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Edition 99 - November 2016
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Broken News (Mega Numbers Are Up, And Micro Numbers Are Down, Air Costa Rica, Meds by Drone, New Tent City, Quepos Quickies - New Quepos Bridge Still Abuilding)
Rumble Talk (Shaky Happenings On or About the Pacific Rim - The Rumbling Gave Way to Rain Problems)
Feature: Nicaragua Once More (Renewing Acquaintances)
Feature: Costa Rica in World War II - Part One (Paradise on the Outskirts of Hell)
Feature: Passionflowers (More Relaxation than Passion)
Health Stuff: Aguacate Awareness
What's-in-a-Word (Passionflower)
ROMEO Corner (Falafel Bar, Manuel Antonio)
"The error of youth is to believe that intelligence is a substitute for experience, while the error of age is to believe experience is a substitute for intelligence." ― Lyman Bryson
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Próximamente: "Mariposa, Una historia de amor de Costa Rica" en Español
Quinientos años antes de que los españoles encontraran el continente Americano, cerca del final del primer milenio, nativos americanos vivieron y prosperaron en Centroamérica, incluyendo la tierra ahora conocida como Costa Rica. Al ser en verdad una maravilla natural entonces y ahora, los nativos fueron capaces de emplear sus habilidades agrícolas y prosperar gracias a su fértil suelo, al bosque lleno de presas, hierbas y especias, a los lagos y a dos océanos ricos en peces y crustáceos.
Mariposa es una historia sobre dos jóvenes nativos americanos, los dos hijos privilegiados de un jefe, pero de diferentes tribus. Estas dos tribus, históricamente hostiles entre ellas, vivían a unos pocos días de marcha de distancia en las montañas del norte y del este del valle central de Costa Rica.
Los dos nativos se conocen por accidente, se enamoran y comienzan a planear su vida juntos, que se frustra únicamente por eventos más allá de su control. Los amantes son arrastrados a un volcán el cual muchos creen que es el hogar de los dioses, particularmente de Sib'ö, el Gran Espíritu, que creen que fue quien creó el mundo.
Como estas historias son leyendas, involucran una buena cantidad de mito, lo que deja tanto al escritor como al lector la libertad de especular diferentes desenlaces. La historia como está escrita incorpora el final clásico de la legenda de Zurquí, que refleja la belleza, misterio y espiritualidad de Costa Rica.
Mega Numbers Are Up
Hubble Photo of Galaxy M-83
Astronomers have long been intrigued with figuring out how many stars are out there. Given the numbers and distances involved we have to forgive our astro-amigos for not having a precise count.
For years scientists have estimated there is, oh let's say, 100 billion was a good estimate of the number of galaxies and each galaxy in turn had about 100 billion stars. Nice even numbers to work with yielding a total of 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the universe. I have no idea if there is a name for a number like that, like deca-mega-trillion or whatever, but that's a lot of suns. (It does pale in comparison to a "Google" of something, however, which is 1 followed by 100 zeros)
But scientists never stopped calculating and refining their estimates, and now an astrophysics professor at the University of Nottingham in England reports that he led a team that came up with the latest estimate which says that there are as many as two trillion galaxies in the universe. That multiplies the number above by 20 to 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's a lot of sunscreen.
Our own Milky Way galaxy is richer in suns than your average galaxy and is believed to contain around 300 billion stars. Our local solar system is also richer than the average in planets, having nine. Scientists say that most suns average closer to one planet per sun but, if our scientific friends underestimated the number of suns in the same way they did the number of galaxies, the expected number of planets would be about 1,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
That makes the odds that we're all alone on this planet in this universe:
1 in 1,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
Really? Fat chance.
And Micro Numbers Down
While the scientists were busy pumping up the numbers of suns and planets in the universe our local bus company was calculating numbers with equal precision but with a lot fewer zeros. They decided to reduce fares once again. The Quepos-Manuel Antonio route was slashed to 295 colones (54 cents US) from 305. That's a savings of ten colones or almost two cents US. This was on the heels of another slash in April of 5 colones (1 cent US) from 310 to 305.
The local bus fare had peaked in June of 2014 at 320. When GG first came here the local bus fare was 160 colones. The rapid rise that occurred from 2009 to June of 2014 reflected the upward trend in petroleum costs.
Of course, with regard to the current fare decrease, the gilded dude wants to ask: Wouldn't it be easier for the drivers to make change if the fare had been leveled off at an even 300 colones? I doubt there would be much objection by the patronage. But as a friend once said to me: "Step back from the logic Bob, it doesn't apply here".
But every little decrease does help the working Tico. The change has no effect on dudes like GG who have a residency card and have attained the Golden Gringo age of 65+. Our fare on local busses is zero. It's a beautiful thing, amigos.
Air Costa Rica
Finally, an airplane with markings on the side that say "¡Pura Vida!" or at least "PURA VIDA".
Air Costa Rica is a new subsidiary of Air Panama, the latter being the second largest airline in Panama after Copa Airlines. ACR, to be based in Juan Santamaria Airport in Alejuela, started operations in October with a initial charter flight to Guatemala City. Regular commercial flights will begin in the first quarter of 2017 and flights are planned to San Andres, Cartagena (Colombia both), Roatan (Honduras) and Punta Cana (Dominican Republic).
ACR also plans flights to the U.S. in the near future. The Air Costa Rica "fleet" currently consists of one Boing 737-300 but is expected to increase to four of these workhorses in short order.
"Is it a low-cost airline?" asked one reporter of Air Costa Rica management. The answer was as politically obsequious as a candidate running for president: "Ticket prices will not be low cost but they will be at the lower end of the market." said Carlos Viquez, the new General Manager of Air Costa Rica.
Well maybe Air Costa Rica is not a low cost airline but a new competitor, Wingo, does bill itself as a low cost airline. Wingo is owned by Panama's Copa Group, ($142 bucks SJO to Panama City round trip) the parent of Copa Airlines. Starting December 1, it's also entering the market with flights beginning December 1 between San José and both Panama and Guatemala. So it seems that Panama is making significant inroads into the Costa Rican market with subsidiaries of their top two airlines (Copa and Air Panama) now offering two lower cost competitors (Air Costa Rica and Wingo).
I'm sure there is no reason to doubt that air travel will continue to increase and the need for additional flights will be required. Do you remember a dozen or so years ago when there were about a dozen airlines with commercial flights out of SJO? Back then, there were about a half dozen flights clustered between noon and 2 PM going to the States to choose from and maybe another half-dozen connecting airlines. Now there are over 30 commercial airlines including six major U.S. carriers with multiple daily flights, as well as over 10 cargo carriers. Passenger count in 2015 exceeded 4.3 million. SJO is growing up, amigos.
The growth in air travel here is what motivated the government recently to commission a study on placement and design of a major new international airport near Orotina, a town about 60 km (35 miles) west of San José but closer to the Pacific Coast. The new location is not a favorite idea amongst the San José locals because of the longer driving distance.
So, how long will it be before Air Costa Rica will be called Air Tico or TicoAir?
Meds by Drone
Maybe GG will soon be relieved from the task of going out to the Quepos Hospital to pick up his monthly allotment of medicines (medicamentos).
The Caja (cah-hah), the section of the social security ministry responsible for the national health system, recently announced they had signed a contract with an outfit called Zipline International, Inc. of California (now, is that a perfect name for this part of the world, or what?) to provide a service here to deliver medications by drone.
Zipline International, Inc. already has such operations in Rwanda and Tanzania. The service is particularly suited for those hard to get to rural areas like the central spine of mountains that run down the center of Costa Rica where reaching some of the indigenous people who live there can take 1-2 days by normal ground transportation.
They estimate delivery cost at $2 per prescription (actually, the cost is slightly over $26,000 per month regardless of the number of drops). But there are bureaucratic hurdles to overcome including a nearly $2,000 registration fee per drone and what rules are to be established regarding air space in which the drones are permitted to operate without interfering with things like airport operations. GG also wonders (there you go again asking questions) how the Caja, an organ of the government, is going to handle special meds like narcotics - can't be dropping those all over the countryside, can we?
GG has visions of standing on my balcony with a large fishing net waiting for my coumadin-laden parachute to descend so I can snare it. Nah, I doubt that they would consider Quepos rural enough to include it in the program (maybe in Phase II). Guess I'll still have to take the bus out to the hospital where the Caja pharmacy is located.
What's next, McDonald's and POPS by drone? I hope so!
New Tent City
The Chronicles has reported on the continuing migrant difficulties that central america and Costa Rica in particular have encountered recently. First were some 8,000 Cubans that entered from Panama in the south but were stopped at the northern border at Peñas Blancas as they were refused entry by Nicaragua. Later, they were ferried by air to the Mexico/U.S. border by the Costa Rican government so they could walk across, supposedly under the old "wet foot/dry foot" policy.
Migrant Camp at Saint cecilia
Next came a few thousand more "Cubans" with Haitian, Dominican Republic and African accents that showed up at our southern border, some with supposedly real Cuban passports. It's estimated that an additional 5,000 people like this gradually and surreptitiously made their way north on foot purportedly to do the same as the Cubans at the Mexico/U.S. border. That still leaves another five or six thousand people accumulated near the border who've been living in temporary camps. One such camp is at Santa Cecilia near La Cruz in Northwest Costa Rica and is shown in the photo to the right, The relationship of La Cruz to the border is shown in the feature article on our latest trip to Nicaragua reported below.
Santa Cecilia is a tent camp (photo right) and guess where the tents came from; they were a gift from the good old U.S. of A. It's unclear as to the original intent for the tents but they are now being used to house stranded migrants. Two tent cities are currently housing about two thousand visitors. Reportedly there are an additional 9,000 immigrants of various origins currently wandering about Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.
As if that wasn't enough, Sarah Saldana, director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told the House Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. Congress a week ago that some 40,000 Haitians are making their way north in Central America with the United States as the goal.
This story won't go away soon.
Quepos Quickies
New Quepos Bridge Still Abuilding. In May of this year the Chronicles bemoaned the disappearance of the last one lane bridge into Quepos. The Bailey Bridge between the Boca Vieja section and downtown Quepos served the community well over the years but, as the town grew, it became a hang up for traffic as one side of traffic had to give way to the other and in recent years those backups became considerable.
So the old bridge was closed, then torn down or removed, actually I think Bailey Bridges just get picked up and loaded on barges for re-use, don't they? Construction began on a new two-lane bridge shortly thereafter. When I asked a construction foreman in May how long the project would take he responded with the official answer, "October" but with a devilish smile on his face.
GG just checked progress in early October and snapped the picture to the right. The main span in the center of the bridge seems virtually complete including the roadbed but very little has been done on the approaches. When I asked for a new completion estimate, a gent that appeared to have some authority over the others said "Diciembre, Senor".
A Christmas bridge then; but why did this guy also have a smirk on his face?
(Shaky Happenings On or the Pacific Rim)
