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Cryptophlebia heterospina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in . It is found on Seram Island in Indonesia. The habitat consists of bamboo and secondary forests.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brownish cream, but cream in the dorsoposterior part of the wing. The hindwings are brown grey, but more cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish in the apical area.

Etymology
The species name refers to a difference in the spines of the cucullus to Cryptophlebia illepida and is derived from Greek heteros (meaning different).

References

Moths described in 2013
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Day 8 of S2S Boot Camp - Here We go Again!!!
Okay, so I was up late last night enjoying my immediate and extended family with a Mother's Day dinner at TGIF. I did pretty good and stayed within my nutrition ranges. However, the night was very emotional for me and so was the morning when I talked on the phone with my sister in Seattle, WA (I'm in San Bernardino, CA).
I was determined to do the workout for today, the 10-minute Cardio Kickboxing Workout, before going to church this morning. I struggled through it for the first 5 minutes. I'm so glad I finished the workout because after the jumping jacks, about half way through, I began to have more energy and the sweat started pouring off of me.
The rest of my day has gone well and I must say that's pretty awsome because after getting off the phone with my sister I was contemplating staying home from church. By struggling through the workout I gave myself the opprotunity to receive Blessings all around: Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual.
I really want to continue to be this committed throughout the boot camp, because if I do I see the benefits being overwhelmingly wonderful.


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import org.alfresco.repo.security.sync.UserRegistry;

/**
 * Instances of this interface provide additional functionality over plain user registries. Such functionalities may be introduced in
 * Alfresco default classes of various versions as implementation details, i.e. like the introduction of the
 * {@code LDAPUserRegistry#getUserAccountStatusInterpreter()} in 5.2. This interface aims to make those first-level citizens of the API.
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 * @author Axel Faust, Acosix GmbH
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public interface EnhancedUserRegistry extends UserRegistry
{

    /**
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Over, 1,500 militants from the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) have exited the southwestern countryside of the Idlib province, rebel activists claimed via social media.
According to the reports, the National Liberation Front withdrew approximately 1,700 militants from the Jabal Shashabo and Al-Ghaab Plain fronts after they reached an agreement with the jihadist-led Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham group.
The agreement between the two rebel groups was made after Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham managed to capture several towns and villages near the Al-Ghaab Plain and Jabal Shashabo fronts.
The National Liberation Front reportedly transferred its troops from southwestern Idlib to the Afrin region of northwestern Aleppo.
Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham is now working to capture two major cities in the Idlib province that are currently under the control of the National Liberation Front.
The two cities, Ariha and Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, have been under the control of the National Liberation Front's rebel factions since they were captured from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Well that puts a spoiler for Erdogan regarding Turkey's intentions for Idlib.
Suspicion is he traded Manbij for Idlib with Russia. Like he traded Aleppo for azaz etc.
Erdogan (Hermandad Musulmana) a movido a sis mercenarios hacia Afrin con la idea de lanzar una ofensiva hacia los Kurdos.


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Learn how to install the optional ModBusTCP and EtherNet/IP cards in the GS4 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) in this live demo/tutorial..
To communicate with a GS4 Drive via EtherNet/IP or Modbus/TCP you will need to install the optional Card. There is one for Ethernet IP and one for Modbus TCP. The both look like this so make sure you order the correct one. Make sure there is no power to the drive and remove the keypad and the covers. I'm using an A frame size drive, so your setup might look a little different but you will see something that looks like this under the cover. The Comm Card goes in this slot to the right of the 3-in-1 firmware update card. These relay contacts can have 250 volts on them so an insulator is provided with the comm cards for your protection. Fully seat the comm card until these clips snap into place and secure it with the supplied screws. Insert your RJ45 cord into the connector. Replace the covers and keypad and apply power to the drive. Let's verify that we installed the card installation. Go to parameter 9.44 – if you installed the card correctly the GS4 Drive will recognize it and show it to you here. I installed the Ethernet/IP card and sure enough the drive sees that card. If I had installed the Modbus TCP card, it would say that here. Parameter 9.45 is the card's firmware version. Please, make sure you are using the most recent firmware version. Firmware updates are always free at the AutomationDirect website and are located under downloads, firmware. Your firmware version is the first thing support is going to ask you when you call, so make sure you test your drive with the most recent version before you call tech support. I'm doing this video pre-release, and this is an EtherNet/IP card, so don't be surprised if your version number is different than this pre-release version I'm using here. While you are at it, the Drive firmware version is located here. Be sure to check that too! There are separate videos that show you step by step how to update the firmware for all of the different drive components. Again, please make sure all of these are kept up to date. Great. The com card is installed, we verified the drive sees it and all of the firmware versions are up to date. Check out these videos to see how to configure the communications, these videos to verify the communications and these videos for live demos that show you how to verify things are working the way you expect. Click here to learn more about the GS4 Drive. Click here to learn about AutomationDirect's Free support options. Click here to subscribe to the AutomationDirect YouTube channel so you will be notified when new videos are published.


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Q: JSON serialize properties on class inheriting list I have a model as follows:
public class TestResultModel
{
    public bool Successful { get; set; }
    public string ErrorMessage { get; set; }
}

public class TestResultListModel : List<TestResultModel>
{
    public int TotalTestCases { get { return base.Count; } }

    public int TotalSuccessful { get { return base.FindAll(t => t.Successful).Count; } }
}

I return this TestResultListModel from an ApiController:
var testResultListModel = new TestResultListModel();
foreach (var testCaseId in new int[] {1,2,3,4})
{
    var testResultModel = new TestResultModel
    {
        Successful = true,
        ErrorMessage = "STRING"
    };

    testResultListModel.Add(testResultModel);
}
return testResultListModel;

When I inspect the JSON result it does contain all the TestResultModels, but the properties on the TestResultListModel (TotalTestCases and TotalSuccesful) are not visible.
How can I also include these values in the JSON-serialized object?
What I tried is using JSON.NET and decorating the properties with the attribute [JsonProperty], this was unsuccessful.

A: Your basic difficulty here is that JSON has two types of container: an object, and an array.  From the standard:

*

*An array is an ordered collection of values. An array begins with [ (left bracket) and ends with ] (right bracket). Values are separated by , (comma).

*An object is an unordered set of name/value pairs. An object begins with { (left brace) and ends with } (right brace).
To force a collection's properties to be serialized, mark it with [JsonObject]:
[JsonObject]
public class TestResultListModel : List<TestResultModel>
{
    public int TotalTestCases { get { return base.Count; } }

    public int TotalSuccessful { get { return base.FindAll(t => t.Successful).Count; } }
}

Of course, if you do this, the items will not be serialized, because a JSON container can have properties, or items -- but not both.  If you want both, you will need to add a synthetic array property to hold the items -- which can be private if you want.
[JsonObject] will also cause base class properties such as Capacity to be serialized, which you likely do not want.  To suppress base class properties, use MemberSerialization.OptIn.  Thus your final class should look something like:
[JsonObject(MemberSerialization = MemberSerialization.OptIn)]
public class TestResultListModel : List<TestResultModel>
{
    [JsonProperty]
    public int TotalTestCases { get { return base.Count; } }

    [JsonProperty]
    // Using Enumerable.Count() is more memory efficient than List.FindAll()
    public int TotalSuccessful { get { return this.Count(t => t.Successful); } }

    [JsonProperty]
    TestResultModel[] Items
    {
        get
        {
            return this.ToArray();
        }
        set
        {
            if (value != null)
                this.AddRange(value);
        }
    }
}

This gives JSON that looks like:

{
  "TotalTestCases": 4,
  "TotalSuccessful": 2,
  "Items": [
    {
      "Successful": false,
      "ErrorMessage": "STRING"
    },
    {
      "Successful": true,
      "ErrorMessage": "STRING"
    },
    {
      "Successful": false,
      "ErrorMessage": "STRING"
    },
    {
      "Successful": true,
      "ErrorMessage": "STRING"
    }
  ]
}

It is possibly more work than it's worth, since these properties could be reconstructed easily on the client side.  (The question Why not inherit from List? suggests avoiding this sort of design.)

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«Every Breath You Take» (en español: «Cada respiro que tomes») es una canción power ballad interpretada por el grupo inglés de rock The Police, perteneciente al quinto y último álbum de estudio, titulado Synchronicity (1983). La canción fue escrita por el líder y vocalista del grupo Sting, se convirtió en el mayor éxito de 1983, encabezando la lista Billboard de los 100 sencillos más vendidos durante ocho semanas, siendo el único sencillo del grupo en esta tabla; perdurando así hasta hoy como insignia tanto de Sting, como del grupo musical.

