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America's Mahabharata
There is a key incident in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where its invincible hero Arjuna, who has been the prime factor in the victory of the good Pandavas over the evil Kaurava cousins, is assigned the job of escorting the clanswomen of his mentor Krishna to Dwarika in western India from Kurukshetra in north-central India. The unmatched warrior is somewhat miffed as he sullenly sets off, with his inexhaustible quiver of arrows and his unfailingly accurate bow Gandiva. The scene is now set for how pride leads to downfall. He is attacked by ordinary highwaymen and the Yadava women are looted and possibly raped, as Arjuna finds his quiver empty, when he stretches his hand backwards to retrieve an arrow. The bowstring of the Gandiva snaps and he is compelled to retreat from battle to save himself.
The explanation of all this has already been given earlier in the epic in the universally known section called The Bhagwad Gita. It is the famous verse, which begins as "Kalo Asmi" and was quoted by Oppenheimer after the successful detonation of the first nuclear weapon. He unfortunately mistranslated it as "Now I have become Death, the destroyer of all". The correct meaning of the Sanskrit words is "Now I am Time (not death), the destroyer of all…".
Even more eloquently in Ecclesiastes - To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
The United States has a record of a Midas touch with Western Europe, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, but is unwilling to consider that times have changed or maybe there was something inherent in the core structure of these elements, which allowed their transmutation to stable gold. The record in South and Central America, Caribbean, Indonesia and even China is far from satisfactory and the attempts may have been half-hearted, insincere or early experimental. In dealing with Afghanistan and Pakistan, it has been a clear case of trying to aim a steady stream of dollar particles on these chunks of lead, which have in the past been transmuted to radioactive gold with a very short half-life, which radiates back large quantities of lethal particles of terrorists, detrimental to our health. Yet like a moth drawn to the deadly flame of a candle (burning at both ends), we keep repeating the grievous errors by going back to Pakistan with the speed and surety of a heroin addict returning to the drug dealer.
It is true that our past policies are partly responsible for the terrorist attack and we need to at least reassess if not change them and in the world of political reality, if the behavior of the lone superpower is unfair, selfish and unprincipled, it has still to be couched in a modicum of diplomacy and without preaching or patronizing.
The problem of how much fair play and the rule of law should dictate our behavior also has a parallel in the episode of the final battle between Karna, whose chariot wheel is sinking into quicksand and Arjuna, out to avenge the death of his son Abhimanyu. Karna asks Arjuna to desist from war, by referring to the rules of chivalrous combat, until he can untangle his chariot. Arjuna hesitates, but Krishna spurs him on by saying, that no one thought of the rules of chivalry, when seven of them ganged up on your solitary disarmed son. The Phrase used is "Shathhaam Shaathhyam" - to rogues, roguery. Finally Arjuna takes an oath to kill Jayadratha, the final culprit killer of his son, before the day ends. Jayadratha is hidden in the crowd and has been given a boon that if he is beheaded and if his head falls to the ground, his killer's head will shatter. If the head falls in the lap of another individual, the head of the person, in whose lap Jayadratha's head falls, will be shattered. Krishna reminds Arjuna to use the appropriate missile and then temporarily obscures the sun. Jayadratha raises his head because he thinks the sun has set. Arjuna launches the missile, which severs Jayadratha's head and carries it and drops it into the lap of Jayadratha's father, who was responsible for grnerating this terrorist devil and the source of terror is shattered as well. The sun comes out as Krishna removes the veil of his magic. This would be a good way to deal with these modern sons of a new Gandhari (woman of Kandahar).
Wooing, bribing and cajoling the corrupt, non-representative, hypocritical and dictatorial Islamic regimes is unlikely to help USA, because Osama Bin Laden is the darling and champion of the uneducated and oppressed Islamic masses. If anything those Islamic governments, which actively help the United States are likely to become even more hated by the common citizens. It is best to seek the co-operation of the former Soviet Republics, where Islam has been suppressed and is newly resurgent. The heads of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have suffered from Islamic insurgencies promoted by Afghanistan and are willing to co-operate. It is easier to nip early on, the product of an acorn in the bud, then to bring it down later, when it is an oak tree (Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia). The populations of these countries have no love for their governments and are seething with anger and silent with fear. To them Bin Laden is the hero they wish they could have been. Pakistan's transport and drug Mafia encouraged and financed the Taliban, who had studied in Saudi Arabia funded fanatic brainwashing schools. Pakistan intelligence service and military provided material, manpower, logistical support and lessons in strategy to install them as the ruling faction to gain strategic depth to carry out attacks on India from the safe base of a nominally separate independent and seemingly non-belligerent platform in Afghanistan. Yet USA chooses to embrace the reluctant four Muslim wives viz. Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Against Iraq, Saudis had to be dragged to the altar, Egypt was bought by forgiveness of billions of dollars, Jordan sided with Iraq and Pakistan kept mum and shot a few American personnel! With friends like these, who needs enemies! To support such non-representative tyrants we have lost the goodwill of the common people in the Middle East and with our immoral cohabitation with them, spawned the devil terrorists, who claim to be our self-appointed Nemesis.
We cannot just ignore such attacks or turn the other cheek. Terrorists must be starved of money and access to targets and means.
The sensible military option would be, to have logistic bases in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with the help of Russia and provide air support and tactical strikes against massed Taliban planes, armor and artillery, while supplying materiel to the Northern Alliance. Probing and reconnaissance by special units, drones and satellites could be conducted without verbal diarrhea on the part of the administration. The only mantra that needs to be loudly and repeatedly chanted is we are against terrorists but not all Islam and we should scream from rooftops that we are feeding the draught affected Afghans and mindful not to cause any civilian casualties. The name of Bin Laden should be religiously avoided until incontrovertible proof of his involvement can be publicly shown. If the Taliban government falls, he will fall into our hands. The search for him must continue quietly and without depending predominantly on Pakistani intelligence, for that is truly building on treacherous sand. There is a strong possibility that Bin Laden is already in Pakistan or in the sliver of a corridor in the Pamirs, from where he can easily go to Uighur portions of China or Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The only US presence that is required in Pakistan is to prevent its nuclear material from falling into the hands of terrorists or maybe a pit stop for refueling our planes en route to Afghanistan and allowing the pilots to pee!
Dhritarashtra, the blind American public:
So my dear Sanjaya, on this battlefield of Dharmakshetra (field of morality) and Kurukshetra (Afghanistan) how did America fare?
Sanjaya the TV anchorman (Divyachakshu):
Tune in next time for the soul-searching battle and its epilogue of tragedy, just like its prologue!