On the local terremoto (tremor) front things were (fortunately) not too busy in October. Turrialba continued to boil and bubble and throw out ash occasionally, and Poaz was showing signs of life but nothing major occurred, although the main airport runways needed a brushing off once or twice again, yet no delays were reported.
Flooded Street in Nicoya
That's Suppose to be a
Bridge in the Lower Photo
Barceló Tambor in Normal Times
The real action this past month was with the weather as many different parts of the country were inundated with heavy rain. October, historically, is the heaviest rainfall month of the year and this year was no exception (see historical chart). Some rivers overflowed and inundated some populated areas (see photo right).
There were several days of continuous rain resulting from a tropical wave combining with another low pressure system. GG always brags that these kind of days are rare here and mornings are most often sunny even in the rainy season - in the past that was true but not this month.
Heavy rains hit from coast to coast around mid-month, from the Nicoya Peninsula to the Caribbean. Some places, like the Nicoya, received 125 mm (5 inches) in a matter of a few hours. With so many hills in the country there were slides everywhere and several bridges washed out. Flooding was reported in Cartago where the terrain is pretty high up as well as in Golfito, the southern Pacific coast.
One hotel in Tambor on the Nicoya, the Barceló Tambor hotel had several inches of water in their main lobby. This is a beautiful hotel situated right on the beach on the southern tip of the Nicoya that GG and a friend had the pleasure of visiting for lunch on a pilgrimage to the Nicoya in 2015.
There was so much rain in October the national government issued a "green alert' to bring awareness of the potentionally dangerous situation to the populace.
Hopefully the worst is over.
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Nicaragua Once More
(Renewing Acquaintances)
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
About five years ago a small group of displaced male gringos (read expats) decided to hold a "round-up" in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. The intent at the time was to provide a weekend where guys could gather to relax enjoy good conversation and camaraderie. It was directed towards guys who loved to smoke good cigars of which there are plenty in Nicaragua (both cigars and cigar smokers). GG used to be a daily puffer but an incident of congestive heart failure ended my puffing career about seven years ago. (Yes, I'm jealous)
Sunset in San Juan del Sur
The gathering is a time to chew the fat and bring each other up to date, kind of a guys weekend out. The original gathering drew a baker's dozen of gentlemen with ages ranging from the early twenties to 70+ fossils like GG. This year marked the 5th annual event and drew some 47 puffers and non-puffers from all over Central America and even from the U.S. The meeting has since evolved into smoking and non-smoking sections in a building, usually a restaurant that we take over for our exclusive use and which is open to the air on at least two sides.
Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border Area
GG and a few friends recently returned from Round-Up #5. The bus route we took passes through the area approaching the Peñas Blancas border crossing. The Google map to the right shows the relationship of San Juan del Sur ("A", top left), Peñas Blancas ("B") where the border crossing is and the Costa Rican town of La Cruz ("C" on the map, about 19 km or 11 miles south of Peñas Blancas). San Juan del Sur is about 45 km or 27 miles from Peñas Blancas by car. La Cruz is the town where the migrant tent camp mentioned in the news clip above is located.
Our group of four went by bus all the way to the border crossing at Peñas Blancas. Getting to San Juan del Sur by that method is not complicated but it is tedious and tiring. It involves taking three "collectivo" busses (ones that stop whenever someone wants to get off or on) and then a taxi from the border to SJDS.
We left on the first bus from Quepos at 6:30 in the morning and arrived in Puntarenas almost three hours later; actual elapsed time 2:50. We were able to pick up the next bus, going to Liberia, at the Puntarenas station within a half hour of arriving (elapsed time for the second leg: 2:55). We then quickly (like 5 minutes) picked up the next bus at the Liberia station that went to Peñas Blancas (elapsed time 1:30). Total time on busses - about 7-1/2 hours and a trip time of slightly over 8 hours since we had left Quepos.
I had been somewhat concerned that the border would be a problem because of all the migrant activity that's been going on but it turned out to be quite easy and efficient on this early Friday afternoon in October. We paid our exit tax of $8 (this is the land version of the infamous Costa Rican air exit tax of $29) but had to pay it in cash as the ATM-like machine we would normally use was broken down. We then made the half-mile trek (well, maybe it was only a quarter mile) from the Costa Rica side to the Nicaragua side on foot where we paid a $1 local government tax and a $12 entry tax to the Nica federal government. The whole process took less than an hour.
This is the Group of Reprobates, Derelicts & Escapees that Slipped Ashore at SJDS
After passing the final passport check we negotiated a taxi big enough for the four of us. It was driven by a very friendly gent named Antonio who enjoyed bragging about his one and a half year old son. About forty minutes later we pulled into San Juan del Sur and three of us went to one hotel while the fourth went to a hotel less than a block away on the same street (SJDS is actually a bit smaller than Quepos). It turned out that the restaurant that the organizers of the round-up selected for our meetings was only two blocks away. Very convenient.
We had meetings Friday evening (buffet dinner), Saturday morning (breakfast), Saturday afternoon (barbecue) and Sunday morning (breakfast). Of course the meetings and meals were interspersed with visits to local parlors for the appropriate amount of ice creams and gelatos. We do our best to keep the affair civil, amigos.
Central Square Granada
The formal gathering ended at noon on Sunday. Our group of four decided to take a taxi trip up to Granada for Sunday afternoon and we were aided by a local resident and member of the group in finding another helpful driver (Danny) who whisked us from SJDS to the old Spanish capital in just over an hour. We gave ourselves a walking tour and then ended up in an excellent restaurant (El Tercer Ojo - The Third Eye) where we gorged some more. Excellent. Our driver met us for dinner and then scooted us back to San Juan in time for us to collapse exhausted just after 9 PM.
San Juan del Sur and Granada continue to be pleasant places to visit and I, for one, hope to be able to make the 2017 gathering.
For more info on San Juan del Sur and Granada gleaned from previous trips, go here:
Navigating Nicaland and Cavorting in Nicaragua Once More, and for another view on walking through the Peñas Blancas border go here: The Peñas Blancas Border.
Costa Rica in World War II - Part One
(Paradise on the Outskirts of Hell)
Costa Rica is known for it's lack of an army or navy. The military was disbanded, i.e., written out of the constitution when the Second Republic was founded in 1949 after the country's civil war ended in 1948, three years after World War II ended. Today's government is the latest in a continuous series of governments since then, some 67 years of peaceful transitions of power for which few Latin American countries can boast an equal record.
Costa Rica Declaration of War
So when World War II broke out (1939) Costa Rica had some armed forces but they could hardly have been perceived as a major player in the war. Nevertheless, when Pearl Harbor was attacked, Costa Rica lost no time in declaring war on the Axis powers. They did so on December 8, 1941 one day after pearl harbor and technically ahead of the United States, whose own official declaration of war wasn't passed by congress until December 11. (Of course there is that famous film of Roosevelt asking congress to make the declaration retroactive to the moment of the attack).
Of seventeen Latin American countries at the time, Costa Rica was one of only three that declared war the day after Pearl Harbor. The other two were Honduras and Nicaragua. Six of those seventeen countries (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela), having absorbed a significant number of German emigres over the years and also because they favored military governments, had strong Nazi sympathies and didn't declare war on Germany until a month or two before the end of the war (see table to the right). VE day, Victory in Europe Day, was on May 8, 1945.
Costa Rica's quick action, of course, immediately made Ticoland a target for the Nazis. A friend forwarded an article to me about WW II and Costa Rica written by a Mr. Walter ("Picho") Hamer, a fellow writer who had a long time experience in Latin America and particularly Costa Rica. Here's Walter's self-written bio:
"I'm a "banana brat" of the United Fruit Co. I was born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, and lived there, and Santa Marta, Colombia, and, finally, in San José. I came to Costa Rica in '42 and left in '46. My father was the General Manager of the Compañía Bananera de Costa Rica, the UFCo subsidiary which owned its banana operations on both coasts of the country. I was enrolled in the Escuela Buenaventura Corrales (La Metálica) and spent my days learning and playing in Spanish. My fondest childhood memories are contained in my four-year San José sojourn, and I have a special place in my heart for Costa Rica and the Ticos. Sadly, my Dad was killed in November of 1946 in an airplane accident while returning to San José from Golfito, and we moved to New Orleans and a new life. I'm now 84 years old and retired and have taken up recreational writing as a hobby…hence the San Pablo bit."
The following article by "Picho" is about a provocative war incident that occurred in Costa Rica on the Caribbean coast, a happening that understandably shocked the little country and caused a strong reaction towards Germans living in this country in the early 1940's. The article will be in two parts with the concluding part in next month's Chronicle. (Pictures and captions were added by GG for editorial support)
WAR COMES TO A QUIET PLACE
The Main Concern in 1941 Was the National Futbol Team and the Caribbean Championship
"The spring of 1942 marked the third year of the Second World War, that gigantic conflict that involved almost every country of the world. While the people in the peaceful little Central American nation of Costa Rica were acutely aware of the great struggles going on in Europe and eastern Asia, they were not affected by them in any direct way. For the most part they carried on their lives very much as they had before the conflict, confident that the wide expanses of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans would keep them from any danger of direct aggressive harm. The proximity of the United States and its defenses of the nearby Panama Canal provided an added measure of comfort.
From the outbreak of hostilities, Costa Rica had been quick to place itself in the Allied camp, and had immediately declared war on both Germany and Japan when the United States formally entered the conflict in 1941. Aside from small amounts of raw rubber and hemp for marine cordage, the country's main contribution to the war effort was the steady supply of food products not available in the temperate climates of its larger allies. Coffee, bananas, and cacao were transported to the port city of Limón, from whence they were shipped through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to southern ports of the United States.
The country's complacency was rudely broken in the early summer of that year, however, when, in an act of extreme audacity and uncommon bravery, a German submarine captain brought the harsh reality of war directly to Costa Rica's shores. Submarine activity in the South Atlantic and the eastern Caribbean was a recent feature of the war. The strategy of the German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, at the outset of the conflict was to use its extensive fleet of U-boats to interdict the flow of vital supplies being shipped across the North Atlantic from the United States and Canada to Great Britain.
14.1 Million Tons and 2,779 Ships Were Sunk by U-boats in WWII
This plan was highly successful initially, as there were few defenses to keep the U-boats from preying freely on the slow-moving freighters, and large numbers of them and their valuable cargos were sent to the bottom. However, as the war progressed, anti-submarine warfare technology and methods were developed by the Allies which soon made the Atlantic convoys more difficult to approach and attack. U-boat losses increased quickly, causing the Kriegsmarine to refocus a large segment of its submarine activity to a newly designated "Brazil Sector", which covered the western reaches of the South Atlantic Ocean and the eastern end of the Caribbean.
