Georgia Farm Bureau's Policy Development Committee held the second of its two meetings at the GFB headquarters in Macon Nov. 6 to review the organization's current position on ag issues and to consider resolutions submitted by county Farm Bureaus in September.
The first round of committee work took place in early October, and GFB's voting delegates will finalize the policy for 2018 during the 2017 GFB Convention in December on Jekyll Island.
In its two meetings, the committee considered 197 policy submissions from 54 counties. The committee weighed whether to forward each submission to the voting delegates meeting.
The committee considered numerous policy submissions pertaining to farmers' access to water and water stewardship.
The resolutions included multiple submissions concerning liability for livestock producers, local property taxes and disease-handling protocols for livestock producers.The committee discussed recommendations on actions to take to deal with deer and feral hogs in detail. The committee reviewed numerous recommendations addressing the desire to get a cotton commodity program into the 2018 farm bill, as well as dealing with technology fees charged to Georgia cotton growers by seed companies.
Among the policy submissions were a handful aimed at national issues, like rural communications, agricultural product labeling, agricultural credit and federal taxes.
The committee was presented with recommendations on how GFB operates, with the options of deleting them or forwarding them to the GFB Board of Directors for consideration.
The GFB Policy Development Committee consists of 30 county presidents (three from each district), the chairmen of each of the 20 GFB Commodity Advisory Committees and the GFB Board of Directors and Georgia members of the American Farm Bureau Issue Advisory Committees.


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The purpose of anti-reflective coatings is to minimize the amount of surface AND internal reflections. This can be mildly complicating to explain, but I think it's possible to boil the benefit down to something digestible without injecting too much science. At the most basic, all anti-reflective coatings bend wavelengths of light so that reflections can be cancelled out, allowing more light to reach the pupil, and thus increase clarity of vision. This benefit applies to all prescriptions, but can be more noticeable with certain prescription types. Generally speaking, if you need glasses to see distance, or to work on any kind of digital device, you will notice the improvement in clarity.
Where Anti-reflective coatings vary is what they do beyond the removal of reflections, as well as how much reflection can they eliminate. Generally speaking, the more expensive the coating the more it does for you. This should be obvious, but as with so much in our field, many patients can believe there is essentially just one version and it's all salesmanship and false promises to "upgrade." I'm here to tell you that there is most definitely a difference amongst the coatings out there.
A standard uncoated lens loses approximately 10% of all light to reflection. A portion bounces off the front, and this is what othere people see. It's the cosmetic side of what AR does for you. But the greatest concern, from an optics perspective, is that a portion of the light enters the lens, bounces off the backside of the lens, bounces back to the front, and then continues towards your pupil. This "internal" reflection creates a ghost image on your retina. You see what you're supposed to, as well as this faded, just off alignment, false image. When you are in a darker environment, with points of light, this ghost image is very hard for your brain to filter. So, when driving at night, for example, these additional reflections can be very distracting.
Above are some examples of how different coatings can appear. You'll notice that there is one coating with a slightly blue hue. This particular version is designed to maximize light transmission to the highest level possible. But this isn't the only thing that varies amongst coatings. In addition to removing reflections, they can also improve scratch resistance, repel water, and oil, or even add an anti-static layer so that you need to clean your lenses less often (because dust is repelled). The coating process is quite involved, and can take as long as 24 hours to complete in a vaccuum chamber.
The technologies involved in creating photochromic lenses have evolved in significant ways since the first plastic versions were created in the early 1990's. The earliest version was only available in one type of material, and it's responsiveness was less than ideal. The older versions never got fully clear, and didn't get particularly dark in the sun…unless it was cold out. As a native of Northern California, and one of the earliest guinea pigs for this original version, I discovered those limitations in a profound way. I got my first pair just as I was leaving for college in San Francisco. The relative chilly weather in the City left my lenses permanently around 50% tint. Too dark for most activities, but not dark enough in the sun.
Since that first version almost 30 years ago, things have improved dramatically. The lenses can now reach 80% or more in bright sun, and are virtually clear indoors. On top of that, there are many versions…some are light sensitive, some are UV sensitive, some become polarized, and there are many color options as well.
Far and away the most well known version of photochromic lenses are called Transitions, but there are other technologies out there. It's important to have a discussion with your optician about what you want your lenses to do, to make sure you're choosing the right one.
Anti-reflective treatments are important for pretty much every pair of glasses. It's always going to make your vision sharper, and most often the complaints associated with Anti-reflective coatings are about earlier versions, or cheaper versions. The best versions reduce smudging, as well as scratches.
Photochromic lenses aren't necessarily for every patient, but the advancements in the technology has taken them much closer to hitting that mark. Even if you've had a negative experience in the past, it's worthwhile to discuss the changes with your optician to see if they can be a good solution for your needs now.


