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import os
from copy import deepcopy
from itertools import chain

import pytest

from dvc.dvcfile import PIPELINE_FILE, Dvcfile
from dvc.hash_info import HashInfo
from dvc.stage import PipelineStage, create_stage
from dvc.stage.loader import StageLoader
from dvc.stage.serialize import split_params_deps

@pytest.fixture
def stage_data():
    return {"cmd": "command", "deps": ["foo"], "outs": ["bar"]}

@pytest.fixture
def lock_data():
    return {
        "cmd": "command",
        "deps": [{"path": "foo", "md5": "foo_checksum"}],
        "outs": [{"path": "bar", "md5": "bar_checksum"}],
    }

def test_fill_from_lock_deps_outs(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage, dvc, PIPELINE_FILE, deps=["foo"], outs=["bar"]
    )

    for item in chain(stage.deps, stage.outs):
        assert not item.hash_info

    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock_data)

    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

def test_fill_from_lock_outs_isexec(dvc):
    stage = create_stage(PipelineStage, dvc, PIPELINE_FILE, outs=["foo"])

    assert not stage.outs[0].isexec

    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(
        stage,
        {
            "cmd": "command",
            "outs": [{"path": "foo", "md5": "foo_checksum", "isexec": True}],
        },
    )

    assert stage.outs[0].def_path == "foo"
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert stage.outs[0].isexec

def test_fill_from_lock_params(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage,
        dvc,
        PIPELINE_FILE,
        deps=["foo"],
        outs=["bar"],
        params=[
            "lorem",
            "lorem.ipsum",
            {"myparams.yaml": ["ipsum", "foobar"]},
        ],
    )
    lock_data["params"] = {
        "params.yaml": {
            "lorem": "lorem",
            "lorem.ipsum": ["i", "p", "s", "u", "m"],
        },
        "myparams.yaml": {
            # missing value in lock for `foobar` params
            "ipsum": "ipsum"
        },
    }
    params_deps = split_params_deps(stage)[0]
    assert set(params_deps[0].params) == {"lorem", "lorem.ipsum"}
    assert set(params_deps[1].params) == {"ipsum", "foobar"}
    assert not params_deps[0].hash_info
    assert not params_deps[1].hash_info

    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock_data)
    assert params_deps[0].hash_info.value == lock_data["params"]["params.yaml"]
    assert (
        params_deps[1].hash_info.value == lock_data["params"]["myparams.yaml"]
    )

def test_fill_from_lock_missing_params_section(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage,
        dvc,
        PIPELINE_FILE,
        deps=["foo"],
        outs=["bar"],
        params=["lorem", "lorem.ipsum", {"myparams.yaml": ["ipsum"]}],
    )
    params_deps = split_params_deps(stage)[0]
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock_data)
    assert not params_deps[0].hash_info and not params_deps[1].hash_info

def test_fill_from_lock_missing_checksums(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage,
        dvc,
        PIPELINE_FILE,
        deps=["foo", "foo1"],
        outs=["bar", "bar1"],
    )

    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock_data)

    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")
    assert not stage.deps[1].hash_info and not stage.outs[1].hash_info

def test_fill_from_lock_use_appropriate_checksum(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage,
        dvc,
        PIPELINE_FILE,
        deps=["s3://dvc-temp/foo"],
        outs=["bar"],
    )
    lock_data["deps"] = [{"path": "s3://dvc-temp/foo", "etag": "e-tag"}]
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock_data)
    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("etag", "e-tag")
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

def test_fill_from_lock_with_missing_sections(dvc, lock_data):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage, dvc, PIPELINE_FILE, deps=["foo"], outs=["bar"]
    )
    lock = deepcopy(lock_data)
    del lock["deps"]
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock)
    assert not stage.deps[0].hash_info
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

    lock = deepcopy(lock_data)
    del lock["outs"]
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, lock)
    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert not stage.outs[0].hash_info

def test_fill_from_lock_empty_data(dvc):
    stage = create_stage(
        PipelineStage, dvc, PIPELINE_FILE, deps=["foo"], outs=["bar"]
    )
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, None)
    assert not stage.deps[0].hash_info and not stage.outs[0].hash_info
    StageLoader.fill_from_lock(stage, {})
    assert not stage.deps[0].hash_info and not stage.outs[0].hash_info

def test_load_stage(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)

    assert stage.wdir == os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
    assert stage.name == "stage-1"
    assert stage.cmd == "command"
    assert stage.path == os.path.abspath(PIPELINE_FILE)
    assert stage.deps[0].def_path == "foo"
    assert stage.deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert stage.outs[0].def_path == "bar"
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

def test_load_stage_cmd_with_list(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    stage_data["cmd"] = ["cmd-0", "cmd-1"]
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)
    assert stage.cmd == ["cmd-0", "cmd-1"]

def test_load_stage_outs_with_flags(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    stage_data["outs"] = [{"foo": {"cache": False}}]
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)
    assert stage.outs[0].use_cache is False

def test_load_stage_no_lock(dvc, stage_data):
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data)
    assert stage.deps[0].def_path == "foo" and stage.outs[0].def_path == "bar"
    assert not stage.deps[0].hash_info
    assert not stage.outs[0].hash_info

def test_load_stage_with_params(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    lock_data["params"] = {"params.yaml": {"lorem": "ipsum"}}
    stage_data["params"] = ["lorem"]
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)

    params, deps = split_params_deps(stage)
    assert deps[0].def_path == "foo" and stage.outs[0].def_path == "bar"
    assert params[0].def_path == "params.yaml"
    assert params[0].hash_info == HashInfo("params", {"lorem": "ipsum"})
    assert deps[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "foo_checksum")
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

@pytest.mark.parametrize("typ", ["metrics", "plots"])
def test_load_stage_with_metrics_and_plots(dvc, stage_data, lock_data, typ):
    stage_data[typ] = stage_data.pop("outs")
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)

    assert stage.outs[0].def_path == "bar"
    assert stage.outs[0].hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "bar_checksum")

def test_load_changed_command(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data)
    assert not stage.cmd_changed
    assert stage.cmd == "command"

    lock_data["cmd"] = "different-command"
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)
    assert stage.cmd_changed
    assert stage.cmd == "command"

def test_load_stage_wdir_and_path_correctly(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    stage_data["wdir"] = "dir"
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    stage = StageLoader.load_stage(dvcfile, "stage-1", stage_data, lock_data)

    assert stage.wdir == os.path.abspath("dir")
    assert stage.path == os.path.abspath(PIPELINE_FILE)

def test_load_stage_mapping(dvc, stage_data, lock_data):
    dvcfile = Dvcfile(dvc, PIPELINE_FILE)
    loader = StageLoader(
        dvcfile, {"stages": {"stage": stage_data}}, {"stage": lock_data}
    )
    assert len(loader) == 1
    assert "stage" in loader
    assert "stage1" not in loader
    assert loader.keys() == {"stage"}
    assert isinstance(loader["stage"], PipelineStage)

