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Map of Ukraine's hydrocarbon deposits in the Black and Azov Seas
Recent geological, geophysical and drilling operations in various regions have proved the offshore areas and continental slopes to host a wide range of mineral resources, including oil and gas, thus, confirming both the feasibility and the economic value of shelf exploration.
In particular, exploration of the Ukrainian shelf of the Black and Azov seas has yielded considerable mineral reserves, including up to 1583.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and up to 409.8 million tons of crude oil, or more than 30 percent of Ukraine's total hydrocarbon reserves. At the same time, only 4 percent of them have been extracted, compared to almost 70 percent of the explored coastal hydrocarbon deposits.
Meanwhile, taking into account Russia's propensity for anti-competitive practices and monopoly schemes, one of its reasons for occupying Crimea was getting access to the peninsula's energy resources.
The earlier forecasts of the American IHS CERA consulting firm on Ukraine's prospects in traditional and non-traditional natural gas production clearly hadn't gone unnoticed in the RF.
According to the IHS CERA, by 2030, Ukraine could reach the mid-1970s gas production levels, which meant that besides fully meeting the domestic demand, the country would be able to export natural gas to Central and Eastern Europe, thus, squeezing out the Russians.
The northwestern sector of the Black Sea between Crimea and Odessa region was believed to be particularly promising — the assumption reaffirmed by ExxonMobil and OMV's successful offshore explorations of the neighboring Romanian sector.
Needless to say, energy security is given special attention in the current National Security Strategy of Ukraine.
As far back as 1996, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU) approved the Program of Development of Hydrocarbon Resources of the Ukrainian sector of the Black and Azov Seas. However, given the current occupation of not only Sevastopol and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, but also, the waters around the Crimean peninsula, the Program certainly calls for an update.
In the meantime, let's take a closer look at the provisions of international maritime law in the area of sovereign rights and the jurisdiction of a coastal state over the extraction of minerals, including hydrocarbons, within its exclusive economic zone.
Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that in its exclusive marine zone (hereinafter referred to as the EEZ), a coastal state, inter alia, has sovereign rights over the exploration, development and conservation of both living and non-living natural resources in the waters covering the seabed, on the seabed and in the subsoil, as well as over the management of these resources.
In addition, according to the relevant UNCLOS provisions, within its EEZ, the coastal state has jurisdiction over the construction and use of artificial islands, installations and structures, marine scientific research, protection and conservation of the marine environment, as well as other rights and obligations under the Convention.
At the same time, Article 50 of UNCLOS stipulates that in its EEZ, the coastal state has the exclusive right to construct, authorize and regulate the construction, operation and use of:
artificial islands
installations and structures for the purposes provided for in Article 56 and other economic needs
installations and structures which may interfere with the exercise of the rights of the coastal state in the EEZ.
Also, the coastal state has exclusive jurisdiction over such artificial islands, installations and structures, including jurisdiction with regard to customs, fiscal, health, safety and immigration laws and regulations. Artificial islands, installations and structures do not possess the status of islands.
They have no territorial sea of their own and their presence does not affect the delimitation of the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone or the continental shelf. (Article 60, Paragraph 8, UNCLOS).
Meanwhile, on the basis of UNCLOS, Ukraine has adopted its own legislation in regard to the EEZ. Thus, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine On the Exclusive Marine Economic Zone, in its EEZ Ukraine has:
sovereign rights for the exploration, development and conservation of the living and non-living natural resources in seabed and subsoil waters, as well as for the management of those resources and other economic exploration and development activities in the designated area, including the production of energy through the use of water, currents and wind
jurisdiction provided for by the relevant provisions of the Law and the rules of international law for the creation and use of artificial islands, installations and structures, carrying out marine scientific research and protection and conservation of the marine environment
other rights provided by the Law, other legislative acts of Ukraine and generally recognized norms of international law.
The sovereign rights and jurisdiction of Ukraine regarding the seabed of the exclusive (marine) economic zone and its subsoil are implemented in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine regarding the continental shelf and the Subsoil Code of Ukraine.
For instance, Article 411 of the Economic Code of Ukraine (hereinafter — the EC of Ukraine) also stipulates that in the marine EEZ of Ukraine, the state has exclusive right to construct, authorize and regulate the construction, operation and use of artificial islands, installations and structures for marine scientific research, exploration and development of natural resources and other economic purposes in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine.
In conclusion, we would like to stress that to create favorable conditions for the hydrocarbon production on the shelves of the Black and Azov seas and ensure Ukraine's energy independence, the state should:
beginning in 2020, intensify hydrocarbon production in the Ukrainian sector of the shelves
in order to fulfill the regulations of the Marine Doctrine of Ukraine for the period up to 2035 approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, in 2020, adopt the Strategy for the development of hydrocarbon resources in the Ukrainian sector of the Black and Azov seas.
1. Pro zatverdzhennya Zagalnoderzhavnoi programy rozvytku mineralno-syrovynnoi bazy na period do 2030 roku: Zakon Ukrainy vid 21 kvitnya 2011 roku № 3268–VI. (On Approving the National Program for Development of the Mineral Resource Base of Ukraine for the Period up to 2030: Law of Ukraine #3268–VI from April 21, 2011), URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3268-17.
2. Pro zatverdzhennya Morskoi doktryny Ukrainy na period do 2035 roku: Postanova Cabinetu Ministriv Ukrainy vid 07.10.2009 r. № 1307 (On Approving the Marine Doctrine of Ukraine for the Period Until 2035: Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine #1307 from October 7, 2009), URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1307-2009-%D0%BF.
3. Viiny – XXI: Polihibressiya Rosii. - Kyiv: Tsentr globalistyky «Strategiya ХХІ», 2017.- 244 s. (Wars — XXI: Russia's Polyhybression, Kyiv, Center for Global Studies «Strategy XXI», 2017, p. 244), URL: https://geostrategy.org.ua/images/wars21_UA_19.pdf.
4. Pro rishennya Rady natsionalnoi bezpeky і oborony Ukrainy vid 6 travnya 2015 roku «Pro Strategiyu natsionalnoi bezpeky Ukrainy»: Ukaz Prezidenta Ukrainy vid 26 travnya 2015 roku № 287/2015 (On the Decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from May 6, 2015 "On the National Security Strategy of Ukraine": Presidential Decree of May 26, 2015 No. 287/2015), URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/287/2015.
5. Pro programu osvoyennya vuglevodnevykh resursiv ukrainskogo sectora Chornogo i Azovskogo moriv: Postanova Cabinetu Ministriv Ukrainy vid 17 veresnya 1996 roku № 1141 (On the Program of Development of Hydrocarbon Resources of the Ukrainian Sector of the Black and Azov Seas: Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from September 17, 1996 No. 1141), URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/ru/1141-96-%D0%BF.
6. Сonventsiya Оrganizatsii Оb'yednanykh Natsiy z morskogo prava (ratyfikovana Zakonom Ukrainy «Pro ratyfikatsiyu Сonventsiya Оrganizatsii Оb'yednanykh Natsiy z morskogo prava 1982 roku ta Ugody pro implementatsiyu Chastyny XI Сonventsiya Оrganizatsii Оb'yednanykh Natsiy z morskogo prava 1982 roku» № 728-XIV vid 03.06.1999 r.) (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (ratified by the Law of Ukraine # 728-XIV from June 3, 1999 «On Ratification of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea») URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/995_057.
7. Pro vyklyuchnu morsku (economichnu) zonu: Zakon Ukrainy vid 16.05.1995 r // Vidomosti Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy. - 1995 r № 21, stattya 152. (On the Exclusive Marine (Economic) Zone of Ukraine: Law of Ukraine from May 16, 1995. Bulletin of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine #21, 1995, article 152.)
8. Gospodarskyi kodeks Ukrainy vid 16.01.2003 r. // Ofitsiinyi visnyk Ukrainy.- 2003 r., № 11, stor. 303, stattya 462. (The Economic Code of Ukraine of January 16, 2003. The Official Bulletin of Ukraine #11, 2003, p. 303, article 462).
9. Pro ugody pro rozpodil produktsii: Zakon Ukrainy vid 14.09.1999 r. (On Product Sharing Agreements: Law of Ukraine of September 14, 1999), URL: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1039-14.


