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Limited Priority of the European Union Partnership
The "Eastern Partnership" Summit to be held in September 29th-30th in Warsaw should significantly revive this project due to the increase of financing and specification of programs. In particular, they express hopes for successful finalization of talks on the agreement on Association of Ukraine and the EU. In practice this should mean the announcement about finalization of talks on the Association of Ukraine and the EU, as well as sounding new offers for the projects' participating states: Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. These offers should cover significant increase in project financing or concentration of funds for specific programs. An important issue within the frameworks of "Eastern Partnership" should be the relaxation of visa regime of the EU with the member-states of the project.
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Massive uranium deposits found in Andhra Pradesh
By T.S. Subramanian
Potentiality of the area is huge; it will be one of the top 20 of the world's reserves: Atomic Minerals Directorate.
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Failure in AfPak: How the U.S. Got It Wrong
By Stephen Cohen
The United States has failed to get South Asia right.
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Israeli-Arab Crisis Approaching
In September, the U.N. General Assembly will vote on whether to recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state with full rights in the United Nations. In many ways, this would appear to be a reasonable and logical step. Whatever the Palestinians once were, they are clearly a nation in the simplest and most important sense — namely, they think of themselves as a nation. Nations are created by historical circumstances, and those circumstances have given rise to a Palestinian nation. Under the principle of the United Nations and the theory of the right to national self-determination, which is the moral foundation of the modern theory of nationalism, a nation has a right to a state, and that state has a place in the family of nations. In this sense, the U.N. vote will be unexceptional.
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Libya After Gadhafi: Transitioning from Rebellion to Rule
By Scott Stewart
With the end of the Gadhafi regime seemingly in sight, it is an opportune time to step back and revisit one of the themes we discussed at the beginning of the crisis: What comes after the Gadhafi regime?
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The balance of threats
By Alexander Gasyuk
The proposed placement of U.S. missile defense base in Europe has been a thorn in the reset of relations. From the Russia point of view, there has been a distinct lack of progress in achieving agreement on missile defense plans, between Russia on one hand and United States and NATO on the other. The last round of negotiations in Brussels raised questions about the prospects for achieving a mutually acceptable agreement on this pressing topic.
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Envoy Accuses Gazprom of 'Damaging' Iranian People
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Iran's ambassador to Moscow on Wednesday assailed Gazprom Neft for a "delay" in developing the country's oil reserves, as fewer energy investors remain committed to cooperating with Tehran.
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When the SCO emerged at the turn of the century, Western observers worried that its key founders, Russia and China, plotted an anti-NATO bloc. It turns out, however, that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's primary objective is to keep the status-quo in Eurasia.
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In the run-up to their respective independence days, India and Pakistan have renewed peace and security talks. But while people on both sides deeply desire peace, there still remains a deep mistrust at the political and military level.
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Kazakh OIC Presidency Contributes to Establishing Relief Fund for Somalia
A common relief fund of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries will be established on Kazakhstan's initiative to help the Somali people on the edge of a food crisis. This was announced on August 17 by Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Chairman of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) Yerzhan Kazykhanov, following an OIC emergency meeting in Istanbul, during which member-countries discussed ways to resolve the humanitarian and political crisis in Somalia.
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Bulat Sultanov: "We Shouldn't Be Afraid of Neighbors, but Respect Them"
An interview with the Director of Kazakhstani Institute for Strategic Studies, PhD in history science, professor Bulat Sultanov. Our interlocutor shares with his view on Chinese threat, the secret of stability in Kazakhstan and further prospects for development of the relations between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan.
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US, EU debt crisis escalates in the face of political gridlock
By Spencer Kimball
Long after the bailouts of Wall Street and Greece, the US and EU face an escalating debt crisis. Political gridlock on both sides of the Atlantic prevents the implementation of controversial but necessary solutions.
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Rethinking NATO Partnerships for the 21st Century
Security threats today are globalised and non-traditional. It's time for NATO's partnerships to follow suit, says Ron Asmus.
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Sarkozy and Merkel meet to discuss Eurozone debt crisis
The markets are watching anxiously ahead of a meeting on Tuesday in Paris between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to discuss ways to try to resolve the eurozone debt crisis.
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Kazakhstan Looks East: Sino-Kazakh Strategic Partnership Deepens
By Roger McDermott
The strategic partnership signed between Kazakhstan and China on July 4, 2005 has now taken a significant step toward further expansion, based on political, economic, security and cultural ties. President Hu Jintau and his Kazakhstani counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev agreed to the details of an "all-round" strategic partnership on June 13, which included boosting the bilateral trade volume by 2015 and holding regular meetings at the prime ministerial level (Xinhua, June 13).
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Space Harrier is a third person rail shooter released in arcades late in 1985. Designed by upcoming legendary arcade game designer Yu Suzuki, the game was a massive hit upon release, and has since become an icon of the golden age of arcade gaming.
Along with Hang-On (also by Suzuki), it was one of the earliest arcade games to use 16-bit graphics, which - combined with impressive pseudo-3D scaling of objects and environments made possible by the arcade boards impressive architecture - made for a unique and compelling experience, which is still a blast to play today. SEGA's home console of the time - the 8-bit Master System (SMS) - on the other hand, was not designed with scaling technology, nor did it have a particularly wide colour palette with only 32 colours available on-screen at once, compared to the arcade system's 6144 colours. Space Harrier didn't care about this though, as it launched on the SMS a full year later, and brought with it all the hallmarks that made the arcade version so popular.
As the player, you assume the role of the titular character Space Harrier. Your aim is to avoid oncoming scenery, enemies, and projectiles to defeat the unique boss at the end of every Round, eventually completing the game. You are automatically propelled forward through the environment and can hover endlessly through the air without penalty, as well as land on the ground and take to running.
The design of the game makes it both simple to play yet difficult to master. You need only use the directional controls to move up, down, left and right, and one of the two gamepad buttons to fire your own weapon forward to destroy enemies as they approach.
Skill comes in knowing each enemies movements and attack patterns, when to dodge their attacks, and when (or if) to retaliate fire without risking one of your precious three lives, taking in to consideration that you only have one hit per life. Each stage has its own unique set of bad guys to keep the game from becoming stale, and each boss has their own attack patterns and weaknesses to figure out. You need quick hand-eye coordination to last until later stages, as the difficulty increases with every stage.
The core graphical style of the game remains the same throughout, culminating in an endless journey in to the horizon and beyond, though every stage has its own unique obstacles and enemies. Each stage also has a distinguished colour palette, and these mimic familiar environments such as green fields, a desert, snow-caps, a techno-style world, and more.
Stage-specific enemies such as alien-birds, stone heads, killer robots and, amusingly, one-eyed mammoths also appear, and give the game the light-hearted yet action-packed style it is famous for.
Whilst the game lacks the detailed horizons found in the sequel Space Harrier 3-D, as well as the vertical and horizontal camera motion of the original, and it runs smoothly and sprites are instantly recognisable from the arcade as soon as they come in to view. Even though the SMS lacks in power, it runs quite faithfully to the original, minus some minor details such as some airborne obstacles and larger explosions.
Every tune from the arcade game makes it to the SMS intact, and they sound wonderful coming from the 8-bit system. The enemies and explosions sound crisp, and whilst the sound effect for the weapon firing isn't recreated authentically, some voice clips from the original have been squeezed in to the cartridge and sound pretty neat. The trademark "Get Ready!" clip from Suzuki's arcade games is announced every time you start a new life, which is pretty impressive, especially when Altered Beast for the 16-bit Mega Drive doesn't do a much better job at producing digitized voice clips.
With just a directional pad and one button to hit, the game is easy to pick up and play. The controls are tight and work exactly as you feel they should. Whilst Space Harrier doesn't re-centre automatically like in the arcade version, he is just as easy to manoeuvre around obstacles, and the games hit-detection is perfectly refined, meaning that you won't die unfairly - something that faux 3D games didn't always get right.
From start to finish, the game lasts roughly half an hour, that is assuming that you can progress through the various stages to even beat the game; with 18 increasingly difficult Rounds in total, including bonus stages at intervals, the game is a real challenge. There are people who've been playing Space Harrier since release who've never beaten it, and after a good solid 20+ hours, I've still not passed stage 12.
You're not just playing against the game though, you're also playing against yourself! You might never beat the game, but at least you can go for the high score; trying to beat your previous attempt and getting that little bit closer to the end. This gives the game much replay value, and you'll find yourself going back again and again to push just that little bit further.
Whether you've played the arcade original or not, Space Harrier for the SMS is worth a go for the sheer enjoyment of flying about as a blonde guy with a laser gun shooting one-eyed mammoths and two-headed dragons. It's highly playable even today, and still looks impressive when you compare it to other games of the time.
This is one of my favourite games (despite first playing it less than a year before this review) and if you manage to grab a copy, I'm sure you'll see why. SEGA took the high-tech arcade version and somehow managed to get a faithful reproduction running on the SMS, which is a wonder in itself. It's cool to look at, and it's great fun to play. It even includes an additional boss not found in the original! Give it a go.
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Q: disabling bootstrap validator submit button until entire form is valid I have search StackOverflow for a solution to this problem but have not found one that works.
I am validating a form with Bootstrap Validator and it works well. I want to disable the submit button until the entire form is valid and Bootstrap Validator has an isValid() function. Using this function, the best I can do is on keyup, which is ugly.
Whenever the form is evaluating its validity, there is a lag time and the submit button blinks from valid to not valid very quickly.
Is there a way to fix this blinking with setTimeout or .delay() and still have the form function like it does now?
Alternatively, is there a pure Bootstrap Validator solution for this? (This would be ideal) I have looked through the documentation, but could not find anything helpful. There are only ways to set the time of which the form is validated, which does not help my cause.
Here is a JSFiddle that demonstrates the problem.

