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Arctic Data archive System
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The arctic data archive system (ADS) collects observation data and modeling products obtained by various Japanese research projects and gives researchers to access the results. By centrally managing a wide variety of Arctic observation data, we promote the use of data across multiple disciplines. Researchers use these integrated databases to clarify the mechanisms of environmental change in the atmosphere, ocean, land-surface and cryosphere. That ADS will be provide an opportunity of collaboration between modelers and field scientists, can be expected.
National Institute of Polar Research Science Database
Polar Data Center Science Database
The Polar Data Center (PDC) manages the Science Database among other repositories for Japanese polar research. The Science Database is the destination repository for all Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) data as well as the Japanese contribution to the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008. Metadata are in English and Japanese, and metadata records are shared with the Global Change Master Directory.
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U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information - formerly: National Coastal Data Development Center
NCDDC
The National Coastal Data Development Center, a division of the National Oceanographic Data Center, is dedicated to building the long-term coastal data record to support environmental prediction, scientific analysis, and formulation of public policy. >>>!!!<<< For informations about the migration of data from NODC to NCEI see: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/about >>>!!!<<</index.html
Global Change Master Directory
NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). The GCMD holds more than 25,000 Earth science data set and service descriptions, which cover subject areas within the Earth and environmental sciences. The project mission is to assist researchers, policy makers, and the public in the discovery of and access to data, related services, and ancillary information (which includes descriptions of instruments and platforms) relevant to global change and Earth science research. Within this mission, the directory also offers online authoring tools to providers of data and services, facilitating the capability to make their products available to the Earth science community.


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William Gillingham may refer to:

William Gillingham I, MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) in 1388
William Gillingham II, MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) in 1391
William Gillingham (footballer), footballer born in 1998

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...I couldn't even tell you why, but if wands were introduced I'm pretty sure I'd be practically forced into rolling a new mage character just to roleplay that out. That sounds like so much fun. Theoretically the messages wouldn't even need to be changed to compensate for it.
I want a staff and a blasting rod. I'd like to swop the rod out for different tools during the fight. Let me get a shield spell to compensate for needing a physical shield, maybe like a shield bracelet and to balance it out maybe it doesn't affect Dodge/divert.
Feel free to crowdtest some ideas with us!
..wait now, are we trying to make Dresden a valid Aetolian?
You can tease me all you like, but when void shotguns and mechmages roll out I'll still happily forge you armor kits.
Ripping off VTM worked well enough.
Hey, I like Harry Potter!
Also, I would definitely get a customized wand if that becomes an option. That sounds awesome.
I wish we ripped off VTM. I really do.
Gimme Obtenebration and Dementation and I'd be a happy buggy.
I will gladly take on a Malk-like mind for some Dementation. "I am but a puppet of the overlord clacking at keys that unlock no doors."
The idea of wands being associated with magic goes back hundreds (or thousands, depending on which book you consider the first) of years, so I don't think the HP franchise has any special claim on it.
I wasn't aware an event was happening. With Leviathans and Seals and stuffs. I'ma say it.
anyways where's dat SHINYmancer at??
Am excited for my void shotgun.
HAI GAIS YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS?!?
ONE YEAR TODAY. WE MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL HYPE-LONS!
Guys this thread was actually made on April 1st, @Tiur clearly edited the creation date to fool you all.
There is no revamp. Only buffs to replicate.
Yep, one year so figure it's time for an update, because not everybody will be familiar with why something like this takes so long.
So first of all, we've gone through a couple of iterations of this revamp now - the first couple of designs just didn't work out for us. The design we're on now is solid, and four of the six skillsets (which contain most of the PVP skills) are completely designed, coded and being tested/balanced.
The big holdup right now is the final skillset for the classes. We hit a bit of a design slump here, and then we had a couple of big world events that diverted time away from work on the revamp. We've got a plan locked down for the final skillset now, and now that events are out of the way, my focus is back on getting mages done.
In the meantime, have a sneakpeek at a skill that @oonagh inspired me to add to the class, from some emotes he did during one of the dreg fights.
Temporarily reverse gravity in your location, sending any items, denizens and adventurers flying into the sky if they do not have the density defence. After a couple of seconds, gravity will return to normal and everything will fall back to the ground. The density defence is ignored should they have five stacks of gravity on them, but this will consume two of the stacks.
When the effect ends, anybody in the sky will be pulled back to the ground. If an adventurer is affected by increased gravity, they will take damage when they fall back down proportional to the amount of stacks they have.
If you are indoors, adventurers affected will instead be stunned by slamming into the ceiling.
Create a massive tornado that engulfs your room, making leaving the location much more difficult. This ability will only work when outdoors. You may only have one storm effect active at a time. Movement attempts will drain your mana; should you fall below 50% maximum mana, you will be unable to leave entirely.
The effects of whirlwind do not stack with similar obstructing abilities.
This spell has no resonant effects.
THIS MAKES ME SO FREAKING HAPPY!
I WANT MY GRAVITY WELL AND I WANT IT NOW! NOW NOW NOW NOW!
f'realz, though, I cannot wait. And yes, I've waited a year. I still cannot wait, even after all this long.
Thanks for update, @Razmael. Feels good to know you guys are on track.
The delays are due to admin figuring out how to make the new singularity ability blast the interstellar theme through mudlet.


