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Wouldn't it be great if children could just revise at home, without the need for parent's supervision and at the same time, you could be confident that they are listening to the words being pronounced perfectly? That would free up your time and accelerate their progress through the Qaida allowing them to finish in less than half the time.
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Home As Long As the Rivers Flow: Water Justice & Indigenous Sovereignty
As Long As the Rivers Flow: Water Justice & Indigenous Sovereignty
U of A Council of Canadians
Sierra Club Prairie
March 24, 2011 - 1:00am
A panel featuring Cree Elder Lillian Shirt, Indigenous rights lawyer Clayton Leonard and Indigenous activist and Greenpeace campaigner Melina Massimo-Laboucan.
Many are surprised to learn that within Canada are people who the Public Health Agency of Canada say live in "third world conditions"; in fact, many Indigenous communities on Turtle Island live without access to one of the most basic needs: clean water.
Come to learn about what made this the reality in Canada, and what is being and can be done in the fight for water justice.
There will be low water-use snacks provided.
Lillian Shirt is a Cree Elder and Activist who will present a historical and over-arching look at water and its importance to Indigenous culture and communities.
Clayton Leonard is a lawyer at MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman and his practice focuses on consultation issues between First Nations, the resource sector and governments. A significant amount of Clayton's practice relates to water management and allocation, Treaty water rights and other water issues facing First Nations. Clayton also has experience negotiating impact benefit agreements, litigating and negotiating land claims, conducting park co-management negotiations, and with governance, Treaty and Aboriginal rights, and membership issues.
Melina Laboucan-Massimo is Lubicon Cree from Northern Alberta. She has been working as an advocate for Indigenous rights for the past 9 years. She has worked with various NGOs such as Redwire Media Society, the Indigenous Media Arts Group and the Indigenous Environmental Network and has written and produced short documentaries covering topics ranging from the tar sands, inherent treaty rights, water issues to cultural appropriation. She has studied and worked in Australia, Brasil, Mexico, and Canada focusing Indigenous rights and culture, resource extraction and international diplomacy. Before joining Greenpeace as a Tar Sands Climate and Energy Campaigner in Alberta, Melina was pursuing her Masters in Environmental Studies at York University.
Organized by the University of Alberta Council of Canadians and the Sierra Club Prairie.
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University of Alberta (East of 116 St between 91 and 92 Avenues)
Edmonton , AB
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I want to lay out two principles about hope found in Isaiah 59. Here's the first – the doorway to hope is hopelessness. It sounds contradictory, doesn't it? But the only way you will ever find true hope is to give up on all those places where you've put your hope before. Our default is to find hope horizontally, in the situations, locations, and relationships of everyday life. How many times have you thought, "If only I had ______"? Or, "If only I lived _____"? That's finding your hope horizontally.
You're not going to meet a person who will give you life. No one can give you the peace and security you're seeking. You're not going to get a job that will make life worth living. You're not going to own a possession that will give you the happiness that you seek. You're not going to have an experience that will fulfill you. It's all horizontal hope, and before you can find true, life-giving hope, you need to reach a point of hopelessness.
Just as horizontal hope will fail us, a horizontal diagnosis will miss what is truly broken. I like to think that my biggest problem in life exists outside me, not inside me. I want to say my problems are situational, locational, or relational. But they're not. My biggest problem is vertical and personal.
That's the Christmas story. The Christmas story is about hope coming. That's why the angels sing the glorious song that we'll focus on next week. That's why the wise men came to worship. That's why the shepherds were blown away. Hope had invaded the earth in the person of the Lord Jesus. Hope had come.
This Advent season, celebrate the true, life-giving source of Hope.
And remember, hope is never a situation. Hope is never a location.
Hope is never an ideology. Hope is a person, and his name is Jesus Christ.
Name some situations, locations, and relationships that our culture defines as sources of hope.
Reflect on times when you searched for hope in the wrong places. What was the outcome?
Reflect on times when you relied on Christ as your only source of hope. What was the outcome?
Who in your life is in need of Hope? How can you use the Advent season to share Hope with others?


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Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval begins Interim Presidency
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Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval began his term as interim president at California State University, Fresno on Jan. 4. He succeeds President Joseph I. Castro, who became chancellor of the 23-campus California State University system.
Jiménez-Sandoval has been a Fresno State professor and administrator for 20 years. He most recently served as Fresno State's provost and vice president for academic affairs, the University's chief academic officer. Previously he was the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. He began teaching Spanish and Portuguese at Fresno State in 2000.
Jiménez-Sandoval issued the video below to faculty, staff, students, alumni and students.
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Should I get a switch in 2020?
Is it worth it to buy switch?
Is a Nintendo switch better than a ps4?
If there was a good time to buy the Switch, this is it. With the amount of new games, old classics and upcoming titles on the platform, 2020 really is the best time to pick one up. They just make great games. Some of their first party titles are some of the best games released during the decade.
With the multiplayer options and interactive abilities the Switch features, it's a great choice for a family to own. But be sure you sit down and figure out how much time you are willing (and are able) to play games, either for yourself, your kids, or as a family together, and consider if the cost is worth it to you.
By the numbers, the PlayStation 4 has a slight edge over the Nintendo Switch. The PS4 has better game capture features and supports VR, while the Switch has better controller options. Both have fantastic game libraries full of console exclusives, ports, and indie games.
Is it worth it to buy a Nintendo Switch in 2021?
When does the next Nintendo console come out?
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Are there any Nintendo systems still in production?
When did the Nintendo Switch first come out?
When will the Nintendo Switch be back in stock?
What are the best Nintendo Switch games?
When is the new switch coming out?
What is the next Nintendo system?
If there was a good time to buy the Switch, this is it. With the amount of new games, old classics and upcoming titles on the platform, 2020 really is the best time to pick one up. We've listed 5 reasons why you, as a gamer, need to own a Switch in 2020. Nintendo, on the other hand, are just a video game company.
Nope. They're still in production and in stock as of 2021, and there's no indication that they're going to stop support for it for at least another year. My bet is that it will still be relevant until at least 2023. It's still getting new games, and even its oldest games still have very active online communities.
A slide confirms that Nintendo's "next gaming system" will launch sometime in "20XX," which means it will be released before the year 2100. Realistically, whatever this system ends up being, it will surely be released long before the end of the century, but Nintendo isn't ready to commit to any dates.
Barely in the middle of the switch cycle, no change to that view. A Nintendo Switch Pro version was also previously rumored to be in the works, but Nintendo has said that it has no plans to launch a new Switch model this year, which isn't surprising given that the company released the Switch Lite just last year.
The only Nintendo systems still in production are the Switch and Switch Lite. With the Lite essentially acting as its dedicated handheld, the need for a completely separate format seems to be gone. We'll see if that remains the case once Nintendo faces competition from the next-gen systems.
The Nintendo Switch was only released three years ago, back in March of 2017, and has sold over 55 million units worldwide so far. It also recently faced a worldwide Nintendo Switch supply shortage during the ongoing global pandemic crisis that Nintendo has since remedied.
Nintendo Switch expected to be back in stock at GameStop on Wednesday. GameStop has announced that the Nintendo Switch is expected to return to its shelves "as early as Wednesday, March 22.".
According to Nintendo, the top amongst the most played Nintendo Switch games, and it shouldn't come as a surprise, is Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild followed by Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 and more. Check out the full list of most played Nintendo Switch games below. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Nintendo wants to release the new Switch in the latter half of 2019, the sources said, as soon as summer. The company isn't likely to confirm any of these moves anytime soon. While you wait for a Switch hardware refresh, remember that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is coming out on December 7th to keep you entertained.
The Nintendo Switch Lite is an alternative more affordable option to the Nintendo Switch released by Nintendo on September 20, 2019. This console is similar to a regular Nintendo Switch and can play almost all the same games, but is a portable-only version and is also slightly smaller.


