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By Lesley Anne Warner on June 5, 2015
Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health held a hearing on U.S. Security Assistance in Africa. The hearing was webcast, and you can also find the testimonies of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Amanda Dory, and Lauren Ploch Blanchard of the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Testimonies focused on security assistance programs that have been in place for several years as well as the new security assistance initiatives proposed within the last year (Security Governance Initiative, African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, and Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund).
Highlights, taken directly from the testimonies, are as follows:
U.S. security policy addresses three broad priorities: peacekeeping and the prevention of additional conflicts, strengthening the security sector in partner states, and countering terrorism and other transnational threats.
U.S. security assistance still comprises a small percentage of overall U.S. foreign aid to Africa, but both have grown considerably. For historical context – in FY1985, security assistance for Africa was $168M, or about 17% of all U.S. aid for Africa at that time. By CRS calculations, security assistance for Africa in FY14 was approximately $800M (~$500M provided through State Department funds and ~$300M under DOD authorities), representing approximately 10% of the aid total for Africa.
Between FY10 and FY14, Department of Defense-appropriated security assistance represented 29% of U.S. security assistance to Africa. These Title 10 security cooperation funds totaled $53.7M in FY10 and $379.6M in FY14.
The increase in DoD (Title 10) funds in Africa has been tied to increased efforts to build African counterterrorism capacity through East Africa and Yemen Counterterrorism (1203), Global Train and Equip (1206 and 2282), and Global Security Contingency Fund (1207) authorities.
Relative to FY14, the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (CTPF), announced by President Obama at West Point last May, could represent a doubling of U.S. security assistance spending in Africa, and DoD's FY16 budget request for CTPF would dwarf State Department-administered funds for the region – if funds requested in FY16 are appropriated and obligated as the Administration has proposed.
DoD's FY16 budget request for CTPF includes approximately $1.27B (out of a global request of more than $2.1B) for East Africa, the Lake Chad Basin, and the Sahel/Maghreb, building on planned DoD CTPF funding of more than $460M for these areas in FY15.
For many years, there's been chatter about the U.S. military "ramping up" in Africa or some sort of "Africa Pivot" (a play on the "Asia Pivot" that was discussed earlier in the Obama Administration). In my opinion, the notion of an "Africa Pivot" ignores the reality that the continent still ranks relatively low in the global context of U.S. national security priorities. Regardless, the initiatives being developed and implemented are the biggest expansion of U.S. security assistance in Africa since the standup of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007/2008. The budget numbers show that while U.S. security assistance to Africa is increasing, it's still a relatively small percentage of total U.S. assistance to Africa (10% in FY14, compared with 17% in FY1985). The increase in spending is tied to DoD (Title 10) programs that are focused on countering terrorism, which far outpaces State Department funding for non-military security assistance to law enforcement, border security, and criminal justice – as mentioned in the testimonies. I'd be interested to see how these percentages shake out once FY16 funds are appropriated and obligated, and whether this increase in security assistance to Africa – particularly for DoD – will continue into the next Administration. More importantly, I'd be interested to see how this expanded DoD security assistance will be monitored and evaluated, and how those results will contribute to the debate on whether the type of security assistance the U.S. offers "works." (My thoughts on that here; the gist is that counterterrorism assistance is necessary, but insufficient to contribute to stability.)
In closing, I'd like to recommend Lauren Ploch Blanchard's testimony as a valuable source on U.S. security assistance in Africa. Her testimony gives the historical context of such assistance, links it to evolving strategic guidance, fleshes out the various security assistance accounts, authorities, and programs, and previews the Administration's FY16 budget request as it relates to security assistance in Africa. This is the (insert culturally appropriate religious text) of security assistance in Africa.
(Originally published in War on the Rocks on June 1, 2015)
Since February, the counter-Boko Haram fight has gained momentum, a function of the imperative imposed by a need to improve security prior to Nigeria's elections, as well as increased regional cooperation with neighboring Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, and an influx of South African mercenaries. Yet, up until weeks before his loss to the newly inaugurated president Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan's approach to Boko Haram was a microcosm of the ineffectiveness that plagued much of his administration. Buhari's inauguration now raises the question of whether he can contain the spread of terrorism from northeastern Nigeria more successfully than his predecessor.
In spite of recent momentum, several factors are working against the new president — namely the damaged credibility of the Nigerian military, in which General (ret.) Buhari served for over two decades, including as a military ruler between 1984 and 1985. Formerly a major contributor to United Nations and regional peacekeeping missions, Nigeria eventually withdrew the majority of its forces from Mali and Darfur due to its difficulty managing the expansion of Boko Haram. Its reputation as a regional security provider bruised, Nigeria now has half as many peacekeepers in UN missions as it did in 2008. Morale is low, with some of the military's rank and file asserting they have not received the training and equipment necessary to be effective in military operations in the northeast. Some soldiers have been fired for cowardice, while others have been sentenced to death for refusing to engage Boko Haram in combat. There have also been allegations of security sector corruption, which has eroded the military's ability to fight Boko Haram.
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The tragic list keeps growing: David McAtee, George Floyd, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor and more. All of them are African Americans who were killed by police officers. The current nationwide protests have brought to the forefront pre-existing tensions between police departments and the communities they patrol, rooted in the long U.S. history of racism.
Major cities spend more on their police departments than they do on public health or economic development. The city of Los Angeles' 2020-21 budget grants the police department $3.14 billion out of a $10.5 billion budget, much more than they invest in economic development ($30 million). Minneapolis, the city where George Floyd was killed, spends $193 million on policing and $31 million on affordable housing.
Aggressive tactics such as stop-and-frisk and "broken windows" policing, which focuses on lower-level offenses such as graffiti and vandalism in an effort to prevent more serious criminal activity, perpetuate the mass incarceration of people of color by increasing the police presence in communities of color. The recent confrontations also bring to light the continued militarization of local police forces which the Trump administration has encouraged by easing restrictions on military gear being given to police departments.
Congress is discussing how to address the over-militarization of the police. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) has introduced a resolution that condemns police brutality and racial profiling. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill in 2015 after the death of Eric Garner, and reintroduced it in 2019, that would designate a chokehold as a civil rights violation.
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) plans to introduce an amendment to discontinue the program that transfers military weaponry to local police departments. Similar legislation, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 1714) has been introduced in the House.
The passage of legislation such as this, combined with granting more funding to affordable housing, job development, and community-based violence prevention programs, would make all our communities safer, not just some.
We are in a time of lament. The Psalmist writes, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest" (Psalm 22:1-2). Let us take this time to lament -- but may our lamenting lead to justice and safer communities for all.
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LeBron James wins first game with Los Angeles Lakers in rout of Phoenix Suns
LeBron James won his first game with the Los Angeles Lakers, finishing with 19 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists in a 131-113 road victory against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Points: Lance Stephenson – 23
Assists: LeBron James – 10
Rebounds: Lance Stephenson – 8
Points: Devin Booker – 23
Assists: Devin Booker – 7
Rebounds: Deandre Ayton – 11
Lance Stephenson had 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists off the bench, and JaVale McGee led five starters in double figures with 20 points. Kyle Kuzma scored 17 points and Josh Hart made his first start of the season for Los Angeles and scored 15.
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Phoenix guard Devin Booker scored 23 points before leaving with a strained left hamstring late in the third quarter. Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
James had 10 points and five assists in the second quarter to help the Lakers outscore the Suns 44-24 and take a 76-54 lead into the half.
Los Angeles took their first double-digit lead on a basket by Stephenson with 9:30 left in the first half, and Hart's steal and layup made it 63-43 with 3:51 remaining.
James drove to the basket in the final seconds, grabbed his own rebound off the glass and put it in with 2.4 seconds on the clock, give Los Angeles their biggest lead heading into the break.
Phoenix could only get as close as 17 points in the third quarter before the Lakers took a 106-86 lead into the fourth, when James sat out.
Los Angeles finished with 34 assists and eight turnovers while shooting 51.5 per cent from the floor.
The Lakers were without starting small forward Brandon Ingram and starting point guard Rajon Rondo, who were serving the second game of suspensions for their roles in a fight on Saturday night against the visiting Houston Rockets. Ingram was suspended four games and Rondo for three.
Booker, who became the second Phoenix player to score at least 25 points in the first three games of a season, made his first three shots to help the Suns to an early 8-2 lead, but the Lakers eventually took a 32-30 advantage heading into the second quarter.
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A collaborative study by the laboratories of Jeffrey L. Benovic, PhD, in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, and Dr. Brian K. Kobilka in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine provides new insights into a general mechanism regulating signaling from G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Two senior postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Konstantin E. Komolov of the Benovic lab and Dr. Yang Du of the Kobilka lab, share co-first authorship of the new study, which is published in the April 20th issue of Cell.
In the Cell study, the Benovic and Kobilka groups studied the interaction of a particular GPCR kinase, GRK5, with the b2-adrenergic receptor (b2AR), a GPCR that is activated by catecholamines such as adrenaline. Their findings reveal key mechanistic features of how these two proteins interact, and how this interaction leads to conformational changes in the GRK that are essential for mediating receptor phosphorylation. "The molecular model derived from these studies provides important insights into a common mechanism of GRK-GPCR interaction, raising the exciting possibility of exploiting this mechanism to control GPCR signaling," adds Benovic.
The new findings hold promise for many clinical applications in the future. A naturally occurring amino acid polymorphism (Q41L) in GRK5 influences the GRK5-b2AR interaction, resulting in enhanced phosphorylation of the b2AR. This Q41L polymorphism is prevalent in African Americans and confers some protection against the development of congestive heart failure, illustrating the importance of understanding the physiological roles of GRK-GPCR interactions in human physiology and their varied effects across diverse human populations. Furthermore, GPCRs are the target of ~30% of drugs currently on the market, including drugs for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and airway disease, as well as various neurological and metabolic disorders. Because GRKs play a central role in regulating GPCR function, a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in this process provides an opportunity to manipulate this pathway in treating various diseases.
For further information: Konstantin E. Komolov, Yang Du, Nguyen Minh Duc, Robin M. Betz, João P. G. L. M. Rodrigues, Ryan D. Leib, Dhabaleswar Patra, Georgios Skiniotis, Christopher M. Adams, Ron O. Dror, Ka Young Chung, Brian K. Kobilka, and Jeffrey L. Benovic. 2017. Structural and Functional Analysis of a β2-Adrenergic Receptor Complex with GRK5. Cell. In press.


