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On the Asian Century, Pax Sinica & Beyond – The Philippines and the Belt and Road (I)
By Siegfried O. Wolf.
24 June, 2019 ISSN NUMBER: 2406-5617
Siegfried O. Wolf
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at IPW and Centre de Sciences Humaines (New Delhi, India).
This is the first comment in a series concerning the Philippines' quest to define its role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It aims to shed light on the social and economic aspects of BRI-related projects in the Philippines from a comparative perspective, using the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as the major point of reference.
The BRI, a Chinese-initiated, large-scale international development scheme, became the centre of debates in the political, academic, and broader public spheres in the Philippines. As is the case in numerous other countries, both government and society are at odds regarding a crucial choice – whether to join the BRI or not. Also in consideration are issues relating to what an extent might the nation participate, and what might be the patterns of collaboration as well as the benefits and risks involved. There was initially some confusion in Manila regarding whether the island-state was invited to be part of the BRI at all. The lack in clarity was linked to the obvious fact that the Philippines' geographic position does not fall within the scope of land-based BRI-related schemes (the 'Silk Road Economic Belt') – nor was the country explicitly mentioned in the context of Beijing's maritime section of the BRI (the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road'). Growing tensions relating to maritime disputes and the Philippines' deep entrenchment within a US-guided security architecture were perceived as additional inhibiting factors.
However, today the Philippines' role in the BRI seems to be taking shape. The participation by Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in both the first and second Belt and Road Forums (2017 and 2019) underlined Beijing's interest in incorporating the Philippines into the BRI (Rabena, 2018, p.6; Estrada, 2018, March, p.1). In the last couple of years Sino-Philippine interactions increased through a number of new bilateral agreements, collaboration mechanisms, and Chinese investment projects in the Philippines.
President Duterte, who launched an ambitious socio-economic program (known as Duterte Economics) under the 'Build, Build, Build' infrastructure plan[1], seems to have identified substantial congruence between the Chinese President Xi Jinping's vision of the BRI and his own strategy 'to reduce poverty, promote economic growth and reduce congestion' (PCOO, 2017, April 2018) . Manila hopes that the participation in the BRI will translate into improved access to the Chinese market as well as help attract investments and additional financial development assistance from Beijing (Rabena, 2018). It is also expected that BRI-related projects will strengthen both inter- and intra-island connectivity and as such foster social inclusiveness and decentralisation.
Another crucial feature of Mr Duterte's rationale is that a country-wide economic development will contribute to political stabilisation in the restive southern island of Mindanao, the second largest in the country. This island hosts a large Muslim community (24 per cent of 24,1 million citizens are Muslims) and faces severe insurgency movements. The 'Southern Philippines' as a whole seems to suffer from the growing link between domestic and international Jihadist groups, particularly the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda. One of the most remarkable examples of this phenomenon is the battle over Marawi[2], conducted by local terrorists supported by IS fighters (Gunaratna, 2017, July). It is interesting to note that Marawi was the first city outside the Middle East and Africa to be temporarily taken over by the IS in conjunction with local allies[3].
Nevertheless, despite the enthusiasm among the Duterte administration regarding the BRI and the potential benefits of Chinese investment, the debate over the country's approach towards Beijing is far from over. Obviously, there are widely diverging perceptions regarding Chinese engagement in the Philippines. The government's positive attitude towards China is not shared by large segments of civil society, including local entrepreneurs, political opposition, and foreign policy observers. Chinese projects in general are associated by many with corruption, lack of transparency, absence of competitive bidding, and over-pricing (Cardenas, 2017). There are growing fears about deteriorating labour standards and losses in national sovereignty as well as political and economic decision-making power vis-à-vis China. Concerns exist that closer ties with Beijing will harm relations with Washington (Ni, 2018, April 12) and create mistrust among 'western investors'. The fact that Foreign Direct Investments in 2018 dropped remarkably (around 4.5 percent lower than prior year's inflow, Reuters, 2019, March 11) – and despite the growing influx of Chinese capital – must be seen as an indication that traditional economic partners are starting to take a more cautious approach towards the country.
Philippine decision-makers must consider a number of questions. Will Chinese assistance lead to sustainable economic growth and improve living conditions among the citizenry? How will the BRI influence political dynamics – most particularly, will it lead to more political stability and to the eradication of religiously-motivated violence? And what are the impacts of increased Chinese engagement on the social and cultural fabric of the country?
In order to address these questions, it might be insightful for the Philippine government to apply an international comparative assessment approach. This implies a detailed monitoring of negotiation processes, terms and conditions, and actual planning and implementation phases of Chinese projects under the 'BRI framework' in other countries so as to evaluate probable outcomes for its own land. Here, it is argued that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – known as the flagship project and 'showroom' of the BRI – can serve as an important point of reference[4]. Many challenges the CPEC implementation is facing are caused and embedded in the specific context of Pakistan. Nevertheless, when considered carefully, there are a number of issues related to the CPEC which could offer valuable, thought-provoking impulses when it comes to delineating Manila's strategies regarding the BRI.
To begin with, it is reported that the CPEC is accompanied by an increasing influence by Beijing in Pakistan's domestic political trajectories. Some of the most outstanding examples in this context include the systematic suppression of critical voices (critics are perceived as 'enemies of Pakistan', Sharif, 2018, May 22). This truncation of freedom of speech and press is tightly linked to severe violations of human and political rights.
Furthermore, there are clear indications that Beijing intervened in Pakistani state agencies' regulatory processes. For example, power producing companies involved in CPEC power plant projects jointly exercised tremendous pressure on the NEPRA (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) to design reglementary clauses (namely as relates to security costs and project insurance) favouring them at the expense of Pakistan's consumers. This not only overturned the NEPRA's initial decisions but also violated the constitutional mandate of the agency – which is mandated to balance and protect the interests of all actors involved, most especially consumer interests. There are no doubts among independent observers that this move to outmanoeuvre the NEPRA was orchestrated by China. The Philippine government must assess its institutional safeguards so as to keep undue influence out of political and regulatory process and thus ensure that citizens' rights and interests are protected in the face of China's commercial agenda.
As in Pakistan, Philippines face a grave threat that the BRI enforces a nation-wide dynamic of militarisation and securitisation – in the form of a massive increase of security forces, foremost Philippine but also possibly Chinese (most likely through private security contractors). The major reason for this is that Chinese projects and citizens might become the focus of both domestic and international Jihadist organisations aiming to hurt Beijing's interests and assets. This trend can be seen as a consequence of the harsh treatment given to Muslims in China, especially the Uighurs in the western Xinjiang province. In Pakistan, attacks against Chinese projects and workers are increasing despite the large-scale build-up of security forces exclusively dedicated to the protection of CPEC projects and agents. One should mention that Beijing insists that these growing security costs are to be financially covered by Pakistan – a remarkable constraint on the national budget. Manila may come to be confronted with a similar situation. Furthermore, one must seriously doubt the expectation by President Duterte's administration and the country's defence establishment that the BRI will help address any insurgency problem, Jihadism, or political instability (GMA News, 2017). On the contrary the BRI may worsen the security situation, either by inflaming simmering tensions or by creating new conflicts. Philippine insurgents (and terrorists) may well identify BRI-related projects as instruments of suppression and exploitation instead of as measures intended to improve the social and economic conditions in their 'homeland'.
The case of Pakistan shows that the BRI can create severe economic distortions in participating countries. Pakistani entrepreneurs are being squeezed out of their own markets by Chinese both state-owned and private enterprises which benefit from huge financial resources and political backing by their government. By contrast the Pakistani government is unable and/or unwilling to protect the legitimate interests of its local businesses. In order to attract Chinese investors, Islamabad enacted foreign, trade-bound and economic policies clearly disadvantageous for its own entrepreneurs. A policy which is not reflected in Chinese goodwill, as Beijing maintains technical barriers to trade and other obstacles for Pakistani products ambitioning to enter the Chinese market. As a result of Islamabad's efforts to win over BRI-related projects, the country's economic development is essentially hampered by a – exponentially growing – trade deficit with China. One should be aware that any major engagement by a country into the BRI needs to be flanked with an 'enabling economic policy' which not only creates incentives for foreign investments but also considers the interests and needs of domestic companies and markets. Another form economic distortion effected in Pakistan through the BRI is the fact that the CPEC led to an further entrenchment of the Pakistani Armed Forces in business activities. In other words, instead of promoting private-sector development, the large size of Chinese development projects and the way respective tenders are formulated – and contracts negotiated and implemented – favours 'big companies' in the construction, communication and telecommunication sectors. All these are owned and operated by different branches of the armed forces (or their subsidiaries). This is leaving little or no space for the usually much smaller-sized private entrepreneurs (particularly the SMEs[5]) to become meaningful engaged in the CPEC process. Since economic activities by the military are not an unknown phenomenon in the Philippines (Hall, 2017), Manila has to ensure that BRI-related projects don't lead to distortions and dysfunction in the country's economic sector due to military involvement or processes of monopoly.
Another important point regarding assessments of the BRI is to realise that one of Beijing's most significant overall goals is to boost socio-economic development in China's poor, remote western border provinces. The focus of industrial expansion follows a strategy of internal regional-rebalancing from prosperous south-eastern coastal areas towards China's underdeveloped west. International industrial expansion – of the kind Manila hopes to profit from – is seen as secondary by Beijing. Despite the enthusiastic rhetoric proponents of Beijing's vision for international development and the concept of economic corridors, the BRI is not designed to push for the industrialisation and modernisation of non-Chinese economic areas. This is especially true as regards industries perceived as crucial for the achievement of China's goal to become the world leader in advanced high-tech products and the setter of global technological and engineering standards. Higher-value economic expansion is likely to be observed within China rather than in countries along the BRI. In consequence, it remains be seen whether BRI infrastructure projects are to be followed by the settlement of industrial units for manufacturing advanced technological products (the transfer of R&D[6] units is extremely unlikely) enabling the island state to provide jobs for its highly qualified workforces (and to avoid and/or reverse the brain-drain process). Otherwise, the country will remain a destination for 'low-tech' industries – due to cheaper labour – and a market for Chinese products.
Regarding Chinese leverage, the Philippines may experience a rapidly increasing 'Sinization process' reflected in an extraordinary influx of Chinese workers, companies and products. The plans for constructing a real estate project for around 500,000 Chinese immigrants in the Pakistani port city of Gwadar gives a hint regarding the dimensions of the 'Chinese overseas colonies' Beijing aims to establish. Pakistan is already witnessing the first clashes between Pakistani and Chinese citizens. It is interesting to note that Bangladesh, another South Asian country and major destination for BRI projects, was recently shaken by a deadly confrontation involving hundreds of Chinese and Bangladeshi labourers (BBC, 2019, June 19). Such incidents could occur in the Philippines as well – if and when domestic workers feel exploited by Chinese companies (due to poor payments and miserable working conditions) or disrespected in their religious beliefs and cultural practices (especially those of the Muslim community).
Last but not least, an unfortunate feature of the CPEC is that apparently not one of the major energy and road infrastructure projects involves an adequate Environmental Impact Assessment/EIA. It is reported that corridor-related projects are creating tremendous ramifications for the country's environment, public/human health, indigenous cultures and traditional livelihood of local communities, among others. Considering the already severe environmental problems the Philippines face, such phenomena should be avoided.
To sum up: from an international, comparative perspective, there is a concrete threat that BRI-related projects in the Philippines will lead to economic distortions, add to political instability, reinforce negative environmental impacts and fail to fulfil the government's expectations regarding a contribution to sustainable economic growth and improvement in living conditions among the citizenry. However, if carefully considered, Manila might be able to attenuate some of the above-mentioned potential ramifications. This depends on the capacity and willingness by the Philippine leadership to make each Chinese development project subject to a comprehensive, rigorous, and transparent assessment process.
BBC (2019, June 19). Bangladesh and China power plant workers in deadly mass brawl.
Cardenas, Kenneth (2017). Duterte's China deals, dissected. ABS‐CBN News.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/08/17/dutertes-china-deals-dissected
Estrada, Darlene V. (2018, March). China's Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for the Philippines. FSI Insights, Vol. V. No. 3, Center for International Relations & Strategic Studies, Manila (Pasay City): Foreign Service Institute.
http://www.fsi.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Vol-5-No-3-China%E2%80%99s-Belt-and-Road-Initiative-Implications-for-the-Philippines-Estrada1.pdf
GMA News (2017). China's silk road project to help solve Mindanao insurgency, criminality—Officials. GMA News Online.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/610772/china‐s‐silk‐road‐project‐to‐help‐solve‐mindanao‐insurgency‐criminality‐officials/story/
Gunaratna, Rohan (2017, July). The Siege of Marawi: A Game Changer in Terrorism in Asia. Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses , Vol. 9, No. 7, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Hall, Rosalie Arcala (2017). Philippine Military Capital After 1986: Norming, Holdouts and New Frontiers. In: Paul W. Chambers and Napisa Waitoolkiat (eds.). Khaki Capital: The Political Economy of the Military in Southeast Asia. Copenhagen: NIAS, pp. 271-305.
Ni, Zhen (2018, April 12). China and the Philippines chart the course towards a calmer South China Sea. South China Morning Post.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2141255/china-and-philippines-chart-course-towards-calmer-south
PCOO (2017, April 18). DuterteNomics unveiled. Presidential Communications operations Office, Republic of the Philippines (PCOO).
http://pcoo.gov.ph/dutertenomics-unveiled/
Rabena, Aaron Jed (2018). The Complex Interdependence of China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Philippines. Policy Forum Article, Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, Australia National University, pp. 1-15.
Reuters (2019, March 11). Philippines gets $9.8 billion FDI in 2018, posts first drop in three years.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-economy-fdi/philippines-gets-98-billion-fdi-in-2018-posts-first-drop-in-three-years-idUSKBN1QS0Y9
Sharif, Shehbaz (2018, March 22). Time to live up to the CPEC promise. The CPEC 2018 Summit Supplement. Dawn.
http://www.cpecinfo.com/pdfs/cpec-supplement-5.pdf
Wolf, Siegfried O. (2019). The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment. Heidelberg: Springer (Forthcoming, July).
[1] The Build, Build Build Infrastructure Program is – along with the 'Agenda 2030' (long-term development agenda) and the 'Ambisyon Natin 2040' (long-term vision) – part of the Philippine Development Plan (2017-2022) by the Duterte administration, which aims to achieve a 'Golden Age of Infrastructure' (Rabena, 2018, p. 7).
[2] Marawi is the capital city of Lanao del Sur province in the Southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
[3] More concretely by its local branch, the 'Islamic State Lanao' (ISL)/'Islamic State Philippines' (ISP) set up by the Maute Group (Gunaratna, 2017, July).
[4] For an detailed assessment of the CPEC, see: Wolf, Siegfried O. (2019). The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment. Heidelberg: Springer (Forthcoming, July).
[5] SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises).
[6] R&D (Research & Development).


