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de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
The classic twin-engine British de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito night fighter found few challengers during World War 2.
MANUFACTURER(S): de Havilland - United Kingdom
PRODUCTION: 7,781
OPERATORS: Australia; Belgium; Burma; Canada; China; Czechoslovakia; Dominican Republic; France; Israel; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; South Africa; Soviet Union; Sweden; Turkey; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States; Yugoslavia
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk 30 model. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
POWER: 2 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 76 V-12 liquid-cooled inline piston engines developing 1,710 horsepower.
4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in nose
4 x 20mm Hispano cannons mounted under the nose
OPTIONAL (Model Dependent):
Between 500lb and 4,000lb of internal stores in bomb bay (reconnaissance equipment, specialized mission equipment, leaflets, munitions, extra fuel, etc...).
1 x 57mm autocannon in nose (in place of 4 x cannons).
4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in underfuselage gunpack.
2 x 250lb / 500lb bombs underwing
8 x High-Explosive, Armor-Piercing rockets underwing.
1 x Torpedo externally held under the fuselage
• NF.Mk II - Nightfighter version of which 466 were produced; Fitted with 4 x 7.7mm machine guns in nose and 4 x 20mm cannon in floor-mount under-fuselage position.
• NF.Mk XII - Nightfighter version of which 97 were produced; Basically NF.Mk II versions fitted with Mk VIII AI radar; 4 x machine guns removed.
• NF.Mk XIII - Similar to NF.Mk XII but completely rebuilt (not modified NF.Mk II's).
• NF.Mk XVII - Modified Mk II's fitted with American-made Centimetric Mk X AI radar system; enlarged nose assembly.
• NF.Mk XIX - Derivative of NF.Mk XVII but produced as new production models (not based on existing Mk II models; increased take-off weight; fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 25 engines capable of 1,635hp; 220 produced.
• NF.Mk XV - High-Altitude Nightfighter Variant; increased wingspan; 4 x 7.7mm machine guns in place of cannons; Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77 engines capable of 1,710hp; this variant never flown in combat.
• NF.Mk 30 - Last wartime nightfighter fitted with various Merlin powerplants; regarded as the best of the Mosquito series.
• NF.Mk 36 - Post-war Mosquito model fitted with American Mk 10 AI radar system; All-weather fighter version; Exported to Yugoslavia.
• NF.Mk 38 - Final Mosquito production model in 1950.
• PR.Mk IV - Photo-Reconnaissance model fitted with four cameras.
• PR.Mk VIII - Photo-Reconnaissance model fitted with two-stage powerplants.
• PR.Mk IX - Photo-Reconnaissance model with increased fuel capacity.
• PR.Mk XVI - Photo-Reconnaissance model with pressurized cockpit cabin.
• PR.Mk 32 - Photo-Reconnaissance model based on NF.Mk XV nightfighter.
• PR.Mk 34 - Photo-Reconnaissance model with extra fuel storage in under-fuselage bulge.
• PR.Mk 40 - Photo-Reconnaissance model developed by Australia from the FB.Mk 40 model.
• PR.Mk 41 - Photo-Reconnaissance model developed by Australia from the PR.Mk 40 model, complete with two-stage powerplants.
• FB.Mk VI - Fighter-Bomber Model with provisioning for underwing bombs and air-to-surface rockets.
• FB.Mk XVIII - Anti-ship conversion model.
• FB.Mk VI - Fitted with 57mm cannon and rockets.
• FB.Mk 21 - Canadian-produced version of the FB.Mk VI model.
• FB.Mk 26 - Canadian-produced version of the FB.Mk 21 model but with Packard-built Merlin powerplants.
• NF.Mk 30 - Canadian-produced version of the high-altitude Mosquito with two-stage Merlin engines.
• TR.Mk 33 - Naval torpedo fighter
• FB.Mk 40 - Australian-produced FB.Mk VI.
• T.Mk III - Trainer Conversion Model
• T.Mk 22 - Canadian-produced trainer conversion model based on the T.Mk III.
• T.Mk 27 - Trainer Conversion Model based on the T.Mk 22 with Packard engines.
• T.Mk 29 - Trainer Conversion Model based on the FB.Mk 26.
• T.Mk 43 - Australian-produced trainer conversion model based on the T.Mk III.
• B.Mk IV - Base Bomber Variant
• B.Mk VII - Base Bomber Variant produced by Canada with underwing hardpoints.
• B.Mk XVI - High-Altitude Bomber Model with provision for single 4,000lb bomb.
• B.Mk XVI - Base Bomber Version of the B.Mk IX with pressurized cockpit cabin.
• B.Mk 20 - Long-range high-altitude bomber
• B.Mk 25 - Long-range high-altitude bomber based on B.Mk 35 model.
• "Sea Mosquito" - Royal Navy fighter / bomber based on the DH.Mk IV model.
• Super Mosquito - Several projects covering improved Mosquito design forms; none advanced.
• Jet Mosquito - Briefly entertained jet conversion project of the DH.98; 2 x de Havilland Halford H-1 turbojet engines for propulsion.
Detailing the development and operational history of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito Multirole Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft. Entry last updated on 6/17/2019. Authored by Staff Writer. Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com.
Discussions of war-winning World War 2 aircraft regularly seem to leave out one of the most famous and successful of the conflict - Geoffrey de Havilland's twin-seat, twin-engined DH.98 "Mosquito". The type was a true "multirole" performer in that in was used as a fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance mount, night fighter, anti-ship platform, patrol, intruder and interceptor against the best the Reich could offer - very few Axis aircraft could even catch it. The aircraft was designed from the outset as a multirole weapon and served throughout most of World War 2 and into the Cold War years before finally being retired. Her crews enjoyed her basic creature comforts (heated cockpit), fighter-like performance, handling, and speed and inherent offensive capabilities (cannon, machine gun, bombs, torpedoes and rockets), making her a star in the history's greatest air war. The DH.98 earned the nickname of "Wooden Wonder" in reference to its heavy use of wood throughout her design.
Mosquito Development
Origins of the DH.98 was owed to development of all-wood de Havilland racing planes appearing in the mid-1930s as the designation of DH.88 "Comet". The extensive use of a wood (plywood/balsa) with stressed skin approach proved them somewhat of a revolutionary departure from the metal-skinned airframes beginning to take hold in military inventories around the globe. The Comet went on to claim the London-Melbourne Centenary Races and de Havilland then moved to produce an airliner-minded design utilizing the same wood approach, this giving rise to seven examples of the beautifully streamlined DH.91 Albatross first flying in 1937. Despite his wooden designs being consistently rejected by the British Air Ministry, de Havilland persisted when authorities sought a new medium bomber design through Specification P.13/36. However, once again, a modified form of the Albatross was rejected by the Air Council due to the focus falling on metal-skinned designs.
The Mosquito Takes Shape
Undeterred, de Havilland has his design team working on an all-new wooden concept as a private venture, an unarmed light bomber that would include a two-man crew in a smaller fuselage frame powered by two outboard engines and feature an internal bomb bay. The design was a true departure from the metal-encased, lumbering machine-gun-defended mounts the Air Ministry sought. De Havilland's design held many strong inherent qualities - it was dimensionally smaller and lightweight thanks to the wood construction and lack of complicated and heavy defensive turrets or gun stations. This also helped reduce a crew of six or eight men to just two - a pilot and navigator. The de Havilland design was also intended to fly higher than enemy air defenses could reach and faster than any intercepting enemy aircraft could hope to manage. The aircraft's layout was consistently de Havilland, a well-formed teardrop shape with the two-man cockpit fitted in the extreme forward portion of the fuselage, engines mounted in streamlined nacelles to either side of the cockpit and wings mid-mounted monoplane assemblies. The empennage was highly conventional for the period consisting of a single vertical tail fin and low-set horizontal tailplanes. The pilot and his navigator sat in a side-by-side arrangement.
With Germany on the move across both political and military fronts by 1939, much thought on the part of the British was in stemming the tide with the weapons and manpower available. As such, little interest remained for the de Havilland concept. It was with some help from de Havilland's World War 1 ally - Air Marshal Sir Wildred Freeman - who sat on the Air Council that the new de Havilland approach was greenlighted for development in December of 1939. The RAF contracted for a bomber prototype and 50 aircraft were slated for purchase to Specification B.1/40.
Inside the Mosquito
Internally, the pilot and navigator sat in a side-by-side formation, the pilot on the left with the navigator to the right. Entry/exit to the aircraft was through a hatch along the navigator's right. The cockpit was relatively well organized with throttle and engine gauges set along the left hand side within easy reach. Basic dials were spread about the uncluttered instrument panel which DH-98 pilots regarded as good to excellent. A small passageway along the right of the instrument panel allowed crew access to the nose which, in non-solid-nosed versions, featured a clear plastic windscreen for bombing. The cockpit was heated for high-altitude flying and generally regarded as more comfortable than the Bristol Beaufighter it replaced. Other production versions introduced cockpit pressurization for extreme high-altitude work.
Three Basic Forms
Developed in complete secrecy, the de Havilland endeavor was given the designation of DH.98 "Mosquito" and her powerplant of choice became the excellent Merlin series that also powered the famous Supermarine Spitfire fighters. The de Havilland wood technique was slightly modified for the Mosquito as the aircraft would have to be reinforced for the abuses of military combat. Development eventually went beyond the original bomber prototype (FB) and included a specialized photographic reconnaissance (PR) version as well as a dedicated night fighter (NF) variant along with basic fighter variations (F). Each type exhibited their own developmental "marks" followed by a number to signify key changes between each design.
Wood Over Metal
