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U.S. Marines strengthen Djiboutian Army by leading joint bilateral academy course in Africa
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October 11, 2017 U.S. Marine Sgt. Raymundo Rodriguez, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) budget chief and faculty advisor for the CJTF-HOA Joint Corporals Course, assists in advising Abdo-Salam Yacin, a Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) soldier, during sword instruction held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 7, 2017. The skillsets provided through the course can help CJTF-HOA in supporting Djibouti by reinforcing abilities that can be used in combating transnational threats, executing effective peace operations, responding to crisis and promoting regional stability. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)
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Dancing provides a cultural connection in Religious Affairs Caritas visit
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March 13, 2018 A group of volunteers from CJTF-HOA stationed at @Camp Lemonnier went to teach dancing at Caritas this past week.. Caritas is a program that provides humanitarian assistance to homeless children throughout the city of Djibouti. Our Religious Affairs team sponsors weekly trip to provide aid and resources along with cultural interaction.
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CJTF-HOA Seabees build structures, bonds to help counter regional VEOs
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May 24, 2017 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lacy P'Pool, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabee of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, plays a hand-clapping game with a student while on break near the Seabees job site in the Arta Region, Djibouti, May 18, 2017. The nearly 10-person team is working to build both a medical clinic and bond with the regional people. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)
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CJTF-HOA members conquer Grand Bara Race
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January 17, 2020 Around 200 service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier proved their strength by competing in the 2020 Grand Bara Race, January 15th in the Grand Bara Desert, Djibouti.
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CJTF-HOA Command Senior Enlisted Leader visits EARF during live-fire exercise
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August 30, 2019 U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shawn Carns, command senior enlisted leader (CSEL), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), deployed in support of CJTF-HOA, as they conducted a live-fire exercise at Arta Range, Djibouti, Aug. 26.
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CJTF-HOA Leaders Recognize Service Members during All Hands
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October 23, 2018 CJTF-HOA's commanding general, Maj. Gen. James D. Craig, and CJTF-HOA's Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Karl Parsons, presented quarterly awards, thanked galley employees and praised members of the CJTF-HOA staff.
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Civil Affairs Battalion transfers authority
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October 19, 2018 The 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion received authority from the 404th CA Battalion.
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Civil Affairs Soldiers enhance Tanzanian Counter Illicit Trafficking Operations
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July 31, 2018 Studies have been conducted and have included evidence that illegally trafficked goods from Tanzania have been distributed throughout the world to include parts of Asia, South America, and North America. According to a U.S. Department of State Report from May 2017, "illicit trafficking remains the lifeblood of the numerous bad actors and networks, creating vulnerabilities for nations."
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CJTF-HOA Reinforces Commitment to Djibouti's Rapid Intervention Battalion
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July 3, 2018 CJTF-HOA's continued commitment to training and equipping the RIB enables Djibouti's effectiveness in developing security and stability within its' borders and East Africa.
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CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training
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January 5, 2018 For reconnaissance team members, it's important to be able stabilize and move wounded Soldiers back to friendly lines. CJTF-HOA Soldiers took time to practice those skills in a Combat Lifesaver training event.
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CJTF-HOA works with Marines, French in Alligator Dagger
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December 26, 2017 Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.
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CJTF-HOA service members celebrate Christmas in Somalia
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December 25, 2017 Service members are taking time to connect with each other and with family members back home as they head into the new year, continuing their dedication to protecting the U.S. and strengthening relationships with partnered nations.
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CJTF-HOA trains to save lives
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December 8, 2017 U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps service members assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), attended a U.S. Army Combat Lifesaver Course held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2017.
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Multilateral NEO Exercise
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October 7, 2017 Initiated by the Japanese military, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supported a joint-nation noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise and training here, Sept. 29. CJTF-HOA assists partner nations in building their militaries' capability and capacity to execute peace operations and respond to emergencies, which not only enhances security and stability throughout Africa, but is also beneficial to U.S. security interests.
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CJTF-HOA hosts congressional delegation
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September 2, 2017 Members of a congressional delegation (CODEL) traveled to various locations within the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility Aug. 26 to Aug. 30 to meet with U.S. service members and learn more about the U.S. military mission in East Africa.
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Memorial Day in Africa: CJTF-HOA leadership honors native-U.S. pilot at rest in Djibouti
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May 30, 2017 Brig. Gen. Howard Purcell, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa deputy commander, and approximately 50 U.S. and French military members and civilians assembled at the Djibouti New European Cemetery May 29, to honor the solitary native-U.S. military member buried here.
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CJTF-HOA, Camp honor fallen SEAL with unconventional Memorial Day practice
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May 29, 2017 Approximately 200 multinational military members and civilians commemorated Memorial Day by participating in a classic CrossFit challenge here, May 27.
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May 24, 2017 The U.S. Navy's Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ONE Seabees deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa are working to construct a medical facility, while fostering friendly relationships with the Djiboutian people in the Arta Region.
Ugandan Battle Group 22 lays deployment groundwork
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April 3, 2017 The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) is preparing Ugandan Battle Group 22 (UGABAG 22) for a spring 2017 deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), with a 12-week training course at Camp Singo, Uganda.
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5th MEB Commander visits CJTF-HOA
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December 22, 2016 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Combined Task Force 51 Commander, Brig. Gen. Francis Donovan, and Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, 5th MEB and CTF-51 command sergeant major, meet with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Deputy Commander, Rear Adm. William Wheeler and CJTF-HOA Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Master Chief Geoffrey Steffee during a visit to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Dec. 20, 2016. In addition to meeting with CJTF-HOA and Camp Lemonnier leadership, Donovan observed joint training at the Djibouti Range Complex in Arta, and met with Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
