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Books blogBooks
Releasing books into the wild
I don't want the celebrity biography I got for Christmas. Charities don't want it. But maybe there's a way of passing it on to someone that does...
Jonathan Morrison
Tue 23 Jan 2007 10.11 EST
This Christmas, along with two identical jumpers, I got a copy of Chantelle Houghton's Living the Dream: My Story. It's the sort of book that must make lumberjacks everywhere wonder why they bother.
In the whirlwind of last-minute giving and taking, you end up with some strange choices. Books that are unlikely ever to be read. I bought my father, who's never cooked anything more complex than soup, a copy of Ramsay's latest recipe book in the hope he might try his hand at a Beef Wellington. In the cold light of January, this seems unlikely.
So what happens to all those books? They sit on bookshelves, certainly. They are circulated, perpetual presents. Sometimes they're turned back into book vouchers. You can sell them on eBay or throw them away. I checked with Friends of the Earth, and there are no hard and fast rules for mulching a book - putting it in with the old Sunday papers is fine.
Of course, many people prefer to do something more charitable. I thought I'd found the solution when I came across Book Aid International, which sends books to libraries in sub-Saharan Africa and Palestine where the paperbacks we take for granted can cost a third of a month's wage.
This is vital work. It gets in at the ground level of development, keeping kids interested in reading, improving literacy. It makes available the basic knowledge needed for carpentry, mechanics, tailoring, soldering, hygiene and cookery. There's very little they haven't covered. At a higher level, the books they supply are used to train future lawyers, doctors, accountants, IT professionals. The books go into the universities of Tanzania, Malawi and Sierra Leone, and camel-borne libraries cross north-east Kenya between isolated villages.
But while Book Aid does accept some specific books from individuals, I found they get much of what they need direct from publishers. Like most charities, they'd rather just have your money. It costs them £1.25 to send a book out, and that's the cost of making sure the library gets what it needs, rather than just the postage. So sell the book and send them a cheque.
With the problem of what to do with Chantelle still unsolved, I turned in the end to BookCrossing. The principle behind it is that you leave unwanted books in pubs, telephone boxes and buses, where they're picked up by total strangers. According to Lynne Moores, a veteran, there are now half-a-million bookcrossers worldwide. Despite the slightly weird terminology - they talk about releasing books into the wild - it's a charming idea, and one that appeals deeply to bibliophiles. I don't feel that strongly about pulping Living the Dream, but the idea of destroying a book - any book - is heresy to bookcrossers. And even the books in charity shops get pulped if they don't sell.
Lynne started bookcrossing with a book she didn't like. Rather than feeding it page by page to a nesting hamster, she left it in a public place in the hope that it would find a more appreciative reader. Every book gets a number, and the original owner can watch the book migrate (I'm at it now) on bookcrossing.com. You can even see what each reader thought about it on the way.
Some 5,000 books later (most of which, it seems, were released in Oxford pubs), Lynne's seen her books end up in South Africa and Bangkok. She says it's no longer about disposing of unwanted books - more about finding new audiences for the books she's enjoyed. She'll even buy seven or eight copies of a favourite to release. Which is why publishers are beginning to get interested.
If you find yourself desperate for something to read in a hostel in Kathmandu, then hell - you might be grateful that someone left a copy of Living the Dream or Ashley Cole's My Defence behind. There's an appreciative reader out there for every story - even if sometimes the book has to travel several thousand miles to find them.
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I understand these kitties are high maintenance. How high of maintenance would you rate them?
Not at all, but still a lot of work with baths, they tend to play with the other animals just fine.
Medium amount, they do well on their own when they have to be.
High, I spend a lot of my time with my kitten/cat.
Very High, most of my time goes to them making sure they are okay.
I have a lot of questions i want to say.
Coconut oil, What is it for?
Best way to clean their claws?
What good treats should be used. I cant do a raw diet right now so I wish to know what good treats would be used for training and rewarding.
Good food to buy that isnt dry food.
If You can, can you mix dry food with wet food? If not why?
Clothes for Sphynx? How much do you normally spend. and how many pairs should one get?
How friendly are Sphynx really? Do they warm up to strangers or do you have to introduce them to strangers?
The reason why i ask this is im hoping to get a Therapy cat and an emotional support animal.
Does your cats know any tricks. if so, How long did it take for you to train them?
Do you use litterbox or Toilet?
How well do they get along with other animals?
Do they get sick often? If so. how often?
ive been reading around and some of them stick and others im clueless on.
I use coconut oil to clean the ears.
Baby wipes are good for paws and wiping down other parts.
3-4 weeks on baths. It depends on your cat but the more you bathe them, the more oil they produce.
Clothes are optional. Blankets are a must.
All of my sphynx have been friendly and social although some more than others. Many tend to be snuggly but not all. They do sort of have the temperament of a dog. They are playful.
How do you use coconut oil to clean the ears?
I use coconut oil to clean nose pads.
Here is some info on nail cleaning/clipping you might want to check out Clipping your Sphynx cat nails.
You put a small amount on a cotton ball, put it in their ear, hold it, rub the base of the ear and swipe. Then I use q-tips to gently get the wax out. They get a lot of wax. You will definitely see it. I think the coconut oil also helps keep them clean and expunge the wax as well. I'm sure we have a video on this site.
This is good, too. Go to Forums and check out the Sphynx Information Help Center. There is a lot of helpful information.
Yes you can feed dry and wet. But not dry and raw food. My crew do get Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal wet food.
My crew hates clothes so can't advice you on this one.
Most sphynx, certainly when you get them as a kitten are super friendly and easy going to other people. But it depends on personality of course. My two boys came to me as a kitten. Toa cuddles with everybody who wants too. Ross needs some time to get to know somebody.
I'm a bad cat trainer. But you can train cats! @Yoda mom is very good in training cats. Hopefully she gives you tips. Toa can sit on comment. Only took him one yummy treat to learn;-).
Litterboxes here but saw people using toilet too. Needs training I guess.
Most sphynx love all animals.
It helps to get a kitten from a reputable breeder who scans parents on HCM. But even then your sphynx can get issues. I have 3 sphynxes. Two are never sick. One has a skin disease and it took me a lot of vet visits to find out what was causing his health issues.


Today on Victorious Life, Pastor David Crespo is teaching out of Acts, chapter 5. The book of Acts chronicles the work of the Apostles in times following the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.
In this life changing work there were significant challenges and tribulations, to the point of being thrown in jail for teaching in the name of Jesus. Pastor David titles this message "Don't Quit" where he draws parallels to our own work for Christ.