The principle use of wood was key to the success of the Mosquito, especially concerning its war time production. Metals proved a sought-after resource and, with it, those specialists that could work with such materials to help form the hulls of battleships and submarines, the airframes of modern aircraft or the shells of bombs. The Mosquito therefore, would rely on the readily available supplies of wood through the British Empire and essentially require the skilled services of woodworkers who were not as critical to the primary British war effort. Such a revolutionary, forward-thinking approach partially made the successes of the Mosquito design possible (her crews being the other part).
Mosquitoes were generally armed with 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in the nose with 4 x 20mm Hispano cannons under the cockpit floor. Some versions did away with the machine guns altogether while other forms replaced the 4 x cannons with a single 57mm cannon. The internal bomb bay supported up to 500lbs of ordnance in original versions and this later ballooned to bomb load outs comparable to that of American B-17s. Bombs could also be added to hardpoints under each wing - initially 2 x 250lb types then 2 x 500lb types. Additionally, the Mosquito was eventually tested and cleared to fire underwing rockets. Navalized Mosquitoes were outfitted with a single torpedo under the fuselage. External fuel tanks ultimately worked they way into the DH.98's load out and offered extended ranges.
The Mosquito in Practice
The prototype Mosquito first took to the air on November 25th, 1940 and any remaining Air Ministry skeptics were immediately silenced for good. The DH.98 proved a thoroughbred in the air and only required slight modifications to flush out teething issues before serial production was set to begin. A fighter prototype was unveiled in May of 1941 and the DH.98 as a whole was formally introduced for service with the RAF that same year. The photographic reconnaissance variant was outfitted with three camera systems with an optional fourth (1 x F.52 20- or 30-inch daytime camera, K.17 6-inch survey and mapping camera and 1 or 2 x F.24 cameras). The night fighter variant was quickly ushered along and given sophisticated Airborne Interception (AI) radar for the task. The type also retained the 4 x 20mm cannon array while later versions dropped the 4 x machine guns. A bulletproof windscreen was added for crew protection and wing spars were reinforced for improved fighter-like qualities.
One of the key detriments to early Mosquito successes was in a limited production rate which, in turn, limited availability of the excellent aircraft for British flight groups. Mosquitoes were accepted into Fighter Command ranks in January of 1942 and were used to replace outmoded types such as Bristol Beaufighters as quantities allowed. The first combat-level sortie involving a Mosquito was on September 17th, 1941 when a photographic reconnaissance mount of No. 1 PRU was sent over the border between France and Spain. Night-fighting Mosquitoes proved the design supremely sound when, in the span of a few months in early 1943, pilots scored kills against no fewer than 17 enemies. The success of the fighter-bomber, reconnaissance and night fighter types did away with the planned dedicated fighter prototype in time - thusly leaving only three prototypes making up the family line which numbered over 7,000 examples.
Success for the DH.98 was not limited solely to its night-fighter forms for the aircraft also excelled in daytime sorties against all manner of enemy targets - be they in the air or on the ground. Reconnaissance versions could outpace most intercepting German fighters while intruding sorties numbering a few aircraft could be used for surprise raids against unsuspecting strategic positions. Mosquitoes could utilize their combination machine gun/cannon fire to strafe ground targets such as depots, supply trains, troop columns and airfields. Others went into battle with internal and external bomb loads for tactical bombing forays deep within enemy territory, on approached sometimes no higher than at treetop level. Still others were eventually outfitted with rockets and launched against enemy shipping where their rockets could be used to devastating effect against unsuspecting Axis vessels and submarines. A few forms even gave up their 4 x cannons for a single 57mm cannon to be used exclusively against enemy shipping in the ship-busting role - such was the flexibility of the airframe. Mosquitoes were also used by Bomber Command to "light the way" for accompanying heavy bombers in British night time raids through use of the "Oboe" target-marking facility - one of the more effective systems deployed during "blind bombing" in all of the war.
Night fighter forms were generally progressed by the evolution of better radar suites. Later forms saw their machine gun armament removed as the 4 x cannons proved equally effective on their own (this also proved a weight-saving measure). Crews operating in the thick of night relying heavily on their onboard technology to bring an enemy aircraft within range under complete surprise. The Mosquito's impressive 4 x cannon battery could bring down an enemy bomber in a few short, well-placed bursts at range. In time, a rear warning radar was also installed which furthered the capabilities of the night-fighting DH-98 crews by detecting pursuing enemy aircraft.
Mosquitoes were used as a psychological tool as well, targeting housing for factory workers and their families. In this role, bombing raids disrupted any night of fine sleep, resulting in a weary and battered workforce the following day - air raids were specifically set up to coincide within two hours prior to a work shift. It was not until September of 1942 that Mosquitoes were finally granted a shot at bombing Berlin proper in a daring daylight raid. Also in September, Mosquitoes bombed - with marginal success - the Gestapo HQ in Oslo covering some 1,100 miles total - to date, the longest Mosquito flight of the war.
Mosquito Types
Only three prototypes of the DH.98 were ultimately completed, each used to solidify the expected fighter-bomber, fighter/night fighter and reconnaissance forms. They were assigned the serial numbers of W4050, W4052 and W4051 respectively.
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito (Cont'd)
Mosquito Photographic Reconnaissance Variants
Reconnaissance marks began with the PR.Mk I of which ten were delivered. These were followed by the PR.Mk IV which were born as conversions from existing B.Mk IV bombers and equipped with four cameras. Five more conversions became the PR.Mk VIII with two-stage, two-speed supercharged Merlin 61 series engines of 1,565 horsepower for higher altitude function. The PR.Mk IX then followed in 90 examples based on the B.Mk IX with Merlin 72/73/76/77 series engines of 1,680 horsepower and increased fuel capacity and, thusly, increased operational ranges. The PR.Mk XVI introduced a pressurized cockpit for high-altitude service and was outfitted with three external fuel tanks for increased range. The PR Mk 32 was similar in scope and intended for high-altitude, long endurance reconnaissance with Merlin 113/114 engines of 1,960 horsepower and based on the NF.Mk XV night fighter. Final reconnaissance versions arrived as the PR.Mk 34 and the PR Mk 34A which lacked cockpit and fuel tank armoring but brought about increased ranges through a bulged fuselage design. The PR.Mk 35 was based on the definitive bomber form described in the next paragraph (B.Mk 35). The PR.Mk 40 was the Australian reconnaissance development of the FB.Mk 40 fighter bomber. The PR.Mk 41 was, therefore, a further development of the Aussie PR.Mk 40 though with two-stage engines.
Mosquito Fighter-Bombers
The initial fighter-bomber (FB) Mosquito form became the FB.Mk VI and this variant was powered by 2 x Merlin 21/25 of 1,460 and 1,635 horsepower respectively. The Mk VI proved the definitive fighter form and used in the day/night "intruder" raiding role. Their airframe supported internal bombs as well as underwing hardpoints for bombs, rockets and external fuel tanks. The nose-mounted machine gun armament (4 x 7.7mm) and underfuselage cannon armament (4 x 20mm) were both retained for the offensive role. These were followed by the FB.Mk XVIII which numbered 45 and featured a single 57mm autocannon for ship-busting sorties and additional armor protection at low combat altitudes with wing support for launching rockets. FB.Mk 26 (Packard Merlin engines) and FB.Mk 40 were both produced in Canadian factories and proved similar to the original FB.Mk VI. The FB.Mk 40 fighter-bomber was the basis for the Australian PR.Mk 40 mentioned previously.
Mosquito Dedicated Bombers
The first Mosquito bomber sortie was a an armed sortie charged with photographing the aftermath of a recent 1,000-strong Allied bomber raid over Cologne following May 30th - the aircraft sent in with bombs to attack any remaining targets of opportunity. The initial Mosquito bomber version was the B.Mk IV Series 1 of which ten were converted from PR forms. These were followed by 273 examples of the B.Mk IV which carried up to 500lbs of ordnance in the internal bay and 2 x 250lb bombs underwing. 245 examples of the B.Mk XX were produced in Canada following the B.Mk IV specification and powered by Merlin 31/33 engines. The B.Mk V was a pressurized high-altitude variant with Merlin 21 powerplants. The B.Mk VII was a Canadian-produced mark with Merlin 31 series engines and 25 were produced (the USAAF taking on six) and underwing hardpoints. Fifty-four examples of the B.Mk IX high-altitude version were produced with Merlin 72/73/76/77 engines with support for the 4,000lb "Cookie / Dangerous Dustbin" blockbuster bomb. The B.Mk XVI was a high-altitude pressurized version of the B.Mk IX. The final bomber variant became the B.Mk 35 outfitted with Merlin 113/114A engines. By now, the airframe could carry up to 4,000lbs of ordnance and reach speeds of over 400 miles per hour and altitudes nearing 40,000 feet. Surplus airframes served in the target tug role (as T.Mk 35) and as ultra-fast, high-flying photographic reconnaissance mounts (PR.Mk 35).
Mostuito Night Fighters
