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The Hand of Retaliation
Tortuous Tales	Fiction, Science Fiction	 February 19, 2018 10 Minutes
He was chosen because he listened empathetically to what people said before giving advice. Too many people, too often, give advice to others based on their own personal beliefs and personal experiences, disregarding the feelings of the people they are trying to help. But in sympathizing with someone's position before offering advice, you validate their emotions and they know you understand them. This leads the person to be more receptive to listening to what you have to say. Michael always did that with friends and family. That's what Vega said.
Michael huffs, out of breath again as he takes a few steps backwards. Then, he takes off in a sprint, gains momentum, and leaps across the stars. When he reaches the surface of the closest moon, his boots skid across the dirt.
"I'm certain there is an easier way," Michael mumbles as he heaves in air and feels his lungs expand with the sensation. He is thankful that he no longer feels as light-headed as he did a few seconds ago.
The darkness of the universe is dotted with white, pink, blue stars and as Michael exhales his breath turns into ice crystals that mix in with thousands of celestial dots. For a second, it is difficult to tell the difference between the two; that is, until the crystals dissipate.
Michael scans the infinite universe. It is annoying to be left here alone with no idea what direction to go. But at the same time – this experience is exhilarating! The protective shield that Vega mentioned remained despite Vega's disappearance; Michael is still able to breathe, is somewhat protected from the cold, and is not drifting about in space as Vega told him he would without it. Michael smiles, and to no one says, "I'm the first man in space."
"Depends on what year you are in," a voice echoes from behind him. "If it's your time, then you're the first man. But if it's after April 12th, 1961, it's a Russian, named Yuri Gagarin."
Michael turns around, smiling at the familiar face and voice saying, "Those are the first words from your lips? You left me alone out here for almost an hour."
"Yes," Vega answers. A sparkling crystal bridge forms under his feet as he swiftly strides towards Michael.
"What?" Michael asks bewildered. "All I had to do was take a few steps forward?"
"Yes, Michael." Vega gives him a stern sideways glance. The "look" is the same that Michael's father gives him when he has forgotten something that he should have already known.
Michael looks down for a moment and then suddenly remembers what Vega said before he disappeared: it's a leap of faith. When his eyes meet Vega's, Vega gives him a crooked smile.
Michael asks, "Russia is the first to make it to our moon?"
"No, the Russians are the first to go to space. The moon is different."
"Are you going to tell me who gets there first?"
"Not tonight." Vega answers seriously as he turns to face him. Vega's clothing and demeanor are casual: leather jacket, dress pants, and boots with hands casually draped and folded together in front of him. But his words are earnest, "Michael, you remember your task this night? Millions of lives are depending on you. General Usia's course must be corrected."
"That's right. Give me the most arduous task to start." Michael answers louder than intended and with a crackle in his voice.
A few hours earlier, Vega explained to Michael that he was born from the stars. His role was to travel across time in search of a person who was empathetic to other people's problems and who would offer neutral advice. Vega's role would be to help the chosen person get to where they needed to be in time, explain the situation, how they must correct it, retrieve them, and guide them on their next mission.
Michael asked Vega why he couldn't help General Usia to change her course. Vega simply answered: it's not one of my strengths. Vega, with god-like qualities, admitted he had limitations. Most humans are unable to admit their shortcomings. But Vega could. That's the reason why Michael came.
"Michael, this will not be your most difficult task. There will be others, with much larger consequences." Vega states this casually as if they were discussing how best to harvest apples.
Harvesting apples is what Michael should be doing tomorrow in Vernon, BC, with his father. He prays that he can complete his task in the next few hours, and return home in time to help. His father needs him: his mother just passed, and while his father still works as hard as he does on the farm they own together, there are times Michael has had to hold his father up when he nearly collapsed on the fields. Grief has taken his father's appetite, and in these early days, he will barely finish a meal. In combination with this, and the occasional spastic fit of weeping in losing his wife of over 30 years it has left what was a very strong man in a frail state. The work is also terribly difficult and Michael is the only son.
Michael's breathing becomes shallow as he thinks about the two problems he faces. He loves his father, but the one that weighs heavily on him is that he might not be able to help General Usia. If he had a second longer to consider his decision when Vega asked, he may have chosen differently.
Michael looks around wondering if the shield Vega provided to protect him is starting to fail; his skin is cold and clammy and small beads of sweat gather on his brow. The galaxy begins to spin around him causing the potatoes he had for dinner several hours earlier to be tasted again in his throat.
Vega watches Michael closely.
"I'm ready." Michael says.
Vega nods and walks a few feet away from Michael. Then, he snaps his fingers.
Immediately, Michael is thrust forward into a vortex of stars and blackness. The uneasy feeling that he felt is amplified in intensity as he spins around in circles. It's as if he is caught in a riptide. It stops only when Michael finally crashes to the ground on his knees.
Michael takes in a big breath of air as he assesses his surroundings.
Within the confines of the space, the room is cold and stale. The floor is steel and there is a grey, circular structure in front of him. On the circular structure, Michael notices thousands of buttons like what might have been on the bridge of the Titanic before it sank off the coast of Newfoundland last year. As his eyes drift across the knobs, he catches sight of something else: a woman with hair cut short like a man's, wearing a black shirt, pants, and boots to match. On the woman's jacket, Michael notices several stripes on her upper right arm etched into the fabric.
Her hands are steady as she points a silver, smooth object at Michael that looks like a weapon of some sort. It looks menacing. But the menacing part is really this: she's pointed it directly at Michael's head.
Michael shifts one leg from behind him as he slowly tries to move to a standing position while asking, "Do you know where I can find General Usia?"
"You're looking at her!" She snaps. Before Michael can say anything else, she says, "Stay where you are!"
"Sorry," Michael says with hands raised in the air. He hopes this is still the universally acknowledged surrender position. He abides with the order given as he slowly places his foot back behind him and resumes a kneeling position.
Michael looks closer at Usia: her eyes are reddened and slightly moist from perhaps rain, but possibly, also tears.
Michael steadies himself. With arms in the air he makes an assumption softly saying, "General Usia, I'm so sorry about your children."