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Michael Bloomberg Brings Controversial N.Y.C. Schools Record to 2020 Race
By Andrew Ujifusa on November 24, 2019 10:49 AM
As the newest Democratic candidate for president, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg brings his lengthy experience overseeing Big Apple schools to the race—and his record attracts big fans well as harsh critics.
A billionaire businessman who founded a financial data-services firm that later grew to include a news service, Bloomberg served as Gotham's mayor from 2002 to 2013. His ambitions for the city's public schools were well-timed: Soon after Bloomberg took office in 2002, Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, signed a law transferring control of the city's schools to the mayor. Mayoral control was briefly suspended when the state legislature let it lapse for about a month during the summer of 2009.
In that capacity, Bloomberg likely aquired some of the most hands-on experience dealing with schools of any of the 2020 candidates. His supporters say his decisions about accountability and standards, along with expanded school choice and changes to labor policies, had clear benefits for the city's students. Yet critics take aim at those same decisions. They say his centralized decisionmaking process sometimes shut out important parties, and that Bloomberg was not transparent.
Click here for a detailed timeline of changes in New York City schools during Bloomberg's leadership.
During his time in office, Bloomberg's package of reforms was branded Children First. The city's schools adopted new reading and math curriculum, revamped its high school admissions system to go to a city-wide process, and adopted an A-F system to grade schools. He also pushed for low-performing teachers to be laid off.
The growth of charter schools was a big part of his time as mayor. A Brookings Institution paper from 2013 found that the number of charter schools grew from just 22 in 2003 to 159 in the 2012-13 school year. He was an ally of Eva Moskowitz, the CEO of Success Academy, the high-profile charter school network, although Moskowitz said the two never "hit it off personally."
Bloomberg's tenure as mayor will always be closely identified wih Joel Klein, who serves as the city schools chancellor for eight years.
On his watch, New York City schools won the Broad Prize for success in urban education, and Klein's backers said Klein was determined to focus on student achievement and success, even if it meant alienating traditional power players in Big Apple schools.
Yet the United Federation of Teachers, the city's teachers' union, fought with Klein over issues like the release of value-added score results for thousands of city teachers. Indeed, the union's distrust of Klein was such that in 2015, the American Federation of Teachers made a "panicked" call to then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign to check out a rumor that Klein was advising the former U.S. senator and secretary of state. (It turned out he was not.)
Go here for several articles concerning Klein's leadership of Big Apple schools. Bloomberg's pick to succeed Klein, Cathie Black, a magazine executive, lasted just three months on the job and was subject to withering criticism. Black was replaced by Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott.
Political Donor and Gun Control
Bloomberg's decisions about Gotham schools were a big part of the race to succeed him as mayor. In 2013, a spokesman for Bloomberg's successor, Bill de Blasio, attacked Bloomberg's record, saying that he "used mayoral control to shove his policies into schools and communities."
Since leaving the mayor's office, Bloomberg has also made his mark as a political donor, contributing to local school board races in addition to state legislative and other elections. He's part of a larger trend of wealthy individuals and outside groups getting more involved in these elections that don't involve national offices.
Last year, Bloomberg pledged $375 million over the next five years to initiatives focusing on making students ready for college and the workforce. In the same vein, three years ago Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the American Talent Initiative, in which a coalition of elite colleges and universities said they'd work to enroll more high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.
And Bloomberg has been particularly notable for his advocacy for gun control. He bankrolled the creation of Everytown for Gun Safety, which advocates for stricter gun laws among other policies. Everytown for Gun Safety has warned against arming teachers to prevent school shootings.
Photo: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at a gun control advocacy event in Las Vegas in February 2019. Bloomberg has opened door to a potential presidential run, saying the Democratic field 'not well positioned' to defeat Trump. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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You could fall into a stream while trying to take a group photo.
You could be forced to pose with the Virgin Mary.
Or someone could sit on your back.
You could be forced to pose with giant boots against your will.
You might feel as if you're in a galaxy far, far away.
You might have to see this.
This couple could be at your prom.
And so could this one.
You might get unwanted denim rash.
And your date might bring a scooter.
Your friend might force you to pose with her farm animals.
Or you might be forced to pose with a cow.
You might have to share your date.
And someone might try to take a picture of you on the way to prom.
And worst case scenario, you might have to share the dance floor with an Xbox.
And so do Edward Cullen cut-out prom dates.


This is a beautiful wedding jacket made of illusion tulle fabric with alencon lace appliques and 3/4 length sleeves. The color is in ivory. It features satin wrapped buttons at the back.
Come into the boutique to be measured for exact measurements!


Abstract: 360-degree cameras offer the possibility to cover a large area, for example an entire room, without using multiple distributed vision sensors. However, geometric distortions introduced by their lenses make computer vision problems more challenging. In this paper we address face detection in 360-degree fisheye images. We show how a face detector trained on regular images can be re-trained for this purpose, and we also provide a 360-degree fisheye-like version of the popular FDDB face detection dataset, which we call FDDB-360.


Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.


The Alexander Technique looks deeply at HOW we move and use our bodies, and Rosen Movement classes provide a fun, light place to explore and play with what we learn about how we move best--to music!
In fact, Marion Rosen and Alexander Technique Teacher Frank Ottiwell were friends and colleagues who worked with and "on" each other, and on occasion taught together, so the relationship between Rosen Method and the Alexander Technique has been alive for a long time. It is one in which I have found a life-time of rich exploration and delight.
moving the way your body is designed!
How we inhabit our bodies--with unconscious compression and tension, or with freedom and ease?
Simple, natural movements that restore range of movement and ease to tight, stuck places--in body and soul!
Karen Peters is an AmSAT Certified Alexander Technique Teacher, a Certified Rosen Movement Teacher, and a Senior Rosen Movement Teacher Trainer. She holds an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, and spent several years in academic teaching before diving below the surface into the rich world of the body. She currently teaches in Napa and Berkeley, California, and in B.C., Canada. She loves to move!
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Quality images of goods are often credited for prompting sales and revenue, which is why the photography services that create these images can be a majority of sales budgets. A new trend that serves as another option is digital rendering, which completely replaces the need for a photographer. While this new concept is competitive, it hasn't proved to be overall superior to photography. Source One consultant Brian Seipel gives insight on alternatives to this traditional approach to marketing.
DePaul University's Kellstadt School of Business hosts an evening for consulting students and professionals, including consultants from Source One who are seeking new talent for the analyst internship program. Alumni from Kellstadt who moved on to work in consulting will present an informative session, followed by a cocktail hour for current students specifically interested in the industry to meet with a variety of firms.


