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Social efficiency system and penalty points for drivers
The active penetration of information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence into all spheres of life of modern society causes serious changes in its socio-economic development.
Today, most people participate in the production of digital information about themselves when they use digital gadgets, register and exchange messages on social networks, use online lending systems, pay for goods and services using smartphones, etc. The processing of such data by various subjects makes it possible to determine the models of people's behaviour, their social portrait, to assess the mood in society both from the point of view of making important decisions in various fields, and with the aim of managing the state as a whole. Increasingly, at the expert level, there are discussions on the formation of a "system of social efficiency" in a digital society.
The system of social efficiency can be summarised as a set of social monitoring tools aimed at maintaining a high level of social trust and well-being in the state by encouraging socially significant actions of citizens with the active use of digital technologies. Its manifestations already exist in countries with developed IT technologies, from assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers (scoring) in the United States and other Western countries to the system of public trust in China.
The main purpose of this system is the implementation in practice of the principles of trust, transparency and harmony in relationships along the line of "person-society-state". It may include the real sector of the economy, the rental market for real estate, the tourism industry, advertising, the sphere of cultural events and everything that is part of the daily life of most of the society. With regard to traffic rules, for example, it is safe and comfortable road traffic for both drivers and pedestrians. Among the desired social effects of the system of social efficiency, experts name the motivation of society for self-development and the launch of social lifts for representatives of all social groups, increased discipline of citizens, as well as social mobilisation in difficult periods for the country.
The People's Republic of China is a prime example of digitalisation. In 2010, this country began to create the so-called "social credit system", which would be able to analyse development trends and predict the future, taking into account the current needs of the population. At present, the PRC implements such projects as Smart City and the system of colour QR codes with a high degree of success, which determines the freedom of movement and the level of access of a person to public infrastructure based on his health status. Models of public administration based on this system continue to be applied by the Chinese authorities today in the fight against Covid-19.
Moreover, from 2021, any economic, social and even domestic actions in China, not only online, but also offline, are planned to be carried out only on the basis of an electronic personal identifier. From that time on, connection to a single integrated system of public credit will become mandatory for foreign legal entities.
Today our state is striving for a kind of "environmental change", when through the integration of steps taken in all spheres and segments of life, the social climate in the country as a whole is formed. This process, among other things, involves the wide use of the potential of advanced technologies, the Internet of Things and big data arrays, as well as digital platforms.
An important step towards the development of Belarus was the approval of the State Program for the Development of the Digital Economy and the Information Society for 2016–2020, which provides for the coverage of digitalisation in almost all spheres of public life. The implementation of this program leads to an increasing growth in the already available volume of data about the citizens of the country and creates conditions for reflecting the social effectiveness of each citizen.
One of the first steps towards the implementation of the efficiency system was the idea of awarding penalty points to drivers for traffic violations, which has not yet found support among the population. From the very first days of public discussions, it became clear that the system of penalty points is associated among the Belarusians not with the prevention of traffic violations, but with an administrative penalty in the form of deprivation of a driving license. This is mainly due to the emotional and psychological perception of people of such innovations. Any person, in essence, is more inclined to receive rewards for this or that participation in government projects. It is more difficult to get used to the system of social punishment. The accumulation of penalty points or other negative assessments is perceived by people as constant administrative pressure — an attempt to keep all drivers in a state of tension and fear of possible measures of responsibility.
Therefore, it is advisable to start building a system of social efficiency in Belarus not with punitive instruments, but with the formation of a nation-scale data exchange system, part of which will be road safety measures. The system of penalty points should be aimed at a real danger and a certain group of road users, as well as carry, in addition to a negative moment for systematic violators, positive bonuses for disciplined drivers, as is customary in a number of foreign countries (for example, by introducing a reduction factor in the payment of insurance premiums by owners of vehicles).
The development of a system of social efficiency in Belarus is only a matter of time and the acceptability of its specific mechanisms for the Belarusian society.
Do we want to be under the "digital hood" and enjoy the benefits of high technologies that ensure our safety and comfort? Or should we still have control-free spaces in our lives, applying a ban on tracking and collecting personalised information? The answers to these questions can only be found as a result of public consensus.
One is for sure: as the global digitalisation of all spheres of life, which further pushed social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, penetration of information and communication technologies in everyday life that surrounds us will be accelerated. And the place of our country in the future reality depends on how objectively, thoughtfully, logically and emotionally independently the movement towards building a system of social efficiency in Belarus will take place.
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Zamindari System in India – What is? | Introduced by & Abolition
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Today in the article, let us learn about the Zamindari System in India. Let us get all information on the Zamindari System, which was introduced, and the abolition of the zamindari system. The IAS exam needs to get the best results in the exam. However, one might feel difficult to understand all the points. Therefore, we have added all the necessary enough points for the UPSC exam preparations. Before applying for any exam, one must first know the needs of the exam. Then, only you can apply for the exam. Therefore, it goes the same with the IAS exam.
Highlights of the IAS Exam Procedure
Zamindari System
The Zamindari System
The Mahalwari System
The Ryotwari System
Importance of Land Reforms
Zamindari System during the Mughal Period
Zamindari System during the British Period
Effect on Agriculture due to Zamindari System
Abolition of the Zamindari System
Zamindari Abolition Act
Conclusion – Zamindari System
FAQs – Zamindari System
Editor's Note | Zamindari System
To begin with, A zamindar (also known as zomindar, zomidar, or jomidar) in the Indian subcontinent. After the independence of India, the Government of India was set up within the specific situation of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India. Below we have added complete information that will give you a clear understanding of the Zamindari System in India, the abolition of the zamindari system, and was introduced by whom.
Before getting the complete information on the topic, let us have a quick look at the IAS exam. The UPSC authority holds the IAS exam. Further, there are three main stages of the exam.
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One must clear all stages of the exam to become an IAS officer. In the first round, there are two papers, and in the second round, there are nine papers. One must be very careful when choosing the optional subject for the exam. One must understand their skills and interest. Don't randomly choose any subject as it is difficult for you to score good marks in the exam. In addition, one must try to study from the best books for each subject. Finally, one must visit the official site for more information on the IAS exam. Click Here.
The Zamindari System is an autonomous ruler of a province. Further, the zamindars play a significant role in the regional histories of the subcontinent. In addition, Land Revenue or Zamindari System was one of the significant sources of income for Britishers in India. Further, there were three types of land revenue during the British rule in India. They are
All three systems vary with respect to the mode of payment of land revenue.
As mentioned in the article, this particular system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 through Permanent Settlement. Further, land revenue was collected from the farmers under this system by the intermediaries known as Zamindars. The system was more prevalent in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, UP, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
Major Activities during the Zamindari System
In the first place, the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was against forced indigo cultivation. It was by Mahatma Gandhi in India was related to peasants. Further, Kheda Satyagaraha(1918) was against high taxation following a plague epidemic and crop failure. In addition, many organizations were independently fighting for the rights of peasants of the middle and lower levels. Further, issues related to agriculture and peasants are present in the list of Fundamental Rights and d Economic Programme.
Under this system, the farmers' land revenue was collected from the village headmen on behalf of the whole village (and not the zamindar). Further, this particular system was introduced by the Englishman Holt Mackenzie in the North-Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency. Later, in this system, one whole village was converted into one bigger unit called 'Mahal' and treated as one unit for the payment of land revenue.
According to Ryotwari System, it is by Captain Alexander Read and Sir Thomas Munro at the end of the 18th century. Further, the farmers paid the land revenue directly to the state. It was introduced in the southern Indian states and provinces like Malabar, Coimbatore, Madras, Assam, and Madurai. Later, it was adopted in Maharashtra and East Bengal. Under this system, an individual cultivator is called a Ryot.
In the first place, changes in the land are considered major apparatuses of financial change in India.
Further, the methodology of agrarian change was intended to change and modernize Indian agribusiness.
The Zamindari System started in India during the Mughal period. When Babur acquired North India during the Mughal Period, many autonomous and semiautonomous rulers were Rai, Raja, Rana, Rao, Rawat, etc. In Persian chronicles, they are zamindars and marzabans. Further, they were the vassals who ruled, mostly hereditarily, over their respective territories. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, workers perceived the Zamindars as owners and recognized their entitlement to remove them and to give their property.
Further, during the British Period, the East India Company established itself in India by first becoming zamindars of three villages of Calcutta, Sultani, and Govindpur. Then, during this time British generally adopted the extant zamindari system of revenue collection in the country's north.
The Zamindari system in India by British gad effects on the Agriculture and peasants of India. As the zamindars were the landowners, they had the right to evict the peasants as per their whims and fancies. In addition, when zamindar wanted a higher share to produce, and peasants were not in a position to pay, the peasant was forced to evict his land.
Finally, the Zamindari system ended after the independence. In 1951, the first amendment of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and Article 31. Further, the land revenue systems of British India were an important focus of the freedom movement. Zamindar plays a crucial role in the life of small field workers and small farmers who have less land.
Let us learn quick facts related to the Zamindari Abolition Act below.
The Zamindari Abolition Act of 1950 is one of the significant agrarian reforms of the Government of India after independence. Later, the Mughals' status of the Zamindars was varied; the British had uplifted their status and made themselves subordinates of the crown. Then, the process of the f the abolition of the zamindari system had begun long before the enactment of the Constitution. Further, when the Constitution came into effect, the Right to Property was a fundamental right under Articles 19 and 31.
Get all information on the Zamindari System, and Zamindari System was introduced by whom. We have covered all details that will help you with the IAS exam preparations. One can note all vital points while reading the above article. One must look after various things while preparing for the exam. To help you with the same, we have added all details related to the IAS exam right from the exam requirements, exam pattern, syllabus, books, tips, and other things. Find the necessary links and study them. In addition, above, we have covered the IAS exam procedure for the complete details.
To understand the paper clearly, one can give mock tests and test series. Go through the previous year's papers and books. Various platforms have some test series, study material, etc. Further, one can study independently for the IAS exam or go to coaching classes. One must make the proper use of time and energy for the exam. One must read the success story of the IAS officer to know about the IAS officer's role. We wish you good luck with the IAS exam preparation, and prepare well for the exam.
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Go through the FAQs below for more information on the zamindari system and other details.
What was the zamindari system in India?
Zamindari System (Permanent Land Revenue Settlement). Zamindars have the right to collect the rent from the peasants.
Who abolished the zamindari system in India?
The supreme court upheld the rights of Zamindars. However, by 1956, the Zamindari abolition act was passed in many provinces.
When did the zamindari system start in India, and introduced by whom?
This system started in India in the year 1793.
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Many of us who have been in digital for a while have been surprised at how long it's taken social media to mainstream into business, and how many businesses are still struggling to adapt to it.
Countless articles get written about what's wrong with social media, and what people are doing wrong in its execution. Many of those things focus on the tactical details, or fluffy philosophies about what does and doesn't constitute "being social" in business.
The problem is that all of those things really come second to another bigger, more pervasive problem that continues to hold social media back even today.
Far and away, the thing that prevents most social and digital strategy from getting budget, buy-in and resources is the inability of social media practitioners to tie their work to larger business goals.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: social media is not a strategy in itself. It can't be if it has any hope of being successful and effective. Social and digital are modes. They're just mechanisms of executing against broader strategies. In some cases that's marketing, but increasingly it's also things like customer service, sales, employee advocacy or even product development and innovation.
When we continue to get tangled in the weeds of thinking that "better social media" is the goal, we lose sight of the fact that we are supposed to be driving business goals: revenue, cost savings, efficiency, growth, brand reputation. And if we can't make that connection, our programs will forever be isolated into the "nice to have" bucket because we aren't directly connecting them to the outcomes executives care about.
The corollary to this is that the same practitioners must abandon the mindset that digital transformation is an event, or a moment in time when a switch gets flipped and suddenly an organization becomes progressive and savvy about all things social and digital.
As a marketing executive, I've had a number of programs pitched to me over the years by my teams or agencies that seem to have merits and sound interesting, clever, fun or exciting. But without a realistic assessment of the very real risks involved (there are always risks), the change management required, the processes and resources that will be needed to be successful, and a mechanism to evaluate that success to make future decisions about those programs, they're not truly mature business proposals. They're just interesting ideas.
Encouraging businesses to adopt and adapt to digital requires that we, the champions of that idea of progress, treat it as seriously as we would like it to be taken by others. That requires rigor, discipline, analysis, and careful planning so that the strategies are built as robustly as any others the company invests in.
As long as we continue to focus our conversation on accumulating followers and likes and views, berate companies who aren't "social" enough for our tastes, and denigrate any approach that isn't break-stuff-revolutionary as staid and shortsighted, we'll struggle to get digital transformation strategies seen as credible and viable in business.
If we want change and progress, we have to be willing to give it the best chance to succeed. And we can only do that by raising our game to create a strong business case for social that is tied to the most important outcomes for our businesses.
Until then, none of the other "mistakes" matter. Because we're just playing small ball.


