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Iran Issues Permit for Air Taxis for First Time
TEHRAN (FNA)- Morteza Dehqan, an official in Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, said that the first air taxis in Iran will soon launch their operations as the regulatory body has issued permits for some companies.
Dehqan said on Sunday that several companies had obtained initial permits for launching air taxi services across the country for a first time in Iran where demand for short-haul, on-demand services have increased.
He added that regulations over the issue had been eased to allow import and operation of commercial aircraft capable of carrying 10 to 15 passengers.
He said the new laws are also meant to prevent major Iranian airlines and aviation companies from creating a monopoly in the provision of air taxi services.
"If someone wants to launch a company solely for air taxis, he would not need to have a fixed capital, technical and commercial structures and other requirements like a full-service airline," Dehghan told the ISNA agency.
The official rejected claims that the launch of air taxi services in Iran would face serious difficulties because of the sanctions imposed on the country.
"There is no problem for the import of various aircraft including private jets," he said, adding, "The companies and individuals would import the aircraft under any circumstances and even at the current difficult situations."
The launch of air taxi services comes as many Iranian airports are currently running at low capacity.
Officials say more than 90 percent of domestic flights are processed via 15 major airports and 60 more airports are operating at super-low capacity.
The new services could also be seen as a bid to offset the impacts of the American sanctions on Iran's aviation industry as Washington keeps preventing major global plane manufacturers to deliver aircraft ordered by Iran over the past few years.
US' unilateral sanctions against Tehran have pushed Iran to advance its domestic capabilities in the field of civil aviations.
Late in September, Iranian officials announced that the country has already completed sophisticated maintenance checks for two of its 2-year-old ATR airplanes, adding that domestic companies will finish the job by March 2020 despite US sanctions against Tehran's aviation industry.
Early in July, Director General of Iran Air Touraj Zangeneh said that his company has achieved self-sufficiency in repairing and maintaining its fleet, despite the US unilateral sanctions which have cut the flag-carrier's access to parts and technical supports from original makers.
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The Obese Argentine Manatee and other tales of bloody vaginal discharge. on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu.
The Obese Argentine Manatee and other tales of bloody vaginal discharge.
A bloody vaginal discharge. The sexual assault of the herd of manatees on a human being could be explained by the menstrual cycle of the vacationer, believes Jane Keller, professor of biology at the University of South Florida. "When a female manatee goes into estrus, she is soon detected and pursued by numerous male manatees throughout the cycle. During that time, the female can mate with a dozen or more males in what is known as an estrus or mating herd. It is possible that the animals mistook the bloody vaginal discharge of the victim's period as a female manatee in estrus," she explains. "I would definitely suggest that women not go swimming during their menstrual cycle in areas where manatee mating occurs," she warns.
Admire the finesse of perspective, the ethereal, we might say, substance of that perspective-defying drawer, the subtlety of the draping while the margin follows rigidly the wooden edge, giving the viewer the appearance of cosubstantiality between wood pulp and cotton fiber. Bask in the glory of the elongated watermelon citrics, take in the pear-shaped orange, sigh with the sigh of illumination at the improbable slice of a different fruit, and at the peel that seems made by nesting wasps, and glued there in place to mock traditional, patriarchic notions of materiality. Oh, the coup de grace that is the fine, ethereal whisp of improbable water vapor, oh the thickness of the guitar that no strings could ever vibrate, ah the delicate je ne se quoi pizda ma-tii of a French newspaper.
We can only join in saying with the poet - wondertas wontertatum alles wondertatutis! Such are the great gains in the artistic field of the Argentinian Manatee and her bloody vaginal discharge. We can only rejoice at the Progre's progress from Dumbas to Cowfish, and augur her many more great successes in the field as well as the sea.
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Growing up in the east of Lower Austria, I had no idea that one day I would become a software tester. I visited a school which focussed on design. This is where I made my first experiences with usability, a topic I'm still very interested in.
After school I wanted to do something new, and so I moved to Graz and started studying Informationsmanagement (a mixture of IT and Business). Going from usability to IT made me realise that I would like to do something that combined those topics. So I started my first job at a big e-commerce company, where I was doing QA and project management. I loved the software testing part of my job, but after four years, I was frustrated by the slow and inflexible processes of an old grown and large company. I knew it was time to move on. At first I took this quite literally and took some time off to travel the world. In the spring of 2018 I was back in Graz and in search for a job.
I was very picky when it came to sending out applications, since I didn't want to end up in a job that I would only do for the money. Rather, I wanted to work for a company with values I could identify with and where my voice would be heard. In my research I stumbled upon Parkside and it was a perfect fit. I started as a Software Tester and immediately felt welcome. People here are great and I enjoy working in a multicultural environment a lot. I became part of the PicMonkey team. There was a lot to learn in very short time, but my colleagues were very helpful and things went smoothly. Approaching a developer with a bug, can be daunting (nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news), but the amiable atmosphere at Parkside made it easy. Developers and testers work closely together. I know I can always talk to them when I think a feature can be improved, and overall it feels like I'm part of a team where we work together to create something great.
My daily business requires me to be exact and thorough, while at the same time having a curious and creative approach. But what I love most about software testing is that it feels like a game to me. The basic goal is always the same: find the hidden bugs (extra points if you can point something out that could be improved). But the parameters and settings change constantly. You learn and grow with the platform and technology you are testing, which keeps work exciting and new.
Back when I started at Parkside, the software testing team consisted only of two dedicated people, and we worked separated as parts of larger project teams. But there were talks about putting more focus on testing and creating a QA department. This seemed like an exciting opportunity and so after just two and a half months of working at Parkside, I mentioned that I would be interested in taking the lead for this new team. Back then I realised that I had just started in the company, but I was already passionate about my job and I thought I just put my name in and then see where things go.
After another three months with new projects and new coworkers (including two new QAs), it was decided that I would be a team lead for a new QA department. This was (and still is) amazing! I only started at Parkside six months ago and in my time here I've not only met great people, but also got to work in a company that appreciates its employees ideas and work. With my new position and my small but awesome team I'm excited for new challenges that Parkside will bring to us.
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One of the three British scientists who discovered the Antarctic ozone hole says similar damage is likely soon in the Arctic.
The scientist, Jonathan Shanklin, says the Earth's ozone layer is cooling, which makes its recovery more difficult.
The cooling is the result partly of ozone loss itself, and also of a little-noticed effect of global warming.
And although ozone-depleting gases are no longer increasing in the atmosphere, the damage is being maintained by a feedback mechanism.
The ozone layer protects all living creatures against harmful ultra-violet radiation from the Sun, which in humans can damage the eyes and the immune system and also cause skin cancer.
Dr Shanklin, who with Joseph Farman and Brian Gardiner of the British Antarctic Survey discovered the Antarctic ozone hole in 1985, was speaking to BBC Radio Four's environment programme Costing the Earth.
He said: "The atmosphere is changing, and one of the key changes is that the ozone layer is getting colder.
"It's getting colder because of the greenhouse gases that are being liberated by all the emissions we have at the surface.
"And when it gets colder, particularly during the winter, we can get clouds actually forming in the ozone layer, and these clouds are the key factor.
"Chemistry can take place on them that activates the chlorine and makes it very much easier for it to destroy the ozone.
"We think that within the next 20 years we're likely to see an ozone hole perhaps as big as the present one over Antarctica, but over the North Pole."
This year's Antarctic hole, the largest recorded, reached as far as the Falkland Islands and the tip of South America, where people were warned to protect themselves against the Sun.
But while most of the area covered by the hole is uninhabited, a similar Arctic hole would affect parts of densely-populated Europe, Asia and North America.
The international ozone protection agreement, the Montreal Protocol, has succeeded in arresting the build-up of chlorofluorocarbons and other gases.
But although that should have been enough to allow the ozone to start gradually repairing itself, recovery still appears unlikely, because of a feedback.
The World Meteorological Organisation says: "Chemicals that result in ozone destruction are no longer increasing in the stratosphere, as the international controls on ozone-depleting chemicals continue to work.
"However, the continued general decrease of ozone in the lower stratosphere and the global increase in greenhouse gases are now believed to result in lower temperatures in the lower stratosphere.
"These decreases in temperature could expand the period of intense ozone loss during the ozone hole period."
Dr Michael Proffitt, WMO's senior scientific officer, says the ozone hole has intensified since 1995 - and something else has happened too.
"During this period, the area with temperatures low enough for polar stratospheric clouds that initiate rapid ozone destruction to form during October is double that found during any earlier five-year period," Dr Proffitt said.
Put simply, the stratosphere where the ozone has thinned is able to trap less incoming UV radiation, which cools it and makes further thinning more likely.
And while the greenhouse gases are warming the Earth's surface, climate models suggest they are having a corresponding cooling effect in the stratosphere.
In a final confounding of ozone depletion and global warming, some scientists believe that ozone depletion is helping to offset warming lower down, masking the real impact of the greenhouse gases.
Costing the Earth is broadcast on BBC Radio Four at 2100 BST on 26 October.
All photographs by courtesy of British Antarctic Survey.


