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UN NGO Recommends Kennedy Model to Leverage Billions for Southeast United States
The model recommended by the United States Sustainable Development Corp would resemble the 1963 brainchild of US President John F. Kennedy to build infrastructure, recruit industry, develop industry sectors, build a skilled labor force and leverage private sector investment.
Press Release - updated: Jan 6, 2017
New York, NY, January 6, 2017 (Newswire.com) - A report published by the UN Economic and Social Council is reaching back to US President Kennedy's administration for guidance to alleviate poverty in the deep south of the United States. The Appalachian Regional Commission was born out of former US President John F. Kennedy's commitment to eradicate poverty in one of the nation's most impoverished regions. In the years since its establishment, upwards of $20 billion in economic development dollars has been invested in infrastructure, industry recruitment, workforce training and development and has also leveraged billions more in private sector investment in Appalachia.
Most of the public dollars were spent on the necessary infrastructure to connect the once geographically isolated region to the rest of the country. In recent years, more has been spent to make the region economically viable. The initiative has seen some success in poverty eradication measures. According to the Appalachian Regional Commission website, the area's "poverty rate, 31 percent in 1960, was 17.2 percent over the 2010–2014 period. The number of high-poverty counties in the Region (those with poverty rates more than 1.5 times the U.S. average) declined from 295 in 1960 to 91 over the 2010–2014 period." Experts say there is still work to be done to fully equip the local labor force in Appalachia to be competitive in the 21st century global economy.
This recommendation puts forth a comprehensive approach for not only conventional economic development methodology which includes infrastructure development and industry recruitment, but also addresses more contemporary strategies such as micro-lending, asset-mapping, entrepreneurial training and technical support for stimulating local economies.
United States Sustainable Development Corp, United Nations, ECOSOC NGO
Virginia based NGO, the United States Sustainable Development Corp submitted the statement that recommends a similar model for delivery of resources to another of the country's most historically impoverished regions, the 'Black Belt' which is located slightly south and east of Appalachia. According to the statement, "the region lies within the boundaries of eleven states in the US south, and would if lifted from the map of the United States look statistically economically and culturally like many developing countries in the global south." More than 150 years into the post enslavement era, the region is still home to nearly half of the Indigenous and African descendants of colonialism and enslavement, the largest minority people group in the nation.
The recommendation puts forth a comprehensive approach for not only conventional economic development methodology which includes infrastructure development and industry recruitment, but also addresses more contemporary strategies such as micro-lending, asset-mapping, entrepreneurial training and technical support for stimulating local economies . The report states that the model, "represents a most comprehensive approach to addressing the full range of issues." The funding mix is outlined as a combination of public and private investment.
Part of the follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, for which one of the priority themes was "strategies for the eradication of poverty to achieve sustainable development for all", the 55th Commission on Social Development invited NGOs to submit statements on the priority theme in advance of the February 2017 session.
Source: United States Sustainable Development Corp
Categories: Business Development, Politics, Civil Rights, International News, Federal Government, Human Rights
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UN Published Report on Poverty Eradication
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The United States Sustainable Development Corporation, an accredited United Nations NGO, was established in 2009. The organization provides consultation, management and intermediary support to non-profits, governments and municipalities.
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Organization Seeks to Have US Descendants of Enslavement Formally Recognized as Unique Ethnic Group
Failure to formally acknowledge the unique ethnic identity of Indigenous and African descendants of colonialism and enslavement in the United States has evolved into "an ambiguity of their existence and mythological caricature of their experience," says United Nations NGO, United States Sustainable Development Corp.
United States Sustainable Development Corp - Feb 13, 2017
Urgent Appeal to United Nations Human Rights Council to Intervene in US Police Shootings Goes Viral
Nearly 20,000 have endorsed a campaign on social media and hundreds have signed an online petition urging the UN to investigate US law enforcement policy.
United States Sustainable Development Corp - Oct 12, 2016
Dead by Cop Crisis: NGO Issues Urgent Appeal to United Nations Human Rights Officials
The United States Sustainable Development Corp has made an urgent appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the killings of unarmed men, women and children of color in the United States. "This request is to urge the Human Rights Council to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into law enforcement practices that may undermine the human rights of African and Indigenous descendants of colonialism and enslavement in the United States," UN NGO President, Ava Gabrielle
United States Sustainable Development Corp - Sep 26, 2016


-Cubase crashes once the performer connects.
-Performer app is stuck on 44.1KHz with no way to change it it seems.
Re: VST Performer can't change sample rate?
I got it to work using the KEY method. Shortly thereafter Cubase gave me the fatal error message, but remains "connected". The performer side doesn't show play/stop position or timeline, and no audio is heard through the performer side. When I log out from the session, there is no way to do the KEY method again, since the ID button disappears on both the performer and VST plugin.
In Cubase 8 it doesn't crash, but both PCs respond with the message, "no reply please try again later." Do I need to port forward? seems like there are reaching each other aside from this error message.


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Q: Collection processing or database request ? which one is better This is my first post on stackoverflow, so please be nice to me :-)
So let me explain the context. I'm developing a web service with a standard layer (resources, services, DAO Layer...). I use JPA with hibernate implementation for my object model with the database.
For a class A parent and a class B child, most of the time when i want to find an object B on the collection, I use the streamAPI to filter the collection based on what i want. My question here is more general, is it better to search an object by requesting the database (from my point of view this gonna cause a lot of calls to the database but it's gonna use less CPU), or do the opposite by searching over the model object and process over collection (this gonna cause less database calls, but more CPU process)

A: Use database to return data what you need and Java to perform processing on them that would be complicated to do in a JPQL/SQL query.
Databases are designed to perform queries more efficiently than Java (stream or no).
Besides, fetching many data from a database to finally keep only a part of them is not efficient.

A: The database is usually faster since it is optimized for requesting specific data. Usually one would add indexes to speed up querying on certain fields.
TLDR: Filter your data in the database and process them from java.

A: This isn't an easy question to answer, since there are many different factors that would influence my decision to go to the db or not. First, I think it's fair to say that, for almost every app I've worked on in the past 20 years, hitting the DB for information is the default strategy. More recently (say past 10 or so years) data access through web service calls has become common as well.
For me, the main question would be something along the lines of, "Are there any situations when I would not hit an external resource (DB, Service, or even file read) for data every time I need it?"
So, I'll outline some of the things I would consider.
Is the data search space very small?
If you are searching a data space of tens of different records, then this information might be a candidate for non-db storage. On the other hand, once you get past a fairly small set records, this approach becomes increasingly untenable. Examples of these "small sets" might be something like salutations (Mr., Ms., Dr., Mrs., Lord). I looks for small sets of data that rarely change, which I, as a lazy developer, wouldn't mind typing into a configuration file. Once I get past something like 50 different records (like US States, for example), I want to pull that info from a DB or service call.
Are the data cacheable?
If you have multiple requests that could legitimately use the exact same data, then leverage caching in your application. Examine the data and expected usage of your service for opportunities to leverage regularities in data and likely requests to cache data whenever possible. Remember to consider cache keys, how long items should be cached, and when cached items should be evicted.
In many web usage scenarios, it's not uncommon that each display could include a fairly large amount of cached information, and a small amount of dynamic data. Menu and other navigation items are good candidates for caching. User-specific data, such as contract-sepcific pricing in an eCommerce app are often poor candidates.
Can you pre-load some data into cache?
Some items can be read once and cached for the entire duration of your application. A list of US States and/or Canadian Provinces is a good example here. These almost never change, so once read from the db, you would rarely need to read them again. Consider application components that can load such data on startup, and then hold this data in an appropriate collection.

