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Hugh DE COURTENAY, K.G.
Name Hugh DE COURTENAY [1, 2, 3, 4]
He served in the Scottish and French wars, and was Knight Banneret on 20 Jan 1327. he was summoned to Parliament on 23 Apr 1337 by writ directed 'Hugoni de Courteney juniori' and succeeded to the Earldom three years afters. They had eight sons (of whom only three had issue) and nine daughters three years afters. Hugh De Courtenay, Kg., 10th Earl of Devon, Lord Courtenay, son and heir of Hugh de Courtenay, Knt., Baron of Okehampton, Devon by Agnes, daughter of John De Saint John, Knt., Baron of Basing, co. Hants. [1]
Suffix K.G.
Born 12 Jul 1303 [1, 2, 3, 4]
Fact 2nd Earl of Devon [3, 4]
Died 02 May 1377 Tiverton, co. Devon [1, 3, 4]
Buried Exeter Cathedral, Devonshire, England [2]
Person ID I16345 Main Tree
Father Sir Hugh DE COURTENAY, b. 14 Sep 1276, d. 23 Dec 1340, Tiverton, co. Devon (Age 64 years)
Relationship Birth
Mother Agnes DE ST. JOHN, d. 1340
Married Abt 1293 [4]
Family Margaret DE BOHUN, b. 03 Apr 1311, England , d. 16 Dec 1391, Exeter, Devonshire, England (Age 80 years)
Married 11 Aug 1325 [2, 3, 4]
1. Hugh DE COURTENAY, b. 22 Mar 1326, d. Bef 02 Sep 1349 (Age < 23 years) [Birth]
2. PiersPeter DE COURTENAY, d. 1409 [Birth]
3. Sir Philip DE COURTENAY, Knt., d. 29 Jul 1406 [Birth]
4. Elizabeth DE COURTENAY, d. 07 Aug 1395, Bermondsey, Surrey [Birth]
+ 5. Edward COURTENAY, b. 1331/2, d. Between 02 Feb 1368 and 01 Apr 1371 (Age 36 years) [Birth]
6. William DE COURTENAY, b. Abt 1342, St. Martin's Parish, Exeter , d. 31 Jul 1396, Maidstone, Kent (Age ~ 54 years) [Birth]
7. Thomas DE COURTENAY [Birth]
8. John DE COURTENAY [Birth]
9. Humphrey DE COURTENAY, d. young [Natural]
+ 10. Margaret DE COURTENAY, d. 2 Aug 1385 [Birth]
Buried - - Exeter Cathedral, Devonshire, England
[S5008] "Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists", David Faris, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.).
[S01910] Blood Royal, Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England 1066-1399 by. T. Anna Leese.
[S02779] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2003, Vol. 157 October.
[S5840] Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700, Frederick Lewis Weis.


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Operation: Opération: Mauritania
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UNHCR Mauritania Operational Update
Mauritania Operation Funding Update
Mauritania Operation Funding Update - 2018 final
As of 11 February 2019
UNHCR Mauritania Dashboard
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Mauritania continued its open-door policy to refugees in 2018, hosting close to 55,800 Malian refugees in Mbera camp, as well as some 1,400 refugees and 1,110 asylum-seekers in urban areas in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The Government continued to advance draft asylum legislation at the domestic level. Despite these positive developments, the asylum system remained weak and UNHCR continued to conduct all registration and refugee status determination (RSD) activities for refugees.
Funding in particular proved challenging, with significant reductions reported in Mbera camp during 2018, creating an enlarged burden on existing programmes. UNHCR faced increased difficulties during the year. Key partners announced their imminent withdrawal from the camp, thereby straining the capacity of medical and education programmes.
In 2018, UNHCR registered 5,900 new arrivals in Mbera camp, leading to a total population of close to 55,800. Most new arrivals were fleeing violence in neighboring Mali, where the humanitarian situation continued to worsen. In urban areas, UNHCR recorded approximately 1,400 refugees and 1,130 asylum-seekers, mainly from the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, the Syrian Arab Republic and Senegal. In 2018, there was a 50% increase in new arrivals in Mauritania.
In 2018, following lengthy advocacy by UNHCR for the adoption of a national protection system for refugees, the Government began issuing national identity cards to Malian refugees in Mbera camp, as well as birth certificates to Malian children born in the camp, thereby guaranteeing greater freedom of movement and employment opportunities.
Mauritania qualified for the World Bank's IDA18 program, paving the way for key development funds for the commune of Bassikounou.
UNHCR and IOM established a
new joint office in Nouadhibou, north-west Mauritania. Its strategic position makes it a juncture for refugees and migrants coming from sub-Saharan, western, and northern Africa.
The ability of UNHCR to provide quality education for children at the camp was hindered by the lack of funds. Classrooms and facilities needed extensive rehabilitations, and additional teachers were required due to increased enrollment.
Funds were insufficient to respond to the shelter needs of new arrivals, leaving thousands of households with highly inadequate shelter.
A backlog of asylum claims at the urban level occurred after a 50% increase in new claims. The deployment of international RSD staff and the creation of a national registration position were not sufficient to meet the increased volume, leaving some 1,110 asylum-seekers with pending decisions on their claims.
Mauritania has so far maintained its generous open-door policy towards refugees and asylum-seekers. Signatory to the Refugee Convention and OAU Convention, Mauritania is expected to adopt a national asylum law, formalizing refugee protection, including non-refoulement, civil rights and access to social services, in Mauritania. UNHCR works closely with national authorities, to promote knowledge and respect for refugee rights, and to lay the groundwork for the establishment of a national asylum system.
Due to the unstable situation in northern Mali, large scale returns of Malian refugees are not expected in 2018. UNHCR will continue to provide life-saving assistance to refugees in Mbera camp, targeting the most vulnerable. Moreover, UNHCR will continue to advocate with development actors to offer increased self-reliance opportunities for refugees and their host community in the Bassikounou region.
In urban areas, the number of people approaching UNHCR to claim asylum in Mauritania is expected to steadily increase. UNHCR will provide assistance to people with specific needs and increase their access to services (such as health and education), including training opportunities.
UNHCR works closely with the Government of Mauritania and the United Nations Country Team, to fully integrate refugees and asylum-seekers, in alignment with the development framework. UNHCR will continue to coordinate protection and assistance for refugees in Mauritania, in close cooperation with national authorities, other UN agencies, NGOs and donors.
UNHCR's overall protection and solutions strategy for all refugees in Mauritania is based on five key components:
Ensuring protection and access to essential services,
Empowering refugees in becoming self-reliant,
Supporting the host population to promote peaceful coexistence,
Providing refugees with access to durable solutions, and
Advocating with authorities towards the adoption of a national asylum law and issuance documentation for refugees in Mauritania.
In Mbera camp, UNHCR's strategy is aligned with the Regional Strategy for Protection and Assistance to Malian Refugees, adopted in 2015, to harmonize the response to the Mali situation across asylum countries. In 2018, UNHCR will focus on creating income-generating opportunities and literacy programs, in close cooperation with communities in order to progressively increase refugees' self-reliance

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Q: Chrome under Windows 7 and 8 cannot connect to embedded Jetty 9.2.x over HTTPS We're using Jetty 9.2.x in the embedded mode in conjunction with Restlet 2.3.1 to develop our application sever. Recently we've enabled support for HTTPS, which utilises a certificated signed by a self-established CA.
Everything seemed to be working correctly when connecting to this server from various web browsers under Linux and Mac operating systems. However, when we expended out testing to machines running Windows 7 and 8 (all machines are on the same LAN), we've discovered that the Chrome browser (ver. 42.x) would not establish a connection, reporting

This web page is not available
ERR_FAILED
The webpage at https://host_name:9999/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

Trying to analyse TCP/IP messages between the browser and the server suggests that HTTPS handshake does not succeed. Surprisingly, everything works correctly under Windows XP.
Unfortunately, we're not sure how to proceed any further in trying to solve this problem. Any suggestions as to a possible cause or a solution to the described situation?
It has also beed observed that Firefox under Windows 7/8 was able to establish the connection, but did not render the page due to lack of HTML5 imports support. This was confirmed by observing the page source from Firefox.

