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Dawns Mystery
The chorus of their upcoming single Dog Bowl starts with 'Tell you man, we have to get out of here' and is representative for Dawns Mystery from Zurich. The four lads don't actually care what hype is going on or what the trend of the commercial music scene asks for. Instead they skilfuly give priority to their role models from the 70s and 90s.
The debut album 'Before Life At The Seaground' is the result. The explosive combination of their own psychedelic space-rock universe and producer Philippe Laffer's pop influences lead us through a jorney back in time: 'To return in peace, beyond the dust of time', the lyrical poetry sung by Flo Hauri in Africa. The modern mix of experimental arrangements is part of the album's characteristics we only know from bands such as Tame Impala. The sound of Dawns Mystery screams for big stages. Aesthetic, dreamy songs like '1670' (Don't you see, we can't feel the spinning around. We can't help it to see the past, to see the future, to watch the stars burn) round off the work, time and effort they put in the record. Fantastic melodies, partly sung polyphonic, keep spinning in one's head for days. While listening to 'Before Life At The Seaground', one only wishes sunlight, a beach and maybe a space shuttle taking us along with their positive vibes to the galaxies of foreign stars far away.
'Dawns Mystery sets new tracks in Zurich combining 70s and 80s vibes with psychedelic pop.' Music Feels Better Together
'Almost like a journey through the galaxy.' Rock Star Magazine
'Live, the quartet convinced by flowing manes and a lot of fuss. For all those who love the mix of rock and spherical sounds.' Tsüri
Before Life At The Sea Ground (LP)

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Bridging the Gap: My Speech at the US Capitol
Ending child abuse marketed as 'gender-affirming care' needs to transcend our two-party gridlock.
Chloe Cole
When Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her new bill, the "Protect Children's Innocence Act," I was ecstatic. Someone on Capitol Hill finally decided to take steps toward stopping the atrocities happening to children across the nation. When I replied to her tweet expressing strong support for the bill, Greene retweeted it almost immediately. I then became inundated by a storm of equal parts praise and hate. It was clear that Greene's bill, and my subsequent endorsement, had struck a nerve on this issue.
Several weeks passed and that brief interaction faded to the back of my mind. But I then received an email from Greene's staff informing me of a press conference she was planning to hold about the bill, and she wanted me to come speak in front of the US Capitol to tell my story. She told me that adding a face to this issue would help lawmakers understand that this isn't a moral panic designed to distract voters from mainstream political issues, but that real people—children—are being harmed. In all honesty, my initial reaction to the invitation was a complex brew of mixed emotions. I felt as though I were a rock climber standing at the base of a mountain, looking up at the seemingly insurmountable challenge ahead.
I was faced with an incredibly difficult decision, because this issue walks a thin tightrope between two very polarized political parties, which makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to perfectly keep one's balance. I was well aware of the strong opinions people have of Rep Greene, and the potential for me to be written off as a "darling" of "right-wing media," as some have put it. But after pondering this issue for a very long time, I came to the realization that it is my duty to set aside our differences and imperfections in order to find common ground on universal injustices that must be solved. This is what our Founding Fathers intended Americans to do.
This issue of child abuse, marketed as "gender-affirming care," needs to transcend our two-party gridlock. We must all come together on this issue to end this evil and perverse doctrine harming our children. We need to encourage politicians from either party to support bills that will end this ongoing atrocity.
I decided that I must do my part in bridging the gap.
(The following transcript has been lightly edited)
My Speech at the US Capitol
Over the past decade there has been as high as a 4000% increase in children being referred to so-called "gender clinics" across the United States. I was one of these children. My name is Chloe Cole and I am an 18-year-old former "trans kid." I transitioned from the age of 12 up until 16, when I came to realize it was all a lie. My story is a cautionary tale.
Children and parents across the country have been caught off guard by gender ideology. Discussions about transgenderism and "gender identity" went from being a relatively benign and isolated social oddity to a doctrine that has invaded nearly every academic, medical, and educational institution, seemingly overnight. How did we get to this point? How did we get to the point where nearly every pediatric institution in the country considers it best practice to remove children's healthy breast tissue while administering drugs typically used to chemically castrate high risk sex offenders?
Raising these important questions is not bigoted, and the refusal of activists to give straightforward answers should be seen as a major red flag. People across the entire political spectrum who believe that this practice is morally wrong have been told they are fascists and bigots for even questioning this atrocity. Parents are being convinced by self-proclaimed "gender specialists" that this is the only treatment that will not end in your child committing suicide. I believe Americans deserve to know the truth about this radical and perverse ideology that is being marketed as necessary and "life-saving" healthcare.
I was only 12 years old when I told my parents I was a boy. Like many parents in that situation, they didn't have a clue what to do; they were scared and desperate for answers. They wanted what every parent wants for their child— for me to be okay and to thrive. At 13 years old, on advice of so-called "medical professionals," I was put on puberty blocking medication, and one month later I was given my first testosterone injection. The gender clinic presented my parents with the classic false dichotomy regarding children with gender dysphoria: "Would you rather have a dead daughter or a live son?" Given these options, what loving parent wouldn't choose to transition their child? Scared for my life, my parents were prepared to sign and consent to anything the doctors would have asked. This was not informed consent, it was a decision forced under extreme duress.
At 15 I went under the knife for a radical double mastectomy, the kind that breast cancer patients get. This was after I was sexually assaulted at school, by a male student. I told myself to "man up," but I lived my life in constant hatred of my breasts. I started binding, which deformed my breasts as well as my ribcage. I was afraid, and couldn't wait to finally protect my body from the threat of further molestation. At 16, I understood what had happened to me, and that I had made a huge mistake. I realized that the beauty of motherhood was stolen from me by medical professionals who my family entrusted me to. I realized, after maturing a bit more, that a child does not in fact "know who they are" at 12 years old. I realized that I wanted to be what I always was and forever will be—a woman.
With these realizations came a series of challenges that were far worse than the transition. Somehow, I had to get myself off these drugs, and tell everyone in my entire life that I was not who I said I was. My parents were shocked and felt like they had failed me on every level imaginable. My friends all turned against me because I was evidence that their beliefs were also a lie. I was a joke. I was a fraud. I was many years behind in bodily development, and incapable of feeding my future children. But worst of all, I was completely alone. Even the medical professionals who got me into this mess have no idea what to do with me and refuse to help. It almost killed me, as it has killed many who regret transition.
A big question still remains: How was a 12-year-old introduced to the idea that they could do something as ridiculous as change their sex?
I was and still am the type of kid who never really fit into social norms. I was a tomboy, I was shy, and I didn't socialize easily. At 11 I made my first Instagram account. I had unmonitored internet access, and it wasn't long until I became exposed to a ton of LGBTQ content online. I'd never seen anything like it. You mean that all I have to do is subscribe to this ideology and then I'll be an accepted, celebrated, and valued member of the most talked about community on earth? And "trans" was (and is) the most celebrated subset of this community. I saw the unbelievable amount of praise and attention trans people got online, and I subconsciously yearned to have a piece of it.
With every additional milestone in my medical transition came more and more attention and celebration. It was the ultimate high. Even in person, I got more attention. Having girls crush on me, and having people come up to me in the hallways asking to make friends was unprecedented for me. I felt like a celebrity. But being a kid, I didn't know just how superficial these relationships were until they all suddenly abandoned me, just for struggling to become who I am.
Much of this gender confusion is based on old regressive stereotypes of men and women, which are now being reinforced with hormones and surgeries. But women can have short hair and be interested in playing sport, and men can grow their hair out and wear make up. It does not change their biology.
The truth is, this practice is harming more and more children every day. What will we do to protect this most vulnerable group? Up until now, the media has been parroting the same ideologically-driven talking point—affirm, affirm, affirm! The closest I've touched to mainstream media was a Forbes journalist who wrote a hit piece on me, calling basic human biology "transphobic." There are many detransitioners speaking out, but they are ignored by the institutions that are supposed to be engaged in the search for truth.
Up until today, most politicians on the Left and Right have done nothing but get into Twitter spats on this issue. It was too late for me, and time is running out for many other children. There is no second chance at childhood, so we must do our best as adults to guide our children to pathways that lead to healthy bodies and minds instead of depression and disfigurement. No child deserves to suffer under the knife of a gender affirming surgeon. America's children—all children—deserve better.
18 year old detransitioner from the Central Valley of California. I was put on blockers and T at 13 and got a double mastectomy at 15. My aim in speaking out is to help other gender dysphoric individuals and to end this medical mistreatment in youth.
Excellent writing, Chloe Cole! Please know that many of us care about you and your sisters. I salute you for making the courageous step to speak out under the auspices of an imperfect politician, as so many find, it is your only platform, your sole method to get the word out. While so many politicians do not choose words carefully, you clearly worked to tell your story clearly, concisely, without losing your composure. You have my admiration.
I hope you find a life of joyous physical activity out in nature, as you heal your mind and body. The reason the woke ideologists attack you so fiercely is your very life (like mine, but I'm the trans widow perspective) brings to light the instability of the dysphoria diagnosis and the fallacies of "affirmation." I tell you, your words are probably giving someone the courage to detransition on a daily basis. You are literally saving the skeletal integrity of countless others. Brava.
I just posted a comprehensive paper on my blog, uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com, from a writer at refpac.org, with references to all of the known research questioning the dangerous policies of WPATH, an organization with deep, deep conflicts of interests.
I thank you, Miss Cole.
Ute Heggen, author, In the Curated Woods, True Tales from a Grass Widow (iuniverse, 2022)
Congratulations Chloe. I really admire your bravery and honesty. You have a great future and I'm confident you will overcome your trauma