The All New, All Electric Chevy Bolt is redefining what it means to be a full electric vehicle. The Bolt features an all electric engine that boasts 238 miles on a single charge! Not only does the Bolt feature superior efficiency and function its also quite stylish. The Bolt houses state of the art technology, and safety features that will make your journey both entertaining and safe. For more information on the all new Chevy Bolt Visit here.


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The excitement of travel includes so many new sights and experiences, and yet, you can also find the most familiar sights too! Since I spend so much time each week thinking about plants, my eyes are drawn to them in places I travel to. That was something that was easy to indulge in while we were in Israel as we spent a lot of time on the grounds of churches and most of them had beautiful gardens! Here are some of the pictures I took in some of my favorite gardens of the trip!
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If you are looking for a unique way to say Merry Christmas to your friends this year, these miniature tokens make for either great little stocking fillers or unique alternatives to Christmas cards. For a special price of £10 you will get a set of two.
Featuring a bright and colourful design these are bound to bring a smile to someone's face on Christmas morning. The cheerful lettering on one reads 'Merry Christmas to a wonderful friend', whilst the other reads 'wishing you a magical Christmas. Both of these messages are surrounded by snow.


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Established in 1967, Eagle Hill School is a co-educational college preparatory boarding school that provides an individualized education for students with diverse learning profiles, including those identified as having dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, as well as students with ADHD (inattentive type).
Serving a population of 220 young men and women in grades eight through twelve, Eagle Hill is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the National Association of Independent School (NAIS,) and is recognized for its expertise in developing individualized courses of study for students traditionally described as learning disabled. In addition, Eagle Hill is an IB World School that offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
What makes Eagle Hill School fundamentally different than other schools is that we genuinely understand that each student's path to the future will be unique, that some of our students will imagine futures for themselves that have never been imagined before—and that we will have to learn alongside them how they will realize those futures. It is our understanding of and appreciation for the vastness of human diversity—sometimes elsewhere understood as disabilities—that is the indispensable idea on which our curriculum and instruction are built.
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Hoping to better understand the health effects of oil fracking, the state in 2013 ordered oil companies to test the chemical-laden waste water extracted from wells.
Data culled from the first year of those tests found significant concentrations of the human carcinogen benzene in this so-called "flowback fluid."
In some cases, the fracking waste liquid, which is frequently reinjected into groundwater, contained benzene levels thousands of times greater than state and federal agencies consider safe.
The testing results from hundreds of wells showed, on average, benzene levels 700 times higher than federal standards allow, according to a Times analysis of the state data.
The presence of benzene in fracking waste water is raising alarm over potential public health dangers amid admissions by state oil and gas regulators that California for years inadvertently allowed companies to inject fracking flowback water into protected aquifers containing drinking water.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency called the state's errors "shocking." The agency's regional director said that California's oil field waste water injection program has been mismanaged and does not comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.


