Nothing makes the South shine like seeing it through the eyes of a Southerner-by-choice. While Transplant Profiles usually feature born-and-raised Southerners living outside the region, this week's contributor is a Midwesterner who moved South six years ago. Funny thing about people from the Midwest – they're hard to impress. If anyone rivals Southerners for having pride of place, it's Midwesterners. "New" Southerner and author of The Catholic Wife blog, Katie Sciba, shares her experience in adopting "y'all" into her vocabulary as well as a few other worthwhile adaptations she's made since putting down roots in Louisiana.
I transplanted because: Visiting future in-laws with my husband Easter of 2008, he was introduced to the principal at the local Catholic high school. By the end of the conversation, he had a job offer. Two weeks after our wedding in June, we filled a Uhaul and drove down to start a brand new life.
Similarities I found between the South and other places I lived: I've described both Midwesterners and Southerners as the nicest people I've ever met. Both will bend over backwards to make sure you're taken care of in times of need and the abundance of care and concern is humbling. It's been a real blessing to have experienced in both places.
The most drastic difference between the South and other places: The PACE, good grief, the PACE!! In the Midwest, there's not much time to chat in passing because the work ethic dictates that play comes later. Every man is on his mission and people go go go til quittin' time. Down here, life is slower, which drove me bananas at first. I remember pushing a cart (what they'd call a buggy here) at Target, getting stuck behind a pair of sauntering Southern belles in a narrow aisle. Cruising at a pace slightly faster than a turtle, I couldn't get over how much they weren't in a rush. It wasn't until I learned to slow down myself that the culture shock wore off.
A Southern habit or value I adopted: It's almost embarrassing, but I say y'all now. My whole life I made fun of it, and now I've proudly added to my vernacular. The Midwestern counterpart "you guys," still slips in here and there, but "y'all" feels much more natural. I'm also a huge fan of Sweet Tea and so enchanted by the flavor of Southern life.
How living in the South has changed me: It's expanded my horizons – I just tore apart and ate crawfish for the first time a couple weekends ago (after living here for nearly 6 years). It's been fantastic experiencing things outside of what I knew during my upbringing. And I really have learned to slow down, generally speaking, to enjoy life instead of rushing through it like I did before.
Morsel of wisdom to other "new" Southerners: Give your A/C a tune up for the 6-month long summer. I'll never forget how shockingly hot it was when we moved down here, and how long it lingered into what was "supposed" to be autumn. Other than that? Just dive in. It might not make sense at first, but every nuance of the South has some delightful reason behind it that's worth savoring.
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I currently live in: Los Angeles, California, in the Pico-Union neighborhood.
When I go back to the South, I always: Fail to do everything I want to do. But Taco Cabana is usually my first fast-food stop, whether I've driven back and see the first one in El Paso, or fly in and dive into some nachos right after leaving the airport.
Something I miss: I've been car-free for a year now, but more than sometimes missing having that kind of transportation, I just miss driving 100 miles or more randomly just to see family or friends. I miss high school football games with huge crowds and intense atmospheres. I miss taking my little cousins off to the city to visit a new mall or new burger joint. I've got people spread all over Texas, and even dotted across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and those little road trips were often a good little escape that I appreciate so much more now.
Similarities I find between the South and Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Lakers are almost as revered, worshiped and talked about as the Dallas Cowboys. Almost.
Something I do to keep my Southern identity: I still say, "y'all," and started saying, "Bless your heart," here while (working) in retail – to keep my sanity. And, there's numerous little things I only catch here and there that I do because I'm Southern or just because I grew up used to it – saving and reusing bacon grease, and cooking huge pots of food even if it'll only be for myself. Weirdly enough, I say "ma'am" and "sir" more here than I did growing up.
Being Southern has helped me: Stand out. Even though I lean more towards being an introvert, I can be a little extra when meeting and hosting people. I help lead a Bible study group with another Southern guy from Georgia. When it's at my house, I always end up cooking or offering something, despite protests that it's unnecessary.
Morsel of wisdom to other transplant Southerners: I'm starting to write creatively, and something that hit me while learning the formulas for scripts (yep, there are formulas) was the quote, "It's the same, but different." That's true in writing and in life, and whenever I've traveled to or lived somewhere new.
There are basic structure to cities, communities and routines everywhere. While it may be fun and easier to sit and figure out what's your "new this" or "new that" ("Pasadena's my new Fort Worth," "Ralphs is just Kroger," "the 405 is my new I-635"), it's better to accept things for what they are so you can sincerely savor it all.
Oh, and whenever you go back home, relax. Thankfully, I have family that can remind me of that when I'm trying to run around to see everyone and do everything. But you should be able to just chill all day at an aunt's house as if you're eight years old again.
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In my Southern family, Easter always comes with a big celebration. Relatives come to town, huge spreads of food are prepared and the Easter baskets are packed full of treats.
Now, living far away and having only a husband and a dog to celebrate with, the epic festivities seem like a lot of work for just a couple people to enjoy. It's easy to get complacent about carrying on customs, but each year when I make the effort, I'm never disappointed. Although I may be a far-flung Southerner, I can always take traditions with me wherever I live to make it feel like home.
Here's five easy ways to celebrate Easter that will have you feeling like you're back home without a lot of fuss.
2. Eat. In my family, Easter Sunday Mass is always followed by a delectable lunch. Ham was on the menu when we were young, but as everyone got older and the family grew in members, fried chicken from the grocery deli took its place. Either entrée is enjoyable with sides of potato salad and ambrosia salad.
3. Stage an Easter egg hunt. Whether you have kids or you're a kid at heart, hunting Easter eggs is a surefire way to add a little excitement to your Sunday. Fill plastic eggs with traditional candy, love notes, jokes, money or other fun trinkets to suit the hunters' taste and bring smiles all around.
4. Knock Eggs. Whether you call it egg tapping, tucking, pocking or pâquing, this tradition is a competitive sport in Louisiana. My mother taught my brothers and me when we were young and the tournament-style competition has been an Easter ritual ever since. The rules vary by region, but my family's are simple: knock the pointy ends of two hardboiled Easter eggs until one of them cracks. The unbroken egg goes on until the last intact egg is standing. Don't be shy about getting into it. Since 1956, people in Marksville, La. gather in the courthouse square after Easter Sunday church services to compete. Some families even make brackets and keep score.
5. Go to church. I've lived a lot of places, most of them hundreds or thousands of miles away from my tight-knit family. Going to church has always made me feel close to them no matter how far away I may be geographically. Raised Catholic, there is a comfort in knowing my family members are hearing the same scriptures and saying the same prayers as I am at Mass 2,100 miles away.