A: If you consider latency, the database will always be slower.
So you gotta ask yourself some questions:

*

*how far away is the database (latency)?

*how big is the dataset?

*How do I process them ?

*

*do I have any major runtime issues ?

from my point of view this gonna cause a lot of calls to the database but it's gonna use less CPU), or do the opposite by searching over the model object and process over collection (this gonna cause less database calls, but more CPU process)

You're program is probably not very performant programmed. I suggest you check the O-Notation if you have any major runtime leaks.
Your Question is very broad, so it's hard to tell you, for your use-case, which might be the best.

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Argentine Coach Ramon Diaz hints at departure from Egypt's Pyramids FC
Ahmed Abd El Rasoul , Tuesday 28 May 2019
Ramon Diaz (Photo: Diaz's official facebook page)
Gabr haunts former team Zamalek as Pyramids FC go clear on top
Wasteful Ahly suffer defeat against Pyramids FC to drop off top spot
Saudi Turki Al-Sheikh reverses decision to give up sports investment in Egypt, backs Pyramids FC
Argentine Ramon Diaz appointed new coach of Pyramids FC
The Argentine coach Ramon Diaz hinted in a Facebook post on Monday night that he is parting ways with Egyptian club Pyrmaids FC five months after assuming the club's helm, in what read like a Farwell massage to both Pyramids and Egypt
"I want to thank my friend @turkialalshikh for this opportunity at @pyramidsfc, to my technical body for the work done and especially to my players who made a huge effort to meet the goals, including the triumphs to Ahly and Zamalek," reads the post on Diaz's official facebook page.
"Happy to have enjoyed the culture of this great country. Greetings to all," he added.
Big spenders Pyramids, which is owned by Saudi investor Turki Al-Sheikh, signed Diaz in January after the sacking of Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan.
Diaz was the fourth coach at Pyramids this season following Hossam Hassan, Brazilian Alberto Valentim and Argentinean Ricardo La Volpe.
Under the guidance of the 59-years-old tactician, Pyramids FC - formerly El-Assiouty - gathered 27 precious points from 12 matches this season in their first appearance in the Egyptian Premier League under the new management. Diaz led the club in eight victories, was held to a draw in three games, and lost just one.
Pyramids FC was a stiff competitor for all their league opponents as they are currently second in the league table with 69 points from 33 matches, five points behind leaders Ahly who still have one match in hand.
The one-time Argentine international was a player for a host of famous clubs like River Plate, Napoli, Fiorentina, Inter Milan and Monaco.
He started his managerial career in 1995 by guiding home club River Plate.
Diaz guided Paraguay's national team from 2014 to 2016 and then went on to have a successful stint in Saudi Arabia, guiding Al-Hilal for the league and cup titles in the 2016/2017 season.
He was a free agent before signing for Pyramids FC after being sacked by Saudi club Al-Ittihad last December after a series of poor results.
Ahmed Abd El Rasoul
Ramon Diaz
Pyramids FC

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Sake (pronounced "sa-keh") also called rice wine is a rice-based alcohol from Japan. It is a clear, low proof alcohol beverage produced by a brewing process similar to beer. Though sake is referred as rice wine, this is technically incorrect as by definition, wine is alcohol that is fermented from the sugars in a fruit. Sake, in contrast to wine, breaks down rice using a two step fermentation process. The ingredients used in sake production are rice, yeast, water and koji (Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungus - a mold which aids in fermentation process).
Junmai: This is the purest grade with no additional alcohol being added to this sake.
Honjozo: Produced only in Japan, this sake includes a small amount of brewer's alcohol ( a neutral distilled spirit) to bring out its flavors.
Futsu-shu: This is your basic sake and produced without any regulations and typically served hot, as heat masks impurities in sake.
With the exception of Genshu, alcohol content of sake generally ranges from 14% to 16%.
Genshu: Undiluted full strength sake typically bottled at 18-20% alcohol by volume.
Nama: Unpasteurized sake that need to be refrigerated.
Nigori: Sake with a cloudy appearance due to less filtration process.
Lesser the polishing, higher is the quality of sake as less polished rice contains more flavor.
Dainginjo: rice polished 35% to 49% (Ultra premium sake).
Ginjo: rice polished 50% to 60% (premium sake).
Tokubetsu Junmai: rice polished at least 65%.
The above parameters are important factors when picking out a good bottle of sake.
Sake can be consumed straight - hot, cold or at room temperature based on drinkers preference, type of sake and weather. Premium sake is best served chilled or at room temperature, whereas a lower grade sake like futsu-shu is best served warm. Sake is poured into a smaller ceramic flask called "tokkuri" and served in drinking cups called "choko"or "ochoko". The ideal temperature for hot sake is 50 degrees Celsius and is prepared by pouring the sake in a "tokkuri" and then placing the "tokkuri" in hot water bath. The ideal temperature for chilled sake is 10 degrees Celsius.
Typically sake is enjoyed during appetizers, or izakaya (informal Japanese pub similar to a tapas bar) style dining and is still associated with ceremonious or formal occasions such as weddings where a sake ceremony often symbolizes the unity of two families.
Always pour sake for others and allow someone else to pour and fill your sake cup.
Make sure you place two hands on the tokkuri ceramic flask when pouring sake to others.
When receiving sake, hold the small ochaku cup in the palm of your hand and gently rest the fingers of the free hand on the side of the cup. To show respect, lift the cup slightly towards the pourer.
Be sure to wait for for every-ones drink to be served and then raise your glass for a toast - "kanpai".
Sake can be used as a perfect base in various classic cocktail recipe such as mojito, gimlet etc. Check out our review of Hello Guppy, BKC which serves some awesome sake cocktails.


President Donald Trump issued a new $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that his administration claims will help drive rural broadband and ease permitting processes for wireless operators installing small cell infrastructure. Under the plan, $50 billion would be made available to the Rural Infrastructure Program for capital investments in rural infrastructure investments. Out of the $50 billion figure, 80 percent of the funds under the Rural Infrastructure Program would be provided to the governor of each State via formula distribution. Each state governor, who will consult with designated Federal agency and State directors of rural development, would be able to choose individual investments to respond to their unique rural needs.
A portion of the Rural Infrastructure Program funds would be set aside for Tribal infrastructure and territorial infrastructure, with the remainder available for states. This latest action follows two presidential orders President Trump signed in January that, at the time, he said would enhance rural broadband coverage and availability. As part of Trump's infrastructure plan, the Trump administration has called to expedite the permitting process for wireless operators to install small cells and other related network equipment to deliver 5G wireless services.