There proved a bevy of night fighter forms developed by the British from the base DH.98 design. These began with the NF.Mk II of which a total of 466 were produced and were broadly based on the F.Mk II fighter. Slightly modified versions emerged as the NF.Mk II (Special) which saw their radars removed for extra fuel storage and improved ranges. The NF.Mk VI fitted bombs and underwing rockets. The NF. Mk XII fitted AI Mk VIII radar and 270 examples were produced. The NF.Mk XV were four examples of converted F.Mk XV mounts with AI Mk VIII series radar and relocated machine gun nose armament (to a fuselage gunpack) intended for high-altitude interception. The NF.Mk XVII was born from 99 examples of NF.Mk II mounts converted with American SCR-720 (British AI.Mk X) series radar and Merlin 21/22/23 engines. The NF.Mk XIX were improved NF.Mk XIII forms for support for either radar (American or British) installation to which 220 examples appeared. The NF.Mk 30 became the last war-time Mosquito variant and fitted Merlin 76 two-stage engines of 1,710 horsepower for high-altitude work to which 526 examples of the type were produced in all. The Mk 30 proved the definitive night fighter example of World War 2 and assisted British bomber formations during their night time raids over Germany and elsewhere. The NF.Mk 36 was a high-altitude post-war variant with American radar and Merlin 113/114 engines, seeing 266 examples produced. Similarly, the NF.Mk 38 was another post-war model with British radar and 101 examples delivered. The NF. Mk 36 deserves special mention here as being the only all-weather fighter in service with the RAF until 1951 to which the type was finally succeeded by new jet-powered night fighters. Likewise, the NF.Mk 38 deserves its own special mention as the final Mosquito mark produced, this in November of 1950 out of the Chester facility.
Navalized Mosquitoes
Several Mosquito airframes were converted to serve as dedicated torpedo-bomber aircraft that began with the TR.Mk 33 "Sea Mosquito" prototype. The prototype was the first British twin-engine aircraft landed on a British carrier (March 1944 on the deck of the HMS Indefatigable). Such aircraft were completed with four-bladed propellers, a revised and reinforced undercarriage, bulbous covered radome (housing an AN/APS-6 system) and an arrestor hook for carrier based landings. Additionally, wings were hinged to fold for a smaller footprint aboard space-strapped British carriers of the period.TR marks were powered by Merlin 25 series engines and armed through 4 x 20mm cannon and up to 500lbs of internal ordnance with optional support for external rockets and an externally-mounted torpedo. 50 TR.mk 33 aircraft were produced. The TR.Mk 37 then followed and was differentiated by its use of the ASV Mk XIII radar suite. Sea Mosquitoes were not available in useful numbers until 1946, World War 2 having concluded in 1945.
Miscellaneous Developments
Several other lesser-storied versions of the Mosquito were inevitably produced. This included dedicated trainer mounts in the T.Mk III, T.Mk 22 (Canadian equivalent of the T.Mk III), T.Mk 27 (T.Mk 22 with Packard Merlin engines), T.Mk 29 (FB.mk 26 conversions) and T.Mk 43 (Aussie version of the T.Mk III). Target tugs were the TT.Mk 35 and TT.mk 39.
Mosquito Production
Production of Mosquitoes ranged beyond English factories for Canadian and Australian lines also contributed. Talks with setting up American lines fell to naught. Canadian production amounted to 1,133 examples available in ten marks ranging from the mentioned British bombers, fighter-bomber and trainer forms. Australian marks numbered six and included a photographic reconnaissance mount, several fighter-bomber forms and a trainer variant. In all, eight notable producers took part in manufacturing of various Mosquito marks, the primary supplier becoming de Havilland of Hatfield. A total of 7,781 Mosquitoes were built throughout the war and into the ensuing Cold War years, production spanning from 1940 to 1950. Operators proved numerous and included Australia, Belgium, Burma, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, France, Israel, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, the Soviet Union (Lend-Lease), Sweden, Turkey, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States (limited) and Yugoslavia. Many became post-war operators.
V-1 Rocket Hunters
The DH.98 Mosquito was also one of the few wartime aircraft that could match the speed of incoming German V-1 rockets being launched from enemy-held territories across northern Europe. Such terror weapons accounted for the deaths of 30,000 British citizens during the war - the V-1 and subsequent V-2 rockets proving nothing more than a last-ditch effort on the part of the collapsing German war fronts. The DH.98 could utilize its speed to intercept such weapons and destroy them with relative ease only assured by a steady hand at the controls. In this role, from June 1944 onwards, Mosquitoes accounted for 428 V-1 rockets intercepted. Mosquitoes joined other Allied aircraft in hunting and destroying V-rocket launch sites throughout the Third Reich.
The DH.98 endured in post war service, entering the inventories of many foreign air forces. Mosquitoes (FB.Mk IV) were used in anger over Java against Indonesian extremists which marked some of the last combat sorties of the fine aircraft. The RAF retired their final Mosquito fighters in 1950.
Credit: Forward left side view of a DeHavilland DH.98 Mosquito at rest
Credit: Forward right side view of a DeHavilland DH.98 Mosquito on display; color
In the Cockpit
Graph showcases the de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk 30's operational range (on internal fuel) when compared to distances between major cities.
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By 2030 Thyssenkrupp aims to reduce emissions from production and processes in its own company by 30%, as well as emissions from energy consumption. That's why the company has started a series of tests in which it intends to gradually replace the coal dust used in the production of steel with hydrogen. One ton of steel typically requires 300 kg of coke and 200 kg of coal dust. Replacing coal dust with hydrogen reduces CO2 emissions by about 20% and produces water vapor instead.
According to the Federal Environment Agency, the ThyssenKrupp plant in Duisburg is the German industrial plant with the highest CO2 emissions. Only big lignite-fired power plants have even higher values. However, the only way to make steel production truly more sustainable is to generate hydrogen from environmentally friendly electricity, such as from wind turbines. According to estimates by the German Steel Trade Association, converting Germany's complete steel production to hydrogen would require at least 130 TWh of additional energy per year. This, in turn, would require around 12,000 new wind turbines.
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MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with members of the Security Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Putin ordered the Russian military to ponder a quid pro quo response after Sunday's test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In Sunday's test, a modified ground-launched version of a U.S. Navy Tomahawk cruise missile accurately struck its target more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) away. The test came after Moscow and Washington withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Speaking at a meeting of his Security Council, Putin charged that the U.S. waged a "propaganda campaign" alleging Russian breaches of the pact to "untie its hands to deploy the previously banned missiles in different parts of the world."
He ordered the Defense Ministry and other agencies to "take comprehensive measures to prepare a symmetrical answer."
The U.S. said it withdrew from the treaty because of Russian violations, a claim that Moscow has denied.
In an interview this week with Fox News, Defense Secretary Mark Esper asserted that the Russian cruise missiles Washington has long claimed were a violation of the now-defunct Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty, might be armed with nuclear warheads.
"Right now Russia has possibly nuclear-tipped cruise - INF-range cruise missiles facing toward Europe, and that, that's not a good thing," Esper said.
The Russian leader noted that Sunday's test was performed from a launcher similar to those deployed at a U.S. missile defense site in Romania. He argued that the Romanian facility and a prospective similar site in Poland could also be loaded with missiles intended to hit ground targets instead of interceptors.
Putin has previously pledged that Russia wouldn't deploy the missiles previously banned by the INF Treaty to any area before the U.S. does that first, but he noted Friday that the use of the universal launcher means that a covert deployment is possible.
"How would we know what they will deploy in Romania and Poland — missile defense systems or strike missile systems with a significant range?" Putin said.
A Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Robert Carver, disputed Putin's assertion that the land-based U.S. missile defense system in Romania could be used to launch ground-attack missiles. He said the U.S. launch system in Romania, known as Aegis Ashore, "does not have the capability to fire offensive weapons of any kind," including a cruise missile like the Tomahawk variant used in the Aug. 18 U.S. test.
"It can only launch the SM-3 interceptor, which does not carry an explosive warhead," Carver said, adding that it would take "industrial-level construction to reconfigure it to fire offensive weapons. That reconfiguration would entail major equipment installation and software changes."
Russia long has charged that the U.S. launchers loaded with missile defense interceptors could be used for firing surface-to-surface missiles. Putin said that Sunday's test has proven that the U.S. denials have been false.
"It's indisputable now," the Russian leader said.
He added the missile test that came just 16 days after the INF treaty's termination has shown that the U.S. long had started work on the new systems banned by the treaty.
While Putin hasn't spelled out possible retaliatory measures, some Moscow-based military experts theorized that Russia could adapt the sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles for use from ground launchers.
The Interfax news agency quoted a retired Russian general, Vladimir Bogatyryov, as saying that Moscow could put such missiles in Cuba or Venezuela if the U.S. deploys new missiles near Russian borders.
Putin said Russia will continue working on new weapons in response to the U.S. moves, but will keep a tight lid on spending.
"We will not be drawn into a costly arms race that would be disastrous for our economy," Putin said, adding that Russia ranks seventh in military spending after the U.S., China, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and Japan.
He added Russia remains open to an "equal and constructive dialogue with the U.S. to rebuild mutual trust and strengthen international security."
Robert Burns in Washington contributed to this report.
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''Suniefredo foi um rebelde visigodo que usurpou o título real em 692, mas que só governou uns meses, tendo sido derrotado em 693.

