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MON AM News: Before COVID-19, state property values grew; Wisconsin surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 cases
— The last snapshot before the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic shows Wisconsin's total taxable property values grew by 5.6 percent in 2020 over 2019, the second-largest increase in more than a decade.
These January 2020 values will be used for this December's tax bills despite the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum's Property Values & Taxes DataTool examines trends in property values and taxes for the state's counties and municipalities. The forum used data from the Department of Revenue as of Jan. 1 2020.
"This updated version of the Property Values and Taxes DataTool represents the last snapshot in time before COVID-19," said the forum's President Rob Henken. "It will provide a notable reference point for determining the impacts of the global pandemic on Wisconsin property values, tax rates, and local government revenues in future years."
Commercial property grew 7.5 percent this year compared to 5.2 percent in 2019 — the largest growth rate in at least a decade, according to the forum's report. Notably, commercial properties in the southeast region of the state grew double the 2019 growth rate at 8.6 percent. Racine County led the increase with 18.1 percent.
Meanwhile, residential and manufacturing property increases slowed compared to 2019. Residential property in the state grew 5.3 percent in 2020 compared to 6.1 percent last year. Manufacturing rose 5 percent in 2020 compared to 5.4 percent last year.
Wisconsin's total tax rate declined for 2019 by 1.9 percent, but the amount of money that each taxing jurisdiction expects to receive from property taxes had the largest percentage increase in more than a decade at 3.7 percent. Milwaukee and Dane counties led that increase.
See the findings: https://wispolicyforum.org/research/2020-property-values-and-taxes/
— In asking for Caleb Frostman's resignation as DWD secretary, Gov. Tony Evers says it was clear "that we must have change" if his administration is going to clear up a lingering backlog in the state's unemployment program.
Evers asked for and received Frostman's resignation Friday after seeing no significant progress on the backlog despite the state nearly tripling the number of people working to take and process claims. The last update from the agency showed nearly 100,000 people were still awaiting checks.
"People across our state are struggling to make ends meet, and it is unacceptable that Wisconsinites continue to wait for the support they need during these challenging times," Evers said.
State Rep. John Nygren, who has been a persistent critic of the administration over the backlog, said he was surprised it took Evers this long to make a change in leadership considering the ongoing problems. The Marinette Republican said he wanted to see whether this would prompt a change in how quickly DWD can resolve the backlog.
"I think it's a good first step," Nygren said. "But just like the 'buck stops here,' it doesn't stop with Caleb Frostman in my opinion."
Frostman was the executive director of the Door County Economic Development Corp. before winning a 2018 special election for a state Senate seat in northeastern Wisconsin. He lost the seat in a rematch with GOP Rep. Andre Jacque that November, and Evers tapped him in early January 2019 to lead DWD.
Frostman wrote in his resignation letter, "Of course, I feel like my work is incomplete, but I feel confident that the dedicated, professional team at DWD will continue serving Wisconsin's workforce through adversity and under immense pressure, including assisting the hundreds of thousands who are out of work through no fault of their own."
Corrections Deputy Secretary Amy Pechacek will lead the Department of Workforce Development during the transition to a new secretary, the guv's office said.
Read the full story at WisPolitics.com: https://www.wispolitics.com/2020/200918report/
See Evers' release: https://www.wispolitics.com/2020/gov-evers-asks-for-resignation-of-workforce-development-secretary/
See Frostman's resignation letter: https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200918Frostman.pdf
— Wisconsin is home to wide hospital price disparities and high prices, according to a recent study — but the Wisconsin Hospital Association warns the study is flawed.
The RAND Corporation's study found that prices employers and their employees paid for hospital care in Wisconsin are nearly three times what Medicare would have paid for the same services, and they are in the top ten in regard to most expensive states.
According to RAND's release, business groups have said the study was notable because it looks at actual prices negotiated by employers and health plans on a regional basis, and not on retail hospital prices that "almost no one pays."
"Wisconsin's employer organizations contributed the largest data set of all states participating so RAND could help us identify which Wisconsin providers are delivering the highest value care," said Jeff Kluever, executive director of Business Health Care Group, one of three organizations cited in the study's release.
He added that hospital care is a significant component of overall health spending.
"We will all benefit if we can get real cost and quality data out in the open so we can reward high-value health systems by driving our employees to them," Kluever said.
— The Wisconsin Hospital Association is still reviewing the RAND study in depth, but said that the initial review indicates that there are methodological concerns.
"While WHA is currently reviewing the new Rand study, we caution against drawing sweeping conclusions until a more robust review and analysis can be completed," said WHA President and CEO Eric Borgerding. "In their previous study from 2019, Rand's conclusions were questionable at best for Wisconsin given the small volume of Wisconsin services represented in the sample."
Borgerding added that WHA's initial review shows that this continues to be the case — a sample of 3 percent of commercial payments to Wisconsin hospitals.
"The Rand bias toward using Medicare rates as a benchmark for comparisons to commercial rates is also faulty based on the way that Medicare sets its rates and that the rates are set at below what it cost to provide care," he said, noting a recent report from HC Trends that describes important principles to evaluate the health care cost studies.
"That report demonstrates that Wisconsin enjoys high value care, some of the best quality and great access with costs that are on par with the national average."
In response to RAND's findings, Chris Reader, senior director of workforce and employment policy at Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, said higher-than-average health costs are a factor in keeping employers from relocating to or expanding in the state.
"The ever-increasing amount spent on health care by employers reduces other investments made for workers. Higher wages and expanded benefits, training, safety investments, etc. all take a hit because health care costs continue to grow," he said. "Healthcare is simply becoming unaffordable for many employers and employees in the state of Wisconsin."
An upcoming employer event hosted by WMC, BHCG and The Alliance will highlight the RAND study's findings and solutions for employers. The two virtual events will be on Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
See RAND's study: https://employerptp.org/rand-3/
See the HC Trends analysis here: https://www.hctrends.com/library/lib_article_display_by_id.aspx
— Wisconsin now has recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases.
Yesterday brought 1,665 new COVID-19 cases to the cumulative count, which now numbers 101,227. The Department of Health Services reports that 85,824 of those people are recovered.
Only four days in the past two weeks have had cases numbering under 1,000.
Recent record highs have resulted in a steady increase of the seven-day average for daily confirmed cases. Yesterday, the average rose to a new record of 1,720.
The daily positivity rate rose to 20 percent from Saturday's 18.3 percent after the state recorded 8,320 tests. The seven-day positive test average dropped to 16.3 percent from 16.4 percent, which was a record high. That average continues to rise further from state health officials' preferred rate of 5 percent or less.
Meanwhile, 1.2 percent of patients have died from the virus, a declining percentage. Wisconsin added four new deaths over the weekend, bringing the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,242.
Counties reporting deaths include: Milwaukee (521), Racine (94), Waukesha (85), Kenosha (65), Brown (59), Dane (41), Walworth (34), Rock (32), Washington (32), Outagamie (27), Winnebago (23), Waupaca (20), Grant (19), Ozaukee (19), Marathon (14), Sheboygan (14), Fond du Lac (13), Dodge (9), Clark (8), St. Croix (8), Jefferson (7), Marinette (7), Eau Claire (6) and Pierce (6).
Barron, Forest, Oconto, Portage, Richland and Wood counties report four deaths each, while Adams, Burnett, Door, Sauk and Taylor counties report three deaths each.
Ashland, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Green, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Manitowoc, Monroe, Oneida, Polk, Trempealeau and Waushara counties report two deaths each.
Bayfield, Iron, Jackson, Lincoln, Marquette, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, Vilas and Washburn counties report one death each.
Click here for more coronavirus resources and updates: https://www.wispolitics.com/wisconsin-coronavirus-resources/
— The CDC website has updated its guidelines for testing people who do not have COVID-19 symptoms. It now reads that anyone who has been in contact with an infected person should be tested.
The new language rolls back changes made last month.
While the recommendations are going back and forth at the federal level, the state's Department of Health Services has continued to recommend that anyone with symptoms or who has been exposed to COVID-19 should get tested.
DHS does not recommend testing asymptomatic people with no known exposure at this time.
When testing was limited at the start of the pandemic, DHS recommended only the most vulnerable patients to get tested if they showed symptoms. On May 8, it issued COVID Health Alert #13, which covers asymptomatic individuals who have been instructed by a public health agency or a health care provider to get a COVID-19 test for the purpose of preventing the spread of infection.
Click here for DHS' testing guidance: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/testing.htm
— The Department of Health Services received $16.7 million in federal grants to reduce drug-related deaths through prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
The money comes from the State Opioid Response Grant Program managed by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. DHS noted that while opioids remain the primary focus, this program now supports services for stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine.
"We're experiencing a drug addiction crisis that is affecting every community in our state," said DHS Secretary Andrea Palm. "This grant funding allows us to target resources to the diverse needs of our communities through partnerships with state, tribal, county, and local agencies to connect people struggling with a drug addiction to the help they need while working to prevent harmful substance use and encouraging long-term recovery."
Half of the money will be used to fund individual treatment costs. The remainder will support prevention programs, overdose response efforts, an expansion of treatment options and recovery coaches, according to DHS' release.
The grant is available through September 2021, and DHS expects an additional $16.7 million to be awarded next fall for the following year.
— DHS is also sponsoring the annual Rally for Recovery hosted by Wisconsin Voices for Recovery on Saturday.
The virtual Zoom event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
See more information on the event: http://wisconsinvoicesforrecovery.org/recovery-rally-2020/
# Sailing equipment maker Harken sold to employees
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# Culver's CEO to retire
Culver's CEO to retire
# Wisconsin Department of Tourism promotes outdoor recreation heading into fall season
https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/19/outdoor-recreation-continues-to-define-wisconsin.html
– Trump: Wisconsin Farmers Headed for Better Days http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1003&yr=2020
– State Milk Production Fell During August http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1004&yr=2020
– Wisconsin Potato Growers Had Better Year in 2019 http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1005&yr=2020
– State's Potato Industry Grows in Acres and Revenue https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2020/09/20/states-potato-industry-grows-in-acres-and-revenue/
– Local teacher's union leaders push to end in-person classes in Wisconsin https://www.tmj4.com/news/coronavirus/local-teachers-union-leaders-push-to-end-in-person-classes-in-wisconsin
– UW-River Falls Moves Classes Online, Has Students Shelter In Place After Spike In COVID-19 Cases https://www.wpr.org/uw-river-falls-moves-classes-online-has-students-shelter-place-after-spike-covid-19-cases
– UW System Antigen Testing Program Behind Weekly Goals, Though Progress Being Made https://www.wpr.org/uw-system-antigen-testing-program-behind-weekly-goals-though-progress-being-made
# ENVIRONMENT
– Wisconsin Wolf Population Increased 13 Percent Over 2018-2019 Winter Count https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-wolf-population-increased-13-percent-over-2018-2019-winter-count
# INSURANCE
– Acuity to hire more than 120 employees in 2021 https://biztimes.com/acuity-to-hire-more-than-120-employees-in-2021/
– American Family Insurance earns top business award from Wisconsin LGBT Chamber https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/18/american-family-earns-top-honor-from-lgbt-chamber.html
– After Year of Closure, Paper Mill in Park Falls Reopens with New Name, Ownership https://www.wxpr.org/post/after-year-closure-paper-mill-park-falls-reopens-new-name-ownership#stream/0
# MEDIA
– Trump says he'll allow TikTok transfer, keeping social media app alive in the US https://www.tmj4.com/news/national/trump-says-hell-allow-tiktok-sale-keeping-social-media-app-alive-in-the-us
– Fox News sues Brookfield hotel for DNC-lodging refund https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/18/fox-sues-brookfield-hotel-for-dnc-refund.html
– Biden Headed To Manitowoc Day After State Hits 100,000 COVID-19 Cases https://www.wpr.org/biden-headed-manitowoc-day-after-state-hits-100-000-covid-19-cases
– Housing Authority works on revised $150M mixed-income apartment tower in downtown Milwaukee https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/20/housing-authoritys-mixed-income-apartment-tower.html
# REGULATION
List: Milwaukee approves 200 restaurants, bars to offer on-site service https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/19/milwaukee-approves-200-restaurants-bars-to-offer.html
# SMALL BUSINESS
– Milwaukee-area small businesses named for GMC's 2020 Sparc accelerator https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/09/18/small-businesses-named-for-sparc-accelerator.html
– Milwaukee convention center operator further trims staff to make up for lost business https://biztimes.com/milwaukee-convention-center-operator-further-trims-staff-to-make-up-for-lost-business/
– New Bublr Bikes stations planned for these 26 sites https://biztimes.com/new-bublr-bikes-stations-planned-for-these-26-sites/
– RAND Corporation: New research shows wide hospital price disparities in Wisconsin, high prices
– Wisconsin Foundation, Alumni Association: Craft beer tasting with alumni brewers


