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Process Management Optimizations
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Problems
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Early versions of the SMP support for the runtime system completely
relied on locking in order to protect data accesses from multiple
threads. In some cases this isn't that problematic, but in some cases
it really is. It complicates the code, ensuring all locks needed are
actually held, and ensuring that all locks are acquired in such an
order that no deadlock occur. Acquiring locks in the right order often
also involve releasing locks held, forcing threads to reread data
already read. A good recipe for creation of bugs. Trying to use more
fine-grained locking in order to increase possible parallelism in the
system makes the complexity situation even worse. Having to acquire a
bunch of locks when doing operations also often cause heavy lock
contention which cause poor scalability.

Management of processes internally in the runtime system suffered from
these problems. When changing state on a process, for example from
`waiting` to `runnable`, a lock on the process needed to be
locked. When inserting a process into a run queue also a lock
protecting the run queue had to be locked. When migrating a process
from one run queue to another run queue, locks on both run queues and
on the process had to be locked.

This last example is a quite common case in during normal
operation. For example, when a scheduler thread runs out of work it
tries to steal work from another scheduler threads run queue. When
searching for a victim to steal from there was a lot of juggling of
run queue locks involved, and during the actual theft finalized by
having to lock both run queues and the process. When one scheduler
runs out of work, often others also do, causing lots of lock
contention.

Solution
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### Process ###

In order to avoid these situations we wanted to be able to do most of
the fundamental operations on a process without having to acquire a
lock on the process. Some examples of such fundamental operations are,
moving a process between run queues, detecting if we need to insert it
into a run queue or not, detecting if it is alive or not.

All of this information in the process structure that was needed by
these operations was protected by the process `status` lock, but the
information was spread across a number of fields. The fields used was
typically state fields that could contain a small number of different
states. By reordering this information a bit we could *easily* fit
this information into a 32-bit wide field of bit flags (only 12-flags
were needed). By moving this information we could remove five 32-bit
wide fields and one pointer field from the process structure! The move
also enabled us to easily read and change the state using atomic
memory operations.

### Run Queue ###

As with processes we wanted to be able to do the most fundamental
operations without having to acquire a lock on it. The most important
being able to determine if we should enqueue a process in a specific
run queue or not. This involves being able to read actual load, and
load balancing information.

The load balancing functionality is triggered at repeated fixed
intervals. The load balancing more or less strives to even out run
queue lengths over the system. When balancing is triggered,
information about every run queue is gathered, migrations paths and
run queue length limits are set up. Migration paths and limits are
fixed until the next balancing has been done. The most important
information about each run queue is the maximum run queue length since
last balancing. All of this information were previously stored in the
run queues themselves.

When a process has become runnable, for example due to reception of a
message, we need to determine which run queue to enqueue it
in. Previously this at least involved locking the run queue that the
process currently was assigned to while holding the status lock on the
process. Depending on load we sometimes also had to acquire a lock on
another run queue in order to be able to determine if it should be
migrated to that run queue or not.

In order to be able to decide which run queue to use without having to
lock any run queues, we moved all fixed balancing information out of
the run queues into a global memory block. That is, migration paths
and run queue limits. Information that need to be frequently updated,
like for example maximum run queue length, were kept in the run queue,
but instead of operating on this information under locks we now use
atomic memory operations when accessing this information. This made it
possible to first determine which run queue to use, without locking
any run queues, and when decided, lock the chosen run queue and insert
the process.

#### Fixed Balancing Information ####

When determining which run queue to choose we need to read the fixed
balancing information that we moved out of the run queues. This
information is global, read only between load balancing operations,
but will be changed during a load balancing. We do not want to
introduce a global lock that needs to be acquired when accessing this
information. A reader optimized rwlock could avoid some of the
overhead since the data is most frequently read, but it would
unavoidably cause disruption during load balancing, since this
information is very frequently read. The likelihood of a large
disruption due to this also increase as number of schedulers grows.

Instead of using a global lock protecting modifications of this
information, we write a completely new version of it at each load
balancing. The new version is written in another memory block than the
previous one, and published by issuing a write memory barrier and then
storing a pointer to the new memory block in a global variable using
an atomic write operation.

When schedulers need to read this information, they read the pointer
to currently used information using an atomic read operation, and then
issue a data dependency read barrier, which on most architectures is a
no-op. That is, it is very little overhead getting access to this
information.

Instead of allocating and deallocating memory blocks for the different
versions of the balancing information we keep old memory blocks and
reuse them when it is safe to do so. In order to be able to determine
when it is safe to reuse a block we use the thread progress
functionality, ensuring that no threads have any references to the
memory block when we reuse it.

#### Be Less Aggressive ####

We implemented a test version using lock free run queues. This
implementation did however not perform as good as the version using
one lock per run queue. The reason for this was not investigated
enough to say why this was. Since the locked version performed better
we kept it, at least for now. The lock free version, however, forced
us to use other solutions, some of them we kept.

Previously when a process that was in a run queue got suspended, we
removed it from the queue straight away. This involved locking the
process, locking the run queue, and then unlinking it from the double
linked list implementing the queue. Removing a process from a lock
free queue gets really complicated. Instead, of removing it from the
queue, we just leave it in the queue and mark it as suspended. When
later selected for execution we check if the process is suspended, if
so just dropped it. During its time in the queue, it might also get
resumed again, if so execute it when it get selected for execution.

By keeping this part when reverting back to a locked implementation,
we could remove a pointer field in each process structure, and avoid
unnecessary operations on the process and the queue which might cause
contention.

### Combined Modifications ###

By combining the modifications of the process state management and the
run queue management, we can do large parts of the work involved when
managing processes with regards to scheduling and migration without
having any locks locked at all. In these situations we previously had
to have multiple locks locked. This of course caused a lot of rewrites
across large parts of the runtime system, but the rewrite both
simplified code and eliminated locking at a number of places. The
major benefit is, of course, reduced contention.

### A Benchmark Result ###

When running the chameneosredux benchmark, schedulers frequently run
out of work trying to steal work from each other. That is, either
succeeding in migrating, or trying to migrate processes which is a
scenario which we wanted to optimize. By the introduction of these
improvements, we got a speedup of 25-35% when running this benchmark
on a relatively new machine with an Intel i7 quad core processor with
hyper-threading using 8 schedulers.