If you believe the current polls, Hillary Clinton's victory for the Democratic nomination is even more inevitable than it was in 2008 as she has the largest lead in a Democratic nomination race ever. She leads Joe Biden by a margin of 73 percent to 12 percent. Elizabeth Warren pulls in 8 percent. While 2008 showed that inevitability isn't enough to win the nomination, it is hard to see her getting defeated. There is unlikely to be another Barack Obama to challenge her, and she is certainly not going to repeat some of the mistakes she made such as paying too little attention to the caucus states. For comparison, in December 2006 Clinton led Obama 39 percent to 17 percent.
While it was always questionable if Chris Christie could win the Republican nomination after being photographed with Barack Obama, Christie is now falling in the polls, such as here. Huckabee, who is not hurt by his recent "libido" gaff among Republicans, moved up. In terms of election strategy he is the anti-Christie. While Christie might have made the Republicans competitive in some northern states, Huckabee would leave the Republicans as a regional party with regards to national elections. Meanwhile, Jeb Bush hasn't decided yet whether he will run.
Are we looking at another Clinton vs. Bush presidential campaign?
But that is all a long time away. Things can still change. This year we have Congressional elections and Republicans generally have an edge in off year elections due to lower turn out among minorities and younger voters. The party out of office also has an edge when running against a president with low approval ratings. Democrats appear scared when they are now talking about shifting money from the House races, where they have little chance of taking control, to the Senate where either party can win control.
Winning control of the House is unlikely due to the need for Democrats to win by over seven percent due to gerrymandering and the higher concentration of Democrats in fewer urban districts. Democrats do have a couple of things going in their favor for a possible upset–increased public recognition that the Republicans are more extreme, and responsible for the gridlock, and more people believing that even their own Congressman does not deserve to be reelected.
Odds remain against the Democrats in the House and they have to defend Senate seats in red states this year. If they can hang on until 2016, the Democrats are in a much better position between their advantages in the electoral college, more favorable electorate in 2016, and as the Republicans will be forced to defend several Senate seats in blue states.


Hello Everyone, today we're going to discuss Sideboards in Magic: the Gathering, before that though, I'd like to introduce myself.
I've been playing Magic for around 2 years now. Magic Profile: Four time, top 4 at the 6 PPTQ's I've attended and went 6-2-1 (6 wins 2 losses 1 draw) at my first and only Grad Prix. I'm an average player and you guys should get to know that up front.
Thanks to Manaleak.com, I've been given this great opportunity. Providing the MTG community with content they may (or may not) find useful. Hopefully the jabberings of a random content provider will at least provide a tiny bit of value to you.
So, what am I doing now? Well I'd like to provide some stepping stones for the newer players. Hopefully we'll share something useful, or at least point you somewhere that will. Without further ado.
Sideboards are such a huge subject that can be explored in any number of ways. I'm going to try and give you as much fundamental information as possible. While also trying to keep the article short and to the point. Bare with me, I'm new.
Player's sideboards in Magic: the Gathering consists of up to 15 additional cards. After the 1st game of each match you may consult your sideboard and add cards to your main deck. Generally you would then remove however many cards you added and place those cards into your Sideboard.
If our main deck had 60 cards and your Sideboard had 15 cards, after sideboarding you would would still have the same amount of cards in both.
Our reason to do this is to add better cards to your deck for the match up, therefore increasing your chance to win. While also removing cards from you deck which do quite the opposite. Such as Doom Blade against an opponent who only plays black creatures.
That's a very brief introduction on Sideboards, if your are still lost in the woods about the rules of Sideboards, click here for the Gamepedia page on Sideboards.
Sideboards are one of the most important parts of Magic: the Gathering and I'm going to try and explain to you why.
Don't get me wrong, the first game of a match is important, winning this gives you another 2 opportunities to win. However, even if you loose the first game, you can drastically increase your chances of winning the next 2 games. This is due to the sheer power that is sideboarding.
Lets me use this simplified example. Your opponent is playing Modern Burn, their plan is to be as aggressive as possible. They have low casting cost creatures and efficient mana-costed spells that deal damage, cards like Goblin Guide and Lightning Bolt. Before starting, the player has already won game one against our slower deck which has an awkward opening hand.
Now, if I had a sideboard with 15 cards like Lightning Helix and Kitchen Finks, I think it would be very easy to win games 2 and 3.
You also play up to twice as many games post Sideboard. Meaning that 66% of your games are played post sideboarding. So if your not very good at sideboarding, you are drastically reducing odds of winning.
Netdeck is a term used when copying someone else's deck, normally from the many available web resources. Brew is a term people use for home made/self made decks.
No, we shan't start talking about why it's better to net deck or home brew. In short what I'm trying to tell you here is that if you are net decking, then please pay attention to the sideboard.
Just make sure you know what each card is for. Lets take the look at the below deck list which I net decked.
Upon looking at the side board two cards jump out at me. Sin Prodder and Dragonmaster Outcast. The reason they stand out is that they do not have obvious applications other than just being good cards. However, when "Choi, Yoo-jin" designed his deck he had a situation where he wanted these exact cards.
Now I've just looked at this list, but never seen this deck before. Do we know what his plan was? We could guess, but ultimately no. The point is, if we were going to play this deck we should either update it so we know how the sideboard works or play test his sideboard with expected match ups until we do know.
Alternatively, if you are going to copy a sweet deck you saw at a GP, find any articles they wrote about the deck. Very recently, Corey Burkhart piloted a Modern, Blue-Red-Black (Grixis) Control deck, to a second place finish at Grand Prix Dallas. Definitely worth a look.
Being the breakout deck that week and he wrote this article on Channel Fireball. In that article we can see that he broke down the deck and explained why it works and how to sideboard against certain match ups, what a nice guy!
Note that, the pro players know how to build decks. They test decks extensively prior to Pro Tours and Grand Prixs. So we should look at why they are playing certain cards in their decks and try to make informed decisions based on it.
Too long: Didn't read (TL:DR) version of this: No matter what deck you're playing, understand your sideboard. Research why you are playing certain Sideboard cards.
What do I mean by universal answers? No, sadly we've not found a secret card which answers everything (well apart from maybe Cryptic Command).
Instead we are actually referring to cards like Dromoka's Command. Cards that have multiple applications, in multiple match ups. So when you are thinking about certain decks you need good cards against, there may be 1 card that works against 2 different decks.
Using our earlier example, our opponent is playing Modern Burn. Now you might think, we can just play Kitchen Finks like I mentioned earlier, and you'll be right, that would work, but we also need to consider other match ups when building our Sideboards too.
We might have an opponent who is playing Scapeshift. Kitchen Finks is not going to help us in that match up. So consider this, running a number of Collective Brutality instead of Kitchen Finks means we've got a card that's helpful against a combo deck and a card that's great against burn.
Maybe Kitchen Finks would be a better card against burn. Thoughtseize would be better against Scapeshift. However, we've only got 15 card slots to use and we need cards that can help us out against multiple different opponents.
Another thing to bare in mind is this. Lets say we ran 2 Kitchen Finks and 2 Thoughtseize, we would have 2 cards to sideboard in those matches. But if we had 4 Collective Brutality instead of those cards, we would have 4 slightly worse cards against each of those same opponents. This adds more consistency to our post sideboard games.
Now that I've said this, sometimes you just break this rule. Some narrow cards are good against certain strategies. Stony Silence is great against affinity. Which means we are happy to run such a narrow card, only if we expect to be playing against affinity though. This is why its so important to test test test, work out what your decks most vulnerable points are and plan your sideboard accordingly.
TL;DR: Try to use the slots in our sideboards efficient, find cards that answer multiple situations.
One of the toughest skills to develop in Magic is knowing what you're going to be playing against at the tournament you'll be attending. We call this the "Meta". I already hear you, we are not psychic, so how do we know what we're going to be playing against?!
Let's talk about my Friday Night Magic, this will vary for everyone, however, I do believe that the principles are the same.
I know most of my match ups, who's going to be there and what they're going to be playing. I'd be expecting Red-White Vehicles in good numbers, as well as two or three slower decks such as Green-Black Delirium.
We can make our Sideboard work to assist those match ups a lot, and I can quite happily ignore Blue-White Aggro because no one plays it.
However, if we were going to a Grand Prix this week, I would be checking www.mtgtop8.com for all of the current decks. As a result, we most definitely cannot ignore Blue-White Aggro.
All we can do is make educated guesses based on our understanding of what is being played, and what direction the format is heading in. Hopefully our guesses are correct and the gamble pays off.
While trying to keep this article relevant and aimed at the newer players amongst the community. Understandably some people would be expecting a more in-depth article.
So I would like to share some articles written by Pro Tour Champion. Paulo Vitor Dama da Rosa. I learnt a lot from these articles about sideboarding and would suggest anyone reads them.
Practice more with sideboarding. I've learnt over time that Sideboards are a skill that is best learnt from playing. I'm still very far from mastering it, but I hope this article will help someone in bettering their game.
Finally, have a plan for the matches your expecting, know what you want to do before your event. Remember you are allowed to refer to your own outside notes between games (but not during), I've had a Sideboard plan before and followed it, it's better then not knowing what to do!
That's all from me for now, I hope in the new years to start producing more and more content. In the meantime I would love to hear from you if this article was helpful.
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Q: Where should I put code in my Android app which I want to be run only when the Activity is stopped because it will be recreated? I would like a piece of code to run in case the Activity is stopped because - for example - an orientation change happens and a new Activity is created. But I don't want it to run in case the Activity is stopped because the user navigates away and then comes back.
To be more precise:
I have a timer which counts back. If the time passes, the game is over. So when the user navigates away, I don't want the timer to stop. But if the user rotates the device, a new Activity is created and the timer is recreated, and I would like the old Activity's timer to stop.