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'We've bought nothing to be terrified of': England followers fancy victory over France
ngland followers in Doha imagine the winner of the quarter-final conflict with France will go on to safe World Cup glory.
Three Lions supporters within the Qatari capital have been in a buoyant temper after the 3-0 second spherical win towards Senegal, and quietly assured of extra success towards the reigning World Cup champions.
France await England on Saturday on the Al Bayt Stadium, with the phrase "it's coming residence" beginning to go the lips of some supporters whereas others desire to take it one sport at a time.
Advertising govt Jordan Fox, 24, from Oxford, landed in Doha on November 20 in time for the primary sport of the event and is staying till England "both win it or get knocked out", telling the PA information company: "Hopefully win it.
"I believe we're one of the best staff player-for-player within the event, the stats again it up. The sport on Saturday – whoever wins that can win the World Cup.
"If we get previous France we are going to beat anybody, nevertheless it's a disgrace we've bought France so early.
"We've bought nothing to be terrified of. Everybody talks about (Kylian) Mbappe however they need to be extra frightened about our frontline and midfield."
James Swann, 28, from Barnsley, has been to 12 video games in two weeks and fancies England's probabilities.
Mr Swann, who works in property and development, is staying in a villa with 9 others and mentioned he has been "very impressed" by England to date.
On the quarter-final tie, he advised PA: "I believe we are able to beat them.
"Mbappe is the primary man, I've seen him twice on this event and he's like lightning, I've been impressed with him.
"(Olivier) Giroud, I believe (Harry) Maguire will probably be respectable within the air with him … however, aside from that, I don't suppose they're pretty much as good as they have been 4 years in the past with out (Paul) Pogba and (N'Golo) Kante within the center, (Raphael) Varane is previous it as nicely and I believe the goalie (Hugo) Lloris has an error in him."
Mark Trigg, 48, from Derby, mentioned he'll hold carrying his "fortunate" purple England prime and shorts, his hat made by his mom and a fortunate St George's Cross ring made by his father.
The chef mentioned he has realised a "childhood dream" by travelling to his first World Cup, one thing he mentioned he needed to do since watching the 1982 and 1986 tournaments on tv.
Mr Trigg, on comply with England all through a World Cup on a funds, joked: "Not ingesting quite a bit helps – don't drink a load of beer and you'll save a fortune – and some days staying within the villa, you possibly can have a couple of pool days, catch a sport on the TV identical to you'd at residence however you're within the thick of it."
He added: "Now we've simply booked up for one more six days, it's one other little jolly, isn't it?"
Mr Trigg mentioned he accurately predicted 3-0 wins towards Wales and Senegal, including on France: "I'm nonetheless mulling it over, possibly 2-1 (England), it's not going to be plain crusing."
He added: "The build-up for me begins as quickly as I get up, I'm antsy, I get the music on, pacing up and down, identical to I'm again residence, it's no totally different."
Requested if he has any fortunate routines, Mr Trigg mentioned: "I play the nationwide anthem on a match day, fortunate go well with each sport, I can't not put on the fortunate go well with."
He added he's "nonetheless assured" about England's probabilities.
Steve Hopper, 36, from Eastbourne, mulled over England's probabilities towards France when requested for a prediction.
Mr Hopper, who works in media, advised PA: "That is the dream match between England and France, this can be a World Cup closing high quality match-up and to have it within the quarters is nearly a disgrace.
I believe we're on paper one of the best staff within the event proper now when it comes to our stage of gamers
"But when we do get by means of that then it's massive matches all the way in which this time."
He added: "I believe whoever wins this has the strongest likelihood of profitable the World Cup, between England and France, I believe we're on paper one of the best staff within the event proper now when it comes to our stage of gamers."
Tickets by means of official shops for the quarter-final tie vary from 450 Qatari riyal, round £100, to 1,550 riyal – which quantities to virtually £350.
Followers have been repeatedly suggested to keep away from utilizing touts or secondary websites in the event that they need to assure they may be capable to entry the stadium.
Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer mentioned "come on England, soccer's coming residence" from his prepare to Edinburgh.
Downing Road hailed Sunday's World Cup victory towards Senegal as a "large win".
The Prime Minister's official spokesman was requested about Rishi Sunak's response to the match.
"I believe this can be a large win for England, all credit score to the staff.
"It was an amazing match to observe and he needs one of the best of luck for the remainder of the event."
England might face penalties of their bid to beat France, however Bukayo Saka insisted he is able to step up if wanted.
The Arsenal ahead missed the decisive penalty as England misplaced the Euro 2020 closing to Italy in a shoot-out final summer time.
He advised reporters: "I'd not have stepped up the instances I've stepped up for Arsenal to take a penalty if I wasn't assured, so if the second comes and I'm chosen to take a penalty, I'm very happy to."
Elsewhere, police are working to find out when a housebreaking reported on the residence of England ahead Raheem Sterling came about.
The 27-year-old Chelsea star was given go away to return to the UK from England's World Cup camp in Qatar after he discovered in regards to the housebreaking.
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The Bahrain International Airshow is the fastest-growing event of its kind in the region and delivers one of the most exciting and varied air displays on the circuit with more than 100 aircraft taking part.
The sky above the Sakhir Airbase in Bahrain will be witness to one of the world's best aviation displays as the fifth biennial Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) takes off on November 14 for three days, promising to be the biggest and most successful show yet.
Although one of the Middle East's youngest shows in a crowded events calendar, in just eight years BIAS has seen major expansion making it the fastest-growing show in the region.
Held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa under the supervision HH Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the BIAS Supreme Organising Committee and personal representative to His Majesty the King, BIAS occupies a strategic position on the global aerospace calendar with more than 110 aircraft expected to be flying and on static display.
The show is organised by Bahrain's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in association with Farnborough International.
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Knight, Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, says: "Bahrain International Airshow has seen incredible growth since the first event in 2010. Our objective was to create a platform for value-added business engagement. We built a custom-made facility at the Sakhir Airbase providing a world-class commercial environment with luxury turn-key chalets that enable exhibitors to host clients and invited delegations.
"The first show was a great success and it gave us the confidence to build and expand the show further. In 2014, we introduced an exhibition hall; this has grown exponentially and this year will occupy the entire hangar at the Sakhir Airbase," says Eng Mohammed.
Exhibitor numbers are up by 70 per cent this year compared with the previous show and the exhibition hall has doubled in size and a majority of the world's leading and most influential organisations will be there at the show. There are also four new country pavilions including those of the US and Russia.
The air show delivers one of the most exciting and varied air displays on the circuit. As well as fast jets and the very latest in business and civil aviation, the show will also feature aerobatic flying displays, some new to the event.
"BIAS 2018 will bring international business and senior government figures from across the region together in one location. It will be our most engaging and diverse yet with a packed schedule of events including a three-day delegation programme, a focused conference programme and an insightful exhibition showcasing the latest in technology and innovation," continues Eng Mohammed.
The show has received tremendous response this time from aviation sector majors with 11 of the top 15 aerospace companies globally participating. "We are proud to have many repeat clients such as BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin who continue to participate in each edition of the show, which is a testament to the importance of Bahrain to them," says Eng Mohammed, giving details of the show.
"This year, we are also welcoming companies who are increasing their participation based on their positive experience in previous editions of the show. For example, Bahrain-based TexelAir has now taken a chalet at the show after successfully exhibiting at the show in 2016."
The show has attracted a large number of international companies with the Middle East being an aviation hub. "As many as 77 per cent of our exhibitors are international with Middle East companies forming a large part of that. Companies from the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are all participating at the show," reveals the minister.
The UAE is occupying a large pavilion at the show offering smaller businesses the opportunity to participate. In addition, Saudi Arabia will have its largest-ever presence with a dedicated space that will include many companies.
From the business aviation segment, major names such as Gulfstream, Bombardier and Embraer are participating in the show. "Their presence at the show just a few weeks before MEBAA in Dubai demonstrates that business aviation is a strong sector for the region," says Eng Mohammed.
Providing some interesting statistics to highlight the rapid growth of the show, Eng Mohammed quotes an independent study which said that since its inception, the show has seen a 60 percent increase in company participation and 75 per cent growth in visitor numbers. The value of the show to the Bahrain economy has increased by 90 per cent since the first show and deals announced at the BIAS in 2016 were valued at $9 billion, an increase of $8 billion since 2010.
On the sectors represented at the show, he says: "Our exhibitors work in all sectors of the industry, from commercial through to defence, and we provide a platform and backdrop for them to showcase all their capabilities."
Speaking on the importance of the show, the minister says Bahrain and the Middle East are a strategic stepping stone from West to East, with increasing commercial air traffic. "Bahrain's airport development is a reflection of this and the Bahrain International Airshow is a unique platform to identify new business opportunities in the aerospace sector, be it MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul), cargo and logistics, or business aviation.
"The show is particularly attractive to the larger international aviation companies who value Bahrain's geographic position to access the larger regional market, most importantly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," he continues.
"Bahrain is also a strategically important location from a military point of view with both British and US presence here. Our partnership with the Royal Bahraini Air Force is especially important for this event, as they are hosting the Manama Air Power Symposium alongside the Bahrain International Airshow, and will be welcoming air force chiefs and other senior government figures to the show, the minister says.
Listing the highlights and innovative features of the show, the minister says the show prides itself on offering custom-built platforms for networking and business generation.
Working in conjunction with Farnborough International, BIAS has developed a reputation for delivering a first-class delegations programme and this sets it apart from other air shows, he adds.
"Our comprehensive military and commercial delegations programme enable participants to meet face-to-face with senior industry and government representatives who have been invited by Bahrain. We hosted 92 civil and military delegations and more than 139 companies from the international aviation industry in 2016, and a similar number has been invited to attend BIAS in 2018," the minister confirms.
In a bid to offer even more opportunities for air show participants, BIAS is launching a knowledge theatre. Organised in conjunction with FINN – the Farnborough International News Network – a dedicated area of the exhibition floor will be provided to the theatre that will enable exhibitors to share their knowledge and experiences in a free-to-attend, open-floor environment.
"The show would not be complete without its static aircraft and flying display and the 2018 event will not fail to disappoint. An estimated 110 aircraft are anticipated to take part, showcasing the very latest commercial and military aircraft from our participants. In addition, we also have an impressive line-up of aerobatic teams confirmed for the show, including the Global Stars Aerobatic display team, the Black Falcons parachute team, Russian Knights display team and the UAE's Al Fursan," he says.
Eng Mohammed does not view other shows in the region as competition but as a reflection of the growing regional aviation market.
"The increase in the number of air shows demonstrates the strength of the market in the region. The Middle East has a centuries-long tradition as a stepping stone between the East and the West and the aviation industry in the region is capitalising on this. Equally, short-haul travel is increasing with more people travelling across the region for business and tourism.
"Greater competition means it is important this event continues to grow and innovate, and deliver the best opportunities for the participants to develop their business, be this through good-quality networking events, insightful conferences or relevant exhibitors," he adds.
Bahrain is a regional pioneer in aviation and offers various investment opportunities to firms in this sector. Explaining the kingdom's aviation strategy, the minister says: "The Bahraini Government strives to take a holistic approach in ensuring the kingdom is an attractive place to do business. Our long history as a strategic hub and gateway to the Gulf is a major advantage. With efficient and cost-effective pan-GCC transport links, and direct access to Saudi Arabia, our market access is unparalleled.
"The kingdom continues to invest in its infrastructure to ensure it remains a leading transport and logistics hub. These include the Airport Modernization Programme (AMP) – the first phase of which is due for completion next year – and the GCC Railway," he adds.
"The Economic Development Board is tasked with enabling foreign investment to Bahrain and we are recognised internationally as being business-friendly with an agile government that comes together to problem-solve and support the business environment, ensuring companies thrive. For example, running your business in Bahrain costs considerably less than other parts of the region. We're also fast to adapt our regulatory environment to ensure the kingdom remains competitive.
"As a passenger and logistics hub, we have strong expectations for the aviation sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain," reiterates Eng Mohammed.
AIRPORT MODERNISATION
Detailing the new aviation infrastructure work under way in Bahrain, he says the ministry has developed a master plan for the airport and the aviation sector in Bahrain. A $1.1-billion investment was injected in the Airport Modernization Programme which will satisfy the traffic growth in Bahrain till 2035.
"Our Airport Modernization Program will see the airport's capacity increase to accommodate 14 million passengers and 130,000 air traffic movements per year. It will also make a strategic contribution to the kingdom's cargo sector, enabling to capitalise on increasing demand driven through growth in e-commerce."
The major new infrastructure facilities include a 210,000-sq-m main passenger terminal building, a new jet fuel farm and hydrant system and a central utility complex. The AMP will also increase the number of parking spaces available, adding a new multi-storey car-park to offer a total capacity of 6,000 parking spaces for passengers and visitors.
"The new airport is the first step in our ambitious plan to service the growing demand for air travel in the region. The new development will enable other areas of the industry to grow. More aircraft travelling through Bahrain will attract other aerospace-related services from MRO and cargo, to new airlines, new routes and destinations," he further adds.
The ministry is also currently engaged in developing a number of strategic projects that would enhance the air traffic control infrastructure and enable it to provide a better service to its customers. In this respect, the ministry has started the process to build a $6.3-million new area control centre, $10.6-million upgrade of the runway operations to CATIII and build a new radio transmitter/receiver station at a cost of $3.9 million.
Asked how Bahrain is preparing itself to incorporate the new technologies in the aviation and transport sectors, Eng Mohammed says the ministry has allocated a $10.6-million budget for the new equipment and technology to be used in the new area control centre. This equipment will include the latest technology in voice switching system, radar displays, short-term conflict alert and safety enhancement features.
"We are also investing in state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure as part of the AMP to improve passenger convenience, safety and security and to increase efficiency," he continues.
Eng Mohammed is proud of the fact that Bahrain has a highly-skilled workforce in the aviation sector. "We are very proud to have an industry that is run and operated mainly by Bahrainis. At the ministry, we have a team of highly qualified air traffic controllers, for example, and continue to invest in the development of the next generation of engineers and aviation professionals. We are proud that a number of Bahrainis have been recruited by neighbouring airports, testifying to the quality and skill of Bahrainis.
