UN Climate Change News, 2 April 2019 - At the next round of UN climate change talks in Bonn in June of this year, 20 developed countries will present their activities to meet their 2020 climate action targets. Government representatives are encouraged to put questions in advance of the June meeting by 12 April.
Transparency is a key element of effective national and international climate action, and the so-called "Multilateral Assessment" is part of the transparency framework under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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National delegates can pose questions to the Parties under the Multilateral Assessment by 12 April using the information available on our Multilateral assessment page.
In parallel to the UN climate change talks 17 - 27 June, a Facilitative Sharing of Views of developing countries will take place with countries including Brazil, South Korea, Nigeria and Thailand presenting their climate actions.


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Q: How to make a unordered list using fetch_assoc from database and arrays Trying to create a list by selecting booking references from the database, sorting them into an array and then having each array value passed into each item on the list. e.g. first booking reference on the first item, second reference on the second item etc...
Here is the code.

    <title>Manage booking</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style1.css">

Oadby Granville Tennis Club Manage Booking

    <?php
    include "dbconnect.php";
    session_start();

    $login_ID = $_SESSION['id'];
    $query = "SELECT Booking_ID
              FROM  `booking`
              WHERE Login_ID = '$login_ID';";

    $bookingArray = array();

    $result = $mysqli -> query($query);
    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()){
       printf ("%s
", $reference = $row["Booking_ID"]);
       array_push($bookingArray, $reference . "
");
     }
     print_r ($bookingArray);
     ?>

Please select a booking to edit:

            <?php
            $arrayNo = 1;
            while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()){
              printf ("
Booking ID:%s" . $bookingArray[$arrayNo] . "

");
              $arrayNo = $arrayNo + 1;
            }
            ?>

Booking ID

A: Your first while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {..} transfers everything  into $bookingArray until the result set is exhausted. With your second while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {..} you don't get anything more. Additionally, your use of printf is weired.
Try this instead your second loop:
foreach($bookingArray as $Booking)
{
   echo "
Booking ID:$Booking

";
}

However, UpdateBooking.php wont know which booking should be changed. So you should consider to append the BookingId to the URL.
Edit 2016-03-02:
To append the BookingId to the URL you should try:
foreach($bookingArray as $Booking)
{
   echo "
Booking ID:$Booking

";
}

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Q: Writing actual packet data, pcap I'm writing a program that should convert strongSwan log to WireShark packets. So, for instance, we have a sequence like this one in a text file.
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] sending cert request for "C=RU, ST=NW, O=Company, CN=StronSwanSERV"
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] shared Diffie Hellman secret => 128 bytes @ 0x7f36e8001ed0
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 0: 23 D9 25 9F F1 78 9F C4 83 89 2F 06 E3 DB C2 69 #.%..x..../....i
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 16: 24 06 49 01 75 2E 6A 4F AF E6 07 9C F9 77 07 A1 $.I.u.jO.....w..
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 32: 02 D8 52 0C F0 27 10 14 19 69 B8 B7 CB 0F 41 40 ..R..'...i....A@
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 48: 72 AA 50 8C 90 FF 4D C8 66 88 6C F8 44 B3 2E A2 r.P...M.f.l.D...
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 64: 62 F4 C8 4B 31 3C A9 DF DE C8 DF 85 6D 3E E7 56 b..K1<......m>.V
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 80: 9D 32 6B 29 C9 7E 9F 41 9C C2 EB D8 8D 3F 51 68 .2k).~.A.....?Qh
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 96: 75 74 3A 96 D6 09 B6 34 38 D8 28 5E 6F 7D 20 44 ut:....48.(^o} D
Feb 14 14:53:22 dubu12 charon: 13[IKE] 112: E3 3F 72 1E DD A5 73 B0 CC E0 92 8C 7A 54 3B 34 .?r...s.....zT;4

I have my own class that performs all the actions via Libpcap.
int TgrReader::dump(std::deque<TgrPacket> deqTgrPacket, char* fileName)
{
  pcap_t* pHandle = pcap_open_dead(DLT_RAW, 65535);
  pcap_dumper_t* pDumper = pcap_dump_open(pHandle, fileName);
  std::deque<TgrPacket>::iterator iter=deqTgrPacket.begin();
  while(iter != deqTgrPacket.end())
  {
    pcap_dump(reinterpret_cast<u_char*>(pDumper), &(iter->header), reinterpret_cast<u_char*>(iter->data.toLocal8Bit().data()));
    iter++;
  }
  pcap_dump_close(pDumper);
  pcap_close(pHandle);
  return 0;
}

So, we have that packet. We have the header for packet made, data (strings from 0: to 112:) is being stored in char* variable. I'm trying to dump a packet like this, but it messes up positions somehow
.
I tried to google a proper way of dumping in a situation like this, but can't seem to find a solution. Anyone knows what I'm doing wrong?
============================================
UPD:
The deque with data contains elements of this:
struct TgrPacket
{
  pcap_pkthdr header;
  QString data;
  TgrPacket(pcap_pkthdr pHeader, QString pData);
};

So the data is stored in a single QString. While scanning the text file, I'm looking for the first string of data (that looks like "... 0: 23 D9 25...") and cut everything from ": " and append it to the QString data. Then I get data from next strings until I reach the last line of this packet, then I start looking for new packets again. After I finished appending my QString, I get the time of the packet, convert it to time_val and create a structure with time_val field and QString with data.
The function is like this if you want to have a look:
std::deque<TgrPacket> TgrReader::readFile(std::deque<TgrPacket>& deqTgrPacket)
{
    //1) read to "dataString"
    //2) parse it
    //3) loop add data from "dataString" to "qDataString" if data was found
    //4) eject time from "dataString" and add it to "vTm", which is struct tm type
    //5) create packet and add to deque
    char* dataString = new char [ 255 ];
    char* dataBlock = new char [40];
    QString* qTimeString = new QString;
    QString* qTempDataString = new QString;
    time_t vTime_t = 0;
    struct tm* vTm = new tm;
    while(!feof(srcFile))
    {
        fgets(dataString, 65535, srcFile);
        switch(parse(dataString, stringState))
        {
        case BLANK: //skip blank lines
            stringState = BLANK;
            break;
        case LINE: //read data lines until last one is read
            stringState = LINE;
            qTimeString = new QString;
            qTempDataString = new QString;
            vTime_t = 0;
            vTm = new tm;
            while(stringState != END && !feof(srcFile))
            {
                sscanf(dataString, "%*s %*s %*s %s", dataBlock);
                for(int j = 39 + strlen(dataBlock); j < strlen(dataString) - 17; j++)
                {
                    qTempDataString->append(dataString[j]);
                }
                fgets(dataString, 65535, srcFile);
                qTimeString->append(dataString);
                stringState = parse(dataString, stringState);
            }
            stringState = END;
            qTimeString->truncate(15);
            vTm->tm_year = 114;
            strptime(qTimeString->toLatin1().data(),"%h  %d %H:%M:%S",vTm);
            vTime_t = mktime(vTm);
            deqTgrPacket.push_back(createPacket(&vTime_t, qTempDataString, qTempDataString->length()));
            break;
        }
    }
    return deqTgrPacket;
}

A: While I don't know PCAP really, I will make an educated guess: The pcap_dump function expects the data (passed as the last argument) to be the actual binary data of the packet. Since you read and stored the data as a string then pcap_dump will dump the ASCII values.
You should probably parse the data into bytes of binary data instead of as a string. Using the standard library (as I don't know Qt well enough) you could probably do something like this:
std::istringstream istr(qTempDataString->toStdString());
std::string value;
std::string data;
while (istr >> value)
    data += static_cast<char>(std::stoi(value, nullptr, 16));

*qTempDataString = QString::fromStdString(data);

The important bits here are the istr >> value which extracts a whitespace delimited "word" from the stream and puts it into the string value, and std::stoi(value, nullptr, 16) which takes the string and converts it to a number (the 16 is the base, which is hexadecimal).


