And while there was no doubt an outpouring of grief for the friends, aged 22 and 21, from those who loved them, there was also victim blaming.
"Questions started being asked as to why the duo were travelling "solo", although they were actually together. Including from a prominent Argentine psychiatrist who was criticised after questioning "why the women took a risk", but who later claimed he hadn't meant to blame the victims," the story says.
Women should not be shamed for travelling solo and they most definitely should not be shamed for being the victims of any kind of attack at the hands of another.
I have travelled through multiple airports, cities and countries by myself; London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hong Kong, Singapore, Greece, Rome, Madrid, Naples, Croatia.
I caught planes, trains and automobiles. I made friends in restaurants, went for drinks in after-hours bars with locals and walked home, winding through cobble stone streets as the sun rose over a city that wasn't my own.
I stayed in the homes of people who were friends of friends. And I sure don't regret waking up next to a handsome guy in an apartment in Florence.
I've been called a 'lone wolf' and questioned about why I don't wait for someone to come on holidays with me.
And I have gotten drunk. Very, very drunk. One night in London I ended up being taken home (to my home) by an off duty police officer who found me almost passed out at a bus stop and had to deal with about 10 unscheduled stops so I could try to throw up.
It wasn't my finest moment, but that is what travelling is about; it's not just about ticking things off the bucket list (and god knows I love a bucket list), it's about getting out there and living, in whatever capacity you choose.
Travelling, especially those times I was alone, gave me more than I can ever articulate. When I moved to London, I was a little lost; not physically lost, I'm surprisingly handy with a map, but emotionally. I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life or where I wanted it to go.
It opened my eyes to how different the world can be from the 'world' I grew up in and I had to overcome challenges I hadn't expected; from having my appendix out in London to dealing with lost luggage on my very first trip without my family.
I went on adventures that were outside my comfort zone; from climbing to the top of bell towers to white water rafting in Austria and four-wheel driving through sand dunes in Dubai.
And I made amazing friends; people scattered across the world who I know would be up for a drink and a catch up if we ever end up in the same place at the same time. We shared laughter, photos, food, drinks, dance floors and new experiences.
But what if I had been attacked on one of those trips?
Would it have been my fault had I been assaulted or killed by one of the people I stayed with? Someone I'd met along the way? A random guy I walked past in the street?
Would I have deserved it because I had worn short shorts, a low-cut top or my bikini? Because I had been drinking and dancing? Because I was travelling alone?
Maria and Marina weren't travelling alone, they were friends travelling together and I can't even begin to count the amount of times I've gone somewhere with one girlfriend; night buses we caught, parks we walked through in the dark too caught up in our conversation to notice what was going on around us, late night take aways we stopped and messed around in while waiting for food.
So why do I take the 'risk' and travel alone?
Because there is a huge (and often wonderful) world out there and I want to see it.
Because it gives me confidence and helps me find out who I am and what I'm made of.
Because I don't want to wait until I have a friend or a partner to come with me.
Because I–and every woman, young or old–shouldn't be afraid to travel for fear we will be attacked.
I'm a girl and I travel alone … because I can.
For the record, I also think men should be able to travel safely without being attacked or killed, like Australians Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman who were killed while on a surfing trip in Mexico last year.
My thoughts are with their families and also the families of Maria Coni and Marina Menegazzo.
Have you travelled alone? Did you feel safe?
Great point of view. Victims…They were victims of circumstance. It could have been 2 males. It would have been interesting to see how the psychiatrist would have written the story if 2 males were killed instead of 2 females. Male, female, big, short, white, pretty, freckled, plain….No one asks to be invaded by a fellow human whether alone or in a group.


The studenthouse Fellergut on Mühledorfstrasse 28 is a 7 story building near the railway station Bümpliz Nord. The trip to Bern main station takes 5 minutes. The university can be reached by bike in 15 minutes. In the entrance hall you find a day room and the office of the care taker. There are a total of 203 furnished single rooms in this building. The exact route from Zurich to the house via Berne Central station is explained unter the FAQs.
Renovation studenthouse Fellergut: February 2020 until January 2021. There will be no rooms available at Fellergut during this period.
Rooms available from May 1st 2019 until January 15th 2020.
All rooms with common showers and toilets on same floor. Included: free Internet (Wlan), Heating, electricity, hot water, bed linen, use of kitchen, common rooms and music room.
In the west of Berne on Mühledorfstrasse 18, close to the station Bümpliz Nord, 7 story building.
It takes 6 min to university, 15 min by bike. right next to Hochschule der Künste, HKB.
In total 203 fully furnished single rooms.
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Q: Separate stdout of an application I have an application that takes a few command line parameters, then prints some text to the terminal, then starts writing data to a file. It has a parameter I can use to define the file name to write to (like -o some-file-name.bin).
I would like to process that data (live) using another application, so I tried making the program output its data to stdout by specifying -o - and piping the output to another tool. However, unfortunately, that program isn't smart enough to notice that it is writing to stdout and that it should stop writing human-readable text to stdout (as that messes up the binary data).
So, usually, the tool would write text to stdout (which I don't care about) and data to a file. I would like to ignore all the text written to stdout and instead have it write the data to stdout so I can pipe it into another tool. However when I run it with -o -, it writes both the (binary) data and the useless text into stdout, ruining the data.
I tried -o >( my_other_tool ) instead of a pipe, but that resulted in Couldn't open output: /dev/fd/63: /dev/fd/63: No such file or directory.
Is there another way - other than recompiling the tool and removing all the useless printf calls - to ignore the original stdout and send the data it would write to a file to stdout instead?
EDIT: In case it is helpful, I am talking about nsntrace.

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Jiffy Corporation has its seen its earning increase steadily each quarter from 2004 (its founding) through 2008.
Jiffy Corporation has its seen its earning increase steadily each quarter from 2004 (its founding) through 2008. Because of the recession, Jiffy has struggled to provide investors with the same level of growth. Jiffy's CEO, COO and CFO whose wealth is significantly leveraged by Jiffy's equity-based compensation, are trying to focus on how to keep the company on a growth climb despite the hard time. Interestingly, each quarter, Jiffy has been able to meet or beat the investor's forecasts.
Jiffy's typical business model is to ship its products to customers on account with payments due within 30 days after delivery. Jiffy's products are manufactured in two plants, one in Columbus, Ohio and the other in Houston, Texas. Jiffy's inventory is stored in 20 different warehouses located in 15 states. Many of Jiffy's smaller customers are start-up companies. Surprisingly, Jiffy has a relatively rate of uncollectible accounts relative to others in its industry.
Anderson & Cooper is Jiffy's external auditor. You are the engagement partner assigned to Jiffy's audit.
Please respond the following question:
1. What are some of the red flags for possible management fraud based on the client's profile?
2. Identify three types of management (financial statement) fraud that might be attempted in this situation. What red flags will you look for to identify the frauds, and how will the frauds be attempted?
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Independent Spirit Awards presenters revealed
February 11, 2013 / 4:20 PM / ET Online
Given their host (Joel McHale, Rainn Wilson, Seth Rogen, John Waters, Andy Samberg) and nominee track record, The Film Independent Spirit Awards have long been one of my favorite award shows -- and don't even get me started on the sublime singing.
RELATED - Who's presenting at The Oscars
This year's ceremony is set to be their most star-studded to date. Not only are Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Bruce Willis nominated, but ETonline can exclusively reveal that Kerry Washington, Channing Tatum, Kyle MacLachlan and Zachary Booth will be presenters on the big night.
Singer David Olney dies at 71 after collapsing onstage
McConaughey earned one of his two 2013 nominations for Tatum's movie, "Magic Mike," while Booth's insanely good indie, "Keep The Lights On," scored nods for best director, best screenplay and best male lead.
RELATED - 2013 Spirit Award nominations
MacLachlan has been a Spirit Awards staple since "Blue Velvet" dominated the 1987 ceremony and Washington was nominated for best female lead for 2002's "Lift."
The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards air Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. ET on IFC.
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School is on up
A Stockton school is celebrating after being praised by Government inspectors.
Blakeston Community School has improved significantly over the past two years, according to its latest Ofsted report.
And its new status as a specialist sports college "has been particularly effective in helping to galvanise the school's efforts to drive up standards and raise expectations".
This year's Key Stage 3 tests showed students had met their targets in mathematics and Year 11 students achieved the best results for grades A* to C in recent years and reached levels similar to those of most schools.
Headteacher Georgiana Sale said: "I am very pleased at the improvements we have made since our last inspection and we are determined to continue in that vein."


