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Here's a preview of Saturday night's fights, with current odds from Belmont.com.
Guida put on an exciting show in his last appearance, a split-decision loss to Tyson Griffin. Aurelio is making his UFC debut, coming off 2 consecutive losses in PRIDE. Aurelio last stepped into the ring almost 10 months ago, so the long layoff may be cause for concern. Both bring impressive ground games and this should be a technical battle reminiscent of the Griffin-Guida fight. This matchup is about a coin-flip, so I will lean towards Aurelio at a pick. Prediction: Aurelio, 1st round submission.
Former heavyweight champion Mir has not looked impressive since coming back from a motorcycle injury in 2004 - he is 1-2 since, with his only win coming by decision. But Hardonk has rarely looked spectacular in his short career versus mostly journeyman opponents. Mir's experience and edge in the submission game make him a decent play against a fairly weak opponent. Prediction: Mir, 1st round submission.
Sobral is on a bit of a cold streak, having dropped his last two ventures into the octagon. Heath was dealt his first MMA loss by Lyoto Machida at UFC 70. Heath is well rounded and a little undervalued as an up-and-comer against a more well-known opponent. I'll roll the dice with Heath as a good-sized underdog. Prediction: Heath, 2nd round KO.
Neither of these fighters has had much MMA experience, with most of their fights coming in small promotions against relative unknowns. Leites is the more talented fighter, but laying 3-1 is outrageous - Jensen is well rounded and could keep Leites off his submission game. Prediction: Jensen, 1st round KO.
Cote took his first UFC win against Scott Smith back in February, bringing his record to 1-4 in UFC events. Grove is undefeated in the UFC (3-0) and, as usual, has an incredible edge in reach -- a whopping 7". Grove has looked sloppy at times though, and Cote should be able to use his power to his advantage. Prediction: Cote, 2nd round KO.
Pellegrino is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist and a UFC up-and-comer. Nine of his 10 wins were finished in the first round.. Stevenson is "The Ultimate Fighter 2" champion. "Daddy" is the rightful favorite, but Pellegrino is worth a shot at better than 2-1. Prediction: Pellegrino, 1st round submission.
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Leviathan to compete for Oscar 2015 Best Foreign Language Film from Russia
"We took this decision in favour of the Leviathan movie with a majority of votes," Chukhrai said
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MOSCOW, September 28. /ITAR-TASS/. Leviathan drama directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev was nominated in Russia for the Academy Award for Best Foreign language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, Pavel Chukhrai, a celebrated director and a member of Russia's Oscar Committee, said upon Sunday's meeting of the committee.
"We took this decision in favour of the Leviathan movie with a majority of votes," Chukhrai said.
Leviathan's first screening took place at this year's Cannes Film Festival where it won the Best Screenplay award.
In North America the movie was shown on September 10 within the Toronto Film Festival and later Sony Pictures Classics will distribute it there in December. In Russia the film will appear in cinemas on November 13.
Leviathan is an interpretation of the Book of Job that takes place in contemporary Russia, starring Alexei Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov and others.
Earlier, Russian film director Andrey Konchalovsky, whose new drama The Postman's White Nights received the best director's Silver Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival this year, refused to fight for the Oscar award.
The 87th American Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, honouring best cinematic achievements in the film industry, will be held on February 22, 2015 in the US city of Los Angeles. The nominees for the award will be announced on January 15, 2015.
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Home Latest Rumble in the East Over Defection of Umahi to APC
Rumble in the East Over Defection of Umahi to APC
Nseobong Okon-Ekong and Benjamin Nworie examine closely and thoroughly the change of political party loyalty from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi built on his reputation and confidence step-by-step. He served as the State Chairman of Ebonyi Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between 2003 and 2007; deputy governor of the state; between 2007 and 2015. He threw his hat in the ring to become governor of the state in a contest in which he was not favoured by his boss and governor of the state at the time, Martin Elechi.
However, having been the chairman of the PDP in the state, Umahi clearly understood the workings of the party and had secured the understanding of the leadership of the party in the local government. Therefore, he was able to remove the carpet from the feet of the Elechi, who thought he could deploy the influence of money to kill Umahi's ambition. Against the incumbent governor's wish, Umahi won the ticket of the PDP to run for the office of Ebonyi State and went on to win the general election in 2015. He was reelected in 2019, mainly on the basis of the amazing transformation his administration achieved within four years.
Before Umahi became Governor, Ebonyi used to be the least state in the South-east. Within his first tenure, he was able to turn the table completely. He inspired the Ebonyi people who were once derided as the most backward among the Igbo states to rise to a place of honour.
Umahi stepped into the national honours scroll when he became the only governor in the South-east, arguably, in this political dispensation, who is accepted across partisan lines. He easily became Chairman of the South-east Governors Forum. In the period leading to the 2019 national elections, almost all the opposition party candidates surrendered to him. The few who went ahead to contest against him lost woefully, and thereafter preceded to the elections petition tribunal, but soon beat a quick retreat.
Therefore, it was not unusual that the first hint of Umahi's change of political party loyalty from the PDP to the APC came from elements in the erstwhile opposition. Indeed, when Umahi was in the PDP, there was little or no opposition. Now that he has moved the the APC, he expected the entire state to queue behind him, but it was not quite so.
The Ebonyi State caucus of the PDP in the National Assembly denied support for Umahi's move. On behalf of the three senators and five members of the House of Representatives, former governor of Ebonyi State, Senator Sam Egwu, PDP, Ebonyi North said that no single lawmaker in the National Assembly will follow as they remain full-blooded and loyal PDP members.
According to Egwu, the Senator and members, House of Representatives considered the decision of the governor as impolitic, indecent and unwise to give ultimatums and conditionalities in a bid to secure zoning.
Senator Egwu who is a ranking Senator said that it was not fair for the governor to describe the PDP as not fair to the South East Zone when he has benefited immensely from the party in the past.
They, however, stated their support for the South-East to fly the Presidential flag of any of the major political parties come 2023.
The read text was signed by Senator Sam Ominyi Egwu; Senator Obinna Ogba; Senator Mike Ama Nnachi; Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga; Hon. Igariwey Iduma Enwo; Hon. Chukwuma Nwazunku; Hon. Edwin Anayo and Hon. Livinus Makwe.
The statement read, "We, the undersigned members of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus of the National Assembly, wish to address our fellow PDP members and other well-meaning Nigerians, on the defection of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi from the PDP to the APC.
"The major reason given by Chief Umahi for defecting from the PDP to the APC is now in the public domain which is that the PDP has not been fair to the People of the South East on the issue of zoning the Presidency and vice Presidency.
Viewing the the maximum damage that an Umahi defection could cause to the PDP, the party quickly dissolved the leadership of the party in the state in an attempt to neutralise the impact of the Umahi move. But such was the all encompassing nature of the Umahi defection that even the party he was moving into had to adjust its structure in order to accommodate him, as the APC in Ebonyi also carried out a restructuring of its leadership.
As Chairman of the South-east Governors Forum, Umahi has been put on the spot concerning topical issues on a number of occasions. Agitators for a sovereign state of Biafra have been in an unending war of words with Umahi because the Ebonyi Governor openly disagrees with their methods of operation. However, he is very vocal for the realisation of an Igbo presidency in,Nigeria. Not a few believe if there is an Igboman who has the temperament and the capacity to lead Nigeria in 2023, Umahi is the one.
National Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress who is also the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni pleaded with Umahi to give a thought to all members of the APC across all levels in the State.
Buni described Umahi's defection to APC as timely and appropriate, as they have started to rebuild the party with reconciliation and registration of new members.
Speaking in Abakaliki during the formal reception of Umahi to APC, the Yobe state Governor noted that they were not just happy receiving Umahi to APC but they were happy with the great performance of the Governor in the State.
He noted that the national ruling party believes in equity and fairness and that was why President Muhammadu Buhari does not consider party affiliations when making sure that the welfare of the Nation is being into consideration.
He further described the President as a man of Justice and fairness which he said was the reason that Governor Umahi left his former Party to the APC.
Harping on the administration of the APC administration, the National Chairman recalled that when the President took over the mantle of leadership, Buhari discovered that over 27 States and many local government areas were unable to pay salaries and the President had to provide bailout funds to enable the States pay salaries.
He also added that some of the flagship programmes of the federal government like the Anchor Borrowers were executed by States without party considerations.
Buni said, "We have received the Governor, Umahi and his supporters to APC. Your Excellency, you are most welcome. We are happy to receive you on behalf of the APC family. We are happy not because we are receiving you but because you have performed, you're performing; you have delivered, you are delivering".
"Your intention to join APC is timely; it's appropriate because you are coming to our party at a time we have started rebuilding the Party. And to rebuild this Party, we have started with reconciliation and now we have started the second phase which is membership across the country".
"Today marks the new beginning in the political history of Ebonyi State. Your Excellency, I know you are a man of justice. You will do justice to all manner of members across all levels of the state from ward, local government to the state level."
Umahi stated that the state is now 99.9% APC pointing out that in no distance time, all the PDP National Assembly members from the state will join the APC, as they are all tired of PDP and its empty promises.
The Governor who promised to be fair to all members in the state noted that he left PDP for the interest of the South East zone.
He also announced that he joined the APc with the 23 members of the state House of Assembly, 106 members of his cabinet, 13 Council chairmen and 171 Councillors and over 3000 other political appointees.
Umahi said, "Today, Ebonyi State is 99.9% APC, the remaining 1% are the National Assembly members and some of our Elders Council. I know too well that all of them will soon join us in APC because in Ebonyi State, there is no opposition".
"I know what the National Assembly members are looking for and the moment they get it, they will join us in APC. I want to assure all that this new house built on equity and trust will accommodate all".
"Party should not divide us, I believe that together we will be stronger. So there is no need for anyone to be aggrieved. Its high time South East move to APC in totality. We are tired of PDP and their empty promises".
"We have gotten our freedom now, freedom from one person deciding the faith of millions of people as seen in PDP".
"I want to assure all that everyone would be carried along. No one would be discriminated. We are going to work as a family to achieve our common goal and aspiration".
Umahi also commend President Buhari for all the support and encouragement so far given to the state adding that the support of Mr. President is the testimony of the transformation being witnessed in Ebonyi State today.
"We must thank the leadership of the APC for giving us the opportunity to be part of the transformation in the country. South East must get it right now".
A leader of APC in the South-east and Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani commended Ukahi for taking Ndigbo to where they belong.
The former Senate President noted that Umahi has set the space in the state and has position the aligned with the ruling party and cannot deviate from it.
The state Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe declared he will follow Govenor Umahi to anywhere since he was the one that called him to work with him.
Those who attended the function includes, Attorney General of the Federation, Justice Abubarka Malami, Governors of Kebbi, Niger, Jigawa and other APC National leaders from the South East region.
Reacting to slaves fired at him by his Rivers State counterpart Mr. Nyesom Wike in an exclusive interview on ARISE TV, a subsidiary of THISDAY Newspapers, Umahi berated Wike for hijacking the NWC of the PDP and dictating virtually everything that happens in the party.
