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'Barbarians' – Observations on the fusion between anti-semitism and islamophobia
by martijn · February 14, 2016
Source: Parkstad Veendam. Turkish association with slogans and anti-semitic and anti-black racist symbols and reference to anti-Islam politician Wilders
Recently there is some discussion on whether or not Muslims are the new Jews. There is some merit in the argument for example given the fact that anti-Muslim racist slurs do remind us of similar manifestations against Jews in the 1930s in Europe (Germany in particular). There are a lot of arguments against it as well, not the least that anti-semitism against Jewish people also still exist on high levels throughout Europe.
But what I want to direct your attention to is something else: why does it make sense, for some people, to use anti-semitic and anti-black slogans and symbols (such as the swastika) in a protest against mosques or asylum seekers? See the next picture of a mosque in the city of Haarlem:
Source RTVNH – 'Cancer Islam'
The picture shows a swastika on the walls of a mosque as well as the text 'cancer Islam'. The next picture is of a Dutch building where an centre for asylum seekers was planned. The walls shows swastikas, 'white power', no foreigners and no AZC (asylumseeker centre).
Source: RTV Drenthe / Peter Vegter
Muslims and Jews as the enemies of Europe
Of course historically, Jews and Muslims have a common history in relation to Europe. The Muslims were (and are) seen as an external enemy (despite the centuries-old Muslim presence in Europe) and Jews as the enemy within. There is, therefore, an intimate relationship between Jews and Muslims in the process of categorization and dehumanization. But how does this process work in the recent protests against refugees and/or Muslims?
The racism against Muslims is very strong these days, not only exemplified in agressive incidents but also in government policies where ideas about cultural inferiority (or as it is rather put: incompatibility) underpin Dutch integration policies from the start and which are since 9/11 fused with ideas about Muslims and Islam as a threat to people's security and way of life.
But what are people thinking when they use anti-semitic slogans and symbols against Muslims? What does this mean for the study of Islamophobia, anti-semitism and xenophobia? How does this fit, or not, with the racialization of Muslims? Also in a practical sense, in the Netherlands anti-semitic slogans and symbols on a mosque are categorized as anti-semitic attacks. Should they be categorized as Islamophobic (but then completely removing the anti-semitic histories of it) or indeed as anti-semitic (but then making invisible what the actual target of hate or fear is). Or as both anti-semitic and Islamophobic (but then counting one incident twice).
Racialization of Muslims
It does make clear that many manifestations of anti-semitism and anti Muslim racism are not so much based upon what individual Jews and Muslims actually do, but more with imagining them to be fearful barbaric outsiders who are present in society (or are feared of becoming part of society). That for example in the case of asylum seekers certainly not everyone is Muslim is therefore not that important. The racialization of Muslims occurs based upon a particular categorization (foreigners, Jews, Muslims, barbarians, asylum seekers), a specific generalization (based upon a stigmatizing view on 'race', culture, religion or a combination thereof), a particular evaluation (barbaric, dangerous, intolerant) and a specific prescription of how they should be or should be treated (closing the borders, imprisoning them, killing them, and so on).
People (women with headscarves in particular), mosques, asylum seekers centres are important in the case of Muslims as targets of hate. Because it is impossible to spot one's religious convictions in general (what does a Muslim look like?) we have to look at appearances of people and particular landmark buildings for manifesting the fear and hatred. But also because such outward appearances and visible institutions are seen as evidence for the refusal by Muslims to conform with the secular and sexual freedoms that are part of the idealistic imagination of Dutch identity.
The construction of the barbarians
It is likely, I think, since the holocaust is regarded as the ultimate sin of racism, people actually do several things at once when they use such symbols. First of all, some see Islam as new nazism (see also the symbols used by Pegida) so perhaps the swastika refers to that. Secondly, although they probably would say 'I'm not a racist, but…' they do hold racist views about everyone viewed as a threatening outsider. For some, given some recent outcries on Facebook, this would be a plea to repeat the holocaust but this time for Muslims. Thirdly, for others the connection with holocaust is being completely delinked from Jews and the Holocaust (and they might even vehemently criticize everyone who pleas for a new holocaust) but they just use it as the most strongest metaphor for 'outsider I dont want'. In a situation wherein all kinds of Orientalist fantasies about 'Eastern' and 'Western' masculinity and femininity, the images of IS and the connection being made between Muslims and terrorism contributes then to the new picture of an existential threat by present day barbarians.
One could perhaps argue that nazi symbols are used to denounce Muslims as the ultimate outsider in a way that fits nazi-agenda's while at the same time many anti-asylum and anti-Islam activists also strongly oppose nazism.
Of course this is just some speculation and questions from my side based upon recent events. At the same time however, this fusion between anti-semitism and islamophobia is not new; Dutch media have been reporting about this since early 1990s. I think it is an important matter for academics studying anti-semitism, anti-black racism and anti-Muslim racism as well as for people who take up the fight against it. In research we often tend to treat islamophobia separate from anti-semitism and my impression is activists do the same. I think the examples above suggest that in so doing we miss something in making sense of both anti-semitism and islamophobia.
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Ivan Kalmar says:
Very good points. I am an academic working on antisemitism and Islamophobia, and perhaps you would be interested in my work, which you can find at https://utoronto.academia.edu/IvanKalmar/Papers.
martijn says:
Thank you for your compliment! I already had a look at your work, it is really interesting. One of my students is going to work on the topic of the relation between islamophobia and anti-semitism, and I will send your academia link to him.
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C-130J Super Hercules Celebrates One Million Flight Hours
By Jeff Rhodes Posted 11 August 2014
The worldwide community of C-130J Super Hercules operators surpassed the one million flight hour milestone in late April 2013. The million hour mark came slightly more than seventeen years after Lockheed Martin test pilots Lyle Schaefer and Bob Price took the first J-model aloft for the first time on 5 April 1996 from Dobbins ARB in Marietta, Georgia. That aircraft, an extended fuselage length Super Hercules, was delivered to the Royal Air Force after testing was completed.
The million hours came from crews flying in the 290 C-130J aircraft delivered or in test at the time to thirteen countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. The milestone represents flight test, production readiness, and operational flight hours. Roughly eighty percent of those hours are operational, and include combat flight hours in Iraq and Afghanistan. They also include worldwide humanitarian relief flights after Hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Sandy (2012) in the US and after tsunamis in the Indian Ocean (2004) and in Japan (2011).
Hours were tracked from the first flight, but the actual aircraft to record the millionth hour and the date it was flown is difficult to determine, as multiple aircraft are airborne at any given time every day and flight hour totals aren't always reported in real time.
Production of the C-130J continues at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, which has been the home of the Hercules since 1954. The production line, located in the plant's 3.8-million-square-foot main assembly hall (known as Building B-1), was extensively renovated in 1995 specifically to build the C-130J more efficiently.
The production line is sized to accommodate production of up to thirty-six aircraft annually, although sales and delivery schedules have not required manufacture of more than thirty-four C-130Js in any one year. That peak production mark came in 2012. Assembly of about twenty-four aircraft per year is optimum.
The year 2014 marks not only the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the C-130 (23 August 1954), but also the start of the seventh decade of Hercules production, the longest continuous, active military aircraft line in history. That span covers more than half of the history of powered flight.
Over its production run, the Hercules has been produced in four major variants—C-130A, B, H, and J. A total of 231 C-130As, 491 C-130Es, and 1,202 C-130Hs have come off the line in Marietta.
The 300th C-130J, an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations airlifter, was delivered in December 2013. Deliveries to Kuwait and the Republic of Korea—the fourteenth and fifteenth countries to fly the Super Hercules—occurred in 2014, as did the in-country delivery of the first Israeli C-130J.
Countries with C-130Js contributing to the one million flight hours are (in order of delivery) United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Canada, India, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Tunisia, and Israel (the Israeli Air Force's first aircraft was in acceptance testing at the time). In the US, C-130Js are flown by Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, Air National Guard, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units.
The Super Hercules
The C-130J Super Hercules is produced in two basic fuselage versions, standard and extended length. The standard fuselage aircraft is ninety-seven feet nine inches long and is used primarily for aerial tankers, personnel recovery/search and rescue, and Special Operations aircraft, although there are a few exceptions. The extended fuselage aircraft, also known as a stretch, has an additional fuselage segment forward and one aft of the wing and is 112 feet nine inches long. This version, sometimes referred to as a C-130J-30, can accommodate up to eight standard eighty-eight inch by 108 inch 463L pallets. The stretch version is used primarily for cargo delivery, airdrop, personnel transport, and paratroop missions.
All C-130Js are equipped with a fully digital flight deck, including head-up displays. The combat delivery C-130Js can operate with a crew of three—pilot, copilot, and loadmaster, although many times a second loadmaster is carried. The navigator in the legacy C-130s (C-130B, E, and H) is replaced by a dual inertial GPS/INS system and the need for a flight engineer is alleviated though a sophisticated computer system. Tanker and Special Operations variants operate with additional crewmembers.