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Mulavar () or Mula-murti is a Sanskrit-Tamil term referring to the main deity, or a murti (cult image) in a Hindu temple.

Location
The central deity, mulavar, is located near the centre of temples, than the images that surround them, and are precisely located at the points corresponding to the energies they represent on the temple plan's mythical power diagram. During the Kumbabhishekam or the coronation event, the temple is renovated, while the mulavar image is moved to a temporary location. The practice is called Balalayam, during which a temporary image is housed in the sanctum.

Sanctum
Garbhagriha (lit. womb chamber) is a Sanskrit word referring to the interior of the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple, where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the primary deity of the temple. The sanctum is located at the centre of the temple, and its only opening mostly faces east. Only the pujari (priests) are allowed to enter the sanctum. The mulavar is usually made of stone images in most South Indian temples. In some temples, it is made of limestone or wood. In Shiva temples, the mulavar vigraha is usually a lingam (an iconic form), while in all other temples, the sculpted image of the respective deities are sported with their weapons in different positions based on the legend associated with the temple. In large temples, more than one image is housed inside the sanctum.

Religious practices
The temple priests perform the puja (prayer rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. The temple rituals are performed five times a day; Ushathkalam at 6:00 a.m., Kalasanthi at 9:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 1:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at 9:00 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: abhisheka (sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering), and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for the presiding deities in the temple. The worship is held amidst music with nadaswaram (a pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument), religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) read by priests, and prostration by worshippers in front of the temple mast. There are weekly rituals like  and , fortnightly rituals like pradosham, and monthly festivals like amavasya (new moon day), kiruthigai, pournami (full moon day), and sathurthi when ablution and special poojas are performed on the mulavar. The ablution on the mulavar deity is performed in a sequence with various material like milk, curd, honey, and sugar. These are meant to indicate five elemental aspects of earth and with the ablution, prayers are sought to please the five natural elements.

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Sanskrit words and phrases
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The Action Plan for a Maritime Strategy in the Atlantic area - Delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (May 2013) sets out priorities for research and investment to drive the 'blue economy' in the Atlantic area.
The European Commission plans says the marine and maritime sectors that make up the 'blue economy' have the potential to provide seven million jobs in Europe by 2020. These jobs will be found not only in emerging sectors, such as offshore renewable energy, but also by revitalising traditional maritime industries. The Atlantic area can make a significant contribution to this 'blue growth'. At the same time, the environmental and ecological stability of Europe's largest and most important ecosystem needs to be safeguarded for future generations.
The Action Plan identifies maritime priorities to be addressed over the seven year period to 2020, including in research and innovation, fisheries and aquaculture, climate change, ocean observation and mapping, marine renewable energy, blue biotechnology, Marine Strategy Framework Directive/Marine Spatial Planning/Marine Protected Areas, maritime culture and heritage, etc.
Ireland, and each of the five Atlantic member States (France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) can draw on the Action Plan to help create sustainable and inclusive growth in coastal areas.
The Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation
Also in May 2013, the 'Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation' was signed at the Marine Institute (24 May 2013) by representatives of the European Union, the United States and Canada who agreed to join forces on Atlantic Ocean Research. The goal is to better understand the Atlantic Ocean and promote the sustainable management of its resources.
The Agreement aims to connect the ocean observation efforts of the three partners. The work will also study the interplay of the Atlantic Ocean with the Arctic Ocean, particularly in relation to climate change.
The Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation 2013 was signed during a two day event, The Atlantic - A Shared Resource, organised jointly by the Marine Institute (Ireland) on behalf of the Irish Presidency and the European Commission, the Directorate-General Research and Innovation in close cooperation with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the Joint Research Centre.


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Who was Ferenc Harrer?
Ferenc Harrer was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1919. His father was Pál Harrer, the only mayor of Óbuda. Ferenc Harrer pursued his father's politics in connection with Budapest; he was the first one elaborating for Greater Budapest's plan. He supervised the flat broke town of Gyöngyös' reconstruction from 1917. In the next year he was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Budapest. From 25 October he was a member of the Hungarian National Council which was created by the radical and anti-war parties with leading of Mihály Károlyi. Károlyi appointed Harrer as ambassador to Austria. Then he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Dénes Berinkey's cabinet. During the establishment of the Hungarian Soviet Republic he had to leave his position.
He was in retirement from August 1919 to 1925. After that he was a politician in the General Assembly of Budapest. From 1934 he worked as a representative in the House of Magnates of Hungary. Later, from 1949 until his death, he was the eldest member of the National Assembly. Harrer died in his birthplace, Budapest.
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          def reset
            @response = { 'CreateCacheSubnetGroupResult' => {}, 'ResponseMetadata' => {} }
            super
          end

          def start_element(name, attrs = [])
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          end

          def end_element(name)
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Q: what is the difference between ls and "exec ls" in Linux When I try to execute the exec ls,  my putty session is getting closed. What is the difference between ls and exec ls ?
Why do we need the exec command, and what are the uses of this command ?

A: exec replaces the current process (the shell) with the new process. If you call a program without exec, the shell will fork a new process and then replace the new process with the program.

A: exec is a shell built-in command.
In the manpage it says

If exec is specified with command, it shall replace the shell with command without creating a new process.

So when you execute exec ls in the shell, your shell will be replaced with the ls process; when this process ends, the shell exits. Compared with source or ., this could be useful in shell scripts.


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Q: Incorporating ORM into a (semi) SOA architecture I'm exploring the offerings of an ORM (focusing on NHibernate, considering all options) and am convinced that using one could be a great benefit for some of our projects--however I'm having a hard time picturing just how it would play in our system.
My understanding is that an ORM is ideally used to glue together a database and business logic.  This assumes the business logic has access to a database, but in our system we have web-services stuck in the middle.
Our current system is fairly simple.  We are .NET thru-and-thru and have:

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*Permissions are limited to execute rights on sprocs, we build sprocs with basic validation and nothing goes into or out of the database without going through a sproc.

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*Currently typically use DataSets/DataTables for their messages

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Adding an ORM to the mix seems to logically put it between the database and webservice.  So the client would make a request to the service, the service would use the ORM to retrieve the results as objects instead of as DataTables, and the client would receive objects from the web-service.
So my barage of questions is:

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*Do any particular ORMs favor this type of approach?  Are any major ORMs particularly ill-suited to this environment?

*Is there another implementation that would place some of the ORM interaction on the client-side of the web-service (have the client request an object from the ORM provider and have the ORM provider wrap the web-service communication)?

*Our current unit-of-work focuses on DataTables and their row-state tracking.

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*How much of the state-tracking would an ORM provide when we stick a webservice between it and the business logic?

*Would the objects we map to be required to provide their own state-tracking?

A: Your webservice and stored procedure layers are already doing most of the work that a low level ORM would perform: accessing the database in a strong typed fashion. It sounds like you get DataTables back from the web service and you are looking to encapsulate those DataTables into classes.
You would get very little help from the "autogeneration" capabilities that most ORM products provide as they are usually geared toward creating the classes directly from a SQL source. On the other hand, if your web services allow the discovery of the columns returned it isn't a hard project to create such wrapper classes from traditional code generation techniques. If these generated classes derive from the base types of your ORM you may be able to use the rest of the infrastructure (entity collections, unit of work, etc).
This is pretty different from most of the architectures I have seen though. I have seen DataStore->ORM->Business Logic->Web Service==>Consumer used quite a bit. This makes the business logic easy to write against the data store while providing web services that do the heavy lifting of deciding how to engage the business logic. The consumer (the end user's application, either desktop or a web presentation) then is mostly responsible for presentation (as it should be in most cases).
On the other hand (unless I have misread) it seems you are interested in DataStore->Sproc->WebServices===>ORM->Business Logic->Consumer. This isn't something I have seen often. I think it works against your adopting ORM in the manner it appears you are thinking about.
Am I missing something, or is most of the business logic really being executed on the client?