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Posted on 4th June 2019 4th June 2019 by Warren Nel
Rally de Portugal Review 2019- Ott Tanak makes it two in a row!
It was a another very strong victory for Toyota and Estonian Ott Tanak this year. Here's the story of how he won Rally de Portugal! He was joined on the podium by Thierry Neuville and Seb Ogier.
This was going to be an interesting day, as there was no afternoon service. It was also very hot as well, with temperatures set to get higher! The crews faced seven stages, which had been last run in 2001. The start list looked like this – Ogier, Tänak, Neuville, Meeke, Evans, Loeb, Lappi, Latvala, Suninen, Sordo, Greensmith.
SS 1 – Lousa 1 (12,35 km) was won by Dani Sordo in his Hyundai, showing that the later you ran the better your grip, although Ott setting the second fastest time showed how good he and the Yaris were getting on. Ogier, who was opening the road, was way down in ninth with Thierry one place ahead. Teemu went well, sitting third at this point.
The longer SS 2 – Gois 1 (18,78 km) saw a number of changes to the top ten. Ott went fastest from Jari-Matti, and leader Sordo setting the third fastest time. Teemu was slower than both Kris and Jari-Matti, which saw him drop places down to fifth overall. Elfyn also gained a place, passing Thierry overall and staying ahead of Ogier.
The last morning stage, SS 3 – Arganil 1 (14,44 km) saw Ott take the lead after problems for Dani, whilst Esapekka suffered a puncture losing over a minute and tumbling down to eighth place. The top three was now a Toyota 1-2-3, with Jari-Matti and Kris slotting into the podium positions. Also going well were Teemu and Elfyn, who were around twenty seconds from the lead. Thierry did a great job in the stage to close the gap to Ogier by five seconds to just half a second.
The re-run of SS 4 – Lousa 2 (12,35 km) saw a more difficult surface for the crews to contend with. Dani Sordo won the stage, whilst Finns, Jari-Matti and Teemu set the same time and were equal second fastest. Thierry moved ahead of Ogier on the overall leaderboard as well. Further down, Gus Greensmith, who was making his maiden challenge in a full WRC car was finding his feet, setting the ninth fastest time, only a few tenths down from Lappi.
SS 5 – Gois 2 (18,78 km) saw the end of Elfyn's challenge near the front after a problem that caused the car to just stop. The Welshman would lose around four minutes finding the problem and fixing it. What a shame. In the other Fiesta WRC, Teemu would set a great time, winning the stage and jumping ahead of Kris into third overall. Ott continued to lead, whilst Ogier, after going second fastest, jumped ahead of Thierry into fifth place. However, this battle was certainly not over.
Thierry won SS 6 – Arganil 2 (14,44 km), his first stage victory of the weekend and jumped straight back ahead of Ogier, plus with Teemu suffering a problem it put him in a net fourth place overall. Kris was now back into third place. Elfyn showed that without the problem in the previous stage, he'd still be in the fight for the final podium place, with a time good enough for seventh, only a few tenths from Jari-Matti.
The final stage of the day, SS 7 – Lousada (3,36 km) was won by Thierry who had just managed to shade Ogier's' time and staying ahead of the Frenchman. At the top, we still had a Toyota 1-2-3, but now Thierry was looming in the mirrors of those Toyota's! Ogier was also right there as well, looking to move into a podium position.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY 1
Tänak / Järveoja (Toyota Yaris WRC) 1:03:26.7
Latvala / Anttila (Toyota Yaris WRC) +17.3
Meeke / Marshall (Toyota Yaris WRC) +22.8
Neuville / Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 WRC) +24.2
Ogier / Ingrassia (Citroën C3 WRC) +25.8
Suninen / Salminen (Ford Fiesta WRC) +1:15.7
Greensmith / Edmondson (Ford Fiesta WRC) +1:22.1
Lappi / Ferm (Citroën C3 WRC) +1:23.7
Veiby / Andersson (VW Polo R5) +3:45.2
Kopecky / Dresler (Skoda Fabia R5) +3:49.3
The thoughts then after day one from the drivers.
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Ott Tänak (1st)
"It was a very challenging day. It's been really hot and the stages have been quite demanding. But, in the end, we had a very clean day. I've had a great feeling and confidence with the car, so I've been able to push. We wanted to get a good road position for the rest of the rally and we managed to succeed in that. In that sense we did everything we could and we should be happy with that. As a team we're in a great position, but we've only completed a small part of the event so far and there is still a long way to go. Tomorrow will be tough: We saw during the recce that the stages are quite rough, so we need to keep our focus."
Jari-Matti Latvala (2nd)
"Generally, I'm happy about today. The car was going fantastically, it was really enjoyable to drive. I was pleased with my driving this morning, and the speed was good this afternoon as well. I was just struggling with the tyre wear a little in these temperatures: It has never been as hot as this when I've been doing this rally in northern Portugal. That together with an aggressive driving style is not a good combination. So that's going to be our focus tonight, to try and make it a bit easier to manage tomorrow. We're in a good position, and now we need to try and defend it."
FIA World Rally Championship 2019 / Round 07 / Rally Portugal / 30th May – 2nd June, 2019 // Worldwide Copyright: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC
Kris Meeke (3rd)
"It's been a great day for the team. It was tough out there, especially with the high temperatures. We had a problem with the intercom during the morning, so Seb had to make hand signals for me on one stage as I couldn't hear the pace-notes. In the afternoon we had to manage a few small issues, but we're in third place overall and I'm quite content with that. We have a couple of quick guys breathing down our necks, but we'll get the car back in shape in service tonight and we'll give it our all again tomorrow."
Hyundai Motorsport
Thierry Neuville (4th)
"It has been a tough start, no question. We struggled on the opening stage this morning due to the standing dust and we had to take things a bit too carefully. In SS2, I stalled the car at a junction and lost some time. We were back on track in SS3 and set the second fastest time, so it was a mix of feelings at lunchtime. Things weren't perfect in the afternoon loop. The most frustrating thing is that we have been missing a bit of speed all day and haven't had the chance to find the rhythm. To finish the first day with two stage wins and inside the top-four – only 1.4 seconds from the podium – is not too bad but we know we have more in the tank."
Seb Loeb (39th)
"A disappointing day and certainly not what we wanted coming to this rally. Things started out OK but then about 20 metres into the third stage of the morning loop we picked up a mechanical issue. We had to complete the stage at a very slow pace and lost between 15 and 16 minutes. It was the start of what we had hoped to be a positive rally but now we are far back with nothing to play for. We had just to enjoy the afternoon loop as much as we could, have a bit of fun because we will be one of the first on the road tomorrow so it will be a long, tough day."
Dani Sordo (43rd)
"We started the day well with a stage win on the opening run and getting a good feeling with the car. We conserved tyres on SS2 to prepare for the end of the loop. At the start of the final stage of the morning, the car just lost power and we lost a massive amount of time getting to the end. I was frustrated, not just for myself but also for the team. As we could see from our pace on other stages, we had a great opportunity to fight for the victory this weekend, and that's been taken away from us."
Citroën Total WRT
Sébastien Ogier (5th)
"I'm pleased with what we managed to do in the really tough conditions we had today in opening the road, especially on the first stage of the loop. If you'd offered me fifth position at the end of day one before the start, I'd have bitten your hand off! The gap to Ott is already pretty big, but the second-placed crew is not that far ahead. We're now going to try our very best to catch them. Day two will be very long and probably very rough but we'll give it everything."
Esapekka Lappi (8th)
"We were unlucky with the puncture but I'm pleased to see that we are a lot more competitive here than at the previous rounds. We're moving in the right direction, especially as I'm now starting to feel that we can do even better. That's our aim for the rest of the rally: focus on our race, undoubtedly fight with Teemu, whilst trying to keep out of trouble."
M-Sport WRT
Teemu Suninen (6th)
"We had some problems with the brakes this afternoon and lost close to a minute on a single stage – I can tell you that these fast cars are not easy to drive without brakes! Apart from that, we had a really good day. I was setting good times and fighting for second position. Just before the problem I set a fastest time, and I had a really good feeling with the car. Everything was working well so it's a shame that we lost the podium position. But tomorrow is another challenging day and anything can happen so we have to keep going."