"Learning and development are key and there is a huge amount of investment to ensure that all areas of the workforce are fully trained. For example, to support the Airport Modernisation Programme, the Bahrain Airport Company has developed a training and development programme in conjunction with Tamkeen.
"The Bahrain International Airshow is inviting university students to attend the show to enable them to increase their understanding of the industry and explore potential career opportunities in aerospace. Whether it's engineering or training to become a pilot, we hope that they will be inspired by the wealth of insight presented to them at the show," he concludes.
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Pink Umbrella Designs launched four years ago (taking over a previous name). In four years a lot has happened. I've had two kids for one. After having two kids your whole being changes. One important thing that changed was my style, both personal and design. Because of this, our logo just wasn't "working" for me anymore. When I first created the Pink Umbrella logo and branding it was perfect for me. Fun, eclectic, bright and cute. In the last year, I've been looking at it wondering, does it still represent me? The answer was no.
The hardest thing any graphic designer will do, is brand or rebrand their own business. We critique design, and that's goes double for the things we design for ourselves. It took me some time to think about what the Pink Umbrella re-brand needed to include, and in the end, I decided on personality. If Pink Umbrella was a person, what kind of personality would it have? Well, it's down to earth, relaxed, patient, doesn't take itself to seriously, loves colour and trying new things. What kind of clients does Pink Umbrella attract? Fun, down to earth couples who are looking for stationery that stands out.
What did the rebrand need to include.
1. Simplicity. I LOVE perfectly simplistic and well styled things.
2. COLOUR. Bright, but simple colours.
3. Fun. No need for extreme formality here. We want to relate to people.
4. Timeless. I love a good script font, but truth be told, they rotate fast in my mind. Something Sans Serif was the direction I needed.
After about 6-8 months of debate, I FINALLY landed on what you are currently looking at as Pink Umbrella Designs re-brand. I'm smitten. I believe it captures the look Pink Umbrella Deserves, and represents my personality, the face our this company, very well.
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No doubt proclaimed 2015 gubernatorial candidate state Rep. John Bel Edwards understands the populist element in Louisiana's political culture and wants to tap into it to facilitate his future political ambitions. It's the only explanation short of idiocy for his desire to see his redundant, useless, if not counterproductive and unconstitutional, HB 703 passed into law.
The bill, which got voted out of the House yesterday, would require that any unclassified employee of the state within thirty days of assuming employment making at least $100,000 annually to show proof of having a Louisiana driver's license and registration of any vehicles in his name be done so in Louisiana. This also applies if a salary increase brings that person above this level. Failure to provide such proof to the employing agency brings about termination.
Louisiana law already requires that state residents who own and/or operate motor vehicles comply with these license and titling requirements, so the bill instantly is redundant. However, it adds the proof standard – presently, the only means of enforcement comes from law enforcement officers incident to an arrest, investigation, or traffic stop, where it would have to be proven somebody without a Louisiana license and/or state titling had resided in the state longer than 30 days before any enforcement could occur (or potentially as many as 51 days) – and makes state agencies into enforcement bureaus, on top of their genuine functions. Further, it does so only selectively – only unclassified employees and those making six figures.
Yet more evidence to back LA Medicaid expansion opt-out
Another study on Medicaid expansion, another chance for those with faith in government supervised medical care or who want to bash Gov. Bobby Jindal to demagogue the issue. Don't be fooled.
This entrant comes courtesy of the Legislative Fiscal Office, which prepares fiscal notes for bills. Several have been filed to force the state to accept expanding eligibility from 25 percent to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Line; those below already can get it, and those higher will be forced to get insurance or pay a fine, while some will receive subsidies to do so. Jindal opposes accepting this optional provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), with a good set of reasons explaining why.
The note computes two scenarios, with the more likely claiming state savings of about $533 million over the first five years of the program, and around $185 million over the first ten years – the standard windows of analysis in a fiscal note. No doubt these figures, or the ones under the less likely scenario (which predict over $500 million savings over the decade), will be echoed by supporters of expansion – who also will neglect to mention the conceptual flaws of the analysis and one crucial point.
House co-pay bill rejection cannot avoid hard choice
As previously noted, governmental budgeting is a series of choices hopefully based upon some kind of rational making of priorities using full information. But there's no guarantee that rationality or information will be integrated fully into the process.
A case in point concerns HB 375 by state Rep. Frank Hoffman. It reconfigured to some extent the management of the Early Steps Program, which to date without cost to clients provides assistance to families with children ages 0-3 who display developmental disabilities. The program's early intervention is designed to prevent later problems in these children integrating into society without more expensive and extensive services provided. It may draw on federal money with state money but is not required to be operated.
Last year, when the House of Representatives proposed deeper spending cuts than budgeted, the Department of Health and Hospitals (which actually runs the program despite its administrative housing current in the Department of Education) maintained that it would have to eliminate the program. However, budget negotiations that reversed most of the cuts saved the program, where about half of its costs are paid through roughly $8 million from the general fund.
More to deaf accessibility funding than meets the ear
A controversy over funding to provide for more accessibility for the hearing-disabled illuminates an unrelated controversy over Louisiana's fiscal structure and provides an object lesson promoting reform that no legislator yet seems intent on embracing.
HB 238 by state Rep. Patrick Williams would change the way the Telecommunications Fund for the Deaf gets funded. Instead of the current 5 cent tax per local line per month, a 2 cent charge would hit for all lines except those non-telephonic and prepaid. This would increase the amount of money coming in by about $1 million a year. Williams claims the change is needed because the number of landlines continues to fall.
But Gov. Bobby Jindal objects to the bill because it is a tax increase, and Jindal has said consistently he will not support any measure that does so or any set of them that raises taxes in aggregate. Williams, nor any of his many co-sponsors, which comprise a majority of the House members of the Legislative Black Caucus, several other white Democrats, and a few Republicans, have addressed why an increase is needed, as opposed to lowering the proposed rate to keep the alleged funds erosion at bay.
Contracting endgame finds opponents' positions invalidated
Previously, this space asked whether, as a result of a legislative initiative to insert Louisiana's legislature in administrative decision-making, the Gov. Bobby Jindal Administration would play along or humiliate legislators. But the actual rout that has happened and will continue to occur stems not from the Governor's Mansion, but from the power of ideas.
Last week, the Senate passed a resolution declaring that one of its committees had to approve of any specified contracting activities for public hospitals. Later, the House joined in with a concurrent resolution saying the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget should do essentially the same, where now the measure moves to the Senate. These were in response to the Administration's negotiating with nongovernment providers to run the hospitals, effectively becoming the last state to get out of the business of running public hospitals.
Of course, as previously noted, these kinds of declarations are entirely empty given the law and Constitution. Despite that, they got approval as a kind of political fig leaf to hide impotence and to create the impression among constituents that they were vigilantly protecting their interests. The question became whether the Jindal Administration would aid in building this image, which it might have if it could be assured that the faux vetting would not turn into a gripe session or even (admittedly unlikely) symbolic rejection.
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Home Latest Tech News WinZo against online gaming self-regulatory norms
WinZo against online gaming self-regulatory norms
written by admin September 21, 2022 1 comment
E-gaming startup WinZo has opposed the idea of joining a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for e-gaming firms, two sources briefed on the matter said.
This comes amid government efforts to draft guidelines for online gaming.
WinZo had written to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar expressing its views on the SRO structure in June, the sources said.
Besides WinZo, other gaming firms have also had internal differences on the matter and there is a consensus that one SRO might not be enough for the sector, the sources added.
"WinZo formally shot off its note to the government (in June). But companies are of the view that one SRO might not be enough," one of the sources said. "There is also concern among companies like WinZo that an SRO structure might also lead to governance issues if it is driven by fantasy gaming platforms," another person added.
WinZo identifies itself as a real-money gaming platform that is skill-based and not chance-based.
When contacted, WinZo's founder Saumya Singh Rathore told ET that the company was opposed to an SRO structure.
"As a stakeholder, we agree on the urgent need to revamp the regulatory framework for the digital gaming industry," Singh and co-founder Pavan Nanda wrote to the ministry in the letter dated June 24.
The founders added that enforcing governance by SROs in the digital gaming industry was not possible " due to a well-documented history of an inability to achieve the desired outcomes in other sectors such as financial securities.…"
However, the WinZo founders also signed a follow-up note to Chandrashekhar on June 27 – which was co-signed by 79 other gaming firms – recommending how games of skill should be defined.
ET recently reviewed a copy of both the letters, the contents of which have not been made public till now.
WinZo hosts about 100 skill-based third-party games, including fantasy cricket and football, chess, carrom, racing, and others. The platform's main contention is the outsized influence of certain gaming companies in the sector over the SRO.
"It is noteworthy that nascent sectors are often susceptible to the growth of monopolies and resultant intense competition. The fear also is that the process envisages an approval of each game by an SRO, before launch. Inherent in this process is the disclosure requirement of some of the IP – to industry peers – which is not an incentive for any industry to thrive or innovate," according to the first letter.
Singh and Nanda said strategic advantage may be lost on account of the inherent inefficiencies that creep into the process of certification by an SRO.
WinZo's stand on SROs comes at a time when it has sued Google for its recent policy to allow daily fantasy sports and rummy games on the Google Play Store as part of a pilot project, leaving out a large segment of skill gaming platforms and independent developers.
ET reported on August 23 that rules for gaming under the IT Act would contain clauses on self-regulation and that the gaming sector has already been directed to come up with an SRO that can look into and adjudicate various aspects related to online gaming.
"A self-regulatory framework with the controlling involvement of any monopolistic entity or entities may prove counter-productive to the competitive spirit of the market, by the creation of barriers to entry for new age players," the note sent by WinZo founders added.
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The US military's aviation boneyard.
After about 45,000 man-hours spent restoring a 55-year-old airframe, the US Air Force welcomes its newest B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber, named "Ghost Rider," to the 5th Bomb Wing of the Air Force Global Strike Command, IHS Jane's reports.
The bomber underwent a significant 19-month restoration transitioning it from the so-called boneyard, where old US military planes are stored in retirement, to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota as a fully operational nuclear-capable bomber.
"Ghost Rider" will help compensate for losses to the B-52 fleet in recent years, like the B-52 that exploded on the runway in Guam in May.
The US has increasingly turned to salvaging scrapped planes from the boneyard, as tight budgets and overworked air crews struggle to make do.
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US DoD Names Vendors to Provide Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability
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The Defense Department awarded contracts to four technology companies to provide services in support of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability. The four companies include Amazon Web Services Inc., Google Support Services LLC, Microsoft Corporation and Oracle.
"This is a huge day for the department and what we can bring to our warfighters, particularly for areas like Joint All Domain Command and Control," John Sherman, the DOD's chief information officer, said.
The department announced plans for JWCC back in July 2021 and Sherman said it took 17 months of work by the CIO, the Defense Information Systems Agency, Washington Headquarters Service and others to arrive at contract award.
"It's been a been a lot of work to get here, and I'm proud of where we've landed," Sherman said.
The JWCC is a multiple-award contract vehicle that allows the department to acquire commercial cloud capabilities and services directly from commercial cloud service providers.
"It brings us really cutting-edge cloud capabilities, to the entire department here," Sherman said. "Very importantly, it brings us cloud computing at all three security classification levels: unclassified, secret and top secret."
The DOD currently has other cloud computing capabilities, which are expected to remain complementary to JWCC. But those cloud capabilities don't bring the breadth and depth that JWCC will have, Sherman said.
"We've got other types of clouds here within the department, but none of them do this at all three security classification levels, spanning the entire enterprise from the continental United States all the way out to what we call the tactical edge — way out, whether it's Western Pacific or Eastern Europe or onboard a ship," he said. "That tactical edge piece is very critical for our warfighters. Whether it's, as I've noted, on a small coral atoll, or somewhere in sub-Sahara Africa or somewhere else."
The JWCC contract also allows the department to have direct access to the four cloud providers, Sherman said, rather than having to go through an intermediary or a reseller.
"This creates for more efficient and effective leveraging of these capabilities," he said. "And this is something we're very excited about. So we're leaning forward on this. This is a big day in the Department of Defense. It's been a long, long journey to get here, and I'm very proud of what the team has done to provide this capability to the Department of Defense."
The JWCC is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract vehicle which offers commercial pricing, or better, and streamlined provisioning of cloud services. As part of JWCC, warfighters will have the opportunity to, under one contract, acquire capabilities such as global accessibility; available and resilient services; centralized management and distributed control; ease of use; commercial parity; elastic computing, storage and network infrastructure; advanced data analytics; fortified security; and tactical edge devices.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, who serves as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, said the department has more to be excited about than just the cloud capability that JWCC provides.
"We're also really developing an environment," he said. "That environment includes some great accelerators, as we call them — those capabilities that help enable our mission partners, those warfighters, to be able to leverage cloud a lot more than what they are today."
One such "accelerator," Skinner said, allows JWCC users to make use of pre-configured templates so that those less familiar with cloud computing will be able to make use of it in a much faster environment. He also said there is a cloud provisioning tool that enables users to manage accounts and how they use the cloud capability.
"If you look at this as one of many things that are going on within the department, as we improve the transport layer and how we're transporting data, the integrated data layer that you've heard department leadership talk about, those, along with this cloud contract, and JADC2 … all those together really improve the resiliency, the capability and the readiness of the department, across the board, in support of those warfighters, whether they're at the strategic level, or down in that foxhole," Skinner said.
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Q: Debugger doesn't launch in QtCreator 4.0.3 on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS I am trying to debug a C++ application using QtCreator. When I debug that application, Debugger just hangs and says
Starting debugger "GdbEngine" for ABI x86-linux-generic-elf-64bit"
I tried attaching the debugger to a running process but debugger didn't attach.
Debugger Logs: https://pastebin.com/Pewcs721
Thanks

