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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 17
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
ValueError: Trailing data
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
raise e
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 17
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
builder.download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
self._download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
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The Eye of the Tiger and the Heart of a Lion
By Treasure / November, 17, 2015 / 0 comments
As four weight world champion, Adrien Broner, won his latest world championship, when asked by Jim Gray who he wanted to fight next, he called my name – Ashley Theophane.
On Saturday 5th September, Floyd Mayweather told me at his appreciation dinner party that he wanted to make a fight with me and Adrien, because he believes I can beat him.
Strangely enough, after I had beaten Steve Upsher, I was tempted to ask Floyd for that self-same fight.
In the convoluted world that is elite professional boxing, Steve had fought Andre Berto a year ago. Berto then went on to fight Floyd Mayweather. Steve was then due to fight Broner just before AB got his latest world title shot. So therefore why not AB and me fight next?
Whilst I was on Boxnation TV on Monday 7th September I shared that when I beat Upsher that Floyd said “Broner is next for you”. Boxnation got the exclusive!
Just last week Adrien Broner confirmed he wanted to fight me next as Floyd Mayweather believes I can beat him.
He appears a little nervous about our fight, demanding that it be held in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. But I’m cool with that, as a ring is a ring to me. I’ve been fighting away from home for some time now.
However, I still firmly believe that the MGM Grand in Las Vegas would have been the best place to hold this match, as all the big fights happen there.
I spoke to Floyd Mayweather last week about his interview with Ben Thompson from FightHype.com, when he criticised Adrien after AB said “F*** TMT” during an interview. I know I have Floyd’s support and backing which is great and confirms my own confidence.
Ishe Smith, Mickey Bey and Badou Jack were all big underdogs when they got their respective title shots. None of them were given a chance to win their world title fights. I’m in the same position as them, and also backing myself, which is the hallmark of the TMT fighters.
I’ve been ranked world number 4 and British champion. I’ve fought some really good fighters during my career; world champions Danny Garcia and DeMarcus Corley, world title challengers Delvin Rodriguez and Pablo Cesar Cano, British champion Lenny Daws and European champion Jason Cook. I’ve always done it the hard way.
Now I’m on the verge of my career defining fight, against a young and super talented fighter in Adrien Broner.
I believe 100% I will beat Adrien Broner when the time comes. I have no doubt in my mind.
It doesn’t pay to listen to the ‘doubters and cynics’, but they can serve to spur you on to never give up. But do listen to those that back you and are there for you – the fuel that eternal optimism and a positive mind-set brings makes you stronger and hungrier
My career is a real life British version of the Rocky story – it is now down to me to provide the happy ending.
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any tangible or intangible item to which a value can be assigned. Assets can be physical, such as machinery and consumer durables, or financial, such as cash and accounts receivable, or intangible, such as brand value and goodwill.
systematic examination of firm's activities and records, a systematic examination of the activities and status of an entity, based primarily on investigation and analysis of its systems, controls, and records.
1. Banking
money in bank account, the state of a bank account at any one time, indicating whether money is owed (a debit) or owing (a credit balance)
discrepancy between debit and credit figures, in double-entry bookkeeping, the amount required to make the debit and credit figures in the books equal each other
difference between money paid and received, the difference between the totals of the debit and credit entries in an account
a document describing the current activities of a business, setting out its goals and objectives and how they are to be achieved over a set period of time. A business plan may cover the activities of an organization or a group of companies, or it may deal with a single department within the organization. In the former case, it is sometimes referred to as a corporate plan. The sections of a business plan usually include a market analysis describing the target market, customers, and competitors, an operations plan describing how products and services will be developed and produced, and a financial section providing profit, budget, and cash flow forecasts, annual accounts, and financial requirements. Businesses may use a business plan internally as a framework for implementing strategy and improving performance or externally to attract investment or raise capital for development plans. A business plan may form part of the overall corporate planning process within an organization and be used for the implementation of a company's strategy.
structured course of action for longer-term objectives, a planned course of action undertaken to achieve the goals and objectives of an organization. The overall strategy of an organization is known as corporate strategy, but strategy may also be developed for any aspect of an organization's activities such as environmental management or manufacturing strategy.
Basically a bond is labeled as a debt security. In this case an authorized issuer is involved, who owes a debt to the holder, which he’s supposed to repay the principal amount as well as the interest at a later set date. This later date or day is known as the maturity date or day.
In other words a bond is a loan in the form of a security following different terms and conditions. In this case the lender is the bond holder, the issuer is the borrower and finally the coupon is the interest. Bonds can be used by the person or persons to expand their business, garage, showroom renovation etc. depending on the type of business they are doing, instead of taking loans in such circumstances, many companies opt to give out bonds by way of which the issuer as well as the holder is benefited, since the holder if he keeps the same amount of money in hand, it’s not going to multiply, but on the contrary if he invests in bonds, he’s going to benefit and the issuer as well doesn’t have to hunt around for finances from other external sources.
Bonds and stocks are almost the same, but the major difference is in case of stocks the stock-holders are owners of the company. It means the stock-holders have an equity share, while in case of bond-holders they have the status of only ordinary lenders; they don’t possess any other rights whatsoever and hence are at a disadvantage.
The second major difference is that bonds have a fixed maturity date, while stocks can even be kept indefinitely with you, there’s no restriction on that whatsoever. Moreover the bonds need to be redeemed after the maturity period, while stocks do not have any such strings attached to it.
place for buying and selling, a market where goods, services, or financial instruments are bought and sold
2. Stockholding & Investments
converting one form of security to another, the conversion of one type of security for another, for example, the exchange of a bond for stock
3. E-Commerce
environment for conducting business, the main type of business-to-business marketplace. The B2B exchange enables suppliers, buyers, and intermediaries to come together and offer products to each other according to a set of criteria. B2B Web exchanges provide constant price adjustments in line with fluctuations of supply and demand. In E2E or "exchange-to-exchange" e-commerce, buyers and sellers conduct transactions not only within exchanges but also between them.
barter, to trade goods and services for other goods and services
5. Currency & Exchange
trade one country's currency for another, to trade the currency of one country or economic zone for that of another
otherwise known as GDP, is an economic measurement that monitors the overall income and output of a country. It is a way to interpret the overall prosperity of the economy. It is calculated on an annual basis with quarterly updates.
There are a number of factors that go into the calculation of GDP, some more widely used than others. The most common calculation takes in to account:
- All of the count
ry’s consumer spending. (A)
- All of the country’s governmental spending. (B)
- All of the country’s business spending. (C)
- The total income from the country’s annual exports. (D)
- Minus the total value of imports. (E)
Therefore GDP = A + B + C + D - E
Sometimes GDP is calculated by taking the monetary value from the total amount of products produced in the year, although that doesn’t necessarily mean all of those products were bought, so therefore this method is less accurate than the above method. There are of course many transactions that fall under the government’s radar (this is known as underground spending), so GDP is only a rough guide.
The data produced by GDP is interpreted in a number of ways. Some use it to measure the productivity of the country, in that it shows how much product was produced and sold. Others use it to measure the general health of the economy and the standard of living of those living in it. For example during an economic recession there is likely to be less consumer spending.
All economies are looking for a consistent amount of growth in GDP each year. Historically the annual GDP growth in the United States has been 2.5 to 3 percent.
A similar calculation is Gross National Product which takes in to account products produced by domestic firms operating in other countries.
Devaluation
reduction of official currency exchange rate, a reduction in the official fixed rate at which one currency exchanges for another under a fixed-rate regime, usually to correct a balance of payments deficit
selling commodity abroad at greatly reduced price, the selling of a commodity on a foreign market at a price below its marginal cost, either to dispose of a temporary surplus or to achieve a monopoly by eliminating competition — dump.
value on coin, banknote, or stamp, a unit of money imprinted on a coin, banknote, or stamp.
profits paid to stockholders, part of a company's net profits paid out to qualified stockholders at a fixed amount per share
expenditure on assets and securities, the spending of money on stocks and other securities, or on assets such as plant and machinery
something invested in, something such as stocks, real estate, or a project in which money is invested in the expectation of making a profit
money invested, an amount of money invested in something in the expectation of making a profit
The INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms) is a universally recognized set of definitions of international trade terms, such as FOB, CFR and CIF, developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, France. It defines the trade contract responsibilities and liabilities between buyer and seller. It is invaluable and a cost-saving tool. The exporter and the importer need not undergo a lengthy negotiation about the conditions of each transaction. Once they have agreed on a commercial term like FOB, they can sell and buy at FOB without discussing who will be responsible for the freight, cargo insurance, and other costs and risks.
The INCOTERMS was first published in 1936 – INCOTERMS 1936 –and it is revised periodically to keep up with changes in the international trade needs. The complete definition of each term is available from the current publication – INCOTERMS 2000. The publication is available at your local Chamber of Commerce affiliated with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Many importers and exporters worldwide are accustomed to and may still use the INCOTERMS 1980, the predecessor of INCOTERMS 1990 and INCOTERMS 2000.
EXW {+ the named place}
Ex Works
Ex means from. Works means factory, mill or warehouse, which is the seller's premises. EXW applies to goods available only at the seller's premises. Buyer is responsible for loading the goods on truck or container at the seller's premises, and for the subsequent costs and risks.
In practice, it is not uncommon that the seller loads the goods on truck or container at the seller's premises without charging loading fee.
In the quotation, indicate the named place (seller's premises) after the acronym EXW, for example EXW Kobe and EXW San Antonio.
The term EXW is commonly used between the manufacturer (seller) and export-trader (buyer), and the export-trader resells on other trade terms to the foreign buyers. Some manufacturers may use the term Ex Factory, which means the same as Ex Works.
FCA {+ the named point of departure}
Free Carrier
The delivery of goods on truck, rail car or container at the specified point (depot) of departure, which is usually the seller's premises, or a named railroad station or a named cargo terminal or into the custody of the carrier, at seller's expense. The point (depot) at origin may or may not be a customs clearance center. Buyer is responsible for the main carriage/freight, cargo insurance and other costs and risks.
In the air shipment, technically speaking, goods placed in the custody of an air carrier is considered as delivery on board the plane. In practice, many importers and exporters still use the term FOB in the air shipment.
The term FCA is also used in the RO/RO (roll on/roll off) services.
In the export quotation, indicate the point of departure (loading) after the acronym FCA, for example FCA Hong Kong and FCA Seattle.
Some manufacturers may use the former terms FOT (Free On Truck) and FOR (Free On Rail) in selling to export-traders.
FAS {+ the named port of origin}
Free Alongside Ship
Goods are placed in the dock shed or at the side of the ship, on the dock or lighter, within reach of its loading equipment so that they can be loaded aboard the ship, at seller's expense. Buyer is responsible for the loading fee, main carriage/freight, cargo insurance, and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of origin (loading) after the acronym FAS, for example FAS New York and FAS Bremen.
The FAS term is popular in the break-bulk shipments and with the importing countries using their own vessels.
FOB {+ the named port of origin}
Free On Board
The delivery of goods on board the vessel at the named port of origin (loading), at seller's expense. Buyer is responsible for the main carriage/freight, cargo insurance and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of origin (loading) after the acronym FOB, for example FOB Vancouver and FOB Shanghai.
Under the rules of the INCOTERMS 1990, the term FOB is used for ocean freight only. However, in practice, many importers and exporters still use the term FOB in the air freight.
In North America, the term FOB has other applications. Many buyers and sellers in Canada and the U.S.A. dealing on the open account and consignment basis are accustomed to using the shipping terms FOB Origin and FOB Destination.
FOB Origin means the buyer is responsible for the freight and other costs and risks. FOB Destination means the seller is responsible for the freight and other costs and risks until the goods are delivered to the buyer's premises, which may include the import customs clearance and payment of import customs duties and taxes at the buyer's country, depending on the agreement between the buyer and seller.
In international trade, avoid using the shipping terms FOB Origin and FOB Destination, which are not part of the INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms).
CFR {+ the named port of destination}
Cost and Freight
The delivery of goods to the named port of destination (discharge) at the seller's expense. Buyer is responsible for the cargo insurance and other costs and risks. The term CFRwas formerly written as C&F. Many importers and exporters worldwide still use the term C&F.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of destination (discharge) after the acronym CFR, for example CFR Karachi and CFR Alexandria.
Under the rules of the INCOTERMS 1990, the term Cost and Freight is used for ocean freight only. However, in practice, the term Cost and Freight (C&F) is still commonly used in the air freight.
CIF {+ the named port of destination}
Cost, Insurance and Freight
The cargo insurance and delivery of goods to the named port of destination (discharge) at the seller's expense. Buyer is responsible for the import customs clearance and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of destination (discharge) after the acronym CIF, for example CIF Pusan and CIF Singapore.
Under the rules of the INCOTERMS 1990, the term CIF is used for ocean freight only. However, in practice, many importers and exporters still use the term CIF in the air freight.
