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package integration

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"testing"

	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
)

const SimpleTemplate = `
	hello:
	  image: busybox
	  stdin_open: true
	  tty: true
	`

func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }

func (s *RunSuite) TestFields(c *C) {
	p := s.CreateProjectFromText(c, `
	hello:
	  image: tianon/true
	  cpuset: 1,2
	  mem_limit: 4194304
	  memswap_limit: 8388608
	`)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")
	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)

	c.Assert(cn.Config.Cpuset, Equals, "1,2")
	c.Assert(cn.HostConfig.Memory, Equals, int64(4194304))
	c.Assert(cn.HostConfig.MemorySwap, Equals, int64(8388608))
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestHelloWorld(c *C) {
	p := s.CreateProjectFromText(c, `
	hello:
	  image: tianon/true
	`)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")
	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)

	c.Assert(cn.Name, Equals, "/"+name)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestUp(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")
	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)

	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestRestart(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")
	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)

	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)
	time := cn.State.StartedAt.UnixNano()

	s.FromText(c, p, "restart", SimpleTemplate)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	c.Assert(time, Not(Equals), cn.State.StartedAt.UnixNano())
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestStop(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	s.FromText(c, p, "stop", SimpleTemplate)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, false)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestKill(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	s.FromText(c, p, "kill", SimpleTemplate)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, false)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestStart(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "create", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, false)

	s.FromText(c, p, "start", SimpleTemplate)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestDelete(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	s.FromText(c, p, "rm", "--force", `
	hello:
	  image: busybox
	  stdin_open: true
	  tty: true
	`)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, IsNil)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestDown(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	s.FromText(c, p, "down", SimpleTemplate)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, false)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestLink(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", `
	server:
	  image: busybox
	  command: cat
	  stdin_open: true
	  expose:
	  - 80
	client:
	  image: busybox
	  links:
	  - server:foo
	  - server
	`)

	serverName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "server")

	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, serverName)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.Config.ExposedPorts, DeepEquals, map[string]struct{}{
		"80/tcp": {},
	})

	clientName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "client")
	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, clientName)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(asMap(cn.HostConfig.Links), DeepEquals, asMap([]string{
		fmt.Sprintf("/%s:/%s/%s", serverName, clientName, "foo"),
		fmt.Sprintf("/%s:/%s/%s", serverName, clientName, "server"),
		fmt.Sprintf("/%s:/%s/%s", serverName, clientName, serverName),
	}))
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestScale(c *C) {
	p := s.ProjectFromText(c, "up", SimpleTemplate)

	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_1", p, "hello")
	name2 := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_2", p, "hello")
	cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)

	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	containers := s.GetContainersByProject(c, p)
	c.Assert(1, Equals, len(containers))

	s.FromText(c, p, "scale", "hello=2", SimpleTemplate)

	containers = s.GetContainersByProject(c, p)
	c.Assert(2, Equals, len(containers))

	for _, name := range []string{name, name2} {
		cn := s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
		c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
		c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)
	}

	s.FromText(c, p, "scale", "--timeout", "0", "hello=1", SimpleTemplate)
	containers = s.GetContainersByProject(c, p)
	c.Assert(1, Equals, len(containers))

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name2)
	c.Assert(cn, NotNil)
	c.Assert(cn.State.Running, Equals, true)

	cn = s.GetContainerByName(c, name)
	c.Assert(cn, IsNil)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestPull(c *C) {
	//TODO: This doesn't test much
	s.ProjectFromText(c, "pull", `
	hello:
	  image: tianon/true
	  stdin_open: true
	  tty: true
	`)
}

func (s *RunSuite) TestBuild(c *C) {
	p := s.RandomProject()
	cmd := exec.Command(s.command, "-f", "./assets/build/docker-compose.yml", "-p", p, "build")
	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
	err := cmd.Run()

	oneImageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_one", p)
	twoImageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_two", p)

	c.Assert(err, IsNil)

	client := GetClient(c)
	one, err := client.InspectImage(oneImageName)
	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
	c.Assert(one.Config.Cmd, DeepEquals, []string{"echo", "one"})

	two, err := client.InspectImage(twoImageName)
	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
	c.Assert(two.Config.Cmd, DeepEquals, []string{"echo", "two"})
}

func asMap(items []string) map[string]bool {
	result := map[string]bool{}
	for _, item := range items {
		result[item] = true
	}
	return result
}


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Posted: May 7, 2019 / 10:27 PM CDT / Updated: May 7, 2019 / 10:27 PM CDT
Absentee voting is now underway for the Sioux Falls school board election.
Two school board member positions are up for grabs.
There are four candidates to choose from on the ballot.
Absentee voting is taking place at the Instructional Planning Center until May 20. Election day is on May 21.
Registered voters may stop at 13 voting centers across the city.
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by Lauren Soulek / Jul 9, 2019
There are only six weeks left before kids head back to school in Sioux Falls. While families might not be ready to start preparing, there's one business in town that needs some help.
School Bus Inc. has about 50 drivers ready to drive kids in the Sioux Falls school district.
Mickelson, Baker discuss school boundaries
by Dan Santella / Jul 9, 2019
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- On Monday the leadership of the Sioux Falls School District changed- Cynthia Mickelson was elected president of the school board, and Nan Baker was sworn in as a new board member.
The district's future looks different too. The district has new buildings on the way: Ben Reifel Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School, both of which are set to open in 2021. There's also going to be a new elementary school.
Fiegen Construction wins bid to build new middle school
by Mitch Klein / Jul 8, 2019
We now know who is going to be building the Sioux Falls School District's new middle school.
Fiegen Construction won the Ben Reifel Middle School construction contract. Jeff Kreiter with the Sioux Falls School District says it had the lowest bid. The district says the project is now more than $3 million under budget.

