The purpose of this research proposal is to assess the capacity of the European social investment strategy to alleviate poverty in Sweden and other European countries. This social investment strategy, which is currently dominant in European social policy making, assumes that poverty is best combatted by public services preparing individuals for economic independence through employment, rather than through government expenditure on monetary transfers repairing poverty. Assessing this strategy is important for two reasons. First, inequality and poverty are rising across Europe, including in Sweden where inequality rose by about 25% since 1980. Second, for social investment to succeed, it is pertinent that the services improve employment, that this employment is sufficiently paid and secure to protect against poverty, and that the degree to which services reduce poverty by stimulating employment actually outweighs the possible increase of poverty associated with cutbacks in social protection. Whether this is actually the case, is as of yet unknown.
This research proposal will focus on two policy domains of immediate importance for the social investment strategy: labour market policy and family policy. For these types of policies, the following questions will be answered: To what extent: (a.) has the shift from cash benefits to public services increased employment, (b.) has employment reduced poverty, and (c.) was anti-poverty effects of employment offset by reductions in cash benefits?


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We had been concerned about the US presidential elections coming into this year, describing them somewhat facetiously as an "EM election with a reserve currency". From past research, we understand how narrow, polarized and disputed elections in emerging markets (EM) reverberate in asset prices. However, we have no such past experience with similar events in an economy with a reserve currency and the deepest of capital markets. In short, the downside risks are far more numerous than any possible upside policy surprises.
Recent social unrest in the United States (US) illustrates the potential for tail risk outcomes. Investors are rightly beginning to re-examine the impact of the upcoming election. Pre-pandemic surveys of international investors had showed majorities in excess of 80% believing that President Donald Trump would sail toward re-election, even as betting markets had ranked his odds around 60%. Our own fundamental analysis had put it closer to a coin toss back in February. The economic shock now lowers those re-election prospects dramatically.
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These shifting dynamics are introducing "election uncertainty premia" earlier than in typical presidential election years. Moreover, given the broader range of policy outcomes (on top of various Democratic proposals, there is not much clarity about policy priorities in a Trump II administration), this premium will necessarily be wider than in regular election cycles.
In the post-WWII era, presidential election years generated an average 11.6% gain in the S&P 500, a large chunk of which materialized in the second half of the year once markets could forecast the election outcome. The drawdown in the first quarter means such returns are fanciful, but more concerning is whether US polarization makes these elections a high-stakes drama similar to EM elections. Moreover, there is a considerable risk we see in terms of the long-term erosion of US institutions, notably those that govern the propriety and credibility of its election process.
Already there are a number of significant legal disputes in key swing states in anticipation of the November vote (e.g., felon re-enfranchisement in Florida; voter rolls removal in Wisconsin; voter ID requirements in North Carolina; ranked-choice voting in Maine) that may not be resolved by then. Any election victory that relies on the outcome in just one or two states is liable to be challenged by the losing party in a drawn-out legal process. In any event, COVID-19 means that the share of mail-in ballots will reach an all-time high, preventing the declaration of a winner on election night unless it is a landslide.
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In comparable EM elections, asset price movements follow a conventional pattern: higher volatility, sharp currency depreciation and depressed equity markets as foreign investors head for the exit. But how would this play out with the world's reserve currency, the largest equity market and the quintessential risk-free asset? The 2008 financial crisis originated in the US, but US assets nonetheless still operated as the safe-haven vehicle in the actual crisis. Would a home-made political crisis alter that safe-haven perception?
There remain few alternatives to US dollar instruments that offer the same safety and liquidity characteristics, but we would expect some capital outflows. This would not only mean classic safe-havens such as the yen, Swissie (USD/CHF) and gold would benefit, but there would be capital flows driven by home bias and safety parameters, benefiting most counterparts to the US dollar. In short, the US election could provide the trigger for the long-awaited end of the strong dollar cycle with big implications for the coming decade.
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Clayton County, Georgia
This article is about the county in the state of Georgia. For the city in the state of Georgia, see Clayton, Georgia.
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Clayton County is a suburban county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 259,424.[1] The county seat is Jonesboro.[2]
Clayton County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the home of most of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.[citation needed]
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The county was established in 1858 and named in honor of Augustin Smith Clayton[3] (1783–1839), who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1832 until 1835.
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DeKalb County (northeast)
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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 259,424 people residing in the county. 66.1% were Black or African American, 18.9% White, 5.0% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.1% from some other race and 2.5% from two or more races. 13.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
As of the 2000 census,[9] there were 236,517 people, 82,243 households, and 59,214 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,658 people per square mile (640/km²). There were 86,461 housing units at an average density of 606 per square mile (234/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 37.94% White, 51.55% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 4.49% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. 7.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Estimated 2006 population is 271,240, with a racial make-up of 20.4% white non-Hispanic, 62.9% African American, 5% Asian, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander. 1.5% were reported as multi-racial.
There were 82,243 households out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.70% were married couples living together, 20.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 21.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the county the population was spread out with 30.00% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 35.40% from 25 to 44, 18.40% from 45 to 64, and 5.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,697, and the median income for a family was $46,782. Males had a median income of $32,118 versus $26,926 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,079. About 8.20% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.
The last quarter-century has seen significant change in the racial composition of the county's population. In 1980, Clayton county's population was 150,357 — 91% white and 9% minority,[10] while in 2006 the population was approximately 271,240 — 20% white and 80% minority.[11]
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The Clayton County Police Department has an authorized strength of 385 officers. It is headed by Chief Gregory Porter.[12] Other law enforcement services (courts, jail, warrants) are provided by the Clayton County Sheriff's Office.[13]
The unemployment rate in Clayton County, GA, is 11.50%, with job growth of 0.70%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 29.90%.Clayton County, GA TaxesClayton County, GA,sales tax rate is 7.00%. Income tax is 6.00%.Clayton County, GA Income and SalariesThe income per capita is $18,735, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $44,454.ValuJet Airlines was headquartered in northern unincorporated Clayton County, near William B. Hartsfield International Airport, in the 1990s.[14]
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MARTA and Xpress GA / RTA commuter buses serve the County.