Hi, you to get all Essential Smartphone USB drivers with an easy installation guide. Essential Phone USB Driver is an important part of all Essential Smartphones which enable you to easily connect your Essential Android device with the PC or laptop.
What is a Essential Phone USB Driver?
Essential Phone USB Driver is an important part for all android devices which allows you to easily connect any android device or tablet through the personal computer or laptop. In other words, it is a group of more than one files or program which create a bridge between the android devices and the personal computer to communicate and sharing the files between each other. After properly connecting your android device or tablet with the personal computer via USB driver. You will be able to do many more important things.
With the help of PC Suit, or any other software and installing the ROM will be you will be able to easily transfer your important & confidential data like photos, audio, video, messages, mp3, contacts, download, install & update stock ROM of any android device, update all drivers of your android devices, update your android device, take backup whole android device, and if you lost all important data from your android device then you can easily restore with the help of backup via Essential Phone USB Driver on your computer.
What is Essential ADB Driver?
ADB stand for Android Debug Bridge. Essential ADB driver is a client server program which is used to create the bridge between the developer and android device apart of that also create a bride between the personal computer and android device for android application development. With the help of Essential ADB driver you will be able to give direct command through any terminal which allows you to modify and update your android device or device software by giving the command through PC command line. It is used to properly manage your Android device.
How to install Essential Phone USB and ADB driver?
There are two ways from which you can easily download Essential Phone USB Driver on your personal computer or laptop. First one through the Exe file and second by Driver file (Manually) method.
Download and extract the zip file on your computer and connect your phone. Then double click on this file to run that exe file now click on the Next > Next > Finish button. It is very simple process, there is no need to add extra efforts.
Step 1: Download and extract the zip file on your computer. Then connect your android smartphone via Essential USB cable to your personal computer or laptop.
Step 2: Click on the Start button or you can also press WIN key to directly active start menu then either you have to right click on the "Computer" option or you can also press Shift+F10 key to open the cascading menu and choose "Manage" option. Click on the "Device Manager" option in the Computer Management dialog box. Now you can see your mobile name or number with yellow triangle icon in the right side pan. That means android device is properly not installed on your computer or laptop.
Step 3: Press right mouse button which has yellow triangle option, then you have to click on Update Driver Software option > Click on the "Browse my computer for driver software" option > Select the folder by clicking on the Browse… button now, you will get complete path of USB driver software file then click on the Next button > Now, your USB driver updating process will be start. After successfully finish the USB driver updating process, finally click on the close button.
I hope you will get required USB driver of Essential Smartphone. And also helps you to easily install Essential Phone USB Driver on your PC or laptop. If you have any query or need USB drivers of any other Smartphone then write us in the comment box. Thanks to all.
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Outsourcing is one of the most popular and the most preferred strategy that businesses are now considering. This is because outsourcing can provide you a cheap way to get your business process or at least a part of the business process done. Because of this, outsourcing is now the latest trend with high-profile businesses today.
By outsourcing business processes to other countries, you will save a lot of money. You may wonder why this is so. And, you may also think that outsourcing should cost more money than doing your business process in-house. And besides, why hire a company at all to do part of your business process when your company can do it alone.
First of all, outsourcing is relatively cheap because business processes of companies in the United States, Canada and in European countries are outsourced in developing countries, such as India. India is considered as one of the largest outsourcing hubs today and many companies outsource their business process in this country because of cheap labor.
This means that instead of employing a full-time employee in your company with all the company benefits and not to mention the high salary that you will give, you will only be spending a fraction of that sum when you outsource your business process in India. For example, when you have a project for your business that will regularly cost around 100 dollars per project, outsourcing it to India will cost around 20 dollars per project. Now, imagine if you have to do 1000 projects. You can see how much money you can save when you outsource it to India.
India is also known to have a pool of talented IT professionals who are now seeking employment in companies that accepts outsourced jobs. These professionals are very competent and they also produce good quality work that may rival the work of your country's IT professionals.
Another reason why companies are now considering outsourcing their business process or at least part of their business process to India is because outsourcing can lighten the workload. Therefore, by lightening the workload, your company will be able to make full use of all of its resources aimed to improve the company.
An example of this would be help desks. As a company that offers goods and services, you will need a help desk department in order to communicate with your customers and know about their inquiries, complaints and answer their questions regarding your product or services.
A help desk department requires a lot of money to develop. You will need to purchase computers, subscribe to VoIP, and purchase help desk software in order to let this department run smoothly and efficiently. You will also need to hire additional employees for your company with full company benefits to act as help desk representatives who will answer the calls from your clients.
By outsourcing your help desk to India's call centers, you will never need to worry about purchasing computers, software and hiring employees. The call center in India will be the one who will provide all of that for you at a very cheap price. Companies considers India as their country of choice for call centers because of being an English speaking nation full of talented and qualified individuals.
So, if you ever need to outsource anything from making payrolls, to making software, to getting help desk services, you should consider India as one of your choice countries to outsource your business process.
Next post: Is Outsourcing the Answer to Your Software Problems?