A: I would recomend against using an ORM in your situation, and this is coming from somone who uses NHibernate regularly.  In your current setup, you will have to jump through several hoops just to get your application working and you will not be able to benefit from most of the features a good ORM like NHibernate provide.

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*Working with sprocs and an ORM, while it can be done, is difficult to configure and hamstrings the ORM from what it does.

*Persistence by reachability is a HUGE benefit when using NHibernate, but would not be available to you since you're domain layer is "disconnected".

*NHibernate is based off of IDbConnection, so trying to hook this up on the client side over a Web service would eliminate you from using the Session (Unit of Work)

If you're trying to pass objects instead of DataTables, why not use DTOs instead?  This would give you your strongly typed objects, but would still work in your setup.


If you want to be surprised and leave the naturalistic British theatre for a little while, go down to Clapham to see Blood Wedding, the first part of what some have called the "rural trilogy" of Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca. Even though this new production by George Richmond-Scott is set in the urban jungle of London, the tone of Blood Wedding and its multicultural cast give it a true sense of foreignness that I greatly welcomed.
The story tells of the Son and the Bride who are getting married very soon. They are being intently watched by the nervous Mother and Leo, the bride's secret ex-lover. The play is full of symbols, passionate and dramatic elements that fuel its other-worldliness. This lends itself well to the Spanish heritage of the characters, swaying between tradition and the future. In addition, musical interludes elevate the play and remind us of the importance of slowing down – especially in this city.
The Son's Mother has been mourning her husband and worrying about her son's fate every day. On the wedding day, she is very aware of how bad omens could take over. On the Bride's side, the Friend is a joyful presence, very happy go lucky and encouraging about the future. On the other side of town, Leo and his Wife, who have been invited to the wedding, are threatening the day's peace. The wedding party ends with the Bride and Leo, who are secretly in a self-destructing love relationship, running away into the night after the ceremony.
The set by Christianna Mason is very bare, with dirty white walls showing wound-like cuts. Garage doors open and close, alluding to the city. The costumes are richer, with colours and textures of the wedding dress or the Wife's wedding outfit giving life to the stage. The Son's baby blue wedding suit is also very suited to his innocence – poor guy!
As the lovers get lost in the night, the moon and the Homeless woman draw us into the irrationality and loss of control that happens at night. I find that London is a city that really closes down at night – in its centre, streets empty out very quickly. That is when new creatures appear, afraid of the elements. The lighting design by Jack Weir highlights the Moon's shiny and tight garments and the night workers' neon yellow jackets that will let no one hide.
The cast is a strong ensemble. Maria de Lima is wonderfully nervous and stubborn as the Mother, and equally excellent as the Homeless Woman – what a strong costume, too. Miztli Rose Neville is sympathetic as the Wife and shows tiredness and frustration due to her new-born baby's cries and absent husband. Camilla Mathias is also lovely as the joyful neighbour and friend, and enchants the audience with her guitar right before the second half. Yorgos Karamalegos as the Moon is sensual and dangerous while slithering around the stage.
What I really enjoyed about this show was the embracing of the Spanish community in London and the introduction of outsider influences in a local theatre. In addition, the strong cast is a joy to watch. However, I think this show can be taken even further by showing us the moon even earlier and showing that infamous "blood" from the title. This being said, it is a different kind of evening that has made me curious about Lorca and Richmond-Scott's work.