The Super Hercules is powered by 4,637 shp Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 engines mated with a six-bladed Dowty R391 propeller with aerodynamically efficient scimitar-shaped blades. The combination of powerplant and propeller enables Super Hercules crews to fly longer range and carry more cargo, plus provides significantly reduced fuel burn.
Nearly 2,450 C-130s of all models have been delivered to sixty-three countries around the world since 1955, but the C-130 has flown under the flags of more than seventy countries when secondary sales, transfers, and commercial ownership are considered. The Hercules is currently flown under the flags of seventy nations.
The J Family
Since its service introduction in 1999, seven variants of the C-130J have come off the assembly line, with five versions in production as of September 2013. Two additional C-130J variants are the result of modifications. The production line has been set up to allow concurrent production of multiple variants.
The following are the C-130J variants that have been built, are currently in production, or are in development.
This is the basic combat delivery/paratroop airlifter. Most of the combat delivery aircraft are the extended fuselage length aircraft. Many worldwide operators have opted for the Enhanced Cargo Handling System, or ECHS, which allows for rapid conversion from palletized loads to tie-down loads such as vehicles. This version also features an embedded tow winch in the cargo compartment and a ramp and cargo door outfitted for airdrops at 250 knots.
EC-130J Commando Solo II
Commando Solo is a specialized J-model variant flown by the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, the US Air National Guard unit at Harrisburg International Airport, Pennsylvania. Recognizable by its tail-mounted and underwing antennas, the EC-130J contains high-powered AM/FM radio and TV broadcast equipment for psychological warfare operations. Seven aircraft were modified with five aircraft receiving the psyops mission equipment. Operations with the Commando Solo II began in 2004.
The HC-130J is the long-range search and rescue variant flown by the US Coast Guard. The aircraft's system includes automatic identification and direction-finding capabilities; long range, multimode radar; electro-optical and infrared, or EO/IR, sensor turret that provides both imagery and target data; advanced open architecture mission system processor; and an extensive communications suite. The six HC-130Js are based at CGAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The Coast Guard HC-130Js were declared operational in 2008. Three additional HC-130Js are on order, and the first aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2015.
The standard J-model tanker is the KC-130J for the US Marine Corps and for the Italian Air Force. These tankers, which have replaced the KC-130F/R/T in the active-duty Marine inventory, have a 57,500 pound fuel offload capacity. The first KC-130J combat deployment came in 2005. The Marines currently have forty-six KC-130Js. Operational aircraft are assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina; VMGR-352 at MCAS Miramar, California; and VMGR-152 at MCAS Futenma, Japan. VMGR-234, the Marine Reserve squadron at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas, received its first KC-130J in March 2014.
The Marine Corps also operates KC-130Js that have been modified to the Harvest HAWK, or Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit, configuration. This roll-on, roll-off modification (EO/IR sensor, quad-mount AGM-114 Hellfire missile launcher, internal AGM-176 Griffin missile launch tubes with ten missiles, and an internal computer control console) has been used to great effect in the armed surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance, or ISR, role in Afghanistan. Harvest HAWK-equipped aircraft are based at Cherry Point and Miramar. Six Harvest HAWK mission kits were produced for operations while four additional aircraft were modified to accept the kit to provide additional capability.
WC-130J Weatherbird
Ten C-130Js were modified on the assembly line to the WC-130J configuration. These aircraft, assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, are designed to fly into hurricanes and tropical storms to track and monitor storm conditions and movement on missions lasting twelve hours or longer. The Hurricane Hunters began operations with the WC-130J in 2003.
HC/MC-130J Special Mission Tanker
The HC-130J Combat King II and MC-130J Commando II are currently built as a common configuration, although the MC-130J, through upgrades and modifications, will eventually become a separate configuration. These aircraft currently support US Air Force mission requirements as they come off of the production line with no post-production modifications required.
The HC-130J Combat King II is Air Combat Command's dedicated fixed wing personnel recovery platform It is deployed to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. Deliveries began in 2011. Operational Combat King II aircraft are currently assigned to the 79th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and the 71st RQS at Moody AFB, Georgia. The 415th Special Operations Squadron at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the US Air Force's Special Operations training unit, also operates HC-130Js.
The MC-130J Commando II version will replace the US Air Force Special Operations Command's older MC-130N/P Combat Shadow fleet. The MC-130J is flown on clandestine, or low visibility, single and multi-ship low-level air refueling missions supporting special operations helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, as well as infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of Special Operations Forces by airdrop or airland in politically sensitive or hostile territories. Delivery to the first operational unit, the 522nd Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, occurred in 2011. The 415th SOS at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, the US Air Force's Special Operations training unit, also operates MC-130Js.
Some MC-130Js will be modified off the assembly line to the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship configuration. The AC-130J will inherit the precision strike package from the AC-130W Stinger II. The precision strike package, developed to support ground forces in overseas contingency operations, includes dual electro-optical infrared sensors, 30mm cannon, AGM-175 Griffin missiles, and all-weather synthetic aperture radar. The package also gives the AC-130J the capability to release Small Diameter Bombs. The sensors allow the gunship crew to visually or electronically identify targets at any time, including in adverse weather. Current service plans call for sixteen MC-130Js to be converted into gunships. After more than a year of modification, the fisrt AC-130J was flown for the first time at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 31 January 2014.
The proposed C-130XJ is a base model aircraft with J-model performance, but with lower acquisition cost, primarily through substituting less sophisticated equipment such as top-of-the line satellite communications. However, the XJ is designed to allow for installation of combat delivery, mission-specific equipment to be installed later as needed. The XJ is aimed at the export market.
The SC-130J Sea Hercules is a maritime patrol and long-range search and rescue aircraft. This J-model, currently under study, can be equipped with a range of equipment to allow crews to carry out such relatively straightforward missions as monitoring a coastline to firing standoff missiles or launching torpedoes.
LM-100J Freighter
Lockheed Martin officials submitted a Program Notification Letter to the US Federal Aviation Administration on 21 January 2014 for a type design update for the Model L-382J transport, a civil-certified variant of the C-130J Super Hercules. This commercial variant will be marketed as the LM-100J. A total of 115 L-100s, the commercial variant of the first-generation C-130, were produced from 1964-1992. Many of those airlifters are still in service worldwide.
The Dublin, Ireland-based ASL Aviation Group signed a letter of intent for up to ten LM-100Js on 16 July 2014. The aircraft will be flown by SAFAIR, an ASL-associated company based at Johannesburg International Airport, South Africa and Air Contractors, also located in Dublin.
Engineering and detailed design of the LM-100J is currently underway. Assembly of the first aircraft will begin in 2015 and first flight of the LM-100J is expected by early 2017. Because much of the flight test done to civil certify the C-130J in the late 1990s will be directly applicable to the LM-100J, testing and certification of the newest Hercules variant is expected to take about twelve months.
The United States is the largest operator of C-130Js with nearly 190 aircraft of all types.
US Air National Guard units flying the combat delivery C-130J variant are the 143rd Airlift Squadron, the Rhode Island Air National Guard unit at Quonset Point, and the 146th AS, the California Air National Guard squadron at Channel Islands ANGS. When activated by the US Forest Service, the 146th AW uses its C-130Js for aerial firefighting with the second generation Modular Aerial Firefighting System, or MAFFS 2.
The extended fuselage C-130J is also flown by the active duty 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany; 41st AS and 61st AS at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas; and 39th AS and 40th AS at Dyess AFB, Texas. Dyess, with twenty-eight assigned aircraft operates the largest C-130J fleet in the world. The 815th AS, the Air Force Reserve Command unit at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, flies the short fuselage C-130J.
Training for nearly all US and international C-130J aircrews and maintainers takes place at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. Instructors with the 48th Airlift Squadron at Little Rock are responsible for C-130J aircrew training.
Other US operators, such as the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and US Special Operations Command fly other specific C-130J variants as noted above.
One US Air Force C-130J was destroyed on the ground after a hard landing in Afghanistan in 2013.
The United Kingdom was the launch customer for the C-130J. The first Royal Air Force aircraft was the first J-model to come off the assembly line (October 1995) and the first to get airborne (5 April 1996). The first RAF aircraft was delivered in 1998. The last of twenty-five (now twenty-four) stretch and short fuselage aircraft (called Hercules C. Mk. 4 and C. Mk. 5, officially) was delivered in 2000. The RAF C-130Js, used for combat delivery and special operations, are flown by crews from XXIV Squadron and 30 Squadron now at RAF Brize Norton near Cambridge. One RAF aircraft was destroyed on the ground after a landing mishap in 2007.