We have arrived at a weekend with sunshine today. Cloud free conditions start the day along the coast while inland we do see some clouds to the north and west in upstate NY and western Pennsylvania. There isn't much going on to speak of this weekend other than a weather front that will approach Sunday night. Enjoy today as we will see plenty of sunshine and temperatures mostly in the 40s to near 50 in some places.
Tonight will start of nice and clear but there will be some high clouds coming in late tonight as temperatures settle in the 20s where there is snow cover remaining and low to mid 30s in warmer urban settings. Sunday we will see increasing and thickening clouds as a front nears. Highs will be just in the 40s.
The front is weak and there could brief rain shower with it as it goes by. It will also stall to our south on Monday. Another wave develops on it for Monday night and into Tuesday. As long as it remains weak we will see just a couple of rain or snow showers with that. Cold air follows for the rest of the week. It does look dry however and it appears now that the coldest air will be here for Thanksgiving Day. We should have some sun each day as well. Temperatures on Tuesday will just be into the 40s. Wednesday and Thursday highs in most areas won't get out of the 30s. The nights will be cold with lows in the 20s and even the teens as we get to Thursday and Friday morning. The week does look free of major storms at least. Travelling across much of the US will be easy with no major storms threatening anywhere in the US.
Models are signalling toward storm possibilities at the end of the month and last night's European & Gfs models certainly went down that road. A very blocky and rather cold pattern seems to be taking hold so we will monitoring this carefully. It is still very far out in the long range so we aren't going to get wrapped up in it too much at the moment.


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Have you ever dreamed of dropping the busy city life and moving to a secluded tropical island? Of course you have, and now's your chance!!!
Proudly entering the market today is this stunning 16x16 Large Wooden House, made from sustainable harvested Darkmire lumber. Located in the northern everglades of Ophidian Isle, ensuring you a peaceful slice of island paradise. Featuring 2 private rooms and one large open concept living area, this home is the ideal size for both the aspiring adventurer and wizened vet. Beautifully crafted windows wrap around the entirety of the home, providing gorgeous views of the surrounding everglades and creating a bright and cheery interior.
- Exotic flora and fauna surround your home with the sounds and smells of island paradise.
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How To See Tuesday's Total Solar Eclipse Without Leaving Home
Posted on July 1, 2019 July 2, 2019 / astrobob	/ Hobbies & Interests	/
The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Tuesday afternoon for skywatchers in South America like it did across the United States on Aug. 21, 2017. When the sun is covered, observers will enjoy incredible views of the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona. They'll also see the planet Venus and several of the brighter winter stars like Sirius and Betelgeuse. Rick Klawitter
It's happening again — I wish I were there! On Tuesday afternoon July 2, the moon will cover the sun for a maximum of 4 minutes 33 seconds. Much of the eclipse will take place over the South Pacific Ocean, but millions of lucky skywatchers positioned across an ~95-mile-wide (150 km) corridor from La Serena, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina will get to witness the mind-altering beauty of totality.
A partial eclipse will be visible across much of eastern South America including as far north as Costa Rica and Nicaragua. No portion of the eclipse is visible in the United States or Mexico, but that doesn't mean you can't watch it. Check out the online options at the end of the article.
During a total solar eclipse, the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow (black dot) about 95 miles wide on the planet. As the moon zips along its orbit at around 2,200 mph, the shadow moves across the planet. Whatever is in the shadow's path will experience a total eclipse. Solar eclipses only happen at new moon. NSO, AURA, NSF
The area of Buenos Aires, a city of 2.9 million people, should be most interesting as the line of totality cuts directly across the city. Residents in the northern half will see 99.7 percent of the sun covered about 9 minutes before sunset while those in the southern reaches of the city (and points south) will see totality. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies there with a high of 58° (15° C).
A sunset total eclipse! This is the view just south of Buenos Aires. Wishing you'd made reservations? Me too. Stellarium
On the other end of the path in Chile the moon's shadow will temporarily shade some of the world's most powerful telescopes including those at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), Gemini South and La Silla Observatory. Five science teams will beam in on the sun's corona and one on the Earth's atmosphere during those precious minutes. One group will monitor temperature changes in Earth's atmosphere. Another, led by Jay Pasachoff (Williams College) will image the Sun's corona to measure its current color, shape, and temperature.
This map shows the path of totality (in dark blue) and where a partial eclipse is visible (aqua). Times are UT or Universal Time. Subtract 4 hours for Eastern, 5 for Central, 6 for Mountain and 7 for Pacific. 20:00 UT = 15:00 or 3 p.m. Central Time. The fractions indicate how much of the sun is covered, so 0.20 = 20 percent. Fred Espenak
If news of this eclipse gets you pumped to see the next, mark your calendar for Dec. 14, 2020 when the moon's shadow passes over nearly the same region but shifted south into Patagonia. There are still a few open spots on EclipseTours.com (just one option).The next U.S. total eclipse happens on April 8, 2024 with the path of totality reaching from Newfoundland across Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Mexico. The big cities of Montreal, Buffalo, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Dallas all lie directly in the path.
Map showing the path of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Click for a higher resolution version. Michael Zeiler, www.GreatAmericanEclipse.com
If you're already positioned and ready to go for tomorrow's eclipse, you'll also know you need a safe solar filter / eclipse glasses to watch all the partial phases. Or you can make little holes in a paper plate and project the sun's image on the ground below. Only during totality can you remove your eclipse glasses and take in the scene filter-free. Click here for an interactive map showing details of where the eclipse is visible and how much of the sun will be covered. If you're like me and couldn't afford the time or money to see tomorrow's eclipse, no worries. You can still watch it live-streamed at these sites.
This artist's impression shows how the total solar eclipse of July 2 could appear from ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile if there are no clouds. The sun will be quite low in the western sky and, if the skies are clear, several planets and bright stars should be also visible. Venus shines at bottom and Sirius at upper left. M. Druckmüller / P. Aniol / K. Delcourte / P. Horálek / L. Calçada / ESO
All times shown are Central Daylight (CDT) for Tuesday, July 2. The eclipse begins at 11:55 a.m. and finishes 4:50 p.m.
European Southern Observatory — webcast starts at 2:15 p.m. A raw feed with no commentary. Also available on YouTube.
Time and Date site — entire event live-streamed from 11:55 a.m. (first "bite") to 4:50 p.m.
Exploratorium — Broadcast from 2:23 p.m. to 4:46 p.m. from Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile with commentary from educators and NASA scientists. You can also watch it live on their free eclipse app for Android and iOS.
NASA TV — Live views from telescopes in Vicuna, Chile, presented without audio, from 2 to 5 p.m.; a one-hour program with live commentary in English, from 3 to 4 p.m. and a one-hour program with live commentary in Spanish, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Virtual Telescope — Feed begins at 2 p.m. featuring Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi.
Slooh Observatory Facebook page — From 2:15 to 4:50 p.m. To view you'll first need to sign up for a free 14-day trial membership to the Slooh site.
Jupiter Points The Way To Scorpius, The Most Dangerous Constellation
Totally Taken By Yesterday's Total Eclipse — Quick Report And Images


