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TOPIC OF THE DAY
What is Ukraine to do to get rich?
By Alla DUBROVYK-ROKHOVA, Valentyn TORBA, The Day
3 November, 2016 - 10:59
Discussing Reinert's interview, experts concluded: the root cause of our poverty is not corruption, inadequate education, or bureaucracy but… primitive export
A state that has no program of industrial development of its own will end up in the trap of financial and political dependence and eventually lose its subjectness in a global game known as economic competition. This is how we can concisely sum up the opinions of the experts we invited to Den's editorial office to discuss a much-talked-of interview with the economist Erik REINERT "Today's Ukraine is where Peru was in 1979."
Reinert and his opponents call them "neo-Keynesians" and "dirigistes," respectively. One of them has confessed that he identifies himself as an ordoliberal*… But we offer you their opinions, dismissing any theories, dogmas, and cliches, and only being guided by such things as norm and common sense. After all, we are speaking not about mathematical formulas or the life of literary characters but about the real future of quite real people in a real country which "has fallen into a pit." There is very little time to struggle out of it, and we have a more and more bitter feeling that if we do not change the tactic, we will fall so low that we will vanish from the geopolitical map.
Roman SKLIAROV:
"Reinert's advantage is that he proves his opinions with historical examples. Every country is vying today for the global sales market and for attracting capital and technologies. It is for this purpose that such institutions as export credit agencies, industrial parks, etc., are being established. The countries that are successful today have gone a certain way. Briefly, this way is rather similar for states with different mentalities, cultures, and traditions. These examples in fact help Reinert explain why he thinks that the neoliberal theory is imperfect.
"We had an interesting discussion with Deputy Ministry of the Economy Maksym Nefiodov. His point of view is: 'The economy should serve man, not the other way round.' This is why he rejects Reinert's concepts, for, in his opinion, the professor regards the individual as a resource for the producer. Instead, Nefiodov's concept of 'the economy for man' in fact means that the consumer should be pivotal for the state. Everybody works to serve his interests. The consumer must be free to buy Italian macaroni, German cars, and American iPhones. But these things are not bought for hryvnias. We only pay Ukrainian money in our stores, but, as a matter of fact, this money is converted into the hard currency that leaves the state. And in what way can the country take hard currency? Either by earning on exports (this raises the question: what are we going to sell, how much raw material should we sell in order to buy one German car?) or by taking a loan from international financial organizations. This is the way states are driven into 'loan slavery.' They lose economic and then political independence. So when the man in the street says that the consumer should be pivotal, it is one thing, but if the economy minister does so, it is awful. This means that he does not know what the economy is and how it develops."
Volodymyr PANCHENKO:
"The headline 'Today's Ukraine is what Peru was in 1979' carries a very clear message. Firstly, it shows that Professor Reinert knows how to use the facts he has garnered in all of his lifetime. Secondly, he very accurately observed the similarity of historical stages and economic situations. In his article 'To Drink or Not to Drink,' Volodymyr Dubrovsky criticizes us, alleging that some industrialization-related reforms were carried in Peru at the time, which required protectionism. As is known, dead patients do not testify. They don't ask the one who has died of cirrhosis whether he died so early because he had drunk heavily. They ask the one who drinks and has lived to be 100 years old. They claim this testimony is not statistical sampling. Yes, Peru received some IMF advice. And when we are speaking of tactics, we should speak about conceptual things. The IMF has always been trying out the same theory since the 1980s: suppression of the monetary basis against the backdrop of reduced consumption. Ukraine is the Peru of 1979 because its government is trying to act on the recommendations that have proved ineffective for decades."
Rostyslav LUKACH:
"I am a businessman. Many of my entrepreneur friends have read your interview with Professor Reinert. They have only one question: who does not agree with him? Who can disagree that it is necessary to sell finished products rather than raw materials? Who disagrees that a 5th-grade pupil must not be set against a world champion on the boxing ring? Can a country, which plays the role of this boy on the ring against an economic heavyweight state, say that we must fight on the same level and by the same rules? Let's take a concrete example. There are two factories that make candy. One works in Hungary and the other in Ukraine. Now, Hungarian business has access to a loan at 2 percent p.a., while Ukrainian – not even at 20 percent p.a. Is it a free market for them to compete?
"A state must pursue its own industrial policy. Poland, Germany, and the US are doing so. A 1933 slogan: 'Buy American first!' It is a simple truth. No one in his senses will say: give us loans, and we will produce raw materials and sell them to you, you will process and sell them to us with an added value. Your people will have a job and wages, your budget will have taxes…
"It is a second front. And while you can see who your enemy is at the first front, you can't do so at this one. Everybody wears a necktie and a suit and smiles. These people have created not a single job. They have been working for employers for decades and are paid with hard currency. And they dare advise us how to live properly…"
Viktor HALASIUK:
"Reinert exposes the causes of poverty in all countries, including Ukraine, mathematically precisely, like an X-ray. Now that we know this very well, we can suggest an economic policy that may change the situation.
"The root cause of this country's poorness and, accordingly, wealth lies in the structure of its production, in what it makes and supplies to the world. It is so simple that I'd be surprised to see someone who will dispute this. Let us cast aside all the complicated economic terminology and ask: which of the two companies will be successful – the one that manufactures ultrafast PCs or the one that produces typewriters? So Ukraine is today offering the world typewriters or even only their components at best. Nobody in the world needs them, and even if someone still does, they should be in a limited number and at a very low price. Those who oppose Reinert are in fact saying to us: it does not matter what your country will be selling to the world – raw materials or finished products, emigrants who have left their homes in search of work or the products your workers have made at enterprises. This doesn't matter at all, for the market will decide everything for you and find you a place…
"I think it is a fundamental mistake. We can see how the market is deciding this. It is deciding in favor of the countries that pursue a targeted industrial policy. There are subjects and objects in this game. And, unfortunately, we have lost our subjectness. What is the root cause of our per capita GDP being five to six times lower than in Europe? The cause is not in corruption, an imperfect education system, or an inefficient state apparatus. These are all secondary matters in comparison with the fact that we export raw-material products of the lowest level of processing and with a negligible technological component. As time goes by, the situation continues to deteriorate. We have seen deindustrialization and further primitivization of our export basket. This in fact causes a mass-scale brain and brawn drain.
"Will the situation change by itself? Will the 'free market" solve the problem? I am sure it will not."
When and how do you think we took this false road? We came out of the Soviet Union which had quite a good level of industrial development. Then, as Reinert said in the first interview with Den, we began de-Communization which in fact meant deindustrialization. But there were people who attempted to have the country follow a different path. The year 1996 saw the publication of ex-prime minister Yevhen Marchuk's book Five Years of a Ukrainian Tragedy. At approximately the same time, there was an economic conference, at which Marchuk put forward a plan of transition from governmental to private ownership. Those who remember that period claim that this very initiative cost him the office – in reality, Kuchma dismissed Marchuk from the office of prime minister not for the mythical "creation of a personal political image," but for an attempt to introduce uniform rules into Ukrainian privatization and then the economy as a whole. Do you think there was and still is no competition of economic theories in Ukraine's highest echelons of power, while those who stood at the helm or, to be more exact, by the feeding trough were just getting rich under the cover of liberal and neoliberal slogans? Who can counteract this now if those who wield power are disciples of that era and do not know how to administer the country differently?
Viktor HALASIUK: "I do not rule out what you are speaking about – especially after reading Jeffrey Sach's book The Price of Civilization. The author gives the concrete names of the people who finance liberal think tanks and trends, and describes their motivation.
"But we can accuse nobody of giving us misleading advice. It is a problem for us as a nation to find a way to heed useful advice. If the IMF is giving us what we consider as bad advice but we have to follow it temporarily, we should form our own alternative in this period of time. I hate simplifications. For example, I am told: you are against the IMF. I am not against the IMF. On the contrary, I like them for helping us in a crisis situation. But our goal should be to shape, in two or three years, an economic policy that will allow us to do without IMF loans. This should be the plan of a true Ukrainian leadership.
"Germany passed this test after World War Two. The universally known Marshall Plan came to replace the Morgenthau Plan which was absolutely detrimental to the country, for it was aimed at turning Germany into an agrarian country. A less known in Ukraine but, in my view, very illustrative is the example of Japan. I recently was there. In 1947 the US occupational authorities categorically opposed the Japan Development Bank, but in 1952 the US became the main donor of this bank. Who did this depend on? Did the Americans themselves change their attitude in five years? The Japanese persuaded them to do so. They asked the Americans: do you want to see Japan as your ally, do you need a powerful ally?"
It is possible on condition that the leadership is true and patriotic. We say that practically all the former Soviet republics went through privatization. But, for some reason, only Ukraine ended up with an oligarchic clan system which neither the two Maidans nor the war shook.
Volodymyr PANCHENKO: "Not all the countries went through voucher privatization – only Ukraine and Russia did – while, for example, the Czech Republic refused to do so. As a pattern, voucher privatization sounded good. There are 52 million Ukrainians. We take the whole property, divide it into 52 million equal parts, and hand out the right of use. But when it came to practice, there emerged some 'details': who will evaluate this property, in what way, how will the stock market be formed, where will shares be quoted?
"Incidentally, it is the Americans that consulted the Czech Republic, as well as Ukraine, in this matter. There was a privatization office in that country. But the point is that the Czech Republic's government aimed to sell expensively and for the money of the funds that belonged to the people."
Rostyslav LUKACH: "We can recall the experience of various countries. For example, the Chinese had only state-run facilities. But they floated additional shares for sale. Speaking of Eastern Europe (the Baltic states and Hungary), they were selling everything. The Chinese did it on a 50-50 basis, i.e., 50 percent remains for the people and the other 50 percent are given to international corporations. In this case, the stock market increases, people receive their share, and international corporations develop new technologies. I've represented the interests of a US investment pool in Ukraine for many years. They are asking me all the time about how long we will be taking these loans. They are asking when they will be able just to come to Ukraine and, like anywhere else in the civilized world, open a company.
"As for the roots of this problem, I can suggest the following opinion. The root cause is in the worldview. The principle of the Soviet worldview was to put up a barrier and have a key in order to decide who can or cannot be allowed to go. Let us recall the first wave of privatization. There were not only vouchers, but also investment competitions there. And our oligarchs gained their main assets not through the voucher privatizations but through those competitions, where there was in fact no competition as such. What does the entire democratic world rest on? Moreover, what is now the mental difference between the economy of Ukraine and what Putin is doing? We let people have a choice! As a state, we can create conditions, motivations, and incentives for business – in other words, select a priority sector and set up preferences there at the initial stage. Later, when the time of the next priority comes, these preferences will go to other sectors. It is a way to manage the economy through a 'candy,' encouragement, rather than by way of injunction or restriction. On the other hand, some people have amassed capital in Ukraine and are now keeping it in dollars and euros. This means the worse it is in Ukraine, the better it is for them. They are really getting rich as a result of Ukraine's impoverishment. Should the hryvnia go on falling, this oligarch will feel better. But it is a woe for the ordinary individual and the middle-scale owner. This is why it is necessary to develop the industry, which Reinert stresses. The state must offer incentives, not borders."
