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Q: Рандомный пароль Я хочу сделать так,чтобы при нажатии на кнопку появлялись рандомные пароли в Python Shell
from random import *
from tkinter import *

window = Tk()
window.geometry("300x200")

number = "123456789"
new_string = "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm"
up_string = new_string.upper()
passw = number+new_string+up_string
List = list(passw)
shuffle(List)

user_passw = ''.join([choice(List) for x in range(8)])

def hello():
    print(user_passw)
button = Button(window, text="Click me", command=hello)

label = Label(window)
label.config(text='Enter Text', font='Arial 25', fg='gray')
label.pack(padx=50, pady=20)

button = Button(window, text="Click me", command=hello)
button.config(text="Click me", bg='black', fg='red', font="Arial 15",width=20, height=5)

button.pack()
window.mainloop()

A: так же можете использовать специально для создания более рандомных значений secrets
import secrets
import string

name = string.ascii_letters + string.digits

print("".join([secrets.SystemRandom().choice(name) for i in range(secrets.SystemRandom().randrange(8, 10))]))

A: С помощью метода sample из модуля random получаем случайный список уникальных элементов из указанной последовательности. Затем преобразуем список в строку с помощью метода join
import random
import tkinter as tk
import string

window = tk.Tk()
window.geometry("300x200")

def generate_password():
    symbols = string.digits + string.ascii_letters
    passw_len = 8
    password = ''.join(random.sample(symbols, passw_len))
    return password

def print_password():
    password = generate_password()
    print(password)

button = tk.Button(window, text="Click me", command=print_password)
button.config(text="Click me", bg='black', fg='red', font="Arial 15",width=20, height=5)

button.pack()
window.mainloop()


I'm looking for a freelancer to help me finish an app that has been in development for a while. It needs someone to finish it and add some further featur...a way to log GPS coordinates at selectable intervals, with the user's permission of course. There should also be the ability for the user to take short video or photos and save them to the server.


Typography is essentially the placement and arrangement of prefabricated letters combined to form text on a page. The term refers to both the craft and process involved in type design, altering the typeface itself, and arranging type on a page. To many it is somewhat of an art form. Although traditionally typography referred to the printed word, with the dawning of the digital age the scope has broadened to include all forms of visual communication. The meat and potatoes of this craft involve the selection of type, fonts, point size, typesetting, glyphs, line and letter spacing, color, and line length. After all these design choices are made, the typographer arranges the text on the piece of work.
Hesiod Osirus Euphimios created the first mobile printing apparatus (thus introducing typography to the world), which is now known as the Phaistos Disc, one balmy July night in 1753 BC on the Isle of Crete from the base of a used urn he found in his back yard. Historians might dispute the exactitude of this claim but they know nothing about the time machine in my basement which was engineered to look like a common boiler room. That night marked the birth of the very first Reading Is Fundamental Campaign. Then many centuries later, Steve Guttenberg invented the printing press by developing moveable type and relieved the Monks of their endless scribing duties and countless carpal tunnel syndrome cases with his German ingenuity.
At one time I thought that words on a page were just words on a page. But as in many things in life, upon closer inspection, a whole subtle world of nuances exists. Can typeface actually influence the way we process information and work on the mysterious faculties of the brain to become almost mood altering? Legions of people believe so and millions of dollars are invested in typographical endeavors to enhance readability, maximize a desired effect, or express something artistically. The fact is that reading a page that has a poor typographical scheme is unpleasant and the most minor changes to typography can radically affect the impact and feel of a written piece of work.
The text you are reading for instance; black lettering on a white background, is designed to be easy on your eyes to enhance readability. The many links to either side of this article, some in different colors, and some in bold or underlined are arranged so as not to distract you with excessive business. Links are separated and distinct with different colored boxes or arrows (called glyphs which are symbols such as arrows or figures created from a variety of illustration techniques), to make them easily distinguishable. Headings are in different sizes/colors and the boxed designs compartmentalize the material nicely. This typographical layout is designed purposefully to bring your eyes right to the "zone of attention" which is the content of my article. In this manner Bright Hub accomplishes the goal of lucidly disseminating information (high-quality article content is the priority) to the reader pleasantly and without confusion. You have the added benefit of finding convenient and unobtrusive links next to all our articles. At the risk of sounding biased, I think the Web designers at Bright Hub do an outstanding job at typography with their excellent choices in text size, fonts, color schemes, and the overall page layout which ultimately benefits you and your reading experience. Our rivals are all about a stale pale.
In my next article regarding typography, I will elucidate some of the many applications it has in desktop publishing and the wide world of print and digital media. Graphic designers can spend a lifetime perfecting this art and I will show you some fine examples, applications, and results of their work. But first I'm off to the boiler room for more research.


So obviously, it should be used against mothership/carrier/BCs and stuff like that, is it still good against smaller units?
Also, as I've just discovered, the corruption ability works against all units, not only air (!), which is awesome, and brings up other possibilities like corrupting thors or ultralisks, but what about other units?
Other corruptors, mutalisks, vikings, stalkers? Smaller things like marauders or helions?
Edit: And of course, I don't think it is ever viable to base your strategy on building a lot of curruptors to use the corruption ability if you know that the opponent goes for stalkers for example. My question is about whether to use the corruption ability if you "already have" corruptors, built for whatever purposes.
This ability is good against almost everything - just use it on every enemy unit as long as you can. Just make sure to prioritize it - meaning, first corrupt the biggest, higher-hp targets, then the medium-hp ones, then the smaller ones and so on.
Why? Because on the one hand, battles usually do not last longer than the cooldown on corruption, so there's no point saving the ability for later. On the other hand, almost always the down-time between battles - or, alternatively, the time it takes the enemy to rebuild his heavy units - is longer than the time it takes the ability to recharge anyway.
Granted, corrupting individual marauders or phoenixes is pretty silly - but as long as you can, and every bigger unit is already corrupted, why not?
Does the corruption ability of Corrupters stack?
Since patch 1.1, are Hydras more viable against Terran?
What attack is used against the Colossus?
What is a "channeled ability"?
How do I effectively use cloaked units?