There is commuter rail service in the planning stages along the Norfolk Southern line, with proposed stations in Forest Park, Morrow, Jonesboro, and initially ending at Lovejoy. This line is projected to run to Macon eventually. However, it has been repeatedly stalled by the Georgia General Assembly, despite having federal funding already available for it.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's Airport station is located in Clayton.
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Clayton County Public Schools is the fifth largest school system in Georgia.[15] On August 28, 2008, the district lost its accreditation, citing a 'dysfunctional' school board.
The district currently[when?] has 51,237 students enrolled in its 63 schools. Under the current Superintendent Dr. Edmond T. Heatley, the district has a strategic plan that includes the vision and mission statements. Clayton County has twenty-two elementary and five middle schools that have been deemed by the Georgia Department of Education as Distinguished Schools. This is based on the number of consecutive years of making AYP. Clayton County is fully accredited, April 2013
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Lovejoy High School hosts the district International Baccalaureate Program (IB). The IB Diploma Program is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final exams that prepare students for success at the university level and life beyond.
CCPS has two charter schools. Unidos Dual Language, Georgia's first public dual language school is a model of excellence in language education. Unidos serves students in Pre-kindergarten through sixth grades. The second charter school is the Elite Scholars Academy; the school serves grades 6-10 and will be expanding to the twelfth grade by 2014. The school operates on a year-round calendar. Any student in the district may apply to enroll. Selection is based on a random lottery.
Clayton County also has a Math and Science Magnet and two fine arts magnet programs at Jackson Elementary and Mount Zion High Schools. Enrollment is based on application and/or audition.
2008 de-accreditation
The 50,000-student school system was the first in the nation to lose accreditation since 1969. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) revoked the school district's accreditation on August 28, 2008.[16] This makes only the second system in the nation to do so since 1960. A grand jury investigated and considered possible criminal indictments against the Clayton County School Board. At issue was whether the school board committed malfeasance in ignoring the shortcomings of the school system and violating its own rules concerning the awarding of bids of contracts.
School Board Chairwoman Ericka Davis announced her resignation on April 2, 2008, amidst the allegations. Clayton County Commission Chairman Eldrin Bell has called for the resignations of all Clayton County School Board Members.[17] Amid controversy and orders for the police to quiet citizens, the Clayton County School Board hired a new temporary superintendent on April 26, 2008. This was despite the fact that the new superintendent did not meet the qualifications set forth by SACS.[18]
The Clayton County Public School System was re-accredited by SACS on May 1, 2009.[19]
Clayton State University is located in Morrow.
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Parts of Margaret Mitchell's epic 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the famous 1939 motion picture Gone with the Wind were set in Clayton County, including the location of the fictional plantation, Tara. Tara Boulevard was named for the plantation, and is the main north/south road through the county, carrying U.S. 41 and lesser-known State Route 3. Also a namesake is Tara Field, the county's general aviation airport, actually located in a neighboring county where it was previously Henry County Airport. Parts of the novels Rhett Butler's People and Scarlett and the Scarlett TV Mini-Series also took place in Clayton County. Rhett Butler's People is a prequel, sequel, and companion to Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is a sequel to Gone with the Wind, also and also takes place briefly in Clayton County. In the above-mentioned novels, the fictional Twelve Oaks Plantation and others mentioned in the novels above, are located in and around Clayton County.
The 2012 film Flight features Clayton County throughout the film, with Hall's Flying Ranch in Hampton, Georgia, doubling as Denzel Washington's character's childhood home.
Parts of the film Smokey and the Bandit were also shot in and around Clayton County, namely in Jonesboro, as evidenced by a sign in the background of one of the scenes. Even though this particular scene was supposed to be set in Arkansas, a "Willow Bend" sign advertising brick homes in Clayton County can be spotted behind Sheriff George Branford. Many back roads and the movie town of Texarkana are actually the roads and the town of Jonesboro. Trinidad James filmed his music video for the song "All Gold Everything" in Clayton County
Rap artist Waka Flocka Flame is also from Clayton County as he resides in Riverdale, Georgia.
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^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 84.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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^ "Civil Action No. 1-96-CV-1355-JTC." Stanford University Law School. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
^ "District Statistics". Clayton County Public Schools. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
^ Matteucci, Megan (2008-08-28). "Clayton schools lose accreditation; board members ousted". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
^ Matteucci, Megan (2008-04-02). "Clayton school board chairwoman steps down". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
^ Matteucci, Megan (2008-05-01). "Clayton signs school chief's contract amid police presence". Atlanta Journal Constitution.
^ Front, Georgia. (2009-05-01) Georgia Education: Clayton County Public Schools Receive Re-accreditation. Gaeducation.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
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Welcome.You don't remove the swingarm nut.You loosen the axle pinch bolts at the rear.Your adjuster is in the pocket under the seat.Hook wrench.Silver.Use with the extension in the tool pouch.When tightening,you go from the far right bolt to the left bolt and back again.Look in the periodic maintenance schedule in your service manual.You also need to make sure there's no gap between the adjuster and the swingarm when tightening.It's all in there.Page 2-43.
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Supes Decide Against Extending Costly SFPD Retirement Program
by Bay City News | June 21, 2011 7:47 pm	| in News | 0
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided today not to extend a program designed to encourage police officers not to retire after a report by the city controller's office found it was costing the city millions of dollars.
The Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) was approved by voters as Proposition B in February 2008 as a three-year program intended to reduce the need to recruit, hire and train new officers to meet staffing requirements, and was supposed to be cost-neutral to the city.
However, the city controller's report in April found that the program would cost $6 million annually if it were allowed to continue past its June 30 expiration date.
The program is eligible only to police officers who are at least 50 years old, have 25 years of service, and are full-time officers. Once officers entered the program, they had money put aside in a tax-deferred account that they would receive once they leave the force.
If officers stayed longer than they would have without the program, it would save the city money by not having to spend it on health benefits for two employees–the retiree and a new hire–but it would cost the city money if they retired sooner than normal.
The controller's report found that before the program, 12 percent of officers who were 55 years old with 25 years of service were retiring, while that number jumped to 33 percent after the program was enacted.
The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 today against extending the program past June 30.
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who is running for sheriff in the November election, was the only member of the board to support extending the program, saying more time was needed to determine its efficiency, and that it could help stave off the attrition of hundreds of officers in the coming years.
San Francisco Police Officers Association president Gary Delagnes said that he expects the department will lose up to 500 officers in the next three years because of retirement and attrition.
Delagnes said the board has "absolutely no plan for new hiring or how to backfill positions that are going to be vacant" because the police academy has not trained cadets since 2009.
But Supervisor Sean Elsbernd said the controller's report "makes it very clear" that the program "costs us more money."
Elsbernd said, "This is not a smart program, it needs to go away," and said the $6 million could be better spent by the department in other ways.