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Suicide Squad- Here we Go Again: Asian Woman as Bodyguard to White Man
You gotta love Hollywood. It's nothing if not predictable. We wrote how Mercy Graves (Asian woman) plays bodyguard to Lex Luthor (white male) in Dawn of Justice. In Wolverine (see our report), Yukio (Asian woman) is the bodyguard and servant to Wolverine (white male). Now again, in "Suicide Squad" (not released at the time of this report) by Warner Brothers based on a DC comic, we see the same theme. Here, Katana, played by actress Karen Fukuhara, serves again as a "bodyguard" for the white male lead of Rick Flag (played by Joel Kinnaman). (note: we have a spoiler alert towards the bottom of the page; don't scroll down if you don't want to see it)
Rick Flag (played by Joel Kinnaman)
From our report on Dawn of Justice:
Hollywood rarely depicts Asian women as strong. They make an exception here because even though the women they depict do not appear physically strong enough to defend fairly powerful men, the role is symbolic.
It signifies that white men are so important, that an Asian woman will gladly sacrifice everything she has including her life for him (a bodyguard will risk her own life for the one they protect). Only in this scenario do white Hollywood writers and directors depict the Asian woman as strong because it serves the broader point they wish to make.
What is odd is that the original work – the Suicide Squad comic by DC – it does not appear that Katana served in this role. As we have seen from Marvel as well, often when Hollywood gets its hands on a story, it will alter it to reinforce white fantasies and biases. After all, Hollywood is a dream factory, and so long as those with power behind them are largely white males, the fantasies they peddle will be strongly shaped by their own.
For those who say "this shows Asian women as strong" – see above; this is a rare, rare exception and only permitted when the strength is in service of sacrifice to a white man. Sacrifice is the key word here. We sacrifice or ourselves only for something so meaningful, so valuable, so rare – that it's something few will do in their lives except for their own family. Yet in Hollywood, Asian women are assigned this role because it builds on the larger theme that Asian women are to prize white men. You don't see them taking a bullet for a black man for instance.
Hollywood's conditioning continues. In their world, it is only fitting that an Asian woman risk her own life for that of a white man; clearly indicating his life is more valuable than hers and that it should be her honor to die for him. In Dawn of Justice – Mercy dies in serving Lex. He is responsibile for her death- but the movie moves on as though the death ought to have no emotional significance to the viewer. Suicide Squad is not in theater at the time of this report; but I wouldn't be surprised if Katana is simply used by Flag as he chooses; a disposable object who should be happy she can serve him.
Asian women deserve more than to only be depicted as strong when it aligns with white male fantasy. White males in Hollywood often give free rein to their fantasies and unfiltered sense of self importance without regard to how doing so slots people, in this case Asian women, into subservient roles – roles that have real-world implications on how people subconciously see and value each other.
It appears Katana failed at her job and then took the title of the movie literally…..
(not a true spoiler since it's in the trailer, briefly)
OFFENDER: Warner Bros.
CATEGORY OF OFFENSE: Self-Aggrandizement ( Whites are Central)
The Intern – What Feminists and Minorities have in Common
Mr. Robot: Hacking the Asian male image to pieces
Gravity: In Space, no one cares about the Asian man of the team.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The largest disabled event of its kind and one of USA Hockey's most significant events each season, the 2019 Toyota-USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival begins next week in Wesley Chapel, Florida, and will encompass two weekends for the second straight year.
USA Hockey, in partnership with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Statewide Amateur Hockey of Florida, is hosting the Festival in Florida for the first time. The first weekend of the Festival runs Thursday, March 28, through Sunday, March 31, and features five of USA Hockey's disabled hockey disciplines, including blind, deaf/hard of hearing, standing/amputee, special and Warrior. The Festival concludes the following weekend (April 4-7) with sled hockey, including the USA Hockey Sled Hockey National Championship.
The AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel, Florida, will serve as the primary facility both weekends, while nearby Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex (Ellenton, Fla.) will also be utilized. Each weekend will see USA Hockey host a Try Sled Hockey event. Both events will take place at the AdventHealth Center Ice, which will host the first event on Saturday, March 30, from 2-3 p.m. ET before conducting the second event the following Saturday, April 6, from 2-3 p.m. ET.
USA Hockey, in partnership with HockeyTV, will provide live streaming coverage of all games, including the Adult Sled Hockey National Championship.
For a complete schedule of the 2019 Toyota-USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival, click here.