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Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group members receive visit from CJTF-HOA Deputy Commander
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December 19, 2016 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. William W. Wheeler, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, meets Sailors on the Makin Island's underway quarterdeck during a tour aboard the amphibious assault ship. Makin Island is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Devin M. Langer)
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Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa leadership meets with international partners in Mogadishu
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November 8, 2016 MOGADISHU – Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, to meet with international partners, Nov. 2, 2016. The trip included individual, face-to-face discussions with key players in the Somalian defense sector and a group Defense Steering Committee meeting.
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A link between countries
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October 18, 2016 A critical position related to the CJTF-HOA mission of enabling and strengthening partners is the (LNO) Liason Officer. The story follows the LNO representative from Kenya and France and touches on the importance of their roles.
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Developing the force: U.S. Army Soldiers train, mentor Rwandan NCOs
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September 22, 2016 U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa recently conducted a 10-day NCO Leadership Training course observation with the Rwandan Defense Force at the Rwandan Military Academy, Rwanda, Sept. 9, 2016.
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CJTF-HOA commander honors 9/11 victims during speech
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September 11, 2016 Editors note: This article contains the speech Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commanding general gave during a 9/11 remembrance.
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Camp Lemonnier, CJTF-HOA remember 9/11
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September 11, 2016 Members of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier gatherd to hold a remembrance ceremony for those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
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EARF Soldiers conduct demolition training
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September 4, 2016 U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, completed demolition training and learned how to use explosives to breach through buildings, Aug. 30, 2016 at Arta, Djibouti.
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U.S., Burundi share communications hardware best practices
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July 26, 2016 Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications team recently worked with Burundian National Defense Force's communications unit to share best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their newly refurbished African Data Sharing Network Satellite Terminal June 8-17, 2016, at Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Multiple units, one support apparatus: CJTF-HOA at Eastern Accord 2016
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July 21, 2016 Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa sent a joint team to provide real world support and subject matter experts to Eastern Accord 2016 at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, July 11-22, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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CJTF-HOA supports Eastern Accord 2016
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July 11, 2016 Members of the Combined Joint Task-Force Horn of Africa provides logistical and trainer support to the annual Eastern Accord 2016 command post exercise at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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CJTF-HOA welcomes new 449th AEG commander
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June 8, 2016 U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Bruzzini assumed command of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group from U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Duffy during the 449th AEG Change of Command ceremony June 6, 2016, at Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti. U.S. Air Force Col. Andra Kniep, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, served as the presiding officer for the ceremony.
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CJTF-HOA validates EARF mission
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June 3, 2016 CJTF-HOA planned and executed the validation after the 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Hurricane, from Miami, Fla., assumed responsibility of the EARF mission from the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, or Task Force Seminoles, who will return to Orlando, Fla.
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Djiboutian Armed Forces soldiers finish a five-month training course
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May 25, 2016 Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) soldiers completed their final test, May 16, and graduated from Area Logistics Training, May 19, 2016, at Camp Cheik Osman, Djibouti.
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U.S. Ambassador and CJTF-HOA Force Engineers visit Kalaf
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May 20, 2016 Ambassador Tom Kelly, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, and members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa J44 Force Engineers visited medical personnel and village elders at the Kalaf Medical Clinic, May 17, 2016, in Kalaf, Djibouti.
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CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander, senior enlisted leader
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April 13, 2016 Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa welcomed U.S. Army Brig. Gen Kurt L. Sonntag and said farewell to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general for U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony.
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U.S., Rwanda complete phase two effort to enhance RDF's peacekeeping operations
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April 12, 2016 Representatives from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion reunited with RDF CIMIC officers for a second engagment to strengthen the relationship between CJTF-HOA and RDF in supporting regional training efforts for peacekeeping operations.
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Regional Senior Mission Leaders Course in Kenya concludes 13th iteration
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February 26, 2016 Military, government and police officials from 13 countries gathered for the 13th Regional Senior Mission Leaders Course at the International Peace Support Training Centre in Karen, Kenya, Feb. 15-26, 2016.
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ROK hosts coalition partners for inaugural anniversary
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December 24, 2015 Navy Capt. Sangmin An, ROK Naval Escort Task Group 20th commander, invited members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the inauguration of the Republic of Korea's Navy and the ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
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Rwandan NCO Centre of Excellence hosts U.S. senior enlisted
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December 24, 2015 Senior enlisted leaders from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa traveled to Rwanda to learn what the Rwandan Defense Force teaches their NCOs.
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U.S., Rwandan engineers enhance expeditionary camp planning skills
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December 22, 2015 Engineers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa visited the Rwandan Defense Force Engineering Brigade Headquarters near Kigali to exchange best practices about expeditionary camp planning.
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Amy is a former Children's Librarian who owns way too many books, has a room full of yarn (to fuel her crochet and knitting obsessions), and is a self-professed cat lady. Yeah. She's aware that she's a walking cliche. She's pretty sure her husband was attracted to her because of all the poop jokes she knows. When she's not fondling yarn or collecting cats, she can usually be found enjoying the outdoors or eating hot wings.
As the mother referenced in the story I would like for all to know that I WILL wear gloves when I start pickling all of the yummy jalapeños from my garden! As always I now know waaaayyyy too much about my daughter's toilet habits.