CPT {+ the named place of destination}
Carriage Paid To
The delivery of goods to the named place of destination (discharge) at seller's expense. Buyer assumes the cargo insurance, import customs clearance, payment of customs duties and taxes, and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the place of destination (discharge) after the acronym CPT, for example CPT Los Angeles and CPT Osaka.
CIP {+ the named place of destination}
Carriage and Insurance Paid To
The delivery of goods and the cargo insurance to the named place of destination (discharge) at seller's expense. Buyer assumes the import customs clearance, payment of customs duties and taxes, and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the place of destination (discharge) after the acronym CIP, for example CIP Paris and CIP Athens.
DAF {+ the named point at frontier}
Delivered At Frontier
The delivery of goods to the specified point at the frontier at seller's expense. Buyer is responsible for the import customs clearance, payment of customs duties and taxes, and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the point at frontier (discharge) after the acronym DAF, for example DAF Buffalo and DAF Welland.
DES {+ the named port of destination}
Delivered Ex Ship
The delivery of goods on board the vessel at the named port of destination (discharge), at seller's expense. Buyer assumes the unloading fee, import customs clearance, payment of customs duties and taxes, cargo insurance, and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of destination (discharge) after the acronym DES, for example DES Helsinki and DES Stockholm.
DEQ {+ the named port of destination}
Delivered Ex Quay
The delivery of goods to the quay (the port) at destination at seller's expense. Seller is responsible for the import customs clearance and payment of customs duties and taxes at the buyer's end. Buyer assumes the cargo insurance and other costs and risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the port of destination (discharge) after the acronym DEQ, for example DEQ Libreville and DEQ Maputo.
DDU {+ the named point of destination}
Delivered Duty Unpaid
The delivery of goods and the cargo insurance to the final point at destination, which is often the project site or buyer's premises, at seller's expense. Buyer assumes the import customs clearance and payment of customs duties and taxes. The seller may opt not to insure the goods at his/her own risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the point of destination (discharge) after the acronym DDU, for example DDU La Paz and DDU Ndjamena.
DDP {+ the named point of destination}
Delivered Duty Paid
The seller is responsible for most of the expenses, which include the cargo insurance, import customs clearance, and payment of customs duties and taxes at the buyer's end, and the delivery of goods to the final point at destination, which is often the project site or buyer's premises. The seller may opt not to insure the goods at his/her own risks.
In the export quotation, indicate the point of destination (discharge) after the acronym DDP, for example DDP Bujumbura and DDP Mbabane.
Vertical merger
combining of firms in same supply chain, the amalgamation of two or more organizations from the same supply chain under single ownership, through the direct acquisition by one organization of the net assets or liabilities of the other.
1. switching from in-house personnel to outside supplier, the transfer of the provision of services previously performed by in-house personnel to an external organization, usually under a contract with agreed standards, costs, and conditions. Areas traditionally outsourced include legal services, transport, catering, and security. An increasing variety of activities, including IT services, training, and public relations are now being outsourced. Outsourcing, or contracting out, is often introduced with the goal of increasing efficiency and reducing costs, or to enable the organization to develop greater flexibility or to concentrate on core business activities. The term subcontracting is sometimes used to refer to outsourcing.
2. obtaining goods or services from outside suppliers, the use of external suppliers as a source of finished products, components, or services
gap between cost and selling price the difference between the cost and the selling price of a product or service ANZ extra pay for employees' special skills a payment made to workers over and above
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Good news in New York State
Assemblyman David Weprin calls for change in state to give adoptees access to their birth records
Change would help track family and medical issues
BY Jennifer H. Cunningham
Sunday, November 6 2011, 6:38 PM
Norman Y. Lono/NORMAN Y. LONO
Nov 6, 2011 - Manhattan, NY
State Assemblyman David I. Weprin on Sunday called for a change in state law that bars adoptees from seeing to their birth records.
Weprin said he is sponsoring the “Adoptees Bill of Rights” bill to give adoptees access to their birth certificate and medical records once they turn 18. Weprin said birth records are sealed and kept by the state Department of Health once someone is adopted.
"This bill would allow adoptees, when they turn 18, access to their original birth certificate,” Weprin, joined by adoptive advocates, said Sunday on the steps of City Hall. “It is time these archaic laws be amended to reflect our current reality.”
Adult adoptees must go through the courts to get their records - a costly move with no guarantee of success, adoptive advocates said.
“They are the only classification of persons that have no right to their birth information,” said Ellyn Essig, legal advisor for Unsealed Initiative, a group fighting for adoptee access to birth records. “All we’re looking for is equal footing with everybody else.”
Larry Dell, 63, of Maplewood, N.J., discovered he was adopted four years ago, and said changing the law would help him find his family.
“I would get my original birth certificate with the names of my parents,” Dell said. “That’s what I need. That’s the missing piece.”
Weprin said the bill has wide bipartisan support, and he anticipates a vote when the assembly goes back into session in January. Seven other states have passed similar legislation.
Weprin said access to birth records wasn't only a human right, but it allows adoptees to find out their family medical history.
Adoptee Joel Vergun, 51, agreed. Vergun said finding his birth mom, Jill Auerbach, 68, of Poughkeepsie, was the difference between life and death.
“There's a serious history of heart disease in my family,” Vergun said. “Because she found me eight years ago, I went and had some tests done that I wouldn't have known to do otherwise. They found a couple of conditions, which were treated, which would have caused me to have an arrhythmia, which would have caused my heart to suddenly stop like it did my birth father. She saved my life.”
November is National Adoption Month.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/assemblyman-david-weprin-calls-change-state-give-adoptees-access-birth-records-article-1.973061#ixzz1d2Nz424j
Labels: National Adoption Month, New York state adoptees
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Twitter Acquires CardSpring; Enters SMB Loyalty and Data Space
Coupons/Deals, E-Commerce, Mobile Payments, Social
Twitter has made a bold move to go beyond advertising by adding performance marketing to its portfolio via the purchase of CardSpring, the San Francisco-based startup. The acquisition price has not been announced. CardSpring had raised $10 Million since its launch in 2011.
One of the big tech challenges in the payments space has been to remake the credit/debit card to a “digital receipt” product that can not only process sales, but also leverage specific SKU information, location and customer behavior to add coupons, loyalty points, events and other ewallet items. That’s the challenge that Netscape Vet Eckart Walther gave himself several years ago in launching CardSpring with several others. The company has been positioned as a value add – some would say “middle man” — to both financial institutions and publishers providing marketing solutions for brands and SMBs.
CardSpring’s ambitious goal has been to enable merchants to write their own promotions; distribute them over CardSpring’s publisher network; and redeem and analyze the deal on their Point of Sales. The service’s “near” real-time analytics can show merchants where their redeemed promotions are coming from and what they bought.
CardSpring first got on the map via a 2012 partnership with payments leader First Data to provide check-in promotions at certain venues. More recently, it has also begun integrating with VeriFone’s POS network to enable developers to build their own card-linked services.
The launch of CardSpring Connect in September, 2013 – described as “Google Analytics for the retail world” was a milestone for the company. Foursquare and MOGL are among the most significant publishers providing CardSpring Connect to at least some of their merchant advertisers. Others include Thanx, Roximity, Moblico and OnStripe.
Twitter’s acquisition of CardSpring makes sense to us as Twitter positions itself as a real time marketing channel, and also a “common carrier” that can work widely across the board with key players in the space. This is consistent with CardSpring’s general positioning. The sale of CardSpring itself also suggests that it has been a difficult effort for an independent company to enlist partners for a middle man solution. It has also been difficult to differentiate itself among several other players providing similar features.
BIA/Kelsey looks deep at the SMB Loyalty and Data Space at Leading in Local: SMB Digital Marketing Sept. 22-24 in New Orleans, with such featured speakers as Groupon’s Dan Roarty, Perka’s Rob Bethge and Mercury Payment’s Randy Clark. You can register here.
Alice July 28, 2014 at 8:17 pm
Twitter has stepped up to the next level in conquering the e-commerce industry. E-commerce via Twitter will be easier, more profit will be generated and the marketing is pretty simple since millions of netizens are already using Twitter. This is such a great move for Twitter.
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Live8: more trite, more seriousness
Posted on July 2, 2005 by Rachel
Jonathan Ross (very tongue-in-cheek): Make poverty history and get Robbie laid, that’s the two messages we’re sending out now
David Sillito, BBC News, backstage at Hyde Park:
Chris Martin is having a chat with the Kofi Annan outside a portacabin with Sir Elton John, Richard Ashcroft and Annie Lennox all looking on. Around 300 other people are trying to master the art of staring at celebrities while looking as though they are far to cool to be bothered by all this. (From BBC)
Ian Youngs, BBC News at Hyde Park
To reinforce his message, Bob Geldof introduced a survivor of the 1984 Ethiopian famine. It was an emotional moment and proved to the crowd they could make a difference. But the embarrassed-looking young lady was then dragged around the stage by Madonna during her first song. The clash of serious message with frivolous pop suddenly became a little uncomfortable.
Random crowd quotes:
– I’ll never do it agian in my lifetime, it’s good to have done it
– The music’s great; great cause.
– It’s our duty to do this
Madonna: it’s a much bigger issue that my own personal problems…I would go there [Africa] if I could effect real change, and not something momentary.
The Killers: People today are coming together as a family, because our brothers and sisters in Africa require our help.
Lenny Henry: [Why are we here..] We’re all really scared of Bob Geldof..and the poverty thing, that too
Andrew Marr: debt cancellation is virtually done. There will be a deal on aid…$25b extra…but it is still not sorted. Trade…that’s the hard bit and not getting very far…we may get some good words on it…African politicians have to put their own houses in order… Nobody should come away from this thinking.. Make poverty history, it’s a great concert, it’s a tick in the box and thats it.
Lots of photos, from concerts and marches.
With a touch of serendipity, my previous post was picked up by someone who has anger that the focus is on this and not this. I’m just quoting some of the things I hear, small indications of various sincerity levels.
Do I think that 9 concerts around the world, attended by a few million, watched by billions can magically change the world. No. But nor can a march of 200000 in Edinburgh. The only people who have a major impact are the politicians, who control the flow of aid and debt and, far more importantly, access to markets and trade; the politicians in both the G8 countries and those in charge of the countries impacted in Africa and other areas of the world affected by poverty. But slowly, slowly, the politicians listen and slowly, something may be done. People need to think they are doing something to encourage this listening. By attending a march. By dancing at a concert. By signing an online petition. By writing a blog post. By donating money. You need to do what your conscious drives you to Read this for another take on the matter.
Sorry, rant over…
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Community bonding
By Anahita | Published: Nov 04 2014
The lack of reliable support for arts venues (and for those running, renting, maintaining, upgrading and renovating them) often feels like the elephant in the cultural policy room.
Two recent meetings, one convened by the Toronto Arts Council and one by the Metcalf Foundation, acknowledged the additional pressures (including but not exclusively financial) of owning a space. While neither meeting was meant to advance new program or funding plans they were useful gatherings that clearly defined the issues at hand: the need for production and co-production formats (and ideally funding) that take into account the venues’ contributions; and the need for flexible capital expertise (and adequate funding) on an as-needed basis.
For spaces with such a large community impact, we’re currently leaving each organization to find its own solutions in its own way and on its own time. Not perfect.
This is why creative capital financing solutions become so exciting.
The Centre for Social Innovation, always a leader in new ideas and brave ventures and whose board I served on for 10 years, was one of the first to use interest-bearing community bonds to finance a nonprofit workspace – CSI Annex, where I work.
And they’re doing it again. On October 16th CSI announced that they’re buying the Murray Building, across the street from CSI Spadina – a brick and beam building with 64,000 sq feet of “urban goodness and world changing potential.” CEO Tonya Surman wrote a blog about the why of buying a building to secure affordable long term rental space for social innovation in downtown Toronto.
To raise the capital needed for this purchase, CSI is issuing a new series of Community Bonds with minimum investments starting at only $1,000. This week they reached their first goal point of $1 million, with $3 million still to go. While community bonds are not a solution for every organization – they require a healthy and sophisticated financial and organizational capacity – they definitely have potential for a number of arts organizations in our community and beyond. They’re also, as you would imagine, a superlative opportunity to expand community ties, drawing a wide range of people closer to your organization’s goals and space.
If you’re interested in aligning your money and your values, the CSI is hosting information sessions for anyone interested. Contact Leah Pollock 416.407.8040 or bonds@socialinnovation.ca.
Ideas like this are necessary to prevent the struggles of many arts organizations in the States, who’ve been succumbing to a pattern of crisis recently outlined by the Nonprofit Quarterly:
A commitment in 2007 or 2008 was made to a new building or other expensive outlay on the basis of pre-recession assumptions.
The recession hits, and not only does it negatively affect the group’s capital goals, but it also affects its operating revenue.
Debt grows and the organization often cannibalizes its capacity in an attempt to stay afloat.
The organization no longer appears viable unless some institution, be it public or private or some combination thereof, realizes that the group is a valuable enough city asset to make a strong enough investment to bring it back.