I Appreciate You (Blog) | Welcome, Smart Agent Nation!
If you've done any closings at all, I'll bet you've experienced a client's heart-felt Thank You when they've signed the documents necessary to buy – or sell – their property. If not, it's one of the greatest pleasures of our real estate careers. In fact, the ability to help families purchase a home is very likely one of the driving factors that lead you to this field.
She's a wonderful person, and it was a lovely and gracious gesture. And it caused me to realize that Thank You, while a very nice sentiment, lumps the Me together into the What I Did.
When I thank someone for holding an elevator door open so I can squeeze in, too, my Thank You is certainly sincere, but it's thanking them for what they did – they held the door open and delayed their departure to allow me time to get in, too. And I'm grateful for that.
When I attempt to brighten the drive-through attendant's day with a sincere Thank you, I'm acknowledging their service and my appreciation for their help.
But "I appreciate you. And I'm grateful for. . . " is completely different! It acknowledges the receiver as a person who did a kind thing, distinct and separate from the What They Did. The What They Did is recognized, too, but how uncommon it is to be acknowledged as a You as well as a What You Did!
In James Cameron's movie Avatar the planet's inhabitants use the phrase "I see you" to recognize and honor the You of each other. And as yoga classes end, it's common and courteous to say "Namaste" to recognize and thank the leader and other students for the shared experience of the class.
So as the holiday season approaches, I'd like to share "I appreciate you" with you for just being you! You are unique and awesome and most likely somewhat flawed because we all are. And I recognize and celebrate you for being you, in all your perfect imperfections.