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Q: Android getLocation on install app is 0.0 im testing my app in a real device, and a get a error and dont know how to fix.
My app asks for permission to location on android, when install the application asks to allow access.
To locate the position the first time you need to click on the location button.
My problem is this: If GPS is disabled, the app does not find the right position, even after activation, getting as latitude and longitude 0.0.
When you click the button the app checks if it is activated and asks to activate, but even activating the location is the same as 0.0
If you install the app with GPS enabled, this problem does not occur.
Can someone help me?
im using this code to location button
 public void btnlocalizacao(View view) {
       gps = new GPSTracker(MainActivity.this);

    // check if GPS enabled
                if (gps.canGetLocation()) {
                    double latitude = gps.getLatitude();
                    double longitude = gps.getLongitude();
                    CameraPosition newCamPos = new CameraPosition(new LatLng(latitude, longitude),
                            15.5f,
                            googleMap.getCameraPosition().tilt, //use old tilt
                            googleMap.getCameraPosition().bearing); //use old bearing
                    googleMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(newCamPos), 2000, null);

                } else {
                    gps.showSettingsAlert();
                }
}

and this is the gps class
public class GPSTracker extends Service implements LocationListener {

    private final Context mContext;

    // flag for GPS status
    boolean isGPSEnabled = false;

    // flag for network status
    boolean isNetworkEnabled = false;

    // flag for GPS status
    boolean canGetLocation = false;

    Location location; // location
    double latitude; // latitude
    double longitude; // longitude

    // The minimum distance to change Updates in meters
    private static final long MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES = 1; // 10 meters

    // The minimum time between updates in milliseconds
    private static final long MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES = 1000 * 60 ; // 1 minute

    // Declaring a Location Manager
    protected LocationManager locationManager;
    Criteria criteria = new Criteria();

    public GPSTracker(Context context) {
        this.mContext = context;
        getLocation();
    }

    public Location getLocation() {
        try {
            locationManager = (LocationManager) mContext
                    .getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);

            // getting GPS status
            isGPSEnabled = locationManager
                    .isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);

            // getting network status
            isNetworkEnabled = locationManager
                    .isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

            if (!isGPSEnabled && !isNetworkEnabled) {
                // no network provider is enabled
            } else {
                this.canGetLocation = true;
                // First get location from Network Provider
                if (isNetworkEnabled) {
                    locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                            LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER,
                            MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
                            MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
                    Log.d("Network", "Network");
                    if (locationManager != null) {
                        location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true));
                        //location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);
                        if (location != null) {
                            latitude = location.getLatitude();
                            longitude = location.getLongitude();
                            Log.d("Localização", latitude + " " + longitude);
                        }
                    }
                }
                // if GPS Enabled get lat/long using GPS Services
                if (isGPSEnabled) {
                    if (location == null) {
                        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                                LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER,
                                MIN_TIME_BW_UPDATES,
                                MIN_DISTANCE_CHANGE_FOR_UPDATES, this);
                        Log.d("GPS Enabled", "GPS Enabled");
                        if (locationManager != null) {
                            location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, false));
                            //location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
                            if (location != null) {
                                latitude = location.getLatitude();
                                longitude = location.getLongitude();
                                Log.d("Localização", latitude + " " + longitude);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

