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Polling trends show UKIP still on the rise
19th May 2014 (22nd May 2014) Politics and PolicyConservative party, elections, Labour Party, Senedd, television, UK Government, UKIP, Wales Governance Centre, Welsh Government
Roger Scully reveals new findings on how Wales intends to vote
This week sees publication of the third poll conducted by the Welsh Political Barometer – a unique collaboration between ITV Cymru Wales, the Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University, and the leading polling agency YouGov.
With the European election this Thursday, what did respondents to our poll say that they were likely to do? We asked them two important questions: how likely they were to vote, and which way they would vote if they did turn out.
Only slightly more than half (55) of our survey respondents said, on a 0-10 scale, they were 10/10 'definitely' going to vote. This suggests that many voters are unlikely to participate in the election – as is normal in European elections. What is really interesting, however, is the pattern of which party's voters are most likely to take part.
Looking at the voting preferences of all survey respondents for the European election, we got the following result (with changes on February's Barometer poll in brackets):
Labour 33% (-6)
UKIP 23% (+5)
Conservative 16% (-1)
Plaid Cymru 15% (+3)
Liberal Democrats 7% (no change)
Others 8% (+1)
These results are interesting enough in themselves – showing UKIP continuing their rise (with their European vote intention now 10% higher than in December's inaugural Barometer poll) and the Labour vote slipping rather alarmingly. But they get even more interesting when we look at whose voters are most likely to turn out. Plaid Cymru voters seem rather more certain to take part than supporters of the other main parties. Among those saying that they are definitely going to vote in the European election, we see the following levels of support:
Labour 32%
UKIP 22%
Conservative 16%
Plaid Cymru 17%
Liberal Democrats 7%
Others 5%
If this latter set of figures were replicated on election day, Labour, UKIP and Plaid Cymru would each win one MEP. The final one of Wales' four seats in the European Parliament is, on these figures, literally a dead heat between Labour and the Conservatives! However, with only 600 Barometer respondents being definite voters, the poll has a margin of error of 4%: this suggests that while Labour and UKIP are both very likely to win one MEP, the final two seats are a three-cornered fight between Labour, the Tories and Plaid Cymru. Who will be left without a seat when the music stops?
What about voting intentions for the next general election and National Assembly election? Here the picture is once again of Labour seeing its support levels decline, while UKIP are the main beneficiaries.
First, Westminster: our poll got the following results for general election vote intention (with changes from the February Barometer poll in brackets):
Conservative 22% (no change)
Plaid Cymru 11% (no change)
Others 4% (no change)
Although Labour is still well in the lead, it is worth noting that 43% is their lowest level of general election support in Wales found by YouGov since before the 2010 general election.
If the changes since 2010 implied by these figures were repeated uniformly across Wales, this would produce the following outcome in terms of seats:
Labour: 31 seats (+5)
Conservatives: 5 seats (-3)
Liberal Democrats: 2 seats (-1)
Plaid Cymru: 2 seats (-1)
The seats to change hands would all be won by Labour: Arfon from Plaid Cymru; Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire, Vale of Glamorgan, and Cardiff North from the Conservatives; and Cardiff Central from the Liberal Democrats. Labour would also retain all of the 26 seats they won in 2010.
In short, the poll indicates that Labour is still on course to make ground in Wales at the next general election. But the party must be rather concerned at the extent to which its support level has fallen – two years ago Labour was consistently polling above 50% in Wales.
What about the National Assembly? For the constituency vote, the results of our new poll were (with changes from February's Barometer poll in brackets):
Liberal Democrats 8% (-1)
The only constituency seat projected to change hands from 2011 on the figures from this poll is Llanelli, being won by Plaid Cymru from Labour.
For the regional list vote, we saw the following results (with changes from the February Barometer poll again indicated):
Again, on both votes here the main change overall is Labour losing ground while UKIP advances.
Taking into account both the constituency and list results, this produces the following projected seat outcome for a National Assembly election (with aggregate changes from 2011 indicated in brackets):
Labour: 29 (-1); 27 constituency AMs, 2 list AMs
Conservative: 12 (-2); 6 constituency AMs, 6 list AMs
Plaid Cymru: 10 (-1); 6 constituency AMs, 4 list AMs
UKIP 8 (+8); all 8 would be list AMs
Liberal Democrats: 1 (-4); 1 constituency AM
These projections indicate the possibility, on the results implied by the current poll, of UKIP becoming a significant force within the National Assembly, and largely doing so at the expense of the Liberal Democrats. Our poll currently projects Kirsty Williams to be the only remaining Lib Dem AM – leader of a party of one.
As with the figures for a general election, these findings show that while Labour are still the party in the strongest position, that position has slipped noticeably. The last time that Labour was as low as 39% on the constituency vote in a poll in Wales was just after the 2010 UK general election, and Labour's support level has slipped more than 10% since 2012. At the moment, and for the first time since the last Assembly election, Labour is on course slightly to lose ground at the next devolved election, rather than be challenging strongly for an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
Finally, another question asked by this month's Barometer poll was about how people would vote in a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU. You might well expect that, given the rising tide in UKIP support, the poll would show a growth in Welsh Euro-scepticism and support for Britain leaving the EU. Actually we found the exact opposite! 44% of respondents said they would in favour of Britain remaining within the EU (3% more than in February's Barometer poll), while 33% said they would vote to leave the EU – fully 5% down on February's poll. Perhaps UKIP's rise is provoking a counter-reaction among others in Wales?.
Professor Roger Scully is Professor of Political Science at the Wales Governance Centre and Director of Research, Politics of Cardiff University. More detailed analysis of the poll, as well as the European election results in Wales, will be provided in several posts over the next couple of weeks on Roger's blog, Elections in Wales (http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/). The findings above are from a total sample size of 1,092 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 12th - 14th May 2014. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all Welsh adults (aged 18+).
17 thoughts on "Polling trends show UKIP still on the rise"
Rhobat Bryn Jones says:
One of the interesting comparisons is between Scotland, Wales and the UK regarding the level of UKIP support. I tried to find separate data for England but unsuccessfully.
The level of support for UKIP is roughly as follows:
Scotland: 9%
Wales: 22%
UK: 33%
Admittedly this is the most recent snapshot and there are variations between different polling organisations. But it does support the view that this is a trend that is having its greatest effect in England. Presumably the lower results in both Scotland and Wales suggest that support in England is a lot higher than the 33% for the UK as a whole.
Analysing the situation in Wales requires care. I had thought that UKIP may be providing a voice that is discontented with the degree and pace of constitutional change that has affected the UK over the past as well as, of course, the economic difficulties that the whole of Europe is facing.
But having just witnessed the debate on the Sharp End, there was no mention of discontent with devolution and Farage is on record as saying he is relaxed about it. I would tentatively suggest that it is the same message that is being heard in both England and Wales but the response is less vocal here. It is clearly still a significant level of support if UKIP retains its Welsh seat in Europe as looks likely. But it reinforces Jill Evans' point of view, expressed a while back, that the difference is explained by the difference in centres of political gravity between the three nations.
I must admit that if UKIP were to take 8 seats in the Assembly, then that would represent a political earthquake in Wales and would certain challenge the above hypothesis quite seriously. That said, if it were to materialise, then it would be back to a Labour/Plaid, in other words a left of centre, coalition with an overall majority of 9 seats, in other words a different centre of political gravity.
John R Walker says:
I like this ComRes EU Regional poll better – it's suggesting the MEPs in the EU Region known locally as Wales might be Llafur 2 UKIP 2… They have Llafur on 33% and UKIP on 31% with Plaid down on 14% – weighted for intention to vote since people who vote are the only ones who count.
http://www.ukipdaily.com/euro-election-projections-comresindependent-update-18-may/
I don't buy lottery tickets and I like to take one election at a time…
There has been a general anti-Establishment mood among voters since the Expenses Scandal. Our party system has left it nowhere to go so far, but the otherwise pointless Euro elections and their PR system give the opportunity for the public to vent their frustration without consequences, and UKIP are the beneficiaries of this. If they are stronger in England than Wales and Scotland, it is in part because the Welsh and Scottish nationalists have always been conduits for anti-Establishment feelings here. If it is different in Wales this year, it is because Plaid are badly out of position.
It all comes down to turnout. If the supporters of the main parties decide to stay at home, UKIP could do much better than expected on a low poll. It is not entirely inconceivable – not likely but still definitely within the realm of possibility – that they could be the most popular party in Wales on Thursday.