The NWC had earlier dissolved the wards, local government and state executives of the party in the state.
The governor said it was shameful how Governor Wike attacks and disparages fellow governors and further warned him to be careful how he talks to sitting governors.
"I can't join issues with my friend, Governor Nyesom Wike. He is a dictator and controls the PDP. He dictates virtually everything that happens in the PDP. Wike said I made my younger brother the National Vice Chairman of the PDP but he has forgotten he made Prince Uche Secondus the National Chairman. He has forgotten how he imposed the House of Representatives Minority Leader of PDP".
"He has called me so many unprintable names and it's very shameful. In as much as I don't want to take my fellow governor to the cleaners, he should be very careful how he talks to fellow governors. The PDP NWC is being remote controlled and it's very unacceptable and unless there is a change, you will see a lot of governors leaving the party. People should stop talking as if they are good. Sometimes, my colleague talks as if they are my God, Umahi said.
Umahi while reacting to Wike's claim that his defection to APC was a show of ingratitude to the PDP which made him all he is, said that it was on recorded that he was the soul sponsor of the PDP in the South East zone.
The governor also noted that his problem in PDP was that he failed to castigate President Muhammadu Buhari.
"PDP wants me to be castigating the President. That's not in my character. The President remains my father and boss. I am happy doing what am doing, Umahi. Everything is not politics. My respect for Me President will never change. Mr President is a man of character and he has been very fair to all the governor's irrespective of political differences".
He also reiterated that his decision to leave the PDP was due to the injustice of the party against the South-east zone.
While debunking that the President never lobbied him to join the APC, the governor noted that he is not joining the APC in other to be given the presidential ticket or for it to be zoned to the South East region.
"I want to tell you that my movement to APC doesn't mean they should give to South East or myself. I am protesting against injustice. I am protesting because the PDP is marginalizing the South East and if it doesn't yield result today, it will yield tomorrow. I am not protesting because APC must do this or that. By 2023, we must have supported the PDP for 24 years. If we support APC for such years and they didn't do something, then we have reason to protest.
Umahi said that though the NWC said it was too early to talk of the presidential ticket but the way they were going showed that PDP was not going to zone it to the South-east.
Like most human beings who command considerable influence, Umahi is sometimes given to grandstanding and ostentatious speech. Perhaps goaded by sycophants who are encouraging him to think he is superhuman, the Ebonyi governor sometimes takes sweeping and arbitrary decisions. Consider this statement from the Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe. According to him, Governor Umahi has assumed the position of a political teacher, a mentor and a father to him in particular and the entire council members. He said, "Your Excellency, a book will not contain your marks, that of this Exco and this administration. No man can fully understand or comprehend you. I say to you: you are an enigma and you are maverick. This State that you have rewritten its history will never forget you. I have no regrets serving and working with you and to say to you that no governor in Nigeria will have the privilege of working with great minds and brains like this exco."
They even try to encumber him with bogus appendages. For instance, Umahi has been addressed with the larger than life title, 'Akubaroaha' (meaning 'wealth that benefits the people'). He was also made the Grand Commander — Empowerment Hall of Fame. Feeling giddy from this kind of enticement, it is understandable that Umahi can take a whimsical action like appointing 1000 Special Assistants, whose duties clash with other appointees playing similar role
Sometimes, his vision sounds grandiose and boastful. From the way he sees himself, Umahi thinks he has the capacity to deliver so much to Ebonyi that those who will come after him will have nothing to do. At a recent event, he stated, "Our target is to completely solve the problem of infrastructure by 2023 when we shall be handing over to a new administration. We will create jobs for our citizens, most especially in the private sector, thereby addressing the current huge dependence on civil service employment and its clearly adverse implications for overhead costs." Considering his track record, it may not be out of place to give Umahi a benefit of doubt. In the days ahead, he has committed himself to construct additional eight flyovers at vulnerable locations across the state, complete the new Government House, International Market, industrial clusters, build an airport and numerous other projects ongoing in the state.
Ebonyi State Governor, Engr David Umahi said that he was joining the APC because the Party is amenable working for the interest of the South East zone.
The governor also noted that he has no presidential ambition and has not been promised by anyone for the presidential seat in 2023.
He stressed that contrary to the allegation that he left because he was not promised the presidential ticket by the PDP, the governor noted that he would not have collected the ticket even if it was given to him.
He said that his decision to leave PDP was because of the injustice against the people of the South East zone by the Party not minding that the late Vice President, Alex Ekwueme was a foundation member of the party.
Briefing journalists in Abakaliki, the Governor also faulted claims made by the Board of Trustees Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Walid Jubril who said that the South East never requested for the Presidential ticket of the Party.
Umahi said: "anybody saying I asked PDP for a PDP presidential ticket is being mischievous. Because, even if PDP promises anybody the presidential ticket, how does it work when over 8000 delegates will be electing the person? And such promise cannot happen with more than 10 or 20 people".
"People are just being very mischievous about that. But there are a lot of prominent people from the Southeast and I don't want to list them, but I think the State House of Assembly wrote to the PDP and listed many qualified persons from the Southeast that can take the presidential slot of the PDP".
"Some people said that why I am moving to APC was that I was promised the Presidential ticket of the party, but there was nothing like that. APC never promised me any position and they never promised Southeast any position. There was no such discussion".
"However, I offered myself for this movement as a protest to injustice being done to Southeast by the PDP; that since 1998 the Southeast people have supported PDP in all elections".
"At a time, the five states were all PDP and one of the founding members of PDP is from Southeast, the late vice President, HE Alex Ekwueme and so, it is absurd that since 1998 going to 2023 that Southeast will never be considered to run for the President under the ticket of PDP. It is very absurd. And this is my position and will continue to be my position and it has nothing personal to do with me".
"Let it be known that I am God's project and I don't go beyond my calling. I'm satisfied being a Governor and by his grace, for eight years. First and foremost, a business man and then took an adventure in politics".
"I refused to be called a politician, because if politics is all about lying, cheating and backstabbing that is not my family character and so, I protest and nothing will stop me from this protest".
"I believe that this movement will cause PDP to know that no man is an ireland and no single person can be called a crowd. And if people are shouting about injustice in this country and I stand in a place where justice is not practiced I have to reexamine my head. People can write what they want to write, it is not my business. In 2023, if God permits, I will be quitting politics, and i'm very satisfied".
"One thing I promise is that I will not castigate PDP, just like my only sin in PDP is that I refused to castigate Mr President, and I will never do that, because that is my family character. But those who don't have character believe that since I don't castigate Mr president, I could be linking the information of the PDP"
"So, let it be known to everybody that nobody promised me anything. Let it be known that I moved because of injustice and I have no regret about that. Some people said, I will regret this movement, but I laugh at them, because they are not my God".
Umahi noted that the over 50 organizations, State House of Assembly and the State Working Committee of the PDP in Ebonyi State have demanded that the position should be zoned to the South East.
He added that the PDP has not been fair to the South East zone which necessitated his decision to quit the Party as a sacrifice for the purpose of actualization of the President from the South East zone.
Umahi explained that having been successful Governor for two tenures and a successful business man he would return to business where he also has calling.
I am not driven by selfish interests but because we need to protest against marginalisation. We have benefited more from the APC government. I didn't start this protest today. I have no regrets. In life you have to be courageous".
Umahi said that the South East has remained faithful to PDP, voted for her candidates yet had not been considered fairly in Nigerian polity.
He further explained that if an Igbo man is President he would naturally be protective of all sections of the country moreso because the Igbo have stake in all parts of Nigeria
Ebonyi State was notoriously buried in the backwater of the Igbo nation. Only a few of her notable indigenes could stand head and shoulder above the surging tide of poverty. If Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world, Ebonyi shared an unpleasant place at the bottom of the pyramid with other less fortunate states of the federation. That was before an unassuming man, who was stoutly resisted by his principal, former Governor Martin Elechi, assumed leadership of Ebonyi in 2015.
True, David Umahi was deputy governor to Elechi since 2011. But Nigerian governors have the ill-reputation of despising their deputies. As many of them only chose a deputy to fulfill the criteria to run for office and often in deference to ethnic and geographical delineation of the state, which sometimes throws up a candidate they can barely accommodate. On these and other accounts, the relationship between many Nigerian governors and their deputies is less than cordial.
Not surprisingly, Elechi clearly showed a preference for another candidate, among those who jostled to succeed him. But Umahi showed greater promise and was able to rally opinion moulders in the state behind him. His infectious enthusiasm was all he could showcase, at the time. After all, he had not been governor before and nobody knew what he could do. Happily, those who were willing to give him a chance were in the majority and easily carried the day, winning the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi governorship ticket for Umahi. Subsequently, he won the 2015 Ebonyi governorship election.
In victory, Umahi has shown surprising magnanimity. Whereas many political god sons have been known to make life uncomfortable to their political godfathers immediately the baton of power is transferred to them, Umahi has been very accommodating. He openly showers encomiums on his predecessor. "I want to thank all of you and I reserve all thanks first to God almighty, my family and that of the Deputy Governor and of course, Chief Martin Elechi, the former Governor. I will never forget him because he is the destiny helper that God brought to put me where I am. Without him, I wouldn't have been here. So, for your information, we are talking now and we are happy with ourselves."
Because, he deliberately refused to follow the path of vengeance, which heats up the polity, deciding instead to pursue the Biblical injunction to live in peace with all men, he has, therefore, created a conducive environment to set lofty goals and chase them relentlessly to completion.
Four years after, a people who were once derided as the most backward among the Igbo states have been inspired by the sterling performance of Umahi to rise to a place of honour. Who would have thought that the streets of Abakaliki, the state capital could spot such dazzling beauty in the day, as well as, at night. If Eboyans dreamt of flyovers, it was probably in the distant future. Not at all achievable in a span of four years. Umahi has brought so much rapid positive transformation to Ebonyi that even his detractors have little or nothing to say against him. Arguably, he is the only governor in the Southeast who is accepted across partisan lines. In the period leading to the 2019 national elections, almost all the opposition party candidates surrendered to him. The few who went ahead to contest against him lost woefully, and thereafter preceded to the elections petition tribunal, but soon beat a quick retreat.
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Wine & Roses Hotel is one of our staff's favorite places to relax in Lodi, CA. More than just a hotel, Wine & Roses is nestled in the heart of California's wine country around beautiful botanical gardens. It houses the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center on their grounds for convenient information on wine tastings in the area. In addition, this hotel also features its own restaurant with amazing dishes, an award-winning spa, and retail boutique where you can purchase spa and salon products to help you unwind during your visit. We're sure that you will love your stay at the unique and beautiful Wine & Roses Hotel.