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Severn Trent sets standards for Nature Recovery Network
Trailblazing work funded by Midlands water company, Severn Trent has been welcomed by Natural England, for providing a major contribution to the Nature Recovery Network as the organisation's chair, Tony Juniper calls for other companies to follow suit.
From left to right: Paul Wilkinson, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Chief Executive, Liv Garfield, Severn Trent Chief Executive, Natural England Chair Tony Juniper and Gregor Pierrepont, Executive Director of Thoresby Farming, visiting Thoresby Park in Nottinghamshire showcasing maize trials to investigate whether under-sowing them with strips of grass can improve water quality and soil health.
A partnership with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust will focus on four major sustainability projects that will enhance the natural environment and improve water quality over 290ha including:
Idle Washlands SSSI – improving habitats for waders and water voles, including scrape creation, wet grassland restoration and fencing
The Idle Valley Nature Reserve, Chainbridge Scrape – develop crucial water control structures to manage water levels on the wetland SSSI. A project to reintroduce beavers for sustainable conservation management and diverse wetland habitat creation before work begins on rewilding the reserve
Contribute to the developing Nature Recovery Network in farmed landscapes – working with farmers and landowners in four target areas of Nottinghamshire to create wildlife-rich habitats such as meadows, woodlands and ponds
Thoresby maize trials – investigating whether under-sowing maize with strips of grass can help protect water quality, soil health and increase farmland pollinators
This work is one segment of Severn Trent's commitment to improve over 5,000ha by 2027 as part of their Great Big Nature Boost and over the next seven years, will fulfil 1% of the Government's target for the Nature Recovery Network.
Tony Juniper, Natural England chair, was recently given a tour of three of the sites to see the projects first-hand, in accordance with social distancing guidelines. He explained that the significant contribution from Severn Trent toward the creation of a national Nature Recovery Network could not be more welcome.
These exciting projects embody the kind of approach needed to achieve our national ambition to create a flourishing Nature Recovery Network.
Tony Juniper, Chair
"These exciting projects embody the kind of approach needed to achieve our national ambition to create a flourishing Nature Recovery Network. Collaboration is at the heart of it, and here we can see the benefits of industry, farming and conservation coming together to ensure that nature thrives for the benefit of people and planet. I very much hope these projects will inspire others to invest in similarly effective partnerships," he said.
Paul Wilkinson, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust chief executive, added that an effective Nature Recovery Network must be created from the ground up, with everyone playing a part. "These exciting projects illustrate that serious investment in nature's recovery is good for wildlife, communities and businesses. Working in partnership we have the power to address the climate and ecological emergencies through local action."
Liv Garfield, Severn Trent CEO, said that she is incredibly proud for Severn Trent to play its part in protecting and enhancing important areas in partnership with other organisations who share the same dreams and ambitions.
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RadioDoc Review – How Audio StoryTelling Got Sexy
December 31, 2013 in Audio recording, Radio Documentary, Sound and story | Tags: Audio storytelling, RadioDoc Review, Radiolab, This American Life. 360 Documentaries | 2 comments
2013 has been my YEAR OF AUDIO – making it, listening to it, teaching it, writing about it, and best of all, through the newly founded journal of radio documentary studies, RadioDoc Review, discovering a community of kindred spirits around the globe who share my passion for audio storytelling.
We audio producers use the intimacy of the medium to transcend logic and cognition and go further, to gut feeling. As invited eavesdroppers, we feel part of the lives of those we are hearing, and we care deeply about them. For me this year, this was especially true of Hector, an old man from Tennessee, who read aloud an extraordinary cache of letters: correspondence between him and the man who raped and murdered his daughter. As a journey of reconciliation and redemption, it was heartstopping – heard on an episode of Radiolab called, simply, Blame.
Hector Black, with reporter Bianca Giaever, from 'Dear Hector', part of 'Blame' on Radiolab.
Another moving audio story on the edifying power of forgiveness came from The State We're In, the Radio Netherlands show that has sadly had its funding cut. Heard on Re:Sound, the remix showcase of great audio stories and sound from around the world compiled by the always diverting Third Coast Audio folk in Chicago, Two Enemies, One Heart was an astonishing tale of how nobility, evil and luck intersect in the lives of two men caught in the Iraq-Iran war.
But how do you keep abreast of the really compelling, memorable documentaries being broadcast every day? And what is it that makes the good ones so good? What is the secret to storytelling through sound? Sure, some shows such as the hugely successful This American Life or ABC RN's 360 Documentaries have a consistently high standard. Winners of prestigious prizes such as Prix Italia or Third Coast Audio are also likely to be excellent. But why isn't there a go-to site for audio documentaries where eminent critics list their favourite program, tell us why it merits selection and deconstruct how it achieves its impact, just as film critics do? That was the Eureka moment, when RadioDoc Review was born.
In July, at an international radio conference in the UK, I convened a meeting to discuss the creation of a new online journal to fill this clear gap in radio documentary studies. Excellent radio documentaries would be identified and critiqued by those best qualified for the job: award-winning producers, eminent radio scholars and significant broadcast industry figures. Key individuals volunteered, others I recruited later. By October, RDR had a website, hosted by University of Wollongong, and an international editorial board of truly impressive and diverse 'elders' of radio documentary – a rich store of collective expertise about, and commitment to, the extraordinary power of audio storytelling. Each nominated one documentary for the longlist, and from that, the four most popular shows were assigned two reviewers. A fifth program, designated a historical spotlight, will be critiqued each issue alongside the more contemporary works.
Photos: Jens Jarisch
For our first issue (due March 2014), the works to be critiqued range from a startling investigation of the surreal and hellish slum where African children snatch a living by recycling First World e-waste (THE CHILDREN OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH) to a languid, charming exploration of a little town in Texas with the unlikely name of Poetry (POETRY, TX). They include the rare and shocking perspective of a paranoid schizophrenic, whose redemptive journey is tracked over ten years (THE HOSPITAL ALWAYS WINS), and a witty and delightful revisiting of the absurdist Russian writer, Gogol, through the lens of a shambolic London comic (TIM KEY AND GOGOL'S OVERCOAT). In the HISTORICAL SPOTLIGHT is one of the great names of US radio, Norman Corwin, and his landmark program, THE LONESOME TRAIN, about the train that bore the remains of the assassinated Abraham Lincoln home for burial. Full details of programs and reviewers HERE.
The works critiqued in RDR will be preserved along with metadata, both online at RDR and in hard copy at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (rights permitting). This emerging canon will be a valuable resource for all those who share a passion for great audio documentary.
But this is only the start of where RDR can go. I hope it will also become a platform for ideas and initiatives around audio storytelling, as an aesthetic and journalistic practice, as academic scholarship, as teaching and as community building. RDR welcomes articles and essays on these topics, or you can join the debate on Twitter (@RDREditor) and Facebook, or add comments on the RDR Journal page. We're also happy to receive notices of relevant news, events and publications.
Documentary and feature occupy a spectrum from straightforward reportage to poetic, highly crafted sound-rich mélange. See the RDR Bibliography tab for articles on this theme (coming soon!) or listen to RDR Board member Alan Hall's beguiling radio program on the topic, The Ballad of the Radio Feature (BBC 2008). We have set the parameters for long-form documentary/feature at (an admittedly arbitrary) 25 minutes, to allow a program to develop complexities of character, unfold story and embed research to a solid and satisfying degree. As RDR Board member and scholar David Hendy writes, "time… is the strongest tool in the documentary-maker's kitbag". But shorter audio stories are of course also highly effective. To salute this movement, RDR commissioned Chicago radio scholar Neil Verma to attend the ShortDocs Feast at the Third Coast Festival this year. His perceptive and engaging review captures the versatility and impact of the form.
Since RDR went live with our shortlist this month, it has already attracted a strong Twitter following, from Berlin to Vancouver, a fabulous and eclectic mixture of audio lovers and producers, from the World Listening Centre to Pedagogical Arts to the LondonSoundSurvey. In 2014, I aim to develop practical aspects of audio storytelling to complement the unfolding critical analysis: first up, a series of workshops to teach the genre, particularly to those from a disadvantaged or disenfranchised background, so that they can tell personal narratives of their own communities, and explore the ideas and cultural issues that matter to them.
And to those who thought radio was a dying medium, see my article in The Conversation, A Word in Your Ear: How Audio Storytelling Got Sexy. It's been tweeted around the world. As that and RDR show, radio ain't dead yet!
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Georg Graf und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen (* 20. November 1816 in Beichlingen; † 2. Februar 1895 ebenda) war ein deutscher Diplomat in preußischen Diensten.

Leben

Herkunft und Karriere
Georg Freiherr von Werthern-Beichlingen wuchs als Sohn des großherzoglich-sächsischen Oberkammerherrn Ottobald von Werthern-Beichlingen (1794–1878) und seiner Gattin Luise Amalie, geb. von Rotberg (1794–1857), auf Schloss Beichlingen in der preußischen Provinz Sachsen sowie in der Residenzstadt Weimar auf. Nach dem Besuch der Klosterschule Donndorf sowie der Landesschule Pforta nahm er 1836 ein Studium auf. 1848 wurde er preußischer Gesandter in Turin und ging im Folgejahr nach Madrid. 1852 wurde er als Gesandter nach Wien berufen. Im folgenden Jahr wechselte er als Legationsrat nach Sankt Petersburg, später als Gesandter 1859 nach Athen und 1862 nach Konstantinopel und Lissabon.