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The price of a finished home bought through a real estate agent incorporates an abundance of service fees charged by all the companies involved in the creation of that home and by the entrepreneur. To reduce the final cost of a home, some people choose to form purchasing groups which independently handle the process, from buying the property and receiving permits from the authorities to making architectural decisions. Handling the complete process of developing a home is complicated and presents challenges at every stage such as legal complications and construction errors.
A) Assuming they sell their home for the same price, individual purchasers that buy homes through agents cannot earn as much as those who buy through an independent purchasing group.
B) Most projects handled by independent purchasing groups experience complications that result in loss.
C) Homes bought through agents do not experience legal complications or construction errors during development.
D) If paying the commission awarded to the real estate agent could be avoided, the price of any home would be the same as that bought by independent purchasing groups.
E) The obvious advantage of buying a home by forming a purchasing group will result in an increase in the utilization of this method.
Couldn't understand what option A is trying to say. anyone willing to explain in detail every option????
option a says that if someone is trying to sell a house bought from an agent he will not be able to demand that the same price that he paid since agents charge a lot of service charges ,one might end up getting lesser than the amount he paid on the other hand houses bought from independent houses demand lesser than agents and the one might make the same amount of money that he initailly invested.
Why is "C" not a correct option?
"Hit KUDOS if you like my explanation"
The latter group is trying to reduce the final cost.
This is inference question so we should to find answer that will be 100% right in any scenarios.
Correct. This answer says that if you we buy home for $100000 we receive a better home from the independent group because they are trying to reduce costs.
Incorrect. Real estate commission is not only way to reduces cost during building of home.
Incorrect. It is possible but we can not be completely certain in this fact. Maybe it is not so easy to form such group because of some reasons.
It seems "Handling the complete process of developing a home is complicated and presents challenges at every stage such as legal complications and construction errors." has no impact on the OA. I believe all parts of an argument shall have some sorts of impact(directly/indirectly) on the OA. Am I correct?
Wrong to say houses brought through agents do not face legal/development issues. The agents charge the fees to take care of these issues.


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FolkWorld Ausgabe 40 11/2009; Live Report by Walkin' T:-)M
Tønder Festival
27–30 August 2009
www.tf.dk
Tønder 2009
I bought and sold wi' Swedes and Poles
Frae Rostock tae the Rhine
It was hides for corn and cups o' horn
Salt for Spanish wine
In Rome they stole my horses
In Prague they stole my cairt
And on the bonny banks o' Istria
Well, a lassie stole my hairt
And when her faither tried tae reason her
A richer man tae find
I said the Baltic tae Byzantium were mine
The Baltic tae Byzantium
Brian McNeill @ Tønder Festival, 29th August 2009
The man is everywhere, at the Tønder festival anyway. Not only is he hosting the Sunday afternoon ceilidh, Brian McNeill is back on the concert stage presenting his new and long-anticipated programme about Scots migration across Europe.
Brian McNeill himself has been on the road for nearly 40 years. He started on the fiddle in his early teens in his native Falkirk, Stirlingshire. In 1969 he co-founded the Battlefield Band, which became one of Scotland's most popular traditional music outfits (FW#40,). In 1990 he left the group to concentrate on his own music and wrote a couple of mystery novels (the hero being a Scottish busker). After an elongated break from recording while being the Head of Scottish Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, his long-awaited album "The Baltic tae Byzantium" is the follow-up to his concept album "The Back o' the Northwind" from 1991.
"The Back o' the Northwind," which dealt with the Scots emigration to North America, had a couple of memorable songs and instrumental tunes, some of which entered the traditional canon.
Brian McNeill @ FolkWorld:
FW#4, #10, #10, #12, #19, #22, #40, #40
@ www.brianmcneill.co.uk
@ www.youtube.com
"The Baltic tae Byzantium" goes east instead of west and explores the links between the European continent and Scotland, mainly through the lives of Scots who criss-crossed Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. These Scots were mainly small traders driven by poverty, and they had the same low status as Gypsies and Jews had in these days. Brian already named a mazurka "Danzig Willie," recorded on his "Horses for Courses" album (1993). Danzig Willie was the nickname of William Forbes of Craigievar Castle, a merchant who traded with the Baltic ports in the early 17th century.
Saturday afternoon is the continental CD launch at Tønder festival's Jamtelt, and we get a glimpse of the new album. Supported by the Danish band Drones & Bellows (FW#22) he delivers the title track "The Baltic tae Byzantium". Brian is half Austrian, half Scottish, a confederation of losers, that is, says he. His Scottish father once grabbed an Austrian mädel and took her home to Scotland. Otherwise, Brian jokes, he would wear lederhosen and a little Tyrolean hat. So he plays a fiddle tune for his late mother Waltraud, and it is named for her, which in English means "True to the Forest". When Brian described his native Falkirk in his novel "The Busker" (1989) as a child drunkenly conceived in the back seat of a rusty car - unwanted, unloved and left behind, this was probably not autobiographically meant. Afterwards Scottish singer-songwriter Dick Gaughan joins Brian on the song "Bring the Lassie Hame". Brian finishes off with a set of pipe tunes on the fiddle, and he makes the audience humming the drone of the pipes.
A couple of hours later, Brian and Dick take the stage at Tønder's Kulturhuset for a full concert. They kick off with a set of strathspeys and reels.
Dick Gaughan @ FolkWorld:
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@ www.dickgaughan.co.uk
The first song is the "War of the Crofters," one of these untold stories because for once the crofters (farmers who worked leased land) won the fight and not the landlords. Brian once said: sometimes the only way to express what you're feeling is to stand up, throw your head back and rant. We shall get more of this later on.
Dick sings Brian's "Muir and the Master Builder" from "The Back o' the Northwind" album, which he recorded himself on his "Redwood Cathedral" (1998). Dunbar's John Muir (1838–1914) emigrated to the US and became the godfather of all environmentalists (before this word had any currency). It is followed by "Strong Women Rule Us All", Brian's song for Flora MacDonald and in disdain of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Dick recorded his version on his "Outlaws & Dreamers" album in 2001). When Charles Stuart fled from Culloden Field after the unfortunate Jacobite Rebellion of 1745/46 (FW Fiction), it was Flora (1722–1790) who saved him from the redcoat soldiers and made sure he could live the unworthy rest of his life in French exile.
Both get their solo spot, respectively, but it is strongest when they join the union, which incidentally is also the title of the next song. The title says it all, it is a union song, written two decades ago, but Brian is still waving the working class flag: sell your labour not your soul and join the union! Next is Brian's and Dick's only collaboration ever, "John Harrison's Hands". John Harrison (1693–1776) was a clockmaker from Yorkshire who invented the marine chronometer, such solving the problem of establishing the longitude of a ship at sea. Afterwards they pay homage to Ewan MacColl with a medley of songs taken from Ewan's radio ballad about the travelling people: "Terror Time/Go Move Shift/Goodbye 40 Foot Trailer" (FW#37).
Another instrumental set of tunes and Brian's song "Any Mick'll Do" against racism, bigotry and hatred ends the set. The encore is "Bring the Lassie Hame" again, a fitting finale. Tonight we only got to hear a small amount of the new album. I have to listen to it completely, and maybe I can tell you if "The Baltic tae Byzantium" might become a classic as "The Back o' the Northwind" did 15 years ago.
Photo Credits: (1) Tønder Logo (by Tønder Festival); (2) Brian McNeill, (3) Brian McNeill & Dick Gaughan (by Walkin' Tom).
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Q: How to use slash commands on a discord bot? I know that recently, discord added the ability for bots to use slash commands. I checked the developer portal and found their resource in the documentation for discord.py. Here is the example they provided:
import requests

url = "https://discord.com/api/v8/applications/<my_application_id>/commands"

json = {
    "name": "blep",
    "description": "Send a random adorable animal photo",
    "options": [
        {
            "name": "animal",
            "description": "The type of animal",
            "type": 3,
            "required": True,
            "choices": [
                {
                    "name": "Dog",
                    "value": "animal_dog"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Cat",
                    "value": "animal_cat"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Penguin",
                    "value": "animal_penguin"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "only_smol",
            "description": "Whether to show only baby animals",
            "type": 5,
            "required": False
        }
    ]
}