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Abbate, Allison
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Principal » Análisis » blog de anegrete
What changed with the epidemic?
Lun, 04/27/2020 - 14:43 -- anegrete
The world has gone from having predictions of declining growth/recession to being faced with the first global economic downturn since the 1930s after China announced on December 31, 2019, they had the COVID 19. A decade after the financial crisis of 2008-09, we are facing a freeze in the economy worldwide, a phenomenon not seen before. The projected falls in GDP around the world are unprecedented. Oil prices are harmful, and stock markets are incredibly volatile, there is a hidden global economic crisis of dimensions not yet calculated.
Never before in peacetime had a country closed its factories and not shipped its finished products. This time, manufacturing and foreign trade in China were frozen. The idea of global value chains that allow globally chained production lines is a late 20th-century creation and has as its starting point production in China. The result was that when factories in China closed, factories around the world were shut down for lack of supplies, and international trade collapsed. This is a remarkable first unexpected effect. The negative impact on China's production led to a global downturn.
It had never been seen before that all services everywhere, closed simultaneously, except for a few countries. This has led to the closure of small businesses, restaurants, bakeries, convenience stores, department stores. Sports fields, various clubs, theaters, concert halls, cinemas, and spaces for mass socialization were left empty, and with them, the economic activity that moved in that space. The idea that this happens simultaneously all over the world is unthinkable. At the same time, it is a call of attention from nature.
The planet is overpopulated, with nature over-exploited, climate change, congested cities, and extensive travel. We produce goods across the oceans, consume water from other continents, and, in so doing, they transport viruses. There is a habitat for viruses to mutate more aggressively and do what they have always done in history: adjust the population and draw attention to ways of living. Bubonic flu in the 14th century killed more than 50% of the people in the affected areas, which is almost the entire space between the Crimean peninsula and northern Spain (Navarra and Catalonia). It was a significant population adjustment that changed the idea of cities and the shape they should have and the ways to control the rats and rodents populations.
It was in the last four decades that HIV, Ebola, aviar, and swine fever pandemics have been observed and now the COVID 19. That is, over four decades, there are more deaths from pandepidemics than in the rest of history. This says something about climate change, the movement of people and goods around the world, and how citizens' defences have been lowered. What's new now is that we'll live to see the next epidemic coming.
The contemporary societal lesson will be to have new forms of human contact, new ways of working, of transport, of shopping, of having classes and inevitably, of having a cultural life. Global value chains must be rethought, and industrialization policies must be reconsidered. Public health, as a public good, must return.
Is it possible that private laboratories do research work for profit when what is being researched is how to prevent diseases that do not yet exist? Such was the coronavirus a semester ago. Or that exists with few patients, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? This research is about prevention, and that's not a private for-profit business but a public good. The idea of food security, as a concept, must also return. The de-privatization of land transport with clean energy is an inevitable trend that has momentum. For the private sector, mass transport using gasoline and diesel is more profitable, but for humanity, clean energy, more expensive transport is healthier.
Cities as polluted as Santiago, Sao Paulo, and Lima suddenly saw nature reborn, and the air cleared. Beaches look cleaner, and wildlife returns to their trees. The nights are starry again. Dolphins swim in Venice, and rivers flow transparent down from the Andes. This has been a wake-up call that if we don't change our way of living, producing and consuming, the next pandemic will be worse.
The collapse of the oil market indicates that this source of energy is no longer a solid bet for the future. Perhaps it suggests that the change in the energy matrix is more advanced than we have been aware of. Projections are for a recovery by the end of the year. Will it be? We'll never go back to the world we had before this epidemic. Now is the time to think about the future from a different perspective.
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After Inaugural Performance, Poet Amanda Gorman Tops The Amazon Bestseller List
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Poet Amanda Gorman performs "The Hill We Climb" during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
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The morning after her powerful performance of "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Biden, poet Amanda Gorman hit another high point: She took the top two slots on Amazon's bestseller list — for titles that won't be out until the fall.
At No. 1 is her debut poetry collection, also called The Hill We Climb, and at No. 2 is a picture book called Change Sings: A Children's Anthem, illustrated by Loren Long, both set to come out in September.
Gorman told NPR's Steve Inskeep that she struggled with her inaugural poem at first, "because you don't even really know the entry point in which to step into the murk." But the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 spurred her to finish. "I was like, 'Well, this is something we need to talk about.' "
The poem — which hit a range of notes from Scripture to Hamilton — drew widespread praise. NPR poetry critic Craig Morgan Teicher called it "beautiful," and Gorman had this memorable Twitter exchange with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda:
Gorman has some interestingly inaugural-themed company on the list. At No. 3 is Ambitious Girl, a picture book by Meena Harris, niece of the new vice president. Harris told NPR's Michel Martin the book was inspired by her Aunt Kamala, who was criticized for being "too ambitious" on the campaign trail.
And just behind Ambitious Girl is former President Barack Obama's memoir A Promised Land, one of the bestselling books of 2020 and still going strong in the new year.
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Continue straight: From the boat ramp, this walk follows the power lines across the car park, keeping the water to the right. The walk heads around the gate and continues to follow the power lines across the sand, coming to the eastern end of Patonga Beach and the 'Brisbane Water National Park' sign. This area of the beach is also know as 'Dark Corner'.
Continue straight: From the eastern end of Patonga beach, this walk follows the 'Warrah Trig 1.7km' sign up the steps. The track winds up the side on the hill, turning left and following the ridge line uphill. Soon after passing up some stairs between the rock, the track comes to a lovely view across the water. Here, the track turns left and climbs up more steps before flattening out and passing a few more GNW arrows. Just after passing two GNW arrows next to each other (at the end of a large crack in the rock), the track passes a few large Sydney Red Gums and comes to an unfenced rock platform on the right – Broken Bay view.
Broken Bay View is an informal, unnamed and unfenced vantage point at the top of the cliffs, east of Patonga. The large rock platform has a number of large Sydney Red Gums, providing some shade. There are great views across the Hawkesbury River, along Cowan Creek and to West Head. The views to the left extend past Lion Island to Barrenjoey Head and out to the Pacific Ocean.
Veer left: From the Broken Bay view, this walk follows Great North Walk arrows uphill along the track. The track winds gently through the bush, with the occasional water glimpse to the right. After a short time, the track comes to a clear intersection with the Pearl Beach / Patonga fire trail with a sign pointing back to 'Patonga'.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the Great North Walk arrow downhill along the wide management trail. After about 250m, the trail passes a track on the right (marked with 5 large boulders – this informal track leads to an unfenced view). The walk continues along the management trail for another 100m and comes to an intersection near the Warrah Lookout, and a sign pointing back to 'Patonga'.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk heads between the timber posts and follows the 'Warrah Lookout' sign along the sandstone footpath. The path leads through the bush for a short distance, coming to the fenced Warrah Lookout. (Beware of informal side tracks that lead to unfenced sections of cliff.) At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Continue straight.
Warrah Lookout is a mostly fenced lookout on a large sandstone platform. The lookout provides fantastic views across the Hawkesbury River. From left to right, you can see along the escarpment which forms the southern boundary of Brisbane Water National Park, out to the Pacific Ocean, Barrenjoey Headland, West Head, along Cowan Creek, Juno Point and along the escarpment to Patonga. This is a great place to spend some time soaking up the views.
Turn left : From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Tony Doyle Track, Warrah Car Park' sign up the sandstone steps and footpath. After winding through and over some rock platforms, the path leads up the hill to two sets of timber staircases. At the top of the second set, the walk comes to the old Warrah Trig station (a green metal post).
Warrah Trig Station is part of a national geodetic survey established during the 1970's. The 'Triangulation station' (aka trigonometrical or trig station) is a distinct marker once clear of trees, and would have been visible for many kilometers in the area. There are many such trig stations around Australia, which were used to help in surveying. Each station has a know position and altitude, which allows surveyors to use triangulation and determine another point's location. With advances in technology, these trig stations have been abandoned and superseded. The trig station is now surrounded by trees, with some filtered views along the Hawkesbury River. The area is rich with wildflowers in spring.
Continue straight: From Warrah Trig Station, this walk follows the sandstone steps and footpath down the hill towards the dirt road. The path soon passes a plaque and a sign pointing back along the 'Tony Doyle Track' and comes to the Warrah car park.
Continue straight: From Warrah car park, this walk follows the road off the sealed section and along the dirt. The road passes a larger dirt overflow car park, then ignores an old trail (on the right) to soon come to an intersection with a management trail and gate on the left side.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the dirt road north up a long and gentle hill. The road leads to an intersection with a track on the right marked with a Great North Walk arrow about 30m before Patonga Drive.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow marker around the drainage ditch to follow the track running parallel to Patonga Drive (keeping the road about 20m to your left). The track leads through the heath and scribbly gum forest for about 100m before passing some distant ocean views (on your right), where the track continues for another 150m to come to the sealed Patonga Drive. Here the walk follows the GNW arrow post across the road to a locked gate and management trail, marked with a 'Great North Walk' sign.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Great North Walk' sign around the locked gate to follow the management trail away from the road. After about 100m, this walk comes to a clear three-way intersection marked with sign pointing back to 'Patonga'.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign gently up along the wide trail. After about 200m, the trail bends left, then leads gently down for another 100m, coming to an intersection where the main trail bends right (and with the narrower Patonga Creek trail ahead), marked with a GNW arrow post.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post north along the wide sandy management trail. The trail leads among the heath and large scribbly gums for about 270m to come to T-intersection with another wide trail, marked with a 'Patonga' sign pointing back up along the trail.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign downhill along the management trail. Over the next 200m, the trail gently bends right then comes to an intersection (just before a large open rock platform), marked with a 'Girrakool' sign (pointing right).
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign east uphill along the management trail. The trail leads up the hill for about 25m to head over a short rock platform where the trail continues fairly steeply uphill. The trail bends left and then winds gently around the side of the hill, enjoying some views along the way. The trail undulates for a while before leading gently down to pass a large clearing (on your left). Just past this clearing, the trail heads down (fairly steeply at first) for about 200m to enter a tall wooded forest and come to a clear three-way intersection, marked with a 'Sani Depot Trail' sign (on your right).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post downhill along the wide trail. The trail soon leaves the tall Sydney Redgums to lead down for almost 600m. The walk crosses a culverted creek (with sandstone blocks) and then the trail mostly flattens out. Here the trail continues for another 170m leaving the tall forest to walk through the open heath, passing near a small cliff (on your right), to come to an intersection with the faint track (on your left, this is just before the main trail bends right and starts to lead downhill again).
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the wide trail downhill, keeping the valley to your left. The trail winds downhill for almost 600m, crossing a couple of culverted creeks, until, just after a left-hand bend, this walk comes to a noteable rock platform (with an ephemeral creek) and filtered view down the valley (to your left).
Continue straight: From the rock platform, this walk follows the trail north up the side of the hill. The trail leads uphill for about 25m before bending left and leading downhill for about 80m, where the trail winds through a ferny valley with a scattering of cabbage palms (Livistona australis). Here the trail leads quite steeply uphill for about 200m, then more gently downhill for just over 200m more, to come to a Y-intersection with the signposted 'Great North Walk' track (on your left). (The trail ahead soon leads over Patonga Creek to the locked back gate of Woy Woy Landfill).