Italy received the first of twenty-two (now twenty-one) extended, short fuselage, and tanker J-models in 2000. Italy received the first C-130J receiver-tanker built, a tanker that can take on fuel itself. The Aeronautica Militare was the first air force to take the C-130J into combat in 2001. The Italian aircraft are assigned to the 46th Air Brigade at Pisa AB. One aircraft was lost in a training accident in 2009.
Denmark has four stretch combat delivery C-130Js assigned to Eskadrille 721 at Aalborg AB in northern Jutland. Royal Danish Air Force operations with the C-130J began in 2004.
Australia has a fleet of twelve long fuselage combat delivery C-130Js flown by 37 Squadron at RAAF Richmond, near Sydney. The Royal Australian Air Force, which had flown the C-130B, E, and H models, began operations with the C-130J in 1999.
Norway has a fleet of four long fuselage combat delivery C-130Js flown by 335 Squadron at Gardermoen AS, outside Oslo. Operations with the C-130J began in 2008. The Royal Norwegian Air Force named its C-130Js after Norse goddesses—Frigg, Idunn, Nanna, and Siv (which was lost in a mishap in 2012). A C-130J intended for delivery to the US Air Force was transferred to RNoAF in 2012. That aircraft is named Frøya.
Canada has a fleet of seventeen long fuselage combat delivery C-130Js—designated CC-130J by the Royal Canadian Air Force—flown by 436 Squadron at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. Operations began in 2010. The C-130J is a contender in the RCAF's upcoming replacement search and rescue aircraft competition.
India has a fleet of six combat delivery C-130Js operated by 77 Squadron at Hindan AFS, near Delhi. These aircraft are also fitted with an EO/IR sensor and can be used on Special Operations missions. The Indian Air Force began C-130J operations in 2011. One aircraft was lost in a training mishap in 2014.
Among Middle East countries, Qatar has a fleet of four combat delivery C-130Js operated from Doha International Airport. Operations with the C-130J began in 2012; Oman received one C-130J for its Royal Flight in 2012, and that aircraft is based in Muscat; two additional combat delivery support aircraft were delivered in 2014 to the Royal Air Force of Oman. Iraq received six combat delivery C-130Js in 2013 that are flown by the 23rd Transport Squadron at New Al Muthana AB; and Kuwait has three KC-130J tanker aircraft that were delivered in 2014. In Africa, Tunisia received the first of two combat delivery C-130Js in 2013, and operations by 21 Squadron at El-Aouina in Tunis have begun.
Israel formally received its first extended length C-130J in 2013, and after Israeli-specific modifications, was delivered in-country in 2014. The Israeli aircraft, which features an EO/IR turret under the nose, in addition to other special equipment, will be flown by 103 Squadron at Nevatim AB. The Israeli Air Force currently has three C-130Js on order.
The Republic of Korea Air Force received four combat delivery C-130Js in 2014. The aircraft are stationed at Gimhae AB in Pusan, South Korea.
NOTE: This is the updated version of an article that appeared in the Volume 29 Number 3 issue of Code One, and was originally published in September 2013.
Jeff Rhodes is the associate editor of Code One.
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What is SNAIN?:
Sudan National Agricultural Information Network (SNAIN) is a network of professionals, institutions development partners and other stakeholders involved in the generation, dissemination and utilization of agricultural information in the Sudan.
The vision of SNAIN is to be dynamic and proactive. All SNAIN activities grow from a belief that high-quality agricultural information and knowledge management is a prerequisite for economic growth.
The mission of SNAIN is to promote the provision and sustainable management of client-oriented agricultural information and knowledge throughout Sudan. Its particular emphasis is on the strengthening of national capacities to generate, access, exchange, package, disseminate, and utilize this information and knowledge to further economic growth.
The goal of SNAIN is to contribute to enhanced productivity, value addition and competitiveness of the national, regional and international agricultural information and knowledge systems, networks and initiatives.
Strategic Objectives (purpose):
The strategic objectives of SNAIN is to enhance the utilization of information and knowledge for national, regional and international agricultural research and development.
Nation wide coverage
Value-addition
SNAIN, RAIN AND ASARECA:
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), ), http://www.asareca.org/ is a not-for-profit sub-regional organization of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of 11 member countries, namely: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. ASARECA brings together scientists from the national agricultural research institutions of the member countries, national agricultural extension service providers and other strategic development oriented partners to generate, share and promote knowledge and innovations to solve common challenges facing agriculture in the member countries.
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND:
ASARECA Regional Agricultural Information network, ASARECA/RAIN began operations in 2003 though its history goes back to 1993 where is started with some workshops. However, its predecessor implementing arm was the AfricaLink project, now part of RAIN, which started in 1996. The main objective of AfricaLink was to improve access to agricultural information by integrating new Internet technologies into the ICM operations of research networks and systems in the ECA region. AfricaLink has had several notable successes especially with respect to internet connectivity and training on web design.
THEMATIC PRIORITIES:
In late July 2003, RAIN organized a stakeholder workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The objectives of the workshop were to identify RAIN project priorities and to agree on next steps. Participants included thirty-four (34) representatives of farmer groups, extension organizations, private sector ICM providers, NGOs, government ministries/departments, regional development agencies, and international organization from the ten ASARECA member countries.
As background the RAIN management team had commissioned three studies.
On Information and Communication Technology and Management (ICT/ICM). The objective was to describe the current status of agricultural information in the ECA region.
On Constraints. The objective was to identify and analyze constraints on development of new agricultural information activities.
On Existing ICT/ICM initiatives. The objective was to review and evaluate ongoing national, regional, and international activities of relevance to future RAIN programmes.
Based on these papers, the RAIN team identified ten preliminary "project ideas" that it presented at the workshop. Participants reviewed them and finally agreed on a list of nine thematic priorities which were further reduced to six in a follow-up workshop of stakeholders (SH) held in November 2003. The six broader priority sub-themes were:
Enhanced skills in ICM/ICT
Improved access to current agricultural information
Improved generation of new agricultural content
Improved targeting and distribution of information to different categories of user
Sustainable financing for agricultural information
A harmonized strategic and policy environment for agricultural information
Coordinating Unit and RSC:
RAIN is managed by a Coordinating Unit. A Regional Steering Committee (RSC) provides policy and technical guidance to the RAIN Coordinating Unit. The specific asks of the RSC are to:
Represent the CD in sunning the network
Prepare reports for the CD
Provide leadership in designing the programme portfolio-guide technical agenda of RAIN
Provide policy guidance for the network
Provide leadership in planning, allocation of resources and skills
Screening and prioritizing project proposals
Monitor RAIN's activities
Develop strategies and advise on funding of network activities
Oversee progaramme implementation at regional level
Ensure effective coordination of the network
Members of the RSC are drawn from:
Representatives of National Agricultural Research Institutes of the 10 ASARECA countries.
Experts from ASARECA countries representing specialist skills.
Ex-officio members are drawn from: CTA, FAO, ASARECA secretariat, representatives of ASARECA NPPs and donors.
The RAIN RSC has a chairperson vice chairperson, committee members and task force. The methodology for electing these members is annual.
National Steering Committees (NSCs):
RAIN plans to establish ten National Steering Committees, one in each of the ten ECA member countries. The chairperson of each is a member of the RSC. A NSC oversees project implementation and monitoring at the national level.
A major objective of this workshop is to establish the Sudan National Agricultural Information network (SNAIN) and to elect a National Steering Committee (NSC) that takes the lead in the development of a national agricultural information strategy as well as programmes and projects pertinent to meeting its mission and overall objectives. These should serve the national priorities as well as being consistent with RAIN priorities which were developed and approved by the RAIN Regional Steering Committee of which Sudan is a member.
To achieve the elements within ASARECA goal and objective SNAIN, as a national agricultural information network, will endeavor to accomplish the following tasks:
National capacity in information and communication management enhanced.
Mechanisms for the national harmonization of information developed and applied.
National information to support agricultural research and development generated.
Access to information for research and development improved.
Policy environment for agricultural information enhanced.
Expected outcome of SNAIN workshop 2004:
National awareness of SNAIN and its strategic objective.
National needs and priorities agreed upon.
Nationally coordinated information activities identified.
National Steering Committee established with clear TOR
STAKEHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES:
Participants will be drawn from all major stakeholder groups involved mainly in agricultural information and relevant sectors within Sudan. These include:
Supporters of agricultural information and knowledge development in Sudan
Producers of information and knowledge
Consumers of information and knowledge
SNAIN is a forum in which supporters, producers and consumers of agricultural information and knowledge in Sudan come together. In this meeting participants representing farmers' group, extension organization, private sector ICT/ICM service providers, NGOs, Federal and State Government Ministries/ Departments, international and regional development agencies, and representatives from ASARECA and RAIN Coordination Unit.
The SNAIN Coordination Unit (CU):
SNAIN is hosted by ARC – Sudan, which provides administrative support to it. The Unit consists of a Coordinator (NSC Coordinator) and supporting staff. The Coordination unit is responsible for the day-to-day management of the network. The Coordinator also reports regularly to ARC Higher Administration and partners on the progress of SNAIN.
Membership of the National Steering Committee (NSC):