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Tales From The Stage – Iron Maiden 2013
On January 6, 2023 January 5, 2023 By bigbadburchIn live music
Today I'm gonna go somewhere back in time to what is now astonishingly nine years ago. I first saw Iron Maiden in 2000, now in 2022 I've seen them four times. The concert I detail today was my second time seeing them.
Maiden were touring a retro set this time around – it was based on the 1988 Maiden England tour. The set lists between 1988 and 2013 would differ a bit, I'll get into that below. I was personally very excited for this one – while Maiden alternate between "legacy" sets and current material a fair bit, this tour was paying homage to my favorite era of the band.
The show was in what used to be called the Sprint Center in Kansas City. For those unaware of the "unique" geography of Middle America, Kansas City is partially in the state of Kansas but a lot of it is in Missouri, and arguably the most significant stuff. (The same is true for St. Louis – a lot of it is in Missouri but a part is in Illinois). And to continue with the unimportant trivia, the Sprint Center is now known as the T-Mobile Center because Sprint and T-Mobile merged a few years ago.
The show was on a Saturday and it's also important to note that Maiden had not played in Missouri for 13 years at this point – exactly the last time I saw them. The Sprint Center is located near a fairly large entertainment district in KC and the place was electric hours before the show. We had a few adult beverages in the area with a legion of people in Maiden gear before heading into the arena.
One other minor note about the venue – I've seen Maiden twice now in this same arena and both times the place was top-notch at getting people into the venue in a timely fashion. This point will come in handy in the future when I get into the time I saw Maiden in a different city with a much less capable entry mechanism. But no such issues in KC.
Most any show has an opening act, and Iron Maiden brought a doozy for this tour – Megadeth were the support for this tour. It made for a stellar tour package but did raise an interesting question – what exactly were Megadeth going to play in an opening slot? They have more than enough material to air out a two hour headline set, so what did they go for in slot an hour or less?
They stuck to the hits, of course. All but one of their nine songs came from their classic run of albums from 1986 through 1992. The lone exception was Kingmaker, from their just-released Super Collider. The album is regarded as a flop in the Megadeth lexicon, though Kingmaker is cited as a highlight track. The song worked fine in their set and I wasn't bothered by it. The classics played were fantastic and Megadeth was in fine form. Somewhat sadly, to date this still marks the only time I've seen them live.
With the crowd ready to go, Iron Maiden took the stage. It was sheer joy after the day-long party outside the arena and Megadeth's opening set. As mentioned before, the set was a retro offering. The set list closely mimicked the 1988 Maiden England tour list, with a few exceptions. We did not get Killers, Heaven Can Wait or Die With Your Boots On in 2013. Instead two songs from Fear Of The Dark were thrown in – Afraid To Shoot Strangers, and the ever-present title track. I would have personally rather had the old songs in but I wasn't put off too bad by the decision.
Overall the set was fantastic and it was a trip through the highlights of Maiden's career. The Maiden England set is a de facto greatest hits, omitting the reunion stuff but hitting on the band's classic era when they were in top form. The set naturally included many of Maiden's hit songs, including The Trooper and Number Of The Beast, alongside Wasted Years, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Run To The Hills and Aces High in the encore.
The real highlight of a Maiden England retrospective is the focus on stuff from Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, which was the current album when the original Maiden England tour was rolling along. The 2013 edition featured five songs from that album, including the opening salvo of Moonchild and Can I Play With Madness? Hearing the title track toward the end of the set was a massive highlight and the band went all out for that presentation. This is a set with no real valleys, but hearing Seventh Son live was the definite peak.
The Seventh Son… love was not over with the title track. Maiden brought The Evil That Men Do out in the encore and that was a massive highlight. I was just a hair too young to see the band live on the original tour when this first came out, but here was my chance all these years later to hear it in concert and it was spectacular. Hearing all of this stuff from way back when was a massive treat, I never expected this kind of a set with the way Maiden have leaned hard into the new material in the reunion era.
There were a few "hidden gems" in the set, in a manner of speaking. They were songs played on the original tour but the band saw fit to bring them back and play them in 2013. Most fans wouldn't have bet on hearing these songs in the reunion era. The Phantom Of The Opera was played for the first time in a long time, and The Clairvoyant was part of the Seventh Son love fest.
But the true jewel of the evening was The Prisoner. This cut from The Number Of The Beast has been one of the more underrated gems of the Maiden lexicon and I was over the moon to get to hear it live. This was again another chance to live in an era I wasn't originally able to participate in.
The September 2013 concert is a very special one in my memory. It was my second time seeing my favorite band live. A whole bunch of my friends from town made the trek too, I've honestly never been in such a huge place with so many familiar faces. The pre-party before the show was something to behold, with Maiden fans of all ages converging and celebrating this massive event. And while it's hard to ignore the first time I saw them when I wonder what my favorite show of all time was, this one is certainly a contender. Can't go wrong when your favorite band does a retrospective tour of their golden era. I always have been someone searching for his wasted year, but I did get to live one of my golden ones.
No easily found footage from the show I went to, but here's some stuff from both bands that year.
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5 thoughts on "Tales From The Stage – Iron Maiden 2013"
I caught this tour in July of 2012 in Wisconsin with Alice Cooper Papa Roach and Svendust opening.
Maiden delivered the goods as it was cool to hear Phantom…Prisoner…Moonchild …Running Free etc it was a great set list and the weather held up as well
Yeah the set was awesome, pretty rare chance to hear any of that stuff.
Phantom was amazing…so good
I was hoping they would have brought the Maiden England trek to Australia like the Caught Somewhere In Time trek a few years before.
But they didn't.
I've seen Megadeth, 7 times and each time it was with a different line up. Lol.
It'd take an anthropologist to keep track of Megadeth's line up changes at this point.

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Study Confirms Breast Implants Increase Rare Cancer Risk
Daniel Purtell
The largest study of the link between breast implants and lymphoma to date found that there is a greatly increased risk of a rare cancer, according to the report published this month in JAMA Oncology. The study found breast implants are associated with a 421 times greater risk of anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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James J. McEldrew III
Our attorneys are now investigating nursing home abuse at the St. Francis Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare after the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office raided the facility on Wednesday.
SEPTA NHSL Crash at 69th Street: Dozens Injured
Dozens of SEPTA passengers and the conductor were injured last night when a Norristown High Speed Line train crashed into a parked train car at 69th Street Station in Upper Darby after midnight. Four were reportedly critically injured but SEPTA said none of the injuries appeared life threatening. The injured were taken to eight area hospitals following mobilization for a mass casualty incident.
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A study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery last month identified five cases of catastrophic trunnion dissociation in Stryker Accolade TMZ Femoral Hip Stems. What does that mean in lay terms? It means that the hip implant device fails painfully in a small percentage of patients with certain risk factors approximately 7 to 7.5 years after surgery. And the $1.4 billion settlement for patients with defective Stryker hip implants following hip replacement surgery may not be the end of the lawsuits for the company.
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The Senate investigation released today (Jan 13, 2016) indicates at least 141 patients were infected during a three year delay in reporting of the dangers of duodenoscopes, a medical scope used in ERCP procedures. The investigation identified 25 outbreaks across the country, which was "far more" than previously reported according to the Los Angeles Times coverage. Across the world, at least 250 people were infected with life-threatening illnesses, including the CRE superbug, after medical procedures with duodenoscopes. The CRE superbug is resistant to most antibiotics and has a high mortality rate (approximately half die from it).
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Baltimore History Evenings run from January to June, and are held on the third Thursday of every month from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Talks start at 7:00pm.
Victorine Q. Adams was the first African-American woman elected to the Baltimore City Council. Her story has been overshadowed by that of her imposing husband, William "Little Willie" Adams. A self-assured woman aware of the distortion that surrounded her race, gender and class in Baltimore, she: created two organizations, educated and registered potential voters, held politicians accountable to their constituencies, participated in philanthropic endeavors, mentored young women, all while she maintained an impeccable reputation and social life.