Roman SKLIAROV: "It occurred to me that neoliberalism is economic Tolstoyism. The principle of Tolstoyism is nonresistance to evil. They believe one should not take into account that, as a result of neoliberalism, Ukraine is turning into a colony and a raw-material appendage. The market will allegedly strike a balance, set priorities, and so on. Incidentally, this is a common postulate of the communist and neoliberal ideologies, for the Bolsheviks also used the slogan that one must ruin everything and then everything will come up again, this time on the basis of some allegedly new and true principles. In reality, the ruination of all vertical structures will produce chaos, from which nothing good and promising will emerge by itself. There should be a reciprocal link between the state, business, and the public. It is only natural that the more developed the state is, the more complicate this system will be. In this system, the state forms the superstructure without which there will be chaos again."
Viktor HALASIUK: "Indeed, neoliberalism is something like social Darwinism or social anarchism.
"I'd like to comment on the question of privatization. I think it is also a mental problem. Every leadership that comes to power gets down to reprivatization. But I am convinced that the country will see a burgeoning economic growth when the new leadership draws a line under all kinds of the primitive accumulation of capital. Drawing this line is followed by rather tough and universal rules of the game, which all players must obey. What is more, these rules must comprise certain motivations and incentives for the activities that are most beneficial to the state at this moment. It is, above all, high-technology sectors, engineering… Of course, proper conditions should be also created for raw-material sectors, but this must not be a top priority. The state should collect a raw-material rent and channel it into the development of the more sophisticated sectors. Following this, there will be no need to get back to the question of redistributing property. The point is that every investor is now looking at us, and if the law on special confiscation – be it right or wrong – occupies a prominent place in the political debate, this investor will begin to doubt whether it is worthwhile to invest money in our economy. MPs are not debating on how to attract foreign investments, create new jobs, and capture new markets. They are debating on how to take away and divide something. Moreover, they are taking away and dividing the old raw-material sectors which will have no prospects in the future.
"I want you to know that we have such a negligible economy that the aggregate value of all the varieties of export-oriented goods (both raw materials and finished items) is an annual 38 billion dollars. For the sake of comparison, in Poland the woodworking industry alone (!) turns out export-oriented products worth 25 billion dollars a year. I say it again that it is only one sector. Incidentally, the area of forests is the same in Ukraine and in Poland. They make goods out our forests.
"It is necessary to seek new markets, not to redistribute property."
Mr. Vlasiuk, what kind of investors do Ukraine's current policies and ideology attract? And what is your impression of Reinert's book and interview?
Volodymyr VLASIUK: "The problem is in the negative and skeptical attitude to the state. We began to build the state and a market economy in 1991. We had no relevant traditions. In 1991-92 Poland found Balcerowicz because it was time to dismantle the planned economy and lay the groundwork for a market economy. Balcerowicz was also doing many things at random and intuitively. But we did not do so in Ukraine. We did not introduce the basic economic freedoms that stimulate the business energy of people and create conditions for market competition. We carried out a privatization, when certain groups received private property, but we introduced no instruments of a free market. In the West, even big owners compete, while in Ukraine competition was being restrained. As a result, we received a hybrid called oligarchic economy. In this case, capitals are invested in politics. When those in whom oligarchs have invested money come to governmental institutions, they just carry out certain assignments. This vicious circle is present here, and we must break it by all means.
"Therefore, whenever Reinert and all that deals with public administration are criticized, this criticism in Ukraine proceeds from the abovementioned preconditions. The state has been compromised in many aspects, is heavily corrupt, and, as a result, is ineffective. So we should finish now the work which was not done in the early 1990s. But we've lost very much time. If we are to finish this work, we will be establishing market institutions, deregulating, privatizing, and reducing the state's share in the economy. When we see that things are going smoothly, we will get back to the introduction of state institutions and instruments, as it is done in all the other countries. But this is a wrong approach.
"We should do all this simultaneously, for because we have lost very much time, we don't have a sufficient margin of safety. If we take into account negative tendencies towards the reduction of the population and weakness of the economy, we must say that this country cannot possibly wait for another 10-15 years. Something may happen in the US, as a result of which it will just give up Ukraine as a bad job, something may happen to Europe. Besides, we have a neighbor that gives us ample grounds to worry. For this reason, Ukraine will either be great, have large-scale projects, strong people, and eventually a powerful economy, or will cease to exist at all. If there is no economy, there will be nothing else.
"What should we adopt first of all? We already have a history, albeit a short one, of our own economy. I can cite some successful decisions. Firstly, it is an export duty on sunflower seeds. This duty helped us launch the oil-processing industry. We are now the topmost exporter of sunflower oil. And it is without Keynes or Friedman… We just did what common sense prompts. What did people do in history when they were developing the processing industry? When Henry VI in Britain saw that the region that made woolen cloth lived better and richer that the one that only sold wool, he ordered all the regions to make cloth. It's never too late to do the things our common sense prompts us.
"Another positive moment is a simplified system of taxation. Thus the people whom the state failed to provide with a job received an opportunity to earn by themselves. Clearly, some 'simplified taxpayers' performed much more operations than the law allows, but this increased the business activity of people.
"We should go on making use of these positive examples, for they are effective. For instance, following the example of sunflower oil production, we should get down to woodworking. It is necessary to ban the export of round timber. This matter is being actively torpedoed now. We know that we risk losing 600 million euro worth EU aid if we ban the export of round timber. When we make the plywood raw material, we earn 16 dollars of added value off one cubic meter. But if we make plywood out this raw material, we will earn 111 dollars of added value.
"We have certain commitments to international organizations, but we must not be servile – we must show our stand.
"A few more words about the industrial trend we have launched. It is so far a very long way to go from words to deeds. Ukraine must find a way of its own because there is no recipe that we could import from a foreign country and realize it here. In China, people wake up at five in the morning, work by the sweat of the brow, and fall asleep at midnight at best. This lets them survive. Should we blindly follow their example? No. Our people should find their own rhythm. We'd better look at how a Frenchman or a Pole lives. Why do they live like this? They have a good processing industry. Their brains work for their country."
Volodymyr PANCHENKO: "As for intuitiveness and conceptuality, it is much more effective to know and consistently apply a theory. We have Tuhan-Baranovsky in the economic history of Ukraine. He had a lot of pupils who are being glorified today. We should also remember Sergey Witte who worked in Ukraine for a long time. When a schoolboy, Witte quoted Friedrich List and said he supported the theory of 'reasonable tariff.' Now 'reasonable tariff' can mean any wise regulatory action. For example, what can compel one oligarch or another to produce certain items? Reasonable actions. Witte had only one instrument in the late 19th century – the tariff. At first, tariffs were reduced to develop the mining industry in Katerynoslav and Uzivka. Then, when raw materials began to be successfully extracted and exported after some time, the duty on raw materials was increased but the duty on machine tools was reduced, which prompted the production of rails. Concurrently, a program of mass-scale development of railways was launched, which involved taking part in biddings. In other words, it is a pulsation of reason in compliance with realities, priorities, and the interpretation of a theory."
P.S. We have initiated the discussion of Erik Reinert's interview "Today's Ukraine is where Peru was in 1979" at the request of our readers as a response to an extremely heated debate on some of the professor's ideas, some of which we give in this article, by the Facebook community.
Economic expert Volodymyr Dubrovsky, who has called Reinert a "rogue" and his ideas harmful, has already written a column, "To Drink or not to Drink: That is the Question," and said it is "something like the first response – not so much to the interview itself as to the reaction of seemingly wise and respectable people." "A serious answer is in the pipeline," the expert promised.
On the contrary, public activist Oleksii Tolkachov calls the interview "words of gold" aimed at sobering up Ukrainian society. "Neoliberalism is no less dangerous than communism. Cooperation with the IMF not only ruins Ukraine – it robs us of a prospect. Almost all that is going on in this country is a mistake. And until we regain common sense and recall our true interests, until we begin to think on our own, it is better not to have children in this country. We are in the dark so far. I can see the light, but very few are looking in my direction. The country has turned to quite a different side. Unfortunately," Tokachov muses.
Journalist Maksym Hardus writes: "A very profound interview… Many theses discord with the views of the pseudo-liberal enthusiasts of a raw-material-based deindustrialized 'maize republic.'"
A clearly-defined position is a rarity in our still-to-be-formed milieu. And it would be good if the debate on whether or not Ukraine should focus on industrialization, whether or not to listen to the IMF, whether to rely on a free market or to forget liberalism as a "nightmare," penetrated into broader-than-Facebook audiences.
* Ordoliberalism (from Lat. "ordo," order, + "liberalis,' free) is the German branch of neoliberalism. The theory essentially boils down to the idea that the state confines itself to the formation of an economic system, while the regulation and course of the economic process occur spontaneously.
Erik REINERT, from the interview "Today's Ukraine is where Peru was in 1979"
published by The Day in No. 61, October 20, 2016:
• "Industrialization cures corruption. And de-industrialization causes different types of crimes. In a sense, corruption is a substitute because there is no money to be made in the real sector."
• "As long as you have 'symmetrical free trade,' the free trade among countries of roughly the same level of development, that's very good. But asymmetrical trade – if you sell raw materials and import manufactured goods, like Ukraine does – is very much in the disfavor of the raw materials-producing country."
• "In the 1970s, the most successful industrial city in Latin America was Medellin, and then there was a de-industrialization of Colombia, and Medellin is now center of drugs. So there is a link here between illegal activities and lack of legal activities. Illegal activities are to some extent caused by a lack of legal activities."
• "The financial sector is very important as a scaffolding, as a structure supporting production. But now, Ukraine is in a situation where the financial sector becomes like a parasite. The financial sector is actually killing the real economy. And you have to put the focus back on production, and have the political will to stop listening too much to the IMF."
• "Now is the time to ask 'What we have been doing for 25 years? This neo-liberal dream was wrong.' Fortunately, now also the Americans are saying it, see it as wrong. So, if this model does not even work in the United States, as the center of capitalism, how can we expect this model to work in Ukraine?"


