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The Black Voltaire
War: The Most Profitable Business in the World!
In January 1961,former two term US President and commander of the supreme allied forces in WW2 David Dwight Eisenhower used his farewell address to warn the united States of what he viewed as one of its greatest threats: the military-industrial complex composed of military contractors and lobbyists perpetuating war.Eisenhower warned that "an immense military establishment and a large arms industry" had emerged as a hidden force in US politics and that Americans "must not fail to comprehend its grave implications". The speech may have been Eisenhower's most courageous and prophetic moment. Fifty years and some later, Americans find themselves in what seems like perpetual war.
While perpetual war constitutes perpetual losses for families, and ever expanding budgets, it also represents perpetual profits for a new and larger complex of business and government interests.
Earlier this week The United States opened a new phase in the war against terrorism by launching airstrikes against Islamic State positions in eastern Syria. The campaign, which President Barack Obama has warned could last years, expands upon the aerial campaign the U.S. has already been conducting for more than a month against the extremists in Iraq.
The Defence Contractors seem to be making a killing by the opening of this new theater of operations in Syria. The Stock prices for 4 of the top 10 companies in the world that benefit from war (Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman )set all-time record highs.
It's the munitions makers who "stand to reap the biggest windfall, especially in the short term," says Fortune magazine,citing Raytheon's long-range Tomahawk missiles, and Lockheed Martin's Hellfire's, among others. "Small diameter bombs could be a huge winner, since aircraft can carry more of them in a single sortie," one analyst tells the magazine.
U.S. Forces used 47 Tomahawk missiles on Monday alone, at $1.5 million a piece. According to United States Central Command. Smart "small-diameter bombs" cost about $250,000 each.
For defense companies, the offensive against Islamic State and Al-Qaeda extremists is more than a showcase for big-ticket weapons such as Lockheed's F-22 Raptor fighter, The F-22 stealth jet that debuted in combat this week comes with a hefty price tag. Each costs an average of $190 million.
In its first night of airstrikes into Syria, the U.S. dropped about 200 munitions and launched 47 Raytheon-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, according to U.S. Central Command. The military also deployed Boeing's GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Hellfire missiles from Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed, creating an opening for restocking U.S. arsenals. Seems like we live in a strange world where there is so much money to kill and destroy but no money to feed and house the poor.
War may be hell for some but it is heaven for others in a war-dependent economy .The business of war is profitable. In 2011, the 100 largest contractors sold $410 billion in arms and military services. Just 10 of those companies sold over $208 billion. Based on a list of the top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in 2011 compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
How about investing in peace and nonviolence? Australia's Institute for Economics and Peace recently released its 2011 Global Peace Index, citing a veritable "who's who" of peaceful countries. It counted up the savings had the world been at peace: more than $8 trillion last year, and almost $38 trillion over the five years since the index was started. Think of what a country such as the United States which does not fare well on the index( Ranked 86) could do with that kind of change.
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BlackVoltaire says:
@ grimot and @awewale you guys are spot on. i must tell you it is my first time of hearing about a department of lethality, quite scary if you ask me. your old flame is definitely not alone in being ignorant of the evil and destruction their " righteous" governments do or are capable of. this is as a result of the Mass hallucinogenic effect of the Mainstream media which causes profound distortions in a person's perception of reality. People need to learn, research and know that there are always two sides to a story.
Grimot Nane says:
After reading "War is Racket" by Smedley Butler, the most decorated and honoured United States Marine, a very slim book, I came to understand indisputable the profitability of war. Reading the works of Anthony C Sutton, a pariah for the truth truth he tells, (cf "The Best Enemy Money Can Buy" and others) made the lucrativity of war a confirmed fact. My father, J D Tadaferua in the mid-1960s, before I was born, became skeptical of the ideals of Western democracy after he was given a copy of "The Power Elite" by C Wright Mills by Claude Ake, famous Nigerian political economist, with particular reference to the Military Industrial Complex. I once surprised a long time sweetheart who thought I was too critical of Western foreign policy with a job advert in her local newspaper that was advertising for hundreds of jobs for scientists and engineers in the "Department of Lethality" (creator of weapons of mass destruction) within the United Kingdoms's Department (Ministry) of Defence – she and other people in the UK thought weapons of mass destruction were manufactured on planet Mars, not their "righteous government". War is good for capitalists, good for GDP, good for securing resources on the cheap from weak nations that do not comply and is good for speculators / stock markets e.g. the prices of commodities artificially go up; wheat, gold, platinum, insurance premiums, oil, gas, transportation, you name it. War is not only about the conquest of land but the resources drain from those lands i.e. the unsustainable extraction of resources. War also teaches new leaders, say in Africa, the consequences of not complying to the "masters of war" – no need to be graphic about that.
Ewewale says:
The US helps its arms industry by exhibiting new weapons in wars it fights, other countries see the power of these weapons and sign arms deals with the companies that make them. These countries' neighbours feel threatened and run to the US or other arms producing nations for their own deals. Whether or not a war breaks out, the threat of war is enough to keep them patronising weapons makers. These weapons companies seal long term deals, pay heavy tax, the US is happy. Simple.
adebayo mufutau says:
pls i want to know who is going to pay for the missiles that cost much and hw do u.s get back their money hope ,they will not rob peter to pay paul .pls i want to know ?
Michael E. Kruger says:
The U.S tax payers of course.
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Tourist attractions in California are a dime a dozen, but these fun California vacation destinations have out-of-the-box or a can't miss feel to them, leading them to be excellent choices for California tourist attractions for RV travel with kids.
California isn't just about swimming pools and movies stars, in the words of the theme song of the Beverly Hillbillies. There are plenty of one of a kind, family friendly tourist attractions in California that will capture the interest of both parents and kids.
This quirky Davis, California attraction is so small that you might miss it on your drive to other California vacation destinations.
However, if your family includes small children or amphibian lovers, you must pull over for one of the most toad-friendly tourist attractions in California.
These tunnels, along with a tiny toad village were constructed to save the lives of toads who were at risk of an untimely demise when a 6 lane highway was built to replace a dirt road the toads were used to frequenting.
This site is an interactive science museum that is designed to entertain your kids while making them think. Exhibits teach children about concepts such as the science of motion that makes sports possible, earthquakes, languages, cooking, and weather in space and on earth. Note that this site is closed on Mondays, Christmas, and Thanksgiving, so plan your California vacation destinations accordingly.
What family on an RV tour of California vacation destinations wouldn't want a tour of an actual factory where RV's are made? However, for safety reasons, this tour is only open to visitors ages 16 and older.
This site ranks high on lists of tourist attractions in California that everyone should see.
The zoo features several animal habitats, including an Urban Jungle, Elephant Odyssey, Polar Rim, Panda Canyon, and more.
This site is a full day's experience, because you can also engage in activities, watch shows, and enjoy dining and shopping.
Located in Monterey Bay, California, this reserve for water based animals and birds allows you and your family to have a relaxing and up close view of otters, seals, giant slugs, feeding sharks, and more.
Be sure to structure your California vacation destinations to include a pontoon boat safari tour.
Enjoy old fashioned burger dining at it's best when you stop by a BigBoy. The original chain was bought out and converted to what is now known as Shoneys, but there are still plenty of locations that continue to operate under the BigBoy brand name, serving burgers, salads, desserts and other yummy menu items.
Ranking among the more spooky tourist attractions in California is the Winchester Mystery House, a fabulous Victorian mansion that is brimming with unusual architecture and meticulous craftsmanship.
It's been said that the twisting hallways, secrets passageways and hidden rooms were designed to keep Mrs. Sarah Winchester safe from the ghosts she feared were stalking her in her home, while other accounts say the house was designed to help ease her arthritis.
At any rate, the mansion's 160 rooms will provide you and your family with fodder for hours of speculation and intrigue.
Fans of Warner Brothers movies and television show will definitely want to include this tour on their itinerary of tourist attractions in California. This extensive, 2+ hour tour is never the same because visitors will often get a chance to view a show in progress. Please note that children must be 8 years or older to attend this tour.
This site is full of history and a must-see when you are planning your trip to nearby California vacation destinations. Visitors can walk, drive or bike across, and there is also the opportunity to learn more about the struggle that Joseph Strauss faced in his multi-year quest to secure funding and approval for the bridge's construction.
This toy centered theme park is another of the more popular tourist attractions in California, but this place isn't just for kids. The entire family will enjoy the rides, water parks, and shows, as well as shopping, dining and much more. Plan to spend an entire day taking in all of Legoland.