If so, it has nothing to do with public support for UKIP policies. UKIP are simply to most convenient way for the public to express their discontent with the main parties.
UKIP's success is most unlikely to extend to the Assembly elections. A properly organised and financed party might do very well on an aggressively anti-Assembly platform in those elections, but UKIP does not appear interested in being that party, and there is no one Wales willing and able to organise and finance one.
Adam Higgitt says:
Almost a year ago, Plaid MEP Jill Evans tried to argue on this site that England's and Wales's political cultures were diverging ("While England shifts right Wales goes left", ClickOnWales, May 29 2013, http://www.clickonwales.org/2013/05/while-england-shifts-right-wales-goes-left/). I criticised her dodgy evidence and was attacked for displaying "an imperialist mindset" and denying Welsh national distinctiveness. Now, with UKIP's rise mirroring that in England (albeit from a lower starting point) and with the party polling ahead of Plaid at a European and Westminster level and coming up fast on everyone else in Assembly voting intentions, there can't be much doubt that Welsh voters are behaving more, not less, like their English counterparts.
Tegid Roberts says:
The challenge I have with all this is that UKIP are not a credible political party with no MPs, no SNPs, no AMs and a handful of MEP seats and a few members of the House of Lords and yet here we are all badgering on about them as if they are either the new Messiah in politics or the Devil depending on opinion. They are neither. They do not even have a clear stated policy on Immigration. On Immigration of all things! The policies they do have are not worked out and are fiscally very right wing and socially completely unclear. They pretend that they are not a one issue party – to get us out of the European Union [ and replace it with individual trade agreements] which is ludicrous. So to me a vote for UKIP is a vote for the unknown.
Phil Davies says:
@Adam Higgit
When is a difference not a difference? Do two things need to be completely different to be 'different' and for that difference to be important or of academic interest?
If you in fact accept that there are still important and interesting differences, and are only arguing that there is some sort of process of convergence taking place in the background (which presumably over time will result in no differences or no differences of any consequence)*, doesn't a whole host of other factors at least complicate that picture a little, and even contradict it some might argue? Are you entirely sure that the traffic is all one way?
For example, is an increase in the UKIP vote a viable indicator for the evolving nature of the 'political culture' of the 80% who didn't vote for them? Could that rise be an indicator of a growing polarisation in Welsh politics rather than a convergence with England? What comfort do we take for our theory of convergence that even when 65% of the Welsh electorate are voting for the 'British' parties (Labour, Cons and Libs), they are actually voting for parties that increasingly support greater political and economic distinction between England and Wales? Are we sure 'what' they are voting for? In a non-devolved election like the Euros for example are Labour voters in Wales voting in support of, or in spite of, Ed Milliband? Is Carwyn Jones and Welsh Labour the 'point de capiton' in Lacan's ideological terms or New Labour and Ed Balls? What analytical benefit does study of 'behaviour' bring us without concurrent analysis of the context and out-comes? To what extent do individuals ever constitute or determine a political culture anyway? Do not economic and power elites ultimately determine the political direction of a country? What is the direction of travel of that power elite in Wales? What is its political culture?
Having asked and answered questions of this sort, you may still conclude that you see a convergence of Welsh political culture with England rather than a divergence. You are entitled to your view of course, I just wonder whether you hold it more in hope than in expectation?
* I hold that geographical convergence of political cultures is improbable in a state where economic imbalances, different patterns of urbanization/rurality, different levels of immigration, different languages and cultures, etc., etc. exist on a geographic basis.
Jeff Jones says:
Still waiting for a Liberal Democrat leaflet. Does the party still exist in Wales?
comeoffit says:
"Plaid Cymru voters seem rather more certain to take part than supporters of the other main parties"
Touché! The words 'fanatical', 'fervent' and 'obsessive' spring to mind!
@Adam Higgitt,
Isn't it amazing what they will call you 'anti-Welsh' for… Just ask Sam Warburton! It seems stating the truth (as in your case) will also herald such cries. The parallels with certain historical totalitarian regimes does not go unnoticed!
Victoria Pulman says:
I don't support any party and im not sure ill even vote on Thursday but while there lots of hypothesis about why UKIP is doing well, there is a more scientific answer the IPPR Think Tank commissioned an opinion poll a while back that showed those who vote UKIP see it as reflecting English nationalism and they identify far more as English than British.
So UKIP's strength in Wales whilst certainly containing a element of protest vote against the rotten political establishment could be interpreted as UKIP's brand of English Nationalism being more appealing to Welsh votes than Plaid Cymru's Welsh Nationalism. There are caveats of course such as 25% of the welsh population was born in England and Labour, Lib Dems and Tories have small n, nationalists in their ranks that attract welsh nationalist votes but we whatever happens after Thursday Welsh politics is finally getting interesting again.
A lot of questions, not all of which, with respect, appear strictly relevant. Those nestled in your second block of questions (to what extent is support for UKIP a leading indicator of wider behaviour and what can we read into support for the parties at different elections) are the most germane and interesting. On the first, it was Jill Evans rather than me who posited the idea that growing support for UKIP in England – in contrast to Wales – indicated a divergence in political culture. I merely pointed out that since her premise was false the conclusion could not safely be accepted.
The second was an area we discussed following Jill Evans's piece, with me suggesting that voters treated the Assembly elections as a second order contest, i.e they vote in those elections based on their preferences in the first order elections (for Westminster). That's a generalisation of course, but I suspect it's a phenomenon that's even more marked in the European Parliament elections. In Wales, I'd suggest it supports the theory I've put forward of how voters are behaving in Wales. The dominant factors shaping the Welsh electorate's behaviour don't appear to be distinctively Welsh, but recognisably British and are consistent with voting behaviour found in parts of England with similar socio-economic and/or geographical features.
Part of the problem here is that the creation of the Welsh Assembly marked such an important shift in the way Wales is governed that a lot of people over-interpreted its cultural and political impact, while others still merely will those impacts to be greater than they are. In some instances, the institutional imperative is to emphasise the distinctiveness and play down the commonalities (the organisation behind this site is a case in point; a think tank dedicated to "Welsh Affairs" is by its nature signed up to the proposition that the differences matter more than the similarities). It is, as Wyn Roberts once complained, as if the overwhelming narrative of Wales since 1999 has been "to make devolution the climax of our achievement".
Yet for all of that, Welsh life (as I now perceive it from England) is not shaped just by Welsh events or Welsh culture. It continues to be subject to all the wider forces – global, European, British. The fact that Welsh voters are behaving much like their comparable English counterparts shouldn't, in this context, be even an especially controversial observation – and yet it is taken to be some sort of heretical denial of Welsh national identity. If you continue to see the Welsh Assembly as a handmaid to a starkly different (and presumably ultimately separate) polity you are likely to interpret such claims like that. If instead you regard devolution for what it is – a better, more local system of government – it might look a bit different.
David Lloyd Owen says:
The one stat that has been forgotten throughout the whole of this election campaign is that 9.1% of all MEPs elected under UKIP's banner to date have subsequently been convicted and sent to prison for, well financial malpractice of a scale large enough to deserve jailing. Does any other party in Europe enjoy a higher imprisonment rate?
It also suggests that their relationship with Europe as a honeypot is a lot more affectionate than it is meant. Now this is of course no guide to the future, but as every financial intermediary will tell you, a track record is what matters.
Ben S says:
Well done to Victoria for pointing out the elephant in the room- with over 500,000 people in Wales born in England is there any wonder how UKIP, the English National Party, have more support than Plaid in the European elections?
Well Ben S I think you are missing the point…..
what about the other 2.5 million of us?? What is Plaid's excuse for being of absolutely no relevance to us? The (somewhat stereotyping and racist) way you just put it, UKIP have picked up more support from 500,000 English born than Plaid can manage to pick up from 2.5 million Welsh born. It's both pitiful and embarrasing when you think about it!
Aled says:
"We cannot negotiate with people who say what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable." JFK 1961
Duplicity has never been a problem for UKIP. UKIP in Wales is a bonkers proposition – a party looking to impose views of a British cultural identity opposes almost all immigration. Will UKIP be putting up candidates in Tuscany the Dordogne or maybe the costs del sol next– areas where they may very well have strong support. How can you supposedly purport to represent indigenous views using a non-indigenous population base.