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Q: Is it possible to decorate an event handler to perform a login check? I have several event handlers which perform different actions (for example making HTTP requests). I would like to check if the user is logged in before executing code from the event handler.
Currently I do this:
private void Publish_Click(object sender, RibbonControlEventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                var temp = GlobalVariables.sessionData["loggedUser"];
            }
            catch (Exception ex) {

                if (ex is NullReferenceException || ex is KeyNotFoundException)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Please log in");
                    return;
                }

                throw;
            }

            publishBTaskPane = new BTaskPane();
            myTaskPane = Globals.ThisAddIn.CustomTaskPanes.Add(publishBTaskPane, "Publish");
            myTaskPane.VisibleChanged += new EventHandler(myTaskPane_VisibleChanged);
            myTaskPane.Visible = true;

        }

I would like to keep the 'try' clause outside of the event handler.
In Python you can use a decorator.
def login_required(handler):
    """
    Decorator which performs a user authentication before a particular handler is executed.
    """
    def check_login(self, *args, **kwargs):
        if not self.user:
            return self.redirect('/login')
        else:
            return handler(self, *args, **kwargs)
    return check_login

class LogoutHandler(BaseHandler):
    """
    Terminate the user session and return them to the login screen.
    """
    @login_required
    def get(self):
        self.auth.unset_session()
        if not self.request.user_agent:
            return self.response.write('OK')
        self.redirect('/login')

Is it possible to do something similar in C#, so I don't have to repeat the try clause in each event handler?

A: This is going to be a kind of generic answer, since I don't have a full context of the question to base the answer on, but hopefully you can tweak it to your needs.
First off, the way to get the closest would be to create your own annotation and have it wrap the methods, but that takes a bunch of extra learning (assuming you don't already know it) in order to accomplish.

The simplest way would to make a function that you call as the first thing in those handlers:
public boolean notLoggedIn() {
   try {
      var temp = GlobalVariables.sessionData["loggedUser"];
      return false;
   }
   catch (Exception ex) {
      if (ex is NullReferenceException || ex is KeyNotFoundException) {
          MessageBox.Show("Please log in");
          return true;
      }

      throw;
   }
}

Used by the handler:
private void Publish_Click(object sender, RibbonControlEventArgs e) {
   if(notLoggedIn())
      return;

   publishBTaskPane = new BTaskPane();
   myTaskPane = Globals.ThisAddIn.CustomTaskPanes.Add(publishBTaskPane, "Publish");
   myTaskPane.VisibleChanged += new EventHandler(myTaskPane_VisibleChanged);
   myTaskPane.Visible = true;
}

Another thing to try is sort of the Execute Around Method pattern. You get your generic logged-in checker to run a lambda of what the method actually does. So, using this:
public void ifLoggedIn(Action action) {
   try {
      var temp = GlobalVariables.sessionData["loggedUser"];
      action();
   }
   catch(Exception e) {
      if (ex is NullReferenceException || ex is KeyNotFoundException) {
          MessageBox.Show("Please log in");
          return true;
      }

      throw;
   }
}

Which can be used by handlers like this:
public void Public_Click(object send, RibbonControlEventArgs e) {
   ifLoggedIn( () => {
      publishBTaskPane = new BTaskPane();
      myTaskPane = Globals.ThisAddIn.CustomTaskPanes.Add(publishBTaskPane, "Publish");
      myTaskPane.VisibleChanged += new EventHandler(myTaskPane_VisibleChanged);
      myTaskPane.Visible = true;
   }
}

There are a few other ways that "wrappers" can be applied easily that I can think of, but I don't think any will work well with your problem.

A: The equivalent of the Python decorator in C# is the member attribute. One difference is attributes are not executed, just accessed via reflection. I wonder if, since C# supports having multiple handlers for one event, you could have one handler for all events that checks to see if the other handler has this attribute, and execute the login check if so.