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/*================================================================================
  code generated by: java2cpp
  author: Zoran Angelov, mailto://baldzar@gmail.com
  class: android.net.wifi.WifiInfo
================================================================================*/

#ifndef J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

#ifndef J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_DECL
#define J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_DECL

namespace j2cpp { namespace java { namespace lang { class String; } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace java { namespace lang { class Object; } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace android { namespace net { namespace wifi { class SupplicantState; } } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace android { namespace net { namespace NetworkInfo_ { class DetailedState; } } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace android { namespace os { class Parcelable; } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace android { namespace os { class Parcel; } } }

#include <android/net/NetworkInfo.hpp>
#include <android/net/wifi/SupplicantState.hpp>
#include <android/os/Parcel.hpp>
#include <android/os/Parcelable.hpp>
#include <java/lang/Object.hpp>
#include <java/lang/String.hpp>

namespace j2cpp {

namespace android { namespace net { namespace wifi {

	class WifiInfo;
	class WifiInfo
		: public object<WifiInfo>
	{
	public:

		J2CPP_DECLARE_CLASS

		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(0)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(1)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(2)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(3)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(4)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(5)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(6)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(7)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(8)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(9)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(10)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(11)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(12)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(13)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_FIELD(0)

		explicit WifiInfo(jobject jobj)
		: object<WifiInfo>(jobj)
		{
		}

		operator local_ref<java::lang::Object>() const;
		operator local_ref<android::os::Parcelable>() const;

		local_ref< java::lang::String > getSSID();
		local_ref< java::lang::String > getBSSID();
		jint getRssi();
		jint getLinkSpeed();
		local_ref< java::lang::String > getMacAddress();
		jint getNetworkId();
		local_ref< android::net::wifi::SupplicantState > getSupplicantState();
		jint getIpAddress();
		jboolean getHiddenSSID();
		static local_ref< android::net::NetworkInfo_::DetailedState > getDetailedStateOf(local_ref< android::net::wifi::SupplicantState >  const&);
		local_ref< java::lang::String > toString();
		jint describeContents();
		void writeToParcel(local_ref< android::os::Parcel >  const&, jint);

		static static_field< J2CPP_CLASS_NAME, J2CPP_FIELD_NAME(0), J2CPP_FIELD_SIGNATURE(0), local_ref< java::lang::String > > LINK_SPEED_UNITS;
	}; //class WifiInfo

} //namespace wifi
} //namespace net
} //namespace android

} //namespace j2cpp

#endif //J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_DECL

#else //J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

#ifndef J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_IMPL
#define J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_IMPL

namespace j2cpp {

android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::operator local_ref<java::lang::Object>() const
{
	return local_ref<java::lang::Object>(get_jobject());
}

android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::operator local_ref<android::os::Parcelable>() const
{
	return local_ref<android::os::Parcelable>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getSSID()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(1),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(1),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getBSSID()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(2),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(2),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject());
}

jint android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getRssi()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(3),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(3),
		jint
	>(get_jobject());
}

jint android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getLinkSpeed()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(4),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(4),
		jint
	>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getMacAddress()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(5),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(5),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject());
}

jint android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getNetworkId()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(6),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(6),
		jint
	>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< android::net::wifi::SupplicantState > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getSupplicantState()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(7),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(7),
		local_ref< android::net::wifi::SupplicantState >
	>(get_jobject());
}

jint android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getIpAddress()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(8),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(8),
		jint
	>(get_jobject());
}

jboolean android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getHiddenSSID()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(9),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(9),
		jboolean
	>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< android::net::NetworkInfo_::DetailedState > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::getDetailedStateOf(local_ref< android::net::wifi::SupplicantState > const &a0)
{
	return call_static_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(10),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(10),
		local_ref< android::net::NetworkInfo_::DetailedState >
	>(a0);
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::toString()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(11),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(11),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject());
}

jint android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::describeContents()
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(12),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(12),
		jint
	>(get_jobject());
}

void android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::writeToParcel(local_ref< android::os::Parcel > const &a0, jint a1)
{
	return call_method<
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(13),
		android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(13),
		void
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

static_field<
	android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
	android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_FIELD_NAME(0),
	android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::J2CPP_FIELD_SIGNATURE(0),
	local_ref< java::lang::String >
> android::net::wifi::WifiInfo::LINK_SPEED_UNITS;

J2CPP_DEFINE_CLASS(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,"android/net/wifi/WifiInfo")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,0,"<init>","()V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,1,"getSSID","()Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,2,"getBSSID","()Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,3,"getRssi","()I")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,4,"getLinkSpeed","()I")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,5,"getMacAddress","()Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,6,"getNetworkId","()I")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,7,"getSupplicantState","()Landroid/net/wifi/SupplicantState;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,8,"getIpAddress","()I")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,9,"getHiddenSSID","()Z")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,10,"getDetailedStateOf","(Landroid/net/wifi/SupplicantState;)Landroid/net/NetworkInfo$DetailedState;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,11,"toString","()Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,12,"describeContents","()I")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,13,"writeToParcel","(Landroid/os/Parcel;I)V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_FIELD(android::net::wifi::WifiInfo,0,"LINK_SPEED_UNITS","Ljava/lang/String;")

} //namespace j2cpp

#endif //J2CPP_ANDROID_NET_WIFI_WIFIINFO_HPP_IMPL

#endif //J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

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Vasile Cijevschi (also credited as Cijevschii, Cijevski or Tchizhevsky; October 17, 1881 – July 14, 1931) was a Bessarabian and Romanian politician, administrator and writer. Originally a career officer in the Russian Empire, he was active within the ethnic Romanian political movement during the Russian Revolution, and later within the Moldavian Democratic Republic. Cijevschi helped organize the Republic's defense against bolshevik insurrection, and contributed to the Bessarabian–Romanian union of 1918.

Biography
Cijevschi was a native of Zaim village, Bender County, at the geographical center of the Bessarabian Governorate. His early career was in the Russian Cavalry, where he reached the rank of Rotmistr (Captain). He was involved in the Russo-Japanese War, when he also received academic training in Oriental studies and prepared for a career in Russian diplomacy. He was no longer in active service after the February Revolution of 1917, by which time he had become interested in political matters. In April, Cijevschi was registered as one of six Bessarabian envoys to the Congress of Russian Peoples of the Ukrainian People's Republic, where he prospected the emancipation of Romanians living under nominal Ukrainian rule. The National Moldavian Party elected him as one of the chief delegates.

By September 1917, Cijevschi was also involved with the Moldavian Congress of Chișinău, which called for Bessarabian autonomy within the Russian Republic. This institution elected Cijevschi as Commissar for Bessarabia, but, despite the efforts of Bessarabian lobbyists, his appointment was never sanctioned by the Russian Army Command in Mogilev. Shortly after the October Revolution, Cijevschi helped establish the All-Russian Congress of Moldavian Soldiers, functioning as the first legislative and executive body of Bessarabian autonomists. He was elected President of that Congress, with Ștefan Holban serving as his secretary. It was here that, in early November, the Rotmistr presented other delegates with the political options that resulted from self-determination—autonomy, (con)federation, and a unitary independent state. Cijevschi also issued orders for applying the ethnic criterion in education, setting aside funds for the "nationalization" of Bessarabian schools, and reprimanding the authorities of Akerman County for resisting this trend. Both he and Holban signed their names to a Congress proclamation on self-determination, which became legal precedent in the Moldavian Democratic Republic.