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In the Holy Roman Empire, the lex familiae or ius curiae (German Hofrecht) during the Middle Ages (11th to 15th centuries) was the legislation concerning the relation between the free owner of an estate with both his free workers and his unfree serfs, as well as the legal relations among those employed at an estate.
The Hofrecht concerns the "private" affairs within an estate, as opposed to the Landrecht.

The nature of these laws was subject to evolution over the centuries.
Their original scope is exemplified by the lex familiae of Burchard of Worms (early 11th century), which was likely based directly on older, early medieval, laws.
In the course of the High Middle Ages, the status of the ministeriales was detached from the scope of the lex familiae, and it was further weakened by the development of communal statutes, especially in the context of the development of free cities.

References

"Hofrecht" in: P.C.A. Schels, Kleine Enzyklopädie des deutschen Mittelalters, 2006.

Legal history of the Holy Roman Empire

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The Independence Regional Ennovation Center (IREC) intended to become the Kansas City area's first viable small business and laboratory incubator facility, and place where entrepreneurs and innovations converge to develop new and exciting high tech businesses. IREC will become the first business incubator in the Kansas City area because it is utilizing the buildings on the former site of the Independence Regional Health Center (IRHC), a hospital. This former 500,000+ square foot hospital facility is a combination of multiple buildings with over 10 different floor levels, constructed over nearly 100 years. The facility contains surgery clean rooms, specialty gases, and other amenities that can easily be repurposed to meet the needs of newly started high tech businesses.
Initial projects are focused on the returning of the facility to operating condition. These initial packages include the following:
Demolition of existing central core, including an 8-story tower and a central steam plant. Extensive mold and asbestos abatement was required in this portion of the site.
Design of an 8000 MBH hot water boiler plant, with future expansion to 12000 MBH. Heating hot water will utilize existing abandoned chilled water piping for distribution to existing air handling units.
Demolition of existing absorption chillers and installation of a new 175 ton air cooled chiller. The new chiller is sized to meet initial cooling requirements for the facility, and will be used to supplement existing centrifugal chiller systems when they are fully restored.
Restoration of several large air handling units, requiring removal of existing steam coils, installation of hot water coils, coil drip pan repair, and filter frame replacement. Demolition of existing domestic hot water system and installation of new electric hot water system.
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Installation of an 800 KW emergency generator and restoration of electrical distribution system.
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«Красный паша — Карим Хакимов» — спектакль, поставленный в 1982 году в Башкирском государственном академическом театре драмы им. М. Гафури по пьесе драматурга Нажиба Асанбаева режиссёром Леком Валиевым. Показ спектакля прекращён в 1990-е годы. Существует телеверсия спектакля, которая демонстрировалась по советскому Центральному телевидению. Сама пьеса издана в 1987 году.

Сюжет
В основе сюжета — судьба известного советского дипломата, первого полномочного представителя молодой Советской республики в ряде арабских стран Карима Абдрауфовича Хакимова по прозванию «Красный Паша».

В ролях
 Ахтям Абушахманов — Карим Хакимов.

Премии и награды
 Республиканскую премию имени Салавата Юлаева 1984 года «за постановку спектакля "Красный паша" в Башкирском ордена Трудового Красного Знамени академическом театре драмы им. М. Гафури» удостоены: автор пьесы Нажиб Асанбаев, режиссёр спектакля Лек Валиевич Валиев и исполнитель главной роли Ахтям Ахатович Абушахманов.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Сайт Башкирского государственного академического театра драмы им. М.Гафури

 Гареева Г. Н. Тематика, проблематика и поэтика современной башкирской драматургии

 Гареева Г. Н. Идейно-тематическая основа драматургии Нажиба Асанбаева //Евразийское Научное Объединение. — 2020. — №. 5-5. — С. 369—371.

 Султанова З. А., Хужахметов А. О. К вопросу природы конфликта в башкирской драматургии 1960—1980-х годов XX века //Успехи гуманитарных наук. — 2020. — №. 11. — С. 255—259.
 Ахмадиев Р. Драматизм эпохи и диапазон жанра

Произведения искусства, получившие премию имени Салавата Юлаева
Спектакли СССР
Спектакли по алфавиту
Спектакли СССР 1982 года


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is a Japanese sprinter.

He won a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, behind Odail Todd.

Personal bests

Records
100 metres
Former Japanese junior and Japanese high school record holder - 10.23 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) (Hiroshima, 29 April 2012)
4×100 m relay
Current Asian and Japanese junior record holder - 39.01 s (relay leg:1st) (Barcelona, 13 July 2012)
Current Japanese university record holder - 38.44 s (relay leg:4th) (Tianjin, 9 October 2013)
Current Japanese high school record holder - 39.16 s (relay leg: 1st) (Fukuroi, 3 May 2012)
Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
Former Japanese youth best holder - 1:50.69 s (relay leg: 1st) (Lille, 10 July 2011)
60 metres (Indoor)
Former Japanese junior record holder - 6.71 s (Osaka, 2 February 2013)

 with Akiyuki Hashimoto, Asuka Cambridge, and Kazuki Kanamori
 with Ryōta Yamagata, Shōta Iizuka, and Asuka Cambridge
 with Akiyuki Hashimoto, Tatsurō Suwa, and Kazuki Kanamori
 with Akiyuki Hashimoto, Shōtarō Aikyō, and Takuya Fukunaga

Competition record

National Championship

References

External links

1994 births
Living people
Japanese male sprinters
World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade


"USA Powerlifting is not a fit for every athlete and for every medical condition or situation."
USA Powerlifting has issued a total ban on male to transgender athletes that wish to compete in female divisions.
JayCee Cooper is Minneapolis powerlifter and a male-to-female transgender who recently won a women's powerlifting state championship.
The first has to do with the use of testosterone or other androgens, commonly used to assist in transition from female to male. By virtue of the anabolic nature of these compounds, they are not allowed, nor is a Therapeutic Use Exemption granted for such use for anyone. This applies to any and all medical conditions which might be treated through use of androgens.
While other sports and activities, and other powerlifting organizations may choose a different interpretation of the impact on their respective competitive activities, USA Powerlifting will continue to follow the policies as defined by the IPF Medical Committee. If, or when the membership of USA Powerlifting, through the processes of governance as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws of our Federation, chooses to address these policies, their interpretation and adherence to them may change.
Q – Why is USA Powerlifting not following the IPF Constitution on Transgender Athletes?
A – The IPF Constitution to adopt the IOC Guidelines on Transgender Athletes is just that, an acknowledgement that the IPF recognizes the IOC Guidelines. When reading the IOC Guidelines, you must read it in it's entirety, most disregard section 1 and jump to section 2. Within those IOC Guidelines, each sport is given the latitude to determine how the guidelines are applied. The IOC Guidelines is not a blanket approval over all sports. The IPF Medical Committee has set the policy for transgender athletes which USA Powerlifting abides by.
Q – Why did you ban transgender athletes?
A – USA Powerlifting has not ban transgender athletes. There are rules surrounding requirements for membership as with any organization. Policy is set for the most fundamental of all of the rules, drug testing and secondly fairness in competition.
Q – Why are you discriminatory towards transgender athletes?
A – While the term discrimination is used to catch the attention of the public, it is most often misused. We are a sports organization with rules and policies. They apply to everyone to provide a level playing field. We have restriction such as age eligibility, who can compete as at our national events and so on. No, you are not discriminated against because you are a 40-year-old college student that is not allowed to compete at Collegiate Nationals. No, we are not discriminating against your 7-year-old daughter by not letting her compete. It is simply the rules of this sport that all must be follow if we are to be fair playing field. Another example, males are not allowed to use testosterone and to do so provides him an advantage. A master aged male cannot raise his natural testosterone level. Physicians frequently prescribe levels of androgens that are consistent with much younger men than the age of the patient. USA Powerlifting is not discriminating against master lifters who use testosterone for medical reasons. They may just not compete on our platform based on the drug testing policy.
Q – Why do you not allow transgender women?
A – The IOC sports are a wide in spectrum. Take sports such as curling, equestrian, shooting and archery, these sports are more sport of skill, whereas powerlifting is a sport of strength. Men naturally have a larger bone structure, higher bone density, stronger connective tissue and higher muscle density than women. These traits, even with reduced levels of testosterone do not go away. While MTF may be weaker and less muscle than they once were, the biological benefits given them at birth still remain over than of a female.
Q – Why do you not allow transgender men?
A – We do allow transgender men. What is prohibited in USA Powerlifting is the use of external androgens in this organization. This is the same rule that applies to all members. We have many older male lifters for example who require through their doctor to take hormone therapy(HRT). We respect their need to follow their doctors advice, but with that said, they are no longer eligible to be compete within USA Powerlifting.
Q – Why does the IOC Guidelines and WADA allow testosterone and USA Powerlifting does not?
A – One must remember that both the IOC and WADA are written to apply to all sports. Within each sport, it is to be determined what is appropriate for sport. Powerlifting is a strength sport. Androgens, such as testosterone is a strength inducing substance, which would aid in the performance within this specific sport. Therefore, not allowed for any powerlifting athlete, no matter what their medical needs are.
Q – I am a female and do not care if I compete against a transgender female, so why is it not allowed?
A – While we find it commendable that you feel this way, we must also look at the fairness in competition for the majority of our female members.
Q – Why don't you just have another division for transgender athletes to compete in?


@xykon Can you list what bands are now supported? I've tried Band 8 using addscanfreq, but the device does not search for a network: CEREG is stuck at 0, "not registered, MT is not currently searching an operator to register to".
Any estimation for implementation of PSM and eDRX?
@administrators any updates on this?
are there any release notes for the new firmware.
is there already support for guard-band networks?
is there a list of what networks are supported?
@xykon Fantastic! Gonna try to upgrade now. Will comeback with the result.
@Xykon Is there any change on sequence to connect? Or is it still the same as previous version? I have something like the below snippet, but haven't had the chance to try in the actual NB-IoT network. I have to go to Vodafone's lab to test it. Looking forward for your suggestion.
A new NB-IOT firmware 37781 is now available. I have also updated the upgrade scripts so please make sure you fetch the latest version.
After this part, reset always failed.
Not sure what to do next then. Waiting for official announcement and/or fix?
@le_wildfox Yes, I have the same issue, as you also saw in https://forum.pycom.io/topic/2902/cellular-radio-firmware-release-sqn3330-for-both-cat-m1-and-nb-iot/43. I'm replying here since it is a newer thread.
I tried the upgrade several different ways (from SD card, from PC, starting from various baseline FWs, etc.), but always with the same result.
Manually stepping through the sequence in sqnsupgrade.py, I see that the AT^RESET which follows AT+SMUPGRADE does not return the expected result. There is never a +SHUTDOWN response, which is why the script hangs. I guess the new FW did not load correctly? After a power-cycle, many AT commands do not work (including ATI1), I have to re-load the older FW.


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All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).

## [Unreleased]

### Added

## [0.8.13] - 2017-07-17

### Changed
Redis backend should only mark as stale if not expired

## [0.8.12] -  2017-07-27

### Added

Add noStale option to DurationPolicy to allow the stale behaviour to be turned off.

## [0.8.11] - 2017-07-17

### Changed
- Catch deserialization errors

## [0.8.10] - 2016-12-28

### Changed
- Don't throw when a remote lock has been removed.

## [0.8.9] - 2016-11-25

### Changed
- Ensure we don't have a local lock before setting checks on a remote lock.

## [0.8.5] - 2016-11-24

### Changed
- Fix flow control when a remote lock has expired.

## [0.8.4] - 2016-11-21

### Added
- Added the ability to supply a backoff power to allow non-linear polling of remote locks

## [0.8.3] - 2016-11-21

### Added
- Added test for remote lock timeouts

### Changed
- Handle errors in the serializers

## [0.8.2] - 2016-11-16

### Changed
 - Fix to clear the pending timeout when a list of pending callbacks is resolved

## [0.8.1] - 2016-07-25

### Changed
- Fix to ensure local locks are cleared when a cache lookup returns an error.

## [0.8.0] - 2016-04-11

### Changed
- Redis stability improvements (check driver is ready before committing to use it)
- Improved the workflow for checking backend-held locks and local locks. Added timeouts to local locks.
- Refactored, minor renames on options.

## [0.7.2] - 2016-02-01

### Changed
- Removed debug code

## [0.7.1] - 2016-02-01

### Changed
- Prefer using pexpireat to avoid unnecessary calculations. Use toFixed() to avoid casting inaccuracies.

## [0.7.0] - 2016-01-29

### Changed
- Redis expire times need to be integers

## [0.6.0] - 2016-01-28

### Changed
- Continue to function in a degraded state if the cache backend becomes unavailable (e.g. redis disconnects)

## [0.5.0] - 2016-01-28

### Changed
- Save and propagate the "extra" data returned from the workFunction. Changed signatures on: workFunctions, serializers, .get callback, backends

## [0.4.0] - 2016-01-27

### Added
- Added extra parameter to the work function callback, so you can pass back extra information. This is then passed to the policy calculation, so for example, you can alter the cache time, or not cache.