As iniciativas do rei Égica, especialmente a perseguição da família do seu sogro e antecessor Ervígio, gereram descontentamento e oposição. o próprio metropolita de Toledo, Siseberto, e certamente o clero provincial opunham-se ao rei, tanto pela sua política quanto por valer-se do clero de outra província (a Tarraconense) para impôr as suas decisões, o que prejudicava a posição de protagonismo de Toledo.

Até 692, o metropolita Siseberto e diversos nobles liderados por Suniefredo acertaram uma conspiração para derrubar o rei Égica. Os conjurados pretendiam assassinar o rei e uma série de nobres palatinos: Frogélio, Teodomiro, Liúvila, Tecla e ainda outros. Égica conseguiu sair ileso da tentativa de assassinato, e pôde deslocar-se rapidamente para um lugar seguro (seguramente para César Augusta, a actual Saragoça). Os rebeldes puseram Suniefredo no trono, e este foi certamente coroado por Siseberto. Chegou até nós uma moeda com estas datas com o nome de Suniefredo gravado.

A rebelião estalou, provavelmente, na segunda metade de 692, e prolongou-se até pelo menos ao mês de Março de 693. Égica reuniu as suas tropas e conseguiu retomar Toledo rapidamente, pelo que a resistência não deve ter sido muito forte ou eficaz.

O destino de Suniefredo é desconhecido, mas não o de Siseberto: o XVI Concílio de Toledo, convocado por Égica assim que regressou à sua capital, secularizou e excomungou Siseberto, proibindo-lhe receber a comunhão mesmo nos seus últimos instantes, salvo perdão real, e todos os seus bens foram-lhe confiscados. O metropolita deposto, que assistiu ao concílio, confessou-se culpado e ouviu a sentença.

A sede episcopal de Toledo foi atribuída a Félix, bispo de Sevilha e biógrafo de Julião; Faustino, bispo de Braga, ocupou a diocese vaga de Sevilha.

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Area Man Arrested After Attempting to Reclaim Donated Underwear
Provo, UT (AP) — A Provo, Utah man was arrested earlier today after he entered an area Salvation Army, demanding he be given back underwear that he donated the previous week. According to the police report, the man was beligerent, waving around a receipt that he claimed was given to him after he donated the […]
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By some combination of bad luck and adult attention deficit disorder, we missed NASBA's announcement that they released their CPA exam stats book for 2012. No matter, we're confident you missed it too because no one sent us an email about it. Anyway, if you're interested in dropping $150 for your own copy we won't stop […]
Law-Abiding Porn Enthusiasts in Utah Dealt a Blow
"The Supreme Court won't stop Utah from enacting a 10 percent tax on everything sold by adult-oriented businesses to pay for sex-offender treatment." [On the Money/The Hill]
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The IRS, Not Too Hung Up on Priorities, Demands Delinquent Taxes of Four Cents
In this morning's roundup we gave a couple of examples of why you should consider giving the IRS a break and remember that they're civil servants just doing their jobs. All the violence, jokes and resentment are a little self-serving so maybe we should all just back off.
And then we heard about a couple of jackbooted agents (armed to the teeth, presumably) heading over to Herv's Metro Car Wash in Sacramento to demand some delinquent taxes from the owner Aaron Zeff.
"They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending," says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff…
"It's hilarious," he says, "that two people hopped in a car and came down here for just 4 cents. I think (the IRS) may have a problem with priorities."
How on Earth could two agents be 'deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending' over four f—ing cents? How serious are they required to take their jobs? In the job description does it explain "the collection of delinquent taxes are to be vigorously pursued, regardless of the sum"?
Plus, the letter states $202.31 of penalties and interest are supposedly due on the delinquent portion. Has the IRS gotten so desperate for funds that it has delved into loan sharking? What's more, Zeff has a letter from October 2009 stating that he 'has filed all required returns and addressed any balances due,' which now makes us think that the Service is pulling names out of hat and saying "who is our delinquent taxpayer of the day?"
It's hard to believe that with just a few days prior to the first corporate filing deadline of 2010, that these two agents didn't have anything better to do. Someone could have sent them to a sorting facility or, God forbid, have them review some returns. Jesus, put them on loan to the Utah branch if nothing else. They need all the help they can get over there.
IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents [Sacramento Bee via TaxProf]
Who in Utah Is Going Out of Their Way to Screw with the IRS?
This apparently happened late yesterday but jesus, who the hell is the jokester in Utah?
So it turned out to be personal items. That could be anything and it sounds a little silly to blow the package up to find out that it's filled with undies and socks (although we understand the paranoia).
This is the second false alarm for an IRS facility in Utah in less than two weeks. Last Monday Hazmat crews and the FBI showed up at the Ogden facility after someone found some baking powder and people started having seizures.
Whoever is behind these false alarms is probably having a good laugh about the whole thing. It could be the ghost of Joseph Stack for all we know. Then again, his Facebook group keeps growing so perhaps that's a good place to start.