Die spanische Thronkandidatur
1864 kehrte Werthern nach Madrid zurück. In seiner neuen Stellung, nunmehr als Gesandter, spielte er, vermutlich auf Weisung Bismarcks, eine wichtige Rolle bei der Anregung zur Kandidatur des Erbprinzen Leopold von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen für den spanischen Thron, dessen baldige Vakanz schon Jahre vor dem Ausbruch der spanischen Revolution von 1868 abzusehen war. Bereits im Herbst 1866 hatte er ein Gespräch mit Mitgliedern der spanischen Unión Liberal. Diese sprachen von einem baldigen Sturz der Königin und einen möglichen Nachfolger; Werthern sagte ihnen, der geeignetste sei Leopold. Als er Ende 1866 wieder in Deutschland war, so behauptete Werthern später, habe er Leopolds Vater Karl Anton auf die Sache aufmerksam gemacht; jedenfalls kann Karl Anton nicht sehr beeindruckt gewesen sein.

Von Werthern erkannte den strategischen Wert eines deutschen Prinzen sowohl auf dem spanischen Thron als auch auf dem Rumänischen, wie aus seinem Brief vom 4. Februar 1867 an Prinzessin Alexandrine von Preußen, die Schwester von Kaiser Wilhelm I., hervorgeht:

Preußischer Gesandter im Königreich Bayern und Lebensende

1867 ging als preußischer Gesandter nach München, wo er viele Jahre am Hofe Ludwigs II. von Bayern weilte. Bei den Verhandlungen zum Beitritt Bayerns zum Norddeutschen Bund und zur Reichsgründung 1870/71 spielte er wiederum eine wichtige Rolle. So verfasste er am 25. August 1870 einen an Graf Holnstein adressierten Brief, mit dem er bei Ludwig II. die Initiative zur Reichsgründung voranbringen wollte. Werthern schrieb diesen Brief ohne Rücksprache mit Bismarck und eröffnete hierin erstmals gegenüber dem bayrischen König die Möglichkeit einer finanziellen Zuwendung im Falle seiner Unterstützung an der Reichsgründung. Ab Mitte November 1870 trieben Werthern und Holnstein maßgeblich unter Umgehung des bayrischen Außenministers von Bray die Idee der Kaiserproklamation durch Ludwig II. voran. Als treibendes Motiv nutzen sie die Abwendung finanzieller Nöte durch preußische Zuwendungen zu den Bauprojekten des Königs. So telegraphierte er am 19. November 1870 an Bismarck:

1888 ging er in den Ruhestand und übernahm von seinem verstorbenen Bruder die Verwaltung des Familiengutes. Er hatte ein enges Vertrauensverhältnis zu Bismarck und legte eine umfangreiche Handschriftensammlung an. Erst mit dem Tod seines Vaters im Jahr 1878, der 1840 in den Grafenstand erhoben worden war, ging der Grafentitel auf ihn über, da er an den Besitz der Herrschaft Beichlingen gebunden war, den nur das jeweilige Familienoberhaupt innehatte.
Kurz vor seinem Tod verfasste er seine umfangreichen Lebenserinnerungen, die sogenannten Hausbücher, die eine außerordentlich reichhaltige Quelle für die preußische und bayrische Geschichte in der Zeit der deutschen Reichsgründung 1871 und danach darstellen. Allerdings waren sie nicht zur Veröffentlichung bestimmt. "Mein Schriftwechsel mit Bismarck über die Reichseinigung 1871" sollte erst 50 Jahre nach Georg von Wertherns Tod geöffnet werden (1948).

Georg von Werthern ließ sich auf dem Weißen Berg bei Schloss Beichlingen beisetzen. Sein Reitpferd sollte den Trauerzug begleiten. Er bestimmte auch, dass vier wilde Birnbäume um die Stätte gepflanzt würden, "damit die Dachse nachts die Früchte holen könnten". Das von Hans Bernoulli entworfene Grabmal ist noch heute erhalten.

Ehrungen
Bei seinem feierlichen Abschied in München 1888 verlieh im Prinzregent Luitpold das Großkreuz mit Brillanten des Verdienstordens der Bayerischen Krone.

Familie
Graf Werthern heiratete am 1. Oktober 1863 auf Schloss Beichlingen Gertrud Sophie Auguste Adolphine von Bülow (1841–1919). Sie hatten fünf Kinder:
 Hans Thilo Graf und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen (1864–1918) ∞ Melanie Gräfin Hue de Grais
 Elisabeth Freiin und Herrin von Werthern-Beichlingen (1866–1941) ∞ (1896) Aimé von Palézieux-Falconnet
 Ottobald Friedrich Freiherr und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen (1868–1907)
 Thilo Friedemann Freiherr und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen (1870–1918)
 Georg Heinrich Freiherr und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen (1874–1947) ∞ Gräfin Anna Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1887–1952).
 Ottobald Christian-Ernst Graf und Herr von Werthern-Beichlingen
 Gertrud, ∞ I. Erbprinzessin zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich; Sohn: Hermann Otto Solms; ∞ II. Hans Joachim Sell

Zeugnis

Harry Graf Kessler, der Graf Werthern im Sommer 1888 auf Norderney kennengelernt hatte, beschreibt ihn in seinen Memoiren folgendermaßen:

Literatur

 Harry Graf Kessler, Lehrjahre, in: Gesichter und Zeiten (= Gesammelte Schriften, Bd. 1), Frankfurt/Main 1988, S. 165–167.
 Guido Dressel: Ein schwieriges Verhältnis. Georg von Werthern, Bismarck und Bayerns Weg ins Deutsche Reich. In: Werner Greiling/Hans-Werner Hahn (Hrsg.): Bismarck in Thüringen. Politik und Erinnerungskultur in kleinstaatlicher Perspektive. Hain, Weimar/Jena 2003, S. 93–114.
 Oliver Hilmes: Ludwig II. Der unzeitgemäße König. 2. Auflage, Siedler Verlag, München 2013, S. 179–192 u. a., ISBN 978-3-570-55272-8.
 Hans-Werner Hahn: Georg von Werthern als preußischer Gesandter am bayerischen Hof. In: Zeitschrift für Thüringische Geschichte 68 (2014), S. 167–188.
 Ein preußischer Gesandter in München. Georg Freiherr von Werthern, 1867-1888 (= Deutsche Geschichtsquellen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts 74). Hrsg. u. bearb. v. Winfried Baumgart, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-428-15444-9. Online-Version: Digitalisat

Quellen
 Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch, Gräfliche Häuser., Justus Perthes, Gotha. 1876 ff.

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Georg
Preußischer Diplomat
Gesandter in Sardinien
Botschafter in Griechenland
Botschafter im Osmanischen Reich
Botschafter in Portugal
Botschafter in Spanien
Gesandter in Bayern
Mitglied des Preußischen Herrenhauses
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Geboren 1816
Gestorben 1895
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Sampath Lakmal de Silva ( – July 2, 2006) was a Sri Lankan Freelance press and television journalist specialising in defense articles and wrote for various publications including Irudina, Lakbima, Sathdina and TNL and he also worked for various television channels earlier he was the defense correspondent for now-defunct Sathdina Weekly. He was found shot dead in Dehiwela in Colombo.

Background
Sampath Lakmal de Silva was supposed to have possessed sensitive information regarding defense personnel and there had been threats to him in the past. He was a well known and reliable informant on defense matters. There are reports he was a double agent for both the Sri Lankan Intelligence and the LTTE but there is no clear evidence on this. Upcountry Peoples' Front (UPF), P. Radhakrishnan said that Sampath Lakmal de Silva had information about killing done by the army.

