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package org.joda.collect.grid;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import org.joda.collect.grid.Grid.Cell;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Test abstract Grid.
 */
public abstract class AbstractTestMutableGrid extends AbstractTestGrid {

    @Test
    public void test_create_intInt() {
        Grid<String> test = create(2, 3);
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.rowCount());
        assertEquals(3, test.columnCount());
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals("[2x3:(0,0)=Hello, (0,1)=World]", test.toString());
    }

    @Test
    public void test_create_intInt_empty() {
        Grid<String> test = create(2, 3);
        assertEquals(2, test.rowCount());
        assertEquals(3, test.columnCount());
        checkGrid(test);
        assertEquals("[2x3:]", test.toString());
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intInt_negativeRowCount() {
        create(-1, 2);
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intInt_negativeColumnCount() {
        create(1, -2);
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intInt_negativeRowColumnCount() {
        create(-1, -2);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_create_Grid() {
        Grid<String> test = create(new MockSingletonGrid(2, 3, 0, 1, "World"));
        assertEquals(2, test.rowCount());
        assertEquals(3, test.columnCount());
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "World");
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_negativeRow() {
        create(new MockSingletonGrid(2, 3, -1, 1, "World"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_negativeColumn() {
        create(new MockSingletonGrid(2, 3, 0, -1, "World"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_nullValue() {
        create(new MockSingletonGrid(2, 3, 0, 1, null));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_negativeRowCount() {
        create(new MockSingletonGrid(-2, 3, 0, 1, "World"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_negativeColumnCount() {
        create(new MockSingletonGrid(2, -3, 0, 1, "World"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_create_intIntGrid_null() {
        create((Grid<String>) null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_containsValue_Object() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(true, test.containsValue("Hello"));
        assertEquals(true, test.containsValue("World"));
        assertEquals(false, test.containsValue("Spicy"));
        assertEquals(false, test.containsValue(""));
        assertEquals(false, test.containsValue(null));
        assertEquals(false, test.containsValue(Integer.valueOf(6)));
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unlikely-arg-type")
    @Test
    public void test_equalsHashCode() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(true, test.equals(test));
        assertEquals(true, test.equals(SparseGrid.create(test)));
        assertEquals(true, test.equals(DenseGrid.create(test)));
        assertEquals(true, test.equals(ImmutableGrid.copyOf(test)));
        assertEquals(false, test.equals(null));
        assertEquals(false, test.equals(""));

        assertEquals(3 ^ Integer.rotateLeft(3, 16) ^ test.cells().hashCode(), test.hashCode());
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_clear() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.size());
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(2, test.values().size());

        test.clear();

        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());
    }

    @Test
    public void test_clear_empty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());

        test.clear();

        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_put_first() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_put_second() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "World");
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 0, 1, "World");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_put_replace() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 0, "Update");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Update");
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_put_negativeRow() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(-1, 2, "Hello");
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_put_negativeColumn() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(1, -2, "Hello");
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_put_nullValue() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(1, 2, null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_putAll_emptyPlusNonEmpty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.putAll(ImmutableGrid.of(2, 2, 0, 1, "Hello"));
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "Hello");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_putAll_nonEmptyPlusEmpty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 1, "Hello");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "Hello");
        test.putAll(ImmutableGrid.<String>of());
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "Hello");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_putAll_emptyPlusEmpty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.putAll(ImmutableGrid.<String>of());
        checkGrid(test);
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_putAll_null() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.putAll((Grid<String>) null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_remove_last() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(true, test.remove(0, 1));
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_first() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(true, test.remove(0, 0));
        checkGrid(test, 0, 1, "World");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_notPresent_empty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        checkGrid(test);
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(1, 2));
        checkGrid(test);
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_notPresent_nonEmpty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(2, 2, "World");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 2, 2, "World");
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(1, 1));
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(1, 2));
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(2, 1));
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello", 2, 2, "World");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_largeIndex() {
        DenseGrid<String> test = DenseGrid.create(2, 2);
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(999, 1000));
        checkGrid(test);
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_invalidIndex() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello");
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(-1, -1));
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(1, -1));
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(-1, 1));
        checkGrid(test, 0, 0, "Hello");
    }

    @Test
    public void test_remove_empty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        assertEquals(false, test.remove(0, 0));
        checkGrid(test);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.put(1, 1, "Space");
        assertEquals(3, test.cells().size());
        Iterator<Cell<String>> it = test.cells().iterator();
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(0, 0, "Hello"), it.next());
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "World"), it.next());
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(1, 1, "Space"), it.next());
        assertEquals(false, it.hasNext());
        try {
            it.next();
            fail();
        } catch (NoSuchElementException ex) {
            // expected
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_contains() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(true, test.cells().contains(ImmutableCell.of(0, 0, "Hello")));
        assertEquals(true, test.cells().contains(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "World")));
        assertEquals(false, test.cells().contains(ImmutableCell.of(1, 1, "")));
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unlikely-arg-type")
    @Test(expected = ClassCastException.class)
    public void test_cells_contains_nonCell() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().contains("NonCell");
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void test_cells_contains_null() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().contains(null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells_iterator_remove_first() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        Iterator<Cell<String>> it = test.cells().iterator();
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(0, 0, "Hello"), it.next());
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        it.remove();
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "World"), it.next());
        assertEquals(false, it.hasNext());

        assertEquals(1, test.size());
        assertEquals(null, test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(1, 0));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(1, 1));
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_iterator_remove_second() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(1, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        Iterator<Cell<String>> it = test.cells().iterator();
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(0, 0, "Hello"), it.next());
        assertEquals(true, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(ImmutableCell.of(1, 1, "World"), it.next());
        assertEquals(false, it.hasNext());
        it.remove();
        assertEquals(false, it.hasNext());
        assertEquals(1, test.size());
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(0, 1));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(1, 0));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(1, 1));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
    public void test_cells_iterator_removeBeforeNext() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(1, 1, "World");
        test.cells().iterator().remove();
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
    public void test_cells_iterator_removeTwice() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(1, 1, "World");
        Iterator<Cell<String>> it = test.cells().iterator();
        it.next();
        it.remove();
        it.remove();
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells_add() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().add(ImmutableCell.of(1, 2, "Extra"));

        assertEquals(3, test.size());
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 0));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 1));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(1, 2));
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
        assertEquals("Extra", test.get(1, 2));
        assertEquals(3, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(3, test.values().size());
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_add_replace() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().add(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "World"));

        assertEquals(2, test.size());
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 0));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 1));
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(2, test.values().size());
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_cells_add_negativeRow() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.cells().add(new MockCell(-1, 2, "Hello"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
    public void test_cells_add_negativeColumn() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.cells().add(new MockCell(1, -2, "Hello"));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_cells_add_nullValue() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.cells().add(new MockCell(1, 2, null));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void test_cells_add_null() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.cells().add(null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells_addAll() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().addAll(Arrays.asList(ImmutableCell.of(1, 2, "Extra"), ImmutableCell.of(2, 2, "Lots")));

        assertEquals(4, test.size());
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 0));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(0, 1));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(1, 2));
        assertEquals(true, test.contains(2, 2));
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
        assertEquals("Extra", test.get(1, 2));
        assertEquals("Lots", test.get(2, 2));
        assertEquals(4, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(4, test.values().size());
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells_remove_first() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(true, test.cells().remove(ImmutableCell.of(0, 0, "Hello")));

        assertEquals(1, test.size());
        assertEquals(null, test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_remove_second() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(true, test.cells().remove(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "World")));

        assertEquals(1, test.size());
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(0, 1));
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_remove_goodIndicesBadValue() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(true, test.cells().remove(ImmutableCell.of(0, 1, "Rubbish")));

        assertEquals(1, test.size());
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals(null, test.get(0, 1));
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_remove_badCell_negativeRow() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        assertEquals(2, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(false, test.cells().remove(new MockCell(-1, 1, "Hello")));

        assertEquals(2, test.size());
        assertEquals("Hello", test.get(0, 0));
        assertEquals("World", test.get(0, 1));
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unlikely-arg-type")
    @Test(expected = ClassCastException.class)
    public void test_cells_remove_nonCell() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().remove("NonCell");
    }