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FDA Approves First Closed-Loop Artificial Pancreas
FDA approval of a closed-loop artificial pancreas has generated significant press and media coverage during the past 24 hours. This is the first closed-loop AP approved for broad use in the United States and is a landmark event, paving the way for future devices advanced enough to be a Practical Cure.
Medtronic's MiniMed 670G hybrid closed-loop artificial pancreas system received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The device combines the ability to automatically monitor glucose and administers a continuous rate of insulin. It includes a CGM sensor attached to the body to measure glucose, an insulin pump also strapped to the body, and an infusion patch attached to the pump with a small catheter.
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Expected to be available in the market during the Spring of 2017.
It is approved for use only in patients aged 14+.
Clinical trials are currently underway for patients under 14.
Insulin only. Does not dispense glucagon (as the Bionic Pancreas hopes to do).
Utilizes an algorithm that learns and adapts to each person's unique needs.
Still requires manual carbohydrate entry at meal times.
Also requires the patient to accept bolus correction recommendations.
Automatically shuts off during hypo events.
A Practical Cure?
While this is a great step in the right direction, and one that will improve the lives of many people, it is not yet a Practical Cure. However, this should point the way to the second and third generations of AP devices that will reach the mark: Small enough in size to forget they are wearing it and analytically powerful enough to be fully automated.
FDA Press Release: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm522974.htm
Medtronic Press Release: http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2206594


Arctic Change 2017 will provide your organisation with privileged access to the international Arctic research, stakeholder and decision making communities. The exhibit area (Room 400A) is located adjacent to the plenary session room and will include exhibitor booths as well as scientific posters. Coffee breaks and two evening receptions will also be hosted in the exhibit area, providing you with high visibility with conference delegates throughout the entire week. Exhibitors will receive a number of benefits as part of their package.
If you are interested in being an exhibitor at Arctic Change 2017, please contact Katrine Chalut.
"Réseau Québec maritime/Institut France-Québec pour la coopération scientifique en appui au secteur maritime"


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import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class ReadJson2 extends Activity {
	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	List<Cookie> cookies;
	String result="";
	String [] ids = new String[20];
	String [] ids1 = new String[20];
	String [] ids2 = new String[20];
	String tourid;
	Button [] buttons = new Button[50];
	LinearLayout ll;
	LayoutParams lp;
	String login="";
	ImageView image;
	String output11="";
	String store="";
	int i=0;
	int forfor=0;
	String name1;
	String timelimit1;
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		boolean haveConnectedWifi=false;
		boolean haveConnectedMobile=false;
		 ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
		    NetworkInfo[] netInfo = cm.getAllNetworkInfo();
		    for (NetworkInfo ni : netInfo) {
		        if (ni.getTypeName().equalsIgnoreCase("WIFI"))
		            if (ni.isConnected())
		               haveConnectedWifi = true;
		        if (ni.getTypeName().equalsIgnoreCase("MOBILE"))
		            if (ni.isConnected())
		                haveConnectedMobile = true;
		    }
		  if (haveConnectedWifi==false &&  haveConnectedMobile==false) {
			  Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                      "Please connect to the internet to continue", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
		  }
       //	login = pref.getString("BYR_session", null);
       	Log.v("login using shared pregs",login);
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.json);

		//HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();

		try {
			//differentthread4();
			differentthread5();
		} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (IOException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		} catch (JSONException e) {

			Log.v("Well crashed", "well crasehed");
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		}

	void differentthread4() throws ClientProtocolException, IOException, JSONException
	{

		HttpGet get = new HttpGet("http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/tournaments.json");

		HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
		HttpResponse response = client.execute(get);
		String result = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
		//Log.v("Res",result);
		int ctr=0;
		i=0;
		for(;;)
		{
		int index = result.indexOf("active");
		int index1 = result.indexOf("date_end");
		int index2 = result.indexOf("name");
		String quotes = Character.toString ((char) 34);
		ctr++;
		//Log.v("index",String.valueOf(index));
		if(index!=-1)
		{
			String test = result.substring(index-27,index-3);
			//Log.v("test22",test);
			ids[i]=test;

		}
		if(index1!=-1)
		{
			String test = result.substring(index1+11,index1+21);
			//Log.v("test22",test);
			ids1[i]=test;

		}
		if(index2!=-1)
		{
			String test = result.substring(index2+6,index2+54);
			char c = quotes.charAt(0);
			test=test.substring(1);
			int myind = test.indexOf(c);
			test=test.substring(0,myind);
			//Log.v("myind",String.valueOf(myind));
			//Log.v("test22",test);
			ids2[i]=test;

		}
		result=result.substring(index+300);
		if(index==-1)
			break;
			i++;
		}
		forfor=0;
		for(;;)
		{
			ctr--;
			if(ctr==0)
				break;
	        buttons[i] = new Button(this);
			Button myButton = new Button(this);
			buttons[i].setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.btn_black);
			buttons[i].setMaxLines(5);
			buttons[i].setTextSize(17);
			buttons[i].setText(ids2[forfor]+"\nEnd Date : "+ids1[forfor]);

		//myButton.setText(ids[forfor]);
			forfor++;

			buttons[i].setTextColor(Color.WHITE);

			 ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.meet);
			 lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
			//ll.addView(myButton, lp);

			 ll.addView(buttons[i], lp);
			 //anotherfunction(buttons[i],forfor-1);
		}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

			for(int i1=0;i1<i;i1++)
				Log.v("ids",ids[i1]);
	}

	void anotherfunction(Button b1, final ImageView image, final String forfor1,final String name, final String timelimit,final Boolean isprivate)
	{

			b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
			public void onClick(View v) {
				 ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.meet);
			lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
				//ll.addView(myButton, lp);
				lp.gravity=Gravity.CENTER;

				addiamge(image);

			        /*
					if(isprivate==true)
					{
						tourid=forfor1;
						name1=name;
						timelimit1=timelimit;
						Log.v("wegood","wegood");
					    showDialog(10);

					}
					else
					{
				   Log.v("for",String.valueOf(forfor1));
				   Log.v("for",String.valueOf(name));
				   SharedPreferences pref = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("TourPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
		           Editor editor = pref.edit();
		           //Log.v("dsadsa","http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/tournaments/"+ids[forfor1]+".json");

		           editor.putString("tour", "http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/api/v3/tournaments/"+forfor1+"/retrieve"); // Storing string
		           editor.putString("id", forfor1); // Storing string
		           editor.putString("tournamentname", name);
		           editor.putString("time", timelimit);

		        // editor.putString("log", "yes");
		           editor.commit();
		           String print = pref.getString("tour",null);

		        	Log.v("Act123",print);
				    Intent i = new Intent(ReadJson2.this, Landing.class);
					startActivity(i);
					}*/
			}
		});

	}
	void addiamge(ImageView image)
	{
		 ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.meet);
		 lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
		ll.addView(image);
	   // image.getLayoutParams().height = 150;
	    //image.getLayoutParams().width = 250;*/

	}
	void differentthread5()throws ClientProtocolException, IOException, JSONException
	{
		SharedPreferences pref17 = ReadJson2.this.getSharedPreferences("TourPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
		  Editor editor17 = pref17.edit();
		  String link = pref17.getString("CategoryLink",null);
		  Log.v("link",link);
		 DefaultHttpClient   httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(new BasicHttpParams());
	        HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(link);
	        // Depends on your web service
	        httpget.setHeader("Content-type", "application/json");
	        httpget.setHeader("Accept","application/json");