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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa sets testing pace in Sepang
Last updated on 6 February 20136 February 2013 .From the section MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa continued to set the pace on the second day of pre-season MotoGP testing in Sepang.
Pedrosa, 27, topped the timesheets for the second successive day with a best lap of two minutes 0.549 seconds.
World champion Jorge Lorenzo was just behind in second spot, with Marc Marquez in third and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi in fourth.
Cal Crutchlow was fifth, with fellow Briton and new Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate Bradley Smith improving to eighth.
Smith, preparing for his first season in MotoGP, had been on Tuesday's opening day but improved his time by over 1.5 seconds to close on the top six.
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Smith said: "Today's performance and the final lap times make me feel really happy but I am not going to get carried away.
"I am happy with the job I have done and to be so fast on such a long and technical track is great for my confidence.
"But I know reducing the gap to the leading group will be very difficult."
Northern Irishman Michael Laverty ended the day in 23rd position.
The test continues until Thursday, with the first race of the year taking place under floodlights in Qatar on 7 April.
Sepang test times, day two (Wednesday)
1. Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Repsol Honda 2:00.549
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 2:00.568
3. Marc Marquez (Spa) Repsol Honda 2:00.803
4. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 2:01.038
5. Cal Crutchlow (GB) Tech 3 Yamaha 2:01.311
6. Stefan Bradl (Ger) LCR Honda 2:01.369
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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.nativedeps;

import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppRuleClasses.NATIVE_DEPS_LINK;
import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppRuleClasses.STATIC_LINKING_MODE;

import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSortedSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.ArtifactRoot;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.AnalysisUtils;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.RuleContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.actions.ActionConstructionContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.actions.SymlinkAction;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.BuildConfigurationValue;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.cmdline.RepositoryName;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.collect.nestedset.NestedSet;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.RuleClass.ConfiguredTargetFactory.RuleErrorException;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.TargetUtils;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcCommon;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcCommon.Language;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcCompilationOutputs;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcInfo;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcLinkingContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcLinkingContext.Linkstamp;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcLinkingHelper;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcToolchainFeatures.FeatureConfiguration;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CcToolchainProvider;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppBuildInfo;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppConfiguration;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppHelper;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppLinkAction;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppRuleClasses;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppSemantics;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.FdoContext;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.LibraryToLink;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.Link;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.Link.LinkTargetType;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.Link.LinkingMode;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.Fingerprint;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.vfs.PathFragment;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * Helper class to create a dynamic library for rules which support integration with native code.
 *
 *
This library gets created by the build system by linking all C++ libraries in the transitive
 * closure of the dependencies into a standalone dynamic library, with some exceptions. It usually
 * does not include neverlink libraries or C++ binaries (or their transitive dependencies). Note
 * that some rules are implicitly neverlink.
 */
public abstract class NativeDepsHelper {
  /**
   * An implementation of {@link
   * com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp.CppLinkAction.LinkArtifactFactory} that can create
   * artifacts anywhere.
   *
   *
Necessary because the actions of nativedeps libraries should be shareable, and thus cannot
   * be under the package directory.
   */
  private static final CppLinkAction.LinkArtifactFactory SHAREABLE_LINK_ARTIFACT_FACTORY =
      new CppLinkAction.LinkArtifactFactory() {
        @Override
        public Artifact create(
            ActionConstructionContext actionConstructionContext,
            RepositoryName repositoryName,
            BuildConfigurationValue configuration,
            PathFragment rootRelativePath) {
          return actionConstructionContext.getShareableArtifact(
              rootRelativePath, configuration.getBinDirectory(repositoryName));
        }
      };

  private NativeDepsHelper() {}

  private static final String ANDROID_UNIQUE_DIR = "nativedeps";