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ARE E-BOOKS SUSTAINABLE?
Written by Richard Hawking
Tokyo Journal looks at the future of e-books and raises the question of whether e-books are worth the paper they are not printed on.
Are e-books worth the e-paper they are printed on?
Famous last words: "E-books are never going to take off!"
In the mid-nineties, the owner of an online university approached the president of a major publishing company to express his excitement over technology, the Internet and the thought that e-books were the future. He urged the market-leading publisher to produce more books in their electronic format so students worldwide could gain convenient and instant access to textbooks. The owner's delight, however, was quickly defused as the publisher responded, "E-books are never going to take off." This was at a time when scanners were not near the speed or quality of today and authors were still submitting paper manuscripts. This led the publisher to add, "If we wanted to start converting books into e-books, we would need to start scanning every single page beginning with the Bible. Can you imagine how long that would take?"
Things have come a long way since then, and rather quickly. At the time, books had to be scanned and be converted into e-books. Now all books are written in an electronic format so all of the digital input has already been completed and the content simply needs to be formatted as an e-book. So are e-books sustainable? TJ gives a resounding yes! Let TJ count the ways....
First of all, e-books and e-readers have made it possible for you to carry around an entire library in your pocket. Next - no more shipping delays! Instant download. Need we say more? Ok, we will... you can print out only the chapters or pages you want, and depending on the software, you can print in different font sizes. Getting a headache because you're trying to read in bad lighting? Can't read the words close to the spine of the book? Are you thinking you need new glasses because the print in the book is too small? E-readers are self-lit, flat and allow you to adjust the font size to your preference. On the business side of things, lost and damaged shipments are a thing of the past for distributors and publishers.
In many cases, e-publishing cuts out the middleman. This means more money for the author Athreey e a-rbeo porkisn tweodr othn ?the e-paper Tokyo Journal looks at the future of e-books and raises the question of whether e-books are worth the paper they are not printed on. Are E-Books Sustainable? and publisher, plus a possible discount for the consumer. E-books are often less expensive than the paper versions, and the world's leading player in the field, Amazon, encourages publishers to sell e-books for under $10. A selling price of more than $10 results in the publisher paying a higher percentage to Amazon.
E-books have added a whole new dimension to reading. E-readers allow you to instantly bookmark pages and highlight words, sentences and paragraphs with a single click. Highlighting using the Amazon Kindle allows prospective buyers of the e-book to see popular highlights through the Amazon.com website. Some e-readers allow you to group your highlights under different colors, write as many notes as you want with no length limitations, share your e-notes with a group of classmates using the same system, and perform keyword searches not only within a single book but across an entire library. For example, an MBA student could have every reference to "SWOT Analysis" in his textbooks come up by performing a single search. Multimedia can be integrated with e-books, allowing readers to instantly access audio and video files, adding a multidimensional aspect to the learning process for the classroom.
An obvious sustainability-related reason for choosing e-books is the saving of our forests, plus a reduction in toxic chemicals for printing ink and the reductions in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from less transportation. Let's look at how a shipment of books reaches an international bookstore from the publisher. After a book is printed, the printer sends it to the publishing company's warehouse. From there the book is sent to a shipping company's warehouse where it is prepared for shipping. After shipping, it's unloaded at yet another warehouse for customs officials to inspect before it is then driven to a warehouse near the point of distribution, where the shipment is then distributed in smaller numbers to dozens or hundreds of locations. Then there is the transportation involved when the consumer physically goes to the bookstore to buy the book, or the shipping involved in getting the book from the bookstore to consumer. Wait a minute while we calculate the carbon footprint... Whoa! We think this number is for the history books, which - oh great - will add to the carbon footprint again if we go the traditional route. Yes, a similar shipping process may be involved for getting the e-reader or computer to you, but this is a one-time process that will allow you to download e-books to your heart's desire as opposed to the drawnout shipping for each book you purchase.
Will e-books do to traditional bookstores what Netflix did to Blockbuster's video rental stores? That remains to be seen. However, e-books are the fastest-growing area of book sales, especially for youngsters. According to the Association of American Publishers, monthly sales of children's and young adults e-books surged 480% to a whopping 22.6 million in January 2012 from 3.9 million in the year-earlier period. For adults, e-book sales grew 50% over the same period, surging to 99.5 million e-books sold from 66.6 million. If this growth continues, adult e-books will overtake adult paperbacks as the highest volume product for publishers in America. This past January, sales of paperbacks outpaced e-books by less than 6 million units. But if the current e-book market growth trend continues, e-book sales will have far outsold paperbacks to become the #1 category for U.S. publishers. tj
This story appeared in Issue 270 of the Tokyo Journal.
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Written By: Richard Hawking
Born in Bahrain, Richard Hawking is a British citizen who has traveled extensively through Egypt, Kenya, Zaire, Peru, Pakistan, and Somalia, and has resided in Japan for over two decades. Richard has studied Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Graphic Design, Photography and Instructional Technology and is currently an Assistant Professor in the English Language Program at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo. His adventure in the Andes was documented in the 2003 film "Touching the Void". Richard contributes to the Tokyo Journal in his free time.