The strategic purpose of this move was to interrupt the flow of petroleum products coming from the large Dutch and American refineries at Aruba, Curacao, and Trinidad. These plants were processing crude oil from Venezuela and shipping the refined fuels to Britain and the United States. There were also shipments of other vital supplies, such as bauxite, the ore for making aluminum, which were transported through the Brazil Sector from South American mines to the factories of the United States. The Kriegsmarine designed and built new, long-range submarines and sent them out from bases in Nazi occupied France. These patrols lasted from three to four months or, as was more commonly the case, until the U-boat ran out of torpedoes.
A few sinkings took place close to the harbors of the big refineries, but, for the most part, these warlike activities took place on the high seas, well away from the mainland of the Central and South American countries, and so did little to frighten their citizens. The hunting around the refineries was soon discouraged by the increase of anti-submarine resources in those locations, causing the U—boats to range further into the Caribbean and even as far as the Gulf of Mexico. They also widened their choice of targets to include any non-neutral shipping they could find.
Captain A. Achilles
Early in the morning of the 28th of April, 1942, the U-161, a class IXC long-range submarine under the command of Kapitanleutenant Albrecht Achilles, set sail from the port of Lorient in Nazi occupied France. This was the twenty eight year old commander's third wartime patrol to the Brazil Sector. These waters were familiar to him, having served before the war as an officer on the passenger liners of the Hamburg-Amerika steamship service on its runs to South America and the Caribbean.
He rendezvoused with a Milch Cow refueling ship in mid-Atlantic and topped up his diesel tanks before proceeding on to the northeastern coast of South America. He patrolled the waters around the big oil refineries at Trinidad, Aruba and Curacao in hopes of finding a tanker, but surface traffic was light. The Allies had intensified their anti-submarine defenses and their airborne patrols since the submarines had become active in the area, and Captain Achilles felt that the risk of discovery and destruction was greater than the possibility of finding a worthwhile target. He moved on to the waters north of Colon, Panama, where the Panama Canal funneled traffic into the open Caribbean. He had more success there, and was able to sink two small freighters.
Aerial Attack Photo of U-161
This stirred up the hornet's nest of anti-submarine patrol aircraft located at the American bases in the Canal Zone, forcing him to move further away from the Canal entrance. Late in the evening of July 1st, as U-16l was patrolling the western edge of its new hunting area, the lookouts reported a ship to the south, steaming toward the nearby Costa Rican port of Limón. Captain Achilles set out in pursuit of the vessel, but was too far away to get into an attack position before it entered the harbor. He had gotten close enough to identify the ship as the San Pablo, a 3,300 ton steam merchant in the service of the United Fruit Company for carrying general cargo and bananas. The ship's registry was Panamanian, which made it a legitimate target for the prowling U-boat.
Convinced that he had not been seen, Captain Achilles approached the port on the surface under cover of the dark tropical night, studying the harbor's accesses and looking for any sort of defenses. Although the lighthouse and the illuminated channel markers were not operating, the city itself did not appear to be observing any blackout precautions, so the harbor and waterfront were brightly lighted. The port appeared to be unarmed and his electronic listeners did not detect any of the feared long-range patrol aircraft from the American bases in Panama. The only protection appeared to be a floating boom placed across the harbor's entry channel with one end secured to a fixed platform and the other tied to a mooring buoy.
A heavy submarine net made of steel cable hung down from the length of the boom like a great curtain, effectively blocking underwater access to the harbor. This protective gateway was operated by a small utility launch which, when required, would release the free end of the boom from its mooring, and tow it to one side to allow the passage of surface traffic. The gate was long and cumbersome, weighed down as it was by the heavy steel net, and the launch was small and underpowered for the task, so the cycle of opening and closing the channel was very slow.
During the following day, July 2nd, U-161 lingered several miles off the port, making several submerged approaches to the coast to further study the harbor and to monitor traffic. Late that evening it saw a small coastal trader heading in to Limón. Under cover of darkness, Captain Achilles brought the submerged U-boat into a trailing position close astern of the trader. As the small vessel approached the port, the defensive gate was hauled open and U-161 took full advantage of the slow operation of the boom to enter the harbor through the opened net close behind the coaster."
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Part 1 above of Picho's article does a great job at setting the stage for the rest of the story. Don't miss next month's final part that describes the actual incident and the fall out from it.
Thanks much to Picho for his contribution.
Passionflowers
(More Relaxation than Passion)
Much has been said in many places, including the Chronicles, about the incredible biodiversity of Costa Rica. We are out of balance compared with the average country out there, based on land area, by a factor of 600:1. That is we have 6% of all the biodiversity in the world including 13,630 "amphibian, bird, mammal, reptile, and vascular plant species", the 15th largest total of all countries. And this in a land that takes up only .01% of the world's land surface (19,700 square miles in a total of 197 million).
For the last eighteen years GG has had the pleasure of living in places where flowers grow all year long (Florida - 10 years, then Costa Rica 8 years). Although I could never be accused of being a floriculturist (betcha didn't think I knew that word, did ya), I have always enjoyed being around plants and particularly flowering plants. In Costa Rica we have some of the most beautiful plants and flowers that exist on the planet; and it's hard not to be surrounded by them even if you don't want to be.
As an example of incredible beauty, take the passionflower. The delicacy and beauty of this specie is stunning. Actually there are 53 sub-species of this flower in Costa Rica alone, and they represent over 10% of all the passionflower species in the world. We don't have the room here in the Chronicles nor the will power to show all the species but just take a gander at some of those beauties starting with the two at the left.
Maracuyá on the Vine
Maracuyá Opened
The flower in the passionflower eventually produces a fruit, several varieties actually, that has its own amazing characteristics. The fruit is called maracuyá (ma-ra-koo-yah) or granadilla (gra-nah-dee-ja) and one version is shown in the photos to the right. The lower photo is of a piece of the same fruit that has been opened.
GG first tried maracuyá at a Tico friend's house shortly after I arrived here in 2008. My friend emerged from his kitchen one day with a half dozen yellow, bulbous maracuyás in his arms like those shown in the photo. He took a paring knife and scored the bulb around the center. He then simply gave it a twist and the two halves cracked open revealing the gooey stuff shown in the picture. Then he offered me a whole on
I was surprised at how light the fruit was, the shell being strong but almost like styrofoam in its weight. I let him pare the fruit for me but balked at eating the contents when I saw what I thought looked like three sacs of fish eggs inside. He simply slurped and gulped down the entire contents of his fruit and invited me to do the same. Oh what the hell, says GG and I quickly tossed the egg sacs down. I was immediately hit with a wonderfully sweet taste. Yummers.
Of course, both the fruit and the plant have extensive nutritional value. The following comments on the fruit's benefits relate to a 100 g (3-1/2 oz) serving of maracuyá (the numbers in parentheses are the percentages of RDA or recommended daily allowance):
100 g of fruit contains about 97 calories (typical of an average apple).
Good source of dietary fiber at 10.4 g (27%) which helps remove cholesterol from the body.
High in Vitamin C (50%), helps the body develop resistance against flu-like infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.
Vitamin-A (43%). Vitamin A helps maintain healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin-A, and flavonoids may help to protect from lung and oral cavity cancers.
Rich in potassium (7%). Helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
Also a very good source of minerals such as iron, copper, magnesium and phosphorus.
The above ground parts of passionflower flowers, such as the stems, leaves and the vine, are crushed and used medicinally, taken as a tea or applied as a topical treatment or poultice. Passionflower is used as a natural remedy to treat a variety of ailments. These include anxiety, asthma, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal upset and narcotics withdrawal. It can also be used as a pain reliever and anti-inflammatory aid.
Note: "While it is safe for consumption in small amounts, passionflower can cause side effects when taken in large doses, and it is known to have moderate negative interactions with central nervous system depressants, known as sedatives and tranquilizers."
Perhaps you were as uninformed as GG regarding the name of this flower (see the real etymology of the name in the What's-in-a-Word section below). Until I moved here I thought the "passion" in passionflower meant it was used as an aphrodisiac. Not so, oh tarnished one, the natural medicine in passionflower is actually used in nearly the opposite manner. It is often prescribed for sleep problems (insomnia), gastrointestinal (GI) upset related to anxiety or nervousness, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and relieving symptoms related to narcotic drug withdrawal.
Passionflower is also used for seizures, hysteria, asthma, symptoms of menopause, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), nervousness and excitability, palpitations, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, and pain relief. Some people apply passionflower to the skin for hemorrhoids, burns, and pain relief as well as swelling (inflammation).
So once more the natural bounty of Costa Rica not only offers us something that is incredibly beautiful but also is good for our health.
Note: The information given in this section is offered as news information only and does not indicate GGC confirmation or denial of the accuracy of the treatment or a recommendation to pursue it, nor can we or do we guarantee the efficacy of the results nor validity of the conclusions proffered.
(How's that for a disclaimer?)
Aguacate Awareness
Some things that are given a relatively exotic stature in the north are often commonplace here in the tropics. Take avocados for example (the Spanish is aguacate - agua-cah-tay) . They are a significant crop in the U.S. but somewhat restricted to farm production in the warmer areas like southern California and southern Florida.
In Costa Rica, avocados are as common as apples (actually, probably more common) and, it seems, they're grown in everybody's back yard. Native to Costa Rica as well as Mexico and other Central America countries, avocados come in at least 19 varieties here.
The good news is that almost all of these tropical delights are also healthy for you. Avocado has been smeared in the past by a myth that says it will get you fat when in fact the fruit is heavy in the same unsaturated fat found in olive oil. Some of the nutrients in avocados (oleic acid for one) inhibit several forms of cancer including oral, breast and prostate cancers. The fruit contains significant amounts of vitamin K, dietary fiber, potassium, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C and copper.
The first time I prepared an avocado I made a mess of it. How do you get around that huge nut? Then I learned the tricks: 1) make sure the avocado is ripe, i.e., slightly soft to the touch; raw or semi-raw ones are much more difficult to handle, 2) cut the fruit vertically around the lenghtwise meridian with a chef's knife or similar knife, 3) twist both halves to separate them (photo above), 4) I hold the piece with the nut in my left hand and slap the nut with the chef's knife (kind of machete style), lodging it in the nut which pops right out (others say remove the nut with a spoon), 5) gently squeezing the skin side of a half usually causes a half to pop out in one piece, otherwise use a spoon. Slice, chop or mash the fruit and use in salads and in cooking. I made a mean baked fish, avocado and tomato dish one day - how's that for healthy?
Nutritionists say adding two to three slices of avocado a day to your diet can have significant healthful benefits. A 100gm (3.5 oz) serving 3-4 times per week yields the same result.
Maybe the saying should be: "An avocado a day keeps the doctor away".
Posted in a Rome, Italy laundry:
"Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time."
(ah, those Italians...)