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Q: i have a problem with my angular pagination , specialy the page size i'm trying to make a pagination with mat-paginator but when i click & change the page size nothing happen , the pageSize(limit) still the same as the server-side limit nothing changed
referee-listing.ts:
 export class RefereeListingComponent implements OnInit , AfterViewInit{

  displayedColumns: string[] = ['fullName', 'dateOfBirth', 'placeOfResident', 'email', 'phoneNumber', 'refereeType', 'action'];
  cellColors = ['#e28743', '#b8b5ff', '#7eca9c', '#f5c0c0', '#897853'];

  referees: Referee[] = [];

  length = 40;
  page = 1;
  size = 10;

  @ViewChild(MatPaginator) paginator: MatPaginator;
  @ViewChild(MatSort) sort: MatSort;
  @ViewChild('input') input: ElementRef;

  constructor(private refereeService: RefereeService,
              private httpClient: HttpClient,
              private router: Router,
              private route: ActivatedRoute,
              private snackBar: MatSnackBar) {
  }

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.populateReferees();
  }

  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
  }

  getRequestParams(page: number , pageSize: number): any {
    let params: any = {};

    if(page) {
      params[`page`] = page - 1;
    }

    if(pageSize) {
      params[`size`] = pageSize ;
    }

    return params;

  }

  btnHandler() {
    this.router.navigateByUrl('frmhb/referees/new')

  }

  populateReferees() {
    const params = this.getRequestParams(this.page , this.size)
    this.refereeService.getReferees(params).subscribe((data: any) => {
        const { referees, totalReferees , limit} = data;
        this.referees = referees;
        this.length = totalReferees;
        this.size = limit;
        console.log(data);
      },
      error => {
        this.errorHandler('error', 'حدث خطأ ما أثناء إحضار قائمة الحكام')
      });

  }

             onPaginate(pageEvent: PageEvent) {
                  this.size = +pageEvent.pageSize;
                  this.page = +pageEvent.pageIndex + 1;
                  this.refereeService.getReferees(this.params);
                }

refereeService.ts :
getReferees(params: any): Observable<Referee[]> {
return this.httpClient.get<Referee[]>(`${BASE_URL}/referees`,{params}); }

serverSide pagination :
I'm using mongoose-paginate-v2 for the pagination in server-side in node js
 exports.findAll = (req, res) => {
        // const fullName = req.query.fullName;
        const { page , size , fullName} = req.body
        const condition = fullName ? { fullName: { $regex: new RegExp(fullName), $options: "i" } } : {};

        const { limit , offset } = getPagination(page , size);

        Referee.paginate(condition , { limit , offset})
            .then(data => {
                res.send({
                    totalReferees: data.totalDocs,
                    referees: data.docs,
                    limit: data.limit,
                    totalPages: data.totalPages,
                    currentPage: data.page - 1,
                });
            })
            .catch(err => {
                res.status(500).send({
                    message:
                        err.message || "Some error occurred while retrieving Referees."
                });
            });
    };

referee-listing.html :
<mat-paginator pageIndex = "1" [length]="length"
               [pageSize]="size"
               [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 25, 100]"
               (page)="onPaginate($event)"></mat-paginator>

any ideas? thanks in advance

A: Incrementing the pageSize and page index with new value could be your problem if pagination is not working correctly.
Please try assigning page size and page index directly.
this.size = pageEvent.pageSize;
this.page = pageEvent.pageIndex + 1;

A: The problem lies in your onPaginate method. You are updating your page index and calling getReferees() method. But you are not subscribing to its result. Therefore, your page isn't updating.
Replace the call to getReferees() with this.populateReferees()
 onPaginate(pageEvent: PageEvent) {
                  this.size = +pageEvent.pageSize;
                  this.page = +pageEvent.pageIndex + 1;
                  //this.refereeService.getReferees(this.params);//This call was not subscribed, hence bindings and data were not getting updated.
                  this.populateReferees(); //This will call the API and populate the result with new response.
                }


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A solicitor general or solicitor-general, in common law countries, is usually a legal officer who is the chief representative of a regional or national government in courtroom proceedings.
The task of the Office of the Solicitor General is to supervise and conduct government litigation in the United States Supreme Court. Virtually all such litigation is channeled through the Office of the Solicitor General and is actively conducted by the Office.
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import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author DUAM Sistemas (http://www.duamsistemas.com.ar)
 */
public interface DataProvider
{

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
	public List find(Class clazz, List<FilterItem> filterItems);

}

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The QS Gradute Employment Rankings 2019 sees The University of Sydney and The University of Melbourne in the global top 10. The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in 28th spot and the Univeristy of Queensland both made the top 50, with Australia having six universities in the top 10% of all univerisities ranked.
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So there we have it. With the economy in chaos, and our rudderless leaders in a spin, at least we have one scientific indicator that everything is going to be alright.
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Rewards for failure
As seen in the recent expenses rows, government ministers have a huge talent for sniffing out a few extra bucks. One minister has managed to combine this nous with acknowledgement of his party's tumbling popularity.
The unnamed minister told friends last month that he had placed a bet with bookmakers that Labour would fail to win a majority at the next general election and would be forced instead into coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
The odds at the time (mid-2007, mid-"Brown Bounce") were 66 to one. He claims to expect a "substantial" payout if proved correct. That's one way to top up your pension.
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You're fired! No, really
Since December 2007, 5 million US workers have been thrown into unemployment, with 8.5 percent of the country without work. Depressing news - unless you are a TV exec.
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"They sometimes say if you give a fool a piece of rope he'll hang himself, and it seems that in this case this person has done exactly that." So said "terror expert" Glen Jenvey to CBS news in 2004, referring to his "sting" of cleric Abu Hamza, which he claims was pivotal in Hamza's arrest. Perhaps Jenvey should have chosen his words more carefully.
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Great crested newts and natterjack toads are tied to water for breeding, but spend most of their lives on land. Areas around ponds are used for feeding and hibernation.
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Most land management practices are unlikely to affect great crested newts or natterjack toads, or the places in which they live. But you should apply to us for a licence if your work could otherwise result in an offence in relation to great crested newts and natterjack toads.
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Finish off the "Old Town". I use quotation marks because I am not convinced that this is an authentic Old Town. Everything about it says Old Town OTCA, but there is no evidence of a builder's marque, and there is no serial number stamped into the stem. And yet all the details are Old Town. Go figure.
Some years ago the owner's sister had repaired theseats using nylon string and there was some sentimental value to this. Anyway, the owner decided late to have the seats re-caned, this being the thing that would really set off the restoration.
Here are the seats prior to removing the string.
The seats with base coats of varnish and the cane done. I have applied some stain to the seat on the left, and am just about to do the other seat. New cane on an old canoe makes the seats look too "new" and out of place. A little stain mellows them out.
Bow seat and the two thwarts ready to install. You can also see the refinished floor boards. They are just some spruce slats attached to some cross pieces, and held in place by a small piece of brass stem band that is screwed into the hull over the keel.
Stern seat installed. These seats were usually installed much higher than current taste would dictate, and its not my call to change it now without the directive to do so. You can see the finish on the trim really brings out the wood grain.
And the finish shot of the canoe all done. Be sure to look at the earlier post that shows the canoe before I started work on it for a before and after look.
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... but the Swiss winner of the Australian Open, Stan Wawrinka, may be the man to save it.
The one-hander is the prettiest swing in tennis and was once the dominant backhand stroke, beautifully swung by John McEnroe, Stefan Edberg and Justine Henin.
Young players, seeking immediate results, opt for the power that the second hand provides. Few change as they get older, as Pete Sampras did. "My ranking dropped, it was tough," Sampras said.
The source of Wawrinka's backhand power.
The grip behind all his topspin.
Even the strongest one-handers, like Roger Federer, struggle to consistently send high-bouncing balls back with pace and depth.
This weakness has been mercilessly exposed in Federer's long rivalry with Rafael Nadal. Time and again, the left-handed Nadal has used his high-velocity, high-kicking crosscourt forehand to break down Federer's backhand.
An answer for the high backhand shot.
The advantages of the one-handed backhand.
An earlier version of a caption with this interactive feature misidentified the type of spin Stan Wawrinka is shown using on his one-handed backhand shot. It is topspin, not backspin.


In the world premiere of Cinco, Rafael Bonachela melds five virtuosic dancers, the award-winning lighting of Damien Cooper and the imagination and skill of fashion designer Bianca Spender with celebrated Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera's achingly magnificent String Quartet #2.
Gabrielle Nankivell's Neon Aether, also a premiere, transports both dancer and viewer to a vivid yet ethereal world beyond the clouds. While Melanie Lane's 2017 New Breed smash-hit WOOF, mashes classical, romantic and pop, driven by a dramatic musical score by acclaimed British electronic artist Clark.