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Kiyonari restarts the Japanese saga in SBK®
Monday, 10 December 2018 11:42 GMT
Recruited by HRC to team up with Camier, Ryuichi Kiyonari continues a long tradition of Japanese riders in the WorldSBK paddock
The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will see Ryuichi Kiyonari make his full return to the series. At the age of 36 the Japanese rider is one of the most experienced riders in the motorcycle racing scene.
Kiyonari recently competed in the JSB1000 category of the All-Japan Road Race Championship, but next year he will make his official comeback to the world stage, taking part in the all-new project launched by HRC to make its official return to production-based competition.
With more than 20 years of experience in racing and appearances in both the MotoGP™ and WorldSBK paddock, in national championships and having won four times the iconic Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance race, there is no reason to be surprised that the Gold Wings manufacturer is putting its trust in the Japanese star to improve the CBR1000RR and make it a winning machine once again.
With his return to WoldSBK, Kiyonari continues a long tradition of Japanese riders in the top class of SBK® that had been somewhat interrupted in recent years.
Kiyonari will make his full time return to the WorldSBK paddock after 10 years away, as he made his debut into the top class in 2008 and continued in 2009, taking three victories. His success contributed to the 62 overall wins that have been achieved by Japanese riders since the start of the series.
Most of these victories belong to local hero Noriyuki Haga who is still considered to be the biggest Japanese motorcycling star in SBK®. With 10 seasons completed between 1998 and 2009, Haga took 43 victories in WorldSBK and remained as one of the top frontrunners in an era which saw riders like Colin Edwards, Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser or James Toseland stun the world. Finishing the 2000, 2007 and 2009 campaigns as second in the standings, Haga barely missed out on the champion's crown on several occasions.
This is precisely what is yet to be achieved by a Japanese rider in the history of WorldSBK. Many of the nation's biggest names have competed in the championship, with 114 riders taking part in a race since 1988; many of them, like Kiyonari, also living the double MotoGP and WorldSBK experience. The first one who did that was Takuma Aoki who managed a single race win in 1996, and like him there have been other big names such as Makoto Tamada, Akira Kagayama and the unforgettable Norick Abe, who competed in SBK® in 2005 and 2006 before ending his career in MotoGP™ where he just missed out on a victory.
It will be up to Kiyonari and alongside him the next generation of Japanese riders to try and become the first Japanese WorldSBK world champion, the one achievement that is missing for the country that, with manufacturers such as Kawasaki, Honda and Yamaha has been dominating the racing scene for several decades. But in the meantime, the Japanese can still count on another stunning record that belongs to them: the youngest winning rider in the history of the championship (as well as the youngest rider ever to make it on the podium) was Yuichi Takeda, winner of Race One at Sugo in 1996 at the age of 18 years, 8 months and 27 days.
Japanese history will continue to be made for sure with the return of Kiyonari, who is ready to return to the battle in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship for the second time in his career.
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I am also implementing the same functionality and wanted to give border to the cell.
As you said you have uploaded a new version of the component, with the added feature to set the Cell Format Border Color in excel package.
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Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 for Emerging Scholars (up to $30,000)
Deadline: October 3, 2022
Applications are open for the Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023. The Getty Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual research theme, African American Art History Initiative, or Paul Revere Williams Research Project.
Recipients may be in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue research projects, complete their dissertations, or expand dissertation for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly lecture devoted to an annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.
Getty Predoctoral Fellowships are for nine months from late-September to late-June and receive a stipend of $30,000.
Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships are for nine months from late-September to late-June and receive a stipend of $35,000.
Both fellowships may provide a workspace at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, a travel stipend, and healthcare options. These terms apply as of June 2022 and the terms and length of grants are subject to change. Health and safety guidelines for grantees may also be imposed.
Applications for Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral fellowships are welcome from scholars of all nationalities.
Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not eligible for Pre- and Postdoctoral fellowships.
Getty Predoctoral Fellowship applicants must have advanced to candidacy by the application deadline and should expect to complete their dissertations during the fellowship period. Successful Predoctoral Fellowship applicants who are awarded their degree after the application deadline but before the fellowship begins, or who receive their doctorate while in residence, automatically become Postdoctoral Fellows.
Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants who received their degree before September 1, 2019 should apply for a Getty Scholar Grant.
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Two letters of recommendation are also required for this application.
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3. Learn to avoid eye contact with everyone at all costs.
4. Avoid the library, piazza and any stretch of pavement on campus. Stick to the middle of the roads where possible. You have a choice. Navigate oncoming traffic or campaigners.
5. Print out a number of flyers saying: "I have already voted!" to hand out should steps 1-4 fail and you still get approached.
6. Watch old Aaron Bowater election videos on Youtube. Wonder where it all went wrong.
7. Alternatively avoid campus at all costs. Traffic is a nightmare anyway and the buses never run to time.