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400,000-strong climate march, New York, September 21, 2014.
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By Patrick Bond, Tunis
March 29, 2015 -- originally published by TeleSUR, submitted to Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal by the author -- Looming ahead in eight months' time is another "Conference of Polluters" (technically, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP). The last 20 did zilch to save us from climate catastrophe. Judging by early rough drafts of the Paris COP21 agreement recently leaked, another UN fiasco seems inevitable
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South Africa: brics-from-below! Civil society gathering during the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa summit
Whose turn to carve?
March 18, 2013 -- In Durban, South Africa, five heads of state meet on March 26-27, 2013, to assure the rest of Africa that their countries' corporations are better investors in infrastructure, mining, oil and agriculture than the traditional European and US multinationals. The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) summit will also include 16 heads of state from Africa, including some notorious tyrants. A new $50 billion bank will probably be launched.
Small farmers, Indigenous peoples condemn Doha climate talks: 'Governments produce blank pages for planet's future'
Trade unionists joined a march in Doha for action on climate change to demand improved human rights for migrant workers. Photograph: Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images.
Statement by the international peasant movement La Via Campesina,
December 7, 2012 – As the climate negotiations come to a close, the industrialised countries insist on inaction for the next decade, finding even more ways to escape their historical responsibility, create more carbon markets including one on agriculture and to keep business as usual of burning the planet.
While governments continue to prioritise the interests of industry and agribusiness, peasant farmers continue producing to feed the world's people and the planet.
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The commodification of crap and South Africa's toilet apartheid
By Patrick Bond, Durban
December 5, 2012 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- The December 3-6, 2012, World Toilet Summit offers an opportunity to contemplate how we curate our crap. Increasingly the calculus seems to be cash, generating contradictions ranging from local to global scales, across race, gender, generation and geography. Nowhere are they more evident than in the host city, my hometown of Durban. We've suffered an 18-year era of neoliberal-nationalist malgovernance including toilet apartheid, in the wake of more than 150 years of colonialism and straight racial-apartheid.
Patrick Bond: Doha climate talks another 'conference of polluters'
Professor Patrick Bond.
By Busani Bafana
November 27, 2012 -- Inter Press Service -- There is no political will among rich nations to find funding for developing countries experiencing the brunt of changes in global weather patterns, and the current climate change conference will fail to do so, according to Professor Patrick Bond, a leading thinker and analyst on climate change issues.
"The elites continue to discredit themselves at every opportunity. The only solution is to turn away from these destructive conferences and avoid giving the elites any legitimacy, and instead, to analyse and build the world climate justice movement and its alternatives", Bond, a political economist and also the director of the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa, told IPS.
BRICS bloc's rising 'sub-imperialism': the latest threat to people and planet?
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Russian President Dimitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Jacob Zuma of South Africa pose prior to the BRICS summit in New Delhi on March 29, 2012.
November 22, 2012 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- The heads of state of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) network of governments are coming to Durban, South Africa, in four months, meeting on March 26-27 at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Africa's largest venue. Given their recent performance, it is reasonable to expect another "1%" summit, wreaking socioeconomic and ecological havoc. And that means it is time for the first BRICS countersummit, to critique top-down "sub-imperialist" bloc formation, and to offer bottom-up alternatives.
After all, we have had some bad experiences at the Durban ICC.
South Africa: What has Hurricane Sandy taught the ruling elite?
Storm surge from the cyclone in Durban, March 2007.
November 6, 2012 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- What did Hurricane Sandy teach us in South Africa, just as $30 billion of state funds are being committed to the dig out of vast new Durban port capacity over the next three decades, plus billions more nearby for petro-chemical industry expansion in Africa's largest oil-refining complex?
Not much, judging by the dunces I've met during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, which on October 31 included an Open Day for discussion sponsored by the biggest investor, the state-owned Transnet port and railroad operator.
Africa's largest harbour, Durban is facing stiff competition: from Maputo in Mozambique for shipments to the huge Johannesburg market; and from other ports along the coast attempting to set up regional freight hubs and export processing zones. Transnet and Durban municipal officials are reacting like clumsy dinosaurs.
SACP
Values versus prices at the Rio+20 Earth Summit: 'the Green Economy is the environmentalism of the rich'
Climate Connections, June 18, 2012 -- What's wrong with the green economy?: Joanna Cabello of Carbon Trade Watch at Rio+20.
For more coverage of the Rio+20, click HERE.
By Patrick Bond, Rio de Janeiro
June 18, 2012 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, a version of this article also appeared at Climate and Capitalism -- Given the worsening world economic crisis, the turn to "Green Economy" rhetoric looms as a potential saviour for footloose financial capital, and is also enormously welcome to those corporations panicking at market chaos in the topsy turvy fossil-fuel, water, infrastructure construction, technology and agriculture sectors.
On the other hand, for everyone else, the Rio+20 Earth Summit underway this week in Brazil, devoted to advancing Green Economy policies and projects, appears as an overall disaster zone for the people and planet.
Promise-breaking at the World Bank: Why Jim Yong Kim will be a heartbreaker
Jim Yong Kim is also known for his rapping and dancing with talented Dartmouth College kids.
April 5, 2012 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- That 66th birthday month of his, March 2012, was auspicious for adding a little spice to his dreary life, but no, it just can't last. Born in March 1946 alongside his evil twin, IMF, in Savannah Georgia, after conception in what must have been a rather sleazy New Hampshire hotel (the Bretton Woods) in mid-1944, the old geezer known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or much better by his nickname World Bank (but let me just use WB), really ought to be considering retirement.
Not to be ageist (ok just this once), but still, it's patently obvious that WB's relentless WashCon ideology is so last-century, so discredited by recent world financial melting, and so durably dangerous in today's world. His presidents have reflected the worst of the old yankee imperialist mindset. And let's not even start on IMF's extremist lads and lass, who in recent years have migrated their austerity dogma from North Africa to Southern Europe and to my native Ireland, meeting growing resistance along the way.
After the Durban climate talks: State and market climate failures amplified by civil society failure
Durban, December 3, 2011. Photo by Anne Petermann/GJEP-GFC.
February 28, 2012 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- In 2007, former World Bank chief economist Nick Stern termed climate change the worst "market failure" in history – since those who pollute with greenhouse gases are not charged, and since they threaten future generations and vast swathes of natural life – and at that moment, even the 1991 ravings of another former World Bank chief economist, Larry Summers, made sense.
"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest-wage country is impeccable and we should face up that", according to a memo with Summers' signature, although actually Summers was a mere plagiarist of Harvard economist Lant Pritchett's genius, insiders allege.
'Global sustainability' wilts in South Africa's political hot air
February 15, 2012 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- The latest acts in South Africa's's intensifying political drama include a sizzling summer-long battle between young and old within the African National Congress (ANC), the February 10 State of the Nation speech by President Jacob Zuma and the release of the ANC's "research" on alternatives to mining nationalisation, a demand by the ANC Youth League which is now one of the main issues dividing the ruling party.
Amid the chaos, stepping over the political corpse of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema (about to be expelled for "throwing the ANC into disrepute"), Zuma apparently also wants to be considered a world eco-visionary. As co-chairs of the United Nations' High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, he and Finland's President Tarja Halonen published an article last week entitled "Seizing sustainable development". Zuma and Halonen ask, "How do we begin to tackle the massive challenge of retooling our global economy, preserving the environment, and providing greater opportunity and equity, including gender equality, to all?"
Durban climate talks: How not to tackle climate change and call it a success
By Nele Marien
[Environmental policy analyst Nele Marien helped organise the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth and was climate change negotiator for Bolivia during from 2009 until November 2011.]
December 13, 2011 -- For Whom the Bell Tolls, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with the author's permission -- The official package deal coming out of the Durban climate talks consisted of four main documents, apart of several other decisions, most of them less critical:
World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Durban's climate zombie tripped by dying carbon markets
Patrick Bond interviewed by the Real News Network on December 19. He explained the failure of the carbon markets. Go HERE for a full transcript.
[For more on the COP17 Durban climate talks, click HERE.]
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Νίμο Μπάσεϊ. Photo: Right Livelihood Award Foundation.
[In English at (Αγγλική εκδοχή σε) http://links.org.au/node/2585.]
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Cancun climate talks
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa: COP17 and class struggle
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa convened its first International Seminar on Climate Change and Class Struggle on December 4, 2011.
By the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
[The following statement was issued at the conclusion of the NUMSA central committee meeting (CC), held December 11-14, at Vincent Mabuyakhulu Conference Centre, Newtown, Johannesburg.]
December 14, 2011 -- Amidst the deepening crisis of climate change and in the context of the COP17 negotiations that were taking place in Durban, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa convened its first International Seminar on Climate Change and Class Struggle on December 4, 2011.
Climate change cannot be resolved separately from the resolution of the capitalist crisis. Capitalism is currently devouring its own children throughout the world. The crisis is a global class war. We need to link our struggles around climate change with global anti-capitalist struggles.
NUMSA
Climate talks: 'Social movements must unite to cool the planet' -- 'Disastrous' Durban failure condemned
"Developed countries, led by the United States, accelerated the demolition of the world's international framework for fair and urgent climate action. And developing countries have been bullied and forced into accepting an agreement that could be a suicide pill for the world", said Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International.
Indigenous peoples condemn climate talks fiasco and demand moratorium on REDD+
By the Global Justice Ecology Project
Durban climate talks: Venezuela resists 'very bad' climate deal
Durban talks: Rich polluters impose 'new regime of climate apartheid'; Pablo Solon: 'Kyoto Protocol now a zombie'
Protesters block the halls at the Durban International Conference Centre, December 9, 2011. Photo from Earth Negotiations Bulletin.)
Antidote is Cochabamba Peoples' Agreement
By Climate Justice Now!, Durban
December 11, 2011 –- Decisions resulting from the UN COP17 climate summit in Durban constitute a crime against humanity, according to Climate Justice Now! a broad coalition of social movements and civil society. Here in South Africa, where the world was inspired by the liberation struggle of the country's black majority, the richest nations have cynically created a new regime of climate apartheid.
"Delaying real action until 2020 is a crime of global proportions", said Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International. "An increase in global temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius, permitted under this plan, is a death sentence for Africa, small island states, and the poor and vulnerable worldwide. This summit has amplified climate apartheid, whereby the richest 1% of the world have decided that it is acceptable to sacrifice the 99%."
South Africa: Second attack on climate campaigners by ANC goons; Zuma looks on
DON'T LET AFRICA FRY: ZUMA'S GOONS ATTACK from Jadis on Vimeo.
South Africa's president Zuma watched as ANC supporters assaulted peaceful demonstrators.
December 8, 2011 -- Earthlife Africa issued a statement describing the events. It describes how during a meeting between South Africa' President Jacob Zuma and communities and civil society groups, violence broke out. After peaceful demonstrators silently held up signs asking "Zuma to stand with Africa", pro-ANC goons, many wearing the official green uniforms of the COP17 "volunteers", violently attacked the demonstrators. Demonstrators were roughed up and some had to flee the hall.
While all of this went on, Zuma sat on the podium and remained quiet. It took nearly 10 minutes before police entered the hall to restore order.
Siziwe Khanyile of groundWork states, "This was our event, organised to communicate with President Zuma. We were then abused, kicked out, robbed and manhandled by Zuma supporters disguised as COP17 volunteers."
Climate talks: No to a 'Durban mandate'!; Pablo Solon, Patrick Bond: 'US should face climate sanctions'
Photo by Orin Langelle/GJEP.
By the Civil Society Committee for COP 17
December 8, 2011 -- Civil Society Committee for COP 17 (C17) -- As African civil society, global South movements and international allies, we reject the call of many developed countries for a so-called "Durban mandate" to launch new negotiations for a future climate framework.
A new mandate for a new treaty in place of the Kyoto Protocol should be understood for what it really is – rich countries backtracking and reneging on "inconvenient" obligations, at the expense of the poor and the planet. While developed countries may appear progressive by asking for a mandate to negotiate a new legally binding treaty, the truth is that this is nothing but a veiled attempt to kill the Kyoto Protocol and escape from their further mitigation obligations under the already existing mandate in the protocol itself, and the agreement in 2005 for negotiating further emission cuts. A political declaration to continue the Kyoto Protocol or anything less than a full amendment and ratification process is, in practice, another nail in its coffin.
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Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 discovered in Wuhan, China.
In December 2019, the novel coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan.
The outbreak was first reported on 31 Dec. 2019, and came to wide international attention in January 2020. In February 2020, WHO named the disease caused by the virus "coronavirus disease 2019," which is abbreviated as COVID-19. On 11 March 2020, WHO declared that COVID-19 could be characterized as a pandemic and said it was the first time that a pandemic has been sparked by a coronavirus.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough and fatigue.
Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include:
Loss of taste or smell,
Nasal congestion,
Muscle or joint pain,