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Solana, one of the fastest-growing coins, is showing signs of recovery as it bounces from its lowest price ($8.2) in the past two years. The coin has gained a whopping 40% in the past week. After having a terrible past year, the following news comes as a relief for many.
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With a market cap of $5 billion, Solana now has become the 15th biggest cryptocurrency. The coin has been ranked among the top ten cryptocurrencies for a better part of its trading life, and its poor performance could be credited to the severe crypto winter, which was made even worse by the Luna and FTX crash.
Solana (SOL) is the official currency of the Solana blockchain (one of the fastest, if not the fastest, blockchains in the world). The currency is used to pay the validation fees and could also be used to access various other features of the blockchain (staking, making payments, etc.).
About Solana
Solana was launched in 2020 by Anatoly Yakovenko as a faster and cheaper alternative to industry leaders like Bitcoin and Ethereum. With transactions completed at an average time of 400ms, Solana boasts of recording more than 50,000 transactions in a minute (Ethereum handles over 15 transactions per second). Solana charges an average of $0.00025 as transfer fees per second while Ethereum charges $1.68 on average.
The reduced transaction time and fees make Solana a perfect platform for new DeFi and GameFi apps that have to execute thousands of transactions on a daily basis. Solana tries to address the scalability issue, which has oftentimes rigged big blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin.
Solana uses the novel proof of history consensus mechanism along with the proof of stake mechanism to enable the blockchain to handle transactions at high speed.
Proof of history and proof of stake
Solana's secret behind fast and cheap transactions is its decentralized consensus mechanism. The Proof of History mechanism uses the Verifiable Delay Function (VDF), which gives a transaction timestamp as they come in. This allows a faster sequencing of validators which are then verified using the proof-of-stake mechanism.
Solana's Innovative Projects
The Solana blockchain is one of the many projects the coin derives its value from. It offers various other features like an NFT market place a suitable infrastructure for building DeFi and GameFi apps. The platform is constantly working on novel ideas in the field of Finance and Web 3.
Solana Price History
Solana has been on a roller coaster ride ever since its launch. The coin was first made available to investors in March 2020 at $1. After falling below the $1 mark in the months ahead, Solana saw an epic run in 2021. It reached its all-time high of $258.78 in the first week of November and closed the year at $178.
2022 saw a huge decline in Solana's value as it fell below $100 dollars by the end of January. The year brought further shocks for the coin in the form of the Luna crash in May (forcing the coin below the $50 mark) and the FTX collapse in November, which forced the coin below the $20 mark from which it has not recovered yet.
The year 2022 saw Solana's value plummeting from $178 to $10 (approximately), a decline of a whopping 93%.
Although Solana's decline last year was mostly attributed to the crypto market crash, its abrupt and prolonged power outages also contributed to its condition.
Excess power outages
A power outage prevents the validators from processing transactions. For a blockchain which handles thousands of transactions each second, even a small power outage would end up being a big issue. Since its launch in 2020, there have been seven instances of power outages, the longest of which lasted for about 17 hours.
The co-founder accepts that network outages tend to be Solana's biggest problems. However, he believes that such power outages are a result of the vast number of users that the network serves on a regular basis. He says that such outages are a trade-off for speedy and cheap transactions.
These power outages on their own are not significant enough to impact Solana's price charts, but once paired with a bearish market, they become detrimental.
Solana Price Movement in the Short Term
Solana has gained about 7% in the last 24 hours and is approaching the $15 resistance level. The coin remains trailing behind its 200-day simple moving average and 50-day simple moving average and is currently experiencing a bearish run (long term) as the 50-day SMA moves below the 200-day SMA.
Solana seems to be moving upward ever since it hit its lowest point ($8.3) in December. This small bullish run could help it cross the local resistance level, post which it could rise even further.
Crypto market analysts predict that Solana will once again cross the $30 mark in 2023. However, it may not see as much success as it saw in 2021 because of the growing skepticism among investors.
Solana's Price Growth in the Long Term
Utility tokens have a better chance of making it big in the long run. This is because they are backed by projects which actually create value for their customers. The growth of these projects positively impacts the currency's trajectory.
Solana has grown tremendously within a year of its launch. Solana is easily one of the most innovative projects in the market. Although its growth in 2021 was bolstered by the overall bullish market, many of its investors were positive about its innovative technology.
Its multiple sub-projects (NFT Marketplace, payment system, etc.), along with its immensely fast and affordable transactions, would continue to provide utility to its users in the long run.
Solana (also termed as Ethereum killer) still remains below $20. The coin was forced below $20 after the FTX crash. The coin stood far from where it was at the start of the year. 2023 could, however, be a positive year for Solana as investors grow more and more interested in utility tokens. This is evident from the massive investments received by many early-staged projects, even during the crypto winter.
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Elton John announced today that he will postponing a few upcoming shows in order to have surgery.
A spokesman for the singer said that Elton was diagnosed with appendicitis during his European tour.
Elton continued to play shows despite his illness but now the pain has gotten worse and he has decided to postpone his upcoming gigs.
A message on Elton John's website states that the singer will not return to the stage until he has "completely recovered" but the spokesman said that he expects Elton to be back at his piano this September.
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UKRAINE - 2021/05/24: In this photo illustration, Skyworks Solutions logo of a US semiconductor ... [+] company is seen displayed on a smartphone and pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Up almost 2.5x from its low in March 2020, at the current price of $177 per share, we believe Skyworks Solutions stock (NASDAQ: SWKS) has further upside potential. Skyworks Solutions, a radio frequency and mobile communications semiconductor manufacturer, has seen its stock rise from $73 to $177 off its March 2020 low, a lot more than the S&P which increased by almost 90% from its lows. Further, the stock is up almost 1.5x from the level it was at before the pandemic. We believe that Skyworks stock could rise around 15% to regain its early-2021 high of $204, driven by expectations of continuing demand growth, and strong Q2 2021 earnings. Our dashboard What Factors Drove 165% Change In Skyworks Solutions Stock Between 2018 And Now? has the underlying numbers behind our thinking.
Skyworks stock's rise since late 2018 came despite a 13% drop in revenues from $3.87 billion in FY 2018 to $3.36 billion in FY 2020. Net margins rose from 23.7% to 24.3% over this period, and combined with a 7% drop in the outstanding share count, EPS (earnings-per-share) dropped from $5.06 to $4.84 over this period.
However, Skyworks' P/E (price-to-earnings) multiple jumped from 13x in 2018 to 32x by 2020 end, and has since rallied to 37x currently. We believe that the company's P/E ratio has the potential to rise further in the near term on expectations of continuing demand growth and a favorable shareholder return policy, thus driving the stock price higher.
Where Is The Stock Headed?
The global spread of coronavirus and the resulting lockdowns led to a drop in demand for semiconductor materials across a variety of industries, but demand has started rising steadily since late-2020. Also, Skyworks manufactures semiconductors used in mobile communications systems, and with the rapid global roll-out of 5G, Skyworks stands to benefit further. This is evident from Skyworks' Q2 2021 earnings, where revenues came in at $1.17 billion, a strong rise from $766 million for the same period last year. Operating expenses rose at a slower rate, and this saw operating income rise from $200 million to $375 million over this period. Despite a slightly higher effective tax rate, EPS rose from $1.07 in Q2 '20 to $1.97 in Q2 '21.
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MPs call for halt on fracking in the UK
The EAC has called for a moratorium on shale fracking in the UK
A select group of MPs has called for a moratorium on shale fracking in the UK, stating in a report that the process is "incompatible" with climate change targets and poses "significant environmental risks" to public health.
The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee will attempt to amend the Government's Infrastructure Bill in Parliament today, a decision that has been met with contempt by chemicals giant, INEOS, with the company condemning the EAC's report as a "missed opportunity."
The company states that the EAC has overly focussed on the potential risks rather than the benefits of Shale gas extraction.
"The Committee deliberately sought out views that focussed on concerns about water quality, emissions and geological integrity and so produced a partisan and partial report," said INEOS Director, Tom Crotty.
"The Committee refused to see INEOS and didn't look hard enough at the massive decline in the UK's manufacturing base and the country's desperate need for Shale gas to reduce energy costs and revitalise industry."
INEOS cites the success of shale gas extraction in the USA as a driver for the UK to exploit its own reserves. The drilling of over one million shale gas wells in America has led to a manufacturing renaissance, which has brought both jobs and prosperity to the country and had a very positive influence on the plastics industry.
"The UK needs Shale gas and we know that INEOS has the skills to safely extract it from the ground without damaging the environment," Crotty added. "Without Shale gas, UK manufacturing will start to collapse so we need to kick start the Shale gas industry, not put it on hold."
The committee, however, believes the Infrastructure Bill would be "rushing through" changes that would allow fracking to commence without addressing the "considerable uncertainties" it says remain about the potential hazards associated with the process.
Joan Walley MP, chair of the Committee, said: "Ultimately fracking cannot be compatible with our long-term commitments to cut climate changing emissions unless full-scale carbon capture and storage technology is rolled out rapidly, which currently looks unlikely. There are also huge uncertainties around the impact that fracking could have on water supplies, air quality and public health."
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Russian News Site RBC Investigates Russian Troop Units Deployed in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin lights candles 10 September 2014 for "those who gave their lives defending people in Novorossiya." Photo by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Repeatedly through Russia's war against Ukraine, there have been references in various blogs and news media to lists of Russian military units supposedly deployed in Ukraine.
Most of these lists can be traced back to a single Georgian activist who participated in the Maidan demonstrations named Irakly Komaxidze who made a Facebook post in Russian on 26 August with a list of the units and updated it with some additions 31 August. For an English translation of the list, see Burko News.
This list has been copied – usually without attribution – in numerous formats, usually verbatim, but often without the first entry in the list, the 18th Motorized Brigade" – because cutting and pasting can be imperfect.
Komaxidze says that he made up the list "from media and social media." We haven't translated and published this list because we didn't see that it was verified – there aren't any links provided to the press and social media sources he claims to have seen.
We have found information about the status of soldiers coming from Vkontakte can be misleading or wrong, so the list has to be sourced with direct reporting. Since the Russian media has tended to deny deployments in Ukraine or even the well-documented deaths of soldiers, even censoring pages from local press about the deaths, it's hard to understand how it could serve as a source for anything.
The Ukrainian press has been more open, but here, too, no Ukrainian source, even military experts like Information Resistance have claimed to have their own complete research regarding which Russian units are present – they've only reprinted Komaxidze's list.
The independent Russian news site RBC (RosBiznessKonsulting at rbc.ru) has found that one reliable way to determine which Russian army units were in Ukraine is to work backward from the known information about those reported as killed in Ukraine. In this fashion, RBC has determined that 5 units of the Russian Airborne Troops division which make up the Russian peace-keeping troops are involved and 5 others were involved, or a total of 11. This is less than the 35 cited by Komaxidze but it is verified.
The investigation by Maxim Solopov was published by RBC on 2 October. The Intepreter has summarized and translated some excerpts. (See also our "How Many Russian Soldiers Have Been Killed, Wounded, or Captured in Ukraine?"
Russian military officials are saying that paratroopers from the regular army died "in training in Rostov region," and any discovered to have died in Donbass are only "volunteers." But RBC is finding holes in these stories.
"Right at the time of the supposed participation of the Russian troops in the conflict, the state media began talking about a surge of volunteers for Donbass," said RBC.
As we reported, President Vladimir Putin lit a candle in memory "of those who gave their lives defending people in Novorossiya" on 10 September. This was widely reported as a tacit admission by Putin that Russian troops had died in Ukraine. But RBC followed up and learned from Dmitry Peskov, the presidential administration spokesman, that this wasn't the case. The president didn't mean Russian soldiers, said Peskov, only the local volunteers.
"There are no Russian military servicemen there," said Peskov.
1. 31st Separate Paratrooper Assault Brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops Division based in Ulyanovsk
This brigade took part in the Chechen war. Since 2005, it has been made up entirely of contract soldiers.
On 28 August, Yegor Vorobyev, a reporter for Ukrainian TV Espresso-TV published a story about the POWs of the 31st Separate Paratrooper Assault Brigade. Two soldiers, Ruslan Akhmetov and Arseny Ilmitov, said that they had come for training to Rostov region but then found themselves in Ukraine. "They handed out ammunition on the border," said Akhmetov. The TV show was taped in the village of Mnogopole near Ilovaisk where Ukrainian forces were surrounded. The broadcast ended with Vorobyev saying they were in an improvised hospital in a school where a Russian soldier who had been burned in a BMD was being treated. Then Vorobyev himself was taken captive and has still not been heard from. Ilmitov and Akhmetov have also gone missing and have not updated their social media pages; their parents refused to talk to RBC.
Anton Gerashchenko told RBC he believed the Russian paratroopers were killed during the shelling of a convoy of Ukrainian soldiers. He learned this from Yuriy Berez, commander of Dnepr-1, who said the two were taken captive by his forces in Mnogopole toward the end of August. He said he held negotiations with their commander, who was nick-named "Klen," and had only their word for the fact that they were Russian soldiers as they had no documents on them.
"I gave my word as an officer that if they allowed us to leave we would give up the POWs. A POW was put in each vehicle. However on 29 August near the village of Novokaterinovka, they opened fire on the convoy. The vehicle with them (Ilmitov and Akhmetov) was shot at before my eyes."
But later RBC discovered that in fact Ilmitov and Akhmetov were alive, and had returned to their unit; they did not die in Ilovaisk as originally reported, according to a LifeNews report of 6 September. Although LifeNews is not a credible source as it has been responsible for some of the worst distorted war propaganda in this conflict, apparently RBC was satisfied with the statement.
This unit lost at least two men, Ilnir Kilchinbayev and Aleksandr Belozerov. Now their VKontakte pages have been removed, their relatives won't speak to RBC, and a notice about Kilchinbayev on a group page was also deleted.
2. 98th Paratroopers Guard of Ivanov and Kostroma Regions
3. 331st Guard Paratroopers Regiment of the Airborne Troops Division
These units took part in conflicts in the Trans Caucasus, Transdniestria, Yugoslavia and North Ossetia as well as the Georgian war in 2008.
Kostroma's 331st Guard was the unit where the soldiers served who were taken captive by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on 25 August. They were detained near the village of Zerkalnoye in Amvrosievka District of Donetsk Region, which is about 36 kilometers to the west of the Russian border, and about 10 kilometers to the south from Mnogopolya, where the Ulyanovsk paratroopers ewer taken.