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Whitney Biennial 2014 curators Anthony Elms, Stuart Comer and Michelle Grabner. Photo by Filip Wolak. Courtesy the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
This intermingling of ideas will inform the types of works being presented in the Biennial as well. There will be writers who paint, painters who write, filmmakers who create sculptures and photographers who draw. Discipline-bending exhibitors will include Lebanese-American poet, essayist and visual artist Etel Adnan, Japanese ceramicist Shio Kusaka, Australian sculptor Ricky Swallow and Japanese artist Ei Arakawa, who will work alongside conceptual artist Carissa Rodriguez.
"We did not each invite an equal number of artists, so there will be different densities, we are trying to carve out some moments for encounters with sound and performance and writing," Elms said. In addition to their varying levels of engagement with conventional art forms, individuals on the roster are also at different stages of their career. American author David Foster Wallace, who will have a contribution in the show, for example, passed away in 2008.
While the 103 participants selected to partake in the 2015 edition make this "the broadest and most diverse take on art in the United States," according to the Whitney's website, there has been some concern regarding the under-representation of female and black artists, of which there are 38 and 9, respectively. Whether or not the curators can fully address such disparities with their interdisciplinary, generation-spanning selection remains to be seen.


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Jenna Reid (Quarff, Illes Shetland, 1981) és una violinista escocesa que ha estat descrita com "la millor violinista d'Escòcia de la seva generació".

Biografia
Va néixer i va créixer al poble de Quarff de les illes Shetland d'Escòcia. L'afició de tocar el violí li va venir als nou anys, quan va trobar-ne un a les golfes de casa de la seva àvia. Va tenir com a professors als músics de violí tradicional Tom Anderson i Willie Hunter. També va estudiar el piano clàssic. Es va graduar a la Reial Acadèmia Escocesa de Música i Dansa de Glasgow amb una llicenciatura en música tradicional escocesa, on també va cantar i tocar l'acordió cromàtic i el piano (que va aprendre del seu professor Walter Blair).

Reid està casada amb el bateria Iain Sandilands que treballa al Big Noise (que dona suport als nens a través de la música) a Stirling. Tenen dos fills, un nen i una nena.

Trajectòria professional

A més d'actuar amb la Jenna Reid Band, formava part del grup de música tradicional escocesa Filska (que originalment estava format per la mateixa Reid, la seva germana Bethany i la seva mare Joyce Reid, tot i que més tard hi van incloure la seva amiga Gemma Wilson) que va actuar a França, Canadà, Estats Units, Suècia, Dinamarca, Noruega, Itàlia i Irlanda. Ella i Filska van representar Escòcia a les Walt Disney World Millennium Celebrations a l'Epcot Center, Florida, i també van actuar a les celebracions pel canvi de mil·lenni a Escòcia.

També ha tocat amb Blazin 'Fiddles, RANT, la Highland Fiddle Band, la banda gaèlica Dòchas (on va coïncidir amb Julie Fowlis), Deaf Shepherd, Fiddler's Bid, Vital Signs, Celtic Feet i McFalls Chamber. A petició d'Aly Bain i Jerry Douglas, ha aparegut com a artista convidada al Transatlantic Sessions 3 i 4. Va intervenir en la banda sonora de la pel·lícula Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle.

Jenna Reid i la seva germana Bethany van ser comissàries del festival Shetland Fiddle Frenzy el 2013, 2014 i 2015.

El 2018 va començar a treballar com a locutora independent per a la BBC One.

Premis i nominacions
Va ser guardonada amb el premi Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year el 1995 quan tenia 14 anys i va participar en la final del concurs Young Scottish Traditional Music of the Year el 2004. El 2005 Reid va guanyar el premi al "Millor artista emergent" als Premis Scots Trad Music. El 2007 va ser nominada al guardó de "Millor instrumentista" i va rebre el Dewar Arts Award.

El 2019 va guanyar el premi PRS Traditional Composer of the Year als MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards i la seva banda Blazin Fiddles va guanyar el premi Folk Band of the Year.

Discografia
 With Silver And All (2005)
 No. 1 Scottish Traditional Music from the RSAMD (2007)
 The Laughing Girl (2008)
 Escape - The Story Of Jan Baalrud And The Shetland Bus (2010 - amb Bethany Reid)
 Morning Moon (2012)
 Escape (2012)
 The Quarff Collections (2014)
 Live in Shetland (2015)
 Working Hands (2019)
 Songs from Jenna Reid (2020)

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Lloc oficial de Jenna Reid.

Violinistes britànics
Músics escocesos
Illes Shetland
Alumnes del Conservatori Reial d'Escòcia
Naixements del 1981

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https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2018/11/nist-atomic-clocks-now-keep-time-well-enough-improve-models-earth
NIST Atomic Clocks Now Keep Time Well Enough to Improve Models of Earth
NIST physicist Andrew Ludlow and colleagues achieved new atomic clock performance records in a comparison of two ytterbium optical lattice clocks. Laser systems used in both clocks are visible in the foreground, and the main apparatus for one of the clocks is located behind Ludlow.
Credit: Burrus/NIST
Experimental atomic clocks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have achieved three new performance records, now ticking precisely enough to not only improve timekeeping and navigation, but also detect faint signals from gravity, the early universe and perhaps even dark matter.
The clocks each trap a thousand ytterbium atoms in optical lattices, grids made of laser beams. The atoms tick by vibrating or switching between two energy levels. By comparing two independent clocks, NIST physicists achieved record performance in three important measures: systematic uncertainty, stability and reproducibility.
Published online today in the journal Nature, the new NIST clock records are:
Systematic uncertainty: How well the clock represents the natural vibrations, or frequency, of the atoms. NIST researchers found that each clock ticked at a rate matching the natural frequency to within a possible error of just 1.4 parts in 1018—about one billionth of a billionth.
Stability: How much the clock's frequency changes over a specified time interval, measured to a level of 3.2 parts in 1019 (or 0.00000000000000000032) over a day.
Reproducibility: How closely the two clocks tick at the same frequency, shown by 10 comparisons of the clock pair, yielding a frequency difference below the 10-18 level (again, less than one billionth of a billionth).
"Systematic uncertainty, stability, and reproducibility can be considered the 'royal flush' of performance for these clocks," project leader Andrew Ludlow said. "The agreement of the two clocks at this unprecedented level, which we call reproducibility, is perhaps the single most important result, because it essentially requires and substantiates the other two results."
"This is especially true because the demonstrated reproducibility shows that the clocks' total error drops below our general ability to account for gravity's effect on time here on Earth. Hence, as we envision clocks like these being used around the country or world, their relative performance would be, for the first time, limited by Earth's gravitational effects."
Einstein's theory of relativity predicts that an atomic clock's ticking, that is, the frequency of the atoms' vibrations, is reduced—shifted toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum—when observed in stronger gravity. That is, time passes more slowly at lower elevations.
While these so-called redshifts degrade a clock's timekeeping, this same sensitivity can be turned on its head to exquisitely measure gravity. Super-sensitive clocks can map the gravitational distortion of space-time more precisely than ever. Applications include relativistic geodesy, which measures the Earth's gravitational shape, and detecting signals from the early universe such as gravitational waves and perhaps even as-yet-unexplained dark matter.
NIST's ytterbium clocks now exceed the conventional capability to measure the geoid, or the shape of the Earth based on tidal gauge surveys of sea level. Comparisons of such clocks located far apart such as on different continents could resolve geodetic measurements to within 1 centimeter, better than the current state of the art of several centimeters.
In the past decade of new clock performance records announced by NIST and other labs around the world, this latest paper showcases reproducibility at a high level, the researchers say. Furthermore, the comparison of two clocks is the traditional method of evaluating performance.
Among the improvements in NIST's latest ytterbium clocks was the inclusion of thermal and electric shielding, which surround the atoms to protect them from stray electric fields and enable researchers to better characterize and correct for frequency shifts caused by heat radiation.
The ytterbium atom is among potential candidates for the future redefinition of the second—the international unit of time—in terms of optical frequencies. NIST's new clock records meet one of the international redefinition roadmap's requirements, a 100-fold improvement in validated accuracy over the best clocks based on the current standard, the cesium atom, which vibrates at lower microwave frequencies.
NIST is building a portable ytterbium lattice clock with state-of-the-art performance that could be transported to other labs around the world for clock comparisons and to other locations to explore relativistic geodesy techniques.
The work is supported by NIST, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Paper: W.F. McGrew, X. Zhang, R.J. Fasano, S.A. Schäffer, K. Beloy, D. Nicolodi, R.C. Brown, N. Hinkley, G. Milani, M. Schioppo, T.H. Yoon and A.D. Ludlow. Atomic clock performance enabling geodesy below the centimetre level. Nature. 28 November 2018. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0738-2
Metrology, Time and frequency metrology, Physics, Atomic / molecular / quantum and Time and frequency
Time and Frequency Division
Optical Frequency Measurements Group
A New Era for Atomic Clocks
Released November 28, 2018, Updated December 6, 2018


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Q: how do i get calling Activity name if it is a system app ( i.e gallery app ) i have searched a lot but i cant find answer so i thought i should post here.
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my app works on images which are share by gallery application(i.e default gallery app) and its works fine. but i want to override OnBackPress() method to check whether back button is pressed or not and if backbutton is pressed then i simply want to get calling activity name and want to kill that activity and go back to home.
i can do this if i call another activity form my activity but how can get calling activity name if it is a system app. (i.e gallery application)
keep in mind that my app called when i share images from gallery app so basically i want to get gallery activity to kill it and can go back home safely. i dont wannna go back to gallery app.
i want to simply go back to home and kill that gallery app instead of going back to gallery app.
here is OnBackPressed() method
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    // do something on back.