Bruggeman is a veteran herself, having served as a combat engineer officer in the Marines from 1999 to 2007. She commanded a company during the invasion of Iraq and ended her service as a captain.
The Mission Continues will turn 12 years old in August. The Baltimore event will be its fourth-annual "mass deployment," meaning an event where 80 veterans are brought in to participate in a large-scale service project. Veterans have until March 25 to apply for the Baltimore mass deployment.
Bruggeman said that about 45 percent of the veterans participating in The Mission Continues-sponsored programs are women. That's notable given that women only make up roughly 10 percent of all veterans, according to VA data.


The real interest rate can be estimated by deflating the risk-free rate and averaging it. Another option is to look for reports from research in universities and/or the Central Bank. Expected inflation rate can be obtained from Central Bank estimates. Growth of volume in units is estimated using the investment in physical assets.
With these input data, we can construct three financial statements: The CB, the IS, and the BS. In the next table, we show the procedure to do this. We start with some IT and we end with the financial statements. Table 8.12 presents the nominal increase in prices and growth in units.
For instance, the nominal increase in selling price for year 6 from Table 11 is (1 + 1.03%) x (1 + 4.00%)-1 = 5.1%.
In Table 8.13, we show the forecast of other variables.
In the previous table, sales in units for year 8 is 59.2 = 57.5 x 1.03.
When we forecast prices and volume using the average of real increase in price and the average of increase in volume, we are splitting the "real" increase in sales revenues in two. In that specific case, it is the same to forecast prices and volume or sales revenues. Usually, we forecast volume based on the growth of the demand driver (population, construction, car production, etc.) and not using the average of past volume increases. In general, we would forecast a real growth in volume (units) that is linked not to the average of historical growth of units but to a forecast growth based on the demand driver and/or the explicit investment in operating assets. In general, they are not identical. See Table 8.14.
In Table 8.15, we show the depreciation and investment schedule.