The Carruth Center is proud to distribute Baby Monitor: Language Development Guide, a detailed calendar to assist new parents as they "monitor" their child's developmental milestones. The guide provides age appropriate, easy-to-implement activities that parents can do with their child to enrich the child's language.
Baby Monitor was written, edited and designed by the professional staff and associates of The Parish School, many of whom are speech-language pathologists who specialize in language development and are involved in early childhood education. The Parish School has been educating children who have communication delays and learning differences for over 30 years.
This calendar was made possible through generous grants from The Fondren Foundation, Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation and The Lyons Foundation.
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This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans (LGBT) people who have been the head of government of a country or a subnational division such as a state, a province, or a territory. To date, there have been five openly LGBT people who have served as a national head of government, holding office in Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Serbia.
Denotes incumbent head of government
National population
(while in office)
Mandate start
Mandate end
Sexual orientation/
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Iceland 315,556 (2011 census) Prime Minister of Iceland Social Democratic Alliance 1 February 2009 23 May 2013 4 years, 111 days Lesbian[1]
Elio Di Rupo
Belgium 11,209,044 (2015) Prime Minister of Belgium Socialist Party 6 December 2011 11 October 2014 2 years, 309 days Gay[2]
Xavier Bettel
Luxembourg 633,622 (2021 estimate) Prime Minister of Luxembourg Democratic Party 4 December 2013 Incumbent 8 years, 16 days Gay[3]
Ireland 4,761,865 (2016 census) Taoiseach
(Prime Minister) Fine Gael 14 June 2017 27 June 2020 3 years, 13 days Gay[4]
Ana Brnabić
Serbia 6,926,705 (2020 estimate) Prime Minister of Serbia Serbian Progressive Party 29 June 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 174 days Lesbian[5]
Sub-national
Denotes incumbent head of sub-national government
Don Dunstan
South Australia Australia Premier 1 June 1967 17 April 1968 321 days Bisexual
2 June 1970 15 February 1979 8 years, 258 days
Jerónimo Saavedra[a]
Canary Islands Spain President 29 November 1982 4 July 1987 4 years, 217 days Gay
11 July 1991 2 April 1993 1 year, 265 days
Wallonia Belgium Minister-President 15 July 1999 4 April 2000 264 days Gay
6 October 2005 20 July 2007 1 year, 287 days
13 September 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 98 days
Patrick Guerriero
Melrose, Massachusetts United States Mayor January 1998 May 2001 3 years, 105 days Gay
Christopher Cabaldon
West Sacramento, California United States Mayor 1998 2020 22 years Gay
Jan Franssen
South Holland Netherlands King's Commissioner 3 May 2000 1 January 2014 13 years, 243 days Gay
Berlin Germany Governing Mayor 16 June 2001 11 December 2014 13 years, 178 days Gay
Ole von Beust
Hamburg Germany First Mayor 31 October 2001 25 August 2010 8 years, 283 days Gay
Jim McGreevey
New Jersey United States Governor 15 January 2002 15 November 2004 2 years, 305 days Gay
Apulia Italy President 4 April 2005 1 June 2015 10 years, 58 days Gay
Clemens Cornielje
Gelderland Netherlands King's Commissioner 31 August 2005 6 February 2019 13 years, 159 days Gay
Lynne Brown
Western Cape South Africa Premier 25 July 2008 6 May 2009 315 days Lesbian
Evan Low
Campbell, California United States Mayor 1 December 2009 1 December 2014 5 years, 0 days Gay
Allan Bell
Isle of Man United Kingdom Chief Minister 11 October 2011 4 October 2016 4 years, 359 days Gay
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend United States Mayor 1 January 2012 1 January 2020 8 years, 0 days Gay
Rosario Crocetta
Sicily Italy President 10 November 2012 18 November 2017 5 years, 8 days Gay
Ontario Canada Premier 11 February 2013 29 June 2018 5 years, 116 days Lesbian
Andrew Barr
Australian Capital Territory Australia Chief Minister 11 December 2014 Incumbent 7 years, 9 days Gay
Oregon United States Governor 18 February 2015 Incumbent 6 years, 305 days Bisexual
Wade MacLauchlan
Prince Edward Island Canada Premier 23 February 2015 9 May 2019 4 years, 75 days Gay
Niluka Ekanayake
Central Province Sri Lanka Governor 17 March 2016 11 April 2018 2 years, 25 days Transgender woman
Sabaragamuwa Province Governor 12 April 2018 31 December 2018 263 days
Arno Brok
Friesland Netherlands King's Commissioner 1 March 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 294 days Gay
Sjoerd Potters
De Bilt Netherlands Mayor 4 April 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 260 days Gay
Eduardo Leite[6]
Rio Grande do Sul Brazil Governor 1 January 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 353 days Gay
Fátima Bezerra
Rio Grande do Norte Brazil Governor 1 January 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 353 days Lesbian
Colorado United States Governor 8 January 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 346 days Gay
Gustavo Melella
Tierra del Fuego Argentina Governor 17 December 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 3 days Gay
Claudia López Hernández
Bogotá Colombia Mayor 1 January 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 353 days Lesbian
Todd Gloria
San Diego United States Mayor 10 December 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 10 days Gay
Christopher Pappas
uMngeni Local Municipality South Africa Mayor 22 November 2021 Incumbent 28 days Gay
^ Publicly came out after retirement, although while being a senator.
Politicians who were closeted while in office and never officially came out or were outed only after their deaths or retirement include:
Frederick the Great of Prussia: King of Prussia between 1740–1786, considered to have been homosexual by most historians, he had many suspected relationships with men and wrote Homoerotic poetry. Never came out although he did not do much to hide it.[7] After his death many historians tried to pass off his homosexuality as a rumor, but it is now it is widely accepted.
William II of the Netherlands: King of the Netherlands between 1840–1849, head of government until the constitutional reform of 1848 which led to the creation of the position of Prime Minister of the Netherlands. The records and books indicate that he was either gay or bisexual; he had been blackmailed because of it.[8][9]
Richard Hatfield: Premier of the province of New Brunswick between 1970–1987. He never officially came out as such during his lifetime; his sexual orientation only began to be discussed on the record in media and biographical sources after his death.[10][11][12][13][14]
Canaan Banana: President of Zimbabwe between 1980–1987. Despite his denial, was found to be either gay or bisexual in 1997. After a highly publicized trial, he was convicted in 1998 of 11 sodomy and "unnatural acts", for which he was imprisoned for six months.[15][16][17][18][19]
LGBT portal
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^ Gunnarsson, Valur (30 January 2009). "Iceland to elect world's first openly gay PM". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ Vander Taelen, Luckas (10 December 2011). "Can Belgium's new prime minister keep living the dream?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ Gayle, Damien (15 May 2015). "Luxembourg's prime minister first EU leader to marry same-sex partner". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ Dunne, Seán (2 June 2017). "Varadkar set to be 'first openly gay Irish PM', say world headlines". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Srbija ima novu vladu. Ana Brnabić postala premijerka. (Serbia has a new government. Ana Brnabić becomes prime minister". Dirketno.hr. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Eduardo Leite, governador do RS, fala sobre homossexualidade em entrevista a Bial: 'Eu sou gay. E tenho orgulho disso'". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ Blanning, T. C. W. (2016). Frederick the Great: King of Prussia. New York. ISBN 978-1-4000-6812-8. OCLC 918986371.
^ "Koning Willem II gechanteerd wegens homoseksualiteit".
^ Hermans, Dorine and Hooghiemstra, Daniela: Voor de troon wordt men niet ongestrafd geboren, ooggetuigen van de koningen van Nederland 1830–1890, ISBN 978-90-351-3114-9, 2007.
^ Warren Kinsella, "Not everyone loves a parade". Toronto Sun, June 26, 2011.
^ "Definitely out now". Perceptions, September 14, 1994.
^ Richard Starr, Richard Hatfield: The Seventeen Year Saga. Goodread Biography, 1988. ISBN 0887801536.
^ Politician Pays Price For Life On The Edge, Chicago Tribune
^ "Gay politicians come out of the closet and into the cabinet". The Globe and Mail, November 13, 2009.
^ Mark Steyn (17 November 2003). "Zimbabwe's Banana left legacy of disgrace". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016. CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Essays in Honor of Bernth Lindfors, Volume 2, Barbara Harlow, Africa World Press, 2002, page 210
^ Zim's presidential rape scandal, Mail and Guardian, 28 February 1997
^ Taylor, Rebecca. 'They say that power corrupts – and it does'. The Guardian. 23 January 2002.
^ McNeil Jr, Donald G. (27 November 1998). "Zimbabwe's Ex-President Convicted of Sodomy". The New York Times (Archives). Retrieved 8 July 2007.
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Become a Labour MP: GMB Labour Party Briefing No3
The Labour Party will soon start it's process to select candidates for the next General Election.
GMB members in workplaces across the country have been central to the UKs recovery from this pandemic. From care workers and NHS heroes, to school staff and office workers; GMB members deserve recognition and thanks from those in charge in Government. Too often though the political process can seem distant from the realities in our workplaces and communities.
If you think you have what it takes and would like to be considered for GMB nomination and backing in a Parliamentary Selection ahead of the 2024 General Election, please fill in the below form.
Please note that the deadline and nomination process for each seat will vary depending on the timetable and prioritisation set out by the Labour Party.
Each seat's deadline will be noted in email, or alternatively contact 0115 960 7171 or email finbar.bowie@gmb.org.uk. If you would rather this form in another format (such as large print or a Word document), please drop me an email or a call.
The first seat being selected in our region is Gedling and the interviews for this will take place in the evening of Tuesday 5th April at the GMB Regional Office in Nottingham. If you would like to be considered for the GMB nomination in this seat, please complete this form by 5pm on Monday 4th. Please feel free to forward this to any candidate you know that may be interested in seeking GMB nomination.
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Star of Mad Genius talks Iron Man, Star Trek and More!
Faran Tahir may not be a household name, but he's got a face you've seen dozens of times on your home theater screens. With roles in films by Marvel Studios, the Star Trek universe and most recently the techy Fight Club inspired sci-fi film, Mad Genius (which I reviewed here) he's got an undeniable screen presence that's in demand. So let's find out how this versatile character actor manages to play hero and villain alike in our Faran Tahir interview.
Adam Pope: You can currently be seen playing Eden in the sci-fi film, Mad Genius. Was there a particular element of the script or character that you found appealing?
Faran Tahir: I was really intrigued by the character and although one can see him as the antagonist of the story, his argument is powerful. He wants to reset life because of all the bad that we have brought into this world. Compared to the protagonist of the story who wants to map, control and shape the mind. So I wonder who is right?
AP: As Eden you are decked out in some Tony Stark like tech during the film. Was that something you and the crew discussed on set?
AP: Speaking of Tony Stark, you appeared on many film fan's radars as the menacing, Raza, leader of the villainous Twelve Rings organization in 2008's Iron Man. What was your favorite experience from that production?
Faran Tahir: The entire experience was tremendous. There was such positive energy on that set that you couldn't help but embrace it.
AP: Many people assumed that you would be revealed as The Mandarin in a later Iron Man sequel. To your knowledge was your character ever headed in that direction during some stage of development?
Faran Tahir: Yes, I think that was the original intention.
AP: Just one year later you were playing a heroic Starfleet captain with another Avenger, Chris Hemsworth, in the exciting opening to J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. Was it a relief as an actor to know that you were not automatically pigeon-holed into villain roles?
Faran Tahir: Absolutely. Plus every time I think I am in danger of being pigeon-holed it is my responsibility to avoid it.
AP: I have friends of Iranian descent who are working actors in Hollywood that have managed to move beyond the pitfall of only being cast as terrorists due to their ethnicity, landing roles in films like The Hunger Games and even becoming a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Did you run into any issues of being typecast early in your career due to your ethnic heritage?
Faran Tahir: Of course I did. But as I said I have to be the steward of my own body of work. So I try to bring as much variety. It is also why I try to keep a footing in film, TV, and theatre.
AP: Is there are any advice you would give to young actors looking to have as diverse a career as yourself as they enter the world of film?
Faran Tahir: My advice is always to stay true to yourself. Don't take jobs that make it difficult for you to face yourself in the mirror. At the same time don't worry about failure but never accept defeat.
AP: Your family has a performance background in Pakistan and India, how did their careers guide you into the world of becoming a professional actor? Was it always your chosen career path?
Faran Tahir: I am blessed that performing arts have always been part of my life. There was never any expectation or pressure to go into performing arts. I did it because it spoke to my heart.
AP: It seems that you are mainly known for your dramatic work, but is there a particular comedic role on your resume you think audiences should discover? Is that a style of acting you enjoy?
Faran Tahir: It does seem that in film and TV I end up doing dramatic roles although I have done quite a bit of comedy on stage.
AP: You have worked regularly in science fiction and fantasy with roles in shows like Once Upon A Time, 12 Monkeys, Warehouse 13, as well as the aforementioned Star Trek and Marvel films. Do you have a geeky obsession with any of these genres or is there another type of entertainment you prefer?
Faran Tahir: I admit it….I am a bit of a geek 🙂 There is a little boy in me who is well and alive. But at the same time my obsession is with telling good stories no matter what genre.
AP: Returning to your role in Mad Genius, if you could reprogram the human brain like the main character in Mad Genius is setting out to do, what traits would you enhance or diminish?
Faran Tahir: I would enhance empathy and diminish apathy.
Our thanks to Faran Tahir for his time in answering these questions about his impressive career. Mad Genius is currently available on VOD from Film Mode Entertainment.


