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NextThe Irony of Non-Originalist Conservatives
The Political and The Constitutional
Matthew Lee Anderson	on January 1, 2008
One of the concerns Paul Horwitz addresses in his excellent paper on Article Six of the Constitution (discussed here) is the loss of Article Six as a standard for political discourse about religion.
Horwitz's response to that concern is intriguing. He distinguishes between the "Constitutional" and the "political" and argues that the Constitution should not overwhelm political discourse. He writes:
[My interpretation] is sound, first and foremost, because, to return to the theme of the Constitution outside the courts, it "distributes responsibility for constitutional law broadly." By "constitutional law," in this case, I am not referring simply to the provisions of our Constitution itself, but more broadly to "the fundamentals of our political order." An expansive reading of the Religious Test Clause like that offered by Sidak and others effectively reduces the scope of popular responsibility for our "political order." By drawing a broad constitutional boundary around an ever-expanding set of inquiries into the fitness of various potential federal office-holders, it reduces the discretion of those elected officials who are responsible for selecting and passing on those nominees. Moreover, in so doing, it assigns the role of monitoring the conduct of those elected officials to the courts, or to various other official mechanisms for monitoring and disciplining the decisions of those officials. As the boundary of what is "constitutional" or "unconstitutional" expands, the realm of political accountability perforce must diminish. To constitutionalize every question that ought to be left for popular resolution in the political arena is thus to diminish the scope of popular ownership of and responsibility for the conduct of our national politics.
Later in the paper, he adds:
To say that the President may nominate an individual to public office for religious reasons, or that a Senator may oppose the confirmation of that nominee for religious reasons, is thus not the same thing as saying that either the President or individual Senators ought to do so. Sidak may be right that such inquiries are, more often than not, "intractable, if not . . . excruciating." If so, voters remain free to lobby against such misuses, to speak out loudly against them, and to cast votes in elections or run for office themselves. But, outside the narrow scope of the intolerable test oaths that the Religious Test Clause clearly prohibited, the best remedy – the only appropriate remedy – for the perceived misuse of religion by elected officials is a political remedy. And that is as it should be in any vigorous and properly functioning political system. Those who have deliberately adopted the language of the Religious Test Clause to effectively argue that the Constitution precludes the exercise of discretion by elected officials in any area touching on religion and judicial or other nominees, and who thus diminish the realm of political accountability for such officials, do no favors for our constitutional order.
Presumably, Horowitz has in mind the electoral process which we are currently undergoing. If I understand him properly, there is nothing unconstitutional about evangelicals–or any other subgroup–playing identity politics (assuming for the sake of argument), though such a move may be politically disadvantageous (which, in the case of Mike Huckabee, I have argued all along).
Horowitz's distinction between the "political" and the "constitutional" has important ramifications for how we understand our own society. When the latter subsumes the former–as, it could be argued, as happened in many pro-life issues–the Supreme Courts assumes a dominant position within the federal government.
Conservatives would do well to take the lead in returning to a robust understanding of the political order–not by abandoning Constitutional reasoning, but by working to restore properly political dialog and invoking the Constitution only in those places and times that it is actually pertinent.
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Horowitz is right to say that the Constitution "distributes responsibility for constitutional law broadly." Its unspecified rights and responsibilities are delegated to the states and the people. It's specified rights are really given legal force by the political process we all engage in as citizens, not by any central authority.
Most of us are worried about the ways that Congress has discovered the need for more and more federal responsibilities, which inevitably reduce the power of the people themselves. In making appeals to the Constitution, we invite the courts and Congress to create narrow solutions to problems that will poorly fit the needs of the country as a whole.
So I think conservatives need to be very careful in their appeals to Article 6 not to invite Congress or the courts to step in and "clarify" things. That would only further erode our rights as citizens.
Lowell Brown
Matt, I think another important and positive use for Article VI is political, not coercive or legalistic. This view sees the Constitution as a teacher. For example, we argue at Article VI Blog that although voters certainly are free to use a religious test in the voting booth, and candidates are surely free to use such a test to promote themselves and attack their opponents, it is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution to do so. In other words, people can use religious tests, but they shouldn't, in light of the wise principles embedded in the Constitution. It's un-American, we say. Again, that's a purely political argument and would (and should) be laughed out of court if ever raised there.
Interesting post. Thanks!
Matthew Lee Anderson
The idea that religious tests in the voting booth are "unAmerican" would carry more water for me, except I can't get around the imposition of religious tests at the State level and the apparent refusal of the Constitution's framers to prohibit such tests. Your standard of "American" is too good, it seems, for at least a few of the founders of our country.
Additionally, I'm curious what "wise principle" you discern in the language of Article 6, or what the "spirit" of the document is. It seems rather nebulous, and open to imposition of our modern biases. Unless such a position can be proved from the language of the document itself (or from the surrounding documents about it's inception), then I can hardly see how the position depends upon anything other than a non-originalist interpretation of the text.
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Q: Java JDBC MySQL query failing I'm working on querying a local MySQL database using a Java Spring application with JDBC. My application configures a DataSource object using the SimpleDriverDataSource() constructor. Then it makes a JDBCTemplate object from that DataSource.
It's supposed to be running queries on the MySQL database through that template object, but the queries are failing for some unknown reason! I think it may have something to do with my DataSource.
Here are the relevant bits of code. First, I configure a Data Source object like so:
public DataSource getDataSource() {
      DataSource dbsrc = null;
      try {
          dbsrc = new SimpleDriverDataSource(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver(), "jdbc:mysql://localhost/test?useSSL=false", "root", "");
      } catch (SQLException e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
      }
      return dbsrc;
    }

In debugging, the dbsrc appears to get defined. Whether or not it's correctly defined is another story. Here's a clip of what Eclipse says it is after it's definition:
dbsrc definition
I'm thinking something is not right about connectionProperties being null.
Here is an example of a query that is failing:
final List<String> methods = jdbcTemplate.query(methodsQuery, new RowMapper<String>() {
          @Override
          public String mapRow(ResultSet rs, int rowNum) throws SQLException {
            return rs.getString("PLANETDISCMETH");
          }
        });

When I step through that statement's execution, it enters the jdbcTemplate.query() method and appears to throw an exception at some step that I cannot see (Eclipse tells me the source file cannot be found in the project).
Any help would be greatly appreciated and I'm happy to provide any other necessary information. Thank you!

A: Thank you everybody for your help! As it turns out, the issue was unrelated to the DataSource or JDBCTemplate objects.
For the project I was working on, I was given a pre-made pom.xml configuration file. This file contained this MySQL version property tag:
<properties>
    <mysql.version>5.0.13</mysql.version>
</properties>