Edit: Configuring Jetty to use a self-signed certificate resolved the connectivity problem. This suggests that there is some issue with signing a certificate by a self-established CA, which seems to be specific to an operating system/web browser combination.

A: It has been identified that the originally used certificate was at fault. More specifically, its Common Name contained a value, which was not recognised as a suitable domain name. Generating a new certificate, signed with a self-established CA, but providing a suitable (albeit not registered) domain name in property Common Name has solved the problem.
The very original intent for thus issued certificate was to use it for internal development purposes and not for public consumption. Thus, the Common Name property was entered to reflect the local nature of the certificate (e.g. application-name.local).

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Hedge Funds Are Dumping CalAmp Corp. (CAMP)
Published on December 10, 2016 at 1:36 pm by Syed Jawad Haider in Hedge Funds,News
The 700+ hedge funds and money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the third quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of September 30. We went through these filings, fixed typos and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund positions. Our extensive review of these public filings is finally over, so this article is set to reveal the smart money sentiment towards CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) .
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) was in 11 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2016. CAMP investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund sentiment recently. There were 17 hedge funds in our database with CAMP holdings at the end of the previous quarter. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren't the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds' perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That's why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Stoneridge, Inc. (NYSE:SRI), Actua Corp (NASDAQ:ACTA), and SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCLN) to gather more data points.
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Now, we're going to take a look at the new action surrounding CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP).
Hedge fund activity in CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP)
At Q3's end, a total of 11 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of -35% from the second quarter of 2016. On the other hand, there were a total of 16 hedge funds with a bullish position in CAMP at the beginning of this year. So, let's check out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, Renaissance Technologies, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, holds the most valuable position in CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP). Renaissance Technologies has a $7.4 million position in the stock, comprising less than 0.1%% of its 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is McKinley Capital Management, led by Robert B. Gillam, holding a $6.1 million position; 0.2% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining hedge funds and institutional investors with similar optimism comprise Paul Hondros's AlphaOne Capital Partners, Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group and Israel Englander's Millennium Management. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
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Hartsfield-Jackson canopies nearly complete
Hartsfield-Jackson has a canopy that lights up in colors for holidays and events It was green for St. Patrick's Day, for example, and had hearts for Valentine's Day. The canopy can be red, white and blue for the Fourth of July. Christmas brought red and green lights on the canopy There's a multi-colored canopy design for spring. And for New Year's, when Atlanta has the peach drop, there's a design with images of peaches A flag for Presidents Day Thanksgiving Memorial Day And a standard "white cool low"
Atlanta Airport Blog | Sept 30, 2019
By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two illuminated airport canopies -- meant to be a signature piece of Hartsfield-Jackson International's facelift -- are nearly complete.
The two canopies have been under construction since 2017, with the Terminal North canopy completed last fall.
The north canopy at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport lights up to welcome visitors to Atlanta for the Super Bowl. After some early showers, Atlanta is expected to be dry and warm Sunday afternoon, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport general manager John Selden said the Terminal South canopy will be complete by Sept. 4.
"Both sides will be lit up and ready to roll," Selden said.
Morning commuters arrive in the cold and under a blue canopy at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) Friday. At midnight, 1800 LED lights on the airport's north canopy will turn blue and burn brightly to commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The blue lights will symbolize ATL's commitment to stamping out sexual exploitation and other forms of human trafficking. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
However, there is still curbside construction going on, including work to build pedestrian bridges from the parking decks to the terminal. The above-ground walkways expected to make it safer for pedestrians while improving the flow of vehicle traffic on airport roads at the curbside.
A rendering of the canopies under construction at Hartsfield-Jackson
In the meantime, the construction is causing detours, lane closures and congestion at the curbside.

Travelers beware: Roads close at Atlanta airport for canopy construction

Travelers beware: Roads close at Atlanta airport for canopy construction

And, new vestibules on the exterior of the terminal are still being completed, with work scheduled to finish in April, according to Selden.
The canopies and other terminal improvements come with a price tag of $265 million, including the work on the canopies, vestibules, terminal exterior and other improvements in the terminal and on the roof.
The cost ended up being $102.5 million more than originally expected as plans became more complex and the scope grew. Money for the additional cost comes from passenger fees and airport revenue from operations such as parking, concessions and airline usage fees.
A rendering of what the canopies at Hartsfield-Jackson will look like when completed and illuminated at night. Source: Hartsfield-Jackson
Canopies by the numbers
-65 feet feet tall
-195 feet wide
-3 football fields long
-3,708 LED lights that can change colors
Kelly Yamanouchi
Business reporter Kelly Yamanouchi covers airlines and the airport including Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest carriers, and Hartsfield-Jackson, ranked for years as the world's busiest airport. She has covered airlines for more than 15 years, graduated from Harvard and has a master's degree from Northwestern.


Author(s): Mahboubeh Asghari, Ali Ghasemi, Materials Engineering Department, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Shahin Shahr, Iran. Ebrahim Paimozed.
Substituted strontium ferrites SrFe12-xCrx/2Alx/2O19 (x=0–2.5) / multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites were prepared by a sol- gel method. The XRD patterns show a relatively weak peak at around 26º, corresponding to the graphite (002) lattice plane of the MWCNTs. The peak of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at about 1730 cm-1 could be assigned to the stretching mode of carbonyl groups (C=O), indicating the presence of PAA chains in PAA-carbon nanotubes. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) micrographs revealed that dot array of ferrites on the surface of carbon nanotubes were formed. The magnetic properties confirmed that the values of saturation magnetization for nanocomposites are considerably lower than that of SrFe12-xCrx/2Alx/2O19 nanoparticles. The reflection loss of pure MWCNTs is rather low as compared to the nanocomposites for whole frequencies in the range of 12–18 GHz. It was found that MWCNTs could enhance reflection loss value of ferrites.
Affiliation:Materials Engineering Department, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Shahin Shahr, Iran.
Abstract:Substituted strontium ferrites SrFe12-xCrx/2Alx/2O19 (x=0–2.5) / multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites were prepared by a sol- gel method. The XRD patterns show a relatively weak peak at around 26º, corresponding to the graphite (002) lattice plane of the MWCNTs. The peak of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at about 1730 cm-1 could be assigned to the stretching mode of carbonyl groups (C=O), indicating the presence of PAA chains in PAA-carbon nanotubes. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) micrographs revealed that dot array of ferrites on the surface of carbon nanotubes were formed. The magnetic properties confirmed that the values of saturation magnetization for nanocomposites are considerably lower than that of SrFe12-xCrx/2Alx/2O19 nanoparticles. The reflection loss of pure MWCNTs is rather low as compared to the nanocomposites for whole frequencies in the range of 12–18 GHz. It was found that MWCNTs could enhance reflection loss value of ferrites.


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Q: Elastic serach testing on Production Database (Read only ES usecase) How to test ES data without mocking, which is smart enough to figure out, what should be result at the top
Did google, found most of the libraries are mocking data, but as we have evolving ES indices and logic changes day by day, what should be best practise to follow.

A: You could configure your local elasticsearch to connect production DB when it creates the index.


