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Please Leave
by Mountain Drifter
Rated: 18+ · Short Story · Horror/Scary · #2241099
A family moves into a new home, and ignores the warnings of the ghost living there.
Created: January 3rd, 2021 at 5:46pm
Modified: January 3rd, 2021 at 11:22pm
Genres: Horror/Scary, Dark, Other
This house on the hill was an old one. Tucked away in the knarled pines and deep brush, it stood looking over the valley floor like a guardian. There, newer houses and shiny business made up the town. The place had been abandoned, though it had never been quiet. School children told stories of phantom whispers and screams in the night. The older people never spoke of it, instead choosing to stay as far away as possible.
"Probably best to go elsewhere," said the old man on the bench.
The woman speaking to him was a mother with two inconvenient kids and a husband she barely tolerated. She didn't need his advice. She just needed directions. As she marched off, the old man shook his head. Some people never listened. Regardless, she found the house, the moving truck arrived, and life went on. Floorboards creaked, and dust filled the air as the trappings of modern life filled the space.
As the parents worked, the kids ran out back, ducking and weaving through the leaves and rocks. The creepy forest with an unnaturally cold breeze and restless shadows was a land of adventure and secrets for the kids. The crunch of leaves under their feet filled the eerie silence. The adventure of finding new bugs and killing imaginary monsters distracted them from the eyes silently watching the duo.
"Please don't go there," pleaded a voice.
The kids froze. The boy turned to his sister, face twisted into a mocking sneer. Whatever jokes he had formed in his head died with his sister's pale face. She stood frozen, scarcely daring to breathe. To their front were two headstones contained in an ancient wrought iron fence. Behind them was nothing.
"What was that?" she whispered.
The boy opened his mouth to speak, but it was his mother's voice that rang out.
"Mellisa! George! Come get dinner!" she yelled.
The woman's voice was siren, carrying all of the annoyance and weight of the years. The kids, eager to be anywhere else, ran towards the house. As they ate, the children never spoke of what happened at the gravesite. Their meals were eaten in uncomfortable silence as mom and dad grumbled between themselves.
The duo complained about missing boxes and the vase that had shattered in the front room. Someone had left their tv on the front lawn. Dad had found another box deep in the weeds that engulfed the west side of the house. Mellisa looked at George, who silently shrugged. Like her, he was thinking. At twelve years old, George liked to think that he was above most fears. However, the voices and oddly placed items brought him to a conclusion he didn't like.
"Tomorrow will be an unpacking day. We'll get the living room set up and school supplies unpacked for the kids," mom decided.
"Don't forget, I have the meeting in town," Dad chimed in.
"Of course you do."
"Can I go with? I need a new backpack," Mellisa spoke up.
Her eyes were bright and hopeful. For any day not spent in the house was a good day. Mom let out an annoyed sigh.
"No, Melissa. I'm sure your current one will do just fine."
"But it has holes."
"It can be patched. Now, eat your food or find your way to bed."
Mom's sharp tone came with a warning. Negotiations would have to happen with Dad in the morning. They spent the rest of the night sifting through boxes for their clothes and preparing for bed. The young duo sorted themselves out like they did every night. After murky baths, they brushed their teeth and lodged a complaint with mom about the taste of the water.
"It tastes sour," George complained.
"And it's crunchy. Water isn't supposed to be crunchy," whined Melissa.
"You'll be fine tonight. Someone will be out this week to look at the well," Mom answered between sips of wine.
That night they went to bed in their separate rooms. Each was a small affair with a bed against the wall and boxes that hid the pealing white plaster and exposed wood boards that made up the walls. There were no night lights or glow from the hall to beat back the oppressive darkness that engulfed each child.
Perhaps that's why Melissa woke up. The blue glow was not bright, but it didn't have to be. Her restless little eyes would've been looking for the slightest bit of stimulation. She rubbed her eyes and stumbled out of her room, clad in slippers, and a set of thin princess pajamas that she wore at every opportunity. Guided by thoughts that were not their own, she stumbled her way into George's room.
"George," she hissed as she grabbed his shoulder, "George, wake up."
George let out a groan. Sleep had finally come to him, and he wasn't about to abandon it so quickly.
"Go away," he moaned as he pulled the sheets tighter.
"George, she wants to talk to us," Melissa pressed.
The room began to glow ever-so-slightly blue as it had with Melissa's room. However, this time, it was the girl that was the source of the light. Her eyes were an ice blue that seemed to freeze George in a state of wide-eyed shock. Despite this change, Melissa was her five-year-old self. Her voice contained the same energy wrapped in a tired shell. Her hair was still a mess, and she was the same shape she had been before.
George knew better than to freak out or ignore this as a bad dream. Ghosts may be real, but the hellfire of an awoken dad was even more real. The situation left him with only one option. As such, he silently pulled himself out of bed. As they picked their way down the steps to the first floor, George watched the glow fade from his sister. As they rounded the corner at the first-floor landing, He refound it that light in the living room. Sitting on their couch was a woman working a sewing needle through something. George recognized it as his favorite shirt. It was a battered teeshirt that had seen just about every major life event of his over the last two years. However, he did not recognize the woman. It wasn't mom. That much was clear. This person had long blonde hair, and Mom was a brunette with shoulder-length hair. The woman was sewing, something Mom never did. Then, if things were obvious enough, the apperation's clothes looked like something out of Dad's western movies.
"You're a ghost," he gasped.
His voice shook from the fear he was barely containing.
"I have lived here for many, many years. I was here before your grandparents were born, and I shall be here when your children grow old," she explained as she continued to repair the shirt.
"You were the lady from earlier," Melissa piped up.
Unlike George, she had not quite fully grasped the concept of ghosts and the danger now sitting before them. Unlike him, she felt curiosity instead of fear.
"Clever girl," the woman answered with good humor, "You did as I asked too. For that, I am pleased. Not many people listen to a dead woman."
Both kids tentatively nodded.
"Tell me, George: Do you love your sister?"
George blinked in surprise. He took an uneasy step forward to place himself between Melissa and the ghost.
"I do. Please-"
The woman held her hand up. To George, she almost looked discouraged and tired.
"Take your sister and walk to town. Whatever you hear, do not come back up here. Usually, there is a policeman at the bottom of the hill. Get help from him," the woman said.
"What about Mommy and Dad?" Melissa asked.
The first traces of concern were appearing in her voice.
"It is too late for them. I tried to tell your parents. I tried to warn them, but they would not listen as you. It is too late. George, if you love your sister, you will leave," the woman urged.
With each word, her voice became more gravelly. The pleasant soothing voice that had greeted them was now gone. In its place was a predatory growl, like a cat getting ready to strike. Her golden hair disappeared in favor of thin black lines of hair on an emaciated body.
"George, run!" the woman screamed.