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Òscar Cabanas Quintela, né le , est un coureur cycliste andorran.

Biographie
Òscar Cabanas est actif dans les courses cyclistes depuis 2015.

Entre 2016 et 2019, il devient à plusieurs reprises champion d'Andorre. Il représente également son pays lors des championnats d'Europe. Aux Jeux des petits États d'Europe 2017, il obtient la médaille d'argent dans la course par équipes avec la sélection andorrane.

Palmarès
 2016
  Champion d'Andorre du contre-le-montre
  du championnat d'Andorre sur route
 2017
  Champion d'Andorre sur route
  Médaillé d'argent de la course par équipes aux Jeux des petits États d'Europe
 2019
  Champion d'Andorre du contre-le-montre

Notes et références

Liens externes

Coureur cycliste andorran
Naissance en juin 1991

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American speedboat bandit freed as he apologises to Ko Phi Phi boat owner, all charges dropped
Parker Wilson, the US backpacker who was accused of theft and criminal damage after he drove away a speedboat on Ko Phi Phi on Friday April 19th last, turns the story around by paying up to the boat's owners for loss and damage while offering a sincere apologies for his actions.
All's well that ends well was the theme over the last few days for a high spirited young American who undoubtedly took the right course of action over the weekend. The young American apologised and made full restitution to the owner of a speedboat, Ms Apissamai Sangjan. Parker Wilson had taken the craft on Friday 19th April at Ao Nang Beach in order to reach Ko Phi Phi Don island in a hurry. Arrested on foot of a provincial court warrant on Monday last as he tried to leave Thailand in Bangkok, he was brought back to Krabi by police for questioning which led to last weekend's good news for all concerned. Perhaps the American was lucky enough to be able to afford such a course of action but it sure has got out of a lot of hot water after his speedboat lark. He has been freed from police custody and all charges have been dropped.
25 year old American Parker Wilson has meet the owner of the speedboat, Ms Apissamai Sangjan, on Ko Phi Phi and apologised after paying for the loss and damages caused by his Friday night escapade on the 19th April last. The search to apprehend the American was led by Deputy Police Chief on Ko Phi Phi, Lieutenant Colonel Chalermchai Hiraswasdi, who said over the weekend that the story was now an altogether different one following the rapprochement between the owner of the speedboat and the daredevil American.
The 25 year old American who was arrested by Thai police at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday evening last has been released from custody in Thailand. The young man was arrested after driving off in an expensive speedboat on the Phi Phi islands and leaving it 15 km away without permission from its owner and despite calls from the startled driver of the boat used to provide tour services on the islands.
Young American took the right course of action
The young American took the right course of action when he apologised to the owner this week and paid full compensation for any damage or loss caused by his actions while in an inebriated state on Friday April 19th last. The escapade captured the imagination of the Thai media over the course of last week.
Cordial scene as Deputy Police Chief hails 'an altogether different story' after American apologises
Parker Bishop met up this week with the woman who owned the boat, Ms Apissamai Sangjan and apologised to her in person in quite a cordial scene. Ms Sangjan's boat was at its moorings at Ao Nang Beach on Friday 19th April when Mr Bishop, who had become irate during the day believed to be due to his inability to find a boat which he could pilot himself, lowered himself into it, power fed up the engine and set off on his trek to Ko Phi Phi Don, 15 km away. The American was reported to be quite drunk at the time. The boat was found the next morning outside the Holiday Inn Hotel on the island near Ao Nang. Parker Wilson is reported to have been holidaying on the island with friends.
Arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport and taken back to Ko Phi Phi on Krabi provincial court warrant
After his arrest at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday April 22nd, the American was taken back to Ko Phi Phi on a warrant issued by a Krabi provincial court. The Deputy Police Chief on the island, Lieutenant Colonel Chalermchai Hiraswasdi who lead the efforts to track the US man down after reports of the boat theft and subsequent damage caused, told the media this week it was now altogether a different story.
American paid full compensation for damages and loss caused by the incident
After a sincere apologies by the American and a payment for all damages and loss caused to the owner over the incident, the owner of the boat, Ms Apissamai Sangjan has agreed to drop all charges. No further legal action will be taken and the American is once again a free man.
American who stole a speedboat on Koh Phi Phi Leh arrested at Suvarnabhumi on Krabi warrant


When the college choices of the Punahou class of 2014 appeared in the Winter 2014 edition of the Punahou Bulletin I wondered … how did their choices compare to the choices Punahou74 made forty years before?
For many years the Punahou Bulletin has published an annual report of its recent graduates that lists their self-reported colleges and universities attended and other plans.
The list makes for interesting reading and gives a snapshot both of the current "hot schools" and insight into the regard that colleges hold for Punahou School applicants. For example, only one Punahou74 graduate was heading to Radcliffe and none to Harvard. (Radcliffe would be formally integrated into Harvard by 1999.) By comparison six Punahou14 graduates were headed to Harvard. Quite a forty year turnaround in Cambridge, Massachusetts you might say.
What other college changes have happened at Punahou in forty years? Did Punahou14 parents get more bang for their Punahou tuition buck? Take a look at the numbers.
The Punahou74 stage held 407 graduates. By 2014 the stage was a bit more crowded when 436 graduates took their seats.
In terms of smarts the classes were equal. Each class boasted 32% of the Hawaii National Merit Semifinalists; 5% of the students in each class was a Semifinalist.
Punahou74 on the graduation stage at the Honolulu International Center. Although it's now called the Blaisdell Center 2014 was graduating on the same stage.
Any full-time student who averages a B+ (3.333) for any given semester, with at least a B in Citizenship will qualify for the "Dean's List." Students who have distinguished themselves by maintaining a consistently strong record of academic performance and honorable conduct during their high school career will be eligible for the privilege of being considered for Graduation with Honors if they meet these conditions: Students who enter the Academy in grade 9 must earn the Deans' List for six semesters, and students who enter the Academy in grade 10 must earn the Deans' List for five. — Punahou School Handbook 2010-2011: 56-57.
Could it be that the growth in "With Honors" graduates may be tied to changes made in Honors qualification?
1974's physical education or sports grades did not figure into their GPA while 2014's includes these marks.
Hmmm. So that's how those college admissions GPA's have risen. 3.9 unweighted for Harvard? Not so hard.
I chatted with an academy administrator about the rise in Honors graduates and was told that Punahou now tries to recognize student achievements beyond the pure academic when assigning a letter grade. A teacher also told me that he has never been told to limit the number of any grade awarded. If he thinks everyone did "A" work–and can substantiate it–he can award each student an "A." Okay. But this is an academic honor so why would one go beyond academics to recognize Honors achievement? After all, does reading a book help you become All-State in football?
So, for all of those hard working Punahou74 students, what did they get for their hours in the laboratory and the library?
While six who attained Honors status did not state their post-Punahou intentions, those who were headed for college were headed for some great schools. As expected, honors status made it easier to get into a "dream" school but is not dispositive. Sometimes those extra curriculars or teacher recommendations can make a difference.
I did not match Punahou14 Honors graduates with their college choices but would imagine that such status would widen one's college choices as it did for those in Punahou74.
Of course, you'd expect honors kids to head for college but what about everyone else? I am happy to report that, over the years, going to college has become a more popular post-Punahou choice. I guess there's more college in that college prep aspect of the school!
At 98.6% almost every Punahou14 graduate plans on attending college with all but one opting for a four year institution. This is significantly more than the 83% who reported a college choice in 1974 (most were again headed to four year schools). For those who had no college plans in 1974 37 were undecided and 32 were planning to travel or work. Six in 2014 held similar intentions.
Where public institutions once were favored, Punahou graduates now prefer private institutions by a three to one margin. Much of this difference is related to the declining popularity of the University of Hawaii as a choice (see below).
While Horace Greely may have favored the West as the land of opportunity, Punahou14 thinks otherwise with more of them heading East.
When I went to Massachusetts-based Mount Holyoke college in 1974 not only did I know the three Punahou74 classmates who were there with me (Deanie Kuwasaki, Gail Ikinaga, and Tucker Dacey) but I also knew the thirty-three who were in the region. Today I'd have to know 129 others: a challenging task but one made easier in today's facebook-enabled world and excellent fodder for the weekend roadtrips that were rampant in my day.
Memories aside. I wonder if the availability of cheap airfares (my airfare to South Hadley was $550, 31 years later I paid $750 for my daughter to take the same trip) and zero-cost phone calls have dulled the daunting prospect of an eight hour flight to Chicago followed by two hours to Hartford, New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Why stay in Hawaii when Mom and Dad can afford to fly you back home for Thanksgiving? Again, the University of Hawaii's popularity has suffered as the ability to access mainland opportunities has increased.
So what were the hot schools?
College change in 40 years at Punahou? Yes. Absolutely.
OK wait just a minute…Creighton was on the mind of at least one '74 graduate! As a Junior I was planning on going their for the basketball program. No, didn't play JV or Varsity at Punahou but played in off campus leagues and thought I had the skills. Creighton was a basketball powerhouse at the time. By the time Senior year came around plans changed. Best buddy Rob Hogan ('74) and I decided we were going to a private college in Southern Cal to play football…LaVerne. We were both accepted but when I digested the tuition I decided to compromise with my Dad who was a politician and tried to get his congressional friends to give me an appointment to one of the service academies which I did not care for. I enlisted in the Air Force and it was probably the best decision I ever made. It is still paying dividends today. It led to a 25 year career in the fire/ems service where I encountered the good & the bad society had to offer. It led to using my "political" blood I got from my Dad to get into the advocacy/lobbying field for federal wildland firefighters where I still deal with members of Congress everyday! Probably what led to my quadruple bypass in '09! Anyway, some of us knew of Creighton 🙂 Much Aloha to all. If anyone has mainland friends who want a quiet get-a-way on the Big Island in a modest but beautiful home on a gorgeous acre south of Hilo, please let me know. They can look at the property (which I hope to move to someday) at hawaiiholidayvacations.com and type Hale Kauka into the search box.
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Fascinating insights! Where did you find where the kids went to college online? I cannot find the details.
My main question as a prospective parent is: what if you go to Punahou and you don't get into Harvard? Wouldn't it have been better to just go to a good public school instead and save your $275,000 from kindergarten to 12th grade?
The information is not available online but is communicated to alumni each year. That is where this was sourced.
With regard to getting into Harvard because you went to Punahou … Harvard will only take so many from each class as will any school. So, just because you got into Punahou there's no guarantee that you will get into Harvard from a pure numbers perspective.
But Punahou may improve your chances of acceptance because Punahou has established relationships with the major colleges and universities. If money is a problem though go to public school then transfer. The diploma and the transcript will be from Punahou … and that's what the college is looking at.