A: Workaround 1: Launch your program via command line and then goto QTCreater, attach the debugger to the running process. Debugger will attach to the running process.
Workaround 2: If you want to debug your program from start up, you can use gdbserver.
Launch your program with gdbserver like this: gdbserver localhost:9999 ./<"your program"> and inside QtCreater goto "Debug"->"Start Debugging"->"Attach to Running Debug Server" and press enter. Select your QtKit, Give server port, in this case: 9999 your server address is localhost: in this case. select your executable working directory. Please "Ok" and you are good to go.

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Roger Fowler on NZ's Humanitarian Convoys to Gaza: Standing For Peace and Justice For Palestinians
Interviewed by Tim Lynch | September 7, 2016
The issue of Israel and Palestine is the world's largest festering sore that is affecting other countries and by implication - wars. Placing displaced
people where other people were already living is a massive international failure, and one that must never be repeated.
The result of this failure is shown in the three Israeli military operations over six years, in addition to nine years of economic blockade, that have
ravaged the already debilitated infrastructure of Gaza.
The United Nations has said that the Gaza Strip could become unlivable by 2020 without critical access to reconstruction and humanitarian supplies. The
U.N. issued similar warnings four years ago, even before the 50-day war, which left more than 2,200 Palestinians dead and countless others injured
or wounded, most of them civilians.
Among many things, the report cited the degradation of basic water, energy, sanitation and education facilities and the region's intense overcrowding as
factors that may render the enclave uninhabitable by 2020.
Donor fatigue has left Gaza's reconstruction at a standstill, and there is no political solution on the horizon. After three wars in the tiny strip,
one of the few certainties in Gaza is another war within a few years.
The current suffering of the people of Gaza is almost unimaginable.
Nearly 80 percent of Gaza's approximately 1.8 million people rely on aid agencies for daily sustenance. Unemployment is at 40 percent, more than double
the level 15 years ago. Before the most recent war, nearly 60 percent of the population was food insecure, 95 percent of Gaza's water is unfit for
drinking and electricity is available for only a few hours a day.
The most recent military operation compounded already dire socioeconomic conditions and accelerated de-development in the occupied Palestinian territory,
a process by which development is not merely hindered but reversed.
Divided in two parts, the State of Palestine is not an independent country and therefore the people have no voice in United Nations and do not have
full sovereignty and control over their own territory.
Roger Fowler and Kia Ora Gaza have organised the following projects:
Sent a team of 6 Kiwis on the 140-vehicle Viva Palestina land convoy, driving and donating 3 ambulances to Gaza - part of the 7million dollars medical
aid delivered in 2010
Sent a team of 4 Kiwis on the "Miles of Smiles" land convoy to Gaza with 10 tonnes of medical aid, 2012, and sent a fact-finding mission to Gaza Nov,
Roger went to Gaza on each of these occasions and in the interview he speaks about his Gaza experience, the occupied territories, and about his activism.
Roger organised the NZ Conference on Palestine 2013 and returned to Gaza on a fact-finding mission last November 2016,
Veteran activist & community organizer, Roger Fowler, played a prominent role in building the local protest movement against the war on Vietnam and
Apartheid in the late 1960s & 70s. He was manager of Auckland's Resistance Bookshop and coordinator of the inner-city People's Union community
organization throughout the 1970s, an active supporter of the protest occupation at Bastion Point, and union delegate in the car assembly industry.
Roger is director of the Mangere East Community Centre, and organizer of Kia Ora Gaza which has sponsored NZ involvement in several international solidarity
convoys to break Israel's inhumane siege of Gaza. Roger was awarded a QSM Queens Service Medal in 1999.
Kia Ora Gaza is part of the NZ Palestine Solidarity Network which links up all the pro-Palestine groups throughout NZ. It was established from a series
of public meetings to organise Kiwi participation in international efforts to end the siege of Gaza. This followed the Israeli commando raid on the
ship the Mavi Mamara, which led the peace flotilla in 2010 which resulted in the deaths of 10 civilian peace activists.
Kia Ora Gaza is currently facilitating the participation of Green Party MP Marama Davidson on the Women's Boat to Gaza peace flotilla that will leave Italy
later this month. (September 2016)
You can DONATE to this and other fundraising for Palestine on the web site:
Kia Ora Gaza: www.kiaoragaza.net
This interview was sponsored by The Awareness Party.


WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The growing sway of state-owned oil companies with restrictive foreign investment rules has complicated efforts by the globe's biggest economies to plan for long-term energy use, a high-ranking U.S. Energy Department official said on Thursday.
With oil prices nearing record highs above $70 a barrel, energy security will be high on the agenda for the Group of Eight industrialized nations at their July summit in Russia.
"Resource nationalism" in nations like G8 host Russia and in Venezuela makes managing global energy supplies tricky, Karen Harbert, assistant secretary for policy and international affairs at the Energy Department, told Reuters in an interview.
"We find ourselves in a market that is extremely volatile. Spare capacity is extremely low, and we have resources that are now in geopolitically, geographically challenging and increasingly unfriendly areas for foreign direct investment," Harbert said.
"It's not just by pumping more oil that we can solve it and it's not just by wearing sweaters," Harbert said, calling on G8 nations to push for "a path forward on how responsible players in the energy market need to operate."
Oil prices are about $4 below the record $70.85 hit last year after hurricanes knocked out a quarter of U.S. energy production. They have climbed from below $20 in a four-year rally driven partly by fast-growing Chinese demand.
Finance ministers will also look at how to increase energy investment, which the International Energy Agency has pegged at $17 trillion through 2025.
But limitations on foreign involvement in many oil-producing countries means the bulk of the world's oil reserves are off limits to international companies.
"The need is only becoming more intense for these high-caliber, multinational companies to be involved, yet the market conditions are becoming increasingly hostile to that, so somewhere the rubber has got to hit the road," Harbert said.
Around 75 percent of reserves are in the Organization of the Petroluem Exporting Countries (OPEC) where access to oil is often protected.
Harbert cautioned Russia -- this year's G8 host -- to tread carefully as it sets future terms for foreign investment.
Russia's economy and energy ministries plan to submit a draft bill on foreign investment to the government this month. That plan would control investments in dozens of industries, but Russian officials say there is no plan to limit oil investments.
In another high-profile event, Chinese President Hu Jintao will come to Washington next month to meet with President George W. Bush.
U.S. Energy Department officials will likely meet with their Chinese counterparts to discuss energy conservation, Harbert said.
"We're going to be really focusing with the Chinese on energy efficiency and advanced technology, looking at clean coal technology and energy efficiency," she said.