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Challenges remain for healthcare cybersecurity | #malware | #ransomware | #education | #technology | #infosec
Cybersecurity is a growing issue across all industries, with no signs of slowing down
Two-thirds of health delivery organizations have been victims of ransomware attacks, while 33% have been hit twice or more
Governments must enforce existing laws and norms of behavior to crack down on cybersecurity threat actors
Healthcare is one of the most critical industries when it comes to cybersecurity. With more money, data and patients' health records at stake, this industry has a lot to lose. And while healthcare organizations have been working hard to shore up their security measures, they aren't keeping pace with the rising number of cyberattacks.
There has been a 600% increase in ransomware attacks against care organizations in the past two years of pandemic-era healthcare.
Cybersecurity attacks increase mortality rates
According to a report by Ponemon, the attacks have also increased patient death rates, with a quarter of the survey participants reporting an increase in mortality rates. The report, sponsored by Censinet, also found that over two-thirds (67%) of health delivery organizations have been victims of ransomware attacks, while 33% have been hit twice or more.
In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack which took down the UK's National Health Service in 2017, the latest IBM X-Force report finds that large-scale cyberattacks on healthcare systems doubled in 2020, with ransomware accounting for 28 % of all attacks. This number is rising, and if things don't change soon, the medical industry will be in critical condition.
The Healthcare sector is not prepared for cybersecurity attacks
At a June Congressional meeting, frontline security leaders admitted the healthcare sector isn't prepared to face these attacks' current scope and sophistication. "I am here today to tell you that health care is not prepared to defend or respond to ransomware threats," said physician Christian Dameff from the University of California San Diego.
"Health care needs the same technical controls as recommended by industry security leaders," he added during a House Energy & Commerce hearing on the growing ransomware threat to critical infrastructure. The CyberPeace Institute analyzed over 235 cyberattacks data (excluding data breaches) against the healthcare sector across 33 countries and found that over 10 million records have been stolen.
The world's first death linked to a cyberattack
A reported ransomware attack caused the death of a 78-year-old woman suffering from an aortic aneurysm in Düsseldorf, Germany. The hackers encrypted data and then demanded payment to unlock it, forcing the hospital to turn the ambulance away which delayed the patient's treatment by an hour.
The attack also compromised the digital infrastructure that the hospital relied on for the coordination of beds, doctors, and treatment, thus forcing the cancellation of hundreds of operations and other procedures.
Cybersecurity securing the right to healthcare
With the rise of internet-connected devices, hacking has become a growing concern. Cybersecurity is a growing issue across all industries, with no signs of slowing down. To prepare for this new threat vector, healthcare providers must be proactive about protecting their patients' data from cyberattacks.
As the healthcare industry becomes a larger target for cybercriminals, organizations must increase their investment in cybersecurity and patch vulnerabilities and update systems. This protects patient data and protects them against sophisticated hackers and phishing schemes.
In addition, there must be a level of cybersecurity awareness-raising and training for staff.
Governments must play their part to crack down on cybersecurity threat actors
Governments must also enforce existing laws and norms of behavior to crack down on cybersecurity threat actors. The rapid growth and sophistication of cybercrime in recent years has led to the emergence of a cybercriminal "ecosystem" that is complex, sophisticated, ever-evolving and increasingly borderless.
Successful prosecution efforts require a holistic approach involving many stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies and technical experts worldwide.


The annual event will undergo changes with the support of local governments and other associates to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the region.
Following the changes, farmers will be expected to have the tools that will allow them to increase productivity and improve the quality of their produce, according to the 2013 planning committee chairman, Sulley Adams, who spoke at the annual FAGRO Stakeholders' meeting held in Accra, last week.
He also stated that growers will work on projects and seek facilitation through the local government and other development partners.
Managing Director of RST Company limited, Sampson Tetteh, said, "Demonstration farms are hugely important to encourage knowledge exchange amongst other farmers and enable the public to see firsthand how their food is grown using the latest technology to the highest standards of environmental care."


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Shopping in Osaka's covered shopping arcade
SHOOTING STRAIGHT - Bobit S. Avila (The Freeman) - November 18, 2015 - 9:00am
Osaka, Japan: The Hotel Nikko Osaka is a great hotel with the perfect location if you are going shopping or food tripping in Japan because it is a mere five-minute walk from the hotel across the street to the Shinsaibashi Suji Covered Arcade right behind the giant Daimaru Department store which is just across the main street. Incidentally breakfast in Hotel Nikko Osaka is a bit unforgettable because the bacon come in very, very thin but very crisp slices… it's the best bacon I have ever tasted.
It rained for two whole days since Tuesday, but it didn't bother us as the Shinsaibashi Subway station was just below the hotel and you could enter the subway station and go across to the other side of the street and into the covered arcade. I reckon that this arcade is probably around a kilometer long and it is full of shops, big and small, expensive or cheap stuff and yes, all sorts of International food. But there are many small Japanese restaurants where, more often than not, a huge crowd of ten people can't fit anymore.
We ate in a Japanese sushi restaurant, which had a very narrow winding stairway that you need to climb up or down sideways. In the Philippines these types of restaurants couldn't get approved by the Office of the Building Official because there aren't even any fire escapes. In a way, the Japanese OBO allows these small shops perhaps because they only have a few people inside and therefore it is easy for them to run out just in case.
Walking a distance from the covered arcade, we arrived at that Dotonbori Canal where the arcade stops. But after you crossed the Dotonboribashi Bridge, the arcade roof once more continues. You can go around until you reach the Nipponhashi Bridge and pass many Pachinko parlors. This area in the Namba District used to be Osaka's Theater District and it is still popular with its nightlife and entertainment places. Their large digital moving billboards reminded me of Times Square in New York.
How I wish Mayor Michael Rama would visit Osaka so that he'd get a better idea on how to improve the downtown business district. You really don't close down Colon Street from traffic, but transform the area from D. Jakosalem Street to Mabini Street into a covered arcade shopping area. But first he must rid himself of that "Night Market" mentality…it is passé already. But this covered arcade idea from Japan can be done in Cebu City.
Meanwhile these days, weather in Osaka is about as cold as in Baguio in December as they are headed towards winter. One thing we did not see was a single sidewalk vendor in their arcades. All businesses operating there are legit and yes, like in all first world countries, no one was selling DvD's on the streets. While Japan is on its second recession, business is still thriving!
Incidentally my only complaint with the Hotel Nikko Osaka is that they only have one English language channel and that's the BBC. No sir, they have no CNN here! But thanks to a super fast Internet speeds, download speeds is a high of 18.98 Mbps and upload speeds is at 8.88 in my OKLA App. That means I could get my CNN from my laptop without any buffering!
Incidentally I was watching BBC yesterday and BCC News anchor Rico Hizon was interviewing David Cunningham, CEO of Federal Express who was in Manila to join the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and he intimated over BBC the reason why FedEx left the Philippines in 2005. His major complaint was a serious lack of runways and road infrastructure, which hampered the efficiency of FEDEX Asia Pacific Hub operations. So during the term of FedEx CEO Frederick Smith FedEx moved their operations to Guangzhou, China. Today the same problem exists in the Philippines or has even gotten worse!
Speaking of efficiency, everyone in Japan is expected to work with quality and efficiency. There is no tipping in Japan, yet after you leave the restaurant after your lunch or dinner, the waiters or waitresses greet with you with a hearty "Domo arigato goziamazu!" They thank you for your patronage. Even the taxicab driver would give you the exact change when you ride a taxicab. Train or railway stations and airports all have markers on the floor for the deaf and blind or persons with disabilities. Indeed, Japan is a place for PWDs because of the ease and convenience that Japanese authorities construct their buildings and roads to accommodate PWDs.
Finally, I was reading the comments on the social networking sites of so many netizens complaining that they have been APEC-ted by the APEC Summit. A photo of thousands of people walking four kilometers in the Cavite Coastal Road, which was shut down because of the APEC summit has gone viral in Facebook. Netizens complain that it has taken them four hours to reach their destination… and everyone is blaming Pres. Aquino for allowing the APEC Summit to be held in Manila. Pres. Fidel V. Ramos did the right thing when he hosted the APEC Summit in Subic instead of Manila.
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EDITORIAL - A tall order
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Gilbert Gapay, has ordered all his personnel to end the communist insurgency by the end of the year.
Umaabot nga bakuna sa Sugbo
ARANGKADA - By Leo Lastimosa | January 19, 2021 - 12:00am
Nakabuylo na ang pagpanglista sa Sugbo sa mga negosyante nga mamalit sa bakuna sa Moderna. Gipasaligan sila nga moabot ang bakuna sa Mayo o Agosto karong tuiga.
Pandemic rulings: Lawyers, censured, suspended, disbarred
WHAT MATTERS MOST - By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez | January 19, 2021 - 12:00am
It is not easy to live the life of a lawyer. If you are not killed, ambushed, or kidnapped, you will be reprimanded, suspended, or even disbarred.
Concrete steps to protect lawyers
BAR NONE - By Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon | January 19, 2021 - 12:00am
Simply named the Lawyer's Protection Program, it can be described as a concrete program for lawyers' protection.
Lessons on Trump's self-destruction
FROM FAR AND NEAR - By Ruben Almendras | January 19, 2021 - 12:00am
On January 20, 2021, Joseph Biden will be sworn in as president of the US and Trump will be a footnote in history, as the only US president to have been impeached twice in his term.
A personal COVID-19 perspective (Part 1 of 2)
STREETLIFE - By Nigel Paul Villarete | January 19, 2021 - 12:00am
As of 4:35 pm CET (Central European Time), 17 January 2021, there have been 93,194,922 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,014,729 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization.