In retrospect, we’re very lucky that the Province of Ontario acknowledged these pressures on some of the Cultural Renaissance building projects supported by the Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program, and provided increased operating funding to help them avoid debilitating financial difficulties. In fact, although I’m knocking on wood as we speak, very careful planning combined with the sort of natural caution we’re good at in Canada, seems to have resulted in relatively strong and successful arts capital projects of all sizes in Toronto.
I have to end by saying, with frustration and some anger, that MaRS’ inability to find tenants for their newest building or make timely payments on their loan could very well close the door on expanding access to the province’s Infrastructure Loan Program. The Ontario Nonprofit Network worked very hard for years – as did a number of sectors including, prominently, the arts community – to negotiate opening this capital loan program to a wider range of nonprofits. We were all committed to doing this in a way that reduced any likelihood of default through a system of thorough financial analysis, tight business planning, and the provision of ongoing professional expertise and support – ensuring that organizations receiving loans could safely afford their carrying costs.
It’s particularly galling because some of the officials we talked to over that time seemed to feel that well-qualified and capable arts organizations, daycares and nonprofit housing groups posed an unacceptable risk to the province’s financial stability. As if! The front-page news around MaRS has done more harm than any loan-ready arts group, community-run daycare or nonprofit housing provider could ever have done.
The vast majority of nonprofit and charitable organizations feel a compelling responsibility to use public funds well and carefully. Why is this still such a little known fact?
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Thread: Ukraine
Henning 4148
Re: Ukraine
Ukraine and curruption will probably be reviewed before they actualy enter the EU. At the moment, they have foreign troops fighting to take control in their country, they have a lot of people who have lost their lives, lost their homes, live with damaged infrastructure at times without heating or light or means to cook in the winter. I can not see how this can be justified.
One more aspect - Clausewitz and his thesis that war is an extension of politics was mentioned before - considering when he made the statement, it seems to be a statement that is fitting with dictatorships - whether they come as kingdoms or have formed in a different way.
Latest since the Nuremberg trials attacking another nation is regarded as a crime.
Confirmed Junkie
Uki, NSW, Australia
Originally Posted by George.
I did, and no one can explain why the second bomb was dropped only 3 days after the first. Not enough time for the Japanese government to even understand what happened, let alone surrender. The invasion of Japan was slated for November, so no rush there.
The only two plausible theories:
- the US wanted to test a plutonium gadget on an urban area.
- the USSR had just invaded Manchukuo and the US wanted Japan to surrender ASAP so as to not have to share the occupation like in Germany.
It was a warning to Russia, relations between the West and Russia in Europe were already souring.
without freedom of speech, we wouldn't know who the idiots are.
Vadim 68
Originally Posted by robm
The word "pogrom" came from Russia, after all.
Actual meaning is "to wreak havoc".
Pogrom came into frequent use as a term around 1881 after anti-Semitic violence erupted following the assassination of Czar Alexander II.
Anti-Jewish groups claimed the government had approved reprisals against Jews. The first violence broke out in Yelizavetgrad, Ukraine, and then spread to 30 other towns, including Kiev.
Andrew Craig-Bennett
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK
I have been given to understand that the second explanation is the one that applied.
Also, only two bombs existed and time would be needed to produce enough highly enriched material to make more. Dropping two in rapid succession gave the impression that there were dozens more to be dropped on every conurbation in Japan.
IMAGINES VEL NON FUERINT
dutchpp
The other one
Nicholas Carey wondered if there were AWACS aircraft around Ukraine.
This is the visible part of the surveillance aircraft just a view minutes ago.
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A Challenger 600 spy plane of unknown origin, a British Boeing 135 Rivet Joint and a NATO Boeing E3A AWACS aircraft, all of them working from within NATO airspace.
I'm sure there are more invisible observation aircraft/drones in the area. The drones are probably operating above the Black Sea, they usually fly an extended racetrack pattern along the Turkish/Russian boundary.
The territorial boundaries around the Black Sea.
Rom.territ-waters.jpg
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C. Ross
St. Paul, MN Mississippi River Milepost 840.2
The July 25th authorization to use atomic weapons authorized multiple bombs: “additional bombs will be delivered on the above targets as soon as made ready.” https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhatt...order_drop.htm
Thank god there were only two in inventory and Japan surrendered after two.
The idea that the second was dropped for different reasons than the first has no historical truth.
johnw
This is simply not true. The second bomb was dropped soon after the first to give the impression that we had plenty where that came from. In a bit of serendipity, a bomber pilot shot down over Japan was coerced into 'confessing' that America had 100 bombs and was producing more at a healthy pace. Had Japanese intelligence not threatened the pilot with death if he did not reveal how many bombs America had and how many it was producing, he would have continued to tell them truthfully that he did not posses any knowledge on these lines.
Instead, the deliberations about surrender were made with Japanese intelligence assuring the bigwigs that America had a formidable and growing arsenal of nukes. The American bluff worked better than anticipated.
All that information was in the thread you participated in, yet new information did not change your views. You also do not seem to recall that the Japanese had withdrawn all the regular army units from Manchuria to defend the home island, leaving a few colonial conscripts commanded by some of the less fortunate Japanese officers to defend Manchuria. If the opposing army leaves, yes, you can take a lot of territory quickly.
On the trailing edge of technology.
https://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-John-L.../dp/B07LC6Y934
http://www.scribd.com/johnmwatkins/documents
http://booksellersvsbestsellers.blogspot.com/
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Originally Posted by Vadim 68
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conte...aust-survivors
On July 1, 1946, a nine-year-old non-Jewish boy, Henryk Blaszczyk, left his home in Kielce, without informing his parents. When he returned on July 3, the boy told his parents and the police, in an effort to avoid punishment for wandering off, that he had been kidnapped and hidden in the basement of the local Jewish Committee building on 7 Planty Street. The Committee building sheltered up to 180 Jews, and housed various Jewish institutions operating in Kielce at the time. The local police went to investigate the alleged crime in the building, and even though Henryk's story began to unravel (the building, for example, had no basement), a large crowd of angry Poles, including one thousand workers from the Ludwikow steel mill, gathered outside the building.
In September and October 1946, Polish authorities in Kielce indicted civilians, soldiers and police officers for their participation in the pogrom View This Term in the Glossary and complicity in the killings. Among the defendants were the commander of the Kielce Office of the Security Service, Major Wladyslaw Sobczynski, and the Chief of Police, Colonel Wiktor Kuznicki, as well as his deputy, Major Kazimierz Gwiazdowicz; of the three, only Kuznicki received a one year sentence, while the other two were acquitted.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day in Ukraine.
1933 painting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
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gypsie
Chateratist
Between Bourgeoisie and Proletariat - Australia
The current bombing more than echos it.
It's all fun and games until Darth Vader comes.
jdmcintyre
Ullapool Scotland
Two films, The first was shown to me by a German friend who's father walked several hundred miles from Poland to escape the advancing Russian Army at the end of WW II. He was eight. She tells me that he still licks his plate clean.
Ida (One of the best films made in the last few years in my opinion.)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718492/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
A novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Gareth Jones breaks the news of the Holodomor in Ukraine in the western media.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-...enly/101703524
Belarus' foreign minister, Vladimir Makei — a longtime associate of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko — has died suddenly, aged 64.
Nicholas Carey
Seattle, WA USA
Originally Posted by WX
Another open window? Or steep stairs and a loose carpet?
You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)
Originally Posted by Nicholas Carey
Possibly something in his caviar.
The weather forecast predicts very heavy snow in Ukraine today, at least 6 million people are still without electricity and most of them without heating.
The ISW Russian offensive campaign assessment, November 26.
https://www.understandingwar.org/bac...nt-november-26
The overall pace of operations in Ukraine is likely to increase in the upcoming weeks as the ground freezes throughout the theater.
Russian officials are continuing efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Russian officials may be trying to counteract Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin’s growing influence through the promotion of other parallel Russian military structures.
Russian forces are likely using inert Kh-55 missiles designed solely to carry nuclear warheads in its campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure, highlighting the Russian military’s depletion of high-precision weapons.
Russian forces continued defensive operations against ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive operations along the Svatove-Kreminna line.
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the directions of Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
Russian forces continued establishing fortifications in eastern Kherson Oblast.
Russian tactical, logistical, and equipment failures continue to decrease the morale of Russian troops and drive searches for scapegoats.
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Cantão - Brazil
Originally Posted by johnw
You also do not seem to recall that the Japanese had withdrawn all the regular army units from Manchuria to defend the home island, leaving a few colonial conscripts commanded by some of the less fortunate Japanese officers to defend Manchuria. If the opposing army leaves, yes, you can take a lot of territory quickly.
The Japanese had over a million men in China and Manchuria when the bombs were dropped, including their most experienced units. Giving up China and Manchuria would be giving up the reason for which they started the war.
The great pressure that was threatening; Europe going cold for winter and forcing Ukraine hand, how is that picture? Any insights from our European brethren?
Originally Posted by gypsie
Most European countries have imported a lot of natural gas and LNG from other sources and filled up their stocks.
The predictions are that this winter won't be a problem. But perhaps next winter will be.
Originally Posted by dutchpp
Europe’s move away from Russian sources has been impressive.
https://www.reuters.com/business/ene...as-2022-10-24/
Their best troops and equipment had been transferred to the Pacific front long before the Russians invaded. Many of the troops there were Chinese (the Manchukou army.) When the Russians invaded, they faced no guns that could take out a T-34, and the Japanese resorted to suicide troops that strapped explosives to themselves and tried to get to the tank so they could blow it up.
The conscripts from the Donbas region have found themselves in a position similar to the conscripts in the Manchukou army, considered disposable by the imperial power they served and given weapons inadequate to the task they were given.
Originally Posted by C. Ross
That's encouraging.
Clan Gordon
What that article seems to miss is that a lot of the gas to fill the European storage has come from the US - in the form of LNG. The US has radically ramped up (tripled) its exports to Europe. In September 70% of US exports went to Europe.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-G...-Has-Lost.html
Most of that is LNG from fracked US gas which some Europeans were not so keen on not so long ago.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/ene...mental-impact/
Quite a lot of the US LNG was transferred into Europe from the UK - because some European countries (like Germany) have no LNG import facilities (though they soon will), whereas (in one of the few signs of intelligence in recent UK energy policy), the UK invested in increasing its LNG import capacity some years back. The UK gas export volumes to Europe have been far higher than usual this year.
https://www.share-talk.com/uk-will-b...e-for-storage/
It will be interesting to see what happens this winter if (as usually happens) the UK needs to import gas back from Europe.
Peerie Maa
Old Grey Inquisitive One
Walney, near Cumbria UK
We don't mind the US screwing up its people by fracking gas, that is for the US government to legislate. It is just that we don't want to take the risks of seismic events that come with the process in the UK.
It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
The power of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web
The weakness of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63773654
Genocide involves "the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group", according to a definition provided by the UN Genocide Convention.Among the acts which may qualify are killing or causing serious harm to members of that group - or forcibly transferring its children elsewhere.
In his BBC interview, Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin said that, as well as the attacks on the energy grid, 11,000 Ukrainian children had been forcibly deported to Russia.
Mr Kostin said his office was investigating reports of more than 49,000 war crimes and crimes of aggression since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February.
The "same pattern of conduct" was being seen in every Ukrainian settlement occupied by Russian forces, he observed.
A war crime constitutes a violation of the so-called "rules" of war set out by international treaties including the Geneva Conventions.
Among other things, the Conventions stipulate that civilians must be protected. Russia has been repeatedly accused of breaking this rule.
Bottlewasher
Hills of Vermont, USA
Originally Posted by Peerie Maa
And ground water plus aquifer contamination
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
Originally Posted by Clan Gordon
Yes, but not everyone in Europe can afford an energy bill 4 times larger than usual. Tell me again who benefits from the destruction of NS2.
"The United States sells us its gas with a multiplier effect of four when it crosses the Atlantic," European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said on French TV on Wednesday. "Of course the Americans are our allies... but when something goes wrong it is necessary also between allies to say it."
skuthorp
victoria, australia. (1 address now)
Same here, but some conservative state governments are not as 'conservative' as their voters on the subject, and the previous Federal government that was enthusiastic about it was reduced to a rump with, at present, little relevancy.
I don't think the Yanks would go to the trouble of blowing up a gas pipeline to increase their sales.
BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, designed to double the flow of Russian gas direct to Germany, after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
Europe's most divisive energy project, worth $11 billion, was finished in September, but has stood idle pending certification by Germany and the European Union.
The pipeline had been set to ease the pressure on European consumers facing record energy prices amid a wider post-pandemic cost of living crisis, and on governments that have already forked out billions to try to cushion the impact on consumers
Some history.
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/fact...-splits-europe
Did Russia do it?