General Usia's eyes narrow at the stranger. Hands tremble. A sharp pain is felt in her stomach as if someone punched a knuckled-fist into it. She says, "How do you know about them?" As her mind quickly pulls random facts together she barks, "DID YOU KILL THEM?"
"I had nothing to do with it, General." Michael says his voice gentle, like the sound of fall leaves that swish together.
"Who the hell are you then?" General Usia asks with a growl.
"I am a friend, General." Michael answers as he tries to formulate a plan.
"No friend of mine would wear those clothes," she hisses. "You look like you just stepped off some 20th century farm. Fuck! Do I smell horse?" She asks as she swipes at her nose. A tickling nasal drip has commenced with the smell of horse and hay that lingers on Michael's clothes.
"I'm an old-fashioned man," Michael answers wryly. "General," Michael says more boldly. Vega warned him the window to change the General's mind was ephemeral. "I know your children were killed a short time ago."
"Killed today," she answers. Her voice is suddenly void of all emotion.
Michael pauses as he mentally questions Vega's decision to deliver him so soon after the event. The General's children: executed in the fields of their home by the other side were just seven and nine years old. Michael feels the blood drain from his face, stomach swirls again with nausea as he thinks, they were children? How could they? Their whole lives were in front of them and now they are turned to dust, carried away by wind, leaving behind a void of nothingness.
Michael regroups, pushing onwards. "General Usia, I am truly sorry. But, I beg of you – as a General you must exercise restraint and keep your heart calm. You must not let hatred rule your troops and gunfire."
"Have you ever been to war, Sir?"
Michael shakes his head from side to side while answering, "No."
"Then, don't tell me how to feel, or how to command my troops!"
Michael's head throbs. Panic overwhelms him. The sound of a ticking clock pounds in his mind as he feels the window of time closing in on him.
Desperate, he takes a bold approach.
"General Usia, I'm not from your time. But I met a man that said if your military decisions are fueled by grief, a young woman will die that would bring an end to the war in a few short years. But with the young woman's death, this war will linger on for more than one hundred years. Millions more will die that never should! As a mother you can be angry; but as a leader, you must exercise restraint."
Usia looks at Michael saying, "as a mother and a General, I can do whatever I want!"
From behind Usia, the door swishes open interrupting their conversation. The General swivels around to face her second intruder.
"Sorry to interrupt," Captain McKay says. He glances at the gun General Usia holds tightly in her grasp. "We just need the final order to release the 630TZ bomb."
General Usia turns to face Michael.
But Michael has vanished.
"Where did he go?" She snaps at Captain McKay.
"Who?" Captain McKay asks perplexed.
"The man! The man! He was just here!" She barks as she circles the bridge.
"I didn't see anyone." Captain McKay's face is lined like a geological map in confusion.
General Usia's eyes dart around and with thundering words that are so loud they are heard several hundred meters down the hallway of the ship she asks, "Computer, how many people are in this room?"
"Two." Computer answers. "Captain McKay, and yourself."
"Computer, check again!" She roars.
"The result is the same, General Usia."
"Computer," General Usia says, "Has there been any unknown personnel on this ship?"
The Computer takes a few moments to review the data history of the ship, and then it responds, "None."
"General Usia," Captain McKay presses onwards unwilling to be diverted from his task. He never wanted to carry out this order but she insisted, and honestly, he can't imagine how she feels. Both of her children – executed. The cruelty.
General Usia's duty, like all of them, required her to leave her family behind – even if her husband had been killed in battle a few months earlier. She left the children with her parents because the war had not extended that far. The General thought they would be safe with them. But then in a few short days, the war was on the city's doorstep. General Usia wanted to move her family to another city but had to make arrangements on her own. And honestly, the General would never ask for help. She knew that many soldiers in the military have families that are under threat of being killed in the crossfire.
The only kindness given to the General was that her parents were left alive. But this is a doubtful kindness. One can only assume that her parents were left alive for the sole purpose to tell the General the details of her children's deaths.
But even with everything that's happened to General Usia, he knows obliterating a whole city in revenge to pay for the sins of a few is tantamount to murder. He's conflicted as to whether he should follow this order. But, General Usia has always been a good, fair General. She must have other reasons for attacking the city that she has not shared. General Usia would not use her position for revenge, he's certain. Captain McKay prods General Usia, "The bomb is prepped. We just need the final order."
General Usia looks up at him. Then, she turns away from Captain McKay. Was the man a creation of her mind? A guilty conscience? She knows killing millions of people, civilians, is considered a war crime.
But they were her children.
Her hands shake. Her mind fumbles. There is something that the man said. Something important. That as a mother she could be angry, but as a leader she must exercise restraint.
Choking on tears she hesitates. He was real, or he was a creation of her mind. The computer found no trace of him. It seems more probable he was a ghost she fabricated, probably from all her historical reading of the early 1900's.
She understands the implied meaning behind the words the spirit said: that she should lead as a leader would in battle, and minimize innocent casualties. Do only what needs to be done. General Usia's face crumbles as she thinks of the deaths of her two children, but also because she nearly made the wrong decision.
She answers, "No, let's wait."
"Are you sure General?" Captain McKay asks with small droplets of relief peppered throughout his voice.
"Yes," she answers. "Find witnesses. Get descriptions of the perpetrators. We'll focus on the individuals responsible for killing the people in my city."
"Very good General," Captain McKay says as he feels his lower lip tremble gently. He bucks up though, before he loses control of his emotions. Then, he salutes her as a woman who lost so much, but also as a General who refuses to allow the savagery of war to change the leader she is.
***Originally published in the Scarlet Leaf Review***
https://www.scarletleafreview.com/short-stories7/category/penelope-s-hawtrey
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Security guard dies days after being shot in Cunupia
A 46-year-old security guard has died three days after she was shot in Cunupia.
Police said Malesha Motilal was walking to work last Friday morning near the Carapichaima East Secondary School when a man confronted her and shot her in the eye.
Passers-by saw Motilal bleeding and took her to the Chaguanas Health Facility. From there she was transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
Ottley Hall resident fatally wounded by police
Investigators said Motilal was put on life support but died of her injury at around 3 am on Tuesday.
No one has been arrested for the murder as yet. Police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations and the Cunupia CID are continuing enquiries.

