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Ozark County native Donna Walker, pictured in her Ava home, pages through one of the books she has published about the history of the Ozark County communities where she and her husband, the late Russell Walker, grew up.
Ozark County native Donna Walker shares Decoration Day memories from the 1930s
Reprinted from the Ozarks Alive! blog by Kaitlyn McConnell. To read more of McConnell's stories about Ozarks characters and history, visit ozarksalive.com. This is the first part of a two-part story that will conclude in next week's Times. While it lives on here and there in Ozarks hills and...
Times file photo / Sue Ann Jones Jerry Beasley, shown in this 2018 file photo, retired at the end of the 2018-19 school year after working 28 years as the district's mechanic, a job in which he was responsible for maintaining the district's school-bus fleet. All of Gainesville's buses – 18 this year – passed the annual Missouri State Highway Patrol inspection this year for the seventh year in a row.
County districts' school bus inspections range from 41.7 to 100 percent approval
Two of Ozark County's five school districts again had their school bus fleets pass the Missouri State Highway Patrol's annual inspection with 100 percent of the buses approved. For the seventh year in a row, all of Gainesville School District's buses – 18 of them this year – were approved. It's a...
Sarah Hogan, center, was presented with the Servant's Heart Award, the highest honor presented each year during Nurses' Week at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. BRMC Urology Clinic office manager Brandee Litty, left, and urologist Daniel Decker, M.D., were among those who nominated her for the honor.
Servant's Heart Award goes to Gainesville LPN Sarah Hogan
Gainesville resident Sarah Hogan, LPN, was recognized by Baxter Regional Medical Center staff recently when she received the hospital's highest nursing honor – the Servant's Heart Award. The award was presented during a ceremony at the hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas, on Thursday, May 9. Each...
File photo Eckert's Berry Farm, south of Dora, was a popular spot for berry pickers for many years, but it has closed this spring due to Tomi and Richard Eckert's health issues. Times reporter Jessi Dreckman, pictured below, right, picked berries at Eckert's for many years. The 9-gallon berry haul, above was the fruit of many hours of berry picking in 2015 by Dreckman, Mammoth-area resident Tena McKinzie, center, and Gainesville resident Carole Long.
Blueberry pickers saddened to learn of Dora farm's closing
Many area residents are saddened to learn that Eckert's Berry Farm south of Dora has closed due to health challenges that have impacted owners Tomi and Richard Eckert, who have operated the popular U-pick farm for many years. Another Ozark County blueberry farm, Timber Rock, off N Highway near...
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Ozark Countian Taylor Brooks was in the U.S. Military Academy class of 2019 as it paraded on "The Plain" during recent graduation exercises at West Point.
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The late Alva Hollingsworth, formerly of Gainesville, was part of the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach during D Day 75 years ago this week.
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Sony BDP-S390 review
Best Blu-ray player up to £100, Awards 2012. Sony stuns with its talented budget Blu-ray player Tested at £90
By What Hi-Fi? 08 October 2012
Best Blu-ray player up to £100, Awards 2012. Undoubtedly a talented and affordable disc-spinner
Clear and detailed picture
lively colour balance
stable motion
good functionality
Sound could be fuller
no 3D
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The senior sibling in this range, the Sony BDP-S790, was well received, and now it's time for Sony's most budget-conscious Blu-ray player to step up.
The BDP-S390 is compact, with a stylish curved top. There's no display, but there is a USB port where you can plug in a hard drive or memory stick to play photos, videos or music files.
Sony BDP-S390: Features
The rear panel has the minimum basic connections: HDMI, coaxial, video and analogue outputs, and an ethernet port as well as built-in wi-fi.
Despite its budget price, the S390 comes with the feature-rich Sony Entertainment Network, including BBC iPlayer, YouTube, internet browsing, and entertainment and news apps.
You'll have to invest more to get Skype or 3D functionality, but it does have the ability to play Super Audio CDs.
Sony BDP-S390: Picture quality
So far so good, but it's when we play a Blu-ray of Quantum of Solace that the BDP-S390 truly impresses. It would be easy to get lost in the relentless action-packed sequences, but the Sony confidently delivers crisp, clear pictures.
Colours are lively without being overblown, and the contrast is well balanced with no harsh glare. We're not expecting a breathtaking level of insight with a budget player, but there is enough detail to convey a good sense of depth, and the picture is generally lovely to watch.
Motion is stable, with no obvious issues to distract from enjoying the film. Sonically it's not quite as robust or powerful as its Panasonic rival, but things never get too bright, and dialogue is clear and precise.
The picture quality remains consistent whether you're catching up on BBC iPlayer or perusing your DVD collection. High definition shows such as Parade's End are relatively noise-free with plenty of detail, while the S390 is a competent upscaler of DVDs to its Full HD resolution.
Sony BDP-S390: Verdict
There's a lot of competition in the affordable Blu-ray player market. This Sony stands out not just by being smartly built, but by delivering a wonderful picture performance that's remarkable at this price.
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The PlayStation Classic will cost $ 99 on December 3, 2018, which means that each game will cost around $ 5 Costs US dollars. That's a pretty good value for money, especially if you have a nice-looking console on your TV stand.
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The 12 Olympians and the story of Zeus, the King of all the Gods
Toni Hetherington, May 14, 2019 10:30PM
media_cameraA statue of the Zeus, who was the King of the Greek Gods. .
greek myths and legends
At the centre of Greek Mythology is the group of powerful Gods who were said to live on Mt Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece.
Known as the Olympians, they gained control in a 10-year-long war of Gods, in which Zeus led his siblings to victory over the previous generation of ruling Gods, the Titans*.
From their perch, they ruled every aspect of human life. Olympian Gods and Goddesses looked like men and women (though they could change themselves into animals and other things) and were — as many myths described — vulnerable to human feelings, weaknesses and passions.
When things had to be decided about wars, punishments or everyday life, this council of 12 met on Mt Olympus to discuss them.
The Olympians all kept a home on Mt Olympus but Poseidon preferred his palace under the sea.
THE 12 OLYMPIANS:
1. Zeus: the King of all the Gods
2. Hera: the Queen of the Gods and Goddess of women and marriage
3. Aphrodite: Goddess of beauty and love
4. Apollo: God of prophecy, music and poetry and knowledge
5. Ares: God of war
6. Artemis: Goddess of hunting, animals and childbirth
7. Athena: Goddess of wisdom and defence
8. Demeter: Goddess of agriculture and grain
9. Dionysos: God of wine, pleasure and festivity
10. Hephaistos: God of fire, metalworking and sculpture
11. Hermes: God of travel, hospitality and trade and Zeus's personal messenger
12. Poseidon: God of the sea
Other Gods and Goddesses sometimes included in the roster of Olympians are:
Hades: God of the underworld
Hestia: Goddess of home and family
Eros (also known as Cupid): God of Love
media_cameraArtwork of Zeus the Greek god
ZEUS: KING OF THE GODS
Often referred to as the "Father of Gods and men", Zeus was a Sky God who controlled lightning, thunder and storms.
Zeus was the king of Mount Olympus, the home of Greek Gods, where he ruled the world and imposed his will on to Gods and humans.
Zeus was thought of as wise and fair, but his decisions were hard to predict at times and he could be easily angered. When he was in a bad mood, he was said to throw lightning bolts and cause violent storms that caused destruction* on Earth.
Zeus fell in love very easily and had many relationships, but he would severely punish anybody who attempted to fall in love with his wife Hera.
He is often described as a big, strong man with long, curly, hair. He was usually drawn with a beard and carried his trusty thunderbolt at all times.
Zeus was lucky to survive his birth.
His father, Cronus, King of the Titans, upon learning that one of his children was destined* to take his throne, swallowed his children as soon as they were born. But Rhea, his wife, saved the infant Zeus by substituting a stone wrapped in baby clothes for Cronus to swallow. She hid Zeus in a cave on the island of Crete. After Zeus grew to manhood he led a battle against the Titans and succeeded in forcing Cronus off the throne.
ZEUS FACTS:
Title: King of Olympus
Rules over: Skies, thunder, lightning, hospitality, honour, kingship and order
Symbols: lightning, thunderbolt, set of scales, oak tree, royal sceptor
Sacred animals: eagle, wolf, woodpecker
Parents: Cronus and Rhea
NOTE: For more information on the other Olympian Gods, please see the story Greek Gods of Mt Olympus.
The Titans: any of a family of giants in Greek mythology born to Uranus and Gaea and ruling the Earth until overthrown by the Olympian gods.
destruction: damaging something so badly it falls into ruins
destined: meant to happen in the future
Part One: What is Greek Mythology
Part Three: Greek Gods of Mt Olympus
How many Olympian Gods and Goddesses were there?
Where did they live?
Who did they defeat in the 10-year war?
Which God preferred to live in his underwater palace?
How did Zeus's mother save his life as an infant?
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La stagione 1989-90 dei Golden State Warriors fu la 41ª nella NBA per la franchigia.