What exactly is the end game for UKIP – is it a few clever, but dangerous individuals having their day and some fun, is leaving the EU and banning most immigration the end goal or is a plan to generally unsettle the whole establishment?.
I wonder how the Farage project will develop, using the project management joke format that abounds on the internet.
2. Disillusionment
3. Panic and hysteria
4. Search for the guilty
5. Punishment of the innocent
6. Praise and honor for the nonparticipants
We are currently in the stages of enthusiasm – will panic and hysteria kick in, if we actually leave Europe and when it all goes wrong, who is going to blamed and rewarded?
Firstly, please do not interpret my challenging of your statements as support for anyone else's. I didn't say as much and wouldn't do so, since I haven't even read the piece you refer to by Jill Evans. I challenge your assumptions on their own merit and according to my own reasoning. You will also note that whilst I did challenge your 'conclusions' I did not offer my own, so it is a little premature of you to infer some 'over-estimation' of one type or another or an alignment with a real or imagined counter argument to your own. For what it is worth, and out of respect for you, I will do that presently and you can then criticise to your heart's content.
My (convoluted) point was that you are trying to substantiate a rather grand statement of general socio-political theory ('Welsh political culture is converging with English political culture') on the basis of limited and isolated evidence. A statement of such proportions requires rather more elaboration in my opinion. The questions were (haphazardly) spat out simply as examples of areas one would need to consider if one were to answer the question more fully (but apologies for the untidiness). However, if you find them 'irrelevant', I'm afraid, perhaps, our coordinates of critical reference are too far apart to fruitfully continue any discussion. Some of them in my opinion are absolutely crucial if you wish to discuss 'political culture' seriously.
However, you seem in your last post to have shifted away from a statement about 'political culture' to 'voter behaviour' only. These are different things, and since I have no evidence to the contrary, I'll accept your citing of behavioural analyses as read, though perhaps you could provide a source for the opinion surveys as I would be genuinely interested in reading them? Having read them, though, I imagine I will come back to the same question as always: if Welsh voters behave no differently to English voters why are there free prescriptions in Wales, 'free schools' in England, different GCSE regimes about to be launched, etc., etc.? If anything, there is a prospect of greater divergence of political outcome than of convergence, isn't there? Surely political outcomes in a given area have a causal relationship with political cultures? Could it be that political cultures are a bit more complex than superficial voting patterns suggest? And that any analysis of changes in political culture would need to lift the lid on a whole range of other factors?
My own explanation of the political culture of Wales vis-à-vis England (in as much as you can grapple with that subject in a few sentences) is that :
– The Welsh 'political culture' is both vertically (through hierarchies of societal power for example) and horizontally (across a spectrum of fields and interests) diverse and independently variable. It is a dynamic paradigm, if you like, on several dimensions.
– It is already the same as England in some quadrants of that paradigm (and has been for a long time)
– Where it isn't currently the same it is perhaps converging in others (e.g. those that are influenced by global socio-economic, consumer and technological trends and driven by UK/global power interventions)
– It is different to England in other quadrants of the paradigm (and has been for a long time)
– It is diverging in quadrants that were previously the same and diverging further in quadrants that were already different (e.g. those largely influenced by local factors and driven by local power units)
– Not all levels of the power hierarchy have equal influence on political outcomes
– Fields and interests across the political spectrum vary in their absolute and relative 'importance' to everyday life
Wales's political culture is and continues to be different (at the margins) to England but in different ways to the past (the paradigm is dynamic). However, the distribution of those differences in hierarchical and subject matter terms does result in disproportionate divergence of political outcomes vis-à-vis England (that was possible before devolution – local government, separate Westminster acts, Welsh Office executive action – but is greatly enhanced by it).
The extent to which you believe much greater convergence or greater divergence is likely in the future depends on your view of the paradigm in which Wales sits. If you don't believe that it has changed that much then not much will change in the future. If there has been a significant paradigm shift in one direction or another, greater divergence is a logical outcome. In that respect I agree with your statement that a lot of the 'predictive' thinking depends on how much you think the Welsh paradigm has been changed by devolution, changes that have already been embedded by devolution but whose effects have not been seen yet, and imminent changes that are likely to happen in, say, the next 5 years.
I'm genuinely agnostic about that, but my agnosticism naturally leads to caution regarding your very assertive claims for convergence.
@ comeoffit- (I wonder why you can't post with your real name like the rest of us?) Plaid run local authorities, have been in coalition government in Cardiff twice, have been either the 2nd or 3rd biggest party in the Assembly since its inception, have MPs (yes, plural) and members of the House of Lords and one MEP member as well as actual heartlands. What does UKIP have? And you have the tunnelled vision tenacity to say Plaid are irrelevant?
My point was that, as has been pointed out by research (link- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/new-research-finds-ukip-is-becoming-patriotic-party-of-england-10914.html), UKIP is a party for English Nationalism (sometimes the synonym British Nationalism is used) and it is rather a coincidence that a so called rise in popularity for the nasty little party has happened in Wales with a population which overwhelmingly votes left? The English element plays a role.
I am not denying Euroscepticism is soley an English matter, but most people in Wales would stay in the EU given the chance to be asked, rather that the Welsh voice being drowned out by the Farage mania of the Great British BBC.
Hi Phil
Let me start with some apologies. First, sorry for creating the impression that the tail end of my last reply assumed your support for a given position. I'm afraid it was just sloppy use of the second person pronoun. Second, apologies for suggesting you and I had discussed this topic before in the comments section of the Jill Evans piece. I did have a discussion with a Phil Davies (see http://www.clickonwales.org/2013/05/while-england-shifts-right-wales-goes-left/) but it seems that wasn't you. Finally, I didn't mean to be rude in suggesting some of your questions were irrelevant. I suspect how central you and I find those questions goes the guts of the slight cross-purpose at which we are discussing this subject.
You suggest that "political culture" and "voter behaviour" are two different concepts, while I have used them interchangeably. In my defence, I've always used them interchangeably rather than having "shifted away" as you suggest. My argument is that Welsh voters are either behaving more like English voters or, at the absolute minimum, are not behaving less differently, as was suggested. The polling figures quoted in this article suggest this, as do those I cited in my comments to the Jill Evans piece.
Jill Evans's original piece implied that the voter behaviour shaped the political culture. I kept to those terms of reference in large part because I find it a plausible proposition. Levels of support for the major political parties is a key measure of Welsh public opinion about politics and Welsh public opinion about politics is a good approximation of political culture. So I think it's reasonable to conflate the terms.
Levels of support obviously can't tell us everything about public opinion. They are a blunt measure that leaves room for precisely the speculation about motives in which we've indulged here. Their very bluntness is the reason why people like Roger Scully exist to try and interpret what they mean and why qualitative as well as quantitative research is carried out. I also accept that there's an interesting (if perhaps slightly recondite) argument to be had about the precise relationship between voting behaviour and political culture as well as the more sociological perspective that you appear to endorse. I'm not arguing against those latter claims, they're just not what I'm arguing here.
One major caveat is that England is also a diverse, or perhaps polarised, place in terms of voting intentions; so to talk of English voters is perhaps difficult. Indeed, there are large swathes of England where the voting patterns are much more consistent with Welsh voter behaviour than in other parts of England. That has largely been my point all along, i.e that Welsh voting behaviour is consistent with voting behaviour in those parts of England with similar socio-economic and/or geographical features.
You ask why, if that is so, there are a number of public policy divergences between England and Wales. I suggest that is a consequence of devolution and the fact that, unlike in similar parts of England, policies can be more closely tailored to the prevalent circumstances. If English regional devolution had taken place, along similar lines as Welsh devolution we might today find policy convergence between those regions and Wales to match the voter behaviour convergence.
Of course it didn't, and that the fact that Wales was offered devolution while the English regions weren't (the north east of England was offered a much weaker form and turned it down) demonstrates that there are differences that manifest themselves in the political culture between the two. I've never denied that, incidentally; all I've said is that despite it and the view that devolution would accelerate those differences, the opposite appears to be happening as measured by voting behaviour.