Different types of skin rash,
Chills or dizziness
Conjunctivits
Symptoms of severe COVID-19 include shortness of breath, loss of appetite, confusion, persistent pain in the chest, and high temperature (above 38 degrees C).
A lost of other, less common symptoms is available on the WHO website.
An accelerated international development program resulted in the first vaccine being approved for emergency use in late 2020. For example, the first person vaccinated in the U.S. received the vaccine on 14 Dec. 2020. In many regions, health care workers, other medical professionals, and elderly/vulnerable populations were prioritized for early vaccinations.
Impact on Aviation
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spread rapidly around the world, air transport activity went into a steep decline. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called 2020 the worst year in history for air travel demand. For the year, global scheduled passenger traffic, as measured in revenue passenger kilometers, fell by 65.9% and capacity, as measured in available seat kilometers, declined 56.5% from 2019 levels.
The sharp decline in passenger traffic, caused by fears of COVID-19 exposure and government efforts to slow the spread of the disease that included border restrictions and quarantine requirements, resulted in thousands of commercial aircraft being grounded, with many being put into long-term storage.
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) data show that total number of commercial flights operated in 2020 -- including domestic and international passenger and cargo operations -- declined by more more than 15.5 million or 33.8% from 2019 levels. Passenger operations, which make up the majority of commercial flights worldwide, were down 34.6% in 2020. Cargo operations actually increased 2.74%.
ICAO estimates that air carriers lost more than US$372.48 billion in 2020 and that 2.76 billion fewer passengers were carried in 2020 than in 2019. Air navigation service providers lost US$12.93 billion in navigation charge revenue and airports lost US$114.58 billion, ICAO statistics show.
Air travel is expected to recover to some degree in 2021 as more potential travelers are vaccinated and consumer confidence is restored. The breadth and timing of international travel is unclear. Domestic air travel likely is showing greater growth as of early 2021.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has issued multiple electronic bulletins (EB) and State letters providing aviation-related information on COVID-19 and outlining State roles (see Further Reading). ICAO has urged member States to implement relevant provisions of ICAO Annex 9, Facilitation, which pertains to the facilitation of landside formalities for clearing aircraft, passengers, goods and mail with respect to the requirements of customs, immigration public health and agriculture authorities. ICAO also urged States to become members of the Work in progress:Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA); enhance national facilitation (FAL) committees by clarifying roles and responsibilities of public health and civil aviation authorities during outbreaks; implement effective collaboration and coordination strategies with all stakeholders; and provide financial and in-kind assistance to support to the CAPSCA programme.
Much of the ICAO COVID-19 work has been undertaken by the ICAO Council's Aviation Recover Task Force (CART), which is intended to provide practical, aligned guidance to governments and industry operators in order to restart the international air transport sector and recover from the impacts of COVID-19 on a coordinated global basis.
Many regulatory organisations, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), have published guidance for aviation stakeholders, including operators, airports, air navigation service providers, on how to handle COVID-19. International health organisations, such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have issued guidance and recommendations for travelers.
Links to a sampling of the the guidance material can be found in Further Reading. Given the changing situation and the frequency of updates, the Web-based Resources below may be a more valuable tool.
Since February 2020, trade organisations and industry associations have issued guidance on a range of topics, including business continuity places, transporting cargo in passenger cabins, temporary overflow parking of grounded airline fleets, ground handling, facilitating air cargo operations, personal wellbeing, and resuming operations. In April, the tone of some guidance began shifting to preparing for an eventual recovery of operations (See Further Reading).
The CDC, WHO, IATA, ICAO and the EC all have developed web-based guidance and informational material that is updated frequently. Links can be found below under Web-based Resources.
The links in Further Reading and Web-based Resources below will be updated and expanded as necessary as applicable guidance is issued. The lists are representative of the materials available and are by no means exhaustive.
Public Health and Aviation
Work in progress:Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA)
European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)
Recovery of ATS / ANS Provision Following COVID-19 Aviation Lockdown
ICAO Council's Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART)
Airports Council International, Airside Safety and Operations under COVID-19, ACI Advisory Bulletin, 3 April 2020.
Airports Council International, Airport Operational Practice: Examples for Managing COVID-19, ACI World, 2020.
Airports Council International, Mitigating the risks created by overflow aircraft parking, ACI Advisory Bulletin, 24 April 2020.
Airports Council International, Aviation Operations During COVID-19, Business Restart and Recovery, 2020|1, 27 May 2020.
ACI/IATA
Airports Council International and International Air Transport Association, Safely Restarting Aviation, ACI and IATA Joint Approach, 20 May 2020.
Airbus, Safety first, "Aircraft Parking and Storage", April 2020.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute, Aircraft COVID-19 Flight Operations Guide: Resuming and Sustaining Operations, 20 May 2020.
CAAC
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Preventing Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Guideline for Airlines, Fourth Edition, March 2020.
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Preventing Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Guideline for Airports, Fourth Edition, March 2020.
CANSO
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, COVID-19: Ensuring continuity of ATS service globally, 2 April 2020.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HEALTH ALERT: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), traveler information cards, 20 March 2020
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advice for Airline Crews, February 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Safety Directive (SD) 2020-01: Operational measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus `SARS-CoV-2` infection, 13 March 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency - Safety Directive (SD) 2020-02: Operational measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus `SARS-CoV-2` infection, 13 March 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Guidelines for the Transport of COVID-19 Infected Patients using Containment Devices -- Exemptions Under Article 71(1) of the Basic Regulation, Issue 1, 3 April 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Safety Information Bulletin (SIB): Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic — Operational recommendations, SIB No.: 2020-02R5, 30 June 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Guidelines for the Transport of Cargo in Passenger Compartment -- Exemptions Under Article 71(1) of Regulation 2018/1139 (The Basic Regulation), 24 April 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, SIB 2020-07: Preparation of Aerodromes to Resume Operations, 4 May 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Review of Aviation Safety Issues Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic, 12 June 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Guidelines: The role of operators' management systems in the COVID-19 recovery phase, Issue 1, 16 June 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Safety Information Bulletin (SIB), Preparation of Aerodromes to Resume Operations, SIB No. 2020-07R1, 17 July 2020.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Safety Information Bulletin (SIB), Provision of Groundhandling Services at Aerodromes, SIB No. 2020-13, 28 July 2020.
EASA/ECDC
European Union Aviation Safety Agency/European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol, Operational Guidelines for the management of air passengers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, Issue no. 1, 21 May 2020.
EUROCONTROL, EACCC COVID-19 Harmonised NOTAM Format, Version 1.0, 17 March 2020.
EUROCONTROL, Network Operations Plan, COVID Business Continuity Plans, Edition 1.14, 20 April 2020.
EURCONTROL, HindSight 30, Spring 2020.
EUROCONTROL, European Network Operations Plan, 2020 Recovery Plan, Edition 1.2, 15 May 2020.
EUROCONTROL, EACCC Pandemics Factsheet, Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), Version 3.4, 14 May 2020.
EUROCONTROL, Safety argument for return to normal ops, May 2020.
European Commission, European Commission Guidelines: Facilitating Air Cargo Operations during COVID-19 outbreak, Communication from the Commission, 26 March 2020.
European Commission, Tourism and Transport Package in response to the COVID-19 Crisis:
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, "Tourism and transport in 2020 and beyond", 13 May 2020.
Communication from the Commission, "COVID-19: Towards a phased and coordinated approach for restoring freedom of movement and lifting internal border controls", 13 May 2020.
Communication from the Commission, "COVID-19: Guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity", 13 May 2020.
Communication from the Commission, "COVID-19: EU Guidance for the progressive resumption of tourism services and for health protocols in hospitality establishments", 13 May 2020.
Commission Recommendation, "Vouchers offered to passengers and travellers as an alternative to reimbursement for cancelled package travel and transport services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic", 13 May 2020.
Federal Aviation Administration, National Part 139 CertAlert, Temporary Parking of Overflow Aircraft, No. 20-02, 20 March 2020.
Federal Aviation Administration, Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO), Temporary Parking of Overflow Aircraft, SAFO 20005, 26 March 2020.
Federal Aviation Administration, Order JO 1900.47F, Air Traffic Control Operational Contingency Plans, March 2020.
Federal Aviation Administration, Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO), Transporting Cargo on Transport-Category Airplanes Configured to Carry Passengers, SAFO 20008, 15 April 2020.
Federal Aviation Administration, Special Federal Aviation Regulation, Relief for Certain Persons and Operations during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) Outbreak, Final Rule, 29 April 2020.
FAA/CDC
FAA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Safety Alert for Operators, COVID-19: Updated Interim Occupational Health and Safety Guidance for Air Carriers and Crews, SAFO 20009, 17 April 2020.
Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Safety Foundation, Pandemic: Non-Medical Operational Safety Aspects, Supplemental Materials, 27 March 2020.
Flight Safety Foundation, An Aviation Professional's Guide to Wellbeing, 16 April 2020.
Flight Safety Foundation, New Norms in Air Travel Hygience Etiquette: The Passenger's Role in Sustaining a Healthy Environment, 18 June 2020.
International Air Transport Association, Ground Operations Bulletin 02, Quick Reference for Ground Handling during COVID-19, 3 April 2020.
International Air Transport Association, Guidance for Cabin Operations During and Post Pandemic, Edition 1, 22 April 2020.
International Air Transport Association, Guidance for Ground Handling during COVID-19, Edition 3, 24 April 2020.
International Air Transport Association, Guidance for the transport of cargo and mail on aircraft configured for the carriage of passengers, Edition 3, 4 May 2020.
International Air Transport Association, Guidance for Managing Aircraft Airworthiness for Operations During and Post Pandemic, Edition 1, 12 June 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, "Novel Corona Virus Epidemic in China," Electronic Bulletin (EB) 2020/06, 24 January 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, "Ongoing Developments Regarding the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak," Electronic Bulletin (EB) 2020/9, 30 January 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, "State support to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)," State letter, Ref: AN 5/28-20/15, 13 February 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, Implementation of contingency arrangements to reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19, State letter, Ref: AN 13/35-20/47, 20 March 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, Operational measures to ensure safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, State letter, Ref: AN 11/55-20/50, 3 April 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO Handbook for CAAs on the Management of Aviation Safety Risks related to COVID-19, Doc 10144, 27 April 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, "Implementing a Public Health Corridor to Protect Flight Crew During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Cargo Operations), Electronic Bulletin (EB) 2020/30, 11 May 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, Quick Reference Guide, "Flight inspection periodicity considerations for radio navigation aids during the COVID-19 pandemic and related recovery phase", Version 2.3, 11 May 2020.
International Civil Aviation Organisation, Implementing a Public Health Corridor to Protect Flight Crew During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Cargo, Maintenance, Ferry, and Delivery Flight Opertaions), Electronic Bulletin (EB) 2020/36, 17 June 2020.
IFALPA
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations, Operational Measures to ensure safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, IFALPA guidance to member associations on ICAO State letter 11/55-20/50, 20SAB05, 6 April 2020.
International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations, Return to Flying Checklist for Pilots, Safety Bulletin 20SAB07, 24 July 2020.
IFATCA
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Guidance material on dealing with COVID-19 in Air Navigation Facilities, Version 2.0, May 2020.
National Air Carrier Association, Safety: The Necessary Elements to Return Passengers to the Skies, U.S. NACA, 27 April 2020.
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), "COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions -- A Global Review for Tourism", Third Report, 8 May 2020.
U.S. DOT/Homeland Security/HHS
Runway to Recovery: The United States Framework for Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus, U.S. Departments of Transportation (DOT), Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services (HHS), July 2020.
Airports Council International (ACI)
ACI Airport Health Measures Audit Programme
ACI Airport Health Accreditation Programme
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Domestic (U.S.) Travel During COVID-19
COVID-19 impact on the European air traffic control network
Comprehensive Assessment of COVID-19's Impact on European Air Traffic
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Weekly COVID-19 country overview
Risk assessment on COVID-19
European Commission/European Union
Travel during the coronavirus pandemic
Exemptions to coronavirus travel restrictions
Re-open EU
European Regions Airline Association (ERA)
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Coronavirus -- Advice for Airlines and their Crews
Passenger Health Safety - COVID-19
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information from the FAA
COVID-19 Crisis Resources
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
COVID-19: Resources for airlines and air transport professionals
Air Travel and COVID-19, Information for passengers flying during the pandemic
COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Aviation and COVID-19
COVID-19 Safety Operational Measures
COVID-19 Contingency Related Differences (CCRD)
Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) Report
Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation - CAPSCA
Coronavirus (COVID-19) References
International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations (IFALPA)
COVID-19 Guidance For Crews
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Aeromedical, Emergency Response Planning, ANS Contingency Planning, Cabin Safety