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I'm impressed but not surprised. I knew that you were going to deliver as promised. What I am impressed and surprised about is that it was rather quick (good thing) I feel like that is because you are strait to the point and didn't waste time with unnecessary verbiage. the step by guide to booking a load is extremely helpful. it allows a person to get right to work. Thank you very much, I've planned to do you proud!
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A playful and curious entrepreneur who seeks to discover new things and experiences. My goal is to help you experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life and business. I use my decade plus experience in the trucking and transportation industry to help you navigate the auto transport business world.


Mindfulness is about being aware of the present moment. Mindful coloring allows us to focus on a task and ignore our intrusive thoughts. It is also a form of self expression. Check out our selection of mindful coloring pages for you to download now.
Mindfulness is about being aware of the present moment. Mindful coloring asks us to focus on how we choose and apply color in a design to bring our awareness to the present moment. Similar to meditation, we let go of any thoughts about what we have done, what we need to do etc. and focus on the task.
There is no right or wrong way to color in, it is a form of self-expression.
Research has shown that mindfulness can improve our well-being. One particular study by Carsley, Heath and Fajnerova (2015) looked at the effectiveness of a classroom mindfulness coloring activity for test anxiety in children. Participants, at an average age of 11 years old, demonstrated a decrease in anxiety after engaging in a session of coloring. They felt more relaxed by paying attention to the present moment and were also practicing training their minds to focus which can help in study and work.
Introduce your child to the art of mindful coloring with our handpicked selection of engaging coloring pages.


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if [ -z ${VIRGIN_PATH+x} ]
    then
        export VIRGIN_PATH=$PATH
fi

fpath+=~/.zfunc

## homebrew
export ZSH_DISABLE_COMPFIX=true

# Set anaconda install location
ANACONDA=${HOME}/anaconda3
alias ca="conda activate"
alias dact="conda deactivate"

# Begin ZGEN config
ZGEN=${HOME}/.zgen/zgen.zsh
ZSHRC_BASE=${HOME}/.zshrc_repo
ZSHRC=${ZSHRC_BASE}/zshrc_fl77.sh

# Set name of the theme to load.
#ZSH_THEME="spaceship" #"sporty_256" #"kphoen" #"candy" #"agnoster" "steeef" #"candy" #"agnoster"

# load zgen
source $ZGEN

# check if there's no init script
if ! zgen saved; then
    echo "Creating a zgen save"

    zgen oh-my-zsh

    # General System
    # zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/archlinux
    # zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/systemd
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/sudo
    # zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/command-not-found
    zgen load zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search
    zgen load zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting

    # Docker
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/docker
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/docker-compose

    # python
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/pip
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/python

    # git
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/git
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/gitignore
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/git-extras
    zgen oh-my-zsh plugins/git-flow-avh