Gracias a esta canción, Sting ganó el Grammy de la edición de 1984 a la canción del año, y The Police consiguió el premio a la mejor interpretación pop por un dúo o grupo. Además, está situada en la posición 84ª de la lista de las 500 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos según la revista Rolling Stone.

Origen y composición
La canción fue escrita por Sting en el colapso de su matrimonio con Frances Tomelty. Aunque a simple vista puede parecer una canción romántica, en realidad habla de una persona controladora y siniestra que está observando "cada vez que respiras, cada movimiento que haces" (every breath you take; every move you make).

Sting dijo más tarde que había quedado desconcertado al ver cuánta gente tomaba la canción como mucho más positiva de lo que en realidad era. Él insiste en que es acerca del amor no correspondido, sobre la obsesión con el amante perdido, los celos y la vigilancia que le siguen. "Una pareja, me dijo una vez: '¡Oh, nos encanta esa canción; la elegimos para que sonara en nuestra boda!' y yo pensé 'Bien, buena suerte.' Creo que es una canción muy, muy fea y siniestra y que la gente la ha confundido con una pequeña y dulce canción de amor."

Según el libro de la caja recopilatoria de Back to Mono, «Every Breath You Take» está influenciada por una canción de Gene Pitney «Every Breath I Take». La canción está compuesta en forma clásica de rondó con estructura ABACABA. La letra es muy similar al comienzo de la narración de una historia corta de ciencia ficción de Judith Merrill titulada "Whoever You Are". El estribillo parece deberle mucho a la canción de Leo Sayer «More Than I Can Say», grabada un par de años antes. Las letras de «Every breath I take» y «Every move I make», con el cambio de I por you, aparecen en la canción «D'yer Mak'er» de Led Zeppelin.

La demo de la canción fue grabada en ocho canales en el estudio North London's Utopia, con Sting cantando sobre la base de un órgano Hammond. Para la grabación Andy Summers trajo un arreglo de guitarra inspirado en Béla Bartók, que luego se convertiría en marca registrada de la canción, y lo tocó en una sola toma. Le habían pedido que agregara la guitarra sobre una pista que solo tenía bajo, batería, y la voz de Sting, quien no le dio más instrucciones que "haz lo tuyo".

El proceso de grabación estuvo lleno de problemas ya que las tensiones personales entre los miembros de la banda, especialmente entre Sting y Stewart Copeland, se hicieron presentes. El productor Hugh Padgham afirmó que durante las sesiones Sting y Copeland se agredían verbal y físicamente en el estudio. Dichas tensiones hicieron que casi tuvieran que suspender la grabación, hasta que en una reunión entre la banda y su mánager, Miles Copeland, llegaron a un acuerdo para continuar.

La pista de batería fue trabajada con cada instrumento de percusión por separado; el golpe principal de tambor fue creado superponiendo el sonido de un redoblante y el de un "gong drum". Las partes de sintetizador fueron agregadas por Summers con una guitarra Roland MIDI y sintetizadores Prophet-5 y Oberheim. La nota de piano repetida en el medio de la canción fue sugerida por Padgham, inspirado en similares arreglos que él había hecho con el grupo XTC.

Vídeo musical
La canción tuvo un vídeo musical (dirigido por el dúo Godley & Creme) basado libremente en el cortometraje de 1944 de Gjon Mili, Jammin 'the Blues. Filmado en blanco y negro, el vídeo muestra a la banda, acompañada de un pianista y una sección de cuerda, interpretando la canción en un salón de baile oscuro mientras un hombre lava la ventana del piso al techo detrás de ellos. Sting realiza su parte con un contrabajo en lugar de con su bajo eléctrico.

El video fue elogiado por su cinematografía; MTV (1999), Rolling Stone (1993) y VH1 (2002) lo nombraron como uno de los mejores vídeos musicales de todos los tiempos, colocándolo respectivamente en el lugar 16, 61 y 33 en sus listas de las 100 principales. Lanzado en los primeros días de MTV, Every Breath You Take fue uno de los primeros vídeos en ingresar a la rotación intensa, un hecho que contribuyó significativamente a la popularidad de la canción. La estrella del pop Richard Marx recuerda que "el primer vídeo que vi una y otra vez fue Every Breath You Take. Era como ver una película de Bergman. Los directores solían escribir cada palabra de las letras en un vídeo, pero este era el primer vídeo que sabía que no hizo eso. Era abstracto". Según Jeff Ayeroff, cofundador de A&M, "[El vídeo de] Every Breath You Take probablemente haya costado de $75,000 a $100,000, y vendimos más de 5 millones de discos. Con un buen vídeo, el retorno de su inversión fue fenomenal".

Legado
«Every Breath You Take» se estableció rápidamente como una de las canciones más populares en el repertorio de The Police, cerrando actuaciones de la banda antes de la bises en el Synchronicity Tour (1983-1984) y más tarde en el The Police Reunion Tour (2007-2008).

Sting interpretó la canción en el Live Aid en el estadio Wembley de Londres en 1985, con Phil Collins en los coros adicionales, a una audiencia global estimada de 1,9 millones de personas viendo la transmisión en vivo. Sting lo realizó de nuevo 20 años después, en el Live 8.

En 1999, «Every Breath You Take» fue catalogada como una de las 100 mejores canciones del siglo por el IMC. En 2003, VH1 clasificó la canción en el puesto 2 de las mejores canciones exitosas de todos los tiempos. También, en 2003, Sting seguía recibiendo un promedio de 2000 dólares por día en regalías debido al aniversario número 20 de la canción.

The Police interpretó la canción en su inducción al Salón de la Fama del Rock and Rolll en 2003 con Gwen Stefani, Steven Tyler y John Mayer en los coros.

Reconocimientos
 «Every Breath You Take» fue calificada como 94ª mejor canción de todos los tiempos, así como también la tercera mejor canción de 1983, en una lista agregada de críticos en acclaimedmusic.net.
 La lista de la revista Rolling Stone de las 500 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos la colocó en el puesto n.º 84.
 En 1989, «Every Breath You Take» fue elegida de 95ª por Rolling Stone en su lista de los "100 mejores singles de los últimos 25 años".

Integrantes
 Sting: Voz principal y coros, bajo, piano y sintetizadores.
 Andy Summers: Guitarra eléctrica y coros.
 Stewart Copeland: Batería y caja de ritmos.

En otros medios
 La canción de Puff Daddy «I'll Be Missing You» (1997) samplea la guitarra, el tambor y el bajo de la canción, y el estribillo es una interpolación de la letra.
 La melodía de la canción es usada por Maroon 5 en su tema «Won't Go Home Without You».

 En Eurovisión 2010, los daneses Chanée & N'evergreen versionaron la canción en «In a Moment Like This».

 En la película Just Go With It (2011) protagonizada por Adam Sandler y Jennifer Aniston, se puede escuchar un mashup entre «Every Breath You Take»  y la canción de Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars", llamada «Every Car You Chase».
 Es una canción jugable en Wii Music.

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Enlaces externos
 Grabando The Police's Every Breath You Take (en inglés)
 Letra original y traducida al español
 Directo en Baseball Stadium "Tokyo Dome" (Japón, 2008)