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    def test_get_warns(self):
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NFL Week 15: The Patriots slow down Tebowmania
By Jim Buzinski Dec 18, 2011, 10:28pm PST
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Hot player of the week
Tebow and Broncos go down; the Packers lose, the Colts win; New York teams suck; hot player of the week.
How I saw Week 15 of the NFL:
Sunday was a weird day in the NFL, with the unbeaten losing and the winless winning. But all eyes were on Denver and the battle of Good vs. Evil, Jesus vs. the Hoodie, the Broncos vs. the Patriots. And it was the Patriots -- whose QB had an out-of-wedlock child and tight end poses with porn stars and coach who was busted for cheating -- who prevailed big, 41-23. God answered Cyd's prayers. Tim Tebow lost for only the second time this season, yet this defeat was not on him. The Patriots (11-3) are simply better, especially when getting three turnovers inside Denver territory. Tebow is not a good enough quarterback (few are) to overcome that.
This game did not surprise me. The Bronocs' formula for winning with Tebow has been to keep the games close and let Tebow work his fourth-quarter magic. That's fine against the likes of Caleb Hanie, Matt Moore and Christian Ponder, but not against someone as good as Tom Brady, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.
With the win, the Patriots clinched the AFC East and almost certainly a first-round playoff bye. The Broncos (8-6) still lead the AFC West, thanks to the Raiders' gagging away a 13-point lead late against Detroit. A Tebow playoff appearance is still on track if they can take care of business against the Bills and Chiefs.
Denver coach John Fox had this backhanded compliment of Tebow when asked about his improvement at quarterback: "Six or seven weeks ago, people said he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Now he can." Guess it's better than nothing.
In case you missed it, here' the SNL "Tebow meets Jesus" clip people are talking about:
Unbeaten no more: I had a feeling the Chiefs (6-8) would give the Packers (13-1) a tough game but I still expected a Green Bay win. Kansas City, though, was dominant throughout in a 19-14 win that was not as close as the final score indicated. Aaron Rodgers had by far his worst game of the season, completing less than 50% of his passes and being harassed all game. I have always liked how interim Chiefs coach Romeo Crennell game-plans quarterbacks –he always gave Peyton Manning fits – and he made Rodgers look ordinary for one day.
Despite the loss, the Packers can still clinch home field in the playoffs with a win against the Bears next week. What's troubling, though, are injuries to the offensive line, which can cripple any team. I thought it was total BS last week when ESPN's Steve Young said the Packers were "unbeatable." No team is in today's modern NFL. I still like the Packers to win it all and maybe a loss takes some pressure off the whole unbeaten talk, but other coaches will examine the Chiefs' game plan to see how they stopped Rodgers when no one else could in the previous 19 games.
Suck for Luck: For the past six weeks, it was assumed the Colts would have the top pick in the 2012 draft and take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. This caused a zillion articles about whether the Colts would take Luck and keep Manning; trade Manning or trade the Luck pick. But after the Colts won their first game, 27-13 against the Titans, Luck to the Colts is not a lock.
The 1-13 Colts trail the 2-12 Rams and 2-12 Vikings in the race for the worst record, but have winnable games at home vs. the Texans (and a rookie QB) and at 4-10 Jacksonville (and a rookie QB). The Rams play the Steelers and 49ers (both near-certain losses) and the Vikings get the Bears and Redskins (both iffy). If two or more teams are tied for the worst record, the top pick goes to the team that played the weakest hardest schedule, and the Colts currently lead that. How ironic if the Colts don't get the chance to even draft Luck after all that has been said and written.
New York, New York: What a lost day for the Big Apple teams. First, the Giants (7-7) laid an egg at home against the Redskins (5-9). Hours later, the Jets (8-6) got crushed by the Eagles (6-8). This sets up what might be an elimination game next week – Giants vs. Jets. The Giants can still lose to the Jets and stay alive but would need the Cowboys to lose at home to the Eagles. Philly, amazingly, can win the division with two wins if they wind up in an 8-8 tie for first.
The Jets, meanwhile, are tied for the final wild card spot in the AFC with the Bengals, with three other teams a game behind.
Rolling: The Seahawks (7-7) have only a slim playoff shot following their third straight win, a 38-14 blowout of the Bears, but they are playing very well. A winning record would be quite a turnaround for a team that looked dead a month ago. Speaking of dead, the Bears (7-7) have lost four straight since Jay Cutler got hurt. What looked like a great season has evaporated.
The NFC wild cards look to be Atlanta and Detroit, both 9-5 and both two games ahead of their nearest competitor with only two games left.
Texas trouble: While the Texans (10-4) have clinched their first franchise playoff spot, their 28-13 loss at home to the Panthers (5-9) is troubling. Houston has a rookie QB in T.J. Yates and it's hard to see him doing well in a playoff game against the likes of the Steelers or Ravens. The Texans will be one-and-done in the postseason.
Hot player of the week: Watched the Ravens-Chargers game with Cyd and Jim Allen and we froze the DVR to get a closer look at Chargers rookie linebacker Andrew Gachkar. He didn't do much except look good standing on the sidelines, but that's enough for this award.
The website Shot of Ginn has a photo of Gachkar with some coeds and we also learn he got stitches while at the University of Missouri after being involved in a fight at a pizza parlor.