### Changed
- Allow name to be passed in to constructor - will add it to debug messages.
- Expose staleTime and expiryTime in the state parameter if available
- Removed responsiblity for calculating expirytimes from the backends. Altered signature.
- Pass the cache state to the cache calculations, so a decision can be adjusted based on the current state of the cache. Signature change to calculate().

## [0.3.0] - 2016-01-25
### Added
- Added meta to result callback
- Added ability to request meta only in the response. Behaviour:

| options.metaOnly value | cache (hit\|miss) | data returned | work function called |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| not set / null | hit | y | n |
| not set / null | miss | y | if required |
| "hit" | hit | n | n |
| "hit" | miss | y | if required |
| "miss" | hit | y | n |
| "miss" | miss | n | n |

This means you can short circuit the work function on a miss and fetching data from the backend on a hit. This may be useful to:

Return data on a hit, but not recalculate the data on a miss
Recalculate on a miss, but only report the existence on a hit.

If you wish to combine both, the exists method should fit the bill (below)

- Added exists method to check whether an item is currently cached, and provide meta on expiry, stale etc

### Changed

## [0.2.0] - 2016-01-20
### Added
- Travis CI
- Added a NoCache policy so to allow individual requests to not be stored. Any policy can implement this by setting noCache to true.
- Added optional serializers and deserializers. JSON implementation included as an example.

### Changed
- Reorganised root structure so it is easier to require() policies etc

## [0.1.0] - 2016-01-19
### Added
- Initial Release

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// Copyright (c) 2018, Smart Projects Holdings Ltd
// All rights reserved.
// See LICENSE file for license details.

/**
 * Implementation of Mavlink demultiplexer.
 */

#include <ugcs/vsm/mavlink_demuxer.h>

using namespace ugcs::vsm;

constexpr Mavlink_demuxer::Message_id Mavlink_demuxer::MESSAGE_ID_ANY;

constexpr Mavlink_demuxer::System_id Mavlink_demuxer::SYSTEM_ID_ANY;

constexpr Mavlink_demuxer::Component_id Mavlink_demuxer::COMPONENT_ID_ANY;

std::atomic_int Mavlink_demuxer::Key::generator = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);

void
Mavlink_demuxer::Disable()
{
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
    default_handler = Default_handler();
    handlers.clear();
}

void
Mavlink_demuxer::Register_default_handler(Default_handler handler)
{
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
    default_handler = handler;
}

bool
Mavlink_demuxer::Demux(Io_buffer::Ptr buffer, mavlink::MESSAGE_ID_TYPE message_id,
                       System_id system_id, uint8_t component_id, uint32_t request_id)
{
    if (Demux_try(buffer, message_id, system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
        return true;
    }
    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
    if (default_handler) {
        auto h = default_handler;
        lock.unlock();
        if (h(buffer, message_id, system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
            return Demux_try(buffer, message_id, system_id, component_id, request_id);
        }
    }
    return false;
}

void
Mavlink_demuxer::Unregister_handler(Key& key)
{
    ASSERT(key);
    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
    auto range = handlers.equal_range(key);
    for (auto it = range.first; it != range.second; it++) {
        if (it->first.id == key.id) {
            handlers.erase(it);
            break;
        }
    }
    key.Reset();
}

bool
Mavlink_demuxer::Demux_try(
        Io_buffer::Ptr buffer,
        mavlink::MESSAGE_ID_TYPE message_id,
        System_id system_id,
        uint8_t component_id,
        uint32_t request_id)
{
    bool processed = false;
    /* Try exact match first. */
    if (Demux_try_one(buffer, message_id, system_id, component_id,
            system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
        processed = true;
    }

    /* Try all components for specific system. */
    if (Demux_try_one(buffer, message_id, system_id, COMPONENT_ID_ANY,
            system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
        processed = true;
    }

    /* Try specific component for any system. */
    if (Demux_try_one(buffer, message_id, SYSTEM_ID_ANY, component_id,
            system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
        processed = true;
    }

    /* Finally try any system and any component. */
    if (Demux_try_one(buffer, message_id, SYSTEM_ID_ANY, COMPONENT_ID_ANY,
            system_id, component_id, request_id)) {
        processed = true;
    }
    return processed;
}

bool
Mavlink_demuxer::Demux_try_one(Io_buffer::Ptr buffer,
                               mavlink::MESSAGE_ID_TYPE message_id,
                               System_id system_id,
                               Component_id component_id,
                               System_id real_system_id,
                               uint8_t real_component_id,
                               uint32_t request_id)
{
    std::vector<Callback_base::Ptr> cbs;

    Key key(message_id, system_id, component_id);
    {
        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
        auto range = handlers.equal_range(std::move(key));
        for (auto it = range.first; it != range.second; it++) {
            // copy callbacks from handlers
            cbs.push_back(it->second);
        }
    }
    if (cbs.empty()) {
        return false;
    } else {
        for (auto cb : cbs) {
            (*cb)(buffer, real_system_id, real_component_id, request_id);
        }
        return true;
    }
}