    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
    public void test_cells_remove_null() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().remove(null);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Test
    public void test_cells_clear() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        test.put(0, 0, "Hello");
        test.put(0, 1, "World");
        test.cells().clear();

        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());
    }

    @Test
    public void test_cells_clear_empty() {
        Grid<String> test = create3x3();
        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());

        test.cells().clear();

        assertEquals(0, test.size());
        assertEquals(0, test.cells().size());
        assertEquals(0, test.values().size());
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    protected abstract Grid<String> create3x3();

    protected abstract Grid<String> create(int rowCount, int columnCount);

    protected abstract Grid<String> create(Grid<String> grid);

}


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Q: How to update null values at Random in pandas I am trying to add null values at random to a pandas data for a specific column to perform testing on the data.
For example if i have a dataframe with below values.

id
total_distance

1
1000

1
2000

3
4000

4
5000

5
10000

How to pass null values at random like below

id
total_distance

1
1000

1
2000

3
4000

4
NaN

5
10000

A: Replace N Rows At Random
DataFrame.sample is an option.
import pandas as pd

df1 = pd.DataFrame({'id': {0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 3, 3: 4, 4: 5},
                    'total_distance': {0: 1000, 1: 2000,
                                       2: 4000, 3: 5000,
                                       4: 10000}})

# Pull Random Sample N Rows
sample = df1.sample(1)
# Update total_distance column at Sample Index(es)
df1.loc[sample.index, 'total_distance'] = None

print(df1)

Possible Output:

   id  total_distance
0   1          1000.0
1   1             NaN
2   3          4000.0
3   4          5000.0
4   5         10000.0

(The one-liner)
df1.loc[df1.sample(1).index, 'total_distance'] = None

Replace Percentage Of Rows At Random
import pandas as pd

df1 = pd.DataFrame({'id': {0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 3, 3: 4, 4: 5},
                    'total_distance': {0: 1000, 1: 2000,
                                       2: 4000, 3: 5000,
                                       4: 10000}})

# Control Percentage to Replace (45%)
percent_to_replace = .45
# Calc Rows to Sample
row_to_sample = int(len(df1) * percent_to_replace)
# Replace Rows With None
df1.loc[df1.sample(row_to_sample).index, 'total_distance'] = None

print(df1)

Possible output:

   id  total_distance
0   1          1000.0
1   1             NaN
2   3          4000.0
3   4             NaN
4   5         10000.0

(The one-liner)
# Replace 45% of Rows
df1.loc[df1.sample(int(len(df1) * .45)).index, 'total_distance'] = None

A: mask = np.random.choice([True, False], size=df.total_distance.shape, p = [0.5, 0.5])
df['total_distance'] = df.total_distance.mask(mask)
df

Output
Generated with np.random.seed(10)
    id  total_distance
0   1   1000.0
1   1   2000.0
2   3   NaN
3   4   5000.0
4   5   NaN

Explanation.
We are basically creating a numpy boolean mask and placing random nan's in total_distance column

A: If you are testing on those specific df you could just recreate them and replace a value with nan. I might be wrong but its just an idea
    database=pd.DataFrame({
   'ID':['1,1,3,4,5'],
   'Total_distance': ['1000, 2000,4000,nan,10000']})

    print(database)

A: Something like this on column of interest
pd.Series(range(10)).mask(np.random.random(10)<0.5)

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He started to sail extensively with some of the biggest names of Australian sailing. With Peter Blaxland he represented Australia in the Talin, USSR pre-Olympic regatta in the Tornado class. With Grant Simmer and Jeff Grover became the Lightweight Sharpie National champions. He then joined Iain Murray and Andrew Buckland racing the 18foot skiff Color 7. This team revolutionised many aspects of the 18s and in doing so picked up 5 consecutive world titles.
18s had been relatively heavy, timber boats, but were rapidly transformed into the composite 18 foot rockets we know today using Kevlar, foam, Nomex, and Carbon which were materials that were better known in the aerospace industry. The committed team also built most of the 18-footer fleet and then raced against them on the weekends.
After the Color 7 team retired Admiral moved into managing and building the Colorbond "fleet" of 18s, which also included a Nomex/Carbon partial wing mast.
The move to keel boat and ocean racing was next and he developed an extensive yacht rigging and deck hardware maintenance business to support it. This also introduced him to hydraulics for sailboats and to the increasingly high tech systems required to succeed in modern racing yachts.
He was a key member of the 1987 Americas Cup in Fremantle, doing some sailing and responsible for the complex on-board hydraulic systems and maintaining the boats.
Offshore sailing experience included an Admiral's Cup, Sydney to Suva and many other blue water classics in Australia, Asia Pacific and further afield. His involvement in a number Sydney to Hobart races included the infamous 1998 race, where he was on "B52", which was dramatically rolled and dis-masted. This experience led to an ongoing interest in the structural and safety requirements of boats that are exposed to rough conditions.
Admiral was working in and around Sydney on the myriad yachts that make up the Sydney boating scene. Keeping a small club cruiser/racer going or checking an offshore racer's rig before a major offshore race or after a heavy Southerly had hit was all part of the job.
His experience, innovative approach and attention to detail paid off during many years involved with the Etchells keelboats where Admiral fitted out custom Etchells for the likes of Dennis Conner, John Bertrand, Peter Gilmour and Andrew Hunn.
During this time, he also acted as the commissioning and warranty agent for Princess Motor Yachts UK, which are built to the very highest standard and needed to be handed over to their demanding new owners in perfect condition after being shipped from the UK.
Admiral's skills in developing all aspects of a vessels' performance are widely recognised. Optimising racing yachts or making cruisers do their job well so the owners can enjoy them. He took on the management of a 2-boat IRC race program in Australia and throughout Asia. This included all optimization and maintenance of these highly advanced racers leading to multiple wins on the Australian and Asian circuits.
In 2013 Admiral spent time in Zhuhai, China working in a QC role for McConaghy Boats who are world renowned for their ultra-modern composite boats and spars.
Following this he then acted as Owners Representative for Clipper Ventures PLC, managers of the famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race which is a race for adventurous amateurs in matching 70' yachts.
Admiral was located in Qingdao in north-eastern China, overseeing the construction and completion of the current fleet of 12, 70 foot yachts. As Owners' Representative he was balancing the interests of the multiple stakeholders in this demanding project from construction quality to safety.
This experience has provided a valuable insight into the rapidly developing Chinese boatbuilding industry.
Until recently Admiral has been based in Airlie Beach in the beautiful Whitsundays as Operations Manager at Queensland Yacht Charters (QYC) QYC, part of the global Dream Yacht Charters.
With a fleet of nearly 30 boats including yachts and powerboats, both monohulls and catamarans which are used for bareboat charter in this spectacular part of the world. Yes, the location is beautiful but these boats work hard for their living and are subject to a comprehensive maintenance schedule and the issues related to human error. Because these boats are Commercial vessels, he had to make sure that they always adhered to strict Commercial Survey specifications.
Admiral has now returned to his hometown of Sydney and knows most of what there is to know about the practical aspects of running your boat. If he doesn't know himself, you can be sure he knows someone who does.
The broad range of experience over the years has developed a very practical and common sense approach and understanding of boats and the industry itself.