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Obviously, San Francisco is still reeling from the disturbing fact that not only are we not the gayest city in the nation, but apparently Salt Lake City, Utah does a better job catering to its homosexuals.
That alone is enough reason for San Francisco to up the ante when it comes to making this city a Disneyland for gays. Perhaps that's why the local business bureau crafted a new campaign slogan which it hopes will bring a whole new crop of gays out … of Utah.
According to the Bay Area Reporter, the new ad slogan essentially claims San Francisco is synonymous with the Castro. "San Francisco's gay district is called 'San Francisco,'" claim the ads, which are already plastered around Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, and Portland. The new $500,000, 12-month campaign will also be targeted at Phoenix residents, because that place is like a really boring sauna.
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The unwritten history of Israel's alliance with the Shah's dictatorship
For years, Israel maintained close political, economic, and security relations with the Shah of Iran. Newly-declassified documents reveal that Israeli leaders were well aware of his murderous suppression of political opponents. By Eitay Mack This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, during which the Ayatollahs took control of the country and brought…
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A new documentary tells about the lives the Israeli community living in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s. But will the film be enough to challenge the dominant Israeli narrative regarding the root of animosity between the two countries? By Lior Sternfeld / Haokets It seems that the mechanisms of remembrance and forgetfulness worked perfectly in shaping…
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Zionism and the Shah: On the Iranian elite's evolving perceptions of Israel
It is a generally assumed that the Shah's downfall led to the severing of ties between Israel and Iran, which up until that point resembled a love story. However, both Iran's intellectual elite and the rest of the nation drastically changed their views of the Jewish State after 1967. By Lior Sternfeld The relationship between…
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OHHHHH EMMMMMM GEEEEEEE. I met BOBBY FLAY last night!!!! I am still on cloud nine. WOW. So...let me explain how this went down.
Essentially anything that was said to me from that moment on went through one ear and out the other. I couldn't believe that one of my all time favorite Chefs was in the same room as me. I pretty much died. Anyway, I had to meet him. Especially after my fourth glass of wine. My husband went over and said something like this "My wife is going to have a heart attack if she doesn't meet you." I shook his hand, looked straight into his eyes and blacked out. Best. Moment. Ever.
This is the Mr. Potato Bread with potato aioli and green garlic butter. Hot, crusty, and soft in the middle. Perfection.
Goat cheese ravioli with tempura asparagus. What up Caitlin.
Ham frites with a cheese and chili dipping sauce. These were bananas. They we the crispiest best fries ever seasoned with ham salt. Yes. Ham salt. I don't know how else to describe it. It was like a dusting of the best ham you have ever had over the best fries you've ever had. Going loco over here.
Here is the octopus salad. I loved this. The tender octopus was tossed in a vinaigrette with crisp yellow green beans. Do you still say the green if they are yellow?
Here are the pork ribs. Some of the best ribs I have ever had. Ever.
The next two were my favorite. This is the crispy pork cheek. I can't even describe the flavors to you. I've never had anything like it.
I don't know how Stephanie does it. This was the most complex and interesting thing I tried all night. This was the crispy braised pork shank (that's right - fall of the bone tender and crispy on the outside). This was served with flat bread, kimchi, and two sauces that I will dream about for the rest of my life.
And lastly...the Goat Cheesecake. I'm in love and will return as soon as I possibly can.
You had me at ham salt. Omgee!! And Bobby Flay!! SO exciting!! I bet he did not have to wait months to get a reservation!
AHHH! My goal in life is to "throw down" with that man. Love him.
LOL...we were talking about challenging him to a tequila throw down. That would have been bad.
Oh. Wow. I don't know what's better, Bobby Flay or The Girl and the Goat? Amazing. And thanks for the pics to make us all jealous!
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(Dungeon) Bring the Circle of Wheelghost to Senia.
This is the shiny circle of Wheelghost. This circle looks very valuable. Maybe the agent Senia at the village will give you some money.
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Our ancestor has a saying: "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach". This is not only speak up for the important of a meal but it also means that through cuisine we can understand each other much better about the value of culture and hospitality. This tour will provide you with such experience when you join in with the cooking at a local culinary center. You have the opportunity to learn truly about the art of Vietnamese cuisine.
Begin your local experience with a convenience pickup from your hotel in District 1. Our local guide will greet you at the hotel's lobby before gently brief you through all the activity will happen. Then, get on our comfortable vehicle and head to Ben Thanh Market's area. Wander through the market's walkways as you search for your ingredients among the colorful arrangements of produce, spices, and meats. After all your ingredients are purchased, head over to Mai's Home Culinary Center to begin cooking.
Here, follow the lead of your head chef as you learn to cook the different specialties from the North and South, understanding the diversity of cuisine throughout the regions. Finally, enjoy the delicious products of your hard work, as you sit down with your class to savor the warm meal before being transported back to your hotel.


Home » Frictionless trade with the UK: Future or Fantasy?
In her keynote address, Anneleen Van Bossuyt MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, stressed that it is in the best interest of the EU and the UK to strive for a good deal, given their history of economic interdependence. She voiced concern that without agreements to overcome the challenges of mutual recognition and standardisation, consumers on both sides of the Channel will pay the price.
During the panel discussion on the future of UK-EU customs and trade relations, participants debated the impact of a Brexit with 'no deal'. Businesses would benefit greatly from increased transparency on the timeframe of a transition period and have called on the UK government and EU representatives to allow greater engagement from industry in the process.


Originally marketed as the "best gift, bar none!" the Bulleit Whiskey Woody Tailgate Trailer designed by Brad Ford debuted in the 2012 Neiman Marcus Fantasy catalog. Today, the same design, which retailed for $150,000, is traveling across the globe for popup events.
The trailer, inspired by classic vintage woody produced in the 1930's and 1940's, features luxurious leather furnishings and details from Moore & Giles. Rich wood finishings (handcrafted from reclaimed Bulleit Bourbon casks), elegant glassware, and a top-notch entertainment system are perfect ffor enjoying cocktails in and around the pull-out bar.
Popups with the Bulleit Whiskey Woody vary widely depending on the season, host, collaboration, or sponsorship and have been spotted at teambuilding, tailgating, private parties, and film festivals from Jacksonville to Jakarta – demonstrating the concepts functional design.
As much as we love the design and experience, it's the award-winning whiskey that aficionados and guests gravitate toward. As a category within spirits, we anticipate the overal fan base, amount of distilleries, and retail pricing of whiskey's to increase exponentially. Heritage, nostalgia, and experiential culture trends are paving the way for subsequent successes.