A: You can put your pice of code into the onResume() method by use the @Override annotation. Like this:
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Or use some of the other Android Lifecycle Methods of this diagram.

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Infant mortality rates have been nearly halved, child death rates have plummeted, and immunization rates have skyrocketed.
But this impressive overall performance conceals an extremely uneven pattern of progress. While some countries in East Asia have seen their incomes double and then double again, 36 nations are poorer today than they were a generation ago (see table)—19 of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. One in every two Africans lives in a nation that has lost ground over the last 25 years, compared with only one in 20 Asians or one in four Latin Americans (see chart), meaning social development has stagnated or even suffered reversals. In many African countries today, children are more likely to have their development stunted by lower birth weight, higher malnutrition, and poorer access to primary education than their siblings born in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Second, national policies have failed when governments thwarted progress, supplanting markets rather than supporting them.
Source: The World Bank.Note: The constant dollar GNP per capita is based upon World Bank Atlas GNP per capita in dollars deflated by a US GDP deflator into 1989 dollars (1965=26.7) Growth rates of constant price, local currency, GNP per capita may differ substantially due to exchange rate changes.
In searching for an answer to this difficult question, several reasons are often cited that seem to absolve national governments of re-sponsibility. Perhaps the least plausible is a lack of foreign aid. Just look across continents—Africa received 8 percent of its income in foreign aid in 1989, much higher than the 1.7 percent for South Asia, 0.7 percent for East Asia, and 0.4 percent for Latin America. Eastern Europe dreams of, but does not expect to receive, 2 percent of its income in foreign assistance. True, Africa is poor so its aid share in income looks big. But Africa received four times as much assistance per person as Asia in 1989, and Africa's share of world aid has risen even as it has fallen further behind.
What about terms of trade? Terms of trade have turned against some commodity exporters in recent years, and many are on the list of countries that have regressed But this can hardly explain why some countries succeeded while others failed. A comparison is telling. In 1965, Thailand was poorer than Ghana, Uganda, and Niger, and even as late as 1970, was more dependent on commodity exports than Kenya or Cote d'lvoire. Yet today, Thailand is emerging as a newly industrialized economy, with manufactures accounting for more than half of exports.
Despite all the complaints about declining terms of trade, African countries have not fared well in maintaining their share of the market. From 1970 to 1986, Ghana's share of cocoa exports slipped from 29 percent to 8 percent, Uganda's share of coffee exports fell by almost 50 percent, and Sudan's share of cocoa exports dropped by more than half. If Africa had simply managed to maintain its share, it would have enjoyed an additional $10 billion in export revenues—a figure approaching its total foreign aid receipts.
What about debt? Africa's debt burden is crushing, and there is no realistic prospect of the debts being repaid. But those burdens are a consequence, not a cause, of the miserable return that has been earned on the investments that debt financed. In 1980, the ratio of debt to GNP was 49 percent in South Korea and 28 percent in Indonesia, compared to 9 percent in Nigeria, 29 percent in Ghana, 33 percent in Zaire and 50 percent in Tanzania and Kenya. Debt did not stop these two Asian countries from prospering, and it need not have stopped any African nation. Of course, what is past is past, and as shall be indicated later on, there is a compelling case for debt reduction when and if countries undertake serious reforms in their policy environment.
Finally, what about inherent absolute physical limitations on nations' ability to provide for growth? In some cases of regress, Argentina for example, this clearly does not apply. Nor is it very persuasive in Africa. Agricultural yields per hectare have more than doubled over the last 30 years in the developing world, but they have risen by less than 30 percent in Africa. There is no question that with proper incentives for farmers and adequate infrastructures, Africa could greatly expand its food output.
Where then can we turn for guidance? Certainly, there is one simple but often neglected lesson: War stops development. Almost all of the 36 countries that have lost ground over the last 25 years have been involved in a substantial military conflict. The Middle East is often thought of as the world's tinderbox; yet relative to population, Africans have three times as high a war fatality rate. In the last 30 years, wars have claimed nearly seven million victims, either directly or indirectly, by making the provision of food and basic social services difficult or impossible. Today, post-Cold War, the threat of "hot" war in Africa persists. Sub-Saharan African governments spend four times as much on the military as on health, and equal amounts on the military and education. By contrast, in East Asia, spending on both health and education far exceeds military outlays.
But what else does the development record have to offer? A review of the successes and failures suggests four key lessons about government policies. In essence: governments that fail do too much and do it badly; successful governments do less and do it better.
Sound macroeconomic policies with sustainable fiscal deficits and realistic exchange rates are a prerequisite to progress. Large government budget deficits absorb domestic saving and foreign funds that could otherwise be channeled to the private sector. They crowd out more productive investments, frequently placing the financial system under great strain. Often they induce rapid inflation, which exacerbates the deficit, creating a vicious cycle. Deficits also lead to overvalued exchange rates, thereby stifling exports, damaging domestic producers, and creating pressures for protectionism. Look at Zaire and Thailand in the late 1980s. Thailand enjoyed stable rapid growth with low deficits, while Zaire suffered large deficits and bore the consequences in terms of lost export competitiveness, reduced private investment, and slow growth.
If persistent government budget deficits are the surest route to economic failure, an artificially overvalued exchange rate must be the runner up. Overvaluation leads to the rationing of foreign exchange, which historically means that those in government and their friends skim off large rents. It creates pressure for layer after layer of controls on imports, capital flows, and even travel. It also destroys emerging export industries, perhaps the most important foundation for growth.
There is an easy and reliable way to identify unrealistic exchange rate policies: compare the official rate with the parallel market rate. Studies demonstrate that when the spread is wide, growth slows, returns on investment decline, and the prospect of financial crisis and capital flight increases. That a strong currency makes for a strong economy is a particularly damaging myth. The Asian success stories were all built around the export growth created by low, realistic, real exchange rates. In 1970, Indonesia's manufactured exports in 1970 were less than Nigeria's and are now 36 times as large, and Malaysia's were three and a half times Kenya's and are now 52 times bigger.
A permissive rather than a prohibitive policy environment is essential for the private sector. The great debate over economic systems is now over. Almost no one disagrees that communism is the longest way from capitalism to capitalism. For all their faults, competitive markets are the best way man has yet found to get goods and services produced efficiently.
What does creating a permissive environment for the private sector entail? One thing it means is avoiding government monopolies or punitive regulations. The tremendous success of the Nigerians in abolishing agricultural marketing boards and moving toward a realistic exchange rate is clear. Output of a number of key export crops, including cocoa, has increased by more than 50 percent since low points reached in the mid-1980s. Indeed, the production of both rubber and cotton has quadrupled since 1986; soybean production and processing has risen even more.
A permissive environment also means allowing market forces to determine prices without price controls or large subsidies. Fertilizer policies in many African countries exemplify what is wrong with price controls—the resulting rationing implies that some well-connected farmers secure large amounts of fertilizer at low cost, while those less well-connected find fertilizer less available and more expensive.
Finally, a permissive environment is one where government seeks to reduce rather than increase the cost of doing business. That means lowering tariffs and quotas on crucial intermediate and capital goods. According to a recent study, investment costs are 50 percent higher in Africa than in South Asia, and this is just the cost of capital goods, with no account taken of the additional costs caused by the inefficient provision of infrastructure. The need for business to maintain their own capacity for generating electricity is an example.
Government has no business attempting to directly manage the production of private goods and services. Around the world, the record of public enterprise management is one of disaster. While it may be true in theory that a properly managed public enterprise can be as productive and efficient as a private one, the reality is that politics, usually of a virulent nature, intrudes, and efficiency is sacrificed. Public enterprise managers are rarely permitted to shed labor to produce at minimum cost. Moreover, procurement is often treated as a way of enriching contractors and procurement officers.
Nigeria appears to provide almost a textbook example of what can go wrong when the government gets directly into the business of producing goods and services. Between 1973 and 1990, the Nigerian public sector invested $115 billion, just about $1,000 for every citizen. Yet there is no growth to show for this investment. Why? Most of the investment was greatly overpriced for "non-commercial" reasons. In addition, most public sector assets are operating at capacity utilization of less than 40 percent. This is not to mention the $3 billion Ajaokuta Steel complex, which, after another $1 billion to complete, will then lose money even on a sunk cost basis.
It does not have to be this way. Look at the difference between oil refineries run by private firms and those that are public. Look at the difference between hotels maintained privately and publicly. Relying on the private sector to undertake major investments, Nigeria could have achieved the same output with up to $80 billion less investment over the last 18 years since the oil boom.
No country has ever developed without adequate provision of basic investment in infrastructure and in people. Governments that spread themselves too thin inevitably find themselves neglecting the tasks that only they can perform. Experience suggests that governments that stay out of the production business, as did many in East Asia, provide more effectively for schooling and health care and create better infrastructure foundations for private business.
Small amounts of public investment in key sectors, such as agriculture, can make a huge difference. For example, small-scale, relatively cheap irrigation schemes and the basic tasks of agricultural research and extension are neglected, while large outlays are allocated for fertilizer subsidies in many countries. Similarly, a classic pattern is overinvestment in new physical facilities and underinvestment in repair and maintenance.