  /**
   * Creates an Action to create a dynamic library for Android by linking all native code (C/C++)
   * libraries in the transitive dependency closure of a rule.
   *
   *
We link the native deps in the equivalent of linkstatic=1, linkshared=1 mode.
   *
   *
linkstatic=1 means mostly-static mode, i.e. we select the ".a" (or ".pic.a") files, but we
   * don't include "-static" in linkopts.
   *
   *
linkshared=1 means we prefer the ".pic.a" files to the ".a" files, and the LinkTargetType is
   * set to DYNAMIC_LIBRARY which causes Link.java to include "-shared" in the linker options.
   *
   *
It is possible that this function may have no work to do if there are no native libraries in
   * the transitive closure, or if the only native libraries in the transitive closure are already
   * shared libraries. In this case, this function returns {@code null}.
   *
   * @param ruleContext the rule context to determine the native deps library
   * @param ccInfo the {@link CcInfo} for the rule, collected with linkstatic = 1 and linkshared = 1
   * @param cppSemantics to use for linkstamp compiles
   * @return the native deps library, or null if there was no code which needed to be linked in the
   *     transitive closure.
   */
  @Nullable
  public static Artifact linkAndroidNativeDepsIfPresent(
      final RuleContext ruleContext,
      CcInfo ccInfo,
      final BuildConfigurationValue configuration,
      CcToolchainProvider toolchain,
      CppSemantics cppSemantics)
      throws InterruptedException, RuleErrorException {
    if (!containsCodeToLink(ccInfo.getCcLinkingContext().getLibraries())) {
      return null;
    }

    PathFragment labelName = PathFragment.create(ruleContext.getLabel().getName());
    Artifact nativeDeps = ruleContext.getUniqueDirectoryArtifact(ANDROID_UNIQUE_DIR,
        labelName.replaceName("lib" + labelName.getBaseName() + ".so"),
        configuration.getBinDirectory(ruleContext.getRule().getRepository()));

    return createNativeDepsAction(
            ruleContext,
            ccInfo,
            /* extraLinkOpts= */ ImmutableList.of(),
            configuration,
            toolchain,
            nativeDeps,
            configuration.getBinDirectory(ruleContext.getRule().getRepository()),
            cppSemantics)
        .getLibrary();
  }

  /** Determines if there is any code to be linked in the input iterable. */
  private static boolean containsCodeToLink(NestedSet<LibraryToLink> libraries) {
    for (LibraryToLink library : libraries.toList()) {
      if (containsCodeToLink(library)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }

  /** Determines if the input library is or contains an archive which must be linked. */
  private static boolean containsCodeToLink(LibraryToLink library) {
    if (library.getStaticLibrary() == null && library.getPicStaticLibrary() == null) {
      // this is a shared library so we're going to have to copy it
      return false;
    }
    Iterable<Artifact> objectFiles;
    if (library.getObjectFiles() != null) {
      objectFiles = library.getObjectFiles();
    } else if (library.getPicObjectFiles() != null) {
      objectFiles = library.getPicObjectFiles();
    } else {
      // this is an opaque library so we're going to have to link it
      return true;
    }
    for (Artifact object : objectFiles) {
      if (!Link.SHARED_LIBRARY_FILETYPES.matches(object.getFilename())) {
        // this library was built with a non-shared-library object so we should link it
        return true;
      }
    }
    // there weren't any artifacts besides shared libraries compiled in the library
    return false;
  }

  public static NativeDepsRunfiles createNativeDepsAction(
      final RuleContext ruleContext,
      CcInfo ccInfo,
      Collection<String> extraLinkOpts,
      BuildConfigurationValue configuration,
      CcToolchainProvider toolchain,
      Artifact nativeDeps,
      ArtifactRoot bindirIfShared,
      CppSemantics cppSemantics)
      throws InterruptedException, RuleErrorException {
    CcLinkingContext ccLinkingContext = ccInfo.getCcLinkingContext();
    Preconditions.checkState(
        ruleContext.isLegalFragment(CppConfiguration.class),
        "%s does not have access to CppConfiguration",
        ruleContext.getRule().getRuleClass());
    List<String> linkopts = new ArrayList<>(extraLinkOpts);
    linkopts.addAll(ccLinkingContext.getFlattenedUserLinkFlags());

    CppHelper.checkLinkstampsUnique(ruleContext, ccLinkingContext.getLinkstamps().toList());
    ImmutableSet<Linkstamp> linkstamps = ccLinkingContext.getLinkstamps().toSet();
    List<Artifact> buildInfoArtifacts =
        linkstamps.isEmpty()
            ? ImmutableList.<Artifact>of()
            : ruleContext
                .getAnalysisEnvironment()
                .getBuildInfo(
                    AnalysisUtils.isStampingEnabled(ruleContext, configuration),
                    CppBuildInfo.KEY,
                    configuration);

    ImmutableSortedSet.Builder<String> requestedFeaturesBuilder =
        ImmutableSortedSet.<String>naturalOrder()
            .addAll(ruleContext.getFeatures())
            .add(STATIC_LINKING_MODE)
            .add(NATIVE_DEPS_LINK);
    if (!ruleContext.getDisabledFeatures().contains(CppRuleClasses.LEGACY_WHOLE_ARCHIVE)) {
      requestedFeaturesBuilder.add(CppRuleClasses.LEGACY_WHOLE_ARCHIVE);
    }
    ImmutableSortedSet<String> requestedFeatures = requestedFeaturesBuilder.build();

    FeatureConfiguration featureConfiguration =
        CcCommon.configureFeaturesOrReportRuleError(
            ruleContext,
            requestedFeatures,
            /* unsupportedFeatures= */ ruleContext.getDisabledFeatures(),
            Language.CPP,
            toolchain,
            cppSemantics);

    boolean shareNativeDeps = configuration.getFragment(CppConfiguration.class).shareNativeDeps();
    boolean isThinLtoDisabledOnlyForLinkStaticTestAndTestOnlyTargets =
        !featureConfiguration.isEnabled(
                CppRuleClasses.THIN_LTO_ALL_LINKSTATIC_USE_SHARED_NONLTO_BACKENDS)
            && featureConfiguration.isEnabled(
                CppRuleClasses.THIN_LTO_LINKSTATIC_TESTS_USE_SHARED_NONLTO_BACKENDS);
    boolean isTestOrTestOnlyTarget = ruleContext.isTestOnlyTarget() || ruleContext.isTestTarget();
    Artifact sharedLibrary;
    if (shareNativeDeps) {
      PathFragment sharedPath =
          getSharedNativeDepsPath(
              ccLinkingContext.getStaticModeParamsForDynamicLibraryLibraries(),
              linkopts,
              linkstamps.stream()
                  .map(CcLinkingContext.Linkstamp::getArtifact)
                  .collect(ImmutableList.toImmutableList()),
              buildInfoArtifacts,
              requestedFeatures,
              isTestOrTestOnlyTarget && isThinLtoDisabledOnlyForLinkStaticTestAndTestOnlyTargets);

      sharedLibrary = ruleContext.getShareableArtifact(
          sharedPath.replaceName(sharedPath.getBaseName() + ".so"),
          configuration.getBinDirectory(ruleContext.getRule().getRepository()));
    } else {
      sharedLibrary = nativeDeps;
    }
    FdoContext fdoContext = toolchain.getFdoContext();