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India and the China Crisis: A Conversation with Ambassador Shivshankar Menon
Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, Visiting Professor, Ashoka University
Eliot A. Cohen, Dean, Johns Hopkins SAIS
The school hosted a discussion with Ambassador Shivshankar Menon on the broader strategic implications for India and Asia given the current China-India crisis, drawing from his prior experience serving as National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Foreign Secretary of India, and as the Indian Ambassador or High Commissioner to China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Israel.
Cohen began the conversation by noting the deep Indo-American ties, the penetration of the Indian diaspora into all facets of American life, as well as the greater shifting geo-political sands in the world at large.
Cohen posed the question on whether the "traditional" American understanding of India's "inability to catchup to, or match China," was an accurate assessment. In response, Menon reminded the audience of the problem of grand-narratives, and how often nations become entrapped by them. Menon noted how India itself has become encased in the "British narrative of India as an insular society prone to invasion and conquest." Menon challenged this idea, noting that India's historical prosperity was in its outreach and connection to the world. Menon further stated that "India is not China, and should not try to be China," focusing on its own model of development.
On China more broadly, Menon was concerned of growing nationalism in Beijing, but conceded that "China for now is only a regional military power." But with the "diminishing of high economic growth," and noting how "personally Xi sees politics," miscalculations were possible. But since China and India were too highly linked to the West and on each other, war was unlikely. In regards to the greatest threats, Menon was concerned about India becoming increasingly insular, noting that today India does not face an "existential outside threat," instead communalism and service delivery are its greatest challenges. In closing, both Menon and Cohen agreed that American and Indian policy had more continuity than assumed, and that relations between the two would continue to strengthen.
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'''
    shopify_trois.models.checkout

    Shopify-Trois Checkout

    :copyright: (c) 2015 Martin Samson
    :license: MIT, see LICENSE for more details.
'''

from .model import Model

class Checkout(Model):
    '''Checkout
    http://docs.shopify.com/api/checkout
    '''

    resource = 'checkouts'

    supported = [
        'count', 'index'
    ]

    properties = [
        'abandoned_checkout_url', 'billing_address', 'buyer_accepts_marketing',
        'cancel_reason', 'cart_token', 'closed_at', 'completed_at',
        'created_at', 'currency', 'customer', 'discount_codes', 'email',
        'gateway', 'id', 'landing_site', 'line_items', 'note',
        'referring_site', 'shipping_address', 'shipping_lines', 'source_name',
        'subtotal_price', 'tax_lines', 'taxes_included', 'token',
        'total_discounts', 'total_line_items_price', 'total_price',
        'total_tax', 'total_weight', 'updated_at'
    ]

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text:
package repo

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"

	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/convert"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repofiles"
	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
)