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Q: How do I calculate average points scored by a team with a Firebase API resource in a React App? I'm trying to build a React app to calculate the average points scored of the Raptors basketball team in in it's last N home games.
Assuming that I'm using fetch (url) in the componentDidMount method and I know how to list out the Raptors score when they're the home team with:
  componentDidMount() {
    let url = "http://localhost:4000/games?homeTeam=Raptors"
    fetch(url)
      .then(resp => resp.json())
      .then(data => {
        let myGames = data.map((game, index) => {
          return (

{game.homeTeamScore}

          )
        })
        this.setState({myGames: myGames});
      })
  }

and this is the JSON response for http://localhost:4000/games (I'm using json-server to mock the API response as if it was a noSQL Firebase response)
  "games": [{
            "id": 1,
            "date": "2019-05-21",
            "homeTeam": "Raptors",
            "awayTeam": "Bucks",
            "homeTeamPoints": 102,
            "awayTeamPoints": 110,
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "date": "2019-05-20",
            "homeTeam": "Lakers",
            "awayTeam": "Bucks",
            "homeTeamPoints": 102,
            "awayTeamPoints": 110,
        },
        {
            "id": 3,
            "date": "2019-05-19",
            "homeTeam": "Raptors",
            "awayTeam": "Warriors",
            "homeTeamPoints": 102,
            "awayTeamPoints": 110,
        }, ... and so on
      ],

What is the best way for me to get the average of the Raptors points scored in their last 10 home games as of today?  What if I want the last 12 home games before a certain date (i.e. April 2, 2019)
Some options that I can think of but don't know how which approach is best is:

*

*Return all Raptors home games, map only the games that I'm interested in an array then calculate the average using javascript on the client side.

Cons of this is what if I want the average of the last 1,000 Raptors home game scores.  This does not seem efficient especially if I only want a certain date range of scores.

*Create an API resource that allows me to pass in a start date and the number of games.  The API will only return Raptors scores for N number of games before that date.  This might looks something like: http://localhost.com/teams/raptors/homeGames?sinceDate=20190402&numberGames=20
Cons of this is I'm trying to use Firebase and I'm not sure if this API resource is something that Firebase can do because I don't think Firebase allows parameters to be passed to it to specify the start date or the number of games.  Also, if I had /teams/raptors, I would have to have duplicate entries for games under /teams/[opponentTeams]
What's the best way to structure this data?  Should I do the aggregations and averages on the client side?  Is there something I can do with Google Cloud Functions that will enable more server side logic?
The right answer will be selected based on what is easiest to implement for a newbie to React and Firebase while still fulfilling the requirements above.

A: If you are storing the date as an timestamp in firebase, then you can use orderby and limit to get the desired result.
firebase.database().ref(endpoint)
  .orderByChild('timestamp')
   .startAt(Specify the date here)
   .limit(100)
  .on('value', function(snapshot) {
   // You can get the values after the particular date and the result will be limited to first 100
 }));
});

Note: date should be in timestamp format not as string. Hope this helps


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The Canada women's national under-21 field hockey team represents Canada in international under-21 field hockey competitions. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Canada, Field Hockey Canada, which is a member of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1989 FIH World Cup, where the team finished in seventh place.