Last major update issued on September 24, 2015 at 04:45 UT.
The geomagnetic field was quiet to active on September 23. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 452 and 587 km/s.
Solar flux at 17h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 107.9 (decreasing 2.3 over the last solar rotation, the measurement at 20h UT was slightly flare enhanced by a long duration C1.1 event in AR 12422). The 90 day 10.7 flux at 1 AU was 105.6. The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 12 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 12.0). Three hour interval K indices: 22332431 (planetary), 12443541 (Boulder).
At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 7 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 164) and 7 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 113) SDO images on the visible solar disk.
Region 12418 [S15W61] decayed slowly and quietly.
Region 12420 [N10E34] decayed slowly and quietly.
Region 12421 [N15E20] decayed slowly and quietly.
Region 12422 [S20E38] developed and has polarity intermixing. The region produced a number of low level C flares during the day. Further C class flares are likely.
New region 12423 [S09W09] emerged on September 21 and was numbered by SWPC 2 days later.
S4766 [N20W12] was quiet and stable.
New region S4778 [S04E27] emerged with penumbra spots.
September 21-23: No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to minor storm on September 24-25 due to effects from CH691 and quiet to unsettled on September 26.


Yesterday, we discussed Elizabeth Edwards' recent publicity tour for her book, "Resilience." Today, the Associated Press reports that it was twice denied interviews with Edwards' because it refused to omit the name of John Edwards' mistress from its articles about Elizabeth and her book.
Requests like this are pretty common now and Oprah Winfrey, Matt Lauer and Larry King all complied with Edwards' "out of consideration" in order to score an interview with her. But what does it say about the AP that they have to write an article about why they didn't write an article about Elizabeth Edwards? What message are they trying to send?


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Q: How to paginate two tables in zend framework Books has the following fields

*

*book_id

*book_name

*book_auther

*book_pub_date

category table has

*

*category_id

*category_name

placement table has

*

*placement_id

*placement_category_id(FK)

*placement_book_id(FK)

Now we want to use pagination in index controller to
  select books with specific category ?
all tables are in one database

Note: I have separated model for each table and all tables are related each other with $_referenceMap
I use $adapter = new Zend_Paginator_Adapter_DbTableSelect($select);
the question is : how to make $select ?

A: You have many-to-many relationship between books and categories, and your placement table is an intersection table. Thus I think that one way your $select could be constructed is using  inner join as follows:
    $placementModel = new Your_Model_Table_Placement();

    $select = $placementModel->select(Zend_Db_Table::SELECT_WITH_FROM_PART)->setIntegrityCheck(false);
    $select->joinInner('BOOKS', 'BOOKS.book_id = PLACEMENT.placement_book_id');
    $select->where('PLACEMENT.placement_category_id = ?', $categoryID);

    $adapter = new Zend_Paginator_Adapter_DbTableSelect($select);

    // check the result if they are what you expect
    var_dump($adapter->getItems(0, 5)->toArray());

Off course the names of tables and models must match your real names.
Another way would be to create a view in your database. Then you would create a model for the view. This would make the $select shorter.

A: You can use this pagination class:
http://www.catchmyfame.com/2007/07/28/finally-the-simple-pagination-class/
it's really simple to setup and use, and then you apply it to a JOINed query which selects all the books from the specific category (which many here would explain better than me).