// NewCommitStatus creates a new CommitStatus
func NewCommitStatus(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.CreateStatusOption) {
	// swagger:operation POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/statuses/{sha} repository repoCreateStatus
	// ---
	// summary: Create a commit status
	// produces:
	// - application/json
	// parameters:
	// - name: owner
	//   in: path
	//   description: owner of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: repo
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: sha
	//   in: path
	//   description: sha of the commit
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: body
	//   in: body
	//   schema:
	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateStatusOption"
	// responses:
	//   "201":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Status"
	//   "400":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"

	sha := ctx.Params("sha")
	if len(sha) == 0 {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "sha not given", nil)
		return
	}
	status := &models.CommitStatus{
		State:       api.CommitStatusState(form.State),
		TargetURL:   form.TargetURL,
		Description: form.Description,
		Context:     form.Context,
	}
	if err := repofiles.CreateCommitStatus(ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.User, sha, status); err != nil {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "CreateCommitStatus", err)
		return
	}

	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, convert.ToCommitStatus(status))
}

// GetCommitStatuses returns all statuses for any given commit hash
func GetCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext) {
	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/statuses/{sha} repository repoListStatuses
	// ---
	// summary: Get a commit's statuses
	// produces:
	// - application/json
	// parameters:
	// - name: owner
	//   in: path
	//   description: owner of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: repo
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: sha
	//   in: path
	//   description: sha of the commit
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: sort
	//   in: query
	//   description: type of sort
	//   type: string
	//   enum: [oldest, recentupdate, leastupdate, leastindex, highestindex]
	//   required: false
	// - name: state
	//   in: query
	//   description: type of state
	//   type: string
	//   enum: [pending, success, error, failure, warning]
	//   required: false
	// - name: page
	//   in: query
	//   description: page number of results to return (1-based)
	//   type: integer
	// - name: limit
	//   in: query
	//   description: page size of results
	//   type: integer
	// responses:
	//   "200":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/StatusList"
	//   "400":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"

	getCommitStatuses(ctx, ctx.Params("sha"))
}

// GetCommitStatusesByRef returns all statuses for any given commit ref
func GetCommitStatusesByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/statuses repository repoListStatusesByRef
	// ---
	// summary: Get a commit's statuses, by branch/tag/commit reference
	// produces:
	// - application/json
	// parameters:
	// - name: owner
	//   in: path
	//   description: owner of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: repo
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: ref
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of branch/tag/commit
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: sort
	//   in: query
	//   description: type of sort
	//   type: string
	//   enum: [oldest, recentupdate, leastupdate, leastindex, highestindex]
	//   required: false
	// - name: state
	//   in: query
	//   description: type of state
	//   type: string
	//   enum: [pending, success, error, failure, warning]
	//   required: false
	// - name: page
	//   in: query
	//   description: page number of results to return (1-based)
	//   type: integer
	// - name: limit
	//   in: query
	//   description: page size of results
	//   type: integer
	// responses:
	//   "200":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/StatusList"
	//   "400":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"

	filter := ctx.Params("ref")
	if len(filter) == 0 {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref not given", nil)
		return
	}

	for _, reftype := range []string{"heads", "tags"} { //Search branches and tags
		refSHA, lastMethodName, err := searchRefCommitByType(ctx, reftype, filter)
		if err != nil {
			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, lastMethodName, err)
			return
		}
		if refSHA != "" {
			filter = refSHA
			break
		}

	}

	getCommitStatuses(ctx, filter) //By default filter is maybe the raw SHA
}

func searchRefCommitByType(ctx *context.APIContext, refType, filter string) (string, string, error) {
	refs, lastMethodName, err := getGitRefs(ctx, refType+"/"+filter) //Search by type
	if err != nil {
		return "", lastMethodName, err
	}
	if len(refs) > 0 {
		return refs[0].Object.String(), "", nil //Return found SHA
	}
	return "", "", nil
}

func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, sha string) {
	if len(sha) == 0 {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
		return
	}
	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository

	listOptions := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)

	statuses, maxResults, err := models.GetCommitStatuses(repo, sha, &models.CommitStatusOptions{
		ListOptions: listOptions,
		SortType:    ctx.QueryTrim("sort"),
		State:       ctx.QueryTrim("state"),
	})
	if err != nil {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetCommitStatuses", fmt.Errorf("GetCommitStatuses[%s, %s, %d]: %v", repo.FullName(), sha, ctx.QueryInt("page"), err))
		return
	}

	apiStatuses := make([]*api.Status, 0, len(statuses))
	for _, status := range statuses {
		apiStatuses = append(apiStatuses, convert.ToCommitStatus(status))
	}

	ctx.SetLinkHeader(int(maxResults), listOptions.PageSize)
	ctx.Header().Set("X-Total-Count", fmt.Sprintf("%d", maxResults))
	ctx.Header().Set("Access-Control-Expose-Headers", "X-Total-Count, Link")

	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, apiStatuses)
}

type combinedCommitStatus struct {
	State      api.CommitStatusState `json:"state"`
	SHA        string                `json:"sha"`
	TotalCount int                   `json:"total_count"`
	Statuses   []*api.Status         `json:"statuses"`
	Repo       *api.Repository       `json:"repository"`
	CommitURL  string                `json:"commit_url"`
	URL        string                `json:"url"`
}

// GetCombinedCommitStatusByRef returns the combined status for any given commit hash
func GetCombinedCommitStatusByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{ref}/statuses repository repoGetCombinedStatusByRef
	// ---
	// summary: Get a commit's combined status, by branch/tag/commit reference
	// produces:
	// - application/json
	// parameters:
	// - name: owner
	//   in: path
	//   description: owner of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: repo
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of the repo
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: ref
	//   in: path
	//   description: name of branch/tag/commit
	//   type: string
	//   required: true
	// - name: page
	//   in: query
	//   description: page number of results
	//   type: integer
	//   required: false
	// responses:
	//   "200":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Status"
	//   "400":
	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"

	sha := ctx.Params("ref")
	if len(sha) == 0 {
		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
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The course is given in the Dutch language.
Effective influencing of policy and advocacy in the context of European policy is a permanent area of interest for Dutch ministries, decentralised authorities, businesses and other parties.
Active and early influence is crucial to achieve results and to avoid possible ´misfits´ between European initiatives and the party´s own policy or company goals. This not only requires substantial preparations but also excellent communication and lobbying skills.
In the course, the European arena, policy preparation within the European Commission, the role of the European Parliament and the Council, the (in)formal working culture and processes within these institutions will be discussed. You will prepare a short ´position paper´ based on your own file, you will practice lobbying and you will create a strategic plan for your approach.
The most important goal of the course is improving your strategic knowledge and ability to professionally represent the interests of your employer in the European Union.
The training is for (policy) employees of the central government, decentralized authorities and public affairs employees at businesses or other organizations that are directly confronted with European legislative processes. This is an experienced and versatile public-private target group. The Clingendael Institute developed the training and is responsible for its content.
The Clingendael Institute developed the training and is responsible for the content.
In cooperation with Dröge & Van Drimmelen –corporate communication & public affairs- this training is also offered to PA employees. In addition to the Clingendael training, Dröge & Van Drimmelen can offer you or your organization a tailor made programme in Brussels of two days. This Brussels visit can also be requested separately from the Clingendael training. For more information you can contact Audrey Keukens, via email or telephone: 070-3920212.
Participation to this course will take 16 hours, divided over two full days of training. Participants do not have to prepare anything in advance. Interested officials coming from the ministries of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure and Environment and Social Affairs and Employment can apply through the human resource department of their respective ministry. Other interested persons can apply using the form below.
N.B.: Basic knowledge about the European Union will not be discussed in the training. The assumption is made that participants already have this knowledge. The maximum number of participants is 16.
Register for the Training Course Advocacy and Lobbying in the European Union at the Clingendael Institute. After submission you will receive a confirmation email.