The woman snapped her head up to reveal black orbs and lines of razor-sharp teeth. Engulfed in a terror that he had never felt before, George bolted out of the house, dragging his sister behind him. As they flew down the dirt road, screams rang out from the house. In a brief moment of clarity, he whipped around, nearly tangling up his legs in the process. He scooped up his sister.
"Plug your ears," he ordered as another set of animalistic sounds cut through the night.
As he continued down the road, Melissa watched over his shoulder as shadows danced in the windows. In the blue glow of the woman, she caught sight of streaks in the window. With every passing moment, the very forest seemed to descend on the house. Trees seemed to grow closer, and the underbrush grew longer. By the time they reached the bottom of the hill, the building had disappeared entirely from sight.
The woman had given the kids the truth. Waiting at the bottom of the hill was a sheriff's deputy. The silhouette of his big SUV stood like a beacon in the night for George. With the adrenaline-fueled reserves of energy he had, George bolted up to the driver's side window, pounding and screaming. Thoughts collided and jumbled together in an incoherent mess. With a look of grim acceptance, he soothed the two children before depositing them in the back seat of the car. Despite the shock and trauma of the night, his words would always ring in George's head.
"Dispatch, this is Dalton over on Highway 13," he called over the radio.
"Dispatch, go."
"I've got two kids from the manor. Best wake the Sherriff. She's back, and this time she left survivors."
As he spoke, the deputy guided the SUV onto the highway without ever casting so much as a glance back up at the house.
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Effect of incorporated nitrogen on the band alignment of ultrathin silicon-oxynitride films as a function of the plasma nitridation conditions
C. J. Yim, D. H. Ko, S. H. Park, W. J. Lee, M. H. Cho
The effects of plasma nitridation conditions, including substrate temperature (room temperature or high temperature) and plasma source gas (N2 or NH3), on the energy band characteristics and the chemical states of ultrathin SiON films was studied by using reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The depth profile of nitrogen incorporated in the SiON films as a function of the above conditions was examined using mediumenergy ion scattering (MEIS). The decrease in the band gap caused by nitridation was enhanced to a greater extent at high substrate temperature and by using a N2 plasma. The profile for N incorporation indicated that the change in band gap was directly related to the quantity of N in the SiON film. These characteristics are strongly related to the chemical state of the occupied N 2p state in SiON.
Journal of the Korean Physical Society
https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.58.1169
Published - 2011 May 13
oxynitrides
ion scattering
energy bands
energy dissipation
photoelectron spectroscopy
electron energy
Yim, C. J., Ko, D. H., Park, S. H., Lee, W. J., & Cho, M. H. (2011). Effect of incorporated nitrogen on the band alignment of ultrathin silicon-oxynitride films as a function of the plasma nitridation conditions. Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 58(5), 1169-1173. https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.58.1169
Yim, C. J. ; Ko, D. H. ; Park, S. H. ; Lee, W. J. ; Cho, M. H. / Effect of incorporated nitrogen on the band alignment of ultrathin silicon-oxynitride films as a function of the plasma nitridation conditions. In: Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 2011 ; Vol. 58, No. 5. pp. 1169-1173.
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What was the role of the Catholic Church in science during the Middle Ages?
What was the role of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?
What role did the Roman Catholic Church play in the scientific revolution?
What does the Catholic Church believe about science?
When did the Catholic Church accept science?
What are the roles of the Catholic Church?
What role did the church play in education during the Middle Ages?
How did the church view the Scientific Revolution?
What impact did the Scientific Revolution have on the Catholic Church quizlet?
What was the impact on religion of the scientific discoveries made during the scientific revolution?
How did the Catholic Church respond to evolution?
How did the views of science and the church differ?
During the Middle Ages, the Church was a major part of everyday life. The Church served to give people spiritual guidance and it served as their government as well. Now, in the 20th century, the church's role has diminished. It no longer has the power that it used to have.
The Church tested new theories to prove or disprove them. The Church embraced new discoveries as signs from God. The Church persecuted scientists who challenged religious teachings. The Catholic Church believed these new discoveries would lead to people converting to different religious institutions.
The Catholic Church uses both the biblical account and the scientific theory of creation. The Church teaches that the Genesis account is to be interpreted alongside science. Science may be able to give the answer and explanation of how the world and universe was created.
THIS IS IMPORTANT: How do we know Jesus ministry was 3 years?
As late as the 1950s, the church maintained a neutral position on the subject, but by the end of the 20th century the Catholic Church showed general acceptance of 'theistic evolution,' which states that God created a universe where cosmic and biological evolution occurred.
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Cardinal. Cardinal Vicar.
Moderator of the curia.
Chaplain of His Holiness.
Papal legate.
Papal majordomo.
Apostolic nuncio.
Apostolic delegate.
What role did the Roman Catholic Church play in education during the Middle Ages? Most schooling took place in monasteries, convents, and cathedrals. … He tried to bring together ancient philosophical ideas about reason and medieval theological beliefs about faith.
Church officials feared that as people began to believe scientific ideas, then people would start to question the Church, making people doubt key elements of the faith. Church officials feared that scientific ideas would threaten the powerful influence of the Church.
What impact did the Scientific Revolution have on the Catholic Church? The Catholic Church became less powerful because evidence had proved many scientific theories of the Church false.
What was the impact on religion of the scientific discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution? A. The power of the church in Europe weakened, and science began to become a secular field.
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Catholicism holds that God initiated and continued the process of his evolutionary creation and that all humans, whether specially created or evolved, have and have always had specially created souls for each individual.
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Q: Using jq, how can I limit values based on a key For an input file that looks like this:
{
  "employees": [
    {
      "number": "101",
      "tags": [
        {
          "value": "yes",
          "key": "management"
        },
        {
          "value": "joe",
          "key": "login"
        },
        {
          "value": "joe blogs",
          "key": "name"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "number": "102",
      "tags": [
        {
          "value": "no",
          "key": "management"
        },
        {
          "value": "jane",
          "key": "login"
        },
        {
          "value": "jane doe",
          "key": "name"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "number": "103",
      "tags": [
        {
          "value": "no",
          "key": "management"
        },
        {
          "value": "john",
          "key": "login"
        },
        {
          "value": "john doe",
          "key": "name"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