Turn left: From the intersection, the walk follows the 'Great North Walk' sign downhill along the track. After just shy of 100m, the track crosses Patonga Creek among the moist cabbage palm forest. Soon after crossing this creek, the track begins to head quite steeply uphill for another 100m, passing a faint side track before climbing up some carved steps in the rock beside a sloped rock platform (on your left). The track continues steeply up for another 40m, where the track bends right (at the GNW arrow post) to head over a mostly flat rock outcrop. The track continues (with occasional glimpses of the Woy Woy landfill) gently uphill for just over 100m to pass another side track, then lead up a bit more steeply for just over 100m more (past a rock wall, on your left) to come to an unfenced clear view over Woy Woy landfill (where the track bends left).
Veer left: From the view point over Woy Woy Landfill, this walk heads west following the rocky track uphill, directly away from the view. The sandy track soon leads up a few rock steps and after about 130m, climbs up a few carved steps onto a fairly large rock platform, marked with a GNW arrow post. The track now undulates, following a series of GNW arrow posts (generally up) along a rocky ridge line, passing over many rock platforms for almost 1km (enjoying the distant views over Woy Woy Bay and the Brisbane Water, to your right) to come to the highpoint on this section of track. From here, the track continues mostly flat for the next 500m, then begins to head downhill for about 300m to come to a clear intersection with the signposted 'Dillons Trail'. There is a sign pointing back up the track towards 'Patonga'.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post west (in the opposite direction to the 'Patonga' sign. After about 20m, this short track leads to an intersection with the signposted 'Tunnel Trail'.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post gently uphill along the 'Tunnel Trail'. After about 50m, the trail passes through a metal gate and fence then continues for just over 100m to come to the signposted intersection with the 'Rocky Ponds Trail', where a 'Patonga' sign points back down along the trail.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow marker and the 'Girrakool' sign north, gently uphill along the wide trail. The trail winds along the side of the hill for just over 450m, to come to a small crest and a clear three-way intersection with the signposted 'Mt Wondabyne' trail (on the left).
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow marker as well as the 'Mt Wondabyne' and 'Girrakool' signs uphill along the management trail. The trail winds up the hill for about 300m find a view of Mount Wondabyne – there are also nice views behind (and to the right) across Woy Woy and the Brisbane Water. The trail continues uphill for another 400m to end at a large clearing (turning circle) at the base of a rock wall. This is the Mt Wondabyne Campsite – there is also a sign pointing back down to 'Patonga'.
This basic campsite is found at the end of a management trail, near the base of Mt Wondabyne. The campsite is at the bottom of a small (east facing) rock wall and has trees surrounding much of the area, providing some shelter. There is an established fire circle and a basic seat. There is no water or other facilities. (There is also small cave suitable for sleeping a few people about half way up Mount Wondabyne).
Turn right: From the clearing (campsite), this walk follows the 'Mooney Mooney rest area' sign north gently uphill along the rocky track. After about 90m, this track comes to a three-way intersection (with the Mt Wondabyne peak track, on the right), marked with a GNW arrow post.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the Mt Wondabyne peak track north-east as it heads uphill directly towards Mt Wondabyne. The track is leads gently at first then starts to climb up a series of rock ledges. After about 60m, the track passes a small cave (large enough for 2 or 3 people to lie in). The track then continues to climb for another 90m, up the rocky track then for through a grove of small trees, to come to the first peak. The faint track continues along the ridge for another 60m then comes to the main peak, where there is an old trig station and great panoramic views. At the end of this side trip, retrace your steps back to the main walk then Turn right.
Mount Wondabyne is one of the most prominent peaks in Brisbane Water National Park. The long cone-shaped hill has a rocky top and is home to a trig station. Walkers can enjoy full 360-degree panoramic views from the top. To the east are good views over the Brisbane Water, Woy Woy and other central coast suburbs. West, down next to Mullet Creek, you can see some buildings near Wondabyne Station and the train line. Otherwise, most of the expansive views are over much of Brisbane Water National Park. There are some small trees providing limited shade, a great place to soak up the views.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post north, gently down along the rocky track, keeping the Mt Wondabyne Peak up to your right. After about 50m, the track enters a forest of trees and begins to head more distinctly downhill, passing a few large boulders for about 700m, then coming to a GNW 'Walker Register' tube on a post. After writing a comment, the walk continues down the track over a rock platform, and just past the rock platform the sandy track leads downhill for about 200m as it widens significantly and comes to a T-intersection with another wide trail. There is a 'Mt Wondabyne' sign here, pointing back up the hill.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post and 'Wondabyne Station' sign down a gentle hill as the trail bends right. The trail leads downhill and bends again to run parallel with the some power lines. Then about 35 meters past the second power pole, this walk comes to an intersection with a track (on your left), marked with a GNW arrow post.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign, heading under the power lines and down along the track to soon cross a small ephemeral creek. From the creek, this walk follows a rock platform for about 200m to then head over a section of timber boardwalk and past a few disused power poles. The track soon begins to climb and crosses a number or rock platforms for about 300m to come to a notably large rock platform with a wide view across the valley to Mt Wondabyne. Here the track continues up for another 250m to an intersection with a wide trail (at another rock platform), where a 'Patonga' sign points back down along the track.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign across the rock platform, keeping the valley to your left. The walk enjoys views of Mt Wondabyne (on the left) for about 130m to come to a particularly large rock platform. Here the trail leads down off this rock platform then winds along the side of the hill for about 1.3km (passing a pleasant grove of large Sydney Redgums) to lead up to an intersection (with a track on the left) where there is a sign pointing back to 'Patonga'.
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign gently down along the narrower track. The track leads down for about 60m to pass over a rock outcrop and then 80m later, comes to a clearing that has been used as a campsite (on your left). From the clearing, the track continues down the hill for about 150m, stepping down the rocks and along a sandy track to then bend right at metal handrail. Here the rocky track becomes quite steep in places and winds down past some rock walls and among the grass trees for about 300m, where the track bends sharp right at the bottom of some steps in a cleft in the rock. The track continues down for another 100m to follow the steps down through the sandstone overhang, here the track bends left then right to wind down and cross the creek (that is often underground) and come to an intersection with a faint track in front of Kariong Brook Falls (on your right).
Continue straight: From the Kariong Brook, this walk follows the track north-west away from the cliffs (initially keeping the waterfall to your right). The track initially leads fairly steeply out of the densely forested valley then leads more gently uphill for about 100m to pass alongside a long rock wall (on your right). From the end of the rock wall, the track starts to lead downhill for about 200m, to then head down the embankment and steps and cross Myron Brook on the sandstone rock platform, to the western bank.
Continue straight: From Myron Brook, this walk follows the rocky track west up the steep hilll. After about 400m of steep climbing, the track mostly flattens out to head up through the cleft in a rock and onto a flat rock platform. Here the track continues more gently uphill, crossing more rock platforms for just over 1km, through the heath and scribbly gums, before bending left around a rocky outcrop to come to a T-intersection with a wide management trail. There is large sign here, pointing back down to 'Patonga'.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign uphill along the wide trail. After about 50m, this trail leads up onto a large rock platform. From the top of this platform, there are some distant views over Mooney Mooney Creek. The walk continues on the platform, following the scrape marks on the rock, tending right, to soon find the wide trail again. The trail undulates (moderately steeply in a few places) along the ridge line for about 900m to come to an intersection marked with a 'Girrakool' sign (pointing left), just before a 'No Entry Past This Point' sign.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Girrakool' sign and GNW arrow post north along the clear track. After about 150m, the walk comes to a green painted metal box on a post (on your right), containing a Great North Walk intentions book.
Continue straight: From the Great North Walk intentions book, after leaving your comments, this walk heads north, gently up along the clear track. The track gently undulates along this ridge for about 750m, leading across a long sandy saddle to the base of Scopas Peak. Here the walk climbs steeply for about 230m, stopping occasionally to enjoy the view, up the series of rocks with cut steps and past a few rock walls. Near the top of this climb, the track bends left to lead up to a view point just to the west of Scopas Peak.
Veer right: From the view point just west of Scopas Peak, this walk heads north-east and gently downhill, initially keeping the distant views to your left. The track leads down, becoming notably steeper for about 300m to then cross over a long rock platform, with a series of GNW arrow posts guiding the way. After this rock platform, the track leads for another 250m, crossing a couple of small rock platforms before leading along a heathy track. About 400m along, the walk passes another view to Mooney Mooney Bridge, then comes to the edge of another large rock platform. A series of GNW arrow posts lead across this rock platform, generally heading away from Scopas Peak for about 400m, where the arrows lead off the rock platform and back onto a heathy track. The rocky track continues down along the ridge for just shy of 300m to come to the edge of another smaller rock platform with more with distant views. From here, the track leads downhill for about 600m, passing a couple of rocky outcrops and becoming progressively steeper until coming to the edge of an intermittent creek, which flows over the solid sandstone platform, at the bottom of the valley.
Continue straight: From the western bank, this walk crosses the intermittent creek which flows over the solid sandstone platform, to follow the track uphill. The rocky track initially leads gently uphill but soon leads steeply up for about 130m, where the track mostly flattens out to pass a sandstone overhang (on your right). Soon after this overhang, the track leads over a small gully then along the side of a longer rock wall with another tall sandstone overhang. The track continues gently downhill for another 300m, becoming a little steeper along the way, until just past a set of rock steps. Here the track begins to head steeply down the side of the hill for about 130m, first passing through a cleft in the rock then past a few rock walls. Just after a few switchbacks, this walk heads into a narrow gully, past a small 'Patonga' sign, then comes to a three-way intersection beside an intermittent creek, marked with a large 'The Great North Walk' sign with a 'Patonga Ferry' arrow pointing back up the hill.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Piles Creek' sign down the track (keeping the valley to the right). The rocky track heads steeply downhill for about 170m to Piles Creek. Just past the old bridge, this walk climbs up the stairs to cross the Phil Houghton suspension footbridge, enjoying the views of the tidal Piles Creek. On the other side, this walk climbs down the stairs to an intersection beside a large clearing (and campsite, on your left).
The Phil Houghton Bridge is a metal suspension bridge that crosses Piles Creek. It is part of the Great North Walk and replaces an older bridge, with part still visible upstream. The bridge can hold up to 8 people and feels very stable. There are great views both up and downstream half way across this bridge. There is a clearing on the northern side that people have used for camping.
Turn left: From the intersection on the northern end of the 'Phil Houghton Bridge', this walk follows the 'Mooney Creek' arrow through the large clearing and campsite, keeping Piles Creek to your left. The track leads under a large dead tree then winds past some cliffs and among large boulders for about 1km then crosses a short timber bridge with handrails. Just past this bridge, this walk heads over a short flat timber bridge, then about just shy of 150m later, heads along a section of timber boardwalk. From this tall eucalypt forest, this track contours around the side of the hill for about 500m, alongside Piles Creek, then starts to climb passing among the grass trees before heading down a handful of timber steps and coming to a three-way intersection marked with a 'Brisbane Waters National Park' sign, just before Mooney Mooney Creek.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post directly away from the face of the 'Brisbane Waters National Park' sign along the clear track, keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to your left. After about 100m, this walk crosses a green timber footbridge, then about 200m later comes to a small clearing and intersection just before the road bridge. Here the walk turns right, following the old management trail uphill through the tall forest for about 200m then heading around a locked gate. Just past the gate, this walk turn left and heads up the short steep bank to come to a T-intersection with the old Pacific Hwy, at a large gravel car park marked with 'Mooney Mooney Creek' Trackhead (just east of the Mooney Mooney Creek bridge).
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Newcastle' sign along the narrowing gravel verge, keeping the Old Pacific Hwy just to your right. After about 200m, this walk comes to then crosses the concrete road bridge over Mooney Mooney Creek, enjoying the view of the wide creek below. Once on the other side, this walk heads past a detailed 'Risk Warning' sign suggesting you be sensible as you cross the bridge (hope it is not too late) to then come to an intersection with Karool Rd, just on the other side of the highway (on your right).
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the gravel 'Karool Road' gently downhill, keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to your right. This road leads past a few homes for about 600m to then pass a notable houseboat house. About 250m past this house, this walk come to a Y-intersection, marked with a 'The Great North Walk' sign, just before the tall concrete Mooney Mooney Bridge.