NS1 was already offline, ostensibly because of sanctions, so the leaks don’t change the near-term availability of gas on the European market. (The gas that is now leaking into the sea had been fed into the pipelines to keep them pressurized.) Russia could always have kept the pipelines shut, of course, but some analysts have suggested that Russia may have an economic motive for damaging them. Mysterious explosions would allow Russia to blame the leaks on force majeure, in order toto wriggle out of looming multi-billion-dollar legal claims by European utilities that feel ripped off by the NS1 shutdowns
How it might have been done.
https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje...am-2-pipelines
According to the most likely version, the damage to the pipelines was caused by a deliberate Russian act. Of the options available to the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea, the action of Russian military intelligence units is probable. This thesis is made more plausible by the fact that certain rescue units equipped with specialised underwater equipment which could be used for sabotage actions participated in the pipelines’ construction. In 2021, the facilities were inspected by specialists from the Russian Ministry of Defence’s Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research (GUGI military unit no. 45707) and soldiers from the underwater sabotage subunit from the base at Baltiysk. Their participation in the work demonstrates that Moscow considers the pipelines to be objects of military importance that are subject to special protection, and has ensured that they can be destroyed (e.g. by pre-positioned explosive charges), not least to worsen the economic situation in Europe.
Ha ha ha ha!!
You need to up your game, Comrade.
I was wondering where he was going with that.
Australia is one of the worlds biggest exporters of gas. The value of that gas has gone through the roof.
I think it was Australia who blew up NS2. Specifically Johnno from Carnarvon who recently spotted that part of his superannuation is invested in the company he works for. You know Johnno, he sits at the end of the bar, the guy with the blue singlet always has a cigarette stuck over his ear. He was particularly stoked when it happened, which is strange cause he doesn't even know where Europe is.
I do like that.
Maybe think about it some more? Do you not see any connection to any of the US interventions in the ME and what those countries main income is?
How do you explain US military in Syria, not protecting people from terrorists or Assad, but oil pumps?
The EU is the biggest importer of NG in the world and 41% of that came from Russia, and Americans have made obvious remarks about what a great opportunity it is to supply the EU.
Germany have said they already know who is responsible, but for national security reasons, can not say who. Given the speed at which they have blamed Russia for other things, one has to ask, if they know it was Russia, why would they not say?
For Johno's education the ISW Russian offensive campaign assessment, November 27.
Key inflections in ongoing military operations on November 27:
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian officials are preparing for another wave of covert mobilization starting on December 10 in the Russian Federation and in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.[13]
Russian milbloggers widely criticized the Russian Federal Customs Service for customs delays and exclusions of dual-use goods that volunteer movements have been sending to the Russian military.[14]
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Russian forces along the Svatove-Kreminna line are conducting defensive operations around Kupyansk and offensive operations west of Kreminna.[15]
Russian sources reported that Ukrainian troops continued counteroffensive operations toward Svatove and Kreminna.[16]
Russian forces continued offensive operations around Avdiivka.[17] The Ukrainian General Staff did not report that Ukrainian forces repelled any ground attacks around Bakhmut on November 27, suggesting that Russian forces may have advanced in the area.[18]
Russian forces conducted strikes against Dnipro City, Kryvyi Rih, and Zaporizhzhia City.[19]
Russian occupation officials continued to forcibly transfer Ukrainian children from occupied territories in Luhansk Oblast to Russia under the guise that the children require special medical care.[20]
Jossep Borrel is Spanish. Started his career as a socialist and helped bring Spain into a modern democracy.
Do you know where Spain is?
The value of that gas has gone through the roof.
I think it was Australia who blew up NS2.
Marine traffic showed no Australian vessels in the vicinity, and flight radar showed no Australian aircraft.
Both showed a US warship and anti submarine capable helicopters in the area for several hours the night prior to the explosion. Probably just a coincidence.
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Procedural variety in NPC fleet tactics
fatmop
#1 by fatmop
I'll start this thread by admitting that what really hooked me on this project was the video of the fleet combat and the RTS portion of Limit Theory. I enjoy the RTS genre more than anything else, and am very eager to see how Limit Theory shapes up on that front. I did run a cursory search through the Suggestions forum for this topic, but if it's already been brought up, then feel free to ignore/delete this post and direct me to the appropriate thread!
One of the most enjoyable aspects of RTS is putting theory into practice. You see your enemy's tactics, their fleet makeup, and think how you could defeat it. You buy the ships and kit them out, assign them roles to make sure they fly appropriately to their kit, and then let your fleet loose on the enemy to see how it works. Tweak, rinse and repeat.
But if there's only one enemy "fleet type," the gameplay can get stale pretty fast. Once you understand the AI tactics and weaknesses, it's easy to pick them apart by exploiting those weaknesses. The more variety you can include in AI fleet tactics, the more interesting the RTS element becomes. Are you fighting against an enemy sniper fleet, a tanky fleet, a high-DPS brawler fleet, a fighter swarm, or something else entirely? That's the kind of variation that would have me playing this game for days on end.
Based on ThymineC's post on assignable fleet roles, here's one way I can envision implementing AI fleet variety at a high level:
-Any combat NPC can be assigned as a commander. Ship size may influence level of command.
-Each commander has a somewhat random (or faction-based) preference for fleet type.
-Fleet type preference determines what ships the commander will allow in his fleet and what role he assigns to those ships.
This should result in NPCs procedurally building their fleets with a coherent doctrine in mind. The library of fleet types would need to be more or less hard-coded in this vision, but you can still get a great amount of variety of tactics with only a few pre-programmed fleet types.
Here are some sample fleet types and the roles an NPC commander might use, mostly based on my experience with EVE:
-Short-range brawler: mostly Interceptor roles using heavy ships
-Long-range sniper: mostly sniper and support roles using nimble ships and low-DPS but instant- or fast-hit weaponry
-Swarm/hive-mind: Sniper role capital ships with tons of interceptor role fighters
-Spider-tank: Nearly 100% support role heavy ships, with an equal mix of guns and repair modules
-Hit-and-run: Coward role bombers and coward/support role dedicated healers, intended to stay outside the battle and heal the bombers as they retreat
-Kitchen sink: The most basic and easiest to deal with, allows any NPC and assigns simple roles based on size and equipment
Instead of hard-coding the fleet doctrines, there are a couple of proposed genetic algorithms to use during region generation that could achieve similar results. Assuming such a genetic algorithm were sufficiently tested and refined, it could produce varied, intelligent NPC fleet compositions given the available resources in the region.
What might this algorithm look like? Well, I'm no programmer, but here's a basic idea.
-The algorithm starts by looking at the factions within a region and their innate or evolved preferences. Those preferences can include ideas like value of life, value of tech, value of wealth, etc.
-Roll commanders for each faction based on the starting values, with each commander having some deviation in how picky they'll be when assembling their fleets.
-Assemble initial fleets for commanders based on faction wealth and commander pickiness / ship type preference. High value of wealth and tech will influence ship and module choice. (Fleet assembly should also depend on resource availability within region - does this region contain plutonium for missiles, unobtainium for advanced shields, etc.)
-Compose tactics for each commander. Somehow, the tactics should try to conform to ship choice, or vice versa. Value of life should strongly influence tactics as well - high value of life means a ship that's likely to die quickly will score very low. Low value of life means ship death is irrelevant and only victory matters.
-Simulate battle using metrics as close to player-influenced combat as possible. Some metrics to consider:
**Time spent within optimal range and firing arcs
**DPS within optimal range and firing arcs
**Target priority
**Relative speed of priority target/attackers
**Relative optimal range of priority target/attackers
**Heal rate of priority target including remote healers
**Retreat value (if relative speed higher than pursuers; if lower, then retreat value roughly 0?)
-If a fleet commander loses a battle by retreating, he can remain in the pool to try another battle. On the other hand, if he dies, then he's done. Repeat the algorithm with the remaining pool of commanders, using victory/defeat scores to influence commander preferences for ship type and tactics.
An interesting side effect of this "fleet type preference" is that it has great potential to drive the regional economics of the game. Scarce resources that are required for building towards the faction/region's preferred fleet type will be very expensive and lucrative to either produce or transport.
Open to suggestions!
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Re: Procedural variety in NPC fleet tactics
Almost totally agree, but instead of hardcoding in fleet types, why not let the NPCs naturally develop fleet types through experimentation? There could be thousands if not millions of battles that occur over the course of history generation. They wouldn't need to be simulated in great deal - the computer just assesses the relevant factors involved and determines the outcome of the battle algorithmically. But if the NPCs experiment with different types of weapon/shield/armour combinations or different fleet configurations, then those with poor setups will be killed and those with good setups will survive - survival of the fittest. Over time, this should naturally produce NPCs that use intelligent, sound strategies, like attacking shield-heavy ships with laser or plasma weaponry, or using something like a spider-tanking fleet setup.
Hopefully. Depends on how smart the NPC learning algorithms are and how fast history generation can be done. Assuming that it takes 100ms on average for a typical computer to throw about a bunch of numbers to simulate (in low-resolution) a battle and calculate its outcome, you could simulate 100,000 battles in under 3 hours. I would certainly willing to wait a few hours or even half a day if the end result was a living, breathing universe with intelligent NPCs that I could lose myself in for weeks or months.
I like that! If you want each faction to have a unique twist, you could give the algorithm a slight weight towards features like range, tank, DPS, etc. during generation and see just how varied the results become.
fatmop wrote: I like that! If you want each faction to have a unique twist, you could give the algorithm a slight weight towards features like range, tank, DPS, etc. during generation and see just how varied the results become.
Nope, not even necessary! Because it will still all arise naturally. Different factions will originate and be based in different regions of space. Different regions of space will have various materials available in different levels of abundance. This naturally means that some factions will have better access to some resources than others. Combined with the infinite-variety crafting system I proposed in Additional Thoughts on Research and Production, these factions will be producing components using different combinations of materials and therefore subcomponents. This will mean that different factions will develop components and systems that tend to have different strengths and weaknesses relative to the components developed by other factions. This, in turn, will mean that the ships that faction A develops will tend to be of a different "flavour" to the ships that faction B develops. And, taking this all to the logical next step, this will mean that faction A will probably favour some kind of fleet tactics while faction B will favour others.
To a simulationist like me, it's important the internal consistency is maintained and that "internal cause is king" (link). If all of these systems are implemented, it may be possible to see all this variety and diversity evolve out of the establishment of these basic principles without the need to hardcode anything.
In theory, I am perfectly fine with that solution. It sounds awesome. Hopefully there is enough time in the development schedule to test whether sufficient fleet variety occurs in simulation.
Edit: I'm not a simulationist, and although it all sounds like an amazing emergent experience, I'd hate to see actual gameplay sacrificed on the altar of the kings of internal causation. Still, that's what testing is for.
CutterJohn
#6 by CutterJohn
I've always liked the idea of doctrine differences. Too often games try to create factions where they all just make ships that are minor variations of a theme. It would be much more interesting if the factions had fundamentally different fleet doctrines. Faction A likes battleships with a small fighter screen. Faction B likes fleets of guided missile cruisers. Faction C likes swarms of torpedo boats. Faction D goes for the carriers with massed wings of fighters/drones.
EVE was quite fun in that regard, with fleet doctrines that focused on specific capabilities of a small handful of ships.
ThymineC wrote: Almost totally agree, but instead of hardcoding in fleet types, why not let the NPCs naturally develop fleet types through experimentation? There could be thousands if not millions of battles that occur over the course of history generation. They wouldn't need to be simulated in great deal - the computer just assesses the relevant factors involved and determines the outcome of the battle algorithmically.
Ask Gazz how easy it is to develop a turn based model that accurately simulates the results of real time combat. I really do not think the history generation could create anything that would function realtime.
If the resources to build weapons are sufficiently varied, and their limitations on technology are severe enough, you can probably still get doctrinal variation. For example, let's say the relative frequency of plutonium for warheads is very low in most space, but very high in a particular sector. The faction from that sector is far more likely to use missile-based doctrines than its neighbors. Same for any module group - lasers, remote shield repair systems, projectiles, thrusters, railguns.
However, you're right about the turn-based simulations. They're bad abstractions of what's actually happening in ship-to-ship combat, unless your GPU devotes a ton of cycle time to simulating microsecond turns. At some point, you run into diminishing utility when trying to simulate historical battles, and for gameplay's sake it might simply be better to hard-code fleet type preferences. That doesn't mean every fleet of a type is going to look the same! It does mean that there is some "ideal" that an NPC commander is wishing for.
I've also long liked the idea of doctrinal differences, but at a level up from hardcoding ship/fleet types -- I prefer to see strategic, operational and tactical choices flow from fundamental cultural attributes.
For example, take the value a culture places on the worth of the individual person. A culture for which that's important might choose to produce a relatively low number of vessels that have plenty of high technology and defensive capabilities. Those craft would be pretty expensive, but they'd do a pretty good job of protecting well-trained pilots and crew, and their typical operational model would be the precision strike. (They might also specialize in remote warfare, such as through drones.) Such a culture, which values individual initiative, would probably favor tactical competence over strategic insight, since the latter tends to objectify people as mere numbers and markers on a map.