I Golden State Warriors arrivarono quinti nella Pacific Division della Western Conference con un record di 37-45, non qualificandosi per i play-off.

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Q: JDK9: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred. org.python.core.PySystemState I'm trying to run DMelt programs (http://jwork.org/dmelt/) program using Java9 (JDK9), and it gives me errors such as:
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.python.core.PySystemState (file:/dmelt/jehep/lib/jython/jython.jar) to method java.io.Console.encoding()
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.python.core.PySystemState
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release

How can I fix it? I was trying to add –illegal-access=permit to the last line of the script "dmelt.sh" (I'm using bash in Linux), but this did not solve this problem. I'm very frustrating with this. I was using this program very often, for very long time. Maybe I should never move to JDK9

A: DMelt seems to use Jython and this warning is something that the Jython maintainers will need to address. There is an issue tracking it here:
http://bugs.jython.org/issue2582

A: The ideal way to resolve this would be to

reporting this to the maintainers of org.python.core.PySystemState

and asking them to fix such reflective access going forward.

If the default mode permits illegal reflective access, however, then
it's essential to make that known so that people aren't surprised when
this is no longer the default mode in a future release.

From one of the threads on the mailing list :
--illegal-access=permit

This will be the default mode for JDK 9.  It opens every package in
every explicit module to code in all unnamed modules, i.e., code on
the class path, just as --permit-illegal-access does today.

The first illegal reflective-access operation causes a warning to be
issued, as with --permit-illegal-access, but no warnings are issued
after that point. This single warning will describe how to enable
further warnings.

--illegal-access=deny

This disables all illegal reflective-access operations except for
those enabled by other command-line options, such as --add-opens.
This will become the default mode in a future release.

Warning messages in any mode can be avoided, as before, by the judicious use of the --add-exports and --add-opens options.

Hence a current temporary solution available is to use --add-exports as the VM arguments as mentioned in the docs :
--add-exports module/package=target-module(,target-module)*

Updates module to export package to target-module, regardless of
module declaration. The target-module can be all unnamed to export to
all unnamed modules.

This would allow the target-module to access all public types in package. In case you want to access the JDK internal classes which would still be encapsulated, you would have to allow a deep reflection using the --add-opens argument as:
--add-opens module/package=target-module(,target-module)*

Updates module to open package to target-module, regardless of module
declaration.

In your case to currently accessing the java.io.Console, you can simply add this as a VM option -
--add-opens java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED

Also, note from the same thread as linked above
When deny becomes the default mode then I expect permit to remain supported for at least one release so that developers can continue to migrate their code.  The permit, warn, and debug modes will, over time, be removed, as will the --illegal-access option itself.
So it's better to change the implementation and follow the ideal solution to it.

A: Real issue is a problem in the JDK. There is actually no illegal access, but the JDK method trySetAccessible is misbehaving. This will hopefully be fixed in a future JDK version.
try solve below answer link

A: To avoid this error, you need to redefine maven-war-plugin to a newer one. For example:
<plugins>
    . . .
    <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.2.2</version>
    </plugin>
</plugins>

Works for jdk-12.