To make the JDBCTemplate object execute queries properly, all I had to do was change that version number to the version of MySQL that I was using:
<properties>
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How the "Liberator Trickster Redeemer" Can Save Us From the Con Man
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A Conversation with Visionary Activist Caroline Casey
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Wiki Politiki listeners, you're in for a real treat this week as we converse with "visionary activist", astrologer, mythologist and wise woman Caroline Casey. The host of the Visionary Activist Radio Show on Pacifica (KPFA in Berkeley and KPFK in LA) for over 22 years, Caroline is also the "Chief Trickster at Coyote Network News, a mythological news service for the Liberating Trickster within us all."
Caroline's rich "uncommontary" weaves politics, mythology, astrology, and her wonderful way with language into a sharp and yet encouraging view of our current "shituation."
In these times of manipulative political narratives, Caroline will help us recognize how the "trickster redeemer" can liberate us from the con artists who nowadays seem to be the only artists who aren't starving. Most importantly, she helps liberate us from ways we con ourselves, particularly when we become so righteously convinced of our own "rightness" that we miss seeing our own shadow.
A native of Washington DC, Caroline is the last of five children born to an Irish-Democrat-New-Deal Congressman, and a politically active Yankee Swede. She rode on her Dad's shoulders to Kennedy's snowy Inauguration, and held his hand in speaker of the House McCormick's office at Kennedy's funeral. As she quips, "I grew up around politics, so I was disabused as a child."
She began studying astrology as a teenager, and considers it one of the great "meta-languages" to help humanity find its place in the cosmos. She has also immersed herself in magic, mythology, literature and social activism, and weaves them all together to — in her words — "compost tyranny into a nutrient for a Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity, and compost the hubris of humanism into the truth of animism."
Caroline still lives in the Washington, D.C. area (she calls it a "spiritual hardship post") and now applies everything she has learned and is learning to bring wisdom, compassion and playfulness to what she calls "the dire beauty of now."
In addition to her weekly radio show and conference presentations, Caroline does private astrological readings, to guide all to their own autonomy. She is also launching a new 7-week course, Way of the Trickster launching on May 8th. Details for everything can be found at www.CoyoteNetworkNews.com
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North Korea marks 60th anniversary of armistice with massive military parade
By Chico Harlan
Chico Harlan
Rome bureau chief covering southern Europe and sometimes parts beyond
SEOUL — In a stage-managed display of military might, tanks, missiles and blocks of goose-stepping soldiers rolled through the wide streets of Pyongyang on Saturday, marking the 60th anniversary of what North Korea calls its "victory" in a war that ended in a draw.
The massive military parade, North Korea's first in more than a year, was designed both as a showcase for its 30-year-old leader's strength and as a warning to the foreign neighbors that Pyongyang often threatens. During the parade, the North showed off a procession of ballistic missiles mounted on mobile launchers — although experts note that some of the models may not yet be operational.
The event offered the latest reminder of North Korea's bent for image-making at a time of increasing international isolation. The parade involved tens of thousands of participants, whose synchronized movements were honed during weeks of training at an airport in the capital, according to satellite images.
Kim Jong Un, the authoritarian nation's third-generation leader, watched from an observation deck in Pyongyang's central square. State television footage showed Kim, wearing a dark Mao-style suit, clapping and whispering to older officials around him, including visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao. But Kim did not make a speech, as he had during a parade in April 2012.
For Saturday's event, the North granted invitations to a handful of foreign journalists, who are normally barred from the secretive nation. One photograph from the aftermath of the midday parade, shared on Twitter, showed exhausted soldiers sitting or holding onto one another to stay upright.
"Soldiers collapsed from heat exhaustion," Ivan Watson, a CNN correspondent visiting Pyongyang, wrote on Twitter. "It was scorching hot for hours under the sun."
Sixty years after signing the armistice, North and South Korea remain in what South Korean President Park Geun-hye calls a state of "uneasy peace." They have also developed far different ways of remembering the war's end.
In central Seoul on Saturday, Park delivered a somber address to several thousand people at a war memorial. She called for a cease in "hostilities" between the two Koreas and asked the North to behave more responsibly. In the past decades, the North has launched a string of attacks on the South, including a commercial airplane bombing and assassination attempts. More recently, in 2010, the North torpedoed a South Korean Navy ship and shelled a South Korean island, killing a total of 50.
"I will not accept any provocations that threaten the lives and properties of our people," Park said, according to the South's Yonhap news agency.
The South acknowledges the three-year Korean War as a tragic draw in which 2 million people died after the North invaded on June 25, 1950. The demilitarized zone created by the armistice runs along nearly the same line as the border between the Koreas before the war.
In the North's version of events, however, there was neither a draw nor a North Korean invasion. North Korean textbooks say the war — known as the Fatherland Liberation War — was started by "U.S. imperialists" who wanted to dominate Asia. Historians say this narrative is fabricated and contradicts the accounts provided by veterans, declassified documents and government officials from the more than 20 countries that became involved in the war.
At an event Friday at a stadium in Pyongyang, Kim Yong Nam, the North's ceremonial head of state, relayed the North Korean version of events to a crowd that included Kim Jong Un.
"The U.S. imperialists sustained a heavy defeat for the first time in their more than 100-year-long history of wars of aggression," Kim said, according to the state-run news agency. "The [North], which beat back U.S. imperialism, was widely known as a country of heroes, and its army and people earned worldwide fame."
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Jeremy Stoppelman
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Emma P. Louisiana
From bathroom laws to explicit hate, transgender people, and people of other varied gender identities, are under constant fire from much of the United States population. The next president needs to step up and fix these issues.
Dear Future President,
"When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as myself, it was my safety that was threatened." This empowering quote from Laverne Cox, one of the transgender community's leading advocates, details the struggle of not only transgender people, but specifically P.O.C transgender people. The rights of trans people are denied, their voices silenced, and their murders are regular occurrences; some even resort to taking their own lives. Suicide rates are 41 percent for transgender people and 4.6 percent for the average population. Government officials are actively trying to take away their basic human rights. Something needs to be done; transgender people's rights need to be something you advocate for.
Advocating for transgender people is important because over 40% of transgender people have attempted suicide in their life; the rate of people who actually commit suicide is 41%. Lives are being lost due to people not being accepted, being subjected to blatant hate, and their rights being actively denied. One New York Times article states, "Suicide is a constant among transgender people; we are one of the most at risk communities in the country. One study suggests that over 40% attempt it over the course of our lives." The transgender community is at risk, help should be provided and available to all. Furthermore, transgender students struggle explaining pronouns, name changes, and transitions in general are hard and can be detrimental. School environments should be altered to be more androgynous and neutral. In Pronoun Privilege on the New York Times, "Divulging one's gender through an announcement of pronouns at best contradicts the reality that our gender may be ambiguous, and at worst forces students to reveal a potentially vulnerable part of themselves." Harsh environments like classrooms are nerve wracking for genderqueer students. Finally, Louisiana my own state, is currently trying to enforce discrimination against LGBT people, something people have done in the past but not inclusive to transgender people. According to the New York times, "Edwards' anti-discrimination order is similar to orders enacted by two former Louisiana Democratic governors — but he added language protecting against discrimination based on gender identity, a provision that protects transgender people." Indeed, the state of Louisiana's attorney general is attempting to make discrimination against people sexual orientations that vary from heterosexual legal, now including how people identify their gender.
As our next president, I believe that you should advocate for transgender people's rights, until in our country everybody of any gender expression is equal. Ultimately, unnecessary loss of life needs to be prevented, schools need to be more accepting, and discrimination against anybody must be illegal. These are changes you should make.
Emma P.
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The label, created by the GIP Cybermalveillance, will be implemented from next year to distinguish communities that have implemented an action plan to fight against cyber threats.
Cyberattacks against local authorities are on the rise. According to Anssi (National Agency for Information Systems Security), they accounted for 20% of ransomware victims in 2020. Another report, from Clusif, indicates that in 2020, 30% of territorial councils and cities were affected by ransomware attacks.
In this context, the National Gendarmerie, the Alliance for Digital Confidence and the Cybermalveillance public interest grouping announced at the Cybersecurity Conference in Monaco, the creation of a "Cyber Responsible City" label.
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The label will be officially launched in early 2021. It will be awarded to local authorities that have taken steps to strengthen their cybersecurity. This will include the appointment of a "cyber champion", who will not be the mayor or the CIO.
Local authorities will also have to make a diagnosis of the measures implemented in their territory through the "Cyber Immunity" questionnaire, set up in September by the Gendarmerie in partnership with Cybermalveillance and the Association of French Mayors. Finally, they will have to set up an action and awareness plan.
The security of local authorities is the subject of a budget of 60 million euros released by the State as part of the Cybersecurity plan, launched at the beginning of the year.
The government platform Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr was launched in early 2017 by Anssi and the Ministry of the Interior.
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Select the line graph that does not place data points on the graph, as this makes the curve easier to see. Click "Next," then click the "Data series in columns" radio button. Click "Next," then click the icon next to the the "Range for Y-Values" text box. Select all your data in column "A," then click the icon again. Do the same for the "Categories" text box, only this time... You can use Excel to make an S-curved line graph. Rather than putting the curved line graphs under the heading of "Line Graph," Excel lumps them in with the "XY Scatter" charts.
Step 1. Open an existing Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing the data you wish to graph and fit to a curve, or create a new spreadsheet and enter your data.
I need to get Excel to graph about 5 points into a single curve. I'm looking for is the average of all the point if the points don't line up perfectly. I'm not very familiar with graphing on Excel, so it's very possible I've overlooked some option to get what I'm trying to achieve.