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Gargoyles #2: The Journey
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The much-delayed second issue of the "Gargoyles" comic was finally brought out in December, to conclude the adaptation of "The Journey" begun in #1. As with #1, the bulk of its content is almost identical to that of the television episode, but again, there are a few new elements incorporated into the story.
When we left off, Goliath and Elisa were being pursued by the Quarrymen, and Goliath had been shot in the wing. Now that Goliath is unable to glide (until the next day's stone sleep heals his injuries - if he's fortunate enough to survive until then), our heroes' struggle to escape is all the more dangerous - especially with Castaway himself joining the chase.
While the Quarrymen continue their hunt, the fallout over the revelation of the clan to the world is playing itself out on a less action-based level. Travis Marshall is hosting a debate on the gargoyle issue on "Nightwatch" between Macbeth (in his Lennox Macduff identity) and Margot Yale. It is a pleasure to report that Macbeth takes the pro-gargoyle side; he had been established increasingly through Season Two of the television series as a figure with noble qualities as well as flaws, and now he becomes an ally to them. Margot, not surprisingly, is as anti-gargoyle as ever; the best that can be said about her stance is that she advocates that the gargoyles be placed in captivity rather than exterminated.
In the course of the debate, we get glimpses of the rest of the clan (who had stayed behind in the Eyrie Building). Hudson is watching the debate on television, but the other members take a more active role, in serving as a contrast to Margot's claims about them (a particularly nice touch). When she claims that the gargoyles are a danger to the children in the city, we see Alex happily playing with Bronx and Lexington in the nursery; when she scoffs at Macbeth's belief that "these creatures have human thoughts and emotions...", we see Angela, Broadway, and Brooklyn in the library, displaying these features.
But these scenes introduce us to other developments. Lexington still bears a grudge against Fox, going back to "The Thrill of the Hunt", but agrees to put it aside for Alex's sake. Broadway and Angela have clearly become a couple, and Brooklyn is saddened that Angela had chosen Broadway over himself for her future mate. And most intriguingly of all, Xanatos learns from Owen, while looking in on the nursery scene, that a certain Mr. Duval, a member of the Illuminati Society (which we haven't heard anything from since "Revelations"), wants to speak to him on the phone - and decides to return his call later and play with his son instead. It is doubtful that the timing of Mr. Duval's request for a conversation with the gargoyles' new patron so soon after their public exposure is a coincidence, and I look forward to seeing how this element will play out in future issues - especially since Xanatos admits that it is not advisable to "keep the Illuminati waiting".
Meanwhile, Goliath and Elisa wind up taking shelter in the ruins of the clock tower, there to face Castaway in a climactic showdown. What saves their lives in the end is Vinnie, who here, in one of the comic's most effective moments, goes from the inept klutz of "Vendettas" to a figure of heroic stature. He increasingly has his doubts about the rightness of Castaway's mission, and finally, when the Quarryman leader makes it clear that he intends to actually kill both Goliath and Elisa, stands up to him, saying "This isn't right" - an example of how a few simple words can, in the right context, attain considerable power and eloquence. Vinnie's act buys time enough for Goliath to recover and force Castaway to retreat - though, judging from the latter's defiant cry of "Dream of me, Goliath!", this is far from the last time that we shall hear from him again.
In the aftermath, Vinnie parts on now-friendly terms with Goliath and Elisa, heading off to Japan; Goliath and Elisa speculate that he may encounter the Ishimura clan there (given Vinnie's track record, I would certainly not be the least bit surprised if he does!). Goliath muses afterwards upon the journey that lies before them, with Elisa standing by his side, loyal as ever. Between her and Vinnie (and Macbeth on "Nightwatch"), it is clear enough that Castaway and Margot are not the final say on how humanity will respond to the gargoyles - that there is still hope. And that is what truly matters.
As with #1, there are some noteworthy differences between this issue and the television episode "The Journey" that it was based upon. Among these are:
Macbeth (in his Lennox Macduff alias) is introduced by Travis Marshall as the author of a book entitled "Gargoyles in Celtic Legend".
Margot (as in the television episode, fleshed out from the comic relief yuppie that she was portrayed as in the first two seasons, to be given a surname and an occupation) is described as being "advisor to the NYPD Taskforce" - something which doesn't bode well for Matt Bluestone....
Castaway shouts at Vinnie, when the latter is about to address him by name, "Quarrymen must be anonymous!" (A precaution that makes sense, given the organization's vigilantism.)
Vinnie wonders aloud whether his having helped Goliath and Elisa may make up for whatever "emotional trauma" that Goliath might have undergone as a result of getting pied in "Vendettas".
The script also brings more Shakespeare into "Gargoyles", when both Broadway and Brooklyn quote from "Romeo and Juliet" in the library scene. (Though this was an element in the television episode as well.)
Vinnie's departure for Japan and urging Goliath to be more careful - "[since] I'm not gonna be here next time to save your cans" - was originally an allegory (of a sort) for Greg Weisman's departure from the series (the televised version of "The Journey" being the last episode that he worked on). It loses some of that element in the new context, however, where Greg is now returning to the series in the comic. (In light of how Vinnie is almost a surrogate for Mr. Weisman here, it is amusingly appropriate that Goliath admits to being uncertain over who he is.)
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Best Guesses, Worst Results: On The Essential Problem Of Liberalism
Best Guesses, Worst Results
By David Metcalfe
Liberalism is empiricist, individualist, and democratic. Here's a very brief explanation of why:
Liberalism Doesn't Know Anything
Liberalism is a very complex concept. Trying to understand it in its entirety is actually, by its very nature, an impossible task. This is because liberalism is an empiricist enterprise- i.e. it is predicated on the idea that we don't have absolute knowledge on anything, but merely make our best guess based on the current evidence we have. Because of this, liberalism is constantly adapting to fit new information. It is innately progressive.
Conservatism is its counterpart. Conservatism is much easier to understand, once one knows the worldview that espouses it. For example, evangelical Christians and conservative Muslims have, philosophically, the exact same goal: to bring God's law to the earth. Evangelical Christians and conservative Muslims oppose things like gay marriage, abortion and transgenderism, not because social science or legal theory has made it certainly bad, but because God made it certain to them in the scriptures. Conservatism assumes a constant, unchanging standard that must be conformed to. It is pursuing a certain ideal, without the presence of more evidence necessary. It is innately idealist.
For this reason, liberalism tends to be common among agnostics, while conservatism tends to be common among religious people. But, of course, things are much too complicated to rely on that dichotomy. John Locke, the father of liberalism, was very religious. David Hume, a key founder in atheist philosophy, was very conservative. But I suppose that gets more complicated than I wish to really discuss here. What I want you to take from this first section is that liberalism rejects the idea that we absolutely know the way that people should live, the way society should be structured, and what direction society should go. Instead, it relies on making a lot of "best guesses".
The Method of "Best Guessing"
Liberalism opposes the idea that a king or God can know what's best for people, and instead, that people should reason what is best for themselves, and pursue happiness as they see fit. For this reason, it is very individualistic. It protects liberty for the individual through certain individual rights; these are essentially life, liberty, and property. The Founding Fathers of America were the first to take John Locke's conception of liberalism predicated on these natural, individual rights, and turn it into a practical political system through rejecting the British monarchy in the American Revolution.
Since individuals have rights, but still exist in society, they are forced to develop collective interests. The expression of these collective interests end up being manifest in the form of democracy. Democracy allows each individual the right to choose their own government, and through that individual right, expresses a collective interest on behalf of the majority.
Democracy, for this reason, is quite in opposition to the idealist, who believes that we have knowledge of an ultimate standard for how to live and structure a society. For example, if you know that 2+2=4, would you put it up to a vote in a pre-school classroom? Of course, you would simply teach it to the students, for fear that a vote might, in their ignorance, result in the wrong answer. This is the common view of the evangelical Christian or conservative Muslim: man's reason and evidence is flawed and will often be wrong, so it is much better to follow God's absolute law as He has given it to us.
Democracy is assuming that the actual answer is not known, and that going with what most people want is probably going to be the best method of arriving at a good answer. It's very optimistic towards the ability of mankind to think, gather evidence, and progress over time.
The Problems Of "Best Guessing"
The central problem of "best guessing" is, as previously mentioned, in the fact that a group of pre-schoolers may vote that 2+2=5 rather than 4, i.e. that there may actually be a correct answer that majority of the population ends up getting wrong. Of course, if the evangelical Christians and conservative Muslims are correct that God has made sex only for heterosexual marriage, then the fact that America recently voted to allow same-sex marriage is wrong, and liberalism has thus failed. That example is of the clash between supernatural idealism and liberalism, but liberalism actually can conflict with itself on the issue of human reason/evidence and democracy.
Science is essentially mankind's best method of arriving at objective truth. It is, of course, subject to change with more evidence, as well as human error in data collection and interpretation, but it has nonetheless proven to be a practical and effective method of arriving at approximations of truth. But not everyone agrees that science is good, or on what should be considered "good" science. Vaccinations, for example, have been proven to be a safe and effective way to prevent disease to the maximum extent that science can possibly prove something. And yet, there are millions of people who believe vaccinations cause autism, or even are part of a government conspiracy to control people's minds or whatever absurd thing. This puts a potential dent in democracy, because millions of people will vote on the issue of vaccinations thinking 2+2=5.
And this is ok when it's a minority of people; but stupidity is not always relegated to a small group. In the case of climate change, for instance, the science, as best as can be understood currently, is that the earth's climate is changing rapidly due to human pollution, and will cause devastating effects if not remedied. However, a very high number of Americans do not believe in human-caused climate change, and thus have elected a President and government establishment that does not believe in it. This means that the American government, and the businesses it allows to operate without proper environmental regulations, will act as though 2+2=5.
A group of pre-schoolers believing that 2+2=5 will not necessarily have terrible effects; at least not right away. Lies, misinformation and ignorance may have immediate effects, but often times, it is a gradual process. The propaganda spread by the Nazis- that Jews had caused Germany to lose the first World War- took over a decade before the holocaust occurred. The ignorance of innate racial inequality took a while before it resulted in the systematic slavery of the African people. Today, believing that climate change is a hoax started by the Chinese does not have any immediate damage, but its effects will be horrific in time, nonetheless.
Climate change is only one example of many. There are large groups of people who misunderstand the value of the free market welfare state, and believe in a purely capitalist, socially darwinist state. There are groups of people who believe that humans are not all equal, and demonizing entire groups- such as Mexicans and Muslims- is a good thing to do. The list goes on, but essentially, democracy gives reign to any large, unified group of people, regardless of whether they are consistent with scientific fact, economic sustainability, or basic morality.
The attempted remedy is in a constitutional democracy, i.e. a republic. While this forces the government and its citizens to operate based on individual rights to life, liberty and property, it does little to interpret the application of these in specific circumstances, and fails to progress with increased knowledge. For example, the second amendment states that guns are a right to all citizens. The context of guns at the time was extremely different than it is today. If the Founding Fathers saw guns being used in massive amounts as a way for troubled young black men to shoot each other, troubled young white men to shoot school children, and people to commit suicide, they would likely reconsider their stance, as any rational person would.
A constitution, as a stable, stagnant declaration of the way things ought to be, is inherently contradictory to the progressive nature of liberalism. But liberalism relies on the concept of individual rights as a justification for itself, and therefore it has to remain foundational. While the ambiguity of the constitution does allow for progression, it also causes a great deal of struggle in interpretation. The lack of education, good reason, and good morality among the American people greatly exacerbates the magnitude of this problem.
For an individual or group who think they have life basically figured out, liberalism is not appealing. Liberalism is inherently anti-dogmatic, based instead on reason and evidence. But since evidence is a dynamic enterprise, and reason is subject to the limits of the human mind and the efficacy of discourse in opposing perspectives, reason and evidence lead to a great deal of uncertainty. But decisions must still be made, so liberalism takes a "best guess" by taking a vote.
Taking a vote is optimistic that the majority of people are going to be right about a given issue. This is not always the case, and many times, public opinion goes against what is scientifically proven and ethically good.
These problems are significant, but are not necessarily reasons to do away with liberalism. Amazingly, people have actually gotten a lot of things right, and liberal societies have performed exceptionally well to meet the physical and mental needs of its citizens, routinely rating near the top on all happiness factors.
Liberalism is merely the best system that can currently be thought of by imperfect humans trying to facilitate a society full of imperfect humans. If there was a silver bullet answer to all of humanity's problems, such as the Bible for the evangelical Christians or the Quran for conservative Muslims, perhaps liberalism could be done away with. But, of course, Biblical and Quranic interpretation suffer the same ills as any other interpretation: they are read and understood by imperfect humans. More so, there is no reliable, universal standard for placing one religious group above all others, and as such, freedom of religion becomes vital, and is only preserved through the application of a secular state.
It should be the goal of every person to wish to contribute to the well being of others and bring about political systems that achieve such things. The way to go about this will change with new technology, new information, new cultural dynamics, etc. Liberalism's facilitation of progression based on these kinds of changes causes many internal struggles, but in the larger picture, is vital to bringing about the best of human knowledge and good morality. Whether America can persevere through these struggles remains to be seen, but the optimism the Founding Fathers had was that no matter what difficulties America would go through, that government of the people, by the people, and for the people would not perish from the earth. Human knowledge and good morality will continue making their best guesses, and we have to hope we get it right; our lives depend on it.
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L'équipe de France féminine de basket-ball des 16 ans et moins est la sélection des meilleures joueuses françaises de 16 ans et moins. Elle est placée sous l'égide de la Fédération Française de Basket-Ball. Le terme 16 ans et moins a remplacé la catégorie Cadettes.