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SLIG primarily offers high-intermediate to advanced-level courses, with some intermediate courses geared to strengthen the core understanding of the research process.
Held annually in Salt Lake City, Utah, SLIG opens with a welcome reception on Sunday and ends with a banquet on Friday evening. Classes run Monday through Friday, with special events and research time at the nearby Family History Library in the evenings.
Our 2018 program will be held at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 21-26 January, with an optional "technology day" on Saturday, 20 January.


Ok, heres todays creation. Found a old 8 bar loop I made in November last year that I liked and started working on it until it turned into a 3 minute song. The songs is a mix of prog rock drums with electro synthesisers. Has a bit of an EBM/Industrial feel to it at times. What do you think?
This is just the first draft. I'm planning to add samples, vocals or guitars to it later.


Home » News and Previews » 'Road Scholar' Steve Bakunas – Maybe This Is It!
'Road Scholar' Steve Bakunas – Maybe This Is It!
MAYBE THIS IS IT! is a new comedy written and performed by Steve Bakunas, a self-described Road Scholar – and for those in the know, the other half of the couple of a famous Tony Award winner whose initials are LL.
It's only four performances so make your reservations asap to assure that you'll get a seat – May 23 to 26 at TBG Theatre (312 W. 36 St.) in New York City.
Mr. Bakunas – widely known in music circles as the percussionist with the jazz trio that accompanies his talented actress/singer wife, Linda Lavin, has, through the years, earned the nickname Road Scholar.
MAYBE THIS IS IT! depicts Steve's singular life and travels during which he has spanned the globe, amassing 80 jobs on his resume: from circus worker to car salesman, limo, taxi, truck and school bus driver, street preacher, artist, mechanic, Broadway actor, jazz drummer, designer, builder, etc.
While performing this solo play, Mr. Bakunas will, at the same time, assemble the show's set and props, and also paint a portrait on a blank canvass in the process. Steve has previously presented dramatic evenings during which he actually did paint portraits of others sitting with him on stage as they've told the stories of their own lives.
MAYBE THIS IS IT! is presented by Unlimited Possibilities.