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Despite the strength and resilience of the defence industry, it is not immune to the effects of Covid-19. How companies in or associated with the sector adapt to the new circumstances and manage their business and legal risks could make the difference between those who fail, survive and thrive.
The defence sector is being shielded from the worst effects of the pandemic because of its strategic importance, with governments across the globe continuing their existing defence programmes, many of which are typically long term in nature. Defence ministries have also been proactive in confirming their continuing commitment to suppliers. In the MENA region, governments' defence spending commitments in, for example, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, have remained robust due to the fact that they engage large contracts with other governments or foreign manufacturers as in the case of foreign military sales.
This article presents the main impacts of the outbreak on the defence industry in the MENA region, and is based on comments made at a collaborative webinar held by KPMG, Freshfields and DWF Middle East on 21 April 2020. We are grateful to the speakers who inspired this article: Freshfields Partners (Jane Jenkins, Sami Tannous, Fares Al-Hejailan, Nabeel Yousef) and Freshfields Counsel (Kate Gough); KPMG (Omer Tauqir, Simon Pilkington, and Mohamed Araji); and DWF Middle East LLP Regional Managing Partner and Co-Head of Employment, Shiraz Sethi).
Managng business and legal risks in the defence sector
Omer Tauqir
Head of Defense and Defense Industries
KPMG in Saudi Arabia
Email otauqir@Kpmg.Com
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Now Accepting Applications For 2017 Young Innovators To Watch Competiton
New York City is home to brilliant minds at the forefront of innovation and technology and, if you can believe it, many of these people are under the age of 20. For the third year in a row, CE Week, in partnership with Living in Digital Times, is calling for young digital innovators in NYC to join an esteemed legacy of students who have already changed the world, one prototype or app at a time, in the Young Innovators to Watch Competition.
Living in Digital Times, the creators of the awards, officially announces that they are now accepting applications for this year's Young Innovators to Watch Regional Competition to support and highlight New York City's high school and college students who are leading STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) innovation. The awards are made possible through the generosity of participating sponsors in the tech community.
"Often, students involved in science and tech, especially young girls, start to lose interest in junior high school," said Robin Raskin, founder of the Young Innovators to Watch award competition. "It's important that we motivate students to continue their passion for STEAM and celebrate their efforts in changing the technological landscape. We are proud that our industry chooses to support this cause."
Student winners (individuals or small groups may apply) will be honored for their outstanding achievements in tech innovation at this year's CE Week, New York City's largest consumer electronics and technology event, on July 12, 2017. In addition to this incredible honor and invaluable exposure to some of the most influential professionals in the technology industry, each winner will also receive a $1,000 scholarship and high-tech prize package from the award's sponsors. Past sponsors have included Kay Family Foundation, Lenovo and Samsung.
"It's a no-brainer for us to use CE Week's platform to present these awards," said Eric Schwartz, Executive Producer-CE Week/Managing Director-NAPCO Media. "For many years we have showcased innovative companies that wouldn't be where they are without the creative minds behind them, so it is our duty to encourage the youth of New York City to continue innovating and keep the momentum going."
In 2016, winning projects ranged from a robotic maid to a pill dispenser to help older loved ones remember to take their medication. Past winners also challenged social issues such as police brutality with a crowd-sourcing app that allows people to report police misconduct in real time, and school bullying with an app where students can anonymously post problems in their school community.
One of last year's Young Innovators to Watch Award recipient, Emma Yang (student at The Brearley School), recalls, "It was an amazing experience to be part of the group of awardees, who each had unique stories and extraordinary achievements. The award gave me the opportunity to learn from other great innovators in New York and opened the door to a network of experts." For this year's applicants, Emma says, "Most importantly, the Young Innovators to Watch Award gives you the opportunity to be recognized for your work and I encourage all young innovators in New York to apply for this enormous recognition and opportunity."
Eligibility: Students ages 13 to 19, currently enrolled in high school or a two or four-year accredited college or university in the five boroughs of New York City, or permanent New York City residents who are either enrolled in high school or a two or four-year accredited college or university elsewhere in the United States are eligible to participate.
Entries may include, but are not limited to, web apps, mobile apps, data visualizations or visualization tools, social games, or products considered a component of the "internet of things," which may include wearable technology and tech-enabled consumer products. Projects may have been developed as a result of school, extracurricular or outside-of-school activities, including hackathons, community events, consulting projects or entrepreneurial activities. Projects that were the result of a team effort may be submitted and all members of the team must meet the age requirements for the Award.
How to Enter: Students can enter the 2017 Young Innovators to Watch NYC Regional competition using the simple online application.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted up until June 1, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
How Winners Are Chosen: From all eligible entries, winners will be selected by a panel of esteemed judges, including educators and technology experts. Winning entries must demonstrate exceptional creativity, user design, scalability, civic mindedness and exemplify an application of STEAM and related fields.
Award Ceremony: Winners will be presented their awards by Miguel Gamiño, Chief Technology Officer of NY, live on stage at a special event during CE Week 2017. The ceremony, which is open to the media, will take place on July 12th , 2017, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th, Street, New York from 3 to 5 p.m. EST.
For more information, visit www.ceweekny.com .
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ON SEACOAST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION VS. 1365 SEACOAST LLC [E-FILE]
The next argument Huntamer raises is based on the 10-year statute of repose of CCP § 337.15.
KING, ANNA P. VS. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
., Inc. (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 1297, cited by plaintiff, does not support the argument that plaintiff's claim accrued only upon discovery of the latent defect. In Mexia, the Court of Appeal held that the Song-Beverly Act did not bar an action for breach of implied warranty based upon a latent condition not discovered by the consumer and reported to the seller within the duration period. Mexia v. Rinker Boat Co., Inc. (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 1297, 1309.
Judge MICHAEL A. JACQUES
THE PLAZA-IRVINE OWNERS ASSOCIATION V. JWC CONSTRUCTION, INC., ET AL.
Plaintiff argues that either Code of Civil Procedure section 337.1 (four years for patent defects) or section 337.15 (ten years for latent defects) applies. The Court need not at this time rule on the issue of what statute of limitations applies to the claims alleged in the Complaint. The work is alleged to have continued through June of 2016. (Complaint, ¶ 25.)
Judge Deborah C SERVINO
PARK V. KIM, ET AL.
The gravamen of the FAC sounds in fraud, not as a latent defect. Section 337.15 simply is inapplicable. The action is not time-barred as Plaintiff has adequately pleaded facts constituting delayed discovery. Defendants alternatively argue that the FAC is time-barred by Code of Civil Procedure section 338, subdivision (d), or section 339. Defendants are correct that section 338, subdivision (d) applies, as the gravamen of the FAC is "an action for relief on the ground of fraud."
Judge Mary E. Arand
RAQUEL CONDON V. BRADLEY FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST, ET AL.
Plaintiff alleges six causes of action against Defendant: (1) General Negligence; (2) Negligent Failure to Disclose Latent Defect; (3) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability (Common Law); (4) Breach of Implied Warranty of Habitability (Statutory); (5) Private Nuisance; and (6) Breach of Contract. Plaintiff's action arises out of her residency in a sorority house for which she alleges Defendant acted as a master tenant/landlord.
Judge Tana L. Coates
SAYRA ASRAR, ET AL. VS KIA MOTOR AMERICA, INC.
There is nothing that suggests a requirement that the purchaser discover and report to the seller a latent defect within that time period. Mexia, supra, 174 Cal.App.4th at 1310 (bold emphasis added). The implied warranty of merchantability may be breached by a latent defect undiscoverable at the time of sale. (See Moore v. Hubbard & Johnson [*1305] Lumber Co. (1957) 149 Cal.App.2d 236, 241 [308 P.2d 794]; Brittalia Ventures v. Stuke Nursery Co., Inc. (2007) 153 Cal.App.4th 17, 24 [62 Cal.
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC VS CITY OF ESCONDIDO
The Court notes that it is not able to determine whether the complaint is time barred by CCP § 337.15 based on the current allegations and according to the standards set forth in CCP § 452. This is the tentative ruling for an appearance hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018. If no party appears at the hearing, this tentative ruling will become the order of the Court as of December 21, 2018.
Judge Ronald F. Frazier
HEDSTROM V. CAP
("Westcare defendants") remove Code of Civil Procedure sections 337, 337.1, 337.15, and 339.1 They add sections 312, 316, 317, 340.1, 340.2, 340.3 and 343. No reason for these changes appears in the motion. Sections 312 and 343 are general statements.
Judge Kimberly Gaab
MONDE OWNERS ASSOCIATION VS NINTH AVENUE JOINT VENTURE LP [E-FILE]
(d) Sections 337.15 and 337.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to actions under this title.
RYAN BEDARD VS KIA MOTORS AMERICA INC
The Ninth Circuit recently settled the dispute among the District Courts and instructed that federal courts must follow the Mexia rule because there is no convincing evidence that the California Supreme Court would decide the latent defect discovery issue presented in Mexia differently. (Daniel, supra, 806 F.3d at 1223.)
Judge Patricia D. Nieto
¿ On August 18, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for (1) negligence, (2) latent defect, (3) negligent repair, (4) National Electric Code sections 300.10, 300.12, 680, et seq., (5) Los Angeles Municipal Code sections 91.8104.7 and 91.804.8, et seq., (6) Los Angeles Electrical Code sections 93.0104, 93.0201, 930304, and 93.0314, and (7) Health and Safety Code section 17920.3.
ARORA VS. NORMAN SCHEEL STRUCTURAL
Plaintiffs later filed a Certificate of Merit based on a consultation with an architect, but that was not until June 2018, after the 60 days allowed by CCP § 411.35 (b)(2) and after expiration of the ten-year statute of repose set forth in CCP § 337.15. (See Curtis Engineering Corp. v.
CRYSTAL R. KERRIGAN, ET AL. V. DAVID W. GERRITY, ET AL.
Van Hirtum challenges plaintiffs' first cause of action for negligence (four counts – general negligence, negligent failure to disclose latent defect, negligence per se, and negligent failure to perform covenant to repair) on the ground that Van Hirtum did not owe a duty to plaintiffs. The case law, however, does not support defendant's position In J'Aire Corporation v.
Judge Colleen Sterne
FALQUAY VS. DAYANI CONSTRUCTION
However, section 337.15 imposes an absolute 10-year bar, based on the date of "substantial completion," regardless of discovery. The interplay between these statutes sets up a two-step process: (1) actions for a latent defect must be filed within three years (§ 337) or four years (§ 338) of discovery, but (2) in any event must be filed within ten years (§ 337.15) of substantial completion. (North Coast Business Park v.
Judge Randa Trapp
RYAN KAUFMAN VS APEEL TECHNOLOGY INC
MacElhenny, Levy & Company (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 1684, 1689, the court specifically recognized that a vendor of real property may be liable for a latent defect if (1) the vendor concealed or failed to disclose the condition which it knows about or has reason to know about, (2) the condition involves an unreasonable risk of injury that the vendor understands or should realize, (3) the condition is unknown to the vendee, and (4) the vendor has no reason to believe that the vendee will discover the condition.
Judge Pauline Maxwell