Members are drawn from the first general meeting in 2004 of the stakeholders and membership could be renewed through the subsequent annually scheduled meetings. Members Represents:
Ministry Science and Technology
Agricultural service administrations – State ministries of Agriculture
Agricultural schemes and projects
Farmers unions
Pastoralist unions
Agricultural research institutions
Information institutes and experts
Agricultural education institutes
Regional and international agricultural development agencies
IT providers and experts
National agricultural information and knowledge networks and initiatives
Copyright © 2016 Central Library and Agricultural Information Systems Center (ARC) - Sudan
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Musings on math, education, teaching, and research.
The following is part 1 of a recap of a talk I gave this past weekend at the CMC-South (California Math Council) conference in Palm Springs, CA. I attempted to make the case that educators and mathematicians should expand the definitions of proof in order to make this important aspect of mathematics accessible to elementary and middle school students, and more accessible to high school students.
Currently, the class Geometry has a monopoly on proof in K-12 education. For the college football fans out there, Geometry is the Alabama of mathematical proof in school. Like Alabama, I hope that the stranglehold Geometry has on proof is on it's way out (take that, Crimson Tide). Geometry is too often the first time students are introduced to mathematical proof, and too often the last time students grapple with proof until well into college. I don't know how related this is, but the following graph represents a common refrain. "Oh, I hated math. I liked Geometry, but...ugh, everything else."
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I do not see expanding the definition of proof as a hugely controversial proposal. After all, Merriam-Webster, a respected dictionary (at least it used to be), defines mathematical proof as "a test which shows that a calculation is correct." The Silver-Burdett Mathematical Dictionary I found on my classroom shelf doesn't even include a definition of proof. We can all agree that we can do better than that.
The Online Free Dictionary's definition of mathematical proof represents what I see as the status quo: "a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it." Starting with an agreed upon set of axioms (truths), proof is the process of showing that other things are also true. I don't want to change this; I simply want to relax our idea of "formality" to be more age-appropriate. Showing that something works for three examples will never be a proof. Saying "because it seems to be true" won't cut the mustard, hack it, or be up to snuff either. But what about the following argument related to a certain number trick?
And my proof? Let's say your secret number is box.
And then I put my money where my mouth is. When a student claims to have a proof of an existing conjecture, they give their argument using whatever medium makes sense, ranging from a verbal argument to an interpretive dance. The rest of the class takes on the role of (respectful) skeptical peers. Once everyone is convinced, the class has a new theorem. Giving a cogent argument is hard work. Looking for flaws, counter-examples, and unclear logic is hard work. All of my students are working hard. The hardest part of this culture is not letting yourself, as the teacher, play the role of prophet. Students have to know that you'll let them create theorems that aren't true (at least for a bit). Otherwise, they have no incentive to play the role of skeptical peers. They'll just wait for your cue, whether it be "Sounds great! Anyone have any reasons to question that proof?" or "Hmmm...is that always going to be true?" Remember, we want the students to be analyzing the proof, not the teacher's response.
I learned inductive proofs in Pre-calculus. Geometry was the class where I learned two-column and indirect proofs. I didn't know you could write proofs in paragraph form until I was in college and proofs without words didn't hit my radar until after I was teaching. There are a few problems with this, the first of which is that two-column proofs are a structure for proving, not a proof technique.
The blog Math With bad Drawings has a cheeky, but poignant post titled "Two-column proofs that Two-column Proofs are Bad" that addresses many of the issues with this being the sole vehicle for proof in school. While the structure is intended to scaffold the idea of deductive proofs, it too often obfuscates the important idea of using a set of assumptions to show that something else must be true.
Two-column proofs are also not a proof technique, but a way of organizing proofs. Imagine students going their whole life thinking that filling in data in a table was statistics.
The other major issue with two-column proofs is that they are completely disconnected to how people make arguments in real life. I don't think the following has ever happened in the history of the world (but please let me know if I'm mistaken).
I believe there are many proof techniques that students can begin to grapple with in elementary and middle school. Prove something using words. Draw pictures. Acquaint students with the ideas of indirect reasoning, induction, and parity. Introduce or create simple axiomatic systems and prove other truths using deductive reasoning. I'm telling you. These can all be done at a much earlier age than they are currently done. This is big, and a lot, and will be flushed out in part 3 of this tome post.
I have a list of unanswered questions. You will most likely have more.
What is the appropriate level of formality? I assume we can all agree that "I tested two examples" won't cut it as a proof at any age and that formal logic is overkill for students, there's a great expanse between these two extremes.
How do you create a culture of skeptical peers in a classroom? How long, and to what extent, do you allow incorrect theorems to live?
With an expanded definition of proof, what is the difference between an explanation/solution and a proof? Is this a skill/concept divide where work for demonstrating skills != proof while arguments for demonstrating concepts = proof? Or does this difference have more to do with the problem space? Or is a "proof" that 34*21=483 just too small of a problem space to call this a proof? We are typically ok with students saying "The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees." Should we instead be asking them to say "The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees within the problem space of Euclidean Geometry"?
Even if we agree that it feels silly, is there harm in using the vocabulary of proof, theorem, etc. when talking about 78*53?4. Is there harm in using the vocabulary of proof, theorem, etc. in a very small problem space (i.e. a particular game of Mastermind vs. Euclidean Geometry)?
Some thoughts to ruminate and questions to ponder. In the end, I think this boils down to my belief that we will have a higher level of mathematical thinking and discourse if we allow ourselves a lower level of formality related to proof. Please feel free to disagree. You may submit your arguments (proofs?) in the comment section.
I sometimes wonder about a good definition of proof being "answering the 'why?' questions until the questions become silly". Maybe that has to do with having been the parent of kids who are very good at the 'why?' game, though, and trying to prove to them that it is, in fact, bedtime.
I think the "explain why" part of the role of proof is very well-served by the sort of less-formal modes of communication that you suggest here. The connections part sometimes requires more precise logic to make sure you're getting at the other ideas that are actually useful ingredients in understanding the idea in question.
I wish I had been able to attend your session. This is very interesting and I am looking forward to reading the rest of your tome.
@Josh: I agree with what you're saying about continuously answering the why question, and I guess I see a pedagogical, historical, and philosophical motivation for the rest of the class playing this role. Pedagogically, I see how this format increases the level of discourse, both from the perspective of the student sharing his or her proof and the rest of the students. Historically, there are a number of instances of proofs living in a state of limbo between conjecture and theorem while peers worked through these ideas with a fine tooth comb. The proof of Fermat's Last Theorem is probably the most famous example. And philosophically, I want my students to understand that mathematics is a human construct. We get to decide (as a community) what is true and what is not true.
That said, we're pretty much on the same page about bridging proof with explanations. It's still an open questions, though, as to where this ends. As I said in the post, my explanation for a multiplication problem feels different-not like a proof. But maybe that's only because, for me, these are things that I deeply understand and "proved" long ago.
Yeah, I agree that we're pretty much on the same page in terms of what to do, but maybe a little bit different in what parts of it we value most. I tend to use "convince a skeptical reader" more for the routine exercise-type work, as a guideline for how much justification they need to show and how thoroughly they need to explain their solution process. I use the "understand why" and "expose connections to other ideas" more when I want a proof-like answer to something that's usually a deeper problem.
I think you're right about multiplication: if you're in 3rd or 4th grade, this kind of explanation would seem much more proof-like and deep and difficult. You're showing the connections between the distributive property, the place-value system, and the steps of the algorithm. Or something like that.
Do you use Mastermind to teach proof in your geometry class? I would love to hear more about that.
Just saw your newest post, can't wait to find a way to incorporate it into my classes. While researching Mastermind online, I found that it might have originated from a game called Bulls and Cows that uses the nine digits like you describe in your next post. I'm trying to come up with a catchier name.
This is very interesting. I'm thinking lots about claims and justifying claims at the moment, and trying a few things out with my Year 4 class (Gr 3).
I need to blog about this really, because there are lots of things to unpick. I agree with Joshua that understanding the "why" is the thing, having a sense of what is going on. But I also am beginning to think that the talk of moving statements from hunch to conjecture to proof (with all the other gradations in between) can work for young children; and also connects them with a whole history of mathematics.
I've been teaching some permutation (or is that combination?) of math and science to third through twelfth graders in private and public schools for 15 years. This year I'll be working with 5th and 6th graders. I'm also pursuing my EdD in education. Click on the link above my blog posts for more information on that.