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Bonnie Rockwaller
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Steve Loter
Mark McCorkle
Bob Schooley
Kirsten Storms
Kelly Ripa (A Sitch in Time)
Snobbish, dismissive, has a superior attitude
High school student, cheerleader, Kim Possible's rivial, Senor Senior Junior's girlfriend
Mrs. Rockwaller (mother), Connie Rockwaller & Lonnie Rockwaller (older sisters)
Tara, Jim and Tim Possible, Ron Stoppable, Senor Senior Junior, Brick Flagg
Kim Possible, Monique
Unable to graduate high school and has to attend summer school.
Bonnie Rockwaller is Kim Possible's Middleton High School cheerleader classmate, and her rival in almost every aspect. She was voiced by Kirsten Storms.
2 Personal History
3 Relationship
4 Talents and Skills
Bonnie is the youngest of her family. Her sisters, Connie and Lonnie, look down on her. Her enthusiastic but kind-hearted mother is a source of consternation and embarrassment. Her father is unknown (though it is possible she may have inherited her stuck-up personality from him).
Bonnie has been in a rivalry with Kim since at least middle school. She's snobbish, dismissive, and has a superior attitude towards Kim, Ron, Monique and people in general, which may have been caused by her sisters always looking down on her. She cultivates an ivory tower position at the top of the high school "food chain", and seems to keep it that way by dating Brick Flagg, the school's football quarterback because she considers it a status symbol. This is challenged by Kim's general popularity of leading the cheer squad, which Bonnie wants and considers it humiliating to be playing second fiddle.
At the end of the series, she is dismayed to learn that she had skipped classes so many times that she is unable to graduate, and so has to attend summer school.
Brick Flagg had been her boyfriend on and off for several years until he could no longer stand her.
In "Homecoming Upset", she starts dating Señor Senior Junior and they remain together when the final episode of the series ends.
She has taken a shine to Tim and Jim Possible, because of their potential to embarrass Kim in public. (Ironically, they don't seem to like her very much.)
Kim is her rival and the conflict between them is mentioned a lot throughout the series.
She forms a posse with several other members of the MHS cheerleading squad, notably Tara and Hope, but they don't unilaterally support her crusade against Kim.
Talents and Skills
Bonnie is almost Kim's physical match, though her skills are focused more towards dance and movement than fighting. She also has a talent for pushing all the right buttons, and for faking sincerity at opportune times.
Bonnie generally does not like hard work, but she did put a lot of effort into becoming leader of the cheerleading squad in "Number One"
She shares the same first name with a character from the sitcom $h*! My Dad Says who apparently is played by Nicole Sullivan.
In A Sitch in Time an older Bonnie was a teacher at the Disciplinary Center. One of her students was an older Brick Flagg.
Her Birthday is October 27th, 1988.
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extern IFileSystem *		g_pFileSystem;

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// a string table to speed up searching for sequences in the current virtual model
struct modellookup_t
{
	CUtlDict<short,short> seqTable;
	CUtlDict<short,short> animTable;
};

static CUtlVector<modellookup_t> g_ModelLookup;
static int g_ModelLookupIndex = -1;

inline bool HasLookupTable()
{
	return g_ModelLookupIndex >= 0 ? true : false;
}

inline CUtlDict<short,short> *GetSeqTable()
{
	return &g_ModelLookup[g_ModelLookupIndex].seqTable;
}

inline CUtlDict<short,short> *GetAnimTable()
{
	return &g_ModelLookup[g_ModelLookupIndex].animTable;
}

class CModelLookupContext
{
public:
	CModelLookupContext(int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr);
	~CModelLookupContext();

private:
	int		m_lookupIndex;
};

CModelLookupContext::CModelLookupContext(int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr)
{
	m_lookupIndex = -1;
	if ( group == 0 && pStudioHdr->numincludemodels )
	{
		m_lookupIndex = g_ModelLookup.AddToTail();
		g_ModelLookupIndex = g_ModelLookup.Count()-1;
	}
}

CModelLookupContext::~CModelLookupContext()
{
	if ( m_lookupIndex >= 0 )
	{
		Assert(m_lookupIndex == (g_ModelLookup.Count()-1));
		g_ModelLookup.FastRemove(m_lookupIndex);
		g_ModelLookupIndex = g_ModelLookup.Count()-1;
	}
}

void virtualmodel_t::AppendModels( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	// build a search table if necesary
	CModelLookupContext ctx(group, pStudioHdr);

	AppendSequences( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendAnimations( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendBonemap( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendAttachments( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendPoseParameters( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendNodes( group, pStudioHdr );
	AppendIKLocks( group, pStudioHdr );

	int j;
	int nValidIncludes = 0;

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numincludemodels; j++)
	{
		void *tmp = NULL;
		const studiohdr_t *pTmpHdr = pStudioHdr->FindModel( &tmp, pStudioHdr->pModelGroup( j )->pszName() );
		if (pTmpHdr)
		{
			nValidIncludes++;
		}
	}

	m_group.EnsureCapacity( nValidIncludes );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numincludemodels; j++)
	{
		void *tmp = NULL;
		const studiohdr_t *pTmpHdr = pStudioHdr->FindModel( &tmp, pStudioHdr->pModelGroup( j )->pszName() );
		if (pTmpHdr)
		{
			MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();
			int group = m_group.AddToTail( );
			m_group[ group ].cache = tmp;
			AppendModels( group, pTmpHdr );
		}
	}
	UpdateAutoplaySequences( pStudioHdr );
}

void virtualmodel_t::AppendSequences( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int numCheck = m_seq.Count();

	int j, k;

	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	CUtlVector< virtualsequence_t > seq;

	seq = m_seq;

	m_group[ group ].masterSeq.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numlocalseq );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalseq; j++)
	{
		const mstudioseqdesc_t *seqdesc = pStudioHdr->pLocalSeqdesc( j );
		char *s1 = seqdesc->pszLabel();

		if ( HasLookupTable() )
		{
			k = numCheck;
			short index = GetSeqTable()->Find( s1 );
			if ( index != GetSeqTable()->InvalidIndex() )
			{
				k = GetSeqTable()->Element(index);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			for (k = 0; k < numCheck; k++)
			{
				const studiohdr_t *hdr = m_group[ seq[k].group ].GetStudioHdr();
				char *s2 = hdr->pLocalSeqdesc( seq[k].index )->pszLabel();
				if ( !stricmp( s1, s2 ) )
				{
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		// no duplication
		if (k == numCheck)
		{
#ifdef _XBOX
			if ( seqdesc->flags & 0xffff0000 )
			{
				Error( "Sequence flags overflow\n" );
			}