Actor Henry Cavill has said that it is his "desire" to star in the sequel to "Man of Steel" as he believes there is more "Superman story" to be told.
The 34-year-old actor said he is in talks with studio executives about "Man of Steel 2", a direct follow-up to the 2013 film, and would like to explore the lead character further.
"I'm having a lot of conversations, behind-the-scenes, with certain people and we will hopefully be having conversations with other people who are also behind-the-scenes to make things start happening," Cavill told Collider.
"It is very much in my desire to do a 'Man of Steel 2', a direct sequel to 'Man of Steel', and there is a whole bunch of Superman story that I want to tell. There is a whole style of Superman's character that I'm very keen to tell and I'm looking forward to the opportunity," he added.
As per his contract, Cavill is on board to do one more movie in the DC universe but the actor made his intentions clear to play the character in more than one film.
"There's a lot of story I'd love to tell and if that stuff starts to happen, and with exciting filmmakers, who I have close relationships with, then regardless whether I have one more or not, I'm doing it, because I want to tell more of the Superman story," he said.
Since starring in "Man of Steel", the actor reprised his role in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and later for superhero ensemble "Justice League".


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Xan Tafernaberry November 20 2020
We were able to interview the CEO of Cartri, Antonio Martins, he tells us about the arrival of his brand in new markets: tennis, squash, badminton ...
Padel Magazine : Cartri decided to enter the tennis, squash and badminton market five years after its debut in the padel, an approach a little against the grain of what we find in France!
Antonio Martins: "As you know, at Cartri we are always looking for new opportunities to grow our brand and to offer the best possible service to sports fans. Until now, we were cataloged as a brand exclusively padel, but this is not the case. We are a passionate sports company, and we want to use our experience to go even further than what we do today. We now want making our way into racquet sports in general. When we started, the market padel was booming in Spain, which explains this reverse logic compared to France. Today, we have the feeling, after having contributed to the international development of padel, that we are ready for new challenges!
Cartri supplier of the federations of padel from Brazil, China, Japan, Senegal, and USA
Padel Magazine : Will the "racket sports" products be intended for the Spanish market exclusively or also for the international market?
Antonio Martins: "We are a international brand. What does this mean in concrete terms? That we are present in more than 20 countries, where many hobbyists use our products. We have already succeeded in ensuring that people all over the world can take advantage of our padel, now we want them to be able to do the same with tennis, squash, badminton… We want to be known for what we are: a global, multisport company, very professional in everything it does and willing to offer products of the best possible quality to its customers! "
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Padel Magazine : Are the clothes for playing tennis, squash or badminton different from those used for padel ?
Antonio Martins: "Clothes for playing padel or any other racquet sport are technically the same. They need to be comfortable, breathable and durable. On the other hand, in tennis, the regulations concerning logos are different, which means that our logos will have to be much smaller, 20cm² maximum. We are therefore on styles that are totally different from what we find for the padel, more sober, with discreet logos.
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Padel Magazine : Cartri is a brand known to help many young people in the world of padel. Are you going to do the same with tennis in particular?
Antonio Martins: " Without a doubt ! Young people have always been a fundamental pillar of Cartri's philosophy and that will not change. They are the future whatever the sport and what we want is to support them in their quest to realize their dream: to become professionals. We are very proud of what we have achieved with our incredible team of Minors in the world of padel and we want to transpose this model to tennis and other racquet sports. In this first year, we will be looking for 10 players to sponsor: 5 boys and 5 girls. We already have 3 ″
Padel Magazine : Among them we find Carlos Boluda, a tennis player who has already made a lot of talk in Spain!
Antonio Martins: "Yes, that's kind of the big news! We have reached an agreement with Carlos Boluda, it is a great satisfaction for us to be able to sponsor such a talented player! There was a time when this player was considered the new Nadal. Rafa himself had been blown away by his talent. Unfortunately, a big knee injury put a damper on his career, but he is preparing to return to a good level and assert his full potential. We believe a lot in him, in his values, both sports and personal, and we are sure that we have great things to share together in front of us! "
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New Holland Brewing announces beer release and events to celebrate 100 years of Michigan State Parks
May 13, 2019 Pretty Much a Press Release
New Holland Brewing Co. has partnered with REI Co-op Merrell and Woosah Outfitters to celebrate 100 years of Michigan State Parks. Together, the partners have crafted a special beer and will host a series of events to benefit the state's scenic parks.
"This partnership with Michigan State Parks is our way of showcasing the natural beauty that our state has to offer and the amazing parks that allow people to access these beautiful places," said New Holland Brewing Brand Manager Adam Dickerson.
Nearly 100 years ago, the Michigan State Parks Commission was established to acquire natural lands for use as public parks. This year, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating those 100 years by highlighting the history of the parks and encouraging the public to support their future.
"The centennial is an opportunity to look back and give forward — to celebrate the 100 years of memories made in state parks but also to engage and empower the next generation of state park enthusiasts to take action and ownership for the next 100 years," said Ron Olson, chief of the Parks and Recreation Division for the Michigan DNR.
New Holland Brewing partnered with REI and Woosah Outfitters to create a special beer for the occasion. Lake and Trail Lager is a copper lager, perfect for drinking after a day of hiking Michigan's scenic state park trails. It will be released in six packs of cans and distributed only in Michigan. This beer will support Michigan State Parks and the centennial anniversary.
Woosah Outfitters Founder and Owner Erica Lang designed the Lake and Trail Lager cans. Using her signature woodcut technique, she drew inspiration from spending time in Michigan's great outdoors.
"I wanted to capture some of the magic and bliss I feel hiking on Michigan trails — like catching the sunrise and sunset, feeling so small surrounded by the towering rows of pines and of course that big view of the lake," Lang said. "The scene I carved combines all of these feelings into one beautiful trail."
A release party for the beer will take place on June 29 at Woosah's outdoor garden space and coffee shop, Outside Coffee Co. Woosah will be unveiling new gear in the shop and offering free beer outdoors with live music performances throughout the evening.
A series of hike and beer dinners to benefit Michigan State Parks will feature New Holland beers paired with a three-course meal. The Trail to Table dinners will take place at Leelanau State Park in Northport on July 27, P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon on July 28 and Island Lake State Recreation Area in Brighton on September 21.
The P.J. Hoffmaster Trail to Table event will be women only, in celebration of Genevieve Gillette, the First Lady of Michigan State Parks. Funds from this event will benefit the Gillette Nature Center.
"Genevieve Gillette was a pivotal leader in the early days of the state park system, and she is the namesake of the nature center for which we are raising funds," Dickerson said. "We also wanted to provide an environment that is welcoming and comfortable for women craft beer drinkers, when so many other beer events tend to be very male oriented."
New Holland has partnered with REI and Merrell to provide added experiences to the Trail to Table events. Attendees will start the day with Merrell shoe demos and an approximately two-hour guided hike sure to provide scenic views of some of Michigan's most beautiful landscapes. Following the hike, guests will have opportunities to connect with local REI experts, play yard games and enjoy the park before partaking in a beer dinner. The beer dinner will be set within the park and will feature a three-course meal with New Holland beer pairings. Each attendee will receive a complementary REI Co-op Flash 22 Pack, courtesy of REI. Tickets are available online for $75 each and are capped at 75 tickets per event.
"As we open our new store in Grand Rapids, we are thrilled to support Michigan State Parks and the outdoor places that make this region special," said Jessica Ganss, REI Grand Rapids store manager. "Our state parks provide some of the best opportunities to hike, camp and paddle, and this investment will help ensure they remain accessible for the next 100 years."
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Trail to Table events will benefit the hosting parks.
"From helping to generate funding for a track chair at Island Lake, to raising money for new, accessible playgrounds at Leelanau State Park, this partnership is helping state parks be relevant to everyone who visits and values them," Olson said.
Helping to fund initiatives like these is a key reason New Holland has brought these partners together.
"We want to encourage others to give back to Michigan State Parks," Dickerson said. "The events are the perfect way to financially support the state parks while participating in an amazing experience that will be sure to live on as a great memory for those who attend."
Learn more about the partnership and purchase tickets for the Trail to Table events on New Holland's website.
Lake and Trail Lager release party
Celebrate the release of the Lake and Trail Lager brewed in collaboration with REI and Woosah Outfitters to support Michigan State Parks. Enjoy free beer and catch live music outdoors and check out new Woosah gear in the shop.
When: June 29, 2019
Where: Outside Coffee Co. at Woosah Outfitters, 738 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Trail to Table Beer Dinners
Join New Holland, Merrell, REI and Michigan State Parks to hike the trails at one of Michigan's beautiful state parks, and then refuel with a three-course meal paired with New Holland beers. Things will kick off with a shoe demo from Merrell, followed by a hike through the hosting park. Attendees will receive a complimentary REI Co-op Flash 22 Pack, courtesy of REI. Tickets are available for purchase online for $75 each, with a 75 ticket cap for each event.
Leelanau State Park, Northport, MI, July 27, 2019
P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, Muskegon, MI (women only), July 28, 2019
Island Lake State Park, Brighton MI, September 21, 2019
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The renovations, which totaled approximately $12 million, got underway in July 2016.
The Board unveiled a plaque highlighting the efforts within the school to make these changes. All modifications were part of the district's Renewal Project initiated in 2015.
"This building was built in 1970, and we keep things updated, but it needed to be renovated," assistant superintendent for finance and operations Glen Arcuri, said.
The modifications included floor replacement in all student wings, new ceilings in most of the building, new doors and locks for security purposes, updated bathrooms, and a closet for art room supplies. The library has also been redesigned and renovated.
Prior to the Board of Education meeting, principal Christine Carlson and Mr. Arcuri led board members and administrative staff through the halls of the school to formally present the changes.
The renovations also modified the outdoor area next to the school building. This included additional swings and picnic tables, bollards installed for playground safety, and a new bus loop intended only for bus delivery and pick up.
Ms. Carlson said modifying the outdoor bus loop was a huge part of the renovation because it will insure safety for students upon arrival and dismissal.
"Children's safety is our priority here," Ms. Carlson said during the tour.
One of the major changes, Mr. Arcuri said, has been making the two front restrooms in the front of the school compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mr. Arcuri said the goal would be to modify all bathrooms in the school to meet ADA standards.
During the tour, Mr. Arcuri said he asked for teachers recommendations on what needed to be modified next, and they suggested making classrooms more interactive for kids.
"There's not enough areas in the classrooms for students to be hands-on, and we want more of that," he said.
Ms. Carlson said there's always room for improvement.