# For authorization, you can use either your bot token
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bot 123456"
}

# or a client credentials token for your app with the applications.commands.update scope
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer abcdefg"
}

r = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=json)

What is meant by <my_application_id>? When I tried basically copying and pasting this code for my bot I couldn't get it to work, it kept saying I wasn't authorized. How can I successfully add a slash command to my application, and how can I get a bot to respond to slash command input?

A: Discord has Implemented Buttons, Select Menus, and Slash Commands.
Buttons and Select menus are available in discord.py 2.0, (You need to upgrade to it with this command: pip install -U git+https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py)
I would suggest using a module called discord_slash, it supports Buttons and Dropdowns, unlike a ton of other slash command modules.

A: Take a look at this libary it is easy to use and it works.
https://github.com/eunwoo1104/discord-py-slash-command
Have a great day

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The European Union and the Strategic Stockpiling Issue: The Coronavirus Crisis Exposes a Key Capability Gap
By defense.Info
We have focused for some time on the importance for liberal democracies being much more cognizant of their supply chain dependencies and their need to have a smart resilience strategy.
The coronavirus crisis has certainly exposed the absence of such a strategy but at the same time highlights the need for such a strategy.
As we argue in our forthcoming book on the return of direct defense in Europe, there is a clear need for the European Union to focus its attention and resources in its role for the defense and security of the member states on infrastructure defense and supply chain resilience.
To date, the European Union has clearly failed to do this.
Perhaps in this crisis, it will leverage what it has been FORCED to do as the beginning of a policy process to, in fact, deal with this as a key task which the European states both individually and collectively can focus upon.
Certainly, the Finns have led and continue to lead the way in thinking about resilience and crisis management.
Perhaps one of the smallest states in Europe can be looked to for the intellectual leadership which larger states have abrogated.
An article by Eszter Zalan of the EUObserver published on March 20, 2020 highlighted EU actions during the current crisis.
The EU commission on Thursday (19 March) said it will set up a stockpile of face masks, intensive care equipment and other essential medical gear to tackle shortages in member states.
The move comes after EU countries at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak have faced shortages of crucial medical equipment.
"The world was very much caught by surprise by the force and speed of this virus," EU commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic told reporters.
From the new reserve the commission would direct supplies where they are most needed based on an "objective criteria".
It is complimentary to another tool, the civil protection mechanism, where a member states in trouble can ask for help from other member states. Italy and recently Spain have called for help within this mechanism.
"We are all in this together, we have to work constructively and work on solutions," Lenarcic said.
Under the new reserve plans, a member state has to volunteer to undertake a procurement, and purchase specific equipment.
That will be financed almost entirely by the EU (up to 90 percent), and then the member states are expected to host that bit of equipment, which will likely end up going to another member state.
The planned stockpile will include intensive care medical equipment such as ventilators, personal protective equipment such as reusable masks, vaccines and therapeutics, and laboratory supplies.
Lenarcic said "half a dozen" member states have expressed interest in participating in the scheme.
An EU official said the reserve could be operational already next week.
The initial EU budget of the stockpile is €50m, of which €40m will have to be approved by EU governments.
The commissioner said that there is "objective situation" globally, that there is a "prevailing scarcity of personal protection gear in EU and all over the world".
The biggest producers are in China and Asia…..
To help Europe cope, China has offered to send 2.2 million masks and 50,000 testing kits to the EU, commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday….
It will be interesting to see whether the European states can see beyond this Chinese manipulation of a crisis which it indeed launched and get on with European production or shape a supply chain with other liberal democracies to shape a trusted supply chain.
As we noted recently:
Divergent responses to the crisis across the board in the global liberal democracies will challenge the ability to shape common solutions going forward.
The underlying conflict between the 21st century authoritarian powers and the liberal democracies has been accentuated and highlighted as well. With Putin having tossed out most NGOs from Russia as part of his consolidation of power, the absence of credible information within Russia makes trust in Russia's ability to contribute to a global management of a pandemic virtually non-existent.
The Chinese government has elevated information obfuscation an art form during the current crisis. This situation raises fundamental questions about trust with regard to China which are rooted in their domestic system going forward. And certainly, the over reliance on Chinese supply chains, a subject to which we have dedicated many articles in the past few years, is highlighted as well.
But will the liberal democracies shape lessons learned and establish more reliable supply chains?
Will the liberal democracies shape more realistic working relationships with one another to have more resilient national capabilities shared across a shared sovereign space?
Will the Coronavirus Crisis be Wasted?
The featured photo: Commissioner Janez Lenarcic said export bans undermines EU solidarity.


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Follow-up - Counseling Support following West Safety Incident 12.03.19
Dec 3 2019 5:31 PM
Dear Oshkosh West Families,
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Today has been a difficult day for our school community as we reflect on and continue to process the traumatic event that occurred at Oshkosh West High School. As previously communicated, the officer-involved shooting that took place today was an isolated incident, and no other students or adults were involved. However, we all understand the very real fear and safety concerns that impacted our school community as we were faced with this difficult situation.
As we continue to process this experience, we want to inform you of various resources and supports that are in place and available to students, staff, and families. The Oshkosh Area School District will have mental health support available throughout the district from counselors, social workers and psychologists. These services will be available to all students and families beginning Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at multiple locations throughout the District as listed below.
Perry Tipler Middle School from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
South Park Middle School from 9 a.m. to Noon on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Merrill Middle School from Noon to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Roosevelt Elementary School from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Because it is difficult to predict how anyone will react to a traumatic event, we are prepared to support students in their varied responses. Additional resources are also available online at www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/district/student-services/mental-health-resources.
As a reminder, all school-day and after-school activities have been canceled for Wednesday, December 4, 2019, for all schools in the Oshkosh Area School District. We understand that many of our families have children in multiple schools and that the best way for children to navigate this situation is through the support of parents/guardians. We encourage families to access the support and counseling resources available as listed above.
As a school and as a district, we will be taking time on Wednesday to review all of our protocols to ensure we are prepared to welcome students back to school. More information, including when school will resume for Oshkosh West, will be shared with families, students, and staff on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
Our entire school community is deeply saddened to have been touched by such a traumatic experience. We want to assure you that the safety of our students is our top priority and that our school and district has a comprehensive emergency response plan in place to navigate safety situations. We are grateful to our West students, staff, and families for following our safety procedures, as well as your patience and cooperation throughout this process.
Once again, we will continue to provide information and resources. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Dr. Vickie Cartwright, Superintendent of Schools - Oshkosh Area School District
Erin Kohl, Principal - Oshkosh West High School