Gus Greensmith (7th)
"It's been a mega day out there and I'm pretty happy with how things have gone. The morning was fairly clean – maybe not pushing enough on the second stage and losing a bit of unnecessary time – but in the afternoon we took a good step forward. We lost some time when the car cut out at the start of SS5 – costing us about 10-15 seconds as we waited for it to restart. Then out of frustration I drove way too aggressively and cooked the tyres for the next one. But overall everything has been good and we're beating some pretty big names! The plan is to improve again tomorrow – I know those stages pretty well, so it would be nice to have a bit of a push!"
Elfyn Evans (16th)
"It's obviously been a disappointing day for us. It hadn't been the perfect morning, but the feeling was good after lunch and we were starting to make some ground on the guys in front. Then unfortunately there was just a loose connection on the throttle pedal and it took a while to track down the issue. We lost a fair bit of time, and our road position won't be ideal tomorrow, but I think we just need to go out there, enjoy ourselves, and see what happens."
We would see the longest day's action, with over 160km of stages, including a double run through the Amarante stage, which was the longest of the day at 37km's. The startlist looked like this – Sordo, Loeb, Evans, Lappi, Greensmith, Suninen, Ogier, Neuville, Meeke, Latvala, Tänak.
After SS 8 – Vieira do Minho 1 (20,53 km), there were comments from Ogier and Lappi to have a longer time gap between the cars, saying three minutes was not long enough to allow the dust to settle. Kris Meeke, third to last on the road won the stage and what with Latvala second fastest and Ott fifth, but nine seconds down on Kris, his lead was now just 11.3 over Jari-Matti. Lappi moved ahead of Gus in their battle over seventh.
Latvala won SS 9 – Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22,22 km), and Ott pretty much matched his time, the Estonian just three tenths slower than his Finnish teammate. Ogier moved ahead of Thierry as well. A battle for sixth place between Lappi and Suninen was starting to develop as well.
A second stage victory for Latvala in SS 10 – Amarante 1 (37,60 km), plus Ott only third fastest, but 5.8 seconds slower, meant the Finn was just 5.1 seconds from the lead. There were also a couple position changes, with Thierry moving back ahead of Ogier, who was now fifth and Lappi passing Suninen who was now in seventh. Showing how hard it is to open the road, Elfyn was half a minute slower than the stage winner.
SS 11 – Vieira do Minho 2 (20,53 km) saw Ott hit back with a stage win, with Kris just one second slower, whilst Thierry continued to increase his gap over Ogier. Latvala was now almost fifteen seconds behind Ott and the Finn had a broken damper to deal with. Meeke was going well and staying well out of Thierry's reach.
SS 12 – Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22,22 km) would see disaster for Jari-Matti, as his broken suspension continued to cause him problems. He lost over 50 seconds and dropped out of the podium fight, into fifth. Gus Greensmith suffered a puncture, falling a further 30 seconds behind Suninen, but still in eighth overall.
The last stage of the day, SS 13 – Amarante 2 (37,60 km) was won by Thierry, with Kris just 1.8 seconds behind the Belgian. Ott's lead was now just 4.3 after he lost almost a full thirteen seconds to his teammate. He'd suffered the same problem as Latvala with a broken damper, costing him time. There was a spin as well at roughly half distance, a result of the handling imbalance.
Meeke / Marshall (Toyota Yaris WRC) +4.3
Neuville / Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 WRC) +9.2
Evans / Martin (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 6:10.4
Rovanperä / Haltunen (Skoda Fabia R5) + 8:33.8
The driver's thoughts then after Saturday.
"It's been a really tough day. Already early in the first stage we lost the brakes. We had to work quite hard on the road sections but we managed to make the car OK for the long stage and then the team could fix it completely in service. The afternoon loop was definitely the most challenging of the rally. It was really rough with lots of rocks everywhere, so it was very demanding for the cars. Unfortunately, we got an issue on the last stage, and we were lucky to continue. But we are still in the lead and it's all to play for tomorrow. We know the car has the speed and performance to win. Sunday drives can sometimes be quite boring but this time we will need to push, and I'm looking forward to the fight."
Kris Meeke (2nd)
"It's been a good day for me, probably my best yet in this car. I've really enjoyed driving the car and I
was able to find a good rhythm this morning, much better than yesterday. I've struggled on the second passes up to now, but I could have good pace this afternoon which I'm happy about. We had to push hard to defend our position, and I gave it everything. I feel sorry for Jari-Matti as he was doing a really strong rally. But it's been a tough rally, especially for the cars: With it being so hot and dry, the roads were really broken on the second pass – the worst conditions I've seen them in. Now it's important that Ott and myself try to bring home a Toyota one-two. We'll need to do our maximum tomorrow."
Jari-Matti Latvala (Retired/Rally2)
"I had a really good morning. I went for two hard tyres and they were working really well, and I was able to push hard. I was really happy with the speed. The car was feeling really good and I was in a good rhythm and enjoying it. Then in the first stage in the afternoon, I had a strange feeling at the front and knew that something wasn't right. We tried to make a fix in order to continue but the road was so rough and it finally broke. It's frustrating because I thought we had the chance to get back on the podium. At least the speed is there: That keeps me motivated, and I know we will keep fighting. Tomorrow we will try to take some points from this rally."
Thierry Neuville (3rd)
"It has been a strong day for us and I'm pleased to reaffirm our potential here this weekend. It's been a first-class team effort. We made a strategic call to take six soft tyres for the morning loop, which was perhaps a mistake because of the extra weight. It wasn't too bad and we were able to keep Ogier behind us. We had five tyres in the afternoon and looked to build a gap, which we did, as well as move closer to the podium. It wasn't easy on the second pass with some rocks on the line and a far from trouble-free final stage. However, the speed has definitely been there with another two stage wins. We now have Meeke and Tanak in our sights; it promises to be an exciting battle for the win on Sunday."
2019 FIA World Rally Championship
Round 07 Rally de Portugal
30 may – 02 June 2019
Portrait, Day 2, Thierry Neuville, Nicolas Gilsoul, Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
Photographer: Fabien Dufour
Worldwide copyright: Hyundai Motorsport GmbH
Dani Sordo (24th)
"There's not much to say after the disappointment from Friday but we never give up, particularly when our main job is to support the team's championship ambitions. We weren't able to match the times set by the frontrunners today; they were just out of reach. We have done our best and also used the opportunity to prepare a bit for Sardinia. We had a good feeling for much of the day and our job now is to complete the rally smoothly, to soak up the atmosphere from the amazing fans and to enjoy these wonderful stages."
"It's never as much fun when you are not fighting for the leading positions, but we acknowledge we have a team role to play and we've done that today. My situation doesn't change much in the circumstances because our chances for a strong finish were over on the opening day. We have simply been concentrated on each stage as it comes. We didn't drive anywhere near the limit, playing it safely so we can bring home some important points for the team."
Citroën Total WRT driver
"I'm pleased with my fourth place this evening. The morning went better than the afternoon. We made a call on the tyres and changed the set-up, and perhaps that wasn't the best decision for the second loop. I am still learning the C3 WRC. It is still a positive result so far, because I feared the worst given the very loose conditions we saw in recce."
"It was a very good day for us. I really enjoyed driving the C3 WRC! We have done some good work with the team and the car suits my driving style much better now. In fact, you can see this in the times we set, despite our position in the running order. The aim is now to keep up the momentum tomorrow."
"It was a difficult day running early on the road. The driving was on an okay level, but we still lost some time to the other drivers so it wasn't as good as yesterday!"
Elfyn Evans (7th)
"Being first on the road for the majority of the day made it pretty difficult for us. Obviously, there was quite a lot of cleaning today so it was just a case of making it through without any problems. Tomorrow we just need to do more of the same and if the feeling is good, we can have a look at some points in the Power Stage."