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[Review of "Blackbeard: The hunt for the world's most notorious pirate" by Craig Cabell, Graham A. Thomas, and Allan Richards]
Catellier, C. (2013). [Review of "Blackbeard: The hunt for the world's most notorious pirate" by Craig Cabell, Graham A. Thomas, and Allan Richards]. The Northern Mariner, 23(2), 167-169.
[Review of "Loving learning: How progressive education can save America's schools by Tom Little and Katherine Ellison]
Pecore, J. L. (2016). [Review of "Loving learning: How progressive education can save America's schools by Tom Little and Katherine Ellison]. Schools: Studies in Education, 13(1), 163-166.
[Review of "Popes and Jews: 1095-1291" by Rebecca Rist]
Champagne, M.-T. (2017). [Review of "Popes and Jews: 1095-1291" by Rebecca Rist]. The Catholic Historical Review, 103(2), 334-335.
[Review of "The Day the World Was Shocked: The Lusitania Disaster and Its Influence on World War I by John Protasio]
Catellier, C. (2012). [Review of "The Day the World Was Shocked: The Lusitania Disaster and Its Influence on World War I by John Protasio]. Nautical Research Journal, 57(2), 125-125.
[Review of Hitler's charisma: Leading millions into the abyss by Laurence Rees]
Miller, D. E. (2013). [Review of Hitler's charisma: Leading millions into the abyss by Laurence Rees]. Central European Papers, 1(1), 88-90.
[Review of the book Gaslight lawyers: Criminal trials & exploits in gilded age New York]
Brinkley, J. L. (2019). [Review of the book Gaslight lawyers: Criminal trials & exploits in gilded age New York]. Bench & Bar Magazine, 6-7.
A review of Stillman's Anthology, Dwight Waldo: Administrative theorist for our times
Atkinson, C. L. (2021). A review of Stillman's Anthology, Dwight Waldo: Administrative theorist for our times. International Journal of Public Administration. doi:10.1080/01900692.2021.1903502
Performance management for learning, reform, and change
Atkinson, C. L. (2018). Performance management for learning, reform, and change. International Journal of Public Administration, 41(8), 645-649. doi:10.1080/01900692.2017.1294009
Research on immigration policy in the European Union
Atkinson, C. L. (2018). Research on immigration policy in the European Union: A review of books. International Journal of Public Administration, 42(2), 179-183. doi:10.1080/01900692.2018.1426602
Response by K. Killgrove to C. Bruun, "Water, oxygen isotopes and immigration to Ostia-Portus"
Killgrove, K. (2010). Response by K. Killgrove to C. Bruun, "Water, oxygen isotopes and immigration to Ostia-Portus". Journal of Roman Archaeology, 23, 133-136. doi:10.1017/S1047759400002336
Review of "Business Improvement Districts in the United States: Private Government and Public Consequences" by Abraham Unger
Alibašić, H. (2018). Review of "Business Improvement Districts in the United States: Private Government and Public Consequences" by Abraham Unger. Public Administration Review, 78(1), 169-172. doi:10.1111/puar.12899
Review of evangelicals and American foreign policy
Shively, J., & Amstutz, M. (2015). Review of evangelicals and American foreign policy. Politics, Religion, & Ideology, 16(2), 313-337. doi:10.1080/21567689.2015.1035871
Review of Our Rightful Pace: A history of women at the University of Kentucky 1880-1945
Brinkley, J. L. (2021). Review of Our Rightful Pace: A history of women at the University of Kentucky 1880-1945. Bench & Bar, 18-19.
Review of The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History by John S. Sledge
Scott-Ireton, D. (2020). Review of The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History by John S. Sledge. The Alabama Review, 73(4), 373-376. doi:10.1353/ala.2020.0039
Stop messing with old-growth forests
Gilliam, F. S. (2018). Stop messing with old-growth forests. Nature Plants, 4, 397-398. doi:10.1038/s41477-018-0201-2
Theme-based book review
Atkinson, C. L. (2020). Theme-based book review: Instability and reconsideration. International Journal of Public Administration, 44(8), 705-709. doi:10.1080/01900692.2020.1805622
[Review of "Nexus of Empire: Negotiating Loyalty and Identity in the Revolutionary Borderlands, 1760s-1820s" by Gene Allen Smith and Sylvia L. Hilton]
Catellier, C. (2013). [Review of "Nexus of Empire: Negotiating Loyalty and Identity in the Revolutionary Borderlands, 1760s-1820s" by Gene Allen Smith and Sylvia L. Hilton]. The Northern Mariner/Le Marin Du Nord, 23(1), 86-88.
Unearthing the roots and lessons of conflict [Review of Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq by Dan Caldwell]
Shively, J. (2011). Unearthing the roots and lessons of conflict [Review of Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq by Dan Caldwell].
Review of Understanding Police Use of Force by Howard Rahtz; Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects and Reciprocity by Geoffrey P. Alpert and Roger G. Dunham; and Into the Killing Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force by David Klinger
Buker, H. (2005). Review of Understanding Police Use of Force by Howard Rahtz; Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects and Reciprocity by Geoffrey P. Alpert and Roger G. Dunham; and Into the Killing Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force by David Klinger. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 7(3), 208-217.
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Cynthia Catellier (3) + -
Jacob Shively (2) + -
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05/03/2018 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on World Press Freedom Day 04/27/2018 Explanation of Vote for MINURSO Renewal;Political Coordinator Amy Tachco 04/26/2018 Remarks at the 2018 Financing for Development Forum; U.S. Deputy Representative to ECOSOC Stefanie Amadeo 04/26/2018 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on the Release of the U.S. Report on UN Voting Practices
The Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations joins over 190 member countries as they strive to facilitate systems where partnerships, collective responsibility and respect for each other are allowed to flourish. It is a medium through which member states realize that national policies in a global economy have international consequences. It is with pride that my staff and I serve as advocates for our people, mindful that we are world Read more about FAQ[…]
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Annual Review 2019 and Forecast for 2020
Government in exile project fails to find supporters
Society and politics
Category status:
Last week the public debate about the prospects for Belarusian opposition focal point in exile continued. Politicians, civil society representatives and experts shared their views about it.
Belarusian opposition politicians and civic leaders do not yet support the idea of a single focal point for the opposition and the shadow government in exile, which was recently proposed by some former employees of the Belarusian secret services. Obstacles for the implementation of this project are the lack of mutual trust within the opposition and insufficient political support from abroad.
Currently the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada, the Belarusian Popular Front, United Civic Party, "For Freedom" movement and "Tell the truth!" have already objected this idea. Civil society representatives also have a negative attitude towards the government in exile project.
The project has not yet been supported by the Belarusian population either. The main public figure behind this initiative is a former Special Forces Colonel Borodach and the eminence grise in the international political level is the former Head of the Advisory and Monitoring Group in Minsk and Chairman of Germany-based NGO "Human Rights in Belarus" Mr. Hans-Georg Wieck.
The most common arguments against this idea are as follows:
- introduction of a single focal point for the opposition abroad will not allow the opposition to manage their activities efficiently inside the country;
- the new initiative is redundant, as it would duplicate functions of already existing Belarusian People's Republic Rada;
- the majority believes, that project initiators lack sufficient authority, as they mainly represent no one but themselves.
The last argument is decisive. It is likely that if the project receives political support from the governments of several countries, there will be willing participants among the Belarusian opposition to take part in it. Currently the project has been indirectly supported by Lithuania: On May 15th, Foreign Minister Mr. Ažubalis said that Lithuania "together with our American friends need to start thinking about the transitional council for Belarus". Other countries in the region yet remain neutral about this issue.
Meanwhile, in anticipation of changes in the geopolitical context, the Belarusian opposition is gradually deciding on medium-term action strategies. In particular, the Conservative Christian Party Belarusian Popular Front and its leader Zianon Pazniak have announced commencement of preparations for the presidential election. On May 24th, the leader of the "For Freedom" movement, Mr. Milinkevich, named his strategic goal – to start preparation for the presidential election.