Following the legislative election of 1917, Cijevschi became a representative of Bender in the Bessarabian regional assembly, Sfatul Țării. Within this legislature, he presided upon an all-Romanian faction, the "Moldavian Bloc", which rivaled other ethnic community parties. In November, the Republic appointed Cijevschi Commissar of Bessarabian troops, which were enrolled against Bolshevik agitation. He applied his own philosophy in this respect: instead of creating an all-Romanian military structure, he gave a significant share to members of all ethnic communities. The undertrained republican army could not deal with the raids carried out by Russian deserters, and Cijevschi resigned his position on December 22. He returned to the legislative assembly, this time involved in debates with ethnic minority delegates over the adoption of Romanian as the Republic's official language. In February, Cijevschi wrote an article in Sfatuls eponymous newspaper, welcoming the creation of a Moldavian cultural society, Făclia. The piece also featured his instructions to Bessarabian intellectuals that they should combat Bolshevik agitation among the peasants.

At the height of a Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia, Cijevschi's Sfatul Țării campaigning helped swing the vote in favor of union with Romania—as proclaimed by the legislative body on April 9, 1918. Within Sfatul, Cijevschi was the one to read the act of union in its Russian translation. On the same day, he also initiated the election of Constantin Stere, the Bessarabian émigré, as honorary deputy for Soroca. However, once the Romanian administration took over, introducing centralizing legislation and De-Russification, Cijevschi supported a return to regional autonomy. With Nicolae Alexandri, Ion Păscăluță, Vasile Ghenzul, and several other Sfatul members, he issued a formal protest against the state of siege and demanded the reintroduction of Russia's Civil Code. Their memorandum was welcomed by the White émigré communities, who took it as proof that Bessarabia was still loyal to the defunct Russian Empire.

Cijevschi's parliamentary mandate expired on November 27, 1918. In April of the following year, he joined the Romanian League, formed around the conservative Vladimir Herța; it attempted to mount opposition to the more left-wing Bessarabian Peasants' Party, but finally presented no candidates in the general election of November 1919 (except in Cahul County). After this episode, Cijevschi withdrew from national politics. Still involved with the Moldavian Veterans' Association, and employed for a while by the Chișinău Community Bank, he worked mainly as a civil servant for the Mayor of Chișinău, supervising the local schools. His activity was primarily focused on the Art Academy, which he helped refurbish. Under his watch, the school employed educators who were frowned upon in Romania for their alleged communist sympathies. He dabbled in fiction writing: the short story Unei prietene ("To a Lady Friend") was published by Viața Basarabiei magazine in 1934.

During the 1920s Cijevschi rallied with the People's Party, and edited its regional Russian-language newspaper, Nashe Slovo ("Our Word"). As a speaker of "Oriental languages", he was asked to review the archeological finds at Galilești, but could not read the mysterious inscriptions. He was also involved as head editor of three other publications, Gazeta-Lei, Bessarabskaya Mysl and Onisifor Ghibu's România Nouă. He died on July 14, 1931, and was buried at the "Armenesc" Central Cemetery, Chișinău. Cijevschi was posthumously honored at the 20th anniversary of Bessarabian autonomy in 1937. His native village of Zaim is now home to a Vasile Cijevschi Public Library.

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References
 Vitalie Ciobanu, "Directoratul general de război și marină al Basarabiei (1917–1918)", in the Moldovan Ministry of Defense Cohorta. Revistă de Istorie Militară, Issue 1/2007, p. 93-102
Ion Constantin, Gherman Pântea între mit și realitate. Bucharest: Editura Biblioteca Bucureștilor, 2010.
Diana Vrabie, Unirea din 1918 în presa din regiunea Moldovei (Basarabia). Iași: Asachiana, 2018.
Duiliu Zamfirescu, Ioan Adam, În Basarabia. Bucharest: Editura Bibliotecii Bucureștilor, 2012.

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The State of West Bengal is located in between the Himalayan Range in the North and North-East and the Bay of Bengal in the South.The steel, engineering goods and of late the information technology are also bringing in valuable foreign exchanges. The sweet water and marine fishing have been big contributions to the economy of West Bengal. With its major agricultural resource, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's net domestic product. But the trend in the economy of West Bengal shows that especially the tourism sector is rapidly increasing in importance during the last few years.
The tourism in the State of West Bengal is primarily cultural. The Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), the India Tourism, Govt. of India, the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal and the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (WBTDC), undertake the policies of developing and provide directions for the better management of tourism in the State.
The State's tourism policy envisages providing policies along with organizational and strategic direction, to develop the places of tourist interests. It also provides comfortable environment with necessary facilities to tourists and pilgrims, to improve the quality of tourism product and to market the tourism products domestically and internationally for the economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits for the visitors.
The cultural and natural diversities of the State of West Bengal are very attractive to both the domestic and foreign tourists. Now-a-days, the cultural tourism is very popular among the visitors and tourists. The museums and heritage sites are the important components of cultural tourism which is yet to be explored in the State of West Bengal.
There are two major airports in West Bengal- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, located in Kolkata and Bagdogra airport. Regular flights operate from major cities of the country and the world.
The state is well-known for its good rail connectivity with different parts of the country. Main railheads are Howrah railway station and Sealdah railway station. Both the rail junctions are located in the capital city Kolkata. Then, there is New Jalpaiguri railway station, located near to Siliguri. Trains connect almost nook and corner of the state. Even, the Darjeeling Toy Train, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a scenic rail journey taking to the hill station Darjeeling.
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Q: How do i subtract a number from a textfile with the date +%s number using a script? I want to be able to subtract two numbers where the first number is the date +%s number with a number that i have stored in a textfile, but im unsure how to do that since im very new to linux and writing scripts.
My code so far is:
date +%s
filename='datefile'
n=1
while read line; do
    echo "$line"
done < filename

This gives me the two numbers that i want to subtract. I'm not sure if the whole while loop is a good way of getting the number from the file and I have no idea how to subtract the two numbers. Is it possible to store these two numbers in two variables and use the variables for the subtraction?
Any help would be appreciated.

A: If the file has only that timestamp, and no other content, it's easier to just use command substitution ($(...)) to read the whole file. Similarly you can take the output of date +%s. Arithmetic can be done within $(( .. )).
t1=$(date +%s)
t0=$(cat datefile)
echo $(( t1 - t0 ))


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I was 15 years old and still innocent about how life can go sideways at times. My family was invited to dinner at the home of a friend whose wife was quite ill.
She suffered from what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) describes as a hoarding disorder. Otherwise gentle and kind, she could be absolutely unbendable about moving or discarding anything in the home. So, their home was literally stacked to the ceiling with old cans, plastic wrap, newspapers, and more. You name it, she kept it.
Dianna Booher makes a similar analogy in her book Communicate like a Leader. In it, she briefly addresses the tendency of some leaders to hoard.
She writes: "Somewhere between elementary age and the workplace some people decide to hide their light, their creativity, insights, passion, along with information…that would help another do their job better. Instead, they adopt an 'every person or department for himself/herself' attitude." They hoard.
"Leaders," Booher says, "hoard information for various reasons." It may be to punish others, to feel smarter than others, or to control a situation. We may hoard credit, opportunities, or status. Sometimes we hoard because we honestly do not know what others need to know. Other times we don't share because we think no one cares. In any case, hoarding hurts everyone.
Leaders may need similar checks and balances as those with the mental disorder.
Resist the urge to use information as power. Empowering others enhances the entire team.
Let others have a voice. Indeed, give someone information privately that they may share with the group. It increases the group's value of that person.
Give to others more of who you are as a person rather seeking a reputation as the smart one.
Leaders have relatively few secrets that cannot be shared with others. Practicing generosity, including generosity with information is good modeling and good leadership.
How might you serve others around you by giving away information for the sake of the team today?