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#ifndef TUDAT_JACOBI_ENERGY_H
#define TUDAT_JACOBI_ENERGY_H

#include <Eigen/Core>

#include "Tudat/Astrodynamics/Gravitation/stateDerivativeCircularRestrictedThreeBodyProblem.h"

namespace tudat
{
namespace gravitation
{
namespace circular_restricted_three_body_problem
{

//! Compute Jacobi energy.
/*!
 * Returns the value of the Jacobi energy in normalized units of the CRTBP, given in the following
 * equation (Wakker, 2007):
 * \f[
 *      C_{J} = x^{2} + y^{2} + 2 * \left(\frac{1-\mu}{r_{1}} + \frac{\mu}{r_{2}}\right) - V^{2},
 * \f]
 * where \f$C_{J}\f$ is the Jacobi energy, \f$x\f$ and \f$y\f$ are Cartesian position coordinates
 * of the third body, \f$mu\f$ is the gravitational parameter of the secondary, \f$r_{1}\f$ and
 * \f$r_{2}\f$ are the distances from the third body to the primaries, and \f$V\f$ is the magnitude
 * of the velocity of the third body. This equation assumes that the system has been normalized
 * such that the mean motion of the primiaries, and their mutual distance is equal to 1.
 * \param massParameter Mass parameter of three-body system.
 * \param stateInNormalizedUnits State of third body in normalized units.
 * \return Jacobi energy in normalized units.
 */
double computeJacobiEnergy( const double massParameter,
                            const Eigen::VectorXd& stateInNormalizedUnits );

} // namespace circular_restricted_three_body_problem
} // namespace gravitation
} // namespace tudat

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Jaśniejąca – utwór muzyczny wykonywany przez polski zespół muzyczny Anieli z gościnnym udziałem polskiej piosenkarki Nosowskiej. Pochodzi z debiutanckiego albumu studyjnego grupy, Blask (2022). 21 stycznia 2022 został wydany jako pierwszy promujący go singel.

Historia
Zespół Anieli powstał w 2020 z inicjatywy Katarzyny Nosowskiej. Początkowo miał się składać z niej, jej przyjaciółki Joanny Prykowskiej i męża Pawła Krawczyka. Nosowska postanowiła zrezygnować z udziału w grupie, ale zaśpiewała gościnnie w "Jaśniejącej". Prykowska napisała utwór w uznaniu przyjaźni z Nosowską, zapoczątkowanej podczas wspólnych występów w chórze Politechniki Szczecińskiej w okresie nastoletnim.

Singel został wydany 21 stycznia 2022. 22 kwietnia 2022 Anieli i Nosowska wykonali go wspólnie podczas gali Fryderyki 2022, emitowanej na żywo w TVN.

14 listopada 2022 został wydany remiks utworu autorstwa Miguela Maquiny.

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Personel
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 Paweł Krawczyk – gitara, syntezatory, programowanie, muzyka, produkcja muzyczna
 Katarzyna Nosowska – śpiew
 Joanna Prykowska – śpiew, muzyka, tekst