As always, all of our lost and found items have a connection to the water. In this report however, it seems like we only have lost items. Hope you can hope these folks out.
On Saturday Vita Marlena Cowan lost a small gray tackle box on the south end.
Writes Vita: "If anyone finds it I would appreciate it if you could drop it off at Decesare's with Deb DeCesare. Not a brand new one but I'm hoping someone finds it and drops it off. Thank you!
Don Abrams lost a floating dock over the Memorial Day Weekend.
And from our friends on the East Shore.
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FISCHER (Fischer), Ernst
( Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1973)
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Biography FISCHER (Fischer), Ernst
genus. November 10, 1918
The German chemist Ernst Otto Fischer was born in Solna, a suburb of Munich, and was the youngest of three children of Carl Tobias Fischer, Professor of Physics Institute, Technical University of Munich, and Valentine Fisher (nee Danzer). F. was educated first at a local school, and then in the 'Gymnasium Theresa' and technical school in Munich. After training in 1937. He was called up for two years for military service in the Wehrmacht, and after the Second World War he served in Poland, France and the Soviet Union. Within six months he was in U.S. custody and was released in 1945
When in 1946. Munich Technical University was reopened, F. resumed his studies, doing them in conjunction with Walter Heber, a pioneer in the field of study metallokarbonilov (metals chemically bound to molecules containing carbon and oxygen). In 1952, Mr.. Munich S. awarded a doctorate, and he stayed here to work as an assistant researcher.
In his dissertation, written in 1951. and dedicated metallokarbonilam, F. subjected to detailed analysis of the structure ditsiklopentadienilnogo iron or ferrocene. Previously, chemists, TJ. Keely and P.L. Pawson was opened ferrocene, and found that it contains two five-membered rings of atoms of hydrogen and carbon, are connected with one atom of iron. Adopted at the time of the theory argued that such molecules must be highly volatile, although in reality this substance has excellent chemical and thermal resistance. F. decided to find an explanation for this anomaly.
. Initial studies on the stability of ferrocene led him to believe, . that Keely and Pawson mistaken, . when suspected, . that the two carbon-hydrogen of ferrocene rings lie in one plane and are connected by a relatively weak bond with the iron atom, . halfway,
. F. ferrocene described as 'a completely new type of covalent complex'. Using X-ray analysis, F. determined that the two rings are parallel, layers, or as a sandwich with an iron atom, located between the center. As a result, the central metal atom is associated with each of the five carbon atoms of the upper and lower ring. This explained the high stability of the molecule and led to the discovery of a new class of compounds.
In further experiments, F. confirmed that there are other molecules with similar structure. At the suggestion of Walter Gafner F. synthesized dibenzol chromium, which consisted of two parallel benzene rings connected located in the center of an atom of chromium. Most chemists believe that such a molecule can not create. F. continued his studies with transition metals (chemical elements, . in which the inner electron shell is not completely filled out and their properties are partially reminiscent of how the properties of metals, . and properties of non-metals), . giving special preference to metal complexes with arenes (aromatic hydrocarbons).,
. In 1954, Mr.
. F. became an assistant professor at Technical University of Munich. Three years later, he was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich. Simultaneously, he worked as a visiting professor to give lectures at the universities of Jena and Marburg, and then the University of Wisconsin in g. Madison.
In 1964, Mr.. F. replaced by Walter Heber the post direkora Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, where he created the perfect conditions for X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies of the molecular structure. His laboratory soon took a leading position in research in organometallic chemistry. Interested in the problems of in-depth research and the effectiveness of science, F. often appeared on these topics at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, and by continuing to lecture abroad, the University of Florida (1971), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1973).
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One set of laws for all the only way to end racism in Canada
By Frontier Centre for Public Policy on December 21, 2018 No Comment
In his new book There is No Difference, Peter Best details a way to resolve Canada's legal and social relations with its Indigenous
In his new book There Is No Difference, Ontario lawyer Peter Best begins a long-repressed national conversation about Canada's legal and social relations with its Indigenous people.
Best asks: Why can't Nelson Mandela's goal and vision of one set of laws for all be the goal in Canada? Why keep and even extend the demonstrably-failing separate but equal, apartheid-like status quo?
Best would rather see complete legal equality for all Canadians.
Best makes a strong case for Canada to not just talk like Nelson Mandela, but to emulate him. There Is No Difference makes a compelling argument that the ill-conceived and harmfully interpreted Section 35 of Canada's Constitution, which protects "existing Aboriginal rights," should be legally curtailed. This would take back the Crown sovereignty that the Supreme Court, with its "consult and accommodate" rulings, recklessly devolved onto Indian bands.
The result has been the economic carnage of failed pipelines and communities.
Best convincingly argues that, with his proposed change in place, Indigenous reserves, the Indian Act and all other race-based special rights and entitlements would be phased out. His argument revisits Pierre Trudeau's 1969 White Paper, updated cogently.
Canada's Indigenous, as a group, are at the bottom of every performance-measuring social and economic indicator. The suicide rate, the poverty rate, the rates of alcoholism and drug dependency, the rates of criminality and incarceration, the rates of educational and economic achievement, the rates of incest and child neglect – all such grim measurements of human health and welfare clearly show that the status quo, which is centred on the reserve system, inflicts Indigenous Canadians with a tragic and unconscionable amount of suffering.
As Best writes, non-Indigenous elites appear to be prepared to continue to drive by this ongoing car crash and look the other way.
At the same time, Canada's Indigenous elites are unable to meaningfully respond to the urgent needs of their people. Best asserts that Indigenous elites are, generally, short-sighted leaders who can't or won't address the tragedy of their people and the tasks facing them.
Best notes that whether locked in their urban offices, one of their newly-franchised marijuana plantations or on a road blockade, the leaders of "sovereign nations" do nothing but talk, accusing everyone but themselves. Meanwhile, their people, often on remote, violence-prone reserves, suffer and die.
Best observes that Mandela was not the only inspired and courageous leader who saw clearly and advocated strongly that all citizens of a nation should have exactly the same set of rights and responsibilities. Think of Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, as Best writes. And ponder the life of Saskatchewan's pioneer moral hero, Indigenous lawyer and Assembly of First Nations co-founder William Wuttunee. Wuttunee's brave 1971 book, Ruffled Feathers, advocated the way forward for his people could be found in Trudeau's White Paper and Mandela's words.
In apartheid South Africa, citizens carried status cards denoting their race. Mandela campaigned for years from inside his jail cell against these loathsome, racist symbols. Eventually, the western world responded and recognized the moral truth of what he was saying. Status cards, and the entire rotten regime they represented, came tumbling down.
Canada's political leaders, including AFN leader Shawn Atleo, all honouring what Mandela stood for, travelled to his funeral. Yet these same leaders, back in Canada, continue to insist that Indian Act status cards, which serve essentially the same illiberal function as those in South African, remain.
And Canada's Supreme Court, in the recent Daniels case, piled on with more unintentionally racist reasoning – adding 600,000 Metis as new candidates for these purely race-based, dependency-assuring status cards.
Best prefers that instead of continuing with laws that bind us to race-based conduct, dividing us, creating resentment, and preventing true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians, we should move to real equality.
The situation in Canada is getting worse, not better. In There Is No Difference, Best convincingly points that the only true way forward is found in real reconciliation: one set of laws for all.
Brian Giesbrecht, a retired Manitoba judge, is a senior fellow at Frontier Centre For Public Policy.
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We're just under two months away from Samsung's likely announcement of the Galaxy S10, and the phone's first big leak has just arrived. Serial gadget leaker Evan Blass posted a photo on Twitter of what he says is one model of the upcoming phone.
The photo shows a phone with a nearly full-screen design, disrupted only by a camera cutout in the top-right corner and thin bezels around each edge. There's just the slightest additional thickness for a chin on the bottom.
Blass indicates that this will be the standard version of the Galaxy S10. There's also expected to be a cheaper model, a larger Plus model, and a 5G model. Samsung typically announces its Galaxy S phones at the end of February.
Samsung has avoided the notch trend that's spread to basically every other smartphone in the past year. But the company recently unveiled a series of next-generation screen designs that start to include some small interruptions.
The one we're seeing here, on the leaked S10, is from a model Samsung calls the Infinity-O display, which we've already seen one other phone make use of. Its use here will make the S10 Samsung's first flagship phone to include any kind of screen interruption, instead of building the tech into the bezel above the display.
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In the wake of a controversial "ag-gag" law passed last month in Idaho to silence whistleblowers at factory farms and slaughterhouses, a coalition of organizations filed a federal lawsuit on Monday to overturn the measure, challenging the law's constitutionality and saying that the First Amendment protects journalistic exposés of industrial animal production.
"The Idaho law is deeply distressing because it is aimed entirely at protecting an industry, especially in its worst practices that endanger people, at the expense of freedom of speech. It even would criminalize a whistleblower who took a picture or video of wrongdoing in the workplace," said Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, constitutional law expert and dean at the University of California, Irvine School of Law in a release. "I am confident that this law will be struck down under Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court precedents."
Idaho is the seventh state to pass an ag-gag law, and the first to do so since 2012. The law makes it illegal for anyone to take photos or videos at a factory farm or slaughterhouse without the owner's consent. If convicted under the law, a whistleblower could face up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine -- a hefty punishment when compared to the maximum jail term for a first-offense conviction of animal cruelty in Idaho -- just six months.
Animal advocates say that undercover investigations are crucial to exposing animal cruelty and forcing changes that otherwise would not be made. In the last decade, more than eighty undercover investigations have exposed abuse at factory farms in the United States.
According to a press release, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are ALDF, PETA, ACLU, CFS, Farm Sanctuary, Farm Forward, Idaho Concerned Area Residents for the Environment (ICARE), Idaho Hispanic Caucus Institute for Research and Education (IHCIRE), River's Wish Sanctuary, Sandpoint Vegetarians, Western Watersheds Project, journalist Will Potter, undercover investigations consultant Daniel Hauff, investigator Monte Hickman, Professor James McWilliams, investigative journalist Blair Koch, and the political journal CounterPunch.
A coalition also led by ALDF and PETA challenged Utah's ag-gag law last year in U.S. District Court, which has yet to rule on the case.


When the late Dambusters pilot Les Munro sold his precious medals to help maintain the Bomber Command Memorial we were inundated with messages of thanks from all over the world, which we turned into a book of gratitude. On a recent visit to the UK, Les's son Graeme told us how deeply touched his father would have been by so many messages.
It's always an honour to visit the UK, where I know my father is held in such high regard. My wife and I were attending the annual 617 Squadron Association dinner, which is attended by Association members and this year by several of the children of crew who were on the Dams raids.
My father was delighted that his medals raised vast amounts for the Memorial and its maintenance; he always wanted something to be done to ensure it was maintained and not a financial burden for future generations.
He would have been truly humbled by all the messages of thanks, which demonstrated the level of support for all those who took part in the Dam's raids and for all the Bomber Squadrons. Being a humble man he would have said the support was for all the airmen of Bomber Command, not just him and for all of those who did not return, and their dependants.
I am touched that so many people from around the world were moved to send messages of thanks to my father and honoured that they remembered him and all of those brave men who sacrificed so much. Some of the messages will be included in a display at the Mount Maunganui Returned Servicemen's Association building in our home town, along with an image of a Lancaster, similar to the one flown by my father – another tribute he would have been overwhelmed by.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to write a message and to all those who keep the memory of the Bomber Boys alive.