Gus Greensmith (15th)
"We wanted to be closer to the pace today, and that's what we did – trading times with Elfyn and Teemu on only my second day in a world rally car. I felt as though we were getting better with every kilometre, so it was a shame about that last stage. I just missed my braking, slid wide and hit a tree with the rear. It was a silly mistake, but I can't be too upset because at the end of the day I was still driving a world rally car – and that's awesome!"
Just a few stages then to decide the winner! The startlist looked like this – Greensmith, Latvala, Sordo, Loeb, Evans, Suninen, Lappi, Ogier, Neuville, Meeke, Tänak.
First stage then, SS 16 – Montim 1 (8,76 km) and Kris won the stage, beating leader Ott and reducing the gap to him as well. There was some swapping going on as well, with the two Hyundai drivers (Loeb and Sordo) not starting at their allotted times and going in just before Neuville. Interesting tactics. Meanwhile Lappi spun, and had a low speed roll at a hairpin. The Finn lost half a minute.
Now it was time for the first run through the spectacular SS 17 – Fafe 1 (11,18 km), with its jump! Ott hit back with the fastest time from Kris, but there was more drama further back, as Esapekka slid wide, hitting a bank. His car was looking a bit second hand, with damage to his aero after the roll and now suspension after this stage. Sadly, he retired from the event, as the damage was too much to fix.
Ott then also won SS 18 – Luilhas (11,89 km) and increased his lead over Meeke who certainly wasn't giving up on victory. Thierry now had a very good gap to Ogier as well, adding another ten seconds just in this stage. Elfyn had now made it up to sixth overall as well, after a well-judged drive through the field.
Stage SS 19 – Montim 2 (8,76 km) and it was nearly disaster for Kris Meeke, who spun at the same hairpin as Lappi earlier! He lost 17 seconds and second place to Thierry who won the stage.
The last stage then, SS 20 – Fafe 2 Power Stage (11,18 km) and the drama wasn't over. First up, Loeb who ran wide, damaging his suspension and he limped to the end of the stage. Then Gus crashed after landing from the jump. His suspension was broken before he took off, meaning he was always going to lose control when he landed. Finally, Kris cut a corner too much and broke his steering, the result that he slid off the road and was out! The top five in the stage were Ogier, Neuville, Tanak, Suninen and Sordo. With Ogier taking third place, he would now lead the championship as well. Not what he wanted at all.
Tänak / Järveoja (Toyota Yaris WRC) 3h20'22''8
Neuville / Gilsoul (Hyundai i20 WRC) +15''9
Ogier / Ingrassia (Citroën C3 WRC) +57''1
Suninen / Salminen (Ford Fiesta WRC) +2'41''5
Evans / Martin (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 7'08''3
Rovanperä / Haltunen (Skoda Fabia R5) + 10'34''2
Latvala / Anttila (Toyota Yaris WRC) + 11'28''2
Kopecky / Dresler (Skoda Fabia R5) + 11'41''9
Let's hear then from the drivers!
"It feels great to stand on the top step of the podium today. It's been a long and very tough weekend, definitely the hardest win I've ever had. From Friday, our performance was really strong, especially considering our road position. On Saturday we had to fight really hard, but today everything was working well and the speed was there. In the first stage I was a bit careful, as there was a lot of tricky dust and it was difficult to see anything, but after this we could safely push a bit more and build a bigger gap. The championship is looking really tight but I think we are in a good position going to Sardinia."
Ott Tänak leaps for joy in celebration! Photo credit, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Jari-Matti Latvala (7th)
"It was good to restart this morning, and our target was to get back into the top 10 and score some points. Unfortunately, we couldn't go for a fast time on the Power Stage: My run was red-flagged because another car blocked the stage in front of us. But in the end, we were able to get back up into seventh position overall and take some important points, especially for the team. Personally, I can't be satisfied with the result, as we were going very strongly yesterday. But the speed is there, that is very important, and we know that the car is fast. I'm looking forward and believe we can have some very positive rallies coming up."
Kris Meeke (Retired)
"Today started well. We were able to increase the gap to behind us, and then we were just trying to hold it. Unfortunately, we had a spin on the penultimate stage and it cost us some time trying get going again. Going into the Power Stage, I didn't have so much to fight for, the bonus points were not such a big concern for me. But in a right-hand corner there was a tree stump in the grass on the inside, I didn't have it in my notes and I caught it with the steering wheel open. It was completely my mistake. I'm gutted for the team because we'd had such a strong rally. Now we have to move on and take the positives from this weekend: It's been my strongest yet in this car and we have to look forward."
Thierry Neuville (2nd)
"After the big crash we had in Chile, it was important to come back fighting. It's not been an entirely smooth weekend but we have shown some strong pace including several stage wins. Overall, I think we can be pleased with second place. The time we lost on Friday's opening stages is more or less the time we were missing at the end. We were lacking a bit of precision today to give it more of a push, but on the whole it's a good result. The championship is nicely poised as we reach the halfway point. We know there is no room for error when things are this close, so we have to keep pushing together."
"We have tried to put the disappointment and frustration from Friday behind us, and to enjoy these great Portuguese stages. It's a special feeling when you are pushing hard and flying through Fafe with all the spectators. We have put in a full team effort this weekend so I think we all share in the podium result, even if it would have been nicer to be standing on the podium ourselves. We'll have to try and rectify that in Sardinia!"
Seb Loeb
"I enjoyed driving this morning's stages with some new discoveries for me. It wasn't without incident but overall it was nice to get the experience. The routes were fast and narrow, and the feeling with the car was pretty good. It was particularly nice to get the buzz from all the fans. We were able to set some competitive times, which shows what might have been possible this weekend. I am happy for the team to get a podium finish after what has been a tough event."
Sébastien Ogier (3rd)
"I didn't think we could score twenty points this weekend. Although we never had a chance of winning the rally with our position in the running order, we gave it absolutely everything, regardless of the situation. So, to that extent, this result is just rewards. In truth, I was hoping not to be first on the road in Sardinia, but every point counts at the end of the season. I'm pleased to see that we were competitive on the Power Stage, which was more or less the only stage of the weekend where we had the same grip conditions as our rivals. That means we have also progressed in terms of performance although it was difficult to show it, given the circumstances."
Seb and Julien stayed in the championship lead. Photo credit Citroen Racing
Esapekka Lappi (Retired)
"After our roll, the car wasn't too badly damaged, it was just missing the rear spoiler. I thought I had a good rhythm on the following stage but I was slightly too optimistic on a right hander over a crest and I hit a bank, which caused a puncture and then damaged the suspension. There were too many kilometres left to cover with our makeshift repairs. I'm really very sorry for the whole team, who deserved better."
"I can be quite happy with this result. It's a shame that we had a problem on Friday afternoon because that meant we didn't have a good road position for the rest of the weekend. But our pace was really good on Friday morning, and we took some points in the Power Stage today which was also really good."
"We made a pretty good start to the weekend. It wasn't perfect, but the pace was there. Obviously, it was a shame to lose as much time as we did with the issue on Friday, but these things happen. There wasn't much more we could do after that, and in all fairness fifth place is a lot more than we could have hoped for on Friday evening.
Elfyn and Scott didn't let their troubles on Friday get to them and drove a good event. Photo credit M-Sport WRT
Gus Greensmith (Retired)
"It's been a really good weekend for us. For some reason everything just seemed to click quite nicely and, to be honest, the speed came pretty quickly. We were battling with Elfyn and Teemu throughout most of the weekend – and that wasn't something I was expecting from my first time in a world rally car!
"It was a different challenge opening the road today, but generally a really good experience. It was just a shame that we had the issue over the jump. To have our rally come to an end just 200 metres from the finish was a bit gutting, but overall it's been a more than positive weekend."