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Home / News + Politics / Nation / Anti-LGBTQ televangelist Pat Robertson believes God will steal election for Trump
Anti-LGBTQ televangelist Pat Robertson believes God will steal election for Trump
Robertson had previously claimed that God told him that "without question, Trump is going to win" the election
By Riley Gillis on December 16, 2020
Pat Robertson
According to notoriously anti-LGBTQ televangelist Pat Robertson, "the Lord himself" will make sure that Donald Trump is president for another four years.
Robertson is praying for a literal act of God to reverse the results of the election in the month before the current wannabe autocrat is kicked out of the nation's highest office.
On a recent episode of his TV show, The 700 Club, Robertson endorsed delusional conspiracy theories about election fraud.
"We must declare that God Almighty is not going to let this great nation of ours be taken over by fraud," Robertson said.
"This is too important in the history of the world, and we as his servants must declare we are not going to let this happen, we are going to declare in the name of the lord that this fraud will be exposed," he continued. "Before these electors are chosen and vote in something that's going to be permanent, there has to be a cessation."
Robertson added: "It sickens you and we have got to declare it, in the name of the Lord, to say we declare in Jesus' name, this fraud will not stand and it will be exposed and that the Lord himself will intervene before this country turns into something socialist."
Of course, Robertson might be trying to save face, after confidently declaring before the election that God had told him "without question, Trump is going to win."
After Biden's win was confirmed in November's election, he declared in another episode of The 700 Club that evangelicals will "not surrender our nation. We will not give up this great country. And Satan, you cannot have it."
"In the name of Jesus. And I began to pray, and I believe God has heard," he said. "And I'm asking everybody in this audience to pray. It isn't over yet."
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Barbara Boxer: Family Profits From Fake Indian Tribe She Helped Create
Funny thing! I wasn't even going to write about this, I was just going to post a link to it in the Saturday Linkaround and let people read or not read it as they will. Then, getting ready to post the link, I went to The Hill and found this:
Although, if you look, the comments below the "page not found" reference this story. But, I guess it could have been a "broken link", so I took their advice and searched "Barbara Boxer Indian", was taken to this page:
And when I clicked on the link guess where it took me? (Bonus points if you guessed "page not found"). Here's from a helpful email from the Fiorina camp:
The Hill's Pundits Blog: Barb Boxer's Indian tribe take
By Rick Manning
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/126619-barb-boxers-indian-tribe-take
For the past 10 years Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has been playing a game that would make Jack Abramoff blush, a game that can best be described using the language of "Get Smart's" Maxwell Smart as "the ole family-profiting-off-of-the-Indian-tribe-that-you-created trick."
Here's the story.
In 1998, Lynn Woolsey introduced legislation reinstating an Indian tribe in the wine country of Northern California that had been declared defunct by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1958. None of the Indians of the tribe objected at that time; they received a payment and went about their lives. The Woolsey bill would reinstate the tribe but specifically prohibited them from starting a casino. The legislation ran into trouble when the Bureau of Indian Affairs opposed the legislation because it had not seen any evidence that the tribe was significantly tied to the terminated tribe.
In 2000, Boxer helpfully picked up the Woolsey bill, but changed the prohibition against gaming, and designated any land that the group owned to be considered as a reservation.
In the same year, Boxer got her language into the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act of 2000, and with the changes unbeknownst to either fellow Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) or House sponsor Woolsey (D), the bill was signed into law by then-President Clinton.
With us so far? A defunct tribe of Indians gets reinstated and Boxer inserts language that states in essence, any land they purchase becomes a "reservation". Neat, huh? Get around all those federal and local laws and taxes with the stroke of a pen. But as they say on the infomercials, Wait! There's more!
Shortly after passage, the newly minted Indian tribe declared that after much soul-searching, the only thing it could do was open a casino on the outskirts of San Francisco in the town of Rohnert Park.
The tribe turned its fortunes over to two firms to make its dreams of wealth come true — Platinum Advisers, a political consulting/lobbying firm, and Kenwood Investments 2. Amazingly, and I'm certain quite coincidentally, Barbara Boxer's son, Doug, was a partner in each firm.
To avoid immediate citizen concern about a casino popping up in their posh neighborhood, Doug Boxer's Kenwood Investments 2 kindly fronted for the casino interests in purchasing a tract of land in Rohnert Park, as well as helpfully taking options on adjoining parcels of land for themselves to sweeten the pot. (Can I say pot and Sonoma County, Calif., in the same breath?)
Then Platinum Advisers sprang into action to try to gain community support for the casino. They apparently didn't do a very good job, because the casino still is not built 10 years later.
According to Reference.com, Doug Boxer's take from the project was a very Abramoff-like $8 million.
What makes the story timely is that the federal government just a couple of weeks ago was compelled to declare the land that Boxer's son had purchased on behalf of the Indian casino a reservation, effectively killing the local zoning and lawsuits that had tied the project up in knots for most of the past decade.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat rightly pinned the federal decision right on the Senate Ethics* Committee chairwoman's doorstep by pointing out that since she used the word shall, rather than may, in the legislation that birthed this tribe, the federal government had no choice but to declare the property that the tribe subsequently purchased to be tribal lands.
The rest of the post goes on to examine the, shall we say, less than stellar (or convincing) bona fides of this "tribe." Read the whole thing if it ever goes back up.
Both Boxer and Harry Reid have done very well by their children, by steering millions of dollars their way. Now if someone could only remind them to do right by the people who elected them and the taxpayers of this country.
Could you remind them for me next Tuesday?
*"Senate Ethics" - under Boxer, an oxymoron. (See: "Obama Justice Department")
Update: Welcome Red Staters! Moe Lane has written on this as well here.
Update x2: The Hill article that was taken down can be viewed, cached, here.
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Chris W October 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Not surprisingly there has not been a peep from the LSM about this. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
People need to remember this when they cast their vote on Tuesday.
I had always wondered what gave Indian tribes the right to buy any old piece of property (so long as it had freeway access) and call it "tribal Indian" land.
Now, I guess we know!
Nick October 30, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Notwithstanding how the whole "tribal land" as separate entities from the US and it's laws is a pretty direct and straightforward violation of our Constitution (in spirit, if not in technicality), I have to be impressed: that's a pretty creative and bold way to steal money. As a bonus, the "separate laws" treatment for Indian "reservations" means the surrounding residents have no recourse whatsoever.
Of course, Boxer needs to step up her game; sealing $8 million might seem like a lot of money, but you're playing in the big leagues. Obama printed and handed out over $800 Billion to his cohorts; that's roughly 10,000 times as much embezzlement from the people as Boxer's theft. Of course Obama didn't literally give away part of the country also, so Boxer probably wins in style points, and perhaps in lasting damage... but really, $8 million is an accounting error in the Obama administration's grand theft.
Mike aka Proof October 30, 2010 at 8:03 PM
"$8 million is an accounting error in the Obama administration's grand theft" True, but had not Babs resurrected the 40 year defunct tribe, and inserted the absurd notion that any land they buy is "tribal land" and a "reservation", there would have been no multimillion dollar payoff for her family.
Jeff Weimer October 31, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Democrats and Indians? I seem to remember the current WA governor armpit deep in indian corruption, too.
Listen, Democrats and progressives: You all whine about Republicans being "bought and paid for" by "Big Business". They're merely HONEST about it, and usually unabashed cheerleaders for business. The Democrats LIE about it, allowing actual corruption. Because they assume you are too STUPID to hold them to account. Which you are. Because you DON'T.
Blue Collar Todd November 1, 2010 at 7:21 PM
Christians should not vote for "Senator" Boxer:
Christians cannot vote for Senator Barbara Boxer because: (1) She is willing to tolerate infanticide, (2) she supports gay marriage, (3) she thinks global warming is more of a threat than Islamic terrorism,
(4) she values the environment more than jobs, (5) she opposes Proposition 23 along with Communist Van Jones, (6) and most importantly, her views if fully realized as social policy, will lead to the persecution of Christians in this country, as Liberals are truly the greatest persecutors of those who dare do disagree with them. That is why no Christian should vote for Boxer. If they truly loved their brothers and sisters they would not support someone who wants to persecute them for their beliefs.