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Ripple shares sold out ahead of key events in XRP lawsuit
February 15, 2022 2:52 pm UTC, Rick Steves
The court case could make XRP the only crypto asset with regulatory clarity in the United States.
Linqto, a private investment platform, is sold out of Ripple shares, said Nick Burrafato, Director of Digital Assets. Demand for Ripple Labs Inc. equity has been notably high in recent weeks as developments in the XRP lawsuit could give Ripple the upper hand against the SEC.
Ripple also showed signs of optimism, having bought back shares it issued after securing $200 million in a Series C funding round led by Tetragon, with participation from SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures.
The fundraiser of late 2019 valued Ripple at $10 billion, but the company bought the shares back at a $15 billion valuation, thus offering a 50% profit. The move also helped the firm to take back equity from Tetragon, who sued Ripple for $175 million after the SEC filed the infamous lawsuit.
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The schedule in the SEC v. Ripple lawsuit is about to offer key reveals for the future of Ripple, XRP, and the cryptocurrency space.
The deadline to unseal Ripple's memos publicly is February 17th, 2022. The same day, the SEC will file its motion for partial reconsideration over Judge Sarah Netburn's DPP ruling, which will not be fully briefed until February 25, 2022. Ripple as one week to respond to that motion.
On top of that, Ripple wants the SEC to hand over the notes from the meeting between Brad Garlinghouse and ex-SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman. The agency claims it didn't even know of its existence but it also says it is protected by DPP. A "Hail Marry", according to Jeremy Hogan, Partner at Hogan & Hogan P.A.
As to Ripple's memos, it could be said that the two exhibits fail to prove that and its executives were selling and marketing XRP as an investment contract within the SEC's jurisdiction. See article 1 and article 2 on the matter.
In regard to the SEC's deliberative process privilege, the plaintiff is expected to drag the issue as much as possible, but the court is likely to side with Ripple on that. The concern is that the SEC could be able to delay the production for months, but when it finally does, Ripple might uncover enough material to end the lawsuit quickly. See article 3 and article 4 on the matter.
The most recent play by Ripple was the motion to compel the production of the "Estabrook Notes" regarding a 2018 meeting between Brad Garlinghouse and former SEC Commissioner Roisman.
The notes, which are unlikely to be protected by DPP, may prove useful to the fair notice argument as Roisman is known to be a critic of the SEC's enforcement practice in the blockchain space. See article 5 on the matter.
Also in regard to the survival of the fair notice defense, Ripple filed a sur-reply showing that the 75 cryptocurrency enforcement actions support Ripple's argument, not the SEC's.