    // what i tried so far but it is not working
    this.getParent().finish();
    this.finish();
}

i tired this and hopefully i can go back home safely but still gallery app run in background. i want to kill calling app too.
public void onBackPressed() {
    moveTaskToBack(true);
}

A: Maybe something like this:
this.getParent().finish();
this.finish();

If this is not working you could try to add a filter in your intent before you open this explicit activity:
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);

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Work: Volunteers will help on several aspects of the festival logistics, such as assembling and dismantling of tents, building and putting up the decorations, transporting and unloading of material, installation of the "NGO village", waste management, ... Therefore volunteers should be aware that work will be physically demanding. Volunteers will work with all people working on the festival (technicians, stage managers, facilitators, organizers...). During the festival, which will take place on May 17th (in the evening) and May 18th 2019 (all day long), volunteers will have the possibility, if they wish, to be integrated in the different teams (tickets, bar, catering...).
Accomodation and food: Volunteers might sleep in tents on the site of the festival. In this case the living conditions are very rudimentary similar to the set-up of a "scout camp". Volunteers might be accommodated by a friendly neighbour but this option is still to be confirmed and will be communicated to the volunteers later on. Sanitary facilities will be accessible in a building nearby. Please bring your sleeping bag, a mattress and toiletries. If you have the possibility, you can also bring your own tent. Keep in mind that nights can be very cold in Belgium. Meals will be taken with the diverse teams of the festival.
Location and Leisure: The workcamp will take place in Jette, one of the 19 municipalities of Brussels-Capital Region, located in the northern part. Volunteers will stay on the festival site, on "Parc de la Jeunesse". The site is easily reachable by public transport.
Requirements: Please bring good working shoes and clothes that can get dirty, warm clothes as well as a raincoat in case of rainy weather. If you have a music instrument or juggling material, feel free to bring it! A project-related motivation letter is required.


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The 7 Stages of Living in San Diego
By Natalie Holtz Published On 09/14/2016
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Duuuude. A city with a world-class beer scene, glut of outdoor activities, and summers that look like something out of a Pacifico commercial, San Diego is a SICK place to live. But if you plan on moving here from elsewhere, prepare yourself, man. Because as any transplant will tell you, moving to San Diego involves a lengthy adjustment process which always involves the following seven stages:
The Case for Taking the Trolley for More Than Your Work Commute
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Stage one: The "I am the luckiest person alive" phase
Where you're living: It's a range: your cousin's couch, Mission Beach, or someplace that makes no sense at all, like Mission Valley, because you didn't know any better.
Where you're going out: Mostly beach bars full of tourists. Who are still wearing their bathing suits. Even though it's midnight. And November.
Your mantra: "Heaven... I'm in heaven... "
Go-to activity: Instagramming photos of palm trees, eating In-N-Out, smiling.
If you were hit tomorrow by one of those VW buses you see in the Tourmaline parking lot, you would die happy. You have realized your lifelong dream of living in California, and right now, nothing -- NOTHING -- can rain on your parade (only partly because there is no rain). Ahhhh, yes, it is perfect here. Your dreams of becoming an excellent surfer are fully forming in your mind. You are standing on a beach in Encinitas, wondering how anyone ever goes to work in this paradise. Even pumping gas seems more glamorous. Also, your seasonal affective disorder, which you had a little of before you got here, never stood a chance because it is sunny and 75 degrees here every damn day. Welcome to San Diego, my friend. Drink it in. It always goes down smooth. (Until it doesn't.)
Pacific Beach Shore Club
Stage two: The Pacific Beach phase
Where you're living: PB.
Where you're going out: Miller's Field. PB Shore Club. If you're incredibly sophisticated, PB Ale House.
Your mantra: "California knows how to party."
Go-to activity: $1 oyster night, avoiding your Craigslist roommate, drinking, skateboarding, and surfing (although probably not all that well).
Living in PB is like how getting the chickenpox was back in the day: not everyone gets them, but most people do. And since most people live in PB at some point, most people have their PB firsts. Their first Red Bull vodka slushie. Their first Slomo sighting (that guy is winning at life, by the way). The first time they learn that drivers in PB are vicious because a car almost hit them on their beach cruiser. PB is a mixed bag. It's college kids, tourists, and surf rats, and then it's families doing remodels on their two-million dollar homes. This stage, though, is "I'm young, pretty broke, brand new to San Diego, and destined to make questionable decisions," and though it's not the classiest stage in your evolution of becoming a real San Diegan, it is a fun, and dare we say necessary, one.
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Stage three: The "I am a kook" phase
Where you're living: PB, OB, or North Park.
Where you're going out: You're not. You need a break.
Your mantra: "I will adjust, I will adjust, I will adjust... "
Go-to activity: Saying I-5 and I-8 instead of the 5 and the 8, getting stung by stingrays because you don't know to shuffle your feetsies, crying yourself to sleep.
At six months in, there's still a lot you don't know, and this can be challenging. "That dude had so much speed on that last gurgler, but all he did was ramp out" sounds like gibberish, but you know, with a sinking feeling, that it's a real sentence. You don't know which is your favorite hot sauce between Cholula and Tapatío, and this is a HUGE deal, but you don't yet understand why. In some ways, you have become more like a local, e.g., your parallel parking skills have improved, and you were miffed when you couldn't find a decent açaí bowl at the Newark airport. But you're still a newbie. A kook. Essentially, a foreigner. But don't worry, brah. Your kookhood (Kookdom? Kookage? Kookiness?) won't last forever.
Kaaboo
Stage four: The transformation phase
Where you're living: North Park, Normal Heights, OB, or Encinitas.
Where you're going out: Seven Grand, Park & Rec, Winstons, Sycamore Den, Union, sweet, sweet breweries. Basically wherever your hipster friends/kickball team wants to go.
Your mantra: "Dude, I'm down."
Go-to activity: Going to beer/food/music festivals, making friends, exploring the city.
Like a caterpillar transforming into a tanner, less punctual butterfly, you are turning into a local. You have said adios to your boat shoes, North Faces, and Lacoste polos, and hola to ironic Hawaiian shirts, Rainbows, and Vans. At this stage, one year gone, you're more settled. And sure. Maybe you're not the best surfer, e.g., you paddled out at Windansea yesterday on a Wavestorm and were almost murdered by a sea of aggro 14-year-olds with acne and sponsors to boot. But at least you're putting yourself out there. And at this stage, that's basically your motto. You are realizing that San Diego is like a sandy, saltwater-rich onion: it has a lot of layers. And you intend to slice it and start crying make the most of it.
Every Island Off the Coast of California Worth Trekking To
Beach Bods & Beer Nerds: Stereotypes About San Diego That Are Absolutely True
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Stage five: The calm before the storm phase
Where you're living: All over. Normal Heights, Little Italy, South Park, something on the other side of the train tracks in Carlsbad or Leucadia...
Where you're going out: Whatever cool spot that just opened up. A smattering of breweries.
Your mantra: "Zonies go home."
Go-to activity: Outdoor activities (hiking, golf, laying on the beach doing nothing); making trips to places like Palm Springs, Mammoth, Oaxaca, and Tahoe; enjoying our beautiful weather.
If your life were a surf report, it would be 4-5+, glassy, and, dude: so much fun. You're comfortable here now. You love the city. And when you talk to friends and family from out-of-state, you keep telling them that, and this is important: you don't think you'll "ever be able to leave." This phrasing hints at something of a phenomenon in San Diego. Something all of us will go through if/when we live here long enough. You feel it when you're frustrated with the sports teams. Or when none of your friends knows what "NPR" stands for. It is feeling torn between wanting the benefits of a bigger, more fast-paced city, while at the same time, wondering how you could ever leave this paradise. For now, though, three to four years in, you're not there yet. You are as happy as a clam that has yet to be dredged from the ocean floor by Point Loma Seafoods. But like that clam, your happiness may be fleeting, because soon you will go through...
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Stage six: The "I need to get the hell out of here" phase
Where you're living: Doesn't matter because in a month, you'll be living in Denver, Chicago, or San Francisco.
Where you're going out: You're not. You're pinching pennies. Moving is expensive.
Your mantra: "Get your s*&$ together, San Diego."
Go-to activity: Taking online apartment tours, packing, surfing while weeping a little. You're going to miss it.
Enough is enough. If you see one more "PB SD" tattoo... If you have to sit on the 805 in mind-numbing traffic one more time... If you see one more person barefoot in a restaurant… You're going to end up with your arms wrapped around your knees rocking to and fro in a corner somewhere, drooling and eating a bar of Sticky Bumps.
It was a buildup of things. It was the fact that you're starting to think about buying a home, and the only thing you can afford is a trailer in Temecula. It was the fact that you have no air conditioning, and it's been 100 degrees for four weeks straight in September with lightning storms and hot rain in a scene that looked like something out of Apocalypse Now. It was the fact that, even though it would probably help our economy tremendously, California is still super-lame about weed (it was mostly this). Whatever it was, that's it. You. Are. DONE. At this point, you might even you might even do the unthinkable. You might even move to LA. But then again, if you don't you'll reach...
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Stage seven: The appreciation phase
Where you're living: The places mentioned in Stages Three through Five. Or, a house you bought in Clairemont, Oceanside, or a suburb off the 15.
Where you're going out: The best spots. Plus, better-than-average beach bars (because this will just be a constant in your life).
Your mantra: "For better or for worse, in sickness and in health... "
Go-to activity: Becoming a grownup, promising yourself that this will be the year that you finally master surfing, pronouncing the Spanish street names correctly, feeling pride when you hear a Blink-182 or Slightly Stoopid song.
Congratulations, brah! If you have made it to this stage, you are officially a true San Diegan. Closing in on a decade here, you know that while San Diego is not a perfect city -- hell, you were about to leave -- it is a special one. From its beer and food scenes, to its art, to its gorgeous beaches, SD has so much to offer, and frankly, just seems to be getting better and better. San Diego is your home now, and like, dude... there's like, nowhere else you'd, like, rather be.
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Natalie Holtz is a writer from San Diego who's, like, dude, been through all of these stages at least twice. For more of her writing, check out her blog: www.thesurferstokeproject.com.