Well, another victory for Ott and Toyota! The combination is proving pretty amazing and consistent! Once he took the lead, he was never headed. Both his teammates went very well, and it was a shame that it ended with Kris retiring. Jari-Matti was right there, and set for a well-deserved podium before the suspension problem.
Thierry came back and got his head down to the task at hand. It was a good battle between him and Seb Ogier, before the Belgian moved clear, the result being very good with second place and keeping him in touch with his two rivals. Dani Sordo also drove incredibly well, running at the front until car troubles hit. Hyundai will be happy that they continue to lead the manufacturers standings.
Seb Ogier drove his C3 to a very good podium, given that the team are working to make it better. Being in the top five by the end of Friday was key to the result, and he did have some good fortune with the two Toyota's hitting trouble to get him up onto his sixth podium of the year.
In the M-Sport camp, Elfyn and Teemu drove really well, and could have had a double podium result, with both of them. Sadly, their challenge was held back with car troubles. Brakes on Teemu's car and electrics on Elfyn's. Still the Welshman got up into fifth place and was rewarded with moving ahead of Kris Meeke into fourth in the drivers' standings. Teemu didn't lose so much time, and kept the car on the road well, given the problems. Finally, Gus drove a great event, his first in a WRC car, setting some good times, only to be derailed on the final stage, not far from the finish. It won't be long before we see him in a top car again.
DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Sébastien Ogier – 142 points
Ott Tänak – 140 points
Thierry Neuville – 132 points
Elfyn Evans – 65 points
Kris Meeke – 56 points
Teemu Suninen – 44 points
Sébastien Loeb – 39 points
Jari-Matti Latvala – 38 points
Andreas Mikkelsen – 36 points
Esapekka Lappi – 34 points
MANUFACTURERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hyundai WRT – 202 points
Toyota Gazoo Racing – 182 points
Citroën Total WRT – 158 points
M-Sport Ford WRT – 122 points
We don't have long now to wait for the next round with the next round, Rally Italia Sardegna on the weekend of the 13th to 16th of June. It will be the final round before the summer break for the championship.
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Lamar Jackson Couldn't Help But Have Some Fun When A Reporter Named (Who?) Mike Jones Asked Him A Question
Robby KallandTwitterSenior Sports Writer
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens were in a very good mood on Sunday afternoon as they finally got over the hump for their first postseason win with last year's MVP at quarterback with a 20-13 win in Tennessee over the Titans.
Not only was it their first win in the playoffs with Jackson, but they got to avenge last season's upset to the Titans in the Divisional Round and get some payback for the Titans stomping on their midfield logo earlier this season by returning the favor after Marcus Peters' game-sealing interception. Jackson proved how he is the one and only who you can't clone on Sunday, rushing for 136 yards and one sensational 47-yard touchdown in the win.
All of this made for a light atmosphere in the postgame media session for Jackson. Part of doing these sessions in the Zoom world is having the reporter's name called out before each question. So, when Mike Jones of USA Today got called on to ask Jackson about the game, the former MVP couldn't help but be delighted by the reporter sharing his name with the legendary Houston rapper and had some fun.
A reporter named Mike Jones had a question for Lamar. Lamar couldn't help himself 😂
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(via @Ravens) pic.twitter.com/Poj8dPoTsH
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) January 11, 2021
I love that you can see Lamar fighting back the urge to crow out "Mike Joooones" before being unable to suppress the natural instinct all of us that were of a certain age back then during Jones' mid-aughts run. This is obviously not something new to the reporter Jones, who chuckled along with Jackson before continuing on with the question. If Lamar has any followups, he can hit Mike's line at 281-330-8004.
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Grayson was lawfully armed with a handgun and had a valid concealed weapons permit, the release said.
Sgt. Paul Parizek, a spokesman with the Des Moines Police Department, previously said when Wheeler arrived at the home, he was in defiance of a court order forbidding him from having contact with a female resident, who is a former domestic partner of his.
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W&L Researchers Explore a Noisy Theory of Aging
By Sarah Tschiggfrie
We know that as people age their responses and decision-making processes slow down. What we don't know exactly is why this happens.
Wythe Whiting, associate professor of psychology at Washington and Lee University, hypothesizes this may be due to a breakdown of the brain's neural circuitry, resulting in what he calls "neural noise." "This means we lose neural connections and we process information at a slower rate," he said.
Whiting and two W&L students have been testing his theory this summer in W&L's Cognitive Lab, with interesting results.
They compared the responses of a group of young adults 18 to 29 years old with a group of adults 60 years and older. There were 32 individuals in each group.
The test subjects were asked to look at a computer monitor and pick out target lines that were different from other lines. For example, they needed to find the green line among the orange lines or the line that tilts left instead of right. Noise was added in the form of visual static on the computer screen.
"If older adults already have, as I've hypothesized, more neural noise, and you exacerbate it by adding more noise, then the older adults should be much slower in identifying the target lines than the younger adults," Whiting explained. "Basically, the faster they identify the lines, the healthier their nervous system is."
The research team found that the older adults were disproportionately more susceptible to the static noise than the younger adults.
In a previous experiment, Whiting had found that older and younger adults were affected similarly by the external noise. But that was because the subjects knew what they were looking for. "They might get a whole series of trials where the target was always green among orange distracters," he said. "That familiarity meant they could ignore the noise fairly easily."
This summer that experiment was altered. "We made the experiment so that subjects didn't know what the target feature was going to be," explained Whiting. "When they didn't really know what to look for, when they simply had to find the odd item, then they were much more susceptible to the noise.
"In the first experiment they had used their experience and knowledge to filter out the noise. When they didn't have that to rely on, the older adults had more difficulty coping than the younger adults."
Whiting used driving an automobile as an example.
"You may know how to drive a car, but the problem is when you have some distracting feature such as the noise of heavy rain. If you're driving in the rain with degrading visual signals, as long as you're traveling along your usual route you're going to do fine. But when you have to travel to a new location in the rain and you're looking for a street sign that you've never seen before, then it's going to be more difficult" he said.
Camille Sample, a rising junior with a neuroscience major, said that she was surprised at how distracting the static noise was to the older adults. "I wasn't really expecting that," she said.
For both Sample and Katie Blackburn, a rising junior and psychology major, this was their first research project. "The entire process has been really interesting," said Blackburn." I had no idea of all the steps that are involved, from designing the tests and conducting them to analyzing the data. I've learned a lot."
"I think it's interesting that the students get to learn all the nitty-gritty details of what research and the scientific process is all about," said Whiting. "It's very precise and controlled and you can't have a single small error. It has to be just right."
Whiting has been working on aging and cognition research since 1993, and said he has tested close to one thousand adults. He has published articles about his research in the journal Psychology and Aging. The last article was the first that resulted from his research while at W&L, and a student who assisted in the research was named as a co-author.
Both Sample and Blackburn are R. E. Lee Research Scholars. Sample's support was funded through the Levy Neuroscience Endowment for student summer research.
R.E. Lee Research Scholars are part of the University's undergraduate research program which is in its fifth decade of operation. It was founded in 1960 by an 1899 graduate. Students must be nominated by their professors to be R.E. Lee Research Scholars. It involves either assisting a professor in research or carrying out a student-planned project under the supervision of a professor.