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Theme: Women, Law and Europe.
The second congress of the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) took place from June 1st to 3rd in Sevilla (Spain). EWLA invited its members and all other interested women lawyers for its first general meeting after the founding congress last year in Berlin.


One of the hymn books popular in our churches, the Complete Celebration Hymnal, contains an English version from the 1980s of the Italian hymn of St Francis of Assisi, "Laudato sii, O mi Signore" (no. 527 – it retains the Italian chorus). I don't know how much it is sung these days but it would be good to revive it to celebrate Pope Francis's new encyclical of the same name.
There are already some good initial appraisals of the letter. I simply want to draw attention to one thing the Holy Father writes early on (section 15): "It is my hope that this encyclical letter, which is now added to the body of the Church's social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face." The letter is therefore in the tradition of papal encyclicals, beginning with Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum in 1891, right up to Benedict XVI's last encyclical from 2009, Caritas in Veritate (a very important text which Pope Francis liberally quotes).
Even at this early stage there have been negative reactions to Laudato Si', even from some Catholics. These attacks are really only for one reason – a lot of people simply don't understand what Catholic social teaching is or, when they have been told, think that they can simply ignore it.
This encyclical, deep and astute in so many ways, is not a work about the environment, or economics, or political theory – rather, it is theology. The Church teaches that Catholic social teaching is simply a branch of moral theology: papal social encyclicals like Laudato Si' are part of the ordinary Magisterium of the Church. Vatican II's great constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, makes it clear that the faithful are to adhere to all this teaching "with religious assent" (section 25).
What this means is that while the Church does allow for divergent viewpoints on some issues (Laudato Si' 61), we are simply not free to dissent from the teaching of this encyclical, any more than we are free to dissent from Catholic teaching about other moral issues. Our duty as Catholics is to learn about what the Holy Father has said and share it with others.
To return to liturgy, at the end of this month we celebrate the feast of Ss Peter and Paul: a good day to pray for the Pope, St Peter's successor, and to give thanks for his teaching ministry.


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Matanivusi is excited for our next Stoke certification audit in January next year when we hope to become the world's first "Best Practice" surf resort!
In 2014 we were awarded the world's first certification as "Sustainable Surf Resort by STOKE Certified, a sustainablity certification program for surf and snow tourism operators. Their motto is "Ride Forever". STOKE Certified is based on the universally agreed best practice standards recommended by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
This year we have our eyes set on becoming the first in the world to achieve best practice which means achieving above 90% out of a total of 100%, on 143 dirrerent criteria. Over the past year apart from maintaining our previous sustainable practices, we have implemented new initiatives with the goal of achieving best practice and setting an example for all surf tourism operators to follow. Our mantra as listed on our Sustainable Management Plan is " if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem"
Our initiative has seen us install a new smart solar energy system that can power the whole resort and provide electricity to neighbouring fijian families. We have begun weighing our landfill rubbish (we recycle organic waste, beer bottles, PET plastic and aluminium cans) and set a goal of reducing the landfill by 10% annually! We are also in the process of planting mangroves, having all staff staff trained on emergency responses and helping Vunaniu Village with recyling their waste, assisting the kinergarten and the village surf club.
Stay tuned for more updates on our journey to becoming World's First Best Practice Surf Resort!