	        InputStream inputStream = null;
	        String someresult = null;
	        try {
	            HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget);
	            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();

	            inputStream = entity.getContent();
	            // json is UTF-8 by default
	            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream, "UTF-8"), 8);
	            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

	            String line = null;
	            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
	            {
	                sb.append(line + "\n");
	            }
	            someresult = sb.toString();
	        } catch (Exception e) {
	            // Oops
	        }
	        finally {
	            try
	            {
	            	if(inputStream != null)inputStream.close();
	            }
	            catch(Exception squish)
	            {

	            }
	        }

	        try {
				JSONObject jobject1 = new JSONObject(someresult);
				JSONObject jobject2 = jobject1.getJSONObject("data");
				JSONArray jarray = jobject2.getJSONArray("tournaments");

				for (int i=0; i < jarray.length(); i++)
				{
					JSONObject oneObject = jarray.getJSONObject(i);
			        //Log.v("oneObjectsItem", oneObject.toString());
			        String aJsonString = oneObject.getString("_id");
			        String time = oneObject.getString("time_limit");

			        String aJsonString1 = oneObject.getString("name");
			        String aJsonString2 = oneObject.getString("date_end");
			        Boolean isprivate = oneObject.getBoolean("private");
			        Log.v("isprivate",String.valueOf(isprivate));
			        aJsonString2 = aJsonString2.substring(0,10);
			        System.out.print("tesT"+aJsonString+"tesT1"+aJsonString1+"tesT2"+aJsonString2);
					Log.v("here",aJsonString+" "+aJsonString1+" "+aJsonString2);

					buttons[i] = new Button(this);

					Button myButton = new Button(this);
					buttons[i].setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.btn_black);
					buttons[i].setMaxLines(5);
					buttons[i].setTextSize(17);
					buttons[i].setText(aJsonString1+"\nEnd Date : "+aJsonString2);

					//myButton.setText(ids[forfor]);

					buttons[i].setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
					 ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.meet);
					 lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
					//ll.addView(myButton, lp);
					lp.gravity=Gravity.CENTER;

					image = new ImageView(this);
			        image.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.firstsecondthird);
			        image.setLayoutParams(lp);

					//ll.addView(image);
					ll.addView(buttons[i], lp);
				      image.getLayoutParams().height = 150;
				        image.getLayoutParams().width = 250;

					anotherfunction(buttons[i],image, aJsonString,aJsonString1,time,isprivate);

     //  JSONArray oneObject = jarray.getJSONArray(i);
				}

			} catch (JSONException e) {
				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
				e.printStackTrace();
			}

	}

	////////////////////FOR PRIVATE////////////////////////////
	@Override
	  protected Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
	    final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(ReadJson2.this);

	    switch(id) {

	    case 10:
	    	 //dialog.setTitle("Terms of Service");
	      dialog.setContentView(R.layout.legal2);
	      dialog.setTitle("Password");
	      //TextView legalText = (TextView) dialog.findViewById(R.id.legal);
	      dialog.findViewById(R.id.agree).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
		        @Override
		        public void onClick(View v) {

		      EditText e2 = (EditText) dialog.findViewById(R.id.editText1);
		      String str = e2.getText().toString();
		      Log.v("str",str);
		      SharedPreferences pref = ReadJson2.this.getSharedPreferences("Tester15", 0); // 0 - for private mode
	  	   	  Editor editor = pref.edit();
	  	      String auth = pref.getString("BYR_session", null);

	  	      DefaultHttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
		    	Log.v("here1233","here");
		    	Log.v("authtoke",auth);
		    	Log.v("ayth","http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/api/v3/tournaments/"+tourid+"/join?auth_token="+auth);
		    	HttpPost post = new HttpPost("http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/api/v3/tournaments/"+tourid+"/join/private?auth_token="+auth);
		    	JSONObject holder = new JSONObject();
		    	JSONObject userObj1 = new JSONObject();
		    	JSONObject userObj2 = new JSONObject();
		    	String response;
		    	JSONObject json = new JSONObject();

		    	try {
		    	    try {

		    	        json.put("success", false);
		    	        json.put("info", "Something went wrong. Retry!");

		    	        String k="";
		    	        String k1="";
		    	        String k2="";

		    		        userObj1.put("password", str);
		    		        k1 += userObj1.toString();
		    		        k1=k1.substring(1, k1.length());

		    	        k1 = "{" + k1;
		    	        Log.v("holder",k1);
		    	        StringEntity se = new StringEntity(k1);
		    	    post.setEntity(se);

	    	        // setup the request headers

			        // setup the request headers
			        post.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
			        post.setHeader("Accept", "application/json");
			      //  post.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
			        Log.v("test1","wearegere");
			        ResponseHandler<String> responseHandler = new BasicResponseHandler();
			        response = client.execute(post, responseHandler);
			        Log.v("response",response);
			        json = new JSONObject(response);
			        SharedPreferences pref1 = ReadJson2.this.getSharedPreferences("TourPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
			  	   	  Editor editor1 = pref1.edit();
			        editor1.putString("tour", "http://ec2-54-212-221-3.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/api/v3/tournaments/"+tourid+"/retrieve"); // Storing string
			           editor1.putString("id", tourid); // Storing string
			           editor1.putString("tournamentname", name1);
			           editor1.putString("time", timelimit1);

			           editor1.commit();
			          // String print = pref.getString("tour",null);
			        	//Log.v("Act1234id",tourid);
			        	//Log.v("Name",name1);

			        	//Log.v("Act1234",print);
					    Intent i = new Intent(ReadJson2.this, Landing.class);
						startActivity(i);