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Deutsche Bank, one of Trump's oldest business partners, cuts ties with him
The last weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have been filled with drama. From his reluctance to accepting the results of the 2020 election, to insisting his legal team push to try and overturn the state electors, to his refusal to concede defeat and insist voter fraud occurred, there's been a lot of media coverage surrounding the President's behavior. Behavior that many are attributing to the events that led to the Capitol Building riots, which has prompted companies, including Deutsche Bank, to distance themselves from Trump.
While many found it surprising that social media networks like Facebook and Twitter banned Trump, especially since their shares suffered a bit after doing so, and the former reality TV show host successfully manipulated the platforms and utilize ad buys to win the 2016 Presidential election, it's a lot more believable to that those corporations would cut ties with Trump than Deutsche Bank, given their relatively shorter business relationship.
The financial institution is one of Trump's longest-running business partners, but it appears that the recent riots at the Capitol and the Trump Organization's $300 million debt to Deutsche Bank may have something to do with their decision to part ways.
After a string of bankruptcies, Deutsche Bank was the only lending company that would do business with Trump. In 2008, he sued them for $3 billion in compensation, stating that they were partly responsible for the US' economic collapse.
That two of Trump's banks have just cancelled his accounts - tells us Trump has FALLEN TOO MUCH BEHIND in paying the INTEREST on his world-record-size personal debt.
Trump is bankrupt. Deutsche Bank is now moving to reposses his assets, starting with Trump Tower and Mar A Lago
— Tomi T Ahonen (@tomiahonen) January 12, 2021
Reuters has reported the banking institution's been looking for a way to end its relationship with Trump since November, and the riots may just have been the out that DB's been looking for. Christiana Riley, DB Americas executive wrote on LinkedIn: "Yesterday was a dark day for America and our democracy. We are proud of our Constitution and stand by those who seek to uphold it."
Deutsche Bank's decision to no longer do business with Trump follows the news of Signature Bank's announcement that they would cut all ties with the man and his family. Holding around $5.3 million of Trump organization funds, Signature wrote, "We believe the appropriate action would be the resignation of the president of the United States, which is in the best interests of our nation and the American people."
I hope that Deutsche Bank, if it can, sells all of its Trump debt to aggressive and litigious vulture investors who will pursue collection relentlessly. https://t.co/vXqPnVBoRe
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 12, 2021
Then, there's the US Professional Golfers' Association which has stated they will not hold the PGA Championship at Trump's New Jersey golf course, and the British Open golf tournament-runners, the R&A, which has eliminated Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland for from consideration.
Donald Trump's ex-communication from the virtual world as well began shortly following the results of the 2020 election.
Tons of social media platforms have effectively "killed" stories that mention any possible connection with voter fraud: accounts that posted about dominion voting systems, "double ballots" or had any intimation that voter fraud was a possibility was flagged as containing misleading or false information. Multiple court hearings and appeals resulted in more or less the same verdict: there was no evidence of significant voter fraud.
All the social media platforms now banning Trump. Pinterest?? Who gets banned from PINTEREST?!?! pic.twitter.com/JizlHbCBel
— Dr. StephanieB (@sboumedi) January 9, 2021
Still, Donald Trump wouldn't concede, and many are pointing to a speech President Trump delivered at a rally right before the riots, the "Save America March", as to the ultimate impetus for people who decided to storm the building on the date of electoral certification.
His message is now being used as grounds for his impeachment, an effort headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
"We're going to walk down to the Capitol, and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we're probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong," Trump said.
Hi Ryan. You deleted this. Why? pic.twitter.com/G4xUDq4X5e
— ken olin (@kenolin1) January 10, 2021
He continued, "We will never give up. We will never concede. It doesn't happen. You don't concede when there's theft involved. Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore, and that is what this is all about. And to use a favorite term that all of you people really came up with, we will stop the steal. You will have an illegitimate president. That is what you will have, and we can't let that happen. These are the facts that you won't hear from the fake news media. It's all part of the suppression effort. They don't want to talk about it. They don't want to talk about it."
He concluded by saying, "We fight like hell, and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore."
NJ Congressman stays up until 3 a.m. to help clean Capitol after riots
People are noticing stark differences between the Capitol building and BLM protests
Trump supporters want to boycott Walmart because of an accidental tweet
Scott Walker gets roasted for lying about eating out while asking people to 'support local restaurants'


Consider it the Brewers' version of Fat Tuesday.
Fans who vote to send Jesús Aguilar to the MLB All-Star game in Washington D.C. on Tuesday will be treated to a free doughnut, the Brewers announced Monday.
To get your free doughnut, you'll have to head to Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts in the Mayfair Collection in Wauwatosa between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. And cast your ballot for the Brewers' slugger.
The first 500 fans will get a "Sweet Jesús" doughnut.
Aguilar was named one of five candidates for the All-Star Final Vote . His teammates Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich have already been selected to the All-Star game.


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Frieda Arenos
Frieda Arenos is a Program Director at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), where she leads global programs for the Institute's Democratic Governance team. Specifically, Frieda oversees NDI's work with the House Democracy Partnership, a bipartisan commission of the U.S. House that engages global parliamentary peers on issues of legislative development. Frieda also developed and oversees the Institute's programming on executive transitions, which works to facilitate smooth leadership transitions in developing and fragile democracies. Additionally, Frieda serves as one of the Institute's leading legislative strengthening and global governance advisors to all seven regional teams and NDI's 55 global offices. Before joining NDI in 2017, Frieda worked for eight years under U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, including as a constituent services advisor and legislative assistant. Frieda received her Master's degree in Intercultural and International Communications from American University's School of International Service, and her Bachelor's degree in English and Political Science from the University of Vermont. Over the course of her career, Frieda has worked and traveled extensively overseas, and supported democracy and governance good practices in Armenia, Cameroon, Georgia, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, The Gambia, Sudan, and the Western Balkans. She is passionate about intercultural bridge-building and strengthening U.S. bipartisan relations and policy solutions and is currently working towards becoming a certified mediator. Originally from upstate New York, Frieda also lived and worked in Vermont for several years, and currently resides near Washington, D.C.


316.152 Turning on curve or crest of grade prohibited.—No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near, the crest of a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-135; s. 127, ch. 99-248.


The installation of all awnings and Bimini canvases is relatively easy. If you want you can do it yourself or ask our team to do it for you. All you need to do is measure the boat, know where you want to put the awning and anchor it down following the steps laid down in the instructions.
It is necessary to know the mid point of the area you want to cover (see illustration) then measure the width and length of the area bearing in mind where you want the anchor and fitting points. It is important also to know the height that you want your awning or cover. To do this you should take as a reference point the chosen area for the anchoring of the awning.