A: I looked more closely at your code and ended up changing some key areas for your desired effect.

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*I changed the trigger from keyup to status.field.bv which the bootstrap validator (BV) throws every time a field status changes.

*Instead of using the isValid() jquery function (which does not take into account the BV settings), I check for the presence of the has-success class which BV applies to each form-group.

*I removed the success button from a form-group.

The code is as follows:
HTML:
<form id="test">

        <input class="form-control input-lg" name="email" type="text" size="35" placeholder="Email*"></input>

        <input class="form-control input-lg" name="password" type="password" size="35" placeholder="Confirm Password*"></input>

    <input class="btn btn-lg btn-success submit-button" style="width: 100%;" value="Sign Up!" type="submit" disabled></input>
</form>

Javascript:
$( '#test' ).on( 'status.field.bv', function( e, data ) {
    let $this = $( this );
    let formIsValid = true;

    $( '.form-group', $this ).each( function() {
        formIsValid = formIsValid && $( this ).hasClass( 'has-success' );
    });

    $( '.submit-button', $this ).attr( 'disabled', !formIsValid );
});

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/ejyef7vc/3/

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Now you can make fresh coffee with the help of this Doctor Who French Press.
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If you are or know a true Doctor Who fan that just loves good coffee then this Tardis French press is what is needed.
No longer do you have to worry about your morning coffee because not there is this Star Wars coffee maker with mug.
The coffee maker is a one cup coffee maker and they added a Chewbacca mug so the only thing you need now is coffee and water and you are ready to start the day. The black and white coffee maker has the Star Wars and Rebel logo on it and comes with a permanent filter to make your life a lot easier.
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DeLauro Hits Boehner, GOP on Food Safety Funding
By Helena Bottemiller on September 29, 2011
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a longtime hawk on food safety issues, once again blasted Republicans for seeking cuts to federal food safety programs, this time singling out Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) whose own district is currently dealing with an E. coli outbreak.
Tyson Fresh Meats recalled more than 131,000 pounds of ground beef Tuesday, an action that, DeLauro says, was taken in response to a family in Butler County, Ohio who fell ill likely from eating ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
WCPO, an ABC affiliate in Cincinnati, reported that four children became ill, including a 9-year-old who was hospitalized for about 10 days.
"This latest recall should serve as a wake-up call for Speaker Boehner, and all Republicans, that food safety is an issue that affects all Americans, and we must take action," said DeLauro, in a statement issued Tuesday. "The safety of American consumers should be a priority, and I urge my Republican colleagues to recognize the seriousness of the issue and ensure that the USDA and FDA have the support they need to protect our food supply. It is literally a matter of life and death."
DeLauro pointed to the Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations bill the House passed in June that would cut food safety funding at both USDA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, by 3.4 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
The proposed cut to FDA's budget has come under intense criticism as the agency is working to meet the new responsibilities laid out in the Food Safety Modernization Act President Obama signed into law in January. The Congressional Budget Office estimated implementing FSMA would cost $1.4 billion over five years.
In a news release, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said it became aware of the outbreak in Ohio on Monday when it was notified by the Ohio Department of Health of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Butler County with onset dates from Sept. 8 through Sept. 11.
According to USDA, the recalled meat was distributed to 16 states across the country. A complete list of recalled products can be found here.
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Frank Elmer Smith, known during his playing days as the "Piano Mover" because he used to boast that he could "carry a baby grand up four flights of stairs without a rest," was a mainstay of the Chicago White Sox pitching staff between 1904 and 1909, winning 104 games for the club during that span. Relying on a drop ball, curve, and occasional spitball, Smith hurled two no-hitters for the White Sox, the only pitcher in franchise history to do so, and led the American League in both innings pitched and strikeouts in 1909.
Smith, who during his prime stood a shade under 5'11" and weighed in at a hefty 194 pounds, was born in Pittsburgh on October 28, 1879 to a family whose original name was Schmidt. He briefly attended and coached at Grove City College before he signed on with his first professional team in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1900.
After a stint with the Raleigh Senators of the Virginia-North Carolina League in 1901, Smith was promoted to Birmingham in the Southern League for the 1902 season, where he acquired the nickname "Nig" due to his dark complexion. Smith was a terrific power pitcher for Birmingham, and was described as "a big hulk" who had tremendous back and shoulder muscles "super induced by his piano pulling proclivities." During every off-season Smith worked as a furniture mover for his father and this contributed to his prowess on the mound. Eventually he caught the attention of Charles Comiskey and Smith was drafted by Chicago for the 1904 season.
Smith won 16 games for the White Sox in his rookie campaign, a season in which he acquired a new pitch, the spitball. Along with Ed Walsh, Smith was tutored on the pitch by Elmer Stricklett, a minor league prospect for the White Sox. Stricklett showed Walsh and Smith how to put spit on the ball and throw it like a fastball, producing a pitch with tremendous speed but little rotation, giving it the effect of a knuckleball.
At times Smith was able to master the spitball during a brilliant 1905 season when he went 19-13 with an ERA of 2.13. Late in the season, on September 6, the White Sox traveled to Detroit for a doubleheader against the Tigers on a Wednesday afternoon. 3500 fans in Bennett Park watched the White Sox defeat the Tigers 2-0 in the first game, and then saw Smith throw just the fifth no-hitter in American League history. Smith was staked to an eight run lead thanks to five walks, five errors and one hit in the top of the first inning. Detroit's starting pitcher, Jimmy Wiggs, was replaced by George Disch for the second inning but the White Sox pounded out 11 hits and seven runs over the next eight innings. Meanwhile the Piano Mover was putting together a gem. He struck out eight and walked three and retired the last 17 Tiger batters in order to preserve the no-hitter. In fact, the 15-0 drubbing of the Tigers remains the most one-sided no-hitter in American League history.
The first ever one-city World Series between the White Sox and their cross-town rivals the Cubs highlighted the 1906 season. Smith contributed very little to the team that year, posting a 5-5 record in 13 starts, and in fact was kept out of the rotation by Sox manager Fielder Jones for weeks at a time so that Smith could conquer his problems controlling the spitter. Late in the season, The Piano Mover was able to get his spitter over the plate. He was used mostly in relief down the stretch and saw no action in the White Sox' World Series triumph. He returned to form the following year, however, as he compiled a 23-10 record while striking out 139 batters in 310 innings pitched, though Chicago lost the pennant to Detroit during the final week of the season.
Conflicts between Smith, Comiskey and Jones led to Smith deserting the ball club and returning home to Pittsburgh on June 14, 1908. Always the sensitive type, Smith was offended by Comiskey's constant criticism of Smith's lack of control and outraged by Jones' insinuation that Smith was drinking too much. The Chicago Tribune reported that "Prior to departing for Pittsburgh, Piano Smith went in to give Mr. Comiskey a hard call down. Before Smithy could open his flow of language the boss said, 'You've been threatening to quit for two years. Now then, pack up your duds and dig and I don't care if you never come back.' The pianist was peeved because he was asked to practice control and other things." Upset that Smith consistently missed the Sox' morning practices, Comiskey felt that Smith had an obligation to follow team rules regardless of the player's personal issues. Comiskey "declares he is the boss, and that Smith, if he has gone, has left because he would not obey orders," reported the Tribune on June 21. The White Sox were in first place at the time of Smith's departure.
As the White Sox headed for home after an east coast trip late in July, rumors persisted that Smith was going to rejoin the team. On July 25, 1908, the Chicago Tribune reported that "according to the dope, Mr. F. Smith, the prodigal piano mover is about to burst upon the job once more. He was to have met the team at Cleveland with his mouth wide open for a feed of the justly celebrated husks. Smith so often declared he never would return that Jones applied reverse English to the declaration and told Smith to come on as far as Cleveland, anyhow. Moving the kind of pianos they have at Allegheny, Pa., sounds poetical and all that, but, strong as he is, the esteemed Smithy couldn't kick in $125 per week at the job. Moving a baseball with saliva on it is much easier, the distance is shorter, as a rule, and there is no expense on the side for horse feed and axle grease."
After Smith was reunited with Ed Walsh, the pitching tandem kept the Sox afloat for the rest of the season, combining for 43 starts and often relieving each other late in games. Smith won 11 games after he returned and even though he injured a finger on his pitching hand trying to stop a hot shot in Cleveland on September 13, he pitched his second no-hitter a week later. Smith held the visiting Philadelphia Athletics hitless through nine innings, before Chicago finally pushed across a run in the bottom of the ninth. Frank Isbell led off for Chicago and reached first on a grounder deflected by first baseman Danny Murphy. After Isbell advanced to third, Connie Mack ordered the next two Chicago batters, George Davis and Freddy Parent, intentionally walked. On the third outside lob to Parent, the infielder "grasped his bat as near the tip of its handle as he dared, and reached for that ball." One account had Parent stepping across the plate, but his tapper to second baseman Scotty Barr resulted in Isbell scoring the game's only run on a close play at home, giving Smith his second career no-hitter in a thrilling 1-0 win. The season, however, ended on a sour note as the White Sox lost the pennant on the season's final day and finished in third place.
Under new manager Billy Sullivan, Frank Smith hit his stride in 1909. He pitched 365 innings, striking out 177 batters with an ERA of 1.80. He finished 25-17 that year, his most wins in the majors. Smith opened the 1910 season with an opening day one-hitter against St. Louis but his better days were behind him and on August 11 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, who had high hopes for him. The Red Sox owner, John Taylor called Smith the "hope" of the team and felt that the 1911 season "depends on Frank Smith to live up to his reputation" and prove himself one of the best pitchers. Taylor even offered a bonus to Smith for winning a certain percentage of games. Smith never responded and appeared in only five games for the Red Sox, who, frustrated with his drinking, washed their hands of him and sold him to the Cincinnati Reds on May 11, 1911 for $5,000.
Smith did pitch in 42 games for the Reds, compiling a record of 11-15 in 1911 and 1912 but in June of the latter year Cincinnati sold him to Montreal where he finished out the season. In 1914 at the age of 34 he joined the Baltimore entry in the upstart Federal League and pitched reasonably well, posting a 14-12 record before he hooked on with the FL Brooklyn Tip Tops, where he finished out his career in 1915 with a 5-2 record in 63 innings pitched.
After he retired from baseball, Smith returned to the moving business in Pittsburgh. He died in his home on November 3, 1952 at the age of 73. Smith had succumbed to complications of Bright's disease, a chronic kidney ailment that is known as nephritis today. He was survived by his wife Rena Shriner Smith, his son Frank, Jr., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is buried in Minersville Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
This biography originally appeared in David Jones, ed., Deadball Stars of the American League (Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc., 2006).
For this biography, the author used a number of contemporary sources, especially those found in the subject's file at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.
Frank Elmer Smith
October 28, 1879 at Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
November 3, 1952 at Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
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import curry from './curry'
import whereAny from './uncurried/whereAny'

/**
 * Determines whether any predicate functions in a list are satisfied when they
 * are applied to a value.
 *
 * @function
 * @param {Array} ps The list of predicate functions.
 * @param a The value.
 * @returns {Boolean} `true` if any predicate function in the list of `ps` are
 * satisfied when applied to the value `a`, `false` otherwise.
 * @example
 *
 * import { gt, whereAny } from 'fkit'
 * const ps = [gt(1), gt(2)]
 * whereAny(ps, 1) // false
 * whereAny(ps, 2) // true
 * whereAny(ps, 3) // true
 */
export default curry(whereAny)

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Q: Karma Code Execution Looking at a karma test from Angular in Action, I ran the following test.
describe("Service: angelloModel", function() {
    // load the service's module
    beforeEach(module("Angello"));

    var modelService;

    //Initialize the service
    beforeEach(inject(function (angelloModel) {
        modelService = angelloModel;
        console.log("modelService:", modelService);
    }));

    console.log("after| modelService:", modelService);

    it("it should return seven different statuses", function() {
                console.log("it: modelService", modelService);
                ...
    });
});

The console logged:
    after| modelService: undefined
    modelService: Object ...
    it: modelService Object ..

Is modelService undefined since the console.log executed before running the beforeEach that sets the modelService?
Lastly, does the it(...) function have modelService's Object value since karma calls beforeEach, and then runs it?

A: Er, yes and yes.
If you'd like a little more detail, here's a minimal code sample that demonstrates the things you're asking about:
describe('suite', function() {

    var foo;

    beforeEach(function() {
       foo = 'bar';
    });

    console.log('foo: ' + foo);

    it('test', function() {
        console.log('foo: ' + foo);
    });

}

The test runner (Karma in this case) has two distinct phases: test definition and test execution.
During the test definition phase, the test script will be executed, which will result in the construction of an internal data structure containing the tests and suites.