Today it would be premature to talk about the content of Belarusian opposition's new strategies. Nevertheless, the initiative to create a shadow government had a positive impact on making the opposition to think and formulate medium-term strategies for the next 4-5 years. The new oppositional configuration could occur if political forces in Eastern Europe and the USA become more involved in this process.
Minsk attempts to make up for image losses from military exercises by opening to Western values
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The Belarusian authorities regard the Catholic conference as yet another international event to promote Minsk as a global negotiating platform. Minsk's proposal to organise a meeting between the Roman-Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church is rather an image-making undertaking than a serious intention. However, the authorities could somewhat extend the opportunities for the Roman-Catholic Church in Belarus due to developing contacts with the Catholic world.
Minsk is attempting to lay out a mosaic from various international religious, political and sportive events to shape a positive image of Belarus for promoting the Helsinki 2.0 idea.
Belarus' invitation to the head of the Holy See for a meeting with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church should be regarded as a continuation of her foreign policy efforts in shaping Minsk's peacekeeping image and enhancing Belarus' international weight. The Belarusian authorities are aware that their initiative is unlikely to find supporters among the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow. In Russia, isolationist sentiments prevail.
In addition, for domestic audiences, the authorities make up for the lack of tangible economic growth with demonstrations of growth in Minsk's authority at international level through providing a platform for religious, sportive and other dialogues.
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Belarus and Russia started 2020 without an oil agreement and blurred agreements on gas.
Minsk ponders about oil deliveries from the West
Amidst difficult talks with Russia, Belarus is looking for alternative routes for energy imports, including in the West.
Media pressure on the authorities appears to be effective
Relatives of those convicted for economic violations attempt to adopt the good practice established by the Mothers 328 movement and those...
2020 may set up a landmark in Belarusian-Serbian defence cooperation
Belarus and Serbia appear to be willing to develop comprehensive military cooperation and in 2020 Belarusian-Serbian relations may reach a...
Authorities resume repressions; the president declares no changes in the economic policy
Law enforcers en masse persecuted participants in public rallies for Belarus' independence and against deeper integration with Russia.
2019 Review: heightened conflict amidst new attempts to enforce "deeper integration"
Amid numerous escalations in 2019, Belarus and Russia failed to find a compromise on bilateral trade issues.
2019 Review: significant progress in normalizing relations with the EU and the United States
In 2019, Belarus made significant progress in normalizing relations with the West.
2019 Review: political parties and civil society succeeded in promoting their initiatives
It is not that civil society and political parties significantly strengthened their positions in 2019, however, their influence enhanced.
2019 Review: the security situation was relatively stable
Belarus' overall security situation in 2019 remained stable.
2019 Review: significant setback in the election administration and modest economic transformations
The Belarusian authorities' policy in 2019 rested on the "change without change" principle.
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Gov. Mike Parson Must Act Now to Protect the Most Vulnerable Missourians
Affordable Housing and Homelessness, Criminal Justice, Governor Parson, hunger, moleg
As a statewide advocacy organization, Empower Missouri is keeping an eye on what the state is doing or not doing regarding the issues we work on as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. As Empower Missouri has always done, we continue to work in coalition around these issues and advocate for evidence-based public policy wherever we can. Below are a few of the recommendations from our issue areas that we are asking the state to do as they relate to the pandemic.
Hunger:
Empower Missouri is a fierce advocate for a strong safety net, specifically as it relates to hunger. Over the past week, many of the strict rules regarding SNAP benefits have been waived or changed through passage of new federal laws or by federal waivers made by the USDA. We are grateful for these changes which make accessing SNAP, WIC and School Meals easier for families with low incomes.
Right now, the most important thing we are asking of the State is to widely spread the news of these changes to all SNAP, WIC and School Meal recipients. If families are not made aware of these changes, the changes are not going to have the intended results. The Department of Social Services has added a new page on their website highlighting these changes, but that is not enough. We are asking the state to make calls and to send letters to current SNAP recipients as well as to increase the amount of social media updates on these changes.
In addition to letting current recipients know of these changes, we are also asking the State to reach out to adults without children who had previously been on SNAP but had been cut off because of harsh time limits that apply to able-bodied adults without dependents. A new waiver went into effect that ended time limit rules for these neighbors when they are food insecure. This population can now potentially qualify for SNAP assistance again. As stated before, Missouri's DSS needs to share this information far and wide. Calls and letters to past SNAP recipients as well as social media updates on these changes are needed.
Criminal Justice:
Empower Missouri has worked on criminal justice for decades and has been focused on this issue intensively since the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation of those currently involved in the criminal justice system needs to be looked at and addressed during this crisis. Local efforts on the St. Louis side of the state to address this populations' needs have been shared through a letter put together by our colleagues at Arch City Defenders. That letter can be found HERE.
As a state level organization, Empower Missouri is also looking at ways Missouri can help this population during this pandemic. Clearly prisons and jails are not set up well for social distancing and do not have existing budgets for special cleaning. We are working with the ACLU and Americans for Prosperity to draft a list of asks that we plan to take to the Governor, the Department of Corrections and their Division of Probation and Parole.
Our recommendations include things that Empower Missouri has been working on through legislative means for years, including:
Geriatric parole – where incarcerated persons who are 60 or older who meet certain requirements are granted release.
Changes to laws around technical violations – where technical violations of probation or parole will not result in arrest and detainment. Additionally, we ask that the DOC look at those incarcerated for technical violations, release them and implement a house arrest and electronic form of monitoring.
We lead a statewide coalition on affordable housing that has a very clear premise: what will it take for everyone in Missouri to have access to safe and affordable housing? The need for safety has increased exponentially with an extremely contagious virus causing havoc across the world. There are several things that can be done to help people facing housing insecurity:
Prevent new households from entering homelessness by helping people maintain the housing in which they currently live. This means a total freeze on eviction or foreclosure filings until at least 90 days after pandemic conditions end. In addition, there must be a moratorium on late fees for homeowners and renters and a rent 'freeze,' preventing landlords from increasing the price of rents until the crisis has passed.
Protect people experiencing homelessness. Our neighbors who do not have nightly shelter are at an increased risk of contracting the disease. They often have weaker immune systems and certainly have no tangible way to practice effective social distancing – especially during the heavy rains of spring in Missouri. Often libraries and community centers serve as washrooms for these individuals and families, and many of those places are shut down. We can follow the lead of other states and move people who are willing into shelter such as hotel rooms across the state. We also need to ensure homeless camps are not raided during these times and that we provide basic hygiene (mobile restrooms with handwashing stations) near camps for people who may not choose to move indoors.
For continued updates on what Empower Missouri is doing and for what actions you can take during this time, please check our Action Alert Page.