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KFC serves up a recipe for successful investment
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A notice in a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Hefei, Anhui province. The China market has provided companies such as KFC stable and riskless returns as the country's middle class expands. [Photo/China Daily]
Restaurant's parent provided best risk-adjusted return in the past year
Fiona Yao, a 32-year-old accountant, passed up a bowl of steaming noodle soup in favor of spicy chicken wings and a burger for lunch from a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in a Shanghai shopping mall.
"I almost don't take KFC as a foreign brand," said Yao who paid 30 yuan ($4.80) for her meal at the SuperBrand mall. "The Chinese love to eat chicken and everyone can afford it."
Chinese consumers like Yao are one reason that Yum! Brands Inc, KFC's parent, provided the best risk-adjusted return in the past year among 113 companies that are either based in China or get at least 25 percent of their revenue from there, the Bloomberg Riskless Return Ranking shows. Yum! gained 1.63 percent after adjusting for volatility, followed by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co, a maker of infant formula based in Glenview, Illinois, which returned 1.58 percent.
The US consumer companies topped the ranking after China's emerging middle class turned to Western food products as a sign of growing wealth. While a Hong Kong-based casino venture had the highest total return, multinational companies such as Yum! and Mead Johnson are less volatile because they're more diversified and viewed as less susceptible to changes in the local economy and interest rates.
"They're able to tap into China as an additional source of growth at the minimum risk," said Jeff Papp, a senior analyst in Lisle, Illinois, at Oberweis Asset Management Inc, which manages $700 million including Chinese stocks, though not Yum! or Mead. "They have a very strong foreign brand and at the same time they don't get 100 percent of their revenue from China, just the growth part of it. The perception is that it's a safe way to play China."
The Bloomberg ranking included 19 US companies that earn at least a quarter of their annual revenue in China, the 54 most-traded Chinese companies with shares listed in the US, and 40 mainland Chinese firms traded in Hong Kong.
Shares of Yum!, based in Louisville, Kentucky, returned 40 percent in the year through March 30, five times the advance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Spun off from PepsiCo Inc in 1997, Yum!, which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, boosted net income excluding certain items by 62 percent over the past five years as the portion of its revenue derived from China more than tripled.
Yum's volatility, a measure of price swings, came in at 25 over the past year, the second-lowest after China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest phone company by subscribers. The 10 most volatile companies in the ranking were all based in China.
PepsiCo acquired the then Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp in 1986, 22 years after it was sold by entrepreneur Harland Sanders, known as the colonel, for $2 million to private investors. Sanders' image still adorns restaurants and packaging.
Mead Johnson, the world's largest standalone baby formula manufacturer, has a volatility of 27, the third-lowest. The company got more than 29 percent of revenue from China in 2011. Profit has climbed 28 percent since 2006.
Yum! and Mead Johnson were the only companies that stayed in the top 10 for volatility-adjusted returns over three years. The risk-adjusted return is calculated by dividing total return by volatility and isn't annualized.
Since opening its first KFC outlet 25 years ago, Yum! has become the most popular Western restaurant company in China.
The company added a new KFC or Pizza Hut restaurant every 14 hours in the world's fastest-growing major economy last year, extending its reach to 4,500 locations, more than double the number of McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant company, according to company filings.
Yum! stock has surged 174 percent, including dividends, since March 2009 as 51 percent growth in Chinese revenue offset declines at its US business. While Yum!'s same-store sales fell 1 percent in the US last year, they grew 19 percent in China and 3 percent at other offshore locations, according to the company's filing.
The company has said it plans to open 600 new restaurants in China this year. Yum! has 18,000 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell outlets in the US, the company said in its annual report.
The company's recipe for success has been to adapt menus to local tastes, offering Chinese staples such as bacon and mushroom rice and egg tarts at KFC and upgrading Pizza Hut from the delivery outlet known in the West to a sit-down dining restaurant that sells wine, according to Sara Senatore, a senior research analyst at Sanford C Bernstein & Co in New York, who expects Yum! shares - currently trading at $70.71 - to climb another 10 percent to $78 in 12 months.
McDonald's Corp, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, has fewer than half of the stores that Yum! has in China, where it offers predominantly the same burger-driven menu found in its US outlets. McDonald's got 40 percent of its 2011 revenue from Europe, 32 percent from the US and 22 percent from the Asia-Pacific region, Middle East and Africa, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says in the event a fourth dose of a COVID-vaccine is recommended, that too will be provided free of charge to the public.
Addressing media in Kandy today, the Minister said the government programme will continue regardless of the obstacles that may arise.
The Minister said all proposals in the Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour policy statement will be fulfilled.
Minister Rambukwella said Sri Lanka being a small country is in the top five countries in administering vaccinations against the coronavirus.
He noted the President intervened and stated that the only way to overcome the virus is through vaccinations, and therefore the vaccination drive was initiated.
The Health Minister said USD 350 million has been spent on mitigating the coronavirus thus far.
The Minister claimed that professionals in the medical sector and the health administration requested the President to charge a sum from the public for the third vaccine dose, adding that the President refused such proposals.
He said the President is of the view that a country's government is responsible for protecting public lives.
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Government House Chef Jared Forbes spends six weeks as a Royal Household Hospitality Scholar
Government House Chef Jared Forbes at the palace.
NASSAU, The Bahamas — Congratulations to Chef Jared Forbes, Government House's Food Service Manager for the last six years, who gained the unique opportunity to participate in Royal Household Hospitality Scholarship training in Britain recently to enhance mastery of his culinary craft.
The programme of six weeks provided study with seven other scholars within the Master of the Household's Department in the Queen's Residences at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
The circle of eight students were from Caribbean Commonwealth nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
During a recent Royal Tour of the Caribbean, Prince Harry made a public statement regarding the opportunities the scholarship has offered to talented Caribbean hospitality professionals.
The programme tests the scholars' ability to quickly use their individual problem solving techniques with real time scenarios that take place in the Royal Household daily to improve upon their efficiency while building positive relationships.
By assisting the Royal Household during the complex pageantry of Royal events, such as the delivery of the 2017 Royal Ascot week at Windsor Castle this past June, the scholars showed significant improvement in high level hospitality service on a multi-international level.
The Royal Household students learned and implemented the Royal Household techniques, and they also were afforded the opportunity to meet industry leaders and trade contacts with specialist suppliers, experiences that helped them understand the networking necessary to support the hospitality industry.