... I'd like to get details for all non-management employees so that the desired output looks like this:
{
  "number": "102",
  "name": "jane doe",
  "login": "jane"
}
{
  "number": "103",
  "name": "john doe",
  "login": "john"
}

I can't figure out how to limit results based on a key without selecting that key (in this case "management")

A: The following is a slightly more succinct solution:
.employees[]
| .tags |= from_entries
| select(.tags.management == "no")
| {number, "name": .tags.name, "login": .tags.login}

A: Using from_entries, this worked for me:
$ jq '.employees[] | {number: .number, tags: .tags | from_entries} | select(.tags.management=="no") | {number: .number, name: .tags.name, login: .tags.login}' input

... and the output is:
{
  "number": "102",
  "name": "jane blogs",
  "login": "jane"
}
{
  "number": "103",
  "name": "john doe",
  "login": "john"
}

There may be a better way to achieve what I wanted, so I'll leave the question open for a while if someone wants to offer a better solution.

A: Here is another solution which uses from_entries
  .employees[]
| {number} + (.tags | from_entries)
| if .management == "no" then {number, name, login} else empty end

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Linguistic DNA
Modelling concepts and semantic change
Language and Data
Impact and Outreach
Approaching Concepts
Proximity Data
What can proximity tell us about word meaning?
BBC Radio News Scripts
Militarisation 2.0
OED Concept Interface
Ways of Being in the Digital Age
Concept Modelling Interfaces
The possibility of mapping the linguistic and conceptual changes which characterise and quite possibly inaugurated modernity has long been a holy grail of the arts and humanities. The Early Modern period was an era of profound linguistic and conceptual change which scholars recognise as the bridge between the medieval and modern worlds. Linguistic historians demonstrate that vernacular varieties of English underwent dramatic transformations between the 16th and 17th centuries. Literary historians recognise Early Modern literature as a formative and watershed moment in European culture. Historians attuned to the conceptual dimensions of their subject—including economic, social, cultural, political, and scientific perspectives—have argued for seismic shifts in the systems of thought underpinning Early Modern behaviour and practices. The period yields key concepts that are primary in shaping our understanding of the emergence of modern culture, the nature of historical thought, and conceptual history. Such key concepts are reflected in the emergence, evolution, and sometimes disappearance of social and cultural keywords such as modern, civil, liberty, empiricism, and many more.
Visualising the Linguistic DNA Project (image created with Wordle)
Concept Modelling Demonstrator (EEBO-TCP)
Militarisation 2.0 (Currently restricted access)
OED Concept Interface (Restricted access)
BBC Radio News Scripts (Restricted Access)
The following datasets of trio concept models are freely available for non-commercial research use under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license:
EEBO-TCP Trios (812 mb)
Newsbooks 1649 (7.5 mb)
Militarization 2.0 (351 mb) (Currently restricted access)
Ways of Being in the Digital Age (12.1 mb)
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Ranking All The Songs from The Sandlot Soundtrack
The Sandlot hit theatres in 1993. David Mickey Evans not only co-wrote it but also directed and narrated the film. It's a slice of Americana chronicling the summer of 1962 and a group of children playing baseball. Like many children, Scottie Smalls moves to a new location tries to isolate himself from the culture shock but is pushed by his mother to make friends. Through his adventures, he meets a group of kids who all bond over baseball. The 60s were an iconic time in American pop culture. It was also a time when music was starting to chart a new course. The songs selected for the soundtrack reflect what was happening at that time while still maintaining a breath of nostalgia. There was a 25th-anniversary release of the soundtrack containing more of the instrumental pieces from the movie. However, this ranking focuses on The Sandlot Soundtrack, released in 1993.
10. Smokie Pt. 2 – Bill Blacks Combo
This instrumental song was released in 1959 and stayed at number one for four as well as the top of the singles charts. Even though it's one of the lesser-known songs on the Sandlot Soundtrack, it made a great addition to the movie, helping the flow as well as transporting moviegoers back to the time when it took place.
9. Spirit Of The Sky – Norman Greenbaum
This song peaked at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 and was certified gold. Since it was released in 1970, it's been a popular choice for movie soundtracks. Over the last several decades, it's appeared in over 60 films, including Wayne's World 2 and Apollo 13.
8. There Goes My Baby – The Drifters
Throughout their career, The Drifters went through several lineup changes. This song, written by Ben E. King, Lover Patterson, and George Treadwell, was released just after several group members left. When it was released, most songs followed a specific rhyming pattern. However, this one has a distinctly different rhythm sounding somewhat like a jam session.
7. Finger Poppin' Time – Hank Ballard and The Midnights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAeea4S43JY
This song first gained popularity in the early 1960s, which works well because The Sandlot took place in 1962. When Finger Poppin' Time first hit the charts, it made it to #2 on the United States R&B Charts. In 1972, Ballard released another version of the song, but it didn't reach the same level of popularity.
6. Tequila – The Champs
Initially, this song was a B-Side for another of the group's songs, Train To Nowhere. However, the country's DJs passed over the A-side and went right for this catchy song. In 1958 it peaked at #1 and stayed there so long it became one of the highest chart-toppers in the 1950s. It was written by the group's saxophone player, Danny Flores, known as Chuck Rio. Initially, he played it as a segue at the group's show but knew there was something more to the melody.
5. Green Onions – Booker T & The M.G.'s
Many instrumental songs fall to b-sides and are relegated to lesser-known songs in an artist's catalog. However, this one is one of the most well-known instrumental songs of all time. The first release was in 1962 as B-side for Behave Yourself on Volt 102. Booker T wrote this song with Bill Lee Riley during a jam session. After receiving rave reviews on a Memphis radio station, it was released as an A-side on Stax 127. The sound was thought to embody Memphis Blues so well it also appeared on an album with the same name later that year.
4. Wipe Out – The Surfaris
What drives this song is the instrumentation since the only phrase in the song is "wipeout." When the group started out, they couldn't afford studio time to record their music. According to Songfacts, the original inspiration for the song was when Jim Pash heard Preston Epps sing Bongo Rock. Additionally, the song was used during drummer Ron Wilson's time in high school band. It was a cadence used during marching sessions. When listening to the music, the creepy laugh is the group's manager Dale Smallin. Like another song on the list, this one was released twice. The first time it dropped, it reached #16 on the charts, but in 1970 it didn't.
3. This Magic Moment – The Drifters
Even though Ben E. King enjoyed solo success, there were few songs during his time with The Drifters where he sang lead vocals. This song was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman in 1960. These two also wrote the famous song, Save The Last Dance For Me. This Magic Moment went to #16 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the United States Billboard R&B charts. The most popular version of the song was released in 1968 by Jay and The Americans. A-side from The Sandlot, viewers will also find it in the tv show The Sopranos.
2. America The Beautiful – Ray Charles
Before this song was a timeless classic, it was a poem written by Wellesley professor Katharine Lee Bates in 1895. Some even think it may be a more fitting choice for our country's national anthem. Over time many famous singers, including Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, have recorded versions, but Charles' version remains the most famous.
1. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
According to Performing Songwriter, Solomon Linda was illiterate but still knew how to put together catchy songs. He was a cattle herder, and many of the lyrics in the song focus on his experiences, keeping them away from the most significant predators, lions. When his group The Original Evening Birds recorded the song in 1939, it was the first time an African group sold 100,000 records. Pete Seeger and The Weavers were the first mainstream group to perform the song. For The Sandlot Soundtrack, another version was chosen. Keeping with the overall time period, using this version by a Doo-Wop group seems a fitting choice.
Ranking All The Songs from The Fear Soundtrack
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The 10 Best Elvis Presley Covers of All-Time
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Ranking All the John Denver Studio Albums
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Q: Can I use the Hungarian algorithm to find max cost? The Hungarian algorithm solves the assignment problem in polynomial time. Given  workers and tasks, and an n×n matrix containing the cost of assigning each worker to a task, it can find the cost minimizing assignment.
I want to find the choice for which cost is max? Can I do it using Hungarian or any similar method? Or this can only be done exponentially?

A: As David said in the comment:
Multiply the cost matrix by -1 for maximization.

A: Wikipedia says:

If the goal is to find the assignment that yields the maximum cost,
  the problem can be altered to fit the setting by replacing each cost
  with the maximum cost subtracted by the cost.

So if I understand correctly: among all the costs you have as input, you find the maximum value. Then you replace each cost x by max - x. This way you still have positive costs and you can run the Hungarian algorithm.
Said differently: Hungarian tries to minimize the assignment cost. So, if you are looking for the maximum, you can reverse the costs: x -> -x. However, some implementations (don't know if all or any) require positive numbers. So the idea is to add a constant value to each cost in order to have positive numbers. This constant value does not change the resulting affectation.