In the weeks preceding its release, Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga has been promoted as the movie that comes from the makers of Phas Gaya Re Obama. While the latter was a pioneering effort to make independent films relatable to the common man and his problems, the latest movie, that also stars Sanjay Mishra, is a slicker, smarter product, and somewhat detached, despite its relevant content.
To begin with, the movie has all the elements of a typical "common man problem" - this time, the issue is inflation (the last time, it was the recession). Puttanpal (Sanjay Mishra) and his wife Noori (Pragati Pandey) live with the former's father Nagpal (Vishwa Mohan Badola) and brother Gopal (Ranjan Chabbra). The family go about their daily lives even as they struggle to cope with the ever-increasing prices of necessary commodities. In fact, Nagpal cannot remember when he has last had a decent meal, and this is not because he is senile.
Puttanpal works in a government-run animal breeding centre, and his life is going nowhere. Gopal is still attempting to pass his Higher Secondary Certificate, in vain, for quite a while. Noori knows that the only way she can retain her regular customers (she works in a beauty parlour) is by offering them bizarre discounts.
And then Puttanpal is inspired by a friend to participate in a scheme that may just see the entire family through the tough times and to not join the millions of poverty-stricken individuals in a country where corruption is a virtue and being honest is a vice. And then there is the loan inspector (Zakir Hussain), who has become a part of the family, one way or the other.
The makers obviously had a vision when they first thought of this movie. What they could not execute was a projection of real life in times of financial crises. The characters are individually as tangible and believable as possible, but it is the situations in the movie that seem surreal.
The story is in place, but the script could have been much, much tighter. Although it is not a lengthy movie, some of the parts seem so stretched that you begin to get restless in your seat.
It looks like the makers, in an effort to give it a production value, concentrated more on the technicalities of the movie than the soul, which is exactly what is missing in the film. Unlike movies like Peepli Live, there are no compelling moments that make you root for the people who are in a fix and who need your sympathy.
The plot points are few and far between. However, despite the flaws, the issue of inflation is relevant, and maybe making the situations unreal is exactly what is needed to bring attention to the economic state of our country.
All the actors are excellent, which makes the lack of a strong script even more obvious. The movie belongs to Sanjay Mishra, though. He is the central character, and everything revolves around him. Vishwa Mohan Badola is slightly over the top, as is Pragati Pandey, but that suits the characters they play.
Production design is a little too "small town" to make it identifiable. Ditto with the costumes. Again, the whole atmosphere is that of a place where everything is exaggerated, and, for a satire, this may be the right way to go. The music is average.
Watch Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga, just to get an idea of how ridiculous we have become as a nation, and the fact that there are some people (read: the makers of the movie) who can still see the humour in all of this. Do not expect too much sense, though.
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Sciatica is a condition that happens when you have pressure on the sciatic nerve, the sciatic nerve is the large nerve that runs from your lower back and down through each leg. This nerve controls the muscles in the backs of your leg and behind your knee. Sciatica can cause pain, weakness, numbness and tingling from your lower back down through your legs. People who suffer from sciatica are in constant pain and can often find relief through chiropractic treatments. Here is a closer look at sciatica and how patients suffer.
Chiropractic treatment for sciatica is one of the most common reasons that people come into see a chiropractor, it is also one of the most effective methods for treating the pain associated with sciatica. Chiropractic care focuses on the health and treatment of your spine this is why chiropractors are so effective in help you relieve the pain that comes with having sciatica. They also opt for a drug free treatment that is non-invasive, chiropractors firmly believe in the body's ability to heal itself. They may use different treatments that include massage, TENS treatment and specific exercises to help relieve the pressure.
Before you start any treatment with the doctor he will ask you questions about your medical history, they are going to give you an exam that will likely include X-rays and an MRI. Getting a complete history is a vital part of deciding how your treatment will proceed. Chiropractors can use differing treatment options but the most common will be a manual adjustment. Treatment can also include the following.
Ice or an icepack can be used to first reduce any swelling or inflammation and it can help control some of the pain that comes from sciatica.
Manual Adjustments are given to help realign your spine. When your spine is misaligned it can cause inflammation, muscle spasms, pain and some of the other symptoms that you associate with sciatica.
TENS machines can be used to send an electrical current through the area to help control the pain. A TENS unit sounds far scarier than it is, it is actually painless. There are small electrodes that are attached to the affected area and in can help with things like muscle spasms, stiffness and you can find you have the ability to move far more freely after treatment.
Ultrasound is also used by chiropractors to stimulate circulations and to reduce muscle spasms, swelling, pain and stiffness that comes with sciatica. Sound waves are sent into the muscles with helps stimulate blood flow to the area.
In the event that your chiropractor can't help your sciatica he will refer you to the most appropriate health care professional that can help you.
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The Teensy 3.1 is a very small 72Mhz AVR based microcontroller studded with enough analog and digital I/O ports to control a small robot army. It's relatively fast, very low power, and ... tiny - you could lay about six of them next to each other on a credit card. It is made by PJRC and can be purchased from the usual suspects (Sparkfun, Pololu, Adafruit) for less than the usual shipping charge (ie, about us$20 + tax).
The teensy loader app (also downloaded from pjrc.com) installed, found and recognized the board (plugged in via USB), but I was unable to run the supplied Teensy blink example.


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Hospitals in Basra inundated with cases linked to dirty water
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Areas around the Shatt Al-Arab waterway in Basra province are among the worst effected by water contamination. (AFP)
Suadad Al-Salhy
Political and tribal leaders from the oil hub have threatened to obstruct crude exports if their demands are not met
More than 14,000 cases recorded in the past two weeks related to the consumption of unclean water
BAGHDAD: Hospitals in Basra have been flooded with thousands of patients suffering from drinking polluted and saline water as the province reels from the latest breakdown in basic services.
Political and tribal leaders from the oil hub have threatened to obstruct crude exports and wage a campaign of civil disobedience if the government does not act to resolve the drastic shortage of clean drinking water.
The crisis follows a summer of electricity shortages that sparked large protests across the south of the country, as the country is locked in a tense political stalemate over forming a government.
Health authorities in Basra said they have dealt with more than 14,000 cases in the past two weeks related to the consumption of unclean water.
The quality of water in Basra, Iraq's third most populous province, has deteriorated in recent months. Saline levels have increased as the quantity of water flowing down the Tigris and Euphrates rivers dropped and sea water levels increased in the Shatt Al-Arab. The waterway, which marks the border with Iran, is the main supply of drinking water in Basra.
Basra Health Directorate on Monday said most of the cases they have been treating have been concentrated in areas-supplied with water from Shatt Al-Arab.
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"There is a clear relationship between the water salinity and increasing infections," the authority said.
The population has been forced to rely on mobile water tankers provided by both government and private suppliers, local officials told Arab News.
These tankers fill up from desalination plants where the quality of the water is not being properly monitored, Basra's health officials said.
In Basra, there are about 100 desalination plant, but just 27 of them meet the required health standards.
Basra is home to the largest oil fields in Iraq, and the province exports more than 3.5 million barrels per day.
This oil production is the backbone of the Iraqi economy, which relies entirely on oil revenues to pay the salaries of millions of employees and provide government services.
All the Shiite-dominated southern provinces, including Basra, have been neglected and left impoverished for decades as a result of wars, lack of strategic planning and rampant corruption.
Massive demonstrations swept through the south and Baghdad last month to protest against the lack of basic services, high unemployment rates and poverty. At least 17 demonstrators were killed in clashes between protesters and Iraqi security forces, police said.
In an attempt to calm the protests, which started in Basra, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi allocated 3.5 trillion Iraqi dinars ($2.93 billion) to projects to solve the water and electricity problems and provide ten thousand jobs.
But six weeks after his announcement, Basra has not received any funds to start the work on the projects, local officials said.
"Al-Abadi himself and the ministerial committee he formed have not fulfilled their promises," Jabar Al-Sa'adi, the chairman of the Services Committee in Basra Governorate Council told Arab News.
"The water is not suitable for drinking, epidemics and diseases are spreading at a frightening rate and water salinity is steadily increasing, while the federal government is just watching."
Basra Governor As'ad Al-Eidani said in a televised interview that Al-Abadi has refused to release money allocated to the province because of the lack of impartial officials to handle it.
Health officials fear an outbreak of cholera as the fresh water flowing down to the Shatt Al-Arab will significantly reduced by the middle of next month.
Members of parliament who represent Basra called for an emergency meeting with local officials on Sunday to find urgent solutions.
They agreed to give the federal government no more than 48 hours to increase the amount of water flowing down Iraq's two main rivers to ease the crisis, those in attendance told Arab News.
They also demanded that Al-Abadi release the funding required to start building the infrastructure to improve water treatment.
If not, local government and tribes will declare civil disobedience and stop work in all governmental departments, ports and border crossings.
"We will paralyze public life, stop oil exports and close border crossings," Falih Al-Khazaili, a senior Shiite MP and a key player in Basra told Arab News. "Oil is not more important than people's lives in Basra.
"Why do we allow the export of oil from Basra while we cannot provide drinking water for its people?"
Topics: Iraq Basra Haider Al-Abadi
Oil firms' multimillion-dollar bribery racket bringing death to the streets of Iraq's Basra