			if ( seqdesc->activity > SHRT_MAX )
			{
				Error( "Sequence activity overflow\n" );
			}
#endif
			virtualsequence_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			tmp.flags = seqdesc->flags;
			tmp.activity = seqdesc->activity;
			k = seq.AddToTail( tmp );
		}
		else if (m_group[ seq[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalSeqdesc( seq[k].index )->flags & STUDIO_OVERRIDE)
		{
			// the one in memory is a forward declared sequence, override it
			virtualsequence_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			tmp.flags = seqdesc->flags;
			tmp.activity = seqdesc->activity;
			seq[k] = tmp;
		}
		m_group[ group ].masterSeq[ j ] = k;
	}

	if ( HasLookupTable() )
	{
		for ( j = numCheck; j < seq.Count(); j++ )
		{
			const studiohdr_t *hdr = m_group[ seq[j].group ].GetStudioHdr();
			const char *s1 = hdr->pLocalSeqdesc( seq[j].index )->pszLabel();
			GetSeqTable()->Insert( s1, j );
		}
	}

	m_seq = seq;
}

void virtualmodel_t::UpdateAutoplaySequences( const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int autoplayCount = pStudioHdr->CountAutoplaySequences();
	m_autoplaySequences.SetCount( autoplayCount );
	pStudioHdr->CopyAutoplaySequences( m_autoplaySequences.Base(), autoplayCount );
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void virtualmodel_t::AppendAnimations( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int numCheck = m_anim.Count();

	CUtlVector< virtualgeneric_t > anim;
	anim = m_anim;

	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	int j, k;

	m_group[ group ].masterAnim.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numlocalanim );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalanim; j++)
	{
		char *s1 = pStudioHdr->pLocalAnimdesc( j )->pszName();
		if ( HasLookupTable() )
		{
			k = numCheck;
			short index = GetAnimTable()->Find( s1 );
			if ( index != GetAnimTable()->InvalidIndex() )
			{
				k = GetAnimTable()->Element(index);
			}
		}
		else
		{
			for (k = 0; k < numCheck; k++)
			{
				char *s2 = m_group[ anim[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalAnimdesc( anim[k].index )->pszName();
				if (stricmp( s1, s2 ) == 0)
				{
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		// no duplication
		if (k == numCheck)
		{
			virtualgeneric_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			k = anim.AddToTail( tmp );
		}

		m_group[ group ].masterAnim[ j ] = k;
	}

	if ( HasLookupTable() )
	{
		for ( j = numCheck; j < anim.Count(); j++ )
		{
			const char *s1 = m_group[ anim[j].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalAnimdesc( anim[j].index )->pszName();
			GetAnimTable()->Insert( s1, j );
		}
	}

	m_anim = anim;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void virtualmodel_t::AppendBonemap( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	const studiohdr_t *pBaseStudioHdr = m_group[ 0 ].GetStudioHdr( );

	m_group[ group ].boneMap.SetCount( pBaseStudioHdr->numbones );
	m_group[ group ].masterBone.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numbones );

	int j, k;

	if (group == 0)
	{
		for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numbones; j++)
		{
			m_group[ group ].boneMap[ j ] = j;
			m_group[ group ].masterBone[ j ] = j;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		for (j = 0; j < pBaseStudioHdr->numbones; j++)
		{
			m_group[ group ].boneMap[ j ] = -1;
		}
		for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numbones; j++)
		{
			// NOTE: studiohdr has a bone table - using the table is ~5% faster than this for alyx.mdl on a P4/3.2GHz
			for (k = 0; k < pBaseStudioHdr->numbones; k++)
			{
				if (stricmp( pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->pszName(), pBaseStudioHdr->pBone( k )->pszName() ) == 0)
				{
					break;
				}
			}
			if (k < pBaseStudioHdr->numbones)
			{
				m_group[ group ].masterBone[ j ] = k;
				m_group[ group ].boneMap[ k ] = j;

				// FIXME: these runtime messages don't display in hlmv
				if ((pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->parent == -1) || (pBaseStudioHdr->pBone( k )->parent == -1))
				{
					if ((pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->parent != -1) || (pBaseStudioHdr->pBone( k )->parent != -1))
					{
						Warning( "%s/%s : missmatched parent bones on \"%s\"\n", pBaseStudioHdr->pszName(), pStudioHdr->pszName(), pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->pszName() );
					}
				}
				else if (m_group[ group ].masterBone[ pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->parent ] != m_group[ 0 ].masterBone[ pBaseStudioHdr->pBone( k )->parent ])
				{
					Warning( "%s/%s : missmatched parent bones on \"%s\"\n", pBaseStudioHdr->pszName(), pStudioHdr->pszName(), pStudioHdr->pBone( j )->pszName() );
				}
			}
			else
			{
				m_group[ group ].masterBone[ j ] = -1;
			}
		}
	}
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void virtualmodel_t::AppendAttachments( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int numCheck = m_attachment.Count();

	CUtlVector< virtualgeneric_t > attachment;
	attachment = m_attachment;

	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	int j, k, n;

	m_group[ group ].masterAttachment.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numlocalattachments );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalattachments; j++)
	{

		n = m_group[ group ].masterBone[ pStudioHdr->pLocalAttachment( j )->localbone ];

		// skip if the attachments bone doesn't exist in the root model
		if (n == -1)
		{
			continue;
		}

		char *s1 = pStudioHdr->pLocalAttachment( j )->pszName();
		for (k = 0; k < numCheck; k++)
		{
			char *s2 = m_group[ attachment[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalAttachment( attachment[k].index )->pszName();

			if (stricmp( s1, s2 ) == 0)
			{
				break;
			}
		}
		// no duplication
		if (k == numCheck)
		{
			virtualgeneric_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			k = attachment.AddToTail( tmp );

			// make sure bone flags are set so attachment calculates
			if ((m_group[ 0 ].GetStudioHdr()->pBone( n )->flags & BONE_USED_BY_ATTACHMENT) == 0)
			{
				while (n != -1)
				{
					m_group[ 0 ].GetStudioHdr()->pBone( n )->flags |= BONE_USED_BY_ATTACHMENT;
					n = m_group[ 0 ].GetStudioHdr()->pBone( n )->parent;
				}
				continue;
			}
		}

		m_group[ group ].masterAttachment[ j ] = k;
	}

	m_attachment = attachment;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void virtualmodel_t::AppendPoseParameters( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int numCheck = m_pose.Count();

	CUtlVector< virtualgeneric_t > pose;
	pose = m_pose;