    new CcLinkingHelper(
            ruleContext,
            ruleContext.getLabel(),
            ruleContext,
            ruleContext,
            cppSemantics,
            featureConfiguration,
            toolchain,
            fdoContext,
            configuration,
            ruleContext.getFragment(CppConfiguration.class),
            ruleContext.getSymbolGenerator(),
            TargetUtils.getExecutionInfo(
                ruleContext.getRule(), ruleContext.isAllowTagsPropagation()))
        .setGrepIncludes(CppHelper.getGrepIncludes(ruleContext))
        .setIsStampingEnabled(AnalysisUtils.isStampingEnabled(ruleContext))
        .setTestOrTestOnlyTarget(ruleContext.isTestTarget() || ruleContext.isTestOnlyTarget())
        .setLinkerOutputArtifact(sharedLibrary)
        .setLinkingMode(LinkingMode.STATIC)
        .addLinkopts(extraLinkOpts)
        .setNativeDeps(true)
        .setNeverLink(true)
        .setShouldCreateStaticLibraries(false)
        .addCcLinkingContexts(ImmutableList.of(ccLinkingContext))
        .setLinkArtifactFactory(SHAREABLE_LINK_ARTIFACT_FACTORY)
        .setDynamicLinkType(LinkTargetType.DYNAMIC_LIBRARY)
        .link(CcCompilationOutputs.EMPTY);

    if (shareNativeDeps) {
      ruleContext.registerAction(
          SymlinkAction.toArtifact(ruleContext.getActionOwner(), sharedLibrary, nativeDeps, null));
      return new NativeDepsRunfiles(nativeDeps);
    }

    return new NativeDepsRunfiles(sharedLibrary);
  }

  /**
   * This method facilitates sharing C++ linking between multiple test binaries.
   *
   *
The theory is that since there are generally multiple test rules that test similar
   * functionality, their native dependencies must be exactly the same and therefore running C++
   * linking for each binary is wasteful.
   *
   *
The way this method gets around that is by computing a file name that depends on the
   * contents of the eventual shared library (but not on the rule it is generated for). Test actions
   * put their native dependencies at this place, so if multiple test rules have the same
   * dependencies it will be a shared action and therefore be executed only once instead of once per
   * test rule.
   *
   *
Returns the path of the shared native library. The name must be generated based on the
   * rule-specific inputs to the link actions. At this point this includes order-sensitive list of
   * linker inputs and options collected from the transitive closure and linkstamp-related artifacts
   * that are compiled during linking. All those inputs can be affected by modifying target
   * attributes (srcs/deps/stamp/etc). However, target build configuration can be ignored since it
   * will either change output directory (in case of different configuration instances) or will not
   * affect anything (if two targets use same configuration). Final goal is for all native libraries
   * that use identical linker command to use same output name.
   *
   *
TODO(bazel-team): (2010) Currently process of identifying parameters that can affect native
   * library name is manual and should be kept in sync with the code in the
   * CppLinkAction.Builder/CppLinkAction/Link classes which are responsible for generating linker
   * command line. Ideally we should reuse generated command line for both purposes - selecting a
   * name of the native library and using it as link action payload. For now, correctness of the
   * method below is only ensured by validations in the CppLinkAction.Builder.build() method.
   */
  private static PathFragment getSharedNativeDepsPath(
      Iterable<Artifact> linkerInputs,
      Collection<String> linkopts,
      Iterable<Artifact> linkstamps,
      Iterable<Artifact> buildInfoArtifacts,
      Collection<String> features,
      boolean isTestTargetInPartiallyDisabledThinLtoCase) {
    Fingerprint fp = new Fingerprint();
    int linkerInputsSize = 0;
    for (Artifact input : linkerInputs) {
      fp.addString(input.getExecPathString());
      linkerInputsSize++;
    }
    fp.addStrings(linkopts);
    int linkstampsSize = 0;
    for (Artifact input : linkstamps) {
      fp.addString(input.getExecPathString());
      linkstampsSize++;
    }
    // TODO(b/120206809): remove debugging info here (and in this whole filename construction).
    String linkstampsString = Integer.toString(linkstampsSize);
    if (linkstampsSize > 1) {
      Set<Artifact> identitySet = Sets.newIdentityHashSet();
      Iterables.addAll(identitySet, linkstamps);
      if (identitySet.size() < linkstampsSize) {
        linkstampsString += "_" + identitySet.size();
      }
      ImmutableSet<Artifact> uniqueLinkStamps = ImmutableSet.copyOf(linkstamps);
      if (uniqueLinkStamps.size() < linkstampsSize) {
        linkstampsString += "__" + uniqueLinkStamps.size();
      }
    }
    int buildInfoSize = 0;
    for (Artifact input : buildInfoArtifacts) {
      fp.addString(input.getExecPathString());
      buildInfoSize++;
    }
    for (String feature : features) {
      fp.addString(feature);
    }
    // Sharing of native dependencies may cause an {@link ActionConflictException} when ThinLTO is
    // disabled for test and test-only targets that are statically linked, but enabled for other
    // statically linked targets. This happens in case the artifacts for the shared native
    // dependency are output by {@link Action}s owned by the non-test and test targets both. To fix
    // this, we allow creation of multiple artifacts for the shared native library - one shared
    // among the test and test-only targets where ThinLTO is disabled, and the other shared among
    // other targets where ThinLTO is enabled.
    fp.addBoolean(isTestTargetInPartiallyDisabledThinLtoCase);
    return PathFragment.create(
        "_nativedeps/"
            + linkerInputsSize
            + "_"
            + linkopts.size()
            + "_"
            + linkstampsString
            + "_"
            + buildInfoSize
            + "_"
            + features.size()
            + "_"
            + fp.hexDigestAndReset());
  }
}

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Born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1977, Martin Haerlin began his career in a dual role unlike any other: as a gag writer for various late-night shows… and a slow-motion operator for women's boxing. But even has he navigated this flamboyant world of easy laughs and hard knocks, he found himself searching for the next challenge.
Martin's directorial career took flight immediately afterward. He has since helmed more spots for Volkswagen, as well as films from other high-profile clients such as Sony, Mercedes-Benz, McDonald's, Smart, Deutsche Telekom, Škoda, and Seat.
Martin prides himself on discovering the low-key humor and subtle storytelling in everyday life, then capturing them in naturalistic imagery that draws viewers into the moment. He now lives in Berlin with his wife and three children.


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By James Wight in Climate, Climate Politics, News, Politics, Solutions, UN Climate Talks
Today I joined the Global Climate Strike. I was very impressed with the turnout, with the highest estimates being 300,000 across Australia and 150,000 in Melbourne. I can't remember any climate protest being this big before.
The protests come ahead of the latest UN climate summit. Most likely it will be little better than the usual talkfest that has been inching along for nearly three decades now. But there is one ray of hope that it might be different this time. "Don't bring a speech – bring a plan", UN secretary general António Guterres told heads of state ahead of this summit. Leaders will not be allowed to speak unless they make a new commitment to do one of three things: offset all emissions by 2050, significantly increase their emissions reduction target, or fund action in poor countries. These actions fall short of what is needed, but at least the UN is finally making some attempt to penalize inaction.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not attending, even though he is in New York meeting with Donald Trump, who is also not attending. I find it bizarre that these two fossil fool politicians are travelling to the same city as an event they are snubbing.
Global emissions are still rising, despite hopes that they had plateaued in the mid-2010s. Emissions are rising particularly in Asia and the Middle East, particularly China whose use of coal is again increasing after a plateau. But, I think it is important to add, all countries are contributing by failing to reduce their emissions. Moreover global emissions from natural gas, oil, and cement are rising even faster than emissions from coal, and rich countries continue to increase their consumption of oil and gas despite decreasing their coal consumption. There has also been a global failure to increase land carbon storage, and this is set to worsen with massive fires such as those in the Amazon. Australia's emissions are still rising, plus Australia is exporting fossil fuels to Asia.
In this context, the protests make three main demands:
No new coal, oil or gas projects
100 per cent renewable energy generation and exports by 2030
Funding for "a just transition and job creation for all fossil fuel industry workers and communities"
The Australian government are reacting like cartoon villains as usual, claiming that the strike is a massive disruption to the school system. I find this pretty ludicrous. If anything, I worry that a school strike on Friday afternoon is not disruptive enough.
The reaction of the supposed "opposition", the Australian Labor Party, is more two-faced. They claim to support the climate movement and even spoke at the protest I attended. Yet Labor has long been a supporter of new fossil fuel mines, and just this week Labor leader Anthony Albanese admitted the party would now focus on emissions targets for 2050 rather than 2030. Why did the protests give a platform to Labor politicians when they're not in line with the protesters' demand to stop new fossil fuels?
At the protest I heckled my local Labor MP, demanding that she say "No more fossil fuels." I was ignored, of course, which in my opinion further demonstrates that the ALP is not serious about climate action.
It's time for politicians from both major parties to stop representing fossil fuel corporations and start representing the interests of the people who elected them.
Activism, Australia, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, News, Politics, UNFCCC