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Ubisoft 's double standard for awful game titles
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In this article: animaldoctor, fashiondesigner, figureskating, girls, imaginebabies, imaginebabyz, joystiqfeatures, ubisoft
Ubisoft's Imagine Babies is part of its Imagine series of presumably budget games for girls ages 6 to 14 years old. And what do little girls like? Cooking, clothes, and taking care of animals and babies, of course!
As troublingly insulting as the thinking behind the Imagine series is, the execution of the products is even more so. Take the UK Imagine Babies boxart seen here (and everywhere from Play.com to NeoGAF), complete with iStockphoto watermarks still in place. Could less money or effort have been put into this? Your commitment to young female gamers is apparent, Ubisoft. Also, isn't this one of those cases in which playing with dolls might be better accomplished with actual dolls? After all, we expect there's a reason Nintendo debuted Nintendogs and not Nintenkids, teenage pregnancy rates and the horror of starving babies aside.
Of course, in America, if Ubisoft had their way, that would be Nintenkidz. We assume, anyway, since Imagine Babies becomes Imagine Babyz when it immigrates to the 'States. At least children in the UK get their insulting games with correctly-spelled titles! Maybe we don't want Ubisoft teaching us words after all. We haven't yet seen the art for Imagine Babyz, but we do hope someone notices the watermarks before it hits. Of course, they're present in the other UK Imagine titles, Happy Cooking and Fashion Designer, so we may be expecting too much.
But don't worry! Girls can also be Animal Doctors! We can only guess real doctorin' is left to the menfolk. In the U.S., Happy Cooking becomes Master Chef (American girls can apparently aspire to greater heights, according to Ubisoft), Fashion Designer remains the same, and eventually, there'll be a Figure Skating game as well as part of the series. How did Ubisoft determine that these were the things that interest young girls? Science!
Helene Juguet, senior director of marketing at Ubisoft, said, "Our consumer research revealed that the young girls' market has been relatively overlooked. We are happy to introduce a variety of titles relevant to what girls in this age group have indicated they are most interested in." We can only hope they spent more money on consumer research than they did on the box designs!
Now, don't think we find these titles entirely without merit. There's nothing wrong with teaching girls of any age to follow their dreams, and if those dreams are of fashion design or figure skating, that's great! It's important that they (and everyone else) learn that even the most fun jobs require hard work, dedication, and sacrifice. So the idea of a champion figure skater learning to balance school, friends, and training in order to achieve her dreams sounds good on paper. It's also important, however, that girls not feel either limited in scope, or ignored with this kind of cheap, slapdash marketing. It sets a very poor precedent, and one that does not bode well for female gamers of the future. If this continues, what comes next?
Thanks, Ubisoft.


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package org.apache.camel.language.simple;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.camel.ExchangeTestSupport;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.ast.BinaryExpression;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.ast.LiteralNode;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.ast.SimpleFunctionStart;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.ast.SimpleNode;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.ast.SingleQuoteStart;
import org.apache.camel.language.simple.types.BinaryOperatorType;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

public class SimplePredicateParserNodesTest extends ExchangeTestSupport {

    @Test
    public void testParserNodes() throws Exception {
        exchange.getIn().setBody("foo");

        SimplePredicateParser parser = new SimplePredicateParser(null, "${body} == 'foo'", true, null);
        List<SimpleNode> nodes = parser.parseTokens();
        Assertions.assertEquals(1, nodes.size());
        BinaryExpression be = (BinaryExpression) nodes.get(0);

        Assertions.assertEquals(BinaryOperatorType.EQ, be.getOperator());

        SingleQuoteStart qe = (SingleQuoteStart) be.getRight();
        LiteralNode ln = (LiteralNode) qe.getBlock().getChildren().get(0);
        Assertions.assertEquals("foo", ln.getText());

        SimpleFunctionStart fe = (SimpleFunctionStart) be.getLeft();
        ln = (LiteralNode) fe.getBlock().getChildren().get(0);
        Assertions.assertEquals("body", ln.toString());
    }

    @Test
    public void testParserNodesEmbeddedFunction() throws Exception {
        exchange.getIn().setBody("foo");

        SimplePredicateParser parser = new SimplePredicateParser(null, "${body} != 'Hello ${header.bar}'", true, null);
        List<SimpleNode> nodes = parser.parseTokens();
        Assertions.assertEquals(1, nodes.size());
        BinaryExpression be = (BinaryExpression) nodes.get(0);

        Assertions.assertEquals(BinaryOperatorType.NOT_EQ, be.getOperator());

        SingleQuoteStart qe = (SingleQuoteStart) be.getRight();
        LiteralNode ln = (LiteralNode) qe.getBlock().getChildren().get(0);
        Assertions.assertEquals("Hello ", ln.getText());

        SimpleFunctionStart fe = (SimpleFunctionStart) qe.getBlock().getChildren().get(1);
        ln = (LiteralNode) fe.getBlock().getChildren().get(0);
        Assertions.assertEquals("header.bar", ln.toString());
    }

}


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Le Rallye de l'Acropole 1978 ( Rallye Acropolis), disputé du  au , est la cinquante-septième manche du championnat du monde des rallyes (WRC) courue depuis 1973, et la cinquième manche du championnat du monde des rallyes 1978. C'est également la sixième des dix-neuf épreuves de la Coupe FIA 1978 des pilotes de rallye, créée l'année précédente.

Contexte avant la course

Le championnat du monde

Créé en 1973 en remplacement du championnat international des marques, le championnat du monde des rallyes a pour cadre les plus célèbres épreuves routières internationales, telles le Rallye Monte-Carlo ou le Safari. Onze manches sont inscrites au calendrier 1978, réservées aux voitures des catégories suivantes :
 Groupe 1 : voitures de tourisme de série
 Groupe 2 : voitures de tourisme spéciales
 Groupe 3 : voitures de grand tourisme de série
 Groupe 4 : voitures de grand tourisme spéciales

Cette saison encore, Fiat et Ford sont les principaux protagonistes du championnat du monde. Ford a cependant réduit son implication par rapport à l'année précédente et décidé de faire l'impasse sur certaines épreuves, dont la manche grecque qu'il a remportée en 1977. Championnes en titre, les Fiat 131 Abarth ont donc toutes les chances d'être de nouveau sacrées en 1978.

Coupe FIA des pilotes
La Coupe des pilotes de rallye a été créée l'année précédente et s'appuie sur un système de points identique à celui du championnat du monde de Formule 1. Le décompte est toutefois assez complexe, car prenant en compte, en plus des onze manches mondiales, cinq épreuves du championnat d'Europe et trois autres rallyes internationaux, et pénalisant d'un résultat les pilotes n'ayant pas participé au moins une fois au championnat européen. Ce système a permis a Sandro Munari de remporter la coupe 1977, alors que son principal rival, Björn Waldegård, avait inscrit plus de points que lui.

L'épreuve

Créé en 1953, le Rallye de l'Acropole est le plus redouté des rallyes européens. Son parcours mixte (asphalte et terre) emprunte par endroits des pistes très rocailleuses, très poussiéreuses par temps sec ou véritables bourbiers en cas de forte pluie, qui a valu à l'épreuve le surnom de 'Safari européen'. Depuis 1973, c'est l'une des épreuves phares du championnat du monde. L'édition 1977 avait été dominée par Ford, qui avait réalisé un doublé grâce aux Escort RS de Björn Waldegård et de Roger Clark.

Le parcours

 départ :  d'Athènes
 arrivée :  à Athènes
 distance : 2763 km, dont 734,1 km sur 52 épreuves spéciales. (54 épreuves initialement prévues, pour un total de 772,1 km chronométrés)
 surface : asphalte (1710 km) et terre (1053 km)
 Parcours divisé en cinq étapes

Première étape
 Athènes - Kalambaka, le
 12 épreuves spéciales, 150,7 km (13 épreuves initialement prévues, pour un total de 173 km)

Deuxième étape
 Kalambaka - Kalambaka, du 29 au
 7 épreuves spéciales, 159,8 km (8 épreuves initialement prévues, pour un total de 175,5km)

Troisième étape
 Kalambaka - Glyfáda, le
 11 épreuves spéciales, 157,7 km

Quatrième étape
 Glyfáda - Olympie, le  juin
 7 épreuves spéciales, 89,5 km

Cinquième étape
 Olympie - Athènes, le
 15 épreuves spéciales, 176,4 km

Les forces en présence
 Fiat

Le grand constructeur turinois a engagé la même équipe qu'au Portugal, à savoir trois 131 Abarth groupe 4 pour Markku Alén, Sandro Munari et Walter Röhrl. Ces voitures pèsent un peu plus d'une tonne et sont animées par un moteur quatre cylindres, seize soupapes, de deux litres de cylindrée et alimenté par un système d'injection Kugelfischer. Elles disposent toutes les trois des nouvelles suspensions à débattement long. Munari a choisi de ne pas faire monter de filtre à air et dispose de 235 chevaux, ce qui lui procure un gain d'une dizaine de chevaux par rapport à ses coéquipiers. En l'absence des Ford Escort officielles, les Fiat sont largement favorites.

 Datsun
Harry Källström et Shekhar Mehta disposent des deux berlines 160J PA10 groupe 2 officiellement engagées par la marque. Pesant moins d'une tonne, elles sont nettement plus légères que les versions engagées au dernier Safari. Leur moteur quatre cylindres développe 190 chevaux. Réputées pour leur robustesse, les Datsun concourent pour la victoire en groupe 2 et peuvent éventuellement menacer les Fiat si les conditions de course s'avèrent difficiles. Le constructeur japonais est également représenté par quelques pilotes privés, donc le Grec Iórgos Moschous sur un coupé Violet 160J SSS groupe 2, l'Autrichien Georg Fischer sur une Sunny groupe 2 et le Français Alain Coppier sur une modeste Violet 710 groupe 1 (1020 kg, 87 chevaux).