Here's another look at the LG G7 ThinQ, LG's upcoming flagship smartphone which the company is planning to unveil officially in the near future. The LG G7 ThinQ was exclusively revealed by Android Headlines in a render last week, showing off the back of the device in all of the color options that LG plans to make available in addition to a separate post revolving around more of the specifications and features of the phone. This new render provides a slightly different look at the device, one set at an angle, which shows off a bit more of the side so you can see the power button.
The image is also a bit more close up which makes the front-facing camera and notch more visible than in the previous render. That said the image looks exactly like the previously leaked renders which adds more credence to the design of the phone so this is what consumers can expect in terms of how the phone will look once LG announces it. Judging by the color of the frame of the device this looks to be the Platinum Grey option.
LG is expected to unveil the G7 ThinQ later this month featuring a number of different functions and design choices, such as the notch that can be masked by giving the phone an artificial bar at the top edge which will essentially "hide" the notch from view in a way that the phone looks to have just a slim bezel, though the notch will still be there. The G7 ThinQ will also come with a number of AI-enhanced features, a handful of which will be integrated with the camera to make picture-taking a smarter affair for users. The phone will continue the smartphone trend of dual rear-facing cameras as well, and offer features such as Portrait Mode, Live Photos, and 3D Stickers, all of which have been popular offerings on other smartphones from different brands. Naturally there's still no word on cost or an actual release date, but those details will be confirmed once LG presents the device to the public.


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Nora Aceval, née en 1953 à Tousnina (Algérie), est une conteuse et écrivaine franco-algérienne qui collecte et publie des contes pour adultes, ainsi que plusieurs ouvrages de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse.

Biographie
Conteuse traditionnelle à voix nue, elle est née d'un père français d'Algérie et d'une mère algérienne, le , à Tousnina sur les Hauts-Plateaux de Tiaret dans le Sud-Ouest algérien. Son enfance entre Tousnina et Sougueur est bercée par les contes populaires que disaient les femmes de la tribu des Ouled Sidi Khaled. Elle quitte le pays à l'âge de 23 ans et s'installe à Creil dans l'Oise. Elle est aujourd'hui retraitée de l'Éducation nationale.

Nora Aceval est titulaire d'un diplôme d'État d'Infirmière. À 39 ans, elle abandonne son métier d'infirmière et s'inscrit à l'université Sorbonne-Paris-Nord. Elle obtient une maîtrise de lettres modernes, et affirme sa vocation de conteuse. À partir de « 1988, date de mon premier conte collecté dans cette perspective de sauvegarde », elle entreprend un travail de collecte de contes sur le terrain, plus particulièrement en Algérie, dans la région du djebel Amour. Elle conte, traduit, transcrit et écrit les contes, surnommée par ses admirateurs « La femme aux  ». Son premier ouvrage date de 2000, Ghazali le bédouin, suivi de plus de 15 autres livres.

Œuvres

  (en coll. avec Bernard Zimmermann)

  (prix Saint-Exupéry, 2008)

Participation à des ouvrages collectifs
 L'Enfance des Français d'Algérie avant 1962, coord. par Leïla Sebbar, Bleu autour, 2014
 L'Algérie et la France, dictionnaire. éd. Robert Laffont, , 2008
 Mon père, sous la direction de Leïla Sebbar, Chèvrefeuille étoilée, 2007
 C'était leur France, coord. par Leïla Sebbar, Gallimard, 2007
 Les Métamorphoses du conte, éd. P.I.E.- Peter Lang. Actes de colloque (exposés de la BNF) — « Contes de femmes entre elles au Maghreb » , 2004
 Imaginaire du jeune méditerranéen, éd. L'Harmattan, Paris 2002. Actes de colloques — « Du désert à la mer : de la bédouinité à la sédentarité », 2002

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Femme de lettres française
Femme de lettres algérienne
Auteur français de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse
Auteur français de contes
Naissance en 1953
Naissance dans la wilaya de Tiaret

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Presentation on using SQL Server on container platforms such as Kubernetes, Swarm, and OpenShift.
A route exposes a service at a host name, like www.example.com, so that external clients can reach it by name.
Pods running on OpenShift, don't need to go through the routing layer and can interact with each other directly through the services.
OpenShift Container Platform leverages the Kubernetes persistent volume (PV) framework to allow administrators to provision persistent storage for a cluster. Using persistent volume claims (PVCs), developers can request PV resources without having specific knowledge of the underlying storage infrastructure.
OpenShift Container Platform supports a growing list of storage plugins for using various storage solutions.
Note that high-availability of storage in the infrastructure is left to the underlying storage provider.
Administrators define a pool of Persistent Volumes (PV) which are backed by network storage solutions like NFS, iSCSO, AWS EBS, etc and make them globally available in the OpenShift cluster.
Users within their projects can create a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) in order to request a PV to be available within their pods. In the pod definition, a developer can refer to the PVC and mount the requested persistent volume inside the pod at an arbitrary path.
If a pod gets restarted, OpenShift mounts the same persistent volume into the pod again so that the pod data is available. PVs outlive the containers that were using them.
The goal of container-native storage (CNS) is to provide a solution that runs Red Hat Gluster Storage software as containers inside OpenShift as Kubernetes pods. CNS enables OpenShift users to add reliable, safe, and shared persistent storage to their projects. It allows OpenShift administrators to deploy and manage their GlusterFS storage clusters quickly and easily. OpenShift administrators can easily create GlusterFS volumes using Heketi, a GlusterFS multicluster volume manager, and then register the volume availability with OpenShift by submitting a persistent volume claim (PVC). GlusterFS also supports dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes and removes the need for administrators to define and create PVs in OpenShift upfront and have them created on-demand instead when users request a PV.
OpenShift users can take advantage of these GlusterFS volumes by submitting an OpenShift PVC, which is then bound to an appropriate persistent volume. When users employ their claim, OpenShift invokes the GlusterFS volume plug-in that mounts the appropriate GlusterFS volume from the node running the pod to enable the container referenced in the claim to access the desired volume.
The solution supports collocating other OpenShift (Kubernetes) application pods on the same OpenShift nodes as the Red Hat Gluster Storage pods, in a "hyper-converged" configuration.
Red Hat Gluster Storage pods can be deployed on any OpenShift nodes within the cluster that have one or more block devices with many logical volumes defined which are used as the bricks for volumes provided by Red Hat Gluster Storage pods.
Because secret objects can be created independently of the pods that use them, there is less risk of the secret being exposed during the workflow of creating, viewing, and editing pods.
A secret is only sent to a node if a pod on that node requires it. It is not written to disk. It is stored in a temporary file-storage facilities (tmpfs). It is deleted once the pod that depends on it is deleted.
7. Container Benefits 9 This is not a fad!