Graffiti artist KATSU has come up with the solution to many a tagger's nightmare - how can I get up to that high surface to paint on it? Take a look at this video showing a flying graffiti drone.
In his bid to find innovative ways to extend the artist's reach to previously inaccessible spaces, KATSU, who is a member of the online free culture and technology collective F.A.T Lab, has projected his art out of the material world and into digital sphere. In 2013, he started placing his graffiti tags in the video game Minecraft. Indeed, he has even tagged an entirely imaginary space: in 2010, he created fake (but very realistic) videos of himself spray painting the White House (video below) and a Picasso. Briefly, many in the art world were fooled.
Katsu, who gained graffiti fame in the 1990s in New York City, showed a series of paintings created by the flying machine at the Silicon Valley Contemporary art fair last weekend. The splotchy canvasses wouldn't necessary stop you in your tracks, but the process by which they were created is entirely new. Katsu pilots the craft remotely, but every movement is translated through the machine's need to keep itself aloft.
"To a large degree, it's up to the drone. It's like, I'm telling this device to basically accommodate this new attached payload that has an unusual shape, which then changes the drone's shape. The drone is suddenly trying to adjust in real-time to the decreasing weight of the paint as the can empties. The flight patterns, the gestures, are my control. But it's really strange–it's weird, bizarre: it's like 50 percent me having control and 50 percent the drone kind of like saying, 'no I need to go this way' or 'I need to bounce out this way' or 'I need to turn this way to accomplish what you want me to do but still maintain myself so I don't just fly into the wall and explode.' Which it does, all the time; well, it's doing it less and less now that I'm getting a better relationship with it."
Thanks to Dave for pointing this out. End update.
The battle between street artists and those who'd prefer to have buildings and public structures remain as the architects intended rages on.
Thanks to an anonymous Technovelgy reader for submitting this story and a reference.