After the programme was completed, the eight students attended a reception as they looked back at what they accomplished together in six weeks. They each received a certificate presented to them by the Master of The Household, Vice-Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, in the presence of the Caribbean High Commissioners representing each nation that participated.
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Striking research gold
Chinese settlers and the Maryborough goldfields
Author: Natasha Cantwell
Digital Communications & Public Programming Officer
Robyn Ansell began researching her family history in the early 1990s, intrigued by small snippets of information her mother knew about their Irish/Chinese background, and almost thirty years later she is still enjoying the thrill of the chase and the joy of discovery that research brings. One publication in particular, the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser, has been a constant source of inspiration, because as Robyn explains, documents like rate books and marriage certificates can give us facts but "it's the newspapers that put the flesh on the bones." Now, with the support of a Public Record Office Victoria Local History Grant, early issues (1857 – 1867) of this local paper have been digitised and are easily accessible to the general public through the popular National Library of Australia website Trove.
Wood engraving of Maryborough from The Australasian Sketcher, 22 October 1881. Collection of State Library Victoria.
As a founding member of the Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria, Robyn understands how much the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser is an important resource for researching Victoria's early Chinese immigrants. Gold was first discovered in Maryborough in 1854, and by the following year, the district had attracted at least 4600 Chinese settlers. Other newspapers from the goldmining era, including Ballarat and Bendigo were already up on Trove, but until now, accessing the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser's 1857 to 1867 issues required a trip to the Maryborough Midlands Historical Society to view a set of originals, or to the State Library of Victoria for the microfilm.
An original copy of The Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser from 9 July 1858, next to a current issue of the newspaper, now titled The Maryborough District Advertiser. Photograph courtesy of The Maryborough District Advertiser.
Like everyone during the gold rush, the Chinese miners needed to be flexible to follow the trail of gold, but they had the additional pressure of dealing with racism and oppression at many of the settlements, meaning they were often encouraged to move on, or even physically driven off their own claims. Robyn says she found plenty of evidence of this in the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser, in fact, the first digitised issue, 4 August 1857, dealt heavily with the topic, as the Buckland Riot had happened in the goldfields near Mt Buffalo just one month earlier. This horrific event saw around 100 European rioters attack Chinese miners, beating, robbing and driving them out of the area. At least three Chinese men died and entire encampments were destroyed. Anti-Chinese sentiment was echoed across all of Victoria's goldfields from European settlers scared of a culture which was very different to their own, and envious of their effective communal mining methods. The Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser proclaimed "That the diggers as a body have a deep-rooted aversion to their Chinese neighbours, is a fact that cannot now be denied, and that that aversion will find vent in acts of open violence, if legislative interference does not step in to check the evil" (4 August 1857, p. 2).
Detail from the Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser, 4 August 1857. Screenshot from Trove.
The Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser also provides vivid descriptions of how hard life was in the Chinese Protectorates, which were camps the authorities had set up to both protect Chinese settlers, and keep them segregated from other communities. An article from 8 September 1857 describes finding "five Chinamen lying in bed, and apparently in the last stage of some cutaneous disease, the nature of which we did not care to inquire into, but which to us bore all the appearance of the much talked of 'leprosy,' while almost every one of those we met seemed to be suffering in a greater or lesser degree, from the same disorder" (p. 2).
Gold mining, Chinese encampment, Guildford. Photograph by Richard Daintree, circa 1861. Collection of State Library Victoria.
However, Robyn notes that among the depressing details there are also positive stories. "One of the social history aspects of reading the paper which is very rewarding and heart-warming is the place of music in people's lives, even back in 1857 when it was a very primitive location, you can see that general stores were stocking musical instruments alongside tools and essentials, and in the town there were drama groups, ballet and musical performances. Music was big in those communities because when you think about how horribly difficult life was, to go and sit in a pub or a theatre, or even a tent and be entertained by lamplight, that would give you the moral courage to keep going." Robyn has found more than a hundred mentions of her ancestors, the Whay family in the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser, largely for their involvement in musical groups and with running a dance school, although her great grandfather, Ah Whay was also apparently quite artistic and "came up as being a prize winner at the annual show in 1900 for some craftwork that he made out of forks."
Sisters Georgina and Anetta Whay, circa 1885. Multi-instrumentalist Archibald Whay (right) with one of his bands, circa 1910s. From Robyn Ansell's collection.
The biggest hurdle Robyn has encountered with her research is the inconsistency with names. While the lack of literacy in the nineteenth century makes irregular spelling an issue even for those from English speaking backgrounds, "for the Chinese, because their languages are tonal and written in characters, it was especially difficult for Europeans to write down. So you really have to rack your brain to think how many ways could this name have been written or understood." She has also encountered ancestors who were incredibly hard to research because they changed their names completely, such as her great great grandfather Hin Yung, who had to become Robert Patrick in order to marry her Irish Catholic great great grandmother, Bridget Delahunty. Language barriers and social attitudes at the time also meant that Chinese people often were not named at all. From newspaper articles through to passenger lists for immigration ships, they were often simply referred to by generic terms such as "Chinaman."
Archibald Whay with his brother in law, Harry Perryman and one of his younger sisters at the Whay fruit and refreshment business on High St, Maryborough, circa 1910s. From Robyn Ansell's collection.
Robyn says that having the support of the Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV) has been a huge help in dealing with these research difficulties. The group, which has grown to 42 members, meets monthly at the Chinese Museum in Melbourne and is a space for people to share their discoveries and pick the brains of other researchers, as well as guest academics. "Since 2001 when we formed, I've seen people making amazing discoveries, even tracing their history back to family villages in China, and visiting their ancestral temples and living relatives." And it all starts with the original documents; the rate books, hospital records and newspapers providing the clues that allow researchers to dig deeper and deeper into the past. Robyn and CAFHOV hope that with the Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser's early issues now easily accessible on Trove, many more researchers with a connection to Maryborough's goldfields will have a chance to uncover their family history too.
The 2019-2020 round of Local History Grants has just opened for applications. Follow the link below for more information on how to submit your project: prov.vic.gov.au/community/grants-and-awards/local-history-grants-program
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The Guartelá Canyon (Portuguese: Cânion Guartelá) is a canyon in Tibagi and Castro, Paraná, Brazil.
The canyon of the Iapó River is protected by the  Guartelá State Park, created in 1992.