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Launchspace pitches debris sweeper that doubles as satellite tracker
by Debra Werner — April 3, 2017
Launchspace Technologies proposes sending Debris Collection Units with replaceable, mesh Debris Impact Pads into orbits shaped and synchronized to clean up debris as it crosses the equator, while stearing clear of satellites and debris large enough to track. Credit: a.i. solutions artist's concept.
COLORADO SPRINGS — Launchspace Technologies Corp. proposes sending platforms as large as football fields into low Earth orbit to sweep up space debris. The platforms also would be equipped with sensors to help U.S. government agencies detect and track orbiting satellites and debris.
Launchspace Technologies' patented plan to clean up debris calls for sending Debris Collection Units into equatorial orbit to capture debris ranging in size from 1 millimeter to five centimeters. That debris poses a serious problem for government and commercial satellite operators because it remains largely untracked and unavoidable, said Marshall Kaplan, chief technology officer for Launchspace Technologies of Bethesda, Maryland.
As companies prepare to launch constellations of small satellites for Earth observation and global broadband services, Kaplan said companies and government agencies should begin working together to clean up heavily traveled orbits between 600 and 1,200 kilometers.
"Several thousand new satellites are planned for launch into low Earth orbit in the next few years," Kaplan said. "That will make the debris problem much worse. At some point, no one knows when, there will be so many collisions that we won't be able to operate safely in low Earth orbit anymore."
To keep debris from ruining the most desirable orbits, Launchspace Technologies proposes sending Debris Collection Units with replaceable, mesh Debris Impact Pads into orbits shaped and synchronized to clean up debris as it crosses the equator, while steering clear of satellites and debris large enough to track. The plan calls for servicing vehicles, also in equatorial orbit, to move Debris Collection Units from one location to another. Eventually, the proposed constellation could include an Orbital Servicing and Remanufacturing Facility where old Debris Impact Pads could be reprocessed to create new pads or other products.
Kaplan estimates the entire debris cleanup system would cost "tens of billions of dollars," adding that the cost of doing nothing and losing access to key orbits "is in the trillions."
To begin the cleanup process, Launchspace Technologies proposes establishing a public-private partnership to fund demonstration flights of Debris Collection Units equipped with space situational awareness sensors. From their vantage point in equatorial orbit, the sensors would be able to detect and track satellites and debris better than ground-based instruments. Government agencies that support the project could use data collected by the sensors to bolster national security space activities and manage space traffic, Kaplan said.
Launchspace Technologies is working with Robert Walker, executive chairman of the Washington lobbying firm Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates and former chairman of the House Science Committee, to promote the plan. Walker said he is making sure policymakers inside the government and in the broader space community understand the proposal.
"I think it has a great potential of being a public private partnership of the type the Trump administration is looking for," Walker told SpaceNews. "It solves a real problem in space. Both the companies and military agencies that fly space assets have interest in trying to clean up as much debris as possible in the orbits they use."
Although the debris collection campaign would begin as a public-private partnership, Kaplan envisions the project evolving into a self-supporting commercial enterprise. In addition to providing space situational awareness data and space traffic management services to government agencies, the space-based platforms could clear debris threatening specific U.S. government, international or commercial satellites.
"If there is so much debris you need protection for satellites, an operator could hire us to selectively take out debris around his constellation," Kaplan said. "Other operators would say, 'How can I afford not to do the same thing.'"
In the past, most debris remediation plans focused on eliminating large objects, including defunct satellites and spent upper stages. Those objects do not pose a serious threat to existing satellites because they can be tracked an avoided, said Kaplan, who began studying orbital debris retrieval in the 1970s as an aerospace engineering professor at Pennsylvania State University.
"The near-Earth zone is large enough that there has been only one known incident in which two satellites collided in the last 60 years," Kaplan said. "However, there have been thousands of recorded small debris hits on satellites."
"The population growth of small debris is unstable and will be the cause of orbital gridlock," Kaplan said, referring to the problem NASA scientist Donald Kessler highlighted in a 1978 paper. Each on-orbit collision produces debris that increases the likelihood of additional collisions. The eventual cascade would produce dangerous clouds of debris.
"By continuously removing a portion of the small debris population, flight safety and free access to space can be permanently maintained," Kaplan said. "This is a permanent system. You can't do it once and go away."
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"Days of future past: Power/knowledge and panopticonism in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre"
Maclaran, P., Stevens, L. & Brown, S., 1999, In: Advances in Consumer Research. 26, p. 270-270 1 p.
(Re)-Creating Cultural Models of Motherhood in Contemporary Advertising
Hogg, M., Maclaran, P., Martens, L., O'Donohoe, S. & Stevens, L., 2011, In: Advertising & Society Review. 12, 2
Unpacking Disposal
Parsons, E. & Maclaran, P., 2009, In: Journal of Consumer Behaviour. 8, 6
Chapter › Research
"We'll Never Be Royals" - Or Will We? Exploring Meghan Markle's Impact on the British Royal Family brand
Maclaran, P. & Otnes, C., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Realms of Royalty. Pollard, I. & Jordan, C. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan
Allegorizing the demise of a utopian retroscape: every piano tells a story
Maclaran, P., 2003, Time and the Market: Ecumenical Essays on the Rise of Retroscapes. Brown, S. & Sherry, J. (eds.). Vol. 2003. p. 94-114
Coke and Gender
Maclaran, P., 2021, in Crawford, R., Brennan, L. and Khamis, S. (eds), Decoding Coca Cola: A Biography of a Global Brand, London: Routledge. Routledge
Cultural Perspectives on Representations of the Consumer
Maclaran, P., Hogg, M. & Bradshaw, A., 2013, Consumer Research Methods: Fitchett, J. and Davies, A. (eds), . Sage publications
Focus groups in market research
Catterall, M. & Maclaran, P., 2006, Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods in Marketing. Belk, R. (ed.). Edward Elgar, p. 255-267
Gender(s), Consumption, and Markets
Visconti, L., Maclaran, P. & Bettany, S., 2018, Consumer Culture Theory. Arnould, E. J. & Thompson, C. J. (eds.). London: SAGE, p. 180-206
Gender, Sexuality and Consumption
Maclaran, P., Otnes, C. & Tuncay Zayer, L., 2017, Routledge Handbook on Consumption. Keller, M., Halkier, B., Wilska, T-A. & Truninger, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 292-302
Gender, technology and computer-mediated communications in consumption-related online communities
Maclaran, P., Hogg, M., Catterall, M. & Kozinets, R., 2003, Elusive Consumption. Ekström, K. & Brembeck, H. (eds.). Berg Publishers, p. 145-171
Introduction (Chapter 1) for The SAGE Handbook of Consumer Culture
Kravets, O., Maclaran, P., Miles, S. & Venkatesh, A., 2018, The SAGE Handbook of Consumer Culture. Sage publications, p. 1-10
Judith Butler: gender performativity and heterosexual hegemony
Maclaran, P., 2018, Canonical Authors in Consumption Theory. Askegaard, S. & Heilbrunn, B. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge
Presenting the Past: On Marketing's Reproduction Orientation
Brown, S., Hirschman, E. & Maclaran, P., 2000, Imagining Marketing: Art, Aesthetics and the Avant-Garde. Brown, S. & Patterson, A. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 145-191
Reinvigorating the Sherlock Myth: Elementary Gender-Bending
Maclaran, P. & Otnes, C., 2017, Contemporary Consumer Culture Theory. Sherry, J. & Fischer, E. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 152-172
Romancing the Utopian Marketplace: Dallying with Bakhtin in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre
Maclaran, P. & Stevens, L., 2000, RFomancing the Marketi. Brown, S., Doherty, A. M. & Clarke, W. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 172-186
The Carnal Feminine: Consuming Representations of Womanhood in a Contemporary Media Text
Stevens, L. & Maclaran, P., 2012, Gender in Consumer Behavior. Otnes, C. & Tuncay, L. (eds.).
The consumption of cultural heritage among a British Royal Family brand tribe
Otnes, C. & Maclaran, P., 2007, Consumer Tribes: Theory, Practice, and Prospects. Kozinets, R., Cova, B. & Shankar, A. (eds.). Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, p. 51-66
The Ecology of Marketplace Experience: From Consumers' Imaginary to Design Implications
Borghini, S., Maclaran, P., Bonin, G. & Cova, V., 2011, Cultural Marketing Management, . Penaloza, L., Toulouse, N. & Visconti, L. (eds.). Sage publications
The pathetic phallusies of St Thomas Aquinas and why marketing should give Eve a break
Catterall, M., Maclaran, P. & Stevens, L., 1996, Apocalypse; Eschatology, Escapology and the Illusion of the End . Brown, S., Bell, J. & Carson, D. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 223-236
Thinking Through Feminist Theorising: Poststructuralist Feminism, Ecofeminism, and Intersectionality
Maclaran, P. & Stevens, L., 2018, Handbook of Research in Gender and Marketing. Dobscha, S. (ed.). Routledge
Thinking through theory: Critical Marketing: Contemporary Perspectives in Marketing. Chichester: John Wiley pp. 345-362. materialising the oppositional imagination
Maclaran, P. & Stevens, L., 2008, Critical Marketing: Contemporary Perspectives in Marketing. Tadajewski, M. & Brownlie, D. (eds.). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, p. 345-362
You can't tell a book by its cover: Bookworms, bookcases and bookcrossing
Maclaran, P. & Masterson, R., 2006, Consuming Books: The Marketing and Consumption of Literature. London: Routledge, p. 126-137
Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research
Consumer Dissatisfaction
Hogg, M. & Maclaran, P., 2009, Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture. Sage publications
Maclaran, P., Catterall, M. & Hogg, M., 2009, Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture . Sage publications
Maclaran, P., 2016, The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy. John Wiley & Sons
Postmodern Consumption
Maclaran, P., 2020, Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell
Foreword/postscript › Research
Play it Again Morris: On Pianos, the Past, and all that Jazz
Maclaran, P., 2015, Legends in Marketing – Morris B. Holbrook, Volume 6:. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
Russell W. Belk: The Odyssian Wanderer
Maclaran, P., 2014, An Alternative Approach: Re-Enchanting Consumption (Legends in Consumer Behavior: Russell Belk, Vol. 2). Sage publications, Vol. 2.
Chapter (peer-reviewed) › Research › Peer-reviewed
Feminist Perspectives in Marketing: Past, Present and Future
Maclaran, P. & Kravets, O., 2018, The Routledge Companion to Critical Marketing. Tadajewski, M., Higgins, M., Denegri-Knott, J. & Varman, R. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 64-82 19 p.
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La daïra de Mansoura est une daïra d'Algérie située dans la wilaya de Bordj Bou Arreridj et dont le chef-lieu est la ville éponyme de Mansoura.