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The Swiss Hotel School 2003 Graduate, William Sharp
The Swiss Hotel School 2010 Graduate, Marina Reynders
"After I completed my studies at The Swiss Hotel School, I got a job as a kitchen manager around the corner at the bridge wedding venue, it was a pretty tough job, but a job none the less. I worked with 6 ladies and we did buffets and roasts. It was an entry level cookery job and to be honest I cannot say I was too proud.
From there I went to the moved to the UAE and lived in Abu Dhabi. I got a job at the La Meridian Hotel as chef de Partie in the French bistro called La Bistro.
I was moved after about 6 months to main kitchen, where I spent just short of 18 months working under a strict French Chef Pascal Divadier.
From there I came back to South Africa, I got a job at the Mount Nelson Cape Colony as a Chef de Partie, working the fish line under Chef Steve Tempelton. I stayed at the Mount Nelson Cape Colony for about 6 months and then went to a restaurant called Forty Ate on Hout. This was a highly exclusive restaurant, where I temped on a Sous Chef level working busy nights, while I started working on my own business, Chefs Recruit and Chefs at Home. After Forty Ate on Hout, I worked at a restaurant called The Show Room on a temp Sous Chef level. The Show Room was the number one restaurant in South Africa at the time and I worked under the late Chef Bruce Robertson.
I was also doing some consulting work for various restaurants, mainly focusing on cooking trends, menu development, skill development and plating.
From here I opened Chefs Recruit, and started working on it full time around 2008
In 2010 Chefs Recruit was given the opportunity to head the hospitality recruitment for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Unfortunately I turned this down.
Chefs Recruit, now recruits for very high end restaurants including a few of our top 10 restaurants and many of our top hotels. Currently our brand is well known in Africa and the Middle East and looking at expanding into Asian market. We are also looking at opening a branch in the USA in late 2020/2021.
We also operate within the private chef sector, supplying chefs to high-end executives and politicians even the occasion prince or sheik, and on occasion I, myself cook for private chef functions, which allows me a chance to get the cooking juices flowing again. My passion has always been cooking, however I have needed to adapt to multiple levels of business.
In 2017, I opened up a restaurant called Mangata, this was a contemporary bistro based in Simon's Town in Cape Town, and unfortunately we closed after 11 months due to an issue with the liquor license.
Studying at the Swiss Hotel School gave me a strong foundation to build a career, and a good basic understanding of the hotel and restaurant fundamentals. That being said, SHS also showed me basics such as professional conduct and respect, time keeping and some other fundamentals that have benefitted me greatly throughout the years.
I have nothing but respect for the great work they do at The Swiss Hotel School, when I was there the cooking techniques where extremely old school, but I believe that it essential to have a good classical understanding of cooking to be a good chef, modern techniques and trends can be taught after one has a strong foundation to build on. The Swiss Hotel School did not only give me a foundation to be a chef, but helped me open my mind to become an entrepreneur." – William Sharp
The Swiss Hotel School 2018 Graduate, Bianca Hilzinger.
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Room C211 was busy after school on Wednesday January 30 where the Gallery of the Boroughs held their reception for their miniature gallery "Captivating Colors." It showcased the unique talents of local artists Lisa Hayden and David Gaviani. The showcase was made possible through the efforts of students who take The Business of Gallery Management class, an elective offered by art teacher Danielle DeCiero, and the Gallery Club.
Showcasing local artists Lisa Hayden and Danny Gaviani, members of the Business of Gallery Management Club senior Travis Lawless and junior Alex Cheney displayed thirteen pieces of artwork along the walls of the Gallery of the Boroughs exhibit in C211 on Wednesday January 30.
Lawless and Cheney wanted to display artists with unique styles in their art galleries.
"We basically looked for artists that caught our eyes," Cheney said.
Lawless and Cheney discovered Hayden at last year's Apple Fest. She presented colorful paintings at the gallery, each piece with motif colors and patterns.
Hayden's painting "Ocean Discovery" depicts the bubbly waves of ocean tides. For this piece, she used encaustic paints which are applied onto wooden panel as a solid, then melted to achieve blending effects which still have texture.
Lawless and Cheney discovered Gaviani and his art on Instagram.
Gaviani's paintings contain a bright variety of colors in his detailed depictions of characters and settings. In one of his pieces, "Vita," he depicts settings from famous areas such as the New York Skyline and El Castillo, a temple in Mexico.
Lawless aspires to be a professional artist after high school and was inspired by by Gaviani and Hayden's work.
"I looked at Lisa [Hayden] and Daniel [Gaviani]'s art and desperately wanted to try and do stuff similar to it," Lawless said.
Lawless believes that art is beneficial to everyone.
"I think going to galleries is helpful for staying in touch with the artistic side everyone has," Lawless said.
Cheney and Lawless have had art class together and collaborated to found the Business of Art Gallery Management Club.
Art teacher Danielle DeCiero taught their class and later became the advisor to the club. When she was in high school, she took a gallery class.
"Gallery class was one of [DeCiero's] favorites, and I really wanted to help her out by at least [establishing] the club," Lawless said.
After college, Cheney wants to become an art director and host more galleries.
Right now, the club mainly consist of Lawless and Cheney, but they are hoping to expand and be able to showcase more local talent.