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The island where To Sua is located evolved from a colossal basaltic shield volcano and is the second largest and the most populated of the Samoan Islands with a population of 135,00. Just climb down a ladder to enjoy the enticing crystal clear water in the 98 foot deep hole and beat the heat of the jungle environment.
Surrounding the rockholes are rushing waterfalls to sit under and cleanse your body and soul, or you can just sit on a rock and enjoy the scenery as exotic birds serenade you on all sides. Here, you can explore different sizes and shapes of holes, some of which are nearly 7 feet deep, all interspersed with flat rock shelves.
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On the stunning island of Thassos, you will find a hidden lagoon named Giola that provides exquisite views of the deep blue Aegean Sea. The pure, clear water of the lagoon is far enough away from the tourists to seem private and perfect for massaging your inner soul to a state of tranquility and leave life's troubles behind.
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8 reasons why Spain is the place to be in 2019
Explore Cordoba's colourful patios
If you're trying to decide on the perfect last-minute holiday destination, why not head to Spain? With a whole host of excellent events coming up, we take a look at why Spain is the place to be right now.
1. Final showdown
The two best football teams on the continent will go head-to-head in Madrid in a bid to be crowned champions of Europe. The final of Europe's premier club football competition rotates host cities every year, and this year it's the turn of Madrid, and the newly renovated Wanda Metropolitano stadium to the east of the city. Neither Madrid team are in line to triumph in their home city, but could Spanish champions Barcelona keep the trophy in Spain after Real Madrid's 2018 win?
1st June, Madrid
2. Viva la feria!
Experience the magic of Andalucía with a visit to Seville's captivating Feria de Abril, a true celebration of music, food and, of course, sevillanas dancing! The lively feria usually takes place in April (hence the name), but due to a late Easter the 2019 festival takes place in early May and it's definitely not something you'll want to miss! Explore the fair's colourful casetas (small marquees) and eat, drink and dance until the sun comes up!
4th – 11th May, Seville
3. Tuck into San Isidro
Get to know the real Madrid by heading to the Spanish capital on the Feast of San Isidro, and see the streets of the capital come alive with madrileños enjoying themselves. Celebrations take place across the city, from music festivals to religious ceremonies and everything in between. And it wouldn't be a feast without some great food options to try – don't miss out on popular sweet treats barquillos and rosquillas.
11th – 15th May, Madrid
4. Hit top gear
See the world's fastest cars engage in some epic, wheel-to-wheel racing at Barcelona's popular Formula 1 Grand Prix. From practice sessions to the race itself, there's plenty of options for fans to see their motoring heroes. Local favourite Fernando Alonso may have hung up his driving gloves, but Spanish fans can still cheer on Carlos Sainz Jr, who'll be hoping to take the chequered flag on home soil.
10th – 12th May, Barcelona
5. Life on the patio
There's something undeniably Spanish about courtyard patios, and every year the Andalusian city of Cordoba celebrates this with its week-long Patios Festival. Locals open up their vibrant, flower-filled patios to visitors, who can meander from patio to patio around the city's ancient centre. Away from the patios, visitors should make sure they visit the city's famous Mosque-Cathedral, a true architectural wonder dating from 784 AD.
6th – 19th May, Cordoba
6. Game, set, match
Step inside the Caja Magica (Magic Box) and watch as the best tennis players in the world go toe-to-toe on the clay of the Madrid Open, one of Europe's premier tennis tournaments. Spain's Rafael Nadal will be hoping to start his clay court season with a victory by adding to the six titles he's won in Madrid, although he'll face stiff competition from longstanding rivals, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
3rd – 14th May, Madrid
7. Snail's pace
Think snails are just for the French? Think again. In Catalonia, snails are considered just as much of a delicacy as they are north of the border in France. This love of all-things snail is celebrated in Lleida's Snail Festival. 200,000 snail lovers descend on the city every year, where festivities include music, dancing and, of course, eating lots and lots of snails dipped into the local aioli sauce.
20th – 22nd May, Lleida
8. Sol, sol, sol
There are plenty of reasons why Spain welcomed 75 million visitors in 2016 alone, but one of the main things that keeps people coming back is the country's excellent weather. Whether you're hitting the sweeping beaches of the Costa del Sol, the towering mountains of the Picos de Europa, or simply sitting in a plaza and enjoying a coffee or beer with friends, Spain is the ideal place to soak up the sun.
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Opportunities in Construction Projects - August 2015
A mining development in Guatemala, an industrial plant in Costa Rica and residential works in Panama are some of the projects for which environmental impact studies were submitted in August 2015.
The report "Construction Projects in Central America - August 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.COM, provides a detailed list of major construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIS) were submitted in August to various government institutions in each country.
In Guatemala one of the projects for which an EIA was submitted involves open stone mining to create gravel using a crusher machine. The project, to be developed in the province of Chiquimula and which is estimated at $32,765,400, was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) by the company Constructora Piedrinsa Nuevo Milenio S.A.
In Costa Rica an EIA to build a 12 thousand square meter industrial project in La Reforma prison was sent to the Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) was sent n. The document states that the project involves construction of a "productive unit, which will contain a workshop center so that the prison population can take part in productive and educational activities". The cost of the project is $18,517,695, and it will be funded by Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
In Panama, one of the projects for which an EIA was submitted is a residential development, estimated at $26 million, and comprised of 1025 detached, semi-detached and social interest houses with public use areas, playgrounds, a police station, a community center, health center and a treatment plant, among other things. The EIA for the project, called "Residencial Quintas de Nara" was submitted to the National Environmental Authority by the company Viviendas de Calidad S.A.
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Construction Projects in Costa Rica - May 2015
Residential, commercial and agricultural projects, buildings and warehouses are part of the developments for which environmental impact studies were presented in May in Costa Rica.
The report "Construction Projects in Costa Rica - May 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.COM, provides a list of key construction projects for which environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies were presented to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA) in May.
Report on Construction Projects - March 2015
A logistics distribution center, a building for government offices, a school, a hotel expansion, and electrical infrastructure are some of the projects which submitted environmental impact studies in March in Costa Rica.
The report "Construction Projects in Costa Rica - March 2015", prepared by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides a list of major construction projects which in March submitted environmental impact studies (EIS) to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA).
Report on Construction Projects up to January 2015
Roadworks, gas stations, residential developments and expansion of a shopping center, are part of the list of environmental impact studies presented in January in Guatemala.
The report "Construction Projects in Guatemala - January 2015" prepared by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides a list of major construction projects which during the month of January submitted environmental impact assessments (EIA) to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala.
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Gibson 1962 guitar and amplifier catalogue. Page 10. Details of the Gibson SG Custom and Gibson SG Standard guitars - although at the time they were known as the Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard. The SG range of guitars had only just been created, but were an immediate sucess, with promising sales, and a great response from the guitar buying public. As would be expected the ornate (and therefore expensive) SG Custom sold in far smaller numbers than other models, but was still commercially viable, and both models shown here remain in the Gibson range, barely changed to this day.
Note, both of these guitars are equipped with the short-lived Gibson side-to-side Vibrola, which, by the 1964 Gibson catalogue had been replaced by the Gibson Deluxe vibrola.
The image at the bottom of the page (that spreads into page 11) is of Les Paul and his wife/musical partner, Mary Ford, who both played and promoted Les Paul guitars. Ironically, by the time this catalogue was distributed their marriage was over.
1962 USA zone 1 prices for these guitars are as follows: (Oct 1962 price list) Les Paul Custom $425, Les Paul Standard $290.