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The UltraLock system delivers consistent, high-quality conversion even when slaved to a poor quality external clock. The performance of the ADC1 USB will not degrade when slaved to an external clock - a claim very few converters can make. Enjoy the convenience of a clock input that automatically recognizes AES/EBU, S/PDIF, Word Clock, or Super Clock sources - all with the unsurpassed jitter immunity of Benchmark's UltraLock clock-isolation system.
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Often specifications only indicate how a product will perform under the most optimal conditions. The ADC1 USB is designed to deliver consistent performance - even in adverse conditions. The ADC1 USB is fully specified at all gain settings, all sample rates, through all digital outputs, and even when locked to a high-jitter clock signal. This performance insures reliable and predictable results in the 'real world'.


This program addresses critical issues leading to acquiring of self-confidence, life management and job search skills. It will enable women to participate confidently and fully in today's changing labour market and to achieve economic success and social integration in their communities.
It consists of 9 workshops, 3 days per week and successful participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Services are available to women who are Canadian citizens, landed immigrants, convention refugees or refugee claimants approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
This is a 3-week program, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Monday - Wednesday).
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Professor Akman delivers keynote address on 'breaking up big tech'
School of Law news Tuesday 2 October 2018
Professor Pinar Akman has delivered a keynote address at an international symposium on 'Antitrust Populism: Tech Giants Under Scrutiny in the EU and the US'.
The symposium took place on 18 September 2018 at Leicester De Montfort University.
In her speech, Professor Akman, Director of the Centre for Business Law and Practice, discussed the use of structural remedies in potential competition law investigations against big technology companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and others.
The papers from the symposium will be published in a special issue of the European Journal of Law and Economics in due course.
In November 2017, Professor Akman was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize (£100,000) which she will use to continue her research into various aspects of the application of competition law in digital markets.
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Прунетто розташоване на відстані близько 460 км на північний захід від Рима, 75 км на південний схід від Турина, 50 км на схід від Кунео.

Населення —   (2014).

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 Готтазекка
 Левіче
 Момбаркаро
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Alfons XIII. (spanisch Alfonso XIII, * 17. Mai 1886 in Madrid; † 28. Februar 1941 in Rom; vollständiger Name Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Austria-Lorena) war von 1886/1902 bis 1931 König von Spanien.

Leben

Alfonso war der Sohn des bereits am 25. November 1885 verstorbenen Alfons XII. von Spanien und dessen zweiter Gemahlin Maria Christina von Österreich und damit de jure vom Moment seiner Geburt an König. Bis 1902 führte jedoch seine Mutter als Regentin die Amtsgeschäfte.

Alfonso, der im Alter von 16 Jahren seine Herrschaft begann, hatte anfangs durchaus Macht, aber er schwankte stark zwischen reaktionären, konservativen und liberalen Ideen. Weil die politischen Parteien, Konservative und Liberale, alles gegenseitig blockierten, fiel ihm so etwas wie die Rolle eines Schiedsrichters zu. An seinem Hochzeitstag entging er 1906 knapp einem Bombenanschlag. Es war eine unruhige Zeit und zudem eine Zeit des sozialen Umbruchs. Es wird außerdem kritisiert, dass es dem König an einer echten Vision für sein Land fehlte. Außenpolitisch löste er sich vom deutschfreundlichen Kurs seiner Mutter und schloss beispielsweise mit Großbritannien und Frankreich die Abkommen von Cartagena (1907).