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https://forum.twilightlexicon.com/
Edward Cullen #6
https://forum.twilightlexicon.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5386
Re: Edward Cullen #6
by Jazz Girl
Seeker~ Don't get me wrong. Edward and Jacob's relationship got a lot easier with his imprinting on Ness and Jacob's assistance with both the newborn and Volturi battles. Edward, I believe, feels a genuine respect for Jacob now. However, had Bella died (even if Ness lived) Edward was not staying alive long after her and things between he and Jacob would be very different.
If Bella died AND Jacob hadn't imprinted, there was no way Jacob was not going to fight Edward. That was pretty much a guarantee. Jacob would blame Edward for Bella's death and Edward would accept that blame readily and fully and would welcome any punishment Jacob felt he deserved. He would not even have faught back. And, in my mind, Jacob would have obliged. He said as much, didn't he? He outright stated that he would be more than happy to kill Edward if Bella died and he wouldn't wait long to do it either.
There has been debate about whether Edward would have wanted to die if Bella had died but Ness had lived. I'm torn on that. A part of me says that Edward woud see in Ness his beautiful Bella and would see Ness as a part of her, would love her and nurture her despite his pain because Bella died to save her. He would love her enough for both of them and when Ness was grown and on her own, then he would follow Bella. But, another part of me doesn't accept that. He knows that Ness will be taken care of by his family. He knows that she will be loved beyond reason, doted on, nurtured and taught everything she needs to know, given everything in the world. And, he knows the yawing, gaping blackhole his life is without Bella. I just don't think he can go back to that. No, he would still seek to die if Bella had.
by Seeker-Mar
Jazz Girl wrote: There has been debate about whether Edward would have wanted to die if Bella had died but Ness had lived. I'm torn on that. A part of me says that Edward woud see in Ness his beautiful Bella and would see Ness as a part of her, would love her and nurture her despite his pain because Bella died to save her. He would love her enough for both of them and when Ness was grown and on her own, then he would follow Bella. But, another part of me doesn't accept that. He knows that Ness will be taken care of by his family. He knows that she will be loved beyond reason, doted on, nurtured and taught everything she needs to know, given everything in the world. And, he knows the yawing, gaping blackhole his life is without Bella. I just don't think he can go back to that. No, he would still seek to die if Bella had.
I tend to think that Edward has so much self control that he might be able to live for Renesmee. Since he started loving her in the womb once he could hear her. I agree with you that his heart would be a black hole. It would pose a strange problem for him. Stay with his immortal child for always or try to die to join his wife.
This topic is making me sad now. I'm glad none of this happened!
Wishing our wonderful Edward a happy birthday and the happiest of Father's Days. Party like you earned it, love. Gods know you did.
by December
Happy, happy birthday, Edward!
May you find 109 going on 17 to be your best age yet....
Hope you and Bella have a wonderful day.
by The Real Edward Cullen
Thank you Jazz girl!
Who would ever have thought that after more than a hundred birthdays, it could still feel like something to celebrate? Amazing. But then, you all know how I feel about Bella. And Renesmee.
And who would have thought that I'd be celebrating Father's Day? It seems that miracles do happen.
by The Real Bella Swan Cullen
Happy Birthday Edward. You have made me so happy and you deserve the best on your birthday and Father's Day. Renesmee and I have a little something waiting for you at the cottage after the party. Don't you wish you could read my mind? I'm so glad you can't!
by bac
Happy Birthday Edward!
I hope you can enjoy a nice juicy mountain lion .
The Real Bella Cullen wrote: Don't you wish you could read my mind? I'm so glad you can't!
Now that is totally unfair, and you know it!
But actually, sweetheart, I don't mind it when you surprise me. As though you've done anything else since the minute we met! I have my guesses, though. You're getting easier to read all the time. And you know how Nessie is with secrets....
Thank you for the good wishes, bac, December. Bella and I are having an excellent day.
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:11 pm
by The Real Alice Cullen
Of course, I can tell you, Edward....
...But I won't!
Well...unless you feel like helping me with my Porsche. The clutch is making a scary grinding noise, and I've foreseen that if I can't get you or Rosalie to fix it, there's a 50% probability of me having a breakdown tomorrow on the way to Olympia. I did mention that I'm taking Bella shoe-shopping tomorrow, didn't I? I figure you'd probably want to make sure she doesn't have to walk home across the mountains. But as a thank-you for being an awesome brother, I can also tell you a bit about the narwhal that she and Nessie --
Ow! we are definitely buying you shoes with less pointy heels on them, Bella. But ok, if you feel that strongly about surprising Edward, I won't say another word....
That's right Alice, you keep quiet.
Edward, you will get your present LATER, after all the festivities.


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SMC: From adapting to COVID-19 to looking to the future
Approx reading time: 2 minsPosted on 21 November 2021 21 November 2021 by Ashley Giles
As the global health community comes together virtually for this year's American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH ) Annual Meeting, it represents a key moment of reflection for Malaria Consortium's seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) programme. We're looking back on almost two years of operating within the parameters of the pandemic while also looking forward into 2022 and beyond at what SMC could look like as an intervention as our latest research is integrated into practice .
Malaria Consortium set out early in the pandemic to adapt SMC delivery to ensure the intervention could be carried out safely in 2020 and reach its goal of distributing life-saving antimalarials to millions of children under 5. We produced new guidance for SMC implementers with a focus on infection prevention and control and underpinned this with a new job aid to support community distributors to follow the guidance.
While this period has been challenging for the programme, we have shared our learnings with the wider SMC community and worked with governments to embed changes to distributions. In a symposium at the ASTMH Annual Meeting, Dr Kevin Baker hosts a discussion on implementing SMC during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Abimbola Phillips presenting results from a mixed methods study in Nigeria to assess the quality of infection prevention and control measures practiced during the 2020 SMC campaign there.
Alongside the work of adaptation and the continuity of the programme, we have launched a new research strategy for SMC and advanced several other implementation and operational research projects during the past year to guide SMC implementation into the future. Results from these studies are also being presented at the ASTMH Annual Meeting.
Webinar: Taking seasonal malaria chemoprevention to new geographies
November 30th 2021, 1pm – 2.15pm GMT
Join us for a webinar on Taking seasonal malaria chemoprevention to new geographies, hear the latest research from Uganda and Mozambique and join the discussion on the future of SMC.
Register for this webinar
#FutureofSMC
A significant area of focus for Malaria Consortium's SMC research is the prospect of expanding the reach of SMC to new geographies outside of the Sahel region. Two Malaria Consortium presentations will share findings from studies in Uganda and Mozambique to establish the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of the intervention in their respective areas.
The co-implementation of SMC alongside other interventions that could be beneficial to public health is also an area requiring further research. Dr Sola Oresanya has presented findings from the pilot co-implementation of vitamin A distribution alongside SMC in rural and urban settings in Nigeria.
Other presentations on SMC at the ASTMH Annual Meeting include:
Adaptation of rapid multi-objective lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) surveys as part of SMC programs in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Mozambique for identifying issues and driving improvements in SMC delivery
Role model approach to explore caregiver administration of seasonal malaria chemoprevention drugs to children under five: results from a mixed methods multi-country study in Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo
An ecological analysis exploring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso and Nigeria using national household surveys (2010–2018)
Stay up-to-date with all of Malaria Consortium's presentations at the ASTMH Annual Meeting on our dedicated page.
Ashley Giles is External Relations Manager for SMC at Malaria Consortium
CategoriesResearch Seasonal malaria chemopreventionTagsASTMH seasonal malaria chemoprevention SMC
IPTi: The key to malaria reduction in Nigeria?
Our research strategy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Community engagement crucial to success of SMC campaign in Mozambique
Mitigating the risks of pandemic-weakened supply chains
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Burkina Faso: Feedback from the field


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Q: Classify groups of order 171 This is a problem from Stanford Algebra Qualifying Exam, Fall 1998.
I know the standard way is to use Sylow theorems and semidirect product.
$171 = 9\cdot 19$.
By Sylow theorems, $n_3|19$ and $n_3\equiv 1\text{ mod }3$, hence $n_3 = 1\text{ or }19$.
$n_{19}|9$ and $n_{19}\equiv 1\text{ mod }19$, hence $n_{19} = 1$.
Denote one Sylow $3$-subgroup by $K$ and one Sylow $19$-subgroup by $N$.
$N$ is normal because $n_{19} = 1$.
$NK = G, N\cap K = \{e\}$ and $N$ is normal.
Hence, $G$ is the semiproduct of $G = N\rtimes K$.
Case 1: $G$ is abelian. Since a finite abelian group is isomorphic to direct product of cyclic groups of prime power orders, $G\cong C_9\times C_{19}$ or $C\cong C_3\times C_3\times C_{19}$.
Case 2: $G$ is not abelian. The structure of $G$ is determined by $N, K$ and homomorphism $\varphi: K\to\text{Aut}(N)$, which stands for conjugation.
What's more, $N, K, \varphi$ and $N, K,\varphi'$ define two isomorphic groups if there exists automorphism $\alpha:K\to K$ such that $\varphi' = \varphi\circ\alpha$.
Since $N\cong C_{19}$, $\text{Aut}(N)\cong C_{18}$.
Since $G$ is not abelian, the image $\varphi(K)$ is not the trivial group.
Denote the generating element in $\text{Aut}(N)\cong C_{18}$ by $z$.
When $K\cong C_9$, there are two possiblities for $\varphi(K)$: $\varphi(K) = \{1, z^6, z^{12}\}$ or $\varphi(K) = \{1, z^2, z^4,\ldots,z^{16}\}$.
When $C\cong C_3\times C_3$, $\varphi(K)$ can only be $\{1,z^6,z^{12}\}$.
What's more, given $\varphi,\varphi':K\to C_{18}$ with $\varphi(K) = \varphi'(K)$, there exists automorphism $\alpha:K\to K$ such that $\varphi' = \varphi\circ\alpha$.
Therefore, when $G$ is nonabelain, it has two isomorphism classes when $K\cong C_9$ and one isomorphism class when $K\cong C_3\times C_3$.
I think I've solved this problem. Thanks for your help. Welcome for any comment.