Human investments are especially important. The two greatest threats to Africa's future are the investments that are being neglected in primary education and in food security. A child born in Mali, Niger, or Burkina Faso today is more likely to be malnourished while under five than to go to primary school on reaching six, and in at least 16 African countries, a child is more likely to die before the age of five than to attend secondary school. Ironically, the public sector workforce is often neglected even as employment expands. Teachers' real wages fell by two thirds over the last 15 years in Nigeria and by 13 percent in eastern and southern Africa from 1980 to 1985. It is hardly surprising that education deteriorates. In nations where the quality of education and health care are rising, the salaries of teachers and nurses are increasing as well.
The two greatest threats to Africa's future are the investments that are being neglected in primary education and in food security.
These four principles underlie the adjustment programs that the Bank now supports—and has supported—in many African countries. They reject the heavy-handed government policies of the past, instead looking to governments to provide necessary basic services and positive support to the market Tanzania's plight in the 1980s had as much to do with a decline in the provision of public services as with the mess policies had made of resource allocation in the production of private goods. Reform of public sector management and expansion of physical and social infrastructure will be essential to success. This can only occur, however, if growth takes off in goods production, which depends in turn upon an enabling environment for the private sector—a tough recipe to fill.
Some critics allege, however, that the adjustment programs lack a human face. There is no question that Africa's crisis has produced welfare declines—incomes have fallen, and amongst African countries forced to cut overall spending, real social spending per head decreased 26 percent between 1980 and 1985. But this reduction was largely forced by the overall drop in national income and the necessity to deal with unsustainable budget deficits. Governments actually went some way to protect social spending, which rose from 23 to 26 percent of total non-interest spending for this group. Yet undoubtedly, more needs to be done.
In the course of the 1980s, the Bank has paid increasing attention to this issue, emphasizing improved social service delivery and the protection of education and health spending, especially at the primary levels. A third of adjustment loans involved conditional social sector spending in 1989-90, up sharply from only 7 percent in the first half of the decade. Yet social sector improvement is only possible if governments have the political courage to come down on weak programs rather than weak claimants.
Some critics also assert that devaluation or the elimination of subsidies further impoverishes the poor. This is a misconception. Subsidies and exchange controls redistribute purchasing power—they do not create it. Prior to reform, the poor in countries like Mozambique or Tanzania often received the worst of both worlds, purchasing goods at high parallel market prices, while selling their own produce at depressed official prices. When markets were (partially) liberalized in Tanzania, rural welfare improved immensely, simply because goods became available again. While it is true that urban wages have declined drastically in many countries, the primary reason was the collapse of urban labor demand as attempts to pursue inefficiently capital-intensive and public sector-led growth fell apart. Where adjustment has been consistently pursued and growth is coming back, as in Ghana, urban wages have begun to recover as well.
Finally, some critics assert that trade liberalization does not work, because either local producers will not respond or foreign markets will be closed. At least in the case of Africa, the idea that closed foreign markets inhibit exports is not tenable. Africa's share in worldwide exports has plummeted over the last two decades, while East Asian countries have increased their share in commodity and non-commodity markets. In the 1980s, even large developing countries such as China and Mexico sharply boosted their shares of world markets. Because of poor infrastructure and weaker market institutions, supply responses will sometimes be slower in Africa, but evidence demonstrates that producers do respond when given the proper incentives and the tools to work with. Indeed, Tanzania's urban informal sector is estimated to have tripled in size since the mid-1980s.
Nations control their own economic destiny. But this is not to deny that the developed world has a continuing obligation to Africa. At a minimum, it is high time that as African governments act to provide a sensible framework for private production and cut wasteful spending, major creditors respond by negotiating substantial reductions in debt service.
For most of the 1980s, both private and official creditors pretended that African countries could service their debt and rescheduling was the order of the day. With low-income African nations only making 42 percent of their scheduled payments this year and Côte d'Ivoire's private debt trading at 5 percent of its face value, this is clearly untenable. Even with export-promoting policies, the only good chance most African countries have of achieving a sustainable balance of payments position in the 1990s is through a large reduction in private and official debt (the latter, on Trinidad terms, for example) and higher aid flows. This only makes sense, however, if the resources are likely to be used wisely, not squandered on inappropriate industries, unnecessary public spending, or in support of overvalued exchange rates.
Can the next two decades be better than the last two? If African nations learn from worldwide experience and put into action the above-mentioned principles, there is no reason why living standards in Africa cannot double over the next generation. But there is one lesson to keep in mind: Takeoff takes longer than one expects but then happens faster than one expects. Who could have ex-pected even five years ago that Mexico would today be wrestling with the problem of how to manage capital inflows from the United States?
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All-Inclusive holidays in Thailand
Thailand is the perfect place to immerse yourself in a fascinating culture amidst beautiful surroundings. With golden Buddhist temples, the magnificent tropical beaches of Phuket and flavoursome cuisine, a holiday to Thailand is simply unforgettable.
Phuket Club Med in Thailand is dedicated to peace and relaxation. The turquoise sea completes the picture of a totally zen Resort, in beautiful Kata Bay. With its bungalows in the local style, sublime gardens and pool enhanced by lawn and teak, your all-inclusive holiday in Thailand will suspend you in a timeless moment of paradise.
Discover Thailand
A stay in Thailand, an all-included escape
Whether you're in the buzz of the floating market of Chiang Mai, enjoying the sunset over Krabi Bay or in the tranquillity of one of the 40,000 Buddhist temples, you'll find whatever you're looking for in wonderful Thailand.
Thailand: a stay in paradise
From the all-inclusive Club Med Phuket resort, journey by boat to discover Koh Phi Phi - one of Thailand's gems with tuquoise waters and white sandy beaches. Continue your nautical excursion to the north, to the bay of Phang Nga, and climb the little-known island of Koh Yao Noi.
The other wealth of the country is its invaluable cultural and religious heritage. To discover this, your trip to Thailand will take you to Bangkok. At the Grand Palais, the gilded buildings and multicoloured statues outdo each other with their majesty. Once there, visit the Wat Phra Kaew and the Emerald Buddha, one of the most important Buddhist sites in Thailand. Heading back to the north, wander through the alleys of the Ayutthaya Historical Park. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it brings together impressive palaces, promenades and temples which place your all-inclusive stay in Thailand firmly under the sign of tradition and zen.
From thrills to tradition, everything is included during your stay in Thailand
Make the most of your stay in Thailand by enjoying the sport of Thai boxing or 'Muay-Thai', either by watching a fight at the Lumpinee Stadium or by taking part in an initiation lesson. Furthermore, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market will transport you to the heart of timeless Thailand. Amongst the vendors' stalls and floating canoes, you'll notice the air perfumed by coriander, lime and, a Thai speciality, fresh banana tree flowers!
Key discoveries in Thailand
Grand Palace - Wat Phra Kaew
To fuse together spirituality and cultural discovery during your all-inclusive stay in Thailand, head for Wat Phra Kaew. Named the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, this sacred location is like no other in the country. You are sure to love the wealth of architectural refinement: gilded mouldings, frescoes, multicoloured tiles... That all pales in comparison with the beauty of the Buddha, sculpted from jade, 66 cm tall but placed on a golden pedestal towering 11 metres high.
Ayutthaya Historic Park
Today, the country's ancient capital is a majestic historical park where ancient ruins and temples can be visited. Wander through the heart of the 300 hectares of serenity and temples on foot, scooter or tuk-tuk. A visit to the Wat Mahathat temple is a must, with its Buddha statue framed by tree roots. The 135 Buddha statues of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhol await you and with them, so does a perfect view of the surroundings.
Bangkok Grand Palace
Official residence of kings for nearly two centuries, the Grand Palais of Bangkok is not to be missed. Succeeding Ayutthaya, the site has an extraordinary wealth of architecture that you can contemplate once you've crossed its impressive doorway. Here you will find a splendid view of the famous golden chedi and the immaculately-kept lawn. Why not make a detour by the royal pavilion to admire the permanent collections on site.
Statue of the Grand Buddha
An enormous statue in Phuket, the marble statue of the Grand Buddha at its height of 45 m, watches over Chalong Bay. 40 minutes from the Phuket resort, the site offers a 360 ° over the island and the Andaman Sea. Early in the morning, the romantic atmosphere is sure to seduce you as the sun rises. Think about writing your name and a wish on a marble plaque which can then be placed on the Buddha…
Discover Club Med Phuket
With the fine sand beached, turquoise waters and rocky cirques, the Phi Phi islands, opposite Phuket, will remain an intense memory from your all-inclusive stay in Thailand. A globally renowned diving site, its protected sea floors will offer you the setting of your dreams to introduce you to diving. 2 hours from the Club Med Phuket resort, from the simply sublime Maya Bay, you'll set off on a marine excursion on board a traditional long-tailed boat.
Surin and Similan Islands
To the north of Phuket, your all-inclusive stay in Thailand will lead you towards the extraordinary islands of Surin and Similan. These two practically uninhabited archipelagos are home to many protected flora and fauna, which can be discovered via the on-land or underwater excursions. Effectively, the true treasure of these islands can be found under the surface, where you admire parrot fish, turtles and coral reefs. Only 2 hours from the Club Med Phuket resort, you're at the gates of beauty in its purest form.
Major events in Thailand
Our all-inclusive holidays in Indonesia
Our all-inclusive holidays in Japan
Our all-inclusive holidays in Malaysia