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Law firm partners, accountants and premier league footballers
By Simon Marshall
As reported by Tabby Kinder in the FT this week, the Big Four recently got together for a pow-wow as to how it would look if they opted for furlough for some of their people. For safety sake, they invited Grant Thornton and BDO along too. Would it be "appropriate" they asked, given their reputational issues over recent months. I'll leave you to make your own mind up having read Tabby's article.
Last Friday, Matt Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) asked Premier League footballers to sacrifice some portion of their earnings to prevent non-playing staff from needing to go into furlough. The problem is that, although both MPs and footballers often have short careers in common, MPs often earn much less than footballers and MPs have not collectively agreed on the kind of pay drop that they were requesting footballers take. So Hancock's proclamation looked more like Hancock's Half Hour than a values-driven and 'we're all in this together'. An own goal said Barbara Ellen in The Guardian.
Why does this matter to law firms?
Today, a heap of firms have announced their reaction to the changed economic environment. The Lawyer carries news of Bird & Bird creating an emergency fund to protect the firm. Others have declared that partner quarterly profit allocations are being postponed and/or changed working hours, furlough and redundancy.
What is the right thing to do?
There is no hard and fast 'right thing to do'.
But what looks like the right thing to do is:
First, Partners delay a profit draw
(and then after a suitable pause and when appropriate)
The firm considers working at 80% time/furlough for its people; and
Then, it moves towards redundancies
All firms should be considering all options, of course, and the timings of the above steps may be quicker in some areas rather than others. But to make redundancies when furlough is in place or when partners have not taken the hit is, in my view, shortsighted.
Why should firms do things in this order?
Firms spend years building intellectual capital. Partners are well paid and should be able to withstand the shock for at least one financial quarter. If firms rush to furlough staff without having deployed partner profits delay, it looks poor in the short term and is unlikely to be forgotten for a long time afterwards.
If Matt Hancock had said "This is what we as a group of MPs are doing to relieve the burden on Treasury, and we're calling on business leaders and elite sportspeople to do the same" then his message would have been better received.
Linklaters and Slaughters have, as usual, got it right (see my prior piece on the economic cycle over here). Partner drawings are being withheld, and it's being communicated clearly to the market.
Right now, law firms need to think about both the short- and medium-term implications of their actions, and if they are in line with their stated values.
We've had years of firms telling us that they are values-driven. Now is the time to prove it.
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Tag Archives: Southern Ireland
Four Courts Bombardment, Civil War Begins
On June 28, 1922 the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, which anti-Treaty forces had taken by force, and the Irish Civil War begins.
On April 14, 1922 a column of 200 men led by Rory O'Connor occupies the Four Courts, hoping to provoke an armed confrontation with British forces which are in the process of evacuating from Ireland following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty the previous winter which had split the Irish Republican Army (IRA) into two opposing factions. The occupation is a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the Provisional government who seeks a smooth transition to a viable independent Irish state in the 26 counties of southern Ireland.
On June 22 Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is gunned down by two IRA assassins and on June 26, the Free State Army Deputy Chief of Staff General J.J. O'Connell is kidnapped by the Four Courts IRA garrison. Michael Collins has also shipped guns issued by the British to arm the new Irish Army to Northern IRA units to defend themselves from Ulster loyalists.
Collins, no longer able to resist British pressure, receives two 18-pounder artillery guns and a stock of 200 artillery shells from the store at Kilmainham. The guns are set up at Parliament Street and Winetavern Street and Bridgefoot Street and Usher's Quay across the River Liffey from the facade of the heavily fortified Four Courts where the Anti-Treaty IRA has barricaded themselves. Free State troops establish a cordon around the building, closing streets with riflemen and machine gunners occupying windows and rooftops. Among the IRA leaders inside are Chief-of-Staff Joe McKelvey, Director of Engineering Rory O'Connor, Quarter Master General Liam Mellows, commander of the IRA's 2nd Southern Division Ernie O'Malley, Commandant Paddy O'Brien, Commandant Tom Barry and many others. The IRA mostly drawn from 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Dublin Brigade are armed with rifles, five Thompson submachine guns and two Lewis machine guns as well as an armoured car nicknamed "The Mutineer."
The bombardment begins on June 28 as artillery guns supervised by Emmet Dalton begin blasting the Four Courts at point blank range every fifteen minutes from across the River Liffey. The complex of buildings also comes under a hail of rifle and machine gun fire. However the strong stone walls of the 18th century Four Courts hold out. A number of the shells overshoot their target and land near General McCready's British Army headquarters. IRA leader Ernie O'Malley later claims to have witnessed a gun crew fighting a duel with a sniper in the dome of the courts. The failures of the first day lead the impatient British to offer two more 18-pounders as well as heavy howitzers and aircraft in order to destroy the Four Courts once an for all.
On the 29th, Free State troops storm the eastern wing of the Four Courts, suffering three fatalities, 14 wounded and taking 33 prisoners. The republicans' armored car, "The Mutineer," is disabled and abandoned by its crew. Early the following day Paddy O'Brien is injured by shrapnel and Ernie O'Malley takes over military command in the Four Courts. By this time the shelling has caused the Four Courts to catch fire. In addition, orders arrive from Oscar Traynor, the anti-treaty IRA commander in Dublin, for the Four Courts garrison to surrender, as he is unable to reach their position to help them. At 3:30 PM on June 30, O'Malley surrenders the Four Courts to Brig. Gen. Paddy Daly of the Free State's Dublin Guard unit.
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Dáil Éireann Approves the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Dáil Éireann votes to approve the Anglo-Irish Treaty on January 7, 1922, following a debate through late December 1921 and into January 1922. The vote is 64 in favour, 57 against, with the Ceann Comhairle and three others not voting. The Sinn Féin party splits into opposing sides in the aftermath of the Treaty vote, which leads to the Irish Civil War from June 1922 until May 1923. The treaty is signed in London on December 6, 1921.