 Opel
L'Euro Händler Team a préparé trois Kadett GT/E groupe 2 pour ses pilotes habituels Anders Kulläng, Achim Warmbold, épaulés par le vétéran grec Johnny Pesmazóglou, vainqueur de l'épreuve à deux reprises dans les années 1950. Ces voitures de 185 chevaux comptent parmi les favorites de leur catégorie.

 Toyota
Le 'Toyota Team Europe' a préparé deux coupés Celica 2000 GT groupe 2 (moteur mis au point par Schnitzer, deux litres, 190 chevaux). Ces voitures sont aux mains d'Ove Andersson et Jean-Luc Thérier et offrent un niveau de performance comparable à celui des Opel.

 Citroën

Trois CX 2400 groupe 2 (1430 kg, 2400 cm3, deux carburateurs, 200 chevaux) ont été engagées par le constructeur français pour Henri Toivonen et Jean-Paul Luc, épaulés pour la circonstance par Jean-Pierre Nicolas. Une version groupe 1 (injection, 128 chevaux, 1450 kg) a été confiée au fils de René Trautmann, Henri.

 Ford
Pas de participation officielle pour Ford, mais l'importateur grec du constructeur a engagé deux Escort RS1800 groupe 4 (240 chevaux), préparées par David Sutton. Elles sont aux mains de l'Irlandais Billy Coleman et du Grec 'Iaveris'

 Lancia
Le champion de Grèce 'Siroco', régulièrement aux avant-postes dans son épreuve nationale, a loué une Stratos HF groupe 4 (moteur V6 en position centrale arrière, 2400 cm3, 270 chevaux) à la Scuderia Lancia. C'est sa propre épouse, fille de Johnny Pesmazóglou, qui dirige l'équipe d'assistance.

 Škoda
Deux coupés 130 RS groupe 2 (800 kg, moteur arrière, 1300 cm3, 120 chevaux à 7800 tr/min) ont été mis à disposition du pilote norvégien John Haugland et du Tchèque Miloslav Zapadlo.

Déroulement de la course

Première étape
Les cent soixante équipages prennent le départ d'Athènes le lundi , faisant route vers le nord. D'emblée les Fiat se montrent à leur avantage, Walter Röhrl devançant Markku Alén de quelques secondes. À partir du second secteur chronométré, Sandro Munari passe à l'attaque et déborde ses coéquipiers. Dès lors la lutte avec Alén va être très serrée, Munari ne parvenant pas à distancer le pilote finlandais, l'écart entre les deux hommes restant toujours inférieur à dix secondes. Röhrl, troisième, précède de peu la Lancia Stratos du pilote local 'Siroco', mais ce dernier va être bientôt retardé par une série de crevaisons et relégué au-delà de la dixième place. Après neuf spéciales, les deux premiers sont toujours au coude à coude, avec une quarantaine de secondes d'avance sur Röhrl et près de cinquante sur la Toyota de Jean-Luc Thérier (qui domine le groupe 2), mais Munari va devoir faire remplacer un demi-arbre de transmission, perdant un temps précieux. Il chute à la cinquième place, ayant écopé de trois minutes et demie de pénalisation routière. Alén prend la première place, suivi de Röhrl à une quarantaine de secondes. Thérier occupe une brillante troisième place, alors que son coéquipier Ove Andersson, retardé par des problèmes d'injection, a perdu une demi-heure et plongé dans les profondeurs du classement. À Kalambaka, terme de la première étape, Alén a encore creusé l'écart, ayant porté son avance à quarante-neuf secondes sur Röhrl et plus d'une minute sur Thérier. Malgré un tonneau dans le secteur d'Aliki et une Opel sérieusement cabossée, Anders Kulläng occupe la quatrième place, devant Munari. Quarante-six concurrents ont déjà renoncé, dont Jean-Pierre Nicolas, victime d'une fuite hydraulique sur sa Citroën CX.

Deuxième étape
Les 114 équipages rescapés repartent de Kalambaka le lundi soir. Les pluies abondantes ont rendu les pistes très boueuses. Thérier s'y montre très à l'aise et prend bientôt la seconde place à Röhrl. Les Opel sont en difficulté' : Achim Warmbold est sorti de la route dans le secteur d'Asproklissia et a perdu plus de vingt minutes, et Kulläng a crevé, perdant de nombreuses places au classement. Il n'ira guère plus loin, une direction cassée dans le secteur de Paliourga provoquant une sortie de route définitive. Peu après, Munari, qui occupait la quatrième place, abandonne à son tour, suspension arrière arrachée après rupture des attaches du différentiel. Très performant, Thérier est alors en passe de prendre la tête de la course, mais le pilote normand va perdre douze minutes à cause d'une crevaison. Alén a perdu une roue à la fin de la spéciale de Kato Vermio, permettant à Röhrl de s'installer à la première place. Une position qu'il va conserver jusqu'à la fin de l'étape, regagnant Kalambaka avec une avance de près de quatre minutes et demie sur Alén, tandis que Thérier, troisième, compte désormais plus de dix minutes de retard sur la Fiat de tête. Derrière, on trouve les deux Datsun de Shekhar Mehta, auteur d'une belle remontée, et d'Harry Källström.

Troisième étape

Seulement 94 équipages repartent de Kalambaka le mercredi matin, en direction de Glyfáda. Chez Fiat, Röhrl et Alén disposent d'une avance les mettant à l'abri, sauf incident technique, de leurs adversaires directs et le directeur sportif du groupe a d'ores et déjà figé les positions. Malgré ses dix minutes de retard, Thérier continue à attaquer, mais une chaîne de distribution cassée dans la spéciale de Desfina va mettre un terme à sa belle prestation. Dès lors, la troisième place se joue entre les deux Datsun de Källström et Mehta, qui devancent nettement la Toyota d'Andersson, bien revenu après ses ennuis de la première journée. L'étape se poursuit sans autre incident notable, Röhrl ralliant Glyfáda avec encore près de trois minutes d'avance sur Alén et près de vingt sur les Datsun, toujours emmenées par Källström, en tête du groupe 2. Quant au groupe 1, après l'abandon de la Citroën CX d'Henri Trautmann la veille, il est dominé par la Mazda RX-3 du Portugais Carlos Torres, désormais douzième du classement général.

Quatrième étape
Les équipages repartent de Glyfáda le jeudi, pour un court périple dans le Péloponnèse. Beaucoup d'équipes ont profité du parc fermé pour effectuer de grosses opérations de maintenance : chez Fiat, on a entièrement changé la ligne d'échappement de la 131 Abarth d'Alén ; chez Datsun, on a monté une nouvelle boîte de vitesses sur la voiture de Källström ; sur l'Opel Kadett de Warmbold, culasse, différentiel et suspensions ont été remplacés ; suspensions neuves également pour la Toyota d'Andersson et la Lancia de 'Siroco' ! La journée ne va pas apporter de bouleversement au classement général, Röhrl rejoignant Olympie avec une avance de plus de six minutes sur son coéquipier, tandis que les deux Datsun de Källström et Mehta, toujours dans cet ordre, pointent désormais à plus de vingt minutes de la Fiat de tête.

Cinquième étape
La dernière étape se déroule de nuit, entre Olympie et Athènes. La victoire ne peut plus échapper à la Fiat de Röhrl et l'intérêt de la course se reporte sur la lutte fratricide entre Källström et Mehta pour la troisième place. Le pilote suédois parvient à maintenir son avance jusqu'à deux spéciales de la fin, mais un problème de fuite de liquide de freins va le contraindre à ralentir dans les deux derniers secteurs chronométrés, et c'est finalement Mehta qui accède à la troisième place et remporte la victoire en groupe 2, loin derrière les deux Fiat de Röhrl et Alén qui terminent dans cet ordre. Victime d'une casse mécanique à la fin de la spéciale de Ladon, Andersson a dû abandonner et c'est Warmbold qui hérite de la cinquième place à l'arrivée, devant 'Siroco', premier pilote local et premier privé. Onzième au classement général, Torres s'adjuge la victoire en groupe 1 pour la seconde fois consécutive cette saison.