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After the 85th, she was born in the Department of Statistics. She went to "Partnership Chinese" and refused a million-year salary. With a deep love for the data, from 0 to 1, she created a picture community of 10 million people.
Maker's biography: to convey the voice of the makers, explore the innovative ecology; show the brand style, serve the entrepreneurial life.
Relying on the small town WeChat public number, thousands of people WeChat group and other media channels and official influence, the maker town is planning the brand's original column "Creator Biography". From the perspective of the characters, the company will showcase the entrepreneurial team style; spare no effort to improve Expand the interviewee and brand awareness; promote the "starting + life + social" comprehensive results; let everyone become a neighbor, become a confidant, become a business partner; help the entrepreneurial team to obtain users, the entire line of resources!
Chat with Yang Hui. If within 10 minutes, you have no more than three faces on the topic you talked to, then congratulations, indicating that you are not getting old, at least, your heart still lives in the world after 90s. . Yang Hui's micro-willing to create a girl's picture community after the 95s, so this 85-year-old girl, with an ageless mindset, naturally switched to the world of girls after 95, claiming to love the stars, like to watch the brain drama, she, When the scorpion opened, it was like a machine gun, and the golden sentence was frequent. It can be seen that she is so sad that she loves entrepreneurship and loves the world. In this issue, "Creator Biography", we present for you May the founder Yang Hui!
1, while doing side adjustment
Before the founding of the wish, Yang Hui once had an entrepreneurial experience -- the product called imall (imall), but did not provoke much wave.
At that time, the traditional PC side has not been replaced by the mobile terminal. Yang Hui made a website (dwarf cat), which now seems to be just a network extension of traditional market research - turning the traditional questionnaire form into an online online questionnaire, which will be researched Combine these more common factors with coupons, and then let the C-end (consumer) actively write a questionnaire to get the coupon.
Yang Hui also got a financing with the dwarf cat. However, she found in her operations that it is difficult to stimulate the enthusiasm of the C-end people to participate in the research with the coupon of 5 to 10 yuan. Therefore, although the cat is theoretically feasible, it has not become a climate.
Yang Hui said frankly that she met a very good angel investor. Just as she was very entangled and thinking about her way out, one of her angel investors told her that you might as well look at whether there are more mature models in foreign countries.
Yang Hui browsed the list of major application search rankings. Perhaps it was destined to find out that the American wishbone (willing bone) was based on the professional sensitivity of the data person. She said, I down it for three seconds, I am very sure that it is, I will do the Chinese version of wishbone.
"Actually, if you haven't experienced business data analysis, you can't find the persistence of doing your wish. At the same time, you can't realize the value of Wishbone. In fact, Wishbone is not in big data. The direction went further, but Weiyi did it." Yang Hui said with a smile. "Sometimes, foreign mature business models, flowers in China will be better than foreign countries."
2, unintentional
Yang Hui graduated from Fuzhou University with a major in statistics. This is also the result of misunderstandings. The university fills in the volunteers. She discussed with her brother. Statistics and accounting are only one word difference. It is estimated that there is not much difference, and the statistics profession is reported in a confused way. As a result, this was completely an unpopular profession at the time. Only two students, including her, took the initiative to fill out the profession. Other students were transferred.
During the four years of college, she was relished after nearly ten years. She and her classmates earned the first bucket of gold by buying funds for 60 yuan. Since the money for buying funds is still with the students, everyone is At 30 yuan, it is this income that is only enough to buy a Big Mac package, which makes her feel "a wonderful thing to make money." For the first time in life, she earned money on her own. She thinks this is Her financial first enlightenment.
Graduated in 2008, came to Beijing to join the China Shopping Center Association in February 2009. Just entered the company, the boss handed a report that had been written for several years but had no results to her, but the accident was that this newly graduated The little girl actually spent a few months working on the report and, as soon as it was released, it caused a sensation in the industry. This is the "China Shopping Center Development Index Report". For Yang Hui, this report, written almost by itself, is a milestone in her career.
"I am red in our industry!" Yang Hui couldn't help but smile. "At the time, there were only five or six hundred shopping centers in the country. After the report came out, I became an expert in data. I was also invited to two or three. Reports were made at the meeting of the top 100 shopping center CEOs. The company's popularity has also risen violently, and the invitations have been continually given. The boss has no skills and has to send me to play."
As a popular flower in the shopping center data industry, Yang Huimei has ushered in her own highlights. She is strolling around China's most luxurious shopping malls, between fashion and spotlights, and facing the industry's people. Everything looks so beautiful. She said that it was this experience that made her meet the angel investors of the future, and also let her see the prosperity and glitz of the world, so that she can return to her heart and be a stable self. Yes, except that Wushan is not a cloud, there is nothing to be persistent.
"There was a Shanghai company that promised to dig me over the annual salary of 1.2 million." Yang Hui said, "I even stupidly refused, perhaps from the heart, that is not a career that I like. In the process of starting a business. In the middle, you know how to refuse temptation, which is the foundation of your success. You have seen and enjoyed it in the past, you can have the strength, and you have the perseverance to refuse temptation. Without knowledge, the money can not hold, and will soon Money burned out."
3. Discover the New World
"I just want to subvert the traditional market research company." Yang Hui has been looking for a combination of data and the Internet and a breakthrough. After finding inspiration from wishbone, she seems to have discovered her new continent, but this vast and dreamy continent is made up of endless data.
"Micro-willingness is essentially a picture community, mainly for girls after 95, with innovative 'two picture contrasts' and 'single picture + emoji' modes to present content, you can view the recommended community To learn about the latest fashion trends and TA people's ideas, you can also find your favorite content through comics, funny, celebrity, cute control, fashion, self-timer, technology, etc., and you can express your understanding of life by creating a wish. Or let the community help vote to make a choice."
Yang Hui said, "In fact, our focus is on entertainment and entertainment. What you see is the content that Xiaobian selects from tens of thousands of peeks every day. If you have to say anything, you may wish It's the headline in the picture community. It's the closest picture product to people's hobbies."
For example, if you send 10 micro-willings, you can put 20 labels on you to achieve accurate recommendations through algorithms. Similar to a treasure, it can only be a fuzzy recommendation. After you buy a thing, it will recommend you the relevant things right away. You bought a water cup. It recommends the tea at most, but the wish is different. It really can discover your true needs and desires. Such accurate data, for both the B-end and the C-end, is of great value. We are willing to provide the most accurate user portrait.
In 2016, Yang Hui successfully received nearly 7 million yuan of angel investment. After getting the financing, Yang Hui did not feel very fulfilled. Yang Hui thinks that her biggest advantage is forgetfulness, learning to forget, in fact, is to empty the past, so that I always stay at the starting line of 0, so that you will not feel how successful it is to melt so much money, how much money is not included Easy, in the state of returning to zero, the decisions you make will be more rational.
Of course, a project needs to develop rapidly. Money is very important. Just be wary. When money comes in, you have to evaluate that you are still not the most inclusive platform of interest. Yang Hui thinks so.
Moreover, the pre-products must not pursue a heavy model, and feel that this can be done, and that can be done. In fact, the most important thing is the core function. Being a product, in a minimalist way, will let the user know what you are doing. Quickly iterate through the small step run mode.
"I personally feel that the biggest pressure in the entrepreneurial process is how do you make yourself stronger." Yang Hui believes. "Whether it is financing, team or product, there will be various voices in the entrepreneurial process, but you should know for yourself what is acceptable and what should be ignored."
4, patiently waiting for the flowers
At present, Yang Hui and her micro-willingness are on the right track. A round of 30 million financing is about to be put in place. In the recent recording of the "Partner Chinese" program, I won the praises of Xu Xiaoping, Yao Jinbo and Li Guoqing. The prospect of micro-willing is very promising.
In addition, the cooperation invitations at the B-end (merchant) are also endless. For example, the public welfare case of Weiyuan and Yingchuang recycling cooperation, in a short time, quickly completed 200,000 empty bottle recycling programs in Beijing, and Fans are enthusiastically sought after. The energy of the micro-will is gradually released.
Yang Hui said that Weiyuan is still in the stage of user accumulation and concept promotion, and has not really realized commercialization. Perhaps, when we have 3 million monthly active users, it is time to commercialize, and at that time we can also provide better and better services for the B-end (business).
At present, Weiyi is mainly based on the post-95s girls as the core target group. By creating KOL (key opinion leader), the topic is spread and the commanding heights of the public opinion are occupied. On the micro-vision platform, it is the user's original ecological production. The brands involved are also closely related to their lives. They will share their lifestyles through the form of micro-images, such as your mood today, which coffee you drink, you like Which tide card, the process of presentation, is actually the most original advertisement.
In the future, when we do promotion and research for a brand, it will not be a very obvious advertisement, but a lifestyle interpretation and presentation. Every picture released on the '微 Wish' platform is very artistic and very beautiful, and the process of making users see the advertisement becomes a pleasure. This not only does not affect the user experience, but also increases the user's brand awareness. Yang Hui envisioned her numerous scenes of realizing her, and it became the power to push her forward.
Yang Hui, who was in front of her, walked through the scene of the scenery just after graduation, and became more and more profound and rational, but she always maintained her love for data and her passion for the data. The story behind the data made her extremely obsessed.
Yang Hui said frankly that entrepreneurship is really very hard. Sometimes I am busy all day, I really don't want to do it anymore, but the next day I am full of energy and ran to the office. For girls, entrepreneurship pays a lot. You don't have time to travel, you don't have time to go shopping, you don't have time to exercise, but in the future, there are still opportunities to regain it. However, if you are four or fifty, If you want to start a business again, you may not have the passion to start a business again.
From the short cat to the wish, Yang Hui's transformation journey landed safely, thanks to her calm and patience, she never gave up innovation and persistence. Entrepreneurs are growing up in the process of constantly solving problems and constantly solving troubles. Entrepreneurship also allowed her to walk into the patience of the extreme, and also let her discover that her fascination and love for big data has never changed.
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Yang Hui, graduated from Fuzhou University in statistics in 2008
2009-2013, Director of Research Department of China Shopping Center Association
Editor-in-Chief of China Mall Development Report
In 2012, Beijing Emory Technology Co., Ltd. was founded, and the development of dwarf cats and micro-will products was launched.
In April 2016, Weiyi will get 100,000 users in one month and millions of users in 4 months.
In August 2016, Weiyi was recommended by the Huawei Enlightenment Program.
1. The biggest pressure in the entrepreneurial process is how you can make yourself stronger.
2. Entrepreneurs are constantly solving problems, and they grow up in the process of constantly solving troubles.
3, all bad things, spending is the biggest good thing.
4. As long as you are willing to change yourself for this matter, you will move towards a brighter future.
5, want to be an entrepreneur, the first thing to remember is not too good.
6. In the process of starting a business, you know how to refuse temptation and it is the foundation of your success.