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Robert Deodaat Emile "Ootje" Oxenaar (7 October 1929 – 13 June 2017) was a Dutch graphic artist, visual artist, commissioner, and professor.

Biography
Oxenaar was a student at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and graduated in 1953 with honours. He later was a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague between 1958 and 1970 and taught as Professor of Visual Communication at the Delft University of Technology between 1978 and 1992.

As Head of the Art and Design advisory bureau (DEV/K+V) at the Dutch Postal and Telecommunications (PTT / KPN) from 1976 to 1994, he was responsible for the commissioning of art and design for the largest Dutch public concern, and served as aesthetic advisor to the Dutch National Bank, the Ministry of Justice in the Netherlands and the Danish Ministry of Transport. His influence on the next generation of designers was extensive as a commissioner, teacher, and international lecturer, in the Netherlands, Europe, and the US.

From 1964 to 1987, Oxenaar was commissioned two series of banknotes by The Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and was responsible for the revolutionary design of the 'Snip' (100), the Sunflower (50) and Lighthouse (250) banknotes which were internationally celebrated as the most beautiful and least countrified money in the world. His banknotes stayed in circulation from 1964 until being replaced by the Euro in 2002.

R.D.E. Oxenaar was also a prolific designer of acclaimed posters, books, and postage stamps. His graphic design work is represented in various collections, including Centre Georges-Pompidou in Paris, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Oxenaar's work is preserved in the Nederlands Archief Grafisch Ontwerpers, Utrecht (NAGO).

Oxenaar was member of the Alliance Graphique International (AGI) and an honorary member of the Association of Dutch Designers (BNO).

In 2000 Oxenaar emigrated to the United States where he continued his studio practice and taught in the Graphic Design Department at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence.

Oxenaar was knighted in the Order of Orange Nassau, and the recipient of the Medal of Honour for Art and Science in the House Order of Orange bestowed by Queen Beatrix in 2004.

Oxenaar was married to Dawn Barrett, designer and former Dean of Architecture and Design at Rhode Island School of Design, and President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Together they had two children.

List of banknotes by Ootje Oxenaar

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External links
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1929 births
2017 deaths
Dutch graphic designers
Dutch currency designers
Dutch typographers and type designers
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague alumni
Rhode Island School of Design faculty
Academic staff of the Delft University of Technology
Artists from The Hague

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Home All issues Volume 497 / No 1 (April I 2009) A&A, 497 1 (2009) 209-242 Abstract
Volume 497, Number 1, April I 2009
Stellar structure and evolution
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200811382
A&A 497, 209-242 (2009)
Parallaxes and proper motions for 20 open clusters as based on the new Hipparcos catalogue
F. van Leeuwen
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK e-mail: fvl@ast.cam.ac.uk
Received: 19 November 2008
Accepted: 2 February 2009
Context. A new reduction of the astrometric data as produced by the Hipparcos mission has been published, claiming that the accuracies for nearly all stars brighter than magnitude Hp = 8 are improved, by up to a factor 4, compared to the original catalogue. As correlations between the underlying abscissa residuals have also been reduced by more than an order of magnitude to an insignificant level, our ability to determine reliable parallaxes and proper motions for open clusters should be improved.
Aims. The new Hipparcos astrometric catalogue is used to derive mean parallax and proper motion estimates for 20 open clusters. The HR-diagrams of the nearest clusters are compared and combined to provide future input to sets of observational isochrones.
Methods. Three different methods are applied, according to the proximity of the cluster, to compensate, where needed, for projection effects, spread in position along the line of sight, and the internal velocity dispersion of the cluster stars.
Results. The new parallaxes have accuracies between 2 and 2.5 times higher than what had been derived from the original Hipparcos catalogue. At least two to three groups of clusters, mostly of similar ages, are observed to each occupy their own specific space in the HR diagram. A significant discrepancy in distance moduli from those obtained with isochrone-based main-sequence fitting remains, in particular for one of these groups, containing the Pleiades, NGC 2516, and Blanco 1. The difference in absolute magnitudes between this group and one containing the Hyades and Praesepe clusters appears to be correlated with systematic differences in the Strömgren index between those groups. The same dependency has been known to exist for a long time, and is again confirmed by the Hipparcos data, in variations in absolute magnitudes for field stars of the same effective temperature.
Conclusions. The positions of the cluster HR diagrams are consistent within different groups of clusters shown for example by the near-perfect alignment of the sequences for the Hyades and Praesepe, for Coma Ber and UMa, and for the Pleiades, NGC 2516, and Blanco 1. The groups are mutually consistent when systematic differences in are taken into account, where the effect of these differences on the absolute magnitudes has been calibrated using field-star observations.
Key words: methods: data analysis / astrometry / Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) and C-M diagrams / open clusters and associations: general / stars: distances
© ESO, 2009
Gaia Data Release 1 — Open cluster astrometry: performance, limitations, and future prospects
The problem of the Pleiades distance — Constraints from Strömgren photometry of nearby field stars
The open cluster distance scale — A new empirical approach
Absolute proper motions of open clusters — I. Observational data
Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 146, 251-258 (2000)
The distance to the Pleiades — Main sequence fitting in the near infrared