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Q: Autocomplete/Typeahead example? I've got a working version of Autocomplete using the Ajaxcontroltoolkit. However, the service method signature is required to return a String[] to render the autocomplete suggestions in markup.
My service actually returns an object Foo that is made up of a string Image URL and a string Title (in JSON or XML).. anyone know of a way to have an Autocomplete accept an object instead of a string so that I can display the Image next to the title in the suggestion list?

A: You cannot do this natively with the control.  The closest you could get is taking your Foo object and serializing that into something like http://myserver.com/images/myImage.jpg|myTitle.  Then on the client side, you could utilize the OnClientPopulated and OnClientItemSelected properties to parse the image and title and do a custom display.
You have the jQuery tag there, so are you also considering the use of jQuery UI's autocomplete?  It is definitely capable of what you're wanting to do.


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How to use Haarlem in a sentence
In 1254 it received a charter from William II., count of Holland, similar to that of Haarlem, but in the 15th century duke Philip the Good of Burgundy made the impoverishment of the town, due to ill-government, the excuse for establishing an oligarchical regime, by charters of 1436 and 1437.
As the captial of the ancient district of Kennemerland between den Helder and Haarlem, Alkmaar frequently suffered in the early wars between the Hollanders and the Frisians, and in 1517 was captured by the united Gelderlanders and Frisians.
Dordrecht, Leiden, Haarlem, Delft, Vlaardigen, Rotterdam in Holland, and Middleburg and Zierikzee in Zeeland, repeated with modifications the characteristics of the communes of Flanders and Brabant.
The primatial see was placed at Malines (Mechlin), having under it Antwerp, Hertogenbosch, Roermond, Ghent, Bruges, and Ypres constituting the Flemish province; the second archbishopric was at Cambray, with Tournay, Arras, St Omer, and Namur, - the Walloon province; the third at Utrecht, with Haarlem, Middleburg, Leeuwarden, Groningen and Deventer, - the northern (Dutch) province.
The famous defence of Haarlem, lasting through the winter of 1572 to July 1573, cost the besiegers 12,000 lives, and gave of the insurgent provinces time to breathe.
The example Siege Haarlem of Haarlem was followed by Alkmaar, and with better and success.
By the generosity of friends he was educated at the gymnasium at Haarlem and afterwards at the university of Leiden.
See Peter Scriver, Beschryvinge der Stad Harlem (Haarlem, 1628); Scheltema, Levensschets van Laurens d.
Other noteworthy buildings are the Gothic town hall, founded in 1449 and rebuilt in 1690, and the weigh-house, built by Pieter Post of Haarlem (1608-1669) and adorned with a fine relief by Barth.
Haarlem is the seat of the governor of the province of North Holland, and of a Roman Catholic and a Jansenist bishopric. In appearance it is a typical Dutch town, with numerous narrow canals and quaintly gabled houses.
At, the head of the scientific institutions of Haarlem may be placed the Dutch Society of Sciences (Hollandsche Maatschappij van Wetenschappen), founded in 1752, which possesses valuable collections in botany, natural history and geology.
Besides these there are a museum of ecclesiastical antiquities, chiefly relating to the bishopric of Haarlem; the old weigh-house (1598) and the orphanage for girls (1608), originally an almshouse for old men, both built by the architect Lieven de Key of Ghent.
The staple industries of Haarlem have been greatly modified in the course of time.
But about the close of the 18th century this remarkable prosperity had also come to an end, and it was not till after the Belgian revolution of 1830-1831 that Haarlem began to develop the manufactures in which it is now chiefly engaged.
Market-gardening, especially horticulture, is extensively practised in the vicinity, so that Haarlem is the seat of a large trade in Dutch bulbs, especially hyacinths, tulips, fritillaries, spiraeas and japonicas.
Haarlem, which was a prosperous place in the middle of the 12th century, received its first town charter from William II., count of Holland and king of the Romans, in 1245.
In 1572 Haarlem joined the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain, but on the 13th of July 1573, after a seven months' siege, was forced to surrender to Alva's son Frederick, who exacted terrible vengeance.
It is connected by steam tramway with Haarlem and The Hague respectively, and with the seaside resorts of Katwyk and Noordwyk.
The earliest "pensionaries" in Holland were those of Dort (1468) and of Haarlem (1478).
The success which followed his labours not only in the town of Utrecht, but also in Zwolle, Deventer, Kampen, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Gouda, Leiden, Delft, Zutphen and elsewhere, was immense; according to Thomas Kempis the people left their business and their meals to hear his sermons, so that the churches could not hold the crowds that flocked together wherever he came.
Other ancient towns are Zandpoort, Bakenes, Haarlem and Bennebroek, once the seat of a nunnery removed hither from Egmond by Dirk II.
Of the drained lakes south of the former Y, the most important is the Haarlem Lake.
Supplements to the large collection of 1687 were published at Haarlem, 1806; Leiden, 1809; and Haarlem, 1829.
The first line was that between Amsterdam and Haarlem, opened in 1839 by the Holland railway company (Hollandsch Yzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij).
The two longitudinal lines are the railway den Helder via Haarlem (1862-1867), 1 Rotterdam (1839-1847), and Zwaluwe (1869-1877) to Antwerp (1852-1855), belonging to the Holland railway company, and the State railway from Leeuwarden and Groningen (1870) (junction at Meppel, 1867) Zwolle (1866) - Arnhem (1865)- Nijmwegen (1879) - Venlo (1883) - Maastricht (1865).
Among societies of general utility are the Society for Public Welfare (Maatschappij tot nut van't algemeen, 1785), whose efforts have been mainly in the direction of educational reform; the Geographical Society at Amsterdam (1873); Teyler's Stichting or foundation at Haarlem (1778), and the societies for the promotion of industry (1777), and of sciences (1752) in the same town; the Institute of Languages, Geography and Ethnology of the Dutch Indies (1851), and the Indian Society at the Hague, the Royal Institute of Engineers at Delft (1848), the Association for the Encouragement of Music at Amsterdam, &c.
Other Protestant bodies are the Walloons, who, though possessing an independent church government, are attached to the Low-Dutch Reformed Church; the Lutherans, divided into the main body of Evangelical Lutherans and a smaller division calling themselves the Re-established or Old Lutherans (Herstelde Lutherschen) who separated in 1791 in order to keep more strictly to the Augsburg confession; the Mennonites founded by Menno Simons of Friesland, about the beginning of the 16th century; the Baptists, whose only central authority is the General Baptist Society founded at Amsterdam in 1811; the Evangelical Brotherhood of Hernhutters or Moravians, who have churches and schools at Zeist and Haarlem; and a Catholic Apostolic Church (1867) at the Hague.
In 1853 the Roman Catholic Church, which before had been a mission in the hands of papal legates and vicars, was raised into an independent ecclesiastical province with five dioceses, namely, the archbishopric of Utrecht, and the suffragan bishoprics of Haarlem, Breda, 's Hertogenbosch and Roermond, each with its own seminary.
Besides an archbishop at Utrecht, the Old Catholics have bishops at Deventer and Haarlem, and a training college at Amersfoort.
Natural history is covered by various periodical publications of the Royal Zoological Society " Natura Artis Magistra " at Amsterdam, and the Natuurlijke Historie van Nederland (Haarlem, 1856-1863) written by specialists, and including ethnology and flora.
A Flemish translation appeared at Haarlem in 1495.
Here the sect had gained considerable influence, through the adhesion of Rothmann, the Lutheran pastor, and several prominent citizens; and the leaders, Johann Matthyszoon or Matthiesen, a baker of Haarlem, and Johann Bockholdt, a tailor of Leiden, had little difficulty in obtaining possession of the town and deposing the magistrates.
Nevertheless the epidemic spread in the next few years over Spain and Germany, and a little later to Holland, where Amsterdam in1663-1664was again ravaged with a mortality given as 50,000, also Rotterdam and Haarlem.
In 1631 he formed the surviving members of the chapters of Utrecht and Haarlem into a collegiate body which became known as the chapter of Utrecht.
Soon he settled in Haarlem, as engraver on copper, and produced works which retain high values.
It has communication by railway and canal in every direction; steam-tramways connect it with Edam, Purmerend, Alkmaar and Hilversum, and electric railways with Haarlem and the seaside resort of Zandvoort.
The nucleus of this unsurpassed national collection of pictures was formed out of the collections removed hither from the Pavilion at Haarlem, consisting of modern paintings, and from the town-hall, the van der Hoop Museum and the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.
It was in the days of Duke Philip that Lorenz Koster of Haarlem contributed his share to the discovery of printing.
The sieges of Haarlem, Neth er- Alkmaar and Leiden saved Holland from being lands.
He began to practise medicine at Haarlem, but devoted himself mainly to lecturing on physical subjects.
He was also entrusted with the care of the collection left to Haarlem by P. Teyler van der Hulst (1702-1778).
He died at Haarlem on the 26th of December 1837.
Together with the Haarlem wood it is thought to be a remnant of the immense forest which once extended along the coast.
With the assistance of the famous architect, Pieter Post of Haarlem, he transformed the Recife by building a new town adorned with splendid public edifices and gardens, which was called after his name Mauritstad.
The four lakes were formed into one by successive inundations, whole villages disappearing in the process, and by 1647 the new Haarlem Lake had an area of about 37,000 acres, which a century later had increased to over 42,000 acres.
He served as a volunteer for the relief of Haarlem (1573) and again at Leiden (1574).
Friendly agents - chiefly Catholic priests - were the intermediaries who forwarded his correspondence from Dort, Haarlem, Amsterdam and Leiden to his proper address, which he kept completely secret; and Father Mersenne sent him objections and questions.
He probably perished in the plague that visited Haarlem in 1 4391 44 0; his widow is mentioned in the latter year.
Frans Hals (c. 1581-1666) is one of the most admired masters of the great age of Dutch painting because of the spontaneity of his style and the vitality of his portrayals.
The Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682) raised to the highest level of quality and variety the painting of landscapes based on the observation of the visible world.
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This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The United States has used primacy as its grand strategy for some time now. While this strategy has ensured US hegemony, it has also fiscally drained American power and left the United States with a poor global standing. As such, the United States should rethink its grand strategy in order to maintain its relative position in the twenty-first century. The United States is poised to pivot eastward to meet the demands of China as a rising challenger. The question I raise here is, how viable would an alternative grand strategy in Asia be? There is considerable enthusiasm in some corners of the policy-making world for the United States to return to a balancing strategy in Asia. Formerly known as offshore balancing, the strategy aims to conserve American power as it deals with the challenges of a rising China. One important, albeit overlooked, element of offshore balancing is, who plays the role of the balancer? This thesis seeks to answer that question.