Founded in 1895 when the professional was H Ball, he continued at the club until it moved location in the late 1920s and became Exeter Golf and Country Club.
The annual meeting of the Exeter Golf Club was held at the Guildhall on the afternoon of Friday October 4th 1895. The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Mr Alfred S Perkins, presided, amongst those present were; Colonel Purchas, Colonel Craigie Halkett, Colonel Vaughan, Lieutenant Kennedy, Rev W Gibbons, Rev J Ingles, R N G Baker, Courtenay Edmonds, H W Michelmore, P C M Veitch, H A Drew and W J Pring, secretary. The Hon Secretary read the report as follows "The club has been started by a few of those interested in the game of golf in the neighbourhood, namely; The Earl of Iddesleigh, Lord St Cyres, R N G Baker, A W Buckingham, H Campion, C R M Clapp, Hon. H Courteney, H A Drew, E Domville, Rev Gibbons, Colonel Halkett, W K King, A S Perkins, W K King, A S Perkins, W J Pring, Dr R Thomas, Colonel Vaughan. These gentleman formed themselves into a club in April last, and about 40 members have been elected so far. A ground has been obtained at what is usually known as Hodge's Farm, or Stoke Wood Farm, at the top of Pennsylvania, and the committee have agreed to take the whole farm, and have made arrangements on favourable terms for letting for grazing. The links have been well reported on, and a nine-hole course laid out by Mr Gibson, the professional at Westward Ho!. Men are busily engaged in making the greens and preparing the links for play, and I hope by the end of the month we shall be able to commence play, but everything depends on the weather. Members must not expect to see a first-class course all at once; we have only been in possession a very short time and it takes years to put a course in the pink of condition; we have , however, a ground with many natural hazards and bunkers which will, I have no hesitation in saying, when a fair amount of labour has been expended on it, be a good sporting course, and better than any other in the district. Efforts are being made to secure the services of a professional who will reside at the Golf House. The members will have the use of the farmhouse as a golf pavilion, and lockers will be provided on payment of a small annual charge, and there will be a separate room for lady members. We have several ladies applying for admission to the club, but no lady members have yet been elected. The committee considered that, as only a limited number can be admitted into the club, until we are able to prepare a special course for them, it was advisable to leave their election until after the general meeting". The following officers were elected, the Earl of Iddesleigh, president; Sir Stafford Northcote M.P and R B West, vice-presidents; A M H Walrond, auditor; committee – R N G Baker, Mr Campion, Mr Domville, H A Drew, W R King, A S Perkins, W J Pring, Col Vaughan and Liet Kennedy.
Winner of the Iddesleigh Cup played in October 1896 was Colonel Bennett.
In October 1897 a medal competition took place, result; Captain Cuthell, 92-7-85; T Charles, 100-15-85; J W W Mathew, 98-11-87; R Baker, 103-10-93; Mr Dawson, 112-15-97.
Below is the result of a match played at Dolton Golf Club (now defunct) against Exeter Golf Club on Saturday 8th July 1899.
Result of a match played at Lyme Regis on Saturday May 11th 1901. A match between the ladies also took place on the same day, results below.
Result of the monthly medal played on May 4th 1901; R S Passmore, 108-18-90; Dr P Maury Deas, 112-21-91; C T K Roberts, 108-14-94; Dr Raglan Thomas, 112-16-96; Capt Cuthell, 105-9-96. Ladies medal played on 1st May, winner, Mrs Dawson, 107-15-92, runner-up, Mrs Roberts, 120-24-96.
Below is the result of a match played at Okehampton Golf Club on Saturday 21st September 1901.
On Monday 27th April 1903 an exhibition match took place on the Exeter Course between Harry Vardon, Totteridge, and J H Taylor, Richmond. Vardon was in splendid form beating Taylor by 7 and 6.
Result of a match played at Stover in February 1905.
Result of the Cuthell Cup bogey competition played in September 1909; J R L Penry, (handicap 9) 2down; W J Pring, (9) 4down; J W Mathew, (9) 5down; Arthur S Perkins (10) 8down; A Procter, (20) 8down; W Gibbon, (8) 8down; J Tolson, (22) 9down; S Procter, (24) 9down; P Hoare, (18) 9down; J Sidey, (15) 10down; C Drake-Cutcliffe, (24) 11down. There were ten no returns.
Result of the Life Members' Cup played in May 1912; first round – P Tanner and Captain Hext had byes; A C Roper beat W J Pring 4&3; E Ware beat E L Warman 3&1; J R L Penry beat A Anstey 5&3; G R Smith beat J S Steele-Perkins w.o; A Roberts beat R F Coate 5&4; J Eyre beat R Collings 1up. In the final A Roberts beat Captain Hext 2&1. Result of the May Spoon competition; A C Roper (10) all square; H S Reed (20) 2down; H Lloyd Parry (17) 3down; F S Morgan (17) 3down; H Campion (16) 7down; G R Smith (20) 8down.
Result of the 1912 October medal; E J Harding, 85-11-74; J R L Penry, 85-5-80; A C Gay-Roberts, 85-4-81; R F Coate, 93-11-82; Capt Roberts, 105-20-85. There were eight no returns.
Result of the 1912 November medal; H S Drew, 91-11-80; G R Smith, 101-20-81; W Clifford Maton, 107-20-87; Capt Douglas, 106-18-88. There were 7 no returns.
Result of the monthly spoon bogey competition played in February 1913; G R Smith (20) 4 down; H Lloyd Parry (16) 5down; A Anstey (20) 12down. Ten no returns.
In May 1913 the 36 hole final of the Hext Cup, presented by Captain Hext, was played. In the final R B Templeton beat J R L Penry by 6 and 5.
Just prior to WW1 the secretary was A C Gay-Roberts, Higher Duryard, Exeter and the treasurer was Kendall King, Stoke Hill, Stoke Canon, Exeter. The 9 hole course was beautifully situated with fine views and a good clubhouse. There was a club membership of 140. Entry fees were £1/11/6 and subs £2/2/0. Course records were, amateur J S Steele-Perkins 77, professional H Vardon 68. Visitors' fees were 1/- half day, 2/- a day, 7/6 a week and 15/- a month.
Result of the monthly bogey competition played on Saturday 17th May 1924; first division – F A Mathew (9) 2up; F H Carroll (5) 1up; J A Barron (9) all square; T C Andrew (10) 2down; Rev D K B Christopher (12) 2down; second division – S Ralling (24) 2up; L Pollard (22) 2down; P M Dunsford (18) 7down.
Result of the August 1924 monthly medal; division one, C Blount, 85-11-74; O E Randall, 88-13-75; J A Barrow, 88-9-79; T C Andrew, 89-10-79; W P Harrison, 96-14-82; division two, R Oliver, 98-22-76; R F Woodbridge, 103-24-79; J T Warren, 97-17-80; P M Dunsford, 98-18-80. There were ten no returns.
Result of the February 1926 monthly medal; J Symons, 88-11-77; S Ralling, 97-16-81; S E Whitton, 106-24-82; P M Dunsford, 101-18-83.
Result of the January 1927 monthly medal divisions 1 & 2; H T Hems, 95-24-71; S E Whitton, 94-22-72; T A Guest, 80-7-73; H S Drew, 81-8-73; C Kelly, 91-15-76; D MacNeill, 99-22-77; F J Walters, 101-24-77; S Stamp, 96-18-78; W P Davison, 100-20-80; H L Wray, 105-24-81; L Pollard, 101-18-83.
Below is the result of a ladies' match played in May 1928 at Exeter against Seaton.
Result of the monthly bogey competition played on Saturday 26th May 1928; division 1 – W Manders (5), 3down; L R Truscott (15), 3down; J Symons (11), 4down; H S Drew (9), 5down; R F Coate (12), 5down; Rev D B K Christopher (14), 8down; division 2 – S E Whitton (17), 2down; D W Goodman (16), 7down.
Location of the former Exeter course.
Grid location SX92505,95475, co-ordinates 292505, 095475.
Exeter Golf and Country Club at Wear House dates back to 1929.