*

*The describe api of the test framework will be called; this api will make some record of the suite name and call the function passed as its second argument.

*The beforeEach api will be called; this api will associate the function passed as its argument with the immediately enclosing test suite, but will not execute it.

*The console.log statement will be executed, logging foo: undefined

*The it api will be called; this will make a record of the test name and the function passed as its second argument, associating them with the immediately enclosing test suite, but again, the passed function will not be executed.

Now the test runner will proceed to the test execution phase, during which the test framework will walk through its internal data structure and execute the defined tests. In this example:

*

*The function that was passed to the beforeEach api will be executed, assigning the string value 'bar' to the variable foo.

*The function that was passed to the it api will be executed, causing foo: bar to be logged.

That's probably more that you really wanted to know - hope you find it useful.


MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ? On Thursday, Oct. 12, from 7-9 p.m., National Geographic magazine contributing photographer Joel Sartore will deliver a lecture titled "Oil versus Wilderness: Selling Alaska's North Slope." The event will take place in the Robert A. Jones '59 House Conference Room, located on Hillcrest Road off College Street (Route 125), and is free and open to the public.
The oil-versus-wildlife debate is particularly relevant on Alaska's North Slope, a rich swath of tundra that is home to an abundance of wildlife and 48 billion barrels of oil. The North Slope is the largest intact wilderness in the United States, offering grand vistas and uninterrupted views of native wildlife, such as caribou. Oil companies drilling in Prudhoe Bay plan to expand their operations throughout the region. In his talk, Sartore will discuss what he has learned about this fragile wilderness and the importance of saving these increasingly rare and beautiful areas.
Sartore began his career with the National Geographic Society in 1991. Since then he has completed 17 stories for National Geographic magazine, all of them focusing on natural history and wildlife. He has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association, the Inland Daily Press Association, and the Pictures of the Year International contest. He gives workshops and speaks to a wide variety of groups across the country.
In addition to appearing in National Geographic, Sartore's photographs have also appeared in Audubon, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and Time magazines, and in numerous books. He has been featured on national broadcast programs, including National Geographic's "Explorer," the "NBC Nightly News," NPR's "Weekend Edition" and "CBS This Morning."
Sartore was born in Ponca City, Okla., and raised in Ralston, Neb. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1985 with a degree in journalism. He worked for the Wichita Eagle newspaper as a photographer and then as photo director before beginning photographic assignments with National Geographic.