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Q: How to limit the amount of images uploaded to the media library within post.php Over time, the media gallery gets heavier and heavier. I noticed that in admin-ajax.php the wp brings 40 images in a single query, it is taking too long to render the images on the screen, sometimes more than 50 seconds.
How could you reduce these consultations to 10? And when scrolling, continue loading the other images every 10
I found this piece of code
add_filter ('ajax_query_attachments_args', function ($ query) { $ query ['number_posts'] = 10 return $ query; });

However, it only lists the first 10 images and I can't see the rest, it doesn't have a page or scroll.
There is already a whole job of optimizing the image
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131 D. OTSING (1850-1937) 9.8.9.8.9.8.9.8.
Forever to be, Lord, with Thee.
2 O come then, Lord Jesus, we're watching!
Await Thee with lamps all aglow.
And now with one voice would say "Come"!
To meet Thee, the Hope of our heart!
Daniel Otsing (1850-1937) lived in St Petersburg, Russia and was in a small brethren meeting there. The meeting suffered a lot of persecution after the Bolshevik Revolution and many faithful souls were transported to Siberia where they continued to witness to the Love of God in appalling conditions.
His great-niece Alice Mutton was taken to be with the Lord in January 2015. Some 'Russian Nuggets' are being issued by Saville Street Distribution, Walton, Essex. Contact e,mutton1462@btinternet.com .
I was brought up in Greenock, Scotland in the 50/60s & attended a small assembly. We used the "Little Flock" Hymn book, and Daniel Otsing 'O Lord with our ears and hearts open" was no 131 in the book, and was regularly sung by us, and The Lord blessed us through it. James Flett, now at Dumfries.


Yokohama, the second largest city of Japan, is an exciting city and known for its futuristic port, Chinatown and relaxed atmosphere. Easily accessible from Tokyo, Yokohama is a fun getaway from the hustle and bustle from the capital. There are many things to do in Yokohama and if you follow our 48 hour budget itinerary you'll discover why Yokohama (literally "Horizontal Beach") is beloved by locals and visitors alike.
Yokohama has many Shotengai, or shopping street, where you can find everything you need in one place. You'll find shops selling a wide range of products such as daily wares, fresh produce, fish, household items, everything a Japanese household needs daily. And food, you can always find lots of restaurants and stalls selling food for a very reasonable price. Many shops and stalls here at Bashi Shotengai sell food on the go, and especially in the morning when the shops open for business, you can find freshly baked goods like Imagawayaki (Japanese style pancake with different kinds of fillings) or teriyaki-glazed meat skewers. For a healthy meal, try fresh sushi or a sashimi donburi bento (fresh slices of raw fish served over rice) or eat ramen at one of the many ramen shops. Bashi Shotengai is a great place to find cheap breakfast to start your day.
Tip: If you arrive at JR Yokohama Station, don't forget to grab a free tourist map from the main tourist office.
The Nissin Cup Noodles are famous around the world and sold virtually anywhere. If you visit Yokohama, a visit to the Cup Noodles Museum is one of the definite things to do in Yokohama. Located near the waterfront, this museum exhibits the history of Cup Noodles and the inventor of instant ramen noodles, Momofuku Ando. One of the highlights is the My Cupnoodles Factory, where visitors can create their own cup noodles. On the upper floor of the museum you can find the Cupnoodles Park, a food court modeled like an Asian night market, where you can eat noodles from around the world. The museum is also a perfect place if you have kids as many of the activities are kid friendly.
After you've worked up an appetite learning about instant ramen, head over to Gyokusentei near Chinatown for lunch. This simple restaurant serving Chinese style food has been in business since 1918. One of the recommended dishes you simply have to try is "Sanma-men", the famous Yokohama noodles originating from the Yokohama Chinatown. Different from regular ramen, the noodles are served in a broth that is almost sauce like, topped with stir-fried vegetables and beansprouts that have a crunchy bite to it. It's a great dish to try and a perfect example of a Chinese dish blended with Japanese flavors.
One of the many things to do in Yokohama is visiting the Akarenga Soko, also known as the Red Brick Warehouses, which are found near the waterfront. When the port of Yokohama opened, it was one of the first ports to open to foreign trade and a there was a need for wares to be stored, thus Warehouse No. 1 and No. 2 were constructed. Although almost destroyed during the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, rebuilt and eventually and left dilapidated in later years, a project was set up to preserve the two buildings made out of the iconic red bricks. And in 2010 received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conservation. Nowadays the warehouse houses many trendy shops and boutiques as well as cozy cafes and restaurants. There are often exhibitions in the event hall, as well as live concert. The two buildings ooze ambiance and if you look around, you can discover many remnants of its history.
Before you explore and get lost in one of the biggest, and we can certainly say "most impressive", Chinatowns in the world, sit down for a casual dinner at Shumien. This newly renovated restaurant specializes in Taiwanese and Cantonese cuisine and the most popular dish on the menu is "Lu Ro Fan" (Minced Pork Rice). Also try the "House Special Crispy Duck", succulent duck meat with a roasted-to-perfection crispy skin. Some of the restaurants in Chinatown are known to be tourist traps with over-expensive prices, Shumien served great dishes for an even greater price.
With a history of over 150 years long, Yokohama Chinatown is the biggest Chinatown in Asia and one of the biggest in the world. Many Chinese immigrants from Guangzhou province came here when the port of Yokohama opened in 1859 and eventually formed settlements. Despite the many setbacks throughout history, the area prospered and grew into the most recognized Chinatowns in Japan. As soon as you arrive, you are welcomed by the impressive goodwill gate, marking the entrance. Of all the things to do in Yokohama, a visit to Chinatown is usually at the top of any itinerary. And for good reason. The area is bustling with people and it's hard not to be attracted to the wonderful sights and smells of this lively neighborhood. Shops and stalls selling all kinds of delicacies from all over China, roasted chestnuts, colorful trinkets and kitsch souvenirs of every kind will catch your eye. Don't just wander around the main streets, the streets around it are equally worth exploring and who know what novelties you will find. And if you're feet have become wary after a day of walking around, go up to the 3rd floor of Yokohama Harukan, a popular souvenir shop, to find the Garden Terrace Cafe where you can soak your feet in a foot bath for just 100 yen (plus the cost of at least one drink).
From Chinatown, take the Negishi train line at Ishikawacho Station and get off at Sakuragicho, from there it's only a couple minutes by foot till you reach Noge Tabemono Yokocho. An alley lined with traditional style bars and eateries that come alive during the late night. Most bars here can only fit a handful of people, and many people will therefore stand while drinking which is called "tachi-nomi". If you're still hungry and craving for some late night binging, don't worry, many places are still open served snacks and meals. If you're looking for a great way to finish your night, grab a beer (or some sake) in one of the many cheap watering holes that don't close until the early in the morning.
The Noge area is one of those areas in Yokohama that hasn't changed much since the Showa era 40-50 years ago. In Noge Daido-gei, you can still find many old shops and izakaya (Japanese style pub). It's a great place to find a no-fuss cheap meal and if you're lucky, you might catch one of the many festivals that the area is famous for. Street performances with music, juggling and acrobatics etc. attract many crowds and are one of the best street performance festivals throughout the country. Grab some food on the go and enjoy yourself in this lively area.
Within a short walking distance you'll find Nogeyama Zoo. Although small in size compared to other zoos, you can find over 100 species of animals. Camels, penguins, giraffes and even tigers can be seen. The unique feature of this zoo is that visitors are allowed to interact and pet many of the smaller animals (note: no feeding). Especially popular with kids is the "Nakayoshi Hirobe" where small creatures like guinea pigs and mice can be picked up and petted. If you have a soft spot for animals, the Nogeyama Zoo is great activity to do during the noon or to take a break from the city as you can find lots of green areas within the zoo.
Close to Ishikawacho Station, Shiokumizakaden welcomes customers to enjoy a meal in a charming garden setting. The restaurant serves coffee and tea with home-made cakes, soups and salads. But we recommend you to try one of the baked casserole-like rice dishes. If the weather outside is too cold, the restaurant also has an inside area which is the perfect hangout to enjoy one of their comforting meals.
If you've seen any of Studio Ghibli's movies, one of the things that always stands out is how believable the locations and sceneries are with many small details going into each design. The 2011 movie "From Up on Poppy Hill" set in 1964 Yokohama, features many places that can still be found today in Yokohama. And it is said that Daikanzaka Hill was used as a model for many of the scenes found in the movie. If you walk along this quaint neighborhood dotted with English style lawns and gardens, you can spot many buildings and cute little shops that seem plucked straight from the movie. Enokitei is a bakery that sells a variety of freshly baked good every day. If you walk up the slope, you will come across Miyazaki Florist, used as a model flower shop for the movie. By the way, the name "Miyazaki" is just pure coincidence as it has nothing to do with Studio Ghibli's legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki as the flower shop was opened in 1873. For more wonderfully designed European style houses, walk up Omarudanizaka to find Bluff 18 Ban-Kan and the Diplomat's House which you can take a look inside.
This 100,354 square meters shopping mall complex is one of the biggest malls in Yokohama with approximately 200 shops and restaurants over 8 floors. Here you can find meals in every price category and there is a lot to choose from. Restaurants can be found of the first, 2nd and 6th floor. But particularly interesting is the Hawaiian-themed food court that can be found on the first floor symbolizing the longstanding relation between Yokohama and Hawaii.
Minato Mirai 21, as it's formally known, is one of the most recognizable sea-side cityscapes in Japan. This futuristic side of the port is at its most impressive at night when the night lights go on creating one of the most attractive waterfronts. Walk around the many wooden decks and marvel at the Cosmo Clock 21, which was the tallest ferris wheel in the world when it opened. Equally impressive is the Landmark Tower, the 3rd tallest tower in Japan and one of the icons of Yokohama. If you walk over to Osanbashi pier, you'll get a nice overview of the city's high-rise buildings and the Cosmo Clock 21.
As with any big city in Japan, Yokohama enjoys a fast and convenient transportation system. The main station is JR Yokohama Station near the bay and is within walking distance to the Minato Mirai area. Compared to Tokyo, there are far fewer train and subway lines and if you only rely on trains, chances are you might need to walk quite a distance to get to where you need to go. Thankfully the Yokohama Municipal bus system is easy to use and understand and can get you to most tourist destination within the city. Because there are many things to do in Yokohama, it is recommended to get a day pass since you'll be traveling around the city many times.
*Note: an extra fee is charged when traveling using the late night busses.
Unlimited use for one day for Yokohama Municipal Subways.
Unlimited use for one day on all municipal busses and subways including the Akai Kutsu Sightseeing bus and Burari-Kanko San Rosen.
Located along the Ooka river, Gran Customa Isezakicho a very modern and clean looking capsule hotel with a slew of amenities and services. All capsules are comfortable and spacious and are equipped with air-conditioner and TV. Amenities include slippers, free toiletries and hairdryer. Free wifi is available and there is a manga library with shelves filled to the brim with manga that you can read for free. There even is a public bath area where customers can soak and relax. And if you feel hungry, you can also find a restaurant on-site.
Price: starting from 2,500 yen p.p.
If you're looking for a budget hotel, look no further than Best Western Yokohama. The room aren't the most spacious, but the beds are comfortable and most importantly everything is clean. All rooms come standard with a TV, air conditioner and a bath tub. The hotel has a cafe offering Western style meals or if you want to eat out, the hotel is located in an area with many restaurants. Free wifi is available.
Price: starting from 5,500 yen p.p.
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Have a great time in Yokohama!