    # ruby
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    # save all to init script
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fi

# ZGEN_RESET_ON_CHANGE=(${HOME}/.zshrc ${HOME}/.zshrc.local)
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source $ZSHRC_BASE/aliases_universal.sh
source $ZSHRC_BASE/aliases_tmux.sh
source $ZSHRC_BASE/aliases_git.sh

source $ZSHRC_BASE/functions_universal.sh
source $ZSHRC_BASE/functions_git.sh

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####### My config stuff #############################################
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# # Setup PATH env vars and variants
# export PATH="${PATH}:${HOME}/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/.cabal/bin:${HOME}/.linuxbrew/bin:/usr/local/bin"

# For when I need to call MY versions of things no matter what
# export PATH="${HOME}/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${HOME}/.luarocks/bin:${HOME}/.local/lmod/lmod/5.9.3/libexec:${HOME}/.cabal/bin:${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:${HOME}/.gem/ruby/2.4.0/bin"

export PATH="$HOME/.poetry/bin:${HOME}/.node_modules/bin:${HOME}/.cabal/bin:/usr/local/bin:${HOME}/.gem/ruby/2.5.0/bin:${HOME}/.rvm/bin:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin:${HOME}/.local/bin:${VIRGIN_PATH}"
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"

# Aliases
# alias ls="ls -Gh"
alias admin="sudo -u admin_gus"

bump-version-and-history(){
    if conda activate bumpver_and_hist ; then
        bumpversion $1
        git-chglog > HISTORY.md
        git add .
        git commit --amend --no-edit
        git tag --force $(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
        conda deactivate
    else
        echo "ERROR: failed to activate bumpver_and_hist environment!"
    fi
}

# #### fzf
# source /usr/share/fzf/key-bindings.zsh
# source /usr/share/fzf/completion.zsh

##### proxy stuff

#### Anaconda stuff

# # # Looks like this is not used post conda 4.4
# # add $ANACONDA/bin at the END of PATH
# export PATH="${PATH}:${ANACONDA}/bin"

# # create clean conda 'none' env dir
# reset-conda-none

# setup conda command
# source ${HOME}/.anaconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh  # commented out by conda initialize
# export MY_CONDA_ROOT=$(conda info --base)
# conda activate main

zstyle ':completion::complete:*' use-cache 1

# ## If no conda env is set: set it to the one below, otherwise do nothing.
# if [[ ${CONDA_ENV_PATH} == '' ]]; then
#     sac none
# else
#     # conda_env_name=(${(ps:/:)${CONDA_ENV_PATH}})
#     echo "Conda environment already set: ${CONDA_ENV_PATH}."

# fi

# Set terminal color abilities
if [ -e /usr/share/terminfo/x/xterm-256color ]; then
    export TERM='xterm-256color'
else
    export TERM='xterm-color'
fi

export TERM='xterm-color'

# You may need to manually set your language environment
# export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
  export EDITOR='micro'
else
  export EDITOR='code'
fi

# alias atom=atom-beta
alias edit=$EDITOR

export VISUAL=code

### Specific commonly used data locations
export GITREPOS="${HOME}/repos"
export COOKIECUTTERS="${GITREPOS}/cookiecutters"
export PROJREPOS=$GITREPOS/project-repos
export MYPEMS="${HOME}/.ssh/pems"

#### alias to use sudo with my environment
alias sudoE="sudo -E"

#### ISO DATE
alias DATE="date -I"
alias zulu_time="date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'"
alias zulu_stamp="date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H.%M.%SZ'"
alias time_stamp="date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H.%M.%S'"

## AWS stuff
export AWS_DIR="${HOME}/.aws"

export PEM_FL77_WDUNN=~/.ssh/fl77_wdunn.pem

export EC2_ID_GOOSE_WORKER="i-0aa747c0063157261"

goose_worker(){
    action=$1

    if [ $action = "start" ]
    then
        aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids $EC2_ID_GOOSE_WORKER
    elif [ $action = "stop" ]
    then
        aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids $EC2_ID_GOOSE_WORKER
    else
        echo "ERROR: '$action' not a valid action: [start, stop]"
    fi
}

#### Ping Google
alias pinggoogle="ping -c 5 google.com"

#### Pure git stuff

#### git flow stuff
alias gf="git flow"
alias gff="gf feature"

#### OVERRIDE editing zshrc
alias zedit="edit $ZSHRC"

#### tree
alias tree="tree -Cha"

# edit the ZSH keybindings
bindkey "^[[1;9C" forward-word
bindkey "^[[1;9D" backward-word

# >>> conda initialize >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$('/Users/wdunn/anaconda3/bin/conda' 'shell.zsh' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/Users/wdunn/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/Users/wdunn/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
    else
        export PATH="/Users/wdunn/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda initialize <<<

## Other auto-complete scripts
source <(inv --print-completion-script zsh)

### THIS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE FILE FOR GVM TO WORK!!!
[[ -s "${HOME}/.gvm/bin/gvm-init.sh" ]] && source "${HOME}/.gvm/bin/gvm-init.sh"

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Q: Scala - pattern match against a type parameter? If I want to avoid the isInstanceOf & asInstanceOf combo, and instead want to use pattern matching, is there any simple way to avoid the erasure problem in the following example?  I researched some answers but they all seem to use Manifest and the resulting code looked more complex than the undesirable isInstanceOf & asInstanceOf combo.
trait Comparable[A] extends Ordered[A] {
  override def equals(that : Any) =
    that match {
      case that : A => compare(that) == 0
      case _ => false
    }
}

My goal in the code above is to create a single trait that adds implementation for == and != to the ordered comparators.  However, I get the following error because A gets erased:
warning: abstract type pattern A is unchecked since it is eliminated by erasure
      case that : A => compare(that) == 0

NOTE: there are other similar questions on StackOverflow regarding this issue, but the accepted answers seem to use Manifest, hence my question - can this be achieved in a simpler way?

A: No, there is no simpler way. Manifest has been replaced by ClassTag and TypeTag, but there isn't any easy way to get the needed ClassTag - traits can't take parameters, and equals in Any wasn't declared to take an implicit ClassTag, so we have to force the implementing class to provide it:
import scala.reflect.ClassTag

trait Comparable[A] extends Ordered[A] {
  implicit def ct: ClassTag[A]

  override def equals(that: Any) =
    that match {
      case that: A => compare(that) == 0
      case _ => false
    }
}

isInstanceOf won't help either, it will still require the ClassTag.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


This systematic review evaluates the evidence for the World Health Organization's (WHO) technique in reducing the microbial load on the hands of healthcare workers (HCWs)" Price et al (2018).
Background: Effective hand hygiene prevents healthcare-associated infections. This systematic review evaluates the evidence for the World Health Organization's (WHO) technique in reducing the microbial load on the hands of healthcare workers (HCWs).
Methods: This study was conducted in accordance with Joanna Briggs Protocol 531. Index and free-text terms for technique, HCW, and microbial load were searched in CINAHL, Medline, Web of Science, Mednar, Proquest, and Google Scholar. Inclusion criteria were articles in English that evaluated the WHO 6-step hand hygiene technique for healthcare staff. Two reviewers independently performed quality assessment and data extraction.
Results: All 7 studies found that the WHO technique reduced bacterial load on HCW hands, but the strongest evidence came from 3 randomized controlled trials, which reported conflicting evidence. One study found no difference in the effectiveness of the WHO 6-step technique compared to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 3-step technique (P = .08); another study found the WHO 6-step technique to be more effective (P = .02); and the third study found that a modified 3-step technique was more effective than the 6-step technique (P = .021).
Conclusions: This review provides evidence of the effectiveness of the WHO technique but does not identify the most effective hand hygiene technique. Questions to be addressed by further research are identified. Meanwhile, current practices should continue.
Price, L., Melone, L., McLarnon, N., Bunyan, D., Kilpatrick, C., Flowers, P. and Reilly, J. (2018) A systematic review to evaluate the evidence base for the World Health Organization's adopted hand hygiene technique for reducing the microbial load on the hands of healthcare workers. American Journal of Infection Control. March 27th. .