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La daïra de Mansoura est située à l'Ouest de la wilaya de Bordj Bou Arreridj.

Communes de la daïra
La daïra de Mansoura comprend cinq communes : Ben Daoud, El M'hir, Haraza, Mansoura et Ouled Sidi Brahim.

Notes et références

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Articles connexes
 Daïras de la wilaya de Bordj Bou Arreridj

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 Monographie de la wilaya de Bordj Bou Arreridj sur le site de l'ANIREF

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Golgotha – nome inglese e francese del Calvario, luogo dove fu crocifisso Gesù
 Golgota (Golgotha) – film del 1935 diretto da Julien Duvivier
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Prisco (Panium, Tracia) fue un político, sofista e historiador bizantino heleno del siglo V. Autor de Historia bizantina en ocho libros. Célebre por su relato de la embajada enviada ante Atila el huno, que resulta especialmente interesante por su información sobre los hunos. Gran parte de este texto ha llegado a nuestros días a través de los Excerpta de Constantino VII.En el año 448,acompañó a Maximino, embajador de Teodosio II, a la corte de Atila. Durante el reinado de Marciano (450-457) también formó parte de misiones a Arabia y Egipto.

Bibliografía
Parte de su obra está recogida en estas obras:

 Ludwig Dindorf : Historici Graeci Minores (Leipzig, B.G. Teubner, 1870) (en griego)
 C.D. Gordon : The Age of Atila: Fifth-century Byzantium and the Barbarians (Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1960) (en inglés con comentario y notas).
 Blockley, R.C.: The Fragmentary Classicising Historians of the Later Roman Empire, vol. II (ISBN 0-905205-15-4)

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Enlaces externos

 Prisco: Relación de la embajada de Maximino.
 Texto francés, con introducción y anotaciones en este idioma, en el sitio de Philippe Remacle (1944 - 2011); ed. de 1796.

 Prisco: fragmentos.
 Texto francés con anotaciones en el mismo idioma y en el mismo sitio.