Another culture that places less importance on the value of the individual might converge instead on a doctrine of throwing a relatively large number of relatively cheap units at opponents. From that cultural perspective, their core military strategy would likely emphasize mass production and numerous distribution channels, and the most common operational pattern would be their species equivalent of "human wave" attacks -- throw everything including the kitchen sink at the opponent to try to overwhelm them. (Basically zerging them.) The lack of value placed on individual units would tend to minimize tactical competence, but surviving units would (of necessity) have a very high level of resourcefulness.
Those are just examples. Other kinds of cultural attributes (curiosity, work ethic, pacifism, etc.) might lead to variations on these strategic, operational, and tactical choices, or to different kinds of choices entirely. Those choices are what would produce ship types, as well as how those ships are used.
Randomly giving preference to certain ship systems (weapons, defenses, research, engines, etc.) and calling it a "doctrine" would be simpler, certainly. But not as much fun!
Oh, and while I have zero objection to real-time personal ship combat, at anything larger than 10 or so ships (or multiple fleets) I hope to see a Pause-Indefinitely button for collecting information, analyzing it, forming plans, and giving orders. "Real-Time" and "Strategy" are mutually exclusive.
CutterJohn wrote: Ask Gazz how easy it is to develop a turn based model that accurately simulates the results of real time combat. I really do not think the history generation could create anything that would function realtime.
Isn't Josh going to need to do something like this anyway to simulate events happening in systems far away? LOD and all that.
#10 by CutterJohn
ThymineC wrote:
I imagine so. All I'm saying is that you couldn't actually draw conclusions about what works and what doesn't from it. The ships/fleets/tech would certainly get refined, but only in the context of the turn based model. As soon as you transferred those assumptions to realtime, they would suffer significantly.
The question is is the simulation will be close enough to allow useful prediction of "live" combat.
Simulating events at a generous timestep (30 sec steps in X3) glosses over a lot of the finer points so you may lose entire features that can not be evaluated at all and therefore don't "score".
Gazz wrote: The question is is the simulation will be close enough to allow useful prediction of "live" combat.
Oh, is that how it's going to be done? I was assuming something where you just have two fleets approach each other and all it does is crunch all the numbers together and produces an outcome from it. For instance, Endless Space had a system where you could play out a battle in real-time, or just click a button and "auto-resolve" it.
A complicated but potentially helpful way of going about it would be to construct different battle scenarios, and play out those scenarios in two ways: one in which the battle is resolved in real-time like it would for the player and one in which it is resolved algorithmically. The aim would be to try to get the two outcomes to be as close to one another as possible. If you allow the algorithms involved to be tweaked and refined using genetic algorithms, it would free up Josh to work on other things. I'm not sure how practical this would be, though.
Aspects of a battle that may be lost by simulating it with large time-steps could be captured by using the algorithmic approach by tweaking constants and variables in what would seem to be arbitrary ways, but which actually help make the algorithms better at modelling battles. It also has the potential to be a lot faster than simulating battles, even with generous time-steps.
ThymineC wrote: Oh, is that how it's going to be done? I was assuming something where you just have two fleets approach each other and all it does is crunch all the numbers together and produces an outcome from it. For instance, Endless Space had a system where you could play out a battle in real-time, or just click a button and "auto-resolve" it.
Endless Space combat was turn based even if you played it yourself, so the simulation and the real time would not be notably different. The only change is the computer chooses what cards and what order to play them instead of you doing so.
In a game where the bullets are actual projectiles, missiles actually track, etc, any 'auto resolve' simulation is going to be a very rough approximation of what goes on. This is good enough to keep things going in the universe, but is not good enough to make useful or functional evaluations of what tech/tactics/etc work in real time combat.
Katorone
#14 by Katorone
A huge problem here was also that ships weren't firing at each other at the same time, and that weapons were too powerful in regards to the possible defences/hull.
Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
Are you proposing an even larger timestep of "the entire battle"? It's all a matter of resolution. *shrug*
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Duan Ink Stone Producing Skill
Produced in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province in South China, the Duan inkstone 端砚 is one of the four most famous inkstones in China along with the She inkstone in Anhui Province, the Tao inkstone in Gansu Province, and the Chengni inkstone in Shanxi Province.
The Duan Ink Stone originated in the BaiShi and Ribing villages, in the city of Shiqing in Guangong Province. Baishi and Ribing are neighboring villages, and for centuries, up to 80 percent of the villagers earned their living by making Duan ink stones. Presently, it is still the central region for Duan ink stone production.
According to documents, Duan inkstones were first produced during the Wude reign (618-626) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is made of Duan stone from the Duanxi River running at the foot of Mount Lanke, hence the name. Famed as being fine and doing no damages to the brush, the, Duan inkstone has had a high reputation among Chinese scholars ever since.
Making Duan inkstones includes four steps: stone selection, engraving and box-matching, among which stone selection and engraving are the two most important steps. It is very hard to hand pick flawless stones, and using tools such as dynamite is forbidden. Engraving encompasses good conception, and highlights the fine shape of the stones and engraving skills.
Flying dragons, flowers and birds, figures, mountains and waters are common images engraved on the stones. . The matching boxes are also very carefully chosen and are often made of purple sandalwood, and rosewood.
The Duan inkstone has various styles, and new-style products are designed one after another, such as the Doufang inkstone, the engraved rectangular inkstone and the engraved natural inkstone. In recent years, many products were made to meet increased export demand.
According to existing records, people started making Duan ink stones in the Tang Dynasty. It has a fabricated flow, it protects the brush, and it almost never freezes, even when placed in low temperatures. . The industry flourished nationwide in the mid-Tang Dynasty. Throughout hundreds of years, villagers have developed a scientific production system. The process is rather complicated, which encompasses stone selection, material screening, shape designing, carving, and wooden box matching and polishing. The end result must be very delicate, so every stage of the process must be done by hand.
The key to making Duan ink stones is collecting the proper stones. . The cave is about 80 cm high, and collectors have to squat, sit or lie down to collect the stone. Because of the requirements of the environment, the tools for stone collecting have to be specially made.
Like other traditional handicraft industries, the Duan ink making industry has its own organization and rituals. The Duan ink makers worship Wuding and hold a grand ceremony to worship him on April eighth of the lunar calendar every year.
The Duan ink stone is highly valued for its artistic aesthetics and its special selection procedures.. In modern society, the traditional industry is becoming more mechanized. Fewer and fewer people are interested in inheriting this skill. We need to understand the obstacles and make efforts to remove them if we hope to preserve this culture.
Source: cultural-china.com
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Transferring the UNITED NATIONS to PARIS
Transférer le siège de l’ONU à PARIS
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Petition : Transferring the UN to Paris
For the United Nations’ next General Assembly, scheduled to be held in New York on September 25th 2007, we launch an international petition promoting the United Nations’ transfer and move from New York to Paris, France.51 Chiefs of State support this idea.
WHY THE United Nations IN PARIS ?
Moving the UN head offices from New York to Paris will revivify the spirit and soul of peace. International law needs to be respected once again, and the international community’s trust in the United Nations needs to be restored. The world is becoming increasingly fragile and the UN should one again be the guiding force towards maintaining peace.France represents ethical stability in today’s political world and is recognized as such, in regards to UN policy, across the nations of the world. During the crisis in Irak in 2003, the United Nations (under the impulse of France) refused to give its approval to the United States for its military attack on Irak. There was insufficient proof as to the existence of arms of massive destruction.Symbolically and strategically, 62 years after the creation of the United Nations at its current headquarters in New York City, this is the right moment to consider a move of its headquarters, in order to install a renewed and energized philosophy of peace.
ROTATION of the UN Headquarters around the World The United Nations should no longer be permanently attached to a single geographical destination. The spirit of peace that the institution represents should travel across borders and around the world. A new principle for the appointment of host cities should be implemented. Instead of the principle of a single, permanent Headquarter, a principle of non-permanency, of where the United Nations should hold its physical offices, would imply a system of international rotation. More clearly, hosting nations would “take turns” headquartering the United Nations, after the initial move from New York to Paris.
After a period in Paris, the other four permanent member states of the Security Council should each take a turn in hosting the infrastructure and personnel of the United Nations. Back to France: As a permanent member of the Security Council, as a guarantor of international legality and of peace in the world, France should be the first country to benefit from the Un’s move out of New York to a first phase of Security Council member-countries. It is essential that at the upcoming UN Extraordinary General Assembly meeting, the UN move of Headquarters to France be voted upon.In the future, after a stay in France, the 3 other Security Council member-countries (China, Russia, et Great-Britain) should host the UN Headquarters.
10 years is the period during which the Headquarters of the UN should stay in one host state. This represents two terms for the UN’s Secretary General.
MAKING PEACE SOMETHING TO COMPETE FOR
Peace should be the subject of competition among states, as sports already are with the Olympic Games. Indeed, after the first phase of years during which the United Nations is hosted by the four “other” (USA being the first) member-countries of the UN Security Council, a second phase would defined the future host countries through a competitive system based of a “Track Record for Peace”. Diplomatic, Economic and Military Policy among other factors would be measured, as well a military availability and participation record of peace forces in areas needing them.
UNESCO TOO
The other large organization reporting to the UN is UNESCO. UNESCO is responsible for promoting the culture of peace around the world. Currently, UNESCO Headquarters are in Paris, France. This residence should also be up for rotation and residency in other hosting countries, following the same principle of competition.
Hosting the two most important international organizations for peace in the world should be something countries should be eager to do for its international image and contribution to humanity.
To this end, it would be coherent for the first host country of the UNESCO, after France, to be Russia (permanent member of the Security Council to the UN), specifically Saint Petersburg, one of the utmost international symbols of world culture.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UN HOSTING COUNTRY
To host and properly house the Headquarters of the United Nations, the highest level of responsibility and professionalism would of course be required. Highest-level commitment in planning, financial and military investments are to be required, notably the providing of at least 10 percent of the international peace-keeping forces deployed around the world at the time.
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New York (USA) :
Cecile LE ROUX : international coordinator for the » UN to PARIS » project :
Email : cecileleroux@movetheuntoparis.org
Website : www.movetheuntoparis.org
Paris (France) :
Rachid Nekkaz, diplomatical coordinator
Ex-Candidate for France’s Presidential Elections
Co-author of a book interviewing the 7 Heads of the G7 ” Millenarum, Which Future for Humanity? ” (2000)
President of the RSD Party (Rassemblement Social Démocrate)
Tel : (33) 6 60 41 90 59
Email : rachidnekkaz@movetheuntoparis.orgJean-Bruno Roumegoux,
Spokesman and Secretary general of the RSD party .
Email : jbr@movetheuntoparis.org
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You may choose to stay anonymous, however, the department staff will not be able to inform you of any actions taken or planned. Often, citizens complain about a situation, which is not a city code violation, but have failed to give the Code Enforcement officers a way to advise them of such. The code enforcement officers do not disclose the name of a complainant with a violator when a complaint is addressed. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
7. How can I get my restrictive covenants (deed restrictions) enforced by the city?
The city cannot enforce deed restrictions unless they mirror city codes. Restrictive covenants are a contract between the homeowners in a specific area and the developer. The city is not a party to that contract. If you want your restrictive covenants enforced, first try your homeowners association. If one does not exist or they will not enforce the restrictions, any party to the contract has the right to go to the Justice of the Peace’s office and file a “Suit for Specific Performance.” The complainant must pay a filing fee and a fee for the Constable to serve the defendant. The complainant may request that these fees be part of any judgment against the defendant. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
8. What can I do if I disagree with a city code?
If you feel that a code needs to be changed, contact members of the City Council. If they feel that a code needs to be changed or to be removed, they can have the appropriate board review the specific code for possible modifications. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
9. How do the code enforcement officers attempt to enforce the codes?
When the Code Officer investigates a complaint and find the complaint is valid, they take pictures of the violation and return to the Code Enforcement Office. The officer looks up the legal property to find the owner(s). If the property has not been in the complaint computer prior, then the Code Officer will send the property owner(s) a letter giving them 10 to correct the violation. In 10 the Code Officer will re-inspect the property.
If the violation has been corrected, the Code Officer will close the complaint in the computer. In the event the violation has not been corrected in the allotted time, the Code Officer will retake pictures and send the property owner(s) a citation, at which time they will 10 days to contact Municipal Court and pay the fines. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
10. If the city abates a problem on my property, do I have to pay anything?
Usually when the city is forced to abate a nuisance or problem on private property, a bill will be sent to the property owner. If payment has not been received, or a payment plan has not been authorized, a lien can be filed on the property. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
11. Can the city come onto my property and abate a hazard without my permission?
Yes, under certain circumstances they can. If the hazard creates an immediate fire or safety problem, the problem can be abated and a bill sent with no other notice. If you have been notified to abate the hazard or other violation and you chose not to do so, the notice includes notice that the city can enter and abate the problem after a certain time has elapsed. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
12. How much can I be fined for violating some city code?
That depends upon the violation. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
13. Can Code Enforcement Officers file the same complaint on me more than once?
In most instances, each new day that the violation exists is a new violation, therefore, you can be filed upon every day that a violation is not abated or fixed. Please call 432-264-2503 for more information.