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Men Don't Sell
Why haven't Vanity Fair's recent issues sold on the newstand as they once have? In a word: men. According to Lia Miller's recent article in the New York Times, the cover models are to blame.
"Graydon Carter, the editor of Vanity Fair, blamed the cover models for his magazine's flagging newsstand sales in a recent interview with Women's Wear Daily," Miller writes. "The drop, he said, was the result of three covers in a row featuring men at the end of 2004 – Jude Law in October, Johnny Depp in November and Leonardo DiCaprio in December."
Newstand sales have dropped 22.5 percent in the last half of 2004, Miller writes. Breaking from Vanity Fair's traditional cover treatment of a portrait of Hollywood starlets, the April issue features three European models in white bikinis. "Vanity Fair may be trying to bolster sales through the tactics of magazines such as Maxim, whose covers have perfectly exploited that ideal nexus of women and attractiveness – the sexy young model in a bikini," writes Miller. "There has not been a model on Vanity Fair's cover since 1994, when Cindy Crawford was featured."
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Dallas vs. Philadelphia final score: Mavs edge hot-shooting 76ers, 107-100
The Mavericks picked up a much-needed win at American Airlines Center on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.
By Dave Ryan Dec 18, 2012, 11:22pm CST
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Led by a game-high 26 points from shooting guard O.J. Mayo, the Dallas Mavericks held on to earn a 107-100 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday night.
The Mavs shot 54.2 percent as a team compared to Philadelphia's less than stellar mark of 43 percent, but continuously allowed the 76ers to remain within striking distance with perimeter shots. More than one-third of Philadelphia's made field goals by game's end ended up being three-pointers, as sixth man Dorell Wright nailed seven of his team's 13 triples in the game.
Despite nearly missing the game entirely with the flu, Dallas point guard Derek Fisher went down early in the evening with what the team referred to as a right knee strain. Fisher did not return to the court and saw just five minutes of action, representing an ill-timed injury that Rick Carlisle's team was lucky to overcome.
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Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.
Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.
Born in Brazil, Paulo Coelho started his career as a lyricist and theatre director and later left it to become an author. Paulo has written and published over 30 books and is also an avid blogger. He is active on numerous other social media platforms. Paulo Coelho was named the Messenger of Peace of the United Nations in 2007 and has bagged numerous prestigious awards like the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, The Honorable Award of the President of the Republic by the President of Bulgaria and so on.
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paulo coelho personal legend ever read best book worth reading want something shepherd boy life changing soul of the world find the treasure helping you to achieve books i have ever follow your dream search of a treasure amazing book awesome book really good worth buying whole universe paper quality
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4.0 out of 5 stars Honest Review
This is probably the most intresting book I've read so far, the writing so the book is amazing and can be easily understand. If you are first time reader then I would definitely recommend this book. It is was originally written in Portuguese and later translated in English.
The story is about a boy from Andalsuia and his adventures through African desert to find treasure in Pyramids of Egypt. One can easily relate with the story because we all have our own goals and this book will teach you that no matter how many obstacles come in your way you should never give up
As per the quality of book goes, It's not that great, Pages are low quality. But the texts are readable without getting strain in your eyes. So I can say the quality of book is okay
I'm giving 4 star because of the low quality of the book.
I hope this review will help you in your buying decision.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Midas touch !
This book is not for you if you are looking for a way to escape reality by immersing into a juicy plot during the week end. This book is about you, me and anyone and everyone .It is about our life, our troubles and tribulations, our goals and the purpose of our existence. To determine our goal ( or Personal Legend as Coelho terms) and to pursue and achieve it is not difficult if we are focused because in the words of Coelho,"..... when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
The story is that of a shepard boy named, Santiago ,from Andulasia. The boy embarks upon a journey in search of a treasure that he had dreamt of. Each one of us are, infact, Santiago, unable to realise when and where we spilt 'the spoon of oil '. As you go through the book you learn that all is not lost and there is hope.
Narrated in a simple lucid manner,the story is interspersed with metaphors ,fables and allegories. Compelling, interesting and full of hope and positivity, The Alchemist is a bedrock of inspiration that instills a strong sense of faith in yourself.
Such is the power of this book that you will want to read it again and again. Paulo Coelho has an uncanny knack to soothe your soul and boost your morale. This book, in my opinion, should be read by everyone, young and old, atleast once .
5.0 out of 5 stars i love this book
There are too many things one can learn from "The Alchemist". Its all about following your dream and about taking the risk of following your dreams, which is actually so difficult to do and there are very few people in this world who actually do, I mean risk it all, just to follow your heart and your dream. Beauty is, the author is so right in saying that when u decide to follow your dreams the entire universe conspires in your favour which he called as the "beginners luck" and we all have been witness to this beginners luck at one or other point in our lives.Also, he talks about a stage in our journey towards realizing our dreams, where everything just goes haywire and there is everything working against us and it almost takes us to the brink of abandoning everything and just getting back to what was so familiar and comfortable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is a fable about following your dream is it says.
The ALCHEMIST is the facinating story of a shepherd boy from the Spanish province of andalusia who dreams of travelling the world in search of Treasures as desirable as any ever found it is an unforgettable story about essential wisdom of listening to a heart and, above all, following are dreams. The book has an life enhancing impact on me. The Alchemist is one of the best creations of Paulo coelho. This book inspired me a lot it motivates me to follow my dreams in a right way. As Madonna said "Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic, dreams and the Treasures which Seek elsewhere and then find on our doorstep"
1.0 out of 5 stars Worst book!!
It's one of the worst book ever written don't fall for the positive 5 star rating by other people. Just download it's pdf and read it first.
Starting is normal but as story progress it becomes completely bad. This is one of the most illogical book exist today which is highly overrated. This book is for religious ppl not ppl who prefer novel for fantasies and stories.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is the book which I always go back to. I have a different take away whenever I read it and it has helped me to become wiser with time. Basically it is a fable about following your dreams and is a story of a shepherd named Santiago who dares to follow his dream. He faces obstacles, failures and hardship throughout but he decides to hold on to his dream.
SAINATH REDDY
3.0 out of 5 stars The lessons are good but the story sucks
The philosophy was good ,the hurdles which everybody encounter in the way of pursuing their own dream is to test them which is a fact.
This book made me disappointed as I expected more from it because of the fame it has.
The story sucks but the lessons are to be learned from it which are
-> follow your heart, heed the voice of it.
-> everything in life has it's price
-> Life is the moment we are living now
-> It's not what enter's men's mouths that's evil, it's what comes out of their mouths that is.
-> No project is completed until it's objective has been achieved.
This are the some of the lessons which everyone should learn, although I don't believe in conspiring of whole world for your dream it's just the thought of whole universe having your back will make your strength and you just tends to push yourself towards your goal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
This is a really amazing book to read. Worth buying. Received a neat and unsoiled book.
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SO SAID THE SAP
SONGS and SUCH
OVER BUT MAYBE NOT
A complete list of the tracks (sung and spoken word) which have been released over the past 7 years is being prepared Its main usefulness may be as an example of how not to do it
The first tracks were released on CDBaby That site has continued to be used but only sparingly Its usefulness was overtaken by Bandcamp followed by Reverbnation - and of those two Bandcamp has been the easiest to use
In checking over of what is out there the tracks on CDBaby at http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SheilaKCameron look particularly messy Those on Bandcamp at https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/ are marginally better presented
The platform provided by Reverbnation at https://www.reverbnation.com/sheilakcameron is of a different kind And although I have rarely used it solely as a means of releasing a track it does carry 33 items and a few links to lyric videos
Another early alternative platform for trying out material was Jango, now called Radio Airplay, and at the present time my so called fan base on there stands at over 1700 But whilst it has been useful, as with many such sites, there is a sense that the owner's interest is more about earning money than assisting the song writer
The above mentioned sites have now all been searched for everything and anything that might be out there
The main observation so far is that I was remiss in not keeping a record as the 'releasing' process was unfolding Also numerous tracks were put out as singles when I should have waited (sometimes for only a few days) until they were ready to be part of an EP or a full album As usual there is an explanation for this rather haphazard approach And it is simply that I chose to do what I felt enthused to do at the time I felt enthused
The image chosen for this post belongs with my first ever attempt to put together a selection of songs with the intention of making it available to 'others' It was on a cassette tape and below is a section of the cover My memory does not serve me well and I have no idea what songs were included but I think the title is as apt today as it was then
A main purpose then in compiling the lists is (again) a desire to draw some sort of line under the sorting process. But it is a line that could perhaps best be described as smudged Because, as the title of this post suggests, there never seems to be a complete over and done with
It reminds me of one of those walks up the fells in the Lake District as a child, with parents insisting that the climb ahead is the last one - to discover, on reaching the top of that hill, that another has appeared