	    	    }
	    	    catch (HttpResponseException e)
	    	    {
	    	    	showDialog(10);
	    	        e.printStackTrace();
	    	        Log.e("ClientProtocol", "" + e);
	    	        json.put("info", "Email and/or password are invalid. Retry!");
	    	    }
	    	    catch (IOException e)
	    	    {
	    	        e.printStackTrace();
	    	        Log.e("IO", "" + e);
	    	    }
	    	}
	    	catch (JSONException e)
	    	{
	    	    e.printStackTrace();
	    	    Log.e("JSON", "" + e);
	    	}
	      }
				});
	      break;
	    }

	    return dialog;
	  }
	}


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we have to confront this. the discomfort and inevitability of transracial art and experience
February 2, 2016 September 17, 2021 alfabus
Fascinating. I woke up today to an image I found powerful and provocative—one of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei laying face down on a beach, evoking the tragic death of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi (http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/feb/01/ai-weiwei-poses-as-drowned-syrian-infant-refugee-in-haunting-photo). And to my surprise, "No One" seems to mind.
I must take pause. It was only a few weeks ago that white Hungarian human rights lawyer and journalist Boglarka Balogh posed as African Tribeswomen in a set of digitally manipulated photographs in order to raise awareness of their secluded cultures (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/07/boglarka-balogh-seven-types-of-blackface). For this she was eviscerated on the killing room floor of traditional and social media.
One writer for Jezebel sneered that "the world weeps in gratitude for a dimwitted Hungarian woman who thought it prudent to plaster herself in seven different kinds of blackface" (http://jezebel.com/world-weeps-in-gratitude-for-woke-hungarian-who-did-7-t-1751448258). In stark contrast, when a grown Chinese man poses as a dead Syrian infant in order to bring attention to the plight of migrants, the Internet world, does, indeed, weep. "Powerful" and "haunting" is the rererereretweet.
So what is the fundamental difference between these two artistic interventions? In the case of Balogh, "we" all got to chuckle politely at her ignorance of political history, social theory, and, under our breaths, at her poor English and inability to articulate an effective rebuttal before retreating. Another chance to pat ourselves on the back for being less racist than she, or at least versed on what racism "is" in order to navigate the difference.
This intellectual superiority allowed her critics to ignore her apparently failed intention to raise "issues regarding a number of endangered tribes" which she names and details "and the speed at which they are fading away".
Perhaps an important distinction was missed. Balogh was not trying to represent the plight of Africans as a whole or the African diaspora. In fact her work called attention to the difference between peoples and the specific risk these people face. These tribeswomen's Blackness is not the same as any and every other Blackness—one could argue they are being swallowed up by Blackness. And yet critics may have fortified an essentialist notion of all of African or African diaspora experience. Would it be Blackface if Balogh were Black? Balogh's work may make us uncomfortable, but this, too, is deeply problematic.
Cultural theorist Stuart Hall put it best when he said that race is a floating signifier; there is no scientific evidence of Race, nor have scientists ever been able to find the Black gene, nor do we share the same definitions of Blackness or Whiteness cross culturally. How White or Black is a Hungarian migrant in the UK? How White or Black is a Chinese migrant in Italy? How White or Black is an African American migrant in Nigeria? And whom, how and why did they migrate?–we should appropriately ask.
In the case of a dead Syrian infant, it might be said that Ai Weiwei is portraying an experience of Blackness; one of abandonment and exploitation. This representation places us— those of us who witness Weiwei's work in galleries, in our international papers, online—in the position of Whiteness; of exploiters, who stare on, unable to do anything, unable to change our own nation's laws to allow for free migration.
The comparative case of Weiwei and Balogh could bring us to think critically about Whiteness and Blackness and the societal construction of race, and bring us to a more nuanced discussion about how our identities are and will be shaped in the coming centuries. Balogh and Weiwei's creations belong to a nascent artistic and lived genre we could call "transracialism", in which artists and non artists alike play with a racial identity that society does not normally assign to them.
It could also invite us to question the way society constructs notions of legitimacy. In one case, transracialist art is celebrated, while in another the artist is castigated and humiliated, in part due to the cultural capital of the artists themselves: On the one hand we have a famous, arguably non-White artist. On the other, an unknown, arguably White amateur with less linguistic tools than the Art World expects. By discouraging each other and shaming each other away from dialogue, we substantiate constructed categories—ie, what it is to be Black or to be White, to be Man or the be Woman and who has the right to play the authenticity card.
But this imbalance is also due to who gets the chance to comment and express offense. What I miss most often within social media or the Art World are the voices of those who are specifically represented; of Syrian refugees represented by famous artists, or the African tribeswomen represented by "dimwitted" ones. Moreover rude epitaphs don't help us arrive at solutions to the toughest problems—ie, how to get along with each other and de-escalate violence, address structural violence that contributes to vanishing peoples and languages, or how we can express constructively our hurt and offense at what others say and do.
Get ready for it; in the next years transracialism will be increasingly explored both within and outside of the art wold. The question is, could it bring us together, and, as Balogh said in her imperfect English after taking down her initial post, help us to "keep calm and love every human"?
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Germany and France to be most-visited Schengen nations post-pandemic
France, Germany
As per a survey conducted by SchengenVisaInfo.com, post-pandemic, Germany and France will continue to be the most visited Schengen nations.
2,636 respondents, belonging to 87 different third-countries, took part in the survey.
62% of the respondents said that they would visit Europe within the first month of border reopening.
In view of the COVID-19 special measures, it has been almost 3 months since non-EU/EEA citizens have been ineligible for entering the Schengen Area.
Throughout June, most of the countries in the Schengen Area are opening their borders for the citizens of other member states. Many Schengen Nations, especially those with an economy primarily dependent on tourism, are hoping for the European borders to open for international travellers by July.
While 80% of the travellers plan on visiting Schengen within the first 3 months of border reopening, 62.5% intend travelling within the first month of the reopening of borders.
As per the survey, post-pandemic, Germany – with 19.7% of all travellers – will receive the most travellers once the borders are reopened.
France, with 14.4%, was the second most favoured Schengen destination post the travel restrictions being lifted.
Country Percentage of travellers in survey planning to visit once borders reopen
Germany 19.7%
France 14.4%
The Netherlands 7.5%
Spain 5.6%
Austria 5.3%
Switzerland 4.8%
The fact that Germany and France will be the most visited Schengen countries despite COVID-19 is not a surprising fact as such. Travel statistics down the years have proved that France and Germany are the Schengen countries that get the most number of international travellers, especially those visiting for tourism or on business.
As per Schengen Visa Statistics for 2019, in the previous year, German authorities overseas in charge of dealing with visa applications received as many as 2,171,309 Schengen visa requests.
On the other hand, in 2019, France received around 3,980,989 requests for France short-stay visas. This accounted for 23.4% of the total 16,955,541 Schengen visa applications that were filed abroad at the various consulates of the 26 Schengen Member States.
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Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE DL is a former Chief of the General Staff (1994-1997) and Chief of Defence Staff (1997-2001). His military career saw service with the Welsh Guards and the Special Air Service. Lord Guthrie is a crossbencher in the House of Lords and a member of the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation. He is President of several charities, including the Federation of London Youth Clubs, Action Medical Research, the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association, Soldier On! and the Army Benevolent Fund. He is also Patron of the homeless charities Cardinal Hume Centre and Caritas Anchor House. He is Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University and a Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset. He holds several non-executive directorships and has contributed to a number of books in the fields of ethics in modern warfare and public sector management.
Edward Gould
Edward Gould spent his career in education and retired as Master of Marlborough College in 2004. He was Chairman of HMC in 2002 and this was accompanied by work for the Independent Schools' Council (ISC) serving on the Governing Council after which he was elected Chairman for 2006/7. He was co-Founder and Chairman of the Boarding Education Alliance for independent and state schools, a member of the 14-19 Reform Working Party under Sir Mike Tomlinson, and a Board member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA). More recently he was Deputy Chairman of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth and Chairman of the United Learning Trust which is a multi-academy sponsor. He served on the 2005-2010 government's Ministerial Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education and the National Council for Educational Excellence. He is currently Chairman of Harrow International Schools Ltd.
Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar is ITV's International Affairs Editor, responsible for covering major news stories across the world. He is also the Presenter of "On Assignment", ITV's new Current Affairs programme. He was previously Senior Foreign Correspondent for the BBC, where he covered the 2nd Gulf war from Baghdad, before leaving in 2006 to report and present for Al Jazeera. At Al Jazeera English, Rageh presented the nightly weekday documentary series "Witness", until 2010. "The Rageh Omaar Report", first aired February 2010, was a monthly investigative documentary in which Rageh reported on important international current affairs stories. From 2013, Rageh became a special correspondent and presenter for ITV News, reporting on a broad range of news stories, as well as producing special in-depth reports from all around the UK and further afield. In 2014, he was promoted to International Affairs Editor for ITV News. As a Somali-born British journalist and writer, Rageh's latest book "Only Half of Me" deals with the tensions between these two sides of his identity.
Shehan Ratnavale
Shehan Ratnavale is a former High Commissioner for Sri Lanka to the Republic of Singapore concurrently accredited to the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (2005-2008) as well as to the Republic of South Africa concurrently accredited to: the Republic of Angola, Republic of Botswana, Kingdom of Lesotho, Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of Mozambique, Republic of Namibia, Republic of Seychelles, Kingdom of Swaziland, Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe (2011-2014). He also worked with UNESCO as Consultant and Focal Point for the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and specified programs in Sri Lanka. Since 2014, Shehan has been a Programme Director for Sri Lanka's Coordinating Secretariat for Science Technology and Innovation (COSTI), and is Chairman of COSTI's National Coordinating Council for International Partnership in Science Technology and Innovation. Shehan's diplomatic career was preceded by stints as a banker at HSBC, ANZ Grindlays Bank and Pan Asia Banking Corporation.