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Tag: Noida
Delhi-NCR AQI Continue To Remain In 'Very Poor' Category
By LokMarg 23rd January 2023
The air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor category' with Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 381 on Monday, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
The AQI in the Delhi University area was 389, while in the IIT Delhi area, it was recorded at 382. In the Airport (T3) area, the quality of air was recorded at 387.
According to SAFAR, the AQI in the National Capital Region (NCR) also remained in the 'Very Poor Category'. The AQI in Gurugram stood was recorded to be 388, while Noida also registered the same figure.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) from 0 to 100 is considered as good, while from 100 to 200 it is moderate, from 200 to 300 it is poor, and from 300 to 400 it is said to be very poor and from 400 to 500 or above it is considered as severe.
Even after the overall air quality of the national capital deteriorated suddenly, rapidly, and unanticipatedly, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Sunday the sub-committee for invoking actions under GRAP of CAQM decided that there is no need for invoking the stage III of GRAP at this moment, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed on Sunday.
It is pertinent to note that Stage III of GRAP means a ban on all construction and demolition activities except those of national importance.
Considering this sudden rise in the average AQI of Delhi, the Sub-Committee for invoking actions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) met today to take stock of the situation.
During the meeting, it was noted that this sudden and steep dip in air quality parameters in the last 24 hours in the region led to the overall AQI of Delhi moving into the "Severe" category today is an aberration as the forecasts predict immediate improvement with the overall AQI to move into the 'Very Poor' category from tonight itself, the Ministry stated.
Various agencies responsible for implementing measures under the GRAP and Pollution Control Boards (PCBs) of NCR and DPCC have also been advised to intensify pollution control and mitigating measures under Stage-I and Stage-II of GRAP in the entire NCR to prevent deterioration of air quality.
Further, the Sub-Committee is closely watching the situation and will review the air quality scenario accordingly. The revised schedule of GRAP is available on the Commission's official website and can be accessed via caqm.nic.in, the release further stated. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Air Quality Index, Gurugram, National Capital Region, Noida, very poor category
Noida: Heavy Firing In Police Encounter Leaves One Injured
A high-level encounter in Noida, between police and a gang posing to be police officers, ended with two arrests, with one of the accused left injured, police informed on Monday.
The incident took place near the Phase-1 police station.
The gang was robbing people by going around as police officers. They had looted one courier boy of Rs 34,000 on December 1.
While two members of the gang were arrested, one managed to flee. Police said they were looking for him.
One accused named Deepanshu was injured after the firing.
The police said they recovered around 15 thousand rupees in cash, the car used in the robbery, fake police ID cards, one bike, and cartridges. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Delhi Police, Encounter, Encounter With Gangsters, Noida, Noida Police
Fire Tenders Douse Massive Fire In Gr. Noida Building; 24 Rescued
By LokMarg 3rd December 2022
A massive fire that broke out in a building in the Shahberi area of Greater Noida West in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday has been doused by more than 12 fire tenders.
According to the Joint Commissioner of Police, Ravi Shankar Chhabi, the fire broke out in the basement of a building in Shahberi, where the Additional Commissioner of Law and Order also reached.
The police and fire officials reached the site in the Bisrakh Police Station area on time and rescued two dozen people from the building. No casualties have been reported so far.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
More details are awaited. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Greater Noida, Noida, Ravi Shankar Chhabi, Uttar Pradesh
Air Quality In Some Areas Of Delhi Falls Into Severe Category
By LokMarg 29th October 2022
Air quality in Delhi fell into 'severe' category with an AQI of 457 in the Anand Vihar area on Saturday and it was also recorded in the severe category in Noida, as per National Air Quality Index.
According to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), Delhi's overall air quality was 381 in the 'very poor' category in the afternoon. In the Delhi University area, the air quality was at 399, also in the 'very poor category.
On Mathura road, it was 380. In Gurugram it was 349 while Noida was worst with an AQI of 411 in the severe category.
Today morning the air quality in the national capital remained in the 'very poor' category with the overall air quality index (AQI) at 309.
Morning walkers, cyclists, and joggers working out near India Gate amid dipping air quality in New Delhi were seen affected due to the dip in the air quality.
"We're from Gurugram. There is breathing difficulty and irritation in the eyes," a member of a group of cyclists told ANI.
People felt this way because, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in the overall Delhi region was in the 'very poor category at 309.
"Local surface winds are 6 to 8 km/h (Max Temperature 32 deg C; Min 14-15 deg C) for the next three days that cause weak dispersion of pollutants. Peak 'Mixing layer height' during daytime (~1.0-1.5 km) leads to moderate vertical dispersion of pollutants," read SAFAR's official statistics.
The air quality watchdog also informed that strong winds at the transport level blowing from the northwest direction from stubble burning areas are likely to transport pollutants to Delhi and its share in Delhi's PM2.5 is likely to increase further.
Environmentalist Vimlendu Jha told ANI that Severe category AQI is very dangerous for health and it affects even healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Air Quality Index, Anand Vihar, Cyclist, India Gate Lawns, Joggers, Morning Walkers, New Delhi, Noida, SAFAR
Kharge Announced To Implement Udaipur Declaration: Sachin Pilot
With Mallikarjun Kharge taking over at the helm of affairs in Congress, Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that 50 percent of party posts would be given to party workers below 50 years of age as per Udaipur Declaration.
Sachin also reiterated that Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will always remain the leaders of the party.
Pilot, who arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Noida earlier today, said that a message has been sent to the other parties through the election of Kharge as party president that Congress is capable of conducting free and fair elections.
"Mallikarjun Kharge has taken charge as the president of the party. It is a good sign for democracy that such a big election concluded successfully in such a large party. Congress has the ability to conduct fair elections with utmost transparency. Kharge has vast experience," he said while speaking to the reporters.
"He has always worked as a worker of the Congress party. Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were and will always be leaders of our party, but we will fight all the challenges in front of us. We'll start working for the upcoming elections," he said while mentioning about the challenges in two states- Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh within this year, and then the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls.
"A message has been sent from Delhi that Congress has done something which no other party has done. Nobody knows how the BJP president is elected," Pilot added.
Mentioning the Udaipur declaration that was adopted in May earlier this year in the three-day Chintan Shivir, Pilot said that Kharge would implement the declaration.