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The Christian Observer, Tom 11
to read the Common Prayer-book. It appears, from Knox's First Book of Discipline, that great care was saken, in the infancy of the church, to select for the office of readers men of approved piety; but in process of time they degenerated, and sunk into contempt, and the people were thereby strengthened in their prejudices against set forms of prayer.
On the re-establishment of Episcopacy, at the Restoration, the order of Readers was revived; but there was no uniformity in the mode of performing their office. In some parts of the kingdom they read forms of devotion compiled by their ministers; and in other parts they only read portions of Scripture, with the Lord's Prayer and the Doxology. In the northern dioceses the readers generally rehearsed the Apostles' Creed and the Decalogue; and the élergy in those parts were more conformable to the ceremonies which had been transplanted from the Church of England, than their brethren of the southern and western dioceses. At this period the readers, generally speaking, were despised by the people; and great irreverence prevailed during the performance of their tasks, both within and without doors. Scougal deeply lamented this state of things. We have seen how he laboured in his parish to remedy the evils which had prevailed in regard to public worship; and when seated in the chair of theology, he éarnestly inculcated upon the candidates for holy orders, the obliga tion which lies upon a clergyman to see that all things connected with the service of Almighty God be done decently and in order.
Lectures on the pastoral care formed a considerable and interesting part of Professor Scougal's course of instruction from the theological chair. They included the following heads the nature and dignity of the clerical function,-the importance and difficulty of the pastoral office, the necessary qualifications of candidates for holy orders,-the charac
ter, temper, and spirit of a minister of the Gospel,-and the manner in which a clergyman ought to perform the public and private duties of his office. His prelections on those important topics unfortunately have not come down to us*: but he has given the substance of them in a sermon † which he preached before the Synod of Aberdeen; some extracts from which, together with a few gleanings on the same topics from the sermon at his funeral, by Dr. Gairden, will, I have no doubt, be gratifying to many of your readers. The Professor illustrates the nature and dignity of the Christian priesthood, from a view of the relation in which ministers stand to their heavenly Master, and to the flocks over which the Holy Ghost hath made them overseers, in the following passage:-"All men are created for the honour of God, and are infinitely obliged to serve him; yet because the greater part of mankind have their souls fettered in the distracting cares of this life, and almost buried in their bodies, it hath pleased the Divine Wisdom to call forth a select number of men, who, being delivered
from those entanglements, and having their minds more highly purified, and more peculiarly fitted for the offices of religion, may attend continually on that very thing; and while the labourer is at his plough, the craftsman at his forge, and the
* It appears, from the preface to an edition of Scougal's Sermons printed at Edinunfinished Treatise of the Pastoral Care, but burgh in 1747, that he left behind him an
we are not told whether it was then extant.
The title of the above-mentioned sermon is "The Importance and Difficulty of the Mi
nisterial Function," from 2 Cor. ii. 16. Who is sufficient for these things? Bishop Burnet, if I am not mistaken, was indebted to this excellent sermon for some valuable hints in writing his treatise on the Pastoral Care. The Bishop and the Professor were of the same school, and were animated by the same spirit; although, with great veneration for the memory the Professor to say, that his mind appears of the Bishop, it is a tribute due to to have been more "drawn up to high and heavenly things."
merchant in his shop, the minister ought to be employed in the exercise of devotion, for advancing the interest of piety and the honour of his Maker. The priesthood under the Law was a very sacred and venerable thing, and no profane hand might intermeddle with the meanest offices that belonged to it. But certainly, as the Gospel ministry is so much more excellent and sublime, being entrusted with the administration of those holy mysteries which were but shadowed in the former, how pure and holy ought those lips to be, by which God speaketh unto his people, and by which ministers speak unto him; and those hands, which are employed in the laver of regeneration, and to handle the bread of life." "Consider next the weight and importance of the ministerial function, in relation to the people committed to our charge. We have to do with rational and immortal souls; those noble and divine substances, which proceeded from God, and are capable of being united to him eternally, but withal in hazard of being eternally separated from him. We may say with reason of our work that which the painter did vainly boast of; laboramus æternitati. The impresses we make, shall last for ever. My beloved, the most serious of our thoughts come very far short of the inestimable worth of the depositum, that treasure which is committed to our care. He who created and redeemed the souls of men, doth best understand their value; and we see what value he putteth upon them by the pains he is pleased to take about them. Their salvation was contrived before the mountains were brought forth, before the foundation of the earth was laid the design was formed from all eternity, and glorious are the methods by which it is accomplished. Eternal salvation, as Gregory Nanzianzen saith, was the aim of the law and the prophets, and of the manifestation of God in the flesh. For this purpose, the Saviour suffered and died; and shall we undervalue
the price of his blood, or think it a small matter to have the charge of those for whom it was shed? It is the church of God we must oversee, and feed that church for which the world is upheld, which is sanctified by the Holy Ghost, and on which the angels themselves do attend. What a weighty charge is this we have undertaken, and who is sufficient for these things ?"
To these solemn and affecting considerations, the Professor subjoins the following awful reflection on the dreadful consequences of miscarriage in the discharge of this high and holy calling.
"It reflects dishonour on the Saviour, hazards the souls of our people, and doth certainly ruin our own. I say it reflects dishonour on our blessed Saviour, as the faults of servants do commonly prejudice the reputa tion of their masters, and the failings of ambassadors are imputed to their princes. We stand in a nearer relation to God, and are supposed to be best acquainted with his will, and to carry the deepest impression of his nature on our minds. And ignorant people will entertain the meaner thoughts of the holiness of God, when they miss it in those who are called his servants. Certainly it is no small reproach which the faults or miscarriages of ministers do bring upon the ways of godliness, and the holy religion we profess. It is no small affront that is hereby put on the blessed Author of it; greater, without question, than all the malice and spite of his open enemies is able to practise; for hereby he is crucified afresh, and put unto open shame. And O, how great is the hazard our poor people run by our negligence or failings, even as much as the worth of their souls amounteth to! If the watchmen be not faithful, and give not timely warning, the sword will readily. come, and the people be taken away in their sins. Causa sunt ruina populi sacerdotes mali. But if the negligence and miscarriage of a mi. nister doth hazard the souls of others,
it doth certainly ruin his own; which made St. Chrysostom say, Equidem ex ecclesiæ ministris non arbitror multos servare; words so terrible, that I tremble to put them into English; and yet, if a man should speak fire, blood, and smoke; if flames could come out of his mouth, instead of words; if he had a voice like thunder, and an eye like lightning, he could not sufficiently represent the dreadful account that an unfaithful pastor shall make*. What horror and confusion shall it cast them into at the last day, to hear the blood of the Son of God plead against them, to hear our great Master say, "It was the purchase of my blood which ye did neglect: I died for these souls of whom ye took so little pains: think not, therefore, to be saved by that blood which ye have despised, or to escape the torments whereunto many others are plunged through your faults!"
*«The indolent enjoyment of preferment (1 quote the words of a very reverend and animated writer) "to the neglect of 'doctrine, reproof, instruction in righteousness,' is 'destroying the work of God for meat,' and carries the guilt of a breach of faith and trust upon the very face of it. Woe to the idle shepherds, that feed themselves: should not the shepherds feed the flocks?' Alas! we watch over human souls, as they that must give account;-a thought that could make even Chrysostom tremble, who had relinquished all the advantages of wealth and nobility, to devote entirely his sublime talents to the Gospel; whose lite was labour, and whose labour was divine. Let our light, if it cannot cast so strong a glory, at least so shine, that our profiting in the word of God may appear unto all men:' then indeed, when the motives and arguments of the Gospel shall evidently have sunk deep into our own bosoms,and,rising thence in the majestyof supreme dominion, dilate their influence over the whole of our exterior conduct, will fall down and worship God, and report that he is in you of a truth.'"—After a just reprehension of an imitation of the manners of the world in a clergyman, which follows the above passage, the same writer subjoins, in a tone worthy of his office and character, "What shall be thought of an imitation of its vices? Why, it is a tremendous thought! the very mention of it may make the ears tingle! and let the mention of it suffice for