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The New Aircraft Design That Could Solve Boarding Nightmares
Marisa Garcia, Skift
May 12th, 2015 at 7:00 AM EDT
We need more tomorrow thinking like this if the passenger experience is really going to improve in the coming decades. But no one wants to build a new aircraft around a CIGAR just now.
Rendering of CIGAR center boarding.
Boarding aircraft is probably one of the most tedious and stressful parts of air travel, but transport designer, Urgur Ipek, of Ugur Ipek Design, Germany, believes it's all due to the impractical shape of cabin interiors.
Instead of the traditional uniform cylinder, he proposes that boarding would be much simpler on a cigar.
Ipek's CIGAR is a modular concept which considers the boarding process in the cabin layout. Featuring an "anti-blocking aisle," the cigar has passengers board from the center of the plane, where the aircraft aisle would be wide enough for airlines to place a welcome lounge. The aircraft aisles taper down as they near either extreme of the plane, towards the tail and the cockpit.
By tapering the aisles in this fashion, Ipek points out, aircraft manufacturers and cabin designers would leave room for everyone seated in the rows furthest from the entry to easily move past those passengers putting up their luggage and getting settled. As seats near the two extremes of the plane, the demand to get past is lower and the narrowness of the aisles is less problematic. By boarding at the center, passengers would also have a shorter distance to travel to find their seats. Both of these combined would make aircraft boarding smooth, efficient, and less stressful.
Ipek also proposes a double door entry at the centre of the plane, making the boarding area wider, to enhance the sense of entering a lounge and change the perception of entering an aircraft we've built up over the years. This part of his proposal, however, is a bit trickier for airframe manufacturers who have established a practice of design for the fuselage, which includes single doors.
"The main issue creating a big door is the weakening of the structure of the pressurized tube," explains Ipek, who worked on the CIGAR concept as an advanced design project commissioned by the cabin innovation department at Airbus Hamburg 2005/2006. Airbus immediately began a global patent process after his proposal, so Ipek has not been free to discuss it this many years, but the CIGAR has found its way to the Crystal Cabin Award judges panel, as one of the proposals reviewed this year. "As I wanted to increase the flow rate, I decided to have two doors next to each other," he says. "In between, I have left one structural frame for the locking mechanism."
The issue of double doors aside, the central boarding and aisle tapering is the critical benefit of the CIGAR concept, and Ipek built in plenty of incentive for aircraft manufacturers and airlines to give the CIGAR serious consideration.
"It works, definitely, with one door," says Ipek. "In addition to the enhanced boarding, the concept of radial modularity [the process through which the frame of a CIGAR cabin is installed inside the fuselage] would save a lot of money when it comes to development, manufacturing, spare parts logistics, etc. The big center was favored by the engineers as it gave structural strength in the area of the belly fairing, where the wings are attached. Applied to twin aisle aircraft, the wide centre aisle offers even greater flexibility in terms of new revenue streams: a gym, bar, duty free shop, etc."
The inspiration for the CIGAR's design came to transport designer Ipek in his childhood. "I had architecture in my mind," he says. "When I was strolling as a kid through the old town in Istanbul, I was always fascinated by the huge cupola in the Hagia Sophia and the old bridges. I was impressed by this construction method which was simple, light, and strong. I wouldn't have imaged to use it to create a high-tech product like a jetliner, but, later, in the development of the A380, which I worked on from the very beginning, we applied the concept for the first three window panels in the A380 main deck, between door one and door two. Facing the problem with the tapered aisle, I translated that to the whole airframe."
Speaking of the CIGAR's acceptance in the industry, Ipek tells us: "The feedback was very positive. Plans were big. But at the moment, Airbus is not developing any new aircraft,"
Though some of the principles of its design benefit the A380 flying today, the CIGAR it is still a far flung-concept for the aircraft of tomorrow. That's the era Ipek lives in, anyway, so he's comfortable waiting for the rest of the world to catch up.
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do you have asrock a790gx/128m bios 1.51 version for win7 64bit? im currently using 1.60 bios...but when i enable the ACC, it displays 6 cores but my cpu is not recognize and it says unknown AMD processor...please help im kinda stuck here...thank you!!!
Don't worry its all OK.
the cores might be bad.
The unlocked cores are bad... Lock them down and CPU will be OK.
so you are telling me that unlocking thos 2 cores wil not gonna happen on my asrock a790gx mobo...?
If the Cores are bad - no. If they are good - then Yes.
how can u say that the cores are bad if you hadn't use it since you bought it?


Project Aether is a program designed to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, explorers, and dreamers. We collaborate with schools to teach students physics concepts, experimental research skills, and to demonstrate low-cost, accessible space exploration through high altitude balloon launches equipped with HD cameras. With Project Aether, students participate in project-based learning that is experimental in nature.
The process of design, invention, and creation exposes students to numerous career paths such as engineering, IT, climatology, photography, and aerospace and allows them to directly engage with the tools used by scientists in those fields. Launching weather balloons engages students with the world around them, all the while kindling their curiosity about how to design solutions to problems they are presented with.
It is the belief of Project Aether that this program has the potential to transform the way we think about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education and to inspire more young people to pursue STEM careers.


One of the areas our universities say they appreciate the most is sharing best practice.
We do this implicitly in every review but we also liaise between universities and work to create and maintain beneficial links. Our consortium approach also allows us to benchmark systems and processes providing qualitative data for each the universities we work with.
Recent benchmarking studies have included audit committee performance; fraud risk management; and risk management.
Recent best practice themes have included the Key Information Set, UKVI Compliance and a benchmarking project on Student Union Governance.
If you have a potential benchmarking project, or would like to participate in one of our current studies, then please do get in touch, we would be happy to discuss how we can help.


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"Scala's Collection Library overview" section on List Maps for more information. Note that ListMap is built in reverse order to canonical traversal order (traversal order is oldest first). Thus, head and tail are O(n). To rapidly partition a ListMap into elements, use last and init instead. These are O(1).
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Adult Education in California has a one hundred fifty year tradition beginning with the first classes for adults at Old St. Mary's Cathedral in 1856. As a part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration, there is a state-wide effort to identify when each adult education program first started. The task is challenging because many programs had interruptions in service over the years, and institutional memory was lost.
To assist in the process, a group of volunteers researched both key documents in the California Adult Education Archives and the California School Directory collection, years 1918 -1978, that is located in the State Library. The information linked here lists currently active adult programs, the earliest date that there is evidence that adult education classes were provided, the names of those early programs, and the source of the data. You may download the data in Adobe Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word, or Rich Text Format (RTF).
Please find your school on the chart and review the data.


Quliting is going to very popular as I saw so much of it recently in going to the malls and seeing what was starting to trickle in for Fall.
How about skirts and purses? My reason for choosing this was there are so many ways to either jump right in with bold red jacket or try it with a purse or shoe.
This year's Men's Wear Trend can be done with a more feminine style as it relies heavily on the print on lady like silhouettes.
Plaid was also mentioned as part of the Men's Wear Trend and from the above examples againd done in lady like ways.
This trend can be seen in anything from jackets and tops to dresses and pants. A lot of jackets are done with leather or faux sleeves, but I also like this one with lace as well.
Tops are trending from dressy to sporty….
An even easier way to embrace Fall trends is through color. Emerald, Burgundy, Cobalt and Teal are among the tops I'm seeing trending for Fall.
Dear Readers, Do any of these trends appeal to you? I like them all , but am really looking forward to embracing the mixed media look. I already have a houndstooth jacket or two , so am going to stick with what I have instead of feeling pressure to do all of the prints. I did purchase red plaid pants already so covered there.
I am grateful that we had such a wonderful summer!
I am grateful for a slow day on Monday, just relaxing after a beach concert and barbecue pool party this weekend.
I am grateful that my son has a later start time on his first day of school and every other day for the rest of the year since first bell is an excused block for him.
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Cant wait for fall fashion!
Me either! Have a few more weeks of hot weather here in VA Beach!
This post has me wanting fall to come (just a little bit)! The quilted trend is something I would like to try since I don't own anything like it. Fun post!
I think the quilted is a classic trend that has been around and has stood the test of time. Love the rejuvination of trends!
Living in Canada, I used to love to shop for fall clothes. As the temperatures dipped I pulled on the wool sweaters and blazers, pants and skirts. Now that DH and I are retired and are going to spend from October to April in AZ I will need to change how I look at my fall wardrobe. It will be a challenge to find ways to incorporate the new trends when the temperatures will still be in the 80s. I look forward to seeing how you put together some fall looks!!!
What a change for you. I can only imagine how different that must be for you. My best friend is from Canada and misses snow since we rarely get any, as we usually stay right above freezing.
Love the quilted look. I have a quilted red jacket that i purchased several years ago. Glad it will be in style. Thanks for the updates on fall fashion.
That's what I love about this trend…think so many may already have something that works.