TOTS. I mean, who doesn't love a good tot?! Today I'm sharing these Easy Cauliflower Tots because they're perfect for everything. Game day, dinners and more. I know it might sound weird but I've always wanted to make these and for some reason never have.
But let's clear the air here. These are NOT going to taste like or have the same texture as regular tater tots. Because they're made of mostly vegetables, they'll be slightly crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. And these are baked, not fried which is always a plus in my book.
We start with some steamed cauliflower and turn it into rice with a food processor. Then simply add the remaining ingredients into a large bowl before forming the tots.
Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet and that's it!
Ava totally loved these, Zoe not so much. But I'll take 1 out of 2! I hope you guys love these, and feel free to get creative with your flavors.
These Easy Cauliflower Tots are the perfect baked bite-size appetizer, made with fresh cauliflower, scallions and parmesan cheese.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Add the steamed cauliflower to the bowl of food processor. Pulse until rice-like. You don't want to over process the cauliflower, it should still have some texture.
Add to a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients and use a fork to mix until well combined. Scoop the mixture (I use a mini ice cream scoop, to keep it consistent), and form the tots by pressing mixture together in your hands.
Place on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, then flip and bake for 20 minutes more. Serve hot with ketchup or your favorite dip!
These look so good! Do you think it would work to use pre-riced raw cauliflower (like the type in the produce section of TJ) – and maybe microwave it for a little bit to replicate the steaming step? (Because a) I have that riced cauli in my fridge right now, and b) I am lazy and hate cleaning my food processor).
I think it would work fine as long as you someone how cook/steam it like you said!