Historiadores del Imperio bizantino
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Filósofos del Imperio bizantino
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Go SEA or go home. Part 1: Thailand vs Vietnam!
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The first time I have met Thais was more than ten years ago, thanks to the Japanese government. At that time they launched a training sponsorship for SEA software engineers to learn how to work with Japanese companies. The first three countries attending the program in Japan were Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, each of which assigned 5-7 engineers. That was also the first time I got the chance to communicate and work with the Thai people. Initially, it appeared to me that Thai and Vietnamese people shared some the same traits, but I found myself altogether wrong later, we are vastly different. The Filipino people prefer to be in groups, Thai people sometimes go out with a group, sometimes are seen to be alone, and more of Vietnamese people love going solo.
Since the first trip to Thailand in 2009, I have been back to work in Thailand few years later. That's why, now I'm writing this series as a Vietnamese ecommerce expat have been based in Thailand for almost five years, and keep working on Southeast Asia region, especially Thailand – Indonesia – Vietnam Internet & ecommerce markets.
When I went back to Thailand for working, due to my very first impression of the similarity between the two countries, I had not learnt much about the country's culture before coming. On the surface, Vietnam and Thailand have the same time zone GMT+7, then Buddhism, 1.5 hours flight apart. However, after experiencing all SEA countries, I realized that Vietnamese has many opposite behaviors with the Thais and while shares some familiar identities with Indonesians. In Asia, the Vietnamese are a bit more like the Chinese people or some parts of the Taiwanese and South Koreans in terms of behavior and culture, which also explains the massive increase in Vietnamese – Taiwanese or South Korean intercultural marriages, though people often think of economy reason instead of cultural ones. South Korea and Taiwan also contribute lots of companies with operation in Vietnam. But we will leave such this fascinating topic for another time to get more in-depth discussion, not now.
Usually Vietnamese people are quicker and and can quickly learn something new, but the Thai are more patient and more elaborate to get the final products done. While most of the Vietnamese work harder, Thais prefer to use their time finding enjoyment. But Thais are also good at doing business while maintaining their relaxation manner, this is also a key reason while Thai tourism industry are growing well and attracting millions of tourists every year. Tourists love the Thai hospitality and kindness while they're traveling. More than 50% tourists have returned to Thailand after their first trips. Generally Thai people are more hospitable and jai-dee (eg good-hearted) than the Vietnamese.
The Vietnamese are generally good at natural sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and IT. Due to BusinessInsider: " Vietnam's basically the only low-income country that performs at the same level as rich countries on international academic tests.". On PISA test, Vietnam comes ahead of Germany and Switzerland in science – and ahead of the US in science and maths. Thai people have very good artistry and creativity. They have many designers, artists. They also have very strong marketing mindset. And no wonder why they stand out as ASEAN's hub for advertising industry. Many FMCG brands in Vietnam have to to go Thailand for advertising production. Thai products also earn a good reputation in Vietnam for their reasonable price/quality. Thai companies are gradually looking to outsource their software work to Vietnam.
Sometimes I found out that the two countries have quite 'funny' contradictions. Thai folks seem to get along a whole lot better, hardly lose their tempers or engage into individual conflicts. Most of them always try to avoid confrontation. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese are hot temper, oppositely with the Thais. There always seems to be some sort of conflicts, even due to trivialness like unintentional touches in the local pubs or on the crowded road, some really fierce battles with knives may happen.
However, while the Vietnamese probably have no interest in any kind of political confrontation, hmm the reason is too obvious to talk about in a communism country, Thai people are always ready for political rallies till the last few years. In Thailand, anti-government protests leading to violence are being hold frequently and no longer strange. Since 1933 when Thailand had the first democratic government, there were 21 prime ministers were overthrown. If I wasn't wrong, former PM Thaksin was the only one who was able to hold a full term, except for the second term. Until the junta government, we could celebrate one more thing in common between Thailand and Vietnam.
Thailand is a master in the art of diplomacy in Asian stage. It was the first country in Asia to establish formal diplomatic relations with the United States and a longtime US ally in Southeast Asia. They also have a very close relationship with Japan and companies of this country. There have been more than 100,000 Japanese in Thailand (probably the largest Japanese community in ASEAN) and Japan has also allocated the most investment to Thailand in SEA countries (though Japan is recently shifting its investment to Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar). CP Group, one of the largest family corporations in Thailand, is also the first foreign company to invest in China when this nation began opening. Thus, with the three largest economies in the world, Thailand have set very close and longstanding relationships though these mentioned countries had great contradictions in the past.
Previously, I used to feel "proud" because Vietnam could win wars against big countries like the United States, France, China, the Mongols in their peak time conquering the world. I later realized, although these victories were incredible and very few countries in the world could do, the fact is that Vietnam used up our power and resources unnecessarily. We paid dearly for continuous wars every a few decades or hundreds of years, wasting both physical and human resources and having to rebuild everything from scratch, poorly. Meanwhile, going back more than 700 years since founding, Thailand have avoided most of the wars, so it is the only country in SEA not invaded by the West (of course excluded their Asian neighbor) because Thai leaders deftly dodged, early suggested for cooperation and ceded lands, etc. If there had been no war, Vietnam must have been a strong power force in Asia.
Meanwhile, Vietnam was super-brave when confronting the world's largest military-economy, defeating the top military in Europe, combating the world's most populous country for thousands of years. The spirit of our self-reliance is very high although the leading economies of Europe and Asia such as Germany, Japan and Korea are still dependent on the United States for economic development and national security. To be honest, standalone is not a good way to grow for Vietnam. But due to historical and political reasons, there is still a dilemma for Vietnam in the relationship with US and China.
Without any sufferings due to no wars, Thai people usually have long-term vision and their characteristics are not as impatient as Vietnamese people. "Milk of human kindness" (Nature of human is good). If you are not able to figure out what is waiting ahead, you must be on the defensive and set short term plans, try to leverage as many as opportunities as possible, which is the typical Vietnamese trait. This trait can reason why some groups of Vietnamese don't have good reputation in some countries while living abroad.
Having not experienced any wars so far, Thailand has several family business with the fortune accumulated by multiple generations, so they are extremely rich. Credit Suisse reported that Thailand has more than 90,000 millionaires, as many as in South Korea and Singapore though these two countries have GDP per capita 7-10 times higher than Thailand. Korea's population is about 50 million, little bit less than Thailand which is 66 million. Besides, the number of Thai billionaires is also highest in SEA, 4 of which are top billionaires or familes with over US$10 billion. Thailand has total 28 billionaires due to Forbes. At the same times, Vietnam has just more than 14.000 millionaires with only two billionaires, but are on the fast growing track. From Knight Frank's report: Vietnam's super-rich population is growing faster than anywhere else in the world.
In the past few years, most of the leading Thai corporations have considered Vietnam as a key market in SEA and even in Asia.
The large corporations such as Central Group, Thai Bev, CP, Berli Jucker, Singha, SCG etc. have been investing in many big retailers in Vietnam such as Metro, Big C, Holcim, Nguyen Kim, Zalora Vietnam, Vinamilk, Sabeco, considering Vietnam is one of the six most attractive retail markets in Asia.
Much younger than their counterparts in Thailand (mostly from 50-70 years old), the Vietnamese home-grown big guns such as Viettel, FPT, VietJetAir , Thegioididong – TGDD, VinGroup usually from 10-30 years old, are also quickly growing and firmly holding their home-ground market while also aggressively going global (Viettel Telecom, FPT Software, VietJetAir).
TGDD, a 13 years old retail chain, now dominates Vietnam digital and electronics market, which used to be led by Nguyen Kim (Power Buy style, majority owned by Central Group). Excludes India and China, FPT Software is one of the top software outsourcing companies in Asia with more than 12.000 employees. VietJetAir, a 10 years old company is now competing head to head with Malaysia's AirAsia, Indonesia Lion Air, Singapore's TigerAir. VietJetAir also created the first and the only female billionaire in Southeast Asia with it's CEO Ms Phuong Thao ($2.4 billion). Last year, the feminine CEO signed a deal to buy 100 Boeing airplanes with total $11.3 billion during U.S. president Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam.
It's almost impossible not to mention tourism when talking about Thailand. And I chose Thailand instead of Singapore for my overseas job of online travel industry.
In this industry, Thailand is No. 1 in SEA nations. Last year, it attracted 32 million international visitors (the second in Asia, after China), earning almost US$50 billion. Bangkok is one of the world's most visited cities, along with New York, London and Paris.
Until 2012-2013, startups and the Internet market in Vietnam has grown better than Thailand, or even Indonesia. At that time, VNG may have been the startup which earned the highest revenue and the largest startup in Southeast Asia, a 7-8 years old startup with annual revenue around two hundred million USD.