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Q: Is there any difference in performance to declare a large variable inside a function as `static`? Not sure if this has already been asked before. While answering this very simple question, I asked myself the following instead. Consider this:
void foo()
{
    int i{};
    const ReallyAnyType[] data = { item1, item2, item3,
        /* many items that may be potentially heavy to recreate, e.g. of class type */ };
    /* function code here... */
}

Now in theory, local variables are recreated every time control reaches function, right? I.e. look at int i above - it's going to be recreated on the stack for sure. What about the array above? Can a compiler be as smart as to optimize its creation to occur only once, or do I need a static modifier here anyway? What about if the array is not const? (OK, if it's not const, there probably i snot sense in creating it only once, since re-initialization to the default state may be required between calls due to modifications being made during function execution.)
Might sound like a basic question, but for some reason I still ponder. Also, ignore the "why would you want to do this" - this is just a language question,  not applied to a certain programming problem or design. I mean both C and C++ here. Should there be differences between the two regarding this question, please outline those.

A: There a two questions here, I think:

*

*Can a compiler optimize a non-static const object to be effectively static so that it is only created once; and

*Is it a reasonable expectation that a given compiler will do so.
I think the answer to the second question is "No", because I don't see the point of doing a huge amount of control flow analysis to save the programmer the trouble of typing the word static. However, I've often been surprised what optimizations people spend their time writing (as opposed to the optimizations which I think they should be working on :-) ). All the same, I would strongly recommend using the word static if that's what you wanted.
For the first question, there are circumstances under which the compiler could perform the optimization based on the "as-if" rule, but in very few cases would it work out.
First of all, if any object or subobject in the initializer has a non-trivial constructor/destructor, then the construction/destruction is visible, and this is not an example of copy elision. (This paragraph is C++ only, of course.)
The same would be true if any computation in the initializer list has visible side-effects.
And it should go without saying that if any subobject's value is not constant, the computation of that subobject would need to be done on each construction.
If the object and all subobjects are trivially copyable, all the initializer-list computations are constant, and the only construction cost is that of copying from a template into the object, then the compiler still couldn't perform the optimization if there is any chance that the addresses of more than one live instance of the object might be simultaneously visible. For example, if the function were recursive, and the object's address was used somewhere (hard to avoid for an array), then there would be the possibility that the addresses of two of these objects from different recursive invocations of the function might be compared. And they would have to compare unequal, since they are in fact separate objects. (And, now that I think of it, the function would not even need to be recursive in a multi-threaded environment.)
So the burden of proof for a compiler wishing to optimize that object into a single static instance is quite high. As I said, it may well be that a given compiler actually attempts to perform that task, but I definitely wouldn't expect it to.

A: The compiler would almost certainly do whatever is deemed most optimal, but most likely it will have it in read-only memory and turn your local variable into a pointer that points to the array in read-only memory. This assumes your array is equivalent to a POD type (or a class composed of POD types; if your class does something non-trivial and/or modifies other things, there is no way the compiler can fairly do this optimization).

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Mercedes-Benz experienced a wave of success between 1959-1965 when they unveiled their avant-garde "fintail" design language by Karl Wilfert. Before this radical design departure, Mercedes-Benz had been viewed as rather conservative––even with the 300SL Gullwing & roadster.
The wraparound windshield and rear glass was more emblematic of contemporary American design inspired by the Jet and Space Ages of the period. For Mercedes, this formula would prove to be just as successful in the fatherland, selling over 300,000 units globally during the model's life cycle.
The car was available in a host of different powerplants including a twin-carb 2.2L six-cylinder, a fuel-injected 3.0L six-cylinder, and even a four-cylinder in petrol and diesel options. At the time, the BOSCH fuel-injected system proved to be too costly to repair and soon most fuel-injected W112s leaving the assembly line would come with carburetors instead.
Today, many of these cars are still driven by their original owners (especially some of the diesel models). While trim pieces can be scarce and some mechanical parts over engineered, they are still a fun and retro reminder of Mercedes' culture inspired design period.
A quick look at the Hagerty valuation tool and you'll find that "fintail" values have stabilized the past few years. This is normally a great indicator of a looming interest spike. While the "fintail" is a niche interest car, the W109 was produced in larger numbers, making earlier fintail sedans and special order models desirable.
Cars kept in pristine condition dance around the $30,000 range while "well-loved" models are turned into reliable drivers (est. $10,000–18,000) or even hot rods (a contemporary 6.3L AMG Bi-Turbo seems appropriate to us).
Click here for the Hagerty Price Guide Report.
Journal Which Vintage Cars Are Currently At Peak Value?
A little late to this party, but thought I'd say hello. This is my 1962 220s. My grandfather picked it up in Germany while he was in the Air Force. Many cars came and went but the old gal has stayed with us. Not 100% original, as it was repainted about 15 years ago, but almost.
It is such a beautiful car. I love to drive this car because it is available with a number of features.
We've had our '67 230S, 4-speed for almost a year now. Finally got it sorted nicely and it runs great. But it amazes me how it effects onlookers and admirers. I've owned a lot of cool cars over the years but this one seems to be the most popular hands down. Maybe it's the rally gear we installed or the Cherry Bomb muffler? We were down in Philly for the Radnor Hunt Concours and stayed until Monday. Then we visited friends in downtown Philadelphia. Driving this car at lunch hour by Rittenhouse Square was surreal. I felt like the Pope.
Beautiful car! You should submit photos of it for a feature.


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NWTA is Hiring a Full-time Executive Director
May 31, 2022 May 3, 2022 by NW TA
Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) is hiring its first full-time Executive Director to continue our progress in building, maintaining, and advocating for new trails near the Portland Metro area. The ideal candidate is a positive, collaborative, and team-oriented leader to fulfill our mission through stewardship, advocacy, and engagement of our membership.
This new Executive Director will build a firm foundation for NWTA to sustain the momentum achieved over the last few years.
Take a look at the job description and salary, and apply HERE. Applications close on May 22nd.
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Q: C#: Declare preprocessor symbol for all configurations I need to declare a preprocessor symbol for my C# project, which always needs to be declared, no matter the configuration (Debug, Release, ...).
Is there a way to do so, so that if a new configuration is created, I won't need to add the symbol manually?
FYI, I need this as I'm using shared files between projects (I don't want my projects to depend on each other or on a shared assembly).