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Are MOOC's the new Napster?
Interesting piece in Times Higher Ed today:
Mr Sharkey, who after his days as a recording artist became a senior figure in the UK recording industry, most recently as head of the umbrella group UK Music, gave an address drawing parallels between universities making ever-larger amounts of their course materials available for free online, and the proliferation of online music-sharing that began in 1999 with the launch of Napster – a web-based platform that gave users unparalleled access to "free" music.
That moment "was to cause a multimillion-dollar-a-year global entertainment industry to rethink, reshape, recast, struggle, strive, develop, inspire and mould itself to a new world", he told delegates.
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Abel Lefèvre est un homme politique français né le  à Saint-Germain-sur-Avre (Eure) et mort le  à Ézy-sur-Eure (Eure).

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Avocat, président du conseil général de l'Eure, il est élu député radical de l'Eure en 1904, lors d'une élection partielle. Il est réélu jusqu'en 1919. Le , il devient l'un des secrétaires du comité exécutif du Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste. En 1921, il est élu de justesse au Sénat ( contre 501 à son adversaire) et réélu en 1929. Il est secrétaire du Sénat de 1927 à 1930. Il est battu en 1939 et se retire alors de la vie politique.

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St Mary's Primary School
Method is proud to have a hand in the redevelopment and upgrade of St Mary's Primary School in Hampton back in 2010, which was at the time shortlisted for an Architeam award. Its redevelopment included a new multipurpose hall, staffroom, kitchen, library, storage rooms, toilets, sickbay, classrooms, and offices.
Method were involved in the design development of this project, including structural design, materials selection, and delivery; which as always, was on-time and within budget. Development was undertaken during the school year with minimum disruption towards the school's program and had minimal impact on the existing buildings.
The multipurpose hall was constructed using precast concrete panels with Daniel Robinson brick snaps. The first-floor structure included a 14m long prestressed hollow core concrete panels to allow for clear spans to the multipurpose hall.
Acoustic panelling was installed to control breakout noise from the students playing sports, music or having concerts next door. Structural steel, timber, and translucent cladding made up the first floor and roof structure.
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The EU ETS: Its Role in Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Lessons for ETSs in Asia
August 11th, 2022 by Alistair Ritchie
The following is an introduction to the remarks Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Director of Asia-Pacific Sustainability Alistair Ritchie gave at the 13th International Greenhouse Gas Conference on August 11, 2022.
Asia Society Policy Institute Director of Asia-Pacific Sustainability Alistair Ritchie presented at the 13th International Greenhouse Gas Conference in Seoul on August 11, 2022 on the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and its role in achieving carbon neutrality in the EU, as well as lessons for ETSs in Asia.
The EU ETS is being revised so that it can contribute to the EU's 'Fit for 55' GHG emission reduction target of 55 percent by 2030 from a 1990 baseline, in line with the pathway to net zero GHG emissions. It provides valuable lessons on how an ETS can play a central role in the net zero policy mix. Key lessons for ETSs being implemented in Asia include: developing the ETS cap in line with national GHG emission targets on the pathway to net zero; ensuring broad coverage of emissions; introducing full auctioning for the power sector; establishing an effective fund to support investment in technologies for net zero transition sourced by auction revenue; implementing ambitious GHG emissions intensity benchmarks; and introducing rule-based market stability measures and ensure carbon market liquidity through sufficient third party participants.


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Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
PG-13 | 1h 38min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 12 December 2008 (USA)
A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
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This Christmas (2007)
A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II
Stars: Regina King, Columbus Short, Delroy Lindo
Christmas in Boston (TV Movie 2005)
Gina and Seth have been pen pals for 13 years and now will have the chance to meet. Both used their best friends pictures to send to each other and now will let their friends meet.
Director: Neill Fearnley
Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Patrick J. Adams, Lindy Booth
Santa Baby (TV Movie 2006)
Comedy | Fantasy
Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Underwood
Stars: Jenny McCarthy, Ivan Sergei, George Wendt
Director: David E. Talbert
Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover
The events focus around a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Director: Nora Ephron
Stars: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein
A Shoe Addict's Christmas (TV Movie 2018)
Noelle, a holiday hater who toils in a department store in which she is accidentally locked on Christmas Eve. There, she meets a woman who identifies herself as Noelle's guardian angel and ... See full summary »
Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Luke Macfarlane, Jean Smart
The Gabby Douglas Story (TV Movie 2014)
Biography | Drama | Sport
The story of the international gymnastics phenomenon who overcame overwhelming odds to become the first African American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Director: Gregg Champion
Stars: Regina King, Imani Hakim, Sydney Mikayla
Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
A failed boxer (Leguizamo) struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.
Director: Salvatore Stabile
Stars: John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro
Noel (2004)
Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.
Director: Chazz Palminteri
Stars: Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
AAA can't help the roadside emergency that is the JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION. Even the on-board navigation system has a meltdown on Nate Johnson and his family's cross-country trek to their ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Erskin
Stars: Cedric the Entertainer, Shannon Elizabeth, Shad Moss
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
A single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
Director: Penny Marshall
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Adam Garcia
Four Christmases (2008)
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
Director: Seth Gordon
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen
Alfred Molina ... Edy Rodriguez
Elizabeth Peña ... Anna Rodriguez
Freddy Rodríguez ... Jesse Rodriguez
Luis Guzmán ... Johnny
Jay Hernandez ... Ozzy
John Leguizamo ... Mauricio Rodriguez
Debra Messing ... Sarah Rodriguez
Vanessa Ferlito ... Roxanna Rodriguez
Melonie Diaz ... Marissa
Alexander Bautista ... Hector
Ramses Jimenez ... Fernando
Manny Perez ... Alexis
Claudia Michelle Wallace ... Tina
Cheryl Hamada ... Dr. Susan Lee
Manny Sosa ... Father Torres
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There is some talk, in early scenes, of Puerto Ricans carrying green cards and joining the US Army to obtain citizenship. Puerto Ricans are not considered aliens under USA law, so this is meaningless. See more »
Christina Agulara and Katie Holmes were originally cast in roles. See more »
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A Latino Family Christmas Well Cast But the Story Is Mired in Clichés
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If you can envision mixing Thomas Bezucha's "The Family Stone" (2005) with Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" (still running on Broadway), you will get a rough idea of what this 2008 family drama is all about. It's refreshing to see a holiday feature focused on the vibrancy of the Hispanic community, and director Alfredo De Villa does an energetic job celebrating the ethnicity found in Chicago's Puerto Rican-dominated Humboldt Park neighborhood. However, he gets little help from the by-the-numbers screenplay by Rick Najera and Alison Swan, which is mired in clichés and stock characters. The story works strictly within predictable convention by using a Christmas family reunion as an excuse for melodramatic revelations and confrontations among its members.
The plot elements are laid on thick. The Rodriguez family is headed by jovial bodega owner Edy, whose recently secretive behavior has convinced his hot-tempered wife Emma that he is having an affair. She unceremoniously announces at the family dinner table that she wants to file for a divorce. Oldest son Mauricio has become a smug, rather insufferable New Yorker and brings with him his high-powered wife Sarah, an uptight gringo on the verge of managing her own $300 million hedge fund. Much to Emma's chagrin, they have decided to put off having children to focus on their careers. Looking battle-weary and acting disengaged, younger son Jesse has just come home from a tour of duty in Iraq to find his ex-girlfriend settled down with another man. Daughter Roxanna is a struggling actress in LA whom the neighborhood thinks is going to be the next big star. Her life gets complicated by a budding romance with ex-gang member Ozzy, who is tormented by the shooting death of his brother. And as if it isn't obvious, an old, ugly tree in the Rodriguez front yard stands as a symbol of the family's solidarity.
All the characters are sketched in broad strokes rather than developed with nuance, so the film feels more suitable as a TBS TV show. Nonetheless, the cast is likable and sometimes a bit more when given the chance. Alfred Molina ("Spider-Man 2"), a Brit of Spanish-Italian ancestry, has mastered a diverse array of ethnic roles in his career and plays Edy with convincing Latino flavor. Elizabeth Peña ("Lone Star") is a welcome sight as Emma. A surprisingly restrained John Leguizamo ("Moulin Rouge!") plays Mauricio, and an unsurprising Debra Messing ("Will and Grace") plays to type as Sarah. Effective albeit limited work comes from Vanessa Ferlito ("Grindhouse") as Roxana, Jay Hernandez ("World Trade Center") as Ozzy, and Luis Guzmán providing comic relief as a jokester cousin obsessed with his hair. The film's best performance comes from Freddy Rodriguez (Federico in "Six Feet Under") who realistically conveys Jesse's pain with a minimum of help from the trite script. Paul Oakenfold contributes the percolating soundtrack. The 200 DVD offers an entertaining commentary track from De Villa, Rodriguez, and producer Robert Teitel; a 12-minute featurette that reunites some of the cast members to discuss the making of the film; the original theatrical trailer; and the inescapable blooper reel.