'men
The Professor illustrates the importance of the pastoral office by a view of the great ends of the ministerial function; which are no less than to awaken a world lying in wickedness from its spiritual lethargy; to call sinners to repentance, by displaying the terrors of the wrath to come; to exhibit Christ crucified as the only foundation of acceptance tò the truly penitent; to produce in the soul that divine life which is hid with Christ in God; and to guide and animate believers in their heavenly course. He then proceeds to consider the difficulties of the pastoral office, as resulting from the corruption of our fallen nature*, the machinations of our spiritual adversaries, the allurements and cares of the world, the perverse tempers and unreasonable humours which are too prevalent among professing Christians, and from the arduous nature of the clerical functions both publie and private. The following passage is selected from his observations on the difficulty of preaching. "Preaching† is an exercise that many are
argument. One portentous observation, however, which Grotius makes upon the case of Eli's sons, I beg leave to recite in his own words. In talibus autem criminibus Deus deprecationes non semper audit.' "— Dean Nicholl's Sermon at the Visitation of the Archdeacon of Leicester.
* "Let me appeal," says Professor Scougal, on this source of difficulty in the Christian ministry, "to the conscience and experience of every one, what difficulty they find in dealing with their own souls, in regulating their own passions, and in mortifying their own corrupt affections; yet here we have the advantage of a nearer application: we can carry home our reasons with more force upon
ourselves than others. Our thoughts and meditations must be more clear and lively than our words and expressions are. If it be hard, then, to persuade ourselves to be good, it is sure much harder to persuade others to be so."
There are many excellent reflections upon preaching, as well as directions for the right performance of this important branch of ministerial duty, in the ninth chapter of Bishop Burnet's Pastoral Care; and also in Professor Hill's Theological Institutes.
ambitious of, and none more than those that are least qualified for it; and it is probable the desire of this liberty is no small temptation to some of our giddy people to go over to that sect and party where all ranks, and both sexes, are allowed the satisfaction to hear themselves talk in public. But it is not so easy a matter to perform this task aright; to stand in the presence of God, and to speak to his people in his name, with that plainness and simplicity, that seriousness and gravity, that zeal and concern, which the business requires; to accommodate ourselves to the capacity of the common people, without disgusting our more knowing hearers by the insipid flatness of our discourse; to excite and awaken drowsy souls, without terrifying and disturbing more tender consciences; to bear home the convictions of sin, without the appearance of some personal reflection:-in a word, to approve ourselves unto God as workmen that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."-The following passage occurs in his considerations on the difficulties attending the private duties of the pastoral office. Certainly the greatest and most difficult work of a minister, is in applying himself particularly to the several persons under his charge, to acquaint himself with their behaviour and the temper of their souls, to redress what is amiss, and prevent their future miscarriages. Without this private work, his other endeavours will do little good; and considering the great variety that is among the humours and dispositions of men (equal almost to that of their faces), this must needs be an infinite labour. What a martyrdom is it for some modest and bashful tempers, when they find themselves obliged to use freedom and severity in reproving the faults of those who in quality or age are above themselves! And O! what a hard matter it is to deal with people that are ready to leave the world, and step in upon eternitywhen their souls do, as it were, hang
on their lips, and they have one foot (as we use to say) already in the grave!" After enumerating the various difficulties of the ministerial function, and subjoining many excellent reflections, the Professor closes this part of his subject by the following apostro phe: "My reverend brethren, and right reverend fathers, we have been endeavouring to lay before you the importance and difficulty of your employment; and ye know them much better than we can tell you. But these things ought not to discourage you, or make you faint under the weight; but rather to animate and excite your care. As Alexander said once, of an eminent ha zard he had encountered, that now he had met with a danger worthy his courage; so may I say of your work, that it is a business worthy your zeal, and the love and affection which you owe unto your blessed Master. And, indeed, ye can give no greater testimony of it, than by a faithful and conscientious discharge of the duties of your calling. of your calling. If your work is great, your reward is infinitely greater; and you have Omnipotence engaged in your assistance. Up, and be doing, and the Lord shall be with you. Only let us be careful to maintain such a deep and constant sense of the engagements we lie under, as may awaken us unto the greatest diligence and watchfulness both over ourselves and others."
As to the qualifications requisite in candidates for holy orders, Professor Scougal laid great stress upon literary accomplishments. The first champions of the Protestant Reformation were no less distinguished by their learning than their piety. It would be difficult, perhaps, to produce, in any period of the church since the apostolic age, men more eminent in holiness, and more zealously devoted to the work of the Christian ministry. And they were, withal, men of superior learning, well versed in the original languages of the sacred oracles, thoroughly conversant in ecclesiastical history, and
masters of sound reason and argument. It was by the united force of piety and solid learning, that those worthies were enabled to overthrow that system of corruption which had usurped the name of Christianity, and which the craft and avarice of the papal hierarchy had imposed upon the credulity of mankind, during the dark ages of ignorance and superstition. Scongal, therefore, considered the cultivation of classical learning, and of science, as necessary preparatives to the study of theology. His own mind was enriched with all the stores of ancient and modern learning, and his example furnished his pupils with a living proof, that high attain ments in literature and philosophy are not incompatible with the character of a minister of Christ. He was convinced of the necessity of a liberal education for clergymen, not only to gain the attention of the higher orders of society, and to secure respect from the vulgar, but to preserve the church against the inroads of fanaticism and superstition. He had seen enough, in his own day, of the fatal effects which had result ed from ignorance, both in the presbyterian church and among the
The presbyterian ministers of that period are thus described by Bishop Burnet. "They had a very scanty measure of learning, and a narrow compass in it. They were little men, of a very indifferent size of ca
pacity, and apt to fly out into great excess of passion and indiscretion. They were servile, and too apt to fawn upon and flatter their admirers. They were affected in their deportment, and very apt to censure all who
differed from them, and to believe and report whatsoever they heard to their prejudice and they were superstitious and baughty. In their sermons they were apt to enlarge on the state of the present time, and to preach against the sins of princes and courts—a topic that naturally makes men popular; it has an appearance of courage; and the people are glad to hear those sins insisted on in which they perceive they have no share, and to believe that all the judgments of God come down by the means and procurement of other men's sins."--History of his own Times, Vol. i. p. 157.
episcopal clergy, in the western counties of Scotland: and by the united influence of his excellent father (the bishop) and himself, those effects were very happily counteracted in the university and diocese of Aberdeen. But much as Professor Scougal valued the preparation of the head, he valued much more the preparation of the heart, without which he regarded all other attainments as comparatively insignificant in a Christian divine; as will appear by the following extract from his sermon before the synod of Aberdeen, wherein he thus addresses the students of divinity :-" You see, Sirs, to what an awful and important charge you aspire. Consider, I beseech you, what great pains are necessary to fit and qualify you for it. Ordinary callings are not learned without a long apprenticeship; and will the art of governing souls be learned on a sudden? It is not the knowledge of controversy, or the gift of eloquence, much less a strong voice and bold confidence, that will qualify you for it. No: your greatest work lies within, in purifying your minds, and learning that wis dom which is necessary for souls. Begin then, I pray you, and preach to your own passions, and try what good you can do to your friends and neighbours. Study that gravity and seriousness, that humility and selfdenial, that purity and mortification, that become those who may one day stand in so near a relation to God, and bear so eminent a charge in his church. Be not too hasty and forward in rushing into public. It is better you be drawn than run. Nanzianzen complains of some in his time, who, with profane hearts and unwashed hands, did rush into the holy function; and before they were fit to receive the sacrament, would take upon them to celebrate it. But if you be truly sensible of what
you are to undertake, you would think no time too much to be spent in preparation for it."Dr. Garden, in his sermon at the funeral of Scougal, thus addresses the