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For each unique date I am looking to compute the "avg days early", and the "avg days late".
I can manually do this for each date. For example on 7/4/2019 I found the average of the late days (which was 3) and the avg of the early days (4).

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While we were on the Alaskan Cruise, it poured buckets.
It was windy, foggy and cold.
While you were all at home enjoying the sun, we too felt a few special rays.
and since then the sun has been shining in more than one way.
Just prior to our trip, our daughter Mikki broke the news.
And then the text messages flew as she unraveled her story.
Joe, her fiance, called us earlier in June asking permission for our daughter.
So we were waiting....for that text...but who knew when.
Would he have the courage to ask?
And where did it take place?
Of course on the top of a mountain, where there romance began.
They celebrated with a snickers bar, and watched the snow fall softly.
"Send me a photo of the ring!"
OK...now I've seen that it's for real and I was satisfied.
Last night, two weeks later, she came home and we got to hear her story.
It was a warm summer evening and we made her favorite meal.
Prawns, Corn on the Cob, Raspberry Salad and Watermelon.
I love watching her Father take time to hear her heart.
There's something that tugs at the heart of this Father.
We toasted together, shared stories, and wished her God's blessings.
Meanwhile, the excitement of browsing through wedding books begins.
Themes, colors, dresses, decor, invites...and the list goes on.
Wedding plans are for 2014!
And within the beauty lies her ring.
A ring which symbolizes commitment.
with God's countless blessings shining on you!
Awww - such wonderful news!!! Another wedding to look forward to. What a lovely blessing you have given them Marg. So precious!
I mean't YOUR cruise!! Sometimes I think spell check changes things on me - hmmmm.
Beautiful post about relationships all the way around. Love it. Looking forward to seeing the plans unfold. Congratulations Mikki and Joe!! Congrats, too, to you and John!
So exciting! Congrats all around! Wishing Mikki and Joe and lifetime of happiness...and God's abundant blessings.
I am so happy for this couple! I love to imagine all the excitement of the evening and can almost hear your enthusiasm for the plans and the lifetime of commitment ahead. Wishing them God's blessing.
Congratulations to the engaged couple! I love the photo of dad and daughter at the table.. set with a beautiful dinner prepared with love. Wishing you all God's blessing in the journey ahead!
How exciting..congratulations to all of you..God's blessings!
Love it when goid news comes in bunches like that! Happy wedding planning!
Congratulations to all of you! That's wonderful. Keep us posted on all the exciting plans and decisions, and enjoy every moment of this special time.
Congratulations Joe and Mikki! What a sweet love story high up in the mountains. Such a lovely ring, and may the promise of love and commitment in that love grow ever deeper and sweeter. God Bless you two! I know you and John and the rest of the family will help to make this such a celebration.
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Blessings are going all around us both. Your rainy cruise still looked wonderful and so beautiful!
Best wishes to your girl! Such an exciting time of life.
Exciting news, for sure, Marg! You will just have time to enjoy the year-old memories of the first wedding and then you will be headlong into the second. I hope you and your daughter enjoy every single minute of the planning - something tells me that you will!
Such joy! Congratulations to you and the happy couple! So exciting and fun mother/daughter times to come with wedding planning. I love love stories !
What a tender post about your daughter's engagement. Congratulations and may God's light and blessings shine down on her and Joe.
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This wonderful home is newly refurbished, new bathroom, fully carpeted, 2 wonderfully comfortable 3 seater leather lounges and 2 recliner rocking chairs to be totally relaxed with your feet up while watching the tv. The outdoor furniture is also supremely comfortable after a long day sightseeing, to relax with a glass of wine and watch all the bush birds come in for their last feed of the day. The galahs and parrots fight and jostle at the birfeeder while the firetails and wrens just wait their turn.
The Coombe is a two bedroom modern rammed earth and glass luxury holiday home, a hexagonal design with all the walls slanting away from each other so there is never a box appearance. All rooms enjoying sweeping unsurpassed views over Wilson Inlet and the Nullaki Peninsula through floor to ceiling glazing, a friendly relaxed atmosphere is generated by open plan living and wrap around covered verandas.
West lies the Valley of the Giants and Tree Top Walk, north is Mt. Barker with its produce and wineries, wildflowers and the Porongorups, east is the Great Southern centre of historic Albany. Eco-tourism includes seasonal wildflowers, whale watching, bird watching. Whatever your interests, The Coombe is sure to please; perhaps relaxing with a book warming before the Kent Stove, savouring one of Denmark's fine wines at sunset, or just absorbing the fresh clean air, wonderful views and natural serenity from the veranda . Bike trails are nearby, and the Bibbulmun Track is accessed from the bottom of the garden which provides a lovely scenic walk along the Wilson Inlet. In the other direction the Track will take you up the mountain to the lookout of Monkey Rock where there are superb views along the South Coast and Wilson Inlet. The renowned wineries and cafes are a short scenic drive along Mt Shadforth or the historic Scotsdale Road. Ocean Beach is a few minutes drive away, and the superb beaches of Mad Fish Bay, Greens Pool and Elephant Rocks, all with their outcrops of smooth rocks to walk over and just 13 ks along the Walpole Road. Further on is the famous Tree Top Walk, an excellent day trip that takes you through the forest of huge Tingle and old Karri trees.
This lovely home is cosy, comfortable and convenient abundantly equipped down to a hairdryer with quality furnishings, crockery, suites of glassware, cutlery and linen. Both en suite bedrooms have a q.s. bed, electric blanket, down doona in winter, cotton doona in summer, bedside lights and a clock radio. They are on opposite sides of the house and very private, The gourmet kitchen has besides the usual oven and cooktop a microwave, wok, electric frypan, rice cooker, food processor and dishwasher plus the glorious view as a meal is prepared. There is a Weber Q barbecue on the verandah. We leave a selection of herbs, spices and dryfood in the pantry for your convenience as well a birdseed for the birdfeeder which attracts a variety of parrots and honeyeaters. The smart and comfortable outdoor furniture on the covered verandah is a delightful place to sip a glass of wine and relax after a day of sightseeing and enjoy the bush and water birds that are in abundance. We leave a large pile of wood under cover to feed the Kent slow combustion heater which warms the house and with the glass front the flickering fire is a delight to watch. There is an excellent library of books, dvds and videos to curl up on the lounges by the fire and read or watch and just let the world go by.
We supply the superior Mt. Romance bathroom amenities to both bathrooms, a complimentary jar of homemade Grapefruit marmalade and Spicy Tomato Sambal, and for a stay of 3 nights or more an excellent bottle of Harewood estate wine. We regard the winemaker James Kellie as the best in the Great Southern district.
This house richly deserves the 4 star rating awarded by the AAA.
The house is well situated to take in all the interesting day trips.
The famous surfing Ocean Beach is only minutes away, and just 13 ks along the road to walpole are the wonderful beaches of Mad Fish Bay, Elephant Rocks and Greens Pool all together in the William Bay National Park. These are quiet, safe swimming beaches with white sand and chrystal clear water with the huge outcrops of smoothe rock that stretch from the beach out into the ocean that are fun to walk - or run - over.
If you like bushwalking the Bibbulmun Track is at the end of the street with several tracks up to the Monkey Rock lookout, or along the Inlet with lovely water views.
Along the scenic, historic Scotsdale Road are many renowned wineries and cafes. Scotsdale Road has a gentle incline through the karri trees, it began life as a track for the bulloch teams that pulled the karris to their destination for the first tree fellers. Later is became a railroad, but now is a beautiful bituman drive. Along the way is a cheesemaker and the Alpaca Farm where you can hand feed the Alpacas and all the other little animals there.
On the road to Albany, just before the scenic drive turnoff, is "WoodWorks", a display of wood craftsmanship hard to beat. If you take the scenic drive past Cosy Corner and Torbay it is easy to access The Gap, Natural Bridge and the Wind Farm. Back into Albany you come to the Amity, the reconstruction of the ship that brought the first soldiers and settlers to Albany. Then around the stunning coastline to Mr. Clarence, the Forts, Middleton Beach and Oyster Harbour.
When back at "The Coombe" it is so lovely and relaxing you will never want to leave.


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Does corporate responsibility performance drive shareholder value?
Looking back just ten years, awareness of sustainability issues among top management was still fairly low. No-one questioned the importance of the topic but most had difficulties to see how it relates to their business.
Customers were not seen to be interested in eco-efficient product features, human rights or labor conditions in the supply chain.
Even members of WBCSD, companies seen as CR leaders, failed to see it is in their own interests to be proactive in determining how to drive more sustainable consumption patterns.
Today customers as well as most stakeholders including NGO´s, members of the media, employees, partners and regulators expect to see responsible business practices.
The financial community, however, is still lacking behind in understanding how sustainability affects business performance. Their focus is mainly on short term financial performance whereas many sustainability related investments need to be evaluated on longer term basis.
The question is this: how to combine the short-term thinking of our quarterly economy with long-term targets and financial returns.
The Board of Directors can play an important role here.
Several large companies have seen the benefit of incorporating ambitious sustainability targets in their strategy.
GE was one of the first to come out with a leading edge sustainability strategy 10 years ago. "Ecomagination" is GE's growth strategy, enhancing resource productivity and reducing environmental impact globally by investing in cleaner technology and business innovation – in other words, investing in activities which make perfect business sense.
When Unilever came out with their "Sustainable living plan" five years ago, aiming to halve their environmental impact while doubling the company turnover by 2020, they were challenged by analysts and investors.
Unilever share price has since performed in line with competition.
The question remains how corporate level targets can be leveraged throughout the diverse Unilever brands.
Neste has created a new business and a leading position in renewable fuels which is an important part of the company´s financial performance.
As responsible business practices have become a license to operate, ignoring them can be a big risk.
The most recent example is VW scandal of trying to hide the true emissions of their fleet, which may turn out to be fatal for the company.
Telia-Sonera corruption charges in Central Asia led to the dismissal of several Board and top management members, and now also a decision to withdraw from those markets.
Stora-Enso child labor accusations last year led to some big institutional investors selling their S-E shares, and has kept the company in the headlines.
There are, however, still many who sign on to Milton Friedman´s principles "the business of business is to do business".
Apple´s rise to become the world´s coolest brand has not in any way been affected by their lousy reputation in corporate responsibility – as even though many consumers say they make ethical choices, most of them do not walk the talk.
In other words strong sustainability credentials do not have a value per se, they need to be combined with superior product and service quality.
Examples above demonstrate the complexity of the issue and how difficult the impact is to quantify.
The financial community is gradually waking up and we are now seeing banks and investors discontinuing to finance high carbon intensive industries – Bank of America and Credit Acricole have pulled out from coal mining financing.
Now also investments based on CR performance formerly considered as "SRI-investments" are being replaced by factoring sustainability into mainstream financial research.
This makes sense as the level of corporate responsibility is seen indicate top management quality, and sustainability related trends will affect our short and long term business environment and opportunities.
Even if it difficult to measure, sustainability and CR performance do affect shareholder value and are thus an important topic to include in Board room agendas.