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Shujaat Bukhari was a brave heart, fought fearlessly for peace: Rahul Gandhi
UPDATED: June 14, 2018 20:54 IST
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today expressed anguish over the killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar and described him as a "brave heart" who fought fearlessly for justice and peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Im anguished to hear about the killing of Shujaat Bukhari, editor of Rising Kashmir. He was a brave heart who fought fearlessly for justice and peace in Jammu and Kashmir. My condolences to his family. He will be missed," he said on Twitter.
Buhkari and his PSO were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the heart of Srinagar.
Bukhari, who was in his 50s, was leaving his office in Press Enclave in the city centre Lal Chowk for an iftar party when he was shot, officials said. PTI SKC SKC RT RT


NATO once feared the spectre of Soviet divisions rolling through the Fulda Gap. Military and civilian leaders spent restless nights worrying about Russia's nuclear arsenal, its bloody-minded intelligence services, and its endless desire to erode the leadership, morale, and capabilities of the West. Today, they fear Donald Trump is about to throw them to the Russian wolves out of pique, spite, and a curious loyalty to Vladimir Putin.
For two generations the annual NATO summit had a particular and vital purpose. They began as careful, crafted exercises designed to develop the capacity and resolve of the West to stand against Soviet aggression, and then subsequently evolved as a check against post-Soviet misbehaviour and instability. These NATO summits were the public face of a strategic alliance built initially from necessity, then for mutual security and benefit. In the age of terror, the NATO alliance has stood together to face new threats as the bloody hand of twisted Islamic radicalism touched both sides of the Atlantic.
America has always had differences with our allies, on matters both meaningful and trivial, but in the past, those differences were mainly over technicalities, margins, and details. Western institutions like NATO bring together nations who share a broad set of Western values that, to some, may seem quaint today: a robust defence of free markets, individual liberty, and human rights. We don't have to agree on everything, because we agree on the fundamental things.
No longer. NATO leaders may have had their doubts from time to time about American Presidents' seriousness, intellectual heft, or domestic political strength. Until now, however, not one of them believed the American President actively sought favour and approval from the leader of totalitarian Russia. Until now, they never thought that an American President would put pleasing a Russian strongman over the values, peoples, and nations of the NATO alliance.
They have never seen an American President more eager to be intimately closeted with the Russian leader rather than to meet, take the counsel of, and show solidarity with his NATO allies. Donald Trump's nationalist swagger, his nickel-and-dime protection-racket rhetoric over European defence commitments, and his flirtation with authoritarianism are bad enough. Our strategic partners and allies always believed at some deep, fundamental level that the American President was one of their own – a big, powerful cousin who they could count on when the chips were down.
Those days may soon end. NATO's leaders have witnessed Trump's endless, callous stream of juvenile insults and provocations to the nations who have stood by our side for over 70 years. They have seen his threats to destroy the alliance over either minor or imagined disparities in defence commitments. They recognise something is missing in Donald Trump's mental and moral makeup, primarily an appreciation for the values of the West and the bonds of loyalty we shared for 70 years.
It isn't merely the Western, democratic values expected of American presidents that are missing in action. Despite his relentless self-aggrandisement as the greatest negotiator who ever lived, NATO leaders have never seen an American President this battered by self-inflicted policy failures since the Vietnam War. They see his futile global trade war for what it is – a coming economic disaster. A month ago, the American President gleefully shredded the economic and political alliance of the G-7 on his way to a buddy-weekend with a pudgy, murderous dictator Kim Jong-un. He spun it as the most significant diplomatic victory of our era.
This week, Trump will arrive at the summit with the stink of his failed back-of-the-envelope nuclear deal with North Korea hanging heavy in the air. Far from winning a Nobel Prize, Trump can claim no laurels from the inevitable, utterly predictable North Korean betrayal. His sloppy, reality-television version of nuclear negotiations has left European leaders reeling. Even those NATO and European leaders who went out of their way to avoid antagonising Trump now see how the schoolyard bully came away from the Kim fight with a bloody nose and two black eyes. They know Putin better than Trump knows Putin, and they have every expectation that Donald Trump is going to to get rolled.
Western alliance leaders rightly doubt that Trump has the bottle to handle Putin. Just this week, they most certainly took notice of one particularly odd and cavalier Trump line, "'Will President Trump be prepared, you know, President Putin is KGB' and this and that. You know what? Putin's fine. He's fine. We're all fine. We're people. Will I be prepared? Totally prepared. I've been preparing for this stuff my whole life." No one believes that, particularly not the Russian leader.
On the eve of this upcoming NATO Summit, the picture is grim. Western governments, intelligence services, and military leaders recognise Vladimir Putin's special warfare model successfully undermined America's democracy, elected Donald Trump and helped engineer the Brexit campaign is now a weapon pointed at them. They see Putin shaping the political battlefield in Europe at will, and wonder when American leadership will wake up to the threat.
If Donald Trump were a typical American President, he wouldn't have to think it through. He wouldn't make this a choice between Putin and NATO. There wouldn't have been a scenario where Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, or Jimmy Carter would have even entertained such a thought. They differed – sometimes broadly – on policy detail, but not on the fundamental necessity for a United States that displays steady leadership in a web of alliances, both economic and military.
Fear has replaced confidence in American leadership. An American President who distrusts dislikes, and disrespects NATO and our allies will be winging his way to Europe this week with an agenda that is opaque to all but two men: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
NATO summits of the past were public displays of strength and determination, and events where private negotiations resolved tensions behind closed doors. The fear in the hearts of many is that Donald Trump is determined to display loyalty to a Russian dictator, at the cost of destroying an alliance that has helped keep the peace for 70 years, and that Trump's strength is bent to the will of Vladimir Putin.