14. Can the Code Enforcement Officers enter my property without my permission?
That depends upon the purpose of the visit and the location of the violation. The curtilage area of a yard is open to all unless posted. In some instances, the city codes give the code enforcement officers authority to enter your property to examine for certain violations. In some instances a search warrant is required. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
15. Do the Code Enforcement Officers perform any other functions?
Yes. The Senior Code Enforcement Officer is charged with the investigation of environmental crimes. The usual investigation involves illegal dumping of solid waste but can include hazardous wastes and materials. They also perform courtesy safety inspections when power is turned on at a house or business. At this time they look for safety problems such as improperly secured pools, hazardous conditions or chemicals. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
16. Do Code Enforcement Officers have the authority to act outside of the city limits?
Yes, Code Enforcement Officers have the authority to act outside of the city limits. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
17. Am I only responsible for my property?
A property owner is responsible for the center line of the street to the center line of the alley or easement. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
18. How tall can my vegetation reach before I will get a letter from the city?
19. Can I allow my trees or shrubs to grow into the city easements?
A property owner must not allow their vegetation to grow into the city streets, alleys, or side streets. This can, and will create a safety hazard for traffic at intersections and in alleys. If a property owner allows their vegetation to enter into the public right of ways, the Code Officer will send the property owner a letter asking them to trim the trees or vegetation back. Property owners then have 10 to correct the violation before a citation will be sent. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
20. Can I have an abandoned, inoperative or junk vehicle on my property?
Under Article 3, Section 13-46 of the City Code of Ordinances, a motor vehicle is considered a junk vehicle if it does not have lawfully attached to it:
1. An expired license plate and sticker
2. A valid motor vehicle inspection certificate
3. Is wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded
4. Remains inoperable for more than 45 consecutive days
A certified letter will be sent to the property owner(s) to remove the vehicle(s) from the property. After the 10 a reinspection will be done by the Code Officer. If the violation has been corrected the complaint will be closed. If the violation still exist a citation will be sent to the property owner(s), for every day that the violation occurs. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
21. May I drain my swimming pool or pond into the street or alley?
The Texas State law states that no water from a swimming pool or pond may be emptied on streets, alleys, or private property. This is punishable by a fine up to $1,000 per day. Please call 432-264-2505 for more information.
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oakland crime maps IX: post-launch
Last week, we launched Oakland Crimespotting, capping off eight months of the occasional data sketching I've been recording on this site. I've covered a few speculative topics here that didn't graduate to the public version of the site, and there have been a number of interesting new things that were sure to add.
The initial work on scraping (post I, post II) is still in use. Thankfully, the city hasn't changed CrimeWatch much since December, so our nightly collection runs are still chugging along happily. We do four collections every evening: past four days, and then individual days a week, two weeks, and one month in the past. The overlap is because we've noticed that the Oakland PD amends and modifies crime reports, and the whole map site is frequently down altogether.
Two later pieces (post III, post IV) introduced an idea on time-based display, but ultimately it was effective to just drop in the dots and add live draggy/zoomy controls. This is something we've consistently found with other projects, too: it's so often the case that the "right" design is not the technically complicated one, but the one that gets feedback and interactivity just so.
Finally, I wrote up a few pieces (post VI, post VII) on public data indexing. This is something I continue to find interesting, but at the volume of traffic we're pushing, it's totally unnecessary. Turns out MySQL is kind of awesome at this sort of thing.
There are two big features on the map interface that only emerged when designing and developing it with Tom and Eric. The date slider is something that we shamelessly nicked from Measure Map, though we added the bit where per-day columns act as a display showing which data has been loaded. This part is still under active development. The idea is that the background should be draggable, to allow people to navigate back further in time than 30 days.
Measure Map:
Ours:
The second is the crime type picker, an interface whose affordances we borrowed from Newsmap. This one's quite simple, but it does trigger the visual spotlight effect that makes it possible to pick out crimes of a certain type throughout the map.
Newsmap:
It was important that every view of the map be linkable and sharable, so we imported a number of ideas that Tom developed for our last map project, Trulia Hindsight. The thing to watch for is how the URL of the page you're looking at changes as you pan and zoom around. It can be copied, shared in an e-mail, sent over IM to a friend, and posted in a blog.
An "official" API has not been described or announced, but it will most likely include the site's Atom / GeoRSS feeds. These implement a small subset of the OpenSearch request specification:
bbox is a geographical bounding box in the order west, south, east, north.
dtstart and dtend are start and end dates, in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format.
Look for these hanging off of the /crime-data endpoint.
The site is hosted on Amazon's EC2 service, on a 10 cent/hour virtual server running Debian Linux, MySQL, Apache, and PHP. The static maps are generated by Aaron Cope's recent addition to Modest Maps, ws-compose.py. It's a BaseHTTPServer that stitches tiles into map PNG's, and I've been running four of them (and caching the responses) for the past week with no troubles.
I've rediscovered the joys of procedural PHP4 with this project. EC2 has proven to be a real champ, allowing us to set up a test machine, deploy a living site, but always holding out the possibility of migration to a "real" server. At a total of $80/month, the virtual Debian machine may last for a while.
Next steps may include San Francisco and Berkeley.
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Brittish Secretary of Defence: Solar flares storm could paralyse UK
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British Defence Secretary Liam Fox will next week attend a summit of scientists and security advisers who believe the infrastructure that underpins modern life in Western economies is potentially vulnerable to electromagnetic disruption.
Blogger’s and scientists around the globe are warning the dangerous of sun solar flares storm from last few years. Last month Australasian Science had also reported that “Massive Sun Solar Flare Storm will hit Earth in 2012 with ‘Force Of 100m Hydrogen bombs’.
NASA report on Sun solar Storm which was carried out for NASA by the US National Academy of Sciences in 2009 had also warned about upcoming solar Storm 2012 too.
Some scientists say there is a similar danger from a once-in-a-century solar flare, a disturbance on the surface of the sun that could cause geomagnetic storms on earth. A major flare in the mid-19th century blocked the nascent telegraph system, and some scientists believe that another such even is now overdue.
The Westminister meeting is being jointly hosted by the Electric Infrastructure Security Council and the Henry Jackson Society, a think-tank. The meeting will be addressed by Avi Schnurr, a former US government adviser who said that “super-flares” occur about once every hundred years, meaning the next is overdue. The electrical grid, computers, telephones, transportation, water supply, food production are all vulnerable to a major flare, said Mr Schnurr, who also works for the Israel Missile Defence Association, a lobby group.
Prophecies Solar Storm 2012
According to Hopi prediction “Sun will get Harder”.Mayans said catastrophic “Solar Event” in 2012 and Web Bot also supported the same.
NASA report concluded that “The sun operates on an 11-year cycle, with the next “active” phase due in 2012 likely to present the nearest danger.”
Doomsday Vault
Norway has already begun storage of seeds in the Svalbard area and in the arctic north with the help of the US and EU and all around in Norway. They will only save those that are in the elite of power and those that can build up again: doctors, scientists.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, situated halfway between Norway and the north pole, has the capacity to store 4.5 million different seed samples. Since each sample will contain on average 500 seeds, around 2,25 billion seeds may be stored there. They are being held in the Arctic storage facility in case a future disaster wipes out food crops. The location has been carefully chosen to provide maximum protection to the seeds. T he underground vault has been built as a 120 meters long tunnel inside a mountain, at about 130 meters above sea level, and permafrost and the thick rock will ensure that the samples remain frozen, even without electricity. (EarthIssues)
Bron: thewatchers.adorraeli.com
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Risk of Rain Preview
Risk of Rain is a side scrolling platformer/shooter set in a world with randomly-generated elements. The only story so far is that you are the lone survivor of a space train crash. Your goal is to reach the teleporter at the end of each level, and once you are there survive long enough for the teleporter to activate.
There are a range of classes, each with their own abilities. These are activated by pressing 4 keys, which along with the fast paced combat, makes Risk of Rain similar in ways to a MOBA game. You can win fights through a mix of clever positioning and quick reactions. As you learn your class’s strengths and weaknesses, the game becomes easier and combat feels smoother. As your character levels up, you’ll be able to cope with more difficult enemies. This is good, because the longer you play, the more difficult the game becomes.
Risk of Rain is different from a lot of games with randomly-generated worlds. The pace is much faster and the increasing difficulty means that you’re encouraged to go through the game as quickly as possible. There are times when I wanted to step away from the combat to explore the levels more – but the randomly-appearing enemies make it difficult to explore. Hopefully as the game develops there will be potential for more varied gameplay, and the pace will relent slightly.
Much of the atmosphere in Risk of Rain is created by its soundtrack, which is both eerie and forceful. My fellow Indie Mine reviewer Jennifer Roger has written an excellent article about Risk of Rain’s soundtrack, which you can find here.
Multiplayer co-op has recently been introduced to Risk of Rain. I haven’t had a chance to try it out – because I can’t find a server. As yet there isn’t a fully developed server browser, and the game requires you to connect directly to an IP address to play multiplayer. This will work fine if you know people who have the game, but you won’t be able to jump straight into a game with strangers. Hopefully in the future the game will also feature a full server browser.
Risk of Rain has a lot of potential. At times it feels too combat-heavy, but the randomly generated elements of the game mean that each playthrough offers something different. Risk of Rain is only going to become more varied and interesting, and I hope that the developers allow players to really explore all it has to offer. If you like the look of Risk of Rain, you can purchase a copy here.
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SCOTTISH GP 2013 Finals – Marin beats Gilmour again
– November 24, 2013Posted in: news
Carolina Marin beat Kirsty Gilmour in another Grand Prix final, although this time the Scot put up a much tougher fight, which followed another three-game match earlier, as Muskens / Piek also overcame their Malaysian opposition for a second time.
By Michael Burke, Badzine Correspondent, live from Glasgow. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archive).
The first match on court of finals day of the Yonex Scottish Open saw Dutch pair Muskens / Piek (pictured left) facing the Ng sisters of Malaysia. The match went to three to make up in some part for the second walkover in a row that gave Mads Conrad-Peterson and Mads Pieler Kolding their second men’s title in Scotland, after their victory in 2009.
The first game saw the Dutch take a strong early lead as the attacked hard, capitalising on the Malaysian players struggles to find their length. Ng / Ng (pictured right) upped their game however, forcing extra points as the first game just went in favour of the Dutch, 25-23.
Despite some umpiring controversy disturbing the Malaysians in the second game, they powered through to easily take the game. After an even start to the third however, the Dutch edged ahead to win the match.
“There wasn’t really pressure starting the match, because we know our game and what we play like and we’ve beaten them before.”
“We started really well and got like a 7-point lead, but they seriously upped their game and we were so happy to win that first game, it was so close.”
“In the third, we just tried to put pressure on from the start and see how it went, and luckily we came through better.”
After a short interval, the women’s singles final began after the hall had filled up and the atmosphere really built. Home favourite Kirsty Gilmour (pictured left) took to court to play her second Spanish player in as many days, who this time was Carolina Marin (pictured right), who had beaten Gilmour in the London Grand Prix Gold final last month.
The Scot started nervously in front of the home crowd, but brought it back as both players started cagily. The Spaniard held the lead at the interval, and Gilmour obviously showed discomfort with a long-standing plantar fasciitis problem as she removed her shoe and some strapping mid-game.
Marin took the first game to quieten the crowd, but Gilmour came out strong leading from 1-all with 7 straight points mid-game to force a third.
The rubber saw long tight rallies, but the Spaniard was just a little stronger throughout, taking the match 21-14, 11-21, 21-13.
Marin spoke after, “I was a little nervous to start but when I got on court I just tried to have fun and do my game plan against her.”
On the second game reversal, Marin said, “She changed something in her plan and just took it away from me so I preferred to wait and save myself for the deciding game.
“I’m heading to the Irish and Italy next, but I need to take care of my injuries for the Superseries, as I need to step up and improve my ranking next year.”
Kirsty Gilmour was upbeat despite the defeat, and wouldn’t blame anything on her foot pain: “It’s game 6 of a possible 6 so obviously it’s hurting, but it’s not getting any worse. I’m pleased but disappointed with my performance this week, it’s bittersweet.
“I played almost my best today but it just wasn’t enough. I’m glad to have played up to my seeding at home. I’m always improving, it’s all positives to take away.”
Kirsty struggled in particular on serve, saying, “I was a bit tentative with them, maybe a bit nervous, the wrist just wasn’t going through so some of them fell a little short. I wasn’t that nervous though, I’m glad to have played in front of a big home crowd. It would have been terrifying to go into the Commonwealth Games without having had a practise run in that environment first.”
The full results for the day can be found here.