"They didn't get lost, they were just using maps from 2015," is the joke circulating about the Kostroma POWs. Videos of the POWs interrogated while in captivity were published on YouTube and were intended to support Kiev's contention that Russia's regular army was taking prat in the war. The soldiers said they came to Rostov for training, then were ordered to accompany a convoy with vehicles into Ukraine at an unmarked section of the border, and were detained the same day.
The Russian military claims they were lost and accidently crossed the border. They were returned after negotiations on 31 August. Nine of them returned to Kostroma and the 10th, who was severely burned and never shown on videotape, remained in a burn center in St. Petersburg. Lt. Aleksandr Khotulev, the commander in charge of education said they could return to service and refused to elaborate if there were any losses in the company, nor confirm what relatives are saying that at least a battalion of 400-500 soldiers went to Ukraine. Yet relatives say this was the officer who told them on 26 August that there were 2 who had died and 10 wounded. "I think the training will be finished soon…Along with the improvement in the political situation," Khotulev would only say cryptically to RBC.
The first contractor to die in this unit was Sergei Seleznev of Vladimir on 2 September. A local draft board official told the local news site Pro Gorod that the soldier died "during training in Rostov Region." Another paratrooper from this unit who died was Andrei Pilipchuk from Kostryoma, although the circumstances are not clear and his social media pages were removed. The editor of Kostryoma's main portal told RBC that Pilipchuk's relatives said he had been buried, but they refused to talk to RBC.
A Kostryoma cemetery official told RBC that three paratroopers who had died in Ukraine were buried there; there is an "Afghan Alley" where soldiers who die in conflict zones are buried, and three fresh graves appeared there: Sergei Gerasimov, 26, Aleksey Kasyanov, 32, and Yevgeny Kamenev 27 who died 24 and 25 August and 3 September, respectively.
The wife of one of the soldiers who served with Gerasimov said he was in the reconnaissance platoon of the 331st. She said they were in Ukraine and returned to Rostov in early September when they were finally allowed to call home.
4. 76th Paratroopers Assault Guard Division in Pskov Region
Pskov paratroops have taken part in conflicts in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Baltics, Transdniestria, and North and South Ossetia as well as the first Chechen war and Georgian war in 2008. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked the Pskov Guards for taking part in the Crimean annexation of 2014.
After the Ukrainian army found a BMD-2 (the Russian initials for "Airborne Combat Vehicle") near the village of Georgievka in Lugansk Region on 20 August with a number of documents, Ukrainian journalist Roman Bochkala published photographs of the documents and identification cards found and people began looking for the soldiers on VKontakte. Among the items were the drivers' licenses of Ilya Maksimov and Nikolai Krygin. Defense Minister representative Igor Konashenkov dodged questions from reporters. But Leonid Kichatkin and Aleksandr Osipov, whose names were in a log book discovered with the BMD, were buried 25 August in Pskov; their grave markers said they died 19 and 20 August, respectively.
Lev Shlosberg, the regional legislature deputy and founder of Pskovskaya Guberniya, the local newspaper which has covered the deaths, was the one to blow the whistle on the paratroopers deaths. Maximov's mother also gave a press conference saying military officials would not tell her where her son was. He was finally found in Pskov but could not explain why his documents ended up in a burnt army vehicle in Ukraine. Shlosberg himself was assaulted by unidentified persons in August and hospitalized with serious injuries. He links the assault to his investigations. Relatives do not want to speak about their family members, even anonymously; they are under pressure form the army which is threatening them with the loss of their social benefits.
Shlosberg believes that 2,000 fighters from the 76th Division were deployed on the border of Ukraine.
5. 7th Paratrooper (Mountain) Assault Guards Division of the Airborne Troops Division
The 7th Paratroops is located in Krasnodar Territory in Novorossiysk, Stavropol and Anapa. It is used in peace-keeping in Abkhazia and took part in counter-terrorist operations in North Caucasus.
Paratroopers from other units have died; the local news site Chita.ru covered the death "during training in Rostov" of Nikolai Sharaborin who was in the Airborne Troops Division in Novorossiysk, where the 7th Paratroopers Assault Guard is located. Later, in the editing by the Chita branch of VGTRK (state television), Sharaborin was called "a volunteer who joined the ranks of the militia" and died in Donetsk Region.
6. 106th Airborne Guards Division
The 106th Airborne Guards is located in Ryazan and has taken part in conflicts in Azerbaijan and counter-terrorist operations in the Caucasus.
7. 9th Separate Motorized Brigade based in Nizhny Novgorod
The Ukrainian Security Service announced another Russian POW on 27 August, Pyotr Khokhlov, age 19. RBC found another soldier who had served with Khokhlov who said he was an orphan. In a videotaped confession, Khokhlov says he was drafted into the army in May 2013 and after 9 months, signed a contract to serve in the 9th. His unit was deployed to Rostov then sent into the forest. The soldiers were ordered to line up BMPs, scrape off their numbers and other identifying signs and form a convoy. Khokhlov said 14 vehicles were turned over to some "Chechens" in the Russian border town of Donetsk.
Khokhlov said he and his fellow soldier Ruslan Garafiyev decided to join the separatists and went AWOL where he was captured by Ukrainians on 27 August. His relatives are still searching for him; the Russian military said that he left the unit, and the SBU has no comment. RBC believes there are holes in the story about the soldiers going AWOL. Komsomolskaya Pravda published the stories of two other contractors from the same 9th Brigade, Armen Davoyan and Aleksandr Voronov, who died "on the Ukrainian border" in Rostov Region. Their fellow servicemen told KP that they died on 14 July when they fell under fire as they were protecting refugees. The article was subsequently removed from the site. A brigade officer refused to speak to RBC and contact could not be made with relatives.
8. 17th Separate Motorized Brigades
10. 21st Separate Motorized Brigade based in Toitsk District of Orenburg Region
These brigades have taken part in peace-keeping operations in Transdniestria and Abkhazia and also two Chechen campaigns.
In late August, local media in Astrakhan and Bashkortostan published the news of the funerals of Vadim Larionov, Konstantin Kuzmin and Marsel Araptanov from the 17th and 18th Separate Motorized Brigades based in Chechnya. All three died "while fulfilling their service duty" during training in Rostov. Vasily Karavayev from the 21st Separate Motorized Brigade was also killed.
Yelena Vasilyeva, the founder of the Facebook group Gruz-200 ("Cargo 200," the military term for the transport of the bodies of soldiers killed in action), published a copy of an order removing six soldiers from this same unit from all allowances starting 4 September 2014: Jr. Sgt. Viktor Karpukhin, 25; Pvt. Nikita Surkov, 27; Sr. Sgt. Vitaly Glushchenko, 29; Ensign Aleksandr Nikulin, 35; Sr. Ensign Nikolay Mylnikov, 37; and Sr. Ensign Serge Dymov, 35. Vasilyeva claims they all could have died. RBC was unable to confirm or deny this information. (We have not added them to the confirmed list until more information is available.)
11. 15th Separate Motorized Brigade based in Roshchinsky in the Chernorechye district of Samara Region
The 15th Separate Motorized Brigade, known as the Samara Peace-keepers, is the first peace-keeping unit in Russia, formed in 2004 and is made up of contract soldiers.
The 15th Brigade were sent for training in Rostov Region as well. Viktor Kalinichev, head of the Samara Union of Veterans of the Airborne Troops Division, told RBC that two people told him their relatives had made contact after a long interval on 3 September. The wife of a Samara contractor told RBC that her husband had not been in contact for a long time, then called her in late August from a Ukrainian number, saying he was in Rostov Region for training. The soldier supposedly got a SIM card from a refugee.
There is no information about any losses in this brigade but no one would talk to RBC about it. Kalinichev said that while the soldiers from this brigade were in training in Rostov, they did not go to Ukraine.
"The world is changing, it has changed radically. As you know from past examples, peace-keeping divisions may be in demand unexpectedly," said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on 6 August when he visited the 15th Brigade of Peace-Keepers. At that time, not everyone in Samara knew what he meant.
So to re-cap, the following units were deployed in Ukraine:
1. 31st Separate Paratroopers Assault Brigade
7. 9th Separate Motorized Brigade of Nizhny Novgorod
10. 21st Separate Motorized Brigade
11. 15th Separate Motorized Brigade
Says RBC:
All the military units, whose soldiers died during training in Rostov Region or who wound up as POWs in Ukraine (except for the motorized brigades) made up the base of the peace-keeping forces of Russia. The units of paratroopers cited above were deployed as peace-keepers in August by Maj. Gen. Aleksandr Vyaznikov, deputy commander of the Airborne Troops Division for peace-keeping operations. According to Maj. Gen. Vyaznikov, the establishment of a peace-keeping formation numbering 5,000 troops was completed by late August.
The question of creating special peace-keeping troops was raised five years ago after the operation in Ossetia, Anatoly Tsyganok, head of the Center for Military Forecasts recalls. He says peace-keepers differ from other rapid-response forces by language training (they all learn English and other foreign languages) and the ability to operate under conditions of unrest and mass riots, the ability to interact with the police and law-enforcement agencies of other countries and also a readiness to perform not only purely military but also humanitarian operations. The status of peace-keepers is given only to one brigade of infantry troops and the above-mentioned units of the Airborne Troop Divisions, although peace-keeping divisions are also found in the Russian Interior Ministry's internal forces.
In March, the Kostryoma, Pskov and Ulyanovsk paratroopers as well as soldiers from other units were deployed in the forcible annexation of the Crimea; in addition to the Order of Suvorov, given to the 76th Pskov Guards in a presidential decree of 18 August, Shoigu also personally thanked the soldiers involved in the Crimean operation. Kilchinbayev, who was killed had received such an order as did POW Yegor Pochtoyev; many soldiers of these units also display this medal on their social media pages.
RBC also makes another interesting connection regarding the soldiers' deaths — they all took place after Aleksandr Boroday, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic," Aleksandr Bolotov, the head of the self-proclaimed "Lugansk People's Republic" and the famous Col. Igor Strelkov, DPR defense minister, were all "retired" and replaced with Donbass-born leadership.
"Moscow is dumping Novorossiya," screamed all the Russian ultranationalist web sites at the time.
After these Muscovites were removed from the scene, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the new appointed prime minister of the DPR, suddenly announced that he had reinforcements: 150 vehicles (30 tanks and the rest BMPs, BMDs, and BTRs) and "1,200 men who have undergone training for four months on RF territory." As we reported, these were Russian soldiers.
At a session of the DPR's Supreme Soviet, Zakharchenko said of these soldiers, "They were released here at the most critical moment."
"Only a few people in the leadership of the republic knew that literally in a few days some serious changes would take place and the enemy would be delivered a decisive defeat," Strelkov told RBC later when he returned to Moscow.
As a result, the Ukrainian army's offensive on 19 August met with a counter-offensive from the Russian-backed separatists — and a surge of Russian soldiers. Terms that had not been used since World War II returned to the Russia media, which spoke of "the Ilovaisk and Mariupol kettles" where the Ukrainian army was surrounded. Indeed, by 27 August, about a thousand Ukrainian troops were surrounded in Ilovaysk, Amvrosievka ad Starobeshevo by Russian troops.
On 28 August, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko publicly used the term "invasion" about Russian troops in Ukraine for the first time. Several hours after Poroshenko's announcement, Putin, in an appeal to the separatists using the term "Novorossiya," spoke of "serious successes in cutting off the Kiev forces' operation" and called on the Russian-backed fighters to open a humanitarian corridor for Ukrainian military under siege.
Ukrainian military expert and journalist Konstantin Mashovets told RBC that the separatist fighters could not have managed without the support of the battalion tactical groups (BTGs) of the Russian army. Anatoly Tsyganok, a Russian military expert, said the BTGs were formed in the regular army about 10 years ago during the South Ossetia campaign; they usually have 450-500 soldiers in them. Such groups could be made up of artillery, armored vehicles and soldiers and officers with various specializations — scouts, sappers, signal officers, spotters, and so on. It would be normal practice to include motorized riflemen and tankers, they said.
Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe believed that the maximum number of Russian forces deployed in combat in Ukraine was up to 10 BTGs. But Mashovets and a Ukrainian commander Berez believe there were at least 3 or 4, which would approximate the number given by Zakharchenko of the reinforcements sent to him (1,200). He said that 4 Russian BTGs (about 1,500 soldiers) remained in Ukraine after the ceasefire.
The Russian Defense Ministry rejected Gen. Breedlove's claim in a press release:
Four battalions with vehicles is not a needle in a haystack. Not to mention the supposed 10 BTGs that were supposedly there the week before. For a multi-starred general to make such notorious statements, based exclusively on his own "notions" is at the very least careless." The Defense Ministry characterized the claim about soldiers still remaining as "fabrications."
The Defense Ministry refused to answer RBC's questions about the deaths of more than a dozen soldiers from various units "during training in Rostov Region."
Both the separatists and the Russian state media developed an alibi about the Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine — they were going there "on vacation," and using their own personal time to help "Novorossiya."
But this story doesn't hold up — in the 331st regiment alone in Kostryoma, there is a soldier who died "as a volunteer"; those who died "during training in Rostov Region" and the contractors who "got lost," all in uniforms without insignia, as well as another one who was wounded.
If the videos of the POWs displayed at a press conference in Kiev are to be believed — and they were made under coercion — they weren't volunteers but regular army. Lt. Khotulyev would not explain how the soldier from Kostryoma got wounded. As for the deaths, these were being investigated by the Southern Military District — but their press office refused to comment.
Sergei Krivenko of the human rights group Citizen Army Law says that engaging in combat during leave is prohibited and because it is unlawful, a soldier couldn't count on getting any social benefits afterward. Yet all the relatives say they have been promised benefits. A group of Soldiers' Mothers and other human rights advocates met with Nikolai Pankov, deputy defense minister, on 2 September and handed him a list of soldiers who had been killed containing about 15 names. But no reply has been received since then.
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Craigslist is known as a place to swap hook-up stories, but one New Yorker is using it for something just as essential to share: license plates.
In a message posted to the "Items wanted" category on the Brooklyn section, a crafty resident is asking fuel-thirsty people if they want to switch license plates. It's an attempt to maneuver around the gas rationing rules New York has imposed on its residents to alleviate hoarding and long lines that are crowding city gas stations after Superstorm Sandy.
The state is allowing people with license-plate numbers ending in odd numbers or a letter to fuel up Friday, while drivers with even numbers or a zero can purchase gas on Saturday.
"I have an even-numbered plate and am looking for a buddy with an odd-numbered plate. If you need gasoline on an even-numbered day I will lend you my plates. If I need gas on an odd-numbered day you lend me your plates," wrote the unknown poster, only listing their location as Park Slope, Brooklyn.
To ensure the veracity of the plates, the post creator is suggesting that those interested to show up at the station in their vehicles with paper plate registrations and window stickers on their the cars.
"We would have to leave collateral for the borrowed plates to insure their safe return. The plates of the other should do," the poster said.
The poster did not respond to the Daily Dot's request for comment about whether they've found their license-plate buddy.
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(d) "Alternative proposal," as used in this section, means an alternative proposal to a subsidiary district proposal as provided for in Section 56861.
(1) Deny both the original proposal and the alternative proposal.
(2) Approve one proposal and deny the other.
(b) "Alternative proposal," as used in this section, means an alternative proposal to a subsidiary district proposal as provided for in Section 56861.