As to what else the lists might achieve: my hope is that having a detailed record of what tracks are out there will also provide a clearer idea of what is still around that might be worthy of further attention And included would be some of the tracks which have been tossed into view as possible candidates for re recording
Once the lists are completed the remaining issue will be whether or not to make them available - and if so where - and in what format
NB Had it not been for the assistance of Isabel Whyte, who had in her possession a detailed record of most of the tracks, it is unlikely that compiling a comprehensive list would ever have been achieved
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A POST ABOUT TODAY'S POST
A letter arrived today from an old friend in Galloway And in it was a photograph - well two to be exact - of this - lets call her - a very bonnie lass
This is Joan Ure, also known as Betty Clark, and she is the woman who wrote the lyrics for STAY WITH IT BABY and WHEN I SAY YOU OWE ME NOTHING
I owe her a lot
It was Betty who set me off writing my own songs And she had very clear ideas about what she liked so I hope she would have been pleased with how they sound
They can be heard in the recently uploaded BLUES OF A SORT on Bandcamp at
https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/album/blues-of-a-sort
MAKING MUD
Now available at https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/album/making-mud a selection of tracks that will bring to a conclusion the task previously described as THE 70 SIFT
PART ONE was given the title SO EASY TO PLEASE and PART TWO is entitled MAKING MUD The image to accompany the selection features the So Easy to Please dog along with the Less Easy to please song writer
It was contrived from a scanned version of a collage made from a crop of a cropped photograph of a painting with some cut out bits of paper added
For anyone who is interested - a reminder
THE 70 SIFT consisted of seventy very variable tracks recorded over the years on a variety of machines Those which have survived the selection process - approximately 40 - have been given a wash and brush up
But there never had been any intention to try to transform them into more than a sample of my earlier attempts at song writing And there was always an acceptance that the finished product might be of more interest to me than to anyone else Obviously I would prefer not to be the only one
With PART ONE I chose to leave the tracks in alphabetical order This avoided trying to order them in a way that would perhaps improve the overall listening experience But there was one exception -SHALL WE GO TO MEXICO - with a dog bark at the end - was moved out of line to become the final track
And a similar adjustment is being made to the order of the tracks in PART TWO This time the moving and concluding track will be WHEN I GET UP TOMORROW
THE FOUR GUYS
The four guys who have been an immense help to me in getting some of my material out on the road are named in this larger version of the back cover for BLUES OF A SORT
The album is now available on Bandcamp at https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/album/blues-of-a-sort
A direct link to the song Alone on the Road, with the image I used for its first appearance, is below
https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/track/alone-on-the-road-with-fraser-spiers-on-blues-harp
BLUES OF A SORT
As the images below were being inserted in this post the songs from the selection were being mastered None of them are new And the idea of putting them together is an old one The vocals are not as I would like them to sound but I decided they 'would do'
I have also been preparing two images which might be used on a CD
A POSSIBLE FRONT COVER
For the back cover there are two possible versions - both with mistakes in the text - see below Both use the names of the four guys who have been an immense help to me in getting some of my material out on the road They can be heard singing along on the track ALONE ON THE ROAD - which is why the title features on the front cover
Both images will probably be tidied up a bit over the coming days
And for now that is all I want to say about this selection - except
PS As two of the tracks now on this selection were recently uploaded to Bandcamp as singles they have been temporarily removed from there
YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND
About the same time as I was reacquainting myself with the song STAY WITH IT BABY I was reminded of another blues I sang often - in the days when I sang often
It is the very well known and often recorded Folk Blues YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND
Two verses were still very familiar to me (I don't recall ever knowing more than two) but after a hunt on-line for versions of the lyrics recorded by others I began to consider using a few additional words which felt right for me Many of those I had found were out with my experience and I would have been unable to sing them with any conviction
Those words are on the recording I eventually made of the song And recording them was almost enjoyable - which is not my usual recording experience
Also I did not spend hours trying to get a good take The one I have used arrived quite quickly and I decided it 'would do' And after it had made a visit to Ca Va and been given some special treatment by Fraser Speirs and Brian Young it has been uploaded to Bandcamp
The link to the song was https://sheilakcameron.bandcamp.com/track/you-dont-know-my-mind but it has now been included in the selection entitled BLUES OF A SORT
P.S I have never been convinced that there was anything of value to others in my interest in writing and recording songs BUT singing this one did give me a certain feeling of release And it would be excellent if that was a feeling that others might experience when singing along with it
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'Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse' an Experience Unlike Any Other
Zoe McClain, Arts & Entertainment Co-Editor|December 10, 2018
Making his first appearance on the pages of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962, he's been played by three different actors in six movies, snagged a spot in the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe, and stars in Gamecon's 2018 Best Sony PlayStation 4 Game. Some of you may have already guessed: we're talking about Spider-Man.
Sony Pictures Animation has since tackled a project featuring the beloved hero, and passed with flying colors. Spider-Man is as colorful as ever; still the imaginative, intelligent, introspective New York teenager we all know and love.
But he isn't Peter Parker.
Directed by Peter Ramsey, Robert Persichetti Jr., and Rodney Rothman, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse features half-black, half-Puerto Rican, Brooklyn-based middle-schooler Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) taking on the role of the webslinger. Bitten by a radioactive spider, Miles struggles to accept (and control) his powers while living away from home at a preparatory boarding school. He is soon tangled up in a tearing of the space-time continuum when Wilson Fisk, also known as Kingpin, leads the creation of a "Super-Collider" – a massive machine capable of pulling multiple dimensions together.
Miles, "the one and only" Spider-Man, soon teams up with multiple Spideys – all blasted into his dimension due to Kingpin's Super-Collider. The Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) most are familiar with, now divorced and depressed, reluctantly adopts Miles as a mentee of sorts. Miles and Peter are also joined by Gwen Stacy's Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld), the brooding, trench-coated Spider-Man Noir (ingeniously casted Nicolas Cage), futuristic, anime-esque Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and the cartoonish Spider-Ham/Peter Porker (John Mulaney). The six fight together despite their differences to — well, make sure the world doesn't end.
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The one-of-a-kind heroes and engaging storyline aren't all to love about this film. The distinctive animation style leaves you feeling like you've jumped inside a comic book. Filled with striking color and sprinkled with just the right amount of liveliness – from emerging squiggles representing the famous "spider-sense," or the colorful "glitching" effect placed upon our friends sent from alternate dimensions – there's no denying that it's pure eye-candy.
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SJVN Gets License to Enter Power Trading Biz
Power sector regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted a Trading License to hydro-electric power generation and transmission company SJVN Ltd for inter-state trading of electricity.
January 11, 2022. By Manu Tayal
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Trading License
Hydro-electric power generation
Transmission company
SJVN Ltd
SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company
SAPDC
SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd
STPL
Electricity Act, 2003
The Commission said that SJVN meets the requirements of the Act and the Trading License Regulations for grant of inter-state trading license.
Commenting on the achievement, Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director of SJVN, said that "by the grant of Trading License, another feather has been added to SJVN's Cap, giving a big boost to its business. SJVN will now be trading electricity generated by any public & private generating companies including companies like SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company (SAPDC), SJVN Thermal Pvt Ltd (STPL) and other upcoming subsidiaries in the renewable sector."
"Efficient execution of electricity trading in a competitive environment will ultimately benefit consumers in the spirit of the open-access regime brought about by the Electricity Act, 2003 and subsequent CERC & SERC regulations," Sharma added.
He further said that SJVN aims to be a one-stop source for any generator and consumer wanting to trade power in the country and contribute to the evolution of a robust and competitive electricity market in India.
He also emphasized that the state-run SJVN has adequate infrastructure, with state-of-the-art communication facilities and qualified and experienced staff for this task. SJVN has an energetic core business team with enormous knowledge of the power sector related to renewable and non-renewable energy and trading thereof.
SJVN will focus on fulfilling power supply deficiencies across various states while also addressing seasonal and regional variance of demand and supply, Sharma further said.
Besides, the company would also consolidate the power of small and medium power generators and trade it into bulk power consumers. While SJVN currently has the requisite infrastructure and personnel to carry out trading activities efficiently, all incremental support systems, manpower, and infrastructure requirements shall be dealt with as per need, he added.
Sharma also mentioned that SJVN aims to commence intra-state trading operations in India by tying up contracts to the extent of 900 MW round-the-clock or equivalent.
The company has a strong portfolio of 41 projects of 16,432 MW of capacity and has already bagged 1,670 MW solar power capacity through a competitive bidding process.
Sharma said that many more projects in the renewable sector are under bidding process.
Though, the company has already established its footprints in 9 states across the country viz Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh and in 2 neighbouring countries namely Nepal and Bhutan.
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La red Lightning, en inglés Lightning Network, es una red entre pares (P2P) concebida como sistema de segunda capa para Bitcoin (BTC) que permite hacer micropagos de forma casi instantánea.