Incident
Sampath Lakmal de Silva received phones and went to meet defense personnel whom he knew very well and his mother Rupa de Silva overhead him greeting the person at the other end as Kumar Sir and it was later revealed he had met one Lieutenant Kumara. Later his body was found in Dehiwela gunned down.

Reaction
The International Federation of Journalists condemned the murder:

Government investigation
Sri Lankan defense personnel were questioned.

See also
Sri Lankan civil war
Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

References

External links
Sri Lanka mission report
 Nine recommendations for improving media freedom in Sri Lanka – RSF
Media in Sri Lanka
Free Speech in Sri Lanka

1980s births
2006 deaths
Deaths by firearm in Sri Lanka
Assassinated Sri Lankan journalists
Assassinated Sri Lankan activists
People murdered in Sri Lanka
Unsolved murders in Sri Lanka


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Gun-control advocates and opponents take on Harrisburg
by Amy Worden, Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau, Posted: January 24, 2013
HARRISBURG - The passionate debate over gun laws erupted inside and outside the state Capitol on Wednesday.
On the steps, about 150 gun-rights proponents - most of them armed - rallied against calls from President Obama and others to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., shootings.
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Inside the building, about 300 gun-control supporters, some of them clutching pictures of relatives killed by gun violence, called for stricter firearms laws at an event organized by the group CeaseFirePA.
While the rallies were at opposite ends of the complex, the two sides squared off briefly in the crowded east-wing Rotunda during the CeaseFirePA event.
In a moment that was more spontaneous confrontation than a snippet of any national conversation on gun violence, Sally Thompson of Glen Mills, Delaware County, took her concerns directly to the gun-rights forces. She didn't have to go far. Some were standing right behind her, holding pro-Second Amendment signs.
"I want you to have a gun," Thompson told a trio of young men, one wearing a shirt emblazoned with a Smith & Wesson logo. "I just want to limit assault weapons."
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Paul Saber of New Columbia asked her, "Why can't I have an elite fighting weapon today?"
She replied, "Because too many people are dying."
Saber said he stopped by the CeaseFire rally after the gun-rights rally to hear what the opposition had to say. But he said he does not see room for compromise.
"You take away my right to have a gun and you make me a victim," he said.
Saber's handgun was, at that moment, in the hands of Capitol Police - along with 129 other firearms the gun-rights supporters checked as they entered the building, where all visitors step through metal detectors. No incidents were reported by Capitol Police, said Department of General Services spokesman Troy Thompson.
Earlier, Saber joined the crowd on the front steps to rally against measures under consideration in the Assembly, such as an assault-weapons ban, a limit on purchases to one handgun a month, and a requirement that owners report lost or stolen guns to police. Those measures are sure to face stormy debate in a state where big-city officials have pushed strict gun curbs but firearms owners are a strong and politically active bloc.
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R., Butler) the state's most vocal pro-gun legislator, drew a roar of approval at the rally when he said he had introduced House Bill 357 - named for the .357 Magnum handgun - to bar the state attorney general and other state officials from enforcing any new federal gun laws.
"We're showing the liberal gun-grabbers that they are wrong," Metcalfe said.
The state's new attorney general, Kathleen Kane, a Democrat who supports gun-control measures, said through a spokesman that she had no comment on the bill.
Carl Tobias, a constitutional law expert at the University of Richmond Law School, said such a bill would violate the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which gives federal law precedence over conflicting state laws.
At the CeaseFire rally, Philadelphia Deputy Mayor Richard Negrin told the crowd how, in 1979, he saw his father gunned down on a Union City, N.J., street by a person wielding a military-style gun prohibited under the 1994 federal assault weapons ban.
"It's a weapon of mass destruction," Negrin said. "Now you can buy them on the Internet."
Thompson, the gun control supporter who argued with gun-rights supporters, said she was hoping they would realize "that I am not trying to take their guns away."
Before turning back to listen to another speaker tell of a loved one killed by gunfire, Thompson said, "I'd just like to limit the speed that bullets fly."
Contact Amy Worden at 717-783-2584 or aworden@phillynews.com or follow @inkyamy on Twitter.
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A rainy Sunday in DC turned into one of the best stops on my entrepreneurial journey. While tweeting late one evening, Kathy Korman Frey suggested that I attend a Tea & Talk for Women's History Day. She had no details handy and emailed me the address with basics: Monique Greenwood, former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine and owner of Akwaaba would be sharing tea with us in the quaint Bed & Breakfast nestled along 16th Street.
I put the bad weather and clothes-at-the-cleaners excuse aside and made the jaunt to the event, thinking all along of a growing to-do list back on the laptop. The room was electric from the minute I walked in the door with at least 60 women spread throughout the house. Greenwood led tours up the staircase to the rooms with names of my favorite authors like Toni Morrison. Then, it was time to listen.
Those were the words Greenwood used to describe a stay in a B and B. Fittingly, the atmosphere of the day's celebration was close and unique. Businesswomen made their way into the parlor, squeezing in to take it in. No one worried about being too close; some sat comfortably on the floor. This was clearly a porch moment! While sharing the building blocks of her dream, the proud visionary recounted the steps along the way that may not have been as easy or simple. Demanding a meeting with a realtor who clearly didn't take her seriously prompted her to sing herself into a position of power "You must not know 'bout me!" she sang, remembering the moment as if it were yesterday. Choosing to take a pay cut and title reduction to work at Essence Magazine led her to the Editor's seat.
Climbing over a wall to peek into carriage house strengthened her resolve to own a 5th mansion. She could have continued, I'm certain, with a parable for every scenario, but the clock was moving and she was prepping for guests.
made a decision to be successful while caring for her child and marriage. As with any choice, there are natural side effects that require attention. But none of those side effects stopped the dream – which seems to get bigger each year. The next stop on the Greenwood path: The Mansion at Noble Lane in Bethany Village, PA sits on 20+ acres in the Poconos Mountains, adorning herself and readying to greet guests from all over the world.
It'll take at least 2-3 more blogs to capture everything I gained in the evening. Most importantly, I found it to be an affirming experience that helped me realize that I wasn't all THAT crazy to believe in my vision. Throughout the week I'll share more – and please share your business goals as well!