Parcours aux Championnats d'Europe

Les équipes championnes d'Europe

Équipe de France cadettes, championne d'Europe cadettes en 2001

Équipe de France 2007

Sélectionneur :

Équipe de France 2017

Entraîneur : Arnaud Guppillotte

Le championnat d'Europe 2017 se déroule du 4 au  à Bourges (France).

Malgré l'absence de Marine Fauthoux, ménagée car de retour de blessure, la France remporte son premier match 70 à 52 face à la Turquie. Elle l'emporte dans chacun des quarts-temps avec des performances de Zoé Wadoux (18 points à 6/13 en 24 minutes), Kendra Chery (16 points à 6/12, 7 rebonds, 3 passes décisives et 5 balles perdues pour 16 d'évaluation en 24 minutes) et Iliana Rupert (13 points à 4/7, 8 rebonds et 4 interceptions pour 18 d'évaluation en 18 minutes). Après avoir largement dominé la Biélorussie, l'équipe de France s'impose assez aisément 68-45 face à la Lettonie, qui était l'autre équipe invaincue de la poule, avec une Kendra Chery encore en vue (25 points à 11/17, 7 rebonds et 6 interceptions pour 32 d'évaluation en 25 minutes). Le troisième quart-temps a été encore plus dominé (23-7) avant une dernière période ratée (7-13). L'écart final reste tout de même important (68-45). En huitièmes des finales, les Bleues affronteront les Roumaines contre lesquelles elle s'imposent très aisément 68 à 25 dominant très largement le rebond (56 à 33) pour compenser leurs 20 balles perdues. Iliana Rupert (12 points à 6/12, 10 rebonds et 3 passes décisives pour 18 d'évaluation en 24 minutes) et l'arrière Anaia Hoard (4 points à 2/7, 10 rebonds, 3 passes décisives et 2 interceptions pour 13 d'évaluation en 29 minutes) se sont mises en évidence alors que la meneuse Marine Fauthoux remise de sa blessure au coude a pu faire ses débuts en compétition (16 minutes pour 7 points à 2/7 et 1 passe décisive).