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Korea: Real change or the cycle of bluff?
North Korea watchers are split on what the outcomes of the latest diplomatic activities on the Korean peninsula will mean. There was the usual, tiresome, anti-Trump kneejerk reaction to his threats to the DPRK, which of course follow the DPRK's missile and nuclear tests, all of which breach UN Security Council Resolutions. Trump rightfully declared that no regime oppresses its citizens like North Korea. Liberty in North Korea gives you more on this, which I wont repeat. It's a regime that controls movement of its people not only to leave this prison state, but to leave your own town. It runs gulags in which it incarcerates entire families for the political "crimes" of one (that mean elderly relatives down to babies). It is difficult to exaggerate the scale of this, but it's also important to remember that this ISN'T a priority internationally.
So let's be clear about what the DPRK is.
Totalitarian regime with unrivalled levels of control on media, speech, movement of people compared with virtually any other country. There is little internet access, almost no access to broadcasts from outside the country, and very few ever have permission to travel outside the country. There is very little private enterprise, with what there is being restricted to informal (but tolerated) market stalls. All other retail and trading activities are undertaken by the state, and economic activity is directed by central planning with limited use of price as a tool to manage demand and supply.
Highly militarised, with a standing army of 1.1 million (and over 8 million reservists) out of a population of around 25 million, with the military taking around 20% of GDP.
It is the creation of the USSR, which entered the northern half of Korea near the end of World War 2 as the US entered the southern half, as Japan withdrew its imperial forces. Japan had occupied Korea and treated it is a vassal state since 1910, treating Koreans in many cases as slave labour. The UN sought to hold elections across Korea, but the USSR refused to allow the holding of an election in the northern half. The south held elections, and the Republic of Korea was formed, with the first President Syngman Rhee. The north declared the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shortly thereafter, with a Stalinist system led by Kim Il Sung. At the end of the 1940s the US withdrew from south Korea, and Kim Il Sung was given approval from Stalin and Mao to reunify Korea under a communist system, starting the Korean War. After three years of bloodshed, including UN intervention on the side of the south (led by the USA), the war ended roughly at the same point as where it started. The DPRK declared "victory" as it claimed the south started the war, led by "US imperialism".
The USSR instituted Kim Il Sung as Supreme Leader of the DPRK, with a Constitution and party/state structure mirroring that of the USSR at the time (under Stalin). Kim Il Sung was a minor guerrilla fighter who led a small band of resistance against the Japanese, before fleeing to the USSR where the Red Army schooled him in Stalinism.
However, it is important to remember what it tells its citizens:
They are the luckiest people in the world with (as Barbara Demick's book was titled) "Nothing to Envy in the world".
South Korea is a "puppet regime" run by the USA as a slave colony of fascism, where the people revere the Kim dynasty and ache for reunification under their leadership. South Korea would quickly reunify with the North if the US imperialist withdrew their "troops of occupation", but the USA treats its south Korean "subjects" like the Japanese used to.
Kim Il Sung led an army which was responsible for liberating ALL of Korea from Japanese imperialism, and he entered Pyongyang to adoring crowds grateful for his feats of military acumen. Kim Il Sung was the most intelligent, skilled, amazing, adoring and generous man of all history, he is admired globally by billions of people, and his works are consumed by them and inspire their own feats.
Other countries are either impoverished or comprise a small rich elite that take advantage of a mass of downtrodden workers, who are all impoverished, without the wondrous goods and free housing, healthcare and education of the DPRK.
The Korean War was NOT started by the DPRK, but by the USA wanting to aggressively turn all of Korea into a slave colony. The US has always wanted this.
Kim Jong Un's number one priority is regime survival. This has two elements. One is protection from foreign attack (primarily the US, seeking to destroy its nuclear arsenal) and the other is internal revolt.
Kim Jong Un may have a big ego and be ruthless, but he is no fool. For decades, the DPRK relied on the Cold War to ensure that it didn't really fear any US attack, because that was deterred by the USSR. However, with US military action to overthrow Saddam Hussein, to support the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and to strategically attack military sites in Syria, there is real fear of the US (particularly under Trump, compared to Obama), striking the DPRK.
Yes Kim Jong Un knows the US fears the DPRK striking back, not so much with nuclear weapons, but with a massive conventional attack on south Korea, which may also include chemical and biological weapons (it is widely believed that the DPRK has all three primary types of WMDs). However, he also knows that the US and south Korea can easily defeat the DPRK on the battlefield with conventional weapons and if nuclear weapons were used by the DPRK, Pyongyang would almost certainly be levelled by a similar response. He is as deterred by the devastation and scale of death as the US is, so he is keen on lowering of tensions.
His survival also needs protection from internal revolt. The only institution capable of doing this is the military. Mass revolt by the population is almost inconceivable, as the whole country outside Pyongyang faced starvation during the late 1990s and there was little sign of resistance. However, shortly after Kim Il Sung's death in 1994, his widow (who was not Kim Jong Il's mother, but his stepmother) apparently sought to get the military to stage a coup against Kim Jong Il (widely thought of as a lazy psychopathic playboy), but failed. His response was the "Songun" (military first) policy that effectively sidelined the Korean Workers Party as the centre of authority, making the military the priority of the party, the state and the economy.
This is where the rational interest of denuclearisation, reduction of tension and peace on the Korean peninsula faces a conflict of interests with those of the Korean People's Army. Kim Jong Un will know that if he significantly reduces the economic commitment of the state to the military he risks the military taking over.
So he has TWO choices, assuming that ignoring the military isn't an option.
1. Don't demilitarise at all. Re-enter the familiar cycle of detente, with rhetoric of peace. Conduct no more nuclear tests, even allow unprecedented levels of inspection of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site (which is already destroyed) and seek a lowering or ending of economic sanctions. It will not dismantle its existing arsenal, but it will buy time for trade and investment. It will demand that the US withdraw from south Korea before anything else happens (despite claims to the contrary) and after a period of a year or two of more trade, the cycle of sanctions and threats will recommence.
2. Corporatise the military. Sign a peace treaty, get US assurances of non-aggression, but retain WMDs and a formidable defence capability, but redirect the defence sector's activity more towards trade and the (black) economy. Let the army run businesses, allow limited foreign investment in factories and infrastructure and become rich. The military can then be part of a pseudo-capitalist reform programme that enriches those within it, enables it to upgrade its own equipment and grow the economy. This will also mean that the current elite can enrich themselves through a mild form of liberalisation and capitalism. Think China in the 1970s, but don't go too far down that path.
For as long as the Kim clan lead, the Kim Il Sung myth needs to be sustained. That means that the big lies of the regime must be protected. North Koreans can't know that their brethren in the south live with a level of prosperity AND freedom that they could hardly imagine. So don't expect very much loosening of trade and travel between north and south. South Koreans will be able to visit very carefully managed resorts (and be expected to spend a lot of hard currency), but north Koreans wont be travelling. The tight control on media, movement of people and information will have to be maintained, otherwise it risks the broad mass of the population who are neither in the military nor the elite, asking questions and demanding to live more like south Koreans. They'll want the houses, the clothes, the electrical goods, the cars, the freedom. All of that will bring down the DPRK, particularly if the military split.
So what do I think will happen?
I think there will be a lot of talk. I think the US will demand, as a bare minimum, full inspection and verification of the dismantling of the DPRK's nuclear arsenal and concrete steps to build confidence between the sides. That could mean allowing unrestricted family reunifications across the border, greater travel from the south to the north, trade and investment, and allowing cultural and sporting exchanges.
However, the DPRK only wants three things: the US to withdraw from south Korea, a guarantee to not be attacked and an end to economic sanctions. It can't afford to open up, so it is stuck.
By no means should Trump agree to US withdrawal from south Korea without a least full verifiable dismantling of the nuclear weapons programme, and ideally also chemical and biological weapons (if the DPRK opens those up then it will be a transformative change). Although it could certainly agree to a non-aggression treaty based end to the war, it still needs to maintain deterrence against conventional attack. However, what should not be neglected is the push for closer interaction between the Koreas at the personal level. I'm far from convinced that Kim Jong Un is doing anything other than playing for time, cementing his reputation in the north and pushing to get economic sanctions eased to help enrich the elite of his regime (and encourage some investment.
He is stuck between the legacy of his grandfather (and father's) web of deceit and the military's position to overthrow him. The China reform option isn't really there. However, let's take the calming of tensions as a good thing and hope that it's an opportunity to break the regime open a bit more. The more that happens, the better the chances for the millions north of the DMZ.
Labels: communists, Korea, US Foreign Policy, War
Ignorant transport policy "advocates"
Stuff has posted a story by Bevan Woodword who is cited as: the project director for SkyPath and spokesperson for Movement, an alliance of national organisations seeking safe journeys for active transport users.
It's typical of what passes for "analysis" in transport policy among many advocates, and those who are part of the "green" central planning school of transport thinking. It's shoddy and full of errors, which I'll outline below. He outlines "six interventions that would make our transport system safer, more efficient and sustainable"...
1. Let's tax fossil fuels: Hang on. Existing taxes on petrol, excluding GST are over 69c/l (including the Emissions Trading Levy). The Government is already planning to increase it. Yes there is only a small 3.33c/l on diesel, but that's because Road User Charges recover the costs of maintaining and improving roads from diesel powered vehicles. There ARE taxes on fossil fuels (except fuel oil for shipping and aviation fuel for international flights, but I don't think he thinks about modes off the land). Taxes on petrol have been increasing by inflation for some years now.
However, he argues that the taxes should be punitive, not for a purpose other than to make it more expensive to own a car that burns fossil fuels, so that those who can afford it can buy electric cars. He says "the air we breathe will be healthier", yet there is little evidence New Zealand has a serious air quality issue due to pollution from road vehicles (although there are localised problems in parts of Auckland). So it's just a guess. He says the "tax money can fund better alternatives to driving". Yet, over 15% of the revenue collected from road users is spent on public transport, cycling and walking infrastructure.
It's as if he is completely unaware of the current government transport revenue and funding system. No doubt he thinks making it more and more expensive for everyone to drive, including the poor, the elderly and in particular people in regional and rural areas, is good for them because it will "fund alternatives". So if you're in Kaitaia, Kaitangata, Karori or Katikati, you'll pay more, even though the odds are that in only one of those cases you might have an alternative that Bevan "approves".
2. We need to reward those who use public transport: Of course many urban public transport users are already rewarded, because on average about half of the cost of their travel is subsidised by road users and ratepayers. It is nonsense to say "Every person using public transport is helping to relieve traffic congestion and reduce the need for expensive new roads". A fair proportion of those using it either have no reasonable alternative or would share a car trip with another, not everyone on public transport can hop into a car (or would) if it wasn't there. Yes, airlines (which do provide public transport). reward frequent flyers, but that is a market, it is commercial and it appeared spontaneously. Long distance public transport (coaches, trains, ferries and airlines) is not subsidised in New Zealand, but that isn't what Bevan thinks of.
3. Put safety experts in charge of our country's road safety: Um, who does he think works for NZ Transport Agency (which incorporated the Land Transport Safety Authority). NZ's road death rate is twice the rate of the UK because the UK had 15x the population, and most of its major highways are equivalent to a motorway standard in New Zealand (so no head on collisions and few loss of control accidents). Norway and Switzerland also have low accident rates because the road network in those countries is so superior. He says: In New Zealand, politicians are required to approve road safety decisions - such as whether to implement pedestrian crossings, protected cycle lanes, safer speed limits, road safety improvements, compulsory third party insurance, and mandatory professional driver licence training. Most politicians have no expertise in road safety.
No, you wont fund a Minister approving a pedestrian crossing, or even a cycle lane or road safety improvements. Yes Councillors have some role in this for local roads, but state highways are managed by professionals. Compulsory third party insurance is largely irrelevant in New Zealand because of ACC (which is compulsory socialised "insurance"). Yes, most politicians have no expertise in road safety, but you don't either.
4. We need to replace the Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) approach used to assess and prioritise transport projects: Do keep up Bevan, this was significantly diluted around 15 years ago with the Land Transport Management Act. BCR is only one factor used to prioritise projects. It is "biased towards roading projects" because, surprise surprise, it is funded by road users. It does take into account carbon emissions, but it doesn't value them above everything else (the UK did this a few years ago, encouraging low CO2 emitting diesel vehicles over others, and local air quality got worse). Don't worry, the tool that prioritises what road users want their money spent on isn't used how you think it is.
5. Apply road pricing: Now I'm fine with this, but Bevan doesn't realise that NZ already has road user charges. Yes, I'm all in favour of a commercial market approach to charging for roads, but that doesn't include taxing fuel and it means roads being supplied on a market approach as well as priced that way. He thinks the poor can be helped out by free public transport, though he is unlikely to find that works for people in Huntly, Carterton, Westport or Tuatapere. I don't think Bevan really wants a market though, because it would go against most of what he wants.
6. Treat our roads as valuable spaces. Our streets must not become traffic sewers: What does that even mean? Does it mean he thinks vehicles on roads are "sewerage", whether they carry people or goods? That's just trendy pejorative nonsense.
He wants to "reduce traffic", but implies that a lot of traffic necessarily interferes with walking, cycling and horse riding. It doesn't if it is on roads purpose built for traffic, and local streets are left for local access.
The truth is that there is a congestion problem, mainly in Auckland, mainly because market mechanisms aren't used to manage both the demand and supply of roads. However, road transport has never been safer, never been cleaner (in terms of pollution) and never been cheaper. Yes, local authorities haven't always thought about how pedestrians fit into the urban environment, and there are locations that could do with traffic bypassing areas better suited for pedestrians and cyclists, but this set of measures devalues the freedom, flexibility, time saving and comfort that private motoring offers millions. New Zealand DID have railway services across much of the country, also with complementary bus services, but New Zealanders bought cars when they could afford them, paid petrol tax to improve the roads, and politicians by and large responded accordingly. Many other changes in transport patterns have occurred over the years, including huge expansion in air travel, and the recent growth in Uber, all due to individuals and entrepreneurs responding to opportunities.
Bevan, unfortunately, is seeking the command and control central planners' approach to transport. He wants to tax the choices people currently make, to pay for the ones he thinks are good for them. Unfortunately, he doesn't realise that most of his suggestions are already in place in one form or another.
I think urban design should be supportive of pedestrian access, and cycling where there is demand to justify it. However, too often this slips beyond advocating for improvements, to a barely disguised attack on motorised road transport, to make it slower, more expensive and less desirable. If people want to walk and bike, then good luck to them, but why do these advocates for walking and cycling think it is their business to get in the way of people who drive for work, pleasure or business?
SkyPath is the advocacy group for a project to put a cycleway and walkway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Movement describes itself as "a strong, effective, national voice for active transport users (including elderly, disabled and children)." Well we are all "active transport users" as we all walk.
Its vision is:
For people walking, cycling or using mobility aids, conditions are often unsafe or unpleasant.
Their only option to be completely dependent on a private vehicle. Providing good facilities for active transport, delivers immense benefits: a healthier society, less traffic congestion, more livable communities and an enhanced environment.
Bevan Woodword's profile says: Bevan's work with BetterWorld NZ includes a wide range of sustainable transport consultancy. He has worked towards the goal of walking and cycling across the AHB for more than 10 years, along with many other initiatives to improve transport choice for Aucklanders.
Labels: New Zealand transport
How to explain the hard-left's position on Syria
When a one-party state, led by a dictator, with a personality cult, who inherited his position from his father (who himself gained power by military coup), repeatedly uses chemical weapons against his opponents and the residents of areas governed by his opponents, you'd think there would be universal outrage and condemnation.
But no. Setting aside the regime itself and its foreign backer (Russia - which has used its airforce to quell dissent against the regime, with little apparent concern for civilian casualties), there have been two groups who tend to hold one (or even more than one) of three views of these events:
1. The chemical attacks didn't happen (the "false flag" believers). As such it was staged by one or more opposition groups, or the more ludicrous claims that it was a CIA, MI5, Israeli orchestrated charade.
2. The chemical attacks did happen, but were undertaken either by an opposition group (which has no air power, given the Syrian Air Force is well equipped) or by the UK (says Russia), to discredit Assad and Russia.
3. The chemical attacks did happen, but no one can prove it was the Assad regime, and besides any military action just "makes it worse", will "escalate conflict", will "benefit Jihadists", is "illegal", etc.
One group are non-interventionist libertarians, who at best simply oppose military action by governments on principle, unless it is for self-defence. Some are conspiracy theory cranks who share a lot with the other group. I'll discuss them all another day. Suffice to say, while I respect high levels of scepticism over intervention, I am not a non-interventionist. I think there is a considerable interest for us all, for those governments with some values of individual rights, rule of law and secular liberal democracy, to take steps to ensure that the treaty based commitment of state to not use chemical weapons, is enforced, with some urgency especially if that state is using it against civilians. There is merit in arguments against such action, but this post is not about those arguments.
This is about the much larger and vocal "other lot", the so-called "peace" movement on the left. It's view, as exemplified by the far-left hypocritical "Stop the War Coalition" in the UK, is fairly simple. It opposes absolutely all Western military action of all kinds, and happily cheers on military, terrorist and other insurgency action by any entities confronting the West or its allies. Loud on US intervention, silent on Russia. Most of the libertarian non-interventionists are fairly consistently opposed to both, but the far-left are much more obviously hypocritical.
With a Hat Tip to Dave Rich on Twitter I thought his explanation of the hard-left worldview of these events, alongside the Skripal poisoning and indeed many foreign policy issues is as applicable to the NZ Green Party as it is to the UK Labour Party, and to equivalent far-left movements in other countries.
A short thread about what links Corbyn's position on the Douma gassings, Skripal poisonings, Gaza violence and antisemitism in Labour. Seemingly unconnected events but a thread links Corbyn's responses: his view of power /1
— Dave Rich (@daverich1) April 15, 2018
For Corbyn, Stop The War Coalition & others in their part of the left, all the problems of the world are due to the unequal distribution of power & wealth. Sort that out and war, poverty, terrorism, racism etc will all disappear /2
This is why he will never support any use of military force by the UK, US or any other Western country. They have power therefore it is not legitimate for them to use it. Instead they should give it up /3
Corbyn in the Morning Star, 2004: "The wars of the 21st century are crude fights for oil or power and emanate from glittering boardrooms in Western capitals." Iraq & Palestine show "all that is wrong with the world's power structures." It's that simple /4 pic.twitter.com/07zvktNefW
Ideology, identity, culture, local power dynamics: all missing from this narrative of why wars happen, because it is all about the globally powerful exploiting & oppressing the powerless /5
Unequivocally condemning Russia for Salisbury or Assad for Douma would involve taking the side of the powerful (UK & US) against the powerless (Russia & Assad). I know, the flaw in this 'logic' is so obvious a child would spot it. But that's the thinking /6
It's not pacifism. STWC supported the "resistance" in Iraq & Palestine when that resistance was definitely violent. Here's STWC in Dec 2003 supporting "military struggle" against UK & US forces in Iraq and "armed struggle" in Palestine /7 pic.twitter.com/HP1Lrq9HkC
It's not about Parliament or the UN either. Parliament supported the 2003 Iraq War. Afghanistan was invaded under the UN Charter. Does anyone seriously think Corbyn & STWC would drop their opposition if Parliament or the UN backed the Syria strikes? /8
Israel is seen as part of the Western power network so its use of force can never be justified either. This is why Corbyn can be so certain he knows what is happening on the Gaza border. The powerful are shooting the powerless. Simple /9
But when Assad gasses Syrian children it doesn't fit the paradigm so he calls for investigations, he condemns both sides, he talks in generalities about political solutions and diplomatic processes that don't exist /10
Similarly, a lot of people on the left don't take antisemitism seriously because Jews are seen as wealthy and powerful. This means Jews can't really experience racism, because racism is what you get when rich powerful white people oppress poor people of colour /11
The next step is thinking that because Jews are rich and powerful, they are part of networks of power in Western states & therefore Jews (not just Israel) are oppressors. Not everyone on the left takes this step – but it's easy to find, especially if you call them "Zionists" /12
It's a simple way of viewing the world: the West has all the power and everyone else has suffered from the West's power. Follow that paradigm and you can work out what to think about any issue. It has the benefit of certainty but the drawback of being wrong. /End
Labels: Appeasement, Hypocrisy, Individual rights, Peace, Syria, The Left, War