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

        return location;
    }

    /**
     * Stop using GPS listener
     * Calling this function will stop using GPS in your app
     * */
    public void stopUsingGPS(){
        if(locationManager != null){
            locationManager.removeUpdates(GPSTracker.this);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Function to get latitude
     * */
    public double getLatitude(){
        if(location != null){
            latitude = location.getLatitude();
        }

        // return latitude
        return latitude;
    }

    /**
     * Function to get longitude
     * */
    public double getLongitude(){
        if(location != null){
            longitude = location.getLongitude();
        }

        // return longitude
        return longitude;
    }

    /**
     * Function to check GPS/wifi enabled
     * @return boolean
     * */
    public boolean canGetLocation() {
        return this.canGetLocation;
    }

    /**
     * Function to show settings alert dialog
     * On pressing Settings button will lauch Settings Options
     * */
    public void showSettingsAlert(){
        AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(mContext);

        // Setting Dialog Title
        alertDialog.setTitle("ALerta de GPS");

        // Setting Dialog Message
        alertDialog.setMessage("GPS não esta ativado, gostaria de ativar?");

        // On pressing Settings button
        alertDialog.setPositiveButton("Configurações", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int which) {
                Intent intent = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_LOCATION_SOURCE_SETTINGS);
                mContext.startActivity(intent);
            }
        });

        // on pressing cancel button
        alertDialog.setNegativeButton("Cancelar", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                dialog.cancel();
            }
        });

        // Showing Alert Message
        alertDialog.show();
    }

    @Override
    public void onLocationChanged(Location location) {
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider) {
    }

    @Override
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider) {
    }

    @Override
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras) {
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
        return null;
    }

}

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My problem is this: If GPS is disabled, the app does not find the right position, even after activation, getting as latitude and longitude 0.0.

It is all works as intended. The fact you are granted location permission means you are permitted to obtain the location IF and only IF it is available. It means nothing more, especially it does NOT guarantee nor even mean that you will ever get any coordinates from the system (user may i.e. simply do not use GPS receiver).

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\echo --start_ignore
set gp_enable_column_oriented_table=on;
\echo --end_ignore
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4;
CREATE TABLE mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4
(
    col1 int4,
    col2 int4,
    col3 char,
    col4 int4,
    col5 int
)
DISTRIBUTED by (col1)
PARTITION BY LIST(col2)
(
default partition def
);

INSERT INTO mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 VALUES(20000000,20000000,'a',20000000,0);
SELECT * FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 ORDER BY 1,2,3,4;

ALTER TABLE mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 DROP COLUMN col4;

ALTER TABLE mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 SPLIT DEFAULT PARTITION at (50000000) into (partition partsplitone,partition def);

INSERT INTO mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 SELECT 10000000, 10000000,'b', 1;
SELECT * FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 ORDER BY 1,2,3;

-- Update distribution key
UPDATE mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 SET col1 = 35000000 WHERE col2 = 10000000 AND col1 = 10000000;
SELECT * FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 ORDER BY 1,2,3;

-- Update partition key
UPDATE mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 SET col2 = 35000000 WHERE col2 = 10000000 AND col1 = 35000000;
SELECT * FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 ORDER BY 1,2,3;

DELETE FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 WHERE col3='b';
SELECT * FROM mpp21090_dropcol_splitdfpt_dml_int4 ORDER BY 1,2,3;