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Burton Woman Snags $100,000 on the 'Big Spin' Show
George McIntyre Published: November 15, 2022
MichiganLottery via YouTube
A Burton woman got a chance to spin the prize wheel and landed a $100,000 prize on the Michigan Lottery's 'Big Spin' game show.
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Alysha Flaig gave the prize wheel a hearty spin on the show which aired Monday night (11/14) and when it finally stopped, the 35-year-old learned that she had won $100,000. And as you'll see in the video below, Alysha narrowly missed winning a half million dollars from the Michigan Lottery.
Entering Codes for a Chance to Spin
Flaig tells the Michigan Lottery that she and her husband have been entering codes since the Big Spin first came out. Players enter codes from non-winning Big Spin tickets for a chance to appear on the show, hosted by Detroit basketball champ John Stalley.
"When The Big Spin first came out in 2019, my husband and I entered lots of non-winning tickets," said Flaig. "This time around, we entered one non-winning ticket and won 50 entries. When I got the call from the Lottery informing me that I was one of the winners, I couldn't believe it! I now know that sometimes it truly only takes one to win."
Flaig went on to say that she and her husband will use the money she won to pay off their student loans.
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Meet the Flint Area Folks Who've Competed for Real Money on TV Game Shows
Jeopardy, Wheel, Millionaire, you name it, Flint-area folks have been on it.
Over the last several decades, we've seen lots of people from our area competing for and sometimes even winning big money.
Our list includes a former Grand Blanc resident whose Jeopardy strategy is still used today and is reputed to be a maneuver that Alex Trebek hated.
And we even have one gentleman from Flint who's considered a game show expert, appearing on five different shows over the years.
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We all think winning the lottery would solve all of our problems. But you know what they say: "Be careful what you wish for."
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Seven Michigan Townships made the list of 'America's Top 100 Safest Cities' and we're proud to say that two of them are right here in the immediate area.
The information was compiled by SafeWise, using the latest FBI crime data on violent crimes and property crimes.
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Explore Mars' most detailed map ever
By Paul Sutherland, Sen.com
Part of an enhanced HIRISE colour image of a hill in the Candor Colles region of Candor Chasma, used to help make the new map
USGS/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Detailed imaging of the surface of Mars from orbit has allowed space scientists to produce the most detailed geological map yet of part of the Red Planet. The new map was released on Friday, 12 December, by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to show the structure and nature of rocks in a martian grand canyon. It was produced using data sent back from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter which has been studying the planet since 2006. It was launched in August 2005. The map covers a region called western Candor Chasma, which is one of the largest canyons in the Valles Marineris system, often dubbed the "Grand Canyon of Mars". Its creators say its scale gives information as detailed as if a field geologist had been surveying the landscape, and will help answer questions about how the canyon formed. This gave the map a unique feature -- a resolution, or scale, that is detailed enough for the USGS to use the same mapping standards as they would employ for terrestrial geological and structural charts. It is the first time this has been achieved for a planet other than Earth.
A perspective view of the map area looking toward the northeast, with the low hills of the Candor Colles in the foreground
The map, which is available for free download online, casts light on past geological processes on Mars and provides new targets for scientists to continue their search for potentially habitable environments. Laszlo Kestay, USGS Astrogeology Science Center Director, said in announcing the new map: "One can see this map as a preview of the kind of geology humans will conduct when we eventually land on Mars. "This also demonstrates how the very high resolution topographic and image data we can obtain from Mars' orbit enables scientific studies on par with rovers and other spacecraft that land on Mars." Previous suggestions for how Candor Chasma collected its deposited material include sediment accumulation in lakebeds, volcanic eruptions beneath glaciers in the canyons and the accumulation of wind-blown sand and dust. The HiRISE images show for the first time detailed structures in the rocks that reveal their origin.
A cropped sample of the map showing the structure and geology of the local landscape
USGS scientist and map author Dr Chris Okubo said, announcing its release: "This new map shows that at the time these sediments were deposited, a part of west Candor Chasma, specifically Candor Colles, contained numerous shallow, spring-fed lakes. "These lakes helped to trap wind-blown sand and dust, which accumulated over time and formed the extensive sedimentary deposits we see today." The conditions observed in the canyon are being compared to those in playa lakes in the American west, such as in Death Valley, California. The mapping study also shows that seismic shaking, or "marsquakes" affected wet sediments in the canyon, and were related to movement along several large faults in the area.
The quakes caused the sediments to liquefy to form features called injectite megapipes, which are now a series of low hills covering the map. They are known as the Candor Colles, after which the new geologic map is named.
This article originally appeared on Sen. Read more space news here.
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The European Union is closely monitoring developments on the amnesty Bill in the wake of widespread public criticism of the proposed legislation, says a EU spokesperson.
Critics believe the Bill which provides amnesty for all those who took part in the 2000 coup that overthrew a democratically elected government, is in breach of various United Nations conventions, and the EU's Cotonou Agreement with the ACP countries.
Amadue Altafaz, a spokesperson for Development and Humanitarian Aid told Fiji Live news that Brussels was liaising closely with its Suva office on the implications of the Bill, and developments regarding its passage through Parliament.
The EU had suspended aid to Fiji following the 2000 coup. Altafaz said when cooperation with Fiji was resumed in 2003, the European Commission had it clear in a letter to the President that it would closely monitor the law and order situation in Fiji.
The EU had also stressed the need for respect for the human and political rights of all sections of society and inclusiveness in political decision making, he said.
It had emphasised the need for all those responsible in the 2000 coup, to be brought to justice.
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How to Choose an Attorney After You've Been Injured
May 28, 2013 / 12:00 am
You've been injured: What do you do now? One of the first and most important things you can do is to find the "right" personal injury attorney PA. But how do you determine who that is?
Recently I found a post authored by Lenore Shefman that will greatly aid you in making this determination.
According to the article, the questions you should ask when interviewing potetnial lawyers to represent you or a loved one are as follows:
How many cases similar to mine have you had prior to mine?
How many cases similar to mine have you tried before a jury to verdict?
How many cases have you tried to verdict and won?
How many cases have you settled at the first offer without putting up a fight?
Who will be handling my case?
Can I reach you when I have a question?
How long will it take for you to respond to my phone calls?
Will I be able to contact you by phone, email and text?
Can I speak with other clients you have represented in the past on cases like mine?
Will you fight for me?
Personally, I think you should also ask about their experience in working with accident reconstruction. An attorney must be able to put an accident scene back together to determine causation, mechanical error, and driver error.
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After yesterday's rainout of the Test & Tune, today, we were looking for better weather and we got it. There was hardly a cloud in the sky. It started out very cool and then the wind started blowing directly towards the starting line. On the track it was a little cold, however the racing was hot. In addition to the standard ET Bracket race the Midwest Super Comp series was also racing. There were several delays due to some unexplained scoring glitches. These persisted through the middle of the day. Near the end it appeared all the problems seemed to have been resolved. I want to congratulate all our winners.
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A special congratulations should be given to our Sportsman winner Jolynn, for she is scheduled to give birth to a baby boy in eight days! She is a dedicated RACER!!
Here is some of the action from today's racing.
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What a magnificent day for racing and the car count reflected that. We had everything from Mark Cryer's "Nu Big Thing" Smart Car Dragster to street cars, motorcyles, Top Sportsman dragsters, to Rocky Ausec's Nostalgic Funny Car "Solid Rock". I was talking to Mark Cryer and his son Nick before their first run and they stated they had tuned out the wheel stand. Well, as can be seen in the accompanying photo, that didn't happen! There was one crash early in the event and fortunately there were no injuries.
The rest of the day went fairly smoothly, with some minor stoppages due to some minor oil downs. Other than that it was a great day and I had fun renewing some friendships and a special shout-out to Bill Cox, who is having some health issues. It was good to see him back in his car.
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We are back racing at Route 66 Raceway with the first Test & Tune of the season. This year's Test & Tune's are being sponsored by O'Reilly Auto Parts. The morning started out a little cool, however as the day wore on it warmed up, along with the track action. Some of the faster cars were reluctant to run until it had warmed. By afternoon, everybody was running some good times. Here are some photos from today's action.
Today, was my 2015 opening day for auto racing with Rockford Speedway's WXRX Stone and Double T 200 Enduro. The weather started clear, but a little cool. However, as the day wore on it warmed with a little wind. Otherwise, it was a great day to start Rockford's season. The racing started with a 3 1/2 hour open practice session which included everything from mini-cup cars to Super Trucks. Here are some images from that session.
This was followed by the Enduro race. The race started with a crash almost on the first lap when a car got upside own in Turn 3. After the restart, the racing was hot and heavy between several cars. The "half-way" break took place at lap 120 and the Monza kink was added to the course. After the break, several cars, again, were battling for the lead, but one-by-one they all had trouble. Jay Orr #18 was steady all day and drove to the lead late in the event. Jay scored his second win in the WXRX Stone and Double T 200 Enduro. Here are some pics from the event.
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Венсенський замок () — замок в околицях Парижа. Збудований для королів Франції в XIV — XVII століттях у Венсенському лісі, на місці мисливського угіддя XII століття. Навколо замку склалося місто Венсен, в наші дні — передмістя Парижа.

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Близько 1150 на місці замку побудовано мисливський будинок для Людовика VII.

У XIII столітті маєток розширено Філіпом Августом та Людовиком Святим (саме з Венсенського замку Людовик вирушив у фатальний для себе хрестовий похід в Туніс).

У XIV столітті тут одружувалися королі Філіп III та Філіп IV і народилися Людовик X, Філіпп V Довгий та Карл IV.

У XIV столітті, за Філіппа VI, замок був істотно розширений і здобув вежу-донжон заввишки 52 метри, де було влаштовано королівські покої і бібліотеку. Близько 1410, вже за Карла VI, завершений периметр зовнішніх стін. За часів французьких релігійних воєн XVI століття замок став тюрмою, в тому числі — для майбутнього короля Генріха IV.

У XVII столітті архітектор Луї Ліво вибудував на замовлення Людовика XIV два павільйони — один призначався для вдови королеви, інший — для кардинала Мазаріні. Однак після того, як увагу короля привернув новий проєкт — Версаль — оздоблювальні роботи нових павільйонів було покинуто. Будівельники знову прийшли в Венсен тільки в 1860 році під керівництвом реставратора Віолле-ле-Дюка.

У XVIII столітті королі назавжди залишили замок. У ньому розташувалася Венсенська порцелянова мануфактура (з 1740) і знову-таки в'язниця. У Венсені були ув'язнені Джон Ванбро, Нікола Фуке, Маркіз де Сад, Дені Дідро та Оноре Габріель Мірабо.

У 1804 тут страчено викраденого герцога Енгієнського.

У XX столітті в замку було страчено французами Мата Харі в 1917 і німцями — 30 мирних заручників в 1944.

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До замку можна добратися паризьким метро, доїхавши до кінцевої станції лінії № 1, що називається Château de Vincennes.