"The party has adopted the Udaipur declaration. Kharge Ji had announced to implement this as soon as he got elected. The party had passed a declaration with a consensus to give opportunities to the youth. The party will give 50 percent of the posts at all levels to those workers of the party who are below 50 years of age," he said.
Soon after taking over the reins of Congress, Kharge said, "We decided at the Udaipur 'Chintan Shivir' to reserve 50 percent of the party posts for those below 50 years of age. We will move forward with that, with support from all of you."
"We will defeat those who spread hatred," he said, naming the ruling BJP and its parent body RSS as "those who want to divide India".
Earlier today, Kharge, who succeeds Sonia Gandhi, said it was a matter of pride to carry forward the legacy of Congress.
"It's an emotional moment for me. I want to thank Congress people for making a worker's son, an ordinary worker, the president of Congress. It is a matter of pride to carry forward the legacy of the Congress," he said.
The 80-year-old Congress veteran said that it was a matter of privilege and pride for him to handle the responsibility as a party that was led by leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Subhash Chandra Bose.
"As president, it will be my utmost duty to look after our workers. Together, we will build an India that will be enlightened, empowered, and equal for every citizen. We will uphold the Constitution of this country, respect everyone's rights and give equal opportunities, defeat those who spread hate, and fight inflation, unemployment, and hunger," he said. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Congress President, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, netaji subhash chandra bose, Noida, Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, Sonia Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh
Indraprastha Gas Hikes Prices of CNG And Piped Fuel
By Pankaj Molekhi 8th October 2022
The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has increased the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs 3 per kg. With this CNG will cost Rs 78.61 per kg with effect from Saturday.
CNG will cost Rs 81.17 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad. It will cost Rs 86.94 per Kg in Gurugram.
With the latest hike, CNG is now available at Rs 89.07 per kg in Rewari and Rs 87.27 per kg in Karnal and Kaithal in Haryana.
Meanwhile in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli, it will be available at Rs 85.84 per kg and will cost Rs 88.88 per kg in Ajmer, Pali, and Rajsamand of Rajasthan.
CNG in Kanpur, Hamirpur, and Fatehpur of UP will cost Rs 90.40 per kg.
Gas distributors have been periodically raising prices since October last year when domestic as well as international gas prices started to climb. Earlier in May, it was hiked by Rs 2.
IGL has also hiked the price of Domestic Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Delhi to Rs 53.59 per standard cubic meter (SCM).
The new price will come into effect from today. For Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida, the PNG price has hiked to Rs 53.46 per SCM, while in Gurugram, it will cost Rs 51.79 per SCM.
In Karnal and Rewari, it will cost 52.40 per SCM. For, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Shamli, it will cost 56.97 per SCM. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Aam Aadmi Party, CNG, Domestic Piped Natural Gas, Greater Noida, Indraprastha Gas Hikes, Meerut, Noida
Police Encounter II – 'Are Cops Above Law?'
By LokMarg 15th September 2018
Chirchita village in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, have decided to boycott the next elections. Reason: they want justice for Karamvir Singh's family who lost their son Sumit to a 'police encounter' in Noida. The 22-year-old youth was mistaken by a police party for a gangster going by the same name, tortured and then allegedly silenced. The family approached the National Human Rights Commission and have dragged UP police to court for a 'state-sponsored murder'. Karamvir recounts the events that led to an upheaval in his village: My son, Sumit was a simple 22-year-old boy. He did not have too many big dreams. While many youngsters from our village joined the armed forces, Sumit just wanted to stay back and work on the farm. On September 30, 2017, I sent Sumit to the nearby market to buy pesticides.
That was the last time we saw him alive. He came back home, lifeless, wrapped in a shroud. His body punctured with bullets. Sumit was abducted from a tea-stall in the local market. Locals, who were present in the market that evening told us that a white SUV stopped there and five strongly-built men walked out. They approached Sumit, asked his name, and pulled him inside the car. The wait seemed endless. There was no news for the next few days.
Then on October 2, we were told to give Rs 3.5 Lakh to the Noida police for a 'challan'. And then they would let him go. However, the police refused to let him go. We heard rumours that Sumit was soon to be killed in an encounter. Shocked and scared we reached out for every possible person/ organization for help –the UP DIG, National Human Rights Commission and the chief minister's office -but to no avail.
On the night of October 3, I lost my son to a fake encounter. The concocted story seemed straight from a badly-made Bollywood thriller. Sumit, along with three others, 'robbed a bank' and was trying to escape in a car when the encounter took place. While the others easily managed to escape the wrath of the very efficient UP police, Sumit was killed in an exchange of fire.
The police claimed to have found some weapons, but in their account, there is no mention of the cash that my son and his 'gang' had looted. There are several burning questions demand answers. My son had never ventured out of the village, yet the UP Police claim that he had 12 criminal cases against him in Noida! Eyewitnesses, who saw Sumit being forced into the car, came running to us when they read about the 'encounter' and saw Sumit's photo in the newspaper.
The UP police will never admit this, but they mistook my son for someone else. There is another youth of the same name, in his mid-thirties who has many cases against his name and is absconding since 2011. My son lost his life because the police thought he was a dreaded gangster of the same name. Any admission to this huge faux pas will leave the police red-faced. It has almost been a year since Sumit's state-sponsored murder.
Life at home has changed. A dull silence prevails. The air is filled with paranoia. We do not let our younger son Praveen venture out after sunset. There have been two Maha panchayats in our village with senior political leaders in attendance. Even the late BJP MP Hukum Singh attended one of them and with his help, we approached the National Human Rights Commission. After an inquiry, the NHRC has issued a notice to the UP government and police.
The hearing of our case at the High Court will be coming up soon. Another maha-panchayat is scheduled to be held in October. We have full faith in the judiciary and our well-wishers, who have been a pillar of support. We keep getting calls from unknown numbers and offered an obscene amount of money for settling the case. But we are adamant.
We want justice for our son. We will continue to demand justice from the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister, or else, we will boycott the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls. A khaki uniform doesn't absolve the police of their crimes.
Posted in Lok Issues | Tagged Baghpat, Chirchita Village, Karamvir Singh, NHRC, Noida, Police encounter, Sumit Singh, Uttar Pradesh
Noida Builder Arrested For Duping Buyers
By LokMarg Publishing 5th August 2018
Posted in News | Tagged Amit Satija, Duped Home Buyers, Earth Iconic Infrastructure, Noida
World's Largest Cellphone Factory in Noida
By LokMarg Publishing 9th July 2018
Posted in Videos & Photos | Tagged Moon Jay-in, Narendra Modi, Noida, samsung, World's Largest Mobile Phone Factory