Hamilton was fascinated by the process of working with the computer program Quantel Paintbox. He used a video recording of the documentary to review the intermediary stages in constructing his painting The subject, and selected an image to make into a Cibachrome transparency. This formed the basis for several works.
The process of converting the digital information to print produced a blurry image which Hamilton called the 'hard copy problem'. He applied cheap enamel paint to enliven each copy. This mirrored the electronic 'masking' necessary to isolate areas of the image to be manipulated on the Quantel Paintbox.


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A HIstory of Dragon Boat racing
June 13, 2020 June 13, 2020 xianeaseARTICLES, Arts & Entertainment
Article By Sigmund
Dragon Boat Festival, which is one of the oldest among all traditional Chinese festivals, is now approaching. For this year, May 5th in the lunar calendar, when the festival is celebrated, has its equivalence in Gregorian Calendar on June 25th. There have been various different customs surrounding the festival that have developed through its thousand-year history. The most notable one, as its English name indicates, is the Dragon Boat Race.
There are many legends regarding the origin of Dragon Boat Festival, among which the most widely accepted version is that it's observed to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. However, the Dragon Boat Race, as a cultural phenomenon, can be dated long before Qu Yuan. According to some folk legends in Yuan Ling (沅陵), where Dragon Boat Race flourish, the custom was cultivated to commemorate Pan Hu (盘瓠), a warrior in the Age of Legend (the time before China enter Dynastic Period). In the book Millennium Dragon Boat in Yuan Ling, the legend of Pan Hu goes as this: Under the leadership of Di Ku (帝喾), one Legendary emperor, there was one threateningly strong nomadic tribe, Rong Wu (戎吴) in the north. To protect its border, Di Ku appealed to brave warriors in its tribe to kill the general of Rong Wu. Pan Hu, in that moment, rose to the challenge and decapitated Rong Wu's leader on the battlefield. He was awarded with the territory of Yuan Ling and married Di Ku's daughter. They had six daughters and six sons, who coupled after their parents' death and ushered six new tribes to flourish in Yuan Ling. To celebrate their common ancestor, the six tribes invited a wizard to summon the soul of Pan Hu. However, the rugged terrain of Yuan Ling hindered the wizard from tracing the soul and made him believe that it's hidden in numerous rivers of Yuan Ling. Given this, he asked the tribe members to construct Dragon Boats to find Pan Hu's soul. Those prototype dragon boats, after generations of development, has become the dragon boats we are familiar with now.
You might have started wonder how this commemoration to Pan Hu was later associated with Qu Yuan, a poet and official lived almost two thousand years after Pan Hu. The now-prevailing narratives goes as this: the commemorations to the two emerged respectively, and as the different cultures located in China came into contact, they merged some of their customs in some occasions.
According to the survey conducted by experts in folklore, Liu Yuxi, one famous poet lived in Tang dynasty, played a crucial role in this merger. In 805 CE, Liu was relegated to Lang Zhou (朗州), a city around Yuan Ling, where he then visited in one Dragon Boat Festival during his tenure. During his visit, he observed the Dragon Boat Race and composed the Jing Du Qu (竞渡曲 Verse on Dragon Boat Race). When the natives cheered the athletes up with their dialect expression, Hē Zāi (嗬哉), which Liu misheard as Hé Zài, meaning "Where". Based on this misunderstanding, he thought the natives were searching for Qu Yuan's soul, whose experience was strongly relatable to him—both got relegated for brave remonstrance that displeased other officials and aristocrat in court. So, in his Jing Du Qu, he claimed that the race was to celebrate Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit, and as the verse prevailed among reciters, the belief that Dragon Boat Race is to commemorate Qu Yuan flourished.
While the origin of Dragon Boat Festival in southern China is related to commemorating ancestral and patriotic figures, the festival's northern origin is associated with "evil beings." In northerner's traditional belief, May in lunar calendar is an "evil month": the rising temperature give rise to the breeding of germs and noxious insects, causing epidemics and ensuing death. May 5th is especially regarded as "Noxious Day", when households practices numerous superstitious customs to avoid disease and poisonous insects. According to the poem, people at them will gather herbs call Ai (艾草) to make human-like figures and hang on the door, or just hang the herb directly(as some households are still doing now).
So, as you head out to watch the Dragon Boat Races or see sprigs of herbs appearing on doorways throughout the city, you now know a bit more about the history behind it.
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