A: Jython developers do not have any practical solution for jdk9, according to this post http://bugs.jython.org/issue2582.
The previous explanation seems very long to figure out what should done. I just want jdk9 behaves exactly as jdk1.4 - 1.8, i.e be totally silent. The JVM strength in backward comparability. I'm totally OK to have additional options in JDK9, but new features cannot break applications

A: Since the Java update 9, the "illegal reflective access operation has occurred" warning occurs.
To remove the warning message. You can replace maven-compiler-plugin with maven-war-plugin and/or updating the maven-war-plugin with the latest version in your pom.xml.  Following are 2 examples:
Change version from:
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.4</version>
    ...

    ...
</plugin>

To:
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.3.1</version>
    ...
     ...
</plugin>

Change the artifactId and version From:
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.5.1</version>
    <configuration>
        <source>1.8</source>
        <target>1.8</target>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

TO:
    <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.3.1</version>
        <executions>
            <execution>
                <id>prepare-war</id>
                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
                <goals>
                    <goal>exploded</goal>
                </goals>
            </execution>
        </executions>
    </plugin>

When i re-run Maven Build or Maven Install, the "illegal reflective access operation has occurred" is gone.

A: Perhaps the fix below works for java 9 as well:
In my case the java open jdk version was 10.0.2 and got the same error (An illegal reflective access opeeration has occurred). I upgraded maven to version 3.6.0 on linux, and the problem was gone.

A: Came here while working on a Kotlin Spring project. Resolved the issue by:
cd /project/root/
touch .mvn/jvm.config
echo "--illegal-access=permit" >> .mvn/jvm.config

A: Some recent feedback.
as stated in the java error code
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release

This future release is JDK 17, where the launcher parameter --illegal-access will stop working.
More information direct from Oracle can be found here: JEP 403 link 1 and JEP 403 link 2

With this change, it will no longer be possible for end users to use
the --illegal-access option to enable access to internal elements of
the JDK. (A list of the packages affected is available here.) The
sun.misc and sun.reflect packages will still be exported by the
jdk.unsupported module, and will still be open so that code can access
their non-public elements via reflection. No other JDK packages will
be open in this way.
It will still be possible to use the --add-opens
command-line option, or the Add-Opens
JAR-file manifest attribute, to open specific packages.

So the solution --add-opens module/package=target-module(,target-module)* and the example --add-opens java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED will keep working for JDK 17 and future releases but the --illegal-access will not.

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Measles Deaths Fall By 60 Percent Globally
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Measles deaths have fallen by 60% worldwide since 1999 -- a major public health success. This exceeds the United Nations goal to halve measles deaths between 1999 and 2005 and is largely due to an unprecedented decline in measles deaths in the African region. The progress was announced today by partners in the Measles Initiative: the American Red Cross, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Foundation, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Bangladesh immunizes over 33 million children against measles. (Image courtesy of WHO / Hayatee Hasan)
According to new data from WHO, global measles deaths fell from an estimated 873 000 deaths in 1999 to 345 000 in 2005. In Africa, the progress has been even greater, with measles deaths falling by 75%, from an estimated 506 000 to 126 000. The data will be published in this week's edition of The Lancet.
"This is an historic victory for global public health, for the power of partnership and for commitment by countries to fight a terrible disease," said Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General. "Our promise to cut measles deaths by half and save hundreds of thousands of lives has not only been fulfilled, it has been surpassed in just six years with Africa leading the way."
The 75% reduction in measles deaths in Africa is due to the firm commitment and resources of national governments, and support from the Measles Initiative. It is described as "a spectacular achievement," by Mr U Olanguena Awono, Minister of Public Health, Cameroon. "We are winning the fight against measles, which has long killed, sickened and disabled our children. Our determination is stronger than ever to make measles history by further strengthening our measles control activities, working in concert with our international partners and setting aside resources."
A strategy to reduce measles mortality, consisting of four components, has been key to ensuring the massive global decrease in measles deaths. The strategy calls for
the provision of one dose of measles vaccine for all infants via routine health services;
a second opportunity for measles immunization for all children, generally through mass vaccination campaigns;
effective surveillance for measles; and
enhanced care, including the provision of supplemental vitamin A.
As a result of this strategy, between 1999 and 2005 global measles immunization coverage with the first routine dose increased from 71% to 77%, and more than 360 million children aged nine months to 15 years received measles vaccine through immunization campaigns.
"One of the clearest messages from this achievement is that with the right strategies and a strong partnership of committed governments and organizations, you can rapidly reduce child deaths in developing countries," said Dr Julie Gerberding, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Accelerated measles control activities are contributing to the development of health infrastructure to support routine immunization and other health services through promotion of safe injection practices, increased 'cold chain' capacity for vaccines storage, and the development of a global public health laboratory network.
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"Reducing measles deaths by 60% in just six years is an incredible achievement," said UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman. "Immunizing children is clearly saving lives and contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. We must urgently build on this momentum with integrated community-based health programmes to help save the lives of more than 10 million children who die of preventable causes every year."
There is still some way to go in the fight against one of the world's most contagious diseases. Of the estimated 345 000 measles deaths in 2005, 90% were among children under the age of five -- many dying as a result of complications related to severe diarrhoea, pneumonia and encephalitis.
The challenge now is to reach a new global goal: the reduction of global measles deaths by 90% by 2010, compared to 2000 levels. This means that the gains made in countries that have implemented accelerated measles control strategies must be sustained, and similar strategies must be implemented in countries with high numbers of measles deaths, such as India and Pakistan.
"How could we deny the gift -- and the right -- of growing up to millions of children?" said Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Chairman of the American Red Cross. "Today, more than 100 000 Red Cross Movement volunteers are delivering that gift in Africa alone. Thanks to the great generosity and dedication of our donors and partners, entire communities have been reached with life-saving health information, saved from the pain of measles by neighbours who care enough to encourage them to get vaccinated. We see children in America willing to share their allowance money with their unseen neighbours in Africa, neighbours they will never know. The American Red Cross is proud to be part of a mission where so many young lives have been saved ... and we look forward to helping save millions more."
"The success of the Measles Initiative has added to the confidence of national governments and donor partners to undertake public-private partnerships to make a significant impact on disease prevention," said Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the United Nations Foundation. "Collaboration at every level, including shared decision-making and therefore shared responsibility among all partners, has strengthened and enhanced each partner's contribution while increasing the impact on mortality reduction."
Note: This article has been adapted from a news release issued by World Health Organization.
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A painful dilemma? Analgesic use in sport and the role of anti-doping
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How clinicians should address the use and abuse of analgesics in sport has been a focus of debate for many years. Concern for an athlete's health and a desire to prevent unfair distortion of performance underlie any discussion of this issue. In 1967 the original IOC list of prohibited substances specifically identified 'Narcotic Analgesics' as being prohibited in sport. The 2017 WADA Prohibited List (List) mandates that 'Narcotics' and 'Cannabinoids' are prohibited 'In-Competition'. More commonly used analgesics, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, local anaesthetics, and some weak opioids such as tramadol and codeine are not prohibited. No well-defined boundary separates either the health risk or ergogenic potential of cannabinoids and narcotics versus the more commonly used analgesics.
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Lumay Delfina Barreto de Del Orbe (Guasdualito, estado Apure, Venezuela, 23 de noviembre de 1958) es una educadora y dirigente política venezolana. Entre 2013 y 2015 fue alcaldesa del municipio Páez de Apure.