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Why Does MMA Need an Awards Night?
You can celebrate the greatest parts of MMA
Give Your Favorite Fighters the Recognition They Deserve
Fighters are owed a small debt of appreciation. This comes in many forms. Money. Sponsors. Fame. However, recognizing the best is a centuries old tradition. Each village had a champion who fought for what they believed in. Today is no different. Fighters are your modern-day advocates. They represent the best, and sometimes worst, parts of you. To watch them chalk up a victory is a win for you and your village.
Giving fighters an awards night where the fans get to vote for their favorite, puts you, the fan, in control. It's a chance to give your champion, yet another victory where you get to go into battle for their fighter. It's a triumph the fighter didn't have to get bruised to earn and the Fighters Only WMMA awards is the ultimate thank you from every fan to their hero.
Vote For What You Want to See More of in MMA
MMA might crown individual champions, but these are always team wins. Coaches. Gyms. Sponsors. Organizers. They get little recognition, even on the biggest stages. The World Mixed Martial Arts awards gives these unsung workhorses a chance to be recognized for their behind-the-scenes work. The act of recognizing excellence sets an industry standard for all the lesser-known elements that create a successful fighter.
It sets the bar higher and forces everyone else in the fight game to recognize the best practices so they can level up and take the sport to new heights. If you want the spectacle to get better, innovators will be rewarded. A fan-driven awards night is the spark that drives the teams behind these innovations, without it, the fight game would be stuck on airplane mode.
Get Your Independent Opinion Heard
Polarizing. It's the word that best describes MMA. It defines the fans. The fighters. The results. It's what makes it great. Opinions cause friction, debate, and loyalty. This is true not only for the fighters, but for all of MMA. However, with so many new fight organizations it's vital to have an impartial referee looking after the octagon of the sport.
The World Mixed Martial Art Awards is the Switzerland and Herb Dean of the MMA industry. It makes the hard calls driven by the voting power of the fans. It's you, the fan, who writes the history books by bowing heads in defeat and raising hands in victory. Without your democratic votes steering and objective MMA awards show, you may as well try to moisturize your face with a corn dog.
Help allows Mixed Martial Arts to Poke a Little Fun at Itself
Where else will you see Daniel Cormier sing "All About That Cake?" How can you get Henry Cejudo rap the words Cringe Ass Henry to a Cardi B beat? The only place is the World Mixed Martial Arts Awards. It's the biggest stage where fighters get a chance to flex their funnier sides to show they're not all work and no play.
The WMMA has become a tool for fighters to draw in fan engagement and promote their fights while pleasing sponsors. Fighters' social media feeds are a place to do business and curate their serious side as a dedication to their craft. However, once a year, if they're game they get a chance to create a skit that can live forever and clock up million views like DC fawning over his love of food. Talk about having your cake and eating it.
Unveil the True Fight Fans Who Are Part Of Your Tribe
Every fight has a few famous celebrities waving away in the crowd shots. Going to a live fight is one thing, but to see a celebrity turn up at the awards night means they consider themselves part of the industry. They want to immerse themselves in the MMA culture and get the chance to sink a few champaign flutes with their favorite fighters. Whether it's Dolph Lundgren or Mike Tyson, those who give out the awards are showing the world which tribe they belong to, and when you tune in you become one of them.
Help Knock a Little Glamour and Personality Into MMA
The World MMA awards is MMA's Oscars, filled with champaign corks, sleek suits, and flowing ball gowns. Fans get to see how fighters surmount new pressures like making a live acceptance speech in front of a jam-packed auditorium. For some, that can be tougher than copping a left hook. And for the athletes, who you'll normally only ever see in sweatpants or smiling through bloodied teeth, it's refreshing to see them scrub up and look like the millions their earning.
A formal awards night offers a chance to see their personality on display through their unique dress sense that's always worth the price of admission. The rest of the year you can enjoy seeing them for the blood, sweat and torn ear athletes they truly are. For a few short hours, fans get to see their favorites looking like they're ready to meet the queen. And see if they're shy when speaking to girls.
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The rightful struggle of Turkey: The Afrin operation
Since the onset of the Syrian civil war, Turkey has been explaining one important fact over and over again to the world and especially to the members of NATO: this war is as much a threat to the integrity of Turkey as it is to the people of Syria.