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Win automotive fuel From Petrolina and Agip! 4 weekly Easter draws
Each week 200 lucky participants will win automotive fuel worth €50 and another 10 will win automotive fuel worth €200
PETROLINA petroleum company is reciprocating the trust with which Cypriot consumers have embraced the Company through the years, with this Easter promotion campaign. The promotion will offer free automotive fuel from PETROLINA and AGIP stations to the lucky winners of the 4 weekly draws.
Anyone who takes part in the promotion has the chance, to participate in a draw that takes place on a weekly basis, during which 200 lucky winners will win automotive fuel worth €50 while another 10 winners will win automotive fuels worth €200!
The four weekly draws will take place on 14/4/2016, 21/4/2016, 28/4/2016 and 5/5/2016 (in the unlikely event of any date changes, the Company will inform the public).
All customers who purchase Petrolina Platinum+ automotive fuels worth €25 or more (for usual car types) in a single transaction, from the participating Petrolina and Agip petrol stations, are eligible to enter the draw.
The names of the winners in the weekly draws will be announced on the Company's website www.petrolina.com.cy and/or the daily press.
For more information and for the terms and conditions of the new competition, you can visit PETROLINA'S website www.petrolina.com.cy
(1) The competition is organised and conducted by Petrolina (Holdings) Public Ltd («Company»).
(2) The right to participate in the competition is restricted to all persons who have purchased Petrolina Platinum+ automotive fuel valued €25 and over in a single transaction from any Petrolina and Agip petrol stations participating in this competition ("Competition Purchase").
(3) Every person who has entered into one or more Competition Purchases shall receive a number of coupons ("Coupons"), as set below, and each such Coupon shall be eligible to participate in a draw, always provided that (a) the Coupon is correctly completed, (b) the question on the Coupon is correctly answered, and (c) the Coupon is delivered at the location designated for this purpose in each petrol station, within the operation of the competition.
(4) For usual car types, 1 Coupon shall be offered for each Competition Purchase with a value of €25 and above. Two (2) Coupons shall be offered for each Competition Purchase with a value of €50 and above the maximum.
(5) For lorries and buses, 1 Coupon shall be offered for each Competition Purchase with a value of €100 and above. Two (2) Coupons shall be offered for each Competition Purchase with a value of €200 and above the maximum.
(6) In the event of a Competition Purchase via an Outdoor Payment Terminal (OPT), the Coupon(s) shall be taken during working hours of the station where the purchase was made, upon presentation of the respective receipt.
(7) Εach Coupon which is lawfully delivered in accordance with the terms of the Competition shall participate in a weekly draw through which 200 winners shall be nominated each time, who will win automotive fuel Petrolina Platinum Plus worth €50 and 10 winners shall be nominated each time, who will win automotive fuel Petrolina Platinum Plus worth €200 ("Weekly Draws").
(8) The winning Coupons shall not be exchangeable with cash and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
(9) Each person participating in the competition is deemed to have accepted to participate in the promotion of the competition that may be organised by the Company.
(10) The names of the winners of the Weekly Draws will be announced on the Company's website www.petrolina.com.cy and/or the daily press.
(11) The winners of the competition must claim their prizes within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of the respective draw when the Coupons were selected. If otherwise, the Coupon is automatically void and is not exchangeable with any gift.
(12) Participation in the competition constitutes full acceptance of all the above conditions of the competition.
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Petrolina's (Holdings) policy is to provide the best products at competitive prices to its customers and maintain its leading position in the domestic market. The corporate values remain similar to those of Lefkaritis Group's founders, i.e. commitment and dedication to the consumer, respect for the individual, teamwork and honesty in transactions.
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The surrogate and intended parent relationship is complex. Even though a surrogate is being supported financially by her intended parents, the relationship demands much more. Pregnancy is difficult! And surrogate moms need support, not only from their family and friends, but also from the parents they are carrying the pregnancy for. Here are 8 ways that future parents can support their surrogate.
Respecting your agreement, legal or otherwise is important! Though it seems really simple or just common sense, your surrogate needs to know that she can depend on you to keep your word. If your agreement states that you'll call once a week, or attend all of her doctor's appointments, do it! Of course, life happens and there may be times that you have to miss an appointment, but that should be the exception, not the rule.
It can be really tough to trust someone, a relative stranger, to carry and care for the most important thing in the world. But it is really important to trust that your agency has screened her appropriately, and that your surrogate is taking care of your baby. Gestational surrogates don't do this for the money; they agree to carry a baby for someone else because they love being pregnant and genuinely want to help. They truly have your – and your baby's – best interest at heart. Showing that you trust her may mean not questioning her food choices or second-guessing whether she should continue to work.
You and she were matched for a reason; you likely had connected in a way during your initial meeting that made you feel comfortable working with her and her feel comfortable being pregnant for you. Simply giving her your time to chat and get to know you is so rewarding! She'll want to hear about your baby shower and crib shopping mishap last week. It's exciting to get ready for a new baby, and it's nice for her to feel involved.
Don't forget about her once the baby is here! It's an adjustment for her going from being pregnant to not, and without a baby to snuggle at home. Make arrangements for her to come visit you and the baby, call her after she gets home from the hospital, or send a thank you gift or note afterwards. It doesn't have to be anything expensive, just something that shows you were thinking of her and appreciate her.
For more information about becoming a surrogate mom or intended parent, get in touch with us today!


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Home Business Fixed telephone number: what will change in 2023
Fixed telephone number: what will change in 2023
Until now, the first two digits of your landline number were determined by your belonging to one of the 5 metropolitan geographic number zones, as reported by our colleagues from Capital. These areas divide France into 4, with the addition of an area specific to Ile-de-France. They correspond respectively to 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05. When you move from one area to another, you have to change your landline number, which can be somewhat restrictive for some.
Especially when it comes to businesses! The loss of their number can cause a loss of customers, who will no longer be able to reach them. The worst: such a number change was also necessary when moving within the same geographical number zone until 2020: each of the 5 zones is indeed subdivided into 412 zones, called elementary number zones.
From January 2023, the geographic obligations associated with the first two digits of a landline number will be completely abolished. It will therefore be possible to ask your operator to keep the same number when moving to another area.
This measure was taken in view of the significant proportion of households that were affected by this irritating factor: nearly 50% of moves in France represented changes of ZNE. If such a relaxation is possible, it is thanks to the generalization of telephone communications via the Internet which has greatly contributed to the lifting of geographical constraints.
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It's no secret that I love dessert and baking is one of my all-time favorite hobbies. When I found out earlier this month that I needed to cut sugar out of my diet for a few weeks (under doctor supervision for a variety of health reasons), I was determined to find a way to incorporate my passion for treats into a paleo- and sugar free-friendly version of a "dessert". While some people may prefer to go cold turkey when it comes to these type of restrictions — going so far as to avoiding all foods that mimic real treats — I am not one of them. I prefer to maintain some normalcy even when I am sticking to a strict regimen so in this case, I got creative in order to satisfy my sweet craving.
Inspired by an apple tartlet recipe over at Civilized Caveman (one of my favorite Instagram accounts to follow for all of its delicious recipes), I created a mini fruit tart that was perfectly hearty and full of flavor to satisfy my sweet tooth, without the sugar. Based on coconut flour and almond meal, 1 or 2 of the mini fruit tarts is pretty filling which is why I opted for the smaller size. Served cold, the taste is reminiscent of a shortcake and served warm (my personal favorite), the consistency is a bit closer to a pie.
I discovered that indulging in one of these mini fruit tarts with a cup of coffee was a perfectly acceptable and delicious way to start each morning and ever since, I've been craving them. I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I do and find fun ways to modify it for your own dessert preferences. Although not pictured below, I added chopped strawberries in place of the baked apples for an even sweeter flavor which was oh-so-delicious.
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A guilt-free treat that is surprisingly delicious, without any added sugar.
Mix together all of the crust ingredients.
The dough will be slightly crumbly but should be able to form small crusts once mixed thoroughly. Get a small amount of the dough (1-2 tbsp) and place into each space in a mini muffin pan. Spread it to cover the bottom of each space. Bake in the oven for about 8 minutes (or until the top is golden brown).
For the filling, add the coconut oil to a pan over medium heat on the stove.
Combine all of the other ingredients in the pan once the coconut oil has begun to melt.
Let the apple cook for 10 minutes, until it becomes soft.
To serve, spoon a small amount of the fruit mixture onto the mini crusts.
Top with the lemon zest for an extra flavorful twist.
If you're feeling extra fancy, pour a small amount of the apple filling sauce over the plate for a gourmet look. Enjoy!
If you are short on time or prefer a fresh fruit versus baked, opt for chopped berries in place of the apple filling.
I'm Candice. I love writing, baking, and learning about all things paleo and food-related. After years of juggling a vegetarian diet and health issues, I swapped out bread for bacon and haven't looked back! I create recipes and share my tips to help people live happier, healthier lives through informed food choices. When I'm not experimenting in the kitchen, you can find me hiking, practicing yoga and exploring the Pacific Northwest.