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Home/Sustainability/Environmental Responsibility
Petropavlovsk is committed to effectively managing environmental issues, upholding the highest standards as required by Russian law, and through operating in line with international best practice.
Petropavlovsk recognises that activities undertaken during the life cycle of our mines will impact on the environment and prioritises measures which mitigate and reduce this impact. The Group's Environmental Management systems are certified in line with GOST R ISO 14001- 2016 (ISO 14001:2015 which certifies Environmental Management systems). Environmental data is regularly disclosed to the environmental authorities and local residents.
Water consumption at the Group's operations is carried out in strict accordance with the usage quotas detailed in our licence. A zero-discharge water recycling supply system is in place at each of the Group companies which has led to a significant reduction of the amount of water extracted from local sources. The quality of surface and ground waters is monitored and the analysis of water samples is recorded in the state register. At the end of each year, a report is prepared and submitted to all relevant state bodies.
The Group implements strict control and a gradual reduction in the use and formation of hazardous chemicals in basic and auxiliary processes. Waste management programmes are agreed with the regulatory authorities in compliance with Russian legislation. These programmes detail standards and limits on what can be disposed or produced. Data on waste is collected, logged and sent to regulatory authorities for review.
Petropavlovsk uses purification systems, anti-dust equipment and other protective facilities to prevent harmful substances entering the atmosphere. Gas purification equipment is fitted at all emission points and monitored on a regular basis. Air quality monitoring includes carbon monoxide and dust emissions which is performed according to mining and environmental monitoring programmes agreed in advance with federal authorities.
Energy consumption and climate change
Petropavlovsk manages the use of energy at its facilities through the use of modern mining equipment, including CAT 330C electric mining excavators. Optimal control schemes enable rock mass management to prevent multiple movements of the same material. Blasting and crushing is monitored to obtain optimum coarseness for the material sent to the processing plants. The use of grinding technologies and mills with a light rubber lining also contributes to energy savings.
The Group recognises the importance of addressing climate change and is aspiring to review the risk climate change poses to its operations.
Protecting biodiversity
The Group strives to minimise any impact on biodiversity by ensuring that wildlife and local habitats are protected through all stages of mine life.
Monitoring a mine's potential impact on biodiversity begins before the mine is operational. As part of the Environmental Impact Assessment preparation, the Group outlines how the mine could impact biodiversity and the measures it intends to limit this.
In 2017, the Group took part in an environmental campaign to stock Zeya River with carp hatchlings and became the leader among 50 companies in the Amur region in terms of the number of hatchlings released. The contribution of Petropavlovsk amounted to 46,700 hatchlings worth more than RUB1.5 million. The campaign was supervised by a regional governmental agency and conducted in accordance with the requirements of environmental law of Russian Federation. In 2018 more than 80,000 hatchlings were released into the waters of the Zeya River.
Large parts of the Amur region are wooded and forest fires can spread quickly with potentially devastating effects on wildlife and local communities if not managed adequately. Each of our mines has a dedicated fire brigade with specially trained fire fighters who are on duty 24/7. Fire safety briefings and drills are run regularly. Fires often occur in the local forests and the fire teams assist in fighting these as well as helping local villages to fight house fires.
It is the Group's intention to ensure that after decommissioning the landscape will be restored as far as possible to its original state. All operating mines are subject to an ongoing rehabilitation programme which is compliant with regulatory requirements. Closure plans are prepared as a part of the Environmental Impact Assessment and updated as the mines approach the end of their operating lives.
The main objectives of the Group's Environmental Policies are to control operations in accordance with the requirements of this legislation and to raise the level of awareness of all personnel regarding the environmental aspects of the main and auxiliary processes of gold mining.
The entire workforce is encouraged to participate in industrial and environmental safety, and resource-saving activities and appropriate incentive measures are implemented to reward compliance.
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SS-EN-ISO-22442-3 | Medical devices utilizing animal tissues and their derivatives - Part 3: Validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents (ISO 22442-3:2007) | Document Center, Inc.
This part of ISO 22442 specifies requirements for the validation of the elimination and/or inactivation of viruses and TSE agents during the manufacture of medical devices (excluding in vitro diagnostic medical devices) utilizing animal tissue or products derived from animal tissue, which are non-viable or have been rendered non-viable. It applies where required by the risk management process as described in ISO 22442-1. It does not cover other transmissible and non-transmissible agents. NOTE 1 Analysis and management of risk is described in ISO 22442-1. Conventional processes used for sterilization, when used for the treatment of animal tissues for medical devices, have not been shown to be completely effective in inactivating the causative agents of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. Selective sourcing is extremely important (see ISO 22442-1 and ISO 22442-2). NOTE 2 ISO 11135, ISO 11137, ISO 11737-1, ISO 13408, ISO 14160, ISO 14937 and ISO 17665 may be relevant for bacteria, moulds and yeast (see Bibliography). This part of ISO 22442 does not cover the utilization of human tissues in medical devices. This part of ISO 22442 does not specify a quality management system for the control of all stages of production of medical devices. NOTE 3 It is not a requirement of this part of ISO 22442 to have a full quality management system during manufacture, but it does specify requirements for some of the elements of a quality management system. Attention is drawn to the standards for quality management systems (see ISO 13485) that control all stages of production or reprocessing of medical devices. The quality management system elements that are required by this part of ISO 22442 can form part of a quality management system conforming to ISO 13485. This part of ISO 22442 does not consider the effect of any method of elimination and/or inactivation on the suitability of the medical device for its intended use.


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Global Impact Work must keep 2050 in mind – Philippines launches the world's biggest Impact Hackathon for end-of-world scenarios
Posted byGerald Castillo September 20, 2019 March 31, 2020 Posted inEvents, Impact Entrepreneur, Programs, Startups, TechTags:2050, hackathon, philippines, social impact, Startups, tech
The world is living in an extremely dangerous situation. Within thirty years, our planet won't be liveable anymore and humankind will immensely suffer from the consequences due to the overexploitation of natural resources throughout the decades. We are talking about billions of people who will bear the aftereffects of our committed abuse to Mother Earth's gift to mankind, and we can't afford to lose.
That's why the Global Footprint Network has officially declared July 29, 2019, as the Earth Overshoot Day. Now, what does this mean? To put it simply, we've already consumed all or more than of the Earth's natural resources as early as July. It's the earliest recorded overshoot over the last 30 years, which means that we've consumed 1.75% faster than what Earth can produce for the world.
What's more life-threatening is that the signs are more evident than before. The recent Amazon rainforest fire primarily caused by deforestation, the fast increasing sea levels brought about by melting ice glaciers in the Himalayas causing unexpected floods even on some of the world's most industrialized cities and the latest Indonesian forest fire whose smog has reached neighboring countries Singapore and Malaysia, making the government give out 500,000 masks and triggering most establishments to close down due to unhealthy levels of smoke filling the air.
Within the first half of 2019, around 7 million people globally have been evacuated by the government due to natural disasters — two countries having the most number of victims are from Africa and Asia. By the end of 2019, it is expected that 22 million people around the world are left homeless, hurt and will probably be displaced by their respective governments.
But according to a study, it's actually not quite surprising to know that the main factor for rising death tolls around the world is not caused by being exposed to hazardous disasters itself but because of the fast economic development among high-income countries. That's why the United Nations along with the world's heads of states and business leaders are now taking urgent, necessary steps through the #Envision2030 that aims to combat global environmental and ecological issues by creating a sustainable development framework for better living communities for the next 10 years.
In the Philippines, we are accustomed to being one of the world's most vulnerable countries when it comes to human and/or man-made catastrophes. As such, our country has become one of the most prominent when it comes to battling several environmental and ecological issues. Millions of our fellow citizens are not having the best living quality that's why the Philippines need a better way to create a stronger yet feasible solution to strengthen the country in terms of sustainable development.
But what if there's a way for you to make the revolutionary change that the country needs?
Introducing, Impact Hub Manila's Impact2050, an integrated and innovative multi-year entrepreneurial programme designed to lead the impact entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Asia Pacific by connecting the startup community and business innovators in order to help create a stronger commitment to make the Philippines the newest tech innovation hub in Asia and a more sustainably developed country.
What made Impact Hub Manila do the big move? Creating change for the future of startups and creating better lives for the Filipinos is what fuels them. As being the only incubation hub in the Philippines officially acknowledged by the United Nations for pioneering change in the community through Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is the core commitment of Impact Hub Manila to create a sustainable impact within the community by innovating digital solutions.
But most importantly, the main event of 2019's Impact2050 will be the Impact Hackathon, the official attempt to become the Guinness World Records' biggest multi-city hackathon event in the world. This groundbreaking #HackPinas event will consist of more than 10,000 participants in Manila and throughout different cities in the Philippines who will be simultaneously hacking at this 24-hour reverse hackathon competition.
The core goal of Impact Hackathon is to deliver fresh solutions for the region and country's social issues, with themes including climate change, education, agriculture, health and innovative cities which were all derived from the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ten million pesos' worth of prizes (cash and support) for the winners of the Impact Hackathon, a pitching opportunity at the 2050fest, Impact2050's official headliner and kick-off event during the Philippine Startup Week in November 2019, and the chance to collaborate with multinational brands and partners awaits those who would participate in the Guinness World Records groundbreaking hacking event attempt.
Now, it's time for you to take part of what we want to happen for the future because today, the revolution we need is going to happen this October 30-31 2019. Register for the Impact2050 here and know more details about the Impact Hackathon here.
Check out Impact Hub Manila's website for more information about the country's most awaited year-long programme for #startups and don't forget to follow Impact Hub Manila on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more Impact 2050 and Impact Hackathon news and updates.
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Q: OpenSSH for Windows ignoring Match User directives I am usingOpenSSH for Windows 7.7p1 on Windows 1903. I used Match User xxxx in sshd_config file, in Program Data -> SSH to change xxxx's root directory to another path in the filesystem, apart from a few other directives.
This method used to work fine with an earlier version, I could connect using this user and come to the changed root directory.
With the new stable version, this Match User directive seemingly isn't respected.
Looking at the sshd logs, I see this...
26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug1: userauth-request for user TestLocalAccount service ssh-connection method none [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug1: attempt 0 failures 0 [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_getpwnamallow entering [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_request_send entering: type 8 [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_getpwnamallow: waiting for MONITOR_ANS_PWNAM [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_request_receive_expect entering: type 9 [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_request_receive entering [preauth]