Blog posts by Lynette M. Burrows about life with pets, her love for her pets–her dogs, pets of other people across the world, and the heartbreak of the death of a pet.
This week of gratitude would not be complete without these 13 things for which I give thanks. FAMILY INCLUDING GRANDCHILDREN Near and Far (in no particular order of preference or date) FURRY FAMILY FRIENDS Imagine YOUR photograph here. You thought I'd try to put in photos of all my friends? I love you all! I would not want to miss any of you. HOME that shelters me from all kinds of weather snowmagedon 2013 FOOD COFFEE the elixir of my life! MEDICINE and how modern medicine has sustained the lives of those I love MUSIC all varieties TECHNOLOGY NATURE in all its variety My Health FINISHING MY EVERLASTING MANUSCRIPT! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!


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Examen är en svensk kortfilm från 1985 i regi av Kjell Sundvall. En fars om vad som sker med samhällsmedborgarna A och B samt deras älskade bilar, före, under och efter den årliga, obligatoriska kontrollbesiktningen.

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 Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt - ägare av röd Citroën
 Claire Wikholm - frun till den röda Citroënägaren
 Jarl Borssén - pedantisk ägare av röd Volvo 142
 Ewa Fröling - frun till ägaren av den röda Volvo 142:an
 Suzanne Reuter - vamp med vit Amazon
 Siv Ericks - Greta, receptionist på bilprovningen
 Anneli Martini - Gretas kollega
 Michael Segerström - ägare av grön Renault
 Sven Melander - ägare av blå Volvo 245
 Gunnar Schyman - äldre ägare av brun Ford Taunus
 Bertil Norström - bilprovare med glasögon
 Ulf Brunnberg - bilprovare i vit overall
 Pierre Lindstedt - tjock bilprovare
 Stig Ossian Ericson - bilprovare i blå rock
 Niels Dybeck - bilprovare i randig tröja
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Drakenstein WebSite Community Communication Four-lane Oosbosch Street, Paarl, reopens after R128m upgrade
Four-lane Oosbosch Street, Paarl, reopens after R128m upgrade
The R128 million upgrade of Oosbosch Street in Paarl - from Berg River Boulevard to Jan van Riebeeck Drive - was officially declared open on Thursday, 14 October 2021
The R128 million upgrade of Oosbosch Street in Paarl - from Berg River Boulevard to Jan van Riebeeck Drive - was officially declared open on Thursday, 14 October 2021. Upgraded to deal with major traffic congestion experienced during peak hours, the project includes the first-ever-in-Africa underground housing of traffic signalling equipmentto prevent theft and vandalism.
Oosbosch Street has been transformed into a four-lane divided road, sufficient to accommodate thearea's existing and future traffic volumes. The project is nearing completion during October/November 2021, and will be opened to the public in phases. A portion of Jan van Riebeeck Drive and Meaker Street was also upgraded.
The two-year project included the widening of the road over the Berg River Bridge and the road over the railway bridge – both demanding commendable engineering precision. Thanks to the upgrade, access between Paarl West and Paarl East is now easier and quicker.
Alderman Conrad Poole, Executive Mayor of Drakenstein Municipality, and Daylin Mitchell, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, as well as Members of the Municipality's Mayoral Committee, dignitaries and senior officials attended the opening.
ExecutiveMayor Poole congratulated the team responsible for completing the project, and said: "Today is a red-letter day in the history of Drakenstein, and another positive step towards realising our vision of growing a city of excellence. In an ever-expanding city such as Drakenstein with several big-name brands coming to invest here, it is important that the Municipality ensures that the area has the necessary infrastructure to cope with the influx of people and the heavier trafficload that accompanies it."
Provincial Minister Daylin Mitchell concurred: "I welcome the opening of this road which will alleviate congestion in the town of Paarl and contribute to its economic growth and the creation of job opportunities. I am very proud of the work that has been done by the Municipality in upgrading this road."
To eradicate the increasing vandalism and theft of traffic light installations, the development of an innovative way to protect traffic signal installations was initiated by the Municipality as part of the Oosbosch Street project.
For the first time in Africa, the UPS (uninterrupted power supply), batteries, controller, and other equipmentfor the traffic signals are housed in underground chambers. These chambers were developed in collaboration with Smartlock Systems and are equipped with alarms that can detect attempts to gain unauthorised access. To facilitate work on the equipment, the equipment can be hoisted to above ground level to allow user input and maintenance at eyelevel.
"Safer roads are very important in this province. They attract investors and tourists to boost our economy," said Provincial Minister Mitchell. "We need to encourage investment in infrastructure projects that improve access to our towns. My department will continue to support infrastructure developments of this nature across the province to change the lives of many for the better. One of our main objectives was to ensure that road users are not limited to movement on all our major road network across the province."
Executive Mayor Poole also stressed the importance of road networks in growing Drakenstein as an investment destination. "We need to create an environment which entices even more businesses to invest here. I don't have to tell you about the importance of a modern, working road network to the economy. It is said that roads are the arteries through which theeconomy pulses."
The Oosbosch Street project was funded by Drakenstein Municipality and the Western Cape Government.
Thecivil engineering and construction company, Martin & East, was appointed on 20 August 2019 following a tender process, and the instruction to commence with the works was issued on 18 September 2019. UDS Africa was the consulting engineer on the project, attending to basic planning, final design and construction supervision.
ApproximatelyR15 million was spent on local enterprises and local labour (residing in the Drakenstein municipal area). Approximately 110 local labourers were employed during the project and a total of 16 400 man-day work opportunities were created.
Issued by: Communication and Marketing, Drakenstein Municipality