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The Daily Need
The importance of Ohio
Sydney Sarachan
Barack Obama in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo: Christopher Dilts for Obama for America. Mitt Romney in Chillicothe, Ohio. Photo: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
This week, while covering the Republican National convention from Tampa, we focus on the state of Ohio and the critical win there either candidate most likely must receive to win the 2012 election. We've put together a primer on why this state has so much importance in 2012 and its history within national politics.
The demographics of Ohioans in many respects closely reflect that of the country as a whole. Criteria known to influence voting, such as age, race, or gender happen to be representative of national statistics within Ohio. Coupled with a large number of electoral college votes and a consistently evenly split voting electorate, Ohio leads the country in pundit and candidate interest alike.
Here are some things to know about Ohio and its potential effect on the 2012 election race:
No Republican candidate has won the presidency without carrying Ohio since the election of Abraham Lincoln.
From the election of 1904 through that of 2004, the candidate who won Ohio, won the presidency 24 out of 26 times.
In 2008, The Obama + Biden ticket won the state's electoral college votes by 5 points.
The state is split nearly evenly between registered Democrats and Republicans, with a strong number of independent voters.
Because Ohio is such a critical battle ground in the 2012 election, the voting laws there have become political fodder. The Obama Administration has challenged a new law that will "cut three days from the early-voting period for everyone, except members of the armed forces and Ohioans living overseas."
Ad spends by both candidates this year have already reached $19.8 million in Ohio, so far.
One out of eight jobs in Ohio is linked to the auto industry, according to Reuters.
The unemployment rate in Ohio did not increase in the last jobs report, though it did in every other battleground state.
The "gender gap" plays a large role in Ohio presidential politics. As of this writing, polls indicate nearly an identical bump for Romney and Obama in men and women, respectively.
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Easter Day Motorbike Ride around l'Hérault and le Gard
Weather over the Easter weekend is often terrible in Montpellier. The local football club organises a tournament every year and more often than not, games are played in the rain, or are called off.
This year however, we had glorious sunshine, and every biker in the land wanted to be, or was, out riding through the glorious colours of spring. My DB and I jumped on the new BMW GS1200 for it's first outing of the year.
Our first motorbike ride of 2017 in Hérault and the Gard
Starting at the bottom, we rode west to Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, stopping to admire the Pont du Diable.
Pont du Diable near Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert looking south
(Click on the photos to get a better look)
We were able to have a quick stop to look and take some piccies because we were on the bike. If you have a car, this is a lot more difficult because there is practically nowhere to stop and park any more. You have to go to the designated car park and walk back. This makes it much more of a faff, and rather obliges you to stay for long enough to make it worth while.
Looking north towards Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
On the plus side, there's a free navette to Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert so you don't have to double the faff by finding the designated car park there too.
We carried on past Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert towards Ganges, via Saint-Jean-de-Buèges which is very pretty and has a bar with a handy, shady terrace where you can enjoy a refreshing beer. There speaks the voice of experience (after a lovely walk along a nearby river), because it was too early for booze, so we rode straight through and turned left at Ganges towards Le Vigan.
From there, passing a group of bikers on the way, we took a winding route up the mountain to l'Esperou on Mont Aigoual where we had lunch at the restaurant of the Hotel du Parc. We arrived just in time because hot on our heels was a group of 7 bikers (not the same), another group of visitors, and then the group we'd passed previously too. The patronne must have been delighted! Fortunately, we had got our order in first and were served before the hordes monopolised the waitress.
Although it was a lot chillier up at l'Esperou than in the valley, the hotel had a nice fenced off garden where my DB was able to snooze peacefully in a garden lounger while I continued reading my (actual) book 'Nice Work (if you can get it)' by Celia Imrie which I enjoyed very much. I travel prepared...
On our way back down the other side of the mountain via Valleraugues, we came across a shelter for observing mouflon which look like wild goats with big curly horns. My DB's friend hunts them apparently. I'm sure the meat requires very slow cooking as the muscles must be hard as rock with all the scampering up sheer rock faces.
Mouflon observatory
We had a good peer about, but just saw impossibly precarious mouflon paths up scree-filled slopes. Disappointed, we carried on, having noted the still bare trees at altitude compared with the vibrant greens of further down.
After wiggling our way back down to Ganges, we turned off right to cross the river and head west towards Montdardier and the Cirque de Navacelle via part of the Gorges de la Vis.
Dinky bridge across the Gorges de la Vis
Quite the prettiest trout farm around
To reach the Cirque de Navacelle, we had to climb up onto the plateau on a tiny road with hairpin bends every fifty metres. The views became spectacular pretty quickly. Across the plains, the arid countryside was yet another contrast to the verdant valleys.
(fuzzy) Menhir de Trivallé, causse de Blandas
We stopped to photograph a lonely little menhir, and although it's too fuzzy to read the signpost, it does have a name - the menhir de Trivallé. A quick search of 'menhir Blandas' threw up lots of hits, and it seems there are many of them dotted across the causse (menhir des Combes, circle of megaliths Cromlech de Lacam de Rigalderie), so if you're searching for sites of dolmens, menhirs, etc., the Causse de Blandas is the place for you!
La Causse
The causse seems to go on forever, but suddenly it stops at a dramatic cliff face which overlooks the photogenic Cirque de Navacelle.
Cirque de Navacelle looking south, from the Belvedere visitors' site
You can park in the Belvedere de Blandas where there is a visitors' centre with exhibition, shop and cafeteria, and walk along the cemented path (so no one misses out) to the view points. It's an amazing view.
Cirque de Navacelle by wiggly road
Then you get back on/in your vehicle and tackle the torturous descent to the village. Go back up the other side and you get the less spectacular but by no means minable view looking north.
Fab road on a bike
We returned towards main Ganges road, crossing over the Hérault river on the the sky-blue suspension bridge at Agonès, and then turned off towards Ferrières les Verreries where they extracted iron in the Middle Ages, and glass was made by gentlemen (gentilshommes verriers) from the 16th century up to the Revolution. If you're interested in glass-making, there's a fantastic glass museum in Claret where you can learn the fascinating history of these gentlemen glass-makers.
Cevenol village tucked into the hillside
Seen along the way
We got back in time to shop at the Cave à Bières in Montferrier-sur-Lez on the Ste-Julie roundabout, and pick up a number of bottles of IPA from all over the place. The owner is very knowledgeable and serious about the beer, and keeps the bottles in little wooden lockers to protect them from the light.
Various IPAs - perfect after a day on the road
Tags : Cevennes, Cirque de Navacelle, Gard, Hérault, Motorbiking, Pont du Diable, Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, TGO
Helen Devries 21/04/2017, 21:57
What super weather you had for your tour...and those colours!
I bet the beer was welcome too...
It all looks so glorious doesn't it? And so easy to photograph for the rank amateur.
The beer was excellent, so different from bog-standard stuff.