	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	int j, k;

	m_group[ group ].masterPose.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numlocalposeparameters );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalposeparameters; j++)
	{
		char *s1 = pStudioHdr->pLocalPoseParameter( j )->pszName();
		for (k = 0; k < numCheck; k++)
		{
			char *s2 = m_group[ pose[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalPoseParameter( pose[k].index )->pszName();

			if (stricmp( s1, s2 ) == 0)
			{
				break;
			}
		}
		if (k == numCheck)
		{
			// no duplication
			virtualgeneric_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			k = pose.AddToTail( tmp );
		}
		else
		{
			// duplicate, reset start and end to fit full dynamic range
			mstudioposeparamdesc_t *pPose1 = pStudioHdr->pLocalPoseParameter( j );
			mstudioposeparamdesc_t *pPose2 = m_group[ pose[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalPoseParameter( pose[k].index );
			float start =  min( pPose2->end, min( pPose1->end, min( pPose2->start, pPose1->start ) ) );
			float end =  max( pPose2->end, max( pPose1->end, max( pPose2->start, pPose1->start ) ) );
			pPose2->start = start;
			pPose2->end = end;
		}

		m_group[ group ].masterPose[ j ] = k;
	}

	m_pose = pose;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

void virtualmodel_t::AppendNodes( int group, const studiohdr_t *pStudioHdr )
{
	int numCheck = m_node.Count();

	CUtlVector< virtualgeneric_t > node;
	node = m_node;

	MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

	int j, k;

	m_group[ group ].masterNode.SetCount( pStudioHdr->numlocalnodes );

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalnodes; j++)
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			if (stricmp( s1, s2 ) == 0)
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	int j, k;

	for (j = 0; j < pStudioHdr->numlocalikautoplaylocks; j++)
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		int chain1 = pStudioHdr->pLocalIKAutoplayLock( j )->chain;
		for (k = 0; k < numCheck; k++)
		{
			int chain2 = m_group[ iklock[k].group ].GetStudioHdr()->pLocalIKAutoplayLock( iklock[k].index )->chain;

			if (chain1 == chain2)
			{
				break;
			}
		}
		// no duplication
		if (k == numCheck)
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			MEM_ALLOC_CREDIT();

			virtualgeneric_t tmp;
			tmp.group = group;
			tmp.index = j;
			k = iklock.AddToTail( tmp );
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	m_iklock = iklock;
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I just wanted to once again thank everybody involved in the installation of my replacement conservatory.
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Der Russisch-Tschetschenische Konflikt  ist ein oft bewaffneter, jahrhundertealter Konflikt zwischen den russischen (früher den sowjetischen) und verschiedenen nationalistischen und islamischen tschetschenischen Kräften. Die formalen Feindlichkeiten gehen auf das Jahr 1785 zurück, während die Elemente des Konflikts weiter zurückverfolgt werden können.

Das Russische Reich hatte zunächst wenig Interesse am Nordkaukasus selbst außer als Verbindungsstück zu seinem Verbündeten Georgien und seinen Feinden, den Persern und Osmanen, aber die durch die russischen Aktivitäten in der Region ausgelösten
wachsenden Spannungen führten zu einer Revolte von Tschetschenen gegen die russische Präsenz 1785, gefolgt von weiteren Zusammenstößen und dem Ausbruch des Kaukasuskriegs 1817. Russland gelang es erst 1862, die tschetschenischen Rebellen zu unterwerfen.
Während des Russischen Bürgerkriegs lebten die Tschetschenen und andere Kaukasusvölker einige Jahre in Unabhängigkeit, bevor sie 1921 sowjetisiert wurden. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs sahen die Tschetschenen die deutsche Invasion als Gelegenheit für einen Aufstand gegen das Sowjetregime. Als Reaktion darauf wurden sie massenweise nach Zentralasien deportiert, wo sie zu bleiben bis 1957 gezwungen waren.

Der neueste Konflikt zwischen den Russen und Tschetschenen fand in den 1990er-Jahren statt. Als die Sowjetunion zerfiel, erklärten die tschetschenischen Separatisten 1991 die Unabhängigkeit. Ende 1994 brach der Erste Tschetschenienkrieg aus, die russischen Streitkräfte zogen sich aus der Region zurück. 1999 begannen die Kämpfe erneut und endeten im darauffolgenden Jahr: die russischen Streitkräfte übernahmen die Kontrolle über Tschetschenien.

Ursprung
Der Nordkaukasus, eine Bergregion, zu der Tschetschenien gehört, liegt in der Nähe von wichtigen Handels- und Kommunikationswege zwischen Russland und dem Mittleren Osten, deren Kontrolle seit Jahrhunderten zwischen mehreren Mächten umstritten sind. Russlands Einstieg in die Region folgte der Eroberung durch den Zaren Iwan des Schrecklichen der Khanate Kasan und Astrachan der Goldenen Horde 1556, was einen langen Kampf um die Macht über den Kaukasus gegen andere zeitgenössische Mächte, darunter das Perserreich, das Osmanische Reich und das Khanat der Krim auslöste. Die inneren Zwistigkeiten hinderten Russland, seine Herrschaft in der Region bis zum 18. Jahrhundert auszudehnen; allerdings begannen die mit den Russen verbündeten Kosaken, sich nach den Eroberungen Iwans in den Ebenen im Norden des Kaukasus niederzulassen, was Spannungen und gelegentliche Zusammenstöße mit den Tschetschenen hervorrief, die sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt wegen der abträglichen Klimaveränderungen in ihren traditionellen Bergregionen zunehmend in den Ebenen niederließen.

1774 gelangte die Kontrolle über Ossetien, und damit über den strategisch wichtigen Darialpass, von den Osmanen an Russland. Einige Jahre später, 1783, unterzeichnete Russland den Vertrag von Georgijewsk mit dem Königreich Georgien, der Georgien – eine von feindlichen muslimischen Ländern eingekreiste christliche Enklave – zum russischen Protektorat machte. Um ihre vertraglichen Verpflichtungen zu erfüllen, begann Katharina die Große, Kaiserin Russlands, den Bau der Georgischen Heerstraße über den Darialpass, zusammen mit einer Reihe von Festungen zum Schutz des Durchgangs. Allerdings stellten sich die Tschetschenen, die diese Streitkräfte als eine Intervention in die traditionellen Territorien der Bergbewohner und eine potenzielle Bedrohung erachteten, diesen Aktivitäten entgegen.