Maximizing Your Profit: Allegheny Community Tips And Tricks For Selling Your Home – You should not have to break your bank or your back in order to get your home ready to sell on the marketplace.
You should not have to break your bank or your back in order to get your home ready to sell on the marketplace.
It isn't that difficult. Just read these easy and accurate seller-based real estate tips and you'll realize how easy the process can be as long as you're properly informed.
Selling a home in today's market is going to be far more difficult than it has been in past years. The home values are not as they used to be so if you are trying to sell your home at the prices that the assessor tells you it is worth, there is a good chance that you will be stuck with it for a while. Reduce the price a bit and you should be able to move on.
When looking for inexpensive home improvements that will greatly improve the look of your home, consider putting down tile in the foyer. The area immediately behind the front door is of course the first impression visitors will have of your home, so tile in that area can add significantly to your home's appeal.
One tip to keep in mind when it comes to selling your real estate, is that you need to understand the current condition of the market and make sure that you adjust your home price accordingly. This will help to ensure that you are able to quickly and fairly sell your house in a tough market.
Before you decide to sell your house without the help of an agent, ask yourself whether you will be able to achieve levels of exposure comparable to those offered by agents. Agents will list a home with the local Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, which is seen by the entire network of real estate agents in the area. Instead of having only one agent working for you, you are harnessing the selling power of many different agents.
Selling a home can be a stressful process. It takes time, effort to receive the price you want without waiting for an incredibly long time. This article provides tips and tricks that you can implement immediately to get the results you are hoping for.
When your real estate agent calls to schedule a showing of your home, pop some cookies in the oven before prospective buyers arrive. The smell of freshly baked cookies is better than any air freshener and this homey smell can remind buyers of fond memories in their childhood home, encouraging them to think of the house you are selling as their new home.
Pay attention to "selling season" when trying to sell your home. Most families want to move during the summer, to avoid interrupting their child's school year, and so are looking to buy in the spring. Having your home ready to sell by about the end of February maximizes the chances of selling to this group.
It is probably not a good idea to install an in-ground pool if you live in an area that is notorious for having cold weather. The fact that it is not going to be used a lot of the year will make many potential buyers see it as a negative thing.
If you are serious about selling your home, try to emotionally remove yourself from your property. This is a hard thing to accomplish, but you will make a better deal if you behave like you are conducting a business transaction. Buyers will also be more interested in dealing with you if you adopt a professional tone.
During large-scale renovations, astute homeowners will locate the master bedroom suite on the first floor of the house. This is contrary to home-building tradition but it is increasingly popular in the modern real estate market. Ground-level master suites are easier for older homeowners to use and can add significantly to the value of a house.
Selling your home can be a daunting task. There is so much to do and so much to think about. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the process, or by just the thought of it, this article has some advice for you. Below are some great tips and ideas for ways to make the whole process easier.
To sell your house at it's maximum price, you may want to try to develop a bidding war. If you set a competitive price by looking at the local market, you can expose many interested buyers. More than might initially look at the home. In the end, having different buyers bid on your house will result in a much higher profit for you.
When pricing your home, pick a price that is relevant for within 30 days of the house going on the market. Home prices fluctuate throughout the year, and pricing a home in the winter with a spring price will not be a move likely to sell your home quickly. If you must get the higher price, it's better to wait to put the home on the market than to over-price it now and have it sit.
If you're looking for ways to make your home more appealing to potential buyers, remember to pay close attention to the aesthetics of what you're selling! Manicured lawns, bushes and a clean interior, will all make your real estate seem cozier to potential buyers. This will make it much easier for people to consider it as a home for themselves!
Try painting neutral shades in your home so that they can picture themselves living there. Light candles or bake cookies, not just for the aroma, but to share with potential buyers. Making potential buyers feel like they are already home increases the likelihood of the sale.
If you are considering listing your home in the off-season, think about whether or not it is possible for you to wait. If you can put off listing the house until the spring, you may get a better offer on your property. Buyers are specifically searching for deals during the off-season and they are much more likely to put in a low offer, in an attempt to negotiate a deal.