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Perfect for a day sticking to the chairlifts where little to no hiking is required.
Simple, versatile and perfect for layering underneath.


practices are running normally this week! ranil will not be out this week, and sandra will not be out on thursday.
june fees are due at your next practice.
the introductory class will be on hiatus until september after the june 28 class.
All practices are running normally this week (including Monday may 21). Coaches should be out as normal.
practices are running normally this week. mike will not be out on monday, and ranil may not be out. sandra and tia will not be out on thursday. make sure you've paid up your may fees for the month!
weekday practices are running normally. ranil is not out thursday, but otherwise coaches will be out as normal. no saturday youth classes will be running until the september term.
may fees were due last week, so make sure you've settled up this week!
all practices are running normally this week. ranil will not be out this week, but all other coaches should be out as normal.
please note that the last youth class is this week! a new term will start in september.
all practices are running normally this week. ranil will not be out on thursday, but all other coaches should be out as normal.
now that the weather is nicer, please be sure to bring a second pair of shoes to practice for outdoor warm ups (all weekday classes)!!!
april 29 is the last saturday youth class for the term!
practices are running normally this week. coaches should be out as is normal.
please be sure to bring dry shoes to practice so the floors are clean, dry, and safe!
practice will be running on monday, april 17.
practices are running normally this week, and coaches should be out as normal. april fees are due this week, so please be sure to settle up at your next practice.
Due to the pending snow storm we have decided to cancel tonight's class to ensure the safety of our coaches and students who travel a distance to come to class. Get home safe.
despite march break, all weekday practices are running normally this week (including the youth practice on monday night and wednesday night introductory class). the saturday youth class will not be run on march 18.
ranil will not be out on monday and sandra will not be out on thursday.
practices are running normally this week. ranil will not be out.
march fees are due at your next practice!
weekday practices are running normally this week. there is no youth class practice this saturday, march 4. coaches should be out as normal, though ranil is not out on thursday.
march fees are due starting wednesday, so please be sure to settle up at your next practice following that date.
weekly update: 20 feburary 2017.
all practices, including family day monday practice, are running normally. coaches should be out as normal, except tia and logan will not be out on monday.
weekday practices are running normally this week--THERE Is no youth class this saturday. ranil, daniel, and sandra aren't out on thursday.
all practices are running normally this week. all coaches should be out as normal. please be sure to pay your february fees at your next practice!
all practices are running normally this week. ranil will not be out except for on wednesday, and tia will not be out on monday, but all other coaches should be out as normal.
february fees will start being due on wednesday. please settle up your monthly payment on your next practice after that date!
practices are running normally this week. mike is not out all week, tia is not out on thursday, ranil may or may not be out on thursday.
all practices are running normally this week. coaches should be out as normal.
weekly update: 3 january 2017!
happy new year everyone! classes start up again tonight (january 5) with competitive practices, and all other practices will begin after this one.
monthly fees are due at your next practice!!! please note that for the introductory class, there are only 3 practices in january, so the fee is reduced to $105.


Discussion in 'Hire a Freelancer' started by ramarama, May 1, 2013.
So I've finally given up with a site that seemed to get slapped over a year ago. It had a very similar link structure to all my sites - manually built, relevant links - nothing much in the way of spammy links and was riding high until it got hit by the last EMD/ Panda/ Penguin update.
Despite spending a lot of time looking into the cause of the drop (offsite, onsite, links, duplicate content etc) I have never really found the reason why this one site got hit so hard.
Anyhow I have a lot of good unique content on there and a new domain ready to go.
My question is what are the steps I need to take to effectively 'rebrand' and move this to a new domain.
Can I literally restore the database and theme (It's wordpress) on the new domain?
How do I ensure the old site gets deindexed?
I guess I shouldn't 301 but instead just start building it up again?
Should I change hosting provider?
Any help or tips from anyone who has successfully done this would be greatly appreciated.
2. Make a simple index.html with the meta-tags noindex nof0ll0w, link an index2.html with the same meta tags. The index.html contains basically "see where we are now" and in the index2.html you put something like "For the following reasons (provider, blabla) we have moved to (insert link to your new domain)".
*Check, if the IP is known for spam, maybe this is your problem. In this case, change the provider.
I should have added.. I want to change the domain on this. So I guess it's the same except the first step?