Last year the Guild conducted a survey asking members what training they would most benefit from and, based on your responses, the Board is planning a schedule of training events and workshops for 2019.
Description: A masterclass covering how to create a successful blog, in addition to writing for other mediums: why you should write about beer, who for, content & subject matter, and who your audience is. This workshop is packed with useful hints and tips from one of the Guild's most successful writers and current chair, Pete Brown.
Pete Brown is an author, journalist, blogger, public speaker and broadcaster specialising in beer, food, pubs and cider. He has been named British Beer Writer of the Year three times.
We are also planning to run the same workshop in Birmingham in April, date and venue to be announced very soon.


A Trump campaign tale that never made it into the papers... Jason Miller was excited. The legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight was visiting Trump Tower and the campaign's senior communications adviser thought it would be a great opportunity to get Knight in front of the beleaguered Trump team for one of Knight's inspirational halftime talks.
"I'm telling you," Knight continued, "people don't understand the wall and you've got to stop talking about the wall. Trump's gonna win. But you've got to stop talking about the wall.
Miller appeared befuddled. "Jason was like, 'Uh, thanks for that coach. Alright everybody, let's get back to work'," the source recalled. Then everybody returned to their desks for another day in an office that often resembled The Office.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UntisExp.Containers;

namespace UntisExp.EventHandlers
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Contains info about finished <see cref="UntisExp.Containers.News"/>-retreiving operations.
    /// </summary>
    public class MassiveNewsEventArgs : EventArgs
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a new instance of the Helper
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="g">The retreived list of groups</param>
        public MassiveNewsEventArgs(List<News> g)
        {
            _news = g;
        }

        private List<News> _news;

        public List<News> News
        {
            get { return _news; }
            set { _news = value; }
        }
    }
}

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Campen or Kampen may refer to:

Places

Finland
 Kampen, the Swedish name of Kamppi, a district in Helsinki

Germany
 Campen, Germany, a village by the Ems estuary, northwestern Germany, home of the Campen Lighthouse
 Campen Castle, a partially standing castle built in the late 13th century in Lehre, Lower Saxony
 Kampen (Sylt), a municipality on the island Sylt
 Kampen Lighthouse, a lighthouse on the island of Sylt
 Kampen (mountain), a mountain in Bavaria

Netherlands
 Kampen, Friesland, a village in the municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
 Kampen, Overijssel, a municipality and town in the Netherlands
 Kampen railway station, a railway station in Kampen, Overijssel
 University of Kampen, a historic university in Kampen, Overijssel

Norway
 Kampen, Norway, a neighborhood in the city of Oslo
 Kampen, Stavanger, a neighborhood in the city of Stavanger

People
 Ranee Campen (born 1989), Thai actress
 Van Kampen, a list of people named Van Kampen
 Van Campen, a list of people named Van Campen

See also
 Kampen Church (disambiguation)
 University of Kampen (disambiguation)

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You are hereSTEVE GREGG (swimming, 1976), Vice President
STEVE GREGG (swimming, 1976), Vice President
Steve Gregg, PhD, claimed the silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and at the 1975 Pan American Games. Gregg won the Olympic silver medal in a United States sweep. He represented the United States on 14 international teams and medaled in nearly every major world event during the 1970s and 1980s, which included breaking Mark Spitz's Olympic Record in Montreal. Gregg is the current vice president of the Midwest Chapter of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians and serves as Account Director at Abelson Taylor, the largest full-service healthcare advertising agency. Gregg earned a Bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University, s Master's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. degree in Exercise Biochemistry - Physiology from University of California, Berkeley. Gregg, a former partner at Hackworth Lee, Inc., director of marketing at Afficient, and Vice President Group Account Director at Ammirati Puris Lintas, started his career with the Gatorade Division of the Quaker Oats Company.