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_request_receive entering

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: monitor_read: checking request 8

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_answer_pwnamallow

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug2: parse_server_config: config reprocess config len 297

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: checking match for 'User TestLocalAccount' user testlocalaccount host 127.0.0.1 addr 127.0.0.1 laddr 127.0.0.1 lport 22

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: match not found

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_answer_pwnamallow: sending MONITOR_ANS_PWNAM: 1

26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: mm_request_send entering: type 9

These logs -
26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug2: parse_server_config: config reprocess config len 297
26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: checking match for 'User TestLocalAccount' user testlocalaccount host 127.0.0.1 addr 127.0.0.1 laddr 127.0.0.1 lport 22
26948 2019-09-30 15:10:29.745 debug3: match not found

*

*do not appear when there is no Match User directive in sshd_config. At least that and the fact that it considers a config file change seems to indicate this is the correct file (Prog Files -> OpenSSH has another sshd_config_default).

The relevant section in the sshd_config looks like -
# override default of no subsystems
Subsystem   sftp    sftp-server.exe

Match User TestLocalAccount
    ChrootDirectory C:\Users\TestLocalAccount\Downloads
    PubKeyAuthentication yes

None of the directives within the Match user section are respected. Opening a session with TestLocalAccount just opens up the home user profile of the same.
I am trying this with SecureFX SFTP client.


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Connecting SMSTurbo Online with your accounting system requires minimal effort. All you need is a QuickBooks Online account (sold separately from SMSTurbo products) and your QuickBooks login information to get started.
Under Company Settings, you have the ability to connect your QuickBooks Online account.
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SMSTurbo Online allows users to export ticket data into QuickBooks Online and create customer invoices.
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The WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter and NCSITE are pleased to host our Lunch Program on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 featuring Saleem Barakzai from the Charlotte Department of Transportation.
Additional $15 walk-in rate applies after this date.
We will continue our "Pass the Hat" scholarship fundraiser at this event. Please speak to our Scholarship Chair, Sierra Haynes, for more information the Chapter's scholarship Program.
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The Charlotte Department of Transportation has been striving to make the City more pedestrian friendly. One way the City has been doing this is to install Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) which give pedestrians a head start before traffic starts to move. Recently, a right turn flashing yellow arrow has been used to hold turning traffic while the pedestrians cross the street. This treatment can significantly improve the pedestrian crossing experience without affecting intersection capacity by reducing the conflict between the right-turning traffic and the pedestrians on the cross walk. Today, the City has 7 intersections with 13 cross walks controlled by right turn flashing yellow arrows and a priority list to introduce this facility at several intersections a year. Mr. Barakzai will present lessons learned due to the site variation, traffic patterns and signal operation at the 13 individual crosswalks where right turn flashing yellow arrows have been implemented.
Mr. Saleem Barakzai joined the CDOT Signal Systems group in August 2008. Prior to that he completed a Master's degree in Transportation in England followed by 10 years of traffic engineering and 20 years of traffic signal experience at the World Bank, City & County Councils in England and 8 years of self-employment.
Engineers attending this program could earn 1.0 Professional Development Hour.
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How to import from a ShipStation CSV file?
If you purchase postage through ShipStation, here's how to get your shipments into your Chit Chats account.
Go to your Shipments screen.
3. Select your desired shipments. Alternatively this can be done at the import step.
Important: If this option is not selected, orders containing multiple items will not be captured!
5. When asked which records to export, make sure "Export All record(s) in the current view" is selected.
6. Under the "Shipped Items Export Format" heading ensure Shipped Items Export is selected.
7. Save the file to your desktop or somewhere you can easily locate it.
Log in to your Chit Chats account.
Note: You may also select the Auto-detect option however, file upload errors messages may not be as accurate.
4. Click on "Choose File" and select the exported ShipStation CSV file.
5. You will be prompted to review a list of the file's shipments. From here you may decide to import all shipments or just a select number of them.
5. When you are satisfied, click on Import and your file will be uploaded to your pending shipments.
If you experience errors when uploading your shipments, or have any feedback that you'd like to share about this feature, please feel free to contact us.


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Yacon is a Peruvian root vegetable which contains sugars known as fructo-oligosaccharides. These sugars are not absorbed by the body, making yacon about the best low glycaemic sweetener around. Use as a flour in raw cakes and cookies.
Yacon is a Peruvian root vegetable which contains sugars known as fructo-oligosaccharides. These sugars are not absorbed by the body, making yacon about the best low glycaemic sweetener around. Use as a flour in raw cakes and cookies. This and stevia are our top recommendations for people who are seeking to avoid sugar completely.