References

Canyons of Paraná
Landforms of Paraná (state)
Tibagi
Castro, Paraná

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import sys
from subprocess import call
from os import path
import json

def base_generator(low, high):
    for problem in ['encode', 'decode', 'multiply', 'parity', 'mux']:
        for ordering in ['normal', 'reorder', 'dag']:
            for nodes in [50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000]:
                for seed in range(low, high + 1):
                    yield [problem, 'single', ordering, nodes, 1, seed]
                for duplicate in ['skip', 'accumulate']:
                    for mut in [0.05, 0.02, 0.01, 0.005,
                                0.002, 0.001, 0.0005, 0.0002]:
                        for seed in range(low, high + 1):
                            yield [problem, duplicate, ordering,
                                   nodes, mut, seed]

def next_level(low, high, filename):
    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
        for line in f.readlines():
            config = json.loads(line)
            for seed in range(low, high + 1):
                yield config + [seed]

low = int(sys.argv[1])
high = int(sys.argv[2])
queue_size = 256
to_add = queue_size - int(sys.argv[3])

if to_add <= 0 or to_add >= queue_size:
    print "Queue Full"
    sys.exit()

if len(sys.argv) <= 4:
    generator = base_generator(low, high)
else:
    generator = next_level(low, high, sys.argv[4])

added = 0
try:
    with open('complete.txt', 'r') as f:
        complete = int(f.read())
except (ValueError, IOError):
    complete = 0
print 'Complete', complete, 'Adding', to_add

for index, config in enumerate(generator):
    if index >= complete:
        arguments = map(str, config)
        # if output file already exists, skip it
        file_would_be = path.join('output', '_'.join(arguments) + '.dat')
        if not path.exists(file_would_be):
            print arguments
            if call(['./runone.sh'] + arguments):
                print "NON ZERO!"
            added += 1
        if added >= to_add:
            break

with open('complete.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write(str(index + 1) + '\n')
print index + 1

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Thailand Tribune
News from Thailand
Autism Partnership Offers Free Download of iPad Apps for Autism
March 25, 2015 admin Study
HONG KONG, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —
For four consecutive weeks starting April 2, 2015, free download of iPad apps for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is available at Apple Store to support the ASD community
There are five Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) applications developed by Autism Partnership, which are "Token Economy", "Receptive Colours", " Receptive Labels", "Picsmart" and "ABA Timers"
April 2 of each year is the World Autism Awareness Day, designated by United Nations General Assembly, to raise awareness for Autism. To support this initiative, Autism Partnership will offer free download for two of its five ABA iPad applications developed recently to assist ASD children to learn specific skills, improve learning interests and attention span through the application the interactive games. For four consecutive weeks starting on April 2, 2015, the two apps available for public download at Apple Store are "Token Economy" and "Receptive Colours".
"ABA is a scientifically proven and evidence-based treatment for autism. By introducing ABA elements into these applications, we hope to enhance the students with ASD to learn skills effectively and with motivation," said Mr. Raymond Fung, Behavioural Consultant of Autism Partnership, and the designer of the applications.
Along with this annual event, Autism Partnership Foundation (APF) launches "APF Dress Blue Day" with aims to raise the awareness about autism, and to raise funding through donations to support all age groups of the affected children and their families in Hong Kong as well as in Asia. This year, Hong Kong and Singapore offices of Autism Partnership will support and promote this Dress Blue Day campaign. The target is to raise two million Hong Kong Dollars within the year to achieve its mission in supporting the ASD community. The donation received from this campaign will help promote public awareness and acceptance towards individuals with autism.
Token Economy
It is a very powerful tool in accelerating progress for both children with ASD and attention deficit as well as typically developing children. It can motivate individuals to change their behaviours and learn important skills in different settings such as special school, general education classroom, home, work environment and clinical settings
Receptive Colours
It is an ABA programme for children with ASD or other learning difficulties to learn colours. Users can custom-made their own colours and voice recording. This educational application is developed from an evidence-based teaching methodology, "Discrete Trial Teaching", to maximize learning. Instructions and feedback are all recorded by professional ABA therapists. It is also suitable for typically developing children.
Aside from the above two free-of-charge applications in April, Autism Partnership also has developed three related iPad applications, which are "ABA Timers", "Receptive Labels" and "Picsmart". "Receptive Labels" is available in both English and Chinese to cater for various requirements of the users.
ABA Timers
It consists of three ABA programmes. It helps to improve users on patience, agility and attention span. It is developed to increase their performance such as quality of responses and work efficiency, and to reduce disruptive behaviours. ABA Timer is suitable for children with ASD and attention deficit disorder as well as typically developing children, teenagers and adults.
Receptive Labels
It is an ABA programme for children with ASD or other learning difficulties to learn labels. It is developed by two Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBA) with over 15 years of international experiences, teaching individuals with ASD and other learning disabilities in the field of ABA.
Picsmart
It is a picture communication system which "speaks" for autism and children with special needs to communicate and to socialise. It has different levels to help children to talk progressively. Users can create new words. The application is very easy to use, effective, cost saving and child-friendly. The colour-coded folders include popular phrases, verbs, adjectives, emotions, food, toys, home, people, places, clothing, body parts, animals, school, date, time, alphabets and numbers.
About Autism Partnership
Autism Partnership (AP) is a worldwide authority and one of the largest and most established Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) service providers for the autism. Established since 1994 in the United States, AP is run by professional clinicians and specializes in providing one-on-one therapy, group intervention and overseas consultation for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their families. We also provide customized school-based training and social group to meet different needs of schools in the region.
Drawing on over 40 years of experience in ABA and treatment of ASD, our premium service is highly recognized by local and international service agencies and government bodies. Dedicated in research and scientific studies, AP has involved in all aspects of seminal projects including development of curriculum and behavioral intervention strategies, implementing and supervising treatment, training therapists, teachers, parents and helping professionals.
AP has over 250 top-notch staff working throughout our international offices in USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong , Korea, Philippines, Singapore and United Kingdom. More information about AP Hong Kong: www.autismpartnership.com.hk or www.facebook.com/APautism.
About Autism Partnership Foundation
Autism Partnership Foundation (APF), a registered charity body (qualified for the exemption from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance) in Hong Kong, is committed to improving the lives of the children with autism. Through various fundraising initiatives, APF raises funds to generate public awareness and knowledge about autisms and provide support and help for individuals with ASD and their families in Asia. APF is devoted to advocate Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatments and intervention for autisms through community programs of education and research. More information about APF: www.apschool.com or www.facebook.com/APFHongKong
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Reservations for all cruises, including Illuminations cruises, can be made by calling (407) WDW-PLAY between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm Eastern. Reservations can be made up to 180 days in advance and you need a credit card to hold the reservation; you have to cancel at least 24 hours in advance not to be charged. The cruise is a lot of fun. You get a wonderful view of the water fountains, the Earth ball, and the fireworks.
You can custom order a cake for your husband's birthday by calling the Walt Disney World cake hotline at (407) 827-2253. Cakes have to be ordered no more than 3 weeks ahead and at least 48 hours ahead. However, some locations do require 72 hours notice.