The "passion" in "passionflower" refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries adopted the unique physical structures of this plant, particularly the various parts of the flower, as symbols of the last days of Jesus and especially his crucifixion:
The white and blue passionflower in the photo to the left (P. caerulea) shows most of the elements of the Christian symbolism:
The pointed tips of the leaves were taken to represent the Holy Lance.
The tendrils represent the whips used in the flagellation of Christ.
The ten petals and sepals represent the ten faithful apostles (excluding St. Peter the denier and Judas Iscariot the betrayer).
The flower's radial filaments, which can number more than a hundred and vary from flower to flower, represent the crown of thorns.
The chalice-shaped ovary with its receptacle represents a hammer or the Holy Grail
The 3 stigmas represent the 3 nails and the 5 anthers below them the 5 wounds (four by the nails and one by the lance).
The blue and white colors of many species' flowers represent Heaven and Purity.
Falafel Bar, Manuel Antonio
Location: Top of Manuel Antonio hill across the main MA road from Cafe Milagro and across the road that goes to Parador from the Promerica Bank (aka, Plaza Vista Manuel Antonio)
Hours: 10:30 AM to 9 PM Monday through Sunday
Parking: Street parking only.
Contact: Tel.: 2777-4135; Email: N/A; Website: N/A
Reviewing ROMEOS: Alma L., Bob N., Jerry C., Jon R., Kevin F., Lucius H., Lance M., Mary M.
To Review Our Rating System and Procedure, go here: R.O.M.E.O. Rating
This restaurant is a little over two years old. The decor is early campground (see photo right). I'm not intending to be snarky here; just trying to convey that the place is extremely casual with most of the seating made up of wooden benches surrounding low wooden tables. There is one food service bar that seats about five people that overlooks the jungle leading down to the Pacific. Pleasant view in the day time.
There was some difficulty in putting a table of eight together for us and we ended up with a mixture of seating from wooden benches to aluminum lawn chairs (check out the photo below showing the ROMEOS). Several of us came to the conclusion after some time that the place would come across better during lunch time. The ROMEOS gave the Falafel Bar a composite score of 3.2 sloths out of five possible for ambiance.
The menu was not extensive, consisting of a one page laminated placard (left) with a dozen or so middle eastern offerings.
GG had the Shawarma that had seasoned chicken in a light sauce, several shredded vegetables including beets and a glom of humus or something humus like. The food was fresh, gently cooked, tasty and well accompanied by the salads.
All eight ROMEOS favorably commented on the quality and freshness of the food. We gave the Falafel Bar a composite rating of 4.1 out of 5.0 for food quality.
$$.9
Fallafel ROMEO Group
We were served by a young Israeli fellow who was friendly and helpful, but they have their own idea of a service system. That involves each person going into the inner room where the cashier is to order but we overrode that idea and got the young man to take our order at the table. They also found the idea of separate check difficult (quite a few restaurants here do also) but they worked it out at the end of the meal. Composite score for service was 3.5. That resulted in a combined score for atmosphere, food and service of 3.6 sloths.
The best surprise was the bill. For my plate of Shawarma and a very tasty lemon-lime fruit drink the total came in just over 6,000 colones (a little less than $11). Our group gave a cost rating of 2.9, one of the best (lowest) dollar ratings of any place we've been to in this area in recent memory. That yielded a Value Index of 3.6/2.9x100=125, putting Falafel Bar in the top one third of our reviews for value.
So, for a good and tasty (middle eastern) meal at a very reasonable price, Falafel is a good bet (but you may want to bring a cushion for some of the seating).
Written Comments on Falafel from ROMEOS
"A handrail at the entrance steps would be a big improvement for us older dudes."
"Food excellent, staff was helpful, but not fancy (I presume they meant the restaurant and not the staff - ed.). More of a lunch spot."
"Very healthy food, great staff, perfect lunch spot."
"I was very happy with everything."
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Software development partnership with WEINMANN Emergency - a leading medical technology company
Healthcare • Embedded Software Development
About our client
Founded in 1874, WEINMANN Emergency is a Hamburg-based medical technology company that develops life-saving equipment used by professionals in the emergency medical services, hospitals, and military medical corps. Its product catalogue includes a wide range of devices such as ventilators, defibrillators, suction machines, oxygen systems, portable systems, emergency cases and backpacks. The company distributes its products in Germany and in more than 120 other countries around the world.
WEINMANN Emergency is developing a number of medical devices. The company needed to bring new products to market faster and make sure they comply with medical standards and regulations.
N-iX approach
N-iX has built a strong engineering team with deep expertise in embedded software development and experience in delivering healthcare software products. We helped our partner to speed up the software development process and release a software product that complies with all industry standards and security requirements.
Expanding our partner's development capabilities and improving the time to market of the MEDUCORE Standard² solution.
Releasing a new version of MEDUCORE Standard² firmware which complies with security requirements and industry standards.
Implementing predictive maintenance of the MEDUCORE Standard² device, which enabled cost savings, solution reliability, and its seamless operation.
Partnership period:
January 2019 - present
Team size:
Team location:
Expertise delivered:
Dedicated Development Team Software Product Development Embedded Software Development
C/C++ Qt, Linux, Buildroot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
equipment uptime
time-to-market
security of the product
boot of the product
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Success story in detail
Client's goals
WEINMANN Emergency is a leading supplier of medical technology equipment, including ventilators, defibrillators and monitors, suction devices, oxygen systems, emergency cases, and more. As a fast-growing company, it needed to expand its development capabilities and speed up the time to market of its solution -MEDUCORE Standard².
WEINMANN Emergency chose N-iX as a technology partner for a number of reasons but, first of all, because our experts possessed proven expertise in embedded Linux software development, the capacity to gather a strong engineering team within a short time frame, and a cost-effective cooperation model. The N-iX team worked on a number of tasks to prepare for the new release of MEDUCORE Standard². They include:
Implementing a secure communication protocol with a telemetry server;
Securely uploading user session data and device logs to the telemetry server;
Fixing multithreaded data access issues;
Building connections to Wi-Fi networks and managing them;
Fixing and improving Bluetooth printer support;
Creating technical documentation, UML diagrams, and unit tests;
Implementing the functionality to comply with a number of security regulations.
Gathering a team of experienced embedded engineers within a short time frame and seamless integration with the client's team;
Setting up Agile best practices from scratch;
Implementing the telemetry support of the device – the electrocardiogram (ECG) had to be printed out instantly with the help of the Bluetooth printer support, as well as exported to PDF and forwarded via email or fax to a doctor.
According to the medical standards, a portable defibrillator must be able to give an electric shock not later than in 10 seconds after the boot. Due to a number of improvements and new features that were implemented, a processor couldn't ensure the timely boot. Our task was to resolve this issue and ensure the security of the product and its compliance with a number of healthcare regulations.
The N-iX team of engineers has been working with WEINMANN Emergency on MEDUCORE Standard², a portable defibrillator. This device helps restore the heartbeat of a patient with the help of a high energy electric shock to the heart.
We have provided embedded software development services with C++ for Linux. Our specialists have been integrated with the client's on-site team and worked together following Scrum methodology and Agile best practices (daily stand-ups with the client, regular planning and demo sessions, two-week sprints).
Besides its main function – giving an electric shock, the defibrillator has a number of other important features. It measures and displays the heart rate, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure of a patient. Our team has been working to extend this functionality. Together with the client's on-site team, we have ensured that the electrocardiogram (ECG) can be printed out instantly with the help of the Bluetooth printer support, as well as exported to PDF and forwarded via email or fax to a doctor with the help of the telemetry support. N-iX engineers have developed the functionality that gathers service logs and user session data, which are further uploaded to the telemetry server.
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As a part of our services, our engineers maintain technical documentation of new features' architecture in Jira. With the help of Doxygen, annotated C++ source code is converted to documentation. UML diagrams are also an integral part of the technical documentation.
Value delivered by N-iX
Expanding the functionality of the product.
The N-iX team has been working on enhancing the core functionality of the product. Now, the device can connect to the telemetry server where all user session data is stored via Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth printer. In a few seconds, the patient's essential data, such as the electrocardiogram (ECG), can be transferred to the doctor. Therefore, the doctor can get prepared for the necessary treatment when the patient is delivered to the hospital.
Releasing a new version of MEDUCORE Standard² firmware which complies with latest healthcare industry standards.
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As a technology partner of WEINMANN Emergency, N-iX has built a strong software development team and expanded the functionality of one of the company's key products. We have established the Agile processes, ensured the technology alignment, and seamlessly integrated with the client's team, which ensured successful project implementation.
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Delivery Manager, N-iX
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A poetry festival, a trivia night, a film festival and art exhibitions—all in Rangoon this week, as picked by The Irrawaddy.
The inaugural Monsoon Poetry Festival features readings and performances by 26 poets and performance artists from all over Burma plus a number of poetry chapbooks. Maung Sangkha, a poet who was imprisoned for defamation against the former president, organized the festival. The admission fee is 3,000 kyats.
The 9th job fair organized the weekly job advertising medium Opportunity Journal will be held at Tatmadaw Hall in conjunction with talks from scholars and HR consultants about entrepreneurship and management.
The second annual Myanmar Youth Micro Film Contest will be held at Myanmar Plaza. Shows run between 1pm and 7pm.
These bi-monthly trivia nights are held on the first and third Wednesday of every month. With changing categories that include historical places, pop culture, geography and more, there is sure to be a topic for everyone. Test your skills against Rangoon's most nerdy residents as you and your team compete for trivia glory and a 30,000 kyats prize. Call to secure your seats.
A group exhibition showcases more than 70 paintings by approximately 20 artists, with prices for work ranging between US$100 and $1,000.
In commemoration of the 69th Martyrs' Day anniversary, three artists stage an exhibition entitled 'Unforgotten,' featuring 27 paintings and an installation. All paintings are priced at $150.
Artist Ohn Khine Zin will display 20 of his works at his third solo show at Cloud 31 Gallery. Prices range from $150 to $500.
Where: Cloud 31 Art Gallery, No.49/51, First floor, 31st Street between Merchant Street and Mahabandoola Street.
A group exhibition, featuring 40 artists and more than 200 paintings, will be held at Golden Valley Gallery.
A group showcase of more than 18 artists will be held at Bogyoke Market, featuring over 50 paintings priced between $300 and $2,000. Twenty percent of the revenue raised will be donated to See Sar Yeik Home for Aged and Ailing Persons.
In recognition of Martyrs' Day on July 19, a dramatic performance troop, led by Po Chit and other artists, will stage a drama titled 'I am Aung San' at the National Museum. Ticket prices range from 5,000 to 20,000 kyats with a 50 percent discount for students.