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L.T. Meade
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings
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The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings (1899) is a collection of connected thriller stories by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace. Madame Koluchy is the head of a secret society. Why is it secret? Is the leader a master criminal? Excerpt from the book: "THAT a secret society could ever have existed in the London of our day may seem impossible. Such a society, however, not only did exist, but through the instrumentality of a woman of unparalleled capacity and genius, obtained a firm footing. A century ago the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings was a name hardly whispered without horror and fear in Italy, and now, by the fascinations and influence of one woman, it began to accomplish fresh deeds of unparalleled daring and subtlety in London. By the wide extent of its scientific resources, and the impregnable secrecy of its organizations, it threatened to become, a formidable menace to society, as well as a source of serious anxiety to the authorities of the law."
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Q: R Unite function behaving differently in Shiny vs code I have a df with this structure:
var1   var2
1;2;3  4;4;4
7;2;1  4;1;4
8;2;3  5;4;4

If I run
data <- unite(data, "joined", var1,var2, sep = ";", na.rm = TRUE, remove = TRUE)
It works as expected, yet if I run the same code in a Shiny App I get weird values like
joined
4;5
7;8
8;4

Somehow the characters are collapsed into a single vale and then joined like this. I've tried using a different separator but I get the same results. Weird thing is that the code works as expected but in Shiny is not.

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But buying the book will improve the experience!
Key: red line = my personal preferred route in good weather, other colours = route variations; light bulbs = recommended start and stop points at end of each day, always with staffed accommodation (apart from two exceptions on a variant route Days 31-36); coloured circles = principal mountain passes on route; coloured squares = other significant features such as villages and other possible accommodation (not necessarily staffed) on route; white circles = major nearby peaks.
(Note, these navigation tips have been tested on a PC, an Apple laptop computer and an ipad-mini. Doubtless some other devices will vary.
The panel to the left side of the map contains basic information, including a list of the route lines and different features (light bulbs, coloured circle and boxes, and white circles). The panel may be compressed which enables you to see more of the map area.
A square in the bottom left-hand corner gives a choice between a basic overview map and a satellite image map. Click on or touch the square according to your device.
By clicking and holding your click anywhere on the map, you may move it around the screen. On the ipad-mini and other tablets, move the map around with your finger.
Click (or press with your finger on the ipad-mini and other tablets) on a feature to find basic information about it in a pop-up box (the book provides more).
Typically you will want to magnify a section of the map to show in more detail a particular day of the route between two light bulbs. Occasionally you will want to magnify even more to show some intricacy of the route. The satellite image map at very large magnification may even show you the actual path on the ground. Click (press with your finger on ipad-mini and other tablets) the + and - buttons that are located at the bottom right hand corner to magnify and reduce. Tip: use these buttons on your tablet for changing size, rather than expanding and reducing via finger touch on the screen. Doing the latter will magnify and reduce the map, but will also do the same to the features that are marked on the route, which you don't necessarily want to happen.
Go to my blog for commentary and updates on the maps.


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I'll do a random drawing on the first day of each month from among the last months' subscribers. I can ship a signed copy anywhere in the continental U.S. Elsewhere, I'll send you a copy from the nearest print delivery location and snail mail you a signed bookplate. I haven't designed mine yet, but they may look rather similar to the ones Sir Nicholas Bacon, Francis's father, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, designed for his books.
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Jun 28, 2017 News Hour Correspondent -
Sri Lanka eye redemption against Zimbabwe
News Hour:
Sri Lanka are looking to pick themselves up as the series against Zimbabwe begins this week in Galle after a string of poor performances prompted their coach to quit.
Angelo Mathews leads the Sri Lankans who take on Zimbabwe in the first of five one-day internationals on Friday as they look to get over their first-round exit in the Champions Trophy.
South African Graham Ford quit as coach last week with assistant Nic Pothas taking over in an interim capacity for the clashes against Zimbabwe, whose tour will end with a single Test match next month in Colombo.
Ford's exit just 15 months into his four-year contract adds to Sri Lanka's problems on and off the field, which are hampering preparations for the 2019 World Cup.
"It is beyond our control. What happens outside the cricket field, we don't think a lot about it," Mathews said on Tuesday.
"Fordy has been fantastic, one of the very best in the business. Sorry to see him go. But, we have to move on and look ahead to this series."
Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga was this week handed a one-year suspended ban after being found guilty of insulting a minister but has been retained in the 13-man ODI squad.
The speedster has been docked 50 percent of his match fee from Friday's opening game in Galle and is under six-month probation after comparing the country's sports minister to a "monkey".
The minister — Dayasiri Jayasekera — had accused Sri Lankan players of being too fat after the team failed to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals in England.
Malinga, who returned from injury to the 50-over side in England, struggled and took only three wickets in three matches.
The islanders have just won five of their 20 one-day games since August 2016 with two coming against hosts Zimbabwe during a tri-nation series triumph in November.
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Vietnam's stock market neglected a rally of global equities, extending its losing trend for a third consecutive day on July 28, as blue chips continued to retreat while penny-chips were not able to pilot the market.
VN-Index, a gauge of 250 companies and four mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, tumbled 1.34 percent, or 6.67 points, to finish at 491 points.
On the city bourse, losers outnumbered gainers, as only 22 stocks improved. Meanwhile, 199 fell, and 33 were unchanged.
Trading volume rose slightly to 46.8 million shares, worth VND1.38 trillion.
Foreign Trade Development and Investment Corporation of Ho Chi Minh City (FDC), which advanced 2.61 percent to VND47,200, topped the list of most active shares by volume with 1.63 million shares changing hands.
From July 30 to September 30, Tran Dang Tien, deputy general director of Foreign Trade Development and Investment Corporation of Ho Chi Minh City (FDC), registered to sell 12,500 shares, and buy 20,000 shares, sending his holdings to 30,565 shares, restructuring his investment category.
In the same period, Nguyen Bang Nguyen, the company's chief accountant, registered to sell 3,100 shares, and buy 5,000 shares, bringing his holdings to 7,584 shares, for the same purpose.
Between July 30 and September 30, Nguyen The Hau, deputy general director, also registered to sell 41,500 shares, and buy 20,000 shares. His holdings will be at 61,927 shares after the transaction is completed.
Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) chased after with 1.11 million shares.
Transport company Thuan Thao Corporation (GTT) came in third with 1.06 million shares changing hands.
Shipping company Gemadept Corporation (GMD) contracted 27.78 percent to VND39,000. The company will issue 32,141,667 additional shares for its current shareholders with a ratio of 3:2 and a price of VND20,000 per share. This is a part of the plan to release 51,787,500 shares to increase its chartered capital to VND1 trillion. An amount of 2,410,625 shares will be sold to the company's employees at a price of VND20,000 per share. In addition, a total of 17,235,208 shares will be offered to its strategic partners.
Binh Thuan Hamico Mineral Joint Stock Company (KSA), Petrolimex International Trading Joint Stock Company (PIT), Viet Nam Petroleum Transport Joint Stock Company (VIP), Vinh Hoan Corporation (VHC) a seafood company, and Tien Len Steel Corporation Joint - Stock Company (TLH) all gave up 5 percent.
Among a few gainers, Dong Phu Rubber Joint Stock Company (DPR) advanced 5 percent to VND63,000. The company announced that it would contribute VND20 billion to Dong Phu Technical Rubber Joint Stock Company's (Dorufoam) chartered capital, raising Dorufoam's capital to VND110 billion, and its holdings ratio at Dorufoam to 50.9 percent from 40 percent.
Sao Mai Construction Corporation (ASM) added up 4.86 percent to VND75,500. The company asked for an extension to present its financial statement in second quarter of this year to the end of August 5 because its computer software was broken.
National Seed Joint Stock Company (NSC) surged 4.52 percent to VND39,300.
Hanoi's HNX-Index closed at 152.38 points, down 1.64 percent, or 2.54 points. Around 34.4 million shares changed hands worth more than VND1 trillion.
The UPCoM-Index dropped 0.88 points to 52.15. A total of 453,780 shares traded at a value of VND8.9 billion as of 11 am local time.