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Attorney Promises Plea of Not Guilty
By Akilah Johnson
Victor Lawrence Paleologus will plead not guilty to a capital murder charge in two weeks for allegedly killing an aspiring actress, then dumping her body in the Hollywood Hills, his lawyer said Thursday.
Paleologus' arraignment was set Thursday for June 11.
After a brief court appearance, his new attorney, Andrew Flier, said Paleologus is "adamant -- 100% not guilty -- about not doing injury to the young lady in question."
The 40-year-old is accused of killing Kristine Johnson, 21, of Santa Monica, during an attempted rape on Feb. 15, the day she disappeared after telling her roommate she was going to meet a photographer in Beverly Hills.
Flier said he believes that authorities targeted Paleologus because of two previous convictions for luring young women with false promises of potential acting jobs.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Eleanor Hunter said Flier's comments "might haunt him."
Santa Monica Police Chief James T. Butts Jr. has said there is evidence placing Paleologus at Century City Shopping Center, where Johnson told her roommate she was meeting a photographer who had offered her an audition.
If convicted, Paleologus could face the death penalty because Hunter included in the murder charge allegations of the special circumstances of lying in wait and murder during the commission of an attempted rape.
The decision on whether to seek the death penalty or life in prison has yet to be made, Hunter said.


Pool access available from 9 AM to 11 PM.
Our room was not clean. We opened the door to a room the had been previously used. Went back down and they changed our room. Trouble running my card at the desk to begin our stay, then a dirty room wasn't a great start. Our new room was clean and comfortable.
Room was spacious and comfortable. Free breakfast was great. Lots of choices.
This hotel was very nice and clean. It is conveniently located and easy to find. The service was amazing, from the kitchen staff at breakfast to the night staff. Especially the front desk woman Sebreena, she was very helpful and attentive. She quickly got my family into the pool area since our key card was acting up. She definitely made an impact on us staying there in the future.


text:
   ColorPicker Widget
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]
local Type, Version = "ColorPicker", 21
local GeminiConfigGUIPkg = Apollo.GetPackage("Gemini:ConfigGUI-1.0")
local GeminiConfigGUI = GeminiConfigGUIPkg and GeminiConfigGUIPkg.tPackage
if not GeminiConfigGUI or (GeminiConfigGUI:GetWidgetVersion(Type) or 0) >= Version then return end

-- Lua APIs
local pairs = pairs

-- WildStar APIs
local Apollo = Apollo

-- WoW APIs
local CreateFrame, UIParent = CreateFrame, UIParent

-- Global vars/functions that we don't upvalue since they might get hooked, or upgraded
-- List them here for Mikk's FindGlobals script
-- GLOBALS: ShowUIPanel, HideUIPanel, ColorPickerFrame, OpacitySliderFrame

--[[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Support functions
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]
local function ColorCallback(self, r, g, b, a, isAlpha)
    if not self.HasAlpha then
        a = 1
    end
    self:SetColor(r, g, b, a)
    if ColorPickerFrame:IsVisible() then
        --colorpicker is still open
        self:Fire("OnValueChanged", r, g, b, a)
    else
        --colorpicker is closed, color callback is first, ignore it,
        --alpha callback is the final call after it closes so confirm now
        if isAlpha then
            self:Fire("OnValueConfirmed", r, g, b, a)
        end
    end
end

--[[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Methods
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]
local methods = {
    ["OnAcquire"] = function(self)
        self:SetHasAlpha(false)
        self:SetColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
        self:SetDisabled(nil)
        self:SetLabel(nil)
    end,

    -- ["OnRelease"] = nil,

    ["SetLabel"] = function(self, text)
        self.text:SetText(text or "")
    end,

    ["SetColor"] = function(self, r, g, b, a, hex)
        self.r, self.g, self.b, self.a = r, r, b, a
        if not hex then
            hex = self.GeminiColor:RGBAPercToHex(r, g, b, a)
        end
        self.hex = hex
        self.colorSwatch:SetBGColor(hex)
    end,

    ["SetHasAlpha"] = function(self, HasAlpha)
        self.HasAlpha = HasAlpha
    end,

    ["SetDisabled"] = function(self, disabled)
        self.disabled = disabled
        if self.disabled then
            self.frame:Enable(false)
            self.text:SetTextColor("ff7f7f7f")
        else
            self.frame:Enable(true)
            self.text:SetTextColor("ffffffff")
        end
    end,

    --[[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Scripts
       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]
    OnMouseEnter = function(self, wnd, ctr)
        if wnd ~= ctr then return end
        frame.obj:Fire("OnEnter")
    end,