Luxurious trimmings, a rakish stance and grand stature provide this Cord with a road presence rarely seen today. The distinctive Maroon bodywork is bisected by a striking Black beltline and edge details that accentuate the elegant bodylines of the Cord, while a tan canvas top pairs well to the matching trimmed cabin. This particular car, #2925737, continues to benefit nicely from a very well-maintained restoration with proper fit and finish in full evidence. It retains all body tags and identification plaques throughout, as well as the internal wood and steel structures. Its overall presence is quite remarkable.
The engine compartment displays its original numbers-matching L-head, Lycoming eight-cylinder and transmission. The motor recently received a 2016 engine-out major service and tune, including top end gaskets, plugs, timing chain, fluids rubbers intake and brake overhaul. Details and finish continue to the chassis, which presents the same mechanical and cosmetic condition. The dual sidemount spares on chrome wire wheels complement the Cord's elegant Art Deco style. Additional accessories include cowl lights, wide whitewall tires luggage rack. The L29 certainly is an unparalleled example of American Pre-War opulence and mechanical ingenuity.


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The commission released the guidelines on Monday, introducing new changes in the electoral process.
Among the changes is the simultaneous conduct of the accreditation and voting processes.
Unlike in the past when voters get accredited and return at a later time for voting proper, a voter will now be able to cast his or her vote the moment they get accredited.
"Accreditation and voting shall commence at 8.00am and close at 2:00pm, provided that all voters already on the queue by 2:00pm shall be allowed for accreditation and voting," the guidelines read.
Some 61 political parties recently rejected some clauses in the guidelines — including simultaneous accreditation and voting — and threatened to sue INEC over the matter.
The guidelines added that in the case where a smart card reader malfunctions, voting will be suspended till a new card reader arrives.
"(b) Where a replacement Smart Card Reader is not available by 2:00pm, the Presiding Officer or APO(VP) as the case may be shall: i. inform the Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO), the Electoral Officer (EO), and the Electoral Operations Support Centre (EOSC) of the situation; ii. file a report of the incident; and iii. inform the voters and polling agents that accreditation and voting for the affected Polling Unit, Voting Point Settlement, and Voting Point shall continue the following day," it read.
INEC listed some cases where a voter is not eligible to vote in a particular polling unit, even though they may be in possession of a PVC.
According to the guidelines, "where a voter's PVC is read but the name of the voter is not on the Register of Voters, APO II shall refer the voter to the PO or APO (VP) who shall politely request the voter to leave the Polling Unit.
"(d) In the event that the PVC fails to be read by the Smart Card Reader, the APO I shall refer the voter to the PO or APO (VP) who shall politely request the voter to leave the Polling Unit.