Biografía
Es egresada de la Universidad Nacional Abierta y posee un título en Educación Integral.

En 1995 se presentó como candidata independiente para la alcaldía del municipio Páez, pero no ganó la elección. En las elecciones parlamentarias de Venezuela de 2010, fue nominada a la circunscripción 1 del estado Apure por la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática, más perdió frente al candidato del PSUV.

En las elecciones primarias de la MUD del 12 de febrero de 2012 obtuvo la nominación para la alcaldía del municipio Páez, en representación de la MUD, con el 49,2% de los votos. En las elecciones municipales de Venezuela de 2013 fue elegida alcaldesa del municipio Páez con el 37,78% de los votos.

El 26 de febrero de 2015 fue destituida por el concejo municipal de Guasdualito bajo la acusación de abandono del cargo. El concejal del PSUV, Víctor Blanco, quedó como alcalde encargado. Lumay Barreto ha negado la imputación y tiene planeado presentar una contrademanda en Caracas.

El 2 de marzo de 2015, Barreto aseguró que aunque la destitución ya fue publicada en la Gaceta Oficial, ella seguía en sus funciones.  El 3 de marzo informó, a través de su cuenta en Twitter, que continuaba esperando el pronunciamiento del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela sobre su caso.

El 2 de junio de 2015, la Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela ratificó la destitución de la alcaldesa. Lumay Barreto calificó la decisión del TSJ como bochornosa y aseguró que su destitución no tiene asidero legal. La Asociación de Alcaldes por Venezuela sacó un comunicado en el que expresó su rechazo a la decisión del TSJ.