En quarts de finale, qualificatifs pour le Mondial U17, la France affrontera la Pologne. Championne de la catégorie en 2015, la Pologne avait battu la République Tchèque au tour précédent et prend le meilleur départ. Rupert (14 points, 9 rebonds, 3 passes décisives et 5 contres en 22 minutes) et Wadoux permettent aux Tricolores de repasser devant à la fin de la première période (14-12). Intraitables en défense, les Bleues s'envolent avec Wadoux (19 points et 5 rebonds en 20 minutes), Hoard et Drame pour arriver à la pause sur le score de 47 à 26. Les Bleuettes gardent leur avance à la fin du 3ème quart (57-35). Marine Fauthoux est sereine à la mène avec 10 points et 2 passes décisives. Alors que les Polonaises réduisent l'écart à 18 points, Zoé Wadoux répond avec trois paniers primés consécutifs pour enflammer le Palais des sports du Prado pour conclure sur le score de 76 à 42. En demi-finale, la France est opposée à l'Italie qui a battu l'Espagne 50 à 49 en quarts. En demi-finale, la France bat l'Italie 74 à 57 mais les Françaises ne menaient que d'un point (32-31) à la mi-temps face à l'adversaire le plus relevé rencontré depuis le début du tournoi, notamment à cause de deux fautes rapides d'Iliana Rupert. Wadoux envoie encore deux nouveaux tirs primés tandis que Kendra Chery marque dans la peinture, mais la meneuse transalpine Ilaria Panzera garde les siennes dans le match. En seconde mi-temps, l'impact physique des Bleuettes a fini par user les Italiennes limitées à 27,1 % de réussite aux tirs, mais aussi 51 rebonds concédés et 32 d'évaluation collective contre 92. Associée à  Marine Fauthoux, Iliana Rupert forme un duo dominant (17 points à 5/9 aux tirs et 7/10 aux lancers francs, 14 rebonds pour 24 d'évaluation en 21 minutes). Les efforts de Caterina Gilli n'y peuvent rien car Wadoux de loin et Chery ne clôture dans la peinture tuent le suspens avant terme. La capitaine Marine Fauthoux inscrit 17 points.

En finale, la France s'impose 63 à 55 contre la Hongrie qui disputait sa première finale de la catégorie depuis 1976. La France est pourtant débordée en début de rencontre par les Hongroises bien emmenées par Reka Manyoky (9 points, 7 rebonds et 8 passes décisives) provoquant de nombreuses pertes de balles des Tricolores. Menées 22 à 10 au milieu du deuxième quart-temps, les Françaises se relancent avec le retour d'Iliana Rupert pour inscrire un 16-2. Zoé Wadoux (22 points et 4 rebonds à 6/13 à 3 points) et Marine Fauthoux (11 points et 2 rebonds) permettent de virer en tête 26-24 à la pause. La Hongrie ne renonce pas avec Reka Dombay (16 points et 5 rebonds) mais la France continue à marquer mais aussi à défendre avec une Kendra Chery dissuasive. La Hongrie tente à plusieurs reprises de se rapprocher mais elle n'est jamais en danger devant un Prado garni de 2 500 spectateurs. Sur le tournoi, les Bleuettes s'imposent par un écart moyen de 27 points, seule la Hongrie finissant en dessous des 17 unités.

Si Kendra Chery (11,4 points et 6,1 rebonds en plus d'une défense rarement vue à ce niveau) et Marine Fauthoux (11,3 points en moyenne sur quatre matchs joués ) ont ait fait aussi forte impression, Iliana Rupert et Zoé Wadoux ont été nommées dans le meilleur cinq de la compétition. Cette dernière a fait admirer son adresse (25/63 à 3 points, soit près de 40 % de réussite) et se classe seconde marqueuse du tournoi (15,8 points) en seulement 23,6 minutes de jeu, tout en ajoutant 3,7 rebonds, 1,7 passe décisive et 1,2 interception. Iliana Rupert (13,7 points, 10,5 rebonds et 1,7 contre de moyenne en seulement 22 minutes de jeu, meilleure évaluation de la compétition avec 20,6) est sans conteste la meilleure joueuse de tout le tournoi avec un niveau encore haussé pendant la phase finale avec 16,3 points (à 59 % aux tirs), 11 rebonds et 2,3 contres de moyenne.

Équipe 2018

Entraîneur : Vincent Bourdeau
Adjoints : Vincent Joly et Benoît Marty

Le championnat d'Europe 2018 se déroule du 17 au  à Kaunas (Lituanie)

Les Françaises connaissent un revers dès leur première rencontre 56 à 51 face à la république tchèque. Bien qu'en tête à la mi-temps (30-23), elles perdent pied dans le dernier quart temps en n'y inscrivant que 5 points faute d'adresse extérieure avec un cruel 2/19 à trois points. Lors de la deuxième journée, les Françaises battent les Belges 78 à 37 après avoir déjà creusé l'écart dans le premier quart temps (23-12). Les douze joueuses sont entrées sur le parquet Serena Kessler (14 points à 6/13, 9 rebonds, 5 passes décisives et 4 interceptions pour 23 d'évaluation en 24 minutes) et Sara Roumy (16 points à 6/9, 3 rebonds, 4 passes décisives et 4 interceptions pour 21 d'évaluation en 22 minutes) se mettant en valeur dans un collectif bien huilé avec 25 passes décisives pour 32 paniers marqués. Une victoire face à Turquie (63 à 53) donne aux Françaises la deuxième place de leur groupe. L'équipe s'est rapidement nettement détachée pour mener 52 à 31 avant un dernier quart temps moins assuré mais dans lequel elles n'ont jamais été en danger. Bintou Moctar (17 points), Sara Roumy (11 points) et Serena Kessler (12 points) se sont mises en valeur.

L'équipe l'emporter sans trembler contre la Serbie reléguée sur le score de 40 à 9 à la mi-temps et 77 à 33, score final. Le match sera plus difficile contre l'Italie qui reste sur des bases élevées en poule et en huitièmes de finale (75,7 points marqués, 38,7 points encaissés). Dans ce match d'un bon niveau, les Françaises se montrent combatives en première mi-temps mais n'ont qu'un point d'avance à la pause (31 à 30). Dans le troisième quart temps, Sara Roumy (15 points et 2 rebonds) et Serena Kessler (14 points et 13 rebonds) le portent à 10 unités mais Martina Spinelli et Ilaria Panzera trouvent les ressources pour ramener l'Italie dans la course. Les Françaises mènent encore de 4 points à 80 secondes de la fin de la rencontre, mais la mauvaise gestion des dernières possessions et des lancers francs manqués les amènent à une amère défaite 59 à 61. En match de classement, les Françaises disposent de la Pologne 70 à 46. Si l'écart n'est que de 5 points avant le dernier quart temps (41-36), celui-ci est remporté 29-10 grâce notamment à Palmire Mbu qui inscrit 20 points à 8/12 aux tirs dont 3/3 à trois points, 7 rebonds, 2 passes et 2 contres en 31 minutes et Louise Bussiere avec 14 points à 50% aux tirs et 12 rebonds en seulement 20 minutes.
Pour le gain de la cinquième place, les Bleuettes battent les Russes 73 à 50 en creusant l'écart lors du deuxième quart temps remporté 17 à 2. Dominante aux rebonds (44 à 34), plus collective (23 passes décisives à 15), la France s'impose sans trembler avec notamment Serena Kessler qui termine la rencontre avec 18 points à 8/11 aux tirs et 7 rebonds pour 23 d'évaluation en 24 minutes.

Équipe 2016

Sélectionneur : Julien Egloff
Assistants : : David Gautier, Damien Leroux

Les Bleues s'imposent dans le match d'ouverture 51 à 44 face à la Croatie. Kenza Salgues (7 points et 4 rebonds, mais à 2/13 aux tirs) permet aux siennes de prendre le meilleur départ dans le premier quart temps (13-6). La Croatie se relance mais Océane Monpierre conclut un 11-0 qui permet aux siennes d'atteindre la mi-temps avec une bonne avance (28-17). Maria Guramare (10 points et 6 rebonds)porte l'écart à 14 points mais les Croates refusent d'abdiquer et se rapprochent à 4 points. Dans la dernière minute, Kendra Chéry et Zoé Wadoux (10 points) rentrent les lancers francs décisifs. Malgré une rotation généreuse de l'effectif, les Françaises se sont imposées facilement lors de la deuxième rencontre face à la Suède. Iliana Rupert (14 points et 7 rebonds en 18 minutes) et Marine Fauthoux (13 points et 6 passes décisives) se sont illustrées lors de succès obtenu sur le score de 71 à 32. Pour le dernier match de poule, la France domine aisément la Slovaquie 77 à 29. Après dix minutes, le score était de 27 à 12. Les Slovaques n'inscrivent que cinq points dans le deuxième acte (47-17) face à des Bleuettes qui ne relâchent pas la pression jusqu'au terme de la rencontre.

En huitièmes de finale, la France surclasse la Serbie 85 à 50 qui n'aura résisté que cinq minutes avant d'encaisser un 14-0 mené par Océane Monpierre (13 points et 4 rebonds) et Zoé Wadoux (16 points en 14 minutes). Après dix minutes, le score est déjà de 27 à 12 et se creuse notamment avec Marine Fauthoux (11 points). Les Bleuettes ne lâchent même que 6 points au troisième quart-temps.