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Television sensation Vani Bhojan leaves and Sharanya hops in to replace her for N4!
N4 is a thriller set in the fishing hamlet of Chennai, Kasimedu.
In Com Staff June 21 2019, 4.27 pm
Television actress Vani Bhojan was announced to make her film debut through N4 to be directed by Lokesh. But now we hear that she has opted out of the project and in her place comes another TV actress called Sharanya Turadi. Vani Bhojan has in fact given out a video in her social media page that she will not be doing N4 due to date issues but did not disclose who is replacing her. She also wished the best for the actress who would be replacing. However, director Lokesh had revealed the name of the actress and also the background of why Vani Bhojan left N4.
About the replacement, Lokesh was quoted as saying, "N4 is an independent project and there are budgetary constraints as a result of which the film was getting delayed. Therefore, when we settle all those things and begin, Vani Bhojan has other commitments. I need to complete this film within a time frame. Therefore we approached Sharanya Turadi. Someone had forwarded her Insta profile to me when I was looking for an actress to replace Vani Bhojan. I really liked her looks and when we approached her she clearly mentioned that she was looking for an uncommerical film which really worked for us. Despite being busy in Tamil and Telugu TV serials, she has accommodated us. This role needs a lot of training in the language and Sharanya is much willing to learn. I am glad I found the right person".
N4 is a thriller set in the fishing hamlet of Chennai, Kasimedu. Michael Thangadurai will be playing the lead. The film will reportedly have equal importance and screen space for both the hero and heroine. Apparently when Lokesh approached some actors they did not want to take this project because of this reason. However Michael is said to have liked the script as a whole and the director is happy for him and the project. Michael and Sharanya will play a couple from the fisherman community. The team will begin shoot by the end of June. Vadivukarasi, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Anupama Kumar and Abishek Shankar and debutants Afsal and Vinusha are part of the cast.
Abishek ShankaradivukarasiAnupama KumarLokeshSharanya TuradiTrending In Southvani bhojanVishnu Unnikrishnan
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Kendrick Lamar Produced the Theme Song for the 'Black Panther' Soundtrack
Kendrick Lamar's newest release with SZA is not only a stellar song in itself, but it sets the scene for Marvel's forthcoming film Black Panther!
The "Humble" rapper has been credited with co-producing the entire soundtrack, Panther: The Album, aside Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. He was hand selected by director Ryan Coogler to head up the project, who talked up Lamar in a recent press release.
"I am honored to be working with such an incredible artist whose work has been so inspirational, and whose artistic themes align with those we explore in the film. I can't wait for the world to hear what Kendrick and TDE have in store."
Lamar followed up with his own statement…
"Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' is amazing, from its cast to its director. The magnitude this film showcases a great marriage art and culture. I'm truly honored to contribute my knowledge producing sound and writing music alongside Ryan and Marvel's vision."
The leading single, "All The Stars" truly has a way about it, as striking lyrics and instinctive flow glide over a sparkling beat. SZA's vocal delivery compliments what Lamar lays down, making for more than just a hip hop song — but a true Black Panther anthem.
If this song is any indication, the entire Panther: The Album is going to be amazing. The film hits theaters February 16, 2018 so we'll see how it all plays out then!
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – All The Stars
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Angono - Rizal Destinations
Luzon Rizal Angono
Angono
It is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Rizal.
Angono, Rizal is known as "The Art Capital of the Philippines". It is located 30 kilometers east of Manila. According to the latest census, it has a population of 97,209 inhabitants in 15,740 households. First created as a pueblo in 1766, Angono became a municipality in 1935.
Angono is the hometown of two national artists, Lucio San Pedro for music and Carlos "Botong" Francisco for arts. One of the public schools in Brgy. Mahabang Parang is named Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco National High School in honor of the said artist. The town also boasts of other artists like Nemiranda, Perdigon to name a few. Around the town are artworks like various sculptures.
The artistic town of Angono celebrates the feast of Pope St. Clement I every November 22 to 23 of each year. There are times that this coincides with the feast of Christ the King. The celebration starts with the novena mass on the 14th till 22nd day of November, the devotees in prayer and thanksgiving, dance in the church patio after the novena mass. The dancing was accompanied by the Angono band with the the church bell ringing after playing the music.
Attractions at Angono
Angono Arts Festival
Blanco Family Museum
Feast of San Clemente / Higantes
Quezon Day/Angono Day
Rizal Artist Festival
Salubong
San Clemente Festival


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Q: C++: error C2678: binary '=' : no operator found which takes a left-hand operand of type 'const SPoint' This is my code:
#include <StdAfx.h>;
#include <iostream>;
#include <vector>;
#include <algorithm>;
#include <iterator>;

using namespace std;
struct SPoint
{
    int id;
    int X;
    int Y;
};

bool operator<(const SPoint& p1, const SPoint&p2){
    return p1.id <p2.id;
}

vector<SPoint> points;
vector<SPoint> chosen;
vector<SPoint> cleared;

vector<SPoint>::iterator it;

void print_vect(const vector<SPoint> & vect)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < vect.size(); ++i)
    {
        cout << vect[i].id << " (" << vect[i].X << "," << vect[i].Y << ")"<<endl;
    }

    cout << endl;
}
bool compare(double val1, double val2)
{
    return val1 > val2;
}
void sort_points(const vector<SPoint> & vect, char command)
{
    bool cmp_result;
    SPoint temp;
    bool sorted=true;
    for (int i = 0; i < vect.size()-1 ; i++)
    {
        sorted=true;
        for (int j = 1; j <= vect.size()-1; j++)
        {
            switch (command)
            {
                case 'x':
                    {
                        cmp_result = compare(vect[j-1].X, vect[j].X);
                        break;
                    }
                case 'y':
                    {
                        cmp_result = compare(vect[j-1].Y, vect[j].Y);
                        break;
                    }
                case 'i':
                    {
                        cmp_result = compare(vect[j-1].id, vect[j].id);
                        break;
                    }
            }

            if (cmp_result)
            {
                sorted = false;
                temp = vect[j-1];
                vect[j-1] = vect[j];
                vect[j] = temp;
            }

        }
        if (sorted)
        {
            cout << "Sorted:" << endl;
            print_vect(vect);
            break;
        }
    }
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    SPoint temp;
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        temp.id = i;
        temp.X = i;
        temp.Y = i;
        points.push_back(temp);
    }

    for (int i = 5; i < 10; i++)
    {
        temp.id = i;
        temp.X = i;
        temp.Y = i;
        chosen.push_back(temp);
    }

    cout << "Points:" << endl;
    print_vect(points);
    cout << endl << endl;

    cout << "Chosen:" << endl;
    print_vect(chosen);

    system("pause");
    sort_points(points, 'i');
    sort_points(chosen, 'i');
    set_difference(points.begin(), points.end(), chosen.begin(), chosen.end(), back_inserter(cleared));
    print_vect(cleared);

    return 0;
}

Can anybody help me to understand why I am having these errors:
1>c:\users\гость\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\grablevskij2\grablevskij2\grablevskij2.cpp(110): error C2678: binary '=' : no operator found which takes a left-hand operand of type 'const SPoint' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
1>          c:\users\гость\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\grablevskij2\grablevskij2\grablevskij2.cpp(18): could be 'SPoint &SPoint::operator =(const SPoint &)'
1>          while trying to match the argument list '(const SPoint, const SPoint)'
1>c:\users\гость\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\grablevskij2\grablevskij2\grablevskij2.cpp(111): error C2678: binary '=' : no operator found which takes a left-hand operand of type 'const SPoint' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
1>          c:\users\гость\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\grablevskij2\grablevskij2\grablevskij2.cpp(18): could be 'SPoint &SPoint::operator =(const SPoint &)'
1>          while trying to match the argument list '(const SPoint, SPoint)'

A: In your sort_points function, you declared vect as const. Later, you say:
vect[j-1] = vect[j];
vect[j] = temp;

Since vect is const, this causes the const version of operator[] to be called, which returns a const reference to the object, which is not assignable.
Seeing as how it's named sort_points and does not return a new vector, I would expect it to modify the vector I pass in.