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Virtual reality hunts killer gaming app
- www.ft.com - Technology
Virtual reality in search for killer gaming app Tim Bradshaw in San Francisco Comments Industry still needs 'system seller' to help convince mainstream consumers to buy headsets
Mark Zuckerberg has already invested billions of dollars to bring virtual reality to the masses . But the night before Oculus Connect, a crucial showcase in Hollywood this week for the company's Oculus Rift headset, something vital was missing from the line-up: a killer gaming app with global appeal.
Since the first Oculus prototypes were sent to developers two and a half years ago, hundreds of games have been created for the pioneering VR device by a passionate community of enthusiasts. More Crowdsource data group Premise gets $50m
But while a few are extensions of familiar franchises, such as the space-fighter game Eve: Valkyrie , most of the biggest companies in the gaming sector such as Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard are absent.
And while Oculus's prototypes were the first to popularise a new generation of VR headsets, competition is looming from Sony's PlayStation VR and Vive, a collaboration between smartphone maker HTC and games publisher Valve, to low-cost alternatives such as Google Cardboard and Microsoft's forthcoming Hololens .
Yet the entire VR industry is still searching for a so-called "system seller", a product that will convince mainstream consumers to strap ungainly headsets to their faces.
While Google Cardboard has provided a taste of the technology to an estimated 2m users, Oculus's Rift and its high-end competitors will offer much more sophisticated experiences thanks to more powerful graphics and motion-tracking capabilities.
Oculus Connect, the company's annual developer event, is Facebook's last opportunity to rally app makers and games creators before the Rift is released to consumers early next year.
Early last year, Oculus executives identified one hugely popular title that would work particularly well in VR: Minecraft , the expansive world-building game that has sold more than 70m copies.
" Minecraft was something I was desperate to get into virtual reality because I thought it would be critically important," John Carmack, Oculus's chief technology officer, told 1,500 Connect attendees on Thursday. "It's the single most important application that we can have to ensure we have an army of fanatic, passionate supporters that will advocate why VR is great. It's part of this infinite playability that our current ecosystem is missing."
But when Facebook acquired Oculus in March 2014 for $2bn, Minecraft creator Markus Persson pulled out of talks to bring the game to the system. "Facebook creeps me out," he said.
After Mojang, Minecraft 's parent company, was acquired by Microsoft for $2.5bn in September last year, Mr Carmack was given access to the game's software code and began to adapt the software to VR.
But despite months of work and "pestering" by Mr Carmack, it took an eleventh-hour meeting between Mr Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella, Microsoft chief executive, for the deal to be completed. It was finally signed late on Wednesday night, mere hours ahead of Oculus's big event.
The Minecraft partnership was announced by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on Thursday morning. New apps were also unveiled to allow users to watch Netflix and Hulu videos in a virtual screening room and a cheaper version of Samsung's smartphone-based headset, Gear VR, costing $99, about half the price of the original device.
Even with household names such as Minecraft and Netflix on board, Oculus's success is far from assured.
Mr Zuckerberg opened the event by telling attendees that VR was the "next great technology platform" but he also warned that initial sales of headsets would grow "slowly".
Yet that did little to dent the enthusiasm of the games developers, Silicon Valley investors and Hollywood executives who have bought into the promise of VR.
"We are in a once-in-a-century opportunity with VR," says Martin Kenwright, a gaming industry veteran behind PlayStation games such as Motorstorm . Jaunt's live action 'cinematic virtual reality'
Starship, Mr Kenwright's new digital studio, has created a VR social networking app called vTime that allows users to connect online wherever they are in the real world. Users of the app can have their avatars meet within the technology to chat on virtual speedboats, planes and art galleries which have photos from users' phones hanging on the walls. "We are in it for the long run," he says.
This week saw one of the largest funding rounds for a VR start-up , as Walt Disney and Evolution Media Partners led a $65m investment in Jaunt, a maker of live-action "cinematic VR" technology.
Rick Hess, founder of Evolution, a joint venture between talent agency CAA, investment firm TPG Growth and Hollywood producer Participant Media, says he invested after watching a Grateful Dead concert that had been filmed by the company.
"The experience of being at a live event was mind-blowing," he says. "It's so immersive because it's 360-degree, and you get to control what you look at." Oculus Touch uses two wireless controllers
Facebook added the ability to view such 360-degree videos to its news feed this week.
Mr Hess believes that the implications for live sports, television news and cinema are far-reaching.
"I think this has the same resonance and impact on film that sound did," he says. "It will force a reinvention of storytelling."
But even some who are convinced by VR's potential are taking a more cautious approach until they see how consumers respond to Oculus.
"We're really intrigued by VR, but we are investigating in an experimental way rather than betting huge resources on it," says Michael Acton Smith, founder and chairman of Mind Candy, creator of online children's game Moshi Monsters . Minecraft game
While Mr Acton Smith says the technology will "disrupt multiple industries", he predicts making money from VR games will be "challenging" in the short term.
Anjney Midha, a partner in the early-stage Edge fund at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, believes that the lower price Gear VR will help bring the technology to a mass audience of smartphone owners. But he cautions that too many developers are focusing on the wrong areas and likens the VR market to the early days of the iPhone's App Store.
"There was a first wave of app developers who went after the most intuitive and logical problems. Either they were too early or the [mobile] platforms ended up building many of those apps themselves," he says. "There was a second wave of companies that ended up building more mature apps. In VR, I worry sometimes that we are in the first wave right now." The experience of being at a live event was mind-blowing. It's so immersive because it's 360-degree, and you get to control what you look at
- Rick Hess, founder of Evolution
Demonstrations of games at Oculus Connect ranged from Bullet Train , a first-person shooting game inspired by science-fiction movie The Matrix that allows the player to slow down time and catch bullets, to Job Simulator , which puts the player in an office cubicle in an imagined future when computers have made human employees unnecessary.
Oculus also unveiled Medium, an artistic program that uses motion-sensing controllers to sculpt 3D "digital clay".
Brendan Iribe, Oculus chief executive, says the company's approach to finding the Rift's "killer app" is more like Apple or Microsoft, which rely on external developers to invent new uses for their platforms, than Nintendo, whose in-house games such as Super Mario and Pokemon keep fans coming back to buy its consoles. Microsoft Hololens
"We are focusing mostly on the platform but we make a few core services," Mr Iribe says, including Medium and Oculus Video. "A lot of that is to inspire other developers."
While Minecraft is an important win for Oculus, Mr Iribe predicts that the hit games of the VR world will make a clear break from what has existed previously. "For the most part, the really big 'system sellers' are going to be made-for-VR experiences, something brand new," he says. Monument Valley app creators look to VR
Ustwo, the studio behind hit mobile game Monument Valley , this week unveiled its first foray into virtual reality called Land's End .
The game is a gentler experience than most of the shoot-'em-ups and space flight simulators on show at Oculus Connect. It requires no handheld controller or complex tutorial. Instead, the player floats around a stylised landscape and unlocks puzzles simply by staring at particular spots.
"This opportunity to shape a medium doesn't come along very often," says Peter Pashley, technical director at Ustwo.
Ustwo has offices in London, New York, Malmo and Sydney. Monument Valley , an MC Escher-inspired puzzler, won several awards from Apple and Bafta for its geometric design and original gameplay.
"It took a long time for the major game companies to figure out how to make iPhone games," said Ken Wong, lead designer at Ustwo. "Here we are again with VR where the rules haven't been set."
Mr Pashley warns of a "huge spike in the learning curve" when developing for VR. Much of the software for the Oculus devices created so far is of uneven quality, raising questions about whether consumers will want to buy them.
"I don't think they are going to sell 20m units just through the content we are seeing today," he says.
Land's End runs on the Gear VR, a $99 headset created in collaboration between Oculus and Samsung that uses Galaxy smartphones as its screen. It is much cheaper and more portable than the PC-based Oculus Rift but lacks sophisticated head-tracking.
The Land's End experience was designed to avoid the nausea which can sometimes be caused by action-packed VR games. For example, most of the 3D virtual environment — from mountains and rolling oceans to strange standing stones — is seen from a distance, because putting objects too close to the viewer can cause queasiness.
"Some people choose to put you in something fast-moving and dizzying," Mr Wong says. "We want to take care of you and give you a good time." Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2015. You may share using our article tools. Please don't cut articles from FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web.


Evidence of the cult of Drupka Kunley, the 'divine madman' on a house in Gantey village. More common in East Bhutan, these painted penises are believed to ward off evil spirits.
A bright girl called Dawa Zangma, which means 'moon', lives here and helps the family income by weaving. She can make a kira, with all its complicated colours and patterns, in eight days.
Dawa Zangma is 13, apple cheeked with straight, thick, dark hair. She's about to leave the home and the loom to go to boarding school.
She lays aside her work and helps her mother prepare butter tea, which we drink sitting cross-legged on a small carpet, which is rolled out specially for us. There are, as far as I can see, no chairs in the house, which she shares with her mother, father and two sisters. Benji confirms that in a traditional Bhutanese house where there is little money around life is lived on the floor (which is why they move with much more agility than myself). There is no cutlery and no glass in the windows, which are covered at night by sliding bamboo shutters. Everyone eats or sleeps in the one big room, dominated by the stove at its centre.
The attractive appearance of the houses belies the condition of the villagers. We are still in the Bhutanese winter and those inhabitants who can afford it will have packed up everything and moved to lower slopes with their livestock. Those who stay on may be employed in the reconstruction work at the monastery, but that's about it. A woman, well wrapped up, sits behind the counter of the single local store. On display is a pretty meagre selection of chillies (the sine qua non of Bhutanese cuisine), cabbage, cauliflower, beans, potatoes and dried fish from Bangladesh. Though they seem to enjoy eating meat and fish, the Buddhist prohibition on taking life means that it all has to be killed by designated butchers within the country or brought in from outside.