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Every year, when late Spring brought the snowmelt from the San Juans, the Rio Puerco took a victim—just last year, Mercedes Guzman, who managed, in spite of her girth, to clamber out the driver's side window of her battered minivan before the vehicle surrendered to the charging waters. But never, in all his 78 years of living on the river, did Ildefonso think the Puerco would come for him, and not like this, not in his beloved little Toyota truck, 173,000 miles behind it, its faded blue hood now straining upward toward the cottonwoods' green arms as the river surged and rose around it. Ildefonso felt a rush of regret for his little blue truck, groaning under the Puerco's furious rise, and also for his heart, only just recovered from an operation this winter, now pounding heavily in his ears. Dear heart, he thought sadly, you have withstood so much; I did not want to part from you this way. He began the litany of his heart's suffering and happiness, and as always his mind returned to Frances, his younger brother, now departed more than fifty-five years. How Frances had loved the Puerco, especially on late spring afternoons like this one, when the little river threw off its muddy meander and charged through the cottonwoods, and the horses, Frances's little Appaloosa and Idlefonso's big bay, snorted and pawed at the banks.
As the truck groaned and slipped again, he permitted himself a faint surge of resentment toward his daughter Paula, no doubt sitting in front of her computer in Santa Fe, satisfied that her constant haranguing about the virus had finally sent him to the hospital. How horrified Paula would be to see him now, he thought with satisfaction. After badgering him for a week about his cough and fever, she had persuaded him to drive to the clinic in Espanola. She might have spent some of that time driving the two hours north to see him, crossing the Puerco in her gleaming Range Rover, and re-crossing with him safely strapped in the seat next to her. She was a strong and capable woman, the family's first college graduate, now a lawyer in Santa Fe, rushing back and forth from the criminal courthouse to represent unfortunates who, as far as Idlefonso could see, were a waste of her time and education. He sighed. Better to rush out here and spend a little time with her own father, not to mention her son, who at this moment was holed up in Ildefonso's basement smoking weed with his buddies from Gallina.
The truck's rear end dropped violently into the water and Ildefonso's head was thrown back, which is how he first saw the boy, on the other side of the river, arms outstretched toward the blue truck as with each step he teetered on the river's slippery bottom, his jeans already soaked to the knees. It is true that the boy, tall and lanky in his teenaged limbs, looked nothing like Frances, who had been sturdy and quick, with black eyes as luminous as the river's own swirling waters. Yet there was surely something of Frances there, in the boy's furious concentration, as he staggered against the river's churning waters toward the blue pick up. Ildefonso tried to wave the boy back but his arm, heavy against the seat, would not move. "Go back, " he whispered weakly. But Ildefonso knew that the boy, hip-deep now as he grasped the truck's front bumper, would not go back.
When the boy reached through the open window to pull Ildefonso from the front seat, Ildefonso looked into his face and saw that he was terrified, his green eyes wide, his lips blue from the shock of the cold waters. Ildefonso held his gaze for a moment and smiled, and the boy nodded his head, lips trembling. Ildefonso wished that he could pat the boy's neck, reassure him with an encouraging word, but his body, though slight from age and illness, was heavy and would not animate. So he merely nodded as the boy's long arms, surprising in their strength, reached through the window to take hold of him, and now the boy, panting a little, was carrying him sturdily, his gaze already fixed on the river bank. In this moment Ildefonso felt that he could relax a little and did not have to worry about the boy–the boy had Frances's determined way about him–and by the time they reached the bank his body had returned to him and his heart, muscular and sturdy, was beating strongly in his chest. His feet, submerged in shoes that gushed water and mud, reached for the ground and just then the truck groaned heavily behind them. Ildefonso and the boy turned together to look.
"I'm sorry to lose that truck, " Ildefonso said, placing a hand on the boy's arm, and the boy nodded solemnly.
Dear Frances, Ildefonso thought, how I miss you. And very suddenly the world returned to him, through ears that had gone deaf but now roared with the Puerco's rush, with the green commotion of the cottonwoods above them, and with the shout of a big jay behind them. He looked forward to his phone call with Paula, who would scold him and demand that he go to the hospital. But Ildefonso knew that he was quite well. There was no virus in his lungs. See how they expanded and contracted, at once fragile and tough, winged defenders of his old heart.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—The Canadian mother of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker has urged her son and his 246 fellow Tamil shipmates to abandon hopes of reaching Australia and to disembark in Indonesia from the moored freighter where they have languished for almost two months.
The Tamils' bid to reach Australia by sea was thwarted in October when Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd personally telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and asked him to stop them.
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Most of the Tamils have capitalized on their public profile by refusing to leave their wooden ship at the port of Merak, 120 kilometres west of Jakarta, unless Australia accepts them. Australia denies any responsibility.
Sathia Rajaratnam, a 46-year-old electronics businesswoman from Vancouver, said Thursday that she came to Indonesia just over a week ago in the hope of ending the stalemate.
After failing to broker a deal for her son, 27-year-old Sanjeev "Alex" Kuhendrarajah, during meetings with officials from the Indonesian government, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Canadian Embassy, Rajaratnam said she had urged him to leave the boat unconditionally.
"I'm very sad and very upset, but there's nothing we can do," Rajaratnam told The Associated Press by phone from Merak.
"If someone guaranteed them that they are allowed to access communication tools and live in a decent place, then they will consider that, but no one will" give such guarantees, she added.
Her son, who was raised in Canada but deported in 2003 after serving a prison sentence, said the asylum seekers would reject any deal offered by the Indonesians to leave the boat.
"The Indonesian government is not trustworthy," Kuhendrarajah told AP by phone.
Merak immigration official Harry Purwanto said that the local detention centre was full, but the government would confine them to rented accommodation if they left the boat.
"We won't force them to leave," Purwanto said.
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Making an ambience that is actually immersive?
By BraveShaolin, August 30, 2013 in Game Design and Theory
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Well, I'm a beginner to the game development world and am having my first big trial in the form of a 3D exploration game set in the near-future Chernobyl Power Plant.
I think there's a lot of feelings that can be associated with this experience, making it somewhat lyric. Not only making the player understand the magnitude of the catastrophe, but also showing that was life there before everything happened. People that vanished leaving nothing but ghosts.
Well, this is actually my mission on this game project. But to make it happen I have to make it really able to immerse players into the desolation through sound and image. As for sound, what are you guys' hints to make it happen as desired? It's my first real trial at ambience and it is actually a little frightening...
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do the music last, just like making a movie. create the visual and story line (if any) experience, then score it. much easier. unless you already have music in mind. then the music can help inspire the feeling of the graphics, instead of the other way around (the "scoring" a film method). by the time it comes to score it to music, you may have thought of appropriate types of music based on the graphics.
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For atmosphere, I believe that both things should be considered as equals. Ambiance isn't only music - it's the subtle sound effects, rocks crumbling, birds chirping, wind rustling the leaves.
You will need to close your eyes and listen through a library of sounds. Imagine the scenes you want to portray - if it's an open world exploration game, setting the correct mood might be a bit difficult than a linear path, since you have to account for the player roaming around.
IMHO, if you want the player to trully feel the desolace and weight of the tragedy, background music should be very sparse, set to a few key points. Let the player focus on his surroundings and natural sounds of a place long gone, where you can feel the eyes of those that passed follow you around.
There is nothing more ominous than silence.
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Go play Secret of Evermore. A good portion of that game used ambient nature sounds instead of music. I have some very fond memories of that game, and I accredit a lot of that to the interesting soundtrack.
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Last week a Dutchman took command of the Dutch and U.S. Naval forces defending The Netherlands East Indies. Into the joint command vacated by the U.S. Navy's warworn, 64-year-old Admiral Thomas Charles Hart stepped 55-year-old Vice Admiral Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich.


Recently, Ross Lynch announced that R5 was taking a break after the R5 Instagram account changed over to the name "thedriverera." The band signed with Hollywood Records back in 2012 and since have made songs that their fans have loved, including their recent hit song "If."
The band decided to take a break due to the different projects each band member has. R5 consisted of Ross, Riker, Rydel, and Rocky Lynch as well as Ellington Ratliff.
Now, with Ross and Rocky driving in a new direction with their new band, The Driver Era, new music is on the way and they just released their first single called "Preacher Man." Ross and Rocky explained to Billboard why this song wasn't fit for R5: "For recent creations, the best outlet wasn't necessarily R5, it was The Driver Era. Our goal, as any artist should be, is to try and push boundaries of not only ourselves, but of the music, and also excite people. As an artist, you want to entertain people. The reason we started the Driver Era is just cause our creative endeavors sort of demanded it."
The new song "Preacher Man" is about forgiveness and acceptance of yourself. One would be quick to assume it would be a religion-oriented song with the name, but it isn't at all, which is what Ross Lynch emphasizes about the song, "From the title you might think there's some kind of religious connotation there, but if anything there's more of an atheist quality to it."
It's about asking to be forgiven after going through dark times that maybe you couldn't help. The song with its deep message also is really a jam to listen to. The guitar riffs and the drums as well as the piano during the chorus highlight the feeling of the dark, forgiving tone of the song. It is definitely more rock n' roll like any other song R5 did. With its retro pop-infused beats and soul lifting vocals, you will want to get out on the dance floor during one listen. The chorus where Ross is almost shout-talking over the piano will automatically get your attention -- it is a very different sound than anything in modern day music.
"Preacher Man" is the first single for The Driver Era, pay close attention to their Instagram, "thedriverera" as they are hinting at a possible tour and more music soon. Listen to the new song now and let us know what you think!