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MOUNT TYRANT - MY BABY LEFT ME ON CHRISTMAS
Mount Tyrant are based in Dallas Texas. They call what they do Dark Pop--which I'm guessing means lots of minor chords and terrible happenings. "My Baby Left Me On Christmas" is certainly not a happy song. And the lyrics reflect the chill. But its also some damn fine Rock N Roll. So lend the Mount Tyrant an ear for a well written, well produced, well played, damn fine bit of Rock N Roll and try to forget the depressing mood...if you can. Download "My Baby Left Me On Christmas" free from Soundcloud.
BULLETTE - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (I ONLY LIGHT UP WHEN YOU'RE AROUND)
So I got an email from Monika Bullette a few days back, alerting me to her new Christmas song, "Christmas Lights (I Only Light Up When You're Around)". And I'm thinking, "I know that name."
Way, way, waaaayyy back....when the Internets were young.....in the dark ages.......you know, like around 2004, Monika had a free Christmas song on her site that she'd done with Hangnail Phillips. The song was "The Finest Gifts" and I thought it was just about the most beautiful and perfect Christmas song I'd ever heard. I didn't really start trolling the Internet for free downloads until 2005, so Monika was one of, if not my very first. You always remember your first.
Thereafter, Monika Bullette's site was one of my first destinations in the annual Christmas music hunt. And she usually had something new to offer for the season. After that, she hooked up with the Sky Drops. And the Sky Drops dropped "Christmas Feels Like Halloween" in 2010 or 2011 and "Christmas Time Is Here" in 2012 (both still free on the Sky Drops web site, btw). And then my Mom got sick and I didn't hear anything about or from Monika until that email the other day.
Monika Bullette's new Christmas song for 2015 is a demo, so it's got a bit of a raw feel to it. Nothing wrong with that; I dig raw. But Monika was also kind enough to post several other Christmas songs--all available to download free on Soundcloud--filling in those missing years for me. AND she posted "The Finest Gifts" again. Ah, Monika, you remembered. That was our song (sorry, was that too stalkerish?). And, if you never have before, cats and kittens, you have to hear this one.
VARIOUS - A POLAROID FOR CHRISTMAS 2015
01) Alice Bisi (Oh, Alice) - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
02) Hund - I'll Be Stoned For Christmas (Dent May cover)
03) Naughty Betsy - All I Want For Christmas (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
04) Barbados - Just For A Place In Your Heart
05) Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin) - The Season (Padda remix)
06) OAK - Holiday (The Get Up Kids cover)
07) Husky Loops - Shy Guy
08) Baseball Gregg - Cyber Monday
09) Steven Lipsticks And His Magic Band - Christmas Thieves
10) Boys Age - Hey Oooh
11) X-Ray Picnic - Northern Exposure
12) Flood Regions - Leprechaun On The Moon
13) Yellow Yonder - The Runner
14) mesic - A Long December (Counting Crows cover)
15) RACE - Jesus Was A Communist (Reagan Youth cover)
16) Iron Only - Airplanes
17) SMASH - Switching Light
18) Qlowski - I Do not Wanna Be Capitalized
19) Wolther Rabbitt - Then there are secrets between us (demo)
20) Homelette - Song For U
21) Le Man Avec Les Lunettes - 15 Dollars For A Sandwich
22) Dj Bitterness - I Get Drunk Like Pizzul Because It's Xmas Without You
Isn't that one of the best things you've ever heard? I don't even know if its a Christmas song. And I don't even care. And they're from Japan, believe it or not. Just wow. Mind blown.
A lot of our annual gifties have gone away. No Santastic this year. No Suburban Sprawl. No Alternate Root. No Cigar Box Nation. And this will be the last year for our annual present from Beta Radio.
On the bright side, we still have Sofia Talvik's annual Christmas song, our stocking stuffer from Joe Algeri (the JAC), and the always superb collection from XO Publicity.
My all-time favorite, though has to be "A Polaroid For Christmas". And they're back again this year with one of their biggest and best. Polaroid is an Italian music blog and, every year, the host of the blog asks bands and artists from all over the world if they might like to do a Christmas song--cover or original (or at least a song to keep one company whilst trimming the tree). And from that simple request comes some of the absolutely, hands down, no question BEST Indie Christmas music you will ever hear anywhere. Every year! It's unbelievable how good this stuff is. Some will make it into the circuit via Bandcamp or Soundcloud, but many/most will not. And it's free to download. Every year! We are truly living in blessed times (well, as far as free Indie Christmas music goes). There's always a little something for everyone--nice little Indie Pop tunes, Shoegaze, Electronica, LoFi Indie Rock, Alt Folk, Dream Pop, Punk Country...seriously, they'll run the gamut.
Now...it's getting a bit late and, normally, I'd just go later and break it down for you. But Mrs. Katz (not her real name) has another doctor's appointment tomorrow (Shhh. I didn't tell her this time), so I need to get to bed. And, to tell you the truth, I listened to this whole thing and, if I were to list my favorites, I'd be listing about 20 of the 22 tracks. So I'm going to let you find your own favorites (it's all free, after all). I will mention my very, very favorites real quick--tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 20 and 21. Go get the whole shootin' match from Polaroid. And should you find yourself wanting to dig deeper into the artists and their music (like Boys Age up there), Polaroid has everything all linked up for you.
NOAH GUTHRIE - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER
One of the tunes we posted last year that got a lot of positive feedback was Noah Guthrie's version of "(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home". Guthrie de-Spectorized the tune and made it a lament. Guthrie has a new Christmas tune out for 2015 and, like its predecessor, it's available as a free download from Noisetrade. On "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer", Guthrie's recipe includes a bit of Funk and a dash of Jazz (and maybe even a smidgen of Reggae). Those are the seasonings added to Guthrie's Indie Alt Folk Rock sound. It's interesting. Cool, even. But I'm not sure it's the equal of "(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home". Then again, it's kind of hard to get deep and meaningful singing about reindeer games. Both songs are still free at Noisetrade.
MIXTAPES - BROKEN HEARTED CHRISTMAS
Long time Pop Punk favorites the Mixtapes announced they were splitting up earlier this year. Not wanting their fans to be left empty-handed, the band posted a large collection of songs from splits, rare b-sides, non-album tracks, unreleased recordings, and a few studio goofs. The collection contains precisely one Christmas song. And, even though "Broken Hearted Christmas" pretty much falls into the "goof" category, it's cool to have as a souvenir of a band that was well-loved in the genre. Besides, all told there are 23 tracks here (including a 15 minute freestyle) and some are pure gold. You can download "These Are Us" from the Mixtapes free of charge at Paper + Plastic Records.
THE HOLIDAZE - HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
The Holidaze are a Pop Punk supergroup featuring members of Good Charlotte (Joel), 5 Seconds of Summer (Ashton), Simple Plan (Pierre), and Goldfinger (John). Along with Alex Gaskarth, the artists got together to record "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" to help promote the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit that seeks to inspire today's youth through entertainment and education focused initiatives. They ask that you consider making a contribution of whatever you can afford.
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" starts out traditional (showing off some serious pipes) but finishes in a rousing Pop Punk flourish. It's intended as a free download. The group has blown through their Soundcloud download allotment, but you can now download the song here.
CELKILT - LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
Even with the Internets, finding out about EVERY new release is impossible. Some real good stuff flies completely under the Radar O'Reilly. I just tripped over this new album from Celkilt, which was released on CD overseas on November 22. Oddly, the shorter version of "Kiltmas Songs"--the EP version--was released digitally on Amazon the week before. But they still don't have a listing for the full album, even as an Import.