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October Newsletter Poetry Corner: Halloween
October 31, 2018 October 18, 2018 Sarah Shuttleworth
by Richard McGee
Past the time of grass and flowers,
Underneath the shedding tree limbs,
Mounds of leaves gather on the ground.
Parades of ghosts and goblins pass
Keeping their bags of treasure close.
Inside, Mother answers the door
Not knowing what monsters she'll meet.
*Richard's poem is featured in the Fall/Halloween Edition of Best of Critique Café along with other stories in the same theme, available at Amazon.com or can be purchased at Fort Stockton Public Library .
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October Newsletter Writers/Readers Quick Snack: Sugar-Cinnamon Pecans
Writers/Readers Quick Snack—Glenda Bonham
Sugar-Cinnamon Pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons water
Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a skillet and cook over medium heat for about a minute until the sugar dissolves and the mix- ture is bubbling. Add the pecans and cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring to coat the pe- cans. Remove from the heat, and spread the pecans out on parchment paper to let cool. Store in an air-tight container.
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October Newsletter Book Review: The Nightingale
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah A Book Review by Richard McGee
Novels and stories about war are usually told from the perspective of men fighting on the battleground or from the commanders forming strategy and tactics. The Nightingale gives us insight into World War II from the perspective of the women left behind. Two sisters, estranged from each other and from their father, struggle to survive in Nazi-occupied France. Each follows a different path to negotiate through the dangers and hardships they face.
The sister that had always depended on her husband had to learn to cope after he left to fight. The sister that had al- ways rebelled against authority had to find a way to channel her energies. The father that was devastated by his experiences in the previous war and had spurned his daughters, had to find his way back to them.
The tension begins in chapter one and escalates in each succeeding chapter. I occasionally find a book that I can't put down until I finish it. This book was different as I found I sometimes had to set it aside for a few minutes, because the emotions became so intense I had to take a break. There were several "oh wow" moments.
The Nightingale won the People's Choice Awards for best novel in 2015 and Goodreads Best Historical Fiction Novel for that year. Production as a movie is currently underway and will be released in 2019. Hurry and read the book before then as a two-hour movie cannot capture the depth of this book.
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News from NaNoLand
October Newsletter: News from NaNoLand
National Novel Writers Month by Sarah Shuttleworth
The very first NaNoWriMo took place in July 1999, in the San Francisco Bay Area. That first year there were 21 participants. 20 years later there are more than 400,000 participants from all around the world are expected to participate this November. So what exactly is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1st, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30th. Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel. National Novel Writing Month believes in the transformational power of creativity. They provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds—on and off the page.
"Too many people think they're not a 'creative type,' but to be human is to be a 'creative type'. NaNoWriMo teaches you to believe that your story matters, to trust the gambols of your imagination, and to make the blank page a launching pad to explore new universes. That's important because when we create, we cultivate meaning. Our stories remind us that we're alive, and what being alive means," says Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo.
So how can you join in on the fun? Sign up on http://www.Nanowrimo.org. After you've signed up come to a local meeting! Fort Stockton has a local group that meets regularly during the month of November for Write-ins. Write-ins are full of fun, games, encouragement, and writing! You can also contact local Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo Sarah Shuttleworth at sarahlcsnano@gmail.com to ask any questions, request more information, or find out when and where the next meeting will be.
Is there an age limit to participate? No! Younger aspiring novelists can join the Young Writers Program
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October Newsletter Member Spotlight: Frank Bain
Member Spotlight: Frank Bain
Frank Bain was born May 1, 1933 to Robert Lawson and Agatha Madeline (Florer) Bain in the small community of Two Ripple,West Virginia in his grandmother, Angeline Day Evans' house. His birth certificate states he was born in Elizabeth, West Virginia, which is just across the Little Kanawha River.
Growing up as one of nine children to the couple, he was curious about his family and asked many questions, eventually becoming passionate about genealogy. In so doing, he learned that some family stories are untrue. He calls them family fibs.
In the hills of West Virginia, he experienced a life completely different from our modern way of life. He is in the midst of writing his memoirs, so his descendants will have a better understanding of where he, and therefore they, came from. He is proud of being a twelfth generation descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, who arrived in America on the Mayflower.
In 1960, Frank moved his family to Des Moines, Iowa, where he spent the next 56 years of his life, before moving to Texas after the death of his wife.
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The Hot Dog Story
I dropped out of college due to the lack of funds and I needed to find a job other than cutting timber with my father, as I would not get paid until the job was completed. In addition, my dad treated me like a child rather than the adult I had become.
My older brother, George had worked for a farmer in Ohio and met a girl by the name of Bertine Hess. I decided to hitchhike to Coolville, Ohio, to see if she knew where to find work. When I arrived at the Coolville High School and asked for her, the principal informed me she did not attend that school. He looked in the records and found she was enrolled in a school a few miles away.
So, I got back on the road with my thumb out and arrived at the Olive Orange High School about noon. I asked a young lady if she knew Bertine Hess. She said, "I'll get her."
A few minutes later, a girl wearing a purple school sweater with a large orange "O" on it, came up the steps to the landing where I stood. She clasped a zippered notebook tightly to her chest. Her sweater was about two sizes too big and in the pocket was a hot dog wrapped in a napkin.
Now, when I tell the story, I like to embellish it a little. I tell the story that in order to meet my future wife I had to swim the Ohio River from West Virginia. The Ohio River is full of hungry catfish, so a man has to swim fast to make it across unharmed.
When I arrived at the High School, I saw this young lady had a hot dog in her sweater pocket and I was really hungry. I remember thinking, do I have to marry that girl to get that hot dog.
That's my embellished version. The truth is; I did not swim the Ohio River, I crossed over on the Belpre Bridge.
The Moral is: Be careful when you meet a girl with a hot dog in her pocket, you may end up a married man.
Notes: I later joined the Marine Corps in May of 1953. While I was in boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, Bertine wrote me letters, which I appreciated. After completing boot camp, I went to visit her. We attended the Meigs County Fair where we had our picture taken.
My first duty station was the US Naval Training Base in North Chicago, Illinois where I continued to receive letters from Bertine. I was given a 30-day leave before my next duty station, which would, most likely, be overseas. While home on leave one night, after her parents had gone to bed, I proposed.
She said, "What?" and for a moment, I thought I had made a mistake. But then, she started giggling, and said, "I'd be happy to be your wife." We celebrated by going to the refrigerator for a pickle, which we shared.
After my leave was over and I arrived at El Toro Marine Corps Air Base in California, I put a deposit on a diamond ring. I didn't complete the payments until after I arrived in Korea. The engagement ring arrived at her home the same day she graduated from high school, where she proudly showed off her ring to her classmates.
We were married for 61 years.
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Formed in Zagreb (Croatia), in 2010, audio-visual band ŽEN combines intricate arrangments and immersive live visuals to create a fully authentic shoegaze post rock experience. ŽEN playfully dissects gender stereotypes and connects the boundaries of audio and visual art, evoking journeys through vocal harmonization submerged in a progressive symbiosis of guitar, bass, drums and synths. If we were to try to define them by genre, the closest we would get is a complex form of indie-rock, informed by various style and genre characteristics ranging from post-rock to shoegaze, math-rock, vintage synthwave and experimental electronics.
Their debut album 'I onda je sve počelo' was released in May 2013 under the queer feminist label Unrecords from Vienna, Austria. Second album 'Jantar', released in August 2015, is coproduction between two labels, Austrian Unrecords and Vox Project from France. ŽEN has played numerous concerts and gained a loyal audience in the wider European region. They've played in Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Italy, Denmark and Sweden.
In 2017 joined forces with Moonlee Records and in November 2017 their third album 'Sunčani ljudi' was released.
03.02.2017 @ Unknown venue, Postojna (SI)
01.04.2017 @ Kultuuriklubi Kelm, Tallinn (EE)
14.04.2017 @ Mc Kotlovnica, Kamnik (SI)
25.03.2017 @ Tabakfabrik, Passau (DE)
27.03.2017 @ British Rock Stars, Bratislava (SK)
Sunčani ljudi
Post-rock, shoe-gaze, psychadelic rock, indie
Eva Badanjak - electric guitar, keys, vocals
Sara Ercegović - drums, synths, vocals
Ivona Ivković - bass guitar, synths, vocals
Tanja Minarik - live visuals