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NATO and the European Union are dithering over how to provide military assistance to qawE Ukraine without provoking Putin. All are agreed that declaring a no-fly zone is tantamount to an act of war, because it means shooting down Russian airplanes when they invade Ukrainian air space. But NATO and Russia both have nuclear weapons, and no one wants to put Putin to the test, in essence daring him to make good on his threat to use them. Putin's forces may not be performing well on the ground, but that doesn't make his nuclear arsenal any less lethal.
Since the Cold War, Russia and the United States have come up to the brink, but no further, because of the memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The knowledge that no matter which side fires the first missile, there can be no winner, but rather assured mutual destruction, is the ultimate deterrent. In addition, the resultant radioactivity would soon poison the entire planet. The holocaust would spell the end of most of terrestrial lifeforms and possibly the annihilation of the planet itself.
I sincerely doubt, however, that Putin, despite his veiled threats and as out-of-control as he seems to be, is not so insane as to actually detonate a nuclear device. Still, he is armed with 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons designed for use on the battlefield that can have a very limited range of total destruction and radiation fields. He may not hesitate to use these as a last resort if he sees he has no chance of subduing Ukraine.
Even a war with conventional weapons would be catastrophic. A conflict that sets half the world (the 30 members of NATO, the European Union and our Pacific allies) against the other (Russia and its allies, China and North Korea) is unthinkable, but not impossible.
But avoiding escalation is a vain hope. So long as the Western allies refuse to "close the sky," Putin will continue to drop bombs until every building is demolished and no Ukrainian remains standing. Can the West truly just stand by on the sidelines and watch the fighting, the bombing, the dying, and the suffering? Civilians murdered, soldiers maimed, children orphaned, families separated, an entire nation snuffed out? Or will it try to thread the needle by donating planes for Ukrainian pilots to fend off the Russians? This too is risky. Putin announced that any countries holding planes meant for Ukraine may be considered adversaries.
The free world is not standing by. It is sending weapons and humanitarian and medical supplies. By the eleventh day of the war, almost 20,000 volunteers from 52 countries had streamed to Ukraine to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with soldiers on the front lines. Foreign medics are tending to the wounded in hospitals and on the battlefield. Almost three million refugees have received offers of shelter, food, and clothing when they succeeded in crossing the border. All over the world, people are protesting and raising money for the beleaguered nation. In Russia, thousands have been arrested for demonstrating against the war, more than 4,500 in one day alone.
President Biden is flying to Brussels for an extraordinary NATO summit meeting on March 23. Let's hope they will agree on a way to end the bombing and safely evacuate civilians.
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Pres. Zelenskyy's impassioned plea to the U.S. and NATO for a no-fly zone over Ukraine goes not unheard, but unheeded.
The fear that direct engagement with Russia initiated by downing a Russian plane over Ukraine's airspace would spark a confrontation with Putin is realistic. He is being backed into a corner that leaves him few options. The most likely is what he is doing now, doubling down and intensifying the terror and destruction. That he would suffer the humiliation of surrender is inconceivable. Like TFG, Putin cannot admit he was wrong. He miscalculated by assuming the Ukrainians identified as Russians and would welcome the Russian troops as liberators from non-existent Nazis.
Diplomatic initiatives, devastating sanctions and arming the Ukrainians have not curbed the hostilities, let alone ended the fighting. Ukrainian resistance has slowed the Russian invasion, but brave as the Ukrainians are, they are being killed and losing ground. They will eventually have to succumb to Putin's force majeure.
If Western allies allow Putin to continue the annihilation of Ukraine by mercilessly shelling and besieging its cities, depriving them of power, water, food, and heat in sub-freezing weather; mining and blocking humanitarian corridors for fleeing civilians; bombing hospitals and wantonly killing civilians, Putin will have no incentive to restrain from forcibly annexing former Soviet republics to achieve his dream of restoring the Russian empire.
But the Baltic states and Poland are now members of NATO, so any aggression against them will constrain the alliance to defend them militarily, probably igniting World War III. In other words, inaction now could well result in the very thing NATO seeks to avoid. And Ukraine would be smoking rubble.
The greatest fear in provoking Russia is that Putin will make good on his threat to use nuclear weapons. Since 1945, the nuclear option has been off the table. The Cuban missile crisis was the exception, but even then, nuclear missiles served as deterrents because the would-be combatents recognized that in a nuclear war there could be no winners, only mutual destruction.
As terrifying as Putin's putative willingness to go nuclear is, we are now at a point where we will have to risk it, if not now, then very likely later. Though Ukraine is not a NATO member, and thus we have no treaty obligation to defend it, letting 44 million Ukrainians die or go into exile will expose our professed ideals of liberty and democracy to be shallow and hypocritical. Putin has few options, but so does the West.
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One of the Equalizer's top moments of 2012 was Megan Rapinoe's coming out before the London Olympics, and Rapinoe hasn't slowed down in the start of 2013. She was allocated to the Seattle Reign FC after signing a short-term contract with Olympique Lyonnais, and she scored in her first appearance.
You can add one more thing to the list: speaking up for the LGBT community.
Rapinoe recently partnered with The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to appear in a new video about name-calling. The video coincided with the organization's annual No Name-Calling Week, and Rapinoe's involvement focuses on respect on the field.
Rapinoe's involvement with the GLSEN campaign is another high-profile example of Rapinoe's willingness to step into the spotlight on and off the field. The video about name-calling fits into a larger GLSEN program called Changing the Game. The project's focus is to develop a safe climate in K-12 schools' athletic programs and physical education classes for all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard was enthusiastic about Rapinoe's participation in the video and wider campaign for the organization. Byard noted first that Rapinoe's coming out already made an impact.
"When someone like Megan Rapinoe steps up and comes out, it makes a huge difference," Byard said.
"The world has changed dramatically," Byard added during a discussion of the differences between the the cultural environment of today's U.S. women's national team and those of the late '90s and early '00s. She pointed to a huge shift in public opinion after GLSEN teamed with the NBA, not just with fans, but in athletes' willingness to speak up for LGBT issues.
Rapinoe isn't the first female professional soccer player to appear in a video campaign for GLSEN. In August 2011, Joanna Lohman, then of the Philiadelphia Independence of the WPS, appeared in a brief video for Changing the Game.
Byard hopes that GLSEN can expand it's work in the arena of women's soccer.
It may be too early for the National Women's Soccer League to form a partnership directly with an organization like GLSEN or GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). The primary focus of the league's front office and executive director Cheryl Bailey will be the product on the field. Lohman says focusing on on a large campaign in 2013 would be considered "a distraction from their core goals" for the NWSL.
Byard is thinking big for right now.
"Soccer is the world's game," she said. "We could support people in the most desperate conditions if we can connect to international players in the U.S." Byard is hoping to work behind-the-scenes this year to connect with international players via the NWSL and international friendlies and tournaments. GLSEN would then give them the support and resources they need to bring back to their home countries.


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During October 2017, alpha ventus fed 30.178 gigawatt hours (GWh) of power into the German grid, equivalent to 503 full load hours or 21 days of continuous energy production at maximum load. With two European windstorms – Xavier and Herwart, both extratropical cyclones – October showed even for autumn an extreme amount of wind which is rarely recorded in the German Bight. Since the commissioning in April 2010 alpha ventus reached only during five winter months more than 30 GWh: December 2011, January 2012, January and December 2015. The record-holding month is December 2011 with 36.738 GWh generated power (612 full load hours or 25.5 days of continuous energy production at maximum load).
From 2011 to 2016, alpha ventus fed an annual average of 242.3 gigawatt hours of power into the grid (or 4,038 full load hours), equivalent to the annual power consumption of approximately 69,230 average households (3,500 kWh) in Germany.
The power generated from August 2009 (the first feed-in) to October 2017 accumulates to 1.84 terawatt-hours of electricity. Alpha ventus is expected to surpass the mark of 2 terawatt hours in 2018.
alpha ventus was commissioned as the first German offshore wind farm in April 2010. The construction phase proper was a brief 12 months, a pioneering feat in a location with a water depth of about 30 metres and a distance from the coast of 60 kilometres.
Reflecting its role as offshore test site, alpha ventus operates two types of wind turbines with two different foundation designs. The rated output of the wind farm is 60 MW. Experience gained in construction and operation is an input into the further development and expansion of the German offshore wind power industry.
The alpha ventus offshore wind farm is a joint project of the utilities EWE, E.ON and Vattenfall. These three energy providers established the "Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastructur GmbH & Co. KG" (DOTI) operator consortium specifically for this purpose in June 2006. The shares distribution is: EWE 47.5%; E.ON and Vattenfall each 26.25%. The total investment is Euro 250 million with the BMU (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) providing Euro 30 million of funds.
German "Foundation Offshore Wind Energy"