Alfonsos Regierungszeit fiel in die Ära der politischen Restauration in Spanien. In dieser Periode waren alle wesentlichen Kräfte bemüht, die existierenden politischen und wachsenden sozialen Gegensätze in der spanischen Gesellschaft zu lösen, jedoch ohne Erfolg. Der König verstand es nicht, die notwendigen Reformen mittels seiner breit angelegten verfassungsmäßigen Rechte durchzusetzen.
Das von Korruption und Reformstau gekennzeichnete politische System Spaniens zerfiel letztendlich 1923 nach der Niederlage der spanischen Armee gegen marokkanische Aufständische bei Annual. Die Regierung war völlig diskreditiert, somit hatte ein Putsch-General gemeinsam mit Verbündeten leichtes Spiel und es gab keinen nennenswerten Widerstand gegen die Putschisten. Die oligarchisch-feudale Halbdemokratie wurde verdrängt von einem Regime, das in einer Zeit weltweiter sozialer Unruhen eine "neue Ordnung" verhieß. Das Militärregime wurde gestützt von Spaniens konservativen Eliten. Dies waren beispielsweise Bischöfe, Militärs, Großindustrielle und -grundbesitzer. Es wurden die kommunistischen und anarchistischen Gewerkschaften unterdrückt, die sozialistischen wurden ins ständestaatliche Machtsystem eingebaut. Die staatliche Einflussnahme wurde ausgebaut, überall wurden Militärverwalter eingesetzt und die Bürokratie uferte aus. Missliebige Personen wurden inhaftiert oder in die interne Verbannung gezwungen. Es gab keine Wahlen mehr. Dagegen formierte sich Widerstand, vor allem nach Ausbruch der Weltwirtschaftskrise. Primo de Rivera beschnitt aber auch die Befugnisse des Königs auf das rein Zeremonielle.

Spanien wurde unter General Miguel Primo de Rivera de facto eine Militärdiktatur, in der der König im Schatten des Militärdiktators stand. Auch dieser Versuch einer Konsolidierung des maroden spanischen Staates scheiterte, und die Kommunalwahlen am 12. April 1931 als erste Wahlen nach 1923 erbrachten in den großen Städten einen klaren Sieg der Republikaner. Zwei Tage später wurde in Madrid die Republik ausgerufen, Alfons ging am selben Tag ohne formelle Abdankung ins Exil, zunächst nach Paris, später nach Rom. Er wird später schreiben, dass er die Macht abgab, um einen Bürgerkrieg zu vermeiden.

Alfonso XIII. ließ die Errichtung der Diktatur durch Miguel Primo de Rivera zu, indem er diese am 13. September 1923 ausdrücklich guthieß, statt der Sache entgegenzutreten. Verfassung und Pressefreiheit wurden ausgehebelt, und an die Stelle von Parlament und Regierung trat ein Militärdirektorium, später ein Zivildirektorium. In der 2. Republik wurde er später deshalb von den Cortes, der verfassunggebenden Versammlung, für abgesetzt erklärt und zur Verhaftung ausgeschrieben. Ihm wurden Hochverrat, Machtmissbrauch und Verfassungsbruch vorgeworfen.  Es wurden ihm alle Würden, Rechte und Titel entzogen, mit dem ausdrücklichen Vermerk, er werde sie weder für sich noch für seine Nachkommen jemals zurückfordern können.

Erst kurz vor seinem Tod, am 15. Januar 1941, verzichtete er zugunsten seines Sohnes Juan de Borbón y Battenberg auf seinen Thronanspruch.

Alfons XIII. wurde in der römischen Kirche Santa Maria di Monserrato begraben. Im Jahr 1980 wurden seine Überreste in das Pantheon der Könige des Klosters El Escorial überführt.

Ehe und Nachkommen

Aus der am 31. Mai 1906 geschlossenen Ehe mit Prinzessin Victoria Eugénie von Battenberg, Tochter von Prinz Heinrich Moritz von Battenberg, Gouverneur und Kapitän der Isle of Wight, und seiner Ehefrau Prinzessin Beatrice von Großbritannien und Irland, gingen insgesamt sieben Kinder hervor. Die Ehe verlief sehr unglücklich, da Alfonso seiner Frau nicht verzeihen konnte, dass sie Überträgerin der Bluterkrankheit war und diese Krankheit an zwei ihrer Söhne, Alfons Pius und Gonzalo, übertrug. Aus der Ehe gingen folgende Kinder hervor:

 Alfons Pius (1907–1938), Graf von Covadonga
 ⚭ 1933–1937 Edelmira Sampedro-Ocejo y Robarto
 ⚭ 1937–1938 Marta Rocafort y Altazurra
 Jaime (1908–1975), Herzog von Segovia und französischer Thronprätendent als Jacques II.
 ⚭ 1935–1947 Prinzessin Victoire Jeanne Joséphine Emmanuelle de Dampierre
 ⚭ 1949 Carlota Tiedemann
 Beatrix Isabel (1909–2002) ⚭ 1935 Alessandro Torlonia, Fürst von Civitella-Cesi
 Fernando totgeborener Sohn (*/† 21. Mai 1910)
 Maria Christina (1911–1996) ⚭ 1940 Enrique Graf Marone
 Juan d. h. Juan de Borbón y Battenberg (1913–1993), Graf von Barcelona ⚭ 1935 Prinzessin María de las Mercedes von Bourbon-Sizilien, der Vater des nach dem Ende der Franco-Diktatur als König eingesetzten Juan Carlos I.
 Gonzalo (1914–1934)

Alfons XIII. hatte auch den unehelichen Sohn Roger de Vilmorin (1905–1980), mit Mélanie de Gaufridy de Dortan (1876–1937), der Frau von Philippe de Vilmorin (1872–1917), dem damaligen Besitzer der Firma Vilmorin.

Vorfahren

Trivia
Er wurde Namensgeber für das Hotel Alfonso XIII und ließ sich von George Burchett tätowieren.

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Ritter des Hosenbandordens
Mitglied der Académie des Beaux-Arts
Träger des Chrysanthemenordens (Großkreuz mit Ordenskette)
Träger des Elefanten-Ordens
Ritter des Annunziaten-Ordens
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Träger des Ordens der Krone von Italien (Großkreuz)
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Träger des Turm- und Schwertordens (Großkreuz)
Ritter des Schwarzen Adlerordens
Honorary Knight Grand Cross des Royal Victorian Order
Großmeister des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies
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Träger der Royal Victorian Chain
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Geboren 1886
Gestorben 1941
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Q: Curl PHP cannot display amazon I am using the following code and am not able to display amazon.com using php and curl. Im using curl_error and getting no errors, so I'm not sure what im doing wrong
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.amazon.com');

curl_exec($curl);

curl_close ($curl);

I'm doing this on local host

A: just display amazon then use this
echo file_get_contents("https://www.amazon.com");

A: You should use the following:
$response = curl_exec($curl);

$result is an array. You can get for example the body of the request by using:
$header_size = curl_getinfo($curl,CURLINFO_HEADER_SIZE);
        $result['header'] = substr($response, 0, $header_size);
        $result['body'] = substr( $response, $header_size );
        $result['http_code'] = curl_getinfo($curl,CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
        $result['last_url'] = curl_getinfo($curl,CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL);

echo $result['body'];

For more information: http://php.net/manual/de/function.curl-exec.php

A: when debugging curl code, use CURLOPT_VERBOSE, and post the CURLOPT_VERBOSE log when asking for help. also when debugging, do not ignore the return values of curl_setopt, because it returns bool(false) if there was an error, and if there was an error, that error would probably explain why the code isn't working. also do not ignore the return value of curl_exec, because it returns bool(false) if there was an error, which goes unnoticed if you ignore the return value (and your code does)
here is a version of your code that doesn't ignore any errors and enable CURLOPT_VERBOSE logging, it should reveal where your code fails:
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
if (! is_resource($curl)) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('curl_init() failed!');
}
ecurl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://www.amazon.com');
ecurl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1);
$curlstderr = etmpfile();
$curlstdout = etmpfile();
ecurl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_STDERR, $curlstderr);
ecurl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_FILE, $curlstdout);
if (true !== curl_exec($curl)) {
    throw new \RuntimeException("curl_exec failed! " . curl_errno($curl) . ": " . curl_error($curl));
}
rewind($curlstderr); // https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76268
rewind($curlstdout); // https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76268
$verbose = stream_get_contents($curlstderr);
$output = stream_get_contents($curlstdout);
curl_close($curl);
fclose($curlstderr);
fclose($curlstdout);
var_dump($verbose, $output);

function ecurl_setopt ( /*resource*/$ch, int $option , /*mixed*/ $value): bool
{
    $ret = curl_setopt($ch, $option, $value);
    if ($ret !== true) {
        // option should be obvious by stack trace
        throw new RuntimeException('curl_setopt() failed. curl_errno: ' . return_var_dump(curl_errno($ch)) . '. curl_error: ' . curl_error($ch));
    }
    return true;
}

function etmpfile()
{
    $ret = tmpfile();
    if (false === $ret) {
        throw new \RuntimeException('tmpfile() failed!');
    }
    return $ret;
}

also, it appears that https://www.amazon.com has a bug, see is it a bug to send response gzip-compressed to clients that doesn't specify Accept-Encoding: gzip?