Tags: Grand Prix, Scottish Open
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Italian town of Cammarata offers free houses to lure new residents
Silvia Marchetti, CNN
Published 4:25 AM EDT, Sat November 2, 2019
Free homes: The Sicilian town of Cammarata is the latest Italian destination to launch a scheme to revive its dwindling community.
Gianpiero La Palerma
Declining town: However, unlike other towns, who are selling homes for one euro, Cammarata is offering them up for absolutely nothing.
Revitalization scheme: "I can't stand to see this gorgeous, old historical center empty and turn into a ruin. It hurts me," says mayor Vincenzo Giambrone, who has spent years convincing owners to hand over their dilapidated properties.
Crumbling properties: According to Giambrone, there are roughly 12 empty stone buildings available at present and "more to come shortly".
High hopes: "New buyers can finally step in to secure these crumbly walls and revive the historical area," adds Giambrone.
Refurbishment assurance: Buyers must commit to renovating their property within three years of purchase and pay a 5,000 euro deposit, which will be returned once the work is complete.
Enzo Li Gregni
Family significance: While all potential buyers who meet the criteria will be considered, couples with children will receive priority.
Welcoming place: "Visitors and guests come first [in Cammarata,] even before our own family," says Giambrone. "Newcomers trigger change, innovation, new ideas. They revamp the local economy and can kick start a revolution."
Purposes optional: New owners can use the buildings as a private house, B&B, hotel, shops or even a restaurant.
Strong preservation: Cammarata is one of several authentic Italian villages fighting against decline.
Dwindling population: The historic town has been deserted by a large number of residents over the years, and many of its homes remain abandoned.
Fortress ruin: Set at an elevation of around 1,000 meters, the town is made up of narrow uphill alleys, arched passageways and winding steps that leads up to its overhanging castle.
Long lifespan: Locals say the town boasts Sicily's highest number of centenarians.
Local longevity: "Each year four to five over-100 birthdays are celebrated and there's this one old guy who every day, after lunch, hops on his Vespa and tours the hills," says local reporter Francesco Lopresti.
Lush landscape: "Cammarata is stunning, the green landscape, the sea and mountains are both nearby. It's a perfect retreat," says Brazilian-Italian Jose Augusto Manetta Ramos, who's considering buying one of the buildings.
Dairy delights: Ainuzzi, cheeses shaped into miniature horses, deers and goats, are also hugely popular.
Courtesy Vincenzo Giambrone
Local delights: The signature pastries here include re Pupi ccu l'ova, which are sweet rolls with a boiled egg placed on top.
Snowy season: It snows in Cammarata a few times a year, offering a refreshing alternative to the hot summer months.
The Sicilian town giving houses away for free
Over the past few years, numerous towns in Italy have resorted to selling homes for just over a dollar in a bid to revitalize their dwindling communities.
Zungoli near Naples and Sicily’s Sambuca were the most recent Italian destinations to get in on the act, launching schemes promoting dilapidated properties for just over a dollar with the hope of attracting new residents.
Now, the Sicilian town of Cammarata has gone one step further – offering homes for absolutely nothing.
Desperate to save his hometown from depopulation, mayor Vincenzo Giambrone has spent the last three years convincing owners who’ve long abandoned their family homes to hand over the empty, crumbling buildings to newcomers for free.
“I can’t stand to see this gorgeous, old historical center empty and turn into a ruin. It hurts me,” Giambrone tells CNN Travel.
“The owners are oblivious to the damage they cause when they ditch their homes and refuse to restyle their ancient dwellings. It leaves a deep scar on the townscape with the risk of dangerous collapses.”
According to Giambrone, there are roughly a dozen empty stone buildings available at present and “more to come shortly.”
And with at least 100 other abandoned homes, all located in Cammarata’s most ancient part, with the potential for rescuing, Giambrone has high hopes for the scheme.
“Now new buyers can finally step in to secure these crumbly walls and revive the historical area,” he adds.
Understandably, there are a few conditions to Cammarata’s “free” homes scheme.
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Renovation promise
Cammarata is filled with declining homes abandoned by owners.
Buyers must commit to renovating the property within three years of the purchase and pay a 5,000 euro ($4,300) deposit, which will be returned once the work is complete.
They will also need to present a clear refurbishment proposal for the property in question.
While all potential buyers who meet the criteria will be considered, young couples with children will receive priority – couples who move there and go on to have a baby even receive a 1,000 euro bonus.
New owners can transform the multi-story buildings into a private house, B&B, hotel, shops or even a restaurant.
Giambrone’s main concern is that the town “goes back to being a lively, vibrant place.”
Cammarata is part of an elite group of authentic Italian villages fighting against decline and to preserve traditions.
Positioned about 60 kilometers southeast of Palermo, it was once a “lively, vibrant place,” says Giambrone.
But the historic town has lost a large number of residents over the years, and many of its homes lie abandoned today.
Set at an elevation of around 1,000 meters, it’s based in Sicily’s wild south eastern area, renowned for its sleepy villages and slow pace of life.
Founded by the Byzantine Greeks, the town’s name comes from the Greek word “Kàmara,” which means “vaulted room.”
A thousand balconies
It's known as "the town with 1,000 balconies to the East."
“It’s a unique location,” says Enzo Li Gregni, head of the tourist board for Cammarata and part time tour guide.
“Cammarata is known as ‘the town with 1,000 balconies to the East,’ as each window here basks in sunsets and you can enjoy spectacular views of Mount Etna,” he adds.
“When the volcano erupts, we see the sciara red lava flow and the rising smoke.”
The town is filled with reddish stone dwellings with panoramic balconies and bright walls, along with a few lavish aristocratic palazzos.
Its many green fields are dotted with grazing sheep and former agate stone and salt mines, while its surrounding fertile hills were once used to breed and train horses competing in the Olympic Games.
Cammarata is filled with narrow uphill alleys, arched passageways and winding steps.
One of the biggest streets here is Strada Carrozza or Carriage Road, made of flat shiny river stones, which measures about 1.7 meters and leads up to the overhanging castle ruin.
Brazilian-Italian Jose Augusto Manetta Ramos, a businessman based in the UK, is among those who’ve been tempted by the prospect of owning a home here.
“I’ve visited other villages selling one euro houses in central Italy but I want a warmer place,” he says.
“Cammarata is stunning, the green landscape, the sea and mountains are both nearby just like the Valley of the Temples [an archaeological site in Agrigento, Sicily] and other great spots. It’s a perfect retreat.”
If Ramos does opt to purchase one of the properties, he aims to spend weekends or even months at a time in Cammarata.
Potential newcomers are likely to be welcomed with open arms, as the town’s locals are renowned for their hospitality.
In fact, Cammarata’s official symbol is a woman breastfeeding two serpents while she places her foot on her own child.
“This embodies our culture of welcoming with open arms all foreigners and outsiders,” says Giambrone.
“Visitors and guests come first, even before our own family. Newcomers trigger change, innovation, new ideas. They revamp the local economy and can kick start a revolution.”
“A local proverb goes ‘a tavula è na trazzera’, meaning the table is a sheep trail where all wayfarers are welcome to sit and enjoy the great food.
“In the old days, farmers from nearby towns moving to Cammarata to collect wheat were hosted and fed by local families.
“That’s still our spirit. When teachers and policemen are transferred here, they don’t want to leave.”
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Local rivalries
Cammarata is one of several authentic Italian villages fighting against decline.
But while residents may embrace tourists and newcomers, the same can’t be said for those from certain neighboring towns.
Locals have been embroiled in long running feuds stemming from “campanilismo” – an exaggerated pride and affection for one’s local area, which has resulted in rows over everything from the address of a house to the name of a road.
Cammarata is attached to San Giovanni Gemini, which is a much newer town. One particular road here has two different names depending on which town you’re standing.
Several houses have been accidentally built along the “border” so the kitchen is in Cammarata and the living room in San Giovanni.
Both towns recently voted against a fusion.
As it snows in Cammarata a few times a year, unlike most Sicilian spots, the area is something of a haven for trekking enthusiasts, offering a refreshing alternative to the hot summer months.
Some of the families here have even worked as “nivaroli” snow-collectors to make sorbetto, gelato and granita, a dense hybrid between ice cream and a slush served solely in its original “purist” lemon flavor.
Granita is one of Cammarata’s many sweet treats. Its signature pastries include pizzarruna with dried figs, paste bianche sweet almond cakes, muffuletta anise-filled panini and ricotta-stuffed cassatelle ravioli.
Ainuzzi, cheese forms shaped into miniature horses, deers and goats, are also a niche product for gourmands.
Giambrone swears the fresh sheep milk ricotta produced in the area is among Sicily’s best, “a special cream that will make you faint.”
The weirdest concoction however are Pupi ccu l’ova, literally meaning “puppets with eggs.” They’re snake-like sweet rolls with a boiled egg placed on top resembling Sicilian marionettes.
This cuisine boasts strong starters with tripe, lamb interiors, sweet and sour caponata veggies with pine nuts and almonds, and sanguinaccio salami made with pig blood, believed to be an aphrodisiac.
“Sanguinaccio can be quite heavy to digest but it’s a delicious niche product for fine palates,” says Giambrone.
Town of longevity
Locals say the town boasts Sicily's highest number of centenarians
Although Cammarata barely has 6,000 residents, there are more than a dozen churches in the area.
Hundreds of pilgrims gather in Cammarata each year walking along a 160-kilometer-long spiritual trail from Palermo to Agrigento.
During the town’s spectacular Easter festival men dressed in white hoods and women wrapped in black clothes parade through the town carrying the statue of a bleeding Jesus.
Meanwhile, a piece of St. Joseph’s cloak is kept as a relic in the main chapel.
The town offers many long-running stories of supposed miracles, such as people surviving dramatic falls from the castle walls, along with reported sightings of the ghost of a fiery nun who stood up against anti-clerical invaders and is said to haunt the town hall building.
While many residents have long left Cammarata behind, those who’ve stayed have largely been rewarded with longevity.
In fact, the town boasts Sicily’s highest number of centenarians, according to locals.
This is credited to its mild climate, the fresh air of the Monte Cammarata natural reserve and local food.
All families have a tiny patch of land with an olive grove and vineyard to make oil and wine for domestic use.
“Each year four to five over-100 birthdays are celebrated and there’s this one old guy who every day, after lunch, hops on his Vespa and tours the hills,” says local reporter Francesco Lopresti.
“Fitusa,” the healthy, sulfurous and smelly water that springs from underground is also thought to play a role.
Once used inside thermal baths, many believe it can heal skin diseases such as psoriasis and some locals still bathe in it occasionally.
Available properties and more information on the “free” homes can be found on the town’s official website.
Silvia Marchetti is a Rome-based freelance reporter. She writes about finance, economics, travel and culture for a wide range of media including MNI News, Newsweek and The Guardian.
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LG X Screen smartphone with dual display launched in India for Rs. 12990
LG has launched X Screen smartphone in India which features 1.76-inch diagonally ‘Always-on’ second screen, in addition to 4.93-inch HD primary display. The phone was announced during the MWC earlier this year. The LG X screen’s ‘Always-on’ secondary display will show notifications for apps, calls without interrupting the current activity or just display music controls. The second display also allows users to easily access frequently used apps, check time, date, battery status and other notifications without ever having to turn on the phone.
The LG X Screen features 4.93-inch HD In-cell Touch display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels and the secondary display has a resolution of 520×80 pixel. The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. It packs 16GB of inbuilt storage and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage and it can be expandable up to 2TB (whooooo) using MicroSD slot.
Another highlighted function of the phone is it’s panic button feature which is in line with the Government of India’s initiative. LG is advertising the phone as “first phone with SOS mode”. The secondary display will also show the SOS button, the panic button can be activated by pressing the power button five times in a row.
LG X Screen smartphone technical details
Primary Display: 4.93-inch (1280×720 pixels) HD IPS In-Cell Touch display
Secondary Dispaly: 1.76-inch diagonally (520 x 80 pixels) LCD secondary display
Processor: 1.2GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
Memory: 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Rear Camera: 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
Front Camera: 8MP
Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
Dimensions: 142.6 x 71.8 x 7.1mm
Battery: 2,300mAh battery
The LG X Screen is priced at Rs. 12990 and will be available exclusively via Snapdeal starting from July 20th. Although the phone come in Black, Pink Gold and White color variants but it seems X screen will be available only in Black and White colors in India. Maybe LG will launch other color options later.
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A HISTORICAL FEATURE FILM
"If Amadeus is a story about when mediocrity meets greatness, this is a story of when greatness meets greatness"
If the film Amadeus was about "when mediocrity meets greatness," this film is about "when greatness meets greatness."
The ambitious young immigrant, with a burning desire to make his mark through battlefield glory, instead finds himself toiling behind a desk as Washington's chief military aide.
With an iron will, forged in battles fought twenty years earlier, this wealthy Virginia planter risks it all to lead a fledgling American nation against the greatest military power on earth.