Classements intermédiaires
Classements intermédiaires des pilotes après chaque épreuve spéciale

Classement général

Hommes de tête
 ES1 :  Walter Röhrl -  Christian Geistdörfer (Fiat 131 Abarth)
 ES2 :  Markku Alén -  Ilkka Kivimäki (Fiat 131 Abarth) et  Sandro Munari -  Mario Manucci (Fiat 131 Abarth)
 ES3 à ES9 :  Sandro Munari -  Mario Manucci (Fiat 131 Abarth)
 ES10 à ES16 :  Markku Alén -  Ilkka Kivimäki (Fiat 131 Abarth)
 ES17 à ES54 :  Walter Röhrl -  Christian Geistdörfer (Fiat 131 Abarth)

Vainqueurs d'épreuves spéciales
  Walter Röhrl -  Christian Geistdörfer (Fiat 131 Abarth) : 21 spéciales
  Markku Alén -  Ilkka Kivimäki (Fiat 131 Abarth) : 13 spéciales
  Ove Andersson -  Henry Liddon (Toyota Celica 2000 GT) : 6 spéciales
  Sandro Munari -  Mario Manucci (Fiat 131 Abarth) : 4 spéciales
  Shekhar Mehta -  Yvonne Mehta (Datsun 160J PA10) : 4 spéciales
  Jean-Luc Thérier -  Michel Vial (Toyota Celica 2000 GT) : 3 spéciales
  'Siroco' -  Manólis Makrinos (Lancia Stratos HF) : 3 spéciales
  'Iaveris' -  Konstantinos Stefanis (Ford Escort RS1800) : 1 spéciale
  Harry Källström -  Claes Billstam (Datsun 160J PA10) : 1 spéciale

Résultats des principaux engagés

Classement du championnat à l'issue de la course
 attribution des points : 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectivement aux dix premières marques de chaque épreuve, additionnés de 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectivement aux huit premières de chaque groupe (seule la voiture la mieux classée de chaque constructeur marque des points). Les points de groupe ne sont attribués qu'aux concurrents ayant terminé dans les dix premiers au classement général.
 seuls les huit meilleurs résultats (sur onze épreuves) sont retenus pour le décompte final des points.

Classement provisoire de la Coupe FIA des pilotes
 attribution des points : 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectivement aux six premiers de chaque épreuve. Sont retenus pour le décompte final les cinq meilleurs résultats des onze épreuves mondiales (catégorie A), les deux meilleurs résultats des cinq rallyes sélectifs du Championnat d'Europe (catégorie B) et le meilleur résultat parmi les trois autres rallyes sélectifs (catégorie C).

Notes et références

Grèce
Rallye de l'Acropole
Acropole 1978
1978 en Grèce
Sport en mai 1978
Sport en juin 1978


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Q: Parse numbers by dot with std::regex I am trying to parse numbers separated with dots and get each number as sepate string. That is my sample program:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <regex>

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    try
    {
        std::string data("123.321.456.654");
        std::regex reg(R"(([0-9]+)\.(\1)\.(\1)\.(\1))");
        std::smatch m;
        if (std::regex_match(data, m, reg))
        {
            std::cout << m.size() << std::endl;
            //std::cout << m[0].str() << std::endl;
            std::cout << m[1].str() << std::endl;
            std::cout << m[2].str() << std::endl;
            std::cout << m[3].str() << std::endl;
            std::cout << m[4].str() << std::endl;
        }
    }
    catch (const std::exception& e)
    {
        std::cerr << "Error occurred: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    }

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

In this sample I am using three regex:
works:
std::regex reg(R"((\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+))");

works:
std::regex reg(R"(([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+))");

do not work at all:
std::regex reg(R"(([0-9]+)\.(\1)\.(\1)\.(\1))");

My question is why last regex is not working and where is error in syntax? Thanks.

A: The error is not in your syntax; it is in your logic.
Backreferences do not repeat a pattern; they match previously-matched text.
So, your pattern would match 123.123.123.123.


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I love the star of this egg free shabbos menu… water challah. Cause it reminds me of the early days of our marriage when Hubby would bring home a water challah the size of a two year old from the Williamsburg bakery in Brooklyn and casue we can all get our hands dirty in the dough without me freaking my toddler will get too cozy with the raw eggs.
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Skip the kugel and go for a layered sweet potato casserole.
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Le  est une méthode de soins non conventionnelle d'origine japonaise, fondée sur des soins dits « énergétiques » par imposition des mains. Elle a été fondée par le Japonais Mikao Usui à la suite d'une révélation mystique qui l'aurait conduit à la fin du  à recevoir les « clefs de la guérison ».

L'efficacité du reiki est étudiée par la communauté scientifique, qui considère la pratique dans l'ensemble comme une pseudo-médecine et comme une pratique dont l'efficacité n'est pas concluante, les effets positifs allégués résultant de l'effet placebo.

Face à un risque avéré de dérive sectaire, la « nébuleuse » du reiki est placée, en France, sous observation par la Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires. Il existe aussi le danger de l'utilisation exclusive du reiki à la place de traitements reconnus efficaces dans le cas de maladies graves.

Description et historique

La méthode de soin appelée reiki fut mise au point au Japon par son fondateur, l'homme d'affaires japonais Mikao Usui (1865-1926) à partir de 1922, peut-être même avant 1918. Selon Idriss Lahore, c'est au cours d'une  qu'il aurait pris conscience de ses dons de guérisseur. Mikao Usui meurt cependant moins de six ans après la création de sa méthode, laissant derrière lui un héritage assez embryonnaire.

Méthode
Bien qu'il existe aujourd'hui différentes manières d'appréhender et de présenter le reiki, selon la plupart de ses praticiens, l'un des buts du reiki est de soulager les souffrances, d'apporter un calme mental, une paix intérieure et un bien-être en général. Il se fonderait sur le concept du taoïsme chinois ch'i ainsi que celui du zen et des arts martiaux japonais ki, « énergie » (l'équivalent du ch'i chinois et du ki japonais est le prâna dans la philosophie indienne), le « souffle vital » qui circule partout dans la nature, notamment dans le corps, permettant son fonctionnement et reliant les êtres entre eux.

Certains praticiens associent le reiki à l'activation des 7 chakras qui est une conception issue du tantrayana et du yoga traditionnel indien. Ce système de l'Inde est connu au Japon à travers le système bouddhiste, lequel s'appuie sur 5 centres subtils correspondant aux 5 éléments, et le Shintô/Taoïsme, comme l'acupuncture et le shiatsu, sur un système de 3 centres subtils. Il existe des points communs avec les méridiens de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise.

Le système de progression dans le reiki serait aussi inspiré du shintoïsme japonais, dont il reprend en partie le système d'initiation lequel est dénommé « reikiki » ou « reiki-kanjō » dans le Shintô traditionnel. Le symbole utilisé par le maître pour conférer l'initiation (dai-komyo) renvoie au mantra shingon Komyo (lumière brillante) en relation avec la doctrine bouddhique de la claire lumière fondamentale lequel est représenté dans cette tradition par un mandala dans lequel le bouddha Vairocana est entouré des couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel avec en périphérie 23 lunes blanches comprenant des lettres sanscrites.

Les principaux symboles du reiki transmis dans les enseignements des deuxième et troisième degrés sont : le Cho Ku Rei, le Sei He Ki, le Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen, le Dai Ko Myo. Ils sont tracés ou visualisés durant la séance de reiki.
Dans la pratique, l'imposition des mains est censée transmettre « de l'énergie », c'est-à-dire .

Reiki usui

Initiation des différents degrés au reiki
Pour devenir praticien, il est nécessaire de recevoir une initiation ou harmonisation par un .

Le passage des niveaux est généralement payant, le « maître reiki » exécute un « rituel initiatique » ou « harmonisation » au cours duquel certains symboles seront appris à l'élève en fonction de son niveau, et un processus d'« équilibrage énergétique » sera « éveillé » et « stimulé ». Nita Mocanu explique que le maître doit  de l'élève, afin qu'il puisse diffuser cette .

Gokai : les cinq préceptes ou principes (kyogi) du reiki usui
Ils ont été énoncés par Mikao Usui.

 :

Le reiki dans le monde
En Grande-Bretagne, le Middlesex Hospital a recruté un praticien reiki en 2005.

Évaluation scientifique
La plupart des études sur le reiki, basées sur des essais cliniques, échouent à prouver son efficacité. Par exemple

En France, le ministère de la Santé indique sur son site Internet que  La Miviludes considère ces techniques de soin comme .