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Consumer Reports says that the new Verizon iPhone 4 suffers the same reception problems as the original model, only now you don't get a free case.
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"Error. No title display possible. Try again later," it said on many screens of Apple users at the weekend. Behind it lazy black. The AirPlay feature, which wirelessly streams Netflix content to Apple devices and other compatible devices, is no longer supported by the streaming portal. The caps of the popular option came without prior notice and are apparently the result of a dispute between the two technology companies.
On its support page, Netflix initially spoke vaguely about technical limitations, but did not elaborate further. Meanwhile, AirPlay has not activated itself in the app or the corresponding function in the iOS Control Center. A large number of user complaints and a request from the American technical magazine "The Verge" eventually pushed the group to a more detailed explanation.
Apple recently rolled out AirPlay and AirPlay 2 now offers support for third-party devices. This makes it possible for the first time to transfer streams to various smart TVs from manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony and LG. The corresponding AirPlay 2 interfaces are installed in the manufacturer's new devices.
The following problem now occurs with Netflix: the streaming giant can no longer uniquely identify the devices and distinguish them from each other, which in turn makes it impossible to adjust the content accordingly and makes the optimum graphic display more difficult. When you moved to the headquarters in California, the plug was pretty complete.
Compared to "The Verge", Netflix tried to defend its drastic decision: "We want to ensure that our members have a great Netflix experience on every device they use, and with the introduction of AirPlay on third-party devices, there is no way to distinguish between devices (what is an Apple TV device and what?) or to certify these experiences, that's why we've decided to stop Netflix AirPlay support to ensure that our ad quality standard is met, and members can continue to use Apple TV and other devices through the integrated app access to Netflix. "
Is there more to the AirPlay deactivation?
Disabling the Apple streaming option on Netflix may be the harbinger of more intense competition between the streaming giants. Apple recently introduced its own "TV Plus" flow service, which combines different services from multiple providers. However, Netflix refused to collaborate with Apple and continued to show the content only on the Netflix platform. However, compared to "The Verge", a Netflix spokesperson emphasized: "There are no power games between companies".
At the moment, Netflix seems to be keeping its feet still and waiting for Apple's next move. As long as Apple TV users only have the option to install Netflix directly on the device as an app and manage content about it. Streaming from Google Chromecast is still supported.


The mission of the Berberati Outreach Ministry is to join the Holy Mothers Collaborative family with the family of Bishop Dennis' Central African Republic Diocese of Berberati.
St. Mary's Comfort Food Ministry was established to bring food and comfort to those who are recuperating from an illness, returning home from the hospital or are in need help with their meals for a short period of time.
How it works: Comfort Food Coordinators send out an email request to the team of volunteers requesting meals on specific dates. Volunteers choose a date that works for them, cook and deliver a meal. Pick the date that works for you or skip it until next time a request is made, it's that flexible!
The mission of the Fresh Start Ministry is to collect and distribute basic household items to families transitioning from the Rehoboth House homeless Shelter, in Norwell, into their first home. Basic necessities are requested and organized into "Take Home boxes" for transitioning families.
Your assistance with NEW items such as: sheets, pillows, hangers, towels, shower curtin, as well as basic kitchen utensils and pans are needed. Please see donation boxes in the foyer of both St. Mary's and St. Helen's churches. Thank you for all that you do to help our neighbors get a Fresh Start!
The Helping Hands ministry offers assistance to parishioners who may have an illness or injury that leaves them in need of help of any kind. Some examples are a meal, a ride to a doctor's appointment. Please call one of the ministry heads to discuss how we might be able to help.
The purpose of this group is to bring people together in prayer and fellowship, sharing experiences and offereing comfort to one another. Medical issues are not discussed, nor is medical advice given. This group is for newly diagnosed or long time survivors, looking to come together in prayer to find peace and spiritual renewal. Meetings are typically once a month in at St. Helen's Parish Hall. Please see bulletin for meeting dates and times.
Food drives are held throughout the year in our parish to collect, stock the Hanover and Norwell Food Pantry shelves and distribute food to those in need. Volunteers are needed for each step of this process.
Sometimes injury, illness or frailty causes a loved one to miss Mass, we can help. If you or a family member would like a visit from an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, please contact Jane Beal and she will assist you.
Parishioners in the Holy Mothers Collaborative formed the Mercy Sews ministry in response to Pope Francis' call to action in the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Our mission statement is simple but far-reaching: to answer Christ's call to be merciful by providing new clothing to children in the poorest countries of the world. We sew simple dresses for girls, Polar Fleece blankets for newborns, and provide tee shirts for boys. You need not sew to help!
Please visit our website at www.mercysews.org for more information and inspiration as we affirm the dignity of these children, and show them they are loved.
Donations can be dropped off St. Mary's Parish center offices (392 Hanover Street, Hanover) during normal office hours. We also meet regularly and dates and times will be listed in our bulletin.
The Collaborative Respect Life group raises awareness of, and funds for, Life issues locally and at the state level, in connection with the South Shore Chapter of Mass. Citizens for Life (MCFL).
Please keep in mind the members of our parish community who may be unemployed and in need of assistance to keep warm and keep food on the table. Donations of any size and/or gift certificates to Shaw's or Stop & Shop will help parishioners in their time of need. Any support you can give would be much appreciated!


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Glad my Vikes walked away from him. I think he is done.
I didnt see enough to say either way, im not certain he had enough opportunities.
He was supposed to be the heir apparent to Larry. Unfortunately he's an alcoholic and hasn't been able to kick. Hope he gets his life in order. Vikings didn't do him any favors by backing his Kombucha tea story and giving him alot of money. His alcoholism goes all the way back to Notre Dame hope he gets the help he needs.
The Vikings didn't pay him a lot of money. Nickels in NFL money. And yes the Vikings did do him many favors by letting him come home and get his head on straight and be under the umbrella of a world class organization.
The guy just didn't get enough snaps to really make me think much of if he was "bad or good". The Vikings were very deep at the WR position last year. Diggs and Thielan were playing out of their minds, Jarius Wright has always been a solid and steady 3WR, and Treadwell their failed first round pick got more looks, because the team wants to make sure he gets chances to prove he's worth giving up on. So that puts Floyd at #5 in touches. Maybe #4 for a lot of games because Diggs usually misses a few games.
I kind of thought the Vikings would keep him since they let Jarius Wright go. I'd rather have him in the 3rd spot than Dreadwell.


Waiting up for the blood moon with After Bathing At Baxter's. The moon is a sliver of white against deep, dark orange, won't you try, won't you try, won't you try. Spencer Dryden laying down a dirge. Blood moon. Six or seven minutes of moonlessness and feedback hum, then on comes the light, the morning, and Saturday afternoon. Won't you try, the band keens again, won't you try, won't you try, won't you try. The birds come back to life, the silence vanishes, and the moon fades with the dawn.
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A mini family session and early maternity session as this wonderful family met me at Coronado's Centennial Park.
Judging from the image below I am not totally sure she is ready to share mom & dad with anyone else!
We recently filmed and edited this commercial video for Xtreme Diamond Sports' upcoming Baseball World Series.