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VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE HOME MEDIA RELEASE OF BLEACH SET 3 ON BLU-RAY
Catch The Latest Installment Of The Paranormal Action Adventure Anime Series In A New Blu-ray Edition
San Francisco, CA, October 16, 2017 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, continues to expand the Blu-ray catalog for the beloved anime series, BLEACH, with the release of Set 3 on October 24th.
BLEACH Set 3 includes four-discs, covering Episodes 56-83, and will carry an MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. Episodes will be available with dialogue selections for dubbed English as well as subtitled, Japanese 2.0 audio, with episodes presented uncut and in their original 4:3 format. Special bonus content for this new home media edition includes a "Behind the Scenes of BLEACH" segment featuring interviews with the English voice cast along with an added segment on Kon's U.S. Tour.
In the latest episodes, it's Soul Reaper against Soul Reaper as captains Ukitake and Kyoraku face punishment from Head Captain Yamamoto. Yoruichi encounters her former subordinate Soi Fon in a deadly battle, while Ichigo struggles to survive his own fight with Captain Byakuya. Meanwhile, Captain Hitsugaya and Rangiku break into Central 46, but they're not alone!
In the BLEACH anime series, for as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling – to protect the world of the living and the dead as a Substitute Soul Reaper.
The BLEACH animated films and TV series (distributed in North America by VIZ Media, rated 'TV-14') are based on the smash hit manga series created by Tite Kubo (also published in North America by VIZ Media, rated 'T' for Teens).
For more information on BLEACH manga and anime titles published by VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com.


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I swear I'll get to those other topics soon enough but I just saw a commercial that I had to comment on.
I'm going to tell you right now that 90% of you have never seen a Blue Screen of Death, not really. When Microsoft released Windows NT in 1993 when it would crash it would show a blue screen with a listing of all of the contents of the variables in memory when it happened. It also placed these in a file. This was a "dump" of the memory and it helped developers find out what happened when the program crashed.
I get something similar when I have a program crash on the mainframe or when I place debugging statements in my code. Lemmie tell you – reading these things is fun.
I was reminded of this ability of NT (which carries over into Windows 2000 and XP) when I resized TightVNC the other day on my work machine (which runs 2000). It went to the Blue Screen of Death. The thing is, when NT/2K/XP goes to a BSOD, it really is death – there's no recovery to be had, the system just stops.
Windows 95, 98 and ME are not actually the 32-bit cousins of the NT bloodline they claim to be – they're really more like a 32-bit MS-DOS with a Windows program on top of it. Certian things in the 9x line can cause a bad crash to happen and the screen will turn blue with information on it. The difference, besides being a completely different type of screen, is that it's still possible to continue in 9x sometimes, if only to shut the system down quickly. Even when an exception has occured and hitting "enter" on that blue screen just leads to another, it's still better than the no option at all on the NT line.
Most people never even see the real BSOD in XP since by default XP will reboot – you have to enable this and then you'll see the real BSOD when it happens. Once people started seeing the blue screen in 9x enough times and heard about the BSOD in NT, that term started becoming attached to the 9x variant on the screen. However, since most people never work with a NT operating system, most people have never seen a real BSOD.
I use the term BSOD when I see a 9x OS have it, so I'm not saying I'm some sort of prude and most people are idiots. However, since Apple has seen fit to incorporate BSOD into a commercial I thought I'd clear all this up.


What Is a Performance-Based Interview?
A performance-based interview is based on goal-related questions that the interviewer asks the applicant regarding personal or professional goals that he/she established for himself/herself and the actions that he/she took to reach them.
Performance-based interview questions cover creativity, expressing opinions, making decisions, communications, leadership, delegating, goal-setting, and conflict resolution in both personal and professional situations. Remember that Federal employees, especially those in branches of the military, are frequently expected to follow orders and instructions from superiors without question.
What was the most ingenious idea you came up with on a job and how did you convince your boss to implement it?
Tell me about an incident where you had a strong opinion on a situation that may not be popular, but you thought it was too important to ignore and voiced it.
How do you handle situations where you're describing an important concept or instructions to someone and it's obvious you two are not understanding each other?
Describe how you have led a team to achieve high goals under difficult circumstances.
What are the most impressive goals you've reached and how?
How do you handle deadlines that are moved up or projects that suddenly need more input than you expected?
Tell me how you handled a difficult customer and used your interpersonal communication skills to solve the problem to their satisfaction without escalating the situation.
Explain circumstances where you became known as the go-to person who could be counted on to help out wherever you were needed for as long as needed.
What experience do you have in writing memos, reports, or general business correspondence that shows your skills in clear and concise written communications?
Performance-based interviewers must follow guidelines to ensure a fair and equitable interview that accurately assesses the candidate's qualifications for the job. More mistakes occur in the first 30 minutes of the interview based on bias, the influence of first impressions, and unclear perception of actual job needs.
Utilizing a combination of the performance-based interview and the accompanying Quality of Hire Talent Scorecard to evaluate competency, enthusiasm, and job fit begins with the creation of a detailed performance-based job description clearly outlining what the applicant must achieve to attain success.
Taking control of the meeting while remaining friendly and professional.
An immediate and brief overview of the applicant's employment history for the past 5 to 10 years.
If a candidate's job history includes working for the Federal Government and/or military service, he/she may be prohibited from sharing certain information for the protection of restricted or classified information.
Carefully examining the candidate's major accomplishments and how they reflect growth and good analysis.
Exploring what the applicant's career goals are, why they are important to them, how they plan to achieve them, and what the projected time table is for reaching the goals.
Determining why they are looking for a new job.
Including a question and answer forum about the position for the candidate to learn more about the scope of the job.
Taking at least 30 minutes to review the interview before making a final judgment on the applicant's qualifications.
What Is Needed for a Successful Performance-Based Interview?
To conduct a successful performance-based interview, the interviewer must understand the job requirements above and beyond basic technical and functional expertise. He/she must be able to accurately judge the competence and motivation of the candidate as well as how they will fit into the job setting.
A solid and clear performance profile that describes in detail what is expected of the candidate to successfully perform their job; a simple list of necessary skills and experience are insufficient.
Having a recruiter, also seen as the director of the hiring process, on hand during the interviewing process to keep the interview on track, guarantee all interviews are equitable and make sure all important points are covered clearly and accurately.
Disregarding non-related factors such as marital status, dependents, political views, sexual orientation, or any other details prohibited by Federal, State, and/or Local regulations viewed as discriminatory.
If you need help with performance-based interviews, you can post your legal need on UpCounsel's marketplace. UpCounsel accepts only the top 5 percent of lawyers to its site. Lawyers on UpCounsel come from law schools such as Harvard Law and Yale Law and average 14 years of legal experience, including work with or on behalf of companies like Google, Menlo Ventures, and Airbnb.