Trois revues ont présenté des éléments favorables au reiki dans le cadre d'études sur le mieux-être, en s'appuyant sur son possible effet placebo.

Critiques

Risque de dérive sectaire
Des questions sur le risque d'emprise mentale ont été soulevées : certaines critiques craignent l'exploitation de l'espoir et de la peur des malades pour de l'argent, pouvant éventuellement mettre en danger la vie de certains patients nécessitant des soins sérieux et qui ne pratiqueraient que le reiki au détriment de la médecine.

En France, en raison de « faits inquiétants », l'UNADFI (Union Nationale des Associations de Défense des Familles et de l'Individu victimes de sectes), dans un texte de 2002 intitulé « le Reiki et ses dérives », demande aux personnes souhaitant pratiquer le reiki de « distinguer les pratiques sérieuses et enrichissantes des pratiques manipulatoires ». La Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires (Miviludes) cite le reiki dans son rapport de 2005 dans le chapitre L'Irrationnel et pratiques thérapeutiques. Elle note un grand retour de la pensée magique et la croyance que les miracles pourraient être une alternative possible à des méthodes thérapeutiques conventionnelles. Désignant entre autres le reiki, elle remarque également que des . À nouveau, dans son rapport de 2016-2017, la Miviludes note :  Elle ajoute :

Selon le docteur Jarvis, du , la littérature sur le reiki présente des informations et des faits inexacts ou faux, et explique aux praticiens comment contourner la loi afin de se protéger de la réglementation et dégager leur responsabilité.

Pour le médecin criminologue et spécialiste des sectes Jean-Marie Abgrall, .

En 2017, la Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires a consacré un chapitre entier de son rapport annuel au reiki. La mission signale notamment l'usage de méthodes d'emprise psychologique classiques : .

Audrey Keysers de la Miviludes, estime qu'en 2019 « S'agissant du reiki, la méthode est mentionnée dans plus de 300 signalements qui nous sont adressés sur les trois dernières années ». De même, le Gemppi à Marseille, le Caffes dans le Nord-pas-de-Calais, Secticide à Verdun, les associations de prévention contre l'emprise sectaire ont toutes reçu des témoignages de dérives liées au reiki.

Parmi les faits divers qui ont marqué l'opinion publique, le  voit la condamnation de Luce Barbe après plus de dix ans de procès pour abus de faiblesse, après que la  a embrigadé une vingtaine de personnes psychologiquement affaiblies pour les faire travailler gratuitement dans son exploitation en échange de compensations occultes. En fuite, elle est arrêtée dans la forêt de Brocéliande dans le Morbihan en .

Absence de formation médicale des « soignants »
L'absence de formation et de régulation des praticiens dans le domaine du reiki pose également des problèmes : cette discipline n'est encadrée par aucune autorité, et n'importe qui peut se proclamer « praticien en reiki » sans la moindre formation ( selon la fiche Rome K1103 de Pôle Emploi). Certains instituts privés proposent toutefois des formations, mais leur diplôme n'a aucune valeur institutionnelle. Ainsi, . Ainsi, . Cette facilité à monter en grade fait partie pour la Miviludes de la stratégie sectaire de nombreuses mouvances de cette technique : .

En quête de respectabilité, la nébuleuse du reiki a inventé . Cependant, selon la journaliste Constance Vilanova, .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Shingon
 Shinto
 Védanta

Liens externes
 Le reiki selon le GEMPPI

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New Age
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Santé au Japon
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I only had to drive about two miles to get home, so I decided to risk it. I made it about halfway there when I was pulled over by the police. I had to do a field sobriety test, which I failed. I was charged with driving under the influence, which is why I knew I needed to find a good lawyer. I knew that I could really mess up my life if I ended up trying to handle it on my own.
I guess the good thing about my case is that I was filled with genuine remorse. I knew I had done wrong, and I also knew that I was not going to make that mistake ever again. I also was willing to face the consequences of my actions. I knew I had to pay in some way, which is why I wanted a good lawyer. I would rather have to pay with a fine or community service rather than any jail time. Even though it was just my first offense, I know that some judges like to make an example of people. Thankfully, my lawyer was able to keep me out of jail. I think the lawyer and judge both know how sorry I am!


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Judicial review proceedings may not be terminated by the government – Court of Appeal
22 November 2013 by Rosalind English
Ignaoua, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWCA Civ 1498 – read judgment
A certificate issued by the Home Secretary under Section 2 C of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (the "1997 Act"), as inserted by Section 15 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 ("the 2013 Act"), did not terminate existing judicial review proceedings in relation to an exclusion direction which had been certified.
The appellant appealed against a decision concerning judicial review proceedings he had brought against the respondent secretary of state (see my previous post for the factual background of the case). These proceedings had been terminated by virtue of the 2013 Act. The appellant challenged the certificate, but Cranston J below held that the intention of Parliament was "hard-edged" and left no discretion to the judge, and meant that if an exclusion direction was certified by the secretary of state, any challenge to it had to be advanced to SIAC (the Special Immigration Appeals Commission). The question before the Court of Appeal here was whether the secretary of state's certificate was effective to terminate the judicial review proceedings relating to the exclusion direction. At the time of the appeal, the procedural rules required for an application to SIAC were not in force.
The secretary of state contended that parliament's intention that the effect of the certificate to terminate judicial review proceedings was clearly set out in Schedule 3, para 4(2)(b) of the 2013 Act, which meant that where an exclusion direction was certified, a challenge to the direction "must" be advanced to SIAC. It was argued on her behalf that the transitional provisions relating to the termination of judicial review proceedings were a corollary of the intention of Parliament, expressed in section 15 of the 2013 Act, that where an exclusion direction is certified by the Secretary of State, a challenge to the direction must be advanced in SIAC rather than by way of judicial review. This way of putting it was in line with Cranston J's approach to the matter.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal.
Reasoning behind the judgment
The power to make provision for the termination of judicial review proceedings was couched in very general terms but that generality did not assist the Secretary of State. If it had been intended to empower the making of provision whereby the Secretary of State, by making a certificate, could cause existing judicial review proceedings against her to terminate automatically and without the intervention of the court, the Court would have expected specific, express language to that effect; and in the absence of such express language it did not think that Schedule 3, para 4(2)(b) should not be read as conferring upon the secretary of state such a striking power.
The terms of Section 15 of the 2013 Act did not reveal a clear intention of that kind. In Richard LJ's view
Section 2C of the 1997 Act, as inserted by section 15, provides in subsection (2) that where a direction is certified "the non-EEA national to whom the direction relates may apply to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to set aside the direction" (emphasis added). It opens the way to an application to SIAC but it does not provide that an application to set aside the certificate must be made to SIAC rather than to the court. It does not block an application to the court by way of judicial review. [23]
The 2013 Act does not purport to remove the court's jurisdiction to entertain a judicial review application in relation to an exclusion direction made and certified after the commencement day. It opened the way to an application to SIAC but it did not provide that application to set aside the certificate had to be made to SIAC rather than to the court. It did not block an application for judicial review. In relation to an exclusion direction made and certified after June 25, 2013, the 2013 Act empowered the secretary of state to effect the automatic termination of existing judicial review proceedings by a certificate made after the commencement day. The statute conferred no such power. It followed that in purporting to provide, by Article 4(3) of the 2013 Order, that a certificate under Section 2C(1)(c) of the 1997 Act in relation to a direction made before 25 June 2013 "terminates any judicial review proceedings, or proceedings on appeal from such proceedings", the secretary of state was acting outside the powers conferred on her by the 2013 Act:
Article 4(3) of the 2013 Order provides on its face that the effect of a certificate under section 2C(1)(c) of the 1997 Act in respect of an exclusion direction made before 25 June 2013 is automatically to terminate any existing judicial review proceedings which relate to that direction. If that is indeed the legal effect of such a certificate, it is a truly remarkable result, since it puts in the hands of the Secretary of State, as a party to (indeed, a defendant to) judicial review proceedings, the power to bring about the termination of those proceedings by her own act and without any intervention by the court; and to do so irrespective of the stage that the proceedings have reached, whether at first instance or on appeal
Article 4(3) of the 2013 Order was outside the powers conferred by the 2013 Act. The appellant's judicial review challenge to the exclusion decision had not been terminated by the making of the certificate. It was unnecessary to consider what provision the Secretary of State could lawfully have made or could now make by Order for the termination of existing judicial review proceedings, save to note that it followed from the matters set out above that such provision must make "proper allowance for the role of the court" in deciding whether the proceedings are to terminate.
The case would be remitted to the Administrative Court to determine, in the light of up to date information about the procedural position within SIAC, whether the judicial review proceedings should be stayed or allowed to continue. The Court also declared that article 4(3) of the 2013 Order was outside the powers conferred by the 2013 Act and that the judicial review proceedings relating to the exclusion direction had not been terminated by the making of the certificate.