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L'Alpe 34 : peoples and settlements
Translations : Cary Bartsch
Written for people looking for information with meaning, L'Alpe is the first review devoted to the many cultures and heritages of Alpine Europe. Its ambition is to provide information, language barriers not withstanding. As your guide, L'Alpe looks at the people who, from the meandering Danube to the Rhône, have adapted to an exceptional climate. A cross between a book and a magazine, it draws on the first to provide background documents on a main theme, supported by rigorous analysis, an insistence on quality and the notoriety of renown authors. From the second, it adopts a quarterly rhythm for regular contributions to current debates, rich illustrations, the insatiable curiosity of its journalists and a necessarily didactic approach. Though rigorous in its approach to knowledge, L'Alpe is not a scientific journal. It calls on the contributions of history, geography, archaeology, ethnology, etc. to shed light on the meaning of the traces left by man on the mountain environment. And it is also open to current debates on the future of the Alps and other mountains in the world.
Migrations and the mixing of peoples characterise the human settlement of the Alps. Attraction and repulsion phenomena that varied depending on the period, the place and circumstances produced complex back and forth movements of groups. The result is a diverse patchwork of populations showing little respect for borders.
Colonisation of the Alps was a long process of adaptation and the development of the Alpine peoples the result of a mysterious alchemy. Over the centuries, different groups advanced step by step in the mountains and created an original lifestyle. But Alpine civilisation comprised fluctuating cultural aspects, which raises the delicate question of the distinction between a people and its culture.
When the Celts
ruled the Alps
Warriors or goldsmiths ? Beyond the warlike image portrayed in the ancient texts, the Celts (or Gauls) left traces of subtle art forms. Remarkable objects bear witness to complex cultural exchanges and a lively civilisation that, at its height, spread from the British isles to Asia Minor. A territory in which the Alps played a central role.
In the eyes
of the Romans
Virtually unknown to the ancient authors, the Alpine populations were often described as savage and hostile. The Romans paid little attention to these peoples, besides occasionally attributing them highly imaginative origins and fighting them to maintain control over the mountain passes. In the end, conquered as much by civilisation as by arms, the Alpine inhabitants were slowly Romanised.
The barbarian invasions
A human wave crashed down on the Roman world at the start of the 400s. Arriving from the north and east, the « barbarian » populations spread throughout Gaul, Italy and the Alpine regions. They set up a new political order and left an enduring mark on the Western world.
I peddle, you emigrate,
they transhume
Far from being a sign of stagnation or a system of migration based exclusively on the socio-economic context, mobility has always been a fundamental factor in the organisation of Alpine societies. Tranhumances, multiple activities, peddling, political exile and specific occupations all contributed to continuous comings and goings.
From the Alps
to the pampas
Swiss emigration to Argentina has been both significant and widely ignored since the 1800s. Put in charge of preparing an exhibition presenting the adventure of expatriated persons from Fribourg, Christophe Mauron discusses the essential stages in the work, amid doubts, backtracking and… new conclusions.
Waves of migration have occurred over the past two centuries in the Alps. In an ebb and flow movement, mountain regions, long a source of emigrants, are now becoming attractive again. These migrations are largely due to economic factors, themselves influenced by politics.
Back to the summits
A recent switch has made the summits the place to be. Returns to the original homesteads, tourism and seasonal jobs are all reasons why the landscapes, populations and local economies new tend to (re)concentrate high up.
Uncle William
et Sam Tell
Switzerland and the U.S. How do the Swiss perceive the Yanks and vice versa ? To answer that question, photographer Geri Stocker took a look at what most effectively feeds the collective imagination, i.e. publicity icons. From quaint to arms of massive seduction.
An Alpine Babel
The linguistic geography of the Alps reflects ethnic diversity and many external influences. It is a true mosaic due to the relative isolation of the valleys that nonetheless lie in a central position in Europe, at the crossroads of different cultures. This diversity has, over the past century, gradually lost ground and almost everywhere, the local idioms are disappearing, replaced by the national languages.
An emerging people
A surprising, long forgotten civilisation would appear to have existed in the Chartreuse mountains just north of Grenoble. A number of chance events and archaeological digs have revealed abundant relics bearing witness to what was much more than just a culture. They are now undergoing study at the Charbinières archaeological centre, directed by Marc Pessin. A guided visit to discover the traces of a lost wonderland.
Who sees
what in a landscape ?
Here is an excerpt from L'homme qui a vu l'ours, a collection of articles by Jean Rolin, a journalist awarded the Ptolémée prize at the Saint-Dié geography festival in 2006. In the style of an impressionist painter, this remarkable book presents the musings of an open-minded observer that tell us more about the real world today than many a weighty volume.
Happy pig,
tasty ham !
In a pig, there is nothing to throw away. How long will that remain true ? The loyal companion of farmers has contributed for centuries to feeding families, notably in the Alps, offering a diversity and quality of food that current standardisation has virtually eliminated in the name of productivity. But a few Alpine farmers are determined to resist !
L'Alpe 34 : peuples et peuplements
L'Alpe 34 : les plumes
L'Alpe 34 : Peuple en voie de distinction
L'Alpe 34 : les invasions barbares
L'Alpe 34 : les migrations alpines
L'Alpe 34 : l'immigration alpine
L'Alpe 34 : völker und Besiedelung
L'Alpe 34 : popoli dell'Alpe


There are now 15 generations of Aussies we are responsible for breeding, show, placed and most importantly loved. We have not used outside stock unless we know the dogs personally. We place our babies after a stringent interview process that rejects anyone who doesn't have the wellbeing of the puppy first and their own satisfaction second.
Hi, My name is Toni and I live in ABQ. I have been looking through the newsletter and saw your post. I recently lost my eleven year old Aussie, Buster, whom I purchased from PrivateStoc in Moriarty NM in 1998. Pam rarely breeds Aussies any more and I am on the beginning of my quest for an Aussie to join our family: me, hubby, cat. I am 62 and do my own training. Buster was a therapy/service dog who I trained and I am looking for a dog who will be my companion and who will continue Buster's legacy as a service dog visiting pediatric wards in hospitals and geriatric long term care facilities. I am a big exerciser and my dog will be my exercise companion as well as accompany me everywhere. I provide a big yard, companionship, excellent training and can provide excellent references if you are breeding pups for sale and if I was interested in establishing a relationship with you.
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Warming trend may intensify infectious diseases, scientists say
Climate change sustains more powerful hurricanes due to warming temperatures. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Temperatures around the world have steadily risen in the last several decades. (NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
Between 2001 and 2011, every region of the world saw significant declines in suitable animal habitats. Habitat loss percentages ranged from 90.3% in Malaysia to 0% in Iceland. The global average was a 15% decline in just 10 years. (Graphic by Ester Wells)
Medill News Service
By Ester Wells
Global warming may make infectious diseases such as COVID-19 more widespread, warn health and climate experts. They say increasing temperatures are changing disease progression and interaction among people in ways that make it hard to predict and prepare for future public health crises.
With 2020 tied with 2016 for the warmest year on record and COVID-19 topping 400,000 deaths in the U.S., climate change and public health are both at crisis points and inextricably linked. NASA scientists report that rising temperatures are part of the long-term trend of global warming, resulting in more droughts and heat waves, more intense and frequent hurricanes, and increased flooding and infrastructure damage.
"All of those things are being affected by the changes in climate, so the net effect of those is quite hard to predict ahead of time," said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, in a press webinar on 2020 temperature rise.
The warming climate is also affecting disease progression. Schmidt said diseases carried by hosts that are sensitive to temperature — mosquitoes, parasites or other organisms such as bats — will shift, making people more vulnerable to unknown diseases in the future.
These diseases may be spread more rapidly as people congregate in warmer weather. But colder weather is posing challenges as well. In the case of COVID-19, the winter season has made it likelier that people congregate indoors, where the virus is more easily transmitted to others.
"Coronaviruses are spread person to person, so the way that climate change is going to affect the spread of infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 virus is really how it changes the way people interact," said Dr. Robert Horsburgh, professor of epidemiology at Boston University and founding steering committee chairman of the CDC's Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium.
Horsburgh said deforestation and habitat destruction, accelerated by climate change, may expose more people to zoonotic diseases (those that pass from animals or insects to humans). Human expansion into natural areas increases interaction between people and pathogen-carrying animals.
At the same time, biodiversity loss poses challenges for antibiotic development to protect against new diseases. The World Wildlife Fund's 2020 Living Planet Report found a nearly 70% decline in the population sizes of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish between 1970 and 2016. One in five plants are now threatened with extinction.
"We don't know what we've missed," he said. "Many of our effective biologicals come from plant sources … so there's certainly a theoretical possibility that by changing the environment, we will lose some possible antibiotics in the future."
Responding quickly is key. In his first few hours in office Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders, including rejoining the Paris Agreement for international cooperation to curtail climate change and mandating mask-wearing on federal property. The day one directives promise more aggressive action by the Biden administration to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
But there is a lag in the effect human corrective activity will have on environmental recovery. The rollback of protective measures under former President Donald Trump, together with the delay of international negotiations due to COVID-19, will continue to have serious public health consequences.
"I've been saying for years that we're not spending enough time to try to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and perhaps the COVID epidemic has been a wake-up call," Horsburgh said. "We need to be vigilant about looking out for the next epidemic — and it won't be a coronavirus. It'll be something that we never expected. That's what's hardest to prevent: something that you don't expect."
COVID, infectious disease, global warming, Biodiversity, public health, pandemic
Prescription foods: Healthy feeding toward a better future
Co-owners of Main Street Farms, Bob Cat (left) and Allan Gandelman (right) hold up produce at their farm in upstate New York. (Courtesy of Main Street Farms)
Owen Volk
Cleanup Club Chicago tackles pollution after COVID pandemic increases single-use plastics litter
A discarded mask was one of the many types of litter resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Andy Mabbett/Creative Commons 4.0)
Astry Rodriguez
Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Feral hogs are a destructive invasive species prevalent across Texas. (Roy Buri/Pixabay)
Katie Perkins
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
Reflections | Appreciating nature and saving a life at Shady Creek River
Shady Creek River during sunset with haze over the water in July 2021. (Shannon Lorusso)
Shannon Lorusso
Reflections | Night in a Georgia swamp
Canoeing the Okefenokee Swamp. (Photo courtesy Clint Hawkins)
Avery Hawkins
Growing Soil | Nebraska Sandhills hint changing tides in agriculture
Tyrell McClain holds up a clump of soil on McGinley Ranch while discussing the high biodiversity under the surface of the ground on September 17, 2022. (Dr. Imani Cheers/Planet Forward)
Vidya Muthupillai
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo, in white, poses for a photograph at the Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a project to both raise funds and awareness of the struggles facing wildlife rangers across Africa. (Photo courtesy Taku Mutezo)
Beverly Ndifoin
Mandela Washington Fellow
With book in hand: Continuing the work of Lovejoy and Wilson in the heart of DC
"Go With the Flow," original video/music by Ron Cohen
Joel I. Cohen
Visiting Scholar, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Essay | American conservation is missing the point
(Belle Long/George Washington University)
Belle Long
Reflections from an expedition: Farzona Comnas
(Jennifer Cuyuch/George Washington University)
Farzona Comnas