As the war progressed, Turkey's fears were proven right. The PKK, a terrorist group that has been carrying out acts of terrorism on Turkish soil for 40 years, claiming the lives of 40,000 Turkish citizens, and was in a bid to build a Stalinist regime in southeastern Turkey, stepped up its efforts in tandem with the escalating war. This time, its recruits were trained by professionals, their weapons supplied by the West. As the events unfolded, the coup attempt of July 15 took place in Turkey in 2016 and it became clear that the terrorist group FETO had provided support to the PKK.
The United States is still our ally, but one that failed expectations nevertheless. Turkey's persistent protests have yielded no results.
The terrorist group plans to use this new position to gain easier access to the weapons of communist circles, and seeks to build a bloody state, which will threaten not only Turkey but also the Middle East and even the US that has been its protecting power. After getting no response to its protests and demands, Turkey was left with no choice other than launching a military campaign in Afrin, which was the center of all these plans.
Turkey started the Afrin operation, Operation Olive Branch, in line with UN Security Council resolutions 1624 (2005), 2170 (2014) and 2178 (2014) on the fight against terrorism, and the 51st item of the UN Charter on the right to self-defense. All the structures that Turkey is bound to report to, as well as the countries affiliated with NATO and the UN, were informed about the campaign. Its goal is defined as eliminating the PKK/PYD threat in the region, which is getting stronger and more settled every day.
Turkey, before and during the campaign, repeatedly expressed its respect for Syria's territorial integrity and strongly emphasized that the goal is definitely not an "occupation." It is also clear that the campaign has taken place with the knowledge of Russia right from the onset. As a matter of fact, Syria's territorial integrity has always been a critical point in the negotiations carried out by the two countries.
Furthermore, Turkish authorities have clearly stated that the Turkish intelligence service, MIT, is in contact with the Syrian regime to ensure the territorial integrity of the latter. During the operation, Turkish planes repeatedly dropped fliers over Afrin villages which made a call for unity to the people of Afrin and assured them, saying "Afrin belongs to the people of Afrin."
As is well known, the Syrian war has been one mostly fought with planes by many of the involved countries. Coalition forces, most notably US fighters, have been carrying out air-strikes against the country for the past seven years, while Russia, the patron of the Syrian regime, also carries out air-strikes, as does the Syrian regime.
It is clear that Turkey, having the second biggest army in NATO, is capable of carrying out its campaign using solely jet fighters. Indeed, it is clear that the PKK/PYD would not be able to fight back against aerial bombardment and that by employing such bombardments, Afrin could be purged of terrorist groups in a matter of days, if not hours. Moreover, such an option would prevent any Turkish losses.
However, as of this article being written we have had 43 martyrs in Afrin, and every day we receive news of new one. This is because the campaign is largely a ground operation, the only reason for which is preventing civilian casualties.
The Turkish Army has clearly assured the world that all the targets are thoroughly checked before they are hit and emphasized that only terrorist targets and their shelters, positions, weapons and equipment were being destroyed, and that the "utmost care and sensitivity" was being shown so as to not harm civilians or the environment. At the same time, religious, cultural, historical and archaeological sites, as well as public facilities, have not been targeted by the Turkish Armed Forces since the very beginning of this operation.
Throughout these seven years of the Syrian war, Turkey has always been determined to protect civilians, both inside Syria's borders and outside them. At this point, it would be useful to note that it has been Turkey that welcomed Syrian refugees, who were chased away from EU waters by EU authorities and who were kept outside of the EU by barbed wire fences.
Columnists like Robert Fisk, who is known for his aversion to Turkey, have been predictably at the forefront of the campaign against Turkey's ongoing operation in Afrin. His recent article in The Independent is based completely on disinformation.
In the light of all these details, it is important to ask the following question: what would the Western countries do if they were in Turkey's position? Would they sit back and watch the world's bloodiest terrorist group found a state along their border? Or would they completely raze the place to ground within a couple of hours using their jet fighters? Or would they do as Turkey did and start a sensitive land campaign that would last several months and would no doubt lead to losses and high costs? Let's answer this question by quoting Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin: "The Afrin operation represents a test of sincerity for Western countries."
Adnan Oktar's piece in The Jerusalem Post (Israel):
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/The-rightful-struggle-of-Turkey-The-Afrin-operation-544919