No Place of Publication. TWA. No date. Ca. 1960s. Vintage color poster, 40 x 25 inches, archivally mounted on linen. Pinhole at each corner, 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch loss at upper left corner and tiny repair at upper right corner now infilled; overall very good condition... More about London. Fly TWA Jets. Welcome to the World of Trans World Airlines.
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London. British Travel and Holidays Association. No date. Ca. 1950? Color poster, sheet size 39 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches. Professionally restored and mounted on linen, very good condition. George Ayling (1887-1960) had a long career with posters featuring his work appearing from the 1930s. This beautiful... More about London Britain.
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Allez en Corse. Cie Gle Transatlantique.
Cie Gle Transatlantique. No date. Ca. 1950s. Color lithographic poster, 25 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches, professionally mounted on linen. Soft horizontal crease to upper margin and lower margin, minimized by linen backing; very good, bright condition. Richly colored image by Edouard Collin showing a docked ship... More about Allez en Corse. Cie Gle Transatlantique.
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1947. Original vintage color poster, pictographic map, 31 1/4 x 37 inches, some light crumpling and edge tears at upper and lower edges, overall very good condition. Pictographic map, a lithograph by Jean Moles of the region around Paris with towns, rivers and roads marked. The famous... More about Ile de France.
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No Place of Publication. TWA. Ca. 1960s. Original vintage color poster, 40 x 25 inches, archivally mounted on linen (tiny pinholes at corners inpainted and not noticeable); very good condition. Brilliantly colored image by David Klein of the Eiffel Tower surrounded by bursting decorative fireworks. "Litho in... More about Paris. Fly TWA Jets.
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Paris. French Railways. 1952. Vintage color lithographic poster, 39 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches. A few faint foxed spots to lower margin, soft creasing to right edge from being rolled; very good, bright condition. Colorful view of Provence as seen through an open window by Tal. "Printed in... More about Provence. Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais.
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Original vintage color lithograph poster, 39 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches. A few soft creases and 1/4 inch abrasion to mid lower edge, 1 1/2 inch tear to mid upper edge (mended with archival tape) single tack hole in each corner, adhesive residue on verso (not visible from front). Image... More about France. Berry: la cathedrale de Bourges - le prophete Ezechiel - Vitrail XIIIe.s.
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No date. Ca. 1950? Color poster, 39 x 24 1/2 inches. Soft creases in mid lower margin and upper right edge, otherwise very good clean condition. This vintage poster features an illustration by Dubois of the sun donning a man's body, riding a ski lift and clutching a.... More about Join the sun on a ski-run in France.
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Paris. S.N.C.F. French Railways. 1952. Vintage color poster, 39 1/4 x 24 3/8 inches. A few faint foxed spots to upper left edge and lower right corner, some soft creases from being rolled; very good, bright condition. A close-up and richly colored exterior view of a house in... More about France. Bourgogne. French National Railroads.
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Duetsche Zentrale fur Fremdenverkehr Frankfurt / Main. No date. Ca. 1930s. Color poster, lithograph, 40 x 25 1/2 inches (102 x65 cm). Professionally mounted on linen. Corners filled, 3 inch edge tear at bottom, several short edge tears, all now minimized by professional conservation. Striking image with cubist elements.	More about Costumes in Germany.
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Greece. Fly TWA Jets. up up and away TWA.
Ca. 1960s. Original vintage poster, full color, 40 x 25 inches. Some light creases from rolling, 1 inch mended tear to upper right edge and a few short edge tears, very good clean condition. Brightly colored image by David Klein featuring a Greek warrior with a mythological... More about Greece. Fly TWA Jets. up up and away TWA.
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Hong Kong. Japan Air Lines.
Japan Air Lines. 07- 1978. Vintage poster, color photo litho, 39 x 24 3/4 inches. Creases to upper corners and some soft creases from rolling which appear as white lines on the intense black of the image, otherwise very good condition. A dramatic view of Hong Kong at night, looking... More about Hong Kong. Japan Air Lines.
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Budapest. Revai. No date. Ca. 1948. Original vintage color poster (lithographic), 33 x 23 inches. Good to very good condition: 2 corners sharply creased, otherwise soft overall creasing from rolling, a few short edge tears. Richly colored lithographic color poster advertising the Fall Fair in Budapest signed... More about Foire D'Automne de Budapest. 3. - 13. Septembre 1948.
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India. Govt. of India. 1958. Color original vintage poster, 39 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches. A couple of imperceptible crinkles from rolling, pinholes to corners, image very clean and bright, very good to fine condition.. Exceptional graphic image (not signed by the artist) of a masked dancer dressed in white... More about Kathakali India.
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No date. Ca. 1950s. Color vintage poster, 40 x 25 inches. Some soft creases from rolling, a few pinholes in each corner, dampstain to verso of left margin and lower right corner (barely visible in image), 1/4 inch tear to mid lower edge, two 1/2 inch tears to lower left... More about Come to Dublin.
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Israel. No date. Ca. 1953. Original vintage poster, full color, 38 1/2 x 24 inches. Good condition: 1 1/2 inch repaired tear to top edge, soft creases from rolling. A cubist image of 3 figures and a donkey, signed in image. "From photo litho by E. Lewin-Epstein Ltd."	More about Visitez Israel Pays de La Bible.
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Settima Festa delle Camelie Locarno 26-27 Aprile 1930.
1930. Color lithograph poster, sheet 37 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches. Originally folded, now backed on linen (not recently) and attached to wooden rods at upper and lower edges; tie at upper edge for hanging. Wear / slight separation to upper panel of vertical fold, light wear... More about Settima Festa delle Camelie Locarno 26-27 Aprile 1930.
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No date. Ca. 1960. Printed color original vintage poster, 40 x 24 1/2 inches, archivally mounted on linen. Tiny pinholes at each corner infilled and now scarcely visible. Highly decorative image featuring the Pontifical Swiss Guard in front of an image of the Vatican with the Colosseum... More about Rome. Fly TWA Jets.
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Brygada Kawalerii "Wilno" – wielka jednostka  kawalerii  Wojska Polskiego II RP.