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In soliciting feedback from some of my readers, one thing that has come up fairly often is that my recipes are a bit complicated. Although that's a fair point, this website is not entirely geared towards novices. It's true, there are some complicated recipes that I've developed and published. That said, there are plenty of easy ones as well. I do this, not to intimidate, but to achieve the best possible results. My instructions are also so detailed that you should be able to reproduce any recipe at home with an intermediate skill level in the kitchen. Also, let it be known, I cut a lot of corners, simplifying what I present in recipes on this site considerably versus what I do myself. Given all of that, the following recipe is relatively easy, I promise.
It comes to us from Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, where street food reigns supreme. This dish, called kaphrao mu or Thai basil pork, is among the favorite local dishes in Thailand, basically available everywhere you turn. That said, it's best had where it supposedly originated, in Chiang Mai.
In addition to being easy to prepare, this recipe is also versatile. It pairs equally well with ground pork (as presented here) or with chunks of pork, chicken, white fish, shrimp, eggplant, yams, sweet potato or any number of other proteins and vegetables. Traditionally, it's even served with an over easy fried egg, so when doing just vegetables, there are still no hangups around protein content or diversity.
You can read more about Thai food, taste balance and aromatic blending in my previous articles. Also, note that this recipe directly employs many of my cheap tricks for delicious cooking (another article worth reading) and the cooking technique is (thankfully) updated to modern standards. Happy eating!
You may substitute an equivalent amount of white fish, shrimp, pork tenderloin, chicken thigh, a sweet potato or Japanese yam for the ground pork. If so, you will skip the step of seasoning with the paste.
Mix the dry portion of the Pork Seasoning Paste ingredients together in a small bowl. Add the fish sauce and sir until well integrated. Add a small splash of addition water, as needed, to turn into a paste with all the powders homogeneously-integrated, with no dry patches or wet accumulations.
In a large bowl, add the pork and create a large dimple in the center. Add the paste to the dimple and delicately work the paste into the meat with your hands. Use a method similar to kneading dough, but much more light-handed. Try not to overwork the meat as it will alter the texture. Cover and set aside.
Preheat oven to 150 °C (302 °F). Combine the Seasoned Oil ingredients in an oven safe ramekin, ensuring the garlic is entirely submerged in the oil. If required to fully submerge garlic, add just enough additional oil. When the oven is at temperature, add the ramekin to the oven. When the garlic is at a steady fry in the oil, about 10 minutes, give the mixture a careful but thorough stir. Fry for an additional 5 minutes. Separate the garlic from the oil with a fine mesh strainer such as a chinois. Set both the garlic and the oil aside, separately.
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat to 225 °C (437 °F). Warm just enough of the seasoned oil to coat the pan, no more than a quarter of the oil. Saute eggplant until lightly brown on two sides, about three to five minutes. Set aside.
Add additional oil, ensuring the temperature remains at 225 °C. In three equal batches, form a loose patty from the pork and brown on both sides, about two minutes per side. Break up the patty into small pieces and ensure each piece is just cooked though enough not to show pink. When done, place in a fresh large bowl. Repeat the same procedure for the remaining meat, adding additional oil as needed. Do not use more than half of the oil in total to this point.
In the same pan or wok, pour the remaining seasoned oil, ensuring the temperature remains at 225 °C. Moving to the ingredients under the Sauce category, add the Thai chili peppers and saute until large amounts of picante steam begin to rise above the pan, about two minutes. You will be able to feel it in your eyes and lungs (seriously), so be careful if you are inexperienced with chili peppers. Add the ginger and continue to saute until just aromatic, about one minute.
Continuing with the ingredients under the Sauce category, add the fish sauce, vodka and a small splash of water, stirring to integrate. Bring to a light simmer and then add the green onions and simmer until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the serrano peppers and simmer until just beginning to soften, about one minute.
Add back pork along with all of the runoff juices, the eggplant and coriander seeds. Bring to a light simmer. Taste the pork with sauce. It should taste very umami-heavy, savory and adequately salted. If this is not the case, add additional fish sauce until the umami and salt are to your liking. Next add the palm sugar and the lime juice, stirring to integrate and taste again. It should taste bright with the sweetness barely perceptible. If it tastes tart, add a small amount of additional palm sugar. If it tastes too sweet, add additional lime juice.
When adequately balanced, add all of the Thai basil, folding delicately to integrate. Simmer until just softened, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat immediately. Portion rice among four bowls and top with equal amounts of the pork and sauce. If an over easy egg is desired, place it on top of the pork. Portion out the garnishes and top each dish. Serve immediately.
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Sun Microsystems Ushers In a New Era of Network Supercomputing at ISC 2007
WEBWIRE – Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) is demonstrating innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions this week at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany. Sun will provide a first glimpse of the Solaris 10 Operating System -based Sun Constellation System, one of the world's first open Petascale computing environments. The result of a collaboration between Sun and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas in Austin, the Sun Constellation System is expected to be one of the most powerful computing platforms in the world.
The Sun Constellation System brings key innovations to market and is designed for radical simplicity that puts a new level of HPC within reach for customers. The system combines ultra-dense, high-performance computing, networking, storage and software into an integrated system that delivers massive scalability, dramatically reduced complexity and breakthrough economics. Based on proven, open industry standard technologies and the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), Sun's HPC solutions can quickly scale to allow for rapid deployment and faster time-to-results than competing HPC solutions. Customers who use Sun's HPC offerings have achieved capital expenditure savings of 30 percent, improved energy consumption by 70 percent, and improved time-to-results by as much as 75 percent.
"Sun Constellation System provides customers with the most open HPC architectures existing in the market today," said Bjorn Andersson, Director of HPC and Integrated Systems, Sun Microsystems. "Bringing OpenSolaris and other open source software to the forefront of the HPC market, Sun is ushering in a new era of HPC computing. For customers, this means being able to now leverage the reliability and security of the Solaris 10 OS coupled with the massive scalability of the Sun Constellation System."
Designed for complex applications such as climate, weather and ocean modeling, researchers can use the Sun Constellation System to test next-generation weather forecast codes with long-term climate modeling. Researchers can also run earthquake and seismic simulations with higher resolutions and more accurate modeling of wave propagation to gain further insight into earthquake scenarios.
Further HPC Innovations and News from Sun at ISC
Univa has joined Sun's Partner Advantage Program and the Partner Community for HPC. Under an OEM agreement, Univa will package Sun Grid Engine as the Distributed Resource Manager with its Globus Cluster Edition. This agreement expands on the existing Sun-Univa relationship to enable Sun and Univa's customers to deploy complete HPC solutions with integrated, best-of-breed, open source components, with full support from both Univa and Sun.
In addition to previewing the Sun Constellation System at ISC, Sun will be showcasing a range of exciting demos and innovation, including:
Sun Fire X4600 M2 server with double the memory, giving customers 1/4 terabyte of memory in a 4U server.
Project BlackBox, one of the world's first virtualized datacenter for quick deployment and efficient operation.
Sun HPC ClusterTools 7 software, an integrated parallel development environment based on the Open MPI source code enabling customers to run complex, compute-intensive applications on Sun systems.
Network.com (Sun Grid), an Application Catalog backed by substantial online resources, offering on-demand delivery of HPC applications without the need to architect, install or reconfigure HPC environments.
Sun Studio 12 software, a compiler and tools software for both the Solaris 10 OS and GNU/Linux platforms empowering developers to take full advantage of recent advances in multi-core and multithreading applications.
Sun Grid Engine 6.1 software (released May 8th, 2007), providing policy-based workload management and dynamic provisioning of application workloads. (A preview of the upcoming new Advanced Reservation feature is available via the open source Grid Engine project.)
Complete lifecycle management via Sun Connection services, helping network managers discover, provision, patch and monitor thousands of compute nodes.
Sun HPC Quick Start Services, making it easy for customers to adopt, implement and optimize HPC solutions-with deployment time savings of up to 80%.
The Sun Constellation System will be previewed at the Sun Microsystems booth B35 at 6:00pm CET, on Tuesday, June 26. For more information about Sun's HPC solutions, please visit http://www.sun.com/hpc
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Getting ready for the 2018 Congressional election is someone you may not expect to see in government: Maxim model Alejandra Campoverdi (Ali Campoverdi). Although she's a talented government staffer, Campoverdi is well known for her prolific modeling career, including some super steamy photoshoots.
But Alejandra Campoverdi is much more than a model. Check out some amazing facts about her below.
Alejandra Campoverdi is not just a Maxim model. Campoverdi has a long history of working in government and as an executive.
Campoverdi has also been a long-time proponent of Democratic policies, such as healthcare. She also worked as a journalist and media executive. In addition to having a top role at Univision, Campoverdi was one of the people who founded the Fusion TV network, which broadcasts online and on cable. Given these executive positions, The Squander estimates that Campoverdi's net worth is upwards of a million dollars.
According to The Washington Post, Campoverdi also was a breast cancer advocate, after finding out that she has a high likelihood of developing it herself.
Alejandra Campoverdi grew up extremely poor with a single mother. She was forced to work in order to attend college at USC. While at college she also did a lot of Latino outreach.
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Statement from Danielle Carnival, CEO, I AM ALS
From day one, I AM ALS has sought to listen to and empower people living with and impacted by this disease to fight for cures and a better life. We also have promised to urgently change the system where that system isn't working for patients, to work vigorously on increasing research budgets, and to create pathways to access effective treatments and cures as soon as they are available.
In fact, we put out our principles for access to investigational therapies in December and we stand by them today. I said then, "There is a time when you must stand up and demand change and then work like mad with anyone who is willing to champion your mission to get that change to happen. That time is now in ALS."
This fierce determination to bring about a more promising future for people living with ALS doesn't mean we can't have a dialogue about the best way to enact this change. In fact, it demands that we do just that. We welcome that exchange of ideas with everyone who is working to make a better today and future for people impacted by ALS.
But first, we want to clear up one central claim included in the ALS Association's response to the ACT for ALS (H.R. 7071) that we don't agree with, in fact – namely, that "The current iteration appears to support underwriting access for a few people with ALS to expensive experimental therapies that have not yet been proven effective and that are therefore not covered by insurance or Medicare." The grant program created by this bill rights the wrong that certain therapies remain out of the hands of patients who aren't in a given clinical trial simply because they have been brought forward by small biopharmaceutical companies who have a more difficult time financing expanded access. Funding decisions for this program are in the hands of NIH, which can consider cost and reach as part of the evaluation process, and FDA, which validates expanded access programs on a series of criteria including safety and potential benefit to patients. This is not for the treatment of a few, but potentially creates access for the thousands or more who will currently live and die without even the chance at a therapy that could extend or save their life. It does not distract or detract from existing efforts to get approved FDA therapies for ALS – rather, it enables additional use of expanded access as part of clinical development, which creates options for more people living with ALS and adds critical, otherwise missing, data to our understanding of promising treatments.
We were happy to see a response to these proposals by the ALS Association and think a public exchange of ideas would be a great way to further develop strategies to make progress for ALS patients living today. We will be reaching out to them to find a time to schedule a public virtual townhall for me and their President & CEO Calaneet Balas to discuss our organizations' vision on these topics and how we can work together to make them real.