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I'm building a [[Our power project#Charge controller|solar MPPT charge controller]] based on the [http://www.freechargecontroller.com FreeChargeController.com] open source project which is in turn based on [http://www.timnolan.com/index.php?page=arduino-ppt-solar-charger Tim Nolan's project]. Their system uses the Arduino for the processing part, but I'm going to build mine using a [[Raspberry Pi]]. == Voltage and current measurement == We need to have real-time voltage and current sensing of the solar array to determine the optimal voltage and current to draw from it that delivers the maximum power (the maximum power point tracking, MPPT). And we need to also measure the voltage of the battery to know what kind of charging requirements it has, and finally the current on the load needs to be monitored so that we can graph our power usage over time. The voltage measurement simply involves a very low current potential divider to ground set such that the maximum voltage the divided point can have is not higher than the maximum input of the system's ADC's. Current measurement is a little more complicated and involves a shunt resistor (very low value with high precision) placed in the circuit segment requiring measurement, then taking the voltage measurement across this shunt resister and using ohms law to calculate the current. Since the shunt resistor's value is so low (to ensure minimal voltage drop) the voltage across it needs to be amplified using a current-sense amplifier chip which is basically an op-amp designed for single ended configuration rather than requiring a feedback system. See this [http://www.eetimes.com/design/industrial-control/4236380/A-Current-Sensing-Tutorial-Part-II--Devices current-sensing tutorial] for more detail. One issue with this is that there isn't any analogue inputs on the Pi, but that can be done with a single chip solution such as the MCP3008 which gives eight analogue channels and connects directly into the SPI port. See [http://learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/reading-a-analog-in-and-controlling-audio-volume-with-the-raspberry-pi.pdf Analogue Inputs for Raspberry Pi Using the MCP3008] for more details. == MPPT algorithm == I'm not 100% clear on the way this works yet, but I think it's like this: the DC-DC converter's output voltage is forced to what the battery wants, but may be set to an overall preconfigured value. The duty cycle of the PWM which is set by the processor based on its solar power detection is effectively alternatively opening and shorting the solar input, but due to a reasonably big capacitor this works as a means of varying the current drawn between zero (always open) and the maximum the panels can deliver (always closed). The processor can then determine whether to draw more or less current based on the effects on the power output that the last change had. == PWM DC-DC converter == *[http://www.maximintegrated.com/app-notes/index.mvp/id/2031 How DC-DC converters work] == Three-stage battery charger == == Web-based interface == == See also == *[[Raspberry Pi]] *[[Our power project]] *[http://www.timnolan.com/index.php?page=arduino-ppt-solar-charger DIY Arduino-based MPPT charge controller] *[https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2170337_-1 The Arduino-based version available as a kit] *[http://www.freechargecontroller.com FreeChargeController.com] ''- wiki dedicated to developing and evolving the Arduino-based controller'' *[[:File:Detailed analysis of MPPT.pdf|Detailed analysis of MPPT]] ''- a very detailed PDF explaining the PWM-based DC-DC converter method of doing MPPT'' *[https://apollo.open-resource.org/lab:ninjascc NinjaSCC] ''- NinjaSCC is not just another Solar Charge Controller'' [[Category:Projects]][[Category:Hardware]]
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Guide > Greater Istanbul > Harun's Paradise
Harun's Paradise
İstasyon, Cafer Bey Sokak 12, Tuzla, Istanbul
At Tuzla Yacht Club's delightfully eccentric boatyard, Harun's Paradise, you can eat in splendid isolation or delightful company. After lunch, sail out into the Marmara in one of the Club's 12-foot dinghies.
Cornucopia 46
By Owen Matthews
The garden of Rıfat Edin stands on the south shore of Tuzla Bay, in the southern suburbs of the Asian side of Istanbul. Approached from the sea, it looks like an unusually crowded and aesthetically aranged boatyard – dozens of old wooden hulls in various states of repair stand on trestles, wrapped in plastic. Tethered to a pier, a clutch of newly varnished wooden dinghies bob like a flock of restless seabirds. But the usual boatyard clutter of oars, rudders, floorboards, buoys, masts and anchors is interspersed with bits of antique statuary, an artfully placed wrought-iron table, and antique iron oil lamps. Walk a little further among the trees and you will see that the garden is in fact a collection of buildings, pavilions and intriguing gathering places.