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Beatport announces 'Producer Challenge' competition
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Carrying on Beatport's 16-year tradition of fostering the growth of the electronic music community, the Beatport Producer Challenge will scour the world for 50 producers on the cusp of greatness. Partnering with Loopcloud and Plugin Boutique from Loopmasters, LANDR, iZotope, and Roland Cloud, the Beatport Producer Challenge will create a path to notoriety for talented producers across Beatport's ten most popular music genres.
Utilizing the diverse platforms and software available from Loopcloud, Plugin Boutique, LANDR, iZotope, and Roland Cloud, aspiring producers will have until Monday, May 11, 2020, to create a wholly original piece of music to enter into the competition. Winners will be awarded highly-prized software and subscriptions, totaling over $100,000 in value from these great partners. This includes a 12-month subscription to Beatport LINK PRO+, Beatport's fast-growing streaming service for DJs, giving them access to Beatport's entire catalog of music through DJ performance software like Pioneer DJ's rekordbox, Virtual DJ, and Hercules DJUCED.
In order to augment and enhance the producer's toolkit for the Beatport Producer Challenge, each entrant will get a one month free trial of Loopmasters' Loopcloud, giving them a choice of 4 unique sample packs, 300 credits to spend, and full Loopcloud functionality. Additionally, all producers entering the competition will have access to a free trial of LANDR's incredible mastering and distribution platform so they can master their completed track for free before uploading it for consideration in the Challenge.
Likewise, all entrants will have access to a 30-day free trial of Roland Cloud, complete with Techno Patches and Patterns for the JUNO-106, JUPITER-8, SH-101, TB-303, TR-808, and TR-909.
When the Challenge is complete, 5 winners will be chosen by Beatport's world-class curation team for each of the Beatport's most popular ten genres:
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Other prizes that each of the 50 total winners will receive include; one year of Beatport LINK PRO+ and $50 in credits on Beatport.com; one year of Loopcloud Studio; Plugin Boutique Scaler Music Theory Tool; an iZotope Beatport Bundle with an Iris 2 Sample-Based Synthesizer, DDLY Dynamic Delay, Mobius Filter, and Elements Suite; one year of LANDR Pro and Lethal Synth plugin; and a One Year Roland Cloud Membership.
Speaking about the Challenge, Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport said, "Since beginning our strategic partnership with Loopmasters in 2019, we have wanted to harness the full power of our respective audiences to give producers around the world access to a unique opportunity to exhibit their skills. Combining the power of Loopcloud and Beatport's industry-leading curation, along with other great companies in our industry such as LANDR, iZotope, and Roland Cloud, we are able to give producers the platform they need to showcase their talents"
Matt Pelling, the founder of Loopmasters also stated, "We are proud to be involved in this initiative which brings us all closer in difficult times, and shines a light on those with exceptional talent to the wider music community."
Pascal Pilon, the founder and CEO of LANDR added: "We're proud to be supporting our community through this initiative and to be working with our peers. Now's the time to come together and as musicians ourselves, we know how important it is to stay connected."
The Beatport Producer Challenge begins today. Find out more here.


R. Brad Knipstein has been creating images since he was very young. If you ask him, he will tell you "I have been working on my portfolio since I was 12. When my grandmother gave me my first portfolio case to display my prints." Of course that was back in the film days where he crafted black & white fiber prints in a closet turned darkroom. To this day he carries the same passion and vision with him everywhere he happens to be.
R. Brad Knipstein has been creating images since he was very young. If you ask him, he will tell you "I have been working on my portfolio since I was 12. When my grandmother gave me my first portfolio case to display my prints." Of course that was back in the film days where he crafted black & white fiber prints in a closet turned darkroom at his family's home. To this day he carries the same passion and enthusiasm for photography with him everywhere he happens to be. R. Brad Knipstein Studio is a full service studio. From finding locations to retouching to pre-press and everything in between, photo production is his business.
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Electric vehicles receive their energy from a battery. In contrast to vehicles with a traditional combustion engine, electric cars are refueled via the power grid. Provided that the electricity is generated from renewable sources, electric cars drive emission-free and do not emit any CO2.
A nationwide charging infrastructure is a necessary requirement for a rising number of electric cars. Since March 2017, the expansion of the charging network is supported by the German Government. This ensures a rising number of charging stations but also poses a challenge to the power grid. Simultaneous and uncontrolled charging of many electric cars can result in electricity system overloading issues. Therefore, an organized and structured expansion of the charging infrastructure is important, and locations of charging stations have to be chosen carefully. In addition, the power grid can be relieved by coordinating the charging of several cars. The charging stations in an underground parking, for example, can reduce the charging power intelligently if the grid is in danger of overloading because of too many cars charging simultaneously. Thus, the impairment of the users can be kept to a minimum.
By using a bidirectional charging system, it is possible to discharge the battery of electric cars and to feed power back into the grid. In this way, electric vehicles can be used as a home storage system in order to optimize the self-consumption, and to balance out fluctuations in the power grid. During times of excess solar and wind power generation compared to the consumption, charging the battery leads to a smoothened infeed peak and the curtailment of renewable energies can be avoided. If the demand is high, the vehicle can feed energy back into the grid. Thus, electric cars can contribute to integrating renewable energies, and constitute an additional component in smart grids. Intelligent concepts for controlling the charging or discharging power are necessary.
Electric vehicles drive emission-free and are "refueled" by charging the battery.
Grid overloading caused by too many cars charging simultaneously can be avoided by coordinated charging.
Using intelligent control concepts, the electric vehicle can function as an additional storage device in the smart grid and can balance out fluctuations in the power grid.