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Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory
Elizabeth Rosner
Berkeley, CA, Counterpoint, 2017, ISBN: 9781619029545; 304pp.; Price: £20.00
Ellis Spicer
Ellis Spicer, review of Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory, (review no. 2215)
DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2215
Date accessed: 9 February, 2023
Survivor Café: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory is novelist Elizabeth Rosner's first foray into non-fiction. Using her experiences as a child of Holocaust survivors, she navigates the audience through the realms of epigenetics [the suggestion of trauma infiltrating familial DNA], psychotherapy, history and philosophical struggles to bring something unique to the study of trauma. Recognition of the value of interdisciplinary study within historical fields is far from universal, but everything has a history and therefore where there are links with other disciplines, historians should look to other fields and their methodologies to fill crucial gaps. And this can be observed within Holocaust and other trauma studies. We are living in a society that has seen an explosion of Holocaust art and culture, with so many people having a core set of 'facts' and values as to what the Holocaust was – noting influences from literature, art, psychology, sociology to further our understanding. And yet we are a society on the brink of a world without survivors and first hand testimony, therefore the responsibility falls to those left behind and the second generation. This is the context that Rosner's work appears in, straddling the right to pursue an independent life unhampered by her parents' history and a responsibility to the memories of those no longer alive to tell their tales.
The introduction frames the author's concern and self-ascribed obsession with how memory will continue once the voices of those who experienced it disappear, fuelling the notion that time is running out and that is why we have this surge of interest. Chronologically this book starts towards the end of the story, being Rosner's present, however paradoxical this might seem. Rosner begins with her third trip to Buchenwald with her father in 2015 for the 70th anniversary of liberation. This appears a natural place to begin as we are immediately grounded in the present and modern commemoration of the Holocaust. Here we are introduced to the notion of the 'survivor café', an event taking place at Buchenwald where those who were there could interact with those who were not there, fostering an intergenerational interaction that Rosner so admires. We are exposed to this third 2015 Buchenwald trip entirely from the author's perspective.
From the opening scenes of the 'Beech Forest' (Buchenwald in German), we are then transported into a thematic navigation of the material, from the language used to define a survivor, to this idea of surrogate parents and the family in survivor communities, a theoretical examination of trauma and the importance of the second and third generations. Interspersed throughout these broad themes are two further trips Rosner took to Buchenwald with her father in 1983 and 1995. These personal recollections provide a dimension that softens some of the most indigestible theories and concepts that we have come to associate with memory, psychology, psychoanalysis, trauma and history. The final chapter on post memory and the paradox of artifice is particularly evocative as a summary of the author's thoughts on the 'future' of Holocaust memory and the challenges that memory faces. Post memory itself is a theoretical concept that underpins Rosner's question – combining epigenetics, psychology and history – do second-generation survivors like herself inherit these memories in a literal or perhaps symbolic way?
The author is introspective about her own experiences and slots them into a broader framework around genocide and trauma. And indeed there are many things which we don't yet understand about trauma and the physicality/anatomy of it – epigenetics is a field still in its infancy, and Rosner herself admits that it will be years before we can understand or prove that trauma can be transmitted as if through a mother's milk. The author highlights many different theories and suggestions but is ready to face the notion that there is still so much ground to cover in the field, paving the way for future studies.
Rosner's contribution to the field lies in the book's raw emotionality, personal stories and thematic strengths. Her history as a second generation child provides a sensitive blend of memoir and theory that has echoes of Eva Hoffman's After Such Knowledge. The main thematic strength is the 'inadequacy of language', which the author confronts the audience with immediately at the start of her work in 'the alphabet of inadequate language'. The ABC of trauma and genocide with such vivid emotional emphasis that sets the scene, challenging the audience to take it in, highlighting that this book will not just be about the Holocaust. For instance H is for Hutu and Hiroshima just as much as it is Hitler and Holocaust. In other words, this is not just a Holocaust memory examination but a glance at 20th-century historical trauma more generally. This seems to be an echoing resonance in recent years – that it is possible to compare genocides without trivialising one or the other, and it is timely that Rosner has chosen to note this as survivors increasingly use their profile to warn of other atrocities in the world today. The author defines this as 'connective' rather than 'comparative' – once again conveying that the words we choose to use have significance and impact. But in her alphabet of inadequate language, the author encourages us to 'Now go back to the beginning. See under: A' – reflecting that we still have so much to learn and understand. Indeed, her metaphorical emphases and emotions highlight what she as a novelist has to add to the field; a level of creativity and sensitivity that sometimes academics struggle to muster.
Rosner finds a key ally with regard to her concerns over the inadequacy of language and her slight revulsion towards Holocaust novels, film and the 'industry' forming around them in figurehead survivor Elie Wiesel. She gives central credence to Wiesel's notion that 'we need to invent a new language' when it comes to the Holocaust as what already exists does not reflect 'the fracturing and silencing of human experience'. And indeed, artists have almost been tasked with restoring language in this context and finding a way, but Rosner finds this view difficult to stomach. Like Wiesel, she is weary of Holocaust literature, deeming it to be rife with 'an absence of humility in the face of what can never be revealed'. The author is far from alone in this assessment – you only have to take a cursory glance at historians' opining about historical accuracy and how survivors recoil from certain cultural material surrounding the Holocaust to realise the subject leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many an audience. It is where Rosner conveys to us her opinions and experiences rather than quoting from others that we find our human connection and valued contribution.
In places, the structure of the book tends towards 'snapshots' which can be difficult to unite in an all-encompassing theme whilst maintaining readability and flow. This is particularly evident in chapter two where she examines the 'S' word [survivor] and is somewhat critical of its usage, tracing cultural comparisons with post A-Bomb Japan and the language used to define a survivor. Whilst there was clearly a unifying theme here, there could have been further discussion by the author herself and linkage with her own thoughts and experiences. In other sections of the book, she takes a more integrative approach, interspersing the tales of others with her own musings and recollections, and we as readers feel that there is a more coherent structure. However, we must all consider that a volume so dedicated to trauma needs to be difficult to read in places – this is not a normal or everyday occurrence, and it is not rational or even explainable, as the inadequacy of language thesis so successfully highlights. I would be interested to hear more about the author's writing process and whether the application of a more creative structure draws on her experience as a novelist seeking to bring back some connection and emotion that academia has lost. Are we as a society becoming desensitised to traumatic recollections of genocide and violence, and are we losing sight of the human element of these stories? As previously highlighted, the key strengths of this book lie in its connection and link to the personal.
Rosner's self-reflective look at the second generation emphasises the connection we begin to feel with her as a reader, bridging this gap between the academic text and the memoir. She is fairly forthright in both the positive and negatives of growing up with a survivor for a father and does not skate over the difficulties she has faced within this context in terms of identity. This in many places is something relatively absent from academic discourse – preoccupied with burden, duty and the notion of transmitted trauma, but notably paying minimal attention to resilience and honouring a familial history. Yes Rosner feels the inescapable pull and responsibility to her parents' memories, admitting that she feels more afraid of forgetting her parents' stories than she is her own, because she fears amnesia and the threat that it poses to how we approach and think about genocide. The Holocaust and the weight of her parents' memories becomes omnipresent, impacting her identity and leading to her quest to speak to as many 'survivors' as possible, soaking up their stories like a sponge and passing on the message, facilitating intergenerational interaction whilst there is still the ability to do so.
Survivor Café reminds us how important intergenerational interaction is when it comes to histories of trauma. This can be seen in the kinship between the first, second and third generations but can also be applied more broadly. For instance, Rosner's epilogue reinforces to her audience that 'we are all obligated to remember, imperfectly and uncomfortably'. This is a call to all, where everyone has responsibility, particularly when the last of the survivors are gone. But yes, memory is imperfect and shouldn't be comfortable – we are arguably in a stage where society as a whole is too comfortable with the stories of the Holocaust and are desensitised to the horror, further reflecting the impotency of language to convey such horrors. What the author has given us is occasionally discursive but consistently powerful prose that meticulously blends theory, experience and personality into one coherent narrative.
The author replies:
I'm honored by the thorough and thoughtful analysis undertaken by Ms Spicer; in this review I find plentiful evidence of a genuinely meaningful engagement with my themes as well as the architecture of the book as a whole. It is gratifying to see recognition of important intersections between the personal and the academic perspectives, and to be acknowledged for 'bridging this gap'. I would welcome further discussion of my 'application of a creative structure' in a future dialogue with the reviewer, and with any other readers who might wish to participate.
Kirkus Review


A boy with autism plays in a water park.
The state agencies charged with providing services for Californian kids with developmental disabilities spend far more on their white clients than they do on black and Latino children, according to a new report from the legal advocacy group Public Counsel.
At the 19 of the state's 21 agencies, known as "regional centers," officials authorized less spending for their Latino students than their white ones. And centers that serve predominantly black and Latino students receive much less funding overall than centers with mostly white clients.
For example, the report compared funding levels at the South Central Regional Center – where 91 percent of clients are black or Latino – to those at the Westside Regional Center, whose clients are just over half black or Latino. A child at the South Central Regional Center receives on average nearly $8,000 less in services than their counterpart at the Westside center.
And at Los Angeles' Lanterman Regional Center, for example, Latino kids received on average $3,375 less in services compared to the center's white clients.
The funding gaps are not a recent development, advocates said.
"The state has known that it's been broken for well over 25 years," said Public Counsel lawyer Brian Capra. "We thought there were going to be some significant changes five or six years ago," when an investigation by the Los Angeles Times spurred an outcry over funding inequalities.
And the obstacles to leveling out the quality of care remain mostly unchanged as well.
One of those factors, advocates and state officials said, is white parents' greater willingness to challenge public agencies' decisions and their ability to muster greater amount of resources, including time, to advocate for more expensive services for their children.
Capra said that unlike many white parents who won't take no for an answer, some Latino families and from other ethnicities do not challenge an agency decision not to provide a service.
One potential solution to the problem, Capra said: change the amounts of money given to each child for each diagnosis so there is a narrower range of funding given to clients with the same diagnoses.
California's Department of Developmental Services (DDS) funds and oversees the 21 regional centers.
"Reducing disparities in underserved populations is a priority for the Department," a DDS spokeswoman said in a statement. "In the current fiscal year, $11 million was provided to the regional centers to implement best practices and new ideas to reduce disparities," the statement said.
And officials at individual centers also said they're aware of the problem.
"We're trying to work on it in various ways," said Patrick Aulicino, associate director at Lanterman Regional Center.
His center now has a program that sends staff to talk to Latino families "who we identified, who we thought should be accessing services that may have been offered to them but they weren't taking advantage of," he said.
Better data is needed, Aulicino said, and that should come from state officials who examine funding for all 21 centers. But he resisted the idea that funding decision-making should be set in a more standard way. Since the regional centers are run by local boards of directors, funding decisions should also stay local, he said.