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Bass Military Scholars
Scholar Stories
Gonzalez-Medina
MBA Candidate, Class of 2023
Owen Graduate School of Management
"The Bass Military Scholars Program provides veterans with a tremendous opportunity to take the next step in their post-military life, with a supportive community at a top-tier institution."
Tell us about your military service. What did you do? Where did you serve? What do you value the most about your military service?
I served as an enlisted Combat Medic in Fort Bliss, Texas, and overseas in Egypt and Syria. What I value the most about my military service is the loyalty found within the personal relationships I developed. These relationships, which encompassed friendship and mentorship, were my primary support systems during many moments of adversity.
What are your thoughts on mentoring other students while at Vanderbilt? As a role model, what values do you want to share?
As a mentor, I hope to impart the ability of creating order in the chaos. In a deployed trauma team, every person must learn to excel within their role and in each other's. It is not uncommon to find situations in which the patient load far exceeds the available personnel, requiring team members to fulfill various roles. However, through respect, trust and proper communication we are able to persevere and excel within these moments.
While at Vanderbilt, what will be the focus of your studies and how do you plan to use this knowledge in your future career?
While at Owen, I plan to concentrate in healthcare and pursue a career in the healthcare industry.
What would you tell other veterans about the Bass Military Scholars Program?
The Bass Military Scholars Program provides veterans with a tremendous opportunity to take the next step in their post-military life, with a supportive community at a top-tier institution. Most importantly, it provides the opportunity to pay homage to all their military mentors by serving the community.


Sounds like a potentially effective method of social control, perception management, and identity construction. It might have as corrosive and transformative impact on our present society as writing and legibility had on archaic societies.
There is interesting discussion about legibility in James Scott's "Seeing Like a State". The more legible are subjects of a governing system, the more controllable they are. But legibility simultaneously creates its own zones of illegibility, what exists outside of what the state can see.
What is changing now is that corporations are usurping the traditional role of governments, which might leave fewer and fewer zones of illegibility and so no where to escape. Following this path, it would eventually become a total surveillance society.
OK, that was incredibly creepy!
Speaking of capitalism, isn't it interesting that they chose a Ledger as their metaphor rather than say a Notebook?


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April 29, 2006 Band - Live Band at Tumbleweed's Bar & Grill in Huntington Beach. No cover, 21+. Location: 21094 S. Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, CA, Call: (714) 960-2776.
April 29, 2006 Play - Moon Over Buffalo Moon Over Buffalo is a comedy by Ken Ludwig set in Buffalo, New York in 1953. It relies on situation comedy for its humor, as well as sexual innuendo and a tongue-in-cheek humor. The action and dialogue are fast-paced, as the characters are constantly bickering or frantically trying to resolve some confusion. Location: Huntington Beach Playhouse, 7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. Time: 3PM and 8 PM. Cost: $18 - 20. Tickets: (714) 375-0696.


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Dog, Pencil Drawing
Labrador Retreiver or Labrador
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The Labrador Retriever or Labrador is a British breed of retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from fishing dogs imported from the independent colony of Newfoundland (now part of Canada), and was named for the Labrador region of that colony. It is among the most commonly kept dogs in several countries, particularly in the Western world.
The Labrador is loyal, obedient and playful. It was bred as a sporting and hunting dog, but is widely kept as a companion dog. It may also be trained as a guide or assistance dog, or for rescue or therapy work.
Pencil Drawing of Black Labrador by Martin W. A. Crush
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Acknowledgements: Extracts taken from Wikipedia
"If working apart we're a force powerful enough to destabilise our planet, surely, working together, we are powerful enough to save it" – Sir David Attenborough, COP26
November 7, 2021 by crushblog No Comments
Listen to Sir David Attenborough
Hope in the nature and climate emergency
Watch the speech
Acknowledgements: Sir David Attenborough, COP26
Birds, Goldcrest
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
October 26, 2021 by crushblog No Comments
The goldcrest is a tiny bird. Adults typically weigh just 5g, which is the same as a 20p coin. On average, goldcrests are slightly lighter than the similarly diminutive, and closely related, firecrest. This makes the species the UK's smallest bird.
Goldcrests are named after the crest of bright feathers in the middle of their head. This is completely yellow on females, but has an orange centre on males. The rest of the plumage is mainly green-brown.
Not to be confused with: the firecrest. It has a distinct black stripe around the eye, but this can be hard to see on a moving bird. However, firecrests are much rarer than goldcrests and are predominantly found in southern England.
Images taken by CRUSH Photography©
Acknowledgements: Extract taken from the Woodland Trust
What is Buddhism?
Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator god, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal, Western sense. The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical: nothing is fixed or permanent; actions have consequences; change is possible.
So Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, caste, sexuality, or gender. It teaches practical methods which enable people to realise and use its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives.
Acknowledgements: Extract taken from the Buddhist Centre
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Repat Armenia hosted its fifth ''Ask Me: Live Q&A'' event on March 20th starting at 8 pm (GMT+4). Our guest was Armen Orujyan, PHD, the Founding CEO of the FAST - Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology. Through a live feed, followers connected with him directly, asking questions in real time about splitting his time between Armenia and the rest of the world.
FAST is a nonprofit organization reinforcing Intellectual, Financial, and Network capacities of science and technology ecosystem in Armenia, and beyond. Focused on producing an ecosystem that drives scientific advancement and technological innovation, under Armen's leadership, FAST has launched a Fellowship for the top 10% of all PhDs in Armenia in STEM, deployed numerous scientific grants, startup studio, advanced solutions center, organised inaugural global innovation forum and established the first Science and Technology Angels Network in Armenia.
If that was not enough, Armen is also the founder and former Chairman of Athgo Corporation, one of the world's leading entrepreneurship platforms in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council, UN Department of Public Information, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Athgo has advanced innovation ecosystems in Europe and Africa, and established recurring Global Innovation Forums at the UN and the World Bank headquarters. Armen's pioneering initiatives have provided financial, intellectual, and network capacities to nearly 10,000 young innovators, entrepreneurs, and students from over 600 universities in 80 countries. His contributions have been huge on a global level, and that is not being funneled into Armenia through grassroots initiatives and investment.
Armen earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his master's degree and PhD from Claremont Graduate University. Additionally, he joined the UN's Global Alliance for ICT and Development as a founding member from 2006 until 2013. He has held positions as an advisor at Facebook and on US presidential and other political campaigns, was named a UN e-leader for ICT and Youth, and has served on the UN's Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
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Redknapp keen on Keane
QPR boss Harry Redknapp is interested in signing Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane in January.
The 32-year-old played under Redknapp at Tottenham and, with the Major League Soccer season over, could be available on a short-term deal similar to that which took him to Aston Villa last season.
"Robbie Keane is a good shout," Redknapp said in the Daily Telegraph. "I haven't spoken to him yet but he would be an interesting player. He's a good pro and he'd be an ideal type to have around."
QPR head into Saturday's fixture at Wigan bottom of the Barclays Premier League and still searching for their first league win of the season.