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Plug in the computer to activate the Creston system. Cords are located on the cabinet under the monitor.
Note: For a Mac, you will need to plug the white Smart Tech cord into your laptop and then connect it to the black cord that is in the wall. For sound, you will need to connect the audio cord to your headphone port.
To place an audio call, dial the number on the keypad.
To adjust volume, press volume up and volume down on the tablet.
During an audio conference, the two presenter mics will broadcast both over the room speakers and on the conference call. To turn mics on, press and hold the front button until you hear the microphone beep. The two presenter mics have lanyards attached to them.
Be sure that the mics are flashing green to make sure they are on.There are table microphones on the cabinet to place around the room when making a conference call. To turn mics on, press and hold the front button until you hear the microphone beep. Be sure that the mics are flashing green to make sure they are on. The table microphones will broadcast on the conference call, only. Make sure they are all plugged back into the dock before you leave.


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Compugen Reports Steep Cut in Revenues, Stable Loss for Q4
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (GenomeWeb News) - Compugen's revenues were cut in half, while its net loss and R&D expenses stayed stable during the fourth quarter of 2003, the company reported today.
Revenues for the quarter were $1.4 million, down from $2.7 million during the same period last year.
Compugen's R&D expenses totaled $3.3 million, slightly below last year's of $3.6 million.
The company's net loss for the quarter amounted to $3.5 million, or $.13 per share, compared to a net loss of $3.2 million, or $.12 per share, for the previous year.
As of Dec. 31, Compugen had $60.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
Compugen, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, said it is currently looking for additional financing. For 2004, the company expects to have a burn rate of $15-17 million, and revenues of $5 million, reflecting a discontinuation of certain products as Compugen focuses on developing drugs.
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Mystic Beauty of North-East Captured on Canvas
TOPICS:ManipurNorth EastNorth East IndiaNortheast
Author: TheDC News Desk February 24, 2019
In love with nature, everything about Sony is green! He is often seen in green outfits and even dyed his hair green. Meet a 30-year-old painter Thokchom Sony from Manipur who has imbibed the beauty of the north-east, reviving the little things that most people tend to ignore, or simply step over in their daily lives.
Speaking to ANI, Sony said: "There are lots of beautiful things about the north-east region. I want to show this to the world. North-east has always been considered by the mainland as wild, savage, underdeveloped, saying words like, 'they eat dog'. I feel people have a very wrong concept about this region. I want people to explore and be more open-minded and see its beauty. Only when you observe closely will you see the beauty of the wild grasses. Through my painting, I want to show the culture and biodiversity of the region. Everybody is following western culture. But what is really important is your identity."
Like any other parent, his parents too wanted him to become an engineer or doctor. With a very few recognised personalities in the field of art in Manipur, for him, it was hard to convince his parents. Sony, however, moved to Delhi in 2007 to pursue fine arts. The colourful vibes, vibrant culture, and myriad ethnicity of the metropolitan cities, especially Delhi, fascinated him. Sony's artistic style done in a contemporary fashion adheres to the traditional.
He started off as a faculty member at Jamia Millia Islamia, and started painting professionally in 2015. Along with his friend Laishram Meena Devi, he recently held an exhibition titled 'Khongool' meaning 'footsteps' at Gallery ONKAF in New Delhi.
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Director of Gallery ONKAF, Sharad Chauhan told ANI: "We are exhibiting two artists from Manipur. This is about the journey from Manipur to Delhi, called Khongool. Both the painters depict the culture, festive moods, and the jewelry from their state. So, they show both the Delhi and Manipur culture."
One of his paintings, framed 'Black Tea' tells the story of two women having a tea break wearing the traditional 'phenek' or 'mekhela' paired with North-Indian accessories. The painting portrays two girls, one with rigid curls, and the other with a straight traditional Manipuri haircut in seemingly complicated attire. One can also see the richness of green colour, wildflowers, and cultural ethnicity.
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In his paintings, one can also see the wild grass, ginger lilies, dragonflies, golden tortoise beetles, among others. He also uses geometrical designs and tattoos as he believes that everything in nature is calculated. In Sony's 'Little Indian Ballerinas', three little girls dance across the canvas in tutus with traditional Manipuri pattern. And in 'Shoot Love, Not Bullets', a woman totes a gun that isn't shooting bullets but a shower of wildflowers.
"Sony has given a lot of preference to colourful fabrics and textiles which is very peculiar in the north-east. His works are a very good personification of the wilderness of the hills, jungles, and nature of the Northeast," said Satya, an art director from Darjeeling, a visitor at the gallery ONKAF.
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Ava Max releases new song, "One Of Us" A
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The countdown is officially on for Ava Max's Diamonds & Dancefloors, and she hyped her fanbase by dropping the next track off the album, "One Of Us."
The emotionally charged breakup anthem is about Ava realizing that she would do anything for her lover — but they won't do the same.
"One of us would die for love/ One of us would give it up/ One of us would risk it all/ One of us won't even call/ One of us could say goodbye/ Never even bat an eye/ One of us is hurting you/ And baby, that's the last thing that I wanna do," she sings in the upbeat anthem.
Ava also flexes her whistle register in the new offering. Prior to releasing the song, she hinted that she made a music video for it. It is unknown when she'll release it.
"One of Us" is the latest song off Diamonds & Dancefloors, due out on January 27. She previously released the album's "Million Dollar Baby," "Maybe You're the Problem," "Weapons" and "Dancing's Done."
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Supplementary material reads: "Chernus -- Harbor. Captions. Cardinal McIntyre. Two negs. show James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, marching between rows of members of San Pedro Knights of Columbus during Mary Star of the Sea High School dedication. One neg. shows Cardinal McIntyre, flanked by priests blessing room and crucifix in new Mary Star of the Sea High School. One neg. shows Cardinal McIntyre blessing entrances to first unit of high school. Other negs. show Cardinal McIntyre flanked by church dignitaries marching to the scene of dedication."


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#include "JsonClient.h"

#include <folly/fibers/FiberManagerMap.h>

#include "mcrouter/lib/network/AsyncMcClient.h"
#include "mcrouter/lib/network/ConnectionOptions.h"

using facebook::memcache::ConnectionOptions;
using facebook::memcache::SecurityMech;

namespace carbon {

namespace {
ConnectionOptions getConnectionOptions(const JsonClient::Options& opts) {
  auto mech = opts.useSsl ? SecurityMech::TLS : SecurityMech::NONE;
  ConnectionOptions options(opts.host, opts.port, mc_caret_protocol, mech);
  if (opts.useSsl) {
    options.securityOpts.sslPemCertPath = opts.pemCertPath;
    options.securityOpts.sslPemKeyPath = opts.pemKeyPath;
    options.securityOpts.sslPemCaPath = opts.pemCaPath;
    options.securityOpts.sslServiceIdentity = opts.sslServiceIdentity;
    options.securityOpts.sessionCachingEnabled = true;
    options.securityOpts.tfoEnabledForSsl = true;
  }
  return options;
}
} // anonymous namespace

JsonClient::JsonClient(
    JsonClient::Options options,
    std::function<void(const std::string& msg)> onError)
    : options_{std::move(options)},
      onError_{std::move(onError)},
      evb_{/* enableTimeMeasurement */ false},
      client_{evb_, getConnectionOptions(options_)},
      fiberManager_{folly::fibers::getFiberManager(evb_)} {}

bool JsonClient::sendRequests(
    const std::string& requestName,
    const folly::dynamic& requests,
    folly::dynamic& replies) {
  if (!requests.isArray()) {
    return sendRequestByName(requestName, requests, replies);
  }

  replies = folly::dynamic::array();
  for (size_t i = 0; i < requests.size(); ++i) {
    folly::dynamic reply;
    if (!sendRequestByName(requestName, requests[i], reply)) {
      return false;
    }
    replies.push_back(std::move(reply));
  }
  return true;
}

void JsonClient::onError(const std::string& msg) const {
  if (onError_) {
    onError_(msg);
  }
}

} // namespace carbon

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Do you have large volumes of parcel shipments being sent to Canadian business or consumers? CDS can reduce your cost and delivery times through our package consolidation program. We will arrange pick-up of your shipment, provide consolidated customs clearance, and once across the border induct the individual shipments into the appropriate delivery service in Canada. Complimented with full tracking services we will dramatically reduce your costs and optimize your sales and service.