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It was my first time in New Orleans, and the one thing I had to do before I left was check out a cemetery. New Orleans cemeteries are one of a kind, the architecture is fascinating and the process in which human remains are taken care of in the after life is really interesting. This particular cemetery was still in use and did not disappoint to give me some great photo experiences. My only wish is that the day would have been an overcast or evening. Either way I'm happy with the results. Enjoy!


Users of the online service Airbnb beware: there have been a flurry of lawsuits against New York hosts using the popular Internet service to accommodate guests, and careful consideration of all relevant legal regulations and laws is important to understand your risks and liabilities. The New York State Attorney General has taken the position that hosts using Airbnb's website—or others like it—to accommodate guests are responsible for understanding the laws of their own locales and complying with them. For this reason, it is important that New Yorkers using or intending to use Airbnb are aware of the potential legal repercussions and seek legal advice before agreeing to host guests.
First and foremost, this article provides a basic introduction to some of the New York laws that Airbnb hosting can conflict with and some of the risks posed by hosting guests in exchange for money in New York, and is not a substitute for individual legal advice. Due to the variety of housing situations throughout the City, any New Yorker considering hosting Airbnb travelers for any period of time should always consult legal counsel to ensure that their particular housing situation is or will be or is in compliance with all applicable laws. This article may not be relied on as legal advice.
In some scenarios, New Yorkers may legally host guests using Airbnb's services—at least under the New York City's Building Code. The NYC Building Code permits Airbnb hosts to accommodate long-term residents, assuming there are no other legal restrictions on the rental, such as the apartment being rent controlled/stabilized or Mitchell-Lama housing which will be discussed more below. New York law defines a "long-term" resident as a person who lives in a residence for more than thirty days. Hosts should be aware that any guest or roommate that occupies the apartment or house for thirty days or more will be classified as a "permanent" resident or occupant, which can entitle the traveler to occupancy rights just as much as if the host met a longer-term roommate on Craigslist or some other source. For this reason, hosts should always seek legal counsel to understand the full extent of their own and their renter's or roommate's legal rights, obligations, and liabilities in this scenario.
Generally, hosts that rent a room to a traveler for less than thirty days will not be fined under the New York City Building Code if a "permanent resident" (someone who is living in the space for at least thirty days) is also present while the home is occupied by the traveler. This was the Environmental Control Board's finding in New York City v. Abe Carrey. If no permanent resident occupies the home with the traveler, New York State Law prohibits short-term rental of apartment space (less than 30 days) unless the property is a licensed hotel or bed-and-breakfast.
Again, it is extremely important to note that although a host may not be fined for violations of the Building Code, they could still face other fines—or even eviction—if the host-tenant is found to have violated rent-regulations laws, tax laws, or terms of their residential operating agreement (e.g. leases, condominium contracts, and cooperative shareholder contracts). Due to the complexity of the law and the variety of circumstances, it is recommended that any host using or seeking to use Airbnb, review—with the assistance of an attorney—all applicable State and City laws as well as the terms of the document(s) governing their housing situation.
Hosts living in rent controlled, rent stabilized or Mitchell-Lama housing must also be aware of other laws (independent of the NYC Building Code) that affect the rental of their apartment to travelers. In a recent case, a tenant paying $4,193 per month for a rent controlled four-bedroom apartment in Manhattan was found to be in violation of City and State laws because she rented the unused rooms each month and made about $6,500 per month. In addition to taking the tenant to court to halt her rental of rooms in the apartment, the building owner also sought to evict her based on her violation of the rent control law, which prohibits tenants in rent controlled apartments from earning more money than they legally pay for rent. These types of housing accommodations are traditionally intended to provide low-cost housing, and tenants who exploit low-cost housing to "profiteer" can be found in violation of the law.
If a host rents out a rent-regulated apartment while they are not occupying it as his or her primary residence, they have engaged in an unauthorized sublet. In this situation, it is illegal for the primary tenant of the residence to rent the space—or in some instances even a portion of it—for a price over the legal rental value. Under these circumstances, the primary tenant of a rent-regulated apartment may be evicted. On the other hand, some courts have determined that a landlord cannot evict a tenant for charging his or her roommate(s) a disproportionate amount of the legal rent as long as the tenant cures the overpayment (in that case by refunding the excess charged rent to the roommate). Residents of Mitchell-Lama housing are generally prohibited from renting their apartment to travelers. Although the result is not always the same, courts that have addressed these cases have tended to evict the host-tenant for profiteering.
As stated before, though a host in these situations may be in compliance with the NYC Building Code, violations of a residence's rent-regulated status is an independent violations of the law that can potentially result in the tenant's eviction. For this reason, hosts residing in rent-regulated apartments or Mitchell-Lama housing should think twice before deciding to rent space in their apartment and, again, should always seek advice from an attorney before proceeding.
Airbnb hosts in private, non-regulated apartments may also risk violating the terms of their lease, cooperative, or condominium agreement when they rent their space to travelers. For instance, most leases require tenants to receive written consent from their landlord before renting all or part of their apartment to a non-tenant. A tenant can be faced with an eviction for violating the terms of their lease. Because of the landlord's discretion in deciding whether to initiate such a proceeding, tenants should carefully read the terms of their lease with an attorney and seek written permission from their landlords—where required—before hosting Airbnb travelers to ensure compliance with the terms of their lease.
Similarly, occupants of cooperatives and condominiums risk violating the terms of their respective residential operating agreements by hosting travelers without reviewing these documents. The directors of residential housing cooperatives always have the right to approve or deny the transfer of shares and the assignment of proprietary leases (assuming they do so in a non-discriminatory fashion). Likewise, many condominium agreements have a right of first refusal provision that a host's rental of their condominium can potentially violate. For these reasons, hosts should take care to check over their applicable residential operating agreement to ensure that their rental of the space to travelers is permissible.
Finally, Airbnb hosts must be aware of any applicable New York tax laws. The New York Attorney General's report on the use of Airbnb in New York notes that hosts who rent out a unit or portion of it short-term must pay applicable hotel taxes. These New York City tax laws are notoriously complex and difficult to understand. According to the Attorney General's report, the Airbnb host is liable for a portion of the hotel tax and must collect and pay it unless the rental is of one room in an owner-occupied home, the rental is less than fourteen days or for fewer than three occasions per year, or involves a rental for a continuous period of 180 consecutive days. The report also indicates that sales taxes and New York City Unincorporated Business Taxes may also apply to these short-term Airbnb rentals. In order to ensure compliance with these various tax laws, make sure to discuss your housing situation with your attorney.
Currently, Airbnb is pushing for legislation that will allow at least some tenants to host temporary travelers in their homes without running afoul of New York State or City laws that tenants are currently at risk of violating. As of this writing, however, no such legislation has been enacted.
Because of the interaction of numerous New York City and State laws that apply to Airbnb rentals, hosts should proceed cautiously and seek an attorney's help before renting space in their home. Tenants who fail to ensure compliance face a variety of potential penalties, from fines to eviction. Discussing these various laws with an attorney will ensure that you comply with them and are able to keep your home.
Erin Lloyd, Esq. is an employment and business lawyer and partner at Lloyd Patel LLP, a general practice law firm. Ms. Lloyd works closely with each client to develop a personalized strategy based on his or her individual needs and concerns. She can be reached at el@lloydpatel.com or (212) 729-4266. For more information on Lloyd Patel LLP, visit their website at www.lloydpatel.com.
Samuel Gaulthier is a second year law student at City University of New York School of Law focusing on criminal and administrative law, and an intern at Lloyd Patel LLP. Mr. Gaultier expects to graduate with his J.D. in May 2016.
 Airbnb even acknowledges this risk on its own website: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/376.
 See Brookford, LLC v. Penraat, 2014 WL 7201736 (NY County Sup. Ct. 2014) (rent controlled apartment); See also 220 West 93rd St., LLC. v. Stavrolakes, 2006 WL 4758817 (NY County Sup. Ct. 2006) (holding that a rent controlled tenant who profiteers can be evicted).
 Continental Towers Limited Partnership v. Freuman, 128 Misc.2d 680, ___ (App. Term. 1st Dep't 1985) (holding that a primary tenant can be evicted for subleasing the whole or part of their rent-stabilized apartment for an amount in excess of the legal rental value of the residence).
 See 520 East 81st Street Associates v. Roughton-Hester, 157 A.D.2d 199, ___ (1st Dep't 1990) (holding that a landlord cannot evict a primary tenant for overcharging a roommate in a rent stabilized apartment if the violation is remedied); See also 270 Riverside Drive, Inc. v. Braun, 4 Misc.3d 77 (App. Term 1st Dep't 2004) (holding that a primary tenant in a rent controlled apartment cannot be evicted for collecting rent from two roommates in excess of the rent controlled cost of the residence if the violation is remedied); See also Giachino Enterprises LP. v. Inokuchi, 7 Misc.3d 738, ___ (Civ. Ct. 2005) (holding that a tenant cannot be evicted for overcharging their roommate in a property subject to the NYC Loft law if the violation is remedied).
 Research Department and Internet Bureau, Office of the Attorney General of the State of N.Y., Airbnb in the City, 18-20 (2014), http://www.ag.ny.gov/pdfs/Airbnb%20report.pdf.