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Q: Include discount in LP I'm confused by the question and the second constraint the question probably refers to. There's a production planning model for three fabrics which should maximize profit:
$$ max 5x_1 + 12x_2 + 4x_3 $$
$$s.t. 1x_1 + 2x_2 + 1x_3 \leq 5$$
$$2x_1 - x_2 + 3x_3 \geq 2
$$
in which variables x1, x2 and x3 represent the production levels of fabric A, B and C, where the first
constraint is associated with cotton assumption in tons per 1000 meters of produced fabric and the
second constraint is related to market demand. The problem statement: Admit that by purchasing more than 5 tons of cotton the company obtains a discount of 1.16
monetary units per ton. What is the new production plan if the profit per unit of each fabric is not
changed?
I feel like the first constraint should therefore have a swapped sign. But what about the second constraint? Both as lower bounds seems very strange. A hint would be great. Thanks


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Note factors present with more than 2 levels.".
I have a total of 16 variables in the data frame

The variable 1 is binary. R starts working but nothing comes out of it.
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library(bestglm)
hc.glm<-newhc[,c(2:16,1)]
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China's Peace Disease
Book of Mormon Geography and the Terrain of a Rock...
Rare Nationalist Propaganda, 1938
[This is more of a policy piece I developed as part of a site devoted to experienced driven commentary. It also includes material for a future book I'm writing introducing Modern Chinese Problems and Strategy.]
Hardware is fairly easy to assess. The speed of missiles, the range of sensors, and the amount of Aegis destroyers are all fairly certain quantities. But how they are used is not. Wars are not simply a math contest and generals are not mathematicians. Strategy, training and surprise matter just as much, if not more than the systems themselves. This is where the RAND report and so many analysts falter. They provide a chilling picture of material imbalance and possible scenarios such as China's invasion of Taiwan in 2020. But they don't account for the training and professionalism of the US military. For example, American pilots have been flying missions as part of the war on terror for almost 20 years. While the planes may need spare parts, the average fighter pilot has thousands of hours of combat experience.
China fought its last active war in 1979. There are few if any officers and military members that have experience operating in war time conditions. The last joint naval and land operation occurred in 1955. That means the senior leadership in China's military has little combat experience. And none of their NCOs and junior officers has seen any combat. The Chinese do have an increasing number of sophisticated missiles, ships, and weapons, but there is little indication of how they will perform complex operations in wartime conditions. Training exercises are important, and China has many of them, but there is little that can replace the skills gained from war time experience. Chinese fighter pilots for example, often go through very basic training exercises and have trouble showing initiative. War time conditions include a great deal of stress, confusion, unexpected events and a limited time in which to make decisions. An untested military using untested technology means their missile threat may be one of the many militaries around the world that look and sound good on paper as they promise the "mother of all battles" only to melt away when the conflict starts. Assuming Chinese forces skillfully use their new missiles, these are a high use and rapidly depleted weapon. In this case it means China would have a strong first punch but little staying power once the missiles run out.
This peace disease is exacerbated by personnel problems. China has had a one child policy that affects their modernization of their military and interacts with general trends. The one child policy results in what Chinese analysts often call the "little emperor" syndrome. These are the only children of parents who are often spoiled to the point that the military lifestyle is rather jarring to them. Almost 70% of recruits are only children and this increases to 80% in some front line combat units. On top of that, the general effect of modernization, such as an increasingly urban and sedentary lifestyle means that recruits, on average, are taller, weigh more, and just can't fit into tight military equipment built for a different average from 20 or 30 years ago. The pollution for which China is known for limits potential recruits even further. Many of potential recruits have severe lung issues that limit their ability to run and leads to an increase in respiratory diseases. The increasingly technical demands from these fancy weapons systems require recruits with more technical ability and aptitude. Average test scores have risen which suggests China is finding better recruits. But due to the above problems with modern and urban living, they often recruit rural candidates as well that have little exposure to complex technical systems and little ability to master them.
The solution to this has been to relax recruitment standards and hope that China can train them up to military standards. But many recruits don't stay in very long. Many military assignments are in remote inhospitable locations far from home. Mid-career soldiers often have limited professional development opportunities and their skills aren't as readily transferable to civilian sectors. Soldiers often receive low pay and benefits which makes retention difficult, and incentivizes a recurring problem with corruption.
On top of having trouble retaining recruits and seasoned mid career personnel, the culture of the military often prohibits independent and local decision making. They often refer decision making to higher units. Their training exercises are often a way for unit commanders to look good for higher ups. There is severe pressure for Red Units to win, resulting in exercises that fail to identify weaknesses. As alluded to above, there is legitimate worry that their fighter pilots are "dumb."
The end result of all this severely undermines the click bait fearmongering that is popular among many academics. A closer look suggests that Chinese recruits are often physically and psychologically unprepared for combat and the advanced Chinese weapon systems. They have limited training opportunities and retention among the most skilled. They have a training system that often limits junior officers and promotes a culture of delayed decision making that could prove catastrophic in combat. Chinese officials are aware of the problem and doing more to rectify the situation. But only success in combat can truly dispel the dangers and drawbacks that come from these trends.
This kind of in depth analysis isn't nearly as attractive click bait compared to fearful hot takes about supersonic weapons, drone swarms, and obsolete carriers. But it is very important to move beyond headlines and the short attention span of social media. Chinese analysts like Zhao Hui have pushed back on this narrative. After calling the arguments "untenable, unscientific, rustic, inhibit self-confidence, and may lead to misguided policy …" he provided two examples. In the Gulf War in 1991 Iraq had just fought an eight yearlong conflict with Iran, and the United States had not fought a major engagement since their withdraw from Vietnam 16 years earlier. Yet the lack of combat experience didn't stop the United States from winning in overwhelming fashion.
The other example comes from World War I. The British had been involved in a long string of colonial wars, including the Boer War. Yet in the first (and almost decisive) phase of the war the British conducted a "continuous retreat" against victorious German forces. The United States in particular should be concerned because their experience comes from counter insurgency brush wars in contrast to a likely heavy weight match with China. Just like the British, their experience might be in the wrong area leaving them over stretched and unprepared for conventional combat.
Zhao provides several good points that I don't think completely prove his case. It is possible for an untested military to beat a more experienced one. Those armies each had particular advantages in strategy, culture, and training that proved more decisive than the length of time since their last conflict. For example, the German army in World War I had an incredibly high standard of training, their General Staff College was the best in the world other nations tried to copy, and they had a venerable history and culture of excellence. As the Chinese philosopher Sunzi might have said, the German military was like the release of a torrent of water flowing down a mountain, the swoop of a deadly falcon catching its prey, or the release bolt from a crossbow. The German's lack of recent military experience was a far less measure of their competence than their training, strategy, and élan.
Likewise, the Iraqis fought Iran for almost a decade. But those battles were largely stalemates along a static and somewhat geographically constrained front. The US in contrast had overwhelming air power, faced the Iraqis across a different front, led a large coalition and was fighting a war of liberation in contrast to Iraqi soldiers that were fighting for a dictator. Again, like the Germans, the combat experience was one factor among many that didn't affect performance in that case.