After 4 years of hard work, frustration, struggle, passion and dedication, the 11 354ha Kep MFMA was nationally proclaimed in April 2018. This was a huge step forward for the protection of the Kep Archipelago, and for Cambodia.
Plastic Pollution is the contamination of the environment by plastics. Plastics are synthetic organic materials produced by polymerisation. Worldwide plastic production has increased from 1.5 million tonnes a year in 1950 to 322 million tonnes a year in 2015. Due to rapid urbanisation and economic development in a market driven by consumerism and convenience, along with the relatively low price of plastic materials, there has been a rapid increase in the generation of waste plastics all over the world. This is a major environmental concern for three main reasons: dependence on fossil fuels, solid waste clogging up ecosystems and microplastics.
One of the main characteristics of plastics is the fact that they come in many different shapes, colours, sizes and, most importantly, chemical compositions. This is a major problem when it comes to recycling, as the wrong type of plastic can contaminate recycling streams and not all types are recyclable.
Thanks to legislation, most plastics products are now labelled with symbols representing their chemical composition. This can help sort them in to different categories, applications and properties.
Why Plastics are a problem ?
At the moment, over 95% of plastics are produced from fossil fuels. Around 4 percent of oil consumed worldwide is used to make plastic, with another 4 percent being used in the manufacturing process. One of the leading contributors to climate change and habitat destruction around the world is the dependence on fossil fuels.
Plastics do not biodegrade: they do not decompose naturally in the environment. Plastic waste is either put in landfill where it can contaminate groundwater by leaching harmful chemicals, incinerated which releases toxic chemicals into the atmosphere (Dioxins, Furans, Mercury and Polychlorinated Biphenyls), or littered. Because of plastic's lightweight and durable nature, it is very likely to be swept into waterways, making its way from cities to the sea. Plastics reduce the productivity of natural systems such as the ocean.
In marine environments, the combined effects of UV radiation, chemical degradation, wave mechanics and grazing by marine life weakens plastics, causing them to fragment into increasingly smaller pieces known as microplastics. Microplastics can be found everywhere: from sea surface to the sea-floor, in deep-sea sediments and even in Arctic sea ice. They create a smog of debris in seawater and are mistaken for food by plankton, birds, fish and other marine animals. They have even been found in table salt, and the average shellfish consumer ingests 11,0000 microplastic particles a year. Microplastics soak up chemical additives and endocrine disruptors, and act as vectors for pathogenic bacteria. The complexity of estimating toxicity means potential risks to human health not yet known. Given the presence of heavy metals and other concerning chemicals, it is however wise to limit the entry of plastic into the food chain.
The fact that microplastics absorb endorcine disruptors means that when ingested, they can affect correct hormone function. Hormones in the human body regulate digestion, metabolism, respiration, tissue function, sensory perception, sleep, excretion, lactation, stress, growth and development, movement, reproduction, and mood.
Microfibre pollution is an example of how little we know about the extent of the plastic problem. Microfibres are microscopic fibres released into waste water systems by washing machines when we wash our clothes. They originate from a wide variety of synthetic textiles (such as nylon, polyester, rayon, acrylic or spandex)—everything from running shorts to yoga pants to fleece jackets and more—which shows the need for engagement on this issue by the entire apparel industry and through all steps in the product life cycle.
Garments of a higher quality shed less in the wash than low-quality synthetic products, illustrating the importance for manufacturers and consumers alike to invest in gear built to last.
Where do plastics come from?
Plastics have many necessary and positive applications, such as food preservation, medical uses, and infrastructure. Most plastic waste does however not fall into this category. Almost 50% of all plastic waste is made up of 'disposable' single use-packaging. This is completely unnecessary: how can you call it disposable if it never goes away?
Some of the usual suspects include: cosmetics bottles and microbeads in exfoliant soap, bags, straws, bottles, cutlery, cups, wrappers, and take-away containers.
Although all this plastic is not designed or produced in Asia, 82% of leakage into the ocean occurs in Asia. This could be because of lack of infrastructure, waste management and recycling plants. Another reason for this is the extensive coastlines in this part of the world. Let's not forget either that 87% of Europe's 'recycling' gets sent to China. This increases the risk of spillage during transportation, and there is insufficient understanding of what happens to the waste plastics once they arrive in China, which raises concerns about the implications on local and global health and environment.
The Mekong river has been identified as one of the main rivers worldwide contributing to ocean plastics. This highlights the importance of implementing change in this part of the world. Changing behaviours through education, improving waste collection infrasctructures and introducing new legislation in Asia will prevent vast amounts of plastic waste from reaching the ocean.
If enough of us make our governmental representatives realise how much we care about this issue, policy makers can influence producers and instigate widespread, far-reaching positive change. Signing petitions and staying informed is important.
Talking about the issue to friends and family, at work or at school, can help spread awareness.
It is important for every individual to adopt new habits such as always carrying a reusable bottle, bag, and straw.
We can all help by avoiding single-use plastic in our day to day life. At the supermarket, choose products not wrapped in plastic.
Leading by example and cleaning up your own local neighbourhood, beach or riverside can have a ripple effect on the community. By normalising the beahaviour of caring for the place we live in, others will start to do the same.
Non-profit organisations and grassroots campaigns can engage communities and influence policy makers.
Mass communication should not be limited to major high technology and professionalism. An example of alternative mass communication is street art. Street art here incorporates murals, posters, graffiti, placards, banners and stickers employed by collectives as a communication device for persuading and informing. Human emotions and political views can be shaped and moved by street art, which has a long political social history.
Therefore, MCC is working on a mural project in Kep, which will be accompanied by the dissemination of informative posters and at events relevant to the sea.
On the island of Koh Seh, arts and crafts with plastic from beach cleans are a creative and functional alternative to the incineration of them. we run daily clean ups around our island and organise large joint clean ups on Kep Mainland beaches.
We started small, but as the time has gone on we have managed to move on from patrolling and diving from small rented boats to our very own fleet, we call them the small, medium or large boat, or refer to them by the captains name such as Phon's Boat. Each vessel is fully registered and well maintained as they are needed for patrolling, diving and our supply and pick up runs to the mainland.
The Speed boat was donated by ICFC and is our fast response patrol boat and also there in case of any emergencies. We recently acquired a brand new 250hp Suzuki four stroke engine.
Our marine research is very important so our scuba diving equipment is kept well maintained and there is a good selection of sizes, we all love to dive so everyone takes a hand in making sure the dive shed is looked after, for refills we run two large Bauer air compressors each of which is serviced yearly and has regular filter and oil changes. We all dive so we want our air to be tasting and smelling good.
Since 2008 we have been campaigning against the unsustainable and destructive bottom trawling in the shallow waters of Cambodia, that continues to devastate Cambodia's Marine Resources , According to Cambodian Fisheries Law Bottom Trawling is outlawed in all marine inshore areas, that means any areas shallower than 20m from the high tide line, this can be found in the revised 2006 Fisheries Law, under article 49, and Inshore areas are classified under article 11 as seen below.
Trawling in the inshore fishing areas shall be forbidden, except for the permission from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the request of the Fisheries Administration to conduct scientific and technical researches.
The Marine Fishery Domain refers to marine water or brackish water that extends from the coastline at the highest high tide of the coastal lines to the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Marine fishery domain is divided into: -Inshore fishing area, which extends from the coastline at higher high tide to the 20 meter deep line. - Offshore fishing area, which extends from the 20 meter deep line to the outer limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
After Moving to Kep we also found that the trawlers here not only Trawl in areas Shallower than 20m, but that Kep's Waters (home to some of the largest Seagrass beds in SE Asia) are no deeper than 10m anywhere within the provincial waters. Now before you start thinking how awful the government or the authorities are for allowing this, you must first understand that until Thursday the 3rd of December 2015 Kep only had 4 officers and no patrol boat to tackle this issue, they had to rely on Kampot to send its boats and officers, which could take anything from 1-3hrs to arrive. When Kampot would run fisheries patrols a network of informants would inform the illegal fisheries and they would have time to head in and cease their activities leading to the conclusion that Kep had very little illegal fishing, but it was quite the opposite, infact it is well organised and has been run almost under cover for the past 10 years. Only because we are out there on the water everyday and every night, has it become clear to the extent of the problem and the damage it is causing. Our work and that of the previous volunteers has led not only to the creation of Keps own Fisheries office but also to provincial support on a major crackdown on illegal fishing.
With that in mind, add to the fact that many of the Illegal trawlers are also using a system of electric that passes up to 1000 volts through the net to the sea floor, electrocuting everything within a few meter radius of the electric current.
Electric is also outlawed in Cambodia under Article 98. As a class 1 offence it carries the highest penalty of any fisheries offence.
4. Fishing with electrocuted fishing gears, explosive and all kinds of poisonous substances in the fishery domains.
They also then trawl straight through Kep's Seagrass Beds ripping up vital habitat and taking with them any living creature bigger than 1cm, Trawing through Seagrass is also outlawed under Article 52.
1. Fishing or any form of exploitation which damages or disturbs the growth of sea grass or coral reef.
2. Collecting, buying, selling, transporting and stocking of corals.
3. Making port calls and anchoring in a coral reef area.
4. Destroying sea grass or coral by other activities.
The Fisheries Administration is desperately trying to tackle this issue, but even now with slightly more than their original limited resources and manpower it is a very very difficult job, Thats were we come in, Marine Conservation Cambodia and our volunteers patrol the ocean within Kep Provincial Waters and report all offences back to the fisheries department, after taking photos and video, and often chasing the trawlers out of the most sensitive areas. We also often have fisheries officers stationed at our project base, who together with our team can directly arrest illegal fishers and confiscate their illegal equipment before they have time to escape with their haul.
The National Newspaper, The Cambodian Daily Ran a Story on Illegal fishing in Kep and mentioned our work.
Our Founder and Director was also featured recently in the UK's Daily Telegraph, covering the active conservation work and patrolling.
Koh Ach Seh Island is located in the southern part of Kep Province. The little town of Kep is the closest populated area to the island. By boat it takes roughly 1 hour to reach Koh Seh from the Pier in Kep, but that can change depending on weather and sea conditions. The Cambodian forces used Koh Seh as an outpost during the war with Vietnam. It is the furthest island from the mainland, in the area, and the closest island to Vietnam. The island is uninhabited except for a small marine police station and of course Marine Conservation Cambodia. A lush tropical paradise, the island is full of fruit tress, which were planted as a food source by the Cambodian forces, and scattered with old military bunkers as well. The MCC base is located in a small but protective cove offering us shelter form the weather especially during rainy season. The little bay also contains our home reef, which provides the MCC team with a beautiful reef to explore and survey without needing to take a boat ride. It is a shallow reef, but given it is close to shore it offers calm waters making for enjoyable safe diving conditions. These conditions are also extremely helpful in training new divers and collecting crucial data from surveys. The island has many walking trails allowing for beautiful nature hikes or a walk up the hill to catch a sunset. Koh Seh is a small island only taking a little over an hour to walk around depending on the tides.
Besides being responsible for the management and protection of Koh She, Marine Conservation Cambodia is also responsible for 13 other island reefs in the area. Along with these 13 other reefs MCC maintains roughly 3000ht of seagrass beds within Kep Province. These costal waters in Kep Province are home to a vast diversity of marine life. Dolphins, turtles, sea horses, crabs, and countless other species can be found in these waters, making it a beautiful place to call home.
The town of Kep is roughly a 3-hour drive from Phnom Penh; roughly 2 hours form Sihanoukville, and roughly 30 minutes from Kampot. There are multiple ways to get to Kep including private taxi, bus, or Tuktuk. It is an extremely friendly, safe, peaceful, and relaxed area of Cambodia. On the weekends you will find many locals from Phnom Penh coming to Kep in order to escape the hustle of the city. There is a small but beautiful beach in Kep, along with restaurants, and accommodations. A few stores and markets litter the streets making Kep a great place to stroll around and take in the culture. There is very limited shopping and almost zero nightlife in Kep, but that just adds to the relaxing sleepy feel of the town. With a beautiful national park only minutes away or the bustling crab market, there is plenty to explore.
Marine Conservation Cambodia, Who Are We?
A Selection of Trawling Pictures including Damage Done.


