we could bank some points ahead of a tough festive period but we've blown it. To put it simply, we are in real trouble and things need to change quickly or we're going to find ourselves in a relegation battle.
Freddie's first two games have been a huge disappointment and there has been very little difference to when Unai Emery was in charge. His team selection in particular have been poor as Ljungberg has persisted with playing Mesut Ozil and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the wings to accommodate Alexandre Lacazette through the middle.
Laca out, Pepe in
I think it's clear that it's time for our manager to be bold and make a choice; Auba or Laca, as we can't squeeze both of them into the team. I love Laca but Aubameyang is Arsenal's best goalscorer and he's totally wasted on the wing so for me it's a simple decision. We play Auba through the middle with Lacazette on the bench.
The next thing Freddie needs to do is bring Nicolas Pepe back into the starting eleven. He might not be the hardest worker on the training field but he's our best winger, club record signing, and he makes things happen. Pepe is a dribbler who commits defenders, has pace to burn and you saw what difference he made in the second half against Brighton. He has to be given a chance to stake his claim on the right wing.
Left wing has been a problem area for Arsenal for a while but Auba isn't the answer and neither is Mesut Ozil. Our German playmaker is a controversial character who splits opinion but the fact is he is still our most creative player and when played in the No.10 with the right balance around him, he can be devastating. So I'd like to see him back in the No.10 with two wingers either side of him.
Bukayo Saka has bags of potential and should see his fair share of game-time but right now Gabriel Martinelli is the man who deserves to start in attack. Martinelli and Pepe on the wings with Auba through the middle is a very dangerous and balanced front three.
Xhaka out, Torreira in
Freddie has favoured a 4-3-3 so far and that system will work once Dani Ceballos is fit again…as long as Ljungberg is willing to drop Mesut Ozil. A midfield of Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi and Ceballos has potential, especially away from home and against the big boys when we can't afford to 'carry' Ozil.
However, I still think this group of Arsenal players is well suited to a 4-2-3-1 for the majority of games. Torreira struggles when he's played as the sole holding midfielder as he needs a ball-player alongside him. Granit Xhaka is obviously an option but I think his deficiencies outweigh what he brings to the team so I'd opt for Matteo Guendouzi alongside Torreira.
Ljungberg has a soft spot for Joe Willock following their time together with the U23s and he does have a huge future ahead of him. But right now, Willock is playing poorly and doesn't deserve a starting spot.
Holding has to start
Our defence continues to be woeful but that's not going to change overnight, however, I think it's time to do away with the old guard and play the younger defenders. Rob Holding has been struggling with a knee problem so hopefully Freddie will start him once he's fully fit and I think he should be Arsenal's first choice centre-back.
David Luiz has been a disastrous signing and Sokratis is past his best. His decline this season has been staggering. Obviously Shkodran Mustafi is a walking disaster so I'd like to see Calum Chambers given a chance to form a partnership with Holding. Chambers has impressed at times this season, usually at right-back, but he's got all the attributes to be a decent centre-back. And let's be honest, he can't do any worse than the current lot.
Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney are still working their way back to their best form as I don't think they are 100% match sharp following their injuries but they are easily our best full-backs. A back four of Tierney, Holding, Chambers and Bellerin has the potential to be a big upgrade on what we're seeing right now once all are fully fit.
This is the eleven I think Ljungberg should go with if he wants to get Arsenal back to winning ways:
This team is more than good enough to compete at the top end of the Premier League and Freddie needs to make the changes as soon as possible before the season gets completely away from Arsenal. No more Mustafi/Luiz/Sokratis and no more Auba/Ozil on the wings. Play our best players in their best positions and we have a chance.


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Here's a spread for a novel I wrote earlier this year. Usually a spread is a useful tool for me that helps me keep things straight when I'm working on something with a lot of characters. I've written about them before, they're usually great, but in this case it nearly killed me.
If you look past the photos and redacted stuff, you see a nice beach there.