Veer left: From the 'Y' intersection, this walk follows the 'The Great North Walk' sign along the upper dirt road to pass under the Mooney Mooney (F3 freeway) Bridge. Just over 250m after passing under the tall bridge, this walk leads up to a large turning area just before the locked gate, marked with a 'Brisbane Water National Park' sign.
Continue straight: From the end of the dirt road (that branches of Karool Rd, just north of the Mooney Mooney Bridge), this walk heads uphill along the trail and around the locked gate next to the timber 'Brisbane Water National Park' sign. The trail leads uphill for about 200m to where the trail bends left to pass over the crest of the hill (passing a faint track on your left). Here the trail leads down the other side, still keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to your right for another 400m to come to an intersection marked with a GNW arrow post, beside a large grassy clearing and campsite (on your right).
Veer right: From the intersection just above the campsite, this walk follows the GNW arrow post down along the track, keeping the clearing and campsite to the right. The track soon leads over a small flat timber bridge then over the next 60m, the track heads under the high tension power lines (past the caution sign) and then along a short section of timber boardwalk. About 20m later, this walk veers right at a Y-intersection, then continues along the mostly flat track beside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 300m, to cross a small rocky tidal creek. The track then continues through the tall forest beside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 600m, passing a couple of she-oak stands before the track then bends left and comes to an indistinct intersection beside a timber and metal footbridge.
Continue straight: From the intersection, this walk cross the timber and metal footbridge over a tidal, unnamed creek to then turn right and follow the track which soon bends left. Keeping Mooney Mooney Creek to the right, this track passes a small cliff then follows the mostly flat track through the tall forest for about 170m to come to a large clearing with tall blue gums and a metal fireplace (on your left), signposted as a 'Camping area'.
This signposted campsite is sits among the tall eucalypt and bracken fern forest beside the Mooney Mooney Creek. This is a very pleasant flat clearing to spend a night, there is a small metal fireplace hotplate and room for a small number of tents. There is No drinking water or other facilities at this campsite (Mooney Mooney Creek is salty at this point, treatable water may be found about 2km north).
Continue straight: From the south bank of Ausburn Creek, this walk crosses the narrow rock platform and creek, then follows the track fairly steeply uphill for about 200m. At the top of this climb, the track gently undulates alongside Mooney Mooney Creek for about 700m before heading down to find a large rock platform on the western bank of Mooney Mooney Creek. This large rock platform is a natural ford of the perennial Mooney Mooney Creek and is home to a scattering of small and large waterholes.
Continue straight: From the bank of Mooney Mooney Creek, this walk crosses the wide rock platform and creek to find the track again on the other side. This creek may become impassable after heavy or prolonged rain. Here the walk turns left and follows the rocky track that leads gently up alongside the creek through the pleasant forest. After a little over 1km, the walk comes into view of the tailwater of the dam and then past a fenced cutting (on your right), the site of an old pump house. About 60m past this fenced area, the walk leads up along the now widening track to find the edge of the fenced lower Mooney Mooney Dam wall.
Lower Mooney Dam is located on the Mooney Mooney Creek, about 21 km upstream from the Hawkesbury River. In March 1938 the Gosford Mayor turned the tap to add the water from this dam into the small town water supply of the time. It is a concrete arch dam, with a capacity of 1,000 megalitres, and was superseded by the more than 4 times larger 'Upper Mooney Dam' in 1982. There is a set of timber steps and a faint track that leads down to the waters edge on the uphill side of the dam wall, the dam wall is fenced and is clearly out of bounds. A sign reminds visitors that swimming is not allowed.
Continue straight: From the lower Mooney Mooney Dam, this walk heads uphill along the old trail, initially keeping the water on your left. The trail leads up, enjoying the occasional glimpse of water (on your left) for about 400m to pass a washed-out section of the old trail. From here, the walk continues up along the trail for about 1.3km, getting steeper as it climbs, and comes to a three-way intersection marked with a 'Mooney Creek' sign pointing back downhill.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'Reserve Road' sign uphill along the old trail, initially keeping the valley to your left. After about 180m, this walk comes to a faint intersection marked with a 'The Great North Walk' sign.
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'The Great North Walk' sign downhill along the track for about 50m, to crosses a small pleasant gully with an ephemeral creek. After this, the track starts to wind moderately steeply uphill then, soon after flatting out, it comes to a signposted 'Camping Area' with a metal fireplace.
This is a small signposted campsite set among heath, grass tress, scribbly gums and aother eucalpyts. The clearing is flat and sandy and provides room to set up a few tents with and a small metal fireplace with hotplate. There is no water or other facilites here.
Continue straight: From in front of the 'camping area', this walk heads gently uphill along the sandy track, initially keeping the camping area to your right. After about 220m of walking through this scribbly gum forest and passing a small informal campsite on the way, this walk comes to the quarry boundary fence and turns left. Following the fence for about 70m, the track leads to a section of timber boardwalk with a view (right) over parts of the quarry. The walk continues along the fence for just over 250m, crossing a small flat timber bridge to come an intersection with a dirt road (just past the locked gate).
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows GNW arrow marker gently downhill along the dirt road. This walk follows the road for about 400m to come to a large clearing with two large water reservoirs tanks. This walk continues past the two reservoirs (and past the treatment plant building, on your left) to come to a 'The Great North Walk' sign just in front of a small brick building.
Continue straight: From the brick building, this walk follows the 'The Great North Walk' sign gently downhill along the gravel trail (away from the water tanks) for a few metres before turning right onto a track, following a GNW arrow post. This track leads through the banksia and she-oak forest for just over 100m to pass a 'The Great North Walk' sign and then cross Reservoir Rd. On the other side of the road, this track continues gently down through the she-oak (Casuarina glauca) forest for about 150m before crossing a metal footbridge. On the other side of the bridge, this walk turns left and follows the track as it winds down through the heathy bushland, alive with wildflowers in spring, for about 400m and crosses a small ephemeral creek. The track then leads under a set of high tension power lines and then bends right and leads gently up for another 20m, coming to an intersection with a power line management trail.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the management trail uphill, keeping the power lines just to your right. After about 40m, this walk follows the GNW arrow post left (ignoring the 'Private Property' trail ahead) as the track winds gently uphill for about 250m before veering left, ignoring another 'Private Property' track (on your right). The mostly flat track now leads along the side of the hill for about 100m before passing under another set of power lines and leading right, steeply up the short rocky hill. At the top of this hill, the track leads to the end of a trail, but immediately veers right to follow a track along a fence for about 60m before rejoining the same power line management trail.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post uphill along the wide management trail, following the power lines for about 100m before veering left to follow another GNW arrow post along a narrow track. The track leads into the bush among gymea lilies (Doryanthes excelsa) and eucalypts for almost 300m, crossing a couple of short flat timber bridges to then head along a few sections of timber board walk through a weedy section of bush. The track then continues gently downhill for another 150m to cross over a trail. Following the GNW arrow post, this track now begins to lead more steeply down for about 250m, passing through another large grove of gymea lilies, a small cave (on your left). The walk continues down the timber then stone steps to head into the dense moist forest and across a flat timber bridge, coming into view of the creek. Here the walk bends right and leads beside the creek for a short time before bending left, following the GNW arrow post across the creek flowing over the mossy rock bed. Just downstream is a small pool and cascade. Here the walk starts to climb up the other side of the valley, soon crossing a small flat timber bridge. The track then winds steeply out of the ferny and densely forested valley, up a series of timber and stone steps for about 130m where another GNW arrow post marks the end of this section of steep climbing. This track now leads gently up among some tall eucalypts and past a large grove of gymea lily for about 230m to come to a T-intersection with a wide management trail.
Veer right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post uphill along the wide sandy trail for about 40m to pass a faint trail (on your right). Then about 120m further up the main trail, this walk comes a T-intersection marked with a couple more GNW arrow posts.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post gently uphill along the sandy trail. The trail soon leaves the wooded forest and after about 120m, this walk veers left at an intersection in a clearing. After another 120m, the walk heads past a large grassy clearing (on your right) with some tall pine trees. The sandy trail continues for another 150m, past a few scribbly gums, and comes to a Y-intersection marked with a 'The Great North Walk' sign (pointing left).
Veer left: From the intersection, this walk follows the 'The Great North Walk' sign along the track, initially keeping the sandy trail to the right for a short distance. The track soon bends left, then winds over a small rise through the scribbly gum forest for about 400m before heading over a short section of green boardwalk. A short distance later, this walk crosses a green timber footbridge and comes to an intersection at the end of the dirt Robinson Road.
Turn right: From the intersection, this walk follows the GNW arrow post uphill along the gravel Robinson Rd for about 300m to then continue straight ahead along the sealed Silvester Rd. This walk heads along the sealed road for another 500m to pass an intersection with 'Anembo Rd', then continues along Silvester Rd. Over the next 1km or so, the walk travels among the rural properties, passing some distant views of the peaks in Brisbane Water NP (to your right), before turning left onto Wisemans Ferry Road at the T-intersection. From this intersection, this walk leads up along the narrow grassy verge beside the road for about 500m to pass the large communications tower (on your right), heads over the crest of the hill then down for about 250m to come to Somersby Store (on your left).
Somersby Store offers a good place to have lunch or pick up the basic food supplies. The store serves hot food including burgers, chips, pies etc and cold drinks. Opening hours are 6am – 6pm Monday to Friday and 6.30am to 4pm on Saturdays (closed Sundays). There is a pay phone and a bus stop however services are limited to two buses a day. Contact details are (02)4372 1269, at 841 Wisemans Ferry Road Somersby, NSW 2250. The store owners are happy for you to phone ahead. If you are a large group you can order ahead to save the stress. I always encourage people to use local stores like this on track, but since it is a small store it is worth phoning ahead to see what they have what you want in stock.
14km of this walk has gentle hills with occasional steps and another 14km has short steep hills. Whilst another 8km is very steep and the remaining 5km is flat with no steps.
19km of this walk follows a clear and well formed track or trail and another 10km follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles. Whilst another 8km follows a rough track, where fallen trees and other obstacles are likely and the remaining 3.9km follows a smooth and hardened path.
27km of this walk has directional signs at most intersection and another 11km is clearly signposted. The remaining (3.5km) has minimal directional signs.
26km of this walk requires no previous bushwalking experience and another 15km requires some bushwalking experience. The remaining (1.3km) requires a leader a with moderate level of bushwalking experience.
Around 39km of this walk is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation), whilst the remaining 2.6km is affected by storms that may impact your navigation and safety.
31km of this walk is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) and another 9km has limited facilities (such as not all cliffs fenced). The remaining (1.7km) has limited facilities (such as cliffs not fenced, significant creeks not bridged).
A list of walks that share part of the track with the Patonga to Somersby walk.
This walk explores part of the ridge heading out of Patonga. The walk visits two great lookouts, with great views of Lion Island, West Head and Palm beach. Warrah trig is not that interesting, but it is a high point in the area with more views. Make a day of it by catching the ferry from Palm beach or Brooklyn and spend some time exploring the township of Patonga.
A list of walks that start near the Patonga to Somersby walk.
This is a great walk to take the kids on, with a fenced playground, a swimming area and pelicans. For mum and dad, there is parking, a Federation interpretive display, picnic and toilet facilities and views over the Hawkesbury River from Flat Rock Point above. This short walk complements a fresh seafood lunch in Brooklyn, making for a great summer treat.
This short track is excellent walk for those with young children. The track passes the fantastic McKell Park playground facilities, which stand next to the Federation Interpretive Display. For the warmer months, enclosed beach pool is right next to the track. The views of the Hawkesbury River are quite stunning and the protected Parsley Bay is popular with pelicans.
This is a nice walk to White Horse Beach on Flint and Steel Bay. The return-style walk passes McGaw's ruins and and the old water catchment. From White Horse Beach, there are scenic views across the Hawkesbury River. The ruins are a nice addition to the walk – although overgrown, they add a touch of recent history to the walk.
http://new.wildwalks.com/wildwalks_custom/includes/walk_fire_danger.php?walkid=nsw-bwnp-pts Each park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.