Beautycounter has been on my radar for a couple of years! I tried it for the first time about 2 years ago but for whatever reason, did not stick with it. More recently, there has been even more buzz about Beautycounter so I decided to try it again and I've got to say that I'm so glad that I did!
Taking great care of my skin has been a top priority of mine for a long time! As you know, I share a lot of my favorite beauty and skincare products here on KBStyled and you can trust that I will always share my honest opinion on any brand or product that I share. Today, I will share why I decided to give Beautycounter another try and which products I'm loving most.
I've always strived to live a healthy holistic lifestyle and have become much more aware of how I feed my family and the products that we use over the last several years. There is more information and knowledge now than there ever has been so I feel much more confident and educated in the decisions that I make for myself and my family. I've learned that many of the products that we put on our skin and the skin of our children is packed full of chemicals that are not regulated or do not have safety data to enable us to make educated decisions on the products that we use. What I love about Beautycounter is that this brand is conscious and thoughtful about what we put on our bodies and they are on a mission to eventually put safer beauty and skincare products into the hands of each and every one of us. They have personally prohibited the use of over 1,500 questionable or harmful chemicals…you can trust that their products are not only effective but they are actually good for you.
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If I Only Knew is the eighth studio album of American girl group the Emotions, released in 1985 by Motown Records. The album reached No. 11 on the UK Blues & Soul Hiplist chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album a three out of five star rating. With an 8 out of 10 grade Blues & Soul found that "the album is the kind of statement as to what they've done before and where they're heading off to. The Good Times and Eternally are the kind of classy ballads we've come to expect from the trio while Supernatural dabbles in pop funk and Miss Your Love hits a rock blues vein". Jack Lloyd of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave a three out of four star rating and wrote "Motown-influenced girl groups certainly aren't as hot as they were in the 1960s, but this veteran trio is carrying on the tradition nicely, maintaining the basic sound while updating the production. Lloyd added "the Emotions shift nicely between such soulful, upbeat numbers as "Miss Your Love" and more sophisticated numbers such as "Good Times."

Tracklisting

Charts

References

1985 albums
The Emotions albums
Motown albums


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Q: best way to load angular-strap modules selectively? I want to avoid including the whole library into my application:
i.e. <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-strap/v2.3.8/angular-strap.min.js"></script>
For instance, I tried including mgcrea.ngStrap.tooltip.js.js, mgcrea.ngStrap.helpers.dateParser.js, gcrea.ngStrap.helpers.dateFormatter.js and mgcrea.ngStrap.timepicker.js but I'm still getting dependency errors (missing module mgcrea.ngStrap.core)
For reference here's the library website: http://mgcrea.github.io/angular-strap/


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Underground coal gasification no more a dream, an answer to LPG shortage
March 27, 2019 September 9, 2019 - by The Samikhsya
Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, has identified potential areas for underground gasification which will help produce methanol as LPG fuel from high ash coal, authorities said.
Jharkhand-based CIMFR, which was assigned the task to find out the areas with potential of underground coal gasification and its economic viability, has submitted its report to the Government, according to Institute Director Dr Pradeep Kumar Singh.
Coal gasification is the process of producing syngas which is a mixture primarily consisting of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, CO2 and natural gas. Syngas can further be used to produce electricity, methanol and even diesel.
Coal with high ash content can be converted into methanol that can be used for cooking gas purposes. Natural gas from coal gasification can be cooled until it liquefies for use as a fuel in the transport sector.
Fund shortage
Dr Singh told UNI that CIMFR has the technology to convert coal into methanol and 'even today we are generating 5 litres of hydrocarbon on daily basis from our pilot plant. We have methanol rectifier which converts around 1.5 tonnes of coal daily into methanol. All of them are established technologies and the government needs to fund them,' he added.
China converts nearly 700 million tonnes of coal into methanol. That output is almost equal to the amount of coal produced by India. 'We have to delve deeper into methanol economy, or even shift focus towards other biomass which can be further blended into methanol,' Dr Singh said, adding that the methanol economy was expected to dominate the world in the next 10 years.
At present, coal is the major source of energy and it will not be exhausted in the next 20-30 years. But 'we should find other sources of energy within this time frame as all the fossil fuels would further dwindle by then. 'People would prefer renewable sources of energy,' Dr Singh said.
He said, 'Apart from coal we have huge reserves of thorium which have not been fully utilised.' Similarly, gas hydrates, which are below the sea bed, too, have not been exploited. And the day they are exploited, India would not require any other source of energy, he said, adding there is an imperative need of huge investment in these sectors.
Illegal mining
Dr Singh also drew attention to the menace of illegal mining in India. A major cause of concern, illegal mining has also been resulting in untoward incidents and sometimes even casualties, he said. Apart from illegal mining, the CIMFR Director alluded to widespread coal theft.
In the recent past, the Centre had also taken steps to curb illegal mining and theft. Rat holes created by illegal mining have been dozed off and filled up with stone and debris wherever possible. Concrete walls were also erected on the mouth of the abandoned mines to prevent access and illegal activities in the vulnerable areas.
Similarly, Radio-Frequency Identification Device based Boom Barriers and CCTV camera at weighbridges, GPRS based vehicle tracking system with geofencing, CCTV camera at strategic locations of all mines were installed to curb the pilferage of coal.
In wake of recent episodes in mining industry which have resulted in major casualties, Dr Singh said CIMFR is working as a knowledge partner of mining companies who work in the complex geographic environment.
"They come to us and we assist them in mining and they are even using our technologies and subsequently implementing them."
Reports of 15 miners trapped in a 'rat hole' mine at Meghalaya in December last year had shocked the nation. As per recent reports, the operation still continues to recover the bodies. Monitoring the situation, the Supreme Court expressed "dissatisfaction" with the Meghalaya government over its handling of the operation.
"We're not satisfied with rescue operations. No matter whether they are all dead, some alive, few dead or all alive, they should be taken out. We pray to God they are alive," the Apex Court said on January 3 this year.
Dr Singh added that CIMFR has been extensively working on coal sampling which had resulted in greater efficiency of power plants, increase in load factor and the generation of vast more energy.
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It has been a while now since my MMC but I have had awful problems getting back to normal, I had heavy bleeding for about 11 weeks!!!!!! and had to take tablets to regulate the problem, since then I have had a very very light AF and now I am on CD4 on my first real AF since MMC.
I started on CD1 on Thursday with normal flow, however Friday, Saturday and Sunday have been really heavy, I have never really had heavy AF before and this seems quite heavy for me, changing tampon about every 4 hours, and it is soaked (sorry TMI).
I would have thought that by CD4 it would be slowing down..... but no signs of slowing down yet!!!!!
Hopefully it will start slowing down tomorrow, just hope it does stop, I have a little sinking feeling that I may continue bleeding like after my MC........ must stay positive though.
Anyone else had a really heavy AF?
I've had it since thurs and theres flow in the afternoons but nothing morning and evenings. Its really worrying me about whether my endometrim is too thin and if a BFP could implant.
Well I feel so positive tonight..... I am officially back to normal. My AF stayed heavy Friday, Saturday and Sunday, today it was very light and this evening it has stopped, so I have had a 5 day normal AF..................... Yea..................... cant believe I have actually got to this point......... bring on the TTC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't really had an AF other than this one since my MMC. Doc thinks I have but it was probably mixed in with bleeding after MC, as I was bleeding for 11 weeks!!!!!
I had a bleed for about 8 days after taking tablest to regulate my bleeding, this was really really really light, next to nothing coming out at all, didn't even have to wear anything, there was next to no flow, the bleeding was inside if you get what I mean.
I have been in contact with another girl who has had really light AF since her MMC and she has had a scan to confirm that her lining is to thin, have you had any other symptoms that would indicate this?
I know it is difficult as I thought about this when I had my really lite bleed, but all seems to be fine now, keep positive, I am sure everything will be fine.
So CD6 tomorrow, I starte OV test today and got a negative, so things are looking up, I had a positive on CD8 last cycle so have started early so I dont miss anything....... starting BD tomorrow, althought hubby goes away on a bike holiday on Sunday so we are very likley to miss OV this month....... oh well we may just have to wait.
How is the Ov testing going? It could still happen with hubby away if you get in lots of BD before he goes!!
Theres nothing else to incicate thin lining, just a really light period and my paranoia! I've been eating lots of iron foods and selenium which apparently helps so will see what my next one is like, from what I've read the first one can be a bit odd. If the next one is weird, I will see doc and try to get scanned.
You must be so relieved that all is ok and you can start to ttc again!!