After a considerably long gap, I was assigned the task of going through a training on Solaris Cluster for some our Employees in Bangalore. Like I said elsewhere, the concepts of Cluster are too good to be forgotten. If you already work on Cluster, you might want to test your knowledge by appearing for the cluster certification exam. Details are here.
On a week when Delhi recorded the worst fog in the last seven years, I was going through a Directory Server training for the folks in the picture below; my third consecutive training on Sun Directory Server.
Thank you folks for some great memories; more so for the wonderful gift.
Last week I went through a training on Directory Server 6.x Analysis & Planning at our office in Bangalore.


The organization is evolving, and your nimble approach will help define its new direction.
They put their members first and unlike traditional banks, they are not driven by a P&L.
They are at the forefront of technology and are considered leading edge with their investments in IT.
As a co-operative financial institution, our client is owned and democratically directed by its members. They exist solely to meet the financial needs of their member-owners. It is, quite simply, a fairer method of banking that ensures that the needs of member-owners are always placed above profit. This organization has experienced consistent and sustainable growth over the past 5 years, which has led to more locations, and recognition as a leader among Eastern Ontario credit unions. With this growth, family and community still remain at the core of who they are.
Our client has operated without a Chief Financial Officer for the last 3 years. A deliberate and well thought out decision has been made that now is the right time to reintroduce this role. The CFO will be involved in managing and directing the overall financial planning and performance activities of the credit union by designing and developing short and long-term strategies, plans and systems to monitor and stimulate growth. The CFO will work closely with the President & Chief Executive Officer and participates actively at the senior management level and Board level in the development and implementation of long term strategic plans in regards to policy positioning, interest rates and asset/liability matching. She/he will also contribute to the healthy governance of the company as the assigned executive to the Audit Committee. Oversight of key personnel, both in accounting and compliance and their continued career development will be a key component of the CFO role.
The financial industry is on the brink of disruption due to the digital wave. This is an opportunity to join an organization balancing the demands of its local community-based customer base membership with the desire of the millennial generation to manage their finances online. As their strong financial position is at the forefront of technology and are considered leading edge in the cooperative domain with regards to their investment in IT, they are equally as socially responsible. This is an opportunity to develop strategy, to create and execute a new direction. You will have an opportunity to build and execute on a risk and financial management plan and your impact will be wide and fast as decisions are made locally in Ottawa.


Modernly equipped Russian security forces surround and destroy an insurgent hideout after trapping militants in a house and aggressively laying siege. With fresh snow on the ground in the frigid North Caucuses, they exchange gunfire and pump grenades into the building at just a few meters. A ground robot armed with a machine gun and a "Punisher" armored vehicle even makes an appearance.
As has been previously documented, the Russians typically cordon the scene and park armored vehicles right in front of the target building. Security personnel laden with heavy body-armor and weapons take up positions around the building, setting up overwatch in the surrounding houses and neighborhood. With the insurgents fully cornered and no chance for escape, the Russians begin relentlessly pumping explosive rounds and machine gun fire into the building.
Interestingly, a ground robot equipped with a belt-fed machine gun makes a brief appearance during this operation. Providing cover to an eight-wheeled BTR that's driven right up to the front door and likely used to breach an obstacle, the robot appears to be used to engage the militants at extremely close range. Additionally, a ZiL Karatel armored car – otherwise known as "The Punisher" – also makes an appearance during this raid.


On Friday, June 9, 2006, the ANSI Caucus will feature Steven C. Halsey, principal and co-founder of Halsey, Rains and Associates, LLC—a governmental relations and lobbying firm. Mr. Halsey will discuss topics of current interest to Congress relating to standards and personnel certification.
Mr. Halsey has twenty years of experience as a lobbyist and public advocate, and has represented numerous certification organizations. Mr. Halsey has also spoken as an expert witness before Congress and the U.S. court system on subjects relating to personnel certification. As a member of White House staff during the Reagan Administration, he served on presidential campaign and transition teams.
Mr. Halsey founded the Coalition for Professional Certification (CPC) in 1996. Under his leadership, the CPC spearheaded an initiative to add a personnel certification benefit to the Montgomery G.I. Bill, which contained the first federal standard defining valid personnel certification programs. The standard was authored by the CPC at the request of Congress.
Sponsored by Intertek Testing Services, the June Caucus event will begin at 12:00 noon with general networking; lunch will be served promptly at 12:30 pm. The National Press Club is located at 1529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor (Zenger Room). To RSVP, or for more information on caucus luncheons, please contact Jim McCabe, consumer relations and public policy director (jmccabe@ansi.org; 212.642.8921) by June 5, 2006.


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Echymipera davidi är en pungdjursart som beskrevs av Tim Flannery 1990. Echymipera davidi ingår i släktet taggpunggrävlingar och familjen punggrävlingar. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som starkt hotad. Inga underarter finns listade.

Pungdjuret förekommer på en liten ö (Kiriwina) som tillhör Trobriandöarna öster om Nya Guinea. Arten hittades i områden som tidigare var täckta av skog.

Källor

Externa länkar

Taggpunggrävlingar
davidi
Däggdjur i australiska regionen


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La 10.ª etapa del Tour de Francia 2022 tuvo lugar el 12 de julio de 2022 entre Morzine y Megève sobre un recorrido de 148,1 km. El vencedor fue el danés Magnus Cort del EF Education-EasyPost y el esloveno Tadej Pogačar consiguió mantener el liderato un día más.

Clasificación de la etapa

Clasificaciones al final de la etapa

Clasificación general (Maillot Jaune)

Clasificación por puntos (Maillot Vert)

Clasificación de la montaña (Maillot à Pois Rouges)

Clasificación del mejor joven (Maillot Blanc)

Clasificación por equipos (Classement par Équipe)

Abandonos
Ben O'Connor, con una lesión en el glúteo, y Alexis Vuillermoz, con una infección cutánea, no tomaron la salida. Tampoco lo hicieron Luke Durbridge y George Bennett tras dar positivo en COVID-19.