A: you can define a preprocessor symbol during the build by using /define
MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0feaad6z.aspx
You can also define preprocessor symbols using the build configuration dialog of a projects settings. Image below:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22128199/Build.png


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Medical Robotics News
New AI Algorithms to Detect the Early Warning Signs of Delirium
Delirium, known as a type of brain dysfunction marked by abrupt bouts of confusion, paranoia, inattention, or even agitation and hallucinations has been developed by over one-third of all people who had been admitted to the hospital—and as many as 80% of all patients in an intensive care unit (ICU).
H Robotics and NeuFit Partner to Distribute State-of-the-Art Rehabilitation Solutions
H Robotics, manufacturers of rebless™, the innovative robotic therapy device, has announced a new partnership with NeuFit®, manufacturers of the Neubie® electrical stimulation device.
Seed Group and Ryberg Enter into a Strategic Partnership to Bring Self-Driving Disinfection Robots to the Middle East
Seed Group, a company of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has entered into a strategic partnership with a Netherlands-based company, Ryberg, which offers AI-assisted and self-driving technology-powered disinfection services for businesses and hospitals across the world.
The world's first pop-up skin cancer clinic that uses artificial intelligence to help detect suspicious skin lesions will be launched at the Tour Down Under in Victor Harbor today.
AI Model Predicts Cognitive Diseases Using Brain Age
Currently, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that examines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans built by USC scientists can be employed to precisely capture cognitive decline in association with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's much prior to the other earlier methods.
Insilico Medicine Ushers in a New Era by Launching 6th Generation Intelligent Robotics Drug Discovery Laboratory
Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical stage, end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, held the launch ceremony for Life Star – a 6th generation Intelligent Robotics Drug Discovery Laboratory – in Suzhou BioBAY Industrial Park on Dec. 29.
OhmniLabs and Ghenus Bio Team Up to Showcase Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Solutions at CES 2023
OhmniLabs, a leading Silicon Valley robotics company, teams up with Ghenus Bio, a global biosafety company specializing in Far UVC technology, to exhibit their full lineup of UV-C disinfection solutions at the CES, Las Vegas 2023.
Using AI to Classify Seizures
A research group from INESC TEC and the University of Munich, along with Carnegie Mellon Portugal (CMU Portugal) PhD student Tamás Karácsony, assessed an advanced solution to categorize seizures, which are the main symptom of epilepsy, with the use of 3D videos and IR radar.
New AI Method Gives Faster Information About Cancer Patients and Clinicians
A recent study performed by scientists at York University has recommended that a new artificial intelligence (AI) method is significantly more effective compared to the human eye in anticipating therapy outcomes in patients with brain metastases.
Soft Robot Equipped with Feedback Control Helps Detect Damage and Self-Heal
Deep underwater or distant outer space are places that humans will face difficulty in reaching. Hence, if robots are going to plunge into remote environments like these, it is not just enough for them to have only power and a way to get there, they will also need to take proper care of themselves.


Great songs deserve great videos. This is true of all music, kids or otherwise. The Bazillions must agree as they've given their hit "Counting on a Friend" from the 2010 album "Rock-n-Roll Recess" a fantastic visual accompaniment. Think Lalaloopsy meets sock puppets meets Wubzy meets Pre-K math class.


Helena Bonham-Carter (b. 1966), actress, at Westminster School, c. 1984. After Lady Jane (Trevor Nunn, finally released in 1986), James Ivory asked her to play the female lead in Room with a View (1986) – which would mean giving up her studies – and she spent weeks making up her mind.


In early 2017, Steve Hanft ripped and put up a short old tape on Youtube. It consisted of some duets he did with Beck, as well as some Liquor Cabinet songs (a band they were both in). The picture of the tape is labeled "Bogusflow" and dated December 1993. Title from Steve's comment on Youtune.
This is just a quick unarranged instrumental track, simply acoustic guitar strumming and a drumbeat. I assume it is Beck and Steve, who played what, who knows.