A Chinese restaurant has been exposed in Lagos that doesn't serve or even admit Nigerians to its premises.
A new investigation by The PUNCH revealed that Nigerians are not permitted to enter and order food at a racist restaurant in Lagos called Shi Shi.
The PUNCH visited the restaurant to investigate social media claims made by certain Nigerians. There are riveting findings.


perhapablog... and other ramblings: molly's story~!
well, today's the day, the book looks great, and i can't wait for you to see it...!
not only because it's all about molly, our favorite spectral member of our little perhapanaut family, but because i am so thrilled for you all to see what a fantastic job both scott and jason did with this tale! having been writing comics for a good long time now, i can tell you how wonderful it feels when a writer and an artist are on the same page, how magical it truly is when the result of their hard (and passionate) work comes together as something far greater than what each of them put into it.
i hope you'll pick it up...to find out more about molly...and more about scott and jason too!
lost--while last night's episode was a bit flat, i am SOOOO thrilled for this final season! can't wait to see what's in store for our fate-tossed castaways and how all of the various realities play out!
castle--yeah, the cases are cute and contrived, but i love anything that nathan fillion does. the banter is fun without being too much and the funny moments are usually laugh out loud funny.
nbc's thursday night line-up--the office and 30 rock are solid mainstays and each still get me to lol. parks and recreation was very flat last year and i was afraid for amy--i love her and was disappointed that the show just wasn't catching. but sometime over the summer they got it! and it now it really has a voice of it's own and a funny quirky cast that the writers slide into hilarious situations each and every week! the one that i was avoiding last fall--mostly to try to avoid watching yet another new show--was community. i watched the first episode and said, 'enh'. but over the weeks that followed craig raved about it and kept yelling at me to pick it up. i dragged my feet. and then, sometime just after the holidays, nbc ran a marathon of four episodes back to back and we loved them! now in our regular rotation, joel mchale and his gang have definitely earned their place in our thursday night line-up.
grey's anatomy--yeah, sharon got me watching this a few years back and i have to say that if i don't make my weekly trip to seattle grace hospital i miss it. like all long-running shows, there have been some uneven moments here and there, but kudos to the writing staff this year for bringing the show back to it's former glory. great character stories and some thrilling (if not sensational) medical cases.
fringe--though it seems that fox is going out of its scheduling way to kill this darkly intriguing show--shuffling it all out of time and place during football season and not listing it for us tivo and dvr subscribers--i just can't get enough! please fox, put it somewhere and leave it--and maybe take a page from the cable stations and run a rerun/replay a little later in the week...?
for acerbic fun i try to check out the soup (the only show on e! that shouldn't be flushed down the toilet...) and tosh.0 which is at times hilarious and other times just plain cruel. but funny.
and, okay, here it is, my big guilty pleasure---the bachelor. okay, there, i said it.
yeah i know i've said it before and tried to act like it's just on in the background and that i didn't care. but i do. i do care. and jake is such a nice guy and he really deserves someone sweet--i really hope he picks tenley. i think they'd be happy together. vienna's a spoiled daddy's girl.
Thanks Todd, I'm really excited for the issue to come out. And thanks again for letting me and Jason play with your characters. We had a blast.
Looking forward to picking up some new 'Haps today.
As for TV, Castle is quickly becoming one of my favorites based largely on the chemistry of the two leads.
My daughter has me hooked on Castle. And the Soup is the best comedy/tv commentary show out there.
I'm dying to read Molly's Story, but I don't pick up my comics until the weekend. But you know she's one of my favorite comic book characters ever.
I sometimes forget that other people love these characters as much as I do and have expectations... man, I hope you all dig the book.
Thanks to Todd and Craig for the chance to play in their sandbox (again!)!
As for TV-I kind of fell behind on alot of the shows I was following-mainly the monday night CBS comedies, but I have been keeping up with Supernatural over on the cw and Burn Notice on usa is still a lot of fun to watch. I've been trying to catch up an a massive, and i do mean massive amount of shows and movies on dvd-I'm currently trudging through the 1st season of the original alfred hitchcock presents right now.
As for TV, I still love LOST, FRINGE and HOUSE. (Boy, do I love HOUSE.) I've also gotten hooked on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER though it's getting a little frayed around the edges at this point. I've lost touch with BURN NOTICE, unfortunately, and will have to resort to DVDs to catch up. Also looking forward to the returns of V and FLASHFORWARD. Not sure where all the hate is coming from for that show. I really, really like it.
I finally got my copy of Molly's Story. Wow. Just... wow.
Just read Molly's story .. ((sniff))((sniff)) .. loved it! Can't wait to go back and read it again - I always tend to devour it and then give it a day or two and go back and read it slowly and take more in. Wonderful job done by all!! Thank you for another great issue!!
Great news, everyone! Today all of us covetous of needs by reason of some oasis of mend and harmony.


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Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren will sit down with MassLive.com readers on Friday, Aug. 3 at 12:30 p.m. to take questions on any topic, as she aims to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown in the November election.
Political activists in the Bay State rejoiced this week as the Massachusetts House of Representatives joined the state Senate in passing a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to enact a federal Constitutional Amendment to reinstate campaign finance laws which were thrown out as a result of the Supreme Court's 2010 decision on the Citizens United case.
The decision, heralded by some and loathed by others, tossed out laws limiting campaign spending for corporations and labor unions, calling such restrictions a violation of their First Amendment rights.
"The Citizens United decision is a tremendous threat to our democracy," said state Rep. Cory Atkins, D-Concord, the House sponsor of the resolution. "The very integrity of our political system is at stake, and I am proud of the House for passing this resolution yesterday and, along with the Senate, sending a strong message that our democracy isn't for sale."
Following the voice vote in the house, Massachusetts joined six other states and 68 towns and cities across the commonwealth calling for the federal government to take action in regards to campaign financing.
In the current election cycle in which Republicans and Democrats alike have set up huge super PACs and associated non-profit organizations, overall campaign spending nationwide is expected to blow every previous record out of the water.
"Massachusetts now joins the several states and hundreds of communities nationwide who've issued similar resolutions," said Mark Hays, campaign coordinator for Public Citizen's Democracy Is For People Campaign, in a statement. "With leadership from the states, we're demonstrating that amending the Constitution to challenge the corrosive impacts of money in politics is no pipe dream, but is a mainstream vision for a democracy that serves the people, not giant corporations."
John Bonifaz, the co-founder and director of Free Speech For People, which was launched immediately following the 2010 Supreme Court decision, said the vote in Boston carries national significance because of the bipartisan support it received.
"Not only have seven states now called on Congress to act, but the latest has done so with impressive bipartisan support," Bonifaz said. "With this vote, Massachusetts lawmakers of both parties are helping to lead the way in restoring American democracy to the people."
In 2010 and in July of this year, Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate blocked attempts at passing different versions of the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act to limit the court's ruling, calling the bills unfairly designed to benefit Democratic donors, such as labor unions.
Political analysts have said that in the future, there is a chance that Congress will come together with a compromise bill to roll back some of the results of the Citizens United case, but it is highly unlikely to come in an election year.