Two elections take place in Ireland in 1921, as a result of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to establish the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The election is used by the Irish Republic as the basis of membership of the Second Dáil. The general election to the Northern Ireland House of Commons occurs on May 24, 1921. Of 52 seats, forty are won by unionists, six by moderate Irish nationalists, and six by Sinn Féin. No actual polling takes place in the Southern Ireland constituencies, as all 128 candidates are returned unopposed. Given the backdrop of the increasingly violent War of Independence, any candidates opposed to Sinn Féin and their supporters can expect to be harassed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Supporters of the Irish Labour Party stand aside to allow the constitutional situation to run its course. Of these 128, 124 are won by Sinn Féin, and four by independent unionists representing the University of Dublin constituency. Only the Sinn Féin candidates recognise the Second Dáil and five of these have been elected in two constituencies, one in each part of Ireland, so the total number of members who assemble in the Second Dáil is 125.
During the Second Dáil, the government of the Irish Republic and the British government of David Lloyd George agree to hold peace negotiations. On September 14, 1921 the Dáil ratifies the appointment of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, Robert Barton, Eamonn Duggan, and George Gavan Duffy as envoys plenipotentiary for the peace conference in England. These envoys eventually sign the Anglo-Irish Treaty on December 6. After almost a month of acrimonious debate the treaty is formally ratified by Dáil Éireann on January 7, 1922.
To satisfy the requirements of the British constitution, the treaty also has to be ratified by the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. Thus Irish nationalists end their boycott of the home rule parliament to attend the southern House of Commons as MPs. This they do alongside the four Unionist MPs who had refused to recognise the Dáil. In this way the treaty is ratified a second time in Dublin, this time unanimously as the anti-Treaty TDs refuse to attend.
Under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty a provisional parliament, considered by nationalists to be the Third Dáil, is elected in the 1922 general election on June 16. Collins and Éamon de Valera agree a pact between the pro- and anti-Treaty wings of Sinn Féin and this pact and the elections are endorsed by the Second Dáil. The new assembly is recognised both by nationalists and the British Government and so replaces both the Parliament of Southern Ireland and the Second Dáil with a single body. The anti-Treaty groups of IRA members, TDs, and their supporters are still bitterly opposed the settlement, despite the election result, and this leads to the Irish Civil War.
(Pictured: Second All-Ireland Dáil Éireann, elected in 1921)
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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 Becomes Law
The Government of Ireland Act 1920, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom also known as the Fourth Home Rule Bill, becomes law on December 23, 1920.
The Act is intended to establish separate Home Rule institutions within two new territories of Ireland – the six northeastern counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone are to form "Northern Ireland," while the remaining 26 counties of the country are to form "Southern Ireland." Each territory is to be self-governing, except in areas specifically reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom such as defence, foreign affairs, international trade, and currency. Provision is made for their future reunification under common Home Rule institutions.
Home Rule never takes effect in Southern Ireland due to the Irish War of Independence, which results instead in the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment in 1922 of the Irish Free State. However, the institutions set up under this Act for Northern Ireland continue to function until they are suspended by the British parliament in 1972 as a consequence of the Troubles.
The final provisions of the 1920 Act remaining in force are repealed under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, after the Good Friday Agreement. In the republic, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 repeals the Act almost 85 years after Constitution of the Irish Free State replaced it as the basic constitutional law.
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Ireland's First Ever Win in International Soccer
Ireland wins its first ever match in international soccer on February 19, 1887, beating Wales 4-1 in Belfast. Prior to 1921 and the partition of the country, all of Ireland is represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA).
On February 18, 1882, fifteen months after the founding of the Irish FA, Ireland makes its international debut against England, losing 13–0 in a friendly played at Bloomfield in Belfast. This remains the largest ever defeat for the team, and is also England's largest winning margin.
Ireland competes in the inaugural British Home Championship in 1884 and loses all three games. Ireland finally wins its first game on February 19, 1887, with a 4–1 win over Wales in Belfast. Between their 1882 debut and this game, the Ireland team has a run of 14 defeats and 1 draw, the longest run without a win in the 1800s. Despite the end of the losing streak, heavy defeats continue. In March 1888 they lose 11–0 to Wales and 10–2 to Scotland. Further heavy defeats come in March 1890 when they lose 9–1 to England, in 1899 when they lose 13–2 to England, and in February 1901 when they lose 11–0 to Scotland.
Ireland is partitioned into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland in 1920. Southern Ireland gains independence in 1922 as the Irish Free State, later to become a republic under the name of Ireland. Amid these political upheavals, a rival football association, the Football Association of Ireland, emerges in Dublin in 1921 and organises a separate league and international team. In 1923, at a time when the home nations have withdrawn from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the FAI is recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State on the condition that it changes its name to the Football Association of the Irish Free State. The IFA continues to organise its national team on an all-Ireland basis.
Between 1928 and 1946 the IFA is not affiliated to FIFA and the two Ireland teams co-exist, never competing in the same competition. However, on March 8, 1950, in a 0–0 draw with Wales at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, North Wales in a World Cup qualifier, the IFA fields a team that includes four players who were born in the Irish Free State. All four players have previously played for the FAI in their qualifiers and as a result have played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament.
After complaints from the FAI, FIFA intervenes and restricts players' eligibility based on the political border. In 1953, FIFA rules that neither team can be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team officially be designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team is to become Northern Ireland.
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