Notes: The latest observations are for December 2018. "Long-term average" refers to the period from January 1999 to December 2018.
Note: The latest observations are for October 2018 for global merchandise imports and December 2018 for the PMIs.
Global inflation slowed in November. Annual consumer price inflation in the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) moderated to 2.7% in November, largely as a result of easing energy prices, while inflation excluding food and energy decreased marginally to 2.2%. Global inflationary pressures are expected to remain contained. Wage growth in advanced economies continues to be moderate, despite a tightening of labour markets and rising capacity constraints.
Oil markets have remained broadly stable. Oil prices declined in the fourth quarter of 2018, mainly on account of oversupply fears related to the waivers on the US sanctions on Iranian oil exports, coupled with continued high production growth in the United States. These effects initially outweighed the possible price effects of production cuts by OPEC and a group of allied oil-producing nations, particularly because market uncertainty persisted regarding the cuts agreed on 7 December 2018. However, prices recovered after data releases indicated lower than expected production levels, and Brent crude oil prices stood at USD 61 per barrel on 22 January. Non-oil commodity prices have increased slightly, mainly on the back of food price increases.
The US economy recorded strong growth in 2018, in the context of a pro-cyclical fiscal stimulus, but lower confidence and weaker than expected data have clouded the growth outlook. Real GDP growth expanded at an annualised rate of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2018 – well above potential – albeit slowing from 4.2% in the previous quarter on the back of declining net exports and decelerating private fixed investment. The US government shutdown has added to the uncertainty generated by US trade policy in respect of China and is (temporarily) weighing on US economic activity in the near term. Headline consumer price inflation declined to 1.9% in November due to a sharp deceleration in energy prices, while average hourly earnings remained strong. Against this background, the FOMC raised the federal funds rate target range at its December 2018 meeting by 25 basis points, as expected, and slightly lowered its projections for GDP growth and core inflation for the next years.
In Japan, real GDP for the fourth quarter of 2018 is set to return to positive growth, but inflation remains weak. Volatility in GDP in 2018 was mainly due to the impact of natural disasters and extreme weather conditions. Looking ahead, the economy is expected to remain on a moderate growth path, supported by highly accommodative monetary policy and the domestic capital expenditure cycle. The reflation momentum in the economy has weakened, with inflation excluding energy and food declining marginally due to the recent softening of oil prices and the appreciation of the yen.
In the United Kingdom, growth looks set to decline after a robust outturn in the third quarter of 2018. The strong quarter-on-quarter growth of 0.6% in the third quarter reflected a temporary boost to consumption and public investment, as well as a strong rebound in exports. However, business investment fell for the third consecutive quarter. Overall, activity is expected to remain muted in the medium term. Annual CPI inflation decreased slightly to 2.1% in December, resulting in a fourth quarter average of 2.3%, following strong declines in previous months.
The Chinese economy is losing growth momentum, with the manufacturing sector in particular showing signs of weakening. In December 2018, the manufacturing PMI dropped below 50 for the first time since 2017, while the services sector – less exposed to the US trade tensions – was more resilient. The People's Bank of China enacted new policies to cushion the slowdown, including a 100-basis point reduction in the required reserve ratio in early January and a new lending facility to support small firms in December. New fiscal policy measures are also expected, although fiscal spending by local governments may face constraints. Annual headline CPI inflation fell to 1.9% in December, reflecting a lower contribution from non-food items, while core inflation remained steady. Producer price index inflation decelerated sharply to 0.9% in the same month in response to lower oil and commodity prices, and also to the slowdown in Chinese manufacturing activity.
Long-term yields have declined in the euro area and in the United States. During the period under review (from 13 December 2018 to 23 January 2019), the GDP-weighted euro area ten-year sovereign bond yield fell to 0.98% (down 9 basis points) as global risk-free rates decreased and intra-period financial market volatility increased (see Chart 3). In the United States, the ten-year sovereign bond yield fell by 16 basis points to 2.74%, while in the United Kingdom the ten-year sovereign bond yield rose by 2 basis points to 1.33%.


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Two Years after Fire, Diamond Fiberglass Rises from Ashes
The company is one of fewer than 10 companies in the U.S. and Canada that have an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion-Resistant Equipment Certification and they recently shipped two newly fabricated 21½-foot fiberglass containers from the Port of Victoria, confirming the local manufacturer has not only returned but surpassed previous production milestones.
Morgan O'Hanlon
Two 21½-foot fiberglass containers left the Diamond Fiberglass warehouse for the Port of Victoria on Friday morning. According to company officials, the shipment of these vessels represents a colossal comeback from a fire that burned down their building and disrupted a $5 million order backlog.
"In terms of diameter, they're the largest tanks we've ever built," said Diamond Fiberglass President Don Porr. "It was part of our vision before the fire, so to have it come all the way to fruition after the fire is pretty cool."
For the Port of Victoria, the shipment also represents new horizons.
The Port of Victoria's new executive director, Sean Stibich, said he's excited for new equipment manufacturers to come to the port, which mostly handles liquid and bulk cargo.
"Even if they come only once or twice, it makes people aware of what they can do here," Stibich said.
Porr said the shipment is only the beginning of a bright future for the company. During the rebuilding after the fire, which occurred exactly two years ago, the company redesigned the plant to run more efficiently and bought new equipment.
"We've probably never been in a better position in the life of the company," Porr said.
At its facility off N.W. Zac Lentz Parkway, Diamond Fiberglass offers new services in addition to continuing to make fiberglass vessels used in the food industry, in odor control, as storage for corrosive products such as hydrochloric acid and for use in the oil and gas industry.
Porr said the company's products are in high demand because of their high quality and ability to be customized. Diamond Fiberglass is one of fewer than 10 companies in the U.S. and Canada that have an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion-Resistant Equipment Certification.
The fire and the company's subsequent decrease in production shocked the market, Porr said, but production is now at 100% of what it was before.
Porr said the company's current success came only after a long, difficult journey.
The fire was only the beginning of the calamities the company faced.
"Eight weeks after the fire, Hurricane Harvey hits," Porr said. "Six weeks after that, our bank backs out of doing the loan for us. I spent four months looking for a new one. Then, when I finally get a new one and close on it, my contractor quits and now I have to go back out. It takes me three more months to get a contractor lined up and then prices have gone up 15-20%. It was a vicious cycle."
In the meantime, he said, employees faced difficult work conditions inside the temporary facilities they erected beside the location where their building once stood. He said the company lost about 30% of its workforce during this time.
The new building opened in October 2018, almost a year after their initial completion date. Each month Diamond Fiberglass was running operations out of its temporary tents, Porr said, the company lost $150,000 to $200,000.
The company only recently became profitable again.
After the setbacks, Diamond Fiberglass Vice President Paul Cohen said, the company, which relies heavily on repeat business, was able to bounce back because of its willingness to put customers first and refer business to competitors.
"It's not common in our industry for competitors to share information at the level that we did," Cohen said.
Porr said he attributes the company's comeback to dedicated employees. With a recuperated staff of 73 employees, he said he looks forward to the company's return to normalcy.
"It was a team effort all the way," he said.
Morgan O'Hanlon is the business reporter for the Victoria Advocate. She can be reached at (361) 580-6328, mohanlon@vicad.com or @mcohanlon.
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