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Google Artificial Intelligence tool helps in flood forecasts in India, Bangladesh
by NE NOW NEWS
GUWAHATI , September 3, 2020 12:23 pm
As floods wreak havoc every year in India and Bangladesh, Google is now expanding its Artificial Intelligence-powered flood forecasting to provide greater details on timing and water depths in its alerts.
Google's new forecasting tool will provide more notice to the governments and help millions of flood-prone people an extra day to prepare, and shift to safer highlands.
The Google Flood Forecasting Initiative has been working to develop systems that predict when and where flooding will occur—and keep people safe and informed.
The Google Flood Forecasting is now available in nine new local languages, and the team is optimistic that about 20 crore people across 250,000 square kms will now be benefitted.
While more than 50 percent of Bangladesh is prone to annual floods, Assam, Bihar and Odisha are hit by floods every year.
The tech giant is now working in close partnership with the Central Water Commission, and till now, Google has sent out around 30 million notifications to people in flood-affected areas in India.
"In June, just in time for the monsoon season, we reached an important milestone: our systems now extend to the whole of India, with Google technology being used to improve the targeting of every alert the government sends," the company said in a blog post.
In addition to the Central Water Commission, Google has also partnered with the Bangladesh Water Development Board for warnings and services in Bangladesh.
In addition to improving its alerts, Google.org has started a collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Google also plans to build local networks that can get disaster alert information to people.
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The United States is encouraged that the People's Republic of China invited the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen to visit Beijing and Tibetan regions of China in September 2002. We urge that such contacts continue, and that substantive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the Dalai Lama or his representatives lead to a negotiated settlement on questions related to Tibet.
In public statements and in diplomatic channels, we continue to press both sides to open a dialogue without preconditions. We have consistently maintained that questions surrounding Tibet and its relationship to Chinese authorities in Beijing should be resolved by direct dialogue between the Tibetans and the Chinese. In addition to the visit of the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyari, we also note a July 2002 visit to Beijing and Tibetan regions of China by the Dalai Lama's elder brother, Gyalo Thondup.
The Dalai Lama can be a constructive partner as China deals with the difficult challenges of regional and national stability. He represents the views of the vast majority of Tibetans and his moral authority helps to unite the Tibetan community inside and outside of China. For China to work with the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve problems facing Tibet is in the interest of both the Chinese Government and the Tibetan people. At the same time, the lack of resolution of these problems leads to greater tensions inside China and will be a stumbling block to fuller political and economic engagement with the United States and other nations.
Encouraging substantive dialogue between Beijing and the Dalai Lama is an important objective of this Administration. The United States encourages China and the Dalai Lama to hold substantive discussions aimed at resolution of differences at an early date, without preconditions. We have consistently asserted that any questions surrounding Tibet and its relationship to Chinese authorities should be resolved by direct dialogue between the Tibetans and the Chinese. The Administration believes that dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives will alleviate tensions in Tibetan regions of China.
The United States recognizes the Tibet Autonomous Region --hereinafter referred to as "Tibet" -- to be part of the People's Republic of China. This long-standing policy is consistent with the view of the international community. In addition, the Dalai Lama has expressly disclaimed any intention to seek sovereignty or independence for Tibet and has stated that his goal is greater autonomy for Tibetans in China.
Because we do not recognize Tibet as an independent state, the United States does not conduct official diplomatic relations with the Tibetan "government-in-exile" in Dharamsala. However, we maintain contact with representatives of a wide variety of political and other groups inside and outside of China, including with Tibetans in the United States, China, and around the world. Our contacts include meeting with the Dalai Lama in his capacity as an important world spiritual leader and Nobel laureate. It is a sign of our country's respect for the Dalai Lama that the President, the Secretary, and other senior administration officials have met with him on several occasions.
We have consistently urged China to respect the unique religious, linguistic, and cultural heritage of its Tibetan people and to respect fully their human rights and civil liberties.
Since assuming office in January, 2001, President Bush has met with President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China on three occasions. On each occasion, the President has spoken of the importance of respecting the unique cultural, linguistic, and religious way of life of the Tibetan people and has urged dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
The President has twice visited China. In October 2001, the President attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum ministerial meeting in Shanghai, and held a bilateral meeting with President Jiang during which he urged the Chinese to initiate dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives. The President visited China again in February 2002. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, speaking to the press on February 21, noted that President Bush and President Jiang had an extensive discussion on human rights and religious freedom concerns in China, including in Tibetan regions, and that the President "mentioned specifically the importance of dialogue with the Dalai Lama."
In October 2002, President Jiang made a visit to the United States and met with the President on October 25 in Crawford, Texas. The two again discussed Tibet in detail. At a joint press conference later that day, President Bush said, "I also spoke of the importance of respecting human rights in Tibet and encouraged more dialogue with Tibetan leaders."
The President also met with Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao in May 2002, during the latter's first official visit to the United States. President Bush raised his concerns about religious freedom in China, including in China's Tibetan regions, and encouraged China to welcome a visit by the Dalai Lama or his representatives. Mr. Hu, who is now both President of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, apparently retains an interest in Tibetan issues. In the late 1980s, Hu held the highest Party post in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and this February he was elected by the Tibet Autonomous Region delegation as a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress.
On May 23, 2001, President Bush met with the Dalai Lama at the White House. The President commended the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and declared his strong support for the Dalai Lama's tireless efforts to initiate a dialogue with the Chinese Government. The President said he would seek ways to encourage dialogue and expressed his hope that the Chinese Government would respond favorably. In the meeting, the President also reiterated the strong commitment of the United States to support the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural, and linguistic identity and the protection of the human rights of all Tibetans.
Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan have discussed Tibet on multiple occasions. When the two met in China in July 2001, the Secretary raised concerns about human rights, including in Tibet, during his meetings in Beijing. He pointed out that these issues are important to the American people and to U.S.-China relations. The Secretary also urged the Chinese Government to initiate dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
Shortly thereafter, in September 2001, Foreign Minister Tang traveled to Washington and met again with the Secretary. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, the Department's Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, was included in the bilateral discussions, which afforded an opportunity to raise concern about Tibet with one of China's most influential leaders.
In April 2002, the Secretary met Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao during his first visit to the United States. Their meeting addressed a number of issues, including human rights and Tibet.
The Secretary again met with Foreign Minister Tang at the U.N. General Assembly in September 2002. There he noted that the United States was encouraged by the recent contact between the Dalai Lama�s representatives and the Chinese, and urged that the two sides continue to work together on a process for dialogue. During his February 2003 trip to China, the Secretary reiterated this message in his meeting with Foreign Minister Tang.
On May 22, 2001, Secretary Powell and Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage both met with the Dalai Lama. Under Secretary Dobriansky was also present in both meetings, which provided an opportunity to exchange views with the Dalai Lama on the situation in Tibet. Secretary Powell expressed his strong interest in working to protect Tibet's unique cultural, linguistic, and religious heritage and increase respect for religious freedom in Tibet.
At all levels, in public statements and in private meetings, officials of the Department of State continue to raise with Chinese counterparts the importance of the Tibet issue and to urge that China enter into negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives as soon as possible.
On May 17, 2001, Secretary Powell designated Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, a responsibility in addition to her continuing role as Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs. As the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary Dobriansky's responsibilities include promoting substantive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the Dalai Lama or his representatives, maintaining close ties with Congress and nongovernmental organizations with an interest in Tibet, and seeking to assist in preserving the unique cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage of Tibetans. Under Secretary Dobriansky accompanied the President to China on both his trips, and also led a separate delegation to Beijing in April 2002. On all of these occasions, she discussed Tibetan human rights and religious freedom issues in detail, as well as the importance of dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
In December 2001, Under Secretary Dobriansky traveled to Norway to meet with the Dalai Lama and exchange views. She also held several meetings with counterparts from other countries to solicit their views on the situation in Tibet and the best means to foster dialogue.
On March 7, 2002 in testimony before the House International Relations Committee, Under Secretary Dobriansky discussed widespread human rights abuses in Tibet and also noted that on both her visits to China, President Bush urged Chinese leaders to negotiate directly with the Dalai Lama or his representatives on the grounds that the Dalai Lama's call for "genuine autonomy was sincere." In repeated public statements, the Under Secretary continued, the Dalai Lama has made clear he does not seek independence for Tibet, but rather that Tibetans be given genuine self-rule in order to preserve their civilization and their unique culture, religion, language, and way of life. For this to occur, the Dalai Lama has said it is essential for Tibetans to be able to handle all their domestic affairs and to freely determine their social, economic, and cultural development. "The lack of resolution on this issue will be a stumbling block to fuller political and economic engagement with the United States and others," Under Secretary Dobriansky concluded.
During his December 2002 trip to China, Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage discussed with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing the visit to China by the Dalai Lama�s representatives, and urged that China release Tibetans detained for the peaceful expression of their political and religious views.
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James A. Kelly, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 1, 2001, stated that, "we will continue to focus on Tibet. We are pressing the Chinese Government at all levels to end abuses including use of torture, arbitrary arrest, detention without public trial, or detention for peaceful expression of political religious views." In particular, Assistant Secretary Kelly continued, "we will press for an end to religious restrictions against Tibetan Buddhists. Taking a longer view, we will also work to preserve Tibetans' unique cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage. We continue to urge China to open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives."
Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, Democracy and Labor Lorne W. Craner discussed problems in Tibet at length in both sessions of the U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue held since he assumed office. In Washington in October 2001, and in Beijing in December 2002, Assistant Secretary Craner used the human rights forum to raise individual Tibetan cases of concern and to urge dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives. He has reiterated these points in several other meetings with senior Chinese officials.
U.S. Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt traveled to Tibet in April 2002. During that trip and at other times, Ambassador Randt has pressed for dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives and has raised concerns about threats to the unique cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage of Tibetans.
The staff of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu travel regularly to Tibet and to Tibetan regions in other provinces of China. United States officials have used these trips to ascertain conditions in Tibetan areas and also to urge Chinese authorities to engage in dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives. United States officials also follow closely the human rights and religious freedom situation in Tibetan regions and protest instances of abuse of ethnic Tibetans detained for peacefully expressing their political or religious views. Finally, U.S. officials monitor and urge the protection of the unique cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage of Tibetans.
The last two decades have seen intermittent efforts by the Dalai Lama and the People's Republic of China to reach accommodation through dialogue. During a period of liberalization in Tibet inaugurated in 1980 by then-Secretary General of the Communist Party Hu Yaobang, the Dalai Lama was invited to send several delegations to China to observe conditions in Tibet. Three delegations traveled through Tibetan areas between August 1979 and July 1980. In April 1982, and again in October 1984, high-level Tibetan delegations traveled to Beijing to hold exploratory talks with Chinese officials, but the two sides did not make substantive headway. In 1985, a fourth fact-finding delegation traveled to Tibetan regions of China, but no progress toward substantive negotiations was made.
Contacts between China and the Dalai Lama's representatives were sporadically continued for the next 17 years, with occasional contacts between the Dalai Lama's older brother Gyalo Thondup and officials of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China. However, an open visit by a senior Tibetan figure did not occur again until July 2002, when China invited Gyalo Thondup to visit Lhasa, Beijing, his family home in Qinghai, and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Upon his return to India, Gyalo Thondup spoke of "great changes inside Tibet including many good roads and significant development in the cities" since his last time in Tibet in 1952. He also expressed optimism over the "great changes in the outlook of the Chinese Government" and urged face-to-face talks between Tibetan and Chinese leaders.
In September 2002, the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen led a four-member delegation to Lhasa, Shigatse, Chengdu, Shanghai and Beijing. Lodi Gyari later stated that the delegation had two tasks on the trip: "to re-establish direct contact with the leadership in Beijing and to create a conducive atmosphere enabling direct face-to-face meetings on a regular basis in the future; and to explain His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Middle Way Approach towards resolving the issue of Tibet." In his March 10, 2003 address to the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama reiterated his commitment to the Middle Way Approach, calling for autonomy for Tibet and not independence from China.
The delegation was accompanied during its travels by a representative of the United Front Work Department, and met with a variety of Tibetan officials. A press statement by Lodi Gyari issued after the visit noted the delegation "was impressed by the dedication and competency" of many Tibetan officials they met and that the delegation admired ongoing efforts at economic modernization. While praising development efforts, the delegation's statement also sought to draw the attention of Tibetan leaders "to the importance of paying equal attention to preserving Tibet's distinct cultural, religious, and linguistic heritage." The visit marked the first public travel of Lodi Gyari to China since 1984, when he visited Beijing. It also marked the first formal contact between the Dalai Lama's representatives and China since 1993.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued several statements on the visit. In a September 10 briefing, MFA spokesperson Kong Quan stated that the Chinese Government had agreed to the visit of a "group of Tibetan expatriates" who will travel to Tibet. The group would visit "in a private capacity" in order to tour and see relatives, and would also have a chance to exchange views with people at all levels. "China welcomes their return and views the visit as an opportunity for the group to observe Tibet's development," Quan continued. "It is also helpful for the expatriates to witness the religious freedom of Tibetans. China believes that in recent years, the Dalai Lama has used support provided by international organizations to engage in separatist activities." Kong stressed that the Dalai Lama must cease those activities and accept that Tibet is a part of China.
On September 17, Kong reiterated that Tibetan "compatriots" were permitted to return to China and Tibet "in a personal capacity." Kong also restated that China will not commence dialogue with the Dalai Lama unless he stops separatist activities and acknowledges the "one China" principle, that Tibet and Taiwan are part of China, and that the People's Republic of China is the only China.
On September 19, Kong again reported that a group of Tibetan "compatriots" traveled in a private capacity to Beijing, Tibet, and other Tibetan related areas. Kong added that there had been no change in China's position on the Dalai Lama.
Department of State Spokesman Richard Boucher noted upon arrival of the Dalai Lama�s Envoys in Beijing on September 9 that, "we believe that process of dialogue can resolve long-standing differences and result in greater freedom, including religious freedom for the Tibetan people." He added that this visit is an opportunity to foster mutual understanding, an important first step.
The United States is encouraged that the People's Republic of China invited the Dalai Lama�s Special Envoys and his brother to visit Beijing, Lhasa, and other parts of China in 2002 and that both sides expressed their hopes for continued dialogue. We urge that such contacts continue, and that substantive dialogue between the Chinese Government and the Dalai Lama or his representatives lead quickly to a negotiated settlement on questions related to Tibet.