Just a quick reminder that the swim suit try ons for the first order window for team suits will be tomorrow from 4:00-7:00 at the James Lemos Pool. Suits must be ordered during the first order window to guarantee delivery by Time Trials.
Info on Spirit Wear was included in the last NewsSplash. Just to be clear, Spirit Wear MUST be ordered during one of the three desginated order days (either swim suit try on date or at Lucca's Beer Garden Night). Spirit Wear will NOT be available to order later in the season as there will be only one order placed. Get your Spirit Wear while you can!!!!


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package tk.jakakordez.airracer;

        import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLConfig;
        import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL10;

        import android.content.res.AssetManager;
        import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
        import android.hardware.Sensor;
        import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
        import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
        import android.hardware.SensorManager;
        import android.media.MediaPlayer;
        import android.opengl.GLU;
        import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.Renderer;
        import android.opengl.GLUtils;
        import android.provider.ContactsContract;
        import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class OpenGLRenderer implements Renderer, SensorEventListener {
    World currentWorld;
    AssetManager content;
    float[] accData;
    SensorManager mSensorManager;
    Sensor acc;
    MediaPlayer[] sounds;
    FinishHandler fin;
    public OpenGLRenderer(AssetManager Content, SensorManager sensorManager, MediaPlayer[] sounds, FinishHandler finished){
        fin = finished;
        content = Content;
        accData = new float[3];
        mSensorManager = sensorManager;
        acc = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
        mSensorManager.registerListener(this, acc, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
        this.sounds = sounds;
    }

    @Override
    public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
        accData[0] = event.values[0];
        accData[1] = event.values[1];
        accData[2] = event.values[2];
    }

    @Override
    public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {

    }

    public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 gl, EGLConfig config) {