    OnMouseExit = function(self, wnd, ctr)
        if wnd ~= ctr then return end
        frame.obj:Fire("OnLeave")
    end,

    OnSelectColor = function(self, wnd, ctr)
        if wnd ~= ctr then return end
        if not self.disabled then
            local tColorOpts = {
                callback = "OnColorPicked",
                bCustomColor = true,
                bAlpha = self.HasAlpha,
                strInitialColor = self.hex
            }
            self.GeminiColor:ShowColorPicker(self, tColorOpts)
        end
    end,

    OnColorPicked = function(self, strColor)
        local r, g, b, a = self.GeminiColor:HexToRGBAPerc(strColor)
        self:SetColor(r, g, b, a)
        self:Fire("OnValueChanged", r, g, b, a)
    end,
}

--[[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Constructor
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------]]
local tGeminiColorPickerDef = {
    AnchorOffsets = { 867, 464, 1168, 496 },
    RelativeToClient = true,
    BGColor = "white",
    TextColor = "UI_WindowTextDefault",
    Name = "GeminiColorPicker",
    Border = true,
    SwallowMouseClicks = true,
    Overlapped = true,
    Events = {
        MouseButtonUp = "OnSelectColor",
        MouseEnter = "OnMouseEnter",
        MouseExit = "OnMouseExit",
    },
    Children = {
        {
            AnchorOffsets = { 31, 3, -4, -4 },
            AnchorPoints = "FILL",
            RelativeToClient = true,
            Font = "CRB_Pixel",
            Text = "This color is yours to pick",
            BGColor = "UI_WindowBGDefault",
            TextColor = "UI_WindowTextDefault",
            Name = "Label",
            DT_VCENTER = true,
        },
        {
            AnchorOffsets = { 1, 1, 27, -1 },
            AnchorPoints = "VFILL",
            RelativeToClient = true,
            BGColor = "black",
            TextColor = "UI_WindowTextDefault",
            Name = "ColorBG",
            Sprite = "BK3:UI_BK3_ItemQualityWhite",
            Picture = true,
            IgnoreMouse = true,
            Border = true,
            UseTemplateBG = true,
            Children = {
                {
                    AnchorOffsets = { 1, 1, -1, -1 },
                    AnchorPoints = "FILL",
                    RelativeToClient = true,
                    BGColor = "AttributeDexterity",
                    TextColor = "UI_WindowTextDefault",
                    Name = "ColorPreview",
                    Sprite = "BasicSprites:WhiteFill",
                    Picture = true,
                    IgnoreMouse = true,
                    Border = true,
                },
            },
        },
    },
}

local function Constructor(parent)
    local widget = {
        type = Type,
    }
    local GeminiColor = Apollo.GetPackage("GeminiColor")
    assert(GeminiColor, "Gemini Color is required to use the color picker.")

    local frame = Apollo.GetPackage("Gemini:GUI-1.0").tPackage:Create(tGeminiColorPickerDef):GetInstance(widget, parent)
    widget.colorSwatch = frame:FindChild("ColorPreview")
    widget.text = frame:FindChild("Label")
    widget.frame = frame
    widget.GeminiColor = GeminiColor.tPackage

    for method, func in pairs(methods) do
        widget[method] = func
    end

    return GeminiConfigGUI:RegisterAsWidget(widget)
end

GeminiConfigGUI:RegisterWidgetType(Type, Constructor, Version)


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Les Trois-Bassins (nommée également Trois-Bassins non officiellement) est une commune française, située dans le département et région de La Réunion.

Ses habitants sont appelés les Trois-Bassinoises, les Trois-Bassinois

Sa devise est : Toujours plus haut.

Géographie

Localisation
Le territoire communal culmine au Grand Bénare, à  mètres d'altitude. Il est limitrophe de ceux de Cilaos à l'est, Saint-Paul au nord et Saint-Leu au sud. C'est l'exemple même d'une commune constituée « du battant des lames au sommet des montagnes ».

Urbanisme

Typologie
Les Trois-Bassins est une commune urbaine, car elle fait partie des communes denses ou de densité intermédiaire, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee. Elle appartient à l'unité urbaine des Trois-Bassins, une agglomération intra-départementale regroupant  et  en , dont elle est une ville isolée.

Par ailleurs, la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Saint-Paul, dont elle est une commune du pôle principal. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

La commune, bordée par l'océan Indien au sud-ouest, est également une commune littorale au sens de la loi du , dite loi littoral. Des dispositions spécifiques d'urbanisme s'y appliquent dès lors afin de préserver les espaces naturels, les sites, les paysages et l'équilibre écologique du littoral, comme par exemple le principe d'inconstructibilité, en dehors des espaces urbanisés, sur la bande littorale des , ou plus si le plan local d'urbanisme le prévoit.

Toponymie
Le nom de la commune viendrait de trois grands bassins situés dans une ravine (portant depuis le même nom) signalés sur une carte par les premiers colons exilés de Fort-Dauphin. Même s'il y a bien trois bassins (desséchés depuis) dans cette commune, les historiens pensent qu'il s'agit d'une erreur de position sur la carte de Flacourt et qu'il s'agissait plutôt des trois bassins de la ravine Saint-Gilles (il faut dire que même à cette époque, la ravine des Trois-Bassins restait d'un accès difficile).

Histoire
La commune a été créée le .

L'origine de Trois-Bassins
À l'époque des premiers colons exilés, la ravine était la frontière naturelle entre le Sud et l'Ouest de l'île. Personne n'était autorisé à s'y installer. Cependant, pour développer le commerce et la culture du café, la Compagnie des Indes ouvre de nouvelles concessions. Ils sont 5 à recevoir des concessions sur un territoire qui couvrait alors les communes de Trois-Bassins, les Avirons et Saint-Leu. Il s'agit de Pierre Hibon, François Mussard, Jacques Léger, Jean Auber et un certain M. Rivière.