SilkTest Workbench: Why are some buttons and functionality missing from the Object Maps GUI?
1. Right-Click on the desktop and select 'Screen Resolution' from the context menu.
2. Click on 'Make text and other items larger or smaller' and select the option 'Smaller - 100% (default)'. Click 'Apply' to confirm.
3. Log-off and log back into machine to apply these changes.
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Грегор Крек (; Четена Раван, 8. март 1840 — Грац, 2. август 1905) био је филолог, доктор славистике, и професор универзитета у Грацу.

Живот и рад
Рођен је 8. марта 1840. године у Четењи у Горењској, у западном делу Крањске.

Завршио је гимназију у Љубљани 1860, а филозофски факултет у Грацу и Бечу. Од 1865. ради на реалци у Грацу, а 1867. хабилитирао је за славистику. Године 1871. постао је ванредни, а 1874. редовни професор словенске филологије на универзитету у Грацу.

Бавио се више широм славистиком него историјом језика свог народа, али је издавао и словеначке текстове, расправљао о страним утицајима на словеначки језик и износио црте из историје словеначког језика. Такође је проучавао предмете везане за словеначку народну традицију.

Од 1858. писао је песме за "Новице", "Словенски Гласник" и "Лептир". Године 1862. изашла је његова збирка "Песми", а 1863. романтична епска пјесма "На свети вечер о полночи". Песме му се нису одликовале оригиналношћу. Као научник се касније скоро сасвим посветио проучавању традиционалне литературе.

Поред народне традиције, веома се занимао за словенску религију. О словенским божанствима је написао много мањих прилога. Главно му је дело о словенској литератури нем. Einleitung in die slavische Literaturgeschichte (1874), у коме је најинтересантнији одељак о словенској митологији. Године 1881. у друштву са Трстењаком и Скетом основао је белетристичко-научни лист "Крес", у Целовцу, у којме је био уредник и објавио доста својих прилога.

Након пензионирања 1902. године, мислио је да последње дане живота проведе у Љубљани, али је због незгода које су му се тамо десиле морао да се врати у Грац.

Умро је 2. августа 1905. у Грацу, у 65. години живота.

Академик
Био је дописни члан академије у Петровграду, Чешке академије наука Франц Јосиф, ЈАЗУ и многих учених друштава.

Био је дописни члан Српског ученог друштва од јуна 1878. и почасни је члан Српске краљевске академије од новембра 1892.

Литература

 Александар Белић, Некролози: др Грегориј Крек, Годишњак, број XIX, Српска краљевска академија, Београд, 1906, стр 377-380
 Grande Encyclopédie, Paris 21 (L. Léger).
 Народна енциклопедија 2 (И. Графенауер).
 ÖBL 18 (1968) 249 (Wytrzens).
 История Славянской Филологiи, 785–786 +919 (В. Ягичъ).

Извори

Спољне везе
 Краћа биографија на сајту САНУ

Рођени 1840.
Умрли 1905.
Словеначки лингвисти
Словеначки песници
Почасни чланови САНУ
Чланови Српског ученог друштва

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In April of last year, the EPA issued an advisory about "spot-on" chemical products. These are products applied to the neck or back of dogs and cats as a flea and tick preventive.
The advisory was issued due to a significant increase in reported adverse reactions -- everything from mild skin irritation to seizures and death. In 2008, over 44,000 reactions presumed to be tied to spot-on products were reported by pet owners, veterinarians and other animal caretakers.
Common sense and the first-hand experience of people who have used the products points to the extremely high likelihood that 44,000 reports in a single year do indeed link application of the products with adverse reactions.
And in fact, the 44,000 reported incidents in 2008 is a significant jump from 28,000 the prior year, and includes 600 deaths.
The risks of these products are simply too great to warrant their routine (monthly) use. I encourage my dog and cat owner clients to avoid these pesticides in favor of safer alternatives. Read the entire article.


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Former Students Return to Share Their Success
Categories: Latest Academy News, Featured
Northampton academy was delighted to welcome back former students to our annual Alumni afternoon. Visitors ranged from former students who left last year to enjoy university, apprenticeships and gap years; to students who left as far back to 2008.
This provided the current Year 12 students an insight into the journeys of the people who sat exactly where they are sitting now.
Events like this provide up to date advice on pathways that our students are starting to consider. Our Alumni panel presented to the year group, offering advice on all aspects of life at university and getting into the workplace.
Tremaine Richard-Noel, an entrepreneur who is a Managing Partner of a music management company, Richard-Noel & Co, posed the question,n 'Who can you be?' as part of his keynote presentation, offering the answer as, 'Anything & everything'. He bases this outlook on his experience of becoming an entrepreneur, having changed from his former aspiration of wanting to study medicine (he studied Bio-medicine as joint honors with Music), to train as a musician, learn to compose and conduct an orchestra. Success has followed from dreaming big and having the nerve to ask, 'Why not?' instead of 'Why?'.
Current students were then offered the opportunity of networking with the Alumni visitors, a more informal set up allowing them to ask questions on a one to one basis or in small groups.
We believe it is important to prepare our students for the steps after Sixth Form by allowing them to access information from those who have, 'been there and done it' and returned to tell the tale. Our thanks go to all our former students, for giving us their time and for mentoring the next generation.


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Юхары-Моллу () — село в одноимённом административно-территориальном округе Губадлинского района Азербайджана. Село расположено на берегу реки Акера.

История
По данным «Свода статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 года», в селах Верхнее и Нижнее Моллы Моллинского сельского округа Зангезурского уезда Елизаветпольской губернии было в общей сложности 125 дымов и проживало 637 курдов шиитского вероисповедания. Всё население являлось государственными крестьянами.

В ходе Карабахской войны, в 1993 году село было занято армянскими вооружёнными силами, и до ноября 2020 года находилось под контролем непризнанной НКР. 9 ноября 2020 года, в ходе Второй карабахской войны, президент Азербайджана объявил об освобождении села Юхары-Моллу вооружёнными силами Азербайджана.

Примечания


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Over the past several years, the aerospace industry has begun to transition toward composite materials to improve the overall structural durability of aircrafts. While composite materials offer several benefits to the aerospace industry, such as an improved life cycle and stronger material, certain sectors of the aerospace industry are especially benefitting from this shift in materials. Namely, the choice to use more composite materials has yielded a number of benefits for the aerospace MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) sector.
Why is the aerospace industry choosing composite materials over traditional materials?
The aerospace industry has turned to composite materials for aircraft structure (both interior and exterior) due to the durability and resistance of composite materials. While traditional materials wear down over time, composites such as carbon fiber are corrosion resistant and can withstand high temperatures and pressure without altering the integrity of the material. Other composite materials, such as epoxy and other structural adhesives, also improve the life cycle of aircrafts due to the corrosion resistant nature of the materials.
Composites also offer the aerospace industry flexibility, with the ability to pre-impregnate materials to make them match the exact specifications needed. These are called prepregs, and they can be used to strengthen both internal or external aircraft features.
The adoption of composite materials into the aerospace industry has drastically reduced corrosion-related maintenance and repairs. Airbus reported a 60% reduction in fatigue- and corrosion-related maintenance tasks for the A350 XWB since the adoption of composites. The claim for the reduction is based on the amount of time it takes for each maintenance check and the amount of maintenance checks each aircraft requires during its lifecycle.
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If you follow my Twitter feed, you're subjected to a lot of random game ideas. Ranging from simple pitches to little mechanical ideas. Here's a collection from the end of last year.
Game Idea: Chargen+Worldgen in 5x5: How did you change the World / People / Yourself? Only answer one. Other questions left open for play.
Game Idea: Retheme Dixit with works of art. You BS art theory critique, other players guess which art you're talking about.
Game Idea: Actually, just a mechanic. Roll 3d6, each a different color. Choose lowest/middle/highest: short-term effects. Colors: long-term.
Idea: Chess. You do not control your own pieces. You tell your opponent to move a piece. Hm.
Idea: Key Words. Another iteration of HBR's free words, Leftovers' power words, Do's goal words. Players use key words to unlock, um, stuff.
Ambitious Idea: Supplement for Do. Letters are real geopolitical scenarios. Post-play stories submitted as data from naïve experts.
Idea for framing a failed action in RPG: Pick one: Wrong Thing, Wrong Time, Wrong Place. Extend to more vectors? Buddhist eightfold path?
Idea: Adapt Werewolf/ShadowsOverCamelot. Replace secret traitor w/ disguised emperor. Players do good deeds for each other. May get reward.
Idea: Water glasses arranged in a grid. Gameplay involves pouring water from glass to glass.
Animal Story Game Idea: Revive "I want to learn X from Y" http://bit.ly/guBynd Each player is an animal. Goal: Teach another animal a moral.
Here are a few rapid thoughts that lead to what is now called Rulers.
Game Idea 1/2: Rulers. UA+Mortal Coil. Mod fantasy RPG setting. Based on "rule" based fantasy, like Highlander, Lost, Deathnote, Inception.
Game Idea 2/2: Game design=underground psionics. Protagonists ("Rulers") impose rules on reality for profit, etc. Opponents find loopholes.
System idea for Rulers: ORE for res+Happy Birthday Robot for Ruling: Unmatched die=1pt. Spend X pts to create a Rule X words long.
Idea for Rulers: When protagonists can on-the-spot create rules for human behavior, the Doctor Who RPG's Talk/Move/Do/Fight is juicy.
Idea for Rulers: Much X-Men fic hinges on heroes being unique in their power. I'm curious about lots of people having the same power.
Idea for Rulers: Possible endpoint of a game: Depose the GM to become GM in next game.
Game Idea: Each player has something written on their back. Each tries to be the first to read another player's back out loud.
Ficly idea to write later: Board game played by two groups. One move per generation. Story spans centuries.