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Over Half of Private Growth Companies Plan to Sell in Next Three Years
Related: Inc. Magazine, Middle Market, Private Companies
Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, releases proprietary research about M&A conducted as part of an exclusive partnership with Inc., the only major media brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies. The study, fielded by Inc. and Harris Williams & Co., surveyed nearly 700 CEOs and top executives of privately held, high growth companies that have been recognized on the Inc. 5000 lists. The research provides insight into middle market companies across a wide range of industries about near-term plans for M&A. The results show that about 81% of survey respondents are interested in M&A over the next three years. The majority of respondents, 52%, indicated that they anticipate to sell their business, but only 25% currently have a detailed exit strategy in place. Please click here to review the full white paper analyzing the research results, which is published on Harris Williams & Co.'s website.
"Our firm has a long history of advising leading middle market companies, many of whom have been recognized on Inc. 5000 lists. Conducting this research with Inc. allows us to provide relevant insight and perspective as a resource to business leaders, investors and buyers."
"The research findings provide a deeper understanding of the drivers of M&A for growing companies and hopes and fears management teams have about selling or acquiring a business," said Hiter Harris, a managing director and co-founder of Harris Williams & Co. "Our firm has a long history of advising leading middle market companies, many of whom have been recognized on Inc. 5000 lists. Conducting this research with Inc. allows us to provide relevant insight and perspective as a resource to business leaders, investors and buyers."
"By talking directly to executives about M&A, we have a better view of near-term opportunities in the middle market," added Chris Williams, a managing director and co-founder of Harris Williams & Co. "The findings suggest that high growth, quality assets will continue entering the market, which enables us to bring new opportunities to bear for buyers and sellers."