        // Set the background color to black ( rgba ).
        gl.glClearColor(0.33f, 0.66f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
        // Enable Smooth Shading, default not really needed.
        gl.glShadeModel(GL10.GL_SMOOTH);
        // Depth buffer setup.
        gl.glClearDepthf(1.0f);
        // Enables depth testing.
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_DEPTH_TEST);
        // The type of depth testing to do.
        gl.glDepthFunc(GL10.GL_LEQUAL);
        // Really nice perspective calculations.
        gl.glHint(GL10.GL_PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT, GL10.GL_NICEST);
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D);
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_BLEND);
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_LIGHT0);
        gl.glEnable(GL10.GL_ALPHA_TEST);
        gl.glBlendFunc(GL10.GL_ONE, GL10.GL_ALPHA);

        gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
                GL10.GL_LINEAR);
        gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,
                GL10.GL_LINEAR);

// Different possible texture parameters, e.g. GL10.GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE
        gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S,
                GL10.GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
        gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
                GL10.GL_REPEAT);
        currentWorld = new World(content, gl, sounds, "path1", fin);
    }

    public void onDrawFrame(GL10 gl) {
        // Clears the screen and depth buffer.
        gl.glClear(GL10.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL10.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

        currentWorld.Draw(gl, accData);
    }

    public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 gl, int width, int height) {
        // Sets the current view port to the new size.
        gl.glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
        // Select the projection matrix
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL10.GL_PROJECTION);
        // Reset the projection matrix
        gl.glLoadIdentity();
        // Calculate the aspect ratio of the window
        GLU.gluPerspective(gl, 80.0f,
                (float) width / (float) height,
                1f, 2500.0f);

        // Select the modelview matrix
        gl.glMatrixMode(GL10.GL_MODELVIEW);
        // Reset the modelview matrix
        gl.glLoadIdentity();
    }
}