Walk a little further among the trees and you see that the garden is in fact a collection of buildings, pavilions and intriguing gathering places. By the sea stand several open-air arrangements of teak chairs; further back are terraces equipped with slightly drooping sofas and a glassed-in pavilion dominated by a magnificent Ottoman hearth. Surrounding the whole is a series of small higgledy-piggledy houses. In the centre of the ensemble is a four-storey tower built of scrap timber topped by the master's bedroom – from which a white curtain billows in the breeze like a sail.
The Edin house-cum-garden-cum-boatyard was once a monastery on the shores of a medieval harbour. In Captain Francis Beaufort's 1817 Admiralty Chart of the Marmara Sea, the breakwater – which still stands – is labelled as "Genoese harbour". The Edin family bought the plot in the 1960s as a ramshackle retreat from the city. Rıfat and his family would sail down to Tuzla in dinghies for picnics from their main house in the Asian coastal suburb of Erenköy. It was the start of Edin's lifelong obsession with small boats – most notably, with a British-designed class of wooden sailing dinghy named, with robust Edwardian directness, the 12-foot dinghy…
The 12-footer was originally designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat-builder from Southport, in 1905. Big enough for two adults, clinker-built of mahogany with an ingenious, almost vertical gaff weighing only 105 kilos, it's a remarkably nippy little craft. Not as nippy, of course, as the modern Lasers or Toppers, which are more like surfboards than boats and designed to capsize at least once every 20 minutes. But still, the 12-footer is a fast little boat that one could nonetheless sail while wearing a jacket and tie, with ample room for picnic baskets and small children. Twelve-footers (TFDs) were so popular that they became an Olympic sailing class in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. (Indeed the craft still has an avid Dutch following to this day.)
Several found their way to Istanbul. One was owned by the Dirvana family and parked at their home, the Kıbrıslı Yalı on the Bosphorus. Others were still being sailed by old men at the Erenköy sailing club in the 1970s – though they wouldn't let the young Rıfat Edin sail their precious antiques. But the modern history of the 12-foot dinghy began when Selim Dirvana found a complete set of original blueprints in the family archives and gave them to Edin, who had a brand-new one made in Bodrum. Thirty more have followed, all produced by a handful of boat-makers in Bodrum and Tuzla to rigorous specifications – down to the mandatory copper rivets. Modern versions range in cost from 7,000 euros for a Turkish one to 25,000 for a Dutch-built model. Fellow 12-footer enthusiasts were found in Portofino and Holland – enough for an annual international 12-foot dinghy championship that has been running since 2008 – the final leg is always in Istanbul. The prize is a silver cup originally owned by George Cockshott and presented to Edin by a descendant of Cockshott's who lives in North Cyprus and is, like his illustrious ancestor, also in the boat trade.
City Bosphorus: The Anatolian Shore
Contributions by Andrew Finkel, Harriet Rix, Tim Cornwell et al. Photographs by Monica Fritz, Brian McKee, Fritz von der Schulenburg
Decked in Splendour
by Gencer Emiroğlu with photographs by Fritz von der Schulenburg
Cornucopia 50, Autumn 2013
Istanbul Unwrapped: The Sultan's City
A boat-lovers' garden of delights
Boating on the Bosphorus
Rose Baring
(Cornucopia 1)
Cooking on the Boat
Lale and Cem Apa
Turkey Around the Marmara
John Freely (1926–2017)
Splendid Palas Hotel
The Princes Islands, Istanbul
Büyükada, Istanbul
SuB Karaköy
Tophane, Istanbul
Pushing the Boat Out (Cornucopia 46)
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And what a nice tip — hide-and-seek. Look forward to read more from you.
These are absolutely darling! Even my husband said so! Wish I would have thought about hide-and-seek last week when I was photographing a 2 year old. That would have helped immensely!
GREAT tips for shooting kids that are a difficult age. These pics of Ella-boo just take my breath away. Unbelievably CUTE.
I could stare at these pictures ALL day!!! Thank you again!!! I need to figure out which one of those I'm blowing up….
Great post Kelli!! And she is SO CUTE.


A TEAM of kayakers came across an incredible blue lagoon while exploring the depths of Owey Island, off the coast of Donegal.
Adventurers Iain Miller and Fiona nic Fhionnlaoich travelled to the island last weekend in an attempt to catch the sun during its midsummer rise.
What they discovered, and thankfully captured on video, was an extraordinary blue lagoon tucked away in a seacave below the island.
Both Iain and Fiona are adventure guides for Unique Ascent, a Donegal-based outdoor activities company.
They spoke of the rarity of their find and the beauty of their experience.
"It is a tricky matter of timing, sea conditions and sheer good luck to witness the effect first hand", Miller told Independent.ie Travel.
"To have the planets align and to be able to visit this natural phenomenon is a world-class, surreal and humbling experience.
"The film only gives a glimpse into the heat, light and colours. It felt like you were swimming in light in an underground infinity pool.
To follow Iain and Fiona on more of their adventures, visit uniqueascent.ie.