En quarts de finale, la Lituanie ne fait de nouveau pas de détail avec une victoire 76 à 36 sur la Lituanie. Paloma Wouts (20 points) et les siennes dominent sans partage le deuxième quart-temps avec un 17-1 sans appel pour être déjà hors de portée à la mi-temps (44-21). Avec 27 interceptions et 10 contres, Tenin Magassa (9 points, 8 rebonds et 4 contres en seulement 17 minutes) et Iliana Rupert (10 points et 5 rebonds) ont été particulièrement dominatrice es en défense. La belle aventure se termine en demi-finales avec face à des Allemandes plus fortes au rebond (47 à 35). le bon départ de Kenza Salgues (12 points mais à 5/16 aux tirs) et Zoé Wadoux, n'est pas confirmé en raison de l'incapacité à créer des contre-attaques mais aussi à prendre des bonnes positions de tir (28 % d'adresse dont 6 sur 32 à trois points). La future MVP du tournoi Luisa Geiselsöder (20 points et 9 rebonds) donne l'avantage aux siennes. Malgré deux tirs longue distance de Marine Fauthoux (11 points, 3 rebonds et 4 passes décisives), les Allemandes mènent encore 39 à 43 à deux minutes de la fin. Elles égalisent mais Iliana Rupert fait faute sur le dernier tir de Jessika Schiffer qui lui permet de convertir un lancer franc et de s'imposer 44 à 43 sur la France. Pour le gain de la troisième place, la France retrouve sa domination en infligeant d'entrée un 10-0 mené par Kenza Salgues (16 points, 3 rebonds et 3 passes décisives) et Océane Monpierre (9 points et 5 rebonds). Les Italiennes sont largement dominées (17-6 à la  puis 40-19 à la ). Malgré une large rotation, les Bleues gardent l'avantage avec Iliana Rupert (13 points et 2 rebonds). L'équipe de France l'emporte 68 à 50 pour emporter une médaille de bronze. Le dernier podium de la catégorie U16 datait de 2010 avec la génération 1994 menée notamment par Olivia Époupa et Valériane Ayayi. Il s'en est fallu de peu en demi-finale pour le résultat soit encore meilleur pour une génération à suivre dans les prochaines années.

Équipe 2015

Sélectionneur : Cathy Melain
Assistants :

La France dispute le championnat d'Europe U16 féminin au Portugal du jeudi 13 au dimanche  prochain. Pour sa première rencontre, la France s'impose 58 à 51 face à l'Allemagne en se détachant dans le dernier quart temps, notamment grâce à Romane Jeanneaux qui inscrit 16 points à 4 tirs réussis sur 7 derrière l'arc. Puis, les Bleues s'imposent 60 à 48 face à la Belgique. Après un premier quart-temps avec une Jeanneaux en vue, Daphné Gnago (10 points et 6 rebonds) a un fort impact, puis l'ailière Kadiatou Sissoko (19 points à 9/11 et 9 rebonds en 28 minutes) inscrit 10 points dans le deuxième quart. Pour le dernier match du premier tour, Cathy Melain ne laisse aucune joueuse plus de 21 minutes sur le terrain sans empêcher une victoire 57 à 50 (35-25 à la mi-temps). Emmanuelle Tahane et Carla M'Baye inscrivent chacune 9 points, Clara Bretagne est complète avec 4 points, 6 rebonds et 6 passes décisives.

Les Bleues l'emportent très difficilement face à la Lettonie 52 à 51 à cause notamment de l'intérieure Aleksa Gulbe (18 points à 7/12) et malgré une grande maladresse avec 20 balles perdues, 32 % de réussite aux tirs et avec un maigre 10 lancers-francs réussis sur 25. Emmanuelle Tahane se met en valeur avec des statistiques complètes (8 points, 7 rebonds dont 4 offensifs, 3 passes et 3 interceptions), mais c'est Tima Pouye (13 points à 6 tirs réussis sur 14) qui est décisive sur les dernières actions. Dans le traditionnel duo franco-espagnol, la France s'impose 52 à 49 avec deux équipes alternativement très en réussite (avec notamment 17-0 des Bleues auquel répond un 13-0 des Ibériques). Peu utilisée en début de tournoi, l'intérieure Nabala Fofana s'illustre avec 11 points à57,5 % de réussite et 7 rebonds en 24 minutes, mais la marque est répartie entre de nombreuses Bleues parmi lesquelles Romane Romane Jeanneaux a su montrer de l'autorité à la mène. La France termine première de son groupe en battant des Hongroises jusque-là impressionnantes et qui ont même mené la course en tête jusqu'à la mi-temps (19-30). Au retour des vestiaires, Tima Pouye et Kadiatou Sissoko sonnent la révolte. Intraitables en défense, les Françaises ne parviennent pas à creuser d'écart mais maîtrisent leurs bien les derniers instants pour s'imposer d'une courte tête. Tima Pouye est la meilleure tricolore avec 12 points, alors que Naomie Mbandu et Nabala Fofana ont capté 11 et 10 rebonds.

En quarts de finale, les Françaises jusqu'ici invaincues sont battues par des Portugaises (54-62) moins en réussite jusqu'alors. Portées par leur public, les Ibères s'imposent avec trois joueuses majeures Ana Ramos (21 points, 12 rebonds et 6 passes décisives), Maryam Ramalho-Chermiti (18 points) et Beatriz Jordao (14 points, 7 rebonds et 6 contres). Les 13 points de Tima Pouye et les 11 de Carla M'Baye sont insuffisantes face à l'euphorie de leurs adversaires. En match de classement, les Bleuettes s'imposent de justesse 61 à 59 face aux Russes et décrochent ainsi leur qualification pour le Mondial U17. La Russie prend rapidement 10 points d'avance (12-22) dans le premier quart-temps. Leur avance atteint même 17 points au début de la seconde mi-temps avant que les Françaises ne réussissent 14 points de rang, notamment avec Naomie Mbandu (6 points, 9 rebonds et 5 interceptions), pour rester à portée de leurs adversaires (44-50) au début du dernier quart-temps. Meilleure tricolore, Tima Pouye (18 points, 4 rebonds et 3 passes décisives) égalise sur un tir à 3 points à l'entrée de la dernière minute. Après deux échecs russes, Emmanuelle Tahane réussit au buzzer le tir d'une victoire longtemps inespérée. Pour le dernier match de classement, la Lettonie dispose de la France 46 à 45, qui avait pris un mauvais départ (21-29 à la ). Un seul point sépare les deux équipes comme pour leur rencontre en poule, mais cette fois en défaveur des Bleues. Tima Pouye est la meilleure marqueuse française avec 9 points mais avec seulement 3 tirs convertis sur 14 tentés et Daphné Gnago prend huit rebonds.

Après la compétition, la coach Cathy Melain fait part de son sentiment sur cette compétition :  Si les Bleuettes ont eu la meilleure défense du tournoi (51,7 points concédés), le fait d'avoir seulement la  sur 16 (54,4 points inscrits) les a pénalisées.

Équipe 2014

Sélectionneur : Cathy Melain
Assistants : Grégory Morata et Julie Barennes

L'équipe de France se classe quatrième après avoir été défaite par l'Espagne 61 à 49.

Équipe 2013
 au championnat d'Europe à Varna Albena (Bulgarie), la France se qualifie pour le Mondial U17 de 2014 en Slovaquie malgré une défaite contre le futur vainqueur en quarts de finale (Espagne), grâce à une victoire 62 à 61 contre la Russie.

Sélectionneur : Julien Egloff
Assistants : David Gallois et Xavier Noguera

L'ailière Ornella Bankolé avec 13,3 points à 32,1 % d'adresse et 10,4 rebonds de moyenne, l'arrière Lisa Berkani avec 9,1 points (34,1 %), et l'intérieure Ana Tadic avec 7,3 points (53,4 %) et 3,9 rebonds se ont montré à leur avantage.