I'm stationed in North Dakota at the moment. Summers are short, winters are long, and it's not a particularly attractive or charming place to be. The ocean… well, I haven't seen it in so long that it's possible it might only exist in my mind at this point. I suppose I get into the settings I write about as much as the next guy, some more than others – but there was something about doing a novel set on an idealized Caribbean island that really got to me as I was here, wasting away pitifully in the joint.
The first world problem of being somewhere lame when you really just want to move to Providenciales is no joke. Actually, it was rather Kafkaesque, including all my usual nightmares and existential crises that I deal with on a daily basis, except with a theme of sandy beaches and grass skirts. Terrifying. I don't know how I survived.
The next level writing lesson here is that a seemingly benign writing tool can be a terrible drain on morale if used irresponsibly, and it's not out of the question that idealized settings might actually be fundamentally bad and/or evil. It's like all those cautionary stories about people finding magical artifacts and nonsense like that and misusing them and bringing tragedy on themselves. Only here it's not an artifact, it's the imagination itself that's out to get you. I know, kind of bleak, but writing gets more dangerous every day. The struggle.
I'm playing it safe and only writing books set in Siberia from now on. Don't say I didn't warn you.


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Shane Hogan directed countless segments of Fashion Television for over a decade and also worked for Entertainment Tonight at Cannes Film Festival, World Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards Laureus Sports Awards and Tennis Channel during the French Open at Roland Garros. Together with Tom Burke, Shane was Co-Director of 'The Liberties' that screened at the IFI Stranger than Fiction Festival 2009 and on RTE One in September 2009. Shane is a co-founder of Areaman Productions.
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Insurgency Defectors: Dangers and Deradicalization Processes
BY SARAH SILVERMAN
The continuous contemporary news cycle alerts us daily to the mass violence and destruction carried out by radical and extreme violent insurgent groups, and the far reaching flow on effects. Groups such as the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) in the Middle East, Boko Haram in West Africa, and al-Shabab in East Africa, and al-Qaeda in both continents, have resounding impacts, both regionally and internationally. The violence perpetrated by these groups is spilling across borders in Africa and the Middle East, causing a migration crisis not seen in scale since the end of World War II. With the world's attention focused on border controls and refugee quotas, what has gleaned less focus is the response to returning defectors and the deradicalization process.
While the humanitarian crisis emerging with the influx of people fleeing into Europe requires immediate response, governments and civil society must also focus on addressing issues of deradicalization. Starting in early 2015, many members of violent extremist groups such as Boko Haram, ISIS, and al-Shabab began fleeing the groups in an effort to return to their former lives. If provided with proper support, rehabilitation, and reintegration, defectors can play a crucial role in the fight against these radical insurgent groups. Using their knowledge and experiences of the radicalization process can also have a long-term effect on the process of counter-radicalization internationally, aiding in the effort to create more stable nations. Many countries are approaching defectors and deradicalization through different processes with varying degrees of success, however some of Nigeria and Somalia's programs provide useful lessons from which governments can learn. The process implemented by Nigeria promoting both deradicalization and counter-radicalization serve as examples that other governments facing similar problems should seek to mirror.
The Nigerian Experience: Understanding the Need for Support and Reintegration
Since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009, an estimated 17,000 people have been killed and many villages have been completely uprooted and destroyed.[1] This has resulted in high numbers of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and human flight. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari moved the military's command center to the Borno State capital of Maiduguri in June 2015 and is working with four neighboring countries in an attempt to collaborate militarily in conquering the Boko Haram insurgency.[2] With mounting pressure from the Nigerian military forces as they have taken back territory in recent months, many insurgents see more incentive to defect from the group, although the process poses serious risks. In early July 2015, eleven members who were attempting to defect were murdered by Boko Haram "in order to instill discipline among the members of the terror group."[3] These murders, which are not uncommon, act as a disincentive that the Nigerian government must counter in the process of encouraging defections.