Chapter Three/FUTURO is inspired by the round, prefabricated flying saucer-shaped house "Futuro" designed by Matti Suuronenn in the late 1960s. This house and many other ideas from that time dreamed a vision of a utopian society that is lost to us now - replaced by a gloomier, dystopian image of the future. Waldorf Project will bring back these incredible ideas, creating a distilled interpretation of these concepts in a minimal yet radical performance. As with previous chapters, all disciplines will be engaged and synchronized: from the visionary set and product design through gastronomy to light and sound. Everything will be thought through and interwoven to give the guests a complete emotional journey to the future.
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY The full Chapter Three performance will be taking place in early 2016. As with Waldorf Project's Chapter Two/COLOUR, the concepts that will be explored in Chapter Three/FUTURO are so ambitious that a preliminary "Experimental Research Laboratory" is being staged. This will be an opportunity to explore and test out the ideas in a more intimate setting while still creating a stand-alone experience.


In this module, you learn the material in A minor.
Here's the music you learn to play - also in your lesson notes.
Because both E and A pentatonic minors are all-white-key pentatonic scales, the 'feel' of the material in A minor is exactly the same as in E minor.
The five descending bass notes are exactly the same combination of black and white keys as in E minor, too.
When you come to putting the hand together, be patient with yourself. No 'tut-tutting'!
And hey presto! You can now play this little blues in two places - and in two keys!
The music again, for your convenience.
Next, we move smartly along to jazzing it up and stitching together our combined Em-Am-Em performance (next module).


Watch as a bald eagle lands on Mariners pitcher James Paxton.
The mishap occurred prior to the first pitch of a game. Paxton didn't seem to be bothered by it, but deep down he had to be nervous.
Luckily the eagle's handler was close by and came out to retrieve the bird.
Should we include the disclaimer here that no animal was injured in this pregame ritual?


Comprehensive index to scholarly resources in music.
The Virginia Baldwin Orwig Music Library houses Brown's general collections in music. Located in the Orwig Music Building, the music library has books, scores, sound recordings, and video recordings, as well as two reading rooms for general use.
There are also several special collections at the John Hay Library that include musical content. The Sheet Music Collection, with approximately 500,000 pieces of mostly American sheet music, is the most substantial of these collections, and the Phonorecords and Broadsides Collections may also be of interest to music scholars. Please contact the Hay Library for more information about holdings, access, and reproductions.


No matter your age or station in life, we all look forward to holidays. They give us a reason to decorate, celebrate, and most of all, spend. Think back to any of last year's holidays. Did you buy some new decorations? Probably. Did you plan a party or host a dinner? Likely. Did you buy gifts or take advantage of special sales and promotions? Undoubtedly! Well, instead of being on the spending end of this year's holidays, why not turn the tables and put on a promotion of your own? During the fall and winter holidays especially, people are jolly, joyous, and a little more willing to open their wallets.
Of course, no honest person wants to take blatant advantage of people and their money, but for those who are already ready to buy, why not take advantage of the season by giving them a special deal? If you have a brick-and-mortar shop, why not have a holiday open house? These events are obviously more common from Halloween to New Year's, but have you ever though of holding this kind of party at your store for the 4th of July? Advertise free refreshments, music, and giveaways, and people will come in droves, no matter what holiday it happens to be. At the very least you'll have a good time showing others a good time, and you'll probably make a lot of extra sales. If holding such a bash requires you to stay open a little later, why not? After all, 'tis always the season to please. If your business has its only home on the Internet, put some festive touches on your web site. Try decorating it with lights, fireworks, or other festive delights.
Play some holiday music, or offer free holiday sounds or screen savers for those who stop by (if you do this, you might want to register your download site with search engines to make sure people can find it). People love to decorate their home or office computers with the free stuff they find online, so why not join the club? Another fantastic way to use holidays for marketing is to send out festive cards to your current and past customers. Wish them a happy holiday and thank them for their business. If possible, have them hand-signed for a personal touch. Be sure your company logo appears somewhere on the card. During the Christmas season, why not buy some attractive but inexpensive tree ornaments or other decorations, and stamp them with a small version of your company logo? Offer them free to those who make purchases, or sell them at your counter (or on your site) for a ridiculously low price. People tend to keep and collect decorations over the years, so your cheap little ornament is bound to make a lasting impression. Whether it's Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or Ant Farm Harvest, holidays offer a great chance for your business to show its stuff. Let people see your kindler, gentler, jollier side and have a little fun with your promotions. When January rolls around again, your bottom line will be glad you did.


How do I remove these badges from an LG G3?
kcohenour Hi, I'm not sure about LG. But changing the default launcher certainly would remove those annoying function.
joshuatjkcohenour I don't know that I have a default launcher. It just started happening a week ago after a facebook update. I think. I don't even know where to begin looking for a default launcher, other than app settings, which I've done. I've googled and this article and one other is the closest I get.
kcohenour I think it is highly unlikely that a facebook update triggered this count bubble. My understanding is that the launcher is the one that is attaching count bubbles on the icons. So if you replace the launcher, you can naturally disable the count bubbles. It is quite a drastic move, but hey, if it works, why not.
You can search for "Nova Launcher" on Google Play. When installed, it will replace the default launcher.
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Country by country coronavirus numbers show how safe your holiday is
The latest figures show whether cases are going up or down in popular tourist destinations
Matt Roper
Daisy Naylor
Countries across the world are seeing a spike in coronavirus cases after easing lockdown to restart their tourism sectors.
Brits flocked to Spain this month after the UK Government said it was safe to go on holiday.
But quarantine procedures have now been reintroduced for Brits coming bak from Spain and its islands - with ministers warning the same could happen for any country.
That means that when you fly out there may be no quarantine rules - but when you get back you may have to stay home, and off work, for 14 days.
The Mirror has compiled a country by country breakdown showing whether the number of cases is going up or down in some popular holiday destinations for Brits.
10 Brits tested positive for Covid-19 after trips to Spain
Exactly what Spain's quarantine status means for you and your holiday
Spain, 12,166 cases, up 92%
The FCO has advised against all but essential travel to Spain, and it has been removed from the UK's quarantine-free travel list.
There are fears the country is experiencing a deadly second wave of coronavirus, with cases increasing 92% week on week.
France, 5,560 cases, up 49%
France has also seen a recent increase in cases, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to chair a meeting of the country's Defence Council.
Measures discussed include an increase in testing, and the reintroduction of some border controls.
Germany, 3,340 cases, up 25%
Germany is seeing infection rates creep back up again, with politician Michael Kretschmer telling the Rheinische Post newspaper: "The second wave of coronavirus is already here.
It is already taking place every day. We have new clusters of infections every day which could become very high numbers."
Belgium, 1,952 cases, up 71%
Belgium has postponed its fifth stage of lifting lockdown restrictions, in response to the increase in coronavirus infection rates.
To date, there have been 65,933 cases of coronavirus in Belgium, and 9,821 deaths.
Your boss can cancel your holiday because of quarantine rules
Quarantine rules could be imposed for any country, says minister
Netherlands, 1,053 cases, up 90%
Week on week the Netherlands has seen a 90% increase in coronavirus cases, leading to fears the country is on the brink of a second wave.
Italy, 1,062 cases, up 17%
The first European country to go into lockdown, Italy has since managed to significantly lower its rate of coronavirus infection.
This last week has seen a 17% increase in cases, with some squares and public places shut in response.
Austria, 880 cases, up 34%
Austria has seen a 34% increase in cases, prompting Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to reintroduce mandatory face masks in supermarkets, banks, post offices and grocery stores.
Residents in the town of St Wolfgang, near Salzburg, have been told to stay home after 44 new local cases were believed to be linked to the nightlife.
Portugal, 1,614 cases, down 35%
Portugal is not currently on the UK's quarantine-free travel list, but there are hopes the government is considering "regional air bridges".
This would allow Brits to travel to low risk regions, such as the Algarve.
What it's like to shop in Aldi now new mask rules are in place
Doctors say it is 'illogical' shop staff don't have to wear masks
Greece, 171 cases, down 36%
Greece has managed to keep its coronavirus infection rates down for much of the pandemic, and has only had 4,193 cases for the duration of the pandemic.
202 people in Greece have sadly died of the disease.
Turkey, 6,442 cases, down 7%
Turkey has also seen a recent decrease in cases, with a 7% drop week on week.
Sweden, 1,886 cases, down 26%
Sweden is not on the UK's air bridges list, meaning there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine for any travellers arriving in the UK.
However, with cases dropping there are hopes it could be added when the scheme is next reviewed.
Norway, 51 cases, down 11%
Norway has maintained a relatively low rate of coronavirus infection, and has seen cases drop by 11% week on week.
Iceland, 5 cases, up from 3
Anyone flying into Iceland must either self-isolate for 14 days, or pay to have a coronavirus test at the airport.
While the country is still thought to have community transmission of COVID-19, cases remain low.
UK, 4,594 cases, down 4%
The UK has seen a slight decrease in its coronavirus cases, with numbers falling 4% week on week.
Total cases passed 300,000 this week, and the UK has the 10th highest number of total cases in the world.
Ireland, 128 cases, down 4%
Ireland has reported 128 new coronavirus cases in the past week, a decrease of 4%.
Nottinghamshire pubs offering free drink this January - but there's a catch
Pubs and bars in NottinghamThe offer is available until January 31