*

*in any case, to make curl automatically decompress the gzip-compressed response from amazon, add ecurl_setopt($curl,CURLOPT_ENCODING,''); , that tells libcurl to add the Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate header, and automatically decompress the result.

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Maoilín Óg Mac Bruaideadha, was an Irish poet and man of letters, who translated the New Testament into Irish at Trinity College, Cambridge. He died 31 December 1602 and was succeeded by his son, Concubhair Mac Bruideadha. The names of both father and son crop up repeatedly as jurors and arbitrators in official documents preserved in the Inchiquin Manuscripts.

Background
Maoilin Óg Mac Bruideadha was of Kilkee, in the parish of Dysart, County Clare. He succeeded his father, Maoilin mac Conor mac Diarmait mac John Mac Bruaideadha, as ollamh upon his death in 1582.

Records
Under the year 1599, the Annals of the Four Masters record an episode concerning him:

The learned historian and poet, Mac Brody (Maoilin Oge), represented that it was in revenge of the demolition of Grianan Oiligh, formerly, by Murtough More, son of Turlough [son of Teige], son of Brian Boroimhe, that God, in consequence of the curse of Columbkille upon the O'Briens, had permitted Thomond to be totally plundered and devastated on this occasion by O'Donnell. This Maoilin Oge came to O'Donnell, to request of him the restoration of his cattle, which a party of the troops had carried off; and they were all given back to him; upon which Maoilin composed the following quatrain: It was destined that, in revenge of Oileach/O Hugh Roe! the Prophet announced/Thy troops should come to the land of Magh-Adhair;/From the North the aid of all is sought.

The Annals of the Four Masters, sub anno 1602, contain Mac Bruaideadha's obituary:

Mac Brody (Maoilin Oge, the son of Maoilin, son of Conor) died on the last day of the month of December. There was not in Ireland, in the person of one individual, a better historian, poet, and rhymer, than he. It was he who composed these historical poems in Dán-Direacht:

 I will lay an obligation on the descendants of Tál. Give thy attention to me, O Inis-an-laoigh Ennis. Know me, O Mac Coghlan! Let us make this visitation among the descendants of Cas. The descendants of Cathaoir are exiles here. From four the Gadelians have sprung.

Translation work
According to Professor Leerssen, he was also one of the few native literati to embrace the new order even to the extent that he was in the employ of Trinity College for a period in the early to mid-1590s, and was also one of those involved with the Gaelic translation of the New Testament, undertaken for purposes of proselytization by the protestant archbishop of Tuam.

Poems
Six of Maoilín Óg's poems are listed by O'Donovan in the Annals of the Four Masters. They include Brathair don bhás an doidhbhreas (Poverty is death's brother), addressed to Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, included in a collection edited by Professor T. F. O'Rahilly.

External links
 http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005E/index.html

References

MacBrody family
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People of Elizabethan Ireland


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LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Published on : 27 April, 2016 26 April, 2016 Published by : Sharon Browning
Reissue date: July 29, 2003 (released 1995)
In 2014, I read a remarkable book by Nicola Griffith, entitled Hild. It is the fictionalized account of the early years of Hilda of Whitby, later to become Saint Hilda, and is set in medieval Britain (Hild was born in 614). What made the book so remarkable was not only the titular character, but the depiction of 7th century Britain itself, told without sensationalism yet so starkly gorgeous and vividly rendered. "This," I thought to myself, "is the epitome of transcendent writing."
Recently, I got the chance to read another novel by Nicola Griffith, wondering if a book set in the near future could be as good as the one set in the past. I'm pleased to report that the answer is yes. Slow River is, again, transcendent writing.
Slow River is the story of Frances Lorien van de Ost – Lore -, scion of a family grown wealthy from patenting the "hundreds of genetically engineered micro-organisms that now are indispensible in the world's attempt to clean up its own mess." We meet her when she is 18, and has just escaped from two men who have kidnapped her. She is naked, injured, and hiding in a filthy alley when she is found by a hustler/hacker named Spanner, who takes her home and – in the hacker's own convoluted way – takes care of her.
Although the entire world knows who Lore is – the images of her captivity have been splashed all over the "newstanks" in an attempt to evoke sympathy for her plight – Lore is desperate to be anonymous. Right before her abduction she had learned some devastating news about her family and the father she had adored, reinforced by their refusal to pay her ransom. Feeling totally abandoned and alone, she seeks to reinvent herself in a society where one's personal identity is conveniently integrated into everyday life – and easily manipulated by those know how to take advantage of the world's pervasive technology.
While Slow River succeeds as a futuristic tale (for having been written in 1993, it is eerily prescient in envisioning a society that feels not only possible, but halfway realized), where it shines is in Lore's internal struggle to justify her actions as she comes to realize that personal integrity is only a given for those with privilege – and even then comes with camouflaged compromises. How she reinvents herself, and how she rationalizes decisions made during her reconfiguration, is deftly done; no navel gazing here. In lesser hands, Lore's journey could bog down in "woe is me" soliloquies and/or fists being shaken at gods, but Nicola Griffith instead allows for an intrinsic flow of causality, fear, insight, deferment and decision that, while focused, seems defensible even at its most depraved – until we realize that we are rationalizing Lore's actions right alongside her.
At times fluid then practical, technical then slippery, full of stark ugliness and moments of unguarded beauty, Ms. Griffith's narrative is in equal parts both jarring and familiar. By setting her novel in a future that is neither utopian nor dystopian, it gains instant credibility. Consider this: there is a workable response to the effects of climate change; however, the corporation most capable of facilitating that response is also devoted to ensuring an exclusivity of its patented processes and products. When corners are cut in order to save money (or divert profit), accidents happen; the corporation at the heart of the turmoil will assist in recovery efforts but will not be subject to any liability over the deviation from their protocols. And this is the very environment in which Lore had been cultivated to oversee, back when she thought her father was kind and her mother was inviolable. Before her sister committed suicide and her brother was broken, before she was kidnapped and abandoned, before she lost everything and chose not to take it back.
It helps that the author allows for our awareness of Lore to be pulled from present, past and deeper past – Lore in the "present", long after the kidnapping and at the cusp of moving forward in her life; the near past where she lived furtively, with Spanner, as she tried to make sense of a world with no safety net and very little compassion; and of the deeper past when she was a child growing up in what she took to be a stable, intellectual, powerful family.
Sidebar: Interestingly enough, the author uses three tenses to further separate these three places in time: first person past tense for the narrative present, third person past tense for the immediate narrative past, and third person present tense for Lore's childhood. Additionally, Ms. Griffith wrote the three sections chronologically but then broke them up (literally – printing out the text and cutting the pages up, scattering them around the floor) and rearranged them in bits according to a recurring pattern, one which "a reader's subconscious would recognise…" Ms. Griffith has written an incredibly interesting blog post about "Writing Slow River" (March 1, 2016); I encourage checking out the post just after finishing the book (which is what I did) so as to marvel at how much more can go into a work of art than immediately meets the eye, and yet once pointed out, can be recognized as giving the work an even deeper beauty.
Slow River is indeed an transcendent work of art. Transcendent, and yet so accessible, so recognizable, so relatable – which only makes it more exceptional. It truly deserves to be read.
~ Sharon Browning
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Home Finance Investing Finance Japan cuts economic view as exports to Asia weaken
Japan cuts economic view as exports to Asia weaken
The government expects the economy, the world's third largest, will pick up going forward but Japan needs to pay full attention to the impact from China's spreading infections after it dropped stringent pandemic curbs, the report said.
The economic downgrade followed the Bank of Japan's move last week when it slashed its economic growth projections for the next two fiscal years amid worries that slowing global demand will weigh on Japan's export-reliant economy.
"The economy is recovering moderately but some weakness is seen recently," according to the latest report by the Cabinet Office.
The authorities slashed its assessment on exports for the first time since November 2021, while it also cut its view on imports for the first time in three months. The January report said both exports and imports are "weakening recently" compared with its previous view of "almost flat" last month.
"China's coronavirus rebound could affect Japan's exports and production and such a possibility has become clearer than last month," said an official at the Cabinet Office.
The government also remained cautious over downside risks from the global economic slowdown amid monetary tightening, inflation and financial market fluctuations.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Office maintained its assessment of Japan's domestic demand, saying private consumption was "picking up moderately" in the latest report.
But the government said the recovery in industrial production was stalling, unchanged from its view in December.
(This story has been corrected to say that the downgrade in the official view of exports was first since November 2021, not November 2011, in paragraph 5)
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