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Understanding Russia
The Challenges of Transformation
Marlene Laruelle and Jean Radvanyi
This timely book provides a balanced and comprehensive overview of the geographical, historical, political, cultural, and geostrategic factors that drive Russia today. Russia has long inspired fear in the West, but as the authors argue, Russia is fearful as well. Three decades after the transformations launched by perestroika, multiple ghosts haunt both Russian elites and ordinary citizens, ranging from concerns about territorial challenges, societal transformations, and economic decline to worries about the country's vulnerability to external intervention. Faced with a West that emerged victorious from the Cold War, a shockingly dynamic China, and former Soviet republics claiming their right to emancipate themselves from Moscow's stranglehold, Russia is constantly questioning its identity, its development path, and its role on the international scene. The country hesitates between two strategies: take refuge in a new isolation and revive the old notion of being a "besieged fortress," or replay the messianic myth of a Third Rome, the last bastion of Christian values in the face of a decadent West. Explaining Russia's perspective, Marlene Laruelle and Jean Radvanyi offers a much-needed analysis that will help readers understand how the country deals with its domestic issues and how these influence Russian foreign policy.
978-1-5381-1485-8 • Hardback • August 2018 • $84.00 • (£54.95)
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Subjects: Political Science / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Social Science / World / Russia
Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Russia & Former Soviet States, Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Russian, International & Area Studies; Russian Studies
Marlene Laruelle is research professor of international affairs and associate director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. She is codirector of PONARS-Eurasia and director of the Central Asia Program at GW.
Jean Radvanyi is professor of Russian studies and geography at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Cultures in Paris. He directed the French-Russian Center for Social Sciences and Humanities in Moscow from 2008 to 2012.
List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
1 Territorial Fatigue: New State, New Borders
2 A Troubled Identity: Diversity, Decline, and Migration
3 Society: Fragmented but Reinvented
4 The Political System: A Quest for Consensus
5 The Economy: Is There a Russian Disease?
6 Between Europe and Asia: The Double-Headed Eagle
7 Russia in the World: Besieged Fortress or New Crusader?
We are all struggling to understand Russia, and this book provides a timely and erudite guide. Covering state and nation formation, the economy, society, and foreign policy, Laruelle and Radvanyi have produced an accessible and essential analysis of the complex phenomenon that is the Russia of today.
— Richard Sakwa, University of Kent
This well-researched book will challenge those accustomed to viewing Russia as the West's hostile Other. By presenting Russia's political, economic, and social changes in alignment with global trends, Laruelle and Radvanyi make a compelling case for a new Western thinking about Russia.
— Andrei P. Tsygankov, San Francisco State University
At a time when some would argue that understanding Russia is impossible and perhaps even inadvisable, Laruelle and Radvanyi's new book argues powerfully that not only can we understand Russia, but we must. This timely volume is certain to help many readers—from students to professionals to the simply curious—come to grips with the country that vexes our imaginations more than any other.
— Samuel Greene, King's College London
The only text that explains Russian domestic and foreign policy from Russia's perspective


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#define WMOP_MDS                04015   /* Set Flag Bit */
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#define WMOP_ISD                04121   /* Interger Store Destructive */
#define WMOP_LEQ                04125   /* B Less Than or Equal to A */
#define WMOP_BBW                04131   /* Banch Backward Conditional */
#define WMOP_IP2                04211   /* Initiate P2 */
#define WMOP_ISN                04221   /* Integer Store Non-Destructive */
#define WMOP_LSS                04225   /* B Less Than A */
#define WMOP_BFW                04231   /* Branch Forward Unconditional */
#define WMOP_IIO                04411   /* Initiate I/O */
#define WMOP_EQL                04425   /* B Equal A */
#define WMOP_SSP                04431   /* Reset Sign Bit */
#define WMOP_CMN                04441   /* Enter Character Mode In Line */
#define WMOP_IFT                05111   /* Test Initiate */
#define WMOP_CTC                05425   /* Transfer Core Field to Core Field */
#define WMOP_LBU                06131   /* Word Branch Backward Unconditional */
#define WMOP_LFU                06231   /* Word Branch Forward Unconditional */
#define WMOP_TIO                06431   /* Interrogate I/O Channels */
#define WMOP_RDV                07001   /* Remainder Divide */
#define WMOP_FBS                07031   /* Flag Bit Search */
#define WMOP_CTF                07425   /* Transfer Core Field to F Field */
#define WMOP_ISO                00045   /* Variable Field Isolate XX */
#define WMOP_CBD                00351   /* Non-Zero Field Branch Backward Destructive Xy */
#define WMOP_CBN                00151   /* Non-Zero Field Branch Backward Non-Destructive Xy */
#define WMOP_CFD                00251   /* Non-Zero Field Branch Forward Destructive Xy */
#define WMOP_CFN                00051   /* Non-Zero Field Branch Forward Non-Destructive Xy */
#define WMOP_DIA                00055   /* Dial A XX */
#define WMOP_DIB                00061   /* Dial B XX Upper 6 not Zero */
#define WMOP_TRB                00065   /* Transfer Bits XX */
#define WMOP_FCL                00071   /* Compare Field Low XX */
#define WMOP_FCE                00075   /* Compare Field Equal XX */

/* Character Mode */
#define CMOP_EXC                00000   /* CMOP_Exit Character Mode */
#define CMOP_CMX                00100   /* Exit Character Mode In Line */
#define CMOP_BSD                00002   /* Skip Bit Destiniation */
#define CMOP_BSS                00003   /* SKip Bit Source */
#define CMOP_RDA                00004   /* Recall Destination Address */
#define CMOP_TRW                00005   /* Transfer Words */
#define CMOP_SED                00006   /* Set Destination Address */
#define CMOP_TDA                00007   /* Transfer Destination Address */
#define CMOP_TBN                00012   /* Transfer Blanks for Non-Numerics */
#define CMOP_SDA                00014   /* Store Destination Address */
#define CMOP_SSA                00015   /* Store Source Address */
#define CMOP_SFD                00016   /* Skip Forward Destination */
#define CMOP_SRD                00017   /* Skip Reverse Destination */
#define CMOP_SES                00022   /* Set Source Address */
#define CMOP_TEQ                00024   /* Test for Equal */
#define CMOP_TNE                00025   /* Test for Not-Equal */
#define CMOP_TEG                00026   /* Test for Greater Or Equal */
#define CMOP_TGR                00027   /* Test For Greater */
#define CMOP_SRS                00030   /* Skip Reverse Source */
#define CMOP_SFS                00031   /* Skip Forward Source */
#define CMOP_TEL                00034   /* Test For Equal or Less */
#define CMOP_TLS                00035   /* Test For Less */
#define CMOP_TAN                00036   /* Test for Alphanumeric */
#define CMOP_BIT                00037   /* Test Bit */
#define CMOP_INC                00040   /* Increase Tally */
#define CMOP_STC                00041   /* Store Tally */
#define CMOP_SEC                00042   /* Set Tally */
#define CMOP_CRF                00043   /* Call repeat Field */
#define CMOP_JNC                00044   /* Jump Out Of Loop Conditional */
#define CMOP_JFC                00045   /* Jump Forward Conditional */
#define CMOP_JNS                00046   /* Jump out of loop unconditional */
#define CMOP_JFW                00047   /* Jump Forward Unconditional */
#define CMOP_RCA                00050   /* Recall Control Address */
#define CMOP_ENS                00051   /* End Loop */
#define CMOP_BNS                00052   /* Begin Loop */
#define CMOP_RSA                00053   /* Recall Source Address */
#define CMOP_SCA                00054   /* Store Control Address */
#define CMOP_JRC                00055   /* Jump Reverse Conditional */
#define CMOP_TSA                00056   /* Transfer Source Address */
#define CMOP_JRV                00057   /* Jump Reverse Unconditional */
#define CMOP_CEQ                00060   /* Compare Equal */
#define CMOP_CNE                00061   /* COmpare for Not Equal */
#define CMOP_CEG                00062   /* Compare For Greater Or Equal */
#define CMOP_CGR                00063   /* Compare For Greater */
#define CMOP_BIS                00064   /* Set Bit */
#define CMOP_BIR                00065   /* Reet Bit */
#define CMOP_OCV                00066   /* Output Convert */
#define CMOP_ICV                00067   /* Input Convert */
#define CMOP_CEL                00070   /* Compare For Equal or Less */
#define CMOP_CLS                00071   /* Compare for Less */
#define CMOP_FSU                00072   /* Field Subtract */
#define CMOP_FAD                00073   /* Field Add */
#define CMOP_TRP                00074   /* Transfer Program Characters */
#define CMOP_TRN                00075   /* Transfer Numeric */
#define CMOP_TRZ                00076   /* Transfer Zones */
#define CMOP_TRS                00077   /* Transfer Source Characters */