If you are gay and you want to practise cruising in public places in São Carlos in an anonymous way, here you can find spots such as beaches, parks, forests and other spaces next to urban areas, as well as every kind of public toilets and rest areas of highways where you can practise cruising in São Carlos, São Paulo.
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Boring, cliched, and tedious. Made for anyone scared by loud noises, breaking glass, and yelling.
Rated R for violence and terror.
With James Wan moving on to billion dollar blockbusters, his beloved Conjuring universe is feeling the lack the of his presence. Cracks were already showing in the formula with his own Conjuring 2, but The Curse of La Llorona is even worse than the first Annabelle. Director Michael Chaves takes what should have been a super creepy scarefest and turned "The Weeping Woman" folktale into another boring, clichéd, screaming banshee flick. If you consider loud noises scary — and there seemed to be plenty in the theater — then La Llorona could work. For the rest of us, it's just another exercise in horror movie tedium that barely connects to the Conjuring universe.
In Mexico, 1673, La Llorona (Marisol Ramirez) has discovered her husband's infidelity and drowns their children in the river. Two hundred years later in 1973, Anna Tate-Garcia (Linda Cardellini) is a Child Protective Services case worker sent to check in on Patricia (Patricia Velasquez) and her two boys, Carlos (Oliver Alexander) and Tomas (Aiden Lewandowski). But what Anna doesn't know is that Patricia has locked her boys in the closet to keep them safe from La Llorona. Now, she's unleashed a force upon herself and her own two children, Chris (Roman Christou) and Samantha (Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen). They are forced to take the advice of Father Perez (Tony Amendola) and call upon unorthodox curendaro Rafael (Raymond Cruz) to save the day.
The Curse of La Llorona is the kind of horror film that relies on characters working overtime to do stupid things. Like taking baths alone, not calling out for help, or just doing exactly what they literally know they shouldn't do. For instance, Samantha has already been attacked by La Llorona once, yet when La Llorona tries to drown her in the bathtub, all she does is wearily look around the room to see what's going on instead of simply getting out of the bathtub or even calling out for her mom.
I was really rooting for La Llorona to be better than the TV spots made it look. But sadly, what you see is what you get. It's 93 minutes which feel like an eternity. There's even a waiting montage. That's right, screenwriters Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis have characters sitting around simply waiting for La Llorona to show up and yell at them. There's also a really dumb pseudo-twist toward the end that's hilarious and Cruz feels like he's stepped in from a completely different movie filming down the street.
Lots of friends have asked me about this as they've been told the story growing up and it scares the hell out of them. But there's nothing here that's going to scare audience members the way an abuelita can. Telling ghost stories around the campfire is more frightening than anything that happens in The Curse of La Llorona. The real curse here is the movie itself while the scariest thing is that Chavez is in charge of The Conjuring 3!
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GBSB Global Business School in Barcelona supports high standards in business education validated by numerous international accreditation bodies such as ASIC, ECBE, ACBSP, ACCA. The institution is recognized for applying an innovative approach by using learning-by-doing, design thinking, simulation business games and practical company visits in the learning process.
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Q: Boost: how to set program priority? How to set program/thread priority (when talking about threads I mean ones that are created using Boost library) using Boost C++ library? I mean crossplatform way...

A: There's no generalised cross-platform priority support in boost itself.
#ifdef is your friend...
See Tom's answer for the win32 solution.
On Linux you'd use the nice call (or possibly setpriority).  Don't be put off by those document's statements that they adjust process priority; on Linux a thread is just a process which shares a memory space with some other process/processes.  If you get yourself a better version of "top" which lists the individual threads, you can see the nice levels of each.
Note that a process/thread with normal user privileges can only reduce its priority (higher "nice" value) on Linux.  The little bit of work with priorities I've done on Windows, it seemed anything goes (but that was on XP; situation may be different post-Vista, UAC etc).

A: Change boost thread priority in Windows

A: The previous answer's comment about Windows allowing users to change priorities to anything they want is partly correct, with a couple exceptions -- One, the Real Time priority class is normally not allowed (even with UAC elevation). It requires a special security token. That token is normally available to administrators though, but the process must request it.
Also, in Vista+ at least, raising the priority class of an external process is a right reserved only for Administrators in the default security policy. However, this only applies to EXTERNAL processes - so wouldn't affect your ability to set your own priority class.
Please keep in mind in Windows when you change the process priority class, you are changing the 'base' priority of all the threads in that process. You can leave the priority class at normal and adjust the priorities of specific threads as necessary (SetThreadPriority API vs SetPriorityClass API). This may be preferred for your own application.
I don't think this is the case here, but a warning -- if acting on an external process (not your own), never change the individual thread priorities of another process. Instead, only change the priority class so that all thread priorities retain the same relative difference to one another in scheduling importance.
There is no cross-platform way to do it because the behavior is so different. Conditional compile directives are, as the previous poster suggested, to be used in this situation.


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Q: Mutexes in Win32 how does a mutex can be shared between processes? does it mean a different .exe process?

A: When you call CreateMutex, you have the option of giving it a name. If you do give it a name, then other processes can open that mutex by using the same name.

A: I'm not sure what you're asking--do you want to know how it shares them between processes?
Mutexes on windows and other operating systems generally work between processes.  Windows also has another locking mechanism called a critical section, which only works inside a given process.