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The protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization. In classical art and mythology, an attribute of Zeus and Athena (or their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) usually represented as a goatskin shield.
"... he was an aegis very essential to me ..."
Shortly after the unexpected death of George Washington on December 14 1799, Alexander Hamilton, ever the master of the English language, wrote the following poignant note to Washington’s long-time personal secretary Tobias Lear:
“…. The very painful event …. filled my heart with bitterness. Perhaps no man in this community has equal cause with myself to deplore the loss. I have been much indebted to the kindness of the General, and he was an aegis very essential to me. But regrets are unavailing. For great misfortunes it is the business of reason to seek consolation. .... If virtue can secure happiness in another world, he is happy.”
This letter marked the close of a 22-year partnership, sometimes bent but never broken, between Hamilton and Washington, two men who were so instrumental in the founding of the United States of America. The film Aegis for Dreams is the first chapter of this epic relationship, forged in the fires of America’s eight year struggle for Independence. It is a story with universal themes of love, loyalty, honesty and betrayal that will, as never before in cinema, emotionally connect the viewer to some of the principal actors in the American Revolution.
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One free feature you get is called Super Send. New virtual dating features bring Zoosk up to modern standards, but technical issues prevent it from truly competing with the category's top apps. For people who like a little extra hand-holding, CMB isn't the worst option. If you want to express interest in a fellow member, you can tap a smiley face indicating friendship or a heart icon indicating…more than friendship. You can also give coins to other members who've viewed your profile, which just feels dirty. The first stop in our Zoosk review is the sign-up process. Photos are also screened. The majority of the profiles we saw were filled out and had pictures. For more virtual dating, turn elsewhere. JDate sends curated matches to users, but also allows them to browse other profiles. Fair 2.
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The UK government (or more strictly the Crown) is responsible for Guernsey⦠Whistleblowing line: 01481 748094 Whistleblowing Email: [email protected] gfsc.gg. Guernsey: Bright Prospects For⦠IFC: As financial services businesses increasingly look for reputable financial centres with a sound track record, how important is Guernseyâs regulatory regime to the success of its financial services sector? Guernsey Post announces an operating profit of £1.4m for the last financial year which ended on 31st March 2020. This year saw a kind of arms race between tax haven domiciles. Guernsey Post Ltd announces an operating profit for the financial year 2019/2020 You can read the full Annual Report (year ending 31 March 2020), see the blue link or click here. Guernsey Five reasons to live in Guernsey, Channel Islands. This popularity shows no sign of slowing: 2016 was Guernsey's most successful fundraising year ever, with over $42 billion raised by the largest funds that year (see the chart at Annex 1). As The island's postal service reported an operating profit of £1.4 million in the 2019/2020 financial year, which ended on 31 March. 01481 712010 [email protected] gfsc.gg. Construction, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. The Commission does not accept the service of legal proceedings by email. ⦠Guernsey Financial Services Commission providing extensions for key financial returns Returns to the Commission which would ordinarily require auditing (e.g. Support is through a means-tested grant scheme and dependent on a number of factors including an assessment of gross household income. The maximum total amount of compensation is capped at £100,000,000 in any 5 year period. The resolution must be passed in the financial year before the year to which the resolution relates, or where a company is newly incorporated, before the end of the first financial year. because they relate to a year end result) may be submitted in an unaudited form without a ⦠The States Accounts for 2019 have been published and show a strong position being achieved after years of financial discipline across government. A busy year for Guernsey. 01481 712706. 2 years ago. Capitalised terms used in the Regulations are defined in Regulation 16 and Section VIII of Schedule 2 of the Regulations. Minimum purchase price £150,000; ... Limited which is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission No II0067. All agreements with Skipton are completed in Guernsey and governed by Guernsey law. Regulator. Guernsey Post is pleased to report an operating profit of £1.4m for the year ended 31 March 2019, an increase on the prior year profit performance of £0.1m (8%). Guernsey also remains the home for more non-UK LSE listed entities listed than any other jurisdiction gl⦠Under Guernsey law, a unit trust must be constituted by a written instrument which sets out, in effect, the terms on which the trustee holds the trust assets for the unit holders. The overall surplus for the year was £105.6m, which includes investment returns of £86.3m. Graham Bippart - 2 mins ago. Skipton is a participant in the Guernsey Banking Deposit Compensation Scheme. Financial services, professional services, tourism, retail, and ⦠The biggest parish is Castel, while the most populated is St Peter Port. The Scheme offers protection for 'qualifying deposits' up to £50,000, subject to limitations. The Commission does not accept the service of legal proceedings by email. GDP (purchasing power parity): This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or ⦠Bailiwick of Guernsey Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2014 [the Law]1 as amended Financial Services Ombudsman (Case Fee and Levies) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order 2015 [the Order]2 as amended Financial Services Ombudsman Levy Scheme (Bailiwick of Guernsey) 2020 1 This levy scheme is made: On 27 February 2020; The Year In Review Carey Olsen. From a Guernsey perspective, the most significant aspect of the past year has been the formal identification of fintech as one of the keys for the ongoing development of Guernsey's financial services industry, in the States of Guernsey and Guernsey Finance's 'Financial ⦠The UK retains the ultimate responsibility for the good government of the Channel Islands. Guernsey domiciled open-ended funds experienced an increase of £2.2 billion over the year since 30 June 2019. It is the first time the Group has applied and obtained an insurance company licence in northern Europe. Guernsey Financial Services Commission, Glategny Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3HQ. "The number of captives continues to grow and applications to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and planned formations over 2020, going into 2021, will be unprecedented.â Other winners at the awards with a Channel Islands presence included: ⢠Ravenscroft, Investment Specialist of the Year ⢠TMF Group, Software Solution of the Year Share A-A + 100%. The largest of seven islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey archipelago in the Channel Islands, heritage-rich Guernsey delivers international financial clout in scenic surroundings. Regulation 1 and Schedule 1 implement ⦠VIII YEAR IN REVIEW. Financial services, such as banking, fund management, and insurance, account for about 37% of GDP. Economy. WE ARE GUERNSEY is the brand under which Guernsey Finance promotes the island's financial services sector internationally. Guernsey. How that came to pass is a strange story, one that highlights the profound difficulties that regulators face when trying to shed light on financial markets. His explains that client was mis-sold. Guernsey registration No. Early Repayment Charge 5% year 1, 4% year 2, 3% year 3, 2% year 4, 1% year 5; Other Fees 1% of loan amount (min £1,000, max £5,000). Guernseyâs financial services industry, the engine of the islandâs economic growth over the past half-century, values its relationship with the City of London and position within the British finance industry. We believe that the attractiveness of Guernsey as a funds domicile is borne out by the fundraising data. The Regulations are made up of 18 paragraphs and two Schedules. âIt seems like the Guernsey Financial Services Commission is taking the Swiss financial regulatorâs approach of protecting the companies and not the clients.â Billingham says he is particularly concerned about the lack of scrutiny of how the funds were transferred to Guernsey in the first place. By. Field Listing :: Fiscal year This entry identifies the beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year ⦠This pocket of international finance is a haven for families and history buffs. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular offshore financial center. The resolution can waive the requirement for audit for one year, multiple years or indefinitely. Guernsey's Church of England parishes fall under the See of Canterbury, having split from the Bishopric of Winchester in 2014. More than £4 million is spent per year supporting around 700 students studying full-time higher education degree courses outside of the Bailiwick. Guernsey moves to further streamline fund establishment process. Guernsey Financial Services Commission, Glategny Court, Glategny Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3HQ. Guernseyâs constitutional position is that it has internal self-government, fiscal autonomy and duty-free entry of produce to the EU. Guernsey Financial LLC may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. By Kate Youde. EFG International Finance (Guernsey) Ltd. for the Financial Year 2014 35 Independent auditorsâ report G-5 to G-6 Statement of comprehensive income G-7 Statement of financial position G-8 Statement of changes in equity G-9 Statement of cash flows G-10 Notes to the financial statements G-11 to G-31 Appendix 3: Annual Report of John Curran â voting member (5 year term commencing May 2018) John Curran is a former Chief Executive of the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA) and currently sits on the Board of the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman and as a non-voting Member on the States of Guernsey Transport Licensing Authority (TLA). Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Guernsey Branch: This top bank in Guernsey is part of Julius Baer Group. Should your complaint remain unsettled the Bank is required to inform the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, our local Regulator, of this and to advise you that you may inform them directly of your complaint. 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2002 - "Restoration of Zappeion Exhibition Hall"
During the 6-month period of the Greek Presidency in the European Union (January 1-June 30, 2003), there was a permanent Press Center and a permanent Accreditation Desk at Zappeion, serving as headquarters for the Greek Presidency in the EU.
In 2002, Genius Systems was a subcontractor on the project "Renovation and Restoration of Zappeion Exhibition Hall" for the hosting of the Greek Presidency in the EU. The company undertook the construction of the structured cabling – fiber optic network, the fire alarm system, the matrix based CCTV system, the intrusion alarm system and the construction of the innovative - at the time - control room required for the control and management of all the systems installed within the Zappeion Exhibition Hall, including maintenance. The company cooperated, throughout the Greek Presidency, with some special sectors of the Greek Police and the Fire Department, which were established especially for this reason.
The Zappeion Exhibition Hall had 23 rooms, which hosted 2,150 job positions.
During the same year Genius Systems designed, effectuated and tested Zappeion Exhibition’s Hall Call Center, which was intended to meet the needs and requirements of the 2004 Olympic games.
2003 - Panasonic VoIP Technology Connection
The first nationwide enterprise connection using Panasonic VoIP Technology is a fact. The connection was effectuated in 2003, by connecting the headquarters of EGEM S.A. in Athens with its factory facilities in Thessaloniki. Through this installation EGEM managed to eliminate the cost of multiple every-day calls between the headquarters and the factory.
2004 - 1st unified Paneuropean Call Centre / Security systems for the Olympic Games Press Center building
In 2004 Genius Systems designed and installed on behalf of the Being Best company, the 1st unified Paneuropean Call Centre, thus managing to connect all European countries through voice internet, utilizing Panasonic’s VoIP technology. The company was awarded for this worldwide innovation and took full advantage of those Call Centers' potential.
Within the same year, Genius Systems designed and installed the security systems for the Olympic Games Press Center building, which later on came to house the Ministry of Education.
2007 - Electrical engineering facilities of a 2,000 square meter residence
In 2007, Genius Systems designed and installed the electrical engineering facilities of a 2,000 square meter residence in Glyfada, using all kinds of existing technology. The project included the reception of the pool water's PH level, the notification of the control center in the event of fuel shortage within the burner's tank, an integrated telecommunications and satellite reception network, the installation of the intrusion alarm system and the integration of all these individual systems to one single system.
2008 - Design and installment of security systems,
A year later, Genius Systems designed and installed for the needs of an office and show room building of 2,000 square meters facilitated in Moschato, fire alarm, intrusion alarm, CCTV, announcement, network, satellite and terrestrial reception, access control as well as fire extinguishing systems.
2009 - Interface system for five residence
In 2009 Genius Systems designed, and installed an interface system and also the individual systems comprising it (terrestrial and satellite TV, intrusion alarm, CCTV, telecommunications and network systems) for five residences in the district of Peloponnese, covering a total of 1,000 acres.
2010 - Intrusion alarm and CCTV system for the army camp at Thrace
Genius Systems designed and installed an intrusion alarm and CCTV system for the needs of the biggest army camp at Thrace.
2011 - 1st CCTV system in Greece incorporating long distance lazer illumination
In 2011, Genius Systems designed and installed the 1st CCTV system in Greece incorporating long distance lazer illumination for a facility near the area of the former Faliron Horse Track. By utilizing highly specialized equipment it was able to provide internet access to live HD video for more than ten users with the establishment of a dynamic DynDNS account combining ADSL lines and bottle neck solutions. The cameras were installed on specially manufactured pillars in order to withstand high speed winds of up to 160 km/hour with the maximum vibration at 12 meters height reaching 2,5 cm.
2012 - Uniform telecommunications system for the administration of nine individual companies
Genius Systems designed and installed a uniform telecommunications system for the administration of nine individual companies with eight individual telecommunication providers.
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Chicago School Bans Kids From Bringing Their Own Lunches
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the a school(Little Village Academy) in Chicago has banned kids from bring in their own lunches unless they have a medical reason to do so. While the school & the district is spinning this as being about protecting kids from bad food choices many think that the school & it’s food service provider are putting profit over pupils. The principal, Elsa Carmona, says that other schools have a similar policy, though she was unable to name which other schools have such a policy. More worrying is that the school district has no official written policy on bagged lunches, nor do they keep track of which principals have decided to do away with allowing them. Parents don’t have much choice in the matter as the school their child goes to usually depends on where they live. They may not have any recourse to send their child to another school & perhaps many aren’t going to be inclined to do so over something “petty” like the school lunch program. Continue reading “Chicago School Bans Kids From Bringing Their Own Lunches” »
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