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Abortion reversal protocol saved her baby boy
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A real-life Mr. Glass, though no villain
In 1973, in a small Navy hospital, a baby boy was born with most of his bones broken. Fans of M. Night Shyamalan's super-hero film, Unbreakable (2000), will immediately think of the Elijah Price character who was born with both of his legs…
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Category: Calgary-Flames
Trades May Be Slow At The Draft This Season
by Paul on 06/16/19 at 09:43 AM ET
from Eric Francis of Sportnsnet,
One of the NHL's most active draft day general managers believes the large number of big-name RFAs could stymie draft floor activity next week.
Brad Treliving, who has made several of his most significant moves on draft weekend, said it will be harder for him and many of his colleagues to manoeuvre as freely as they have in the past due to the cost uncertainty associated with unsigned young stars.
"You can't go out and buy all sorts of cars before you know what the mortgage payment is," said the Calgary Flames GM, who will arrive at the NHL Draft in Vancouver next Friday unsure how much of his $14.5 million in cap space he will have to allocate for restricted free agent Matthew Tkachuk.
"People have got to take care of that piece. Until you have some certainty there it's hard to chase a bunch of things.
I think there are a lot of teams going in very cautious because if you don't have (a significant RFA) this year you probably have one next year."
added 10:11am,
#Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman: "The trade chatter has been pretty active throughout the league."
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) June 16, 2019
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All Brad Treliving
by Paul on 05/28/19 at 04:23 PM ET
from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday from the scouting combine in Buffalo, Treliving also addressed Johnny Gaudreau's playoff struggles, the importance internal growth will play in his team's evolution, trade speculation, the free buffet at the draft and his focus on signing Matthew Tkachuk, David Rittich and other free agents:
Sportsnet: You've had plenty of time to digest and delve into your team's playoff failure. Have you uncovered why the team underachieved when it mattered most?
Treliving: Everybody wants to put it in a nice little box and have all the answers, but it's not that easy.
When we watch the games again and break things down, at second blush some guys did better than I thought and some guys didn't do as well. Obviously collectively we didn't do enough.
As a hockey department, with our coaches and scouts, we have formalized a plan we want to move forward with here.
We'll see how the weeks and month unfold. The general statement is we've got to get better. Not all of that is just airlifting in people. We think there are some areas we can improve on internally and we're going to be better off for the experiences we went through.
We're in a competitive market and a competitive business so we don't want to announce we're going to do this, that and the other, but there are certainly areas we've identified to improve.
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Open Post- Game 2 Of The Eastern Conference Final
Boston Bruins lead the series 1-0 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Calgary Flames Done In Five
From best in the west to finished in five.
Minutes after the Calgary Flames' improbable, 50-win season came to a crashing end Friday, a stunned group of players shared one common explanation for how it all slipped away:
Nathan MacKinnon.
"For anyone who doesn't think MacKinnon is one of the best, if not the best, they might want to look at this series because he can really turn it on up to another level," said Flames captain Mark Giordano, following the Flames fourth-straight loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
"Tough player to play against and I thought he really took control and led their team."
Mike Smith agreed.
"He was a beast," said the Flames netminder, who was solid for the fifth-straight game despite losing 5-1 in a game where MacKinnon had three assists.
Game highlights and handshakes below.
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James Neal A Healthy Scratch
The James Neal signing is now officially a bust.
The 31-year-old winger, who was brought in to be a difference-maker in the playoffs, will be replaced in the Calgary Flames' lineup for the biggest game of the season.
Coach Bill Peters confirmed Neal's third-line spot for Game 5 on Friday will be filled by Austin Czarnik, who will play alongside Mark Jankowski and Michael Frolik.
From a $28.75-million signing on July 2 to a healthy scratch in one season.
Just four more years to go on a deal paying him $5.75 million a year.
The fact that he's being replaced by a 26-year-old who will make his NHL playoff debut says plenty about how ineffective Neal has been these playoffs and this season.
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The Calgary Flames Will Face Elimination On Friday After OT Loss To The Colorado Avalanche
The Calgary Flames have a five-alarm fire on their hands.
Despite another heroic goaltending outing by Mike Smith, the Flames return to Calgary Friday facing the very real possibility another conference champion is about to bite the dust courtesy of a wild-card club.
The Flames allowed a game-tying goal in the final three minutes for the second time in this series, setting up a 3-2 overtime loss and 3-1 series deficit.
This time Colorado's hero was Mikko Rantanen, scoring 9:37 into overtime to cap a late, two-goal comeback that will require even more fortitude from Calgary.
Rantanen's second goal of the game was a one-timer from long-range that beat Smith clean. It came on the Avs' 52nd shot, mere seconds after Colorado killed off an Ian Cole delay of game penalty.
Below, watch the game tying and winning goals from Rantanen plus the full game highlights.
A Bad Game From The Calgary Flames In A Loss To The Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon has officially taken over this series.
The first hint of the Avalanche star's heroics came at the end of Game 2 when his overtime snipe in Calgary equaled the series.
It was his first goal in 12 shots.
On Monday it snowballed.
By the end of the first period alone the speedy centre had two power play goals, an assist, four shots and he drew a penalty in an easy win to put the Avalanche up 2-1 in the series.
By the end of the period Colorado had outshot Calgary 21-8, outscored them 3-0 and had helped make history when Calgary-born Cale Makar became the first defenceman in NHL lore to make his NHL debut in the playoffs and score a goal in the same game.
From there the Avalanche cruised to a 6-2 win that saw the hosts electrify the Pepsi Center by humiliating a Flames team that would have lost by at least a touchdown had it not been for the brilliance of Mike Smith....
The easy thing would be to point out MacKinnon is the only superstar in the series to play as such, but this one wasn't on Johnny Gaudreau.
It's on the entire Flames squad, which promised to be better after Game 2.
They promised to be hungrier.
They promised to be grittier.
They promise to be done in five games if they continue to play like this.
Game highlights are below.
The Calgary Flames Have More To Give
from Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun,
He might be the exception.
Otherwise, Mike Smith nailed it.
"I don't think we have played our best hockey yet," said the Calgary Flames' starting (and suddenly starring) netminder after Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche at the Saddledome, a result that evens their best-of-seven playoff series at one win apiece.
"I think everyone in here will tell you the same thing. I think we were a little tentative tonight. We weren't skating as well as we can and we have, and it made them look really, really fast. We'll clean that up."
They need to.
Thanks to Nathan MacKinnon's top-shelf snipe at the 8:27 mark of overtime, the Avalanche swiped home-ice advantage as this Rocky Mountain Matchup shifts to the Mile High City.
Watch the game highlights below.
Colorado Avalanche Can't Score Against The Calgary Flames
from Mike Chambers of the Denver Post,
Game 1 was won by Mike Smith, the Calgary Flames' 37-year-old goalie.
His teammates obviously played a role in defeating the Avalanche 4-0 late Thursday at the Scotiabank Saddledome, but Smith and the penalty killers in front of him were the clear-cut difference before Calgary scored two late goals in the final minutes of the third period.
Smith outplayed Avs goalie Philipp Grubauer, who took a nine-game points streak (7-0-2) into the postseason, and Colorado failed to convert on three of the game's first four power plays before Calgary struck twice late in the second period to take command.
"Special teams made a huge difference tonight. They capitalized. We didn't," Grubauer (31 saves) said. "I think we played a good game. We can learn a little bit from them. It was fun to play for sure and we're all looking forward to Game 2. We need to get the split."
Below are the game highlights.
Calgary, Toronto Or Winnipeg?
from Andrew Berkshire of Sportsnet,
The playoff landscape for Canadian teams is set following the Columbus Blue Jackets' 3-2 shootout win the New York Rangers on Friday night. The Montreal Canadiens are eliminated, while the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and Calgary Flames remain in the picture, seeking to each become the first Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup since the 1992-93 Canadiens won 10 straight overtimes to capture an unlikely 24th Stanley Cup for the franchise against Wayne Gretzky's Los Angeles Kings.
All three teams look strong on the surface, with the Flames posting the second-best record in the NHL, the Maple Leafs posting the sixth-best and the Jets in a dogfight to win the Central Division. But which team has the best chance to break that 25 year Cup drought for Canadian franchises?
In order to answer that question, you have to look at a wide array of data. Not all of the information can be compared apples to apples on a graph, so what makes sense to me is to break down a ton of statistics based on where each team ranks league-wide.
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Pandora's box opens on Quebec's deadly asbestos legacy
As an independent commission deepens its investigation into what should be done with the mountains of asbestos-laced residues in Quebec's former asbestos mining regions, a disturbing picture is emerging of the broader public health threat that Quebec's asbestos legacy poses.
The Bureau des audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) was given a ten-month mandate last fall to advise the government on whether the 800 million tonnes of tailings should be left undisturbed, levelled and covered with vegetation, or reprocessed to extract valuable commodities.
But the BAPE investigation is opening up the whole Pandora's box of Quebec's asbestos legacy, exposing the full impact of the deadly fibre in the mining regions and beyond for the first time in the industry's 140-year history. It's turning into a reckoning.
Read more on this story here.