Su diseño original fue publicado en enero de 2016 por Joseph Poon y Thaddeus Dryja.

Conceptos fundamentales

Lightning Network propone que la escritura sobre la cadena de bloques se utilice exclusivamente para gestionar la apertura y cierre de canales de pagos bidireccionales.

Un usuario puede enviar bitcoines a cualquier otro destino dentro de la red Lightning. Para ello, la red encamina cada transacción mediante enrutamiento «cebolla» entre nodos no confiables, siguiendo una ruta formada por varios canales de pagos contiguos hasta alcanzar al destinatario final. Los pagos se tramitan de manera casi instantánea y con comisiones reducidas. A su vez, el receptor de los fondos puede tener la certeza de que no va a sufrir un ataque de doble gasto, que ninguno de los nodos intermedios puede robar los fondos y que mantiene el control total de los nuevos bitcoines recibidos.

Las transacciones que se tramitan a través de los canales de pagos se hacen fuera de bloque, es decir, no se registran en la cadena de bloques. Cada entidad que mantenga abierto un canal de pagos tiene la responsabilidad de guardar el estado asociado a la última transacción que haya enviado o recibido a través de ese canal, desechando por innecesarias cualquier otra transacción que haya recibido previamente. De esta manera, los dispositivos adaptados para el internet de las cosas pueden tramitar miles de transacciones con unos requisitos de hardware mínimos, tanto en capacidad de procesamiento como en almacenamiento de datos.

La red Lightning también permite la interconexión entre distintas cadenas de bloques. En una definición flexible del término, se puede considerar que Lightning Network proporciona una funcionalidad similar a un bus de servicio empresarial para entornos de arquitectura orientada a servicios, aunque en este caso, de acceso abierto y orientado a la coordinación de cadenas de bloques heterogéneas, como cadenas laterales y otras.