Cependant, le début de la colonisation du Sud était très lent. Le nombre d'habitants était si minime que la présence d'un prêtre n'était pas indispensable. Les premiers concessionnaires tardent véritablement à s'installer sur ce territoire car le premier enfant blanc à y être né, a été déclaré à Saint-Paul, le  seulement (80 ans après les premières concessions).

L'essor du café enrichira les propriétaires terriens de Trois-Bassins mais celui-ci commence à décliner vers la fin du . La culture de la canne à sucre ne débutera à Trois-Bassins qu'à la fin des années 1820. Le relief, le manque d'eau et de routes praticables ralentiront lourdement l'essor de la canne sur le territoire de Trois-Bassins. C'est donc la culture du sucre qui amènera l'indispensable développement des routes.

Lors de l'abolition de l'esclavage, les affranchis remontèrent encore plus dans les Hauts et vinrent grossir la population de Trois-Bassins les Hauts.

La création de nouvelles écoles et d'églises témoigne du bel essor de la commune. Cependant, à partir de 1865, la situation se dégrade rapidement et le paludisme est la cause de 30 % des décès enregistrés dans la commune de Trois-Bassins. Par ailleurs, les activités agro-industrielles subissent de plein fouet les effets de la crise.

Le littoral, malgré l'arrivée du train, restera une zone économique quasi inexistante. C'est d'ailleurs ce marasme économique qui provoque chez les habitants le désir de créer leur propre commune et de ne plus dépendre de Saint-Leu. Ceci ne se fera pas sans mal car c'est 24 ans plus tard que le , la commune de Trois-Bassins naîtra.

C'est d'ailleurs à partir de cette époque que Trois-Bassins connaîtra le développement de la culture du géranium. Cette culture va paraître une alternative à la crise sucrière. La distillation du géranium exige beaucoup de bois, et saccagera de ce fait toute la forêt.

En 1948, Trois-Bassins paie un lourd tribut puisque le cyclone de 1948 y fera 20 victimes. La départementalisation, la nouvelle politique d'aménagement des Hauts, la création du TCO (2001) ont redynamisé la commune de Trois-Bassins. Les champs de géraniums servent maintenant à l'élevage de bovins.

Politique et administration

Liste des maires

Population et société

Démographie

Les Trois-Bassins est une commune multipolarisée. C'est la seule de l'île avec Bras-Panon et Petite-Île.

Enseignement
On trouve sur le territoire communal un collège public, le collège des Trois-Bassins, qui comptait 552 élèves à la rentrée 2010. On y trouve par ailleurs un lycée public d'enseignement général, technologique et professionnel, le lycée des Trois-Bassins. Il comptait quant à lui 725 élèves à la rentrée 2010.

Sports
La commune abrite un spot de surf, célèbre pour sa tortue marine.

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

Lieux de cultes

 Église Notre-Dame-de-Liesse de Cocâtre. L'église est dédiée à Notre-Dame.
 Église Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs des Trois-Bassins.

Patrimoine naturel
Le littoral de la commune encore sauvage et non bétonné recueille les joies du naturisme sur sa plage de "La Souris Chaude" (venant probablement du nom vernaculaire d'une plante sauvage).

Les Trois-Bassins est une ville très calme qui ressemble à toute bourgade du Sud de l'Europe et il y fait bon vivre. La commune disposait d'un gîte de haute montagne, le gîte des Tamarins, sur la route forestière 6. Relais pour arriver à la Glacière avant d'atteindre le Grand Bénare, le sentier était entretenu très correctement il y a 20 ans par l'Office national des forêts (ONF). Ce gîte de haute montagne qui a été un fleuron sur le plan technique (approvisionnement en eau et cellules photovoltaïques au niveau électrique) dans les années 80, est passé complètement à l'abandon au fil des ans. Aujourd'hui restauré, il est devenu l'Eco-Gîte des Tamarins-High hub hostel.

La route forestière 7 qui rejoint la RF 6 est bordée de kiosques et tables de pique-nique.

La Ravine de Trois-Bassins est enjambée par un des viaducs de la route des Tamarins, dit le viaduc de la ravine des Trois-Bassins, d'une longueur de 374 m.

Il ne faut pas confondre les Trois-Bassins avec les trois bassins des Cormorans à l'Éperon, comme cela a été souvent le cas.

Personnalités liées à la commune
En exil à La Réunion à compter de 1926, le raïs marocain Abdelkrim El Khattabi a vécu à Trois-Bassins pendant douze à quinze ans jusqu'en mai 1947, date de son départ vers le Sud de la France. Après avoir été installé à Saint-Denis, il a en effet acheté des terres dans la commune pour y loger la cinquantaine de membres de sa famille constituant son entourage.

Pour approfondir

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de La Réunion
 Petite Ravine

Liens externes

 Site d'un Trois-Bassinois anomyme., plus mis à jour depuis mi-2012.
 Site officiel de l'office de tourisme de l'Ouest.

Notes et références

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Senior James Malles takes a break from band to pose for a photo.
For anyone that has ever spoken to James Malles, his personality obviously shines through. He is an arrangement of adjectives: outstanding, exuberant, funny. James is someone that people tend not to forget after having a conversation with him.
He is a gifted musician, and he expresses himself through his music. He often posts musical performances on his Facebook page, including original works and covers of other artists' songs. His most recent post includes a cover of "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People.
"I can play the trumpet, flute, piano, guitar, voice, ukulele, and the banjo," Malles said in regards to his musical talents. "The piano is my favorite. Just look at all the keys. You've a lot to work with."
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What would Malles' life be like without the piano? "I would literally just waste time," Malles said. "When I'm not studying or practicing, I'm on Instagram, Facebook, and Netflix. I would literally do nothing. I would not be productive." He will be furthering his love of music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Wash. in the fall of 2016.
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