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The Inaugural Assassination
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On this Palm Sunday I have imagined a populist President-elect approaching her inaugural day and the start of her administration. She is the first woman President, which nearly all agree was a long time coming. Yet, remarkably, even as recently as 18 months ago, no one anticipated the election of this President.
She had burst into public awareness when several reports on her views quickly went viral on the web. Among other things, growing segments of the population were united and energized by what seemed her penetrating insight into the great issues of the day, her no nonsense intolerance of the usual games that politicians play, her sometimes scathing critique of systems and programs that no longer work because the world in which they were birthed no longer exists, her startling rejection of both major parties usual ways of framing and answering questions, her simple insistence that everyone counts and everyone can contribute to the well-being of others, and her intriguing policy models projecting that somehow by everyone working together, accepting compromise, shouldering mutual disappointment and pain—that, somehow, a way out of our current political, social, cultural and even spiritual bind would be found. These views went viral, especially as she embodied and shared them with humble confidence and good humor.
Then, to everyone's surprise but perhaps her own, the deepening frustrations of many joined with the heightening enthusiasm generated by the ever popular candidate to produce a momentum that escalated to victory on election night. Casual observers and the savviest pundits alike could not have been more stunned by the rush of dynamics that had swept this first woman to the Presidency of the United States of America.
But as Inauguration Day approached, inside and outside the D.C. Beltway and across the nation, the initial delight of the historical moment gave way to surprise, shock, and even darker sentiments. It was if people began to realize they'd made a huge mistake. This realization settled in as plans for the Inauguration were revealed. None of the usual people received the invitations they were expecting, either to the Inauguration itself or to the celebrations that would follow. Instead, a system of lotteries was organized throughout the land, and the inaugural attendees were chosen by lot from among the ordinary people in every region of the nation. Thus, come the big day, thousands of busses loaded with the chosen streamed into the Capital. As they moved from their busses to the special seats prepared for them, one could not help noticing the seemingly disproportionate number of children, handicapped, and others whose manner and dress gave them an ill-suited appearance. There were even rumors that some of the chosen were "undocumented persons" who weren't even U.S. citizens.
As all would expect, even demand, security was heightened and on alert as the inaugural festivities began. On close inspection, however, the security forces and protocols focused primarily on including as many of these odd guests as possible and thwarting the attempts of some to hinder their full participation. Strangely, at no time did it seem that the President herself was actually the center of attention.
Strangely, indeed. As Madame President stood to take the oath of office before this crowd of undistinguished guests, in the hearing of a nation now realizing it had profoundly misconceived the qualifications and commitments of the new President, as the web and social networking systems reached overload levels with blogs and tweets and instant messages of massive outrage and opposition to the President who had yet even to begin … a shot rang out and the President fell.
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Q: If $p:X\to Y$ is quotient map and $Z$ is a locally compact Hausdorff space, then $p\times I_z$ is a quotient map The problem from my topology book is as follows.

If $p:X\to Y$ is quotient map and $Z$ is a locally compact Hausdorff space, then $p\times I_z$ : $X\times Z \to Y\times Z$ is a quotient map where $I_z$ is an identity map on $Z$.

I'm stuck in proving that if $ (p\times I_z)^{-1}[U]$ is open in $X\times Z$, then $U$ is open in $Y\times Z$. How are locally compactness and Hausdorffness applied to this problem? Somebody help me please...
Thanks.

A: Assuming you know the following fact (also known as Kuratowski's theorem):

*

*Suppose $X$ is compact and $Y$ is any space, then the projection map $p: X \times Y \rightarrow Y$ defined by $p(x,y) = y$ is a closed map.

Then we can prove: (I've changed notation because I adapted my write-up on another forum)

*Let $X$ be a locally compact space (where locally compact means that every $x$ has a base of compact neighbourhoods), and let $Y, Z$ be topological spaces, and $g: Y \rightarrow Z$ is a quotient map. Define $f: X \times Y \rightarrow X \times Z$ to be $\operatorname{id}_X \times g$, i.e. $f(x,y) = (x, g(y))$. Then $f$ is a quotient map as well. (All quotient maps are assumed to be onto).

First a simple fact we will use a few times:

*If $A \subset X, y \in Y, B \subseteq X \times Z$, then
$$ A \times \{y\} \subseteq f^{-1}[B] \text{ iff } A \times g^{-1}[\{ g(y) \}] \subseteq f^{-1}[B]$$

Right to left is clear, as $\{y\} \subseteq g^{-1}[\{ g(y) \}]$, and left to right: let $y'$ be in $g^{-1}[\{ g(y) \}]$, and $x \in A$, then $f(x,y') = (x, g(y')) = (x, g(y)) = f(x,y)$, and as $(x,y)$ is in $A \times \{y\}$, we know that $f(x,y)$ is in $B$, and so $f(x,y')$ is
in $B$ as well, and so $(x, y') \in f^{-1}[B]$ for all $x \in A$, $y' \in g^{-1}[\{ g(y)\} ]$.
Now for the proof of 2: Now, let $W \subseteq X \times Z$ be such that $f^{-1}[W]$ is open. We want to show that $W$ is open, and then $f$ is a quotient map.
So let $(x_0, z_0)$ be in $W$. Let $y_0$ be such that $g(y_0) = z_0$ (as $g$ is onto). Let $C$ be a compact neighbourhood of $x_0$, such that $C \times \{y_0\} \subseteq f^{-1}[W]$ which is possible, as the latter set is open, and $X$ is locally compact.
By 3. we see that in fact $C \times g^{-1}[\{ z_0 \}] \subseteq f^{-1}[W]$.
Define $$V = \{z \in Z : C \times g^{-1}[\{ y \}] \subseteq f^{-1}[W] \}$$
By the previous, $z_0$ is in $Z$. Clearly, $C \times V \subseteq W$
(for, if $x \in C, z \in W$, then let $y$ be such that $g(y) = z$.
Then by 3. again, $A \times \{y\} \subseteq f^{-1}[W]$ and so $f(x,y) = (x,z)$ is in $W$ ).
So if $V$ would be open, $C \times V$ is the required neighbourhood of $(x_0 , z_0)$ that sits inside $W$, showing that $(x_0, z_0)$ is an interior point of $W$, and $W$ is open. To check that $V$ is indeed open, it suffices, as $g$ is a quotient map, to check that $g^{-1}[V]$ is open in $Y$.
Now
Now:
$$g^{-1}[V] = \{y \in Y: g(y) \in V \} =
\left\{y \in Y: C \times g^{-1}[\{ g(y) \}] \subseteq f^{-1}[W] \right\} = \text{ (by 3.) }
 \left\{y \in Y : C \times \{y\} \subseteq f^{-1}[W] \right\}
= Y \setminus p[ (C \times Y) \setminus f^{-1}[W] ]$$
where $p: C \times Y \rightarrow Y$ is a closed map by 1. and  $(C \times Y) \setminus f^{-1}[W]$ is closed in $C \times Y$, so $g^{-1}[V]$ is indeed open, and so $V$ is open, and we are done.
Based on my write-up on ask a topologist which was in turn based on Engelking's proof in General Topology.