However, at the moment, Vietnamese startups have been surpassed by Thais and of course dwarfed by Indonesian ones. Take the amount of investment in this year as an example, Pomelo receives 19$M, fin-tech Omise earns $25M from ICO, aCommerce receives $65M. Central Group has formed a 50-50 joint venture US$500m with JD which also invested $44M to Tiki.vn an Amazon of Vietnam. Momo, an e-wallet also got $28M from Standard Charter and Goldman Sachs, VnTrip raised $10 million.
The Vietnamese startups, on the other hand, encounter many difficulties in raising fund. The main reason is that most of the investors are interested in the expandability to other countries of a startup (except the largest market in Indonesia where only one country is good enough). Besides, Vietnam's GDP ranks 6th in South East Asia (SEA), and their startups hesitate to reach out international markets.
Thai founders usually originate from business oriented family, so they have good perspectives about the market. Vietnamese founders, by contrast, usually start with the engineering background, which may substantially benefit their startups in the technical aspects. However, their products rarely meet user needs, and hard to use. Because many Vietnamese startups are lacking creativity, they tend to replicate products from foreign counterparts without adjusting to fit with the local market.
Thai people are not great at technology, but their product has good UI/UX and user-friendly. Besides, most Thai founders can communicate fluently in English due to being sent to study overseas by their wealthy parents, or living in a large foreign community. At the moment, Vietnam is in top ten countries which have the most international students in the US . Vietnam has even surpassed Japan in total enrollment to hold the sixth position, only after Canada, South Korea, Saudi Arabi, India, China.
Thai people can be classified into two main groups. The first one is business-oriented, who usually choose their professions as businessman or managers. They have a tendency to try hard in school as well as at their job to get a promotion, or they like to start their own business. People in this group often start their company with family members or friends (usually classmates). In contrast, Thai people in the remaining group are likely to be satisfied with 9 to 5 job, and they do not have much ambition. Therefore, their career path usually limits as a middle manager. They can work well with repetitive jobs, provided that they have instruction.
Because of the supplementary synergy of these two groups, Thai companies have strong foundations. At the top management level, the personnel usually come from generations of a family, so they form a solid team which is capable of running a company smoothly for years. At the lower level, there are people continuously seeking new opportunities. However, it is not a serious issue because when a company has a good reputation, employees are more likely to stay. Besides, it is said that Thai people tend to be risk-averse.
On the other hand, in Vietnam, there is no significant difference in personality between the manager and the employee groups. They all think that they are better than other people. Employees are always looking for better jobs, and managers are trying to start their own businesses. My foreign friends usually asked me "Is it true that most of Vietnamese have their side-job? Can you estimate how many percents? ". Because of these traits, there are countless small and medium businesses are founded each year in Vietnam, but there are not so many giant companies. It can be explained that because it is so hard to find a loyal management group in Vietnam. In another word, it is much more challenging to create a large local company in Vietnam than in Thailand. In case there are people can successfully grow their businesses into large ones, we can call them "Superman".
In Vietnam, the two companies completely solve the human resource "Vietnamese style" challenge, are Viettel and TGDD. Viettel, a state-owned firm, implements a policy using competitive salary and strict military discipline. TGDD, a listed company, on the other hand, encourages their employees by a policy which links competitive bonuses with performance. Therefore, TGDD's employees are willing to work days and nights to serve their customers and increase company's revenue. However, it is projected that TGDD's model will have to be modified to tackle challenges in the era of e-commerce when their HR model would likely not fit at some points.
Although Thailand was one step behind Vietnam in the Internet market 5 years ago, they experienced a rapid and timely growth. Till now Thai ecosystem, despite the fact that it has not been perfect, has been somewhat complete.
Besides, large banks such as SCB and Kasikorn have their own investment funds, which also invest in Bitcoin/ Blockchain. The fund of SCB is about $50M.
As mentioned earlier, what surprised me in the period from 2013 to 2014 was that the startups were rushing to expand their markets to SEA countries, although they did not have the significant amount of investment, and they were not even on top of their countries, for example StockRadar and Priceza, the bigger ones can mention Ookbee and aCommerce. Most of the startups founded by foreigners likely had "Go SEA" concept in their minds from day one. Omise, Eatigo, Pomelo are already operating in one or two other countries in SEA.
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Between 2016 and 2036, the population for the Shire of Kalamunda is forecast to increase by 16,838 persons (28.38% growth), at an average annual change of 1.26%.
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Democratic Party On Suicide Mission Come 2020
Dwight L. Schwab Jr.
Fri April 26, 2019
Democratic Party Suicide Mission
It's time for pragmatic Americans to look at the political landscape presented to them by the Democratic Party. Since Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2017, the Democrat mantra has been the relentless pursuit of any and every way they can think of to discredit him and hopefully remove him from office.
In those 27 months, they requested a special counsel to investigate the president and his close friends accusing them of Russian collusion, etc. That was granted.
The Democrats demanded an-all-out investigation and got that too. In fact, it lasted an entire two years.
They also wanted Congressional hearings and they got Congressional hearings. So many that it makes the mind spin.
That wasn't enough so they demanded a report from the Special Counsel. That too was granted.
But much to their dismay, the findings were not what they wanted. So now they want an unredacted report from the Special Counsel. The fact that the report released by the Attorney General had few redactions, they want it anyway. It contains Grand Jury information which by law cannot be made public.
Suicide Mission Ramps Up
The Democrats want it anyway. They want and they want until they have something to use against Trump. They will never stop this endless process because there isn't anything.
American taxpayers footing the bill for the Democrat's overt and obvious political maneuvering should be mad by now. Oh, they also want Special Counsel Robert Mueller, their hero until the report showed no collusion, to testify before Congress. Guess what? They'll get that too.
The entire political scene has become a circus. This has been the full focus of this legislature for two years. Why? Well, the Democrats never recovered from Hillary Clinton's humiliating defeat, they want power back on their side, and they want Americans to forget the economy is the best it has been in decades.
Here's a wake-up call; The Democrats have no ideas. What they have is all-out hatred of the man who beat them, and they are perfectly willing to take this country down in their pursuit of their grab for power.
If that means getting a fresh base of voters that includes illegal aliens and prison felons, they are fine with that. If it means lowering the voting age to 16 and abolishing the Electoral College, they want that too.
Are you mad yet that you are being made to look like a sucker?
Something Democrat Party Can't Escape
But they cannot escape the 'Trump miracle' after eight long years of Barack Obama and a dismal economy. More than that, the country is increasingly crediting President Trump with overwhelming job creation, higher productivity and wage gains.
Yet the Democrats think Americans are so dense they will believe the president is "treasonous." This stupid viewpoint per Rep. and chief conspiracist Adam Schiff. And Shiff says Trump is a Russian agent to boot. The Democrats parade around 18 months before the presidential election like hysterical partisans. Of course, the Democratic Party are hysterical, and partisan.
Americans are ready to move on. The left arm of the Democratic Party, the colluding media, had their chance; many chances in fact. They have a leadership vacuum and act like spoiled children.
Schiff and many others cannot let go. Dozens of investigators and millions of dollars proved nothing, but Schiff and his fellow democrats continue like a heinous crime was committed. The California congressman claims he has proof that Trump colluded but he has nothing. The colluding media reports on all his innuendo, but nothing ever happens. Schiff is the man in charge of the House Intelligence Committee for God's sake.
The antonym of intelligence is stupidity. Perhaps the committee needs a new name while the democrat party is in charge.
This is a fruitless path for the Democrats. Their House Majority Leader is smart enough to know it. But she is surrounded these days by a handful of far-left socialist lunatics bent on the destruction of the party come November 2020. They will be successful in that destruction if saner heads do not prevail soon.
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan are steadfast in their resolve to impeach Trump. On what charges, nobody knows. One wonders if they have considered what is best for the country. What an incredibly stupid question; of course not.
The political suicide mission many liberal Democrats have taken ensures their demise next year. Their gains in the House will be wiped out, the Republicans will gain seats in the Senate. Trump will be re-elected and the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court will continue to tilt further right.
Dwight L. Schwab Jr. is a moderate conservative who looks at all sides of a story, then speaks his mind. He has written more than 3500 national political and foreign affairs columns. His BS in journalism from the University of Oregon, with minors in political science and American history stands him in good stead for his writing.
Dwight has 30-years in the publishing industry, including ABC/Cap Cities and International Thomson. His first book, "Redistribution of Common Sense – Selective Commentaries on the Obama Administration 2009-2014," was published in July, 2014. "The Game Changer – America's Most Stunning Presidential Election in History," was published in April 2017.