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Q: How to choose branches in TeamCity build step? I am trying to set up build with parameter, this parameter using in few build steps, it describes Jira ticket number, and comes from Jira. Now the problem is I need to improve this build to checkout branch with this ticket number or if I don't have branch with such name - run build on master branch.

I can't use Changes tab as its fully automated process.
Also I can't use git commands in build step.
Is it possible to take in build step the list of all branches from VCS and setup checkout branch in build step's script ?
used TeamCity version 9.1.1. Thank you and have a nice day.
Solution using git:

*

*Set up in dependent job checkout rules to checkout on agent

*Add build step in dependent build:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

test_branch=`git branch -a | tr -d "remotes/origin/" | grep %default_branch%`

if [ -z "$test_branch" ]; then
  test_branch="master"
  echo "Switching to branch: " $test_branch
  ruby -e "puts \"##teamcity[setParameter name='default_branch' value='$test_branch']\""
else
  echo "Switching to branch: " $test_branch
  ruby -e "puts \"##teamcity[setParameter name='default_branch' value='%default_branch%']\""
fi

I'm looking for TC functionality which allow me to avoid using git. Just to check do we have such branch in +:refs/heads/*.

A: Semi-solution one (using git):

*

*Setup checkout on team city agent.

*Setup git on agents.

*Create build step with bash command that posted in question.

*Trigger build with parameter.

Problem with this solution, as I understood, that parameter couldn't be sent to VCS root if build already in queue. It could be setup only when its triggering.
Also in branch column in TeamCity there won't display any personalize branches, only <default> whatever you'll run.
Solution two:

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*Create parameter reverse.dep.*.teamcity.build.branch

*Trigger build with parameter.

This parameter will send for checkout for all builds in build chain.
TeamCity will try to checkout branch with this parameter and if its doesn't exists it will checkout default (master) branch.
As a side effect in branch column in TeamCity for all dependent builds will shows this parameter.
So for now solution #2 solved my problem.

A: You could take a look at this documentation which describes how to configure properly VCS ROOT and jobs to work with feature branches (ticket branches for your use case):
https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/TCD9/Working+with+Feature+Branches


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Rolling Stone has put together an all-star talent roster for the Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party just before the Super Bowl on February 5th in Indianapolis, with performances by Jane's Addiction and the Roots. Joining them on the bill as guest DJ will be ex-Fall Out Boy and current Black Cards member Pete Wentz.
The Tailgate Party follows the previous night's Rolling Stone concert with LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco and Cobra Starship.
Beloved for their parties – frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza – their artistic sense and their showmanship, Jane's Addiction have turned their live show into performance art. At the core, though, is a band of exceptional musicianship, as seen on their critically acclaimed release of last year, The Great Escape Artist.
Just as Jane's are hailed in the alternative field, the Roots have been widely regarded for years as arguably the greatest live hip-hop band on the planet. Together, the two bands promise to dazzle Indy, and they won't be the only stars in attendance: Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana will celebrate the 30th anniversary of "The Catch" by throwing passes to eight fans, as well as escort one fan to the Super Bowl.
"I am grateful to be a part of such an honored moment in football history that still resonates with fans on its 30th anniversary," said Montana, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and three-time Super Bowl MVP. "The Rolling Stone Volkswagen Fan Tailgate Party is a fun way to relive an iconic moment of the Big Game and celebrate history in the making with football fans in Indianapolis."
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Eating vegetables doesn't have to be a struggle. It is possible to make veggies on your list of favorite foods. Learn the cooking techniques that will make vegetables both healthy and delicious.
Sautéing is a quick and easy way to cook vegetables over high heat with relatively little oil. Sautéed vegetables retain their vitamins and minerals, as well as taste and colour. This method is best suited for tender vegetables such as asparagus, baby artichokes, snow peas, sweet peppers, onions, and mushrooms.
Stir-frying is done over very high heat, and the food is constantly stirred to prevent it from burning on the hot pan. It's often done in a wok, the classic utensil of Chinese cooking. But you can also stir in a sauté pan, as long as the bottom is thick enough to distribute the high heat evenly.
When you want to retain the flavour and crispness of vegetables such as green beans or broccoli, wait until the water is at a full boil. Toss in the vegetables and cook them quickly. But boiling vegetables causes them to lose some of their nutritional value. The best way to minimize that nutrient loss is to make sure that they spend as little time as possible in the boiling water.
Steaming cooks vegetables without submerging them in water, so they are more likely to retain vitamins and minerals. It doesn't require oil, so it's a great way to prepare vegetables if you're watching calories. The best vegetables for steaming include broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, leafy greens like spinach, and other relatively tender vegetables.
Braising is a cross between steaming and boiling. In braising, you only add enough water to cover about half the vegetables. It's usually quicker than steaming.
Roasting vegetables such as asparagus, squash or onions is as simple as putting them on a baking sheet, drizzling them with little vegetable oil, and popping them in a 400-degree oven. Roasting helps preserve vitamins and minerals, and flavours that can be lost with boiling. It also gives vegetables a unique flavour. Cooking them slowly in the oven helps them caramelise a little bit, bringing out their natural sweetness and enhancing their flavour.
Vegetables feature in many classic sauces and spreads. Invest in a good food processor, which makes vegetable-based sauces and spreads much easier.
Cooking vegetables, like any other food, is a skill. You have to know which cooking technique suits the vegetables you are about to cook.
Wonder why it's better to choose fresh, organic food? Check this out.