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"bao / wen" can be abbreviated as BAOWEN.
A: What is the meaning of BAOWEN abbreviation?
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One of the definitions of BAOWEN is "bao / wen".
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BAOWEN as abbreviation means "bao / wen".
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Could Iran's Enemies Really Be Destroying Its Rain Clouds?
By Natalie Wolchover 2012-09-11T20:38:52Z
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University during a visit to the West in 2007.
(Image: © Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic | Daniella Zalcman)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reportedly accused his country's enemies of creating a drought in Iran by somehow destroying or co-opting its share of rain clouds.
"The enemy destroys the clouds that are headed towards our country and this is a war Iran will win," Ahmadinejad said on Monday, according to Iranian news reports cited by Reuters.
Iranian authorities have made this claim repeatedly in the past year. During a severe drought in the Islamic republic last fall, Ahmadinejad said European countries were using "special equipment" to dump rainwater on their continent, leaving nothing for Iran.
Then, in July, the AFP news agency quoted Iranian Vice President Hassan Mousavi as saying, "The world arrogance and colonist (term for the West used by Iranian authorities) are influencing Iran's climate conditions using technology. The drought is an acute issue and soft war is completely evident... This level of drought is not normal."
Iran has indeed experienced more frequent and more severe droughts in recent years, according to a study published last month in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. Scientists say the country's desertification may be attributable to regional rainfall redistributions caused by climate change. But could that explanation be wrong, and could Western Imperialists instead be sabotaging Iran's weather patterns by stealing its rain clouds?
Arlen Huggins, an atmospheric scientist at the Desert Research Institute and director of the Nevada State Weather Modification Program, says no such cloud-busting technology exists.
"In terms of dissipating clouds, you can do it on a very small scale but not anything that could change a weather pattern or create a drought situation," Huggins told Life's Little Mysteries. "Drought is related to long-term weather systems."
Huggins, who has conducted research on various weather-control strategies for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says that in some cases, cloud seeding can be used to dissipate fog around airports. In cloud seeding, a cloud is injected with chemicals that serve as nuclei around which water vapor freezes into ice; the ice then falls as precipitation.
"Usually the cloud is seeded with dry ice or pressurized carbon dioxide, and this crystallizes the cloud droplets and turns them into ice crystals. So the ice crystals grow a lot faster than they otherwise would and then fall out [as precipitation]," he explained.
"But it's nothing like changing a regional weather pattern the size of a country."
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NASA Awards $100,000 in 3D-Printing Habitat Competition
By Ian O'Neill published 11 May 17
A 3D printer created by the University of Alaska team prints a cone for entry in the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The university was awarded $14,070 for this stage of the challenge. (Image credit: Courtesy of University of Alaska)
The first printing segment of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is now complete, and the U.S. space agency has awarded $100,000 to the two winning teams.
Based on a points system, the "Phase 2: Level 1 Compression Test Competition" winners are Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee (awarded $85,930), and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (awarded $14,070), NASA officials said in a statement.
Through a partnership with both NASA's Centennial Challenges program and Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims "to foster the development of technologies to manufacture a habitat using local indigenous materials with, or without, recyclable materials," NASA officials wrote in the statement. [3D Printing in 10 Ways 3D Printing Will Change Space Travel]
When humanity eventually becomes an interplanetary species, settling on Mars and beyond, people will need to use the resources that are locally available as building material for habitats, agency officials have stressed. It would be expensive and unsuitable to ship building materials all the way from Earth, after all.
Space industry experts also hope that the 3D-printing technologies developed for space exploration may also be used on Earth in the near term, for building shelters in regions where construction materials are in short supply. By setting up competitions, NASA hopes to attract "citizen inventors" from diverse backgrounds to develop 3D-printing technologies for space exploration.
This cone was 3D-printed by the Foster + Partners Branch Technology team for the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. Foster + Partners scored the most points for this stage, and was awarded $85,930. (Image credit: Foster + Stearns Branch Technology)
The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge has three phases that are working toward this goal. The Phase 1 "Design Competition" was completed in 2015. The Phase 2 "Structural Member Competition" is now underway, with a total prize purse of $1.1 million; it focuses on material technologies that will be needed to build structural components. The Phase 3 "On-Site Habitat Competition" has a $1.4 million total prize allotment and will focus on fabrication technologies when Phase 2 is complete.
Phase 2 comprises three subcompetitions, the first of which was this "Compression Test Competition." For this competition, teams were asked to develop 3D-printable materials and to 3D print a truncated cone and a cylinder. Judges then carried out lab tests on the samples and determined a score based on a points system.
"Seeing tangible, 3D-printed objects for this phase makes the goals of this challenge more conceivable than ever," Monsi Roman, program manager of Centennial Challenges, said in the same statement. "This is the first step toward building an entire habitat structure, and the potential to use this technology to aid human exploration to new worlds is thrilling."
Next, the teams will be tasked with 3D printing a beam that could be used in habitat construction as part of the "Phase 2: Level 2 Beam Member Competition." Once again, the samples will be tested and judged on a points scale.
In addition to the winners, the other participating teams are Bubble Base of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Pennsylvania State University of University Park; CTL Group Mars of Skokie, Illinois; ROBOCON of Singapore; and Moon X Construction of Seoul, South Korea.
Follow Ian O'Neill @astroengine. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. Originally published on Space.com.
Ian O'Neill
Media Relations Specialist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ian O'Neill is a media relations specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. Prior to joining JPL, he served as editor for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Mercury magazine and Mercury Online and contributed articles to a number of other publications, including Space.com, Space.com, Live Science, HISTORY.com, Scientific American. Ian holds a Ph.D in solar physics and a master's degree in planetary and space physics.
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Q: Why C# does not have restriction for 'Constructor call must be the first statement in a constructor' I am little confused about constructor calling inside from constructor in java and c#.
When calling another constructor from default constructor other than first statement Java shows error