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Q: Getting 401 error while calling BigCommerce API through AJAX We want to achieve Minimum Purchase Quantity on quick search results by calling API through jQuery/AJAX. We are trying to call the API but not getting the response. We are getting following error message:

NetworkError: 401 Unauthorized - https://mystore.mybigcommerce.com/api/v2/products/product_id

Following is the code, which we have added in quicksearch.js file.
var key = 'API key';
var auth = 'Basic ' + btoa('username:'+key);
var url = 'https://mystore.mybigcommerce.com/api/v2/products/product_id';

$.ajax({
    url : url,
    method : 'GET',
    dataType: "json",
    contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    async: false,
    crossDomain: true,
    beforeSend : function(req) {
        req.setRequestHeader('Authorization', auth);
    },
    success: function(result) {
        alert('done');
        console.log(result);
    },
    error: function (request, textStatus, errorThrown) {
        console.log(request.responseText);
        console.log(textStatus);
        console.log(errorThrown);
    }
});

Can anyone guide to solve the error?

A: You can create separate PHP Application on live server to call the Big-commerce API.
You can create your Legacy API Account from BigCommerce Store - Admin Panel -> Advanced Settings -> Legacy API Settings and can get API url, username, token.
You can implement following code to get the Minimum Purchase Quantity.
file name is getproductinfo.php.
    <?php
    header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *");
    header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, OPTIONS');

    $product_id = $_GET['prod_id'];

    $username='username';
    $password='API token';
    $URL='https://mystoreurl.mybigcommerce.com/api/v2/products/'.$product_id;

    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,$URL);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30); //timeout after 30 seconds
    curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type:UTF-8','Accept: application/json'));
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_ANY);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username:$password");
    $status_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);   //get status code
    $result=curl_exec ($ch);
    curl_close ($ch);

    $data = json_decode($result,true);
    $minimimOrder = $data['order_quantity_minimum'];
    echo $minimimOrder;die();

    ?>

The response(Minimum Purchase Quantity)--> you can get in quicksearch.js file using following code as a result.
 var url = 'http://liveserveripaddress/foldername/getproductinfo.php';
        $.ajax({
            url : url,
            type : 'GET',
            data : {prod_id:productid},
            dataType: "json",
            crossDomain: true,

            success: function(result) {
                console.log(result);
                },
            error: function (request, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                console.log(request.responseText);
                console.log(textStatus);
                console.log(errorThrown);
            }
        });

A: We do not support CORS. It is very insecure to try to call the API from javascript on in the browser directly. This exposes an API token which enables someone to have access to any data in the store available through basic authentication. This would include PII.
If you really need to call info from the API, please use a secure web service that returns very specific values to your script as opposed to calling it directly.
Is BigCommerce API supports CORS?

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Diogo Montero jets into UK to visit Thorp Arch with father ahead of Leeds United transfer in January
Servette defender Diogo Monteiro looks set to join Leeds United after jetting into the UK with his father, according to Tribune de Geneve.
The Swiss newspaper reported on Tuesday (17 January) that Monteiro, 17, will be out of contract at Geneva-based Servette in the summer and looks like he could make a move to Elland Road before the January transfer window ends as he turns 18 on 28 January.
It is understood that "the promising player and his dad have already made the trip to England to be received in Leeds".
Tribune de Geneve claims that Monteiro and his father travelled to England to check out Leeds' Thorp Arch training facilities.
The Swiss-born defender, who represents the Portugal Under-17s national team, has been left out of Servette's four January friendly matches, potentially to avoid the risk of him getting injured.
All but done?
Leeds could be waiting for Monteiro to turn 18 before completing this transfer.
The teenage talent has already broken into the Servette first-team squad this season, playing six times for them across all competitions.
He made his first start for Servette, who are currently second in the Swiss Super League, against BSC Young Boys on 6 November, playing all 90 minutes to keep a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw.
In that game he played alongside some names who may be recognisable to English football fans; ex-Arsenal and Manchester City left-back Gael Clichy and former Stoke and Celtic defender Moritz Bauer.
Monteiro impressed in that game.
As per SofaScore, the Geneva-born starlet blocked one shot, made one interception, completed two tackles, wasn't dribbled past once and won three of the four aerial duels he contended.
SofaScore's match starting system didn't rate an outfield player higher than Monteiro's 7.4.
Leeds are stocking up with defenders, it seems, and Monteiro is likely to be one for the Under-21s or someone who could – and probably should – be loaned back out for the rest of the season.
We'd like to see him go back to Servette on loan for the rest of the campaign because he's playing for them there and could win some silverware.
In other Leeds United news, a group of senior players have gone to the board amid concerns about Jesse Marsch's leadership of the team.
Leeds United line up bid for Diogo Monteiro for January transfer
Leeds United allow Joe Gelhardt to make decision on loan destination for January transfer


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Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland
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Cross-border cultural policy
Irish Journal of Arts Management & Cultural Policy
CPOI organises meetings, workshops, seminars and conferences exploring cultural policy research on the island of Ireland. In this section you will find more information on these activities. Please get in touch if you'd like to work with us on an event.
Exploring Cross Border Cultural Policy in Practice, November 2019, in partnership with the North South Social Innovation Network this event explored cultural policy as a cross-border practice.
Perspectives on Cultural Governance: Lessons from Research in The Philippines and Taiwan, February 2018 with Jason Vitorillo, Lecturer in Arts Management at LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore, and Jerry Liu, Professor (Associate) in Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, National Taiwan University of Arts.
Alternative Perspectives on Cultural Participation, October 2017. Abigail Gilmore (University of Manchester), Leila Jancovich (University of Leeds) and David Stevenson (Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) led a discussion exploring the assumptions, problems and capacity issues underlying how we define and value cultural participation in both policy and practice. Presentations available online.
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Methods Workshop, Cultural Policy Research Winter Seminar 2016 in collaboration with MA Festive Arts, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, November 2016.
The Production of Our Contemporary Livelihood conference and CPOI launch at the School of Creative Arts, Queen's University Belfast, October 2015.
CPOI Feasibility meeting held at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, May 2015.
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#ifndef TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_COMMON_MODEL_BUILDER_H_
#define TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_COMMON_MODEL_BUILDER_H_

#include <cstdint>
#include <string>

#include "tensorflow/lite/context.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/model.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/common/status.h"

namespace tflite {
namespace gpu {

// Validates which operations are supported and returns array of operations to
// replace with GPU kernels. The caller must free the pointer on TfLiteIntArray.
TfLiteIntArray* GetOpsToReplace(TfLiteContext* context);

// Extracts TFLite delegate execution plan from the input TFLite context and
// converts it into generic graph format.
Status BuildModel(TfLiteContext* context,
                  const TfLiteDelegateParams* delegate_params,
                  GraphFloat32* graph);

// Same as above but also apply all transformations on the final graph.
// Prefer using this method instead of BuildModel.
Status BuildFinalModel(TfLiteContext* context,
                       const TfLiteDelegateParams* delegate_params,
                       GraphFloat32* graph);

// Module-internal converter, exposed for unit testing purpose only.
Status ConvertTfLiteTensorToTensorRef(const TfLiteTensor& tflite_tensor,
                                      TensorRef<BHWC>* tensor_ref);

}  // namespace gpu
}  // namespace tflite

#endif  // TENSORFLOW_LITE_DELEGATES_GPU_COMMON_MODEL_BUILDER_H_

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Nils Johan Söderberg, född 5 september 1851 i Hanebo socken, död 9 februari 1941 i Uppsala, var en svensk prästman.