Infosec pros spend most of their time dealing with the usual threats that pop up on networks every day. Attackers, on the other hand, spend their time figuring out new ways to evade detection. One of the newest is fileless malware, designed to evade sandbox defences looking for signatures.
Trend Micro has detected a example of this new threat, which, while in itself doesn't have much impact, is a warning of what's coming.
The security vendor dubs this particular trojan JS_POWMET. The attack starts by infecting the Windows Registry –Trend Micro suspects the trojan is downloaded by users that visit malicious sites or as a file that is dropped by other malware — which adds an autostart registry entry. That pulls in JS_POWMET from a command and control server. The registry alternation allows the executing arbitrary scripts without saving the XML file on the machine.
Once JS_POWMET is executed, it will then download another file, TROJ_PSINJECT, a Powershell script that runs under the process of Powershell. TROJ_PSINJECT will connect to a website to download a normal file called favicon. That file will then be decrypted and injected into its process using ReflectivePELoader, which is used for injecting EXE/DLL files.
A number of routines end up being executed by the malware using PowerShell commands. Among other things the malware gathers system information including administrator privileges, Root Volume Serial Number, operating system version and IP address. But Trend Micro warns that the JS_POWMET authors can easily add more malware.
Trend Micro says one of the more effective methods for mitigating fileless malware is to limit access to critical infrastructure via container-based systems that separate endpoints from the most important parts of the network. For this specific malware look into disabling Powershell itself if it is clear other Windows components don't need it.
"Organizations and users should always look beyond the obvious malware files and always be on the lookout for "stealthy" malware that manages to slip into the system virtually unnoticed," the vendor warns.


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Please download the rules for our Recreation and Premier Programs below. In addition to DYB rules, Premier teams are also governed by Interlock Rules agreed upon by participating Associations. DYB has created rules to promote player growth, understanding of baseball and safety. The rules allow for the addition of baseball strategies with age e.g. leads, pickoffs, steals, drop 3rd strike, etc.
ALL RULES MUST BE FOLLOWED. NO EXCEPTIONS. Failure to adhere to DYB rules may result in a coach being asked to leave a game, practice or permanent removal depending on the situation. The DYB Board of Directors reviews all reported rules infractions.
For our All Star and Select programs, these teams play in tournaments and are governed by the tournaments they participate in e.g. USSSA, Travel Sports, ASE, etc.


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Will be cool to have a procedure block to check what is the harvest level of an item. Useful to check when a player breaks a block and uses custom drops with custom procedures, I think it will execute even without the correct tool for it, so this thing will be useful. Another example, a quest where you have to give someone a diamond or higher tier pickaxe to win. In this case, modded pickaxes will also work.
Late EDIT: Another very related idea, is a procedure block that detects the type of tool of a provided item. So, this will also be good for custom drop procedure for a block, detecting the type of tool and it's harvest level.
One can not check for the harvest level of the item, one can only check if the item can harvest a given block. Would this be a good alternative?


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Q: How to show progress bar on the go without any activity? My XML:
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    android:id="@+id/progress_bar"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
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    style="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Large"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/button"
    android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/button"
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Right now I am showing a progress bar in an activity.
In my first activity, I am showing a listview. On clicking any item in the list view it starts downloading the data using the download manager. For example, If a file is PDF then after download it will ask How do you want to open this?
So during the download process, I want to show my progress bar in the first activity. Right now after the download is over it opens the file but on pressing the back button it is showing the progress bar activity.

A: One way of doing it is by handling the back button programmatically....
    @Override public void onBackPressed() { // your code. }

Add this function to your activity and handle the back button so as to not allow it to go back...


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Fact Sheet: Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Sessions Stand Up Against Lawless Sanctuary Cities
Issued on: August 16, 2017
It's time to support our police, to protect our families, and to save American lives.
PROTECTING AMERICANS NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE: Today, Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions delivered remarks outlining the danger of sanctuary policies, and the Trump Administration's efforts to bring law and order to America's communities.
Today, AG Sessions delivered a speech in Miami-Dade County regarding the county's reversal of sanctuary city policies shortly after President Trump's inauguration.
In February, after President Trump made it clear he would not stand for lawlessness in the country's immigration system, Miami-Dade County reversed its years-long sanctuary city policies.
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) determined Miami-Dade County to be "in compliance" with immigration laws.
One of President Trump's first Executive Orders informed sanctuary cities that failure to fully abide by Federal immigration laws would jeopardize their access to certain Federal grant money.
Last month, DOJ laid out new guidelines requiring jurisdictions to cooperate with Federal immigration authorities in order to receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, a leading source of Federal law enforcement funding.
The DOJ issued new charging guidelines in April to end catch-and-release policies by prioritizing criminal immigration enforcement to prevent and deter illegal immigration.
RESTORING LAW AND ORDER TO OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: President Trump made immigration enforcement one of the top priorities of his Administration.
The President ordered the hiring of 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and 5,000 additional border patrol agents.
54 additional immigration judges have been hired since President Trump took office to relieve our overburdened courts, and new immigration judges are hired every month.
President Trump has acted to build a wall to finally secure the southern border and prevent illegal immigration from spilling across the country.
To jumpstart construction on the border wall, President Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to use $20 million of unspent appropriations in its account for border security, fencing, and infrastructure.
The Department of Homeland Security has authorized a waiver to expedite a 15-mile stretch of wall near San Diego.
President Trump ordered the creation of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office at DHS, ensuring victims of criminal acts by illegal aliens are no longer ignored by the Federal Government.
ACHIEVING RESULTS IN REDUCING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: In a few months, President Trump has substantially reduced illegal immigration across the southern border and restored law and order to our immigration system.
President Trump instituted tough immigration policies that have reduced illegal border crossings over the southwest border by 47 percent compared to the same period last year.
The more than 57,000 orders of removal and voluntary departures of illegal aliens represent a 30.9 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
So far in fiscal year 2017, ICE has removed over 2,700 criminal gang members, compared to 2,057 criminal gang members in all of fiscal year 2016.
ICE has specifically targeted MS-13 criminal gang members for removal on immigration violations.


Come and join me for a day workshop on the beautiful Easy Bow Bag. This is fun project for all levels and is also great for those new to sewing as it is surprisingly easier than it looks!
Tea, freshly ground coffee and refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Students will provide thier own materials.
The class is aimed at Confident beginners upwards.
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