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Китайските речни делфини (Lipotes vexillifer), наричани също китайски сладководни делфини, езерни делфини и байдзъ, са вид едри бозайници, единствен представител на семейство Lipotidae.

Срещат се във водите на река Яндзъ в Китай. Обикновено достигат дължина на тялото с главата 230 – 250 сантиметра и маса 135 – 230 килограма. Видът се смята за функционално изчезнал – въпреки някои сведения, за забелязани отделни възрастни индивиди и се смята, че възстановяването на популацията му е невъзможно.

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Bunt Regimentu Froberga był to bunt żołnierzy pułku Froberga, który miał miejsce pomiędzy 4 a 12 kwietnia 1807 w forcie Ricasoli na Malcie, wówczas pod brytyjskim protektoratem. Regiment został sformowany przy użyciu podejrzanych metod, z rekrutami spośród różnych narodowości w Albanii i Imperium Osmańskim. Żołnierze, przybyli na Maltę w roku 1806, nie byli zadowoleni ze swoich stopni wojskowych oraz płacy. Bunt trwał osiem dni, podczas których kilka osób zginęło, a fort został uszkodzony. Rewolta została stłumiona, a jej przywódcy straceni. Bunt ten uważany jest za najpoważniejszy podczas wojen napoleońskich.

Tło historyczne
Regiment Froberga został utworzony w grudniu 1803 roku przez francuskiego rojalistę Gustave de Montjoie, który twierdził, że jest niemieckim hrabią Froberg. Dostał on zgodę Sekretarza Wojny na rekrutowanie żołnierzy do służby na Malcie, co robił w Albanii oraz w chrześcijańskich krajach Imperium Osmańskiego. Regiment składał się z mężczyzn różnych narodowości, w tym Niemców, Polaków, Szwajcarów, Albańczyków, Bułgarów, Greków i Rosjan. Metody rekrutacji Froberga były dość problematyczne: na podstawie Travels Through Some Parts of Germany, Poland, Moldavia and Turkey (1813) Adama Neale "the most unprincipled deceit and falsehood were employed to obtain recruits" (aby zdobyć rekruta, stosowano najbardziej bezczelne i wyrafinowane kłamstwa i oszustwa).

513 rekrutów przybyło na Maltę w 1806 roku. Regiment był dowodzony przez majora Schumelketela i porucznika Schwartza, z których ten drugi nadzorował podejrzany proces rekrutacji. Wkrótce po przybyciu, niektórzy z mężczyzn zaczęli wnosić skargi: obiecano im wysokie szarże z dobrą płacą, lecz zostali zmuszeni do pracy jako zwykli żołnierze z niskim uposażeniem. Kiedy zostali odseparowani w Lazzaretto na wyspie Manoela, zażądali, aby odesłać ich z powrotem na Korfu. Po tym, jak Schwartz zagroził, że wstrzyma im racje żywnościowe, wycofali swoje żądania. Jednak groźba ta wywołała nowe niezadowolenie.

Po zwolnieniu z kwarantanny żołnierzom pozwolono na odwiedzenie stołecznego miasta Valletta, gdzie pokłócili się między sobą oraz z miejscowymi. Aby zapobiec rozruchom, dowódca brytyjskich sił na Malcie, William Villettes, skoszarował ich w forcie Ricasoli, olbrzymiej fortyfikacji u wejścia do Grand Harbour. W listopadzie 1806 roku, Villettes mianował Lieutenant-Colonela Jamesa Barnesa na dowódcę pułku, lecz to tylko wzmogło oburzenie rekrutów.

Bunt

Bunt wybuchł 4 kwietnia 1807, kiedy Lieutenant-Colonel Barnes był w Valletcie. Zaangażowanych było około 200 Albańczyków i Greków, którzy zabili porucznika Schwartza, kapitana De Wattville, kanoniera Johna Johnstone'a oraz kilku szeregowców. Zranili również majora Schumelketela i trzech innych oficerów. Usunęli z masztu flagę brytyjską i zastąpili ją flagą Floty Rosyjskiej (niebieski Krzyż św. Andrzeja na białym tle), zamknęli bramy fortu i podnieśli most zwodzony. Buntownicy wzięli oficerów regimentu oraz ich rodziny jako zakładników, i zmusili około 20 brytyjskich artylerzystów, aby skierowali fortowe działa na Vallettę.

Kilku mężczyzn, którym udało się uciec z fortu, zawiadomiło Brytyjczyków o buncie. Royal Regiment of Malta oraz 39. Pułk Pieszy Dorsetshire zajęły pozycje na glacis (stoku obronnym) fortu, a działa w forcie Saint Elmo oraz Saint Angelo zostały wycelowane w Ricasoli. W przesłanej wiadomości buntownicy zażądali odesłania ich do domów z pieniędzmi oraz przeprosin Villettesa. Grozili, że otworzą ogień na Vallettę. Villettes odmówił ich żądaniom i rozkazał poddać się.

Na drugi dzień więcej dział wycelowano w Ricasoli, lecz nie podjęto innej akcji, gdyż Villettes zamierzał oblegać buntowników i zmusić ich głodem do poddania się. W drugiej wiadomości buntownicy zażądali jedzenia, grożąc ostrzelaniem Valletty, lecz ich żądania znów zostały zignorowane.

Na trzeci dzień buntownicy wysłali jednego z zakładników, oficera, z wiadomością od nich, którą ponownie zignorowano. Oficer opisał władzom brytyjskim warunki panujące w forcie, lecz musiał wrócić, gdyż przetrzymywano jego żonę. Krótko po tym rebelianci zaczęli walczyć między sobą, część z nich, chcąca się poddać wywiesiła białą flagę, pozostali ją usunęli. Widząc te nieporozumienia między buntownikami, Villettes wysłał do nich delegację, aby rozpocząć negocjacje, lecz ci odmówili poddania się.