For the women and girls who have been rescued, as well as insurgency defectors, the Nigerian government is providing a network of psychological services which contributes to the deradicalization process.[4] Women and defectors who are suspected of having maintained ties to members of Boko Haram are involved in more intense psychosocial therapy. This therapy process is mutually beneficial for the victims and defectors, while also benefiting the Nigerian government who can derive insider-information on the insurgency and its tactics. Through gaining a greater understanding of Boko Haram, they are more able to both address the immediate concerns of violence, as well as study the needs of a counter-radicalization effort to improve education and structure in communities prone to radicalization.
The Office of the National Security Advisor in the Nigerian government has made notable steps in the deradicalization process with their Countering Violent Extremism Program.[5] Deradicalization processes for former members of Boko Haram varies on a case-by-case basis. Those who have voluntarily defected from Boko Haram are provided with psychological therapy and given tools for reintegration into Nigerian society, while those who have been captured are required to participate in the criminal justice process in addition to the therapy provided. For both groups, post-traumatic stress disorder care is provided. This new "soft-approach to countering terrorism," as it is called by the government of Nigeria, was rolled out in the summer of 2014, and focuses on understanding and opposing the root causes of the insurgency.
This program has both vertical and horizontal approaches to countering violent extremism, involving all tiers of government as well as civil society, religious groups, and community leaders.[6] It involves background research which provides methods of counter-radicalization. This includes education, religion, and a greater understanding of what produces an insurgent with the participation of local civic leaders, religious figures, educators, and families. By engaging community members, the program endorses a sense of self-healing and reconciliation which will promote stability for these communities in the future.
It is crucial for the future stability of Nigeria – and the well being of the states affected by the insurgency specifically – for the Nigerian government to provide aid and ongoing support for both victims and defected perpetrators of the Boko Haram insurgency. Without this aid and deradicalization process, the result will be a generation of damaged and fragile citizens, deficient in education, and Nigeria will lack the civic aware population it needs to maintain economic, political, and social stability and growth.
The Somali Experience
Somalia's approach to the use of al-Shabab defectors provides a unique process involving the maintenance of ties between defectors and their former associates in order to encourage a top-down approach to de-radicalization. For example, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, a former top-ranking member of the al-Shabab insurgency group, began the process of defecting as early as 2013.[7] The Somali government has used this experience and advice about the group to create a new amnesty initiative as an incentive for al-Shabab defectors to encourage their former associates, current members, to defect. Hersi worked with the government through months of debriefing programs upon abandoning the militant group, but still resides in a government-guarded safe house. He is in constant danger as al-Shabab now sees him as a non-believer.
The Somali government is currently in talks with a number of high level al-Shabab leaders in an attempt to convince them to come back to "normal life" and "offer them a chance to leave – to give them an exit route where they can change their mind."[8] Similar to defectors from other extremist groups, many members of al-Shabab became disillusioned when the group partnered with al-Qaeda and they lost their local focus, leading them to become more lethal.
With their "disengagement" program, Somali officials are hoping for a domino effect with defectors encouraging their former associates to leave the group.[9] This was the case for a former tax-collector for the extremist group, who took advantage of the fact that the Somali government was granting amnesty to defectors. These camps, set up as sanctuaries for the defectors, provide multifaceted programs that not only help to reintegrate and provide opportunities for the ex-militants, but also provide reconciliation and reconstruction for the communities that have been terrorized by al-Shabab. The combined effect of these programs can create a more stable community that can move forward without long-term hatreds and rifts between communities.
The Somali government as well as international allies have made major steps in the fight against al-Shabab through "growing military pressure," particularly aimed towards the militant group's leadership. Al-Shabab is reportedly losing territory, and the Somali government is "using the carrot as well as the stick" to try to lure leaders to defect.[10] By controlling and minimizing the physical attacks as well as forming networks and programs to encourage and support defection, the Somali government is both improving the situation in the present and mitigating future instability. The defectors, particularly those who were high-level within the group, are encouraged to talk to their former collaborators in an attempt at deradicalization.