Constructor call must be the first statement in a constructor

...but C# allows constructor call from any statement of the constructor.
Can someone clear this why c# does allow to call another constructor from any line of the statement in the default constructor?
Java:
public class A {
    A()
    {
        // this(1);// ->> works fine if written here
        System.out.println("1");
        this(1);  //Error: Constructor call must be the first statement in a constructor
    }
    A(int a)
    {
        System.out.println("2");
    }
}

C#:
public class A {
    public A()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Default constructor called");
        new A(1);
    }
    public A(int a)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Parametrised constructor called");
    }
}

A: Your two code examples are not the same!
For C# it should be:
public class A
{
    public A() : this(1)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Default constructor called");
    }
    public A(int a)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Parametrised constructor called");
    }
}

In your example you are just creating a second instance of A. This would also work in Java.

A: The two code segments are not equivalent. You are looking for this(1) in C# too (or base(1) which can be compared to super(1) in Java).
You are now constructing a new object inside your constructor, which gets out of scope immediately after creating it, since you are not assigning it.
C# will give the same error if you call this(1) inside your constructor body, so yes, they both work the same way. In C#, you can't even have the call to this(1) anywhere inside the constructor. It should be appended like this:
public A() : this(1)
{ }

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Q: Spring Data. Может ли быть объект не Entity? У меня есть таблица, в которой нет Primary Key. Она не обязана содержать уникальные данные как в любом из полей, так и в любом их сочетании, т.е. я не могу даже сделать Composite Primary Key. Мне надо вычитывать из неё строки по одной, желательно в порядке их добавления (но не обязательно, можно и в произвольном порядке).
Все примеры со Spring Data JPA что я видел основаны на Entity, т.е. обязаны иметь уникальный ID, что в данном случае неприменимо.
Вопрос: можно ли работать с такой таблицей средствами Spring Data (кроме как написанием прямого SQL-запроса)?

A: Этот случай описан в документации в разделе нет первичного ключа:

If your table truly has no unique columns, then use all of the columns as the id. Typically when this occurs the data is read-only, so even if the table allows duplicate rows with the same values, the objects will be the same anyway, so it does not matter that JPA thinks they are the same object.

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Если в вашей таблице действительно нет уникальных столбцов, используйте все столбцы в качестве идентификатора [сущности]. Обычно такое случается, когда данные только для чтения, так что даже если у таблице будут дубликаты строк с одинаковыми значениями, объекты будут точно такими же, так что не имеет значения, что JPA считает их одним и тем же объектом.

Так что сделайте составной ключ на все колонки и сделайте сущность только для чтения. Это можно сделать запретив модификации самой сущности (т.е. не создавать сеттеры и использовать аннотации на полях) плюс добавив @EntityListeners на класс сущности в слушателем, который бросает исключения в методах типа onPrePersist.

A: В параграфе: Java Persistence: Identity and Sequencing : No Primary Key предлагаются следующие варианты:

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*Добавить сгенерированный идентификатор Id в таблицу и entity-класс (например, UUID)

*Иногда, если существует столбец / набор столбцов, имеющих уникальные значения, можно использовать его как Id в JPA.  Также JPA Id не всегда должен соответствовать первичному ключу таблицы в БД, и не являются обязательными ограничения по первичному ключу/уникальному значению

The JPA Id does not always have to match the database table primary key constraint, nor is a primary key or a unique constraint required.

*

*Если действительно нет уникальных столбцов, можно использовать все столбцы как Id.  Обычно такая ситуация возникает, когда данные используются только для чтения, поэтому даже если в таблице будут попадаться дубликаты, объекты будут одинаковы.  В случае изменения/удаления данных все дублированные строки будут изменены/удалены.

Typically when this occurs the data is read-only, so even if the table allows duplicate rows with the same values, the objects will be the same anyway, so it does not matter that JPA thinks they are the same object. The issue with allowing updates and deletes is that there is no way to uniquely identify the object's row, so all of the matching rows will be updated or deleted.