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Q: How to release a mutex lock held by Thread which never lets it go, by continuously listening to a socket There are two classes Client and ChatWindow, client has DatagramSocket, InetAddress and port fields along with methods for sending, receiving, and closing the socket. To close a socket I use an anonymous thread "socketCLOSE"
Client class
public class Client {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

private DatagramSocket socket;

private String name, address;
private int port;
private InetAddress ip;
private Thread send;
private int ID = -1;

private boolean flag = false;
public Client(String name, String address, int port) {
    this.name = name;
    this.address = address;
    this.port = port;
}

public String receive() {
    byte[] data = new byte[1024];
    DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(data, data.length);
    try {

        socket.receive(packet);

    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    String message = new String(packet.getData());
    return message;
}

public void send(final byte[] data) {
    send = new Thread("Send") {
        public void run() {
            DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(data, data.length, ip, port);
            try {

                socket.send(packet);

            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    };
    send.start();
}

public int close() {
    System.err.println("close function called");
     new Thread("socketClOSE") {
        public void run() {
            synchronized (socket) {
                socket.close();
                System.err.println("is socket closed "+socket.isClosed());
               }
        }
    }.start();

    return 0;
}

ChatWindow class is sort of a GUI which extends JPanel and implements Runnable, There are two threads inside the class - run and Listen.
public class ClientWindow extends JFrame implements Runnable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private Thread run, listen;
private Client client;

private boolean running = false;

public ClientWindow(String name, String address, int port) {

    client = new Client(name, address, port);

    createWindow();
    console("Attempting a connection to " + address + ":" + port + ", user: " + name);
    String connection = "/c/" + name + "/e/";
    client.send(connection.getBytes());

    running = true;
    run = new Thread(this, "Running");
    run.start();
}

private void createWindow() {

            {
             //Jcomponents and Layouts here
            }

    addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
        public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
            String disconnect = "/d/" + client.getID() + "/e/";
            send(disconnect, false);
            running = false;
            client.close();
            dispose();
        }
    });

    setVisible(true);

    txtMessage.requestFocusInWindow();
}

public void run() {
    listen();
}

private void send(String message, boolean text) {
    if (message.equals("")) return;
    if (text) {
        message = client.getName() + ": " + message;
        message = "/m/" + message + "/e/";
        txtMessage.setText("");
    }
    client.send(message.getBytes());
}

public void listen() {
    listen = new Thread("Listen") {
        public void run() {
            while (running) {
                String message = client.receive();
                if (message.startsWith("/c/")) {
                    client.setID(Integer.parseInt(message.split("/c/|/e/")[1]));
                    console("Successfully connected to server! ID: " + client.getID());
                } else if (message.startsWith("/m/")) {
                    String text = message.substring(3);
                    text = text.split("/e/")[0];
                    console(text);
                } else if (message.startsWith("/i/")) {
                    String text = "/i/" + client.getID() + "/e/";
                    send(text, false);
                } else if (message.startsWith("/u/")) {
                    String[] u = message.split("/u/|/n/|/e/");
                    users.update(Arrays.copyOfRange(u, 1, u.length - 1));
                }
            }

        }
    };
    listen.start();
}

public void console(String message) {
    }
  }

Whenever the client is closed, the client.close() is called which spawns socketCLOSE thread, but the thread does nothing, it enters the blocked state, as revealed by stack trace -
Name: socketClOSE
State: BLOCKED on java.net.DatagramSocket@1de1602 owned by: Listen
Total blocked: 1  Total waited: 0
Stack trace:
app//com.server.Client$2.run(Client.java:90)
Name: Listen
State: RUNNABLE
Total blocked: 0  Total waited: 0
Stack trace:
java.base@14.0.1/java.net.DualStackPlainDatagramSocketImpl.socketReceiveOrPeekData(Native Method)
java.base@14.0.1/java.net.DualStackPlainDatagramSocketImpl.receive0(DualStackPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java:130)

*

*locked java.net.DualStackPlainDatagramSocketImpl@3dd26cc7
java.base@14.0.1/java.net.AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.receive(AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java:181)

*locked java.net.DualStackPlainDatagramSocketImpl@3dd26cc7
java.base@14.0.1/java.net.DatagramSocket.receive(DatagramSocket.java:864)

*locked java.net.DatagramPacket@6d21ecb

*locked java.net.DatagramSocket@1de1602
app//com.thecherno.chernochat.Client.receive(Client.java:59)
app//com.thecherno.chernochat.ClientWindow$5.run(ClientWindow.java:183)

This doesn't let SocketCLOSE thread close the socket inside the synchronized block as lock on socket is held by Listen thread. How can I make the listen thread release its lock, the program terminates without closing the socket and debugger shows Listen thread as still runnable. Is the implementation flawed itself or can this be solved ?

A: I can reproduce the problem with JDK 14, but not with JDK 15 or newer.
This seems plausible, as JDK-8235674, JEP 373: Reimplement the Legacy DatagramSocket API indicates that the implementation has been rewritten for JDK 15. The report even says "The implementation also has several concurrency issues (e.g., with asynchronous close) that require an overhaul to address properly."
However, you can get rid of the problem with JDK 14 too; just remove the synchronized. Nothing in the documentation says that synchronization was required to call close() and when I removed it, my testcase worked as intended.
When you want to coordinate the multithreaded access to the socket of your application, you should use a different lock object than the socket instance itself.

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The Proceedings of the Eleventh International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Dialogs, which provides a print record of the 2017 meeting of international prosecutors, scholars, and students at the Chautauqua Institution in New York is now available. As a cosponsor of the annual IHL Dialogs, ASIL has published a written record of them every year since the first Dialogs in 2007.The theme of the Eleventh IHL Dialogs, held August 27–29, 2017, was "Changing Times: New Opportunities for International Justice and Accountability." Highlights of the volume include the Heintz Award Ceremony Keynote by Zainab Hawa Bangura, former U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict; the Clara Barton Lecture by Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; a discussion on the domestic investigation of war crimes and the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by Andrew Cayley, Director of Service Prosecutions in the U.K.; and updates from current and former prosecutors of the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia, the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Proceedings of the Tenth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Dialogs is now available for purchase. The Proceedings of the tenth IHL Dialogs provides a print record of the 2016 meeting of international prosecutors, scholars, and students. Usually held at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, the Tenth IHL Dialogs took place in Nuremberg, Germany. The theme of the Tenth IHL Dialogs, held September 29–30, 2016, was "A Lasting Legacy for the Future." The theme commemorated the seventieth anniversary of the closing of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Highlights of the volume include a commemoration of the the seventieth anniversary of the Nuremberg trials by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch; a keynote address by Joseph Kamara, Deputy Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; updates from current prosecutors of the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia, the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon; a discussion on the arc of justice by the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda; and a roundtable on German perspectives of the Nazi crimes.
The Proceedings of the Ninth International Humanitarian Law Dialogs provides a print record of the ninth annual meeting of international prosecutors, scholars, and students at the Chautauqua Institution, held from August 30 to September 1, 2015. The theme of the Ninth IHL Dialogs was "In Commemoration of the Srebrenica Massacre (1995) and the Opening of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg (1945)." Highlights of the volume include: a keynote address by Hon. Patricia Wald; updates from current and former chief prosecutors of the ECCC, ICC, ICTR, ICTY, and SCSL ; a roundtable discussion the Srebrenica Massacre; the fourth annual Clara Barton lecture by Claudia Paz y Paz; the fifth annual Katherine B. Fite lecture by Patricia Viseur Sellers; and a 2014–2015 international criminal law "Year in Review" by Mark A. Drumbl.
The Proceedings of the Eighth International Humanitarian Law Dialogs provides a print record of the eighth annual meeting of international prosecutors, scholars, and students at Chautauqua Institution. The theme of the Eighth IHL Dialogs, held from from August 24–26, 2014, was "The New World (Dis)order: International Humanitarian Law in an Uncertain World." Highlights of the volume include: keynote addresses by Ambassador Tiina Intelmann and Col. Morris Davis (U.S. Air Force, ret.); updates from current prosecutors of the ECCC, ICC, ICTR, ICTY, and SCSL; a 2013–2014 international criminal law "Year in Review" by Valerie Oosterveld; a roundtable discussion on the relevance of international humanitarian law in 2014; and a conversation with Sir Desmond de Silva, Fatou Bensouda, and Hassan Jallow about the first international court in Africa.
This boxed set consists of Proceedings of the Fifth International Humanitarian Law Dialogs, Studies in Transnational Legal Policy No. 44 and the four previous volumes.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the seventh annual meeting of international prosecutors at Chautauqua Institution from August 25-27, 2013, focused on the theme "The Long Hot Summer After the Arab Spring: Accountability and the Rule of Law." The volume includes the prosecutors' updates regarding the activities of their respective courts and tribunals, the Third Annual Katherine B. Fite Lecture, the Second Annual Clara Barton Lecture, an interview with his Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, and a discussion of different perspectives on the Arab Spring.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the fifth annual meeting of international prosecutors at Chautauqua Institution from August 28-30, 2011. The theme of these Dialogs was "Widespread and Systematic! – Crimes Against Humanity in the Shadow of Modern International Criminal Law." The international prosecutors, academics, practitioners, and members of the public discussed the evolution of this crime and challenges in its prosecution. The Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, an initiative working towards the development and signing of an International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, is also presented, and its Proposed Convention is included in this volume. The volume also contains the prosecutors' updates regarding the activities of their respective courts and tribunals during the past year.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the fourth annual meeting of international prosecutors at Chautauqua Institution in August 2010. As the first major gathering of international criminal law experts following the International Criminal Court Review Conference in Kampala, the Dialogs provided the international prosecutors, judges, scholars, and others with an important forum in which to discuss the amendments to the crime of aggression, as well as the complexities of prosecuting such cases. The volume also contains the prosecutors' updates regarding the activities of their respective courts and tribunals during the past year.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the third annual meeting of international prosecutors at the Chautauqua Institution from August 31 to September 1, 2009. Joined by an impressive group of experts, the international prosecutors discussed the important impact of women in international criminal law as well as the complexities of prosecuting gender-based crimes. Included are speeches and commemorative papers analyzing the sacrifices and contributions of women from Nuremberg to the present day. The Third Chautauqua Declaration is also included.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the historic meeting of international prosecutors at the Chautauqua Institution on August 25-26, 2008. Included are speeches, commemorative papers, and summaries of dialogs.
This volume provides a record of the proceedings of the historic meeting of international prosecutors at the Chautauqua Institution on August 29, 2007, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Hague Rules of 1907. Included are speeches, commemorative papers, and summaries of dialogs on the history, procedure, and jurisprudence of international tribunals from Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court. The First Chautauqua Declaration is also included.
From the historic launch of ASIL by such luminaries as Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes to the recent era when international law is increasingly in the public realm, The American Society of International Law's First Century: 1906-2006 by Frederic L. Kirgis traces the evolution of the Society and its relationship to events in the United States and around the world. Kirgis, who served as Secretary to the Society, is a member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law, spent more than a decade researching and writing this in-depth, 632-page history, which debuted at the Society's 100th annual meeting.
This volume, drawing upon the expertise of its many contributors, provides guidance on how domestic law should advance the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The studies in this volume focus on specific IDP protection issues, ranging from the right to humanitarian assistance and the protection of family life to development-induced displacement and property rights. Incorporating the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into Domestic Law: Issues and Challenges builds on earlier ASIL-Brookings publications regarding the protection of IDPs, including the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: Annotations (Revised Edition) and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Law of the South Caucasus.