Bullet Head & the Exit Goons. 2017 Performance at Onomatopee, Eindhoven.
A performance as part of the exhibition: Out of the Desert of the Real / Into the Desert of the Mind at Onomatopee Publishing and Exhibition space.
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Date of Birth January 28, 1980
Place of Birth Jamestown
Profession Pop Singer
Horoscope Aquarius
Nick Carter Birthday Countdown
Nick Carter is a famous Pop Singer, born on January 28, 1980 in United States. As of January 9, 2023, Nick Carter's net worth is $35 Million. He starred on the reality series House of Carters and I (Heart) Nick Carter.
Siblings Aaron Carter, Leslie Carter, Bobbie Jean Carter, MORE
Spouse Lauren Kitt
Children(s) Odin Reign Carter, Saoirse Reign Carter, Pearl Carter
Member of the popular 1990s boy band Backstreet Boys. He also pursued a solo career, releasing albums like Now Or Never and I'm Taking Off. Nickolas Gene Carter was born in Jamestown, New York, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding, previously Carter) and Robert Carter (1952–2017), owned a bar called the Yankee Rebel. His mother is of Welsh, Irish, German, English, and one-quarter American descent, and according to a heritage test Carter is predominantly (sixty two percent) North and West European, eleven percent Scandinavian and nine percent Italian, with remaining being Middle Eastern, Iberian, Balkan. Several years later, the family moved to Ruskin, Florida, and managed the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where they added to the family. Carter's siblings are Bobbie Jean, Leslie, and twins Aaron and Angel..
His siblings include Aaron Carter, Bobbie Jean Carter, Leslie Carter, and Angel Carter. He married Lauren Kitt on April 12, 2014. They welcomed their first child Odin in April of 2016. In October 2019, they welcomed their daughter Soirse. He previously dated socialite and actress Paris Hilton.
Growing up, Carter began his acting and singing career at a young age, when his mother heard him outside and enrolled him in voice lessons and dance lessons in ballet and tap at Karl and DiMarco's School of Theatre and Dance when he was 10, and by doing several various commercials, such as the Florida State Lottery and The Money Store, talent shows, the Florida State Fair, auditioning for several acting roles in the late 1980s and early 1990s and performances around Tampa Bay, FL. As a kid, he described himself as the weird kid, whose friends were the elderly, and was consistently picked on a lot until fourth grade, after his family moved to Apollo Beach, Florida, His first role was The lead in the fourth grade production of Phantom of the Opera at Miles Elementary School. His performance was so energetic that he received a standing ovation, with people crying in the audience of how wonderful the boy's voice projected. . He also did an educational video called "Reach For The Book", a show called "The Klub" and performing at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home games for two years. He also made an appearance in the 1990 Tim Burton film Edward Scissorhands as a child playing on a Slip 'N Slide. He stated this: "It would be going too far to say I was actually in Edward Scissorhands because I was so far in the background that you can't tell it's me. It would be better to say I was on the set of the film… I was in the scene when Edward looks out of a window to the neighborhood. For a split second he sees some kids playing – one of them was me. I was sliding on a yellow piece of plastic we used to call a Slip n' Slide. They were long flat sheets with water coming out of holes and were popular with kids at the time. I had to slide on one in the background of a shot. It was great fun being on the set but it was really cold and they made us do it a lot of times".
Many peoples want to know what is Nick Carter ethnicity, nationality, Ancestry & Race? Let's check it out! As per public resource, IMDb & Wikipedia, Nick Carter's ethnicity is Caucasian. We will update Nick Carter's religion & political views in this article. Please check the article again after few days.
Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American musician, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Carter has released three solo albums, Now or Never, I'm Taking Off and All American during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled Nick & Knight. He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, House of Carters and I (Heart) Nick Carter. He gained fame in the mid 1990s and early 2000s as a teen idol.
Nick Carter Net Worth
Nick Carter is one of the richest Pop Singer & listed on most popular Pop Singer. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Carter's net worth $35 Million.
Source of Income Pop Singer
He was a commercial actor in the early 1990s. He released some music on his own, like covers of "Uptown Girl."
One of his dance teachers, Sandy, placed him in his first group called "Nick and the Angels". Between 1989-1993, Carter covered a various number of popular songs by other artists, including "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" and "Uptown Girl" and a few original songs that he would perform at events. These recordings ended up on an unofficial release called Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993 by Dynamic Discs, Inc released in October 2002. It is revealed that through several auditions, Nick met AJ McLean and Howie Dorough and they became friends.
Sadly, he and his siblings grew up in an unconventional, dysfunctional family. He had a rough childhood, due to his parents always fighting and screaming violently at each other. The friends that he had growing up were either dead, drug addicts or in prison and eventually, performing was Carter's biggest escape to his problems. At age 12, he put in a winning performance on the 1992 New Original Amateur Hour. At 11 years old, Carter also auditioned for Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club and the Backstreet Boys around October 1992. He was not chosen right away to be a part of the Backstreet Boys because his mother Jane wanted him to join The Mickey Mouse Club so that he could stay in school. Little did she know, her son was bullied and disliked at junior high school for having time off class for auditions and acting assignments as Nick's first aspiration was to become an actor. A week later, he was asked to join the group and was given the choice of either joining The Mickey Mouse Club with a $50,000 contract or this new music group. Nick chose to go with the group instead. The Mickey Mouse Club was cancelled a few years later. After he joined the group, he had his own personal tutor on tour. But recently got his GED.
Nick Carter Wife
According to our records, Nick Carter married to Lauren Kitt. As of January 12, 2023, Nick Carter's is not dating anyone.
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Carter also did some acting appearing on various TV shows including the NBC show American Dreams in 2002 and ABC's 8 Simple Rules in 2003. In October 2004, he even starred as a High School football player Brody in the ABC Family Halloween special, The Hollow, opposite Kevin Zegers. The film first premiered on ABC Family during their 13 Nights of Halloween in October 2004. The film was edited for TV and younger audiences. It was originally a rated R film. The rated R film was later released on DVD. But it would be a few years before Nick did any acting again as the Backstreet Boys worked on their return to music in 2004.
Nick Carter's height 6 feet 1 inches weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. Nick Carter celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.
In 2002 Carter got into the power boat racing and started his own team Nick Carter Racing. Which won the National Championship in its first year. Nick sold his boat and purchased a bigger boat for the next year, calling it El Diablo, but hasn't done any racing since 2003.
What happened to Nick Carter?
Carter was asked to leave by management and, after getting into a physical altercation with the bar's bouncers, was charged with misdemeanor battery. In September 2019, Carter was granted a temporary restraining order against his younger brother Aaron after alleging he threatened to kill his then-pregnant wife.
Who is Nick Carter net worth?
Net Worth:$35 Million
Height: 6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession: Actor, Singer-songwriter, Dancer, Record producer, Author, Music Video Director, Musician, Entertainer
How Nick Carter met his wife?
It was when Nick "grew up" that he met Lauren Kitt on a blind date, in 2008, and everything turned around for him. "When I first met Lauren, I was in a place where I wanted to stop completely any drinking and drugs," said Nick. Like Carter, she's had a rough past with her family as her mother was in and out of jail.
Who is the youngest Backstreet Boy?
Nick Carter – Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Philanthropist. Sparking his career at the tender age of 12 years old, Nick Carter became an international pop superstar as the youngest member of iconic boy band, Backstreet Boys.
Are the Backstreet Boys still together?
With their tour postponed due to the pandemic, the Backstreet Boys started working on their first Christmas album in March 2021. On July 12, they officially announced their return to Las Vegas for a holiday residency scheduled for November and December 2021.
In 2002, when the Backstreet Boys expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm, Carter was the first member of the group to choose to remain with them to manage his solo career and work on a solo album. Around Nick started writing songs and recording on his down time when Jive asked him to do a solo album. As the group began recording their new album without him, he started working on his first solo album. In September 2002, Nick released the first single from his solo album, "Help Me" which did well on radio countdowns landing at #1 on various stations including New York City's z100 and achieved considerable worldwide success while the other single, "I Got You" was a minor hit in Europe. On October 29, 2002, his first solo album Now Or Never was released and sold over 500,000 copies in the first week and it reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200 charts and was certified gold, both in the United States and Canada. The album made the charts in many countries as well. He also launched a worldwide tour in support of the album. He was No. 9 of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000 and was voted by readers of the teen magazine Cosmogirl magazine's "Sexiest Man in the World" in their October 2002 issue, beating out such competition as actor Brad Pitt and rival pop star Justin Timberlake for the title, launching a media-hyped "rivalry" between Timberlake and Carter, culminating in an amicable 2009 meeting off camera on the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where Carter defeated Timberlake in an arm wrestling match. He was also featured on the cover of the magazine.
In 2006 Carter and his siblings starred in their own reality television show, House of Carters, which premiered on October 2, 2006, on E!. The series features all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same house together in Los Angeles, CA to try to reconnect as a family and get their lives together, as well as in-depth moments of their ups and downs. Their father Robert Carter and step mother Ginger also appeared on the show. The series only lasted one season and 8 episodes were aired.
Carter started a Nick Carter's Oceans Campaign in 2001 to help raise awareness about the ocean. It was a part of the Just Within Reach foundation that was founded by fellow group member Kevin Richardson. He was announced as the new United Nations Special Ambassador for the Year of the Dolphin (YoD) on May 17, 2007, representing the United Nations Environment Programmed, the Convention on Migratory Species, and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. The Year of the Dolphin campaign was aimed at raising awareness of dolphins in the wild, the threats they face to their survival and actions that could help their wild conservation. He was to record a new song and video with all proceeds going to this project, make a public service announcement and appear at local schools. Carter has stated that he has a passion for the environment and its oceans. He has worked with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and the Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN). He also has lobbied for these causes at Capitol Hill. In 2016 Nick sold a two of his paintings on eBay where a portion of the proceeds went to the St. Jude Children's Hospital. Nick has also auctioned various items over the years for charities.
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A recent flurry of FTC enforcement activity targeting companies offering student loan debt relief services suggests such companies could be the subject of the announcement scheduled for tomorrow "of a major coordinated consumer fraud enforcement initiative" between the FTC and state attorneys general.
Earlier this month, the FTC filed a complaint in a Florida federal court for a permanent injunction and other equitable relief against Student Debt Doctor LLC and its individual principal alleging that the defendants conducted a deceptive student loan debt relief operation. At the FTC's request, the court entered an ex parte order temporarily freezing the company's assets and appointing a receiver. The FTC filed at least two other actions in federal courts in September 2017 against companies and individuals also alleged to have conducted deceptive student loan debt relief operations.
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Some parts of Thailand will experience scorching temperatures of 42-43°C!
It's going to get really hot in the ever-popular tourist destination of Bangkok! According to the Thai meteorological department, temperatures are set to soar to as high as 37°C between February and March, and 36-38°C from April to May.
And that's not the worst! Northern Thailand, home to backpacker central Mae Hong Son, is set for an even hotter summer, with temperatures to hit 42-43°C until April.
On average, Thailand will observe an increase of 1-2°C compared to last year.
Let's hope that Songkran's water throwing shenanigans, which takes place from 13-15 April, will bring some much-needed respite!
Until then, if you're visiting Thailand, don't forget to hydrate and slap on extra sunscreen.
Find out how you can make the most of your short layover. Plenty of culture and cuisine awaits you as you discover the land of smiles.


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Klára Issová (* 26. dubna 1979 Praha) je česká herečka.

Životopis
Klára se narodila české matce a otci pocházejícímu ze Sýrie. Jejím bratrem je fotograf Salim Issa, sestřenicí česká herečka Martha Issová.

Vystudovala hudebně-dramatický obor na Pražské konzervatoři (1999), kde získala titul DiS. a nastoupila do stálého angažmá v pražském Divadle pod Palmovkou. Ve filmech, filmech pro televizi a televizních seriálech hraje od roku 1995.