Tschetschenischer Konflikt mit dem Russischen Reich

Rebellion des Scheich Mansur und Folgen (1785–1817)
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt begann Scheich Mansur, ein tschetschenischer Imam, eine "gereinigte" Version des Islam zu predigen und die verschiedenen Völker des Kaukasus anzuspornen, sich unter dem Banner des Islam zu vereinigen, um sich vor neuen fremden Invasionen zu schützen. Seine Tätigkeit wurde von den Russen als Bedrohung ihrer Interessen in der Region erachtet, 1785 wurde eine Truppe gesandt, ihn gefangen zu nehmen. Dies gelang nicht, stattdessen wurde sein verlassenes Heimatdorf niedergebrannt. Auf dem Rückweg wurde die russische Truppe durch Anhänger Mansurs in einen Hinterhalt gelockt und vernichtet, was den ersten tschetschenisch-russischen Krieg auslöste. Der Krieg dauerte mehrere Jahre, wobei Mansur in erster Linie Guerillataktiken verwandte und die Russen bis zur Gefangennahme Mansurs 1791 Strafeinfälle gegen tschetschenische Dörfer durchführten. Mansur starb 1794 in Gefangenschaft.

1801 annektierte Russland formell Georgien, was die Verpflichtung Russlands in der Region verstärkte. In den folgenden Jahren gab es vermehrt Angriffe geringen Ausmaßes und Angriffe aus dem Hinterhalt durch tschetschenische Kämpfer gegen die russischen Streitkräfte, die durch den Kaukasus verlagert wurden. Diese veranlassten die Russen, drastischere Mittel zu erwägen, zumal zwei substanzielle militärische Expeditionen in tschetschenischem Gebiet beide besiegt wurden.
Diese wurden jedoch wegen der Invasion Russlands durch Napoleon 1812 verschoben.

Kaukasuskrieg (1817–1864)

Nach der Niederlage der französischen Truppen Napoleons in Russland im Krieg 1812 richtete der Zar Alexander I. wieder seine Aufmerksamkeit auf den Kaukasus und beauftragte einen seiner berühmtesten Generäle, Alexei Jermolow, mit der Befriedung des Kaukasus, die Jermolow ab 1817 begann. Seine brutale Taktiken einschließlich Wirtschaftskrieg, Kollektivbestrafung und Deportationen waren zunächst erfolgreich, wurden dann aber als kontraproduktiv angesehen, da sie den russischen Einfluss auf die tschetschenische Gesellschaft und Kultur praktisch beendeten und eine dauerhafte Feindschaft der Tschetschenen hervorriefen. Jermolow wurde 1827 das Kommando entzogen.

Zu einer vorübergehenden Wende im Konflikt kam es 1828, als der Aware Imam Schamil die Bewegung des Muridismus begründete. 1834 einte er die Völker des Nordkaukasus unter dem Islam und erklärte Russland den Heiligen Krieg. 1845 töteten Schamils Truppen Tausende russische Soldaten und drei Generäle in der Schlacht von Dargo, was die russischen Truppen zum Rückzug zwang.

Während des Krimkriegs von 1853–1856 unterstützten die Tschetschenen das Osmanische Reich gegen Russland. Jedoch schwächten die internen Stammeskonflikte Schamil. Er wurde 1859 gefangen genommen. Der Krieg endete formal 1862, als Russland den Tschetschen und anderen ethnischen Gruppen des Kaukasus Autonomie versprach. Jedoch wurden Tschetschenien und das umliegende Gebiet inklusive des Nordens Dagestans Russland als Oblast Terek angegliedert.

Russischer Bürgerkrieg und sowjetische Zeit
Nach der Russischen Revolution gründeten die Bergvölker des Nordkaukasus die Bergrepublik. Sie bestand bis 1921, als sie gezwungen wurden, die sowjetische Herrschaft zu akzeptieren. Josef Stalin führte die Verhandlungen mit den Führungspersönlichkeiten des Kaukasus 1921 persönlich durch und versprach eine starke Autonomie innerhalb des sowjetischen Staates. Die Sowjetische Gebirgsrepublik wurde in jenem Jahr geschaffen, hatte aber nur bis zu ihrer Aufteilung in sechs Republiken 1924 Bestand. Die Tschetscheno-Inguschische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik entstand 1934. Zusammenstöße zwischen den Tschetschenen und der Sowjetbehörden brachen Ende 1920 während der Zwangskollektivierung aus. Sie verringerten sich Mitte der 1930er-Jahre, als die örtlichen Führungspersönlichkeiten verhaftet oder getötet wurden.

Zweiter Weltkrieg
Nach dem deutschen Überfall auf die Sowjetunion 1941 schlossen sich sowjetischen Quellen zufolge die Tschetschenen der Wehrmacht an, auch wenn diese Behauptung angesichts der geringen vorhandenen Belege fraglich ist. Im Januar 1943 begann der deutsche Rückzug, und die sowjetische Regierung diskutierte über Deportationen weit entfernt der tschetschenischen und inguschischen Heimat. Im Februar 1944 wurden unter dem direkten Kommando Lawrenti Berias eine halbe Million Tschetschenen und Inguschen aus ihren Häusern entfernt und zwangsweise in Zentralasien angesiedelt. Sie wurden in Arbeitslager in Kasachstan und Kirgisistan verschleppt. Nach dem Tod Stalins 1953 übernahm Nikita Chruschtschow die Macht und prangerte in einer Geheimrede seinen Vorgänger an. 1957 wurde den Tschetschenen erlaubt, in ihre Heimat zurückzukehren. Die Tschetscheno-Inguschische ASSR wurde wiedergegründet.

Postsowjetische Zeit
Spätestens seit dem Ende des Ersten Tschetschenienkrieges war ein klar erkennbarer Wahrnehmungswandel auf beiden Konfliktseiten zu beobachten. Während sich die Tschetschenen Anfang der 1990er Jahre den "nationalen Freiheitskampf" gegen Russland ohne konfessionellen Bezug auf die Fahnen geschrieben hatten, rückte ab 1996 die radikale Islamisierung in den Vordergrund der medialen Berichterstattung, was zur generellen Assoziierung der Muslime in Russland mit Terrorismus führte.

Tschetschenienkriege

1991 erklärte Tschetschenien seine Unabhängigkeit als Tschetschenische Republik Itschkerien. Nach einigen Quellen verließen zwischen 1991 und 1994 zigtausende Angehörige nichttschetschenischer Ethnien (überwiegend Russen, Ukrainer und Armenier) die Republik inmitten von Berichten über Gewalt und Diskriminierung der nichttschetschenischen Bevölkerung. Andere Quellen identifizieren die Abwanderung nicht als wesentlichen Faktor der Ereignisse, stattdessen weisen sie auf die sich verschlechternde Situation in Tschetschenien, die aggressive Politik des tschetschenischen Präsidenten Dschochar Dudajew und die innenpolitischen Ambitionen des russischen Präsidenten Boris Jelzin hin. Das russische Heer eroberte Grosny 1994, jedoch zogen sich nach zwei Jahren intensiven Kampfes die russischen Truppen gemäß dem Abkommen von Chassawjurt aus Tschetschenien zurück. Tschetschenien bewahrte bis 1999 eine De-facto-Unabhängigkeit.