/* Masks */
#define FLAG            04000000000000000LL     /* Operand Flag */
#define FWORD           03777777777777777LL     /* Full word mask */
#define MSIGN           02000000000000000LL     /* Operator Word */
#define ESIGN           01000000000000000LL
#define EXPO            00770000000000000LL
#define EXPO_V          39
#define MANT            00007777777777777LL
#define NORM            00007000000000000LL
#define ROUND           00004000000000000LL
#define PRESENT         01000000000000000LL     /* Oprand Type */
#define DFLAG           02000000000000000LL     /* Descriptor */
#define WCOUNT          00017770000000000LL
#define WCOUNT_V        30
#define INTEGR          00000002000000000LL
#define CONTIN          00000001000000000LL
#define CORE            00000000000077777LL
#define RFIELD          00077700000000000LL     /* Mark Stack Control Word */
#define RFIELD_V        27                      /* Shift off by 6 bits */
#define SMSFF           00000020000000000LL
#define SSALF           00000010000000000LL
#define SVARF           00000000100000000LL
#define SCWMF           00000000000100000LL
#define FFIELD          00000007777700000LL
#define FFIELD_V        15
#define REPFLD          00000770000000000LL
#define REPFLD_V        30
#define MODEF           00200000000000000LL     /* Program Descriptor +FFIELD and CORE */
#define ARGF            00100000000000000LL
#define PROGF           00400000000000000LL
#define RGH             00340700000000000LL     /* Return Control Word +FFIELD and CORE */
#define RGH_V           33
#define RKV             00034070000000000LL
#define RKV_V           30
#define RL              00003000000000000LL     /* Save L register */
#define RL_V            36
#define LMASK           00000000007777777LL
#define HMASK           00007777770000000LL

#endif /* _B5500_H_ */


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In 1945 a group of local businessmen joined together to establish the Welland Curling Club. Not waiting for the construction of their club to be finished, the Club's first stones were thrown in the Welland Arena with the curlers drawing their own circles.
Late in the 1940's construction of the Welland Curling club was completed at its current location on King Street. The original structure was a WWII plane hangar and drill hall which was purchased from the government and moved from Niagara on the Lake and reassembled in Welland. This old wooden structure housed the ice surface and a one story add on was constructed for a bar and change rooms facilities. Ice making equipment was provided by its next door neighbour, the Welland Arena.
In 1960 an expansion of the club included a second floor re-configuring the locker rooms, office and pro shop to the first floor and the food, beverage and lounge to the second floor. The Club also purchased its own ice making equipment.
By the late 1980's the old wooden structure was well past its expiry date and needed to be replaced. Demolition started in May 1990. The contractor aided by club volunteers erected a new steel structure and the ice was ready by mid November.
The Welland Curling Club is the only eight sheet rink in the greater Niagara area and is perfect for hosting Bonspiels. In 2012 Welland hosted the Canadian University Championships and in 2019 the Ontario Provincial Stick Curling Championship but closest to our hearts is our annual Banana Belt Bonspiel. This signature event was founded in 1948 and the tradition continues.
The Club is a not-for-profit organization governed by its Board of Directors as appointed by the club members.
Curling is a sport that can be enjoyed by all ages and all abilities. Active club members have ranged in age from 6 to into the 90's. Canada has the largest population of curlers in the world and we at the Welland Curling Club would be pleased to introduce you to this wonderful winter sport.


Low dissolved oxygen can be caused by several conditions.
Stratification is typically a summertime problem in ponds deeper than 8 ft (solar heating of the top layer of water). But with high turbidity and/or phytoplankton blooms it can happen in ponds 4-6 ft deep. Adding a large organic load under these conditions can significantly magnify the oxygen problem.
"Turnover" occurs with sudden water mixing and/or a sudden large temperature drop.
Adding a big organic load to a shallow pond can cause oxygen levels to drop because of the bacterial decomposition process. Some ponds are fertilized with organics like alfalfa meal, hay, cottonseed meal etc. -- we used alffalfa meal for ponds at the redfish hatchery in TX. Oxygen levels will drop for several days after organics are added. Low oxygen levels due to high organic loads are more likely in warm weather months.
Low oxygen levels during cold weather are less likely. But I cannot say with any certainty that a high "leaf load" will not cause low oxygen in the winter. In this situation, my inclination would be to exercise caution.
Last edited by bigbrudda84; 11-13-2018 at 12:38 PM.
i will add aeration to this pond just to be safe. i removed all the leaves that were still floating on the top of the water but who knows what was already at the bottom. right now im beginning to think i wont get fish moved into it this winter. i limed the pond yesterday and added a 5000gal per hr pump to get the water completely mixed. so i am going to wait a week and make sure the ph is constant before i try to move them. i think i will try and transition them from the heated indoor 2000gal tank to a 1500 gal outdoor pond and slowly bring them down to the pond temp over a few days then make the final move into the mud pond.
Just a few more inches of water and my pond will be full. Ive decided to pipe the incoming spring water into the bottom of the pond on the opposite end of the siphon drain and let it work as a flow thru.


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Q: how to save Editable s value in afterTextChanged? I am going to save the value in one textview after the length of input string is fulfilled. but saved value is empty if the value of textview is used. If Editable s value in afterTextChanged is used, it causes crash.
Some codes as following:
number = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.number);
final String numberStr = number.getText().toString();
if following afterTextChanged is used, empty value is saved even I already input sth.
  @Override
  public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
            if (s.length() == 11) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, numberStr , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                saveSettingNote(MainActivity.this, "number_save", "number", numberStr);
                number.setText(getSettingNote(MainActivity.this,"number_save", "number"));
            }
        }

if following code is used, it will cause crash:
   @Override
   public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {

            if (s.length() == 11) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, s.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                saveSettingNote(MainActivity.this, "number_save", "number", s.toString());
                number.setText(getSettingNote(MainActivity.this,"number_save", "number"));
            }
        }

Saving and getting are based on SharedPreferences, which works well in other situation.
Actually, what I want to implement is saving String after the criteria is fulfilled for input string.
Please help to identify what is wrong in above code or suggest a new to get that function. Thanks a lot in advance.