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Representatives from 175 Countries Do the 'Climate Hustle' at UN
AP/Mark Lennihan
Marita Noon
Earth Day's news coverage of the "historic" ceremonial signing of the Paris Climate Agreement featured representatives from 175 countries walk up to the stage in the General Assembly hall at the United Nations headquarters in New York, sitting behind a desk on the podium, and adding their signatures to the book.
"In the name of the United States of America," Secretary of State John Kerry signed his name with his young granddaughter on his lap.
The event, according to the Wall Street Journal, set "in motion a process to curb the impact of global warming." The International Business Times said it was "the latest in a series of steps to transform the global accord into an actual tool for combating greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the use of cleaner energy." Newsweek reported: "the leaders accepted the science of climate change and agreed to work together to do something about it."
Perhaps the "leaders," in signing their names, have "accepted the science," but read what individuals have to say in the comment portion of any of the aforementioned news stories and you'll see that there is still a great deal of debate regarding global warming—or was it global cooling, or maybe we should just call it climate change. Whatever it is, the alarmists say is urgent.
At the Earth Day gathering, U.N. secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared: "We are in a race against time."
However, as the new movie Climate Hustle makes perfectly clear, climate alarmists have been making such proclamations for decades.
The film, which is being shown in theaters nationwide on May 2, starts out with clips of many such claims.
Marc Morano, the documentary's host, opens by stating: "We repeatedly hear that the time for debate is past" and then addresses the oft-quoted "97 out 100 scientists agree that climate change is real" narrative. Climate Hustle then crushes both claims—and many more (including whether or not CO2 is "the villain").
Morano likens the crisis marketing to a sleight of hand; a Climate Hustle. He says: "when the people pushing you to get into the game, the ones predicting a calamitous future due to global warming, don't show their cards, it is a hustle." The film shows the cards so the viewers can decide if "they are playing it straight or if you are being hustled."
Climate Hustle features a history of climate alarmism. Morano asks: "How has the alleged climate consensus changed over time?" While many of us may recall seeing some of the "wild claims," Climate Hustle puts them all together—and seeing them back-to-back should cause all thinking people to question what we are being told today. For example, in 1978, Leonard Nimoy, known for his role as Star Trek's Mr. Spock, announced: "the next ice age is on its way." He predicted: "unprecedented" hunger and death. In 1972, trusted newscaster Walter Cronkite warned: "A new ice age is creeping over the northern hemisphere."
The film even quotes one of America's founding fathers as being worried about climate change. In the late 1700s, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "A change in our climate is taking place." Then, in 1817, The President of the UK Royal Society, Joseph Banks, addressed the melting polar ice.
In 1988, the global cooling of the 70s flipped to global warming. Using "stagecraft," a hearing was scheduled on Capitol Hill on the "hottest day of the year" where James Hansen, wiping his brow, testified about the urgency of global warming.
Repeatedly throughout the past couple of decades, we've been pummeled with dire predictions and told "time is short." In 1989, the UN predicted "Global warming would destroy entire nations by 2000." In 2007, we were told: "Scientists believe we have less than ten years to bring emissions under control to prevent a catastrophe." In 2008, Britain's Prince Charles said we only had 100 months left to solve the problem. Gore, in 2009, said: "We have to do it this year."
Yet, as the film demonstrates, scientists don't want to talk about their failed predictions.
Meanwhile, scientists who don't agree with the "leaders" are accused, by the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of "treason." He wants them "in jail."
Yes, as Climate Hustle makes clear, there are dissenting scientists—but if they speak out, they are insulted, ignored, ridiculed, ostracized, called heretics, hurt professionally, and even terminated for divergent views. This is not the scientific method.
Despite being treated like 17th century "witches," many scientists are reexamining the evidence and reversing their positions—even calling their previous views: "quite a big mistake."
Climate Hustle addresses many of the talking points used to defend the views held by the signers of the Paris Climate Agreement including polar bears and arctic ice, hurricanes and tornadoes. It explains the flawed models and "the pause." The lowly armadillo has been heralded as evidence of both global cooling and global warming.
Jumping back and forth from dramatic claims to scientific fact, Climate Hustle helps thinking people see past the fear mongering of the current climate change narrative and examine the evidence for themselves.
In Climate Hustle renowned Swedish sea level expert and climatologist Nils-Axel Mörner concludes: "Geological facts are on one side, lobbying and models are on the other."
Check to see if Climate Hustle is being shown in your area and watch it on May 2 so you aren't taken in by the sleight of hand.
The author of Energy Freedom, Marita Noon serves as the executive director for Energy Makes America Great Inc., and the companion educational organization, the Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE). She hosts a weekly radio program: America's Voice for Energy—which expands on the content of her weekly column. Follow her @EnergyRabbit.
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I have only to add, that the verdict at the Coroner's Inquest was Wilful Murder against some person, or persons, unknown.
It appears to be established, beyond any reasonable doubt, that he was killed (while he was asleep, or immediately on his waking) by being smothered with a pillow from his bed-- that the persons guilty of murdering him are the three Indians-- and that the object contemplated (and achieved) by the crime, was to obtain possession of the diamond, called the Moonstone.
The theory of the transference of the collective will of the people to historic persons may perhaps explain much in the domain of jurisprudence and be essential for its purposes, but in its application to history, as soon as revolutions, conquests, or civil wars occur- that is, as soon as history begins- that theory explains nothing.
So say the third class of historians who regard all historical persons, from monarchs to journalists, as the expression of their age.
Deformed persons, and eunuchs, and old men, and bastards, are envious.
The fact that the sun is nearly down," the Grave Person said, "is immaterial, but the fact that he did not consult his timepiece and make answer after due deliberation and consideration is fatal.
The question is remanded to the Party Over There for a new answer," replied the Grave Person, returning his watch to his pocket and moving away with great dignity.
Fine ladies',' said the person of the house, nodding assent.
The person of the house shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.
Jenny was now summoned to appear in person before Mrs Deborah, which she immediately did.
The theory of politics which has possessed the mind of men, and which they have expressed the best they could in their laws and in their revolutions, considers persons and property as the two objects for whose protection government exists.
This lord Munodi was a person of the first rank, and had been some years governor of Lagado; but, by a cabal of ministers, was discharged for insufficiency.


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