V roce 1997 získala Českého lva za nejlepší ženský herecký výkon ve vedlejší roli za ztvárnění Veroniky ve filmu Nejasná zpráva o konci světa, dále byla v roce 1995 nominována na Českého lva v kategorii nejlepší ženský herecký výkon v hlavní roli za film Indiánské léto a v roce 2000 ve stejné kategorii za film Anděl Exit.

Filmografie

Herecká filmografie
 1994 – Pozor na Kozoroha (Lucka)
 1995 – O moudré Sorfarině (Rosina)
 1995 – Když se slunci nedaří (Markéta Šnajberková)
 1995 – Indiánské léto (Klára)
 1996 – Slavík (kuchtička)
 1996 – Sad (Andulka)
 1996 – Lékárníkových holka (Emilie)
 1997 – No problem
 1997 – Nejasná zpráva o konci světa (Veronika)
 1997 – Dobrodružství pod postelí (Naďa)
 1997 – Asi už to začalo (studentský film) (Marie)
 1998 – Genij vlasti (Suzanne)
 1998 – Dotek obrazu (studentský film)
 1998 – Co chytneš v žitě (dívka)
 1999 – Nenávist (Pansy)
 1999 – Johanka z Arku
 2000 – Inferno (Naďa)
 2000 – Na zámku (vychovatelka Olga)
 2000 – Kytice
 2000 – Duna (služebná)
 2000 – Bohemians
 2000 – Anděl Exit (Kája)
 2001 – Vohnice a Kiliján
 2001 – Stříbrná paruka (Zuzka)
 2001 – Múza je hrůza (múza / Jana)
 2001 – Mlhy Avalonu (Raven)
 2001 – Krysy
 2001 – Královský slib (princezna)
 2001 – Deník Anne Frankové (Janny Brandes-Brilslijper)
 2003 – Vrah jsi ty! (Dorotka)
 2003 – O svatební krajce (princezna Svatava)
 2003 – Most
 2003 – Děti planety Duna (Lichna)
 2003 – Cesta byla suchá, místy mokrá
 2004 – Všichni musí zemřít (Tereza Vamberská)
 2004 – Princ a já
 2004 – In nomine patris (Marie)
 2005 – Anděl Páně (Panna Maria)
 2006 – Pravidla lži (Monika)
 2006 – Kočky
 2006 – Grandhotel (ILJA)
 2007 – Operace Silver A (Hana Kroupová)
 2007 – Medvídek (Ema – Jirkova švagrová)
 2008 – Soukromé pasti – díl Ukradená spermie
 2008 – Mr. Johnson (Veronika) [nadabovala Zuzana Kajnarová]
 2008 – Letopisy Narnie: Princ Kaspian (Hag)
 2008 – Devatenáct klavírů (Ilse)
 2009 – První krok (Adéla Bergrová)
 2009 – Jménem krále (Ludmila z Vartemberka)
 2009 – Archiv (Jana Brzková)
 2010 – Zázraky života
 2010 – Špačkovi v síti času (Libuše Špačková)
 2010 – Přežít svůj život (Evženie)
 2010 – Kráska a netvor 1950 (Marie)
 2011 – Zlomok sekundy
 2011 – Nickyho rodina (židovská matka)
 2013 – Zejtra napořád
 2013 – The Last Knights
 2013 – Crossing lines
 2014 – Škoda lásky
 2016 – Anděl Páně 2
 2017 – Všechno nebo nic
 2018 – Zoufalé ženy dělají zoufalé věci
 2019 – Pražské orgie (Eva Kalinová)
 2019 – Happy Birthday, My Love (Veronika)
 2020 – Případ mrtvého nebožtíka (sousedka)
 2020 – Hnutí odporu
 2021 – Tichý společník (Lenka)
 2021 – Známí neznámí

Dokumentární
 2009 – Přešít svůj sen (Orálne variácie na sen/film Jana Švankmajera)
 2010 – Film o filmu Přežít svůj život
 2011 – Nickyho rodina (matka)

TV pořady
 2001 – Letadlo
 Divadlo žije!
 Anjeli strážni
 Uvolněte se, prosím
 2007 – Krásný ztráty
 Hvězda mého srdce
 2010 – Show Jana Krause
 2010 – VIP zprávy
 2010 – Nikdo není dokonalý speciál
 2010 – Rozmarná léta českého filmu
 2011 – VIP zprávy
 2012 – Český lev 2011
 2012 – Živě na jedničce
 2013 – Český lev 2012

Dabing
 1999 – TV film Smrt na Nilu – Olivia Hussey (Rosalie Otterbourne)
 1999 – TV film Prostřihy – Lori Singer (Zoe Trainer)
 200x – TV film Můj život ve vzduchu – Marion Cotillard (Alice)
 2000 – TV film Washingtonovo náměstí – Jennifer Jason Leigh (Catherine Sloper)
 2001 – TV film Příběh Služebnice – Natasha Richardson (Kate)
 2003 – TV film Anatomie vraždy – Kathryn Grant (Mary Pilant)
 2005 – TV film Na dotek – Natalie Portmanová (Alice)
 2008 – TV film Tajný ctitel – Claire Keimová (Laura Fabre)
 2008 – TV film Stalo se – Zooey Deschanelová (Alma Moore)
 2008 – TV film Hořký měsíc – Emmanuelle Seignerová (Mimi)
 2008 – TV film Divoký Bill – Christina Applegate (Lurline Newcomb)
 2009 – seriál Zlaté tele – Olga Krasko (Zoja Sinická)
 2009 – TV film Brigády tygrů – Diane Krugerová (Constance Radetsky)
 2009 – TV film Jen procházka v parku – Jane Krakowski (Rachel Morgan)
 2009 – TV film Caravaggio – Claire Keimová (Fillide Melandroni)
 2010 – seriál Impérium – Mafie v Atlantic City – Aleksa Palladino (Angela Darmody)
 2010 – TV film Tupíři – Jenn Proske (Becca Crane)
 2010 – TV film Šamáda – Catherine Deneuve (Lucile)
 2010 – TV film Most osudu – Adriana Dominguez (Pepita)
 2011 – seriál Spartakus: Bohové arény – Marisa Ramirez (Melitta)
 2011 – TV film Štvanec IRA – Rose McGowan (Grace)
 2011 – TV film Pizza a marmeláda – Stefanie Stappenbeck (Lucia Blumenberg)
 2012 – seriál Konec přehlídky – Adelaide Clemens (Valentine Wannop)
 2012 – minisérie Kennedyové – Katie Holmes (Jackie Kennedy)
 2012 – TV film Henry & June – Maria de Medeiros (Anaïs Nin)

Audioknihy
 Jedené pravé lásky, červen 2016, vydala Audiotéka a Mladá fronta

Divadlo

Vybrané divadelní role
 Divadlo pod Palmovkou
 2001–2005 – Amadeus (Konstance Weberová)
 Výstřely na Broadwayi (Ellen)
 2001 – Ubohý vrah (první herečka)
 2003–2006 – Pohled z mostu (Kateřina)
 2005–2011 – Kean IV. (Anna Dambyová) – vystupovala v alternaci s Andreou Černou
 Od 2010 – Mefisto (Erika Brücknerová)
 Od 2012 – Tramvaj do stanice Touha (Stella)
 Divadlo Minor
 2002 – Pokoj v modrém (Dívka, Slečna k dětem, Modelka) – vystupovala v alternaci se Zuzanou Stivínovou
 Divadlo v Řeznické
 2005 – Veřejné oko (Belinda Sidleyová)
 Od 2014 – Sestry B.
 Dejvické divadlo
 2008–2011 – Dračí doupě (Dívka)
 Divadlo Na Jezerce
 Od 2006 – Na dotek (Alice) – vystupuje v alternaci s Kristýnou Bokovou
 Od 2013 – Komedianti
 Divadlo Palace
 Od 2007 – Líbánky aneb Láska ať jde k čertu (Sibyla Chaseová) – vystupuje v alternaci s Ivanou Jirešovou
 Letní shakespearovské slavnosti
 2012–2014 – Richard III. (Lady Anna)
 A studio Rubín
 2000 – Služky (Claire)
 Palác Akropolis
 Od 2013 – PanzerFaust (Markétka)

 2022 William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Shakespearovské slavnosti Praha - Hrad, (roleː Lady Macduff), režie Jakub Krofta

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 FIKEJZ, Miloš. Český film : herci a herečky. I. díl : A–K. 1. vydání (dotisk). Praha : Libri, 2009. 750 s. . S. 497–498.