A: you set text in editext afterTextChanged(Editable s) which calls text change listener again and again and cause the application to crash. call number.setText(getSettingNote(MainActivity.this,"number_save", "number")); outside the text change listener.

A: My guess it that by declaring numberStr as you did, you expect to change its value each time the edit text change its content. However, this is not the case; it will be initialised with an empty string "" (unless you don't have any other string in the edit text at that moment) and then it will NEVER change its value, thus resulting in the empty value that you save. As solution I would suggest to make numberStr non final and update its value (like you already did) each time before showing the Toast.

A: Your app is crashing because your listener is looping indefinitely with the same value passed in over and over.
The ugly truth is that you've to unbind your listener, set the value and then bind it again:
@Override
   public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
            if (s.length() == 11) {
                // unbind your listener
                editText.addTextChangedListener(null);

                // do your stuff
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, s.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                saveSettingNote(MainActivity.this, "number_save", "number", s.toString());
                number.setText(getSettingNote(MainActivity.this,"number_save", "number"));

                // bind your listener again
                editText.addTextChangedListener(MainActivity.this);
            }
        }

Using RxBinding you can achieve this in a more elegant way:
RxTextView.textChanges(editText)
            .map { it.toString() }
            .filter({ it.length == 11 })
            .distinctUntilChanged() // <-- the important part
            .subscribe(
                { s -> /* do your stuff here */}
            )


Native to the Eastern United States, this deciduous shrub has an arching form. It's habit is to sucker and can form into thickets if allowed. Great choice for erosion control on banks. Tolerates drought and clay soil. Naturally found in open woodlands and fields. Small, bell shaped blooms appear early summer, giving way to coral colored berries in the fall. Attracts birds.


The car uses multiple external sensors to recognise nearby vehicles and hazards, and selects appropriate routes and lanes depending on the destination.
Based on these data inputs, it willautomatically operates the steering wheel, accelerator and brakes" to drive in much the same way as a person would drive.
In its current iteration, however, the car can only be operated in the more straightforward driving conditions of a main road.


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Ilópolis es un municipio brasileño del estado de Rio Grande do Sul.

Etimología
El nombre de la ciudad deriva de "Ilex paraguariensis", sumándole el "polis", quedaría la "Ciudad de la Yerba Mate".

Localización
Se encuentra ubicado a una latitud de 28º55'36" Sur y una longitud de 52º07'27" Oeste, estando a una altura de 683 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

Datos básicos
Su población estimada para el año 2004 era de 4.458 habitantes.
Ocupa una superficie de 115,42 km².

Economía local
Su economía se basa en el cultivo, extracción e industrialización de la Yerba Mate.

Localidades de Río Grande del Sur

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I was a guest at your hotel overnight last Wednesday, 15th.
I just wanted to say how impressed I was by all the staff we encountered on our visit. From reception, to staff at the bar nearest reception, to the gentleman running the dining room for breakfast on the 16th, the receptionist at the spa and especially Alison in the spa from whom I received a treatment - she seems like the perfect person for such a job; beautiful manners, charming, immaculately turned out and with a great technique. It was Alison who in fact made me reflect on how every member of staff had been so patient, extremely helpful and with wonderfully sunny, friendly demeanours. It says a lot about your hiring policies and training, I wish you continued success with both and meanwhile will happily recommend your hotel to friends and family.
Dunboyne Castle Hotel was a great way to adjust to our long flight from California. Breakfast was excellent in the quiet dining hall with great views of the grounds.The rooms were comfortable with air conditioning and black out curtains.Both still and sparkling water were in our room upon our arrival.The grounds supplied a great opportunity to stretch our legs with a long walk.The staff was very helpful and welcoming.


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Home > Translation > Soviet Space Dogs
Non-Fiction, Translation
Space dogs were part of Soviet propaganda, perhaps in its most demonstrative form.
This was quite an apt birthday book as my birthday shares the date with the anniversary of the first animal in space. Many of us have heard of Laika, the dog Russia sent into orbit, but many don't know the sad story surrounding her, and that of many other Soviet Space Dogs. A few hours into her mission, Sputnik overheated due to miscalculations and poor Laika died, alone and scared.
Most of what I've read about the space race has been from the US perspective, so it was interesting to read a Russian book. The translation isn't amazing (or maybe the original lacks something) but this is more than made up for by the abundance of Soviet imagery, from propaganda to merchandise, all showing the dogs as proud Soviet heroes. There were even children's books written about them.
Much of what we know now was hidden from the public. In fact, the USSR kept their space programme shrouded in secrecy as the believed their great socialist state couldn't be seen to fail. Yet they were quick to announce their successes when they could show they had beaten America to the post.
This cliched notion that everyone must be ready to die for their Motherland was naturally projected onto Laika.
It's quite a sad little book though. They chose strays, not just because people wouldn't care about them, but they believed they would be made of tougher stuff than the average dog. Many died, but some got the privilege of life after space. Some of the scientists involved spoke out in later days that they regretted the suffering they imposed on the dogs. Those that did return to earth had litters to demonstrate how space didn't affect fertility. Even the US president was gifted a space puppy.
It could have been a bit more in depth, but it's a gorgeously produced book if you're interested in imagery of the era, or just want to know a bit more about the dogs who paved the way for human space travel.
Belka, Strelka and Laika.
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It sounds an interesting, but very sad book. I have a fictionalised graphic novel based on Laika somewhere on my shelves, but have put off reading it on account of possible feels when I do read it 🙂
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Wow, this does look like a really interesting book. Tha cover image is spectacular — part Soviet propaganda poster, part Orthodox iconography, part too freakin' adorable.
Oh, and ALSO, happy belated birthday!
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Anime is, simply put, animation that's made in Japan. I'll give you some examples of anime that you might know. Speed Racer, Hello Kitty, Pokemon, RoboTech, Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z, and a lot of the cartoons you find on Cartoon Network qualify as well, particularly Adult Swim. high quality


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Ep051: Leadership Advice from America's Top Banker & CEO with John Allison
Before he was named a recent contender for Secretary of Treasury, John Allison served as CEO of BB&T, America's 10th largest bank for almost 20 years during which time he led the company to grow from $4.5B to $152B in assets. The Harvard Business Review has recognized John as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs. In today's episode of the TalentGrow Show, John shares his incredible insights on seizing the opportunity in front of you, choosing character over genius when hiring, and handling low performers in an organization. He discusses his personal philosophy of success that led him from bank teller to CEO and an in-depth look at how Allison built important core values into the BB&T organization from the ground up. John talks about how to triple employee productivity, the biggest mistake leaders make today, and how he has discovered the most critical factor in motivating human action.
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It could be a jolly jape straight out of PG Wodehouse's fictional Drones Club; the son of a Tory grandee banned over claims he gatecrashed Royal Ascot using his father's badge.
Except that is exactly what William Cash, the son of Sir Bill Cash MP, has been accused of, prompting an exclusive gentleman's club to refuse him membership.
Members of the 188-year-old Garrick Club have voted to blackball Mr Cash over an episode referred to as "the Ascot incident", it is understood.
At a committee meeting, Mr Cash was accused of "improperly accessing" the Club's exclusive tent in the Royal Enclosure in June 2015.