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Turkmenistan Gas is now flowing to China Overland
With one flick of a switch, Russia's long-standing dominance and near monopoly over Central Asian natural-gas exports officially came to an end on Monday.
The Turkmenistan-China pipeline, which will carry natural gas from eastern Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan into China's northwestern Xinjiang region, went on line on December 14 during an inauguration ceremony attended by regional leaders. It marks the first time in more than a decade that a pipeline has been constructed to pump gas out of the region, and is the biggest effort to date to export Central Asian gas without using Russian routes.
The ceremony in Samandepe, the starting point of the 1,833-kilometer pipeline that originates in Turkmenistan's gas-rich but previously untapped east, took place just over three years after the China-funded project was agreed upon.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov called the launch of the new pipeline "a new chronicle in the relations of our countries" that "will stand as a golden page" in their history.
Joining the Turkmen president to witness the event were the presidents of China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan – Hu Jintao, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Islam Karimov, respectively – whose countries are all involved in the project.
QUITE A BIT BIGGER
Jennifer DeLay, editor of "FSU Oil And Gas Monitor," a weekly publication from the Scotland-based Newsbase Group, says the significance of the new route rests primarily in the fact that it is the first high-volume export route opening up for Turkmenistan that does not go through Russia.
DeLay notes that a gas pipeline connecting Turkmenistan to northern Iran was constructed in 1997. But she says its rather modest annual capacity of 8 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas pales in comparison to the new route to China.
"Sea transport has its own pitfalls; a lot of it has to go through the Straits of Malacca, which is infested with pirates … The pipeline from Turkmenistan, by contrast, is going overland and is a little bit easier to predict and protect.
"That's still pretty small compared to the one they [Turkmenistan] have to Russia, which is handling upward of 50, 60, 70 bcm per year," DeLay says. "The new pipeline to China is going to be handling 30 to 40 billion cubic meters a year, and that's quite a bit bigger than 8 [billion bcm]."
According to plan, the Turkmenistan-China pipeline's full capacity of 40 bcm should be achieved by 2012, but Turkmenistan and China have already signed preliminary agreements to add another 10 bcm eventually.
Russian energy giant Gazprom is contracted to purchase between 50 to 65 bcm annually from Turkmenistan, accounting for about 90% of the Central Asian country's gas exports.
But since an explosion along the pipeline connecting Turkmenistan to Russia in April, no gas has been flowing, stoking tensions between the two countries and leading Turkmenistan to speed up efforts to find alternative export avenues.
The two sides are close to agreement on renewing supplies, but when the flow of gas does resume Gazprom's share of Turkmen gas will have fallen to just over 50% as a result of the new China route and others expected to go on line soon.
A new pipeline to Iran, due to be launched later this month, will eventually send another 8 bcm to Iran, with plans to add 4 bcm more, bringing the total slated for the Turkmenistan's southern neighbor to 20 bcm.
The Turkmenistan-China pipeline is also due to take some gas from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to China. Uzbekistan has already said it is contracted to provide 10 bcm to the project. A second section of the pipeline that will extend through Kazakhstan from north of the Aral Sea to China – the Beyneu-Bozoy-Kzylorda-Shymkent pipeline – will provide 10 bcm of Kazakh gas.
During a visit to Kazakhstan on December 12 en route to Turkmenistan, Chinese President Hu attended the opening of the Kazakh-China spur of the pipeline and held discussions with Kazakh President Nazarbayev.
In the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, ahead of this week's ceremony, Hu said the new pipeline will benefit all countries in the region, and expressed China's interest in continued cooperation with Central Asian states in the development and transportation of energy resources.
SO MUCH THE BETTER
DeLay of "FSU Oil And Gas Monitor" explains that China has a keen interest in diversifying its energy sources.
"China is looking, at this point, to gasify as much of its economy as possible," she says. "To date it is dependent mostly on coal, which is of course a much dirtier burning fuel, and they're looking to switch over to gas. At present, gas still accounts for a fairly low share of total energy consumption, I believe it may still be less than 10%.
"So at the moment they're looking for gas from pretty much any source they can get it, and if they can get it through a secure overland pipeline, so much the better."
DeLay says the new Turkmenistan-China route fits the bill.
"One of the big attractions of the pipeline from Central Asia is that it's an overland route. A good amount of the gas that China has started buying lately has come from overseas in the form of LNG [liquefied natural gas], which has to be brought in by tankers," DeLay says.
"Sea transport has its own pitfalls; a lot of it has to go through the Strait of Malacca, which is infested with pirates, and there are some other security concerns. The pipeline from Turkmenistan, by contrast, is going overland and is a little bit easier to predict and protect."
The opening of the new pipeline could also have a ripple effect, as Central Asia's gas-exporting states consider offers to join projects leading west to Europe. The European Union-backed Nabucco gas pipeline aims to carry 31 bcm annually and would be nearly twice as long as the Turkmenistan-China pipeline. So far, however, Central Asian leaders have been hesitant to sign contracts to fill the Nabucco pipeline. That may be about to change.
One of Nabucco's shareholders, Germany's RWE Dea, in July was awarded the rights to explore Turkmenistan's offshore gas fields in the Caspian Sea. In October, the company opened a representative office in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat.
Observers see RWE's activities as the first steps in securing Turkmen gas for Nabucco. And for Nabucco shareholders and supporters, the example of the new Turkmenistan-China going online demonstrates with certainty that it is possible to build a high-volume pipeline that avoids Russia.
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The Critical Judgments Project: Re-reading Monis v The Queen
Posted on September 26, 2016 by a1118529
Three PLPRU members, Peter Burdon, Alex Reilly and Anna Olijnyk, have contributed to a new book to be published by Federation Press later this month. Federation Press describe The Critical Judgments Project: Re-reading Monis v The Queen (Gabrielle Appleby and Rosalind Dixon, eds):
'This book introduces students to a number of critical legal perspectives and demonstrates how such perspectives might be used to influence and reimagine existing legal doctrines. It extends the seminal Feminist Judgments Project and adapts it specifically for the purpose of teaching critical legal thinking. Each chapter provides extracts and commentary on the prominent thinkers within the critical discipline before a leading critical scholar rewrites the judgment in the famous 2013 decision of the High Court of Australia, Monis v The Queen, informed and reimagined through this perspective.'
In Monis, the Court split 3:3 on the question of whether a law prohibiting the 'offensive' use of a postal service breached the implied freedom of political communication. The Critical Judgments Project provides 13 'judgments' from a notional seventh judge, each written from a different critical perspective. Peter and Alex write their judgment from a deliberative democracy standpoint, while Anna (with Melanie Schwartz) take a restorative justice approach.
Anna Olijnyk
Anna studied for undergraduate degree at the University of Adelaide, completing in 2008, and spent 18 months as an Associate in the Supreme Court of South Australia. Her current research interests include: Public Law
Peter Burdon
Peter Burdon is a Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School and a member of the management committee of the University of Adelaide Research Unit for the Study of Society, Law and Religion (RUSSLR). His current research interests include: Legal education Property theory Legal theory Environmental law Ecological jurisprudence Protest law and political theory
Alexander Reilly
Alex Reilly joined the law school at Adelaide in 2007. Prior to his appointment at Adelaide he was a Lecturer in the School of Law at Murdoch University, Perth from 1997 to 2000 and then a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Law at Macquarie University from 2001 to June 2007 when he joined the […]
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Q: Get all app and web config files in solution I want to write a test to check some settings in my app config files are present.
How would i go about getting all of the app/web config files in the solution?