Badges will be required for all personnel to enter the exhibit area during move-in, move-out and show hours. Badges must be worn at all times while in the exhibit area and must show an individual's name as well as a company name.
A welcome email will be sent with your username and link to create a password. This will be your username and password going forward to register your staff for all IMS events. You can register online once you receive the email and throughout the event.
Please note: if you received this email for a previous IMS event and created your password, you will not receive another welcome email. Please use the username and password you created for the previous event to log into your portal at www.ubmexhibitor.com.
In the UBM Exhibitor Community you will be able to register staff, make edits/cancellations, and print/send confirmations.
Badges will NOT be mailed. Please bring your confirmation with you on show site to print your badge.
*If you do not receive either of the mentioned emails, please check your spam/junk folder or contact customer service to confirm your email address.
Each company is entitled to five (5) complimentary badges per 10' x 10' booth, with a maximum of thirty (30) complimentary badges for any one company. If necessary, you will be allowed to purchase UP TO five (5) additional badges, regardless of your booth size. EXHIBITOR BADGES ARE FOR PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE BOOTH ONLY. Additional badges may be purchased for a fee (maximum of five). See the Exhibitor Registration Form under the Service Kits tab for fees per city.
The names you provide on the exhibitor badge list will receive an exhibitor badge allowing access to the show during move-in, move-out and show hours. ONLY those people designated as key contacts will be allowed to add or delete names from this list.
Individuals that will be assisting with the set up or dismantle of your display must be issued a work badge on-site. This work badge will allow access on the show floor during move-in/move-out only and is not valid during show hours. Please direct personnel to Exhibitor Registration to obtain a work badge. Do not add them to your exhibitor badge list.
All badges (maximum of 5) above your allotted amount will be subject to an additional fee per badge. See the Exhibitor Registration Form under the Service Kits tab for fees per city.There will be no charge for name corrections or replacement for lost badges (one per person). Additional re-prints may be subject to a $5.00 processing fee.