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Study Exposes Russia Disinformation Campaign That Operated In The Shadows For 6 Years
By Bobby Allyn
Research firm Graphika says a shadowy group of operatives in Russia produced more than 2,500 pieces of false information across seven languages on 300 different social media platforms. In one example, a fabricated tweet appears as if Sen. Marco Rubio is accusing British authorities of spying on President Trump.
For the past six years, an obscure disinformation campaign by Russian operatives has flooded the Internet with false stories in seven languages and across 300 social media platforms virtually undetected, according to published on Tuesday by social media researchers.
The operation, named "Secondary Infektion" by researchers, has sought to spread pro-Russian propaganda around the globe by sharing fake tweets from U.S. elected officials and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. And it attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Researchers say it will likely try to spread falsehoods tied to the November election, too.
Ben Nimmo, director of investigations at Graphika, the research firm that conducted the study, said in an interview that the specific culprit within Russia remains elusive.
"We don't know whether it was run by the government, or associated with the government, or a group who wanted to support the government," Nimmo said. "But the overall tone and context makes it clear that this was an operation which was trying to support the Russian government and attack and undermine its critics."
Security officials at Facebook first identified the campaign last May, and since then, the tech giant and other platforms have been working to block the campaign. But it is so decentralized that it is still operating, though researchers say since it was exposed, the group's activity has slowed.
It is the latest contribution in a growing body of research about how disinformation is created and spreads online, as social media platforms debate how best to control potentially damaging and harmful false content aimed at exploiting divisions and causing chaos around national crisis or elections.
Nimmo said one thing stands out about the Secondary Infektion campaign: It almost never worked.
Researchers, working with security teams at Facebook, Twitter and other tech companies, identified more than 2,500 pieces of disinformation tied to the same Russian actors. Just about every fake story it tried to spread fizzled fast, indicating that the group was likely driven more by a quota than by online impact.
"Which is an important reminder: Yes, there is disinformation on the Internet, but just because it's false, doesn't mean it's going to go viral," Nimmo said.
There is one exception, however.
Somehow, in October 2019, the hackers got ahold of leaked trade documents between the U.S. and Britain and the disclosure dominated the U.K. news cycle for days, yet Nimmo says that is the only example of the disinformation campaign ever gaining any traction.
"Everything else they posted pretty well flopped," he said. "But it shows that all it takes is for one thing to come through, and they could actually have a big impact."
The research also showcases new tactics for disinformation, Nimmo said. Instead of focusing on a handful of popular platforms and building up a large following, Secondary Infektion took the opposite tack: creating so-called burner accounts, spreading one piece of false information on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit or some other social media network and then completely abandoning the accounts and never returning to them.
"We've never seen a operation that used burner accounts so consistently," Nimmo said. "That means for the operation, it was always going to be hard to build an audience."
The content focused mostly on discrediting Ukraine and bolstering Russia. Some posts attempted to link Hillary Clinton to murder or tried to disparage German Chancellor Angela Merkel as an alcoholic. The campaign also worked to spread other baseless rumors, like that the U.S. was attempting to stoke a revolution in Azerbaijan. The accounts also created forged documents purporting to be written by congressional committees and fake Twitter messages, including a fabricated tweet that appears as if U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is accusing British authorities of spying on President Trump.
"Sometimes they wouldn't even spell the politician's name right," Nimmo said. "They didn't seem to be very good at creating viral content."
The researchersdubbed the operation "Secondary Infektion," a nod to the Soviet-era "Operation Infektion" that accused the U.S. of creating the virus that causes AIDS.
Nimmo said Secondary Infektion appears to have paid tribute to the past by falsely accusing the U.S. of creating a wide range of deadly diseases, including the bogus theory that the novel coronavirus was manufactured in a Kazakhstan lab by American authorities.
While attention often focuses on the tactics of major disinformation campaigns by the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency and the Russian military intelligence agency, Nimmo said Tuesday's study demonstrates that it is but one slice of the false and distorted content coming out of Russia.
"Those are two parts of the puzzle, but there's a whole other piece of the puzzle, which is just as a big and just as complex, and that is Secondary Infektion," Nimmo said.
"As we look ahead to the election, our report shows there's all sorts of malicious activity we need to look out for, including burner accounts and forged documents that tries to interfere with peoples' thinking," he said.


Police say they found a laptop computer and two storage drives in the abandoned airplane hangar where Pennsylvania ambush suspect Eric Frein was captured last week.
Court documents released Tuesday say Frein told police he used the laptop and connected wirelessly to the Internet while evading authorities.
Frein surrendered to U.S. marshals on Thursday following a 48-day manhunt. He was located in an open field near the former Birchwood-Pocono Airpark.


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RVW1 Ralph Vaughan Williams Folk Song Collection (at VWML)
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Two collections of Ralph Vaughan Williams' papers are included in the Full English project: his Folk Song collection at the British Library (referred to in the Full English as RVW2), and the smaller collection at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (RVW1).
RVW1 Ralph Vaughan Williams' folk song papers held at the English Folk Dance & Song Society. These are arranged as follows: RVW1/1 comprises mainly correspondence and song texts, mostly written by people other than Vaughan Williams. Some may be from other collectors, but others are clearly in the hand of the singers from whom Vaughan Williams noted the song, or their families. RVW1/2 contains mainly tune notations. RVW1/3 is Vaughan Williams' broadside collection comprising 84 items.
RVW2 Ralph Vaughan Williams' folk song papers held at the British Library. This collection consists of three thick bound octavo volumes (RVW2/1 to RVW2/3), one bound quarto volume (RVW2/4), six small unbound ms books (one quarto and five octavo) (RVW2/5 to RVW2/10), and four loose sheets of ms paper (RVW2/11). The three octavo volumes each contain a number of small oblong manuscript books bound together. The corresponding British Library catalogue numbers are: Add MS 54189-54191 | Add MS 59535 A-M | Add MS 59536.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
The eminent English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 at the vicarage in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, the youngest of the three children of the Revd Arthur Charles Vaughan Williams (1834-1875) and his wife, Margaret Wedgwood (1842-1937). When Arthur died in 1875, his widow and children moved to Leith Hill Place, Surrey, Margaret's family home. In 1883 Ralph began preparatory school at Field House, Rottingdean, Sussex, and early in 1887 he went on to Charterhouse School, which he attended for three and a half years. He played in the orchestra at Charterhouse and in 1888 organized a concert there which included a piano trio composed by him.
Vaughan Williams's professional life did not begin until 1890, when he entered the Royal College of Music. Here he studied with the most authoritative British composer of the day, Hubert Parry. Even broader horizons opened up in 1892 when he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, to take a MusB (1894) and to read for a BA in history, in which he graduated with a second in 1895. After Cambridge he went back to the Royal College for about a year, this time as a pupil of Charles Stanford, another dominant figure in British musical life of the mid-1890s and later to become involved in the formation of the Folk-Song Society in 1898.
Ralph had been aware of both John and Lucy Broadwood's published collections of folk songs from an early age and became caught up in a burgeoning interest in them towards the end of the century. So much so that he began lecturing in the subject in 1903 and collected his first song in December that year, Bushes and Briars from Charles Pottipher (maybe Pottiphar) at Ingrave in Essex. During the next ten years he went on to amass over 800 songs and carols, together with some singing games and dance tunes, principally in East Anglia, Sussex and Herefordshire, sometimes in the company of other eminent collectors such as George Butterworth and Ella Mary Leather. The First World War really put an end to this chapter in his life, although the influence of folk song stayed with him and was significant in a number of his most famous orchestral works. It was also fundamental in his editing of The English Hymnal, published in 1906, for which he borrowed tunes from a number of prominent collectors of the period.
When Ralph Vaughan Williams died in 1958 he was President of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). It was decided that year to rename their library in his honour, even though most of Ralph's folk music and other manuscripts were deposited subsequently with The British Library. His folk music scrapbooks and broadside collection resides at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML).
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Q: How do I install DHCP on a Windows 2012 Server core instance? I attempt to run the Powershell command:
 Install-WindowsFeature DHCP

and get the message:

But if I attempt to create the static IP address, I get:

Which I think is the result of not having DHCP installed.

A: In Server Core installations a DHCP address is provided by default.
If you need to edit it, use these steps:
At a command prompt, type the following:
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces

Make a note of the number shown in the Idx column of the output for your network adapter. If your computer has more than one network adapter, make a note of the number corresponding to the network adapter for which you wish to set a static IP address.
At the command prompt, type:
netsh interface ipv4 set address name="<ID>" source=static address=<StaticIP> mask=<SubnetMask> gateway=<DefaultGateway>

Where:
ID is the number from step 2 above.
StaticIP is the static IP address that you are setting.
SubnetMask is the subnet mask for the IP address.
DefaultGateway is the default gateway.
At the command prompt, type:
netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="<ID>" address=<DNSIP>index=1

Where:
ID is the number from step 2 above.
DNSIP is the IP address of your DNS server.


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Bose has introduced the SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker, its smallest, most rugged, portable speaker yet.
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