8 kwietnia, w piąty dzień buntu, rodziny oficerów-zakładników zostały zwolnione, gdyż buntownikom zaczęło brakować jedzenia. Wysłali oni ultimatum, grożąc wysadzeniem fortu, jeśli nie otrzymają żywności. Gdy termin minął, wysłali następne, zapowiadając zabicie wszystkich pozostałych zakładników. W międzyczasie coraz częściej dochodziło do walk pomiędzy rebeliantami. Grupa Polaków i Niemców zdołała otworzyć główną bramę fortu. W czasie, gdy większość buntowników opuściła go i poddała się, grupa około dwudziestu pozostała wewnątrz, zamykając ponownie bramę.

10 kwietnia pozostali buntownicy ostrzelali Vallettę, nie raniąc nikogo. Wtedy Villettes zarządził szturm na fort. Grupa 40 żołnierzy pod dowództwem porucznika de Clermont, który był z regimentu Froberga, wspięła się na mury i, nie tracąc ani jednego żołnierza, opanowała fort. Fort upadł, lecz grupa sześciu rebeliantów schroniła się w magazynie prochu, grożąc wysadzeniem go w powietrze. Po dwóch dniach wysadzili oni 600 baryłek prochu, zabijając trzech brytyjskich strażników. Korzystając z ogólnego zamieszania, zbiegli.

Następstwa buntu

Rebelianci, którzy zbiegli po wysadzeniu magazynu, zostali złapani po kilku dniach. Villettes zarządził proces przywódców buntu: 24 lub 25 zostało uznanych winnymi i skazano ich na śmierć.

Egzekucja miała miejsce na polu parad wojskowych we Florianie, w obecności pozostałych żołnierzy regimentu Froberga, wtedy uwięzionych. Pierwszych piętnastu buntowników zostało podzielonych na trzy grupy po pięciu: każda grupa była wieszana przez następną. Ostatnia grupa nie została powieszona, lecz rozstrzelana przez pluton egzekucyjny wraz z pozostałymi buntownikami. Kilku z nich nie zginęło natychmiast i próbowało uciekać, i chociaż większość została złapana i zastrzelona, dwóch uciekło i zabiło się skacząc z murów bastionu.

Między 20 a 22 kwietnia utworzono komisję śledczą, której dochodzenie odkryło podejrzane metody rekrutacji do regimentu. Jej rozkazem został on rozwiązany w czerwcu 1807. Około 350 mężczyzn zostało odesłanych na Bałkany, pozostali, chcący pozostać na służbie brytyjskiej, zostali rozlokowani w regimentach De Roll, Chasseurs Britanniques i De Watteville.

Hrabia Froberg (Gustave de Montjoie), fundator regimentu, przebywał w rosyjskiej kwaterze głównej w Konstantynopolu, kiedy doszła go wieść o buncie. Opuścił miasto, wiedząc, że jego podejrzane metody rekrutacji zostały odkryte. Został jednak złapany przez Kozaków i, broniąc się, "posiekany na kawałki" (A. Neale).

Fort został znacznie uszkodzony; oprócz magazynu prochu, większa część półbastionu św. Dominika została zburzona. Zniszczony półbastion nigdy nie został odbudowany, lecz odbudowa pozostałych zniszczonych części fortu kosztowała ponad £4523. Fort został ponownie mocno uszkodzony w czasie II wojny światowej, i dzisiaj jest w stanie podupadłym, w dodatku niszczony jest przez erozję brzegową.

W pop-kulturze
 Bunt Regimentu Froberga posłużył jako tło książki Joe Scicluny Ricasoli Soldier (2013).

Przypisy

Historia Malty
Kalkara


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Jerry Sloan, coaching great of Jazz glory days, dies at 78
May 22, 2020 9:06 PM By: Canadian Press
Jerry Sloan walked up the steps to the stage at the Basketball Hall of Fame to give his enshrinement speech in 2009, almost as if he were dreading what the next few minutes would bring.
He never wanted the spotlight.
"This is pretty tough for me," Sloan said that night.
Talking about himself, that wasn't easy. But basketball, he always made that seem simple.
Sloan, who spent 23 years as coach of the Utah Jazz and took the team to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday at 78. The team said that for four years he had Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Sloan presided over the glory days of the John Stockton and Karl Malone pick-and-roll-to-perfection era in Salt Lake City. He is fourth on the NBA's victory list.
"Before coming to Utah, I was certainly aware of Coach Sloan and what he meant to the NBA and to the coaching world," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said Friday. "But, upon living in Utah, I became acutely aware of just how much he truly meant to the state."
Sloan was a two-time All-Star as a player with the Chicago Bulls, led his alma mater, Evansville, to a pair of NCAA college division national championships and was an assistant coach on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal at the Atlanta Games. He fell in love with the game as a student in a one-room Illinois schoolhouse, never forgetting his roots.
"His more than 40 years in the NBA also paralleled a period of tremendous growth in the league, a time when we benefited greatly from his humility, kindness, dignity and class," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.
Sloan often said numbers meant nothing to him. That's a shame, because he has so many to marvel.
Sloan had 1,221 NBA coaching wins, behind only Lenny Wilkens, Don Nelson and Gregg Popovich. And Sloan's 23 seasons with the Jazz are the second-longest string with one team in NBA history; Popovich is in his 24th season with the San Antonio Spurs.
"We lost one of the giants of basketball, not only of the NBA variety but basketball in general," said longtime NBA executive Rod Thorn, who hired Sloan as coach of the Bulls in 1979. "No one ever played harder. He was a very, very good player and then became one of the top coaches in the history of the NBA."
Out of Sloan's 23 seasons with the Jazz, the team finished below the .500 mark only once. He's one of five coaches to roam the sidelines for at least 2,000 games, and the only one of those five with a winning percentage better than .600.
And he was revered as a player with the Bulls, and his No. 4 jersey was the first retired by the franchise.
"Loyalty was his badge of honour and his no-nonsense approach to competition was perfect for the game," said Miami Heat President Pat Riley, the fellow Hall of Famer who called it a privilege to coach against Sloan. "Jerry will go down in history as one of the most admired great winners and respected teachers of basketball ever."
Sloan spent 34 years in the Jazz organization, as head coach, assistant, scout or senior basketball adviser. Sloan started as a scout, was promoted as an assistant under Frank Layden in 1984 and became the sixth coach in franchise history on Dec. 9, 1988, after Layden resigned.
"Like Stockton and Malone as players, Jerry Sloan epitomized the organization," the Jazz said in a statement. "He will be greatly missed."
Sloan retired as coach of the Jazz abruptly in 2011, amid reports of conflict with Deron Williams, the team's point guard at the time. Williams, in an Instagram post Friday, said he was "blessed" to play for Sloan.
"I know things didn't end well between us in Utah, however I'm glad that i got the chance to sit down with him before it was too late," Williams wrote. "Definitely something that would have haunted me for the rest of my life."
Sloan was the coach at Evansville for all of five days in 1977. He then made an arduous — and fateful — decision.
He was going to take over for his college coach, Arad McCutcheon, who was retiring. Sloan signed a contract but backed out quickly, citing undisclosed personal reasons. Later that year, a plane carrying the Evansville team and coaches crashed, killing all 29 people aboard.
Had he not left Evansville, Sloan could have easily been on that plane. And he thought about that countless times over the next four decades.
"That incident on December the 13th, 1977, made me realize that there are a lot more things more important than basketball," Sloan said in 2009. "Even though I love this game, I will always be grateful for what it's given me."
Sloan's longevity with the Jazz was remarkable. During his time in Utah, going 1,127-682 in regular seasons, there were 245 coaching changes around the league and five teams — Charlotte, Memphis, Toronto, Orlando and Minnesota — did not even exist when he started with the Jazz.
Fellow coaches raved about him. The majority of George Karl's coaching career overlapped with Sloan's, and Karl simply adored his rival.
"What I admired about him, is he was a friend to all coaches," Karl said. "He stood up for coaches. ... He was a man that stated his opinion, didn't mind being overly aggressive with referees and many times got thrown out because of it. But if he thought he was being wronged, he stood up for himself. I admired that."
He coached Chicago for parts of three seasons, going 94-121. His playing career there was cut short by knee issues, and he averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 755 games.
They called Sloan "The Original Bull" because he was selected in the 1966 expansion draft and became known for his toughness and grit. He remains the only NBA player to average more than seven rebounds and more than two steals a game in his career.
Jerry Reinsdorf called Sloan "the face of the Bulls organization from its inception through the mid-1970s."
"A great player and a Hall of Fame NBA coach," the Bulls chairman said Friday. "Most importantly, Jerry was a great person."
AP Sports Writers Pat Graham in Denver and Andrew Seligman in Chicago contributed to this report.
Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press
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A great turnout for the March and Service, probably the largest for a number of years, so thank you to all those who made it.
Very nice to see a great deal of 'Point of Pike' taking place during the skirmish on saturday, it looks good, not not just good, it looks great. Can't recall seeing much of it on Sunday which was such a pity as its far more 'warlike' than the 'push'.