1999 drangen die Streitkräfte der russischen Regierung in Tschetschenien ein, als Reaktion auf die Invasion in Dagestan durch tschetschenische islamische Kräfte. Anfang 2000 wurde die Stadt Grosny durch die Kampfhandlungen fast völlig zerstört und Tschetschenien unter russische Kontrolle gebracht. Laut Norman Naimark besagen ernstzunehmende Belege, dass die russische Regierung Pläne erarbeitete, die Tschetschenen, die Mitte der 1990er Jahre den Krieg verloren hatten, zu deportieren.

Tschetschenischer Aufstand ab dem Jahr 2000
Seit Ende des Zweiten Tschetschenienkriegs im Mai 2000 geht ein Aufstand niedriger Intensität weiter, insbesondere in Tschetschenien, Inguschetien und Dagestan. Den russischen Sicherheitskräften gelang es, einige ihrer Führungspersönlichkeiten wie Schamil Bassajew zu töten. Nach dessen Tod übernahm Doku Umarow die Führung der Rebellenkräfte im Nordkaukasus. Umarow gründete 2007 das Kaukasus-Emirat, eine islamistische Terrororganisation, die seit 2015 von Mohammed Suleymanow kommandiert wird. Durch die Gründung des Kaukasus-Emirates kam es zu einer internen Spaltung, da Achmed Chalidowitsch Sakajew, der Ministerpräsident der tschetschenischen Exilregierung, die Organisation ablehnt.

Radikale Muslime aus Tschetschenien und anderen Republiken des Nordkaukasus waren für eine Serie von Terroranschlägen in ganz Russland verantwortlich, insbesondere Attentate in Russland seit 1999, die Geiselnahme in einem Theater in Moskau 2002, die Geiselnahme von Beslan 2004, die Anschläge auf die Moskauer Metro 2010 und der Terroranschlag am Flughafen Moskau-Domodedowo 2011.

Bibliographie

Christian Paul Osthold: Politik und Religion in Nordkaukasien. Das Verhältnis von Islam und Widerstand am Beispiel von Tschetschenen und Inguschen (1757–1961). Reichert. Wiesbaden 2019. ISBN 978-3-95490-397-9.

Einzelnachweise

Geschichte (Tschetschenien)
Terrorismus
Russische Militärgeschichte

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New COVID-19 testing campaign targets tourism and hospitality workers
Lakes DHB is targeting people working in the area's tourist spots, cafes and restaurants who have been in contact with out of towners, urging them to get a COVID test.
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Lakes DHB's Incident Management Team controller, Gary Lees says the GET TESTED TO BE SURE campaign is timely with the school holidays underway and given the popularity of Rotorua and Taupo as holiday destinations.
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The Ministry of Health is calling for increased surveillance testing of workers in the tourism and hospitality industry who are likely to have increased contact with visitors from other regions.
Gary Lees says people working at our borders, like the airport and managed isolation facilities, are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, as are people working in cafes, bars, restaurants, and local tourism and travel operations.
"Anyone who has been in close contact with tourists or visitors through their work should get a test if they're concerned about their health, even if they don't have COVID-19 symptoms. Getting a test is one way of knowing for certain that you are not infected.
Visitors to the region can check the Lakes DHB website www.lakesdhb.govt.nz for testing clinics –Rotorua and Taupo. People are also reminded that face coverings are still recommended on public transport.
It is mandatory to wear a face covering on public transport in Auckland, including flying to, through or from Auckland. A face covering is recommended everywhere else in New Zealand on public transport.
Gary Lees says we all need to work together to stop the spread of the virus and that means following the key messages about hand hygiene, physical distancing and wearing face coverings when necessary.


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Wuilito Paulo Tavares Fernandes (born 23 March 1990), also known as Totti, is a Cape Verdean football player who plays as a midfielder or forward.

Career
In 2009, Fernandes moved to the United States, where his mother lived, having spent time with Bairro FC in his native Cape Verde. He had an unsuccessful trial with New York Red Bulls in 2010.

Fernandes played four years of college soccer at the University of Massachusetts Lowell between 2013 and 2016, scoring 25 goals in 65 appearances and tallying 10 assists.

On 17 January 2017, Fernandes was drafted in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.

Fernandes signed with United Soccer League side Orange County SC in April 2017.

Fernandes signed with USL side North Carolina FC in January 2018.

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With a stay at ST. MARK'S SUITE in Venice (San Polo), you'll be steps from St. Mary of the Friars and 14 minutes by foot from Rialto Bridge. This apartment is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Ca' Rezzonico and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Academy Gallery.
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"Simple to Make". Sleeveless pullover has V-shaped front neckline, patch pocket trim and top-stitching detail. V. 1 has slit openings at lower edges of side seams. V. 2 has one pocket and lower edge shaped into a point at center front and back. Circa the 1960s.