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Rebirth and Reflection: Glimpses of Spring in Northfield during the early Twentieth Century
Posted by Stephanie Hess in Arts and Culture, Carleton College, History Blog, Northfield Historical Society, Northfield News, People, Recreation, Religion, St. Johns Lutheran Church, St. Olaf College, World War I
by guest columnist Robert Coleman
Spring is finally here! Well, at least according to the calendar. In Minnesota it can sometimes be a little difficult to tell. But before long, song birds will be returning, trees will be budding, and gardens will need tending. This year's frigid winter will soon be only a distant memory as the last of the remaining snow melts away. Easter approaches, as do commencement celebrations and spring festivals such as May Day. Finally time to escape the homes we have been cooped up in all winter and pull out the barbeque or have a picnic. In my family, spring also means getting out the rain boots and coats so we can do some serious puddle splashing!
In the early years of the twentieth century, citizens of Northfield welcomed the germination of the new year in ways both analogous to and different from today. Perhaps a larger contingent of the population was occupied with planting the season's crops, and masses of children probably did not descend on the city's parks to search for candy-filled plastic eggs. Still, many parallels can be drawn, and it is certainly possible to imagine oneself sitting on a blanket having a picnic along the Cannon River on a fine April afternoon, whether in 2018 or in 1918. Exploring the wealth of documents digitized by the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection opens a window into these early years. These documents span many aspects of life, from histories of the city's early schools and churches to letters sent home from sons at war, all giving us opportunities to study these spring days of long ago.
Early spring on the Lakes, Carleton College, undated. Harvey Stork, photographer. Carleton College Archives.
St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday School picnic at Heath Creek, May 1910. St. John's Lutheran Church collection.
Spring is first and foremost a time of rebirth. It is a time for planting gardens and fields. As leaves return to the trees, so do the song birds that escaped to warmer climates for the winter. An early undated photo from the Carleton College archives shows a spring view of Lyman Lakes that could nearly have been taken today, minus the newer buildings and the highway. The lakes were created and given to the College in 1916-1917 by George and Marietta Lyman in memory of their son George Huntington Lyman.[1] A second photo, from May of 1910, shows a group of children from St. John's Lutheran Church having a Sunday picnic. The trees overhead show relatively bare branches with few leaves yet still manage to shade this idyllic seen. At least one of the young girls has a hat covered with early spring flowers, which she deftly wears on what appears to be a blustery day.
Excerpt from page 288 of The History of Carleton College, 1904. Carleton College Archives.
Of course, for many community members the spring holiday of Easter marks a pivotal rebirth. Apparently, those Carleton students not home for the holiday could look forward to a special morning. According to a 1904 history of the school, "Easter morning, in place of the rising bell, a carol is sung, and singing carols, all descend to breakfast with a butterfly or daffodil awaiting each one." A story in the Northfield News of April 21, 1906 tells of a particularly packed house at All Saints Episcopal Church for that year's Easter observances. "The church was crowded to its utmost capacity at each of the services, and all agreed that never before had the parish passed a more pleasant and impressive Easter […] A special train on the Great Western railroad brought about ninety from Faribault and adjacent towns."[2]
Spring picnic near the Cannon River, 1909. St. Olaf College Archives.
As the snows finally melt away after a lengthy Minnesota winter, people across the years have wanted to get outside and enjoy themselves. The parks have filled with families enjoying the sun and the Cannon River has provided ample opportunity for an afternoon river trip. The 1909 photo above shows a group of St. Olaf students having a picnic next to their canoe. What better way to spend a warm weekend afternoon after a long week of classes?
Four women dancing in the May Fete pageant of 1922. Carleton College Archives.
Frances Emge's solo dance in the May Fete pageant of 1923. Harvey Stork photographer. Carleton College Archives.
Nothing epitomized this need to get out in the warming sun and celebrate more than Carleton's elaborate Mai Fete pageants which were held each May on one of the islands in Lyman Lakes. As the two photos above show, Mai Fete was foremost a springtime dance festival. These extravagant events were produced by students and came to involve a majority of the women on campus. First celebrated in 1918, Mai Fete reached its peak popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, regularly drawing thousands of spectators.[3]
Tornado damage behind a house on St. Olaf Avenue in 1922. Northfield Historical Society.
As we all know, spring weather can be fickle and the citizens Northfield had ample opportunity to witness nature's unpredictability in the early years of the twentieth century. The city has known its fair share of floods along the Cannon River and late season snows, along with the early appearance of summer thunderstorms. A particularly dramatic spring storm occurred on May 3, 1922. The photo above shows some of the damage incurred by the tornado that hit the St. Olaf area that evening. The Northfield News noted that "Northfield had a visit from an early season tornado Wednesday evening that threw a scare into everybody in town, and wrought considerable havoc in the northwest portion of the city […] Those who had the opportunity to view it at close range admit that they are satisfied and have no desire for an introduction to another."[4] Luckily, while considerable property damage was sustained, there were no injuries, not even among the occupants of a bus that was blown into a ditch along Lincoln Street.
The Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection has been focused on commemorating the centennial of World War One over the past many months. What must the families at home have thought of a spring planting of the family farm or of attending an Easter service without their loved ones by their side? Capturing the contrast between spring's joy and the darkness of war, one Carleton member of the student training corps recorded in his diary on March 1918: "Only one class. Ushering in Spring – Playing catch […] Good long sleep […] Drill until 4 P.M. Home at 10:01 – [..] Big day at home. Red Cross Auction. Worked in shop. Dance." What a week! Went to class, played catch, and practiced for war.
Still, even during a time of war, spring brought with it some light-heartedness and apparently a desire to go out and buy a new suit. Two ads for tailors seem oddly out of place during such difficult times. A Chas Stern Square Dealing Clothier ad from March 1917 notes, "Easter 1917 Fashion Decrees Military Effects." That certainly could have made for some interesting suits at Easter service. An ad for Olberg's Tailory the next year, however, departed from military styles: "Don't think that just because the country is at war you can do without your Easter Suit." Instead, the country needs prosperity during such times and, after all, "you cannot feel prosperous unless you look prosperous."
Northfield News, March 30, 1917
Northfield News, March 8, 1918
Spring is such a contrasting season, the first colorful songbirds bursting onto an otherwise wintertime scene, or bright warm days leading quickly to dangerous floods when the snows finally melt. Though seemly a disparate group of documents—from an advertisement for military style suits to a photo of a church picnic—all of these sources display this distinct contrast that so defines springtime. The pictures taken of Lyman Lakes or of St. Olaf students on a picnic, could easily have been taken in 2018, though perhaps without such formal attire. A diary entry about students drilling for war at Carleton College, or an ad telling us that it is our patriotic duty to purchase suits in war time, perhaps seem a little more out of place.
As the days lengthen again, let's reflect on the different meanings of spring, and maybe contemplate what it may have been like to welcome the season here in Northfield a century ago. Most importantly, let's all go grab our rain boots and splash in a puddle or two. I am sure that Northfield residents, young and old, were doing the same a century ago!
Robert Coleman is an independent historian and current stay-at-home dad. His background is in public history with an emphasis on Native American history, the environment and changing understandings of landscapes. He has enjoyed working on transcribing projects for the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection over the course of the past year and looks forward to continuing to research and write about the fascinating history of his newly adopted home.
[1] Ben Weiss, Lyman Lakes, http://northfieldhistorical.org/items/show/67
[2] "Easter Services," Northfield News, April 25, 1906.
[3] Carleton College Student Activities, "Mai Fete," https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/campact/programs/maifete/
[4] "Tornado Visits Northfield Early Wednesday Evening," Northfield News, May 5, 1922.