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Misoro Tsoro (Additional Capture) DLP Game
Region Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Category Board, Sow, Four rows
Tsoro is a name for sevela two-row mancala-style board games from Zimbabwe. In this version, multiple captures are allowed, as well as the option to end a sowing in certain holes.
4x6-21 board; 8 is most common, 12, 15, and 18 are also popular. Two counters in each hole in the players' outer rows. Two holes in each player's outer row are selected as misoro. Typically, the left two holes are chosen. At the beginning of the game, players choose whether to capture from one, two, or three extra holes. Sowing occurs in an anti-clockwise direction, only in the two rows belonging to the player. When the final counter lands in an occupied hole, these are picked up and sowing continues. If this final hole is one of the misoro, the player may choose to end their turn instead of continuing to sow. When the final counter lands in an empty hole in the inner row, any counters in the opposite hole in the opponent's inner row are captured. If there also are counters in the opposite hole in the opponent's outer row, these are also captured, but only if there was first a capture from the inner row hole. The player also captures the counters from the agreed-upon number of holes on the opponent's side of the board. Counters in misoro cannot be captured with one of these additional captures. Players cannot sow from a hole with a single counter unless there are no holes with multiple counters. Single counters can only be sown into an empty hole. Play continues until one player has captured all of the opponent's counters, thus winning the game.
Matthews 1964: 65-66.
These rules were taken from the Misoro Tsoro (Additional Capture) ruleset.
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Matthews, J. 1964. "Notes on Some African Stone Games." NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual 9(1): 64-66.
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FC Barcelona-Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup: schedule and where to see the Classic
Home » Sports » FC Barcelona-Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup: schedule and where to see the Classic
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The FC Barcelona and Real Madrid They dispute this Wednesday the first official Classic in a foreign country. It will be in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup, which are played at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The finalist will come out of that match and will face Atlético de Madrid, winner of LaLiga last season, or Athletic Club, champion of the Copa del Rey and defender of the title, next Sunday.
The Super Cup has changed a lot. The tournament is no longer played at the beginning of the season, as it used to be, and it does not only face the winners of LaLiga and the Cup. However, the most controversial change has been the transfer of the headquarters to another nation, which has even Aroused criticism from some of the players who will fight for the title, such as Athletic footballer Raúl García.
'Sheik mate' to the fan: the 30 M a year with which Saudi Arabia won the Spanish Super Cup
Jabier Izquierdo
All the games, starting with the El Clásico, which takes place this Wednesday at 20:00, they can be seen live through the channels Movistar Super Cup (created specifically for the occasion) and #Let's goby Movistar +. They will also be available on the operator's digital platform. On the other hand, the minute by minute with all the information of the meetings can be followed on the El Confidencial website.
A turning point in the season
Barça coach Xavi Hernández has acknowledged that Real Madrid is right now "the fittest team in Spain", but he is confident that the Classic is a turning point: "The Classic is unpredictable, we must play our weapons. We will try to fight to the end to reach the final of the Super Cup."
Whites carry a single loss in the last 18 games, They are outstanding leaders in LaLiga, with the only resistance from Sevilla, thanks to a game that is improving in combination with their unflagging midfield and the couple that Benzema and Vinícius form. However, none of that matters in this game, in which the Blaugranas will come out to dominate the game with the ball, while Real Madrid will seek to surprise with quick transitions.
For this task, Barça hopes to recover some important men. The last two infected with covid, Pedri Y Ferran Torres, have traveled with the group after finally testing negative, but most likely they will stay on the bench. The Valencian is waiting to be officially registered and with the foot injury apparently recovered, he could be another reinforcement for a team that needs a goal and encouraged by the return, also, of a Ansu Fati on which there are many hopes placed.
With all these variants, Xavi must shape his offensive trident, which could be the same as that of the bitter draw in Granada, with the overtone Luke de Jong as '9', accompanied by Dembélé and the youth squad Jutglà. The Catalan technician also has a medical discharge from Ronald araujo, operated last Friday hand in hand, and Frenkie De Jong. That of the Uruguayan center-back is especially relevant, taking into account Eric García's absence due to injury.
Bale's latest fiasco: not being in the Spanish Super Cup is his sentence
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On the part of Real Madrid, there are fewer uncertainties. The big question for Carlo Ancelotti is whether he can entrust the right-back to Dani Carvajal, absent in recent appointments due to injury and who returns with little rhythm, or if he will keep Lucas Vázquez. The other, minor doubt also resides on the right side, but on the offensive. Everything indicates that it will be Marco Asensio The one who plays there after having done so in the last two games and who is the partner of Benzema and Vinícius. The Brazilian is on the rise, but he will face an expert in a thousand battles like his compatriot Dani Alves.
Possible alignments
This could be the once inicial del FC Barcelona:
Dani Alves
Araujo
Jordi Alba
F. De Jong
Dembele
L. De Jong
Jutglà
This could be the Real Madrid starting eleven:
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NYC Taxi Driver Dies By Suicide After Facebook Note On Financial Struggles NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, about a driver's suicide and the financial challenges drivers face in a changing economy.
Driver's Suicide Highlights 'Race To The Bottom' In Cab Industry, Union Director Says
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Early Monday morning, a longtime New York City livery driver named Douglas Schifter posted an emotional 1,700-word note on Facebook. He said, companies do not care how they abuse us just so the executives get their bonuses. Due to the huge numbers of cars available with desperate drivers trying to feed their families, they squeeze rates to below operating costs and force professionals like me out of business. They count their money, and we are driven down into the streets we drive, becoming homeless and hungry. I will not be a slave working for chump change. I would rather be dead.
Later that day, Douglas Schifter took his life outside of City Hall in Manhattan. His suicide has underscored the financial and emotional challenges for professional drivers, whose industry has been disrupted, as they put it, by companies like Uber and Lyft. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance represents yellow cab and app-based drivers. Its executive director is Bhairavi Desai. She joins us now from New York. Thanks so much for being with us.
BHAIRAVI DESAI: Thank you.
SIMON: Well, I must say Mr. Schifter was very eloquent. Help us understand some of the challenges that drivers face.
DESAI: You know, Doug really summed up the reality of a vicious race to the bottom. It's a business model that's specifically aimed at turning a full-time profession into part-time poverty pay gigs. And no driver wins a race to the bottom.
SIMON: Are the days gone when a man or woman can drive a cab for 8 or 10 hours and make a living, support a family?
DESAI: Yes. I had a member tell me yesterday this is his typical day - he works, you know, he sleeps for 7 hours, says he has 2 hours for himself to take a shower, eat a meal at home, say hi to his wife and kids if they happen to be at home. And then he's out driving. He hasn't had a day off in three years - long shifts, increasingly isolating. Sometimes, you take home 25, maybe 50 bucks at the end of your 12 hours. And the thing is it feels like there's no end in sight.
SIMON: What two or three things would you do if you could?
DESAI: Well, first and foremost, there really doesn't need to be a cap on the number of vehicles, you know? And I think it'll give, you know, workers a fighting chance at earning a decent living, and it won't clog the streets anymore, so others can get around. Also, we need to establish one metered rate. Imagine if across the economy, there is no minimum wage to protect the workers. It would be slave-like conditions. Third, we need to see an increase in the rate that we have today for drivers.
SIMON: The loss of Douglas Schifter is obviously a tragedy. Without getting hyperbolic, do you think his suffering and depression is symptomatic of what a lot of people are feeling?
DESAI: I've been organizing taxi drivers for - since 1996, and I've never seen the level of desperation. I started to receive so many calls from drivers seeking resources for suicide prevention and talking about homelessness and, you know, eviction notices. And so something has to be done here. You know, people - we don't - this is not accidental. Working people have a right to be protected. We have a right to work with dignity and justice, and that can be done through proper regulation.
SIMON: Bhairavi Desai is executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. Thanks so much for being with us.
DESAI: Thank you.


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The radiation leak at an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico was the result of "chemically incompatible" contents, including kitty litter, that reacted inside a barrel of waste causing it to rupture, scientists said Thursday.
Last year's radiation accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, NM, was the result of a drum of waste containing radioisotopes like plutonium improperly packaged at the Los Alamos National Laboratory near Santa Fe before arriving for disposal, according to the Department of Energy (DoE) report.
The improper mix in the barrel, including the wrong sort of kitty litter used to absorb liquids, sparked a chemical reaction causing it to heat up and generate gases that dislodged its lid, spewing radioactive materials, investigators found.
The radiation leak that began in the WIPP disposal chamber half a mile below ground on Feb. 14, 2014, "did not result from a detonation," the report showed.
The accident exposed 22 workers to radiation in amounts not expected to threaten their health, according to Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC, the contractor that operates the plant.
The accident indefinitely suspended key operations at the site, DoE's only permanent underground repository for certain types of radiological waste tied to U.S. nuclear labs and weapons sites.
In September, Energy Department officials estimated the cost of the initial recovery of the dump at $240 million and said it might be two years or more before it is fully operational.
The report confirmed the agency's preliminary theories about the cause of the costly mishap and also clarified that just one barrel of waste from Los Alamos was to blame.
New Mexico slapped DoE with $54 million in fines in December for violations of state hazardous waste permits tied to WIPP and the Los Alamos lab.
Also last year, a team of federal inspectors released a report that cited chronic lapses in safety procedures at Los Alamos that contributed to the radiation leak.
The lab's "waste processing and safety-related control procedures should have prevented the addition of these potentially incompatible materials," the inspectors said of the ruptured waste barrel.


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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.actions.jira;

import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.xcontent.XContentParser;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.notification.jira.JiraAccount;
import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.notification.jira.JiraService;
import org.junit.Before;

import static org.elasticsearch.xcontent.XContentFactory.jsonBuilder;
import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.actions.ActionBuilders.jiraAction;
import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.notification.jira.JiraAccountTests.randomIssueDefaults;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

public class JiraActionFactoryTests extends ESTestCase {

    private JiraService service;

    @Before
    public void init() throws Exception {
        service = mock(JiraService.class);
    }

    public void testParseAction() throws Exception {
        JiraAccount account = mock(JiraAccount.class);
        when(service.getAccount("_account1")).thenReturn(account);

        JiraAction action = jiraAction("_account1", randomIssueDefaults()).build();
        XContentBuilder jsonBuilder = jsonBuilder().value(action);
        XContentParser parser = createParser(jsonBuilder);
        parser.nextToken();

        JiraAction parsedAction = JiraAction.parse("_w1", "_a1", parser);
        assertThat(parsedAction, equalTo(action));
    }
}