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Security Architectures and Police Collaboration in the EU
Schlagwort: Germany
European Anti-Terrorist Force now coordinated at Europol
For four years, Austria is in charge of the EU network of special units. The head of the Cobra decided on a closer connection to the EU police agency. This also applies to military forces that assume tasks in the field of internal security.
The Network of European special units now has a permanent "Support Office" at the Europol Police Agency in The Hague. The so-called ATLAS network has been based at Europol's Anti-Terror Centre (ECTC) since 1 January. A corresponding decision was already taken in 2017, but only last October Europol concluded a contract with Austria's Minister of the Interior Herbert Kickl. It regulates the tasks that Europol performs for the special units and is intended to guarantee the independence of the troops. For example, the office will not be financed by Europol, but by the EU funds earmarked for ATLAS.
The now opened "Support Office" consists of permanent staff with management functions and police or gendarmerie officers from the member states will also be seconded to The Hague. The cooperation is to be evaluated by June 2020. "European Anti-Terrorist Force now coordinated at Europol" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 17/01/2019 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Article 222, ATLAS Commanders Forum, ATLAS Support, Austria, Bernhard Treibenreif, Catherine De Bolle, CEPOL, Cobra, ECTC, European Union, Europol, France, G20, Germany, GSG 9, Herbert Kickl, Law Enforcement Working Group, SIENA, Spain, Special Units, Vienna Process
EU Commission wants to use artificial intelligence for surveillance
An EU document compares machine learning with the invention of electricity. A total of 20 billion euros is to be invested in research into "AI made in Europe".
A "Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence" of the European Union envisages the increased use of algorithms in the areas of "migration, infrastructure monitoring". This is the message in the annex to the communication from the EU Commission, which the Secretary General addressed to the Council shortly before Christmas. AI-based machine learning is to be used primarily in the areas of geoinformation and earth observation.
The EU operates the "Copernicus" programme, which initially consists of six optical and radar-based satellites. The images and geodata generated from space are used for environmental and safety purposes. Frontex, which requests satellite data for its EUROSUR border surveillance system via "Copernicus", is regarded as the most important customer in the security sector. The EU Border Agency also uses satellite data to monitor the "pre-frontier area". According to Frontex, EUROSUR is already able to use algorithms to distinguish between suspicious and unsuspicious ships. "EU Commission wants to use artificial intelligence for surveillance" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 07/01/2019 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter 5G Networks, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Driving, Big Data Value Association, Blockchain, Common European Data Spaces, Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence, Copernicus, EU Commission, EuroHPC, European Union, EUROSUR, Frontex, Germany, High Level Group on Artificial Intelligence, Horizon 2020, Law Enforcement, SPARC
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European police should access computers and telephones with Trojan programs. Europol is now building up a "decryption platform" in The Hague.
The European Union wants to support the Member States in intercepting telecommunications. Investigators should be able to penetrate private computers or mobile phones to install software to read encrypted messages. This was confirmed by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in response to a question by a Left Party Member of Parliament. The focus is on the police agency Europol, which has been commissioned to set up a "decryption platform". "Europol to coordinate hacking authorities in Member States" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 05/01/2019 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter 5G, BfV, BKA, Cellebrite, Decryption Platform, Encryption, European Commission, European Cybercrime Centre, European Union, Europol, EUZBBG, FinFisher, Germany, Hacking Team, Messenger, Trojans, ZITiS
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Women are rather sceptical about the civilian use of drones in Germany, while men predominantly agree with the use of the technology. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Institute for Applied Social Research (infas) on the acceptance of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 05/01/2019 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Braunschweig, Bundeswehr University, DLR, DLR Institute of Flight Guidance, DRIVER+, Drones, Espionage, German Aerospace Center, German Federal Police, Germany, Horizon 2020, IN-PREP, MaRPAS, Military, Surveillance
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The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting flight tests with drones in Braunschweig to prevent collisions. This was announced by the German government in October in response to a parliamentary question. A prototype specially developed for the project will be used, the first flight of which is now being announced for "the end of 2018". "Braunschweig: Large drones on collision course" weiterlesen
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The German Ministry of Defense wants to purchase 21 so-called "Eurodrones". This was written by the federal government in response to a small question. They form seven complete systems, each with two mobile ground control stations. The aircraft are controlled by a pilot and a payload operator, which processes the reconnaissance data. The Bundeswehr will have a total of 16 ground stations, two of which will presumably be kept in reserve. "German Bundeswehr to get 21 "Eurodrones"" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 27/11/2018 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Airbus, Bundeswehr, Czech Republic, Dassault Aviation, DLR, Eurodrones, European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft, France, German Ministry of Defense, Germany, IABG, Italy, Leonardo, MALE RPAS, OCCAR, PESCO, Spain
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The Hamburg police use the EU arrest warrant and the European Investigation Order to prosecute activists after the G20 summit. The Federal Criminal Police Office assumes the function of a central office.
After the G20 summit, the Hamburg special commission "Black Block" travelled several times to neighbouring countries for an "exchange of knowledge". This was announced by the Hamburg Senate at the request of Christiane Schneider, a member of parliament. The Senate did not write which measures and visited authorities were involved. Two weeks ago, the Hamburg police announced the dissolution of the special commission. All criminal investigations into the G20 summit are now being continued by an investigation team based at the Political Department of the Criminal Police Office (LKA) in Hamburg. "The long arm of repression" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 12/10/2018 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter BKA, CIGEO, Elbchaussee, EU Arrest Warrant, Eurojust, European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Europol, Federal Criminal Police Office, France, G20, Germany, Hamburg, Italy, LKA, Police, Police Working Group on Terrorism, PWGT, Soko Black Block, Spain, Switzerland, the European Investigation Order
EU researches drone swarms for maritime surveillance
With the support of the EU, arms companies want to try out how 20 different drones can be networked in the air and at sea. Tests will take place in the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea. In two years "Ocean2020" should deliver first results.
The European Union is funding a research project on the integration of drones and unmanned submarines into fleet units. According to the EU Commission, the "Ocean2020" project will be used for "maritime surveillance and interdiction missions at sea" and other military purposes. The information gathered on the swarms of drones provided the "commanders" with a "comprehensive picture" of developing situations, together with findings from other systems. The military project "Ocean2020" is financed by the European Defence Fund, for which the EU Commission has approved 35 million euros. First results should be available in 2020. "EU researches drone swarms for maritime surveillance" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 12/10/2018 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter ACAMSII, Airbus, Baltic Sea, Drones, EU Commission, EU MOC, European Defence Agency, European Union, European Union Maritime Operations Command, Germany, GOSSRA, Italy, Leonardo, Maritime Situational Awareness, Maritime Surveillance, MBDA, Mediterranean Sea, Ocean2020, Saab, Swdeden
The contested Mediterranean
Private rescue organizations are put on the chain. In the middle of the standoff about the ship "Aquarius" Frontex starts the surveillance with drones and wants to give the coordinates of refugee boats to Libya.
The Libyan coastguard becomes the doorkeeper of the European Union. The body will receive intelligence data from Frontex to stop boats with refugees in coastal waters if possible. The information could come from long-range drones with which the Border Agency has been monitoring the Mediterranean since Thursday. Initially, this is a pilot project for the use of two military drones from Italy and Israel; regular operations could start from 2019. At least this is what it says in an earlier draft of the work programme for EU satellite surveillance. "The contested Mediterranean" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 29/09/2018 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Aquarius, Border Surveillance, Coastguard, Colibri, Drones, European Commission, European Union, EUROSUR, Frontex, Germany, IOM, Italy, Iuventa, Libya, Lifeline, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Moon Bird, MRCC, Multipurpose Aerial Service, Panama, Sea Watch 2, Sea Watch 3, Seefuchs, Warsaw
Belgium wants passenger data of bus and train travellers from Great Britain
The EU directive on the use of passenger data requires airlines and other travel providers to provide personal data to the competent authorities before each trip. Belgium is the first EU Member State to apply this to land-based means of transport.
The Belgian government has decided to extend its passenger data system to coach and rail travel. This is what the International Railway Journal writes. It is therefore initially a test phase. According to an agreement with the British government, Belgian authorities receive the data of passengers using the Eurostar long-distance train, which runs between Brussels and London in the tunnel under the English Channel, before each arrival. Flixbus is the first bus company to take part in the exchange of passenger data. It is unclear whether the travel agencies in which the bus and train journeys are booked are also obliged to transmit the data. "Belgium wants passenger data of bus and train travellers from Great Britain" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 14/09/2018 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Belgian Passenger Data Act, Belgium, BelPIU, Bus, Eurostar, Flixbus, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Passenger Name Records, PNR, Schengen Borders Code, Thalys, Train
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