The team's last appearance was in 2021, during the Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago, where the team claimed an historic gold medal.

Tournament records

Current squad
The following 18 players represented Canada at the 2021 Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.

Caps and goals updated as of August 28, 2021, after the match against Uruguay.

References

External links

FIH profile

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By Candy Gibson
US president Donald Trump's use of Twitter helped propel him into the White House, according to research by two Australian linguists.
In a new report analysing Trump's use of Twitter before and six months after his election in 2016, Dr David Caldwell from UniSA and Dr Andrew Ross from the University of Sydney have examined how Trump tends to "hyper personalise, character assassinate and use unprofessional language" on Twitter.
Trump's negative, blunt approach, using emotive hashtags to attack Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election campaign proved devastatingly effective, the authors say.
"In the lead up to his election, Trump engaged a whole new cohort of people who wouldn't ordinarily be interested in politics," Dr Caldwell says. "His hashtag, #CrookedHillaryClinton, seared into the American consciousness, casting doubt on Clinton's honesty, her capacity to lead and her trustworthiness."
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Trump's use of rhetorical questions, loaded words, capital letters and exclamation marks also saturated the 3000 tweets that the authors analysed between June 2016 and August 2017.
"Twitter lends itself to punchy, emotional statements and suits President Trump's communication style. Previous research shows that the more negative his tweets are, the higher his poll ratings. Twitter was clearly highly influential for him in winning the 2016 US election," Dr Caldwell says.
Lead author on the paper, Dr Ross, says Trump's tweets appealed to his own base and energised his supporters into voting for him. At the same time, his tweets didn't dissuade his opponents to vote against him in large enough numbers to defeat him.
Unlike Obama, who used a trained media team to tweet on his behalf, Trump won more support by speaking directly to people through his tweets – a factor that worked in his favour.
"Many Americans like the fact that their president bypasses the mainstream media to communicate with them. People are now able to get 'news' from the president directly via Twitter and the element of celebrity has undoubtedly worked for him," Dr Ross says.
There is evidence that Trump's "de-professional" style is being adopted – albeit a more toned-down version – by some other politicians, Dr Caldwell says, including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison who uses more personal and casual language in his tweets than his predecessors.
"There is a more aggressive tone to politics these days and that is reflected in President Trump's tweets," Dr Caldwell says.
"When you are so belligerent and direct in your language, people have no choice but to take sides because the platform doesn't encourage reasoned debate. There is no middle ground. Twitter is combative and that's what makes it so divisive."
While Facebook's popularity is declining, Dr Ross says there is no evidence to show that Twitter is losing ground, particularly as a political communication tool.
"Trump's constant use of Twitter has created new interest in the platform, with the global economy sometimes hinging on his every tweet," he says.
"I imagine Twitter will be just as important to Trump – or even more so – in his bid for re-election in 2020 than it was in 2016. Certainly, the Democrats will need a plan of some sort to compete."
Going Negative: An APPRAISAL analysis of the rhetoric of Donald Trump on Twitter is published in Language and Communication.
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A great smile is something that is often overlooked by cosmetic and plastic surgeons when it comes to facial aesthetics. While reconstructing a nose or enhancing an eyelid might be good for facial symmetry, to obtain true facial harmony it is sometimes the dentist that provides the total balance to a person's face. In this interview with Aesthetic Insider™, Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist, Laurence Rifkin, DDS, discusses the importance of looking at the smile of each patient and addressing their dental needs along with their facial aesthetic treatments. This combined approach by aesthetic surgeons and cosmetic dentists can provide the patient with the true, balanced and harmonious appearance they have been seeking. To learn more about Laurence Rifkin, DDS visit www.drlaurencerifkin.com.
How does having a beautiful smile affect a person and those they interact with?
Having a beautiful smile really comes from the inside out. However, the way a person feels about themself is how they are perceived by the onlooker. As human beings we respond to what we see. For instance, if a person is missing a front tooth or they have a chipped or stained tooth, they tend not to smile and try to hide that perceived blemish so when they interact with others they don't smile. Therefore, they are not perceived as friendly, likeable or as approachable as they would if they just smiled. A facial expression has a two-way neuropsychological effect upon our psyche, so our self-esteem is affected, and when a person cannot just smile it affects their relationships with the outside world. In business for instance, when a person is going for a job interview or interacting with clients or customers or even patients, if they cannot generate a warm, friendly, confident smile, it may lessen their chance of success. It can also affect personal and romantic relationships because it can make a person withdraw, or appear withdrawn. A smile doesn't mean the person has to have perfect teeth, but a beautiful, natural looking healthy smile really is inviting because it's the communication center between all of us.
When I speak for instance, people focus on what I'm saying and the facial expression that supports my spoken content. So, when a person hears words, they look directly at the mouth that creates these words, they are observing the lips, the teeth and gums, they are looking at the eyes (as humans we gaze back and forth and these are the two important facial features when we look at one's face) and it gives us the perception of beauty, of honesty and integrity, and so they focus on that. This really comes back down to neuropsychological genetic studies. Dr. Konrad Lorenz won a Nobel Prize for understanding beauty. The concept of beauty itself is really interestingly and comes from our appreciation of our children, of our young. We perceive beauty as youthfulness. Also evolutionary it has been proven that general body symmetries, left and right symmetries, support health, so an animal or a creature that has a physiological or anatomical asymmetry sometimes is not as healthy as one that is symmetrical. Let's say you have one leg shorter than the other, you probably can't run as fast or perform whatever functions you need to do. When doctors examine patients and find a lump on one side of the body and it's not on the other, they have to investigate it. It may be nothing but it could be an indication of some health issue. So, symmetry and youthfulness is a form of beauty, and when we look at one another or when we look at ourselves, if we see some blemish in some way, shape or form, we lose that positive confidence in how we look at ourselves, our self-esteem and how others perceive us, as well as how we perceive others. Therefore, having a beautiful, natural smile and using it when we interact with others, can have a very positive impact on all of our relationships.
What are the principle factors you consider when creating a beautiful smile?
As a cosmetic dentist, patients usually come to me to improve their smile through cosmetic dental treatments such as veneers, tooth whitening, etc., rather than for their general dental health which is a very important foundation that should never be ignored just for cosmetics. We always have to start with the foundational health. But when I look at someone who wants to improve their smile, I have to look at why they're coming to me in the first place. If a person wants to improve their smile, they generally want to look their best and know that their teeth are just one aspect of their overall appearance. However, because I am a dentist they don't always realize that I may or may not have the knowledge to consider other areas of their facial aesthetics, such as their nose, eyes or neck, that can be improved. My background lecturing at the AACS (American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery) and at LA-MCA (Los Angeles Multi-Specialty Cosmetic Academy) and professional relationships I have developed over the past thirty years with many plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons and dermatologists, has broadened my knowledge of facial aesthetics that I can share with my patients whom I often refer to my colleagues for other procedures. The principle factors I consider when creating a beautiful smile is a matter of balance, an artistic balance. I look for balance, symmetry and harmony and not just in the teeth and lips, but also in their personal features. I look at their eyes, nose, cheekbones, chin, etc., in relation to their smile and consider their full profile. By analyzing the face from the front and from three-quarter profiles, I can see how the lips, gums and teeth appear in relation to the attributes of the face and its structure and from there I can plan how to build the best and most beautiful smile that I can.
How often do you refer patients to colleagues in plastic and facial plastic surgery?
Quite often actually. I developed the Rifkin Method which is my system of interviewing a patient to determine whether or not they are also interested in other aesthetic procedures besides their teeth. Over the years what I found is that dentists have been isolated by the patient (which is understandable), and the plastic surgeon has been isolated by their patients also. Therefore, through the Rifkin Method I have developed a network of super-specialists that work with the patient and puts them in charge of their overall facial aesthetics. This way the patient can choose what they believe is the best strategy to get them the smile and appearance they truly want.
Does overall facial aesthetics require a team approach?
I believe that we have to work as a team. I work with surgeons, I work with orthodontists and in some cases, I even work with makeup artists and hair stylists to help the patient put together the most ideal, pleasing features for them. Of course my focus and expertise lies in improvement of the teeth, mouth and smile, but the other aspects of facial and physical harmony that the patient is seeking has to be very personalized to each patient. Every face is unique like a fingerprint and you have to put together those facial elements in a harmonious fashion and it takes a variety of specialists and experts to do that.
Why did you develop the Rifkin Method?
Over my thirty plus years in practice I have developed a great deal of trust among my patients who come from all walks of life and who often asked me what else could be done to help them look younger, or more vibrant. They would tell me that they had been referred to a plastic or cosmetic surgeon by a friend, or they had seen somebody on a TV news show or digitally on the Internet and they were not sure if that person was qualified or not. So it occurred to me that for those patients I could ask a series of questions and then put them in touch with the other expert team members I have developed relationships with over the years and they could make their own selection in terms of which specialists they want to work with who understand the full concept and integrated, comprehensive approach to facial beauty.
What steps to you take in your patient analysis to determine their course of treatment?
To begin with, I look at the patient's goals. I talk to them from a heart-to-heart standpoint of what it is they want to achieve. Not everyone is concerned about whether their face is symmetrical or not which is fine, and not everyone needs or wants a lot of cosmetic dental or cosmetic surgery work either. I'm a believer that if a procedure is not indicated, or the patient does not want other enhancements because they are secure in themselves and with their own appearance, then great. Their inner confidence is going to present a great, warm and friendly smile and to me that is what is most important. During the initial exam, I look at what their goals are and I take two and three dimensional photographs from multiple views, as well as three dimensional radiographs or x-rays such as CT scans (which have incredibly low radiation) to look at the internal skeletal structure and I put together a personalized power point presentation that the patient and I review together. This way they can see their face, their mouth, their teeth and every aspect possible. After discussing their dental needs and next steps in terms of what (or if) cosmetic dental or other enhancement is required, I will address any other blemish they might want corrected and, if there's an indication, I will communicate and work closely with the preferred plastic/cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist to provide further improvement.
How does cosmetic dentistry provide the patient with a more harmonious and balanced appearance and what elements do you apply when working with plastic and cosmetic surgeons to help patients attain their desired end result?
The sub-specialties in facial aesthetics each work on a different area of the face, i.e., the oculoplastic surgeons provide improvement to the eye and forehead area, the plastic/cosmetic/facial plastic surgeon provide improvement to the face, neck, cheekbones, chin, eyes, etc., and the dermatologist provides improvement to the skin and so on. The cosmetic dentist, of course, provides improvement to the teeth. What is important to understand is that the underlying structure, whether it is cheekbone or tooth is very important to the end result. Let's take, as an example, a patient that has poor lip support. Their teeth are either small or they're tilted inward and they have a change in their profile from the nose to the lip which we call insufficient lip support. That same patient wants to have fuller lips and goes to a plastic/cosmetic surgeon for lip enhancement. After injection, however, they look like they have fat lips that completely hide the teeth and make the teeth look even smaller in appearance. My approach would be to bring the teeth forward whether by orthodontics or cosmetic dental enhancement first, and then have the plastic/cosmetic surgeon provide lip fillers to create a perfect, balanced smile. If the plastic/cosmetic surgeon does the lip enhancement without understanding how the teeth might become hidden by the increased lip volume, the patient will then come to me asking for bigger teeth which would not give them a harmonious, balanced appearance as the teeth would be too large for the face. The same considerations can be applied to chin and cheek augmentations, as well as rhinoplasty. In the case of a deficient chin, a plastic/cosmetic surgeon might put in a chin implant, or inject a filler along the jawline to create a stronger definition. However, I would first look inside the patient's mouth to see if their bite is incorrect and is causing a weak chin or an asymmetrical jawline, and correct that before suggesting a surgical or filler procedure. The goal of doctors and dentists is to provide a balance, symmetrical appearance to the patients face and this can be achieved better when we work together.
Are orthodontics popular with older patients?
Yes. In more recent years we have seen an increase in both patient interest in orthodontics and in dental improvements with features such as Invisalign and other tooth straightening devices. Of course, it's better to start orthodontics at a younger developmental stage when we have more control of facial growth, jaw formation and jaw bone size. When we get older, we can move teeth to some limited degree, and teeth do wear and shorten overtime so orthodontics or reconstructive dentistry can impact and correct that. Some of my patients always wished they had worn braces as a child to correct crooked teeth, and as an adult tooth straightening becomes important to them.
What other aspects of cosmetic dentistry improve overall facial aesthetics?
I like to do the minimal amount of tooth modification with veneers or crowns if we can avoid it, and sometimes orthodontics can do that. Tooth whitening and, of course, veneers. Veneers have come such a long way in recent years in terms of color, shading, texture, etc. Most veneers I perform these days look completely natural and suit the patient's skin color, and facial shape. My goal is to refine everything that I do and that includes the step-by-step approach I have to creating a great smile including doing wax sculptures of teeth and provisionals (temporary teeth) so that my patients can try on their new smile first to make sure they are happy with the result before finalizing it. Plus the new ceramics we use are wonderful and look completely natural.
How can plastic/cosmetic surgeons work better with cosmetic dentists for overall patient improvement?
The new LA-MCA aesthetic meeting that was recently held in Beverly Hills, CA, was a great start to truly bring together all the specialties involved in patient aesthetics, head to toe. I have spent many years attending and lecturing at aesthetic meetings such as those held by the AACS and more recently LA-MCA as I have wanted to improve my understanding of cosmetic surgery so I can be better prepared for my patients. I think the more understanding that plastic/cosmetic surgeons gain of the importance of teeth to the underlying, and overlying facial structures, the better results their patients will achieve overall.
Dr. Rifkin displays a relentless passion for excellence in periodontal health, function and dento-facial aesthetics. He creates synergy between science, technology and fine arts. He also believes in a team approach to achieving optimal results for his patients, collaborating with both dental and medical specialists he's personally hand-selected for their skill and integrity.
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require  File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../test_helper'