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// -*- C++ -*-

/**
 *  @file   ESF_Delayed_Command.h
 *
 *  $Id: ESF_Delayed_Command.h 1861 2011-08-31 16:18:08Z mesnierp $
 *
 *  @author Carlos O'Ryan (coryan@cs.wustl.edu)
 *
 *  http://doc.ece.uci.edu/~coryan/EC/index.html
 */

#ifndef TAO_ESF_DELAYED_COMMAND_H
#define TAO_ESF_DELAYED_COMMAND_H

#include "ace/Functor.h"

#if !defined (ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE)
# pragma once
#endif /* ACE_LACKS_PRAGMA_ONCE */

#include /**/ "tao/Versioned_Namespace.h"

TAO_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

/**
 * @class TAO_ESF_Connected_Command
 *
 * @brief Implements a Command object that invokes the connected_i()
 * method on the target, passing an argument of type Object.
 *
 *
Memory Managment

 * It does not assume ownership of Object nor the Target
 * arguments.
 * Usually allocated from the heap or an allocator; but it is not
 * self-managed.
 *
 *
Locking

 * No provisions for locking, access must be serialized
 * externally.
 */
template<class Target, class Object>
class TAO_ESF_Connected_Command : public ACE_Command_Base
{
public:
  /// constructor...
  TAO_ESF_Connected_Command (Target *target,
                            Object *object);

  /// The callback method, if the argument is not nil it is interpreted
  /// as a CORBA::Environment.
  virtual int execute (void *arg);

private:
  /// The target
  Target *target_;

  /// The argument
  Object *object_;
};

// ****************************************************************

/**
 * @class TAO_ESF_Reconnected_Command
 *
 * @brief Implements a Command object that invokes the reconnected_i()
 * method on the target, passing an argument of type Object.
 *
 *
Memory Managment

 * It does not assume ownership of Object nor the Target
 * arguments.
 * Usually allocated from the heap or an allocator; but it is not
 * self-managed.
 *
 *
Locking

 * No provisions for locking, access must be serialized
 * externally.
 */
template<class Target, class Object>
class TAO_ESF_Reconnected_Command : public ACE_Command_Base
{
public:
  /// constructor...
  TAO_ESF_Reconnected_Command (Target *target,
                            Object *object);

  /// The callback method, if the argument is not nil it is interpreted
  /// as a CORBA::Environment.
  virtual int execute (void *arg);

private:
  /// The target
  Target *target_;

  /// The argument
  Object *object_;
};

// ****************************************************************

/**
 * @class TAO_ESF_Disconnected_Command
 *
 * @brief Implements a Command object that invokes the
 * disconnected_i() method on the target, passing an argument of type
 * Object.
 *
 *
Memory Managment

 * It does not assume ownership of Object nor the Target
 * arguments.
 * Usually allocated from the heap or an allocator; but it is not
 * self-managed.
 *
 *
Locking

 * No provisions for locking, access must be serialized
 * externally.
 */
template<class Target, class Object>
class TAO_ESF_Disconnected_Command : public ACE_Command_Base
{
public:
  /// constructor...
  TAO_ESF_Disconnected_Command (Target *target,
                               Object *object);

  /// The callback method, if the argument is not nil it is interpreted
  /// as a CORBA::Environment.
  virtual int execute (void *arg);

private:
  /// The target
  Target *target_;

  /// The argument
  Object *object_;
};

// ****************************************************************

/**
 * @class TAO_ESF_Shutdown_Command
 *
 * @brief Implements a Command object that invokes the shutdown_i()
 * method on the target, passing an argument of type Object.
 *
 *
Memory Management

 * It does not assume ownership of Object nor the Target
 * arguments.
 * Usually allocated from the heap or an allocator; but it is not
 * self-managed.
 *
 *
Locking

 * No provisions for locking, access must be serialized
 * externally.
 */
template<class Target>
class TAO_ESF_Shutdown_Command : public ACE_Command_Base
{
public:
  /// constructor...
  TAO_ESF_Shutdown_Command (Target *target);

  /// The callback method, if the argument is not nil it is interpreted
  /// as a CORBA::Environment.
  virtual int execute (void *arg);

private:
  /// The target
  Target *target_;
};

// ****************************************************************

TAO_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

#if defined (__ACE_INLINE__)
#include "orbsvcs/ESF/ESF_Delayed_Command.inl"
#endif /* __ACE_INLINE__ */

#if defined (ACE_TEMPLATES_REQUIRE_SOURCE)
#include "orbsvcs/ESF/ESF_Delayed_Command.cpp"
#endif /* ACE_TEMPLATES_REQUIRE_SOURCE */

#if defined (ACE_TEMPLATES_REQUIRE_PRAGMA)
#pragma implementation ("ESF_Delayed_Command.cpp")
#endif /* ACE_TEMPLATES_REQUIRE_PRAGMA */

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Цани-Гинчево () — село в Болгарии. Находится в Шуменской области, входит в общину Никола-Козлево. Население составляет 407 человек.