Dwight is a native of Portland, Oregon, and now a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A tour through Iran as a rail freight transit country
Published on 17-07-2018 at 12:25
Iran is strategically located to serve as a transit country on a variety of international rail freight corridors. Where does Iran stand today? Babak Ahmadi, Member of the Board of the Railways of the Iranian Republic of Iran (RAI) took us on a tour through the Iranian rail freight network at UIC's Global Rail Freight Conference held in Genoa last month.
Iran is one of the main transit countries on what is referred to as 'the southern routes' on the New Silk Road. Together with Turkey, it provides transit to south-east European countries such as Bulgaria, Greece or Romania. In the other direction, freight traffic travels through Iran on the way to China, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Moreover, east-west traffic is not the only focus; the North-South Transport Corridor connects Russia to India via Iran and has several branches serving nearby destinations.
Connecting to China
Rail freight services from Iran to China have been on the map since 2016. The first freight train took off from Yiwu in January that year, headed for Tehran. A second freight train service connecting Yinchuan and Tehran followed in September that year. In May this year, a new connection was established from Bayannur city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to Tehran. At the moment, there are two possible routes for traffic between China and Iran; a route passing through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and a similar route, but bypassing Uzbekistan.
The first route is part of the Almaty-Bandar Abbas corridor entering Iran through the border point of Sarakhs. This corridor was opened in 2011 and has the potential to lift 2 million tonnes of freight annually. The latter is part of the East of Caspian Route and passes through the Inche-Burun border crossing. As Ahmadi showed, this route is a branch of the north-south corridor, which starts in Russia and runs all the way up till the Persian Gulf. However, this line runs diverts east of the Caspian Sea to pass through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The railway line was launched at the end of 2014 and foresees transporting some 15 million tonnes of cargo annually by 2022.
Another route between China and Iran runs through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and is part of the Istanbul-Almaty corridor. This corridor was established in 2002 and although traffic between Turkey and Iran is regular, the infrastructure east of Iran is insufficient to provide with the required capacity, according to Roland Berger.
Connecting to Europe
Through the Istanbul-Almaty corridor, Iran is connected to Turkey and from there, regular services are provided to Cologne in Germany via Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria. Last year August, Iran and Turkey committed to enhancing rail freight traffic via this route with the objective of handling a million tonnes of freight via the Razi border crossing. When sanctions on Iran were lifted in 2016, various European companies expressed their interest in developing rail freight services along this corridor, among them the German firms DHL, DB Cargo and DB Schenker. The same companies are exploring a multimodal route bypassing Turkey. This route includes the railway line Cologne-Romania, but diverts onto the black sea. Vessels carry the freight across to Georgia, where it is transported by rail and truck to Tehran via Azerbaijan.
Meanwhile, the south-west offshoot of the North-South Transport Corridor is coming up as an alternative route linking Europe with Iran. This route connects Slavkov in Poland, Ilyichevsk in Ukraine, Batumi in Georgia, Baku in Azerbaijan, Astara in Turkmenistan and Bandar Abbas in Iran on a 12-day journey covering a distance of 5,311 kilometre. In May this year, the Azerbaijani A.D.E. Container Company and the Swiss Hupac Intermodal successfully carried out a test run, with the intention to establish a regular service.
Connecting to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Iran is currently developing the Chabahar-Herat railway corridor, connecting Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean at the Port of Chabahar, Babak explained. The project comprises of two parts; one line links the Port of Chabahar to the existing Sarakh-Balkh railway at Shamligh, while a second line connects the Iranian city of Khaf with Herat. As Afghanistan produces a lot of minerals this corridor is expected to enhance export volumes of the landlocked country significantly.
Also under development is the North–South Transport Corridor connecting India, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia via ship, rail and road. It is a 7,200 kilometer-long freight route set to reduce journey times between Mumbai and Moscow from forty to fourteen days. Test runs have already been carried out. However, two sections of the line situated in Iran are still under construction; a line connecting Astara with Rasht and a line connecting Rasht with Qazvin. It is anticipated that in the future ten million tonnes of freight will be transported within the network, especially as it also feeds the north-west offshoot to and from Europe.
Finally, Iran also provides a link to Pakistan through the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad corridor. This corridor was established in 2009 and regular services have been up and running since 2010. The corridor enables transit along the 6,543 kilometre journey in ten days, bringing Pakistan closer to Europe.
Tags: International North–South Transport Corridor, Iranian Railways, UIC
Author: Majorie van Leijen
Majorie van Leijen is editor of RailFreight.com, online magazine for rail freight professionals.
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"I'm Thinking of Ending Things" will shake you to your core
Jesse Buckley in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)
Charlie Kaufman directs one of the most subtly horrifying movies of the year.
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The last time Charlie Kaufman made a movie about a breakup, he won an Oscar. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind became an indie darling that's been endlessly rewatched by the heartbroken for over a decade. But if you walk into I'm Thinking of Ending Things expecting the same kind of darkly sweet love story, you've got another thing coming. In fact, at this point the only thing you should know to expect from Charlie Kaufman is the unexpected.
After all, he's hardly confined himself to one genre, role, or even art form. In the 16 years since Eternal Sunshine, he's made his directorial debut, become a playwright, filmed a movie entirely with puppets, and published a novel. So when he set his eyes on adapting Iain Reid's 2016 psychological horror novel, it really should have come as no surprise at all.
This is Kaufman at his most horrifying. Fans may be familiar with his offbeat visual style, his love of absurdity and metaphor, but in those previous works he's never using his bag of tricks to toy with us. And oh, does he ever toy with us here.
The plot is deceptively straightforward: a young woman (Jessie Buckley, Fargo, Chernobyl), despite thinking her relationship has run its course, goes on a road trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to visit his family farm and meet his parents (Toni Collette and David Thewlis). But something's a little… off.
This is Kaufman at his most horrifying.
There's an uneasiness that settles over the film like a fine dusting of snow. Almost immediately, Kaufman is pushing the audience back on its heels, using only the subtlest tools to suggest that something isn't quite right—but what? Is their something strange in their tone of voice? Is the color a little off? Has it shifted? And hey, wait a second, wasn't her hair different just a moment ago?
It's in these moments that I was longing for the theater experience, where the impulse to pause or rewind, even for a second, would be completely out of my hands. Because the film wants you to second-guess yourself. It wants you to feel unsteady, even if you can't figure out why.
But don't worry—the discomfort won't stay subtle for long. As film progresses, it drifts farther and farther from reality until it's almost impossible to tell what's actually happening and what's just part of our heroine's thought process.
Buckley's turn as our lead is captivating. She feels incredibly relatable, particularly as she ponders the nature of her relationship. After all, it's her narration that guides us and most of us have been where she is—several weeks into a relationship that might be good, but isn't great, itching to move on.
Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley & Toni Collette in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)
Plemons, who more and more resembles the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman, is perfectly aloof as Jake. He's always had that small-town-boy thing down pat (just take a look back at his Friday Night Lights days), but there's an edge to him here. It's as if he radiates discomfort, putting everyone around him, even the audience, on edge for reasons that are hard to pinpoint.
Once you get the full cast of main characters in the same room, though, that's when the fireworks pop off. As soon as Jake, his girlfriend, and Jake's parents all sit down to dinner, it's delightfully excruciating. Toni Collette somehow wraps her Hereditary energy in Midwestern mom vibes and David Thewlis fully inhabits the role of disconnected dad. Jake squirms in their presence and our lead struggles to lead the conversation amid awkwardness that is downright painful. It's this scene that sets off an unraveling that peaks when the couple makes a quick pit stop at Jake's old high school on their way home.
All the skin-crawling anxiety aside, I'm not sure that Kaufman succeeds in making this a true horror film. Knowing the filmmaker as his fans do, scenes that might completely unmoor an audience in another context can be greeted with curiosity here. That said, Kaufman is also clearly deviating from the book in a handful of respects, including dropping several more explicit plot points.
So is it horror? I don't know. But perhaps that doesn't really matter because what we're left with is a mind-bending exploration of what it means to end a relationship. It's also a look at the expectations we put on our partners and ourselves. It's a look at our relationship to time in general. In a word? It's pure Kaufman, and as such it's one of the most interesting and original films of the year. Don't skip it.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things premieres on Netflix September 4th.
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