Powstała w wyniku reorganizacji jednostek kawalerii w latach 30. XX wieku na bazie oddziałów z 3 Samodzielnej Brygady Kawalerii. Sztab brygady stacjonował w Wilnie.

Dowódcy
 gen. bryg. Marian Roman Przewłocki

Skład
 4 pułk ułanów
 13 pułk ułanów
 23 pułk ułanów
 3 dywizjon artylerii konnej
 3 szwadron pionierów "Wilno"

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Wojsko Polskie II Rzeczypospolitej w Wilnie


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Six warehouse shelves are sought after by people - Jiangsu NOVA Logistics System Co., Ltd.
1, wide scope of application, which is the warehouse shelves is widely popularized, warehouse shelves to the warehouse storage of goods is not required, basically all the goods can stored in the warehouse shelves.
2, height is not limited. Warehouse shelves height can be very selective, the minimum can be to 1.5m, the maximum can reach 30m, this is because caused by limitations of warehouse space and each layer of space is adjustable, very convenient.
3, bearing capacity. Warehouse shelves, also known as heavy shelves because of its strong bearing capacity. This is its biggest advantage, heavy shelves it has several layers. Every time two unit can put the goods and the loading capacity of the each unit can achieve 2000kg, this is two tons of weight, heavy shelves every time can reach four tons of load-bearing capacity, buy a heavy-duty shelves bearing capacity will be more.
5, easy to install. Six dimensional warehouse shelf, unlike other shelves are connected by a screw or welding, it is by combined, through the special design, once again, the inserting type combination, very convenient disassembly.
1, the six dimensional warehouse shelf is a frame structure, can make full use of warehouse space, improve storage utilization rate, enlarge storage capacity.
2, into the six dimensional warehouse shelves of goods, not to squeeze, material loss is small, can complete the function of the material itself, reduce the loss of goods.
3, the goods in the shelf, easy to access, easy to count and measure, can be done first out.
4, to ensure the quality of storage goods, can take measures to prevent moisture, dust, theft, damage and other measures to improve the quality of material storage.
5. The structure and function of a lot of new shelves can help to realize the mechanization and automation management of the warehouse.
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WHEN IT COMES TO efficiency and reliability, the Filipino worker is considered to be one of the best and much sought after all over the world. However, with the mechanization and digitization of industries that once involved human intervention, is the Filipino worker prepared for global competition? Will this bridge the disparity in economic wealth between the rich and the poor?
At a recent summit on the readiness of Filipino workers organized by social development organization Bayan Academy and the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), in partnership with J. P. Morgan Foundation Philippines, questions were raised and issues were opened to scrutiny as government officials, business organizations and civic society groups and non-governmental organizations were presented, in the form of a "Thought Leadership Exposition," the challenges Filipino workers contend with in the face of changing global economic situations.
At the Thought Leadership Exposition forum organized by Bayan Academy, TESDA, and J. P. Morgan Foundation Philippines. From left: Patricia Anne N. Javier-Gutierrez, Executive Director, Head of Communications, Philippines, J.P. Morgan; Angelique Roux, Philippines Country Manager and Training Manager for AWARE II, Education Development Center; Dr. Eduardo Morató, Jr., Chairman and President, Bayan Academy; Susan Afan, Managing Director, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation; Gina Lopez, iLove Foundation; Joanna La'O, Senior Program Manager, Farmer Entrepreneurship Program, Jollibee Group Foundation; Marlon P. Miña, Executive Director, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Human Resource Development Foundation, Inc.; Dr. Antonio Del Carmen, President, National ICT Confederation of the Philippines; and Cathy Yap-Yang, Anchor and Managing Editor, ABS-CBN News Channel.
According to social development expert and professor, Dr. Eduardo A. Morato Jr., Bayan Academy's chairman and president, who presented his paper on Philippine worker readiness, global competitiveness and social equity for inclusive growth, the Philippines is still lagging behind its neighbors because of the brain and brawn drain.
"[It] could not contain the massive exodus of workers seeking greener pastures in foreign lands, even as it confronted massive poverty, insurgency, corruption and crime at the forefront," he explained.
He also cited a record 38.7 million workers in 2015, an increase of 6.2 million from 32.5 million in 2005. However, there is a decline of the number of workers in the sectors of agriculture, fishery and forestry, in contrast with the upsurge in the number of workers for the information technology (IT), tourism and hotel and restaurant (H&R) sectors.
Furthermore, Morato noted that low-level value jobs outnumber mid-level to high-level occupations by a ratio of 70 to 30. Laborers and household workers represent 31.6 percent of the workforce at 12.2 million, he said, followed by workers from the agriculture/ fishery/ forestry workers at five million, closely followed by service workers and market sales workers at 4.9 million.
On the other hand, mid-to-high-level jobs like those held by government officials, corporate managers, supervisors and self-employed businessmen comprise only 6.1 million personnel, followed by two million licensed professionals (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc.) and 2.1 million technical professionals (engineers, plant machine operators and assemblers and the like). They make up the rest of the Philippine work force at 30 percent.
"This makes the Philippine labor force quite vulnerable to the two-pronged threats of globalization [in which] the country is forced to compete with more productive countries [like China] and technology, which could threaten jobs with automation, mechanization and robotization," he inferred.
From left: Arian Hassani, VP, Global Philanthropy Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan; Usec. Zenaida Maglaya, Regional Operations Group, Department of Trade Industry; Dr. Eduardo Morató, Jr., Chairman and President, Bayan Academy; Roberto L. Panlilio, Managing Director and Senior Country Officer, J.P. Morgan; Usec. Benito Bengzon, Jr., Department of Tourism.
Morato forecasted that major industry groups with the exception of agriculture, fishery and forestry would be employing more workers by 2022, led by construction, education, health, transport/ storage/ communication and tourism.
Another subsector worth watching out will be the renewable energy sector, which he added may accelerate as the country reduces dependence on fossil fuels.
"It sampled 60,000 students from more than 100 colleges across the different regions to take its computer adaptive test," he explained.
The key findings revealed that about two-thirds of Philippine graduates are not employable in their sector of choice in the job economy. The rate of employability for specific jobs went as low as 3.5 percent for business analysts to as high as high as 53.53 percent for nurses, according to the study. It also revealed that those who want to work in the banking and finance services lack the required domain knowledge as per industry standard.
Mean scores for spoken English skills indicate that graduates lack the requisite competency level in fluency, pronunciation and understanding, with as high as 70 percent lacking fluency, 48 percent having poor pronunciation and 58 percent suffering basic comprehension level.
Even the employability of the country's lucrative BPO sector are low: 21.9 percent for inbound or customer service, 14.5 percent for outbound sales and 12.24 percent for IT helpdesk.
While there is still that lingering stigma on technical-vocational careers among Filipinos, Morato said that more and more Filipinos now see courses like Culinary Arts, Tourism, Hotel & Restaurant Management and even factory and craft-related industries as respectable, if not lucrative, careers.
Proof of this is that the Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) track for senior high school had the most number of new Grade 11 enrollees for school year 2017-2018, according to the Department of Education.
"As the number of enrollees would translate to the expected two million in the next few years, a 36 percent TVL enrolment rate would translate to 700,000 tech-voc graduates per year by 2022. This would equal the number of college graduates which would be just above 700,000 by that time," he said.
Job Mismatch: Fact or Fiction?
While there is a prevailing perception that there is a great mismatch between the college and technical-vocational courses taken by Filipino students and the demand for skilled workers by industry and service providers, Morato was quick to dispel this.
He said that on the supply side, the top five certified tech-voc graduates come from these sectors: Tourism and HRM (1.427 million), Health/ Social/ Personal Services (1.25 million), Construction/ Metals/ Engineering/ Electrical/Electronics (884,000), Automotive (424,000) and ICT/ IT-BPO (286,000).
On the demand side, the top five technical skills wanted for 2016-2022 would be: Tourism/ HRM (1.564 million); Construction/ Metals/Engineering/ Electrical/ Electronics (1.318 million) and ICT/IT-BPO (800,000), Health/Social/Personal Services (690,000) and Transport (588,000).
Rather than "job mismatch", Morato thinks it is more of a basic problem of having inadequately run college-level educational and technical-vocational skilling programs that provide venues for training to graduates.
For example, Philippine nurses are highly employable at 53.5 percent because prior to applying for jobs here and abroad, they have training and internships, with most of them receiving no compensation at all, even before they are hired.
"Their intense on-the-job training (OJT) and long training periods after graduation raise their employability level," he explained.
On the other hand, business administration graduates have the lowest employability, according to the study. Business courses are the most preferred collegiate course, which suggests that it business schools have become diploma mills.
"The problem is really more fundamental and basic – it is a problem of under-education, under-skilling and underdevelopment [of skilling programs by schools and companies]," Morato inferred. "Industries should offer more internships, apprenticeships and dual-training programs similar to the medical and nursing professions, but eschew the practice of exploiting employees in the name of training," he said.
According to Morato, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise development are becoming more appealing nowadays for a new generation of workers.
He cited for example the case of Mondragon Corporation of Spain, which is one of the most heralded networks of global production cooperatives. Founded in the 1950s, it was started by a priest in the Basque region. It is presently the seventh largest corporation in the country, with a work force of 68,200.
All in all, the goal of both government and private sectors should be to improve on technical-vocational skilling programs and trainings by making it institutional.
"As a social investment, [it] yields very high social rates of return," he commented. He cited the example of Bayan Academy's partnership with J. P. Morgan, where an average of PhP 8,500 per trainee yields a social rate of return of over 1,200 percent.