Already sold. As usual this awesome classical guitar from our luthier Charalampos Koumridis has be sold within a month. Contact us to get information on our next ones.
Thas is the third lattice guitar from the not so well-known luthier Charalampos Koumridis that we just received. However Charalampos Koumridis is surely our rising star. The last two guitars – No. 95 and No. 87 that you can listen in our website – just stayed a few days in the shop and have been prefered by players againts the cream of the cream of the Australian lattice guitars. The least that we can say is that the lattice guitar from Charalampos are awesome. The number 96 is more than great. Have a look at the comparative video that has been made against a Ramirez 1a and you will be convinced. This No 96 has been made together with the No 95 – we run out of memory card when shooting the 96, so you will find mixed up those of the 95.
Charalampos Koumridis is a Greek luthier making amazing modern guitars which offer a wonderful musicality.
Here we have a lattice braced guitar inspired by the Greg Smallman guitars. Everything has been said on the Greg Smallman sound, this lattice model of Charalampos sounds to us even better. You will find singing warm trebles, very thick notes with a long sustain and as well deep basses more natural sounding than the one you can find on the Greg Smallman guitars. Charalampos has worked in th direction of a more natural sound. The result is amazing.


Web application firewall can be either a filter or a server plugin that controls the HTTP conversation by applying a set of rules. These rules usually include general attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
To scan and block many other attacks, one can customize these set of rules to their application suitably. There are many market leaders in the industry that provides WAF like Cyberoam Web Application Firewall Solution Providers who offer network security appliances with multiple features. Some other market leaders that offer/resell solutions with a variety of features are Fortinet Web Application Firewall Solution Providers who offer solutions with flexible deployment and efficient management, reliable support and implementation services.
Imperva Web Application Firewall Authorized Dealers provide ultra-high performance, permitting organizations to merge device management and report to future bandwidth requirements.
Before choosing any web application firewall provider, your organization has look for two main criteria: 1. How effective are the default set of rules and 2? How easily and efficiently they can be customized. Many times the default set of rules breaks and needs modification. So it's quite important to consider many things such as the effectiveness of logging, speeds that default rule set can handle, platforms it can support and its condition. Also, akin to any firewall it needs to be up-to-date to boost its performance.


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Der RSC Cronenberg (offiziell: Rollschuh-Club Cronenberg e. V.) ist ein Sportverein aus Wuppertal-Cronenberg, der die Abteilungen Rollhockey und Rollkunstlauf anbietet. Im Rollhockey gehören sowohl die Männer als auch die Frauen zu den besten Mannschaften Deutschlands. In der offiziellen Club-Weltrangliste belegt der RSC derzeit Platz 194 und ist damit die siebtbestplatzierte deutsche Mannschaft.

Geschichte

Der lange Weg in die Eigenständigkeit
Am 7. August 1954 wurde der RSC Cronenberg im Wuppertaler Süden gegründet, indem man sich vom Cronenberger SC, einem Multi-Sportclub aus Wuppertal, loslöste, um endlich selbstständig zu sein. Zu dem Zeitpunkt gab es schon seit etwa 20 Jahren einen Rollhockeyclub in Cronenberg, den Cronenberger TG (CTG). Unter den Gründungsmitgliedern war Alfred Henckels, der der Alfred-Henckels-Halle ihren Namen gab. Schon im ersten Jahr waren etwa 110 Kunstläufer im Club.

Die rasante und sehr positive Entwicklung wurde größtenteils durch Henckels ermöglicht. Er war bereits mit 18 Jahren Gründungsmitglied des Elberfelder Roll- und Eislaufvereins. Seine ersten Erfolge und Erfahrungen sammelte er jedoch lange vor der Gründung des RSC beim Eis- und Rollsportverein Remscheid, wechselte dann 1932 zum CTG.

1955 folgten erste Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Rollhockey-Verband, da dieser die schräge Spielfläche des Lenzhauser Schulhofes nicht als Spielfeld anerkannte. Somit wurde 1957 eine eigene Bahn gebaut, später folgten noch Kabinen, Duschen und Toiletten. Durch den Bau dieser Bahn bekam der RSC innerhalb einer Nacht über 20 neue jugendliche Mitglieder.

1963 qualifizierte sich die Jugendmannschaft erstmals für die Deutsche Meisterschaft. Henckels reagierte darauf und kaufte seinem Team besseres Spielmaterial. Der RSC wurde Dritter. Schon gab es weitere Pläne: Eine Flutlichtanlage wurde gebaut, 1972 folgte eine Überdachung.

Seit 1962 ging es dann auch mit der 1. Mannschaft aufwärts. Mit Trainer Siegfried Siebel gelang der Aufstieg in die Oberliga, drei Jahre später der Wiederaufstieg. Von nun an setzte man sich die Rollhockey-Bundesliga als Ziel. Das erreichte man 1972 am 5. November um 12:18 Uhr. Das Team um Gerd Richter, Ulrich Freund, Ulrich Bielau, Horst Henckels, Dietmar Schwieren, Manfred Koppe, Peter Stroucken und Jörg Dombeck wurde von über 700 Zuschauern gefeiert. Das Jahr zählte auch zu den insgesamt erfolgreichsten der Geschichte: Die zweite Mannschaft stieg in die Oberliga auf, die Junioren wurden Deutscher Meister, Gaby Nießen wurde Stadt- und Landesmeisterin im Kunstlauf.

Erstmals Deutscher Meister
Nach dem Wiederaufstieg 1974 blieb man bis heute im Oberhaus. Den Anfang der Cronenberger Erfolgsstory kann man im Jahr 1980 sehen, als die erste Deutsche Meisterschaft gewonnen wurde. Damals besiegte das Team um Schwieder, Oberst, Kühn, Gillesen, Furmanek, Bienefeld, Peter Kühn, Peter Renner, Treml, Klaus Rupsch und Dirk Haupt in einem sehenswerten Spiel den RSC Darmstadt mit 6:1. Seither konnten insgesamt zwölf weitere Meistertitel gewonnen und neun Pokalsiege gefeiert werden. Seit 1996 vergingen lediglich sechs Saisons (2000, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014 und 2016) ohne einen Titelgewinn.

Die zahlreichen nationalen Meisterschaften und Pokalsiege sowie die internationale Auftritte in der Champions League finden in der Stadt großen Anklang. 2010 beispielsweise wurde der Verein als Wuppertaler Verein des Jahres ausgezeichnet, im selbigen Jahr erhielt Trainer Steup die Auszeichnung Wuppertals Trainer des Jahres.

Im August 2012 rückte der RSC Cronenberg in der offiziellen Club-Weltrangliste erstmals auf 63 vor, im Dezember 2013 wurde er auf Rang 25 gelistet und war damit der bestplatzierte deutsche Club. Die ERG Iserlohn folgte auf Rang 54, SK Germania Herringen auf Platz 68 und die IGR Remscheid auf Platz 83. Führend sind südeuropäische Mannschaften.

Der RSC zeichnet sich weiterhin durch etliche Erfolge in jeglichen Jugend-Altersklassen aus. Allein im Jahr 2017 konnten die Cronenberger Jugendteams fünf von möglichen sechs Deutschen Meistertiteln gewinnen. Dies macht sich in der Bundesliga bemerkbar; in der Herren-Mannschaft kommen aktuell sechs Spieler zum Einsatz, die 20 Jahre alt oder jünger sind.