It's true the United States is fighting an insurgency and long war on terror. The military faces legitimate dangers of imperial over stretch as their hardware has deteriorated and many soldiers have faced multiple deployments. But the military is upgrading its equipment. The pilots in particular have received advanced and invaluable training that gives them the edge over Chinese pilots despite fighting brush wars for decades. More importantly, while there are examples of inexperienced forces beating ones that have more experience; China has many other problems that raise significant concerns. The Chinese military remains untested, they have trouble recruiting and retaining high caliber soldiers, they have new equipment that hasn't been integrated into the military in combat conditions, and they don't have the élan and institutional experience of the United States and German militaries that can compensate for peace disease. America might be overstretched, but unlike China's peace disease, the institutional experience and quality of the American soldier can compensate while it is doubtful for China.
The major problem with those examples was that victory resulted from a variety of factors more than experience that included military culture, training, and equipment. There are two relevant examples from Chinese history which shows these additional factors.
The first comes from the Song Dynasty. Ruling in the same time frame as the European Middle Ages, the Song fought several wars with the Kitan Liao empire. The Chinese treaty with the Kitan produced long periods of peace interspersed with wars. The Song dynasty performed horrible at the start of these wars. The generals were accustomed to rather pleasant peace time requirements, and the soldiers were untrained. But the baptism of combat quickly produced a trained group of officers and soldiers that rose to the occasion and produced results for the empire. (Or as Mao said, their experience was "paid in blood.") But they again went through a long period of peace and the same pattern repeated itself when the next war broke out 30 years later. This was a good example of peace disease, as the military performed well in combat with good leaders, culture, and advanced medieval weaponry, including extensive gunpowder weapons hundreds of years before Europeans adopted it. They simply lacked rigorous peace time training.
The next example comes from a military with lots of experience. The Nationalist army under Chiang Kai-Shek unified the country in 1926 and ruled during what is called the Nanjing Decade. This period has the dubious distinction of being before their fight with the Japanese, before World War II eclipsed that struggle, and before the Communists won the Civil War in 1949. As a result, they are often viewed from the lens of defeat in 1949 instead of their victories in the 1920s. New scholarship shows that the Nationalist army had strong espirit de corps and bold aggressive tactics that carried them to victory against the warlords. But they faced defeat, not because of imperial over stretch or because of their lack of peace disease but due to several important factors.
Against the Communists, the Nationalists fought forces that were just as motivated as they were. The extremely rough terrain of Jiangxi province, where Mao based his rebellion, was particularly unsuited to aggressive maneuver. In fact, the aggressive independent maneuver that secured victory against the warlords resulted in devastating ambushes and defeat against the Communists. Against the Japanese, they were simply overwhelmed by a superior military machine with more advanced equipment. The Chinese nationalists fought well, but the Japanese had more and better artillery, which was properly distributed to its front line units. They had support from tactical air forces and naval batteries which pummeled the Chinese units. Chiang Kai-Shek's units, though experienced, didn't have the same staying power and offensive punch that the Japanese did and they suffered accordingly.
Peace disease is a very important factor but it is one among many. The current Chinese army has a multitude of problems which suggest they will not be able to perform like the Germans in World War I, Japanese in World War II, and America in the Gulf War. Based on historical precedents they will likely pay for the needed combat experience by the blood their soldiers in the early phase of any conflict despite click bait fear mongering.
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Afghan models highlight war stories on Kabul runway in fashion show first
By Manoa Dawaibalavu
A group of Afghan models participated in Afghanistan's first fashion show in Kabul to depict the plight of war victims in the country. (Photo by Haqiqi Fashion)
12 Afghan models walked the runway on Saturday as part of the country's first fashion show to highlight the impact of the decades-long conflict.
Dressed in blood-stained shrouds to resemble war victims, two women and 10 men took part in the first round of "The Shroud Fashion Show."
Event organizer Ajmal Haqiqi said there were plans to host similar events in the future.
"Through this event, we wanted to show the bitter and harsh reality of the ongoing situation in our country, to show the impact of suicide bombers, blasts and attacks," Haqiqi told Arab News on Sunday.
"We will hold more of such programs among the public, on the streets, and in this way draw the attention of our leaders and the world that Afghans more than any other nation badly need and deserve peace."
He said the main idea behind the event was to draw attention to the "war's calamities."
It was a campaign to emphasise peace, not on modelling or peace for modelling," Haqiqi added.
Some Afghans went on social media to show their support for the event.
[Source: Arab News]
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Royal Frozen Food Recalls Frozen Food Products Produced Without a Fully Implemented HACCP Plan, Containing an Undeclared Allergen, and Missing the Mark of Inspection
Royal Frozen Food
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2015 Royal Frozen Food, a Los Angeles, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 230 pounds of frozen beef and pork products that were not produced under a fully implemented Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan. A portion of these products are...
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The International Association of Machinists is applauding a new deal covering 28,000 workers at United Airlines, but says it cannot seem to make any headway on two US Airways contracts.
The United deal runs through 2016 and covers fleet service workers, agents, and others. It provides wage boosts between 19% and 56% over the life of the contract, including immediate increases between 7% and 29%, the IAM said. With about 65% of eligible members voting, the contract won approval in excess of 70%, the union said.
Among US Airways unions, the IAM is not only the largest but also the only one that has not voiced support for the pending merger with American. Some experts credit public displays of support, including union support, with putting pressure on the Justice Department to drop its lawsuit opposing the merger. A hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington is scheduled to begin Nov. 25.
In the case of US Airways, Tiberi said the union and company negotiators met this month in Dallas to discuss the mechanics contract. But the talks were hampered by the lack of a federal mediator, who did not appear due to the government shutdown. Tiberi said the company had indicated it would offer a contract proposal at the meeting, , but then did not. "They showed up without a proposal," he said.
Talks on the contract covering about 3,500 mechanics and related workers are scheduled to resume next week, with a mediator present, while talks on the contract for about 5,900 fleet service workers will resume in November.
Contract talks at US Airways have been stalled since contracts for the two work groups became amendable 22 months ago on Jan. 2, 2012. Talks have been delayed by the airline's merger efforts and by a failed effort by the Teamsters to organize the mechanics. That effort began late in 2012 and ended in August, when the Teamsters lost a representation election.
At United, the IAM also represents about 1,500 fleet technical instructors, maintenance instructors, food service and security officers, who remain in negotiations.
In mid-afternoon trading on Tuesday, US Airways shares were up 21 cents to $22.22 after the carrier said it has sought mediation in the DOJ's merger case. Shares are up 65% for the year. United shares were up $1.53 to $37.65, perhaps reflecting investor approval of the contract approval. Shares are up 44% this year.
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Q: SWTBot textWithLabel with more than two inputs I wonder if more than two inputs can be filled in one text with textWithLabel method.

bot.textWithLabel("Resolution", 0).setText("800");
bot.textWithLabel("Resolution", 1).setText("600");
above is not working.
give me the solution. thanks in advance.

A: Actually.
textWithLabel("Resolution", index) is working fine.
but why it failed is that numeric verifylistener was wrongdoing. original source had bug. and i fixed.
I was confirmed that Original source was fine but it wasn't.
SWTBOT is cool open source project for automating GUI test.
thanks.
org numeric verify source
private void chkDigit(VerifyEvent e) {
    if (!Character.isDigit(e.character)) {
        e.doit = false;
    }
}

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private void chkDigit(VerifyEvent e) {
    e.doit = NumberUtils.isNumber(e.text);
}


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