A: We have this map is continuous, and we only need prove that if $U$ a saturated open in $X \times Z$, then $ p\times i_z(U)$ is open in $Y\times Z$. For this we want to find a basis open in $Y \times Z$ which contains $y \times z \in p\times i_z(U)$.
Assume $x \times z \in (p \times i_z)^{-1}({y\times z})= p^{-1}(\{y\})\times z$ and we know that $x \times z\in U$. As a result, there are $U_x$ and $U_z$ opens, respectively, in $X$ and $Z$ that $U_x \times U_z \subseteq U$. As $Z$ is a hausdorff  and loca1ly compact for each open $z \in U_z$, there is open $V$ contains $z$ and $z \in V\subseteq \bar V \subseteq U_z$, and this $\bar V$ is a compact set.
As a result of above we have:
$$ \{x\} \times \bar V \subseteq U, \; z \in V $$
We have $U$ is saturated so: $p^{-1}(\{y\}) \times \bar V \subseteq U$.
Now we define the $W$ as the following, and we will prove that this $W$ is open and saturated in $X$.
$$ W=\{x | \{x\} \times \bar V \subseteq U \}$$
Lemma 1: $W$ is open in $X$.

Proof: Assume $x\in W$, so ${x}\times \bar V \subseteq U$. We know $\bar V$ is compact and with the use of Tube Lemma:
$$\exists U_x, U_{\bar V} \;\text{opens respectively in}\; X, Z \;\text{which}\; x\in U_x, \bar V \subseteq U_{\bar V}$$
As a result, we can infer that $U_x \subseteq W$.
Lemma 2: $W$ is saturated in the map $p$.

Proof: It is obvous from the fact that $U$ is a saturated open set according to the map $p\times i_z.$ If $\{x\} \times \bar V \subseteq U$ then as $U$ is saturated:
$$p^{-1}(\{p(x)\})\times \bar V \subseteq U \Rightarrow p^{-1}(\{p(x)\}) \subseteq W $$
We now have $W \times \bar V \subseteq U$, and $W$ is open saturated in $X$ that contains $p^{-1}(\{y\})$. Thus, $P(w) \times V $ is a open in $p\times i_z(U)$, which contains $y \times z$


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We must involve young people in political decision-making
|In Education, Local Government, Politics, Youth
|By Baroness Massey of Darwen
In the first article of a new series of cross-party reflections on young people and politics, Baroness Massey argues that we need to find more ways to immerse young people in the processes of politics and democracy.
An article in a newspaper this week, suggests that the BBC is at risk unless it can attract young audiences. Commercial rivals are the problem. Could there be an analogy with politics? Are politics boring, or is it their negative image that many young people do not find attractive?
This may be part of the problem of engaging young people. I suggest that it is more complex. I suggest that political parties and structures are not involving young people in politics from a national to a local level. As adults, they are then indifferent and disillusioned. A turnout across the UK of 68.8% at the last election, and low at local elections reflects this.
I went into a school recently as part of the House of Lords Speakers in Schools scheme. I talked to a class of 15 year olds and then divided them into small groups to formulate their own 6 questions for me. They wanted to know "Have you met the Queen?" and "How much do you earn?" (the concept of expenses was difficult to convey!). But there were also questions such as "Why did you go into politics?" and "Do you think 16 year olds should have the vote?" They cheered when I said yes. "What are you most proud of in your work in the Lords?" I said supporting children's rights generally and helping to defeat the Section 28 law to forbid "the promotion of homosexuality". There was real curiosity and interest and a good discussion followed.
Many MPs, Peers and local councillors visit schools – both primary and secondary to talk about politics and their role in it. Thousands of young people a year are escorted round Parliament. Many schools carried out excellent projects related to the Magna Carta anniversary in 2016, helped by excellent resources for the Parliamentary Education Service. Many have been involved in work on the Suffragettes this year. This all helps young people to learn about aspects of politics and is stimulating and worthwhile.
My question is – are they inspired enough to take a deep interest in politics from such activities? Some probably are? How could we take this further? It seems to me that, in order to develop a commitment to politics they need to be immersed in the processes of politics. Schools have school councils where classes elect representatives and meet, with a teacher – sometimes the Headteacher – present to discuss and vote on issues such as school rules, meals, activities in and out of school.
Young people increasingly form panels in organisations to discuss and contribute to decisions about aims and functions. They have a real voice in many Non Governmental Organisations, and the office of the Children's Commissioner for example. Some police forces have young people's forums to discuss how better to improve laws and relationships. By such means, young people learn how business is done, how democracy works (or doesn't), they learn that people, including young people, have rights and responsibilities. We have a Youth Parliament, we have Young Mayors. We need to use them to gather young people and politicians together to share ideas and target and listen to those who are not usually involved.
The United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child, (the child is defined as 0 to 18) which the UK has ratified, includes the right to freedom of expression and a say, by children, in issues which affect them. The Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child provides guidance on how to embed child participation in practice.
How could these ideas apply to the UK when we ask how political parties can appeal to the next generation of voters? In several ways, I think. Make it clear that:
children have rights, that children can be involved in influencing and making a difference for the better in institutions
listening to children, helping them to be involved in systems empowers them to feel that they matter in society
encouraging their participation at local and national level through contact with MPs and political systems
reach out to those young people who feel disenfranchised and disillusioned
The one suggestion I would make is that some organisation should do a trawl of the good practice which exists in involving young people, helping them to participate in a meaningful way and encouraging them to make a difference to society.
Baroness Massey of Darwen
Doreen Elizabeth Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, is a Labour member of the House of Lords. A former teacher and education advisor, she was the Director of the Family Planning Association from 1989 to 1994. Made a Life Peer in 1999, she is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group.
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Gabriel Daniel (8 February 1649 – 23 June 1728) was a French Jesuit historian.

Biography

Born in Rouen, he was educated by the Jesuits, entered the order at the age of eighteen, and became superior at Paris.

Works

He is best known by his Histoire de France depuis l'établissement de la monarchie française (first complete edition, 1713), which was republished in 1720, 1721, 1725, 1742, and (the last edition, with notes by Henri Griffet) 1755–1760. Daniel published an abridgment in 1724 (English trans., 1726), and another abridgment was published by Dorival in 1751.

Though full of prejudices which affect his accuracy, Daniel had the advantage of consulting valuable original sources. His Histoire de la milice française, etc. (1721) is superior to his Histoire de France.  Daniel also wrote a reply to Pascal's Provincial Letters, entitled Entretiens de Cleanthe et d'Eudoxe sur les lettres provinciales (1694); two treatises on Descartes' theory as to the intelligence of the lower animals, and other works.

Notes

References
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Carlos Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jesus, t. ii.

1649 births
1728 deaths
17th-century French Jesuits
Catholic casuists
18th-century French historians
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French male non-fiction writers
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Reason 1: Wow, what a portrait! It's a picture of William L. Lathrop by Daniel Garber, two of the most famous Bucks County painters. Garber made this painting only three years before Lathrop died, and later spoke fondly of the stories Lathrop told while Garber was sketching him, stories about Lathrop's many friendships with some of the legendary American landscape painters.
Reason 2: Lathrop and his wife, Annie, more than anyone else, were responsible for the birth, growth, and nurturing of the art colony in New Hope that became such an important part of the story of American impressionism. The Michener Art Museum was founded by people who loved the work of the historic New Hope artists, so you might not be standing here reading this label if Lathrop hadn't decided to live in Bucks County.
Daniel Garber (1880-1958), William Langson Lathrop (1859-1938), 1935, oil on canvas, H. 50 x W. 41 7/8 inches. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Joseph E. Temple Fund, 1936.5.


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