Söderberg avlade studentexamen 1870, och efter att ha prästvigts 1882, avlade han pastoralexamen 1884. Åren 1882–1889 innehade han olika förordnanden som pastor, komminister och adjunkt i olika församlingar innan han slutligen hamnade vid Uppsala domkyrkoförsamling. Åren 1882–1893 var han predikant vid Uppsala hospital och 1887–1912 regementspastor vid Upplands regemente. År 1890 blev han syssloman vid Uppsala domkyrka, en syssla han innehade fram till 1934. Söderberg var även kommunalpolitiskt aktiv, och ledamot av stadsfullmäktige, ledamot av drätselkammaren, av byggnadsnämnden, saluhallsstyrelsen och planteringsnämnden. Söderberg var även aktiv som skattmästare vid Gästrike-Hälsinge nation och blev senare hedersledamot av nationen. Åren 1885–1893 var Söderberg sekreterare för byggnadskommittén i samband med ombyggnationen av Uppsala domkyrka.

Hans stora intresse för kyrkan resulterade i ett flertal verk, Uppsala domkyrkas restaurering 1885–93 (1923–1924), samt tillsammans med sin son Edvard Söderberg ett arbete om Leijonhuvudska donationen 1935, ett verk om domkyrkans orgelverk (1636) samt ett verk om domkyrkans återställande efter 1702 års brand (1937). Tillsammans med August Hahr utgav han så sent som 1940 en studie över Uppsala domkyrka under 1700-talets första hälft. Söderberg är begravd på Uppsala gamla kyrkogård.

Källor
 K. J. Söderberg in memoriam, artikel av Nils Sundquist i Upplandsmuseets årsskrift 1941
 Söderberg, Nils Johan på SvenskaGravar.se

Svenska präster under 1900-talet
Svenska kommunalpolitiker
Svenska författare
Författare från Hälsingland
Hedersledamöter vid Gästrike-Hälsinge nation
Personer från Hanebo socken
Gravsatta på Uppsala gamla kyrkogård
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She previously worked as an anchor and reporter at WREG, the CBS affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee, for two years. Prior to that, Holloway was the weekend morning anchor at WATE, the ABC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee, for two years. During her time there, she covered the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Former President Barack Obama spoke at the Edmund Pettus Bridge about the historic march in 1965, wherein people demonstrated for voting rights and to end segregation.
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Епархия Абилы Лисанийской () — упразднённая епархия Антиохийского патриархата, в настоящее время титулярная епархия Римско-Католической церкви.

История
Античный город Абила Лисанийская, идентифицируемый сегодня с археологическими раскопками "Suq-Uadi-Barada", находящимися на территории современной Сирии, находился в провинции Финикия Восточного диоцеза Византийской империи и до VII века был центром одноимённой епархии Антиохийского патриархата. Епархия Абилы Лисанийской входила митрополию Дамаска. В VII веке епархия Абилы Лисанийской прекратила своё существование.

C 1728 года епархия Абилы Лисанийской является титулярной епархией Римско-Католической церкви.

Греческие епископы
 епископ Иордан (445—451);
 епископ Иоанн (упоминается в 458 году);
 епископ Александр (? — 518).

Титулярные епископы
Исторические свидетельства и документы часто путают титулярных епископов Абилы Лисанийской с титулярными епископами епархии Абилы Палестинской.

 епископ Juan Bautista Pes Polo O.Carm. (20.09.1728 — ?);
 епископ Alessandro Scialdone (21.07.1839 — ?);
 епископ John Menzies Strain (2.09.1864 — 15.03.1878) — назначен архиепископом Сент-Андруса и Эдимбурга;
 епископ Pietro Facciotti (28.02.1879 — 27.02.1880) — назначен епископом Ферентино;
 епископ Alphonse-Hilarion Fraysse S.M. (6.04.1880 — 18.09.1905);
 епископ Louis-Philippe Schaefer (4.04.1906 — 5.09.1914);
 епископ Дионисий Няради (5.12.1914 — 22.04.1920) — назначен епископом Крижевицкой епархии. По другим данным был титулярным епископом Абилы Палестинской;
 епископ Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan C.S.Sp. (22.04.1920 — 25.12.1943);
 епископ Louis Delmotte (8.07.1945 — 29.08.1957);
 епископ Enrique Principe (28.11.1957 — 7.10.1974);
 епископ Иоанн Адель Элиа B.S. (21.03.1986 — 25.03.1986) — назначен епископом епархии Пресвятой Девы Марии Благовещения в Ньютоне;
 епископ Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty B.A. (12.10.1995 — по настоящее время).

Примечания

Источник
 Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, стр. 747, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
 Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, стр. 435
 Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Parigi 1740, Tomo II, coll. 843—846
 Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, vol. 5, стр. 65
 La Gerarghia Cattolica