The report on "Plutonium Transports in France", (1) that was attacked by AREVA in a press release today, is a joint assessment published by the independant agency WISE-Paris and the British consulting engineers Large & Associates, directed by John H. Large, an international expert who was responsible for the team of experts assessing the nuclear risk involved in the salvage of the submarine Kursk.
In the field of safety (accidents during transport), the described tests do not form a sufficient basis to conclude with so much certainty, as the IRSN did, that the FS47 cask can not breach in accidental conditions, and therefore the maximum fraction release to consider is 0.07 g of plutonium (out of a consignment up to 150 kg per truck).
In the context of the upcoming weapon-grade U.S. plutonium transport, the IRSN is thus not well-founded to deny the hypothesis of the U.S. authorities, which in their assessment consider for similar scenarios a fraction release of 595 g per cask, or 8,500 times more than IRSN.
In the field of security (malevolent acts), contrary to international recommendations, there is no definition in the French regulatory framework of the malevolent actions that the transports should be able to defeat; instead a policy of secrecy over transports is considered protective.
The IRSN has nevertheless developed in recent years a programme of tests on the FS47 resistance to explosive. (5) These tests, notably, demonstrate that the integrity of the cask would not resist when hit by a rocket propelled grenade of moderate efficiency, leading to a significant release of plutonium. Such results go against the French doctrine, that the radiological consequences of malevolent actions should not be superior to those expected from accident conditions.
According to Yves Marignac, Director of WISE-Paris, "considering the stakes, it is time for AREVA to adopt international standards of technical debate instead of opposing the detailed and referenced analysis of independent experts with quite defamatory comments without scientific substance."
The publication of this joint assessment is in line with the statutory objectives of the WISE-Paris agency, which are to "promote information to populations in France, in Europe and in the World about the various sources and forms of energy (...)", to "develop the understansing of energy issues, notably the impact of renewable energies and the consequences of the civilian and military use of nuclear power (...)", to "make the citizens more involved in these problems (...)", and to "distribute any juridical, economic, scientific or other information in relation with energy issues."
The stir created by this report lead to unprecedented attacks on the credibility of WISE-Paris, resulting in a filing of a formal complaint by WISE-Paris against X for falsification. This complaint lies in the hands of the state prosecutor.
Finally, WISE-Paris is an organism fully independant of any other organization bearing the name of "Wise", with its correct designation being, in full and to the exclusion of any other form: "WISE-Paris".
Contact: Yves Marignac, Director of WISE-Paris.
Y. Marignac, X. Coeytaux, J. H. Large, Plutonium Transports in France – Safety and Security Concerns over the FS47 Transportation Cask, Joint Assessment, WISE-Paris / Large & Associates, 21 September 2004.
IRSN, Risques de rejet radioactif lors du transport routier de poudre d'oxyde de plutonium en colis FS47, not dated (March/April 2004).
Y. Marignac (Dir.), X. Coeytaux, M. Schneider & al., Les transports de l'industrie du plutonium en France : une activité à haut risque, WISE-Paris, February 2003.
Large & Associates, Potential Radiological Impact and Consequences Arising from Incidents Involving a Consignment of Plutonium Dioxide under Transit from COGEMA La Hague to Marcoule/Cadarache, R3108-A6, 2 March 2004.
WISE-Paris, Possible Toxic Effects from the Nuclear Reprocessing Plants at Sellafield (UK) and Cap de La Hague (France), Report to STOA, Direction of Research, European Parliament, November 2001.
Introductory remarks by Commissioner M. Wallström, Petitions Committee, Public Hearing, 18 April 2002: "The Commission shares the opinion of the Petitions Committee's independent reviewers that the information in the WISE report is comprehensive and neutral. To a large extent, the information in the report is the same as used in assessments made on behalf of the Commission, in particular the latest assessment of discharges from EU nuclear sites between 1987 and 1996. However, the consultant seems to have focussed on such information which aims to bring into question the justification of reprocessing."


If anyone can turn something into a trend, it's Rihanna. She made towel wraps a Thing (for certain people). The beauty mogul/musician teased not one, not two, but three products last night. Along with a full-body luminizer in multiple shades, she also debuted a Kabuki brush with pink bristles and a giant pouf covered in body glitter.
The fluffy, glittery sphere (complete with a bow) is called the Fairy Bomb, and will most likely be available soon from Fenty Beauty. It looks like something teens would have loved in the early aughts, and we are here for it. Rihanna's beauty line is already known for killer highlighters — why not extend it to the rest of the body. In the words of Rihanna, "Shine bright like a diamond." We should have seen this one coming.