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Q: Coloring edges based on node label (edges connecting similar and dissimilar colored differently) I have an undirected network of 300 nodes built based on a binary adjacency matrix. 50 nodes are labeled as minority and the rest as majority. I want to set edge colors (and attributes) based on the nodes they connect: within.mino, within.majo, and between.minomajo.
I have seen ways of coloring edges based on one of the nodes like this but this is not my problem. I also have tried this solution but couldn't adapt it to my problem.
Here is a minimal reproducible example:
library(igraph)

# making the binary matrix
set.seed(10)
m.non_sym <- matrix(sample(0:1, 7, replace=TRUE), 10, 10)

# making it symmetrical
m.lower <- lower.tri(m.non_sym)*m.non_sym
m <- m.lower + t(m.lower)
diag(m) <- 0

# making the graph
g <- m %>% graph_from_adjacency_matrix(mode="undirected")

# assigning labels
V(g)$partition <- c(rep("minority", 4),
                    rep("majority", 6))

# plotting the graph
g %>% plot(vertex.size=10,
           vertex.color=c("skyblue", "pink")[1+(V(g)$partition=="majority")],
           edge.width = 3)

I want to assign the following labels on the edges, based on to which type of node they're connected to:

A: You can use the %--% selector to find edges that meet your conditions and the set their color. Try out:
# select edges and set color
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "minority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "minority"]]$color <- "blue" # within.mino
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "minority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "majority"]]$color <- "red" # between.minomajo
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "majority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "majority"]]$color <- "yellow" # within.majo
# plot
g %>% plot(vertex.size = 10,
           vertex.color = c("skyblue", "pink")[1 + (V(g)$partition == "majority")],
           edge.width = 3)

Instead of color, you can also use the label if you want:
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "minority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "minority"]]$label <- "within.mino"
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "minority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "majority"]]$label <- "between.minomajo"
E(g)[V(g)[partition == "majority"] %--% V(g)[partition == "majority"]]$label <- "within.majo"

g %>% plot(vertex.size = 10,
           vertex.color = c("skyblue", "pink")[1 + (V(g)$partition == "majority")],
           edge.width = 3)


Ficus Elastica requires a very humid, moist environment. Spray Rubber Plants regularly especially if the plant is surrounded by heated air. During the growing season, water moderately with lukewarm water.
Water: Wipe off the leaves of your rubber tree houseplant with a damp cloth or spritz it with water. Also keep it moist.