I can't swear to their genealogy, but Celkilt are a French band who wear kilts and sing Irish flavored Rock tunes. It's great stuff, if a little head-scatching. And, at least on "Kiltmas Songs", it sounds like they're having a party on every track. Sorry I missed this one until after I was broke. There's always next year.
Anyway, Celkilt, in the spirit of the season, has an Advent Calendar at their website with each day bringing a new picture or video or future concert dates. Nestled in there on Day 9 is the only free download, so far. "Let It Snow" isn't included on either the digital EP or the digital single--only on the full "Kiltmas Songs" CD. So here's your chance to get it free from Celkilt. Simple enough. And they don't even want your email address. Merry Kiltmas! Kilts for everyone!
TWINKIE - CHRISTMAS DOWN IN MEMPHIS
Who, you may ask, is/are Twinkie? Not the UK Punk band. Not the female Soul and Gospel singer. Not the disgusting yet somehow irresistible taste treat. "Just 2 brothers from Memphis, Tn having fun". Alrighty then.
Apparently, Twinkie is comprised of Matthew and Mark Downen and, while they aren't exactly the Yule Logs, Twinkie is pretty much a Christmas thing (though there are two non-holiday tracks in their Soundcloud feed). There's a video up on YouTube from 2011 of "Please Come Home For Christmas", but that's about the only footprint I'm seeing.
But this year's Twinkie tunes, so far, are much better (IMHO). Take "Christmas Down In Memphis". OK, its a Blues. You got me. I'm biased. But--and I know I'll probably offend a lot of people in saying this--to me, it sounds like what I'd imagine a T-Rex Blues number would or should sound (yes, I'm aware that T-Rex actually DID record some Blues, but that Glam element always moved those tunes out of the Blues column for me). Even on Twinkie's less impressive "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", there's a bit of a T-Rex vibe (it ain't Glam, but it rocks). Both songs are available as free downloads on Soundcloud. And its possible there may be more to come. Just in case, "like" the boys on Facebook so you can stay apprised.
VARIOUS - POP A NOEL
1. KISSAMILÉ Let It Snow (Cover)
2. MANUEL ÉTIENNE – All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey Cover)
3. HOBOKEN DIVISION – Cookies & Milk
4. ORWELL The Man With All – The Toys (Beach Boys Cover)
5. EDDY LA GOOYATSH – Rise Up Shepherd And Follow (Traditional)
6. RICH DELUXE – The Clarinet That Roared
7. JULIEN BOUCHARD – Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)
8. POPANOËL – Interlude I
9. DIRTY WORK OF SOUL BROTHERS & RODGER N FURTER – Rougail Dinde
10. ESSIA ESCH – What Christmas Means To Me (Stevie Wonder Cover)
11. THE WISE DUDE'S REVOLVER – More Snow, Please…
12. ROMAIN THOMAS (LULLABIES) – A Cold Snow
13. TEQUILASAVATE Y SU HIJO BASTARDO – Noches En Posadas
14. TWIN PRICKS – Last Christmas (Wham! Cover)
15. KING AUTOMATIC & RICH DELUXE – Stay Drunk At Christmas
16. RÉMI SANTA AND FRIENDS – I ♥ X-Mas (Je Coeur Noël)
17. POPANOËL – Interlude II
A tip o' the hat to Lie In The Sound for bringing this collection of Indie Pop and Indie Rock to light.
Since I speak neither French nor German, I can tell you that "Pop A Noel" was put together by Europop, Emission Electrophone, and Nancy(?). Who and what they are, I haven't got a clue. Looks like Nancy might be a town. But I can tell you that this is the first such collection AND that there is an intention to do more.
Several of these tracks sound, to me, like opportunities unfulfilled. An artist has a great concept for reworking a seasonal standard but then just doesn't go anywhere with it. As a whole, I suppose I'd give "Pop A Noel" a "B". But there are some tunes that rise above the rest and would be welcome on any holiday mix or in any holiday library. And, hey, it's free and (so far) every track here is exclusive to this collection. So why quibble?
My personal favorite on a first run through was Hoboken Division's "Cookies & Milk" ("You can keep your cookies and milk/I'm drinking whiskey now"). It just sounds like the most fully realized Christmas song in the lot. Other tracks I liked a lot include Tequilasavante's "Noches En Posadas" (there's something winning about a punkish one-man-band singing a Christmas song in Spanish on a French compilation that is otherwise sung in English), King Automatic & Rich Deluxe singing "Stay Drunk At Christmas" (with its double-oh-seven Surf guitar), Rich Deluxe again on "The Clarinet That Roared" (with its relentless circus rhythm), and "Je Coeur Noel" by Remi Santa and Friends, which has the sweetest Indie sound and likely the most staying power for that. "Rise Up Shepherd And Follow" was pretty good, too. The one that got away, as it were--the one I so wanted more from-- was Essia Esch's cover of Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means To Me". She found a totally new groove for the song and it could have turned into something super special, but it needed something more--a second gear, or, I dunno-- and it never got there and just kind of gave up. Too bad, she's got a sweet sound. And its still better than 95% of the covers of that song.
Anyway, "Pop A Noel" is free for the taking on the Europop website, available in either MP3 or FLAC. Go get it.
ANTHONY & IRENE CHAPMAN - THE NEWBORN KING
The Newborn King by Anthony & Irene Chapman
This is interesting. We've been celebrating the Festival of Lights on the front page. This isn't Hanukkah music, but....
Anthony & Irene Chapman are from New England, but emigrated to Israel several years ago. Their holiday EP, "The Newborn King", features two versions each of two classic Christmas carols. The second version of each starts out the same but then goes on to feature lyrics sung in Hebrew. No doubt some traditionalists in each camp will find this difficult to accept, but I say, if we can bring music together, why not whole nations? Alright, alright, a little naive, even for me. But I do think its a great concept and it works great here.
Even when the Christmas music of Anthony & Irene Chapman isn't featuring lyrics in Hebrew, the music, itself, is a fusion of influences. The Middle Eastern feel of "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" is undeniable and, while "Silent Night" has its share of Middle Eastern influence as well, what struck me on that one was the Progressive Jazz Fusion feel. The cumulative effect is both bracing and very appealing. Take away the Hebrew lyrics and you still have original arrangements and music that excites and stimulates. Dare I say "inspires"? Very cool.
"The Newborn King" is available free from Bandcamp and Noisetrade.
Alt Hip Hop
Cosmic Jazz
Cosmic Rock
Folk Jazz
Free Form Jazz
Future Sentimental
Hip Hop Jazz
Hip Hop Pop
Irish Folk Rock
Junk Shop Glam
Old Timey
Psych Jazz
Psych Pop
Psych Punk
Roadhouse Blues
Sci Fi Rock
Speakeasy Jazz
Sunshine Pop
Techno Pop
Toy Pop
Traditional Jazz
Uncommon Pop
Urban Gospel


Despite what you've read, NASA doesn't really have a moon program. Not yet. But it will as of next Thursday. That's the day the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is scheduled to launch on a year-long (at least) mission to send back our best pictures of the moon since astronauts stopped visiting there a generation ago.
In many ways, the images will be better. This time, we'll get global coverage in multiple wavelengths, along with far more data on the moon's physical and chemical properties than we've ever had. LRO's most detailed pictures will show objects on the surface that are human in scale, including the Apollo landers left behind in the 1970s.
It's been five years since NASA announced its return to the moon. Since then, we've gotten mostly budget wrangling, schedule slips, and arguments about which rocket is best. Okay, that's a little harsh. There has also been real progress on the Orion space capsule and a hundred other systems, including a test flight of Ares rocket hardware scheduled for this summer. But personally, I'm ready for some actual lunar exploration to remind us what this is all about.
Go, LRO! Launch is set for 5:12 p.m Eastern time on June 18, from Cape Canaveral. ( Note: the launch was originally scheduled for June 17).
Tony Reichhardt is a senior editor at Air & Space.
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