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"History has shown us time and again the dangers of demonizing foreigners and minorities… it is extraordinary and deeply shameful to see these types of tactics being used… simply because racism and xenophobia are so easy to arouse in order to win votes or sell newspapers" – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2015
A free society relies on a media that we can trust – which tells the truth, and treats everyone fairly, whatever their religion, ethnic background, gender or sexuality.
Yet studies consistently show that the UK press is among the least trusted in Europe.
Financial incentives are pushing some newspapers to produce headlines which distort the truth, play on prejudice, and demonise minority groups in our society.
This problem matters, above all, because it's having a real impact on people's lives.
As long ago as 2010, experts were warning that hostile media coverage was fuelling a rise in anti-Muslim hate crime. In 2016, Leicester University's Centre for Hate Studies warned that a wider surge in hate crime against migrants had been "fuelled and legitimised… by the media", while Cambridge University highlighted that "Mainstream media reporting about Muslim communities is contributing to an atmosphere of rising hostility towards Muslims in Britain".
Research by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees has found that the Daily Mail – along with The Sun – showed a hostility towards migrants that was "unique" among the newspapers they sampled across five European countries.
In 2012, the Leveson Inquiry into UK press standards concluded that "there are enough examples of careless or reckless reporting to conclude that discriminatory, sensational or unbalanced reporting in relation to ethnic minorities, immigrants and/or asylum seekers is a feature of journalistic practice in parts of the press, rather than an aberration."
In 2016 the Sun and Daily Mail were accused of "fuelling prejudice" in a report by the Council of Europe on hate speech and rising racist violence. The report highlighted discriminatory coverage not only towards Muslims and migrants, but also travellers and the LGBT community. The authors warned that: "fuelling prejudice against Muslims shows a reckless disregard, not only for the dignity of the great majority of Muslims in the United Kingdom, but also for their safety".
The problem has been going on for years. But recently it has intensified. As print sales decline, newspapers have been seeking to boost their readership – and thus their advertising revenue – with ever-more extreme coverage.
Research by the former Times journalist Liz Gerard has found that anti-migrant stories in the UK press have been steadily increasing year-on-year. In 2016, the Daily Mail and Daily Express ran 1,768 pages with stories about migrants – almost all were negative.
Miqdaad Versi of the Muslim Council of Britain has secured a string of corrections after challenging a "consistent stream" of false and misleading anti-Muslim stories in UK newspapers.
Press standards group Trans Media Watch has warned of an "increase in sensationalist and sometimes misleading articles published by the Daily Mail on the subject of children who question their gender… Given that research shows a high level of suicidal ideation among young trans people, this is dangerous and irresponsible behaviour".
And while the demonisation and distortion may have become normalised within the UK, internationally the behaviour of our press is a source of growing concern.
In 2015, after The Sun published an article comparing African migrants to cockroaches, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights put out a statement warning that:
"History has shown us time and again the dangers of demonizing foreigners and minorities… it is extraordinary and deeply shameful to see these types of tactics being used… simply because racism and xenophobia are so easy to arouse in order to win votes or sell newspapers".
The United Nations specifically name-checked the Sun and the Daily Express, noting that:
"Elsewhere in Europe… there has been a similar process of demonization taking place, but usually led by extremist political parties or demagogues rather than extremist media".
Our media has a vital role to play in challenging corruption, informing democracy, and holding the powerful to account. But right now this role is being undermined by a business model that no longer serves the public interest.
To bring about a better media we have to change the business model. If enough companies switch their advertising away from newspapers that demonise minority groups – and towards those which report accurately and fairly – then this will ultimately make hate unprofitable.
"The impression I got… was that… editorial decisions are dictated more from the accounts and advertising departments than the newsroom floor… stories which sell well… had to be sourced on a daily basis… This naturally led to fabrication…. Much more insidious was when this same philosophy was applied to stories involving Muslims and immigrants… a top down pressure to unearth stories which fitted within a certain narrative (immigrants are taking over, Muslims are a threat to security) led to casual and systematic distortions." – former Daily Star journalist Rich Peppiatt
The role of advertising
The problems in the UK press reflect a worldwide rise in media hate and "fake news", which has been fuelled by advertising.
When the drive to maximise readership is the sole basis on which companies decide where to advertise, media outlets may be motivated to boost their sales – and online "clicks" – by any means they can.
Advertising in a moral vacuum can thus create a perverse incentive for outlets to publish hate speech, "fake news" and other content with harmful social consequences.
There is a growing recognition of this within the global advertising industry. Randall Rothenberg, the President of the US-based Interactive Advertising Bureau, has argued that "fake news is much more than a supply chain failure. It represents a moral failure, as well – one that implicates marketers, agencies, publishers, platforms, and technology companies alike" .
Rothenberg has urged his industry colleagues to take responsibility for the problem:
"You wouldn't want your daughter to ride in a car made with faulty tires. You wouldn't want your son to breakfast on a cereal sourced from bacteria-riddled grains. Then you shouldn't abet the creation, distribution, or monetization of untruthful, dangerous falsehoods to other people's' sons and daughters".
Chris Clarke, Chief Creative Officer at the advertising agency DigitasLBi, has also spoken out about the ethical challenges facing the industry:
"For most of my career advertising has been considered morally neutral… All of this is changing… some pretty dark forces have taken hold and the nastier side of the human character is in the ascendancy just at a time when our survival as a species depends on empathy and collaboration… I would urge everyone in the business of advertising to do what they can to encourage clients to take a position on what it is that their ad dollars are creating."
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