Experiences from Other Affected Countries: Iraq and Syria
In stark contrast to Nigeria and Somalia's approaches to de-radicalization and reintegration, the Syrian and Iraqi governments, and the complex web of international players at work in those countries, have failed to provide this scale of aid to defectors of ISIS. This has resulted in lost opportunities to gain a greater understanding of the group and its inner workings. Additionally, the harsh punishment for defectors acts as a disincentive and does not provide an open door or encouragement for members to leave ISIS. The majority of defectors in the Islamist extremist group are forced into hiding for fear of retaliation, as ISIS considers these defectors to be apostates.[11] Escaping ISIS is extremely dangerous and difficult; the insurgency has informants in many areas to looking for those attempting to leave.
According to many defectors of ISIS who have found a platform to share their stories, "life under the Islamic State was far from the utopia they had been promised."[12] These former insurgents have defected because of disillusionment, disagreements with the insurgency's actions, distrust, and selection as suicide bombers, among other reasons. By bringing light to this brutality, corruption, and random and misguided acts of violence within the extremist group, particularly the violence directed against other Sunni Muslims, the recruitment tools of ISIS will be weakened.
If defectors and their stories were made more public, their experiences would play a key role in countering ISIS propaganda, which in turn would lessen the appeal of joining the group and help to strengthen the counter-radicalization process.[13] Female defectors, such as former ISIS militant going by the name Um Asma also provide crucial details about experiences as a member, which can help combat future recruitment. Punishment and isolation, both by the government and civil society, act as disincentives for defectors to share their stories and reintegrate into society.[14] The defector's stories actively "shatter ISIS's image as a united, cohesive and ideologically committed organization," which sufficiently contradicts their propaganda.[15]
Because the radicalization process of ISIS is often intertwined with religion, part of Iraq's rehabilitation program has focused on dialogues with moderate Muslims who teach nonviolent approaches to Islam and less extreme interpretations of the Qur'an.[16] Many of the deradicalization programs carried out in Iraq maintain a focus of rehabilitation and reintegration into society, rather than punitive measures which might fuel negative emotions, to mitigate the opportunity for relapse upon the defectors' release.[17] These rehabilitation programs include "a combination of education, vocational training, religious dialogue, and post-release programs" to ensure ongoing counter-radicalization throughout the community.[18] International leaders, such as British Prime Minister David Cameron, have stated that perhaps more important than the use of force to counter ISIS forces is the disintegration of the "poisonous ideology" that ISIS continues to spread.[19]
If the host governments combating ISIS, international actors, and civil society organizations provided more aid, resettlement, and rehabilitation to the ISIS defector diaspora, as well as platforms for them to speak out about their experiences, this would not only help the individuals returning home, but also create a long-term solution for state stability. By creating a counter-radicalization program that disproves ISIS's recruitment methods, potential radicals might be deterred.
These three highly varied approaches to the deradicalization and reintegration process, as well as the use of defectors in the fight against violent extremism, illustrates the wide range of views and understanding of radical insurgent groups. While Nigeria, Somalia, as well as other countries affected by ISIS are all combating the immediate concern of violence, they seem to be lacking a long term approach. Due to the transnational nature of ISIS's terror, Syria, Iraq, and other countries and organizations dealing with their counter- and deradicalization failed to present a unified approach. By dis-incentivizing the process of defection through punishment and isolation, they create a breeding ground for further radicalization and state fragility in the future. Nigeria's focus on counter-radicalization before young civilians turn to insurgency groups reveals their understanding of a lost generation due to this ongoing violence. If an entire generation is displaced and lacks the education they need to avoid radical, extremist groups, the country has even less hope in the future for a peaceful society. As Somalia provides security from the dangers of defecting for their ex-militants and maintains open lines of communication, they are able to gain a greater understand of both the immediate needs for combating al-Shabab as well as tool for counter-radicalization in the future. While the immediate need to combat violent-extremism cannot be diminished, a parallel focus must be on the future of each of these state's stability and the need to protect society from the prospect of radicalization.
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