Политическая ситуация
В местном кметстве Цани-Гинчево, в состав которого входит Цани-Гинчево, должность кмета (старосты) исполняет Красимир Горанов Георгиев (Демократы за сильную Болгарию (ДСБ)) по результатам выборов правления кметства.

Кмет (мэр) общины Никола-Козлево — Турхан Фахредин Каракаш Движение за права и свободы (ДПС)) по результатам выборов в правление общины.

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Join Apichatpong Weerasethakul in the Amazon Forest for a Filmmaking Workshop This Summer
Jordan Raup○ April 11, 2022
At long last, Apichatpong Weerasethakul's masterful Memoria is finally making its nationwide theatrical tour with dates currently running through October. If you're a filmmaker looking to get more immersed in the Thai director's cinema philosophy—and have some time available this June—an extraordinary opportunity has presented itself.
From June 18-28, 2022, Weerasethakul will hold a 10-day filmmaking workshop in the forest of the Peruvian Amazon. Organized by Playlab Films and set at the Inkaterra Field Guides station in Tambopata, Peru, the lab will select 50 filmmakers from all over the world based on applications that are currently open through April 25. The workshop fee is around $5,700 and also includes 12 days of accommodation and food.
During the workshop, which had past iterations that featured the late, great Abbas Kiarostami and the intrepid Werner Herzog, filmmakers will be creating their own short films from inception to completion. Side events also include a retrospective of Weerasethakul's work in several cities in Peru, with the director in-person, as well as a masterclass. See more below.
During the workshop, participants will explore all the phases that make up the development, production and post-production of a film: from the idea, which will originate from the topic proposed by Apichatpong on the first day of the LAB, to the screening of the finished short film on the last day. Each of these phases will be accompanied individually and in groups by Weerasethakul, through workshops, talks, exchanges and advice.
With the aim of bringing all emerging directors closer to the current industry, the fifty short films will be hosted on the Playlab Films VOD platform for distribution and exhibition, creating a space to view all the works made from anywhere in the world.
Furthermore, as we want to continue making movies together, we want to produce your next projects!! PlayLab Films opens an annual call, for all the members of the workshop, where 2 feature film projects will be selected for production.
Learn more on the official site, including the day-by-date schedule, with a hat tip to No Film School.
Jordan Raup
Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.
Nationwide Theatrical Tour for Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria Announced
Leonard Pearce○ March 10, 2022
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on the Journey of Memoria, Tilda Swinton's Devotion, and the Collective Theatrical Experience
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Cannes Review: The Year of the Everlasting Storm is a Creative Look at Globally Unifying Trauma
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Cannes Review: Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton Make a Brilliant Union with Memoria
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U.S. Trailer for Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Memoria Arrives with a Bang
Leonard Pearce○ July 12, 2021
The Year of the Everlasting Storm Trailer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, David Lowery, Jafar Panahi & More Capture the Pandemic
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Working with a group of climbers from the Millersville University Rock Climbing Club, we set out to develop a conceptual prototype of the Ascend App. The app was designed to offer social networking, information on climbs all over North America, and the ability to record your climbs and compare stats with friends. It also features built-in in tools for creating your own climbs, along with the use of GPS and altimeter for finding and recording climbs. In short, the definitive rock climbing app.
After researching the target audience and the competition, I created several personas which were then validated by interviewing experienced climbers. I created multiple scenarios for each persona. With the help of feedback from users, I was able to develop the architecture, navigation, user objects and screen flow diagrams for the app. Followed by ideation, wireframes, and several rounds of testing and iterations.
And then the fun begins! My favorite part of the process: UI design and prototypes. Focusing on usability and efficiency to create an interface that the user appreciates. Users should be able to achieve their goals as efficiently as possible, without focusing too much on the user interface itself. By using color, typefaces, icons, micro-interactions and animations, I make the "experience" for the user effortless and satisfying.
I also enjoy creating interactivity and prototypes. This working prototype was created with Sketch and Flinto. Other tools I use for prototyping are InVision, Photoshop and After Effects.


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Nicholas Springer (June 9, 1985 – April 14, 2021) was an American Paralympic wheelchair rugby player and a four-time national champion, and gold medalist from New York, New York. In 2006 and 2010, he was awarded a gold medal for his participation at the World championships and in 2008 he won Canada Cup and got another gold that way. The same year Springer won a silver medal for his participation at the North American Cup and won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2012 he won his first bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. Besides rugby, he played hockey for 14 years. He was also an avid traveler and enjoyed outdoor activities and scuba diving. Springer died suddenly in 2021 at the age of 35 while swimming at a friend's house.

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Two-phase flow in a microscale channel with a characteristic pressure drop, flow pattern, and liquid saturation occurs in a variety of applications. Understanding the behavior of two-phase flows and predicting the two-phase pressure drop can aid in the development and assessment of engineering designs; PEM fuel cells serve as a test case for this work. The experimental investigation of this work consists of measuring the two-phase pressure drop in a high aspect-ratio microchannel of dimensions 3.23mm wide by 0.304mm high combined with visualization of the two-phase flow. The tested superficial velocities represent common fuel cell operating conditions. In the first case, the microchannel consists of hydrophilic surfaces and the flow forms a stratified pattern. The two-phase pressure measurements led to the determination of a new relative permeability exponent (Wang, 2009) for stratified flow equal to 1.159, which predicts the two-phase pressure with a mean absolute percent error of 3.25%. The X-model and the correlations proposed by Lee & Lee (2001) and Kim & Mudawar (2012) well predict the experimental data with mean absolute percent errors of 3.32%, 4.1%, and 4.2%, respectively. Measurements of the water film thickness extracted from images of the flow follow the analytical result of Steinbrenner (2011). The new relative permeability exponent reasonably predicts the liquid saturation (dimensionless water film thickness).
In the second case, the base of the channel becomes hydrophobic while the other walls remain hydrophilic. This configuration forms a mixed-wettability microchannel, similar to the gas-supply channels found in PEM fuel cells. The change of the base wettability results in primarily rivulet flow along the hydrophobic surface and an increase in the two-phase pressure drop compared to the hydrophilic case. Researchers have presented inconsistent trends of the two-phase pressure drop with changing contact angle. This work proposes a critical liquid Capillary number in the range of 1.38×10 −4 to 9.63×10 −4 to clarify the trend for adiabatic flow in a single mixed-wettability microchannel. Furthermore, the work demonstrates the variability of the flow in the mixed-wettability channel. This suggests an instability of the rivulet flow, which prevents existing two-phase pressure models from collapsing the data. Optimizing the relative permeability exponent in the two-fluid model for rivulet flow led to a value of 1.747, which predicts the two-phase pressure measurements with a mean absolute percent error of 14.9%. The existing correlations of English & Kandlikar (2006) and Sun & Mishima (2009) predict the entire experimental data set with mean absolute percent errors of 22.7% and 23.7%, respectively.
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Q: How to Make Parent-Child-Parent scope stay inside of Parent? I have the models Dad, Mom and Kid. I have a boolean attribute on my Mom called is_online. Now I'm doing a pagination chain like this:
def show
  @dad = Dad.find(params[:dad_id])
  @kids =  @dad.kids.online.paginate(:page => params[:page])
end

Allowing me to see a list of the Dad's kids who's moms are online only.
My models are setup like this:
class Kid < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :dad
  belongs_to :mom

  scope :online, joins(:mom).where("moms.is_online = ?", true)
end

class Dad < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :kids
end

class Mom < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :kids
end

The problem I'm having is this doesn't return just this Dad's kids with online moms but instead returns ALL Dad's. How can I get the scope to be correct?
EDIT
SELECT DISTINCT "kids"."dad_id" FROM "kids"
 => [14, 25, 27, 8, 12, 17, 28, 1, 15, 10, 26, 11, 4, 18, 30, 16, 6, 19, 29, 2, 21, 3, 23, 31, 20, 5, 13, 22, 9, 7, 24]

Kid Load (1.5ms)  SELECT "kids".* FROM "kids" INNER JOIN "moms" ON "moms"."id" = "kids"."mom_id" WHERE (moms.is_online = 't')
 => #<ActiveRecord::Relation [
 #<Kid id: 7, dad_id: 1, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 21, dad_id: 2, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 35, dad_id: 3, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 49, dad_id: 4, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 63, dad_id: 5, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 77, dad_id: 6, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 91, dad_id: 7, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 105, dad_id: 8, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 119, dad_id: 9, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">,
 #<Kid id: 133, dad_id: 10, mom_id: 5, created_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48", updated_at: "2014-04-28 16:10:48">, ...]>

A: EDIT
As mentioned by @KirtiThorat, the real reason that the OP's scope method wasn't working is due to a change in ActiveRecord scope definitions with the release of Rails 4. Specifically, according the upgrading Rails guide:

Rails 4.0 requires that scopes use a callable object such as a Proc or lambda

With that in mind, simply redefining the :online scope definition within a lambda should fix the problem:
scope :online, -> {joins(:mom).where("mom.is_online = ?", true)}

ORIGINAL ANSWER:
Your best bet is to use the merge method:
def show
 @dad = Dad.find(params[:dad_id])
 @kids = @dad.kids.merge(Kid.online)
end

As the ActiveRecord docs define merge:

merge(other) public
  Merges in the conditions from other, if other is an ActiveRecord::Relation. Returns an array representing the intersection of the resulting records with other, if other is an array.