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I have encountered a problem with Windows Firewall and would like to report it to Microsoft. It requires some specific circumstances to trigger, but I actually ran into this several times. It forces me to use a less secure network configuration (because windows tcp timestamps leak system uptime and allow an observer to distinguish individual hosts behind nat).
In this scenario, there is a 50% chance that the tcp connection to the server will stall after the initial handshake. That's because Windows Firewall will drop all packets on any connection to the server where the timestamp is above 2^31 (INT_MAX).
If client timestamps are disabled, obviously this isn't an issue. If client ECN is disabled, WF doesn't malfunction. If router timestamp modulation is disabled, this won't happen until the client uptime is 16 years and the real timestamp crosses over. And if the server runs an up-to-date tcp stack, this also doesn't happen.
When comparing old and the new captures, I see that the old server does not fill in a proper TSval until the handshake is complete. This clearly is not a problem since in most cases the communication can still proceed. However, for some values of serverside TSval, Windows Firewall will trip up. I suggest that a Microsoft dev take a peek and either find and fix the malfunctioning code, or add support for this quirk.
Did you set NAT on your network, router or firework?
When using Per-host paws mechanism, it is not guaranteed that timestamp is linearly incremented. Because of the two real machines using the same NAT address, their timestamp is not guaranteed to be synchronized.
Capture network packets, including TCPIP ETL Trace ,at both client and server to determine what caused the timestamp exception occurred.
Modern TCP stacks will send a timestamp on every TCP packet and echo the other endpoint's timestamp back to them. Many operating systems will merely start the timestamp at zero when first booted, and increment it several times a second. The uptime of the host can be deduced by reading the timestamp and multiplying by a constant. Also observing several different timestamps can be used to count hosts behind a NAT device. And spoofing TCP packets into a connection requires knowing or guessing valid timestamps. Timestamps merely need to be monotonically increasing and not derived off a guessable base time. reassemble tcp will cause scrub to modulate the TCP timestamps with a random number.
I have adjusted the first post to maybe make it more clear what my problem is.
For further research, we need to capture the network traffic on both client and server. Also, the event trace logs of firewall on the client and tcp/ip are also needed. Here are some steps that helps you to use Network Monitor to capture the network trace.
Step 7: If you want to stop it, just click "Capture"->"stop", please click "File"->"Save as", save file with extension "cap", then upload to workspace.
I already have pcap (wireshark/tcpdump) recordings from 2 years ago, on both the client and router, for both the positive and negative outcomes. I don't feel comfortable posting them in the public. Can provide privately. Does this thing have private messaging?
I think I posted all the needed info related to the tcp headers. But if you need to do a live test, I can provide an ip:port that NATs to one of the problematic servers.
We cannot provide e-mail communication to help solve the problem, if you want to one-on-one service, I suggest you can contact Support For Business, which can deal with the problem by phone, e-mail or remote assistance.
Talking to Microsoft support requires a paid support license, which I don't have. I'm just a normal user, that's why I'm posting here as a last resort. I have no other way of reporting this.
It is a personal workspace that you can upload your log. Please help us collect the log by captring the network traffic on both client and server. Also, the event trace logs of firewall on the client and tcp/ip are also needed.
From the network package, I found that the client can't communicate with server because server didn't get the response from client ack (frame 8). Instead server keep sending HTTP: Response #7 and #9, and client seems continue to send ack (frame 8), which leads to communicate failure.
However, I don't find any packages dropped by firewall on the client. The issue still can't be researched further unless you post the etl message both on the server and router. Because we can't find how server dealt with the ack (frame 8), it is also possible that it is dropped by the router.
Based on my knowledge, I did everything to help you on the issue. Since there are still many gaps during the communication, I suggest you can contact Support For Business. They have best resource and knowledge to help you and you can talk to them on time, which brings a more effective approach.
I think you are reading the trace wrong. The request clearly reached the server and the server is sending data back, and the replies are reaching the client host, but not the wget software at the endpoint. Windows Firewall is eating all of them, because is mis-interpreting them based on an integer overflow in its timestamp processing. If I disable Windows Firewall, the transfer succeeds even when the timestamps are randomized.
I think you have all the info needed to research this; the router recording clearly shows that the fault is on the client side. I cannot give you an ETL trace from the router since it's not a windows device. And I do not have access to the server, nor do I know its exact specs; I am guessing that it's w2k3, but I do not have access to such a server instance for testing.
I am not sure where on that page I can find business support. When clicking through Win7 enterprise, I am asked to provide payment or a support contract to proceed.
The following picture shows the communication between server and client as I said above. For further research, I consider it is beyond the forum support here. And the business support really need you to have a payment for service.
Well, good news! The issue can be reproduced by using a simple Windows XP machine with the IIS feature installed as the server. And I was also able to confirm that it happens when the client is win2008r2 or win2012r2. I set up a testing environment and gave out a link, unfortunately I got zero participation, so I cannot confirm if it still happens on win10. My guess is 'yes'.
I have feedback the problem in our internal channel.
Please keep your system up to date and I wish the bug may be fixed by installing the released updates.
I have done an extensive re-test. I used Win7, Win2008r2, Win2012r2 and Win10. For Win10 I used the latest preview image from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/ .
Here is a chart of the timestamp values used by various systems I tested. In all cases, there was a timestamp randomizing router inbetween. The first number is the timestamp of the sending party, the second is supposed to echo the previous timestamp of the other party.
* I can still reproduce this on Win10.
* Simply turning windows firewall off no longer works on my PC. It did when I initially tested this 2 years ago. Clients running Symantec's firewall do not seem to have this issue. I will re-test.
* WinXP client sends '0' instead of client timestamp in initial SYN.
* WinXP server sends '0' instead of server timestamp in initial SYN,ACK.
* WinXP client and server both don't care if the timestamp value is over 2^31.
* Newer Windows as client will drop all packets with timestamp over 2^31 when talking to WinXP.
I can still reproduce this on latest Win7 and Win10.
I'm forced to keep ecncapability and timestamps disabled to work around this.