Nabilone can be prescribed by a specialist to help relieve these symptoms, but only when other treatments haven't helped or aren't suitable. Das Referendum war eine der Forderungen der Grünen.
Cannabis (also known as marijuana, weed, pot, dope or grass) is the most widely used illegal drug in the UK. The effects of cannabis vary from person to person: you may feel chilled out, relaxed and happy. Cannabis Science, Inc. ernennt Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge, Panafrikanische Botschafterin für Ernährungssicherheit, und Frau Julia Royall, Global Health Information Specialist, zu ihrem neu gestalteten wissenschaftlichen Beirat.
"Medical cannabis" is a broad term for any sort of cannabis-based medicine used to relieve symptoms. Many cannabis-based products are available to buy online, but their quality and content is not known. They may be illegal and potentially dangerous. Some products that might claim to be medical. Snap Inc. ist ein US-amerikanisches Technologie- und Social Media-Unternehmen. Zu den Produkten zählt der Instant-Messaging-Dienst SnapChat. Mit der App lassen sich Fotos verschicken, die sich.


In addition to the main event – and the wedding dress that goes with it — brides need a whole slew of dresses for the events leading up to the big day. A few days ago I created a look for the rehearsal dinner ( it would work for an engagement party, too) and today I've created a look featuring a bachelorette party dress for the bride.
Bachelorette parties are a fun time to celebrate the bride, let your hair down, and have your closest friends and bridesmaids out on the town for a little fun and bonding time. Whether you're going on a big weekend out like Vegas, or just to a local bar or restaurant, it's a nice chance to wear a sparkly little number like this.
Bachelorette party attire is the perfect time to break out all the dresses that I usually don't recommend on this blog for wedding guest attire and bridesmaid dresses. It's the perfect chance to wear slightly less modest styles ( so long as that fits with your personal style) so a shorter hemline, and a flashy sequined material certainly won't be out of place at a bachelorette party.
I thought this look was ideal for a bride to wear because of that white background ( see my thoughts on little white dresses here!) and the silk and beading – it's a little bit elegant and a little bit flashy at the same time. I particularly like how the sleeve keeps the short hemline from being too over the top.
Since we're heading into the slower season for weddings, I have the sense that many of the events for next year's summer weddings are scheduled for fall winter and spring. If you're a bride-to-be who wants a glamorous and fun dress for your bachelorette, I'd highly recommend this one! If you're a guest, I have a few dress ideas for you here, and many more to come in the future!
Check out my bachelorette party dress board for many other dress ideas!
That dress is the definition of perfection.
What a great dress and accessories combination! Love the bling, perfect for the occasion.
Wow! Love the dress! And that clutch is the perfect match!