We began to get segfaults after updating 5.6.7 up to 5.6.17 on our Debian 7 box.
2104    /home/t/php-5.6.17/Zend/zend_alloc.c: No such file or directory.
Fix #70389 changes pdo_attr_strval() implementation.
After replacing pdo_mysql.so to file from 5.6.7 problem disappears (and #70389 comes back). All indicates that the reason for crashes we got is #70389 regression.
Sorry, I'm unable to provide more info such as test PHP script or a patch, as I'm not PHP or C qualified developer. But I think my ticket and backtrace can be useful point of start to review #70389 / ef1bd8f0e6f88b1d123cea1c0b5079cfde7f90df again.
We continued to discover this issue.
Our crashes caused by attribute MYSQL_ATTR_READ_DEFAULT_GROUP with NULL value and many other conditions.
When Z_TYPE is 0 (IS_NULL) then convert_to_string() returns value obtained from STR_EMPTY_ALLOC(). In turn, STR_EMPTY_ALLOC() returns a value of CG(interned_empty_string).
I don't think what doing efree() on this value later (like ext/pdo_mysql/mysql_driver.c:685) is a good idea.
Unless ef1bd8f0e6f88b1d123cea1c0b5079cfde7f90df applied, there was no efree() on this value due to estrndup() call, but now it is.
This needs to be fixed, see proposed patch attached.
@pavel: Thanks for the investigation. As you correctly deduced the bug was caused by efreeing an interned string. I've fixed this by using an interned string compatible freeing function instead.
Thats solution is better than my! Thanks for your patch!
It was left unchanged from #70389.
Thanks, I've fixed the description in https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/adcdb4f7bab6a0c59fbcca108fac526d8ede70e6.


Jamie and Kamil got married on yet another amazingly gorgeous and perfect Saturday in July. Jayme, Kamil and their friends and family are so insanely awesome, we had such a blast. They're the kind of crew that laughs and dances and parties…all the time. Just good people having a ton of fun. We loved every second of this day.
Love you, cats. Thank you for everything.