class CmsAdmin::SnippetsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase

  def setup
    http_auth
  end

  def test_get_index
    get :index
    assert_response :success
    assert assigns(:cms_snippets)
  end

  def test_get_new
    get :new
    assert_response :success
  end

  def test_get_edit
    get :edit, :id => cms_snippets(:default)
    assert_response :success
    assert assigns(:cms_snippet)
  end

  def test_create
    assert_difference 'CmsSnippet.count' do
      post :create, :cms_snippet => {
        :label    => 'test_snippet',
        :content  => 'test content'
      }
      assert_response :redirect
      assert_redirected_to edit_cms_admin_snippet_path(assigns(:cms_snippet))
      assert_equal 'Snippet created', flash[:notice]
    end
  end

  def test_update
    snippet = cms_snippets(:default)

    put :update, :id => snippet, :cms_snippet => {
      :label    => 'new_test_label',
      :content  => 'new test content'
    }
    assert_response :redirect
    assert_redirected_to edit_cms_admin_snippet_path(assigns(:cms_snippet))
    assert_equal 'Snippet updated', flash[:notice]

    snippet.reload
    assert_equal 'new_test_label', snippet.label
    assert_equal 'new test content', snippet.content
  end

  def test_destroy
    assert_difference 'CmsSnippet.count', -1 do
      delete :destroy, :id => cms_snippets(:default)
      assert_response :redirect
      assert_redirected_to cms_admin_snippets_path
      assert_equal 'Snippet removed', flash[:notice]
    end
  end

end


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Company officials Mr. Sandeep Soni (Operation Head) brief about the Company profile and their job profile through power point presentation. Archana Jhawar B.Tech CSE were selected as a Software Engineer after a round of Technical Test, Technical Interview and HR Interview. GITS Director Prof Dr. Vikas Misra and Finance Controller B.L Jangir congratulate the selected Students and advised that they do their work with full efficiency for their better future.