Las bajas comisiones hacen que Lightning sea especialmente apropiado para el envío y recepción de micropagos. Como los pagos son fuera de cadena, al menos a nivel teórico, sería posible hacer pagos incluso inferiores a la unidad mínima aceptable en la cadena de bloques (un satoshi, una cienmillonésima de bitcóin).

Historia
Joseph Poon y Thaddeus Dryja publicaron un borrador del diseño de Lightning Network en febrero de 2015.

Lightning Network ha sido respaldado por el empresario de pagos móviles Jack Dorsey.

2017 Primera transacción de Lightning en Litecoin
El 10 de mayo de 2017, Christian Decker de Blockstream realizó el primer pago completo y seguro de Lightning en una red que no sea de prueba, y el primer pago de Lightning en Litecoin, enviando un pago microscópico que normalmente no es posible ni económico en una blockchain, totalmente liquidado en una fracción de segundo.

Antorcha Bitcoin Lightning de 2019
El 19 de enero de 2019, el usuario seudónimo de Twitter hodlonaut comenzó una prueba promocional de la Red Lightning a modo de juego enviando 100.000 satoshis (0,001 bitcoin) a un destinatario de confianza donde cada destinatario añadía 10.000 satoshis (0,34 dólares en ese momento) para enviar al siguiente destinatario de confianza. El pago de la "antorcha de rayo" llegó a personalidades notables como el CEO de Twitter Jack Dorsey, el creador de Litecoin Charlie Lee, la CEO de Lightning Labs Elizabeth Stark, y el CEO de Binance "CZ" Changpeng Zhao, entre otros. La antorcha de rayo se pasó 292 veces antes de alcanzar el límite anteriormente codificado de 4.390.000 satoshis. El pago final de la antorcha del rayo se envió el 13 de abril de 2019 como una donación de 4.290.000 satoshis (217,78 dólares en ese momento) a Bitcoin Venezuela, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que promueve el bitcoin en Venezuela.

2021 Adopción en El Salvador
En junio de 2021, la Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador votó una legislación para que el Bitcoin sea de curso legal en El Salvador. La decisión se basó en el éxito del ecosistema de Bitcoin Beach en El Zonte que utilizó una billetera basada en LN. El gobierno ha introducido un monedero que utiliza el protocolo Lightning Network mientras que da la libertad a los ciudadanos de utilizar otros monederos Bitcoin Lightning.

Número de nodos
En septiembre de 2022, la capacidad de la red supera los 4600 bitcoins y existen 17 000 nodos con un total de 86 000 canales activos.

Implementaciones principales
Varios equipos están desarrollando distintas implementaciones de la red Lightning  como software libre. Algunas de ellas son las siguientes:

 lnd: el primer daemon de la red Lightning, escrito en Go y desarrollado por Lightning Labs. Actualmente esta es la implementación que más popularidad ha conseguido y que más recursos tiene disponibles para que nuevos desarrolladores puedan crear aplicaciones para Lightning (Lapps) más fácilmente.
 C-lightning: el cliente escrito en C desarrollado por Blockstream.
 Lit: un cliente ligero con su propio monedero que no necesita ejecutar un nodo de Bitcoin.
 Eclair: el cliente para Lightning escrito en Scala de la empresa ACINQ.

Consecuencias económicas

Sobre la oferta monetaria

Para poder enviar fondos desde un emisor es necesario que los canales de pagos que participan en la ruta completa hasta el destino mantengan suficientes bitcoines reservados dentro de cada uno de esos canales de pagos. Si no es así, el pago no podrá llevarse a cabo, y el protocolo deberá encontrar otra ruta diferente que cumpla con esos requisitos.

Así, los fondos bajo el control de los nodos Lightning participan en la creación de la ruta de pago al destinatario, pero no pueden ser gastados para otros propósitos. Esto provoca que la parte de la base monetaria disponible para pagos sea sensiblemente inferior al número total de bitcoines obtenidos por minería, acentuando su carácter deflacionario original a medida que la red se extiende y aumenta el número de nodos Lightning y las rutas disponibles.

Sobre la tasa de interés
Un operador de nodos de enrutamiento debe comprometer capital propio y al mismo tiempo debe atraer al capital de otros operadores de nodos de rutado para tramitar pagos hacia el exterior y ganar comisiones. Para que las rutas se adapten a las necesidades dinámicas de los usuarios finales, se genera un mercado de arrendamiento de canales similar al de los bonos. A diferencia de estos, no existe riesgo de impago ya que el arrendatario solo mantiene el control de los bitcoines durante un periodo previamente acordado, y los fondos comprometidos solo se pueden usar en la red Lightning para ofrecer liquidez en la red.

Los arrendamientos de canales que pagan una prima dan como resultado un nuevo instrumento de generación de rendimiento de bajo riesgo. Ese coste de capital en la red Lightning fija la tasa de interés. Como existen duraciones variables de arrendamiento, se construye una curva de ganancias que marca la tasa de interés a corto y largo plazo. Este instrumento puede servir de base para construir productos estructurados de mayor nivel y derivados financieros.

Contratos inteligentes
Sobre la base de la red Lightning se espera que en el futuro también sea posible ejecutar contratos inteligentes sin registrar sus términos legales en la cadena de bloques. Por ejemplo, dos usuarios pueden acordar un contrato de futuros y recibir el resultado desde una máquina oráculo en la fecha de vencimiento, que dispararía el pago para cada uno de los partícipes según lo convenido de manera irrevocable.

Monederos

 Muun Wallet: Monedero de custodia propia y código abierto con soporte para hacer transacciones tanto en la red Lightning como en Bitcoin.

 Strike: No está construido sobre una red monetaria opcional, está construido sobre LA red monetaria.
 Blue Wallet: Blue Wallet es compatible con los monederos Bitcoin y Lightning.

Véase también

 https://lightning.network
 https://dci.mit.edu/lightning-network/
 https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/
 https://www.criptonoticias.com/criptopedia/que-es-lightning-network-red-canales-pago-bitcoin-blockchain/

Referencias

Bitcoin
Criptografía
Protocolos de nivel de aplicación

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