Externí odkazy

  Oficiální webové stránky
 Profil na webu Divadla pod Palmovkou

 Klára Issová na Dabingforum.cz
 Rozhovor
 Klára Issová na i-divadlo.cz
 Klára Issová na sms.cz

České herečky
České divadelní herečky
České filmové herečky
České televizní herečky
České dabérky
Držitelky Českého lva za nejlepší ženský herecký výkon ve vedlejší roli
Češi syrského původu
Absolventi Pražské konzervatoře
Narození v Praze
Narození 26. dubna
Narození v roce 1979
Žijící lidé
Ženy

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White House Nominates Bill Nelson for NASA Administrator
by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - March 19, 2021
Bill Nelson has been nominated to lead NASA. Image: NASA
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intentions of nominating former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to the post of Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Nelson is a former American Democrat politician who represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2019; prior to that, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991.
Nelson, who was chair of the House Space Subcommittee, began astronaut training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas in September 1985. On January 12, 1986, he flew aboard the Columbia Space Shuttle as a payload specialist. Upon returning to Earth on January 18, 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of Congress to travel into space. The first sitting member of Congress to fly in space was Republican representative Edwin Jacob "Jake" Garn, who flew on Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985 while serving as a U.S. Senator for Utah.
In his role of Senator, Nelson used his 18 year career in various committees which included the breadth of government policy from defense, intelligence and foreign policy to finance, commerce and health care.
Nelson isn't a stranger to the nomination process: he offered his advice on the appointments with the previous two NASA administrators. In 2009, Nelson lobbied the Obama administration to nominate former astronaut Charles Bolden to be administrator, rejecting alternative candidates proposed by the administration. Bolden ending up serving as NASA administrator through the end of the Obama administration. In 2017, Nelson led the opposition to the Trump administration's nomination of Jim Bridenstine, arguing at Bridenstine's confirmation hearing that the "leader of NASA should not be political." However, Bridenstine was eventually confirmed on a party-line vote.
Bridenstine resigned in January. Prior to his resignation, Bridenstine told Irene Klotz, space editor for Aviation Week, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report's parent publication, that he didn't think he'd be the right person in a new administration. "You need somebody who has a close relationship with the president of the U.S. … somebody trusted by the administration …. including OMB (Office of Management and Budget), National Space Council, National Security Council," Bridenstine told Klotz in an interview.
When Bridenstine resigned, Steve Jurczyk became Acting Administrator. Jurczyk released a statement today, saying, ""I'm pleased President Biden has nominated former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to lead our agency. Bill has a proven history of supporting our work here at NASA, and has helped advance America's position in human exploration, science, aeronautics, and technology. While the Senate must confirm the nomination, I look forward to continuing to work with Bill and the Biden-Harris administration to carry out NASA's many critical missions in the years to come."
Green Comet to be Visible Tonight; It'll Visit Earth Again in 45,000 Years


A polar vortex is descending upon the Midwest this week, bringing the coldest weather there in a generation. Snow has already blanketed Chicago, and that will be followed by life-threatening arctic temperatures that will extend from Illinois west through North and South Dakota until Thursday.
Rich Otto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, tells NPR, "These are probably some of the coldest temperatures that the area has seen, parts of the upper Midwest, since the mid-'90s."


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A solid performance from one of the world's most affordable budget brands. Located just a few minutes from Salford Quays, the Lowry Theatre and the Oasis Academy.
Travelodge must have sorely disappointed not to have grabbed a waterfront location. That privelege has gone to the likes of the Premier Inn and the Holiday Inn Express - both sitting snugly (and no doubt smugly) in the Central bay of Manchester's historic quays.
The good news is that its location is just as practical as its even closer to the city centre and attractions like the Museum of Science and Industry, Ordsall Hall Museum and the UKMediaCity Oasis Academy - which is perfect if you're attending shows and events. The mighty Old Trafford and the Lancashire County Cricket Ground are also just a short walk away too.
Travelodge are one of the world's leading 'motel' brands. They might be a bit short on perks and luxuries but they perform solidly where the basic essentials are concerned.
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The hotel has 297 chargeable car parking spaces shared with Morrisons Supermarket on Phoebe Stree
Just 10 minutes walk from Old Trafford
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#include <px4_arch/spi_hw_description.h>
#include <drivers/drv_sensor.h>
#include <nuttx/spi/spi.h>

constexpr px4_spi_bus_t px4_spi_buses[SPI_BUS_MAX_BUS_ITEMS] = {
	initSPIBus(SPI::Bus::SPI1, {
		initSPIDevice(DRV_GYR_DEVTYPE_BMI088, SPI::CS{GPIO::PortA, GPIO::Pin15}, SPI::DRDY{GPIO::PortA, GPIO::Pin10}),
		initSPIDevice(DRV_ACC_DEVTYPE_BMI088, SPI::CS{GPIO::PortA, GPIO::Pin4}, SPI::DRDY{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin0}),
		initSPIDevice(DRV_IMU_DEVTYPE_ICM42688P, SPI::CS{GPIO::PortA, GPIO::Pin4}, SPI::DRDY{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin0}),
		initSPIDevice(DRV_FLOW_DEVTYPE_PAW3902, SPI::CS{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin5}, SPI::DRDY{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin2}),
	}),
	initSPIBus(SPI::Bus::SPI2, {
		initSPIDevice(DRV_DEVTYPE_UNUSED, SPI::CS{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin12}, SPI::DRDY{GPIO::PortB, GPIO::Pin4}),
	}),
};

static constexpr bool unused = validateSPIConfig(px4_spi_buses);


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Q: Using Github's GraphQL to list all tags and search for releases I'm trying to use GraphQL to get all tags from a repository and later (or if possible, in the same command) get some details of the release of each tag.
I'm trying to do this approach git/refs/tags -> releases/tags/[tag_name] because listing all releases by releases is not giving me the whole list of releases.
In v3, this is the equivalent to this:
"https://api.github.com/repos/" + repo + "/git/refs/tags"
"https://api.github.com/repos/" + repo + "/releases/tags/" + tag
In the GraphQL Explorer, I was able to construct this query (replace with your own username and repo):
{
  repository(owner: ":UserName", name: ":Repository") {
    refs(refPrefix: "refs/tags/", last: 100) {
      edges {
        node {
          name
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

But it's giving this result:
{
  "data": {
    "repository": {
      "refs": {
        "edges": [
          {
            "node": {
              "name": "2.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "name": "2.2"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "name": "2.3"
            }
          },
 [...]

I somehow need to fit this into the query too (just an example, I need other fields too), taking the name and using as parameter:
repository(owner: ":UserName", name: ":Repository") {
  release(tagName: name) {
    name
  }
}

Trying like this:
query ListTags {
  repository(owner: ":Username", name: ":Repository") {
    refs(refPrefix: "refs/tags/", last: 100) {
      edges {
        node {
          name
          repository {
            release(tagName: Ref.name) {
              name
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

But I'm unable to use Ref.name as the parameter to release.

When using the query in my project, the object returned has all the JSON nodes, not actually simply the name field.
var httpClient = new HttpClient
{
    BaseAddress = new Uri("https://api.github.com/graphql")
};

httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "ReleaseSearcher");

var basicValue = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"username:key"));
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", basicValue);

var queryObject = new
{
    query = @"query {
        repository(owner: "":Username"", name: "":repo"") {
            refs(refPrefix: ""refs/tags/"", last: 100) {
                edges {
                    node {
                        name
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }",
    variables = new { }
};

var request = new HttpRequestMessage
{
    Method = HttpMethod.Post,
    Content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(queryObject), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
};

dynamic responseObj;

using (var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request))
{
    response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

    var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
    responseObj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(responseString);
}

Console.WriteLine(responseObj.data.viewer.login);
Console.ReadLine();

How can I search for individual releases using the tag name?
How can I properly read the result data?

A: I was able to get what I want with this:
query {
    rateLimit {
        cost
        remaining
     }
     repository(owner: "NickeManarin", name: "ScreenToGif") {
         refs(refPrefix: "refs/tags/", last: 100) {
             nodes {
                 repository {
                     releases(last: 100, orderBy: { field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
                         nodes {
                             name
                             createdAt
                             url
                             releaseAssets(last: 2) {
                                 nodes {
                                     name
                                     downloadCount
                                     downloadUrl
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }

I'm just not sure if it's the best way of doing it.