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Announcement, Events, Life in the library
DivE-In Encourages You to Take 5
October 12, 2020 Duke University Libraries
Guest post by Alex Marsh, Digitization Specialist
Every month, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (DivE-In) of the Duke University Libraries recommends five free activities, programs, and educational opportunities that address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. For more about diversity initiatives at the Duke University Libraries, visit our website.
1) VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! From October 15-31, anyone eligible to vote in Durham County can use the early voting site that will be set up at the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center. At the one-stop site, individuals can register and vote the same day. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays.
2) Action Item: As an actionable way to support anti-racism practices in your personal and professional life, consider what you buy and where it comes from. Supporting BIPOC businesses is an important form of allyship, infusing revenue into businesses that are often denied the same financial assistance white businesses receive. The next time you decide to buy a kitschy mug for your office, or your sister a beautiful hand-made sweater, ask yourself whether or not that item came from a BIPOC business. If not, take a moment to ask yourself, why not? Even a small effort can make a big difference. For a list of Black-owned Durham businesses: https://www.discoverdurham.com/blog/durham-black-owned-businesses/. For a list of BIPOC business in the Triangle and beyond: https://www.redressraleigh.org/poc-owned.
3) North Carolina Latin American Film Festival Oct. 9 -18: The NC Latin Film Festival celebrates the power and artistry of Latin America's film and audiovisual production. Its mission is to provide a space in North Carolina for Latin American images, sounds, and stories to reach a wider audience. The 35th season of NCLAFF will be an homage to the best Latin American films produced in the past 35 years. NCLAFF will be a mixed-format, virtual synchronic and a-synchronic film festival. All events are online: https://tinyurl.com/y62wtlfv
4) How Heavily Policed Communities Judge Police, and the Political Effects of Police Violence, Nov. 5, 5:30- 6:30 p.m.: Policing and its sometimes deadly effects on individuals and communities of color have frequently been at the heart of debates and protests about racism in the United States and around the world. In this discussion, Ph.D. students Ajenai Clemmons and Arvind Krishnamurthy will share their research and offer a deeper exploration of the relationship between the police and the policed. https://tinyurl.com/yxemc9c3
5) 2020 Diversity Information Breakfast, Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m.: The Office for Institutional Equity invites the Duke community to the 2020 Diversity Informational Breakfast on Thursday, November 12th at 8:30 a.m. The event will include presentations from three diversity leaders or teams from both Duke Health and Duke University that will highlight racial equity, diversity, or inclusion efforts that inspire and support the advancement of Duke's collective goals. A brief Q & A will accompany each presentation. Following the presentations, a panelist of several Duke experts will discuss How the Pandemic Has Magnified the Challenges of Achieving Racial Equity in a Post-Election America. The Duke community will have the opportunity to engage the panelists with a moderated Q & A. Visit the Diversity informational Breakfast webpage for more information.
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Explosion In Southern Afghanistan Kills Three
Map - Afghanistan
Officials say an explosion near a police station in southern Afghanistan has killed three people and wounded 17.
Provincial government spokesman Samim Khpalwak said the explosion on April 21 struck Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar Province.
Authorities initially believed a car bomb caused the explosion, but later said they were unsure what happened.
Qayyum Pokhla, the head of Kandahar's regional hospital, said the blast killed three people, including two police officers and one woman. He said the explosion wounded 17 people.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kandahar is the heartland of Taliban insurgents, and the city was the capital of the extremists' 1996-2001 regime.
Insurgents have stepped up attacks on Afghan security forces as they mount their annual warm-weather offensive.
Based on reporting by AP and dpa


Igor Kryzhanovskyi, Managing Partner of TEFFI Law Firm, spoke on March 20, 2019, at the III Legal FMCG & Retail Forum on the difficulties of the transition period of the Law on LLC and ALC at the III Legal FMCG & Retail Forum.
During his speech, problems related to the conflict-based interpretations of new norms, their application and implementation were covered, and in terms of discussing the implementation of meaningful transactions, we managed to develop an active discussion among all the Colleagues involved.
We are grateful to the organizers of the forum for the opportunity to share our professional experience with Colleagues and business representatives.


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Q: how to repeat a task maximum five times using apache camel I want to repeat a task (calling external API) till either of following condition is satisfied.

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*Response code is success(200)

*Tried 5 times.

For repeating a task we can use loop in camel. Unfortunately loop does not support conditions till camel version 2.17 and I have some restrictions that force me to use an older version of camel.
How can I solve above problem using apache camel?