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BUTLINCAT's BLOG: WATCH OUT!: "DHS Expanding Operations Into More Than 70 Countries, Violating Travelers and National Sovereignty"
WATCH OUT!: "DHS Expanding Operations Into More Than 70 Countries, Violating Travelers and National Sovereignty"
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding globally in an effort to "strengthen international security while preventing a terrorist attack, drug shipment [are they having a laugh? the US government are the biggest drug dealers in the world!..ed.], or human smuggling ring" according to a report by the New York Times.
An estimated 2,000 Homeland Security employees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and special agents to Transportation Security Administration officials are now being deployed to more than 70 countries around the world.
While the New York Times reports this is an effort under Trump, the reality is that this started in October 2010 under Obama, when nearly 190 countries signed a historic ICAO agreement that establishes a foundation for aviation security.
This effort to push U.S. immigration laws in European countries has created tensions between the U.S. and other nations.
In Germany, lawmakers have questioned the department's counter-terrorism Immigration Advisory Program, where travelers at foreign airports are investigated and sometimes interviewed by plainclothes Customs and Border Protection officers before they are permitted to board flights into the United States.
While in Canada, Canadians flooded their prime minister's office in August with letters and emails protesting legislation to allow American customs officers stationed at Canadian airports and train stations to question, search and detain Canadian citizens. Unnamed government officials told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that the volume of mail received was "unprecedented" and surprised officials.
Fulfilling a requirement of the 9/11 Act, 100 percent of high-risk cargo on international flights bound for the United States is screened according to the DHS website. According to the U.S. this is needed to prevent drug/human trafficking.
A recent congressional report found that the cost of stationing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents overseas is about four times as expensive as a domestic post. And in September testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee, the National Treasury Employees Union raised concerns about plans to station additional customs officers abroad amid "critical staffing shortages at the nation's ports of entry." The union represents 25,000 Customs and Border Protection employees. So it's not only violating other countries national sovereignty but it costs the U.S. more to continue this process.
Lawmakers have urged Homeland Security officials to assess the costs and benefits of stationing thousands of employees overseas while the department looks to hire 15,000 new ICE and border patrol agents in domestically in the United States as part of President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration as we reported before.
Further, the DHS wants to develop advanced facial recognition technology for use in airports, train stations and border checkpoints domestically. It's not known if the agency also wants to utilize this technology in foreign countries where its Customs and Border Protection employees are stationed.
In fact, in the U.S. these facial recognition systems are already rolling out in some airports according to an account by Tanvi Misra, a staff writer at CityLab.
U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be expanding the global police state in the name of national security to protect against terrorism, human trafficking and the drug trade.
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K-ON!! Community |OT2| Ever Ever, Forever Shine!
Thread starter Chet Rippo
Off-Topic Community Archive
Chet Rippo
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This community thread is dedicated to everything K-ON! The story of Yui and her high school girlfriends and their time in the light music club. Here you can discuss relevant topics like the anime, the manga, music, etc. Bought a new K-ON! body pillow? Post about it here. Watched an episode of K-ON!!? Post about it here. Saw a crack in a wall that looked like Mio? Post about it here. Just try to remember the rules of the forum when you post...
The K-ON! community has an IRC!! That's #kongaf at irc.rizon.net. | Don't want to use mibbit because it sucks but don't know what else to use? Here's the solution!
Yui Hirasawa 平沢 唯 - Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)
The main character of K-ON!, Yui plays a Heritage Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar that she nicknames "Gīta." Before joining the club, Yui did nothing but eat and sleep away her free time, not that she doesn't still do that now. Being some what of a savant, she can learn new things incredibly easily, though she tends to forget everything else in the process...
Crowning Achievement - Played as Tree G in the school's rendition of Romeo and Juliet
Mio Akiyama 秋山 澪 - Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)
The mature, yet incredibly shy girl of the light music club, Mio plays a left-handed, 3-Color Sunburst Fender Jazz Bass with a tortoiseshell pickguard. Despite being mature in appearance, she has a very girly side that comes out in the lyrics she writes for the band. She has the "most talent" of the group.
Crowning Achievement - Has an official fan club
Ritsu Tainaka 田井中 律 - Voiced by: Satomi Satō (Japanese), Cassandra Lee (English)
Self-proclaimed president of the light music club, Ritsu plays Yellow Rick Marotta Signature Yamaha Hipgig Drum kit with an add-on floor Tom, Cymbal set from Avedis Zildjian. Childhood friend with Mio, Ritsu tends to drag her into all sorts of things. Ritsu would make a good boy friend.
Crowning Achievement - Speaks very good English
Tsumugi Kotobuki 琴吹 紬 - Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki (Japanese), Shelby Lindley (English)
Often referred to as "Mugi" by her friends, is a wealthy girl with a gentle and sweet personality who plays a Korg Triton Extreme 76-key keyboard. Despite her wealth, she is fascinated and finds joy in "normal" everyday activities, such as ordering fast food. She tends to bring tea and cakes to the club room for the girls to eat. She has a fondness for yuri manga.
Crowning Achievement - Won a board game in a lottery
Azusa Nakano 中野 梓 - Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese), Christine Marie Cabanos (English)
The youngest girl of the club, Azusa plays as the band's rhythm guitarist with her Fender Mustang electric guitar. Being a year younger than the other four girls, Azusa joins the group after watching a performance of the light music club at the freshman reception. She may wish the club would be more serious and practice more, but she herself plays around just as much if not more than the other girls. She sun burns really easily, much to her dismay...
Crowning Achievement - Consolation prize in a talent show
Ui Hirasawa 平沢 憂 - Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa (Japanese), Xanthe Huynh (English)
Yui's younger sister. Since their parents are rarely ever home, Ui fills the role of mother for her sister. She's pretty much perfect in every way. After the seniors graduate, she joins the light music club with Jun and Azusa.
Sawako Yamanaka 山中 さわ子 - Voiced by: Asami Sanada (Japanese), Karen Strassman (English)
Music Teacher and alumna from Sakuragaoka Girl's High School. When she was in school she too was in the light music club, where she and her friends played death metal music in their band Death Devil. She is forced to be the new adviser of the new light music club, as Ritsu blackmails her after the girls learn of her past.
Nodoka Manabe 真鍋 和 - Voiced by: Chika Fujitō (Japanese), Laura Bailey (English)
Yui's childhood friend and confidant who is a member of the school's student council. She becomes friends with Mio as well during their second year in school, and unbeknown to Mio, is also the President of the Mio Fan Club.
Jun Suzuki 鈴木 純 - Voiced by: Yoriko Nagata (Japanese), Michelle Ann Dunphy (English)
One of Azusa and Ui's classmates and close friends. She joins the jazz Club, but after a while starts to get jealous of Azusa's stories of her time with the light music Club, where she eventually joins for their senior year along with Ui.
K-ON! began as a four-panel comic-strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly in May 2007, and ended on September 9, 2010 with a total of 4 volumes. The manga folows our hero Yui through her high school career where she joins the light music Club and makes friends with Mio, Ritsu, Mugi, and Azusa. The Manga was then relaunched in April 2011 in two separate magazines, with one following the exploits of Yui and friends as they attend college, and the other follows Azusa, Ui and Jun in their senior year.
The manga was licensed by Yen Press for English release, and volumes 1-4 are now available at various retailers. K-ON! COLLEGE will be available July 2013, while K-ON! HIGH SCHOOL will be available October 2013.
There is an anthology entitled Minna de Untan!, which features several guest strips from various artists. An official anthology series, K-ON! Anthology Comic, began sale from November 27, 2009, with five volumes released as of October 12, 2011, and two "Story Anthology Comics" were released on November 26, 2011.
The 13-episode anime adaptation of the manga K-ON! aired between April 3 and June 26, 2009 on TBS in Japan, directed by Naoko Yamada, written by Reiko Yoshida, and produced by Kyoto Animation. The first season follows Yui through the first two years of high school where she joins the light music club and learns to play the guitar, and in their second year they recruit new freshman guitarist, Azusa. The second season, K-ON!! aired with 26 episodes on TBS in Japan between April 7 and September 28, 2010. The second season follows Yui and friends in their senior year, as well as focus on Azusa and her junior friends as they hang out outside of the club. A film adaptation of K-On! was released in theaters on December 3, 2011. It follows the HTT girls as they travel to England to celebrate their graduation. K-ON! the movie was released on July, 18 in Japan. Blu-ray and DVD
Bandai Entertainment released the first season in North America in 2011, while the second season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and was released in the west in two volumes on June 19, 2012 and August 28, 2012. Bang Zoom! Entertainment produced the first and second season of the dubs, and are set to produce the movie as well, somehow, which is scheduled for release in the west on May 21, 2013. Pre-order here.
Since the show is about a music club, naturally their would be music.
After School Tea Time
Cagayake! GIRLS
Don't Say "Lazy"
GO! GO! MANIAC
Listen!!
Utauyo!!MIRACLE
NO, Thank You!
Ichiban Ippai
Fuwa Fuwa Time
My Love is a Stapler
Brush Pen, Ballpoint Pen
Come With Me!!
Death Devil
Maddy Caddy
K-ON! Hōkago Live!! is a PSP rhythm game developed by Sega. The gameplay involves you matching button presses in time with music featured in the anime. 19 songs in total featured from the first anime season and first set of character song CDs. Though the real meat of the game is that you can customize the clothing, hair style and accessories of the HTT girls, plus you can decorate both the club room and Yui's bedroom. K-ON! Hōkago Live!! was released in Japan on September 30, 2010.
A HD port of K-ON! Hōkago Live!! was released for the PlayStation 3 on June 21, 2012.
Unfortunately, there are no plans for a western release, however both games can be imported, region free, here, and the game is quite easy to understand and navigate through menus with little to no Japanese language experience.
K-On! Hōkago Rhythm Time is an upcoming arcade rhythm game, developed by Atlus, which hopefully means Sega can't just sit on the license anymore. The game features trading cards as rewards that can be used to get new songs in the game. A game I'll probably never get to play, but it sounds cool!
Besides music singles and video games there are all sorts of kinds of K-ON! merchandise. Ranging from anime figures, to body pillows, to toasters, to trading cards. Think of anything and there's most likely a K-ON! themed version.
Lee Chaolan
We're back!
AnathemicOne
second!
cjkeats
Newfoundland, Canada
www.twitter.com
New art is awesome Chet!
Nice touch at the !! in the title.
The Grim Heaper
mugi has the miku vita
such good taste
I wonder why Yui isn't confident enough to not wear tights
The Grim Heaper said:
Which is awesome. Mio has the 3DSLL, what's Ricchan using?
I see my copy of Houkago on the ground up there. Yay.
TheBatman said:
Monster Hunter 3DS with the Circle Pad Pro.
Mio's 3DS is the Animal Crossing edition, and Azunyan got the red Vita which is the Soul Sacrifice version I guess.
Broach said:
I wonder why Yui isn't confident enough to not wear skirts
She wears pants every now and again.
The promised land!!!
Awesome work, Chet.
Theonik
kininarima.su
Old thread still isn't locked, but here's a pre-emptive wall of shameawesome.
melichrous
South Shields, UK
Yay! New thread!!
I love you guys.
Damn shame I didn't hit 600 posts in the last one (
cajunator
Lafayette, Louisiana
*bounces
cjkeats said:
I'm surprised I even made it to 100.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Who cares, Nichijou had better sakuga.
Which makes me wonder what the hell I'm going to do if we reach OT3!
Because they're comfy and easy to wear? No wait, that's shorts.
Though the one character you seem to never see in pants is Mugi. Outside of her gym jersey, you practically never see her in pants.
I gave her a red Vita mostly so she could match with Yui's red 3DS.
inversemateria said:
You were close enough for me <3
Also, yay, ~Top 10~
Chet Rippo said:
The systems were a great touch!
Sad that can't do anything with the Houkago on the ground.
They'll play it on one of Mugi's Plasmas.
Stark said:
You two came so late, so it's quite a feat. I guess you guys might be to blame for making it to OT2 so fast. lol
Do what KyoAni don't. "!!!"
Or do it like Working, "'!!"
Or, just do it reboot style with one !, like the movie.
It's probably a little early to worry about this. Let's hope by then they get around to that S3.
Regulus Tera said:
It's not like it had much else.
Does the manga even extend to a possible S3?
i was shocked when i saw i made over 100 posts in, like, a month(infrequently joined IRC back in December-ish and started posting here either in February or March).
AnathemicOne said:
I'm sure KyoAni could stretch the College and Azunazi club to a full season, they're good at that kind of thing. Also, they can take liberties and give us the Sawako flashback episode everyone wants.
I think we're still waiting on High School and College to be localised. KyoAni aren't exactly bad at original content either.
Emitan
Let's not start this thread on the wrong foot.
Yay, Stark! We're excellent
contributors! How much of the series have you seen?
I love Houkago, I need to get my butt in gear and watch more of the series, I have so much of it I've never seen, so I suppose I'm lucky.
Is that a good blame or a bad blame?
Also new thread means more nanami:
So you came around the same time as me.
Kazzy
New thread smell!
Ew...
Watanabe Kazuma said:
Did Ritsu forget to put Deodorant on again? >_>
Also, that might be my favorite Mugi pic, the one you posted at the end of OT1. xD
I would say we're so similar, but you told me to basically piss off when I said we'd all be together. ;_;
Well considering we got 27 episodes in season 2 out of 2 volumes of manga, I say anything is possible.
That was my unique way of showing my love!
Chet, I didn't know there was a new arcade game coming out
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
Japan trip! ;P
nckillthegrimace
whats a kon
nckillthegrimace said:
"Koń [kɔɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbiczno, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Zbiczno, 14 km (9 mi) north of Brodnica, and 62 km (39 mi) north-east of Toruń."
The Mugi-er it gets?
Cute avatar.
The news was posted in the last thread. You must have missed it.
I thought we left Mugi in the old thread.
Too bad, it's Mugi time!
Hnnnggggg.
Made by Atlus no less <3
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
rurounizel.deviantart.com
Nice! New OT.
Mugi has a Miku-Vita. I approve! Great art Chet!
TheBatman, you're next on my list; you wanted a Ritsu pic if I recall correctly? I forget what else, there was something specific bit I don't remember... orz
why is mugi blonde
Persona fans speculate.
We need even more cute!
RurouniZel said:
Hmm..yeah, I'll PM you about it.
Also, I changed my Avatar as well. Whoo~
She's half-Japanese, half-European. And this is anime, so she has to be blonde.
You ask this now?
And like Chet says, she has European heritage. Also, her family holidays a lot in Finland, which would suggest they could likely be of Finnish descent, who are known as being predominantly blonde.
Yes, and you just lost your ticket for information!
Why don't we ever see her elegant, European mother?
She could be from Austria as well, since that's where Sumire is originally from. Not sure why she has a Japanese name, but whatever.
You never see her house even.
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11/11/2007 · For a biology project, I have to make a house that is completely self-sufficient and natural. I was thinking a watermill would make a cool way to represent a natural energy maker.
The river will be the focal point that splits down the middle of the foundation board. Hand mold a mountain and the land that the river runs through when you build a model river project. You can use a topographical map as a guide for the land mass and area layout of a real river.


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Jiřina Salaquardová (* 9. července 1955, Brno) je česká básnířka, novinářka a autorka knih pro děti. Vzhledem k počátkům své tvorby bývá řazena k tzv. "generaci osamělých běžců".

Životopis
Narodila se jako Jiřina Kalabisová v Brně, dětství však strávila v Náměšti nad Oslavou. Žila zde v domě uprostřed lesní obory. V roce 1973 odmaturovala na Gymnáziu v Třebíči. Vystudovala Filosofickou fakultu Masarykovy univerzity, obor bohemistika a muzikologie, a v roce 1980 získala titul PhDr.

Na poli jazykovědy se zaměřila na současný český jazyk. Pořádala množství seminářů k tomuto tématu pro různé instituce, např. pro magistráty v Brně, Praze a Olomouci. Také spolupracovala s několika nakladatelstvími jako korektorka textů.