As such, since merge finds the intersection of the two arrays, in this case, the array of @dad's kids and Kids with online Moms, this will yield the array containing all Kids with @dad as their Dad and a Mom who is_online.
It is also nice to know that the array intersection shorthand method & can be used too:
def show
 @dad = Dad.find(params[:dad_id])
 @kids = @dad.kids & Kid.online
end

A: Change your scope as below:
scope :online, -> { joins(:mom).where("moms.is_online = ?", true) }

Somehow, in Rails 4 your scope online is not getting chained to the query formed with @dad.kids. Above is the correct way to define a Scope in Rails 4

A: I am not sure whether it will work on not, but you can try following approach::
class Dad < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :kids
  has_many :kids_with_online_mom, class_name: `Kid`, through: :mom,  joins(:mom).where("moms.is_online = ?", true)
end

if it works, just by @dad.kids_with_online_mom, you will get desired output.

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int  const AbsGenModule::FIXEDMODE    = 1;
int  const AbsGenModule::POISSONMODE  = 2;
int  const AbsGenModule::TRUNCPOISSON = 3;

HepRandomEngine* AbsGenModule::absGenEngine = 0;

class NameEqual {
public:
	NameEqual(const std::string& name) : hist(name) {}
	bool operator()(HepObj* ptr) const { return hist==ptr->title(); }
	std::string hist;
};

//______________________________________________________________________________
AbsGenModule::AbsGenModule(const char* name, const char* title)
  : HepHistModule(name,title),
    _mean          ("MEAN"            , this, 1.),
    _generationMode("MODE"            , this, "FIXED"),
    _nGeneratedEvents(0)
{
   commands()->append(&_mean);
   commands()->append(&_generationMode);

   std::list< std::string > enumNames;

   enumNames.clear( );
   enumNames.push_back( "FIXED" );
   enumNames.push_back( "POISSON" );
   enumNames.push_back( "TRUNCPOISSON" );
   _generationMode.initValidList( enumNames );

   // make sure pointers to FORTRAN common
   // blocks are initialized
   InitOfflineCommonBlocks();

}

//______________________________________________________________________________
AbsGenModule::~AbsGenModule()
{ }

//______________________________________________________________________________
AppResult AbsGenModule::beginJob( AbsEvent* job ) {

  _initStdhepLun(6);
  AbsGenModule::absGenEngine = CdfRn::Instance()->GetEngine("SIMULATION");

  return genBeginJob();
}

//______________________________________________________________________________
AppResult AbsGenModule::beginRun( AbsEvent* aRun )
{
  return genBeginRun(aRun);
}

AppResult AbsGenModule::endRun( AbsEvent* aRun )
{
  return genEndRun(aRun);
}

AppResult AbsGenModule::endJob( AbsEvent* aJob )
{
  return genEndJob();
}

//______________________________________________________________________________
AppResult AbsGenModule::event(AbsEvent* event) {

  int nev, rc;
  // define number of primary interactions
  // to be generated

  if (_generationMode.value() == "FIXED") {
    nev = (int) _mean.value();
    if ( verbose() ) {
      Plot("nevents", nev*1., 11, -1., 10.);
    }
  }
  else if (_generationMode.value() == "POISSON") {
    HepRandomEngine* engine = AbsGenModule::absGenEngine;
    nev = RandPoisson::shoot(engine,_mean.value());
    if ( verbose() ) {
      Plot("nevents", nev*1., 11, -1., 10.);
    }
  }
  else if (_generationMode.value() == "TRUNCPOISSON") {
    HepRandomEngine* engine =  AbsGenModule::absGenEngine;
    // Dave Waters, 29 AUG 2004. Truncated Poisson - Poisson(n,mu) for n >= 1
    nev = 0;
    while (nev == 0) {
      nev = RandPoisson::shoot(engine,_mean.value());
    }
    if ( verbose() ) {
      Plot("nevents", nev*1., 11, -1., 10.);
    }
  }
  else {
    assert(0.);
  }
					// ... and just tell the real generator
					// to generate given number of events
  CdfHepevt* hepevt = CdfHepevt::Instance();
  hepevt->clearCommon();                // overkill...
  Hepevt* cur;
  for (int i=0; i<nev; i++) {
    do {
      rc = this->callGenerator(event);
       				        // different generators produce their
					// output in different format, convert
					// everything to /HEPEVT/
      this->fillHepevt();
      cur = new Hepevt( *hepevt->HepevtPtr(), *hepevt->Hepev4Ptr() );
      hepevt->contentHepevt().push_back( cur );
      hepevt->clearCommon();
    } while (rc);
  }
  return AppResult::OK;
}

//_____________________________________________________________________________
void AbsGenModule::_initStdhepLun(int lun) {
  Heplun heplun;
  if (!heplun.lnhout()) heplun.lnhout()=6;
}

int AbsGenModule::generationMode()
{
  if ( _generationMode.value() == "FIXED" )
    {
      return FIXEDMODE;
    }
  else if ( _generationMode.value() == "POISSON" )
    {
      return POISSONMODE;
    }
  else if ( _generationMode.value() == "TRUNCPOISSON" )
    {
      return TRUNCPOISSON;
    }
  // This can't happen
  assert(0);
  return 0;
}

int AbsGenModule::outputEvent( AbsEvent* event ) {
  return 0;
}

void AbsGenModule::Plot(const std::string& title,
			const float& var,
			const int& nb,
			const float& low,
			const float& high, float weight)
{

	std::vector<HepObj*>::iterator result = std::find_if(_histList.begin(),
						   _histList.end(),
						   NameEqual(title));
	HepHist1D* h;
	if (result == _histList.end())
	{
		h = &fileManager()->hist1D(title,nb,low,high);
		_histList.push_back(h);
	}
	else
		h = &fileManager()->retrieveHist1D(title);
	h->accumulate(var,weight);
}


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But Jessica and I both agree that raising awareness, while good in and of itself, is not enough. ALS has been grossly underfunded for the past 75 years, according to an interview with an ALS Association spokesperson this morning. (I think it was Carrie Munk? I don't remember.) So in addition to participating in the challenge, we plan on donating to the Wisconsin chapter of ALSA.
But there is a sticking point for us, and for many of our pro-life friends. The ALSA contributes to embryonic stem cell research. Jessica and I don't agree with this practice, and we feel it's against our moral beliefs.
"All donors to the ALS Association can stipulate where their money goes and can ask that it not pay for embryonic stem cell research."
A spokesperson from the ALSA said in an interview that "all donors to the ALS Association can stipulate where their money goes and can ask that it not pay for embryonic stem cell research," so that's what we plan on doing. The ALSA requests that donations be made to local chapters; for us in Wisconsin, that means going to ALSA Wisconsin.
If you plan on donating, but you're still uncomfortable with giving money to ALSA, there are other avenues of contribution. Another local (to us) organization is the Gleason Initiative Foundation, which is focused on care for individuals and does not contribute to stem cell research.


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How to use ArcGIS Web AppBuilder in CI/CD pipelines.
While having a lot of experience as a developer, my current tasks involve assisting the developers with moving their applications along the CI/CD pipeline, eventually to production. Most are used to the notion / practice of creating on their laptop and deploying from their laptop. And they are not sure what code to commit into our Git repositories.
I'm curious if there is documentation on how to use the AppBuilder tool within a CI/CD pipeline, and how to version control the source (i.e. where are changes stored as you create/save).