Équipe 2012
 au championnat d'Europe à Bucarest (Roumanie) du  au

Sélectionneur : Arnaud Guppillotte
Assistants : Julien Egloff et Arnaud Brogniet

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Équipe de France de basket-ball des 16 ans et moins
 Championnat d'Europe de basket-ball féminin des moins de 16 ans

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Atlanta's jobless rate fell in March
April 23, 2021 by ericadminchia 0 Comments
With widespread vaccinations, the economy has momentum, said Sara Kirby, area vice president for staffing company Randstad in Atlanta.
"We are seeing a huge surge in job opportunities, especially in manufacturing and logistics," she said. "We see things expanding and I don't see things slowing down."
There are other positive signals.
The metro area's jobless rate dipped from 4.5% in February to 4.1% last month, despite growth in the labor force. That is a sign that some of the unemployed feel hopeful enough to return to a job search they had abandoned — and that many of them found jobs.
Nationally, new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level of the pandemic, according to the government.
In Georgia, the numbers have fallen from the stratospheric highs of last spring, but are still more than five times as high as the average pre-pandemic week. Last week, the state processed 32,381 initial claims.
The number can be deceptive, Mark Butler, Georgia's labor commissioner, argued recently in an email. "About 80% are people quitting or getting fired. We are not seeing signs of increased layoffs. Just a lot of people filing unemployment trying to get on unemployment."
Jobless claims also include some people who lost jobs a year ago and have had to re-file for benefits, he said.
The state's job postings site has about 230,000 listings, Butler said Thursday. "We had another strong month. We saw the unemployment rate drop in every, single (metro area), along with an increase in jobs across the state."
Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services, gave some credit to generally better weather and more outdoor activity, but also to the combination of vaccinations and massive federal stimulus.
"Job growth will remain very strong throughout 2021 and into 2022," he said.
Evidence of the expansion in Georgia includes:
— SK Innovation is hiring hundreds of workers to staff a $2.6 billion factory being built in Commerce. While not inside metro Atlanta, as defined for government statistics, the battery plant is about a 45-minute drive from the city along I-85.
— MAU Workforce Solutions, a staffing company, is holding a drive-thru hiring event May 1. Applicants will not need to get out of their cars as they are interviewed for warehouse jobs at the Robert Bosch Plant on Fulton Industrial Blvd. in Atlanta, the company said.
— Hire Dynamics this week held a two-day hiring fair aimed at filling 1,800 jobs in metro Atlanta. Among the positions being filled are manufacturing, contact centers, administrative, logistics and warehouses.
— Piedmont Healthcare aims to hire a few hundred nurses and respiratory therapists, a spokesman said. To lure them, Piedmont is offering hiring bonuses of up to $30,000 for each person, based on expertise, experience, and staying on the job for a specified time, he said.
— A packaging company, ePac Flexible Packaging, this week announced plans to expand its Gwinnett County manufacturing, adding 15 jobs.
Metro Atlanta jobs
Added in March 2021: 14,800
Added since April 2020: 241,700
Compared to pre-pandemic peak: -139,800
Metro Atlanta unemployment rate
Highest, pre-pandemic: 11.1% (June 2009)
Lowest, pre-pandemic: 2.8% (Nov. 2019)
Highest, pandemic: 12.6% (April 2020)
Most recent: 4.1% (March)
Georgia new jobless claims
Average week, January: 31,928
Average week, February: 28,188
Average week, March: 28,436
Average, first three weeks of April: 34,795
Total claims processed since start of pandemic: 4.69 million
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Georgia Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. At an average of five letters per word and including the spaces, that clocks out at about 6K per image. Wouldn't it be great if we could get all of our web images down to just 6K and have them big and clear? Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. But there are a number of things that we can (and should) do when it comes to optimizing images and how they're presented on websites. Let's dig into a few.
The "alt" tag in an image element serves more than just one purpose. At its core, it was designed to show a description of the image in cases where the image cannot be shown. It also, however, adds context for search engines looking to analyze what is in the image. While the conspiracy theorists will tell you that Google® and the NSA are equally adept at figuring out what's in the image just by looking, a good alt tag will surely help.
Some web designers take the easy way out and use a full-sized image as a thumbnail, simply decorating the tag with width and height attributes to scale it. These designers will be first up against the wall when the revolution comes. While the argument they typically make is that the full-sized image should be in the browser cache already, they are forgetting that the image has to be loaded into the cache at some point, and if the page with the thumbnails is loaded first, that is a whole page of full-sized images coming down the line.
Have you ever seen a page with 40 thumbnails that loads over the course of a full minute? If so, you've seen this in action. Don't do it — if you need thumbnails, generate them small and use them small.
As an example, consider this image of the GoDaddy Website Builder Design Gallery. It is just part of a much larger scrolling page with almost 100 thumbnails of possible website designs. Each thumbnail is about 15K in size. Imagine if they were the full-sized images, simply scaled. The page would take the better part of two minutes to load!
CSS is incredibly powerful. Many of the graphical elements of a web page that used to be scores of (albeit usually small) images can now be done in CSS. Not only does this make your page render faster, it also allows you to change your design much easier without requiring new images, and it avoids the problem of cached images ruining a new design by displaying old content.
Simply put, for any given page on your site: count the bytes. A tool like Firebug® (for Firefox®) or the Google Chrome™ developer panel will tell you quickly how many bytes each page "weighs." If your page is taking too long to load, put it on a diet. Reduce the number of images or see if you've missed an optimization step.
Avoid the temptation to simply leave your images named as they are, especially if you're getting them from stock services where file names are often incomprehensible strings of gibberish. When looking at the source code for your page, you'll never be able to tell what the image is. And search engines, which do index images, will pick up that name — and that helps nobody. In other words, DanicaPatrickWinsIndy500.jpg is a good file name, whereas DP_I500-win9388477273-xxFull.jpg is not.
With the advent of higher-resolution screens (like Apple's "retina" screen and other "HiDPI" screens), a pixel is no longer just a pixel. Where 100 pixels across used to mean, literally, 100 pixels, on a 4X high-def display, there might be 400 physical pixels being displayed. When a standard image is received, the display might simply repeat a pixel four times.
An image with four times the actual pixels will be displayed "natively" and look absolutely fantastic – but at the cost of being much larger. And not just four times larger, but 16 times larger (remember, the image is a square, so four times the pixels is actually four-times-horizontal multiplied by four-times-vertical: 16). Compression will help, but there are other solutions that are better, as we will see.
In the beginning all web pages were created equally. You marked-up your page, added your images, and away you went. Those in the know compressed their images by making sure to save them as JPG, a format that supports image compression. In almost all cases, this is still a good idea (there are exceptions – for example, PNG, which supports transparency). When using formats like GIF or PNG, the savvy web designer knows to use 8-bit color when practical.
Today we have responsive websites that change based on the client's window size. In many cases, web designers still include a single image in their page and rely on the browser to scale the image appropriately. This means that the image must be clear and crisp at the largest expected resolution. In other words, even after image compression, the designer is still anticipating the worst and always sending the largest image size.
The solution to this problem is on the horizon, however. Newer browsers are starting to support a new element called <picture>. Get the lowdown on the picture element in an upcoming post. Stay tuned!
Christopher Ambler is a Senior Architect at GoDaddy who writes sleek, performant, low-overhead Java and Scala code. In his copious spare time he can be found playing poker or listening to progressive music not in 4/4 time. He recently relocated to sunny California from Seattle. Christopher blogs at Bit Parts, and you can also find him on LinkedIn and Facebook.


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Q: How to refresh UITabBar after changing viewControllers I'm implementing a user authentication system for an app. If the user is logged in they get one set of available tabs to select. If They're not logged in they get another. Now the issue I'm running into is that after a user logs in (app redirects to safari to some oauth stuff and then returns to the app), I update the tabs from the UITabBarController like so:
private var accessibleViewControllers = [UIViewController]()

func setUpView() {
    var viewControllersToSet = [UIViewController]()

    if let user = theUser {
        for controller in accessibleViewControllers {
            if !(controller is LogInViewController) {
                viewControllersToSet.append(controller)
            }
        }
    } else {
        for controller in accessibleViewControllers {
            if controller is LogInViewController || controller is HomeNavigator  {
                viewControllersToSet.append(controller)
            }
        }
    }

    setViewControllers(viewControllersToSet, animated: false)
}

Now the funny thing is, the tab icons don't refresh, but I can still click on the spaces where the new icons would be to link through to the associated view. How do I refresh the tabs so that the right icons appear?

A: This was a threading issue. I was loading the user data over a background thread and then calling the delegation method setUpView from the same background thread. To fix this I ran it back on the main queue:
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
        if self.accessibleViewControllers != nil {
            var viewControllersToSet = [UIViewController]()

            if let user = MediatedUser.shared {
                for controller in self.accessibleViewControllers! {
                    if !(controller is LogInViewController) {
                        viewControllersToSet.append(controller)
                    }
                }
            } else {
                for controller in self.accessibleViewControllers! {
                    if controller is LogInViewController || controller is HomeNavigator  {
                        viewControllersToSet.append(controller)
                    }
                }
            }

            self.viewControllers = viewControllersToSet
        }
    }