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Adam Alter: Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy (Transcript)
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Here is the full transcript of author Adam Alter's TED Talk: Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy.
Listen to the MP3 Audio: Why our screens make us less happy by Adam Alter at TED Conference
So, a few years ago, I heard an interesting rumor. Apparently, the head of a large pet food company would go into the annual shareholder's meeting with can of dog food.
And he would eat the can of dog food. And this was his way of convincing them that if it was good enough for him, it was good enough for their pets. This strategy is now known as "dogfooding," and it's a common strategy in the business world.
It doesn't mean everyone goes in and eats dog food, but business people will use their own products to demonstrate that they feel — that they're confident in them.
Now, this is a widespread practice, but I think what's really interesting is when you find exceptions to this rule, when you find cases of businesses or people in businesses who don't use their own products.
Turns out there's one industry where this happens in a common way, in a pretty regular way, and that is the screen-based tech industry.
So, in 2010, Steve Jobs, when he was releasing the iPad, described the iPad as a device that was "extraordinary", "The best browsing experience you've ever had; way better than a laptop, way better than a smartphone. It's an incredible experience."
A couple of months later, he was approached by a journalist from the New York Times, and they had a long phone call. At the end of the call, the journalist threw in a question that seemed like a sort of softball. He said to him, "Your kids must love the iPad." There's an obvious answer to this, but what Jobs said really staggered the journalist. He was very surprised, because he said, "They haven't used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home."
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This is a very common thing in the tech world. In fact, there's a school quite near Silicon Valley called the Waldorf School of the Peninsula, and they don't introduce screens until the eighth grade. What's really interesting about the school is that 75% of the kids who go there have parents who are high-level Silicon Valley tech execs.
So when I heard about this, I thought it was interesting and surprising, and it pushed me to consider what screens were doing to me and to my family and the people I loved, and to people at large. So for the last five years, as a professor of business and psychology, I've been studying the effect of screens on our lives.
And I want to start by just focusing on how much time they take from us, and then we can talk about what that time looks like. What I'm showing you here is the average 24-hour workday at three different points in history: 2007 — 10 years ago — 2015 and then data that I collected, actually, only last week. And a lot of things haven't changed all that much. We sleep roughly seven-and-a-half to eight hours a day; some people say that's declined slightly, but it hasn't changed much. We work eight-and-a-half to nine hours a day.
We engage in survival activities — these are things like eating and bathing and looking after kids — about three hours a day. That leaves this white space. That's our personal time. That space is incredibly important to us. That's the space where we do things that make us individuals.
That's where hobbies happen, where we have close relationships, where we really think about our lives, where we get creative, where we zoom back and try to work out whether our lives have been meaningful. We get some of that from work as well. But when people look back on their lives and wonder what their lives have been like at the end of their lives, you look at the last things they say — they are talking about those moments that happen in that white personal space. So it's sacred; it's important to us.
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Now, what I'm going to do is show you how much of that space is taken up by screens across time. In 2007, this much. That was the year that Apple introduced the first iPhone. Eight years later, this much. Now, this much. That's how much time we spend of that free time in front of our screens. This yellow area, this thin sliver, is where the magic happens. That's where your humanity lives
And right now, it's in a very small box. So what do we do about this? Well, the first question is: What does that red space look like? Now, of course, screens are miraculous in a lot of ways. I live in New York, a lot of my family lives in Australia, and I have a one-year-old son. The way I've been able to introduce them to him is with screens.
I couldn't have done that 15 or 20 years ago in quite the same way. So there's a lot of good that comes from them. One thing you can do is ask yourself: What goes on during that time? How enriching are the apps that we're using? And some are enriching. If you stop people while they're using them and say, "Tell us how you feel right now," they say they feel pretty good about these apps — those that focus on relaxation, exercise, weather, reading, education and health. They spend an average of nine minutes a day on each of these.
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Discussion in 'Civ4 - Fall from Heaven' started by Geesuv, Jul 26, 2016.
I've recently gotten some of my friends into multiplayer FfH2. But we're having some issues with the brutal difficulty. My friends are convinced that the AI is flagrantly cheating. But I'm not so certain. So I decided to take the question here.
Does the AI give itself unfair advantages? Like spawning in units, working in concert with barbarians and other such fun AI perks.
We're playing on Noble difficulty level with the Extramodmod patch installed. We're also playing with the Advanced Tactics option turned on, if that helps.
I do not know much about the FFH2 MOD, but, in BtS, the general opinion is that the AI does not cheat.
However, I do suspect that it might cheat when using the Barbarian units: I am suspicious that Barbaric hordes tend to choose humans and disregard AI a bit. I've seen strange barbaric movements, where it ignored AI Civ's and came straight at me... it might have been some programming logic, but... I was suspicious ever after.
Regarding battles, the AI does take more risks, sometimes winning with amazing odds! Even though it often feels unfair, tests made show that the AI does not win above what it is statistically expected of it.
I haven't played much FFH but that MOD is harder than regular BtS, so Noble in that MOD is likely equivalent to a higher level in the std game.
Interesting... Yeah, my impression was that Noble was the most even of difficulties when it came to AI and Player perks.
How about unit spawning? One of the biggest bugbears my friends has was that they were convinced the AI was spawning in Settlers and Combat units.
Since we're playing modded, there is an outside chance that they change the rules a bit as well. I'm hoping to hear from someone who knows the mechanics of FfH2 and Extramodmod. See if that might influence it.
I do see AI eliminated at the start of the game (I play raging barbs though) and also I do see Archeron's disciples/Sons of the Inferno destroying the AI players so I don't think the AI cheats in that respect.
You should know that the AI has a much larger sight radius than a human player, but that's probably true in BtS as well. There's an option when you start a game to allow the AI to build units in a city without having first built the building that's necessary for a human player, e.g. archery range for archers. But that option is turned off by default. Those are the only "cheats" that I know of that relate to your experience.
The Barbarian AI cheats and knows where all of your units are at all times. Thus you'll see situations where Barbarian animals hunt your scouts long past when they should have lost vision over them. It's pretty braindead otherwise though, so it balances out.
All of the AI get increasingly unfair advantages over Noble difficulty.
Fall from Heaven (2) definately is much more 'harsh' than civ/bts, or, at the very least, it's different, which takes awhile to learn/get accustomed to, as you're already learned and becomed used/accustomed to civ/bts.
Once you start to learn Fall from heaven and how it works (and thus the AI), it starts to become as "easy" as civ/bts is for you. You just have to get used to its dynamics (what works well / is powerful vs what doesn't work or works badly) and etc, which does take some time.
Obviously, the 'AI' does have to 'cheat' in the basic sense, as you got to 'teach/get' it to understand/do what we understand and do naturally. It must be taught/forced how to play, at least adequately. It must be programmed. The harder difficulties gives the AI bonuses and/or gives the humans penalties. Sometimes the reverse happens at the lower (easier) difficulty levels: humans get bonuses and the AI gets penalities.
maybe it is because I'm a bit older and I've been practicing, but now I can beat Diety quite easily (with some "cheating" on my part), so long as I don't let the AI get too many more cities than I have (as at that point, its bonuses just overwhelm you, no amount of expertise/skill level can help you overcome it - I think, lol). This is using the vanilla, not the more/better naval ai mod, and etc mods. I actually have more difficulty with civ/bts at the hardest difficulty (diety? can't remember, lol) as I do with the hardest difficulty in Fall from Heaven (diety).
I think the AI does cheat a bit, as I have seen its city spawn more than one unit per turn in it (unless its using some kind of feature like maybe drafting or whatever).
the key to dominating militarily in fall from heaven is PROMOTIONS (QUALITY over quantity of units). unfortunately, this makes the even the 'warrior' (or even the 'scout' !) a super unit, able to crush all opposition, if it gets enough promotions (and/or spell buffs and/or metal upgrade buffs). the mechanics make the warrior/scout too powerful, in my opinion the warrior needs to be nerfed (not sure if there's a way to nerf the scout unfortunately), but not sure how (aside from removing the warrior's 25% city defense bonus - but this is a minor nerf - it needs other nerfs for removing its ability to crush opposition - wipe out human/AI civs).
The AI does get bonuses to production, etc based on difficulty level (see Civ4HandicapInfo.xml for details).
They do not purposefully collude with barbarians (though there are players who start the game at peace with barbarians). They do not get extra free units (though they can draft units just as human players can).
Base Civ4 does give the AI a lot of information that they shouldnt really have. For More Naval AI (and its modmods), I removed quite a bit of these cheats (mainly around visibility), though I am sure there are a number of other spots in the code where the AI gets extra information when making evaluations (one example might be that the AI knows what everyone's actual power values are).
So really, the 'cheating' is more subtle and probably not something you would actively notice in a game.