Herren

Nationalspieler
 Sebastian Wilk
 Mark Wochnik
 Jens Behrendt
 Kay Hövelmann
 Thomas Niehaves
 Pedro Fragoso (Portugal)

Erfolge
 Deutscher Rollhockeymeister: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
 Deutscher Pokalsieger: 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015
 Mehrfach Deutscher Junioren-, Jugend- und Schülermeister

Damen

Nationalspielerinnen
 Annika Gouder de Beauregard
 Anna Kaub

Erfolge
 Deutscher Rollhockeymeister: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
 Deutscher Pokalsieger: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
 Deutscher Juniorinnen Meister 2009 und 2010, Zweimal Deutscher Juniorinnen Vizemeister

Weblinks

 Offizielle Homepage des RSC
 Generelle Rollhockey Seite
 Tabellen, Ergebnisse
 Artikel über den RSC und weiteren Sport aus Wuppertal & Umgebung

Einzelnachweise

RSC Cronenberg
Rollhockeyverein (Deutschland)
Inlinehockeyverein
RSC Cronenberg

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Canterbury researchers join effort to disinfect and reuse PPE
Laboratory testing to find out whether masks and other protective gear used against Covid-19 can be safely disinfected and potentially reused is under way at the University of Canterbury (UC).
By India Education Diary Bureau Admin	 On Jun 14, 2021
UC Associate Professor of Materials Engineering Dr Mark Staiger and PhD student Mohammad Sagor Hosen are taking part in a New Zealand trial to find out whether personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by health workers as protection against Covid-19 can be decontaminated and made safe to use again.
The collaborative project, which is being led by Auckland Medical School Senior Lecturer and Taranaki-based paediatrician Dr Yvonne Anderson, began last year and aims to reduce plastic waste and address shortages of PPE. If successful, the system could increase the supply of N95 masks alone by 400 per cent.
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He says it's exciting to be involved in a project that could help medical workers combat the pandemic, and has the potential to help curb the "mountains" of plastic waste created as use of PPE surges around the world.
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Home College Archives Page 7
The Nelsonite vol. 11, no. 11
CBS Television Network
8-Hour Mini-Series
filmed in
Sunday, April 8 8 p.m.-11 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10 9 p.m.-ll p.m.
Wednesday, April 11 8p.m.-ll p.m.
Barry Bostwick, Jaclyn Smith,
Patty Duke Austin, David Dukes
TNCC students and staff
Recognizing Drug Abuse
by Charles Stern
On January 24, 1984, Bill Copeland, the program coor-dinator
of Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital's Substance
Abuse program, visited TNCC and delivered a seminar
lecture on recognizing the clues to drug abuse in people.
Copeland emphasized drug abuse in teenagers and young
adults, though he did indicate that several areas of concern
also included the middle-aged and older groups.
A long checklist of popular drugs was discussed one by
one by Copeland. Facts and fallicies were brought to light,
and Copeland included enlightening new evidence that
dispelled old theories and tales about various drugs such as
cocaine or LSD.
After discussing the numerous drugs and substances
abused by teens and young adults, Copeland shifted his
lecture to treatment and prevention. These two elements in
the drug abuse scenario represent two different
philosophies toward addiction, Copeland said. Preven-tion,
which'is Copeland's program, emphasizes getting the
abuser to stop abusing the drugs before he (or she)
becomes addicted. Treatment, the other sphere in stopping
drug abuse, emphasizes hospitalizing the abuser after he
has become addicted.
The seminar was sponsored by Mr. Eugene Budd, Head,
Center for Human Resources, the Office of Continuing
Lawson Wins Award
A Nelsonite staff photographer, James Lawson, fine
arts student at TNCC, was presented the Most Out-standing
Young Man in America, 1983 award at a banquet
held in February ^ James was nominated for his leadership
abilities demonstrated in the local, state, and national Phi
Beta Lambda organizations by the Hampton Roads
JayCees.
Lawson Wins Award Cont'd
In his four years of activities in PBL on campus, James
has held the positions of president and vice president. On
the state level, he was State Historian. In addition, James
represented the local chapter and the state PBL in San
Francisco this past summer at the national convention.
^redcridt «Douglas* (Rev.eMartin L.¡Ong eB.tT. ^Washington
Library Displays
During the month of February, the library featured four
displays in celebration of Black History Month. They were
arranged by Joyce Boisson, Dyan Vinson, (LRC staff
members) and Martha Brown (Work-Study student).
African art in the form of baskets, carvings, and
artifacts from the private collections of Joyce Boisson and
Dyan Vinson were displayed. A collection of photographs
taken by black photographers and books on these
photographers were displayed, as well.
A large bulletin board showing a collage of information
relating to great black Americans and a display about Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and his leadership in the marches
to Washington were featured.
Several souvenirs and pictures of the historical marches
were presented by Joyce Boisson who participated in the
twenty-year anniversary march on August 27, 1983. Dyan
Vinson completed the display with timely books and
cassettes on various aspects of Martin Luther King's life.
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AFTER THE WRITING CONTEST IS OVER.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ORIGINAL
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Title The Nelsonite vol. 11, no. 11
Transcript CBS Television Network presents GEORGE WASHINGTON an 8-Hour Mini-Series filmed in WILLIAMSBURG Sunday, April 8 8 p.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 9 p.m.-ll p.m. Wednesday, April 11 8p.m.-ll p.m. Starring Barry Bostwick, Jaclyn Smith, Patty Duke Austin, David Dukes and TNCC students and staff Recognizing Drug Abuse by Charles Stern On January 24, 1984, Bill Copeland, the program coor-dinator of Peninsula Psychiatric Hospital's Substance Abuse program, visited TNCC and delivered a seminar lecture on recognizing the clues to drug abuse in people. Copeland emphasized drug abuse in teenagers and young adults, though he did indicate that several areas of concern also included the middle-aged and older groups. A long checklist of popular drugs was discussed one by one by Copeland. Facts and fallicies were brought to light, and Copeland included enlightening new evidence that dispelled old theories and tales about various drugs such as cocaine or LSD. After discussing the numerous drugs and substances abused by teens and young adults, Copeland shifted his lecture to treatment and prevention. These two elements in the drug abuse scenario represent two different philosophies toward addiction, Copeland said. Preven-tion, which'is Copeland's program, emphasizes getting the abuser to stop abusing the drugs before he (or she) becomes addicted. Treatment, the other sphere in stopping drug abuse, emphasizes hospitalizing the abuser after he has become addicted. The seminar was sponsored by Mr. Eugene Budd, Head, Center for Human Resources, the Office of Continuing Education. Lawson Wins Award A Nelsonite staff photographer, James Lawson, fine arts student at TNCC, was presented the Most Out-standing Young Man in America, 1983 award at a banquet held in February ^ James was nominated for his leadership abilities demonstrated in the local, state, and national Phi Beta Lambda organizations by the Hampton Roads JayCees. Lawson Wins Award Cont'd In his four years of activities in PBL on campus, James has held the positions of president and vice president. On the state level, he was State Historian. In addition, James represented the local chapter and the state PBL in San Francisco this past summer at the national convention. ^redcridt «Douglas* (Rev.eMartin L.¡Ong eB.tT. ^Washington Library Displays During the month of February, the library featured four displays in celebration of Black History Month. They were arranged by Joyce Boisson, Dyan Vinson, (LRC staff members) and Martha Brown (Work-Study student). African art in the form of baskets, carvings, and artifacts from the private collections of Joyce Boisson and Dyan Vinson were displayed. A collection of photographs taken by black photographers and books on these photographers were displayed, as well. A large bulletin board showing a collage of information relating to great black Americans and a display about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his leadership in the marches to Washington were featured. Several souvenirs and pictures of the historical marches were presented by Joyce Boisson who participated in the twenty-year anniversary march on August 27, 1983. Dyan Vinson completed the display with timely books and cassettes on various aspects of Martin Luther King's life. THE NELSONITE WILL NOT PUBLISH POETRY OR NARRATIVE ESSAYS UNTIL AFTER THE WRITING CONTEST IS OVER. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ORIGINAL MATERIAL TO THE CONTEST JUDGES. . y V ^ . p y Public Services and Technology Dept. ^ j p l i ^ CHILDREN'S FUNFAIR m as* SPRING QUARTER vl ¿ml® Watch for further announcements.