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Etapas del Tour de Francia 2022


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'Fences' cast to discuss race in free talk at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Leslie Gray Streeter @lesliestreeter
Apr 9, 2019 at 12:05 PM Apr 9, 2019 at 12:05 PM
When Bill Hayes first sat down with the cast of Palm Beach Dramaworks' production of August Wilson's seminal "Fences," they had an "eye-opening" conversation about the actors' experiences as African-Americans that affected him, in part, because it surprised him how much it surprised him.
"The elephant in the room was that I'm a white Irishman who grew up in the suburbs, in a very white community," he says. "I have never been discriminated against. I can hate racism but I've never felt it, and it was important to address that.
"It was me listening to personal stories about race and racism. The cast comes from various walks of life, from Alabama, to South Florida, to the inner city. I've always tried to be sensitive to (issues of race) but I found my eyes opened so much wider. I said 'Would you guys do this in front of an audience? It's really compelling.' And they said 'Yes.'"
The result is "Fences: A Dialogue About Race, Then and Now," a free talk at Dramaworks on Friday with the cast of the theater's current production moderated by community engagement specialist Barbara Cheives of Converge and Associates Consulting. Hayes hopes that a discussion among those of different backgrounds will not only shed light on some truths about about others that we might not consider, but what we have in common/
"I told the cast 'This is like being in church. I feel so awakened and inspired, and overwhelmingly emotional hearing these stories,'" he says. "A few years ago when racial tensions (started to) escalate in our country, (I realized) that theater is a powerful pulpit. When we did 'On Golden Pond,' I contacted (playwright) Ernest Thompson and said I wanted to make the leads an interracial marriage.
"The play is about love and aging and family, and not about anything else, but I decided that if we made it an interracial marriage, the takeaway would be that we have more in common than we have differences. Culture separates us, but our humanity unites us."
"Fences," a Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning work that is perhaps the most famous of the late Wilson's 10-play "Pittsburgh Cycle," follows the story of 1950s garbage collector Troy Maxson, a promising Negro Leagues baseball player whose sports career stalls because Major League Baseball was not yet integrated. That frustration and attendant bitterness affects Troy's views and relationships with his wife, children and community.
"I've wanted to direct ("Fences"). I consider it one of the five great all-American plays," says Hayes, whose vision for his production was to go deeper into Troy's motivations, which "is often glossed over...but is in the text. His mother left when he was 8 years old, his father beat him and at 14 years old he became an independent person. Then he was in prison. Can you imagine what it was like to be a black man in prison in the early 1930s? He has a hardened exterior but there's a lot of pain and fear in the man."
Troy, played here by actor Lester Purry, faces universal issues that, on one level "have nothing to do with race, but at the end of the day, racism is a huge theme. It's about family, about a middle-aged man. I hope that the takeaway is that every race of people is looking at race, and that they will share something onstage to relate to. It's an important play to do now."
And he hopes that the talk and the production draws audience members of diverse backgrounds.
"I apparently didn't know anything that I thought I did. It's really that simple. My primarily white bread audience needs to hear this, and another reason to do this is to draw in the black community. I'm hoping that whatever colors of people are in the audience, it becomes a unifying experience."
If You Go
What: "Fences: A Dialogue About Race Then and Now"
When: 2 pm, April 12
Where: Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach
Information: palmbeachdramaworks.org


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4 Things Shoppers Want in an Online Retailer's Return Policy (Infographic)
Harry Whitehouse
Co-Founder and CTO, Endicia
Imagine a customer is shopping online for a new pair of sneakers and stumbles upon what seems to be the perfect pair. After skimming the reviews, he notices comments that the shoes tend to run a little small. That's when he checks the store's return policy, which he finds complicated and ambiguous. It could have been written in a different language.
Would he still click that "purchase" button? Probably not.
And he would not be the only one to abandon the shopping cart because of a cumbersome returns process. My company, Endicia, recently surveyed more than 1,000 consumers and found that the majority of folks who have never purchased an item online cite "returns" as the reason for cold feet.
It's critical to identify what a good return policy offers. Here are the top four things online shoppers want when it comes to returns:
1. Clarity. A positive returns experience starts with clear communication. It's the only way customers will know what to expect.
Online retailers should make their return policies simple to understand and easy to find on their websites. A good policy outlines what can be returned, whether customers will be granted a full refund or store credit, how long they have to make a return and if return shipping is free. Taking the time to clearly spell out these details will show customers that the business is one they can trust.
2. Convenience. There's a reason why people gravitate toward online shopping: It's convenient. They don't have to deal with crowded malls or long lines. In fact, they can get anything their hearts desire without ever leaving home. The same concept should apply to a returns process.
If it makes sense for the business model, consider simplifying things for customers by including a return label with the purchase. If it would work out better for customers to contact the company for a return, be sure to include the appropriate phone number and instructions on the packing slip. Ensure that there's a way to send shoppers a PDF of the return label, so they can quickly and simply print the label at home.
Federal Express, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service all offer return shipping services. Until recently, however, companies had to prepay the cost when printing return labels with U.S. postal service stamps and request refunding for unused ones. Sellers can now print U.S. Postal Service return labels at no charge unless they are used. (My company offers that service through Endicia software that lets retailers to print U.S. Postal Service labels, with the postage being deducted only if a return label is scanned before entering the mail stream.)
3. Affordability. Forty-nine percent of shoppers list shipping costs as the most exasperating part of returning an online purchase. A customer dissatisfied by a purchase isn't interested in paying for a return. To keep customers happy, eliminate or minimize the cost of return shipping.
Absorbing the cost of return shipping can be expensive so select the carrier with the best rate. The U.S. postal service provides the lowest cost rate for packages weighing 10 pounds or less, while FedEx and UPS provide competitive rates for heavier items.
4. Flexibility. Nobody wants to deal with the pressure of meeting a tight return deadline. By offering a flexible window of time for returns, a company shows that it values its customers. Thirty days is standard, 60 days is generous and 90 days just might make a company the next great retailer.
Retailers have a responsibility to ensure that every consumer touch point lives up to the promise of the brand's image. See the infographic below prepared by Endicia about how to not let a customer relationship be spoiled by a poor returns experience.
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College workers in England voted by 2 to 1 to go on strike on 24 February following a 0% pay 'offer'.
College workers in England have been offered no pay rise, when many have lost the equivalent of more than £3,000 over the last five years because of inflation and pay restraint.
In a consultation UNISON members voted overwhelmingly to reject the employers' offer of no pay rise and balloted for industrial action on pay.
Members voted by 2 to 1 in favour of strike action and by 4 to 1 in favour of action short of a strike.
College workers have had below-inflation pay deals for the last five years and some are as much as the equivalent of £3,000 worse off. This is a 17% cut in real terms since 2010.
In a consultation, UNISON members overwhelmingly rejected the employers' offer of no pay rise. So UNISON wrote to individual colleges giving them another chance, asking them to make a better local offer. Sadly only a small number made improved offers. More than half didn't reply.
UNISON took the tough decision to ballot members over industrial action on pay. The government's recent Comprehensive Spending Review was less harsh on further education funding than had been predicted and we believe that there is money available in colleges to pay college staff what they deserve.
College staff have picked up the extra work and cuts, redundancies and reorganisations have taken their toll on pay and morale, but the employers aren't offering anything in return.
UNISON is working with our sister union UCU (which is also in dispute), and other unions to seek to get an improved offer.
There is still time for colleges to make a better offer. That's why we are calling on the further education national employers' organisation, the Association of Colleges, to come back to the table and reopen national pay negotiations.
ask your local UNISON representative how you can get more involved.
The ballot opened on 6 January and closed 29 January.


In this program, you'll learn to count the number of vowels, consonants, digits and spaces in a given sentence in Kotlin.
var line = "This website is aw3som3."
In the above example, we've 4 conditions for each of the checks.
The first if condition is to check whether the character is a vowel or not.
The else if condition following if is to check whether the character is a consonant or not. The order should be the same otherwise, all vowels are treated as consonants as well.
The 3rd condition (else-if) is to check whether the character is between 0 to 9 or not.
Finally, the last condition is to check whether the character is a space character or not.
For this, we've lowercased the line using toLowerCase(). This is an optimization done not to check for capitalized A to Z and vowels.
We've used length() function to know the length of the string and charAt() to get the character at the given index (position).
Here's the equivalent Java code: Java program to count number of vowels and consonants in a sentence.
The output of the program is same as Example 1.
Here, you can see we've used a simple when expression to remove the if-else statement. This makes the code a lot less and easier to understand as well.