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Film Overview
It was the model for Star Wars and pioneering for science-fiction, yet never brought successfully on screen. I'm talking about "Dune". From director Denis Villeneuve and based on the book series by Frank Herbert, "Dune" tells a tremendous epos between the stars. To whom Star Wars may seem too colourful or family-friendly, "Dune" is rather grown-up and dark. A mixture of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Star Wars.
Dune was cursed material. No studio and director succeeded in bringing it on screen. There was the film "Dune" by David Lynch which made the mistake to squeeze the entire first book in the film and then practised exposition dumbing throughout. Lynch's version already started with the emperor's daughter explaining the world to us. Back then people had cribs laying on their seats so that they remember who belongs to which house and on which planet the film takes place. Of course, that wasn't the only problem with the film but it was the main mistake.
In Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" we don't get as much exposition and not through a character that explains this universe to us. We are told through the dialogue between the characters. In film making there's the principle "show, don't tell". Although "Dune" orientates on that, in my opinion, there was still some exposition that wouldn't have been necessary to drop. However, this is to make up a new franchise like Lord of the Rings and to do that, it needs a wide audience which requires some exposition to not feel left alone in this epos. The reason for that is the story.
My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low. Rolling over the sands, you can see spice in the air.
- Chani
Just like in Game of Thrones there is a big ensemble of important characters. Whether it is the members of house Atreides and Harkonnen or the other fractions in the background like the empire, the Bene Gesserit and the Fremen. In addition to that, "Dune" takes place in a galaxy far far ahead in time which requires some explanation as well. The best comparison may be George Lukas's star epos, explaining only as much as needed to tell a story without any holes.
Denis Villeneuve, famous for films like "Arrival" or "Bladerunner 2049" makes short work of another bad aspect of David Lynch's "Dune", the cast. The ensemble of Villeneuve's "Dune" is unbelievable and flawless. From Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides to a side role like Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam, everyone is fantastic. May I introduce you to the members of:
House Atreides:
Oscar Isaac as Leto Atreides I
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica
Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho
Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck
Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat
House Harkonnen:
Stellan Skarsgård as Vladimir Harkonnen
Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban
David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries
Aside from them, there are many more.
To these characters belong:
Zendaya as Chani
Javier Bardem as Stilgar
Charlotte Rampling as Gaius Helen Mohiam
Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Liet-Kynes
Chang Chen as Doctor Wellington Yueh
Babs Olusanmokun as Jamis
We are House Atreides. There is no call we do not answer. There is no faith that we betray.
- Duke Leto Atreides
A cast without equal and with some more to come in the sequel. This may be the most important attitude to have while watching the film, it is only the first part of this epos. The film may be named "Dune", yet the real title is "Dune Part One". A fact important to know because the film feels like a prologue with excess length. For that reason, "Dune" might be one of the most anticipated films of our time.
However, what is so fascinating about "Dune Part One"? Well, the part that mesmerised me the most was the world-building. I want, I need to see more of this world. The film teases so much lore that we might get to know in the second part or maybe never. This leads me to the next point, the extraordinary visuals. "Dune" is packed with countless beautiful shots and moments where I was left stunned in the seat. The characters, the fight scenes, all that seems small whereas the space ships or the famous sandworms of Arrakis appear king-sized, which makes it look like a theatre play where the backgrounds are unrealistic monumental. Along with the great visuals comes the soundtrack of Hans Zimmer which is unlike everything he's done before, yet still phenomenal. This is a film that has to be experienced in cinema and on the biggest screen possible.
This is my Dune. Kill them all.
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
There is so much more to talk about but in the Spoiler part of this review. For everyone who hasn't seen "Dune Part One" yet, I appeal to you urgently to go watch this masterpiece in cinema. I watched it twice and even went to Munich for the second screening to experience it with Marco Risch from "Nerdkultur". To repeat what he said after the film: "We experienced here the birth of something great".
Spoiler ahead!!! (Also for "Dune Part Two")
The moment Chani turned to Paul and said "This is just the beginning" was the moment I was unsatisfied, not with the ending but rather with the entire third act of the film. No phenomenal final fight, no space battle. I was expecting an ending like in every Star Wars film. Instead, Regisseur Denis Villeneuve decided to only bring half of the first book on screen because he knew that the original "Dune" from David Lynch made that very mistake. Knowing that and watching it for the second time I realised that the final fight between Paul and Jamis might not be a lightsaber duel like in Star Wars, nevertheless, it comes with more meaning for the story and especially for Paul. He doesn't win the fight, he dies too. The old Paul Atreides dies killing Jamis. The reborn Paul doesn't belong to house Atreides anymore, he is the prophet, the chosen one who decides to team up with the Fremen and fight the Harkonnen instead of running away.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
- Paul Atreides
He accepts his destiny and will build an empire. Sound familiar? It's no coincidence that Paul Atreides will have the same character development as Anakin Skywalker. Developing Star Wars George Lukas was inspired by the Dune books, he could even be accused of copying some stuff. The parallels are undeniable. Seeing that you also notice that the film plays with that connection. For example, the scene where Paul and Jessica escape the imperial guards with the dragonfly-like spacecraft. The moment they start to fly out of the hangar you expect the "stormtrooper" to arrive and try to stop them like in "Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope", just to see that they're not. Subverting expectations. Again, no coincidence because Denis Villeneuve is ironically a huge Star Wars fan.
Let's fight like demons.
- Duncan Idaho
Just as Star Wars, "Dune" delighted me with its beautiful world-building. Whether it is the creatures of Arrakis or the giant space ships. Both introduction scenes where my jaw dropped. Especially the scene when house Atreides visits the spice harvester and we see how they collect the most valuable resource in the galaxy. Furthermore, I can't wait to see more of the Harkonnen. Although they have only little screen time and are mainly only the bad guys, I want to see more of the way they're living and their motives, except for the money. Stellan Skarsgård as Vladimir Harkonnen and his embodiment of capitalism was for sure one of the highlights of the film. Only scarce scenes and even less dialogue, still he brings an enormous presence on screen, albeit this affects every character. Despite the long run time, I couldn't get enough of the cast due to many of them only appearing a few times.
There is one guy I haven't talked about yet, Greig Fraser. The cinematographer was already involved in "Rogue One A Star Wars Story" and made this maybe the most beautiful part in the Star Wars Saga. You see his influence in "Dune"'s great visuals. There's this one scene where Gurney looks to the sky right before the invasion of the Harkonnen and he witnesses this massive enemy spacecraft coming up at the horizon, similar to the scene in Rogue One on Scarif when the defeated Orsen Krennic looked up and watches the Death Star appearing at the horizon. An awesome parallel but without the same outcome. Gurney doesn't die in that massacre, it would've been staged differently.
Another one of my favourite scenes was the one with baron Harkonnen and the naked Leto Atreides I. Not only because of how badass the baron behaves, rather because the scene implicates the last humiliation of house Atreides but ends with the death of many Harkonnen and nearly even the baron himself. Another interesting thing about this scene was that the baron called Leto cousin, implying that they are relatives. A Game of Thrones classic and more important in the future.
"Dune" has unlimited potential. The genre and visual potential from Star Wars, the story and slow storytelling from Game of Thrones and now an overlong epic prologue like Lord of the Rings. Indeed "Dune" is a perfect set up but for a second more delivering part that has to come, otherwise, it can't match up with these three franchises. "Dune" has the chance to be the Lord of the Rings of our generation. A perfect film series that will last forever.
This is only the beginning.
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Ariana Grande Follows in Taylor Swift's Footsteps and Encourages People to Vote
by Lena Grossman | Sat., Oct. 20, 2018 2:29 PM
Ariana Grande is encouraging her fans to rock the vote.
The "Breathin" singer joined the likes of fellow pop star Taylor Swift and shared a message on social media about the importance of voting. Grande posted a photo of her ballot envelope on her Instagram story and wrote "vote, f--kers" as the caption. While she didn't specifically endorse any candidates, Grande's Instagram post comes just a few days after the singer said she was going to say "bye bye to the internet for just a lil bit."
The Sweetener artist didn't spend much time off of social media because she later shared photos and insights from her taping of the NBC special A Very Wicked Halloween, which pays tribute to the famous Broadway play, Wicked.
Grande made her first public appearance since her split with fiancé Pete Davidson last week at the Wicked taping. "it's hard not to bump news n stuff that i'm not tryna to see rn," she told fans in her Instagram story last week about why she wants a social media hiatus. "it's very sad and we're all tryin very hard to keep goin. love u. and thank u for bein here always."
An insider told E! News that Grande has been leaning on her family since ending her engagement with the Saturday Night Live comedian.
Why Taylor Swift Finally Got Political
She deleted that post not long after, but she has posted less frequently over the past few days. Rather, she's breaking her social media silence for posts and events that seem to matter a lot to her personally.
Swift, who is notoriously apolitical, posted a lengthy Instagram post on Oct. 7 about why she's speaking out about politics ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 6. "In the past I've been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now," Swift wrote.
In 2017, Swift won a court case against DJ David Mueller, who allegedly groped her. She won a symbolic $1 after the case.
She continued in her Instagram caption, "I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent."
I'm writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I'll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I've been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! 🗳😃🌈
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According to Vote.org's director of communications, Kamari Guthrie, voter registration spiked immediately after Swift's message. Guthrie told BuzzFeed the next day, "We are up to 65,000 registrations in a single 24-hour period."
On Oct. 9, two days after her endorsement, Vote.org released a longer statement about Swift's impact on registration numbers. "Since Taylor Swift's well publicized Instagram post on Sunday night, where she urged her 112M fans to register and vote, Vote.org has found a massive spike of voters registering nationwide. While there are several factors contributing this, a large majority of new registrations since Taylor's post on Sunday have been from people between 18-29 years old -- about 102,000 out of the 240,000 total new registrations in less than 48 hours," the organization wrote.
Even Katy Perry praised the "Delicate" singer for sharing her voice. Perry told Us Weekly at the amfAR Gala in Los Angeles, "She's setting such a great example."
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Travel advisory update: Terrorism 'very likely' in Libya, with 'continuing high threat of kidnap' across the country
News Team November 21, 2017
K + RMiddle East + North AfricaTerrorismTravel Warnings + Alerts
From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office –
Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Libya. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners. Extremist groups including Daesh (formerly referred to as ISIL) are responsible for the majority of attacks, which have targeted foreign and diplomatic personnel and premises, international hotels, commercial and oil installations, and government and other official security institutions.
Although GNA- aligned forces, supported by U.S. airstrikes, declared the end of operations against Daesh in Sirte in January, Daesh remain a serious threat to security in Libya.
On 4 October 2017, at least 4 people were killed and many were wounded in a Daesh suicide bomb attack at the main court building in the city of Misrata. On 23 August 2017, at least 11 were killed in a Daesh attack on a checkpoint in the central Jufra region. On 2 October 2016, a Dutch journalist was killed in Sirte, while reporting on the fighting between pro-GNA forces and Daesh. In Dernah, there's an ongoing conflict between the Libyan National Army and local armed groups.
Terrorist groups in southern and south-west Libya are also of concern and are using the area as a safe haven and transit route. Attacks have been launched in Libya and across the wider region, for example the In Amenas attack in Algeria in January 2013. Armed groups remain largely autonomous due the unstable political and security situation across large areas of Libya.
Travel in border regions is especially risky. Regional extremist groups, including Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, operate in the border areas of northern Mali, Niger and Algeria. They have a proven capability of travelling long distances to carry out attacks, including in neighbouring countries and Libya.
Foreign nationals have recently been kidnapped in the south-west of Libya. There remains a continuing high threat of kidnap from criminal gangs and armed groups across the whole of Libya.
This includes Daesh and Al Qaida affiliated groups who have murdered large numbers of those they have abducted. The kidnap threat is very high across the entire country, not just confined to terrorist strongholds.
Terrorist groups including Daesh, Al Qaida and their affiliates, routinely use kidnapping as a tactic and are capable of conducting kidnappings across borders. The threat of kidnap is particularly high in border areas. There is clear evidence that groups within Libya have both the intent and capability to carry out further kidnappings, and are specifically targeting foreign nationals. A number of foreigners have been kidnapped in recent months.
Daesh, Al Qaida and other terrorist groups view those engaged in humanitarian aid work or journalism as legitimate targets. If you're kidnapped, the reason for your presence in Libya is unlikely to serve as protection.
Criminal gangs also carry out kidnappings, and there's a high risk that they would sell hostages on to terrorist groups.
The long standing policy of the British government is not to make substantive concessions to hostage takers. The British government considers that paying ransoms and releasing prisoners increases the risk of further hostage-taking.
See our Sahel page for information on the regional threat.
If you do choose to travel to Libya against FCO advice, you should pay careful attention to your safety and security. Security precautions don't remove the threat and FCO advice remains against all travel to the country.
Find out more about the global threat from terrorism, how to minimise your risk and what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.
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Blåhals (Luscinia svecica) er en mindre spurvefugl, der yngler i store dele af Eurasien samt det nordvestlige Alaska. Hannen er kraftigt blå på bryst og strube med varierende sorte, rødbrune og hvide tegninger alt efter underart. Den er en nær slægtning til nattergalen.