A: As far as i understand your post,
Please use following to get all files in a directory
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Usage:
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Hope this helps!

A: By using directory searching you can get the files
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 Смут, Джордж — лауреат Нобелевской премии по физике в 2006 г.
 Смут, Клемент (1884—1963) — американский гольфист, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1904.
 Смут, Оливер — президент Американского национального института стандартов, а затем президент международной организации стандартов ISO, двоюродный брат Джорджа Смута.

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2015-Events
Transportation from Hong Kong International Airport to Plum Village Mindfulness Academy/Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island
Transportation from Hong Kong Airport to Ngong Ping.pdf
Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism and Plum Village Mindfulness Academy are located in Lotus Pond Temple and Bamboo Forest Monastery, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The airport is about 30 km from Ngong Ping and a taxi ride from the airport to Ngong Ping takes about 40 minutes.
For nuns and female guests: Lotus Pond Temple
Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Phone: +(852) 2985-5281
E-mail: aiab@pvfhk.org
For monks and male guests: Bamboo Forest Monastery
House No. 41, Chu Lam Ching Yuen
How to go to AIAB/PV Mindfulness Academy once you are in Ngong Ping
How to go to Lotus Pond Temple once you are in Ngong Ping
After arriving Ngong Ping bus terminus or Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal, you will find a big white gateway in front of you. The Big Buddha is on your right hand side. Please take the left side. You will pass by a small restaurant and reach a crossroads. Please take your left hand side road. You will find a small wooden sign with Lotus Pond Temple in Chinese 「蓮池寺」. Total walking time is less than 10 minutes.
1. By taxi from HK Airport to Ngong Ping
From the arrival terminal, go out to the left exit ramp to go to the Blue Taxi (Lantau Taxi) station. A taxi ride from Hong Kong airport to Ngong Ping costs about HKD200.00 or USD25.00. A taxi can carry 5 passengers.
Please tell the driver the destination as Lotus Pond Temple (蓮池寺)
2. By Bus from HK Airport to Ngong Ping
You need to take two buses:
1. Bus S1 to go from Hong Kong Int'l Airport to Tung Chung Bus Terminus. It costs about HKD3.5
2. Bus 23 from Tung Chung Bus Terminus to Ngong Ping. It costs about HKD18.00 on Weekdays, and HKD35.00 on Sunday and public holidays. See schedule of bus 23 below.
Bus - No. 23 Tung Chung <--> Ngong Ping
Sundays and Public Holidays Schedule
Bus to Ngong Ping (Po Lin Temple) 8:10, 8:30 ,8:55, 9:20, 9:40, 9:55, 10:10, 10:25, 10:40, 10:55, 11:10, 11:25, 11:40, 11:55, 12:10, 12:25, 12:40, 12:55, 12:40, 12:55, 13:10, 13:25, 13:40, 13:55, 14:10, 14:25, 14:40, 14:55, 15:10, 15:30, 15:50, 16:10, 16:30, 16:50, 17:10, 17:40, 18:10
Bus to Tung Chung (from Ngong Ping) 8:10, 9:00, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 11:55, 12:10, 12:25, 12:40, 12:55, 13:10, 13:30, 13:50, 14:10, 14:25, 14:40, 14:55, 15:10, 15:25, 15:40, 15:55, 16:10, 16:25, 16:30, 16:40, 16:55, 17:10, 17:25, 17:40, 17:55, 18:10, 18:40, 19:10.
Monday to Saturday (except Public Holidays)
Bus to Ngong Ping (Po Lin Temple) 7:15, 8:10, 8:30, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30, 10:50, 11:10, 11:30, 11:50, 12:10,, 12:30, 12:55, 13:20, 13:45, 14:10, 14:40, 15:10, 15:40, 16:40, 17:20, 18:10
Bus to Tung Chung (from Ngong Ping) 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 12:40, 13:10, 13:40, 14:05, 14:35, 15:00, 15:25, 15:50, 16:10, 16:30, 16:50,17:10, 17:30, 17:50, 18:15, 19:10


Torrential rain put paid to five of the six scheduled Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League matches.
But at Market Deeping, a great deal of hard work on the pitch ensured that a reduced over game could go ahead - and after a number of nailbiting moments for both sides only seven runs separated the two teams at the close.
The rain moved north in late morning and work began on removing gallons of water from the top of the plastic sheeting and the surrounding area before the covers were removed and further work started on the pitch.
And finally, at 2.45pm, with the one remaining muddy patch covered in hessian, umpires and players walked out to being a 64 over match with Market Deeping, who had won the toss, batting first.
Lee Charlton opened the bowling for Grimsby and had two wickets to his name by the time the total reached 15.
A sharp piece of fielding and a direct hit by Mat Owen brought the third wicket.
But Ross Barnes and David Gillett added 64 and Gillett went on to make an unbeaten 78, while a quickfire 26 from Ash Fisher, which included three sixes, helped Deeping to challenging total of 194 for eight.
Grimsby got off to a better start, Jack Wilson and Joe Farmery putting on 59 for the first wicket and Farmery and Steve Crossley added 64 for the second.
But when Farmery was caught by Gillett, also for 78, the run rate slowed.
However, by the start of the penultimate over, Grimsby had pulled it back, needing 14 runs to win with four wickets standing.
A tight over from Zac Simmonds brought only four runs and Lee Peacock came on to bowl the 32nd.
His first ball brought a wicket and his fourth and fifth balls two more, leaving the visitors' final pair to hang on as Grimsby finished 187 for nine.
This result moved Market Deeping into second place in the table, just four points adrift of the top and ensured that Grimsby stay in touch with the teams above them at the foot of the table.
Results: Market Deeping 194-8 (Gillett 78no), Grimsby Town 187-9 (Farmery 78).
All other games rained off.