A: You can use direct like unconditional jump goto. Here is an example:
    from("direct:executeHttpRequest").routeId("executeHttpRequest")
            .to("http4://test.com?throwExceptionOnFailure=false&httpClientConfigurerRef=#customHttpConfigurator" + ((proxySettings == null || "none".equals(proxySettings)) ? "" : "&" + proxySettings))//?httpClientConfigurerRef=#customHttpConfigurator
            .log("HTTP response code: ${in.header.CamelHttpResponseCode}")
            .choice()
            .when(PredicateBuilder.and(header(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE).isNotNull(),
                    constant(HttpStatus.SC_OK).isEqualTo(header(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE))))
                    .log(LoggingLevel.INFO, logger, "200 is OK!")
                    .removeHeader(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE)
                    .removeHeader("LoopIndex")
                    //Something useful here
            .otherwise()
                .log(LoggingLevel.INFO, logger, "Repeat request, waiting ${header.DELAY} millis...")
                .delay(5000)
                .removeHeader(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE)
                .process(new Processor() {
                        @Override
                        public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
                            int ind = (exchange.getIn().getHeader("LoopIndex") == null ? 0 : exchange.getIn().getHeader("LoopIndex", Integer.class));
                            ind++;
                            exchange.getIn().setHeader("LoopIndex", ind);
                            if (ind >= repeatCount) {
                               throw new RuntimeCamelException("Server not response without error " + repeatCount+" time ");
                            }
                        }
                })
                .to("direct:executeHttpRequest")
            .end();
}

Look at work with direct:executeHttpRequest. Looks a bit horrible, but it works.

A: I would make use of Camels error handling & redelivery - http://camel.apache.org/redeliverypolicy.html.
You might need to throw exceptions yourself, depending on how the endpoint used to access the API deals with non 200 responses. The throwExceptionOnFailure setting of the HTTP component (http://camel.apache.org/http.html) might do what you want (though I suspect it would consider any 2xx or 3xx response a success, rather then your very strict 200 only requirement)

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Discover an oasis of peace and tranquillity in rural Algarve
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Our local town, only 2 minutes away from Casa Ferrobo
Our local town is both a bustling centre for this part of the Barrocal – the name given to the region of shale and limestone hills rising from the coastal fringe to the higher ranges and gorges of the magnificent Serra just to the north – and a marvellous historic settlement bursting with architectural and cultural heritage hidden in plain sight along the town's memorable byways, lanes and tree-shaded squares. We're very fond of the town and lucky to have it to-hand.
It's nothing like an Algarve town you'll be familiar with from travel and holiday programs. Just far enough off the tourist trail to escape rampant commercialism; it's a dyed-in-the-wool market town with local people, character and produce at its heart, but with a grand and genuine welcome for visitors toboot. It's laid back and unhurried; a place to unwind with a coffee and pastry treat at a pavement café (of which there are, at last count, 38!), sit on a bench below a carob tree and wonder at the timeless architecture, or window-shop for locally made leather and cork goods without the hassle you'll find in the coastal or tourist towns nearer the coast.
No-one knows when the place was first inhabited. A superb section of Roman road – the Calcadinha – survives near the parish church and is part of a restful circuit of paths and tracks looping round to the nearby 'Verbena's Garden', municipal lido and park in the grounds of the now-demolished Bishop's Palace. The settlement was a staging point on the road linking the fertile agricultural plains of the Alentejo (the Portuguese Region north of the Algarve) to the Roman port at Faro. It's certain that the Moors, who invaded southern Portugal and Spain from North Africa in medieval times, were here; one of the most renowned Moorish poets, Ibne Ammar, was born in Sao Bras, whilst the eye-catching architectural styles of intricately carved doors and balconies, ornate chimneypots and hidden courtyards owe everything to the southern Mediterranean style imported by these incomers.
Fast-forward a few centuries; it was the cork industry that produced the charming old town we see today. Immense fortunes were made from harvesting the bark of this species of oak tree; much of this money was invested in some fine townhouses and villas and in developing the old town with market buildings and small warehouses, workers' housing, sanitation, chapels and tree-dappled plazas. It developed as the hub of this central part of inland Algarve, and remains such, with thriving markets; timeless, old-fashioned shops; cultural attractions and that certain lack of chutzpah which has pervaded and destroyed towns of lesser municipal pride.
Luckily; all of this survives essentially intact and little-changed. The heart of Sao Bras has been only lightly brushed by the hand of development, and contemporary elements sit comfortably with the character of past centuries. A web of cobbled alleyways and byways present a marvellous place to explore and linger at leisure. Over the last 25 years or so much effort and money has been spent renovating and restoring what had become somewhat down-at-heel properties and entire areas without spoiling the essential character of the place.
Narrow streets lined with gloriously colourful tile-fronted terraces of houses radiate from the main square. Wrought iron balconies drape the frontages; evergreen oaks shade minute stone-setted squares; tempting cafés inhabit secluded courtyards hidden off winding lanes; all of this leading seamlessly to the municipal heart centred on the beautiful, white-painted Mother Church, set on its high rocky bluff with views stretching to the distant sea.
OUR FAVOURITE BITS
The covered Produce Market is a wonderful place to mooch around, investigate unfamiliar vegetables, fish and cheeses, indulge in fresh pastry and bakery treats and there are good street-side cafes here in which to take stock. For a leisurely lunch, moor-up at one of the cafes and restaurants on the Main Square, Largo Sao Sebastiao and people-watch as locals and visitors meander amidst the jet-fountains and sculptures that have re-invented this corner of the old town, where traffic now bypasses shady corners and colourful parasols catch the eye. From here, amble 300yds along the Rua Dr Jose Dias Sancho (beside the Algarve Tourist Office) to discover the Ethnology Museum Museu do Trajo do Algarve. It's a great traditional old town museum with a marvellous mix of Victorian-age style set piece recreations of Algarvean life balanced by contemporary displays and exhibits. Hundreds of engaging exhibits, relics and ephemera all housed in one of the town's cork-oak millionaire's mansions, complete with marvellous tile-frontage, balustrades and hidden gardens.
Heading back towards the Square, take the 3rd left street, Rua Manuel de Arriaga. This narrow canyon of white houses, cottages and ruins still awaiting renovation heads towards the heart of the old town. Keep left 3 times to find one of the old market and commercial squares, with some marvellous architecture to savour. Keep left to find a little, tree-studded square where the splendid Casa da Barreira tapas bar has a secret shady courtyard out-back. Bag one of the few tables here beneath awnings, watch geckos skitter amongst the pot plants or butterflies taking nectar from the plant-hung walls. Marvellous!
Then take the lane opposite, which bends round to an entrance to the Verbena's Garden park and lido (recently renovated), then past the top of the Roman Road to reach the town's Mother Church. The trees here are a riot of purple blossom in summer. Directly opposite, take the Rua Gago Coutinho (beside the attractive Municipal Offices) to return to the main square. Along here is one of our favourite restaurants in the town, Ysconjerido. Comparatively upmarket (but still a bargain compared to British prices), it's great for fresh-cooked meals using the best of local ingredients – think goat, boar, spiced sausages, glorious vegetables and, naturally, local wines!
Cork Industry
The cork industry remains significant today and Sao Bras is still the centre for Portugal's production of this natural material. The cycle of harvesting every 10 years or so ensures the supply of raw material is self-perpetuating and supports the rural economy across the inland heart of the Algarve. Almost all of the winding, steep dirt tracks and roads in the hills are created to allow access to oak forests and stands; nowadays tractor or quad bikes replace the mules and donkeys of old. The cork oak's thick outer bark is stripped off (by hand) and sent for processing to factories where it is steamed, graded and cut for use not only as champagne and wine corks, but also for tiles, boards and a wide variety of domestic products. A cork trail – Rota da Cortica – is signposted around the local countryside, taking you to/past every stage of the production, from tree-stripping to finished product. An interesting factory tour around the Nova Cortica works may also be available. Pop in to the Tourist Information Office in the main square for up-to-date information.
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