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// Copyright 2010 Christophe Henry
// henry UNDERSCORE christophe AT hotmail DOT com
// This is an extended version of the state machine available in the boost::mpl library
// Distributed under the same license as the original.
// Copyright for the original version:
// Copyright 2005 David Abrahams and Aleksey Gurtovoy. Distributed
// under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

#include <boost/msm/back/state_machine.hpp>
#include <boost/msm/front/state_machine_def.hpp>
#include <boost/msm/front/functor_row.hpp>

namespace msm = boost::msm;
namespace mpl = boost::mpl;
using namespace msm::front;

#include <iostream>
#ifdef WIN32
#include "windows.h"
#else
#include <sys/time.h>
#endif

namespace test_fsm // Concrete FSM implementation
{
    // events
    struct play {};
    struct end_pause {};
    struct stop {};
    struct pause {};
    struct open_close {};
    struct cd_detected{};

    // Concrete FSM implementation
    struct player_ : public msm::front::state_machine_def<player_>
    {
        // no need for exception handling or message queue
        typedef int no_exception_thrown;
        typedef int no_message_queue;

        // The list of FSM states
        struct Empty : public msm::front::state<>
        {
            // optional entry/exit methods
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_entry(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "entering: Empty" << std::endl;*/}
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_exit(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "leaving: Empty" << std::endl;*/}
        };
        struct Open : public msm::front::state<>
        {
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_entry(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "entering: Open" << std::endl;*/}
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_exit(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "leaving: Open" << std::endl;*/}
        };

        struct Stopped : public msm::front::state<>
        {
            // when stopped, the CD is loaded
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_entry(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "entering: Stopped" << std::endl;*/}
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_exit(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "leaving: Stopped" << std::endl;*/}
        };

        struct Playing : public msm::front::state<>
        {
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_entry(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "entering: Playing" << std::endl;*/}
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_exit(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "leaving: Playing" << std::endl;*/}
        };

        // state not defining any entry or exit
        struct Paused : public msm::front::state<>
        {
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_entry(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "entering: Paused" << std::endl;*/}
            template <class Event,class FSM>
            void on_exit(Event const&,FSM& ) {/*std::cout << "leaving: Paused" << std::endl;*/}
        };

        // the initial state of the player SM. Must be defined
        typedef Empty initial_state;
        // transition actions
        struct start_playback
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct open_drawer
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct close_drawer
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct store_cd_info
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const&, FSM& fsm ,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct stop_playback
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct pause_playback
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct resume_playback
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct stop_and_open
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        struct stopped_again
        {
            template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState>
            void operator()(EVT const& ,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState& )
            {
            }
        };
        // guard conditions

        // Transition table for player
        struct transition_table : mpl::vector<
            //    Start     Event         Next      Action                 Guard
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
              Row < Stopped , play        , Playing , start_playback                            >,
              Row < Stopped , open_close  , Open    , open_drawer                               >,
              Row < Stopped , stop        , Stopped , stopped_again                             >,
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
              Row < Open    , open_close  , Empty   , close_drawer                              >,
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
              Row < Empty   , open_close  , Open    , open_drawer                               >,
              Row < Empty   , cd_detected , Stopped , store_cd_info                             >,
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
              Row < Playing , stop        , Stopped , stop_playback                             >,
              Row < Playing , pause       , Paused  , pause_playback                            >,
              Row < Playing , open_close  , Open    , stop_and_open                             >,
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
              Row < Paused  , end_pause   , Playing , resume_playback                           >,
              Row < Paused  , stop        , Stopped , stop_playback                             >,
              Row < Paused  , open_close  , Open    , stop_and_open                             >
            //    +---------+-------------+---------+---------------------+----------------------+
        > {};

        // Replaces the default no-transition response.
        template <class FSM,class Event>
        void no_transition(Event const& e, FSM&,int state)
        {
            std::cout << "no transition from state " << state
                << " on event " << typeid(e).name() << std::endl;
        }
    };
    typedef msm::back::state_machine<player_> player;

    //
    // Testing utilities.
    //
    static char const* const state_names[] = { "Stopped", "Open", "Empty", "Playing", "Paused" };

    void pstate(player const& p)
    {
        std::cout << " -> " << state_names[p.current_state()[0]] << std::endl;
    }

}

#ifndef WIN32
long mtime(struct timeval& tv1,struct timeval& tv2)
{
    return (tv2.tv_sec-tv1.tv_sec) *1000000 + ((tv2.tv_usec-tv1.tv_usec));
}
#endif

int main()
{
    // for timing
#ifdef WIN32
    LARGE_INTEGER res;
    ::QueryPerformanceFrequency(&res);
    LARGE_INTEGER li,li2;
#else
    struct timeval tv1,tv2;
    gettimeofday(&tv1,NULL);
#endif
    test_fsm::player p2;
    p2.start();
    // for timing
#ifdef WIN32
    ::QueryPerformanceCounter(&li);
#else
    gettimeofday(&tv1,NULL);
#endif
    for (int i=0;i<100;++i)
    {
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::open_close());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::open_close());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::cd_detected());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::play());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::pause());
        // go back to Playing
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::end_pause());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::pause());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::stop());
        // event leading to the same state
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::stop());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::open_close());
        p2.process_event(test_fsm::open_close());
    }
#ifdef WIN32
    ::QueryPerformanceCounter(&li2);
#else
    gettimeofday(&tv2,NULL);
#endif
#ifdef WIN32
    std::cout << "msm took in s:" << (double)(li2.QuadPart-li.QuadPart)/res.QuadPart <<"\n" <<std::endl;
#else
    std::cout << "msm took in us:" <<  mtime(tv1,tv2) <<"\n" <<std::endl;
#endif
    return 0;
}