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Dicing with Death: Honduras – The Force to Live
In this acclaimed series, we journey on some of the world's most dangerous routes and explore the lengths people go to in order to change their destinies.
In Honduras, travelling by road takes courage, especially during the fearsome rainy season. And yet thousands of Hondurans continue to live and survive in parts of the country cut off from the world because of the deplorable state of the roads. Villagers there owe their last link with society to a handful of souls who find the courage to travel these roads to come to their assistance. The stories we are about to tell you illustrate the point to which living in Honduras demands a terrific amount of courage. And fortunately for them, Hondurans are not short of that.
Hugo is one of the rare few in his region to own a car so, whenever he can, he takes on the role of taxi-driver to bring help to those most deprived. "There's no public transport here, so how do you expect people to get around? It's my duty to help them!" Today, Hugo is taking an injured child to hospital… on the other side of the border in Guatemala! There, treatment is free, unlike in Honduras. However, getting to the child, like getting him to the hospital, is no easy matter in the middle of the rainy season.
In Honduras, Rosa is a woman unlike the others. "Ironing and dishes aren't my thing. What I like is adventure!" And Rosa gets plenty of adventure. Every week this shopkeeper and her driver take to the most impractical roads. She weathers 260 km of tracks and a three-day trip to sell her vegetables in the most remote villages.
On these mad roads, there are children hard at work: Juanita and her two little girls spend their days braving the rain and the cold, filling in pot holes in return for a little cash. Today, living conditions in Honduras are driving thousands of families to emigrate to the United States. According to one politician: "They're not pursuing the American dream, they're fleeing the Honduran nightmare."
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Production: Tony Comiti Productions
Director: Charles Comiti & Antonin Marcel
Dicing with Death: Afghanistan, Valley of Merchants
In this acclaimed series, we journey on some of the world's most dangerous routes and explore the lengths people go to in order to change their destinies.
Dicing with Death: Madagascar – Satan's Corridor


Qatar Airways made an announcement the other week about changes to the Privilege Club (read more here) that would also include award chart changes on May 27, 2018. The airline didn't give any advance notice, however, what these changes or how drastic they might be.
Privilege Club mostly/close to doubled the required Qmiles that award now require on its flights in addition to the segment fee of $25/$50/$75 for economy/business/first that was disclosed earlier.
You can access Qatar Airways Privilege Club here.
Qatar Airways has been devaluing its Privilege Club left and right over the past few months. It first instituted email/web form only award requests (you cannot phone in partner awards), instituted per sector fees on its awards, adjusted the number of Qpoints earned based on the fare and abruptly ended the entire Qbiz program without zero advance notice.
Difficult to see any value left on the Privilege Club on its current form with these award tickets that now require 300,000 miles between Europe and Asia in business class.
Qatar Airways business class is great and I have been crediting the flights to BA's Executive Club. One another option is AA's Executive Club that still have competitive partner awards (better than BA's) mostly without fuel surcharges. Privilege Club members that have been crediting Qatar flights to the program should explore alternate options.
Qatar Airways is able to decrease the cash value of its outstanding miles and perhaps take accounting gain. This may benefit the airline in short term. It won't in long term, however, when fliers in increasing number are crediting the flights to other program and there is less loyalty.
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NAUE News Celebrates Its 50th Publication
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Sustainable Geotextiles to Be Showcased in October 22 Webinar
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The field of geosynthetics was created in many respects by manufacturers. It was manufacturers that put forth many of the engineering ideas, funded early research, supported pilot projects, innovated...
VIDEO: GCL Seal Revives a Historic German Moat
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The historic moat in Delitzsch, Germany had been losing water for decades and threatened to become swampy. Renovation plans included the planting of reeds. To prevent reed roots from...
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Australia-based engineer Siamak Paulson (ADE Consulting Group Pty Ltd) hosts a podcast on geosynthetics. In the latest episode, he interviews industry veteran Kent von Maubeuge (NAUE). Other episodes available...
Hydropower Project Realizes Huge Savings with Reinforced Soil
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The newly constructed Arkun Dam hydropower facility on the Çoruh River (Turkey) would have been considerably more expensive if conventional concrete walls were used along the edges of the power station. NAUE Geosynthetics profiles the project and the reinforced earth option that was selected and which saved 40% on the cost for this portion of the project.
Geosynthetic Technical Barriers Create Continuity at Ennigerloh
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The Swabian Gate Weir was constructed in 1873 on the Dreisam River in Freiburg/Breisgau, Germany. The historic installation was listed for monument protection, but its decaying state began to...
Roadway Embankment Reconstruction after Extreme Weather
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Composite reinforcement systems that combine geosynthetics with different facing systems and supports (steel mesh, soil anchors, etc.) have grown substantially in use. These systems enable very efficient construction of...
850 Geotextile Bags Protect Historic Scottish Golf Course
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Founded in 1832, the North Berwick Golf Club in the UK is one of oldest clubs in the world. In fact, you'd have to visit historic St. Andrews to...
Coated GCLs Growing in Australian Landfill Designs
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The City of Townsville in northern Queensland is Australia's largest urban center north of the Sunshine Coast. The local Waste Services Department serves nearly 200,000 residents. When the time...
Flood Protection – Rehabilitation of a Dike in Germany
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The flood disaster of 1997 made a deep impression on many Germans. The Oder and Morava river basins flooded, and the waters spread through regions of the Czech Republic,...
The Greening of Bali's Largest Landfill
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The Indonesian island of Bali is one of the world's most well-known tourist destinations. It provides critical economic vitality to the province, with tourism accounting for more than 70%...
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Late last week, global geosynthetics manufacturer NAUE confirmed that its innovative high-strength geogrid Secugrid® HS has received BBA certification. It's a significant achievement and an acknowledgement of the high...
Landfill Expansion and Mondernization in Shenzhen
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Shenzhen is one of China's many cities on a fast modernization track. Not unexpectedly, the city's rapid industrial and residential growth has created numerous environmental quality challenges....
Sand Mats Protect World Cultural Heritage Site Underwater
The prehistoric pile dwellings in upper Lake Zurich, Switzerland originated 4000 years ago and were awarded the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. These unique...
Four Australia Landfill Design Seminars Headline August Opportunities
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Global Synthetics is partnering with NAUE Geosynthetics (Germany and Malaysia) and Skaps (USA) to offer a series of four landfill seminars across Australia in August. The event, Advances in Landfill Design...
NAUE Earns ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification
In its annual year-end newsletter, NAUE Geosynthetics has announced a significant achievement: ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification for its production sites in Germany. The international company manufactures Bentofix® geosynthetic...
NAUE Releases "The Four Dimensions of Secugrid" Series
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The four dimensions of length, width, depth and time greatly influence civil engineering: project scope, design, product selection, expected service life. Today, NAUE introduces you to a new four-dimensional way of understanding reinforcement applications: the Four Dimensions of Secugrid®. NAUE's new Secugrid® publications are divided into four key reader interest areas (Customer, Quality, Technics, and Ecology) and all four are subdivided into four discussions, such as maximising land use while minimising site disturbance, the importance of manufacturing methodology, and sustainable practices in construction. Read more in the release.
NAUE Simplifies Communication and Concerts Capacities!
In view of its increasing number of international activities, the NAUE Fasertechnik group of companies will be simplifying not only the company logo but also the company name. From the first of January the company will be doing business under the name of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG.


Home Prints Fancy loom. L. J. Knowles & Brother, Worcester, Mass.
Fancy loom. L. J. Knowles & Brother, Worcester, Mass.
Title Fancy loom. L. J. Knowles & Brother, Worcester, Mass.
Publishing details Boston : J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith.
Physical Description 1 print on white wove paper : chromolithograph ; image 21.1 x 29.2 cm., sheet 30.6 x 37.9 cm.
Summary A chromolithographic advertisement for L. J. Knowles & Brother's open shed fancy loom. The loom is shown in great detail with a piece of fabric on the rollers. Date based on an advertisement in the 1884 edition of the Worcester Almanac which shows the same image reproduced as a wood-engraving. Lucius James Knowles and his brother Francis B. Knowles moved their loom manufactory to Worcester in 1866 where they enjoyed considerable success with their innovative looms. After L.J. Knowles death in 1884, the firm was incorporated as the Knowles Loom Works. In 1897, the Knowles Loom Works merged with Crompton Loom Works to become the Knowles & Crompton Loom Works. Purchased with income from the Charles E. Mason, Jr. Print Fund; July 2010; #2010.20 (no.1).
Genre terms Advertisements--Textile machinery--United States--1880-1890.


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This case is painful to read. Margaret Ann Harrison and Jerry Harrison were married for more than 25 years. He was almost certainly unfaithful to her. She presented evidence that, following one episode of his infidelity, she and he had agreed to cancel the prenuptial agreement they had signed the morning before their wedding as a prerequisite for her continuing in the marriage. Yet at divorce, he was able to enforce the prenuptial agreement.
The case is Harrison v Harrison, DR 2150883 (Ala. Civ. App. January 20, 2017). The husband's and wife's testimony was contradictory, so it was left for the trial court to determine which party was telling the truth. The wife said the husband had signed a list of her requirements at home, including the voiding of the prenup, writing "I agree to this" on the list. The husband agreed that he had signed it, but only hurriedly because she had interrupted him at work and he needed to get back to his medical practice. The wife also produced a version of the prenup with a big "X" drawn across the first page and the words "Voided 5/22/10" on page one, together with her initials and what she said were the husband's initials as well. He said he had no memory of signing the document.
After hearing testimony from the wife's handwriting expert, the trial court found the prenup agreement to be valid and enforceable, producing a written opinion to support its decision that detailed its findings of fact. It took a couple of passes to get the case to the point where the appeals court regarded it as an appealable final order.