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Geen follows the path that the Wordbearers had taken. After a short rise, he sees the Dhakaani group at the foot of a great airship, beginning to load their supplies onto it. The ranger returns and lets everyone know that the goblins are fine. Yeraa is relieved.
The Mourning Day Heroes follow with Yeraa. As they reach the ship, they can see the name: Kordanga. This is the ship that Captain Kalaes told you the Wordbearers hired out. "The Kordanga will take us to Graywall. We should make it before the day is out. Then we can collect Murkoorak's Orb and the pieces of Arkantaash shall be reunited once again!"
OOC: It will be a few days until everything is fully ready, but we can RP in the meantime. If you need help remembering what has gone on, I have it summarized here. I still have to add the stuff from the Six Kings dungeon, but it should remind you of all the earlier stuff at least. Below is the status of each character at this point at level 5 (except Kurvilis, whom I don't have). Also, the links go to the updated wiki pages. And, technically there was no extended rest, but I think it is easier if we play as if there had been one.
Geen smiles when he sees the ship. He has always marveled at the complexity of such a vehicle. He awaits his fellow companions before heading onto the ship.
He smiles, shakes hands when offered one to shake, but mostly remains silent.
Sentinel quickly looks over the ship. Bound elemental, spells of abjuration protecting the hull, and then he feels a sudden fleeting and surprising sense of affinity for the vessel. Memories flash back to his past, early memories from when he was but scant months old; some peasant but many disturbed. He looks to Kurvilis, as if afraid the memories had stolen his friend.
Khav boards the airship, hoping not to be attacked this trip.
Everyone loads onto the airship. It is moored to the cliff face by a tight web of ropes and lanyards. The crew is a mix of humans, goblins, and hobgoblins, including a single half-elf with the Mark of Storm on his forearm.
Tikulti moves up to Yeraa and says, "We have just defeated some Emerald Claw. No one was hurt, but the ship was damaged. Captain Delan says it will take a day or so to repair."
"Hmmm...that is troubling. We just defeated some of their handiwork near the cavern entrance. Very well. We will help as they need it and stay with the ship." Turning to the five of you, Yeraa says, "There is a slight delay, but it will still be faster than traveling to Graywall on foot. Feel free to help or just rest. We have hired this ship, so you do not need to pay for passage."
OOC: Feel free to talk to any of the Wordbearers or the crew of the ship as you wish.
OOC: I have fully updated the story summary to this point. You can follow the link on the first post to this thread to get there.
Lan nods. "I will be happy to aid as I can. Although I will be more likely to settle squabbles and coax more work out of everyone than being useful with my hands. Just let me know how I can help coordinate everyone."
The Seekers quickly find their quarters in a converted cargo hold. Placing their equipment there, they hang around outside the ship, helping minimally, but keeping watch in case more attackers come. You hear the crew talking about how bad the Emerald Claw archers were, since the only thing they could hit was the broad side of the airship.
The Wordbearers and Mourning Day Heroes spend an uneventful night together with the crew of the Kordanga, making sure to keep lookout in case the Emerald Claw return. In the morning, the airship lifts off and you see Six Kings in all of her majesty from above.
After about an hour, you see a faint pall of smoke along the western horizon. At your side, one of the crew confirms that this is Graywall, about two hours out.
While in the air, watching the terrain change beneath you, and seeing occasional travelers along the roads, Yeraa comes up to you. "Dhakaani ruins are the deep foundations of Graywall, and it is there that our seers say Murkoorak's orb lies. Rumor and legend place it beneath what has become the Calabas. Now, the circlet will show us the way." She removes a golden and mithral circlet from her pouch and shows it to you almost in secret, carrying it with reverence.
About 3 hours into the flight, Graywall passes below you, a mass of stone buildings and canvas workers' shelters obscured by the smoke of wood fires and furnaces. The wall that surrounds the town shows signs of recent and ongoing construction. To the west rise new buildings; to the east are great quarries where stone is cut. Ahead, your destination is the foreign quarter, called the Calabas, or, as the locals refer to it, "the Kennel." Khav remembers that House Tharashk has a large presence in the city and acts as the local security.
"If we get into trouble - okay, when we get into trouble," Khav corrects himself, "we might be able to contact my House for assistance. Lets try to keep it from getting to that, though - in the end, a House does itself favors, not its members."
OOC: Viktor or Gary, can I ask one of you to help me level Kurvilis?
Having never been aboard an airship before, Geen is a bit anxious and nervous. Is is very noticeable that he stays away from any of the railings, in fear of possibly falling.
By the time Graywall is passing beneath, Geen's curiosity gets the best of him, and he edges near a tall railing to peer out & below. His breath is taken away, and he almost reels backwards, as if pulled from a river like a fish on a hook.
He steadies himself, holding the railing very tightly, and does his best to satiate his desire to see the great vista lying below him.
After landing, Yeraa pulls out her circlet and begins walking in a direction. For the better part of a day, you walk the foreign quarter with her and her seekers. She seems to be guided by the circlet. In the end, you find yourselves led to a great public plaza. This is the Roar, named for the House Tharashk dragonne statue at its center.
OOC: Technically (and I know this was a long time ago), you were on an airship on the way to Six Kings...about a week in game time. However, it is perfectly reasonable to still be motion sick by this.
If you guys want to do any shopping, make skill checks, etc. Now is a good time to do it. This is a decent sized marketplace. If all of you want to move on, please at least check in.
"Charming city." comments Lan with a sardonic smile.
Focusing your thoughts allows you to move with blurring speed to stay one step ahead of your enemies.
While you are not bloodied, you gain a +1 item bonus to speed.
Trigger: You hit an enemy with an unaugmented at-will attack power.
Effect: You shift 2 squares once the attack is resolved.
Level 13: shift 4 squares.
Level 23: shift 6 squares.
Josh, I also updated my wishlist to make it simpler.
OOC: I am going to post later tonight and Viktor, you certainly have enough money to buy that. Although, it seems like that would probably be learned, rather than bought...sort of a weird thing to put a price on. I will figure out the group's gold and actual experience and a few other things during my winter break. New post to come shortly.
Yeraa stops suddenly in a space between two tents. "This is it," she whispers, but when you look around, she taps her blades on the cobblestones. "Below. Two hundred feet or so. The orb is buried here."
All of you return to the Kordanga where Yeraa consults an old map. It indicates that there is an ancient goblin shrine buried beneath The Roar. You need to dig straight down...in the middle of the busiest part of town.
We should set up a fake merchant shop. "While we," she indicates the Wordbearers, "dig down and find the orb, you," she points a knife indicating the five of you, "can pretend to be merchants and distract from us while giving cover."
First, you must come up with an idea to for a merchant stall to place in the center of town. Then, you will be required to distract the people in the market from the digging. Before the challenge starts, you need to come up with an idea for the stall.
"Well, we could pass ourselves off as a foreign correspondence crew or perhaps as a crew of documentarians gathering geographical and sociopolitical information from various regions, maybe planning to publish an encyclopedia eberronica. That might explain why such a disparate group of people from different races would work together, as well as our inquisitiveness. I would naturally be the lead organizer, responsible for public relations and such, our faceman if you will. Sentinel could be our dataman acting as archivist and historian, Geen our natureman acting as expert on flora and fauna, Kurvilis our magicman acting as esoteric expert, and Khav our muscleman acting as bodyguard."
"Hmm, Lan. I mean no disrespect, but I am an official archivist for the Library of Korranberg currently on field assignment. My current job is to collect and categorize the life, conditions, and thoughts of the various Warforged in post war Khorvaire. Kurvilis has been assigned as an equal in this endovor. He also serves as a breathing liaison if you would. Some places are still fairly hostile to myse..Warforged... That I've taken such an extreme detour hasn't relieved me of this duty. It's been a fine chance to quickly travel to locations which would normally stress my budget. I would appreciate it if Kurvilis and I could continue our mission. We could be a merchant in reverse if you would, seling gold in exchange for time..."
Lan winks mischievously at Sentinel as he responds. "That sounds like a fine idea my mechanical friend. Naturally, I'm sure, the Library of Korranberg will have given you sufficient funds to use in exchange for archival worthy information. If you and Kurvilis front the gold, we'll be your front. However, acting as information seekers will not explain the ruckus caused by the digging below. Although...." Lan ponders then grins lopsidedly. "....Kurvilis has a crazed air about him from time to time so maybe we could be digging a cellar for some of his mad experiments."
You return to the market about midday, hoping to rent a market position directly over the dig site. At the entrance to The Roar, you find a booth called Market Information. A gnoll stands there and asks, "Can I help you?" in a rough voice. You can see a board behind the gnoll that says, "Market Space Rentals - Basic: 10 GP; Normal: 20 GP; Large: 30 GP."
"Lan, I had rather hoped we could work out a means of using party funds to aid in the cover operation. Sadly, the Library has provided a most lean expense account.. no doubt under the assumption I require neither food nor lodging. THey seem to have forgotten that I do need a place to read and write without rain and wind destroying or stealing pages. Perhaps we could use the stall rental form communal property, and my personal share for the Library's business. Perhaps we can use my legitimate needs for information gathering as a secondary purpose to the business venture. Having a veneer of truth always helps a white lie."
In his clearest Common, Sentinel addresses the gnoll. "Hello. Please furnish specific dimensions and durations for your listed rental disbursements."
The gnoll answers, "Basic: Covering, walls, and tables to display goods in a small area. Fits two people tightly inside. Normal, same materials to cover a larger area. Fits four people inside. Large, same materials to cover area to fit up to 10 people. Special accommodations cost more. All rentals cover one night. Locations are by first in place."
"I think a large space should do the trick," Khav says. Eyeing the gnoll, he asks, "I would imagine members of House Tharashk are afforded certain privileges, yes? First placement, or something of the sort?"
"Proof? If House Tharashk wanted to set up shop, already would have. Besides, still early, not many booths. Lots of good spaces open."
OOC: The smallest is one square, medium is 2, large is 4. I figure that people running shops can fit more than 1 per 25 sq ft. Also, you don't have to have everyone in the booth all of the time.


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Patrick Yee, Executive VP, Marketing and Content Strategy, Refinery29, gets into an interesting fireside chat with Michael Sebastian, Senior News Editor, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, at the Techweek New York Summit 2015. They discuss how Refinery29, a leading digital lifestyle media company, is aligning its strategies to win over millions of users across platforms and the web.
Refinery29 with Snapchat Discover:
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For this, Refinery29 has seen an upsurge in mobile videos which create ready content. Moreover, content distribution is essential as people like to engage with content on platforms outside the site.
Monetization, Another Challenge for Refinery29 With So Many Platforms in a Row:
Snapchat Discover allows selling advertisements from their platform. Revenue can be earned either by increasing free traffic on these platforms or by paying for distribution in a different way. This is a major shift, according to Patrick, because it takes the path of media consumption from media discovery for Refinery29. Patrick reiterates, "If our content can appear on Facebook or Google at higher rates, monetization will not be the same as it's now on our sites."
Refinery29 has a 24-Hour News Desk:
It's an interesting idea to Patrick as the answer lies behind one question – "How mass can we go vs. how niche can we go?" Whether it's a mass conversation or a small group conversation, depends on the entry points. Every media platform now needs to have a unique approach to present the news tracing back to their mission and vision.
Refinery29's Major Video Ambitions:
Refinery29 has a team of 40 members who are into video programming and production. Videos are now a new form of storytelling. Hence, videos are accessible on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram as well.
0:27 – Michael Sebastian welcomed the audience to Techweek New York Summit 2015
1:28 – Michael introduced the topic of Snapchat Discover and Refinery29's partnership
3:23 – Snapchat Discover is a huge platform for the best of social networks, magazines, and television; Refinery29 has a team to create original content for it
4:45 – With emerging new platforms, Refinery29 focuses on the future of the website through highly engaged audiences
8:07 – Refinery29 on monetization and media consumption, which will increase in the next 5 to 10 years
10:42 – Refinery29 has a 24-hour news desk which looks into conversations that people care for
13:45 – Video ambitions of Refinery29 include new video content to appear on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram
16:53 – Q&A session begins: What is your opinion on ethical environment issues of fashion and beauty and the industries you cover?
19:58 – How do you create strategies for content aggregators without diluting your brand image?
Patrick Yee
Executive VP, Marketing and Content Strategy, Refinery29