Své fejetony a novinové články publikovala v Lidových novinách, Právu, Literárních novinách, v literárním časopisu Host či v internetovém deníku Britské listy. Působila také v České televizi jako scenáristka několika pořadů pro děti a rodinu a jako učitelka na základní škole v Jihlavě.

Má dceru a adoptivního syna. Momentálně pracuje na katedře mediálních studií a žurnalistiky Masarykovy univerzity v Brně. Do oblastí jejího vědeckého zájmu patří tištěná média, český jazyk, stylistika, rétorika, verbální a neverbální komunikace a tvůrčí psaní.

Má velkou oblibu v motýlech.

Literární dílo

Jiřina Salaquardová nastoupila svou literární dráhu v polovině 80. let jako básnířka, v období generace osamělých běžců, v době, která přála ženské poezii. Nicméně od 90. let již žádnou sbírku nepublikovala a svou sporou tvorbu zaměřila na oblast dětské literatury.

Poezie
 Já, Kryštof Kolumbus (1985)
 Snídaně na Titaniku (1987)

 Knihy pro děti
 Pohádky ze stříbrných hor (1996)
 Letěl motýl z buku (2005) je sbírka říkadel pro nejmenší

 Próza
 S kloboukem na nepřítele (2005) je sborníkem krátkých próz spjatých především s autorčinou pedagogickou praxí

 Překlady
 László Nagy: Hajduci (2002)

 Scénáře
 Život bez škatulky'' (2008)

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy
 Bílek, Petr A.: Generace osamělých běžců
 Janoušek, Pavel: Slovník českých spisovatelů po roce 1945
 Kožmín, Zdeněk: Česká poezie od 40. let do současnosti
 Institut regionální žurnalistiky – životopis
 Profil autorky – nakladatelství Petrov
 Vybrané texty z knihy Klobouk na nepřítele

České spisovatelky
Čeští básníci
Čeští spisovatelé knížek pro děti
Čeští novináři
Narození v roce 1955
Žijící lidé
Ženy
Absolventi Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity
Narození v Brně

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This image came after 2-3 hours of experimenting, wanting to give up, problem solving, much frustration, minute adjustments, etc. It is a good reminder to me that patience and persistence eventually lead to satisfaction and joy!
all I can say is wow! so amazing!
This photo really captures the title of the photoblog: an inspired lens. It maybe took patience, but the result is fantastic! Thanks, Shelly.
So Canadian! I love it!


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"He's been in great spirits," Taylor said Monday. "On the bus, on the plane, you know, in the facility today, he's responded as well as he could possibly do it and we've all noticed that."
In a tweet Sunday afternoon, Burrow said, "See ya next year," suggesting his 2020 season was done. Cincinnati officially placed this year's top overall draft pick on injured reserve Monday.
Knee injuries of this nature usually sideline players anywhere from nine to 12 months, though each player heals and rehabs differently. But Burrow's status for the start of next season is now in question. Taylor declined to clarify when asked if he believed Burrow will be ready for the start of the 2021 season.
Burrow was carted off the field in the third quarter of Sunday's 20-9 loss at Washington. Burrow suffered the injury after he was sandwiched by two Washington defenders who converged on him on a third-and-2 pass attempt.
"Just seeing the play and actually seeing how it happened, [I] kind of felt sorry for him because I know how much he wants to win," Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd said Monday. "I know how much he dedicates himself to this game."
Cincinnati had hoped Burrow was the franchise's next cornerstone quarterback when the Bengals selected the southeast Ohio product with the top overall pick in last April's draft. Almost as soon as Burrow officially arrived in Cincinnati, it was clear he was going to be the team's Week 1 starter as a rookie. The Bengals released veteran Andy Dalton, the team's second-round pick in the 2011 draft, and didn't add another veteran quarterback to the 53-man roster.
In his first 10 games, the rookie showed why he represents so much hope for a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game since January 1991. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Burrow ranks fourth in NFL history for the most passing yards in a player's first 10 games (2,688 yards, including his total from Sunday's game). At the halfway mark of the season, Burrow was on pace to break Andrew Luck's record for most passing yards by a rookie (4,374).
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The Afghanistan conundrum
17 Jun 2019|Amin Saikal
In January 2018, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani publicly admitted that without American support, his government and the Afghan National Army couldn't last very long. That remains the case today: the government is in disarray and the ANA is barely holding out against the Taliban-led insurgency.
Yet US President Donald Trump understandably wants to disentangle America, if possible through a political settlement, from what has become an unwinnable war. As such, the Taliban and their supporters have no compelling reason to let the Afghan government and the United States off the hook easily. And given the complex web of conflicting interests in Afghanistan, separate US and Russian efforts to reach an enduring settlement may not succeed.
Afghanistan's problem is not primarily a military one. Despite the ANA's heavy losses (more than 45,000 personnel since mid-2014) and increased insecurity in the country, the army has managed to prevent the Taliban from taking over any major city on a lasting basis. US funding of the ANA to the tune of some US$4 billion per year, together with allied operational assistance, has been crucial in this regard.
Rather, the worsening security situation mostly reflects political and regional factors. For starters, Afghanistan has lacked the leadership it has needed ever since the US-led intervention began, initially under the post-Taliban administration of President Hamid Karzai (2001–2014) and then under Ghani's national unity government.
The West had hoped that these leaders would strive to nurture national unity and seek to institutionalise politics instead of personalising power in the country. Instead, the traditional practice of divide and rule—along ethnic, tribal, linguistic and cultural lines, and also involving corruption and maladministration—has prevailed. Behind a fig leaf of sham democracy, Afghanistan's leaders have focused on building personal power and influence at the expense of the national interest.
Unsurprisingly, therefore, Afghan governments since 2001 have been weak and almost entirely dependent on US and allied support. As a result, Afghanistan has been vulnerable to predatory behaviour by its neighbours—Pakistan in particular—and to regional rivalries and great-power competition.
The Afghanistan conflict is now deeply entangled with the India–Pakistan dispute, the Iran–Saudi Arabia rivalry, the Pakistan–Saudi Arabia strategic partnership, US–Iran hostilities, the Pakistan–China friendship, the periodic India–China border tensions, US–India camaraderie and US–Russia competition. Afghanistan has become a zone of conflict in a region of them, each one posing yet another obstacle to a political settlement.
Recent US efforts at reaching a political settlement have been unsuccessful. The US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, the Afghan–American Zalmay Khalilzad, who began his peacemaking mission last September, has made little or no progress. Khalilzad has repeatedly claimed progress; in reality, he is struggling to make headway through the Afghan and regional political thicket.
Because of his own controversial involvement in Afghanistan for more than three decades as a self-declared US neoconservative, Khalilzad faces the mistrust of many Afghan leaders, including Ghani, and of governments in the region. He has excluded Iran, one of Afghanistan's influential neighbours, from his consultation process. He is also viewed with suspicion in Islamabad and Moscow, given his past anti-Pakistan views and criticism of Russia's regional ambitions.
The only concession that Khalilzad has thus far obtained from the Taliban—after meeting its representatives several times in Qatar's capital Doha—is that the group has agreed not to allow Afghan territory to be used for hostile action against the US and its allies. But that pledge is conditional on the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan. And Khalilzad has been unable to persuade the Taliban to recognise the Afghan government as anything other than a US puppet and to enter direct negotiations with it.
Meanwhile, Russia has pursued its own peacemaking initiatives for Afghanistan, hosting several multilateral meetings in Moscow since late 2018. Participants have included Taliban representatives, Afghan dignitaries (led by Karzai, who now criticises the US for failing to bring stability and security to Afghanistan), the country's immediate neighbours and India.
The Ghani administration had viewed these Moscow meetings as contrary to its alliance with the US, but nonetheless found it expedient to permit Afghanistan's ambassador to Russia to attend the most recent gathering in late May. But with the Taliban refusing to agree to a ceasefire, let alone settle other substantive issues, this meeting also produced no tangible results.
Should US and Russian efforts fail to produce a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council may need to reach a consensus among themselves and then implement a resolution based on Chapter VII of the UN Charter, concerning threats to international peace. The goal would be to prompt Afghanistan's neighbours to cease proxy involvement in the country in support of rival interests; to facilitate the orderly withdrawal of US and allied forces from the country; and to guarantee Afghanistan's geopolitical neutrality, from which the country benefited before its current troubles began with the invasion of the Soviet Union 40 years ago.
At that point, sufficient help and pressure will be needed to move Afghanistan's leaders towards achieving a national consensus for their own sake and that of the country. Unfortunately, this may not come soon enough for Afghanistan's suffering people.
Amin Saikal is a professor of political science and the director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. He is the author of Modern Afghanistan: a history of struggle and survival. This article is presented in partnership with Project Syndicate © 2019. Image courtesy of the US Department of Defense on Flickr.
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