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Q: How can I access the next step data using DataLoader in PyTorch? I am using a code that trains neural networks. The code uses the DataLoader of PyTorch to load the data for every iteration. The code looks as follows
for step, data in enumerate(dataloader, 0):
      ............................................................
      output = neuralnetwork_model(data)
      .............................................................

Here the step is an integer that gives values 0, 1, 2, 3, ....... and data gives a batch of samples at each step. The code passes corresponding batches to the neural network at each step.
I need to just access the data of step n+1 at step n. I need something like this
for step, data in enumerate(dataloader, 0):
      ............................................................
      output = neuralnetwork_model(data)
      access = data_of_next_step
      .............................................................

How can I achieve this?

A: It seems to be handier to perform such manipulation at the iteration level rather than having to change the data loaders implementation. Looking at Iterate over n successive elements with overlap you can achieve this using itertools.tee:
def pairwise(iterable):
    "s -> (s0,s1), (s1,s2), (s2, s3), ..."
    a, b = tee(iterable)
    next(b, None)
    return zip(a, b)

Therefore you simply have to iterate over your wrapped data loader with:
>>> for batch1, batch2 pairwise(dataloader)
...     # batch1 is current batch
...     # batch2 is batch of following step

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This morning, as I was contemplating the headlines, two events are still percolating in virtually every blog-space and media outlet: 1. President Donald Trump being exonerated of charges of collusion and obstruction of justice, and 2. all charges being dropped against Jussie Smollett of perpetrating a "Fake Hate Crime" and reporting such to the police. Both of these issues are problematic, each for different, but sadly similar reasons.
According to Brit Hume, reporting on FOX News this is the worst debacle of our time — consisting of "utterly baseless speculation, about the most serious crime… including treason." (Video Below) Also, the release of Robert Mueller's Russia report's "principal conclusions" shows that after a two-year probe what President Trump said at the outset was "correct," Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow said Monday. "There was no collusion, there was no obstruction and we need to move on," Sekulow told "Fox & Friends." (Video Below)
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It is beginning to appear that the only true justice available in the USA is based upon partisan and identity politics. Identity politics comes into play in the Case of Jussie Smollett, an "African American" actor, who,
Chicago Police Chief angry during a press conference at CPD headquarters regarding Smollett. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, in Chicago, after actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in on charges of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report. The "Empire" staged a racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Johnson said Thursday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
according to Chicago Police Chief, Gary McCarthy, still believes the facts point to Smollett still being guilty of 64 felony charges related to falsely reporting a hate crime. Where is the justice here? Smollett looses his 100k bail bond and gets to serve two days of community service. It looks like Democrat controlled Chicago "Machine" decided that fake hate crimes don't fit their particular narrative.
Yes, my Rose Colored Glasses are truly shattered. Conservative voters need to wake up to the TRUTH — the Democrat party has gone wholesale progressive and socialist. They are okay (not just seemingly) with lying to achieve their goals. They care more about manufacturing their own agenda of hate and racial tensions than actually helping the people they were elected to serve.
Americans need to become righteously angry at the disparity in our modern day legal system. When one good man can rack up 5 Million dollars defending himself against a hoax, and another gets 16 Felony charges dropped as a result of creating a hoax, something is definitely wrong in river city.
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Is it really any wonder that so many are rallying around Candace Owens, clamoring for a "#BLEXIT"? For those unfamiliar with the term. BLEXIT is a term that Owens created to encourage "Blacks" to exit the Democrat party. Smollett's criminal actions simply reinforce the racial division that the democrat party are attempting to exasperate.
It is our prayer here at Koinonia News that American Citizens in the Democrat Party will wake up to the true agenda of their party. The democrat agenda cares more about protecting illegal aliens and criminal drug cartels than they do about providing jobs and higher standards of living to both "Black" and Mexican American citizens.
Pray my friends that the Justice process in this nation will cease to be controlled by partisan politics. Pray that the rule of law will prevail. Pray also that judges will be confirmed that no longer concerned with creating law by judicial fiat, but rather based upon the original intent of our constitutional framers.
No. we were not necessarily wrong in believing in our constitutionally guided justice system, somehow the system got hijacked. Let's join together and set it to rights. KN
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As David says, losing one's lawsuit is relative. Sometimes, a loss is obvious, such as the time we worked for a client who lost a billion dollar case, had it overturned on appeal due to a legal technicality, then retained Magnus prior to the second trial. This client followed all of my recommendations (although, often, under protest) and ultimately won $1.2 billion for his clients. That is an obvious example of winning! Other times, however, winning one's case might be: (1) having one's client sentenced to life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty in a capital murder case; (2) having one's client sentenced to manslaughter instead of murder; (3) having one's large corporate client paying for its negligence at a fraction of what the plaintiff demanded; (4) obtaining a multimillion dollar verdict after being awarded next to nothing in mock trials; and (5) favorably settling a case the attorney thought was a winner after it was revealed to be a loser in mock jury research. These examples have happened to Magnus' clients many times. They are strong justification for our unwillingness to calculate win/loss rates that some of our competitors love to tout in their marketing materials. It is scientifically impossible for trial consultants to calculate wins and losses because there is no control group with which to compare the results of not having conducted research with the results of the trial, after the case is modified based on research findings. Attorneys who try to take the easy way out by relying on unsophisticated, simplistic analyses of wins and losses and the consultants who promote this erroneous way of viewing research have no place in my world, needless to say.


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Though it's by no means an ordinary listen. By invololving traditional instruments like the piano and violin, gear like the Prophet 6 and Moog Sub37, and field recordings—including bouncing stones on a frozen pond—the German producer has once again created a rich and organic world all his own. Track titles like "A Little Church in Amsterdam" and "Lost in Istanbul" hint at where the album's self-recorded percussion, included in all of the tracks, likely originated from. For instance, "Parque Güell," Thyladomid's favourite spot in Barcelona, perfectly captures the famous park's relaxed and vibrant atmosphere.
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As a requirement under the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (BPSEC), Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is developing an Executive Compensation Framework. The BPSEC establishes requirements that designated public sector employers must meet when setting executive compensation.
This Framework is a written program that describes the compensation LAO provides to its leadership team. The Framework includes information on:
Compensation philosophy: the guiding principles that drive compensation decision-making
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