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Pro-Governmental Trolls, Anonymous and Anti-Liberal FB Pages against Nika Gvaramia
Ani Kistauri
On May 16th, the Tbilisi City Court convicted Nika Gvaramia, General Director of the Mtavari Arkhi, of causing damage to Rustavi 2 and sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison. While Gvaramia's arrest was harshly criticized by the media, and local and international NGOs, a campaign aimed to discredit Gvariamia and the journalists of the Mtavari Arkhi emerged on social media, which included pro-governmental, anti-opposition, anti-liberal Facebook pages and fake accounts. These actors criticized Gvaramia, his team and the "United National Movement" on the one hand, and considered the court decision as an expression of the rule of law, on the other. At the same time, posts and illustrations aimed to discredit Nika Gvaramia and other journalists of Mtavari Arkhi were published by the Georgian Dream-affiliated and anti-opposition Facebook pages. Notably, some of these posts were sponsored. To discredit Gvaramia, an altered photo from 2021 with a homophobic context, which the "Myth Detector" marked as false as part of the Facebook fact-checking program, was being disseminated once again.
"Myth Detector" identified 16 fake accounts and 16 Facebook pages involved in the discreditation campaign:
Facebook pages:
Out of 16 Facebook pages, 4 are anti-liberal and pro-Kremlin (ანტილიბერალური გვერდი [Anti-Liberal Page], კონსერვატორი ქალები [Conservative Women], სარკრაზმელები [Sarcrazmelebi], ალტ-meme [Alt-meme]);
Out of 16 Facebook pages, 12 are supportive of the "Georgian Dream" and are anti-opposition (პოლიტიკური სამარე [Political Grave], მიშინგი [Mishing], სიმართლის დროა [Time for Truth], პოლიტიკური აბსურდი [Political Absurd], ტერენტი გლდანელი [Terenti Gldaneli], ქართული ჟურნალისტიკის მარგალიტები/ journalist fails, რეალობა [Reality], მიხეილ უკრაინოლოგი [Mikheil Ukrainologist], ჟუურნალისტები [Journalists], ნაცების დასაცინი ოფიციალური სააგენტო [The Official Agency for Mocking the UNM supporters], არქივი [Archive], ლიდერი 41[Leader 41]);
3 out of 16 Facebook pages are newly created. (პოლიტიკური სამარე [Political Grave], მიშინგი [Mishing], ალტ-meme [Alt-meme].
Facebook posts against Nika Gvaramaia by three Facebook pages (ქართული ჟურნალისტიკის მარგალიტები/journalist fails, პოლიტიკური აბსურდი [Political Absurd], არქივი [Archive] are sponsored.
Fake Accounts:
14 out of 16 fake accounts steal the identities of social networks users and/or other celebrities;
2 fake accounts conceal their identity;
The fake accounts left comments on the news published by "Radio Liberty" and "Interpressnews," and also published posts against Nika Gvaramia on their personal accounts;
6 fake accounts left comments on at least two posts;
4 out of 16 Facebook accounts are newly created;
8 out of 16 Facebook accounts approve of pro-government and anti-opposition Facebook pages;
Fake accounts are among each other's friends' list;
8 Facebook accounts have been involved in pro-governmental and opposition campaigns in the past as well.
Fake accounts expressed satisfaction with Gvaramia's arrest and criticized the statement by the Polish Foreign Ministry stating that Gvaramia's arrest would adversely affect both the rule of law and media freedom in Georgia.
Anti-liberal and pro-Kremlin Facebook pages, as well as (ანტილიბერალური გვერდი [Anti-liberal Page], კონსერვატორი ქალები [Conservative Women], სარკრაზმელები [sarkrazmelebi], Alt-meme, ირაკლი ჯანყარაშვილი / irakli jankarashvili), as well as anti-opposition Facebook pages პოლიტიკური სამარე [Political Grave], მიშინგი [Mishing], სიმართლის დროა [Time for Truth], პოლიტიკური აბსურდი [Political Absurd], ნაცების დასაცინი ოფიციალური სააგენტო [The Official Agency for Mocking the UNM supporters], არქივი [Archive] were involved in the discreditation campaign against Nika Gvaramia and had been disseminating satirical posts and insulting illustrations about the General Director of Mtavari Arkhi.
Notably, the posts by the Facebook page "Political Absurd" discrediting the opposition are sponsored. The cost for sponsoring the posts against the opposition was paid by Natela Kiladze.
Natela Kiladze has also spent money on sponsoring the content of 'Journalist fails', where, as of May 20th, two posts about Gvaramia have been sponsored, including a list of salaries received by Nika Gvaramia from Rustavi 2 and information about the arrest of the director of Mtavari Arkhi.
Posts published on the Facebook page archive, which combine statements made by Nika Gvaramia at different times, are also sponsored.
Notably, the post about the salaries of Nika Gvaramia was also published by "Leader 41" – a Facebook page supportive of the incumbent Georgian Dream party.
Information about Gvaramia's salaries was published by the Facebook user Varlam Gorgodze in the private Facebook group of the information agency Spacesnews. Notably, the URL link of Varlam Gorgodze's account indicates the name 'vaka.gorgiladze' and together with "Konstantine Chikvialdze" manages the group.
The group split.spnews.io, which is a subdomain of spnews.io, also features the materials of the pro-Kremlin outlet "Newsfront."
Discreditation of 'Mtavari Arkhi' Journalists
After the arrest of Nika Gvaramia, anti-liberal (Sarkrazmelebi, Conservative Women, Anti-Liberal Page) and anti-opposition Facebook pages (Mishing, Political Grave Mikheil Ukrainologist, Journalists) have been publishing posts in which, on the one hand, the journalist of the "Mtavari Arkhi" was ridiculed for being emotional, on the other hand, claiming that Gvaramia's employees were not upset about his arrest. Also, after the arrest of Nika Gvaramia, humiliating illustrations and videos of Giorgi Gabunia and other journalists of Mtavari Arkhi have also been disseminated.
Newly created Facebook pages
The Facebook page "Political Grave" was created on April 30th, 2022 and was originally called "Political Sect". The page mainly publishes posts against Mikheil Saakashvili, members of the "National Movement" and people connected with "Mtavari Arkhi."
As for the page "Mishing," it was created on May 11th, 2022 and mainly publishes discrediting posts against Mikheil Saakashvili and Nika Gvaramia.
The newly created anti-liberal Facebook page Alt-meme, created on April 2nd, 2022 is linked to pro-Kremlin Alt-info.
Photo manipulation with the aim to discredit Gvaramia
In order to discredit the director of "Mtavari Arkhi" Nika Gvaramia and Giorgi Gabunia, the anti-opposition Facebook page "Reality" and various Facebook accounts (Dito Chubinidze, Giga Patatishvili, Madona Dzidzishvili, Avtandil Chogovadze, Gurami Xafava) have been disseminating an altered image, in which Gvaramia and Gabunia kiss each other. In fact, the photo was fact-checked by "Myth Detector" in 2021, while the authentic version of the photo featured the journalist Anna Asatiani standing between Nika Gvaramia and Giorgi Gabunia.
For more information on the topic, see the article: How did Journalist Ana Asatiani Disappear from the Shot of "Mtavari Arkhi?"
Fake Accounts
In the comments section of the posts of various media outlets, fake accounts expressed satisfaction with Gvaramia's arrest and wrote that, as it turned out, the law had been enforced, and Gvaramia should have been arrested a long time ago. Fake accounts expressed dissatisfaction with the statement made by the Polish Foreign Ministry, which said that the arrest of Gvaramia would have a negative impact on both the perception of the rule of law and the freedom of the media.
Fake account Steals/Conceals the identity Posts and Comments by them
1..Anano Metreveli
Steals the identity of the Vkontakte.ru user Надежда Гусева.
The account wrote that the sect (National Movement) and its affiliates should be kept away from the government; She also expressed dissatisfaction with the statement of the Polish Foreign Ministry and argued that Gvaramia's arrest had no political motive:
2. Iko Gigiberidze
Steals the identity of the Instagram user vitja_86. The profile is newly created.
The account expressed satisfaction with Gvaramia's arrest, and criticized the Polish Foreign Ministry for keeping silent when the UNM destroyed the country.:
3. Masho Manana Nebieridze
Uses the pictures of the famous American model Kendall Jenner. Shares posts in support of Irakli Gharibashvili.
Expressed satisfaction with Gvaramia's arrest. The account also wrote that the goal of the critics of this decision was to provoke and agitate the people:
4. Olga Xhurcidze
Steals the identity of Mary Jo Ramicone, an employee of Elmhurst University.
Wrote that the court judgement on Gvaramia's case was fair.
5. Elene Tsitsishvili
The photo used by the account can be found on numerous websites on the Internet.
The account wrote that Gvaramia deserved a harsher judgement.
6. Mari Loladze
Uses a photo taken by a student of a photography course in Italy in June 2017. Shares posts discrediting the opposition and expresses support for Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.
Mari Loladze wrote that the lies of Gvaramia have flooded Georgia and he received the deserved punishment.
7. Tinatin Asanidze
Steals the identity of an American publisher Beth Daugherty. Likes pages: POSTV – ახალი ამბები, POSTV – ახალი ამბები.
Wrote that Mtavari Arkhi is not a critical channel, but a TV channel of provocateurs
8. Tamta Tsanava
Steals the identity of a Sardinian guide, Marta Staffa. Shares posts in support of Irakli Gharibashvili. Likes pages: Irakli, POSTV – Analytics, POSTV – News, Irakli Gharibashvili's supporters, Misha's Archive. Was involved in the discreditation campaign against the Ukrainian government.
The account wrote that, as it turned out, the law was enforced, and Nika Gvaramia ended up next to Saakashvili. The account published a post stating that Gvaramia could not stand fair decisions and that he even had a problem with the decision made by the Strasbourg court:
9. Zaza Svanadze
Steals the identity of an Instagram user Дмитрий Деревнин. Publishes posts in support for Irakli Gharibashvili. Likes pages supportive of the GD party (Irakli, ბიძინა ივანიშვილის მხარდამჭერები/Bidzina Ivanishvili) and the anti-opposition page "Time for Truth." The troll was involved in a discreditation campaign against Mikheil Saakashvili and the Government of Ukraine.
The account wrote that Gvaramia "has done such things" that he should have been arrested sooner. Zaza Svanidze also published a post on his personal account, stating that Nika Gvaramia himself was a "victim" of the vicious system he created with Mikheil Saakashvili and that politics had nothing to do with his arrest:
10. Shota Rukhadze
Steals the identity of an Italian winemaker Leonardo Zerilli. Likes pages: Irakli, ბიძინა ივანიშვილის მხარდამჭერები/Bidzina Ivanishvili, Irakli Gharibashvili's supporters. Was involved in the discreditation campaign against the Ukrainian government.
At the time of Nika Gvaramia's arrest, the account wrote that the week had started well, while in other comments, he/she noted that the decision reflected the will of the people and welcomed the punishment of the perpetrator:
11. Nino Maisuradze
Steals the identity of Екатерина Ткаченко. Shares the posts supportive of the Georgian government and PM Irakli Gharibashvili.
The Facebook account published a post on his/her personal profile, noting that Gvaramia had been "met" by a humane judge and that he had committed much more serious crimes while serving as the Prosecutor General.
12. ნინი ამირეჯიბი
Steals the identity of Vkonktakte user Ангелина Лебединская. Has 24 friends. Likes pages supportive of the "Georgian Dream." The account was involved in the discreditation campaigns against Londa Toloraia and Nino Lomjaria, the election protest and the campaign against the Government of Ukraine.
Expressed dissatisfaction with the statement made by the Polish Foreign Ministry.
13. ია მაისურაძე
Steals the identity of the Turkish doctor Gül Dağlar. Like Facebook pages: Irakli, ბიძინა ივანიშვილის მხარდამჭერები/Bidzina Ivanishvili. Shares posts of "Misha's Archive" – a Facebook page created to discredit Saakashvili. The profile is newly-created. Was involved in the discreditation campaign against the Ukrainian government.
The account wrote that Gvaramia was the mastermind behind the system created by Saakashvili, so he should have been punished more severely; Maisuradze also criticized the statement of the Polish Foreign Ministry and wrote that Gvaramia had a bad influence on the media standard:
14. Nini Lomjaria
Steals the identity of an Italian composer and politician Aisha Ruggeri. Likes the pages Irakli, ბიძინა ივანიშვილის მხარდამჭერები/Bidzina Ivanishvili, Supporters of Irakli Gharibashvili. Shares posts in support of Irakli Gharibashvili and the Georgian government.
The account wrote that Gvaramia deserved more and everyone knew about it:
15. ვასო ჩხეიძე
Conceals the identity. Has 53 friends. Left a comment on several posts.
The account wrote that Gvaramia was sure he would not be caught, but he had committed a crime and should have been imprisoned long before:
16.Neli Kakulia
Conceals the identity. Left a comment on several posts. Likes pages supportive of the Georgian Dream.
Supporters of Irakli Gharibashvili, Georgian Dream is my choice, , ბიძინა ივანიშვილის მხარდამჭერები/Bidzina Ivanishvili
სიახლეების ბლოგი • Blog News, Journalists, Political Journal • Behemoti, არქივი – Archive Expressed joy over Gvaramia's arrest, writing that the court ruling was fair; Criticized the position of the Polish Foreign Ministry and noted that the law should be the same for everyone:
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