To underarter i Danmark
Arten forekommer som to underarter i Danmark, nordlig blåhals (subsp. svecica) og sydlig blåhals (subsp. cyanecula). Den nordlige blåhals er normalt en fåtallig trækgæst i moseterræn fra de skandinaviske fjeldbirkeskove, mens sydlig blåhals er en fåtallig ynglefugl i marsklandet i Sydvestjylland. Nordlig blåhals har en rødbrun strubeplet, mens sydlig blåhals har en hvidlig strubeplet.

Blåhals ynglede første gang i Danmark i 1992 efter cirka hundrede års fravær og har siden bredt sig i Sydvestjylland med anslået 265 ynglepar i 2011.

Kilder/Eksterne henvisninger

 Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings beskrivelse af blåhals på www.dofbasen.dk/ART/. Version fra 12. september 2011 - En arkiveret version af hjemmesiden hos Internet Archive.

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Virgin is going to reissue a Tubular Bells 7" picture disc on October 28 to celebrate their 40th anniversary as part of their 7" collectors picture vinyl collection.
Wish it was the original Theme From Tub Bells.
The origin version was stunning and atmospheric.
Had to order as well - ordered two copies, one for use, the other for safe keep.
Great to have that original label as the motif!
I wonder how "limited" this is?
And should they take your fancy, the CD collections Losing Our Virginity (The First Four Years), and Virgin Records: 40 years of disruptions.
I'm still waiting my copy, do you get it ???
I bought my copy from local record store. Very beautiful picture record indeed !


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I've been a vitamin consumer for years now and have introduced my children to them. Even my oldest is now taking prenatal vitamins and surprisingly, my husband takes them too. I also worry about the quality of vitamins given everything that has been in the news on the efficacy of vitamins and the brands. When Hero Nutrionals contacted me to see if I was interested in reviewing their Slice of Life and Gummy Bear Vitamins, I reviewed their site and found several things I liked it.
Hero Nutritionals was established in 1995 so they have established a history of reliable products. They are also the first company to put vitamins into a gummy delivery system and are all natural.
The founder and CEO, Jennifer Hodges, consulted with children's nutritionists, food chemists and production experts to create this innovative approach to encourage children to take their vitamins without having to pester and remind them to take them.
Slice of Life was born from requests from moms and dads wanting a gummy type vitamin themselves. Many people, like my father, have a hard time swallowing pills so this is a great way to ensure anyone can get their vitamins.
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Multi-Vitamin + Lycopene - Full Spectrum of Daily Vitamins and Nutrients for Adults - the vitamin was just right in flavor and gummy consistency. I liked that it was as tacky as normal gummy products are and it was delicious tasting. I expected it to have an unpleasant taste but I was wrong. I like the fact that lycopene is added to the multi-vitamin given the research conducted with the benefits of lycopene.
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Multi-Vitamin and Minerals - Full Spectrum of Daily Vitamins & Minerals for Children. My six year old was apprehensive as she's not a gummy bear fan. She is very sensitive to tastes and smells so getting her to take this wasn't as hard as I thought. Even my two year old was ready to take the taste test. It didn't hurt that the cute little gummy bears have what looks like a sugar coating that tempts them even more! They both seemed to like it and have continued to take them daily. As in the case of any medication or vitamins, it's important to put these out of the reach of children as I could easily see them wanting to help themselves to more.
Given the test, the history of Hero Nutritionals, the formulas behind the vitamins and the fact they offer such a variety to include organic vitamins, I definitely recommend them for both adults and children. They were a hit all around between myself, my husband and my two kids.
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Latest News / Centier Bank Presents Record $52,000 Gift to United Way
Centier Bank Presents Record $52,000 Gift to United Way
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. —Centier Bank recently presented $52,000 gift to United Way of Lake and Porter counties as part of its United Way Workplace Campaign. Centier Bank associate contributions and a corporate gift made this year's total the highest on record. Over 600,000 individuals throughout the state will benefit from the funds, helping serve more 100 local United Way programs.
Each year, Indiana United Way Agencies work to improve lives across the globe by mobilizing the caring power of communities to advance the common good. For the past several years, Centier Bank has partnered with United Way chapters across the state, resulting in the advancement of initiatives designed to impact thousands of families and individuals in need.
The donation supports the United Way organizations in the 11 counties in which Centier serves, including Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Allen, Tippecanoe, Boone, Marion, and Hamilton counties.
Lisa Daugherty, CEO and President of Lake Area United Way, said the organization is extremely grateful for the Centier Bank partnership, which continues to grow every year.
"Through volunteer engagement and workplace campaign giving, Centier's generous associates are helping families thrive by providing basic needs supports and access to quality childcare and better paying jobs," she explained. "Knowing COVID amplified these needs, Centier employees stepped up and delivered their best campaign yet."
Anthony Contrucci, Vice President of Community Relations, said the bank's annual donation to local United Way organizations is something Centier associates are enthusiastic to participate in and proud to be a part of.
"It's our privilege as a community bank to bring our associates across the state together for the common goal of giving to those in need," Contrucci explained. "Centier aims to bring remarkable experiences through our Servant Heart Culture—and not just inside of our branches, but throughout our communities."
Kim Olesker, CEO and President of United Way of Porter County, said this donation will help the community at a time when they need it most.
"What we know is that there is a greater amount of need and those who are able to give and support will be helping to feed families or keep the lights on or keep them in their homes," Olesker said. "United Way is grateful for this support and partnership with Centier."
In past years, Centier Bank has hosted the Lake Area United Way's Over the Edge rappelling event, but due to gathering restrictions as a result of the pandemic, the event did not take place last year.
For more information on United Way, go to unitedway.org.


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NHS waste scandal: Handler stripped of contracts
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A firm has been stripped of NHS contracts after hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste from hospitals was allowed to pile up at its sites.
Health Minister Stephen Barclay said new arrangements have been made to replace the service by Healthcare Environmental Services (HES).
HES says although it did also collect some body parts, this anatomical waste was correctly stored as per guidelines.
It removed waste from a number of hospitals in England and Scotland.
The Environment Agency first raised the alarm about the problem at the end of July, the government said.
The government says there was "absolutely no risk" posed to the health of patients or the wider public.
In a statement to Parliament, Mr Barclay said NHS Improvement concluded that HES "failed to demonstrate that they were operating within their contractual limits.
"Consequently, 15 NHS Trusts served termination notices to HES formally to terminate their contracts at 4pm on Sunday," he said.
New arrangements have been made with Mitie to "step in and replace this service" and "NHS services continue to operate as normal", Mr Barclay told MPs.
Mr Barclay said the primary concern was that too much waste was being held in a number of waste storage and treatment sites by HES.
"While the waste was stored securely, it was not being processed and disposed of within the correct regulatory timescales. At no point has there been an impact on public health or any delay to the ability of the NHS to carry out operations," he said.
The Environment Agency said HES was in breach of its environmental permits at four of its six sites which deal with clinical waste - by having more waste on site than their permit allows and storing waste inappropriately.
The EA has launched a criminal investigation.
HES said it had highlighted a reduction in the UK's high-temperature incineration capacity for the last few years to the UK government, NHS bodies and the Environment Agency.
Mr Barclay insisted there was "significant" additional incineration capacity.
The waste disposal firm is to retain its NHS contracts in Scotland despite being stripped of them in England and Wales. The Scottish Government said the decision did not apply here and existing contracts were unaffected.
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